There are three methods of setup and installing the Dlink 1325 range extender but the most convenient and simple one is through the WPS connection. It is not necessary for a user to configure his extender only by a computer, once the extender gets connected you can even use the Dlink app to configure the dlinkap.local device
Steps to setup and install the Dlink 1325 range extender using the WPS connection
- Directly Plugin your Dlink 1325 range extender to a switchboard near your wireless router.
- Wait for a few seconds to allow the Power LED of your extender to flash amber that shows your extender has successfully turned on.
- To start the WPS connection process, first, you need to press the WPS button of your main router.
- Within 120 seconds you also need to press the WPS button of your Dlink 1325 range extender. If a user delays time more than 2 minutes, the connection won’t get established between your devices and you need to reconnect your router to the extender.
- Once you press the WPS button of the extender, you need to wait for a minute or two to allow your range extender to get connected to your router.
- Once the signal LED of your Dlink 1325 range extender turns green, it shows both of your networking devices have connected successfully.
- When the setup process is done, you can perform the configuration process using the dlinkap.local window through the web browser of a computer.
Note: Before connecting a range extender to a router through the WPS connection it is necessary for a user to check that the router with which you are about to connect the extender is having the WPS button or not. The router not having a WPS button on its back panel doesn’t support the WPS connection that means you have to try an alternative method of connecting your range extender to the router.
How to configure your Dlink 1325 range extender through the web browser?
Once the dlinkap.local setup process is done, a user can configure his range extender using the web browser of a computer. In the configuration process, a user configures the wireless settings and administrative settings of the Dlink 1325 range extender according to his requirement.
Steps to configure your Dlink 1325 range extender through a web browser
- To start the configuration process, open a browser and type dlinkap.local on the address bar of your browser to open a management page of your extender. If you fail to connect, you can also type the LAN IP address of your extender on the address bar of your browser.
- In the next window create a log-in password for your Dlink Extender login window and re-type it on the Confirm Password field.
- Click on the Start button to start the setup process of your Dlink 1325 Extender.
- When you click the Start button, your device starts searching for the available nearby Wi-Fi networks.
- When the scan process gets completed, the interface gives the list of nearby available Wi-Fi networks. Select the 2.4 GHz extended network then click on the Next button
- In this window, you need to create a Wi-Fi password for your extended network then click on the Next button.
- Repeat the above step for the 5 GHz network and click on the Next button.
- You will be redirected to the Wireless settings page of your network from where you can create any changes on your Wireless network.
Note: Select the “Hide SSID broadcast” option if you don’t want nearby users to access your network. By selecting this option a user has to type the network name manually in the provided field to connect to the network.
- Next is the Summary page from which you can review all the settings you configured. Double-check all the settings performed in the configuration process of the Dlink 1325 Extender.
- After reviewing all the settings, click on the Next button
- When you click on the Next button your range extender immediately starts the reboot process to apply the settings your configured.