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D-Link DAP-590 User Manual

Section  - Installation

Getting Started

Consult with your cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem.

Connect the cable or DSL modem to a router. See the printed Install �uide included with your router

.

If you are connecting a desktop computer to your network, install a wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop 
computer.

Install the drivers for your wireless CardBus adapter into a laptop computer.

See the printed Install �uide included with the DAP-2590

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Summary of Contents for DAP-2590 - AirPremier N Dual Band PoE Access...

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Page 2: ...nced Settings 28 Performance 28 Multi SSID 31 VLAN VLAN List 33 VLAN Port List 34 VLAN Add Edit VLAN 35 VLAN PVID Setting 36 Intrusion 37 Schedule 38 AP Array 39 Internal RADIUS Server 40 DHCP Server...

Page 3: ...vate 68 Configuration Discard Changes 68 System System Settings 69 Help 70 Using the AP Array 71 Simple WLAN Management 71 WLAN Management Tool 71 Easy Deployment and Management 72 Different AP Roles...

Page 4: ...different specifications than the one included with the DAP 2590 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Computers...

Page 5: ...rnet PoE support allowing installation of this device in areas where power outlets are not readily available Enhanced Performance The AirPremier N Dual Band PoE Access Point delivers reliable wireless...

Page 6: ...management quick and simple SNMP for management The DAP 2590 is not just fast but also supports SNMP v 3 for better network management Superior wireless AP manager software is bundled with the DAP 259...

Page 7: ...roductivity increases when people can have access to data in any location within the operating range of their WLAN Management decisions based on real time information can significantly improve the eff...

Page 8: ...wave utilizing OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology OFDM works by splitting the radio signal into multiple smaller sub signals that are then simultaneously transmitted at differe...

Page 9: ...number of walls or ceilings is minimized 1 Be aware of the direct line between network devices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 0 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick...

Page 10: ...onal Modes Wireless Client AP acts as a wireless network adapter for your Ethernet enabled device Access Point AP Create a wireless LAN WDS with AP Wirelessly connect multiple networks while still fun...

Page 11: ...ter See the printed Install Guide included with your router If you are connecting a desktop computer to your network install a wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop computer...

Page 12: ...r Ethernet Connect one end of an Ethernet cable included with your package to the LAN port on the DAP 2590 and the other end of the Ethernet cable to either your computer or to your PoE switch The AP...

Page 13: ...owser program Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Type the IP address and http port of the DAP 2590 in the address field http 192 168 0 50 and press Enter Make sure that the IP addresses of the DAP 2590...

Page 14: ...figuration windows in this section use either the Apply button or the Save button to save your configuration changes Click the Apply button to configure changes Alternatively click the Save and Activa...

Page 15: ...t visible to all network users Mode Network Name SSID SSID Visibility Wireless Band Select either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz from the pull down menu In Access Point mode the DAP 2590 functions as a wireless AP...

Page 16: ...802 1X if your network is using port based Network Access Control Channel Width Authentication For more information about the different types of Authentication offered on the DAP 2590 and the respect...

Page 17: ...ically selects the channel that will provide the best wireless performance This feature is not supported in WDS with AP mode The channel selection process only occurs when the AP is booting up All dev...

Page 18: ...multi SSID is enabled this option is not available Select WPA Personal to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes No RADIUS server is required Allows selection of the channel wid...

Page 19: ...the network thus making it visible to all network users Mode Network Name SSID SSID Visibility Wireless Band Select either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz from the pull down menu Auto Channel Selection All devices...

Page 20: ...se the pull down menu to choose Open System Shared Key or WPA Personal Select Open System to communicate the key across the network Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those devices that...

Page 21: ...r a specific wireless local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default setting is dlink The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network The channel used will be displayed a...

Page 22: ...o the first page of the Authentication explanations which begins on page 23 Enable MAC Source MAC Address Click the box to enable the Wireless MAC Clone feature Enabling this option allows the user to...

