Manhattan 525695 User manual

WIRELESS RANGE EXTENDER
USER MANUAL
MODEL 525695
MH‐525695‐UM‐0315‐01

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................3
1.1WhatIstheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtender?....................................................................3
1.2PackageContents....................................................................................................................................................3
1.3Hardware‐Housing.................................................................................................................................................4
1.4DeviceStatusLEDs...................................................................................................................................................5
2.InstallationasWirelessRangeExtender...........................................................................................................................6
2.1InstallationUsingWPS.............................................................................................................................................6
2.2ManualInstallation..................................................................................................................................................8
3.InstallationasWirelessRouter........................................................................................................................................11
4.ConfigurationOptions.....................................................................................................................................................13
4.1ConnectingtotheAdministratorWebInterface...................................................................................................13
4.2DefaultSettingsforDifferentOperationalModes................................................................................................14
4.3How‐Tos................................................................................................................................................................16
4.3.1Changingthenameofthewirelessnetworkname(SSID)................................................................................16
4.3.2Settingupthedeviceasanaccesspoint..........................................................................................................16
4.3.3ChangingtheIPaddressofthewirelessrangeextender..................................................................................18
4.3.4Usingthewirelessschedulefunction...............................................................................................................19
4.3.5Changingwirelesssecurity...............................................................................................................................20
4.3.6Savingandreloadingsettings...........................................................................................................................20
4.3.7Resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.....................................................................................................21
4.3.8TimeSettings....................................................................................................................................................22
4.3.9Changingtheadministratorpassword..............................................................................................................22
4.3.10Upgradethefirmware......................................................................................................................................23
5.AppendixA:ChangingtheIPAddressofaNetworkAdapter..........................................................................................24
5.1Windows8.............................................................................................................................................................24
5.2Windows7:............................................................................................................................................................26
5.3WindowsXP:..........................................................................................................................................................27
5.4MacOSX...............................................................................................................................................................28
6.AppendixB:Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................29
7.AppendixC:Specifications..............................................................................................................................................30
8.AppendixD:WarrantyInformation.................................................................................................................................31
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 WHATISTHEMANHATTANWIRELESSAC750DUAL‐BANDRANGEEXTENDER?
ThankyouforpurchasingtheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtender.Awirelessrangeextenderistheideal
solutionforboostingyourWiFisignalandeliminatingdeadspots.Betterwirelesssignalstrengthmeansyoustayconnected
longerandreduceyour3G/4Gmobiledatabill.Betterwirelesssignalstrengthalsomeansthatyourwirelessconnection
speedwillbefasteroveralargerarea,andthankstoitsdual‐bandcapability,youcanextendtherangeofatraditional2.4
GHzWirelessNnetworkaswellasastate‐of‐the‐art5GHzWirelessACnetwork.
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Enjoyalag‐freeonlinegamingexperienceorwatchstreamingvideoinfullHD.Evenbetter,therangeextenderisquickand
easytosetup.
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1.2 PACKAGECONTENTS
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‐WirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtender
‐EthernetCat5RJ45cable
‐Quickinstallationguide
‐Usermanual
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1.3 HARDWARE‐HOUSING
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LANNetworkPort
Thewirelessrangeextenderisequippedwithahigh‐speednetworkport,towhichyoucanconnectyourcomputerforthe
initialsetupincaseyourwirelessrouterdoesnotsupportWPS—forexample,VerizonFIOS®wirelessrouters.Youcanuse
theincludednetworkcableforthatpurpose,butitisokaytouseanystandardEthernetnetworkcablethatmeetsor
exceedstheCat5specification.Ifyouarenotsureaboutthis,don’tworry.Anystandardnetworkcablepurchasedfrom
variousretailersoronlineshopswillworkjustfine.
WAN/LANNetworkPort
Ifyousetthewirelessrangeextendertoroutermode,thenyouneedtoconnectyourISP’smodemtothisport.
WPSPushButton
Wi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isacomputingstandardthatattemptstoalloweasyestablishmentofsecurewirelesshome‐
networkconnections.CreatedbytheWi‐FiAllianceandintroducedin2007,thegoaloftheprotocolistoallowhomeusers
whoknowlittleofwirelesssecurityandmaybeintimidatedbytheavailablesecurityoptionstosetuptheencryption
methodWPA2,aswellasmakingiteasytoaddnewdevicestoanexistingnetworkwithoutenteringlongpassphrases.
