D Link DIR430A1 User Manual
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RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide
Version 1.00.70-09.12.2006
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Contents
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 2
ABOUTȱTHISȱMANUAL ............................................................................................... 4
NotationalȱConventions ............................................................................................ 4
CHAPTERȱ1ȱȱINTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 5
Introduction......................................................................................................... 5
Features ............................................................................................................. 6
LANsȱandȱWANs ................................................................................................... 7
Staticȱ&ȱDynamicȱIPȱAddresses.................................................................................... 8
Firewallȱ–ȱItsȱneed .................................................................................................. 8
CHAPTERȱ2ȱȱGETTINGȱTOȱKNOWȱTHEȱDIRȬ430................................................................ 9
TheȱDIRȬ430ȱBackȱPanel ........................................................................................... 9
TheȱDIRȬ430ȱFrontȱPanel .......................................................................................... 9
CHAPTERȱ3ȱȱCONNECTINGȱTHEȱDIRȬ430 ...................................................................... 10
Overview .......................................................................................................... 10
ConnectingȱHardwareȱtogether
ȱandȱbootingȱup ................................................................. 10
CHAPTERȱ4ȱȱCONFIGURINGȱYOURȱPCS ....................................................................... 11
ConfiguringȱWindowsȱ95,ȱ98ȱandȱMillenniumȱPCs ............................................................ 12
ConfiguringȱWindowsȱ2000ȱPCs................................................................................. 14
ConfiguringȱWindowsȱXPȱPCs .................................................................................. 16
ConfiguringȱWindowsȱ2003ȱPCs................................................................................. 18
CHAPTERȱ5ȱȱCONFIGURINGȱTHEȱDIRȬ430..................................................................... 20
AccessingȱtheȱDIRȬ430ȱconfiguration............................................................................ 20
SavingȱandȱActivatingȱtheȱConfiguration ....................................................................... 22
TopȱPanel .......................................................................................................... 23
Setup .............................................................................................................. 23
QuickȱSetupȱWizard .......................................................................................................23
WAN ........................................................................................................................24
Prioritization ...............................................................................................................25
MACȱcloningȱsettings .....................................................................................................25
InternetȱConnectionȱSettings .............................................................................................25
DHCPȱclient ................................................................................................................26
StaticȱIP......................................................................................................................27
PPPoE .......................................................................................................................27
PPTP.........................................................................................................................28
InternetȱFailureȱDetection ................................................................................................29
LocalȱAreaȱNetwork.......................................................................................................30
RouterȱSettings .........................................................................................................30
DHCPȱServer ...........................................................................................................30
DHCPȱRelay ............................................................................................................31
Wireless .....................................................................................................................32
WirelessȱSecurityȱMode ...............................................................................................33
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WEPȱWirelessȱSecurity................................................................................................ 34
WPAȱPSKȱ(WiȬFiȱProtectedȱAccessȱ–ȱPreȱsharedȱkey) ............................................................ 35
WPA2ȱPSKȱ(WiȬFiȱProtectedȱAccessȱversionȱ2ȱ–ȱPreȱsharedȱkey) ............................................... 35
WPA/WPA2ȱPSKȱ(AcceptsȱbothȱWPAȱandȱWPA2ȱPSKȱconnections) .......................................... 36
Advanced .......................................................................................................... 37
