D-Link DWL 800AP - cannot access the configuration menu

I have purchased a second hand D-Link DWL 800AP and am having trouble
accessing the web based configuration/setup via the Ethernet link.

I have checked everything suggested on the D-Link website including
resetting it back to its factory defaults.

I think that the previous owner may have upgraded the firmware and messed it
up but want to double check everything before fronting him with it.

Has any one any ideas/suggestions please?

Make sure your ethernet card is set to the same range as the IP address of
the 800AP+:

I sweated for a whole afternoon setting this thing up. Here's how I did it
in case it saves anyone else some time:

Here are the steps I took to make the Range Extender work:

1. (does not apply - US phone no. for support)

2. Type http://192.168.1.1 into your Internet Explorer address bar and look
for the LAN Mac Address for your Linksys router (do not write down the
Wireless Mac Address; the LAN Mac Address is the first of the two on the
Linksys set up page). While you're at it, also retrieve your WEP encryption
key (if applicable). You'll need this info to configure your D-Link range
extender.

3. Go to the D-Link website, go to Support and download the version 1.9
firmware for the DWL-800AP+ onto your computer's Desktop.

4. Plug in the D-Link wireless extender into a power outlet and connect an
ethernet cable between it and the Linksys router.

5. Plug your laptop/desktop computer into the Linksys router (when
configuring the D-Link, you'll need to use a "wired" connection, not a
wireless connection.

6. In the Network Connections page (under Control Panel) of your computer,
change the properties of your Ethernet connection (right-click on
Properties, then click on TCP/IP and click on Properties) to have the same
IP address range as the D-Link (I used 192.168.0.5). This involves changing
the default from finding IP address automatically to the manual option
(then, type in IP address indicated above).

7. Open Internet Explorer (you'll get an error page) and type in
http://192.168.0.30. You'll get the D-Link setup page.

8. Under the Wireless Tab, input the Linksys LAN Mac address and WEP
encryption key. Save your changes by clicking Apply.

9. Under the Admin tab, upload the version 1.9 firmware. Save your changes
by clicking Apply.

10. Unplug D-Link from power outlet and from router. Keep unplugged for 30
seconds.

11. Go back into the Network Connections page (under Control Panel) and
reset the configuration of your TCP/IP connection to find IP address
automatically. Unplug your computer from router.

12. Move D-Link and computer to where you want to set them up (I suggest 50
feet away). Plug in D-Link into power outlet (discard ethernet cable).

13. On your computer, open up your wireless configuration utility and remove
any pre-existing preferred wireless connections. Hit refresh 4-5 times. Go
into wireless tab and uncheck WEP encryption key automatically saved and
retype your WEP encryption key manually.

14. Enjoy your dramtically-improved wireless range.

I got it at http://www.hat.net/gadgets/computer..._4ghz_wireless/

"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have purchased a second hand D-Link DWL 800AP and am having trouble
>accessing the web based configuration/setup via the Ethernet link.
>
> I have checked everything suggested on the D-Link website including
> resetting it back to its factory defaults.
>
> I think that the previous owner may have upgraded the firmware and messed
> it up but want to double check everything before fronting him with it.
>
> Has any one any ideas/suggestions please?
>
>

Thank you for your reply. But my problem is I cannot get to the D-Link
setup page??!! (even with the ethernet card set with an appropriate IP
address)

whats the model, and maybe we can suggest a fix...

"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you for your reply. But my problem is I cannot get to the D-Link
> setup page??!! (even with the ethernet card set with an appropriate IP
> address)
>

sorry, i got your confused with another post. dont pay any attention to my
last post.......
"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your reply. But my problem is I cannot get to the D-Link
> setup page??!! (even with the ethernet card set with an appropriate IP
> address)
>

Hi
Might be that the AP's IP does not match the IP band of your Network.

Since you rested the AP's address should be the default as indicated in the
Guide.

Get a Crossover CAT5e and connect the AP to a single computer that is not
connected to any thing else.

If the default of the AP (example) is 192.168.1.1 configure manually the IP
of the computer to 192.168.1.10. If done correctly you would be able to use
I.E to connect to the AP. Once connected make what ever changes you need
and then change the IP of the AP to match the IP band that is normally used
by your Network. Disconnect the AP from the computer and set the computer's
IP to what it was before.

Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have purchased a second hand D-Link DWL 800AP and am having trouble
> accessing the web based configuration/setup via the Ethernet link.
>
> I have checked everything suggested on the D-Link website including
> resetting it back to its factory defaults.
>
> I think that the previous owner may have upgraded the firmware and messed
it
> up but want to double check everything before fronting him with it.
>
> Has any one any ideas/suggestions please?
>
>

I have one of these. They are very simple devices. If you have reset it to
the factory defaults, have a properly configured computer, and have it
connected to the computer via a known good crossover cable and still can't
access the setup page then it is either 1) not working or 2) been flashed
with different software so the IP address is not the factory default. It is
very common for people to buy these and then flash them with a hacked
version of the DWL-810+ firmware to use them as an access point instead of a
repeater. If this is done "properly" it will still have an address of
192.168.0.30 but who knows what the person flashing it did.

Kerry Brown
KDB Systems


"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have purchased a second hand D-Link DWL 800AP and am having trouble
>accessing the web based configuration/setup via the Ethernet link.
>
> I have checked everything suggested on the D-Link website including
> resetting it back to its factory defaults.
>
> I think that the previous owner may have upgraded the firmware and messed
> it up but want to double check everything before fronting him with it.
>
> Has any one any ideas/suggestions please?
>
>

Jack - Thanks for you reply.
I have tried that, I even bought a new cable. The default IP of the D-Link
800AP is 192.168.0.30, so I set the IP of the LA connection to 192.168.0.25
and tried accessing the setup via IE also tried pinging it. In bothcases
nothing happend accept the LAN indicator light on the 800AP flashed,
presumably showing that the connection is OK!
Any other ideas please?

Kerry, thank you for your reply.
I think it is basically working - see my reply to Jack.
Is the eithernet cable needed just a standard one?
Is there any way I can find the existing IP address of it - may be a piece
of software that scans all equipment connected to a system? I will e-mail
the previous owner to see if he has an idea.
Is there any way I can flash the hardware remotely? i.e. not using the
config menu.

The ethernet port on the 800AP+ is autosensing so a standard cable or a
crossover cable will work. Make sure the light on your PC's ethernet port is
on and you are connected.

"Guy Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23l$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Kerry, thank you for your reply.
> I think it is basically working - see my reply to Jack.
> Is the eithernet cable needed just a standard one?
> Is there any way I can find the existing IP address of it - may be a piece
> of software that scans all equipment connected to a system? I will e-mail
> the previous owner to see if he has an idea.
> Is there any way I can flash the hardware remotely? i.e. not using the
> config menu.
>
>