D-Link DIR-601 - Manual

2 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Network Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n/g wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet Web-based Configuration Utility Requirements Computer with the following: • Windows ® , Macintosh • An installed Ethernet adapter ...

3 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview • Faster Wireless Networking - The DIR-601 provides up to 150Mbps.* This capability allows users to participate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and real-time audio. • Compatible with 802.11g Devices - T...

4 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview Connections 1 LAN Ports (1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers, switches, and hubs. 2 Internet Port The auto MDI/MDIX Internet port is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. 3 Power Recept...

5 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview LEDs 1 Power LED A solid light indicates a proper connection to the power supply. 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the Internet port. This LED blinks during data transmission. 3 WLAN LED A solid light ind...

6 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Before you Begin 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 configure the rout...

7 D-Link DIR-601 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...

8 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Network Diagram 5V - - - 1A 1 2 LAN 3 4 INTERNET RESET INTERNET Desktop Computer DIR-601 Router Wireless Laptop Internet

10 D-Link DIR-601 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 t...

12 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Note: It is recommended to write down the login password on the provided CD holder. The DIR-601 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....

13 D-Link DIR-601 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...

19 D-Link DIR-601 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). Select Admin from the drop-down menu and then enter your password. Leave the...

25 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration If you opt to set up your Internet connection manually, you will be redirected to a WAN page that allows you to select your Internet type and enter the correct configuration parameters. Select your Internet connection type using the “ My Intern...

29 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) 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 option is commonly used for Cable modem services. Advanced Domain Name System (D...

33 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) 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 option is commonly used for Cable modem services. Advanced Domain Name System (D...

35 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Wireless Settings If you want to configure the wireless settings on your router using the wizard, click Wireless Connection Setup Wizard and refer to page 76. Click Add Wireless Device with WPS if you want to add a wireless device using Wi-Fi P...

36 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Manual Wireless Network Setup 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. Click Add New to create your own time schedule to enable the wireless functi...

38 D-Link DIR-601 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...

39 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check this box to enable the DHCP server on your router. Uncheck to disable this function. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server’s IP assignment. Note: If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your computers ...

40 D-Link DIR-601 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...

41 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration The DIR-601 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-601 firewall feature filter...

43 D-Link DIR-601 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 ...

44 D-Link DIR-601 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...

45 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better performance and experience w i t h o n l i n e g a m e s a n d o t h e r i n te ra c t i ve applications, such as VoIP. This option is enabled by default when the QoS ...

46 D-Link DIR-601 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 refer to ...

47 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Access Control Check the Enable Access Control check box and 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 Pa...

50 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Deny or Allow computers access to only these sites. Click to delete all entries in the list. Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to allow or deny. Configure Website Filter Below: Clear the list below: Website URL/ Domain: Website Fi...

51 D-Link DIR-601 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...

52 D-Link DIR-601 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. Enable this option t...

53 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Routing 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 metr...

54 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Set the transmit power of the antennas. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended. This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. If i...

55 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature click on Enable UPnP . UPNP provides compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-601 to respond to pings. Blocking the Ping ma...

56 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a new password for the Administrator Login Name. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Enter the new password for the User login. If you login as the User, you can only see the settings, but cannot change them. Enter a name ...

58 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Time Settings 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 shor t for Network Time Protocol. NTP synch...

59 D-Link DIR-601 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 ...

61 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Us e t h i s o p t i o n to s ave t h e c u r re nt ro u te r configuration settings to a file on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Save button. You will then see a file dialog, where you can select a location and fi...

62 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Click on Check Now 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 to locate the firmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to comp...

63 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check to enable DDNS. Choose your DDNS provider from the drop down menu. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider. Enter the Username for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter a time (...

64 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration System Check 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. Ping Test: Ping Results:

65 D-Link DIR-601 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. Click Save to save your schedule. You must click Save Settings at the to...

66 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This page displays the current information for the DIR-601. It will display the LAN, WAN (Internet), and Wireless information. Device Information If your Internet connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew b...

68 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Log Log Options: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save Log: You can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. Will filter the log results so that only the selected options appear. Updates the log details ...

69 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Stats The screen below displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-601 on both the Internet and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.

70 D-Link DIR-601 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 ...

72 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This page displays the routing details configured for your router. Routing Table

74 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Support

75 D-Link DIR-601 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-601 offers the following types of security: • WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA2-PSK(Pre-Shared Key) • WPA (Wi...

78 D-Link DIR-601 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 C...

82 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect to a Wireless Network 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...

85 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Using Windows Vista ® Windows Vista ® users may use the built-in wireless utility. If you are using another company’s utility or Windows ® 2000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connectin...

88 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 5 - Connecting to a Wireless Network Connect Using WCN 2.0 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 configure the router o...

92 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Section 6 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-601. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP. ...

96 D-Link DIR-601 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-Link...

100 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There are basically two modes of networking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router. • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless netw...

101 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking Basics Check your IP address After you install your 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, please follo...

102 D-Link DIR-601 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 Inte...

103 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Appendix C - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u Security • WPA-Personal • WPA2-Personal • WPA-Enterprise • WPA2-Enterprise Data Rates* MSC (0-15) • 6.5Mbps (13.5) • 7.2Mbps (15) • 13Mbps ...

104 D-Link DIR-601 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...

105 D-Link DIR-601 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...

111 D-Link DIR-601 User Manual Appendix F - Registration Version 2.1 July 5, 2011 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights. Registration Register your product online at registration.dlink.com