D-Link DHP-W310AV manuale d’uso

DHP-W310AV U ser Manual P ow erline A V 500 W ireless N Mini Ex tender V ersion 1.0 | 10/31/2012[...]

2 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual T able of Contents Product Overview .............................................................................. 4 P ack age C ontents ........................................................................................... 4 System Requir ements ................................................................[...]

3 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual T able of Contents How does wireless w ork? .................................................................. 51 Wir eless Local Ar ea Network ( WLAN) ........................................... 51 Networking Basics ........................................................................... 54 Check your IP addres[...]

4 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view D-Link DHP-W310A V P owerline A V 500 Wir eless N Mini Ex tender CA T5 Ethernet Cable CD-ROM with S oftware and User Manual Wi-F i Conguration C ard Wi-Fi Conguration Note P ack age C onten ts P r oduc t O v er view[...]

5 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view Introduction The DHP -W310A V allows you to connect both wir ed and wir eless comput ers, high-denition T Vs , networking devices, and gaming c onsoles using the most per vasiv e medium in your home - the elec trical wiring. Shar e Internet connec tions and experience smooth le[...]

6 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view Data T ransmission O v er electrical W iring The D -Link DHP- W310A V P owe rline A V 500 W ireless N M ini Extender , compliant with the HomePlug A V standard , uses your home’ s existing electrical wiring 1 to creat e a network or extend your existing net work. I t turns every po[...]

7 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 ON/OFF T ur ns the device ON or OFF . 2 RJ-45 10/100BASE- T X Ethernet P ort ConnectstoDigitalMediaDevices,PCs ,GameConsoles,NetworkStorageDevices 1 2 1[...]

8 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view Har dwar e O v er view Side 1 Reset Button Pr ess and hold the button for 5 seconds to r eset to factor y default. 2 Common C onnect Button Push this button to create a secure Pow erline connection with another adapter . M or e on this conn ection is availa ble at “Po werli ne Netw[...]

9 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 Po wer LED A solid light indicates a proper connec tion to the power supply. A blink ing light indicates it is in sleep mode or seeking a Powerline c onnection. 2 Wir eless LED A solid light indicates that the wir eless segment is ready . 3 P ow erline L[...]

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

11 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 connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind that the number , thick ness and location of walls, c eilings, or other objects that the wirele[...]

12 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation P o w erline Installation C onsiderations Planthelocationofy ourP owerlinedevices: 1. Connect P owerline devices t o electr ical outlets that ar e not contr olled by a wall switch t o avoid ac cidentally turning o power t o the device. 2. Do not connect the Po werline[...]

13 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 device: 1. Do not open the device or attempt t o repair or ser vice the devic e. 3. Ensure that the devic e is plugged into the wall in a v er tical position. 4. Use the device in a dry location, and avoid placin[...]

14 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C ongura tion Setup If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the per f ormance of the DHP- W310A V , you may use the web-based conguration utility . T o acc ess the conguration utility , open a web browser such as Internet Expl[...]

15 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Hybrid Link Setup Usethe wizard’ s on-screenincstruc tionsto conv enientlyset up yournetwork if y ou hav e notyet.Y oucan also manuallycongure yournetwork . Wi-F i settings are cover ed at “ W ireless Settings?[...]

16 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration W ireless Settings If you are connected to a hybrid P owerline router that also broadc asts Wi-F i, you wi ll see that router’ s network name (SSID) here . Wh en yo u are br ow si ng fo r ava ila bl e wir ele ss networks, this is the name that will appear in t he li st. Y ou ca n cho[...]

17 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration 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. Ent er the Device Name of this DHP- W310 A V . Y o u w i l l u s e t hi s n a m e to c on n e c t t o it through a web br owser . The default name is l[...]

18 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select Static IP to manually enter the IP address , subnet mask, and default gateway addresses . LAN Connection T ype: IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Default Gatewa y: DNS Ser v er: Save Settings: Select Static IP from the drop- down menu . Enter the IP ad dress o f the DHP-W310 A V . The d[...]