So,whatdoesthisallmeanforyou?Ifyourwirelessrouterisanewerdevice,thereisagoodchancethatitisequippedwith
aWPSpushbutton,inwhichcaseyouareinluckbecauseaddingthewirelessrangeextendertoyournetworkwilltakejust
acoupleofminutes.IftherouterisalittlebitolderanddoesnotsupportWPS,thesetupwillhavetobedonewithyour
Webbrowser.Whilethistakesalittlebitlonger,thisprocedure,too,isquiteeasy.
ResetButton
Inordertoresetthedevicetoitsfactorydefaultsettings,presstheresetbuttonfor10secondswhilethedeviceispowered
on.
OperationModeSwitch
Thewirelessrangeextendersupportstwooperationalmodes.First,theAP/Repeatermodeisthedefaultmodefor
extendingtherangeforanexistingwirelessnetwork.Ifyousettoselectorswitchtoroutermode,thenthedeviceactsasa
wirelessrouter.Intheroutermode,thisdeviceallowsmultiplewirelessclientstoshareanexistingInternetconnection.
PowerOutletConnector
ThewirelessrangeextenderplugsdirectlyintoanACpowerwalloutlet.Itsupports110V/60HzfortheU.S.and230V/50
HzforEuropeanpoweroutlets.Theplugtypewillvarydependingonyourlocation.TheillustrationabovedepictstheEU
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1.4 DEVICESTATUSLEDS
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TheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtenderisequippedwithfourLEDsthatprovideinformationaboutthe
operationalstatusofthedevice.
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LEDStatusFunction
Power
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OffThedeviceisturnedoff.
OnThedeviceisconnectedtoaworkingpoweroutletandoperational.
Note:Therangeextenderdoesnothaveapowerswitch.Itwillturnonas
soonasyouplugitintoapoweroutlet.
LANOffNodeviceisconnectedtotheLANport.
Note:IfacomputerorlaptopisconnectedtotheLANportbuttheLANLED
remainsoff,theproblemcouldbeoneofthefollowing:
a)Thenetworkcableusedfortheconnectionisfaulty.
b)Thenetworkadapterinthecomputerorlaptopisdisabled.
OnAdeviceisconnectedtotheLANportandanactivelinkhasbeenestablished.
FlashingAdeviceisconnectedtotheLANport,anactivelinkhasbeenestablishedand
dataisbeingtransmitted.Thisisthenormaloperationalstateifacomputer
orlaptopisconnectedtotheLANport.
WAN/LANOffNodeviceisconnectedtotheWAN/LANport.
OnAdeviceisconnectedtotheWAN/LANportandanactivelinkhasbeen
established.
FlashingAdeviceisconnectedtotheWAN/LANport,anactivelinkhasbeen
establishedanddataisbeingtransmitted.Thisisthenormaloperational
stateifacomputerorlaptopisconnectedtotheport,orifyouhave
connectedtheWAN/LANporttoyourInternetmodem.
WiFi/WPSOffThewirelessLANinterfaceisdisabledinthesystemsettings.
OnThewirelessLANinterfaceisenabled.TheLEDissolid,meaningitdoesnot
flash,ifnodatatrafficistransmittedthroughthewirelessLANinterface.
Note:Thatisthedefaultstateoutofthebox,iftherangeextenderhasnot
beenconnectedtoawirelessnetwork.
FlashingrapidlyThewirelessLANinterfaceisenabledanddataispassedthroughthewireless
LANinterface.
FlashingslowlyTheWPSbuttonhasbeenpressedforfiveseconds.Theslowflashing
indicatesthataconnectionattemptusingWPSiscurrentlybeingperformed.
Afterashortwhile,theLEDwillstaylit,onlyflashingbrieflyandrapidlyto
indicatenetworktraffic.
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2. INSTALLATIONASWIRELESSRANGEEXTENDER
TheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtendercanbeinstalledinoneoftwoways.Thefirstwayinvolvesthe
aforementionedWPS,whilethesecond(wecallitthemanualmethod)usesamoretraditionalsetupprocess.Bothways
leadtothesameresult,anditisonlyamatterofconvenienceastowhyyouwoulduseWPSoverthemanualmethod,
providedyourroutersupportsWPS.
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2.1 INSTALLATIONUSINGWPS
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IfyourwirelessrouterisequippedwithaWPSbutton(sometimesreferredtoasN‐connect),
thenyoucanconnecttherangeextendertoyournetworkliterallyjustbypushingtwo
buttons.Hereishowitworks.
