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V ersion 1.0 | 02/04/2013 W ir eless A C1200 Dual Band G igabit Cloud Router U ser Manual DIR-850L[...]
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i D-Link DIR-850L User Manual D-Link reser ves the r ight to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidiari[...]
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ii D-Link DIR-850L User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ov[...]
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iii D-Link DIR-850L User Manual T able of Con tents Ac cess Contr ol ................................................................. 91 W ebsite Filt ers ................................................................. 94 Inbound Filt ers ................................................................95 F irewall Settings ......................[...]
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1 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er view P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a pow er supply with a dierent vo ltage rati ng than the one included with the DIR-8 50L will cause damage and void the war ranty for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . DIR-850L Wi[...]
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2 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clien ts • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windo ws®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating sy ste[...]
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3 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction Now you can monitor and manage your home network right from your laptop , iPhone®, iP ad®, or Android™ device. T he cloud- enabled router c an be c ongured to send an email t o keep y ou inf ormed an ywhere , an ytime when new devices are con necting to y our n etwork o[...]
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4 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • Ultim at e F a st W ir ele ss N etw orking - The DI R-85 0L pro vid es up t o 300M bps wir ele ss conn ectio n i n 2 .4G Hz b and , 900Mbps wireless connection in 5GH z with other 802.11ac and draf t 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users t o par ticipate in real-time a[...]
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5 D-Link DIR-850L 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 . The Internet LED will star t to blink . 3 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such as computers , swit[...]
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6 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid green light indica tes a proper connection to the po wer supply . The light will blink green during the WPS process . The light will blink orange during boot up . 2 Internet LED A solid ligh t indicates connection on the Internet por t. If t[...]
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7 D-Link DIR-850L 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. • Pl ea se co ng ur e the r ou ter w ith th e com pu[...]
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8 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsiderations The D-Link wir eless rout er lets y ou access your network using a wireless c onnec tion from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind, however , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, o[...]
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9 D-Link DIR-850L 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 . Plac e the rout er in an open area of y our intended work area f or better wireless c over age. 3. Unp lug the Ethe rnet cabl e fr om your [...]
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10 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with your router in to the y ellow port 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 to y our cable or DSL broadband modem and w[...]
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11 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • D-Link S etup Wizar d - This wizard will launch when you log in to the router f or the rst time. Ref er to page 14. • QRS Mobile App - Use y our iPhone, iP ad[...]
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12 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the rout er , this wizard will star t automatically . This wizar d is desig ned to guide you thr ough a st ep -by-step process to c ongure your new D-Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. Quick S etup W izard If this is [...]
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13 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connect your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T r y Again . If the ro ute r det ects an Et her net con nect ion but does not det ect the type of In te rne t c onne[...]
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14 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected 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 so ft ware from your computer . Th e software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or you [...]
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15 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selected Stat ic , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue. F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz segments , creat e a Wi-F i net work name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Cr eate a Wi-F i passwo rd (between 8-63 charact ers). Y o[...]
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16 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t your time zone from the drop- down menu and click Next to continue . The S etup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Sav e and C onnec t to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if you do not wan t to create a bookmar[...]
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17 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the mydlink ser vice (my dlink .com or the mydlink Lite app), you must have an accoun t. Select if you do have a my dlink account or if you need to crea te one. Click Ne xt to continue. If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Canc el . If you clicked Y es , enter your my[...]
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18 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink App will allow you to receiv e notices, br owse network users, and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "m ydlink lite" app, visit the Apple Stor e, Andr oid Market or http://my [...]
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19 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iP ad, iP od T ouch, or iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) to install and congur 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 ’ . Selec t QRS Mobile and then download it. Y ou may a[...]
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20 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration D -Link ® ShareP 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™ P lus enabled device and shar e the device with multiple computers*. Only these devices will[...]
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21 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. Inser t your USB ash drive into DIR-850L. 2. Scan the bar code t o do wnload the S hareP or t Mobile APP fr om the app store t o your iPhone or iP ad. Shar eP or t M obile App 3. F rom your iOS mobile device , click Settings. The Shar ePort Mobile app will allow you to ac cess les f[...]
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22 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, selec t 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 .[...]
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23 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 7. Click on S ettings icon located on the right top corner of the screen. Click Edit to enter y our User Name and P asswor d. Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Movie sec tion, click the movie icon to pla y y our movie fr om y our USB ash drive. 9. F or the Music secti[...]
