Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DIR-827 D-Link
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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 .
ii D-Link DIR-827 User Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ...........................................................................
iii D-Link DIR-827 User Manual T able of Conten ts P arental Controls .................................................................................. 53 Virtual Ser ver ...............................................................................
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 dierent 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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 med.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
12 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongur ation This section will show you how t o congure y our new D -Link wireless router using the w eb -based conguration utility .
13 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This wizard is designed to guide you through a step-by step process to congure 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 - Conguration 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 - Conguration 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 - Conguration 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.
17 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y ou can use Wi-PnP to automatically congure 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.
18 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Plug your USB ash drive into the USB por t on the router , then click Next . After the router copies the conguration 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 .
19 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 congura 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 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utility T o access the conguration 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 ).
21 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izard Click Internet Connection Setup W izard to quickly congure 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.
22 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 - Conguration 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 .
24 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
25 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual C ongura 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.
26 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
27 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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).
28 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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).
29 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
30 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration DS-Lite Congur ation: Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Select the Manual Conguration to enter the AFTR IPv6 address in manually .
31 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
32 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
33 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
34 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the r outer and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.
35 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
36 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
37 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 - Conguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Click IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d to begin. If you want to congure 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 onguration IPv6 I nternet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IP v6 Connection type.
40 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration 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.
41 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration 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 .
42 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration 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 congura tion settings.
43 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - S oft ware C onguration T unneling Connection (6rd) After selecting the T unneling Connection (6r d) option, the user can congure the IPv6 6r d connection settings.
44 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connec tion types to choose from: Auto Detec tion, Static IPv6, Autoconguration (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 - Conguration 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 .
46 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utoc onguration Select Autocongura 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.
47 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
48 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration 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.
49 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
50 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
51 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
52 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
53 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
54 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The DIR-827 can be congur 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).
55 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
56 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
57 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may selec t a pre - dened 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.
58 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
59 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A QoS Engine Rule identies a specic message ow and ass igns a prior ity to tha t ow . F or most appl icat ions , aut omat ic classication will be adequate , and specic QoS Engine Rules will not be required .
60 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
61 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
62 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
63 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
64 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ebsite Filt ers are used to den y LAN computers from ac cessing specic web sites by the URL or domain.
65 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
66 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 trac passing through the session conf or ms to the protoc ol.
67 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion L ev el G ate wa y Congur 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 ).
68 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
69 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
70 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 trac of dier ent applications.
71 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
72 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
73 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
74 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irew all On this page the user can congure the IPv6 r ewall settings. The rewall settings section is an advance fea ture that is used t o allow or deny trac from passing thr ough the device.
75 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
76 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
77 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
78 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
79 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 notication to y our email address.
80 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the cur rent router congura 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.
81 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
82 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
83 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
84 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
85 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
86 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
87 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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.
88 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 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 .
89 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The IPv6 table displays a list of curr ent IPv6 connections. IPv6.
90 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t.
91 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This section will show you the dierent levels of securit y you can use to protect your data from intruders.
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 congure the wireless settings on your Windo ws® computers .
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 .
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.
96 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure 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.
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 .
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 ongura tion The follo wing steps allow you to congur 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.
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 .
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 congure 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 ongur ing y our wireless adapter .
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 .
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.
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.
106 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure 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 ongur ing y our wireless adapter .
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.
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 Conguration U tility).
109 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WP A -PSK It is rec ommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the passphrase being used.
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.
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 .
112 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur 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.
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 sen.
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 .
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.
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.
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 oce. 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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
121 D-Link DIR-827 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.
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.
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 : • On.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 onditi.
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.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with D-Link DIR-827. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device D-Link DIR-827 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
