D-Link AC1200 manual

V ersion 1.0 | 03/22/2013 U ser Manual DIR-860L W ir eless A C1200 Dual Band G igabit Router[...]

i D-Link DIR-860L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the conten t hereof without obliga tion to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidiar[...]

ii D-Link DIR-860L User Manual T able of C ontents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ov[...]

iii D-Link DIR-860L User Manual T able of Contents Inbound Filt er ...................................................................... 78 F irewall Settings .................................................................. 79 Routing ................................................................................... 81 Advanc ed Wireless ......[...]

1 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O v er view P ack age C ontents Note: Using a powe r supply with a dierent voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-860L will cau se damage and void the warr anty for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . DIR-860L Wirele[...]

2 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based C able or DSL modem • An 802. 11a c (dr aft), n, g, b , or a wi re les s ada pt or , or an Ethe rne t port W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux -based operating system[...]

3 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The D-Link W ireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router (DIR-860L) comes equipped with four Gigabit por ts to provide speeds up to 10x faster than standard 10/100 ports. I t also uses 802.11ac (draft) t echnology with multiple intelligent antennas to maximize the speed and range [...]

4 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster Wir eless Networking - The DIR-860L can provide up to a full 1750 Mbps * wireless connection with concurrent 801.11ac and 802.11n wireless clients . I t also operates on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, to allow separation of trac so users can par ticipat e in high-bandwidt[...]

5 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB 3.0 P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent , or connect it to a USB printer to shar e it on your network. 2 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process and automatically crea te a secure connection to a WPS client. 3 Gigabit LAN P or [...]

6 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid g reen light indicates a proper connection t o the power supply . The light will blink green dur ing the WPS process . The light will be a solid orange during bootup. 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates a suc cessful connection on the Int[...]

7 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet or cabinet, or in an attic or gar age. • Pl eas e con g ur e t he r out er w ith t he co m[...]

8 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D-Link wireless router lets y ou access your network using a wir eless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind, how ever , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, or [...]

9 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. Manual S etup 4 2. P osition your router close to y our modem and a computer . Plac e the rout er in an open area of y our intended work area f or better wireless cov erage. 3. Unp lug the Ethe rnet cab le from yo ur modem (or exi sti[...]

10 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included E thernet cable that came with y our r outer into the yellow por t labeled INTERNE T on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet por t on your modem. 5. Reconnect the power adapter to y our cable or DSL broadband modem and wai[...]

11 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • D-Link S etup W izard - This wizard will launch when y ou log into the rout er for the rst time. Ref er to page 12. • QRS Mobile App - Use y our iPhone, iP ad[...]

12 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This wizar d is designed to guide you through a step-by-step process to c ongure your new D -Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. D -Link Quick S etup W izard If this is your rst time installing the router , open your web browser . Y ou will automatically b[...]

13 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connec tion from the Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connec t your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T r y Again . If the ro ute r det ects an Ethe rne t con nect ion but doe s not det ect th e type of In te rne t c [...]

14 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detec ted or y ou selected PPP oE , ent er y our PPP oE username and passwor d and click Next to continue . Note: Make sure to r emove any PPPoE soft war e fr om y our c omputer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or y[...]

15 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detec ted or you selected Stat ic , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue. F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz segments, cr eate a Wi-F i network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Cr eate a Wi -F i passw or d (between 8-63 chara cters). Y [...]

16 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t your time zone from the drop- down menu and click Next to continue . The S etup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Sav e to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if you do not wan t to create a bookmark . If you cli[...]

17 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation T o use the my dlink ser vice (my dlink.com or the mydlink Lite app), you must have an account. S elect if you do have a my dlink account or if you need to crea te one. Click Ne xt to continue. If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Canc el . If you selec ted Y es , enter y our [...]

18 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink App will allow you to receiv e notices, br owse network users, and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), or Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "myd link Lite" app , visit the App Stor e, Google Pla y , or http://m [...]

