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Network Name:
Public Network
Name:
Private Network
Name:
Add Member:
Scan:
Device Name:
MAC Address:
Password:
You can set the name of your network and to make
it either public or private. Make sure the Network
Name of all of the devices within your Powerline
network is the same.
Select this option if you would like to make your
powerline network public with the default Network
Name of “HomePlugAV”. Since this is a commonly
used Network Name, it is less secure than a private
Network Name.
Select this option if you wish to make your powerline
network more secure by using a private Network
Name. Type the name of your private Powerline
network in the field.
This section lets you add new Powerline AV devices
to your Powerline network. To add a new device, give
it a
Device Name
and enter its
Password
, then click
Add
. When you add a device it is given the current
Network Name.
Scan for new Powerline devices.
Type a name you wish to use to identify a specific
Powerline AV device. For example, “Jack’s room”.
You can find the MAC address printed on the back
of your device.
The
Password
is used to verify that you are
authorized to perform changes on a device. You can
find the
Password
printed on the back of your device.
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Member
List:
Link Rate:
Status:
QoS Setting:
This section provides information on the Powerline
AV devices in your Powerline network, or any devices
that were previously connected but it are currently
disconnected.
Displays the device’s current data rate in Mbps.
This field shows the status of the device. If the
field displays the word
Connect
, then the device
is connected to your Powerline network. If the field
displays the word
Disconnect,
then the device has
been added to the network but it is not ready. Please
check its password and make sure the device is
powered on.
You can configure your Powerline AV devices to give
priority to powerline network traffic according to its
unique
MAC Address
.
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Wireless
If you wish to change the default settings or optimize
the performance of the DHP-W306AV, you may use
the web-based configuration utility.
To access the configuration utility, open a web browser
such as Internet Explorer and enter either
http://dlinkap
or
in the address field.
Type
Admin
as the User Name and then enter your
password. Leave the password blank by default.
If you receive a “Page Cannot be Displayed” error,
please refer to the
Troubleshooting
section on page
64 for assistance.
Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the DHP-W306AV to a computer for configuration.
http://dlinkap
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Click
Launch Wireless Setup Wizard
to configure
your access point and skip to the next page.
To set up your wireless network, click
Add Wireless
Device
With WPS
and skip to page 24.
If you would like to enter your settings without running
the wizard, click
Wireless Setup
on the left side and
skip to page 26.
Wireless Setup Wizard
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Enter the Device Name of the AP and click
Next
to continue. This is the NetBIOS name for the AP.
Changing the Device Name is recommended if there
is more than one D-Link device within the same
wireless network.
This Wizard is designed to assist you in configuring your DHP-W306AV as an access point.
If you would like to change the admin account
password, enter a new password and click
Next
.
Changing the password is strongly recommended.
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