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DIR-300A
Wireless N150 Router
October 2015

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  • Page 1 User Manual DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router October 2015...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router User Manual Contents Chapter 1. Introduction..........5 Contents and Audience............5 Conventions..............5 Document Structure............5 Chapter 2. Overview..........6 General Information............6 Specifications*.............7 Product Appearance............11 Front Panel..............11 Back and Bottom Panels...........13 Delivery Package............15 Chapter 3. Installation and Connection......16 Before You Begin............16 Connecting to PC............17...
  • Page 3 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router User Manual Status..............71 Network Statistics............71 DHCP..............72 Routing Table............73 Clients..............74 Active Sessions............75 Multicast groups............76 Net................77 WAN..............77 Creating PPPoE WAN Connection..........78 Creating IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection....82 Creating Static IP or Dynamic IP WAN Connection......88 Creating Static IPv6 or Dynamic IPv6 WAN Connection....92...
  • Page 4 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router User Manual System..............164 Administrator Password..........165 Configuration............166 System Log..............168 Firmware Upgrade............170 Local Update............171 Remote Update............172 System Time.............173 Ping..............174 Traceroute..............175 Telnet..............176 Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines........177 Safety Instructions............177 Wireless Installation Considerations........178 Connecting to Cable or DSL Modem..........179 Chapter 6. Abbreviations and Acronyms......180...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 2 gives an overview of the router's hardware and software features, describes its appearance and the package contents. Chapter 3 explains how to install the router DIR-300A and configure a PC in order to access its web-based interface. Chapter 4 describes all pages of the web-based interface in detail.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2. Overview

    You are able to connect the wireless router DIR-300A 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.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Specifications Hardware Interfaces · 10/100BASE-TX WAN port · 4 10/100BASE-TX LAN ports · LEDs POWER · STATUS · WLAN / WPS · INTERNET · 4 LAN LEDs Buttons · POWER button to power on/power off ·...
  • Page 8 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Software · Firewall functions Network Address Translation (NAT) · Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) · IP filter · IPv6 filter · MAC filter · URL filter · · Prevention of ARP and DDoS attacks ·...
  • Page 9 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters · Transmitter output power 802.11b (typical at room temperature 25 °C) 17dBm (+/-1.5dB) at 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps The maximum value of the transmitter · 802.11g (typical at room temperature 25 °C) output power depends upon the radio 17dBm (+/-1.5dB) at 6, 9, 12Mbps...

  • Page 10: Operating Environment

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Physical Parameters · Dimensions 134 x 83 x 98 mm (5.3 x 3.3 x 3.9 in) Weight · 202 g (0.45 lb) Operating Environment · Power Output: 12V DC, 0.5A · Temperature Operating: from 0 to 40 °C ·...

  • Page 11: Product Appearance

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Product Appearance Front Panel Figure 1. Front panel view. Mode Description The router is powered on. Solid green POWER The router is powered off. No light The connection used as the default gateway is active.
  • Page 12 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Mode Description The cable is connected to the port. Solid green The WAN interface is active (upstream or downstream INTERNET Blinking green traffic). The cable is not connected. No light A device (computer) is connected to the relevant port, Solid green the connection is on.

  • Page 13: Back And Bottom Panels

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual Back and Bottom Panels Figure 2. Back panel view. Name Description 12VDC IN Power connector. POWER A button to turn the router on/off. A port to connect to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet line INTERNET (it is recommended to use the cable included in the delivery package).
  • Page 14 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Overview User Manual The RESET button located on the bottom panel of the router is designed to restore the factory default settings. To restore the factory defaults, push the button (with the device turned on), hold it for 10 seconds, and then release the button.

  • Page 15: Delivery Package

    • “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure). • The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru). Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3. Installation And Connection

    Operating System Configuration of the wireless router DIR-300A with a built-in 4-port switch (hereinafter referred to as “the router”) is performed via the built-in web-based interface. The web-based interface is available from any operating system that supports a web browser.

  • Page 17: Connecting To Pc

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Connecting to PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
  • Page 18 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties button. Figure 4. The Local Area Connection Properties window. Page 18 of 181...
  • Page 19 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. Figure 5. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window.

