D-Link AC1900 DIR-880L/E manual

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    V ersion 1.02| 08/14/2014 U ser Manual DIR-880L W ir ele ss A C1 90 0 Du al Ba nd Gig ab it Cl ou d R ou t er[...]

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    i D-Link DIR-880L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the cont ent her eof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or reg istered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiar[...]

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    ii D-Link DIR-880L User Manual T able of Conten ts Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i P ower U s[...]

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    iii D-Link DIR-880L User Manual T able of Conten ts Wir eless (Router Mode) .................................................... 93 Guest Zone ....................................................................... 95 Wir eless (Bridge Mode) ..................................................... 96 Network ...........................................[...]

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    1 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a die rent voltage ra ting than the one included with the DIR-880L will ca use damage and vo id the w arran ty for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . DIR-880L T[...]

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    2 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based cable or DSL modem • 802.11ac (draft), n, g, b , or a wireless or Ethernet port W eb-based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windo ws®, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating sy stem • An installed Ethernet [...]

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    3 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The D-Link DIR-880 L W ir eless AC 1900 Dual Band Gigab it Clo ud Rou ter uses adv anc ed A C bea mfo rming techno logy to max imiz e the speed and range of your wireless signal to signicantly outper form 802.11n and other 802.11ac devices. I t also comes equipped with four[...]

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    4 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless Networking - The DIR-880L uses advanc ed AC beamforming to provide up to a full 1900 Mbps * wireless connec tion with concurrent 801.11ac and 802.11n wireless clients . I t also operates on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands to allow separation of trac so us[...]

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    5 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view An tenna Setup In order to use the router’ s wireless func tionality , you need to attach the included three antennas to the router . T o do this, screw each antenna into the thr ee screw ttings on the back of the rout er . Note: Each antenna is iden tical, so i t d oes not matter whi[...]

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    6 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process and aut omatically create a secur e connection to a WPS client. 2 GigabitLANPorts(1-4) Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches, stor age (NAS) devices and game consoles. 3 Gigabit Inte[...]

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    7 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid blue light indicates a proper connec tion to the power supply . The light will be a solid orange during boot up. 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connection on the I nternet port. If the LED is orange , the connection is good but the r[...]

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    8 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e y ou Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Ple as e c on gu re t he ro ut er wi th the c omp[...]

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    9 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions Th e D-L ink wir ele ss rou ter let s y ou acc ess y our netw ork usi ng a wir el ess co nne ction fr om virtuall y an y whe re wit hin the ope ra tin g range of you r wirel ess network. Keep in mind tha t the num ber , thickness and location of walls , [...]

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    10 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W all Mounting Y o u c a n m o u n t t h e D I R - 8 8 0 L o n a w a l l o r p a r t i t i o n f o r e a s e a n d con venience . T o wall mount your device: Step 1 S c re w t h e p ro v id e d s c re w s to t h e w a l l to w h i c h th e r o ut e r w i l l be mounted . Step 2 Place the moun[...]

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    11 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is requir ed. Manual S etup 2. P osition your router close to your modem and a computer . Place the router in an open area of your intended work area f or better wireless c over age. 3. Unp lug the Et hern et cabl e fr om yo u[...]

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    12 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation INTERNET 4 INTERNET 4 4. Plug one end of the included Ethernet cable that came with your r outer into the y ellow port labeled INTERNE T on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet por t on your modem. 5. Reconnect the power adapter t o your cable or DSL bro[...]

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    13 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • D-LinkS etup Wizard - This wizar d will launch when you log into the r outer for the rst time . Refer to page 14. • QRSMobileApp - Use y ou[...]

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    14 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted The wizard is designed to guide you through a step-by-step process to congure y our new D-Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. Setup W izar d If this is your rst time installing the router , open your web br owser and enter http://dlink router .local/[...]

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    15 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted I f t h e r o u te r d o e s n o t d e t e c t a v a l i d I n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n , a li s t o f co nn ecti on type s to ch oos e f r om wil l b e dis pla y ed . Selec t y our Internet connection type (this information can be obtained from y our Internet ser vice provider) an[...]

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    16 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted F or both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz segments , cr eate a Wi-F i network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Creat e a Wi-F i passw ord (between 8-63 characters). Y our wireless clients will need to have this passphrase or key entered to be able to connect to your wir eless network . Clic[...]

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    17 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o use the mydlink ser vice (mydlink.com or the mydlink Lite app), you must hav e an account. Selec t Y es if you hav e a mydlink account already , or No if you wan t to creat e one. Click Ne x t to continue . If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Skip . If you clicked Y e[...]

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    18 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted The my dlink App will allow you to re ceiv e noti ces , br owse network users , and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o d own loa d the "my d lin k Li te " a pp , vis it the App le Sto re , And ro id [...]

