D-Link Wireless AC1750 manual

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    U ser Manual V ersion 1.0 | April 19, 2013 DIR-868L W ir eless A C1750 Dual Band G i g a b i t Cloud Router[...]

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    i D-Link DIR-868L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the c ontent her eof without obligation to notify an y person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D -Link logo are trademarks or r egister ed trademarks of D -Link C orporation or its subs[...]

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    ii D-Link DIR-868L User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ov[...]

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    iii D-Link DIR-868L User Manual T able of Con tents Aut oconguration ................................................... 68 PPP oE............................................................................ 69 IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling ............................................ 71 6 to 4 T unneling ...............................................[...]

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    iv D-Link DIR-868L User Manual T able of Con tents WPS/WCN 2.0 .................................................................... 129 Windo ws® XP ............................................................................. 130 WP A/WP A2 ......................................................................... 131 T roubleshooting ............[...]

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    1 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P r oduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a di erent voltage r ating than the one included with the DIR -868L will cause damage and v oid the warr ant y for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please con tact your reseller . DIR-868L W[...]

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    2 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based broadband modem W eb -based C onguration Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux-based oper ating system • An installed Ethernet adapter or wireless adapt er Suppor ted Br owsers: • Internet Ex[...]

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    3 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The DIR-868L Wir eless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router pr ovides rev olutionar y Gigabit 802.11ac wireless speed - up to 1750Mbps – f or awless HD video streaming t o multiple devices. With g round-breaking my dlink Cloud Ser vices, y ou can monitor your home networ[...]

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    4 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view 3 1 4 5 6 2 Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent thr oughout your network. 2 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process. The P ower LED will blink during this process . 3 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such [...]

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    5 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view 1 P ower LED A solid green light indica tes a proper connection to the pow er supply . T he li g ht w il l be so l id o ra ng e d ur i ng bo ot -u p and will blink green during the WPS process. 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates a connection to the Internet port. I f the LED is orange [...]

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    6 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation process . Placement of the r outer is very impor tant. Do not place the rout er 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 tha[...]

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    7 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless I nstalla tion C onsiderations The D-Link wireless rout er lets you access y our network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of y our wireless network. Keep in mind, how ever , that the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings , o[...]

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    8 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your DSL or Cable modem. This is requir ed. C onnec t to y our Network Modem 2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Internet port of the router to the Ethernet por t on y our DSL or Cable modem. 12V 2A USB WPS 1 2 3 LAN 4 INTERNET POWER Modem DIR-868L Ethernet Port Ethe[...]

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    9 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug the power back in to your DSL or C able modem. Please wait about one minute bef ore continuing . 3. Connect another Ethernet cable from the Ethernet por t on your comput er to one of the LAN por ts on the rout er . 12V 2A USB WPS 1 2 3 LAN 4 INTERNET POWER DIR-868L Computer Ethernet Ca[...]

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    10 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 6. After the rout er has power ed up , verify that the pow er (green) and Internet (orange or g reen) LEDs are both lit. Please skip to page 13 to congure y our router and use the manual setup pr ocedur e to congure y our network and wireless settings . If you did not connect to the Int[...]

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    11 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Note: It is strongly rec ommended to replace y our existing router with the DIR-868L inst ead of using both. If your modem is a combo router , you may w ant to contact your ISP or man ufacturer ’ s user guide to put the router into Bridge mode , which will ‘turn o ’ the router (NA T [...]

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    12 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 5. Under Router Settings, enter an available IP addr ess and the subnet mask of your network. Click Sav e Settings to save y our settings. Use this new IP addr ess to acc ess the conguration utility of the router in the futur e. Close the br owser and change your comput er ’ s IP setting[...]

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    13 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation There ar e several di erent ways y ou can congure y our router t o connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • QRS Mobile App - Use y our iPhone, iP ad, or Android devic e to congure y our router . R ef er to page 21 • D-Link Setup W izard - This wizard will launch whe[...]

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    14 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the r outer , this wizard will star t automatically . This wizard is desig ned to guide you thr ough a step-by-step process t o congure y our new D-Link router and connect to the Internet. Click Nex t to continue. Quick S etup W izard If this is yo[...]

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    15 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connect your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click C onnect . If the router detects an Ethernet connection but does not detect the t ype of Internet connection you have[...]

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    16 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selected PPP oE , enter your PPP oE user name and passwor d and click Nex t to c ontinue. Note: Mak e sure to remo ve you r PPPoE softwar e from your c omputer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or you[...]

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    17 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selected Static , en ter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Nex t to c ontinue. F or both the 2.4GH z and 5GHz segments, cr eate a wireless network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters . Creat e a wireless security passphrase or key (between[...]

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    18 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t y our time zone from the dr op -down menu and click Nex t to continue . The Setup Complet e window will display y our wireless settings. Click S ave to continue. If you want to cr eate a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if you do not wan t to creat e a book mark. If y[...]

