D-Link DWL-3600AP

NOTE: This guide is only useful if the default password for the admin account has not been changed.

  1. Start the console session.

    Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port
    Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
    Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.

  2. Access commandline.

    Enter admin for both login and password:
    dman: hostapd-all sent standalone mode response. dman: Restarting DHCP client DLINK-WLAN-AP login: admin Password: admin Enter 'help' for help. DLINK-WLAN-AP#

  3. Erase configuration and reboot.

    Type the factory-reset command and confirm with y:
    DLINK-WLAN-AP# factory-reset Are you sure you want to reset the system to factory defaults (y/n)? y dman: Rebooting the system. The system is going down NOW! Sent SIGTERM to all processes Sent SIGKILL toRestarting system.

  4. Copy all the output from the session into your records.

    Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
    Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.

  5. End the session.

    Close PuTTy.