D-Link DIR-827 manual

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i D-Link DIR-827 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-827 User Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ...............................................................................................i T rademarks .................................................................[...]

iii D-Link DIR-827 User Manual T able of Conten ts P arental Controls .................................................................................. 53 Virtual Ser ver ......................................................................................... 54 P or t F or warding .................................................................[...]

iv D-Link DIR-827 User Manual T able of Conten ts T roubleshooting ............................................................................ 111 W ireless Basics ............................................................................... 115 Tips ................................................................................................[...]

1 D-Link DIR-827 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-827 will cause damage and void the w arranty . If any of the above it ems are missing, please c ontac t your reseller . DIR-827 HD Media Router 2000 Ether[...]

2 D-Link DIR-827 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 • IEEE 802.11a wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb-based Conguration Utility Requirements Comput er with the follo wing: • Windows®, Macint [...]

3 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction T OT AL PERFORMANCE Combines aw ard winning r outer fea tures and 802.11a/n/g 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 ou[...]

4 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless Networking - The DIR-827 provides up to 600Mbps* 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 formance of [...]

5 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F as t an d Gu ar an tee d W ir eles s Str eam ing f or V ide o Qua lity - Wh ethe r set -t op bo x or gami ng c on sole st rea min 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 communicate and establish the[...]

6 D-Link DIR-827 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, 2.0, or 3.0 ash drive[...]

7 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view F ron t V iew 1 WPS Button Pr ess this button to add your device to an existing network or t o create a new network. P ower LED will blink on and o when WPS button is pressed. 2 SD Card P or t Inser t your SD Car d for sharing multimedia les such as video, music,[...]

8 D-Link DIR-827 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 Internet por t. This LED blinks dur ing data transmission. A solid blue light indicates that ther e is an Internet connec tion, an orange light indi[...]

9 D-Link DIR-827 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-827 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 net work. Keep in mind that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other object[...]

11 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The DIR-827 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 Quick Router Setup W izard CD in the CD-ROM drive. The step-by-step instructions that follow are sho wn in Window [...]

12 D-Link DIR-827 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 . Quick S etup W izard T o access the congur ation utility , open a web-bro wser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the r outer ([...]

13 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This wizard is designed to guide you through a step-by step process to congure your new D-Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Next to continue . In order to secure your rout er , please ent er a password and click Next .[...]

14 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Enable Advanced DNS Ser vices to allow this func tion to improv e your overall Internet experience . Click Next to continue . Select your time zone from the drop- down menu and click Ne xt to continue .[...]

15 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select y our Internet c onnec tion type and click Ne x t to c ontinue. P le as e w ai t w h il e y ou r r ou t e r d e t e ct s y o ur in t e r ne t c o nn e ct io n ty pe .[...]

16 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name of your wireless network (SSID) using up to 32 cha ract er s. It is highly recommended that you have a security key for your network. If you would like the router to automatically assign a security key, choose Automatically assign a network key or y ou may choose Manually assign [...]

17 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y ou can use Wi-PnP to automatically congure your computer with the correct wireless settings by using a USB ash dr ive . T o use this featur e, click OK . Onc e thi s scr een appe ars , setu p is co mple te. Click Sav e & Co nne ct to reboot the r outer .[...]

18 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Plug your USB ash drive into the USB por t on the router , then click Next . After the router copies the conguration les to your USB ash drive, unplug it. Y ou can then plug it into a PC you want to connect to your wireless net work and run the WiPnP .exe le to automatically co[...]

19 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Before your rout er reboots , you will be asked if you want to create a D -Link Router W eb Management bookmark to quickly access your router’ s congura tion inter face. Click OK to creat e the book mark or click Cancel to continue without creating the bookmar k.[...]

20 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utility T o access the conguration utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explor er and enter the IP address of the rout er (192.168.0.1). Y ou may also connec t using the NetBIOS name in the addr ess bar ( http://dlinkrouter ). Select Admin from the dro[...]

21 D-Link DIR-827 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 y our se tt ing s wit ho ut ru nni ng th e wi za rd , cli ck Manu al C on gu ra tio n and skip to page 25. Click W ireless Connection Setup W izard to[...]

22 D-Link DIR-827 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 .[...]

23 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

24 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

25 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongura tion/I nternet Setup Dynamic (C able) Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) t o obtain IP A ddress information automatically fro m your ISP . Select this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem ser vices such as Comcast an[...]

26 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op- down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . I n most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Sta tic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPP oE pa[...]

27 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

28 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

29 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

30 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration DS-Lite Congur ation: Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Select the Manual Conguration to enter the AFTR IPv6 address in manually . AFTR IPv6 Address: After selec ting the Manual Conguration option above, ente[...]

31 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings Click Wir eless Connection Setup Wizar d to begin. Skip to page 94. If you want to add your wir eles s clie nts to your rout er using WPS, click Add Wireless De vice with WPS and sk ip to page 71. If you wan t to co ngur e yo ur wir eless set tings man ually , cli ck Man[...]

32 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 802.11n/g (2.4GHz) Check the box to enable the wireless func tion. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the bo x to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. An y schedule you create w[...]

