D-Link DSL-2500U User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DSL-2500U
ADSL/Ethernet Router

DSL-2500U Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Router DSL-2500U
•Power adapter
•RJ-11 telephone cable
•Straight-through Ethernet cable ( AT 5E)
•Splitter
•D-ROM with “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide”
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure)
If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
!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
I address of router 192.168.1.1
Username (login) admin
assword admin
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: Windows
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.
•A NI (Ethernet adapter) to connect to the router.
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CONNECTING TO C (OS WINDOWS X )
1. Make sure that your P is powered off.
2. onnect an Ethernet cable between the Ethernet port located on the back
panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your P .
3. onnect a phone cable between the DSL port of the router and the ADSL
OUT port of the splitter. onnect your phone to the PHO E port of the
splitter. Then connect another phone cable between a phone jack and the
ADSL I port of the splitter.
4. onnect 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 your P and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
Now you should configure your P to obtain an IP address automatically (as
DH P client).
1. lick the Start button and proceed to the Control anel > Network
and Internet Connections > Network Connections window.
2. In the Network Connections window, right-click the relevant Local
Area Connection icon and select the roperties line in the menu
displayed.
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3. In the Local Area Connection roperties window, on the General
tab, in the This connection uses the following items section, select
the Internet rotocol (TC /I ) line. lick the roperties button.
4. Select the Obtain an I address automatically radio button. lick
the OK button.
lick the ОК button. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address
automatically.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based Interface
1. Start a web browser.
2. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router
(by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.1.1). Press
the Enter key.
3. On the opened page, enter the username (login) and password for the
administrator account (by default, the following username and password
are specified: admin, admin). Then click the Enter button.
!
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 successful registration the system statistics page opens. The page
displays general information on the router and its software.
!It is strongly recommended to change the administrator password upon
initial configuration of the router. To do this, go to the System /
Administrator password page.
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The web-based interface of the router is bilingual (English/Russian). Select a
needed language from the menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the
Language caption. You can change the language of the web-based interface
in any menu item.
Configuring Connection to t e Internet
!
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 WAN
connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
1. Go to the Net / Connections page and click the Add button.
2. In the General settings section, specify a name for your connection
(any name for easier identification) in the Name field and select a type
for your connection from the Connection Type drop-down list.
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3. In the hysical layer section, specify the VPI and V I in the relevant
fields, and then select a method of encapsulation from the
Encapsulation Mode drop-down list.
4. For the I oA and I oE connection types, fill in the I Address,
Netmask, and Gateway I Address fields in the I settings section.
For the I oE type, you can specify automatic assignment of these
parameters (to do this, select the Obtain an I address
automatically checkbox).
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5. For the oE and oA connection types, enter authorization data
provided by your ISP in the Settings section (the username (login)
in the Username field and the password in the assword and
assword confirmation fields). If these data have not been provided
by your ISP, select the Without authorization checkbox.
6. Deselect the NAT checkbox in the Miscellaneous section if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation function.
7. lick the Save button.
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Configuring Local Area Network
1. Go to the Net / Connections page and select the LAN connection. If
needed, change the IP address and subnet mask for the LAN interface of
the router in the I Address and Netmask fields of the I settings
section. Then click the Save button.
2. By default, the DH P server of the router is enabled. On the DHC
server tab you can change the parameters of the DH P server. If you
want to manually assign IP addresses to devices of your LAN, disable the
DH P server (select the Disable value from the Mode drop-down list).
3. After specifying the DH P server settings, click the Save button.
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C anging Administrator Password
It is highly recommended to change the administrator password used to access
the web-based interface of the router upon initial configuration. This helps you
to improve your network security.
1. Go to the System / Administrator password page.
2. Enter a new password for the administrator account in the assword
and Confirmation fields.
3. lick the Save button.
!
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.
Saving Settings to Non-volatile Memory
In order to avoid losing the new settings upon hardware reboot (accidental or
intentional power-off of the device), it is recommended to save the settings to
the non-volatile memory of the router.
lick the Save&Reboot line in the top-page menu displayed when the mouse
pointer is over the System caption.
Wait until the router is rebooted. Now you can use it to access the Internet or
access the web-based interface of the router to configure additional parameters
(for detailed description of every page of the web-based interface, see the
“User Manual” document).
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TECHNICAL SU ORT
You can find software updates and user documentation on our website.
D-Link provides its customers with free support within the product's warranty
period.
ustomers can contact the technical support group by phone or by e-
mail/Internet.
FOR TELE HONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES OF D-LINK
OFFICES WORLDWIDE VISIT
http://www.dlink.com/corporate/worldwideoffices/
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