D-Link D DWL-G700AP DWL-G700AP User manual

Manual
Version1.1
DWLG700AP 
2.4GHz
WirelessAccessPoint
DLinkAirPlusG
TM

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Contents
PackageContents................................................................................ 3
SystemRequirements.......................................................................... 3
Introduction........................................................................................... 4
FeaturesandBenets.......................................................................... 5
HardwareOverview(LEDs).................................................................. 5
WirelessBasics.................................................................................... 6
GettingStarted..................................................................................... 8
UsingtheCongurationUtility.............................................................. 9
 LoggingintoUtility........................................................................... 9
 WirelessSettings.......................................................................... 10
 WEPEncryption.............................................................................11
 WPAAuthentication....................................................................... 12
 WPAPSK/WPA2PSKEncryption................................................ 13
 LANSettings................................................................................. 14
 DHCPConguration...................................................................... 15
 PerformanceSettings................................................................... 16
 MACAddressFiltering.................................................................. 17
 ChangePassword......................................................................... 18
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ystemBackup/Restore............................................................... 18
 FirmwareUpgrade........................................................................ 19
 DeviceInformation........................................................................ 19
 SystemLog................................................................................... 20
 TrafcandWirelessStatistics....................................................... 21
NetworkingBasics.............................................................................. 22
Troubleshooting.................................................................................. 35
TechnicalSpecications..................................................................... 40
ContactingTechnicalSupport............................................................. 42
Warranty............................................................................................. 43
Registration........................................................................................ 46

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ComputerwithWindows,Macintosh,orLinuxbasedoperating
systemwithaninstalledEthernetadapter
ContentsofPackage:
 DLinkAirPlusTMGDWLG700AP
2.4GHzWirelessAccessPoint
 PowerSupply5VDC,2.0A
 ManualonCD
 QuickInstallationGuide
 EthernetCable
PackageContents
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsaremissing,pleasecontactyourreseller.
SystemRequirements:
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Note:Usingapowersupplywithadifferentvoltageratingthantheoneincluded
with the DWLG700AP will cause damage and void the warranty for this
product.
InternetExplorerorNetscapeNavigatorversion6.0orabove,
withJavaScriptenabled

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Introduction
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lLES WITH A MAXIMUM WIRELESS SIGNAL RATE OF UP TO -BPS THE
$7,'!0GIVESYOUHIGHSPEEDWIRELESSNETWORKACCESSFORYOUR
HOMEOROFlCE
4HE$7,'!0IS7I&I)%%%GCOMPLIANTMEANINGTHATITCAN
CONNECTANDINTEROPERATEWITHOTHERGCOMPATIBLEWIRELESSCLIENT
DEVICES4HE'!0ISALSOBACKWARDSCOMPATIBLETOB

4HE $,INK $7,'!0 !CCESS 0OINT HAS BEEN VERIlED AND
SUCCESSFULLYPASSEDTHROUGHTHE)NTEL#ENTRINOÍ6ERIlCATION0ROGRAM
WHICHTESTSTHECOMPATIBILITYOFVARIOUSACCESSPOINTDEVICESANDWIRELESS
SERVICEPROVIDERSWITHCOMMONCONlGURATIONOFNOTEBOOKSBUILTON)NTEL§
#ENTRINOÍMOBILETECHNOLOGY
7ITH ITS WEBBASED SETUP WIZARD THE $7,'!0 !CCESS 0OINT
ENSURESTHATYOUWILLBEUPANDRUNNINGONAWIRELESSNETWORKINJUST
A MATTER OF MINUTES 4HE $7,'!0 ALSO INCLUDES AN EMBEDDED
$(#0 SERVER THAT CAN AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGN )0 ADDRESSES TO WIRELESS
NETWORKCLIENTS
4HE $7,'!0 !CCESS 0OINT FEATURES 7I&I 0ROTECTED !CCESS
70!03+70!03+ AND BIT 7%0 %NCRYPTION TO PROVIDE
AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF SECURITY FOR WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS4HE
$7,'!0 ALSO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SECURITY FEATURES TO KEEP YOUR
WIRELESSCONNECTIONSAFEFROMUNAUTHORIZEDACCESS
7ITHEASYTOUSE7EBBASEDMANAGEMENTTHE$7,'!0!CCESS
0OINT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR SETTING UP YOUR lRST WIRELESS NETWORK OR
EXTENDINGTHERANGEOFANEXISTINGWIRELESSNETWORK
-AXIMUMWIRELESSSIGNALRATEBASEDON)%%%3TANDARDGSPECIlCATIONS!CTUALDATATHROUGHPUTWILL
VARY.ETWORKCONDITIONSANDENVIRONMENTALFACTORSINCLUDINGVOLUMEOFNETWORKTRAFlCBUILDINGMATERIALS
ANDCONSTRUCTIONANDNETWORKOVERHEADLOWERACTUALDATATHROUGHPUTRATE
4HIS WIRELESSACCESS POINTPRODUCTHASBEENVERIlEDFORBASIC COMPATIBILITYWITH CORRESPONDING)NTEL§
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NOTSUPPORTPROPRIETARYGPERFORMANCEENHANCEMENTFEATURES$ATARATEFEATURESANDPERFORMANCE
MAYVARYBASEDONTHECONlGURATIONOFYOURNOTEBOOKANDOTHERFACTORS
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OF)NTEL#ORPORATIONORITSSUBSIDIARIESINTHE5NITED3TATESANDOTHERCOUNTRIES

