D-Link DSL-2730B manual

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    Tab le of Conte nt s D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual i[...]

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    Tab le of Conte nt s D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual ii Table of Content s P ACKAG E C ONTENTS ........................................................................................... 1 S YSTEM R EQ UIREM EN TS ...................................................................................... 1 F E AT U R ES .................................[...]

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    Tab le of Conte nt s D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual iii S YSTEM L OG ..................................................................................................... 92 S T AT U S ............................................................................................................... 9 3 D EVICE I NFO ..................................[...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 1 Package Cont ent s • DSL - 2730B W ireless N 150 ADSL2+ 4 - P ort Ethernet Ro uter • Power Adap t er • CD - ROM w ith User Manual • One twisted - p air tele phone cabl e used for ADSL connecti on • One strai ght - t hrough Ether net cable • One Quic k Install ation Guide Wa[...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 2 11 Features • PPP ( Point - to - Point Protocol) Se curity – The Rout er support s P AP ( Password Authe ntication Protocol ) and CHAP (Challenge Han dshake Authenti cati on Protoco l ) f or PPP connec tions. The Router also supp orts MSCH AP . • DHCP Support – Dy n amic Host C[...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 3 Hard w are Overvi ew Conne ctions Power In sert Use the adapter ship ped with the Router to connec t to power source. Ethern et Ports Use the Et hernet ports to connect the Router to a compu ter or an Ethernet LAN. A DSL Port Use t he A DSL ca ble t o co nnect to your telephone lin e ([...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 4 Hardwar e Overview LEDs[...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 5 LED Description Power A steady green light indicates the unit is powered on. When the device is powered off this remains dark. Lights st eady green dur i ng pow e r on self - test ( POST). Once t he connection sta tus has been settled, the light will light steady green. If th e indicat[...]

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    Section 1 - Product Ov erview D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 6 Hardwar e Overview WPS Button The Rou ter sup ports W PS ( W i - Fi Pr otected Setup). W PS is a st andard for easy and s ecure est ablishment of a wirel ess netw ork. With WPS y ou can setup an d protect y our wirel ess network i n just a few easy step s. The W PS Push Button is l oca[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 7 Install ation This sec tion wil l walk you t hrough the i nstall ation pr ocess. Pl acement o f the Router is very importa nt. Do not place the Rou ter in an enclosed area such as a closet, c abinet, or in the attic or garage. Before Y o u Begi n Please rea d and make sur e you underst a[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 8 Web Browser Any com mon Web br owser c an be used to c onfigure the R outer using the Web configurati on managem ent soft ware. T he prog ram is de signed to wor k best with more r ecently r eleased brow sers such as Opera, Micr osoft In ternet Expl orer® ver sion 6.0, Ne tscape Nav iga[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 9 Information y ou w ill need from y our AD SL Service Pro vider Username This is t he Userna m e used to log on to your ADSL service pr ovider ’s network. Y our ADSL serv ice provider uses this to i dentify y our account. Pass word This is t he Passwor d used, in conj unction w ith the [...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 10 Information you w ill nee d about DSL - 273 0B Username This is t he Userna m e nee ded access the Router ’ s man agement i nterface. W hen you attempt to c onnect to t he devi ce through a w eb browser you will be prompted to e nter this U sername. The de f ault U sername for the Rou[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 11 Information y ou w ill need about y our LAN or Computer Ethern et NIC If your co mputer has an Ether net NIC, y ou can connect th e DSL - 2730B t o this E thernet port using an E thernet cable. Y ou can also use t he Etherne t ports on the D SL - 27 30B to conn ect to other c omputer or[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 12 Pow er o n Rout er The Rou ter must be used w ith the pow er adapter i ncluded w ith the devi ce. 1. Insert t he AC Pow er Adapter cord into t he power receptacle loc ated on t he rear p anel of th e Router and pl ug the ada pter into a s uitable nearby power source. 2. Depres s the Pow[...]