Step1:
Plugthewirelessrangeextenderintothewalloutlet.Thepositionofthewalloutletmustbe
chosencarefully.Makesurethatyouarecloseenoughtoyourwirelessroutersothatthe
wirelesssignalisstillrelativelystrong.Ifyoumovetoofarawayfromthewirelessrouterand
thewirelesssignalisalreadyquiteweakinthatlocation,youwillnotbeabletoachievegood
results.Useawirelessdeviceandcheckthesignalstrengthinthelocationwhereyouplanto
installtherangeextender.
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Note:
Ifthesignalstrengthisbelow60%,youshouldmoveclosertothewirelessrouter.
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Step2:Waitforabout60secondstoallowthewirelessrangeextendertocompleteitsstartupsequence.Verifythatthe
powerLEDisilluminated.
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Step3:Onyourrouter,locateandpresstheWPSbutton.
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Note:ThepictureillustratesthelocationoftheWPSbutton
onaManhattanwirelessrouter.Otherroutersmaynot
havetheWPSbuttoninthesamelocation.Ifyoucannot
findaWPSbutton,youshouldskipthissectionand
continuewiththemanualinstallation.
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Step4:
WithintwominutesofperformingStep3,presstheWPSbuttononthewirelessrangeextenderforfiveseconds.Thisaction
willtriggertheWPSconnectionprocess.Itmaytakeuptoaminutetocomplete.Whiletheconnectionisbeingestablished,
theWiFi/WPSLEDwillflash.Oncetheprocessiscompleted,theWiFi/WPSLEDturnsonandremainson.
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Step5:
Userawirelessdevicetoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.Youneedtoconnecttothesamewirelessnetworkasbefore
becausetheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtenderre‐broadcaststheexistingwirelessnetwork,including
theexistingwirelessnetworkname(calledSSID)andtheexistingwirelesssecurity(forinstance,theWPA2encryptionkey).
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Note:IfyouwanttochangetheSSIDoftheamplifiedwirelessnetworkoftheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRange
Extender,youcandothatintheadministratorsettingswithanystandardWebbrowser.SeeSection4–“Configuration
Options”forfurtherdetails.ShouldyourunintoproblemswiththeWPSPushButtoninstallationmethod,eventhoughyour
wirelessroutersupportsWPS,proceedwithsettinguptherangeextendermanually,asdescribedinthenextsection.Users
oftheVerizonFIOS®Internetserviceshouldnotethat,whilethewirelessrouterprovidedbytheISPdoesindeedfeaturea
WPSbuttononthefrontofthehousing,itisdisabledinthefirmware.AsofJanuary2015,theWPSfeaturecannotbe
enabled.
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2.2 MANUALINSTALLATION
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IfyouneedtoinstalltheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtendermanually,youwillneedtohavethe
followingitemsbeforeyoucanbegin.
Youneedtoknowthenameofyourwirelessnetwork(itisalsoreferredtoastheSSID).
Ifyourwirelessnetworkisprotectedbyanencryptionkey,youneedtoknowwhatthatpasswordis.Itisthesame
passwordyouneedtoenteronyourlaptoportabletwhenyouconnecttoyourwirelessnetworkforthefirst
time.
AdesktoporlaptopcomputerrunningMicrosoftWindows,MacOSorLinuxthathasastandardWebbrowser
installed(Firefox,Safari,ChromeorInternetExplorer).
Astandardnetworkcable;e.g.,thecableprovidedinthepackagingoftheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐Band
RangeExtender.
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Step1:
ConnecttheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtendertoyourcomputer’sLANusingtheincludednetwork
cable.Startthecomputerandallowittofinishbooting.ConfirmthattheLANLEDonthewirelessrangeextenderis
illuminated.
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Step2:
LaunchyourWebbrowseranddirectitto
http://manhattan.repeater.Incasethisfails,youcanalso
enterhttp://192.168.2.2.Loginwiththeusername
“admin”andpassword“1234.”
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Note:Iftheloginwindowdoesnotappear,theIPaddress
settingsofyourcomputer’snetworkadaptermaynotbe
compatiblewiththewirelessrangeextender.Referto
Section5–AppendixA:“ChangingtheIPAddressofa
NetworkAdapter”tosolvetheproblem.
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Step3:
Click“Repeater.”
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Step4:
Waitwhilethewirelessrangeextenderscansforavailablenetworks.Thisprocesscantakeuptoaminute.
