D-Link Cloud Router manual

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D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual i D-Link reser ves the r ight to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidia[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual ii T able of Con tents P ack age Cont ents ......................................................................... 1 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 2 Introduction ................................................................................... 3 F eatures ...[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual iii T able of Contents Storage ................................................................................... 93 Media Ser ver......................................................................... 96 IPv6 .......................................................................................... 97 IPv6 Internet[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual iv T able of Contents T roubleshooting ............................................................ 174 W ireless Basics ............................................................... 178 What is Wir eless? ...................................................................... 179 Tips ................................[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 1 Section 1 - Product Over view P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a power supply with a dierent voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-818L W 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 . DIR-818L W Wir eless AC750 Dual Ba[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 2 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gur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windo ws®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating sy stem ?[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 3 Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction Now you can monitor and manage your home network right from your laptop , iPhone®, iP ad®, or Android™ device. The cloud- enabled router can be congured to send an email to keep you info rmed anywhere , anytime when new devices are connecting to your network or unw an[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 4 Section 1 - Product Over view • Ultimate F ast W ireless Networking - The DIR-818L W pr ovides up to 300 Mbps wireless connection in the 2.4 GHz band, and 433 Mbps wireless connec tion in the 5 GH z band with other draft 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipate in real-tim[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 5 Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent throughout y our network. 2 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process . The Po wer LED will star t to blink 3 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect Gigabit Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 6 Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid green light indicates a proper connection to the pow er supply . The light will blink green dur ing the WPS process . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet por t. 2 1[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 7 Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Ple ase c on gu re th e r out er wi th the c omp[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 8 Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsiderations The D-Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wireless connec tion from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind, however , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, or [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 9 Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is required . Manual S etup 2. P osition your router close to your modem and a computer . Plac e the rout er in an open area of y our intended work area f or better wireless c over age. 3. Unp lug the Ethe rnet cabl e fr om you[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 10 Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with your router into the yellow por t labeled INTERNET on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet por t on your modem. 5. Reconnect the power adapter to y our cable or DSL broadband modem and [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 11 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 clients: • D-Link S etup Wizar d - This wizard will launch when you log in to the router f or the rst time. Ref er to page DIR-818L W . • QRS Mobile App - Use y our i[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 12 Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the rout er , this wizard will star t automatically . This wizard is designed to guide you through a step-by-step process to c ongure your new D-Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. Quick S etup W izard If this is you[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 13 Section 3 - Conguration If the rout er does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connect your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T r y Again . If the ro ute r det ects an Et her net con nect ion but does not det ect the type of In te rne t c o[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 14 Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or y ou selected PPP oE , ent er y our PPP oE username and passwor d and click Next to continue . Note: Make sure to remove your PPPoE sof tware from your computer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or you [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 15 Section 3 - Conguration If the rout er detec ted or you selec ted St atic , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue. F or both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GH z segments, create a Wi-F i net work name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Cr eate a Wi-F i passwo rd (between 8-63 charact ers[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 16 Section 3 - Conguration Selec t your time zone from the drop - down menu and click Next to continue . The S etup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Next to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if you do not wan t to create a bookmark . If you c[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 17 Section 3 - Conguration T o use the my dlink ser vice (mydlink.com or the my dlink Lite app), you must hav e an account . S elect if you do have a my dlink account or if you need to cr eate one . Click Next to continue . If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Canc el . If you click ed Y es , ent er [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 18 Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink App will allow you to