D-Link AirPremier DWL-7700AP, Manual

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Page 2: ...ble of Contents 2 Package Contents 3 Introduction 4 Features and Bene ts 5 Four Operational Modes 6 Using the Con guration Menu 7 Using the AP Manager 44 Networking Basics 76 Troubleshooting 92 Techni...

Page 3: ...eseller Computers with Windows Macintosh or Linux based operating systems with an installed Ethernet Adapter Internet Explorer version 6 0 or Netscape Navigator version 7 0 and above Package Contents...

Page 4: ...ustrial sites military bases universities hotels airports and golf courses Con gurable in four different modes access point bridge multi point bridge and wireless client the DWL 7700AP offers 152 bit...

Page 5: ...network traf c building materals and construction and net work overhead lower actual data throughput rate Better security with ACL WPA AES and 802 1X The DWL 7700AP can securely connect to wireless c...

Page 6: ...6 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Four Operational Modes AP Mode Bridge Mode...

Page 7: ...Start your web browser program Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Type the IP address and http port of the DWL 7700AP in the address eld http 192 168 0 50 and press Enter Make sure that the IP addre...

Page 8: ...ill appear Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide for more information regarding the Setup Wizard These buttons appear on most of the con guration screens in this section Please click on the app...

Page 9: ...wireless network Enable or Disable SSID broadcast Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network 52 is the default channel All devices on the network must share the same channel Note Th...

Page 10: ...a new wireless network Enable or Disable SSID broadcast Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network 6 is the default channel All devices on the network must share the same channel Not...

Page 11: ...st share the same subnet mask Enter the IP address of the gateway in your network If there isn t a gateway in your network please enter an IP address within the range of your network Using the Con gur...

Page 12: ...ome LAN DHCP Using the Con guration Menu Dynamic DHCP is chosen here Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain an IP Address automatically from a DHCP server in your network This eld is unavailable when DHC...

Page 13: ...13 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Advanced Mode Using the Con guration Menu...

Page 14: ...e and enter the MAC address of the remote bridge PtMP Bridge will allow you to connect multiple wireless LANs together Other wireless LANs must be using DWL 7700APs Click to enable and enter up to 16...

Page 15: ...he choice of the wireless band When IEEE802 11a is chosen the frequency is 5 26GHz for channel 52 When IEEE802 11g is chosen the frequency is 2 412GHz for channel 6 The default channel for IEEE802 11a...

Page 16: ...listening to broadcast and multicast The fragmentation threshold which is speci ed in bytes determines whether packets will be fragmented Packets exceeding the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented bef...

Page 17: ...ish to include in your lters list and click Save When you enter a MAC address it appears in this list Highlight a MAC address and click Delete to remove it from the list Advanced Filters Wireless Acce...

Page 18: ...re allows wireless clients to communicate with each other If this is disabled wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to exchange data through the access point Enabling this feature all...

Page 19: ...on a secret key that changes automatically at regular intervals WPA uses TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol to change the temporal key every 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted...

Page 20: ...is selected here Select Open System to communicate the key across the network Encryption Key Type Select Enabled or Disabled When Enabled is selected as it is here please ll in the following elds Sel...

Page 21: ...ey Key Table Select 64 128 152 bits Select one of the keys in the Key table to be the active key Enter up to four encryption keys here Wireless Band Select IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11a is se...

Page 22: ...F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Select 64 128 152 bits Select one of the keys in the Key table to be the...

Page 23: ...gits consist or the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Select 64 128 152 bits...

Page 24: ...from the pulldown menus Encryption Key Type Key Size Valid Key Key Table Apply Enabled is the only option available in 802 1X mode Please ll in the following elds Select HEX Hexadecimal digits consist...

Page 25: ...on From Select the Authentication source Advanced Encryption WPA Wireless Band Select IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11a is selected here Authentication When you select WPA for increased security...

Page 26: ...he IP address of the RADIUS server 1812 is the port number dedicated to the authentication function of the RADIUS server Accounting Port Enter the port number dedicated to RADIUS accounting The RADIUS...

