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i D-Link DIR-632 User Manual D-Link res erves the right to revise this public ation and to make chang es in the con ten t hereo f without obligat ion to noti fy any person or org aniza tion of such revisions or changes . Manual Revisions T r ademarks D-Link and the D -Link logo are tr ademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its s[...]
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ii D-Link DIR-632 User Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ove[...]
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iii D-Link DIR-632 User Manual T able of Conten ts UPnP ................................................................................... 45 W AN Ping Block .............................................................. 45 W AN P or t Speed ............................................................. 45 Multicast Streams ........................[...]
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iv D-Link DIR-632 User Manual T able of Conten ts Networking Basics ......................................................... 102 Check your IP addr ess ............................................................ 102 Statically Assig n an IP address ............................................ 103 T echnical Specications .......................[...]
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1 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O ver view Note: Using a power supply with a dierent v oltage rating than the one included with the DIR-632 will cause damage and void the w arranty for this product. P ack age Con tents If any of the above items ar e missing, please contact your reseller . DIR-632 Wireless N 8[...]
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2 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet W eb-based Conguration Utility Requirements Computer with the f ollowing: • Windows ® , Macintosh, or Linux-based oper ating system • An installed Ethernet[...]
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3 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction T OT AL PERFORMANCE Combines aw ard winning router f eatures and 802.11n wir eless technology to provide the best wir eless per formance T OT AL SECURIT Y The most complete set of security fea tures including Active F irewall and WP A2 to protect your network against outside in[...]
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4 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F eatur es • F aster Wireless Networking - The DIR-632 provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allow s users to par ticipate in real-tim e activities online, such as video streaming , online gaming , and real-time audio . The per fo[...]
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5 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view C onnec tions 1 LAN Ports (1-8) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, and hubs . 2 Internet P or t The auto MDI/MDIX Internet port is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 USB Connect a USB 1.1 or 2.0 ash drive to con[...]
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6 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view LEDs 1 Po wer LED A solid light indicates a proper c onnec tion to the power supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet port. T his LED blinks dur ing data transmission. 3 WLAN LED A solid light indicates that the wir eless segment is re[...]
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7 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e y ou B egin 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 congur e the router with the c omputer that[...]
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8 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D -Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wireless connec tion from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, or other object[...]
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9 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the router t o a cable/DSL/satellite modem, please follow the st eps below: 1. Place the r outer in an open and central loca tion. Do not plug the power adapt er into the rout er . 2. T urn the power o on y our modem. If there is no on/o switch, then unplug the modem[...]
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10 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the D -Link router to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following bef ore connecting the router to y our net work: • Disable UPnP ™ • Disable DHCP • Change the LAN IP address to an available address on your net[...]
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11 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the router and r econnec t your computer t o your network . 7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN por ts of the router and c onnect it to your other router . Do not plug an ything int o the Internet por t of the D-Link router . 8. Y ou may now use[...]
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12 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Getting Star ted The DIR-632 includes a Q uick R outer Setup Wizard CD . Follo w the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide you quick ly through the installation process . Inser t the Quick Router Setup Wizard CD in the CD -ROM driv e. The step -by-step instruc tions that f ollow [...]
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13 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongur ation This section will show you how t o congure y our new D -Link wireless router using the w eb -based conguration utility . W eb -based C ongur ation Utility T o ac ce ss th e c on gu ra tio n ut il it y , op en a we b-br o w se r su ch as Int ern et Explorer and ent[...]
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14 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izard Y ou may click Setup Wizard t o quickly congure your rout er . If you want to ent er your settings without running the wizar d, click Manual C onguration and skip to page 18.[...]
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15 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .[...]
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16 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted Dynamic, you may need to enter the MAC addr ess of the computer that was last connected dir ec tly to your modem. If y ou are currently using that c omputer , click Clone Y our PC ’ s MA C Addr ess and then click Next to continue . The Host Name is optional but may be requi[...]
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17 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected L2TP , enter y our L2TP user name and passwor d. Click Ne x t to continue. If you selec ted Static, enter your network settings supplied by your Internet provider . Click Next to continue . Click Connect to save your settings. Once the router is nished rebooting, click Cont[...]
