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D-Link DAP-1620 Quick Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Quick Installation Guide DAP-1620 AC1300 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Range Extender...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller. The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru). Using a power supply with different parameters than those indicated on the device will cause damage and void the warranty...

  • Page 3: Default Settings

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Default Settings IP address of device 192.168.0.50 admin Username (login) admin Password 2.4GHz dlink-XXXX Name of wireless network (SSID) dlink-XXXX-5GHz 5GHz see the field Password Network key (PSK) on the back panel of the device 1 See the field Wi-Fi Name (SSID) 2.4GHz on the back panel of the device.

  • Page 4: System Requirements And Equipment

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide System Requirements and Equipment A router enabled to access the Internet. • A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser. • A web browser to access the web-based interface of the extender: •...

  • Page 5: Pc With Ethernet Adapter

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Сonnect an Ethernet cable between the LAN port of the extender and the Ethernet port of your PC. 2. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip.
  • Page 6 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Configuring IP Address 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 view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 7 Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window. Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1620 for configuring all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet),...
  • Page 8 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Configuring IP Address in OS Windows 10 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window. 2. Select the Network & Internet section. 3. In the Change your network settings section, select the Change adapter options line.
  • Page 9 Click the OK button. 7. Click the Close button in the connection properties window. Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1620 for configuring all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet),...

  • Page 10: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip. 2. Make sure that the Wi-Fi adapter of your PC is on. As a rule, modern notebooks with built-in wireless NICs are equipped with a button or switch that turns on/off the wireless adapter (refer to your PC documents).

  • Page 11: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows 7

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide 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 view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 12 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide 6. Select the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the value 192.168.0.51 in the IP address field. The Subnet mask field will be filled in automatically. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
  • Page 13 11. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale. Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1620 for configuring all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet), you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.
  • Page 14 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 10 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window. 2. Select the Network & Internet section. 3. In the Change your network settings section, select the Change adapter options line.
  • Page 15 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide 8. To open the list of available wireless networks, select the icon of the wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left- click the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of the taskbar.
  • Page 16 Now you can connect to the web-based interface of DAP-1620 for configuring all needed parameters. To gain access to an external network (to the Internet), you also need to specify the default gateway and the addresses of DNS servers.

  • Page 17: Configuring Extender

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING EXTENDER Connecting to Web-based Interface Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the extender (by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.0.50). Press the Enter key.
  • Page 18 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide If you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based interface the login page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the Username field and the password you specified in the Password field, then click the LOGIN button.
  • Page 19 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the extender and its software. The web-based interface of the extender is multilingual. You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based interface of the extender or in the System / Configuration section of the menu.

  • Page 20: Initial Configuration Wizard

    Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored. If you perform initial configuration of the extender via Wi-Fi connection, please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network of DAP-1620 (see the WLAN name (SSID) in the Default Settings section, page 3) and click the NEXT button.
  • Page 21 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide 1. Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web-based interface or click NO to select another language. 2. On the next page, click the CONTINUE button.

  • Page 22: Selecting Operation Mode

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Selecting Operation Mode Select the needed operation mode and click the NEXT button. Access Point or Repeater In order to connect your device to a wired router for adding a wireless network to the existing local network, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Autonomous value.
  • Page 23 Quick Installation Guide Mesh Network Subordinate Device (Slave) In order to configure DAP-1620 as a subordinate device of your Mesh network, from the Connection method list, select the Super Mesh value. Then from the Device Role list, select the Slave value. From the Frequency band list, select the band where your main device (in the Master role) operates.

  • Page 24: Changing Lan Ipv4 Address

    1. Select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address to let DAP-1620 automatically obtain the LAN IPv4 address. If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DAP-1620, do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, DNS IP address, Hostname fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
  • Page 25 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Wi-Fi Client This configuration step is available for the Repeater mode. 1. On the Wi-Fi Сlient page, click the WIRELESS NETWORKS button and select the network to which you want to connect in the opened window. When you select a network, the Network name (SSID) and BSSID fields are filled in automatically.
  • Page 26 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide If you connect to a hidden network, select the band where the hidden network operates from the Frequency band list and enter the network name in the Network name (SSID) field. Then select a needed value from the Network authentication list and then, if needed, enter the password in the relevant field.

  • Page 27: Configuring Wireless Network

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network 1. On the Wireless Network 2.4 GHz page, in the Network name field, specify your own name for the wireless network or leave the value suggested by the extender. 2. In the Password field, specify your own password for access to the wireless network or leave the value suggested by the extender (see the field Password on the back panel of the device).

  • Page 28: Changing Web-Based Interface Password

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Changing Web-based Interface Password On this page you should change the default administrator password. To do this, enter a new password in the Admin password and Password confirmation fields. You may set any password except admin. Use digits, Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase), and other characters available in the US keyboard layout.

  • Page 29: Specifications

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide SPECIFICATIONS Hardware · Processor MT7621AT (880MHz, dual core) · 128MB, DDR3 SDRAM · 16 MB, SPI Flash · 10/100/1000BASE-T LAN port Interfaces · POWER/WPS LEDs · Wi-Fi Signal Strength · WPS button to set up wireless connection Buttons ·...
  • Page 30 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Software · Access settings through SSH/TELNET/WEB Management and monitoring (HTTP/HTTPS) · Multilingual web-based interface for configuration and management · Firmware update via web-based interface · Automatic notification on new firmware version · Saving/restoring configuration to/from file ·...
  • Page 31 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · Super Mesh function Advanced functions · Support of client mode · WMM (Wi-Fi QoS) · Information on connected Wi-Fi clients · Advanced settings · Smart adjustment of Wi-Fi clients · Support of MBSSID ·...
  • Page 32 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11a (typical at room temperature 25 °C) Transmitter output power 12dBm (±2 dB) · 802.11b (typical at room temperature 25 °C) The maximum value of the 14dBm (±2 dB) transmitter output power...
  • Page 33 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11n, 2.4GHz (typical at PER = 10% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) HT20 -93dBm at MCS0/8 -90dBm at MCS1/9 -88dBm at MCS2/10 -85dBm at MCS3/11 -81dBm at MCS4/12 -77dBm at MCS5/13...
  • Page 34 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11ac (typical at PER = 10% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) HT20 -93dBm at MCS0 -90dBm at MCS1 -87dBm at MCS2 -84dBm at MCS3 -80dBm at MCS4 -76dBm at MCS5...
  • Page 35 DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide Physical Parameters · Dimensions (L x W x H) 64 x 50 x 105 mm (2.52 x 1.97 x 4.13 in) · Weight 165 g (0.36 lb) Operating Environment · Power Input: 110 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz ·...

  • Page 36: Safety Rules And Conditions

    DAP-1620 Quick Installation Guide SAFETY RULES AND CONDITIONS Please carefully read this section before installation and connection of the device. Make sure that the device is not damaged. The device should be used only as intended in accordance with the documents.

  • Page 37: Technical Support

    Quick Installation Guide TECHNICAL SUPPORT You can find software updates and user documentation on our website. D-Link provides its customers with free support within the product's warranty period. Customers can contact the technical support group by phone or by e-mail/Internet.

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