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DHP - W310A V U ser Manual P ow erline A V 500 W ireless N Mini Ex tender V ersion 1.10 | 08/12/2014[...]

2 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual D-Link reser v es the right to revise this publica tion and to make changes in the cont ent hereof without obligation t o notify any person or or ganization of such revisions or changes . Manual Revisions Revision Date Description 1.10 August 25, 2014 • T rademarks and pow er usage revision T r ademarks D-Link an[...]

3 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual T able of C ontents Product Overview .............................................................. 5 P ackage Contents ......................................................................... 5 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 6 Introduction ..................[...]

4 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual T able of C ontents Networking Basics ........................................................... 54 Check your IP addr ess ............................................................... 54 Statically Assig n an IP address ...............................................55 T echnical Specications ...............[...]

5 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview D-Link DHP-W310A V Po werline A V 500 Wir eless N Mini Ex tender CA T5 Ethernet Cable CD-ROM with S oft ware and User Manual Wi-F i Conguration C ard Wi-Fi Conguration Note P ack age C ont en ts P r oduc t O ver view[...]

6 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview S y st em Requir ements Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet clients W eb -based Congura tion Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • W indows®, Macint osh, or Linux-based op[...]

7 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview The DHP - W310A V allows you to connect both wir ed and wireless computers , high-denition T Vs , networking devices , and gaming consoles using the most per vasive medium in y our home - the electrical wir ing. Shar e Internet connections and experience smooth le transfers , s[...]

8 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e Over view C onnections 1 ON/OFF Switch T ur ns the device ON or OFF . 2 RJ-45 10/100BASE- T X Ethernet Port Use an Ethernet cable to connect to to PCs , game consoles, and network stor age Devices. 1 2 1[...]

9 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e Over view Side 1 Reset Button Pr ess and hold the button for 5 seconds t o reset the device t o factor y default settings. 2 Common C onnect Button Push this button t o create a secur e P owerline connection with another adapter . It can also be used to connect using Wi-F [...]

10 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e Over view LEDs 1 Po wer LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . A blink ing light indicates it is in sleep mode or seeking a Pow erline connection. 2 Wir eless LED A solid light indicates that the wir eless segment is ready . 3 P owerline LE[...]

11 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Har dwar e I nstallation Pow e r Plug the DHP - W310A V int o an A C wall outlet where you want to extend your network. The P ower LED on the DHP -W310A V will turn on to indicat e it is receiving po wer . This may take up to 60 seconds . Plug in the Ethernet Cable Connect one end of the [...]

12 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The DHP-W310A V lets you access your network using a wireless connec tion from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless[...]

13 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation P o w erline Installation C onsidera tions Plan the location of y our P ow erline devices: 1. Connect P ow erline devices to electrical outlets that are not contr olled by a w all switch to a void acciden tally turning o power t o the device . 2. Do not connect the Po werline devices t[...]

14 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Please read all of the saf ety and operating instructions before using y our devic e: 1. Do not open the device or attempt t o repair or service the device. 2. Ensure that the devic e is plugged into the wall in a v er tical position. 3. Use the device in a dry location, and avoid placing[...]

15 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation C ongura tion Setup If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the performance of the DHP- W310A V , you may use the w eb-based conguration utility . T o access the conguration utility , open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter either h ttp://dlinkapW[...]

16 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Hybrid Link Setup Use the wizard’ s on-screen incstruc tions to conv eniently set up your net work if you have not yet. Y ou can also manually congure your network . Wi-F i settings are cover ed at W ir eless Settings on page 17 and Po werline settings are a t PL C Settings on pag[...]

17 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless Settings If you are connected to a h ybrid P ow erline router that also br oadcasts Wi-F i, you will see that router’ s network name (SSID) here . When you ar e brow sing for a vailable wireless networks, this is the name that will appear in the list. Y ou can choose to ext[...]

