D-Link DWL-2100AP manuel d'utilisation

Manual V2.50 Building Networks for People D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G D WL-2100AP 802.1 1g Wireless 108Mbps Access Point ®[...]

2 Contents Package Contents ................................................................................ 3 Introduction ........................................................................................... 4 Connections.......................................................................................... 5 Features and Benets .....[...]

3 Contents of Package: D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G DWL-2100AP 802.1 1g Wireless 108Mbps Access Point Power Adapter-DC 5V , 2.0A Manual and W arranty on CD Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Internet Explorer V ersion 6.0 or Netscape Navigator V ersion 6.0 and Above Computers with Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating systems with an instal[...]

4 Introduction For home users that will not incorporate a RADIUS server in their network, the security for the DWL-2100AP , used in conjunction with other WP A-compatible 802.1 1 products, will still be much stronger than ever before. Utilizing the Pre-Shared Key mode of WP A, the DWL-2100AP will obtain a new security key every time it connects to [...]

5 Connections Receptor for the Power Adapter . Pressing the Reset Button restores the DWL-2100AP to its original factory default settings. The LAN Port is Auto-MDI/MDIX. Y ou can insert either a straight- through or a crossover Ethernet cable in this port in order to connect the DWL-2100AP to the local network.[...]

6 LEDs LED stands for Light-Emitting Diode. The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point has 3 LEDs as shown below: Power: Solid green light indicates connection. LAN: Blinking green light indicates activ- ity on the Ethernet Port; solid green light indicates connection. WLAN: Blinking green light indicates wireless activity; solid green light indicates co[...]

7 Features 5 Different Operation modes - Capable of operating in one of ve different operat ion modes to meet your wirele ss networking requir ements: Access Point, AP-to-multipoint bridge with AP function, AP-to-Multipoint Bridging without AP function , Repeater , or Wireless Client.   Better security with WP A. The DWL-210 0AP can secur [...]

8 Wireless Basics Wireless users can use the same applications they use on a wired network. Wireless adapter cards used on laptop and desktop systems support the same protocols as Ethernet adapter cards. D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, [...]

9 Wireless Basics (continued) Standards-Based T echnology The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.1 1b and the 802.1 1g standards. The IEEE 802.1 1g standard is an extension of the 802.1 1b standard. It increases the data rate up to 54 Mbps (108Mbps in Super G mode) within the 2.4GHz band, utilizing OFDM technology . This means that i[...]

10 Wireless Basics (continued) Installation Considerations The D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G TM DWL-2100AP lets you access your network, using a wireless connection, from virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keep in mind, however , that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass[...]

11 Getting Started On the following pages we will show you an example of an Infrastructure Network incorporating the DWL-2100AP . An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router . The Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page contains the following D-Link network devices (your existing network may be compris[...]

12 Please remember that D-Link Air Plus Xtreme TM G wirel ess devices are pre-c ongured to connect together , right out of the box, with their default settings. Y ou will need broadband Internet access (a Cable or DSL-subscriber line into your home or ofce). Consult with your Cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem. Connect[...]

13         Note: if you have changed the default IP address assigned to the DWL-2100AP , make sure to enter the correct IP address. Using the Conguration Menu Home > Wizard The Home>Wizard screen will appear . P l e a s e r e f e r t o t h e Quick Installation Guide for more infor- mation reg[...]

14 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > AP Mode Channel- 6 is the default channel. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Wireless Band- IEEE 802.1 1g. Mode- Access Point is selected from the pull down menu.. SSID Broad- cast- Enable or Disable SSID Broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID a[...]

15 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless> AP Mode(continued) Authentication : Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-EAP WPA-PSK WPA2-EAP WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-EAP WPA-Auto-PSK Select Open System to communicate the key across the network. Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those devices that share the [...]

16 Cipher T ype- Group Key Update Interval- Radius Server- Radius Port- Radius Secret- Select AES , AUTO or TKIP from the pull down menu. Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 is the recommende d value. A lower interval may reduce data transfe r rate. Enter the IP address of the Radius server . Enter the Radius port. En[...]

17 Cipher T ype- Group Key Up- date Interval- PassPhrase- Select AES , AUTO or TKIP from the pull down menu. Select the interval during which the group key wll be valid. The default value of 1800 is recommended. Enter a PassPhrase in the corresponding eld. Home>Wireless>AP Mode>WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK, WP A-Auto-PSK Using the Conguration[...]

18 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > WDS with AP Mode Channel- 6 is the default channel. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Wireless Band- IEEE 802.1 1g. Mode- WDS with AP mode is selected from the pull-down menu. SSID Broad- cast- Enable or Disable SSID Broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcast[...]

