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i D-Link DIR-655 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[...]

ii D-Link DIR-655 User Manual T able of Cont ents Prefac e ................................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ...............................................................................................i T rademarks .................................................................[...]

iii D-Link DIR-655 User Manual T able of Cont ents F irewall Settings ................................................................................... 66 Application L evel Gatewa y Congura tion .................................. 67 Routing .................................................................................................... 68[...]

1 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview P roduc t O ver view P ack age Con tents Note: Using a power supply with a dierent v oltage rating than the one included with the DIR-655 will cause damage and void the w arranty . If any of the above it ems are missing, please c ontac t your reseller . DIR-655 Xtreme N® Gigabit Route[...]

2 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview S yst em R equir ements Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb-based Conguration Utility Requirements Comput er with the follo wing: • Windows ® , Macint osh, or Linux-based operating [...]

3 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Introduction T OT AL PERFORMANCE Combines aw ard winning r outer fea tures and 802.11n wireless t echnology to provide the best wireless performance. T OT AL SECURITY The most complete set of security fea tures including A ctive F irewall and WP A2™ to prot ect your network against outs[...]

4 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview • F aster Wireless Networking - The DIR-655 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[...]

5 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e O ver view C onnec tions 1 LAN Ports (1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, and hubs . 2 Internet Port 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[...]

6 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview 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 connec tion on the Internet por t. This LED blinks during data transmission. A solid blue light indicates that ther e is an Internet connection, an orange light ind[...]

7 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation 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 congure the router with the computer that was l[...]

8 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D -Link wireless router lets you access your net work using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objec ts [...]

9 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Note: It is recommended to writ e down the SSID and Security Key , followed by the login passwor d on the provided CD holder . C ongur ation Th er e ar e s eve ral d ie ren t w ay s y ou c an c on gur e y our ro ut er t o c onn ect t o t he In ter ne t an d c on ne c t to yo ur cl i[...]

10 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iPad , iP od T ouch, or iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) to install and congure y our router . 1. Scan the bar code to download “QRS Mobile ” app from the app store t o your iPhone or iP ad. 2. F rom your mobile device, click Settings . Then, [...]

11 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 4. Once it connected, click on the QRS Mobile icon. 5. Click Star t to continue . 6. F ollow the instruc tion and click Next to continue . 7. Once the Setup is complete , the follo wing screen will show up. Then, selec t your new Wi-FI Name and enter the password you just setup from your la[...]

12 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation If yo u did not run the setup wizar d fro m the CD and this is the rst time loggi ng into the rout er , this wizard will star t automatically . This wizard is designed to guide you through a step-by-step process to congure y our new D -Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Ne[...]

13 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Please wait while your router detects your internet connec tion type. If the router detects your Internet connection, you may need to enter your ISP information such as username and password . If the rout er does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the I nternet por t, this screen w[...]

14 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Select your Internet connection t ype and click Next to continue . If the router detected or you selec ted PPPoE , enter your PPPoE username and password and click N ext to continue . Note: Make sure to remov e your PPPoE soft war e from your computer . The soft ware is no longer needed and[...]

15 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation If the router detected or you selec ted L2TP , enter your L2TP username, password, and other information supplied by y our ISP . Click Next to continue . If the router detected or you selected Static , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue .[...]

16 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GH z segments, create a wireless network a name (SSID) using up to 32 characters. Cr eate a wir eles s security pass phr ase or key (betw een 8-63 char acters) . Y our wirel ess clients will need to have this passphrase or key entered to be able to connec t to your[...]

17 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation The S etup Complete window will display your wireless settings. Click Sav e and Connect to continue . If you want t o creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if y ou do not want to cr eate a bookmark . If you clicked Y es , a window may appear (depending on what web brows[...]

18 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W eb -based C ongura tion Utility T o access the congur ation utility , open a web-bro wser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the r outer (192.168.0.1). Y ou can als o en ter http ://d linkr oute r to con nect. Select Admin from the drop- down menu and then enter y[...]

19 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Internet C onnec tion S etup Y ou may click Internet Connection S etup W izard to quick ly congure your rout er . If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click Manual Internet C ongura tion Setup and sk ip to the next page.[...]

20 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Manual Internet Setup Static IP Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by y our ISP . The DNS server information will be supplied by y our ISP (Internet Ser vice Pr ovider .) Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may[...]

21 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Dynamic IP Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Address information automatically from your ISP . S elect this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem services such as Comcast and Co x. Ad vanc ed Domai n Name Syst em (D NS) [...]

22 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op- down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . I n most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPP oE [...]

