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Using the Conﬁguration Menu (continued)

Status > Stats

The screen above displays theTrafﬁc Statistics. Here you can view the amount of

packets that pass through the DWL-2000AP. The trafﬁc counter will reset if the device

is rebooted.

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Summary of Contents for AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-2000AP

Page 1: ...Manual Building Networks for People High Speed 2 4 GHz Wireless Access Point D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL 2000AP ...

Page 2: ...Contents 3 Introduction 4 Wireless Basics 8 Getting Started 12 Using the Conﬁguration Menu 14 Networking Basics 25 Troubleshooting 40 Technical Speciﬁcations 47 Contacting Technical Support 50 Warranty and Registration 51 ...

Page 3: ...wer supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DWL 2000AP will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements for Conﬁguration D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL 2000AP High Speed 2 4GHz Wireless Access Point Power Adapter DC 5V 2 0A Manual and Warranty on CD Quick Installation Guide Eth...

Page 4: ...ur 802 11b network You may choose to slowly change your network by gradually replacing the 802 11b devices with 802 11g devices Authentication is a ﬁrst line of defense against intrusion In the Authentication process the server veriﬁes the identity of the client attempting to connect to the network Unfamiliar clients would be denied access In addition to offering faster data transfer speeds when u...

Page 5: ...rt either a Straight through or a Cross over Ethernet cable in this port in order to connect the DWL 2000AP to a switch on the local network Receptor for the Power Adapter Pressing the Reset Button restores the router to its original factory default settings ...

Page 6: ... Point has 3 LEDs as shown below Power Solid green light indicates connection WLAN Blinking green light indicates wireless activity solid green light indicates connection LAN Blinking green light indicates activity on the Ethernet Port solid green light indicates connection ...

Page 7: ...ovide a wireless data rate of up to 54Mbps Available Spring 2003 as a free download Web based interface for Managing and Conﬁguring Easy Installation with the Setup Wizard Operates in the 2 4GHz frequency range 802 1x Authentication in conjunction with the RADIUS SERV ER veriﬁes the identity of would be clients WPA Wi Fi Protected Access authorizes and identiﬁes users based on a secret key that ch...

Page 8: ...ts and public areas such as airports coffee shops and universities Innovative ways to utilize WLAN technology are helping people to work and communicate more efﬁciently Increased mobility and the absence of cabling and other ﬁxed infrastructure have proven to be beneﬁcial for many users Wireless Basics Wireless users can use the same applications they use on a wired network Wireless adapter cards ...

Page 9: ...cable through walls and ceilings Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go even outside the home or ofﬁce Scalability WLANs can be conﬁgured in a variety of ways to meet the needs of speciﬁc applications and installations Conﬁgurations are easily changed and range from peer to peer networks suitable for a small number of users to larger infrastructure networks to accommoda...

Page 10: ...ly at different frequencies to the receiver OFDM reduces the amount of crosstalk interference in signal transmissions The D Link DWL 2000AP will automatically sense the best possible connection speed to ensure the greatest speed and range possible 802 11g3 offers the most advanced network security features available today including WPA2 802 1x3 TKIP AES and Pre Shared Key mode These security featu...

Page 11: ...iling can reduce your D Link Wireless product s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your receiving devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized 2 Be aware of the direct line between routers and computers A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks over 42 feet 14 meters thick Position devic...

Page 12: ...ntains the following D Link network devices your existing network may be comprised of other devices A laptop computer with a wireless adapter D Link AirPro DWL G650 A desktop computer with a wireless adapter D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL G520 D Link Air DWL 520 or D Link AirPlus DWL 520 D Link Air devices have speeds up to 11Mbps A Cable modem D Link DCM 200 A 4 port Ethernet Broadband Router D Link...

Page 13: ...g a desktop computer to your network install the D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL G520 wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop computer You may also install the DWL 520 See the printed Quick Installation Guide included with the network adapter Install the drivers for the D Link DWL G650 wireless Cardbus adapter into a laptop computer See the printed Quick Installation Guide incl...

Page 14: ...tup Wizard After you have completed the Setup Wizard please see the Quick Installation Guide that came with the product you can access the Conﬁguration menu at any time by opening the web browser and typing in the IP Address of the DWL 2000AP The DWL 2000AP default IP Address is shown below Open the web browser Type in the IP Address of the Router http 192 168 0 50 Type admin in the User Name ﬁeld...

Page 15: ...ocol for Wireless Local Area Networks WLAN WEP provides security by encrypting the data that is sent over the WLAN Select Enabled or Disabled Disabled is the default setting Note If you enable encryption on the DWL 2000AP make sure to also enable encryption on all the wireless clients or wireless connection will not be established WEP Encryption Select the level of encryption desired 64 bit or 128...

