D-Link GO-RT-AC750 manual

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i D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to r evise this publication and to make changes in the cont ent hereof without obligation t o 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 reg istered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its s[...]

ii D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Prod[...]

iii D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual T able of Con tents Advanc ed Wir eless ........................................................ 87 Wi-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) .....................................88 Advanc ed Network Settings ...................................... 90 Guest Zone .............................................................[...]

1 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er vie w P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a power supply with a dierent v oltage rating than the one included with the GO-RT -A C750 will cause damage and void the warr anty for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . GO[...]

2 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 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 Ethernet W eb -based Congura tion Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windo ws®, Macintosh, or Linux-based opera ting syst[...]

3 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The D-Link GO -RT -AC750 is a IEEE 802.11ac c ompliant device that delivers up t o 3 times faster speeds than 802.11n while staying backward compatible with 802.11a/g/b devices . Connect the GO-R T -AC750 t o a Cable or DSL modem and pro vide high-speed Internet access t[...]

4 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • Ultimate F ast W ireless Netw orking - The GO-RT -AC750 pro vides up to 300 Mbps wireless c onnec tion in 2.4 GHz band, 433 Mbps wireless connection in 5 GHz with other 802.11ac and draft 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to participate in real-time activitie[...]

5 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view 1 2 3 4 Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 Reset Button Inser t a paperclip in the hole and wait for 10 sec onds to reset the rout er to default settings. 2 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect 10/100 Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, stor age (NAS) devices and game consoles. 3[...]

6 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 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 pow er supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet port. 3 WPS LED This LED blinks during WPS handshake phase. 4 Wir eless LED A solid light indicates tha[...]

7 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation process . Placement of the r outer is very impor tant. Do not place the rout er in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Please congure the r outer with the comput[...]

8 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The D-Link wireless rout er lets you access y our network using a wireless connection from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of y our wireless network. Keep in mind, howev er , that the number , thickness and location of walls, c eilin[...]

9 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is requir ed. Manual S etup 2. Position y our router close to y our modem and a computer . P lace the router in an open ar ea of your int ended work area f or better wir eless cover age. 3. Unplug the Ethernet cable from yo[...]

10 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with your r outer into the y ellow por t labeled INTERNET on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable int o the Ethernet por t on your modem. 5. Reconnect the power adapter to y our cable or DSL broadband mod[...]

11 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clien ts: • D-Link Setup Wizar d - This wizar d will launch when you log into the r outer for the rst time . Refer to page12. • QRS Mobile App - Use y our iPhone,[...]

12 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the r outer , this wizar d will star t automatically . This wizard is desig ned to guide you thr ough a step-by-step process t o congure y our new D -Link router and c onnec t to the Internet. Click Nex t to continue . Quick S etup W izard If[...]

13 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the Internet por t, this screen will appear . C onnec t your br oadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T ry Again . If the router detects an Ethernet connection but does not detect the t ype of Internet connecti[...]

14 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selected PPP oE , enter your PPP oE username and passwor d and click Nex t to continue. Note: Mak e sure to remo ve your PPP oE sof tware fr om your computer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or[...]

15 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selected Sta tic , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Nex t to continue . F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GH z segments , create a Wi-F i network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Creat e a W i-Fi passw ord (between 8-63 characters[...]

16 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t your time zone fr om the drop- down menu and click Nex t to continue . The Setup Complet e window will display your W i-Fi settings . Click S ave and C onnec t to continue . If you want to cr eate a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click C ancel if you do not wan t to create[...]

17 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile app allows you t o install and congure y our router fr om your mobile device . Step 1 Search for the fr ee QRS Mobile App on the iT unes Store or Google Pla y . Step 2 Once your app is installed , you may no w congure y our router . C onnect to the rout er wirelessly b[...]

18 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 4 Y ou will see the welcome screen. T ap Star t to proceed , then enter your device passwor d and tap Log In . T ap Nex t once the Operation Mode screen appears . Step 5 At this point, please ensur e that you the r outer is connected to a modem. Plug one end of the pro vided Ether[...]

19 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 6 Y ou will be prompted to set up each wir eless frequency band in turn; the 2.4 GHz band follow ed by the 5 GHz band. F irstly , enter a network name (SSID) of your choice , or leav e it unchanged to acc ept the default SSID . Each wireless band can be assigned its o wn SSID . Se[...]

