D-Link DSL-G624T - Manual

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Security for wireless communication can be accomplished in a number of ways. The DSL-G624T supports WEP, WPA and WPA -PSK. Additional Software It may be necessary to install software on your computer that enables the computer to access the Internet. Addit...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Note The Setup Wizard can be used to configure the Internet connection for most users. If you are using a PPPoE or PPPoA type connection use the Setup Wizard to establish the Internet connection. Information you will need about your DSL-G624T ADSL Router:...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Introduction This section provides a brief description of the Router, its associated technologies and a list of Router features. Router Description and Operation The DSL-G624T Router is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connect...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Standards Compatibility and Compliance The DSL-G624T complies with or is compatible with the following standards as recognized by their respective agencies. • ITU G.992.2 (G.lite) compliant • ITU-T Rec. I.361 compliant • RFC 791 Internet Protocol complian...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Front Panel Display Place the Router in a location that permits an easy view of the LED indicators on the front panel. The LED indicators on the front panel include the Power , Status , ADSL and WLAN and Ethernet (1-4) Link/Act indicators. The ADSL, WLAN ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Rear Panel Connections All cable connections to the Router are made at the rear panel. Connect the power adapter here to power on the Router. Use the Reset button to restore the settings to the factory default values in the next chapter for instructions o...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Wireless LAN Basics Some basic understanding of 802.11b/g wireless technology and terminology is useful when you are setting up the Router or any wireless access point. If you are not familiar with wireless networks please take a few minutes to learn the ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Hardware Installation The DSL-G624T maintains three separate interfaces, an Ethernet LAN, a wireless LAN and an ADSL (WAN) interface. Place the Router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source. The Router ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Power on Router CAUTION: The Router must be used with the power adapter included with the device. To power on the Router: 1. Insert the AC Power Adapter cord into the power receptacle located on the rear panel of the Router and plug the adapter into a sui...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Hub or Switch to Router Connection Connect the Router to an uplink port (MDI-II) on an Ethernet hub or switch with a straight-through cable as shown in the diagram below: If you wish to reserve the uplinkport on the switch or hub foranother device, connec...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Basic Router Configuration The first time you setup the Router it is recommended that you configure the WAN connection using a single computer making sure that both the computer and the Router are not connected to the LAN. Once the WAN connection is funct...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer In order to configure your system to receive IP settings from the Router it must first have the TCP/IP protocol installed. If you have an Ethernet port on your computer, it probably already has TCP/IP protocol inst...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Windows 2000 First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 3. In the Network...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide 6. Double-click OK to confirm and save your changes. You will be prompted to restart Windows. 7. Click Yes . When it has restarted, your computer is ready to use the Router’s DHCP server. Windows ME First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, inst...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide 5. Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. Your computer is now ready to use the Router’s DHCP server. Access the Configuration Manager Now that your computer’s IP settings allow it to communicate with the Router...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Configure the Router When you successfully connect to the web manager, the Home directory tab will display the Setup Wizard menu. You can launch the Setup Wizard from this page or use the menu buttons located in the left panel of the web page to view othe...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard To use the Setup Wizard, click the Run Wizard button in the first browser window and follow the instructions in the pop-up dialog box that appears. The initial dialog box summarizes the setup process. Click the Next button to procee...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - Choose Time Zone Choose the time zone you are in from the pull-down menu and click Next . This sets the system time used for the Router. If you wish to return to the previous menu during the setup process, click the Back button. 2...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - Choose Connection Type Now select the Connection Type used for the Internet connection. Your ISP has given this information to you. The connection types available in the Setup Wizard menu are PPPoE/PPPoA , Dynamic IP Address , Sta...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - For Dynamic IP Address connections: 1. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-down menu. The available Dynamic IP Address connection and encapsulation types are 1483 Bridged IP LLC and 1483 Bridged IP VC-MUX . 2. If you...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - For Static IP Address connections: 1. