D-Link DIR-657 manual

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i D-Link DIR-657 User Manual D-Link res erves the right to revise this public ation and to make chang es in the con ten t hereo f without obligat ion to noti fy any person or org aniza tion of such revisions or changes . Manual Revisions T r ademarks D-Link and the D -Link logo are tr ademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its s[...]

ii D-Link DIR-657 User Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ...............................................................................................i T rademarks .................................................................[...]

iii D-Link DIR-657 User Manual T able of Conten ts P arental Controls .................................................................................. 44 Virtual Ser ver ......................................................................................... 45 P or t F or warding .................................................................[...]

iv D-Link DIR-657 User Manual T able of Conten ts Wir eless M odes ........................................................................................... 110 Networking Basics ......................................................................... 111 Check your IP address .....................................................................[...]

1 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O ver view P ack age Con tents Note: Using a power supply with a dierent v oltage rating than the one included with the DIR-657 will cause damage and void the w arranty . If any of the above it ems are missing, please c ontac t your reseller . DIR-657 HD Media Router Ethernet C[...]

2 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view S yst em R equir ements Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb-based Conguration Utility Requirements Comput er with the follo wing: • Windows®, Macint osh, or Linux-based operating sy s[...]

3 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction T OT AL PERFORMANCE Combines aw ard winning r outer fea tures and 802.11n wireless t echnology to provide the best wireless performance. T OT AL SECURITY The most complete set of security fea tures including A ctive F irewall and WP A2™ to prot ect your network against outsid[...]

4 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless Networking - The DIR-657 provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capabilit y allows users t o par ticipate in real-time ac tivities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and r eal-time audio . The per for[...]

5 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F ast and Guar ante e W irel ess Str eamin g for V ideo  Qual ity - Whe ther set-t op box or gamin g cons ole str eamin g media directly from the I nternet, a NAS or PC, these devices share in common the need to connect with a router in order to communicat [...]

6 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view C onnec tions 1 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, and hubs. 2 Internet P or t The auto MDI/MDIX I nternet por t is the connec tion for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 USB Connect a USB 1.1 or 2.0 ash drive to co[...]

7 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view F ron t V iew 1 2 1 WPS Button Pr ess this button to add your device to an existing net work or to create a new net work. P ower LED will blink on and o when WPS button is pressed. 2 SD Card P or t Inser t your SD Card for sharing multimedia les such as video , m[...]

8 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connec tion on the I nternet por t. This LED blinks during data transmission. A solid blue light indicates that ther e is an Internet connec tion, an orange light indi[...]

9 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e y ou B egin Installation This section will walk you through the installation process. Placement of the router is ver y impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the attic or garage . Please congure the router with the computer that was l[...]

10 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions 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 that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other object[...]

11 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The DIR-657 includes a Q uick R outer Setup Wizard CD . Follo w the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide you quick ly through the installation process . Inser t the W izard CD in the CD-R OM drive. The step-by-step instruc tions that follow are shown in Windows® XP . The steps [...]

12 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongur ation This section will show you how t o congure y our new D -Link wireless router using the w eb -based conguration utility . W eb -based C ongura tion Utility T o access the conguration utility , open a web -brow ser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP addr ess[...]

13 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izard Click Internet Connection Setup W izard to quickly congure your rout er . Sk ip to the next page. If yo u w an t to en ter you r set tin gs wit ho ut ru nni ng th e wiz ar d, cli ck Man ual C on gu r a ti on and skip to page 17. Click W ireless Connection Setup W izard to [...]

14 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Next to continue . Creat e a new passwor d and then click Next to continue . Select your time zone from the drop-down menu and then click Next to continue . Select the t ype of Internet connection you use and then click Next to continue .[...]

15 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted Dynamic, you may need to enter the MAC addr ess of the computer that was last connected dir ec tly to your modem. If y ou are currently using that c omputer , click Clone Y our PC’ s MAC A ddress and then click Next to continue . The Host Name is optional but may be require[...]

16 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected L2TP , ent er your L2TP username and password. Click Ne x t to continue . If you selected Static, enter your network settings supplied by your Internet provider . Click Next to continue . Click Connect to save your settings. Once the router is nished rebooting, click Contin[...]

