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DAP-1155
Wireless N150 Access Point & Router
January 2016

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  • Page 1 User Manual DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router January 2016...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router User Manual Contents Chapter 1. Introduction..........4 Contents and Audience............4 Conventions..............4 Document Structure............4 Chapter 2. Overview..........5 General Information............5 Specifications..............6 Product Appearance............9 Front Panel...............9 Back Panel...............10 Delivery Package............11 Chapter 3. Installation and Connection......12 Before You Begin............12 Connecting to PC............13...
  • Page 3 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router User Manual Net................70 WAN..............70 Creating PPPoE WAN Connection..........71 Creating Static IP or Dynamic IP WAN Connection......75 Creating PPPoE + Static IP or PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN Connection..79 Creating PPTP/L2TP + Static IP or PPTP/L2TP + Dynamic IP WAN Connection85 LAN..............92...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 2 gives an overview of the device's hardware and software features, describes its appearance and the package contents. Chapter 3 explains how to install the DAP-1155 device and configure a PC in order to access its web-based interface. Chapter 4 describes all pages of the web-based interface.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2. Overview

    WPA/WPA2), MAC address filtering, the “client” function, WPS, WMM. You are able to connect the wireless access point DAP-1155 in the router mode to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet line and use a high-speed Internet connection to successfully fulfill a wide range of professional tasks.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Overview User Manual Specifications Hardware Interfaces · 10/100BASE-TX WAN port · 10/100BASE-TX LAN port LEDs · POWER · WLAN · · · INTERNET Buttons · WPS/RESET button to restore factory default settings and set up secure wireless connection ·...
  • Page 7 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Overview User Manual Software · Management Local and remote access to settings through TELNET/WEB (HTTP) · Multilingual web-based interface for configuration and management · Firmware update via web-based interface · Automatic notification on new firmware version ·...
  • Page 8 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters · Receiver sensitivity 802.11b (typical at PER = 8% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) -82dBm at 1Mbps -80dBm at 2Mbps -78dBm at 5.5Mbps -76dBm at 11Mbps ·...

  • Page 9: Product Appearance

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Overview User Manual Product Appearance Front Panel Figure 1. Front panel view. Mode Description The device is powered on. Solid green The device is powered off. Power No light The device's WLAN is on.

  • Page 10: Back Panel

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Overview User Manual Back Panel Figure 2. Back panel view. Port Description 12 VDC IN Power connector. A port to connect to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet INTERNET...

  • Page 11: Delivery Package

    • “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure). • The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru). Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3. Installation And Connection

    Operating System Configuration of the access point DAP-1155 in the router mode (hereinafter referred to as “the access point”) is performed via the built-in web-based interface. The web-based interface is available from any operating system that supports a web browser.

  • Page 13: Connecting To Pc

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Connecting to PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between the LAN port located on the back panel of the access point and the Ethernet port of your PC.
  • Page 14 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties button. Figure 4. The Local Area Connection Properties window.
  • Page 15 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. Figure 5. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.

  • Page 16: Obtaining Ip Address Automatically In Os Windows 7

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category...
  • Page 17 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change adapter settings line. Figure 7. The Network and Sharing Center window. Page 17 of 158...
  • Page 18 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed. Figure 8. The Network Connections window. Page 18 of 158...
  • Page 19 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the Networking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) line. Click the Properties button. Figure 9. The Local Area Connection Properties window.
  • Page 20 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. Figure 10. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window.

  • Page 21: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of the access point, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power strip.

  • Page 22: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows Xp

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. Select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is Figure 11.

  • Page 23: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows 7

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category...
  • Page 24 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DAP-1155 and click the Connect button. Figure 14. The list of available networks.

  • Page 25: Connecting To Web-Based Interface

    IP address of the access point (by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.0.50). Press the Enter key. Figure 15. Connecting to the web-based interface of the DAP-1155 device. If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) occurs upon connecting to the web-based interface of the access...