  • Page 20: Obtaining Ip Address Automatically In Os Windows 7

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category...
  • Page 21 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change adapter settings line. Figure 7. The Network and Sharing Center window. Page 21 of 181...
  • Page 22 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed. Figure 8. The Network Connections window. Page 22 of 181...
  • Page 23 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the Networking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) line. Click the Properties button. Figure 9. The Local Area Connection Properties window.

  • Page 24: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. Figure 10. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.

  • Page 25: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows Xp

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. Select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is Figure 11.

  • Page 26: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows 7

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category...
  • Page 27 User Manual 6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DIR-300A and click the Connect button. Figure 14. The list of available networks. 7. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device) in the Security key field and click the OK button.

  • Page 28: Connecting To Web-Based Interface

    IP address of the router (by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.0.1). Press the Enter key. Figure 15. Connecting to the web-based interface of the DIR-300A device. If the error “ The page cannot be displayed ” (or “ Unable to display the page ”/“ Could not connect to remote server ”) occurs upon connecting to the web-based interface of the router,...

  • Page 29: Web-Based Interface Structure

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Web-based Interface Structure General Information Page After successful registration the Home / Information page opens. Figure 18. The general information page. Page 29 of 181...

  • Page 30: Menu Sections

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual The web-based interface of the router is multilingual. If you need to select another language for the web-based interface, place the mouse pointer over the English caption in the top part of the page and select a language from the menu displayed.
  • Page 31 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual To configure the router's wireless network, go to the Wireless network settings wizard page (for the detailed description of the Wizard, see the Wireless Network Settings Wizard section, page 62). To configure access from the Internet to a web server located in your LAN, go to the Virtual server settings wizard page (for the detailed description of the Wizard, see the Virtual Server Settings Wizard section, page 68).

  • Page 32: Notifications And System Drop-Down Menu

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Notifications and System Drop-down Menu The router's web-based interface displays the notifications in the top right part of the page. Figure 20. The web-based interface notifications. Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant link.
  • Page 33 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Installation and Connection User Manual Control Description Click the icon to save new settings to the non-volatile memory. Also you can save the device's parameters via the Save button on the System / Configuration page. Save Click the icon to reboot the device.

  • Page 34: Chapter 4. Configuring Via Web-Based Interface

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURING WEB-BASED INTERFACE Monitoring The page displays an interactive scheme which illustrates the router's settings and the LAN structure. Figure 22. The Monitoring page. Also you can modify the basic parameters of the router on the Monitoring page. To access the router's advanced settings, click the Editing device settings link in the bottom left corner of the page.
  • Page 35 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The interactive scheme displays the following elements: Control Description The Internet element displays information on the active connection. Place the mouse pointer over the icon to switch to another connection, remove existing connections, or add new ones.
  • Page 36 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control Description The Virtual Servers element is designed for redirecting incoming traffic to a specific IP address in the LAN. It displays the total number of rules for redirecting traffic and the number of rules active in this specific LAN.
  • Page 37 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control Description The Wireless element displays information on Wi-Fi module operation. To the left, the name of the access point is displayed. You can change it in the editing mode.

  • Page 38: Click'n'connect

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Click'n'Connect To configure connection to the Internet, click the Click'n'Connect link in the Home section. Figure 23. Configuring connection to the Internet. Connect the Ethernet cable provided by your ISP to the WAN port of the router. Verify the relevant LED (the INTERNET LED should be on).
  • Page 39 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 24. The page for selecting the connection type. On the opened page, select the needed choice of the radio button and click the Next button. Page 39 of 181...

  • Page 40: Creating Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating WAN Connection PPPoE Connection Figure 25. Configuring PPPoE WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 41: Ipv6 Pppoe Or Pppoe Dual Stack Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack Connection Figure 26. Configuring IPv6 PPPoE WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 42: Static Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IP Connection Figure 27. Configuring Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields.

  • Page 43: Dynamic Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Dynamic IP Connection Figure 28. Configuring Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.

  • Page 44: Static Ipv6 Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IPv6 Connection Figure 29. Configuring Static IPv6 WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. Fill in the IPv6 address and Gateway IPv6 address fields.

