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Version 1.0 | 04/09/2014

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Wireless N 300 ADSL2+ Modem Router
DSL-2740U

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Version 1.0 | 04/09/2014 User Manual Wireless N 300 ADSL2+ Modem Router DSL-2740U...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installation Notes ......................4 Information you will need from your ADSL service provider ........6 Information you will need about your DSL-2740U ADSL Router ......7 Information you will need about your LAN or computer ..........8 Hardware Description and Installation ................. 9 LED Indicators ....................

  • Page 3: Safety Precaution

    The DSL-2740U supports multiple line modes. With four 10/100 base-T Ethernet interfaces at the user end, the device provides high-speed ADSL broadband connection to the Internet or Intranet for high-end users like net bars and office users. The DSL-2740U supports both DSL uplink access and Ethernet uplink access.

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    Browser Requirements: Microsoft Internet Explorer® v7, Mozilla® Firefox v9.0, Google® Chrome 16.0, or Safari® v4 or higher version. ® Windows Users: Make sure you have the latest version of Java installed. Visit www.java.com download the latest version. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 5: Features

    Resetting to the factory defaults through Reset button or Web • Diagnostic test • Web interface • Telnet CLI • IP/MAC/URL Filter • Application layer service • • Port binding • Auto upgrade • Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) • Wireless network D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 6: Installation

    Operating Systems The DSL-2740U uses an HTML-based web interface for setup and management. The web configuration manager may be accessed using any operating system capable of running web browser software, including Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
  • Page 7 LAN side of the bridge, such as a PC, a server, a gateway device, such as a router, or similar firewall hardware. The IP address can be assigned in a number of ways. Your network service provider will give you instructions about any additional connection software or NIC configuration that may be required. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 8: Information You Will Need From Your Adsl Service Provider

    ADSL service provider’s network and your computer. If you are setting up the Router for multiple virtual connections, you will need to configure the VPI and VCI as instructed by your ADSL service provider for the additional connections. This setting can be changed in the WAN Setup window of the web management interface. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 9: Information You Will Need About Your Dsl-2740U Adsl Router

    IP address used for DHCP service on the LAN when DHCP is enabled. LAN Subnet Mask for the DSL-2740U This is the subnet mask used by the DSL-2740U and will be used throughout your LAN. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 10: Information You Will Need About Your Lan Or Computer

    DHCP Client status Your DSL-2740U ADSL Router is configured, by default, to be a DHCP server. This means that it can assign an IP address, subnet mask and a default gateway address to computers on your LAN. The default range of IP addresses the DSL-2740U will assign are from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.

  • Page 11: Hardware Description And Installation

    The device is handshaking with the physical layer of the office end. A connection is set up with the physical layer of the office end. The device is under the Bridge mode or powered off. Green A connection is set up and no traffic is detected. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 12 Power switch, which is used to power on or power off the host. 12V DC IN (power) Interface for connecting the power adapter. Reset (On the bottom side) Press and hold the button for 1 second to restore the factory defaults. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 13: Best Location For Wireless Operation

    • DSL Uplink Connection The following figure displays the application diagram for the connection of the device, PC, splitter and telephone sets, when no telephone set is placed before the splitter. Figure 3 DSL uplink connection D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 14 Step 3 Plug the power adapter to the wall outlet and then connect the other end of it to the Power (12V DC IN) port of the route. • Ethernet Uplink Connection The following figure displays the Ethernet uplink connection. Figure 4 Ethernet uplink connection D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 15 Connect the LAN interface of the wireless router to your PC with RJ45 Ethernet cable. Step 2 Connect the LAN/WAN interface of the wireless router to the uplink network device with RJ45 Ethernet cable. Step 3 Connect the power adapter to the 12V DC IN interface of the wireless router. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 16: Tcp/Ip Configuration On A Pc

    On the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) component and click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window appears. Step 4 Select the Obtain an IP address automatically button. Step 5 Select the Obtain DNS server address automatically button. Click OK to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 17: Web Configuration

