D-Link AG DI-784 - Manuals

5 Connections - Back Panel of Unit All Ethernet Ports (WAN and LAN)are auto MDI/MDIX, meaning you canuse either a straight-through or acrossover Ethernet cable. Auto MDI/MDIX LAN ports automaticallysense the cabletype whenconnecting toEthernet-enabledcomputers. The Auto MDI/MDIX WAN port is the conn...

6 Features T M Connects multiple computers to a Broadband (Cable or DSL) modem toshare the Internet connection IP Filtering Advanced Firewall features DHCP server supported enables all networked computers to automaticallyreceive IP addresses Web-based interface for Managing and Configuring Access Co...

7 LEDs - Front Panel of Unit LED stands for L ight- E mitting D iode. The DI-784 has the following LEDs: WLAN LEDs for 11g and 11a wireless net- work segments. A solid light indi- cates that the wireless segment is ready. The LEDs blink during wireless data transmission. WAN LED A solid light indica...

8 Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link wireless products will allow you access to the data you want, when and where you wan...

9 Standards-Based Technology The DI-784 Wireless Broadband Router utilizes the new 802.11g standard, in addition to the 802.11a and 802.11b standards. The IEEE 802.11g standard is an extension of the 802.11b standard. It increases the data rate up to 54 Mbps within the 2.4GHz band, utilizing OFDM te...

10 Getting Started Setting up aWirelessInfrastructureNetwork You will need broadband Internet access (a Cable or DSL-subscriber line intoyour home or office) Consult with your Cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem Connect the Cable or DSL modem to the DI-784 Wireless Router ( se...

11 Whenever you want to configure your network or the DI-784, you can access the Configuration Menu by opening the web-browser and typing in the IP Address of theDI-784. The DI-784 default IP Address is shown here: Open the web browser Type in the IP Address of the Router (http://192.168.0.1) Type a...

13 Channel- 52 is the default channel for 802.11a. 6 is the default channel for 802.11g. All devices on the network must share the same channel. Authentication- Open System - communicates the key across the network Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F ASCII (American Sta...

14 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > WPA Authentication- WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is selected. 802.1x Lifetime- Wi-Fi Protected Access authorizes and authenticates users onto the wireless network. WPA uses stronger security than WEP and is based on a key that chang...

15 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > Wireless > WPA-PSK Authentication- Passphrase- Enter a passphrase for the router. The RADIUS server shoulduse the same passphrase (secret key) as the router. WPA-PSK - Pre-Shared Key mode means that the wireless cli- ent and the router must ha...

16 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > WAN > Dynamic IP Address Dynamic IP Address- Most Cable modem users will select this option to obtain an IP Address automatically from their ISP (Internet Service Provider). Host Name- This is optional, but may be required by some ISPs. The ho...

17 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > WAN > Static IP Address Static IP Address- IP Address- Subnet Mask- ISP Gateway Address- Select this option to set static IP information provided to you by your ISP. Input the IP Address provided by your ISP Input your Subnet mask. (All device...

19 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > WAN > PPPoE continued Home > LAN LAN is short for Lo- cal Area Network. This is considered your internal network. These are the IP set- tings of the LAN inter- face for the DI-784. These settings may be referred to as Pri- vate settings. Yo...

20 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Home > DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol . The DI-784 has a built-in DHCP server. The DHCP Server will automatically assign an IP Address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by s...

21 Advanced > Virtual Server Using the Configuration Menu (continued) The DI-784 can be configured as a virtual server so that remote users accessing Web or FTP services via the public IP Address can be automatically redirected to local servers in the LAN (Local Area Network). The DI-784 firewall...

22 Advanced > Virtual Server continued Using the Configuration Menu (continued) The DI-784 is also capable of port-redirection meaning incoming traffic to a particular port may be redirected to a different port on the server computer. Each virtual service that is created will be listed at the bot...

23 Example #2: If you have an FTP server that you wanted Internet users to access by WAN port 2100 and only during the weekends, you would need to enable it as such. FTP server is on LAN computer 192.168.0.30. FTP uses port 21, TCP. Name: FTP Server Private IP: 192.168.0.30 Protocol Type: TCP Privat...

24 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Advanced > Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). Special Applicati...

26 Using the Configuration Menu Advanced > Filters > URL Blocking Filters- URL Blocking is used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites. A URL is a specially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. If anypart of the URL contains the blocked word, the site...

27 Using the Configuration Menu Advanced > Filters > MAC Filters Use MAC (Media Access Control) Filters to allow or deny LAN (Local Area Network)computers by their MAC addresses from accessing the Internet. You can eithermanually add a MAC address or select the MAC address from the list of cli...

29 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Advanced > Firewall Firewall Rules is an advanced feature used to deny or allow traffic from passing through the DI-784. It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings.You can create more detailed access rules for the DI-784. When virtu...

30 Advanced > DMZ Using the Configuration Menu (continued) If you have a client PC that cannot run Internet applications properly from behind theDI-784, then you can set the client up to unrestricted Internet access. It allows acomputer to be exposed to the Internet. This feature is useful for ga...

