Connecting Subordinate Devices With Ethernet Cable; Connecting Subordinate Devices With Hardware Button - D-Link DIR-822 User Manual

DIR-822 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh
Router
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In the Device name field, specify a name of the device for easier identification. You can specify
any name.
When you have configured the parameters, click the APPLY button.
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
from the main device, including SSID and password.
3. Make sure that the connection is established. To do this, in the web-based interface of the
main device, on the Functions / 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).
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Do not press the button on more than two devices simultaneously.
2. The WLAN 2.4G and WLAN 5G LEDs should start blinking one at a time. Wait for about
4 minutes for the subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings from the main
device, including SSID and password.
3. Make sure the connection is successful. To do this, in the web-based interface of the main
device, on the Functions / Wi-Fi / EasyMesh page, in the Network topology section,
check the information on the connected devices.
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