D-Link SharePort DIR-825 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-825
Xtreme N™ Dual Band Gigabit Router

DIR-825 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Wireless router DIR-825
•Power adapter DC 12V/1.2A
•Ethernet able (CAT 5E)
•“Quick Installation Guide” (bro hure).
If any of the items are missing, please onta t your reseller.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” do uments in Russian
and English are available on D-Link website (see ftp.dlink.ru/pub/Router/DIR-
825/Des ription/RevD/).
!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 o wireless router 192.168.0.1
Username (login) admin
Password admin
Name o wireless network (SSID)
2.4GHz DIR-825
5GHz DIR-825-5G
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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:
◦Apple Safari 5 and later
◦Google Chrome 5 and later
◦Mi rosoft Internet Explorer 7 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 5 and later
◦Opera 10 and later.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to onne t to the router.
•An 802.11a, b, g, or n Wi-Fi adapter to reate a wireless network.
•A USB modem to onne t to the Internet1.
!
Your USB modem should be equipped with an a tive identifi ation
ard (SIM or R-UIM) of your operator.
Some operators require subs ribers to a tivate their USB modems prior
to using them. Please, refer to onne tion guidelines provided by your
operator when on luding the agreement or pla ed on its website.
For LTE and CDMA USB modems, it is required to disable the PIN
ode he k on the identifi ation ard prior to onne ting the USB
modem to the router.
1 Conta t your operator to get information on the servi e overage and fees.
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Supported USB Modems
GSM modems
•D-Link DWM-152
•D-Link DWM-156
•Huawei E1550
•Huawei E160G
•Huawei E169G
•Huawei E171
•Huawei E220
•ZTE MF112
•ZTE MF192
•ZTE MF626
•ZTE MF627
•ZTE MF652
•ZTE MF668
•ZTE MF752
CDMA modems2
•Airplus MCD-650
•Airplus MCD-800
•AnyDATA ADU-300A
•AnyDATA ADU-500A
•AnyDATA ADU-510A
•ZTE AC5710
•ZTE AC5730
L E modems
•Huawei E392
•Yota LU150
!The manufa turer does not guarantee proper operation of the router
with every modifi ation of the firmware of USB modems.
2 Performan e of CDMA USB modems is not tested for the urrent firmware version.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC wit Et ernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Conne t an Ethernet able between any of LAN ports lo ated on the ba k
panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. To onne t via an LTE, 3G GSM or CDMA network: onne t your USB
modem to the USB port3 lo ated on the left side panel of the router.
!If you need to onne t or hange a USB modem to another one when
the router is powered on, power off the router, onne t the modem to
the USB port, and power on the router.
4. 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.
5. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its ba k panel.
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).
3 It is re ommended to use a USB extension able to onne t a USB modem to the
router.
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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 > Network
and Internet Connections > Network Connections window.
2. In the Network 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 DNS
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 Network 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 Network 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
Networking 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 DNS
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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PC wit Wi-Fi Adapter
1. To onne t via an LTE, 3G GSM or CDMA network: onne t your USB
modem to the USB port4 lo ated on the left side panel of the router.
!If you need to onne t or hange a USB modem to another one when
the router is powered on, power off the router, onne t the modem to
the USB port, and power on the router.
2. 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.
3. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its ba k panel.
4. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is ompletely
loaded.
5. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, modern notebooks with built-in
wireless NICs are equipped with a button or swit h that turns on/off the
wireless adapter (refer to your PC do uments). If your PC is equipped
with a pluggable wireless NIC, install the software provided with your
Wi-Fi adapter.
Now you should onfigure your Wi-Fi adapter.
4 It is re ommended to use a USB extension able to onne t a USB modem to the
router.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP
1. Cli k the Start button and pro eed to the Control Panel > Network
and Internet Connections > Network Connections window.
2. Sele t the i on of the wireless network onne tion and make sure that
your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
3. Sear h for available wireless networks.
4. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, sele t the
wireless network DIR-825 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-
825-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and li k the Connect button.
After that the Wireless Network Connection Status window appears.
