D-Link G0-RT-N300 manual

V ersion 1.0 | 07/02/2013 GO-RT-N300 U ser Manual W ir eless N 300 Easy Router[...]

i D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual D-Link reser ves the r ight 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 rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsid[...]

ii D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Produc[...]

iii D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual T able of Con tents Statistics ................................................................................. 50 Help .................................................................................................51 W ireless Security ............................................................. 52 What is W[...]

1 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er view Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the GO-RT -N300 will cause damage and void the warr anty for this product. P ack age C ont ents GO-RT -N300 W ireless N 300 Easy Router P ower A dapter Ethernet Cable[...]

2 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet W eb -based Congura tion Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windo ws ® , Macintosh, or Linux-based operating sy stem • An installed E[...]

3 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F ea tures • F ast er Wi re less Netw orking - Th e G O-RT -N3 00 pro vide s w ire less c onne ction of u p t o 3 00Mb ps* f or other 802 .11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipate in real-time ac tivities online, such as video streaming , online gaming, and [...]

4 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Pr essing the Reset Button restor es the router t o its original factor y default settings. The Internet por t is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the Cable or DSL modem. The On/Off button turns the device on or off . LAN P or ts Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , swi[...]

5 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view INTERNET A solid light indicates c onnec tion on the W AN por t. P ow er LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . Har dwar e O v er view LEDs[...]

6 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e Y ou B egin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not plac e the rout er in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Please configur e the router with the comput [...]

7 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The D-Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wireless connec tion from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind, howev er , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, [...]

8 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the rout er to a cable/DSL/satellite modem, please f ollow the steps belo w : 1. Place the r outer in an open and central loca tion. Do not plug the power adapter int o the router . 2. Unplug the modem ’ s pow er adapter . Shut down y our computer . 3. Unplug the Et[...]

9 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connec ting the D -Link router to another rout er to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will hav e to do the follo wing before c onnec ting the rout er to your network: • Disable UPnP ™ • Disable DHCP • Change the LAN IP address to an available address on [...]

10 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the rout er and reconnect your computer t o your network. 7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and c onnec t it to y our other router . D o not plug an ything into the Internet ( W AN) port of the D -Link router . 8. Y ou[...]

11 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The GO-R T -N300 will run a Setup W izard when you first use it. F ollow the simple steps belo w t o run the Setup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation proc ess. Selec t your W AN network type, then ent er your wireless SSID and key . Click the Save and C onnec t button wh[...]

12 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show you ho w to configure y our new D -Link wireless r outer using the web-based configuration utility . W eb -based C onfigura tion Utility T o access the configuration utilit y , open a web-browser such as I nternet Explorer and enter the IP address [...]

13 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W izard Y ou can c onf igur e y our W AN ne twor k c onne ction usi ng a wiz ar d or manua lly . Click Next to use the Setup W izard , or c lick Manual to configure the W AN connection manually , which will take you to the Setup > Internet Setup page. Setup Wizar d will be ex plai ned[...]

14 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t the connec tion type for your W AN and click N ex t to continue . If you s ele cte d PP P oE , ent er yo ur PPP oE use rna me and pas sw or d twice and click Nex t to continue. Click the Ac count V alidate button to valida te the account.[...]

15 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y ou can also configure the wireless network and security settings. If you pr efer not to , click Disable the wireless radio . Click Next to continue . If you selected Static IP , enter your IP address, Subnet Mask , Default Gateway , Primar y DNS, and Secondar y DNS, and click Next to c[...]

16 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Finish to complete the setup process . When the router has finished saving , the Status > Device Info window will open.[...]

17 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to configur e the DHCP settings. L ocal Net w ork Use this section to configur e the Router’ s local net work settings. Use this section to configure the GO-R T -N300’ s built-in DHCP ser ver settings[...]

18 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L ocal Net w ork Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address, once you click Apply , you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the configur ation utility . Enter the Subnet Mask . The default su[...]

