D Link WL6610APA1 User Manual

Quick Installation Guide

Unied Concurrent Dual-Band Access Point

This document will guide you through the basic installation
process for your new D-Link Wireless AC Access Point.

DWL-6610AP

Documentation also available on
CD and via the D-Link Website

DWL-6610AP Quick Install Guide

This installation guide provides basic instructions for installing the DWL-6610AP Wireless
Access Point on your network. For additional information about how to use the Access Point,
please see the User’s Manual which is available on the CD included in this package or from

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the D-Link support website.

System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

• CD-ROM Drive

• An Ethernet port, or an installed Ethernet adapter

• Internet Explorer 7.0, Safari 5.0, Firefox 3.5, Chrome 20 or later versions of these
browsers

1. Package Contents

 DWL-6610AP 802.11ac Power over Ethernet (PoE) Access Point
 Power Adapter*
 Mounting Ring
 Ethernet Cable
 Console Cable*
 CD-ROM

If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the
DWL-6610AP will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

*No PSU supplied in EU region. To power the units use an D-Link PoE switch or the D-Link
DPE-101GI PoE injector.

*Console cable is an optional accessory and not included in the package in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Israel, Pakistan, Kaliningrad, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. If
required, please contact your reseller (model: ACS-AP-CONSOLE).

Optional Accessories

 PoE Base Unit (Model: DPE-101GI)

Note: These accessories are not included in the package. If any of these items are required,
please contact your reseller.

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LEDs

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2. Hardware Overview

5 GHz – When this LED is lit, the Access Point is operating at 5 GHz. It will blink when there

2.4 GHz – When this LED is lit, the Access Point is operating at 2.4 GHz. It will blink when

LAN – When this LED is lit, the device’s Ethernet port is connected to an active router or

POWER – When this LED is lit red, the Access Point is booting up. When this LED is lit

is wireless traffic.

there is wireless traffic.

switch. The light will blink when there is traffic going through the port.

green, the Access Point is ready.

Interfaces

Console Port

Power Receptor

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Power Button
(For Power Adapter)

Reset Button

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3. Installation

Power on the Access Point

To power on the DWL-6610AP, you can use ONE of the following methods:

1. Connect the supplied power adapter, OR

2. Plug one end of your Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the DWL-6610AP, and
the other end into a port on a PoE switch.

Congure the Access Point

To set up and manage the DWL-6610AP, use one of the following methods:

1. Connect the Access Point to your computer directly via a straight-through Ethernet
cable. Manage the Access Point from the computer.

Ensure your computer is congured with a static IP address in the 10.90.90.0/24

subnet.

Launch a web browser, type the default IP address of the Access Point
(http://10.90.90.91) and then press Enter.

Log in to the Administration Web pages. The default login information is:

Username: admin
Password: admin

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2. Connect the Access Point and your computer to the same switch or router.
Manage the Access Point from the computer.

If the Access Point did not acquire an IP address from a DHCP server on your

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network, enter 10.90.90.91 in the address field of your browser, which is the default

IP address of the Access Point. If you used a DHCP server on your network to
automatically configure network information for the Access Point, enter the new IP
address of the Access Point into the Web browser.

Log in to the Administration Web pages. The default login information is:
Username: admin
Password: admin

Switch or Router

3. Connect the Access Point to a Unied Wireless Switch or Wireless Controller.
Connect your computer to the same network as that of the Unied Wireless Switch
or Wireless Controller. Manage the Access Point from the computer via the Unied

Wireless Switch or Wireless Controller.

Log in to the Unied Wireless Switch Administration Web pages or Wireless

Controller Administration Web pages. For the default login information please see

Unied Wireless Switch user manual or Wireless Controller user manual.

Unied Wireless Switch

or

Wireless Controller

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Solid Wall or Ceiling

Installation

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1. Place the plastic wall-mounting ring on a
wall or ceiling.

2. Mark the points where you will insert the
screws. Take out the mounting ring.

3. Drill holes in the marked points and
insert the plastic wall anchors.

4. Use the supplied screws to attach the
mounting ring to the wall.

5. To attach the Access Point to the

mounting ring, rst locate the right

side of the Access Point that has a
small lock symbol on it, and make
sure to line up this side with the side
of the mounting ring that has Open ­Close written on it.

6. Twist counterclockwise to lock the
Access Point onto the ring. The lock
symbol on the Access Point must
point directly to the Close text on the
mounting ring.

7. Plug the CAT 5 cable into the LAN
port on the Access Point.

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