Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GO-RT-N300/E D-Link
Go to page of 83
V ersion 1.0 | 07/02/2013 GO-RT-N300 U ser Manual W ir eless N 300 Easy Router.
i D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes.
ii D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks .
iii D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual T able of Con tents Statistics ................................................................................. 50 Help ..............................................................................................
1 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er view Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the GO-RT -N300 will cause damage and void the warr anty for this product.
2 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet W eb -bas.
3 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F ea tures • F ast er Wi re less Netw orking - The GO-RT -N3 00 p ro vid es wire less c onne ction of u p t o 3 00Mb ps* fo r ot her 802.
4 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Pr essing the Reset Button restor es the router t o its original factor y default settings. The Internet por t is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the Cable or DSL modem. The On/Off button turns the device on or off .
5 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view INTERNET A solid light indicates c onnec tion on the W AN por t. P ow er LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply .
6 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e Y ou B egin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not plac e the rout er in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage.
7 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The D -Link wirel ess router lets you access your net work using a wireless conne cti on from vir tu ally any where withi n the operating range of your wireless network.
8 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the rout er to a cable/DSL/satellite modem, please f ollow the steps belo w : 1. Place the r outer in an open and central loca tion. Do not plug the power adapter int o the router .
9 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connec ting the D -Link router to another rout er to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will hav e to do the follo.
10 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the rout er and reconnect your computer t o your network. 7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and c onnec t it to y our other router .
11 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation The GO-R T -N300 will run a Setup W izard when you first use it. F ollow the simple steps belo w t o run the Setup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation proc ess. Se le c t yo ur W AN n et wor k ty pe, th en en ter yo ur wi rele ss S SID a nd ke y .
12 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show you ho w to configure y our new D -Link wireless r outer using the web-based configuration utility .
13 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W izard Y ou can c onf igur e y our W A N ne twor k c onne ction usi ng a wiz ar d or manua lly . Click Next to use the Setup W izard , or c lick Manual to con fig ure the W AN con nec ti on m anua lly , w hic h w ill t ake you to the Setup > Internet Setup page.
14 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Se le c t t he co nne c ti on t yp e for yo ur W AN an d c li ck N ex t t o continue . If you s ele cte d PPP oE, en t er yo ur PPP oE use rna me and p ass wo rd twice and click Nex t to continue.
15 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Y o u c a n a ls o c o n f i g u re t h e w i re l es s n e t wo r k a n d s e c u r i t y settings.
16 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Finish to complete the setup process. When the router has finished sa ving, the Status > Device Inf o window will o pen.
17 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to configur e the DHCP settings. L ocal Net w ork Use this section to configur e the Router’ s local net work settings.
18 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L ocal Net w ork 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 new IP address in your browser to get back into the configur ation utility .
19 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP stan ds f or D ynam ic Ho st C ont rol P rot ocol . Th e GO-RT -N3 00 h as a built- in DH CP s er ve r . The DHCP Se r ver will aut omat icall y assign an IP addr ess to the computers on the LAN/priva te network.
20 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you want a computer or device to alwa ys ha ve the same IP address assig ned, y ou can create a DHCP reser vation. The router will assign the IP address only t o that computer or device .
21 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup Setup This section allows you t o manually configure y our Router ’ s Internet W AN settings. Select the W AN int er face type. If you choose DHCP Client, please configure the follo wing fields: Enter the host name of the rout er .
22 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP from the drop-down menu. Enter the static IP address which was provided to you by your Internet Ser vice Pr ovider (ISP). Enter the subnet pro vided by your ISP . Enter the default gatew ay provided b y your ISP .
23 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration When you ha ve finished configuring the W AN settings, click the Apply C hanges button. If you choose PPP oE, please configure the f ollowing fields: When you ha ve finished configuring the W AN settings, click the Apply C hanges button.
24 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Basics W ireless Enable SSID broadcast if you want the router to transmit its SSID publicly so other wireless devices can disc over it.
25 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Securit y Wir eless secur ity helps to preven t unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network , or seeing data being passed between the router and wireless clients.
26 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Wi-F i P rot ec ted Ac cess ( WP A/WP A2) - This is a newer and mor e secur e pr otocol for wir eless securit y . It uses a cipher combined with a pre -shared key (passwor d) to encr ypt data being sent ov er the wireless network.
