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FCC Part 15
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
FCC Caution
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the
FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall
not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who
install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of
electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment.
All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be
allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the
United Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member
states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
None.
Table of Contents
The device supports Repeater mode, Access Point mode and Bridge
mode
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1-2 Definition of Supported Modes
Modes
The HW7ACW supports 3 different modes.
Repeater: Also known as range extender, this mode will allow you to repeat
a selected wireless signal so you can extend the coverage of the existing
wireless network. After setup, the device is standalone. Computers or
other networked devices can also be wired into the network port on the unit.
Bridge Mode: The HW7ACW will allow you to connect wired devices
wirelessly to an existing wireless router or access point. It will “bridge”
these devices wirelessly with your network. It will not broadcast any
Wireless signal. It will only make a wireless connection between the
Access Point and the HW7ACW and allow devices that are only wired to
connect to the wireless network.
Access Point: The HW7ACW will broadcast a Wireless signal for other
computers and devices to connect to. Must be plugged into the router or
network after setup.
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1-3 Safety Information
In order to keep the safety of users and property, please follow the following
safety instructions:
1. This wireless HW7ACW is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose
this device to direct sun light, rain, or snow.
2. DO NOT put this at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom.
Also, do not leave this Wireless HW7ACW in the car in summer.
3. Do not allow children to put any parts of this wireless HW7ACW in their
mouths. It could cause serious injury or could be fatal. If they throw this
wireless HW7ACW, it will be damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS WIRELESS
HW7ACW OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN!
4. This Wireless HW7ACW will become hot when being used for long time
(This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put the Wireless
HW7ACW on paper, cloth, or other flammable objects.
6. If the Wireless HW7ACW falls into water, DO NOT USE IT. Please
contact your place of purchase and ask for help or for Warranty Return.
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1-4 System Requirements
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1-5 Package Contents
Before you start to use this Wireless HW7ACW, please check if there’s
anything missing in the package. If so, please contact your place of
purchase to claim missing items:
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1-6 Product Overview
Interface Descriptions
B C
LED Definitions
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3. Quick blinking (RSSI <25%)
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CHAPTER II: Repeater Mode
The HW7ACW is designed with the wireless repeater mode. This mode
allows you to repeat your wireless signal and coverage and help you to solve
wireless dead zones.
This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick
setup and define the settings on the web based interface.
For first time setup and easy installation, you can move this device close to
the Wireless Broadband Router or Access point you wish to connect to.
After the installation is done and wireless connection is made, you can move
this HW7ACW to the place you wish to use it at. Note that in repeater
mode, this device acts like a wireless relay and should be placed at a
midpoint so it can grab a signal from your router and then rebroadcast it to
your extended location.
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Insert this device into a power outlet in the wall. You should see ‘Power’
LED light up in a few seconds. If not, please check if the power outlet
you’re using is working.
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2-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup
(1) Press and hold WPS button on HW7ACW for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED
will start flashing.
WPS button
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WPS LED
(2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you
wish to connect within 2 minutes.
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TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button,
you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish
connection. You can also login to this HW7ACW’s web UI and do the setup there.
(Refer to 2-1-2)
(3) If WPS connection is successfully established, ‘WPS’ LED will light for
5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something wrong. Please wait
for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try from step 1 again.
WPS LED
When WPS installation is successful, the ‘WLAN” LEDs will turn on.
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Signal LED
(4) Please move the Wireless HW7ACW to the place you wish to use it (the
best place would be a midpoint between your router and your wireless
devices so the HW7ACW can relay the signal).
You can check the ‘Signal’ LED status to understand signal reception level.
Steady light: Excellent, signal > 67%
Slow Flash: Good, signal < 66%
Quick Flash: Fair, signal < 33%
No Flash: no signal.
NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means the location is out of range of
your wireless broadband router or access point. Please move this
HW7ACW closer to the broadband router until the HW7ACW can
receive signal from broadband router and repeat its signal.
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2-1-2 Repeater Web Based Setup
(1) Use Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and
wireless HW7ACW’s Ethernet port.
