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  • Page 1 DWR-956 4G Integrated Access Device User Manual...

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, D-Link Co., Address: No.289, Sinhu 3rd Rd, Neihu District Taipei City 114 Taiwan declare under our own responsibility that the product: Model: DWR-956 Intended use: LTE IAD complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R&TTE...
  • Page 3 This booklet must contain a Section entitled "Precautions for the use of devices". Two types of information have to be notified. Firstly, these advices should be for the safety of people as users: (i) no use of the mobile phone in airplanes, hospital, gas stations, professional garages…...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GETTING TO KNOW THE DWR-956 ....... 4 Introduction ................4 Package Contents ..............5 System Requirements ............. 5 Hardware Overview - Front Panel & LEDs ....... 6 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel & LEDs ........ 7 Hardware Overview - Side Panel ..........

  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Dwr-956

    1. Getting to know the DWR-956 1.1 Introduction The DWR-956 is a 4G Integrated Access Device (IAD) that integrates a range of methods for connecting to the Internet, allowing users to access 4G mobile network services via a single device. Once connected, you can easily share your network utilizing wireless Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1.2 Package Contents Thank you for purchasing the DWR-956. Before using the DWR-956, please confirm that the packaging includes the following items and accessories: 1. DWR-956 unit × 1 2. Ethernet cable × 1 3. Antenna × 2 4. Power adapter × 1 5.

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview - Front Panel & Leds

    1.4 Hardware Overview - Front Panel & LEDs Status Description 1 Power System off Green System on System error 2 Internet Internet not connected Green Internet connected 3 WPS Green Successful WPS connection Blinking Green On-going WPS connection process (flashes every 2 seconds) Blinking Green Invalid WPS connection process (flashes every second)

  • Page 8: Hardware Overview - Rear Panel & Leds

    8 4G mode Green 4G network connected 4G network not connected 9 Signal Indicates the signal strength of the strength connected mobile network indicators 1.5 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel & LEDs Item Name Description LAN ports Connects to your local network devices such as a PC or laptop USB port Optional external device connections...

  • Page 9: Hardware Overview - Side Panel

    1.6 Hardware Overview - Side Panel Item Name Description WPS button Quick wireless connection with other WPS-supported devices SIM card slot 4G or 3G SIM-card connection Antenna switch Press the button to switch between using external antennas or using the internal antenna of the product.

  • Page 10: Installation

    3. Insert the Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the rear panel of the DWR-956. Insert the other end of this Ethernet cable into the port of the computer. You can also use the default WPA key to connect Wi-Fi devices to the DWR-956 directly.

  • Page 11: User Configuration Interface

    Follow the procedures below to log in and configure the settings: 1. Ensure that the computer you use for configuring the DWR-956 has the proper IP address settings for communicating with the DWR-956. The default LAN network settings and IP address of the...

  • Page 12: Interface Layout

    3.2 Interface Layout After logging in, the Home Screen appears. The User Configuration Interface consists of three parts: This part is the displayed content. In the Home Screen, basic system status is displayed. The menu bar of the User Configuration Interface. Click tabs to access configuration pages of each function.

  • Page 13: Using The User Configuration Interface

    Connection Time: Elapsed time the DWR-956 has been connected to the Internet. IP Address: The DWR-956’s Internet IP address. Subnet Mask: The DWR-956’s Internet subnet mask. DNS Server: IP address of the DNS server that the DWR-956 uses. Gateway: The Internet gateway IP address.
  • Page 14 System Information: System Name: Displays the DWR-956’s configured name. System Uptime: Elapsed time since the DWR-956 was last turned on or rebooted. HW Version: Hardware version that the DWR-956 is currently using. SW Version: Firmware version that the DWR-956 is currently using.

  • Page 15: Internet

    3.3.2 Internet Internet Status 4G Connection Status: Registration State: Status of connection to a network service Radio Interference: Any interference that the DWR-956 has detected RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measures the strength of received radio signals.
  • Page 16 Cell ID: ID of the connected base transceiver station Transmit: Displays transmission status and related statistics Tx Packets: Number of IP packets transmitted from the DWR-956 Tx Errors: Number of error packets transmitted from the DWR-956 Tx Overflows: Number of overflows transmitted from the DWR-956...
  • Page 17 Internet PIN Configuration This page allows configuration of the PIN code of your SIM card. Enable PIN Protection: Choose to enable or disable PIN protection. After selecting Yes, a field will appear below for you to enter the PIN code for certification. PIN Verify: Enter the PIN code.
  • Page 18 Internet Radio Configuration Radio Mode: Select 2G, 3G, or 4G for your mobile network or select 4G Preferred to switch between available mobile networks automatically when the 4G signal is not stable. Radio Frequency: Select a radio frequency from 2600 MHz, 900 MHz, 800 MHz, or 1800 MHz according to your region and the frequency your service uses.
  • Page 19 Internet Profile Configuration This page displays the network profiles that are currently being used. Select one from the list and then click Connect to establish a connection, or click Edit to modify the selected profile.
  • Page 20 Internet Network Scan This function scans for nearby network providers. 4G Network Selection Method: Choose Auto to scan for network providers and its network service automatically. To manually scan for networks, choose Manual, then click Scan Networks to scan for networks.

