DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Package Contents............................................................................................. 5 Minimum System Requirements............................................................... 5 Introduction........................................................................................................ 6 Features and Benefits.......................................................................................
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Tool > Administrator Settings.................................................................. 50 Tool > Firmware and SSL Certification Upload....................................... 52 Tool > Configuration File Upload and Download..................................... 53 Tool > Cfg File > Choose file ................................................................. 54 Tool > SNTP...........................................................................................
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging..................................... 110 Troubleshooting............................................................................................. 111 High Gain External Antenna (Optional)................................................ 117 Technical Specifications............................................................................... 118 Technical Support..........................................................................
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Package Contents Package Contents D-Link AirPremierTM DWL-2700AP 802.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Introduction Introduction The DWL-2700AP, a reliable high-performance wireless outdoor solution, is an ideal addition to business networks seeking to extend wireless signal coverage. With the DWL-2700AP, bandwidth-intensive applications like graphics or multimedia will benefit significantly because large files are able to move across the network quickly. The DWL-2700AP is capable of operating in one of 3 different modes to meet your wireless networking needs.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Introduction Introduction (continued) WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise is ideal for businesses that have existing security infrastructures in place. Management and security implementation can now be centralized on a server participating on the network. Utilizing 802.1x with a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service) server, a network administrator can define a list of authorized users who can access the wireless LAN.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Features and Benefits Features and Benefits 3 Different Operation modes - Capable of operating in one of three different operation modes to meet your wireless networking requirements: Access Point; WDS with AP; or WDS. Easy Installation with PoE (Power over Ethernet). Faster wireless networking speeds up to 54Mbps*. Compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g Devices that is fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standards, the DWL-2700AP can connect with existing 802.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Wireless Basics Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link wireless products will allow you to access the data you want, when and where you want it. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless networking brings.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Wireless Basics Wireless Basics (continued) Standards-based Technology The DWL-2700AP Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.11b and the 802.11g standards. The IEEE 802.11g standard is an extension of the 802.11b standard. It increases the maximum wireless signal rate of up to 54Mbps* within the 2.4GHz band, utilizing OFDM technology.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Wireless Basics Wireless Basics (continued) Installation Considerations The D-Link Air Premier® DWL-2700AP lets you access your network, using a wireless connection, from virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keep in mind, however, that the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Operational Modes Three Operational Modes D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Getting Started Getting Started 1 You will need broadband Internet access. 2 Consult with your Cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem. 3 Connect the Cable or DSL modem to a Router. (See the printed Hardware Installation Guide included with your router.) 4 Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the PoE base unit. (See the printed Hardware Installation Guide included with the DWL-2700AP.) 5 Connect the DWL-2700AP to the PoE base unit.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Getting Started Connecting To a PoE (Power over Ethernet) Network Step 1: Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (included with your package) to the LAN port on the DWL-2700AP and the other end of the Ethernet cable to the port labeled P+DATA OUT on the PoE base unit. Step 2: Connect another Ethernet cable from the DATA IN port on the PoE base unit to your router/switch or to a PC. Step 3: Attach the power adapter to the connector on the PoE base unit.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Using the Configuration Menu To configure the DWL-2700AP, use a computer which is connected to the DWL-2700AP with an Ethernet cable (see the Network Layout diagram). First, disable the Access the Internet using a proxy server function. To disable this function, go to Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings and uncheck the enable box. Start your web browser program (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator™).
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Configuration > Save and Activate Clicking Save and Activate will save and activate all changes made to the configuration and reboot the system. Clicking Discard Changes will discard all changes made to the configuration. Click the Apply button to save changes made to the current page. Please note that you still must select Save and Activate under Configuration in order for changes to take effect. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g. Mode: Access Point is selected from the drop-down menu. SSID: Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID factory default setting is dlink. The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to establish a new wireless network. SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point (continued) Auto Channel Scan: Select Enable or Disable. Enable this feature to auto-select the channel for best wireless performance. Authentication: Select Open System to communicate the key across the network. Select Shared Key to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings. Select Open System/Shared Key to allow either form of data encryption.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point (WEP) Encryption: Select Disabled or Enabled. (Disabled is selected here). Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. Key Size: Select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152 bits. Valid Key: First through Fourth keys: Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active key. Input up to four keys for encryption. You will select one of these keys in the valid key field.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point (802.1x) Cipher Type: Group Key Update Interval: RADIUS Server: RADIUS Port: RADIUS Secret: D-Link Systems, Inc. WEP is selected. Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 is the recommended value. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate. Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server. Enter the RADIUS port. Enter the RADIUS secret.
