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2 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual T able of Cont ents Pr oduct O verview ......................................................................4 P ackage Contents ......................................................................... 4 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 4 F eatur es ..............[...]
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3 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual T able of Cont ents Time .........................................................................................46 Syst em Check ....................................................................... 47 Status ..............................................................................................48 Device In[...]
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4 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link W ireless N 150 Bridge/Ac cess P oin t • P ow er Supply • Manual on CD • Quick Installation Guide • Ethernet Cable S y st em Requir ements • C om pu te rs wit h W in do w s ® , Mac in t os h ® , or Lin ux -b as ed oper a ti ng sy st em s wi th an in st al le d Et he[...]
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5 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F eatur es • M u l ti p le op e r a t i on mo d es - Ca n b e ex ib l y c on g u r e d to o p er at e as an A c c es s P oi nt a n d B ri d ge . • F a s t er W ir e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g - T h e D A P -1 15 5 p r o v i d es up t o 15 0 Mb p s* wi r e l e s s c on n ec t i[...]
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6 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e Over view C onnec tions P ow er: Re ce pto r fo r the Power Adapt er . LAN P or t: C on ne ct eth er ne t devi c e su c h as com p ut e r , sw it c h and hub . WPS Button: P r e s s t o st a rt th e W P S pr oce s s . Y ou will have 120 sec onds t o s t a r t t h e W P S p r o [...]
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7 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e Over view LEDs P o w er LED: A soli d ligh t ind ica t es a pr op e r co nn ect i on t o the pow er supply and the Ethernet por t. A blinking light indicates Ethernet disconnection. W ireless LED : A solid light indicates that the wi re le ss s egm e nt is re ad y . Th is L ED [...]
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8 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The D-Link wireless access point lets you acc ess y our network using a wireless connection fr om virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless net work. Keep in mind, how ever , that the number , thick ness and location of walls , ceilings , or other objects that the wireles[...]
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9 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation How you use your DAP -1155 will determine which mode you choose on the DAP -1155. T his sec tion will help you gure out which setting works with your setup . AP/ Bridge Mode A c cess P oint Mode In Ac ce ss P oint mode, the DAP - 1155 acts as a centr al connectio n point for an y comput er[...]
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10 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Bridge Mode In the Wireless Client mode, the DAP -1155 ac ts as a wireless network adapter for your Ethernet- enabled device (such as a game console or a laptop ). C onnect your Ethernet-enabled device t o the AP using an E thernet cable . The AP Client mode can suppor t one wired client . E[...]
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11 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show y ou ho w t o congur e y our new D-Link wireless ac cess poin t using the w eb-based conguration utility . A c c ess P oint Mode If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the performa nce of the DA P -11 55, you may use the web-bas [...]
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12 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Cli ck Laun ch Wi r ele ss Setu p W iz ar d to qui ckly con gu r e y ou r ac c es s po in t . W ireless Setup W izar d Click “Nex t ” to continut e.[...]
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13 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard is desig ned to assist you in c onguring your D AP -1155 as an access point . A c cess P oint Mode Selec t A cc ess P oint fr om the drop- down menu. Click Next to continue . S e le c t WP S to c o nn e c t us i n g WP S ( Wi -Fi Pro te c t e d Setup) and then click Next .[...]
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14 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t Manual as the conguration method to set up your network manually . Click Next to continue. Enter the wireless network name (SSID). The SSID can be up to 32 characters and is case -sensitive . Ne xt, en t er an enc rypt i on key (N etw o rk Ke y) . T he ke y ca n be between 8 and [...]
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15 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Save t o sav e your settings . The D AP -1155 will reboot.[...]
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16 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard is desig ned to assist you in c onguring your D AP -1155 as a wireless client. S e l ec t W P S t o c o n n ec t us i n g W P S ( W i -Fi Pro t e c t e d Setup) and then click Next. Bridge Mode En te r th e De v ic e N a me o f th e AP a nd c li ck N ex t to co nt i nu e. I t[...]
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17 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t Manual as the conguration method to set up your network manually . Click Next to continue. Enter the wir eless network name (SSID ) of the network you want to c onnect to . The SSID is case -sensitive. Click Next to continue . Pr ess the WPS button on your wireless device y ou w [...]
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18 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the type of wirele ss securi ty you wou ld like to use and click Connect to continue . If you choose WEP , ent er the wire less security passwor d and click Next to complete the Setup Wizard . If you clicked on Site Sur vey , the follo wing screen will be display ed. F i nd y ou r wi[...]
