silex BR-500AC Ethernet to WiFi 5 Bridge User Guide

Parts and Functions

FRONT

| Push switch| Starts BR-500AC in Con­guration Mode:
Press and hold the push switch for 5 sec while BR-500AC is active.
Con­gures BR-500AC using Smart Wireless Setup: Press and hold the push switch for 10 sec while BR-500AC is active. Resets BR-500AC to factory default settings: Press and hold the push switch while turning on BR-500AC. Release the switch when the WLAN LED turns green and then to red.
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2.| Link LED (Green/Orange)| ON (Green): Linked in wired LAN(1000BASE-T).

BLINK  (Green) : Receiving packets in wired LAN(1000BASE-T).

ON  (Orange) : Linked in wired LAN(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T).

BLINK (Orange) : Receiving packets in wired LAN(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T).

OFF : Wired LAN is not connected.

3| . LAN port| Connect the LAN cable.
4.| Power LED (Yellow)| ON  (Yellow) : Powered on

OFF : Powered o‑

5.| Power connector| Connect the AC adapter.

6.| . POWER LED (Green/Red/Orange)| ON (Green) : Powered on

OFF: Powered o‑

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| WLAN LED (Green/Red/Orange)| ON (Green) : Running in Infrastructure mode.

BLINK(Green) : Processing setup using the Smart Wireless Setup.

OFF : Wireless LAN is OFF.

• Blinks together with STATUS LED when running in Con­guration Mode.

• Turns green and then to red during the initialization.

8.| STATUS LED (Green)| ON (Green) : AP is connected.

BLINK(Green) : Transferring data.

OFF : AP is not connected.

• Blinks together with WLAN LED when running in Con­guration Mode.

9.| MAC Address| MAC Address of BR-500AC

Configuration Method 1 – Setup Using Configuration Mode

Step1 Start BR-500AC in Configuration Mode

1 Connect BR-500AC to the PC using the LAN cable that came with BR- 500AC.

2 Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC and the AC adapter’s plug to an electrical outlet.

3 When the POWER LED turns green and the WLAN LED turns on or blinks, press and hold the push switch on the front of BR-500AC. In 5 seconds, the WLAN LED and STATUS LED will start to blink green together. Release the push switch then. BR-500AC will start running in the configuration Mode and be ready to configure from the PC that has been connected to BR-500AC via a LAN cable

Step2 Setup

1 The Web browser is started and the password configuration page of BR-500AC is displayed. Enter the password to set for BR-500AC and click Submit.

• Recommended Web browsers: Microsoft Edge / Safari
• The login password configuration page is displayed only when BR-500AC is configured for the first time.
• If the Web page is not displayed, enter “http://silex” in the address bar of the Web browser and press the Enter key.

• If the Web page is still not displayed after entering “ http://silex ”, you need to check the IP address of the PC connected to BR-500AC.
  If a static IP address is configured to the PC, enter the PC’s address after adding 1 to its last digit and press Enter key.

2 Enter the login password you have configured and click Login.

3 The Web page of BR-500AC is displayed.

4 Click Easy Configuration at the top of the page. Select the destination network from the Wireless network List and enter the WEP Key or Shared Key for Network Key. Click Submit when finished.

• If the destination network is not displayed in the Wireless Network List, click Detailed  Configuration at the top of the page. On the page displayed, enter the wireless settings of the network that you wish to connect BR-500AC to, and click the Submit button. Refer to the HELP for details on each setting.

• To connect multiple network devices using an Ethernet HUB, click Advanced and select Multi-client Mode for Client Mode.

5 When the confirmation message is displayed, click Restart to restart BR- 500AC.
The configuration has now been completed.

6 To give a wireless feature to the same PC (the one you have been using for configuration), please restart the PC. To give a wireless feature to the other device, turn of both BR-500AC and the PC,  and remove BR-500AC from the PC. Refer to Step3 to connect BR-500AC to the network device using a LAN cable.

Step3 Connect BR-500AC to the network device you wish to use wirelessly

1 Turn of the network device that you wish to use wirelessly and connect it to BR-500AC using the LAN cable.
Sample connection in Single Client Mode

Sample connection in Multi-Client Mode

2 Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC and the AC adapter’s plug to the electrical outlet.

3 Turn on the network device connected to BR-500AC.

• Some network devices require additional network settings. In such cases, refer to the manual that came with the network device.
• When turning on BR-500AC and network devices, be sure to turn on BR-500AC first. Do not press the push switch then.

