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1 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a dier ent voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-845L will cause damage and void the warr ant y for this product.
2 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • 802.11a, 802.11n or 802.
3 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction Now you can monitor and manage your home network right fr om your laptop , iP hone®, iP ad®, or A ndroid™ device.
4 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless N etworking - The DIR-845L pr ovides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming , online gaming, and r eal-time audio.
5 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent throughout y our network. 2 Reset Button Pr ess the button to rest ore the device to its original factory default settings.
6 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet port and the router can connect to the Internet. I f the LED is orange, the c onnec tion is good but the router cannot c onnec t to the Internet.
7 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage.
8 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless I nstallation C onsider ations The D - Link wireles s route r l ets you acces s you r ne twor k u sing a wireless connec ti on from v ir tu ally anywh ere wi thin the operating range of your wireless network .
9 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is required . Manual S etup 2. P osition your router close to your modem and a computer . Place the router in an open area of your intended work area f or better wireless cov erage.
10 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with your router into the yello w por t labeled INTERNET on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet por t on your modem.
11 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Note: It is str ongly rec ommended to replace your existing router with the DIR-845L instead of using b oth.
12 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 5. Under R outer Settings, enter an available IP addr ess and the subnet mask of your network . Click Sav e Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to access the conguration utilit y of the router in the future .
13 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • D-Link S etup W izard - This wizard will launch when y ou log into the rout er for the rst time .
14 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is y our rst time logging into the router , this wizar d will star t automatically . This w iza rd is des igne d to gui de you th rough a s tep - by-ste p process to c ongure your new D -Link router and connect t o the Internet.
15 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration I f th e r ou ter do es no t de te c t a val id Et he rn e t co nn ec t io n from th e Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connec t your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T r y Again .
16 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detec ted or y ou selected PPP oE , ent er y our PPP oE username and passwor d and click Next to continue . Note: Make su re to remove your P PPoE soft ware from your computer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router .
17 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration I f the ro ute r dete c ted or you se le c ted St ati c , ent er th e IP an d DN S settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue. F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz segments, cr eate a W i-Fi network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters.
18 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sele ct your t ime zone from the d rop- d own men u an d cl ick Nex t to continue . The Setup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Sav e and C onnec t to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK .
19 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the my dlink ser vice (mydlink.com or the my dlink Lite app), you must have an account. Selec t if you do have a my dlink account or if you need to crea te one. Click Ne xt to continue.
20 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink App will allow you to receiv e notices, br owse network users, and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.
21 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iP ad, iP od T ouch, or iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) to install and congur e your rout er . Step 1 F rom your iPad , T ouch, or iPhone, go to the iT unes Store and search f or ‘D -Link ’ .
22 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration D -Link ® Shar eP or t ™ Plus Introduction The D -Link ShareP or t™ Plus technology will allow you to connect a multi-function printer (MFP), scanner , or USB storage device to your ShareP or t™ Plus enabled devic e and share the device with multiple computers*.
23 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. Inser t your USB ash drive into DIR-845L. 2. Scan the bar code to download the ShareP or t Mobile APP from the app store t o your iPhone or iP ad. Shar eP or t Mobile App 3. F rom your iOS mobile device , click Settings.
24 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, select the Wi-F i Network Name (SSID) that you created in the setup and then enter your Wi-F i password. 5. Once connected, click on the Shar ePort Mobile icon. 6. The follo wing screen will appear .
25 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 7. Click on Settings icon located on the right top corner of the screen. Click Edit to enter y our User Name and P assword. Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Movie sec tion, click the movie icon t o play your movie from your USB ash drive.
26 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 10. F or the Phot o section, click the Photo icon to view your photos fr om your USB ash drive . 11. F or the Files section, click on the Files icon to view your les from your USB ash drive.
27 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utility Lea ve the passwor d blank by default. T o access the con gurati on util ity, open a web -b rowser such as Internet Explorer and enter addr ess of the router ( http://dlinkrouter .
28 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup Click M anual I nternet Connection Setup to congure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If yo u wan t to co ng ure you r rou ter to co nnect to the Inter net using the wizard, click I nternet Connection Setup W izard .