18 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation LAN Settings This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the DHP -W310A V and to congure the DHCP settings. Enter the Device Name of this DHP- W310A V . Y ou will use this name to connect to it through a web browser . The default name is listed on your Wi-F i[...]

19 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Select Static IP to manually enter the IP address , subnet mask, and default gateway addr esses. LAN Connection T ype: IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Default Gatewa y: DNS Ser ver: Save Settings: Select Static IP from the drop- down menu. Enter the IP address of the DHP -W310A V . The defau[...]

20 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation This section will show you how t o congure y our new D-Link Po werline A V using the web-based conguration utility . PL C S ettings P ow er Saving: Network Name: Public Network Name: Private Network Name: Scan: Member List: QoS Setting: MA C Addr ess/ P ort Number: P ower sa ve m[...]

21 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Use MAC (M edia A ccess Control) Filters to authorize wireless clients t o acc ess y our network by their MAC addresses. When enabled, you can choose to block the devices listed , or only allow the devices list ed. MA C A ddress F ilter MA C F iltering Rules: Description: MA C Addr ess[...]

22 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A dvanc ed W ireless T ransmit P ow er: WMM Enable: Short GI: IGMP Snooping: WLAN Partition: HT20/40 Coe xistence: Sets the transmit power of the ant ennas. WMM is a Quality of Ser vice (QoS) system for your wireless network. Enabling this featur e will impr ove the quality of video an[...]

23 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation User Limit This screen lets y ou set the maximum number of wireless clients tha t can connect at one time to your DHP -W310A V Enable User Limit: User Limit: Sa ve Settings: Check the Enable User Limit box t o enable limiting the number of devices that can connect to the DHP- W310A V .[...]

24 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A dmin This page will allow y ou to change the administrat or password , which is used to acc ess the conguration in ter face and change settings. Enter a new passwor d for the admin user name. The administrator account can change the conguration of the devic e. Enter the same pa[...]

25 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sys te m Save Settings T o Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings F rom Local Hard Driv e: Restore to F ac tor y Default Settings: Reboot the Device: Clear Language P ack: Use this option to sa ve the current DHP- W310A V conguration settings to a le on the computer y ou are using . Cl[...]

26 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F irmw ar e Y ou can upgrade the r mwar e of the DHP-W310A V from this page. Make sure the rmware you would like to use is on the local hard drive of your comput er . Click Brow se... t o locate the rm ware le to be used f or the updat e. Please check the D-Link suppor t si[...]

27 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T ime The Time Congura tion option allows y ou to congur e, updat e, and maintain the corr ect time on the internal system clock. F rom this section you can set the time zone that y ou are in. Daylight Sa ving can also be congured t o automatically adjust the time when needed [...]

28 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation S y stem C heck This page helps you t o diagnose connection problems. Ping T est: IPv6 Ping T est: Ping Result: A ping test sends a tiny bit of inf ormation to a website and an ticipates a respon se. P inging an extremely stable site such as your fa vorite search engine or new s site c[...]

29 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Devic e Info This page display s the current inf ormation for the DHP -W310A V . It will display the LAN and wireless LAN inf ormation. General: LAN: W ireless LAN: PL C: Displays the DHP -W310A V ’ s time and rmwar e version. Displays the M AC addr ess and the private (local) IP [...]

30 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation L ogs The DHP-W310A V keeps a running log of events and ac tivities occurring on the DHP- W310A V . If the AP is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. Y ou can save the log les prior to clearing them. Log Options: Save L og F ile: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Cl[...]

31 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Statistics The DHP -W310A V keeps sta tistics on the trac that passes through it. Y ou can view the amount of packets that pass through the LAN and wireless por tions of the network. The trac count er will reset if the DHP -W310A V is rebooted.[...]

32 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless This section allows you t o view the wireless devices that ar e connected to y our wireless DHP -W310A V . Number of W ireles Clients: SSID: MA C Addr ess: Uptime: Mode: Rssi (%): Displays the number of devies that ar e connected to the DHP -W310A V via wireless . The wireles[...]

