How to perform Dlink 1620 setup Wizard through the Dlink Wi-fi app?

Dlink 1620 setup
Dlink 1620 setup

Dlink 1620 setup Wizard – Setting up Dlink 1620 extender through the Dlink Wi-fi app requires the Wireless settings of the Wi-fi network you want to extend through the extender. It is one of the convenient methods with which a user can set up a Dlink extender in a home network easily through simple steps. With the help of the Dlink Wi-fi app, a user can remotely control and manage his extender with just a single tap away from the mobile device. A user must download Dlink Wi-fi app on his smartphone to interact with the interface of his range extender remotely

Steps to perform the dlinkap.local 1620 setup Wizard in the home network through the Dlink Wi-fi app

  1. To start the setup process, download a Dlink Wi-fi app from the Google play store or an app store on your mobile device.
  2. Launch the Google play store on your device and search the Dlink Wi-fi app. Wait for a few seconds to allow the application to get downloaded on your device.
  3. When the app gets downloaded, launch it on your mobile device and click on the install new device tab from the main configuration page.
  4. To connect your Dlink 1620 range extender to the Dlink Wi-fi app, choose the Scan QR code option and scan it from the back of your range extender.
  5. When the scanning process gets completed, the next screen will ask you the option with which you want to extend the network. Select the Wireless option and move on to the further step.
  6. To start the configuration process, you need to bring your range extender near to your router then click on the Next option.
  7. Now plug in your range extender to an available electric outlet and turn on the power switch.
  8. When you click on the Next button, the range extender starts booting up that may take up a few minutes.
  9. The LED on the front panel of your Dlink 1620 range extender turns amber that shows it is ready for the setup process.
  10. Once the booting process gets ended, click on the Next button.
  11. In the next window, you will see the list of the available nearby Wi-fi networks. Choose your home network, that you want to extend through the home network.
  12. Click on the next window and enter the Wi-fi password of the network you are extending.
  13. After typing the Wireless credentials of your Wi-fi network click on the Next button.
  14. Now assign the Wi-fi name and Wi-fi password for your extended network then click on the Next tab.
  15. The interface will now give you the option to set the admin password for the Dlink extender login window. This admin password will allow you to perform different configurations in your dlinkap.local 1620 range extender.
  16. After assigning the login password tap the Next tab.
  17. From the next window, you will be given the option to choose the way of installing updates in your extender. If you want to install updates automatically select “Keep my device up-to-date automatically” Choosing this option will automatically install the new updates in your device.
  18. Tap the Next button then you will see the summary of the changes you made. Review all the settings you did through the summary page.
  19. Click on the Save settings tab and the device will reboot to apply the configuration you have done yet.

Note: Experts recommend users to make a note of the summary page for future use. Noting down the configuration settings will allow you to interact with the dlinkap.local window even when you forget the login credentials of the Dlink extender login window.

How to change the login password of the dlinkap.local 1620 extender?

Changing the login password is a safe way to keep anonymous users from accessing the dlinkap.local window. After the configuration process, you can change the login password anytime using the web interface of your Dlink 1620 extender. You can even change the login password remotely using the Dlink Wi-fi app through its interface

  1. Open a browser on your computer or laptop to which the local network is connected.
  2. Go to the address bar of your browser and type dlinkap.local on the address bar of your browser. In case you encounter an error, type the LAN IP address of your range extender as the URL of your browser. The LAN IP address of a Dlink 1620 range extender is 192.168.0.50
  3. Hit the enter button and you will be redirected to the Dlink Extender login window.
  4. Type down the login credentials within the respective login fields. Type “admin” as the default username and mention the password you typed earlier while logging into the dlinkap.local window. Both the credential fields of the login window are case-sensitive
  5. Click on the login button and the dlinkap.local window appears on your screen.
  6. From the main web setup page, go to the Management tab then click on the System Admin option.
  7. To change the login password, scroll down to the page, go to the Admin Password section. Remove the current password and type the password that you want to keep as the login password for the Dlink extender login window.
  8. Retype the login password on the Confirm Password field.
  9. After successfully changing the login password, click on the Save tab to apply and save the configurations you made in the former steps.

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Note: The login password field of the login window is case-sensitive while logging into the web interface of the dlinkap.local window makes sure to hold the shift key when you want to type an uppercase letter and release the key when you want to type a lowercase letter. Any carelessness while typing in the log-in password can deny you from accessing the dlinkap.local window.