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D-Lnk DAP-3520 User Manual

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Summary of Contents for DAP-3520 - AirPremier N Dual Band Exterior PoE Access...

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Page 2: ...ademarks of D Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respecti...

Page 3: ...de 17 WEP Encryption 20 WPA Personal Authentication 21 WPA Enterprise Authentication 22 LAN 23 Advanced Settings 24 Performance 24 Multi SSID 26 VLAN 29 Port List 30 Add Edit VLAN 31 PVID Setting 32 I...

Page 4: ...ings 56 SNMP Settings 57 Ping Control Setting 58 Firmware and SSL Certification Upload 59 Configuration File 60 Time and Date 61 System 62 System Settings 62 Help 63 Troubleshooting 64 Technical Speci...

Page 5: ...nt voltage rating than the one included with the access point will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Package Contents D Link DAP 3520 Access Point Mounting Plate Power Adapter with P...

Page 6: ...ows Macintosh or Linux based operating system An installed Ethernet adapter Browser Requirements Internet Explorer 7 0 or later Firefox 3 0 or later Chrome 1 0 154 36 or later Windows Users Make sure...

Page 7: ...h PoE Power over Ethernet With PoE the DAP 3520 shares power and data over the CAT5 cable making the setup of your network less expensive and more convenient An ideal solution for quickly creating and...

Page 8: ...rotected Access to provide a much higher level of security for your data and communications AP Manager II Management Software The real time display of the network s topology and AP s information makes...

Page 9: ...Point AP Create a wireless LAN WDS with AP Wirelessly connect multiple networks while still functioning as a wireless AP WDS Wirelessly connect multiple networks See the diagram below Wireless Client...

Page 10: ...onnect one end of an Ethernet cable included with your package to the LAN port on the DAP 3520 and the other end of the Ethernet cable to either your computer or to your PoE switch The AP can be power...

Page 11: ...The device is powering off Red Blinking Red The device is booting up LAN Green Solid Green The link is up Blinking Green Data is being transmitted Light Off The link is down WLAN Green Solid Green Wir...

Page 12: ...oxy server function To disable this function go to Control Panel Internet Options Connections LAN Settings and uncheck the enable box Click OK Configuration This section will show you how to configure...

Page 13: ...ke sure that the IP addresses of the DAP 3520 and your computer are in the same subnet After the connection is established you will see the user identification window as shown Note If you have changed...

Page 14: ...ng into the DAP 3520 the following screen will appear When making changes on most of the configuration screens in this section use the Apply button at the bottom of each screen to save your configurat...

Page 15: ...ters and is case sensitive SSID Visibility Select Enable to broadcast the SSID across the network thus making it visible to all network users Select Disable to hide the SSID from wireless users Auto C...

Page 16: ...the drop down menu to choose Open System Shared Key WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise Select Open System to communicate the key across the network Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those d...

Page 17: ...o all network users Select Disable to hide the SSID from wireless users Auto Channel Selection Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel that will provide the best wireless performance T...

Page 18: ...Site Survey Site Survey will display available wireless networks Click on the Scan button to search for available wireless networks then click on the available network that you want to connect with A...

Page 19: ...default setting is dlink The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network SSID Visibility Select Enable to broadcast the SSID across the...

Page 20: ...Site Survey Site Survey will display available wireless networks Click on the Scan button to search for available wireless networks then click on the available network that you want to connect with A...

Page 21: ...rk or to establish a new wireless network SSID Visibility This option is unavailable in wireless client mode Auto Channel Selection Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel that will pr...

Page 22: ...llow you to clone a MAC address to the access point If you select Auto from the MAC Source drop down it will copy the first MAC address found in the LAN port Next to MAC Address enter the MAC address...

Page 23: ...low you to clone a MAC address to the access point If you select Auto from the MAC Source drop down it will copy the first MAC address found in the LAN port Next to MAC Address enter the MAC address y...

Page 24: ...om 0 127 Authentication Select either Open System or Shared Key Encryption Click to Enable or Disable Encryption Key Type Select HEX or ASCII Key Size Select 64 bit or 128 bit Encryption Key Index 1 4...

Page 25: ...thms AUTO WPA or WPA2 allows you to use both WPA and WPA2 Cipher Type When you select WPA Personal you must also select AUTO AES or TKIP from the drop down menu Group Key Update Inverval Select the in...

Page 26: ...a cipher type from the drop down menu Auto AES or TKIP Group Key Update Inverval Select the interval during which the group key will be valid The default value of 1800 is recommended Network Access Pr...