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Upto5XFasterwithAirPlusGProductshighspeedwirelessdatatransfer
ratesupto54Mbps*.Withincreaseddatarateandcapacity,theDWLG700AP
deliversmediarichcontentsuchasdigitalimages,videos,andMP3lesmuch
fasterthanstandard802.11bnetworks.
Fully802.11bCompatible–FullycompatiblewiththeIEEE802.11bstandard
andinteroperablewithallexisting802.11bcompliantdevices.
NetworkSecurity–Supports64/128bitWEPencryptionforalevelofsecurity
for your data and wireless communication as well as WPA, WPAPSK and
WPA2PSK.
BuiltinDHCPServer–Ifenabled,itwillautomaticallyassignIPaddresses
towirelessclientsonthelocalnetwork.
WebbasedinterfaceforManagingandConguring–Easytouseinterface
independentoftheoperatingsystem.
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FeaturesandBenets
LEDS
LEDstandsforLightEmittingDiode.TheDWLG700APWirelessAccessPoint
has3LEDsasshownbelow:
WLAN:blinkinggreenlight
indicateswirelessactivity
solidgreenlightindicates
connection
LAN:blinkinggreenlight
indicatesactivitysolidgreen
lightindicatesconnection
Power:solidgreenlight
indicatesconnectiontoa
powersource
*MaximumwirelesssignalratebasedonIEEEStandard802.11gspecications.Actualdatathroughputwill
vary.Networkconditionsandenvironmentalfactors,includingvolumeofnetworktrafc,buildingmaterials
andconstruction,andnetworkoverheadloweractualdatathroughputrate.

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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.DLinkwirelessproductswillallowyouaccesstothedata
you want, when and where you want it. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that
wirelessnetworkingbrings.
A Wireless LocalArea Network (WLAN) is a computer network that transmits and
receivesdatawithradiosignalsinsteadofwires.WLANsareusedincreasinglyinboth
homeandofceenvironments,andpublicareassuchasairports,coffeeshopsand
universities.InnovativewaystoutilizeWLANtechnologyarehelpingpeopletowork
andcommunicatemoreefciently.Increasedmobilityandtheabsenceofcablingand
otherxedinfrastructurehaveproventobebenecialformanyusers.
Wirelessuserscanusethesameapplicationstheyuseonawirednetwork.Wireless
adaptercards used onlaptop anddesktop systemssupport the same protocols as
Ethernetadaptercards.
PeopleuseWLANtechnologyformanydifferentpurposes:
MobilityProductivityincreaseswhenpeoplehaveaccesstodatainanylocation
withintheoperatingrangeoftheWLAN.Managementdecisionsbasedonrealtime
informationcansignicantlyimproveworkerefciency.
Low Implementation Costs–WLANs are easy to set up, manage, change
and relocate. Networks that frequently change can benet from WLANs ease of
implementation.WLANscanoperateinlocationswhereinstallationofwiringmaybe
impractical.
InstallationandNetworkExpansionInstallingaWLANsystemcanbefastand
easyandcaneliminatetheneedtopullcablethroughwallsandceilings.Wireless
technologyallowsthenetworktogowherewirescannotgoevenoutsidethehome
orofce.
Scalability–WLANscanbeconguredinavarietyofwaystomeettheneedsof
specicapplicationsandinstallations.Congurationsareeasilychangedandrange
frompeertopeernetworkssuitableforasmallnumberofuserstolargerinfrastructure
networkstoaccommodatehundredsorthousandsofusers,dependingonthenumber
ofwirelessdevicesdeployed.
InexpensiveSolutionWirelessnetworkdevicesareascompetitivelypricedas
conventionalEthernetnetworkdevices.

