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D-Link DWR-923 User Manual

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  • Page 1 DWR-923 4G Integrated Access Device User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GETTING TO KNOW THE DWR-923 ....... 2 Introduction ................2 Package Contents ..............3 System Requirements ............. 3 Hardware Overview - Front Panel & LEDs ....... 4 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel ..........5 Hardware Overview - Side Panel ..........5 2.

  • Page 3: Getting To Know The Dwr-923

    1. Getting to know the DWR-923 1.1 Introduction The DWR-923 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 4: Package Contents

    1.2 Package Contents Thank you for purchasing the DWR-923. Before using the DWR-923, please confirm that the packaging includes the following items and accessories: 1. DWR-923 unit x 1 2. Ethernet cable x 1 3. Antenna x 2 4. RJ-11 cable 5.

  • Page 5: Hardware Overview - Front Panel & Leds

    1.4 Hardware Overview - Front Panel & LEDs Status Description Power Green System on Blinking Green System booting Blinking Yellow Firmware upgrading Firmware upgrade error No 4G signal received Low 4G signal strength Yellow Medium 4G signal strength Green High 4G signal strength Internet Invalid Internet connection Green...

  • Page 6: Hardware Overview - Rear Panel

    1.5 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel Item Name Description Phone ports Connects to your phones for SIP VoIP services WAN port LAN ports Connects to your local network devices such as PC and laptop USB port Optional external device connections Power input port Connects to the power adapter Power button...

  • Page 7: Installation

    3. Insert the Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the rear panel of the DWR-923. Insert the other end of this Ethernet cable into the port of the computer...

  • Page 8: 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-923 has the proper IP address settings for communicating with the DWR-923. The default LAN network settings and IP address of the...

  • Page 9: 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 page, basic system status is displayed. The menu bar of the User Configuration Interface. Click tabs to access configuration pages of each function.

  • Page 10: Using The User Configuration Interface

    Connection Time: Elapsed time the DWR-923 has been connected to the Internet. IP Address: The DWR-923’s Internet IP address. Subnet Mask: The DWR-923’s Internet subnet mask. DNS Server: IP address of the DNS server that the DWR-923 uses. Gateway: The Internet gateway IP address.
  • Page 11 System Information: System Name: Displays the DWR-923’s configured name. System Uptime: Elapsed time since the DWR-923 was last turned on or rebooted. HW Version: Hardware version that the DWR-923 is currently using. SW Version: Firmware version that the DWR-923 is currently using.

  • Page 12: Internet

    3.3.2 Internet Internet Status 4G Connection Status: Registration State: Status of connection to a network service. Radio Interference: Any interference conditions that the DWR-923 has detected.
  • Page 13 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-923. Tx Errors: Number of error packets transmitted from the DWR-923. Tx Overflows: Number of overflows transmitted from the DWR-923.
  • Page 14 Internet PIN Configuration This page allows configuration of the PIN code of your SIM card. Use PIN: Select a PIN code to use to protect your SIM card. Enable PIN Protection: Choose to enable or disable PIN protection. If you choose Yes, you will be asked to enter the PIN code when you use the phone feature.
  • Page 15 Internet Radio Configuration Radio Mode: Select 3G or 4G for your mobile network or select Auto to switch between available 3G/4G mobile networks automatically. Radio Frequency: Select a radio frequency according to your region and the frequency your service uses.
  • Page 16 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 17 Internet Network Scan This function scans for nearby network providers. 4G Network Selection Method: Choose Auto to scan for network providers automatically or choose Manual to scan manually. After scanning, nearby network providers will be listed in the chart. Select your desired network provider and then click Apply to apply the changes or click Scan to scan again.

  • Page 18: 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-923 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 19 This page pops up when you click 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 20 Password: Specify a password for your wireless network. Show Plain Password: Check the box to make the password visible. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations. After this step, you can use your wireless client devices, such as your smart phone, to search for the WLAN with the SSID and password that you just specified.
  • Page 21 WPS function, click on Click for PBC and then push the WPS button on the other device. Personal Information Number (PIN): If other wireless devices support the PIN WPS function, specify the same PIN for the DWR-923 and the wireless device and then click Submit PIN to establish a connection.
  • Page 22 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Access Control Access control allows you to block or allow computer devices from establishing a wireless link to the DWR-923. 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-923 and the services (like shares, DMC) it offers.
  • Page 23 Wireless Client Access Policy Access Rule for Registered MAC Address: Allow Everybody: Allows all devices to connect to the DWR-923 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-923.
  • Page 24 Disable Network Name Broadcast: By disabling SSID broadcasting, the DWR-923 will not broadcast its Network ID (SSID) to announce itself to wireless stations and other access points. Group Re-Key Interval: Specify the timeout interval after which group keys are generated (only used if profile is configured with WPA or WPA2 security).
  • Page 25 2346, which effectively disables fragmentation. RTS Threshold: The Request to Send (RTS) threshold is the packet size in bytes above which the DWR-923 is required to check the transmitting frames to determine if RTS/Clear to Send (CTS) handshake is required with the receiving client.
  • Page 26 wireless network. However, there will also be a greater chance of signal interference from other network devices. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations.

