D-Link DIR-835 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Section 4 - Security

7. The following window appears while the Router is being

conﬁgured.

Wait for the conﬁguration to complete.

8. The following window informs you that WPS on the router has

been setup successfully.

Make a note of the security key as you may need to provide this

security key if adding an older wireless device to the network in

the future.

9. Click

Close

to complete WPS setup.

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

Connect to a Wireless Network

Using Windows Vista

®

Windows Vista

®

users may use the built-in wireless utility. If you are using another company’s utility or Windows

®

2000, please

refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have a “site

survey” option similar to the Windows Vista

®

utility as seen below.

Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower-

right corner next to the time). Select

Connect.to.a.network

.

If you receive the

Wireless.Networks.Detected

bubble, click on the

center of the bubble to access the utility.

or

The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area.

Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the

Connect

button.

If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check you

TCP/IP settings for your wireless adapter. Refer to the

Networking.

Basics

section in this manual for more information.

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

Conﬁgure Wireless Security

It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on your wireless router or access point before conﬁguring your

wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used.

2.

.

Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect

to and click

Connect

.

1.

.

Open the Windows Vista

®

Wireless Utility by right-clicking on the

wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower right corner of

screen). Select

Connect.to.a.network

.

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

3.

Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and

click

Connect

.

It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the

connection fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. The

key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless router.

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

Connect Using WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista

®

The router supports Wi-Fi protection, referred to as WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista

®

. The following instructions for setting this up

depends on whether you are using Windows Vista

®

to conﬁgure the router or third party software.

When you ﬁrst set up the router, Wi-Fi protection is disabled and unconﬁgured. To enjoy the beneﬁts of Wi-Fi protection, the

router must be both enabled and conﬁgured. There are three basic methods to accomplish this: use Windows Vista’s built-in

support for WCN 2.0, use software provided by a third party, or manually conﬁgure.

If you are running Windows Vista

®

, log into the router and click the

Enable

checkbox in the

Basic

>

Wireless

section. Use the

Current PIN that is displayed on the

Advanced

>

Wi-Fi.Protected.Setup

section or choose to click the

Generate.New.PIN

button or

Reset.PIN.to.Default

button.

For additional information, please refer to page 85.

If you are using third party software to set up Wi-Fi Protection, carefully follow the directions. When you are ﬁnished, proceed

to the next section to set up the newly-conﬁgured router.

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