receiv e notices, br owse network users, and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "mydlink Lite" app, visit the Apple Store , Android Market or http://my [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 19 Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App QRS Mobile app allows you t o install and congure y our router fr om your mobile device . Step 1 Search for the free Q R S Mo bi le App on the iT unes Stor e or Google Play . Step 2 Once your app is installed, you may now congure your rout er . Connect to the rout er w[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 20 Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink ShareP or t™ app is a streamlined mobile application that allo ws you to con veniently stream media and share les stored on a removable storage connec ted to your router . Once the router is set up, you can star t the app and easily connect from a local net work or throug[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 21 Section 3 - Conguration 4. On your mobile devic e, go to your W i-F i settin gs and conn ect to yo ur router’ s wireless network using the default Wi-F i settings. Y our Wi-F i network details can be f ound on the included Wi-F i conguration card included with y our router , or on the bottom of the router . [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 22 Section 3 - Conguration 5. Once connec ted, tap the my dlink ShareP or t™ icon, and the app will load. 6. At the login page , you can tap Help? t o see diagrams with descriptions of the two types of connec tions available . Local Ac cess: Local mode will connect you t o storage on your curren t network . F or e[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 23 Section 3 - Conguration 7. Y ou can now use the my dlink ShareP or t™ app int er face to stream media and acc ess les stored on y our removable driv e. The wireless ic on at the bottom will be lit blue to indicat e a Local A ccess connection. It will be green to indicat e you are connected to the r outer thr[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 24 Section 3 - Conguration Main Menu T ap on the document icon to view documents. T ap the camera icon to view photos. T ap on the movie icon to play videos . T ap on the music icon to play audio les. T ap on the folder icon to browse all les in a folder view . T ap on the star icon to access your fa vorite ?[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 25 Section 3 - Conguration Documents Th e Docum en ts secti on allo ws yo u to shar e, prin t, and view doc ume nts streamed from your DIR-818L W to your mobile device. T ap the document ic on on the main menu to brow se the documents on your mobile device . Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T ap to m[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 26 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t the document viewer . In the viewer: T ap to add/remove the le fr om your F avorites . T ap to bring up the same options as >. Note: Some les may requir e a third-part y app to view them.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 27 Section 3 - Conguration P ic tures Th e Pi ctur es secti on allo ws you to stre am image s fro m you r DIR- 818 L W to your mobile device. T ap the camera icon on the main menu to brow se your photo collection on your r emovable stor age. Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T ap to mark les for de[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 28 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t the photo viewer . In the viewer: T ap to add/remove the curr ent image from your F avorites. T ap to star t the slideshow . T ap to bring up the same options as >.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 29 Section 3 - Conguration V ideos The Videos section allows y ou to stream video clips and movies fr om yo ur DIR- 818L W to yo ur mobi le devi ce . T ap the movie icon on the main menu to bro wse your videos on y our removable st orage. Enter a lename here t o search for a specic le . T ap to mark les [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 30 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t playing it. In the player: T ap to play /pause the video . Y ou can scro ll to any time on the time line by holding and sliding your nger . T ap to enter/exit fullscreen mode . T ap to add/remove the le fr om your F avorites . T apping this icon gives you ad[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 31 Section 3 - Conguration Music The Music sec tion allows you to stream songs from your DIR-818L W to your mobile device . T ap the music icon on the main menu to browse your music collection on your r emovable storage . The bottom menu bar includes these options: Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 32 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t playing it. In the player: T ap to repeat all. T ap again to repeat a single song. T ap to sk ip to the previous/next song. T ap to enable/disable shue mode. T o create a playlist: T ap Edit > Add Pla ylist . Enter a name f or the playlist, then tap Sav e. T[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 33 Section 3 - Conguration T o add songs to a playlist: T ap the playlist in the bro wser . T ap Add Music... t o add songs to the current pla ylist. Tick the songs y ou wish to add and tap Done . T o delete songs from the playlist: T ap Edit in the playlist brow ser and mark the les to be deleted. T ap Delete .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 34 Section 3 - Conguration F olders Y ou can browse your removable storage in a folder view in the folders section. T apping the lename will open the viewer/player for that le type as described in the previ ous pages. Y ou can also upload les from your mobile device to the remo vable storage attached to you[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 35 Section 3 - Conguration T o delete les: T ap Edit at the top right. Tick the cir cle next to a le to mark it for deletion. T ap on Delete at the bottom to delet e the le. T o create a new f older : Br ow se to the dir ect ory you wis h to cre at e a new fo lde r in. T ap Edit at the top right. T ap Add F[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 36 Section 3 - Conguration T o upload images and videos from your mobile device: Brow se to the folder y ou wish to upload to . T ap Upload at the bottom. Selec t the photos/videos you wish t o upload. T ap Done . During the upload process , the size of the le and the upload progr ess will be display ed. T o uplo[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 37 Section 3 - Conguration F av orites The F av orites sec tion allows you to quickly acc ess your most often used les, no matt er what le type, in a special sec tion. F iles added to the F avorites section will be copied here for pla yback