D-Link DWL-G730AP Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Dynamic IP Address:

Select this option if you would like to have an IP Address

automatically assigned to the DWL-G730AP by a DHCP server in your network.

DHCP

stands for Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning

dynamic IP addresses “automatically.” With a DHCP Server there is no need to manually

assign an IP Address.

Static IP Address:

Select this option if you are manually assigning an IP address.

IP Address:

192.168.0.30 is the default IP address of the access point.

Subnet Mask:

255.255.255.0 is the default Subnet Mask. All devices on the

network must have the same subnet mask to communicate on the network.

Gateway:

Enter the IP address of the router in your network.

DNS Server:

Home > LAN

IP Address

If you need to assign static IP addresses to the devices in your network, please

remember that the IP address for each computer or device must be in the same

IP address range as all the devices in the network. Each device must also have

the same subnet mask.

For example: Assign the ﬁrst computer an IP address of

192.168.0.2 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, the second device an IP address

of 192.168.0.3 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and so on.

Note: Devices that

are assigned the same IP address may not be visible on the network.

Enter the IP address of the DNS server. The DNS server

translates domain names such as www.dlink.com into IP addresses.

Using the Conﬁguration Utility in

AP Mode

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Home > DHCP

DHCP Server:

Select

Enabled

or

Disabled

. Disabled is the default setting.

If you want to use the DWL-G730AP as a DHCP server, to automatically assign

dynamic IP addresses on the network, you will select Enabled.

Starting

IP Address:

If you have enabled the DHCP server function, enter the

starting point of the IP address range for your network.

Ending IP Address:

Enter the ending IP address of your IP address range, if you

have enabled the DHCP function of the DWL-G730AP.

Lease Time:

Choose the length of time during which the DHCP function of the

DWL-G730AP automatically regenerates the IP addresses to the devices in your

network.

DHCP Client Table:

Lists the devices on your network that are receiving dynamic

IP addresses from the DWL-G730AP.

Using the Conﬁguration Utility in

AP Mode

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Beacon Interval:

Beacons

are packets sent by an access

point to synchronize a wireless

network. Specify a beacon

interval value. Default (100) is

recommended.

RTS Threshold

:

This

value should remain at its

default setting of 2432. If you

encounter inconsistent data

ﬂow, only minor modiﬁcations

to the value range between 256

and 2432 are recommended.

Fragmentation:

T

his value

should remain at its default setting

of 2346. If you

experience a high

packet error rate, you may slightly

increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2346. Setting the

fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance.

DTIM Interval (Beacon Rate)

:

(Delivery Trafﬁc Indication Message) Enter a value

between 1 and 255

(default is 3) for the Delivery Trafﬁc Indication Message (DTIM.)

A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast

and multicast messages.

TX Rates:

Select the transmission rate for the network. The default setting is Auto.

Mode Setting:

For utmost speed, select

G Mode

to include only 802.11g devices

in your network. Select

Mix Mode

to include 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your

network.

Preamble:

Short Preamble

is the default setting. (High trafﬁc networks should use the

shorter preamble type.) The preamble deﬁnes the length of the CRC block (Cyclic

Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) used

in communication between the access point and the wireless network adapters.

Advanced > Performance

SSID Broadcast:

(Service Set Identiﬁer) Enable or Disable (default) the broadcast of

the SSID name across the network. SSID is a name that identiﬁes a wireless network.

All devices on a network must use the same SSID to establish communication.

Antenna Transmit Power:

Select the transmission power of the antenna. Limiting

antenna power can be useful for security purposes.

Using the Conﬁguration Utility in

AP Mode

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Use

MAC Filters

to allow or deny wireless clients (identiﬁed by their MAC addresses)

access to the DWL-G730AP.

You can manually add a MAC address or select the MAC address from the list of clients

that are currently connected to the router (

Connected PCs

).

The default setting is

Disabled MAC Filters

.

MAC Filter List:

This list will display the MAC addresses that are in the selected

Using the Conﬁguration Utility in

AP Mode

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Advanced > Filters

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Tools > Admin

New Password:

Enter the

new password.

Conﬁrm Password:

Re-enter the password to

conﬁrm it.

Tools > System

Save Settings:

The current

system settings can be saved

as a file onto the local hard

drive.

Load Settings:

The saved

ﬁle or any other saved setting

ﬁle can be loaded back on the

access point. To reload a system

settings ﬁle, click on

Browse

to browse the local hard drive

and locate the system ﬁle to

be used. Click

Load

when you

have selected the file to be

loaded back onto the access

point.

Restore:

You may also reset the DWL-G730AP back to

factory settings by clicking on

Restore

. Make sure to save the unit’s settings before

clicking on

Restore

. You will lose your current settings when you click

Restore

.

Using the Conﬁguration Utility in

AP Mode

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