19 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App (iOS, Andr oid) D-Link oers an app for y our iOS or Android device t o install and congure y our router . Step 1 F rom an iOS device, go to the App St ore. Fr om an Andr oid device go to Google Play . Search for ‘D -Link ’ , selec t QRS Mobile , and download the app [...]

20 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 2. Use your iOS or Android mobile devic e to scan the QR code to the right to download the S hareP or t Mobile app. Y ou can also search f or the ShareP or t Mobile app directly in the iOS App Stor e or Google Play . Shar eP or t M obile App (iOS, A ndroid) 3. F rom your iOS or Andr oid mobi[...]

21 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, selec t the Wi-F i Network Name (SSID) that you created during setup and then enter the default Wi-F i password located on your Wi-F i conguration not e. The follo wing screen will appear . 5. Once connected, tap on the Shar ePort Mobile icon.[...]

22 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6. T ap on the Settings icon located on the top-right corner of the scr een. T ap Edit to enter your User Name and P assword (the default username is admin and the password eld should be lef t blank). Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Music section, click the music ic[...]

23 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 9. F or the Photo sec tion, click the Photo icon to view your photos from your USB ash drive . 10. F or the Files section, click on the Files icon to view your les from your USB ash drive. 11. F or the F older sec tion, click the folder icon to view your folders from your USB ash[...]

24 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based Congur ation Utility Enter your passw ord. The password should be left blank by default. T o ac ces s the con gur at ion utili ty , ope n a web- bro wser such as Inte rne t Expl or er and enter http://dlinkrouter .loc al U se rs ma y a ls o c on ne ct by typ in g th e IP ad[...]

25 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup If you want to con gure you r router to conn ect to the Interne t using the wizard, click In ternet Connection Setup Wizar d . Y ou will be directed to the Quick Setup Wizard. Please r efer to page 12. Cli ck Manua l Inte rne t Co nnect ion Set up to con gu[...]

26 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP to manually enter the IP settings supplied by y our ISP . A dva nce d Dom ain Name S ys tem (DNS ) servic es enha nc es y our Inter net per form ance by getting y ou the informa tion and web pages you are loo king f or fa ste r and mor e rel iab ly . In ad diti on, it imp ro[...]

27 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sel ect Dynam ic IP (DHC P) to ob tai n IP Ad dr ess in fo rma tio n au to ma ti cal ly from your ISP . Select this option if y our ISP does not giv e you any IP num bers to use . Th is opti on is comm only used for cable mode m services . A dv an c ed D om ai n N a me S ys t em ( D NS ) e n[...]

28 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op -down menu. Advanc ed Domain Name System (DNS) enhances your Internet per form ance by getting y ou the informa tion and web pages you are loo king f or fa ste r and mor e rel iab ly . In ad diti on, it imp ro ve s yo ur o ver all Internet exp[...]

29 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: DNS Addr esses: MTU: MA C Address: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivit y . T o disable this f eature , enable Auto-reconnect. Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser v er Addresses (Sta tic PPPoE only). Maximum T[...]

30 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPTP (Username/Passw ord) from the dr op -down menu. A dva nce d Dom ain Name S ys tem (DNS ) servic es enha nc es y our Inter net per form ance by getting y ou the informa tion and web pages you are loo king f or fa ste r and mor e rel iab ly . In ad diti on, it imp ro ve s yo ur o v[...]

31 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P assword: Maximum Idle Time: DNS Ser vers: MTU: MA C Address: Enter your PPTP passw ord and then retype the passwor d in the next box. Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivit y . T o disable this f eature , enable Auto-reconnect. The DNS[...]

32 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select L2TP (Username/Passw ord) from the dr op -down menu. A dva nce d Dom ain Name S ys tem (DNS ) servic es enha nc es y our Inter net per form ance by getting y ou the informa tion and web pages you are loo king f or fa ste r and mor e rel iab ly . In ad diti on, it imp ro ve s yo ur o v[...]

