
84D-Link DAP-3690 User Manual
Section 5 - Troubleshooting
3. What variables may cause my wireless products to lose reception?
D-Link products let you access your network from virtually anywhere you want, however, the positioning of the products within your environment
will aect its wireless range.
4. Why does my wireless connection keep dropping?
• AntennaOrientation-trydierentantennaorientationsfortheDAP-3690.Trytokeeptheantennaatleast6inchesawayfromthewallorother
objects.
• Ifyouareusing2.4GHzcordlessphones,X-10equipmentorotherhomesecuritysystems,ceilingfans,orlights,yourwirelessconnectionwill
degrade dramatically or even drop. Try changing the channel of your router, access point and wireless adapter to a dierent channel to avoid
interference.
• Keepyourproductaway-atleast3-6feet-fromelectricaldevicesthatgenerateRFnoiselikemicrowaves,monitors,electricmotors,etc.
5.Whycan’tIgetawirelessconnection?
If you have enabled encryption on the DAP-3690, you must also enable encryption on all wireless clients in order to establish a wireless connection.
• MakesurethattheSSIDontheAPandthewirelessclientareexactlythesame.Iftheyarenot,wirelessconnectioncannotbeestablished.
• MovetheDAP-3690andthewirelessclientintothesameroomandthentestthewirelessconnection.
• Disableallsecuritysettings.
• TurnoyourDAP-3690andtheclient.TurntheDAP-3690backonagain,andthenturnontheclient.
• MakesurethatalldevicesaresettoInfrastructuremode.
• CheckthattheLEDindicatorsareindicatingnormalactivity.Ifnot,checkthattheACpowerandEthernetcablesarermlyconnected.
• CheckthattheIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNSsettingsarecorrectlyenteredforthenetwork.
• Ifyouareusing2.4GHzcordlessphones,X-10equipment,orotherhomesecuritysystems,ceilingfans,orlights,yourwirelessconnectionwill
degrade dramatically or drop altogether. Try changing the channel on your DAP-3690, and on all the devices in your network to avoid interference.
• Keepyourproductaway-atleast3-6feet-fromelectricaldevicesthatgenerateRFnoiselikemicrowaves,monitors,electricmotors,etc.
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