D-Link DSL-6740U User manual

Quick Installation Guide
DSL-6740U
VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi and Built-in Switch

DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGI
Delivery Package
•Wireless router DSL-6740U
•Power adapter DC 12V/1A
•R -11 telephone cable
•Straight-through Ethernet cable (CAT 5E)
•Splitter
•“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/VDSL2/DSL-6740U/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 router 192.168.1.1
Username (login) admin
Password admin
ame of wireless network (SSID) DSL-6740U
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System Requirements and Equipment
•A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser.
•A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router:
◦Apple Safari 5 and later
◦Google Chrome 5 and later
◦Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and later
◦Mozilla Firefox 5 and later
◦Opera 10 and later.
•A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the router.
•An 802.11b, g, or n Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
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CO ECTI G TO PC
PC with Ethernet Adapter
1. Make sure that your PC is powered off.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of four Ethernet ports located on
the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
3. To connect the router to a DSL line: connect a phone cable between the
DSL port of the router and the MODEM port of the splitter. Connect your
phone to the PHONE port of the splitter. Then connect another phone
cable between a phone jack and the L NE port of the splitter.
4. To connect the router to an Ethernet line: connect the Ethernet cable
between any of four Ethernet ports located on the back panel of the router
and the Ethernet line.
5. 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.
6. Turn on the router by pressing the ON/OFF button on its left side panel.
7. 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 > etwork
and Internet Connections > etwork Connections window.
2. In the etwork 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 D S
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 etwork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks line under the etwork 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
etworking 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 D S
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. To connect the router to a DSL line: connect a phone cable between the
DSL port of the router and the MODEM port of the splitter. Connect your
phone to the PHONE port of the splitter. Then connect another phone
cable between a phone jack and the L NE port of the splitter.
2. To connect the router to an Ethernet line: connect the Ethernet cable
between any of four Ethernet ports located on the back panel of the router
and the Ethernet line.
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 left side panel.
5. Turn on the router's wireless connection by pressing the WLAN button on
its left side panel.
6. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely
loaded.
7. Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As 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 > etwork
and Internet Connections > etwork 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 etwork Connection window, select the
wireless network DSL-6740U and click the Connect button.
After that the Wireless etwork 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 etwork and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View
network status and tasks line under the etwork 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 DSL-6740U and click the Connect button.
7. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After 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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CO FIGURI G 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: 192.168.1.1). Press
the Enter key.
3. On the opened page, enter the username and password for the
administrator account in the Login and Password fields
correspondingly (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.
!
For security reasons, it is strongly recommended to change the
administrator password upon initial configuration of the router. To do
this, click the Advanced settings link and proceed to the System /
Administrator password page.
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After successful registration the router's quick settings page opens.
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.
After 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.
The quick settings page displays general information on the router and its
software, and data on the DSL connection state.
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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.
Also 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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Configuring Connection to the nternet
!
You should configure your WAN 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 WAN
connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
VDSL WAN Connection
1. Go to the et / WA page and click the Add button.
2. From the Connection Type drop-down list, select the needed value.
3. From the Interface drop-down list, leave the VDSL PTM value.
4. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
the ame field.
5. For the PPPoE connection type, enter authorization data provided by
your ISP in the PPP section (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, select the
Without authorization checkbox.
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6. For the Static IP connection type, fill in the IP Address, etmask,
and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section.
7. Deselect the AT checkbox in the Miscellaneous section if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation function.
8. Click the Save button.
ADSL WAN Connection
1. Go to the et / WA page and click the Add button.
2. From the Connection Type drop-down list, select the needed value.
3. From the Interface drop-down list, select the DSL(new) value.
4. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
the ame field.
5. In the ATM section, specify the VPI and VCI in the relevant fields, and
then select a method of encapsulation from the Encapsulation Mode
drop-down list.
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6. For the PPPoE and PPPoA connection types, enter authorization data
provided by your ISP in the PPP section (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,
select the Without authorization checkbox.
7. For the IPoA and Static IP connection types, fill in the IP Address,
etmask, and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section.
8. Deselect the AT checkbox in the Miscellaneous section if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation function.
9. Click the Save button.
Ethernet WAN Connection
1. Go to the Advanced / Interface grouping page.
2. Place the mouse pointer on the router's LAN port that will be used as the
WAN port and click the Make WA line in the menu displayed. Click
the Save link.
3. Go to the et / WA page and click the Add button.
4. From the Connection Type drop-down list, select the needed value.
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5. From the Interface drop-down list, select the value corresponding to the
LAN port that will be used as the WAN port.
6. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
the ame field.
7. For the PPPoE connection type, enter authorization data provided by
your ISP in the PPP section (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, select the
Without authorization checkbox.
8. For the Static IP connection type, fill in the IP Address, etmask,
and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section.
9. Deselect the AT checkbox in the Miscellaneous section if your ISP
requires you to disable the network address translation function.
10. Click the Save button.
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Configuring Local Area Network
1. Go to the et / LA page. If needed, change the IP address of the
router's LAN interface and the mask of the local subnet in the IP
Address and etmask fields. Then click the Save button.
2. By default, the DHCP server of the router is enabled. In the DHCP
server section, you can change the parameters of the DHCP server. If
you want to manually assign IP addresses to devices of your LAN, disable
the DHCP server (select the Disable value from the Mode drop-down
list).
3. After specifying the DHCP server settings, click the Save button.
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