Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DAP-2660 D-Link
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D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 2 T able of C on t ents Pr oduct O verview ...................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................... 4 F eatur es .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 3 W eb Redirection ............................................................ 54 DHCP Ser ver ......................................................................... 55 Dynamic Pool Settings ...........................
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 4 P roduc t O v er view Introduction D-Link , an industr y pioneer in wireless networking, intr oduces a solution for businesses seeking to deploy next generation 802.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 5 F eatures y Pr ovide Ethernet to Wireless LAN bridge fully IEEE 802.3/u/ab compatible on the Ethernet side and fully int eroperable with IEEE 802.11ac and b/g/n compliant equipment y Compatible with IEEE 802.11b high ra te standard to provide wir eless 11Mbps data rate* y Compatible with IEEE 802.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 6 P ack age C onten ts • DAP -2660 Access P oint • P ower A dapter • Mounting Plate and Hardw are • Ethernet Cable • CD (with soft war e and user manual) Note: U.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 7 Har dwar e O v er view LEDs C onnec tions 2 Po wer Receptor Connect the supplied power adapter . 3 LAN (PoE) P or t Connect to a P ower ov er Ether net (P oE) switch or router via an Ethernet cable. 4 Reset Button Press and hold f or ve seconds to reset the access poin t to the factor y default settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 8 Basic I nstalla tion Hardw are Setup T o power the ac cess point, y ou can use one of the following 3 methods: Method 1 - Use if you hav e a PoE switch or r outer . Method 2 - Use if you do not hav e a PoE switch or r outer and do not have a pow er outlet near the location of the access point .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 9 M et h o d 2 - P oE without PoE S witch or Router 1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into the Data In port on the PoE base unit and the other end int o one por t on your swit ch, router , or computer .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 10 Method 3 - No P oE 1. Connect one end of your Ethernet cable into the LAN (P oE) por t and then connect the other end to a switch, rout er , or computer . 2. Use the supplied pow er adapter . Connect the power adapter to the P ower r eceptor on the A ccess P oint.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 11 W eb U ser I nt er fac e The D AP-2660 supports an elaborate web user int er face where the user can congure and monitor the devic e. Most of the congurable settings are located in the left menu of the web GUI which c ontains sec tion called Basic Settings , Advanc ed Settings and Status .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 12 W ireless On the wireless settings page , you can setup the basic wireless c onguration for the access point . The user can choose from 4 di erent wireless modes:.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 13 Channel: Channel W idth: Captiv e Prole: Authentica tion: T o change the channel, rst toggle the Aut o Channel S election setting to Disable , and then use the drop- down menu to make the desired selection. Note: The wireless adapters will automatically sc an and match the wireless settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 14 W ireless Band: Mode: Network Name (SSID): SSID V isibility : Auto C hannel Selec tion: Channel: Channel W idth: Select either 2.4GH z or 5GHz from the drop- down menu. WDS with AP mode is selected from the drop-down menu.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 15 Captiv e Prole: Remote AP MA C Address: Site Survey: Authentica tion: Enable or disable captive port prole for user authentication. Enter the MA C addresses of the AP s on your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 16 W ireless Band: Mode: Network Name (SSID): SSID V isibility : Auto C hannel Selec tion: Channel: Channel W idth: Captiv e Prole: Remote AP MA C Address: Select either 2.4GH z or 5GHz from the drop- down menu. WDS is selected from the drop-down menu.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 17 Site Survey: Authentica tion: Click on the Scan button to search f or available wireless networks, then click on the av ailable network that you want to connect with. Use the drop-down menu to choose Open Syst em , Shared Key , or WP A-Personal .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 18 W ireless Band: Mode: Network Name (SSID): SSID V isibility : Auto C hannel Selec tion: Channel: Channel W idth: Site Survey: Captiv e Prole: Authentica tion: Select either 2.4 GH z or 5 GHz from the drop- down menu.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 19 Wir eless secur ity is a key concern for an y wireless network installed. Unlike any other networking method wireless networks will broadcast it’ s presence f or any one to connect to it. T oday , wireless security has advanced to a level where it is virtually impenetrable.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 20 W i-Fi P rotected Ac cess ( WP A / WP A2) WP A was created by the Wi-F i Alliance to address the limitations and w eaknesses found in WEP . This protocol is mainly based on the 802.11i standard. There are also two v ariations found in WP A called WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) and WP A-Enterprise (EAP).