Page 23: ...will select one of these keys in the Key Index pull down menu Retype the Network Key entered above in the corresponding field ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code that r...

Page 24: ...ect AUTO AES or TKIP from the pull down menu PassPhrase When you select WPA Personal please enter a PassPhrase in the corresponding field When WPA Personal is selected for Authentication type you must...

Page 25: ...RADIUS server on the DAP 2590 Enter the RADIUS port 1812 is the default Enter the RADIUS secret Enable or disable Microsoft Network Access Protection Enter the Accounting port 1813 is the default Ente...

Page 26: ...the RADIUS server on the DAP 2590 RADIUS Port Enter the RADIUS port 1812 is the default RADIUS Secret Enter the RADIUS secret Accounting Server Accounting Secret Accounting Mode Enter the Accounting...

Page 27: ...ask All devices in the network must share the same subnet mask Enter the IP address of the gateway in your network If there is a gateway in your network please enter an IP address within the range of...

Page 28: ...ault 100 is recommended Setting a higher beacon interval can help to save the power of wireless clients while setting a lower one can help a wireless client connect to an access point faster Indicate...

Page 29: ...ample if wireless coverage is intended for half of the area then select 50 as the option Use the pull down menu to select 100 50 25 or 12 5 Transmit Power Ack Time Out 2 4 GHZ 48 200 or Ack Time Out 5...

Page 30: ...t users a limit of 10 is recommended The default setting is 20 Set the maximum utilization of this access point for service The DAP 2590 will not allow any new clients to associate with the AP if the...

Page 31: ...you have a total of eight multi SSIDs Enable Multi SSID Enable Priority Band Index SSID Visibility Enable or Disable SSID visibility Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network thus...

Page 32: ...Configuration WMM Wi Fi Multimedia Priority When the Enable Priority check box is checked at the top of this window this drop down menu is used to select a priority between 0 and 7 Select Enable to p...

Page 33: ...are physical ports Any packet which enters the DAP 2590 without a VLAN tag will have a VLAN tag inserted with a PVID Once you have made the desired settings click the Save button to let your changes t...

Page 34: ...ckets as described in the IEEE 802 1Q standard Once you have made the desired settings click the Save button to let your changes take effect VLAN Status Use the radio button to toggle to Enable Next g...

Page 35: ...ure VLANs Once you have made the desired settings click the Save button to let your changes take effect Use the radio button to toggle to Enable The current VLAN mode is displayed Provide a number bet...

Page 36: ...Assign Status as well as to configure various types of PVID settings Once you have made the desired settings click the Save button to let your changes take effect Use the radio button to toggle to Ena...

Page 37: ...Valid Neighbor Rogue and New Click this button to initiate a scan of the network AP List Detect The Wireless Intrusion Protection window is used to set APs as All Valid Neighborhood Rogue and New Once...

Page 38: ...e field provided Use the drop down menu to select the desired SSID This read only field indicates the current SSID in use To create a new SSID go to the Wireless Settings window Basic Settings Wireles...

Page 39: ...able AP Array The AP Array window allows users to create a set of devices on a network that are organized into a single group in order to increase ease of management Once a user has made the desired s...

Page 40: ...d adding a RADIUS account click the Save button to let your changes take effect The newly created account will appear in this RADIUS Account List The radio buttons allow the user to enable or disable...

Page 41: ...or assignment on your network SubMask Gateway WINS DNS All devices in the network must have the same subnet mask to communicate Enter the submask for the network here The DHCP address pool defines the...

Page 42: ...3 Configuration Enter the domain name of the network if applicable An example of a domain name is www dlink com The lease time is the period of time before the DHCP server will assign new IP addresses...

Page 43: ...etwork A static pool allows specific wireless stations to receive a fixed IP without time control Once a user is finished click the Save button to let the changes take effect Host Name Use the Static...

