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    2 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual T able of Contents    Package Contents ................................................... 4 Sy[...]

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    3 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual T able of Contents    Using Windows Vista ® .......................................... 55 Congure WEP ...................[...]

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    4 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Product Over view     Package Contents[...]

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    5 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview  • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet clients   ?[...]

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    6 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction The DHP-W306AV allows you to connect both wired and wireless computers, high-denition TVs, networking devices, and gaming consoles using the most pervasive medium in your home - the electrical wiring. Share Internet connections and experience smooth le transfers, strea[...]

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    7 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview  The D-Link DHP-W306AV Powerline AV Wireless N Extender, compliant with the Powerline AV standard, uses your home’s existing electrical wiring to create a network or [...]

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    8 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Over view Connections  Connects to Digital Media Devices, PCs, Game Consoles, Network Storage Devices  Turns the device on or off. ON: [...]

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    9 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Over view Side  Push this button to establish a secure powerline network with other Powerline AV devices.  Press to start the WPS process. You will have 120 seconds to start the WPS process on anoth[...]

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    10 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Over view LEDs  A solid light indicates a proper connection to the power supply.  A solid light indicates that the wireless segment is ready. This LED blinks during wireless data transmission. ?[...]

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    11 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 2 - Installation Installation Connecting the Powerline A V Adapter It is easy to connect the DHP-W306AV simply by performing the following instructions: 1. Plug the DHP-W306AV into the wall outlet/socket. 2. Connect one end of the supplied CAT5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the DHP-W306AV and the o[...]

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    12 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 2 - Installation Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link wireless access point lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind that the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilin gs, or other obje[...]

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    13 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 2 - Installation Powerline Network - Quick Setup Encr yption Button Usage The Eny Button is used to add a Powerline AV device to a Powerline network. You can allow the DHP-W306AV to join a network by pressing the Eny Button to toggle it to the Broadcast state or Join state. The Eny Button has 3 different tr[...]

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    14 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 2 - Installation Configuring a Powerline Network Connecting two Powerline A V devices for the first time To initially connect the DHP-W306AV to another Powerline AV device and create a network: 1. Plug a Powerline device into a power outlet. Press the Eny button for 1 to 3 seconds. The Eny LED should star[...]

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    15 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Configuration PLC Settings This section will show you how to congure your new D-Link Powerline AV using the web-based conguration utility.[...]

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    16 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Network Name: Public Network Name: Private Network Name: Add Member: Scan: Device Name: MAC Address: Password: You can set the name of your network and to make it either public or private. Make sure the Network Name of all of the devices within your Powerline network is the same. Select t[...]

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    17 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Member List: Link Rate: Status: QoS Setting: This section provides information on the Powerline AV dev ice s in you r Po wer lin e netw ork , or any dev ice s that were previously connected but it are currently disconnected. Displays the device’s current data rate in Mbps. This eld s[...]

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    18 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Wireless If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the performance of the DHP-W306AV, you may use the web-based conguration utility. To access the conguration utility, open a web browser su ch a s In ter ne t Ex plo rer and ent er ei th er    [...]

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    19 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Cl ick          to con gu re yo ur acce ss poi nt and sk ip t o t he nex t p age. To set up your wireless network, click    [...]

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    20 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter the Device Name of the AP and click  to continue. This is the NetBIOS name for the AP. Chan ging the Devi ce Name is recomm ended if ther e is mo re t ha n one D -L in k dev ic e wi thi n th e sa me wireless network. This Wizard is designed to assist you in conguring [...]

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    21 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Click  to save your network settings. In order for your network settings to take effect the AP will reboot automatically. When the device has nished rebooting the main screen will be displayed. Select  as the conguration method only if your wireless device su[...]

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    22 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select  as the conguration method to set up your network manually. Click  to continue. Enter a name for your wireless network (SSID). Select              [...]

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    23 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration The fol lowin g scree n will dis play yo u the netw ork key to enter on your wireless clients. Click  to nish the Setup Wizard.[...]

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    24 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This Wiza rd is designe d to assi st you with your wire less netwo rk setup. It will guid e you through step -by-st ep instruc tions on how to set up your wireless network and how to make it secure.     ?[...]