29 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Internet C onnec tion S etup W izard When conguring the rout er for the rst time , we rec ommend tha t y ou cli ck use the Int erne t Conn ection Setup Wi zar d , and fol lo w the instructions on the scr een.
30 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: Select Y our Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone for y our location. This information is required t o congure the time-based options for the router . Click Next to continue . Step 3: Internet C onnec tion Here the user will be able to c ongure the Internet Connectivity used by this device.
31 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnec tion (Dynamic IP Address) After selecting the D ynamic IP Address Internet c onnec tion method, the f ollowing page will appear .
32 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnec tion (PPTP) After selecting the PPTP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address.
33 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnec tion (L2TP) After selecting the L2TP I nternet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Addr ess Mode: Here the user can specify whether this Internet connection requires the use of a Dynamic or Static IP address.
34 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 3: Internet C onnec tion (Static IP Addr ess) After selecting the Static IP Address Internet connection method, the f ollowing page will appear: Setup Complete! This is the last page of the Internet Connection Setup Wizar d.
35 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Internet (Manual) On this page the user can congure the Internet C onnec tion settings manually . T o access the Manual Internet Connection S etup page, click on the Manual Internet Connection Setup button. On this page there a multiple parameters that can be c ongured regarding the Internet Connection setup .
36 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual My Internet Connection is: Dynamic IP (DHCP) The default W AN conguration for this r outer is Dynamic IP (DHCP). This option allows the r outer to obtain an IP address automa tically from the device that is connected to the Internet port.
37 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sel ect St atic IP to man ually e nter the I P setti ngs su pplie d by your ISP . Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by your ISP .
38 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPP oE (DSL) Choose PPPoE (Poin t to P oint Protoc ol ov er Ether net) if your ISP uses a PPP oE connection. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL ser vices.
39 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inac tivity .
40 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup PPTP Choose PPTP (Poin t-to-Point - T unneling P rotocol ) if your ISP uses a PPTP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a username and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL services.
41 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here . Secondary DNS S er ver: Enter the Secondar y DNS IP address used here .
42 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup L2TP Choose L2TP (Layer 2 T unneling Pr otocol) if your ISP uses a L2TP connec tion. Y our ISP will provide you with a user name and passwor d. This option is typically used for DSL services.
43 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inac tivity . T o disable this featur e, enable Aut o -reconnect. Primary DNS Ser ver: Enter the Primary DNS IP address used here.
44 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup DS-Lite Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. DS-Lite is an IPv6 connection t ype.
45 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual On this page the user can congure the Wir eless settings for this device . There are 3 way s to congure Wir eless using this router . F irstly , the user can choose to make use for the quick and easy W ireless Connection Setup Wizar d .
46 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: This step will only be av ailable if the user selec ted ‘Manually assign a network key ’ in the previous step . Here the user can manually enter the WP A/WP A2 pre -shared key in the W ireless Securit y P assword space pro vided.
47 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual After click the Save butt on the device will save the settings made and return to the main wir eless page. End of Wizard .
48 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Settings: Wi-F i Protected Setup Wizard If your Wireless Clients support the WPS connection method, this Wi-F i Pr otected Setup Wizard can be used t o initiate a wireless connection between this device and Wireless clients with a simple click of the WPS button.
49 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Step 2: After selecting Manual, the follo wing page will appear . On this page to user can view the wireless c onguration of this router . The wireless clients should congur e their wireless settings to be identical to the settings display ed on this page for a successful c onnec tion.
50 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being congured . In this option we nd that the following par ameters will be regarding the 2.4GHz band. Enable Wireless: Check the box to enable the wireless function.
51 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the frequency band 2.4GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used. WEP or WP A/WP A2.
52 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks.
53 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks.
54 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: W ireless Band: Displays the wireless band being congured . In this option we nd that the following par ameters will be regarding the 5GHz band. Enable Wireless: Check the box to enable the wireless function.
