How to configure a Wireless DLINK Router

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     The wireless router here DLINK is used to give access to multiple users at a time just as in a home network or public network within the College campus.

Step 1: Configure the IP of your host machine within the same network as is default ip of router

Here default ip of router is 192.168.0.50 hence machine is assigned ip 192.168.0.55

 Step 2: Default IP provided by the manufacturer is used to access the Configuration interface .

Here 192.168.0.50.This can be changed by the admin .

Step 3: After logging in DLINK configuring interface welcomes you .

Step 4: Default ip can be changed in the Basic Settings à LAN as shown

Step 5: Wireless setting can be used to change SSID of your router and to set if you want to broadcast it or not

Configuration:

• ·         SSID is set to ccna
• ·         SSID broadcast enabled hence ssid is visible to everyone within the range
• ·         Authentication is used to Validate the user before accessing the wifi
• ·         Authentication used is WPA2-Personal
• ·         Password is mentioned within the paraphrase textbox.

Step 6: Create the DHCP dynamic pool from which the users will be assigned IP

Range of pool specified is two hence only two Users can connect at a time.

Step 7: Save the configuration using the configuration tab and selecting Save and activate.



Router will be restarted

Step 8: Use any Wifi adapter enabled System to access the WAP .

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Networking, Utilities