WiFi Range Extender P89137 (MD 86738) Warranty Details The product is guaranteed to be free from defects in workmanship and parts for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. Defects that occur within this warranty period, under normal use and care, will be repaired, replaced or refunded at our discretion.
Manually setting up DHCP on a Windows PC ..41 Home page ............. 44 Quick setup ............46 WPS settings ............47 Advanced settings ........... 50 Medion Finder Tool ........... 53 After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Do you need more help? ........55 Cleaning ............56 Disposal ............57 Technical data ..........58 Glossary ............59 Repair and Refurbished Goods or Parts Notice ..........64 After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Additional information on using the device PLEASE NOTE! Please follow the guidelines in the operating instructions! WARNING! Warning: danger of electric shock! Bullet point/information on • occurrences during operation Tasks to be performed After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with this After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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To avoid static charges, you should not operate the device in extremely dry conditions. • In circumstances where there are electrostatic discharges, the device could malfunction. In this case, the device must be reset to the factory settings. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
• Only operate the WiFi Range Extender from an easily accessible and earthed socket with an AC 100-240 V~ 50/60 Hz power supply. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Your device fulfils the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety. Conformity information as per R&TTE Medion AG hereby declares that these devices conform to the fundamental requirements and the remaining pertinent regulations of the 1999/5/EC Directive. Full declarations of conformity are available at http://www.
LAN connection or wireless card that supports the wireless standard 802.11b/g/n. • Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1 or Windows 7 • CD-ROM drive • 100 MB free space on the hard drive After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
ON / OFF Access Point Repeater/Verstärker Client LAN connection Wireless signal strength LED WLAN: Wireless LED Power LED WPS LED LAN LED WPS button/reset button Mode selector (access point; repeater/amplifier; client) On/off switch After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Connection to a wireless router or Flashes AP (access point) is active (data are being transmitted) Wireless Green The wireless network is switched off or the LED Off mode has been selected After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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LED Off mode can also be set so the POWER Green POWER LED is also deactivated. The device can now Flashes be reset to the factory slowly settings. The repeater is switched off After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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The WPS LED flashes for 2 minutes while the connection is being established Flashes Error during WPS quickly connection No WPS connection active or the LED Off mode has been selected After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Colour Status Description LAN connection has constantly been established LAN connection is Flashes active (data are being Green transmitted) No LAN connection or the LED Off mode has been selected After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
After successful installation, you can reposition the repeater where the signal is to be amplified. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Connect the repeater to an easily accessible mains socket. Switch on the repeater by pressing the R Q Y G T button. The R Q Y G T " N G F lights up. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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This step must be carried out within two minutes. The connection is established and network information is exchanged. Once the connection has been established, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Following the restart, DHCP is deactivated on the WiFi Range Extender. The WiFi Range Extender now receives the IP addresses from the router and passes these on to any devices that are connected to the WiFi Range Extender. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Afterwards, open your web browser and enter either “http://repeater” or the IP address “192.168.66.254”. The repeater’s login window appears. Enter the default user name “admin” and the default password “1234”. Then click “Q M ”. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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The login window for the selected access point appears. Enter the network key and click on “P G Z V “. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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SSID here if you wish. Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart is complete, you can connect the computer to the repeater’s access point via the list of available networks. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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YRU button for about 10 seconds, until the RQYGT"NGF flashes. The repeater is now reset to the factory settings and you can carry out the installation again. See also „The Web Interface“ on page 40. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
(in client mode) and the wireless router is by using the WPS button. PLEASE NOTE! This connection method presupposes that both devices have a WPS button or WPS function in their menu. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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R Q Y G T button. The R Q Y G T " N G F lights up. Press and hold the WPS button on the repeater for 3 seconds. The WPS LED starts to flash. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Bear in mind the range of the access point (home router). The Wireless LED lights up when reception is good and flashes for poor reception. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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LAN port on your computer to the LAN port on the repeater. PLEASE NOTE! Your computer’s LAN connection needs to be set to “Obtain IP addresses automatically via DHCP”. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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The Quick Setup menu appears. All available wireless access points are listed. Select the access point that you would like to connect to the repeater and click “P G Z V ” After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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If all of the connection data are correct, click “C E E G R V ”. Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart is complete, you can connect the computer After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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10 seconds, until the R Q Y G T " N G F flashes. The repeater is now reset to the factory settings and you can carry out the installation again. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Set the mode selection switch to Connect the repeater to an easily accessible AC 230 V 50/60 Hz mains socket. Switch on the repeater by pressing the RQYGT button. The RQYGT"NGF lights up. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Open your web browser and enter either “http:// repeater” or the IP address “192.168.66.1”. The repeater’s login window appears. Enter the default user name “admin” and the default password “1234”. Then click “Q M ”. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Select a network encryption type. The encryption types are as follows: WEP, WPA pre-shared key or WPA RADIUS. If all of the connection data are correct, click “C E E G R V ”. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Now use the supplied LAN cable to connect the LAN port on the WiFi Range Extender to the LAN port on the home router or a network socket for your home network. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Now press the WPS button on the device that you wish to connect to the repeater’s AP. This step must be carried out within two minutes. The connection is established and network After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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To make further settings after the successful establishment of a WPS connection or to set up the WPS connection manually after a failed connection attempt, use the web interface (see page 40). After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Open your web browser and enter either “http:// repeater” or the IP address “192.168.66.1”. The repeater’s login window appears. Enter the default user name “admin” and the default password After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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The Quick Setup menu appears. Enter an SSID (network identification) by which the repeater can be identified as an AP in the network. Click on “P G Z V “. The default SSID is “repeater”. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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If all of the connection data are correct, click “C E E G R V ”. Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart has been completed, the repeater is available as a wireless access point. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
If the repeater has already been configured, the transfer of the IP address of the PC via which you want to access the repeater must be set to manual. See next section. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
2 and 200. If more than one computer is using this access point, each computer must use its own number) • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 To finish, click on OK. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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2 and 200. If more than one computer is using this access point, each computer must use its own number) • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 To finish, click on OK. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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The repeater’s login window appears. Enter the default user name “admin” and the default password “1234”. Then click “Q M ”. The start page of the configuration menu for the WiFi Range Extender opens. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Mode In the O Q F G line, the currently set mode is displayed: AP; Universal repeater or Station infrastructure (client mode). The information displayed is identical for all three modes. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Show active clients to see a table of all active clients in a new window. PLEASE NOTE! If you are using a pop-up blocker, deactivate this first otherwise the window cannot be shown. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
The next window displays the repeater’s connection data. In repeater mode, you can set the SSID for the repeater in the next window. The SSID of the access point is shown automatically. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
In the WPS settings menu, you can configure the repeater’s WPS function. WPS functionality is activated by default. To deactivate this function, remove the tick from the Activate WPS box. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Pass phrase key: Here you can see whether a network key is being used. If a network key has been set, this is shown by asterisks (*****) in place of the actual key. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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Enter client PIN: This code is used in PIN-style WPS pairing mode. If you want to connect a device that is secured by PIN-style WPS, enter the PIN code of the device here. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
This setting defines the speed of Data rate data transmission. This setting defines the speed of N data rate data transmission. Channel width Channel width setting. This setting defines the type of Preamble type preamble signal. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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You can switch off the LEDs on the device. To do this, put a tick in the check box LED Off mode. The two selection options allow you to define more precisely which LEDs are to be switched off. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
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You can also update the WiFi Range Extender’s firmware or reset the device to the factory settings. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Medion Finder Tool On the supplied CD-ROM, you will find a Finder Tool that will make access to the web interface easier. Double-click on the file Medion-Finder.exe to start the Finder Tool. PLEASE NOTE! The repeater can only be found by the Finder Tool during the initial installation.
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. Double-click on the file Medion-Finder. exe to start the Finder Tool. If you do not want to use the Finder, open your web browser and enter either “http://repeater” or the IP address corresponding to the selected mode.
When operating the device, at which step did the problem occur? • What steps have you already taken to try and rectify the problem? • Please provide your customer number if you have one. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Clean the device with a soft, lint-free cloth. Store the packaging material in a safe place; only use this box to transport the device. ATTENTION! None of the parts inside the device require cleaning or maintenance. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
At the end of its life, the device should not be disposed of in the normal household rubbish! Please consult your local authority for advice on correct and eco-friendly methods of disposal. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
41 mm Total weight (approx.) 86 g Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C Humidity 5 % to 65 % during operation Subject to technical and optical changes as well as printing errors. N26968 After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol to assign an IP address to devices in the After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
SSID; this is then known as an ESSID (extended SSID). Gateway The standard gateway is provided by the computer/router in the network in which all queries are made which have After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
WPA2 encrypted network. Registrar The device that publishes and withdraws WPS permissions within a network. A registrar can be integrated into a wireless access point or be separate from the access point (AP). After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Your device supports the following WPS methods: PIN entry: The device has a sticker or a display for a PIN that must After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
The access point and the devices to be connected to it all have a physical or virtual (software-based) button to set up a connection. When this is pressed, a two-minute phase starts in which the devices can join the network. After Sales Support Telephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au...
Wireless Range Extender P89137 (MD 86738) Repair and Refurbished Goods or Parts Notice Unfortunately, from time to time, faulty products are manufactured which need to be returned to the Supplier for repair. Please be aware that if your product is capable of retaining...
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