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i D-Link DIR-651 User Manual D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T r ademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidiaries[...]

ii D-Link DIR-651 User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ove[...]

iii D-Link DIR-651 User Manual T able of Con tents Time Settings ....................................................................... 45 SysL og ..................................................................................... 46 Email Settings ...................................................................... 47 Syst em Settings .......[...]

1 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview P roduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a dierent voltage r ating than the one included with the DIR-651 will cause damage and void the war ranty . If any of the above it ems are missing , please contact your reseller . DIR-651 Wireless N 300 Gigabit [...]

2 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview S y stem Requir ements Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb -based C onguration Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux -based operating sy[...]

3 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Introduction T OT AL PERFORMANCE Combines a ward winning r outer f eatures and 802.11n wir eless technology to pr ovide the best wireless performance. T OT AL SECURIT Y The most complete set of securit y features including Active F irewall and WP A2™ to protect your net work against out[...]

4 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview • F aster W ireless Networ king - T he DIR-651 provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connec tion with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capabilit y allows users to par ticipate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and r eal-time audio . The per formance [...]

5 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, and hubs . 2 Internet P or t The auto MDI/MDIX Internet port is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 P ower Recept or Receptor f or the supplied po[...]

6 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet por t. This LED blinks during data transmission. A solid blue light indicates that ther e is an Internet connection, an orange light indic[...]

7 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installa tion proc ess. P lacement of the rout er is v er y impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. Please congur e the router with the computer that [...]

8 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsider ations Th e D-Lin k wir ele ss ro ut er l ets you a cc es s you r netw ork using a wi r ele ss co nne ctio n fro m virtual ly a n ywher e w ith in t he ope ra ti ng range of your wireless network . Keep in mind that the number , thick ness and location of walls,[...]

9 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation The DIR-651 includes a Quick Router Setup Wizar d CD . F ollow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide y ou quickly through the installation process . Inser t the Quick Router Setup Wizard CD in the CD -ROM drive . The step -by-step instructions that follo w are shown in Windo w[...]

10 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration C ongura tion This section will show you ho w to congur e your new D-Link wireless rout er using the web-based conguration utility . W eb -based C ongur ation Utility T o access the conguration utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explor er and ent er the IP address [...]

11 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Setup W izard Y ou may click Setup Wizar d to quick ly congure your rout er . Sk ip to the next page. If you w an t to ent er y ou r set ti ng s wit ho ut run nin g th e wiz ar d, cli ck Manu al C onguration and skip to page 15. Click Launch Internet C onnection S etup W izard to beg [...]

12 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Click Next to con tinue. Creat e a new passwor d and then click Next to continue . Selec t your time z one fr om the dr op- down menu and then click Ne xt to continue . Selec t the type of Internet connection you use and then click Ne xt to continue .[...]

13 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration If y ou sele ct ed D yn amic , yo u ma y ne ed to en t er the M AC ad dr ess of the co mp ut er that w as last c onnected directly to your modem. If y ou ar e curren tly using tha t computer , click Clone Y our PC ’ s MA C Addr ess and then click Next to c ontinue. The Host Name is option[...]

14 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration If you selec ted L2TP , enter y our L2TP username and password. Click Ne xt to continue . If you selec ted Static, enter your network settings supplied by your Internet provider . Click Next to continue . Click C onnect to sa v e y our settin gs. On ce the r out er is ni shed rebo oting [...]

15 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Manual C ongura tion Select the type of Internet connection you have. Select D ynamic IP (DHCP) , PPP oE , PPTP , L2TP , or St atic . Refer to the nex t few pages for more information. When this option is enabled, the router will speed up NA T per formance by hardware accelera tion mecha[...]

16 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Dynamic (C able) Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Address information automatically from your ISP . Select thi s opti on if your I SP doe s not give you any IP numbers to use . This option is c ommonly used f or cable modem ser vices such as C omcast and Cox. The Host Name is optional [...]

17 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select PPPoE (U sername/Passw ord) fr om the dro p- down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, ga tew ay , a nd DNS server ad dr ess es . In mos t cases , se lect Dynami c . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter yo[...]

18 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondary DNS Ser ver Addresses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP Address pr ov[...]

19 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address , subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the L2TP IP address supplied b y your ISP (Static only). Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by y our ISP (Static only). Enter the Gatewa y IP Address [...]

20 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by y our ISP . The DNS ser ver information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Ser vice Pr ovider .) Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for opti[...]

21 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Check the bo x to enable the wireless function. If yo u do not want to use wireless , uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless functions. The schedule of time when the wireless settings rules will be enabled. The schedule may be set to Alway s , which will allow the par ticular ser vice[...]

