D-Link DSL-2877AL Dual Band Wireless AC750 VDSL/ADSL2+ Modem Router User Manual

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Wireless Setup

To access the

Wireless Setup

page, click on the

Setup

menu link at the top, and then click on the

Wireless Setup

menu link on the left.

On this page the user can configure services related to the Wireless Setup

connectivity of this product.

Services available for configuration are the following:



Wireless Connection Setup Wizard



Add Wireless Device With WPS (WI-FI Protected Setup) Wizard



Manual Wireless Connection Options

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Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

Click the

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

button to initiate the Wireless

connection setup wizard.

After clicking the

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

button, the following page will

be available. The service set identifier (SSID) or network name is case sensitive and

must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any keyboard character. You should

select the same SSID for all the APs that will be communicating with mobile wireless

stations.

Network Name (SSID) 2.4GHz:

Enter the wireless network name (SSID), for the

2.4GHz frequency band, here.

Network Name (SSID) 5GHz:

Enter the wireless network name (SSID), for the

5GHz frequency band, here.

Tick Box:

Use the tick box to use WPA encryption instead of WEP.

Welcome to the D-Link Wireless Security Setup Wizard

Please note that when using selecting your wireless security settings you have the

following options

WEP

Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the same encryption

level and key. WEP keys must consist of the letters "A" through "F" and the numbers

"0" through "9".

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WPA

Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the same encryption

level and key. WPA keys must consist of the 8-63 bit ASCII or 64 bit hex characters

Click the

Next

button to continue to the next step.

Click the

Prev

button to return to the previous step.

Click the

Cancel

button to discard the changes made and return the main menu.

Save Your Wireless Security Password

After assigning a security setting, the following page will be available showing your

settings.

Click the

Save

button to continue to save your settings.

Click the

Prev

button to return to the previous step.

Click the

Cancel

button to discard the changes made and return to the main menu.

Add Wireless Device With WPS Wizard

Click the

Add Wireless Device with WPS

button to initiate the Wi-Fi Protected Setup

(WPS) setup wizard.

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ADD WIRELESS DEVICE WITH WPS (WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP)

After clicking the

Add Wireless Device with WPS

button, the following page will be

available.

In this section, we can configure the following:

Auto:

Select this option to automatically allow the router and the wireless client to

connect to each other by means of WPS.

Manual:

Select this option to display the configured wireless settings. This

information can then be configured of the wireless clients manually to initiate a

wireless connection.

Click the

Next

button to continue to the next step.

Click the

Cancel

button to discard the changes made and return to the main menu.

Connect Your Wireless Device

After selecting the

Auto

option, in Step 1, the following page will be available. In this

section, we can configure the following:

PIN:

Select this option to use the Personal Identification Number (PIN) method to

connect the two devices. Enter the PIN number here. Enter the same PIN

number at the wireless client software.

PBC:

Select this option to use the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method to

connect the two devices.

Click the

Connect

button to initiate the WPS connection.

Click the

Prev

button to return to the previous step.

After selecting the

PIN

option, the following page will be available.

The router will allow 120 seconds for the WPS connection to initiate.

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After selecting the

PBC

option, in Step 2, the following page will be available. Press

the WPS button on the wireless client to initiate the connection.

The router will allow 120 seconds for the WPS connection to initiate. After

successfully connecting the router and the wireless client, the page will return to the

wireless setup page.

After selecting the

Manual

option, in Step 1, the following page will be available to

provide information regarding manual setup. Click

OK to continue

.

After clicking the

OK

button, the following page will be available.

Manual Wireless Connection Option

If your wireless adapter doesn‟t support the WPS connection methods, we can

configure the Wireless Connection manually here.

Click on the

Manual Wireless Connection Setup

button to access the manual

wireless connection setup page.