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W ir eless N Quadband HD M edia Router U ser Manual[...]

i D-Link DIR-857 User Manual D-Link r eserves the right to revi se this publica tion and to make changes in the con ten t hereof without obliga tion to notify an y person or organiza tion of such revisions or changes . Manual Revisions T r ademarks D-Link and the D -Link logo are trademarks or register ed trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its su[...]

ii D-Link DIR-857 User Manual T able of Contents Prefac e ................................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ...............................................................................................i T rademarks ..................................................................[...]

iii D-Link DIR-857 User Manual T able of Contents Virtual Ser ver ......................................................................................... 49 P ort Forwarding .................................................................................... 51 Application Rules ....................................................................[...]

iv D-Link DIR-857 User Manual T able of Contents Tips .................................................................................................................. 112 Wir eless Modes ........................................................................................... 113 Networking Basics ...............................................[...]

1 D-Link DIR-857 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erent v oltage rating than the one included with the DIR -857 will cause damage and void the w arranty. If any of the above it ems are missing , please contact your reseller . DIR-857 Wireless N Quadband HD Me[...]

2 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view S y stem Requiremen ts Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • IEEE 802.11a wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the follo wing: • Windows®, Macint[...]

3 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction T O T AL PERFORMANCE Combines aw ard winning r outer fea tures and 802.11a/n/g wir eless technology to pr ovide the best wireless performance. T O T AL SECURIT Y The most complete set of security fea tures including A ctive F irewall and WP A2™ to protect your network against[...]

4 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster Wir eless Networking - The DIR-857 pro vides up to 900Mbps* wireless connection with 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 real-time audio. The per forman[...]

5 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F astandGuarantee Wir elessStreamingf or VideoQuality- Whether set-top bo x or gaming console streaming media directly from the I nternet, a NAS or PC, these devices share in common the need to connec t with a router in order to communicate and establish th[...]

6 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 LAN P orts (1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches , and hubs. 2 Internet P or t The auto MDI/MDIX Internet por t is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 USB Connect a USB 1.1, 2.0, or 3.0 ash drive [...]

7 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view F ront V iew 1 WPS Button Pr ess this button to add your device to an existing net work or to create a new network . P ow er LED will blink on and o when WPS button is pressed 2 SD Card P or t Inser t your SD Card for sharing multimedia les such as video, music,[...]

8 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view LEDs 1 P ow er LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connec tion on the I nternet por t. This LED blinks during data transmission. A solid blue light indicates tha t ther e is an Internet connection, an orange light ind[...]

9 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you through the installation process. Placement of the router is ver y impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the attic or garage . Please congure the router with the computer that was las[...]

10 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D -Link wireless rout er lets you access your net work using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objec [...]

11 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The DIR-857 includes a Quick Router Setup Wizar d CD. Follow the simple steps below to run the S etup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation process . Inser t the Wizar d CD in the CD-ROM drive. T he step -by-step instruc tions that follo w are shown in W indows® XP . The steps [...]

12 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show you how t o congure y our new D-Link wireless router using the w eb-based conguration utility . Quick S etup W izard T o access the congura tion utility , open a web -browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP addr ess of the rout er (1[...]

13 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration In order to secure your new networking device , please enter a password and click Ne xt . Please wait while your router detects your internet connection t ype. Pl ea se g iv e y ou r ne tw ork a n am e us in g u p to 3 2 ch ar act er s . Click Next to continue .[...]

14 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Once this screen appears, your setup is complete. Click S ave & Connect to reboot the r outer . Select your time z one from the dr op- down menu and click Nex t to continue . Before your router reboots, you will be asked if you want to bookmar k ‘ D-Link Router W eb Management , ” cli[...]

15 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb-based C ongur ation Utility T o access the congura tion utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP addres s of the rout er (192.168.0.1). Y ou may also connec t using the NetBIOS name in the address bar ( http://dlinkrouter ). Select Admin from the drop[...]

16 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izar d Click I nternet Connection Setup W izard to quick ly congure your router . Sk ip to the next page. If y ou wan t to en t er yo ur se tt in gs wit ho ut ru nn in g th e wi za r d , c li ck Manu al C on g ur ati on and skip to page 15. Click W ireless C onnec tion Setup W i[...]

17 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Next to continue . Creat e a new passwor d and then click Next to continue . Select your time zone from the drop-down menu and then click Next to continue . Select the t ype of Internet connection you use and then click Next to continue .[...]