  • Page 26: Web-Based Interface Structure

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Web-based Interface Structure General Information Page After successful registration the Home / Information page opens. Figure 18. The general information page. The web-based interface of the access point is multilingual. If you need to select another language for the web-based interface, place the mouse pointer over the English caption in the top part of the page and select a language from the menu displayed.

  • Page 27: Menu Sections

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual The Home / Information page displays general information on the access point and its software. From the page you can quickly get to some pages of the web-based interface.
  • Page 28 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual The pages of the Advanced section are designed for configuring additional parameters of the access point (for the description of the pages, see the Advanced section, page 115).

  • Page 29: Notifications And System Drop-Down Menu

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Notifications and System Drop-down Menu The access point's web-based interface displays the notifications in the top right part of the page. Figure 20. The web-based interface notifications. Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant link.
  • Page 30 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Installation and Connection User Manual Control Description Click the icon to save new settings to the non-volatile memory. Also you can save the device's parameters via the Save button on the System / Configuration page.

  • Page 31: Chapter 4. Configuring Device

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURING DEVICE Monitoring The page displays an interactive scheme which illustrates the access point's settings and the LAN structure. Figure 22. The Monitoring page. Also you can modify the basic parameters of the access point on the Monitoring page. To access the device's advanced settings, click the Editing device settings link in the bottom left corner of the page.
  • Page 32 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual The interactive scheme displays the following elements: Control Description The Internet element displays information on the active connection. Place the mouse pointer over the icon to switch to another connection, remove existing connections, or add new ones.
  • Page 33 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Control Description The Virtual Servers element is designed for redirecting incoming traffic to a specific IP address in the LAN. It displays the total number of rules for redirecting traffic and the number of rules active in this specific LAN.
  • Page 34 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Control Description The Wireless element displays information on Wi-Fi module operation. To the left, the name of the access point is displayed. You can change it in the editing mode.

  • Page 35: Click'n'connect

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Click'n'Connect To configure connection to the Internet, click the Click'n'Connect link in the Home section. Figure 23. Configuring connection to the Internet. Connect the Ethernet cable provided by your ISP to the WAN port of the access point. Verify the relevant LED (the Internet LED should be on).
  • Page 36 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 24. The page for selecting the connection type. On the opened page, select the needed choice of the radio button and click the Next button. Page 36 of 158...

  • Page 37: Creating Wan Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Creating WAN Connection PPPoE Connection Figure 25. Configuring PPPoE WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 38: Static Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Static IP Connection Figure 26. Configuring Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields.

  • Page 39: Dynamic Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Dynamic IP Connection Figure 27. Configuring Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.

  • Page 40: Pppoe + Static Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual PPPoE + Static IP Connection Figure 28. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields. In the Gateway IP address field, enter the IP address of the gateway used by this WAN connection.
  • Page 41 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual If needed, enter the IP addresses of the ISP's local resources. Figure 29. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. Click the Next button to continue. Page 41 of 158...
  • Page 42 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 30. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 43: Pppoe + Dynamic Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual PPPoE + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 31. Configuring PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN connection. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
  • Page 44 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 32. Configuring PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 45: Pptp + Static Ip Or L2Tp + Static Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection Figure 33. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields. In the Gateway IP address field, enter the IP address of the gateway used by this WAN connection.
  • Page 46 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual If needed, enter the IP addresses of the ISP's local resources. Figure 34. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. Click the Next button to continue. Page 46 of 158...
  • Page 47 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 35. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 48: Pptp + Dynamic Ip Or L2Tp + Dynamic Ip Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 36. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
  • Page 49 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 37. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 50: Checking Internet Availability

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Checking Internet Availability On the page, you can check the WAN connection you have created. Figure 38. Checking the Internet availability. In the Result section, the status of the WAN connection and possible causes of malfunctions are displayed.