55 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual By default the wireless security of this router will be disabled. In this next option the user can enabled or disable wireless security for the frequency band 2.4GHz. There are two types of encryption that can be used. WEP or WP A/WP A2.
56 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Personal Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks.
57 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual W ireless Security Mode: WP A-Enterprise Wi-F i Protected A ccess ( WP A) is the most advanced and up to date wireless encryption method used today . This is the recommended wireless security option. WP A suppor ts t wo authentication framew orks.
58 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This sec tion will show you the dieren t levels of securit y you can use to protect your data from intruders.
59 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur e the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.
60 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands f or Dynamic Host Con trol P rotoc ol. The DIR-845L has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automa tically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/pr ivate network .
61 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Scope: NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: This is an advanc ed setting and is normally lef t blank. This allows the congurat ion of a NetBIOS ‘ domain ’ name under which network hosts operate .
62 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or device to alwa ys have the same IP address assigned, you can creat e a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device.
63 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P arental C ontr ol P arental contr ol is a free security option that provides An ti-Phishing to prot ec t your Internet connection from fraud and na vigation improv ements such as auto- correction of common URL types.
64 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Stor age This page allows the user t o use a web bro wser to remotely ac cess les stored on an SD car d or USB storage drive plugged int o the router . The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Enable ShareP or t W eb Ac cess: Tick this option to enable the shar e por t web acc ess feature .
65 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual In the User List section, the user can modify or delete dierent user settings f or each account. The follo wing parameters will be available in the displa y . No . Displays the number of the entry in the user list. User Name: Displays the user name of the entr y in the list.
66 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual In the Number Devices section, the user can view information about the external USB storage devices inserted into the USB por t of this router .
67 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er ver DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is the standard for the interoperability of Network M edia Devices (NMDs). The user can enjoy multi-media applications (music , pictures and videos) on y our network connected PC or media devices .
68 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 C onnection type. There are t wo ways to set up the IPv6 I nternet connection. Y ou can use the W eb -based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d, or you can manually c ongure the connection.
69 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IP v6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard .
70 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either T r y again or to click on the Guide me thr ough the IP v6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard .
71 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selec ting the IPv6 ov er PPP oE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and password to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion.
72 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP provides you with a set IPv6 addresses that does not change. T he IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings.
73 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 address and prex value used here . IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used here . Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here .
74 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto Detection, Static IPv6, Aut oconguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd, and Link-local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Ser vice Pr ovider .
75 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ente r the addr ess settings suppl ied by your I nte rnet pro vider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address .
76 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Se le c t Autoco n gu rati on (St ate le ss /DH CP v 6) fro m t he drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically or Use the f ollowing DNS Addr ess .
77 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. E n t e r t h e P P Po E a c c o u n t s e t t in g s su pp l i e d by y o u r I nt e r n e t provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat ewa y , and DNS server addr esses .
78 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration T ype: 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 comput ers.
79 D-Link DIR-845L 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-L ocal Address .
80 D-Link DIR-845L 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 y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router .
81 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd 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-L ocal Address .
82 D-Link DIR-845L 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: Lin.
83 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual m y dlink Settings On this page the user can congure the m ydlink™ settings for this router . This featur e will allow us to use the m ydlink cloud ser vices that i.
84 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Register m ydlink Ser vice Wizar d: Step 2 When reg istering a new account , the f ollowing page appears. The following par ameters will be available f or conguration: E-mail Addr ess (Ac count Name): Enter your e-mail address here .
85 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual At an y point during this wizard, w e can change the prefer ed language used. T o change the language, select the desired language option from the Language drop- down menu, f ound on the top right of this page.
86 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like t o open a range of por ts, ref er to the next page. Ente r a name for the rule or select an applic ation from the drop- down menu.
87 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding Enter a name for the rule or selec t an appl ication from th e drop - dow n menu. S ele c t an ap plic ation and click << to populate the elds .
88 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration E n t e r a n a m e f o r t h e r u l e . Y o u m a y s e l e c t a pr e -den ed appl ic ati on fro m th e dr op-dow n me nu and click << . This is the port used to trigger the application.
