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DWL-300AP User’s Manual

D-Link Systems, Inc.

Using the Configuration Menu

After successfully logging into the DWL-300AP the following screen appears:

When making changes on most of the configuration screens in this section, use the

Apply

button

at the bottom of each screen to save your configuration changes.

Click to apply configuration changes.

Summary of Contents for DWL-3200AP - AirPremier - Wireless Access...

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Page 2: ...Package Contents 3 Introduction 4 Features and Benefits 6 Wireless Basics 7 Three Operational Modes 10 Getting Started 11 Using the Configuration Menu 13 AP Manager II 58 Networking Basics 59 Trouble...

Page 3: ...nimum System Requirements Note Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the DWL 3200AP will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above item...

Page 4: ...ink AirPremier products The 802 11g standard is backwards compatible with 802 11b devices Introduction Introduction Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11g specifications Actua...

Page 5: ...e correct username and password then access is granted In a scenario where an employee leaves the company the network administrator can remove the employee from the authorized list and not have to wor...

Page 6: ...nt Software Makes network configuration quick and simple and will allow you to manage multiple access points from a single computer SNMP for Management The DWL 3200AP is not just fast but it also supp...

Page 7: ...rmation can significantly improve worker efficiency Low Implementation Costs WLANs are easy to set up manage change and relocate Networks that frequently change can benefit from WLANs ease of implemen...

Page 8: ...digital data over a radio wave utilizing OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology OFDM works by splitting the radio signal into multiple smaller sub signals that are then transmitte...

Page 9: ...f walls and ceilings between the DWL 3200AP and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your DWL 3200AP s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your devices so that the...

Page 10: ...10 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Three Operational Modes Three Operational Modes...

Page 11: ...an available PCI slot on your desktop computer See the printed Install Guide included with the network adapter Install the drivers for the D Link WNA 2330 wireless Cardbus adapter into a laptop comput...

Page 12: ...d of the Ethernet cable to the port labeled P DATA OUT on the PoE base unit Connect another Ethernet cable from the DATA IN port on the PoE base unit to your router switch using a straight through cab...

Page 13: ...tart your web browser program Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Type the IP address and http port of the DWL 3200AP in the address field http 192 168 0 50 and press Enter Make sure that the IP addr...

Page 14: ...nu After successfully logging into the DWL 3200AP the following screen appears When making changes on most of the configuration screens in this section use the Apply button at the bottom of each scree...

Page 15: ...hanged to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network The SSID can be up to 32 characters and is case sensitive Enable or Disable SSID broadcast Enabling this featur...

Page 16: ...se WPA2 Enterprise WPA Auto Enterprise to secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS server Select WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Auto Personal to secure your network using a password and dyna...

Page 17: ...The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network The SSID can be up to 32 characters and is case sensitive Enable or Disable SSID broad...

Page 18: ...l WPA Auto Personal to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes No RADIUS server required Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F ASCII American Standard...

Page 19: ...e SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network The SSID can be up to 32 characters and is case sensitive Enable or Disable SSID broadcas...

Page 20: ...ame WEP settings Select Open System Shared Key to allow either form of data encryption Select WPA Enterprise WPA2 Enterprise WPA Auto Enterprise to secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS s...

Page 21: ...The SSID s factory default setting is dlink The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network Enable or Disable SSID broadcast Enabling t...

Page 22: ...WPA Personal WPA2 Personal orWPA Auto Personal to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes No RADIUS Server required Using the Configuration Menu WDS Site Enabling this feature aut...

Page 23: ...vice Set Identifier SSID is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default setting is default The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing w...

Page 24: ...ed Open System Shared Key Open System Shared Key WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Auto Personal Using the Configuration Menu WDS Site Survey Click on the Scan button to search for available wireless net...

Page 25: ...Personal WPA2 Enterprise WPA2 Personal WPA Auto Enterprise WPA Auto Personal Open System Shared Key Open System Shared Key WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Auto Personal Open System Shared Key Open Syst...

Page 26: ...network must share the same subnet mask Enter the IP address of the gateway in your network If there isn t a gateway in your network please enter an IP address within the range of your network Home B...

Page 27: ...t a setting between 1 and 255 1 is the default setting DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages Wireless Band Frequency Channel Data R...