  • Page 21: Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings You will need to establish a wireless local area network (WLAN) to connect your client devices with the DWR-956 wirelessly and to access the Internet. You can mark the box of the SSID and click Edit to modify its contents or click SSID Schedule to set a schedule rule for this network.
  • Page 22 The following page appears when clicking Edit in Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings: Enable SSID: Choose to Enable or Disable the function. SSID: The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of the wireless network broadcast from this system. In order for computers to connect to the local network over a wireless link, they must select this network name from the list of detected wireless networks in the area.
  • Page 23 The default interval is 100 milliseconds. RTS Threshold: The Request to Send (RTS) threshold is the packet size in bytes above which the DWR-956 is required to check the transmitting frames to determine if RTS/Clear to Send (CTS) handshake is required with the receiving client.
  • Page 24 This following page appears when you choose to set a schedule rule for an SSID or wireless network in Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings. To set a schedule rule for a network: 1. Click Add to add a new schedule rule. Active Time: Mark the box to enable this schedule rule. Schedule Name: Name of this schedule.
  • Page 25 Enabling access control using the MAC filtering function allows you to block or allow computer devices from establishing a wireless link to the DWR-956. The filtering is based on the wireless computer’s unique hardware ID (MAC address). With this feature you can prevent unknown or unauthorized computers from accessing the DWR-956 and the services (like shares, DMC) it offers.
  • Page 26 MAC Filtering Configuration ACL Policy Status: Allow Everybody: Allows all devices to connect to the DWR-956 wirelessly regardless of the list of wireless computers defined below. Allow: Allows devices that are added in the MAC address list to connect to the DWR-956.
  • Page 27 Wi-Fi WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): WPS is a computing standard for easy and secure setup of a wireless connection. In this section you can enable WPS for a client connection using WPA/WPA2 security. 1. Check the box to enable WPS. 2.
  • Page 28 Personal Information Number (PIN): If other wireless devices support the PIN WPS function, specify the same PIN for the DWR-956 and the wireless device and then click Via PIN to establish a connection.
  • Page 29 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Advanced This section allows you to configure and manage advanced settings of your wireless network. In most cases, however, the default wireless settings will be sufficient. Mode: Select the 802.11 modulation technique. This device supports 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi modes; the available modes are dependent on the operating frequency selected.
  • Page 30 Channel Spacing: This is the difference in frequency between successive radios. This setting is specific to 802.11n traffic. Control Side Band: Control sideband defines the sideband which is used for secondary or extension channels when the AP is operating in a 40-MHz channel width.
  • Page 31 LAN LAN Settings This page allows you to configure the local network settings of the DWR-956. In most cases the default settings should be sufficient. In this section you can configure the TCP/IP details for the LAN. Note: The settings on this page will affect all devices that are...
  • Page 32 LAN hosts must be in the same subnet and use the new LAN address to access the User Configuration Interface. IP Address: Enter the local network IP address for the DWR-956. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask along with the previously configured IP address defines the network.
  • Page 33 LAN DHCP  Basic By default, the DWR-956 will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. As such it will provide TCP/IP configuration to client computers connected to the local network. IPv4 Address Distribution: Specify the number of devices/computers in your network: Enter the...
  • Page 34 LAN DHCP  DHCP Reservation IP addresses can be reserved so that a particular IP address is always allocated to a particular computer in the local network. This is achieved by binding the unique hardware ID of the device, called the MAC address, to an IP address in the DHCP server reserved IP address list.

