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 for this product.
DAP-1610 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 device: •...
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Connect an Ethernet cable between the Ethernet port of the extender and the Ethernet port of your PC. 2. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip.
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically 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...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. Plug the device into an electrical outlet or power strip. 2. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. 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).
DAP-1610 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...
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6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DAP-1610 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DAP-1610-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button. 7. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the back panel of the device) in the Security key field and click the OK button.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING EXTENDER Connecting to Web-based Interface Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the domain name of the extender (by default, dlinkap.local) with a dot at the end and press the Enter key. Also you can enter the IP address of the device (by default, 192.168.0.50).
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DAP-1610 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...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the extender and its software. The web-based interface of the extender is bilingual (English/Russian). You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based interface of the device or in the System / Configuration section of the menu.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Initial Configuration Wizard In order to start the Initial Configuration Wizard manually, go to the Initial Configuration section. Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored. Then click the START button.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Selecting Operation Mode 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 Wired connection value. In this mode...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide In order to let a wired PC connected to your device access the network of a wireless router, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then from the Work mode list select the Client value.
Wizard you can access the web-based interface using the domain name (by default, dlinkap.local ) with a dot at the end. If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DAP-1610, do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address and Netmask fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Wi-Fi Client This configuration step is available for the Repeater and Client modes. 1. On the Wi-Fi client page, in the Wireless Networks section, select the network to which you want to connect. When you select a network, the Network name (SSID) and BSSID fields are filled in automatically.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network This configuration step is available for the Access point and Repeater modes. 1. On the Wireless Network 2.4 GHz page, in the Network name field, specify your own name for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz band or leave the value suggested by the extender.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Changing Web-based Interface Password On this page you should change the default administrator password. You may set any password except admin. Use digits, Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase), and other characters available in the US keyboard layout.
DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide SPECIFICATIONS Hardware · Processor MT7628NN (575/580MHz) · 64MB, DDR2 · Flash 8MB, SPI Interfaces · 10/100BASE-TX LAN port · POWER/WPS LEDs · Wi-Fi Signal Strength · WPS button to set up wireless connection Buttons · RESET button to restore factory default settings ·...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Software · DHCP server Network functions · Automatic obtainment of LAN IP address · DNS relay · Autonegotiation of speed, duplex mode, and flow control/Manual speed and duplex mode setup for the Ethernet port · Firewall functions MAC filter ·...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · IEEE 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps Wireless connection rate · IEEE 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps · IEEE 802.11n (2.4GHz/5GHz): from 6.5 to 300Mbps (from MCS0 to MCS15) ·...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11n (typical at PER = 10% (1000-byte PDUs)) 2.4GHz, HT20 -82dBm at MCS0 -79dBm at MCS1 -77dBm at MCS2 -74dBm at MCS3 -70dBm at MCS4 -66dBm at MCS5 -65dBm at MCS6 -64dBm at MCS7...
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DAP-1610 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters -58dBm at MCS7 -53dBm at MCS8 -51dBm at MCS9 · Modulation schemes 802.11a: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM · 802.11g: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM · 802.11n: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM ·...
DAP-1610 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.
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.