  • Page 45: Dynamic Ipv6 Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Dynamic IPv6 Connection Figure 30. Configuring Dynamic IPv6 WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Static primary DNS server field.

  • Page 46: Pppoe + Static Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPPoE + Static IP Connection Figure 31. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields. In the Gateway IP address field, enter the IP address of the gateway used by this WAN connection.
  • Page 47 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual If needed, enter the IP addresses of the ISP's local resources. Figure 32. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. Click the Next button to continue. Page 47 of 181...
  • Page 48 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 33. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 49: Pppoe + Dynamic Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPPoE + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 34. Configuring PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN connection. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
  • Page 50 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 35. Configuring PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 51: Pptp + Static Ip Or L2Tp + Static Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection Figure 36. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields. In the Gateway IP address field, enter the IP address of the gateway used by this WAN connection.
  • Page 52 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual If needed, enter the IP addresses of the ISP's local resources. Figure 37. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. Click the Next button to continue. Page 52 of 181...
  • Page 53 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 38. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 54: Pptp + Dynamic Ip Or L2Tp + Dynamic Ip Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 39. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. If your ISP has provided the addresses of the DNS servers, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
  • Page 55 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 40. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification. In the Username field, enter your login, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields –...

  • Page 56: Checking Internet Availability

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Checking Internet Availability On the page, you can check the WAN connection you have created. Figure 41. Checking the Internet availability. In the Result section, the status of the WAN connection and possible causes of malfunctions are displayed.

  • Page 57: Configuring Yandex.dns Service

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring Yandex.DNS Service On the page, you can enable the Yandex.DNS service and configure its operating mode. Figure 42. Configuring the Yandex.DNS service. To enable the Yandex.DNS service, select the Enable Yandex.DNS checkbox. Then...

  • Page 58: Configuring Wireless Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring Wireless Connection Figure 43. Selecting the operating mode for the wireless network. If you are not going to use the wireless connection, select the Turn off choice of the Mode radio button.
  • Page 59 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, in the SSID field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin characters). Figure 44. Changing the name of the wireless LAN. Click the Next button to continue.
  • Page 60 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your wireless network) in the Network key field. Use digits and Latin characters.

  • Page 61: Configuring Iptv

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring IPTV On the page, you can configure the router to use an IPTV set-top box. Figure 46. Selecting a LAN port to connect an IPTV set-top box. On the opened page, select the LAN port of the router to which you will connect your IPTV set-top box.

  • Page 62: Wireless Network Settings Wizard

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Wireless Network Settings Wizard To specify all needed settings for your wireless network, click the Wireless network settings wizard link in the Home section. Figure The page for selecting the operating mode for the wireless network.

  • Page 63: Access Point Mode

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Access Point Mode On the opened page, in the SSID field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin characters). Figure 48. Page for changing the name of the wireless LAN.
  • Page 64 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your wireless network) in the Network key field. Use digits and Latin characters.

  • Page 65: Client Mode

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Client Mode On the opened page, click the Search button. Figure 50. The page for selecting a network to connect. Select the network to which you want to connect and click the Next button.
  • Page 66 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 51. The page for entering the password for connection to the wireless network. If you need a password to connect to the selected network, enter the password in the Network key field and click the Next button.
  • Page 67 Apply button. After that, the wireless channel of DIR-300A will switch to the channel of the wireless access point to which you have connected. After configuring the device as a client, you need to create a WAN connection with relevant parameters for the WiFiClient interface.

  • Page 68: Virtual Server Settings Wizard

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Virtual Server Settings Wizard To create a virtual server for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the LAN, click the Virtual server settings wizard link in the Home section.
  • Page 69 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description A port of the IP address specified in the Private IP field to which traffic is directed from the Public port. Specify the start and the Private port (begin)/ end value for the port range.

  • Page 70: Iptv Settings Wizard

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPTV Settings Wizard To configure the router to use an IPTV set-top box, click the IPTV settings wizard link in the Home section. Figure 54. The page for selecting a LAN port to connect an IPTV set-top box.

  • Page 71: Status

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Status The pages of this section display data on the current state of the router: network statistics • IP addresses leased by the DHCP server • the routing table •...