19 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP stands for D ynam ic Host Cont rol P rot oco l. The GO -RT -N300 has a built -in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser v er will automa tical ly assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private net work. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP settings[...]

20 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you want a computer or device to alwa ys ha ve the same IP address assig ned, y ou can create a DHCP reser vation. The r outer will assign the IP address only t o that computer or device . Note: This IP address m ust be within the DHCP IP Address Range . Enter the IP address you want [...]

21 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup Setup This section allows you t o manually configure y our Router ’ s Internet W AN settings. Select the W AN inter face type. If you choose DHCP Client, please configure the follo wing fields: Enter the host name of the rout er . Enter the MTU siz e. Click this if the D[...]

22 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP from the drop-down menu. Enter the static IP address which was provided to you by your Internet Ser vice Pr ovider (ISP). Enter the subnet pro vided by your ISP . Enter the default gatew ay provided b y your ISP . Enter the Maximum T ransmission Unit size. The default va[...]

23 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration When you ha ve finished configuring the W AN settings, click the Apply Changes button. If you choose PPP oE, please configure the f ollowing fields: When you ha ve finished configuring the W AN settings, click the Apply Changes button. Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. Enter the us[...]

24 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Basics W ireless Enable SSID broadcast if you want the router to transmit its SSID publicly so other wireless devices can disc over it. Enable wireless isolation to prevent connected wireless devices from connecting to other wireless devices that are also connected to the r out[...]

25 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Securit y Wir eless secur ity helps to preven t unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network , or seeing data being passed between the rout er and wireless clients. The GO -RT -N300 supports two popular wir eless security pr otocols, you should select a protoc ol bas[...]

26 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Wi-F i P rot ec ted Ac cess ( WP A/WP A2) - This is a newer and mor e secur e pr otocol for wir eless securit y . It uses a cipher combined with a pre -shared key (passwor d) to encr ypt data being sent ov er the wireless network. I t is recommended that you use this security method if i[...]

27 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i P rotected ( WPS) S etup Wi-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) System is a simplified method for securing y our wireless net work during the “Initial setup ” as well as the “ Add New Device ” pr ocesses. The Wi-F i Alliance ( WF A) has c er tified it across diff erent products a[...]

28 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable wireless on your netw ork . The fragmentation threshold, which is specified in bytes, determines whether packets will be frag mented. P ackets ex ce edin g the 2346 byte set ting will be fra gme nte d befo re transmission. 2346 is the default setting. This value should remain at i[...]

29 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WPS Setup PIN of the Router: Enable WPS: Disable PIN: Keep C urrent Configur ation: A CL Setup: Displays the curren t PIN for the rout er ’ s WPS c onnec tion. Wir eless clients connecting to the router using the PIN method should enter this PIN in order t o connect. Check the box to e[...]

30 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess Contr ol List Click the A CL Setup button to edit the ACL ( Access C ontrol List). This takes you to the scr een below . Click to enable Wireless A ccess Contr ol Mode. In this mode, only listed wir eless devices will be allowed t o connect to the wireless network. Click the Appl[...]

31 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable wireless on your netw ork . Click the Site Survey button to enable the r outer to search f or nearby wireless networks. This will take about 30 seconds. Repeater Enabled: SSID of AP: W ireless Repeat er A list of wireless networks that have been found will then appear . Select a n[...]

32 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Aut hentica tion T ype: Encr yption Strength: Security Encr yption ( WEP) Key: Pr e -shared Key: IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Y ou can then set up wireless security for the network. If you select WEP as the securit y option, the follo wing settings below will appear . Select the authenticat[...]

33 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allows y ou to set up an Ac cess Con trol List t o restrict the types of data packets that can en ter the network fr om the Internet. A cc ess C ontr ol List A dvanc ed Use the drop- down menu to select either W AN or IP address . Th is opt ion wil l only be see n if you hav e [...]

