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    U ser Manual W ir eless N 300 Cloud Router[...]

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    i D-Link DIR-605L User Manual D-Link reser ves 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 subsidiarie[...]

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    ii D-Link DIR-605L 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-605L User Manual T able of Contents Active Session ..................................................................... 45 Wir eless .................................................................................. 46 Help ......................................................................................... 47 W ireless Securit[...]

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    1 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link DIR-605L Wir eless N 300 Cloud Router • P ower A dapter • Quick Installation Guide S y stem Requiremen ts • Ethernet-based Cable or DSL Modem • C omp ut ers wit h Wi ndo ws ® , Mac int osh ® , or Lin ux -ba sed oper ati ng sys te ms with an inst alle d Et hern et ada p[...]

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    2 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster W ireless Networking - The DIR-605L provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connec tion 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 . • Comp atible wit[...]

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    3 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Pr essing the Reset Button restores the router to its original factor y default settings. Receptor f or the P ower A dapter . The Aut o MDI/MDIX W AN por t is the connec tion for the Ethernet cable to the Cable or DSL modem. LAN P or ts Connect Ethernet devices such as computers , switches[...]

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    4 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs INTERNET A solid light indicat es connection on the W AN por t. This LED blinks during data transmission. WLAN LED A solid light indicates tha t the wireless segment is ready . This LED blinks during wireless data tr ansmission. Local Network LEDs A solid light [...]

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    5 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation process . Placemen t of the r outer is v er y impor tant. Do not plac e the rout er in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. Please congur e the router with the c omputer th[...]

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    6 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless Installation C onsidera tions The D-Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wireless connec tion from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless net work. Keep in mind, howev er , that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or [...]

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    7 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation If you are connecting the rout er to a cable/DSL/satellite modem, please f ollow the steps below : 1. Place the r outer in an open and centr al location. Do not plug the power adapt er into the rout er . 2. T ur n the po wer o on your modem. If there is no on/o switch, then unplug the mo[...]

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    8 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C ongura tion This section will show you ho w to congure y our new D-Link wireless router using the w eb -based conguration utility . W eb -based C onguration Utility T o access the conguration utility , open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of t[...]

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    9 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t the type of I nternet connection that Easy Setup Wizar d detects, type in necessar y information and then click Next to continue . If you selected PPPoE, enter your PPPoE user name and passwor d. Click Next to continue . Selec t Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet m[...]

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    10 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selec ted L2TP , enter your L2TP username and passw ord. Click Ne x t to continue . If you selec ted Static, enter your network settings supplied by your I nternet provider . Click Nex t to continue . In the page of “CU RREN T NET WOR K SET TI NG” , y ou will see the INTERN ET sta[...]

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    11 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you hav e not register ed a my dlink account, please click “ congure ” In the section “m ydlink accoun t ’ and complete the reg istration f orm. Click “Register ” Now you can see the hin t that a verication e -mail has been sent out. Open a new brow ser to login y our e [...]

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    12 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Now the rout er has successfully connected to m ydlink ser vice. Y ou can download the App "m ydlink lite" fr om android market or apple stor e to star t enjoy my dink ser vice![...]

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    13 D-Link DIR-605L 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 your ISP . The default MA C Addr ess is set to the W AN’ s phy sical interface MA C address on the Broadband Router . It is not recommended that you change the default [...]

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    14 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Choose Dynamic IP Address to obtain IP A ddress information automatically fr om your ISP . Select this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use . This option is commonly used for Cable modem services. The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs . The default [...]

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    15 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask , gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your PPP oE password and then retype the passwor d in the next box. Enter the ISP Ser vice Name (optional). [...]

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    16 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select 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 rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addr esses (Static PPTP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP A[...]

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    17 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select D ynamic (most common) or Static . Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask , gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . Enter the IP address (S tatic L2TP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addr esses (Static L2TP only). Enter the Gatewa y IP A[...]

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    18 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Setup Wir eless settings for the router may be configured manually or by using a wizard . T o use the wizard , click th e W ire le ss Co nn ecti on Setu p Wi zar d bu tt on and the n follo w the steps that are described below . T o c ongure th e wir ele ss set ting s man uall y [...]

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    19 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration En ter a Wir eles s Sec urity P ass wo r d in the textb o x and then clic k Ne xt to con tin ue . This window displays a summary of your wireless securit y settings. Please print this out or rec ord this info rmati on in a saf e plac e and then click Sav e to conti nue . The Router will sav [...]

