D-Link Wireless N 600 manual

Cloud Gigabit Router N600 with Smar tBeam™ T echnology V ersion 1.11| 08/19/2014 DIR-845L U ser Manual[...]

i D-Link DIR-845L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the conten t 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 ar e trademarks or regist ered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidi[...]

ii D-Link DIR-845L User Manual T able of Contents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i P ower U sa[...]

iii D-Link DIR-845L User Manual T able of Contents P or t F or warding ............................................................. 87 Application Rules ........................................................... 88 QoS Engine ....................................................................... 89 Network F ilters ..............................[...]

1 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a dier ent voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-845L will cause damage and void the warr ant y for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . DIR-845L Cloud[...]

2 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • 802.11a, 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux -based operating system • An installe[...]

3 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction Now you can monitor and manage your home network right fr om your laptop , iP hone®, iP ad®, or A ndroid™ device. The cloud- enabled rout er can be congur ed to send an email to keep you informed anywher e, anyt ime when new devices are connecting to your network or unw[...]

4 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W irelessN etworking - The DIR-845L pr ovides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming , online gaming, and r eal-time audio. The per for[...]

5 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent throughout y our network. 2 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process and automatically crea te a secure connection to a WPS client. 3 LAN P or ts(1-4) Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such[...]

6 D-Link DIR-845L 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 during the WPS process . The light will blink orange during boot up. 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the I nternet por t. If th[...]

7 D-Link DIR-845L 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, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Ple ase c on gu re th e ro ut er wit h the c omp u[...]

8 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless I nstallation C onsider ations The D -L ink wireles s router lets you access your n etwor k u sing a w ireless conne ct ion from v ir tu ally anyw here wi thin the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind, however , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, [...]

9 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is required . Manual S etup 2. P osition your router close to your modem and a computer . Place the router in an open area of your intended work area f or better wireless cov erage. 3. Unp lug the Et hern et cab le fr om you r mo[...]

10 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with your rout er into the yellow por t labeled INTERNET 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 t o your cable or DSL broadband modem and w[...]

11 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Note: It is str ongly rec ommended to replace your existing router with the DIR-845L instead of using b oth. If your modem is a combo router , you may want to contact your ISP or manufacturer’ s user guide to put the router into Bridge mode, which will ‘turn o ’ the router (NA T ) fu[...]

12 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 5. Under R outer Settings, enter an available IP addr ess and the subnet mask of y our network . Click Sav e Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to access the conguration utilit y of the router in the future . Close the browser and change your comput er ’ s IP setting[...]

13 D-Link DIR-845L 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 . Refer to page 14. • QRSMobileApp - Use y our i[...]

14 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the router , this wizar d will star t automatically . This w iza rd i s des igne d to gui de you th roug h a step - by-s tep process to c ongure your new D -Link router and connect t o the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. Quick S etup W izard I f[...]

15 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration I f t he ro u ter do es no t d ete c t a va li d E th er n et c on ne c t io n f rom th e 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 th e ro ut er de te cts an Eth ern et co nn ecti on bu t doe s no t det ec[...]

16 D-Link DIR-845L 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 remove your PPPoE sof tware from your computer . Th e software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or you [...]

17 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration I f t he ro uter d ete c ted o r you s ele c ted S tati c , e nter t he I P and D NS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Ne x t to continue . F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz segments, cr eate a W i-Fi network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Cr eate a Wi-F i passw ord (betw een 8-63 [...]

18 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sele ct your ti me zone from th e drop - down menu and c lick Next to continue . The Setup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Save and C onnec t to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click C ancel if you do not wan t to create a book[...]

19 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the my dlink ser vice (mydlink.com or the my dlink Lite app), you must have an account. Selec t 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 y ou clicked Y es , enter you r [...]

20 D-Link DIR-845L 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 fr om an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "mydlink lite" app, visit the Apple Store, Android Market or http://my dl[...]

21 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iP ad, iP od T ouch, or iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) to install and congur e your rout er . Step 1 F rom your iPad , T ouch, or iPhone, go to the iT unes Store and search f or ‘D -Link ’ . S elect QRS Mobile and then download it. Y ou may a[...]

22 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration D -Link ® Shar eP or t ™ Plus Introduction The D -Link ShareP or t™ Plus technology will allow you to connect a multi-function printer (MFP), scanner , or USB storage device to your ShareP or t™ Plus enabled devic e and share the device with multiple computers*. Only these devices wil[...]