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 21 WP A Mode: Cipher T ype: Group Key Upda te Inter val: Network Ac cess Protection: RADIUS Ser ver: RADIUS Port: RADIUS Secret: Ac count Server: Ac count P or t: Ac count.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 22 LAN LAN is shor t for L ocal Area Network. This is considered your int er nal network. These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the DAP -2660. These settings may be r eferred to as private settings . Y ou may change the LAN IP address if needed.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 23 IPv6 Enable IPv6: Get IP Fr om: IP Addr ess: Pr ex: Default Gatewa y: Check to enable the IPv6 Auto is chosen her e. Choose this option the DAP -2660 can get IPv6 address automatically or use Static to set IPv6 address manually .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 24 A dvanced Settings In the Advanced Settings Section the user can congure advanced settings conc er ning P er formance, Multiple SSID , VLAN, Securit y , Quality of Ser vice, AP Array , W eb R edirection, DHCP Ser ver , F ilters and Scheduling.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 25 P er formance On the P er formance Settings page the users can congure more advanc ed settings concerning the wireless signal and hosting . W ireless Band: W ireless: W ireless Mode: Data Rate*: Beacon Interval (25-500): D TM Inter val (1-15): Select either 2.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 26 T ransmit P ower: WMM ( Wi-F i Multimedia): Ack T ime O ut (2.4 GHZ, 64~200): Short GI: IGMP Snooping: Multicast Bandwidth Con trol : HT20/40 Coe xistence : This setting determines the pow er level of the wireless transmission.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 27 W ireless Resour ce C ontrol The Wir eless R esourc e Contr ol window is used to congure the wireless c onnec tion settings so that the device can detect the better wireless connection in your envir onment.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 28 11n Pr eferred: Network Utilization: Aging out: RSSI Threshold: Data Rate Threshold: A CL RSSI: A CL RSSI Threshold: Use the drop-down menu to Enable the 11n Pr eferred function. The wireless clien ts with 802.11n protoc ol will have higher priority to connect to the device.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 29 Multi-SSID The device supports up to four multiple Ser vice Set Identiers . Y ou can set the Primar y SSID in the Basic > Wireless section. The SSID’ s factor y default setting is dlink. The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wir eless network.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 30 Encr yption: Key T ype: Key Size: Key Index (1-4): Key : WP A Mode: Cipher T ype: Group Key Upda te Inter val: P ass Phrase: Conrm P ass Phrase: RADIUS Ser ver: RADIUS Port: RADIUS Secret: When you select Open Syst em, toggle between Enable and Disable.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 31 VLAN The D AP-2660 supports VLANs. VLANs can be created with a Name and VID . Mgmt ( T CP stack), LAN, Primary/M ultiple SSID , and WDS connection can be assigned to VLANs as they are ph ysical por ts. An y packet which enters the D AP-2660 without a VLAN tag will have a VLAN tag inser ted with a PVID .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 32 The P or t List tab displays the current ports. If you want to c ongure the guest and internal networks on a Vir tual LAN ( VLAN), the switch and DHCP ser ver y ou are using must also suppor t VLANs.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 33 The Add/E dit VLAN tab is used to congure VLANs. Onc e you hav e made the desired changes, click the Save butt on to let your changes take eect. VLAN Status: VLAN ID: VLAN Name: Use the radio button t o toggle to Enable .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 34 The PVID Setting tab is used to enable/disable the P or t VLAN Identier Auto Assign S tatus as well as to c ongure various types of PVID settings. Click the Save butt on to let your changes take e ec t. VLAN Status: PVID Aut o Assign Status: Use the radio button t o toggle between Enable and Disable.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 35 Intrusion The Wir eless I ntrusion Pr otection window is used to set APs as All , V alid, Neighborhood, Rogue, and New . Click the Save butt on to let your changes take eect. W ireless Band: AP List: Detect: Select 2.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 36 Schedule The Wir eless S chedule Settings window is used to add and modify scheduling rules on the device . Click the Save button to let y our changes take eect. W ireless Schedule: Name: Index: SSID: Day(s): All Day(s): Start Time: End Time: Use the drop-down menu to enable the device ’ s scheduling featur e.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 37 Internal RADIUS Ser ver The D AP-2660 f eatures a built-in RADIUS ser ver . Once you hav e nished adding a RADIUS account, click the Save button t o let your changes take eect. The newly-created ac count will appear in this RADIUS Ac count List.