33 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 This section will display all of your IPv6 Internet and network connection details.[...]

34 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Suppor t Click on a link in the Suppor t heading for more inf ormation on each section of the rmwar e.[...]

35 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Step 2 - Within 2 minutes , press the WPS button on y our wireless client (or launch the sof t ware utility and star t the WPS process). Step 1 - Pr ess the WPS button on the router f or about 1 second . The P o wer/Status LED will start to blink. Step 3 - Allow up to 2 minutes to con?[...]

36 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the securit y key ( Wi-F i passwor d) being used . T [...]

37 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Y ou will then be prompted to enter the network security key ( Wi-F i password) for the wireless network. Enter the passwor d into the bo x and click Nex t . If you wish to use Wi-F i Prot ected Setup ( WPS) to connect t o the r outer , you can also press the WPS button on your r outer[...]

38 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W indow s® 7 1. Click on the wireless icon in y our system tr ay (lo wer-right c orner). 2. The utility will display any a vailable wir eless networks in your ar ea. Wir eless Icon WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access[...]

39 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 4. The following window appears while your computer tries to connect to the rout er . 3. H ighlight the wireless connec tion with Wi-F i name (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the C onnect button. If you get a good signal but cannot acc ess the Internet, check your T CP/IP [...]

40 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click OK . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the rout er . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails , please verify that the securit[...]

41 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users ma y use the built-in wir eless utility . If you ar e using a third-part y utility or W indows® 2000, please r ef er to the user manual of your wir eless adapter f or help with connecting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have a “ s[...]

42 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the securit y key or passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wirele[...]

43 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your r outer and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails , please verify that the security settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on t[...]

44 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Congura tion Utilit y). The follo wing instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you ar e using another compan y ’ s utilit y , please r efer t o the user manual of your wireless adapt er for hel[...]

45 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless rout er or access point bef or e conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless net work (SSID) you would like to connect to and c[...]

46 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 3. The W ir eless Netwo rk C onnection box will appear . Ent er the WP A- PSK passphrase and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings ar e correct. The WP A-PSK passphrase must be ex[...]

47 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DHP- W310A V . Read the following descriptions if you ar e having problems. ( The examples belo w are illustr ated in Windo ws® XP . If you hav e a di erent ope[...]

48 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > S ettings > Contr ol P anel . D ouble - click the I nternet Options Icon. F rom the S ecurity tab , click the button to restore the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to N[...]

49 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting W ir eless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-t o-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public acc ess wireless networks. S trictly adher ing to the IEEE standard , the D-Link wireless family of p[...]

50 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your comput er to the network without using wires . Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to c onnect computers anywhere in y our home or oce network. Wh y D -Link[...]

51 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting W ireless P ersonal Area Networ k ( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wireless technology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operate in a range up to 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range are both less than WLAN, but in return it doe[...]

52 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. P eople like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless access to attract people. The wireless connec tion in publ[...]

53 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting There ar e basically two modes of networking: Infrastructure – All wireless clien ts will connect to an access point or wir eless rout er . Ad-Hoc – Dir ectly connecting to another computer , f or peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each comput er , such[...]

54 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Networking B asics After you install your new D -Link adapter , by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address, please f ollow the st eps below . Click on Start > Run . I n[...]

55 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Sta tically Assig n an IP addr ess If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/DHP -W310A V , or you need t o assign a static IP address , please f ollow the steps below: Step 1 Windo ws Vista® - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing C[...]

56 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE P1905.1 draft • IEEE 1901 Network Int er faces • One 10/100 Ethernet por t • W ireless N • P owerline A C Input • 100 - 240 V A C 50/60 Hz Security • WP[...]

57 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications LEDs • P ower • Ethernet • WLAN • P owerline Safety & Emissions • FC C • CE • RoHS • UL, CE L VD Dimensions • 90 x 65 x 50 mm (3.54 x 2.56 x 1.97 inches) W eight • 174.8 g (.38 lbs)[...]