33 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P assword: Reconnect Mode: Enter your PPTP passw ord and then retype the passwor d in the next box. Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual .[...]

34 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DS-Lite DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection type. After selecting DS -Lite, the f ollowing parameters will be a vailable for congur ation: DS-Lite Congur ation: AFTR IPv6 Address: B4 IPv4 Address: WAN IPv6 Address: IPv6 WAN Default Gateway: Select the DS -Lite DHCPv6 option to let the router[...]

35 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If you wan t to congu re the wir eles s setting s on yo ur rout er using the wizar d, click W ireless Network Setup W izard and ref er to page 42. Click A dd Wir eless Devic e with WPS if you want to add a wireless device using Wi-F i Prot ected Setup ( WPS) and refer t[...]

36 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Connection Setup Wizar d T o run the security wizar d, click on S etup on the top menu bar and then click W ireless C onnec tion Setup W izard . STEP 1: T ype y our desired wireless network names (SSIDs) for both the 2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band. A uto mat icall y: Sele ct this optio[...]

37 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you selec ted Automatically , the wizard will generate a pre-shared key (password). The password will be the same for both the 2.4GH z and 5GH z bands. Click Next . Y ou will now see a summary windo w that display s you r setting s. W rite down the password and use it t o access your wir eless[...]

38 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you selec ted M anually , the option to make your password the same on both bands will be oer ed. Ent er your wirele ss passwor d in the box below . If you chose to hav e dier ent passwords f or each band, you will need to enter a separate password for each band. Click Next . Y ou will n[...]

39 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity F rom the S etup > Wir eless Settings scr een, click Add Wireless Device with WPS . Add W ireless Devic e with WPS W izard If you select Manual , a settings summar y screen will appear . Write down the security key and use this to access your wir eless networks. Click OK to nish. Select A u[...]

40 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity PIN: Selec t this option to use the PIN method. In order to use this method you must know the wireless client’ s 8 digit PIN and click Connect . PBC: Select this optio n to use the PBC (Pu sh Butt on) meth od to add a wir eles s client. Click C onnec t . Once you click Connect , you will have a[...]

41 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless net work enabled. The schedule may be set to Alway s . Any schedule you create will be available [...]

42 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 802.11ac draft (5GHz) Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Alwa ys . An y schedule you cre[...]

43 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to congure the DHCP settings . Network Settings[...]

44 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to c ongure the router settings . Router Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If yo u cha nge the IP add re ss , onc e yo u clic k Sav e Setti ngs , you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser in ord[...]

45 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Con trol Pr otocol. The DIR-860L has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assig n an IP address to the computers on the LAN/pr ivate net work. B e sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP[...]

46 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a comput er or device to alwa ys hav e the same IP address assigned, you can creat e a DHCP reser vation. The rout er will assig n the IP address only to that c omputer or device. Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range. Che ck thi s b ox[...]

47 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stor age This page will allow you to set up acc ess to les on an ex ternal USB hard drive 1 or thumb drive that is plugged into the rout er . Y ou can do this through local network or from the Internet using either a web browser or an app on your smar tphone or tablet. Y ou can create use[...]

48 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er v er This page will allow you t o enable a DLNA Media Server . DLNA (Digital Living Network Allianc e) is the standard for the int eroperability of Network Media Devices (NMDs). The user can enjoy multimedia applications (music, pictures and videos) on y our network connected PC o[...]

49 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, you can c ongure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two way s to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. Y ou can use the W eb-based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard, or you can manually congur e the connection. If you are a begi nner who has not cong ure d a [...]

50 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d On this page, the y ou can congure the IPv6 Connection type using the IPv6 I nternet Connection Setup Wizard. Click the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard button and the router will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get your network up an[...]

51 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, you will be pr ompted to either T r y again or to click on the Guide me through the IP v6 settings button to initiate the manual continuation of the wizar d. There ar e several connection types to choose from. If you are unsur e of your connection[...]

52 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selecting the IP v6 over PPP oE option, y ou will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connection. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: PPP o[...]

53 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Link-local address is used by nodes and routers when communicating with neighboring nodes on the same link . This mode enables IPv6-capable devices to communicate with each other on the LAN side. Enter the W AN IPv6 address for the r outer here . Enter the W AN subnet prex length valu[...]

54 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d is complete. Click on the Connect button t o c ontinue. Click on the Prev butt on to r eturn t o the previous page. Click on the Canc el button to discar d all the changes made and return to the main page . T unneling Connection (6rd) After selectin[...]

55 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual IPv6 Local C onnec tivity S etup Y ou can set up a local-only IPv6 Internet connection as well. If you w ant to congure an IPv6 connection that will not connect to the Internet, click on the Manual IPv6 Local Connectivity Settings button. Enable ULA: Use Default ULA Prex: ULA Pr[...]

56 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connec tion t ypes to choose fr om: A uto Detection, Static IPv6, Autoconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd , and Link-local. If you ar e unsure of your connection method, please c ontact your IPv6 I nternet Ser vice Pr ovi[...]

57 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter a subnet prex length. Enter the default gatew ay for y our IPv6 connection. Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IP[...]

58 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A uto C onguration Select Auto Detection from the drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically or Use the following DNS A ddress . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Check this box to enable DHCP -PD ser vices. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 add[...]

59 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by your Internet pro vider . Select Stat ic if y our ISP assigned you an IP address, subnet mask , gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses . In most cases, select D ynamic . Enter the IP address (S tatic P[...]

60 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable DHCP-D: LAN IPv6 Address: LAN Link-Local Addr ess: Enable Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignment: Enable Automa tic DHCP-PD in LAN: Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Lifetime: Check this box to enable DHCP prex delegation for each LAN on the network. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 ad[...]

61 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop-down menu. Enter the IPv4 remot e address you will use . Enter the IPv6 remot e address you will use . Enter the IPv4 local address y ou will use. Enter the IPv6 local address y ou will use. Select either Obtain DNS server ad[...]

62 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignment: Enable Automa tic DHCP-PD in LAN: Autoc onguration T ype: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime: Check to enable the Aut omatic IPv6 Address Assig nment featur e. Check this box to enable automatic conguration of the DHCP prex delegation for each[...]

63 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6to4 Select 6to4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by y our ISP . Enter the IPv6 rela y supplied by your ISP . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Addr es[...]

64 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Check this box if you want to minimize the number of routes to the destination by using a hub and spoke method of networking. Ch oos e the 6r d DH CPv 4 Opt ion to aut oma tic all y dis co ve r and pop ul at e the data val ues , or Manu al Co ngu r[...]

65 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignment: Autoc onguration T ype: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime: Check to enable the Aut omatic IPv6 Address Assig nment featur e. Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAA C + RDNSS or SL AAC + Stat ele ss DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 Addr ess Lifetime (in minutes).[...]

66 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Link-Local Only from the drop- down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . My IPv6 Connection Is: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivity[...]

67 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration m y dlink Settings Displays whether your device is reg istered with a my dlink account or not. Displays the email address associated with your mydlink account if y ou have an active acc ount. Click t o go to the mydlink website t o r egister your device or edit your settings . my dlink Ser v[...]

68 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like to open a r ange of por ts, ref er to the next page. Enter a name for the rule or selec t an application from the dro p - dow n men u. S el e c t a n a pp l ic at i on an d c li c k << to populate the elds . Enter t[...]

69 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or war ding Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop- down menu. S elect an application and click to populate the elds. En ter the IP add re ss of the comp ut er on your loca l netw ork[...]

70 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the rule. Y ou may select a pre - dened application from the dr op -down menu and click . This is the port used to trigger the application. I t can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( T CP , UDP , or Both). This is the[...]