  • Page 51: Configuring Wireless Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Configuring Wireless Connection Figure 39. Selecting the operating mode for the wireless network. If you are not going to use the wireless connection, select the Turn off choice of the Mode radio button.
  • Page 52 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the opened page, in the SSID field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin characters). Figure 40. Changing the name of the wireless LAN.
  • Page 53 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your wireless network) in the Network key field. Use digits and Latin characters.

  • Page 54: Configuring Iptv

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Configuring IPTV On the page, you can configure the access point to use an IPTV set-top box. Figure 42. Configuring the LAN port to connect an IPTV set-top box.

  • Page 55: Wireless Network Settings Wizard

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Wireless Network Settings Wizard To specify all needed settings for your wireless network, click the Wireless network settings wizard link in the Home section. Figure The page for selecting the operating mode for the wireless network.

  • Page 56: Access Point Mode

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Access Point Mode On the opened page, in the SSID field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin characters). Figure 44. Page for changing the name of the wireless LAN.
  • Page 57 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your wireless network) in the Network key field. Use digits and Latin characters.

  • Page 58: Client Mode

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Client Mode On the opened page, click the Search button. Figure 46. The page for selecting a network to connect. Select the network to which you want to connect and click the Next button.
  • Page 59 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 47. The page for entering the password for connection to the wireless network. If you need a password to connect to the selected network, enter the password in the Network key field and click the Next button.
  • Page 60 Apply button. After that, the wireless channel of DAP-1155 will switch to the channel of the wireless access point to which you have connected. After configuring the device as a client, you need to create a WAN connection with relevant parameters for the WiFiClient interface.

  • Page 61: Virtual Server Settings Wizard

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Virtual Server Settings Wizard To create a virtual server for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the LAN, click the Virtual server settings wizard link in the Home section.
  • Page 62 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description A port of the IP address specified in the Private IP field to which traffic is directed from the Public port. Specify the start and the Private port (begin)/ end value for the port range.

  • Page 63: Iptv Settings Wizard

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual IPTV Settings Wizard To configure the access point to use an IPTV set-top box, click the IPTV settings wizard link in the Home section. Figure 50. The page for configuring the LAN port to connect an IPTV set-top box.

  • Page 64: Status

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Status The pages of this section display data on the current state of the access point: network statistics • IP addresses leased by the DHCP server • the routing table •...

  • Page 65: Dhcp

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual DHCP The Status / DHCP page displays the information on computers that have been identified by hostnames and MAC addresses and have got IP addresses from the DHCP server of the device, as well as the IP address expiration periods (the lease time).

  • Page 66: Routing Table

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Routing Table The Status / Routing table page displays the information on routes. The table contains destination IP addresses, gateways, subnet masks, and other data. Figure 53. The Status / Routing table page.

  • Page 67: Clients

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Clients On the Status / Clients page, you can view the list of devices connected to the access point and devices accessing its web-based interface. Figure 54. The Status / Clients page.

  • Page 68: Active Sessions

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Active Sessions On the Status / Active sessions page, you can view information on current sessions in the access point's network. For each session the following data are displayed: a protocol for network packet transmission, a source IP address and port, a destination IP address and port.

  • Page 69: Multicast Groups

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Multicast groups The Status / Multicast groups page displays addresses of active multicast groups (including IPTV channels and groups for transferring service information) to which the device is subscribed, and the interface through which the device is subscribed.

  • Page 70: Net

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual In this menu you can configure basic parameters of the local area network of the access point and configure connection to the Internet (a WAN connection). On the Net / WAN page, you can create and edit connections used by the access point.

  • Page 71: Creating Pppoe Wan Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Creating PPPoE WAN Connection click the Add button on the Net / WAN page. To create a connection of the PPPoE type, On the opened page, select the PPPoE value from the Connection Type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
  • Page 72 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 59. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 73 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 60. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet. Select the checkbox if you don't need to enter a username and Without authorization password to access the Internet.
  • Page 74 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description This option is used by some ISPs. Contact your ISP to clarify if this PPP IP extension checkbox needs to be enabled. Fill in the field if you want to use a static IP address to access the Static IP Address Internet.

