D-Link Router DIR-655 User Manual


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The DIR-655 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-655 firewall feature filters out unrecognized packets to protect your LAN network so all computers networked 
with the DIR-655 are invisible to the outside world. If you wish, you can make some of the LAN...


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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 the next page.
Enter a name for the rule or select an application 
from the drop-down menu. Select an application 
and click 


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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 
and click 

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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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QoS Engine
This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better 
performance  and  experience  with  online  games  and  other 
interactive applications, such as VoIP.
This option should be enabled when you have a slow Internet 
uplink.  It  helps  to  reduce  the  impact  that  large  low  priority 
network packets can have on more urgent ones.
This option is enabled by default when the QoS Engine option 
is...


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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 


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Access Control
Click the Add Policy button to start the Access 
Control Wizard. 
Add Policy:
The  Access  Control  section  allows  you  to  control  access  in  and  out  of  your  network.  Use  this  feature  as  Parental 
Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or block access from 
applications like P2P utilities or games.
Click Next to continue with the wizard....


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Enter a name for the policy and then click Next to continue.
Access Control Wizard (continued)
Select  a  schedule  (I.E.  Always)  from  the  drop-down  menu 
and then click Next to continue.
Enter  the  following  information  and  then  click Next  to 
continue.
• Address Type - Select IP address, MAC address, or 
Other Machines.
•  IP  Address  -  Enter  the  IP  address  of  the  computer 
you want to apply the rule to. 

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Select the filtering method and then click Next to continue.
Access Control Wizard (continued)
Enter the rule:
  Enable - Check to enable the rule.
 Name - Enter a name for your rule.
 Dest IP Start - Enter the starting IP address.
 Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address.
 Protocol - Select the protocol.
 Dest Port Start - Enter the starting port number.
 Dest Port End - Enter the ending port number.
To enable web logging,...

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Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to 
block (or allow). Any URL with the keyword in 
it will be blocked.
Website URL/
Domain:
Website Filters are used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a 
specially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. If any part of the URL contains the blocked word, 
the site will not be accessible and the web page will not...