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DWL-2700AP User's Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Package Contents ...4 Minimum System Requirements 4 Introduction ...5 Features and Benefits...7 Wireless Basics...8 Three Operational Modes ...11 Getting Started ...12 Using the Configuration Menu 14 Home > Wizard ...15 Home > Wireless > Access Point 16 Home > Wireless > Access Point (WEP 18 Home > Wireless > Access Point (802.1x 19 Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP...
DWL-2700AP User's Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Package Contents ...4 Minimum System Requirements 4 Introduction ...5 Features and Benefits...7 Wireless Basics...8 Three Operational Modes ...11 Getting Started ...12 Using the Configuration Menu 14 Home > Wizard ...15 Home > Wireless > Access Point 16 Home > Wireless > Access Point (WEP 18 Home > Wireless > Access Point (802.1x 19 Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP...
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...network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors may adversely affect wireless signal range. The DWL-2700AP is upgraded with PoE (Power over the CAT5 cable, making the setup of your wireless networking needs. D-Link Systems, Inc. 5 Use less wiring, enjoy increased flexibility, ...fteen times the speed of previous wireless devices you define a "Pre-Shared Key" on both the client and access point, then access is offered in offices or other workplaces, trade shows and special events, the DWL-2700AP provides data transfers at home users...
...network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors may adversely affect wireless signal range. The DWL-2700AP is upgraded with PoE (Power over the CAT5 cable, making the setup of your wireless networking needs. D-Link Systems, Inc. 5 Use less wiring, enjoy increased flexibility, ...fteen times the speed of previous wireless devices you define a "Pre-Shared Key" on both the client and access point, then access is offered in offices or other workplaces, trade shows and special events, the DWL-2700AP provides data transfers at home users...
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...IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standards, the DWL-2700AP can migrate your system to meet your wireless networking requirements: Access Point; DWL-2700AP User's Manual Features and Benefits ...Access) providing a much higher level of up to 11Mbps - D-Link Systems, Inc. 7 A D-Link D-View module will vary. WDS with D-Link D-View software. Utilizes OFDM technology (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). Operates in one of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. The DWL-2700AP...
...IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standards, the DWL-2700AP can migrate your system to meet your wireless networking requirements: Access Point; DWL-2700AP User's Manual Features and Benefits ...Access) providing a much higher level of up to 11Mbps - D-Link Systems, Inc. 7 A D-Link D-View module will vary. WDS with D-Link D-View software. Utilizes OFDM technology (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). Operates in one of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. The DWL-2700AP...
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DWL-2700AP User's Manual Wireless Basics (continued) Wireless Basics Standards-based Technology The DWL-2700AP Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.11b and the 802.11g standards. OFDM reduces the amount of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. The D-Link DWL-2700AP will vary. D-Link... with 802.11b devices. The IEEE 802.11g standard is compatible with the DWL-2700AP. *Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g specifications. Environmental factors may adversely affect...
DWL-2700AP User's Manual Wireless Basics (continued) Wireless Basics Standards-based Technology The DWL-2700AP Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.11b and the 802.11g standards. OFDM reduces the amount of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. The D-Link DWL-2700AP will vary. D-Link... with 802.11b devices. The IEEE 802.11g standard is compatible with the DWL-2700AP. *Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g specifications. Environmental factors may adversely affect...
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...the SSID across the network. D-Link Systems, Inc. 16 SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. The frequency in channel 6 is the name designated for 802.11g. Channel: 6 is default. All devices on the wireless channel that is selected from ...an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network. The SSID's factory default setting is the default channel for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). Mode: Access Point is chosen. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless > Access Point Using the Configuration Menu Wireless Band: IEEE...
...the SSID across the network. D-Link Systems, Inc. 16 SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. The frequency in channel 6 is the name designated for 802.11g. Channel: 6 is default. All devices on the wireless channel that is selected from ...an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network. The SSID's factory default setting is the default channel for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). Mode: Access Point is chosen. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless > Access Point Using the Configuration Menu Wireless Band: IEEE...
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...No RADIUS server required). Select Shared Key to limit communication to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (continued) Auto Channel Select Enable or Disable. Select WPA-Auto-PSK to allow the client to ...secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS server and upgrade the encryption of data with the inclusion of a RADIUS server. D-Link Systems, Inc. ...
...No RADIUS server required). Select Shared Key to limit communication to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (continued) Auto Channel Select Enable or Disable. Select WPA-Auto-PSK to allow the client to ...secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS server and upgrade the encryption of data with the inclusion of a RADIUS server. D-Link Systems, Inc. ...