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    20 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o implement W i-F i protection, or WCN 2.0, tick the Enable checkbox, click either Generate New PIN o r Reset PIN to Default , and then congure the Wi-F i settings below . Please see the Setting Up Wi-F i Protection ( WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista) sec tion lat er in this manual f or detaile[...]

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    21 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. T o enable wireless secur ity on the Router , use the drop -d own me nu to s el ec t th e de si red op tio n. T o en ab le WE P , sel ect Ena ble WEP Wir ele ss S ecu rity (ba sic ) . 2. Next to Auth enticat ion , selec t either O pen or Shared Key . Shar ed Key provides gr eater security[...]

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    22 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. T o enable WP A, WP A2, or WP A/WP A2, selec t either Enable WP A Only Wireless Security (enhanced), Enable WP A2 Only Wireless Security (enhanced), or Enable WP A/WP A2 Wireless Security (enhanced). 2. Next to Cipher T ype , select TKIP , AES , or B oth . 3. Next to PSK/EAP , select PSK [...]

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    23 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to change the local netw ork settings of the router and to congur e the DHCP settings. LAN Setup Enter the IP address of the router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP addr ess, once you click Apply , you will need to enter the new IP [...]

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    24 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box t o enable the DHCP server on y our router . Uncheck to disable this function. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP ser ver ’ s IP assignment. The length of time for the IP address lease . Enter the Lease time in minutes . Enable DHCP Ser ver: DHCP IP Addr [...]

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    25 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This section will allow you to c ongure , update, and main tain the correct time on the internal system clock. T ime and Date Select the Time Zone fr om the drop- down menu. Ticking this check box enables Daylight Saving time. Click Sync. your comput er ’ s time settings to copy y our P[...]

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    26 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This f eature allow s you to cr eate a list of w ebsites that you wan t to either allow or den y users access . P arental C ontr ol Se l ec t T u rn Pare nt al Co nt rol O FF , T ur n Paren ta l Con trol ON and ALL OW compu ters access to ONL Y these sites, or T ur n P arental Contr ol ON an[...]

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    27 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration P or t F or war ding This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. Check the box to enabled the rule . Enter a name f or the rule. Enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you want t o allow the incoming ser vice to . Enter the por t or por ts that [...]

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    28 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Applica tion Rules Some applications require multiple connections, such as I nternet gaming, video confer encing, I nternet telephony and others. These applica tions hav e diculties w ork ing through NA T (Network A ddress T ranslation). Special A pplications makes some of these applicati[...]

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    29 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A cc ess Con trol Select T urn MA C Filtering OFF , T urn MA C Filt ering ON and ALL OW computers listed to access the network, or T ur n MA C Filt ering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network. Enter the MA C address you would like to lt er . T o nd the MA C address on a co[...]

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    30 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac C ontr ol T rac contr ol can be used to distribute download bandwidth aut omatically accor ding to the requir ements of the users, and the users also can setup manually . Enable T rac Con trol: Select this func tion to control the ac cess bandwidth of computer in LAN. Select t[...]

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    31 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setup W izard Y ou may run the setup wizard fr om the opening quick setup window to quick ly set up your rout er . Y ou will be dir ected to the rst windo w of the wiza rd autom atica lly . DI R- 60 5L[...]

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    32 D-Link DIR-605L 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 . If y ou ha ve a client PC that cannot run Internet applications properly fr om behind the DIR-605L, then you can set the client up for unrestricted Internet ac cess. I t allows a c omputer [...]

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    33 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Poin t to synchronize a wireless network . Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is r ecommended. This value should r emain at its default setting of 2346 . If inc onsistent data o w is a problem, onl[...]

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    34 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) featur e tick this checkbo x. UPNP pro vides com patib ility with networking equipment, sof tware and peripherals. Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-605L to respond to Pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra security from hacker[...]

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    35 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Tick this checkbox to enable or disable xed routes to dened destinations . Use the drop- down menu to choose the W AN o r W AN (Physic al Port) 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 of the I[...]

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    36 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a new L ogin Name for the A dministrator acc ount. En t er a n e w p as s wo r d fo r t h e A dm i n i st r at o r Lo g in N am e and then retype the new passw ord in the Conrm Passw ord textbox. The administrator can make changes to the settings. Remote management allow s the DIR-6[...]

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    37 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sav e and R estor e Us e thi s opt ion to sav e the curr ent rou te r con g ur ati on settings to a le on the hard disk of the c omputer you are using. Fi rst, 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 . U[...]