PortȱForwarding........................................................................................................... 37
ApplicationȱRules ......................................................................................................... 39
NetworkȱFilter ............................................................................................................. 41
BlockedȱURLs.............................................................................................................. 44
DMZȱSettings .............................................................................................................. 45
Scheduling ................................................................................................................. 46
UniversalȱPlugȬnȬPlayȱ(UPnP)........................................................................................... 48
UplinkȱBandwidth ........................................................................................................ 49
UserȱPortal ........................................................................................................ 50
AdminȱInfo................................................................................................................. 50
UserȱInfo.................................................................................................................... 52
ManageȱServers ........................................................................................................... 53
ManageȱViews ............................................................................................................. 54
AddȱaȱCategory ........................................................................................................ 55
RemoveȱaȱCategory ................................................................................................... 55
Addȱnewȱreference .................................................................................................... 55
ManageȱViewsȱȬȱBlogs ................................................................................................ 57
ManageȱViewsȱ–ȱPhotos .............................................................................................. 60
ManageȱViewsȱ–ȱVideos .............................................................................................. 63
ManageȱViewsȱ–ȱMusic ............................................................................................... 65
ManageȱViewsȱ–ȱFolders.............................................................................................. 69
DesktopȱLinks ............................................................................................................. 72
CopyȱUserȱViews.......................................................................................................... 74
ExternalȱBlogs ............................................................................................................. 76
Updates..................................................................................................................... 77
Tools ............................................................................................................... 78
Admin ...................................................................................................................... 78
UserȱNameȱ/ȱPassword ............................................................................................... 78
Administration......................................................................................................... 79
Time......................................................................................................................... 80
Firmware ................................................................................................................... 82
SaveȱConfiguration ....................................................................................................... 83
RestoreȱConfiguration .................................................................................................... 84
FactoryȱDefaults ........................................................................................................... 85
Reboot ...................................................................................................................... 85
DiagnosticȱTools........................................................................................................... 86
DynamicȱDNS ............................................................................................................. 88
Status .............................................................................................................. 90
DeviceȱInfo ................................................................................................................. 90
Logs ......................................................................................................................... 91
Logout ...................................................................................................................... 92
Support ............................................................................................................ 93
APPENDIXȱA:ȱTROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................. 94
APPENDIXȱB:ȱGLOSSARY ........................................................................................... 96
APPENDIXȱC:ȱWARRANTYȱINFORMATION ................................................................. 101
APPENDIXȱD:ȱFCCȱINTERFERENCEȱSTATEMENT.......................................................... 103
