The DLink can be set to almost anything and you should still be able to see it's wireless and connect to it.
For passing IP traffic through to the cRIO, the DLink IP settings don't really matter much.
The simplest approach is:
- Reset the Dlink
- Set the DLink switch on the back to AP 2.4GHz
- Set the laptop IP to match your cRIO. e.g., 10.35.97.5
- Open the laptop wireless connections, look for "dlink", and connect to it.
If you want to follow the FRC standard, the DLink settings are:
- Manual switch on back set to AP 2.4GHz
- WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS:
- Security Mode: none
- WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP: Disabled
- WIRELESS MAC CLONING: Disabled
- NETWORK SETTINGS:
- LAN Connection Type: Static IP
- IPv4 Address: 10.35.97.1
- Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
Laptop settings:
- Your laptop NIC must be compatible with the DLINK, e.g. 2.4GHz and a/b/g/n
- Your wireless must be Enabled
- You must find the DLink in the list of available AP connections on the laptop.
- You must manually Connect to the Dlink from your laptop.
- Your laptop wireless IP: 10.35.37.9 / netmask: 255.0.0.0
You can check the DLink IP settings by connecting your laptop to it via Ethernet and using a CMD window, type:
arp -av or
ipconfig /all
To change the DLink settings you connect to it directly via Ethernet.
Then depending on the current DLink IP setting you must give your laptop a compatible IP address,
e.g., if the DLink is at the factory default of 192.168.0.50, then set your laptop
Ethernet IP to 192.168.0.5,
or if the DLink has been set to the FRC standard 10.35.97.1, then set your laptop
Ethernet IP to 10.35.97.5
Use any browser and type in the address 10.35.97.1 (or 192.168.0.50) to browse to the DLink.
When you get the DLink login screen just use what the screen defaults to for username/password.
If it tries to put you through the DLink setup wizard just cancel out of it.