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    19 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted QRS Mobile App QRS Mobile app allows you t o install and congure y our router fr om your mobile device . Step 1 Search for the free QRS Mobile App on the iT unes Store or Google P lay . Step 2 Once your app is installed, you may now congure your router . C onnec t to the rout er wir[...]

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    20 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Step 4 Y ou will see the welcome scr een. T ap Star t to pr oceed, then N ext once the Operation Mode screen appears . Step 5 At this point , plea se ens ure that you the ro uter is co nnected to a modem. Plug o ne e nd o f the provide d Eth erne t cab le i nto your DSL o r ca ble modem, [...]

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    21 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Step 6 Y ou will be prompted to set up each wireless frequency band in turn; the 2.4 GHz band follow ed by the 5 GHz band. F irst ly , enter a netwo rk name (SSID) of your choic e, or leav e it unchanged to accept the default SSID . Each wireless band can be assigned its own SSID . Second[...]

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    22 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Step 8 If you al ready h ave a mydlink account, selec t Y es, I have a my dlin k acc ount and enter your my dlink email addr ess and pass word . Lastly , tap Sign In to set up the rout er to use your m ydlink accoun t. If y ou do not have a m ydlink account, select N o , I want to create [...]

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    23 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Step 10 Y ou wil l be pr es ent ed wi th a su mma r y o f y our ch ose n se tti ngs . If y ou wi sh to make any changes , tap Back to ste p back thr ough the previo us pages . Other wise, tap Ne xt to complete the setup . Cong ratulations , your device has been successful ly congured! [...]

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    24 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted The my dlink ShareP or t™ app is a streamlined mobile application that allows y ou t o c onvenien tly str eam media and shar e les stored on a removable storage connec ted to your router . Once the router is set up , you can star t the app and easily connec t from a local network or [...]

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    25 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted 3. Use your iPhone, iP ad or iP od T ouch to search for and download the free m ydlink S hareP or t™ app from the App St ore. If you have a QR code read er , you can scan the code for m ydlink ShareP ort™ to the right. 4. I f y o u a r e c o n n e c t i n g t o t h e r o u t e r f r o[...]

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    26 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted 5. T ap the m ydlink Shar eP or t icon, and the app will load. 6. At the m ydlink ShareP or t device list page, tap the gear icon at the top right to ent er the Settings page. 7. En t er y ou r Ad mi n L og in and y ou r m yd li nk Ac co un t L og in inf o rma ti on in the elds and cli[...]

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    27 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Main Menu T ap on the document icon to view documents . T ap the camera icon to view phot os. T ap on the movie icon to pla y videos. T ap on the music icon to play audio les . T ap on the folder icon t o browse all les in a f older view . T ap on the star icon to acc ess your favor[...]

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    28 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Documents The Documents section allo ws you to share, print, and view documents streamed from your DIR-880L to y our mobile device . T ap the document ico n on the main menu to br ow se the docum ents on y our mo bile device . Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T ap to mark [...]

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    29 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start the document viewer . In the viewer: T ap to add/remo ve the le from your F avorites . T ap to bring up the same options as >. Note: Some les may requir e a third-part y app to view them.[...]

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    30 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted P ic tures The P ictures section allows y ou to stream images from your DIR-880L to your mobile device. T ap the camera icon on the main menu to browse your photo c ollec tion on your r emovable storage . Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T ap to mark les for deletion. T[...]

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    31 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start the photo viewer . In the viewer: T ap to add/remo ve the current image from y our F av orites. T ap to start the slideshow . T ap to bring up the same options as >.[...]

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    32 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted V ideos The Videos section allows you to stream video clips and movies from your DIR-880L to your mobile device. T ap the movie icon on the main menu to bro wse your videos on y our removable st orage. Enter a lename here t o search for a specic le . T ap to mark les for delet[...]

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    33 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start playing it. In the player: T ap to play/pause the video . Y ou can scroll to any time on the time line by holding and sliding your nger . T ap to enter/exit fullscr een mode. T ap to add/remo ve the le from your F avorites . T apping this icon gives y ou add[...]

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    34 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Music The Music sec tion allows you to stream songs from your DIR-880L to your mobile device. T ap the music icon on the main menu to bro wse your music collection on your r emovable storage . The bottom menu bar includes these options: Enter a lename here t o search your stor age. T a[...]

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    35 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start playing it. In the player: T ap to repeat all . T ap again to r epeat a single song. T ap to skip to the previous/next song. T ap to enable/disable shue mode. T o create a playlist: T ap Edit > A ddPlaylist . Enter a name f or the playlist, then tap Sav e[...]

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    36 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o add songs to a playlist: T ap the playlist in the br owser . T ap A ddMusic... to add songs to the curr ent playlist. Tick the songs y ou wish to add and tap Done . T o delete songs from the playlist: T ap Edit in the playlist browser and mark the les to be deleted. T ap Delete [...]