19 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless> WDS with AP Mode(continued) Enter the MAC address of the APs in your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks. Remote AP MAC Address- Authentication : Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-PSK Select Open System to[...]

20 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless >WDS Mode Channel- 6 is the default channel. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Wireless Band- IEEE 802.1 1g. Mode WDS is selected from the pull-down menu. SSID Broad- cast- Enable or Disable SSID Broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the n[...]

21 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless>WDS Mode(continued) Re mo te AP M ac Address- Enter the MAC address of the APs in your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks. Enter a PassPhrase in the corresponding eld. Encryption: Key T ype*: Key Size: V alid Key: First through Fourth keys:[...]

22 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > AP Repeater Mode Wireless Band- IEEE 802.1 1g. Mode AP Repeater is selected from the pull-down menu. Remote AP Mac Address or Site Survey- Enter the MAC address of the root AP or site survey to choose the root AP in your network that will allow you to repeat the wireless signal of[...]

23 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless>AP Repeater Mode(continued) Authentication : Open System Shared Key Select Open System to communicate the key across the network. Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings. Encryption: Key T ype*: Key Size: V alid Key: First thro[...]

24 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > AP Client Mode Wireless Band- IEEE 802.1 1g. Mode- AP Client is selected from the pull-down menu. Remote AP Site Survey- Wil l tr ansf orm any IEE E 80 2.3 dev ice( e.g. , a comp ute r , pri nte r , etc .). int o an 802 .1 1b wi rel ess clie nt w hen it comm unic ates wi th a noth[...]

25 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless>AP Client Mode(continued) Encryption: Key T ype*: Key Size: V alid Key: First through Fourth keys: Enter a PassPhrase in the corresponding eld. Authentication : Open System Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK Select Open System to communicate the key across the network. Select Shared Key[...]

26 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Home > LAN LAN is short for Local Area Network. This is considered your internal network. These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the DWL-2100AP . These settings may be referred to as private settings. Y ou may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your inter[...]

27 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Performance Wireless Band- Data Rate- Beacon Interval- DTIM- Fragment Length- RTS Length- T ransmit Power- IEEE 802.1 1g The Data Rates are Auto, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 1 1Mbps, 12Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps, 54Mbps. Bea cons are pack ets sent by an acce ss point to s[...]

28 Wireless B/G Mode- Preamble- Antenna Diversity (continued)- IGMP Snooping: Advanced Data Rate Settings- This function allows you to congure the wireless network with IEEE 802.1 1g only , IEEE 802.1 1b only , or IEEE 802.1 1g with backward in - teroperability with IEEE 802.1 1b. Select the default value Short and Long , or Long Only . Diversit[...]

29 Advanced > Filters > Wireless Access Settings Access Control- Select Disabled to disable the lters function. Select Accept to ac c ep t on ly th os e d ev ice s wi th MA C a dd re ss e s i n the Access Control List. Select Reject to reject the devices with MAC addresses in the Access Control List. The following elds are available for[...]

30 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Filters > WLAN Partition Wireless Band - Enabling this feature allows wireless clients to communicate with each other . If this feature is disabled, wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to exchange data through the access point. Enabling this feature allows Ethernet dev[...]

31 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Grouping The D-Link DWL-2100AP allows you to balance the distribution of wireless client connections across multiple access points. Using load balancing, you can prevent scenarios where a single access point in your network shows performance degradation because it is handling a disproportio[...]

32 Enter the subnet mask. Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Input the rst IP ad - dress available for assignment in your network. DHCP Server Control- IP Assigned From- The Range of Pool (1-255)- SubMask- Enter the IP address of the router on the network. Gateway- Enable or Disable the DHCP function here. Windows Internet Naming Service [...]

33 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > DHCP Server > Static Pool Settings* DHCP Server Control- Enable or Disable the DHCP function here. Static P ool Settings Assigned lP- Enter the static IP address of the device here. Assigned MAC Address- Enter the MAC address of the device here. SubMask- Enter the subnet mask here. Gatew[...]

34 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > DHCP Server > Current IP Mapping List Current DHCP Dynamic Pools- Binding MAC address- Assigned IP address- Lease Time- Current DHCP Static Pools- Binding MAC address- Assigned IP address- T hi s sc re en di sp la ys in fo rm at io n a bo u t th e cu r re n t DH CP dy n am ic an d st a t[...]

35 If you want to congure the Guest and Internal networks on Virtual LAN (VLANs), the switch and DHCP server you are using must suppport VLANs. As a prerequisite step, congure a port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE802.1Q standard. Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Multi-SSID[...]