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-down menu. The available Static IP Address connection and encapsulation types are 1483 Bridged IP LLC , 1483 Bridged IP VC-MUX , 1483 Routed I...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - For Bridge Mode connections: 1. Select the specific Connection Type from the drop-down menu. The available Bridge Mode connection and encapsulation types are 1483 Bridged IP LLC and 1483 Bridged IP VC-MUX . 2. If you are instructe...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Using the Setup Wizard - Finish and Restart Finally you can confirm that the setup process is completed. If you are satisfied that you have entered all the necessary information correctly, click the Restart button to save the new configuration settings an...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Home This tab in the Web Manager will allow the user to set up various configurations in order to connect your Router to the Internet. Much of the information necessary in these screens must be supplied to you by your ISP. Remember to use the key words in...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Configure Basic Wireless Settings Follow the instructions below to change basic wireless settings. 1. To disable the wireless interface : click in the Enable AP check box to remove the check mark and click the Apply button. This will immediately disable t...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Security Options for Wireless In the Wireless Settings menu, select the type of security you want to configure. The menu will change to present the settings specific to the method being configured. The Router’s wireless security options include three leve...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide WEP Encryption WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol or Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be enabled for security and privacy. WEP encrypts the data portion of each frame transmitted from the wireless adapter using one of the predefined keys. Decryptio...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Configure WPA Settings WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA uses an improved encryption method combined with an authentication procedure. Configure WPA Security for WLAN To configure W...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide WPA-PSK requires a shared key but does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Configure WPA-PSK Security for WLAN To use WPA with a PSK key: 1. Select the PSK Hex (Hexidecimal key) or PSK String (ASCII key of betw...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Configure WAN Connection To configure the Router’s basic configuration settings without running the Setup Wizard, you can access the menus used to configure WAN, LAN, DHCP and DNS settings directly from the Home directory. To access the WAN Settings menu,...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide PPPoE and PPPoA Connection for WAN Follow the instructions below to configure the Router to use a PPPoE or PPPoA for the Internet connection. Make sure you have all the necessary information before you configure the WAN connection. 1. If not already selec...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Dynamic IP Address Connection for WAN A Dynamic IP Addressconnection configures theRouter to automatically obtainits global IP address from aDHCP server on the ISP’snetwork. The service providerassigns a global IP address froma pool of addresses available...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Bridged Connection for WAN For Bridged connections it will be necessary for most users to install additional software on any computer that will the Router for Internet access. The additional software is used for the purpose of identifying and verifying yo...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Static IP Address for Connection WAN When the Router is configured to use Static IPAddress assignment for the WAN connection,you must manually assign a global IP Address,Subnet Mask and Gateway IP Address used forthe WAN connection. Most users will also n...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide ATM Traffic Shaping The ATM settings in the WAN configuration menus for the different connection types can be used to adjust QoS parameters for ADSL clients. This may not be available to all ADSL accounts. Ask your ISP if ATM ATM Settings for WAN connecti...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide ATM VC Settings ATM VC settings can be configured for all connection types in the WAN configuration menu of the Home directory. ATM VC Settings in WAN connection menu The table below describes the ATM VC settings used to configure a PPPoE or PPPoA connect...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide LAN IP Settings You can configure the LAN IP address to suit your preference. Many users will find it convenient to use the default settings together with DHCP service to manage the IP settings for their private network. The IP address of the Router is th...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide DHCP Server Settings for the LAN The DHCP server is enabled by defaultfor the Router’s Ethernet LANinterface. DHCP service will supply IPsettings to workstations configured toautomatically obtain IP settings that areconnected to the Router though theEther...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Static IP Settings for the LAN If you want to fix an IP address to a specificMAC address on your LAN, use the Static IP Assignment feature located on the DHCPsettings menu. Up to 5 static IP addresses maybe configured. To assign an IP address that will no...