Edimax Technology Co 9574791704 AC1300 DBDC Ceiling-mount AP User Manual 3
Edimax Technology Co Ltd AC1300 DBDC Ceiling-mount AP 3
Contents
- 1. User Manual
- 2. User Manual-1
- 3. User Manual-2
- 4. User Manual-3
User Manual-3

V‐1‐3. Windows7
1.Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyour
computer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.
2.Under“NetworkandInternet”click“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.
3.Click“LocalAreaConnection”.
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4.Click“Properties”.
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5.Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.
6.Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”,theninputthefollowingvalues:
IPaddress:192.168.2.10
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
Click‘OK’whenfinished.
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V‐1‐4. Windows8
1.FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.
Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreenandclick.
2.Indesktopmode,clicktheFileExplorericoninthebottomleftofthescreen,
asshownbelow.
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3.Rightclick“Network”andthenselect“Properties”.
4.Inthewindowthatopens,select“Changeadaptersettings”fromtheleftside.
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5.
6.
Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselect“Properties”.
Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.
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7.Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”,theninputthefollowingvalues:
IPaddress:192.168.2.10
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
Click‘OK’whenfinished.
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V‐1‐5. Mac
1.HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickon“System
Preferences”
2.InSystemPreferences,clickon“Network”.
3.Clickon“Ethernet”intheleftpanel.
4.Openthedrop‐downmenulabeled“ConfigureIPv4”andselect
“Manually”.
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5.EntertheIPaddress192.168.2.10andsubnetmask255.255.255.0.Clickon
“Apply”tosavethechanges.
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V.BestPractice
VI‐1. HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups
YoucanuseNMStocreateindividualSSIDsandgroupmultipleSSIDstogether
intoWLANgroups.Youcanthenassignindividualaccesspointstousethose
WLANgroupsettingsand/orgroupmultipleaccesspointstogetherinto
accesspointgroups,whichyoucanalsoassigntouseWLANgroupsettings.
Followtheexamplebelowto:
A.CreateaWLANgroup.
B.Createanaccesspointgroup.
C.AssigntheaccesspointgrouptousetheSSIDgroupsettings.
A.
1. GotoNMSSettingsWLANandclick“Add”intheWLANpanel:
2. EnteranSSIDnameandsetauthentication/encryptionandclick
“Apply”:
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3. ThenewSSIDwillbedisplayedintheWLANpanel.Repeattoadd
additionalSSIDsaccordingtoyourpreference,andthenclick“Add”
intheWLANGrouppanel:
4. EnteranamefortheSSIDgroupandchecktheboxestoselectwhich
SSIDstoincludewithinthegroup.Click“Apply”whendone.
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5. ThenewWLANgroupwillbedisplayedintheWLANGrouppanel.
RepeattoaddadditionalWLANgroupsaccordingtoyourpreference:
B.
1. GotoNMSSettingsAccessPointandclick“Add”intheAccessPoint
GroupPanel:
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2. EnteraNameandthenscrolldowntotheGroupSettingspaneland
usethe<<buttontoaddselectedaccesspointsintoyourgroupfrom
theboxontherightside.Click“Apply”whendone.
3. ThenewaccesspointgroupwillbedisplayedintheAccessPoint
Grouppanel.Repeattoaddadditionalaccesspointgroupsaccording
toyourpreference:
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C.
1. GotoNMSSettingsAccessPointandselectanaccesspointgroupusing
thecheckboxesintheAccessPointGrouppanel.Click“Edit”:
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2. ScrolldowntotheProfileGroupSettingspanelandcheckthe
“OverrideGroupSettings”boxforWLANGroup(2.4GHzand/or5GHz).
SelectyourWLANgroupfromthedrop‐downmenuandclick“Apply”:
3. Repeatforotheraccesspointgroupsaccordingtoyourpreference.
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preservingthefreestatusofallderivativesofourfreesoftwareandofpromotingthesharingandreuseofsoftware
generally.
NOWARRANTY
11. BECAUSETHEPROGRAMISLICENSEDFREEOFCHARGE,THEREISNOWARRANTYFORTHEPROGRAM,TOTHEEXTENT
PERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITINGTHECOPYRIGHTHOLDERSAND/OROTHER
PARTIESPROVIDETHEPROGRAM‘“ASIS’“WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,
BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.
THEENTIRERISKASTOTHEQUALITYANDPERFORMANCEOFTHEPROGRAMISWITHYOU.SHOULDTHEPROGRAM
PROVEDEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSERVICING,REPAIRORCORRECTION.
12. INNOEVENTUNLESSREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWORAGREEDTOINWRITINGWILLANYCOPYRIGHTHOLDER,OR
ANYOTHERPARTYWHOMAYMODIFYAND/ORREDISTRIBUTETHEPROGRAMASPERMITTEDABOVE,BELIABLETOYOUFOR
DAMAGES,INCLUDINGANYGENERAL,SPECIAL,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFTHEUSEOR
INABILITYTOUSETHEPROGRAM(INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFDATAORDATABEINGRENDEREDINACCURATE
ORLOSSESSUSTAINEDBYYOUORTHIRDPARTIESORAFAILUREOFTHEPROGRAMTOOPERATEWITHANYOTHER
PROGRAMS),EVENIFSUCHHOLDEROROTHERPARTYHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.
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