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2 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Network.Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • IEEE 802.11a wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet Web-based.Configuration. Utility.Requirements Computer.with.the.following: • Windows...

3 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction TOTAL.PERFORMANCE Combines award winning router features and IEEE 802.11a/g/n wireless technology to provide the best wireless performance. TOTAL.SECURITY The most complete set of security features including Active Firewall and W...

4 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview •. Faster.Wireless.Networking - The DIR-835 provides up to 750Mbps* combined wireless bandwidth with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to participate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming, online g...

5 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview Connections 1 LAN Ports (1-4) Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such as computers, switches, and NAS. 2 Internet Port The auto MDI/MDIX Internet port is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 U...

6 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview LEDs 1 Power LED A solid green light indicates a proper connection to the power supply. 2 Internet LED A solid green light indicates connection on the Internet port. This LED blinks during data transmission. 1 2

7 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Before you Begin Installation This section will walk you through the installation process. Placement of the router is very important. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the attic or garage. • Please confi...

8 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. Keep in mind, however, that the number, thicknes...

10 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 2 - Installation If you are connecting the D-Link router to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following before connecting the router to your network: • Disable UPnP ™ • Disable DHCP• Change the LAN IP address...

12 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 2 - Installation The DIR-835 includes a Quick Router Setup Wizard CD. Follow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation process. Insert the Quick.Router.Setup.Wizard.CD in the CD-ROM drive. The step-by-step instr...

13 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Configuration This section will show you how to configure your new D-Link wireless router using the web-based configuration utility. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of t...

16 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Web-based Configuration Utility To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). If you selected Cancel Setup on the Quick Setup Wizard page, you will be dir...

17 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Internet Connection Setup Select the Internet Connection you would like to use. Click Manual.Internet.Connection.Setup to configure your connection manually and continue on pg 18. If you want to configure your router to connect to the Internet ...

18 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Static IP Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP. Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP. Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP. The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.) Maximum Transmission U...

21 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic . Enter the IP address (Static PPTP only). Enter the Primar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addresses (Static PPTP...

26 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Wireless Settings If you want to configure the wireless settings on your router using the wizard, click Wireless. Security. Setup. Wizard. and refer to page 94. Click Add.Wireless.Device.with.WPS if you want to add a wireless device using Wi-Fi...

27 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always...

31 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to configure the DHCP settings. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the router. The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address, once yo...

32 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration DHCP Server Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The DIR-835 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...

34 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration DHCP Reservation If you want a computer or device to always have the same IP address assigned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that computer or device. Note: This IP address must be within the DH...

35 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Media Server This feature allows you to share music, pictures and videos with any devices connected to your network. Check this box to enable the media server feature. Enter the media server’s name. Click Save to save your entry. You must click...

42 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IPv6 Manual Setup There are several connection types to choose from: Auto Detection, Static IPv6, Autoconfiguration (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv4 Tunnel, 6to4, 6rd, and Link-local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please conta...

43 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Static IPv6 Select Static.IPv6 from the drop-down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router. Displays the Router’s LAN Link-Local Address. Check to enable the Au...

44 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Autoconfiguration Select Autoconfiguration.(Stateless/DHCPv6) from the drop- down menu. Select either Obtain.DNS.server.address.automatically or Use. the.following.DNS.Address . Enter the primary and secondary DNS server addresses. Enter the LA...

47 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IPv6 in IPv4 Tunneling Select IPv6.in.IPv4.Tunnel from the drop-down menu. Enter the settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router. Displays the Router’s LAN Link-Local Address. Check to en...

48 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration 6 to 4 Tunneling Select 6.to.4 from the drop-down menu. Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the primary and secondary DNS server addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router. Displays the Rout...

50 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Link-Local. Only from the drop-down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the router. My IPv6 Connection: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-Local Connectivity

51 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration The DIR-835 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 DIR-835 firewall feature filter...

53 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This will allow you to open a single port or a range of ports. Port Forwarding Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the fields. Enter the IP address of ...

54 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a name for the rule. You may select a pre-defined application from the drop-down menu and click << . This is the port used to trigger the application. It can be either a single port or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the tr...

55 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better performance and experience with online games and other interactive applications, such as VoIP. This option is enabled by default when the QoS Engine option is enabled....

57 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Network Filters Select . Turn. MAC. Filtering. Off , Allow. MAC. addresses.listed.below , or Deny.MAC.addresses. listed.below from the drop-down menu. Enter the MAC address you would like to filter. To find the MAC address on a computer, please...

58 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Access Control Click the Add. Policy button to start the Access Control Wizard. Add Policy: The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network. Use this feature as Parental Controls to only grant access to approv...

61 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Add Website Filtering Rule: Website URL/ Domain: Website Filters Select Allow or Deny . Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to allow or block. Click Save.Settings . Website Filters are used to allow you to set up a list of Web sites that c...

62 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a name for the inbound filter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range. Enter the ending IP address. Enter 255.255.255.255 if you do not want...

63 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. Select one of the fo...

64 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route. Enter the netmask of the route, please note that the octets must match your destination IP address. Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. The route metric is a ...

65 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Advanced Wireless Set the transmit power of the antennas. This enables 802.11d operation. 802.11d is a wireless specification developed to allow implementation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802.11 standard. This feature ...