20 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 8 If you wish to rec eive push notications whenev er a new rmwar e update is available , check the Notify me when new rm ware is a vailable bo x and tap Nex t . Other wise, just tap Nex t to proceed. Step 9 Y ou will be presented with a summary of your chosen settings. T [...]

21 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Congr atulations, y our device has been successfully c ongured! Y ou can share this inf ormation by tapping Share B y NFC , Share B y E-mail , or tap F inish to exit the app . If you tap Share B y NFC, you can now touch the tag with your other device until the conrmation message [...]

22 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based Congur ation Utility Lea ve the passwor d blank by default. T o access the conguration 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 al[...]

23 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion Setup Click Manual Internet C onnection S etup to congure y our connection manually and continue to the next page. If you want to c ongure y our router to connect to the Internet using the wizard , click Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard . Y ou will be dir[...]

24 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard When conguring the rout er for the rst time , we rec ommend that you click use the Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard , and follo w the instructions on the screen. This wizard is designed to assist user with a quick and easy method to congu[...]

25 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 2: Select Y our Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone for y our location. This information is required t o congure the time-based options for the router . Click Nex t to continue . Step 3: Internet C onnection Here the user will be able to c ongure the Internet Connecti[...]

26 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 conguration: MA C Address: En ter the MAC addr ess of the Internet gate - way (p[...]

27 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Internet C onnection (PPTP) After selecting the PPTP Internet connec tion method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dy[...]

28 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Internet C onnection (L2TP) After selecting the L2TP Internet connec tion method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dy[...]

29 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 fol[...]

30 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet (Manual) On this page the user can congure the Internet C onnec tion settings manually . T o access the Manual Internet Connection Setup page, click on the Manual Internet Connection Setup button. On this page there a multiple parameters that can be c ongured regarding t[...]

31 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration My Internet Connection is: Dynamic IP (DHCP) The default W AN conguration for this r outer is Dynamic IP (DHCP). This option allows the r outer to obtain an IP address automa tically from the device that is connected to the Internet port. Note: If you ’ re not sur e about the type[...]

32 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Sta tic IP to manually enter the IP settings supplied b y 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 server information will be supplied by y our ISP (Internet Ser vice P[...]

33 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPP oE (DSL) Choose PPP oE (P oint to P oint P rotoc ol over Ethernet) if your ISP uses a PPP oE connection. Y our ISP will provide y ou with a username and password . This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. Make sure t o remov e your PPP oE software from your c[...]

34 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: En ter 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 Rec eive DNS from ISP is selected , or allows the user to en ter DNS IP addre[...]

35 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPTP Choose PPTP (P oint-to-P oint- T unneling Pr otocol ) if y our ISP uses a PPTP connection. Y our ISP will pr ovide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. My Internet Connection: S elect PPTP (Username/Passw ord) from the [...]

36 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here . Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS IP address used here . This eld is normally optional. Only one DNS addr ess is required f or a functional I nternet connection, but using a second DNS address pr ovides[...]

37 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup L2TP Choose L2TP (Lay er 2 T unneling Pr otocol) if y our ISP uses a L2TP connection. Y our ISP will provide y ou with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. My Internet Connection: Select L2TP (Username/P asswor d) from the drop- down[...]

38 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivit y . T o disable this featur e, enable Aut o -reconnect. Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the P rimar y DNS IP address used here . Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS [...]

39 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup DS-Lite Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection t ype. A f ter selecting DS-Lite, the f ollowing parameters will be a vailable for congur ation: DS-Lite Congur ation: Select the DS -Lite DHCPv6 Option to let the router allocat e t[...]

40 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration On this page the user can congure the Wireless settings f or this device. There ar e 3 ways t o congure Wireless using this rout er . Firstly , 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 W[...]

41 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 Wireless Security P assword space pro vided. The key entered must be between 8 and 63 characte[...]

42 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration After click the Save button the device will save the settings made and return to the main wir eless page. End of Wizard .[...]

43 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 [...]

44 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 2: After selecting Manual, the follo wing page will appear . On this page to user can view the wireless c onguration of this router . The wire- less clients should congure their wir eless settings to be identical to the settings displayed on this page f or a successful conne[...]

45 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wir eless band being cong- 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 wireless func- ti[...]

46 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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[...]

47 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wir e - less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A supports two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP)[...]

48 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication fr ameworks. P ersonal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P[...]

