D-Link DAP-2610, Manual

Page 1: ...NUCLIAS CONNECT DAP 2610 User Guide V 2 00 2023 Business Class Networking...

Page 2: ...rotected Access WPA WPA2 21 LAN 23 IPv6 24 Advanced Settings 25 Performance 26 Wireless Resource Control 28 Multi SSID 30 VLAN 32 VLAN List 32 Port List 33 Add Edit VLAN 34 PVID Settings 35 Intrusion...

Page 3: ...stics 70 WLAN Traffic Statistics 71 Log 72 View Log 72 Log Settings 73 Maintenance Section 75 Administration 76 Limit Administrator 76 System Name Settings 77 Login Settings 77 Console Settings 77 SNM...

Page 4: ...tremendous flexibility compared to traditional hardware based unified management systems Configuration can be done remotely Network traffic analytics are available at a glance in whole or in part Load...

Page 5: ...alytics Authentication via Customizable Captive Portal 802 1x and RADIUS Server POP3 LDAP AD Remote Config Batch Config Multilingual Support Intuitive Interface Multi Tenant Role Based Administration...

Page 6: ...Quick Install Guide Note NoPSUsupplied TopowertheunitsuseaD Link802 3afPoEswitchortheD LinkDPE 301GIPoEinjector System Requirements y Computer with Windows Macintosh or a Linux based operating system...

Page 7: ...or router via an Ethernet cable 4 Reset Button Press and hold for five seconds to reset the access point to the factory default settings Press and hold for one second to reboot the access point 1 Pow...

Page 8: ...LAN port of the DAP 2610 and the other end into a port on a 802 3af PoE switch 2 Separately purchase a DPE 301GI PoE injector if you need to connect the Access Point without a 802 3af PoE Switch 3 Sep...

Page 9: ...d admin 2 Connect the access point and your computer via DPE 301GI PoE injector Manage the access point from the computer Enter dap2610 local in the address field of your browser Log in to the Adminis...

Page 10: ...ore trying to configure NTP check perform a ping test with the NTP server In the NTP Server field enter the NTP server to use Then click the Time Zone drop down menu and select the appropriate time zo...

Page 11: ...ace where the user can configure and monitor the device Launch a web browser type dap2610 local in the address field and then press Enter to login Most of the configurable settings are located in the...

Page 12: ...Hzfromthedrop down menu Select Access Point from the drop down menu ServiceSetIdentifier SSID isthenamedesignated for a specific wireless local area network WLAN TheSSID sfactorydefaultsettingisdlink...

Page 13: ...connect to both 802 11n and 802 11b g or 802 11a wireless devices on your network Use the drop down menu to choose Open System Shared Key WPA Personal WPA Enterprise or 802 1x Select Open System to co...

Page 14: ...this feature automatically selects the channel that will provide the best wireless performance This feature is not supported inWDS with AP mode The channel selection process only occurs when the AP is...

Page 15: ...sedevicesthatsharethesameWEPsettings Ifmulti SSIDisenabled this option is not available Select WPA Personal to secure your network using a password and dynamic key No RADIUS server is required Select...

Page 16: ...ablish a new wireless network Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel that will provide the best wireless performance This feature is not supported inWDS mode All devices on the networ...

Page 17: ...t you want to connect with Use the drop down menu to choose Open System or WPA Personal Select Open System to communicate the key across the network Select WPA Personal to secure your network using a...

Page 18: ...tureautomaticallyselectsthechannel that will provide the best wireless performance This feature is not supported inWireless Client mode The channel used will be displayed and matches the AP that the D...

Page 19: ...xt topic Check the box to enable the Wireless MAC Clone function Clickthedrop downmenutoselectAutoorManual Check the box to enable the Wireless MAC Clone function Clickthedrop downmenutoselectAutoorMa...

Page 20: ...tandifthekeyusedmatchestheoneconfiguredontheaccesspoint theaccesspointwillreturna success messagebacktothewirelessclient Ifthekeydoesnotmatchtheoneconfiguredontheaccesspoint theaccesspointwilldenythec...

Page 21: ...A PSK is far more secure than WEP WPA EAP is currently the highest level of wireless security for users WPA2 WPA3 are upgrades of WPA and solves some possible security issues found in WPA Similar to W...