Page 28: ...fault This means that the access point will auto switch to the antenna with better RSSI value The fragmentation threshold which is specified in bytes determines whether packets will be fragmented Pack...

Page 29: ...nternet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping allows the AP to recognize IGMP queries and reports sent between routers and an IGMP host wireless STA When enabled IGMP snooping the AP will forward mu...

Page 30: ...reless network traffic and clients using multiple DWL 3200APs Select Enable or Disable If the Ethernet connection between the LAN and the DWL 3200AP is disconnected the Link Integrate option will caus...

Page 31: ...ed in the IEEE802 1Q standard Check to use Multi SSID Check to use a VLAN You can enable this function to set a priority to each SSID Working with 802 1p and 802 1q improve the user experience for aud...

Page 32: ...lect Enable or Disable When Primary SSID is set to any of the following security levels Multi SSID can use any of these security levels None Open System WEP Shared Key WEP WPA Personal WPA2 Personal W...

Page 33: ...Using the Configuration Menu Home Advanced Settings Rogue AP The Basic Service Set Type allows you to select from AP BSS Ad Hoc or Both Select the type of network bands 11b and 11g that you would lik...

Page 34: ...ion This window shows all of the neighbor APs detected which is based on your criteria from above BSS Type Band and Security If the AP is in the same network or if you know the AP just click on Add to...

Page 35: ...ies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses Select Enable to allow the DWL 3200AP to function as a...

Page 36: ...server The DNS Domain Name Server translates domain names such as www dlink com into IP addresses Enter the domain name of the DWL 3200AP if applicable An example of a domain name is www dlink com Th...

Page 37: ...atically without the need to manually assign IP addresses Select Enable to allow the DWL 3200AP to function as a DHCP server Use the Static Pool Settings to assign the same IP address to a device at e...

Page 38: ...em that determines the IP address of a network computer with a dynamically assigned IP address if applicable Enter the IP address of the Domain Name Server if applicable The DNS translates domain name...

Page 39: ...DWL 3200AP and assign dynamic and static IP address pools Current DHCP Dynamic Pools Binding MAC address Assigned IP address Lease Time Current DHCP Static Pools Binding MAC address The MAC address o...

Page 40: ...40 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Configuration Menu Assigned IP address The current corresponding DHCP assigned static IP address of the device...

Page 41: ...ddresses that you wish to include in your filters list and click Save When you enter a MAC address it appears in this list Highlight a MAC address and click Delete to remove it from the list Select Di...

Page 42: ...this feature allows wireless clients to communicate with each other If this is disabled wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to exchange data through the access point Enabling this f...

Page 43: ...nual D Link Systems Inc Using the Configuration Menu Home Status Device Information Device Information This window displays the configuration settings of the DWL 3200AP including the firmware version...

Page 44: ...y connected to the DWL 3200AP The following information is available for each client communicating with the DWL 3200AP Displays the MAC address of the client MAC Displays the wireless band the client...

Page 45: ...45 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Home Status Stats Ethernet This screen displays information of the wired interface network traffic...

Page 46: ...46 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Home Status Stats WLAN 802 11g Displays statistics data of throughput transmitted frame received frame and WEP frame error for the DWL 8200AP network...

Page 47: ...47 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Configuration Menu View Log The log displays system and network messages including a time stamp and message type Home Status Log View Log...

Page 48: ...end the DWL 3200APs log to Log Settings Log Type Check the box for the type of activity you want to log There are three types System Wireless and Notice SMTP Settings SMTP Server IP Address Enter the...

Page 49: ...IP Check to enable the Limit Administrator IP address 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...

Page 50: ...ing ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listening for ICMP echo response replies By disabling the Ping control setting the AP will not respond to the ICMP echo request packets Default is...

Page 51: ...e on your local computer After selecting and opening the file click Upload to upload the file to the DWL 3200AP Upload Firmware After downloading the most recent version of firmware for the DWL 3200AP...

Page 52: ...d Download Download Configuration File Click Download to save the current DWL 3200AP configuration to your local computer Upload File Click Browse to locate a previously saved configuration file on yo...

Page 53: ...e file When you click Browse in the previous screen the dialog box shown above appears Select the file you wish to download and click Open Click OK to begin loading Click Restart for the settings to t...