34 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allows you to enable por t triggering to specify inbound traffic to be sent to specific por ts while other por ts are in use for outbound tr affic. P or t T riggering Enable or disable the Nat P or t T rigger . NA T Port T rigger: Click the Apply Changes button t o save an y ch[...]

35 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DMZ Sometimes you may want a computer exposed to the outside world f or c er tain types of applications. If you choose to expose a computer , you can enable the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This option will expose the chosen computer complet ely to the outside world. Check the box to enable[...]

36 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allow s you to block specific w ebsites or keywords in order t o preven t network clients from accessing them. URL Block Enable or disable URL Blocking. URL Blocking Capability: Click the Apply Changes button t o save an y changes made. T ype a key word or a URL sit e that you [...]

37 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable DDNS. Choose your DDNS provider from the dropdo wn menu. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . Enter the Username f or your DDNS account . Enter the P asswor d for your DDNS ac count. Enable: DDNS Pr ovider: Host Name: Username:[...]

38 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the total bandwidth. Click to enable auto traffic shaping . Select the data protocol which you w ant to set a QoS rule for . Enter the sourc e IP . Enter the destination IP . Enter the sourc e por t number if applicable. This box will be gr eyed out f or cer tain protoc ols. Enter [...]

39 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Down F loor: Source Netmask: Dest Netmask: Dest P or t: Up Ceiling: Down C eiling: Enter the minimum download speed . Enter the sourc e netmask. Enter the destination netmask. Enter the destination port. Enter the maximum upload speed. Enter maximum download speed . Click the Add button [...]

40 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Enable to use the UPnP featur e. UPNP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. UPnP : UP nP This page allow s you to enable the Univ ersal Plug and Play (UP nP) featur e. Click the Apply Changes button t o save an y changes made. GO- RT -N300[...]

41 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The GO-R T -N300 can be configured as a virtual ser ver so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP ser vices via the public IP address can be automa tically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local Ar ea Network). The GO -RT -N300 firewall feature filters out unrecogniz ed packets t[...]

42 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Virtual S er ver page allo ws you to open a single port. If you would like to open a range of ports, ref er to the next page. Select an application from the drop- down menu or type a name in the next field. Enter a service name. Select TCP or UDP from the P rotoc ol drop- down menu. [...]

43 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allow s you to r eboot your system with the curr ent setting or reset it to the factor y default setting . Reboot Maintenanc e Click the Reboot button to r eboot the system. T o reset the syst em to the factor y default setting, click the Reset button. GO- RT -N300[...]

44 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upg rade This page allows you to upgrade the fir m ware of the Router . I f you plan to install new firmwar e, make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local har d drive of the computer . Please check the D-Link suppor t site for firm ware updates a t http:// suppor t.[...]

45 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Backup/Restore This page allows you to sav e the router’ s current configura tion file onto your computer’ s hard drive or load a saved file from your har d drive. Click the Save butt on to download the curren t configuration settings as a file onto y our hard drive . T o load a pr e[...]

46 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dmin Enter a username. The user has Root privilege. Enter the current passw ord of the accoun t. Enter the new passwor d for the acc ount. Retype the new password. User Name: Privilege: Old P assword: New P assword: Confirm P asswor d: This page allow s you to add a user acc ount to th[...]

47 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime and Dat e Enter the corr ec t year , month, day , and time. Enter the corr ec t year , month, day , and time. Select the daylight saving offset from the drop- down menu to have the rout er adjust the time to reflect the star ting or finishing of daylight saving in your region. This[...]

48 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Displays the r outer ’ s time and firmware v ersion. Displays the M AC address and the priva te (local) IP settings for the r outer . Displays the wir eless MAC addr ess and your wireless settings such as SSID and Channel. Displays the M AC address and the public IP settings f or the r[...]

49 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A c tive C lient T able This table display s all ac tive wir ed clients. This table display s all ac tive wir eless clients. Active Wired C lient T able: Active Wireless Client T able: This page display s lists of all wired and wireless clients. The IP address and MAC address of each cli[...]