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24 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 10. F or the Photo section, click the Photo icon to view y our 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 Folder sec tion, click the folder icon to view your folders from your USB ash[...]
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25 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utilit y Lea ve the passwor d blank by default. T o access the conguration utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter addr ess of the router ( http://dlinkrouter .loc al or http://192.168.0.1 ). Non-W indows and Non-Mac users may also con[...]
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26 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion Setup Click Manual Internet Connection Setup to congure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If yo u wan t to con gur e yo ur rout er to co nnect to the Int erne t using the wizard , click Internet Connection Setup W izard . Y ou will be directe[...]
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27 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard When conguring the rout er for the rst time , we rec ommend tha t you click use the Inter net C onnecti on Setup Wi zar d , and f ollo w the instructions on the scr een. This wizard is designed to assist user with a quick and easy method to congure the Internet Connectivity[...]
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28 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 2: Select Y our Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone for y our location. This information is required t o congure the time-based options for the router . Click Next to continue . Step 3: Internet C onnection Here the user will be able to c ongure the Internet Connectivity used by this device. If your [...]
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29 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnection (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 conguration: MA C Address: Enter the M AC address of the Internet gate- way (plugged into the Internet port of th[...]
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30 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnection (PPTP) After selecting the PPTP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. PPTP [...]
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31 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnection (L2TP) After selecting the L2TP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address. L2TP [...]
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32 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnection (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 will be availa[...]
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33 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Internet (Manual) On this page the user can congure the Internet C onnec tion settings manually . T o access the Manual I nternet Connection Setup page, click on the Manual Internet Connection Setup button. On this page there a multiple parameters that can be c ongured regarding the Internet C on- nection setup.[...]
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34 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual My Internet Connection is: Dynamic IP (DHCP) The default W AN conguration 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 sur e about the type of I nternet Connection you hav [...]
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35 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP to manually enter the IP settings supplied 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 (I nternet Ser vice Pr ovide[...]
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36 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPP oE (DSL) Choose PPPoE (P oint to Point Pr otocol over Ethernet) if y our ISP uses a PPP oE connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passw ord. This option is typically used f or DSL services. Make sur e to r emove your PPPoE soft ware from your computer [...]
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37 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle T ime: 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 manu[...]
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38 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPTP Choose PPTP (Point -to-Point - T unneling Pr otocol ) 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 ser vices. My Internet Connection: Selec t PPTP (Username/P assword) from the drop - [...]
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39 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 addr ess is required f or a functional I nternet connection, but using a second DNS address pr ovides more [...]
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40 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. My Internet Connection: Select L2TP (U sername/Passw ord) from the dr op- down menu. [...]
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41 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle T ime: Enter a maximum idle time during which the I nternet connection is maintained during inactivit y . 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 addr[...]
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42 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 congur ation: DS-Lite Congur ation: Selec t the DS-Lite DHCPv6 O ption to let the router allocat e the AF[...]
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43 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual On this page the user can congure the Wireless settings f or this device. There are 3 way s to congure Wireless using this r outer . 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 Prot ected Setup. Lastly , [...]
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44 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 2: This step will only be available if the user selected ‘Manually assign a network key ’ in the previous step . Here the user can manually enter the WP A/WP A2 pre-shared key in the Wir eless Securit y Passw ord space pro vided. The key entered must be between 8 and 63 characters long. Remember , this key wi[...]
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45 D-Link DIR-850L 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 W izard.[...]
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46 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Settings: Wi-F i Protected Setup W izard If your Wir eless Clients suppor t the WPS connec tion 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 Protected Setup Wizard is speci[...]
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47 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Step 2: After selecting Manual, the follo wing page will appear . On this page to user can view the wireless c onguration of this router . The wire- less clients should congure their wir eless settings to be identical to the settings displayed on this page f or a successful connection. This option is for wir ele[...]
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48 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being cong- ured. In this option we nd tha t the fol- lowing parameters will be r egarding the 2.4GHz band. Enable W ireless: Check the box to enable the wir eless func- tion. If you do not want to use wir[...]
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49 D-Link DIR-850L 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[...]
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50 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to da te wire- less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P ersonal requires only the use[...]
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51 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to da te wire- less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P ersonal requires only the use[...]
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52 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being cong- ured. In this option we nd tha t the fol- lowing parameters will be r egarding the 5GHz band. Enable W ireless: Check the box to enable the wir eless func- tion. If you do not want to use wir e[...]