23 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Select Static if y our ISP assigned y ou the IP address, subnet mask, gatew ay , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addr esses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress pr[...]

24 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Select Static if your ISP assig ned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the L2TP IP address supplied b y your ISP (Static only). Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP (Sta tic only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress pr[...]

25 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation DS-Lite Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection t ype. A fter selec ting DS-Lite, the f ollowing parameters will be av ailable for c onguration: Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Select the[...]

26 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation If you want to con gur e the wirele ss settings on your rout er using the wizard, click W ireless C onnection Setup W izard and refer to page 29. Clic k Add W ireles s Devic e with WPS if you wan t to add a wirel ess device using Wi-F i Prot ected Setup ( WPS) and ref er to page 41. If y[...]

27 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Check the box to enable the wireless function. I f you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless func tions. The schedule of time when the wir eless settings rules will be enabled. The schedule may be set to Alway s , which will allow the par ticular ser vice[...]

28 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 oers the f ollowing t ypes of security : • WP A2 ™ ( Wi-F i Protected Ac cess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( Wi-F i Prot[...]

29 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless Network Setup W izard T o run the security wizar d, click on Setup a t the top and then click W ireless Network Setup W izard . Click Next to continue .[...]

30 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation The following screen will show you your Pr e -Shared Key to enter on your wireless clients . Click Save t o nish the S ecurity W izard. If you selected WP A-Enterprise, the RADIUS inf or mation will be display ed. Click Sav e to nish the Securit y Wizard.[...]

31 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation C ongure WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhea[...]

32 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead . 1. L og int o the we b -b ase [...]

33 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 9. If the MA C Address Authentication box is selec ted then the user will need to connect from the same comput er whenever logging int o the wireless network. 10. Click A dvanced to enter settings f or a secondar y RADIUS S er ver . 11. Click Apply Settings to sa ve y our settings.[...]

34 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F rom the Setup > W ireless Settings screen, click Add W ireless Device with WPS . A dd W ireless Device with WPS Wizar d If you select Manual , a settings summar y screen will appear . Write do wn the security key and enter this on your wireless clien ts. Click OK to nish. Select Aut[...]

35 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation PIN: Selec t this option to use PIN method. In order to use this method you must know the wireless client’ s 8 digit PIN and click Connect . PBC: S elect this option to use PBC (Push Button) method to add a wireless client. Click C onnec t . Once you click Connect , you will have a 120 se[...]

36 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP addr ess, once you click Apply , you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the congur ation utility . Enter the Subnet Mask . The default sub[...]

37 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation DHCP Ser v er S ettings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Prot ocol. The DIR-655 has a built-in DHCP ser ver . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private net work. B e sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP[...]

38 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to always have the same IP address assigned, you can creat e a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device. Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range. Check this box to enab[...]

39 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation USB Settings Use this section to congure y our USB por t. There are two congur ations to choose from: Network USB and WCN Conguration. 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 [...]

40 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPV6 On this page , the user can congure the IPv6 Connection type. Ther e are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet c onnec tion. Y ou can use the W eb -based IPv6 I nternet Connection Setup Wizar d, or you can manually congur e the connection. F or the beginner user that has not con?[...]

41 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IP v6 Connection type using the IPv6 I nternet Connection Setup Wizard . Cli ck the I Pv6 In te rnet C onnect io n Setup W izar d but ton and the rout er will gui de yo u thr ough a f ew sim pl e step s to g[...]

42 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation There are several connection types to choose from. I f you are unsure of your connec tion method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pro vider . Note: If using the PPPoE option, you will need to ensure that any PPP oE client soft ware on your computers has been removed or disabled. [...]

43 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 over PPP oE After selecting the IPv6 o ver PPP oE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that r equires a user name and passw ord to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connection. The follo wing parameters will be available for c onguratio[...]

44 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Pr ex Length, Default Gateway , Primar y DN[...]

45 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation The follo wing parameters will be available for c on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 her e. Assigned IPv6 Pr ex: Displays the IPv6 assign[...]

46 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation There are several connec tion types to choose from: Auto Detec tion, Static IPv6, Autocongur ation (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPP oE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd , and Link-local. If you are unsur e of your connection method, please con tact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Provider . Note: If using[...]

47 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ente r the address settings supplie d by your I nterne t provi der (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress. Check to enable the Aut oconguration f eature. Select [...]

48 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A utoc onguration Select A utocongur ation (Stateless/DHCPv6) fro m t he drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS server address automatically or Use the f ollowing DNS A ddress . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the rout[...]

