D-Link Router DIR-826L User Manual

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Tab\fe of Contents
Preface...................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.........i
Manua\f Revisions ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...i
Trademarks  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u..............i
Product.\fverview...................\u..................\u..................\u........1
Packa\be Contents ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.1
System Requirements  ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........2
Introduction  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...........3
Features ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u....................4
Hardware Overview  ..................\u..................\u..................\u...............5
Connections  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u.............5
LEDs ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.6
Insta\b\bation...................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.7
Before you Be\bin ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...7
Wire\fess Insta\f\fation Considerations  ..................\u..................\u..8
Manua\f Setup  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.........9
Connect to an Existin\b Router  ..................\u..................\u...........11
Configuration...................\u..................\u..................\u.............13
Quick Setup Wizard ..................\u..................\u..................\u..............14
QRS Mobi\fe App  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u..21
SharePort Mobi\fe App  ..................\u..................\u..................\u........22
Web-based Confi\buration Uti\fity ..................\u..................\u......26
Internet Connection Setup  ..................\u..................\u.........27
Static (assi\bned by ISP) ..................\u..................\u............28
Dynamic (Cab\fe) ..................\u..................\u..................\u.......30
PPPoE (DSL) ..................\u..................\u..................\u................31
PPTP  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u............33
L2TP  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u............35
DS-Lite  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.......37
Wire\fess Settin\bs ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........38
Manua\f Wire\fess Settin\bs  ..................\u..................\u.............39
802.11n/\b (2.4GHz)  ..................\u..................\u..................\u.39
802.11n/a (5GHz) ..................\u..................\u..................\u.....40
Wire\fess Security ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........41
What is WPA?  ..................\u..................\u..................\u.............41
Wire\fess Security Setup Wizard ..................\u...............42
Add Wire\fess Device with WPS Wizard  ..................\u.44
WPA/WPA2-Persona\f (PSK)  ..................\u..................\u.....46
Confi\bure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS)..........47
Network Settin\bs ..................\u..................\u..................\u..........49
Router Settin\bs ..................\u..................\u..................\u.........49
DHCP Server Settin\bs ..................\u..................\u...............50
DHCP Reservation  ..................\u..................\u..................\u...52
Stora\be ..................\u..................\u..........................\u..................\u...53
Access Fi\fes from the Internet ..................\u.................54
IPv6  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u..................\u..........55
IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard ................56
IPv6 Manua\f Setup..................\u..................\u..................\u...61
myd\fink Settin\bs  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u...70
Advanced ..................\u..................\u...........................\u................71
Virtua\f Server  ..................\u..................\u..................\u.............71
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Port Forwardin\b ..................\u..................\u..................\u.......72
App\fication Ru\fes ..................\u..................\u..................\u.....73
QoS En\bine ..................\u..................\u..................\u.................74
Network Fi\fters  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..........75
Access Contro\f ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........76
Website Fi\fters  ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........79
Inbound Fi\fters ..................\u..................\u..................\u..........80
Firewa\f\f Settin\bs  ..................\u..................\u..................\u.......81
Routin\b ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u......83
Advanced Wire\fess  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..84
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)  ..................\u..................\u.85
Advanced Network Settin\bs ..................\u..................\u..87
Guest Zone ..................\u..................\u..................\u.................88
IPv6 Firewa\f\f  ..................\u..................\u..................\u...............89
IPv6 Routin\b  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..............90
Too\fs  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u..................\u........91
Admin..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.........91
Time ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u............92
SysLo\b ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u........93
Emai\f Settin\bs..................\u..................\u..................\u............94
System  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.......95
Firmware ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...96
Lan\bua\be Pack ..................\u..................\u..................\u..........96
Dynamic DNS  ..................\u..................\u..................\u............97
System Check ..................\u..................\u..................\u............98
Schedu\fes  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.99
Status ..................\u..................\u..........................\u..................\u...100
Device Info ..................\u..................\u..................\u..............100
Lo\bs..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u..........101
Statistics ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.102
Internet Sessions ..................\u..................\u..................\u...103
Routin\b  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...104
Wire\fess..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u...105
IPv6  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u..........106
IPV6 Routin\b ..................\u..................\u..................\u...........107
Support  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u.................108
Connect.a. Wire\bess.C\bient.to.your.Router...................\u..109
WPS Button ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u........109
Windows® 7 ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u........110
WPA/WPA2  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u...........110
WPS ..................\u..................\u..........................\u..................\u.......113
Windows Vista® ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.117
WPA/WPA2  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u...........118
WPS/WCN 2.0 ..................\u..................\u..................\u..............120
Windows® XP ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.....121
WPA/WPA2  ..................\u..................\u..........................\u...........122
Troub\beshooting...................\u..................\u..................\u......124
Wire\bess.Basics...................\u..................\u..................\u.........128
What is Wire\fess? ..................\u..................\u..................\u................129
Tips ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u........................131
Wire\fess Modes  ..................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.132
Networking.Basics...................\u..................\u..................\u...133
Check your IP address  ..................\u..................\u..................\u......133
Statica\f\fy Assi\bn an IP address  ..................\u..................\u........134  
						

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Technica\b.Specifications...................\u..................\u............135
Contacting.Technica\b.Support...................\u..................\u..136
GPL.Code.Statement..................\u..................\u..................\u137
Warranty...................\u..................\u..................\u..................\u.149
Registration...................\u..................\u..................\u.............156  
						

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Section 1 - Product Overview
Produ\ft \bverviewPa\fkage Contents
Note: Using a power supply with a different \foltage rating than the one included with the DI\b-826L will cause damage and \foid the warranty 
for this product.
If any of the above items are missin\b, p\fease contact your rese\f\fer.
DIR-826L Wire\fess N 600 Dua\f Band Gi\babit C\fou\ud Router
Ethernet Cab\fe
Power Adapter  
						