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19 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click F inish to complet e the Setup W izard . If you choose WP A or WP A2 , enter the P assphrase and click Next to complete the Setup Wizard .[...]
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20 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongur a tion W ireless Settings Y ou may manually congur e your D AP -1155 instead of running the setup wizar d. • Ac cess P oint mode - page 21 • Bridge mode - page 39[...]
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21 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable W ir eless: W ireless Mode: W ireless Network Name: 802.11 mode: Enable Auto Channel Scan: W ireless Channel: Channel W idth: Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. Selec Acc ess P oint[...]
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22 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check this bo x if y ou do not want the SSID of your wireless network t o be br oadcasted b y the D AP -1155. If enabled, the SSID of the DAP -1155 will not be seen by Site Sur vey utilities so your wir eless clients will ha ve to know the SSID of y our D AP-1155 in order to c onnect to it.[...]
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23 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Settings DHCP DHCP stands for D ynamic Host Contr ol P rot ocol. The DHCP Server (usually your r outer) will aut omatically assign an IP address to the D AP -1155 . When you turn your DAP-1155 on, it will automatically rec eive the proper T CP/IP settings provided by the DHCP Ser ver . [...]
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24 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Connection T ype: Ac cess P oint IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Default Gatewa y: Device Name: Us e the d r op-do wn me nu t o se lect S ta ti c IP . Enter the IP add ress of the access poi nt. The def au lt IP ad dr es s is 192 .1 68 .0. 50 . If y ou ch an ge t he IP ad d r e s s , on c e y[...]
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25 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dv anc ed MA C Addr ess F ilter The M AC address lter section can be used to lter netw ork access b y machines based on the unique MA C addresses of their network adapt er(s). It is most useful to prev ent unauthoriz ed wirel ess devices fro m connecting to you r network. A MA C add[...]
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26 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ransmit Po wer: WMM Enable: Short GI: IGMP Snooping: WLAN Partition: Sets the transmit po wer of the antennas ( 100%, 50%, 25%, 10% or 5% ). W M M i s Q o S f o r y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k . T h i s w i l l improv e the quality of video and voice applications for y our wireles[...]
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27 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Wi-F i P rotected S etup ( WPS) Syst em is a simplied method for securing your wireless net work dur ing the “Initial setup ” as we ll as the “ Ad d New Dev ic e ” pro ce ss es . The W i-F i Alli anc e ( WF A) has cer tied it across dieren t products as well as manufactures[...]
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28 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration User Limit Chec k th e En able User L imit box to ena ble t his featur e. Enter the maximum number of clients, between 1 and 32. Click Save Settings to save and activate the new changes. Enable User Limit: User Limit: Save Settings: Enter the maximum number of wir eless clients that can con[...]
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29 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration New P asswor d: V erify P assword: Enable Graphical Aut hentic ation : Enter a new passwor d for the A dministrat or Log in Name. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Enter the same passwor d that you entered in the previous textbox in or der to conrm its ac curacy . Check[...]
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30 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save Settings to Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings from Local Har d Drive: Restore to F actory Default Settings: Reboot the Device: Use this option to save the current access point conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Sav e butto[...]
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31 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upgrade: Brow se: Upload: C l i c k o n C h e ck N o w t o f i n d o u t i f t h e r e i s a n u p d a t e d f i r m w a r e ; i f s o , d o w n l o a d t h e n e w rmwar e to your har d drive . Af te r you h ave d own lo ad ed t he n ew rmw are, click Brows e to locat e t[...]
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32 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime The Time Congur ation option allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock. F rom this section you can set the time zone that you are in. Daylight Saving can also be congured to automatically adjust the time when needed. Time Z one:[...]
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33 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the I nternet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be displa yed here . S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]
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34 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Schedules Name: Day s: Time: Save: Schedule Rules List: Enter a name f or your new schedule . Select a da y , a range of days , or All W eek to include every day . Check All Da y - 24hrs or ent er a start and end time for y our schedule. Click S av e to save your schedule. Y ou must click S[...]
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35 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration General: LAN: W ireless LAN: D is p l ay s th e a cc e s s p o i nt ’ s t i m e a n d fi r m wa re version. Display s the MAC address and the private (local) IP settings for the acc ess point. D i s p l a y s t h e w i r e l e s s M A C a d d r e s s a n d y o u r wireless settings such a[...]