33 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box t o enable the wireless function. I f you do not w ant to use wireless , uncheck the box to disable all the wir eless func tions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled . The schedule may be set to Always . Any schedule you create will be availab[...]

34 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

35 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Prot ocol. The DIR-827 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[...]

36 D-Link DIR-827 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 reser vation. 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[...]

37 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er v er Click Enable Media Ser ver to enable this f eature. Check the Enable Media Ser ver bo x to share y our music, pictures, and videos to any c omputer on your local network.[...]

38 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Click IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d to begin. If you want to congure your IPv6 I nternet Connection manually , click Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup and skip to the next page.[...]

39 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IP v6 Connection type. There ar e t wo way s to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. Y ou can use the W eb- based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard, or y ou can manually congure the c onne[...]

40 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration The r outer will tr y to detect whether its possible to obtain the IPv6 Internet connection type automatically . I f this succeeds then the user will be guided through the input of the appropriat e parameters for the connection type found. Howev er , if the automatic detection fai[...]

41 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration There are sever al connection types to choose fr om. If you are unsure of y our connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pr ovider . Note: If using the PPPoE option, you will need to ensure that any PPPoE client software on y our c omputers has been r emoved o[...]

42 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. The IP v6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 congura tion settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Prex Length, Default Gateway , [...]

43 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration T unneling Connection (6rd) After selecting the T unneling Connection (6r d) option, the user can congure the IPv6 6r d connection settings. The follo wing parameters will be available for c onguration: 6rd IPv6 Prex: Enter the 6r d IP v6 address and prex value used he[...]

44 D-Link DIR-827 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 .[...]

45 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y 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 Statefu[...]

46 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utoc onguration Select Autocongura tion (Stateless/DHCPv6) from the dr op - down menu. Sele ct either Obtain DNS server addr ess autom ati cally or Use the fol lowin g DNS Address . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the rou[...]

47 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op- 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 (Sta tic PP[...]

48 D-Link DIR-827 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) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range f or your local computers. Enter the end IPv6 Addr ess for the DHCPv6 r[...]

49 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-Local Address . Check to enable the Autoc onguration feature. [...]

50 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by your Internet pr ovider (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 Address . Check to [...]

51 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop-down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y 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 (DHCPv6), SLAAC[...]

52 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

53 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

54 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DIR-827 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-827 rewall featur e lters out unrecognized packets to protect your[...]

55 D-Link DIR-827 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 << t o p op ul at e th [...]

56 D-Link DIR-827 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  eld s. Enter the IP address of [...]

57 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

58 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine Th e QoS Engin e option help s imp ro ve your netwo rk gaming perform anc e by prior iti zin g appl icati ons . By defau lt the QoS Engi ne settin gs are enabl ed . This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for bet ter perf orm ance and ex per ien ce wit h onl ine game[...]

59 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

60 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

61 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A ccess C ontrol Click the Add P o lic y button to start the Access Contr ol W izard. Add P olic y: The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network . Use this feature as Par ental Controls to only grant access to approv ed sites, limit web acc ess based on t[...]

62 D-Link DIR-827 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) fr om 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 Other Machines. [...]

63 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the ltering method and then click Next to continue. If you selected Apply Adv ance d Po rt Fi lters , 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 addres[...]

64 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

65 D-Link DIR-827 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 starting 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 [...]

66 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stat eful P acket Inspection, also known 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[...]

67 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

68 D-Link DIR-827 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 nex t hop gateway to be taken if this rout e is used. The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost [...]

69 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Bea con s are pa ck ets sent by the wir eles s ro ut er to sync hr oniz e 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 [...]

70 D-Link DIR-827 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 rien ce 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[...]

71 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

72 D-Link DIR-827 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 network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Chec k PPP oe Pa ss Thro ugh to allow PPP oE auth entica tion to the LA[...]

73 D-Link DIR-827 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 [...]

74 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irew all On this page the user can congure the IPv6 r ewall settings. The rewall settings section is an advance fea ture that is used t o allow or deny trac from passing thr ough the device. It works in the same way as IP F ilters with additional settings. Y ou can create m[...]

75 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing On this page the user can specify custom rout es that determine how data is mo ved ar ound your IPv6 network. Name: Enter the IPv6 routing rule name used her e. Metric: Enter the metric value for this rule her e. Interface: Use the drop- down menu to specify if the IP packet must[...]

76 D-Link DIR-827 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 inter face through the web brow ser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write ac[...]

77 D-Link DIR-827 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 , select enabled or disabled, and ent er a star t dat e and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP is short for Network Time Protocol . NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a net wor[...]

78 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

79 D-Link DIR-827 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 Authentica tion: Acc ount Name: Pa[...]

80 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the cur rent router congura tion 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 select a location and le name for the settings. Use this option to load previ ously[...]

81 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click on Check Now to nd out if there is an updated rmwa re availa ble. If so, download the new rmware to your hard drive. After you have downl oaded the new rmwa re , click Brow se to locate the rmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to complete the rm ware upgr ade[...]

