D-Link DIR-855 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Sect±on 5 - Connect±ng to a W±reless 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 46.

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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Connect to a Wireless Network

Using 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 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

®

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 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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Conﬁgure WPA-PSK

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 wireless 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

.

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3.

The

Wireless Network Connection

box will appear. Enter the

WPA-PSK passphrase 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 WPA-PSK passphrase must be exactly the same as on the

wireless router.

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Sect±on ¶ - Troubleshoot±ng

Troubleshooting

This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-855.

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 on

the Internet or 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:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

• Netscape 8 or higher

• Mozilla 1.7.12 (5.0) or higher

• Opera 8.5 or higher

• Safari 3.0 or higher (with Java 1.3.1 or higher)

• Camino 0.8.4 or higher

• Firefox 1.5 or 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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