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... Considerations...8 Before You Begin...9 Connect to Your Network...9 Configuration...10 Web Configuration Utility...10 Home...11 Wireless Modes...12 Access Point Mode...13 Access Point (WEP)...15 Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP 16 Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 17 WDS with AP...18 WDS with AP (WEP)...20 WDS with AP...-PSK/WPA2-PSK 30 LAN Settings...31 Static IP Address...31 Dynamic IP Address...32 Advanced Performance Settings 33 Filters...35 Wireless Access Settings 35 WLAN Partition...36 DHCP Server...37 Dynamic Pool Settings 37 Static Pool Settings...39 Current IP Mapping List 41 Admin...
... Considerations...8 Before You Begin...9 Connect to Your Network...9 Configuration...10 Web Configuration Utility...10 Home...11 Wireless Modes...12 Access Point Mode...13 Access Point (WEP)...15 Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP 16 Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 17 WDS with AP...18 WDS with AP (WEP)...20 WDS with AP...-PSK/WPA2-PSK 30 LAN Settings...31 Static IP Address...31 Dynamic IP Address...32 Advanced Performance Settings 33 Filters...35 Wireless Access Settings 35 WLAN Partition...36 DHCP Server...37 Dynamic Pool Settings 37 Static Pool Settings...39 Current IP Mapping List 41 Admin...
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Product Overview Package Contents D-Link DWL-2100AP Wireless G Access Point Manual on CD Quick Installation Guide Power adapter CAT5 Ethernet cable Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one ... Ethernet Adapter. Internet Explorer version 6.0 or Netscape Navigator™ version 7.0 and above items are missing, please contact your reseller. If any of the above DWL-2100AP User Manual Minimum System Requirements Computers with Windows®, Macintosh®, or Linux-based operating systems with the...
Product Overview Package Contents D-Link DWL-2100AP Wireless G Access Point Manual on CD Quick Installation Guide Power adapter CAT5 Ethernet cable Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one ... Ethernet Adapter. Internet Explorer version 6.0 or Netscape Navigator™ version 7.0 and above items are missing, please contact your reseller. If any of the above DWL-2100AP User Manual Minimum System Requirements Computers with Windows®, Macintosh®, or Linux-based operating systems with the...
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... AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point, D-Link sets a new standard for quickly creating and extending a wireless local area network (WLAN) in offices or other workplaces, or even at hotspots. The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point comes with the provided Wireless AP Manager software that manages network configuration and firmware upgrades. The WDS feature makes the DWL-2100AP an ideal solution for wireless access points. The DWL-2100AP is addressed as the DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point...
... AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point, D-Link sets a new standard for quickly creating and extending a wireless local area network (WLAN) in offices or other workplaces, or even at hotspots. The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point comes with the provided Wireless AP Manager software that manages network configuration and firmware upgrades. The WDS feature makes the DWL-2100AP an ideal solution for wireless access points. The DWL-2100AP is addressed as the DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point...
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... network configuration and firmware upgrades via D-Link's D-View Network Management software. The DWL-2100AP can securely connect to maximize the network security with AP Wirelessly connect multiple wireless networks while still functioning as a wireless access point. WDS with data encryption. The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point gives you the freedom of security for your wireless networking experience more enjoyable. DWL-2100AP User Manual AES (Advanced Encryption...
... network configuration and firmware upgrades via D-Link's D-View Network Management software. The DWL-2100AP can securely connect to maximize the network security with AP Wirelessly connect multiple wireless networks while still functioning as a wireless access point. WDS with data encryption. The DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point gives you the freedom of security for your wireless networking experience more enjoyable. DWL-2100AP User Manual AES (Advanced Encryption...
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Rear Panel Power Receptor Used to a router or switch using an Ethernet cable. Power A solid light indicates the unit is being transmitted via the Ethernet port. Ethernet Port Connects the DWL-2100AP to connect the supplied power adapter. WLAN Blinking green indicates wireless network activity. DWL-2100AP User Manual Reset Button Pressing this button restores the Access Point to its original factory default settings. Front Panel LAN A blinking light indicates data is properly powered.
Rear Panel Power Receptor Used to a router or switch using an Ethernet cable. Power A solid light indicates the unit is being transmitted via the Ethernet port. Ethernet Port Connects the DWL-2100AP to connect the supplied power adapter. WLAN Blinking green indicates wireless network activity. DWL-2100AP User Manual Reset Button Pressing this button restores the Access Point to its original factory default settings. Front Panel LAN A blinking light indicates data is properly powered.
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...4Ghz frequency will travel straight through . of the direct line between access points, routers, and computers - Be aware of range. If you are positioned so that the wireless signals must pass through a wall or ceiling for best reception by...wireless network. Keep your product away (at a 45 degree angle, appears to follow these basic principles: 1. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet thick. DWL-2100AP User Manual Keep the number of walls, ceilings, or other materials. 4. Try to a minimum - Installation Installation Considerations D-Link Air lets you access...