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Step5:
TheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtendershowsallwirelessnetworkswithinrange.Ifyouliveinan
apartmentbuildingorinaneighborhoodwithmanyhousesincloseproximity,thislistcanbequiteextensive.Onceyou
havelocatedyourwirelesshomenetwork,selectit.
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Step6:
Onthisscreen,youneedtotypeinthewireless
encryptionkeythatisrequiredtoconnecttoyour
wirelesshomenetwork.Youneedn’tworryabout
selectingthecorrectencryptiontype,authentication
modeorciphersuite:Therangeextenderfillsthatout
foryouautomatically.Thewirelesspasswordmustbe
enteredinthe“Securitykey”field.Besuretotypethe
passwordcorrectly.Youcanactivatethe“Unmask”
optiontoseethepasswordincleartext.Inthenexttwo
fields,youcantypeintheSSID(wirelessnetworkname)
ofthe2.4GHzand5GHz(AC)network.Youcantypein
thesamenameasyourwirelessnetworkathome;i.e.,“Manhattan,”butitmaybeagoodideatomodifytheSSIDsothat
youcanquicklyseewhichwirelessnetworkisfromyourhomenetworkandwhichoneistherepeaternetwork.Inthe
exampleshownhere,weappend“24RP”and“50RP,”respectively,todifferentiatebetweenthenetworks.
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Step7:
Ifallgoeswell,youwillseethemessagebelow.Thesetupisnowcomplete.

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Step8:
Youcanjointhewirelessnetwork“Manhattan24RP”(or,ifyouhaveaWirelessAC‐compatibleWLANadapter,thenetwork
“Manhattan50RP”)andenjoytheincreasedsignalstrength.Below,youcanseetheoriginalwirelessnetworknamed
“Manhattan”andthenewlycreatedwirelessnetwork“Manhattan24RP.”Youcanalsoseethatthesignalstrengthofthe
newnetworkisquiteabitstrongerbecauseitistherange‐extendednetwork.Clickon“Connect”tojointhenetwork.

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
Typeinthesecuritykeyofyourwirelessnetwork,andthenclick“OK”toconnect.
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3. INSTALLATIONASWIRELESSROUTER
Althoughitsprimaryfunctionistoactasasignalbooster,orwirelessrepeater,theManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐Band
RangeExtendercanalsobeinstalledasawirelessrouter.Arouteristhecentralcommunicationspointinyournetwork.It’s
theconnectionpointforallofyournetworkeddevices(desktopPC,laptop,tablets,smartphones,etc.)andallowsthemto
communicatewitheachother.Notonlythat,italsoconnectsallofyourdevicestotheInternetandprovidesprotection
fromintrudersbymeansofanintegratedfirewall.Granted,theeffectivenessofsuchafirewallcanvarygreatlybetween
routersfromdifferentmanufacturers;however,evenabasicfirewallwillprovideadecentlevelofprotection,whichis
muchbetterthanconnectingyourdevicesdirectlytotheInternet.

Typically,suchawirelessrouterisprovidedbyyourInternetserviceprovider,oryouhavepurchasedsuchadeviceyourself
inthepast.TheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtendercanactasawirelessrouter,albeitonlyasabasic
one.Whileitisnotmeanttoreplaceyourstationarywirelessrouterinyourhome,itcanfulfilltheroleshouldtheneed
arise.ItcanalsocomeinhandywhenyouaretravelingandendupstayinginahotelthatonlyofferswiredInternetservice
(strangerthingshavehappened),orperhapsthewirelessserviceisspottyandusingthehotel’sLANconnectionprovides
youwithbetterresults.

Hereishowyousetitup:Movetheoperationmodeselectorswitchtotheleftposition(‘Router’).Youcandothiswhilethe
deviceispoweredon.Thewirelessrangeextenderthenperformsarestart,andwithin60secondsitisoperationalagain.
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ThenextstepistoconnecttheWAN/LANporttoInternetmodem(ortheLANconnectionportinyourhotel).Ifyouwantto
configurethe“wirelessrangeextenderturnedwirelessrouter”withawiredconnection,youshouldconnectyourPCor
laptoptotheLANport.Alternatively,youcanwirelesslyconnecttothenetwork“Manhattan24”or“Manhattan50,”
respectively.


Openhttp://manhattan.repeater(orhttp://192.168.2.2)inyourWebbrowser,andloginasdescribedinSection2.2,Step2.
