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Step 1: Open your web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the D-Link DWL-7100AP access point in the Address bar and press Enter. The default IP address is 192.168.0.50.

Step 2: Enter your user name (admin) and your password (leave blank by default). Click OK.

Step 3: Click the Advanced tab and then click Grouping on the left side.

Step 4: Next to Load Balance, select Enabled from the drop-down box.

When you Enable Load Balance you allow several D-Link DWL-7100AP/DWL-7000AP access points to balance wireless network traffic and wireless clients among the access points with the same SSID. All the APs that share Load Balancing must have the same SSID. Assign each Access Point a different non-overlapping channel (e.g., 1, 6, 11).

Step 5: Next to Link Integrate, select Enable from the drop-down box.

When Link Integrate is Enabled, the wireless segment associated with the AP will be disconnected whenever the connection between the AP and the LAN is dropped.

Step 6: Click Apply and then click Continue to save your settings.

Tags: DWL-7100AP, Grouping Settings

To change or obtain an IP address automatically for the D-Link DWL-7100AP follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open your web browser and type the IP address of the access point in the address bar. The default IP address is 192.168.0.50. At the login, enter your username (admin) and password (default password is blank).

Step 2: Click on the Home tab and then click LAN.

Step 3: Select Dynamic (DHCP) from the drop-down list if you want the access point to receive an IP address automatically from a DHCP server or router, otherwise change the IP address manually (static).

We strongly suggest using a static IP address. The IP address is not used for networking, only for configuration. Make sure the IP address is within the same IP range as your network.

Step 4: Click the Apply button and click Continue to restart the access point.

Tags: Access Point, DWL-7100AP, IP address

You can change the user name and password within the web-based configuration utility that is built-in to the access point.

Step 1: Open your web browser such as Internet Explorer. Enter the IP address of the D-Link access point (default is 192.168.0.50) and press Enter.

Step 2: Enter your username (admin) and your password (leave blank by default). Click OK.

Step 3: Click on the Tools tab at the top and then click Admin.

Step 4: Enter your new user name and then enter the old password (if any). Enter your new password and click Apply. After the access point restarts, you will be required to enter your new user name and password.

Tags: DWL-2100AP, DWL-2200AP, DWL-7100AP, password

Note: Link Monitor cannot be used to configure the DWL-A520 and DWL-A650.

The Zero Configuration Utility built into Windows XP is different depending on if you have installed Service Pack 1.

Step 1: Right-click on the two computer monitor icons in the system tray, select View Available Wireless Networks.

Step 2: Highlight your wireless network which is the SSID of your wireless network (if you are connecting to a D-Link router it will be default), and click connect.

Step 3: If you do not see your D-Link wireless network in the available networks box click on the advanced button. Select add, type in the SSID of your router or access point, uncheck this computer is connected in and ad-hoc peer-to-peer network, and then click ok.

Tags: DWL-A520, DWL-A650, wireless network

The DHCP address pool defines the range of the IP address that can be assigned to stations in the network. A Dynamic Pool allows wireless stations to receive an available IP with lease time control. If needed or required in the network, the DAP-2553 is capable of acting as a DHCP server.

Function Enable/Disable:

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices on the network. This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. Select Enable to allow the D-Link DAP-2553 to function as a DHCP server.

IP Assigned From:

Input the first IP address available for assignment on your network.

The Range of Pool (1-254):

Enter the number of IP addresses available for assignment. IP addresses are increments of the IP address specified in the “IP Assigned From” field.

Subnet Mask:

All devices in the network must have the same subnet mask to communicate. Enter the submask for the network here.

Gateway:

Enter the IP address of the gateway on the network.

WINS:

Specify the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server address for the wireless network. WINS is a system that determines the IP address of a network computer that has a dynamically assigned IP address.

DNS:

Enter the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server. The DNS server translates domain names such as www.dlink.com into IP addresses.

Domain Name:

Enter the domain name of the network, if applicable. (An example of a domain name is: www.dlink.cc.)

Lease Time(60-31536000 sec):

The lease time is the period of time before the DHCP server will assign new IP addresses.

Tags: Dap-2553, Dynamic Pool