  • Page 75: Creating Static Ip Or Dynamic Ip Wan Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Creating Static IP or Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the Static IP or Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
  • Page 76 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 63. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 77 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 64. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For Static IP type IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 78 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 65. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous When the checkbox is selected, the access point uses an alternate Isolate connection routing table for this connection.

  • Page 79: Creating Pppoe + Static Ip Or Pppoe + Dynamic Ip Wan Connection

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Creating PPPoE + Static IP or PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the PPPoE + Static IP or PPPoE + Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
  • Page 80 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 67. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 81 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 68. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For PPPoE + Static IP type IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 82 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 69. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous (for IP section) When the checkbox is selected, the access point uses an alternate Isolate connection routing table for this connection.
  • Page 83 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 70. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet. Select the checkbox if you don't need to enter a username and Without authorization password to access the Internet.
  • Page 84 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description This option is used by some ISPs. Contact your ISP to clarify if this PPP IP extension checkbox needs to be enabled. Fill in the field if you want to use a static IP address to access the Static IP Address Internet.
  • Page 85 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Creating PPTP/L2TP + Static IP or PPTP/L2TP + Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the PPTP + Static IP, L2TP + Static IP, PPTP + Dynamic IP, or L2TP + Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
  • Page 86 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 73. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 87 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 74. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For PPTP + Static IP and L2TP + Static IP types IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 88 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description For PPTP + Dynamic IP and L2TP + Dynamic IP types Obtain DNS server Select the checkbox to configure automatic assignment of DNS addresses server addresses. If the checkbox is selected, the Primary DNS automatically server and Secondary DNS server fields are not displayed.
  • Page 89 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 75. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The VPN section. Parameter Description Select the checkbox to enable auto-start of the connection upon the Connect automatically boot-up of the access point.
  • Page 90 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description Select a method of MPPE encryption. No encrypt: MPPE encryption is not applied. • MPPE 40/128 bit: MPPE encryption with a 40-bit or 128-bit • key is applied.
  • Page 91 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description Select the checkbox if you want one WAN IP address to be used for all computers of your LAN. Select the checkbox to enable protection against ARP and DDoS Firewall attacks.

  • Page 92: Lan

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual To configure the access point's local interface, proceed to the Net / LAN page. Figure 76. Basic settings of the local interface. If needed, edit the basic settings of the local interface.
  • Page 93 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description Select the checkbox so that the devices connected to the access point obtain the address of the access point as the DNS server address. DNS Relay Deselect the checkbox so that the devices connected to the access point obtain the address transmitted by the ISP or specified on the Advanced / DNS page as the DNS server address.

  • Page 94: Wi-Fi

    WLAN, deselect the checkbox. If the checkbox is not selected, devices cannot connect to the access Broadcast wireless point's WLAN. Upon that DAP-1155 can connect to another access network point as a wireless client. The unique identifier for your Wi-Fi network. You cannot change the...
  • Page 95 (It is recommended not to select this checkbox in order to simplify initial configuration of your WLAN.) A name for the WLAN. By default, the value DAP-1155 is SSID specified. It is recommended to specify another name for the network upon initial configuration (use digits and Latin characters).

  • Page 96: Security Settings

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Security Settings On the Wi-Fi / Security settings page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Figure 80. The default security settings. By default, the WPA2-PSK network authentication type is specified for the WLAN. WPS PIN from the barcode label is used as the network key.
  • Page 97 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual The access point supports the following authentication types: Authentication type Description Open authentication (with WEP encryption for wireless network Open modes not supporting 802.11n devices). Shared authentication with encryption.
  • Page 98 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual When the Open or Shared value is selected, the WEP Encryption settings section is displayed (the section is unavailable for the wireless network operating modes which support the standard 802.11n):...
  • Page 99 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual When the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed value is selected, the WPA Encryption settings section is displayed: Figure 83. The WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed value is selected from the Network Authentication drop- down list.
  • Page 100 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual When the WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2 mixed value is selected, the RADIUS settings and WPA Encryption settings sections are available: Figure 84. The WPA/WPA2 mixed value is selected from the Network Authentication drop-down list.