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point (WPA/WPA2-Enterprise/WPA-Auto-Enterprise) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise or WPA-Auto-Enterprise, you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. Group Key Update Interval: Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 is the recommended value. A lower interval may reduce transfer data rate.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > Access Point (WPA/WPA2-Personal/WPA2-Auto-Personal) Cipher Type: Group Key Update Interval: PassPhrase: D-Link Systems, Inc. W h e n y o u s e l e c t W PA - P e r s o n a l , W PA 2 - P e r s o n a l , o r WPA-Auto-Personal, you must select AUTO, AES, or TKIP from the pull-down menu. Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. The default value of 1800 is recommended. Enter a passphrase.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS with AP In WDS with AP mode, the DWL-2700AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, while still functioning as a wireless AP. WDS (Wireless Distribution System) allows access points to communicate with one another wirelessly in a standardized way. It can also simplify the network infrastructure by reducing the amount of cabling required.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings >Wireless > WDS with AP (continued) SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network. Channel: 6 is the default channel for IEEE 802.11g. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Note: The wireless adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless setting. Auto Channel Scan: This option is unavailable in WDS with AP mode.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS with AP (WEP) Encryption: Select Disabled or Enabled. (Disabled is selected here). Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. Key Size: Select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152 bits. Valid Key: First through Fourth keys: Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active key. Input up to four keys for encryption. You will select one of these keys in the valid key field.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS with AP (WPA/WPA2-Personal / WPA-Auto-Personal) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal or WPA-Auto-Personal you must select AUTO or AES from the pull-down menu. Group Key Update Interval: Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. The default value of 1800 is recommended. PassPhrase: Enter a passphrase.
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS In WDS, the DWL-2700AP wirelessly connects multiple networks, without functioning as a wireless AP. Wireless Band: Mode: SSID: D-Link Systems, Inc. IEEE 802.11g WDS is selected from the pull-down menu. Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID factory default setting is default.
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS (continued) SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network. Channel: 6 is the default channel for IEEE 802.11g. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Note: The wireless adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless setting. Auto Channel Scan: This option is unavailable in WDS.
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS (WEP) Encryption: Select Disabled or Enabled. (Disabled is selected here). Key Type: Select HEX or ASCII. Key Size: Select 64-bit, 128-bit, or 152 bits. Valid Key: First through Fourth keys: Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active key. Input up to four keys for encryption. You will select one of these keys in the valid key field.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless > WDS (WPA/WPA2-Personal / WPA-Auto-Personal) Cipher Type: When you select WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal or WPA-Auto-Personal, AES is selected as the Cipher Type. Group Key Update Interval: Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. The default value of 1800 is recommended.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > Wireless Modes AP Mode Authentication Available Access Point Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key 802.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > LAN > Static LAN is short for Local Area Network. This is considered your internal network. These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the DWL-2700AP. These settings may be referred to as private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet. Get IP From: Static (Manual) is chosen here.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Basic Settings > LAN > Dynamic Get IP From: Dynamic (DHCP) is chosen here. Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain an IP Address automatically from a DHCP server in your network. IP Address: This field is unavailable when DHCP is selected. Subnet Mask: This field is unavailable when DHCP is selected Default Gateway: This field is unavailable when DHCP is selected. DNS 1: This field is unavailable when DHCP is selected.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Advanced Settings > Performance Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g. Frequency: The frequency reflects the choice of the wireless channel. When IEEE 802.11g is chosen the frequency is 2.437GHz for channel 6. Channel: The default channel for IEEE 802.11g is 6. Data Rate: The Data Rates are Auto, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 12Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps, 54Mbps. Beacon Interval: Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a network.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Advanced Settings > Performance (continued) DTIM: (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) - Select a setting between 1 and 255. 1 is the default setting. DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. Fragment Length: The fragmentation threshold, which is specified in bytes, determines whether packets will be fragmented.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Advanced Settings> AP Grouping Settings Load Balance: Load Balancing allows you to balance and share the wireless network traffic and clients using multiple DWL-2700APs. Select Enable or Disable. User Limit: Sets the maximum amount of users allowed (0-64).
