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Page 2 - Table of Contents

2 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Table of Contents Table of Contents Package Contents ............................................................................... 4Minimum System Requirements .............................................................. 4Introduction ...................

Page 4 - Package Contents

4 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Package Contents Package Contents D-Link DI-624M Super G MIMO WirelessRouter CAT-5 Ethernet Cable (All the DI-624M’sEthernet por ts are Auto-MDIX) Power Adapter (5.0V, 2.5A) Vertical Stands Mounting Kit CD-ROM with Software and Manual Quick Installation G...

Page 5 - Introduction

5 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Introduction Introduction The D-Link DI-624M Super G MIMO Wireless Router is an 802.11g high-performance,wireless router that supports high-speed wireless networking at home, at work or inpublic places. Unlike most routers, the DI-624M provides data trans...

Page 6 - Features and Benefits

6 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Features and Benefits Features and Benefits Fully compatible with the 802.11g standard to provide a wireless data rate of upto 108Mbps Backwards compatible with the 802.11b standard to provide a wireless datarate of up to 11Mbps WPA (Wi Fi Protected Acces...

Page 7 - Hardware Overview; Connections

7 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Connections DC Power Connector T h e D C p o w e r i n p u tconnector is labeled DC5V with a single jacksocket to supply powerto the DI-624M. All Ethernet Ports (WAN and LAN) areauto MDI/MDIX, meaning you can useeither ...

Page 8 - LEDs

8 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview LEDs WLAN LED A solid light indicates that thewireless segment is ready.T h i s L E D b l i n k s d u r i n gwireless data transmission. WAN LED A s o l i d l i g h t i n d i c a t e sconnection on the WANp o r t . T h i s L E D b l i n ...

Page 9 - Wireless Basics

9 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Wireless Basics Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use andcompatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public accesswireless networks. D-Link wireless products will allo...

Page 10 - Installation Considerations

10 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Wireless Basics Installation Considerations The D-Link DI-624MSuper G MIMO Wireless Router lets you access your network,using a wireless connection, from virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keepin mind, however, that the number, thickness and ...

Page 11 - Getting Started

11 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started Getting Started Please remember that D-Link Super G MIMO wireless devices are pre-configured toconnect together, right out of the box, with their default settings. For a typical wireless setup at home (as shown above), please do the follo...

Page 12 - Using the Configuration Menu

12 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Using the Configuration Menu Whenever you want to configure your DI-624M, you can access the Configuration Menuby opening the Web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the DI-624M. TheDI-624M’s default IP Address is shown b...

Page 13 - Wizard; Home

13 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Wizard The Home>Wizard screen will appear. Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide formore information regarding the Setup Wizard. These buttons appear on most of the configuration screens in this section. Please clic...

Page 14 - Wireless

14 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Wireless Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for aspecific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID’s factorydefault setting is default. The SSID can be easily changed toconnect to an existing wireless ne...

Page 16 - WAN; Dynamic IP Address

16 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu WAN Dynamic IP Address Home > WAN > Dynamic IP Address Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain IP Address informationautomatically from your ISP. Select this option if your ISP doesnot give you any IP numbers to use. This o...

Page 17 - Static IP Address

17 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s physical interfaceMAC address on the Broadband Router. You can use the “CloneMAC Address” button to copy the MAC address of the EthernetCard installed by your ISP and replace the WA...

Page 19 - PPPoE

19 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu PPPoE Home > WAN > PPPoE Please be sure to remove any existing PPPoE client software installed on yourcomputers. Choose PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) if your ISP uses a PPPoEconnection. Your ISP will pro...

Page 21 - LAN

21 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu LAN is short for Local Area Network. This is considered your internal network. Theseare the IP settings of the LAN interface for the DI-624M. These settings may be referredto as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP add...

Page 22 - DHCP

22 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The DI-624M has a built-in DHCPserver. The DHCP Server will automatically assign an IP address to the computers onthe LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHC...

Page 23 - Virtual Server; Advanced

23 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Virtual Server The DI-624M can be configured as a virtual server so that remote users accessingWeb or FTP services via the public IP address can be automatically redirected to localservers in the LAN (Local Area Network). The...

Page 25 - Applications

25 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu If you have an FTP server that you wanted Internet users toaccess by WAN port 2100 and only during the weekends, youwould need to enable it as such. FTP server is on LAN computer192.168.0.30. FTP uses port 21, TCP. Name: FTP ...

Page 27 - Filters; IP Filters

27 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Filters Filters are used to deny or allow LAN (Local Area Network) computers from accessingthe Internet. The DI-624M can be setup to deny internal computers by their IP or MACaddresses. The DI-624M can also block users from a...

Page 28 - MAC Filters

28 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu MAC Filters Use MAC (Media Access Control) Filters to allow or deny LAN (Local Area Network)computers by their MAC addresses from accessing the Network. You can either manuallyadd a MAC address or select the MAC address from ...

Page 29 - URL Blocking

29 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu URL Blocking is used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites by theURL. A URL is a specially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. Ifany par t of the URL contains the blocked word, the...

Page 30 - Domain Blocking

30 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Domain Blocking Domain Blocking is used to allow or deny LAN (Local Area Network) computers fromaccessing specific domains on the Internet. Domain blocking will deny all requests to aspecific domain such as http and ftp. It c...