  • Page 101: Mac Filter

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual MAC Filter On pages of the the Wi-Fi / MAC Filter section, you can define a set of MAC addresses of devices which will be allowed to access the WLAN, or define MAC addresses of devices which will not be allowed to access the WLAN.
  • Page 102 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 86. The page for adding a MAC address. Click the Add button and enter an address in the field displayed. Also you can enter the MAC address of a device connected to the access point's LAN at the moment. To do this, select the relevant device from the Known IP/MAC addresses drop-down list (the field will be filled in automatically).

  • Page 103: List Of Wi-Fi Clients

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual List of Wi-Fi Clients On the Wi-Fi / List of Wi-Fi clients page, you can view the list of wireless clients connected to the access point. Figure 87. The list of the wireless clients.

  • Page 104: Wps

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WPS page, you can enable the function for secure configuration of the WLAN and select a method used to easily add wireless devices to the WLAN.
  • Page 105 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual To activate the WPS function, select the WPS Enable checkbox and click the Apply button. When the checkbox is selected, the Information and Connection sections are available on the page.

  • Page 106: Using Wps Function Via Web-Based Interface

    You can add a wireless device to the access point's WLAN without accessing the web-based interface of the access point. To do this, you need to configure the following settings of DAP-1155: 1. Specify corresponding security settings for the wireless network of the access point.
  • Page 107 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by pressing the WPS/RESET button of the access point. 1. Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the access point's WLAN.

  • Page 108: Additional Settings

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Additional Settings On the Wi-Fi / Additional settings page, you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the access point. Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN! Figure 89.
  • Page 109 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description TX Power The transmit power (in percentage terms) of the access point. Select the checkbox to disable multicasting for the access point's WLAN. Deselect the checkbox to enable multicasting from WAN...

  • Page 110: Wmm

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WMM page, you can enable the Wi-Fi Multimedia function. The WMM function implements the QoS features for Wi-Fi networks. It helps to improve the quality of data transfer over Wi-Fi networks by prioritizing different types of traffic.
  • Page 111 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual For every Access Category the following fields are available: Parameter Description Arbitrary Inter-Frame Space Number. This parameter influences Aifsn time delays for the relevant Access Category. The lower the value, the higher is the Access Category priority.

  • Page 112: Client

    User Manual Client On the Wi-Fi / Client page, you can configure DAP-1155 as a client to connect to a wireless access point. As a rule, the client mode is used to connect to a WISP network. All parameters specified on this page should be provided by your WISP.
  • Page 113 Parameter Description If the checkbox is not selected, devices cannot connect to the access Broadcast wireless point's WLAN. Upon that DAP-1155 can connect to another access network point as a wireless client. Wireless network settings SSID The name of the network to which the access point connects.
  • Page 114 For the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed authentication types, fill in the Encryption Key PSK field and click the Apply button. After clicking the Apply button, the wireless channel of DAP-1155 will switch to the channel of the wireless access point to which you have connected.

  • Page 115: Advanced

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Advanced In this menu you can configure advanced settings of the device: create groups of ports for VLANs • enable the UPnP IGD protocol • configure a DDNS service •...

  • Page 116: Vlan

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual VLAN On the Advanced / VLAN page, you can create and edit groups of ports for virtual networks (VLANs). By default, 2 groups are created in the device's system: lan: it includes the LAN port and the wireless interface.
  • Page 117 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 93. The page for adding a group of ports for VLAN. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Name A name for the port for easier identification.
  • Page 118 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description Tagged port From the list, select an available value to assign it to this group. The section displays the LAN port and the WLAN interface if they can be added to the group.