18 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted Dynamic, you may need to enter the MAC address of the computer that was last connected directly to your modem. I f you are currently using that computer , click Clone Y our PC ’ s MA C Address and then click Ne xt to continue . The Host Name is optional but may be required [...]

19 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected L2TP , enter your L2TP username and passw ord. Click N ext to continue . If you selec ted Static, enter your network settings supplied by your I nternet provider . Click Next to continue . Clic k Con nect to sav e you r setti ngs . Onc e the rout er is nish ed re boot ing ,[...]

20 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongur ation Dynamic (C able) Select D ynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Address information automatically from your ISP . Select this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use . This option is commonly used for cable modem services such as Comcast and Co x. The Host N[...]

21 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE(Username/P assw ord) from the dr op- down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP addr ess, subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPP oE [...]

22 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addresses (S tatic PPTP only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress pr ovid[...]

23 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static if your ISP assigned y ou the IP addr ess, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the L2TP IP address supplied b y your ISP (Static only). Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP (Sta tic only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress pr [...]

24 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gateway assig ned by your ISP . The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Pro vider .) Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal p[...]

25 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. After selecting DS-Lite, the follo wing parameters will be av ailable for c onguration: DS-Lite Congur ation: Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 Option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Select the M anual Con[...]

26 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings Click W ireless C onnec tion Setup W izard to begin. Skip to page 82. If you want to add your wireless clients to your router using WPS, click Add W ireless Device with WPS and skip to page 75. If you want to configure your wireless settings manually, click M anual Wireless[...]

27 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 802.11n/g (2.4GHz) Check the box to enable the wire less functio n. If you do not want to use wirele ss, unch eck the box to disable all the wir eless functions. Select the time frame that you w ould like y our wireless network enabled . The schedule may be set t o Always. Any schedule y ou c[...]

28 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable the wire less functio n. If you do not want to use wirele ss, unch eck the box to disable all the wir eless functions. Select the time frame tha t you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any schedule you create will be available[...]

29 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to c ongure the DHCP settings . Network Settings Enter the IP address of the r outer . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address , once you click Apply , you will need to en ter th[...]

30 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser v er Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protoc ol. The DIR-857 has a built-in DHCP ser ver . T he DHCP S er ver will automatically 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 s[...]

31 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to always hav e the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reser vation. 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[...]

32 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er v er Click Enable Media Ser ver to enable this f eature . Check the Enable Media Ser ver bo x to share y our music, pictures , and videos to an y computer on y our local network.[...]

33 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Click IPv6 Int ernet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d t o beg in. Skip to page 29. If you want to congur e your IPv6 Internet Connection manually , click Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup and skip to the next page.[...]

34 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion S etup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type. There are tw o ways t o set up the IPv6 Internet connection. Y ou can use the W eb- based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard, or you can manually congur e the connec [...]

35 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C on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 through the IPv6 settings button to initia te the manual continual of the wizard .[...]

36 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration Step 1: C ongure Y our IPv6 Internet Connection There ar e sever al connection types to choose from. If you are unsure of y our connec- tion method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice P rovider . Note: If using the PPP oE option, you will need to ensur e that an y PPP o[...]

37 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration Set Static IPv6 Address C onnec tion This mode is used when your ISP pr ovides y ou with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change . The IPv6 information is manually enter ed in your IPv6 conguration settings . Y ou must enter the IPv6 address , Subnet Pr ex L ength, Default[...]

38 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration T unneling Connection (6rd) After selecting the T unneling Connection (6rd) option, the user can congure the IPv6 6r d connection settings. The follo wing parameters will be a vailable f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Prex: Enter the 6r d IPv6 address and prex value used her[...]

39 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto D etection, Static IPv6, Autocongura tion (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPP oE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd , and Link-local . If you are unsur e of your connection method, please c ontact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pro vid[...]

40 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress . Check to enable the Autoc onguration f eature . Select Stat[...]

41 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utoc ongur ation Select Autocongura tion(Stateless/DHCPv6) from the dr op- down menu. Sele ct eit her Obta in DNS server addr ess aut oma ti call y or Use the follo wi ng DNS Address . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or t[...]

42 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the drop-down menu. Enter the PPP oE accoun t settings supplied by your Internet pro vider (ISP). Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP addr ess, subnet mask, gat eway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PP[...]

