User manual PHILIPS SNR6500

[. . . ] Wireless Range Extender SNR6500 EN User manual 3 Contents Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Environmental information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 EN What's in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What are wireless network connections?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Factors determining your network range and network speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Securing your wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Your Wireless Range Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Configuration Repeater Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuration Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Securing your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Menu: Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Menu: Home Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Menu: Security Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Menu: Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Configure Client PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Finding the MAC address of a network card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 How to set-up a computer network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3 EN Important safety information · · · · Please install and connect the product in the order as described in the `Quick Start Guide' booklet only. This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. Please read this manual and the `Quick Start Guide' booklet carefully before using the Wireless Range Extender (SNR6500); and keep these documents for future reference. [. . . ] 2 Click the icon that corresponds to the connection to your Wireless Base Station. 3 The connection status screen will open. Click Properties. 4 Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 5 If `Obtain an IP address automatically' and `Obtain DNS server address automatically' are already selected, your computer is already configured for DHCP. Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the `HTTP Proxy' feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Wireless Base Station's HTML configuration pages (refer to `Internet Explorer'). Obtain IP Settings from Your Wireless Base Station Now that you have configured your computer to connect to your Wireless Base Station, it needs to obtain new network settings. By releasing old DHCP IP settings and renewing them with settings from your Wireless Base Station, you can verify that you have configured your computer correctly. 29 EN 1 On the Windows desktop, click Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt. 2 In the Command Prompt window, type `IPCONFIG/RELEASE' and press the ENTER key. 3 Type `IPCONFIG /RENEW' and press the ENTER key. Verify that your IP Address is now 192. 168. 1. xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255. 255. 255. 0 and your Default Gateway is 192. 168. 1. 3. These values confirm that your Wireless Base Station is functioning. 4 Type `EXIT' and press the ENTER key to close the Command Prompt window. Your computer is now configured to connect to the Wireless Base Station. Windows XP 1 On the Windows desktop, click Start/Control Panel. 2 In the Control Panel window, click Network and Internet Connections. 3 The Network Connections window will open. Double-click the connection for this device. 4 On the connection status screen, click Properties. 5 Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 6 If `Obtain an IP address automatically' and `Obtain DNS server address automatically' are already selected, your computer is already configured for DHCP. Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the `HTTP Proxy' feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Wireless Base Station's HTML configuration pages (refer to `Internet Explorer'). Obtain IP Settings from Your Wireless Base Station Now that you have configured your computer to connect to your Wireless Base Station, it needs to obtain new network settings. By releasing old DHCP IP settings and renewing them with settings from your Wireless Base Station, you can verify that you have configured your computer correctly. 1 On the Windows desktop, click Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt. 2 In the Command Prompt window, type `IPCONFIG/RELEASE' and press the ENTER key. 30 3 Type `IPCONFIG /RENEW' and press the ENTER key. [. . . ] Your Home Connect home network gateway is compliant with HPNA Specification 2. 0, which allows networking speeds of up to 1 million bits per second (Mbps) using your existing home phone lines. An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that identifies an single, unique Internet computer host. The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office. This address is required only when using a cable or DSL modem. [. . . ]