  • Page 119: Upnp Igd

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual UPnP IGD On the Advanced / UPnP IGD page, you can enable the UPnP IGD protocol. The access point uses the UPnP IGD protocol for automatic configuration of its parameters for network applications requiring an incoming connection to the access point.

  • Page 120: Ddns

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual DDNS On the Advanced / DDNS page, you can define parameters of the DDNS service, which allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses. Figure 95. The Advanced / DDNS page.
  • Page 121 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual To edit parameters of the existing DDNS service, select a needed field in the relevant line of the table, change its value, and click the Apply button. To remove an existing DDNS service, select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the Delete button.

  • Page 122: Dns

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual On the Advanced / DNS page, you can add DNS servers to the system. Figure 96. The Advanced / DNS page. DNS servers are used to determine the IP address from the name of a server in Intranets or the Internet (as a rule, they are specified by an ISP or assigned by a network administrator).

  • Page 123: Routing

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Routing On the Advanced / Routing page, you can add static routes (routes for networks that are not connected directly to the device but are available through the interfaces of the device) into the system.

  • Page 124: Remote Access To Device

    By default, the access from external networks to the device is closed. If you need to allow access to DAP-1155 from the external network, create relevant rules. Figure 98. The Advanced / Remote access to device page.
  • Page 125 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Select the checkbox to allow access to the device for any host. Open access from any When the checkbox is selected, the IP address and Mask fields external host are not available for editing.

  • Page 126: Miscellaneous

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Miscellaneous On the Advanced / Miscellaneous page, you can enable IGMP, RTSP, the SIP ALG function and the PPPoE pass through, PPTP pass through, and L2TP pass through functions.
  • Page 127 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual The following elements are available on the page: Parameter Description Select a version of IGMP from the drop-down list to enable IGMP. Such a setting allows using the IGMP Proxy function for all WAN...

  • Page 128: Tr-069 Client

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual TR-069 Client On the Advanced / TR-069 Client page, you can configure the access point for communication with a remote Auto Configuration Server (ACS). The TR-069 client is used for remote monitoring and management of the device.
  • Page 129 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description Inform settings Select the checkbox so the access point may send reports (data on Enable the device and network statistics) to the ACS. Interval Specify the time period (in seconds) between sending reports.

  • Page 130: Flow Control

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Flow Control On the Advanced / Flow Control page, you can enable and disable data flow control for the WAN port of the access point. This function is used for equal load balancing in ISPs' networks. Contact your ISP to clarify if this function needs to be enabled.

  • Page 131: Firewall

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Firewall In this menu you can configure the firewall of the access point: add rules for IP filtering • create virtual servers • define a DMZ • configure the MAC filter.
  • Page 132 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 104. The page for adding a rule for IP filtering. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description General A protocol for network packet transmission. Select a value from the Protocol drop-down list.
  • Page 133 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Parameter Description The source host/subnet IP address. To choose a device connected to the access point's LAN at the moment, select the relevant IP address from the drop-down list (the field will be filled in automatically).

  • Page 134: Virtual Servers

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Virtual Servers On the Firewall / Virtual servers page, you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network.
  • Page 135 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Select a virtual server template from the drop-down list, or select Template Custom to specify all parameters of the new virtual server manually.
  • Page 136 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual In the Remote access configuration section, rules created on the Advanced / Remote access to device page are displayed. If after creating virtual servers you need to edit rules for remote access, you can quickly get to the Advanced / Remote access to device page by clicking the link to the relevant rule.

  • Page 137: Dmz

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual A DMZ is a host or network segment located “between” internal (local) and external (global) networks. In the device, the DMZ implements the capability to transfer a request coming to a port...

  • Page 138: Mac Filter

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual MAC Filter On the Firewall / MAC filter page, you can configure MAC-address-based filtering for computers of the access point's LAN. Figure 108. The Firewall / MAC filter page.
  • Page 139 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 109. The page for adding a rule for the MAC filter. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description The MAC address of a device from the access point's LAN. You can...

