About This Guide; Product Overview; Unpacking The Product - D-Link DWC-1000 Quick Installation Manual

About This Guide

This guide gives step by step instructions for setting
up your D-Link DWC-1000 Wireless Controller.
Please note that the model you have purchased
may appear slightly different from those shown in the
illustrations.
The DWC-1000 Wireless Controllers are full-featured
wireless LAN controllers designed for small network
environments.The controllers possess a range of
network and access point management and security
functions. The controllers can control up to 6 access
points by default, and up to 24 after being upgraded
with license packs.
The DWC-1000 can be upgraded with three optional
license packs:
- The DWC-1000-AP6/DWC-1000-AP6-LIC License
Packs enable the Wireless Controller to manage
6 extra access points. The DWC-1000 can be
upgraded up to 3 times with this license pack,
enabling it to support up to 24 access points in
total.
- The DWC-1000-VPN/DWC-1000-VPN-LIC
License Packs enable the Wireless Controller to
support VPN, firewall, Website Filter (static WCF)
and routing functions.
- The DWC-1000-WCF-12/DWC-1000-WCF-
12-LIC License Packs enable the dynamic WCF
(Category filtering) feature for one year. It allows
you to filter up to 32 categories of websites to
restrict users from accessing them from your
network, such as pornography, gambling, online
shopping, and many others. Dynamic WCF
also has a logging feature. Whenever a user
tries to access a website that is blocked, the
corresponding event will be logged.
Note:
1. Ensure that firmware v4.2.0.6 or above for
DWC-1000 is being used.
2. Ensure that DWC-1000-VPN License is already
activated before activating DWC-1000-WCF-12
License.

Unpacking the Product

Open the shipping carton and carefully unpack
its contents. Please consult the following packing
list to make sure that all the items are present and
undamaged. If any item is missing or damaged,
please contact your local D-Link reseller for a
replacement.
- One (1) DWC-1000 Wireless Controller
- One (1) Power adapter
- One (1) Console Cable (RJ-45 to DB-9 Cable)
- One (1) Ethernet (CAT5 UTP/Straight-Through)
Cable
- One (1) Reference CD (CD-ROM containing
product documentation in PDF format)
- Two (2) Rack Mounting Brackets

Product Overview

Front Panel - DWC-1000
B
A
Figure 1. DWC-1000 Front Panel
Item Feature Description
A Power LED Indicates the Wireless Controller is
powered on.
B USB Ports (1-2) These can support various USB
1.1 or 2.0 devices including:
1. Flash Disk or Hard Disk for
2. Printer.
C Gigabit LAN Connect Ethernet devices such as
ports (1-4) computers, switches and hubs.
D Gigabit Option The Option1 port is for connection
ports (1-2) to a backbone. After activating
the VPN/Firewall/Router function
through a license pack upgrade,
the Option1 port will act as a WAN
port for connecting to a cable or
DSL modem; and the Option2
port can serve as a WAN or DMZ
port for dual WAN connections or
internal Server Farm purposes.
E Console Port Used to access the Command
Line Interface (CLI) via an RJ-45 to
DB-9 console cable.
Table 1. Front Panel Descriptions
Device Status LEDs and Ethernet Port LEDs
Link
Speed
Figure 2. Ethernet RJ-45 Port LED
D-Link Wireless Controller  1 D-Link Wireless Controller  1
D E
C
network sharing.
TX/RX
Status