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    38 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm war e Update Click the Check Now button (or the link at the top of the wind ow ) to nd out if ther e is an upd at ed rmw are ; 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 windo w to locate the rmw[...]

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    39 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DDNS Setting Tick the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable suppor t for DDNS. Sel ect one of the DDNS reg ist ra tio n or gan iza tio ns for m those listed in the pull-down menu. Av ailable ser vers inc lud e dlink ddns .co m(F ree) , DynDns .org (Cu sto m), Dyn. Dns.org(free), and Dyn.Dns.org(Sta[...]

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    40 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration S yst em Check VCT is an adv anc ed fe at ur e tha t in te gr ate s a LAN cab le tester on every E thernet por t on the router . Through the graphical user inter face (GUI), VC T can be used to remotely diagnose and repor t cable faults such as opens , shorts, swaps , and impedance mismat ch[...]

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    41 D-Link DIR-605L 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 Select Da ys . If the lat ter is sele cte d , pl eas e use the che ckbo xe s directly below to specify the individual day s. Tick this check box if the new schedule rule applies to the full 24-h[...]

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    42 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og Settings Click on the Save button link on this window to sa ve the log le to your local har d drive. click the check box to sa ve the log in the log server in the LAN side. Click the check box(es) of the t ype of log inf ormation requested: “S y s t e m , Fi r e w a l l & S e c[...]

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    43 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Devic e Info This window displa ys the current inf ormation for the DIR-605L. It will display the LAN, W AN, and Wir eless information. If your W AN connection is set up for a D ynamic IP addr ess then a DHCP Release butt on and a DHCP Renew button will be display ed. Use DHCP Release to dis[...]

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    44 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration L og F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: 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 this button to go directly to the Log Settings window ( Maintenanc e > Log Settin[...]

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    45 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T rac S tatistics A c tive Session T he w in do w be lo w di sp la y s th e T ra c S ta ti st ic s . He re y o u ca n vi ew t he a mo u n t of p ac ke ts th a t p as s th ro ug h th e DI R- 6 05 L on both the W AN and the LAN por ts . The trac count er will reset if the device is r [...]

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    46 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless The wireless client table displays a list of cur rent connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MA C address of the connected wir eless client. DI R- 60 5L[...]

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    47 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Help Click the desired h yperlink to get more inf ormation about how to use the Router . DI R- 60 5L[...]

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    48 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the di erent lev els of security you can use to protect your da ta from intruders . The DIR-605L oers the f ollowing types of security : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Prot ected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Prot ected Access)[...]

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    49 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WEP It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router befor e your wireless net work 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 int o the web[...]

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    50 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity Wha t is WP A? WP A, or Wi-F i Pr otected Access, is a Wi-F i standard that was designed to improv e the securit y fea tures of WEP ( Wired Equivalent Privacy). The two major impr ovements o ver WEP: • Improved da ta encr yption through the T emporal Key Integrity Pr otocol ( TKIP). TKIP scramb[...]

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    51 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless Router before your wireless net work 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.[...]

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    52 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A/WP A2-PSK It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless Router before your wireless net work 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 int[...]

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    53 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A, WP A2, and WP A/WP A2 (RADIUS) It is recommended to enable encr yption on your wireless router befor e your wireless net work adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the adde[...]

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    54 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C onnec t t o a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Conguration Utility). The following instruc tions are for Ser vic e P ack 2 users. If y ou are using another company ’ s utilit y or W indows ®[...]

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    55 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongure WEP It is recommended t o enable WEP on your wireless rout er or access point bef ore conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. H ighlight the wireless network (SSID) you woul[...]

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    56 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The Wi reless Net wor k Connection box will appear . Enter the same WEP key that is on your r outer and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . I f the connection fails, please verify that the WEP settings are correct. The WEP k[...]

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    57 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network C ongure WP A-PSK It is recommended t o enable WEP on your wireless rout er or access point bef ore conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. H ighlight the wireless network (SSID) you[...]

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    58 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . I f the connection fails , please v erify tha t the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The WP A-PSK passp[...]

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    59 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 6 - S etting Up Wi-F i Prot ection ( WCN 2.0 in Windo ws Vista) Setting Up W i-F i Pr otec tion ( WCN 2.0 in W indow s V ista) The DIR-605L suppor ts W i-Fi protection, referred to as WCN 2.0 in W indows Vista. The instruc tions for setting this up depend on whether you ar e using Windows Vista to congur e [...]