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    37 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted F olders Y ou can brow se your removable storage in a folder view in the folders section. T apping the lename will open the viewer/pla yer for that le type as described in the previous pages. Y ou can also upload les from your mobile device t o the removable st orage attached to [...]

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    38 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o delete les: T ap Edit at the t op right. Tick the cir cle next to a le to mark it for deletion. T ap on Delete at the bott om to delete the le . T o create a new f older : Brow se to the dir ector y you wish to crea te a new f older in. T ap Edit at the t op right. T ap A dd?[...]

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    39 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o upload images and videos from your mobile device: Brow se to the folder y ou wish to upload to . T ap Upload at the bott om. Selec t the photos/videos you wish t o upload. T ap Done . During the upload process , the size of the le and the upload progress will be display ed. T o upl[...]

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    40 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted F a vorit es The F avorites sec tion allows y ou to quickly ac cess your most often used les, no matter what le type, in a special section. F iles added to the F av o rit es sect ion wi ll be co pie d h er e for pl ay ba ck in a c en tra li ze d l oca ti on. T ap to mark les for [...]

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    41 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Using the m ydlink Shar eP or t™ app for A ndroid™ The my dlink ShareP or t™ app is a streamlined mobile application that allows y ou t o c onvenien tly str eam media and shar e les stored on a removable storage connec ted to your router . Once the router is set up , you can star[...]

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    42 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted On your mobile device, go to your Wi-F i settings and connec t to your router ’ s w irele ss net work us ing th e d efa ult Wi- F i sett ing s. Y our Wi-Fi network details can be found on the included Wi-F i conguration card included with your r outer , or on the bottom of the rout e[...]

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    43 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted On ce con ne cte d , tap the m yd li nk Sh ar eP ort™ ic on , an d th e app wil l loa d . At the login page: Y ou can tap ? to see diagrams with descriptions of the two types of connections available. If you are unsur e about which connection method to choose, you can click RemoteA c[...]

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    44 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted If you ar e directly connec ted to the DIR-880L ’ s wireless network, tap LocalAc cess and ent er the Admin P asswor d of your rout er , then tap Log In. If you ar e connecting through the Internet tap RemoteA ccess and enter y our mydlink log in information, then tap Log[...]

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    45 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on the document icon to view documents . T ap the camera icon to view pictures . T ap on the movie icon to pla y videos. T ap on the music icon to play audio les . T ap on the folder icon to browse all les in a folder view . T ap on the star icon to acc ess your favorit e le[...]

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    46 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Documents The Documents sec tion allows y ou to share , print, and view documents streamed from y our DIR-880L to y our mobile device . T ap the document icon on the main menu to br owse the les on y our mobile device. T ype in the name of a le to sear ch for it. T ap to return to t[...]

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    47 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start the document viewer . In the viewer: T ap the scr een to bring up zoom in/out buttons. Drag the screen up or do wn to scroll between pages . T ap to per form F ile, Find , Zoom, Reading View , Go T o P age, and Bookmarks ac tions. Note: A vailable actions may di?[...]

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    48 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted P ic tures The Pictu res sec ti on allows you to v iew im age s s tream ed from your DIR-880L to y our mobile device. T ap the camera icon on the main menu to bro wse your photo c ollection on your removable st orage. T ype in the name of a le to sear ch for it. T ap to return to the m[...]

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    49 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on an image le to start the image viewer . In the viewer: T ap the star icon to download it to your device and add it into your F avorites section. T ap to start a slideshow . T ap the image to stop the slidesho w . T ap to delete the current image . T ap OK to c onrm. T ap to [...]

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    50 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted V ideos The Videos sec tion allows you to stream video clips and movies from your DIR-880L to your mobile device. T ap the movie icon on the main menu to bro wse your videos on y our removable st orage. T ype in the name of a le to sear ch for it. T ap to return to the main menu . T ap[...]

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    51 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to star t playing it. T ap on the screen to bring up the scroll bar , pause button, and play button. T ap to resume pla yback . T ap to pause the video . Note: Available features may var y depending on the Android OS version installed on your device .[...]

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    52 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted Music The Music sec tion allows you to stream songs from your DIR-880L to your mobile device. T ap the music icon on the main menu to brow se your music collection on your r emovable storage . T ap to return to the main menu . T ap to update the list of les . T ap to sort the les by[...]

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    53 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T ap on a le to start playing it. In the player: T ap on the up/down arrow t o show/hide the player c ontrols. T ap to repeat all . T ap again to r epeat a single song. T ap to skip to the previous/next song. T ap to play or pause the song . T ap to enable/disable shue mode. T o cre[...]

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    54 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o add songs to a playlist: T ap a playlist t o see its contents . T ap A ddMusic... to add songs to the curr ent playlist. Tick the songs y ou wish to add and tap to sav e. T o delete songs from the playlist: T ap Edit in the playlist browser and mark the les to be deleted. T ap t[...]