  • Page 72: Dhcp

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual DHCP The Status / DHCP page displays the information on computers that have been identified by hostnames and MAC addresses and have got IP addresses from the DHCP server of the device, as well as the IP address expiration periods (the lease time).

  • Page 73: Routing Table

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Routing Table The Status / Routing table page displays the information on routes. The table contains destination IP addresses, gateways, subnet masks, and other data. Figure 57. The Status / Routing table page.

  • Page 74: Clients

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Clients On the Status / Clients page, you can view the list of devices connected to the router and devices accessing its web-based interface. Figure 58. The Status / Clients page.

  • Page 75: Active Sessions

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Active Sessions On the Status / Active sessions page, you can view information on current sessions in the router's network. For each session the following data are displayed: a protocol for network packet transmission, a source IP address and port, a destination IP address and port.

  • Page 76: Multicast Groups

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Multicast groups The Status / Multicast groups page displays addresses of active multicast groups (including IPTV channels and groups for transferring service information) to which the device is subscribed, and the interface through which the device is subscribed.

  • Page 77: Net

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In this menu you can configure basic parameters of the router's local area network and configure connection to the Internet (a WAN connection). On the Net / WAN page, you can create and edit connections used by the router.

  • Page 78: Creating Pppoe Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPPoE WAN Connection click the Add button on the Net / WAN page. To create a connection of the PPPoE type, On the opened page, select the PPPoE value from the Connection Type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
  • Page 79 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 63. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 80 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 64. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet. Select the checkbox if you don't need to enter a username and Without authorization password to access the Internet.
  • Page 81 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Fill in the field if you want to use a static IP address to access the Static IP Address Internet. Select the checkbox if you want to log...

  • Page 82: Creating Ipv6 Pppoe Or Pppoe Dual Stack Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection To create a connection of the IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page. On the opened page, select the relevant value from the Connection Type drop- down list and specify the needed values.
  • Page 83 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 67. The page for creating a new IPv6 PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 84 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 68. The page for creating a new IPv6 PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet. Select the checkbox if you don't need to enter a username and Without authorization password to access the Internet.
  • Page 85 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description For the PPPoE Dual Stack type only. Static IP Address Fill in the field if you want to use a static IP address to access the Internet. Figure 69. The page for creating a new Pv6 PPPoE connection.
  • Page 86 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 71. The page for creating a new Pv6 PPPoE connection. The IPv6 DNS addresses section. Parameter Description IPv6 DNS addresses Select the checkbox to configure automatic assignment of IPv6 Obtain DNS server DNS server addresses.
  • Page 87 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 72. The page for creating a new Pv6 PPPoE connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous When the checkbox is selected, the router uses an alternate routing Isolate connection table for this connection.

  • Page 88: Creating Static Ip Or Dynamic Ip Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating Static IP or Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the Static IP or Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page. On the opened page, select the relevant value from the Connection Type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
  • Page 89 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 74. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 90 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 75. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For Static IP type IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 91 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 76. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous When the checkbox is selected, the router uses an alternate routing Isolate connection table for this connection.

  • Page 92: Creating Static Ipv6 Or Dynamic Ipv6 Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating Static IPv6 or Dynamic IPv6 WAN Connection To create a connection of the Static IPv6 or Dynamic IPv6 type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page. On the opened page, select the relevant value from the Connection Type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
  • Page 93 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 78. The page for creating a new Static IPv6 connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 94 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 79. The page for creating a new Static IPv6 connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For Static IPv6 type IPv6 address Enter an IPv6 address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 95 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 80. The page for creating a new Static IPv6 connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous When the checkbox is selected, the router uses an alternate routing Isolate connection table for this connection.

  • Page 96: Creating Pppoe + Static Ip Or Pppoe + Dynamic Ip Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPPoE + Static IP or PPPoE + Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the PPPoE + Static IP or PPPoE + Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
  • Page 97 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 82. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 98 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 83. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For PPPoE + Static IP type IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 99 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 84. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description Miscellaneous (for IP section) When the checkbox is selected, the router uses an alternate routing Isolate connection table for this connection.
  • Page 100 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 85. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet. Select the checkbox if you don't need to enter a username and Without authorization password to access the Internet.
  • Page 101 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description This option is used by some ISPs. Contact your ISP to clarify if this PPP IP extension checkbox needs to be enabled. Fill in the field if you want to use a static IP address to access the Static IP Address Internet.