71 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better per formance and e xperience with online games and other interactive applications, such as V oIP . This option is enabled by default when the QoS Engine option is enabled. This option will allow your router to aut o[...]

72 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The rule applies to a ow of messages whose LAN-side IP addr ess falls within the range set here . The rule applies to a ow of messages whose LAN-side port number is within the range set here . The rule applies to a ow of messages whose W AN-side IP address falls within the range set[...]

73 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Sel ect T urn MA C F ilt eri ng O , Al lo w MA C addr esses list ed bel ow , or Den y MA C add res ses lis ted belo w fro m the dr op- do wn men u. En ter th e M AC add re ss you w oul d l ike to l ter . T o nd the MA C addre ss on a compute r , please ref er to the[...]

74 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A cc ess C ontr ol Cli ck the Add P olicy butt on to sta r t the Ac ces s Cont rol Wiz ard . Add P olic y : The Acc ess C ontrol section allow s y ou to con trol access in and out of your net work. Use this fea ture as a parental contr ol to only gran t access to approv ed sites, limit web a[...]

75 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Next to continue . Selec t a schedule (eg: A lways) from the drop- down menu and then click Next to con tinue. En te r the fo llo wing in fo rma ti on and the n cl ick Ne x t to con tinu e . • A d d re s s Ty p e - Selec t IP address , M AC addr[...]

76 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name f or your rule. Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address . Prot ocol - Select the protocol. Dest P or t Star t - Enter the starting por t number . Dest P or t End - Enter t[...]

77 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Congur e W ebsite F ilter: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY c omputers acc ess to ONL Y these sites or ALL OW computers acc ess to ONL Y these sites . Enter the key words or URLs that you want to allow or block . Click Save Settings . W ebsite F ilters are used t[...]

78 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address . Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . Enter the ending IP address. Enter 255.255.255.255 if you do not want to specify and IP range . Click the A dd bu[...]

79 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful Packet Inspec tion, also k nown as dynamic packet ltering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by track ing the state of each session. I t validates that the trac passing thr ough the session conforms to the protoc ol. Enable this f eature to protect your network from cer tain[...]

80 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration RTSP: SIP: Allows applications that use Real Time Streaming Pr otocol to receive streaming media from the I nternet. Q uickT ime and Real Player are some of the common applications using this pr otocol. Allows devices and applications using V oIP ( V oice over IP) to communicate across NA T [...]

81 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route. Enter the netmask of the route, please note that the octets must match your destina tion IP address. Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. The route metric is a value from 1 to[...]

82 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dvanc ed W ireless This section will allow you to adjust the settings f or the 2.4GHz band Set the transmission power of the ant ennas for the 2.4 GHz band. Th is ena ble s 80 2.1 1d ope ra tio n. 8 02. 11d is a wir ele ss spe ci cat ion dev elop ed to all ow im plem en tat ion of wir e[...]

83 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i Pr otec ted Setup Enable the Wi-F i Prot ected Setup feature. Note: if this option is unchecked , the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled . Check to disable the option of conguring the WPS PIN options. A PIN is a unique number that can be used to add the rout er [...]

84 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network . The wizard will either display the wireless net work settings to guide you through manual conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN f or the device, or ask y ou to press the conguration button on the device. If the d[...]

85 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UP nP ™ ) featur e click on Enabled . UPnP provides plug and play func tionality with compatible net working equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allo w the DIR-860L to respond to pings. Uncheck ing the box may provide some ex tra [...]

86 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone Check to allo w network connectivity between the di erent zones created . Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature f or the 2.4 GHz band. The timeframe when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Alway s , which will allow the par ticular ser vice to alwa ys b[...]

87 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F ire wall The DIR-860L ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall fea ture allow s you to congure which k ind of IPv6 trac is allowed to pass through the device . The DIR-860L ’ s IPv6 F irewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters feature . Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall simpl[...]

88 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the rout e you wish to enable . Enter a specic name to identify this r oute. This is the IP address of the router used to reach the specied destination. Y ou can also enter the IPv6 addr ess prex length of the packets that will take this route . Th[...]

89 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dmin This page will allo w y ou to change the Administrator password. Y ou can also enable R emote Management. A dmin has full read/write access to the router’ s settings. T ools H er e yo u c an en te r a n ew p as sw or d f or th e Ad mi ni st r at or L o gi n Na me . T he ad mi ni st [...]

90 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the curren t date and time of the router . Select your Time Z one from the drop-down menu. T o selec t Da ylight S aving time manually, select enabled or disabled, and enter a star t date and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP is short f or Network Time Pr otocol. An NT[...]

91 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S ysL og The Broadband Router keeps a running log of ev ents and ac tivities occurring on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysLog ser ver on your network. Enable Logging t o Sy sLog Ser ver: Che ck thi s b ox t o se nd the r out er log s t o a S ysL og S erver .[...]

92 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email f eature can be used to send the system log les, router aler t messages, and rmware update notications to an email address . Enable Email Notication: F rom Email Addr ess: T o Email Addr ess: SMTP Server Addr ess: SMTP Server P or t: Enable Authentica tio[...]

93 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration U se t hi s op ti on to s av e th e cu rr en t r ou te r co n gu r at io n set ti ng s t o a l e on t he ha r d di sk of th e co mp ut er y ou a r e us in g . F ir st , cl ic k th e Sa v e C on g ur a ti on bu tt on . A l e di al og wi ll ap pe ar , al lo wi ng y ou t o se le ct [...]

94 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Choose F ile: Upload: After y ou hav e downloaded the new rm ware , click Choose File to locate the rmwar e update on your hard drive . Click Upload to complete the rm ware upgrade . Y ou can upgrade router’ s rm ware using this feature . Make sure the r mwar e yo[...]

95 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name Sys tem is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP A ddress. Check the bo x to enable DDNS. Select your DDNS provider from the drop-down menu or enter the DDNS ser ver address . Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . En[...]

96 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Ping T est is used to send P ing packets to test if a computer is connected to the Internet. Enter the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that you wish to Ping and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. S yst em Che[...]

97 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Select a day , a range of days , or All W eek t o include ever y da y . Check All Day - 24hrs t o schedule the entire day . Choose a 24 hour or 12 hour clock-style. Enter a start time for your schedule . Enter an end time f or your schedule. The list of s[...]

98 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Th is pa ge dis pla ys the curr en t inf orm ati on f or th e DIR- 860 L. It wil l dis pla y the LAN, W AN (Int ern et) , and Wi rel ess inf orm ati on. If yo ur Inter net conn ecti on is set up for a D ynamic IP addr ess, then a Release button and a Renew butt on will be displa yed. U se Re[...]

99 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L ogs Log Options: Refresh: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the t ypes of messages that you want to displa y from the log. System Activity, Debug I nformation, Attacks, Dropped P ackets, and Notice messages can be selected. Click Apply L[...]

100 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T he s cr ee n be lo w di sp la y s the T ra c S ta ti st ic s . H er e y ou c an vi ew th e am ou nt of pa cke ts t ha t pa ss t hr ou gh th e DI R- 86 0L on both the W AN, LAN por ts, and the wireless segments . The trac counter will r eset if the device is rebooted .[...]

101 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of ac tive Internet sessions through your router . An Internet session is a con versation between a progr am or application on a LAN-side computer and a prog ram or application on a W AN-side computer .[...]

102 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connec ted wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients . W ireless[...]

103 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table .[...]

104 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IPv6 settings and lists the IP v6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients.[...]

105 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congured f or your rout er .[...]

106 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t The Support pages let you jump to descriptions of the settings and their functions.[...]

107 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 120 sec onds, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the software utility and start the WPS process). The easiest wa y to securely connec t your wir eless devices to the router is using WPS ( Wi-F i Prot e[...]

108 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless rout er or acc ess point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i password) being used . T o join an[...]

