D-Link DAP-1325 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DAP-1325
N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender

DAP-1325 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGI
Delivery Package
•Extender DAP-1325
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
If any of the ite s are issing, please contact your reseller.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” docu ents are available
on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru).
Default Settings
IP address of device 192.168.0.50
Username (login) admin
Password admin
ame of wireless network (SSID) DAP-1325
etwork key (PSK password)
see WPS PIN on the
barcode label on the
back panel of the
device
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System Requirements and Equipment
•A router enabled to access the Internet.
•A co puter with any operating syste that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access the web-based interface of the device:
◦Apple Safari 8 and later
◦Google Chro e 48 and later
◦Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and later
◦Microsoft Edge 20.10240 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 44 and later
◦Opera 35 and later.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the extender.
•An 802.11b, g, or n Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
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CO ECTI G TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Connect an Ethernet cable between the Ethernet port of the extender and
the Ethernet port of your PC.
2. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip.
Now you need to configure an IP address for the Ethernet adapter of your PC.
Configuring IP Address in S Windows XP
1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > etwork
and Internet Connections > etwork Connections window.
2. In the etwork Connections window, right-click the relevant Local
Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the enu
displayed.
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3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General
tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties
button.
4. Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the
value 198.168.0.51 in the IP address field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in auto atically. Click the OK button.
5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1325 for configuring
all needed para eters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
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Configuring IP Address in S Windows 7
1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Select the etwork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected fro the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks line under the etwork and Internet
section.)
3. In the enu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapter settings line.
4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection
icon and select the Properties line in the enu displayed.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the
etworking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the Properties button.
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6. Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the
value 198.168.0.51 in the IP address field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in auto atically. Click the OK button.
7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1325 for configuring all
needed para eters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet), you
also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip.
2. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, odern notebooks with built-in
wireless NICs are equipped with a button or switch that turns on/off the
wireless adapter (refer to your PC docu ents). If your PC is equipped
with a pluggable wireless NIC, install the software provided with your
Wi-Fi adapter.
Now you should configure your Wi-Fi adapter.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in S Windows XP
1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > etwork
and Internet Connections > etwork Connections window.
2. In the etwork Connections window, right-click the relevant
Wireless etwork Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi
adapter is on, then select the Properties line in the enu displayed.
3. In the Wireless etwork Connection Properties window, on the
General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the
Properties button.
4. Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the
value 198.168.0.51 in the IP address field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in auto atically. Click the OK button.
5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window.
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6. Search for available wireless networks.
7. In the opened Wireless etwork Connection window, select the
wireless network DAP-1325 and click the Connect button.
8. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the
barcode label on the back panel of the device) in the etwork key and
Confirm network key fields and click the Connect button.
After that the Wireless etwork Connection Status window appears.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1325 for configuring
all needed para eters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
!
If you perfor initial configuration of the extender via Wi-Fi
connection, note that i ediately after changing the wireless default
settings of the extender you will need to reconfigure the wireless
connection using the newly specified settings.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in S Windows 7
1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Select the etwork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected fro the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks line under the etwork and Internet
section.)
3. In the enu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapter settings line.
4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Wireless etwork
Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on, then select
the Properties line in the enu displayed.
5. In the Wireless etwork Connection Properties window, on the
etworking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the Properties button.
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6. Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the
value 198.168.0.51 in the IP address field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in auto atically. Click the OK button.
7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
8. To open the list of available wireless networks, select the icon of the
wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left-
click the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of
the taskbar.
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9. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the
wireless network DAP-1325 and click the Connect button.
10. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the
barcode label on the back panel of the device) in the Security key field
and click the OK button.
11. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the
network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1325 for configuring
all needed para eters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
!
If you perfor initial configuration of the access point via Wi-Fi
connection, note that i ediately after changing the wireless default
settings of the access point you will need to reconfigure the wireless
connection using the newly specified settings.
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CO FIGURI G EXTE DER
Connecting to Web-based Interface
Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP
address of the extender (by default, the following IP address is specified:
192.168.0.50). Press the Enter key.
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If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the
page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) occurs upon connecting to
the web-based interface of the extender, ake sure that you have
properly connected the device to your co puter.
If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, after access to the web-based interface the Initial Configuration
Wizard opens (see the Initial Configuration Wizard section, page 17).
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If you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based interface
the login page opens. Enter the userna e (admin) in the Username field
and the password you specified in the Password field, then click the LOGI
button.
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The Summary page displays general infor ation on the extender and its
software.
The web-based interface of the extender is bilingual (English/Russian). You
can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based
interface of the device or in the System / Configuration section of the
enu.
Other settings of the extender are available in the enu in the left part of the
page. Go to the relevant section and select the needed page or run the wizard
in the Initial Configuration section.
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Initial Configuration Wizard
In order to start the Initial Configuration Wizard anually, go to the Initial
Configuration section.
Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored.
Then click the START button.
If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, the Initial Configuration Wizard starts auto atically upon
access to the web-based interface or upon opening a web site on the Internet.
1. Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web-based
interface or click O to select the other language.
2. On the next page, click the CO TI UE button.
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Selecting Operation Mode
In order to connect your device to a wired router for adding a wireless network
to the existing local network, on the Device mode page, fro the
Connection method list, select the Wired connection value. In this ode
you can change the LAN IP address, set your own settings for the wireless
network and set your own password for access to the web-based interface of
the device.
In order to connect your device to a wireless router for extending the range of
the existing wireless network, on the Device mode page, fro the
Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then fro the Work
mode list select the Repeater value. In this ode you can change the LAN
IP address, connect your device to another access point, set your own settings
for the wireless network, and set your own password for access to the web-
based interface of the device.
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In order to let a wired PC connected to your device access the network of a
wireless router, on the Device mode page, fro the Connection method
list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then fro the Work mode list select the Client
value. In this ode you can change the LAN IP address, connect your device
to another access point and set your own password for access to the web-based
interface of the device.
When the operation ode is selected, click the EXT button.
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Changing LAN IPv4 Address
This configuration step is available for the Access point, Repeater, and
Client odes.
1. If the LAN IPv4 address of DAP-1325 coincides with the LAN IPv4
address of the router to which it connects, then set another LAN IPv4
address of DAP-1325 in the IP address field.
2. Click the EXT button.
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