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Quick Start Guide: Long Range Mesh Access Point M36 Physical Setup

This quick start guide summarizes the physical and software setup of the M36 Long Range Mesh Access Point. The physical setup involves connecting an Ethernet cable from the access point to a PC and connecting the power adapter. The software setup provides instructions on configuring the IP address of the PC to match the access point's default IP, logging into the access point's web interface using the default credentials, and basic configuration of settings like administration, system properties, IP settings, and wireless network and security.

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Quick Start Guide: Long Range Mesh Access Point M36 Physical Setup

This quick start guide summarizes the physical and software setup of the M36 Long Range Mesh Access Point. The physical setup involves connecting an Ethernet cable from the access point to a PC and connecting the power adapter. The software setup provides instructions on configuring the IP address of the PC to match the access point's default IP, logging into the access point's web interface using the default credentials, and basic configuration of settings like administration, system properties, IP settings, and wireless network and security.

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Quick Start Guide

Long Range Mesh Access Point


M36

Physical Setup

Hardware Installation
1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 port on the rear panel of the device and another end into your PC/Notebook.
2. Insert the DC-inlet of the power adapter into the port labeled “DC-IN” and the other end into the power socket on the wall.

This diagram depicts the hardware configuration

Ethernet
PC M36

AC/DC cable

Power Outlet

Press 1 second
Reset/Reboot
Press 5 seconds
Reset to factory default

DC-inlet for Power

Ethernet Port for RJ-45 cable

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Software Installation
IP Address Configuration

The default IP address of the device is 192.168.1.1. In order to log into this device, you must first configure the TCP/IP settings of your PC/Notebook.

1. In the control panel, double click Network Connections and then double click on the connection of your Network Interface Card (NIC). You will then see the
following screen.
2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on the Properties button. This will allow you to configure the TCP/IP settings of your PC/Notebook.
3. Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the IP address (192.168.1.21) and subnet mask (255.255.255.0). Ensure that the IP
address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device.
4 . Click on the OK button to close this window, and once again to close LAN properties window.

Logging In

1. To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the AP (default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and
press Enter.
2. After connecting to the IP address, the web-browser will display the login page. Specify admin as the default User Name and Password, and then click on the
Login button.

admin

*****

Administration

1. Click on the Administration link under the Management menu. This option allows you to create a new user name and password for the device. For security
it is highly recommended for security reasons.
2. Name: Specify a user name into the first field.
3. Password: Specify a password into this field and then re-type the password into the Confirm Password field. Then click on the Apply button.
4. Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

System Properties

1. Click on the System Properties link on the System drop-down menu. This feature allows you to configure the device as an Access Point or Repeater.
2. Device Name: Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID.
3. Country/Region: Select the region from the drop-down list.
4. Operation Mode: Select Access Point, WDS, Repeater or Mesh.
5. Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

IP Settings

1. Click on the IP Settings link on the System drop-down menu. This feature allows you to configure the LAN interface using a static IP address or as a
DHCP client. This IP address is also used to access the web-based interface.
2. IP Network Setting: Select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) radio button if the Access Point is connected to a DHCP server. This will allow
the Access Point to pass IP addresses to the clients associated with it. You may select Specify an IP Address radio button if you would like the device to use a
static IP address. In this case, you would be required to specify an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway IP address.
3. IP Address: Specify an IP address
4. IP Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP address
5. Default Gateway: Specify the IP address of the default gateway.
6. Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
Note: If you change the IP address here, you may need to adjust your PC's network settings to access the network again.

Wireless Network & Security

1. Click on the Wireless Network link on the Wireless drop-down menu. This feature allows you to configure the wireless mode, channel, SSID, and security settings.
2. Wireless Mode: Depending on the type of wireless clients that are connected to the network, you may select B, G, or B/G-mixed.
3. Channel: Select a channel from the drop-down list. The channels available are based on the country's regulation.
4. You may configure up to four different wireless profiles. Click on the Edit button to modify the profile and place a check in the Enable box to activate the profile.
5. SSID: The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network. The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot
exceed 32 characters.
6. VLAN ID: If you have enabled VLAN tagging on your network, specify the VLAN tag ID.
7. Suppressed SSID: Place a check in this box if you would like to hide the SSID. By enabling this feature, wireless clients will not be able to scan this access point in a
site survey.
8. Station Separator: This is also known as layer 2 isolation. Clients connected to this Access Point will not be able to directly communicate with each other.
9. Security Mode: By default, the security is disabled. Refer to the user's manual to configure the security features such as WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK and WPA-Mixed
10.Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

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