Edimax EW-7478APC Installation guide

[FAQ] How to change the operating mode and

configuration of EW-7478APC

Updated: Jul.09.2020

Document type: Product Configuration

Introduction

This FAQ is applied to the below Edimax AP.

Related Product: EW-7478APC

Note: There are five modes on EW-7478APC and AP mode is the factory default mode on the device. The

instructions below are to guide you to change the AP mode to another mode you wish to use.

Before configure your EW-7478APC

1.Connect your PC to one of the yellow LAN ports labeled 1,2,3,4 on the back of the device using an

Ethernet cable.

2.Set a static IP address on your computer.

To look up how to set the IP address in your windows system, please refer to the following Microsoft

link. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15089/windows-change-tcp-ip-settings

LAN port 1, 2, 3, 4

3.Set a temporary static IPv4 address, subnet mask, default gateway and an IP address for DNS server

as shown below. Then, click the OK button.

Access the setting page

1. Open your web browser and go to the URL (http://edimax.setup) to configure or change the operation

mode and settings on your device.

Note: To access the device, you can also use the default IP address (http://192.168.2.1).

2. When the security window pops up as shown below, enter the default username, admin and the

default password, 1234.

3. The setting page is shown as below.

Use Setup Wizard to configue your EW-7478APC

1. On the left side of the page, click on Setup Wizard.

2. On the Setup Wizard page, click the Run Wizard button.

3. Click the Next button.

4. On this page, you can back up the current settings if necessary. If so, click the Backup the settings

button or else, click the Next button.

5. Click the Reset to Default button.

5-1. When the warning description pops up, click the OK button to continue.

5-2. Please note that do not turn off the device during the process of resetting the device. Click the OK

button to continue.

6. Wait for the process of resetting the device to finish.

6-1. After the counting down, the setting page shows the completion message. Your device is reset to

factory defaults now. Close the web browser and move on to the next step.

Start up the function of changing the operating mode on your EW-7478APC

In order to access the setting URL again (http://edimax.setup), now set your computer to use a dynamic

IP address.

1. Configure the Internet Protocol Version4 Properties in your windows system.

Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown

below.

2. Open your web browser and go to the setting URL again (http://edimax.setup) and click on Get

Started.

3. On this setting page, click on CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT MODE to enter the mode selection page.

4. You are about to change the operating mode on your device now. There are four modes to choose

from as shown below. Click on the mode you wish. Then, click on Next to proceed the mode-change

process. For more guidance about the steps on each mode, please look up the EW-7478APC user

manual.

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