D-Link DIR-605L manual

V ersion 2.0 | 02/02/2013 U ser Manual DIR-605L W ir eless N 300 Cloud Rout er[...]

i D-Link DIR-605L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the conten t 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 subsidiari[...]

ii D-Link DIR-605L User Manual T able of C ontents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i P ackage C[...]

iii D-Link DIR-605L User Manual T able of Contents Help ......................................................................................... 45 W ireless Security ............................................................. 46 What is WEP? ................................................................................ 46 Configur e WEP .....[...]

1 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link DIR-605L Wir eless N 300 Cloud Router • P ower A dapter • Quick Installation Guide • CD-ROM • Ethernet cable S y stem Requir ements • Ethernet-based Cable or DSL Modem • C omp ut ers with Win do ws ® , Macin to sh ® , or Lin ux- bas ed oper atin g sy st ems with an[...]

2 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster Wir eless Net working - T he DIR-605L provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connec tion with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipat e in real-time ac tivities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and r eal-time audio . • Comp atible [...]

3 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Pr essing the Reset Button restores the router to its original factor y default settings. Receptor f or the P ower A dapter . The Aut o MDI/MDIX W AN por t is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the Cable or DSL modem. LAN P or ts Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches,[...]

4 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs INTERNET A solid light indicat es connection on the W AN port. This LED blinks during data transmission. WLAN LED A solid light indicates tha t the wireless segment is ready . This LED blinks during wireless data tr ansmission. Local Network LEDs A solid light i[...]

5 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual 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. Please congur e the router with the comput er that was[...]

6 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless I nstallation C onsider ations The D-Link wir eless rout er lets y ou access your network using a wireless c onnec 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[...]

7 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the rout er to a cable/DSL/satellite modem, please f ollow the steps belo w : 1. Plac e the router in an open and centr al location. Do not plug the power adapter in to the router . 2. T ur n the power o on your modem. If there is no on/o swit ch, then unplug the mo[...]

8 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show you ho w to congure y our new D -Link wireless r outer using the web-based conguration utility . W eb -based C ongura tion Utilit y T o access the conguration utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of[...]

9 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t the t ype of I nternet connec tion that Easy Setup Wizar d detects, type in necessar y information and then click Next to continue . If you selected PPPoE, enter your PPPoE user name and password. Click Next to continue . Selec t Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet [...]

10 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted L2TP , enter your L2TP username and passw ord. Click Next to continue . If you selected Static, enter your network settings supplied by your Internet provider . Click Nex t to continue . In the page of “C URRE NT NET WO RK SET TI NG” , you will see the INTE RNET stat us [...]

11 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you hav e not register ed a my dlink account, please click “ congure ” In the section “m ydlink accoun t ’ and complete the reg istration form. Click “Register ” Now the rout er has successfully connected to m ydlink service. Y ou can download the App "m ydlink lite&qu[...]

12 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 default MA C A ddress is set to the W AN’ s ph ysical int er face MA C address on the Broadband Router . I t is not recommended that you change the defau[...]

13 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain IP Address information automatically fr om your ISP . Select this option if y our ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for Cable modem services. The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs . The default h[...]

14 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask , gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses . Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPPoE passwor d and then retype the password in the next box. Enter the ISP Ser vice Name (optional). [...]

15 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask , gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addresses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP A[...]

16 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask , gatewa y , and DNS ser ver addresses . Enter the IP address (S tatic L2TP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addresses (Static L2TP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP A[...]

17 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Setup Wir eless settings for the router may be configured manually or by using a wizard . T o use the wizard, click th e W ire les s C on necti on Setu p W iza rd but to n an d th en follo w the steps that ar e described below . T o c ongure th e wir eles s set ti ngs ma nua lly[...]

18 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration En ter a Wir eles s Secu rity P ass wo rd in the textb ox and then clic k Next to cont inu e. This window displa ys a summar y of your wireless securit y settings. Please pr int this out or rec ord this inf orma tion in a safe place and then click Sav e to con tinue . The Router will save yo[...]