109 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity Y ou will then be prompted to ent er the net work securit y key ( Wi-F i password) for the wireless network. Enter the passwor d into the bo x and click Next . If you wish to use Wi-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) to connect t o the router , you can also press the WPS button on your r outer at the p[...]

110 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless rout er or acc ess point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or password being used . 1. Click on the wireless icon[...]

111 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Highlight the wireless connec tion with the W i-F i name (SSID) you would like to c onnec t to and click the C onnect button. If y ou get a good sig nal but cannot ac cess the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Net working Basics section in this man[...]

112 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) which was set for y our rout er and click C onnect . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . I f the co nnectio n fails , pleas e veri fy tha t t[...]

113 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-860L can be congured using Window s® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows® 7 to congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]

114 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click DIR-860L . 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed in the WPS windo w on the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click Next .[...]

115 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

116 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7 . The following window appears while the R outer is being congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the rout er has been set up successfully . Make a note of the securit y key as you may need to provide this security key if addin[...]

117 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . If you ar e using another utility , please r efer to the user manual of your wireless adapter f or help with connec ting to a wir eless net work. Most utilities will hav e a “ site sur v e[...]

118 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless rout er or acc ess point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. High[...]

119 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( W i-Fi password) that was set for y our router and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 sec onds to connect to the wireless network. I f the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ec t. The key or [...]

120 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i protection, ref erred to as WCN 2.0 in W indows V ista®. The following instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windows Vista® to congur e the router or thir d par t y soft ware . When you rst set [...]

121 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapt er f or help with[...]

122 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or ac cess point bef ore conguring y our wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the Wi-F i network (SSID) you would like to connect[...]

123 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Th e W irele ss Netw ork Co nnection bo x wil l appe ar . En ter the WP A- PSK Wi-F i password and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 sec onds to connect to the wireless network. I f the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The Wi-F [...]

124 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapt er provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-860L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples below are illustra ted in Windows® XP . If you ha ve a di erent operating sy[...]

125 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . D ouble - click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the C onnec tion tab and set the dial-up option to Never[...]

126 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Wh y can’ t I connect to cer tain sites or send and rec eive emails when c onnec ting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or connecting t o secure sites such as eBay , banking sites, and Hotmail, we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts of[...]

127 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time. Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragment ed packet. T ake that v alue and add 28 to the value t o ac count for the various T CP/IP headers. F or example, if 1452 was the pr oper value, the actual MTU siz [...]

128 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products ar e based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wir eless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wir eless networks. Stric tly adhering t o the IEEE standar d, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will all[...]

129 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless, or Wi-F i technology is a wa y of connecting your computer to the net work without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequencies to connec t wir elessly , so you hav e the freedom to c onnec t c omputers an ywhere in your home or oce to your network. Wh y D [...]

130 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wireless technology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operate within a range of up to 30 f eet. Compar ed to WLAN, the speed and wireless operation range are both reduced when using WP AN, however WP AN [...]

131 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere, not just at home or in the oce . P eople like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless access . A wir eless connection in public places is u[...]

132 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Security Don ’t let neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. S ecure y our wireless network by turning on the router ’ s WP A or WEP securit y featur e. Refer t o product manual for detailed information on ho w to set up this fea ture. There ar e two basic modes for wi[...]

133 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install y our new D-Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP addr ess, please follo w the steps below . Click [...]

134 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please follo w the steps below: Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Wind[...]

135 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics W ireless Securit y This sec tion will show you the dier ent lev els of security you can use to protect your data from intruders . The DIR-860L oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Protected Ac cess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Protect[...]

136 D-Link DIR-860L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Device Int er faces • 802.11 a/b/g/n/draft ac wireless LAN • F our 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN por ts • 10/100/1000 Gigabit W AN por t • USB 3.0 por t Antenna T yp es • Internal antennas Standards • IEEE 802.11ac (draft) • IEEE 802.11n • [...]