D-Link DIR-806A User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DIR-806A
AC750 Wi-Fi Router

DIR-806A Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Delivery Package
•Router DIR-806A
•Power adapter DC 12V/0.5A
•Ethernet cab e
•“Quick Installation Guide” (brochure).
If any of the items are missing, p ease contact your rese er.
The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are avai ab e
on D-Link website (see www.d ink.ru).
!Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one
included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
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Default Settings
Do ain na e of device dlinkrouter.local.
IP address of device 192.168.0.1
Userna e (login) admin
Password admin
Na e of wireless network
(SSID)
2.4GHz DIR-806A
5GHz DIR-806A-5G
Network key (PSK password)
see WPS PIN on the barcode
abe on the bottom pane of
the device
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Router DIR-806A with defau t settings cannot connect to the Internet.
To get started, p ease set your own password for access to the web-
based interface and change the WLAN name (SSID); then, if needed,
configure other settings recommended by your ISP.
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System Requirements and Equipment
•An Android or iPhone mobi e device (smartphone or tab et) or a
computer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
•A PC web browser to access the web-based interface of the router:
◦App e Safari 8 and ater
◦Goog e Chrome 48 and ater
◦Microsoft Internet Exp orer 10 and ater
◦Microsoft Edge 20.10240 and ater
◦Mozi a Firefox 44 and ater
◦Opera 35 and ater.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the router.
•An 802.11a, b, g, n, or ac Wi-Fi adapter to create a wire ess network.
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CONNECTING TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Connect an Ethernet cab e between any of LAN ports ocated on the back
pane of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
2. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back pane of
the router, then p ug the power adapter into an e ectrica out et or power
strip.
3. Turn on the router by pressing the POWER button on its back pane .
Then make sure that your PC is configured to obtain an IP address
automatica y (as DHCP c ient).
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
(OS Windows 7)
1. C ick the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Se ect the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Contro Pane
has the category view (the Category va ue is se ected from the View by
drop-down ist in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks ine under the Network and Internet
section.)
3. In the menu ocated on the eft part of the window, se ect the Change
adapter settings ine.
4. In the opened window, right-c ick the re evant Local Area Connection
icon and se ect the Properties ine in the menu disp ayed.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the
Networking tab, se ect the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
ine. C ick the Properties button.
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6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address auto atically and Obtain
DNS server address auto atically choices of the radio buttons are
se ected. C ick the OK button.
7. C ick the OK button in the connection properties window.
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Obtaining P Address Automatically
(OS Windows 10)
1. C ick the Start button and proceed to the Settings window.
2. Se ect the Network & Internet section.
3. In the Change your network settings section, se ect the Change
adapter options ine.
4. In the opened window, right-c ick the re evant Local Area Connection
icon and se ect the Properties ine in the menu disp ayed.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the
Networking tab, se ect the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
ine. C ick the Properties button.
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6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address auto atically and Obtain
DNS server address auto atically choices of the radio buttons are
se ected. C ick the OK button.
7. C ick the Close button in the connection properties window.
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PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back pane of
the router, then p ug the power adapter into an e ectrica out et or power
strip.
2. Turn on the router by pressing the POWER button on its back pane .
3. Make sure that the Wi-Fi adapter of your PC is on. As a ru e, modern
notebooks with bui t-in wire ess NICs are equipped with a button or
switch that turns on/off the wire ess adapter (refer to your PC
documents). If your PC is equipped with a p uggab e wire ess NIC, insta
the software provided with your Wi-Fi adapter.
Then make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is configured to obtain an IP address
automatica y (as DHCP c ient).
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Obtaining P Address Automatically and
Connecting to Wireless Network (OS Windows 7)
1. C ick the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window.
2. Se ect the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Contro Pane
has the category view (the Category va ue is se ected from the View by
drop-down ist in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks ine under the Network and Internet
section.)
3. In the menu ocated on the eft part of the window, se ect the Change
adapter settings ine.
4. In the opened window, right-c ick the re evant Wireless Network
Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on, then se ect
the Properties ine in the menu disp ayed.
5. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, on the
Networking tab, se ect the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
ine. C ick the Properties button.
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6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address auto atically and Obtain
DNS server address auto atically choices of the radio buttons are
se ected. C ick the OK button.
7. C ick the OK button in the connection properties window.
8. To open the ist of avai ab e wire ess networks, se ect the icon of the
wire ess network connection and c ick the Connect To button or eft-
c ick the network icon in the notification area ocated on the right side of
the taskbar.
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9. In the opened window, in the ist of avai ab e wire ess networks, se ect
the wire ess network DIR-806A (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or
DIR-806A-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and c ick the Connect
button.
10. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the
barcode abe on the bottom pane of the device) in the Security key
fie d and c ick the OK button.
11. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is estab ished, the
network icon wi be disp ayed as the signa eve sca e.
!
If you perform initia configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection,
note that immediate y after changing the wire ess defau t settings of the
router you wi need to reconfigure the wire ess connection using the
new y specified settings.
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Obtaining P Address Automatically and
Connecting to Wireless Network (OS Windows 10)
1. C ick the Start button and proceed to the Settings window.
2. Se ect the Network & Internet section.
3. In the Change your network settings section, se ect the Change
adapter options ine.
4. In the opened window, right-c ick the re evant Wireless Network
Connection icon. Make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on, then se ect
the Properties ine in the menu disp ayed.
5. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, on the
Networking tab, se ect the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
ine. C ick the Properties button.
6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address auto atically and Obtain
DNS server address auto atically choices of the radio buttons are
se ected. C ick the OK button.
7. C ick the Close button in the connection properties window.
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8. To open the ist of avai ab e wire ess networks, se ect the icon of the
wire ess network connection and c ick the Connect To button or eft-
c ick the network icon in the notification area ocated on the right side of
the taskbar.
9. In the opened window, in the ist of avai ab e wire ess networks, se ect
the wire ess network DIR-806A (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or
DIR-806A-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and c ick the Connect
button.
10. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the
barcode abe on the bottom pane of the device) in the Security key
fie d and c ick the Next button.
11. A ow or forbid your PC to be discoverab e by other devices on this
network (Yes / No).
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12. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is estab ished, the
network icon wi be disp ayed as a dot with curved ines indicating the
signa eve .
!
If you perform initia configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection,
note that immediate y after changing the wire ess defau t settings of the
router you wi need to reconfigure the wire ess connection using the
new y specified settings.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based nterface
Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the domain
name of the router (by defau t, dlinkrouter.local) with a dot at the end
and press the Enter key. A so you can enter the IP address of the device (by
defau t, 192.168.0.1).
!
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 proper y
connected the router to your computer.
If the device has not been configured previous y or the defau t settings have
been restored, after access to the web-based interface the Initia Configuration
Wizard opens (see the Initial Configuration Wizard section, page 21).
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If you configured the device previous y, after access to the web-based
interface the ogin page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the
Userna e fie d and the password you specified in the Password fie d, then
c ick the LOGIN button.
If you enter a wrong password severa times, the web-based interface wi be
b ocked for a whi e. P ease wait for one minute and reenter the password you
specified.
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The Su ary page disp ays genera information on the router and its
software.
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The Ho e page disp ays inks to the most frequent y used pages with device's
settings.
The web-based interface of the router is mu ti ingua . You can se ect the
needed anguage upon the initia configuration of the web-based interface of
the router or in the Syste / Configuration section of the menu.
Other settings of the router are avai ab e in the menu in the eft part of the
page. Go to the re evant section and se ect the needed page or run the wizard
in the Initial Configuration section.
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