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Contents

Package Contents ................................................................................ 3

Introduction ........................................................................................... 4

Connections ......................................................................................... 5

LEDs ..................................................................................................... 6

Features ............................................................................................... 7

Wireless Basics .................................................................................... 8

Installation Considerations ................................................................. 10

Getting Started ....................................................................................11

Using the Configuration Menu ............................................................ 13

Using the AP Manager ........................................................................ 35

Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 56

Technical Specifications ..................................................................... 62

Contacting Technical Support ............................................................. 65

Warranty and Registration .................................................................. 66

Summary of Contents for DWL-7200AP - AirPremier AG - Wireless Access...

Page 1: ...Manual Building Networks for People D Link AirPremier AG DWL 7200AP 802 11a 802 11g Dualband Wireless 108Mbps Access Point with PoE...

Page 2: ...ons 5 LEDs 6 Features 7 Wireless Basics 8 Installation Considerations 10 Getting Started 11 Using the Con guration Menu 13 Using the AP Manager 35 Troubleshooting 56 Technical Speci cations 62 Contact...

Page 3: ...Explorer Version 6 0 or Netscape Navigator Version 7 0 and above Computers with Windows Macintosh or Linux based operating systems with an installed Ethernet adapter Note Using a power supply with a...

Page 4: ...ongest and most advanced security features available today When used with other 802 11 WPA Wi Fi ProtectedAccess compatible products in a network with a RADIUS server the security features include WPA...

Page 5: ...the Reset Button restores the DWL 7200AP to its original factory default settings The LAN Port is Auto MDI MDIX You can insert either a straight through or a crossover Ethernet cable in this port in...

Page 6: ...he Ethernet Port solid green light indicates connection Power Solid green light indicates connection 11a WLAN 11b g WLAN 100M Link Act Blinking green light indicates activity on the Fast Ethernet Port...

Page 7: ...le with the IEEE 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g standards the DWL 7200AP can connect with existing 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11a compliant wireless network adapter cards 5 Different Operation modes Capable...

Page 8: ...purposes Mobility Productivity increases when people have access to data in any location within the operating range of the WLAN Management decisions based on real time information can signi cantly imp...

Page 9: ...ice you will be able to transfer large les quickly or even watch a movie in MPEG format over your network without noticeable delays This technology works by transmitting high speed digital data over a...

Page 10: ...p the number of walls and ceilings between the DWL 7200AP and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your DWL 7200AP s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your device...

Page 11: ...th its default settings the DWL 7200AP will automati cally connect with other D Link AirPremierTM AG products If you need to assign IP addresses to the computers on the network please remember that th...

Page 12: ...AG DWL AG660 wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop computer See the printed Quick Installation Guide included with the DWL AG660 Install the D Link AirPremierTM AG DWL AG530...

Page 13: ...completed the Setup Wizard please see the Quick Installation Guide that came with the product you can access the Con guration menu at any time by opening the Web browser and typing in the IP address o...

Page 14: ...e designated for a speci c wireless local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default setting is default The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a ne...

Page 15: ...address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet Click Apply to save the changes Get IP From Select Static Manual or Dynamic DHCP as the method you will use to assign an...

Page 16: ...Access Point Wireless Bridge Multi Point Bridge AP Client or Repeater Access Point is the default setting This mode is used to create a wireless LAN PtP Bridge will allow you to connect two LANs toget...

Page 17: ...nged Usually you will nd this address on a sticker on the device or on the packaging Find the MAC address of the DWL 7200AP that is acting as a Remote Access Point or a Remote Bridge by going to Statu...

Page 18: ...network The default is Auto Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network Specify a beacon interval value The default 100 is recommended RTS Length This value sh...

Page 19: ...Mode with Static Turbo enabled Radio Wave Select ON or OFF Advanced Performance 802 11a continued Frequency The frequency is 2 437GHz Channel The default channel is 6 Fragment Length The fragmentation...

Page 20: ...Super Mode without Turbo Capable of Packet Bursting FastFrames Compression and no Turbo mode This tool can be helpful for security purposes if you wish to limit the transmission range Super Mode with...