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    60 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 6 - S etting Up Wi-F i Prot ection ( WCN 2.0 in Windo ws Vista) Setting Up a C ongured Rout er Once the Router has been congured, you can use the push button on the Router or third par t y sof tware to invit e a newcomer to join your Wi-F i protected net work. F or maximum security , the software method [...]

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    61 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 7 - Changing the Computer Name and Joining a W orkgroup Changing the C omputer Name and Joining a W ork gr oup The f ollowing are st ep -by-step dir ections to change the computer name and join a workgr oup . 2. Click on the Adv anced syst em settings link . 1. Click on Pr oper ties .[...]

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    62 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 7 - Changing the Computer Name and Joining a W orkgroup 3. Click the Computer Name tab in the Sy stem Pr oper ties window and enter a description of your computer in the textbox. When you are nished, click the Change butt on. 4. G o t o t he Comput er Name/Domain Changes w in dow an d click the radio button[...]

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    63 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista C onguring the IP A ddress in V ista The f ollowing are st ep -by-step dir ections to congure the IP address in Windows Vista. 2. G o t o t h e Network and I nternet window and click the appropriate L ocal Area Connection icon. 1. Click on Pr oper ties . 3. Right-[...]

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    64 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista 4. T i c k th e I nternet Pr otocol V ersion 4 ( T CP/IPv4) checkbox in the Networking tab in the Local Ar ea Connection Properties window . 5. Click the “Use the f ollowing IP address” option in the General tab in the Local Area Connections Properties window and en[...]

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    65 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 8 - Conguring the IP Address in Vista 6. R ight-click the Local Area C onnection icon and then selec t Statu s from the drop- down menu. 7. Go to the L ocal Ar ea Connection S tatus window and click the Details button. 8. Conrm your new settings on the Network Connection Status windo w . When you ar e ?[...]

  • Page 70

    66 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly Setting Up a C onnec tion or Netw ork W irelessly The f ollowing are st ep -by-step dir ections to set up a wireless connection. 2. Go to the Set up a connection or network window and choose the Set up a wir eless route r or acc ess point Set up a new wir eless network [...]

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    67 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 3. Click the Next button on the Set up a wireless router or access point window . 4. The following windo w displays the sy stem progr ess. 5. This window conrms that you want to crea te wireless net work settings that are sa vable to a USB ash drive .[...]

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    68 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 6. Enter a network name on the Give your network a name window in the Set up a wireless router or access point wizard. Click the Next button. 7. Enter a passphrase on the Help make your net work more secur e with a passphrase window in the S et up a wir eless router or [...]

  • Page 73

    69 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 9. Once you have selected the desired securit y method on the Choose advanced net work security options window in the Set up a wireless router or ac cess point wizar d, click the Next button. 10. Selec t the desir ed le and printer sharing option on the Choose le [...]

  • Page 74

    70 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 9 - S etting Up a Connection Wir elessly 12. Once you have saved your network settings to USB, the Cop ying settings to the USB drive window in the Set up a wireless rout er or ac cess point wizard opens to indicate the system pr ogress . 13. Once you ar e nished , the T o add a device or computer , follo w[...]

  • Page 75

    71 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) C onnec ting t o a Secured W ireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) The f ollowing are st ep -by-step dir ections to set up a wireless connection. 2. Click the Manage network connections link in the Net work and Sha[...]

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    72 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 4. Selec t a net work to c onnec t t o in the S elec t a network to connec t to windo w in the Connect to a network wizard and then click the Conn ect button. 5. The follo wing C onnect to a networ k wizar d windo w disp lay s t[...]

  • Page 77

    73 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 7. T h e fol l o w i n g Succ essfully connected to dlink300 w i n d ow in t h e C on nect to a net w ork wiz ar d is disp la yed . Cho ose to sa ve to th e netw ork and/or start the new c onnection automatically . When y ou ar [...]

  • Page 78

    74 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 10 - Connec ting to a Secured Wireless Netw ork ( WEP , WP A-PSK & WP A2-PSK ) 10 . T o tes t the new IP add r ess , us e th e Pi ng fe atur e of the co mm and pr ompt . 9. Con rm you r new set tin gs by call ing up the com man d prom pt and then entering the ipcong c ommand.[...]