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    55 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted F olders T ype in the name of a le to sear ch for it. T ap to return to the main menu . T ap to access le options . Search Bar: In the le browser: T ap to return to the main menu . T ap to upload les. T ap t o r efresh, sor t, cr eate a new f older , or mark les for deletio[...]

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    56 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o copy les: T ap on to select les for copying . Tick the box next to each le for c opying. T ap on to bro wse to the destination. T ap to select les and per form the following actions: T ap to update the list of les . T ap to sort the les by name, size, type , or date.[...]

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    57 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o create a new f older : Brow se to the dir ector y you wish to crea te a new f older in. T ap then . Enter the name of the f older in the box, then tap OK. T ap P aste or Canc el. Y ou can also tap New F older if you wish to cr eate a f older in the current dir ec tor y .[...]

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    58 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted T o upload images and videos from your mobile device: Brow se to the folder y ou wish to upload to . T ap and browse to the le or les you wish to upload from the local device . Tick the bo x next to each of the les you wish to upload . T ap Upload . During the upload process , th[...]

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    59 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 3 - G etting Star ted F a vorit es The F av orites section allows you to quick ly access your most of ten used les, no matter what le type, in a special sec tion. Files added to the F a vo rit es s ecti on wi ll be c op ied h er e fo r pla yb ack i n a c en tr al iz ed loc at io n. T ype in the name of a[...]

  • Page 64

    60 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration C ongura tion En ter you r pas sw ord . If you prev iou sly foll ow ed the se tup wizar d (s ee pa ge 14 ), p leas e us e th e a d mi n pa s swo rd yo u e n te red d ur i ng t he w iz a rd. O t he r wi s e, l e ave t he password blank. Click Log In to pr oceed. Note: If you cannot r ememb[...]

  • Page 65

    61 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Devic e Mode The DIR-880L can be placed into t wo device modes: Router Mode and Br idge Mode. The default mode is Router Mode. T o change the device mode, in the S ettings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Internet to see the I nternet conguration options. On the Device Mode d[...]

  • Page 66

    62 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Home The Home page displays the current status of the rout er in the form of an interactive diagram. Y ou can click each icon to display information about each par t of the network at the bottom of the screen. The menu bar at the top of the page will allow you to quickly navigate to other pa[...]

  • Page 67

    63 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration DIR-880L Click on the DIR-880L ic on to view details about the router and its wireless settings. Here you can see the router ’ s current wireless settings, as well as its MAC address and IPv4/IPv6 addresses. T o recongure the network settings , either click Go to settings on the lower l[...]

  • Page 68

    64 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration C onnec ted Clien ts Click on the C onnected Clien ts icon to view details about the rout er and its wireless settings. On this page you can see all the clients curren tly connected to the router , and their IP addresses . T o edit each client’ s settings, click the pencil icon on the clie[...]

  • Page 69

    65 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration USB Devic e Click on the USB Devic e icon to view details about the currently connected USB device, DLNA media server , ShareP or t, and Windo ws F ile Sharing. If y ou have a USB device connected , y ou can see its name and ho w much free space it has. T o congur e your ShareP ort settin[...]

  • Page 70

    66 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Settings W izar d Internet (Router Mode) In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Wizar d t o open the setup wizard. This is the same wizar d that appears when you start the router f or the rst time. Refer t o page 14 for details. In the S ettings menu on the bar on t[...]

  • Page 71

    67 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration The host name is optional but ma y be required by some ISP s. Leav e it blank if you are not sur e. Enter the primar y DNS ser ver IP address assigned by your ISP . This address is usually obtained automatically fr om your ISP . Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned by your ISP[...]

  • Page 72

    68 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the IP address pr ovided by y our ISP . Enter the subnet mask pro vided by your ISP . Enter the default gatew ay address pro vided by your ISP . Enter the primary DNS ser ver IP address assigned by y our ISP . Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned b y your ISP . Maximum T[...]

  • Page 73

    69 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the username pro vided by your ISP . Enter the passwor d provided b y your ISP . Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the I nternet connection is maintained during inactivity . T o disable this featur e, enable Auto- reconnect. Sel[...]

  • Page 74

    70 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the PPTP server IP address pro vided by your ISP . Enter the username pro vided by your ISP . Enter the passwor d provided b y your ISP . Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the I nternet connection is maintained during inactivity[...]

  • Page 75

    71 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned b y your ISP . Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU f or optimal per formance with your ISP . Click Save when y ou are done. Secondary DNS Ser ver: MTU:[...]

  • Page 76

    72 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration L2TP Enter the L2TP server IP address pro vided by your ISP . Enter the username pro vided by your ISP . Enter the passwor d provided b y your ISP . Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the I nternet connection is maintained during inact[...]

