D-Link Router DIR-826L User Manual

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Section 4 - Security
WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)
It  is  recommended  to  enab\fe  encryption  on  your  wire\fess  router  before  your  wire\fess  network  adapters.  P\fease  estab\fish 
wire\fess  connectivity  before  enab\fin\b  encryption. Your  wire\fess  si\bna\f  may  de\brade  when  enab\fin\b  encryption  due  to  the 
added overhead.
1. Lo\b into the web-based confi\buration by openin\b a web browser and 
enterin\b the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). C\fick on.Setup .and 
then c\fick.Wire\bess.Settings on the \feft side.
2. Next to Security Mode, se\fect WPA-Persona\b.
3.  Next to WPA Mode, se\fect Auto, WPA2. \fn\by, or.WPA. \fn\by. Use Auto 
if you have wire\fess c\fients usin\b both WPA and WPA2.
4. Next to Cypher Type, se\fect TKIP.and.AES, TKIP, or AES.
5.  Next  to Group  Key  Update  Inter\fal,  enter  the  amount  of  time  before 
the \broup key used for broadcast and mu\fticast data is chan\bed (3600 
is defau\ft).
6. Next to Pre-Shared Key, enter a key (passphrase). The key is entered as 
a pass-phrase in ASCII format at both ends of the wire\fess connection. 
The pass-phrase must be between 8-63 characters. 
7. C\fick Save. Settings to save your settin\bs. If you are confi\burin\b the 
router  with  a  wire\fess  adapter,  you  wi\f\f  \fose  connectivity  unti\f  you 
enab\fe WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as 
you did on the router.  
						

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Section 4 - Security
It  is  recommended  to  enab\fe  encryption  on  your  wire\fess  router  before  your  wire\fess  network  adapters.  P\fease  estab\fish 
wire\fess  connectivity  before  enab\fin\b  encryption. Your  wire\fess  si\bna\f  may  de\brade  when  enab\fin\b  encryption  due  to  the 
added overhead.
1. Lo\b into the web-based confi\buration by openin\b a web browser and 
enterin\b the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). C\fick on.Setup.
and then c\fick.Wire\bess.Settings on the \feft side.
2.  Next to Security Mode, se\fect WPA-Enterprise.
3. Next to WPA Mode, se\fect Auto, WPA2 .\fn\by, or.WPA .\fn\by. Use Auto 
if you have wire\fess c\fients usin\b both WPA and WPA2.
4.  Next to Cypher Type, se\fect TKIP.and.AES, TKIP, or AES.
5. Next to Group Key Update Inter\fal, enter the amount of time before 
the  \broup  key  used  for  broadcast  and  mu\fticast  data  is  chan\bed 
(3600 is defau\ft).
6. Next to Authentication Timeout, enter the amount of time before a 
c\fient is required to re-authenticate (60 minutes is defau\ft). 
7. Next to \bADIUS Ser\fer IP Address enter the IP Address of your RADIUS 
server.
Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS)  
						

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8. Next  to \bADIUS  Ser\fer  Port,  enter  the  port  you  are  usin\b  with 
your RADIUS server. 1812 is the defau\f\ut port.
9. Next to \bADIUS Ser\fer Shared Secret, enter the security key.
10. If the MAC Address Authentication box is se\fected then the user 
wi\f\f need to connect from the same computer whenever \fo\b\bin\b 
into the wire\fess network.
11. C\fick Advanced to enter settin\bs for a secondary RADIUS Server.
12. C\fick App\by.Settings to save your settin\bs.  
						

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Section 3 - Confi\buration
This section wi\f\f a\f\fow you to chan\be the \foca\f ne\utwork settin\bs of the router and to confi\bure the DHCP settin\bs.
Network Settings
Enter the IP address of the router. The defau\ft IP address 
is 192.168.0.1.
If you chan\be the IP address, once you c\fick Save.Settings, 
you wi\f\f need to enter the new IP address in your browser 
to \bet back into the confi\buration uti\fity.
Enter  the  Subnet  Mask.  The  defau\ft  subnet  mask  is 
255.255.255.0.
Enter a name for the router.
Enter the Domain name (Optiona\f).
Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server information 
from  your  ISP  to  your  computers.  I f  checked,  your 
computers wi\f\f use the router for a DNS server.
Router IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Devi\fe Name:
Lo\fal Domain:
Enable DNS Relay:
Router Settings  
						

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DHCP Server Settings
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Contro\f Protoco\f. The DIR-826L has a bui\ft-in DHCP server. The DHCP Server wi\f\f automatica\f\fy 
assi\bn an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP c\fients by settin\b 
their TCP/IP settin\bs to “Obtain an IP Address Automatica\f\fy.” When you turn your computers on, they wi\f\f automatica\f\fy \foad 
the proper TCP/IP settin\bs provided by the DIR-826L. The DHCP Server wi\f\f automatica\f\fy a\f\focate an unused IP address from 
the IP address poo\f to the requestin\b computer. You must specify the s\utartin\b and endin\b addr\uess of the IP address poo\f.
Check  this  box  to  enab\fe  the  DHCP  server  on  your  router. 
Uncheck to disab\fe this function.
Enter the startin\b and endin\b IP addresses for the DHCP server’s 
IP assi\bnment.
Note: If  you  statically  (manually)  assign  IP  addresses  to  your 
computers  or  de\fices,  make  sure  the  IP  addresses  are  outside  of 
this range or you may ha\fe an IP conflict. 
The \fen\bth of time for the IP address \fease. Enter the Lease time 
in minutes.
Enab\fe this feature to broadcast your networks DHCP server to 
LAN/WLAN c\fients.
NetBIOS a\f\fows LAN hosts to discover a\f\f other computers within 
the  network,  enab\fe  this  feature  to  a\f\fow  the  DHCP  Server  to 
offer NetBIOS confi\buration settin\bs.
Enab\fe this feature to a\f\fow WINS information to be \fearned from the WAN side, disab\fe to a\f\fow manua\f confi\buration.
This feature a\f\fows the confi\buration of a NetBIOS ‘domain’ name under which network hosts operates. This settin\b has no effect if 
the ‘Learn NetBIOS information from WAN’ is activated.
Enable DHCP 
Server:
DHCP IP Address 
Range:
DHCP Lease Time:
Always 
Broad\fast:
NetBI\bS 
Announ\fement:
Learn NetBI\bS 
from WAN:
NetBI\bS S\fope:  
						

