D-Link Router DIR-301 User Manual
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31D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration IP Filter Enter the IP address of the LAN computer that will be denied access to the Internet. You can also enter a range of IP addresses. A single port or port range that will be denied access to the Internet. If no port is specified, all ports will be denied access. This is the protocol type that will be used with the Port that will be blocked. Select TCP, UDP, or Any. Select a schedule from the drop-down menu. In...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Network Filter Select Turn MAC Filtering OFF, Turn MAC Filtering ON and ALLOW computers listed to access the network, or Turn MAC Filtering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network. Enter the MAC address you would like to filter. To find the MAC address on a computer, please refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual. Select a DHCP client from the drop-down menu and click the
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33D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select Turn Website Filtering OFF, Turn Website Filtering ON and ALLOW computers access to ONLY these sites, or Turn Website Filtering ON and DENY computers access to ONLY these sites. Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to block (or allow). Any URL with the keyword in it will be blocked. Configure Website Filter: Website URL/ Domain: URL and domain blocking are used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites by...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check this box to enable DMZ. Enter the IP address of the computer you would like to open all ports to. Check this box to allow PPTP VPN traffic to pass through the router to your VPN client. Check this box to allow L2TP VPN traffic to pass through the router to your VPN client. Check this box to allow IPSec VPN traffic to pass through the router to your VPN client. Enable DMZ Host: DMZ IP Address: Enable PPTP Passthrough: Enable L2TP...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select the basic transfer rates based on the speed of wireless adapters on your wireless network. It is strongly recommended to keep this setting to Auto. 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 inconsistent data...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check the box to enable the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) feature. UPNP provides compatibility with networ king equipment, software and peripherals. Check the box to allow the WAN port to be pinged. Uncheck the box and the DIR-301 will not respond to pings. Blocking ping response may provide some extra security from hackers. You may set the port speed of the WAN port to 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Enter a new Login Name for the Administrator account. Enter a new password for the Administrator Login Name. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Enter a new Login Name for the user account. Enter the new password for the User login. If you login as the User, you can only see the settings, but cannot change them. Remote management allows the DIR-301 to be configured from the Internet by a web browser. A username and password...
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Time Settings Select the Time Zone from the drop-down menu. Check the box to enable the configuration of Daylight Saving time. Enter a start date and an end date for daylight saving time. NTP (Network Time Protocol) synchronizes computer clock times in a network of computers. Check the box to enable the NTP server. Select an interval from the drop-down menu. Select an NTP server from the drop-down menu. Click the
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3D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration System Settings 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 settings. U s e t h i s o p t i o n t o l o a d p r ev i o u s l y s ave d router configuration settings. First, click the Browse button to find...
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0D-Link DIR-301 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Firmware Upgrade Click on the link in this screen to find out if there is an updated firmware. You can download the new firmware to your hard drive. After you have downloaded the new firmware, click the Browse button to locate the firmware update on your hard drive. Click Save Settings to complete the firmware upgrade. Firmware Upgrade: Browse: You can upgrade the firmware of the Router here. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on...