D-Link DAP-1520 manual

DAP -1520 U ser M anual W ir eless A C750 Dual B and R ange Ex tender V ersion 1.0 | 01/13/2014[...]

i D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the cont ent hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiari[...]

ii D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product O[...]

iii D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual T able of Conten ts GPL C ode Statemen t........................................................ 54 Safety Statemen ts ........................................................... 69[...]

1 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P ack age C onten ts If any of the above it ems are missing from y our pack age, please contact your reseller . DAP -1520 Wir eless AC750 Dual Band Range Ex tender Wi-F i Conguration Car d[...]

2 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • A wireless rout er with an ac tive Internet connection. • IEEE 802.11ac draft, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b or 802.11a wireless clients/devices W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er or M obile Device with the f ollowing: • A Windo ws®, Maci[...]

3 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction F eatur es E as i ly Ex te nd Y o u r E xi s ti n g N et w o rk T h e D AP - 15 2 0 W i r el e ss A C7 50 Du a l B an d Ra ng e E xt en de r l et s y o u e as i ly ex t en d a s ec u r e w ir el es s n et w or k w it h a p r es s o f a b ut t o n . C o nn e ct t h e D A P -1 [...]

4 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Wha t is a W ireless Extender? The DAP -1520 acts as a repeater to extend the range of an existing wireless net work to provide a better signal for par ts of your home or oce that may have poor or no reception. Y our existing wireless signal will be re -broadcast by the DAP -1520, allo[...]

5 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view F ron t/T op 1 1 P ower/Status LED Solid Green The device is pow ered ON and operating normally . Blinking Green The device is pr ocessing WPS. Solid Red Device is powering ON or sy stem is defective . Blinking R ed The device is in r ecov er y mode or the device ha[...]

6 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view Side 1 WPS Button Pr essing the WPS butt on for 1 second allows y ou to connect with Wi-F i clients using Wi-F i Protected Setup . 2 Reset Button P ressing the reset button will reset the D AP-1520 to the factor y default settings. 1 2[...]

7 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Installation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The W ireless AC750 Dual Band R ange Ex tender lets you extend the reach of your existing wireless net work, allowing you to work wirelessly from more places in your home or oce. Keep in mind, however , that the number , thick ness, and [...]

8 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Setting Up Y our D AP -1520 Plug in the D AP-1520 to a pow er outlet. V erify that the pow er LED is blinking orange before con tinuing. Outlet Ethernet C onnec ting to Y our D AP-1520 Y ou can use the WPS method to connect to the D AP-1520. P ress the WPS button on the DAP -1520 and its gree[...]

9 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Loca te the Wi-F i name (SSID) and password for your DAP-1520 device. This information is p rinted on t he specication sticker on the underside of the device . Using your computer or mobile de vi ce’ s Wi-Fi co nn ec t io n u ti li t y , c on ne c t to th e S SI D of you r DAP -1520 and [...]

10 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation QRS Mobile App Setup Co n ne c t to t h e Wi -Fi n e t wo r k t h at i s d i s pl a ye d o n th e Wi - Fi Conguration Card included in your pack age (ex: dlink-a8 fa). T h e n , e n t e r t h e W i - F i p a s s w o r d a l s o p r i n t e d o n t h e W i - F i Congura tion Card ( ex: [...]

11 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Once your mobile device is connected, tap on the QRS Mobile icon. Click Star t to con tinue. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

12 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Ente r a net wor k nam e (SS ID) an d pas sword for th e ex ten ded 2. 4 G H z Wi - Fi n e t wo r k . Y o u m ay k ee p t h e ex i s t in g S S ID a n d passwor d if you wish. Click Next to continue . QRS Mobil e wil l rs t det ect y our DA P -152 0, then scan fo r a vai lab le Wi-F i net[...]

13 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation C r e a t e a n a d m i n p a s s w o r d f o r t h e D A P - 1 5 2 0 ’ s w e b - b a s e d conguration utility . Click Next to continue . Ente r a net wor k nam e (SS ID) an d pas sword for th e ex ten ded 5 GHz Wi-F i network . Click Next to continue .[...]

14 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation After the setup wizard is c omplete, the f ollowing screen will appear . T o connect to the extended network , you can now change your mobile device and lapt op Wi-F i settings to the wireless network name and passwor d you just creat ed. Y ou can also share y our Wi-F i information by click[...]

