D Link DI524G2 Wireless Router User Manual 3

D Link Corporation Wireless Router Users Manual 3

Users Manual 3

31Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Tools> AdminAt this page, the DI-524 administrator can change the system password. There are two accounts that can access the Broadband Router’s Web-Management interface. They are admin and user. Admin has read/write access while user has read-only access. User can only view the settings but cannot make any changes.Remote Management- Remote management allows the DI-524 to be congured from the Internet by a web browser. A username and password is still required to ac-cess the Web-Management interface. In general, only a member of your network can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks. This feature enables you to perform Administrator tasks from the remote (Internet) host.IP Address- The Internet IP address of the computer that has access to the Broad-band Router. If you input an asterisk (*) into this eld, then any computer will be able to access the Router. Putting an asterisk (*) into this eld would present a security risk and is not recommended.Port- The port number used to access the Broadband Router.Example- http://x.x.x.x:8080 where x.x.x.x is the WAN IP address of the Broadband Router and 8080 is the port used for the Web-Mangement interface.Administrator- Password- admin is the Administrator login nameEnter the password and enter again to conrmUser- Password- user is the User login nameEnter the password and enter again to conrm
32Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Tools > TimeTime Zone- Set Device Date and Time: To manually input the time. Enter the values in these elds for the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second.Daylight Saving- To select Daylight Saving time manually, select enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and an end date for daylight saving time.Set the Time- To manually input the time, enter the values in these elds for the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second. Click Set Time.Default NTP Server- NTP is short for Network Time Protocol. NTP synchronizes computer clock times in a network of computers. This eld is optional.
33Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Tools > SystemThe current system settings can be saved as a le onto the local hard drive. The saved le or any other saved setting le can be loaded back on the Broadband Router. To reload a system settings le, click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the system le to be used. You may also reset the Broadband Router back to factory settings by clicking on Restore. Click Save to save the current settings to the local Hard Drive Click Browse to nd the settings, then click Load Save Settings to Local Hard Drive-Load Settings from Local Hard Drive- Restore to Factory Default Settings- Click Restore to restore the factory default settings
34Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Tools > FirmwareYou can upgrade the rmware of the Router here. Make sure the rmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the rmware to be used for the update. Please check the D-Link support site for rmware updates at http://support.dlink.com. You can download rmware upgrades to your hard drive from the D-Link support site.Firmware Upgrade- Browse- Click on the link in this screen to nd out if there is an up-dated rmware; if so, download the new rmware to your hard After you have downloaded the new rmware, click Browse in this window to locate the rmware update on your hard drive. Click Apply to complete the rmware upgrade.
35Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Tools > MiscPing Test- Restart Device- Block WAN Ping- Discard Ping from WAN side- VPN Pass Through- PPTP- select Enabled or DisabledIPSec- select Enabled or DisabledThe Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and click PingIf you choose to block WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the DI-524 will not respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide some extra security from hackers.The DI-524 supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made through the DI-524. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the LAN network.Click Reboot to restart the DI-524Click Enabled to block the WAN pingUPNP- To use the Universal Plug and Play feature click on Enabled. UPNP pro-vides compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals of the over 400 vendors that cooperate in the Plug and Play forum.
36Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Status > Device InfoThis page displays the current information for the DI-524. It will display the LAN, WAN and MAC address information.If your WAN connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displayed. Use Release to disconnect from your ISP and use Renew to connect to your ISP. If your WAN connection is set up for PPPoE, a Connect button and a Disconnect but-ton will be displayed. Use Disconnect to drop the PPPoE connection and use Connect to establish the PPPoE connection.This window will show the DI-524’s working status: IP Address: WAN/Public IP AddressSubnet Mask: WAN/Public Subnet MaskGateway: WAN/Public Gateway IP AddressDomain Name Server: WAN/Public DNS IP AddressWAN Status: WAN Connection StatusWireless IP Address: LAN/Private IP Address of the DI-524 Subnet Mask: LAN/Private Subnet Mask of the DI-524WANLANMAC Address: Displays the MAC addressSSID: Displays the current SSIDChannel: Displays the current channelWEP: indicates whether WEP is enabled or disabled
37The Broadband Router keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. If the device is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared. You may save the log les under Log Settings.Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Status > LogView Log- First Page - The rst page of the logLast Page - The last page of the logPrevious - Moves back one log pageNext - Moves forward one log pageClear - Clears the logs completelyLog Settings - Brings up the page to congure the log
38Using the Conguration Menu (continued)Status > Log > Log Settings Not only does the Broadband Router display the logs of activities and events, it can setup to send these logs to another location. The address of the SMTP server that will be used to send the logsThe email address to which the logs will be sent. Click on Send Mail Now to send the email.SMTP Server/IP Address -Email Address -
39Status > WirelessUsing the Conguration Menu (continued)Status > StatsThe screen above displays theTrafc Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DI-524 on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The trafc counter will reset if the device is rebooted.The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless client. Click on Help at any time, for more information.
40Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XPIn this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Microsoft Windows XP. Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.comand http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98.Go to Start>Control Panel>Network ConnectionsSelect Set up a home or small ofce networkNetworking BasicsWhen this screen appears, Click Next.

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