D-Link DI-604 manual

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-2- Contents Introduction ...................................................................... .................. 3 Package Conte nt s ............................................... .......................... 6 Hardware Description ....................................... .......................... 7 Reset ........................................[...]

-3- Intr oduction The D-Link Express EtherNetwork DI -604 is a 4-port Ethernet Broadband Router . The D-Link DI-604 enables us ers to quickly and easily share a high speed Internet connection. The D-Link DI-604 also incorporates many advanced features, traditionally found in more expensive routers. After completing the s teps outline d in the Quick[...]

-4- Content Filtering Easily applied content filtering ba sed on Mac Address, IP Address, URL and/or Domain Name. Filter Scheduling These filters can also be schedu led to be activ e on certain days or for a duration of hours or minutes. Network Address T ranslation NA T allows you to share a single IP Address and protects y ou from out s ide intru[...]

-5- server to show you th e next page. The info rmation that is sent and received from your computer is move d from your computer to the server using routers. A router also determine s the best route that your informat ion should follow to ensure that the information is delivered properly . A router controls the amount of data that is sent throu gh[...]

-6- a 10Mbps network card, or 10/100 Mbps network card, or a wireless network card. Most networks use hardware devices such as hubs or switches that each cable can be connected to in order to continue the c onnection between computers. A hub simply takes an y da ta arriving through e ach port and forwards the data to all other port s. A switch is m[...]

-7- Har d war e Description Front Panel Power Power indicator will light Green . W AN W AN status indi cator will ligh t Green when there is good physical W AN connection. LAN Link/Act. Link status i ndicators light Gr een. The LED flick ers when the corresponding port is s ending or receiving dat a. Power WA N LAN[...]

-8- Hardware Description Rear Pa nel Reset Used to restore the DI-604 bac k to factory default settings. LAN PORTS * 1-4 LAN port socket s (CA T5 Ethernet RJ-45 cable). The LED glows steadily when a port is connected to a hub, switch or network-adapter-equipped computer in your local area network (LAN.) WA N * W AN port socket (CA T5 Ethernet RJ-45[...]

-9- Getting Star ted Inst al lation Location The DI-604 can be positioned at any c onvenient place in your of fice or house. No special wiring or cooli ng requirements are needed. H owever , you should comply with the following guidelines:  Place the DI-604 on a flat horizont al plane.  Keep away from any heating devices.  Do not place in [...]

-10- Configuring the DI-604 The DI-604 provides an embedded Web-based management utility making it operating system indepen dent. Y ou can configure your DI-604 through the Net scape Communicator or Internet Explorer browser in MS Windows, Macintosh, Linux or U NIX base d plat forms. All that is needed is a web browser such as Internet Expl orer or[...]

-1 1- Using the Configur a tion W izar d The Setup Wizard screen will appear . Follow the Wizard step by step to quickly configure the DI-604. Click Next It is recommended that you change the admin password for security purposes. Enter in your new password. Enter it in a second time for verification. Click Next Click on the drop down box arrow and [...]

-12- There will be three opti ons to select from. Please sele ct the appropriate option that is used by your ISP . Dy namic IP Address: (ex: Cable users) Select this option to obtain an IP address automatically from your ISP . Please see Dynamic IP Address section. S t atic IP Address: Select this option to manually input the IP address that your I[...]

-13- S t atic IP Address If you selected S t atic IP Address , you will see the following page. Enter in the IP address information provided to you by your ISP . Y ou will need to enter in W AN IP Addr ess, W AN Subnet Mask, W AN Gateway , and Primary DNS. Click Next PPPoE If you select PPP over Ethernet ( PPPoE), you will see the following p age. [...]

-14- At this point, the Setup Wizard has compl eted. Click Rest art to save the settings and reboot the DI-604. The DI-604 will save the changes and reboot. Click Close to close out the Setup Wizard screen. Y our setup of the DI-604 is now comp lete. Y ou should be able to access the Internet.[...]

-15- Using the Configur a tion Menu Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard p age is the first p age that appears when logging into the web-based management interface. The Set up Wizard is a utility used to quickly configure the DI-604. It wi ll guide you through four quick and basic steps to help you connect to your ISP . Y ou will be connected to your ISP [...]

-16- HOME > W AN > DYNAMIC IP Address Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain IP address information automatically from your ISP . Select th is option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for Cable modem services. Host Name: The Host Name fiel d is optional but may be required by some ISPs. The host na[...]

-17- HOME > W AN > S t atic IP Address Choose S tatic IP Address if all W AN IP information is pr ovided to you by your ISP . Y ou will need to enter in th e IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address(es) provided to you by your ISP . Each IP address entered in the fields mus t be in the appropriate IP form, which are four IP o[...]

-18- HOME > W AN > PPPO E Choose PPPoE (Poi nt to Poin t Protoco l over E thern et) if you’re ISP uses PPP oE connection. Y our ISP will provide you wit h a username and password. This option is typically used for DSL services. Select Dynamic P PPoE t o obtain an IP addres s automatically f or your PPPoE connection. Select S tatic PPPoE to [...]

-19- Maximum Idle T ime: The amount of time of i nactivity befo re disconnecting your PPPoE session. Enter a Maximum Idle T i me (in minutes) to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintaine d during inactivity . If the connection is inactive for longer than the defined Maximum Idle T ime, then the connection will b[...]

-20- HOME > DHCP DHCP st ands for Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol. The DI-604 has a built-in DHCP server . Th e DHCP Server will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/priv ate network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP client s by setti ng their TCP/IP settings to “Obt ain an IP Address Automatically .” W[...]

-21- ADV ANCED > VIRTUAL SER VER The DI-604 can be configured as a vi rtual s erver so that remote users accessing Web or FTP services via the publ ic IP address can be automatically redirected to loca l servers in the LAN network. The DI-604 firewall feature filters out unrecognized p ackets to protect yo ur LAN network so all co mputers networ[...]

-22- Each virtual service that i s created will be listed at the bottom of the screen in the V irtual Servers List. Th ere are a lready pre-defined virtual services already in the t able. Y ou may use them by enabling them and assigning the s erver IP to use t hat p articular virtual service. Name : The name referencing the virtual service. Private[...]

-23- Example #2: If you have an FTP server that you wanted Internet us ers to access by W AN port 2100 and only during the w eekends, you woul d need to enable it as such. FTP server is on LAN computer 192 .168.0.30. FTP uses port 21, TCP . Name: FTP Server Private IP: 192.168.0.30 Prot ocol T ype: TCP Private Port: 21 Public Port: 2100 Schedule: F[...]

-24- Some applications requi re multiple c onnections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telep hony and others. These applications have difficulties working through NA T (Network Address T ranslation). S pec ial Applicati ons makes some of these applications work with the DI-604. If you need to run applications that require mult[...]

-25- ADV ANCED > FIL TERS > IP FIL TERS Filters Filter s are us ed to den y or all ow LAN c omputer s fr om acce ssing t he Inte rnet. The DI-604 can be s etup to deny internal c o mput ers by their I P or MAC addres ses. The DI-604 c an also block user s fr om accessing restr icted web sit es. IP Filters Use IP Filt ers to den y LAN I P addr[...]

-26- ADV ANCED > FIL TERS > MAC FIL TERS Use MAC Filters to allow or deny LAN computers by their MAC addresses from accessing the Intern et. Y ou can either manually add a MAC address or select the MAC address from the list of clients that a re currently connected to the Broadband Router .[...]

-27- ADV ANCED > FIL TERS > URL BLOCKING URL Blocking is used to deny LAN comput ers from accessing specific web sites by it s URL. A URL is a s pecially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. If any part of the URL contains the blocked word, the site will not be accessible and the web page will not display.[...]

-28- ADV ANCED > FIL TERS > DOM AIN BLOCKI NG Domain Blocking is used to allow or deny LAN computers from accessing specific dom ains on the Inte rnet. Domain blocking will den y all requests to a specific domain suc h as http and f tp. It can also allow computers to access specific sites and deny all other sites.[...]

-29- ADV ANCED > FIL TERS > FIREW ALL Firewall Rules is an advance feature used to deny or allow traf fic from p assing through the Broadband Router . It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional s ettings. Y ou can create more det ailed access rules for the DI-604. When virtual services are created and enabled, it will al so displa[...]

-30- ADV ANCED > DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot r un Internet a pplications properly from behind the DI-604, then you can set the client up to unrestricted Internet access. It allows a computer to be expo sed to t he Internet. This feature is useful for gaming purposes . Enter the IP address of the internal computer that will be the DMZ[...]

