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Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select Best (Auto) for best performance.
Select Invisible if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcast by the DIR-615. If Invisible is selected, 
the SSID of the DIR-615 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your 
DIR-615 in order to connect to it.
Refer to page 70 for more information regarding wireless security.
Visibility Status:
Wireless Security:
Transmission Rate: 
						

							
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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 click Apply, you 
will need to enter the new IP address in your browser 
to get back into the configuration utility.
Enter  the  Subnet  Mask.  The  default  subnet  mask  is 
55.55.55.0.
Enter the Domain name (Optional).
Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server information 
from  your  ISP  to  your  computers.  If  checked,  your 
computers will use the router for a DNS server.
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Local Domain:
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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 devices, make 
sure the IP addresses are outside of this range 
or you may have an IP conflict. 
The length of time for the IP address lease. Enter the Lease time in min\
utes.
Enable this function to ensure compatibility with some DHCP clients.
Enable DHCP 
Server:
DHCP IP Address 
Range:
Lease Time:
Always Broadcast:
DHCP Server Settings
DHCP  stands  for  Dynamic  Host  Control  Protocol.  The  DIR-615  has  a  built-in  DHCP  server.  The  DHCP  Server  will 
automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be 
DHCP clients by setting their TCP/IP settings to “Obtain an IP Address Automatically.” When you turn your computers 
on, they will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings provided by the DIR-615. The DHCP Server will automatically 
allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and 
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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 IP Address Range.
Check this box to enable the reservation.
Enter the computer name or select from the drop-
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Reserve:
Note:  The Revoke option will not disconnect a PC with a current network session from the network; you would need to use 
MAC Address Filter to do that. Revoke will only free up a DHCP Address for the very next requester. If the previous 
owner is still available, those two devices may both receive an IP Address Conflict error, or the second device may 
still not receive an IP Address; in that case, you may still need to extend the “DHCP IP Address Range” to address 
the issue, it is located in the DHCP Server section.  
The Reserve option converts this dynamic IP allocation into a DHCP Reservation and adds the corresponding entry to the 
DHCP Reservations List. 
						

							
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The DIR-615 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-615 firewall feature filters out unrecognized 
packets to protect your LAN network so all computers 
networked with the DIR-615 are invisible to the outside 
world.  If  you  wish,  you  can  make  some  of  the  LAN 
computers accessible from the Internet by enabling 
Virtual Server. Depending on the requested service, 
the DIR-615 redirects the external service request to 
the appropriate server within the LAN network. 
The  DIR-615  is  also  capable  of  port-redirection 
meaning  incoming  traffic  to  a  particular  port  may 
be  redirected  to  a  different  port  on  the  server 
computer.
Each virtual service that is created will be listed at the 
bottom of the screen in the Virtual Servers List. There are  
pre-defined virtual services already in the table. You 
may  use  them  by  enabling  them  and  assigning  the 
server IP to use that particular virtual service.
For a list of ports for common applications, please visit http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1191.
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This will allow you to open a single port. If you would like to open a r\
ange of ports, refer to page 38.
Enter a name for the rule or select an application 
from the drop-down menu. Select an application 
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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 
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Enter  a  name  for  the  rule.  You  may  select  a  
pre-defined  application  from  the  drop-down 
menu and click 
						

							
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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  to  the  Networking  Basics  section  in  this 
manual. 
Select a DHCP client from the drop-down menu 
and click