You can also use your computer’s wireless configuration utility to
search for a wireless network called ‘Hawking_HW7ACW and get
connected. (The default 2.4GHz wireless name of this HW7ACW
device is: ‘Hawking_HW7ACW_2.4GHz’ and the default 5GHz
wireless name is ‘Hawking_HW7ACW_5GHz’)
(2) Open a web browser and it should automatically redirect to the setup
page. However, if it does not, you can type in ‘http://repeater.setup’
in the address bar. Note: You can also type in http://192.168.1.241 in
the address bar. A window will prompt you to input username and
password. Default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click
‘OK’ button to continue.
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(3) Once you are logged in, the HW7ACW setup page will appear.
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(4) By default, the first page will allow you to choose a 2.4GHz network
you want to connect. If you do not want to repeat a 2.4GHz
network, you can click skip on the bottom of the page. Select your
network and click ‘Next’
Click Next. The device will then verify if you inputted the correct
password. Click Yes to continue if you wish to repeat a 5GHz signal.
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(6) The next page will allow you to choose a 5GHz network you want to
connect. If you do not want to repeat a 5GHz network, you can click
skip on the bottom of the page. Select your network and click ‘Next’
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Click Next. The device will then verify if you inputted the correct
password.
(8) By default, the HW7ACW will use the same SSID as your Home
Wireless Network. If you wish to use a different name, you can
uncheck the box and type in your own SSID.
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(9) Advanced IP address settings: This section allows you to set an IP
Address and subnet mask to fit your network if needed. Uncheck the
box to input. Otherwise, the default IP Address in repeater mode is
192.168.1.241.
Note2: After configuration, you can access the settings page at any
time using ‘http://repeater.setup’ from any computer that is wirelessly
or directly connected to the HW7ACW. From other devices on the
network,you must use the IP address of the HW7ACW.
(11) After reboot is complete, you can close the web browser to finish
this quick setup. The HW7ACW will now be in extender mode.
Please place the extender in an optimal location.
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2-2 General Setup
In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the major settings of the
HW7ACW. Log onto the device and click on ‘General Setup’.
2-2-1 System
Change password
Default password of the HW7ACW is ‘1234’, and it’s displayed on the login
prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you
don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it at the prompt.
This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
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2
3
If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirm Password’
(3) field are not the same, you’ll see the following message:
Please retype the new password again when you see above message.
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If you see the following message:
It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’
to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again.
If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click
‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password:
Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you
should be able to login with new password.
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2-2-2 Local Network
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Suggestions on IP Address numbering plan:
If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your
network, here are some suggestions.
1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and
company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is
an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients,
so you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or
any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between
0 and 254 for field ‘c’.
2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet
mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets router’s
capability of working with up to 253 clients).
3. For all servers and network devices which will provide
services to other people (like Internet service, print service,
and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.
4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific
service to others, they should use dynamic IP address.
Please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and
click ‘Local Network’ on the left hand column.
There are two setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’ and ‘DHCP Server’
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Use the Following IP (2):Please input the IP address you wish to use
Address
Subnet Mask (3): Please input your subnet mask address for the network.
Default Gateway (4):Please input your default gateway for the network
Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:
IP Address: 192.168.1.241
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway Address: (leave it blank)
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Domain Name (2): If you wish, you can also optionally input the
domain name for your network. This is optional.
DHCP Client Start IP (3): Please input the start IP address of the IP range.
DHCP Client End IP (4): Please input the end IP address of the IP range.
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Domain Name (5): If you wish, you can also optionally input the domain
name for your network. This is optional.
Lease Time (6): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every
computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP
address assigned by this access point from dropdown
menu.
NOTE:
1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be
greater than ‘Start IP’, and cannot be the same as router’s IP address.
2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP
Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be the same.
3. These settings will affect wireless clients too.
Please click ‘General Setup’ tab at the top of web management interface, and
then click ‘2.4GHz Wireless Configuration’ or 5GHz Wireless Configuration
tab on the left hand column. The following message will be displayed on
your web browser:
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SSID (3): This is the name of wireless network that the HW7ACW
will broadcast.