27 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i P rotected ( WPS) S etup Wi-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) System is a simplified method for securing y our wireless net work during the “Initial setup ” as well as the “ Add New Device ” proc esses.
28 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable wireless on your netw ork . The fragmentation threshold, which is specified in bytes, determines whether packets will be frag mented. P ackets ex ce edin g the 234 6 by te s etti ng w ill b e fr agm ent ed b efo re transmission.
29 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WPS Setup PIN of the Router: Enable WPS: Disable PIN: Keep C urrent Configur ation: A CL Setup: Displays the curren t PIN for the rout er ’ s WPS connec tion. Wir eless clients connecting to the router using the PIN method should enter this PIN in order t o connect.
30 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess Contr ol List Click the A CL Setup button to edit the ACL ( Access C ontrol List). This takes you to the scr een below . Click to enable Wireless A ccess Contr ol Mode. In this mode, only listed wir eless devices will be allowed t o connect to the wireless network.
31 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable wireless on your netw ork . Click the Site Survey button to enable the r outer to search f or nearby wireless networks. This will take about 30 seconds. Repeater Enabled: SSID of AP: W ireless Repeat er A list of wireless networks that have been found will then appear .
32 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Aut hentica tion T ype: Encr yption Strength: Security Encr yption ( WEP) Key: Pr e -shared Key: IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Y ou can then set up wir eless security for the network. If you select WEP as the securit y option, the follo wing settings below will appear .
33 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allows y ou to set up an Ac cess Con trol List t o restrict the types of data packets that can en ter the network fr om the Internet. A cc ess C ontr ol List A dvanc ed Us e t he d ro p - d ow n m en u to s e l ec t e i t he r W A N o r I P address .
34 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allows you to enable por t triggering to specify inbound traffic to be sent to specific por ts while other por ts are in use for outbound tr affic. P or t T riggering Enable or disable the Nat P or t T rigger .
35 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DMZ Sometimes you may want a computer exposed to the outside world f or c er tain types of applications. If you choose to expose a computer , you can enable the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This option will expose the chosen computer complet ely to the outside world.
36 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allow s you to block specific w ebsites or keywords in order t o preven t network clients from accessing them. URL Block Enable or disable URL Blocking. URL Blocking Capability: Click the Apply Changes button t o save an y changes made.
37 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable DDNS. Choose your DDNS provider from the dropdo wn menu. Enter the Ho st Name that you registered wit h your DDNS service provider . Enter the Username f or your DDNS account .
38 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the total bandwidth. Click to enable auto traffic shaping . Select the data protocol which you w ant to set a QoS rule for . Enter the sourc e IP . Enter the destination IP . Enter the sourc e por t number if applicable.
39 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Down F loor: Source Netmask: Dest Netmask: Dest P or t: Up Ceiling: Down C eiling: Enter the minimum download speed . Enter the sourc e netmask. Enter the destination netmask. Enter the destination port.
40 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C l i c k E n a b l e t o u s e t h e U Pn P f e at u r e . U P N P p r o v i d e s c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h n e t w o r k i n g equipment, software and peripherals. UPnP : UP nP This page allow s you to enable the Univ ersal Plug and Play (UP nP) featur e.
41 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The GO-R T -N300 can be configured as a virtual ser ver so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP ser vices via the public IP address can be automa tically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local Ar ea Network).
42 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Virtual S er ver page allo ws you to open a single port. If you would like to open a range of ports, ref er to the next page. Select an application from the drop- down menu or type a name in the next field.
43 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page allow s you to r eboot your system with the curr ent setting or reset it to the factor y default setting . Reboot Maintenanc e Click the Reboot button to r eboot the system. T o reset the syst em to the factor y default setting, click the Reset button.
44 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmw are Upg rade This page allows you to upgrade the fir m ware of the Router . I f you plan to install new firmwar e, make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local har d drive of the computer .
45 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Backup/Restore This page allows you to sav e the router’ s current configura tion file onto your computer’ s hard drive or load a saved file from your har d drive. Click the Save butt on to download the curren t configuration settings as a file onto y our hard drive .
46 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dmin Enter a username. The user has Root privilege. Enter the current passw ord of the accoun t.
