Sitecom WL330 Range Extender

Question

I have just added a Sitecom WL330 Range Extender to my network to fill a dead spot. It's working well but I inadvertently set it up with a different SSID (ie the factory default) to the router.

When setting the Extender up I used an Ethernet cable between the laptop and box and typed 192.168.0.234 into a web browser to access the device interface. However now that it's running, I get a message saying 'cannot connect' when I try this.

1. How can I access this GUI again?
2. Should I have the same SSID for the router and the extender?
3. Should the router and the extender be on the same fixed channel number?

Answer 1

I'd suggest resetting the router and reconfiguring it from scratch by following the instructions in the relevant manual linked here: http://www.sitecom.com/support-product/productid/714#manuals

I tend to use a separate SSID for Range Extenders, and a different channel number for each broadcasting device, with a number as far away from the other devices as possible. You can see how the Wireless frequency spectrum is allocated here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels