D-Link DIR-820, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual DIR 820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi Router October 2021 ...

Page 2: ...onnecting to Wireless Network OS Windows 10 30 Connecting to Web based Interface 33 Web based Interface Structure 35 Summary Page 35 Home Page 37 Menu Sections 38 Notifications 39 Chapter 4 Configuring via Web based Interface 40 Initial Configuration Wizard 40 Selecting Operation Mode 42 Router 42 Access Point or Repeater 44 Changing LAN IPv4 Address 47 Wi Fi Client 48 Configuring WAN Connection 5...

Page 3: ...9 LAN 95 IPv4 95 IPv6 100 WAN Failover 104 Wi Fi 107 Basic Settings 107 Client Management 116 WPS 117 Using WPS Function via Web based Interface 119 Using WPS Function without Web based Interface 120 WMM 121 Client 124 Additional 126 MAC Filter 130 Roaming 133 Advanced 135 VLAN 136 WAN Assignment 139 Using LAN Ports as WAN Ports 139 Using WAN Port as LAN Port 140 SNMP 141 DNS 144 DDNS 146 Ports Se...

Page 4: ...te 183 Local Update 185 Remote Update 186 Schedule 187 Log 192 Ping 195 Traceroute 197 Telnet SSH 199 System Time 200 Auto Provision 203 Chapter 5 Operation Guidelines 205 Safety Rules and Conditions 205 Wireless Installation Considerations 206 Chapter 6 Abbreviations and Acronyms 207 Page 4 of 210 ...

Page 5: ...ment Change A name of a menu menu item control field checkbox drop down list button etc 192 168 0 1 Data that you should enter in the specified field Information An important note Document Structure Chapter 1 describes the purpose and structure of the document Chapter 2 gives an overview of the router s hardware and software features describes its appearance and the package contents Chapter 3 expl...

Page 6: ...A2 MAC address filtering WPS WMM Multi user MIMO technology allows to distribute the router s resources to let multiple wireless clients use the Wi Fi network efficiently keeping high rates for HD media streaming lag free gaming and fast transfer of large files Transmit Beamforming technology allows to flexibly change the antennas radiation pattern and to redistribute the signal directly to wirele...

Page 7: ... 820 to one of the following modes router for connection to a wired or wireless ISP access point repeater or client and then configure all needed setting for operation in the selected mode in several simple steps Also DIR 820 supports configuration and management via mobile application for Android and iPhone smartphones You can simply update the firmware the router itself finds approved firmware o...

Page 8: ...l Access PPPoE Dynamic IP PPPoE Dual Access PPTP L2TP Static IP PPTP L2TP Dynamic IP Network functions DHCP server relay Advanced configuration of built in DHCP server Stateful Stateless mode for IPv6 address assignment IPv6 prefix delegation Automatic obtainment of LAN IP address for access point repeater client modes DNS relay Dynamic DNS Static IPv4 IPv6 routing IGMP Proxy Support of UPnP IGD S...

Page 9: ...ot and enabling disabling wireless network and Wi Fi filter Automatic upload of configuration file from ISP s server Auto Provision Wireless Module Parameters Standards IEEE 802 11ac Wave 2 IEEE 802 11a b g n IEEE 802 11k v Frequency range The frequency range depends upon the radio frequency regulations applied in your country 2400 2483 5MHz 5150 5350MHz 5650 5850MHz Wireless connection security W...

Page 10: ... HT40 15dBm at MCS0 7 5GHz HT20 15dBm at MCS0 7 5GHz HT40 15dBm at MCS0 7 802 11ac typical at room temperature 25 C VHT20 15dBm at MCS0 8 VHT40 15dBm at MCS0 9 VHT80 15dBm at MCS0 9 Receiver sensitivity 802 11a typical at PER 10 1000 byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C 90dBm at 6Mbps 88dBm at 9Mbps 86dBm at 12Mbps 85dBm at 18Mbps 82dBm at 24Mbps 78dBm at 36Mbps 74dBm at 48Mbps 73dBm at 54Mbps 802 1...

Page 11: ...7 5GHz HT20 90dBm at MCS0 86dBm at MCS1 84dBm at MCS2 81dBm at MCS3 77dBm at MCS4 73dBm at MCS5 72dBm at MCS6 71dBm at MCS7 5GHz HT40 87dBm at MCS0 84dBm at MCS1 82dBm at MCS2 79dBm at MCS3 75dBm at MCS4 71dBm at MCS5 70dBm at MCS6 69dBm at MCS7 802 11ac typical at PER 10 1000 byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C VHT20 90dBm at MCS0 86dBm at MCS1 84dBm at MCS2 81dBm at MCS3 77dBm at MCS4 73dBm at MC...

Page 12: ...K 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11b DQPSK DBPSK DSSS CCK 802 11g BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11n BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11ac BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM up to 256QAM with OFDM Physical Parameters Dimensions L x W x H 190 x 120 x 30 mm 7 48 x 4 72 x 1 18 in Operating Environment Power Output 12V DC 0 5A Temperature Operating from 0 to 40 C Storage from 20 to 65 C Humidity Operating from ...

Page 13: ...Panel Figure 1 Upper panel view LED Mode Description Power Solid green The router is powered on No light The router is powered off WAN Solid green The WAN cable is connected to the port Blinking green Data transfer through the WAN port No light The WAN cable is not connected Page 13 of 210 ...

Page 14: ...ugh the Wi Fi network of the relevant band No light The router s WLAN of the relevant band is off WPS Fast blinking green Attempting to add a wireless device via the WPS function Slow blinking green The firmware is being updated No light The WPS function is not in use In case the Power and WLAN 5G LEDs are solid green and the WAN LAN 1 3 WLAN 2 4G and WPS LEDs are fast blinking green at the same t...

Page 15: ...d release The WPS LED should start blinking fast To restore the factory defaults with the device turned on push the button hold it for 10 seconds and then release the button LAN 1 3 3 Ethernet ports to connect computers or network devices WAN A port to connect to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet line it is recommended to use the cable included in the delivery package DC IN Power conne...

Page 16: ...20 Power adapter DC 12V 0 5A Ethernet cable Quick Installation Guide brochure The User Manual and Quick Installation Guide documents are available on D Link website see www dlink ru Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Page 16 of 210 ...

Page 17: ...Google Chrome 48 and later Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and later Microsoft Edge 20 10240 and later Mozilla Firefox 44 and later Opera 35 and later For successful operation JavaScript should be enabled on the web browser Make sure that JavaScript has not been disabled by other software such as virus protection or web user security packages running on your computer Wired or Wireless NIC Ethernet ...

Page 18: ... an electrical outlet or power strip Then make sure that your PC is configured to obtain an IP address automatically as DHCP client Obtaining IP Address Automatically OS Windows 7 1 Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window 2 Select the Network and Sharing Center section If the Control Panel has the category view the Category value is selected from the View by drop down list i...

Page 19: ...e 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi Router User Manual Installation and Connection 3 In the menu located on the left part of the window select the Change adapter settings line Figure 4 The Network and Sharing Center window Page 19 of 210 ...

Page 20: ... Fi Router User Manual Installation and Connection 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed Figure 5 The Network Connections window Page 20 of 210 ...

Page 21: ...nual Installation and Connection 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 line Click the Properties button Figure 6 The Local Area Connection Properties window Page 21 of 210 ...

Page 22: ...re that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button Figure 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window Page 22 of 210 ...

Page 23: ...er User Manual Installation and Connection Obtaining IP Address Automatically OS Windows 10 1 Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window 2 Select the Network Internet section Figure 8 The Windows Settings window Page 23 of 210 ...

Page 24: ...C1200 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi Router User Manual Installation and Connection 3 In the Change your network settings section select the Change adapter options line Figure 9 The Network Internet window Page 24 of 210 ...

Page 25: ...l Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed Figure 10 The Network Connections window 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 line Click the Properties button Figure 11 The local area connection properties window Page 25 of 210 ...

Page 26: ... that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button Figure 12 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the Close button in the connection properties window Page 26 of 210 ...

Page 27: ... equipped with a pluggable wireless NIC install the software provided with your Wi Fi adapter Then make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is configured to obtain an IP address automatically as DHCP client Obtaining IP Address Automatically and Connecting to Wireless Network OS Windows 7 1 Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window 2 Select the Network and Sharing Center section If t...

Page 28: ...net Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 line Click the Properties button 6 Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button Figure 14 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window 8 To open the list of available wireless netwo...

Page 29: ...ed window enter the network key see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device in the Security key field and click the OK button 11 Wait for about 20 30 seconds After the connection is established the network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi Fi connection note that immediately after changing the wireless ...

Page 30: ...gure 17 The Windows Settings window 3 In the Change your network settings section select the Change adapter options line 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Wireless Network Connection icon Make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is on then select the Properties line in the menu displayed 5 In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Internet Protoco...

Page 31: ...he OK button Figure 18 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the Close button in the connection properties window 8 To open the list of available wireless networks select the icon of the wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left click the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of the taskbar Figure 19 The notification ...

Page 32: ...ttom panel of the device in the Security key field and click the Next button 11 Allow or forbid your PC to be discoverable by other devices on this network Yes No Figure 21 PC discovery settings 12 Wait for about 20 30 seconds After the connection is established the network icon will be displayed as a dot with curved lines indicating the signal level If you perform initial configuration of the rou...

Page 33: ...the address bar of the web browser enter the domain name of the router by default dlinkrouter local with a dot at the end and press the Enter key Also you can enter the IP address of the device by default 192 168 0 1 Figure 22 Connecting to the web based interface of the DIR 820 device If the error The page cannot be displayed or Unable to display the page Could not connect to remote server occurs...

Page 34: ...ord you specified in the Password field then click the LOGIN button Figure 24 The login page In order not to log out move the Stay signed in switch to the right After closing the web browser or rebooting the device you need to enter the username and the password again If you enter a wrong password several times the web based interface will be blocked for a while Please wait for one minute and reen...

Page 35: ...2 MU MIMO Wi Fi Router User Manual Installation and Connection Web based Interface Structure Summary Page On the Summary page detailed information on the device state is displayed Figure 25 The summary page Page 35 of 210 ...

Page 36: ...ndow click the Initial Configuration Wizard link for the detailed description of the Wizard see the Initial Configuration Wizard section page 40 The Wi Fi 2 4 GHz and Wi Fi 5 GHz sections display data on the state of the device s wireless network its name and the authentication type and availability of an additional wireless network in the relevant band In the WAN section data on the type and stat...

Page 37: ...nual Installation and Connection Home Page The Home page displays links to the most frequently used pages with device s settings Figure 26 The Home page Other settings of the router are available in the menu in the left part of the page Page 37 of 210 ...

Page 38: ...rameters of the LAN interface of the router and creating a connection to the Internet for the description of the pages see the Connections Setup section page 72 The pages of the Wi Fi section are designed for specifying all needed settings of the router s wireless network for the description of the pages see the Wi Fi section page 107 The pages of the Advanced section are designed for configuring ...

Page 39: ...ion Notifications The router s web based interface displays notifications in the top right part of the page Figure 27 The web based interface notifications Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant button Page 39 of 210 ...

Page 40: ...ton and wait until the factory default settings are restored Figure 28 Restoring the default settings in the Wizard If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi Fi connection please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network DIR 820 for operating in the 2 4GHz band or DIR 820 5G for operating in the 5GHz band and click the NEXT button Figure 29 Checking connection to the...

Page 41: ... based interface To do this click the ADVANCED SETTINGS button On the opened page change the default settings specify the administrator password in the User s interface password and Password confirmation and the name of the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands in the Network name 2 4 GHz SSID and Network name 5 GHz SSID fields correspondingly Then click the APPLY button Figure 32 Changing...

Page 42: ...e page from the Connection method list select the Wired connection value Then from the Work mode list select the Router value In this mode you can configure a WAN connection set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands configure LAN ports to connect an STB or VoIP phone and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 33 Selecting ...

Page 43: ...select the Wi Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the WISP Repeater value In this mode you can connect your device to another access point configure a WAN connection set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 34 Selecting an operation mode The WISP Repeater mode Page 43 of...

Page 44: ...k on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Wired connection value Then from the Work mode list select the Access point value In this mode you can change the LAN IP address set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 35 Selecting an operation mode The Access...

Page 45: ... from the Connection method list select the Wi Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the Repeater value In this mode you can change the LAN IP address connect your device to another access point set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 36 Selecting an operation mode The Re...

Page 46: ...router on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Wi Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the Client value In this mode you can change the LAN IP address connect your device to another access point and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 37 Selecting an operation mode The Client mode Page 46 of 210 ...

Page 47: ...leave the value suggested by the router In order to access the web based interface using the domain name in the address bar of the web browser enter the name of the router with a dot at the end If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR 820 do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address Subnet mask DNS IP address Hostname fields and if n...

Page 48: ...igure 39 The page for configuring the Wi Fi client If you connect to a hidden network select the band where the hidden network operates from the Frequency band list and enter the network name in the Network name SSID field Then select a needed value from the Network authentication list and then if needed enter the password in the relevant field When the Open or WEP authentication type is selected ...

Page 49: ...y ID drop down list It is required to specify all the fields Click the Show icon to display the entered key When the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed authentication type is selected the following fields are displayed Parameter Description Password PSK A password for WPA encryption Click the Show icon to display the entered password Encryption type An encryption method TKIP AES or TKIP AE...

Page 50: ...ion type page click the SCAN button available for the Router mode only to automatically specify the connection type used by your ISP or manually select the needed value from the Connection type list 2 Specify the settings necessary for the connection of the selected type 3 If your ISP uses MAC address binding select the Clone MAC address of your device checkbox available for the Router mode only 4...

Page 51: ...ter User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Static IPv4 Connection Figure 40 The page for configuring Static IPv4 WAN connection Fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address Page 51 of 210 ...

Page 52: ...outer User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Static IPv6 Connection Figure 41 The page for configuring Static IPv6 WAN connection Fill in the following fields IP address Prefix Gateway IP address and DNS IP address Page 52 of 210 ...

Page 53: ...ic IP PPPoE Dual Access Connections Figure 42 The page for configuring PPPoE WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox Page 53 of 210 ...

Page 54: ...atic IP PPPoE Dual Access WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox Also fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address Page 54 of 210 ...

Page 55: ...TP Dynamic IP WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox In the VPN server address field enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server Page 55 of 210 ...

Page 56: ...d enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox In the VPN server address field enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server Also fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP ...

Page 57: ...field specify your own password for access to the wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router WPS PIN of the device see the barcode label 3 If the router is used as a Wi Fi client you can specify the same parameters of the wireless network as specified for the network to which you are connecting To do this click the USE button available for the WISP Repeater and Repeater modes only...

Page 58: ... the wireless network 6 In the Network name field specify your own name for the guest wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router 7 If you want to create a password for access to the guest wireless network deselect the Open network checkbox and fill in the Password field 8 Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to specify other settings 9 On the Wireless Network...

Page 59: ... select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox Figure 48 The page for selecting a LAN port to connect an IPTV set top box 2 Select a free LAN port for connecting your set top box 3 If the IPTV service is provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN ID checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 4 Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to specify other settings Page 59 of ...

Page 60: ...device checkbox Figure 49 The page for selecting a LAN port to connect a VoIP phone 6 Select a free LAN port for connecting your IP phone 7 If the VoIP service is provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN ID checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 8 Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to specify other settings Page 60 of 210 ...

Page 61: ...sword for the administrator account In case of losing the new password you can access the settings of the router only after restoring the factory default settings via the hardware WPS RST button This procedure wipes out all settings that you have configured for your router Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to return to the previous page On the next page check all specified...

Page 62: ...eared when connecting to the Internet click the CHECK AGAIN button to recheck the state of the WAN connection If problems of connection have not been solved contact the technical support of your ISP as a rule the technical support phone is provided with the agreement or the D Link technical support the phone number will be displayed on the page after several attempts of checking the connection To ...

Page 63: ...x or IP phone Contact your ISP to clarify if you need to configure DIR 820 in order to use these devices To start the Wizard on the Home page select the Connection of Multimedia Devices section If you need to select a port in order to use an additional device left click the relevant element in the LAN section the selected element will be marked with a frame Then click the APPLY button Figure 52 Th...

Page 64: ...on for easier identification in the Name field you can specify any name Specify the VLAN ID provided by your ISP and click the SAVE button Then in the LAN section from the Bridged with drop down list of the element corresponding to the LAN port to which the additional device is connected select the created connection Click the APPLY button The selected port cannot use the default connection to acc...

Page 65: ...ct the port in the advanced mode select the No value from the Bridged with drop down list of the element corresponding to the needed LAN port Then in the WAN section select the connection via VLAN which will not be used any longer and click the DELETE button Then click the APPLY button Page 65 of 210 ...

Page 66: ...atistics On the Statistics Network Statistics page you can view statistics for all connections existing in the system WAN connections LAN WLAN For each connection the following data are displayed name and state when the connection is on its name is highlighted in green when the connection is off its name is highlighted in red IP address and subnet mask and volume of data received and transmitted w...

Page 67: ...ring via Web based Interface DHCP The Statistics DHCP page displays the information on computers that have been identified by hostnames and MAC addresses and have got IP addresses from the DHCP server of the device Figure 56 The Statistics DHCP page Page 67 of 210 ...

Page 68: ... tables Figure 57 The Statistics Routing page The Rules section displays routing rules their corresponding routing tables incoming and outgoing interfaces priority levels and other data The Tables section displays the list of routing tables stored in the device s memory To view detailed information on routes left click the relevant line in the table Page 68 of 210 ...

Page 69: ...anual Configuring via Web based Interface Figure 58 The routing table page The opened page displays the information on routes in the selected routing table The table contains destination IP addresses gateways subnet masks and other data Page 69 of 210 ...

Page 70: ... The Statistics Clients and Sessions page For each device the following data are displayed the IP address the MAC address and the network interface to which the device is connected To view the information on current sessions of a device select this device in the table On the opened page the following data for each session of the selected device will be displayed the protocol for network packet tra...

Page 71: ... The Statistics Multicast Groups page displays addresses of active multicast groups including IPTV channels and groups for transferring service information to which the device is subscribed and the interface through which the device is subscribed Figure 60 The Statistics Multicast Groups page Page 71 of 210 ...

Page 72: ... router Figure 61 The Connections Setup WAN page The simplified mode To edit an existing connection click the EDIT button On the opened page сhange the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To disconnect a connection and establish it again click the RECONNECT button To remove an existing connection and create a new one click the CHANGE CONFIGURATION button Upon that the connection creation ...

Page 73: ...kbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the RECONNECT button To remove a connection in the Connections List section select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button To allow multicast traffic e g streaming video for a connection click the IGMP link for the description of the page see the IGMP section page 159 To use ...

Page 74: ...rface A physical or virtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function...

Page 75: ...stered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the RESTORE D...

Page 76: ...DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields For Dynamic IPv4 type Obtain DNS server addresses automatically Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of DNS server addresses Upon that the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields are not available for editing Primary DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary...

Page 77: ...on The General Settings section Parameter Description General Settings Interface A physical or virtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection Ping If the switch is moved to the right the...

Page 78: ...agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the RESTORE DEFAULT MAC ADDRESS button the button is...

Page 79: ...a method for IPv6 address assignment from the drop down list or leave the Automatically value Enable prefix delegation Move the switch to the right if it is necessary that the router requests a prefix to configure IPv6 addresses for the local network from a delegating router Obtain DNS server addresses automatically Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of IPv6 DNS server ...

Page 80: ...al or virtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function unless your I...

Page 81: ...red by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the RESTORE DEFA...

Page 82: ...ut authorization Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password Service name The name of the PPPoE authentication server MTU The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface Page 82 of 210 ...

Page 83: ...ion method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LCP interval and LCP fails fields are available Specify the required values Dial on demand Move the switch to the right if you wan...

Page 84: ...ter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button In the simplified mode after clicking the button the window for creating an additional connection opens If your ISP offers access to local services e g audio and video resources click the CREATE CONNECTION button On the page displayed specify the parameters f...