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Section 1 - Product Overview
Network.Requirements
• An Ethernet-based Cab\fe or DSL modem
• IEEE 802.11n or \u802.11\b wire\fess c\fients
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Web-based.Configuration.
Uti\bity.Requirements
Computer.with.the.fo\b\bowing:
• Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operatin\b system 
• An insta\f\fed Ethernet adapter
Browser.Requirements:
• Internet Exp\forer 7 or hi\bher
• Firefox 3.5 or hi\bher
• Safari 4 or hi\bher
• Chrome 8 or hi\bher
Windows®.Users:  Make  sure  you  have  the  \fatest  version  of  Java 
insta\f\fed. Visit www.java.com to down\foad the \fatest version.
myd\bink.Requirements
• iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch (iOS 3.0 or hi\b\uher)
• Android device (1.6 or hi\bher)
• Computer with the fo\f\fowin\b browser requirements:
• Internet Exp\forer 7 or hi\bher
• Firefox 3 or hi\bher
• Safari 5 or hi\bher
• Chrome 5 or hi\bher
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are re\bistered trademarks of App\fe Inc. Android is a trademark of Goo\b\fe, Inc.
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Section 1 - Product Overview
Introdu\ftion
The D-Link Wire\fess N 600 Dua\f Band Gi\babit C\foud Router (DIR-826L) comes equipped with 4 Gi\babit ports to provide speeds 
up to 10x faster than standard 10/100 ports. It a\fso uses 802.11n techno\fo\by with mu\ftip\fe inte\f\fi\bent antennas to maximize 
the speed and ran\be of your wire\fess si\bna\f to si\bnificant\fy outperform 802.11\b devices. 
With the addition of Inte\f\fi\bent Qua\fity of Service (QoS), data streams are separated which he\fps or\banize and prioritize your 
network traffic so your video streamin\b, \bamin\b, and VoIP ca\f\fs run smoothe\ur over both your wired and wire\fess network.
The D-Link C\foud Service wi\f\f a\f\fow you to a\fways have access to your home network no matter where you \bo. Now you can 
monitor  and  mana\be  your  home  network  ri\bht  from  your  \faptop,  iPhone®,  iPad®7,  or  Android™  device. The  c\foud-enab\fed 
router  can  be  confi\bured  to  send  an  emai\f  to  keep  you  informed  anywhere,  anytime  when  new  devices  are  connectin\b  to 
your network or unwanted access is detected. Monitor in rea\f-time websites that are bein\b visited with recent browser history 
disp\fayed on the myd\fink™ Lite app – which is \breat for parents. 
The D-Link C\foud Service can detect and b\fock unwe\fcomed \buests who try to \bet into your wire\fess network and suspicious 
activities wi\f\f be disp\u\fayed ri\bht on your myd\fink™ Lite app or browser.  
						

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•.Faster. Wire\bess. Networking - The DIR-826L provides up to 300Mbps* wire\fess connection with other 802.11n 
wire\fess c\fients. This capabi\fity a\f\fows users to participate in rea\f-time activities on\fine, such as video streamin\b, 
on\fine \bamin\b, and rea\f-time audio. The performance of this 802.11n wire\fess router \bives you the freedom of 
wire\fess networkin\b at speeds 14x faster than 802.11\b.
•.Compatib\be. with.802.11a/g. Devices - The DIR-826L is sti\f\f fu\f\fy compatib\fe with the IEEE 802.11\b and 802.11a 
standards, so it can connect with existin\b 802.11\b and \u802.11a PCI, USB, and Cardbus adapters.
•.Advanced .Firewa\b\b .Features  -  The  Web-based  user  inter face  disp\fays  a  number  of  advanced  network 
mana\bement features inc\fudin\b: 
• Content. Fi\btering  -  Easi\fy  app\fied  content  fi\fterin\b  based  on  MAC  Address,  URL,  and/or  Domain 
Name.
• Fi\bter.Schedu\bing - These fi\fters can be schedu\fed\u to be active on certain days or for a duration of 
hours or minutes.
• Secure.Mu\btip\be/Concurrent. Sessions - The DIR-826L can pass throu\bh VPN sessions. It supports 
mu\ftip\fe and concurrent IPSec and PPTP sessions, so users behind the DIR-826L can secure\fy access 
corporate networks.
•.User-friend\by. Setup.Wizard - Throu\bh its easy-to-use Web-based user interface, the DIR-826L \fets you contro\f 
what information is accessib\fe to those on the wire\fess network, whether from the Internet or from your company’s 
server. Confi\bure your router to your specific settin\bs\u within minutes.
* Maximum wire\fess si\bna\f rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11a, 802.11\b and 802.11n specifications. Actua\f data throu\bhput wi\f\f vary. Network conditions and environmenta\f 
factors,  inc\fudin\b  vo\fume  of  network  traffic,  bui\fdin\b  materia\fs  and  construction,  and  network  overhead,  \fower  actua\f  data  throu\bhput  rate.  Environmenta\f  conditions  wi\f\f 
adverse\fy affect wire\fess si\bna\f ran\be.
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Section 1 - Product Overview
Hardware \bverview
Conne\ftions
1USB PortConnect a USB flash drive to share content throu\bhout your network.
2WPS ButtonPress to start the WPS process. The Internet LED wi\f\f start to b\fink.
3LAN Ports (1-4)Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such as computers, switches, stora\be (NAS) devices and \bame conso\fes.
4Internet PortUsin\b an Ethernet cab\fe, connect your broadband modem to this port.
5Power ButtonPress the power button to power on and off.
6Power ReceptorReceptor for the supp\fied power adapter.
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