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    Section 2 – In stallation D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 13 Net w ork Co nnections Connect ADSL Line Use the ADSL cable i ncluded w ith the Router to connect i t to a tele phone wal l socket or rec eptacl e. Plug one end o f the ca ble into t he ADSL port (RJ - 1 1 recep tacle) on the rear p anel of the Router and i nsert the oth er end int o th[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 14 T o acce ss the con f igur ation util ity , open a w eb - browser s uch as Int ernet Expl orer and enter the IP addres s of the rou ter ( 192.1 68.1.1 ). T ype “admin ” for the Usernam e, “ admin ” in the Passw ord field. In t he V alidate entr y field, ty pe the lett ers that [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 15 Quick Setup This chap ter is conc erned with usi ng your compu ter to config ure the WAN con nection. Th e follow ing chapt er describes the various windows used to config ure and monit or the Router including how to chang e IP sett ings and D HCP ser ver setup. QUICK SETUP Click the S[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 16 QUICK SETUP – OPENING WINDOW The firs t window of the Set up W iz ard list s the basic steps in the proces s. These st eps are as follow s: 1. Chang e the Router passw ord. 2. Con f igure t ime and dat e of the Rout er . 3. Con f igure t he connecti on to the Int ernet. 4. Con f igur[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 17 QUICK SETUP – SET TIME AND DATE This pag e allows y ou to configur e the tim e and date of the Router. Select A utomatic ally s y nc hronize w ith I nternet t ime serv e rs to select f irst a nd second NTP (Networ k Time Protocol ) server. Select a time zone i n which y ou are locate[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 18 QUICK SETUP – SELECT THE INTERNE T CONNECTION TYPE Now use the drop - dow n menus to sel ect the C ountry , Internet Ser vice Prov ider , Protocol, a nd Connection T ype use d for the I nternet connecti on, and enter VPI and VC I values i f applic able. Y our ISP has given t his info[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 19 QUICK SETUP – PPPOE/PPPOA CONFIGURA TION T ype in th e User Name and Passw ord used t o identify and verify your account t o the ISP . If you ar e instruct ed to change th e VPI or VC I number , type in the correct setting in the av ailable entry fields. Mos t users w ill not need t [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 20 QUICK SETUP – DYNAMIC IP CONFI GURATION If you are i nstructe d to change t he VPI or VC I numbers, type in the correc t setting i n the avai lable entry fields . T he Int ernet connecti on cannot function i f thes e values are i ncorrect. Select the spec ific Connection T ype from t[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 21 QUICK SETUP – STATIC IP C ONFIGURA TION Enter v alues for VP I, VCI, IP Address, S ubnet Mask, D efault Gatew ay IP address , and Primar y DNS Serv er instruc ted by your ISP . T he In ternet conn ection cannot function i f these val ues are incorr ect. Select t he specific Co nnec t[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 22 QUICK SETUP – BRIDGE MODE CONF IGURATION If you ar e instructe d to chang e the VPI or VCI numbers, type in th e correc t setting i n the avai lable entry fields . T he Int ernet c onnecti on cannot function i f thes e values are i ncorrect. Select t he specific Co nnec tion T y pe f[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 23 QUICK SETUP – C onf igure Wirel ess Networ k T o enable t he W ir eless feat ure of this devic e, tick the E nable Y our Wirel ess Netwo rk option. En ter an SSID (this is the wirel ess network nam e). Choose whether to make the w ireless networ k Visible or Inv is ible . The W ir el[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 24 QUICK SETUP – COMPLETED & RE ST ART CONFIRMA TION Finall y you can see t he Setup Sum mary of the configurati ons you did through t he wiz ard. If you are sat isfied that you have e ntered all t he necess ary informatio n correct ly , click the Res tar t button to s ave the new c[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 25 Internet Setup T o configur e the Rout er ’s basi c config uration s ettings wi thout runnin g the Setup W izard , you can acces s the w indows used to configure ADSL Setup, L AN Setup, T ime and D ate, and Par ental C ontrol set tings dire ctly from the Se tup direct ory . T o acces[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 26 PPPoE For a PP PoE connecti on, first c hoose the EoA option un der A TM Interfa