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide DNS Server Settings The Router can be configured to relay DNS settings from your ISP or another available service to workstations on your LAN. When using DNS relay, the Router will accept DNS requests from hosts on the LAN and forward them to the ISP’s, o...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Dynamic DNS The DI-624S supports DDNS or Dynamic Domain Name Service. Dynamic DNS allows a dynamic public IP address to be associated with a static host name in any of the many domains, allowing access to a specific host from various locations on the Inte...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Save Settings and Reboot When you have configured the DSL-G624T with the settings you desire, make sure you save those settings. To save the system configuration settings, click the Tools tab. You will be presented first with the Administrator Settings me...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Advanced Router Management This chapter introduces and describes themanagement features that have not beenpresented in the previous chapter. These includethe more advanced features used for networkmanagement and security as well asadministrative tools to ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide UPnP UPnP supports zero-configuration networking and automatic discovery for many types of networked devices. When enabled, it allows other devices that support UPnP to dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities, and learn a...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server menu to set up port forwarding rules in the Router. The Virtual Server function allows remote users to access services on your LAN such as FTP for file transfers or SMTP and POP3 for e-mail. The DSL-G624T will accept ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide LAN Clients The LAN Clients menu is used when establishing Port Forwarding, Access Control and Advanced Security rules for IP addresses on the LAN. This menu can be accessed directly by clicking on the LAN Clients button or hyperlink in the Advanced setup...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a widely used network monitoring and control protocol that reports activity on each network device to the administrator of the network. SNMP can be used to monitor traffic and statistics of the router. SNM...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Filters Filter rules in the Router are put in place to allow or block specified traffic. The Filter Rules however can be used in a single direction to examine and then Allow or Deny traffic for Inbound (WAN to LAN) or Outbound (LAN to WAN) routed data. Th...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Destination IP Where the Destination IP address resides also depends on if you are configuring an Inbound or Outbound filter rule. You can opt to indicate a Mask Range , a Single IP , an IP Range or Any IP from the pull-down menu. Source Port The Source P...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Bridge Filters Bridge filters are used to block or allow various types of packets through the WAN interface. This may be done for security or to improve network efficiency. The rules are configured for individual devices based on MAC address. Filter rules...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Routing Use the Routing Table to specify a route used for data traffic within your Ethernet LAN or to route data on the WAN. This is used to specify that all packets destined for a particular network or subnet use a predetermined gateway. Routing Table To...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide DMZ Since some applications are not compatible with NAT, the Router supports use of a DMZ IP address for a single host on the LAN. This IP address is not protected by NAT and will therefore be visible to agents on the Internet with the right type of softw...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide RIP The Router supports RIP v1 and RIP v2 used to share routing tables with other Layer 3 routing devices on your local network or remote LAN. Dynamic Routing (RIP) menu To enable RIP, select Enabled from the RIP pull-down menu, select the Protocol ( RIPv...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide PPP When the WAN connection is configured for either PPPoA or PPPoE, you can configure the Router’s PPP session to remain on all the time, or to disconnect after some period of no activity. You may also choose to instruct the Router to connect each time y...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide ATM VCC The ATM Virtual Circuit connection menu is used to configure the WAN connection. If you are using multiple PVCs, you can change the configuration of any PVC in this menu. To create new or additional PVCs, read the section below on Multiple PVCs. T...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide QoS QoS or Quality of Service is used to allot priority from the router. This is done by allotting a priority from a port to a PVC as shown in the screen below. There are four priorities for each QoS configuration. 1 denotes the highest priority while 4 i...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Wireless Management The Wireless Management menu located in the Advanced directory is used to control MAC address access tothe wireless access point and to view alist of MAC addresses that are currentlyassociated with the access point. Thismenu is also be...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Wireless Performance If you want to tweek wireless settings, click the Wireless Performance menu button in the Advanced directory Note It is recommended for most users to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these setting...