Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DAP-1155/A D-Link
Go to page of 80
.
2 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual T able of Cont ents Pr oduct O verview ......................................................................4 P ackage Contents ......................................................................... 4 Syst em Requirements .
3 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual T able of Cont ents Time .........................................................................................46 Syst em Check ....................................................................... 47 Status .......
4 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link W ireless N 150 Bridge/Ac cess P oin t • P ow er Supply • Manual on CD • Quick Installation Guide • Ethernet Cable S y s.
5 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F eatur es • M u l ti p le op e r a t i on mo d es - Ca n b e ex ib l y c on g u r e d to o p er at e as an A c c es s P oi nt a n d B ri d ge .
6 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e Over view C onnec tions P ow er: Re ce pto r fo r the Power Adapt er . LAN P or t: C on ne ct eth er ne t devi c e su c h as com p ut e r , sw it c h and hub . WPS Button: P r e s s t o st a rt th e W P S pr oce s s .
7 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e Over view LEDs P o w er LED: A soli d ligh t ind ica t es a pr op e r co nn ect i on t o the pow er supply and the Ethernet por t. A blinking light indicates Ethernet disconnection.
8 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The D-Link wireless access point lets you acc ess y our network using a wireless connection fr om virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless net work.
9 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation How you use your DAP -1155 will determine which mode you choose on the DAP -1155. T his sec tion will help you gure out which setting works with your setup .
10 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Bridge Mode In the Wireless Client mode, the DAP -1155 ac ts as a wireless network adapter for your Ethernet- enabled device (such as a game console or a laptop ). C onnect your Ethernet-enabled device t o the AP using an E thernet cable .
11 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show y ou ho w t o congur e y our new D-Link wireless ac cess poin t using the w eb-based conguration utility .
12 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Cli ck Laun ch Wi r ele ss Setu p W iz ar d to qui ckly con gu r e y ou r ac c es s po in t .
13 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard is desig ned to assist you in c onguring your D AP -1155 as an access point . A c cess P oint Mode Selec t A cc ess P oint fr om the drop- down menu. Click Next to continue . S e le c t WP S to c o nn e c t us i n g WP S ( Wi -Fi Pro te c t e d Setup) and then click Next .
14 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t Manual as the conguration method to set up your network manually . Click Next to continue. Enter the wireless network name (SSID). The SSID can be up to 32 characters and is case -sensitive .
15 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Save t o sav e your settings . The D AP -1155 will reboot..
16 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard is desig ned to assist you in c onguring your D AP -1155 as a wireless client. S e l ec t W P S t o c o n n ec t us i n g W P S ( W i -Fi Pro t e c t e d Setup) and then click Next.
17 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t Manual as the conguration method to set up your network manually . Click Next to continue. Enter the wir eless network name (SSID ) of the network you want to c onnect to . The SSID is case -sensitive.
18 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the type of wirele ss securi ty you wou ld like to use and click Connect to continue . If you choose WEP , ent er the wire less security passwor d and click Next to complete the Setup Wizard .
19 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click F inish to complet e the Setup W izard . If you choose WP A or WP A2 , enter the P assphrase and click Next to complete the Setup Wizard .
20 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongur a tion W ireless Settings Y ou may manually congur e your D AP -1155 instead of running the setup wizar d.
21 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable W ir eless: W ireless Mode: W ireless Network Name: 802.11 mode: Enable Auto Channel Scan: W ireless Channel: Channel W idth: Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions.
22 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check this bo x if y ou do not want the SSID of your wireless network t o be br oadcasted b y the D AP -1155. If enabled, the SSID of the DAP -1155 will not be seen by Site Sur vey utilities so your wir eless clients will ha ve to know the SSID of y our D AP-1155 in order to c onnect to it.
23 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Settings DHCP DHCP stands for D ynamic Host Contr ol P rot ocol. The DHCP Server (usually your r outer) will aut omatically assign an IP address to the D AP -1155 . When you turn your DAP-1155 on, it will automatically rec eive the proper T CP/IP settings provided by the DHCP Ser ver .
24 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Connection T ype: Ac cess P oint IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Default Gatewa y: Device Name: Us e the d r op-do wn me nu t o se lect S ta ti c IP . Enter the IP add ress of the access poi nt.
25 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dv anc ed MA C Addr ess F ilter The M AC address lter section can be used to lter netw ork access b y machines based on the unique MA C addresses of their network adapt er(s). It is most useful to prev ent unauthoriz ed wirel ess devices fro m connecting to you r network.
