SWEEX LW150 User manual

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LW150 Sweex Wireless 150N Router
Please notice! On the included CD-ROM you will find the Setup Wizard. This easy install procedure will show you how
to setup the router step-by-step.
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HEATINGELEMENTS
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Package contents
In this package you will find:
s 7IRELESS.ROUTER
s 0OWERADAPTER
s .ETWORKCABLE
s #$2/-WITHDRIVERSOFTWAREANDTHISMANUAL
)FYOUFINDTHATANYOFTHEPACKAGECONTENTSAREMISSINGPLEASERETURNTHEPACKAGETOTHESALESPOINTWHEREITWASBOUGHT
Terminology list
This manual will contain a number of technical terms. It is important to know what they mean before you begin
installing and configuring the router.
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CABLETHECABLEINTHEPACKAGECONTENTSISINTENDEDTOCONNECTTHEROUTERTOYOURMODEM
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CURRENTLYPROVIDESYOURINTERNETCONNECTION4HETWOMOSTCOMMONMODEMTYPESARECABLEMODEMSAND!$3,MODEMSBUTOTHERKINDSOF
MODEMSALSOEXIST
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ROUTERALLYOURCOMPUTERSWILLFORMASINGLE,!.
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CONNECTTOTHENETWORKANDUSEYOURINTERNETCONNECTION7IRELESSSECURITYPROTECTSYOURNETWORKSOTHATONLYAUTHORISEDDEVICESCANGAINACCESS
3WEEXRECOMMENDSALLUSERSTOSECURETHEIRWIRELESSNETWORKAFTERINSTALLATIONUSINGEITHERTHE70!OR703METHODSEXPLAINEDFURTHERONINTHE
hSECURINGYOURWIRELESSNETWORKvCHAPTEROFTHISMANUAL
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Product description
Front
 0OWER,%$ 4HISLIGHTINDICATESTHATTHEROUTERRECEIVESPOWER
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THECHAPTERh3ECURINGYOURWIRELESSNETWORKv
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 !#POWERINPUT #ONNECTTHESUPPLIEDPOWERADAPTERTOTHISINPUT)FTHEADAPTERISLOSTITCANBEREPLACEDBYASIMILARMODELWITH6
!#OUTPUTAND!CURRENTRATING
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LIGHTATTHEFRONTOFTHEROUTERWILLLIGHTUP4HISISAPREREQUISITEFORINTERNETACCESS
 ,!.PORT 9OUCANCONNECTANETWORKCABLECOMINGFROMACOMPUTERTOTHISPORT7HENTHECOMPUTERISTURNEDONTHE
CORRESPONDINGLIGHTATTHEFRONTOFTHEROUTERWILLLIGHTUP
 703BUTTON 4HISBUTTONACTIVATES703WIRELESSSECURITY&ORMOREINFORMATIONON703SEETHECHAPTERh3ECURINGYOURWIRELESS
NETWORKv4HISBUTTONALSOFUNCTIONSASTHERESETBUTTONFORMOREINFORMATIONONTHERESETPROCEDUREREFERTOTHE
TROUBLESHOOTINGSECTIONOFTHISMANUAL
Installing the router
There are three ways of installing the router:
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s 4HE3IMPLESETUPDESCRIBEDINTHISMANUAL
s 4HE!DVANCEDSETUPALSODESCRIBEDINTHISMANUAL
4HEWIZARDANDSIMPLESETUPASSUMEDEFAULTSETTINGSANDWILLWORKFORMOSTUSERS)FYOUAREANADVANCEDUSERORIFYOUKNOWWHICHSETUPMETHOD
YOUR)30REQUIRESYOUMAYPROCEEDTOTHEADVANCEDSETUPIMMEDIATELY
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Simple setup
Simple setup is done in 7 steps:
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 5SETHEINCLUDEDNETWORKCABLETOCONNECTYOURMODEMTOTHEBLUE7!.PORTOFTHEROUTER$ONOTCONNECTANYCOMPUTERSYET
