D-Link DIR-600L manual

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    i D-Link DIR-600L User Manual D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof 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 registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidiaries[...]

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    ii D-Link DIR-600L User Manual T able of C ontents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i P ackage C[...]

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    iii D-Link DIR-600L User Manual T able of Contents Log Settings .......................................................................... 47 Device Info ............................................................................ 48 Log ........................................................................................... 49 T rac Statisti[...]

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    1 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link DIR-600L Wir eless N 150 Home Cloud Router • P ow er Adapter • Quick Installation Guide • Ethernet Cable S y stem Requiremen ts P ack age C ont ents Note: Using a pow er supply with a dier ent voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-600L will cause damage and [...]

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    2 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless Networ king - The DIR-600L pr ovides up to 150Mbps* wir eless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capabilit y allows users to par ticipate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming , online gaming, and r eal-time audio . • Compa tible [...]

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    3 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view C onnec tions 1 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect 10/100 Ethernet devices such as computers, switches, cameras , and network stor age devices (NAS). 2 Internet P or t Connect your broadband modem using an E thernet cable. 3 P ower Recept or Receptor f or the supplied power ad[...]

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    4 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O ver view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid light indicates a pr oper connection to the power supply . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates a good connection to the Internet port. This LED blinks during data transmission. 3 Wir eless LED A solid light indicates that the wireless segm[...]

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    5 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installa tion proc ess. P lacement of the rout er is v er y impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Please congure the r outer with the computer [...]

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    6 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D -Link wireless r outer allows you access your network using a wireless connection from vir tually an ywhere within the operating range of your wireless net work. Keep in mind, howev er , that the number , thick ness and location of walls , ceilings[...]

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    7 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. Unplug the power fr om your modem. Manual S etup F or best results, pl ace the route r in an ope n area of your intended work area for bet ter wirele ss coverage. Pleas e use th e computer that y ou are curr ently connecting to the Internet with. 2. Unplug the Ethernet cable from your modem[...]

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    8 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 3. Use the supplied Ethernet cable and plug it into the port labeled INTERNE T on the back of the r outer . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet port on your modem. 4. Plug the power back into the modem and power it on. Then connect the supplied power adapter into the pow er rece[...]

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    9 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion There ar e a couple di erent w ays y ou can congure y our rout er to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • D-Link Easy S etup W izard - This wizard will launch if you log in to the rout er for the rst time . See below . • Manual Setup - Log into [...]

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    10 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F oll ow t he on -sc reen ins tru c tio ns to conf igu re you r I nter ne t settings. If your Internet connection is using DHCP , sk ip to the next page. If you are using a PPPoE connection, enter your user name and passwor d. Click C onnect . N o t e : M a k e s u r e t o r e m o v e y o u [...]

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    11 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted L2TP , enter your L2TP username and password . Click Next to continue . If you selec ted Static , enter your net work settings supplied by your I nternet provider . Click Next to continue. Once you ar e connected, the f ollowing scr een will appear .[...]

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    12 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you have not registered a mydlink acc ount, please click C ongure under myd li nk A ccou nt an d c omp le te th e re gi st rat io n fo rm . O nc e yo u c om ple te the form, click Register . A ve ri fi cat io n e -m ai l w ill be se nt to yo ur em ai l ac cou nt. Op en you r e mai l (o[...]

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    13 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The rout er has successfully c onnected to my dlink ser vice. The mydlink App will allow you to rec eive notices, brow se net wo rk us er s, a nd con fi gure you r ro ut er fr om a n iP hon e/ iP ad/ iP od T ouc h (iO S 3 .0 or hig he r) , A n d r o i d de vi ce ( 1. 6 or h ig h e r ) . T o [...]

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    14 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongur ation Utility T o acc ess the co ngu ra tio n utili ty , ope n a web-br ows er such as Int erne t Explorer and ent er the IP address of the r outer ( http://192.168.0.1 ). W in do ws and Mac use rs ma y als o con ne ct by typi ng ht tp :/ /dl in kr out er in the add[...]

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    15 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the IP address assig ned by your ISP . Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by y our ISP . Enter the Gatewa y assigned by y our ISP . The default MA C Addr ess is set to the W AN’ s ph ysi cal int erface MA C address on the Broadband Rout er . Y ou can click the Copy Y our PC’ s MAC A dd[...]

