D-Link COVR-P2502/E User manual

HYBRID WHOLE HOME POWERLINE WI-FI SYSTEM
COVR-P2502
USER MANUAL
Covr your whole home in Seamless Wi-Fi
Hybrid Technology
Powerline AV2 1300 + Wi-Fi 11AC 1200
HYBRID WHOLE HOME POWERLINE WI-FI SYSTEM
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iD-Link COVR-P2502 User Manual
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Power Usage
ErP Power Usage
This device is an Energy Related Product (ErP) with High Network Availability (HiNA), and automatically switches to a power-saving Network
Standby mode within 1 minute of no packets being transmitted. If it is not needed during certain periods of time, it can be unplugged to save
energy.
Network Standby: 6.72 watts
Preface
Revision Date Description
1.00 October 30, 2017 Initial release.

iiD-Link COVR-P2502 User Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Product Overview..............................................................1
Package Contents......................................................................... 1
System Requirements.................................................................2
Introduction ................................................................................... 3
Features............................................................................................ 3
Hardware Overview..................................................................... 5
COVR-P2500 LED Indicators..............................................5
COVR-P2500 Side Panel......................................................7
Hardware Setup ............................................................................ 8
Using The D-Link Wi-Fi App .............................................. 8
Manual Installation ...........................................................11
Completing Setup......................................................................13
Web Interface Setup Wizard ...........................................14
Conguration - COVR-P2500 ..........................................15
Home ..............................................................................................16
Uplink Router .......................................................................17
COVR-P2500..........................................................................18
Connected Clients..............................................................19
Extenders...............................................................................20
Powerline...............................................................................21
Settings ..........................................................................................22
Extender.................................................................................22
Extender (continued) ........................................................23
Network..................................................................................24
Advanced ......................................................................................26
QoS Engine............................................................................26
Management................................................................................27
Time & Schedule .................................................................27
Time....................................................................................27
Schedule ...........................................................................28
System Log............................................................................29
System Admin......................................................................31
Device ................................................................................32
Upgrade .................................................................................33
Statistics.................................................................................34
Adding Additional Extenders.........................................35
Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)......................................36
Using the Web User Interface.................................................38
Using the D-Link Wi-Fi App.....................................................39
Connect to a Wireless Client ...........................................42
WPS Button...................................................................................42
Wireless Basics.................................................................43
What is Wireless?.........................................................................44
Tips...................................................................................................46
Technical Specications..................................................47
Regulatory Information ..................................................49

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Section 1 - Product Overview
Product Overview
Package Contents
If any of the above items are missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller.
Wi-Fi Conguration Note
Ethernet CableCOVR-P2500
Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi Extender (x 2)
Quick Installation Guide
Wi-Fi Conguration Card

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Network Requirements
• An Ethernet-based cable or DSL modem
• IEEE 802.11ac/n/g/b/a wireless clients
• 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Web-based Conguration
Utility Requirements
Computer with the following:
• Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system
• An installed Ethernet adapter or Wi-Fi interface
Browser requirements:
• Internet Explorer 10 or higher
• Firefox 28 or higher
• Safari 6 or higher
• Chrome 28 or higher
D-Link Wi-Fi Requirements • iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. (Please refer to the mobile
app's store page to check whether your device is compatible)
System Requirements