26 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ransmit Po wer: WMM Enable: Short GI: IGMP Snooping: WLAN Partition: Sets the transmit po wer of the antennas ( 100%, 50%, 25%, 10% or 5% ). W M M i s Q o S f o r y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k .
27 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Wi-F i P rotected S etup ( WPS) Syst em is a simplied method for securing your wireless net work dur ing the “Initial setup ” as we ll as the “ Ad d New Dev ic e ” pro ce ss es .
28 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration User Limit Chec k th e En able User L imit box to ena ble t his featur e. Enter the maximum number of clients, between 1 and 32.
29 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration New P asswor d: V erify P assword: Enable Graphical Aut hentic ation : Enter a new passwor d for the A dministrat or Log in Name. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Enter the same passwor d that you entered in the previous textbox in or der to conrm its ac curacy .
30 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save Settings to Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings from Local Har d Drive: Restore to F actory Default Settings: Reboot the Device: Use this option to save the current access point conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using.
31 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upgrade: Brow se: Upload: C l i c k o n C h e ck N o w t o f i n d o u t i f t h e r e i s a n u p d a t e d f i r m w a r e ; i f s o , d o w n l o a d t h e n e w rmwar e to your har d drive .
32 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime The Time Congur ation option allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock. F rom this section you can set the time zone that you are in.
33 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the I nternet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be displa yed here .
34 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Schedules Name: Day s: Time: Save: Schedule Rules List: Enter a name f or your new schedule . Select a da y , a range of days , or All W eek to include every day . Check All Da y - 24hrs or ent er a start and end time for y our schedule.
35 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration General: LAN: W ireless LAN: D is p l ay s th e a cc e s s p o i nt ’ s t i m e a n d fi r m wa re version. Display s the MAC address and the private (local) IP settings for the acc ess point.
36 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Log T ype: Apply Log Settings Now: Refresh: Clear: Save L og: Th er e are ve types of log s tha t ca n be vie w ed : Sy s t em A ct i vi t y , De b ug In f o r ma t i o n , A t ta c k s , Dr o p p ed P a c k e ts , and Noti c e .
37 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e S t a t i s t i cs p a g e d i s p l a y s a l l o f t h e L A N ( E t h e r n e t p o rt ) a n d W i r el e s s p a c k e t s t r a n s m i t a n d r ec e iv e s t a ti s t i c s .
38 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless The wireless section allows y ou to view the wir eless clients that ar e connected to your wir eless acc ess point. Connection TIme: MA C Addr ess: Displays the amoun t of time the wireless client has been connected to the access poin t.
39 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable W ireless: Wir eless Mode: Wir eless Network Name: 802.11 Mode: Wir eless T ype: Site Survey: Wir eless Network Name: Wir eless MA C Clone: MA C Addr ess: Security Mode: Enable: Check the box to enable the ireless function.
40 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select DHCP t o automatically obtain an IP address on the LAN/private network. Enter the D evice Name of the AP and click Next to cont inue . It i s reco mmended to change the Device Na m e i f t h e re i s mo re th a n o n e D - L in k d e vi c e within the subnet.
41 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration LAN Connection T ype: Ac cess P oint IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Gatewa y Addr ess: Device Name: Use the dr op- down menu to select Static IP if you want to man uall y as sign th e IP ad dress, sub net mask, and gateway addresses .
42 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ransmit Po wer: Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. A dv anc ed A dvanc ed W ir eless.
43 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration P assword: V erify P assw ord: Enable Graphical Authentica tion: Ent er a new passwor d fo r the Ad minist rat or Login Name. The ad ministrator can make c hanges to the settings. Enter the same passw ord that you ent ered in the previous te xtbox in order to c onrm its accuracy .
44 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save Settings T o Local Hard Driv e: Load Settings F rom Local Hard Driv e: Restore T o F actory Default: Reboot T he Device: Clear Language P ack: Use this option to save the current access point conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of t he comp uter you are us ing.
45 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upgrade: Brow se: Upload: C l i c k on Ch e c k N o w to f i n d o u t i f t h e re i s a n u p d a t e d f i r m w a r e ; i f s o , d o w n l o a d t h e n e w rmwar e to your har d drive .
46 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime The Time Congur ation option allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock. F rom this section you can set the time zone that you are in.
47 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the I nternet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be displa yed here .
48 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dis pl ay s the DA P -1 155 ’ s time and rm w ar e ver si on. Displays the MA C address and the priva te (local) IP settings for the acc ess point. D i s p l a y s t h e w i r e l e s s M A C a d d r e s s a n d y o u r wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.
