D-Link dir-826l manual

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i D-Link DIR-826L User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the conten t hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or its subsidiari[...]

ii D-Link DIR-826L User Manual T able of C ontents Prefac e ................................................................................. i Manual Revisions ........................................................................... i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Ov[...]

iii D-Link DIR-826L User Manual T able of Contents P or t F or warding ............................................................. 72 Application Rules ........................................................... 73 QoS Engine ....................................................................... 74 Network F ilters ..............................[...]

1 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view P roduc t O v er view P ack age C onten ts Note: Using a power supply with a dierent vol tage rati ng than the one includ ed with the DIR-82 6L will cau se damage and void the wa rranty for this product. If any of the above it ems are missing, please contact your r eseller . DIR-826L Wi[...]

2 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Network Requir ements • An Ethernet-based Cable or DSL modem • IEEE 802.11n or 802.11g wireless clients • 10/100/1000 Ethernet W eb -based Congur ation Utility Requirements Comput er with the following: • Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux -based operating system • An installed Et[...]

3 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The D -Link Wir eless N 600 D ual Band Gigabit Cloud R outer (DIR-826L) comes equipped with 4 Gigabit por ts to provide speeds up to 10x faster than standard 10/100 por ts. I t also uses 802.11n t echnology with multiple intelligent antennas to maximize the speed and range of [...]

4 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • F aster Wir eless Netw orking - The DIR-826L provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to par ticipat e in real-time ac tivities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and r eal-time audio. The per f ormance o[...]

5 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tions 1 USB P or t Connect a USB ash drive to share c ontent throughout y our network. 2 WPS Button Pr ess to star t the WPS process. The Internet LED will star t to blink. 3 LAN P or ts (1-4) Connect 10/100/1000 Ethernet devices such as computers , switch[...]

6 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 P ower LED A solid green light indicates a proper connection to the pow er supply . The light will blink green during the WPS process. The light will blink orange during boot up . 2 Internet LED A solid light indicates connec tion on the Internet por t. If the[...]

7 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Befor e you Begin Installation This section will walk you thr ough the installation pr ocess. Placement of the router is very impor tant. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as a closet, cabinet, or in the a ttic or garage. • Pl eas e co ng ur e t he r out er w it h t he co m[...]

8 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ir eless I nstallation C onsider ations The D-Link wireless router lets you access your network using a wir eless connection from vir tually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . Keep in mind, however , that the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings, or[...]

9 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. T urn o and unplug your cable or DSL broadband modem. This is required . Manual S etup USB WPS 1 2 3 4 INTERNET POWER 2. P osition your router close to your modem and a computer . Plac e the rout er in an open area of your intended work area f or better wireless cov erage. 3. Unp lug the[...]

10 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 4. Plug one end of the included blue Ethernet cable that came with y our router into the y ellow port labeled INTERNET on the back of the router . Plug the other end of this cable into the Ethernet por t on your modem. USB WPS 1 2 3 4 INTERNET POWER INTERNET 5. Reconnect the power adapter to [...]

11 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Note: It is str ongly rec ommended to replace your existing router with the DIR-826L instead of using b oth. If your modem is a combo router , you may want to contact your ISP or manufacturer’ s user guide to put the router into Bridge mo de, which will ‘turn o ’ the router (NA T ) f[...]

12 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 5. Under R outer Settings, enter an available IP addr ess and the subnet mask of your network . Click Sav e Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to access the conguration utilit y of the router in the future . Close the browser and change your comput er ’ s IP settings[...]

13 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation There ar e several di erent w ays you can c ongure your r outer to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients: • QRS Mobile App - Use y our iPhone, iP ad, or iP od T ouch to congure y our router . R efer t o page 21 • D-Link S etup W izard - This wizard will launch when [...]

14 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If this is your rst time logging into the rout er , this wizard will star t automatically . This wizar d is designed to guide you through a step-by-step process to c ongure your new D -Link router and connect t o the Internet. Click Next to con tinue. Quick S etup W izard If this is yo[...]

