D-Link DAP-2590 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual

Section ± - Installation

Getting Started

Consult with your cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem.

Connect the cable or DSL modem to a router. See the printed Install �uide included with your router

.

If you are connecting a desktop computer to your network, install a wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop

computer.

Install the drivers for your wireless CardBus adapter into a laptop computer.

See the printed Install �uide included with the DAP-2590

.

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You will need broadband Internet access.

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Section ± - Installation

Connecting PoE (Power over Ethernet)

Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (included with your package) to the LAN port on the DAP-2590 and the other end of the Ethernet cable

to either your computer or to your PoE switch. The AP can be powered on by a PoE switch or by the power adapter shipped with the AP.

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Section ² - Conﬁguration

Using the Conﬁguration Menu

To conﬁgure the DAP-2590, use a computer that is connected to the DAP-2590 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, Mozilla Firefox).

Type the IP address and http port of the DAP-2590 in the address ﬁeld (

http://192.168.0.50

) and press

Enter

. Make sure that the IP

addresses of the DAP-2590 and your computer are in the same subnet.

After the connection is established, you will see the user identiﬁcation window as shown.

Note:

If you have changed the default IP address assigned to the DAP-2590, make sure to

enter the correct IP address.

Note:

If you have changed the password, make sure to enter the correct password.

•

Type “

admin

” in the User Name ﬁeld.

•

Leave the Password ﬁeld blank.

•

Click the

Login

button.

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Section ² - Conﬁguration

After successfully logging into the DAP-2590 the following window will appear:

When making changes on most of the conﬁguration windows in

this section, use either the

Apply

button or the

Save

button to save

your conﬁguration changes.

Click the

Apply

button to conﬁgure changes.

Alternatively, click the “Save and Activate” option on the Conﬁguration drop-down menu at the top of each DAP-2590 window. This will

cause the DAP-2590 to save and reboot.

Click the

Save

button to conﬁgure changes.

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Section ² - Conﬁguration

Home > Basic Settings > Wireless

Select

Access Point

from the pull-down

menu. The other three choices are

WDS with

AP

,

WDS

, and

Wireless Client

.

Service Set Identiﬁer (SSID) is the name

designated for a specific wireless local

area network (WLAN). The SSID’s factory

default setting is

dlink

. The SSID can

easily be changed to connect to an existing

wireless network or to establish a new

wireless network. The SSID can be up to 32

characters and is case-sensitive.

Enable

or

Disable

SSID visibility. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network, thus making it

visible to all network users.

Mode:

Network Name (SSID):

SSID Visibility:

Wireless Band:

Select either

2.4 GHz

or

5 GHz

from the

pull-down menu.

In Access Point mode, the DAP-2590 functions as a wireless AP.

After completing the desired settings, click the

Save

button to let

your changes take effect.

Access Point mode

Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel that provides the best wireless performance.

Enable

is set

by default. The channel selection process only occurs when the AP is booting up.

All devices on the network must share the same channel. To change the channel, ﬁrst toggle the Auto Channel

Selection setting to

Disable

, and then use the pull-down menu to make the desired selection. (

Note:

The wireless

adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless settings.

)

Auto Channel

Selection:

Channel:

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