D-Link DWL-2210AP Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Field

Description

Key Type

If WEP is enabled, specify the WEP key type:

• ASCII

• Hex

Characters Required

Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key.

The number of characters required updates automatically based

on how you set Key Length and Key Type.

WEP Key

Enter a string of characters. If you selected “ASCII”, enter any

combination of 0-9. If you selected “HEX”, enter hexadecimal digits

(any combination of 0-9 and a-f or A-F). These are the RC4

encryption keys shared with the stations using the access point.

Example of Conﬁguring a WDS Link

When using WDS, be sure to conﬁgure WDS settings on both access points on the

WDS link.

For example, to create a WDS link between a pair of access points “

MyAP1

” and “

MyAP2

”

do the following:

Conﬁguring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

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Conﬁguring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

•

Navigate to the WDS tab on MyAP2 Administration Web pages. (MyAP2’s MAC

address will show as the “Local Address”.)

•

Conﬁgure a WDS interface for data exchange with MyAP1, starting with the

MAC address for MyAP1.

•

Navigate to the radio settings for MyAP2 to verify that it is using the same mode

and broadcasting on the same channel as MyAP1. (For our example Mode is

802.11b and the channel is 6.)

•

Be sure to save the settings by clicking Update.

Updating Settings

To apply your changes, click

Update

.

1. Open the Administration Web pages for MyAP1, by entering the IP address for

MyAP1 as a URL in the Web browser address bar in the following form:

http://

IPAddressOfAccessPoint

where

IPAddressOfAccessPoint

is the address of MyAP1.

Navigate to the WDS tab on MyAP1 Administration Web pages.

The MAC address for MyAP1 (the access point you are currently viewing) will

show as the “Local Address” at the top of the page.

Conﬁgure a WDS interface for data exchange with MyAP2.

Start by entering the MAC address for MyAP2 as the “Remote Address” and ﬁll

in the rest of the ﬁelds to specify the network (guest or internal), security, and so

on. Save the settings (click Update).

Navigate to the radio settings on the Administration Web pages

(

Advanced—>Radio

) to verify or set the mode and the radio channel on which you

want MyAP1 to broadcast.

Remember that the two access points participating in the link, MyAP1 and MyAP2,

must be set to the same Mode and be transmitting on the same channel.

For our example, let’s say we’re using IEEE 802.11b Mode and broadcasting on

Channel (We’d choose Mode and Channel from the drop-down menus on the

Radio tab.)

Now repeat the same steps for MyAP2:

• Open Administration Web pages for MyAP2 by using MyAP2’s IP address in a

URL.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Setting up Guest Access

Out-of-the-box

Guest Interface

features allow you to conﬁgure the D-Link DWL-2210AP

for controlled guest access to an isolated network. You can conﬁgure the same access

point to broadcast and function as two different wireless networks: a secure “Internal”

LAN and a public “Guest” network.

Guest clients can access the guest network without a username or password. When

guests log in, they see a guest Welcome screen (also known as a

captive portal

).

The following sections are included here:

• Understanding the Guest Interface

• Conﬁguring the Guest Interface

• Conﬁguring Internal and Guest VLANs

• Conﬁguring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)

• Using the Guest Network as a Client

• Deployment Example

Understanding the Guest Interface

You can deﬁne unique parameters for

guest

connectivity and isolate guest clients from

other more sensitive areas of the network. No security is provided on the guest network;

only plaintext security mode is allowed.

Simultaneously, you can conﬁgure a secure

internal

network (using the same access

point as your guest interface) that provides full access to protected information behind

a ﬁrewall and requires secure logins or certiﬁcates for access.

The Guest and Internal interfaces are set up on VLANs in the Advanced > Ethernet

(Wired) Settings on the Administration Web pages for the D-Link DWL-2210AP as

described below.

Conﬁguring the Guest Interface

To conﬁgure the Guest interface on the D-Link DWL-2210AP, perform these

conﬁguration steps:

The Guest Access feature leverage

multiple BSSID

and

Virtual LAN

(VLAN)

technologies that are built-in to the D-Link DWL-2210AP. The Internal and Guest

networks are implemented as multiple BSSIDs on the same access point, each

with different network names (SSIDs) on the Wireless interface and different

VLAN IDs on the wired interface.

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Setting up Guest Access

2. Set up the guest Welcome screen for the guest captive portal as described in the

section below, “Conﬁguring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)” in this manual.

Conﬁguring Internal and Guest VLANs

To conﬁgure Internal and Guest networks on Virtual LANs, do the following:

1. Conﬁgure Ethernet (wired) Settings for Internal and Guest networks on VLANs as

described in the sections in “Setting the Ethernet (Wired) Interface” in this manual.

(Start by choosing “For Internal and Guest access, use two:

VLANs

” as described in

“Using VLANs for the Guest Network” in this manual.)

2. Provide the radio interface settings and network names (SSIDs) for both Internal and

Guest networks as described in “Setting the Wireless Interface” in this manual.

3. Conﬁgure other settings on the access point needed (not necessarily speciﬁc to the

guest network) as described in this manual.

1. Conﬁgure the access point to represent two

virtually

separate networks as

described in the section below, “Conﬁguring Internal and Guest VLANs” in this

manual.

If you want to conﬁgure the Guest and Internal networks on Virtual LAN

(VLANs), the switch and DHCP server you are using must support VLANs.

As a prerequisite step, conﬁgure a port on the switch for handling VLAN

tagged packets as described in the

IEEE 802.1Q

standard.

Guest Welcome Screen settings are shared among access points across

the cluster. When you update these settings for one access point, the

conﬁguration will be shared with the other access points in the cluster. For

more information about which settings are shared by the cluster and which

are not, see “Which Settings are Shared as Part of the Cluster Conﬁguration

and Which Are Not?” in this manual.

Guest Interface settings are not shared among access points across the

cluster. These settings must be conﬁgured individually on the Administration

pages for each access point. To get to the Administration pages for an access

point that is a member of the current cluster, click on its IP Address link on

the Cluster > Access Points page of the current AP. For more information

about which settings are shared by the cluster and which are not, see

“Which Settings are Shared as Part of the Cluster Conﬁguration and Which

Are Not?” in this manual.

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Setting up Guest Access

Conﬁguring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)

You can set up or modify the Welcome screen guest clients see when they open a

Web browser or try to browse the Web. To set up the captive portal, do the following.

1. Navigate to the

Advanced > Guest Login

tab.

2. Choose

Enabled

to activate the Welcome screen.

3. In the

Welcome Screen Text

ﬁeld, type the text message you would like guest clients

to see on the captive portal.

4. Click

Update

to apply the changes.

Using the Guest Network as a Client

Once the guest network is conﬁgured, a client can access the guest network as

follows:

1. A guest client enters an area of coverage and scans for wireless networks.

2. The guest network advertises itself via a Guest SSID or some similar name, depending

on how the guest SSID is speciﬁed in the Administration Web pages for the Guest

interface.

3. The guest client chooses Guest SSID.

4. The guest client starts a Web browser and receives a Guest Welcome screen.

5. The Guest Welcome Screen provides a button for the client to click to continue.

6. The guest client is now enabled to use the “guest” network.

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