15 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connec tion fr om the Internet por t, this screen will appear . Connec t your broadband modem to the Internet por t and then click T r y Again . If the ro ute r det ects an Et her net con nect ion but does not det ect the type of In te rne t c o[...]

16 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detec ted or y ou selected PPP oE , ent er y our PPP oE username and passwor d and click Next to continue . Note: Make sure to remov e your PPPoE so ft ware from your computer . The software is no longer needed and will not work thr ough a router . If the router detected or you[...]

17 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration If the router detected or you selec ted Stat ic , enter the IP and DNS settings supplied by your ISP . Click Next to continue. F or both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz segments, cr eate a W i-Fi network name (SSID) using up to 32 char ac ters. Cr eate a Wi-F i passw ord (betw een 8-63 character s). Y o[...]

18 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Selec t your time zone fr om the drop- down menu and click Ne x t to continue . The Setup Complete window will display your Wi-F i settings. Click Save and C onnec t to continue . If you want to creat e a bookmark to the router , click OK . Click Cancel if you do not wan t to create a bookma[...]

19 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the mydlink ser vice (my dlink .com or the mydlink Lite app), you must have an account. Selec t if you do have a mydlink account or if you need to crea te one. Click Ne xt to continue. If you do not want to r egister at this time , click Canc el . If you clicked Y es , enter your my [...]

20 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The my dlink App will allow you to receiv e notices, br owse network users, and congure your router from an iPhone/iP ad/iP od T ouch (iOS 3.0 or higher), Android devic e (1.6 or higher). T o download the "m ydlink lite" app, visit the Apple Stor e, Android Market or http://my d[...]

21 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QRS Mobile App D-Link oers an app for y our iP ad, iP od T ouch, or iPhone (iOS 4.3 or higher) to install and congur e your r outer . Step 1 F rom your iP ad, T ouch, or iPhone , go to the iT unes Store and search f or ‘D -Link ’ . Selec t QRS Mobile and then download it. Y ou may [...]

22 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1. Inser t your USB ash drive into DIR-826L. 2. Scan the bar code to download the ShareP or t Mobile APP from the app store t o your iPhone or iP ad. Shar eP or t M obile App 3. F rom your iOS mobile device , click Settings. The Shar ePort Mobile app will allow you to ac cess les fr om[...]

23 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 4. Click Wi-F i, select the Wi-F i Network Name (SSID) that you created in the setup and then enter your Wi-F i password. 5. Once connected, click on the Shar ePort Mobile icon. 6. The follo wing screen will appear .[...]

24 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 7. Click on Settings icon located on the right top corner of the screen. Click Edit to enter y our User Name and P assword. Once you nish, click Done to continue . 8. F or the Movie sec tion, click the movie icon t o play your movie from your USB ash drive. 9. F or the Music section, c[...]

25 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 10. F or the Phot o section, click the Photo icon to view your photos from your USB ash drive . 11. F or the Files section, click on the Files icon to view your les from your USB ash drive. 12. F or the F older sec tion, click the f older icon to view your folders from your USB a[...]

26 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -based C ongura tion Utilit y Selec t A dmin fr om the dr op - down menu and then enter your passw ord. L eave the passw ord blank by default . T o a c c e s s t h e c o n fi gu ra t i on u t il it y, o p e n a w e b - b r o w s e r s u c h as Internet Explorer and enter the IP addre[...]

27 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup Click M anual I nternet Connection Setup to congure your connection manually and continue to the next page. If yo u wan t to con gur e yo ur rout er to conn ect to the Inte rnet using the wizard, click I nternet Connection Setup W izard . Y ou will be dir e[...]

28 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Static I P to manually enter the IP settings supplied b y your ISP . Ad vanc ed Dom ain Na me Sy stem (DNS) services enhanc es y our Inter net performanc e by gett ing you the info rmation and web pages you are looking for faster and more re liably . In add ition, it im pr ov es yo ur[...]