  • Page 27: Lan

    3.3.4 LAN LAN Device List This page lists the information of client network devices that are connected via the DWR-923’s LAN ports. Host Name: Name of the client device. IP Address: IP address that the client device is using. MAC Address: MAC address of the client device.
  • Page 28 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-923. The default IP address is 192.168.0.1. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask along with the previously configured IP address defines the network.
  • Page 29 LAN DHCP  Basic By default, the DWR-923 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 30 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 allows devices such as printers and VoIP phones to be assigned the same IP address from the DHCP server when they come online, which is critical for hostname mapping and port mapping rules.

  • Page 31: Advanced

    Advanced DNS&DynDNS The Domain Name Server (DNS) page allows you to define the system name and domain name of the DWR-923 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...
  • Page 32 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-923 to update the host information on DynDNS.com and keep the subscription active after the 30 day trial period.
  • Page 33 Advanced Firewall This section displays the firewall security settings of the DWR-923. 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 34 Internet. This mode provides unrestricted access from the local network to the Internet and vice-versa. It is not recommended to set the DWR-923 in this mode without additional parental controls as it makes the local network vulnerable to attack from the Internet.
  • Page 35 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 36 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 37 Step 2: Go to “Rules for schedule” page  Check the box to Enable Parental Control  Click Apply to enable the configurations for “List of Parental Control Profiles”.
  • Page 38 Step 3: Click Add to add profiles: (1) Enter Profile Name. (2) Select your Group membership (admin/guest). (3) Check the box to Enable Content Filtering. (4) Select a Filter Content. (5) Click Apply.
  • Page 39 Step 4: Open 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 logged 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 include the keyword.
  • Page 40 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 41 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 42 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-923 administrators to remember the use and intent of this profile. Group: The user group upon which the rule is applied.
  • Page 43 Advanced QoS Settings...
  • Page 44 Sessions Limit: Enter the upper limit of the number of sessions that other devices may connect to the device. The number ranges from 1~4096. Bandwidth Management: Bandwidth management controls the rate and priority of the traffic on your Internet link, allowing you to efficiently utilize Internet bandwidth.
  • Page 45 Bandwidth Profiles: The table lists the Bandwidth Profiles for this device and allows several operations on the Bandwidth Profiles. Name: The user-defined name for this bandwidth profile. IP Address: The range of the IP address set in the profile. Priority: Priority of the bandwidth profile. Actions that can be carried out on bandwidth profiles are: Checking the box in the first column will select all the bandwidth profiles in the table.
  • Page 46 DWR-923 will need to be assigned IP addresses from a private subnet (e.g. 192.168.10.0). Bridge Mode: The DWR-923 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 47 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 48 FTP. List of Port Mapping Services: Displays all the port mapping rules for the DWR-923. Service: The name of the service for which the port mapping rule has been created.
  • Page 49 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 UPnP port mapping function.
  • Page 50 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-923. Service Name: Name of the service for identification and management purposes.
  • Page 51 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 52 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 53 Advanced DLNA Turning this function on allows use of this product as a media server. DLNA compatible client devices will be able to read or play files that are stored in the USB storage device connecting to this product. Enable Media Server: Check this option to enable the media server function.

  • Page 54: System

    Accurate time across a network is important for logging and execution of scheduled upgrades and scheduled policies. Current Time: Displays the current time of the DWR-923. Time Zone: Select the local time zone. This is required in order for the...
  • Page 55 firewall schedules to work. 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. Default is 0.us.pool.ntp.org NTP Server2: The second NTP server to sync in case the first one does not respond.
  • Page 56 System Users This page lists the users that have been configured on the DWR-923 for accessing shares, the Internet or even managing the device. The default guest or administrator user has access to the DWR-923’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 57 Revert to factory reset configuration: Select revert to factory reset configuration and click Apply. The DWR-923 will restore all configuration settings to the original factory default settings. Note: Restoring factory default settings will erase all of your...
  • Page 58 This section helps you to upgrade your firmware to the latest version available online. Select to upgrade firmware for the DWR-923 system or the LTE module: 1. Click Browse to locate the firmware file from the directory on the local host.
  • Page 59 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-923 and misuse it in many ways, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you change the admin and guest passwords before continuing.
  • Page 60 Access Type: Select an access type. If you choose All IP Addresses the DWR-923 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 61 DWR-923. 1. Check Enable Logging box to enable log collection on the DWR-923. 2. Select a Log Category from All, Network, Security, Administration or...
  • Page 62 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 63: Appendix

    4. Appendix 4.1 Connected PC IP Address Configuration Appropriate IP address settings are required to communicate with the DWR-923. The following instructions use Windows XP to demonstrate the IP setup steps. 1. In the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel.
  • Page 64 5. From the “This connection uses the following items” list, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) window will appear: 6. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” click the OK button to finish your configuration. 7.

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