17 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongura tion Dynamic (C able) Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Addr ess information automatically from your ISP . Selec t this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem services such as Comcast and Co x. The Host N[...]

18 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the drop-down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPP oE passwor[...]

19 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static if your ISP assigne d you the IP address , subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addr esses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress provi[...]

20 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat eway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the L2TP IP address supplied b y your ISP (Static only). Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP (Sta tic only). Enter the Gateway IP A ddress prov[...]

21 D-Link DIR-657 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 Gateway assig ned by your ISP . The DNS serve r inf ormati on will be supp lied by yo ur ISP (Inte rnet Service Pro vider .) Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for opt[...]

22 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable the wireless function. I f you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless func tions. The schedule of time when the wireles s settings rules will be enabled . The schedule may be set t o Alway s , which will allow the particular ser vice [...]

23 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address, once you click Apply , you will need to enter the ne[...]

24 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Prot ocol. The DIR-657 has a built-in DHCP ser ver . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP setti[...]

25 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to always have the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device. Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range. Check this box to enable [...]

26 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er v er Click Enable Media Ser ver to enable this f eature. If you enable to shar e media with devices, any c omputer or device that connec ts to your network can play y our shar ed music , pictures and videos .[...]

27 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Click IPv6 Int ernet Connection Setup Wizard to begin. Skip to page 29. If you want to congure your IPv6 I nternet Connection manually , click Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup and sk ip to the next page.[...]

28 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connec tion types to choose from: Auto Detec tion, Static IPv6, Autoconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd , and Link-local. If you are unsur e of your connection method, please con tact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Provider .[...]

29 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 (Sta teful) 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-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Se[...]

30 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 (Sta teless) Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ent er the address setti ngs supplie d by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature.[...]

31 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utoc onguration (Sta teful) Select Autocongur ation (Stateless/DHCPv6) fro m the drop-down menu. Sel ect eit he r Obta in DNS serv er add re ss aut omat icall y or Use the follo wing DNS Address . Enter the primar y and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 addr[...]

32 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utoc onguration (Sta teless) Select Autocongur ation (Stateless/DHCPv6) fro m the drop-down menu. Sel ect eit he r Obta in DNS serv er add re ss aut omat icall y or Use the follo wing DNS Address . Enter the primar y and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 add[...]

33 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE (Stat eful) Select PPPoE from the drop-down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by your Internet pro vider (ISP). Select Static if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address ([...]

34 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration Type: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Select Stateful (DHCPv6) . Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range f or your local computers. Enter the end IPv6 Addr ess for the DHCPv6 range f or your local computers . Enter the IP[...]

35 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE (Stat eless) Select PPPoE from the dr op- down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by your Internet pro vider (ISP). Select Static if your ISP assig ned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP addres[...]

36 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Autoc onguration: Autoc onguration Type: Router Adv ertisement Lifetime: Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Select either SL AA C + RDNSS or SLAAC + Sta teless DHCP v6 . Enter the Router Adv er tisement Lifetime (in minutes).[...]

37 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling (Stat eful) Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc ongurati[...]

38 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling (Stat eless) Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by your Internet provid er (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc ongurat[...]

39 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling (Stateful) Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Ent er the IPv6 setting s supplie d by your Intern et pro vide r (ISP). Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Add[...]

40 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling (Stateless) Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the primar y and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address[...]

41 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd (S tateless) Select 6rd from the drop-down menu. Ent er the address setti ngs supplie d by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Select either SL[...]

42 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd (S tateful) Select 6rd from the drop-down menu. Ent er the address setti ngs supplie d by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. Select Stateful ([...]

43 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Link-Local Only from the drop- down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . My IPv6 Connection: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivit y[...]

44 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P aren tal Con trols Advanc ed DNS: F amilyShield: Par ental Controls: None: F aster , more reliable Internet bro wsing. Includes Advanced DNS and automatic pr otec tion from malware , phishing, and adult websites . T his option uses OpenDNS. Includes Advanc ed DNS, F amilyShield , and custom[...]