Clickonthe“Router”buttontoopenuptherouter‐specificconfigurationscreens.
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
Thefirstthingyouneedtosetupishow
thedeviceconnectstotheInternet.Three
choicesareprovided,withOption2byfar
themostcommonlyselected.Option1
shouldonlybeusedifyourInternetaccess
usesastaticIPaddress,whichisquite
commoninabusinessenvironmentbut
extremelyrareinahomeenvironment.
Option3istheobviouschoiceforDSL‐
basedInternetconnectionsthatusePPPoE(Point‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet).ButOption2istherightchoicefor
almostanyothertypeofnetwork,andifyouarenotsurewhichonetochoose,werecommendthatyoustartwithOption
2.Thegoodnewsisthatthisoption—AutomaticallyobtainanIPaddress(dynamicIP)—doesnothaveanyadditional
configurationconcerns.Hence,weonlyneedtotakeacloserlookatOptions1and3.

Option1–InternetserviceprovidersofferafixedIPaddress(staticIP)
YourInternetserviceprovider(ornetwork
administrator)shouldhaveprovidedyouwithIP
informationforyoutouse.TypeintheIP
address,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandat
leastoneDNSserver.
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Note:IfyouareusingtheManhattanwireless
rangeextenderinyourhomenetwork,orina
hotelwhileyouaretraveling,itisveryunlikely
thatthisistherightoptionforyou.
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Option3–ADSLDial‐up(PPPoE)
IfyourInternetconnectionisPPPoE‐basedDSL
andrequiresausernameandpasswordto
connect,thenyouneedtoselectthisoption.You
needtoprovideyourDSLusernameand
password.Theservicenameisoptional.It
dependsonyourISPwhetherornotthisis
required.
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
SSIDS–Settingupthewirelessnetworknames
Finally,youneedtodefinehowthewireless
networksofthe2.4GHzand5GHzbandsare
named,andwhattypeofsecurityisenabledfor
them.Recommendedoverallotheroptionsis
”WPA2Personal,”asitisthemostsecure.
“WPA/WPA2Mixed”shouldonlybeusedifyou
havewirelessclientsthathaveproblems
connectingwiththenetworkwhen“WPA2
Personal”isused.“WPAPersonal”isgenerally
notrecommendedanymoreduetothelessthan
stellarsecurityitprovides.
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Thisconcludesthesetupofthewirelessrangeextenderasawirelessrouter.
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4. CONFIGURATIONOPTIONS
Inthissection,weexplaineverythingthereistoknowabouttheadditionalconfigurationoptionsoftheManhattanWireless
AC750Dual‐BandRangeExtender.Butbeforewebegin,awordofcaution:Theinformationpresentedisquitetechnicalat
timesandnoteasilyunderstandablebyuserswithoutanyexperienceinsettingupcomputersandnetworks.IftermslikeIP
address,DHCPserver,WPA,SSIDorWPSareunknowntoyou,someoftheinformationinthissectionwillleaveyou
confused.Also,askyourselfifanyofthestatementsbelowapplytoyou.Ifnot,thereisreallynoneedtocontinuereading
thissection.
Youshouldreadthissectionifyou
wanttochangethenames(SSIDs)ofthewirelessnetworkssothatyoucandifferentiatetheoriginalwireless
homenetworkfromtherangeextendernetworks.
wanttousethisproductasaregularwirelessaccesspointratherthanarangeextender.
wanttochangetheIPaddressoftherangeextendertobeinthesamerangeastherestofyournetwork.
areageekandwanttoknoweverything.
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4.1 CONNECTINGTOTHEADMINISTRATORWEBINTERFACE

ThedefaultIPaddressoftheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtenderis192.168.2.2.Anycomputerthathasa
matchingIPaddress—i.e.,intherange192.168.2.3–192.168.2.254—canconnecttotherangeextenderWebUIwithany
standardWebbrowserathttp://192.168.2.2.Alternatively,youcanopenhttp://manhattan.repeater.Theusernameis
“admin”andthedefaultpasswordis“1234.”
Typically,thecomputer’snetworkadapterissetuptoautomaticallyreceiveIPaddressinformationfromaDHCPserver,
suchasyourwirelessrouterathome.Unlessyouhavechangedthis,thereisnoneedtomakeachangetothenetwork
adapterconfigurationifyouwanttosetuptherangeextendermanuallyasdescribedintheprevioussection.However,if
youdorunanetworkadapterwithstaticIPsettings,youwillneedtoeitheradjustthesesettingsorchangethesettingsto
automaticDHCP.SeeSection5–AppendixA:“ChangingtheIPAddressofaNetworkAdapter”fordetails.