  • Page 140: Control

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Control This menu is designed to create restrictions on access to certain web sites. URL Filter On the pages of the Control / URL filter section, you can specify restrictions on access to certain web sites.
  • Page 141 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Figure 111. The Control / URL filter / URL addresses page. Click the Add button and enter an address in the field displayed. Then click the Apply button. To remove an address from the list of URL addresses, select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant URL address and click the Delete button.

  • Page 142: System

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual System In this menu you can do the following: change the password used to access the device's settings • save the current settings to the non-volatile memory • reboot the access point •...

  • Page 143: Administrator Password

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Administrator Password On the System / Administrator password page, you can change the password for the administrator account used to access the web-based interface of the access point and to access the device settings via TELNET.

  • Page 144: Configuration

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Configuration On the System / Configuration page, you can reboot the device, save the changed settings to the non-volatile memory, restore the factory defaults, backup the current configuration, or restore the access point's configuration from a previously created file.
  • Page 145 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Control Description Click the button and follow the dialog box appeared to select a Browse previously saved configuration file (all settings of the access point) located on your PC and upload it.

  • Page 146: System Log

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual System Log On the System / System log / Configuration page, you can set the system log options and configure sending the system log to a remote host. Figure 114. The System / System log / Configuration page.
  • Page 147 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Control Description A port of the host specified in the Server field. By default, the value Port 514 is specified. After specifying the needed parameters, click the Apply button.

  • Page 148: Firmware Upgrade

    Figure 116. The System / Firmware upgrade page. The current version of the access point's firmware is displayed next the D-Link logo in the top left corner of the page. By default, the automatic check for the device's firmware updates is enabled. If a firmware update is available, a notification will be displayed in the top right corner of the page.

  • Page 149: Local Update

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Local Update Attention! Do not turn off the access point before the firmware upgrade is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the access point locally, follow the next steps: 1.

  • Page 150: Remote Update

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Remote Update Attention! Do not turn off the access point before the firmware upgrade is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the access point remotely, follow the next steps: 1.

  • Page 151: System Time

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual System Time On the System / System time page, you can manually set the time and date of the access point or configure automatic synchronization of the system time with a time server on the Internet.

  • Page 152: Ping

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Ping On the System / Ping page, you can check availability of a host from the local or global network via the Ping utility. The Ping utility sends echo requests to a specified host and receives echo replies.

  • Page 153: Traceroute

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Traceroute On the System / Traceroute page, you can determine the route of data transfer to a host via the traceroute utility. Figure 119. The System / Traceroute page.

  • Page 154: Telnet

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Configuring Device User Manual Telnet On the System / Telnet page, you can enable or disable access to the device settings via TELNET from your LAN. By default, access is enabled. Figure 120. The System / Telnet page.

  • Page 155: Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines

    RF noise in your home or office. To maximize your wireless range, follow the guidelines below. 1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the DAP-1155 device and other network devices to a minimum – each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless network range by 3- 90 feet (1-30 meters).

  • Page 156: Connecting To Cable Or Dsl Modem

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Operation Guidelines User Manual Connecting to Cable or DSL Modem If you need to connect the access point to a cable or DSL modem, do the following. 1. Place the device in an open location in the supposed center of your wireless network. Do not plug the power adapter into the device.

  • Page 157: Chapter 6. Abbreviations And Acronyms

    DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual CHAPTER 6. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Access Category Advanced Encryption Standard Address Resolution Protocol BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier Complementary Code Keying Cyclic Redundancy Check DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System...
  • Page 158 DAP-1155 Wireless N150 Access Point & Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual PPPoE Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet PPTP Point-to-point tunneling protocol Pre-shared key Quality of Service RADIUS Remote Authentication in Dial-In User Service Routing Information Protocol Request To Send RTSP...

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