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    19 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the mydlink service (mydlink.com or the my dlink Lite app), y ou must hav e an account. Select if you do hav e a my dlink account or if y ou need to crea te one. Click Nex t to continue . If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Skip . If you clicked Y es, I hav e a my dl[...]

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    20 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The m ydlink App will allow y ou to rec eive notices , brow se network users, and congur e your r outer from an iP hone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), or Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "mydlink lit e" app , visit the Apple Stor e, Google Play or h ttp[...]

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    21 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iP ad, iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) or Andr oid device to install and c ongure your r outer . Step 1 F rom y our iP ad, iPhone , or Android devic e, go to the iT unes Store and search f or ‘D -Link’ . S elect QRS Mobile and then download it[...]

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    22 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. Inser t your USB ash drive into DIR-868L. 2. Scan the bar code to download the Shar eP or t Mobile app from the app store t o your iPhone, iP ad, or Android device . Shar eP or t M obile App 3. Fr om your iOS mobile device , click Settings. The ShareP or t Mobile app will allow you to [...]

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    23 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, select the wireless network (SSID) that you cr eated in the setup and then enter your Wi-F i password. 5. Once connected, click on the ShareP or t Mobile icon. 6. The following scr een will appear .[...]

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    24 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 7. Click on Settings icon located on the right top c orner of the screen. Click Edit to enter y our User Name and P asswor d. Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Movie section, click the movie icon to play your mo vie from your USB ash drive. 9. F or the Music section, [...]

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    25 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 10. F or the Photo section, click the photo icon to view y our photos from your USB ash drive . 11. F or the Files section, click on the les icon to view y our les from your USB ash drive. 12. For the F older section, click the folder icon to view your f olders from your USB a[...]

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    26 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongur ation Utility Enter y our password and click L ogin . Note: If you did not create a passw ord with the Setup Wizard , leave the passwor d blank by default. Open a web br owser (e .g., Internet Explorer , Chrome , F irefo x , or S afari) and enter http://dlinkrout er .l[...]

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    27 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup Click Manual Internet C onnec tion Setup to c onfigure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If you want to c ongure your r outer to c onnec t to the Internet using the wizard , click Internet Connection Setup Wizar d . Y ou will be directed [...]

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    28 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static IP to manually enter the IP settings supplied by your ISP . 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 DNS server information will be supplied by y our ISP (Internet Ser vice P rovider[...]

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    29 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP Address inf ormation automatically from y our ISP . Selec t this option if your ISP does not give y ou any IP numbers to use . This option is commonly used for cable modem ser vices . The Host Name is optional but may be r equired by some ISP s. Leav e b[...]

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    30 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op- down menu. Select Static IP if your ISP assigned y ou the IP address, subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS ser v er addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic IP . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPP oE only). Enter your PPP oE user name. Enter your P[...]

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    31 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPTP (Username/Passw ord) from the dr op- down menu. Select Static IP if your ISP assigned y ou the IP address, subnet mask, gatewa y , and DNS ser v er addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic IP . Enter the IP address (S tatic PPTP only). Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser v[...]

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    32 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need t o change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP . 1400 is the default MT U. The default MA C Addr ess is set to the Internet por t’ s physical in ter face MA C address on the Br oadband Router . I t is not rec ommended that you c[...]

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    33 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select L2TP (Username/P asswor d) from the drop-down menu. Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP addr ess, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addr esses. In most cases, sele c t Dynamic IP . Enter the L2TP IP address supplied b y your ISP (Static only). Enter the Subnet Mask supp[...]

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    34 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DNS Ser vers: MTU: MA C Address: Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser v er Addresses (Sta tic L2TP only). Maximum T ransmission Unit - you may need t o change the MTU for optimal performance with your specic ISP . 1400 is the default MT U. The default MA C Addr ess is set to the Int[...]

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    35 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup DS-Lite My Internet Connection is: DS-Lite Congur ation: Select DS-Lite from the drop- down menu . Select the DS -Lite DHCPv6 Option to let the router alloca te the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Select the Manual Configur ation option to ent er the AFTR IPv6 address in [...]

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    36 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup W izard If you did not initially choose to install your r outer with the Quick Setup Wizard , you can click on Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard from the Setup > Internet scr een. This wizard is desig ned to guide you thr ough a step-by-step process t o con?[...]

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    37 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration In order to secure y our router , enter a new passw ord. Click Nex t to continue . Selec t y our time zone from the dr op- down menu and click Next to continue . Selec t y our Internet connection t ype. Y ou can selec t DHCP C onnec tion (Dynamic IP Addr ess) if your Internet connection auto[...]

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    38 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected DHCP Connection (Dynamic IP Address) y ou can click on Clone Y our PC’ s MA C Addr ess to cop y your computer’ s MA C address to y our router . Click N ex t to continue . If you selected PPPoE , en ter your PPP oE username and password and click Nex t to continue. Note: M[...]