45 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DIR-657 can be congur ed as a virtual server so that remote users accessing Web or FTP ser vices via the public IP address can be automatically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local A rea Network). The DIR-657 rewall featur e lters out unrecognized packets to protect your[...]

46 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port. I f you would like t o open a range of por ts, refer t o the next page. E nt er a n a me fo r t he ru le or se l e ct a n a pp li ca t i on fr o m t he dr o p- d ow n m en u. Se l ect a n ap pl i c at io n a n d cl ic k < < to p op ul at e th [...]

47 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding E n te r a n a me fo r t he ru le or s e le ct a n ap pl ic at i o n fr om t h e dr op -do wn me nu . S ele ct an app li cat io n an d cl ic k << t o p opu la te t he e lds . Enter the IP address of [...]

48 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may selec t a pre - dened application from the drop-down menu and click << . Thi s is the port used to trigg er the applic ati on. I t can be eithe r a single port or a range of por ts. Select the protocol of the trigger port ( TCP , UDP , or Both). Th[...]

49 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine The Q oS Engine option helps improve your network gaming per formance by prior itizing applications. By default the QoS Engine settings are disabled and application priority is not classied automatically . This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for bet ter perf o[...]

50 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A QoS Engine Rule identies a specic message ow and ass igns a prior ity to tha t ow . F or most appl icat ions , aut omat ic classication will be adequate , and specic QoS Engine Rules will not be required . Th e QoS Engi ne supp orts ove rla ps betw een rule s, whe re mor e[...]

51 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Use MA C (Media Ac cess Con tr ol) F ilter s to allo w or den y LAN (L oca l Ar ea Netwo rk) comp ut ers by their MA C addre sses fr om acce ssing the Netw ork. Y ou can either manually add a MA C address or selec t the MA C address fr om the list of clients that are curr ent[...]

52 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A ccess C ontrol Click the Add P olic y button to start the Acc ess Contr ol W izard. Add P olic y: The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network . Use this feature as Par ental Controls to only grant access to approv ed sites, limit web acc ess based on t[...]

53 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the policy and then click Next to continue. Select a schedule (I.E. Always) from the drop- down menu and then click Next to continue . Enter the follo wing information and then click Next to continue. • Address T ype - Selec t IP address, MAC address, or O ther Machines. ?[...]

54 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the ltering method and then click Next to continue. If you selected Apply Adva nce d Port Filt ers , then enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name f or your rule . Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address[...]

55 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ebsite Filt ers are used to den y LAN computers from ac cessing specic web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a specially formatted t ext string that denes a location on the Internet. If any par t of the URL contains the blocked word , the site will not be accessible and the web pag[...]

56 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the star ting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En te r the endin g IP add ress . Ent er 255 .255. 255.2 55 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. Click the[...]

57 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful Packet Inspec tion, also k nown as dynamic pac ket lte ring ) hel ps to pre ve nt c yber atta cks by tracking more state per session. I t validates that the trac passing through the session conf or ms to the protoc ol. Select one of the following for TCP and UDP ports: End[...]

58 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion L ev el G ate wa y Congur ation Here you can enable or disable AL G’ s. S ome protocols and applications r equire special handling of the IP payload to make them work with net work address translation (NA T ). Each AL G provides special handling for a specic protocol or a[...]

59 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the IP address of packets that will take this r oute. Enter the netmask of the route, please not e that the oc tets must match your destination IP addr ess. Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of[...]

60 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an A ccess P oint to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended . This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. If inc onsi st ent da ta ow is a prob lem, onl[...]

61 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WISH is short fo r Wir eless I nt elli gen t Str eam Handl ing, a techn olog y dev eloped to enha nce you r expe rience of using a wire less netwo rk by priorit izing the trac of dier ent applications. Enable this option if you want to allow WISH to prioritize your trac. Enable WISH:[...]

62 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i P rot ec ted Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-Fi P rotected Setup feature . Locking the wireless secur ity settings prevents the settings from being changed by the W i-F i Pr otected Setup featu re of the rout er . Devices can still be added to the network using W i-Fi Prot ec ted Setup . H[...]