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Advanced Settings > Multi-SSID Settings Enable Check to enable Multi-SSID Multi-SSID: Enable VLAN Check to enable VLANs. State: Band: IEEE802.11g. Index: Select the Index you want to configure, Primary or Multi-SSID 1 through Multi-SSID 7. Primary SSID and security cannot be configured here, as those values follow the settings configured on the Home > Basic Settings > Wireless page.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Home > Advanced Settings > Multi-SSID (continued) SSID Broadcast: Enabled by default, disabling SSID Broadcast will make the SSID invisible. Select Enable or Disable. Security: The Security options available are Open-System, Shared Key, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, or WPA-Auto-Personal. Note: Security Setting Limit: When the Primary SSID is set to use one key index for WEP, you can use the 3 other key indexes for Guest SSIDs.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Filters > Ethernet MAC ACL Access Control: Select Off to disable MAC address filtering. Select Accept to allow association between the DWL-2700AP and the MAC addresses listed. Select Reject to reject devices with the MAC address listed. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address you want to include in the Access Control List and click Apply. MAC Address List: MAC addresses added to the Access Control List will appear in this list.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Filters > Wireless MAC ACL Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g Access Control: Select Off to disable MAC address filtering. Select Accept to allow association between the DWL-2700AP and the MAC addresses listed. Select Reject to reject devices with the MAC addresses listed. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address you want to include in the Access Control List and click Apply.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Filters > Wireless IP ACL Access Control: Select Off to disable IP address filtering. Select Accept to allow association between the DWL-2700AP and the IP addresses listed. Select Reject to reject devices with the IP addresses listed. IP Address: Enter the IP address you want to include in the Access Control List and click Apply. IP Address List: IP addresses added to the Access Control List will appear in this list.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Filters > WLAN Partition Settings Wireless Band: IEEE 802.11g. Internal Station Enabling this feature allows wireless clients to communicate with Connection: each other. If this feature is disabled, wireless stations on the selected band are not allowed to exchange data through the access point. Ethernet to WLAN Enabling this feature allows Ethernet devices on the LAN to Access: communicate with wireless clients on the WLAN.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Status > Device Information Device Information: This window displays the configuration settings of the DWL-2700AP, including the firmware version and device MAC address. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Status > Indication Temperature This window displays the current operating temperature of the Indication: DWL-2700AP. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Status > Client Information Client Information: The Client Information page provides information about the wireless clients connected to the DWL-2700AP. The following information is available for each client communicating with the DWL-2700AP. MAC: Displays the MAC address of the client. Band: Displays the wireless band the client is connected on. Authentication: Displays the type of authentication being used.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Status > WDS Information MAC: Displays the MAC address of the client. Band: Displays the wireless band the client is connected on. Authentication: Displays the type of authentication being used. Signal: Displays the strength of the clients signal. Channel: Displays the wireless channel being used. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Status > WLAN 802.11G Traffic Statistics WLAN 802.11g This page displays statistics for data throughput, transmitted and Traffic Statistics: received frames, and WEP frame errors for the 802.11g wireless network. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Log > View Log View Log: The log displays system and network messages including a time stamp and message type. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Home > Log > System Log Settings Log Settings Log Server / IP Enter the IP address of the server you would like to send the Address: DWL-2700APs log to. Log Type: Check the box for the type of activity you want to log. There are three types: System, Wireless and Notice. SMTP Settings SMTP: Check the box to enable SMTP. SMTP Server / IP Enter the IP address of the SMTP server. Address: SMTP Sender: Enter the e-mail address of the SMTP sender.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Tool > Administrator Settings Limit Check the box to enable the feature. Administrator IP Limit Administrator Enter the IP address that the administrator will be allowed to log IP 1: in from. Limit Administrator Enter a secondary IP address that the administrator will be allowed IP 2: to log in from. Login Settings User Name: Enter a user name. The default is admin. Old Password: When changing your password, enter the old password here.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Tool > Administrator Settings (continued) Console Settings Status: Status is Enabled by default. Uncheck the box to disable the console. Console Protocol: Select the type of protocol you would like to use, Telnet or SSH. SNMP Settings Status: Status is Enabled by default. Uncheck the box to disable the SNMP functions. Public Community Enter the public SNMP community string. String: Private Community Enter the private SNMP community string.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Tool > Firmware and SSL Certification Upload Upload Firmware After downloading the most recent version of firmware for the DWL-2700AP from http://support.dlink.com to your local computer, use the Browse button to locate the firmware file on your computer. Click Upload to update the firmware version. Upload SSL Click Browse to locate the SSL Certification file on your local Certification: computer.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Tool > Configuration File Upload and Download Upload File: Click Browse to locate a previously saved configuration file on your local computer. After selecting the file, click Upload to apply the configuration settings to the DWL-2700AP. Download Click Download to save the current DWL-2700AP configuration Configuration File: to your local computer. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu Tool > Cfg File > Choose file When you click Browse in the previous screen, the dialog box shown above appears. Select the file you wish to download and click Open. When this dialog box appears, click Save and select a location to save the configuration file. D-Link Systems, Inc.