  • Page 77

    73 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned b y your ISP . Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU f or optimal per formance with your ISP . Click Save when y ou are done. Secondary DNS Ser ver: MTU:[...]

  • Page 78

    74 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration DS-Lite Se le c t DS -L ite  D HC Pv 6 to l et t he rout er a llo ca te th e AF TR IP v6 address automatically . Selec t Manual Congur ation to enter the AFTR IPv6 address manually . If you selected Manual Conguration abov e, enter the AFTR IPv6 address used here . Enter the B4 IPv4[...]

  • Page 79

    75 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration IPv6 T o congur e an IPv6 connec tion, click the IPv6 link. T o return to the IPv4 settings, click IPv4 . Choose your IPv6 connection t ype from the drop- down menu. Y ou will be present ed with the appropriat e options for your connection type. Click Advanced S ettings... to expand th[...]

  • Page 80

    76 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration A uto Detection Select either Obtain DNS ser ver addres s automatically or Use the following DNS addr ess . If you selec ted Use the following DNS address above, enter the primar y DNS ser ver address . If you selec ted Use the following DNS address above, enter the secondary DNS ser ver add[...]

  • Page 81

    77 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif etime (in minutes). Click Save when y ou are done. Auto Congur ation T ype: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime:[...]

  • Page 82

    78 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Static IPv6 Enable or disable a link-local address . If you disabled Use Link-Local Addr ess , enter the address supplied by your ISP . If you disabl ed Use Link- Local Address , enter the subne t p rex length supplied by your ISP . Enter the default gatew ay for y our IPv6 co[...]

  • Page 83

    79 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif etime (in minutes). Click Save when y ou are done. Auto Congur ation T ype: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime:[...]

  • Page 84

    80 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration A uto C onguration (SLAA C/DHCPv6) Select either Obtain DNS ser ver addres s automatically or Use the following DNS addr ess . If you selec ted Use the following DNS address above, enter the primar y DNS ser ver address . If you selec ted Use the following DNS address above, enter the sec[...]

  • Page 85

    81 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif etime (in minutes). Click Save when y ou are done. Auto Congur ation T ype: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime:[...]

  • Page 86

    82 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration PPP oE Choose Share with IPv4 to re -use your IPv4 PPPoE user name and password , or Creat e a new session . I f y o u se l e c t e d C r e at e a n e w s e s s i o n a b o ve , e n t e r t h e P P Po E username provided by y our ISP here. I f y o u se l e c t e d C r e at e a n e w s e s s [...]

  • Page 87

    83 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the r outer ’ s LAN link-local address . Enable or disable the Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignmen t feature . Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif [...]

  • Page 88

    84 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel Enter the IPv4 remot e address you will use . Enter the IPv6 remot e address you will use . Enter the IPv4 local address y ou will use. Enter the IPv6 local address y ou will use. Enter the subnet prex length supplied b y your ISP . Select either Obtain DNS ser ver ad[...]

  • Page 89

    85 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Displays the r outer ’ s LAN link-local address . Enable or disable the Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignmen t feature . Enable or disable automatic DHCP -PD ser vices. Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif etime[...]

  • Page 90

    86 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration 6 to 4 Displays the 6 to 4 addr ess. Enter the 6 to 4 r elay supplied by your ISP . Enter the primary DNS ser ver address. Enter the secondary DNS ser ver address. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the r outer ’ s LAN link-local address . Check to enable the Aut[...]

  • Page 91

    87 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration 6rd Curren tly unsuppor ted. Enter the primary DNS ser ver address. Enter the secondary DNS ser ver address. E n a b l e i f y o u w a n t t o m i n i m i z e t h e n u m b e r o f r o u t e s t o t h e destination by using a hub and spoke method of networking. Ch oo se th e 6r d DH CP v4[...]

  • Page 92

    88 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Check to enable the Aut omatic IPv6 Address Assig nment featur e. Select Stateful(DHCPv6) , SL AA C + RDNSS or SL AA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the IPv6 address lif etime (in minutes). Click Save when y ou are done. Enable Automa tic IPv6 Address Assignment: Auto Congu[...]

  • Page 93

    89 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Local C onnectivit y Only Click here to enable Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses settings. Checking this box will automatically congure the ULA prex for the default setting. If you wish to choose your own ULA prex, enter it here. This section will display the current settings for [...]

  • Page 94

    90 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Internet (Bridge Mode) In the S ettings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Internet to see the Internet conguration options . Choose your I nternet connec tion type from the drop- down menu. Y o u w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e a p p r o p r i a t e o p t i o n s f[...]

  • Page 95

    91 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration The host name is optional but ma y be required by some ISP s. Leav e it blank if you are not sur e. Enter the primar y DNS ser ver IP address assigned by your ISP . This address is usually obtained automatically fr om your ISP . Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned by your ISP[...]