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    39 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected PPTP , enter your PPTP username , password , and other information supplied b y your ISP . Click N ex t to continue . If you selected L2TP , enter your L2TP username , password , and other information supplied b y your ISP . Click N ex t to continue .[...]

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    40 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If you selected Static , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied b y your ISP . Click Nex t to con tinue. When the setup proc ess is completed , you will see this screen. Click on C onnec t to sa ve your settings .[...]

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    41 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If you want to c ongure the wireless settings on y our router using the wizard , click W ireless C onnection S etup W izard and r efer to the next page. Click Add W ireless Device with WPS if you w ant to add a wir eless device using Wi-F i Prot ected Setup ( WPS) and r[...]

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    42 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless C onnec tion Setup Wizar d T o run the securit y wizard , click on Setup at the top and then click W ireless C onnection S etup W izard . Enter a name f or your wir eless network (SSID), one for the 2.4GHz frequency and another for the 5GHz frequency . Do not use personal information as[...]

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    43 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you selected Automatically , the summary window will display your settings . Write down the security key and enter this on your wireless clients . Click S ave to save y our settings. If you selected Manually , the following scr een will appear . Crea te a passphrase f or your security password[...]

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    44 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity F rom the Setup > W ireless Settings screen, click Add W ireless Device with WPS . Add W ireless Device with WPS Wizar d If you select Manual , a settings summar y screen will appear . Write down the security key and enter this on your wir eless clients. Click W ireless Sta tus to nish. Thi[...]

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    45 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity PIN: Select this option to use PIN method. In order to use this method you must know the wireless client’ s 8 digit PIN and click C onnec t . PBC: Select this option to use PBC (Push Button) method to add a wireless client. Click C onnec t . Once you click C onnec t , you will hav e a 120 secon[...]

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    46 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the box to enable the wir eless function. If you do not want to use wireless, uncheck the bo x to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wir eless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always . Any schedule y ou create will be available[...]

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    47 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 802.11ac/n/a (5GHz) Check the box to enable the wir eless function. I f you do not w ant to use wireless, uncheck the bo x to disable all the wireless functions. Select the time frame that you would like your wir eless network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always . Any schedule y ou cr[...]

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    48 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This section will show you the di erent lev els of security you can use to protect your data fr om intruders. The DIR-868L o ers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Prot ected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Prot ected Acces[...]

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    49 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WP A/WP A2-P ersonal (PSK ) It is recommended to enable wireless security on your wir eless router bef ore y our wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. 1. L og into the web-based conguration b y opening a web bro wser and entering the IP [...]

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    50 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is recommended to enable wireless security on your wir eless router bef ore y our wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. 1. L og into the web-based conguration b y opening a web br owser and entering the IP address of the r outer (192.[...]

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    51 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. Next to RADIUS Ser ver P or t , enter the port you are using with your RADIUS ser v er . 1812 is the default por t. 8. Next to RADIUS Ser ver Shared Secret , ent er the securit y key . 9. If the MA C Address Authentic ation box is selected then the user will need to connect from the same compu[...]

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    52 D-Link DIR-868L 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. Network Settings Enter the IP address of the r outer . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If you change the IP address , once you click Sav e Settings , you will need to [...]

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    53 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Contr ol Pr otocol . The DIR-868L has a built-in DHCP ser ver . The DHCP Ser ver will aut omatically assign an IP address t o the computers on the LAN/privat e network . Be sure to set y our computers t o be DHCP clients by setting their T C[...]

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    54 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Node T ype: WINS IP Addr ess: Select the dierent type of NetBIOS node; Broadcast only , P oint-to-Poin t , Mixed-mode , and Hybrid . Enter your WINS Ser ver IP addr ess(es).[...]

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    55 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a computer or devic e to alway s have the same IP address assig ned, you can cr eate a DHCP reservation. The router will assign the IP address only to that c omputer or device . Note: This IP address must be within the DHCP IP A ddress Range. Check this box to e[...]

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    56 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stor age This page will allow y ou to access les fr om a USB external hard drive or thumb drive tha t is plugged into the rout er from your local network or from the Internet using either a web br owser or an app f or your smartphone or tablet. Y ou can create users to allow ac cess to th[...]

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    57 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess F iles from the Internet Below are step-by-st ep instruc tions on how t o access les that ar e on your USB thumb drive or external hard drive that is c onnected to your rout er: Step 1 - Enable Shar ePort W eb Acc ess Check the Enable ShareP or t W eb Acc ess checkbox to enable . [...]

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    58 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Media S er v er This f eature allow s you to shar e music, pictures, and videos with an y devices connected to y our network. The iT unes S er v er allows iT unes sof tware t o automatically detect and play music from the r outer . Click on this button to enable the DLNA Server feature . Ent[...]

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    59 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can c ongure the IPv6 Connection type. There ar e three wa ys to set up the IPv6 Internet connection. F or the beginner user that has not congured a r outer befor e, click on the IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard button and the r outer will guide you [...]

