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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a simplied method for securing your wireless network during the Initial Setup as well as the Add
New Device processes. The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has certied it across dierent products as well as manufactures. The process is
as simple as pressing a button for the Push-Button Method or correctly entering the eight-digit code for the PIN Code Method.
The ease of use is benecial, while the highest wireless security setting of WPA2 is automatically used.
Enable:
WiFi Protected
Sutup:
Lock WPS-PIN
Setup:
PIN:
Reset PIN to
Default:
Generate New
PIN:
Enable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature.
Note: if this option is unchecked, the WPS button on the side of
the router will be disabled.
Displays the current WPS status.
Locking the WPS-PIN Method prevents the settings from being
changed by any external registrar using its PIN. Devices can
still be added to the wireless network using the Wi-Fi Protected
Setup Push Button Conguration (WPS-PBC). It is still possible
to change wireless networks settings with Manual Wireless
Network Setup or Wireless Network Setup Wizard.
Displays the current PIN. A PIN is a unique number that can
be used to add the router to an existing network or to create
a new network.
Click to restore the default PIN of the router.
Create a random number that is a valid PIN. This becomes the
router’s PIN. You can then copy this PIN to the user interface
of the wireless client.
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Add Wireless
Station:
Connect Your
Wireless Device:
The WPS Wizard helps you add wireless devices to the wireless network.
The wizard will prompt you to select a conguration method. It will guide you through manual conguration, or allow you to choose
between the Push Button (PBC) and PIN methods . If the device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and has a WPS button, you can add
it to the network by pressing the WPS button on the device and then the on the router within 60 seconds.
Click to start the wizard and skip to “Add Wireless Device with WPS Wizard” on page 40.
WPS Button
You can also simply press the WPS button on the side of the router, and then press the WPS button on
your wireless client to automatically connect without logging into the router.
Refer to “Connect a Wireless Client to your Router” on page 126 for more information.
WPS Button
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Enable UPnP IGD:
To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP
the box. UPnP provides compatibility with networking
equipment, software and peripherals.
Advanced Network Settings
™
) feature check
Enable WAN Ping
Response:
WAN Port Speed:
Enable Multicast
Streams:
Enable IPV6
Multicast
Streams:
Checking this box will allow the DIR-817LW to respond
to pings. Unchecking the box may provide some extra
security from hackers.
You may set the port speed of the Internet port to 10Mbps,
100Mbps, or Auto 10/100Mbps (recommended).
Check the box to allow multicast trac to pass through
the router from the Internet (IPv4).
Check the box to allow multicast trac to pass through
the router from the Internet (IPv6).
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Guest Zone
The Guest Zone feature will allow you to create temporary zones that can be used by guests to access the Internet. These zones
will be separate from your main wireless network. You may congure dierent zones for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless bands.
Enable Routing
Between Zones:
Enable Guest
Zone:
Schedule:
Wireless
Network Name:
Security Mode:
Check the box to allow network connectivity between
the dierent zones created.
Check the box to enable the Guest Zone feature.
The times when the Guest Zone will be active. The
schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the
service to always be enabled. You can create your
own schedule in the Tools > Schedules section or
click New Schedule.
Enter a Wireless Network Name (SSID) that is
dierent from your main wireless network.
Select the type of security you would like to enable
for the Guest Zone, or click None.
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IPv6 Firewall
The DIR-817LW’s IPv6 Firewall feature allows you to congure which kind of IPv6 trac is allowed to pass through the device.
The IPv6 Firewall functions in a similar way to the IP Filters feature.
Enable IPv6
Simple Security:
Congure IPv6
Filtering below:
Name:
Schedule:
Source:
IP Address Range:
Protocol:
Check the box to enable the IPv6 rewall simple security.
Select an action from the drop-down menu.
Enter a Name to identify the IPv6 rewall rule.
Use the drop-down menu to select the time schedule for enabling the
IPv6 Firewall Rule. The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow
this service to always be enabled. You can create your own schedule
in the Tools > Schedules section.
Use the Interface drop-down menu to specify the interface that
connects to the source IPv6 addresses of the rewall rule.
Enter the source IPv6 address range in the adjacent IP Address Range
eld.
Select the protocol of the rewall port (All, TCP, UDP, or ICMP).
Dest:
IP Address Range:
Port Range:
Use the Interface drop-down menu to specify the interface that connects to the destination IP addresses of the rewall rule.
Enter the destination IPv6 address range in the adjacent IP Address Range eld.
Enter the rst port of the range that will be used for the rewall rule in the rst box and enter the last port in the eld in the second
box.
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IPv6 Routing
This page allows you to specify custom routes that determine how data is moved around your network.
Route List:
Name:
Destination IPv6/
Prex Length:
Metric:
Interface:
Gateway:
Check the box next to the route you wish to enable.
Enter a specic Name to identify this route.