Page 21: ...ices with MAC addresses in the Access Control List Select Reject to reject the devices with MAC addresses in the Access Control List The following elds are available for con guration in this window MA...

Page 22: ...to exchange data through the access point Enabling this feature allows Ethernet devices to communicate with wireless clients If this feature is disabled all data from the Ethernet to associated wirel...

Page 23: ...y across the network Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings Select Open System Shared Key to allow either form of data encryption Select WPA EA...

Page 24: ...elect a Cipher EAP Type Auto AES or TKIP Passphrase Cipher Type Group Key Update Interval If you selected PSK you will need to enter a Passphrase in this eld RADIUS Server Enter the IP address of the...

Page 25: ...which the group key will be valid The default value of 1800 is recommended Group Key Update Interval When you select WPA PSK you must select AES AUTO or TKIP from the pull down menu Cipher Type Pass P...

Page 26: ...among the DWL 7200APs in the network Assign each access point a different non overlapping channel e g 1 6 11 Ethernet Link Status This eld displays the Ethernet Link Status Link Up indicates that the...

Page 27: ...that determines the IP address of a network computer that has a dynamically assigned IP address Wins Enter the IP address of the DNS server The DNS server translates domain names such as www dlink com...

Page 28: ...s Internet Naming Service is a system that determines the IP address of the a network computer that has a dynamically assigned IP address DNS Enter the IP address of the DNS server The DNS server tran...

Page 29: ...dress This screen displays information about the current DHCP dynamic and static IP address pools This information is available when you enable the DHCP function of the DWL 7200AP and assign dynamic a...

Page 30: ...tinued Tools Admin Enter a user name admin is the default setting User Name To change your password enter your old password here Old Password Enter your new password here New Password Enter your new p...

Page 31: ...0AP Apply Settings and Restart Click Restore to return the DWL 7200AP to its factory default settings Restore to Factory Default Settings After you have downloaded the most recent version of the rmwar...

Page 32: ...he Local Hard Drive Click to Enable a Telnet session Status Telnet Settings Select a time period after which a session timeout will occur Timeout Browse for the con guration settings that you have sav...

Page 33: ...his window displays the settings of the DWL 7200AP as well as the Firmware version andtheMAC address Status Stats This window displays the statistics of the 802 11a or 802 11g wireless local area netw...

Page 34: ...ing the Con guration Menu continued Help At this window you can access the help screens for the topics listed Information about the clients associated with the DWL 7200AP is listed here Status Client...

Page 35: ...ation of your network from a central computer With AP Manager there is no need to con gure devices individually Click on this button to discover the devices available on the network To launch the AP M...

Page 36: ...at once Click on the IP button after you ve selected all of the AP s you want to assign an IP address Enter the IP address you want to assign the rst unit and the AP manager will automatically assign...

Page 37: ...pening a con guration le you must click the Apply button to save the settings to the selected device s The save button allows you to save a con guration le of the selected device settings Only setting...

Page 38: ...of the device check the IP Address box You can then enter an IP address and Subnet Mask for the selected access point This option is only con gurable when one access point is selected for con guration...

Page 39: ...rt This pulldown selection enables or disables the ability to Telnet into the selected device s Telnet Timeout This pulldown selection de nes the timeout period during a Telnet session with the select...

Page 40: ...ct the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices s Beacon Interval 20 1000 Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network Specify the beacon value for the selected de...

Page 41: ...o select the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices s Beacon Interval 20 1000 Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network Specify the beacon value for the selec...

Page 42: ...d on your selection Authentication Type Select from the pulldown menu the type of authentication to be used on the selected device s Encryption Enable or disable encryption on the selected device s Ac...

Page 43: ...during which the group key will be vaild 1800 is the recommended setting A lower interval may reduce transfer rates Device Con guration Security IEEE 802 11g WPA EAP Cipher Type Select Auto TKIP or A...

