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Features and Benefits

“Maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE Standard 802.11a and 80211g specifications. Actual data

throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building

materials and construction, and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate”.

IEEE Standards Support and Wi-Fi Compliance



Support for IEEE

802.11b

and IEEE

802.11g

wireless networking standards.



Provides bandwidth of up to 54Mbps* IEEE

802.11g

(11Mbps* for IEEE

802.11b

)



Wi-Fi certification

Wireless Features



Auto channel selection at startup



Transmit power adjustment



Wireless Distribution System (

WDS

) for connecting multiple access points

wirelessly.

Extends your network with less cabling and provides a seamless

experience for roaming clients.



Quality of Service (

QoS

) for enhanced throughput and better performance of

time-sensitive wireless traffic like Voice over IP (VoIP) and streaming media



Load Balancing



Built-in support for multiple

SSID

s (network names) and multiple

BSSID

s

(basic service set IDs) on the same access point



Neighboring access point detection (also known as “rogue” AP detection)

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Security Features



Inhibit SSID Broadcast



Ignore SSID Broadcast



Weak IV avoidance



Wireless Equivalent Privacy (

WEP

)



Wi-Fi Protected Access (

WPA

)



Advanced Encryption Standard (

AES

)



User based access control with local authentication server



Local user database and user life-cycle management



MAC address filtering

Features and Benefits (continued)

Out-of-the-Box Guest Interface



Unique network name (

SSID

) for the Guest interface



Captive portal to guide guests to customized, guest-only Web page



VLANs for Guest and Internal networks when Guest Access is enabled

Clustering and Auto-Management



Automatic setup with Kickstart



Provisioning and auto-configuration of APs through clustering and cluster

rendezvous

The administrator can specify how new access points should be configured

before they are added to the network. When new access points are added,

they can automatically rendezvous with the cluster, and securely download

the correct configuration. The process does not require manual intervention,

but is under the control of the administrator.



Single universal view of clustered access points and cluster configuration

settings

Configuration for all access points in a cluster can be managed from a single

interface. Changes to common parameters are automatically reflected in all

members of the cluster.

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

Self-managed access points with automatic configuration synchronization

The access points in a cluster periodically check that the cluster

configuration is consistent, and check for the presence and availability of the

other members of the cluster. The administrator can monitor this information

through the user interface.



Enhanced local authentication using 802.1x without additional IT setup

A cluster can maintain a user authentication server and database stored on

the access points. This eliminates the need to install, configure, and maintain

a

RADIUS

infrastructure, and simplifies the administrative task of deploying

a secure wireless network.



Hardware watchdog

Clustering and Auto-Management (continued)

Networking



Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (

DHCP

) support for dynamically

assigning network configuration information to systems on the LAN



Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) support (for Guest Access)

Maintainability



Status, monitoring, and tracking views of the network including session

monitoring, client associations, transmit/receive statistics, and event log



Link integrity monitoring to continually verify connection to the client,

regardless of network traffic activity levels



Reset configuration option



Firmware upgrade

What’s Next?

Ready to get started with wireless networking? Read through the

PreLaunch Checklist:

Default Settings and Supported Administrator/Client Platforms

and then follow the steps in

Quick Steps for Setup and Launch of Your Wireless Network.

Features and Benefits (continued)

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Before you plug in and boot a new

access point

, review the following sections for a

quick check of required hardware components, software, client configurations, and

compatibility issues. Make sure you have everything you need ready to go for a successful

launch and test of your new (or extended) wireless network.



D-Link DWL-2210AP



Default Settings for the D-Link DWL-2210AP



What the Access Point Does Not Provide



Administrator’s Computer



Wireless Client Computers



Understanding Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the D-Link

DWL-2210AP



How Does the Access Point Obtain an IP Address at Startup?



Dynamic IP Addressing



Static IP Addressing

D-Link DWL-2210AP

The D-Link DWL-2210AP is a wireless communications hub for devices on your network.

It provides continuous, high-speed access between your wireless and Ethernet devices

in

802.11b

and

802.11g

.

The D-Link DWL-2210AP offers an out-of-the-box

Guest Interface

feature that allows

you to configure access points for controlled guest access of the wireless network.

This can be accomplished by using Virtual LANs. (For more information on the Guest

interface, see

Setting up Guest Access

and

A Note About Setting Up Connections for a Guest

Network

.)

Default Settings and Supported

Administrator/Client Platforms

Prelaunch Checklist:

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Default Settings:

Option

Default Settings

Related Information

System Name

DWL-2210AP

“Setting the DNS Name”

in

“Setting the Ethernet (Wired)

Interface”

User Name

admin

The user name is read-only. It

cannot be modified.

Password

admin

“Provide Administrator Password

and Wireless Network Name”

in “Configuring Basic Settings”

and “Setting the Administrator

Password”

Network Name (SSID)

Internal interface: “default”

Guest interface:

“default (guest)”

“Review / Describe the Access

Point” in “Configuring Basic

Settings.”

“Configuring Internal LAN

Wireless Settings” in “Setting the

Wireless Interface.”

“Configuring Guest Network

Wireless Settings” in

“Setting the Wireless Interface.”

Network Time Protocol

(NTP)

“Enabling the Network Time

Protocol Server.”

None

IP Address

192.168.0.50

The default IP address is used if

you do not use a

Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol

(

DHCP

)

server. You can assign a new

static IP address through the

Administration Web pages.

If you have a

DHCP

server on the

network, then an IP address will

be dynamically assigned by the

server at AP startup.

Option Default Settings Related

Information

Prelaunch Checklist