D-Link DI-634M - Manual

6 DI-634M 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 up to 108Mbps  Backwards compatible with the 802.11b standard to provide a wireless data rate of up to 11Mbps  WPA (Wi Fi Protected...

7 DI-634M 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 t connector is labeled DC 5V 3A with a single jack socket to supply power to the DI-634M. All Ethernet Ports (WAN and LAN) are auto MDI/MDIX, meaning you can us...

8 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview LEDs WLAN LED A solid orange light indicates that the wireless segment is ready. This L E D b l i n k s d u r i n g w i r e l e s s d a t a transmission. WAN LED A s o l i d g r e e n l i g h t indicates connection on the WAN port. This ...

9 DI-634M 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 and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. D-Link wireless products will al...

10 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Wireless Basics Installation Considerations The D-Link DI-634M Wireless 108G MIMO Router lets you access your network, using a wireless connection, from virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keep in mind, however, that the number, thickness and ...

11 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started Getting Started Please remember that D-Link Wireless 108G MIMO devices are pre-configured to connect together, right out of the box, with their default settings. For a typical wireless setup at home (as shown above), please do the followin...

12 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Using the Configuration Menu Whenever you want to configure your DI-634M, you can access the Configuration Menu by opening the Web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the DI-634M. The DI-634M’s default IP Address is shown bel...

13 DI-634M 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 for more information regarding the Setup Wizard. These buttons appear on most of the configuration screens in this section. Please click...

14 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Wireless Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID’s factory default setting is default . The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless n...

16 DI-634M 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 information automatically from your ISP. Select this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This ...

17 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. Checking this checkbox will allow you to copy the MAC address of the Ethernet Card installed by your ISP and replace the WAN M...

19 DI-634M 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 your computers.Choose PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) if your ISP uses a PPPoE connection. Your ISP will pro...

21 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu LAN is short for Local Area Network. This is considered your internal network. These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the DI-634M. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP ad...

22 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol . The DI-634M 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 D...

23 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Virtual Server The DI-634M 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...

25 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu 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: FT...

27 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu 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 manually add a MAC address or select the MAC address from the list of...

28 DI-634M 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 the URL. A URL is a specially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. If any part of the URL contains the blocked word, the s...

29 DI-634M 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 through the DI-634M. It works in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings. You can create more detailed access rules for the D...

30 DI-634M 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 the DI-634M, then you can set the client up for unrestricted Internet access. It allows a computer to be exposed to the Internet. This feature ...

31 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu At this page, the DI-634M administrator can change the system password. There are two accounts that can access the Broadband Router’s Web-Management interface. They are admin and user. Admin has read/write access while user ha...

33 DI-634M 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 synchronizes computer clock times in a network of computers. This field is optional. To manually input the time, select Manual and e...

34 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu System The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard drive. The saved file or any other saved setting file can be loaded back on the Broadband Router. To reload a system settings file, click on Browse to b...

35 DI-634M 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 to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the firmware to be used for th...

36 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu DDNS If Enabled , this will allow you to use the DDNS update client built into the router. Choose your DDNS provider from the drop down menu. Enter the hostname that you registered with your DDNS service provider. Enter the us...

39 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Cable Test This page displays the current information for the DI-634M, which will assist you in troubleshooting your network. It will display which port on the router is currently connected. Tools > Misc.

40 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Device Info This page displays the current information for the DI-634M. It will display the LAN, WAN and MAC address information. If your WAN connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew butt...

42 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. If the device is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. You may save the log files under Log Settings. First Page - The first page...

43 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Choose the type of information you would like the router to log. Log Settings Status > Log > Log Settings System Log: All Log: URL Filter Log: New Connection Log:

44 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the Configuration Menu Stats The screen above displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DI-634M on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted. Status &g...

45 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This Chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DI-634M Wireless Broadband Router. We cover various aspects of the network setup, including the network adapters. Plea...

51 DI-634M 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  IPSec Device Management  Web-Based- Internet Explorer v6 or later; Netscape Navigator v7 or later; or other Java-enabled...

54 DI-634M 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-634M (192.168.0.1), you are not connecting to the Internet or have to be connected to the Internet. The device h...

63 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions  The Secondary DNS is not needed or enter a DNS server from your ISP.  Click OK twice. You may be asked if you want to reboot your computer. Click Yes . How can I assign a Static IP Address in Windows XP?  Click on Start >...

66 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 3 How can I setup my router to work with DSL or any PPPoE connection? Make sure you disable or uninstall any PPPoE software such as WinPoet or Enternet 300 from your computer or you will not be able to connect to the Internet. ...

68 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 4 Can I use my D-Link Broadband Router to share my Internet connection provided by AOL DSL Plus? In most cases yes. AOL DSL+ may use PPPoE for authentication bypassing the client software. If this is the case, then our routers ...

70 DI-634M 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 network inserted as a neutral zone between a company´s private network and the outside public network. It prevents ...

72 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 8 How do I open a range of ports on my DI-634M 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...

73 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Step 6: Enter the port or range of ports that are required to be open for the incoming service. Step 7: Click Apply and then click Continue . Note: Make sure DMZ host is disabled. Because our routers use NAT (Network Address Tr...

75 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Step 7: Click Apply and then click Continue . Step 8: Run PCAnywhere from the remote site and use the WAN IP Address of the router, not your computer´s IP Address. 1 1 H o w c a n I u s e e D o n k ey b e h i n d m y D - L i n ...

77 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 12 How do I configure my router for KaZaA and Grokster? The following is for KaZaA, Grokster, and others using the FastTrack P2P file sharing system. In most cases, you do not have to configure anything on the router or on the Ka...

78 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 13 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 in Warcraft 3. To play a game, you do not have to configure your router. Warcraft 3 (Battlenet) ...

79 DI-634M 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: Start Warcraft 3 on each computer, click Options > Gameplay . Scroll d...

80 DI-634M 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 your network. This can done through the Wizard or on the Admin Page of the Tools tab. There is no password by de...

81 DI-634M 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 the network. Access Point - AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network Ad-hoc network - Peer-to-Peer n...

89 DI-634M 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 within Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product...

90 DI-634M User’s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started Warranty 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 authori...

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