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NetBI\bS Node:
WINS IP 
Address:
Se\fect the different type of NetBIOS node\u; Broadcast.on\by, Point-to-Point, Mixed-mode, and Hybrid.
Enter your WINS Server IP address(es).  
						

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DHCP Reservation
If you want a computer or device to a\fways have the same IP address assi\bned, you can create a DHCP reservation. The router wi\f\f assi\bn the IP 
address on\fy to that computer or device. 
Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP I\ffP Address \bange.
Check this box to enab\fe the reservation.
Enter the computer name or se\fect from the drop-down 
menu and c\fick 
						

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Storage
This pa\be wi\f\f a\f\fow you to access fi\fes from a USB externa\f hard drive or thumb drive that is p\fu\b\bed into the router from your 
\foca\f network or from the Internet usin\b either a web browser or an app for your smartphone or tab\fet. You can create users 
to be a\f\fowed to access these fi\fes.
Check  to  enab\fe  sharin\b  fi\fes  on  your  USB  stora\be  device 
that is p\fu\b\bed in your router.
Check  to  enab\fe  HTTP  access  to  your  router’s  stora\be. You 
wi\f\f have to type HTTP in the URL.
Enter a port (8181 is defau\ft). You wi\f\f have to enter this port 
in the URL when connectin\b to the shared fi\fes. For examp\fe: 
(http://192.168.0.1:818\u1).
Check  to  enab\fe  HT TPS  (secure)  access  to  your  router’s 
stora\be. You wi\f\f have to type HTTPS in the URL.
Enter a port (4433 is defau\ft). You wi\f\f have to enter this port 
in the URL when connectin\b to the shared fi\fes. For examp\fe: 
(https://192.168.0.1:44\u33).
To create a new user, enter a user name.
Enter a password for this account.
Re-enter the password. C\fick Add/Edit to create the user.
Disp\fays  the  accounts. The  Admin  and  Guest  accounts  are 
bui\ft-in to the router.
Disp\fays the USB device p\fu\b\bed into the router.
Enable Web File 
A\f\fess:
Enable HTTP 
Storage Remote 
A\f\fess:
Remote A\f\fess 
Port:
Enable HTTPS 
Storage Remote 
A\f\fess:
Remote HTTPS 
Port:
User Name:
Password:
Verify Password:
User List:
Number of 
Devi\fes:  
						

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Section 3 - Confi\buration
A\f\fess Files from the Internet
If you wou\fd \fike to access your fi\fes that are on your USB thumb drive or externa\f hard drive that is connected to your router, fo\f\fow the steps be\fow:
Step.1.-.Enab\be.Web.Fi\be.Access
Check the Enab\fe Web Fi\fe Access checkbox to enab\fe. Then se\fect 
if you want to use HTTP or HTTPS (secure) and enter the port(s) you 
want to use. The defau\ft for HTTP is 8181 and HTTPS is 4433.
Step.2.-.Create.a.User.Account
Under User Creation, enter a username and password, and then c\fick 
Add/Edit. 
Step.3.-.Configure.your.Access.Path
Under User List, c\fick the Modify icon for the user you just created. 
Here you can browse to the fo\fder on your USB stora\be device you 
want to assi\bn the Access Path to. 
Step.4.-.Save.Settings.
If you want to add more users, repeat steps 3 and 4. Once you are 
finished,  c\fick  the Save.Settings  button  at  the  top  to  save  your 
settin\bs. 
Note that under the HTTP Stora\be Link (at the bottom) wi\f\f disp\fay 
the URL(s) you can use to connect. A\fso if you se\fected HTTPS, you 
must type in HTTPS:// instead of HTTP:// to \bet a secure connection. 
For  examp\fe,  if  you  se\fected  HT TPS  and  chan\bed  the  por t  to 
3200,  and  your  WAN  IP  address  is  1.2.3.4,  then  you  wou\fd  enter 
HTTPS://1.2.3.4:3200 to connect.  
						

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Section 3 - Confi\buration
IPv6
On this pa\be, the user can confi\bure the IPv6 Connection type. There are two ways to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. You 
can use the Web-based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizard, or you can manua\f\fy confi\bure the connection.
For  the  be\binner  user  that  has  not  confi\bured  a  router  before,  c\fick  on 
the IPv6.Internet. Connection. Setup.Wizard.button and the router wi\f\f 
\buide you throu\bh a few simp\fe steps to \bet your network up and runnin\b.
For  the  advanced  user  that  has  confi\bured  a  router  before,  c\fick  on  the 
Manua\b .IPv6 .Internet .Connection .Setup button to input a\f\f the settin\bs 
manua\f\fy.
To confi\bure the IPv6 \foca\f settin\bs, c\fick on the IPv6. Loca\b. Connectivity.
Setup button.