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    16 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Th e H ost Na me is opt io nal bu t m ay be r equ ir ed by so me IS P s . Th e defa ul t host na me is the dev ic e name of th e Rout er an d ma y be ch ang ed . Th e defa ult M A C A dd re ss is set to the W AN ’ s phy sica l inte rface MA C a ddr ess on th e B r oad ban d Rou te r . Y ou[...]

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    17 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sel ect Dyna mi c (mo st comm on ) or Sta tic . Select Sta tic if yo ur ISP ass ig ned yo u th e IP addr es s, sub net mas k, ga te wa y , and DNS s erve r a dd re ss es . En te r y our PPP oE u ser na me . En te r you r PPP oE pass w or d and the n rety pe th e pass wo r d in the n ext bo x[...]

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    18 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Selec t Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address , subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the IP address (S tatic PPTP only). Enter the P r imary and Secondar y DNS Ser ver A ddresses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP A[...]

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    19 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Dynamic (most common) or Static . S elect Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gatew ay , and DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the IP address (S tatic L2TP only). Enter the P rimar y and S econdary DNS Server A ddresses (Static L2TP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP Add[...]

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    20 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If y ou wan t to co n gur e the wir el ess set tin gs on y our ro ut er usi ng the wiza rd , click W irele ss C onnection Setup Wi zar d and skip to page 23. If you want t o manually congure the wir eless settings on your router click Manual W ireless Connection Setu[...]

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    21 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o ena bl e WPS ( WCN 2.0) , che ck the En abl e bo x. Cli ck eit her Ge ne r at e N e w PI N or Re se t PI N t o De fa u lt , an d t he n co n g ur e th e Wi- Fi se tt in gs be low. Pl ea se se e t he Se tt in g U p Wi- Fi P ro te ctio n ( WCN 2.0 in Wi ndo ws V ist a®) sect ion lat er[...]

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    22 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Security This section will show you the dier ent levels of security you can use to pr otect your data from in truders. The DIR-600L o ers the follo wing types of securit y : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Prot ected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (P re -Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Prot ected [...]

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    23 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Next to con tinue. Ent er a W irele ss Network Name in the bo x, which is also kno wn as t he S SI D . N o En cryp ti o n: Sel ect th is op ti on to di sab le an y en cry p ti on / se cu rity o n yo ur w ir eles s ne tw ork ( no t re com men de d) . A uto m at ica ll y: Se le ct th is [...]

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    24 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected Aut omatically assign a network key , the summar y window will display your settings. Writ e down the secur ity key and ente r this on y our wire les s clie nts . Click Sav e to sav e your settings . The Router will sav e your new settings and r eboot. When it is nished af[...]

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    25 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WP A/WP A2-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless Router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log into the we[...]

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    26 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration WP A/WP A2-RADIUS I t is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router before your wireless net work adap ters. Plea se establis h wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log int[...]

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    27 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to c ongure the DHCP settings . LAN Setup Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If y ou change the IP addr ess, once you click A pply , you will need to enter the new [...]

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    28 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Che ck t he b ox to en abl e th e DH CP s er ver on yo ur router . Uncheck to disable this function. Ent er t he s tar tin g an d en di ng I P ad dre sse s for t he DHCP ser ver’ s IP assignment. Note: If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your computers or devices , make sur[...]

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    29 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If y ou want a computer or devic e to alway s have the same IP addr ess assig ned, you can cr eate a DHCP Reser vation. The router will assign the IP address only to that computer or device. Note that this IP address must be within the DHCP IP Address R ange. Check this box[...]

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    30 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to c ongure , update , and maintain the correct time on the internal syst em clock. T ime and Date Displays the curren t time and date. Select the Time Zone fr om the drop-down menu. Checking this check box enables Dayligh t Saving time. Click Sync. your comput[...]

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    31 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This f eature allo ws you t o create a list of w ebsites that y ou want to either allo w or deny users ac cess. P arental C ontr ol Se lec t T ur n Parent al Cont rol O FF , T ur n Parent al Con trol ON and ALL OW computers access to ONL Y these sites , or T urn P arental Control ON and DENY[...]

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    32 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P or t F or war ding This will allow y ou to open a single port or a range of por ts. Che ck th e bo x to en ab led t he ru le . En te r a n ame f or t he ru le . Y ou ma y se le ct a pr e-de n ed ru l e fr om th e dr op-d ow n me nu . Se le ct a rul e and th e n cli ck << to po pu [...]

