Hawking HWREG1 User manual

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1) POWER UP
After you have correctly connected your Range Extenderto an available Ethernet port
on your Network, please power on the Extender and a PC that is also on the netw ork..
2) INSERT THE SETUP CD
(Mac Use rs skip this section and view the Mac setup page in the next section)
Find the Setup-CD in your package and insert it into your CD-Rom drive of the PC
you wish to configure the Extender from. Wait for the Auto-Load Page to load. If
the page does not loa d, please click on the “My Computer” icon of you PC and find
your CD-Rom Drive. Right-Click on the CD-Rom drive icon and choose
“Explore .” Find the file titled “autorun” and execute it.
Click on the “Setup Wizard” tab to begin configuration of your Router.

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3)SCAN FOR THEDEVICE
Once the Setup Wizard has loaded you will need to select your device from a list of
HWREG1devices in your network. If nothing appears in the box, double check all
your connections and click on “Refresh.” Once the Wizard has detected your device
click “Next” to move on to the next step.
4)SELECT A WIRELESS ID FOR YOUR RANGE EXTENDER
Select an Identification Name (SSID) for your Wireless-G Range Extender.
Computers attempting to connect to the network through the Range Extender will use
the SSID to identify which wireless network is associated to the Range Extender.

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In this section you may also change your login password.(up to 4 characters) The
new passwordsettings will be used when accessing the web-based configuration
utility of the Range Extender (for advanced settings).
5)ASSIGN AN IPADDRESS TO YOURRANGE EXTENDER
To successfully communicate to the HWREG1, an IP Address must be assigned to the
unit. If you are on a network with a router that distributes IP Address automatically
(DHCP) you have the option to automatically configure the IP Address. However
the Extender must be connected to your network and not directly to the PC for this to
work.
You may also manually assign your IP Address (Recommended).
Note: The IP Address of the device must be in the same context/subnet of the PC it is
connected to in order to complete the setup of the device. The listed IP Address in
the Setup Wizard is the recommended IP based on the IP Address on your PC. You
may change the last number of the IP Address but it is highly recommended that you
DO NOT adjust the other numbers.
When you have selected your IP Address click “Next” to continue the setup.

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5)SELECT A WIRELESS NETWORK TO EXTEND
This section lets you scan for networks within the wireless vicinity of your Range
Extender. Click the SCAN button to display the networks in your area. Highlight
the network that you wish to extend. (Based on the SSID of your original network)
Click NEXT when you are finished.
If the network you selected has security enabled, the Setup Wizard will take you to a
page to configure your Security settings. (The settings here MUST match the
security settings of your current wireless access point) If you are not sure what you
security settings are, contact your network administrator for the correct information.

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5) STATUS
This screen displays the results of your settings. Please save this information
somewhere secure for future use. You will need to enter the IP address in your
web-browser for future configurations.
Click SET to confirm these settings and continue.
You may now skip the next section(Mac Users Setup) of this Installation Guide and
continue to Step 4: Position the Range Extender.
1) MAC USERS SETUP
To set up your Range Extender using a Mac computer you will need to first configure
the IP address of your computer.
In order to pull up the Web Based Configuration Menu your computer must be in the
same IP subnet as your Range Extender. To setup an IP address on a Mac:
-Select the Apple Icon on the top left of your desktop
-Select System Preferences
-Select Network
-Select either your Airport or Built-in Ethernet to configure the IP
-Select Manual IP Configuration and enter the information below:
IP: 192.168.1.2 Subnet 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.235
Once these values match you should be able to pull up the Web Menu.

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Open your Web-Browser and type http://192.168.1.235 into your web address bar.
Hit Enter.
A login page should appear:
User Name: admin
Password: 1234
Select the Basic Settings Tab and fill in the information within the page according to
the diagram. Click Apply to confirm the settings.