ce Configuration in order to view t he paramet ers to config ure for this connecti on type. VPI: Enter the correct VPI used i n this fiel d. VCI: Enter the correct VCI used in this field. Select DSL Link T[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 27 P P P C o n figu ra t io n The p arameters l isted in th e PPP Con figuratio n menu ar e used for P PPoE and PPPoA connecti ons. PPP Us ernam e: Enter the account user name in thi s field. PPP P assword: Ent er the acco unt passw ord in this fi eld. PPPoE Serv ice Name: Enter the serv [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 28 Defaul t Gatewa y a nd DNS Setti ngs Selected W A N In terface: The user ca n choose th e WAN interfac e to use thi s connection. Obt ai n DNS info from a W AN interface: The user can ch oose to obt ain DNS Serv er IP addr esses auto matically from the ISP . Use the f ollowing S t atic[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 29 IP over Ethernet For an IP over Ethernet connectio n, first cho ose the EoA option under A TM Interfa ce Configuration in order to view the p arameters to configur e for this conn ection type. Click the Eo A and IP o ver Ether net radio buttons to se e the follow ing selecti ons. VPI: [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 30 W AN IP Settings Obt ain an IP add ress automat ically: Choose this option to obt ain an IP address automaticall y for this c onne ction. Option 60 V ender ID: Enter t he Option 6 0 V endor ID val ue used in t he field. Option 61 I A ID: Enter t he Option 61 I AID value us ed in the f [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 31 NA T , Defaul t Gatew ay a nd DNS Setti ngs Enable N A T : T ick this opti on to enable N A T for thi s connecti on. Enable Fullcone NA T : W hen Enabl e N A T is selected, this sel e ction appears . Tic k this opti on to enabl e Fullcone NA T f or thi s connection. Enable fire w all: [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 32 Bridge For a Bridge conn ection, fir st choose t he EoA option under A TM In terface Configura tion in or der to vi ew the pa rameters to c onfigure for this co nnection ty pe. Click the Eo A and Bridging radio b uttons to see the foll owing selectio ns. VPI: Enter the correct VPI used[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 33 PPP o v e r A TM (PPPo A ) For a PP Po A connecti on, first choos e the PP Po A option under A TM Interfac e Configuration in order t o view the paramet ers to configure for this connecti on type. Click the PPPoA radio butt on to see the follow ing selections. VPI: Enter the correct VP[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 34 P P P C o n figu ra t io n The p arameters l isted in th e PPP Con figuratio n menu ar e used for P PPoE and PPPoA connecti ons. PPP Us ernam e: Enter the acco unt username in this field. PPP P assword: Ent er the acco unt passw ord in this fi eld. PPPoE Serv ice Name: Enter the serv i[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 35 Defa ul t Gatewa y a nd DNS Sett ings Selected W A N Interface: The user ca n choose th e WAN interfac e to use thi s connection. Obt ai n DNS info from a W AN interface: T ick the radio butt on to obtain DNS Ser ver IP addresses aut omatically f rom the ISP . W AN In terface Select ed[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 36 IP o ver A TM (IPo A ) For an I P o A connection, f irst choo se the IP oA option under A TM Inter face Configuration in order to view the p aramet ers to config ure for this connecti on type. Click the IP oA radio button to see the foll owing sel ections. VPI: Enter the correct VPI us[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 37 N AT, D e f a ult Gateway Settings Enable N A T : T ick this opti on to enable N A T for thi s connecti on. Enable Fullcone NA T : W hen Enabl e N A T is selected, this selection appears . Tic k this opti on to enabl e Fullcone NA T f or thi s connection. Enable fire w all: T ick this [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 38 S er vic e C a t ego ry W hen conf i guring the Servic e Category f or any of the above menti oned c onnection co nfigurations there are 5 dif ferent variati ons to cho o s e f rom. UBR Without PCR There are no addition al fields listed when choosing thi s category . UBR With PCR Peak [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 39 Wireless Settings T o acce ss W ireless Settings, click Wireles s Settings in the Setup director y . It has tw o subcategori es: Wireles s Basics and Wi rele ss S ecuri ty . Y ou can either p oint to the W ireless Sett ings on th e left w indow an d clic k one of the