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About This Manual
This manual describes the setup and usage steps you should perform to use the
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router.
Notational Conventions
This guide uses the following notational conventions:
Notationȱ Meaningȱ
Menuȱ
optionsȱ
Allowedȱ
URLsȱ
Italicsȱ Textȱinȱitalicsȱisȱusedȱforȱemphasis.ȱ
Bold.ȱ
Example,ȱSelectȱtheȱSettingsȱoptionȱonȱtheȱscreen.ȱ
Hyperlinksȱareȱunderlined.ȱ
Example,ȱhttp://www.dlink.com/
Warning.ȱFollowȱtheȱinstructionsȱprovidedȱtoȱavoidȱthisȱsituation.ȱ
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Importantȱnoteȱorȱinstructionȱtoȱread.ȱ
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1.
Introduction
The DIR-430 RangeBooster G Router provides access of your home network
contents through a web-based portal on a secured SSL or HTTPS connection. The
DIR-430 also features an ICSA certified, advanced Stateful Packet Inspection
Firewall.
In addition the DIR-430 is a perfect solution for connecting a PC (or small group
of PCs) through a switch, hub or Wi-Fi to a high-speed broadband Internet
connection. With the performance and security features of the DIR-430, your
network will take advantage of the Internet while keeping private data secure.
Chapter 1 Introduction
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Features
ȡ AbilityȱtoȱpublishȱcontentȱonȱtheȱHomeȱNetworkȱtoȱtheȱInternet,ȱcontentȱbeingȱphotos,ȱ
videos,ȱmusic,ȱfilesȱandȱblogsȱstoredȱonȱnetworkȱfileȱshares.ȱAnȱexternalȱblogȱmayȱalsoȱbeȱ
referred.ȱ
ȡ Abilityȱtoȱcontrolȱwhoȱmayȱviewȱwhatȱcontent.ȱAdministratorȱcanȱprovideȱaccessȱ
facilities.ȱ
ȡ AbilityȱtoȱprovideȱsecureȱremoteȱaccessȱtoȱPCȱdesktopsȱinȱtheȱhomeȱnetworkȱ(RDPȱ&ȱ
VNC).ȱ
ȡ ProtectsȱyourȱPCsȱfromȱ50ȱkindsȱofȱattacksȱknownȱinȱtheȱInternetȱworldȱlikeȱPingȱofȱ
Death,ȱSYNȱFlood,ȱLandȱAttacks,ȱIPȱspoofing,ȱandȱotherȱDenialȱofȱServiceȱAttacks.ȱ
SupportsȱUR
ȡ LȱkeywordȱFiltering.ȱMaximumȱofȱ10ȱkeywordsȱwithȱeachȱofȱsizeȱupȱtoȱ32ȱ
characters.ȱ
ȡ FacilitatesȱwebȬhostingȱorȱanyȱsuch
ȱserviceȱonȱyourȱLANȱPCȱforȱaccessȱfromȱtheȱInternet.ȱ
ȡ SupportsȱUniversalȱPlugȬnȬPlay.ȱ
ȡ EasyȱconfigurationȱthroughȱaȱWebȱBrowserȱfromȱanyȱPCȱconnected.ȱ
ȡ AdministerȱandȱUpgradeȱyourȱGatewayȱFirmwareȱremotelyȱoverȱtheȱInternet.ȱ
ProvideȱvariousȱDiagnosticȱtoolsȱsuchȱasȱpingȱ–ȱtoȱfindȱconnectivityȱtoȱparticularȱ
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computerȱonȱtheȱInternet,ȱTraceȱRouteȱ–ȱutilityȱtoȱrecordȱrouteȱbetweenȱGatewayȱan
specifiedȱdestinationȱcomputerȱonȱthe
addressȱofȱtheȱgivenȱdomainȱname.ȱ
ȡ ConfigureȱyourȱGatewayȱasȱDHCPȱserverȱtoȱserveȱyourȱinternalȱne
ȡ Supportsȱsynchronizationȱofȱtimeȱwi
ȱInternetȱandȱNameȱResolutionȱ–ȱFindȱtheȱIPȱ
twork.ȱ
thȱInternetȱrealȬtimeȱservers.ȱ
ȡ SupportsȱeventȱLogging,ȱstatistics.ȱ
ȡ GatewayȱUserȱcanȱblockȱspecificȱinternalȱuserȇsȱInternetȱaccessȱwithȱfiltering.ȱ
ȡ SupportsȱDHCP,ȱPPPoE
ȡ FacilitatesȱQoSȱsuppor
ȱandȱPPTPȱInternetȱconnections.ȱ
tȱthatȱguaranteesȱqualityȱforȱhighȱpriorityȱtrafficȱlikeȱvoice.ȱ
ȡ Supportsȱmulticasting.ȱ
ȡ SupportsȱsoftȬreboot.ȱ
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ȱusedȱapplications.ȱFactoryȬsetȱfirewallȱpoliciesȱtoȱallowȱcommonly
dȱ
ȡ ProvidesȱcomprehensiveȱsecurityȱwirelessȱaccessȱpointȱbasedȱonȱIEEEȱ802.11iȱstandard.ȱIt
providesȱrobustȱwirelessȱsecurityȱbyȱprotectingȱwirelessȱusersȱagainstȱrogueȱaccessȱpoints
ȡ ActsȱasȱDNSȱserverȱtoȱtheȱinternalȱnetwork.ȱ
ȡ Allowsȱ stingȱofȱWebȱandȱotherȱserver’sȱandȱsupportsȱDynamicȱDomainȱNameȱServiceȱ
(DDNS)ȱusingȱdyndnsȱprotocol.ȱ
ho
ȡ PortȱTriggering,ȱPortȱforwardingȱandȱdefaultȱhostȱconfigurationȱsecurityȱfeature.ȱ
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LANs and WANs
Your DIR-430 is a network device that connects two networks; Local Area
Network (LAN) (the group of PCs in your home or office) and the Wide Area
Network (WAN), that is, the Internet. The Gateway processes and regulates the
data that travels between these two networks.
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Your DIR-430 is "equipped" with firewall software that protects your local area
network of PCs so that users on the Internet cannot hack into your PCs, hence
keeps your local PCs secure. The DIR-430 protects your network by inspecting
the first packet coming in through the WAN connection before delivery to the final
destination on Local PCs. The DIR-430 inspects Internet port services like the web
server, ftp server, or other Internet applications, and, if allowed, it will forward
the packet to the appropriate PC on the LAN side.
DIR-430 ports connect to two sides: your 10/100 LAN ports and the Internet WAN
port. The WAN and LAN ports can transmit data at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
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Static & Dynamic IP Addresses
IP stands for Internet Protocol. All IP based network devices like PCs, print
servers, Gateways, and routers have IP addresses that are independent of the
type of network interface. The IP address denotes the identity of the device on
the IP networks, both LAN and WAN. IP addresses can be assigned manually to a
device, or dynamically through a central server.
Static IP address is a fixed, and manually assigned to a PC or any other device
on the network. They retain their address until you change it. This type of
addressing is useful especially for the hosts/routers/Gateways that offer services
(Web, FTP, printer), and you may want to access them using their known static IP
address. If your ISP provides with static IP address, please use the static IP
settings for the Internet Access Connection Mode.