19 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o implement W i-F i protection, or WCN 2.0, tick the Enable checkbox, click either Generate New PIN o r Reset PIN to Default , and then congure the Wi-F i settings below . Please see the Setting Up Wi-F i Protection ( WCN 2.0 in W indows Vista) sec tion later in this manual for detailed[...]

20 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. T o enable wireless secur ity on the Router , use the drop -d own m en u to s el ec t t he de sire d op ti on . T o en abl e WE P , se lect Enab le WE P Wir eles s Secu rity (bas ic) . 2. Next to Authe nticatio n , select either Open or Shared Key . Shar ed Key provides gr eater security [...]

21 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. T o enable WP A, WP A2, or WP A/WP A2, select either Enable WP A Only Wireless Security (enhanced), Enable WP A2 Only Wireless Security (enhanced), or Enable WP A/WP A2 Wireless Security (enhanced). 2. Next to Cipher T ype , selec t TKIP , AES , or Both . 3. Next to PSK/EAP , select PSK .[...]

22 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur e the DHCP settings. LAN Setup Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP addr ess, once y ou click Apply , you will need to enter the new IP[...]

23 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box t o enable the DHCP ser ver on your router . Uncheck to disable this function. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP ser ver ’ s IP assignment. The length of time for the IP address lease. Enter the Lease time in minutes . Enable DHCP Ser ver: DHCP IP Addr e[...]

24 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to c ongure, upda te, and maintain the c orrect time on the internal system clock. T ime and Date Select the Time Zone fr om the drop- down menu. Ticking this check box enables Daylight S aving time. Click Sync. your comput er ’ s time settings to copy y our [...]

25 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This f eature allow s you to cr eate a list of websites tha t you want t o either allow or deny users acc ess. P arental C ontr ol Se le c t T ur n Paren ta l Co nt rol O FF , T ur n Pare nt al Con trol ON and ALL OW comput ers acc ess to ONL Y these sites, or T urn P arental C ontrol ON and[...]

26 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P or t F or war ding This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. Check the box to enabled the rule . Enter a name f or the rule. Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you want t o allow the incoming ser vice to . Enter the por t or por ts that [...]

27 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion Rules Some applications require multiple connec tions, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing , I nternet telephony and others. These applica tions hav e diculties w ork ing through NA T (Network Addr ess T ranslation). Special Applications makes some of these applicatio[...]

28 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A cc ess C ontr ol Select T urn MA C Filtering OFF , T ur n MA C Filtering ON and ALL OW computers listed to access the network, or T urn MAC F iltering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network. Enter the MA C address you would like to lt er . T o nd the MA C addr ess on a co[...]

29 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac C ontr ol T rac contr ol can be used to distribute download bandwidth aut omatically according t o the requiremen ts of the users, and the users also can setup manually . Enable T rac Contr ol: Selec t this function to control the acc ess bandwidth of computer in LAN. Select t[...]

30 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irew all & DMZ This section will allow you to set up a DMZ host and t o set up rewall rules . If y ou have a client PC that cannot run Internet applications properly from behind the DIR-605L, then you can set the clien t up for unrestricted Internet access. I t allows a c omputer to[...]

31 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network . Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is r ecommended. This value should remain at its default setting of 2346 . If inconsist ent da ta ow is a problem, only [...]

32 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) featur e tick this checkbo x. UPNP prov ides compa tibili ty with networking equipment, sof tware and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-605L to respond to Pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra security from hacker[...]

33 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Tick this checkbox to enable or disable xed routes to dened destinations . Use the drop- down menu to choose the W AN o r W AN (Physic al Port) Inter face the IP packet must use to transit out of the Router . The IP address of the packets that will take this rout e. The subnet of the I[...]

34 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a new L ogin Name for the A dministrator accoun t. En te r a n e w p a ss wo rd fo r t he A dm i n is t ra to r Lo g in Na m e and then retype the new password in the C onrm Passw ord textbox. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Remote management allow s the DIR-605L[...]