submen us, or cl i[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 40 Wireless Ba sics T o access W ireles s Basic s, point to the Wir eless Setting s on the lef t window and click W ireless Bas ics submen u, or click t he Wirel ess Basics button in the Wireless Setting s window . The tw o essential se ttings for wireles s LAN operatio n are the W ir ele[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 41 Wireless S ecuri ty T o access W ireles s Securi ty , point t o the Wir eless Sett ings on the left wi ndow and click Wir eless Secur it y submenu, or c lick the W ireless Security button in t he W irel ess Setti ngs window . In order to protect t he priv acy , you can s etup the w ire[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 42 WE P W hen sele ctin g WEP from th e Secur ity Mode drop - dow n menu, the W EP s ection appe ars. 1. Select t he WEP key lengt h between 64 bi t or 128 bit fro m the drop - dow n list. 2. Enter t he WEP key(s) in th e W E P K e y 1 to W E P K e y 4 fields. 3. Select t he authent icati[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 43 A ut o, W PA or W PA 2 W hen se lectin g Au t o , W PA 2 O n l y or WP A Only from the Security Mode drop - dow n menu, the W P A section ap pears. 1. In the WP A Mode drop - dow n menu, select between W PA - PSK and W PA - Enterpri se . Dif ferent secti ons appear b ased on the select[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 44 EAP (802.1X) W hen W PA - Enterprise w as selected i n the WP A Mode drop - dow n menu, this sect ion appear s for the user to enter a s hared key . 1. Enter t he avail able period of t ime for au thenticati on, Radius s erver IP address, i ts port, a nd shared s ecre t. 2. Click Apply[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 45 Local Netw ork T o acce ss the LAN S etup window , click the LAN Setup button in the Setup direct ory . T o acce ss the Local N e twork window , click t he Local Network button in the Setup director y . Y ou can configur e the local netw ork IP addr ess to sui t your pre f erence. M an[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 46 Y ou may also con f igur e DNS setti ngs when u sing the Rou ter in DHC P mode ( A dvanced > DNS Setup ). W hen “ Obtai n DNS server address automat icall y“ is cli cked under DNS S erver Con f igur ation on th e DNS Set up window , the Router w ill auto m atical ly relay DNS se[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 47 Ti m e and Date T o acce ss the T ime and Date window , cli ck the Time and Dat e button in t he Se tup director y . The Rou ter prov ides NTP and day light sav ing to co nfigure, upd ate and main tain th e correct time. T o configur e system ti me on the R outer , selec t the Automati[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 48 Advanced Th is chap ter include t he more adv anced featu res used f or netw ork manage ment and sec urity . Advanced Wireless T o acce ss Advanced W irel e ss, click A dvanced Wir eless in the Adv anced director y . It has thr ee subcat egories: A d vanced Settings , M A C Filtering a[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 49 A d vanced Sett ings T o access Advanced S ettings, p oint to the A dvanced Wireless on t he left w indow and cli ck Advanced Settings submenu, or cl ick the Ad vanced Setting s button i n the Wireles s Settings window . In this page, y ou can con f igur e more advanced setti ngs of 80[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 50 Ena ble Wirel ess: T ick the c heck box t o enable the wirel ess feature o f this dev ice. In the dr op down me nu select the appro priate sche dule for when the w ireless f eat ure of this d evice shoul d be enabled or disabled. Click the Add Ne w button to g o to Adv anced - > Sch[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 51 Enable Wireless Gu est net w ork : T ick the c heck box to enable a wirel ess guest netw ork. Guest SSID: Ent er an additional SSID f or the w ireless guest n etwork. Visibilit y St atus: Click the r adio butt ons to make the w ireless gues t networ k visibl e or invisible. User I sola[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 52 MAC Filtering T o access M AC Filteri ng, point to t he A dvanced Wir eless on the l eft w indow and cl ick MAC Filtering subm enu, or c lick the MA C Filtering button in the W ireles s Setting s window . This p age can hel p you to al low or deny certain M AC addresses to pass through[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 53 Security Settings T o access w ireless Security Setti ngs, point to the A dvanced Wireless on t he left w indow and cli ck Securit y S ettings submenu, or cli ck th e Securit y S ettings button in the W ir eless Setting s wi ndo w . 