Dynamic IP address is assigned for temporary usage, issued by a server (DHCP
Server can be PC, Gateway or any other network service) in the network. The IP
address obtained this way is not guaranteed to be constant. After a certain time
period, they expire and may change. The DHCP server is notified of the expiry,
and may assign the same or different IP address to a network device. This is used
in the cases; where there is a constraint on the number of IP addresses, or to
reduce the configuration on the network devices and keeping the IP addressing
configuration centrally located.
For DSL connections, many ISPs may require you to log on with a user name and
password to have access to the Internet. The technology used is Point-to-Point
Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), which is similar to (PPP) dial-up connection, with
no telephone number dialling involved, provides dynamic IP address.
Firewall – Its need
With a rapid growth in the Internet around the world, and because of its open
nature of the Internet Protocol standard, network security has become a major
concern to the companies around the world. Once you are connected to the
Internet, you are physically connecting your network to few thousands of
unknown networks and their users. This enables all the Internet users around the
world to share the information. But the idea opens up the possibility of
confidential information being leaked out to Internet users who are involved in
unlawful activities.
There are various types of attacks on the Internet; few for example, Denial-ofservice attacks, SMURF, SYN flooding, ping of death attacks, Application layer
attacks. To protect a private network from all these type of attacks, firewall came
into existence. Your RGS Pro Gateway has firewall that provides a single point of
defence between two networks and can secure your Local Network.
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Chapter 2 Getting to know the DIR-430
The DIR-430 Back Panel
WAN Port: The WAN (Wide Area Network) port is where you connect your
cable or DSL modem through an Ethernet Cable.
Your DSL/Cable modem connection must be connected only to this port.
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LAN Port: The Local Area Network port is where you will connect
networked device such as PC, Laptop, switch, hub and anything other network
element you want to put on your network.
USB Port: The USB port is reserved for future usage.
Power: The port to which you will connect the power adapter.
Reset: Explain the Reset button activity.
The DIR-430 Front Panel
Power: The Power LED will be solid when the DIR-430 is powered on.
Status: The Status LED will blink to indicate readiness.
Internet: The Internet LED will illuminate when connected to the Internet.
WLAN: The WLAN LED will blink to indicate WLAN function.
USB: The USB LED will illuminate to indicate a good USB connection.
LAN 1-4: The LAN1 LED will illuminate when connected and blink with
activity
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Chapter 3 Connecting the DIR-430
Overview
DIR-430 setup requires little more than Hub or Switch setup. PCs on your local
network should be configured to obtain an IP address (or TCP/IP address) from
the DIR-430 (the DIR-430 also needs to get an IP address). Please consult your
Internet Service provider (ISP) for the method used in getting IP address for the
DIR-430.
Connecting Hardware together and booting up
1. Make sure you power down all of your hardware including the DIR-430, PCs,
hubs, switches and cable or DSL modem.
2. As in figure 3-1, Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one
of the LAN ports (labeled 1, 2, 3, 4) on the back of the
Gateway, and the other end to a standard port on a network
device, e.g., a PC, Laptop, hub or switch.
Figureȱ3Ȭ1ȱ
Repeat the above step to connect more PCs or Network devices to the Gateway.
3. Connect the Internet Cable from your cable or DSL modem to
the DIR-430 WAN port on the back panel, as shown in the figure
3-2. This is the only port that will work for your cable/DSL
modem connection.
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4. Connect the power adapter to the Power port on the back
panel of the DIR-430, and then plug the power adapter into a
power outlet as shown in the figure 3-3.
The Power LED should illuminate indicating a proper connection
to power. If the Power LED fails to illuminate check the
connection.
5. Turn on the cable or DSL modem and PC or switch.
The DIR-430 hardware installation is now complete.
Figureȱ3Ȭ3ȱȱȱȱȱ
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Chapter 4 Configuring your PCs
This chapter helps you configure commonly used Microsoft Windows computer to
be able to communicate with the DIR-430. Users with computers running other
operating systems can look through respective user manuals.
Before you try making your PC obtain an IP Address automatically, you need to
know the operating system of your PC. This section covers configuration for PCs
running Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000, XP, and 2003.
If you are running Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000, XP, or 2003 then you can
Click on the Start button and then go to Settings option (does not exist for
Windows XP, 2003). Then click on Control Panel button to open a window with
all the tools.
You may need to do this for each computer you are connecting the DIR-430
through the switch or a hub. If a single PC is connected directly to the DIR-430,
then doing it on the PC is sufficient.