in a c entralized location. T ap to mark les for deletion from the [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 38 Section 3 - Conguration U sing the m y dlink Shar eP or t™ app for A ndroid™ The my dlink ShareP or t™ app is a streamlined mobile application that allo ws you to con veniently stream media and share les stored on a removable storage connec ted to your router . Once the router is set up, you can star t t[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 39 Section 3 - Conguration 4. On your mobile devic e, go to your W i-F i settin gs and conn ect to yo ur router’ s wireless network using the default Wi-F i settings. Y our Wi-F i network details can be f ound on the included Wi-F i conguration card included with y our router , or on the bottom of the router . [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 40 Section 3 - Conguration 5. Once connec ted, tap the my dlink ShareP or t™ icon, and the app will load. 6. At the login page: Y ou can tap ? to see diagrams with descriptions of the two types of connections available. If you are unsur e about which connection method to choose, you can just click Remote A ccess .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 41 Section 3 - Conguration If you ar e directly connec ted to the DIR-818L W ’ s wireless network, tap L ocal Acc ess and enter the Admin P assword of your r outer , then tap Log In. If you ar e connecting through the Internet tap Remote Ac cess and ent er your my dlink login information, then tap Log In . T ap on[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 42 Section 3 - Conguration Not e: A vail able fe atu res ma y die r depen ding on the And roi d OS vers ion of your device . Main Menu T ap on the document icon to view documents. T ap the camera icon to view pictures. T ap on the movie icon to play videos . T ap on the music icon to play audio les. T ap on th[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 43 Section 3 - Conguration Documents Th e Docum en ts secti on allo ws yo u to shar e, prin t, and view doc ume nts streamed from your DIR-818L W to your mobile device. T ap the document icon on the main menu to browse the les on your mobile device . T ype in the name of a le to search for it. T ap to return t[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 44 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t the document viewer . In the viewer: T ap the screen to bring up zoom in/out butt ons. Drag the screen up or do wn to scroll between pages . T ap to per f orm F ile, Find , Zoom, Reading View , Go T o P age, and Bookmarks ac tions. Note: A vailable actions may di?[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 45 Section 3 - Conguration P ic tures The P ic tures section allows you to view images streamed from y our DIR-818L W to your mobile device. T ap the camera icon on the main menu to bro wse your photo c ollection on your removable st orage. T ype in the name of a le to search for it. T ap to return to the main me[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 46 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on an image le to star t the image viewer . In the viewer: T ap the star icon to download it to y our devic e and add it into your F avorites section. T ap to star t a slideshow . T ap the image to stop the slideshow . T ap to delete the current image. T ap OK to conrm. T ap to [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 47 Section 3 - Conguration V ideos The Videos section allows y ou to stream video clips and movies fr om yo ur DIR- 818L W to yo ur mobi le devi ce . T ap the movi e icon on the main menu to bro wse your videos on y our removable st orage. T ype in the name of a le to search for it. T ap to return to the main men[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 48 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t playing it. T ap on the screen to br ing up the scroll bar , pause button, and play button. T ap to resume playback. T ap to pause the video. Note: Av ailable features may var y depending on the Android OS version installed on your device .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 49 Section 3 - Conguration Music The Music sec tion allows you to stream songs from your DIR-818L W to your mobile device . T ap the music icon on the main menu to browse your music collection on your r emovable storage . T ap to return to the main menu. T ap to update the list of les. T ap to sor t the les by[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 50 Section 3 - Conguration T ap on a le to star t playing it. In the player: T ap on the up/down arrow to show/hide the pla yer contr ols. T ap to repeat all. T ap again to repeat a single song. T ap to sk ip to the previous/next song. T ap to play or pause the song. T ap to enable/disable shue mode. T o creat[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 51 Section 3 - Conguration T o add songs to a playlist: T ap a playlist to see its con tents. T ap Add Music... t o add songs to the current pla ylist. Tick the songs y ou wish to add and tap to sa ve. T o delete songs from the playlist: T ap Edit in the playlist brow ser and mark the les to be deleted. T ap then[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 52 Section 3 - Conguration F olders T ype in the name of a le to search for it. T ap to return to the main menu. T ap to access le options. Search Bar: In the le browser: T ap to return to the main menu. T ap to upload les. T ap to refresh, sort, crea te a new f older , or mar k les for deletion and c[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 53 Section 3 - Conguration T o copy les: T ap on t o select les for copying . Tick the bo x nex t to each le f or copying . T ap on to bro wse to the destination. T ap to select les and per form the following actions: T ap to update the list of les. T ap to sor t the les by name, size , type, or da[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 54 Section 3 - Conguration T o create a new f older : Br ow se to the dir ect ory you wis h to cre at e a new fo lde r in. T ap then . Enter the name of the f older in the box, then tap OK. T ap Past e or Cancel . Y ou can also tap New Fo lder if you wish to crea te a fo lder in the current dir ec tor y .