Page 85: ...r Description General Settings Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function unless your ISP requires this Ping If the switch is mov...

Page 86: ...ion Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password VPN server address The IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server MTU The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface Page 86...

Page 87: ...ion method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LCP interval and LCP fails fields are available Specify the required values Dial on demand Move the switch to the right if you wan...

Page 88: ... are configured click the APPLY button After clicking the button the window for additional configuration of the connection opens If you want to use this WAN connection to access the Internet select the to the Internet choice of the radio button Then select an existing connection which will be used to access the PPTP L2TP server and click the CONTINUE button or select the create a new connection ch...

Page 89: ...irtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT For the PPPoE Dual Stack type only If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function for IPv4 is enabled Do n...

Page 90: ...stered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the RESTORE D...

Page 91: ...thout authorization Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password Service name The name of the PPPoE authentication server MTU The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface Page 91 of 210 ...

Page 92: ...value is selected from the Authentication protocol drop down list Authentication protocol Select a required authentication method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LCP interva...

Page 93: ... and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields Figure 80 The page for creating a new PPPoE Pv6 connection The IPv6 section Parameter Description IPv6 Get IPv6 Select a method for IPv6 address assignment from the drop down list or leave the Automatically value Enable prefix delegation Move the switch to the right if it is necessary that the router requests a prefix to configure IPv6 addresses fo...

Page 94: ...ring via Web based Interface Parameter Description Primary IPv6 DNS server Secondary IPv6 DNS server Enter addresses of the primary and secondary IPv6 DNS servers in the relevant fields When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button Page 94 of 210 ...

Page 95: ...ption Local IP Address Mode of local IP address assignment Available if the Access point Repeater or Client mode was selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard Select the needed value from the drop down list Static The IPv4 address subnet mask and the gateway IP address are assigned manually Dynamic The router automatically obtains these parameters from the LAN DHCP server or from the router to ...

Page 96: ...net Figure 82 Configuring the local interface The IPv4 tab The Dynamic IP Addresses section Parameter Description Dynamic IP Addresses Mode of dynamic IP address assignment An operating mode of the router s DHCP server Disable The router s DHCP server is disabled clients IP addresses are assigned manually Server The router assigns IP addresses to clients automatically in accordance with the specif...

Page 97: ...server At the end of this period the leased IP address is revoked and can be distributed to another device unless the previous device has confirmed the need to keep the address DNS relay Move the switch to the right so that the devices connected to the router obtain the address of the router as the DNS server address Move the switch to the left so that the devices connected to the router obtain th...

Page 98: ...o the right to let the DHCP server send the selected option regardless of the client s request Move the switch to the left to let the DHCP server send the selected option only when the client requests it After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button To edit the parameters of an option left click the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and cl...

Page 99: ...rameters and click the APPLY button To remove a MAC IPv4 pair select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button Then click the APPLY button Also you can remove a pair in the editing window If needed you can add your own address resource records To do this click the ADD button in the Hosts section available if the Router or WISP Repeater mode was ...

Page 100: ...adding an IPv6 address In the opened window you can specify the following parameters Parameter Description Local IPv6 Address IPv6 address The IPv6 address of the router in the local subnet Prefix The length of the prefix subnet Gateway IPv6 address Available if the Access point Repeater or Client mode was selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard The gateway IPv6 address which is used by the r...

Page 101: ...he tab Stateless Clients themselves configure IPv6 addresses using the prefix Address range The start and the end values for the latest hextet 16 bit of the range of IPv6 addresses which the DHCPv6 server distributes to clients Lease time The lifetime of IPv6 addresses provided to clients The default route for LAN clients Move the switch to the right to let the clients that received IPv6 addresses...

Page 102: ... MAC IPv6 pairs for the devices connected to the router at the moment click the KNOWN CLIENTS button In the opened window select the needed device and click the OK button To view the latest list of the connected devices click the REFRESH button To edit the settings for an existing MAC IPv6 pair left click the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click th...

Page 103: ...ion select the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click the SAVE button To remove a record in the Hosts section select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button After completing the work with records click the APPLY button Page 103 of 210 ...

Page 104: ...d access to the Internet When your main connection breaks down the router activates the backup connection and when the main channel is recovered the router switches to it and disconnects the reserve one Figure 92 The Connections Setup WAN Failover page To activate the backup function create several WAN connections After that go to the Connections Setup WAN Failover page move the Enable switch to t...

Page 105: ...or changing the priority of a connection In the opened window specify the needed parameters Parameter Description Check with ping Move the switch to the right to let the router use ICMP ping mechanism for checking the connection Move the switch to the left to let the router check only the status of the connection may be useful for unstable connections Priority The priority level of the connection ...

Page 106: ...uccessful attempt the router keeps using the main connection After several failed attempts the next connection from the list is enabled Waiting for response A time period in seconds allocated for a response to one ping request Number of attempts A number of failed attempts to check the health of a connection after which the next connection from the list is enabled Hosts External IP addresses that ...

Page 107: ...r your wireless network Basic Settings In the Wi Fi Basic Settings section you can change basic parameters for the wireless interface of the router and configure the basic and additional wireless networks To configure the 2 4GHz band or 5GHz band go to the relevant tab Figure 94 Basic settings of the wireless LAN in the 2 4GHz band Page 107 of 210 ...

Page 108: ...on To disable Wi Fi connection at the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable wireless connection value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule click the Edit schedule icon In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button Country The country you a...

Page 109: ...ch is moved to the right Enable periodic scanning Move the switch to the right to let the router search for a free channel in certain periods of time When the switch is moved to the right the Scanning period field is available for editing Scanning period Specify a period of time in seconds after which the router rescans channels When you have configured the parameters click the APPLY button To edi...

Page 110: ...ommended not to hide the network in order to simplify initial configuration of the wireless network BSSID The unique identifier for this wireless network You cannot change the value of this parameter it is determined in the device s internal settings The field is displayed in the settings of the existing wireless network Max associated clients The maximum number of devices connected to the wireles...

Page 111: ...work on schedule To disable broadcasting at the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable wireless network broadcasting value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule click the Edit schedule icon In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button If yo...

Page 112: ... down list on the Wi Fi Basic Settings page WPA WPA based authentication using a RADIUS server WPA PSK WPA based authentication using a PSK WPA2 WPA2 based authentication using a RADIUS server WPA2 PSK WPA2 based authentication using a PSK WPA WPA2 mixed A mixed type of authentication When this value is selected devices using the WPA authentication type and devices using the WPA2 authentication ty...

Page 113: ...ion type only To activate WEP encryption move the switch to the right Upon that the Default key ID drop down list the Encryption key WEP as HEX switch and four Encryption key fields are displayed on the page Default key ID The number of the key from first to fourth which will be used for WEP encryption Encryption key WEP as HEX Move the switch to the right to set a hexadecimal number as a key for ...

