Mesh Extender 1600 can be used as an add-on to Wi-Fi Mesh Home Kit 1600 and brings up to 100m² additional coverage of a super-fast and seamless roaming Wi-Fi network at a speed up to 1600 Mbit/s.
You can connect up to 6 Mesh Extender 1600 together to cover up to 800 m² in multiple floors with a Wi-Fi that simply works!
Embedded Mesh technology combined with the powerful 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard brings ultimate speed, coverage and connectivity to your home network.
Mesh Extender 1600 can alternatively be used as an outstanding stand-alone device in two different ways:
As an 802.11ac dual band Access Point with a speed up to 1600 Mbit/s to immediately improve the Wi-Fi of your existing single band modem without changing the modem.
Or as a universal dual band Repeater to in minutes double the coverage of your existing 802.11ac modem or router at a speed of 1600 Mbit/s.
Add-on unit for Wi-Fi Mesh Home Kit 1600 Mesh embedded Multiple access point architecture up to 6x Mesh Extender 1600 One Wi-Fi name Intelligent roaming Ethernet backhaul Automatic software update Smart LED system for optimal placement Easy set-up Access Point or Repeater stand-alone configuration
Auto Firmware Upgrade, Web User Interface, Time Settings, Configuration Backup/Restore, Firmware Upgrade, System Log
Internet Protocol
IPv4
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Certification
CE
Package Contents
1x Mesh Extender 1600 1x Power Supply Unit (12 V/1.5 A DC) 1x CAT5E Ethernet Cable Installation Instructions, Warranty Card
System Requirements
For wireless use: Devices compatible with 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz For wired use: Devices with Ethernet port For web UI access and setup: Any Internet browser
Dimensions (WxDxH)
41.5x108.5x100 mm
Weight
185 g
EAN
9120072370991
In consequence of continuous research and development technical specifications, design, picture and appearance of products may change without notice. STRONG shall not be responsible in any manner relating to the logos, brands and/or trademarks displayed herein which are not registered by STRONG. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Wi-Fi, WPA2, WPA are registered trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
Data throughput, distance, signal range, and coverage area per m² are used only for reference and based on performance test results under normal use case conditions. Actual performances are not guaranteed and may vary due to differences in operating environments, distance and positioning of the products, mix of products used, building materials, wireless and electrical interferences and other adverse conditions.
If you haven’t changed any settings after the
installation, the Wi-Fi network name and password of your Mesh network is same as
of the Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit that
is connected to your router/modem by an Ethernet cable and printed on the
product label on the bottom of the product. Alternatively, you can
find the Wi-Fi network name and password of your Mesh network in the
Quick Installation Guide of your original Mesh
Home Kit 1600.
All of the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units devices are identical. There is no master and slave configuration and you
can connect any of them to your modem/router and any of them to your devices with
an Ethernet port.
Do not place the second unit too far away or too close (minimum 3 meters). Make sure that there are maximum two walls or one floor between the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units.
Take advantage of openings that can provide an unobstructed path between units (corridors, stair cases, doors, atriums, kitchen pass through windows, etc.).
If the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units have one or more walls in between, then align them vertically and horizontally as much as possible.
Position the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units so that the 5 GHz LED is solid green 3 minutes after being turned on. If the 5 GHz LED is red (solid or blinking), then the unit must to be positioned closer to another unit that has a solid green 5 GHz LED.
Mesh Home Kit
1600 unit scans the air to determine the best available Wi-Fi channel (to avoid
interference) to use in a Mesh network after it is powered on. Also, Mesh Home
Kit 1600 uses 5 GHz Wi-Fi band and it is compatible to IEEE 802.11ac with an advantage
of using UNII-2 (Ch.52-64) and UNII-2-Extended (Ch.100-112) bands (known as DFS
channels) in priority. According to the radio communication regulations, Mesh
Home Kit 1600 runs a radar scan before it gets started to service on DFS
channels. These operations take approximately 3 minutes before the Mesh Home
Kit 1600 starts to service and to be fully operational.
Pairing
attempt failed. Make sure the additional unit is near a unit with a green 5 GHz
LED and try the Connect & Secure button again. It is safest to set up
pairing with two Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on units when
the additional unit Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on unit is in the same room as an
existing operational Mesh unit. After a successful
pairing, you can move the additional Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on unit to another area.
Mesh Home Kit
1600 unit lost
the connection to your Mesh network on 5 GHz. Please ensure that all of your Mesh
Home Kit 1600 Add-on units are switched on.