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4.2 DEFAULTSETTINGSFORDIFFERENTOPERATIONALMODES
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Dependingontheoperationalstatusofthewirelessrangeextender,itwillexhibitdifferentsortsofbehaviors.These
directlyaffecthowyouneedtointeractwiththedevice.
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Operationmode:Factorydefaultstate.Notconfigured.
ModeDHCP
Server
DeviceIPSSIDHowtoconnect
AP/RepeaterEnabled

192.168.2.2Manhattan24
Manhattan50
Wired:ConnectnetworkcablefromacomputerLANporttoa
LANportonthewirelessrangeextender.
Wireless:Jointhewirelessnetworkwiththename
Manhattan24orManhattan50.Regardlessofwhetheryou
connectedwirelesslyorwired,theIPsettingsofyour
computer’snetworkadaptershouldbesetto“Automatic.”If
youhaveastaticIPsetup,youmusttemporarilychangethe
IPaddresstobeintherangeof192.168.2.xxx,where“xxx”
mustnotequal“2.”
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Operationmode:Deviceissetupasawirelessrangeextender(repeater).
ModeDHCPServerDeviceIPSSIDHowtoconnect
AP/RepeaterDisabled
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DHCPrequests
fromanyclient
willbepassedon
tothewireless
networkandwill
beansweredby
themainDHCP
server;i.e.,the
wirelessrouterin
yournetwork.
192.168.2.2TheSSIDwillbe
thesameasthe
nameofthe
wirelessnetwork
thatisbeing
extended.
Oncethewirelessrangeextenderissetupand
operatesasarepeater,itreceivesitsIPaddress
fromthewirelessrouterinyournetwork–justlike
anyofyourPCs,laptops,phonesortablets.In
ordertoaccesstheWebadminUI,openthe
addresshttp://manhattan.repeaterinyourWeb
browser.Alternatively,youcancheckyourwireless
router’sDHCPlogtoseewhichIPaddressthe
wirelessrangeextenderhasreceivedfromthe
wirelessrouter.
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Operationmode:Deviceissetupasawirelessaccesspoint.
ModeDHCPServerDeviceIPSSIDHowtoconnect
AP/RepeaterDisabled

DHCPrequests
fromanyclient
willbepassed
ontothe
wirelessnetwork
andwillbe
answeredbythe
mainDHCP
server;i.e.,the
wirelessrouter
inyournetwork.
ThedefaultIP
addressis
192.168.2.2,
butyoumay
havechanged
thiswhen
activatingthe
accesspoint
mode.
TheSSIDsaregoingtobe
thedefaultManhattan24
andManhattan50unless
youchangedtheminthe
basicwirelesssettings.
IfyouhavenotchangedthedefaultIP
addressofthedevicewhenyou
activatedtheaccesspointmode,you
musttemporarilychangetheIPaddress
tobeintherangeof192.168.2.xxx,
where“xxx”mustnotequal“2.”
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IfyoudidchangetheIPaddressofthe
devicetosomethingelse—forexample
192.168.10.150—thenyoumustalso
changetheIPaddressofyournetwork
adaptertobeintherangeof
192.1.68.10.xxx,where“xxx”mustnot
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Operationmode:Deviceissetupasawirelessaccesspoint.
ModeDHCPServerDeviceIPSSIDHowtoconnect
RouterEnabled
.
192.168.2.2Manhattan24
Manhattan50
Wired:Connectnetworkcablefromacomputer
LANporttoaLANportonwirelessrangeextender.
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Wireless:Jointhewirelessnetworkwiththename
Manhattan24orManhattan50.Regardlessof
whetheryouconnectedwirelesslyorwired,theIP
settingsofyourcomputer’snetworkadapter
shouldbesetto“Automatic.”IfyouhaveastaticIP
setup,youmusttemporarilychangetheIPaddress
tobeintherangeof192.168.2.xxx,where“xxx”
mustnotequal“2.”
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4.3 HOW‐TOS
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Inthissection,wediscusssomeofthemostcommonactionsyouarelikelytoconsider.
4.3.1 Changingthenameofthewirelessnetworkname(SSID)
First,youneedtologintotheWebadminUIofthewirelessrangeextender.SeeSection4.1.