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18 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Address information aut omat ica lly fro m you r ISP . Sele c t this opti on if y our ISP doe s not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is common ly used for Cable modem services. Check Enable Advanced DNS Ser vice if you wish to use this free sec[...]
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19 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op- down menu. This is a free security option that provides Anti-Phishing and auto correction of URL typos . Check Enabl e Adv anc ed DNS Service if you wish to use this fr ee secu rity option. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address[...]
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20 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This is a free securit y option that provides Anti-Phishing and auto correction of URL typos. Check Ena ble Advan ced D NS Ser v ice if you wish to use this free security option. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most ca[...]
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21 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This is a free security option that pro vides Anti-Phishing and auto correction of URL t ypos. Check Enable Advanced DNS S ervice if you wish to use this free security option. Select Static if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most case[...]
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22 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This is a free securit y option that provides Anti-Phishing and auto correction of URL typos. Check Enable Advanc ed DNS Ser vice if you wish to use this free security option. Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gateway assig ne[...]
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23 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If yo u wan t to con gu re the wi re less set tin gs on your rout er using the wizard, click W ireless Network S etup W izard and refer to page 77. Cli ck Add W irele ss Devi ce wit h WPS if y ou wan t to add a wir eless device using Wi-F i Prot ec ted Setup ( WPS) and r[...]
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24 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual W ireless Settings Check the box to enable the wireless func tion. I f you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box t o disable all the wireless functions. Click Add Ne w to create your own time schedule to enable the wireless function. Ser vice Set Identier (SSID) is the name o[...]
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25 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Aut o Channel Scan setting can be selected to allow the DIR-632 to choose the channel with the least amount of interference . Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-632. By default the channel is set to 6. The Channel can be changed to t the channel setting for an existing wireless [...]
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26 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to congur e 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 enter the n[...]
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27 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check this box to enable the DHCP ser ver on your router . Uncheck to disable this function. Enter the star ting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server ’ s IP assignment. Note: If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your computers or devices, make sure the IP addresses are[...]
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28 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the dierent type of NetBIOS node: Broadcast only , P oint-to-Poin t , Mixed-mode , and Hybrid . Enter your P rimar y (and S econdary) WINS IP addr ess(es). NetBIOS Mode T ype: Primary/Secondar y WINS IP Address:[...]
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29 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to always have 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 enable[...]
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30 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration USB Settings Use this section to congure y our USB por t. There ar e t wo congurations t o choose from: Network USB and WCN Conguration. Note: If using the Network USB option, users will need to install the Network USB Utility into the computers t o share the USB devic e through the [...]
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31 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DIR-632 can be congur ed as a virtual server so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP ser vices via the public IP address can be automatically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local A rea Network). The DIR-632 rewall featur e lters out unrecognized packets to protect you[...]
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32 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port. I f you would like t o open a range of por ts, refer t o the next page. Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Selec t an application and click < < t o populate the fields. Enter the IP address of the compu[...]
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33 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Selec t an application and click << t o populate the elds. Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that [...]
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34 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may selec t a pre- dened application from the drop-down menu and click << . Thi s is the port used to trigg er the applic ati on. I t can be eithe r a single port or a range of por ts. Select the protocol of the trigger port ( TCP , UDP , or Both). Thi[...]
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35 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine Check to enable T rac Shaping. This option is enabled by default when the T rac Shaping option is enabled. This option will allow your router to automatically determine the uplink speed of your Internet connection. This displays the det ected uplink speed. Th e spee d at whi [...]
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36 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Select T urn MAC Filtering O , allow MAC addresses lis ted belo w , or den y MA C addr esses list ed belo w fro m the drop-down menu. Enter the MA C address you would like to lter . T o nd the MAC address on a computer , please refer to the Networking Basics section [...]
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37 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A ccess C ontrol Click the Add Po li c y button to star t the Access Control Wizar d. Add P olic y: The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network . Use this feature as Par ental Controls to only grant access to approv ed sites, limit web acc ess based on t[...]
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38 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 . En te r th e f oll owi ng inf orma ti on and th en clic k Ne xt t o co ntin ue. • Address T ype - S elect IP address, MA C address, or Oth[...]