22 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP addr ess of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP addr ess, onc e you click A pply , you will need to enter [...]

23 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for D ynamic Host Control Prot ocol. The DIR-651 has a built-in DHCP ser ver . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network . Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP s[...]

24 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to always have the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device . Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range . Check this box to ena[...]

25 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration The DIR-651 can be congured as a virtual ser ver so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP ser vices via the public IP addr ess can be automatically r edirected to local ser vers in the LAN (L ocal Area Network). The DIR-651 rewall f eature lters out unrec ognized packets to prote[...]

26 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration This will allow y ou to open a single port. I f you w ould like to open a range of ports, refer t o the next page. E n t e r a n a m e f o r th e ru l e o r se le ct a n a pp l i c at i o n f r o m t h e d r o p- d o wn m en u . Se l e ct a n a p p li ca t io n a n d c l i c k << t o [...]

27 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. P or t F or war ding En te r a na me fo r th e ru le o r s el ect an a pp li ca ti o n f r o m th e dr op-d o w n me nu . S e le ct an app li c at io n a nd cl ic k << t o po p ul at e th e e ld s . Enter the IP addre[...]

28 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may select a pre - dened application fr om the drop-down menu and click << . This is the por t used to trigger the application. It can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( TCP , UDP , or Both). This[...]

29 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better per formance and experience with online gam es an d othe r int er acti ve a ppl ica tion s, s uch a s V oI P . Note: When this option is enabled , har dware NA T will be disabled automatically . This option is enab[...]

30 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration A QoS E ngi ne Ru le iden ti es a sp eci c mess age  ow an d a ssi gn s a pr ior ity to that ow . F or mo st appl ica ti ons , aut omati c class i cat ion will be adequate , and specic QoS Engine Rules will not be required . The QoS Engine supports overlaps between rules, [...]

31 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Network F ilters Select Tu r n M A C F i l t e r i n g O f f , A l l o w M A C addresses listed b elow , or Deny MAC addresses listed below fr om the drop- down menu. Enter the MA C address you would like to lt er . T o nd the MA C address on a computer , please ref er to the Network [...]

32 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration A cc ess Con trol Click the Add Policy button to start the Acc ess Contr ol Wizard. Add P olic y: The Access Contr ol sec tion allows you to control access in and out of your network . Use this featur e as P arental Contr ols to only grant access to approv ed sites, limit w eb access based [...]

33 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter a name f or the policy and then click Next to continue. Select a schedule (I.E. Always) from the drop-down menu and then click Next to continue . Enter the following information and then click Ne xt to continue. • Add res s T y pe - Select IP address, MA C address, or Other Machines[...]

34 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select the ltering method and then click Next to continue. If you selected Ap ply A dvanc ed Port F ilte rs , then 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 addr[...]

35 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Select Allow or Deny . Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to allow or den y . Click S av e S ettings . Congur e W ebsite F ilter Below: W ebsite URL/Domain: W ebsite Filters ar e used to deny LAN computers fr om accessing specic web sit es by the URL or domain. A URL is a specia[...]

36 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the star ting IP address . Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En ter t he endi ng IP a ddr ess. En ter 255.2 55 .25 5.2 55 if you do not want t o specify an IP range. Click [...]

37 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also k nown as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prev ent c yber att ack s b y tra cking mo re sta te pe r s ess ion . It valid at es that the trac pa ssing th rough the ses sion co nform s to the prot ocol. Note: When this option is enabled, hardware NA[...]

38 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Applica tion Le v el Gatew ay C ongura tion Here you can enable or disable AL G’ s. Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with net work address translation (NA T ). Each AL G provides special handling for a specic protocol or ap[...]

39 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route . Enter the netmask of the r oute, please note that the octets must match your destination IP address . Enter your nex t hop gatewa y to be taken if this route is used . The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the co[...]

40 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an A ccess Poin t to synchronize a wireless network . Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended . Th is v al ue s hou ld r emai n at its d efa ul t sett in g of 2432 . If inconsist ent data ow is a [...]

41 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration W i-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-Fi P rotected Setup feature. Locking the wireless security settings pr events the settings from being changed by the Wi-F i Protected Setup feature of the router . Devices can still be added to the network using Wi-F i P rotected Setup. How ever[...]

42 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration UPnP Internet Ping Block Internet Port Speed Multicast Streams T o u se the U niv ers al Plu g and Pla y (U P nP ™ ) fea tu r e click on Enabled . UPNP provides compatibility with net working equipment, software and peripherals. Unchecking th e bo x will not allow the DIR-651 t o respond [...]

