D-Link Router DIR-636L User Manual

							Version 1.0 | 02/15\d/2012
Cloud \figabi\b Rou\ber N300
User Manual 
						

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Preface  
						

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Table \bf C\bntents
Preface...................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u......... i
Manual Re\fisi\bns  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l... i
Trademarks  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l.............. i
Product.\fverview...................\u..................\u..................\u........ 1
Package C\bntents  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 1
System Requirements  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 2
Intr\bducti\bn  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 3
Features  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l.................... 4
Hardware O\fer\fiew  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............... 5
C\bnnecti\bns  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l............. 5
LEDs  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 6
Insta\b\bation...................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u. 7
Bef\bre y\bu Begin  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l... 7
Wireless Installati\bn C\bnsiderati\bns  ..................\l..................\l..8
Manual Setup  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l......... 9
C\bnnect t\b an Existing R\buter  ..................\l..................\l...........11
Configuration...................\u..................\u..................\u............. 13
Quick Setup Wizard  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.............. 14
QRS M\bbile App  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l.. 21
ShareP\brt M\bbile App  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........ 22
Web-based C\bnfigurati\bn Utility  ..................\l..................\l......26
Internet C\bnnecti\bn Setup  ..................\l..................\l.........27
Static (assigned by ISP)  ..................\l..................\l............ 28
Dynamic (Cable)  ..................\l..................\l..................\l....... 30
PPP\bE (DSL)  ..................\l..................\l..................\l................ 31PPTP 
..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 33
L2TP  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 35
DS-Lite  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l....... 37
Wireless Settings  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 38
Manual Wireless Settings  ..................\l..................\l.............39
Wireless Security  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 41
What is WPA?  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............. 41
Wireless Security Setup Wizard  ..................\l...............42
Add Wireless De\fice with WPS Wizard  ..................\l.44
WPA/WPA2-Pers\bnal (PSK)  ..................\l..................\l.....46
C\bnfigure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS) ..........47
Netw\brk Settings  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 49
R\buter Settings  ..................\l..................\l..................\l......... 49
DHCP Ser\fer Settings  ..................\l..................\l............... 50
DHCP Reser\fati\bn  ..................\l..................\l..................\l... 52
St\brage  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l..................\l... 53
Access Files fr\bm the Internet  ..................\l.................54
IP\f6  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l..................\l.......... 55
IP\f6 Internet C\bnnecti\bn Setup Wizard  ................56
IP\f6 Manual Setup ..................\l..................\l..................\l... 61
mydlink Settings  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l... 70
Ad\fanced  ..................\l..................\l...........................\l................ 71
Virtual Ser\fer  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............. 71
P\brt F\brwarding  ..................\l..................\l..................\l....... 72
Applicati\bn Rules  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..... 73
Q\bS Engine  ..................\l..................\l..................\l................. 74
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Table \bf C\bntents
Netw\brk Filters  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 75
Access C\bntr\bl  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 76
Website Filters  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 79
Inb\bund Filters  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 80
Firewall Settings  ..................\l..................\l..................\l....... 81
R\buting  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l...... 83
Ad\fanced Wireless  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.. 84
Wi-Fi Pr\btected Setup (WPS)  ..................\l..................\l.85
Ad\fanced Netw\brk Settings  ..................\l..................\l..87
Guest Z\bne  ..................\l..................\l..................\l................. 88
IP\f6 Firewall  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............... 89
IP\f6 R\buting  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.............. 90
T\b\bls  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l..................\l........ 91
Admin ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l......... 91
Time  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 92
SysL\bg  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l........ 93
Email Settings ..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 94
System  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l....... 95
Firmware  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l... 96
Language Pack  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 96
Dynamic DNS  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 97
System Check  ..................\l..................\l..................\l............ 98
Schedules  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 99
Status  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l..................\l... 100
De\fice Inf\b  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.............. 100
L\bgs ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 101
Statistics  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 102Internet Sessi\bns 
..................\l..................\l..................\l... 103
R\buting  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l... 104
Wireless ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l... 105
IP\f6  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l.......... 106
IPV6 R\buting  ..................\l..................\l..................\l........... 107
Supp\brt  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l................. 108
Connect.a. Wire\bess.C\bient.to.your.Router...................\u.. 109
WPS Butt\bn  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l........ 109
Wind\bws® 7  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l........ 110
WPA/WPA2  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l........... 110
WPS  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l..................\l....... 113
Wind\bws Vista®  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 117
WPA/WPA2  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l........... 118
WPS/WCN 2.0  ..................\l..................\l..................\l.............. 120
Wind\bws® XP  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l..... 121
WPA/WPA2  ..................\l..................\l..........................\l........... 122
Troub\beshooting...................\u..................\u..................\u...... 124
Wire\bess.Basics...................\u..................\u..................\u......... 128
What is Wireless?  ..................\l..................\l..................\l................ 129
Tips  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l........................ 131
Wireless M\bdes  ..................\l..................\l..................\l..................\l. 132
Networking.Basics...................\u..................\u..................\u... 133
Check y\bur IP address  ..................\l..................\l..................\l...... 133
Statically Assign an IP address  ..................\l..................\l........134
Technica\b.Specifications...................\u..................\u............ 135  
						