43 D-Link DIR-857 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 for the DHCPv6[...]

44 D-Link DIR-857 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-Local A ddress . Check to enable the Autoc onguration f eature [...]

45 D-Link DIR-857 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 your Internet pr ovider (ISP). Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress . Check to[...]

46 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop-down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress . Check to enable the Autoc onguration f eature . Select Stateful (DHCPv6), SL[...]

47 D-Link DIR-857 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 C onnec tivit y[...]

48 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P arental C ontr ols Advanc ed DNS: F amilyShield: Par ental C ontrols: None: F aster , more reliable Internet browsing . Includes Advanced DNS and automatic pr otection from malware , phishing, and adult websites . This option uses OpenDNS. Includes Advanced DNS, F amilyShield , and customiz[...]

49 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DIR-857 can be congured as a virtual server so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP services via the public IP address can be automa tically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local A rea Network). The DIR-857 rewall featur e lters out unrecogniz ed packets to protect you[...]

50 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port. I f you would like t o open a range of ports, refer t o the next page. E n te r a na me f or t he r ul e or s e le ct a n ap pl ic at io n fr om t h e dr op - d o wn me nu . S e le ct a n a pp li ca ti on an d c l ic k < < t o po pu la te t h [...]

51 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding En te r a na m e f or t he ru le or se l e ct an ap p li ca ti on fr om th e dr op- do wn men u . Se le ct an app li cat io n an d cl ic k << to po p ul a t e th e  eld s. Enter the IP address of the[...]

52 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may select a pre- dened application from the drop-down menu and click << . Thi s is the port use d to trig ger the appl ica ti on. It can be either a single port or a range of por ts. Select the protocol of the trigger port ( TCP , UDP , or Both). This[...]

53 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine Th e QoS Engi ne opt ion helps impr ov e yo ur netw ork gaming per fo rma nc e by prio riti zin g appl ica tio ns . By defau lt the QoS Engi ne set tin gs ar e enab led . This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for bet te r perfo rm anc e and exp er ien c e with onli[...]

54 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A QoS Engine Rule identies a specic message ow and assigns a priority to that ow . F or most applications , automatic classication will be adequa te, and specic QoS Engine Rules will not be required . The QoS Engine suppor ts overlaps between rules, where more than one rule [...]

55 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Use MA C (Med ia Ac cess Co nt ro l) F ilter s to all ow or deny LAN (L oca l Are a Netw ork ) comp ut ers by thei r MA C addr esses fr om ac ce ssi ng the Netwo rk. Y ou can either manually add a MA C address or select the MA C address fr om the list of clients that ar e cur[...]

56 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A c cess C ontr ol Click the Add Policy button to star t the Ac cess Contr ol Wizard . Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to control access in and out of your network. Use this feature as P aren tal Con trols to only grant access to approv ed sites , limit web acc ess based[...]

57 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Con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 Next to continue . • Address T ype - Selec t IP address , MA C address, or Other Machines. [...]

58 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the ltering method and then click Next to continue. If you selected Appl y Advanc ed Port Filte 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 address[...]

59 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ebsite Filters ar e used to deny LAN comput ers from acc essing specic web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a specially formatted te xt string that denes a location on the I nternet. If any par t of the URL contains the blocked word, the site will not be accessible and the web pag[...]

60 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the inbound lt er rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range. Enter the ending IP addre ss. Enter 255.255.255.255 if you do not want to specify and IP range . Click the Add butto[...]

61 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful P acket Inspec tion, also known as dynamic packet ltering) helps t o preven t cyber attacks by track ing mor e state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the pr otocol . Select one of the following for TCP and UDP ports: Endpoint [...]

62 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion L ev el G atew a y C onguration Here you can enable or disable ALG ’ s. Some pr otocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them w ork with network address translation (NA T ). Each AL G provides special handling for a specic protocol or ap[...]

63 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the IP address of packets that will take this r oute . Enter the netmask of the r oute, please not e that the octets must match your destination IP addr ess. Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost o[...]

64 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by a Router to synchronize a wireless network . Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended . This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. I f inc onsis te nt data ow is a pro ble m, only a min[...]

65 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WISH is short fo r Wir ele ss Inte lli gen t Str eam Hand lin g , a techno logy deve lope d to enhan ce your exp erie nc e of using a wire less networ k by priorit izi ng the trac of dier ent applications . Enable this option if you want to allow WISH to prioritize your trac. Enable [...]