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    60 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click on Enable ULA. Y ou can check Use default ULA prex , or y ou can leav e the box unchecked and enter the pr ex manually in the ULA Prex te x t bo x.[...]

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    61 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IPv6 I nternet Connection Setup Wizard. Click the IPv6 Internet Connection Setup W izard button and the r outer will guide you through a f ew simple steps to get y our network u[...]

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    62 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt t o either Tr y again or t o click on the Guide me through the IPv6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard . There ar e several connection types to choose from. If you ar e unsure of your connection [...]

  • Page 68

    63 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selecting the IPv6 over PPP oE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 Internet connection that requires a username and passwor d to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion. The follo wing parameters will be av ailable for conguration: [...]

  • Page 69

    64 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Addr ess Connection This mode is used when your ISP pr ovides you with a set IPv6 addr esses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually enter ed in your IPv6 conguration settings . Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet P rex Length, Default Gatewa y , Primar [...]

  • Page 70

    65 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be av ailable for conguration: 6rd IPv6 Pr ex: Enter the 6rd IPv6 addr ess and prex value used here . IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address used her e. Mask Length: Enter the IPv4 mask length used here. Assigned IPv6 Pr ex: Displays the IPv6 assigned[...]

  • Page 71

    66 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There ar e several c onnection t ypes to choose from: Aut o Detection, Static IPv6, Autocongur ation (SLAA C/DHCPv6), PPP oE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd , and Local Connectivity Only . I f y ou are unsure of y our connection method, please contact your IPv6 Interne[...]

  • Page 72

    67 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu . Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration f eature. Select Sta[...]

  • Page 73

    68 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Select Aut ocongura tion (Stateless/DHCPv6) from the drop- down menu . Select either O btain DNS server address aut omatically or Use the f ollowing DNS Addr ess . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addr esses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the rou[...]

  • Page 74

    69 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op- down menu. Enter the PPP oE account settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Select Create a new session if y ou have IPv6. Select Static IP if your ISP assigned y ou the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS ser ver addresses . In most cas[...]

  • Page 75

    70 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable DHCP-PD: LAN IPv6 Address: LAN IPv6 Link-Local Addr ess: Enable Automa tic IPv6 address assignment: Enable Automa tic DHCP- PD in LAN: Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: Router Adv er tisement Lifetime: Check to enable DHCP -PD . Enter the LAN[...]

  • Page 76

    71 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 in IPv4 T unneling Select IP v6 in IPv4 T unnel from the drop- down menu. Enter the settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Select either O btain IPv6 DNS servers automatically or U se the following IPv6 DNS Servers Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addr esses. En[...]

  • Page 77

    72 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6 to 4 T unneling Select 6 to 4 from the drop- down menu . Enter the IPv6 settings supplied by y our Internet provider (ISP). Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addr esses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check[...]

  • Page 78

    73 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6 rd from the drop-down menu. Enter the address settings supplied b y your Internet provider (ISP). Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check to enable the Aut oconguration f eature. Select Stateful (DHCPv6), S[...]

  • Page 79

    74 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Local Connectivity Only from the drop- down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . Click Save Settings . My IPv6 Connection is: LAN IPv6 Link-Local Addr ess: Local C onnec tivity[...]

  • Page 80

    75 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration m y dlink Settings Displays whether y our device is regist ered with a my dlink account or not. If you ar e regist ered, y our mydlink e-mail address will be display ed. Click to go to the m ydlink websit e to register or edit y our settings. Please r efer to page 19 f or the registr ation s[...]

  • Page 81

    76 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you w ould like to open a range of ports, ref er to the next page. Enter a name f or the rule or select an application from the drop- down menu . Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c [...]

  • Page 82

    77 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of ports. P or t F or warding Enter a name f or the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c omputer on your local network tha[...]

  • Page 83

    78 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the rule. Y ou may select a pre- dened application from the dr op- down menu and click << . This is the port used to trigger the application. I t can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( TCP , UDP , or Both). This[...]

  • Page 84

    79 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option f or better per formance and experience with online games and other interactive applications , such as V oIP . The speed at which data can be transf erred from the r outer to your ISP . This is determined by your ISP . The spe[...]

  • Page 85

    80 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The QoS Engine supports overlaps between rules, where mor e than one rule can match f or a specic message ow . I f more than one rule is found to ma tch the rule with the highest priority will be used. Creat e a name for the rule that is meaningful to y ou. The priority of the message [...]

  • Page 86

    81 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Select T urn MA C Filte ring O , Allow MA C addresses listed below , or Den y MA C addresses listed below from the drop-down menu. Enter the MA C address you would like to lt er . T o nd the MAC addr ess on a computer , please refer to the Networking Basics section [...]

  • Page 87

    82 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess C ontrol Check the Enable Ac cess C ontrol bo x, and then click on Add P olic y to start the W izard. Enable Ac cess Con trol: The A ccess Con trol section allows you t o control ac cess in and out of your network. Use this fea ture as P arental Contr ols to only grant ac cess to app[...]