Page 114: ...iption Password PSK A password for WPA encryption The password can contain digits Latin letters uppercase and or lowercase and other characters available in the US keyboard layout 3 Click the Show icon to display the entered password Encryption type An encryption method TKIP AES or TKIP AES Group key update interval The time period in seconds at the end of which a new key for WPA encryption is gen...

Page 115: ...e password which the router uses for communication with the RADIUS server the value of this parameter is specified in the RADIUS server settings Encryption type An encryption method TKIP AES or TKIP AES Group key update interval The time period in seconds at the end of which a new key for WPA encryption is generated When the value 0 is specified for this field the key is not renewed When you have ...

Page 116: ...00 The page for managing the wireless clients If you want to disconnect a wireless device from your WLAN select the checkbox in the line containing the MAC address of this device and click the DISCONNECT button To view the latest data on the devices connected to the WLAN click the REFRESH button To view the latest data on a connected device left click the line containing the MAC address of this de...

Page 117: ... specified controls of the WPS page on the tab of the relevant band are not available Figure 101 The page for configuring the WPS function You can activate the WPS function via the web based interface or the hardware WPS RST button on the cover of the device To activate the WPS function via the hardware button move the Enable WPS function with hardware button switch to the right on the tabs of bot...

Page 118: ...igured after activating the WPS function the SSID and the encryption key will be configured automatically the network authentication type will be changed to WPA2 PSK Default PIN code The PIN code of the router This parameter is used when connecting the router to a registrar to set the parameters of the WPS function Network name SSID The name of the router s wireless network Network authentication ...

Page 119: ...AN 6 Right after that enter the PIN code specified on the cover of the wireless device or in its software in the PIN code field 7 Click the CONNECT button in the web based interface of the router To connect to the basic wireless network via the PBC method of the WPS function follow the next steps 1 Click the ENABLE WPS button 2 In the WPS Control section click the ESTABLISH CONNECTION button 3 In ...

Page 120: ... button switch is moved to the right on the tabs of both bands 3 Click the ENABLE WPS button 4 Сlose the web based interface click the Logout line of the menu Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by pressing the WPS RST button of the router 1 Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the router s WLAN 2 Click the relevant button ...

Page 121: ...y default Manual The settings of the WMM function are configured manually When this value is selected the Access Point and Station sections are displayed on the page Figure 102 The page for configuring the WMM function All needed settings for the WMM function are specified in the device s system Changing parameters manually may negatively affect your WLAN The WMM function allows assigning prioriti...

Page 122: ... The lower the value the higher is the Access Category priority CWMin CWMax Contention Window Minimum Contention Window Maximum Both fields influence time delays for the relevant Access Category The CWMax field value should not be lower than the CWMin field value The lower the difference between the CWMax field value and the CWMin field value the higher is the Access Category priority TXOP Transmi...

Page 123: ...eter Description ACK Acknowledgment Answering response requests while transmitting Displayed only in the Access Point section If the switch is moved to the left the router answers requests If the switch is moved to the right the router does not answer requests Click the SAVE button Page 123 of 210 ...

Page 124: ...oadcast wireless network 5 GHz If the switch is moved to the left devices cannot connect to the router s WLAN Upon that the router can connect to another access point as a wireless client Connecting to network A method for connecting to another access point In the Wireless Networks section the list of available wireless networks is displayed To view the latest data on available wireless networks c...

Page 125: ...al number as a key for encryption Encryption key 1 4 Keys for WEP encryption The router uses the key selected from the Default key ID drop down list It is required to specify all the fields Click the Show icon to display the entered key When the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed authentication type is selected the following fields are displayed Parameter Description Password PSK A passwo...

Page 126: ... On page of the Wi Fi Additional section you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the router To configure the 2 4GHz band or 5GHz band go to the relevant tab Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN Figure 105 Additional settings of the WLAN Page 126 of 210 ...

Page 127: ...ac clients Autonegotiation 20 40 Coexistence Available on the 2 4 GHz tab Move the switch to the right to let the router to automatically choose the most suitable channel bandwidth 20MHz or 40MHz for the connected devices this setting can substantially lower the data transfer rate of your wireless network The switch is displayed when the 20 40 MHz or Auto value is selected from the Bandwidth drop ...

Page 128: ... the right if you need to use the STBC technique Enable 802 11k 802 11k standard allows faster roaming of clients between access points within the same network Clients supporting 802 11k standard can request a list of neighbor access points with their signal levels and Wi Fi channel numbers The device does not need to probe all of the available channels but selects an access point to roam to from ...

Page 129: ...when the router is communicating to wireless devices Enable The router uses the 400 ns short guard interval Only for the wireless network operating modes which support 802 11n and 802 11ac standards see the value of the Wireless mode drop down list on the Wi Fi Basic Settings page Disable The router uses the 800 ns standard guard interval Beacon period The time interval in milliseconds between pac...

Page 130: ...ces which will not be allowed to access the WLAN It is recommended to configure the Wi Fi MAC filter through a wired connection to DIR 820 Figure 106 The page for configuring the MAC filter for the wireless network By default the Wi Fi MAC filter is disabled To configure the MAC filter first you need to create rules specify MAC addresses of devices for which the specified filtering modes will be a...

Page 131: ...ss to which the selected filtering mode will be applied Hostname The name of the device for easier identification optional You can specify any name Enable If the switch is moved to the right the rule is active Move the switch to the left to disable the rule When you have configured the parameters click the SAVE button To edit the parameters of the existing rule in the Filters section left click th...

Page 132: ...lick the SAVE button To set a schedule for the MAC filter rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 187 or select the Select an existing one value to use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Rule name drop down list ...

Page 133: ...of smart adjustment of Wi Fi clients This function is designed for wireless networks based on several access points or routers If the function is enabled for all access points routers which establish a wireless network then wireless clients will always connect to the device with the highest signal level Figure 108 The Wi Fi Roaming page Page 133 of 210 ...

Page 134: ...ng data The maximum time period in seconds during which the access point router stores data on the signal strength of the client located on its coverage area Minimum level of connection quality The signal strength upon which the access point router starts scanning other devices in order to find a device with a higher signal level Dead zone This parameter is used for calculation of the signal stren...

Page 135: ...the router add name servers configure a DDNS service configure autonegotiation or manually configure speed and duplex mode for each Ethernet port of the router configure notifications on the reason of the Internet connection failure define static routes configure TR 069 client enable the UPnP IGD protocol enable the built in UDPXY application for the router allow the router to use IGMP allow the r...

Page 136: ...AN ports and Wi Fi networks You cannot delete this VLAN WAN For the WAN interface it includes the WAN port You can edit or delete this VLAN Figure 109 The Advanced VLAN page In order to add untagged LAN ports or available Wi Fi networks to an existing or new VLAN first you need to exclude them from the LAN network on this page To do this select the LAN line On the opened page from the Type drop do...

