How to configure a wireless Access Point D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP

Hello Everyone,

A friend of mine gave me an old D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP, without
knowing if it still works or not.
I don not have the paper manual, but I took a look to the DLink
website to get some informations...
I connected the AP to my laptop with a lan cable (a normal one, not a
crossover one), but I can't find it at the factory-setted address
192.168.0.50.

How can I find the IP address, if somedy changed it? Should I use a
crossover cable, to connect the AP directly from my PC?
I tried to reset to factory settings the device, but nothing seem to
change.

Any help is greatly appreciated.


Thanks, CDB

On 15 Mar 2007 02:09:21 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>A friend of mine gave me an old D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP, without
>knowing if it still works or not.
>I don not have the paper manual, but I took a look to the DLink
>website to get some informations...

Did you download and read the manual?

>I connected the AP to my laptop with a lan cable (a normal one, not a
>crossover one), but I can't find it at the factory-setted address
>192.168.0.50.

Did you perform a hard reset to factory defaults?

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(E-Mail Removed) hath wroth:

>A friend of mine gave me an old D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP, without
>knowing if it still works or not.

Those are actually quite good radios for 802.11b only. They lack the
features and acronyms of more modern radios, but are still quite
useful. It will act as either a wireless access point or a wireless
client adapter. Some models can act as a repeater. You will need to
disclose the hardware revision from the serial number to deterine the
features available. Also, the early models (A1 and B1) required a USB
cable to program and configure. There is also a huge difference
between the DWL-900AP and the DWL-900AP+.

>I don not have the paper manual, but I took a look to the DLink
>website to get some informations...

The docs are there for all versions from A thru C.
http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...id=DWL%2D900AP
http://support.dlink.com/products/re...d=DWL-900AP%2B
Don't use the style of the case as an indication of the model number.
Use the serial number tag.

I haven't checked the Dlink Italy site (because I can't read Italian).

>I connected the AP to my laptop with a lan cable (a normal one, not a
>crossover one), but I can't find it at the factory-setted address
>192.168.0.50.

Try resetting the router with the reset button. Someone may have
changed it.

>How can I find the IP address, if somedy changed it? Should I use a
>crossover cable, to connect the AP directly from my PC?

You will need a crossover cable if you're connecting directly to a PC.
Check the lights on BOTH the computah and the router to see if the
polarity is correct. I don't want to go furthur without you supplying
additional information as to the exact model number as they're quite
different from each other.

>I tried to reset to factory settings the device, but nothing seem to
>change.
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks, CDB

These might also be of interest:
http://www.vallstedt-networks.de/?vendors/GST_Vendors
http://www.acinonyx.tk
http://www.ralphfowler.com/links/dwl900.html

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Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On 15 Mar, 17:21, Jeff Liebermann <j...@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:
> carlo.debia...@tiscali.it hath wroth:
>
> >A friend of mine gave me an old D-Link AirPlus DWL-900AP, without
> >knowing if it still works or not.
>
> Those are actually quite good radios for 802.11b only. They lack the
> features and acronyms of more modern radios, but are still quite
> useful. It will act as either a wireless access point or a wireless
> client adapter. Some models can act as a repeater. You will need to
> disclose the hardware revision from the serial number to deterine the
> features available. Also, the early models (A1 and B1) required a USB
> cable to program and configure. There is also a huge difference
> between the DWL-900AP and the DWL-900AP+.
>
> >I don not have the paper manual, but I took a look to the DLink
> >website to get some informations...
>
> The docs are there for all versions from A thru C.http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...d=DWL-900AP%2B
> Don't use the style of the case as an indication of the model number.
> Use the serial number tag.
>
> I haven't checked the Dlink Italy site (because I can't read Italian).
>
> >I connected the AP to my laptop with a lan cable (a normal one, not a
> >crossover one), but I can't find it at the factory-setted address
> >192.168.0.50.
>
> Try resetting the router with the reset button. Someone may have
> changed it.
>
> >How can I find the IP address, if somedy changed it? Should I use a
> >crossover cable, to connect the AP directly from my PC?
>
> You will need a crossover cable if you're connecting directly to a PC.
> Check the lights on BOTH the computah and the router to see if the
> polarity is correct. I don't want to go furthur without you supplying
> additional information as to the exact model number as they're quite
> different from each other.
>
> >I tried to reset to factory settings the device, but nothing seem to
> >change.
>
> >Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> >Thanks, CDB
>
> These might also be of interest:http://www.vallstedt-networks.de/?ve...ks/dwl900.html
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann j...@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Thank you all for your help, I downloaded the manual, made other
tests, I think that the device doesn't work anymore...
Neither after a hard reset to factory settings, and a direct
connection (with a crossover cable) to 2 different PCs I could see the
device at the address 192.168.0.50.


Thanks all,
Cdb