D-Link Router DIR-855 User Manual

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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  address  will  appear  as  the  sender  when 
you receive a log file or firmware upgrade notification 
via email.
Enter  the  email  address  where  you  want  the  email 
sent. 
Enter  the  SMTP  server  address  for  sending  email. 
If  your  SMTP  server  requires  authentication,  select 
this option.
Check  this  box  if  your  SMTP  server  requires 
authentication. 
Enter your account for sending email.
Enter the password associated with the account. Re-
type the password associated with the account.
When  this  option  is  selected,  logs  will  be  sent  via 
email when the log is full.
Selecting  this  option  will  send  the  logs  via  email 
according to schedule.
This option is enabled when On Schedule is selected. You can select a schedule from the list of defined schedules. To create a schedule, 
go to Tools > Schedules. 
						

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U s e   t h i s   o p t i o n   t o   s a v e   t h e   c u r r e n t   r o u t e r 
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  of  configuration 
settings.  Then,  click  the Load  button  to  transfer 
those settings to the router. 
This  option  will  restore  all  configuration  settings 
back to the settings that were in effect at the time the 
router was shipped from the factory. Any settings 
that have not been saved will be lost, including any 
rules that you have created. If you want to save the 
current router configuration settings, use the Save 
button above. 
Click to reboot the router.
Save Settings to 
Local Hard Drive:
Load Settings from 
Local Hard Drive:
Restore to Factory 
Default Settings:
Reboot Device:
System Settings
This section allows you to manage the router’s configuration settings, reboot the router, and restore the router to the factory default 
settings. Restoring the unit to the factory default settings will erase \
all settings, including any rules that you’ve created. 
						

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Click on Check Now 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  t o   h a v e   t h e   r o u t e r   c h e c k 
automatically  to  see  if  there  is  a  new  firmware 
upgrade.
Check Email  Notification  of  Newer  Firmware 
Version to have the router send an email when there 
is a new firmware available.
Firmware Upgrade:
Browse:
Notifications 
Options:
Update Firmware
You can upgrade the firmware of the Router here. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. 
Click on Browse to locate the firmware file to be used for the update. Please check the D-Link support site for firmware updates at 
http://support.dlink.com. You can download firmware upgrades to your hard drive from the D-Link support site. 
						

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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).
Enable Dynamic 
DNS:
Server Address:
Host Name:
Username or Key:
Password or Key:
Timeout:
DDNS
The DDNS feature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc…) using a domain name that you have purchased (www.
whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic 
(changing) IP addresses. Using a DDNS service provider, your friends can enter in your domain name to connect to your server no 
matter what your IP address is. 
						

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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 Delete icon to 
remove the schedule.
Name:
Days:
Time:
Save:
Schedule Rules 
List:
Schedules
Schedules can be created for use with enforcing rules. For example, if you want to restrict web access to Mon-Fri from 3pm to 8pm, 
you could create a schedule selecting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri and en\
ter a Start Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm.  
						

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This page displays the current information for the DIR-855. 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 button and a Disconnect button will be displayed. Use Disconnect to drop 
the PPPoE connection and use Connect to establish the PPPoE connection.
Displays the router’s time and firmware version.
Displays the MAC address and the public IP settings for the router.
Displays the MAC address and the private (local) IP settings for the r\
outer.
Displays  the  wireless  MAC  address  and  your  wireless  settings  such  as  SSID  and 
Channel.
Displays computers and devices that are connected to the router via Ethernet and 
that are receiving an IP address assigned by the router (DHCP). 
Displays the Multicast Group IP Address.
General:
WAN:
LAN:
Wireless LAN:
LAN Computers:
IGMP Multicast 
Memberships:
Device Information 
						

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Log
What to View:
View Levels:
Apply Log Settings:
Refresh:
Clear:
Email Now:
Save Log:
You  can  select  the  types  of  messages  that  you  want  to 
display  from  the  log. Firewall  &  Security, System,  and 
Router Status messages can be selected.
T h e r e   a r e   t h r e e   l e v e l s   o f   m e s s a g e   i m p o r t a n c e : 
Informational, Warning,  and Critical.  Select  the  levels 
that you want displayed in the log.
Will filter the log results so that only the selected options 
appear.
Updates  the  log  details  on  the  screen  so  it  displays  any 
recent activity.
Clears all of the log contents.
This option will send a copy of the router log to the email 
address configured in the Tools > Email screen.
This  option  will  save  the  router  to  a  log  file  on  your 
computer.
The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in it’s internal memory. If there isn’t enough internal memory for 
all events, logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained. The Logs option allows you to view the router 
logs. You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of the events to view. This router also has external Syslog 
Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility. 
						

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Stats
The  screen  below  displays  the  Traffic  Statistics.  Here  you  can  view  the  amount  of  packets  that  pass  through  the  DIR-855  on  both  the 
Internet, LAN ports and both the 802.11n/g (2.4GHz) and 802.11n/a (5GHz) wireless bands. The traffic counter will reset if the device 
is rebooted. 
						

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Internet Sessions
The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your router. An Internet session is a conversation 
between a program or application on a LAN-side computer and a program or\
 application on a WAN-side computer.