    Setup > Channel Config, The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, choose the WAN Physical Type according to the Internet service provided by your ISP. There are 2 types of WAN connection: ADSL WAN and Ethernet WAN. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 18: Setup

    Internet service provider (ISP). For example, your ISP should inform you whether you are connected to the Internet using a static or dynamic IP address, or the protocol, such as PPPoA or PPPoE, that you use to communicate over the Internet. Choose SETUP > Wizard. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 19 In this page, you can set the WAN interface. Step 6 There are types of Protocols to connect to internet in the drop-down list of protocol. According to your subscribed service from your ISP, select the protocols. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 20 Choose the connection type provided by your ISP from the Connection Type drop-down list. Enter the VPI and VCI provided by your ISP. Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. Re-enter the password for confirmation. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 21 Dynamic IP/Bridge If the protocol is set to Dynamic IP/Bridge, the page shown as the right figure appears. In this page, enter the connection type, VPI, and VCI provided by your ISP. After setting, click Next. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 22 SSID and password manually to join this wireless network. Choose an encryption mode for the wireless network. It is recommended to choose WPA2-PSK. Enter a new password in WPA2 Pre-Shared Key. After setting, click Next. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 23 Step 8 Click Apply to apply the current settings and finished the setup of the DSL-2740U router. Click Back to review or modify settings. Note: In each step of the Wizard page, you can click Back to review or modify the previous settings.

  • Page 24: Internet Setup-Adsl Wan

    In this page, you can add or configure WAN interface of your router. To access the internet, at least one PVC in PPPoE or 1483 MER mode is required to add. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 25 You can set the Idle Time as you need. Step 8 Manual: Manually dial to connect the WAN once powering on the Router. Step 9 After setting, click Add to add the new PVC in PPPoE mode in Current ATM VC Table. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 26 After setting, click Add to add the new PVC in PPPoE mode in Current ATM VC Table. After adding a PPPoE PVC to the table, click in the PPPoE mode, the page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can modify parameters of this PPPoE PVC. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 27 BAS, through PPPoE dial-up. If this function is enabled, the modem uses this IP address as the WAN IP address. Source The MAC address you want to clone. address MACCLONE Click it to enable the MAC Clone function with the MAC D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 28 PVC without the risk of cell loss. Its value ranges from 0 to 65535. Maximum burst size (MBS) is the maximum number of cells that can be transmitted at the PCR. Its value ranges from 0 to 65535. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 29 PVC Auto Search Choose SETUP > Internet Setup > PVC Auto Search. The page shown in the following figure appears. This page is used to configure PVC auto detect function, you can add or delete auto-pvc. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 30 A dialog box prompts to reboot the router. Click OK. And then a pop-up dialog box shows the process of rebooting system. Step 3 When the rebooting system finished, a login window pops up. Input the username and password to log in the web configuration page. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 31: Wizard-Ethernet Wan

    Change the Login password (The default Login password is admin.), and then click Next. Step 3 If you do not change the Login password, click Skip to go to the next page. Step 4 Set the system time and mode, and then click Next. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 32 Input the information of your Internet service account provided by your ISP. Dynamic IP/Bridge If the protocol is set to Dynamic IP/Bridge, the page shown as the right figure appears. You do not need to do any configuration in this step. After setting, click Next. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 33 SSID and password manually to join this wireless network. Choose an encryption mode for the wireless network. It is recommended to choose WPA2-PSK. Enter a new password in WPA2 Pre-Shared Key. After setting, click Next. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 34 Step 8 Click Apply to apply the current settings and finished the setup of the DSL-2740U router. Click Back to review or modify settings. Note: In each step of the Wizard page, you can click Back to review or modify the previous settings.