1. Select an SSI D f rom th e Select SSID drop - dow [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 54 WE P W hen sele ctin g WEP f rom the Security Mode drop - d own menu, the W EP s ection appe ars. 1. Select t he WEP key lengt h between 64 bi t or 128 bit fro m the drop - dow n list. 2. Enter t he WEP key(s) in th e W E P K e y 1 to W E P K e y 4 fields. 3. Select t he authent icatio[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 55 A ut o, W PA or W PA 2 W hen se lectin g Au t o , W PA 2 O n l y or WP A Only from the Security Mode drop - dow n menu, t he W P A secti on appears. 1. In the WP A Mode drop - down menu, sel ect bet ween W PA - PSK and W PA - Enterprise . Different s ecti ons ap pear based o n the sele[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 56 E AP ( 802.1X) W hen W PA - Enterpri se was selec ted in the W P A Mode drop - dow n menu, this section app ears for th e user to en ter a shared k ey . 1. Enter t he avail able period of t ime for au thenticati on, Radius ser ver IP address , its port , and share d secret. 2. Click Ap[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 57 Port Forwarding T o acce ss the Port For w arding window , clic k the Port Forwa rding button i n the A dvanced director y . Multi ple connec tions are req uired by some ap plications, s uch as Inter net games, v ideo confer encing, Inter net telep hony , and others. These applicati on[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 58 Select a S ervice: Sel ect a pre - de fined port forw arding rule. Serv er Name: Enter a custom rule n ame. Schedul e: Sel ect a schedu le when this r ule will b e activ e. Rule s in the list can be configured i n Adv anced - > Schedules . Cli ck the Vie w Av a ilab le Schedules b u[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 59 DMZ T o acce ss the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) window , click t he D MZ button in the Adv anced director y . Parent al C ontrol T o acce ss the Parent Control menu , click the Parent Control link in the Adv anced directory . Since so me applicati ons are not c ompati ble w ith NA T , the[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 60 Block Website T o access t he Block Website m enu, click the Block W ebsite butt on in the Par ental Contr ol menu. Use this window to de ny access to s pecified Internet w ebsite using the URL (Univers al Resource Look up), that is, the na m ed w eb address. Click Ad d to see the Blo [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 61 Bl ock M A C Address T o access B lock MAC Address, poi nt t o the Parental Control on th e left w indow and cl ick Block MA C A ddress submen u, or click t he Block MAC A d dress butt on in the Par ental Co ntrol wi ndow . Use this window to de ny access to s pecified MAC address. Cli[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 62 Filter ing Options T o acce ss the Fi ltering Opti ons window , clic k t he Filtering Options button i n the A d van ced director y . It has thr ee subcat egories: Inbound Filtering , Outbound Filtering and Bridge Filteri ng . Y ou can ei ther point to the Filtering Options on the left[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 63 Inboun d Filteri ng T o access In bound Filter ing, point to th e Fi ltering Options on the lef t window and click Inbound Filtering submenu, or click the Inbound butto n in the Filtering Optio ns window . Filters P aram eter Description Filter Name Enter a nam e for the n ew fil ter. [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 64 Outbou nd F iltering T o access O utbound Fi ltering, point to the Filt e ring Op tions on t he left w indow and cli ck Outbound Filtering submenu, or click the Outbound button in the Filter ing Options window . Filters P aram eter Description Filter Name Enter a nam e for the n ew fil[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 65 Bridge Filt ering T o access B ridge Filt ering, point to the Filtering Options on the le ft w indo w and c lick Bridg e Filtering s ubmenu, or click the Bridge but ton in the Filter ing Options w indow . Bridg e f ilt ers are used to block or all ow vari ous types of p ackets through [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 66 DNS Setu p T o acce ss the DNS w i ndo w , click th e DNS button i n the A dv anced directory . Domain N ame Serv er (DNS) is a ser ver that tr anslates UR L/Domain Names to t he correspo nding IP address. Since URL/D omain N ames are alphabeti cal, they are easier to remember . But th[...]

