D-Link DIR-615 - Wireless N Router User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-615
Gigabit Wireless N300 Router with Fiber WAN
Port and F LAN Ports

DIR-615 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Router DIR-615
•Power adapter DC 12V/1A
•Ethernet cable (CAT 5E
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure .
If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available
on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru .
!Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one
included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
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Default Settings
IP add ess of wi eless oute 192.168.0.1
Use name (login) admin
Passwo d admin
Name of wi eless netwo k (SSID) DIR-615GF
Netwo k key (PSK)
see WPS PIN on the
barcode label on the
bottom panel of the
device
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For security reasons, router DIR-615 with default settings cannot connect to
the Internet. To get started, please set your own password used to access the
web-based interface and, if needed, configure other settings recommended
by your ISP.
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System Requirements and Equipment
•A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router:
◦Apple Safari 5 and later
◦Google Chrome 5 and later
◦Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 5 and later
◦Opera 10 and later.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter to connect to the router.
•An 802.11b, g, n Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
•SFP transceiver to connect to a fiber optic line.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back
panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. To connect the device to a fiber optic line: connect your SFP transceiver to
the SFP port, then connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP transceiver.
4. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of
the router, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power
strip.
5. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its back panel.
6. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
7. Now you should configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically
(as DHCP client .
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
in OS Windows XP
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. In the Netwo k Connections window, right-click the relevant Local
A ea Connection icon and select the P ope ties line in the menu
displayed.
3. In the Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on the Gene al
tab, select the Inte net P otocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the P ope ties
button.
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4. Select the Obtain an IP add ess automatically and Obtain DNS
se ve add ess automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button.
5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window.
Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
in OS Windows 7
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select the Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Catego y value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window , choose the View
netwo k status and tasks line under the Netwo k and Inte net
section.
3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapte settings line.
4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local A ea Connection
icon and select the P ope ties line in the menu displayed.
5. In the Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on the
Netwo king tab, select the Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the P ope ties button.
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6. Select the Obtain an IP add ess automatically and Obtain DNS
se ve add ess automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button.
7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. To connect the device to a fiber optic line: connect your SFP transceiver to
the SFP port, then connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP transceiver.
2. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of
the router, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power
strip.
3. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its back panel.
4. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
5. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, modern notebooks with built-in
wireless NICs are equipped with a button or switch that turns on/off the
wireless adapter (refer to your PC documents . If your PC is equipped with
a pluggable wireless NIC, install the software provided with your Wi-Fi
adapter.
Now you should configure your Wi-Fi adapter.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. Select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your
Wi-Fi adapter is on.
3. Search for available wireless networks.
4. In the opened Wi eless Netwo k Connection window, select the
wireless network DIR-615GF and click the Connect button.
5. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the barcode
label on the bottom panel of the device in the Netwo k key and
Confi m netwo k key fields and click the Connect button.
After that the Wi eless Netwo k Connection Status window appears.
!
If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection,
note that immediately after changing the wireless default settings of the
router you will need to reconfigure the wireless connection using the
newly specified settings.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7
1. Click the Sta t button and proceed to the Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select the Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Catego y value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window , choose the View
netwo k status and tasks line under the Netwo k and Inte net
section.
3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapte settings line.
4. In the opened window, select the icon of the wireless network connection
and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
5. To open the list of available wireless networks, select the icon of the
wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left-click
the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of the
taskbar.
6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, wireless
network DIR-615GF and click the Connect button.
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7. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the barcode
label on the bottom panel of the device in the Secu ity key field and
click the OK button.
8. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the
network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale.
!
If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection,
note that immediately after changing the wireless default settings of the
router you will need to reconfigure the wireless connection using the
newly specified settings.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based nterface
Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address
of the router (by default, the following IP address is specified:
192.168.0.1 . Press the Enter key.
!
If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the
page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ” occurs upon connecting to
the web-based interface of the router, make sure that you have properly
connected the router to your computer.
After the first access to the web-based interface you need to change the default
administrator password. Enter the new password in the Passwo d and
Confi mation fields. You may set any password except admin. Use digits,
Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase , and characters available on the
keyboard. Also you need to change the default name of the wireless network. To
do it, in the Netwo k name (SSID field, enter a new name for the router's
wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router: DIR-615-XXXX
where XXXX are the last 4 characters of the device's MAC address. Then click
the Apply button.
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!
Remember or write down the new password for the administrator
account. In case of losing the new password, you can access the settings
of the router only after restoring the factory default settings via the
hardware RESET button. This procedure wipes out all settings that you
have configured for your router.
When the web-based interface is accesses the next time and after, the login page
opens. Enter the username (admin in the Login field and the new password in
the Passwo d field, then click the Ente button.
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After successful registration the Home / Info mation page opens. The page
displays general information on the router and its software.
The web-based interface of the router is multilingual. If you need to select
another language for the web-based interface, place the mouse pointer over the
English caption in the top part of the page and select a language from the
menu displayed.
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To configure the router use the menu in the left part of the page. Go to the
relevant section and select the needed page or run the needed Wizard in the
Home section.
Also you can find a specific page via search. To do this, enter the name of the
page, wholly or partly, in the search bar in the top part of the web-based
interface page, and then select a needed link in the search results.
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Configuring Connection to the nternet
!
You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data
provided by your Internet service provider (ISP . Make sure that you
have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your
connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
Conguring WAN Connection
1. Go to the Net / WAN page, select the WAN connection and click the
Delete button.
2. Click the Add button.
3. In the Gene al settings section, select a needed value from the
Connection Type drop-down list.
4. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification in
the Name field.
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5. If your ISP uses MAC address binding, in the Ethe net section, in the
MAC field, enter the MAC address registered by your ISP upon
concluding the agreement. To set the MAC address of the network
interface card (of the computer that is being used to configure the router at
the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface, click the Clone
MAC add ess of you compute icon ( . To set the address of a
device connected to the router's LAN at the moment, select the relevant
value from the drop-down list (the field will be filled in automatically . To
set the router's MAC address as the MAC address of the WAN interface,
click the Resto e default MAC add ess icon ( .
6. If your ISP uses authorization via the 802.1x protocol, in the
Autho ization via 802.1x p otocol section, select the Autho ization
in the ISP's netwo k via 802.1x p otocol checkbox. Fill in the fields
of the section in accordance with data provided by your ISP. The section is
not displayed for the connection of PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual
Stac , Static IPv6, and Dynamic IPv6 types.
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7. For connection of PPPoE type: in the PPP section, enter authorization
data provided by your ISP (the username (login in the Use name field
and the password in the Passwo d and Passwo d confi mation
fields , or select the Without autho ization checkbox if authorization is
not required.
8. For connection of IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE ual Stack type: in the PPP
section, enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username
(login in the Use name field and the password in the Passwo d and
Passwo d confi mation fields , or select the Without autho ization
checkbox if authorization is not required. If you need to specify the
gateway address manually, in the IPv6 gateway section, deselect the
SLAAC checkbox and fill in the Static IPv6 gateway add ess field.
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