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39 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the ltering method and then click Next to continue. Enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name for y our rule. Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address . Protoc ol - S elect the protocol. Dest Port Start - [...]
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40 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ebsit e F ilters Ad d W ebs ite F ilter ing R ule : W ebsite URL/Domain: Select Allow or Deny . Enter the keywords or URLs that you wan t to allow or block. Click Save Settings . W ebsite Filters are used t o allow you to set up a list of allo wed Web sites that can be used by multiple user[...]
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41 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the inbound lt er rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the star ting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . Enter the ending IP address. Enter 255.255.255.255 if you do not want to specify and IP range . Click the Add butt[...]
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42 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F ire wall Settings A rewall protects y our network from the outside world. The D -Link DIR-632 oers a rewall type functionality . The SPI featur e helps prevent c yber attacks. Sometimes you ma y want a comput er exposed t o the outside world f or cer tain types of applications. I f[...]
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43 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 of[...]
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44 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Po int to synchronize a wire less netwo rk . Speci fy a value . 100 is the defaul t setti ng and is recommended . This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. If inconsistent data flow is a problem, onl[...]
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45 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature check the Enabled UPnP box. UPNP provides compatibility with networking equipment, soft ware and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-632 to respond to pings. Block ing the Ping may provide some extra security from hack[...]
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46 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 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 Connectivit y[...]
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47 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 (Sta teful) Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Sel[...]
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48 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 (Sta teless) Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Se[...]
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49 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCPv6 (Stateful) Select DHCP v6 from the drop-down menu. Select either Obtain DNS server address aut omatically or Use the follo wing DNS Address . 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[...]
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50 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCPv6 (Stateless) Select DHCP v6 from the drop-down menu. Sel ect eit he r Ob tain DN S serv er ad dre ss au toma tica lly or Use the follo wing DNS Address . Ent er t he primary and seco ndary DN S serve r add ress es . Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Route[...]
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51 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 ov er PPP oE (Stat eful) Select PPPoE from the dr op- down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by your Internet pro vider (ISP). Select Static if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the[...]
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52 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Autoc onguration: Autoc onguration Type: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Select Stateful (DHCPv6) or Stateless . Refer to the ne xt page for Stateless. Enter the start IPv6 Address for the [...]
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53 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 ov er PPP oE (Stat eless) Select PPPoE from the dr op- down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by your Internet pro vider (ISP). Select Static if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter th[...]
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54 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Autoc onguration: Autoc onguration Type: Router Adv ertisement Lifetime: Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Select Stateful (DHCPv6) or Stateless . Enter the Router Adv er tisement Lifetime (in minutes).[...]
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55 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling (Stat eful) 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-Local Address[...]
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56 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling (Stat eless) 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-Local Addres[...]
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57 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling (Stat eful) 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 Address . Check to enable the Autoc ongurati[...]
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58 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling (Stat eless) 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 Address . Check to enable the Autoc ongurat[...]
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59 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a new password for the Administra tor Login Name. The administra tor can make changes to the settings. Enter the new password for the User login. If you login as the User , you can only see the settings, but cannot change them. Enter a name for the DIR-632 r outer . Enables a challenge [...]
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60 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime S ettings Select the T ime Zone from the drop-down menu. T o select Daylight Saving time manually , selec t enabled or disabled, and ent er a star t dat e and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP is shor t for Network Time Protocol . NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a net w[...]
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61 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S y sLog 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 ser ver on your network. Enable Logging to SysL og S erver: SysL og S erver IP Address: Check this box to send the r outer logs to a SysLog Server . The [...]
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62 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email fea ture can be used to send the sy stem log les, r outer aler t messages, and rmwar e update notication to y our email address. Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: Enable Authentica tion: Acc ount Name: Pa[...]
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63 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the current router conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the S ave button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can selec t a location and le name for the settings. Use this option to load previ ously[...]
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64 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click on Check Online Now for Latest Firm ware V ersion to nd out if ther e is an updat ed rmware; if so , download the new rmware t o your hard driv e. After you have downloaded the new rm ware, click Brow se to locate the firmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to compl[...]