19 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration This section will show you how t o congure y our new D -Link P owerline A V using the web-based conguration utility . PL C Settings P ower Sa ving: Network Name: Public Network Name: Priva te Network Name: Scan: Member List: QoS Setting: MA C Address/ P or t Number: P ower sa ve [...]

20 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Use MAC (M edia Access Control) Filt ers to authorize wireless clients to access your network by theirM AC addresses. When enabled, you can choose to block the devices listed , or only allow the devices listed . MA C [...]

21 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration A dvanc ed W ireless T ransmit P ower: WMM Enable: Short GI: IGMP Snooping: WLAN Partition: HT20/40 Coe xistence: Sets the transmit power of the ant ennas. WM M is a Qua li ty of Se rvic e (Q oS) sys te m f or yo ur wir eles s netwo rk. Ena bli ng this fe atu re will impr ove the quali[...]

22 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration User Limit This screen lets y ou set the maximum number of wireless clients that can c onnect at one time to your DHP- W310A V Enable User Limit: User Limit: Save Settings: Che ck the Enab le U ser Limi t b ox to enab le l i m i t i n g t h e n u m b e r o f d e v i c e s t h a t c a n[...]

23 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration A dmin This page will allow y ou to change the administrator passw ord, which is used t o access the conguration in ter face and change settings . En te r a ne w pa ss wor d for t he a dm in use r name. The administrato r account can change the conguration of the devic e. Enter t[...]

24 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration S yst em Save Settings T o Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings F rom Local Hard Driv e: Restore to F ac tory Default Settings: Reboot the Device: Clear Language P ack: Us e th i s o pt i on to sa ve th e c u r re nt DH P- W31 0A V co ngura tion settin gs to a le on the computer you [...]

25 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration F irmw are Y ou can upgrade the r m ware of the DHP -W310A V from this page. Make sure the rmwar e y ou would like to use is on the local hard drive of your computer . Click Bro wse ... to locat e the rmwar e le to be used for the update. Please check the D -Link suppor t s[...]

26 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration T ime The Time Congura tion option allows you t o congure, upda te, and maintain the c orrect time on the internal system clock. Fr om this section you cansetthetimezonethaty ouarein.DaylightSavingcanalsobec onguredtoautoma tical[...]

27 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration S yst em Check 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 information to a web site a nd ant ic ipa tes a resp ons e. Pin gin g a n ex trem ely s tab le si te suc h as you r favo ri te sea rch e ngi ne[...]

28 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Devic e Info This page display s the current information f or the DHP- W310A V . I t will display the LAN and wir eless LAN information. General: LAN: W ireless LAN: PL C: D i s p l a y s t h e D H P - W 3 1 0 AV ’s t i m e a n d rmwar e version. Displays the MA C address and the [...]

29 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration L ogs The DHP -W310A V keeps a running log of events and activities occurr ing 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: C[...]

30 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Statistics The DHP- W310A Vkeeps statistics onthe trac thatpasses throughit. Y oucan viewthe amount ofpackets that passthr oughthe LAN andwir eless por tionsofthenetwork. Thetracc ounter?[...]

31 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration W ireless This section allows you t o view the wireless devices that ar e connected to your wireless DHP -W310A V . Number of W ireles Clients: SSID: MA C Address: Uptime: Mode: Rssi (%): D i s p l a y s t h e n u m b e r o f d e v i e s t h a t a r e connected to the DHP -W310A V via [...]

32 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration IPv6 This section will display all of your IPv6 Internet and network connection details.[...]

33 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Suppor t Click on a link in the Suppor t heading f or more information on each section of the rmwar e.[...]

34 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration W ir eless Securit y This section will show you the di erent lev els of security you can use to protect your data fr om intruders. T he DHP- W310A V oers the follo wing typesofsecurit y:   • WP A2( Wi-F iP rotectedAc cess2)  • WP A2-PSK?[...]