Using the Configuration Menu DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Tool > SNTP SNTP/NTP Information: SNT/NTP Server IP Address: SNTP/NTP Time Zone: Daylight Saving Time: D-Link Systems, Inc. Displays the current SNTP/NTP settings. Enter the SNTP/NTP server IP address. Select your correct Time Zone. Check the box to Enable Daylight Saving Time.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the Configuration Menu System > System Settings Click Restart to restart the DWL-2700AP. Click Restore to restore the DWL-2700AP back to factory default settings. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Using the AP Manager The AP Manager is a convenient tool to manage the configuration of your network from a central computer. With AP Manager there is no need to configure devices individually. To launch the AP Manager: • Go to the Start Menu • Select Programs • Select D-Link AirPremier AP Manager • Select DWL-2700AP Discovering Devices Click on this button to discover the devices available on the network. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Selecting Devices The AP Manager allows you to configure multiple devices all at once. To select a single device, simply click on the device you want to select. To select multiple devices, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on each additional device. To select an entire list, hold the Shift key, click on the first AP on the list and then click on the last AP on the list.
Using the AP Manager DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration Click on this button to access the configuration properties of the selected device(s). The device configuration window allows you to configure settings but does not actually apply the settings to the device unless you click the Apply button. You can also save and load configuration files from this window. When you load a configuration file, you must click Apply if you want the settings to be applied to the selected device(s).
Using the AP Manager DWL-2700AP User’s Manual 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. You must place a check mark in the Device Name box to change the name. This option should only be configured when one access point is selected for configuration.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > General (continued) Domain Name Server 1: Enter the IP address of your primary Domain Name Server. Domain Name Enter the IP address of your secondary Domain Name Server. Server 2: Load Balance: This pull down selection enables or disabled load balancing. When Load Balance is enabled, it allows several DWL-2700APs to balance wireless network traffic and wireless clients.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Wireless SSID: The Service Set (network) Identifier of your wireless network. Channel: Allows you to select a channel. 6 is the default setting. Data Rate: A pull-down menu to select the maximum wireless signal rate for the selected devices(s). Tx Power: A pull-down menu for selecting the transmit power of the selected device(s). Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a (20~1000): network.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Wireless (continued) Antenna Diversity: Select Diversity to allow the DWL-2700AP AP to automatically switch to the antenna with the better RSSI value. Selecting Left Antenna will not allow the DWL-2700AP to switch antenna and the radio will use the left antenna (facing the AP) to transmit and receive packets.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Wireless > Authentication Modes AP Mode Authentication Available Access Point Open System Shared Key Open System/Shared Key 802.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security The Security tab contains the WEP configuration settings on the initial page. If you select WPA as the authentication type, an additional tab will appear with the WPA configuration options based on your selection. Authentication Select from the pull-down menu the type of authentication to be used Type: on the selected device(s). Open: The key is communicated across the network.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration > Security (continued) RADIUS: Built-in RADIUS server does not require outside server. Local User: A type of 802.1x security that utilizes user login for security. WEP Key Type: Select a key type, Static or Dynamic, when 802.1x encryption is selected. Encryption: Enable or disable encryption on the selected device(s). Active Key Index: Select which defined key is active on the selected device(s).