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 38 ARP Spoong Pr evention The ARP Spoong P reven tion feature allows users t o add IP/MAC address mapping t o preven t ar p spoong attack. ARP Spoong Pr evention: Gatewa y IP Addr ess: Gatewa y MA C Address: This check box allo ws you to enable the arp spoong preven tion func tion.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 39 Bandwidth Optimization The Bandwidth Optimization window allo ws the user to manage the bandwidth of the device and arrange the bandwidth for various wir eless clients. When the Bandwidth Optimization ruile is nished, click the Add button.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 40 Band: SSID Index: Downlink Speed: Uplink Speed: 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 specied wireless band. Enter the limitation of the do wnloading speed in either Kbits/sec or Mbits/sec for the rule.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 41 AP Arr ay The AP Array windo w is used to create up to 32 AP s on a local network to be organized into a single g roup in order to increase ease of managemen t. Click the S ave button to let your changes take e ec t.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 42 In the AP array conguration settings windo ws, users can specify which settings all the AP s in the group will inherit from the mast er AP . Make the required selection in this window and click the Save button to ac cept the changes made.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 43 Network Name (SSID): SSID V isibility : Auto C hannel Selec tion: Channel W idth: Security : Captiv e Prole: Band: Select this option to use the same SSID . Select this option to enable SSID visibilit y . Select this option to use auto channel selection.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 44 SSID: SSID V isibility : Security : WMM: Captiv e Prole: VLAN: Select this option to use the same multi-SSIDs. Select this option to use the same SSID visible. Select this option to use the same wireless security settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 45 Sy stem Name Settings: SNMP Settings: Login Settings: Console Settings: Limit Administr ator: Ping C ontrol Setting: Select this option to use the same system name. Select this option to use the same SNMP settings. Select this option to use the same login settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 46 In this windows, users can view and c ongure the automatic radio frequency settings as well as congur e the the auto -initiate period and thr eshold values.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 47 In this window , users can view and congure the AP array’ s load balancing settings. Click the Save button t o accept the changes made. Enable Load Balance: Active T hreshold: Select to Enable or Disable the load balance featur e here.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 48 Captiv e P or tal The Captiv e Portal is a built-in web authentica tion ser ver . When a station connects to an AP , the web brow er will be redirected to a w eb authentication page. In this windows , user can view and congure the Captive P or tal settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 49 Encr yption T ype: Restricted Subnets: Username: P assword: Group: Select the captive por tal encr yption type here. Options to choose from ar e Ticket , User/ Passw ord , Remote Radius , LD AP and POP3 . In this sec tion we ’ll discuss the User/P assword option.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 50 Encr yption T ype: Remote Radius T ype: Radius Ser ver: Radius Port: Radius Secret: Ac counting Mode: Ac counting Server: Ac counting P or t: Ac counting Secret: Select the captive por tal encr yption type here. Options to choose from ar e Ticket , User/ Passw ord , Remote Radius , LD AP and POP3 .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 51 Encr yption T ype: Ser ver: P or t: Authentica te Mode: Username: P assword: Base DN: Ac count A ttribute: Identity: Select the captive por tal encr yption type here. Options to choose from ar e Ticket , User/ Passw ord , Remote Radius , LDAP and POP3 .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 52 Encr yption T ype: Ser ver: P or t: Connection T ype: Select the captive por tal encr yption type here. Options to choose from ar e Ticket , User/ Passw ord , Remote Radius , LDAP and POP3 . In this section we ’ll discuss the T icket option.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 53 In this window , users can upload a custom login page picture that will be used by the captive portal feature . Click the Browse butt on to navigat e to the image le, loca ted on the managing comput er and then click the Upload button to initiat e the upload.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 54 W eb Redirection In this windows, users can view and congur e the W eb redirection settings for the captive portal hosted by this access poin t. Wireless clien ts will be redirected to this w eb site prior and af ter authentication.