Page 27: ...nc Using the Con guration Menu Advanced Encryption WPA PSK Con rm Key Status Server s Settings Table Enter the secret key again Select the RADIUS server status Invalid or Valid The servers are listed...

Page 28: ...l be shared by all devices using WPA PSK on the network Wireless Band Select IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11a is selected here Using the Con guration Menu Advanced Grouping Load Balance Select E...

Page 29: ...also be disconnected from the AP This eld displays the Ethernet Link Status Link Up indicates that there is an Ethernet LAN connection to the AP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol assigns dynamic IP...

Page 30: ...he IP address of the gateway on the network Windows Internet Naming Service is a system that determines the IP address of a network computer that has a dynamically assigned IP address Enter the IP add...

Page 31: ...anually assign IP addresses Select Enable to allow the DWL 7700AP to function as a DHCP server Use the Static Pool Settings to assign the same IP address to a device at every restart The IP addresses...

Page 32: ...into IP addresses Enter the domain name of the DWL 7700AP if applicable This option turns the Static Pool settings ON or OFF Using the Con guration Menu Advanced DHCP Server Current IP Mapping List Th...

Page 33: ...address pool The current corresponding DHCP assigned dynamic IP address of the device The length of time that the dynamic IP address will be valid These are IP address pools to which the DHCP server f...

Page 34: ...change your password enter the old password here Enter your new password here Enter your new password again Using the Con guration Menu Tools System Apply Settings and Restart Restore to Factory Defau...

Page 35: ...fter you have downloaded the most recent version of the rmware from http support dlink com to your hard drive you can Browse your hard drive to locate the downloaded le Select the le and click OK to u...

Page 36: ...ad Settings to the Loacl Hard Drive Browse for the con guration settings that you have saved to your hard drive Click OK after you have selected the settings le Click OK to save the selected settings...

Page 37: ...e Choose le When you click Browse in the previous screen the dialog box shown above appears Select the le you wish to download and click Open When this dialog box appears click Save and select a locat...

Page 38: ...Inc Tools Misc Telnet Settings Using the Con guration Menu Status Timeout Telnet is enabled by default Select a time period after which a session timeout will occur Telnet is a program that allows yo...

Page 39: ...DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Status Device Info Using the Con guration Menu Device Information This window displays the settings of the DWL 7700AP the rmware version and the MAC addres...

Page 40: ...he Con guration Menu WLAN 802 11A Traf c Statistics Choose WLAN 802 11A Traffic Statistics or choose WLAN 802 11G Traf c Statistics WLAN 802 11A is chosen here This window displays the statistics of t...

Page 41: ...41 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Status Indication Using the Con guration Menu Temperature Indication This window displays the current operating temperature...

Page 42: ...is a device on the network that is communicating with the DWL 7700AP The following information is available for each client that is communicating with the DWL 7700AP MAC Band Authentication RSSI Powe...

Page 43: ...43 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Help Using the Con guration Menu Click on any item in the Help screen for more information Help...

Page 44: ...ge the con guration of your network from a central computer With AP Manager there is no need to con gure devices individually To launch the AP Manager Go to the Start Menu Select Programs Select D Lin...

Page 45: ...on the last AP on the list IP Con guration You can assign an IP address to an AP or assign IP addresses to multiple AP s by clicking on this button after selecting the device s Select the AP that you...

Page 46: ...n is used to load a previously saved con guration le After opening a con guration le you must click the Apply button to save the settings to the selected device s To save settings to the device you mu...

Page 47: ...ne access point is selected for con guration If you ve selected one device for con guration and you want to change the IP address of the device check the IP Address box You ca then enter an IP address...

Page 48: ...n selection enables or disables load balancing When you enable load balance you allow several access points to balance wireless network traf c and wireless clients among the access points with the sam...

Page 49: ...dcasting of the SSID to network clients Data Rate A pulldown menu to select the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices s A pulldown menu to select the maximum wireless signal rate for t...

Page 50: ...less signal rate of up to 108Mbps Turbo Setting DTIM 1 255 This sets the fragmentation threshold speci ed in bytes Packets exceeding the value set here will be fragmented The default is 2346 Fragment...

