D-Link DIR-300NRU User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-300NRU
Wireless Router with Built-in 4-port Switch

DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Wireless router DIR-300NRU
•Power adapter DC 5V/1A
•Ether et cable (CAT 5E)
•A te a
•CD-ROM with “User Manual” a d “Quick Installation Guide”
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
If a y of the items are missi g, please co tact 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 ireless router 192.168.0.1
Username (login) admin
Pass ord admin
Name of ireless net ork (SSID) DIR-300NRUB5
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System Requirements and Equipment
•A computer with a y operati g system that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access the web-based i terface of the router: Wi dows
I ter et Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.
•A NIC (Ether et or Wi-Fi adapter) to co ect to the router.
•A 802.11b, g, or Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless etwork.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Co ect a Ether et cable betwee a y of LAN ports located o the back
pa el of the router a d the Ether et port of your PC.
3. Co ect the power cord to the power co ector port o the back pa el of
the router, the plug the power adapter i to a electrical outlet or power
strip.
4. Tur o your PC a d wait u til your operati g system is completely
loaded.
Now you should co figure your PC to obtai a IP address automatically (as
DHCP clie t).
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
in OS Windows XP
1. Click the Start butto a d proceed to the Control Panel > Net ork
and Internet Connections > Net ork Connections wi dow.
2. I the Net ork Connections wi dow, right-click the releva t Local
Area Connection ico a d select the Properties li e i the me u
displayed.
3. I the Local Area Connection Properties wi dow, o the General
tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) li e. Click the Properties
butto .
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4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically a d Obtain DNS
server address automatically radio butto s. Click the OK butto .
5. Click the ОК butto i the co ectio properties wi dow.
Now your computer is co figured to obtai a IP address automatically.
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
in OS Windows 7
1. Click the Start butto a d proceed to the Control Panel wi dow.
2. Select the Net ork and Sharing Center sectio . (If the Co trol Pa el
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the Vie by
drop-dow list i the top right cor er of the wi dow), choose the Vie
net ork status and tasks li e u der the Net ork and Internet
sectio .)
3. I the me u located o the left part of the wi dow, select the Change
adapter settings li e.
4. I the ope ed wi dow, right-click the releva t Local Area Connection
ico a d select the Properties li e i the me u displayed.
5. I the Local Area Connection Properties wi dow, o the
Net orking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
li e. Click the Properties butto .
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6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically a d Obtain DNS
server address automatically radio butto s. Click the OK butto .
7. Click the OK butto i the co ectio properties wi dow.
Now your computer is co figured to obtai a IP address automatically.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. Attach the a te a from the delivery package. To do this, remove the
a te a from its wrapper, attach it to the releva t co ector o the back
pa el of the router, a d the screw the a te a i a clockwise directio to
the back pa el. Positio the a te a upward at its co ecti g joi t. This
will e sure optimal operatio of your wireless etwork.
2. Co ect the power cord to the power co ector port o the back pa el of
the router, the plug the power adapter i to a electrical outlet or power
strip.
3. Tur o your PC a d wait u til your operati g system is completely
loaded.
4. Tur o your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, moder otebooks with built-i
wireless NICs are equipped with a butto or switch that tur s o /off the
wireless adapter (refer to your PC docume ts). If your PC is equipped
with a pluggable wireless NIC, i stall the software provided with your
Wi-Fi adapter.
Now you should co figure your Wi-Fi adapter.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP
1. Click the Start butto a d proceed to the Control Panel > Net ork
and Internet Connections > Net ork Connections wi dow.
2. Select the ico of the wireless etwork co ectio a d make sure that
your Wi-Fi adapter is o .
3. Search for available wireless etworks.
4. I the ope ed Wireless Net ork Connection wi dow, select the
wireless etwork DIR-300NRUB5 a d click the Connect butto .
After that the Wireless Net ork Connection Status wi dow appears.
!
If you perform i itial co figuratio of the router via Wi-Fi co ectio ,
ote that immediately after cha gi g the wireless default setti gs of the
router you will eed to reco figure the wireless co ectio usi g the
ewly specified setti gs.
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Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7
1. Click the Start butto a d proceed to the Control Panel wi dow.
2. Select the Net ork and Sharing Center sectio . (If the Co trol Pa el
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the Vie by
drop-dow list i the top right cor er of the wi dow), choose the Vie
net ork status and tasks li e u der the Net ork and Internet
sectio .)
3. I the me u located o the left part of the wi dow, select the Change
adapter settings li e.
4. I the ope ed wi dow, select the ico of the wireless etwork co ectio
a d make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is o .
5. To ope the list of available wireless etworks, select the ico of the
wireless etwork co ectio a d click the Connect To butto or left-
click the etwork ico i the otificatio area located o the right side of
the taskbar.
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6. I the ope ed wi dow, i the list of available wireless etworks, select the
wireless etwork DIR-300NRUB5 a d click the Connect butto .
7. Wait for about 20-30 seco ds. After the co ectio is established, the
etwork ico will be displayed as the sig al level scale.