29 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration MA C Address: The defaul t MA C Addr ess is set to the Intern et por t’ s phys ical inte r face MA C addres s on the Broadb and Router . It is not recom mended that you change the default MAC address unless required by y our ISP . Y ou can use the Copy Y our PC’ s MA C Address button to [...]

30 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Dynamic IP (DHCP) to obtain IP A ddress information automatically from your ISP . Selec t this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem ser vices. A dva nc ed Dom ain Name Sys te m (DN S) servi ce s enha nc es you r Int e[...]

31 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPPoE (Username/P assword) from the dr op -down menu. Advanc ed Domain Name System (DNS) services enhances y our Internet perf orma nc e b y ge tti ng y ou t he i nf orm ati on a nd we b pa ges yo u a re loo king for faster and mor e reliably . I n addition, it improv es y our o veral[...]

32 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Maximum Idle Time: DNS Addr esses: MTU: MA C Address: Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the Internet connection is maintained dur ing inactivity . T o disable this feature , enable Auto-reconnect. Enter the P rimar y and Secondar y DNS Ser ver Addresses (Static PPP oE only). Maximum T [...]

33 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select PPTP (Username/Passw ord) from the dr op -down menu. A dv an ce d Do ma in Na me Sy st em (D NS ) se r v ic es en ha nc e s yo ur In te rn et per formance by getting you the information and web pages y ou ar e lookin g fo r fa ste r and mor e rel iabl y . In ad diti on, it impr ove s [...]

34 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter your PPTP username . Enter your PPTP passw ord and then retype the passwor d in the next box. Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the Internet connection is maintained dur ing inactivity . T o disable this feature , enable Auto-re[...]

35 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sel ect L2TP (U ser na me/ P ass w or d) fro m the dr op-do wn men u. A dva nce d Doma in Nam e Sy ste m (DNS ) servic es enha nce s y our Int ern et perfo rma nce by getti ng y ou the inf orma tio n and we b pag es you are looki ng for fast er and mor e re lia bly . In addi tio n, it impr o[...]

36 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Username: P assword: Reconnect Mode: Maximum Idle Time: DNS Ser vers: MTU: Clone MA C Addr ess: Enter your L2TP username . Enter your L2TP passw ord and then retype the passwor d in the next box. Select either Alway s- on , On-Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time dur ing which the [...]

37 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup DS-Lite Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite. DS-Lite Congur ation: Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 option to let the rout er allocate the AFTR IPv6 address automatically . Selec t the Manual Congura tion to enter the AFTR IPv6 addr ess in manually . AFTR IPv6 Addr ess:[...]

38 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If you want to cong ure the wir eless settings on your ro uter using the wizard , click W ireless Security Setup W izard and refer to page 42. Clic k Add W irel ess Devic e with WPS if you wan t to add a wir eless device using Wi-F i Pr otected Setup ( WPS) and refer to[...]

39 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Check the bo x t o enable the wireless function. If y ou 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 wireless network enabled . The schedule may be set to Alway s . An y schedule you create will be availa[...]

40 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 802.11n/a (5GHz) Check the box to enable the wireless 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 wireless net work enabled. The schedule may be set to Alway s . Any schedule you cr eat e[...]

41 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Security This sec tion will show you the dier ent levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders . The DIR-826L oers the follo wing types of secur ity : • WP A2 ( Wi-F i Pr otected Access 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( Wi-F i Pr otected Access) [...]

42 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y Setup W izard T o run the secur ity wizard, click on S etup at the top and then click W ireless Netw ork Setup W izard . T ype your desired wir eless network name (SSID). Aut omatically: Selec t this option to automatically generate the router’ s net work key and click Ne x [...]

43 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity If you selected Aut omatically , the summary window will displa y your settings. Write down the security key and enter this on your wireless clients . Click Save t o save y our settings. If you selecte d Manuall y , the foll owi ng scr een will appear . Cre ate a passphrase f or y our securit y p[...]

