D-Link DIR-806A User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-806A
Wireless AC750 Multi-Function Router

DIR-806A Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Wireless router DIR-806A
•Power adapter DC 5V/1.2A
•Et ernet cable (CAT 5E)
•“Quick Installation Guide” (broc ure).
If any of t e items are missing, please contact your reseller.
T e “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents in Russian
and Englis are available on D-Link website (see ftp.dlink.ru/pub/Router/DIR-
806A/Description/).
!Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one
included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
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)
2.4GHz DIR-806A
5GHz DIR-806A-5G
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System Requirements and Equipment
•A computer wit any operating system t at supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access t e web-based interface of t e router:
◦Apple Safari 5 and later
◦Google C rome 5 and later
◦Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 5 and later
◦Opera 10 and later.
•A NIC (Et ernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to t e router.
•An 802.11a, b, g, n, or ac Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure t at your PC is powered off.
2. Connect an Et ernet cable between any of LAN ports located on t e back
panel of t e router and t e Et ernet port of your PC.
3. Connect t e power cord to t e power connector port on t e left side panel
of t e router, t en plug t e power adapter into an electrical outlet or
power strip.
4. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
Now you s ould 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 t e Sta t button and proceed to t e Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. In t e Netwo k Connections window, rig t-click t e relevant Local
A ea Connection icon and select t e P ope ties line in t e menu
displayed.
3. In t e Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on t e Gene al
tab, select t e Inte net P otocol (TCP/IP) line. Click t e P ope ties
button.
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4. Select t e Obtain an IP add ess automatically and Obtain DNS
se ve add ess automatically radio buttons. Click t e OK button.
5. Click t e ОК button in t e 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 t e Sta t button and proceed to t e Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select t e Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. (If t e Control Panel
as t e category view (t e Catego y value is selected from t e View by
drop-down list in t e top rig t corner of t e window), c oose t e View
netwo k status and tasks line under t e Netwo k and Inte net
section.)
3. In t e menu located on t e left part of t e window, select t e Change
adapte settings line.
4. In t e opened window, rig t-click t e relevant Local A ea Connection
icon and select t e P ope ties line in t e menu displayed.
5. In t e Local A ea Connection P ope ties window, on t e
Netwo king tab, select t e Inte net P otocol Ve sion 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click t e P ope ties button.
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6. Select t e Obtain an IP add ess automatically and Obtain DNS
se ve add ess automatically radio buttons. Click t e OK button.
7. Click t e OK button in t e connection properties window.
Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. Connect t e power cord to t e power connector port on t e left side panel
of t e router, t en plug t e power adapter into an electrical outlet or
power strip.
2. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
3. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, modern notebooks wit built-in
wireless NICs are equipped wit a button or switc t at turns on/off t e
wireless adapter (refer to your PC documents). If your PC is equipped
wit a pluggable wireless NIC, install t e software provided wit your
Wi-Fi adapter.
Now you s ould configure your Wi-Fi adapter.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP
1. Click t e Sta t button and proceed to t e Cont ol Panel > Netwo k
and Inte net Connections > Netwo k Connections window.
2. Select t e icon of t e wireless network connection and make sure t at
your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
3. Searc for available wireless networks.
4. In t e opened Wi eless Netwo k Connection window, select t e
wireless network DIR-806A (for operating in t e 2.4GHz band) or
DIR-806A-5G (for operating in t e 5GHz band) and click t e Connect
button.
After t at t e Wi eless Netwo k Connection Status window appears.
!
If you perform initial configuration of t e router via Wi-Fi connection,
note t at immediately after c anging t e wireless default settings of t e
router you will need to reconfigure t e wireless connection using t e
newly specified settings.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7
1. Click t e Sta t button and proceed to t e Cont ol Panel window.
2. Select t e Netwo k and Sha ing Cente section. (If t e Control Panel
as t e category view (t e Catego y value is selected from t e View by
drop-down list in t e top rig t corner of t e window), c oose t e View
netwo k status and tasks line under t e Netwo k and Inte net
section.)
3. In t e menu located on t e left part of t e window, select t e Change
adapte settings line.
4. In t e opened window, select t e icon of t e wireless network connection
and make sure t at your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
5. To open t e list of available wireless networks, select t e icon of t e
wireless network connection and click t e Connect To button or left-
click t e network icon in t e notification area located on t e rig t side of
t e taskbar.
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6. In t e opened window, in t e list of available wireless networks, wireless
network DIR-806A (for operating in t e 2.4GHz band) or DIR-806A-
5G (for operating in t e 5GHz band) and click t e Connect button.
7. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After t e connection is establis ed, t e
network icon will be displayed as t e signal level scale.
!
If you perform initial configuration of t e router via Wi-Fi connection,
note t at immediately after c anging t e wireless default settings of t e
router you will need to reconfigure t e wireless connection using t e
newly specified settings.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based nterface
1. Start a web browser.
2. In t e address bar of t e web browser, enter t e IP address of t e router
(by default, t e following IP address is specified: 192.168.0.1). Press
t e Enter key.
3. On t e opened page, enter t e username and password for t e
administrator account in t e Login and Passwo d fields
correspondingly (by default, t e following username and password are
specified: admin, admin). T en click t e Ente link.
!
If t e error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the
page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) occurs upon connecting to
t e web-based interface of t e router, make sure t at you ave properly
connected t e router to your computer.
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Rig t after t e first access to t e web-based interface you are forwarded to t e
page for c anging t e administrator password specified by default.
Enter a new password in t e Passwo d and Confi mation fields (you may
use digits, Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase), and c aracters available
on t e keyboard), t en click t e Apply link.
!
Remember or write down t e new password for t e administrator
account. In case of losing t e new password, you can access t e settings
of t e router only after restoring t e factory default settings via t e
ardware button located on t e front panel of t e router . T is procedure
wipes out all settings t at you ave configured for your router.
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After successful registration t e router's quick settings page opens.
T e web-based interface of t e router is multilingual. Select a needed language
from t e menu displayed w en t e mouse pointer is over t e Language
caption. You can c ange t e language of t e web-based interface in any menu
item.
After selecting t e language, t e notification on unsaved c anges will be
displayed. Click t e Save icon ( ) to save t e current language of t e
web-based interface as t e default language.
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T e quick settings page displays general information on t e router and its
software (t e version and t e date of t e firmware, t e IP address of t e
device, t e name of t e 2.4GHz WLAN, etc.).
On t e quick settings page, you can quickly get to some pages of t e web-
based interface or run a needed Wizard (use t e links on t e left side of t e
page).
From t e quick settings page you can switc to t e advanced settings section.
To do t is, click t e Advanced settings link in t e bottom rig t corner of
t e page.
Also you can find a specific page via searc . To do t is, enter t e name of t e
page, w olly or partly, in t e searc bar in t e top part of t e web-based
interface page, and t en select a needed link in t e searc results.
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Selecting Operation Mode
By default, t e router mode is specified for t e device. If you need to use t e
device as an access point, on t e advanced settings page, select t e AP
position ( ) of t e Switch device mode switc . In t e opened
dialog box, click t e OK button to save new settings and immediately reboot
t e router.
Also you can c ange t e operating mode of t e device on t e System /
Device mode page. To do t is, on t e page, select t e Access point value
from t e Wo k mode list, and click t e Apply button. In t e opened dialog
box, click t e OK button and wait until t e device is rebooted.
After t e device as rebooted, t e quick settings page in t e access point mode
opens.
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On t e opened page, you can run t e Wi-Fi Setup Wizard (use t e link on t e
left side of t e page), quickly get to some pages of t e web-based interface,
find a specific page via searc , or switc to t e standard web-based interface
of t e router by clicking t e Advanced settings link in t e bottom rig t
corner of t e page.
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Configuring Connection to the nternet
!
You s ould configure your WAN connection in accordance wit data
provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). Make sure t at you
ave obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your
connection. Ot erwise contact your ISP.
Configuring WAN Connection
1. Go to t e Net / WAN page, select t e WAN connection and click t e
Delete button.
2. Click t e Add button.
3. From t e Connection Type drop-down list, select t e needed value.
4. From t e Inte face drop-down list, select t e WAN value.
5. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
t e Name field.
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6. If your ISP uses MAC address binding, in t e Ethe net section, in t e
MAC field, enter t e MAC address registered by your ISP upon
concluding t e agreement. To set t e MAC address of t e network
interface card (of t e computer t at is being used to configure t e router
at t e moment) as t e MAC address of t e WAN interface, click t e
Clone MAC Add ess button ( ). To set t e address of a device
connected to t e router's LAN at t e moment, select t e relevant value
from t e drop-down list (t e field will be filled in automatically).
7. For connection of PPPoE type: in t e PPP section, enter aut orization
data provided by your ISP (t e username (login) in t e Use name field
and t e password in t e Passwo d and Passwo d confi mation
fields), or select t e Without autho ization c eckbox if aut orization
is not required.
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