  • Page 35: Advanced

    Advanced DNS&DynDNS The Domain Name Server (DNS) page allows you to define the system name and domain name of the DWR-956 for DNS resolution. You can assign a domain name to a particular computer with the use of Domain Name System (DNS) entries. DNS allows you to assign a readable system name to the DWR-956.
  • Page 36 Password: Enter the password for the dynamic DNS account. Use wildcards: Check this option to use wildcards. Update every 30 days: Selecting this configures the DWR-956 to update the host information on DynDNS.com and keep the subscription active after the 30-day trial period.
  • Page 37 Advanced Firewall This section displays the firewall security settings of the DWR-956. The security levels are grouped into a set of rules corresponding to maximum, typical, and minimum security settings. Advanced users can supplement these rules with custom parental controls or port mapping rules as needed.
  • Page 38 Internet. This mode provides unrestricted access from the local network to the Internet and vice-versa. It is not recommended to set the DWR-956 in this mode without additional parental controls as it makes the local network vulnerable to attack from the Internet.
  • Page 39 Advanced Firewall Access Control A list of all configured filtering rules is displayed in this section. Filtering rules for computers indicate whether a defined service is specifically allowed or blocked for use by that computer. This is a security mechanism to selectively block or allow certain types of traffic in accordance with rules specified by network administrators.
  • Page 40 Advanced Firewall Known Computers Known computers are those in the local network that have an alphanumeric name associated with its IP address. This association allows the gateway to create a hostname mapping table, which is useful in allowing you to identify computers by a unique name instead of local IP address.
  • Page 41 Advanced Firewall URL Blocking URL Blocking lets you block websites containing specific keywords from being accessed through this gateway. Displayed below is the list of blocking rules: Filter Name: Unique identifier for the content filtering rule Keywords: The keywords that are used to filter websites accessed by local network users;...
  • Page 42 Step 2: Go to the “Rules for Schedule” page  Check the box to Enable Parental Control  Click Apply to enable the configurations for the “List of Parental Control Profiles”. Step 3: Click Add to add profiles: (1) Enter Profile Name. (2) Select your Group membership (admin/guest).
  • Page 43 Step 4: Open your browser and link to http://www.yahoo.com.tw . The webpage will ask you to login. Please login according to your Group membership setting on step 2 (admin/guest). Step 5: After logging in, link to http://www.yahoo.com.tw again. Since yahoo is the keyword for blocked webpage therefore you will see the denial message while accessing any content that includes the keyword.
  • Page 44 Advanced Firewall DoS Attacks A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a device resource unavailable to its intended users. SYN Flood: Enter the maximum number of SYN packets per second the security appliance accepts before determining that a SYN Flood Intrusion is occurring.
  • Page 45 configurations. Advanced Firewall Rules for Schedule This section allows you to determine what local network users can access on the Internet, and when. Parental control profiles enable you to restrict access to particular websites or block sites with specific keywords that you do not want home network users to access. Parental control configuration is accomplished in two steps.
  • Page 46 Profile Name: A unique identifier for the parental control profile. Description: This can be a short description of the purpose of the rule to allow DWR-956 administrators to remember the use and intent of this profile. Group: The user group upon which the rule is applied.
  • Page 47 Advanced QoS Settings Sessions Limit: Enter the upper limit of the number of sessions that other devices may connect to the device and then select the Enable Session Limit check box. The number can range from 1 to 4096.
  • Page 48 Bandwidth Management: Bandwidth management controls the rate and priority of the traffic on your Internet link, allowing you to efficiently utilize Internet bandwidth. Configuring bandwidth management will allow you to control the rate and priority of traffic going to the Internet, ensuring that high priority traffic, such as voice, is assured of a certain quality of service and also limiting low priority traffic.
  • Page 49 Checking the box in the first column will select all the bandwidth profiles in the table. Click Add to add a bandwidth profile, or click Edit to open the Bandwidth Profiles Configuration page to edit the selected bandwidth profile. Or click Delete to delete the selected item.
  • Page 50 FTP. List of Port Forwarding Services: Displays all the port mapping rules for the DWR-956. Service: The name of the service for which the port forwarding rule has been created.
  • Page 51 DWR-956 will need to be assigned IP addresses from a private subnet (e.g. 192.168.10.0). Bridge Mode: The DWR-956 in bridge mode can act as a bridge and also filter/inspect packets. It has all the interfaces belonging to the same LAN segment and you do not have to change other network settings when you add a transparent device to the network.
  • Page 52 Advanced NAT  Virtual DMZ Virtual DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) allows you to specify a DMZ host IP to redirect requests to a Virtual DMZ host in order to enhance the security of the local area network. Virtual DMZ (Enable/Disable): Enable or disable the Virtual DMZ function.
  • Page 53 Advanced NAT  UPnP Port Mapping For devices that support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), enabling the UPnP Port Mapping function will allow automatic port forwarding that helps your UPnP devices communicate with the Internet. UPnP Settings: Check the box and click Apply to enable the UPnP port mapping function.
  • Page 54 While common services use known TCP/UDP ports, many custom or uncommon applications require traffic to be sent through the firewall. This section introduces the custom services of the DWR-956. Service Name: Name of the service for identification and management purposes.
  • Page 55 Advanced Static Routing Static routing is a data communication concept describing one way of determining packet path selection of routers in your networks. The table lists all static routes that have been added manually and allows several operations on the static routes. Name: The name of the route for identification and management purposes.
  • Page 56 Advanced USB USB Storage Show information of the USB storage device connecting to this product, which includes the directory it mounts, its capacity and the used percentage.
  • Page 57 Note: When you use the SharePort Network USB Utility on your PC to use the USB device connected with DWR-956, see the following notes before enabling the DLNA function: 1. Please note that enabling or disabling the DLNA function will only be applied after you click the Apply button.
  • Page 58 DWR-956 will be detected by the SharePort utility. 3. When DLNA is disabled, all USB devices connected to the DWR-956 will be detected by the SharePort utility. For detailed instructions of the SharePort utility, please refer to the user manual that came with the software or visit our website at visit our website www.dlink.com...