The next few pages take you through step-by-step procedure to configure your
network settings based on the type of operating system. Make sure that Ethernet
card or adapter has been successfully installed in each PC you will configure.
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Configuring Windows 95, 98 and Millennium PCs
From the Control Panel window you just opened, double-click Network icon.
On the configuration Tab, as shown in Error! Reference source not found.,
select the TCP/IP for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose the entries
with names DUN, PPPoE, Dialup Adapter, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP alone
appears on a line, select it. Click on Properties button. If no TCP/IP line is
listed, click on Windows Start button, click on Help button to open help pages. In
the Index tab, type TCP/IP in the edit box. Press Enter key to show you the list of
options. Select a topic that is related to installation of TCP/IP and follow the
guidelines.
Click on IP Address tab and select Obtain an IP address automatically, as
shown in the figure below.
Click on Gateway tab to ensure that the installed gateway field is left blank. Click
on OK button as shown in the figure on the following page. This closes the
TCP/IP Properties window.
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5. Click OK on Network window to be closed. Windows may ask you the original
Windows installation disk or CD-ROM. Supply them. Supply them the correct file
location, such as c:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win9x (where x is 5 or 8, and D
may be your CD-ROM drive)
6. Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. Even if Windows
does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.
Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring your Gateway".
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Configuring Windows 2000 PCs
From the Control Panel window you just opened, double-click the Network and
Dial-up Connections icon.
Double-click Local Area Connection icon to show Local Area Connection Status
Window. Click on the Properties button as shown in the figure below.
Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tab and click on Properties button. This
opens up Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window as shown in the figure
below.
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As shown in the figure below, select the radio button, obtain an IP address
automatically. Then select the button, Obtain DNS server address
automatically. Click OK button to close the window.
Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button.
Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring your Gateway".
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Configuring Windows XP PCs
If the Windows XP has a classic Interface (This has similar user interface as
Windows 2000), then follow "Configuring Windows 2000 PCs". The following
details in this section are exclusive to Windows XP with default Interface.
From the control panel window, double-click Network connections icon to open
different window, where you have to double-click Local Area Connection icon.
This opens up the Local Area Connection Status window as shown in the following
figure.
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Click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) option, then on the Properties Button
as shown in the following figure.
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As shown in the figure below, select the radio button, obtain an IP address
automatically. Then select the button, Obtain DNS server address
automatically. Click OK button to close the window.
Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button.
Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring your Gateway".
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Configuring Windows 2003 PCs
Click on Windows Start button would open up a menu, click on Control Panel
menu to open up another menu, where Network Connections is found. Click on
Local Area Connection to open Local Area Connection properties window.
On the configuration Tab, as shown in the figure above, select the TCP/IP for
the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose the entries with names DUN,
PPPoE, Dialup Adapter, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP alone appears on a line,
select it. Click on Properties button. If no TCP/IP line is listed, click on Windows
Start button, click on Help button to open help pages. In the Index tab, type
TCP/IP in the edit box. Press Enter key to show you the list of options. Select a
topic that is related to installation of TCP/IP and follow the guidelines.
Click on IP Address tab and select Obtain an IP address automatically, as
shown in the following figure.
Click on Gateway tab to ensure that the installed gateway field is left blank. Click
on OK button. This closes the TCP/IP Properties window.
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Click OK on Network window to be closed. Windows may ask you the original
Windows installation disk or CD-ROM. Supply them. Supply them the correct file
location, such as c:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win9x (where x is 5 or 8, and D
may be your CD-ROM drive)
Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. If Windows does not
ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.
Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring the DIR-430".
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Chapter 5 Configuring the DIR-430
This chapter guides you through the configuration of your DIR-430 to make it
function in your network and gain access to the Internet through your ISP.
Accessing the DIR-430 configuration
Once connections are made as shown in Section 3 "Connecting the DIR-430", the
DIR-430 can be configured using an HTML browser, Internet Explorer 6.0 on your
PC. At the address line, enter HTTP URL,
figure below, where 192.168.0.1 is the DIR-430 Internal IP address (You may
give different IP address if configured differently, refer to Local Area Network
configuration). Subnet mask for all the machines on the local network is
255.255.255.0. All the PCs connected to the Local Network ports can reach the
Gateway device at the address specified.
http://192.168.0.1/
as shown in the
The user is prompted for the username and password for the DIR-430 as shown
in the figure below. The default user name is admin. The factory setting for the
password is <blank>. The user is expected to change password (optionally
username) to protect the DIR-430 configuration from an unauthorized
manipulation. Enter the changed password if it was already modified.