Page 51: ...ct the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices s A pulldown menu for selecting the transmit power of the selected device s Tx Power Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchro...

Page 52: ...ed in bytes Packets exceeding the value set here will be fragmented The default is 2346 Fragment Length 256 2346 The RTS value should not be changed unless you encounter inconsistent data ow The defau...

Page 53: ...Both WPA WPA PSK RADIUS Local User Limited to communication with devices that share the same WEP settings The key is communicated and identical WEP settings are required Used to authenticate clients v...

Page 54: ...e HEX or ASCII and then enter a string to use as the key The key length is automatically adjusted based on the settings you choose Encryption Enable or disable encryption on the selected device s Devi...

Page 55: ...er Device Con guration Security 802 11g WPA Select the interval during which the group key will be vaild 1800 is the recommended setting A lower interval may reduce transfer rates Cipher Type Select A...

Page 56: ...s Inc Using the AP Manager Device Con guration Security IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11g RADIUS server Enter the port used on the RADIUS server RADIUS Server Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS Po...

Page 57: ...802 11a WPA PSK Select the interval during which the group key will be valid 1800 is the recommended setting A lower interval may reduce transfer rates Cipher Type Select auto TKIP or AES from the pul...

Page 58: ...802 11g WPA PSK Select the interval during which the group key will be valid 1800 is the recommended setting A lower interval may reduce transfer rates Cipher Type Select auto TKIP or AES from the pul...

Page 59: ...ses are not granted access Enabling this allows wireless IEEE802 11a and IEEE802 11g clients to communicate with each other When this option is disabled IEEE802 11a and IEEE802 11g wireless stations a...

Page 60: ...AP Mode There are 4 AP modes that are con gurable in IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11g Access Point PtP Bridge PtMP Bridge AP Client AP Client the default setting used to create a wireless LAN is displayed here...

Page 61: ...ystems Inc Using the AP Manager Device Con guration AP Mode PtP Bridge Allows you to connect two wireless LANs together This only works with another DWL 7700AP If enabled you must enter the MAC addres...

Page 62: ...the AP Manager Device Con guration PtMP Bridge Allows you to connect multiple wireless LANs together All other LANs must be using DWL 7700APs When enabled you must enter the MAC address of the other D...

Page 63: ...ng the AP Manager Device Con guration AP Client In AP Client mode the DWL 7700AP can be used as a client of a DWL 2700AP or another DWL 7700AP Enter the Root AP MAC address of the DWL 7700AP that is a...

Page 64: ...ress of a network computer with a dynamically assigned IP address if applicable Click to enable Dynamic Pool Settings Con gure the IP address pool in the elds below Click to enable Static Pool Setting...

Page 65: ...iod of time that the client will retain the assigned IP address This option turns the dynamic pool settings on or off DNS Domain Name Lease Time Status Device Con guration Monitor Displays the current...

Page 66: ...a con guration le follow these steps Select a device from the Device List on the main screen of the AP Manager Click the device con guration button Click the Save button after you have all the setting...

Page 67: ...e main screen of the AP Manager Click the device con guration button Click the Open button A popup window will appear prompting you to locate the con guration le Locate the le and click Open The con g...

Page 68: ...dlink com to an easy to nd location on your hard drive Click on the rmware button as shown above A popup window will appear Locate the rmware upgrade le and clickOpen You can upgrade the rmware by cli...

Page 69: ...ss Password This sets the admin password for the select device s Auto Refresh This setting allows you to enable auto refreshing of the network device list By default this option is disabled If you cho...

Page 70: ...70 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Setup Wizard This button will launch the Setup Wizard that will guide you through device con guration Click Next Using the AP Manager...

Page 71: ...71 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Setup Wizard continued Enter a Password and retype it in the Verify Password eld Using the AP Manager Click Next...

Page 72: ...Manual D Link Systems Inc Setup Wizard continued Enter the SSID and the Channel for the IEEE network Using the AP Manager IEEE802 11a Click Next If you want to enable Encryption enter the Encryption v...

