D-Link DAP-1150 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DAP-1150
Wireless Access Point Supporting Router Mode

DAP-1150 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Access point DAP-1150
•Power adapter
•Straight-through Ethernet cable (CAT 5E)
•CD- OM with “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide”
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure)
If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
!Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one
included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
Default Settings
IP add ess of access point 192.168.0.50
Use name (login) admin
Passwo d admin
Name of wi eless netwo k (SSID) DAP-1150
System Requirements and Equipment
•A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access the web-based interface of the access point:
Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the access point.
•An 802.11b, g or n Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
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CONNECTING TO PC (OS WINDOWS XP)
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable between the LAN port located on the back
panel of the access point and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of
the access point, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or
power strip.
4. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
Now you should configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically (as
DHCP client).
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. In the Netwo k Connections window, right-click the relevant Local
A ea Connection icon and select the P ope ties line in the menu
displayed.
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3. In the Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on the Gene al
tab, in the This connection uses the following items section, select
the Inte net P otocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the P ope ties button.
4. Select the Obtain an IP add ess automatically radio button. Click
the OK button.
Click the ОК button. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address
automatically.
PC with Wi- i Adapter
1. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of
the access point, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or
power strip.
2. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
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3. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, modern notebooks with built-in
wireless NICs are equipped with a button or switch that turns on/off the
wireless adapter (refer to your PC documents). 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.
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. Select the icon of the wireless connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi
adapter is on.
3. Search for available wireless networks.
4. In the opened Wi eless Netwo k Connection window, select the
needed wireless network (DAP-1150) and click the Connect button.
After that the Wi eless Netwo k Connection Status window appears.
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CONFIGURING ACCESS POINT
Connecting to Web-based Interface
1. Start a web browser.
2. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the access
point (by default, the following IP address is specified:
192.168.0.50). Press the Ente key.
3. On the opened page, enter the username (login) and password for the
administrator account (by default, the following username and password
are specified: admin, admin). Then click the Ente button.
!
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 access point, make sure that you have
properly connected the device to your computer.
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ight after the first access to the web-based interface you are forwarded to the
page for changing the administrator password specified by default.
Enter the new password in the Passwo d and Confi mation fields. Then
click the Save button.
!
emember or write down the new password for the administrator
account. In case of losing the new password, you can access the web-
based interface of the access point only after restoring the factory
default settings via the hardware eset button. This procedure wipes
out all settings that you have configured for your device.
After successful registration the system statistics page opens. The page
displays general information on the access point and its software.
The web-based interface of the access point is bilingual (English/ ussian).
Select a needed language from the menu displayed when the mouse pointer is
over the Language caption. You can change the language of the web-based
interface in any menu item.
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Selecting Operating Mode
By default, the access point mode is specified for the device. If you need to use
the device as a router, proceed to the Advanced / Device mode page, select
the Route value from the Wo k mode list, and click the Change button.
Then select the Save&Reboot value from the top-page menu displayed when
the mouse pointer is over the System caption and wait until the device is
rebooted.
!When the device is switched to the router mode, you cannot connect to
it via a wired connection.
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Configuring Wireless Network
By default, the wireless network of the access point is open (it requires no
password to access it). To avoid unauthorized access to your wireless local
area network, change the default settings of the access point.
Example of Wireless Settings
1. Go to the Wi-Fi / Secu ity settings page.
2. Select the WPA-PSK value from the Netwo k Authentication drop-
down list.
3. Enter a key (a password that will be used to access your wireless
network) in the Enc yption Key PSK field. Use digits and Latin
characters.
4. Select the AES value from the WPA Enc yption drop-down list.
5. Click the Change button.
!
If you perform initial configuration of the access point via Wi-Fi
connection, note that immediately after changing the wireless default
settings you will need to reconfigure the wireless connection using the
newly specified settings.
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Configuring Local Area Network
1. Go to the Net / Connections page and select the LAN connection. If
needed, change the IP address and subnet mask for the LAN interface of
the access point in the IP Add ess and Netmask fields of the IP
settings section. Then click the Save button.
2. By default, the DHCP server of the device is enabled. On the DHCP
se ve tab you can change the parameters of the DHCP server. As a rule,
the DHCP server should be disabled when the device is used in the access
point mode (select the Disable value from the Mode drop-down list).
3. After specifying the DHCP server settings, click the Save button.
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