49 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration L ogs The access point automatically logs (records) events of possible inter est in its internal memor y . I f there isn ’ t enough internal memor y for all events , logs of older events are deleted, but logs of the latest events are r etained.
50 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e S t a t i s t i cs p a g e d i s p l a y s a l l o f t h e L A N a n d W i r el e s s p a c k e t s t r a n s m i t a n d r ec ei v e s t a ti s t i c s .
51 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ir eless Securit y This section will show y ou the di eren t levels of secur ity you can use to pr otect your data from intruders.
52 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WP A-P ersonal ( AP Mode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption.
53 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead .
54 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WEP (Bridge Mode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption.
55 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WP A-P ersonal (Bridge M ode) It is r ecommended to enable encr yption on your wireless ac cess point bef ore your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivit y before enabling encr yption.
56 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity U sing W indo w s ® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used.
57 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. H ighlight the wir eless network (SSID) you would like to c onnect to and click the Connect button. If y ou get a good sig nal but cannot ac cess the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter .
58 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same securit y key or passphrase that is on your router and clic k Conn ec t . Y ou c an a lso co nnec t by pus hing the WP S button on the rout er . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to c onnect t o the wir eless network.
59 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongur e WPS The WPS featur e of the DAP-1155 can be congured using Window s ® 7. Carr y out the following steps to use W indows ® 7 to congure the WPS featur e of the D AP-1155: 1. Click the Star t button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu.
60 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. D ouble -click the DAP-1155. 4. I nput the WPS PIN number (display ed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD screen or in the Setup > Wireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click Next .
61 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure adv anced settings, click the ic on. Click Next to continue .
62 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. T h e f o l l o w i n g w i n d o w a p p e a r s w h i l e t h e R o u t e r i s b e i n g congured . W ait f or the congura tion to complet e. 8. The fo llow ing window inf orms you that WPS on the DAP -11 55 has been setup successfully .
63 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indo w s V ista ® Windo ws Vista ® users may use the con venien t, built-in wir eless utility . F ollow these instruc tions: Fro m th e S ta r t m e nu , g o to C on t ro l Pan el , a nd t h e n cl i ck on Network and Sharing C enter .
64 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Click Connect An yway to con tinue. The utility will display the follo wing window to indicate a connection is being made. The n al win dow ind ic ates th e e sta bl ish men t o f a suc ces sfu l connection.
65 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) using WP A-PSK under Selec t a network to connect to and then click the C onnect button.
66 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indo w s ® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Conguration Utility). The follo wing instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users.
67 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongur e WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless bridge or ac cess point befor e c onguring your wireless adapter . If you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used .
68 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnection bo x will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnect. I t may ta ke 20 -3 0 s ec on ds to con ne c t t o t he wi rel es s n et wo rk .
69 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DAP-1155. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having pr oblems .
70 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to S tar t > Settings > Control Panel . Double- click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab , click the button to r estor e the settings to their defaults.
71 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics D -L in k wi rel es s pro du c ts ar e b as ed o n i nd us tr y st an da rds t o p rov id e e as y- to - us e a nd co mp at ib le h ig h- sp ee d w ire le ss connectivity within y our home, business or public ac cess wireless networks.
72 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i t echnology is another w ay of c onnecting y our c omputer to the network without using wir es . Wi-F i uses r adio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you have the fr eedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oc e.
73 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics W ireless P ersonal A rea Network ( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wireless technology used for WP AN.
74 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oc e. People like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireles s access to attract people.
75 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Security Don ’ t let your next- door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless net work. Secure your wireless network by tur ning on the WP A or WEP secur ity featur e on the access poin t.
76 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless r outer) automatically .
77 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP addr ess If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/r outer , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, plea.
78 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.
79 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix D - W arranty F eder al C ommunication C ommission Inter f erenc e Stat ement This equipment has been test ed and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules.
80 D-Link DAP-1155 U ser Manual Appendix D - W arranty Industr y Canada Stat ement This device c omplies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditio.
An important point after buying a device D-Link DAP-1155/A (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought D-Link DAP-1155/A yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data D-Link DAP-1155/A - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, D-Link DAP-1155/A you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get D-Link DAP-1155/A will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of D-Link DAP-1155/A, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime D-Link DAP-1155/A.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with D-Link DAP-1155/A. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device D-Link DAP-1155/A along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
