D Link DIR300A1 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
Time Settings
Time Zone:
Daylight Saving:
Automatic:
Manual:
Select the Time Zone from the drop-down
menu.
To select Daylight Saving time manually, select
enabled or disabled, and enter a start date and
an end date for daylight saving time.
NTP is short for Network Time Protocol. NTP
synchronizes computer clock times in a network
of computers. This eld is optional.
To manually input the time, enter the values
in these elds for the Year, Month, Day, Hour,
Minute, and Second. Click Set Time. You
can also click Copy Your Computer’s Time
Settings.
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System Settings
Save Settings to
Local Hard Drive:
Load Settings
from Local Hard
Drive:
Restore to Factory
Default Settings:
Use this option to save the current router
conguration settings to a le on the hard disk
of the computer you are using. First, click the
Save button. You will then see a le dialog,
where you can select a location and le name
for the settings.
Use this option to load previously saved
router configuration settings. First, use the
Browse control to nd a previously save le
of conguration settings. Then, click the Load
button to transfer those settings to the router.
This option will restore all conguration settings
back to the settings that were in effect at the
time the router was shipped from the factory.
Any settings that have not been saved will be
lost, including any rules that you have created. If
you want to save the current router conguration
settings, use the Save button above.
JumpStart
function:
Reset JumpStart:
Click Enabled to use the JumpStart function.
If your wireless router uses JumpStart, please
check the adapter for instructions.
Use this option to reset the JumpStart feature.
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Firmware Upgrade
You can upgrade the rmware of the Router here. Make sure the rmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of
the computer. Click on Browse to locate the rmware le to be used for the update. Please check the D-Link support
site for rmware updates at http://support.dlink.com. You can download rmware upgrades to your hard drive from the
D-Link support site.
Firmware
Upgrade:
Browse:
Click on the link in this screen to nd out if there
is an updated rmware; if so, download the new
rmware to your hard drive.
After you have downloaded the new rmware,
click Browse in this window to locate the
rmware update on your hard drive. Click Save
Settings to complete the rmware upgrade.
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System Check
Virtual Cable
Tester (VCT) Info:
Ping Test:
VCT is an advanced feature that integrates a
LAN cable tester on every Ethernet port on the
router. Through the graphical user interface
(GUI), VCT can be used to remotely diagnose
and report cable faults such as opens, shorts,
swaps, and impedance mismatch. This feature
signicantly reduces service calls and returns
by allowing users to easily troubleshoot their
cable connections.
The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets
to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter
the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and click
Ping.
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Device Information
This page displays the current information for the DIR-300. It will display the LAN, WAN, and Wireless information.
If your WAN connection is set up for a Dynamic IP address then a Release button and a Renew button will be displayed.
Use Release to disconnect from your ISP and use Renew to connect to your ISP.
If your WAN connection is set up for PPPoE, a Connect button and a Disconnect button will be displayed. Use
Disconnect to drop the PPPoE connection and use Connect to establish the PPPoE connection.
Displays the MAC address and the private
LAN:
(local) IP settings for the router.
WAN:
Wireless
JumpStart:
Wireless:
Displays the MAC address and the public IP
settings for the router.
Displays whether or not the status of the
JumpStart feature is enabled or disabled.
Displays the wireless MAC address and your
wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.
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Log
First Page:
Last Page:
Previous:
Next:
Clear:
View the rst page of the log.
View the last page of the log.
View the previous page.
View the next page.
Clear the log.
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Stats
The screen below displays the Trafc Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the WBR-2310
on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The trafc counter will reset if the device is rebooted.
Wireless Stats
The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This table also displays the connection
time and MAC address of the connected wireless client.
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Support
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Section 4 - Security
Wireless Security
This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The
DIR-300 offers the following types of security:
• WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)
• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) • WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
What is WEP?
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and uses the RC4 encryption
algorithm. WEP provides security by encrypting data over your wireless network so that it is protected as it is transmitted
from one wireless device to another.
To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key. The key is a string of characters that you create. When
using WEP, you must determine the level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit
encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys are dened by entering in a string in HEX (hexadecimal
- using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange – alphanumeric characters)
format. ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember. The ASCII string is converted to
HEX for use over the network. Four keys can be dened so that you can change keys easily.
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Configure WEP
It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish
wireless connectivity before enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to
the added overhead.
1. Log into the web-based conguration by opening a web browser and entering the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).
Click on Wireless Settings on the left side.
2. Next to Security Mode, select Enable WEP Security.
3. Next to Authentication, select Shared Key.
4. Select either 64-bit or 128-bit encryption from the drop-down
menu next to WEP Encryption.
5. Next to Key Type, select either Hex or ASCII.
Hex (recommended) - Letters A-F and numbers 0-9 are
valid.
ASCII - All numbers and letters are valid.
6. Next to Key 1, enter a WEP key that you create. Make sure
you enter this key exactly on all your wireless devices. You may
enter up to 4 different keys.
7. Click Save Settings to save your settings. If you are conguring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose
connectivity until you enable WEP on your adapter and enter the same WEP key as you did on the router.
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What is WPA?
WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy).
The 2 major improvements over WEP:
• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys
using a hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t
been tampered with. WPA2 is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead
of TKIP.
• User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol
(EAP). WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specic MAC
address, which is relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key
encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric
password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must
be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or access point.
WPA/WPA2 incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a
more secure public key encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.
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