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    25 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Press the   on the wireless device that you are adding to your network to complete the setup.             Select  t[...]

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    26 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enable Wireless: Wireless Network Name: Enable Auto Channel Scan: Wireless Channel: 802.11 Mode: Check this box to enable the wireless function. If you would prefer not to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. You may also set up a specic time range (sche[...]

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    27 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select the Channel Width:  - Select if you are using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices.  - Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients. Select the transmission rate.  i[...]

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    28 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration LAN Setup - DHCP This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the access point and to congure the DHCP settings. LAN Connection T ype: Device Name: Us e th e dr op- down me nu to sel ect Dyn ami c IP (DHCP) to automatically obtain an IP address on the LAN/private[...]

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    29 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration LAN Connection T ype: IP Address: Subnet Mask: Default Gateway: Device Name: Select Static IP from the drop-down menu. Enter the IP address of the access point. The default IP address is 192.168.0.50. If you change the IP addre ss, once you click  , you will need to enter t[...]

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    30 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration MAC Address Filter Select  or  from the drop-down menu. Enter the MA C addre ss you w ould li ke to l ter. To nd the MAC add ress on a compu ter, pleas e refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual. Click  ?[...]

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    31 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Advanced Wireless T ransmit Power: Beacon Period: DTIM Interval: RTS Threshold: Fragmentation Threshold: WMM Enable: Short GI: IGMP Snooping: WLAN Partition: Sets the transmit power of the antennas.  Transmit power is regulated by international stan dard. Users are for bidd[...]

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    32 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration User Limit Check the    box to enable this feature. Enter the maximum number of clients, between 1 and 32. Click   to save and activate the new changes. Enter the maximum number of wireless clients t[...]

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    33 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Password: Verify Password: Enable Graphical Authentication: Enter a new password for the  User Name. The administrator account can change the conguration of the device. Enter the same password that you entered in the previous textbox in order to conrm its accuracy.[...]

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    34 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Save to Local Hard Drive: Upload from Local Hard Drive: Restore to Factory Default: Reboot the Device: Use this option to save the current access point conguration settings to a le on the computer you are using. Click the  button. You will then see a le dialog wher[...]

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    35 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Firmware You can upgrade the rmware of the access point from this page. Make sure the rmware you would like to use is on the local hard drive of your computer. Click  to locate the rmware le to be used for the update. Please check the D-Link support [...]

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    36 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Time Zone: Daylight Saving: Enable NTP Server: NTP Server Used: Date and Time: Select the Time Zone from the drop-down menu. To select Daylight Saving time manually, click the    check box. Next use the drop-down menu to se[...]

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    37 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a name for your new schedule. Select a day, a range of days, or All Week to include every day. Check   or enter a start and end time for your schedule. After making your changes, click  to save the schedule rule. The lis t of sch edul es will be l[...]

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    38 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration General: LAN: Wireless LAN: Displays the access point’s time and rmware version. Displays the MAC address and the private (local) IP settings for the access point. Displays the wireless MAC address and your wireless settings such as SSID and Channel. Device Info This page displays th[...]

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    39 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Logs The DHP-W306AV keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the AP. If the AP is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. You can save the log les under Log Settings. Log Options: First Page: Last Page: Previous: Next: Clear: Log Settings: Refresh: You can select[...]

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    40 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Statistics T he D HP - W3 0 6A V k ee p s st at i st i c s o f th e t ra f c t h at p as s es t h ro u gh i t. Y o u c a n vi e w t h e am ou n t of p ac k et s t ha t pa s s th r ou g h t he L A N a nd wi re l es s p or t io n s of th e n e tw or k . T he t r af  c c ou nt e r w il[...]

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    41 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Wireless The wireless section allows you to view the wireless clients that are connected to your wireless access point. Connection Time: MAC Address: Displa ys the amount of time the wireless client has been connected to the access point. Displays the Ethernet ID (MAC address) of the wire[...]

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    42 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Help[...]

