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Wireless Access Point Setup Instructions

These instructions explain how to configure a DLink wireless access point by changing the default password and SSID, enabling encryption, disabling the DHCP server function, and registering the wireless card's MAC address. The document provides step-by-step guidance on accessing the access point's configuration page via a web browser, running through the setup wizard, selecting security protocols, applying settings, and registering the wireless card to gain network access. Help from Residential Computing Support is available for any issues.

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Wireless Access Point Setup Instructions

These instructions explain how to configure a DLink wireless access point by changing the default password and SSID, enabling encryption, disabling the DHCP server function, and registering the wireless card's MAC address. The document provides step-by-step guidance on accessing the access point's configuration page via a web browser, running through the setup wizard, selecting security protocols, applying settings, and registering the wireless card to gain network access. Help from Residential Computing Support is available for any issues.

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Islam Samir
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WirelessAccessPointSetupInstructions

Hereweareprovidinganexampleofhowtoconfigureawirelessaccesspoint(aDLinkaccess point,inthiscase).Theseinstructionsareprovidedforillustrativepurposes,anddonot representanendorsementoftheDLinkaccesspointoverothercompetingproducts. Pleasetakethefollowingsteps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Changethedefaultadminpassword. ChangethedefaultSSIDtosomethingofyourchoosing. Enableencryption. DisabletheDHCPServerfunction,ifyouraccesspointhasthisfeature. Registerthehardware(MAC)addressofyourwirelesscard.

Withthesestepstaken,youshouldhavenoproblemconnectingsecurelytoyourwireless accesspoint. FollowingtheinstructionsfortheDlinkG700AP,poweritupandconnectthenetworkcable fromitthecomputer.Youshouldthenbeabletouseawebbrowserandconnecttoitand login.

Onceyouhaveloggedin,clickontheRunWizardbutton.

ClickonNext

GiveyourAccessPointanewSSID.Thisisthenamethatwillbebroadcastandthatanybodywill beabletosee,sopreferably,giveitanamethatdoesnotrevealyouridentityorlocation,justa bestpracticeskindofthing.MostAccesspointsdefaulttochannel6.If,liketheaccesspoint, hasanAutosetting,usethat.Thedefaultshouldbefineinmostcases.Ifyouexperience problemswithsignalinterference,youwillwanttologbackintoyouraccesspointandtrya differentchannel.

SelecteitherWPAPSKorWPA2PSK.Thesearethenewersecurityprotocolsthatreplaced WEP.(WEPhasknownsecurityvulnerabilitiesandshouldonlybeusedifyourwirelesscard doesnotsupportthenewerWPAprotocols.)

GoaheadandclickontheRestartbutton.

Youshouldseethismessageindicatingsuccess.

Goingbacktothestartpagefortheaccesspoint,clickontheDHCPbutton.

SettheDHCPServertoDisabledandclickontheApplybutton.Youshouldthenseethe successmessage.Congrats!Youaredoneconfiguringtheaccesspoint.

Thelaststepistoregisterthehardwareaddress(AKAMACorPhysicaladdress)ofyourwireless card.Onwindowssystems,openacommandwindowandruntheipconfig/allcommand.Then findthelistingthatmentionsWirelessNetworkConnection.Goto computingaccounts.ucdavis.eduandfollowthesamestepstoregisterthisEthernetcard,that youdidwhenyoufirstsetupyoursystemforResnetusingyourwiredEthernetconnection.

Thatshoulddoit!Youshouldnowbeabletoconnecttoyouraccesspointandbegivenavalid campusNetworkaddressandawayyougo. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorwanthelpsettingupyourwirelessaccesspoint,theResidential ComputingSupportstaffmembersareavailableintheSegundoComputerCenterfrom69pm MondaythroughThursdaytoassist.

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