This is the IP address of the router used to reach the
specied destination or enter the IPv6 address prex
length of the packets that will take this route.
Enter the Metric value for this rule here.
Use the drop-down menu to specify if the IP packet
must use the WAN or LAN interface to transit out of
the Router.
Enter the next hop that will be taken if this route is used.
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Tools
Admin
This page will allow you to change the Administrator password and also enable Remote Management.
Admin Password:
Enable Graphical
Authentication:
Enable HTTPS
Server:
Enable Remote
Management:
Remote Admin Port:
Remote Admin
Inbound Filter:
Details:
Enter a new Password for the Administrator login name. Enter again to
verify the password.
Enables a challenge-response test to require users to type letters or numbers
from a distorted image displayed on the screen to prevent online hackers
and unauthorized users from gaining access to your router’s network
settings.
Check to enable HTTPS to connect to the router securely. This means to
connect to the router, you must enter https://192.168.0.1 (for example)
instead of http://192.168.0.1.
Remote management allows the DIR-817LW to be congured from the
Internet by a web browser. A username/password is still required to access
the Web Management interface.
The port number used to access the DIR-817LW is used in the URL. Example:
http://x.x.x.x:8080 whereas x.x.x.x is the Internet IP address of the DIR817LW and 8080 is the port used for the Web Management interface.
If you enabled the HTTPS Server, you must enter https:// as part of the
URL to access the router remotely.
Select Allow All or Deny All from the drop-down menu.
This eld will display the current remote admin lter.
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Time
The Time Conguration option allows you to congure, update, and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock.
From this section you can set the time zone that you are in and set the Time Server. You have the option of using
is short for Network Time Protocol. An NTP server will sync the time and date with your router. Daylight Saving can also be
congured to automatically adjust the time when needed.
NTP, which
Time:
Time Zone:
Enable Daylight
Saving:
Daylight Saving
Oset:
Daylight Saving
Dates:
Automatically
Synchronize with
D-Link’s Internet
Time Server:
NTP Server Used:
Displays the current date and time of the router.
Select your Time Zone from the drop-down menu.
Check the box to enable manual entry of daylight
saving time.
When daylight saving manual entry is enabled, the
oset value is one hour by default.
Enter a start date, an end date, including day of the
week, and time for daylight saving time.
This option is strongly recommended. Check the
box to have the router connect to an NTP server on
the Internet (not a local server).
Select an NTP server from the drop-down menu and
click Update Now.
Set the Time and
Date Manually:
To manually input the time, enter the values in these
elds for the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and
Second. You can also click Sync. Your Computer’s
Time Settings to synch the date and time with the
computer you are currently on.
Click Save Settings.
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SysLog
The DIR-817LW keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the Router. You may send these logs to a SysLog
server on your network.
Enable Logging to
SysLog Server:
SysLog Server
IP Address:
Check this box to enable sending the router logs
to a SysLog Server. You will see a new eld for the
SysLog Server IP Address.
Enter the address of the SysLog server that will be
used for sending the logs to. You may also select
your computer from the drop-down menu (only if
receiving an IP address from the router via DHCP).
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Email Settings
The Email feature can be used to send the system log les, router alert messages, and rmware update notication to your
email address.
Enable Email
Notication:
From Email Address:
To Email Address:
SMTP Server Address:
SMTP Server Port:
Enable Authentication:
Account Name:
Password:
On Log Full:
On Schedule:
Schedule:
When this option is enabled, router activity logs are emailed to a
designated email address.
Enter the Email Address you would like to display as the sender
when you receive a log le or rmware upgrade notication via email.
Enter the Email Address where you want the email to be sent.
Enter the SMTP Server Address for sending email.
Enter the SMTP port used on the server.
Check this box if your SMTP server requires authentication.
Enter your Account Name for sending email.
Enter the Password associated with the account. Re-type the
password associated with the account.
When this box is checked, logs will be sent via email to your account
when the log is full.
When this box is checked, logs will be sent via email according to
schedule.
This option is enabled when On Schedule is selected. You can select
a schedule from the list of dened schedules. To create a schedule,
go to Tools > Schedules.
Details:
Detail will display the selected schedule.
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System
This section allows you to manage the router’s conguration settings, reboot the router, and restore the router to the factory
default settings. Restoring the unit to the factory default settings will erase all settings, including any rules that you’ve created.
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
Conguration button. A le dialog will appear,
allowing you to select a location and le name for
the settings.
Use this option to load previously saved router
conguration settings. First, click on Browse to nd
a previously saved le of conguration settings.
Then, click the Restore Conguration from File
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 Conguration button above.
Reboot the
Device:
Clear Language
Pack:
Click to reboot the router.
Click Clear to remove any installed Language Packs.
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Firmware
From here you can check to see if there is an upgrade available, and then you can download the latest rmware for your router.
Make sure you download the rmware you want to use onto the local hard drive of your computer.