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Secti\bn 1 - Pr\bduct O\fer\fiew
Produc\b OverviewPackage Con\ben\bs
Note:  Using a power supply with a different \foltage rating than the one included with the DI\b-636L will cause damage and \foid the warranty 
for this product.
If any \bf the ab\b\fe items are missing, please c\bntact y\bur reseller.
DIR-636L Cl\bud Gigab\lit R\buter N300
Ethernet Cable
P\bwer Adapter
CD
WI-FI C\bnfigurati\bn N\bte
Wi-Fi Configuration Note  
						

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Network.Requirements • An Ethernet-based Cable \br DSL m\bdem
• IEEE 802.11n \br 8\l02.11g wireless clients
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Web-based.Configuration. Uti\bity.Requirements Computer.with.the.fo\b\bowing:
• Wind\bws®, Macint\bsh, \br Linux-based \bperating system 
• An installed Ethernet adapter
Browser.Requirements: • Internet Expl\brer 7 \br higher
• Firef\bx 3.5 \br higher
• Safari 4 \br higher
• Chr\bme 8 \br higher
Windows
®. Users:   Make  sure  y\bu  ha\fe  the  latest  \fersi\bn  \bf  Ja\fa 
installed. Visit www.ja\fa.c\bm t\b d\bwnl\bad the latest \fersi\bn.
myd\bink.Requirements • iPh\bne/iPad/iP\bd T\buch (iOS 3.0 \br high\ler)
• Andr\bid de\fice (1.6 \br higher)
• C\bmputer with the f\bll\bwing br\bwser requirements:
• Internet Expl\brer 7 \br higher
• Firef\bx 3 \br higher
• Safari 5 \br higher
• Chr\bme 5 \br higher
iPh\bne, iPad, and iP\bd t\buch are registered trademarks \bf Apple Inc. Andr\bid is a trademark \bf G\b\bgle, Inc.
Sys\bem Requiremen\bs  
						

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In\broduc\bion
The D-Link Cl\bud Gigabit R\buter N300 (DIR-636L) c\bmes equipped with 4 Gigabit p\brts t\b pr\b\fide speeds up t\b 10x faster than 
standard 10/100 p\brts. It als\b uses 802.11n techn\bl\bgy with multiple intelligent antennas t\b maximize the speed and range 
\bf y\bur wireless signal t\b significantly \butperf\brm 802.11g de\fices. 
With the additi\bn \bf Intelligent Quality \bf Ser\fice (Q\bS), data streams are separated which helps \brganize and pri\britize y\bur 
netw\brk traffic s\b y\bur \fide\b streaming, gaming, and V\bIP calls run sm\b\bthe\lr \b\fer b\bth y\bur wired and wireless netw\brk.
The D-Link Cl\bud Ser\fice will all\bw y\bu t\b always ha\fe access t\b y\bur h\bme netw\brk n\b matter where y\bu g\b. N\bw y\bu can 
m\bnit\br  and  manage  y\bur  h\bme  netw\brk  right  fr\bm  y\bur  lapt\bp,  iPh\bne®,  iPad®7,  \br  Andr\bid™  de\fice. The  cl\bud-enabled 
r\buter  can  be  c\bnfigured  t\b  send  an  email  t\b  keep  y\bu  inf\brmed  anywhere,  anytime  when  new  de\fices  are  c\bnnecting  t\b 
y\bur netw\brk \br unwanted access is detected. M\bnit\br in real-time websites that are being \fisited with recent br\bwser hist\bry 
displayed \bn the mydlink™ Lite app – which is great f\br parents. 
The D-Link Cl\bud Ser\fice can detect and bl\bck unwelc\bmed guests wh\b try t\b get int\b y\bur wireless netw\brk and suspici\bus 
acti\fities will be dis\lplayed right \bn y\bur mydlink™ Lite app \br br\bwser.  
						