Page 16: ...settings You may change the LAN IP address if needed The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet Apply Click Apply to save the changes Gateway This ﬁeld is optional Enter in the lP address of the router on your network Subnet Mask The subnet mask of the LAN interface The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 IP Address The IP address of the LAN interfac...

Page 17: ...reless LAN Wireless Client mode will transform any IEEE 802 3 Ethernet device e g a computer printer etc into an 802 11b wireless client if you are connecting to another DWL 2000AP when it is acting as an Access Point Wireless Bridge mode will allow you to connect two LANs together The wireless bridge will only work with another DWL 2000AP Multi Point Bridge mode will allow you to connect multiple...

Page 18: ...AP that is acting as a Remote Access Point or a Remote Bridge by going to Status Device Info in the conﬁguration utility of the remote DWL 2000AP There you will ﬁnd the MAC address as shown above When using the DWL 2000AP in Wireless Bridge mode you will enter the MAC address of the Remote Bridge MAC Address Media Access Control Address A unique hardware address that identiﬁes a device on a networ...

Page 19: ...nt data ﬂow is a problem only a minor modiﬁcation should be made Fragmentation The fragmentation threshold which is speciﬁed in bytes determines whether packets will be fragmented Packets exceeding the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented before transmission 2346 is the default setting Apply Click Apply to save changes DTIM interval Delivery Trafﬁc Indication Message 3 is the default setting DTIM ...

Page 20: ... the Conﬁguration Menu continued Tools Admin At this page the DWL 2000AP administrator can change the system password Click Apply to save the changes Password Enter the password and enter again to conﬁrm Apply ...

Page 21: ...ick on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the system ﬁle to be used You may also reset the Wireless Access Point back to factory settings by clicking on Restore Click Save to save the current settings to the local Hard Drive Click Browse to ﬁnd the settings then click Load Save Settings to Local Hard Drive Load Settings from Local Hard Drive Restore to Factory Default Settings Click ...

Page 22: ...cate the ﬁrmware update on your hard drive Click Apply to complete the ﬁrmware upgrade You can upgrade the ﬁrmware of the Access Point here Make sure the ﬁrmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer Click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the ﬁrmware to be used for the update Please check the D Link support site for ﬁrmware updates at http support dlink com ...

Page 23: ...e the log ﬁles under Log Settings Status Log View Log First Page The ﬁrst page of the log Last Page The last page of the log Previous Moves back one log page Next Moves forward one log page Clear Clears the logs completely Log Settings Brings up the page to conﬁgure the log When you click on Log Settings in the previous window the window at left appears Select Enabled to save the log In the Syslog...

Page 24: ...tats The screen above displays theTrafﬁc Statistics Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DWL 2000AP The trafﬁc counter will reset if the device is rebooted Help At the Help screen you can select from Help ﬁles displayed above ...

Page 25: ...osoft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 ME or 98 Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Select Set up a home or small ofﬁce network Networking Basics When this screen appears Click Next ...

Page 26: ...ns in this window Networking Basics continued Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown Click Next ...

Page 27: ...27 Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Networking Basics continued Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name Click Next ...

Page 28: ...t while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes Networking Basics continued When the changes are complete Click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard conﬁgures the computer This may take a few minutes ...

Page 29: ...ow select the option that ﬁts your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network Click Next Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Click Next ...

Page 30: ...der Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network Click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard copies the ﬁles ...

Page 31: ...new settings will take effect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed conﬁguring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network After running the Network Setup Disk on all your computers your new wireless network will be ready to use ...

Page 32: ... In Windows XP Click Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click on My Computer Select Properties and Click Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window You may enter a Computer Description if you wish this ﬁeld is optional To rename the computer and join a domain Click Change ...

Page 33: ...st have the same Workgroup name Click OK Checking the IP Address in Windows XP The adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range see Getting Started in this manual for a deﬁnition of IP Address Range To check on the IP Address of the adapter please do the following Right click on the Local Area Connection icon in the task bar Click on Status ...

Page 34: ...oadband Routers will automatically assign IP Addresses to the computers on the network using DHCP Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable Gateway Router you will not need to assign Static IP Addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway Router or you need to assign a Static IP Address please follow these instructions Go to Start Double click on Control...

Page 35: ...35 Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP 2000 Double click on Network Connections Double click on Properties Right click on Local Area Connections ...

Page 36: ...92 168 0 3 and 192 168 0 4 The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP 2000 Input your DNS server addresses Note If you are entering a DNS server you must enter the IP Address of the Default Gateway The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP Internet Service Provider Click OK Click on Int...