  • Page 35: Internet Setup-Ethernet Wan

    Internet Setup-Ethernet WAN Channel Configuration Choose SETUP > Internet Setup > Channel Configuration. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can add or configure WAN interface of your router. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 36 You can set the Idle Time as you need. Manual: Manually dial to connect the WAN once powering on the Router. Step 5 After setting, click Add to add the new channel. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 37 After setting, click Add to add the new channel. After adding a channel to the table, click in the PPPoE mode, the page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can modify parameters of this channel in PPPoE mode. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 38 IP address as the WAN IP address. Source The MAC address you want to clone. address MACCLONE Click it to enable the MAC Clone function with the MAC address that is configured. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 39: Local Network

    DHCP on your LAN, the IP address pool used for DHCP must be compatible with the IP address of the device. The IP address available in the DHCP IP address pool changes automatically if you change the IP address of the device. You can also enable the secondary LAN IP address. The two LAN IP addresses must be in different network segment. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 40 Step 5 Set IGMP Snooping. You can keep the default settings. Step 6 Set the LAN Link Mode for each LAN port. It is recommended to keep it as defaults. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 41 Choose SETUP > Local Network > DHCP Server. This page allows you to configure the DHCP server. There are 3 types of DHCP Modes: DHCP Server, DHCP Relay, and None. To configure the DHCP Server, do as follow: D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 42 After setting, click Apply Changes to save the settings. DHCP Reserved Choose SETUP > Local Network > DHCP Reserved. The page shown in the right figure appears. This page allows you to reserve IP address for PC specified in this page. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 43: Wireless Setup

    APs overlap. Choose a channel from the drop-down list box. Choose the transmission power of the radio signal. It is Radio Power recommended to leave the default setting. The default D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 44 WPA or WPA2. It is available when you set the encryption mode to Set WEP Key WEP. Click it, the Wireless WEP Key Setup page appears. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 45  If you choose 64-bit and ASCII (5 characters), enter any Encryption Key 1 to 4 5 ASCII characters.  If you choose 64-bit and Hex (10 characters), enter any 10 hexadecimal characters.  If you choose 128-bit and ASCII (13 characters), enter D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 46: Time And Date

    You can set the time zone that you are in and the network time protocol (NTP) server. You can also configure daylight saving to automatically adjust the time when needed. Click Apply Changes to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 47: Advanced

    Choose the transmission rate of the wireless data from Data Rate the dropdown list.  Long Preamble: It means this card always use long preamble. Preamble Type  Short Preamble: It means this card can support short D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 48: Access Control

    Access Point. When Deny Listed is selected, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point. Choose ADVANCED >Advanced Wireless > WPS. The page shown as the figure appears on the right. If you choose Allowed Listed, only those clients whose D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 49 - Based on the PIN of the client to be connected. 1) Do not select Disable WPS. 2) Find the PIN of the client to be connected. Input this PIN in the Client PIN Number in this page. And then click Start PIN button below. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 50 This page allows you to set virtual access points (VAP). Here you can enable/disable virtual AP, and set its SSID and authentication type. click Apply Changes to take it into effect. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 51: Access Control List

    You can choose the following services from LAN: Services Web, Telnet, SSH, FTP, TFTP, SNMP, or PING. You Allowed can select Any to choose all the services. After setting the parameters, click it to add an entry to the Current ACL Table. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 52 IPv6 protocol. You can configure the IP address for Access Control List (ACL). If ACL is enabled, only the effective IP address in the ACL can access the router. For the parameters description in this page, you can refer to the description of Access Control List. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 53: Port Triggering

    Configure the Start Match Port, End Match Port, Trigger Protocol, Start Relate Port, End Relate Port, Open Protocol and Nat type settings for the port trigger you want to configure. When you have finished, click the Apply changes button. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 54: Port Forwarding

    Note that any client PC in the DMZ is exposed to various types of security risks. If you use the DMZ, take measures (such as client-based virus protection) to protect the remaining client PCs on your LAN from possible contamination through DMZ. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 55: Parental Control

    Existing Schedule: You can use the schedules already set. • Manual Schedule: Manually set a time. The URL will be blocked during this time. Step 3 After setting, click Add Filter to save an URL filter in URL Blocking Table. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 56 It allows you to create scheduling rules to be applied for URL block. Note: To use this feature, the time of router must be correct. Please set the system time in SETUP > Time and Date. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 57: Filtering Options