66 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) Enable the W i-F i Pr otected Setup feature . Lo cking the wir eless secu rity settings pre ve nts the settings fro m bei ng chan ged by the W i-F i Pr otect ed Setup fea tur e of the rou te r . Devices can still be added to the net work using Wi-F i Protected [...]

67 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration UPnP Internet Ping Block Internet Port Speed Multicast Streams T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature click on Enabled . UPNP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Chec k PPP oe Pass T hr ough to allo w PPP oE authe nt ica tio n to the L[...]

68 D-Link DIR-857 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 schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particu lar service to alway s be ena ble d. Y ou can cr eat e your own times in the T ools > Schedules sec tion. Enter a wi[...]

69 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall On this page the user can congure the IPv6 r ewall settings. The rewall settings section is an advance featur e that is used to allo w or deny trac from passing thr ough the device . It works in the same way as IP F ilters with additional settings . Y ou can create [...]

70 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing On this page the user can specify custom rout es that determine how data is mo ved ar ound your IPv6 network. Name: Enter the IPv6 routing rule name used her e. Metric: Enter the metric value for this rule her e. Interface: Use the drop- down menu to specify if the IP packet must[...]

71 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dministr at or Settings This page will allow y ou to change the Administr ator and User passw ords . Y ou can also enable Remote Management. There are two accounts that can access the management interface through the web browser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write acces[...]

72 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime S ettings Select the T ime Zone fr om the drop-down menu. T o selec t Daylight Saving time manually, selec t enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and an end da te for da ylight saving time. NTP is shor t for Network Time Protoc ol. NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a net w[...]

73 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S y sL og The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and ac tivities occurring on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysL og server on your network. Enable Logging to SysL og Server: SysL og Server IP Address: Check this box to send the r outer logs to a Sy sLog Server . The a[...]

74 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email fea ture can be used to send the sy stem log les , router alert messages, and rmwar e update notication t o your email addr ess. Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Addr ess: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: Enable Authentication: Acc ount Name: Pa[...]

75 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the current router conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First , click the Save button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can select a location and le name for the settings. Use this option to load pre vious ly[...]

76 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Clic k on Check Now to nd out if ther e is an update d rmwa re ; if so, do wnload the new rmwar e to your har d drive. After you have down loade d the new rmw are , click Brow se to locate the rmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to complete the rm ware upgr ade. F[...]

77 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DDNS Th e DDN S f eat ur e al lo ws y ou to ho st a s erv er ( W eb , FTP , Ga me Se rve r , et c…) us in g a do m ai n n am e t ha t yo u h a v e p ur cha se d (www .wh at eve ryo ur na meis . com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. M ost broadband Internet Ser vice Providers assig[...]

78 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Ping T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Ent er the IP A ddress that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here . S y stem C heck Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]

79 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for y our new schedule. Select a day , a range of days, or All W eek to include ever y day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a star t and end time for your schedule. Click S ave to save your schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for y our schedules to go into e ect[...]

80 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-857. It will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and W ireless inf ormation. If your Intern et conne ction is set up for a Dynamic IP addr ess then a Rele ase butt on and a Renew butto n will be displa ye d. Use Release to disconn ect fro[...]

81 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og What to View: View L ev els: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can selec t the types of messages that you wan t to display from the log. Firewall & Securit y , System, and Router Status messages can be selected. There are three levels of message impor tan[...]

82 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stats T h e sc r ee n be l o w di spl ay s th e T r a  c S t a t i s t i c s . He r e yo u ca n vi e w th e am o un t of pa c k e t s th a t pa s s th r ou g h th e DI R -8 57 on both the I nternet and the LAN por ts. The trac count er will reset if the device is r ebooted. A c tiv e Se[...]

83 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. T his table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients . W ireless[...]

84 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The IPv6 table displays a list of curr ent IPv6 connections. IPv6[...]

85 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

86 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the dier ent levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. T he DIR-857 oers the following types of security : • WP A2 ™ ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (P re-Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( Wi-F i Protected A cc[...]

87 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W i-PnP W ireless Setup Wi-P nP allows you to cop y your wireless settings from your r outer to a USB ash drive and use to automatically congure the wireless settings on your Window s® computers . F ollow the steps below: 1. Plug in USB F lash Drive in USB port on the back of the router . 2[...]