89 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine The QoS Engine option helps impro ve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default the QoS Engine settings are disabled and application priority is not classied automatically .
90 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration: Checkbox: Tick this option to enable the rule specied . Name: Enter a custom name for the rule being cr eated here . This name is used for iden tication.
91 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Se le ct T ur n MA C F i lt er i ng O , A ll ow M A C a dd re ss es lis te d bel ow , or Den y MA C add re sse s lis te d bel ow fr om the dr op- do wn men u. En ter th e M AC add re ss you w oul d l ike to l ter .
92 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess Con trol Click th e Add Polic y button to sta r t the Access Contr ol Wizar d. Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to contr ol access in and out of your network.
93 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Next to continue . Selec t a schedule (I.E. Always) fr om the drop- down menu and then click Next to con tinue. En te r th e fo ll ow ing inf orma ti on and then cli ck Ne xt to con ti nue .
94 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the rule: Enable - Check to enable the rule. Name - Enter a name for your rule . Dest IP Star t - Enter the star ting IP address. Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address. Protocol - Select the protocol .
95 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY computers acc ess to ONL Y the se sit es or ALL OW co mput ers ac ce ss to ONL Y these sites . Ent er the keywo rds or URL s that you want to allow or block.
96 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the star ting IP addr ess. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En ter th e endi ng IP add re ss .
97 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful P acket I nspection, also known as dynamic packet lt ering) helps to pr event c yber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the protoc ol.
98 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DMZ IP Addr ess: PPTP: IPSEC ( VPN): RTSP: SIP: Specify the IP address of the computer on the LAN that you want t o have unrestricted Internet communication.
99 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route . E n te r t h e n e t m a s k o f t h e r o u t e, p l e a s e n o te that the oc tets must mat ch your destination IP address .
100 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced Wir eless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Th is en abl es 80 2.1 1d op era tion. 802 .11d is a wi re les s speci cati on deve loped to allow impl ement ation of wireles s net works i n countr ies th at cann ot use t he 802 .
101 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-Fi P rot ec ted Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-F i Prot ected Setup feature. Note: if this option is unchecked, the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled . Tick this option to lock the congured wireless secur ity settings.
102 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network . The wizard will either display the wireless network settings to guide you through manual conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the conguration button on the device.
103 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) featur e click on Enabled . UPnP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Ch e c k i n g th e b ox w i l l a ll o w th e D I R -8 4 5 L to r es p o nd to pings.
104 D-Link DIR-845L 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 sched ule may be set to Alwa ys , which will allo w the par ticular service to alwa ys be enabled .
105 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall The DIR-845L ’ s IPv6 F irewall featur e allows you to congure which k ind of IP v6 trac is allowed to pass through the device. The DIR-845L ’ s IPv6 F irewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters fea ture.
106 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the route you wish to enable. Enter a specic name to identify this r oute. This is the IP ad dress of the router used to reach the specied destination or enter the IP v6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route.
107 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow you to change the A dministrator and User passw ords. Y ou can also enable Remote M anagement. There are two accounts that can ac cess the management inter face through the web br owser .
108 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the current date and time of the router . S e l e c t y o u r Ti m e Z o n e f ro m t he d ro p - d o w n menu. T o select Daylight Saving time manually , selec t enabled or disabled, and enter a star t date and an end date f or daylight saving time .
109 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sy sLog The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and ac tivities occurring on the Router .
110 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the syst em log les, router aler t messages, and rmware update notication to your email address .
111 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration U s e t h i s o p t i o n t o s a v e t h e c u r r e n t r o u t e r c on gu ra ti on se tt in gs to a l e on th e ha rd di sk of th e c om pu te r yo u ar e u si ng . F i rs t, cl ic k t he Sa v e bu tt on .
112 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmwar e Brow se: Upload: After you hav e downloaded the new rmware , click Brow se to locat e the rm ware update on your hard driv e. Click Uplo ad to comple te the rmwa re upgr ade .
113 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Addr ess. Check the box t o enable DDNS. Select your DDNS pro vider fr om the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address.