Configuration Method 2 – Easy Configuration Using Smart Wireless Setup

BR-500AC allows you to configure its wireless settings easily using a push switch if your wireless router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). How to configure wireless settings using the push switch is explained.

NOTE

• For wireless confguration using WPS, your wireless router must support WPS. Make sure that your wireless router supports WPS and is turned on in your environment.
• During this confguration, please temporarily move BR-500AC closer to your wireless router to make it easier for both devices to communicate.
• WPS may need to be enabled manually on your wireless router. For details, refer to the operation manual that came with your wireless router.
• If a security feature such as MAC Address filtering is enabled on your wireless router, disable it temporarily so that BR-500AC can communicate with your wireless router.
• If you plan to connect two or more network devices to BR-500AC using an Ethernet Hub, please go back to Confguration Method 1 – Setup Using Configuration Mode.
  The Client Mode can be configured only when BR-500AC is running in Confguration Mode.

1 Connect the network device and BR-500AC using the LAN cable that came with BR-500AC. Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC and the AC adapter’s plug to an electrical outlet.

• Some network devices require additional network settings. In such cases, refer to the manual that came with the network device.
• When turning on BR-500AC and network devices, be sure to turn on BR-500AC first. Do not press the push switch then.

– The name, position, and shape of the WPS button will differ depending on your wireless router.  For details, refer to the operation manual that came with your wireless router.
– Please use only one wireless router. If two or more routers are waiting for wireless connections, BR-500AC will not be able to connect properly.

4 Press and hold the push switch at the front of BR-500AC. The WLAN LED and STATUS LED will start to blink green together. In 5 seconds, the WLAN LED will continue to blink while the STATUS LED will turn off. Release the push switch then.

5 BR-500AC will start to communicate with your wireless router.
When the wireless confguration is successfully completed, the WLAN LED turns green and the STATUS LED turns or blinks green.

*When wireless confguration has failed, the WLAN LED will flash rapidly.
Read the notes above and start from again.

Factory Default Confguration

How to reset BR-500AC to the factory default settings is explained.
1 Disconnect the AC plug of BR-500AC from the electrical outlet.

2 While reconnecting the AC plug to the outlet, press and hold the push switch at the front of BR-500AC. Keep holding it.

3 When the WLAN LED turns green and then to red, release the push switch. The factory default confguration begins. After the factory default configuration is completed, BR-500AC will restart.

1 Access the website below:
URL: https://www.silextechnology.com/
2 Go to the Support page and download the User’s Manual.

What’s AMC Manager®?

AMC Manager® is an integrated device management software that can monitor and configure the  Silex products remotely over an IP network. If AMC Manager® is used, the operating status of BR-500AC units can be checked in a list view.
There are two versions of AMC Manager®; the one is AMC Manager Free (free version) and the other one is AMC Manager (non-free version).

– To use AMC Manager (non-free version), a license key needs to be purchased.
– Please contact Silex Technology to purchase a license key.

AMC Manager® can be downloaded from Silex Technology’s website.

How to Download AMC Manager®

AMC Manager® can be downloaded from Silex Technology’s website. Access the URL below to download it.
https://www.silextechnology.com/

1. When the website is displayed, click Support from the top menu.
2. Click Software Download.
3. On the Software Download page, click AMC Manager®.
4. Download AMC Manager®.

Trademarks

– AMC Manager® is a registered trademark of Silex Technology.
– Wi-Fi Protected Setup(WPS) is a trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.
– Windows and Microsoft Edge are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.
– Safari is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
– Other company names and product names contained in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Customer Support Center

Silex Technology, Inc. will support you by e-mail and phone to solve your problems.
Customer Support Center information

| Phone| E-mail
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USA| +1-657-218-5199| support@silexamerica.com
Europe| +49-2154-88967-0| support@silexeurope.com

Wireless Bridge BR-500AC Setup Guide

Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Bridge BR-500AC
BR-500AC is the wireless bridge that can add a wireless feature to non- wireless devices  (10/100/1000BASE-T network devices). With 2.4GHz / 5GHz band support, non-wireless devices can easily be connected to a wireless network. Enterprise security features will ensure safe and secure use of wireless communication at an office, factory, etc. where higher security is required.
This Setup Guide explains how to set up and use BR-500AC in a wireless network.

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References

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