23 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. Inser t your USB ash drive into DIR-845L. 2. Scan the bar code to download the ShareP or t Mobile APP from the app store t o your iPhone or iP ad. Shar eP or t Mobile App 3. F rom your iOS mobile device , click Settings. The Shar ePort Mobile app will allow you to ac cess les fr om [...]

24 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, select the Wi-F i Network Name (SSID) that you created in the setup and then enter your Wi-F i password. 5. Once connected, click on the Shar ePort Mobile icon. 6. The follo wing screen will appear .[...]

25 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 7. Click on Settings icon located on the right top corner of the screen. Click Edit to enter y our User Name and P assword. Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Movie sec tion, click the movie icon t o play your movie from your USB ash drive. 9. F or the Music sec tion, [...]

26 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 10. F or the Phot o section, click the Photo icon t o view your photos from your USB ash drive . 11. F or the Files section, click on the Files icon to view your les from your USB ash drive. 12. F or the F older sec tion, click the folder icon to view your folders from your USB a[...]

27 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utilit y Lea ve the passwor d blank by default. T o access the con gurat ion uti lit y , op en a web - browser such as Internet Explorer and enter addr ess of the router ( http://dlinkrouter .localorhttp://192.168.0.1 ).[...]

28 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup Click M anual I nternet Connection Setup to congure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If yo u wan t to co ng ure you r rou ter to co nnect to the Int ernet using the wizard, click I nternetConnection SetupW izard . Y ou will b[...]

29 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Internet C onnec tion S etup W izard When conguring the rout er for the rst time , we rec ommend tha t y ou cli ck use the Int erne t Conn ection  Setup  Wi zar d , and fol lo w the instructions on the scr een. This wizard is designed to assist user with a quick and easy method to congur e the I nter[...]

30 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: Select Y our Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone for y our location. This information is required t o congure the time-based options for the router . Click Next to continue . Step 3: Internet C onnec tion Here the user will be able to c ongure the Internet Connectivity used by this device. If your[...]

31 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step3:InternetC onnec tion(DynamicIPAddress) After selecting the D ynamic IP Address Internet c onnec tion method, the f ollowing page will appear . The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: MA CAddress: Enter the MA C address of the Internet gateway (plugged in to the Inter[...]

32 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step3:InternetC onnec tion(PPTP) After selecting the PPTP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr essMode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP add[...]

33 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step3:InternetC onnec tion(L2TP) After selecting the L2TP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr essMode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP add[...]

34 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step3:InternetC onnec tion(StaticIPAddr ess) After selecting the Static IP Address Internet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: Setup Complete! This is the last page of the Internet Connection Setup Wizar d. Click the Connect button to sa ve your settings . The follo wing parameters w[...]

35 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Internet (Manual) On this page the user can congure the Internet C onnec tion settings manually . T o access the Manual Internet Connection S etup page, click on the Manual Internet Connection Setup button. On this page there a multiple parameters that can be c ongured regarding the Internet Connection setup . W[...]

36 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual My Internet Connection is: Dynamic IP (DHCP) The default W AN conguration for this r outer is Dynamic IP (DHCP). This option allows the r outer to obtain an IP address automa tically from the device that is connected to the Internet port. Note: If you ’ re not sure about the type of Internet Connection you have ,[...]

37 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sel ect Stati c IP to m anual ly enter the I P setti ngs sup plied by your ISP . Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by your ISP . The DNS ser ver information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Ser vice Pr[...]

38 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPP oE (DSL) Choose PPPoE (Poin t to P oint Protoc ol o ver Ethernet) if your ISP uses a PPP oE connection. Y our ISP will pr ovide y ou with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. Make sure to remove your PPPoE soft ware from your computer [...]

39 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inac tivity . DNS Mode: This option allow the router t o obtain the DNS IP addresses from the ISP , when Receiv e DNS from ISP is selected, or allows the user to en ter DNS IP address manua[...]

40 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPTP Choose PPTP (Poin t-to-Point - T unneling P rotocol ) if your ISP uses a PPTP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL services. My Internet Connection: S e l ec t P PT P  ( Us er n a me / Pa ss wo r d[...]

41 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here . Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS IP address used here . This eld is normally optional. Only one DNS address is requir ed for a functional I nternet connection, but using a second DNS address pr ovides more s[...]

42 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup L2TP Choose L2TP (Layer 2 T unneling Pr otocol) if your ISP uses a L2TP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a user name and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL services. My Internet Connection: Select L2TP(U sername/Password) from the drop - down menu.[...]

