D-Link DIR-850L Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

WPS/WCN 2.0

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.

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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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

Windows® XP

Windows® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Conﬁguration Utility). The following instructions are for Service

Pack 2 users. If you are using another company’s utility, 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® XP utility as seen below.

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

corner next to the time). Select

View.Available.Wireless.Networks

.

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 Wi-Fi 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

It is recommended to enable WPA 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 WPA key being used.

2.

Highlight the Wi-Fi network (SSID) you would like to connect

to and click

Connect

.

1.

Open the Windows® XP Wireless Utility by right-clicking on the

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

of screen). Select

View.Available.Wireless.Networks

.

WPA/WPA2

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Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network

3. The

Wireless.Network.Connection

box will appear. Enter the WPA-PSK

Wi-Fi password and click

Connect

.

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

connection fails, please verify that the WPA-PSK settings are correct. The

Wi-Fi password must be exactly the same as on the wireless router.

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Section 6 - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-850L. Read the

following descriptions if you are having problems. The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP.

If you have a diﬀerent

operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples.

1±.Why.can’t.I.access.the.web-based.conﬁguration.utility?

When entering the IP address of the D-Link router (192.168.0.1 for example), you are not connecting to a website nor do you

have to be connected to the Internet. The device has the utility built-in to a ROM chip in the device itself. Your computer must

be on the same IP subnet to connect to the web-based utility.

• Make sure you have an updated Java-enabled web browser. We recommend the following:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7 and higher

- Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and higher

- Google™ Chrome 8 and higher

- Apple Safari 4 and higher

• Verify physical connectivity by checking for solid link lights on the device. If you do not get a solid link light, try using a

diﬀerent cable or connect to a diﬀerent port on the device if possible. If the computer is turned oﬀ, the link light may not be

on.

• Disable any Internet security software running on the computer. Software ﬁrewalls such as Zone Alarm, Black Ice, Sygate,

Norton Personal Firewall, and Windows

®

XP ﬁrewall may block access to the conﬁguration pages. Check the help ﬁles included

with your ﬁrewall software for more information on disabling or conﬁguring it.

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