Page 44: ...on the RADIUS server RADIUS Secret Enter the RADIUS secret Device Con guration Security IEEE 802 11a WPA PSK Cipher Type Select auto TKIP or AES from the pulldown menu Group Key Update Interval Select...

Page 45: ...val Select the interval during which the group key will be vaild 1800 is the recommended setting A lower interval may reduce transfer rates PassPhrase Enter a PassPhrase between 8 63 characters in len...

Page 46: ...Ethernet devices when this is disabled Access Control When disabled access control is not ltered based on the MAC address If Accept or Reject is selected then a box appears for entering MAC addresses...

Page 47: ...e using DWL 7200APs When enabled you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL 7200APs Enter up to eight addresses AP Repeater Allows you to repeat the wireless signal of the root access point When...

Page 48: ...a dynamically assigned IP address if applicable DNS The IP address of the DNS server if applicable Domain Name Enter the domain name of the DWL 7200AP if applicable Lease Time The period of time that...

Page 49: ...guration button To load a previously saved con guration le follow these steps Select a device or devices from the Device List on the main screen of the AP Manager Click the device con guration button...

Page 50: ...E IS BEING UPGRADED You can upgrade the rmware by clicking on this button after selecting the device s You can customize the basic System Settings for the DWL 7200AP by clicking on this button System...

Page 51: ...the AP Manager continued This button will launch the Setup Wizard that will guide you through device con guration Setup Wizard Click Next Enter a Password and retype it in the Verify Password eld Cli...

Page 52: ...Setup Wizard continued Using the AP Manager continued Click Next Enter the SSID and the Channel for the network If you want to enable Encryption enter the Encryption values here Click Next IEEE802 11...

Page 53: ...etup Wizard continued Using the AP Manager continued Click Next Enter the SSID and the Channel for the IEEE network If you want to enable Encryption enter the Encryption values here Click Next IEEE802...

Page 54: ...54 Setup Wizard continued Using the AP Manager continued The DWL 7200AP setup is complete Click Finish...

Page 55: ...button to refresh the list of devices available on the network About Click on this button to view the version of AP Manager Devices with a checkmark next to them are still available on the network De...

Page 56: ...he computers 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 sam...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...on of this manual Check to make sure that the DNS server in your network is functioning properly by pinging it If the DNS server is not functioning properly you may be unable to access the Internet Ty...

Page 59: ...L G650 you may be using other network adapters but the procedure will remain the same Select Proper ties to check that the drivers are installed properly Look under Device Status to check that the dev...

Page 60: ...wireless connection will not be established The encryption settings are 64 128 or 152 bit Make sure that the encryption bit level is the same on the access point and the wireless client Move the DWL...

Page 61: ...using 2 4GHz cordless phones X 10 equipment or other home security systems ceiling fans and lights your wireless connection will degrade dramati cally or drop altogether Try changing the channel on yo...

Page 62: ...11b 11 5 5 2 and1Mbps Security 64 128 152 bit WEP WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA TKIP AES PSK 802 1x EAP MD5 TLS TTLS PEAP MAC Address Access Control List Wireless Frequency Range 2 4GHz to 2 4835GHz...

Page 63: ...d 9Mbps QPSK 12 and 18Mbps 16QAM 24 and 36Mbps 64QAM 48 54 and 108Mbps DSSS DBPSK 1Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps CCK 5 5 and 11Mbps Transmit Output Power For 802 11a 63mW 18dBm 40mW 16dBm 32mW 15dBm 6mW 7dBm 1mW 0...

Page 64: ...g Voltage 48VDC 10 for PoE Wireless Operating Range 802 11g Full Power with 5dBi gain diversity dipole antenna Indoors 98ft 30m 54Mbps 105ft 32m 48Mbps 121ft 37m 36Mbps 148ft 45m 24Mbps 203ft 62m 18Mb...

Page 65: ...rough our web site or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 6 00am to 6 00pm PST D Link Technical Support over the Inter...

Page 66: ...nt functional speci cations 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 provi...

Page 67: ...h defaced or removed Initial installation installation and removal of the product for repair and shipping costs Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product and normal maint...

Page 68: ...ved including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These...

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