D Link DIR628A2 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router User Manual 5

D Link Corporation RangeBooster N Dual Band Router 5

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58D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationEmail SettingsThe Email feature can be used to send the system log files, router alert messages, and firmware update notification to your email address. Enable Email Notification: From Email Address:To Email Address:SMTP Server Address:Enable Authentication:Account Name:Password:On Log Full:On Schedule:Schedule:When this option is enabled, router activity logs are e-mailed to a designated email address.This email address will appear as the sender when you receive a log file or firmware upgrade notification via email.Enter the email address where you want the email sent. Enter the SMTP server address for sending email. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select this option.Check this box if your SMTP server requires authentication. Enter your account for sending email.Enter the password associated with the account. Re-type the password associated with the account.When this option is selected, logs will be sent via email when the log is full.Selecting this option will send the logs via email according to schedule.This option is enabled when On Schedule is selected. You can select a schedule from the list of defined schedules. To create a schedule, go to Tools.>.Schedules.
59D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationUse this option to save the current router configuration settings to a file on the hard disk of the computer you are using. First, click the Save button. You will then see a file dialog, where you can select a location and file name for the settings. Use this option to load previously saved router configuration settings. First, use the Browse control to find a previously save file of configuration settings. Then, click the Load button to transfer those settings to the router. This option will restore all configuration settings back to the settings that were in effect at the time the router was shipped from the factory. Any settings that have not been saved will be lost, including any rules that you have created. If you want to save the current router configuration settings, use the Save button above. Click to reboot the router.Save Settings to Local Hard Drive:Load Settings from Local Hard Drive:Restore to Factory Default Settings:Reboot Device:System Settings
60D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationClick on Check.Online.Now.for.Latest.Firmware.Version to find out if there is an updated firmware; if so, download the new firmware to your hard drive.After you have downloaded the new firmware, click Browse to locate the firmware update on your hard drive. Click Upload to complete the firmware upgrade.Check Automatically.Check.Online.for.Latest.Firmware.Version to have the router check automatically to see if there is a new firmware upgrade.Check Email.Notification.of.Newer.Firmware.Version to have the router send an email when there is a new firmware available.Firmware Upgrade:Browse:Notifications Options:Update FirmwareYou can upgrade the firmware of the Router here. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click on Browse to locate the firmware file to be used for the update. Please check the D-Link support site for firmware updates at http://support.dlink.com. You can download firmware upgrades to your hard drive from the D-Link support site.
61D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationDynamic Domain Name System is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP Address. Check the box to enable DDNS.Choose your DDNS provider from the drop down menu.Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider.Enter the Username for your DDNS account.Enter the Password for your DDNS account.Enter a time (in hours).Displays the current status - Connected or Disconnected.DDNS:Server Address:Host Name:Username or Key:Password or Key:Timeout:Status:DDNSThe DDNS feature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc…) using a domain name that you have purchased (www.whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. Using a DDNS service provider, your friends can enter in your domain name to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is.
62D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationThe 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 Ping.The results of your ping attempts will be displayed here.System CheckPing Test:Ping Results:
63D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationEnter a name for your new schedule.Select a day, a range of days, or All Week to include every day.Check All.Day.-.24hrs or enter a start and end time for your schedule.Click Save to save your schedule. You must click Save Settings at the top for your schedules to go into effect.The list of schedules will be listed here. Click the Edit icon to make changes or click the Delete icon to remove the schedule.Name:Days:Time:Save:Schedule Rules List:Schedules
64D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationThis page displays the current information for the DIR-628. It will display the LAN, WAN (Internet), and Wireless information.If your Internet 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 Internet connection is set up for PPPoE, a Connect button and a Disconnect button will be displayed. Use Disconnect to drop the PPPoE connection and use Connect to establish the PPPoE connection.Displays the router’s time and firmware version.Displays the MAC address and the public IP settings for the router.Displays the MAC address and the private (local) IP settings for the router.Displays the wireless MAC address and your wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.Displays computers and devices that are connected to the router via Ethernet and that are receiving an IP address assigned by the router (DHCP). General:WAN:LAN:Wireless LAN:LAN Computers:Device Information
65D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationLogWhat to View:View Levels:Apply Log Settings:Refresh:Clear:Email Now:Save Log:You can select the types of messages that you want to display from the log. Firewall.&.Security, System, and Router.Status messages can be selected.There are three levels of message importance: Informational, Warning, and Critical. Select the levels that you want displayed in the log.Will filter the log results so that only the selected options appear.Updates the log details on the screen so it displays any recent activity.Clears all of the log contents.This option will send a copy of the router log to the email address configured in the Tools > Email screen.This option will save the router to a log file on your computer.The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in it’s internal memory. If there isn’t enough internal memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained. The Logs option allows you to view the router logs. You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of the events to view. This router also has external Syslog Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility.
66D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationStatsThe screen below displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-628 on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.
67D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationInternet SessionsThe Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your router. An Internet session is a conversation between a program or application on a LAN-side computer and a program or application on a WAN-side computer. Local:NAT:Internet:Protocol:State:The IP address and, where appropriate, port number of the local application. The port number of the LAN-side application as viewed by the WAN-side application. The IP address and, where appropriate, port number of the application on the Internet. The communications protocol used for the conversation. State for sessions that use the TCP protocol:NO:. None -- This entry is used as a placeholder for a future connection that may occur.SS:.SYN.Sent -- One of the systems is attempting to start a connection.EST:.Established -- the connection is passing data.FW:.FIN.Wait -- The client system has requested that the connection be stopped.CW:.Close.Wait -- The server system has requested that the connection be stopped.TW:.Time.Wait -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed.LA:.Last.ACK -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed.CL:.Closed -- The connection is no longer active but the session is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted packets still pending.
68D-Link DIR-628 User ManualSection 3 - ConfigurationDir:Priority:Time Out:The direction of initiation of the conversation: . Out - Initiated from LAN to WAN.. In - Initiated from WAN to LAN.The preference given to outbound packets of this conversation by the QoS Engine logic. Smaller numbers represent higher priority. The number of seconds of idle time until the router considers the session terminated. The initial value of Time Out depends on the type and state of the connection. 300.seconds - UDP connections.240.seconds - Reset or closed TCP connections. The connection does not close instantly so that lingering packets can pass or the connection can be re-established. 7800.seconds - Established or closing TCP connections.

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