    For example, select protocol as IP, rule action as Deny, direction as Downstream and fill the Source IP/Dest IP, which means downstream IP packets matching the source IP address and the destination IP address cannot enter the internal network. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 58 Choose ADVANCED > Filter Options > MAC Filter to go to the following page. Entries in the table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the gateway. These filters are helpful in securing or restricting your local network. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 59: Dos Settings

    IP address is returned. Choose ADVANCED > DNS > DNS. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. The DNS in this page is based on IPv4 protocol. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 60 DNS server. IPv6 DNS Choose ADVANCED > DNS > IPv6 DNS. The DNS in this page is based on IPv6 protocol. For the parameter description in this page, please refer to ADVANCED > DNS > DNS. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 61: Dynamic Dns

    The WAN interface of the router. Enable Enable or disable DDNS function. Username The name provided by DDNS provider. Password The password provided by DDNS provider. Email The email provided by DDNS provider. The key provided by DDNS provider. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 62: Network Tools

    IGMP proxy enables the system to issue IGMP host messages on behalf of hosts that the system discovered through standard IGMP interfaces. The system acts as a proxy for its hosts after you enable it. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 63 Enter the trap IP address. The trap information is Trap IP Address sent to the corresponding host. Community Name The network administrators must use this password (Read-only) to read the information of this router. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 64: Routing

    Choose ADVANCED > Routing > Static Route. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. This page is used to configure the routing information. You can add or delete IP routes. The following table describes the parameters and buttons of this page: D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 65 IPv6 Static Route Choose ADVANCED > Routing > IPv6 Static Route. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. This page is used to configure the routing information. You can add or delete IP routes. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 66  Choose RIP2 indicates the router multicasts RIP2 messages only. Click it to add the RIP interface to the Rip Config List. Delete Select a row in the Rip Config List and click it to delete the row. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 67: Nat

    NAPT control. The following table describes the parameters and buttons of this page: Field Description Input a local IP address. Local IP Address Remote IP Address Input a remote IP address Enable Enable the current configured rule. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...
  • Page 68 Entries in this table allow you to configure one IP pool for specified source IP address from LAN, so one packet whose source IP is in range of the specified address will select one IP address from the pool for NAT. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 69: Maintenance

    Section 3 – Web Configuration MAINTENANCE System Choose MAINTENANCE > System. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can reset your router, backup settings, and update the settings of the router. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 70: Firmware Update

    In this page, you can change the username, password, and idle logout time. Diagnostics Choose MAINTENANCE > Diagnostics. The Diagnostics section is used to diagnose the basic running and connection status of the router, including the diagnostics of the Ping, Ping6, Traceroute, ADSL, and Diag Test. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 71: System Log

    Error or Notice (or both) will set the log flag. By clicking >>|, it will display the newest log information below. Logout Choose MAINTENANCE > Logout. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that might occur during the installation and operation of the DSL-2740U. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP. If you have a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples.)
  • Page 73 There is a potential security issue if the firewall is disabled on your PC. Please remember to turn it back on once you have finished the whole installation procedure. This will enable you to surf the Internet without any problems. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 74: Networking Basics

    Check Your IP Address After you install your new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 75: Statically Assigning An Ip Address

    Set the Primary DNS to be the same as the LAN IP address of your router (192.168.1.1). The Secondary DNS is not needed or you may enter a DNS server from your ISP. Step 5 Click on the OK button twice to save your settings. D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

  • Page 76: Technical Specifications

    RARP Protocol ICMP RFC1994 CHAP RFC1058 RIP v1 RFC2131 DHCP Client / RFC1213 SNMP v1 & v2c DHCP Server RFC1334 PAP RFC2364 PPP over ATM RFC1389 RIP v2 RFC2516 PPP over RFC1577 Classical IP over Ethernet D-Link DSL-2740U User Manual...

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