D-Link DAP-400P User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DAP-400P
Wireless AC1300 MU-MIMO Dual Band PoE
Access Point / Router

DAP-400P Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Access point DAP-400P
•Wall mounting bracket with mounting kit
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
f any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available
on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru).
!Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one
included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
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Default Settings
IP add ess of device 192.168.0.50
Use name (login) admin
Passwo d admin
Name of wi eless netwo k
(SSID)
2.4GHz DAP-400P
5GHz DAP-400P-5G
Netwo k key (PSK passwo d)
see WPS P N on the barcode
label on the bottom panel of
the device
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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:
◦Apple Safari 8 and later
◦Google Chrome 48 and later
◦Microsoft nternet Explorer 10 and later
◦Microsoft Edge 20.10240 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 44 and later
◦Opera 35 and later.
•A N C (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the access point.
•An 802.11a, b, g, n, or ac Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Сonnect an Ethernet cable between the LAN port of the access point and
the Ethernet port of your PC.
2. For a switch supporting PoE: connect an Ethernet cable between the
PoE-enabled switch and the WAN port of the access point.
3. For a switch not supporting PoE or router: connect an Ethernet cable
between the switch or router and any Ethernet port of the access point.
4. Connect the power adapter (not included in the delivery package) 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.
Now you need to configure an P address for the Ethernet adapter of your PC.
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Configuring IP Address in S Windows 7
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select the Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. ( f the Control Panel
has the category view (the Catego y value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
netwo k status and tasks line under the Netwo k and Inte net
section.)
3. n the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapte settings line.
4. n the opened window, right-click the relevant Local A ea Connection
icon and select the P ope ties line in the menu displayed.
5. n the Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on the
Netwo king tab, select the Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the P ope ties button.
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6. Select the Use the following IP add ess radio button and enter the
value 192.168.0.51 in the IP add ess field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in automatically. 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-400P for configuring all
needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the nternet), you
also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
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Configuring IP Address in S Windows 10
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Settings window.
2. Select the Netwo k & Inte net section.
3. n the Change you netwo k settings section, select the Change
adapte options line.
4. n the opened window, right-click the relevant Local A ea Connection
icon and select the P ope ties line in the menu displayed.
5. n the Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on the
Netwo king tab, select the Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the P ope ties button.
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6. Select the Use the following IP add ess radio button and enter the
value 192.168.0.51 in the IP add ess field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in automatically. Click the OK button.
7. Click the Close button in the connection properties window.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-400P for configuring
all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the nternet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. For a switch supporting PoE: connect an Ethernet cable between the
PoE-enabled switch and the WAN port of the access point.
2. For a switch not supporting PoE or router: connect an Ethernet cable
between the switch or router and any Ethernet port of the access point.
3. Connect the power adapter (not included in the delivery package) 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. Make sure that the Wi-Fi adapter of your PC is on. As a rule, modern
notebooks with built-in wireless N Cs are equipped with a button or
switch that turns on/off the wireless adapter (refer to your PC
documents). f your PC is equipped with a pluggable wireless N C, 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 7
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select the Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. ( f the Control Panel
has the category view (the Catego y value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
netwo k status and tasks line under the Netwo k and Inte net
section.)
3. n the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapte settings line.
4. n the opened window, right-click the relevant Wi eless Netwo k
Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on, then select
the P ope ties line in the menu displayed.
5. n the Wi eless Netwo k Connection P ope ties window, on the
Netwo king tab, select the Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the P ope ties button.
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6. Select the Use the following IP add ess radio button and enter the
value 192.168.0.51 in the IP add ess field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in automatically. 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. n the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select
the wireless network DAP-400P (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or
DAP-400P-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect
button.
10. n the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS P N on the
barcode label on the bottom panel of the device) in the Secu ity 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-400P for configuring
all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the nternet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
!
f you perform initial configuration of the access point via Wi-Fi
connection, note that immediately 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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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in S Windows 10
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Settings window.
2. Select the Netwo k & Inte net section.
3. n the Change you netwo k settings section, select the Change
adapte options line.
4. n the opened window, right-click the relevant Wi eless Netwo k
Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on, then select
the P ope ties line in the menu displayed.
5. n the Wi eless Netwo k Connection P ope ties window, on the
Netwo king tab, select the Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the P ope ties button.
6. Select the Use the following IP add ess radio button and enter the
value 192.168.0.51 in the IP add ess field. The Subnet mask
field will be filled in automatically. Click the OK button.
7. Click the Close button in the connection properties window.
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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.
9. n the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select
the wireless network DAP-400P (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or
DAP-400P-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect
button.
10. n the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS P N on the
barcode label on the bottom panel of the device) in the Secu ity key
field and click the Next button.
11. Allow or forbid your PC to be discoverable by other devices on this
network (Yes / No).
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12. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the
network icon will be displayed as a dot with curved lines indicating the
signal level.
Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-400P for configuring
all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the nternet),
you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
!
f you perform initial configuration of the access point via Wi-Fi
connection, note that immediately 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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CONFIGURING ACCESS POINT
Connecting to Web-based Interface
Start a web browser. n the address bar of the web browser, enter the P
address of the access point (by default, the following P address is specified:
192.168.0.50). Press the Enter key.
!
f 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 access point to your computer.
f the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, after access to the web-based interface the nitial Configuration
Wizard opens (see the Initial Configuration Wizard section, page 20).
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f you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based
interface the login page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the
Use name field and the password you specified in the Passwo d field, then
click the LOGIN button.
n order not to log out, move the Stay signed in switch to the right. After
closing the web browser or rebooting the device, you need to enter the
username and the password again.
f you enter a wrong password several times, the web-based interface will be
blocked for a while. Please wait for one minute and reenter the password you
specified.
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The Summa y page displays general information on the access point and its
software.
The web-based interface of the access point is bilingual (English/Russian).
You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-
based interface of the access point or in the System / Configu ation section
of the menu.
Other settings of the access point are available in the menu in the left part of
the page. Go to the relevant section and select the needed page or run the
wizard in the Initial Configu ation section.
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Initial Configuration Wizard
n order to start the nitial Configuration Wizard manually, go to the Initial
Configu ation section.
Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored.
f you perform initial configuration of the access point via Wi-Fi connection,
please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network of DAP-400P
(see the WLAN name (SS D) in the Default ettings section, page 3) and click
the NEXT button. Then click the START button.
f the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, the nitial Configuration Wizard starts automatically upon
access to the web-based interface or upon opening a web site on the nternet.
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