!
If you perform initial onfiguration of the router via Wi-Fi onne tion,
note that immediately after hanging the wireless default settings of the
router you will need to re onfigure the wireless onne tion using the
newly spe ified settings.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7
1. Cli k the Start button and pro eed to the Control Panel window.
2. Sele t the Network 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 Network 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, sele t the i on of the wireless network onne tion
and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
5. To open the list of available wireless networks, sele t the i on of the
wireless network onne tion and li k the Connect To button or left-
li k the network i on in the notifi ation area lo ated on the right side of
the taskbar.
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6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, wireless
network DIR-825 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-825-5G
(for operating in the 5GHz band) and li k the Connect button.
7. Wait for about 20-30 se onds. After the onne tion is established, the
network i on will be displayed as the signal level s ale.
!
If you perform initial onfiguration of the router via Wi-Fi onne tion,
note that immediately after hanging the wireless default settings of the
router you will need to re onfigure the wireless onne tion using the
newly spe ified settings.
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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 spe ified: 192.168.0.1). Press
the Enter key.
3. On the opened page, enter the username and password for the
administrator a ount in the Login and Password fields
orrespondingly (by default, the following username and password are
spe ified: admin, admin). Then li k the Enter link.
!
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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Right after the first a ess to the web-based interfa e you are forwarded to the
page for hanging the administrator password spe ified by default.
Enter a new password in the Password and Con irmation fields (you may
use digits, Latin letters (upper ase and/or lower ase), and hara ters available
on the keyboard), then li k the Save link.
!
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 RESE button. This pro edure wipes out all settings that you
have onfigured for your router.
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After su essful registration the router's qui k settings page opens.
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 i on ( ) to save the urrent language of the
web-based interfa e as the default language.
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The qui k settings page displays general information on the router and its
software (the version and the date of the firmware, the IP address of the
devi e, the name of the 2.4GHz WLAN, et .).
On the qui k settings page, you an qui kly get to some pages of the web-
based interfa e or run a needed Wizard (use the links on the left side of the
page).
From the qui k settings page you an swit h to the advan ed settings se tion.
To do this, li k the Advanced settings link in the bottom right orner of
the page.
Also you an find a spe ifi page via sear h. To do this, enter the name of the
page, wholly or partly, in the sear h bar in the top part of the web-based
interfa e page, and then sele t a needed link in the sear h results.
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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
onne tion. Otherwise onta t your ISP.
LTE WAN Connection
If the PIN ode he k is enabled for the SIM ard inserted into your LTE USB
modem, it is required to disable the PIN ode he k on the identifi ation ard
prior to onne ting the USB modem to the router.
1. Go to the Net / WAN page and li k the Add button.
2. From the Connection Type drop-down list, sele t the LTE value.
3. Make sure that the USB value is sele ted from the Inter ace drop-down
list.
4. Spe ify a name for your onne tion (any name for easier identifi ation) in
the Name field.
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5. If your operator has provided the address of the DNS server, in the IP
se tion, desele t the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically
he kbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
6. Cli k the Save button.
7. On the Net / WAN page, sele t the hoi e of the De ault gateway radio
button orresponding to the new LTE WAN onne tion.
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3G WAN Connection
If the PIN ode he k is enabled for the SIM ard inserted into your USB
modem, then prior to reating a 3G WAN onne tion, pro eed to the USB
modem menu and enter the PIN ode on the page displayed5.
1. Go to the Net / WAN page and li k the Add button.
2. In the General settings se tion, from the Provider drop-down list,
sele t your ountry and operator to automati ally spe ify all settings
required to onne t to the Internet. To spe ify all settings independently,
leave the Manually value.
3. From the Connection Type drop-down list, sele t the 3G value.
4. Make sure that the USB value is sele ted from the Inter ace drop-down
list.
5. Spe ify a name for your onne tion (any name for easier identifi ation) in
the Name field.
5 For GSM USB modems only. For CDMA USB modems, it is required to disable the
PIN ode he k on the identifi ation ard prior to onne ting the USB modem to the
router.
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