Channel (4): This is the wireless channel that the HW7ACW will
broadcast at. Please make sure it is the same channel
of the existing network you hope to repeat.
Disable
WEP
WPA pre-shared key
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Disable wireless security
Use this option only when there is no security set up on the original
Wireless Signal.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WEP
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
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5
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Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and
128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will
reduce some data transfer performance.
Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex.
When you select a key format, the number of
characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you
select ’64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format,
you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex
(10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10
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characters.
Default Tx Key (4): This device only supports one WEP Key ‘Key 1’.
Encryption Key (5) Input WEP key characters here, the number of
characters must be the same as the number displayed
at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical
characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key
format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can
use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at
least one encryption key here, and if you entered
multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each
other.
To improve security level, do not use words that can be found in a dictionary or are
easy to remember! Wireless clients will automatically remember the WEP key, so you
only have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it is suggested that to use
a complex WEP key to improve security level. Once you have chosen a password,
write it down and keep it in a secure place.
After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WPA
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
2
3
After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (5)
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
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2-2-4 Wireless Access Control
This function will help you prevent unauthorized users from connecting to
your wireless access point; only those wireless devices who have a MAC
address you assigned can gain access to your wireless access point. Use this
function with other security measures described in previous section, to create
a safer wireless environment.
You can add up to 20 MAC addresses by using this function. Please click
‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and click ‘Wireless
Configuration’ on the left hand column. Select ‘Access Control’.
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All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering
Table.
MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here,
dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the
MAC address label of your wireless device indicates
‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input
‘aabbccddeeff’.
Comment (3): You can input any text here as the comment of this
MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or
anything. You can input up to 16 alphanumerical
characters here. This is optional and you can leave
it blank, however, it’s recommended to use this field
to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a
memory aid.
Add (4): Click ‘Apply’ button to add the MAC address and
associated comment to the MAC address filtering table.
Delete Selected (6): If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry,
check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to
delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can
select more than one MAC addresses).
Delete All (7): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed
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here, please click ‘Delete All’ button.
After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (8) button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
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2-2-5 Advanced Wireless Settings
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RTS Threshold(2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
the default value if you do not understand the
function, default value is ‘2347’.
DTIM Period(4): Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify
the default value if you do not understand the
function, default value is ‘3’.
Data Rate(5): Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value.
Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each
other and pick a proper data transfer rate
automatically. It is not necessary to change this value
unless you know what will happen after modification.
Channel Width(7): Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify the
default value if you do not understand the function,
default setting is ‘Auto 80 MHz’.
Preamble Type(8): Set the type of preamble, do not modify the default
value if you do not know what it is, default setting is
‘Short Preamble’.
Broadcast ESSID(9): Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its
own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your
wireless access point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so
only those people who know the ESSID of your
wireless access point can connect to the unit.
CTS Protect(10): Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio
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signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g/n
wireless access points. It is recommended to set this
option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However, if you set to
‘None’, your wireless access point should be able to
function properly.
Transmit Power(11): You can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless
you are using this wireless access point in a large open
space, you may not have to set output power to 100%.
This will enhance security (malicious / unauthorized
users in distance will not be able to reach your
wireless access point).
After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button,
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on
access point setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the access point so the settings
will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access point to reboot.
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2-2-6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
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3
4
Enable WPS (1) Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to
disable WPS.
Config Mode (3) There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the
WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the
wireless clients will follow the access point’s wireless
settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enrolle’ mode is
enabled, the access point will follow the wireless
settings of wireless client for WPS connection.
Input client Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you
PinCode (5) wish to connect, and click ‘Start PIN’ button.
The ‘WLAN’ LED light on the wireless access point
will be steady when this wireless access point is
waiting for incoming WPS request.
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2-3 Status
You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending
on your current firmware):
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2-4 Configuration Tools
You can back up all configurations of this access point to a file, so you can
make several cops of the HW7ACW’s configuration for security reason.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Configuration Tools’ on the left hand column.
Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made, and
Factory Default (3): restore the configuration of this access point back to
factory default settings.
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2-5 Firmware Upgrade
The system software used by this access point is known as ‘firmware’, just
like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application
with a new one; your computer will be equipped with new function. You can
also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your access
point, even fix the bugs of this access point.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Firmware Upgrade’ on the left hand column.
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Click ‘Browse’ button, and you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the
firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from the
Hawking Technologies website at www.hawkingtech.com, and use it to
upgrade your access point.
After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the
access point will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The
procedure may take several minutes, please be patient.
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2-6 System Reset
If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the
access point is strange, you can perform a access point reset. Sometimes it
will solve the problem.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Reset on the left hand column.
Please click ‘Apply’ to reset your access point, and it will be available again
after a few minutes, please be patient.
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CHAPTER III: Bridge Mode
Client mode can let your networking device have wireless capability; it will
become your device’s wireless network card. You can connect this device to
an Ethernet port on a TV or DVD player or game console device with
Ethernet cable.
This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick
setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of client mode.
Insert this device into power outlet on the wall. You should see ‘Power’ LED
light up in few seconds. If not, please check if the power outlet you’re using
is working.
Connect your wired networking device (wired PC, or internet TV, or game
console, etc.) and this device by Ethernet cable.
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NOTE: You must set your networking device as DHCP client (obtain IP
automatically from DHCP server)
You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software
web browser’.
If your wireless router or access point supports ‘WPS’, we recommend you
use the WPS button to establish connection. It is the fast and secure way
without computer.
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3-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup
(1) Press and hold WPS button on the HW7ACW for 2 seconds. The
‘WPS’ LED will start flashing.
WPS button
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WPS LED
(2) Press the WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point
you wish to connect within 2 minutes.
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NOTE: Different devices will have different WPS button positions.
TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button,
you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish
connection. You can also log into the HW7ACW’s web UI to do a quick setup.
(refer. to section 3-1-2)
(3) If WPS connection is successfully established, the ‘WPS’ LED will light
for 5 minutes; if the ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something wrong.
Please wait for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED is off and try from step 1 again.
WPS LED
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Signal LED
You can check the ‘Signal’ LED status to understand signal reception level.
Steady light: Excellent, signal > 67%
Slow Flash: Good, signal < 66%
Quick Flash: Fair, signal < 33%
No Flash: no signal.
NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means the location is out of range of
your wireless broadband router or access point. Please move this
HW7ACW closer to the wireless signal until the HW7ACW can receive
signal from broadband router and bridge the signal.
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3-1-2 Client Bridge Web based Setup
Before you connect to the H7ACW and start configuration procedures, your
computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP
address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to
‘Chapter 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’ to set your computer to use
dynamic IP address.
(1) Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and
HW7ACW’s Ethernet port.
(2) Open a web browser and it should automatically redirect to the setup
page. However, if it does not, you can type ‘http://repeater.setup’ in
address bar. Note: You can also type ‘http://192.168.1.242’ in the
address bar. A window will prompt you to input username and
password. Default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click
‘OK’ button to continue.
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(3) Once you are logged in, the HW7ACW setup page will appear.
(4) Click on “Select Site Survey” to choose the wireless network you
wish to bridge to.
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Select your network and click ‘Done’. The SSID field should be
filled in with the network name you selected.
Note2: After configuration, you can access the settings page at any
time using ‘http://repeater.setup’ from any computer that is wirelessly
or directly connected to the HW7ACW. From other devices on the
network, they must use the IP address of the HW7ACW.
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(6) After you have selected your wireless network and clicked apply, if
your wireless network you hope to bridge has wireless security, the
next page will prompt you to enter in your security key. Please make
sure you type in the exact key as the wireless network. If you are
unsure what your key is, please contact the wireless router/access
point’s manufacturer or your network adminsitrator. Click ‘Next’
when you’re done.
(7) The system will now verify that your password is correct.
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(8) The last page wil be a summary of your settings. If everything is
correct, click ‘Finish’ and the HW7ACW will then proceed to reboot
and restart.