Page 27: ...a DHCP server in your network or if you wish to assign a static IP address to the DAP 3520 IP Address The default IP address is 192 168 0 50 Assign a static IP address that is within the IP address ra...

Page 28: ...ate of wireless adapters on the wireless LAN The AP will adjust the base transfer rate depending on the base rate of the connected device If there are obstacles or interference the AP will step down t...

Page 29: ...throughput However be aware that it can also increase the error rate in some installations due to increased sensitivity to radio frequency installations IGMP Snooping Select Enable or Disable Internet...

Page 30: ...fier SSID is the name designated for 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 o...

Page 31: ...key to be set as the active key Network Key Enter a network key otherwise known as a password Confirm Key Retype the network key WPA Mode When you select either WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise you must...

Page 32: ...e PassPhrase entered in the previous item in the corresponding field RADIUS Server When you select WPA Enterprise enter the IP address of the primary RADIUS server You must also configure RADIUS port...

Page 33: ...and WDS connection can be assigned to VLANs as they are physical ports Any packet which enters the DAP 3520 without a VLAN tag will have a VLAN tag inserted with a PVID The VLAN List tab displays the...

Page 34: ...figure a port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE 802 1Q standard VLAN Status Use the radio button to toggle to Enable Next go to the Add Edit VLAN tab to add or mo...

Page 35: ...o configure VLANs Once you have made the desired changes click the Apply button to let your changes take effect VLAN Status Use the radio button to toggle to Enable VLAN ID VID Provide a number betwee...

Page 36: ...e Port VLAN Identifier Auto Assign Status as well as to configure various types of PVID settings Click the Apply button to let your changes take effect VLAN Status Use the radio button to toggle to En...

Page 37: ...es include All Valid Neighbor Rogue and New Detect Click this button to initiate a scan of the network The Wireless Intrusion Protection window is used to set APs as All Valid Neighborhood Rogue and N...

Page 38: ...reless Schedule Select Enable or Disable from the drop down menu Name Enter a name for your schedule rule Day s Select All Week or Select Days s If Select Day s is selected check the specific days you...

Page 39: ...hat exhibit bulk transfer characteristics such as file transfers while leaving interactive traffic such as gaming or VoIP running at a normal priority Name Enter a name for the new QoS rule in the fie...

Page 40: ...e set here Host 1 Port Range The rule applies to a flow of messages for which host 1 s port number is within the range set here when the Protocol is set to TCP UDP or Both Host 2 IP Range The rule app...

Page 41: ...CP server IP Assigned From Input the first IP address available for assignment on your network The Range of Pool 1 254 Enter the number of IP addresses available for assignment IP addresses are increm...

Page 42: ...of a network computer that has a dynamically assigned IP address DNS Enter the IP address of the Domain Name System DNS server The DNS server translates domain names such as www dlink com into IP add...

Page 43: ...up The IP addresses assigned in the Static Pool list must NOT be in the same IP range as the Dynamic Pool After you have assigned a static IP address to a device via its MAC address click Apply the d...

Page 44: ...NS is a system that determines the IP address of a network computer with a dynamically assigned IP address if applicable DNS Enter the Domain Name System DNS server address for the wireless network Th...

Page 45: ...g MAC Address The MAC address of a device on the network that is assigned an IP address from the DHCP dynamic pool Assigned IP Address The current corresponding DHCP assigned IP address of the device...

Page 46: ...l List All other devices not on the list will be rejected Select Reject to reject the devices with MAC addresses on the Access Control List All other devices not on the list will be accepted MAC Addre...

Page 47: ...less devices can still send data to the Ethernet Internal Station Connection The default value is Enable which allows stations to inter communicate by connecting to a target AP When disabled wireless...

Page 48: ...Link DAP 3520 User Manual Status Device Information This read only window displays the configuration settings of the DAP 3520 including the firmware version and the device s MAC address Device Informa...

Page 49: ...ormation is available for each client communicating with the DAP 3520 SSID Displays the SSID of the client MAC Displays the MAC address of the client Band Displays the wireless band that the client is...

Page 50: ...nnected to the DAP 3520 The following information is available for each client communicating with the DAP 3520 Name Displays the name of the client MAC Displays the MAC address of the client Authentic...

Page 51: ...47 D Link DAP 3520 User Manual Stats Ethernet Traffic Statistics This page displays transmitted and received count statistics for packets and bytes Ethernet...