  • Page 70

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 67 Dynamic DNS Setup T o acce ss the Dy n amic DNS window , click the Dy na mic DNS button in t he A dvanced director y . Note : Dynami c DNS requir es that an acc ount be set up with one of t he sup por ted dyna mic DNS s ervers pri or to engag ing it on the Ro uter . T his functi on wil[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 68 Networ k T ools T o acce ss the Net work T ools w indow , clic k the Network T ool s butto n in the A dvanced direc tory . There are six subcateg ories i n Network T ool s: Port Mapping , IGMP , Quality of Ser vice , Q ue ue Config , Quality of Classifica tion , UPnP , AD S L , SNMP , [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 69 Port Mapping T o access P ort Mappin g, point to t he Ne twork T ools on the le ft window and click Port Mapping sub menu, or cli ck the Port Mapping button in t he Netw ork T ools w indow . Port Map ping suppor ts sing le or multipl e (LAN) port s to be f orme d as a group an d mapped[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 70 IGMP T o access I GMP , point to the Network T ools on the le ft wi ndow and click IGMP sub m enu, or click the IGMP button in t he Netw ork T ools window . IGMP (Internet G roup Manag ement Protoc ol) page i s for identical c ontent trans mission. W hen the Enable IGMP Proxy/Snooping [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 71 Quality of Serv i ce T o access Q uality of S ervice, point to th e Network T ools on the le ft w indo w and c lick Qual ity of Service subm enu, o r clic k the Quality of Service button in the Netw ork T ools window . Quality of Servic e is a feature t hat allows you to alloc ate or g[...]

  • Page 75

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 72 Queue Configur ation T o access Q ueue Confi guration, poi nt to the Netw o rk T ools on the left wi ndow and click Queue Config subm enu, or cli ck th e Queue Config button in the Netw ork T ools window . This pag e al lows y ou to create Assigned Clas sification Q ueue setti ngs used[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 73 QoS C lassifi cation T o access Q oS Classi f ication, point to t he Network T ools on the l eft w indow and click QoS Classificat ion sub menu , or click the QoS Classifi cation butt on in the Net work T ools w i ndow . The scree n creates a traf f ic clas s rule to c lassify the upst[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 74 T raffic C lass Name: E nter th e traf fic cl ass rul e name. Rule Order: Select the rule order . Rule S t atus: Select the st atus of the rul e. Class Int erface: Selec t t he class int erface used for this rul e. Ether T ype: Select t he Ethernet type used for this rul e. DSCP Check:[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 75 Class Int erface: Select t he class int erface used for this rul e. Ether T ype: Select t he Ethernet type used for this rul e. Source/D estination MA C Address: Enter the source/des tina tion M AC address use d f or this rule. Source/D estination MA C Mask: Enter the source/ desti nat[...]

  • Page 79

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 76 Class Int erface: Select t he class int erface used for this rul e. Ether T ype: Select t he Ethernet type used for this rul e. 802.1p Pr iori t y Check: Select t he 802.1p pr iority check used f or thi s ru le. A ssign Classificat ion Queue : Selec t the cla ssification q ueue used fo[...]

  • Page 80

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 77 UPnP T o access U PnP , poi nt to the Network T ools on the le ft window and clic k UPnP submenu, or click the UPnP butto n in the Netw ork T ools wi ndo w . UPnP support s zero - con f igur ation netw orking and a utomatic dis covery for many types of net worked dev ices. W hen enable[...]

