Using The Configuration Menu - D-Link AirPro DWL-6000AP Manual

Getting Started
Please refer to the following
sections of this manual for
additional information about
setting up a network:
Networking Basics - learn
how to check and assign your
IP Address; share printers and
files.
Using the Configuration
Menu - learn the settings for
the DWL-6000AP, using the
web-based interface.
Troubleshooting - learn how
to check for common
installation issues and other
tips for troubleshooting.
Please remember that D-Link AirPro wireless devices are pre-configured to connect
together, right out of the box, with the default settings.
For a typical wireless setup at home (as shown above,)
please do the following:
You will need a broadband Internet access (Cable/DSL) subscription
Consult with your Cable/DSL provider for proper installation of the modem
Connect the modem to an Ethernet broadband router such as the
DI-604 (see the Quick Installation Guide included with the DI-604.)
Connect the router to the D-Link AirPro DWL-6000AP (see the Quick
Installation Guide included with the DWL-6000AP.)
If you are connecting a desktop computer in your network, you can install the
D-Link AirPro DWL-A520 wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot.
(See the Quick Installation Guide included with the DWL-A520.)
Install the drivers for the wireless cardbus adapter (D-Link AirPro DWL-A650)
into the laptop computer (see the Quick Installation Guide included
with DWL-A650.)
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Using the Configuration Menu

The Configuration Menu for the DWL-6000AP is web-based. The DWL-
6000AP can be set up using any current web browser, i.e., Internet Explorer
5x, or Netscape Navigator 4x.
The computer that you are using for initial configuration must have an IP Address
within the same range as the IP Address of the DWL-6000AP. The DWL-
6000AP has a default IP Address of
255.255.255.0
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If you are not using a D-Link router in your network, you will need to assign a
Static IP Address to the computer that you are using to configure the DWL-
6000AP, within the IP Address Range of the DWL-6000AP. For instance, you
can assign a static IP address of 192.168.0.2 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
(Please see Networking Basics in this manual for information on Assigning
a Static IP Address.)
Factory Default Settings for the DWL-6000AP
SSID for 802.11a
and 802.11b
Channel
WEP
User Name
Password
IP Address
192.168.0.50 with subnet mask
default
36, 6
disabled
admin (lower case)
(no password, leave field blank)
192.168.0.50
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