D-Link Router DIR-855 User Manual
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27D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any schedule you create will be available in the drop-down menu. Click Add New to create a new schedule. Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. Create a...
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28D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select the Channel Width: Auto 20/40 - This is the default setting. Select if you are using both 802.11n and\ non-802.11n wireless devices. 20MHz - Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients. Select Invisible if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DIR-855. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-855 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the...
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29D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Wireless Settings 802.11n/a (5GHz) Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any schedule you create will be available in the drop-down menu. Click Add New to create a new schedule. Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of...
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30D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration Select the Channel Width: Auto 20/40 - This is the default setting. Select if you are using both 802.11n and\ non-802.11n wireless devices. 20MHz - Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients. Select Invisible if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DIR-855. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-855 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the...
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31D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration 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 192.168.0.1. 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 255.255.255.0. Enter the Domain...
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32D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration 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 minutes. Check to send a...
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33D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration 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 down menu and click
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34D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration USB Settings Use this section to configure your USB port. There are two configurations to choose from: Network USB and WCN Configuration. Note: If using the Network USB option, users will need to install the Network USB Utility into the computers to share the USB device through the router. Choose between these two configuration: Network USB and WCN Configuration. Please set the Network USB Detection interval time. USB Settings: Network USB: Note:...
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35D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration The DIR-855 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 Net\ work). The DIR-855 firewall feature filters out unrecognized packets to protect your LAN network so all computers networked with the DIR-855 are invisible to the outside world. If you wish, you can make some of the LAN computers...
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36D-Link DIR-855 User Manual Section 3 - Configuration This will allow you to open a single port. If you would like to open a r\ ange of ports, refer to page 36. Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click