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    33 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion Rules Some applications require multiple connections, such as I nternet gaming, video c onfer encing, I nternet telephony and others . These applications may have diculties working through NA T (Network Address T ranslation). Special Applications makes some of these applicati[...]

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    34 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration MA C F iltering Select T urn MA C Fi lter ing OFF , T urn MA C Fi lter ing ON and ALL OW computers listed to acc ess the network , or T urn MA C Filtering ON and DEN Y comput ers listed to acc ess the network . Enter the MAC address you would like to lter . T o nd the MA C address on a[...]

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    35 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac C ontr ol T rac contr ol can be used t o distribute download bandwidth aut omatically acc ording to the requiremen ts of the users, and the users also can setup manually . Select this function t o control the ac cess bandwidth of computer in LAN. All the computer s in LAN will be[...]

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    36 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irew all & DMZ This section will allow you to set up a DMZ host and t o set up rewall rules . Ena bl e this fea tu re t o pro te ct you r netw ork fro m certai n kinds of “ spo o ng ” att ack s . SPI (Sta te fu l P ack et Ins pect ion , also k no wn as dy nam ic pa cke t l[...]

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    37 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set th e tr ans mit p ow er o f t he an t enn as . Beac ons ar e packet s sent by an Acc ess Poin t to sync hro niz e a wir eles s netw ork. S pe cif y a v alue . 1 00 is the defa ult se tti ng and i s re co mm end ed . T h i s v a lu e sh ou ld re ma i n a t it s de f au lt se tt i ng o f 2[...]

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    38 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Band Width: STBC: 20/40MHz Coexist: Short G uard Interval: Sel ect the B and W idt h: A ut o 2 0/ 40 - Sele ct if yo u ar e usi ng bo th 80 2.1 1n an d non -80 2. 11n w ir el ess d evi ce s . 20M Hz - Sel ect if y ou ar e not u sin g an y 802 .1 1n wi re le ss cli en ts . Thi s i s the d efa[...]

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    39 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Che ck t his b o x t o en abl e Un iv ers al P lu g a nd P la y (UP nP ™ ). UP nP pr o vid es com pa ti bi lit y wit h ne tw orki ng equi pm en t, softw are an d p eri ph er als . Che ck th is box to a llow th e W A N por t to b e “Pin ged ” . Di sa bl in g ping re sp on se s may pr ov[...]

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    40 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ch ec k th is box to e na bl e xe d ro ute s t o de n ed destinations. Us e t he dro p - do wn me nu t o c ho os e t he W AN o r W AN (Physic al P or t) Inter face the IP packet must use to transit out of the Router . The IP address of the packets that will take this route . The subnet[...]

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    41 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a new L ogin Name for the A dministrator ac count. Ente r a ne w pas sword fo r the Ad min istr ator Log in Na me and then r etype the new passwor d in the Conrm P assword textbo x. The administ rat or can make changes to the settings . Remote management allo ws the DIR-600L t o be [...]

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    42 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sav e and R estor e Use this optio n to save the current router cong uration settings to a le on the hard disk of the computer you are using. F irst, click the Save button. Y ou will then see a le dialog, where you can selec t a location and le name for the settings. Us e thi s o[...]

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    43 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm war e Updat e Click the Check Now button (or the link at the top of the win do w) to nd out if the re is an upda te d rm war e; if so , download the new rmwar e to your har d drive . After you have downloaded the new rmwar e, click Brow se in this window to locate the rm[...]

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    44 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DDNS Setting Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable suppor t for DDNS. Sel ect on e of the DDN S r eg ist ra tion org ani za tio ns for m those listed in the drop- down menu. Av ailable ser ver s in cl ud e dli nk ddns .co m (F re e), DynDn s .o rg (C us to m) , Dyn. Dns.org (free), and Dy[...]

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    45 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S y stem Check VC T is an adv anced f eature that integra tes a LAN cable tester on ever y Ethernet por t on the router . Thr ough th e g rap hi ca l u se r i nte r f ace (G UI ), V C T ca n b e u se d to remotely diagnose and repor t cable faults such as opens, shor ts, swaps, and impedance[...]