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Next,click“BasicSettings.”Keepinmindthatthewirelessrangeextenderisadual‐banddevice,whichmeansithastwo
wirelessradiosyoucanconfigureindependently.
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ChangetheSSIDtothedesiredvalue,thenclick“Apply”tosaveandactivatethesettings.
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4.3.2 Settingupthedeviceasanaccesspoint
Inadditiontobeingawirelessrangeextender,thedevicecan
functionasaregularaccesspoint.Anaccesspointconnects
wirelessandwireddevicessothattheycancommunicateina
network.Thatisexactlywhatatypicalwirelessrouterina
homenetworkdoes,exceptthewirelessrouteralsomanages
theconnectiontotheInternetofmultipledevicesatthesame
time.Thatissomethingaregularwirelessaccesspointcannot
do.
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Note:TheManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRange
Extendercanactasaregularaccesspoint,butitcanfulfillthe
roleofawirelessrouteroncethemodeselectorswitchissettoroutermode.
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LogintotheWebadminUIofthewirelessrangeextender.Onthemainscreen,click“AP.”
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Thisscreencontainsthemainconfigurationoptions.forthewirelessaccesspointmode.
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SSID:Theservicesetidentifier(SSID)isusedasa
uniqueidentifierforawirelessLAN.It’scommonly
calledthenetworkname.Hereyouenterthename
youwishtouseforthiswirelessnetwork.Sincethisis
adual‐banddeviceequippedwithtwoindependently
operatingwirelessradios,youcandefineboththe2.4
GHzandtheAC(5GHz)networknameshere.
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SecurityType:Unlessyoudonotwanttolockdownyourwireless
networkinanyway,shapeorformandallowanyonefreeaccess,youwill
wanttoenablewirelesssecurity.Yourchoicesare“WEP,”“WPAPSK,”
“WPA/WPA2PSK”and“WPA2PSK.”WEPencryptionishighlyinsecure.It
shouldnotbeusedifyouwantthesecurityencryptiontoprovideactual
security.WPA2iswhatshouldbeusedinalmostallcases.Ifyouhave
olderwirelessdevicesthathavetroublewithWPA2encryption,youcan
enableWPA/WPA2encryption.ThismodeactivatesbothWPATKIP(lesssecure)andWPA2(AES)(moresecure),which
diminishesperformanceandweakensthesecurityofyournetwork.WhilestillmuchbetterthanWEP,WPA2PSKisbyfar
thebetteroption.Ifyouareunsureaboutwhichwirelessclientsyouhave,andiftheyallwillbeabletoconnect,we
recommendthatyoustartwithWPA2andonlydropdowntoWPA/WPA2PSKifclientshaveproblemsjoining.
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OnceyouselectWPA2,youneedtoprovideawirelesspassword.Checktheunmaskoptiontoviewthepasswordinclear
text.Thepasswordmustbeatleasteightcharactersinlength,andformaximumcompatibilitywerecommendrefraining
fromusinganyspaces(blankcharacters)inthepassword.
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4.3.3 ChangingtheIPaddressofthewirelessrangeextender
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TheLANinterfacesetupisanoptionalpartofthesettings.
Fortheaccesspointtofunction,itsIPsettingsarelargely
irrelevant.TheIPaddressoftheaccesspointismerelyused
toconnecttothedevice’sWebadmininterface.So,ifyou
wanttobeabletoconnecttotheaccesspoint’sadmin
interfacewithoutchangingthewirelesssettingsofyour
networkadapter,orifyouwanttousethescheduler
functionexplainedbelow,hereiswhatyoudo:
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1.FindoutwhattheIPaddressisofthewirelessrouterinyournetwork;forexample,thequitecommon192.168.0.1.
2.FindoutwhattheDHCPrangeisofthewirelessrouter.Inthisexample,weuse192.168.0.100to192.168.0.200.
3.SetthelocalIPaddressto192.168.0.201.
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Oncethisisdone,youcanclick“Apply”tosavethesettings.
Aftertherestart,theWebadmininterfacewillbeat
http://192.168.0.201–andyoucanconnecttoitfromany
computerinthenetworkwithoutchangingitsIPaddress
settings.