66 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Set the transmit power of the antennas. Enable this option to prevent associated wireless clients from communicating with each other. WMM is QoS for your wireless network. This will improve the quality of video and voice applications for your w...

70 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration UPnP Internet Ping Block Internet Port Speed Multicast Streams To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature click on Enabled . UPNP provides compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not ...

71 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Guest Zone Check to enable the Guest Zone feature. The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled. You can create your own times in the To...

72 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IPv6 Firewall The DIR-835’s IPv6 Firewall feature allows you to configure which kind of IPv6 traffic is allowed to pass through the device. The DIR-835’s IPv6 Firewall functions in a similar way to the IP Filters feature. Check the box to enabl...

73 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the route you wish to enable. Enter a specific name to identify this route. Enter the host or network address you wish to reach. This is the IP address of the router used to reach the specified destination. Ro...

74 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Admin This page will allow you to change the Administrator and User passwords. You can also enable Remote Management. There are two accounts that can access the management interface through the web browser. The accounts are admin and user. Admi...

75 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Time Select the Time Zone from the drop- down menu. To select Daylight Saving time manually, select enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP is short for Network Time Protocol. NTP synchronizes c...

76 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration SysLog The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. You may send these logs to a SysLog server on your network. Enable Logging to SysLog Server: SysLog Server IP Address: Check this box to send the ...

77 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the system log files, router alert messages, and firmware update notification to your email address. Enable Email Notification: From Email Address: To Email Address: SMTP Server Address: Enab...

78 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Use this option to save the current router configuration settings to a file on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Save button. A file dialog will appear, allowing you to select a location and file name for the setting...

79 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Firmware Browse: Upload: After you have downloaded the new firmware, click Browse to locate the firmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to complete the firmware upgrade. Once you have a firmware update on your computer, use this option...

80 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. Check the box to enable DDNS. Choose your DDNS provider from the drop down menu. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service pro...

82 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration 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 . The results of your ping attempts will be displayed here. System Check Ping Test: Ping Results:

83 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a name for your new schedule. Select a day, a range of days, or All Week to include every day. Check All. Day. -. 24hrs or enter a start and end time for your schedule. You must click Save.Settings at the top for your schedules to go into...

84 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This page displays the current information for the DIR-835. It will display the LAN, WAN (Internet), and Wireless information. If your Internet connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displ...

85 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Logs Log Options: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save Log: You can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. System Activity, Debug Information, Attacks, Dropped Packets, and Notice messages can be selected. Click Apply. L...

86 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Statistics The screen below displays the Traffic.Statistics . Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-835 on both the WAN, LAN ports and both the 802.11n/g (2.4GHz) and 802.11n/a (5GHz) wireless bands. The traffic coun...

87 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your router. An Internet session is a conversation between a program or application on a LAN-side computer and a program or application on a ...

91 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IPV6 Routing This page displays the IPV6 routing details configured for your router.

92 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Support

93 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 4 - Security Wireless Security This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-835 offers the following types of security: • WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WPA (W...

94 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 4 - Security Wireless Security Setup Wizard To run the security wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click Wireless.Network.Setup.Wizard . Check the Manually.set.5GHz.band.Network.Name... box to manually set your desired wireless network name for the 5GHz ...

96 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 4 - Security From the Setup > Wireless. Settings screen, click Add.Wireless. Device.with.WPS . Add Wireless Device with WPS Wizard PIN: Select this option to use PIN method. In order to use this method you must know the wireless client’s 8 digit PIN and click...

100 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 4 - Security Using Windows® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on your wireless router or access point before configuring your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase...

103 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 4 - Security Configure WPS The WPS feature of the DIR-835 can be configured using Windows ® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows ® 7 to configure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and select Computer from the Start menu. 2. Click the Network...

108 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Configure Wireless Security It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA2) on your wireless router or access point before configuring your wireless adapter. If you are joining an existing network, you will need to ...

110 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect Using WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista ® The router supports Wi-Fi protection, referred to as WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista ® . The following instructions for setting this up depends on whether you are using Windows Vista ® to co...

114 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Section 6 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-835. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP. ...

118 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industry standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Lin...

121 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Where.is.wireless.used?. Wireless technology is expanding everywhere not just at home or office. People like the freedom of mobility and it’s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless access to attract pe...

122 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Security Don’t let you next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to product manual for detail information on how to set...

123 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking Basics Check your IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, p...

124 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically Assign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gateway/router, or you need to assign a static IP address, please follow the steps below: Step.1 Windows Vista ® - Click on Start > Control. Panel > Network. and. I...

125 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix C - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3ab Security • WPA™ - Personal/Enterprise • WPA2™ - Personal/Enterprise Wireless.Signal.Rates 1 . IEEE.802.11n.(H...

126 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix D - Contacting Technical Support Contacting Technical Support U.S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical support through our web site or by phone. Before you contact technical support, please have the following ready: • Model number of the produc...

127 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix E - Warranty Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited Warranty: • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distribut...

134 D-Link DIR-835 User Manual Appendix F - Registration Version 1.0 September 21, 2011 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights. Registration