49 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op - down menu. E n t e r t h e P P Po E ac c o u n t s e t t i n g s s u p p l i e d by yo u r I n t e r n e t provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat eway , and DNS ser ve r add re sse s. In most cases , sel[...]

50 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Advertisement Lifetime: Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 Addr ess Lifetime (in minutes).[...]

51 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by y our I nternet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress. Check to enable the Aut oconguration f eatu[...]

52 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 6 to 4 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 A ddress. Check to enable th[...]

53 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local A ddress. Check to enable the Aut oconguration f eature. Select Stateful (DHCPv6), SL[...]

54 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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[...]

55 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation The DIR-655 can be congur ed as a virtual server so that remote users accessing Web 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-655 rewall featur e lters out unrecognized packets to protect yo[...]

56 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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. E nt er a n a me f or t he ru le or s e le ct a n a pp l ic a ti on fr om t he d r op -d o w n me nu . Se l e ct an ap p li c at io n an d cl i ck < < t o p op u la te t[...]

57 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. P or t F or war ding En t er a na me f or the r ul e or se le ct an ap pl ic a t io n fr om th e dr op -d o wn m en u . Se le ct an ap pli ca ti on an d c li ck << t o po pu la te t he e ld s . Enter the IP address of[...]

58 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may select a pre - dened application from the drop- down menu and click << . This is the por t used to trigger the application. It can be either a single por t or a range of por ts. Select the protocol of the tr igger por t ( TCP , UDP , or Both). Th[...]

59 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better per formance and experience with online gam es an d othe r int er activ e appl icat ions , suc h as V oI P . This option should be enabled when you have a slow Internet uplink. I t helps to reduce the impact that l[...]

60 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Network F ilters S e l e c t T u r n M A C F i l t e r i n g O f f , a l l o w M A C addresses listed below , or deny MAC addresses listed below fr om the drop- down menu. Enter the MA C address you would like t o lter . T o nd the MAC address on a computer , please ref er to the Netw[...]

61 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A ccess C ontrol Click the Add Policy button to star t the Access Contr ol W izard. Add P olic y: The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network . Use this feature as P arental Controls to only grant access to approv ed sites, limit web acc ess based on t[...]

62 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name f or the policy and then click Next to continue. Select a schedule (I.E. Always) from the drop- down menu and then click Next to continue . Enter the follo wing information and then click Next to continue. • Address T ype - S elect IP address, MAC address , or Other Machines.[...]

63 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 Star t - Enter the starting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address . Protocol - Select the protoc ol. Dest Port Star t [...]

64 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Ent er the keywor ds or URLs that you wan t to block (or allow). Any URL with the keyword in it will be blocked. W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite Filt ers are used to den y LAN computers from ac cessing specic web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a specially formatted t ext string that[...]

65 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name f or the inbound lter 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 . En te r t he en din g IP ad dr ess . Ent er 255 .2 55 .25 5. 25 5 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. C[...]

66 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation SPI (Stateful Packet I nspection, also k nown as dynamic packet ltering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms t o the protoc ol. Select one of the following for TCP and UDP ports: Endpoint In[...]

67 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Applica tion L ev el G ate wa y Congur ation Here you can enable or disable AL G’ s. S ome protocols and applications r equire special handling of the IP payload to make them work with net work address translation (NA T ). Each AL G provides special handling for a specic protocol or[...]

68 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter the IP addr ess of packets that will take this route . Enter the netmask of the route, please note that the oc tets must match your destination IP address . 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 c os[...]

69 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless net work. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended . Thi s v al ue sho ul d remai n at i ts d ef aul t set tin g of 2432. I f inconsistent data ow is a pro[...]

70 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation WISH is short fo r W irel ess Intell igen t Strea m Hand ling , a tech nolo gy devel oped to enhanc e you r experien ce of using a wire less netw ork by priori tizi ng the trac of dier ent applications. Enable this option if you want to allow WISH to prioritize your trac . Enable W[...]

71 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W i-F i P rot ec ted Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-Fi P rotected Setup feature . Locking the wireless secur ity settings prevents the settings from being changed by the W i-F i Pr otected Setup featu re of the rout er . Devices can still be added to the network using W i-Fi Prot ec ted Setup .[...]

72 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T o us e the Uni ver sa l Plu g and Pla y (UP nP ™ ) fea tur e click on Enabled . UPNP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, sof tware and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-655 to respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra securit y from h[...]

73 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature. The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Always , which will allow the par ticular ser vice to always be enabled . Y ou can crea te your own times in the T ools > Schedules sec tion. Enter a wi[...]