Page 37: ...X Go to the Apple Menu and se lect System Preferences cClick on Network Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Manually in the Configure pull down menu Input the StaticIPAddress the Subnet Mask and the Router IP Address in the appropriate ﬁelds Click Apply Now ...

Page 38: ...sh OSX Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on Network Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Using DHCP in the Conﬁgure pull down menu Click Apply Now The IP Address Subnet mask and the Router s IP Address will appear in a few seconds ...

Page 39: ...xx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP Address of the Wireless Router or Access Point A good wireless con nection will show four replies from the Wire less Router or Acess Point as shown Go to Start Run type command A window similar to this will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP Address of the Wireless Router or Access Point A good wireless connec tion will show four replies from th...

Page 40: ...puters on the network must have a unique IP Address in the same range e g 192 168 0 x Any computers that have identical IP Addresses will not be visible on the network They must all have the same subnet mask e g 255 255 255 0 Do a Ping test to make sure that the DWL 2000AP is responding Go to Start Run Type Command Type ping 192 168 0 50 A successful ping will show four replies Troubleshooting Thi...

Page 41: ...ters must have an IP Address in the same range e g 192 168 0 x Each device must have a unique IP Address no two devices may have the same IP Address The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network To check the IP Address assigned to the wireless adapter double click on the Local Area Connection icon in the taskbar select the Support tab and the IP Address will be displayed Pl...

Page 42: ...ioning properly by pinging it If the DNS server is not functioning properly you may be unable to access the Internet Typically your ISP Internet Service Provider will be able to give you the DNS server information If you need to ﬁnd out how to ping network devices please refer to Checking the Wireless Connection by pinging in the Networking Basics section of this manual 3 Check that the drivers fo...

Page 43: ... use the DWL G650 you may be using other network adapters but the pro cedure will remain the same Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly Click OK D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL 2000ap D Link AirPlus DWL G650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter D Link DWL 2000AP ...

Page 44: ...ess Point and the Wireless Client are exactly the same If they are not wireless connection will not be established The Encryption settings are 64 or 128bit Make sure that the encryption bit level is the same on the Access Point and the Wireless Client Move the DWL 2000AP and the wireless client into the same room and then test the wireless connection Disable all security settings WEP MAC Address C...

Page 45: ...s X 10 equipment or other home security systems ceiling fans and lights your wireless connection will degrade dramatically or drop altogether Try changing the Channel on your DWL 2000AP and on all the devices in your network to avoid interference Keep your product away at least 3 6 feet from electrical devices that generate RF noise like microwaves Monitors electric motors etc 7 I forgot my encryp...

Page 46: ...fault settings To hard reset the D Link DWL 2000AP to the Factory Default Settings please do the following Troubleshooting continued After the DWL 2000AP reboots this may take a few minutes it will be reset to the factory Default settings Use a paper clip to press the Reset button Hold for about 5 seconds and then release Locate the Reset button on the back of the DWL 2000AP Reset ...

Page 47: ...ent Safety and Emissions 2 4GHz to 2 4835GHz Wireless Frequency Range FCC UL Outdoors up to 1312 feet 400 meters Operating 32ºF to 149ºF 0ºC to 55ºC 95 maximum non condensing Storing 4ºF to 167ºF 20ºC to 75ºC 11 Mbps 9 Mbps 6 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Wireless Data Rates with Automatic Fallback Maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE Standard 802 11g speciﬁcatons Actual data throughput will v...

Page 48: ... 9Mbps OFDM 10 PER 87dBm 6Mbps OFDM 10 PER 88dBm 5 5Mbps CCK 8 PER 85dBm 2Mbps QPSK 8 PER 86dBm 1Mbps BPSK 8 PER 89dBm Wireless Transmit Power 15dBm 32mW 2dB Technical Speciﬁcations continued WPA will be available Spring 2003 Physical Dimensions L 5 6 inches 142mm W 4 3 inches 109mm H 1 2 inches 31mm External Antenna Type 1 0dBm gain with reverse SMA connector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multipl...

Page 49: ...49 Technical Speciﬁcations continued Warranty 3 year Weight 44 lbs 200 g Power Input Ext Power Supply DC 5V 2 0A CSMA CA with ACK Media Access Control ...

Page 50: ...h our web site or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 8 30am to 9 00pm EST D Lin...

Page 51: ...al speciﬁcations for the Software as set forth in the applicable documentation from the date of original retail purchase of the Software for a period of ninety 90 days Warranty Period provided that the Software is properly installed on approved hardware and operated as contemplated in its documentation D Link further warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which D Link deliv...

Page 52: ...the product for repair and shipping costs Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maintenance Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God failures due to power surge and cosmetic damage Any hardware software ﬁrmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than D Link Products that have been purchased from inventory clearance or liquida...

Page 53: ...sed in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or mor...

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