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53 D-Link DIR-850L 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[...]
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54 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to da te wire- less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). The follo wing parameters will [...]
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55 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Enterprise Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to da te wire- less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). The follo wing parameters wil[...]
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56 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: Enable WEP Wir eless Security (basic) Wir ed Equivalent P rivac y ( WEP) is the most basic form of encryption that can be used for wir eless networks. Even though it is known as a ‘weak’ securit y method, it is better than no security at all. Older wir eless adapter sometimes only supports[...]
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57 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: Enable WP A/WP A2 W ireless Securit y (enhanced) Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is a more advanc ed and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wir eless security option. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Cipher T ype: S elect[...]
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58 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This sec tion will show you the dierent levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-850L oers 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)[...]
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59 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur 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 addr es s, onc e yo u clic k Sav e Sett ing s , you will n[...]
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60 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands f or Dynamic Host Con trol P rotoc ol. The DIR-850L has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automa tically 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[...]
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61 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Scope: NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: This is an advanced setting and is normally left blank. This allows the congurati on of a NetBIOS ‘ domain ’ name under which network hosts operate . This setting has no e ect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from W AN’ is ac tiva[...]
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62 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a comput er or devic e to always hav e the same IP address assigned, y ou can cr eate 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[...]
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63 D-Link DIR-850L 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 . Y ou can access storage devic e by http://shareport.local when you enable ShareP ort W eb Access The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: En[...]
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64 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual In the User List section, the user can modify or delete dierent 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 [...]
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65 D-Link DIR-850L 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 [...]
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66 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er ver This page will allow you t o enable a DLNA Media Server . DLNA (Digital Living Network Allianc e) is the standard f or the int eroperability of Network Media Devices (NMDs). The user can enjoy multimedia applica tions (music, pictures and videos) on y our network connected PC [...]
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67 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can congure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. Y ou can use the W eb -based IPv6 Internet Connection S etup Wizard , or you can manually congur e the connection. F or the beginner user that has not congur [...]
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68 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IP v6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard . Click the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard button and the router will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get y our network u[...]
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69 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detec tion fails, the user will be pr ompt to either T ry again or to click on the Guide me through the IPv6 settings butt on 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[...]
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70 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selec ting the IPv6 over PPPoE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 I nternet connection 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 conguration: [...]
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71 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP pr ovides you with a set IP v6 addresses that does not change . The IP v6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Pr ex Length, Default Gateway , Primar y[...]
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72 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address and prex v alue used here . IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here . Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here . Assigned IPv6 Pr ex: Displays the IPv6 assigne[...]
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73 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto Detection, Static IPv6, A utoconguration (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 I nternet Ser vice Pr ovider [...]
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74 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ente r the addre ss settings supplied by your Internet provide r (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 oconguration fea ture. Select St[...]
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75 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Select Autocongur ation (Stateless/DHCPv6) fro m t he drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address aut omatically or Use the f ollowing DNS Addr ess . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the rout[...]
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76 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 et t in g s s u p pl i ed b y y o u r I nt e r n et provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat ewa y , and DNS ser ve r addre sses . In most case s, sele ct [...]
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77 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration 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 DHCPv[...]
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78 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 oconguration fea tur[...]
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79 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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[...]
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80 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your I nternet 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 oconguration fea ture. Select Stateful (DHCPv6), S[...]
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81 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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[...]
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82 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual m y dlink Settings On this page the user can congure the m ydlink™ settings for this router . This fea ture will allow us to use the m ydlink cloud services 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 app[...]
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83 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Register m ydlink Ser vice Wizard: S tep 2 When reg istering a new account , the f ollowing page appears. The fol- lowing parameters will be a vailable for congur ation: 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: Ent er your [...]
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84 D-Link DIR-850L 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 W izard[...]
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85 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like to open a r ange of por ts, ref er to the next page. Ente r a name for the rule or select an applicatio n from the drop -down menu. Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c[...]
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86 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or w arding Enter a name for the rule or selec t an application from the drop -down menu. Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the computer on your local netw ork[...]
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87 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may selec t a pr e-den ed app li cat io n fr om the dr op-do wn men u and click << . This is the por t used to trigger the application. It can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( T CP , UDP , or Bot[...]
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88 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 classied automatically . The QoS sec tion contains a queuing mechanism, trac shaping and classi?[...]