  • Page 96

    92 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the IP address pr ovided by y our ISP . Enter the subnet mask pro vided by your ISP . Enter the default gatew ay address pro vided by your ISP . Enter the primary DNS ser ver IP address assigned by y our ISP . Enter the secondary DNS ser ver IP address assigned b y your ISP . Maximum T[...]

  • Page 97

    93 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration W ir eless (Router Mode) Enable or disable the wireless frequency band. Creat e a name for your wir eless network using up to 32 characters. Creat e a password to use for wireless security. Wir eless clients will need to enter this password to successfully connec t to the network. Choose Non[...]

  • Page 98

    94 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Use the drop -down menu to selec t the time schedule that the rule will be enabled on. The schedule may be set to Alway s Enable , or you can create your own schedules in the Schedules sec tion (refer to page 115). Click Save when y ou are done. Schedule:[...]

  • Page 99

    95 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Guest Zone Enable or disable the guest zone for each wir eless frequency band. Ent er a wire less netw ork name (SS ID) tha t is di eren t from your mai n wireless network. Creat e a password to use for wireless security. Wir eless clients will ne ed to ent er th is pass w or d t o s uc c[...]

  • Page 100

    96 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration W ir eless (Bridge Mode) Enter the ne twork n ame (SSI D) o f the net work you are tr yin g to connect to . Choose None , WEP , or WP A/WP A2-(Personal) depending on the security used by the network you are trying to connect to. Sele ct the len gth of the pass wor d us ed by the netw ork [...]

  • Page 101

    97 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Network E n t e r t h e I P a d d r e s s o f t h e r o u t e r. T h e d e f a u l t I P a d d r e s s i s 192.168.0.1 . If you change the IP address, once you click Save , you wi ll need to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the conguration utility . Enter the su b[...]

  • Page 102

    98 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration DHCP Lease Time: Alwa ys Broadcast: UPnP : W AN Port Speed: IPv4 Multicast Stream: IPv6 Multicast Stream: Enter the length of time f or the IP address lease in minutes. Enable this f eature to broadcast your net works DHCP server to LAN/ WLAN clients. Enable or dis able U niversal Plug and P[...]

  • Page 103

    99 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Shar eP or t Check to enable DLNA media ser ver functions, allo wing connected clients access t o media les over the network. Choose a name f or y our DLNA media server so that it can be found . Choose either Allow allusers toac cess (nopasswor d) or Require router’[...]

  • Page 104

    100 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Cr eate U ser Enter the desired user name f or the new account. En te r th e pa ssw or d whic h t he user wil l ne ed to ent er when lo ggi ng in. Select either Read Only or Read/W rite to control whether the user can edit, add, or delete les on the devic e. Choose the parent folder t[...]

  • Page 105

    101 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration m y dlink Enabl ing mydlink wil l allow you to a ccess and man age the mydlin k-com patib le devices on your network . This can be done either through a web browser or via a smar tphone app . This page allo ws you to sign in to an e xisting mydlink account, or sig n up for a new mydlink a c[...]

  • Page 106

    102 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration F eatur es QoS Engine This section will allow you to prioritize par ticular clients over others, so that those clients receive higher bandwidth. For example, if one client is streaming a movie and another is downloading a non-ur gent le , you migh t wish to assign the f ormer device a hi[...]

  • Page 107

    103 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration F ir ewall Settings Ena ble or disa ble De mili tari zed Zone (DMZ ). T his c ompl ete ly ex pose s the client to threats over the I nternet, and is not recommended in ordinary situations. If you enabled DMZ, enter the IP address of the client you wish to expose, or use the dr op -down menu[...]

  • Page 108

    104 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Allows multiple VPN clients to connect to their corporate net work using IPSec. Some VPN clients suppor t traversal of IPS ec through NA T . This Application Level Gateway (AL G) may inter fere with the operation of such VPN clients. If y ou are ha ving trouble connecting with your corporat[...]

  • Page 109

    105 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration IPv4/IP v6 Rules Enter a name f or the rule. En ter the s our ce IP add res s ra nge that the ru le w ill a pply to , a nd us ing the dr op- down menu , specify whether it is a W AN or LAN IP addre ss. Enter the destina tion IP address range that the rule will apply to , and using the drop-[...]

  • Page 110

    106 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration P or t F or warding Enter a name f or the rule. Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you wan t to a llow the inc omin g service to . Alt erna tiv ely , sele ct the dev ice from the drop-down menu. Enter the TCP por ts that you want to open. Y ou can enter a single[...]

  • Page 111

    107 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration V ir tual Ser ver Enter a name f or the rule. Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you wan t to a llow the inc omin g service to . Alt erna tiv ely , sele ct the dev ice from the drop-down menu. Select the protocol of the trac to allow or deny ( T CP , UDP , B [...]