Page 44: ...twork Specify the Windows Internet Naming Service WINS server address for the wireless network W INS is a system that determines the IP address of a network computer with a dynamically assigned IP add...

Page 45: ...namic Pools Binding MAC Address Assigned IP Address Lease Time Current DHCP Static Pools Binding MAC Address Assigned IP Address The MAC address of a device on the network that is assigned an IP addre...

Page 46: ...able the filters function Select Accept to accept only those devices with MAC addresses in the Access Control List All other devices not on the list will be rejected Select Reject to reject the device...

Page 47: ...ociated from the AP The default is Enable When disabled all data from the Ethernet to associated wireless devices will be blocked Wireless devices can still send data to the Ethernet The default value...

Page 48: ...Downlink Bandwidth Uplink Bandwidth The uplink downlink setting allows users to customize the downlink and uplink interfaces including specifying downlink uplink bandwidth rates in Mbits per second T...

Page 49: ...dwidth Quality of Service QoS enhances the experience of using a network by prioritizing the traffic of different applications The DAP 2590 supports four priority levels Once the desired QoS settings...

Page 50: ...ic and specify downlink uplink speed for new traffic manager rules Click the Save button to let your changes take effect Toggle the radio buttons between Deny and Forward to determine how to deal with...

Page 51: ...User Manual Section 3 Configuration Home Status Device Information This read only window displays the configuration settings of the DAP 2590 including the firmware version and the device s MAC address...

Page 52: ...ollowing information is available for each client communicating with the DAP 2590 MAC Band Authentication Signal Power Saving Mode SSID Displays the SSID of the client Displays the MAC address of the...

Page 53: ...of the client Displays the type of authentication being used Displays the WDS link signal strength Displays the status of the power saving feature WDS Information This window displays the Wireless Di...

Page 54: ...54 D Link DAP 2590 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Home Status Ethernet Traffic Statistics This window displays transmitted and received count statistics for packets and bytes Stats Ethernet...

Page 55: ...Link DAP 2590 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Stats WLAN WLAN Traffic Statistics This window displays wireless network statistics for data throughput transmitted and received frames and frame err...

Page 56: ...ry displays system and network messages including a time stamp and message type The log information includes but is not limited to the following items cold start AP upgrading firmware client associate...

Page 57: ...ss of the e mail SMTP server Email Notification Check the box to enable Simple Mail Transfer Protocol From Email Address Enter the e mail address of the e mail SMTP sender To Email Address Enter the e...

Page 58: ...User Manual Section 3 Configuration Maintenance Administrator Settings Check one or more of the six main categories to display the various hidden administrator parameters and settings displayed on th...

Page 59: ...it Administrator Limit Administrator IP Check to enable the Limit Administrator IP address Confirm New Password Confirm by re entering your new password here Limit Administrator Each of the six main c...

Page 60: ...e default name is D Link DAP 2590 System Name Settings Location The physical location of the device e g office Confirm New Password Confirm by re entering your new password here System Name Settings E...

Page 61: ...ers and settings Login Settings Old Password When changing your password enter the old password here User Name Enter a user name The default is admin New Password When changing your password enter the...

Page 62: ...nsole Settings Console Protocol Select the type of protocol you would like to use Telnet or SSH Timeout Set to 1 Min 3 Mins 5 Mins 10 Mins 15 Mins or Never Confirm New Password Confirm by re entering...

Page 63: ...nity String Enter the private SNMP community string Confirm New Password Confirm by re entering your new password here SNMP Settings Each of the six main categories display various hidden administrato...

Page 64: ...echo request packets to the target host and listening for ICMP echo response replies The default is enabled Status Confirm New Password Confirm by re entering your new password here Ping Control Sett...

Page 65: ...sion is displayed above the file location field After downloading the most recent version of firmware for the DAP 2590 from http support dlink com to your local computer use the Browse button to locat...