-31- T OOLS > ADMIN Admin At this p age, the DI-604 administra tor can change the system pa ssword. There are two account s that can access the Broadband R outer ’s Web-Management interface. They are admin and user . Admin has read/write access while user has read- only access. User can only vi ew the settings but cannot make any changes. Remo[...]

-32- recommended that you set the IP address to * (star), because this allows any Internet IP address to access the Broadband Router , which could result in a loss of security for your network. If you elect to enable Remote Management, enter the IP Address of your remote location. Port: The port number used to access t he Broadband Router . (Select[...]

-33- T OOLS > SYSTEM System Settings The current system settings can b e saved as a file onto the local hard drive. The saved file or any other saved setti ng file can be loaded back on the Broadband Router . T o reload a syst em settings file, cl ick on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the system file to be used. Y ou may also r[...]

-34- T OOLS > FIRMW ARE Firmware Upgrade Y ou can upgrade the firmware of the Br oadband Router at t his page. Make sure the firmware you want to u se is on the local har d drive of the computer . Click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the firmware to be used for the update. Pl ease check the D-Link support sit e for firmware [...]

-35- T OOLS > MISC Miscellaneous Items These are additional tools and features of the Broadband Router . Ping T est This useful diagnostic u ti lity can be used to check if a computer is on the Internet. It sends ping packet s and list ens for replies from the specific host. Rest art Device If for any reason the Broadband Router is not respondin[...]

-36- Block W AN Pin g When you “Block W AN Ping”, you ar e causing t he public W AN IP address on the Broadband Router to not respond to ping commands. Pinging public W AN IP addresses is a common method used by hackers to test whether your W AN IP address is valid. Discard PING from W AN side : By enabling this opti on, the DI-604 will not rep[...]

-37- T OOLS > VCT V irtual Cable T ester (VCT) is an adva nced fea ture that integrates a LAN cable tester on every E thernet port on the router . Through the graphical user interface (G UI), VCT can be us ed to remotely dia gno se and report cable fault s such as opens, shorts , swap s, and i mpedance mismatch. The VCT feature significantly red[...]

-38- ST A TUS > DEVICE INFORMA TI ON This page d isplays the current infor mat ion for the Broadband Router . It will display the W AN, LAN, and MAC address information. If your W AN connection is set up for Dynamic IP address, there will be a Release button and Renew button. Use Release to disconnect from your ISP and use Renew to connect to yo[...]

-39- This page allow s you to observ e the DI-604’s working st atus: W AN • IP Address: W AN/Public IP Address • Subnet Mask: W AN/Public Subnet Mask • Gateway : W AN/Public Gateway IP Address • Domain Name Server: W AN/Public DNS IP Address • W an St atus: W AN Connection S tatus LAN • IP Address: LAN/Private IP Address of the DI-604[...]

-40- ST A TUS > LOG Log The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router . If the device is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. Y ou may save the log files under Log Setting. First Page - The firs t page of the l og. Last Page - The last p age of the log. Previous - Moves back one log page. Next[...]

-41- ST A TUS > ST A TS T r affic S tatistics The Broadband Router keeps st atistic of traffic that p asses through it. Y ou are able to view the amount of pa cket s that p asses through the Router on both the W AN port and the LAN port. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.[...]

-42- T r oubleshooting If you do not wish to set the st atic IP addr ess on your PC, you will need to configure your PC to request an IP address from the gateway . Click the Star t button, select Settings , and select Control Panel . Double-click the Network icon. In the configuration ta b, select the TCP/IP protocol line that has been associated w[...]

-43- Choose the IP ADDRESS tab. Select Obt ain an IP automatically . Af ter clicking OK , windows might ask you to rest art the PC. Click Ye s . CONFIRM YOUR PC’S IP CONFIGURA TION There are two tools whic h are great for finding out a computer ’s IP configuration: MAC address and default gateway . WINIPCFG (for Windows 95/98) Inside the window[...]

-44- IPCONFIG (for W indows 2000/NT/XP) At the command prompt type IPCONFIG and press Enter . Y our PC IP information will be displayed as shown below .[...]