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36 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Log T ype: Apply Log Settings Now: Refresh: Clear: Save L og: Th er e are ve types of log s tha t ca n be vie w ed : Sy s t em A ct i vi t y , De b ug In f o r ma t i o n , A t ta c k s , Dr o p p ed P a c k e ts , and Noti c e . Click the co rr es po ndi ng chec k bo x fo r the typ e(s [...]
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37 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e S t a t i s t i cs p a g e d i s p l a y s a l l o f t h e L A N ( E t h e r n e t p o rt ) a n d W i r el e s s p a c k e t s t r a n s m i t a n d r ec e iv e s t a ti s t i c s . Sent: Received: TX Packets Dropped: RX Pack ets Dropped: Collisions: Errors: The total numbe[...]
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38 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless The wireless section allows y ou to view the wir eless clients that ar e connected to your wir eless acc ess point. Connection TIme: MA C Addr ess: Displays the amoun t of time the wireless client has been connected to the access poin t. Displays the M AC addr ess of the wireless [...]
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39 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable W ireless: Wir eless Mode: Wir eless Network Name: 802.11 Mode: Wir eless T ype: Site Survey: Wir eless Network Name: Wir eless MA C Clone: MA C Addr ess: Security Mode: Enable: Check the box to enable the ireless function. I f you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disa[...]
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40 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select DHCP t o automatically obtain an IP address on the LAN/private network. Enter the D evice Name of the AP and click Next to cont inue . It i s reco mmended to change the Device Na m e i f t h e re i s mo re th a n o n e D - L in k d e vi c e within the subnet. LAN Connection T ype: De[...]
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41 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Connection T ype: Ac cess P oint IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Gatewa y Addr ess: Device Name: Use the dr op- down menu to select Static IP if you want to man uall y as sign th e IP ad dress, sub net mask, and gateway addresses . Enter the IP addr ess you want to assign the bridge. En ter t[...]
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42 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ransmit Po wer: Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. A dv anc ed A dvanc ed W ir eless[...]
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43 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration P assword: V erify P assw ord: Enable Graphical Authentica tion: Ent er a new passwor d fo r the Ad minist rat or Login Name. The ad ministrator can make c hanges to the settings. Enter the same passw ord that you ent ered in the previous te xtbox in order to c onrm its accuracy . Check [...]
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44 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save Settings T o Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings F rom Local Hard Driv e: Restore T o F actory Default: Reboot T he Device: Clear Language P ack: Use this option to save the current access point conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of t he comp uter you are us ing. First, c[...]
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45 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upgrade: Brow se: Upload: C l i c k on Ch e c k N o w to f i n d o u t i f t h e re i s a n u p d a t e d f i r m w a r e ; i f s o , d o w n l o a d t h e n e w rmwar e to your har d drive . Af ter y ou ha ve dow nl oa ded t he n ew rmw are, clic k Brow se to loca te the [...]
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46 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime The Time Congur ation option allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock. F rom this section you can set the time zone that you are in. Daylight Saving can also be congured to automatically adjust the time when needed. Time Z one:[...]
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47 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the I nternet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be displa yed here . S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]
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48 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dis pl ay s the DA P -1 155 ’ s time and rm w ar e ver si on. Displays the MA C address and the priva te (local) IP settings for the acc ess point. D i s p l a y s t h e w i r e l e s s M A C a d d r e s s a n d y o u r wireless settings such as SSID and Channel. General: LAN: W ireles[...]
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49 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration L ogs The access point automatically logs (records) events of possible inter est in its internal memor y . I f there isn ’ t enough internal memor y for all events , logs of older events are deleted, but logs of the latest events are r etained. The Logs option allows you to view the acces[...]
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50 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e S t a t i s t i cs p a g e d i s p l a y s a l l o f t h e L A N a n d W i r el e s s p a c k e t s t r a n s m i t a n d r ec ei v e s t a ti s t i c s . Sent: Received: TX Packets Dropped: RX Pack ets Dropped: Collisions: Errors: The total number of packets sent fr om the[...]
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51 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ir eless Securit y This section will show y ou the di eren t levels of secur ity you can use to pr otect your data from intruders. The D AP -1155 o ers the follo wing types of securit y : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (P re-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Protected [...]
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52 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WP A-P ersonal ( AP Mode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added[...]
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53 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log into the web -based [...]
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54 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WEP (Bridge Mode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhea[...]
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55 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WP A-P ersonal (Bridge M ode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the a[...]
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56 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity U sing W indo w s ® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the wireles[...]
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57 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. H ighlight the wir eless network (SSID) you would like to c onnect to and click the Connect button. If y ou get a good sig nal but cannot ac cess the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Network ing Basics section in this manual for more inf ormation[...]