114 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Th e Pi n g T e s t i s u se d t o s e n d Pi n g p a c k e t s t o te s t i f a computer is on the I nternet. Enter the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that you wish to Ping and click Ping .
115 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Sele ct a day , a ran ge of da ys , or All We ek to inclu de every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a star t and end time for y our schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for your schedules to go into e ect.
116 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page displays the current inf ormation for the DIR-845L. I t will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and Wir eless information. If your I nternet connection is set up for a D ynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displayed.
117 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs Log Options: Refresh: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can selec t the types of messages that you want t o d i s p l a y f r o m t h e l o g .
118 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e sc re en b el o w di sp la ys t he T r a c S ta ti st i cs . He r e y ou c an vi ew t he am ou nt o f pa ck et s th at p as s th r o ug h th e D IR -8 45 L on both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments .
119 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The I nte rn et S ess io ns pa ge d is plays ful l det ail s of a c ti ve In ter net ses sio ns t hrou gh yo ur ro ute r .
120 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table ..
121 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connec tion time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts.
122 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IP v6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients.
123 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for your r outer ..
124 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t.
125 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ir eless Clien t to y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the sof tware utilit y and star t the WPS process).
126 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indo ws® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) 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 security key or passphrase being used.
127 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. High lig ht the wir ele ss co nne ction with W i-F i nam e (SS ID) you wou ld like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good sig nal but cannot ac cess the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter .
128 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase ( W i-Fi passwor d) that is on your rout er and click Connect . Y ou can also connec t by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network.
129 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-845L can be congur ed using Windows® 7. Carr y out the following steps to use Windows® 7 to congure the WPS f eature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu.
130 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-845L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displa yed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD screen or in the Setup > Wir eless Setup menu in the Router ’ s Web UI) and click N ext .
131 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure adv anced settings, click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.
132 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. T h e f o l l o w i n g w i n d o w a p p e a r s w h i l e t h e R o u t e r i s b e i n g congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully .
133 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utilit y . If you are using another company ’ s utilit y , please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work.
134 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) 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 security key or passphrase being used.
135 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Ent er the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click Connect . I t may ta ke 20 -3 0 se con d s to con n ec t to t he wi re le ss ne t wo rk .
136 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i protection, referr ed to as WCN 2.0 in W indows V ista®. The following instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windows V ista® to congure the r outer or third part y soft ware .
137 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Congura tion Utility).
138 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or acc ess point befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used.
139 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. T he W irel ess Netw ork C onne ction box wi ll appe ar . Ent er the WP A-PSK Wi-F i password and click C onnec t . I t may ta ke 20 -3 0 se con d s to con n ec t to t he wi re le ss ne t wo rk .
140 D-Link DIR-845L 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-845L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems .
141 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . D ouble - click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab, click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults .
142 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Wh y can’ t I connect to cer tain sites or send and rec eive emails when c onnec ting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oble.
143 D-Link DIR-845L 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 packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to acc ount f or the various TC P/IP headers .
144 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D - Li n k w ire l es s pro d uc t s are ba s ed on i nd us t r y st a nd a rds to pro vi d e e as y -t o - us e an d co m pa ti b le hi g h- s pe e d w ire l es s connectivity within y our home , business or public access wir eless networks.
145 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or W i-Fi technology is another way of connecting y our computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an y where in your home or oce netw ork .
146 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wireless technology used for WP AN.
147 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever y where not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and mor e public facilitie s now pro vide wireless acce ss to attra c t people.
148 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Don ’t let you next- door neighbors or intruders connec t to your wir eless network. Secure your wireless network by tur ning on the WP A or WEP securit y featur e on the router . Refer to pr oduct manual for detail information on how t o set it up .
149 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically .
150 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assig n a static IP address , please follow the st eps below : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter .
151 D-Link DIR-845L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Hardwar e Specications • LAN Inter face: F our 10/100/1000Mbps LAN por ts • W AN Inter face: One 10/100/1000Mbps Internet por t • Wir eless Inter face (2.
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