43 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inac tivity . T o disable this featur e, enable Aut o -reconnect. Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here. Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS IP addres[...]

44 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup DS-Lite Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection t ype. A f ter selecting DS-Lite, the f ollowing parameters will be a vailable for congur ation: DS-Lite Congur ation: S elect the DS-Lite DHCPv6 O ption to let the router allocat e the AF[...]

45 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual On this page the user can congure the Wir eless settings for this device . There are 3 way s to congure Wir eless using this router . F irstly , the user can choose to make use for the quick and easy W ireless Connection Setup Wizar d . Secondly , the user can choose to make use Wi-F i Pr otected Setup. Lastly ,[...]

46 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: This step will only be av ailable if the user selec ted ‘M anually assign a network key ’ in the previous step . Here the user can manually enter the WP A/WP A2 pre -shared key in the W ireless Securit y P assword space pro vided. The key entered must be between 8 and 63 char ac ters long. Remember , this [...]

47 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual After click the Save butt on the device will save the settings made and return to the main wir eless page. End of Wizard .[...]

48 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Settings: Wi-F i Protected Setup Wizard If your Wireless Clients support the WPS connection method, this Wi-F i Pr otected Setup Wizard can be used t o initiate a wireless connection between this device and Wireless clients with a simple click of the WPS button. The Wi-F i Prot ected Setup W izard is special[...]

49 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: After selecting Manual, the follo wing page will appear . On this page to user can view the wireless c onguration of this router . The wireless clients should congur e their wireless settings to be identical to the settings display ed on this page for a successful c onnec tion. This option is for wir ele[...]

50 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being congured . In this option we nd that the following par ameters will be regarding the 2.4GHz band. Enable Wireless: Check the box to enable the wireless function. I f you do not want t o use wireless [...]

51 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the frequency band 2.4GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used. WEP or WP A/WP A2. W ireless Security Mode: WEP Wir ed Equivalent P rivac y ( WEP) is the most basic[...]

52 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks. P ersonal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P ersonal requires only the use of[...]

53 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks. P ersonal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P ersonal requires only the use of[...]

54 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being congured . In this option we nd that the following par ameters will be regarding the 5GHz band. Enable Wireless: Check the box to enable the wireless function. I f you do not want t o use wireless , [...]

55 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the frequency band 2.4GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used. WEP or WP A/WP A2. W ireless Security Mode: WEP Wir ed Equivalent P rivac y ( WEP) is the most basic[...]

56 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks. P ersonal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). The follo wing parameters will be [...]

57 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Enterprise Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks. P ersonal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). The follo wing parameters will b[...]

58 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This sec tion will show you the dierent levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-845L oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess) [...]

59 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If yo u chan ge the IP add re ss , onc e you cli ck Sa ve Set tin gs , you will n[...]

60 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands f or Dynamic Host Con trol P rotoc ol. The DIR-845L has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automa tically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/pr ivate network . Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/I[...]

61 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Scope: NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: This is an advanc ed setting and is normally lef t blank. This allows the congurati on of a NetBIOS ‘ domain ’ name under which network hosts operate . This setting has no eect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information fr om W AN’ is ac ti[...]

62 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to alwa ys have the same IP address assigned, you can creat e 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. Che ck thi s b ox t o [...]

63 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P arental C ontr ol P arental contr ol is a free security option that provides An ti-Phishing to prot ec t your Internet connection from fraud and na vigation improv ements such as auto- correction of common URL types. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Advanc e[...]

64 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Stor age This page allows the user t o use a web bro wser to remotely ac cess les stored on an SD car d or USB storage drive plugged int o the router . The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Enable ShareP or t W eb Ac cess: Tick this option to enable the shar e por t web acc ess feature . [...]

65 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual In the User List section, the user can modify or delete dierent user settings f or each account. The follo wing parameters will be available in the displa y . No . Displays the number of the entry in the user list. User Name: Displays the user name of the entr y in the list. Ac cess Pa th: Displays the access path [...]

66 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual In the Number Devices section, the user can view information about the external USB storage devices inserted into the USB por t of this router . The follo wing parameters will be available in the displa y Number of Devices: This eld will display the number of USB storage devices tha t are attached to the USB por t [...]

67 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er ver DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is the standard for the interoperability of Net work M edia Devices (NMDs). The user can enjoy multi-media applications (music , pictures and videos) on y our network connected PC or media devices . The iT unes ser ver will allow iT unes [...]

68 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 C onnection type. Ther e are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet connec tion. Y ou can use the W eb -based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d, or you can manually c ongure the connection. F or the beginner user that has not cong[...]