If the username, password combination is entered incorrectly three times, the
login session will be locked for a minute. This is for security reasons.
In rest of the document, the term user is used for the person who configures the
DIR-430.
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The Reset button on this page clears off the password field for the user to reenter it. Clicking on Login button leads to the DIR-430 configuration welcome
page as shown in the following figure.
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If you enter an incorrect password 3 times consecutively, the DIR-430
configuration pages will be locked for one minute. It is strongly advised to wait
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for one minute before re-attempting login.ȱ
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As shown above, the welcome page represents the status of the various
parameters of the DIR-430. The Top pane shown in the figure provides the
sections of the DIR-430 configuration. The left pane shown in the figure provides
the relevant sub-sections of DIR-430 configuration. Each section gets expanded
when clicked to show few hyperlinks. Each hyperlink allows you to configure
certain parameters of the Gateway.
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Saving and Activating the Configuration
The user can save the current configuration to exist after the next reboot
irrespective of any configuration changes done to the Gateway. This allows the
user to configure the Gateway for customized behavior.
Changes made to the configuration of the DIR-430 will be effective immediately.
Once a stable configuration exists on the DIR-430 it should be saved to the nonvolatile memory. Click on Tools on the top panel and then click on Save
Configuration on the left hand menu. In the resulting page as shown above,
you will be prompted to press Save or Cancel buttons for saving the
configuration.
By pressing save button, the configuration will be saved onto the DIR-430 for
next reboot overriding the configuration saved earlier. Press Cancel button to
cancel the operation.
If the DIR-430 is rebooted and the changes that were made prior to reboot were
not saved, the DIR-430 will revert to the state of configuration that existed prior
to the changes made.
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Top Panel
The DIR-430 Management UI Top pane shown in the figure below provides the
following categories to make configuration changes.
ȡ Setup
ȡ Advanced
ȡ User Portal
ȡ Tools
ȡ Status
ȡ Support
Setup
From the DIR-430 configuration home page, find the Setup hyperlink on the Top
Panel of the DIR-430 Management UI. The Setup section contains configuration
options pertaining to the Network
li
nk to the Quick Setup Wizard.
Interfaces (WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi) as well as a
uick Setup Wizard
Q
If this is the first time logging in to the DIR-430 Management
Wizard Page, which allows the Quick Setup Wizard to be run.
The Quick Setup Wizard will allow you to configure the administrator login and
password, the Time and Date Settings, MAC Cloning, and Internet Connection
Settings. You may skip certain parts of the configuration if you are unsure or do
not wish to make changes to that
to
the selected portion any time.
portion. You can always revisit the setup or go
UI you will see the
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AN
The WAN section allows the configuration of Internet Connection Settings.
Internet Connection types supported are: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, and PPTP.
Contact your ISP for specific information regar
needed for your broadband
Internet Connection.
ding the type and parameters
WAN Page configurations:
Prioritization – Enable or Disable
Mac Cloning – Enable or Disable
Internet Connection – Enable or Disable
C
onnection Type – Static, DHCP, PPPoE, or PPTP
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rioritization
Prioritization will streamline traffic bound for the Internet based on configurations
made in the Network Filter Section (within the Advanced Configuration Menu). In
order for Prioritization to work properly you must know the Uplink Bandwidth of
our ISP connection. Prioritization may be enabled or disabled on the WAN page.
y
M
AC cloning settings
Some times, the Internet Service provider requires your PC and its hardware
address to be registered with their network. Typically, they provide with an
installation CD with software to be installed on your PC. ISP once registers the
MAC address, allows the Internet access only to the computer with the hardware
address (MAC) it registered. To make ISP transparent about your DIR-430, you
have to clone your PC's MAC address on to your DIR
-430. This allows the DIR-430
to use cloned MAC address to communicate to ISP.
nternet Connection Settings
I
The DIR-430 allows you to access the Internet in four different ways: DHCP,
Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP protocols as show
n in below. DHCP is the default protocol
for the DIR-430 to access the Internet.
Connectivity to the Internet may be disabled on the WAN page (if connected).
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HCP client
If the option selected is DHCP client, the DIR-430 tries to get the IP address
automatically from the Internet. This requires a DHCP Server running on the
network connected to your Internet Port. You should no
t disturb the
configuration while the progress bar is displayed on your browser.
