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DWL-8500AP - Revision A

Hardware revisions
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Firmware
Do NOT upgrade firmware on any D-Link product over a wireless connection. Failure of the device may result. Use only hard-wired network connections.
Version Description Date
Download 3.0.0.17
Firmware
15/03/2012
Download 3.0.0.14
Firmware
26/05/2011
Additional Downloads
Version Description Date
Download A3
Certificate of Declaration A3 (English and French)
21/09/2009
Download A2
Certificate of Declaration A2 (English and French
5/02/2009
Download A1
Certificate of Declaration A1
18/01/2007
Download 2.00
GNU General Public License
1/06/1991
Datasheets
Description Type File Size
Download
Datasheet (English)
PDF 0.41mb
Manuals
Description Type File Size
Download
Unified Access Point (AP) Administrator’s Guide (English)
PDF 3.44mb
Quick Installation Guides
Version Description Date Type File Size
Download 1.03
Quick Installation Guide (English)
4/01/2011 PDF 1.29mb

Hardware

  • Solid die cast metal housing design for indoor deployment
  • Built-in 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Detachable dualband 5Ghz/2.4Ghz antennae
  • Locking brackets included

High Performance Connectivity

  • 802.11g WLAN standard
  • 802.11a WLAN Standard
  • Up to 108Mbps wireless data transfer rates* (Turbo mode)
  • RF Channels and output power auto-adjustment
  • Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) certified

*802.11g only. Maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard 802.11g specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors may lower actual data throughput rate.

Security

  • 64/128/152-bit WEP data encryption
  • WPA Personal/WPA Enterprise
  • WPA2 Personal/WPA2 Enterprise
  • 802.1X User Authentication
  • Rogue AP detection
  • 802.1Q VLAN tagging
  • Multiple SSIDs
  • MAC address filtering

Management

  • Exclusively through DWS-3024 Wireless Switch