31 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Advanced > Performance > 802.11a DTIM interval- ( D elivery T raffic I ndication M essage) 1 is the default setting. A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. RTS Threshold- This val...

34 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Administrator Login Name- admin (lower case) is the default login name for the admin account. The admin account has read/write access to the router. User Login Name- user (lower case) is the default login name for the user account. The user account has rea...

35 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Tools > Time Remote Management Remote Management allows the DI-784 to be configured from the Internet by a web browser. A username and password is still required to access the Web-Management interface. In general, only a member of your network can brows...

36 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Tools > System System Settings Click Save to save the current settings to the local Hard Drive. Click Browse to find the settings, then click Load . Save Settings to Local Hard Drive- Load Settings from Local Hard Drive- Restore to FactoryDefault Settin...

37 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Tools > Firmware Firmware Upgrade- Browse- Click on the link in this screen to find out if there is an updated firmware; if so, download the new firmware to your hard drive. After you have downloaded the new firmware, click Browse in this window to loca...

38 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Tools > Misc Ping Test- The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and click Ping . Restart Device- Click Reboot to restart the DI-784. Block WAN Ping- If you choose t...

40 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Status > Device Info Device Information- This screen displays information about the DI-784. Status > Log For advanced features, click on Log Settings . Log Settings- View Log- This screen displays the activity on the DI-784.

42 Status > Wireless Connected Wireless Client List- Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Status > Stats Traffic Statistics- Displays the receive and transmit packets that are passing through the DI-784. Click on Refresh , for the most recent information. Click Reset to reset the counters ...

43 Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Help Help- Displays the complete Help menu. For help at anytime, click the Help tab in the Configuration menu.

44 Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Microsoft Windows XP. Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers...

45 Please follow all the instructions in this window: Networking Basics Click Next In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the second optionas shown. Click Next

46 Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.) Networking Basics Click Next Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name. Click Next

47 Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes. Networking Basics When the changes are complete, click Next . Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer. This may take a few minutes.

48 Networking Basics In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next . Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk drive, in this case drive A. Format the d...

49 Networking Basics Please read the information under Here’s how in the screen below. After you com- plete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. To continue click Next. Please wait while the Networ...

50 Networking Basics Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the Network Setup Wizard . The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click Yes to restart the computer. You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the N...

51 Networking Basics Naming your Computer To name your computer, please follow these directions:In Windows XP : Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen) Right-click on My Computer Select Properties and click Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window. You may enter a Co...

52 Networking Basics Naming your Computer In this window, enter the Computer name Select Workgroup and enter the name of the Workgroup All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name. Click OK Checking the IP Address in Windows XP The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your netwo...

53 Networking Basics Checking the IP Address in Windows XP This window will appear. Click the Support tab Click Close Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Ad- dresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dy...

54 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Double-click on Network Connections Double-click on Properties Right-click on Local Area Connections

55 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Input your IP address and subnet mask. (The IP Addresses on your networkmust be within the samerange. For example, if onecomputer has an IP Address of 192.168.0.2, the othercomputers should have IPAddresses that aresequential, lik...

56 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address with Macintosh OSX Go to the Apple Menu and se- lect System Preferences c Click on Network Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu S e l e c t M a n u a l l y i n t h e Configure pull-down menu Input the Static IP Address , the Subnet Ma...

57 Networking Basics Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with Macintosh OSX Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on Network Select Built-in Ethernet in the Show pull-down menu Select Using DHCP in the Configure pull-down menu Click Apply Now The IP Address, Subnet mask , and the Route...

59 Troubleshooting Note: If you have changedthe default IP Address,make sure to ping the cor-rect IP Address assignedto the DI-784. 1.The computer used to configure the DI-784 cannot access the Configuration menu. Check that the Ethernet LED on the DI-784 is ON . If the LED is not ON , check that th...

60 2. The wireless client cannot access the Internet in the Infrastructure mode. Make sure the wireless client is associated and joined with the correct Access Point. To check this connection: Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in the taskbar> select View Available Wireless Networks . ...

61 Troubleshooting 3. Check that the drivers for the network adapters are installed properly. You may be using different network adapters than those illustrated here, but thisprocedure will remain the same, regardless of the type of network adapters you areusing. Click Device Manager Select the Hard...

63 Troubleshooting 4. What variables may cause my wireless products to lose reception? D-Link products let you access your network from virtually anywhere you want. However,the positioning of the products within your environment will affect the wireless range.Please refer to Installation Considerati...

64 7. Resetting the DI-784 to Factory Default Settings After you have tried other methods for troubleshooting your network, you maychoose to Reset the DI-784 to the factory default settings. Remember that D-Link Air Premier AG products network together, out of the box, at the factory default setting...

65 Technical Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11gIEEE 802.11bIEEE 802.11aIEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u VPN Pass Through/Multi-Sessions: PPTPL2TPIPSec Advanced Firewall Features: Supports NAT with VPN pass-through, for added securityMAC FilteringIP FilteringURL FilteringDomain BlockingScheduling Devic...