The 5 GHz Wi-Fi
connection speed between your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on units
is not at its best. Please move your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on unit closer
to one of the other Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on units.
Please use a laptop or a PC and connect it to
any of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 units with an Ethernet cable,
login to the web management interface (http://extender1600.local)
and check the “Wireless Password” in the “WIRELESS > Wireless Settings”
menu.
You can
change all the settings by the web management interface embedded in the
product. The URL of the web management interface is http://extender1600.local. Alternatively, you can also use our “STRONG
Mesh” application available
for free on Google Play Store and Apple App Sstore
using a smartphone or a tablet
There is no default password, please leave the
password box empty and click on OK. It is highly recommended to set a password
after your first login by clicking on MANAGEMENT > Password Settings.
Please
connect your PC/laptop to Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on with an Ethernet cable and
type the IP address* of Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on to the
address bar of your web browser to access the web management interface of your Mesh
Home Kit 1600 Add-on.
*After the
installation, Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on obtains its IP address from your router.
Please login to the management interface of your router and check the IP
address that is assigned to your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on.
Yes, you can access the web management
interfaces of your devices individually by;
1st Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in
the network: http://extender1600.local
2nd Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in
the network: http://extender1600-2.local
3rd Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in
the network: http://extender1600-3.local
4th Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in
the network: http://extender1600-4.local
No. Please use http://extender1600.local to change the
Wi-Fi network settings, the new settings will automatically be copied to all Mesh
Home Kit 1600 units in the Mesh network.
Please do a factory reset on all of your Mesh
Home Kit 1600 units. Connect your computer to
the Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit that
is connected to your modem/router with the Ethernet cable. Open the web management
interface (http://extender1600.local) with
a browser and change the settings. Please ensure that the new settings are
operational by checking the available Wi-Fi networks list on your computer.
Now, continue the installation of your Mesh network by using the Mesh quick
installation guide.
Please check the Internet access of your router/modem. Typically, a home router/modem will have an indicator that shows the status of the Internet line, or please connect a computer to one of the Ethernet ports of your router/modem and check if there is Internet access available. If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact your Internet Service Provider.
Please ensure that the Power LEDs of all the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units of your Mesh network are white solid. If the Power LED of the Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit which is connected to your router/modem is blinking white, please wait until it stops blinking and the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs become solid green.
Check the Ethernet cable from the Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit connected to your router/modem. Reinsert the cable at both ends. The associated LAN port LED on your router/modem should show a live link.
Please restart the MESH network:
Power off ALL Mesh Home Kit 1600 units
Power on ALL Mesh Home Kit 1600 units and wait 3 minutes
Confirm that ALL 5 GHz and 2 GHz LEDs on ALL units are green. If any unit does not have green LEDs, then carefully review the installation procedure and follow the instructions.
Please use different Wi-Fi devices connected to the Mesh Home Kit 1600 network and try to access to the Internet. If you have Internet access with any of your Wi-Fi devices, the configuration of your Mesh network is done properly, please check the settings of your Wi-Fi devices that cannot access to Internet or restartboot your devices that cannot access to the internet.
Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on is a dual band 2.4 GHz
(300 Mbit/s) and 5 GHz (1300 Mbit/s) concurrent device.
Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on uses the 5 GHz Wi-Fi
band and it is compatible to IEEE 802.11ac with an advantage of using UNII-2
(Ch.52-64) and UNII-2-Extended (Ch.100-112) bands (known as DFS channels) in
priority.
Please login to the web management interface (http://extender1600.local) and open the “WIRELESS
> Wireless Settings” menu. Click on the “Enabled” checkbox of the additional
Wi-Fi network that you want to activate on the “WLAN 1 (2.4 GHz)” or “WLAN 2 (5
GHz)” tabs, select the “Security” type, define an enter the “Wireless Password”
for this network and click on “Save”.
Please also ensure that the MAC addresses
(Ethernet MAC Address, Wireless MAC Address 1 and Wireless MAC Address 2) of Mesh
Home Kit 1600 Add-on are allowed at the MAC address filtering settings of your
router. The MAC addresses (Ethernet MAC Address, Wireless MAC Address 1 and
Wireless MAC Address 2) of Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on can be found at the REPORT
section on its web management interface (http://extender1600.local).
If you have multiple Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on units in a Mesh configuration,
please login to the web management interfaces of your devices individually and
check the MAC addresses.