Page 137: ...rs Parameter Description Name A name for the VLAN for easier identification VLAN ID An identifier of the VLAN QoS A priority tag for the transmitted traffic Create interface Move the switch to the right to create an interface that can be used for creating WAN connections Move the switch to the left for the VLAN to work in the bridge mode This mode is mostly used to connect IPTV set top boxes Page ...

Page 138: ...quired to fill in the VLAN ID and QoS fields Leave the Excluded value for the ports not included in the VLAN Wireless interfaces Select the Untagged value for each Wi Fi interface included in the VLAN Leave the Excluded value for the Wi Fi interfaces not included in the VLAN Click the APPLY button To edit an existing VLAN select the relevant line in the table On the page displayed change the param...

Page 139: ... the VLAN section page 136 To create a network interface to which a WAN connection can be assigned upon adding the VLAN the Create interface switch should be moved to the right 3 Go to the Connections Setup WAN page and create WAN connections which will be assigned to the network interfaces of the corresponding VLANs see the WAN section page 72 If you don t want to use a LAN port as a WAN port any...

Page 140: ...WAN assignment page deselect the WAN port and click the APPLY button If you don t want to use the WAN port as a LAN port any longer follow the next steps 1 On the Advanced WAN assignment page select the WAN port and click the APPLY button 2 Go to the Advanced VLAN page and create a VLAN which will include the WAN port see the VLAN section page 136 To create a network interface to which a WAN conne...

Page 141: ...e SNMP switch to the right Then specify the needed parameters Parameter Description Configuration Hostname A name of the router for identification in the SNMP manager The contact information for the administrator Additional information used to contact the administrator of the router System location Additional information used to locate the router If needed specify an IP address of the remote subne...

Page 142: ...ADD button Figure 113 The window for adding a user In the opened window specify the needed parameters Parameter Description Name Specify a username for access from the SNMP manager Authentication protocol Select a required authentication method from the drop down list or leave the None value if authentication is not required Authentication password Specify a password for user authentication from t...

Page 143: ...y a MIB element which will be available to the SNMP manager Click the SAVE button To edit a user select the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed values and click the SAVE button To remove a user select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button In order to ...

Page 144: ...S On the Advanced DNS page you can add DNS servers to the system Figure 114 The Advanced DNS page DNS servers are used to determine the IP address from the name of a server in Intranets or the Internet as a rule they are specified by an ISP or assigned by a network administrator Page 144 of 210 ...

Page 145: ... move the Manual switch to the left Then move the Default gateway switch to the left and from the Interface drop down list select a WAN connection which will be used to obtain addresses of DNS servers automatically If you want the router to use the default WAN connection to obtain addresses of DNS servers move the Default gateway switch to the right To specify a DNS server manually move the Manual...

Page 146: ...ace DDNS On the Advanced DDNS page you can define parameters of the DDNS service which allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses Figure 115 The Advanced DDNS page To add a new DDNS service click the ADD button Figure 116 The page for adding a DDNS service Page 146 of 210 ...

Page 147: ... DDNS provider name in the Name field the domain name of the provider s server in the Server field and the location of settings in the Path field Username The username to authorize for your DDNS provider Password The password to authorize for your DDNS provider Click the Show icon to display the entered password Interface From the drop down list select a WAN connection which will be used for DDNS ...

Page 148: ... in the autonegotiation mode This function is used for equal load balancing in ISPs networks Contact your ISP to clarify if this function needs to be enabled Figure 117 The Advanced Ports Settings page In order to configure autonegotiation or configure speed and duplex mode manually for an Ethernet port select it in the table Autonegotiation should be enabled for both devices connected to each oth...

Page 149: ...ue to manually configure speed and duplex mode for the selected port 10M Half Data transfer in just one direction at a time data can be either sent or received at the maximum possible rate of up to 10Mbps 10M Full Data transfer in two directions simultaneously data can be sent and received at the same time at the maximum possible rate of up to 10Mbps 100M Half Data transfer in just one direction a...

Page 150: ...mmetric flow control Move the switch to the right to enable the flow control function for the port Move the switch to the left to disable the flow control function for the port After specifying the needed parameters click the SAVE button If in the future you need to edit the parameters of the router s port select the port in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click the...

Page 151: ...Redirect section move the needed switches to the right Parameter Description Reasons for Redirect Physical connection error Notifications in case of physical connection problems the ISP s cable is not connected an additional device needed to access the Internet is not connected No connection Notifications in case of problems of the default WAN connection authorization error the IPS s server does n...

Page 152: ...al Configuring via Web based Interface Routing On the Advanced Routing page you can specify static fixed routes Figure 120 The Advanced Routing page To specify a new route click the ADD button Figure 121 The window for adding a new route Page 152 of 210 ...

Page 153: ... format of a host IPv6 address is 2001 db8 1234 1 the format of a subnet IPv6 address is 2001 db8 1234 64 Destination netmask For IPv4 protocol only The remote network mask Gateway An IP address through which the destination network can be accessed Metric A metric for the route The lower the value the higher is the route priority Optional Table From the drop down list select a routing table for th...

Page 154: ...ring and management of the device Figure 122 The page for configuring the TR 069 client You can specify the following parameters Parameter Description TR 069 Client Enable TR 069 client Move the switch to the right to enable the TR 069 client Interface The interface which the router uses for communication with the ACS Leave the Automatic value to let the device select the interface basing on the r...

Page 155: ...eed to specify the URL address manually move the switch to the left and enter the needed value in the URL address field URL address The URL address of the ACS provided by the ISP Username The username to connect to the ACS Password The password to connect to the ACS Click the Show icon to display the entered password Connection Request Settings Username The username used by the ACS to transfer a c...

Page 156: ...e and specify needed settings If you want to enable the UPnP IGD protocol in the router move the Enable switch to the right When the protocol is enabled the following parameters of the router are displayed on the page Parameter Description Protocol A protocol for network packet transmission IP address The IP address of a client from the local area network Private port A port of a client s IP addre...

Page 157: ...ayed on the page Parameter Description Port The port of the router which the UDPXY application uses Maximum client number Maximum number of devices from the router s LAN which will be served by the application Buffer size for incoming data Size of intermediate buffer for received data By default the minimum acceptable value is specified Buffer size for data transferred to client Size of intermedia...

Page 158: ...AC1200 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface To access the status page of the application click the Status link Figure 125 The UDPXY application status page Page 158 of 210 ...

Page 159: ...for some applications e g for streaming video more efficiently Figure 126 The Advanced IGMP page The following elements are available on the page Parameter Description IGMP Enable Move the switch to the right to enable IGMP IGMP version Select a version of IGMP from the drop down list Interface From the drop down list select a connection of the Dynamic IPv4 or Static IPv4 type for which you need t...