15 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb-based Congur ation En te r y our pas sw or d. By d efa ult , A dm in is s ele cte d as t he u ser nam e and cannot be changed, and by default , the password is blank. T o access the conguration utility for the D AP-1520 on y our PC, rst c onnect to the DAP -1520 wirelessly usi[...]

16 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izar d If you wish to congure your ex tender to connect to the I nternet using the setup wizard , click the S etup W izard button. T his w iza r d i s d es ig ne d t o gui de y ou th ro ug h a s t ep-b y- st ep pr oc es s to congur e yo ur new Wir eless AC 750 Dual Band Range [...]

17 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Se lec t whe the r you wa nt to u se t he WP S ( Wire les s Protec te d Setup) method or the manual method to set up a n extended wireless network using your D AP-1520 and click Ne x t . If you wish to use the W PS metho d, please re fer to “Using the WPS Method” on page 18. If y ou wi [...]

18 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o set up using the WPS method , select the rst option from the setup wizard menu . Click Next to continue . Th e DA P- 1 5 2 0 u s es t h e p u s h b u tt o n m e t ho d f or W P S . A f te r selecting WPS, the DAP -1520 will ask you to pr ess the WPS push button on the access point or[...]

19 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Once y our connection has been established, you can then enter your desired ex tended net work settings for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz net works . Click Next to con tinue. Once you have completed the rst time setup , you do not need to creat e another SSID . Each time you run the setup wizar[...]

20 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y our changes will be saved and the device will r eboot. The nex t sc reen wi ll show your net work name an d pass word settings you enter ed in the previous step . Click Sav e to complete the setup .[...]

21 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DAP -1520 will rst scan for available Wi-F i networks and list th e n etw orks it ha s f ou nd . If the ne tw ork y ou wo uld li ke to c on nect to isn ’t listed, click Back and selec t the manual option again to per form another scan. Click to highlight the uplink net work you wis[...]

22 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The D AP-1520 will re -broadcast the Wi-F i connection from the uplink r o uter as extended 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-F i networ ks. When conguring the DAP-1520 for the rst time, the wizard will cr eate a ne w W i-F i netw ork nam e (SSI D) bas ed on the SSI D of y our existing network. Th[...]

23 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The setup process is now complete. A summar y page will appear sho wing the setti ngs for both the connection to the uplink route r and the exten ded Wi-Fi net work . It is recomm ended that you recor d this information for futur e refer ence . Click Sav e to exit the wizar d and return to [...]

24 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Home Screen The home screen gives a summar y of the cur rent status of devices connec ted to the DAP -1520. A green check bet ween the device and the uplink rout er indicates that there is an active connection. A red cross indicates that there is no connection present, or ther e is a connec[...]

25 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration If there is no connection bet ween the DAP -1520 and the uplink router , you can click on the uplink rout er icon to search for an available uplink r outer . At any time, y ou can click on the device images on the home screen to view the curr ent status of each device.[...]

26 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y o u can view the d etai ls of both the u plin k net wor k an d the extended Wi-F i network by clicking on the DAP-1520 ic on.[...]

27 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i Settings This is set to Repeater mode and cannot be changed . Click Scan to scan for availabl e wireless networks and select the one you want t o use the DAP-1520 to extend . Y ou can also type in th e name (SSID ) of the wir eless ne t w ork. Sele ct the se curity met hod tha t is [...]

28 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ex tended W i-F i S ettings This page lets you congure the settings f or the DAP -1520’ s extended wireless network . T o access this page, point to the Settings drop -down menu at the t op of the page, and selec t Ex tended W i-Fi. Click Sa ve t o sa ve the settings and r eturn t o th[...]

29 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network Settings This page lets you congure the net work settings for the DAP -1520. T o access this page, point to the S ettings drop- down menu at the top of the page , then selec t Network . Click Sav e at any time to sa ve the changes you hav e made on this page. Management Link: Y o[...]

30 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration My IPv6 Connection is: Obtain DNS Ser ver A ddress: Primary DNS Ser ver: Secondary DNS Ser ver: Selec t Autocongura tion (SLAAC/DHCPv6) to have the DAP -1520 automatically receive an IPv6 address from the uplink router . Y o u c a n s e l e c t t o o b t a i n I P v 6 D N S s e r v e r i[...]