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 55 Section 3 - Conguration T o upload images and videos from your mobile device: Brow se to the folder y ou wish to upload to . T ap and bro wse t o the le or les y ou wish to upload from the local device . Tick the bo x next t o each of the les y ou wish to upload. T ap Upload . During the upload process ,[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 56 Section 3 - Conguration F av orites The F av orites sec tion allows you to quickly acc ess your most often used les, no matt er what le type, in a special sec tion. F iles added to the F avorites section will be copied here for pla yback in a c entralized location. T ype in the name of a le to search for[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 57 Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utilit y Lea ve the passwor d blank by default. T o access the congura tion 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 ). C ongura tion[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 58 Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion Setup Click Manual Internet Connection Setup to congure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If yo u wan t to con gur e yo ur rout er to con nect to the Int erne t using the wizard , click Internet Connection Setup W izard . Y ou will be direc[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 59 Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard When conguring the rout er for the rst time , we rec ommend tha t you click use the Inter net C onnecti on Setup Wi zar d , and fo llo w the instructions on the scr een. This wizard is designed to assist the user with a quick and easy method to con[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 60 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 Next to continue . Step 3: Internet C onnection Here the user will be able to c ongure the Internet connection us[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 61 Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Internet C onnection (Dynamic IP Address) After selecting the dynamic IP address Internet connection method, the following page will appear . The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: MA C Address: Enter the MA C address of the Internet gateway (plugged in to[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 62 Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Internet C onnection (PPTP) After selecting the PPTP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynami[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 63 Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Internet C onnection (L2TP) After selecting the L2TP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynami[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 64 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 follo w[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 65 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 I nternet 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 the [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 66 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 of [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 67 Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP to manually enter the IP settings supplied by your ISP . Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by your ISP . The DNS ser v er information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Ser vice Pr ovi[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 68 Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPP oE (DSL) Choose PPPoE (P oint to Point Pr otocol over Ethernet) if y our ISP uses a PPP oE connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passw ord. This option is typically used f or DSL services. Make sur e to r emove your PPPoE soft ware from your compute[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 69 Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle T ime: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivit y . DNS Mode: This option allow the router t o obtain the DNS IP addresses from the ISP , when Receive DNS from ISP is selected, or allows the user to en ter DNS IP address man[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 70 Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPTP Choose PPTP (Point -to-Point - T unneling Pr otocol ) if your ISP uses a PPTP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. My Internet Connection: Selec t PPTP (Username/P assword) f r o m t h e [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 71 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 mor[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 72 Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup L2TP Choose L2TP (Layer 2 T unneling Pr otocol) if your ISP uses a L2TP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices. My Internet Connection: Select L2TP (U sername/Passw ord) from the dr op- down menu[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 73 Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle T ime: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. T o disable this featur e, enable Aut o -reconnect. Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here. Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS IP addre[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 74 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: S elect the DS-Lite DHCPv6 O ption to let the router allocat e the[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 75 Section 3 - Conguration On this page the user can congure the Wireless settings f or this device. There are 3 way s to congure Wireless using this r outer . F irstly , the user can choose to make use for the quick and easy W ireless Connection Setup Wizar d . Secondly , the user can choose to make use Wi-F [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 76 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 characters l[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 77 Section 3 - Conguration After click the Save butt on the device will save the settings made and return to the main wir eless page. End of W izard.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 78 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 i Pr[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 79 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 wireless clients should congur e their wireless settings to be identical to the settings display ed on this page for a successful c onnec tio[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 80 Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless 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 wir eless func- tion. [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 81 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 2.4 GHz. 