D-Link DSL-2540U User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DSL-2540U
ADSL Annex B/Ethernet Router with Built-in Switch

DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGI
Delivery Package
•Router DSL-2540U
•Power adapter DC 12V/0.5A
•RJ-11 telephone able
•Ethernet able (CAT 5E)
•Splitter
•CD-ROM with “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide”
•“Quick Installation Guide” (bro hure).
If any of the items are missing, please onta t 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
IP address of router 192.168.1.1
Username (login) admin
Password admin
System Requirements and Equipment
•A omputer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to a ess the web-based interfa e of the router: Windows
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.
•A NIC (Ethernet adapter) to onne t to the router.
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CO ECTI G TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Conne t an Ethernet able between any of four Ethernet ports lo ated on
the ba k panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. To connect the router to a DSL line: onne t a phone able between the
DSL port of the router and the ADSL OUT port of the splitter. Conne t
your phone to the PHO E port of the splitter. Then onne t another
phone able between a phone ja k and the ADSL I port of the splitter.
4. To connect the router to an Ethernet line: onne t the Ethernet able
between any of four Ethernet ports lo ated on the ba k panel of the router
and the Ethernet line.
5. Conne t the power ord to the power onne tor port on the ba k panel of
the router, then plug the power adapter into an ele tri al outlet or power
strip.
6. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is ompletely
loaded.
Now you should onfigure your PC to obtain an IP address automati ally (as
DHCP lient).
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Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows XP
1. Cli k the Start button and pro eed to the Control Panel > etwork
and Internet Connections > etwork Connections window.
2. In the etwork Connections window, right- li k the relevant Local
Area Connection i on and sele t the Properties line in the menu
displayed.
3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General
tab, sele t the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Cli k the Properties
button.
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4. Sele t the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain D S
server address automatically radio buttons. Cli k the OK button.
5. Cli k the ОК button in the onne tion properties window.
Now your omputer is onfigured to obtain an IP address automati ally.
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Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows 7
1. Cli k the Start button and pro eed to the Control Panel window.
2. Sele t the etwork and Sharing Center se tion. (If the Control Panel
has the ategory view (the Category value is sele ted from the View by
drop-down list in the top right orner of the window), hoose the View
network status and tasks line under the etwork and Internet
se tion.)
3. In the menu lo ated on the left part of the window, sele t the Change
adapter settings line.
4. In the opened window, right- li k the relevant Local Area Connection
i on and sele t the Properties line in the menu displayed.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the
etworking tab, sele t the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Cli k the Properties button.
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6. Sele t the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain D S
server address automatically radio buttons. Cli k the OK button.
7. Cli k the OK button in the onne tion properties window.
Now your omputer is onfigured to obtain an IP address automati ally.
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CO FIGURI G 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 spe ified: 192.168.1.1). Press
the Enter key.
3. On the opened page, enter the username (login) and password for the
administrator a ount (by default, the following username and password
are spe ified: admin, admin). Then li k the Enter link.
!
It is strongly re ommended to hange the administrator password upon
initial onfiguration of the router. To do this, li k the Configure
manually button and pro eed to the System / Administrator
password page.
!
If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the
page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) o urs upon onne ting to
the web-based interfa e of the router, make sure that you have properly
onne ted the router to your omputer.
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After su essful registration the router's qui k settings page opens.
On the page, you an pro eed to the Wizards (use the Connect to internet
and Host site buttons) or swit h to the standard web-based interfa e of the
router by li king the Configure manually button. After li king the button,
the system statisti s page opens. The page displays general information on the
router and its software, and data on the DSL onne tion state.
To get ba k to the qui k settings page from any Wizard or web-based interfa e
menu se tion, left- li k the D-Link logo in the top left orner of the page.
The web-based interfa e of the router is multilingual. Sele t a needed language
from the menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the Language
aption. You an hange the language of the web-based interfa e in any menu
item.
After sele ting the language, the notifi ation on unsaved hanges will be
displayed. Cli k the Save button to save the urrent language of the web-
based interfa e as the default language.
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Configuring Connection to t e Internet
!