Page 66: ...mputer Note that if you save one configuration with the administrator s password now after resetting your DAP 2590 and then updating to this saved configuration file the password will be gone Upload F...

Page 67: ...ving Time Set the Date and Time Manually A user can either manually set the time for the AP here or click the CopyYour Computer s Time Settings button to copy the time from the computer in use Make su...

Page 68: ...and reboot the DAP 2590 by clicking Save and Activate If the Save and Activate option is selected the following window will appear to display how many seconds remain before the save settings and rebo...

Page 69: ...System System Settings Restart the Device Click Restart to restart the DAP 2590 Restore to Factory Default Settings Click Restore to restore the DAP 2590 back to factory default settings Click Clear t...

Page 70: ...70 D Link DAP 2590 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Help Scroll down the Help page for topics and explanations Help...

Page 71: ...and not economical D Link s AP Array is an ideal WLAN management tool for the small office The WLAN management feature is built within the firmware making configuration for multiple APs an effortless...

Page 72: ...of Master AP Designate one AP as Master Set up Array ID password Configure the AP Step 2 Deployment of Slave APs Specify Array ID password of Master in Slave APs Step 3 Settings Are Synchronized Backu...

Page 73: ...APs If any changes are done to the slave APs manually the Master AP will automatically synchronize its configuration to the slave AP and overwrite it Master AP Crashed In a situation where the Master...

Page 74: ...on to all Slave APs Settings that can be synchronized are Wireless Settings Multiple SSID VLAN WiFi Schedule MAC Filter WLAN Partition DHCP Server Log Settings Time Date QoS Settings Performance Setti...

Page 75: ...n event when the Master AP crashes the Backup Master AP will take over the Master AP function Each array can have up to two Backup Master APs Slave AP The Slave AP follows all the settings in the Mast...

Page 76: ...the Save button located on the lower right hand side Note Remember to select Save Activate The AP will not become master until you select Save Activate Slave AP Role Click Advanced Settings AP Array...

Page 77: ...t AP Array function by doing a firmware update Reliable WLAN Management Tool When you need a reliable WLAN management tool for your small office the D Link AP Array will be the ideal choice to provide...

Page 78: ...ecurely inserted Check if the Ethernet adapter is working properly Please see item 3 of this Troubleshooting section to check that the drivers for the network adapters are loaded properly Check if the...

Page 79: ...address range as the access point and gateway Since the DAP 2590 has an IP address of 192 168 0 50 wireless adapters must have an IP address in the same range e g 192 168 0 x Each device must have a...

Page 80: ...on the DAP 2590 you must also enable encryption on all wireless clients in order to establish a wireless connection Make sure that the SSID on the AP and the wireless client are exactly the same If t...

Page 81: ...ignal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11g 802 11a and Draft 802 11n specifications Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic...

Page 82: ...rating 10 90 non condensing Storing 5 95 non condensing Certifications FCC CE IC C Tick UL WiFi Dimensions L 184 66 mm W 164 59 mm H 31 75 mm Please note that operating frequency ranges vary depending...

Page 83: ...e Revision located on the label on the bottom of the Access Point e g rev A1 Serial Number s n number located on the label on the bottom of the Access Point You can find software updates and user docu...

Page 84: ...part thereof with any reconditioned product that D Link reasonably determines is substantially equivalent or superior in all material respects to the defective Hardware Repaired or replacement hardwa...

Page 85: ...nything stated herein to the contrary Submitting A Claim The customer shall return the product to the original purchase point based on its return policy In case the return policy period has expired an...

Page 86: ...perating 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...

Page 87: ...specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Trademarks D Link is a registered trademark of D Link Corporation D Link Systems Inc Other trademarks or regist...

Page 88: ...ns 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If this device is going to be oper...

Page 89: ...rference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipme...

Page 90: ...DAP 2590 User Manual Appendix D Registration Version 1 2 May 15 2009 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Regi...

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