Page 22: ...Only or WPA3 only WhenWPA Enterpriseisselected youmustalso select a cipher type from the drop down menu Auto AES or TKIP Select the interval during which the group key will be valid 3600 is the recom...

Page 23: ...Dynamic IP DHCP is chosen here Choose this option ifyouhaveaDHCPserverinyournetwork orifyouwish to assign a static IP address to the DAP 2610 When DynamicIP DHCP is selected the other fields here will...

Page 24: ...ble IPv6 Choose Auto to acquire IPv6 address automatically or use Static to set IPv6 address manually When Auto is selected the other fields here will be grayed out Enter the LAN IPv6 address used her...

Page 25: ...advanced settings concerning Performance Wireless Resource Multi SSID VLAN Intrusion Schedule InternalRADIUSServer ARPSpoofingPrevention BandwidthOptimization CaptivePortal DHCPServer FiltersandTraff...

Page 26: ...te of wireless adapters on the wireless LAN TheAPwilladjustthebasetransferratedependingonthebase rateoftheconnecteddevice Ifthereareobstaclesorinterference the AP will step down the rate This option i...

Page 27: ...However be aware that it can also increase the error rate in some installations due to increased sensitivity to radio frequency installations Select Enable or Disable Internet Group Management Protoco...

Page 28: ...low clients to associate with the AP Set the maximum amount of users that are allowed access zero to 64 users to the device using the specified wireless band The default setting is 20 Use the drop dow...

Page 29: ...of wireless clients is lower than the specified percentage the device disconnects the wireless clients When Data Rate is selected in the Aging out drop down menu select the threshold of the data rate...

Page 30: ...a specific wireless local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default setting is dlink The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network...

Page 31: ...r WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise you must also choose a WPA mode from the drop down menu AUTO WPAorWPA2 WPA2Only orWPAOnly WPAandWPA2usedifferentalgorithms AUTO WPAorWPA2 allowsyouto use bothWPA andWP...

Page 32: ...s can be assigned to VLANs as they are physical ports Any packet which enters the DAP 2610 without a VLAN tag will have a VLAN tag inserted with a PVID The VLAN List tab displays the current VLANs VLA...

Page 33: ...port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE 802 1Q standard VLAN Status Port Name TagVID UntagVID PVID Use the radio button to toggle to Enable Next go to the Add Edi...

Page 34: ...e VLANs Once you have made the desired changes click the Save button to let your changes take effect VLAN Status VLAN ID VLAN Name Use the radio button to check Enable Provide a number between 1 and 4...

Page 35: ...r Auto Assign Status as well as to configure various types of PVID settings Click the Save button to let your changes take effect VLAN Status PVID Auto Assign Status Use the radio button to toggle bet...

Page 36: ...d An AP which is authenticated to the network with encryption is classified as valid Neighbor A detected AP with a weak signal strength is classified as a suspect neighbor Rogue An AP that has been in...

Page 37: ...name for the new scheduling rule in the field provided Use the drop down menu to select the desired SSID Thisread onlyfieldindicatesthecurrentSSIDinuse To createanewSSID gototheWirelessSettingswindow...

Page 38: ...e user to enable or disable the RADIUS account Click the icon in the delete column to remove the RADIUS account We suggest you limit the number of accounts to 30 User Name Password Status RADIUS Accou...

Page 39: ...tion feature allows users to add IP MAC address mapping to prevent ARP spoofing attacks ARP Spoofing Prevention Gateway IP Address Gateway MAC Address This check box allows you to enable the ARP spoof...

Page 40: ...ferent BW for a b g n stations Usethedrop downmenutoenabletheBandwidth Optimization function Enter the downlink bandwidth of the device in Mbits per second EntertheuplinkbandwidthofthedeviceinMbits pe...

Page 41: ...width Use the drop down menu to toggle the wireless band between 2 4GHz and 5GHz Use the drop down menu to select the SSID for the specified wireless band Enter the limitation of the downloading speed...

Page 42: ...State URL Path IPIF Status VLAN Group Enter the session timeout value here This value can be from 1 to 1440 minutes By default this value is 60 minutes Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz Select the SSID for this a...