(9) After reboot complete, you can close the web browser to finish this
quick setup. Connect the HW7ACW via Ethernet cable to the device
you wish to bridge.
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3-2 General Setup
In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the major settings of the
HW7ACW. Log onto the device and click on ‘General Setup’.
3-2-1 System
Change password
Default password of the HW7ACW is ‘1234’, and it’s displayed on the login
prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you
don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it at the prompt.
This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
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2
3
If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirm Password’
(3) field are not the same, you’ll see the following message:
Please retype the new password again when you see above message.
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If you see the following message:
It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’
to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again.
If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click
‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password:
Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you
should be able to login with new password.
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3-2-2 Local Network
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Suggestions on IP Address numbering plan:
If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your
network, here are some suggestions.
5. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and
company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is
an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients,
so you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or
any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between
0 and 254 for field ‘c’.
6. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet
mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets router’s
capability of working with up to 253 clients).
7. For all servers and network devices which will provide
services to other people (like Internet service, print service,
and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.
8. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific
service to others, they should use dynamic IP address.
Please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and
click ‘Local Network’ on the left hand column.
There are two setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’ and ‘DHCP Server’
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Use the Following IP (2):Please input the IP address you wish to use
Address
Subnet Mask (3): Please input your subnet mask address for the network.
Default Gateway (4):Please input your default gateway for the network
Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:
IP Address: 192.168.1.241
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway Address: (leave it blank)
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Domain Name (2): If you wish, you can also optionally input the
domain name for your network. This is optional.
DHCP Client Start IP (3): Please input the start IP address of the IP range.
DHCP Client End IP (4): Please input the end IP address of the IP range.
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Domain Name (5): If you wish, you can also optionally input the domain
name for your network. This is optional.
Lease Time (6): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every
computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP
address assigned by this access point from dropdown
menu.
NOTE:
1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be
greater than ‘Start IP’, and cannot be the same as router’s IP address.
2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP
Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be the same.
3. These settings will affect wireless clients too.
Please click ‘General Setup’ tab at the top of web management interface, and
then click ‘2.4GHz Wireless Configuration’ or ‘5GHz Wireless
Configuration’ tab on the left hand column. The following message will be
displayed on your web browser:
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SSID (3): This is the name of wireless network that the HW7ACW
will connect to. You can choose either the 2.4GHz
signal OR the 5GHz signal when setting in client mode.
Disable
WEP
WPA pre-shared key
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Disable wireless security
Use this option only when there is no security set up on the original
Wireless Signal.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WEP
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
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Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and
128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will
reduce some data transfer performance.
Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex.
When you select a key format, the number of
characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you
select ’64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format,
you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex
(10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10
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characters.
Default Tx Key (4): This device only supports one WEP Key ‘Key 1’.
Encryption Key (5) Input WEP key characters here, the number of
characters must be the same as the number displayed
at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical
characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key
format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can
use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at
least one encryption key here, and if you entered
multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each
other.
To improve security level, do not use words that can be found in a dictionary or are
easy to remember! Wireless clients will automatically remember the WEP key, so you
only have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it is suggested that to use
a complex WEP key to improve security level. Once you have chosen a password,
write it down and keep it in a secure place.
After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WPA
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
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After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (5)
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
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3-2-4 Wireless Access Control
This function will help you prevent unauthorized users from connecting to
your wireless access point; only those wireless devices who have a MAC
address you assigned can gain access to your wireless access point. Use this
function with other security measures described in previous section, to create
a safer wireless environment.
You can add up to 20 MAC addresses by using this function. Please click
‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and click ‘Wireless
Configuration’ on the left hand column. Select ‘Access Control’.
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All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering
Table.
MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here,
dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the
MAC address label of your wireless device indicates
‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input
‘aabbccddeeff’.
Comment (3): You can input any text here as the comment of this
MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or
anything. You can input up to 16 alphanumerical
characters here. This is optional and you can leave
it blank, however, it’s recommended to use this field
to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a
memory aid.
Add (4): Click ‘Apply’ button to add the MAC address and
associated comment to the MAC address filtering table.