  • Page 59: System

    Accurate time across a network is important for logging and execution of scheduled upgrades and scheduled policies. Setting the system time correctly is also required to make the firewall schedules work properly. Current Time: Displays the current time of the DWR-956.
  • Page 60 Automatically get date and time: Select this item to obtain date and time information automatically. Time Zone: Select the local time zone. Enable Daylight Saving: If supported by the NTP servers for your region, you can check Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time. NTP Server1: The NTP server to sync.
  • Page 61 System Users This page lists the users that have been configured on the DWR-956 for accessing shares, the Internet, or even managing the device. The default guest or administrator user has access to the DWR-956’s web management. A newly configured user (along with the default guest / admin) can be assigned to a group, upon which common parental control and content sharing policies can be applied.
  • Page 62 Revert to factory reset configuration: Select revert to factory reset configuration and click Apply. The DWR-956 will restore all configuration settings to the original factory default settings. Note: Restoring factory default settings will erase all of your...
  • Page 63 This section helps you to upgrade your firmware to the latest version available online. Select to upgrade the firmware for the DWR-956 system or the LTE module: 1. Click Browse to locate the firmware file from the directory on the local host.
  • Page 64 IMPORTANT: When Remote Management is enabled, the security appliance is accessible to anyone who knows its IP address. Since a malicious WAN user can reconfigure the DWR-956 and misuse it in many ways, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you change the admin and guest passwords before continuing.
  • Page 65 Access Type: Select an access type. If you choose All IP Addresses, the DWR-956 will access all IPs automatically. If IP Address Range is selected, you will have to specify the starting and ending IP addresses from the following column. If Only this PC is selected, you will have to specify your PC IP address.
  • Page 66 System System Logs System Logs: As the DWR-956 manages network traffic and communication, it continuously generates logs for troubleshooting and network analysis by the home network administrator. The logging features for various sections can be enabled for desired features (such as network, security, applications and administration) to analyze the actions performed in these sections of the DWR-956.
  • Page 67 Applications to display the appropriate logs in the View Logs section. 3. Click Apply to apply the changes, or click Reset to undo your configurations. View Logs: The logs are displayed in this section. Click Refresh Log to view the most up-to-date log information, or click Clear Log to erase all of the log information.

  • Page 68: Appendix

    Note: The web pages for the first login will also be displayed when users replace a SIM card or reset the DWR-956 to its factory default settings. Please follow the steps below to complete the first login: 1.
  • Page 69 3. In the next page you can choose to modify the network name (SSID) and its password. The network name is used for other wireless devices to connect to the DWR-956, which will be displayed when the wireless network is searching for available wireless networks.
  • Page 70 The last page displays the settings you have made. Complete the process after your confirmation.

  • Page 71: Connected-Pc Ip Address Configuration

    4.2 Connected-PC IP Address Configuration Appropriate IP address settings are required to communicate with the DWR-956. The following instructions use Windows XP to demonstrate the IP setup steps. 1. In the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network Connections (if required, switch to Classic View first).
  • Page 72 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.254. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Note: We recommend you set the DNS address of the computer as the IP address of the DHCP server, which is DWR-956’s LAN IP address. 8. Click OK  OK to apply this IP address setting.

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