Page 73: ...Manual D Link Systems Inc Setup Wizard continued Using the AP Manager IEEE802 11g Enter the SSID and the Channel for the IEEE network Click Next If you want to enable Encryption enter the Encryption v...

Page 74: ...74 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Setup Wizard continued Using the AP Manager The DWL 7700AP setup is complete...

Page 75: ...esh Click on this button to refresh the list of devices available on the network Devices with a checkmark next to them are still available on the network Devices with an X are no longer available on t...

Page 76: ...me or work using Microsoft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 200...

Page 77: ...king Basics Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown Click N...

Page 78: ...r s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup...

Page 79: ...ink Systems Inc Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard con gures the computer This may take...

Page 80: ...nsert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Click Next In the window below select the option that ts your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will...

Page 81: ...ead the information under Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers o...

Page 82: ...w settings will take effect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed con guring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the othe...

Page 83: ...please follow these directions Click Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click on My Computer Select Properties and click Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window Yo...

Page 84: ...Workgroup name Click OK Networking Basics The wireless adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range see Getting Started in this manual for a de nition of IP Address...

Page 85: ...85 DWL 7700AP User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics This window will appear Click the Support tab Click Close...

Page 86: ...guration Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable router you will not need to assign static IP addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable router or you need to assign a static IP addres...

Page 87: ...l TCP IP Click Properties Input your IP address and subnet mask The IP addresses on your network must be within the same range For example if one computer has an IP address of 192 168 0 2 the other co...

Page 88: ...tering a DNS server you must enter the IP address of the default gateway The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP Internet Service Provider Click OK Networking Basics Assigning a Static...

Page 89: ...stems Inc Networking Basics Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Manually in the Con gure pull down menu Input the Static IP Address the Subnet Mask and the Router IP Address in...

Page 90: ...r s Manual D Link Systems Inc Networking Basics Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on Network Select Built in Ethernet in the Show pull down menu Select Using DHCP in the Con gur...

Page 91: ...ar in a few seconds Go to Start Run type cmd A window similar to this one will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point A good wireless conne...

Page 92: ...orking properly Please see item 3 Check that the drivers for the network adapters are installed properly in this Troubleshooting section to check that the drivers are loaded properly Check that the IP...

Page 93: ...0 50 wireless adapters must have an IP address in the same range e g 192 168 0 x Each device must have a unique IP address no two devices may have the same IP address The subnet mask must be the same...

Page 94: ...ters are installed properly You may be using different network adapters than those illustrated here but this procedure will remain the same regardless of the type of network adapters you are using Go...

Page 95: ...D Link AirPlus DWL G650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter In this example we use the DWL G650 you may be using other network adapters but the procedure will remain the same Select Properties to check that the...

Page 96: ...rs electric motors etc 6 Why can t I get a wireless connection If you have enabled encryption on the DWL 7700AP you must also enable encryption on all wireless clients in order to establish a wireless...

Page 97: ...tion key Reset the DWL 7700AP to its factory default settings and restore the other devices on your network to their default settings You may do this by pressing the Reset button on the back of the un...

Page 98: ...802 11b 11 5 5 2 and1Mbps Security 64 128 152 bit WEP WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA TKIP AES PSK 802 1x EAP MD5 TLS TTLS PEAP MAC Address Access Control List Wireless Frequency Range 2 4GHz to 2 483...

Page 99: ...S DBPSK 1Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps CCK 5 5 and 11Mbps Transmit Output Power For 802 11a 100mW 20dBm 50mW 17dBm 30mW 15dBm 20mW 13dBm 10mW 10dBm 5mW 7dBm 1mW 0dBm For 802 11b 100mW 20dBm 50mW 17dBm 30mW 15dBm 2...

Page 100: ...ax 7W without PoE without heater Max 8 5W with PoE without heater Max 27W without PoE with heater Max 28 5W without PoE with heater LEDs Power 10 100M 802 11a 802 11b g Temperature Operating 40 F to 1...

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Page 104: ...limited warranty provides speci c legal rights and the product owner may also have other rights which vary from state to state Trademarks D Link is a registered trademark of D Link Systems Inc Other t...

Page 105: ...GHz range the devices must use integral antennas This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interferenc...

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