  • Page 102: Creating Pptp/L2Tp + Static Ip Or Pptp/L2Tp + Dynamic Ip Wan Connection

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPTP/L2TP + Static IP or PPTP/L2TP + Dynamic IP WAN Connection To create a connection of the PPTP + Static IP, L2TP + Static IP, PPTP + Dynamic IP, or L2TP + Dynamic IP type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
  • Page 103 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 88. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface. A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
  • Page 104 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 89. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description For PPTP + Static IP and L2TP + Static IP types IP Address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
  • Page 105 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description For PPTP + Dynamic IP and L2TP + Dynamic IP types Obtain DNS server Select the checkbox to configure automatic assignment of DNS addresses server addresses. If the checkbox is selected, the Primary DNS automatically server and Secondary DNS server fields are not displayed.
  • Page 106 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 90. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The VPN section. Parameter Description Select the checkbox to enable auto-start of the connection upon the Connect automatically boot-up of the router.
  • Page 107 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a method of MPPE encryption. No encrypt: MPPE encryption is not applied. • MPPE 40/128 bit: MPPE encryption with a 40-bit or 128-bit • key is applied.
  • Page 108 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select the checkbox if you want one WAN IP address to be used for all computers of your LAN. Select the checkbox to enable protection against ARP and DDoS Firewall attacks.

  • Page 109: Lan

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To configure the router's local interface, proceed to the Net / LAN page. Figure 91. Basic settings of the local interface. If needed, edit the basic settings of the local interface.
  • Page 110 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select the checkbox so that the devices connected to the router obtain the address of the router as the DNS server address. DNS Relay Deselect the checkbox so that the devices connected to the router obtain the address transmitted by the ISP as the DNS server address.
  • Page 111 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select an operating mode of the DHCPv6 server from the drop-down list. Stateless: clients themselves configure IPv6 addresses using the Mode prefix. Stateful: clients receive IPv6 addresses from the range specified in the Start IP and End IP fields.

  • Page 112: Wi-Fi

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Wi-Fi In this menu you can specify all needed settings for your wireless network. Basic Settings On the Wi-Fi / Basic settings page, you can enable your wireless local area network (WLAN) and configure its basic parameters.
  • Page 113 (It is recommended not to select this checkbox in order to simplify initial configuration of your WLAN.) A name for the WLAN. By default, the value DIR-300A is SSID specified. It is recommended to specify another name for the network upon initial configuration (use digits and Latin characters).

  • Page 114: Security Settings

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Security Settings On pages of the Wi-Fi / Security settings section, you can modify security settings of the WLAN. Figure 96. The default security settings. By default, the WPA2-PSK network authentication type is specified for both bands of the WLAN.
  • Page 115 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The router supports the following authentication types: Authentication type Description Open authentication (with WEP encryption for wireless network Open modes not supporting 802.11n devices). Shared key authentication with encryption. This authentication...
  • Page 116 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the Open or Shared value is selected, the WEP Encryption settings section is displayed (the section is unavailable for the wireless network operating modes which support the standard 802.11n): Figure 98.
  • Page 117 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed value is selected, the WPA Encryption settings section is displayed: Figure 99. The WPA2-PSK value is selected from the Network Authentication drop-down list.
  • Page 118 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2 mixed value is selected, the RADIUS settings and WPA Encryption settings sections are available: Figure 100. The WPA2 value is selected from the Network Authentication drop-down list.

  • Page 119: Mac Filter

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual MAC Filter On pages of the Wi-Fi / MAC Filter section, you can define a set of MAC addresses of devices which will be allowed to access the WLAN, or define MAC addresses of devices which will not be allowed to access the WLAN.
  • Page 120 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 102. The page for adding a MAC address. Click the Add button and enter an address in the field displayed. Also you can enter the MAC address of a device connected to the router's LAN at the moment. To do this, select the relevant device from the Known IP/MAC addresses drop-down list (the field will be filled in automatically).

  • Page 121: List Of Wi-Fi Clients

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual List of Wi-Fi Clients On the Wi-Fi / List of Wi-Fi clients page, you can view the list of wireless clients connected to the router. Figure 103. The list of the wireless clients.

  • Page 122: Wps

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WPS page, you can enable the function for secure configuration of the WLAN and select a method used to easily add wireless devices to the WLAN.
  • Page 123 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To activate the WPS function, select the WPS Enable checkbox and click the Apply button. When the checkbox is selected, the Information and Connection sections are available on the page.

  • Page 124: Using Wps Function Via Web-Based Interface

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Using WPS Function via Web-based Interface To add a wireless device via the PIN method of the WPS function, follow the next steps: 1. Select the WPS Enable checkbox. 2. Click the Apply button.
  • Page 125 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by pressing the WPS button of the router. 1. Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the router's WLAN.

  • Page 126: Additional Settings

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Additional Settings On the Wi-Fi / Additional settings page, you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the router. Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN! Figure 105.
  • Page 127 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description TX Power The transmit power (in percentage terms) of the router. Select the checkbox to disable multicasting for the router's WLAN. Deselect the checkbox to enable multicasting from WAN...

  • Page 128: Wmm

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WMM page, you can enable the Wi-Fi Multimedia function. The WMM function implements the QoS features for Wi-Fi networks. It helps to improve the quality of data transfer over Wi-Fi networks by prioritizing different types of traffic.
  • Page 129 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual For every Access Category the following fields are available: Parameter Description Arbitrary Inter-Frame Space Number. This parameter influences Aifsn time delays for the relevant Access Category. The lower the value, the higher is the Access Category priority.

  • Page 130: Client

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Client On the Wi-Fi / Client page, you can configure the router as a client to connect to a wireless access point. As a rule, the client mode is used to connect to a WISP network. All parameters specified on this page should be provided by your WISP.
  • Page 131 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To configure the router as a client, select the Enable client checkbox. When the checkbox is selected, the following fields are displayed on the page: Parameter Description If the checkbox is not selected, devices cannot connect to the router's Broadcast wireless WLAN.
  • Page 132 For the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed authentication types, fill in the Encryption Key PSK field and click the Apply button. After clicking the Apply button, the wireless channel of DIR-300A will switch to the channel of the wireless access point to which you have connected.

  • Page 133: Advanced

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Advanced In this menu you can configure advanced settings of the router: create groups of ports for VLANs • enable the UPnP IGD protocol • configure notifications on the reason of the Internet connection failure •...

  • Page 134: Vlan

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual VLAN On the Advanced / VLAN page, you can create and edit groups of ports for virtual networks (VLANs). By default, 2 groups are created in the router's system: lan: it includes ports 1-4. You cannot delete this group.
  • Page 135 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 109. The page for adding a group of ports for VLAN. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Name A name for the port for easier identification. Enable Select the checkbox to allow using this group of ports.
  • Page 136 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Tagged port From the list, select an available value to assign it to this group. The section includes the ports (a physical port of the router, the wireless interface) that can be added to the group.

  • Page 137: Upnp Igd

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual UPnP IGD On the Advanced / UPnP IGD page, you can enable the UPnP IGD protocol. The router uses the UPnP IGD protocol for automatic configuration of its parameters for network applications requiring an incoming connection to the router.

  • Page 138: Redirect

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Redirect On the Advanced / Redirect page, you can enable notifications on the reason of the Internet connection failure. Notifications will be displayed in the browser window when a user is attempting to open a web site on the Internet.

  • Page 139: Ddns

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual DDNS On the Advanced / DDNS page, you can define parameters of the DDNS service, which allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses. Figure 112. The Advanced / DDNS page.
  • Page 140 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit parameters of the existing DDNS service, select a needed field in the relevant line of the table, change its value, and click the Apply button. To remove an existing DDNS service, select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the Delete button.

  • Page 141: Routing

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Routing On the Advanced / Routing page, you can add static routes into the system. Figure 113. The Advanced / Routing page. To create a new route, click the Add button. In the line displayed, you can specify the following...