Delete Selected (6): If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry,
check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to
delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can
select more than one MAC addresses).
Delete All (7): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed
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here, please click ‘Delete All’ button.
After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (8) button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
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3-2-5 Advanced Wireless Settings
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RTS Threshold(2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
the default value if you do not understand the
function, default value is ‘2347’.
DTIM Period(4): Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify
the default value if you do not understand the
function, default value is ‘3’.
Data Rate(5): Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value.
Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each
other and pick a proper data transfer rate
automatically. It is not necessary to change this value
unless you know what will happen after modification.
Channel Width(7): Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify the
default value if you do not understand the function,
default setting is ‘Auto 80 MHz’.
Preamble Type(8): Set the type of preamble, do not modify the default
value if you do not know what it is, default setting is
‘Short Preamble’.
Broadcast ESSID(9): Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its
own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your
wireless access point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so
only those people who know the ESSID of your
wireless access point can connect to the unit.
CTS Protect(10): Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio
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signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g/n
wireless access points. It is recommended to set this
option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However, if you set to
‘None’, your wireless access point should be able to
function properly.
Transmit Power(11): You can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless
you are using this wireless access point in a large open
space, you may not have to set output power to 100%.
This will enhance security (malicious / unauthorized
users in distance will not be able to reach your
wireless access point).
After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button,
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on
access point setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the access point so the settings
will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access point to reboot.
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3-2-6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
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Enable WPS (1) Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to
disable WPS.
Config Mode (3) There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the
WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the
wireless clients will follow the access point’s wireless
settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enrolle’ mode is
enabled, the access point will follow the wireless
settings of wireless client for WPS connection.
Input client Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you
PinCode (5) wish to connect, and click ‘Start PIN’ button.
The ‘WLAN’ LED light on the wireless access point
will be steady when this wireless access point is
waiting for incoming WPS request.
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3-3 Status
You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending
on your current firmware):
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3-4 Configuration Tools
You can back up all configurations of this access point to a file, so you can
make several cops of the HW7ACW’s configuration for security reason.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Configuration Tools’ on the left hand column.
Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made, and
Factory Default (3): restore the configuration of this access point back to
factory default settings.
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3-5 Firmware Upgrade
The system software used by this access point is known as ‘firmware’, just
like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application
with a new one; your computer will be equipped with new function. You can
also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your access
point, even fix the bugs of this access point.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Firmware Upgrade’ on the left hand column.
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Click ‘Browse’ button, and you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the
firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from the
Hawking Technologies website at www.hawkingtech.com, and use it to
upgrade your access point.
After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the
access point will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The
procedure may take several minutes, please be patient.
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3-6 System Reset
If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the
access point is strange, you can perform a access point reset. Sometimes it
will solve the problem.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Reset on the left hand column.
Please click ‘Apply’ to reset your access point, and it will be available again
after a few minutes, please be patient.
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CHAPTER IV: Access Point Mode
You can build a wireless networking environment for home or small office,
please switch this device to wireless access point mode and connect it to
your wired router. Then your wireless client users can access internet by
wirelessly connecting to this AP without wired cable burden.
This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick
setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of AP mode.
Insert this device into power outlet on the wall. You should see ‘Power’ LED
light up in few seconds. If not, please check if the power outlet you’re using
is working.
You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software
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web browser’.
If your wireless router or access point supports ‘WPS’, we recommend you
use the WPS button to establish connection. It is the fast and secure way
without computer.
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4-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup
(1) Press WPS button twice on the HW7ACW, ‘WPS’ LED will start
flashing.
WPS button
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WPS LED
(2) Press WPS button on the wireless client you wish to connect within 2
minutes.
WPS button
NOTE: this WPS button position on wireless client is for example. Different
device may have different WPS button position.
TIP: If your wireless client card does not have hardware WPS button, you can also
use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection.
Otherwise you can login this Extrender’s web UI to do the quick setup (quick
setup refers to ‘4-1-2 quick setup’)
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(3) If WPS connection is successfully established, the ‘WPS’ LED will light
for 5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something wrong. Please
wait 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED goes off, and try from step (1) again.