35 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sav e and R estor e Us e thi s opt ion to sa ve the curr en t ro ute r co ng ur ati on settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. Fi rst, click the Save button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can select a location and le name for the settings . Us[...]

36 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Upda te Click the Check Now button (or the link at the top of the wind ow) to nd out if ther e is an upda te d rm war e; if so , download the new rmwar e to your hard driv e. After you have downloaded the new rmwar e, click Brow se in this window to locate the rmwar[...]

37 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DDNS Setting Tick the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable suppor t for DDNS. Sel ect one of the DD NS re gis tr ati on or gan iza tio ns f orm those listed in the pull-down menu. Available ser vers inc lud e dlink ddn s.c om( Fr ee) , DynDns .or g(C ust om), Dyn. Dns.org(free), and Dyn.Dns.org(St[...]

38 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S yst em Check VCT is an adv anc ed fe at ur e tha t in te gr at es a LA N cabl e tester on every Ethernet por t on the router . Through the graphical user inter face ( GUI), VC T can be used to remotely diagnose and report cable faults such as opens , shorts, swaps, and impedance mismat ch.[...]

39 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Schedules Enter a name f or the new schedule rule. Choose the desired day(s), either All W eek or Select Da ys . If th e la tt er is sele cte d, ple as e us e the che ckbo xe s directly below to specify the individual day s. Tick this check box if the new schedule rule applies to the full 24[...]

40 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og S ettings Click on the Save button link on this windo w to sa ve the log le to your local har d drive. Save L og File: The system log display s chronolo gical event log data specied by the router user . Y ou may also sav e a simple text le containin g the log to your c omputer [...]

41 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Devic e Info This window displa ys the current inf ormation for the DIR-605L. It will display the LAN, W AN, and Wireless inf or mation. If your W AN connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a DHCP Release button and a DHCP R enew button will be display ed. Use DHCP Release to disc[...]

42 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Link to Log Settings: View the rst page of the log . View the last page of the log . View the pr evious page. View the next page. Clear the log. Click this button to go directly to the Log Settings window ( Maintenanc e > Log Settin[...]

43 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac S tatistics A c tive Session T h e wi nd o w be lo w di s pl ay s th e T ra c S ta ti st i cs . He r e y ou c an v ie w t he a mo un t of p ac ke ts t ha t pa ss th r ou gh th e DI R- 60 5L on both the W AN and the LAN por ts. The trac counter will r eset if the device is rebo[...]

44 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connec tion time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien t.[...]

45 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Help Click the desired h yperlink to get more inf ormation about how to use the Router . DIR-605L[...]

46 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the di erent lev els of securit y you can use to pr otect your data from in truders. The DIR-605L oers the f ollowing types of security : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Protected A ccess[...]

47 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WEP It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log into the web-ba[...]

48 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity Wha t is WP A? WP A, or Wi-F i Prot ected Acc ess, is a Wi-F i standard that was designed to improve the securit y features of WEP ( Wired Equivalent Privacy). The two major impr ovements o ver WEP: • Improved da ta encr yption through the T emporal Key Integrity Pr otocol ( TKIP). TKIP scrambl[...]

49 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless Router before your wireless net work adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1.[...]

50 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A/WP A2-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless Router before your wireless net work adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log int[...]

51 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A, WP A2, and WP A/WP A2 (R ADIUS) It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added[...]

52 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onnec t t o a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zer o Conguration Utilit y). The follo wing instruc tions are for S er vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another compan y ’ s utilit y or W indows[...]

53 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongure WEP It is rec ommended to enable WEP on your wir eless router or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. H ighlight the wireless net work (SSID) you woul[...]

54 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Net wo rk Connection box will appear . Enter the same WEP key that is on your r outer and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . I f the connection fails, please verify that the WEP settings are correct. T he WEP [...]

55 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongure WP A-PSK It is rec ommended to enable WEP on your wir eless router or acc ess point before c onguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. H ighlight the wireless net work (SSID) you[...]

56 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnec tion bo x will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . I f the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK passp[...]

