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Can D-link Dir-601 Be Used As Wireless Access Point

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Product Manual - Page 5

Product Overview PPraocdkuacgteOCvoenrtevnietsw D-Link DIR-601 Wireless N 150 Home Router Power Adapter Ethernet Cable CD-ROM Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-601 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 1 -

Product Manual - Page 11

... home security systems), your wireless signal. 4. Building Materials make a difference. Try to be almost 3 feet (1 meter) thick. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual each wall or ceiling can reduce your adapter's range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) Position your wireless network. Installation Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link wireless router lets you are using...

Product Manual - Page 14

... to continue. 4. Click Save Settings to access the configuration utility of the router in the future. Use this new IP address to save your computer's IP settings back to the original values as a wireless access point and/or switch, you are connecting the D-Link router to another router, please follow the steps below: 1. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 10 Make sure your computers...

Product Manual - Page 53

...Link DIR-601 User Manual 49 Fragmentation The fragmentation threshold, which is a wireless specification developed to broadcast and multicast messages. WLAN Partition: This enables 802.11d operation. 802.11d is specified in a country that cannot use...DTIM is QoS for your wireless network. This feature should be enabled if you are packets sent by an Access Point to reduce the guard ...

Product Manual - Page 87

...access the network. The key is built on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 83 Security Wireless Security This section will show you can use...simple to ensure that was designed to protect your wireless router or access point. TKIP scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-...

Product Manual - Page 95

... icon in your wireless adapter. Open the Windows Vista® Wireless Utility by right-clicking on your wireless router or access point before configuring your system tray (lower right corner of screen). Select Connect to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you will need to a network. 2. Section 5 - D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 91...

Product Manual - Page 99

... on the wireless computer icon in your wireless adapter. Select View Available Wireless Networks. 2. Connecting to a Wireless Network Configure WPA-PSK It is recommended to and click Connect. Open the Windows® XP Wireless Utility by right-clicking on your wireless router or access point before configuring your system tray (lower-right corner of screen). D-Link DIR-601 User Manual...

Product Manual - Page 106

... to transmit data from one point A to build your home or office network. The access point has a small antenna attached to it, which allows it to the network. Wireless or Wi-Fi technology is another way of wireless networks Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN). D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 102 D-Link delivers the performance you need...

Product Manual - Page 108

... telephones, microwaves, and televisions as far away as possible in a centralized location within your home. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 104 Wireless Basics Where is expanding everywhere not just at home or office. The wireless connection in mind, when you place the router/access point in the room, so the signal gets dispersed throughout your network for the first time...

Product Manual - Page 109

... network contains an Access Point or wireless router. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 105 Secure your wireless network. Refer to product manual for peer-to the wireless router or access point. Wireless Modes There are basically two modes of networking: • Infrastructure - An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as two or more DIR-601 wireless network Cardbus adapters...

User Guide - Page 5

D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 1 Section 1 - Product Overview PProacdkuacgteOCvoentrevnietsw D-Link DIR-601 Wireless N 150 Home Router Power Adapter Ethernet Cable CD-ROM Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-601 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

User Guide - Page 11

... may degrade dramatically or drop completely. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet (14 meters) thick! Try to position access points, wireless routers, and computers so that is to be almost 3 feet (1 meter) thick. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 7 The key to a minimum - A solid metal door or aluminum studs may limit the range. Keep your devices...

User Guide - Page 14

...'s IP settings back to the original values as a wireless access point and/or switch, you are connecting the D-Link router to access the configuration utility of the D-Link router. Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 and press Enter. Uncheck the Enable UPnP checkbox. Use this new IP address to another router, please follow the steps below: 1. Close the browser...

User Guide - Page 79

... ensure that only authorized network users can access the network. EAP is relatively simple to protect your wireless router or access point. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 75 The DIR-601 offers the following types of TKIP. • User authentication, which is built on your data from intruders. Section 4 - WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to ensure that the...

User Guide - Page 86

D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 82 Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect to a Wireless Network Using Windows® 7 It is recommended to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. The utility will need to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on the wireless icon in your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will display any available ...

User Guide - Page 90

... used. 1. Open the Windows Vista® Wireless Utility by right-clicking on your wireless router or access point before configuring your system tray (lower right corner of screen). Select Connect to and click Connect. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you will need to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on the wireless computer icon in your wireless adapter. D-Link DIR-601...

User Guide - Page 94

... recommended to and click Connect. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 90 Select View Available Wireless Networks. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you will need to know the WEP key being used. 1. If you are joining an existing network, you would like to connect to enable WEP on the wireless computer icon in your wireless adapter. Section 5 - Open the...

User Guide - Page 101

... be able to connect your computer to 300 feet. Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Bluetooth is another way of wireless networks Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN). D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 97 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) In a wireless local area network, a device called an Access Point (AP) connects computers to transmit data back and...

User Guide - Page 103

... installing it for the first time it up a wireless network. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 99 If you have a two-story home, you may need a repeater to boost the signal to your laptop, you install a wireless network. Centralize your network for detail information on how to place the router/access point as high as possible from remote locations like...

User Guide - Page 104

...mode to the wireless router or access point. Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to an access point or wireless router. • Ad-Hoc - An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as two or more DIR-601 wireless network Cardbus adapters. D-Link DIR-601 User Manual 100 All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to -peer communication, using wireless network adapters on...