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InstallationConsiderations
Keepinmind,thatthenumber,thicknessandlocationofwalls,ceilings,orotherobjects
thatthewirelesssignalsmustpassthrough,maylimittherange.Typicalrangesvary
dependingonthetypesofmaterialsandbackgroundRF(radiofrequency)noisein
yourhomeorbusiness.Thekeytomaximizingwirelessrangeistofollowthesebasic
guidelines:
WirelessBasics(continued)
Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the DWLG700AP and
othernetworkdevicestoaminimumeachwallorceilingcanreduceyour
DWLG700AP’srangefrom390feet(130meters.)Positionyourdevicesso
thatthenumberofwallsorceilingsisminimized.
Beawareofthedirectlinebetweennetworkdevices.Awallthatis1.5feetthick
(.5meters),ata45degreeangleappearstobealmost3feet(1meter)thick.
Ata2degreeangleitlooksover42feet(14meters)thick!Positiondevices
sothatthesignalwilltravelstraightthroughawallorceiling(insteadofatan
angle)forbetterreception.
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Building materials can impede the wireless signal  a solid metal door or
aluminumstudsmayhaveanegativeeffectonrange.Trytopositionwireless
devices and computers with wireless adapters so that the signal passes
throughdrywalloropendoorwaysandnotothermaterials.
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Keepyourproductaway(atleast36feetor12meters)fromelectricaldevices
orappliancesthatgenerateRFnoise.
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PleaserememberthatDLinkAirPlusGwirelessdevicesarepreconguredto
connecttogether,rightoutofthebox,withtheirdefaultsettings.
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YouwillneedbroadbandInternetaccess(aCableorDSLsubscriberlineinto
yourhomeorofce)
ConsultwithyourCableorDSLproviderforproperinstallationofthemodem
ConnecttheCableorDSLmodemtoyourbroadbandrouter(seetheQuick
InstallationGuideincludedwithyourrouter.)
Ifyouareconnectingadesktopcomputerinyournetwork,youcaninstallthe
DLinkAirPlusGDWLG510wirelessPCIadapterintoanavailablePCIslot
onyourdesktopcomputer.
(SeetheQuickInstallationGuideincludedwiththeDWLG510.)
InstallthedriversforthewirelessCardbusadapterintoalaptopcomputer.
(e.g,theDWLG630SeetheQuickInstallationGuideincludedwiththe
DWLG630.)
SettingupaWireless
InfrastructureNetwork
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GettingStarted
ConnecttheroutertotheDLinkAirPlusGDWLG700AP.
(SeetheQuickInstallationGuideincludedwiththeDWLG700AP.)
Foratypicalwirelesssetupathome(asshownabove),pleasedothefollowing:
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DWLG700AP

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AfteryouhavecompletedtheinitialinstallationandtheSetupWizard(asillustratedin
theQuickInstallationGuidethatisincludedwiththeDWLG700AP),youcanaccessthe
congurationmenu,atanytime,byopeningthewebbrowserandtypingintheIPaddress
oftheDWLG700AP.TheDWLG700AP’sdefaultIPaddressisshownbelow:
Openthewebbrowser
TypeintheIPaddressofthe
 DWLG700AP.(192.168.0.50).
Typeadmininthe
UserNameeld
LeavethePassword
blank
ClickOK
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
admin
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UsingtheCongurationUtility
If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the performance of the
DWLG700AP,DLinkhasincludedacongurationutilityforthispurpose.
Note:IfyouhavechangedthedefaultIPaddressassignedtotheDWLG700AP,makesureto
enterthecorrectIPaddress.
The Home > Wizard
screen will appear.
PleaserefertotheQuick
InstallationGuideformore
informationregardingthe
SetupWizard.

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UsingtheCongurationUtility(continued)
Home>Wireless
SSID:(ServiceSetIdentier)Defaultisthedefaultsetting.TheSSIDisaunique
namethatidentiesanetwork.AlldevicesonanetworkmustsharethesameSSID
nameinordertocommunicateonthenetwork.IfyouchoosetochangetheSSIDfrom
thedefaultsetting,inputyournewSSIDnameinthiseld.
Channel:Channel6isthedefaultchannel.Inputanewnumberifyouwanttochange
the default setting.All devices on the network must be set to the same channel to
communicateonthenetwork.
Security:Selectthelevelofsecurityforyourwirelessnetwork:
 Disable:Selecttousenosecurity.
 WEP:SelecttouseWEPEncryption.
WPA:SelecttouseWPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)authenticationinconjunction
 withaRADIUSserver.
 WPAPSK/WPA2PSK:SelecttouseWPAPSKorWPA2PSKwithouta
 RADIUSserver.

