D-Link DIR-300 - Wireless G Router User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-300
Wireless N 150 Home Router

DIR-300 Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Wireless router DIR-300
•Power adapter DC 12V
•Ethernet cable (C T 5E)
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents in Russian
and English are available on D-Link website (see ftp.dlink.ru/pub/Router/DIR-
300 /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 address of ireless router 192.168.0.1
Username (login) admin
Pass ord admin
Name of ireless net ork (SSID) DIR-300
System Requirements and Equipment
• computer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
• web browser to access the web-based interface of the router: Windows
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.
• NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the router.
•n 802.11b, g, or n 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 L N ports located on the back
panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. 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.
4. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its back panel.
5. Turn 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 Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Net ork
and Internet Connections > Net ork Connections window.
2. In the Net ork Connections window, right-click the relevant Local
Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu
displayed.
3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General
tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties
button.
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4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS
server address 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 Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Select the Net ork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the Vie by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the Vie
net ork status and tasks line under the Net ork and Internet
section.)
3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapter settings line.
4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection
icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the
Net orking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the Properties button.
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6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS
server address 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. 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.
2. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its back panel.
3. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
4. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. s 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 Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Net ork
and Internet Connections > Net ork 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 Wireless Net ork Connection window, select the
wireless network DIR-300 and click the Connect button.
fter that the Wireless Net ork 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 Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Select the Net ork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the Vie by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the Vie
net ork status and tasks line under the Net ork and Internet
section.)
3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change
adapter 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. To 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 DIR-300 and click the Connect button.
7. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. fter 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
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: 192.168.0.1). 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 link.
!
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.
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Right after the first access to the web-based interface you are forwarded to the
page for changing the administrator password specified by default.
Enter the new password in the Pass ord and Confirmation fields. Then
click 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.
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fter successful registration the router's quick settings page opens.
The page displays general information on the router and its software (the
version and the date of the firmware, the IP address of the device, the name of
the WL N, etc.).
On the quick settings page, you can quickly get to some pages of the web-
based interface or run a needed Wizard (use the links on the left side of the
page).
From the quick settings page you can switch to the advanced settings section.
To do this, click the Advanced settings link in the bottom right corner of
the page.
lso you can find a specific page via search. To do this, enter the name of the
page, wholly or partly, in the search bar in the top part of the web-based
interface page, and then select a needed link in the search results.
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The web-based interface of the router is multilingual. 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.
fter selecting the language, the notification on unsaved changes will be
displayed. Click the Save icon ( ) to save the current language of the
web-based interface as the default language.
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Configuring Connection to the nternet
!
You should configure your W N 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
connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
Configuring WAN Connection
1. Go to the Net / WAN page, select the WAN connection and click the
Delete button.
2. Click the Add button.
3. In the General settings section, select a needed value from the
Connection Type drop-down list.
4. From the Port drop-down list, select the Internet value.
5. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
the Name field.
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6. If your ISP uses M C address binding, in the Ethernet section, in the
MAC field, enter the M C address registered by your ISP upon
concluding the agreement. To set the M C address of the network
interface card (of the computer that is being used to configure the router
at the moment) as the M C address of the W N interface, click the
Clone MAC button. To set the address of a device connected to the
router's L N at the moment, select the relevant value from the drop-down
list located to the right of the field.
7. For connection of PPPoE type: in the PPP section, enter authorization
data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field
and the password in the Pass ord and Pass ord confirmation
fields), or select the Without authorization checkbox if authorization
is not required.
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8. For connection of Static IP type: in the IP section, fill in the IP
Address, Netmask, Gate ay IP address, and Primary DNS
server fields.
9. For connection of Dynamic IP type: if your ISP has provided the address
of the DNS server, in the IP section, deselect the Obtain DNS server
addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS
server field.
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10. For connection of PPTP + Static IP or 2TP + Static IP type: in the IP
section, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, Gate ay IP address, and
Primary DNS server fields. Then in the VPN section, enter
authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the
Username field and the password in the Pass ord and Pass ord
confirmation fields), or select the Without authorization checkbox if
authorization is not required. In the VPN server address field, enter
the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server. If your
ISP applies encryption, select a needed value from the Encryption drop-
down list.
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11. For connection of PPTP + Dynamic IP or 2TP + Dynamic IP type: if
your ISP has provided the address of the DNS server, in the IP section,
deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically
checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field. Then in the VPN
section, enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username
(login) in the Username field and the password in the Pass ord and
Pass ord confirmation fields), or select the Without authorization
checkbox if authorization is not required. In the VPN server address
field, enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication
server. If your ISP applies encryption, select a needed value from the
Encryption drop-down list.
12. If needed, fill in other fields on the page in accordance with data provided
by the ISP.
13. Click the Save button.
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