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Introduction
The COVR-P2502 Hybrid Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi System is a revolutionary hybrid networking solution comprised
of two COVR-P2500 Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi Extenders. Each extender features a 1300 Mbps AV2 Powerline
backbone combined with powerful AC1200 Wi-Fi and uses your home’s existing electrical wiring to transfer data through
a dedicated channel at high speeds. This allows the COVR-P2500 to bring the uncompromised, full potential of AC1200
Wi-Fi to any area in your home, offering true whole home coverage. With the COVR-P2502, D-Link has got you Covr’d.
Features
• High-Power Wi-Fi - Most whole home Wi-Fi systems use multiple low-performance devices to disperse Wi-Fi
throughout areas of the home. Covr Powerline combines ultra-fast 1300 Mbps AV2, MIMO, and AC1200 Wi-Fi
together with your existing router to create a seamless whole home network of blazing-fast speed throughout
your home, even in the most hard-to-reach places.
• Smart Roaming - The Covr Wi-Fi System creates a single, seamless wireless network throughout your entire
home using a single wireless network name (SSID). This means that once you connect, your connection is
maintained seamlessly as you and your wireless device roam throughout your home, allowing you to experience
an uninterrupted connection without buering, drop-outs, or dead spots.
• MU-MIMO Technology - Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) sends and receives data to and
from multiple devices simultaneously to increase speed and eciency.Your laptop, tablet, media player, and game
console can all be sending and receiving data at the same time, with no need to wait in turn, allowing you to get
more out of your home Wi-Fi network than ever before.
1Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac specications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and
environmental factors, including volume of network trac, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental
conditions will adversely aect wireless signal range.

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• Smart Steering - Behind the scenes, the COVR-P2500 Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi Extenders automatically
determine whether to connect a device to the 2.4 or 5 GHz band, thereby providing the best speed and range for
each device and optimally distributing devices to each network.
• Expandable Network - Covr is a scalable solution; extra extenders can be added to increase the reach of your
network with the push of a button. Scale up your Wi-Fi by adding another extender to get true whole-home
coverage.
• Easy Setup - Using the free D-Link Wi-Fi app or the intuitive web-based user interface, you can quickly set up the
COVR-P2502 and congure your network with your specic settings in a matter of minutes.
Features (continued)

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Hardware Overview
COVR-P2500 LED Indicators
3 5421
1Power
Solid green The COVR-P2500 is powered on and running.
Solid orange The COVR-P2500 is booting up.
Blinking (every 1s) The COVR-P2500 is syncing to another COVR-P2500 extender using Simple Connect, or to a
wireless client using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
O The COVR-P2500 is powered o.
2 Powerline
Solid green A Powerline connection is established with optimal signal performance.
Solid orange A Powerline connection is established with good signal performance.
Solid red A Powerline connection is established with medium signal performance.
O No Powerline connection is established.

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3 LAN Solid green The COVR-P2500 is connected to the network through Ethernet.
O The COVR-P2500 is not connected to the network.
4 2.4G Solid green The 2.4 GHz wireless band is active and broadcasting.
O The 2.4 GHz wireless band is turned o.
5 5G Solid green The 5 GHz wireless band is active and broadcasting.
O The 5 GHz wireless band is turned o.
COVR-P2500 LED Indicators (continued)

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COVR-P2500 Side Panel
1 Gigabit LAN ports Connect Ethernet devices such as computers, switches, storage (NAS) devices, and game consoles.
2 Reset Button Using an unfolded paper clip, press and hold down the reset button for 10 seconds until the Power LED
turns orange, and release to reset the extender to factory default settings.
3WPS/Simple Connect
Button
Press this button to establish an instant connection to a wireless client using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS). This button is also used to sync with additional COVR-P2500 extenders.
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Hardware Setup
Using The D-Link Wi-Fi App
The free D-Link Wi-Fi app allows you to install and congure your COVR-P2502
Hybrid Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi System from your mobile device.
This following section will walk you through the installation and conguration
steps for the COVR-P2502 Hybrid Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi System using
the D-Link Wi-Fi app.
To get the D-Link Wi-Fi app, browse the App Store or Google Play and search
for D-Link Wi-Fi. You can also scan the QR code on the right, which will take
you to the respective D-Link Wi-Fi app store page directly.
Note: The screenshots may be dierent depending on your mobile device’s OS
version. The following steps show the iOS interface of the D-Link Wi-Fi app. If
you are using an Android device, the appearance may be dierent from that of
the screenshots, but the process is the same.
D-Link Wi-Fi

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Using The D-Link Wi-Fi App (continued)
1. Open the D-Link Wi-Fi app and tap Install Your Device at the bottom.
2. Next, select COVR-P2502 from the list and tap NEXT.

