D-Link DIR-68 - Manual

6 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Network.Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 80.11n-draft or 80.11g wireless clients • IEEE 80.11a wireless clients • 10/100 Ethernet Web-based.Configuration.Utility. Requirements Computer.with.the.following: • Windows ® ...

7 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction TOTAL.PERFORMANCE Combines award winning router features and IEEE 80.11a and Draft 80.11n wireless technology to provide the best wireless performance TOTAL.SECURITY The most complete set of security features including Active Fire...

8 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Features •.Faster.Wireless.Networking - The DIR-68 provides up to 00Mbps* wireless connection with other 80.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to participate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming, online gamin...

9 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview Connections USB Connect a USB 1.1 or .0 flash drive to configure the wireless settings using WCN. Reset Pressing the Reset button restores the router to its original factory default settings. LAN.Ports.(1-4) Connect Ethernet ...

10 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview LEDs WLAN.LEDs A solid light indicates that the wireless segment is ready. This LED blinks during wireless data transmission. Status.LED A blinking light indicates that the DIR-68 is ready. Power.LED A solid light indicates ...

11 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 configu...

1 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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, thickness a...

14 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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...

16 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Installation Getting Started The DIR-68 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-b...

17 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Configuration This section will show you how to configure your new D-Link wireless router using the web-based configuration utility. Web-based Configuration Utility To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer ...

18 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Setup Wizard You may click Setup.Wizard to quickly configure your router. If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click Manual. Configuration and skip to page 0. Click Internet.Connection.Setup.Wizard to begin. If you want t...

D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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. The Host Name is optional but may ...

D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Select PPPoE.(Username/Password) from the drop-down menu. 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 PPPoE only). Enter your PPPo...

4 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static PPTP only)....

9 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Wireless Settings 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 function. Service Set...

1 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 19.168.0.1. If you change the IP address, once you cli...

D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 or dev...

4 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 DHCP I...

6 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration The DIR-68 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-68 firewall feature filters out ...

8 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 the ...

9 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 trigge...

40 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration QoS Engine Traffic Shaping This option is enabled by default when the Traffic Shaping option is enabled. This option will allow your router to automatically determine the uplink speed of your Internet connection. This displays the detected uplink ...

4 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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...

4 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 approved si...

46 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Website Filters Add Website Filtering Rule: Website URL/ Domain: 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 allowed Web sites t...

47 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 55.55.55.55 if you do not want to spe...

48 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Firewall Settings A firewall protects your network from the outside world. The D-Link DIR-68 offers a firewall type functionality. The SPI feature helps prevent cyber attacks. Sometimes you may want a computer exposed to the outside world for cert...

49 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Application Level Gateway Configuration Here you can enable or disable ALG’s. Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with network address translation (NAT). Each ALG provides special handling f...

50 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 val...

51 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 4. If inconsi...

5 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Enable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature. Locking the wireless security settings prevents the settings from being changed by the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature of the router. Devices can still be added to the network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup. How...

54 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature check the Enabled. UPnP box. UPNP provides compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-68 to respond to pings. Blocking the Ping ...

55 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 for...

56 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 short for Network Time Protocol. NTP synchroni...

57 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 rou...

58 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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: Enable ...

59 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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. You will then see a file dialog, where you can select a location and file name for the settin...

60 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Click on Check. Online. Now. for. Latest. Firmware. Version 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...

61 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 provid...

6 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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:

6 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 top fo...

64 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration This page displays the current information for the DIR-68. 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 displayed...

65 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Log What to View: View Levels: Apply Log Settings: Refresh: Clear: Email Now: Save Log: You can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. Firewall. &. Security , System , and Router.Status messages can be selected. Th...

66 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Stats The screen below displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-68 on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.

67 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - 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 WAN...

69 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless clients. Wireless

70 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section - Configuration Support

71 D-Link DIR-68 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-655 offers the following types of security: • WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access ) • WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WPA (Wi-Fi...

7 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 4 - Security Wireless Security Setup Wizard To run the security wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click Launch.Wireless.Security.Setup.Wizard . Type your desired wireless network name (SSID). Automatically:. Select this option to automatically generate th...

74 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 4 - Security From the Basic > Wizard 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 Connect ....

78 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 4 - Security Connect 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 ® 000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with c...

79 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 4 - Security Configure Wireless Security It is recommended to enable wireless security (WPA/WPA) 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 pa...

81 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 4 - Security Connect Using WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista ™ The router supports Wi-Fi protection, referred to as WCN .0 in Windows Vista ™ . The following instructions for setting this up depends on whether you are using Windows Vista ™ to configure the router or third...

85 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Section 6 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-68. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows ® XP. If...

89 D-Link DIR-68 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 ...

9 D-Link DIR-68 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 peopl...

9 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics 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 it up. Ther...

94 D-Link DIR-68 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, ple...

95 D-Link DIR-68 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...

96 D-Link DIR-68 User Manual Appendix C - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Standards • IEEE 80.11n (draft .0) • IEEE 80.11a • IEEE 80.11g • IEEE 80.11b • IEEE 80. • IEEE 80.u Security • WPA TM -Personal/Enterprise • WPA TM -Personal/Enterprise • WEP 64/18-bit Wireless.Signal.Rates 1...