44 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity F rom the Setup > W ireless Settings screen, click Add W ireless Device with WPS . Add W ireless Devic e with WPS W izard If you selec t Manual , a settings summary screen will appear . Write down the security key and enter this on your wireless clients. Click OK to nish. Selec t A uto to a[...]

45 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity PIN: Select this option to use PIN method. I n order to use this method you must k now the wireless client ’ s 8 digit PIN and click C onnec t . PBC: S elect this option to use PBC (Push Button) method to add a wireless client. Click C onnec t . Once you click Connect , y ou will hav e a 120 se[...]

46 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WP A/WP A2-Personal (PSK) It is recommended to enable encr yption on y our wireless r outer bef ore y our wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. Log i[...]

47 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity It is recommended to enable encr yption on y our wireless r outer bef ore y our wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may degrade when enabling encr yption due to the added overhead . 1. L og in to the web- bas ed con [...]

48 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 8. Next to R ADIUS S er ver Port , ent er the por t y ou are using with your RADIUS ser ver . 1812 is the default por t. 9. Next to RADIUS Ser ver Shared Secret , enter the security key . 10. If the MA C Address Authentic ation box is selec ted then the user wi ll need to con nect fr om the sam e[...]

49 D-Link DIR-826L 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 router . The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. If yo u chan ge the IP addr ess , once you cli ck Sav e Sett ings , you will need[...]

50 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Ser ver Settings DHCP stands f or Dynamic Host Con trol P rotoc ol. The DIR-826L has a built-in DHCP server . The DHCP Ser ver will automatically assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private net work. Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T CP/IP [...]

51 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration NetBIOS Node: WINS IP Addr ess: Select the dierent type of NetBIOS node; Broadcast only , P oint-to-Point , Mix ed-mode , and Hybrid . Enter your WINS Ser ver IP address(es).[...]

52 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DHCP Reser vation If you want a comput er or device to alwa ys hav e the same IP address assigned, y ou 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. Che ck thi s b ox t[...]

53 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Stor age This page will allow you to access les fr om a USB ex ternal hard drive or thumb drive that is plugged into the router from your local net work or from the I nternet using either a web browser or an app for your smar tphone or tablet. Y ou can create users to be allow ed to acces[...]

54 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess F iles from the Internet If you would like to access your les that are on your USB thumb drive or ex ternal hard drive that is connec ted to your router , follow the steps below : Step 1 - Enable W eb File Ac cess Check the Enable W eb File Acc ess checkbox to enable. Then select [...]

55 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 C onnection type. There are two w ays to set up the IPv6 Internet connec tion. Y ou can use the W eb -based IPv6 Internet Connection Setup Wizar d, or you can manually c ongure the connection. F or the beginner user that has not cong[...]

56 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d On this page, the user can congur e the IPv6 Connection type using the IP v6 Internet 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 your network u[...]

57 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Howev er , if the automatic detection fails, the user will be prompt to either T r y again or to click on the Guide me thr ough the IP v6 settings button to initiate the manual continual of the wizard . There ar e several connection types to choose from. If you are unsur e of your connection[...]

58 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 over PPP oE After selec ting the IPv6 over PPPoE option, the user will be able to congure the IPv6 I nternet connection that requires a user name and passwor d to get online. Most DSL modems use this type of connec tion. The follo wing parameters will be available f or conguration[...]

59 D-Link DIR-826L 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 addresses that does not change. The IPv6 information is manually entered in your IPv6 conguration settings. Y ou must enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Pr ex Length, Default Gateway , Primary DNS[...]

60 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The follo wing parameters will be available f or 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[...]

61 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 Manual S etup There are several connection t ypes to choose from: Auto Detection, Sta tic IP v6, Autocongur ation (SLAAC/DHCPv6), PPP oE, IPv6 in IPv4 T unnel, 6to4, 6rd, and Link-local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 I nternet Ser vice Pr ovide[...]