  • Page 112

    108 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration W ebsit e F ilter The website lter settings allow you to block access to cer tain web sites. Y ou can either crea te a list of sites to block, or create a list of sites to allow (with all other sites being blocked). In the F eatures menu on the bar on the top of the page , click W ebsite[...]

  • Page 113

    109 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Static Rout es Enter a name f or the rule. Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route. Enter the netmask of the rout e. Enter your ne x t hop gatewa y to be taken if this route is used . The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of usi ng thi s ro ute [...]

  • Page 114

    110 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter a name f or the rule. Th is i s th e I P a dd re s s o f th e ro ut e r u s ed t o r ea c h t h e s p ec i e d destination. Enter the IPv6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route . Enter the metric value f or this rule here. Select the interface that the IP [...]

  • Page 115

    111 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration D ynamic DNS Most Internet Ser vice Pr oviders (ISP s) assign dynamic (chang ing) IP addresses . Using a dynamic DNS ser vice provider , people can enter your domain name in their web brow ser to connect to your server no matter what your IP addr ess is. In the F eatures menu on the bar on [...]

  • Page 116

    112 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Enter the host name that you registered with your dynamic DNS ser vice pro vider . En te r th e IPv 6 a ddr es s of the dyn ami c DN S se rver . Alt ern at iv ely , s ele ct the ser ver device in the dr op -down menu. Click OK when you are done . Host Name: IPv6 Address: The IPv6 host setti[...]

  • Page 117

    113 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Quick VPN The Quick VPN feature is a fast and easy way to create a prole for secure remote access to a Local Area Network (LAN). This prole can be used to congure other devices to connect to y our LAN via a secure VPN tunnel. In the Features menu on the bar on t he top of t he page[...]

  • Page 118

    114 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Management T ime & Schedule T ime The Time page allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock . F rom here you can set the time zone, the Network Time Pr otocol (NTP) server , and enable or disable dayligh t saving time. In the Management m[...]

  • Page 119

    115 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Schedule Some conguration rules c an be set according to a pre - congured schedule. T o create , edit, or delete schedules, from the Time page click Schedule . T o return to the T ime page, click T ime . If you wish to remov e a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. [...]

  • Page 120

    116 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration S yst em Log Che ck this box to send the rout er lo gs to a Sy sL og Serv er . If this is dis abl ed , t her e will be no ot her op tion s o n t his pa ge . Enter t he IP a ddres s for the Sys log s er ver . If the Sysl og se r ver is con nec te d to t he rou ter , se lec t it fro m th e dr[...]

  • Page 121

    117 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration A dmin This page will allow y ou to change the administrator (A dmin) passwor d and enable remote management . In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Admin . En t e r a ne w pa s sw o r d f or th e ad mi n is t ra t o r ac c ou n t . Y ou wi ll nee d t o en t e r th[...]

  • Page 122

    118 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration S yst em T hi s o pt io n wi ll sa v e t he cu rr e n t r ou t er co n g u ra t io n set t in g s t o a  le on y ou r c o mp u te r . T hi s o pt i on wi ll lo ad pr ev i ou s ly sa v ed ro u te r c o n g ur a ti o n l e . T h is wi ll o v erw ri t e t he r ou te r’ s cu r r e[...]

  • Page 123

    119 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Upgr ade This page will allow you to upgrade the router ’ s rmwar e or language pack, either automat ically or manually . T o manually upgra de the rm ware or language pack, you must rst download the relev ant le from http://support.dlink.com . In the Management menu on the ba[...]

  • Page 124

    120 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 4 - Conguration Statistics On th e St a ti s ti c s pa g e yo u c an vi ew th e am ou n t of pa ck e ts tha t pas s t hr ou gh the ro u t er on the W AN, LAN, and wireless segments . In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Statistics . Y ou can view the Internet , L AN , W i-Fi 2[...]

  • Page 125

    121 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onnec t a W ireless Clien t to y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - W ithin 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the sof tware utilit y and star t the WPS process). Th e ea sies t and mos t se cur e w ay to conne ct y our wir eles s dev ice s t[...]

  • Page 126

    122 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 8 WP A/WP A2 It is recommended that you enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring yo ur wir eles s adapt er . I f y ou ar e join ing an exist ing netw ork, y ou will need to know the secu rity key ( W i-[...]

  • Page 127

    123 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network Y o u wil l t hen b e p romp ted to enter th e net wor k secu ri t y k ey ( Wi-Fi password) for the wireless ne twork . Enter the password into the box and click Next . If you wish to use W i-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) to connect to the r outer , you can also press the W[...]

  • Page 128

    124 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® 7 It is recommended that you enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wir eless adapt er . If y ou ar e joining an existing network , you will need to k now the securit y key or passphrase being us[...]

  • Page 129

    125 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Highlight the wireless connection with Wi-F i name (SSID) you would like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If you ge t a goo d si gn al but can not ac ce ss the Inte rne t, chec k you r T CP / IP settings for your wireless adapter . R efer to the Net workin[...]