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Tools Click the Tools tab to reveal the menu buttons for various functions located in this directory. The Administrator Settings is the first menu that appears in the Tools directory. This menu is used to change the system password used to access the web ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Change System Password To change the password used to access the Router web manager, click the Admin button in the Tools directory to display the Administrator Settings menu. Under the Administrator heading, type the New Password and Confirm Password to b...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Time The Router provides a number of options to maintain current date and time including SNTP. Time & Date Configuration To configure system time on the Router, select the method used to maintain time. The options available include SNTP, using your co...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Remote Log The Remote Log settings screen allows the user to set up a router log recipient for events occurring on the router. The user may select the severity level of router events to be logged by a remote log recipient. There are eight levels of warnin...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide System Once you have configured the Router to your satisfaction, it is a good idea to back up the configuration file to your computer. To save the current configuration settings to your computer, click the Admin button in the Tools directory to display th...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Firmware Note Performing a Firmware Upgrade can sometimes change the configuration settings. Be sure to back-up the Router’s configuration settings before upgrading the firmware. Use the Firmware Upgrade menu to load the latest firmware for the device. No...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Ping Test (Miscellaneous) To perform a statndard Ping test for network connectivity, click the Misc. menu button in the Tools directory to view the Miscellaneous Configuration menu. The Ping test functions on the WAN and LAN interfaces. Type the IP addres...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Test The Test menus are used to test connectivity of the Router. A Ping test may be done through the local or external interface to test connectivity to known IP addresses. The diagnostics feature executes a series of test of your system software and hard...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Status Information Use the various read-only menus to view system information and monitor performance. 76

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Device Information Display Use the Device Information window to quickly view basic current information about the LAN and WAN interfaces and device information including Firmware Version and MAC address. Device Information display 77

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide DHCP Clients This screen will allow the user to view DHCP clients currently attached to the router, defined by MAC Address, IP Address and Host Name. DHCP Clients window 78

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Log The system log displays chronological event log data. Use the navigation buttons to view or scroll log pages. You may also save a simple text file containing the log to your computer. Click the Save Log button and follow the prompts to save the file. ...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Traffic Use the Traffic Statistics window to monitor traffic on the Ethernet, ADSL or Wireless Internet connection. Select the interface for which you want to view packet statistics and the information will appear below. Traffic Statistics information (Et...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide ADSL Use the ADSL Status information and the Test page for troubleshooting the ADSL connection. ADSL Status information 81

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide A Technical Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11b/ 802.11g IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u IEEE 802.1d RFC 791 (IP Routing) RFC 792 (UDP) RFC 826 (ARP) RFC 1058 (RIP 1) RFC 1389 (RIP 2) RFC 1483 (Bridged Ethernet) RFC 1577 (IP over ATM) RFC 1661 (PPP) RFC 1994...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide B IP Address Setup The DSL-G624T is designed to provide network administrators maximum flexibility for IP addressing on the Ethernet LAN. The easiest IP setup choice in most cases is to let the Router do it using DHCP, which is enabled by default. This ap...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide (each computer must have a unique address to distinguish it on the network). The IP address scheme used in Example #1 can be used for any LAN that requires up to 253 separate IP addresses (excluding the Router). Notice that the subnet mask is the same for...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide C IP Concepts This appendix describes some basic IP concepts, the TCP/IP addressing scheme and shows how to assign IP Addresses. When setting up the Router, you must make sure it has a valid IP address. Even if you will not use the WAN port (ADSL port), y...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Note All network addresses outside of these ranges (Class D and E) are either reserved or set aside for experimental networks or multicasting. When an IP address's host portion contains only zero(s), the address identifies a network and not a host. No phy...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide D Micro Filters and Splitters Most ADSL clients will be required to install a simple device that prevents the ADSL line from interfering with regular telephone services. These devices are commonly referred to as micro filters or sometimes called (inaccura...

DSL-G624T Wireless A DSL Router User’s Guide Split Line Filter If you are instructed to use a split line filter you must install the device between the Router and the phone jack. Use standard telephone cable with standard RJ-11 connectors. The splitter has three RJ-11 ports used to connect to the wa...