D-Link DWL-3600AP User Manual

WirelessClientRequirements
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
November2011 Page17
UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
WirelessClientRequirements
TheUAPprovideswirelessaccesstoanyclientwithaproperlyconfiguredWi‐Ficlientadapterforthe802.11
modeinwhichtheaccesspointisrunning.TheUAPsupportsmultipleclientoperatingsystems.Clientscanbe
laptopordesktopcomputers,personaldigitalassistants(PDAs),oranyotherhand‐held,portable
orstationary
deviceequippedwithaWi‐Fiadapterandsupportingdrivers.
Toconnecttotheaccesspoint,wirelessclientsneedthesoftwareandhardwaredescribedinthefollowing
table.
DynamicandStaticIPAddressingontheAP
Whenyoupowerontheaccesspoint,thebuilt‐inDHCPclientsearchesforaDHCPserveronthenetworkin
ordertoobtainanIPAddressandothernetworkinformation.IftheAPdoesnotfindaDHCPserveronthe
network,theAPcontinuestouseitsdefaultStatic
IPAddress(10.90.90.91)untilyoure‐assignitanewstatic
IPaddress(andspecif y astaticIPaddressingpolicy)oruntiltheAPsuccessfullyreceivesnetworkinformation
fromaDHCPserver.
TochangetheconnectiontypeandassignastaticIPaddressbyusingtheCLI,see“ConfiguringtheEthernet

Settings”onpage25or,byusingtheWebUI,see“EthernetSettings”onpage51.
Table3:RequirementsforWirelessClients
RequiredComponent Description
Wi‐FiClientAdapter Portableorbuilt‐inWi‐FiclientadapterthatsupportsoneormoreoftheIEEE
802.11modesinwhichyouplantoruntheaccesspoint.
WirelessClientSoftware Clientsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsSupplicant,configuredtoassociate
withtheUAP.
ClientSecuritySettings Securityshouldbedisabled
ontheclientusedtodoinitialconfigurationofthe
accesspoint.
IftheSecuritymodeontheaccesspointissettoanythingotherthanplaintext,
wirelessclientswillneedtosetaprofiletotheauthenticationmodeusedbythe
accesspointandprovideavalidusernameand
password,certificate,orsimilaruser
identityproof.SecuritymodesareStaticWEP,IEEE802.1X,WPAwithRADIUS
server,andWPA‐PSK.
Forinformationaboutconfiguringsecurityontheaccesspoint,see“V irtualAccess
PointSettings”onpage70.
Caution!IfyoudonothaveaDHCPserveronyourinternalnetwork,anddonotplantouseone,the
firstthingyoumustdoafterpoweringontheaccesspointischangetheconnectiontypefromDHCP
tostaticIP.YoucaneitherassignanewstaticIPaddress
totheAPorcontinueusingthedefault
address.WerecommendassigninganewstaticIPaddresssothatifyoubringupanotherWLANAP
onthesamenetwork,theIPaddressforeachAPwill beunique.

D-Link DWL-3600AP Specifications

General

Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11 b/g/n
Antennas quantity	2
Antenna gain level (max)	4.7 dBi
Internal	No
Certification	FCC, CE
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN
Interface	RJ-45
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Power supply	8 W
Input current	2.5 A
AC input voltage	5 V

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	203 x 203 x 48 mm