 #ONNECTTHEPOWERTOYOURMODEMANDWAITUNTILITSLIGHTSINDICATENORMALOPERATION
 #ONNECTTHEPOWERTOTHEROUTERANDWAITMINUTETOGIVETHEROUTERTIMETOSTARTUPANDCONFIGUREITSELF4HISISIMPORTANT
 )FYOUHAVEANYCOMPUTERSOROTHERDEVICESTHATWEREALREADYCONNECTEDBYANETWORKCABLEYOUCANNOWCONNECTTHESECABLESTOTHEYELLOW
,!.PORTSOFTHEROUTER
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REQUIREDFOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSBELOWFORTHE7INDOWSVERSIONYOUHAVE
Connecting to a wireless network
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FOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSONSCREEN
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!WINDOWTITLEDh#ONNECTTOANETWORKvWILLAPPEAR)NTHISWINDOWSELECTTHEh3WEEX,7vENTRYCLICKTHEh#ONNECTvBUTTONANDFOLLOWTHE
INSTRUCTIONSONSCREEN
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OFTHENETWORKvPLEASEREFERTOTHETROUBLESHOOTINGSECTIONOFTHISMANUAL
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WILLALLOWYOUTOEASILYSETUPANDSECUREYOURWIRELESSNETWORKTHROUGHTHE703METHOD!FTERCONNECTINGYOUWILLSEETHEFOLLOWINGSCREEN
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4HEFOLLOWINGSCREENWILLAPPEARENTERTHEDESIREDNAMEFORYOURWIRELESSNETWORKENTERASECURITYKEYANDCLICKh.EXTvTOBEGINCONFIGURINGTHE
ROUTER
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CONFIGURATIONvANDh3ECURINGYOURWIRELESSNETWORKvCHAPTERSOFTHISMANUAL
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YOURSCREEN
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MANUALIFTHISISTHECASE
#LICKTHEICONANDALISTOFWIRELESSNETWORKSWILLAPPEARSELECTTHEh3WEEX,7NETWORKCHECKTHEh#ONNECT!UTOMATICALLYvCHECKBOXCLICK
h#ONNECTvANDFOLLOWTHEINSTRUCTIONSONSCREEN
7HENYOUCONNECTFORTHEFIRSTTIME7INDOWSWILLALLOWYOUTOEASILYSETUPANDSECUREYOURWIRELESSNETWORKTHROUGHTHE703METHOD!FTER
CONNECTINGYOUWILLSEETHEFOLLOWINGSCREEN
!FTERCLICKINGh/+vYOUWILLBEASKEDFORTHE0).CODEOFYOURROUTER9OUCANFINDTHISCODEPRINTEDONTHELABELONTHEBOTTOMOFTHEROUTER&ILL
INTHECODEANDCLICKh.EXTv
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SECURITYMETHODBYCLICKINGTHEh!DVANCEDvBUTTON
7HENTHEROUTERISCONFIGUREDYOUWILLSEETHEFOLLOWINGSCREEN
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SUCHASA7INDOWS80COMPUTERTOYOURNETWORK"ECAUSEYOURNETWORKISNOWALREADYSETUPANDSECUREDYOUCANSKIPTHEh7IRELESSNETWORK
CONFIGURATIONvANDh3ECURINGYOURWIRELESSNETWORKvCHAPTERSOFTHISMANUAL
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Advanced setup
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4HEREAREPOSSIBLECONFIGURATIONS7EHAVELISTEDTHEMWITHINSTRUCTIONSONHOWTOCONFIGURETHEM4OKNOWWHICHSETTINGMATCHESTHESETTINGS
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9OUCANNOWPROCEEDWITHTHEADVANCEDSETUPUSINGONEOFTHECONFIGURATIONSDESCRIBEDFURTHERON
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&ORCONFIGURATIONSnITISPOSSIBLETOCHECKINTHEROUTERIFYOUHAVEAWORKINGINTERNETCONNECTION!FTERAPPLYINGTHECONFIGURATIONTHEROUTER
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