88 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. Click OK to nish adding your c omputer to y our wireless network. 6. Click Y es to add the current computer t o your wir eless network. Repeat step 4-7 to add additional comput ers to your wir eless network.[...]

89 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y 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 Wizard . Click Next to continue .[...]

90 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity The following screen will show you your Pr e -Shared Key to enter on your wireless clients . Click Save t o nish the Security Wizar d. If you selected WP A-En terprise, the RADIUS information will be displa yed . Click Sav e to nish the Security W izard .[...]

91 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) It is rec ommended to enable encryption on your wireless router befor e your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may deg rade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead. 1. Lo[...]

92 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is rec ommended to enable encryption on your wireless router befor e your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may deg rade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead. 1. Log into the web-based conguratio[...]

93 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 10. Click A dvanc ed to ent er settings for a secondary RADIUS Ser ver . 11. Click A pply Settings to save y our settings.[...]

94 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity U sing W indow s ® 7 and WPS f or W ireless C ongura tion The follo wing steps allow y ou to congur e your DIR-857 wir eless network settings using Windows ® 7 thr ough WPS. 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Start menu. 2. Click the Network option.[...]

95 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-857 router . 4. Input the WPS PIN number (display ed in the A dvanced > Wi-F i Protected Setup section in the R outer ’ s W eb UI) and click Next . DIR-857[...]

96 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name for your wir eless network. 6. T o congure advanc ed settings, click the icon. Click Next to continue.[...]

97 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s® 7 It is r ecommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wireless rout er or ac cess point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase [...]

98 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. H ighlight the wireless net work (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the I nternet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Network ing Basics section in this manual for mor e information. 4. T[...]

99 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your rout er and click Ok . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the connec tion fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. T he key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless rout[...]

100 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s V ista® Win dows V ista users may use the built-in wireles s utility . If you are using another company’ s utility or W indows® 2000, please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless network. Most utiliti[...]

101 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongure W ireless Security It is r ecommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wireless rout er or ac cess point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase[...]

102 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3 . Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . I f the connec tion fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly t[...]

103 D-Link DIR-857 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 utility (Zer o C onguration Utility). The f ollowing instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users . If you are using another company ’ s utilit y or W indows 2000, please refer to the user manual of [...]

104 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 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 . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSI[...]

105 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The Wireless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . I f the connec tion fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings ar e c orrect. The WP A-PSK passphrase[...]

106 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-857. R ead the following descriptions if you are having pr oblems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Window s ® XP . If you have a dier ent operating syst[...]

107 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the I nternet Options Icon. Fr om the Security tab, click the button to restore the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option t o Never Dial[...]

108 D-Link DIR-857 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 you are having a problem sending or receiving email, or c onnecting to secure sites such as eBa y , banking sites, and Hotmail, we suggest lowering the MTU in incremen ts of ten (E[...]

109 D-Link DIR-857 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 packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to accoun t for the v arious TCP/IP headers . F or example, lets say that 1452 w as the proper value , the ac tua[...]

110 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless produc ts are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D -Link wireless family of products will allow you to[...]

111 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics How does wireless w ork? Wir eless works similar to how cordless phone w ork, thr ough radio sig nals to transmit data from one point A to poin t B. But wireless t echnology has restrictions as to how you can access the net work. Y ou must be within the wireless net work range area to be a[...]

112 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pr ovide wir eless access to a ttract people. The wireless connection in public p[...]

113 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically two modes of networking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnect to an access point or wir eless router . • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer , for peer-to -peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer , such[...]

114 D-Link DIR-857 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 addr ess, please f ollow the steps below . Click on S[...]

115 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assig n an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/r outer , or you need to assign a static IP address , please follow the steps below: Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Contr ol P anel > Network and Int ernet > Network and S haring C enter . Wind[...]

116 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3ab Security • WP A-P ersonal • WP A2-P ersonal • WP A-Ent erprise • WP A2-Enterprise IEEE802.11n(HT20/40) • 216Mbps (450) • 195M[...]

117 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual T rademarks: D-Link is a regist ered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Syst ems, Inc. Other trademarks or regist ered trademarks are the proper ty of their respective owners . Cop yright Sta tement: No par t of this publication or documentation accompanying this product may be repr oduced in any form or by any me[...]

118 D-Link DIR-857 User Manual IMPORT ANT NO TICE: FC C Radiation Exposure Stat ement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body . This transmitter must not be co-located or ope[...]