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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
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. If multi-SSID is
enabled, this option is not available.
Select
WPA-Personal
to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is
required.
Select
WPA-Enterprise
to secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS server.
Select
802.1X
if your network is using port-based Network Access Control.
Channel Width:
Authentication:
For more information about the different types of Authentication offered on the DAP-2590 and the respective settings
of each, please go to the first page of the “Authentication” explanations, which begins on page 23.
Allows selection of the channel width you would like to operate in.
20 MHz
and
Auto 20/40 MHz
allow both 802.11n
and non-802.11n wireless devices on your network when the wireless mode is Mixed 802.11 b/g/n in 2.4� and Mixed
802.11 a/n in 5�. When the channel width is set to
Auto 20/40 MHz
, then 802.11n wireless devices are allowed to
transmit data using 40 MHz.
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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
WDS with AP mode
WDS with AP
mode 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’s 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.
Enable
or
Disable
SSID visibility. Enabling this
feature broadcasts the SSID across the network,
thus making it visible to all network users.
Enabling this feature automatically selects
the channel that will provide the best wireless
performance. This feature is not supported in WDS
with AP mode. 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, use the pull-down menu to make the
desired selection. (
Note:
The wireless adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless settings.
)
Mode:
Network Name
(SSID):
SSID Visibility:
Auto Channel
Selection:
Channel:
Wireless Band:
In WDS with AP mode, the DAP-2590 wirelessly connects multiple
networks while still functioning as a wireless AP. After completing
the desired settings, click the
Save
button to let your changes take
effect.
Select either
2.4 GHz
or
5 GHz
from the pull-down
menu.
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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
Enter the MAC addresses of the APs on your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple
networks.
Site Survey:
Authentication:
Click the
Scan
button to search for available wireless networks, then click on the available network that you want to
connect with.
Use the pull-down menu to choose
Open System
,
Shared Key
, or
WPA-Personal
.
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. If multi-SSID is
enabled, this option is not available.
Select
WPA-Personal
to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is
required.
Allows selection of the channel width you would like to operate in.
20 MHz
and
Auto 20/40 MHz
allow both 802.11n and
non-802.11n wireless devices on your network when the wireless mode is Mixed 802.11 b/g/n in 2.4� and Mixed 802.11
a/n in 5�. 802.11n wireless devices are allowed to transmit data using 40 MHz when the channel width is
Auto 20/40
MHz
.
Channel Width:
Remote AP MAC
Address:
For more information about the different types of Authentication offered on the DAP-2590 and the respective settings of
each, please go to the first page of the “Authentication” explanations, which begins on page 23.
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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
WDS mode
In WDS mode, the DAP-2590 wirelessly connects multiple networks,
without functioning as a wireless AP. After completing the desired
settings, click the
Save
button to let your changes take effect.
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’s 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.
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.
Auto Channel
Selection:
All devices on the network must share the same
channel. To change the channel, use the pull-down
menu to make the desired selection.
Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel
that will provide the best wireless performance. This
feature is not supported in WDS
mode.
Channel:
Channel Width:
Allows selection of the channel width you would like to operate in.
20 MHz
and
Auto 20/40 MHz
allow both 802.11n
and non-802.11n wireless devices on your network when the wireless mode is Mixed 802.11 b/g/n in 2.4� and Mixed
802.11 a/n in 5�. 802.11n wireless devices are allowed to transmit data using 40 MHz when the channel width is
Auto
20/40 MHz
.
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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
Enter the MAC addresses of the APs on your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple
networks.
Site Survey:
Remote AP MAC
Address:
Authentication:
Click the
Scan
button to search for available wireless networks, then click on the available network that you want to
connect with.
Use the pull-down menu to choose
Open System
,
Shared Key
, or
WPA-Personal
.
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
WPA-Personal
to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is
required.
For more information about the different types of Authentication offered on the DAP-2590 and the respective settings of
each, please go to the first page of the Authentication explanations which begins on page 23.

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