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65 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. Check the box to enable DDNS. Choose your DDNS pro vider from the drop do wn menu. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . Enter the Username f or your DDNS accou[...]
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66 D-Link DIR-632 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 Addr ess that you wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]
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67 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for y our new schedule. Select a day , a range of days , or All W eek to include every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a star t and end time for your schedule. Click Save to save your schedule. Y ou must click S ave Settings at the top for y our schedules to go into eect.[...]
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68 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-632. It will display the LAN, W AN (I nternet), and Wir eless information. If your Interne t conn ection is set up for a D ynami c IP addr ess then a Rele ase butt on and a Renew button wil l be displ ay ed. Use Release to disco nnect f[...]
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69 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og What to Vie w: Vie w Lev els: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the t ypes of message s that you want to displa y from the log . F ire wall & Security , Sy stem , and Router Status messa ges can be selected. There are three levels of message im[...]
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70 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stats T he s cr ee n b el o w d is pl a ys th e T ra c S ta ti st ic s . H er e y ou c an v ie w th e am ou nt of pa ck et s t ha t p as s t hr ou gh t he D IR -6 32 on both the W AN and the LAN por ts. The trac counter will r eset if the device is reboot ed.[...]
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71 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The I nternet Sessions page displays full details of ac tive I nternet sessions through your router . An Internet session is a conv ersation between a progr am or application on a LAN-side computer and a pr ogram or application on a W AN-side computer . Local: NA T: Internet[...]
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72 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dir: Priority: Time Out: The direction of initiation of the con versation: Out - Initiated from LAN to W AN. In - Initiated from W AN to LAN. The pref erence given to outbound packets of this con versation by the QoS Engine logic. Smaller numbers r epresent higher priority . The number of sec[...]
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73 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing T able This page display s the routing details congur ed for your router .[...]
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74 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table will assist you in your wireles network setup and wireless device connec tion. Click Wir eless Network Setup W izard to begin. W ireless[...]
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75 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]
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76 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This section will show you the di erent lev els of secur ity you can use to prot ect your data from intruders . The DIR-655 oers the f ollowing t ypes of security : • WP A2 ™ ( Wi-F i Pr otec ted Acc ess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre -Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( Wi-F i Pr otec [...]
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77 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Network Setup W izard T o run the securit y wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click W ireless Network Setup W izard . T ype your desired wir eless net work name (SSID). Automa tically: Selec t this option to automatically generate the router’ s net work key and click Next . Ma[...]
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78 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you selec ted Automatically , the summar y window will display your settings. Write down the securit y key and enter this on your wireless clients. Click Save t o save your settings. If you selected Manually , the following screen will appear .[...]
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79 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity F rom the Basic > Wizar d screen, click A dd W ireless Devic e with WPS . A dd W ireless De vice with WPS W izard PIN: S elect this option to use PIN method. In order to use this method you must k now the wireless client’ s 8 digit PIN and click Connect . PBC: S elect this option to use PBC ([...]
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80 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router bef ore your wireless network adapter s. Please establi sh wireless conne ctivity befo re enabling encr yption. Y our wireless sig nal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead .[...]
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81 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router bef ore your wireless network adapter s. Please establi sh wireless conne ctivity befo re enabling encr yption. Y our wireless sig nal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead . 1 . Log into the web-based con[...]
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82 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 8. Next to RADIUS Ser ver Port , enter the por t you are using with your RADIUS ser ver . 1812 is the default por t. 9. Next to RADIUS Ser ver Shared Secret , enter the security key . 10. If the MAC Address Authentication box is selected then the user will need to connec t from the same computer w[...]
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83 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t to a W ir eless Network U sing W indow s ® 7 It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapt er . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase b[...]
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84 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the I nternet, check your T CP/IP settings for y our wir eless adapter . Ref er to the Networking Basics sec tion in this manual for mor e information. 4. [...]
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85 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same securit y key or passphrase that is on your router and click Ok . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the secur ity settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless route[...]
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86 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t to a W ir eless Network U sing W indow s V ista ® Windo ws Vista users may use the built-in wireless utilit y . If you are using another company’ s utility or W indows 2000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most [...]