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 ri[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 82 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 da te wire- less encr yption method used today . This is the rec ommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts two authentication frameworks . Personal (PSK ) and Enterprise (EAP). P [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 83 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 da te 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). Pe[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 84 Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless 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 wir eless func- tion. If[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 85 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 fre- quency band 5GH z. There ar e two types of encr yption that can be used. WEP or WP A/WP A2. W ireless Security Mode: WEP Wir ed Equivalent P [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 86 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 da te 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). The [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 87 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 da te 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). Th[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 88 Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Securit y This section will show you the dier ent levels of security you can use to protect y our data from intruders. The DIR-818L W oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Protecte[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 89 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 addr ess is 192.168.0.1. I f y o u c h a n g e t h e I P a d d r e s s , o n c e y o u c l i c k S av [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 90 Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for D ynamic Host Control Prot ocol. The DIR-818L W 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. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 91 Section 3 - Conguration Learn NetBIOS from W AN: NetBIOS Scope: NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: If NetBIOS announcement is switched on, it will cause WINS information to be learned from the W AN side, if available . T urn this setting o to congur e manually . This is an advanced setting and is normally left[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 92 Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a comput er or devic e to always hav e the same IP address assigned, y ou can cr eate a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device. Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range. Che ck thi s b ox[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 93 Section 3 - Conguration Stor age This page allows the user t o use a web bro wser to remotely ac cess les stored on an SD car d or USB storage drive plugged int o the router . Y ou can access storage devic e by http://shareport.local when you enable ShareP ort W eb Access In the Window s File Sharing (SAMBA ) [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 94 Section 3 - Conguration In the User List section, the user can modify or delete dierent user settings f or each account. The follo wing parameters will be available in the displa y . No . Displays the number of the entry in the user list. User Name: Displays the user name of the entr y in the list. Ac cess Pa [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 95 Section 3 - Conguration In the Number Devices section, the user can view information about the external USB storage devices inserted into the USB por t of this router . The follo wing parameters will be available in the displa y Number of Devices: This eld will display the number of USB storage devices tha t a[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 96 Section 3 - Conguration Media S er ver This page will allow you to enable a DLNA M edia Ser ver or enable the iT unes Server . DLNA (Digital Living Net work Alliance) is the standard for the interoperability of Network Media Devices (NMDs). T he user can enjoy multimedia applications (music, pictures and videos) [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 97 Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can congure the IPv6 Connection t ype. There are two ways to set up the IP v6 Internet connection. Y ou can use the W eb- based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard , or you can manually congure the c onnection. F or the beginner user that has not con[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 98 Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 ULA allow s you to congur e a unique local unicas t addr ess for your rout er and is useful for L ocal IPv6 communications Enable ULA: Use default ULA prex: ULA Prex: Check this option to enable support for ULA. Lea ve checked to use the default ULA prex congured by you[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 99 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 Wizar d button and the router will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get y our network[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 100 Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either T r y again or to click on the Guide me through the IPv6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizar d. There are several connection t ypes to choose from. If you are unsure of your connection[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 101 Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selec ting the IPv6 over PPPoE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 102 Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP pr ovides you with a set IP v6 addresses that does not change . The IP v6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Pr ex Length, Default Gateway , Prima[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 103 Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address 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 assig[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 104 Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto Detection, Static IPv6, A utoconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE , IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd, and Link-local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pr ovide[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 105 Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your I nternet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Select S[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 106 Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Select Aut oconguration (Sta teless/DHCPv6) from the drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically or U se the following DNS A ddress . En te r the pri mary and se con dary DNS serve r addr esse s. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or t[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 107 Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. Select S tatic if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses. I n most cases, select D ynamic . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPPoE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPPoE password and[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 108 Section 3 - Conguration LAN Link-Local A ddress: Enable Autoc onguration: Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IP[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 109 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 remote IPv4 address supplied by your I nternet provider (ISP). Enter the remote IPv6 address supplied by your I nternet provider (ISP). En[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 110 Section 3 - Conguration Check to enable the Aut oconguration fea ture. Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the Router A dver tisement Lifetime (in minut es). Enable Autoc onguration: Autoc onguration T ype: Pv6 Address Lifetime:[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 111 Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied b y your 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 . Chec[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 112 Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Ent er the addr ess setting s suppl ied by 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. Sel ect Sta tef ul (D[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 113 Section 3 - Conguration Select Link-Local Only fr om the drop-down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . My IPv6 Connection: LAN IPv6 Link Local Addr ess Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivity[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 114 Section 3 - Conguration m y dlink Settings On this page the user can congure the m ydlink™ settings for this router . This fea ture will allow us to use the m ydlink cloud services that includes online access and management of this r outer through the my dlink por tal website or portable device applications[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 115 Section 3 - Conguration Register m ydlink Ser vice Wizard: S tep 2 When reg istering a new account , the f ollowing page appears. The fol- lowing parameters will be a vailable for congur ation: E-mail Addr ess (Ac count Name): Enter your e-mail address here . This e-mail address will also become y our account[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 116 Section 3 - Conguration At an y point during this wizard, w e can change the prefer ed language used. T o change the language, select the desired language option from the Language drop- down menu, f ound on the top right of this page. End of W izard[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 117 Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like to open a r ange of por ts, ref er to the next page. Enter a name f or the rule or select an application fr om the drop- down menu. S elect an application and click << to populate the elds . Ent er the IP addre ss of [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 118 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 w arding Enter a name f or the rule or select an application from the drop- down menu. Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP addres s of the computer on your local netw[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 119 Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the rule. Y ou may select a pre - dened application from the dr op -down menu and click << . This is the por t 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 B oth[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 120 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 clas[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 121 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: S elect the appropriate priority requirement fr om the[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 122 Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Se le ct T ur n MA C F il te r in g O  , Al l o w MA C a d dr es se s li st ed be lo w , or De n y MA C add re ss es li st ed bel ow fr om the dr op-do wn men u. En ter th e M A C a ddr es s y ou wo uld li ke to lt er . T o n d the MA C add re ss on a comp ut er [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 123 Section 3 - Conguration 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 th e end ing IP add r ess . En te r 255 .2 55 .25 5. 25 5 if you do not want t o specify and IP range[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 124 Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess C ontrol Click the Add Policy button to star t the Access Contr ol Wizar d. Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to control ac cess in and out of your net work. Use this feature as P arental Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based o[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 125 Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Next to continue . Selec t a schedule (I.E. Always) fr om the drop- down menu and then click Next to con tinue. En te r the fo llo wing inf orma tio n and the n clic k Ne xt to co nt inu e. • A d d re ss Typ e - Selec t IP address, MA C addre[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 126 Section 3 - Conguration Y our new ly cre at ed pol icy wil l no w sho w up und er P oli cy T abl e .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 127 Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DEN Y comput ers acc ess to ONL Y these sites o r ALL OW computers acc ess to ONL Y these sites . En ter the keyw or ds or URLs tha t yo u wan t to all ow or block. Click S av e Settings . W ebsite Filters[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 128 Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Sta tef ul Pac ket Inspectio n, also k now n as dynam ic packet lt erin g) help s to prev ent cyber att acks by tra cking more sta te per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms t o the protocol . Enab le this fea ture to prot ect your netw ork [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 129 Section 3 - Conguration DMZ IP Addr ess: PPTP: IPSEC ( VPN): RTSP: SIP: Specify the IP address of the computer on the LAN that you want to have unrestricted I nternet communication. I f this computer obtains it ’ s IP address automatically using DHCP , be sure to make a static reservation on the Setup > Net[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 130 Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route. En ter the net mas k of the rou te , plea se note that the oct ets must match your destina tion IP address. Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. The route metric is a value[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 131 Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced Wir eless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Th is enab les 802 .11d ope ra tion . 802. 