Once successful, your quick setup is complete. You are ready to use the Gateway.
Proceed to Advanc
ed Configuration section in this document for custom control
over the Gateway.
Once DHCP client successfully receives the IP address from the ISP, the HT
configuration dis
plays IP address information as shown in the following image.
Insert pic here
In case the Gateway fails to get an IP address, it shows an error on the screen.
You may press <Previo
us button and try again, or change the mode of the
Internet access setting.
MAC cloni
required.
ȱ
ng is disabled by default. Please see Section on MAC cloning if
After the DIR-430 gets the new IP information, you are allowed to change ISP
hyper-link. Once you
served DNS server IP addresses at any time by clicking
click on the h
yper-link, it is prompted to enter new DNS server IP address as
here
shown below.
ML
This facility helps yo
server inf
ormation.
u add custom DNS servers, or if ISP doesn’t not provide DNS
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tatic IP
User can choose to set the External Network address to be static IP address,
when the ISP offers you static/permanent IP address through a cable modem,
DSL or a dial-up connection. The IP address does not have to change upon the
rebooting of the device. As shown in the figure below, fill i
n the details, IP
address, subnet mask and Gateway IP address as given by ISP.
P
PPoE
Some DSL service providers use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) for
Internet access for their end-users. Please check with your ISP whether PPPoE is
used for your Internet access. Provide PPPoE u
ser name, password given by your
ISP in the configuration page as shown below.
Once configured, the DIR-430 is always connected to the Internet. If you would
like to have Internet access to be available only on Demand, you can select the
option "Connect on Demand" on this page. By default, the Maximum idle time
allowed before the Gatew
ay disconnects the Internet is 10 seconds. You may
configure your own value.
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Your Gateway periodically checks for the Internet connection, for every Keep
Alive Time. If your Gateway finds the Internet connection does no
e
stablishes the connection. The default period the Gateway verifies the Internet
c
onnection is 30 seconds. You may configure it to a different value.
PTP
P
t exist, it re-
As the name indicates PPTP does tunnel the PPP (protocol used for dialup Internet
connection) packets over IP ne
twork. Some ISPs use this protocol for a secured
connection establishment. Please check with your ISP whether they are
supporting PPTP connections.
As shown in the figure below, provide the PPTP user name and password provided
by your ISP.
Once configured, the DIR-430 is always connected to the Internet. If you would
like to have Internet access to be available only on Demand, you can select the
option No for the question, Do you want the Internet connection to be
always
on? on this page. By default, the Maximum idle timeout allowed before
the Gateway disconnects the Internet is 10 seconds. You may configure your own
value.
The DIR-430 periodically checks for the Internet connection, for every Keep
Alive Time. If the DIR-430 finds the Internet connection does not
exist, it reestablishes the connection. The default period the DIR-430 verifies the Internet
connection is 300 seconds. You may configure it to a different value.
User account info is also required get P
IS
P, and place it in the field. WAN IP and WAN subnet mask information can be
o
btained from Internet Service provider.
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nternet Failure Detection
Your Gateway is intelligent enough to detect Internet connection failure
automatically. While browsing the Internet using Internet Explorer, if the DIR-430
finds any problem with Internet con
nectivity, your browser will display the
appropriate error page on the screen.
For example, if Internet cable is physically disconnected while you brows
Internet, an error message is displayed on your HTML browser as shown
below.
e
Also, if your Gateway is not configured for Internet address, it redirects your
browser to Gateway configuration that allows you to set Internet address through
Quick setup w
izard after the logging into the Gateway configuration page as
shown below.
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cal Area Networ
Router Settings
The DIR-430 by default has a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.1. This may be
changed to any address within a Cla
ss C Network (except the Network or
Broadcast Addresses).
DHCP Server
By default, the DIR-430 is already set to offer IP addresses for machines on the
local network automatically. If you would like to change the configuration of
Gateway for DHCP server, click on Setup on the top pane, a
nd click on LAN to
show the DHCP server related configuration as shown below.
The default configuration is shown above when you open this
page for the first
time. User may restrict the range of the IP addresses offered.
Gateway IP address should be sp
ecified same as the internal IP address of the
DIR-430 (192.168.0.1 by default).
You may specify WINS server IP address, which handles DNS requests on the
Local network for Mic
b
e offered for a PC.
rosoft PCs. Lease duration, is the time of the IP address to
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