62 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Static IPv6 Select Static IPv6 from the drop- down menu. Ente r the address settings supplied by your I nternet prov ider (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 fea ture. Select St[...]

63 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A utocongur ation Select Aut oconguration (Sta teless/DHCPv6) fro m the drop- down menu. Select either Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically or Use the f ollowing DNS Addr ess . Enter the primary and secondar y DNS ser ver addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the route[...]

64 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PPP oE Select PPPoE from the dr op -down menu. E n t e r t h e PP PoE ac c o u n t se t ti n gs s up p li e d b y y o u r I n t e r n e t provider (ISP). Select Sta tic if y our ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gat ewa y , and DNS server addr esse s. I n most case s, sele ct Dyn[...]

65 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Autoc onguration T ype: IPv6 Address Range Start: IPv6 Address Range End: IPv6 Address Lif etime: Select Stateful (DHCPv6) , SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAA C + Stateless DHCPv6 . Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range f or your local comput ers. Enter the end IPv6 Addr ess for the DHCPv[...]

66 D-Link DIR-826L 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). 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 fea ture[...]

67 D-Link DIR-826L 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 addresses. Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address f or the router . Displays the Router’ s LAN Link-L ocal Address . Check t[...]

68 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 6rd Select 6rd from the drop- down menu. Enter the address settings supplied by your I nternet 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 fea ture. Select Stateful (DHCPv6), S[...]

69 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Link-L ocal Only fr om the dr op- down menu. Displays the IPv6 address of the r outer . My IPv6 Connection: LAN IPv6 Address Settings: Link-L ocal Connectivity[...]

70 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration m y dlink Settings Displays whether your device is reg istered with a my dlink account or not. Click to go to the mydlink website to regist er or edit your settings. my dlink Ser vice: Register m ydlink Settings:[...]

71 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t. If you would like t o open a range of por ts, ref er to the next page. Ente r a name for the rule or select an applicatio n from the drop- down menu. Selec t an application and click << to populate the elds . Enter the IP address of the c[...]

72 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This will allow y ou to open a single por t or a range of por ts. P or t F or warding Enter a name for 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 computer on your local netw ork t[...]

73 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name for the rule. Y ou may select a pr e -den ed app lic at ion fr om the dr op-do wn men u and click << . This is the por t used to trigger the application. It can be either a single por t or a range of ports. Select the protocol of the trigger por t ( T CP , UDP , or Both[...]

74 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration QoS Engine This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for better performance and experience with online games and other interactive applications, such as V oIP . This option is enable d by default when the QoS Engine option is enabled . This option will allow your router to autom[...]

75 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network F ilters Se le ct T ur n MA C F il te ri ng O , Al lo w MA C ad dr es s es lis te d bel ow , or Den y MA C add re sse s lis te d bel ow fr om the dr op- do wn men u. En ter th e M AC add re ss you w oul d l ike to l ter . T o n d the M AC addr ess o n a c ompu ter , pl eas e[...]

76 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Ac cess Con trol Click the A dd Policy button to star t the A ccess Contr ol Wizar d. Add P olic y : The Access Control sec tion allows you to control access in and out of your net work. Use this feature as P arental Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on [...]

77 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the polic y and then click Next to continue . Selec t a schedule (I.E. Always) fr om the drop- down menu and then click Next to con tinue. En te r the fo llo wing inf orm ati on and the n clic k Ne xt to con ti nue . • A d d r e s s T y p e - Selec t IP address , MAC addr[...]

78 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the rule: 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 address . Prot ocol - Select the protocol. Dest P or t Star t - Enter the starting por t number . Dest P or t End - Enter t[...]

79 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add W ebsite F iltering Rule: W ebsite URL/ Domain: W ebsite F ilters Select either DENY computers ac cess to ONL Y the se site s or ALL OW co mput ers ac ce ss to ONL Y these sites . Ent er the keywo rds or URLs that you want to allow or block. Click S av e Settings . W ebsite Filt ers are [...]