36 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Multi-SSID(continued) Index- The Pri mary SSI D a nd S ecur ity can not be c hang ed h ere .Tho se v alue s follow the setting in Home>Wireless. SSID- When you Enable Multi-SSID you can name each Multi-SSID. Key T ype- Key Size- Key- VLAN Group ID- Select HEX or ASCII Select 64-,128-,152[...]

37 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Advanced > Rogue AP BSS T ype- Band- Security- Rogue AP List- AP List- Rogue AP Pro- tection- The Basic Service Set T ype allows you to select from AP BSS , Ad Hoc , o r Both . Select the type of network (bands 1 1b and 1 1g) that you would like the AP det ecti on t o s earc h on . Select the Security[...]

38 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) T ools > Admin Check to enable the administrator can manage AP from WLAN. Check the box provided and enters the specic VLAN ID that the administrator will be allowed to log in from. Check to enable the Limit Administrator IP address. Enter the IP address range that the administrator will be allowed[...]

39 Time Out- Community String- T rap Sever IP- Select a time period after which a session timeout will occur . Enter the Public/Private Community string as the password to access the SNMP service. Enter the trap server IP when you enable User status notication.[...]

40 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) T ools > System T ools > Firmware Click Restart to ap- ply the system set - tings and restart the DWL-2100AP . App ly Sett ing s and Restart- Click Restore t o return the DWL-2100AP to its factory default settings. Re st or e t o Factory Default Set - tings- After you have down - loaded the most re[...]

41 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) T ools > Cfg File Browse fo r t h e con g ur a ti o n s et t in g s t ha t y ou ha ve s av e d t o you r ha rd drive. Click OK w he n y ou ma d e y ou r se le c ti o n. Click OK to load the selected settings. Update File- Load Settings to the Local Hard Drive-[...]

42 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Status > Device Info This window displays the settings of the DWL-2100AP , as well as the Firmware version and the MAC address.[...]

43 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Status > Stats This window displays the statistics of the wireless local area network.[...]

44 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Status > Client Info Client Information S el ec t t hi s op t io n to o bt i ne i nf o ma ti on on w ir e le ss c l ie nt s. ( A c li e nt i s a device on the network that is communicating with the DWL-2100AP)[...]

45 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Status > Log The log information will include, but not limited to, the following items: • Upgrade Firmware • Client associate and disassociate with AP • Web loginIf you require If you require more space to hold your logs, please provide the IP address of the Server that will store your logs. The[...]

46 Using the Conguration Menu (continued) Help At this window you can access the help screens for the topics listed.[...]

47 Using the AP Manager Discovering Devices The AP Manager is a convenient tool to manage the conguration 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. T o launch the AP Manager : • Go to the Start Menu • S[...]

48 Using the AP Manager (continued) Y ou can assign an IP address to an AP or assign IP addresses to multiple AP’s by clicking on this button after selecting the device(s). IP Conguration Select the AP that you want to assign an IP address to and click the IP button. Enter the IP address and IP netmask for the selected device and click OK. Y o[...]

49 Using the AP Manager (continued) Device Conguration Click on this button to access the cong uratio n properties of the selected device(s). The device conguration window allows you to congure settings but does not actually apply the settings to the device unless you click the Apply button. Y ou can also save and load conguration ?[...]

50 Device Conguration>General Wh en s el ec ti ng m ul t ip le d e vi ce s f or c on  gu ra ti o n, s om e op t io ns a r e un av a il ab le fo r conguration as noted(*) below: • Device Name(*) : Th is a ll ow s y ou t o c ha ng e t he d e vi ce n a me f or th e se l ec te d a cc es s po in t . Y o u m u st p la c e a ch e ck ma rk in[...]

51 Device Conguration>General (continued) Using the AP Manager (continued) • • T elnet Support : This pulldown selection enables or disables the ability to T elnet into the selected device(s). T elnet Timeout : This pulldown selection denes the timeout period during a T elnet session with the selected device(s).[...]

52 Device Conguration>Wireless • SSID : The Service Set (network) Ide nti er of y our wir eles s n etwo rk. • Channel : Allows you to select a channel. 6 is the default setting. • SSID Broadcast : Allows you to enable or disable the broadcasting of the SSID to network clients. • Super G : Super G is a group of performance enhanceme[...]

53 The Security tab contains the WEP conguration setting s on the intia l page. If you select WP A as the authentica tion type, an additiona l tab will appear with the WP A congu ration options based on your selection. • Authentication T ype : Select from the pulldown menu the type of authentication to be used on the selected device(s). •[...]