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    43 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 4 - Security Wireless Security This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DHP-W306AV offers the following types of security: • WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) • WPA-PSK (P[...]

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    44 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 4 - Security What is WP A? WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The 2 major improvements over WEP: • Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys usi[...]

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    45 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 4 - Security Configure WEP It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryptio n due to the added overhead. 1. Log into the we[...]

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    46 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 4 - Security Configure WP A/WP A2 Personal It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryptio n due to the added overhead. 1.[...]

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    47 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 4 - Security It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless access point before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryptio n due to the added overhead. 1. L og int o the we b-ba sed co [...]

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    48 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Using Windows ® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. C li[...]

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    49 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 3 . Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check your TCP/IP settings for your wireless adapter. Refer to the Ne two rki ng B asi cs se cti on in thi s man [...]

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    50 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click  . You can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router. It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please verify that t[...]

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    51 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network The WPS feature of the DHP-W306AV can be congured using Windows ® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows ® 7 to congure the WPS feature of the DHP-W306AV: 1. Click the  button and select  from the Start menu. 2. Cli[...]

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    52 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 3. Double-click the DHP-W306AV. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed in the WPS window on the Router’s LCD screen or in the  >   menu in the Router’s Web UI) and click  .[...]

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    53 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 5. Type a name to identify the network. 6. To congure advanced settings, click the icon. Click  to continue.[...]

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    54 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 7. The following window appears while the Router is being congured. Wait for the conguration to complete 8. The following window informs you that WPS on the DHP- W306AV has been setup successfully. Make a note of the security key as you may need to provide this sec[...]

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    55 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect to a Wireless Network Using Windows Vista ® Windows Vista ® users may use the convenient, built-in wireless utility. Follow these instructions: From the Start menu, go to Control Panel, and then click on [...]

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    56 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Click  to continue. The utility will display the following window to indicate a connection is being made. The nal window indicates the establishment of a successful connection. The next two pages display the windows used to co[...]

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    57 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) using WEP under Se lec t a ne two rk t o con nec t to and th en c lic k th e    bu tto n. Enter the appropriate security key or passphrase in the eld provided and then click the ?[...]

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    58 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) using WPA-PSK under Select a network to connect to and then click the  button. Enter the appropriate security key or passphrase in the eld provided and then click the  button[...]

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    59 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect to a Wireless Network Using Windows ® XP Windows ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instructions are for Service Pack 2 users. If you are using another company’s utility or Windows ® 2000 , please re[...]

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    60 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Configure WEP It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless bridge or access point before conguring your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like[...]

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    61 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 3. The    box will appear. Enter the same WEP key that is on your access point and click  It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the c[...]

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    62 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Configure WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless bridge or access point before conguring your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would[...]

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    63 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network 3. The    box will appear. Enter the WPA-PSK passphrase and click  It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please ve[...]

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    64 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DHP-W306AV. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP. If you have a different operating system[...]

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    65 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congure your Internet settings: • Go to       . Double-click the   Icon. From the  tab, click the button to[...]

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    66 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting  This may due to the accidental change of the device password. Us[...]

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    67 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to[...]

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    68 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics  Wireless or Wi-Fi technology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wires. Wi-Fi uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly, so you have the freedom to connect computers anywhere in your home or ofce[...]

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    69 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics  Wireless technology has become so popular in recent years that almost everyone is using it, whether it’s for home, ofce, business, D-Link has a wireless solution for it.  • Gives everyone at home broadband acce[...]

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    70 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics  Wireless technology is expanding everywhere not just at home or ofce. People like the freedom of mobility and it’s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless access to attrac[...]

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    71 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics  Don’t let your next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by turning on the WPA, WPA2, or WEP security feature on the access point. Refer to product manual for detail information on how to set it up. ?[...]

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    72 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking Basics Check your IP address 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 server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below. Click on ?[...]

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    73 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gateway/access point, or you need to assign a static IP address, please follow the steps below:  Windows Vista ® - Clic k on   >    > ?[...]

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    74 D-Link DHP-W306A V User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications  • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11n • HomePlug AV  • Power plug (country-dependent) [...]