  • Page 88

    83 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Nex t to continue . Selec t a schedule (i.e ., Always) fr om the drop- down menu and then click Nex t to continue. Enter the f ollowing inf ormation and then click Nex t to continue . • Address T ype - S elect IP , M AC , or Other Machines . •[...]

  • Page 89

    84 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add P or t F ilter Rules : Enable - Check to enable the rule . Name - Enter a name f or your rule . Dest IP Start - Enter the star ting IP address . Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP addr ess. Prot ocol - Select the protocol . Dest P or t Start - Enter the star ting por t number . Dest P or [...]

  • Page 90

    85 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Congur e W ebsite F ilter: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Selec t either DEN Y computers ac cess to ONL Y these sites or ALL OW compute rs acc ess to ONL Y these sites . Enter the keywor ds or URLs that you want to allow or block. Click Sav e Settings . W ebsite Filt ers are used[...]

  • Page 91

    86 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Selec t Allo w or Den y . Check to enable rule . Enter the starting IP address. Enter the ending IP addr ess. Click the Add button to apply y our settings. This section will list any rules that ar e creat ed. Y ou may click the Edit ic on to change[...]

  • Page 92

    87 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Stateful P acket I nspection, also known as dynamic packet ltering) helps to prev ent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the trac passing through the session c onforms to the prot ocol. Select one of the following for T CP and UDP por ts: Endpoint [...]

  • Page 93

    88 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPTP: IPSec ( VPN): RTS P: SIP: Allows multiple machines on the LAN t o connect to their corporate network using PPTP prot ocol. Allows multiple VPN clients to connect to their corporat e network using IPSec. Some VPN clients suppor t tra versal of IPSec through NA T . This AL G may inter fe[...]

  • Page 94

    89 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets tha t will take this route . Enter the netmask of the rout e, please note that the octets must match your destina tion IP address . Enter your ne xt hop gateway to be taken if this route is used . The rout e metric is a value fro[...]

  • Page 95

    90 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced W ireless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. This enables 802.11d operation. 802.11d is a wir eless specication developed to allo w implementation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802.11 standard. This feature should only be enabled if you are in a c o[...]

  • Page 96

    91 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-F i Prot ec ted Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-F i Protected Setup featur e. Note: if this option is unchecked , the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled. Displays the curren t WPS status. Locking the WPS-PIN Method prevents the settings from being changed by any e xternal r[...]

  • Page 97

    92 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network. The wizard will either displa y the wireless network settings to guide you thr ough manual conguration, pr ompt you to ent er the PIN for the device , or ask you to pr ess the conguration button on the devic e. If th[...]

  • Page 98

    93 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UP nP ™ ) feature check the box. UP nP provides c ompatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allow the DIR-868L to respond to pings. Unchecking the box ma y provide some extra security from hackers. Y ou may[...]

  • Page 99

    94 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone Check to allow netw ork connectivity bet ween th e dier ent zones creat ed. Check to enable the Guest Zone f eature . The schedule of time when the Guest Zone will be active. The schedule may be set to Alw ays , which will allow the particular ser vice to alw ays be enabled . Y[...]

  • Page 100

    95 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irew all The DIR-868L ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall fea ture allows y ou to congur e which kind of IP v6 trac is allo wed to pass thr ough the device. The DIR-868L ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall functions in a similar way to the IP F ilters featur e. Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall sim[...]

  • Page 101

    96 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Routing Check the box next to the rout e you wish to enable . Enter a specic name to identify this r oute. This is the IP address of the r outer used to reach the specied destination or enter the IPv6 address pr ex length of the packets that will take this route . Enter the met[...]

  • Page 102

    97 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow y ou to change the Administr ator passwor d and also enable Remote Management. T ools Enter a new passwor d for the Administra tor Login Name . Enter again to verify password . The administrator can make changes t o the settings. Enter a name for y our router . Ena[...]

  • Page 103

    98 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the curren t date and time of the rout er . Select your Time Z one from the drop-down menu. Check to enable manual entry of daylight saving time. When daylight sa ving manual entr y is enabled, the oset value is one hour by default . Enter a start date, an end date , includ[...]

  • Page 104

    99 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SysLo g The DIR-868L keeps a running log of even ts and activities occurr ing on the Router . Y ou may send these logs to a SysL og ser ver on your network. Enable Logging t o Sy sLog Ser v er: Sy sLog Ser v er IP Addr ess: Check this box to send the r outer logs to a S ysLog Ser ver . The a[...]

  • Page 105

    100 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email f eature can be used to send the sy stem log les, r outer aler t messages , and rmware upda te notication to y our email address . Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: Email Subject: SMTP Server Address: SMTP Server Port: Enab[...]

  • Page 106

    101 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to sav e the current r outer conguration settings t o a le on the hard disk of the computer y ou are using . F irst, click the Save Congur ation button. A le dialog will appear , allowing you t o select a location and le name for the settings. Use this option [...]