Please change
the Wi-Fi channel that is being used by the Mesh Home Kit 1600.
Please login to the web management interface by typing the URL to the address
bar of your browser (http://extender1600.local)
and change the “Channel” in the “WIRELESS > Wireless Settings” menu to any
of the channels 36, 40, 44 or 48.
Ch.100-112
(UNII-2-Extended) can be used by the aviation, military etc. radars. If the Mesh
Home Kit 1600 Add-on detects any radar signal between Ch.100-112, both ofallthe Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-onsunits in a Mesh configuration switches to Ch.36-48
band, which is free from the radars. This operation is mandatory by the
regulation law in the EU.
Mesh Home
Kit 1600 Add-on has been designed to be AirPlay® compatible with a
3.5 mm analogue audio port.
Please ensure
your AirPlay® compatible source device is connected to the same
network as your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on.
Please connect
the speaker or the audio system to the audio port of Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on
with an appropriate cable (not included in the product package of Mesh Home Kit
1600 Add-on) and select the name of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on on the list
of the AirPlay® speakers on your device to stream music from your
source to the audio system.
Yes, you can. There are some AirPlay® compatible streaming apps available on Google Play Store, just download and install
them and enjoy the AirPlay® feature of your Mesh Home Kit 1600
Add-on.
Yes, you can. Please login to the web management interface (http://extender1600.local) of Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on and click on AUDIO and change the Speaker Name.
Each of the Mesh Home Kit 1600 units has got a specific AirPlay® speaker name and you can change it individually by accessing the web management interfaces of each unit;
1st Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in the network: http://extender1600.local
2nd Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in the network: http://extender1600-2.local
3rd Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in the network: http://extender1600-3.local
4th Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in the network: http://extender1600-4.local
Yes, you can transform your Hi-Fi system to a
network enabled audio system with an appropriate cable (not included in the
product package of Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on).
Please do a
refresh at Windows Explorer using for instance the F5 key on your keyboard.
If it is
still not visible, please ensure that Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit recognizes the
USB disk by checking the USB DEVICES section on the web management interface (http://extender1600.local).
Please make
sure that your USB drive is formatted to FAT32 or NTFS.
If you use
an USB external hard drive, it is recommended to connect your USB hard disk to
an external power source if available.
USB memory
stick and External USB HDD are limited to 500GB
Yes, please
connect to the web management interface of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on and
click on USB DEVICES > Network and Access Settings and change the NetBIOS
Name
If you want
to stream to a TV/STB/DVD player/game console, please ensure that the device
has got a DLNA player. Please use this DLNA player to stream your multimedia
content.
If you want
to stream to a computer, please ensure that the computer has got a DLNA player
installed. Typically, Windows Media Player can be used as a DLNA player to
stream your multimedia content.
If you want
to stream to a smart phone or a tablet, please ensure that the device has got a
DLNA player installed, or download any DLNA players from the app stores by just
typing DLNA in the search bar. Please use this DLNA player to stream your
multimedia content.
Please
ensure that your USB printer is connected to the USB 3.0 port of Mesh Home Kit
1600 Add-on.
In order to
use the Printer Sharing feature you need to install a TCP/IP network printer to
your operating system. When it is asked during the installation, please use the
IP address of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit assigned by your router and the
appropriate printer drivers.
For
Windows, please follow the instructions below;
1. On the
Add Printer ‘Find a printer by other options’ page select ‘Add a printer using
a TCP/IP address or hostname’ and click Next.
2. Type the
IP address of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit in both edit boxes on ‘Hostname or
IP address:’ at the ‘Type a printer hostname or IP address page’, click Next.
The IP address of the Mesh Home Kit 1600 Add-on can be found on the homepage of
its web management interface (http://extender1600.local).
3. Select
“Standard” and “Generic Network Card” for the ‘Device Type’ and click Next.
4. Select
your printer on ‘Install the printer driver’ and follow the installation
wizard.
Please
ensure that the protective plastic cover is removed from the product and the
product is not located in an enclosure or near a heat source or under direct
sunlight.
Please keep
the Reset button gently pressed (for instance by using a paperclip) at the back
panel of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit until the LEDs get flashing.
Alternatively, please press the Connect & Secure button for more than 15 seconds.
Please
connect to the web management interface of your Mesh Home Kit 1600 unit, click
on ADVENCED SETTINGS > IP Settings, select “Static”, type the IP address you
want to set and click on “Save”.
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