Connecting Subordinate Devices With Ethernet Cable; Connecting Subordinate Devices With Hardware Button - D-Link DIR-842 User Manual

DIR-842 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh Gigabit
Router
User Manual
Parameter
Status
Device name
Backhaul band
When you have configured the parameters, click the APPLY button.
To configure DIR-842 as the main or subordinate device of the mesh network, go to the Initial
Configuration section (see the Initial Configuration Wizard section, page 41), from the
Connection method list, select the EasyMesh value. Then from the Device Role list, select
the required value.
To complete your mesh network configuration, connect subordinate devices to the main device.

Connecting Subordinate Devices with Ethernet Cable

To connect a subordinate device with an Ethernet cable, follow the next steps:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of the LAN ports of the main and subordinate
device.
2. Wait for about 4 minutes for the subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings and
web-based interface password from the main device.
3. Make sure that the connection is established. To do this, in the web-based interface of the
main device, on the Wi-Fi / EasyMesh page, in the Network topology section, check
the information on the connected devices.

Connecting Subordinate Devices with Hardware Button

To connect a subordinate device with the hardware WPS button, follow the next steps:
1. Simultaneously press the hardware WPS button on the cover of the main and the
subordinate device (or two subordinate devices, if one of them has previously been
connected to the mesh network), hold it for 2 seconds, and release.
Do not press the button on more than two devices simultaneously. When Agent devices
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with factory defaults connect to the mesh network via the hardware button, the 5 GHz
backhaul band should be selected on the main device.
2. The WPS LED of DIR-842 should start blinking slowly. Wait for about 4 minutes for the
subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings and web-based interface password
from the main device.
The current status of the mesh network.
Enabled: The mesh network is enabled and configured.
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Waiting: Establishing
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parameters between the main and subordinate devices.
Disabled: The mesh network is disabled.
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The name of the device for easier identification. You can specify any
name.
The band in which the mesh network operates. Select one of the
bands (2.4GHz or 5GHz) for all devices of the configured network.
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Configuring via Web-based Interface
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connection and exchanging