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•. Faster. Wire\bess. Networking -  The DIR-636L pr\b\fides up t\b 300Mbps* wireless c\bnnecti\bn with \bther 802.11n 
wireless clients. This capability all\bws users t\b participate in real-time acti\fities \bnline, such as \fide\b streaming, 
\bnline gaming, and real-time audi\b. The perf\brmance \bf this 802.11n wireless r\buter gi\fes y\bu the freed\bm \bf 
wireless netw\brking at speeds 14x faster than 802.11g.
•. Compatib\be. with.802.11g. Devices - The DIR-636L is still fully c\bmpatible with the IEEE 802.11g standards, s\b 
it can c\bnnect with existing 802.11g PCI\l, USB, and Cardbus adapters.
•. Advanced .Firewa\b\b .Features   -  The  Web-based  user  inter face  displays  a  number  \bf  ad\fanced  netw\brk 
management features including: 
• Content. Fi\btering  -  Easily  applied  c\bntent  filtering  based  \bn  MAC  Address,  URL,  and/\br  D\bmain 
Name.
•  Fi\bter.Schedu\bing - These filters can be schedule\ld t\b be acti\fe \bn certain days \br f\br a durati\bn \bf 
h\burs \br minutes.
•  Secure. Mu\btip\be/Concurrent. Sessions - The DIR-636L can pass thr\bugh VPN sessi\bns. It supp\brts 
multiple and c\bncurrent IPSec and PPTP sessi\bns, s\b users behind the DIR-636L can securely access 
c\brp\brate netw\brks.
•. User-friend\by. Setup.Wizard - Thr\bugh its easy-t\b-use Web-based user interface, the DIR-636L lets y\bu c\bntr\bl 
what inf\brmati\bn is accessible t\b th\bse \bn the wireless netw\brk, whether fr\bm the Internet \br fr\bm y\bur c\bmpany’s 
ser\fer. C\bnfigure y\bur r\buter t\b y\bur specific setting\ls within minutes.
* Maximum wireless signal rate deri\fed fr\bm IEEE Standard 802.11g and 802.11n specificati\bns. Actual data thr\bughput will \fary. Netw\brk c\bnditi\bns and en\fir\bnmental fact\brs, 
including \f\blume \bf netw\brk traffic, building materials and c\bnstructi\bn, and netw\brk \b\ferhead, l\bwer actual data thr\bughput rate. En\fir\bnmental c\bnditi\bns will ad\fersely 
affect wireless signal range.
Fea\bures  
						

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Hardware Overview
Connec\bions
1
3
4
5
6
2
1 USB P\brt C\bnnect a USB flash dri\fe t\b share c\bntent thr\bugh\but y\bur netw\brk.
2 WPS Butt\bn Press t\b start the WPS pr\bcess. The Internet LED will start t\b blink.
3 LAN P\brts (1-4) C\bnnect 10/100/1000 Ethernet de\fices such as c\bmputers, switches, st\brage (NAS) de\fices and game c\bns\bles.
4 Internet P\brt Using an Ethernet cable, c\bnnect y\bur br\badband m\bdem t\b this p\brt.
5 P\bwer Butt\bn Press the p\bwer butt\bn t\b p\bwer \bn and \bff.
6 P\bwer Recept\br Recept\br f\br the supplied p\bwer adapter.  
						

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Hardware Overview
LEDs
1
2
1 P\bwer LED A s\blid green light indicates a pr\bper c\bnnecti\bn t\b the p\bwer supply. The light will blink green during 
the WPS pr\bcess. The light will blink \brange during b\b\bt up.
2 Internet LED A s\blid light indicates c\bnnecti\bn \bn the Internet p\brt. If the LED is \brange, the c\bnnecti\bn is g\b\bd but 
the r\buter cann\bt c\bnnect t\b the Internet.