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    46 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Schedules Enter a name f or the new schedule rule. Choose the desired day(s), either All W eek or S elect Day s . If the latter is selec ted, please use the check box es directly below to specify the individual da ys. Click this check box if the new schedule rule applies to the full 24-hour [...]

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    47 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og Settings Click on the Sav e button link on this window to sav e the log le to your local har d drive. Check the Enable Logging to Sy slog Ser v er box to save the log to a syslog ser ver on your network . Then enter the IP address of the ser ver or selec t it fr om the drop- down men[...]

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    48 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Devic e Info This window displa ys the current inf or mation f or the DIR-600L. It will display the LAN, W AN, and Wireless inf ormation. If your W AN connection is set up for a D ynamic IP address then a DHCP Release button and a DHCP Renew button will be display ed. Use DHCP Release t o di[...]

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    49 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next Page: Clear: Link to Log Settings: View the rst page of the log . View the last page of the log . View the pr evious page. View the next page. Clear the log. Click thi s bu tton to go direc tly to the Log S etting s window ( Maintenanc e > [...]

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    50 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac S tatistics A c tiv e Session T h e w in do w b el o w d i s pl a y s th e T ra c S ta t i s t ic s . He r e y o u ca n v i e w th e a mo u n t of pa ck e t s t ha t p a s s th r ou gh th e DI R- 60 0 L on the Internet, LAN, and Wireless seg ments. The trac count er will reset[...]

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    51 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MA C address of the c onnected wireless client.[...]

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    52 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Help Click the desired h yperlink to get more inf ormation about how to use the Rout er .[...]

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    53 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our Router WPS Button St ep 2 - W it hi n 2 minu t es , pr es s the WP S but t on on y our wir el es s cli en t (or lau nch the so ftwa r e uti li ty and start the WP S pr oc es s) . The easiest and most secure w ay to connect your wir eless devices to the r ou[...]

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    54 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to k now the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the wireless icon [...]

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    55 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Highlight the wireless net work (SSID) you would like to connec t to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual for more inf ormation. 4.[...]

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    56 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Ent er the same security key or passphrase that is on your route r and click Connect . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the co nnecti on fails , ple ase veri fy that the secu rity settin gs are corr[...]

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    57 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-600L can be congur ed using Windo ws® 7. Carr y out the f ollowing steps to use Windo ws® 7 to congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t C omputer from the Start menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]

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    58 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-600L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (display ed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD scr een or in the Setup > W ireless S etup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click Next .[...]

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    59 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

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    60 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. T h e f o l l o w i n g w i n d o w a p p e a r s w h i l e t h e R o u t e r i s b e i n g congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the rout er has been setup successfully . Make a note of the securit y key as you may need to p[...]

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    61 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connec ting to a wireless network. Most utilities will have a “ site sur vey ” option si[...]

  • Page 66

    62 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless router or access point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to k now the security key or passphrase being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network[...]

  • Page 67

    63 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Ent er the same securit y key or passphrase that is on your rout er and click C onnec t . I t m ay ta ke 20 -3 0 se con ds t o co nn ec t to th e wi rel es s ne t wor k . I f t he connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ect. The key or passphrase must be exactly the[...]

  • Page 68

    64 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i prot ection, referred to as WCN 2.0 in Windo ws Vista®. The f ollowing instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Window s Vista® to congur e the rout er or third part y soft war e. When you rst set up the router , W i-F i p[...]

  • Page 69

    65 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility (Z ero Conguration Utility). The follo wing instruc tions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you ar e using another company’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wir eless adapte[...]

  • Page 70

    66 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless rout er or access poin t befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. H i g hl i g h t t h e w i re l e s s n e t w o r k ( S S I D[...]

  • Page 71

    67 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The Wireless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnect . I t m ay ta ke 20 -3 0 se con ds t o co nn ec t to th e wi rel es s ne t wor k . I f t he connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. T he W[...]

  • Page 72

    68 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-600L. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having problems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Window s® XP . If you have a dier ent operating syst [...]

  • Page 73

    69 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > C ontrol P anel . Double -click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the S ecurity tab, click the button to r estore the settings t o their defaults. • Click the C onnection tab and set the dial-up option to Never D[...]

  • Page 74

    70 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnect to cer tain sites or send and r eceiv e emails when connecting through my r outer? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or r eceiving email, or connecting to secure sites such as eBa y , banking sites , and Hotmail, we suggest low ering the MTU in incr ements o[...]