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Home>Wireless>WEP
Security:SelectWEP.
Authentication: Select Open System to communicate the key across the
network.SelectSharedKeytolimitcommunicationonlytothosedevicesthat
sharethesameWEPsettings.
WEPEncryption:Select64bitor128bitWEPencryption.
KeyType:SelectHexadecimalorASCIIkeytype
Keys14:Inputuptofourencryptionkeys.Youwillselectoneofthesetobe
theactivekey.
Apply:ClickApplytoapplythechanges.
Hexadecimaldigitsconsistofthenumbers09andthe
lettersAF
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information
Interchange)isacodeforrepresentingEnglishlettersas
numbersfrom0127

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Home>Wireless>WPA
Security:SelectWPA.
RADIUSServer1IP:EntertheIPaddressoftheRADIUSserver.
Port:EntertheRADIUSport(1812isdefault).
SharedSecret:EntertheRADIUSpassphraseorkey.
RADIUS Server 2 IP: (Optional) Enter the IP address of a 2nd RADIUS
server.
Port:Enterthe2ndRADIUSport(1812isdefault).
SharedSecret:Enterthe2ndRADIUSpassphraseorkey.
Apply:ClickApplytoapplythechanges.

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Home>Wireless>WPAPSK/WPA2PSK
Security:SelectWPAPSKorWPA2PSK.
Passphrase:Enteryourpassphrase.Thepassphrasecanbebetween8and
63characters.
ConrmPassphrase:Enterthepassphraseagain.
Apply:ClickApplytoapplythechanges.

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DynamicIPAddress:SelectthisoptionifyouwouldliketohaveanIPAddress
automaticallyassignedtotheDWLG700APbyaDHCPserverinyournetwork.
DHCPstandsforDynamicHostCongurationProtocol.Itisaprotocolforassigning
dynamicIPaddresses“automatically.”WithaDHCPServerthereisnoneedto
manuallyassignanIPAddress.
StaticIPAddress:SelectthisoptionifyouaremanuallyassigninganIPAddress.
IPAddress:192.168.0.50isthedefaultIPAddressoftheAccessPoint.
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0isthedefaultSubnetMask.Alldevicesonthe
networkmusthavethesamesubnetmasktocommunicateonthenetwork.
Gateway:EntertheIPAddressoftherouterinyournetwork
DNSServer:
Home>LAN
IPAddress
IfyouneedtoassignstaticIPaddressestothedevicesinyournetwork,please
rememberthattheIPaddressforeachcomputerordevicemustbeinthesame
IPaddressrangeasallthedevicesinthenetwork.Eachdevicemustalsohave
thesamesubnetmask.Forexample:AssigntherstcomputeranIPaddressof
192.168.0.2andasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0,theseconddeviceanIPaddress
of192.168.0.3andasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0,andsoon.Note:Devicesthat
areassignedthesameIPaddressmaynotbevisibleonthenetwork.
EntertheIPaddressoftheDNSserver.TheDNSservertranslates
domainnamessuchaswww.dlink.comintoIPaddresses.

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Home>DHCP
DHCPServer:SelectEnabledorDisabled.Disabledisthedefaultsetting.
IfyouwanttousetheDWLG700APasaDHCPserver,toautomaticallyassign
dynamicIPaddressesonthenetwork,youwillselectEnabled.
StartingIPAddress:IfyouhaveenabledtheDHCPserverfunction,enterthe
startingpointoftheIPaddressrangeforyournetwork.
EndingIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressofyourIPaddressrange,ifyou
haveenabledtheDHCPfunctionoftheDWLG700AP.
LeaseTime:ChoosethelengthoftimeduringwhichtheDHCPfunctionofthe
DWLG700APautomaticallyregeneratestheIPaddressestothedevicesinyour
network.
DHCPClientTable:Liststhedevicesonyournetworkthatarereceivingdynamic
IPaddressesfromtheDWLG700AP.