Page 43: ...P is selected the other fields here will be grayed out Please allow about 2 minutes for the DHCP client to be functional once this selection is made Assign a static IP address that is within the IP ad...

Page 44: ...e URL Path IPIF Status VLAN Group Enter the session timeout value here This value can be from 1 to 1440 minutes By default this value is 60 minutes Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz Select the SSID for this authe...

Page 45: ...will be grayed out Please allow about 2 minutes for the DHCP client to be functional once this selection is made Assign a static IP address that is within the IP address range of your network Enter t...

Page 46: ...ath IPIF Status VLAN Group Enter the session timeout value here This value can be from 1 to 1440 minutes By default this value is 60 minutes Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz Select the SSID for this authenticati...

Page 47: ...unctional once this is selected Assign a static IP address that is within the IP address range of your network Enter the subnet mask All devices in the network must share the same subnet mask Enter th...

Page 48: ...z or 5GHz Select the SSID for this authentication Selectthecaptiveportalencryptiontypehere Options to choose from are Web Redirection Username Password Passcode RemoteRADIUS LDAPandPOP3 In this sectio...

Page 49: ...mask All devices in the network must share the same subnet mask Enter the IP address of the gateway router in your network Enter a DNS server IP address This is usually the local IP address of your g...

Page 50: ...ct the SSID for this authentication Select the captive portal encryption type here OptionstochoosefromareWebRedirection Username Password Passcode RemoteRADIUS LDAP and POP3 In this section we ll disc...

Page 51: ...the local IP address of your gateway router Enter the LDAP server s IP address or domain name here Enter the LDAP server s port number here Select the authentication mode here Options to choose from...

Page 52: ...IPIF Status VLAN Group Enter the session timeout value here This value can be from 1 to 1440 minutes By default this value is 60 minutes Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz Select the SSID for this authentication S...

Page 53: ...ut 2 minutes for the DHCP client to be functional once this selection is made Assign a static IP address that is within the IP address range of your network Enter the subnet mask All devices in the ne...

Page 54: ...he Upload button to initiate the upload Upload Login Style from file Login Page Style List Inthisfield thepathtotheloginstylefilethatwill be uploaded will be displayed Alternatively the path can be ma...

Page 55: ...eless band for the MAC Bypass feature Select the SSID for the MAC Bypass feature Enter each MAC address that you wish to include in your bypass list and click Add When a MAC address is entered it appe...

Page 56: ...AP 2610 to function as a DHCP server Input the first IP address available for assignment on your network Enter the number of IP addresses available for assignment IPaddressesareincrementsoftheIPaddres...

Page 57: ...as a DHCP server Use the Static Pool Settings to assign the same IP addresstoadeviceeverytimeyoustartup TheIP addressesassignedintheStaticPoollistmustNOT beinthesameIPrangeastheDynamicPool After you h...

Page 58: ...server has assigned using the dynamic pool setting The MAC address of a device on the network that is assigned an IP address from the DHCP dynamic pool The current corresponding DHCP assigned IP addre...

Page 59: ...cceptonlythosedeviceswithMAC addressesintheAccessControlList Allotherdevices not on the list will be rejected Select Reject to reject the devices with MAC addressesontheAccessControlList Allotherdevic...

Page 60: ...the wireless segment associated with the AP to be disassociated from the AP The default is Enable When disabled all data from the Ethernet to associated wireless devices will be blocked Wireless devi...

Page 61: ...work will be inaccessible to wireless clients in this network Wireless Band IP Address Subnet Mask Upload IP Filter File Download IP Filter File Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz Enter the IP address or network a...

Page 62: ...per second These values are also used in the QoS and Traffic Manager windows Once the desired uplink and downlink settings are finished click the Save button to let your changes take effect Ethernet...

Page 63: ...ritize traffic Use the drop down menus to select the four levels of priority Click the Save button when you are finished The downlink bandwidth in Mbits per second This value is entered in the Uplink...

Page 64: ...ed Uplink Speed Use the drop down menu to Enable the traffic manager feature Select Deny or Forward to determine how to deal with unlisted client traffic The downlink bandwidth in Mbits per second Thi...