-45- Assigning a S t atic IP Address Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Ro uters will automatically assign IP Addresses to the computers on t he network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) technol ogy . If you are using a DHCP-cap able Gateway/Router you will not need to assign S tatic IP Addresses. If you are not using a DHCP capab[...]

-46- Right-click on Local Area Connections . Double-click Properties Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties[...]

-47- Select Use the following IP address in the I nternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window . Input your IP address and subnet mask. (Th e IP Addresses on your network must be within the s ame rang e. For example, if one computer has an IP Address of 192.168.0.2, t he other computers sh ould have IP Addresses that are s equential, like 192.168.0.[...]

-48- Netw or king Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn how to est ablish a network at home or work, using Microsof t Windows XP . Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www .homenethelp.com and http://www .microsof t.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000, M[...]

-49- Networking Basics Please follow all the instru ctions in this window: Click Next In the following window , select the be st description of your computer . If your computer connects to the Inte rnet through a gateway/router , select the second option as shown. Click Next[...]

-50- Networking Basics Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.) Click Next Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same W orkgroup name. Click Next[...]

-51- Networking Basics Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes. When the changes are complete, click Next . Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer . This may ta ke a few minutes.[...]

-52- Networking Basics In the window below , select the best option. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. Y ou will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next . Insert a disk into the Floppy Di sk Drive, in this case drive A. Format the disk if you wish, and click Next.[...]

-53- Networking Basics Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard copies the files. Please read the information under Here’ s how in the screen below . After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. T o continue click Next.[...]

-54- Networking Basics Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the Network Setup Wizard . The new settings will t ake effect w hen you rest art the computer . Click Ye s to restart the computer . Y ou have completed configuring this co mputer . Next, you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other comp[...]

-55- Networking Basics Naming your Computer T o name your computer , pleas e follow these directions: In Windows XP : • Click Star t (in the lower lef t corner of the screen) • Right-click on My Computer • Select Properties and click • Select the Computer Name Ta b in the Sy stem Properties window . Y ou may enter a Computer description if [...]

-56- Networking Basics Naming your Computer Checking the IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Go to S tart > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt • In this window , enter the Computer name . • Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup . • All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name. • Click OK[...]

-57- Networking Basics Checking the IP Addr ess in Windows XP/2000 Ty p e Command Click OK Checking the IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Ty p e ipconfig /all at the prompt. Click Enter . All the configuration settings are displayed as shown below . D-Link Air Plus DWL-65 0+ W ireless Cardbus Adapter[...]

-58- Networking Basics Checking the IP Addr ess in Windows XP/2000 Ty p e ipconfig /renew at the prom pt to get a new IP Addres s. Cli ck Enter . The new IP Address is shown below . ( Windows 98/ME users: go to St ar t > Run . T ype Command . T ype winipcfg at the prompt. Click Release and Renew to obtain a new IP Address.) Assigning a S tatic I[...]

-59- Networking Basics Assigning a S tatic IP Address • Double-click on Network Connections • Right-click on Local Area Connections. • Double-click Properties[...]

-60- Networking Basics Assigning a S tatic IP Address • Input your IP address and subnet mask. (The IP Addresses on your network must be within the same range. For example, if one computer has an IP Address of 192.168.0.2, the other computers should have IP Addresses that are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be t[...]

-61- Networking Basics Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP After you h ave run the Network Setup Wizard on all the computers in your network (please s ee the Network Setup Wizard section at th e beginning of Networking Basics ,) you can use the Add Printer W izard to add or share a printer on your network. Whether you want to add a local prin[...]

-62- Networking Basics Addin g a l o c a l p r i n t e r • Go to Sta rt > Printers and Faxes • Click on Add a prin ter[...]

-63- Networking Basics Adding a local pr inter • Click Next • Select Local printer att ached to this computer • (Deselect Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer if it has been selected.) • Click Next • Select Use the following port: • From the pull-down menu select the correct port for your printer (Most computers use[...]

-64- Networking Basics Adding a loca l printer • Select and highlight the correct driver for your printer . • Click Next (If the correct driver is not displayed, insert the CD or floppy disk that came with your printer and click Have Disk .) • A t this screen, you can change the name of the printer (optional.) • Select Ye s , to print a tes[...]

-65- Networking Basics Adding a loca l printer Click Finish This screen gives you information about your printer . When the test page has printed, Click OK[...]