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Advanced>Performance
BeaconInterval:Beaconsare
packetssent by an access point
tosynchronizeawirelessnetwork.
Specify a beacon interval value.
Default(100)isrecommended.
RTS Threshold: This value
should remain at its default
settingof2,432.Ifyouencounter
inconsistentdataow,onlyminor
modications to the value range
between 256 and 2,432 are
recommended.
Fragmentation:This value
shouldremainatitsdefaultsetting
of2,346.Ifyouexperienceahigh
packeterrorrate,youmayslightlyincreaseyourfragmentationthresholdwithinthe
valuerangeof256to2,346.Settingthefragmentationthresholdtoolowmayresultin
poorperformance.
DTIMInterval(BeaconRate):(DeliveryTrafcIndicationMessage)Enteravalue
between1and255(defaultis3)fortheDeliveryTrafcIndicationMessage(DTIM.)
ADTIMisacountdowninformingclientsofthenextwindowforlisteningtobroadcast
andmulticastmessages.
TXRates:Selectthetransmissionrateforthenetwork.
Authentication:
OpenSystemCommunicatesthekeyacrossthenetwork.
SharedKeyDevicesmusthaveidenticalWEPsettingstocommunicate.
WPAWPAauthenticationinconjunctionwithaRADIUSserver.
WPAPSKWPAauthenticationwithoutaRADIUSserverinthenetwork.
ModeSetting:Forutmostspeed,selectGModetoincludeonly802.11gdevices
in your network. Select Mix Mode to include 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your
network.
Preamble:LongPreambleisthedefaultsetting.(Hightrafcnetworksshoulduse
theshorterpreambletype.)ThepreambledenesthelengthoftheCRCblock(Cyclic
RedundancyCheckisacommontechniquefordetectingdatatransmissionerrors)used
incommunicationbetweentheaccesspointandthewirelessnetworkadapters.
SSIDBroadcast:(ServiceSetIdentier)EnableorDisable(default)thebroadcastof
theSSIDnameacrossthenetwork.SSIDisanamethatidentiesawirelessnetwork.
AlldevicesonanetworkmustusethesameSSIDtoestablishcommunication.
AntennaTransmitPower:Selectthetransmissionpoweroftheantenna.Limiting
antennapowercanbeusefulforsecuritypurposes.

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Advanced>Filters
UseMACFilterstoallowordenywirelessclients,bytheirMACaddresses,from
accessingtheDWLG700AP.YoucanmanuallyaddaMACaddressorselecttheMAC
addressfromthelistofclientsthatarecurrentlyconnectedtotherouter(Connected
PCs).ThedefaultsettingisDisabledMACFilters.
MAC Filter List:This list will display the MAC addresses that are in the selected
lter.
DWLG700AP

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Tools>Admin
NewPassword:Enterthe
newpassword.
ConrmPassword:
Reenterthepasswordto
conrmit.
Tools>System
SaveSettings:Thecurrent
systemsettingscanbesaved
as a le onto the local hard
drive.
Load Settings: The saved
leoranyothersavedsetting
file can be loaded back on
the access point. To reload
a system settings file, click
on Browseto browse the
localharddriveandlocatethe
system le to be used. Click
Loadwhenyouhaveselected
theletobeloadedbackonto
theaccesspoint.
Restore:YoumayalsoresettheDWLG700APbacktofactorysettingsbyclicking
onRestore.Makesuretosavetheunit’ssettingsbeforeclickingonRestore.Youwill
loseyourcurrentsettingswhenyouclickRestore.

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Tools>Firmware
Youcanupgradethe
rmwareofthe
DWLG700APatthis
page.Whenyouclick
Clickheretocheck...
in this window you
willbeconnnectedto
DLink’s website,
where you can
download the latest
rmwareupdate.After
you have completed
the firmware
downloadtoyourhard
drive, click Browse
to browse your local
harddriveandlocate
the firmware to be
usedfortheupdate.
ClickApply.
Status>DeviceInfo
Thisscreendisplays
thecurrentrmware
version, and the
currentwirelessand
Ethernet settings of
theDWLG700AP.

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Status>Log
ViewLog
TheDWLG700APkeepsarunninglogofeventsandactivitiesoccurringontheAP.If
thedeviceisrebooted,thelogsareautomaticallycleared.Youmaysavethelogles
underLogSetting.
FirstPageTherstpageofthelog.
LastPageThelastpageofthelog.
PreviousMovesbackonelogpage.
NextMovesforwardonelogpage.
ClearClearsthelogscompletely.
LogSettingsBringsupthepagetocongurethelogs.
LogSettings
NotonlydoestheDWLG700APdisplaythelogsofactivitiesandevents,itcanbe
setuptosend these logsto another location.Thelogscanbesent viaemailto an
emailaccount.