Page 65: ...on screen the user can monitor and view configuration settings of the access point Here the user can also view statistics about client information WDS information and more The following pages will exp...

Page 66: ...e the current firmware version and Ethernet and wireless parameters as well as the information regarding CPU and memory utilization Device Information This read only window displays the configuration...

Page 67: ...r Saving Mode System Info This window displays the wireless client information for clients currently connected to the DAP 2610 Displays the SSID of the client Displays the MAC address of the client Di...

Page 68: ...mation Name MAC Authentication Signal Status This window displays the Wireless Distribution System information for clients currently connected to the DAP 2610 Displays the SSID of the client Displays...

Page 69: ...hannel Analyze Wireless Band Detect AP List Wireless Summary Select either 2 4GHz or 5GHz Click the Detect button to scan This will list the transmitting channels and quality The wireless summary list...

Page 70: ...2610 User Manual 70 Stats Page Displays wired interface network traffic information Ethernet Traffic Statistics Thispagedisplaystransmittedandreceived statistics for packets and bytes Ethernet Traffic...

Page 71: ...stics Displays throughput transmitted frame received frame and WEP frame error information for the AP network WLAN Traffic Statistics This page displays wireless network statistics for data throughput...

Page 72: ...on includes but is not limited to the following items upgrading firmware clients associating and disassociating with AP and logins to the web UI The page holds up to 500 logs View Log The AP s embedde...

Page 73: ...SL TLS From Email Address To Email Address Email Server Address Enter the IP address of the log server Check the boxes to select the log type Enter the IP address of the EU directive Syslog server Che...

Page 74: ...ame Password Confirm Password Schedule Enter the SMTP port Enter the name of the new user entry Enter the password set for the email notification Retype the password entry to confirm the password Clic...

Page 75: ...DAP 2610 User Manual 75 Maintenance Section In the Maintenance section you can configure miscellaneous settings for the DAP 2610 The following pages will explain settings found in this section in more...

Page 76: ...he box provided and the enter the VLAN ID that the administrator will be allowed to log in from Check to limit the range of IPs that the administrator will be allowed to log in from Enter the IP addre...

Page 77: ...is admin When changing your password enter the old password here When changing your password enter the new password here The password is case sensitive The length should be between 0 and 12 character...

Page 78: ...able the LED status display SNMP Settings Status Public Community String Private Community String Trap Status Trap Server Check the box to enable the SNMP functions This is enabled by default Enter th...

Page 79: ...ox to enable the DDP control This is enabled by default Country Settings Select a Country Select the country your network is located in from the drop down menu Nuclias Connect Setting Enable Nuclias C...

Page 80: ...Firmware from Local Hard Drive Language Pack Upgrade Upload SSL Certification from Local Hard Drive The current firmware version is displayed above the file location field After the latest firmware is...

Page 81: ...wse to the saved configuration file you have in your local drive and click Upload to update the configuration Click Download to save the current configuration file to your local disk Note that if you...

Page 82: ...t time and date settings Check to enable the AP to get system time from an NTP server from the Internet Enter the NTP server IP address Use the drop down menu to select your time zone Check the box to...

Page 83: ...rations System allows the user to restart the unit perform a factory reset or clear the language pack settings Logout allows the user to safely log out from the access point s web configuration Help a...

Page 84: ...m a factory reset of the access point or clear the added language pack Restart the Device Restore to Factory Default Settings Clear Language Pack Click Restart to restart the DAP 2610 Click Restore to...

Page 85: ...610 User Manual 85 Help The help page is useful to view a brief description of a function available on the access point in case the manual is not present Help Scroll down the Help page for topics and...

Page 86: ...Telnet Secure SSH Telnet Security WPA Personal Enterprise WPA2 Personal Enterprise WPA3 Personal Enterprise WEP 64 128 bit Wireless Frequency Range 2 4 to 2 4835 GHz and 5 15 to 5 85 GHz Operating Vol...

Page 87: ...D Link DAP 2610 User Manual 87 Antenna Pattern Antenna Pattern Orientation H Plane E Plane 2 4 GHz Ceiling Mounted 2 4 GHzWall Mounted 5 GHz Ceiling Mounted 5 GHzWall Mounted...