82 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DDNS Th e DDNS fe atu r e all ow s yo u to hos t a serv er ( W eb , FTP , Game Serve r , et c…) usi ng a doma in nam e th at yo u ha ve pu rch ased (www .wh at ev er y ou rnam ei s. com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. M ost broadband Internet Ser vice Providers assign dynamic (c[...]

83 D-Link DIR-827 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:[...]

84 D-Link DIR-827 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 star t and end time for your schedule. Click Save to save your schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for y our schedules to go into e ec t[...]

85 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-827. It will display the LAN, W AN (I nternet), and Wir eless information. If your Interne t conn ection is set up for a D ynami c IP addr ess then a Relea se butt on and a Renew button will be displ ayed . Use Releas e to disconne c t [...]

86 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og What to Vie w: Vie w Lev els: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log . F irewall & S ecurity, System, and Router Status messages can be selected. There are three levels of message impor tan[...]

87 D-Link DIR-827 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- 82 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[...]

88 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

89 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The IPv6 table displays a list of curr ent IPv6 connections. IPv6[...]

90 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

91 D-Link DIR-827 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-827 oers the following t ypes of security : • WP A2 ™ ( Wi-F i Pr otected Acc ess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) • WP A ™ ( Wi-F i Pr otected Ac[...]

92 D-Link DIR-827 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.[...]

93 D-Link DIR-827 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.[...]

94 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless C onnec tion S etup W izard T o run the securit y wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click Launch W ireless Connection Setup W izard . Click Next to continue .[...]

95 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity The following screen will show you your Pre-Shared Key to enter on your wireless clients . Click Save t o nish the S ecurity W izard. If you selected WP A-Enterprise, the RADIUS inf or mation will be display ed. Click Sav e to nish the Securit y Wizard.[...]

96 D-Link DIR-827 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. [...]

97 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

98 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 10. Click A dvanced to enter settings f or a secondar y RADIUS Ser ver . 11. Click A pply Settings to save y our settings.[...]

99 D-Link DIR-827 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-827 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.[...]

100 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-827 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-827[...]

101 D-Link DIR-827 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.[...]

102 D-Link DIR-827 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 passphr[...]

103 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the I nternet, check your T CP/IP settings for y our wir eless adapter . Ref er to the Networking Basics sec tion in this manual for mor e information. 4.[...]

104 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same securit y 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 rout[...]

105 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network U sing W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company’ s utility or Window s® 2000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connec ting to a wireless net work. M ost uti[...]

106 D-Link DIR-827 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 passph[...]

107 D-Link DIR-827 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 correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly th[...]

108 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

109 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WP A -PSK It is rec ommended 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 (S[...]

110 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The Wir eless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network . If the connec tion fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK passphrase [...]

111 D-Link DIR-827 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-827. Read the following descriptions if you ar e having problems. ( The examples belo w are illustr ated in Windows® XP . I f you ha ve a dier ent operating sy s[...]

112 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the Internet O ptions 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[...]

113 D-Link DIR-827 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 [...]

114 D-Link DIR-827 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 [...]

115 D-Link DIR-827 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 connec tivity within y our home, business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you t[...]

116 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

117 D-Link DIR-827 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 [...]

118 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

119 D-Link DIR-827 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 TCP/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 S[...]

120 D-Link DIR-827 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[...]

121 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11a • 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 • 108[...]

122 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix D - C ontacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can contact D -Link technical support through our web site or by phone . Before y ou contact technical suppor t, please have the follo wing ready : • Model number of the product (e.g. DIR-827) • Hardwar e Rev[...]

123 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty W arran t y Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) provides this Limit ed W ar ranty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and • Only for products pu[...]

124 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty Exc ept as otherwise agr eed by D-Link in writing, the r eplacement Sof tware is pr ovided only t o the original licensee, and is subject t o the terms and conditions of the license granted by D -Link for the Soft ware. Replacement Soft ware will be warranted for the remainder of the original W[...]

125 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty • USA r esidents send to 17595 Mt. Herrmann, F ountain Valley , CA 92708. D-Link will not be held responsible for any pack ages that are lost in transit to D-Link . The repaired or replaced packages will be shipped to the customer via UPS Ground or any common carrier selected by D -Link . Ret[...]

126 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty IF ANY IMPLIED W ARR ANT Y CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRIT ORY WHERE A PRODUC T IS SOLD, THE DURA TION OF SUCH IMPLIED W ARRANT Y SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE APPLICABLE W ARRANT Y PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. EX CEPT AS EXPRESSL Y COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED W ARR ANT Y PROVIDED HEREIN[...]

127 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty CE Mark W arning: This is a Class B produc t. In a domestic environmen t, this product may cause radio inter ference , in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures . FC C Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi[...]

128 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix E - W ar ranty Industr y Canada Statemen t: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Oper ation is subject to the following two c onditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful int er ferenc e, and (2) this device must accept an y inter ference r eceived, including interference tha t[...]

129 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix F - Registration V ersion 1.0 July 20, 2011 Pr oduc t registration is entir ely voluntar y and failure to complet e or return this form will not diminish y our warranty r ights. Registr ation Register y our produc t online at reg istration.dlink.com[...]