63 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration UPnP Internet Ping Block Internet Port Speed Multicast Streams T o use the Univ ersal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) featur e click on Enabled . UPNP provides compatibility with net working equipment, software and peripherals. Chec k PPP oe Pa ss Th rough to allow PPP oE auth entica tion to the LA[...]

64 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature. The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particu lar service to alway s be enabl ed. Y ou can crea te your own times in the T ools > S chedules section. Enter a wir e[...]

65 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irew all This sec tion may be used to allow or deny trac from passing through the device . It works the same way as IP F ilters with additional settings. Users can create mor e detailed rules for the device.[...]

66 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing This page allows y ou to specify custom routes that det ermine how data is mov ed around your network.[...]

67 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dministrat or Settings This page will allow y ou to change the Administr ator and U ser passwords. Y ou can also enable Remote Management. There ar e t wo acc ounts that can access the management interface through the web browser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write acce[...]

68 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime S ettings Select the T ime Zone from the drop-down menu. T o select Daylight Saving time manually , selec t enabled or disabled, and ent er a star t dat e and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP is shor t for Network Time Prot ocol. NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a net w[...]

69 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S y sLog The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and ac tivities occurring on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysLog ser ver on your network. Enable Logging to SysL og S erver: SysL og S erver IP Address: Check this box to send the r outer logs to a SysLog Server . The a[...]

70 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email fea ture can be used to send the sy stem log les, r outer aler t messages, and rmwar e update notication to y our email address. Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: Enable Authentication: Acc ount Name: Pas[...]

71 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the current router conguration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Save button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can selec t a location and le name for the settings. Use this option to load previ ously [...]

72 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click on Check O nline Now for Latest Firm ware V ersion to nd out if there is an updated rmware; if so, download the new rmware t o your hard driv e. After you have downl oaded the new rmwa re , click Brow se to locate the rmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to comp[...]

73 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual 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. Choose your DDNS pro vider from the drop do wn menu. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . Enter the Username f or your DDNS accou[...]

74 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual 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 A ddress that y ou wish to Ping , and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. S y stem Check Ping T est: Ping Results:[...]

75 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for y our new schedule. Select a day , a range of days, or All W eek to include ever y day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a start and end time for your schedule. Click S ave to save your schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for y our schedules to go into e ec t[...]

76 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-657. It will display the LAN, W AN (I nternet), and Wir eless information. If your Interne t conn ection is set up for a D ynami c IP addr ess then a Relea se button and a Renew button will be disp lay ed. Use Releas e to disconn ect fr[...]

77 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og What to Vie w: View L evels: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. F irewall & S ecurity , System, and Router Status messages can be selected. There are three levels of message impor tanc[...]

78 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stats T he sc re en be lo w di s pl a y s th e T ra c St at is ti cs . He r e y ou ca n vi ew th e am ou nt of pa c ke ts tha t pa ss th ro ug h th e DI R- 65 7 on both the Internet and the LAN por ts. The trac counter will r eset if the device is reboot ed. A c tive Sessions[...]

79 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients . W ireless[...]

80 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The IPv6 table displays a list of curr ent IPv6 connections. IPv6[...]

81 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

82 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This section will show you the dierent levels of securit y you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-657 oers the following t ypes of security : • WP A2 ™ ( W i-F i Protected Ac cess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( W i-F i Protected Ac[...]

83 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W i-PnP W ireless Setup Wi-P nP allows you to copy your wireless settings from y our router to a USB ash drive and use to automatically congure the wireless settings on your Windo ws® computers . Follo w the steps below: 1. Plug in USB F lash Drive in USB port on the back of the router . 2.[...]

84 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. Click OK to nish adding your c omputer to y our wireless network. 6. Click Y es to add the current computer t o your wireless network. Repeat step 4-7 to add additional comput ers to your wir eless net work.[...]

85 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y Setup W izard T o run the securit y wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click Launch W ireless Securit y Setup Wizard . Click Next to continue .[...]

86 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity The following screen will show you your Pr e -Shared Key to enter on your wireless clients . Click Save t o nish the S ecurity W izard. If you selected WP A-Enterprise, the RADIUS inf or mation will be display ed. Click Sav e to nish the Secur ity Wizard.[...]

87 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-P ersonal (PSK ) It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead . 1. [...]