80 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or the inbound lter rule. Select Allow or Deny . Check to enable rule. Enter the starting IP address . Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to specify an IP range . En ter the end ing IP addr ess. Ent er 255 .25 5.2 55.2 55 if you do not want t o specify and IP range. Click the[...]

81 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SPI (Statefu l P acket I nspection, also k nown as dynamic packet ltering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. I t validates that the trac passing through the session conforms to the protoc ol. Enable this f eature to protect y our network from cer tain k[...]

82 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration RTSP: SIP: Allows application that uses R eal Time Streaming Prot ocol to receive streaming media from the I nternet. QuickT ime and Real Player are some of the common applications using this pr otocol. Allows devices and applications using V oIP ( Voic e over IP) to communicate across NA T [...]

83 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your route . Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route . Enter the netmask of the r oute, please note that the octets must match y our destination IP address . Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used . The route metric is a value fr om [...]

84 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adv anced Wir eless Set the transmit power of the ant ennas. Th is e nab les 802. 11d oper atio n. 80 2.1 1d is a wi re les s speci cati on deve loped to allow impl ement ation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 802 .11 st and ar d. Thi s f eatu re sh oul d o nly be ena[...]

85 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W i-Fi P rot ec ted Setup ( WPS) Enable the Wi-F i Prot ected Setup feature. Note: if this option is unchecked, the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled . Check to disable the WPS PIN method of securing your network. This will not aect the Push-Button method . A PIN is a [...]

86 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This Wizard helps y ou add wireless devices to the wir eless network . The wizard will either display the wireless network settings to guide you through manual conguration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the conguration button on the device. I f the dev[...]

87 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T o use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ) feature click on Enabled . UPnP provides compatibility with network ing equipment, software and peripherals. Checking the box will allow the DIR-826L to r espond to pings. Uncheck ing the box may provide some extra security from hackers. Sel ec[...]

88 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guest Zone 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 Alwa ys , which will allo w the par ticula r service to alwa ys be enabl ed. Y ou can cr eate y our own times in the T ools > Schedules section or clic[...]

89 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 F irewall The DIR-826L ’ s IPv6 Fir ewall feature allows you to congur e which k ind of IPv6 trac is allowed to pass through the device . The DIR-826L ’ s IP v6 F irewall functions in a similar way t o the IP Filt ers featur e. Check the box to enable the IPv6 r ewall simpl[...]

90 D-Link DIR-826L 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 rout er used to reach the specied destination or enter the IPv6 address prex length of the packets that will take this route . Enter the metr[...]

91 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Admin This page will allow you to change the Administr ator and User passwords . Y ou can also enable Remote Management. Ther e are two accounts that can ac cess the management inter face through the web br owser . The accounts are admin and user . Admin has read/write access while user has [...]

92 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T ime Displays the current date and time of the router . Select your T ime Z one from the drop- down menu. T o selec t Daylight Saving time manually , select enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and an end date f or daylight saving time . NTP is shor t f or Net work Time P rotocol . A[...]

93 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sy sLog The Broadband R outer keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the R outer . Y ou may send these logs to a SysL og ser ver on your network. Enable Logging t o Sy sLog Ser ver: Sy sLog Ser ver IP Addr ess: Che ck this bo x to sen d the ro ute r lo gs to a Sys Lo g Ser[...]

94 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the syst em log les , router aler t messages, and rmware update notication to your email address . Enable Email Notication: Fr om Email Address: T o Email Address: SMTP Server Address: SMTP Server Port: Enable Authentica tion: [...]

95 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Use this option to save the current router c on gu ra ti on se tt in gs to a l e on th e ha rd di sk of th e co mp ut er yo u a r e us in g. F ir st , c li ck th e Sa v e bu tt on . A  le di al og wi ll ap pe ar , a ll ow ing y ou t o se le ct a l oc at io n an d l e na me f or t[...]