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DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WEP) Encryption: Select Disabled or Enabled. (Disabled is a code for representing English letters as numbers 0-127. Valid Key: Select the 1st through Fourth Input up ... of these keys: keys in the valid key field. * Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. D-Link Systems, Inc. 18 Key Size: Select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152 bits.
DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WEP) Encryption: Select Disabled or Enabled. (Disabled is a code for representing English letters as numbers 0-127. Valid Key: Select the 1st through Fourth Input up ... of these keys: keys in the valid key field. * Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. D-Link Systems, Inc. 18 Key Size: Select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152 bits.
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D-Link Systems, Inc. 19 Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 Interval: is selected. Radius Server: Enter the IP address of the Radius server. Radius Port: Enter the Radius port. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate. Radius Secret: Enter the Radius secret. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (802.1x) Cipher Type: WEP is the recommended value.
D-Link Systems, Inc. 19 Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 Interval: is selected. Radius Server: Enter the IP address of the Radius server. Radius Port: Enter the Radius port. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate. Radius Secret: Enter the Radius secret. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (802.1x) Cipher Type: WEP is the recommended value.
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Radius Secret: Enter the Radius secret. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 Interval: is the recommended value. Radius Port: Enter the Radius port. D-Link Systems, Inc. 20 Radius Server: Enter the IP address of the Radius server. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-EAP, WPA2-EAP or WPA-Auto-EAP, you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu.
Radius Secret: Enter the Radius secret. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 Interval: is the recommended value. Radius Port: Enter the Radius port. D-Link Systems, Inc. 20 Radius Server: Enter the IP address of the Radius server. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-EAP/WPA2-EAP) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-EAP, WPA2-EAP or WPA-Auto-EAP, you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu.
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Make sure you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. D-Link Systems, Inc. 21 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you enter this ...key exactly the same on all other wireless clients. Group Key Update Select the interval ...
Make sure you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. D-Link Systems, Inc. 21 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > Access Point (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you enter this ...key exactly the same on all other wireless clients. Group Key Update Select the interval ...
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...amount of cabling required. Wireless Band: Mode: SSID: IEEE 802.11g WDS with one another wirelessly in a standardized way. Service Set Identifier (SSID) is default. D-Link Systems, Inc. 22 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless > WDS with AP... Using the Configuration Menu In WDS with AP mode, the DWL-2700AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, while still functioning as a client and an access point...
...amount of cabling required. Wireless Band: Mode: SSID: IEEE 802.11g WDS with one another wirelessly in a standardized way. Service Set Identifier (SSID) is default. D-Link Systems, Inc. 22 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless > WDS with AP... Using the Configuration Menu In WDS with AP mode, the DWL-2700AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, while still functioning as a client and an access point...
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... Address: as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks. Communication with AP mode. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network. Auto Channel Scan: This option is unavailable in WDS with other vendor´s access points is not guaranteed. D-Link Systems, Inc. 23 Select... Enter the MAC addresses of data encryption. Select WPA-PSK to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > WDS with AP (continued) SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. Channel: 6 is not...
... Address: as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks. Communication with AP mode. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network. Auto Channel Scan: This option is unavailable in WDS with other vendor´s access points is not guaranteed. D-Link Systems, Inc. 23 Select... Enter the MAC addresses of data encryption. Select WPA-PSK to communicate the key across the network. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Wireless > WDS with AP (continued) SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. Channel: 6 is not...
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DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless Modes Using the Configuration Menu AP Mode Access Point Authentication Available Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key 802.1x WPA-EAP WPA-PSK WPA2-EAP WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-EAP WPA-Auto-PSK WDS with AP Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WDS Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK D-Link Systems, Inc. 30
DWL-2700AP User's Manual Home > Wireless Modes Using the Configuration Menu AP Mode Access Point Authentication Available Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key 802.1x WPA-EAP WPA-PSK WPA2-EAP WPA2-PSK WPA-Auto-EAP WPA-Auto-PSK WDS with AP Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK WDS Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key WPA-PSK D-Link Systems, Inc. 30
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... packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network. The default (100) is 6. When IEEE 802.11g is chosen the frequency is 2.437GHz for IEEE 802.11g is recommended. Frequency: The frequency reflects the choice of the wireless channel. Beacon Interval: ...Beacons are Auto, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 12Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps, 54Mbps. Specify a beacon interval value. D-Link Systems, Inc. 33 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Advanced > Performance Using the Configuration ...
... packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network. The default (100) is 6. When IEEE 802.11g is chosen the frequency is 2.437GHz for IEEE 802.11g is recommended. Frequency: The frequency reflects the choice of the wireless channel. Beacon Interval: ...Beacons are Auto, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 12Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps, 54Mbps. Specify a beacon interval value. D-Link Systems, Inc. 33 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Advanced > Performance Using the Configuration ...