  • Page 130

    126 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your router and click C onnec t . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the rout er . It may take 20-30 se conds to connect to th e wireless network . I f the connection fails, please [...]

  • Page 131

    127 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS The WPS feature of the DIR-880L can be congured using Windo ws® 7. Carr y out the following steps to use Windows® 7 to congure the WPS featur e: 1. Click the Start button and selec t C omputer from the Start menu. 2. Click Network on the left side .[...]

  • Page 132

    128 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Double - click the DIR-880L. 4. Inp ut th e WP S PIN nu mbe r (on t he ro ut er l abe l) in t he Se tu p > W ir ele ss Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click Next .[...]

  • Page 133

    129 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 5. T ype a name to identify the network . 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

  • Page 134

    130 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 7. The f ollowing windo w appears while the Router is being congured . W ait f or the conguration to c omplete. 8. The following window informs you that WPS on the router has been set up successfully . Mak e a n ot e of the se cu rity ke y as yo u may n eed t o pr o[...]

  • Page 135

    131 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company ’ s wireless utility , please refer to the user manual of y our wireless adapter for help connecting t o a wireless network. Most wir eless utilities will[...]

  • Page 136

    132 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended that you enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wir eless adapt er . If y ou ar e joining an existing network , you will need to k now the securit y key or passphrase being used.[...]

  • Page 137

    133 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Ent er the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your r outer and click Connect . It may take 20-30 se conds to connect to th e wireless network . I f the connection fails, please verify tha t the securit y settings are c orrect. The key or pass[...]

  • Page 138

    134 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Congura tion Utility). The following instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another compan y ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapt e[...]

  • Page 139

    135 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or access poin t befor e conguring your wireless adapt er . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the W i-F i network (SSID) you would like to connec[...]

  • Page 140

    136 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless N etwork C onnection box will appear . En ter the WP A- PSK W i-F i password and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 se conds to connect to th e wireless network . I f the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are corr ec t. The Wi-F i[...]

  • Page 141

    137 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-880L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples belo w are illustrated in Windo ws® XP . If you have a dier ent operating sys[...]

  • Page 142

    138 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . Double - click the Internet Options Icon. F r om the Securit y tab , click the button to r estore the settings to their defaults . • Click the C onnection tab and set the dial-up option to Neve[...]

  • Page 143

    139 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Wh y can ’ t I connect to certain sites or send and receiv e emails when connecting through m y router? If y ou are having a problem sending or r eceiving email, or connecting to secure sites such as eBay , bank ing sites, and Hotmail , we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts of [...]

  • Page 144

    140 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time . Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragmented packe t. T ake th at val ue and add 28 t o the va lue to acc ount for th e variou s T CP/IP head ers. F or e xample , lets say that 145 2 was the proper value, [...]

  • Page 145

    141 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics D - Li n k wi re l es s p ro du c t s a re b as e d o n i nd us t r y s ta nd a rd s to pro vi de ea s y- to -u se an d c om p at ib l e h ig h -s p ee d w i rel e ss connectivity within y our home , business, or public acc ess wireless networks. Strictly adhering t o the IEEE standard, [...]

  • Page 146

    142 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Wha t is W ir eless? Wir eless or W i-F i technology is another wa y of connecting your comput er to the network without using wir es. W i-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly so you ha ve the freedom t o connect computers anywhere in your home or oc e network . Wh y D-Link [...]

  • Page 147

    143 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics W irelessP ersonalAr eaNetwork( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standard wireless technology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operate in a range up to 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range are both less than WLAN, but in return i[...]

  • Page 148

    144 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wi reless technol ogy is expanding every where , not just at home or oce . P eople like the fr eedom of mobility and it ’ s bec oming so popular that more and more public facilities no w prov ide wirele ss access to attra c t people . The wireles s connectio[...]

  • Page 149

    145 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix A - W ireless Basics Security Don ’t let your nex t- door neighbors or in truders connect to y our wireless net work. Secure your wireless network by turning on the WP A or WEP securit y featur e on the router . Refer t o the product manual for detail inf ormation on how to set it up . There ar e basically[...]

  • Page 150

    146 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D -Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o v erify your IP address , please follow the st eps below . Click[...]

  • Page 151

    147 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps below: Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Netw ork and Internet > Networ k and Sharing Cen ter . Win[...]

  • Page 152

    148 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics W ir eless Securit y This sec tion will show you the dieren t levels of securit y you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-880L oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Pr otected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (P re -Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Pr ot[...]

  • Page 153

    149 D-Link DIR-880L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Device Int er faces • 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless LAN • Four 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN ports • 10/100/1000 Gigabit W AN port • T wo USB ports (one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0) Antenna T ypes • Three dual-band dipole antennas Standards • IEEE 802[...]