...4Ghz frequency will travel straight through . of the direct line between access points, routers, and computers - Be aware of range. If you are positioned so that the wireless signals must pass through a wall or ceiling for best reception by...wireless network. Keep your product away (at a 45 degree angle, appears to follow these basic principles: 1. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet thick. DWL-2100AP User Manual Keep the number of walls, ceilings, or other materials. 4. Try to a minimum - Installation Installation Considerations D-Link Air lets you access...
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Wireless Modes AP Mode Access Point WDS with AP WDS AP Repeater AP Client Authentication Available Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-EAP WPA-PSK WPA2-EAP WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-EAP WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK DWL-2100AP User Manual 12
Wireless Modes AP Mode Access Point WDS with AP WDS AP Repeater AP Client Authentication Available Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-EAP WPA-PSK WPA2-EAP WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-EAP WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-PSK Open System Shared Key Open System Shared Key WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK DWL-2100AP User Manual 12
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... network. All devices on the wireless channel that is enabled by default. DWL-2100AP User Manual 13 Mode: Access Point is 2.437GHz. The frequency in channel 6 is selected from the drop-down menu. The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network. Access Point Mode Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g...
... network. All devices on the wireless channel that is enabled by default. DWL-2100AP User Manual 13 Mode: Access Point is 2.437GHz. The frequency in channel 6 is selected from the drop-down menu. The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network. Access Point Mode Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g...
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The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. PassPhrase: Enter a passphrase. DWL-2100AP User Manual 17 The passphrase is reommended. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients. The Interval: default value of 1800 is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long.
The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. PassPhrase: Enter a passphrase. DWL-2100AP User Manual 17 The passphrase is reommended. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients. The Interval: default value of 1800 is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long.
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...with AP is selected from the pull-down menu. DWL-2100AP User Manual 18 Wireless Band: Mode: SSID: IEEE 802.11g WDS with AP mode, the DWL-2100AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, while still functioning as a client and an access point at the same time. The SSID's factory default ...setting is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID can also ...
...with AP is selected from the pull-down menu. DWL-2100AP User Manual 18 Wireless Band: Mode: SSID: IEEE 802.11g WDS with AP mode, the DWL-2100AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, while still functioning as a client and an access point at the same time. The SSID's factory default ...setting is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID can also ...
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...wirelessly connect multiple networks. Auto Channel This option is not guaranteed. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 19 Select Shared Key to limit communication to allow either form of the APs in WDS with other vendor´s access points... is unavailable in your network using a password and dynamic key changes (No RADIUS server required). Select Open System/Shared Key to only those devices that will automatically scan and match the wireless setting. Communication ...
...wirelessly connect multiple networks. Auto Channel This option is not guaranteed. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 19 Select Shared Key to limit communication to allow either form of the APs in WDS with other vendor´s access points... is unavailable in your network using a password and dynamic key changes (No RADIUS server required). Select Open System/Shared Key to only those devices that will automatically scan and match the wireless setting. Communication ...
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... or Shared Key. Select Disable to repeat. Refer to is using Super G mode. You can select Enable if the access point you with to hide your SSID over the wireless network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 26 Root AP MAC Address/ Click on Scan and select the root AP you are connecting to the next... select the AP, the SSID: MAC Address and the SSID fields will be displayed. Mode: Select AP Repeater from the drop-down menu. AP Repeater Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g is not available in Repeater mode. Super G Mode: Disabled by default. The channel will follow the root AP. Auto Channel...
... or Shared Key. Select Disable to repeat. Refer to is using Super G mode. You can select Enable if the access point you with to hide your SSID over the wireless network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 26 Root AP MAC Address/ Click on Scan and select the root AP you are connecting to the next... select the AP, the SSID: MAC Address and the SSID fields will be displayed. Mode: Select AP Repeater from the drop-down menu. AP Repeater Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g is not available in Repeater mode. Super G Mode: Disabled by default. The channel will follow the root AP. Auto Channel...
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...DWL-2100AP User Manual 33 Specify a beacon interval value. DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to synchronize a network. Fragment Length: The fragmentation threshold, which is the default setting. Data Rate: The Data Rates are packets sent by an access point... to broadcast and multicast messages. Select a setting between 1 and 255. 1 is specified in bytes, determines whether packets will be fragmented. Advanced Performance Settings Wireless Band: IEEE802.11g.
...DWL-2100AP User Manual 33 Specify a beacon interval value. DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to synchronize a network. Fragment Length: The fragmentation threshold, which is the default setting. Data Rate: The Data Rates are packets sent by an access point... to broadcast and multicast messages. Select a setting between 1 and 255. 1 is specified in bytes, determines whether packets will be fragmented. Advanced Performance Settings Wireless Band: IEEE802.11g.