You should onfigure your WAN onne tion in a ordan e with data
provided by your Internet servi e provider (ISP). Make sure that you
have obtained all ne essary information prior to onfiguring your WAN
onne tion. Otherwise onta t your ISP.
ADS WAN Connection
1. Go to the et / WA page and li k the Add button.
2. From the Connection Type drop-down list, sele t the needed value.
3. From the Port drop-down list, sele t the DSL(new) value.
4. Spe ify a name for your onne tion (any name for easier identifi ation) in
the ame field.
5. In the ATM se tion, spe ify the VPI and VCI in the relevant fields, and
then sele t a method of en apsulation from the Encapsulation Mode
drop-down list.
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6. For the PPPoE and PPPoA onne tion types, enter authorization data
provided by your ISP in the PPP se tion (the username (login) in the
Username field and the password in the Password and Password
confirmation fields). If these data have not been provided by your ISP,
sele t the Without authorization he kbox.
7. For the IPoA and Static IP onne tion types, fill in the IP Address,
etmask, and Gateway IP address fields in the IP se tion.
8. Desele t the AT he kbox in the Miscellaneous se tion if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation fun tion.
9. Cli k the Save button.
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Ethernet WAN Connection
1. Go to the Advanced / Interface grouping page.
2. Sele t the Enable virtual ports he kbox.
3. Sele t the hoi e orresponding to the LAN port that will be used as the
WAN port of the Ethernet WA port radio button, and li k the Save
button.
4. Go to the et / WA page and li k the Add button.
5. From the Connection Type drop-down list, sele t the needed value.
6. From the Port drop-down list, sele t the value orresponding to the LAN
port that will be used as the WAN port.
7. Spe ify a name for your onne tion (any name for easier identifi ation) in
the ame field.
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8. For the PPPoE onne tion type, enter authorization data provided by
your ISP in the PPP se tion (the username (login) in the Username
field and the password in the Password and Password confirmation
fields). If these data have not been provided by your ISP, sele t the
Without authorization he kbox.
9. For the Static IP type, fill in the IP Address, etmask, and Gateway
IP address fields in the IP se tion.
10. Desele t the AT he kbox in the Miscellaneous se tion if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation fun tion.
11. Cli k the Save button.
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Configuring Local Area Network
1. Go to the et / LA page. If needed, hange the IP address of the
router's LAN interfa e and the mask of the lo al subnet in the IP
Address and etmask fields. Then li k the Save button.
2. By default, the DHCP server of the router is enabled. In the DHCP
server se tion, you an hange the parameters of the DHCP server. If
you want to manually assign IP addresses to devi es of your LAN, disable
the DHCP server (sele t the Disable value from the Mode drop-down
list).
3. After spe ifying the DHCP server settings, li k the Save button.
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C anging Administrator Password
It is highly re ommended to hange the administrator password upon initial
onfiguration. This helps you to improve your network se urity.
1. Go to the System / Administrator password page.
2. Enter a new password for the administrator a ount in the Password
and Confirmation fields.
3. Cli k the Save button.
!
Remember or write down the new password for the administrator
a ount. In ase of losing the new password, you an a ess the settings
of the router only after restoring the fa tory default settings via the
hardware RESET button. This pro edure wipes out all settings that you
have onfigured for your router.
Saving Settings to Non-volatile Memory
In order to avoid losing the new settings upon hardware reboot (a idental or
intentional power-off of the devi e), it is re ommended to save the settings to
the non-volatile memory of the router.
Cli k the Save&Reboot line in the top-page menu displayed when the mouse
pointer is over the System aption.
Wait until the router is rebooted. Now you an use it to a ess the Internet or
a ess the web-based interfa e of the router to onfigure additional parameters
(for detailed des ription of every page of the web-based interfa e, see the
“User Manual” do ument).
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TECH ICAL SUPPORT
You an find software updates and user do umentation on our website.
D-Link provides its ustomers with free support within the produ t's warranty
period.
Customers an onta t the te hni al support group by phone or by e-
mail/Internet.
FOR TELEPHO E UMBERS A D ADDRESSES OF D-LI K
OFFICES WORLDWIDE VISIT
http://www.dlink. om/ orporate/worldwideoffi es/
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