  • Page 75

    71 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Section 12 - 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 fragmen ted packet. T ake that value and add 28 t o the value to accoun t f or the v arious TCP/IP headers. F or example , let ’ s say that 1452 was the pr ope r va lue ,[...]

  • Page 76

    72 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D -L in k w ire le ss pro du c t s are ba se d o n in du st r y st an da rd s to p rov id e e as y-t o -u se an d co mp at ib le hi gh -s pe ed w i rel es s connectivity within y our home , business or public access wireless net works. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wi[...]

  • Page 77

    73 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is W ireless? Wir eless or Wi-F i t echnology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to c onnect computers anywhere in y our home or oce network. Wh y D-Link Wir ele[...]

  • Page 78

    74 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network ( WP AN) Bluetooth is the industry 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 it doesn ’t[...]

  • Page 79

    75 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilit ies now pro vide wire less acces s to attract people . Th e wireless connection in publ[...]

  • Page 80

    76 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Eliminate Interferenc e Place home appliances such as cordless telephones, microw aves , and televisions as far away as possible from the router/access point. This would signicantly reduce any inter ferenc e that the appliances might cause since they operate on same frequenc y . Securit[...]

  • Page 81

    77 D-Link DIR-600L 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 . wireless r outer) automatically . T o verify your IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps belo w . Click o[...]

  • Page 82

    78 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/r outer , or you need to assign a sta tic IP address , please follow the st eps below: Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Wind[...]

  • Page 83

    79 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Standards • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3x W ireless Signal Rates* • 150Mbps • 54Mbps • 48Mbps • 36Mbps • 24Mbps • 18Mbps • 12Mbps • 11Mbps • 9Mbps • 6Mbps • 5.5Mbps[...]

  • Page 84

    80 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications Humidity • 95% maximum (non- condensing) Safety and Emissions • FCC • CE • C-tick • NCC • CC C LEDs • P ower • Status • Internet • WLAN ( W ireless Connection) • LAN (10/100) Dimensions • L = 135mm • W = 99.8mm • H = 31.5mm W eight • 0.200kg * Maxim[...]

  • Page 85

    81 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian cust omers can contact D -Link technical support through our web site or b y phone. Befor e you contact technical support, please have the f ollowing ready: • Model number of the product (e.g. DIR-600L) • Hardwar e Revision[...]

  • Page 86

    82 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications W arr ant y Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) pro vides this Limited W arranty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D-Link or its author ized r eseller or distributor , and • Onl[...]

  • Page 87

    83 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications Limited Soft war e W arranty: D-Link warrants that the sof tware por tion of the product (“Sof tware ”) will substantially conform to D -Link ’ s then current func tional specications for the Sof tware, as set for th in the applicable documentation, from the date of ori[...]

  • Page 88

    84 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications • After an RMA number is issued , the defe ctive product must be packaged securely in the origina l or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in tr ansit, and the RMA number must be prominently mar ked on the outside of the package. Do not includ[...]

  • Page 89

    85 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications • The customer is responsible for all in-bound shipping charges to D-Link . No Cash on D elivery (“C OD ”) is allowed. Products sent COD will be rejected by D-Link. Products shall be fully insur ed by the customer and shipped t o D-Link Networks, Inc., 2525 Meadowvale Boul[...]

  • Page 90

    86 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications Limitation of Liability: T O THE MA XIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NO T LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRA C T , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILIT Y OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUC T , INC ONVENIENCE OR DAMA GES OF ANY CHARAC TER, WHE THER DIR[...]

  • Page 91

    87 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix E - Warran ty FC C Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful inter ferenc e in a residential installation. This equipment generate[...]

  • Page 92

    88 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix E - Warran ty IC C Notice: Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: 1) This device may not cause interference and 2) This device must accept an y inter fer ence , including inter fer ence that may cause undesir ed operation of the device . IMPORT ANT NO TE: IC Radiation Exposure Stat ement: This[...]

  • Page 93

    89 D-Link DIR-600L User Manual Appendix E - Warran ty V ersion 1.0 April 11, 2012 Pr oduct registration is en tirely v oluntar y and failure to c omplete or return this f orm will not diminish your warran ty rights. Registr ation[...]