  • Page 142: Ipv6 Routing

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPv6 Routing On the Advanced / IPv6 routing page, you can add static routes into the system. Figure 114. The Advanced / IPv6 routing page. To create a new route, click the Add button. In the line displayed, you can specify the following...

  • Page 143: Remote Access To Device

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Remote Access to Device On the Advanced / Remote access to device page, you can configure access to the web-based interface of the router. By default, the access from external networks to the router is closed. If you need to allow access to the router from the external network, create relevant rules.
  • Page 144 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Select the checkbox to allow access to the router for any host. When Open access from any the checkbox is selected, the IP version drop-down list is...

  • Page 145: Miscellaneous

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Miscellaneous On the Advanced / Miscellaneous page, you can enable IGMP, RTSP, the SIP ALG, the PPPoE pass through, PPTP pass through, and L2TP pass through functions for the router.
  • Page 146 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The following elements are available on the page: Parameter Description Select a version of IGMP from the drop-down list to enable IGMP. Such a setting allows using the IGMP Proxy function for all WAN...

  • Page 147: Tr-069 Client

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual TR-069 Client On the Advanced / TR-069 Client page, you can configure the router for communication with a remote Auto Configuration Server (ACS). The TR-069 client is used for remote monitoring and management of the device.
  • Page 148 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Inform settings Select the checkbox so the router may send reports (data on the Enable device and network statistics) to the ACS. Interval Specify the time period (in seconds) between sending reports.

  • Page 149: Flow Control

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Flow Control On the Advanced / Flow Control page, you can enable and disable data flow control for the WAN port of the router. This function is used for equal load balancing in ISPs' networks. Contact your ISP to clarify if this function needs to be enabled.

  • Page 150: Firewall

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Firewall In this menu you can configure the firewall of the router: add rules for IP filtering • create virtual servers • define a DMZ • configure the MAC filter.
  • Page 151 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 121. The page for adding a rule for IP filtering. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description General A protocol for network packet transmission. Select a value from the Protocol drop-down list.

  • Page 152: Destination Port

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description IP Addresses The source host/subnet IP address. To choose a device connected to the router's LAN at the moment, select the relevant IP address from the drop-down list (the field will be filled in automatically).

  • Page 153: Virtual Servers

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Virtual Servers On the Firewall / Virtual servers page, you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network. Figure 122. The Firewall / Virtual servers page.
  • Page 154 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Select a virtual server template from the drop-down list, or select Template Custom to specify all parameters of the new virtual server manually.
  • Page 155 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Remote access configuration section, rules created on the Advanced / Remote access to device page are displayed. If after creating virtual servers you need to edit rules for remote access, you can quickly get to the Advanced / Remote access to device page by clicking the link to the relevant rule.

  • Page 156: Dmz

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual A DMZ is a host or network segment located “between” internal (local) and external (global) networks. In the router, the DMZ implements the capability to transfer a request coming to a port of the DSL router from the external network to a specified host of the internal network.

  • Page 157: Mac Filter

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual MAC Filter On the Firewall / MAC filter page, you can configure MAC-address-based filtering for computers of the router's LAN. Figure 125. The Firewall / MAC filter page. Select the needed action from the drop-down list to configure filtering for all devices of the router's...

  • Page 158: Mac Address

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 126. The page for adding a rule for the MAC filter. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description The MAC address of a device from the router's LAN. You can enter...

  • Page 159: Control

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control This menu is designed to create restrictions on access to certain web sites. URL Filter On the pages of the Control / URL filter section, you can specify restrictions on access to certain web sites.
  • Page 160 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 128. The Control / URL filter / URL addresses page. Click the Add button and enter an address in the field displayed. Then click the Apply button. To remove an address from the list of URL addresses, select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant URL address and click the Delete button.