Page 31 - Firewall

31 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Firewall Firewall Rules is an advanced feature used to deny or allow traffic from passing throughthe DI-624M. It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings. You cancreate more detailed access rules for the D...

Page 32 - DMZ

32 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu If you have a client PC that cannot run Internet applications properly from behind theDI-624M, then you can set the client up for unrestricted Internet access. It allows acomputer to be exposed to the Internet. This feature i...

Page 33 - Performance

33 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Performance Auto is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu. 100% is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize awireless network. Specify a...

Page 35 - Admin; Tools

35 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu At this page, the DI-624M administrator can change the system password. There aretwo accounts that can access the Broadband Router’s Web-Management interface. Theyare admin and user. Admin has read/write access while user has...

Page 37 - Time

37 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Time Select the Time Zone from the pull-down menu. NTP is short for Network Time Protocol. NTP synchronizescomputer clock times in a network of computers. This field isoptional. To manually input the time, enter the values in...

Page 38 - System

38 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu System Browse The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard drive. The savedfile or any other saved setting file can be loaded back on the Broadband Router. Toreload a system settings file, click on B...

Page 39 - Firmware

39 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Firmware You can upgrade the firmware of the Router here. Make sure the firmware you want touse is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click on Browse to browse the local harddrive and locate the firmware to be used for ...

Page 42 - Device Info

42 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Device Info This page displays the current information for the DI-624M. It will display the LAN, WANand MAC address information. If your WAN connection is set up for a Dynamic IPaddress then a Release button and a Renew butto...

Page 44 - Log

44 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on theRouter. If the device is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. You may save thelog files under Log Settings. First Page - The first pag...

Page 45 - Log Settings

45 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Log Settings Not only does the Broadband Router display the logs of activities and events, it cansetup to send these logs to another location. The address of the SMTP server that will be used to send thelogs. The email addres...

Page 46 - Stats

46 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Stats The screen above displays theTraffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packetsthat pass through the DI-624M on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The traffic counterwill reset if the device is rebooted. Wireless ...

Page 47 - Troubleshooting

47 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This Chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation andoperation of the DI-624M Wireless Broadband Router. We cover various aspects of thenetwork setup, including the network adapters. Please...

Page 53 - Technical Specifications

53 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Technical Specifications Standards IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u VPN Pass Through/ Multi-Sessions PPTP L2TP IPSec Device Management Web-Based- Internet Explorer v6 or later; Netscape Navigator v7 or later; or otherJava-enabled browsers...

Page 56 - Frequently Asked Questions; Why can ́t I access the Web based configuration?

56 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions 1 Why can´t I access the Web based configuration? When entering the IP Address of the DI-624M (192.168.0.1), you are not connecting tothe Internet or have to be connected to the Internet. The device h...

Page 70 - How do I open ports on my router?

70 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 4 Can I use my D-Link Broadband Router to share myInternet connection provided by AOL DSL Plus? In most cases yes. AOL DSL+ may use PPPoE for authentication bypassing the clientsoftware. If this is the case, then our routers wi...

Page 72 - How do I configure the DMZ Host?

72 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 6 What is DMZ? Demilitarized Zone: In computer networks, a DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a computer host or small networkinser ted as a neutral zone between a company´s private network and the outside publicnetwork. It prevents o...

Page 75 - What are virtual servers?; 0 How do I use PC Anywhere with my DI-624M router?

75 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Step 6: Enter the por t or range of ports that are required to be open for the incomingservice. Step 7: Click Apply and then click Continue. Note: Make sure DMZ host is disabled. Because our routers use NAT (Network Address Tra...

Page 77 - 1 How can I use eDonkey behind my D-Link Router?

77 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Step 7: Click Apply and then click Continue. Step 8: Create a third and final entry as shown below: Step 9: Click Apply and then click Continue. Step 10: Run PCAnywhere from the remote site and use the WAN IP Address of therout...

Page 79 - 3 How can I use Gamespy behind my D-Link router?

79 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Step 2: Open your web browser and enter the IP Address of the router (192.168.0.1).Enter username (admin) and your password (blank by default). Step 3: Click on the Advanced tab and then click on Virtual Server on the left side...

Page 83 - 5 How do I configure my router to play Warcraft 3?

83 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 15 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...

Page 84 - 6 How do I use NetMeeting with my D-Link Router?

84 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions You will need to change the port information within the Warcraft 3 software for computers#2 and up. Configure the Game Port information on each computer: Star t Warcraft 3 on each computer, click Options > Gameplay. Scroll d...

Page 90 - Appendix; Securing Your Network

90 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Appendix Appendix Securing Your Network 1. Change Admin Password Changing the password to access your new router is the first step in securing yournetwork. This can done through the Wizard or on the Admin Page of the Tools tab.There is no password by def...

Page 91 - Glossary

91 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Appendix Glossary A Access Control List - ACL. Database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on thenetwork. Access Point - AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network Ad-hoc network - Peer-to-Peer ne...

Page 99 - Contacting Technical Support

99 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Contacting Technical Support 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 and withinCanada for the duration of the warranty period on this produc...

Page 100 - Warranty

100 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set for th herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limitedwarranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: · D-Link or its author...

Page 104 - Registration

104 DI-624M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Registration (12/27/04) Registration Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form willnot diminish your warranty rights.