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3. When asked to create a new network, or add to an existing network,
choose Create a new network and tap NEXT.
4. You will now be guided through a step-by-step process for setting
up the COVR-P2502 hardware. Simply follow the on-screen steps to
complete the installation and Covr Wi-Fi conguration process.
Using The D-Link Wi-Fi App (continued)

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2. Plug the extender into a nearby power socket and wait for the Power, LAN, 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz LEDs to light up solid
green as shown in the image below.
1. Position one of the COVR-P2500 extenders close to your Internet-connected home router and connect one end of the
included Ethernet cable to a LAN port on the COVR-P2500 and connect the other end to a LAN port on your home
router.
Router
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Manual Installation
If you do not wish to use the D-Link Wi-Fi app, you can also choose to manually set up the COVR-P2502 and congure your
Covr Wi-Fi network using the web-based user interface. Follow the instructions below for how to set up your COVR-P2502
Hybrid Whole Home Powerline Wi-Fi System.

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The COVR-P2502 is now ready to be congured using the web-based user interface, or the free D-Link Wi-Fi mobile app.
Proceed to Completing Setup on page 13 for more information on how to complete the setup process.
3. Plug the second COVR-P2500 extender into a power socket close to the rst extender and wait for the Powerline LED
on both extenders to light up solid green, as shown in the image below.
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Note: A solid green Powerline LED indicates optimal signal strength. The LED may light up orange or red if the signal is weaker,
depending on the electrical circuit in your home. The setup process can still be completed with a weaker signal, but it may take
longer.
Manual Installation (continued)

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Completing Setup
There are several ways you can congure your extenders to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients:
• D-Link Setup Wizard - This wizard will launch when you log into the extender's web-based user interface for the rst
time. Refer to Web Interface Setup Wizard on page 14.
• Manual Conguration - Log in to the extender to manually congure it. Refer to Conguration - COVR-P2500 on page
15.

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Web Interface Setup Wizard
If this is your rst time installing the extender, make sure the extender is
connected to your home router's network through Ethernet or Wi-Fi and open
your web browser and enter http://covr.local./ in the address bar.
Once the web user interface's home page has loaded, the Setup Wizard
window will automatically pop up. The wizard is designed to guide you
through a step-by-step process to congure your new D-Link Powerline
extender and connect to the Internet.
You can change the language of the setup wizard by selecting a language from
the drop-down menu in the lower left.
Click Next to continue and follow the subsequent steps presented on-screen
to complete the COVR-P2502 setup process.

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Conguration - COVR-P2500
When prompted, enter your password. If you previously followed the setup
wizard, please use the admin password you entered during the wizard.
Otherwise, leave the password blank. Click Log In to proceed.
Note: If you cannot remember your password and cannot log in, press the
Reset button on the side of the device with an unfolded paper clip for longer
than 10 seconds to restore the extender to its default settings.
To access the web conguration utility, open a web browser such as Internet
Explorer and enter http://covr.local./ in the address bar.
If you want to access the COVR-P2500's web interface using a wireless
connection, connect to your home router's Wi-Fi, then open a web browser
such as Internet Explorer and enter http://covr.local./ in the address bar.
Note: If you have previously changed the Management Link in the Network
settings of the extender, use this link to access the web user interface instead.
The extender’s home page will open, displaying its current connection status.
The bar at the top of the page has quick access to Settings and Management
functions. You may quickly jump back Home at any time.
Note: The system will automatically log out after a period of inactivity.

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Home
The Home page displays the current status of the extender in the form of
an interactive diagram. You can click each icon to display information about
each part of the network at the bottom of the screen. The menu bar at the
top of the page will allow you to quickly navigate to other pages. Refer to the
following pages for a description of each section.
The Home page displays whether or not the extender is connected to your
router.

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Clicking on the Uplink Router icon brings up basic information about the
connection between the COVR-P2500 and your home router. Specically, this
will list the connection type to the router, the current network status, and how
long the connection to the router has been active for.
Uplink Router