  • Page 161: Yandex.dns

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Yandex.DNS This menu is designed to configure the Yandex.DNS service. Yandex.DNS is a web content filtering service which provides the DNS server, protect a computer against malicious web sites, and block access to adult web sites. Click the About yandex.DNS link in the Yandex.DNS section to get detailed information on the service.
  • Page 162 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the checkbox is selected, the Default mode selection section is displayed on the page. Select the needed choice of the radio button to configure filtering for all devices of the router's...
  • Page 163 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To create a new filtering rule for a device, click the Add button in the Rules section. In the line displayed, you can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description The MAC address of a device from the router's LAN. You can enter...

  • Page 164: System

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual System In this menu you can do the following: change the password used to access the router's settings • save the current settings to the non-volatile memory • reboot the router •...

  • Page 165: Administrator Password

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Administrator Password On the System / Administrator password page, you can change the password for the administrator account used to access the web-based interface of the router and to access the device settings via TELNET.

  • Page 166: Configuration

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuration On the System / Configuration page, you can reboot the device, save the changed settings to the non-volatile memory, restore the factory defaults, backup the current configuration, or restore the router's configuration from a previously created file.
  • Page 167 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control Description Click the button and follow the dialog box appeared to select a Browse previously saved configuration file (all settings of the router) located on your PC and upload it.

  • Page 168: System Log

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual System Log On the System / System log / Configuration page, you can set the system log options and configure sending the system log to a remote host. Figure 133. The System / System log / Configuration page.
  • Page 169 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control Description A port of the host specified in the Server field. By default, the value Port 514 is specified. After specifying the needed parameters, click the Apply button. To disable logging of the system events, deselect the Logging checkbox and click the Apply button.

  • Page 170: Firmware Upgrade

    Figure 135. The System / Firmware upgrade page. The current version of the router's firmware is displayed next the D-Link logo in the top left corner of the page. By default, the automatic check for the router's firmware updates is enabled. If a firmware update is available, a notification will be displayed in the top right corner of the page.

  • Page 171: Local Update

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Local Update Attention! Do not turn off the router before the firmware upgrade is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the router locally, follow the next steps: 1.

  • Page 172: Remote Update

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Remote Update Attention! Do not turn off the router before the firmware upgrade is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the router remotely, follow the next steps: 1.

  • Page 173: System Time

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual System Time On the System / System time page, you can manually set the time and date of the router or configure automatic synchronization of the system time with a time server on the Internet.

  • Page 174: Ping

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Ping On the System / Ping page, you can check availability of a host from the local or global network via the Ping utility. The Ping utility sends echo requests to a specified host and receives echo replies.

  • Page 175: Traceroute

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Traceroute On the System / Traceroute page, you can determine the route of data transfer to a host via the traceroute utility. Figure 138. The System / Traceroute page. To determine the route, enter the name or IP address of a host in the Host field. If the route should be determined using IPv6, select the relevant checkbox.

  • Page 176: Telnet

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Telnet On the System / Telnet page, you can enable or disable access to the device settings via TELNET from your LAN. By default, access is enabled. Figure 139. The System / Telnet page.

  • Page 177: Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Operation Guidelines User Manual CHAPTER 5. OPERATION GUIDELINES Safety Instructions Place your router on a flat horizontal surface. Make sure that the router is provided with sufficient ventilation. To prevent overheating, do not obstruct the ventilation openings of the router.

  • Page 178: Wireless Installation Considerations

    RF noise in your home or office. To maximize your wireless range, follow the guidelines below. 1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the DIR-300A device and other network devices to a minimum – each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless network range by 3- 90 feet (1-30 meters).

  • Page 179: Connecting To Cable Or Dsl Modem

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Operation Guidelines User Manual Connecting to Cable or DSL Modem If you need to connect the router to a cable or DSL modem, do the following. 1. Place the router in an open location in the supposed center of your wireless network. Do not plug the power adapter into the router.

  • Page 180: Chapter 6. Abbreviations And Acronyms

    DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual CHAPTER 6. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Access Category Advanced Encryption Standard Address Resolution Protocol BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier Cyclic Redundancy Check DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System DDoS Distributed Denial of Service...
  • Page 181 DIR-300A Wireless N150 Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual PPTP Point-to-point tunneling protocol Pre-shared key Quality of Service RADIUS Remote Authentication in Dial-In User Service Request To Send RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol Session Initiation Protocol SSID Service Set Identifier...

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