50 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics This page display s the statistics f or packets that have been transmitt ed and receiv ed on the network on the router ’ s W AN and LAN por ts, and wir eless bands. Click the Refresh button t o refresh the r outer ’ s traffic statistics . GO- RT -N300[...]

51 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Help This section pro vides an explanation of each configuration or setting for the GO -RT -N300. Click on the links to be taken to the help text for that particular sec tion of router’ s setup.[...]

52 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the diff erent lev els of securit y you can use t o protect your data fr om intruders. The GO-R T -N300 offers the following types of security : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Pr otected Acc ess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Pr otected [...]

53 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network , you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i password) being used. T o join an [...]

54 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Y ou will then be prompted to enter the net work security key ( W i-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 P rotected S etup ( WPS) t o connect to the router , you can also press the WPS butt[...]

55 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network , you will need to know the security key or passphrase being us[...]

56 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like t o c onnect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Networking Basics section in this man[...]

57 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click C onnec t . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the rout er . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the se[...]

58 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure WPS The WPS feat ure of the route r can be configur ed using Windo ws ® 7. Carr y out the follo wing steps to use W indow s ® 7 to confi gure the WPS feature of the r outer: 1. Click the Star t button and select Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click the[...]

59 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Double - click the GO-R T -N300. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (on the Router label) or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI and click Next .[...]

60 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o configure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

61 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 7 . The following window appears while the Router is being configured . W ait for the configuration to c omplete. 8. The f ollowing windo w informs you that WPS on the GO-RT -N300 has been setup successfully . Make a note of the securit y key as you may need to provide[...]

62 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s V ista ® Windo ws Vista ® users ma y use the built-in wireless utility . If you are using another company ’ s utility or Windo ws ® 2000, please ref er t o the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connec ting t o a wireless network. [...]

63 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure W ireless Security It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network , you will need to know the security key or passphrase[...]

64 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router 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 security settings are corr ec t. The key or passphrase must be exactl[...]

65 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zer o Configur ation Utility). The following instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. I f you are using another compan y ’ s utilit y or Window s ® 2000, please refer to the use[...]

66 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e configuring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID)[...]

67 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The Wire less Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK passphr[...]

68 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the GO -RT -N300. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having pr oblems. The examples below ar e illustrated in Window s ® XP . If you ha ve a differ ent operati[...]

69 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Configur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. Fr om the Security tab , click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never [...]

70 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 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 y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or c onnec ting to secure sites such as eBay , banking sites, and Hotmail , we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts o[...]

71 D-Link GO -RT -N300 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 packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the valu e to accou nt for the various T CP/IP headers . F or exampl e, lets say that 1452 was the proper value, the [...]

72 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard , the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will allo[...]

73 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or office network. Wh y D-Link W ire[...]

74 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range ar e both less than WLAN, but in return it doesn ’t use near ly as much pow er which makes it ideal for personal devices , such as mobile phones, PDAs , headphones, laptops, speakers , and other devices that opera te on batteri[...]

75 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or office. P eople like the freedom of mobilit y and it’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless acces s to attract people. The wireless connection in publi[...]

76 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically two modes of network ing: • I nfrastructure – All wir eless clients will connect to an access point or wir eless router . • Ad-Hoc – Dir ec tly connecting to another computer , for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each comput e[...]

77 D-Link GO -RT -N300 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 T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e . wireless rout er) automatically . T o verify your IP address , please follow the st eps below . Cli[...]

78 D-Link GO -RT -N300 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 assig n a static IP address, please f ollow the steps belo w : Step 1 W indow s ® 7 - Click on Star t > Con trol P anel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Cent e[...]

79 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • WEP TM • WP A TM - Personal/Ent erprise • WP A2 TM - Personal/Ent erprise W ireless Signal Rates 1 IEEE 802.11n: 20MHz Channel: • 150 Mbps (max) 40MHz Ch[...]