69 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IP v6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard . Click the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard button and the r outer will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get yo[...]

70 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either T r y again or to click on the Guide me thr ough the IP v6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard . There ar e several connection types to choose from. If you are unsur e of your connection[...]

71 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selec ting the IPv6 ov er PPP oE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connec tion that requires a username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration[...]

72 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration StaticIPv6Addr essConnection This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. T he IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 addr ess, Subnet Prex L ength, Default Gatewa y , P r[...]

73 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address and prex value used here . IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here . Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here . Assigned IPv6 Pr ex: Displays the IPv6 assigned[...]

74 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto Detection, Static IPv6, Aut oconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd, and Link-local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pr ovider . [...]

75 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ente r the addr ess settings suppl ied by your I nte rnet pro vider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Se l e[...]

76 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Se le c t Au toco n gu rati on  (St ate les s/ DH CP v 6) f rom th e drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically or Usethef ollowingDNSAddr ess . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) I[...]

77 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. E n t e r t h e P P Po E a c c o u n t s e t ti n g s s up p l i e d b y yo u r I nt e r n e t provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat ewa y , and DNS server addr esses . In most case s, sele ct [...]

78 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SLAAC+RDNSS or SLAA C+StatelessDHCPv6 . Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range f or your local comput ers. Enter the end IPv6 Addr ess f[...]

79 D-Link DIR-845L 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 settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture[...]

80 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by y our Internet provider (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-L ocal Address . Check t[...]

81 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Select Stateful (DHCP v6), S[...]

82 D-Link DIR-845L 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: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivity[...]

83 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual m y dlink Settings On this page the user can congure the m ydlink™ settings for this router . This featur e will allow us to use the m ydlink cloud ser vices that includes online access and management of this r outer through the my dlink por tal website or portable device applications like iOS apps and Android ap[...]

84 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Register m ydlink Ser vice Wizar d: Step 2 When reg istering a new account , the f ollowing page appears. The following par ameters will be available f or conguration: E-mail Addr ess (Ac count Name): Enter your e-mail address here . This e -mail address will also become y our account name. P assword: Enter your pr[...]

85 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual At an y point during this wizard, w e can change the prefer ed language used. T o change the language, select the desired language option from the Language drop- down menu, f ound on the top right of this page. End of Wizard[...]

86 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like t o open a range of por ts, ref er to the next page. Ente r a name for the rule or select an applic ation from the drop- down menu. Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c[...]

87 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding Enter a name for the rule or s elect an applicatio n from the d rop - down me nu. Se lec t an ap plic ation and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the computer on your local ne[...]

88 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration E n t e r a n a m e f o r t h e r u l e . Y o u m a y s e l e c t a pr e -den ed appl ic ati on fro m th e dr op-dow n me nu 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 prot ocol of the tr igger po[...]

89 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine The QoS Engine option helps impro ve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default the QoS Engine settings are disabled and application priority is not classied automatically . T he QoS sec tion contains a queuing mechanism, trac shaping and classi[...]

90 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Checkbox: Tick this option to enable the rule specied . Name: Enter a custom name for the rule being cr eated here . This name is used for iden tication. Queue ID: S elect the appropriate priority requirement fr om the dr[...]

91 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Se le ct  T u rn  MA C  F il te ri ng  O , Al l o w MA C ad dr e ss es lis te d bel ow , or Den y MA C add re sse s lis te d bel ow fr om 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 t he MA [...]

92 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess Con trol Click the Add Policy but ton to st ar t the Access Contr ol Wizar d. Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to contr ol access in and out of your network. Use this featur e as P arental Contr ols to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access base[...]

93 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Next to continue . Selec t a schedule (I.E. Always) fr om the drop- down menu and then click Next to con tinue. En te r th e fo ll ow ing inf orma ti on an d th en clic k Ne x t t o co nt inu e. • A d d r e s s  Typ e - S e l e c t I P a d d [...]

94 D-Link DIR-845L 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 addr ess. Prot ocol - Select the protocol. Dest P or t Start - Enter the star ting por t number . Dest P or t End - Enter t[...]

95 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY computers acc ess to ONL Y the se sit es or ALL OW co mput ers ac ce ss to ONL Y these sites . Ent er the keywo rds or URL s that you want to allow or block. Click S av e Settings . W ebsi[...]