49 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wir eless band being cong- 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 wireless func- tion[...]

50 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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[...]

51 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wir e - less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A supports two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP)[...]

52 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Enterprise Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wir e - less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A supports two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EA[...]

53 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Securit y This section will show you the di erent lev els of security you can use to protect your data fr om intruders. The GO-RT -AC750 oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Pr otected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (P re-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Pr[...]

54 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the r outer . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address , once you click Sav e Settings , you will ne[...]

55 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Contr ol Pr otocol. The GO-RT -AC750 has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assign an IP address t o the computers on the LAN/private netw ork . Be sure to set your c omputers to be DHCP clients by setting the[...]

56 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Scope: NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: This is an advanced setting and is normally left blank. This allow s the conguration of a NetBIOS ‘ domain ’ name under which network hosts operate . This setting has no e ect if the ‘Learn NetBIOS inf ormation from W AN’ is [...]

57 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or devic e to always ha ve the same IP address assig ned, you can crea te a DHCP reservation. The rout er 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 bo[...]

58 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can c ongure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two w ays 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 congur e the connection. F or the beginner user that has not c [...]

59 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IP v6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard . Click the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard button and the rout er will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get y our ne[...]

60 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either Tr y again or t o click on the Guide me through the IPv6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard . There ar e several connection types to choose from. If you are unsur e of your connec[...]

61 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selecting the IPv6 over PPP oE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and passwor d to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion. The follo wing parameters will be available f or congura[...]

62 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP pr ovides you with a set IPv6 addresses tha t does not change. The IPv6 information is manually enter ed in your IPv6 conguration settings . Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet P rex Length, Default Gatewa y , P[...]

63 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 addr ess and prex value used here . IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here . Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here. Assigned IPv6 Pr ex: Displays the IPv6 as[...]

64 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There ar e several c onnec tion types to choose from: A uto Detection, Static IPv6, Autocongur ation (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPP oE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6r d, and Link -local. If you are unsur e of your connection method, please con tac t your IPv6 Internet Ser vi[...]

65 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Selec[...]

66 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Select Autocongur ation (Stateless/DHCPv6) from the drop- down menu. Select either O btain DNS server address automatically 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 r[...]

67 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if your ISP assigned you the IP addr ess, subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses . In most cases, select D ynamic . Enter the IP address[...]

68 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range f or your local comput ers. Enter the end IPv6 Addr ess for the[...]

69 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration f[...]

70 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . C[...]

71 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6 rd from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Select Stateful (DHC[...]

72 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Link-Local Only from the dr op -down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . My IPv6 Connection: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivity[...]

73 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like t o open a range of por ts, ref er to the next page. Enter a name f or the rule or selec t an application from the drop- down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of [...]

74 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding Enter a name f or the rule or selec t an application from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c omputer on your local net[...]

75 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the rule. Y ou may select a pre- dened application from the drop-down menu and click << . This is the port used to trigger the application. I t can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( T CP , UDP , or Both).[...]

76 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine The QoS Engine option helps impro ve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default the QoS Engine settings are disabled and application priority is not classied automatically . The QoS sec tion contains a queuing mechanism, trac shaping and c[...]

77 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Checkbox: Tick this option t o enable the rule specied. Name: Enter a custom name f or the rule being created her e. This name is used for iden tication. Queue ID: Select the appropriate priority requirement from th[...]

78 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Select T urn M AC F iltering O , Allow MA C addresses listed below , or Den y MA C addresses listed below from the drop-down menu. Enter the MA C address y ou would like to lter . T o nd the M AC address on a c omputer , please refer to the Networking Basics s[...]

79 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess C ontrol Click the Add P olic y button to star t the Access Contr ol Wizard . Add P olic y : The A ccess Con trol section allows you to c ontrol acc ess in and out of your network. Use this featur e as P arental C ontrols to only grant ac cess to appro ved sites , limit web acc[...]

80 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Nex t to continue . Selec t a schedule (I.E. Alwa ys) from the dr op - down menu and then click Nex t to continue . Enter the f ollowing informa tion and then click Nex t to continue . • Address T ype - Select IP address, M AC address , or[...]

81 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name f or your rule. Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address . Prot ocol - Select the protocol. Dest P or t Star t - Enter the starting por t number . Dest P or t End - E[...]