88 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is recommen ded to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead . 1. Log into the web-based congurat[...]

89 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 10. Click A dvanced to enter settings f or a secondar y RADIUS S er ver . 11. Click A pply Settings to save y our settings.[...]

90 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity U sing W indow s ® 7 and WPS f or W ireless C ongura tion The follo wing steps allow you to congur e your DIR-657 wireless network settings using Windows ® 7 thr ough WPS. 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Start menu. 2. Click the Network option.[...]

91 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-657 router . 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed in the Advanc ed > Wi-F i Protected Setup section in the R outer ’ s W eb UI) and click Next . DIR-657[...]

92 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name for your wir eless net work. 6. T o congure advanced settings, click the icon. Click Next to continue.[...]

93 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. The follo wing window will appear while the Router is being congured. W ait for the congur ation to complet e. 8. After conguration is complete , a window will appear that your wireless network has been set up successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may need to provide th[...]

94 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t to a W ir eless Net work U sing W indow s® 7 It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or ac cess point befor e c ongur ing y our wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphra[...]

95 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. H ighlight the wireless net work (SSID) you would like to connec t to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the I nternet, check your T CP/IP settings for y our wir eless adapter . Ref er to the Networking Basics sec tion in this manual for mor e information. [...]

96 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Ok . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the connection fails, please verify that the secur ity settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless router[...]

97 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network U sing W indow s V ista® Win dows Vis ta users may use the built-in wireless utility . If you are using another company’ s utility or Win dows ® 2000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most utiliti[...]

98 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure W ireless Securit y It is r ecommended to enable wireless secur ity ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or ac cess point befor e c ongur ing y our wireless adapter . If y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphr[...]

99 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3 . Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . If the connec tion fails, please verify that the security settings are correc t. The key or passphrase must be exactly th[...]

100 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network U sing W indow s® XP Windo ws XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Zer o Conguration U tility). The f ollowing instructions are for Service P ack 2 users. I f y ou ar e using another company ’ s utility or W indows 2000, please refer to the user manual of[...]

101 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WP A -PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SS[...]

102 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The W ireless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . If the connec tion fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK passphrase [...]

103 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-657. Read the following descriptions if you are having pr oblems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Windo ws ® XP . If you have a dier ent operating system[...]

104 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double -click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to restor e the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial a[...]

105 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnect to cer tain sites or send and rec eive emails when connecting through my r outer? If you are having a problem sending or receiving email, or c onnecting to secure sites such as eBay , banking sit es, and Hotmail, we suggest lowering the MTU in incremen ts of ten [...]

106 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual 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 fragmented packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to accoun t for the various TCP/IP headers . For e xample, lets sa y that 1452 was the pr oper value, the actual [...]

107 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to s[...]

108 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics How does wireless w ork? Wir eless works similar to ho w cor dless phone work, thr ough radio signals to transmit data from one point A t o point B. But wireless technology has restrictions as to ho w y ou can access the network. Y ou must be within the wireless network range area to be ab[...]

109 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Where is wir eless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. Peo ple like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pr ovide wireless access to a ttract people. The wireless c onnection in public [...]

110 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically t wo modes of networking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnect to an access point or wireless r outer . • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer , for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless net work adapters on each computer , suc[...]

111 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps below . Click on [...]

112 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assig n an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/rout er , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please follow the steps belo w : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Contr ol Panel > N etwork and Int ernet > Network and Sharing C enter . Win[...]

113 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3ab Security • WP A-P ersonal • WP A2-Personal • WP A-Enterprise • WP A2-Enterprise W ireless Signal Rates* • 300Mbps • 12Mbps • 108Mbps • 11Mbps ?[...]

114 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty T rademarks: D-Link is a registered trademark of D -Link Corporation/D-Link Systems , I nc. O ther trademarks or registered trademarks are the proper ty of their respective owners . Cop yright Statement: No par t of this publication or documentation accompanying this product may be reproduced i[...]

115 D-Link DIR-657 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty IMPORT ANT NOTICE: FC C R adiation Exposure Stat ement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled environmen t. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm bet ween the radiator & your body . This transmitter mus[...]