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89 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Checkbox: Tick this option t o enable the rule specied. Name: Enter a custom name f or the rule being created her e. This name is used for iden tication. Queue ID: S elect the appropriate priority requirement fr om the dr[...]
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90 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Se le ct T ur n MA C F il te ri ng O , Al l o w MA C ad dr es s es lis te d bel ow , or Den y MA C addr ess es lis ted belo w fr om the dr op-do wn men u. En ter th e M A C a ddr es s y ou wo uld li ke to lt er . T o n d the M A C add res s on a co mpu ter , p leas [...]
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91 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess C ontrol Click the Add Policy button to star t the Access Contr ol Wizar d. Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to control ac cess in and out of your net work. Use this feature as P arental Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on t[...]
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92 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 the fo llo wing inf orma tio n and the n clic k Ne xt to con ti nue . • A d d re ss Typ e - Selec t IP address, MAC address ,[...]
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93 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name f or your rule. Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address . Prot ocol - Select the protocol. Dest P or t Star t - Enter the starting por t number . Dest P or t End - Enter t[...]
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94 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY computers ac cess to ONL Y the se site s or ALL OW co mput er s acc es s to ONL Y these sites . Ent er the keywor ds or URLs that you want to allow or block. Click S av e Settings . W ebsite Filters are [...]
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95 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address . Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En ter the end ing IP addr ess . Ent er 255 .25 5.2 55. 255 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. Click th[...]
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96 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Sta teful P acket Inspection, also known as dynami c packe t lte ring) helps to prev ent c yber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the protoc ol. Enable this feature to protect your net work from cer tain [...]
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97 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 unrestric ted Internet communication. If this computer obtains it ’ s IP address automatically using DHCP , be sure to make a static reservation on the Setup > Networ[...]
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98 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route . Enter the netmask of the route, please note that the octets must match y our destination IP address . Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used . The route metric is a value from 1[...]
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99 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced Wir eless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Th is e nab les 802. 11d oper at ion . 802 .11 d is a wi rel ess speci cati on deve loped to allow impl ement ation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802 .11 st and ar d. Thi s f ea tur e shou ld onl y b e e [...]
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100 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-F i Protected Setup fea ture. Note: if this option is unchecked , the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled . Ti ck this optio n to lock the congu red wire less security settings. A PIN is a unique number that can be used to a[...]
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101 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the conguration button on the device. I f the de[...]
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102 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature click on Enabled . UPnP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allow the DIR-850L to respond to pings. Uncheck ing the box may provide some extra security from hackers. Y ou m[...]
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103 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 Alway s , which will allo w the par ticular ser vice to always be enable d. Y ou can cr eate y our own times in the T ools > Schedules section or clic[...]
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104 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall The DIR-850L ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall feature allows you t o congur e which k ind of IPv6 trac is allow ed to pass thr ough the device. The DIR-850L ’ s IP v6 F irewall functions in a similar way t o the IP Filt ers featur e. Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall si[...]
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105 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the route you wish to enable. Enter a specic name to identify this r oute. This is the IP address of the router used to reach the specied destination or enter the IP v6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route . Enter the metri[...]
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106 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow you to change the Administra tor and User password s. Y ou can also enable Remote Management. Ther e 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[...]
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107 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the curr ent dat e and time of the router . Select your Time Zone from the drop- down menu. T o selec t Daylight Saving time manually , select enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and an end date f or daylight saving time . NTP is shor t for Network Time Pr otocol. A N[...]
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108 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sy sLog The Broadband R outer keeps a running log of events and activities occurring 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 sen d the rou ter logs to a Sys L og Serve[...]
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109 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the syst em log les , router aler t messages, and rmware update notication to your email address . Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: SMTP Server Port: Enable Authenticat ion:[...]
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110 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the current router c on gu r at i on se tt i ng s t o a le on th e ha r d di sk o f th e c o mp ut er y ou ar e u si n g . F i rs t , cl ic k th e Sa ve bu tt on . A l e di a lo g wi l l ap pe ar , al lo wi ng y ou to se le ct a l oc at i on a nd l e na[...]
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111 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Brow se: Upload: After you hav e downloaded the new rmware , click Brow se to locate the rmwar e update on your hard driv e. Click Uploa d to com plete the rmw are upgr ade . Once you have a rmwar e update on your computer , use this option to browse for the le and[...]
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112 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic D omain 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 Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . [...]
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113 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Ping T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that you wish to Ping and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. Sy stem Check Ping T e[...]