WPS LED
When quick installation is successfully done, the ‘Wireless LED will turn
on.
(4) Connect the HW7ACW to the ADSL modem, wired router, or switch/hub
in your network through the LAN port by Ethernet cable.
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4-1-2 Access Point Web Based Setup
(1) Use Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and
wireless HW7ACW’s Ethernet port.
You can also use your computer’s wireless configuration utility to
search for a wireless network called ‘Hawking_HW7ACW and get
connected. (The default 2.4GHz wireless name of this HW7ACW
device is: ‘Hawking_HW7ACW_2.4GHz’ and the default 5GHz
wireless name is ‘Hawking_HW7ACW_5GHz’)
(2) Open a web browser and it should automatically redirect to the setup
page. Open a web browser and it should automatically redirect to
the setup page. However, if it does not, you can type in
‘http://repeater.setup’ in address bar. Note: You can also type in
‘http://192.168.1.242’ in the address bar. A window will prompt
you to input username and password. Default username is ‘admin’
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and password is ‘1234’. Click ‘OK’ button to continue.
(3) Once you are logged in, the HW7ACW setup page will appear.
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(4) Under the Quick Setup, Basic Settings, please input a wireless name
you wish to use for the HW7ACW.
Default 2.4GHz Wireless Name is “Hawking_HW7ACW_2.4GHz”
Default 5GHz Wireless Name is “Hawking_HW7ACW_5GHz”
You can keep the channels by default unless you wish to change it.
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Advanced IP address settings: This section allows you to set an IP
Address and subnet mask to fit your network if needed. Uncheck the
box to input. Otherwise, the default IP Address in AP Mode is
192.168.1.242.
Note2: After configuration, you can access the settings page at any
time using ‘http://repeater.setup’ from any computer that is wirelessly
or directly connected to the HW7ACW. From other devices on the
network, they must use the IP address of the HW7ACW.
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You can also choose whether you want the SSID to be hidden or not.
Note: WEP encryption: Select key length (64 or 128bit), key format (Hex or
ASCII characters), Default Tx Key (usually use ‘Key 1’), and input key characters
(refer to ‘Key Format’ you selected for number of characters)
WPA pre-shared key: Select one WPA Unicast Cipher Suite (usually use default
setting ‘WPA(TKIP)’), Pre-shared Key Format: Passphrase (alphanumeric
characters) or Hex (64 Hex Characters), and input key characters in ‘KEY’ field.
(7) After reboot complete, you can close the web browser to finish this
quick setup. Connect the HW7ACW via Ethernet cable to your
router or network for the device to work correctly in Access Point
mode.
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4-3 General Setup
In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the major settings of the
HW7ACW. Log onto the device and click on ‘General Setup’.
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4-3-1 System
Change password
Default password of the HW7ACW is ‘1234’, and it’s displayed on the login
prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you
don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it at the prompt.
This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
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If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirm Password’
(3) field are not the same, you’ll see the following message:
Please retype the new password again when you see above message.
It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’
to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again.
If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click
‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password:
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Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you
should be able to login with new password.
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Suggestions on IP Address numbering plan:
If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your
network, here are some suggestions.
9. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and
company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is
an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients,
so you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or
any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between
0 and 254 for field ‘c’.
10. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet
mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets router’s
capability of working with up to 253 clients).
11. For all servers and network devices which will provide
services to other people (like Internet service, print service,
and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.
12. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific
service to others, they should use dynamic IP address.
Please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and
click ‘Local Network’ on the left hand column.
There are two setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’ and ‘DHCP Server’
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Use the Following IP (2):Please input the IP address you wish to use
Address
Subnet Mask (3): Please input your subnet mask address for the network.
Default Gateway (4):Please input your default gateway for the network
Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:
IP Address: 192.168.1.242 (in AP and Bridge modes)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway Address: (leave it blank)
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Domain Name (2): If you wish, you can also optionally input the
domain name for your network. This is optional.
DHCP Client Start IP (3): Please input the start IP address of the IP range.