47 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime and Dat e Enter the corr ec t year , month, day , and time. Enter the corr ec t year , month, day , and time. Select the daylight saving offset from the drop- down menu to have the rout er adjust the time to reflect the star ting or finishing of daylight saving in your region.
48 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Displays the r outer ’ s time and firmware v ersion. Displays the M AC address and the priva te (local) IP settings for the r outer . Displays the wir eless MAC addr ess and your wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.
49 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A c tive C lient T able This table display s all ac tive wir ed clients. This table display s all ac tive wir eless clients. Active Wired C lient T able: Active Wireless Client T able: This page display s lists of all wired and wireless clients.
50 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics This page display s the statistics f or packets that have been transmitt ed and receiv ed on the network on the router ’ s W AN and LAN por ts, and wir eless bands. Click the Refresh button t o refresh the r outer ’ s traffic statistics .
51 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Help This section pro vides an explanation of each configuration or setting for the GO -RT -N300. Click on the links to be taken to the help text for that particular sec tion of router’ s setup.
52 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the diff erent lev els of securit y you can use t o protect your data fr om intruders.
53 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an e xisting network , you will need to know the security key ( Wi-F i password) being used.
54 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Y ou will then be prompted to enter the net work security key ( W i-F i password) for the wireless network.
55 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter .
56 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like t o c onnect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check y our T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter .
57 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and cl ick Conne c t . Y ou c an als o conn ec t by p ushi ng the WPS button on the rout er . It ma y take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work.
58 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure WPS The WPS feat ure of the route r can be configur ed using Windo ws ® 7. Carry out the follo wing steps to use W indow s ® 7 to config ure the WPS feature of the r outer: 1.
59 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Double - click the GO-R T -N300. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (on the Router label) or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI and click Next .
60 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o configure advanced settings , click the icon.
61 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 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 configured . W ait for the configuration to c omplete. 8. The f ollowing windo w informs you that WPS on the GO-RT -N300 has been setup successfully .
62 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s V ista ® Windo ws Vista ® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f y ou are using another compan y ’ s utility or Windows ® 2000, please ref er t o the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connec ting t o a wireless network.
63 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure W ireless Security It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e configuring your wireless adapter .
64 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect . I t may t ak e 20- 30 s eco nd s t o c on ne c t to t he w ire le ss n et wo rk . I f t he connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ec t.
65 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zer o Configura tion Utility). The following instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users.
66 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onfigure WP A-PSK It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e configuring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used.
67 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The Wire less Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnec t . I t may t ak e 20- 30 s eco nd s t o c on ne c t to t he w ire le ss n et wo rk .
68 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the GO-R T -N300. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having pr oblems.
69 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Configur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > Contr ol Panel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. Fr om the Security tab , click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults .
70 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I connect to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connecting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem.
71 D-Link GO -RT -N300 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 fragment ed packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the value to acc ount for the various T CP/I P headers .
72 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D -L i nk wi re le ss pr od uc t s a re ba se d o n i n du st r y s ta nd ard s to p rov id e e a sy- to - u se an d com pa ti bl e hig h -s pe ed w ire le ss connectivity within y our home , business or public access wireless networks.
73 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your 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 ywhere in your home or office network.
74 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range ar e both less than WLAN, but in return it doesn ’t use near ly as much pow e.
75 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or office . People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless acce ss to attract people .
76 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically two modes of network ing: • I nfrastructure – All wir eless clients will connect to an access point or wir eless router .
77 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D -Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e . wireless rout er) automatically .
78 D-Link GO -RT -N300 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, pl.
79 D-Link GO -RT -N300 User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • WEP TM • WP A TM - P ersonal/Enterprise • WP A2 TM - P ersonal/Enterprise W ireless Signal Rates 1 IEEE 802.
An important point after buying a device D-Link GO-RT-N300/E (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought D-Link GO-RT-N300/E yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data D-Link GO-RT-N300/E - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, D-Link GO-RT-N300/E you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get D-Link GO-RT-N300/E will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of D-Link GO-RT-N300/E, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime D-Link GO-RT-N300/E.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with D-Link GO-RT-N300/E. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device D-Link GO-RT-N300/E 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