54 Using the AP Manager (continued) • Cipher T ype : Select auto, TKIP , or AES from the pulldown menu. • Group Key Update Interval : Select the interval during which the group key will be vaild. 1800 is the recommended setting. A lower interval may reduce transfer rates. • RADIUS Server : Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server . • RADIU[...]

55 Using the AP Manager (continued) • Cipher T ype : Select auto, TKIP , or AES from the pulldown menu. • Group Key Update Interval : 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 length . D[...]

56 Device Conguration>Filters • Internal Station Connectio n : Enabling this allows wireless clients to communicate with each other . When this option is disabled, wireless stations are not allowed to exchange data through the access point. • Ethernet to WLAN Access : Enabling this option allows Ethernet devices to communicate with wirele[...]

57 Using the AP Manager (continued) Device Conguration>AP Mode • Access Point : The default setting used to create a wireless LAN. • WDS with AP : Al l o w s y ou t o c on n e c t m ul t i p l e w ir e l e s s L AN s t o g et he r , w h i l e s ti l l f u nc ti o n i n g as an AP .If enable, you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL[...]

58 Using the AP Manager (continued) • DHCP Server : E n ab le o r d is ab le t h e DH CP s e rv er f u nc ti on . Device Conguration>DHCP • IP Assigned From : E nt er th e in i ti al I P ad dr e ss t o b e as si g ne d by t he DH CP s er v er . • Range of Pool (1~255) : Enter the number of allocated IP addresses. • SubMask : Enter the[...]

59 Using the AP Manager (continued) Device Conguration>Client Info Client Info. Mac Address Band Authentication RSSI Power Mode S el e ct t he op ti on to o bt a in i nf o rm at io n o n wi r el es s cl ie n ts .( A cl ie nt is a device on the network that is communicating with the DWL-2100AP) Displays the MAC address of the client. Displays [...]

60 Using the AP Manager (continued) Device Conguration>Multi-SSID Th e DW L- 21 00 AP o ff er s co n g ur e us i ng M ul t ip le S S ID s. a l lo wi ng o f a v it ua l ly s ep e ga te d st at io n by s ha ri ng th e sa m e ch an n el . On e p ri ma r y SS ID c an b e as so c ai te d w it h up to 3 gu es t SS ID s. B ec ua s e gu es t S SI [...]

61 Using the AP Manager (continued) Conguration Files The DWL-2100AP allows you to save the device settings to a conguration le. T o save a conguration le, follow these steps: • Select a device from the Device List on the main screen of the AP Manager . • Click the device conguration button. • Click the Save button after you[...]

62 Using the AP Manager (continued) Firmware T o upgrade the rmware: • Download the latest rmware upgrade from http://support.dlink.com to an easy to nd location on your hard drive. • Click on the rmware button as shown above. • A popup window will appear . Locate the rmware upgrade le and click Open . IMPORT ANT! DO NOT DIS[...]

63 Using 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 V erify Password eld. Click Next[...]

64 Setup Wizard (continued) Using the AP Manager (continued) Click Next Enter the SSID and the Channel fo r th e ne tw or k. If you want to enable Encryp - t io n, e nt er t h e En c ry pt io n va lu es here. Click Next[...]

65 Setup Wizard (continued) Using the AP Manager (continued) The DWL-2100AP setup is complete! Click Finish[...]

66 Refresh Using the AP Manager (continued) Click on this button to refresh the list of devices available on the network. About Clic k on this butt on to view the versio n of AP Manager . Dev ices with a chec kmar k next to them are still available on the network. Devices with an X are no longer available on the network.[...]

67 Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or 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,/Me/98SE. Go to Start>Co[...]

68 Please follow all the instructions 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 router , select the second option as shown. Click Next .[...]

69 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.[...]

70 Please wait 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 congures the computer . This may take a few minutes. Format the disk if you wish, and click Next.[...]

71 Networking Basics (continued) In the window below , select the option that ts your needs. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. Y ou will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next . Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard copies the les. Click Next . Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk D[...]

72 Networking Basics (continued) Please read the information under Here’s how in the screen below . After you complete the Network Setup W izard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. Click Next.[...]

73 Networking Basics (continued) Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the Network Setup Wizard . The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer . Click Y es to restart the computer . Y ou have completed conguring this computer . Next, you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the oth[...]

74 Networking Basics (continued) Naming your Computer T o name your computer using Windows XP , please follow these directions: Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen). Right-click on My Computer . Select Properties .          Select the Computer Name T ab in the System Properties window . Y[...]

75 Networking Basics (continued) Naming your Computer   In this window , enter the Computer name . Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup . All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name. Click OK .       Checking the IP Address in Windows XP The adapte r-equi pped comput ers in your n[...]