  • Page 107

    102 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm war e Choose F ile: Upload: After you ha ve downloaded the new rmw are, click Choose File t o locate the rmw are update o n your hard drive . Click Upload to complete the rmw are upgrade . Once you ha ve a rmwar e update on your c omputer , use this option to bro wse for t[...]

  • Page 108

    103 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Addr ess. Check the box t o enable DDNS. Select your DDNS provider from the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address. Enter the Host Name that y ou register ed with your DDNS service provider . E[...]

  • Page 109

    104 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable: IPv6 Addr ess: Check the box to enable DDNS f or IPv6 Hosts. Enter the IPv6 address of y our computer/server in your local network. Y ou can click the << button and select a computer/ser ver fr om the drop- down list. DDNS for IPv6 Hosts Host Name: IPv6 DDNS List: Enable: Host[...]

  • Page 110

    105 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The P ing T est is used to send Ping packets t o test if a computer is on the Internet. Ent er the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that y ou wish to P ing and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. Sy stem Check Pin[...]

  • Page 111

    106 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Select a day , a range of days , or All W eek to include every day of the week. Check All Day - 24hrs or enter a start and end time for y our schedule. Y ou must click Add to sav e your schedule rule. The list of schedules will be listed her e. Click the[...]

  • Page 112

    107 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page display s the current inf ormation for the DIR-868L. It will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and Wireless inf ormation. If your Internet connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displa yed . Use Release to disc onnec t fr om [...]

  • Page 113

    108 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs Save L og File: Log T ype & Lev el: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Link to Email Log Settings: Click S ave to save log le t o local hard drive . Y ou can select the t ype and level indica ting what you would like to keep tr ack of . Click to go to the rst pa[...]

  • Page 114

    109 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics The screen below displays the T rac Statistics . Her e you can view the amount of packets that pass thr ough the DIR-868L o n bo t h the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless seg ments. The trac counter will r eset if the device is rebooted .[...]

  • Page 115

    110 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your r outer . An Internet session is a con versation between a pr ogram or application on a LAN-side comput er and a progr am or application on a W AN-side computer .[...]

  • Page 116

    111 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless clien t table displays a list of curren t connected wireless clients . This table also displays the connection rate and MA C address of the connected wir eless clients. W ireless[...]

  • Page 117

    112 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current r outing table.[...]

  • Page 118

    113 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IPv6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of any IPv6 clients .[...]

  • Page 119

    114 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for y our router .[...]

  • Page 120

    115 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

  • Page 121

    116 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our R out er WPS Button Step 2 - Within two minutes , press the WPS button on your wir eless client (or launch the soft war e utility and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secur e way to c onnec t y our wireless devices t o the router is WPS ( Wi-F[...]

  • Page 122

    117 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 8 1. Click on the wir eless computer ic on in your system tr ay (low er-right corner next to the time). 2. A list of available wireless networks will appear . 3. Click the wireless network (SSID) y ou want to c onnec t to and then click C onnec t . 4. I f the network is secure/encr y[...]

  • Page 123

    118 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you get a good signal but cannot acc ess the Internet, conrm the encr yption by reviewing the pr ole or check the T CP/IP settings for y our wireless adapter . Refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual for more inf ormation. 5. Click either to enable or disable le sharing[...]

  • Page 124

    119 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indow s® 7 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the securit y key or passphrase being used . 1. Click on the wireless i[...]

  • Page 125

    120 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. H ighlight the wir eless network (SSID) you w ould like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If you get a good signal but cannot acc ess the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for y our wireless adapter . R ef er to the Network ing Basics section in this manual for more inf ormati[...]

  • Page 126

    121 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Ent er the same security key or passphrase that is on your rout er and click C onnec t . 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 connection fails, please verify that the security settings are c orrect[...]

  • Page 127

    122 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS featur e of the DIR-868L can be congured using W indows® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows® 7 t o congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Star t button and select C omputer from the Start menu. 2. Click Network on the lef t side .[...]

  • Page 128

    123 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-868L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (display ed in the WPS window on the Router ’ s L CD screen or in the Setup > W ireless Setup menu in the Router ’ s W eb UI) and click N ex t .[...]

  • Page 129

    124 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network . 6. T o congure advanc ed settings, click the icon. Click Nex t to continue.[...]

  • Page 130

    125 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7 . The f ollowing window appears while the Router is being congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The f ollowing window inf orms you that WPS on the router has been setup successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may need to pr ovide this security key if adding[...]

  • Page 131

    126 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network W indow s V ista® Windo ws Vista® users may use the built -in wireless utility . I f y ou are using another compan y ’ s utilit y , please refer t o the user manual of your wir eless adapter for help with c onnec ting to a wir eless network. M ost utilities will hav [...]

  • Page 132

    127 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wireless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wir eless router or acc ess point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the securit y key or passphrase being used . 2. H[...]

  • Page 133

    128 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your r outer and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds t o connect to the wireless netw ork . If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ect. The key or passphrase must be exact[...]