74 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 F irew all The DIR-655’ s IPv6 Fir ewall featur e allows you to congure which kind of IPv6 trac is allow ed to pass through the device. The DIR-655’ s IPv6 Fi rewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters feature . Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall simple sec[...]

75 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the rout e you wish to enable. Enter a specic name to identify this r oute. This is the IP address of the router used to reach the specied destination or enter the IPv6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route . Enter the metri[...]

76 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A dministrat or Settings This page will allow y ou to change the Administr ator and U ser passwords. Y ou can also enable Remote Management. There ar e t wo acc ounts that can access the management inter face through the web browser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write a[...]

77 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T ime S ettings Select the Time Z one from the dr op- down menu. T o selec t Daylight Saving time manually , select enabled or disabled, and en ter a start dat e and an end date f or daylight sa ving time. NTP is shor t for Net work Time Pr otocol . NTP synchronizes computer clock times in [...]

78 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 SysLog ser ver on your network. Enable Logging to Sy sLog Ser ver: Sy sLog Server IP Addr ess: Check this box to send the router logs t o a SysLog Ser ver . Th[...]

79 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 notication to y our email address. Enable Email Notication: F rom Email Addr ess: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Addr ess: Enable Authentica tion: Ac count Name[...]

80 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Use this option to save the current rout er co ngu ra tion se tting s to a le on the har d di sk of the com put er you are using . F irst, clic k the Sav e but ton . Y ou wi ll the n see a le dial og, whe re you can se lect a lo ca ti on and le n ame for t he s etti ng s . Use t[...]

81 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Click on Check Online Now for Latest Firmw are V ersion t o nd out if ther e is an updated rmware; if so , downlo ad the new rmw ar e to your har d driv e. After you have downloaded the new fir mwar e, click Brow se to locate the r mwar e update on your hard drive. Click Upload [...]

82 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Dynamic D omain 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-down menu. Enter the Host Name that you register ed with your DDNS service provider . Enter the Username f or your DDNS ac[...]

83 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 P ing, and click P ing . The results of your ping attempts will be displayed her e. S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]

84 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name f or your new schedule . S e l e c t a da y, a r a n g e of d ay s, o r Al l We e k to include every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a start and end time for y our schedule. Click Sav e to save your schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings a t the top for your schedules to [...]

85 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-655. 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 Relea se butt on and a Renew button will be displ ayed . Use Releas e to disconne c [...]

86 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation L og What to View: V iew Lev els: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. Firewall & Securit y , System, and Router Status messages can be selected. There are three lev els of message importan[...]

87 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Stats T he sc re en be lo w di s pl a y s th e T ra c St at is tic s . He re yo u ca n vie w th e am ou n t of pa ck et s th at pa ss th r oug h th e DI R- 65 5 on both the I nternet and the LAN por ts. The trac counter will r eset if the device is reboot ed. A c tiv e S essions[...]

88 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Routing The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients . W ireless[...]

89 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation IPV6 IPV6 Routing[...]

90 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Suppor t[...]

91 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network WPS Button Step 2 - W ithin 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the software utility and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secure way to connect your wireless devices to the route r is WPS ( Wi-F i Prot ec ted Setup). Most wireles[...]

92 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or ac cess point befor e c ongur ing y our wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the [...]

93 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network 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 f[...]

94 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network 5. Enter the same security 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 [...]

95 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista users may use the built-in wir eless utility . If you are using another compan y ’ s utility , please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapt er for help with conne cting to a wireles s network. Most utilitie s will hav e a “s [...]

96 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network C ongure W ireless Securit y It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or ac cess point befor e c ongur ing y our wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphr[...]

97 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network 3 . Enter the same securit y 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 secur ity settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly t[...]

98 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instruc tions are for Ser vice Pack 2 users. I f you are using another company’ s utility , please refer to the user manual of your wir eless adap[...]

99 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless Network C ongure W ireless Securit y It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or access point bef ore conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless n[...]

100 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 4 - Connecting to a W ireless 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 correct. The WP A-PSK passphrase [...]

101 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 5 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-655. Read the following descriptions if you are having pr oblems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP . I f you have a di erent operating syste[...]

102 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 5 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to restor e the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial[...]

103 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 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 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[...]

104 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Sec tion 5 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time. Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragmented packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to accoun t for the various TCP/IP headers . For e xample, lets sa y that 1452 was the pr oper value, the actual[...]

105 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless B asics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you t[...]

