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D-Link DAP-±590 User Manual

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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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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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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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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.