D-Link DWL-3200AP manual

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    2 D-Link Systems, Inc. DWL-3200AP Install Guide System Requirements D-Link Air Premier TM DWL-3200AP Managed Wireless Access Point Usi ng a pow er adapt er with a dif f ere nt vo l ta g e ra t in g wi ll da ma g e a nd vo id th e warranty of this product. Power Cord Power over Ethernet base unit Ethernet Cable Power Adapter -DC 48V , 0.4A Mounting [...]

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    D-Link Systems, Inc. 3 DWL-3200AP Install Guide Installing the Hardware Installing the Hardware Step 1 Step 2 Co n n ec t o n e e n d o f an E th e rne t ca b le (included with your pac kage) to the LA N po rt o n t he D WL - 32 0 0 AP a nd th e other end o f the Ethernet c ab le t o the po rt la b el ed P +D A T A OU T on th e P oE base unit. Conn[...]

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    4 D-Link Systems, Inc. DWL-3200AP Install Guide The Setup Wizard Open y our W eb br owser and type http://192.168.0.50 into the URL address bo x. Then press the Enter or Return key . Click Run Wizard Th e lo go n p op -up s cr een w ill appear . T ype admin f or the user name and lea ve the pass word fi eld blank. Once you ha v e logged in, the Ho[...]

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    D-Link Systems, Inc. 5 DWL-3200AP Install Guide The Setup Wizard Y ou will see the follo wing screens. Click Ne xt Step 1 - Setup y our new passw or d. Y ou hav e the o p t i o n t o e s t a b l i s h a p a s s w o r d . Click Ne xt Step 2 - Set Wireless LAN Connection. By def ault the D WL-3200AP SSID is set to default with a Channel setting of 6.[...]

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    6 D-Link Systems, Inc. DWL-3200AP Install Guide The Setup Wizard Fo r 802.11g networks please continue as f ollo ws: Click Ne xt Click Restart Y our Setup is complete! Step 3 - Encryption The D WL-3200AP is capab le of t h r e e le v el s of wi r e l e ss en c ry p t i on : 64-, 128-, 152-bit, using either He xadecimal or ASCII key type. By def au [...]

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    D-Link Systems, Inc. 7 DWL-3200AP Install Guide The Setup Wizard When y ou have completed the steps in this Quic k Installation Guide, your connected netw ork should look simil ar to this: Y o u r S e t u p i s C o m p l e t e ![...]

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    8 D-Link Systems, Inc. DWL-3200AP Install Guide Notes T echnical Support D-Link’ s website contains the latest user documentation and software updates for D-Link products. D-Li nk pr ov ides fr ee tec hni cal su pport fo r cus tome rs wit hin the Uni ted State s and Canada for the duration of the product’ s warranty period. U.S. and Canadia n c[...]