31 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration My IPv6 Connection is: IPv6 Address: Subnet Pr ex Length: Default Gatewa y: Primary DNS Ser ver: Secondary DNS Ser ver: Select Static IPv6 to manually assign an IP address to the DAP -1520. E n te r t h e I P v 6 a d d re s s t h a t yo u w a nt t o a s s i gn t o t h e extended net work[...]

32 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration My IPv6 Connection is: LAN IPv6 Link- Local A ddress: Select Link-local only to only set an IPv6 address for the local network. The link-local addr ess of the DAP-1520. Link-local Only IPv6 Device Management Interface[...]

33 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page will allow you to set a new password for the administrator account used to congure the DAP -1520. Y ou can also enable g raphical authentication (CAPT CHA) on this page. T o acc ess this page, poin t t o the Management drop do wn menu at the top of the page , and select Admin .[...]

34 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save the system settings onto a le to the local hard drive . Y ou will the n see a le dia log wh ere yo u can select a loc ation and enter a le name f or the conguration le . Load the system settings from a previously saved le on the local hard drive . Restore the system s[...]

35 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Upgr ade F irmware and language upgrades may be provided for the D AP-1520 in future . Y ou can check and upgrade your rmware and language pack on this page . T o ac cess this page, point to the Management drop down menu at the top of the page, and select Upgrade . Click Save a t any tim[...]

36 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page displays details about y our wir eless and net work connections. T o access this page , point to the Management drop- down menu at the top of the page , and selec t Statistics . Click Clear t o reset the statistics. Statistics The Blue line indicates the upload speeds and the red [...]

37 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client C onnec ting a W ireless Clien t WPS Button WPS ( Wi-F i Prot ected Setup) is a simple and secure way to connect your wireless devices with the DAP -1520. Most wireless devices such as wireless routers , media players, printers , and cameras will have a WPS button (or a soft[...]

38 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network, you will need to k now the security key ( Wi-F i password) bein[...]

39 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client Y ou will then be prompt ed to enter the network securit y key ( Wi-F i passwor d) for the wireless net work. Enter the password into the box and click Next . If you wish to use W i-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) to con nect to the rout er , y ou can also pr ess the WPS bu tto [...]

40 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network, you will need to k now the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click[...]

41 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client 3. Highlight the wir eless network (SSID) y ou would like to connect to and click the C onnect button. I f y ou get a good signal but cannot acc ess the Internet, check y our T CP/IP se ttings for y our wire less adapt er . Refer to the W ire less Basics section in this manu[...]

42 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client 5. Ent er the same security key or passphrase that is on your r outer and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . I f the co nnecti on fail s, pl ease verif y th at the securi ty set tings are corr ect. T he key or passphrase must be [...]

43 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users ma y use the built-in wireless utilit y . If you are using another company ’ s utility or Windows® 2000, please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapt er for help with connec ting to a wireless network. Most utilities wi[...]

44 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client WP A/WP A2 2. Highlight the wireless net work (SSID) you would like to connect to and click C onnect . 1. Open the Windo ws V ista® Wir eless Utilit y by right- clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (low er right corner of screen). Select Connect to a n[...]

45 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client 3. Ent er the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. I f the con nection fai ls, please verify that the secu rity se ttin gs are c orrect. The key or passphrase must be exactl[...]

46 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another compan y ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapter f o[...]

47 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or access point bef ore conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connec [...]

48 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 4 - Connec ting a Wir eless Client 3. T he W ire less Netw ork Co nnectio n bo x wil l app ear . Ent er th e WP A- PSK passphrase and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. I f the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK pa[...]

49 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur dur ing the installation and operation of the DAP -1520. R ead the follo wing descriptions if you ar e having pr oblems. The examples below are illustrat ed in Window s® XP . If you ha ve a dierent operating [...]

50 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > Control Panel . Double -click the Internet Options Icon. Fr om the S ecurity tab, click the button to restore the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option t o Nev er Dial[...]

51 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics D -L i nk wi re le ss p rod uc ts ar e b as ed o n i nd u st r y s ta nd ar ds to pro vi de e as y- to - us e an d c om pa ti bl e hi gh -s p ee d w i rel es s connectivity within y our home, business or public access wireless networks . Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link[...]

52 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics T ips Here ar e a few things to keep in mind when you ar e installing your Wir eless AC750 Dual Band Range Extender . C entraliz e the extender ’ s location F or best per formanc e, make sure y ou place the e xtender in a centraliz ed location within y our desired usage area. T r y to [...]