76 Networking Basics (continued) Checking the IP Address in Windows XP This window will appear . Click the S up p or t tab . Click Close .     Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: DHCP-capable routers will automatically assign IP addresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protoco[...]

77 Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties   Select Use the following IP address in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window (shown below) Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in W indows XP/2000   Double-click on Network Connections .     Double-click on Properties . R[...]

78 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 computers should have IP addresses that are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network.) Networki[...]

79 Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address with Macintosh OSX           Go to the Apple Menu and select System Prefer- ences . Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu. Select Manually i n th e Congure pull-down menu. I nput the Static IP Address , the Subnet Mask and th[...]

80 Networking Basics (continued) Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with Macintosh OSX Go to the Apple Menu an d se l ec t System Preferences . Click on Network . Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu. Select Using DHCP i n t h e Congure pull-down menu. Click Apply Now . The IP Address, Subnet mask , and the Router ’s IP Address will[...]

81 Networking Basics (continued) Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP/ 2000 Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in W indows Me/98 Go to Start > Run > type cmd . A window similar to this one will appear . T ype ping xxx.xxx.xxx. xxx , where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point. A good wirele[...]

82 1. The computer used to congure the DWL-2100AP cannot access the conguration menu. Check that the Ethernet LED on the DWL-2100AP is ON . If the LED is not ON , c h ec k th a t th e c ab le f o r th e E th er ne t c on ne c ti on i s se c ur el y inserted. Ch ec k th at t he E th e rn et a d ap te r i s wo rk i ng p ro p er ly . P l ea se s[...]

83 T roubleshooting (continued) • Go to Start • Right-click on My Computer • Click Properties Make sure the wireless client is associated and joined with the correct access point. T o check this connection: Right-click on the local area connection icon in the taskbar> select View A vailable Wireless Networks . The Connect to Wireless Netwo[...]

84 T roubleshooting (continued) Click Device Manager .    Select the Hardware T ab.       Go to Start > My Computer > Properties. Check to make sure that the router in your network is functioning properly by pinging it. If the router is not functioning properly , it will not connect to the Internet. If you need to ?[...]

85 T roubleshooting (continued)           Double-click on Net- work Adapters. Right-click on D-Link Air Plus DWL-G650 W i r e l e s s C a r d b u s 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 t o check t[...]

86 T roubleshooting (continued) 5. Why does my wireless connection keep dropping? An te nn a Or i en ta ti o n- T r y d if fe r en t an te nn a o ri en ta t io ns f or th e DW L -2 1 00 AP . T ry to keep the antenna at least 6 inches away from the wall or other objects.   If y ou a re u si ng 2 . 4G Hz c o rd le ss ph on es , X -1 0 e qu i[...]

87 T roubleshooting (continued) 6. Why can’t I get a wireless connection? (continued) T urn of f your DWL-2100 AP and the client. T urn the DWL-2100 AP back on again, and then turn on the client.   Check that the LED indicators are indicating normal activity . If not, check that the AC power and Ethernet cables are rmly connected.  ?[...]

88 T o ha rd -r es et t h e D- Li nk D W L- 21 00 A P t o th e Fa ct or y De f au lt S e tt in gs , p le as e d o th e following: T roubleshooting (continued)         After the DWL-2100AP reboots (this may take a few minutes) it will be reset to the factory Default settings. Use a paper clip to press the Reset bu[...]

89 T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.1 1b • IEEE 802.1 1g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3x Device Management • Web-Based – Internet Explorer v6 or later; Netscape Navigator v6 or later; or other Java-enabled browsers. • T elnet • AP Manager • SNMP v .3 Data Rate For 802.1 1g: • 108, 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12[...]

90 T echnical Specications (continued) Radio and Modulation T ype For 802.1 1g: OFDM: • BPSK @ 6 and 9Mbps • QPSK @ 12 and 18Mbps • 16QAM @ 24 and 36Mbps • 64QAM @ 48 and 54Mbps DSSS: • DBPSK @ 1Mbps • DQPSK @ 2Mbps • CCK @ 5.5 and 1 1Mbps For 802.1 1b: DSSS: • DBPSK @ 1Mbps • DQPSK @ 2Mbps • CCK @ 5.5 and 1 1Mbps Wireless T [...]

91 T echnical Specications (continued) Humidity • Operating: 10%~90% (non-condensing) • Storing: 5%~95% (non-condensing) Certications • FCC Part 15 • CE • CSA • Wi-Fi Dimensions • L = 5.59 inches (142mm) • W = 4.29 inches (109mm) • H = 1.22 inches (31mm) Weight • 0.44 lbs (200g)[...]