96 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irmwar e Brow se: Upload: After you hav e downloaded the new rmware , click Brow se to locat e the rmware update on your hard driv e. Click Uplo ad to comple te the rmw are upg rade . Once you have a rmwar e update on your computer , use this option to browse for the le and [...]

97 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Dynamic D omain 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 pro vider fr om the drop- down menu or enter the DDNS server address. Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider . E[...]

98 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Ping T est is used to send P ing packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP address that you wish to P ing and click Ping . Enter the IPv6 address that you wish to Ping and click Ping . The results of y our ping attempts will be display ed here. Sy stem Check Ping T e[...]

99 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter a name f or your new schedule. Sele ct a day , a ran ge of days , or All W eek to incl ude every day . Check All Day - 24hrs or ent er a start and end time for y our schedule. Y ou must click Save Settings at the top for your schedules to go into e ect. The list of schedules will be[...]

100 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration This page displays the current inf ormation for the DIR-826L. I t will display the LAN, W AN (Internet), and Wir eless information. If your I nternet connection is set up f or a D ynamic IP addr ess then a Release button and a Renew button will be display ed. Use Release to disc onnec t fro[...]

101 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Logs Log Options: Refresh: F irst Page: Last P age: Pr evious: Next: Clear: Email Now: Save L og: Y ou can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log . S ystem Activity, Debug Information, Attacks, Dropped Packets , and Notice messages can be selected. Click Apply Lo[...]

102 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Statistics T h e sc re en b el o w di sp la ys t he T r a c S ta ti st i cs . He r e yo u ca n v ie w th e am ou nt of p ac ke ts t ha t pa s s th ro ug h th e DI R- 82 6L on both the W AN, LAN por ts and the wireless segments . The trac coun ter will reset if the device is r ebooted.[...]

103 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Sessions The Internet Sessions page displays full details of ac tive I nternet sessions thr ough your r outer . An Internet session is a co nv ersa tion betwe en a pro gra m or appl icat ion on a LAN-si de com pute r and a pr ogr am or appli cati on on a W AN-sid e comp uter .[...]

104 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Routing This page will display y our current routing table .[...]

105 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connec tion time and MA C address of the connected wireless clien ts. W ireless[...]

106 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPv6 The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router ’ s IPv6 settings and lists the IP v6 address and host name of an y IPv6 clients.[...]

107 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration IPV6 Routing This page display s the IPV6 routing details congur ed for your r outer .[...]

108 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t[...]

109 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C onnec t a W ireless C lient t o y our Router WPS Button Step 2 - Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless client (or launch the sof tware utilit y and star t the WPS process). The easiest and most secure w ay to connect your wireless devic es to the router is WPS ( Wi-F i Pr ote[...]

110 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W indo ws® 7 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 1. Click on the wireless icon[...]

111 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. High ligh t the wir eles s co nnect ion with W i-F i name (SSI D) you wou ld like to connect to and click the C onnec t button. If y ou get a good sig nal but cannot ac cess the Internet, check your T CP/IP settings for your wireless adapter . Refer to the Net working Basics section in this m[...]

112 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. Enter the same secur ity key or passphrase ( Wi-F i password) that is on your router and click Connect . Y ou can also connect by pushing the WPS button on the router . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless net work. If the co nnectio n fails , ple ase verif y that the secur it[...]

113 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity WPS The WPS f eature of the DIR-826L can be congured using Window s® 7. Carry out the following steps to use Windows® 7 to congure the WPS feature: 1. Click the Start button and selec t Comput er from the Star t menu. 2. Click Network on the left side.[...]

114 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 3. Double - click the DIR-826L. 4. Input the WPS PIN number (displayed 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 Next .[...]

115 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 5. T ype a name to identify the network. 6. T o congure advanced settings , click the icon. Click Next to con tinue.[...]

116 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7 . The following window appears while the Router is being congured . W ait for the conguration t o complete . 8. The follo wing window informs you that WPS on the rout er has been setup successfully . Make a note of the security key as you may need to provide this security key if adding a[...]