Page 54: ...guration Menu Tool SNTP SNTP NTP Information Displays the current SNTP NTP settings SNT NTP Server IP Address Enter the SNTP NTP server IP address SNTP NTP Time Zone Select your correct Time Zone Dayl...

Page 55: ...ick Save and Activate to save your current settings and activate them The dialog box below will appear as the device restarts Please wait for a few seconds Configuration Discard Changes Click Discard...

Page 56: ...3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Configuration Menu System System Settings Click Restart to restart the DWL 3200AP Click Restore to restore the DWL 3200AP back to factory default set...

Page 57: ...57 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Help Using the Configuration Menu Scroll down the Help page for topics and explanations Help...

Page 58: ...from a central computer With AP Manager II there is no need to configure devices individually AP Manager II allows you to configure AP settings update the firmware and organize and sort your APs into...

Page 59: ...work using Microsoft 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 Go...

Page 60: ...king Basics 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 N...

Page 61: ...r s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup...

Page 62: ...nk Systems Inc Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer This may take...

Page 63: ...sert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Click Next In the window below select the option that fits your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will...

Page 64: ...ead the information under 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 o...

Page 65: ...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 othe...

Page 66: ...lease follow these directions 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...

Page 67: ...Workgroup name Click OK Networking Basics The wireless 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...

Page 68: ...68 DWL 3200AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics This window will appear Click the Support tab Click Close...

Page 69: ...ation Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable router you will not need to assign static IP addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable router or you need to assign a static IP address pl...

Page 70: ...l TCP IP Click Properties Input your IP address and subnet mask The IP addresses on your network must be within the same range For example if one computer has an IP address of 192 168 0 2 the other co...

Page 71: ...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 Networking Basics Assigning a Sta...

Page 72: ...tems Inc Networking Basics Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Manually in the Configure pull down menu Input the Static IP Address the Subnet Mask and the Router IP Address in...

Page 73: ...r s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics 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 Configu...

Page 74: ...ar in a few seconds Go to Start Run type cmd A window similar to this one will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point A good wireless conne...

Page 75: ...properly Please see item 3 Check that the drivers for the network adapters are installed properly in this Troubleshooting section to check that the drivers are loaded properly Check that the IP addre...

Page 76: ...8 0 50 wireless adapters 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 sam...

Page 77: ...ters are installed properly You may be using different network adapters than those illustrated here but this procedure will remain the same regardless of the type of network adapters you are using Go...

Page 78: ...D Link AirPlus DWL G650Wireless Cardbus Adapter In this example we use the DWL G650 you may be using other network adapters but the procedure will remain the same Select Properties to check that the...

Page 79: ...nel on your router access point and wireless adapter to a different channel to avoid interference Keep your product away at least 3 6 feet from electrical devices that generate RF noise like microwave...

Page 80: ...n 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...

Page 81: ...ble MAC Address Access Control List Wireless Frequency Range 2 4GHz to 2 4835GHz Wireless Operating Range 802 11g Full Power with 5dBi gain diversity dipole antenna Indoors 98ft 30m 54Mbps 112ft 34m 4...

Page 82: ...M 24 and 36Mbps 64QAM 48 and 54Mbps DSSS DBPSK 1Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps CCK 5 5 and 11Mbps Max Transmit Output Power For 802 11b 100mW 20dBm For 802 11g 100mW 20dBm Max EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Powe...

Page 83: ...Mbps 72dBm LEDs Power LAN 802 11b g Temperature Operating 40 F to 140 F 40 C to 60 C Storing 40 F to 149 F 40 C to 65 C Humidity Operating 10 90 non condensing Storing 5 95 non condensing Certificatio...

Page 84: ...ustomers can contact D Link Technical Support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 354 6555 D Link Techni...

Page 85: ...urchase price paid that is attributable to the Software Except as otherwise agreed by D Link in writing the replacement Software is provided only to the original licensee and is subject to the terms a...

Page 86: ...HER EQUIPMENT OR COMPUTER PROGRAMSTOWHICH D LINK S PRODUCT IS CONNECTED WITH LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA CONTAINED IN STORED ON OR INTEGRATEDWITH ANY PRODUCT RETURNEDTO D LINK FORWARRANTY SERVICE RESU...

Page 87: ...ser s Manual D Link Systems Inc Registration Registration Version 2 60 September 24 2008 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your w...

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