DHCP Client End IP (4): Please input the end IP address of the IP range.
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Domain Name (5): If you wish, you can also optionally input the domain
name for your network. This is optional.
Lease Time (6): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every
computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP
address assigned by this access point from dropdown
menu.
NOTE:
1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be
greater than ‘Start IP’, and cannot be the same as router’s IP address.
2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP
Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be the same.
3. These settings will affect wireless clients too.
Please click ‘General Setup’ tab at the top of web management interface, and
then click ‘2.4GHz Wireless Configuration’ or ‘5GHz Wireless
Configuration’ tab on the left hand column. The following message will be
displayed on your web browser:
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SSID (3): This is the name of wireless network that the HW7ACW
will connect to. You can choose either the 2.4GHz
signal OR the 5GHz signal when setting in client mode.
Disable
WEP
WPA pre-shared key
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Disable wireless security
Use this option only when there is no security set up on the original
Wireless Signal.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WEP
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
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Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and
128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will
reduce some data transfer performance.
Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex.
When you select a key format, the number of
characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you
select ’64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format,
you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex
(10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10
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characters.
Default Tx Key (4): This device only supports one WEP Key ‘Key 1’.
Encryption Key (5) Input WEP key characters here, the number of
characters must be the same as the number displayed
at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical
characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key
format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can
use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at
least one encryption key here, and if you entered
multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each
other.
To improve security level, do not use words that can be found in a dictionary or are
easy to remember! Wireless clients will automatically remember the WEP key, so you
only have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it is suggested that to use
a complex WEP key to improve security level. Once you have chosen a password,
write it down and keep it in a secure place.
After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WPA
encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web
browser:
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After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (5)
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:
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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’
to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60
seconds for the access point to reboot.
Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your
wireless network:
3. You can hide the ESSID of this access point by setting the ‘Broadcast
ESSID’ option to ‘Disable’. Your wireless access point will not be found
by other people in proximity if they are using the Access Point scanning
function of their wireless client, and this can reduce unauthorized access.
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4-3 Status
You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending
on your current firmware):
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4-4 Configuration Tools
You can back up all configurations of this access point to a file, so you can
make several cops of the HW7ACW’s configuration for security reason.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Configuration Tools’ on the left hand column.
Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made, and
Factory Default (3): restore the configuration of this access point back to
factory default settings.
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4-5 Firmware Upgrade
The system software used by this access point is known as ‘firmware’, just
like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application
with a new one; your computer will be equipped with new function. You can
also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your access
point, even fix the bugs of this access point.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Firmware Upgrade’ on the left hand column.
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Click ‘Browse’ button, and you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the
firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from the
Hawking Technologies website at www.hawkingtech.com, and use it to
upgrade your access point.
After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the
access point will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The
procedure may take several minutes, please be patient.
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4-6 System Reset
If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the
access point is strange, you can perform a access point reset. Sometimes it
will solve the problem.
Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then
click ‘Reset on the left hand column.
Please click ‘Apply’ to reset your access point, and it will be available again
after a few minutes, please be patient.
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Chapter V: Appendix
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2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
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5-1-2 Windows Vista/7/8 IP address setup
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2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
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5-1-3 Mac OS X IP Address Setup
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5-2 Specification
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5-3 Glossary
4. What is Ad-hoc?
An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a
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Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad
hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or
SOHO operation.
5. What is Infrastructure?
An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an
Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise
scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for
mobile workers.
7. What is WEP?
WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on
a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11
standard.
8. What is TKIP?
TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent
weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys.
TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802.11i WLAN security standard, and the
specification might be officially released by early 2003.
9. What is AES?
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been
developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for
digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored,
while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than
previous encryption standards. It is also included in IEEE 802.11i
standard. Compare with AES, TKIP is a temporary protocol for
replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the
hardware level.
12. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences?
Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier
that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter
and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a
single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be
short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit
pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The longer the chip is, the
greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. Even if
one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical
techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without-
the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears
as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most
narrowband receivers.
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