57 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 6 - S etting Up Wi-F i Prot ec tion ( WCN 2.0 in Window s Vista) Setting Up W i-F i P rot ec tion ( WCN 2.0 in W indow s V ista) The DIR-605L suppor ts W i-Fi protection, referred to as WCN 2.0 in W indows Vista. The instructions for setting this up depend on whether you ar e using Windows Vista t o congure[...]

58 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 6 - S etting Up Wi-F i Prot ec tion ( WCN 2.0 in Window s Vista) Setting Up a C ongured Rout er Once the Router has been congured, you can use the push button on the Router or third par ty soft ware to invite a newcomer to join your Wi-F i protected net work. F or maximum securit y , the sof tware method[...]

59 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 7 - Changing the Computer Name and Joining a Workg roup Changing the C omputer Name and Joining a W ork gr oup The f ollowing are step-by-step dir ections to change the computer name and join a workgr oup . 2. Click on the Adv anced syst em settings link . 1. Click on Pr oper ties .[...]

60 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 7 - Changing the Computer Name and Joining a Workg roup 3. Click the Computer Name tab in the Sy stem Pr oper ties window and enter a description of your computer in the textbox. When you are nished, click the Change butt on. 4. G o to th e Computer Name/Domain Changes w in dow an d click the radio button n[...]

61 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista C onguring the IP A ddr ess in V ista The f ollowing are step-by-step dir ections to congure the IP addr ess in Windows Vista. 2. G o t o t h e Network and Internet window and click the appropriate L ocal Area C onnec tion icon. 1. Click on Pr oper ties . 3. Right[...]

62 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista 4. T i c k t h e I nternet Protoc ol V ersion 4 ( T CP/IP v4) check box in the Networking tab in the Local Ar ea Connection Properties window . 5. Click the “Use the f ollowing IP addr ess” option in the General tab in the Local Area Connections Properties window an[...]

63 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista 6. Right- click the Local Area Connection icon and then select Status from the drop- down menu. 7. Go to the L ocal Area Connection Sta tus windo w and click the Details button. 8. Conrm your new setting s on the Network C onnection Statu s window . When you ar e [...]

64 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly Setting Up a C onnec tion or Netw ork W irelessly The f ollowing are step-by-step dir ections to set up a wireless connection. 2. Go to the Set up a connection or network window and choose the S et up a wir eless route r or acce ss point Set up a new wir eless netw ork [...]

65 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 3. Click the Nex t button on the S et up a wireless router or ac cess point window . 4. The follo wing window displays the sy stem progr ess. 5. This window conrms that you want to crea te wireless network settings that are sa vable to a USB ash drive .[...]

66 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 6. Enter a net work name on the Give your network a name window in the Set up a wireless router or acc ess point wizard. Click the Next butt on. 7. Enter a passphrase on the Help make your network more secure with a passphrase window in the Set up a wireless router or a[...]

67 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 9. Once you have selected the desired securit y method on the Choose advanced net work security options window in the S et up a wireless router or ac cess point wizar d, click the Next button. 10. Selec t the desired le and printer sharing option on the Choose le [...]

68 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 12. Once you have saved your network settings to USB, the Cop ying settings to the USB drive window in the Set up a wireless rout er or acc ess point wizard opens to indicate the system pr ogress . 13. Once you ar e nished, the T o add a device or computer , follow t[...]

69 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wir eless Network ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) C onnec ting t o a S ecur ed W ireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) The f ollowing are step-by-step dir ections to set up a wireless connection. 2. Click the M anage network connections link in the Network and Sha[...]

70 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wir eless Network ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 4. Selec t a network to connec t t o in the S elect a net work to connect to windo w in the Connect to a network wizard and then click the Connect button. 5. The foll owin g Con nect to a netw ork wizar d wind ow displa ys the s[...]

71 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wir eless Network ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 7. Th e f ol l o wi n g Successfully connected to dlink300 wi n d ow i n t h e C on nect to a netw ork wiz ar d is disp la ye d . Ch oos e to sav e to the netw ork and/or start the new c onnec tion aut omatically . When y ou ar [...]