  • Page 81

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 78 DSL T o access ADSL, point to the Network T ools on t he left w indow and c lick DSL submenu, or click the DSL but ton in the N etwork T ools w indow . This p age cont ains a mod ulation and c apabi lity selec tions to be speci f ied by your ISP . Consult wi th your ISP to select t he [...]

  • Page 82

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 79 SNMP T o access S NMP , poi nt to t he Netw ork T ools on the le ft window and clic k S NMP submenu, or click the SN MP button in the Netw ork T ool s window . Simple N etwork Mana gement Prot ocol is a st andard f or in ternetwor k and intr anetwork m ana gement . T ick the Enable SNM[...]

  • Page 83

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 80 TR - 069 T o a ccess TR - 069, poi nt to the Net w ork T ools on the l eft wi ndow and click TR - 069 s ubme nu, o r clic k the TR - 069 button in t he Netw ork T ool s wi ndo w . TR - 06 9 is a WAN man agement p rotoc ol. A bidirecti onal SOAP/HTTP based pr otocol it provi des the com[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 81 Routing T o acce ss the Rout ing wi ndo w , click the Routing butt on in the A dvanced direct ory . It has thr ee subcat egories: S tatic Route , Default Gat eway and RIP . Y ou can either poi nt to the Rout i ng on th e left w indow and cl ick one of the sub menus, or cl ick one of th[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 82 S tatic Route T o access S tatic R oute , point to th e Routing on the left window and click S tatic Route submen u, or clic k the S tatic Route b ut ton in t he Routing wi ndo w . The pag e allow s you to manual ly enter t he routing table. T o define a gateway and h op to route dat a[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 83 Defaul t Gatewa y T o access D efault Gat eway , point to th e Routing on the lef t window and click D efault Gate w ay submenu, or cli ck the Defau lt Gat ew a y button in the Routing window . RIP T o access R IP , point to the Routing on the l eft w indow and cl ick RIP submenu, or c[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 84 Schedules T o acce ss the Sch edules wi ndow , click the s chedules button i n the Ad v a n c ed direc tory . Note : A schedul e can only be created if the Router is configur ed to sync hronize time settings w ith NTP (Network T ime Protocol) . T o config ure the N T P option, go to t [...]

  • Page 88

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 85 M aintenance The Mainten ance directory features an array of o ptions d esigned to help you get the most out of your Rout er . System T o access t he System window , click the Sy stem button in t he Maintenance directory . W he n you con f igur e the Router , you w ill need to res tart[...]

  • Page 89

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 86 Firmwar e Up date T o acce ss the Firm w are Up d a te window , click the F irmware Up date butto n in the Maintenance direc tory . Use the Firmware U pgrade menu t o load the l atest firmw are for the Router . Note that t he Router c onfiguratio n setting s may return t o the factory [...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 87 Access Cont rols T o acce ss the Acc ess Controls window , click the A ccess Control s button in th e Mainte nance direct ory . In this page, y ou can choos e to chang e pas sword, manage the servic e control or IP a ddress contr ol.[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 88 A ccoun t Passw ord T o access Acc ount Passw ord, point to t he A ccess Control s on the le ft window and click Account Passw ord subm enu, or clic k the Account Pass word butto n in the Access Contr ols window . There are three di fferent user names for dif ferent pur pose. Suppor t [...]

  • Page 92

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 89 Ser vices T o access S ervices, p oint to the A ccess Cont rols o n the l eft w indow and cli ck Services submenu, or click t he Services button in the Access Control s wi ndow . This p age list s out all t he available s ervic es includi ng T elne t, HTTP , ICMP , SNMP , SSH , and T F[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 90 IP A d dress T o access IP Address, point to the A ccess Contro ls on the lef t window and click IP Address submenu, or click the IP A ddress but ton in the Access C ontrols w indow . Click Ad d to see the Add IP Address s ection. Enter an IP address an d click Ap p l y in the secti on[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 91 Diagnostics T o acce ss the Diagnostic wi ndo w , click the Di agnostics but ton in th e Mai ntenance dire ctory . This w indow is used to tes t connectiv ity of the Router . A Ping test may be done t hrough the l ocal or ex ternal inter face to test c onnectiv ity to known I P addres [...]