Page 160: ... RTSP is used for real time streaming multimedia data delivery This protocol allows some applications to receive streaming audio video from the Internet The PPPoE pass through function allows PPPoE clients of computers from your LAN to connect to the Internet through connections of the router The PPTP pass through L2TP pass through and IPsec pass through functions allow VPN PPTP L2TP and IPsec tra...

Page 161: ...h to the right to enable the PPPoE pass through function IPsec pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the IPsec pass through function L2TP pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the L2TP pass through function PPTP pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the PPTP pass through function After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button 4 On the Connec...

Page 162: ...ate virtual servers define a DMZ configure the MAC filter specify restrictions on access to certain web sites create rules for remote access to the web based interface IP Filter On the Firewall IP Filter page you can create new rules for filtering IP packets and edit or remove existing rules Figure 128 The Firewall IP Filter page To create a new rule click the ADD button Page 162 of 210 ...

Page 163: ...or adding a rule for IP filtering You can specify the following parameters Parameter Description General Settings Enable rule Move the switch to the right to enable the rule Move the switch to the left to disable the rule Name A name for the rule for easier identification You can specify any name Page 163 of 210 ...

Page 164: ...ansmitted from the local network Select the destination of the packet direction from the Destination drop down list Router The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted to DIR 820 WAN The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted to the external network LAN The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted to the local network From the Source interface and Destination interface drop ...

Page 165: ...wn list Ports Destination port A port of the destination IP address You can specify one port several ports separated by a comma or a range of ports separated by a colon Set source port manually Move the switch to the right to specify a port of the source IP address manually Upon that the Source port field is displayed Source port A port of the source IP address You can specify one port several por...

Page 166: ...LY button To change or delete the schedule for a rule click the Edit schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button To remove a rule select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line of the table and click the DELETE button Also you can remove a rule on the editing page Pa...

Page 167: ...Firewall Virtual Servers page you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network Figure 130 The Firewall Virtual Servers page To create a new virtual server click the ADD button Figure 131 The page for adding a virtual server Page 167 of 210 ...

Page 168: ...service is configured Users from the external network access the router using the same address or DDNS name Public Network Settings Remote IP Enter the IP address of the server from the external network To add one more IP address click the ADD REMOTE IP button and enter the address in the displayed line To remove the IP address click the Delete icon in the line of the address Public port A port of...

Page 169: ...he Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To disable the virtual server at the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To edit the parameters of an existing server select the relevant line in the table On the opened page change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To c...

Page 170: ...Enable NAT Loopback switch to the right in order to let the users of the router s LAN access the DMZ host using the external IP address of the router or its DDNS name if a DDNS service is configured Users from the external network access the router using the same address or DDNS name Click the APPLY button Note that when the DMZ is enabled all traffic coming to a port of the WAN interface of the r...

Page 171: ...ble the DMZ for the time specified in the schedule and disable it at the other time select the Enable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To disable the DMZ for the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule for the DMZ click th...

Page 172: ...figure filtering for all devices of the router s network Allow Allows access to the router s network and to the Internet for devices the value is specified by default Deny Blocks access to the router s network for devices You can use the Deny mode only if an active rule which allows access to the device s network is created on the page To create a rule specify a MAC address of a device for which t...

Page 173: ...rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 187 or select the Select an existing one value to use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Rule name drop down list To enable the MAC filter rule at the time specified in the...

Page 174: ...gure 135 The Firewall URL Filter page To enable the URL filter move the Enable switch to the right then select a mode from the Address filtering drop down list Block listed URLs When this value is selected the router blocks access to all web sites specified in the Addresses section Block all URLs except listed When this value is selected the router allows access to web sites specified in the Addre...

Page 175: ... list Devices from list When this value is selected the router applies restrictions only to the devices specified in the Clients section All but devices from list When this value is selected the router does not apply restrictions to the devices specified in the Clients section but applies restrictions to other devices To add a client to the list in the Clients section click the ADD button In the o...

Page 176: ... list and click the SAVE button To disable the URL filter for the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule for URL filter click the Edit schedule icon in the URL Filter section In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the...

Page 177: ...s to the web based interface of the router By default the access from external networks to the router is closed If you need to allow access to the router from the external network create relevant rules Figure 136 The Firewall Remote Access page To create a new rule click the ADD button Figure 137 The window for adding a rule for remote management Page 177 of 210 ...

Page 178: ...for remote management of the router After specifying the needed parameters click the SAVE button To set a schedule for the remote access rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 187 or select the Select an existing one value to use the...

Page 179: ... MU MIMO Wi Fi Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface To remove a rule for remote access select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button Page 179 of 210 ...

Page 180: ...e firmware of the router configure automatic notification on new firmware version enable disable Wi Fi connection and the Wi Fi filter configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule and set a schedule for different rules and settings of the firewall view the system log configure sending the system log to a remote host check availability of a host on the Internet through the web based inter...

Page 181: ...n order to change the password for the administrator account in the User section enter a new password in the New password and Password confirmation fields Use digits Latin letters uppercase and or lowercase and other characters available in the US keyboard layout 5 Click the Show icon to display the entered values Then click the SAVE button Remember or write down the new password for the administr...

Page 182: ...er Restore Click the button and follow the dialog box appeared to select a previously saved configuration file all settings of the router located on your PC and upload it Save Click the button to save settings to the non volatile memory The router saves changed settings automatically If changed settings have not been saved automatically a notification is displayed in the top right part of the page...

Page 183: ... selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard and the Static value is selected from the Mode of local IP address assignment list on the Connections Setup LAN page the Gateway IP address field should also be filled in on order to realize automatic check If a firmware update is available a notification will be displayed in the top right corner of the page To disable the automatic check for firmware ...

Page 184: ...ddress fwupdate dlink ru is specified To add one more address click the ADD button and enter the address in the displayed line To remove the address click the Delete icon in the line of the address Click the APPLY SETTINGS button You can update the firmware of the router locally from the hard drive of your PC or remotely from the update server Page 184 of 210 ...

Page 185: ...date page to locate the new firmware file 3 If you want to restore the factory default settings immediately after updating the firmware move the Restore factory defaults after firmware update switch to the right 4 Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button 5 Wait until the router is rebooted about one and a half or two minutes 6 Log into the web based interface using the login admin and the current password...

Page 186: ...he CHECK FOR UPDATES button to check if a newer firmware version exists 2 Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button the button is displayed if a newer version of the firmware is available 3 Wait until the router is rebooted about one and a half or two minutes 4 Log into the web based interface using the login admin and the current password If after updating the firmware the router doesn t work correctly pl...

