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Section 3 - Configuration

Device Information

This page displays the current information for the DIR-615. It will display the LAN, WAN (Internet), and Wireless
information.

If your Internet 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 Internet 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.

See the following page for more information.

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General:

WAN:

LAN:

Wireless LAN:

LAN Computers:

IGMP Multicast

Memberships:

Displays the router’s time and firmware version.

Displays the MAC address and the public IP
settings for the router.

Displays the MAC address and the private (local)
IP settings for the router.

Displays the wireless MAC address and your
wireless settings such as SSID and Channel.

Displays computers and devices that are connected
to the router via Ethernet and that are receiving an
IP address assigned by the router (DHCP).

Displays the Multicast Group IP Address.

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Log

The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in it’s internal memory. If there isn’t enough internal
memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained. The Logs option allows
you to view the router logs. You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of the events to view.
This router also has external Syslog Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that
is running a Syslog utility.

What to View:

View Levels:

Apply Log

Settings:

Refresh:

Clear:

Email Now:

Save Log:

You can select the types of messages that you want
to display from the log. Firewall & Security, System,
and Router Status messages can be selected.

There are three levels of message importance:
Informational, Warning, and Critical. Select the levels
that you want displayed in the log.

Will filter the log results so that only the selected
options appear.

Updates the log details on the screen so it displays
any recent activity.

Clears all of the log contents.

This option will send a copy of the router log to the
e-mail address configured in the Tools > Email
Settings screen.

This option will save the router to a log file on your
computer.

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Stats

The screen below displays the Traffic Statistics. Here you can view the amount of packets that pass through the DIR-615 on
both the Internet and the LAN ports. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.

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Internet Sessions

The Internet Sessions page displays full details of active Internet sessions through your router. An Internet session is a
conversation between a program or application on a LAN-side computer and a program or application on a WAN-side
computer.

Local:

NAT:

Internet:

Protocol:

State:

The IP address and, where appropriate, port
number of the local application.

The port number of the LAN-side application as
viewed by the WAN-side application.

The IP address and, where appropriate, port
number of the application on the Internet.

The communications protocol used for the
conversation.

State for sessions that use the TCP protocol:

NO: None -- This entry is used as a placeholder for a future connection that may occur.
SS: SYN Sent -- One of the systems is attempting to start a connection.
EST: Established -- the connection is passing data.
FW: FIN Wait -- The client system has requested that the connection be stopped.
CW: Close Wait -- The server system has requested that the connection be stopped.
TW: Time Wait -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed.
LA: Last ACK -- Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed.

CL: Closed -- The connection is no longer active but the session is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted

packets still pending.

The direction of initiation of the conversation:

Out - Initiated from LAN to WAN.
In - Initiated from WAN to LAN.

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The preference given to outbound packets of this conversation by the QoS Engine logic. Smaller numbers represent higher

Dir:

priority.

Priority:

Time Out:

The number of seconds of idle time until the router considers the session terminated. The initial value of Time Out depends
on the type and state of the connection.

300 seconds - UDP connections.

240 seconds - Reset or closed TCP connections. The connection does not close instantly so that lingering packets
can pass or the connection can be re-established.

7800 seconds - Established or closing TCP connections.

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Wireless

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 clients.

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Support

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Wireless Security

This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The
DIR-615 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 defined 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 defined so that you can change keys easily.

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