Chapter 2. Overview; General Information - D-Link DIR-815 User Manual

DIR-815 Wireless N600 Dual Band Router
User Manual
CHAPTER 2.

General Information

The DIR-815 device is a wireless dual band router
simple way to create a wireless and wired network at home or in an office.
You are able to connect the wireless router DIR-815 to a cable or DSL modem or to a private
Ethernet line and use a high-speed Internet connection to successfully fulfill a wide range of
professional tasks. The built-in 4-port switch enables you to connect Ethernet-enabled computers,
game consoles, and other devices to your network.
Using the DIR-815 device, you are able to quickly create a wireless network at home or in your
office, which lets your relatives or employees connect to your wireless network virtually anywhere
(within the operational range of your wireless network). The router can operate as an access point
for connecting wireless devices of the standards 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n (at the rate
1
up to 600Mbps ).
The router supports multiple functions for the wireless interface: several security standards (WEP,
WPA/WPA2), MAC address filtering, WPS, WMM.
The router is equipped with Airgain built-in omnidirectional antennas. In spite of their compact size,
such antennas can compete and even exceed performance of traditional whip antennas. Airgain
antennas provide high gain (4dBi for 2.4GHz band and 6dBi for 5GHz band) and circular pattern in
both horizontal and vertical plane; due to this, Airgain antennas show excellent performance in any
direction, increase wireless network range and minimize occurrence of blind spots.
The wireless router DIR-815 includes a built-in firewall. The advanced security functions minimize
threats of hacker attacks, prevent unwanted intrusions to your network, and block access to
unwanted websites for users of your LAN.
You can configure and manage the settings of the wireless router DIR-815 via the user-friendly
web-based interface (the interface is available in several languages).
1 Up to 300Mbps for 2.4GHz and up to 300Mbps for 5GHz.
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a built-in 4-port switch. It provides a fast and
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