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 55 DHCP Ser ver The DHCP address pool denes the r ange of the IP address that can be assigned t o stations in the net work. A Dynamic Pool allow s wireless stations to rec eive an available IP with lease time contr ol. If needed or required in the network, the DAP-2660 is capable of acting as a DHCP ser ver .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 56 Static P ool Setting The DHCP address pool denes the r ange of IP addresses that can be assigned t o stations on the net work. A static pool allows specic wir eless stations to rec eive a xed IP without time contr ol.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 57 C urrent IP Mapping List This window displa ys information about the curr ent assigned DHCP dynamic and static IP address pools. This information is available when y ou enable DHCP ser ver on the AP and assig n dynamic and static IP address pools .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 58 F ilters This page allows the user t o congure Wireless M AC ACL settings f or access control . W ireless Band: Ac cess C ontrol List: MA C Address: MA C Address List: Curr ent Client Information: Displays the curren t wireless band rate.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 59 This page allows the user t o congure a WLAN Partition. W ireless Band: Link Integrity: Ethernet WLAN Acc ess: Internal Station C onnec tion: Displays the curren t wireless band.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 60 T r ac C ontrol The uplink/downlink setting allo ws users to customiz e the downlink and uplink interfaces including specifying downlink/uplink bandwidth rates in Mbits per second. These values are also used in the QoS and T rac Manager windows .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 61 Quality of Ser vice (QoS) enhances the experience of using a network by prioritizing the trac of di erent applications. The DAP-2660 supports four priority levels. Onc e the desired QoS settings are nished , click the S ave button to let y our changes take eect.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 62 The trac manager f eature allows users to cr eate trac management rules that specify how to deal with list ed client trac and specify downlink/ uplink speed for new tr ac manager rules. Click the S ave button to let your changes take e ect.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 63 Status In the Status Sec tion the user can monitor and view congur ation settings of the access point. Here the user can also view statistics about clien t information, WDS information and mor e. The following pages will e xplain settings found in the Status section in more detail .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 64 Device Inf ormation This page display s the current inf ormation like rmwar e version, Ethernet and wireless par ameters, as w ell as the information regarding CPU and memor y utilization.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 65 Client Informa tion This page display s the associated clients SSID , MA C, band, authentication method, signal str ength, and power saving mode for the D AP-2660 network.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 66 WDS Information P age This page display s the access points SSID , MA C, band, authentication method, signal str ength, and status for the DAP -2660’ s Wireless Distribution System netw ork.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 67 Channel Analyz e W ireless Band: Detect: AP List: Select either 2.4Ghz or 5GH z. Click the Detect button to scan. This will list the transmitting channels and quality .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 68 Stats P age Displays wir ed inter face network trac information. Ethernet T rac Statistics: This page display s transmitted and rec eived count statistics f or packets and bytes.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 69 WLAN T rac Statistics Displays thr oughput, transmitted frame, r eceived frame , and WEP frame error inf or mation f or the AP network. WLAN T rac Statistics: This page displa ys wireless network statistics for da ta throughput, transmitted and r eceived frames , and frame errors .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 70 Lo g The AP’ s embedded memor y holds logs here. The log information includes but is not limited to the f ollowing items: cold start AP , upgrading rmwar e, client associat e and disassociate with AP , and web login.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 71 Log Settings Enter the log server ’ s IP address to send the log to tha t ser ver . Check or uncheck System A c tivity , Wir eless Activit y , or Notice to specify what kind of log type you want it to log .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 72 Maintenanc e S ec tion In the Status Sec tion the user can monitor and view congur ation settings of the access point. Here the user can also view statistics about clien t information, WDS information and mor e. The following pages will e xplain settings found in the maint enance section in more detail.