Firmware Upgrade
Browse:
After you have downloaded the new rmware, click
Browse to locate the rmware update on your hard
drive.
Upload:
Once you have located the le on your computer, click
the Upload button to start the rmware upgrade.
Language Pack Upgrade
You can change the language of the web UI by uploading
available language packs.
Browse:
Upload:
After you have downloaded the new language pack,
click Browse to locate the language pack le on your
hard drive.
Once you have located the le on your computer, click
the Upload button to start the language pack upgrade.
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Dynamic DNS
The Dynamic DNS (DDNS) feature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc…) using a domain name that you
have purchased (www.whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. Most broadband Internet Service
Providers assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. Using a DDNS service provider, your friends can enter in your domain name
to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is.
Enable
Dynamic DNS:
Server
Address:
Host Name:
Username or
Key:
Password or
Key:
Timeout:
Status:
Dynamic Domain Name System is a method of
keeping a domain name linked to a changing IP
Address. Check the box to Enable DDNS.
Select your DDNS provider from the drop-down
menu or enter the DDNS Server Address.
Enter the Host Name that you registered with your
DDNS service provider.
Enter the Username or Key for your DDNS account.
Enter the Password or Key for your DDNS account.
Enter a Timeout time (in hours).
Displays the current connection status.
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DDNS for IPv6 Hosts
Enable:
Address:
Check the box to Enable DDNS for IPv6 Hosts.
IPv6
Enter the IPv6 Address of your computer/server
in your local network. You can select a computer/
server from the drop-down list and click the <<
button.
Host Name:
IPv6 Dynamic
DNS List:
Enable:
Host Name:
IPv6 Address:
Edit/Delete:
Enter the IPv6 Host Name that you registered with
your DDNS service provider. Click Save.
Once you save your entry, the IPv6 DDNS host
information will be displayed here.
Check to Enable the entry.
Displays the name of your IPv6 DDNS host.
Displays the IPv6 Address of your computer/server
associated with the IPv6 DDNS host.
Click the Edit icon to make changes to the entry
or click the trash icon to delete the entry.
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System Check
Host Name or IP
Address:
Host Name or
IPv6 Address:
Ping Result:
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.
Enter the IPv6 Address that you wish to Ping and click Ping.
The results of your ping attempts will be displayed here.
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Schedules
Schedules can be created for use with enforcing rules. For example, if you want to restrict web access to Mon-Fri from 3 pm to
8 pm, you could create a schedule selecting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri and enter a Start Time of 3 pm and End Time of 8 pm.
Name:
Day(s):
Time:
Schedule Rules
List:
Enter a Name for your new schedule.
Click on All Week to include every day of the
week, or click Select Day(s) and check the boxes
to select the days to enforce the rules.
Check All Day - 24 hrs or select a Time Format
from the drop-down list and enter a Start Time
and End Time for your schedule. Click Add to add
a schedule to the list.
The list of schedules will be listed here. Click the
Edit icon to make changes or click the trash icon
to delete the schedule.
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Status
Device Info
This page displays the current information for the DIR-817LW. 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.
General:
WAN:
LAN:
Wireless LAN:
Wireless LAN2:
LAN Computers:
IGMP Multicast
Memberships:
Displays the router’s Time, Firmware Version, and registration status.
Displays the Connection Type, MAC Address, and the public IP settings.
Displays the MAC Address and the private (local) IP settings for the router.
Displays the 2.4GHz wireless MAC Address and your wireless settings such as Channel
and Network Name (SSID).
Displays the 5GHz wireless MAC Address and your wireless settings such as Channel
and Network Name (SSID).
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 IPv4 and IPv6 multicast group addresses.
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Logs
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. You can dene 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 les to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility.
Save Log File:
Log Type &
Level:
First Page:
Last Page:
Previous:
Next:
Clear:
Link to Email
Log Settings:
Click Save to Save Log File to Local Hard Drive.
Select the type of event you would like to be logged from
Log Type and Log Level.
Click to go to the First Page of the Log Files.
Click to go to the Last Page.
Click to go back one page.
Click to go to the Next page.
Click to Clear all of the log contents.
This option will send copy of the router log to your email
address congured in the Tools > Email Settings page.
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Statistics
The screen below displays the Trac Statistics. You can view the number of packets that pass through the DIR-817LW on the WAN
ports, LAN ports, and the Wi-Fi® segments. The trac counter will reset if the device is rebooted.
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Internet Sessions
The Internet Sessions page displays the details of active Internet sessions passing 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.
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Wireless
The Connected Wireless Client List displays a list of wireless clients currently connected to the router. This table also displays the
MAC address, IP Address and connection Rate of the connected wireless clients.
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This page will display your current Routing Table.
Routing
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IPv6
The IPv6 page displays a summary of the Router’s IPv6 settings and lists the IPv6 address and host name of any IPv6 clients.
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IPV6 Routing
This page displays the IPV6 routing details congured for your router.
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