D-Link DIR-879 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-879
Wireless AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router

DIR-879 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Router DIR-879
•Power adapter DC 12V/2A
•Ethernet cable (CA 5E)
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
he “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)
2.4GHz
dlink-XXXX where
XXXX are the last 4
characters of the
device's MAC address
5GHz
dlink-XXXX-5GHz
where XXXX are the
last 4 characters of the
device's MAC address
Netwo k key (PSK passwo d)
see the field
Passwo d on the
barcode label on the
bottom panel of the
device
!
Router DIR-879 with default settings cannot connect to the Internet. o
get started, please set your own password for access to the web-based
interface and change the WLAN name (SSID); then, 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 8 and later
◦Google Chrome 48 and later
◦Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and later
◦Microsoft Edge 20.10240 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 44 and later
◦Opera 35 and later.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the 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 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. Move the mode selector switch located on the back panel of the device to
the desired position: ROUTER to configure the device in the router mode
or EXTENDER to configure the device in the access point mode.
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. urn on the router by pressing the PO ER button on its back panel.
6. urn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
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. Move the mode selector switch located on the back panel of the device to
the desired position: ROUTER to configure the device in the router mode
or EXTENDER to configure the device in the access point mode.
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. urn on the router by pressing the PO ER button on its back panel.
4. urn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
5. urn 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 dlink-XXXX where XXXX are the last 4 characters of
the device's MAC address (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or dlink-
XXXX-5GHz where XXXX are the last 4 characters of the device's MAC
address (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button.
5. In the opened window, enter the network key (see the field Passwo d 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. o 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.
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6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the
wireless network dlink-XXXX where XXXX are the last 4 characters of
the device's MAC address (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or
dlink-XXXX-5GHz where XXXX are the last 4 characters of the
device's MAC address (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the
Connect button.
7. In the opened window, enter the network key (see the field Passwo d 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.
If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, after access to the web-based interface the Initial Configuration
Wizard opens (see the Initial Configuration Wizard section, page 18).
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If you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based interface
the login page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the Use name field
and the password you specified in the Passwo d field, then click the LOGIN
button.
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he Summa y page displays general information on the router and its
software.
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he web-based interface of the router is bilingual (English/Russian). You can
select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based
interface of the router or in the System / Configu ation section of the
menu.
o 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 wizard in the Quick
Setup section.
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nitial Configuration Wizard
In order to start the Initial Configuration Wizard manually, go to the Quick
Setup section and click the START button in the Initial Configu ation
box.
Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored.
hen click the START button again.
If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have
been restored, the Initial Configuration Wizard starts automatically upon
access to the web-based interface or upon opening a web site on the Internet.
1. Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web-based
interface or click NO to select the other language.
2. On the next page, click the CONTINUE button.
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Selecting Connection Method
If DIR-879 is switched to the router mode (the mode selector switch is moved
to the ROUTER position), you can configure it for connection to an ISP.
In order to connect your device to a wired ISP, on the Device mode page,
from the Connection method list, select the Wi ed connection value. In
this mode you can configure a WAN connection, set your own settings for the
wireless network in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, configure LAN ports to
connect an S B or VoIP phone, and set your own password for access to the
web-based interface of the device.
In order to connect your device to a wireless ISP (WISP), on the Device
mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. In
this mode you can connect your device to another access point, configure a
WAN connection, set your own settings for the wireless network in the
2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, configure LAN ports to connect an S B or VoIP
phone, and set your own password for access to the web-based interface of the
device.
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If DIR-879 is switched to the access point mode (the mode selector switch is
moved to the EXTENDER position), you can configure it for connection to
another router.
In order to connect your device to a wired router for adding a wireless network
to the existing local network, on the Device mode page, from the
Connection method list, select the Wi ed connection value. In this mode
you can set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz and
5GHz bands and set your own password for access to the web-based interface
of the device.
In order to connect your device to a wireless router for extending the range of
the existing wireless network, on the Device mode page, from the
Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. hen from the Wo k
mode list select the Repeate value. In this mode you can connect your
device to another access point, set your own settings for the wireless network
in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, and set your own password for access to the
web-based interface of the device.
In order to let wired PCs connected to your device access the network of a
wireless router, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method
list, select the Wi-Fi value. hen from the Wo k mode list select the Client
value. In this mode you can connect your device to another access point and
set your own password for access to the web-based interface of the device.
When the operation mode is selected, click the NEXT button.
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