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > WEP Authentication Select from the pull-down menu the type of authentication to be used Type: on the selected device(s). Open: The key is communicated across the network. Shared: Limited to communication with devices that share the same WEP settings. Open System/ Shared Key: The key is communicated and identical WEP settings are required. Active Key Index: Select which defined key is active on the selected device(s).
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > 802.1x Cipher Type: WEP is used here. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > 802.1x (RADIUS) RADIUS Server: Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: Enter the port used on the RADIUS server (1812 is default). RADIUS Secret: Enter the RADIUS secret. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > WPA-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise/ WPA-Auto-Enterprise (Cipher) Cipher Type: Select Auto, TKIP, or AES from the pull-down menu. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 is the Interval: recommended setting. A lower interval may reduce transfer rates. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > WPA-Enterprise / WPA2-Enterprise/ WPA2-Auto-Enterprise (Server) RADIUS Server: Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: Enter the port used on the RADIUS server (1812 is default). RADIUS Secret: Enter the RADIUS secret. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Security > WPA-Personal WPA2-Personal / WPA-Auto-Personal (Cipher) Cipher Type: Select Auto, TKIP, or AES from the pull-down menu. Group Key Update Select the interval during which the group key will be valid. 1800 is the Interval: recommended setting. A lower interval may reduce transfer rates. PassPhrase: Enter a PassPhrase between 8-63 characters in length. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Filters > WLAN Partition > Access Control The following features are configurable in IEEE 802.11g: Internal Station Enabling this allows wireless clients to communicate with each other. Connection: When this option is disabled, wireless stations are not allowed to exchange data through the access point. Broadcast from Enabling this option allows Ethernet devices to communicate with Ethernet to WLAN: wireless clients.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration > Filters > Ethernet/Wireless IP Filters Ethernet Filters: Access Control: When disabled access control is not filtered based on the MAC address. If Accept or Reject is selected, then a box appears for entering MAC addresses. When Accept is selected, only devices with a MAC address in the list are granted access. When Reject is selected, devices in the list of MAC addresses are not granted access.
Using the AP Manager DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration > AP Mode Access Point: There are 3 AP modes that are configurable in IEEE 802.11g: • Access Point • WDS with AP • WDS Access Point, the default setting used to create a wireless LAN, is displayed here. Please see the following pages for an explanation of the other 2 AP modes. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > AP Mode > WDS with AP WDS with AP: Allows you to connect multiple wireless LANs together while acting as an access point at the same time. This only works with other DWL-2700APs. If enabled, you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL-2700AP(s) on your network. Site Survey: Click Site Survey to view available APs in your network. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > AP Mode > WDS WDS: Allows you to connect multiple wireless LANs together. All other LANs must be using DWL-2700APs. When enabled, you must enter the MAC address of the other DWL-2700AP(s) on your network (you can enter up to eight addresses). Site Survey: Click Site Survey to view available APs in your network. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Using the AP Manager Device Configuration > Indication Temperature: Displays the current operating temperature of the DWL-2700AP. Auto Refresh: Check this box to automatically refresh the Indication information. D-Link Systems, Inc.
DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration > Log Remote Syslog Check this box to enable syslog logging. Status: Activity: Enable or Disable the three types of logging activity, System Activity, Wireless Activity, and Notice messages. Remote Syslog Enter the IP address of the syslog server. Status Server IP: SMTP Setting: Check this box to enable SMTP. SMTP Server / Enter the IP address of the SMTP server. IP Address: SMTP Sender: Enter the SMTP Sender. SMTP Recipient: Enter the SMTP Recipient.
Using the AP Manager DWL-2700AP User’s Manual Device Configuration > Client-Info Client Select this option to obtain information on IEEE 802.11g clients. Information: A client is a device on the network that is communicating with the DWL-2700AP. The following information is available for each client that is communicating with the DWL-2700AP. MAC: Displays the MAC address of the client. Band: Displays the wireless band. Authentication: RSSI: Power Saving Mode: D-Link Systems, Inc.