  • Page 95

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 92 System Log T o acce ss the Sy stem Log w indo w , click the S ystem Log button in the Mainten ance direc tory . The sy stem log all ows you to con figure local and remote log ging, an d to view the logs that hav e been cr eated. T o generat e a system l og, tick the Enable Log check bo[...]

  • Page 96

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 93 Status Use the various read - o nly window s to view s ystem i nformation a nd monitor p erformance . Device Info T o acce ss the Device Info window , click t he Dev ice Info button in th e Sta t u s director y . Use this window to q uickly view bas ic current information ab out the LA[...]

  • Page 97

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 94 Wireless Client s T o access t he DHCP Clients wi ndow , click the W ireless Client s button in the Sta t u s direct ory . DHCP Cli ent s T o access t he DHCP Clients wi ndow , click the DHCP Clien t s button in the Sta t u s direct ory . The Con nected LAN Client s list di splays acti[...]

  • Page 98

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 95 Logs T o acce ss the Log s wind ow , click t he Logs butto n in the Sta t u s directory . This p age display s the ev ent logs of t he Router . Before seei ng the log inform ation, make s ure the sys tem log func tion is enabl ed in the Maint enance - > Sy ste m Log . Click Refresh [...]

  • Page 99

    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 96 S t atistics T o acce ss the S tatistic s window , click the St atistics butt on in the Sta t u s directory . This p age all ows you to monitor tra ffic o n the Loc al Networ k, Interne t or ADSL connecti on. Thi s window also display s information c oncerning ADSL status.[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 97 Routing Inf o T o access t he Routing Info window , click t he Routing Info button in the Sta t u s direc t o r y. This p age is use d to direc t forwardi ng by m atchi ng destinati on address es to the net work pa ths used to r each them.[...]

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    Section 3 – Configurati on D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 98 Help T o acce ss the Help wi ndow , click the Help dir ectory .[...]

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    Appendix A – Troubles hooting D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 99 T roubleshoot ing This chap ter provi des solutions to problems t hat migh t occur dur ing the ins tallat ion and oper ation of the D SL - 2730B. Re ad the fol l owing descri ptions if you are hav ing problems. (The ex amples below are illustrat ed in W ind ows® XP . If you have a [...]

  • Page 103

    Appendix A – Troubles hooting D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 100 • Please ensur e that t he settings in the W eb - based co nfiguration manager , e.g. ISP usernam e and pass word, are the same as th e settings that have b een provi ded by your ISP . 4. W hy can’t I get an Internet connecti on? For ADSL ISP users, pl ease cont act your ISP to[...]

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    Appendix B - Network ing Basics D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 101 Networ king Basics Check Y o u r I P A ddress After y ou install y our new D - Link adapter, by default, t he TCP/IP s ettings shoul d be set t o obtain an IP addr ess from a DHCP server (i.e. wireless ro uter) aut omatical ly. To v erify your IP address, pleas e follow the steps b[...]

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    Appendix B - Network ing Basics D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 102 S t at ically Assign An IP Address If you ar e not using a DHCP capabl e gateway /router, or y ou need to as sign a stati c IP addr ess, please follow th e steps below : Step 1 W ind ows ® XP - Click o n S tart > Control Pa nel > Network Connections . W ind ows ® 2000 - Fro[...]

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    D- Link DSL - 2730B User Manual 103 Technical Specif ications A DSL St a ndards • ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 • ITU G .992.1 (G .dmt) A nn ex A/C/I • ITU G .992.2 (G .lite) An ne x A/C • ITU G .994.1 (G .hs) A DSL2 St anda rds • ITU G .992.3 (G .dmt.bis ) Annex A/J/K/L/M • ITU G .992.4 (G .lite.bis) Annex A A DSL2+ St a ndards • ITU G .992.5 [...]