-66- Networking Basics Adding a local pr inter Sharing a network printer After you have run the Network Setup W izard on all the computers on your network, you can run the Add Printer Wizard on all the computers on your network. Please foll ow these directions to use the Add Printer Wizard to share a printer on your network: • Go to Star t > P[...]

-67- Networking Basics Sharing a network printer • Click on Add a Printer • Click Next • Select Network Printer • Click Next[...]

-68- Networking Basics Sharing a network printer • Select Browse for a printer • Click Next • Select the printer you would like to share. • Click Next • Click Finish[...]

-69- Networking Basics Sharing a network printer T o check for proper installation: • Go to Sta r t > Printers and Faxes The print er icon will appear at r ight, indi cating pr oper insta llation. Y ou have completed adding the printer . T o share this printer on your network: • Remember the printer name • Run the Add Printer Wiz a rd on a[...]

-70- Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer T o share an LPR printer (using a print server ,) you will need a Pri nt Server such as the DP-101P+ . Please make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all the c omputers on your network. T o share an LPR printer , please follow these directions: • Go to Star t > Printers and Faxes ?[...]

-71- Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • Select Create a new port • From the pull -down menu, select S tandard TCP/IP Port , as shown. • Click Next • Please read the instructions on this screen. • Click Next • Enter the Printer IP Address and the Port Name , as shown. • Click Next[...]

-72- Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • In this screen, select Custom. • Click Settings • Enter the Port Name and the Printer Name or IP Address . • Select LPR • Enter a Queue Name (if your Print-Server/ Gateway has more than one port, you will need a Queue name .) • Click OK[...]

-73- Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • This screen will show you information about your printer . • Clic k Finish • Select the printer you are adding from the list of Printers . • Insert the printer driver disk that came with your printer . • Click Have Disk If the printer driver is already installed , • Select Keep existing dr[...]

-74- Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • Y ou can rename your printer if you choose . It is optional. Please rememb er the name of your printer. Y ou will need this infor mation when you us e the Add Printer Wizard o n th e other c omput ers on your network. • Click Next • Select Y es , to print a test page. • Click Next This screen [...]

-75- Other T asks For help with other tasks in home or small of fice networking, see Using the Shared Document s folder and Sharing files and folders in the Help and Support Center in Microsof t Windows XP . T ec hnical Specifications S t andards • IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet • IEEE 802.3 Nway Auto-Nego[...]

-76- Power Input External power Supply DC 5V , 2.0A Safety & Emissions • FCC • UL Dimensions • L = 5.6in (142mm) • W = 4.3in (109mm) • H = 1.2in (31mm) Weight 0.44 lbs (200g) Wa r r a n t y One Y ear[...]

-77- T ec hnical Suppor t Y ou can find software updates and us er document ation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical suppor t for customers within the United S tates and within Canada fo r the duration of the w arranty period on this product. U.S. and Canadian customers can cont act D-Link T echnical Support through our website, [...]

-78- W a r r anty D-Link Sy stem s, Inc. (“D-Link” ) pr ovides this 1- Y ear warrant y for its pr oduct only to the per son or entit y who orig i nally pur chased t he product fr om: • D-Link or i ts authoriz ed reseller or dist ribut or . • Produc ts purchased a nd deliv ered wit hin the f ifty Unit ed S tates, the District of Columbia, US[...]

-79- the license grante d by D-Li nk for the Sof tware. The W arranty Period s hall extend for an addit ional ni nety ( 90) days aft er any replacem ent Software is deliver ed. If a materi al non- conf orman ce is inc apable of correc tion, or if D-Link d eterm ines in its sole dis creti on that it is not pract ical t o replace the non- conf orm in[...]

-80- misuse, faulty installation, lack of reasonable care, repair or service in any way that is not cont emplat ed in t he docume ntation for the produc t, or if the model or serial number has been alte red, tampered wit h, defa ced or remov ed; I nitial insta llation, installation an d removal of th e product for r epair , and shipping costs; Oper[...]

-81- FCC St atement This equipment has be en tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce, pur suant t o part 15 of t h e FCC Rules. T hese li mits are d esigned to provide r easonable pr ote ction ag ainst harmf ul interf erence i n a reside ntia l insta llation. This equipment gene rates, uses and can radi ate radio f[...]