Device Required:

• PC / Laptop (Wireless or with a wireless adapter)
• D-Link Wi-Fi Configuration Card
• External Speakers or Headphones

 

Step 1 – Insert the DCH-M225 into a Power Socket and press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds

Step 2 – Once it has been reset you should see a flashing “Orange” LED

Step 3 – Connect to the Wireless Network by searching for the SSID which will be located on the D-Link Wi-Fi Configuration Card.

 

Step 4 – Select the SSID and when prompted enter the password which will be located on the D-Link Wi-Fi Configuration Card.

Step 4-1  – Once you have established connection with the DCH-M255, you will be presented with “Set Network Location”. Select the network appropriate to your environment and click “Close”. In this example we have selected “Home Network”

 

Step 5 – Once connected to the Wi-Fi network of the DCH-M225, open a web browser. In this example, we used Internet Explorer and enter: http://dlinkap.local

Step 6 – Once the web page has loaded, you may (Internet Explorer) be presented with prompts for “Intranet settings”

 

Ignore this and commence with Step 7

Step 7 – You are now at the “WiFi Connection Setup Wizard”, select your language

 

Click on “Next”

Step 8 – You will now be presented with “Select Configuration Method”. There are two choices:

-- Select this option if your wireless device supports WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

-- Select this option if you want to setup your network manually

Step 8-1 – If your router supports WPS, select this option.

 

Click on “Next”

You must press both WPS buttons on the DCH-M225 and the Router or AP to start the connection, then follow the instructions


 

Step 8-2 – If your router doesn’t support WPS, you will need to select the option by “Setup your network manually”

 

Click on “Next”

You should notice the configuration wizard will be scanning for wireless networks as below

 

Step 9 – Select the wireless network provided by your router or AP

 

Click on “Select”

Step 10 – Enter the WiFi Password to connect

 

Click on “Next”

 

Step 11 – Choose if you would like to give a name for your “Extended Network” or use the existing WiFi Network. In this example, we are using the same Wi-Fi network name

 

Click “Next”

Step 12 – Choose a name for the “Device”. In this example we left as default “DCH-M225”.

 

Click “Next”

Step 13 – The setup is complete and you will be presented with a summary of the setup

 

Click “Save” and you will be presented with a prompt displaying the settings are being saved and device rebooting

 

Step 14 – Once rebooted you will be taken to the “Current Status” page

 

Step 15 – Insert one end of the Audio 3.5mm Jack into the DCH-M225 and the other into the input jack of your speakers. Once this has been accomplished, you will notice a connection to the Audio Render on the “Current Status” page

 

Step 16 – To play music to the speakers you will need to open the following program

Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player

 

Step 17 – Select “Music” then for example an “Album”. Double-click on the Album and you should notice “Play to” drop-down option become available

 
 

Step 18 – Click on the “Play to” option and select the device name given in Step 12. In this example, our device is “DCH-M225”

 

Step 19 – Windows Media Player will open another window “Play to DCH-M225” and your selected music will begin to play and will be heard from the speakers