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114 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Sele ct a day , a rang e of day s, 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 schedules will b[...]
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115 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page displays the current inf ormation for the DIR-850L. I t will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and Wir eless information. If your I nternet connection is set up f or a D ynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displayed. Use Release to disc onnec t from [...]
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116 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs Log Options: Refresh: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can selec t the types of messages that you want to display from the log. System Activity , D ebug Information, Attacks, Dropped Packets , and Notice messages can be selected. Click Apply L[...]
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117 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e sc r e en b el o w di s pl ay s th e T r a c St at is ti cs . He r e y ou ca n v ie w t he a m ou nt o f pa c ke ts th at p as s t hr ou gh th e D IR -8 5 0L on both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments . The trac counter will r eset if the device is reboote[...]
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118 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet S essions page displays full details of active I nternet sessions through your router . An I nternet session is a co nv ersa tion betwe en a pro gra m or appl icat ion on a LAN-si de com put er and a prog ram or applic atio n on a W AN-s ide compu ter . DI R-8[...]
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119 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table . DI R- 850 L[...]
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120 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connec ted wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts. W ireless DI R-8 50 L[...]
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121 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IPv6 settings and lists the IP v6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients. DI R-8 50 L[...]
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122 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for your r outer . DI R-8 50 L[...]
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124 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the soft ware utilit y 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 ote[...]
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125 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i password) being used. T o join an [...]
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126 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity Y ou will then be prompted to ent er the net work security key ( Wi-F i password) for the wireless network. Enter the passwor d into the bo x and click Next . If you wish to use Wi-F i Protected Setup ( WPS) t o connect to the router , you can also press the WPS button on your r outer at the poi[...]
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127 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the wireless ico[...]
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128 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. High ligh t the wir eles s co nnect ion with Wi- F i name (SSI D) you wou ld like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Net working Basics section in this ma[...]
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129 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your router and click C onnec t . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the co nnectio n fails , please verif y that the sec uri[...]
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130 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-850L can be congured using Window s® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows® 7 to congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]
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131 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-850L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD screen or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s Web UI) and click N ext .[...]
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132 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]
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133 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7 . The following window appears while the Router is being congured . W ait for the conguration to c omplete. 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully . Make a note of the securit y key as you may need to provide this security key if adding an[...]
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134 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company ’ s utility , please r efer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most utilities will have a “ s[...]
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135 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. High[...]
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136 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ec t. The key or passphra[...]
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137 D-Link DIR-850L 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 Vista®. The following instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windo ws Vista® to c ongure the router or thir d par ty sof tware. When you rst set up[...]
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138 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instructions are for S er vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another c ompany ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapter[...]
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139 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the Wi-F i network (SSID) you would like to conne[...]
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140 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Th e W ir eless Netw ork C onne ction box will appea r . Ent er the WP A-PS K Wi-F i password and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . If the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The Wi-F i[...]
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141 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapt er provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-850L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP . If you ha ve a di erent operating sys[...]
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142 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Di[...]
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143 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnec t to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connecting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or c onnecting to secure sites such as eBay , bank ing sites, and Hotmail , we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts of[...]
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144 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time. Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragment ed packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to acc ount for the various T CP/I P headers . F or examp le, lets say that 1452 was the proper value, the act[...]
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145 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will allow yo[...]
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146 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oce network. Wh y D-Link Wir ele[...]
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147 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standar d wir eless t echnology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operat e 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 doesn[...]
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148 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless acce ss to attract people . The wireless connection in public [...]
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149 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Don ’t let y ou next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network . Secur e your wireless network by turning on the WP A or WEP securit y featur e on the router . R efer t o product manual for detail information on ho w to set it up . There ar e basically two modes of ne[...]
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150 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install y our new D-Link adapter , b y default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP addr ess from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address , please follow the st eps below . Clic[...]
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151 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assig n a static IP address, please f ollow the steps belo w : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Wi[...]
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152 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Hardwar e Specications • 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/ac • USB Inte[...]
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153 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual F ederal Communication C ommission I nter fer ence Stat ement This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter fer ence, and (2) this device must ac cept any int er ference r eceived , including inter fer ence that[...]
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154 D-Link DIR-850L User Manual Industr y Canada statement This device c omplies with RSS-210 of the I ndustr y Canada Rules. Opera tion is subjec t to the follo wing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful int er f erence , and (2) this device must accept an y interference r eceived , including inter fer ence that may cause undesir e[...]