96 D-Link DIR-845L 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 star ting IP addr ess. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En ter th e endi ng IP add re ss . Ent er 255 .25 5.25 5.2 55 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. Click[...]

97 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful P acket I nspection, also known as dynamic packet lt ering) helps to pr event c yber a ttacks b y tracking more sta te per session. I t validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the protoc ol. En ab l e t hi s fea tu re to pro te c t yo ur ne t wo rk[...]

98 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DMZ IP Addr ess: PPTP: IPSEC ( VPN): RTSP: SIP: Specify the IP address of the computer on the LAN that you want t o have unrestricted Internet communication. If this computer obtains it ’ s IP address automatically using DHCP , b e sure to make a static reservation on the Setup > Networ[...]

99 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route . E n te r t h e n e tm a s k o f t h e r o u t e, p l e a s e n o t e that the oc tets must mat ch your destination IP address . Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used . Th e ro u[...]

100 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced Wir eless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Th is en abl es 80 2.1 1d op era tion. 802 .11d is a wi re les s speci cati on deve loped to allow imp lemen tation of wireles s net works in cou ntrie s that cann ot use the 802 .11 st anda rd . Thi s fea tur e sho uld onl y b[...]

101 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-Fi P rot ec ted Setup ( WPS) 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 . Tick this option to lock the congured wireless secur ity settings. A P IN is a u n iq ue nu mb e r t ha t c an be us[...]

102 D-Link DIR-845L 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 network settings to guide you through manual conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the conguration button on the device. I f the de[...]

103 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) featur e click on Enabled . UPnP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Ch e c k i n g t he b ox w i ll a l l ow t h e D IR - 8 45 L t o re s po n d to pings. Unc heck in g the box may p rovide som e e xt [...]

104 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature . The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active . The schedu le may be set to Alwa ys , which will allo w the par ticular service to alwa ys be enabled . Y ou can cr eate y our own times in the T ools > Schedules section or cli[...]

105 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall The DIR-845L ’ s IP v6 Fir ewall f eature allows you to congure which kind of IPv6 trac is allow ed to pass through the device . The DIR-845L ’ s IPv6 F irewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters featur e. Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall simpl[...]

106 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the route 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 or enter the IP v6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route. Enter the metric[...]

107 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow you to change the A dministrator and User passw ords. Y ou can also enable Remote M anagement. There are two accounts that can ac cess the management inter face through the web br owser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write access while user has[...]

108 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the current date and time of the router . S e l e c t y o u r T i m e Z o n e f r o m t h e d r o p - d o w n menu. T o select Daylight Saving time manually , selec t enabled or disabled, and enter a star t date and an end date f or daylight saving time . NTP is shor t for Ne[...]

109 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sy sLog The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and ac tivities oc curring on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysL og ser ver on your network. Enable Logging t o Sy sLog Ser ver: Sy sLog Ser ver IP Addr ess: Che ck this bo x to send the rou te r log s to a Sy sLo g Ser[...]

110 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the syst em log les, router aler t messages, and rmware update notication to your email address . Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: SMTP Server Port: Enable Authentica tion: [...]

111 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration U s e t h i s o p t i o n t o s a v e t h e c u r r e n t r o u t e r c on gu ra ti on se tt in gs to a l e on th e ha rd di sk of th e c om pu te r yo u a r e us in g . F ir st , c lic k t he Sa v e bu tt on . A l e di al o g w il l app ea r , a l lo wi ng y ou t o se le ct a l oc[...]

112 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmwar e Brow se: Upload: After you hav e downloaded the new rmwar e, click Brow se to locat e the r mwar e updat e on y our har d driv e. Click Uplo ad to comple te the rmwa re upgr ade . Once you have a rmwar e update on your computer , use this option to browse for the l[...]

113 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Addr ess. Check the box t o enable DDNS. Select your DDNS pro vider fr om the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address. Enter the Host Nam e t hat you regis tered w ith your DDNS service provider[...]

114 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Th e Pi ng T e s t i s u se d t o s en d Pi n g p a c k e ts t o t e s t i f a computer is on the I nternet. 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.[...]

115 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Sele ct a day , a ran ge of da ys , or All W eek to inclu de every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a star t and end time for y our schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for your schedules to go into e ect. The list of schedu[...]

116 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page displays the current inf ormation for the DIR-845L. I t will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and Wir eless information. If your I nternet connection is set up for a D ynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displayed. Use Release to disc onnec t from y[...]

117 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs 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 t o d i s p l a y f r o m t h e l o g . S y s t e m A c t i v i t y, D e b u g I n fo r m at i o n, A t ta c k s, D ro p p e d Pac k e t s, [...]