72 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wir eless Network ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 10 . T o tes t the new IP add re ss , use the P ing fe at ur e of the co mma nd pr omp t. 9. Co nrm you r new sett ing s by call ing up the com man d pr ompt and then entering the ipcong c ommand.[...]

73 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network C onnec ting t o an Unsecured W ir eless Net w ork The f ollowing are step-by-step dir ections to set up an unsecured wireless c onnec tion. 2. Go to the Network and Sharing Center window and click the Manage Network C onnec tions link . 1. Click on Pr oper ti[...]

74 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 3. Right- click the W ireless Network Connection entr y and then select Connect/Disconnect from the drop- down menu. 4. Selec t a net work to connect to in the Selec t a network to connect to wi ndo w in the C onn ect to a netw ork wiz ar d and the n cli ck th[...]

75 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 6. The fol low ing Con nect to a netwo rk wiz ar d wind ow displ ay s the syst em progr ess. 7. The following Successfully connec ted to dlink300 w in d o w in t h e C onnect to a networ k wiza rd is disp lay ed . Choos e to sav e to the netw ork and/or star t[...]

76 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 9. Conrm your new settings by calling up the command prompt and then entering the ipcong c ommand. 10. T o test the new IP address, use the P ing fea ture of the command prompt.[...]

77 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-605L. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having problems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP . If y ou have a dier ent operating syst[...]

78 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • G o to Star t > Settings > Contr ol P anel . Double - click the Internet O ptions 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[...]

79 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnec t to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connec ting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or connecting t o secure sites such as eBay , banking sites, and Hotmail, we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts of [...]

80 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - 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 t o the value to ac count for the various T CP/IP headers . F or e xample, let ’ s sa y that 1452 was the pro per valu e, t[...]

81 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wir eless networks. Stric tly adhering t o the IEEE standar d, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will allow [...]

82 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting y our 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 y where in your home or oce netw ork . Wh y D-Link W ire[...]

83 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network ( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standar d wir eless technology 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 doesn [...]

84 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual 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 pro vide wireless access to attract people . Th e wire less connection in public[...]

85 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Eliminate Interferenc e Place home appliances such as cordless telephones, microw aves , and televisions as far away as possible from the router/ac cess point. This would signicantly reduce any inter ferenc e that the appliances might cause since they operate on same frequency . Securit[...]

86 D-Link DIR-605L 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. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP addr ess, please follo w the steps below . Click on[...]

87 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assig n a static IP address , please follow the st eps below : Step 1 Windo ws ® XP - Click on Start > Control P anel > Net work C onnec tions . Windo ws ® 2000 - F rom the desk[...]

88 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3x W ireless Signal Rates* • 300Mbps • 150Mbps • 54Mbps • 48Mbps • 36Mbps • 24Mbps • 18Mbps • 12Mbps • 11Mbps • 9Mbps • 6Mbps[...]

89 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications Operating T emperatur e 32°F to 129 °F ( 0°C to 40°C) Humidity 95% maximum (non-condensing) Safety and Emissions FC C Part 15B/ 15C/ MPE CE C-tick NC C C CC LEDs • P ower • Status • Internet • WLAN ( Wireless C onnection) • LAN (10/100) Dimensions • L = 135mm •[...]

90 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix E - Warran ty C E Ma r k W ar ni n g : T h is is a Cl as s B p r od u ct . In a d om e st ic e n vi r on m en t, th is pr o du ct ma y c au se r ad io i n t erf er e nc e , i n w hi ch ca se t he us er ma y be r eq u ir e d t o t ak e ad eq u a t e m ea su r es . F C C St a t em en t : T hi s e qu ip me nt ha[...]

91 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix E - Warran ty I C C No ti ce : O pe ra ti on i s su b je ct t o t he f ol lo wi ng t w o c on di ti on s : ( 1) Th is d ev ic e m a y no t ca us e i nt erf e r en c e an d ( 2) Th is d ev ic e m us t ac ce pt a n y in te rf er e nc e , i nc lu di n g in te rf er e nc e th at m ay c au se un de si re d op er a[...]