  • Page 79

    75 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network C onnec ting t o an Unsecur ed W ireless Netw ork The f ollowing are st ep -by-step dir ections to set up an unsecured wireless connection. 2. Go to the Net work and Sharing Cent er window and click the Manage Network C onnec tions link . 1. Click on Pr oper t[...]

  • Page 80

    76 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 3. Right- click the Wir eless Network Connection entr y and then selec t Connect/Disconnect from the drop- down menu. 4. Selec t a net work to connect to in the Selec t a net work to c onnec t to wi ndo w in the Co nne ct to a netw ork wiz ar d and then cli ck[...]

  • Page 81

    77 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 6. The fol low ing Con nect to a netwo rk wizar d windo w displ ay s the syst em progr ess. 7. The following Successfully connec ted to dlink300 wi nd o w i n t he C onnect to a networ k wiz ard is disp lay ed. Choose to sav e to the netw ork and/or star t the[...]

  • Page 82

    78 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 11 - Connec ting to an Unsecured Wir eless Network 9. Conrm your new settings by calling up the command prompt and then entering the ipcong c ommand. 10. T o test the new IP address, use the P ing f eature of the command prompt.[...]

  • Page 83

    79 D-Link DIR-605L 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-605L. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are having problems. ( The examples below are illustrated in Window s ® XP . If y ou ha ve a di erent operating sy[...]

  • Page 84

    80 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • G o to S tar t > Settings > Con trol Panel . Double -click the I nternet Options Ic on. F rom the Security tab , click the button to r estore the settings t o their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option t o Nev [...]

  • Page 85

    81 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Section 12 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnect to cer tain sites or send and rec eive emails when connecting through m y router? If y ou are having a problem sending or receiving email, or connecting to secure sites such as eBay , bank ing sites , and Hotmail, we suggest low er ing the MTU in incremen ts of [...]

  • Page 86

    82 D-Link DIR-605L 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 fragmented packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value t o ac count for the v arious T CP/IP headers. For example, let ’ s sa y that 1452 was the pro per valu e, the[...]

  • Page 87

    83 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public ac cess wireless networks. S tric tly adhering to the IEEE standard , the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will allow [...]

  • Page 88

    84 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i t echnology is another w ay of c onnecting y our 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 your home or oc e network . Wh y D -Link Wi[...]

  • Page 89

    85 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area 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 it doesn ’[...]

  • Page 90

    86 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce . P eople like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pro vide wireless access to attract people . Th e wireless connection in public[...]

  • Page 91

    87 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Eliminate Interferenc e Place home appliances such as cordless telephones, microwav es, and televisions as far away as possible from the rout er/access point. This would signicantly reduce any inter fer ence that the appliances might cause since they operate on same frequenc y . Securit[...]

  • Page 92

    88 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install y our 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 verify your IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps belo w . Click[...]

  • Page 93

    89 D-Link DIR-605L 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 ® XP - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network Connections . Windo ws ® 2000 - F rom the desktop ,[...]

  • Page 94

    90 D-Link DIR-605L 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* • 300Mbps • 150Mbps • 54Mbps • 48Mbps • 36Mbps • 24Mbps • 18Mbps • 12Mbps • 11Mbps • 9Mbps • 6Mbps[...]

  • Page 95

    91 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications Operating T emperatur e 32°F to 129 °F ( 0°C to 40°C) Humidity 95% maximum (non-condensing) Safety and Emissions FC C Part 15B/ 15C/ MPE CE C-tick NC C C CC LEDs • P ower • Status • Internet • WLAN ( Wireless C onnec tion) • LAN (10/100) Dimensions • L = 135mm ?[...]

  • Page 96

    92 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix E - Warr anty C E M a r k W ar n i n g : T hi s i s a Cl as s B p ro du ct . In a d om es ti c e n vi ro nm en t , t hi s p r od uct ma y c au se r a di o i nt erf e r en c e, in w hi ch ca se t he us er m a y be re qu ir e d t o t ak e a d eq ua t e m ea su r e s . F C C S t a t em e n t : T hi s eq ui pm en[...]

  • Page 97

    93 D-Link DIR-605L User Manual Appendix E - Warr anty I C C No ti c e : O pe r a ti on i s su bj ec t t o th e f o l lo w in g tw o co nd it io ns : ( 1) T hi s de vi ce m a y n ot c au se i nt erf e r en c e a n d ( 2) T hi s de vi ce m us t ac c e pt a n y i n t erf e r en ce , i nc lu di ng i nt erf e r en c e t h a t ma y c au se u nd es ir ed [...]