118 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e sc re en b el o w di sp la ys t he T r a c S ta ti st i cs . He r e y ou c an vi ew t he am ou nt o f pa ck et s th at p as s th r o ug h th e D IR -8 45 L on both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments . The trac coun ter will reset if the device is r ebooted[...]

119 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The I nte rn et S es sio ns p age d is plays f ul l det ai ls o f ac ti ve I nter ne t se ssi on s thro ug h your ro ute r . An I nte rn et se ss ion i s a co nv ersa tion betwee n a prog ram or applic atio n on a LAN-si de com pute r and a pro gra m or appli cati on on a [...]

120 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table .[...]

121 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connec tion time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts. W ireless[...]

122 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IP v6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients.[...]

123 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for your r outer .[...]

124 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

125 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ir eless Clien t to y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the sof tware utility and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secure w ay to connect your wireless devic es to the router is WPS ( Wi-F i Pr otec[...]

126 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indo ws® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the wireless icon in [...]

127 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. High lig ht th e wir ele ss co nne ction with W i-F i nam e (SS ID) you wou ld like to connect to and click the C onnec t 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[...]

128 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your rout er and click Connect . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network. If the co nnectio n fails , ple ase ve rify tha t the sec ur[...]

129 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-845L can be congur ed using Windows® 7. Carr y out the following steps to use Window s® 7 to congure the WPS f eature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Start menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]

130 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-845L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (on the Router label) or in the S etup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI and click Next .[...]

131 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure adv anced settings, click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

132 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. T h e f o l l o w i n g w i n d o w a p p e a r s w h i l e t h e R o u t e r i s b e i n g congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may need to pr[...]

133 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utilit y . If you are using another company ’ s utilit y , please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most utilities will have a “ s[...]

134 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. Highlight[...]

135 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Ent er the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click Connect . I t m ay ta ke 20 - 30 se co nd s t o co n ne c t t o t he wi re le s s n et wo r k . I f th e connection fails, please verify that the security settings are c or[...]

136 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i protection, referr ed 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 V ista® to congure the r outer or third part y soft ware . When you rst set u[...]

137 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Congura tion Utility). The following instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another compan y ’ s utility , please refer to the user manual of your wir eless adapter[...]

138 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or acc ess point befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . If you ar e 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 conne[...]

139 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. T he W irel ess Netw ork C onnecti on bo x will app ear . Ent er the WP A-PSK Wi-F i password and click C onnec t . I t m ay ta ke 20 - 30 se co nd s t o co n ne c t t o t he wi re le s s n et wo r k . I f th e connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings[...]

140 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-845L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples below ar e illustrated in Window s® XP . If you ha ve a dieren t operating sy[...]

141 D-Link DIR-845L 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[...]

142 D-Link DIR-845L 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[...]

143 D-Link DIR-845L 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 fragmented packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to acc ount f or the various TCP /IP headers . F or example , lets say tha t 1452 was the proper value, the act[...]

144 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D - Li n k w ir el es s pro d uc ts are b as e d o n i n du s tr y s t an d ard s to p ro vi de e as y- to -u se a nd co mp a ti b le hi g h- s pe e d w ir el es s connectivity within y our home , business or public access wir eless networks. Stric tly adhering t o the IEEE standar d, the[...]

145 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or W i-Fi technology is another way of connecting y our 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 y where in your home or oce netw ork . Wh y D -Link W [...]

146 D-Link DIR-845L 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 in a range up to 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range are both less than WLAN, but in return it d[...]

147 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever y where not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and mor e public facilitie s now pro vide wireless acce ss to attra c t people. The wirele ss conn ection in [...]

148 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Don ’t let you next- door neighbors or intruders connec t to your wir eless network. Secure your wireless network by tur ning on the WP A or WEP securit y fea ture on the router . Refer to pr oduct manual for detail information on ho w to set it up . There ar e basically two modes of ne[...]

149 D-Link DIR-845L 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. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address , please follow the st eps below . Click o[...]

150 D-Link DIR-845L 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 follow the st eps below : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Wi[...]

151 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Hardwar e Specications • LAN Inter face: F our 10/100/1000Mbps LAN por ts • W AN Inter face: One 10/100/1000Mbps Internet por t • Wir eless Inter face (2.4Ghz): IEEE 802.11b/g/n • Wir eless Inter face (5Ghz): IEEE 802.11a/n • USB Inter f[...]