106 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless B asics How does wireless w ork? Wir eless works similar to ho w cor dless phone work, thr ough radio signals to transmit data from one point A t o point B. But wireless technology has restrictions as to ho w y ou can access the network. Y ou must be within the wireless network range area to be [...]

107 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless B asics Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. 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 publi[...]

108 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix A - Wir eless B asics 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 , s[...]

109 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D -Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps below . Click on[...]

110 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assign 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 . Win[...]

111 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions 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 • 9Mbp[...]

112 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix D - C ontacting T echnical Suppor t 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-655) • Hardwar e Rev[...]

113 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense This D-Link product includes soft ware code developed by thir d par ties, including soft ware code subject to the GNU General Public License (“ GPL ” or GNU Lesser G eneral P ublic License (“L GPL ”). As applicable, the terms of the GPL and L GPL, and inf ormation on ob[...]

114 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense TERMS AND C ONDITIONS 0. Denitions. "This License" refers t o version 3 of the GNU General Public License . "Cop yright" also means copyright-like la ws that apply to other k inds of works, such as semic onductor masks. "The Prog ram" refers to [...]

115 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense The "System Libraries" of an executable work include anything, other than the work as a whole , that (a) is included in the normal form of pack aging a Major Component, but which is not par t of that M ajor Component, and (b) ser ves only to enable use of the work wit[...]

116 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense 3. Prot ecting Users' Legal Rights F rom Anti-Circum vention La w . No c over ed work shall be deemed part of an eective t echnological measure under any applicable law fullling obligations under ar ticle 11 of the WIPO copyright tr eaty adopted on 20 December 1996, [...]

117 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A compilation of a cover ed work with other separate and independent works, which are not by their nature extensions of the cov ered work, and which are not combined with it such as to form a larger program, in or on a volume of a storage or distribution medium, is called an &q[...]

118 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A separable portion of the objec t code, whose sourc e code is ex cluded from the Corresponding Source as a S ystem Librar y , need not be included in conv eying the objec t code work. A "User Product" is either (1) a "consumer product" , which means any tan[...]

119 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense When you convey a copy of a cover ed work, you may at your option remo ve any additional per missions from that copy , or from any par t of it. (A dditional permissions may be written to require their own removal in certain cases when you modify the work .) Y ou may place addit[...]

120 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense 8. T ermination. Y ou may not pro paga te or modif y a co ver ed work ex cep t as expr essly pro vide d under this Licens e. Any atte mpt otherwise to prop agat e or modify it is void , and will automatically terminate your rights under this License (including any patent lic[...]

121 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense Y ou may not impose an y fur ther restrictions on the ex ercise of the rights granted or armed under this License. For example, you may not impose a license fee, royalty , or other charge for exer cise of r ights granted under this License, and you may not initiate litigatio[...]

122 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A patent license is "discriminatory" if it does not include within the scope of its coverage , prohibits the ex ercise of, or is conditioned on the non- exer cise of one or more of the rights that are specically granted under this License. Y ou may not conv ey a co[...]

123 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense If the P rogram species that a pr oxy can decide which future versions of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's public statement of acceptance of a v ersion per manently authorizes you t o choose that version f or the Progr am. Later license versions [...]

124 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty W arran ty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) provides this Limit ed W ar ranty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and • Only for products purc[...]

125 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty Limited Soft ware W arranty: D-Link warrants that the sof tware por tion of the product (“Sof tware ”) will substantially conform to D-Link ’ s then current func tional specications for the Sof tware, as set for th in the applicable documentation, from the date of original retail purcha[...]

126 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty • After an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA number must be prominently marked on the outside of the package. Do not include any manuals or acces[...]

127 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty IF ANY IMPLIED W ARR ANT Y CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRIT ORY WHERE A PRODUC T IS SOLD, THE DURA TION OF SUCH IMPLIED W ARRANT Y SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE APPLICABLE W ARRANT Y PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. EX CEPT AS EXPRESSL Y C OVERED UNDER THE LIMITED W ARRANT Y PROVIDED HEREIN,[...]

128 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty CE Mark W arning: This is a Class B product. I n a domestic envir onment, this product may cause radio inter ference , in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures . FC C Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic[...]

129 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix F - W arranty F or detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the United States, please contact the corresponding local D -Link oce. Industr y Canada Sta tement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Oper ation is subject to the following two c onditio[...]

130 D-Link DIR-655 User Manual Appendix G - Registra tion V ersion 2.3 July 3, 2012 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 Register y our produc t at reg istration.dlink.com[...]