  • Page 134

    129 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The rout er suppor ts Wi-F i protection, referr ed to as WCN 2.0 in Windo ws Vista®. The following instructions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windows V ista® to congure the r outer or third party sof tware. When you rst set up [...]

  • Page 135

    130 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network W indow s® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wir eless utility (Zero C onguration Utility). If you are using another compan y ’ s utilit y , please ref er to the user manual of your wir eless adapter f or help with connecting to a wireless network. Most u[...]

  • Page 136

    131 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wireless r outer or acc ess point befor e conguring your wir eless adapter . I f y ou are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2 . Highlight the wireless network (SSID) y ou would like to [...]

  • Page 137

    132 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The W ireless Netw ork C onnec tion bo x will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds t o connect to the wireless netw ork . If the connection fails, please verify that the WP A-PSK settings are c orrect. The WP A-PSK pass[...]

  • Page 138

    133 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions to pr oblems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-868L. Read the follo wing descriptions if you are ha ving problems. The examples below are illustr ated in Windo ws® XP . If you hav e a dier ent operating sy[...]

  • Page 139

    134 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Start > S ettings > C ontrol P anel . D ouble -click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab , click the button to r estore the settings t o their defaults. • Click the C onnec tion tab and set the dial-up option to Never[...]

  • Page 140

    135 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Why can ’t I c onnect to cer tain sites or send and r eceiv e e -mails when connecting through my r outer? If you are ha ving a problem sending or rec eiving e -mail, or connecting to secure sit es such as eBay , bank ing sites , and Hotmail, we suggest low ering the MTU in incr emen[...]

  • Page 141

    136 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your w ay down by 10 each time . Once y ou get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fr agmented packet. T ake that value and add 28 to the value t o account f or the various T CP/IP headers. F or example, lets say tha t 1452 was the proper value , the a[...]

  • Page 142

    137 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards t o provide easy -to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public acc ess wireless networks. Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard , the D -Link wireless family of pr oducts will allow y[...]

  • Page 143

    138 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting your comput er to the network without using wires . Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to c onnec t comput ers anywhere in your home or oc e network . Wh y D -Link [...]

  • Page 144

    139 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standar d wireless technology used f or 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 r ange are both less than WLAN, but in return it doesn [...]

  • Page 145

    140 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ev er ywhere not just at home or oce . P eople like the freedom of mobility and it’ s becoming so popular that more and mor e public facilities now pro vide wireless access t o attract people. The wireless c onnec tion in pub[...]

  • Page 146

    141 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Security Don ’t let y ou next- door neighbors or intruders connect to y our wireless network. S ecur e your wireless network b y turning on the WP A or WEP security feature on the r outer . Refer to product manual for detail inf ormation on how to set it up . There ar e basically two mo[...]

  • Page 147

    142 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address W indows® XP U sers • Click on Star t > Run . In the run box type cmd and click OK . • At the prompt, type ipcong and press En ter . • This will display the IP addr ess, subnet mask, and the default gateway of y our adapter . W indo[...]

  • Page 148

    143 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics W indows® 8 U sers • Pr ess the W indow s key and then type IP . Click Settings on the r ight side and then click V iew Network C onnec tions . • R ight-click on the adapter which repr esents your D-Link wireless network adapter . • H ighlight Internet P rotoc ol V ersion 4 ( T C[...]

  • Page 149

    144 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics W indows® 7/ V ista® Users • Click on Star t > C ontrol P anel (make sure you are in Classic View). Double - click on the Netw ork and Sharing C enter icon. If you are using Windows Vista, click on Manage netw ork connections along the left panel in the window . F or Windo ws® 7[...]

  • Page 150

    145 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics W indows® XP U sers • Click on Star t > Con trol P anel . Make sure you ar e in Classic View . Double - click on the Network Connections icon. • R ight-click on the Local Area C onnection which represents y our D-Link wireless network adapter (or other adapter) which will be con[...]

  • Page 151

    146 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions 1 Maximum wireless signal rate deriv ed from IEEE Standard 802.11ac (draft), 802.11a, 802.11g , and 802.11n specications. Actual data throughput will vary . Network conditions and envir onmental factors, including volume of network trac, buildi[...]

  • Page 152

    147 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications 802.11g Radio/Modulation • BPSK • QPSK • 16QA M • 64QA M • OFDM Operating F requenc y 2400 MHz ~ 2483.5MH z ISM Band Media Ac cess Pr otocol • CSMA/CA with A CK 802.11a Radio/Modulation • BPSK • QPSK • 16QA M • 64QA M with OFDM Operating F requenc y • 5150[...]

  • Page 153

    148 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix D - Contacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can c ontact D -Link technical support through our web site or by phone . Befor e you contact technical support, please have the follo wing ready: • Model number of the pr oduc t (e .g. DIR-868L) • Har dware [...]

  • Page 154

    149 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense GPL C ode Stat ement This D-Link product includes sof tware c ode developed by third parties, including software code subject to the GNU General Public License (“ GPL ”) or GNU Lesser General P ublic License (“L GPL ”). As applicable, the terms of the GPL and L GPL, an[...]