Page 52: ...48 D Link DAP 3520 User Manual WLAN WLAN Traffic Statistics This page displays wireless network statistics for data throughput transmitted and received frames and frame errors...

Page 53: ...system and network messages including a time stamp and message type The log information includes but is not limited to the following items cold start AP upgrading firmware client associate and disasso...

Page 54: ...m Email Address Enter the sender s e mail address This field does not require a valid e mail address However if your e mail client is filtering spam make sure you allow this address to be received To...

Page 55: ...etype the password for your e mail account Schedule Use the drop down menu to select the number of hours before mail will be sent to the server For example if a value of 2 is selected mail will be sen...

Page 56: ...ink DAP 3520 User Manual Administrator Settings Check one or more of the six main categories to display the various hidden administrator parameters and settings displayed on the next five pages Mainte...

Page 57: ...provided and then enter the specific VLAN ID that the administrator will be allowed to log in from Limit Administrator IP Check to enable the Limit Administrator IP address IP Range Enter the IP addre...

Page 58: ...tings Each of the six main categories display various hidden administrator parameters and settings System Name The name of the device The default name is D Link DAP 3520 Location The physical location...

Page 59: ...r name The default is admin Old Password When changing your password enter the old password here New Password When changing your password enter the new password here The password is case sensitive A i...

Page 60: ...s display various hidden administrator parameters and settings Status Status is enabled by default Uncheck the box to disable the console Console Protocol Select the type of protocol you would like to...

Page 61: ...ories display various hidden administrator parameters and settings Status Check the box to enable the SNMP functions This is enabled by default Public Community String Enter the public SNMP community...

Page 62: ...58 D Link DAP 3520 User Manual Ping Control Setting Each of the six main categories display various hidden administrator parameters and settings Status Check the box to enable Ping control...

Page 63: ...the DAP 3520 from http support dlink com to your local computer use the Browse button to locate the firmware file on your computer Click Upload to update the firmware version Please do not turn the po...

Page 64: ...ng the file click Upload to apply the configuration settings to the DAP 3520 Download Configuration File Click Download to save the current DAP 3520 configuration to your local computer Note that if y...

Page 65: ...e correct Daylight Saving offset Daylight Saving Dates Use the drop down menu to select the correct Daylight Saving offset Enable NTP Server Check to enable the AP to get system time from an NTP serve...

Page 66: ...DAP 3520 User Manual System Restart the Device Click Restart to restart the DAP 3520 Restore to Factory Default Settings Click Restore to restore the DAP 3520 back to factory default settings System...

Page 67: ...63 D Link DAP 3520 User Manual Help Help Scroll down the Help page for topics and explanations...

Page 68: ...urely inserted Check if the Ethernet adapter is working properly Please see item 3 of this Troubleshooting section to check that the drivers for the network adapters are loaded properly Check if the I...

Page 69: ...e as the access point and gateway Since the DAP 3520 has an IP address of 192 168 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 add...

Page 70: ...abled encryption on the DAP 3520 you must also enable encryption on all wireless clients in order to establish a wireless connection Make sure that the SSID on the AP and the wireless client are exact...

Page 71: ...02 3af Network Management Web Browser interface HTTP Secure HTTP HTTPS AP Manager II SNMP Support D View Module Private MIB Command Line Interface Telnet Secure SSH Telnet Data Rates For 802 11a 54 48...

Page 72: ...imum Transmit Output Power 17 dBm 2 4 GHz 16 dBm 5 GHz Maximum Effective Isotropic Radiated Power EIRP 28dBm 2 4 GHz 29dBm 5 GHz LEDs Power LAN WLAN Temperature Operating 20 C to 60 C Storing 20 C to...

Page 73: ...by D Link at an Authorized D Link Service Office The replacement hardware need not be new or have an identical make model or part D Link may at its option replace the defective Hardware or any part t...

Page 74: ...roduct purchased through the inventory clearance or liquidation sale or other sales in which D Link the sellers or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pertaining to the produc...

Page 75: ...ion lack of reasonable care repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for the product or if the model or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or remove...

Page 76: ...AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY Governing Law This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of Californi...

Page 77: ...FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of...

Page 78: ...hat may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should...

Page 79: ...support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 354 6555 D Link Technical Support over the Internet http su...

Page 80: ...76 D Link DAP 3520 User Manual Version 1 0 March 6 2009 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights Registration...

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