43 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature . The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be ac tive . The schedule may be set to Alway s, which will allow the par ticular ser vice to always be enabled. Y ou can create your own times by clicking Add New . Enter a wireless network n[...]

44 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration A dministra tor Settings This page will allow you to change the A dministrator and User passw ords. Y ou can also enable Remote Management. There are two ac counts that can access the management interface through the web bro wser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write acce[...]

45 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration T ime S ettings Select the Time Zone fr om the drop-down menu. T o select Dayligh t Saving time manually , select enabled or disabled, and enter a start dat e and an end date f or daylight saving time . NTP is short for Network Time Prot ocol. NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a net [...]

46 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration S y sLog The Broadband Router keeps a running log of even ts and activities occurring on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysL og server on your network. Enable Logging to Sy sLog Server: Sy sLog Server IP Addr ess: Check this bo x to send the r outer logs to a S ysLog Ser ver . T[...]

47 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Email Settings The Email fea ture can be used to send the syst em log les, r outer aler t messages, and rm ware updat e notication to your email addr ess. Enable Email Notication: F rom Email Addr ess: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Addr ess: SMTP Server P or t: Enable Authentic[...]

48 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Use this option to save the current rout er conguration settings t o a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using . First, click the Sav e button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can select a loca tion and le name for the settings. Use this option to load pr evi[...]

49 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Click on Ch e c k No w to find out if there is an updated firmware; if so, download the new rmwar e to your har d drive. After you have downloaded the new rmware , cli ck Bro wse t o loca te the rm wa re up da te on y our hard drive. Clic k Upload to complete the rmware upgrade [...]

50 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Dynamic Domain Name Sy stem is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Addr ess. Check the bo x to enable DDNS. Select y our DDNS provider from the dr op- down menu or type it in the box. Enter the Host Name tha t you register ed with your DDNS ser vice pro vider . Enter t[...]

51 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration The Ping T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Addr ess or host name that you wish t o P ing and click Ping . The results of your ping attempts will be displayed her e. S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]

52 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. S el e c t a d a y , a r a ng e of d ay s, o r A l l We ek t o include every day . Check 24hrs or enter a star t and end time for your schedule . The list of schedules will be listed her e. Click the Edit icon to make changes or click the Delete icon to [...]

53 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration This page display s the current information f or the DIR-651. It will display the LAN, W AN (I nternet), and Wireless inf or mation. If yo ur Int ernet co nnection is set up f or a Dynami c IP addres s the n a Release button and a Rene w butt on will be displa yed . Use Release to disc onne[...]

54 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration L og Log Options: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can selec t the types of messages that you want to dis pla y from th e l og . Syst em A ctivi ty , De bug Info rma tio n, Attacks , Dropped P ackets, and Notice messages can be selected. Click A pply Log Settings No w to activa te[...]

55 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Stats T h e sc r e en be l o w di sp la ys t h e T r a c St a t is ti cs . He r e y o u ca n vi ew t h e am ou nt o f pa ck et s t ha t p a ss th ro u gh th e D IR -6 51 on both the I nternet and the LAN por ts. The trac c ounter will reset if the devic e is rebooted .[...]

56 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Internet Sessions[...]

57 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients . W ireless[...]

58 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 3 - C onguration Suppor t[...]

59 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security W ir eless S ecurit y This section will show you the di erent lev els of security you can use to protect your data fr om intruders. The DIR-651 oers the f ollowing types of security : • WP A2 ™ ( Wi-F i Protected Ac cess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( Wi-F i Protected A[...]

60 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security W ireless Security S etup W izard T o run the secur ity wizard , click on Setup at the top and then click Launch W ireless Security Setup W izard . Click Next to continue .[...]

61 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security The following screen will show you your Pr e -Shared Key to enter on your wireless clients . Click Save t o nish the Security W izard. If you selected WP A-Enterprise, the RADIUS inf ormation will be displayed . Click Save t o nish the Securit y Wizard .[...]

62 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security C ongure WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) It is reco mmended to enable encryption on y our wir eless r outer before your wirele ss network ada pters . Please establish wire less conn ectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead[...]

63 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security It is reco mmended to enable encryption on y our wir eless r outer before your wirele ss network ada pters . Please establish wire less conn ectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead . 1. L og int o the web- bas ed c[...]

64 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security 9. If the MAC Address Authentication box is selected then the user will need to connect from the same computer whenever logging into the wireless network. 10. Click Adv anced to ent er settings for a secondary RADIUS Ser ver . 11. Click Apply Settings to sav e your settings.[...]