82 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY computers ac cess to ONL Y these sites or ALL OW computers ac cess to ONL Y these sites . Enter the keywords or URLs tha t you want to allo w or block. Click S av e Settings . W ebsite Filt ers are[...]

83 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if y ou do not want to specify an IP range . Enter the ending IP addr ess. Enter 255.255.255.255 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. Click the [...]

84 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful P acket I nspec tion, also known as dynamic packet ltering) helps to prev ent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the tr ac passing through the session conforms t o the protoc ol. Enable this featur e to protect your network fr om cer[...]

85 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DMZ IP Addr ess: PPTP: IPSEC ( VPN): RTS P: SIP: Specify the IP address of the comput er on the LAN that you want to have unr estricted I nternet communication. If this computer obtains it’ s IP address automatically using DHCP , be sure to make a static reservation on the Setup >[...]

86 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route . Enter the netmask of the rout e, please note that the octets must match your destina tion IP address . Enter your ne x t hop gatewa y to be taken if this route is used . The rout e metric is a v[...]

87 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced W ireless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. This enables 802.11d operation. 802.11d is a wir eless specication developed to allo w implementation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802.11 standard. This f eature should only be enabled if you are i[...]

88 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 . Tick this option to lock the c ongured wireless security settings. A PIN is a unique number that can be used to[...]

89 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network . The wizard will either displa y the wireless network settings to guide you thr ough manual conguration, prompt y ou to enter the PIN for the device , or ask you to pr ess the conguration button on the devic e.[...]

90 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Univ ersal Plug and Play (UP nP ™ ) f eature click on Enabled . UPnP pr ovides compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allow the GO-RT -AC750 t o respond to pings. Unchecking the box ma y provide some extra security from ha[...]

91 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature . The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Alw ays , which will allow the particular ser vice to alwa ys be enabled. Y ou can create y our own times in the T ools > S chedules section or cl[...]

92 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow y ou to change the Administr ator and User passw ords. Y ou can also enable Remote Management. There ar e two accounts tha t can access the management int er face through the web br owser . The accoun ts are admin and user . A dmin has read/write ac cess whil[...]

93 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the curren t date and time of the router . Select your Time Z one from the drop-down menu. T o select 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. [...]

94 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SysLo g The Broadband Rout er 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: Check this box to send the r outer logs to a Sy sLog Ser [...]

95 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email f eature can be used to send the sy stem log les, r outer aler t messages, and rmwar e update notication t o your email address . Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email A ddress: SMTP Server Address: SMTP Server Port: Enable Authent[...]

96 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to sav e the current rout er conguration settings t o a le on the hard disk of the computer y ou are using . F irst, click the Sa ve button. A le dialog will appear , allowing you t o select a location and le name for the settings. Use this option to load pr[...]

97 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Brow se: Upload: After you ha ve downloaded the new rmw are, click Brow se to locate the rm ware update on y our hard drive. Click Upload t o complete the rmwar e upgrade . Once you ha ve a rmwar e update on your comput er , use this option to bro wse for the [...]

98 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Addr ess. Check the box t o enable DDNS. Select your DDNS provider from the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address. Enter the Host Name that y ou register ed with your DDNS service provide[...]

99 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send P ing packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Ent er the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that y ou wish to Ping and click P ing . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. Sy stem Chec[...]

100 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Select a day , a range of days , or All W eek to include every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a start and end time for y our schedule. Y ou must click Sa ve Settings at the top f or your schedules to go into e ect. The list of schedules wi[...]

101 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current information f or the GO-R T -AC750. It will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and W ireless information. If your Internet connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displa yed. Use Release to disc onne[...]

102 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs Log Options: Refresh: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the types of messages that you want to display fr om the log. Sy stem Activity , Debug Information, Attacks , Dropped P ackets, and Notice messages can be selected. Click [...]

103 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics The screen belo w displays the T r ac Statistics . Her e you can view the amount of packets that pass thr ough the GO -RT -AC750 o n both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments . The trac counter will r eset if the device is rebooted . GO-RT -AC750[...]

104 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your r outer . An Internet session is a con versation between a prog ram or application on a LAN-side comput er and a program or application on a W AN-side comput er . GO-RT -AC750[...]

105 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current r outing table. GO-RT -AC750[...]

106 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless clien t table displays a list of curren t connected wireless clients. This table also displa ys the connection time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts. W ireless GO-RT -AC750[...]