67 Wireless Transmit Power: 15dBm ± 2dB Technical Specifications (continued) External Antenna Type: Single Non-Detachable Antenna Operating Temperature: 32 ° F to 131 ° F (0 ° C to 55 ° C) Humidity: 95% maximum (non-condensing) Safety and Emissions: FCC LEDs: PowerStatusWANWLAN (Wireless Connection)...

68 Frequently Asked Questions When entering the IP Address of the DI-784 (192.168.0.1), you are not connecting to the Internet or have to be connected to the Internet. The device has the utility built-in to a ROM chip in the device itself. Your computer must be on the same IP subnet toconnect to the...

71 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Step 4 Check your IP Address. Your computer must have an IP Address in the same range as the device you are attempting to configure. Most D-Link devices use the192.168.0.X range. How can I find my IP Address in Windows 95, 98, orME? Step 1 Click on Start , t...

72 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Step 4 (continued) Check your IP Address. Your computer must have an IP Address in the same range of the device you are attempting to configure. Most D-Link devicesuse the 192.168.0.X range. How can I find my IP Address in Windows 2000/XP? Step 1 Click on St...

76 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How can I setup my router to work with a Cable modem connection? Dynamic Cable connection (IE ATnT-BI, Cox, Adelphia, Rogers, Roadrunner, Charter, and Comcast). Note: Please configure the router with the computer that was last connected directly to the cable...

77 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How can I setup my router to work with a Cable modem connection?(continued) Step 3 Power cycle the cable modem and router: Turn the cable modem off (first) . Turn the router off Leave them off for 2 minutes.** Turn the cable modem on (first). Wait until you ...

79 Step 8 Click Apply . When prompted, click Continue . Once the screen refreshes, unplug the power to the D-Link router. Step 9 Turn off your DSL modem for 2-3 minutes. Turn back on. Once the modem has established a link to your ISP, plug the power back into the D-Link router. Wait about 30 seconds...

80 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How do I open ports on my router? To allow traffic from the internet to enter your local network, you will need to open up ports or the router will block the request. Step 1 Open your web browser and enter the IP Address of your D-Link router (192.168.0.1). ...

81 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) What is DMZ? Demilitarized Zone: In computer networks, a DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a computer host or small network inserted as a neutral zone between a company´s private network and the outside public network. It prevents outside users from getting direct...

83 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How do I open a range of ports on my router using Firewall rules? Step 1 Access the router’s web configuration by entering the router’s IP Address in your web browser. The default IP Address is 192.168.0.1 . Login using your password. The default username is...

84 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) What are virtual servers? A Virtual Server is defined as a service port, and all requests to this port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. For example, if you have an FTP Server (port 21) at 192.168.0.5, a Web server (port 80) at 1...

85 How do I use PC Anywhere with my router? (continued) Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Step 6 Create a second entryas shown here: Step 7 Click Apply and then click Continue . Step 8 Create a third and final entry as shownhere: Step 9 Click Apply and then click Continue . Step 10 Run PCAnywhe...

86 How can I use eDonkey behind my D-Link router? Frequently Asked Questions (continued) You must open ports on your router to allow incoming traffic while using eDonkey. eDonkey uses three ports (4 if using CLI): 4661 (TCP) To connect with a server 4662 (TCP) To connect with other clients 4665 (UDP...

87 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) To allow you to play SOCOM and hear audio, you must download the latest firmwarefor the router (if needed), enable Game Mode, and open port 6869 to the IP Address ofyour Playstation. Step 1 Upgrade firmware (follow link above). Step 2 Open your web browser a...

88 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How can I use Gamespy behind my D-Link router? Step 1 Open your web browser and enter the IP Address of the router (192.168.0.1). Enter admin for the username and your password (blank by default). Step 2 Click on the Advanced tab and then click Virtual Serve...

89 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How do I configure my router for KaZaA and Grokster? The following is for KaZaA, Grokster, and others using the FastTrack P2P file sharingsystem. In most cases, you do not have to configure anything on the router or on the Kazaasoftware. If you are having pr...

90 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How do I configure my router to play Warcraft 3? You must open ports on your router to allow incoming traffic while hosting a game inWarcraft 3. To play a game, you do not have to configure your router. Warcraft 3 (Battlenet) uses port 6112. For the DI-604, ...

91 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) How do I use NetMeeting with my D-Link router? Unlike most TCP/IP applications, NetMeeting uses DYNAMIC PORTS instead of STATIC PORTS. That means that each NetMeeting connection is somewhat differentthan the last. For instance, the HTTP web site application ...

92 Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Step 3 Create a new firewall rule: Step 4 Click Apply and then Continue . Step 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 enter ichat2 and open ports 16384-16403 (UDP). Click Enabled . Enter a name (ichat1). Click Allow . Next to Source, select WAN under interface. In the first...

95 What is NAT? NAT stands for Network Address Translator . It is proposed and described in RFC- 1631 and is used for solving the IP Address depletion problem. Each NAT box has atable consisting of pairs of local IP Addresses and globally unique addresses, bywhich the box can “translate” the local I...

96 You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States andwithin Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product. U.S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical support thro...

97 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: • D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor and • Products purchased and delivered w...