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 73 A dministration Check one or more of the ve main ca tegories to display the various hidden administrator paramet ers and settings displayed on the next ve pages. Each of the v e main categories display various hidden administra tor parameters and settings .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 74 Sy stem Name Settings Each of the ve main categories displa y various hidden administrator parameters and settings. Sy stem Name: Location: The name of the device . The default name is D-Link DAP-2660. The phy sical location of the device, e.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 75 SNMP Settings Each of the ve main categories displa y various hidden administrator parameters and settings. Status: Public C ommunit y String: Priva te Community String: Check the box to enable the SNMP functions. This is enabled by default.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 76 A dministration Enable Cen tral W iF iManager: Enable Backup Centr al W iF iManager: C entral W iF iManager Settings The Cen tral WiF iManager sec tion is used to cr eate a set of AP s on the I nternet to be or ganized into a single group in or der to increase ease of management.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 77 F irmw are and SSL Upload This page allows the user t o per form a rmware upgr ade. A Firm ware upgrade is a function that upgrade the running software used by the access point. This is a useful featur e that prev ents future bugs and allows for new f eatures to be added to this pr oduc t.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 78 C onguration F ile Upload This page allows the user t o back up and rec over the current congura tion of the access point in case of a unit failur e.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 79 T ime and Date Settings Enter the NTP server IP , choose the time zone, and enable or disable da ylight saving time. Curr ent Time: Enable NTP Ser ver: NTP Ser ver: Time Z one: Enable Daylight Saving: Daylight Saving Dates: Set the Date and Time Manually: Displays the curren t time and date settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 80 C onguration and S y stem These options are the r emaining option to choose from in the top menu. C onguration allows the user to sav e and ac tivate or discar d the congurations done . System allows the user t o restart the unit, per form a factor y reset or clear the language pack settings.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 81 S ystem Settings On this page the user can restart the unit, per form a factor y reset of the access poin t or clear the added language pack. Restar t the Device: Restore to F ac tory Default Settings: Clear Language P ack : Click Restar t to restart the DAP -2660.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 82 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 pr esent.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 83 Knowledge Base D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards t o provide high-speed wireless connectivity that is easy to use within your home , business or public access wir eless networks. D-Link wireless products provides y ou with access to the data you wan t, whenever and wher ever you want it .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 84 The D-Link Access P oint lets you acc ess your network using a wireless connection from vir tually anywhere within the oper ating range of your wireless network.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 85 T roubleshooting When entering the IP addr ess of the D-Link access point (192.168.0.50 for example), y ou are not connecting to a website on the Internet or hav e to be connected to the Internet. The device has the utility built-in to a ROM chip in the device itself .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 86 After you install y our network adapter , by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address fr om a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address , please follow the steps below .
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 87 If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/router , or you need to assign a static IP address , please follow the steps below: Step 1: Windo ws® 2000: Click on Start.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 88 T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11ac • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.
D-Link DAP-2660 U ser Manual 89 An tenna P att ern D AP - 26 60 W i r eless A C1200 C oncur r e n t D ual B an d P o E A cc ess P o i nt Physical Di me nsio ns • 170 x 170 x 28 m m ( 6.69 x 6.69 x 1.1 i nc he s) W eig ht • 316 gr am s (11.14 o z) wi th an t enn as Ope ra t in g V ol t ag e • 12 V DC +/- 10%, o r 802.
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If you already are a holder of D-Link DAP-2660, 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-2660.
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