107 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IPv6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients. GO-RT -AC750[...]

108 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t GO-RT -AC750[...]

109 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onnec t a W ir eless Client t o y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 2 minutes , press the WPS button on your wireless clien t (or launch the sof tware utility and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secur e way to connect your wir eless devices to th[...]

110 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or access point bef ore conguring y our wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i passw[...]

111 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Y ou will then be prompted to ent er the network securit y key ( Wi-F i passwor d) for the wireless network. Enter the passwor d into the bo x and click Nex t . If you wish to use Wi-F i Protected Setup ( WPS) to connect to the router , y ou can also press the WPS b[...]

112 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or access point bef ore conguring y our wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used.[...]

113 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Highlight the wireless connection with Wi-F i name (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If you get a good signal but cannot acc ess the I nternet, check y our T CP/IP settings for y our wireless adapter . Ref er to the Networking Ba[...]

114 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click C onnec t . Y ou can also c onnect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, plea[...]

115 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS The WPS featur e of the GO -RT -AC750 can be congur ed using Windows® 7. C arr y out the following steps to use W indows® 7 to congur e the WPS fea ture: 1. Click the Star t button and select Computer fr om the Star t menu. 2. Click Network on the lef t [...]

116 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Double - click the GO -RT -AC750. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (on the router label or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click N ex t .[...]

117 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. T ype a name to identify the network . 6. T o c ongure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Nex t to continue .[...]

118 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 7. T he following windo w appears while the router is being congur ed. W ait for the conguration to c omplete. 8. The f ollowing window inf orms you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may need to pr ovid[...]

119 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users may use the built-in wir eless utility . If you are using another c ompany ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wir eless adapter for help with c onnec ting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have[...]

120 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or access point bef ore conguring y our wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2.[...]

121 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - 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 t o connect to the wireless netwo rk . If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ect. The key or pa[...]

122 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The rout er suppor ts Wi-F i protection, ref erred to as WCN 2.0 in Windo ws Vista®. The follo wing instructions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using W indows Vista® to c ongure the router or thir d par ty sof tware. When you rst[...]

123 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wir eless utility (Zero C onguration Utility). The f ollowing instructions are for Service P ack 2 users. If you ar e using another company ’ s utilit y , please refer to the user manual of y our wireless [...]

124 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or access poin t before conguring your wireless adapt er . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the W i-Fi netw ork (SSID) you would like t o [...]

125 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 4 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnec tion box will appear . Ent er the WP A-PSK Wi-F i password and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds t o connect to the wireless netwo rk . If the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are corr ect. The Wi-[...]

126 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions to pr oblems that can occur during the installation and operation of the GO-RT -AC750. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having pr oblems. The examples belo w are illustrated in W indows® XP . I f you hav e a dier ent [...]

127 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > Con trol P anel . Double -click the I nternet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the C onnec tion tab and set the dial-up option to [...]

128 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 5 - 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 ha ving a problem sending or rec eiving email, or connecting to secure sit es such as eBay , bank ing sites, and Hotmail , we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen[...]

129 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your wa y down by 10 each time. Onc e you get a reply , go up by 2 until y ou get a fragment ed packet. T ake that value and add 28 t o the value to acc ount for the various T CP/IP headers. F or example, lets say tha t 1452 was the proper value ,[...]

130 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to pr ovide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wir eless connectivity within your home, business or public acc ess wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will al[...]

131 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another wa y of connecting your computer to the network without using wir es. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oce network. Wh y D-Link[...]

132 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Ar ea Network ( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wir eless technology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operate in a range up t o 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range ar e both less than WLAN, but in return i[...]

133 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ev er y where not just at home or oc e. P eople like the freedom of mobility and it’ s becoming so popular that more and mor e public facilities now pro vide wireless access t o attract people. The wireless connection i[...]

134 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Don ’t let y ou next- door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wir eless 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[...]

135 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install y our new D -Link adapter , by default , the TCP/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 [...]

136 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 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 ente[...]

137 D-Link GO -RT -A C750 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Hardwar e Specications • LAN Inter face: F our 10/100 Mbps LAN por ts • W AN Inter face: One 10/100 Mbps Internet por t • Wir eless Inter face (2.4 GHz): IEEE 802.11b/g/n • Wir eless Inter face (5 GHz): IEEE 802.11a/n/ac Operating V [...]