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58 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same securit y key or passphrase that is on your router and clic k Conn ec t . Y ou c an a lso co nnec t by pus hing the WP S button on the rout er . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to c onnect t o the wir eless network. If the connection fails, please verify that the secur ity settings [...]
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59 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WPS The WPS featur e of the DAP-1155 can be congured using Window s ® 7. Carr y out the following steps to use W indows ® 7 to congure the WPS featur e of the D AP-1155: 1. Click the Star t button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click the Net work option.[...]
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60 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. D ouble -click the DAP-1155. 4. I nput the WPS PIN number (display ed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD screen or in the Setup > Wireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click Next .[...]
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61 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure adv anced settings, click the ic on. Click Next to continue .[...]
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62 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. T h e f o l l o w i n g w i n d o w a p p e a r s w h i l e t h e R o u t e r i s b e i n g congured . W ait f or the congura tion to complet e. 8. The fo llow ing window inf orms you that WPS on the DAP -11 55 has been setup successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may nee[...]
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63 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indo w s V ista ® Windo ws Vista ® users may use the con venien t, built-in wir eless utility . F ollow these instruc tions: Fro m th e S ta r t m e nu , g o to C on t ro l Pan el , a nd t h e n cl i ck on Network and Sharing C enter . The uti lit y wil l di sp[...]
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64 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Click Connect An yway to con tinue. The utility will display the follo wing window to indicate a connection is being made. The n al win dow ind ic ates th e e sta bl ish men t o f a suc ces sfu l connection. Th e ne xt two pag es disp la y th e win do w s us ed to co n[...]
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65 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) using WP A-PSK under Selec t a network to connect to and then click the C onnect button. E n te r t h e a p p r o p r i a te s e c u r i t y k e y o r p a s s p h r a s e i n t h e f i e l d provided and then click the C onnec[...]
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66 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indo w s ® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Conguration Utility). The follo wing instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. I f you are using another company ’ s utilit y or Windows 2000, please ref er to the user manual[...]
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67 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongur e WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless bridge or ac cess point befor e c onguring your wireless adapter . If you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used . 2. H ighlight the wireless net work (SSID) [...]
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68 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnection bo x will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnect. I t may ta ke 20 -3 0 s ec on ds to con ne c t t o t he wi rel es s n et wo rk . I f t he connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The[...]
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69 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DAP-1155. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having pr oblems . ( The examples belo w ar e illustrat ed in Windo ws ® XP . If you have a dierent operating[...]
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70 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to S tar t > Settings > Control Panel . Double- click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab , click the button to r estor e the settings to their defaults. • Click the C onnection tab and set the dial-up option to Nev er D[...]
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71 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics D -L in k wi rel es s pro du c ts ar e b as ed o n i nd us tr y st an da rds t o p rov id e e as y- to - us e a nd co mp at ib le h ig h- sp ee d w ire le ss connectivity within y our home, business or public ac cess wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standar d, the D-Link [...]
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72 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i t echnology is another w ay of c onnecting y our c omputer to the network without using wir es . Wi-F i uses r adio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you have the fr eedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oc e. D -L ink is th e w[...]
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73 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics W ireless P ersonal A rea Network ( 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 doesn [...]
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74 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oc e. People like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireles s access to attract people. The wireless connection in public [...]
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75 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Security Don ’ t let your next- door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless net work. Secure your wireless network by tur ning on the WP A or WEP secur ity featur e on the access poin t. Refer t o product manual for detail inf ormation on how to set it up . There ar e basicall[...]
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76 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless r outer) automatically . T o verify your IP address , please follo w the steps below . Click on Star t >[...]
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77 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP addr ess If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/r outer , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please f ollow the st eps below: Step 1 Windo ws ® 7 - Click on Star t > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center >[...]
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78 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • W i-F i P rotected A ccess ( WP A, WP A2) ® • W i-F i P rotected Setup ™ ( WPS) - PBC - PIN Inter face T ype • 2 10/100 LAN/W AN Port • 1 Push-Butt on (for Wi-F i Pr otect[...]
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79 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix D - W arranty F eder al C ommunication C ommission Inter f erenc e Stat ement This equipment has been test ed and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prote ction against harmful inter fer ence in[...]
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80 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix D - W arranty Industr y Canada Stat ement This device c omplies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: 1) this device may not cause in ter fer ence and 2) this device must acc ept any int er fer ence , including inter fer ence that ma y cause undesi[...]