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87 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure W ireless Securit y It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on y our wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapt er . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. Highlight [...]
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88 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3 . Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . If the connec tion fails, please verify that the securit y settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless[...]
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89 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t Using WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts W i-Fi protection, referr ed to as WCN 2.0 in Windo ws V ista. The following instructions for setting this up depends on whether you are using Windows Vista to congur e the router or third part y soft ware . When you rst set up the router , Wi-F i[...]
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90 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C onnec t to a W ir eless Network U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zer o Conguration U tility). The f ollowing instructions are for Service P ack 2 users. I f y ou ar e using another company ’ s utility or W indows 2000, [...]
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91 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID[...]
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92 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The Wir eless 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 . If the connec tion fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are corr ect. The WP A-PSK passphrase [...]
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93 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-632. Read the following descriptions if you are having pr oblems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Windo ws ® XP . If you hav e a dieren t operating system[...]
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94 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congure y our I nternet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the Internet O ptions Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to restor e the settings to their defaults. • Click the Conne ction tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dia[...]
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95 D-Link DIR-632 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 you are having a problem sending or receiving email, or c onnecting to secure sites such as eBay , banking sit es, and Hotmail, we suggest lowering the MTU in incremen ts of ten ([...]
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96 D-Link DIR-632 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 packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to accoun t for the various TCP/IP headers . For e xample, lets sa y that 1452 was the pr oper value, the actual [...]
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97 D-Link DIR-632 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 connectivit y within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to [...]
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98 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is W ireless? Wir eless or W i-F i technology is another way of connec ting your computer to the net work without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connec t wirelessly , so you have the freedom t o connec t computers an ywhere in your home or oce network. Wh y D -Link W ir[...]
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99 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Who uses wireless? Wir eless technology as become so popular in recent years that almost everyone is using it, whether it ’ s for home, oce, business, D-Link has a wireless solution f or it. Home • Gives everyone at home broadband ac cess • Sur f the web , check email, instant mess[...]
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100 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. Peo ple like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pr ovide wireless access to a ttract people. The wireless c onnection in public [...]
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101 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically t wo modes of networking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnect to an access point or wireless r outer . • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer , for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless net work adapters on each computer , suc[...]
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102 D-Link DIR-632 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[...]
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103 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP addr ess If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/rout er , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please follow the steps belo w : Step 1 Windo ws ® 7 - Click on Start > Contr ol Panel > N etwork and Int ernet > Network and Sharing C enter . W[...]
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104 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • WP A-Personal • WP A2-Personal • WP A-Enterprise • WP A2-Enterprise W ireless Signal Rates* • 300Mbps • 12Mbps • 108Mbps • 11Mbps • 54Mbps • 9Mbps[...]
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105 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix D - Contacting T echnical Support C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can contact D -Link technical support through our web site or by phone . Before y ou contact technical suppor t, please have the follo wing ready : • Model number of the product (e.g. DIR-632) • Hardware Revisi[...]
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106 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty W arran ty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited Warranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and • Only for produc ts purchas[...]
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107 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty Soft ware will be warranted for the remainder of the original W arranty Period and is subjec t to the same limitations and exclusions. I f a material non- conformance is incapable of correction, or if D-Link determines in its sole discretion tha t it is not prac tical to replace the non-conform[...]
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108 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty • The customer must submit with the product as part of the claim a written description of the Har dware defect or Software nonconformance in sucient detail to allow D-Link to conrm the same, along with proof of pur chase of the pr oduc t (such as a copy of the dated pur chase invoice fo[...]
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109 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILIT Y OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUC T , INC ONVENIENCE OR DAM AGES OF ANY CHARAC TER, WHE THER DIRECT , SPECIAL, INCID[...]
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110 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty F or detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the United States , please contact the corresponding local D -Link oce. FC C Caution: Any changes or modications not expr essly approved by the party responsible for compliance could v oid the user ’ s authority[...]
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111 D-Link DIR-632 User Manual Appendix F - Registration V ersion 1.0 May 27, 2010 Pr oduc t registration is entir ely voluntar y and failure to complet e or return this form will not diminish y our warranty r ights. Registr ation[...]