D-Link Router DIR-301 User Manual

1D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Security
What is WPA?
WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired 
Equivalent Privacy).  
The 2 major improvements over WEP: 
• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys 
using  a  hashing  algorithm  and,  by  adding  an  integrity-checking  feature,  ensures  that  the  keys  haven’t 
been tampered with. WPA2 is based on...

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Security
Configure WPA-PSK
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish 
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to 
the added overhead.
1. 
Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).  
Click on Wireless Settings on the left side.
2....

3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Security
Configure WPA (RADIUS)
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish 
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to 
the added overhead.
1. 
Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).  
Click on Wireless Settings on the left side....

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Connecting to a Wireless Network
Connect to a Wireless Network
Using Windows® XP
Windows® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zero Configuration Utility). The following instructions are for 
Service Pack 2 users. If you are using another company’s utility or Windows® 2000, please refer to the user manual of 
your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have a “site survey” option similar 
to the...

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Connecting to a Wireless Network
Configure WEP
It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless router or access point before configuring your wireless adapter. If 
you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used.
2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to 
connect to and click Connect.
1. Open  the  Windows®  XP  Wireless  Utility  by  right-clicking 
on  the  wireless  computer  icon  in  your...

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Connecting to a Wireless Network
3. The Wireless Network Connection box will appear. Enter the same 
WEP key that is on your router and click Connect.
It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the 
connection fails, please verify that the WEP settings are correct. The 
WEP key must be exactly the same as on the wireless router. 

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Connecting to a Wireless Network
Configure WPA-PSK
It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless router or access point before configuring your wireless adapter. If 
you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used.
2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to 
connect to and click Connect.
1. Open  the  Windows®  XP  Wireless  Utility  by  right-clicking 
on  the  wireless  computer  icon  in  your...

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Connecting to a Wireless Network
3. The Wireless  Network  Connection  box  will  appear.  Enter  the 
WPA-PSK passphrase and click Connect.
It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the 
connection fails, please verify that the WPA-PSK settings are correct. 
The  WPA-PSK  passphrase  must  be  exactly  the  same  as  on  the 
wireless router. 

D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-301.  Read 
the following descriptions if you are having problems.  (The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP.  If you have 
a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples.)
1. Why can’t I access the web-based configuration utility?
When entering...

0D-Link DIR-301 User Manual
Section  - Troubleshooting
• Configure your Internet settings:
• Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click the Internet Options Icon. From the Security tab, 
click the button to restore the settings to their defaults.
• Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial a Connection. Click the LAN Settings 
button. Make sure nothing is checked. Click OK. 
• Go to the Advanced tab and click the button to restore these settings to their...