!
If you perform i itial co figuratio of the router via Wi-Fi co ectio ,
ote that immediately after cha gi g the wireless default setti gs of the
router you will eed to reco figure the wireless co ectio usi g the
ewly specified setti gs.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based nterface
1. Start a web browser.
2. I the address bar of the web browser, e ter the IP address of the router
(by default, the followi g IP address is specified: 192.168.0.1). Press
the Enter key.
3. O the ope ed page, e ter the user ame (logi ) a d password for the
admi istrator accou t (by default, the followi g user ame a d password
are specified: admin, admin). The click the Enter li k.
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If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the
page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) occurs upo co ecti g to
the web-based i terface of the router, make sure that you have properly
co ected the router to your computer.
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Right after the first access to the web-based i terface you are forwarded to the
page for cha gi g the admi istrator password specified by default.
E ter the ew password i the Pass ord a d Confirmation fields. The
click the Save butto .
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Remember or write dow the ew password for the admi istrator
accou t. I case of losi g the ew password, you ca access the setti gs
of the router o ly after restori g the factory default setti gs via the
hardware RESET butto . This procedure wipes out all setti gs that you
have co figured for your router.
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After successful registratio the router's quick setti gs page ope s.
O the page, you ca proceed to the Wizards (use the Connect to internet,
Host site, Configure Wi-Fi, a d Configure IPTV butto s) or switch to the
sta dard web-based i terface of the router by clicki g the Configure
manually butto . After clicki g the butto , the system statistics page ope s.
The page displays ge eral i formatio o the router a d its software.
To get back to the quick setti gs page from a y Wizard or web-based i terface
me u sectio , left-click the D-Li k logo i the top left cor er of the page.
The web-based i terface of the router is multili gual. Select a eeded la guage
from the me u displayed whe the mouse poi ter is over the Language
captio . You ca cha ge the la guage of the web-based i terface i a y me u
item.
After selecti g the la guage, the otificatio o u saved cha ges will be
displayed. Click the Save butto to save the curre t la guage of the web-
based i terface as the default la guage.
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Configuring Connection to the nternet
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You should co figure your WAN co ectio i accorda ce with data
provided by your I ter et service provider (ISP). Make sure that you
have obtai ed all ecessary i formatio prior to co figuri g your
co ectio . Otherwise co tact your ISP.
Configuring WAN Connection
1. Go to the Net / WAN page, select the WAN co ectio a d click the
Delete butto .
2. Click the Add butto .
3. I the General settings sectio , select a eeded value from the
Connection Type drop-dow list.
4. From the Port drop-dow list, select the Ports:5 value.
5. Specify a ame for your co ectio (a y ame for easier ide tificatio ) i
the Name field.
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6. If your ISP uses MAC address bi di g, i the Ethernet sectio , i the
MAC field, e ter the MAC address registered by your ISP upo
co cludi g the agreeme t. To set the MAC address of the etwork
i terface card (of the computer that is bei g used to co figure the router
at the mome t) as the MAC address of the WAN i terface, click the
Clone MAC butto . To set the address of a device co ected to the
router's LAN at the mome t, select the releva t value from the drop-dow
list located to the right of the field.
7. For connection of PPPoE type: i the PPP sectio , e ter authorizatio
data provided by your ISP (the user ame (logi ) i the Username field
a d the password i the Pass ord a d Pass ord confirmation
fields), or select the Without authorization checkbox if authorizatio
is ot required.
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8. For connection of Static IP type: i the IP sectio , fill i the IP
Address, Netmask, Gate ay IP address, a d Primary DNS
server fields.
9. For connection of Dynamic IP type: if your ISP has provided the address
of the DNS server, i the IP sectio , deselect the Obtain DNS server
addresses automatically checkbox a d fill i the Primary DNS
server field.
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10. For connection of PPTP + Static IP or 2TP + Static IP type: i the IP
sectio , fill i the IP Address, Netmask, Gate ay IP address, a d
Primary DNS server fields. The i the VPN sectio , e ter
authorizatio data provided by your ISP (the user ame (logi ) i the
Username field a d the password i the Pass ord a d Pass ord
confirmation fields), or select the Without authorization checkbox if
authorizatio is ot required. I the VPN server address field, e ter
the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authe ticatio server. If your
ISP applies e cryptio , select a eeded value from the Encryption drop-
dow 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, i the IP sectio ,
deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically
checkbox a d fill i the Primary DNS server field. The i the VPN
sectio , e ter authorizatio data provided by your ISP (the user ame
(logi ) i the Username field a d the password i the Pass ord a d
Pass ord confirmation fields), or select the Without authorization
checkbox if authorizatio is ot required. I the VPN server address
field, e ter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authe ticatio
server. If your ISP applies e cryptio , select a eeded value from the
Encryption drop-dow list.
12. If eeded, fill i other fields o the page i accorda ce with data provided
by the ISP.
13. Click the Save butto .
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