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ThesecondoptionontheinterfaceistheDHCPfunction.TheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isastandardized
networkprotocolusedonInternetProtocol(IP)networksfordynamicallydistributingnetworkconfigurationparameters,
suchasIPaddressesforinterfacesandservices.WithDHCP,computersrequestIPaddressesandnetworkingparameters
automaticallyfromaDHCPserver,reducingtheneedforanetworkadministratororausertoconfigurethesesettings
manually.IfyoustillhavenoideawhatDHCPmeans,
andwewouldn’tblameyou,justknowthataDHCP
serverenablesyourcomputer,laptop,smartphone
andtablettocommunicatewitheachotherandalso
accesstheInternet.Therearethreesettingsto
choosefrom:
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Disable:TheDHCPserverfunctionisturnedoff.ThewirelessrangeextenderwillnotprovideIPaddressinformationtoany
oftheconnectedcomputersornetworkingdevices.
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Server:TheDHCPserverfunctionisactivated.ConnectednetworkingdevicesobtainIPaddressinformationfromthe
wirelessrangeextender.

Auto:Inthismode,thewirelessrangeextenderactivatesanddeactivatestheDHCPserverasneeded.Thisisbyfarthebest
choice.Evenuserswithexperienceinnetworkingtypicallyshouldleavethisfeatureonauto.
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4.3.4 Usingthewirelessschedulefunction
TheWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtenderisequippedwithanintegratedscheduler,whichallowsactivatingor
deactivatingwirelessserviceatspecifiedtimes.Howcanthisfunctionbeused?Oneexampleissettingupthisdeviceasa
wirelessaccesspoint(seeSection4.3.2)foryourchildrenand,perhaps,theirfriends.YoualsohaveaWPA2secured
wirelessrouterinyourhomeprovidingaround‐the‐clockwirelessandInternetaccess.Ofcourse,youmay“neglect”totell
yourkidswhatthepasswordforthewirelessrouteris,andyouonlytellthemthepasswordfortheManhattanwireless
accesspoint.SoiftheywanttoconnecttotheInternet,ithastobedoneviatheManhattandevice.Andthatiswherethe
schedulefunctioncomesin.Theexamplebelowillustrateshowtosetupaschedulethatallowswirelessaccessfrom6am
to10pmfromSundaynighttoThursdaynight,and6amtomidnightonFridayandSaturdaynight.
Togetstarted,youneedtologintotheWebadminUIofthewirelessrangeextender.SeeSection4.1.Next,click
“Schedule”foreitherthe2.4GortheAC(5GHz)radio.
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ClicktheEnabled/Disabledbuttontoactivatethe
scheduler,thenselectthedayoftheweekfor
whichyouwishtocreatethefirstschedule.Inour
example,thatwouldbe“Sun.”
Next,definethetimewindow(from…to),in
whichwirelessserviceisavailable.Inourexample
thatwouldbe06:00(6am)to22:00(10pm).
Checktheenableboxtoactivatethisschedule.
Repeatthestepsfortheotherdays,asshownon
theleft.Click“Apply”tosavethesettings.
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4.3.5 Changingwirelesssecurity
First,youneedtologintotheWebadminUIofthewirelessrangeextender.SeeSection4.1.
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Ifyouwanttochangethewireless
encryptionsettings,youcaneasilydo
thatbygoingtothebasicwireless
settings.Hereyouhaveaccesstothe
variousencryptionmethods(WEP,
WPAandWPA2),thedifferentcipher
types(TKIPorAES)andthewireless
keyitself,calledpre‐sharedkey.
Formaximumsecurity,werecommendusingWPA2–AESencryption.Activatingthelesssecure“TKIP”insteadof“AES”,or
“WPA”insteadof“WPA2,”shouldonlybedoneifolderwirelessclientsexperiencedifficultiesconnectingtothewireless
network.WEPshouldreallyonlybeusedifyouhavelegacyequipmentthat’ssoolditwon’tevensupportWPAencryption.
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Note:KeepinmindthattheWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtenderisequippedwithtwowirelessradios,soyouneedto
makesurethatboththe2.4GHzandthe5GHz(AC)aresecured.
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4.3.6 Savingandreloadingsettings
YourManhattanWirelessAC750Dual‐BandRangeExtender
allowsyoutosavetheconfigurationtoafilethatyoucanreload
atalatertime.Thiscancomeinhandyifyouhadperformeda
hardwareresetanddon’twanttomanuallyre‐enterallofthe
previoussettings.Togetstarted,click“Save/ReloadSettings.”
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Youhavetwochoiceshere.First,youcansaveallthecurrentsettingstoafile(click“Save…”);second,youcanloada
previouslysavedfilefromyourcomputer’sHDD(click“Browser,”selectthefile,thenclick“Upload“).
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