  • Page 155

    150 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense Pr eamble The GNU General Public License is a fr ee, copyleft license f or software and other k inds of works . The licenses f or most soft war e and other practical works are designed to take a way your fr eedom to share and change the w orks. By contrast, the GNU General Pub[...]

  • Page 156

    151 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense TERMS AND CONDITIONS 0. Denitions. “ This License ” refers to v ersion 3 of the GNU General Public License . “C opyright” also means copyright-like law s that apply to other kinds of works, such as semiconductor masks. “ The Pr ogram ” refers t o any cop yrighta[...]

  • Page 157

    152 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense The “System Libraries ” of an executable work include an ything, other than the work as a whole , that (a) is included in the normal form of packaging a Major Component, but which is not part of that Major Component, and (b) serves only to enable use of the work with that [...]

  • Page 158

    153 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense 3. Prot ec ting U sers’ Legal Rights Fr om Anti-Circum ven tion Law . No cov ered work shall be deemed part of an eective technological measure under an y applicable law fullling obligations under article 11 of the WIPO copyright tr eaty adopted on 20 December 1996, or[...]

  • Page 159

    154 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A compilation of a co vered w ork with other separate and independent works , which are not by their natur e extensions of the cover ed work, and which are not combined with it such as t o form a larger prog ram, in or on a volume of a stor age or distribution medium, is calle[...]

  • Page 160

    155 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A “User Product” is either (1) a “ consumer product” , which means any tangible personal property which is nor mally used f or personal, family , or household purposes, or (2) anything desig ned or sold for incorpora tion into a dwelling . In determining whether a prod[...]

  • Page 161

    156 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense When you c onvey a c opy of a cov ered work, you may at y our option remov e any additional permissions from that c opy , or from any part of it. (A dditional permissions may be written to requir e their own remov al in cer tain cases when you modify the w ork). Y ou may place[...]

  • Page 162

    157 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense 8. T ermination. Y ou may not propagat e or modify a cover ed work ex cept as expressly pr ovided under this License. A ny attempt otherwise to propagate or modify it is void, and will aut omatically terminate y our rights under this License (including any pat ent licenses gra[...]

  • Page 163

    158 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense Y ou may not impose any further restrictions on the exercise of the rights g ranted or armed under this License . F or example, you ma y not impose a license fee , roy alty , or other charge for ex ercise of rights gr anted under this License , and you may not initiat e lit[...]

  • Page 164

    159 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense A patent license is “ discriminator y ” if it does not include within the scope of its cov erage, prohibits the e xercise of , or is conditioned on the non- exer cise of one or more of the rights that ar e specically granted under this License . Y ou may not conv ey a c[...]

  • Page 165

    160 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix E - GNU General Public Lic ense Later license v ersions may giv e you additional or dier ent permissions. How ever , no additional obligations are imposed on any author or cop yright holder as a result of your choosing t o follow a la ter version. 15. Disclaimer of W arranty . THERE IS NO W ARR ANTY FOR T[...]

  • Page 166

    161 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty W arran t y Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited Warran ty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduct from D -Link or its authorized r eseller or distributor , and • Only f or products pu[...]

  • Page 167

    162 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty Limited Sof tware W arranty: D-Link warrants that the soft war e por tion of the product (“Soft war e”) will substan tially conform to D-Link ’ s then current functional specications for the Software, as set f or th in the applicable documentation, fr om the date of original retail pur[...]

  • Page 168

    163 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty • After an RMA number is issued, the def ective product must be pack aged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in tr ansit, and the RMA number must be prominen tly marked on the outside of the pack age. Do not include any manuals or[...]

  • Page 169

    164 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty • The cust omer is responsible for all in-bound shipping char ges to D-Link . No Cash on Delivery (“C OD”) is allowed. P roduc ts sent C OD will be rejected by D-Link. Products shall be fully insured by the customer and shipped t o D-Link Net works , Inc., 2525 Meadowvale Boulevard Missis[...]

  • Page 170

    165 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D -LINK IS NO T LIABLE UNDER ANY C ONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILIT Y OR O THER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUC T , INC ONVENIENCE OR DAM AGES OF ANY CHARA C TER, WHE THER DIREC T , SPECIAL,[...]

  • Page 171

    166 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty FC C Statement: This equipment has been test ed and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment [...]

  • Page 172

    167 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix F - Warran ty IC C Notice: Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: 1) This device may not cause int er fer ence and 2) This device must accept an y interference , including inter f erence that may cause undesir ed operation of the device . IMPORT ANT NO TE: IC Radiation Exposure Stat ement: Th[...]

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    168 D-Link DIR-868L User Manual Appendix G - Registration V ersion 1.0 April 19, 2013 Pr oduct registration is entir ely voluntary and failure to complet e or return this form will not diminish y our warranty rights. Registr ation[...]