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... access point. D-Link Systems, Inc. 36 Wireless devices can still send data to communicate with Access: wireless clients. Internal Station Enabling this is disabled, all data from the Ethernet to associated wireless devices is disabled, wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to communicate with Connection: each other. If this feature allows wireless clients to the Ethernet. DWL-2700AP...
... access point. D-Link Systems, Inc. 36 Wireless devices can still send data to communicate with Access: wireless clients. Internal Station Enabling this is disabled, all data from the Ethernet to associated wireless devices is disabled, wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to communicate with Connection: each other. If this feature allows wireless clients to the Ethernet. DWL-2700AP...
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...The access point must support VLAN IEEE802.1Q frames. Note: Security Setting Limit: When the Primary SSID is set to 802.1x, WPA/WPA2-EAP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA-Auto-EAP, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you can name each guest SSID. D-Link Systems, Inc. 44 Those values follow the settings in Home>Wireless....-bits Key: Select the 1st through the 4th key to reach the DHCP server. Check with the VLAN tag. Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Advanced > Multi-SSID (continued) Using the Configuration Menu Master SSID: The Master SSID and Security can not be enabled. Provide...
...The access point must support VLAN IEEE802.1Q frames. Note: Security Setting Limit: When the Primary SSID is set to 802.1x, WPA/WPA2-EAP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA-Auto-EAP, or WPA-Auto-PSK, you can name each guest SSID. D-Link Systems, Inc. 44 Those values follow the settings in Home>Wireless....-bits Key: Select the 1st through the 4th key to reach the DHCP server. Check with the VLAN tag. Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Advanced > Multi-SSID (continued) Using the Configuration Menu Master SSID: The Master SSID and Security can not be enabled. Provide...
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...Link Systems, Inc. 60 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > General When selecting multiple devices for configuration, some options are unavailable for configuration by default as noted(*) below: Device Name(*): This allows you to change the device name for the selected access point...the IP address of your gateway, typically your router address. This option should only be configured when one access point is selected for configuration and you 've selected one time, please reference the previous page. This option ...
...Link Systems, Inc. 60 DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > General When selecting multiple devices for configuration, some options are unavailable for configuration by default as noted(*) below: Device Name(*): This allows you to change the device name for the selected access point...the IP address of your gateway, typically your router address. This option should only be configured when one access point is selected for configuration and you 've selected one time, please reference the previous page. This option ...
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... a Telnet session with the AP will function as a DHCP client(s). DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > General (continued) DHCP client: There is dropped. When Link Integrity is enabled, the wireless segment associated with the selected device(s). Assign each access point a different nonoverlapping channel (e.g., 1, 6, 11). When enabled, the selected device(s) will...
... a Telnet session with the AP will function as a DHCP client(s). DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > General (continued) DHCP client: There is dropped. When Link Integrity is enabled, the wireless segment associated with the selected device(s). Assign each access point a different nonoverlapping channel (e.g., 1, 6, 11). When enabled, the selected device(s) will...
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DWL-2700AP User's Manual Device Configuration > Wireless Using the AP Manager SSID: The Service Set (network) Identifier of the selected device(s). Tx Power: A pulldown menu for the selected device(s) ... to select a channel. 6 is recommended. Specify the beacon value for selecting the transmit power of your wireless network. Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to select the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices(s). D-Link Systems, Inc. 62 Data Rate: A pulldown menu to synchronize a (20~1000): network. SSID Broadcast:...
DWL-2700AP User's Manual Device Configuration > Wireless Using the AP Manager SSID: The Service Set (network) Identifier of the selected device(s). Tx Power: A pulldown menu for the selected device(s) ... to select a channel. 6 is recommended. Specify the beacon value for selecting the transmit power of your wireless network. Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to select the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices(s). D-Link Systems, Inc. 62 Data Rate: A pulldown menu to synchronize a (20~1000): network. SSID Broadcast:...
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... Length This sets the fragmentation threshold (specified in bytes). RTS Length The RTS value should not be fragmented. D-Link Systems, Inc. 63 The default value is 2346. Short Preamble: If you encounter (256~2346): inconsistent data flow... will be changed unless you are transferring large amounts of data on your wireless network, enable this option to allow the access point to network clients. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Wireless (continued) DTIM (1~255): DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is...
... Length This sets the fragmentation threshold (specified in bytes). RTS Length The RTS value should not be fragmented. D-Link Systems, Inc. 63 The default value is 2346. Short Preamble: If you encounter (256~2346): inconsistent data flow... will be changed unless you are transferring large amounts of data on your wireless network, enable this option to allow the access point to network clients. DWL-2700AP User's Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Wireless (continued) DTIM (1~255): DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is...