117 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws V ista® Windo ws V ista® users may use the built-in wireless utility . I f you are using another company ’ s utility , please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with connecting to a wireless net work. Most utilities will have a “ si[...]

118 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WP A/WP A2 It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passphrase being used. 2. Highl[...]

119 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase ( Wi-F i passwor d) that is on your r outer and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are corr ec t. The key or passphras[...]

120 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network WPS/WCN 2.0 The router suppor ts Wi-F i protection, ref erred to as WCN 2.0 in Windo ws V ista®. The following instruc tions for setting this up depends on whether you ar e using Windows V ista® to congure the r outer or third part y soft ware . When you rst set u[...]

121 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network W indo ws® XP Windo ws® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zero Congura tion Utility). The following instructions are for Ser vice P ack 2 users. If you are using another c ompany ’ s utility , please ref er to the user manual of your wireless adapter[...]

122 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network It is recommended to enable WP A on your wir eless router or ac cess point bef ore conguring your wir eless adapter . I f you ar e joining an existing network, you will need to know the WP A key being used. 2. Highlight the Wi-F i network (SSID) you would like t o conn[...]

123 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wireless Network 3. Th e W ire less Netw ork C onnection box will appe ar . Ent er the WP A-P SK Wi-F i password and click C onnec t . It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are correct. The Wi-F i p[...]

124 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapt er provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DIR-826L. Read the follo wing descriptions if y ou are ha ving problems . The examples below ar e illustrated in Window s® XP . If you ha ve a dier ent operating s[...]

125 D-Link DIR-826L 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 to their defaults . • Click the C onnec tion tab and set the dial-up option t o Neve[...]

126 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting 3. Wh y can’ t I connect to cer tain sites or send and rec eive emails when c onnec ting through m y router? If y ou are having a pr oblem sending or receiving email, or connecting t o secure sites such as eBay , banking sites, and Hotmail, we suggest low ering the MTU in incremen ts of[...]

127 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting Y ou should star t at 1472 and work your way down by 10 each time. Once you get a reply , go up by 2 until you get a fragment ed packe t. T ake that value and add 28 to the valu e to accou nt for the various T CP/IP header s. F or example , lets say that 1452 was the proper value, the act[...]

128 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products ar e based on industry standards to provide easy-t o -use and compa tible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home , business or public access wir eless networks. Stric tly adhering t o the IEEE standar d, the D-Link wireless family of pr oduc ts will al[...]

129 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wha t is W ireless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connecting y our computer to the network without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connect wirelessly , so you hav e the freedom to connect computers an y where in your home or oce netw ork . Wh y D -Link W [...]

130 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics W ireless P ersonal Area Network (WP AN) Bluetooth is the industr y standar d wir eless technology used for WP AN. Bluetooth devices in WP AN operat e in a range up to 30 feet a way . Compar ed to WLAN the speed and wireless operation range are both less than WLAN, but in return it doesn [...]

131 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce . P eople like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now provide wireless acces s to attra c t people. The wireless connection in publ[...]

132 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Security Don ’t let you next- door neighbors or intruders connec t to your wir eless network. Secure your wireless network by tur ning on the WP A or WEP security feature on the r outer . R efer t o product manual for detail information on ho w to set it up . There ar e basically two mo[...]

133 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wir eless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address , please follo w the steps below . Click o[...]

134 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gat eway/rout er , or you need to assig n a static IP address , please follow the st eps below : Step 1 Windo ws® 7 - Click on Start > Control P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C enter . Wi[...]

135 D-Link DIR-826L User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Standards • IEEE 802.11n • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.3u • IEEE 802.3ab Security • WP A™ - Personal/Enterprise • WP A2 ™ - P ersonal/Enterprise W ireless Signal Rates 1 IEEE 802.11n 2.4GHz(HT20/40): • 14[...]