Page 187: ...ule for different rules and settings of the firewall Before creating a schedule you need to configure automatic synchronization of the system time with a time server on the Internet see the System Time section page 200 Figure 140 The System Schedule page To configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule click the REBOOT ON SCHEDULE button in the Auto Reboot section Figure 141 The window fo...

Page 188: ...e will be automatically rebooted To do this select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant value Day of month Specify a day of the month You can specify one value or several values separated by a comma In the advanced mode you can specify more parameters for the schedule using a cron expression To do this select the Advanced mode value from the Mode drop down list and specify the needed v...

Page 189: ...ction Figure 142 The window for adding a schedule for a task In the opened window in the System Time field the system time of the device is displayed You can select the simplified mode of the schedule To do this select the Simplified mode value from the Mode drop down list and specify the following parameters Parameter Description Perform task on schedule Move the switch to the right to enable the...

Page 190: ...ou can specify more parameters for the schedule using a cron expression To do this select the Advanced mode value from the Mode drop down list and specify the needed values in the fields displayed You can specify one value or several values separated by a comma You can use the character asterisk to specify the entire range of possible values Upon that the Schedule field will be filled in automatic...

Page 191: ...ring via Web based Interface To assign a created schedule to a task which will be applied to a rule or setting of the firewall or will enable disable Wi Fi connection or Wi Fi filter go to the relevant page of the web based interface of the device Page 191 of 210 ...

Page 192: ...ystem Log page you can set the system log options and configure sending the system log to a remote host Figure 143 The System Log page The Settings tab To enable logging of the system events go to the Settings tab and move the Enable switch to the right Then specify the needed parameters Page 192 of 210 ...

Page 193: ...eld Remote and local The system log is stored in the router s memory and sent to the remote host specified in the Server field Level Select a type of messages and alerts notifications to be logged Server The IP or URL address of the host from the local or global network to which the system log will be sent Port A port of the host specified in the Server field By default the value 514 is specified ...

Page 194: ...ace To view the system log go to the Log tab Figure 144 The System Log page The Log tab To view the latest system events click the REFRESH button To save the system log to your PC click the EXPORT button The file will be stored in the download location of your web browser Page 194 of 210 ...

Page 195: ...g utility sends echo requests to a specified host and receives echo replies Figure 145 The System Ping page To check availability of a host enter the IP address or name of this host in the Host field and specify a number of requests that will be sent in order to check its availability in the Number of attempts field If availability check should be performed with IPv6 move the IPv6 switch to the ri...

Page 196: ...t In the Waiting for response field specify the response waiting period in seconds To restore the default field values click the DEFAULT SETTINGS button After specifying the additional parameters click the OK button To run the check click the START button After a while the results will be displayed on the page If you need to interrupt the check click the CANCEL button the button is available from ...

Page 197: ...tem Traceroute page you can determine the route of data transfer to a host via the traceroute utility Figure 147 The System Traceroute page To determine the route enter the name or IP address of a host in the Host field If the route should be determined using IPv6 move the IPv6 switch to the right Page 197 of 210 ...

Page 198: ...fault value is 30 Number of attempts The number of attempts to hit an intermediate host Wait time A period of waiting for an intermediate host response To restore the default field values click the DEFAULT SETTINGS button After specifying the additional parameters click the OK button To run the check click the START button After a while the results will be displayed on the page If you need to inte...

Page 199: ...net SSH page To enable access via TELNET and or SSH move the Enable Telnet switch and or Enable SSH switch to the right In the Port field enter the number of the router s port through which access will be allowed by default the port 23 is specified for Telnet and the port 22 is specified for SSH Then click the APPLY button To disable access via TELNET and or SSH again move the Enable Telnet switch...

Page 200: ... Move the Enable NTP switch to the left 2 In the Time Settings section specify needed values To specify the time set up your PC or portable device click the SET LOCAL TIME button 3 Click the APPLY button The System date and System time fields will be filled in automatically To enable automatic synchronization with a time server follow the next steps 1 Move the Enable NTP switch to the right 2 Spec...

Page 201: ...light saving time and End of daylight saving time sections Get NTP server addresses using DHCP Move the switch to the right if NTP servers addresses are provided by your ISP Contact your ISP to clarify if this setting needs to be enabled If the switch is moved to the right the NTP Servers section is not displayed Run as a server for the local network Move the switch to the right to allow connected...

Page 202: ...d off or rebooted the system time is reset to the default value If you have set automatic synchronization for the system time the internal clock of the device will be configured after connecting to the Internet If you have set the system time manually you need to set the time and date again see above Page 202 of 210 ...

Page 203: ...n Enable Auto Provision Move the switch to the right to enable the Auto Provision function Move the switch to the left to disable the Auto Provision function Use BOOTP option If the switch is moved to the right the parameters of your ISP s server the address the location of the configuration file and the protocol are automatically specified using DHCP options 66 and 67 Upon that a connection of th...

Page 204: ...erver Protocol type A protocol for communication with the ISP s server where the configuration file is stored After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button If you need to check manually if the current configuration file corresponds to the configuration file on the ISP s server click the CHECK STATUS button The check result will be displayed in the Status field If the files are diff...

Page 205: ...y Do not place foreign objects on the device Do not obstruct the ventilation openings of the device The environmental temperature near the device and the temperature inside the device s cover should be within the range from 0 С to 40 С Only use the power adapter supplied with the device Do not plug in the adapter if its case or cable are damaged Plug the adapter only into working electrical outlet...

Page 206: ...evices Place your devices so that the signal travels straight through a wall or ceiling instead of at an angle for better reception 3 Building materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a negative effect on your wireless range Try to position your router access points and computers so that the signal passes through drywalls or open doorways Materials and objects such...

Page 207: ...shift Keying DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System DDoS Distributed Denial of Service DES Data Encryption Standard DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DMZ DeMilitarized Zone DNS Domain Name System DPD Dead Peer Detection DQPSK Differential Quadrature Phase shift Keying DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSSS Direct sequence Spread Spectrum DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message EoGRE Ethernet over Gener...

Page 208: ...ternet Service Provider L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network LCP Link Control Protocol LED Light emitting diode LTE Long Term Evolution MAC Media Access Control MBSSID Multiple Basic Service Set Identifier MIB Management Information Base MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output MPPE Microsoft Point to Point Encryption MS CHAP Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol MTU M...

Page 209: ...ure Amplitude Modulation QoS Quality of Service QPSK Quadrature Phase shift Keying RADIUS Remote Authentication in Dial In User Service RIP Routing Information Protocol RIPng Next Generation Routing Information Protocol RTS Request To Send RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol SA Security Association SAE Simultaneous Authentication of Equals SIM Subscriber Identification Module SIP Session Initiation ...

Page 210: ...rm Resource Locator USB Universal Serial Bus VLAN Virtual Local Area Network VPN Virtual Private Network VRID Virtual Router Identifier VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Pa...