11d is a wir ele ss spe ci cat ion dev el oped to allo w im ple men tat ion of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802 .11 stan dar d. Thi s fe atu re shou ld onl y be[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 132 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 . T ick thi s opti on to loc k the con gu red wire les s secur ity settings. A PIN is a unique number that can be us[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 133 Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network . The wizard will either display the wireless network settings to guide you through manual conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the conguration button on the device. I f the [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 134 Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) featur e click on Enabled . UP nP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allow the DIR-818L W to respond to pings. Uncheck ing the box may provide some extra security from hackers. Y ou [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 135 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 Alwa ys , which will allow the par ticular ser vice to always be enabled. Y ou can create your own times in the T ools > Schedules section or click A[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 136 Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall The DIR-818L W ’ s IPv6 F irewall featur e allows you t o congur e which kind of IPv6 trac is allo wed t o pass thr ough the device . The DIR-818L W ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters featur e. Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ew[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 137 Section 3 - Conguration 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 me[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 138 Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow you to change the Administrat or and User passwords . Y ou can also enable Remote Management. Ther e are two accounts that can ac cess the management inter face through the web br owser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write access while user h[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 139 Section 3 - Conguration T he po rt nu mb er us ed to ac ce ss th e DI R -8 18 L W is us ed i n the UR L. Ex am pl e: ht tp : // x. x. x. x: 808 0 wh e re as x. x. x. x is th e Int ern et IP ad dr es s of t he D IR- 81 8L W an d 8 08 0 is t he p ort u se d fo r t he W e b Ma n ag em en t in te rfa c e . If y ou h[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 140 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 , selec t enabled or disabled, and enter a star t date and an end date for daylight saving time . NTP is shor t for Network Time Protoc ol. A [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 141 Section 3 - Conguration Sy sLog The broadband router keeps a running log of events and ac tivities occurring on the rout er . 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 router logs to a SysL og Serve r[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 142 Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the syst em log les , router aler t messages, and rmware update notication to your email address . Enable Email Notication: F rom Email Addr ess: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Addr ess: SMTP Server P or t: Enable Authentica[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 143 Section 3 - Conguration U se t h is o pt i on t o s a v e th e cu rr en t r ou t er c on g ur at io n se tti n gs t o a le on th e ha r d di sk o f th e co mp u te r y ou ar e us in g . F ir st , cli ck t he Sa v e but t on . A l e dia lo g wil l ap pe ar , al lo wi ng y ou t o se le ct a lo ca ti on an[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 144 Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Brow se: Upload: After you hav e downloaded the new rmware , click Brow se to locate the rmware update on y our hard dri ve . Clic k Uplo ad to co mpl et e the rm war e upgr ad e. Once you ha ve a rmwar e update on y our c omputer , use this option t o browse for th[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 145 Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address . Check the box to enable DDNS. Select your DDNS provider from the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address. En ter the Hos t Name tha t yo u reg ist er ed with yo ur DDN S ser vice pro[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 146 Section 3 - Conguration The Ping T est is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. Sy stem Check Ping [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 147 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 star t and end time for your schedule . Y ou must click S a ve S et t i n g s a t t h e to p fo r y o u r schedules to go into e ect. The list of sc[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 148 Section 3 - Conguration This page displays the current information for the DIR-818L W . It will display the LAN, W AN (I nternet), and Wireless information. If your Internet c onnec tion is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Rene w button will be display ed. Use Release to disconnec t fr[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 149 Section 3 - Conguration Logs Save L og: Log Options: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Link to Email Log Settings: This option will sav e the router log to a le on y our computer . Y ou can selec t the types of messages that you want to display from the log. System Activit y , Debug Information[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 150 Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e sc r e en b el o w di s pl ay s th e T r a c S ta ti st ic s . He re y ou c an vi ew th e am ou n t of pa ck et s th a t pa s s th r o ug h th e DI R -8 18 L W on both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments . The trac counter will r eset if the device is reb[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 151 Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of ac tive Internet sessions through your router . An I nternet session is a co nv ersa tion betwe en a pro gra m or appl icat ion on a LAN-si de com pute r and a pr ogr am or applic atio n on a W AN-s ide compu ter .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 152 Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connec ted wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts. W ireless[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 153 Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 154 Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the router IPv6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 155 Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for your r outer .