D-Link DAP-1350 Wireless Access Point Router – One device with three functions, as the wireless router, the wireless access point or the wireless clients.

If you need a single router device with multi-functions that travels, you need to consider D-Link DAP-1350 wireless access point router. DAP-1350 features multi-mode functionality that can be utilized as a wireless router to create wireless –n network, wireless access point to extend your existing wired network, or as the wireless client to allow any Ethernet-based device connect to the wireless network for example you can connect to the game console.

What this Product Does

DAP-1350 wireless access point router is a compact and light weight device, small enough to carry with you while traveling and allow you to set up as a wireless router easily to share the internet connection. Or you can setup DAP-1350 as a wireless access point to connect to an existing wired network in conference rooms, hotel rooms, or anywhere a Wi-Fi network is needed. Unlike 3g cellular routers where you can access 3g network via the air to share the Internet, with DAP-1350 you depend wired connection where the internet source is available such as Cable or ADSL services. Click here for DAP-1350 specification details.

Advanced Wireless Security

DAP-1350 wireless access point router is powered by the single band 2.4GHz 802.11n technology. With this powerful speed, the router features the latest industrial wireless security – the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) to ensure that you will be able to use the best possible encryption regardless of your client devices.

Connecting the clients to the wireless network is very easy with the WPS feature by just pushing a button. Press the WPS button to start the WPS process. You will have 120 seconds to start the WPS process on another wireless device. When enabling WPS, the light will blink during broadcast. Once connected, the LED will stay solid for 5 seconds and then turn off.

Setting Up and Configuration

You can change the mode function by changing the mode selector in the device. If you wish to change the default settings or optimize the performance of the DAP-1350, you may use the web-based configuration utility. To access the configuration utility, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter dlinkap or enter the default IP address of DAP-1350 192.168.0.50 in the address field. Type admin and then enter your password. Leave the password blank by default.

To setup and configure your D-Link Dap-1350 in different operation modes, the figure below shows DAP-1350 wireless access point router in three different mode functions. The first mode is the wireless router mode; change the mode selector to RT on the device. Connect the Ethernet WAN port of the router using the UTP cable in one end and connect the other end to the Ethernet port of the modem either DSL or Docsis 3.0 Cable modem.

Second mode is wireless access point. If you have a compact modem-router device in home, then you need wireless access mode to extend the network wirelessly. Change the mode selector to AP on the device. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the DAP-1350 to a computer for configuration. You may use the web-based configuration utility from your browser by entering dlinkap or 192.168.0.50 in the address field. When the wireless setup wizard appears, click Launch Wireless Setup Wizard to configure your access point and follow through the wizard. Compare to the high-end DAP-2590 D-Link Airpremier wireless access point.

The third mode is the wireless client. If you have a game console at home and you would like to play online games wirelessly, you can connect to your existing wireless network using this DAP-1350 in wireless client mode. Change the mode selector to CL on the device. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the DAP-1350 to a computer for configuration. See also wireless router for XBOX.

DAP-1350 includes USB Port with SharePort™ Technology to allow you connect USB devices such as a printer or a storage device to share on your network. The good thing is that DAP-1350 supports Power over USB allowing a PC to power it if AC power is not accessible.

Pros:

• Single device for all situations: wireless router; wireless AP or wireless client.
• Can be powered by USB from the PC
• USB for shared storage or printer

Cons:

• As travel router, it doesn’t support cellular modem
• Single band 2.4GHz