35 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Wha t is WP A? WP A, or W i-Fi P rot ected Access , is a Wi-F i standard that was designed to impr ove the security featur es of WEP ( Wired Equiv alent Privacy). The2majorimpro vementsov er WEP: • Improved dataencryptionthr oughthe T emporalKey[...]

36 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onguring WEP It is rec ommende d to enable encr ypt ion on your wireles s DHP -W31 0A V bef ore your wirele ss network adapte rs. Please establis h wire less connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degr ade when enabling encr yption due to the added ov[...]

37 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onguring WP A/WP A2 P ersonal It is rec ommende d to enable encr ypt ion on your wireles s DHP -W31 0A V bef ore your wirele ss network adapte rs. Please establis h wire less connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degr ade when enabling encr yption du[...]

38 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onnec ting to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s ® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your DHP-W310A V before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the securit y key or passphr ase being u[...]

39 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration 3. Hig hlight the wirele ss net work (SS ID) you woul d like to connec t to a nd click the Connect butt on. The Wi-F i Conguration Card will list your device’ s specic network, it will not be simply dlink . I f y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check your T[...]

40 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase tha t is on your DHP -W310A V and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the securit y settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same a[...]

41 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onnec ting to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s V ista ® Windo ws V ista®usersmayusetheconv enient,built-inwir elessutility .F ollowtheseinstructions: F ro m the Start menu , go to C ontr ol Pa nel , and then click on Netw ork and Sharing Cen[...]

42 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration The utility will displa y the follo wing window to indicate a connectio n is being made. T he f i n a l w i n d ow i n d ic a t e s t h e es t a b l i sh m e n t of a su c c e ss f u l connection. The next two pages display the windows used to connec t to either a WEP or a WP A-PSK wir[...]

43 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onguring W ir eless Securit y It is recommended to enable wireless securit y ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless rout er or DHP- W310A V befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used.[...]

44 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. I f the connection fails, please verify that the secur ity settings ar e correc t. The key or passphrase mu st be exactly the same as o[...]

45 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onnec ting to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws XP users may use the built-in wir eless utility (Z ero C onguration Utility). The following instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users . If you are using another compan y ’ s utility or W indows 2000, please ref[...]

46 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onguring WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or DHP- W310A V before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 1. Open the W indows ® XP Wir eless Utilit y by r[...]

47 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration 3. The W ireless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. I f the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings ar e correct. The WP A-PSK passphrase must be exact[...]

48 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Thi s chap ter pro vide s solu tions to prob lems that can occur during the instal lati on and oper ati on of the DHP -W3 10A V . Read the f ollo wing descri ption s if you ar e having pr oblems. ( The examples belo w are illustra ted in Windows® XP . If you have a d[...]

49 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting • Congur eyourInternetsettings: • Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel . Double -click the I nternet Options Icon. From the Secur ity tab , click the button to restor e the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab a[...]

50 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting W ir eless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to pro vide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivit y within your home, business or public acc ess wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard , the D-Link wireless family of p[...]

51 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 computer to the net w ork without using wires. W i-F i uses radio frequenc y to connect wirelessly ,soyouhavethefr eedomtoconnectcomputersan ywhereinyourhomeor?[...]

52 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Who uses wireless? Wir elesstechnology hasbecomeso popularin rec entyears thatalmostever yoneisusing it. Whetherit ’ sfor home ,or oceD -Linkhasa wireless solution for it. Home •Giveseveryoneat?[...]

53 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pro vi[...]

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 T CP/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 addr ess, please f ollow the steps below . Click on Start > Run . I [...]

55 D-Link DHP- W310A V User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Sta tically Assign an IP addr ess IfyouarenotusingaDHCPcapablegatew ay/DHP- W310A V ,oryouneedtoassignastaticIPaddr ess,pleasef ollowthestepsbelow: Step 1 Windo ws V ista® - Click on Star t > C ontrol P anel > Ne[...]

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[...]

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[...]