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Section 7 - LCD Screen Options
Router Settings
LCD Saving Settings
The  Adjust Display Sleep Time screen will appear. Use the left and right arrow buttons to select the amount of inactive time before the 
LCD display goes to sleep. 
To save your settings, press the up arrow. You will be prompted to select  Yes or No. Press the left button to select  Yes and press the 
center button.
Clock Display Setting
Select Yes if you want the clock displayed on the LCD screen when asleep. Select  No to have the LCD screen off when asleep. 
						

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LCD Luminance Settings
The LCD Luminance Settings  screen will allow you to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.
Press the left arrow to make the LCD screen darker or press the right ar\
row to make it brighter.
To save your settings, press the up arrow. You will be prompted to select  Yes or No. Press the left button to select  Yes and press the 
center button. 
						

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Hard Disk Saving Settings
The Hard Disk Saving Settings screen will allow you to set the duration of inactivity before the hard\
 drive goes to sleep. 
To save your settings, press the up arrow. You will be prompted to select  Yes or No. Press the left button to select  Yes and press the 
center button. 
						

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Photos
Select the hard drive or removable storage device that contains the images you want to display on the LCD screen and press the center 
button. Select the folder or subfolder that you would like to display an\
d press the center button.
Thumbnails of the available images will appear. Select an image and press  the center button. This will start the slideshow and display all 
images in the selected folder.  
						

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Section 3 - Configuration
Configuration
This section will show you how to configure your D-Link wireless router using the web-based configuration utility.
Web-based Configuration Utility
To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser 
such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of 
the router (192.168.0.1).
Log into the Router as follows:
Select 
•  Admin from the drop-down menu and 
then enter your password. Leave the password 
blank by default.
Type the characters that appear in the picture 
• 
at the bottom of the window into the field above 
the  picture  and  click  the  Log  In button  to  log 
into the Router. Click the  Regenerate button if 
you would like to generate a new code.
If you get a 
•  Page Cannot be Displayed error, 
please  refer  to  the  Troubleshooting  section 
for assistance. 
						

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Internet Connection Setup Wizard
You may click  Internet Connection Setup Wizard to quickly configure your router. Refer to the next page for more 
information.
If you would like to configure your settings without running the wizard, click  Manual Internet Connection Setup and 
skip to page 23. 
						

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Click Next to continue.
Create a new password and then click  Next to continue.
Select your time zone from the drop-down menu and then click  Next 
to continue.
Select the type of Internet connection you use and then click  Next 
to continue. 
						

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If  you  selected  Dynamic,  you  may  need  to  enter  the  MAC  address  of 
the  computer  that  was  last  connected  directly  to  your  modem.  If  you  are 
currently  using  that  computer,  click  Clone  MAC  Address  and  then  click 
Next to continue.
The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs. The default 
host name is the device name of the Router and may be changed.
If  you  selected  PPPoE  or Russia  PPPoE,  enter  your  PPPoE  username 
and password. Click  Next to continue.
Select  Static  if  your  ISP  assigned  you  the  IP  address,  subnet  mask, 
gateway, and DNS server addresses.
Note:  Make sure to remove any PPPoE software from your computer. The 
software is no longer needed and will not work through a router.
If  you  selected  PPTP  or Russia  PPTP,  enter  your  PPTP  username  and 
password. Click  Next to continue. 
						

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If you selected  L2TP, enter your L2TP username and password. Click  Next 
to continue.
If you selected  Static, enter your network settings supplied by your Internet 
provider. Click  Next to continue.
Click  Connect to save your settings. Once the router has finished rebooting, click  Continue. Please allow 1-2 minutes 
to connect. 
Close your browser window and reopen it to test your Internet connection. It may take a few tries to initially connect 
to the Internet. 
						

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Tick the Enable Access Point Mode checkbox 
if you want to disable NAT on the router and turn 
it into an Access Point.
Use the  My Internet Connection is  drop-down 
menu to select the mode that the router should 
use to connect to the Internet.
Access Point 
Mode:
Internet 
Connection  Type:
Manual Internet Connection Setup