65 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security C onnec t to a W ireless Netw ork W indow s® 7 It is r ecommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wir eless router or ac cess point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being u[...]

66 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security 3. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Ref er to the Networking Basics sec tion in this manual for mor e information. 4. The[...]

67 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Security 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Ok . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. I f the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. T he key or passphrase must match exactly as on the wireless rout er or a[...]

68 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista users ma y use the built-in wireless util ity . If you ar e using another c ompany’ s utility or Windows ® 2000, please r efer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connec ting to a wireless network. Most utilities[...]

69 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork C ongure W ir eless Securit y It is r ecommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wir eless router or ac cess point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passph[...]

70 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork 3 . Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your rout er and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the securit y settings ar e correct. The key or passphrase must be exactl[...]

71 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork W indow s® XP Windo ws XP users ma y use the built-in wireless utility (Zer o C onguration Utility). The follo wing instructions ar e f or Service P ack 2 users. If you are using another company’ s utility or W indows 2000, please ref er to the user manual of your [...]

72 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork C ongure WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or access point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network ([...]

73 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 5 - C onnecting to a W ireless Netw ork 3. The Wir eless Network C onnec tion box will appear . Ent er the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings ar e corr ect. The WP A-PSK passp[...]

74 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-651. Read the following descr iptions if you are having pr oblems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Window s ® XP . If you ha ve a dier ent operating syst[...]

75 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel . Double -click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the S ecurity 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 Dial[...]

76 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I connect to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connecting through m y router? If you are having a problem sending or receiving email, or connecting to secur e sites such as eBay , banking sites , and Hotmail, we suggest lowering the MTU in incremen ts of ten (E[...]

77 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Sec tion 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 fragmented packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to account f or the various T CP/IP headers. F or example, lets say tha t 1452 was the proper value , the actual [...]

78 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivit y within your home, business or public access wireless net works . Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you t[...]

79 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics How does wireless w ork? Wir eless works similar t o how cordless phone work, through radio signals to transmit data from one poin t A to point B . But wireless technology has restrictions as to how you can access the network. Y ou must be within the wireless net work range area to be able[...]

80 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. P eople like the freedom of mobility and it’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pr ovide wireless ac cess to attract people. The wir eless connection in public p[...]

81 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless Basics There ar e basically two modes of networking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnect to an access point or wireless r outer . • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer , for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer , such [...]

82 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter , by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address, please f ollow the steps below . Click on Sta[...]

83 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assign an IP addr ess If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/rout er , or you need to assign a sta tic IP address, please f ollow the steps belo w : Step 1 Windo ws ® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Win[...]

84 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • WP A-Personal • WP A2-Personal • WP A-Enterprise • WP A2-Enterprise W ireless Signal Rates* • 300Mbps • 12Mbps • 108Mbps • 11Mbps • 54Mbps • 9Mbps [...]

85 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix D - C ontacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can con tact D -Link technical support through our web site or by phone . Before y ou contact technical support, please have the follo wing ready: • Model number of the product (e.g. DIR-651) • Hardware Revisi[...]

86 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty W arran ty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) pro vides this Limited W arranty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its author ized r eseller or distributor , and • Only for products purc[...]

87 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty Limited Soft war e W arranty: D-Link warrants that the sof tware por tion of the product (“Sof tware ”) will substantially conform to D -Link ’ s then current functional specications for the Sof tware, as set for th in the applicable documentation, from the date of original retail purcha[...]

88 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty • After an RMA number is is sued, the def ec tiv e pro duct must be packaged secure ly in th e origin al or ot her suit able ship ping pac kage to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA number must be prominently marked on the outside of the pack age. Do not include any manu[...]

89 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MA XIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NO T LIABLE UNDER ANY C ONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILITY OR O THER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , INC ONVENIENCE OR DAMA GES OF ANY CHARA C TER, WHETHER DIREC T , SPECIAL, INCI[...]

90 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty FC C Statement: This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant t o par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection agai nst harmful in terferenc e in a r esidential installati on. This equipment g[...]

91 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix E - W arranty F or detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the United States , please contact the corresponding local D -Link oce. Industr y Canada S tatement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules . Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditio[...]

92 D-Link DIR-651 User Manual Appendix F - Registration V ersion 1.0 Januar y 25, 2011 Pr oduct registration is entir ely voluntary and failure to complete or r eturn this form will not diminish your w arranty rights. Registr ation[...]