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 156 Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 157 Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - W ithin 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the soft ware utilit y and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secure w ay to connect your wireless devic es to the router is WPS ( Wi-F i Pr [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 158 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i password[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 159 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Y ou will then be prompted to ent er the net work security key ( Wi-F i password) for the wireless network. Enter the passwor d into the bo x and click Next . If you wish to use Wi-F i Protected Setup ( WPS) t o connect to the router , you can also press the WPS button [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 160 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 161 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. High ligh t the wir eles s co nnect ion with W i-F i name (SSI D) you wou ld like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Net working[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 162 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your router and click C onnec t . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the co nnectio n fails , pleas[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 163 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS The WPS featur e of the DIR-818L W can be congured using Windo ws® 7. Carr y out the follo wing steps to use Windo ws® 7 to congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 164 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Double - click the DIR-818L W . 4. Input the WPS PIN number (on the router label or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the router W eb UI) and click Next .[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 165 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 166 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 7. T he f ol lo wi ng wi nd o w a pp ea rs wh il e t he ro ut er is bei ng co n g ur ed . W ait for the conguration to c omplete. 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully . Make a note of the securit y key as you may [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 167 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company ’ s utility , please r efer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most utilities will have a “[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 168 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. Hi[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 169 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. I f the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ec t. The key or passph[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 170 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i protection, referr ed to as WCN 2.0 in W indows Vista®. The following instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windo ws Vista® to c ongure the router or thir d par ty sof tware. When you rst set [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 171 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instructions are for S er vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another c ompany ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapt[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 172 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the Wi-F i network (SSID) you would like to con[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 173 Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Th e W ire less Netw ork C onne ction box will appea r . Ent er the WP A-PS K Wi-F i password and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. I f the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The Wi-F[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 174 Section 6 - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems that can occur dur ing the installation and operation of the DIR-818L W . Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP . If you ha ve a dieren t operat[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 175 Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 176 Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnec t to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connecting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or c onnecting to secure sites such as eBay , bank ing sites, and Hotmail , we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 177 Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time. Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragment ed packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the valu e to accou nt for the various T CP/IP headers . F or exampl e, lets say that 1452 was the proper value, the a[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 178 Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compa tible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will allow[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 179 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oce network. Wh y D-Link Wir e[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 180 Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standar d wir eless t echnology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operat e in a range up to 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range are both less than WLAN, but in return it doe[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 181 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless acces s to attract people. The wireless connection in public[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 182 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Don ’t let y ou next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network . Secur e your wireless network by turning on the WP A or WEP securit y featur e on the router . R efer t o product manual for detail information on ho w to set it up . There ar e basically two modes of [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 183 Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install y our new D-Link adapter , b y default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP addr ess from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address , please follow the st eps below . Cl[...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 184 Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assig n a static IP address, please f ollow the steps belo w : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . [...]

D-Link DIR-818L W User Manual 185 Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Hardwar e Specications • LAN Inter face: F our 10/100/1000 LAN por ts • W AN Inter face: One 10/100/1000 Internet por t • Wir eless Inter face (2.4Ghz): IEEE 802.11b/g/n • Wir eless Inter face (5Ghz): IEEE 802.11a/n/ac • USB Inter face[...]