53 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix B - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11ac draft • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11b W ireless Frequency Range 1 • 2.4 GHz to 2.4835 GHz • 5.18MHz to 5.85MHz Antenna • Internal Antenna Security • Wi-F i Pr otec ted Ac cess ( W[...]

54 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement GPL C ode Stat ement This D -Link product includes soft ware code developed by third par ties, including soft ware code subjec t to the GNU General Publi c Licen se (“GP L ”) o r GNU Less er Ge nera l Publi c Licen se (“ L GPL ”) . As ap pli cab le, the te rms o f the G PL and[...]

55 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement Pr eamble The GNU General Public License is a fr ee, copyleft license f or soft ware and other kinds of works. The licenses for most soft war e and other practical works are designed to take awa y your freedom to share and change the works. B y contrast, the GNU General Public License[...]

56 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement F inally , ever y program is threatened constan tly by soft ware paten ts. States should not allow patents to restrict development and use of soft ware on general-purpose computers, but in those that do , we wish to avoid the special danger that patents applied to a free prog ram coul[...]

57 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 1. Source C ode. The “ source code ” for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modications to it. “Object code” means any non-source f orm of a work . A “Standar d Inter face ” means an in ter face tha t either is an ocial standard dened by a reco[...]

58 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 2. Basic P ermissions. All rights granted under this License are granted for the term of copyright on the Progr am, and are irrevocable provided the stated conditions are met. This License explicitly arms your unlimited permission to run the unmodied Pr ogram. The output from ru[...]

59 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 4. C on ve ying V erbatim Copies . Y ou may con vey v erbatim copies of the Pr ogram ’ s sour ce code as y ou receiv e it, in any medium, pr ovided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice; keep intac t all notices stating that th[...]

60 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 6. C on ve ying Non-Source F orms. Y ou may convey a cov ered work in objec t code form under the terms of sec tions 4 and 5, provided that you also conv ey the machine -readable Corr esponding S ource under the t er ms of this License , in one of these ways: a) Conv ey the object cod[...]

61 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement A “User Pr oduc t ” is either (1) a “ consumer product ” , which means any tangible personal proper ty which is nor mally used for personal, family , or household purposes, or (2) anything designed or sold for incorporation into a dwelling. I n determining whether a product is[...]

62 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 7. Additional T erms. “ A dditional permissions” are terms that supplement the terms of this License by mak ing exceptions from one or more of its conditions. Additional permissions that are applicable to the entire Prog ram shall be treated as though they were included in this Li[...]

63 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement All other non-permissive additional terms are consider ed “fur ther restrictions” within the meaning of sec tion 10. If the Pr ogram as you received it, or any par t of it, contains a notice stating that it is governed by this License along with a term that is a fur ther restric t[...]

64 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement from you under this License . If your rights have been terminated and not permanently reinstat ed, you do not qualify to receiv e new licenses for the same material under section 10. 9. Ac ceptance Not Requir ed for Having C opies. Y ou are not required to accept this License in order[...]

65 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 11. P atents . A “ contributor ” is a c opyright holder who author izes use under this License of the Pr ogram or a w ork on which the Pr ogram is based. The work thus licensed is called the c ontributor ’ s “ contributor version ” . A contributor ’ s “ essential patent [...]

66 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement A patent license is “ discriminator y ” if it does not include within the scope of its coverage , prohibits the exer cise of , or is conditioned on the non-exercise of one or more of the r ights that are specically granted under this License. Y ou may not con vey a co ver ed wo[...]

67 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 14. Revised V ersions of this License . The Fr ee Soft ware F oundation ma y publish revised and/or new versions of the GNU General P ublic License from time to time. Such new v ersions will be similar in spir it to the pr esent v ersion, but may dier in detail t o addr ess new pr [...]

68 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix C - GPL Code Sta tement 17. Interpreta tion of S ections 15 and 16. If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability pro vided abov e cannot be given local legal eect acc ording to their terms, reviewing cour ts shall apply local law that most closely appro ximates an absolute waiv er of all civi[...]

69 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix D - Safety Statemen ts Safety Sta temen ts CE Mark W arning: This is a Class B product. I n a domestic environment, this product may cause radio inter ference , in which case the user may be requir ed to take adequate measures . FC C Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi[...]

70 D-Link DAP-1520 U ser Manual Appendix D - Safety Statemen ts If this device is going to be operated in 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz frequency range , then it is restricted in indoor en vironment only . This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter . The availability of some specic channels and/o[...]