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Internal Station Enabling this is disabled, wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to associated wireless devices is disabled, all data from the Ethernet to exchange data through the access point. WLAN Partition Wireless Band: IEEE802.11g. If this feature allows wireless clients to communicate with Access: wireless clients. Ethernet to WLAN Enabling this is blocked. DWL-2100AP User Manual 36 If this feature allows Ethernet devices to the Ethernet. Wireless devices can still send data to communicate with Connection: each other.
Internal Station Enabling this is disabled, wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to associated wireless devices is disabled, all data from the Ethernet to exchange data through the access point. WLAN Partition Wireless Band: IEEE802.11g. If this feature allows wireless clients to communicate with Access: wireless clients. Ethernet to WLAN Enabling this is blocked. DWL-2100AP User Manual 36 If this feature allows Ethernet devices to the Ethernet. Wireless devices can still send data to communicate with Connection: each other.
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... Message) is recommended. The default is 2346. RTS Length The RTS value should not be fragmented. DWL-2100AP User Manual 58 Data Rate: A pulldown menu to select the maximum wireless signal rate for broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 2346. The default value of the ...the transmit power of 100 is a countdown informing clients of the next listening window for the selected devices(s). Enable this option to allow the access point to synchronize a (20~1000): network. Preamble: Select Short and Long (default) or Long Only. Fragment Length This sets the fragmentation ...
... Message) is recommended. The default is 2346. RTS Length The RTS value should not be fragmented. DWL-2100AP User Manual 58 Data Rate: A pulldown menu to select the maximum wireless signal rate for broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 2346. The default value of the ...the transmit power of 100 is a countdown informing clients of the next listening window for the selected devices(s). Enable this option to allow the access point to synchronize a (20~1000): network. Preamble: Select Short and Long (default) or Long Only. Fragment Length This sets the fragmentation ...
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... Ethernet to exchange data through the access point. If Accept or Reject is not filtered based on the MAC Control: address. DWL-2100AP User Manual 64 Access When disabled access control is selected, then a box appears for entering MAC addresses. When Accept is blocked. Wireless devices can still send data to wireless clients is selected, only devices with...
... Ethernet to exchange data through the access point. If Accept or Reject is not filtered based on the MAC Control: address. DWL-2100AP User Manual 64 Access When disabled access control is selected, then a box appears for entering MAC addresses. When Accept is blocked. Wireless devices can still send data to wireless clients is selected, only devices with...
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AP Mode Access Point: There are 5 AP modes that are configurable in IEEE802.11g: • Access Point • WDS with AP • WDS • AP Repeater • AP Client Access Point, the default setting used to create a wireless LAN, is displayed here. DWL-2100AP User Manual 65 Please see the following pages for an explanation of the other 4 AP modes.
AP Mode Access Point: There are 5 AP modes that are configurable in IEEE802.11g: • Access Point • WDS with AP • WDS • AP Repeater • AP Client Access Point, the default setting used to create a wireless LAN, is displayed here. DWL-2100AP User Manual 65 Please see the following pages for an explanation of the other 4 AP modes.
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WDS with AP WDS with other DWL-2100AP(s) on your network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 66 This only works with AP: Allows you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL-2700APs. If enabled, you to connect multiple wireless LANs together while acting as an access point at the same time.
WDS with AP WDS with other DWL-2100AP(s) on your network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 66 This only works with AP: Allows you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL-2700APs. If enabled, you to connect multiple wireless LANs together while acting as an access point at the same time.
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Click on Site Survey and click on the SSID that you to , or manually enter the root AP SSID. DWL-2100AP User Manual 69 AP Client AP Client: Allows you want the AP to connect to use the access point as a wireless client.
Click on Site Survey and click on the SSID that you to , or manually enter the root AP SSID. DWL-2100AP User Manual 69 AP Client AP Client: Allows you want the AP to connect to use the access point as a wireless client.
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...IP address in the same range, e.g., 192.168.0.x. A successful ping will not be visible on the network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 99 The computer used to configure the DWL-2100AP cannot access the Configuration menu. Check that the Ethernet LED on the network must all have the same subnet mask... to configure the DWL2100AP. 1. Please see Checking the IP Address in Windows® XP in the Networking Basics section of the DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point. Go to Start>Run>Type Command>Type ping 192.168.0.50. Please read the following if you are installed properly) in the...
...IP address in the same range, e.g., 192.168.0.x. A successful ping will not be visible on the network. DWL-2100AP User Manual 99 The computer used to configure the DWL-2100AP cannot access the Configuration menu. Check that the Ethernet LED on the network must all have the same subnet mask... to configure the DWL2100AP. 1. Please see Checking the IP Address in Windows® XP in the Networking Basics section of the DWL-2100AP Wireless Access Point. Go to Start>Run>Type Command>Type ping 192.168.0.50. Please read the following if you are installed properly) in the...