D-Link Router DIR-655 User Manual


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Remote Management
Enter  a  new  password  for  the  Administrator  Login  Name. 
The administrator can make changes to the settings.
Enter the new password for the User login. If you login as 
the User, you can only see the settings, but cannot change 
them.
Enter a name for the DIR-655 router.
Remote management allows the DIR-655 to be configured 
from  the  Internet  by  a  web  browser.  A  username  and...


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Time Settings
Select  the  Time  Zone  from  the  drop-down 
menu.
To select Daylight Saving time manually, select 
enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and 
an end date for daylight saving time.
NTP  is  short  for  Network  Time  Protocol.  NTP 
synchronizes computer clock times in a network 
of  computers.  Check  this  box  to  use  a  NTP 
server. This will only connect to a server on the 
Internet, not a local...


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SysLog
The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. You may send these logs 
to a SysLog server on your network.
Enable Logging to 
SysLog Server:
SysLog Server IP 
Address:
Check  this  box  to  send  the  router  logs  to  a 
SysLog Server.
The address of the SysLog server that will be 
used  to  send  the  logs.  You  may  also  select 
your computer from the drop-down menu...

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Email Settings
The Email feature can be used to send the system log files, router alert messages, and firmware update notification 
to your email address. 
Enable Email 
Notification: 
From Email 
Address:
To Email Address:
SMTP Server 
Address:
Enable 
Authentication:
Account Name:
Password:
On Log Full:
On Schedule:
Schedule:
When this option is enabled, router activity logs 
are e-mailed to a designated email address.
This  email...

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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. 
Use  this  option  to  load  previously  saved 
router  configuration  settings.  First,  use  the 
Browse  control  to  find  a  previously  save  file...

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Click on Check Online Now for Latest Firmware 
Version to find out if there is an updated firmware; 
if  so,  download  the  new  firmware  to  your  hard 
drive.
After  you  have  downloaded  the  new  firmware, 
click Browse  to  locate  the  firmware  update  on 
your  hard  drive.    Click Upload  to  complete  the 
firmware upgrade.
Check Automatically Check Online for Latest 
Firmware  Version  to  have  the  router  check...

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Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of 
keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP 
Address. Check the box to enable DDNS.
Choose  your  DDNS  provider  from  the  drop 
down menu.
Enter  the  Host  Name  that  you  registered  with 
your DDNS service provider.
Enter the Username for your DDNS account.
Enter the Password for your DDNS account.
Enter a time (in hours).
DDNS:
Server Address:
Host Name:
Username or Key:...

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The  Ping  Test  is  used  to  send  Ping  packets 
to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter 
the  IP  Address  that  you  wish  to  Ping,  and 
click Ping.
The  results  of  your  ping  attempts  will  be 
displayed here.
System Check
Ping Test:
Ping Results: 

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Enter a name for your new schedule.
Select a day, a range of days, or All Week to 
include every day.
Check All  Day  -  24hrs  or  enter  a  start  and 
end time for your schedule.
Click Save  to  save  your  schedule.  You 
must  click  Save  Settings  at  the  top  for  your 
schedules to go into effect.
The list of schedules will be listed here. Click 
the Edit  icon  to  make  changes  or  click  the 
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This  page  displays  the  current  information  for  the  DIR-655.  It  will  display  the  LAN,  WAN  (Internet),  and  Wireless 
information.
If  your  Internet  connection  is  set  up  for  a  Dynamic  IP  address  then  a Release  button  and  a Renew  button  will  be 
displayed. Use Release to disconnect from your ISP and use Renew to connect to your ISP. 
If  your  Internet  connection  is  set  up  for  PPPoE,  a Connect...