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D-Link DSL-6740U Quick Installation Manual

Vdsl/ethernet router with wi-fi and built-in switch
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Quick Installation Guide
DSL-6740U
VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi and Built-in Switch

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  • Page 1 Quick Installation Guide DSL-6740U VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi and Built-in Switch...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide BEFORE YOU BEGIN Delivery Package Wireless router DSL-6740U • Power adapter DC 12V/1A • RJ-11 telephone cable • Straight-through Ethernet cable (CAT 5E) • Splitter • “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure). • If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.

  • Page 3: System Requirements And Equipment

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide System Requirements and Equipment A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser. • A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router: • ◦ Apple Safari 5 and later ◦ Google Chrome 5 and later ◦...

  • Page 4: Pc With Ethernet Adapter

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of four Ethernet ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
  • Page 5 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed.
  • Page 6 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
  • Page 7 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Obtaining 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 view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 8 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.

  • Page 9: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. To connect the router to a DSL line: connect a phone cable between the DSL port of the router and the MODEM port of the splitter. Connect your phone to the PHONE port of the splitter. Then connect another phone cable between a phone jack and the LINE port of the splitter.

  • Page 10: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows Xp

    3. Search for available wireless networks. 4. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DSL-6740U and click the Connect button. After that the Wireless Network Connection Status window appears. If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection,...

  • Page 11: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows 7

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide 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 view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 12 Quick Installation Guide 6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DSL-6740U and click the Connect button. 7. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale.

  • Page 13: Configuring Router

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING ROUTER Connecting to Web-based Interface 1. Start a web browser. 2. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router (by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.1.1). Press the Enter key.
  • Page 14 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide After successful registration the router's quick settings page opens. The web-based interface of the router is multilingual. Select a needed language from the menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the Language caption. You can change the language of the web-based interface in any menu item.
  • Page 15 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide On the quick settings page, you can quickly get to some pages of the web- based interface or run a needed Wizard (use the links on the left side of the page). From the quick settings page you can switch to the advanced settings section.

  • Page 16: Configuring Connection To The Internet

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Configuring Connection to the Internet You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). Make sure that you have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your WAN connection.

  • Page 17: Adsl Wan Connection

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide 6. For the Static IP connection type, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section. 7. Deselect the NAT checkbox in the Miscellaneous section if your ISP requires you to disable the network address translation function.

  • Page 18: Ethernet Wan Connection

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide 6. For the PPPoE and PPPoA connection types, enter authorization data provided by your ISP in the PPP section (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password and Password confirmation fields). If these data have not been provided by your ISP, select the Without authorization checkbox.
  • Page 19 DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide From the Interface drop-down list, select the value corresponding to the LAN port that will be used as the WAN port. 6. Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in the Name field.

  • Page 20: Configuring Local Area Network

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Configuring Local Area Network Go to the Net / LAN page. If needed, change the IP address of the router's LAN interface and the mask of the local subnet in the IP Address and Netmask fields. Then click the Save button.

  • Page 21: Configuring Wireless Network

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network By default, the wireless network of the router is open (it requires no password to access it). To avoid unauthorized access to your wireless local area network, change the default settings of the router.

  • Page 22: Saving Settings To Non-Volatile Memory

    DSL-6740U Quick Installation Guide Saving Settings to Non-volatile Memory In order to avoid losing the new settings upon hardware reboot (accidental or intentional power-off of the device), it is recommended to save the settings to the non-volatile memory of the router.

  • Page 23: Technical Support

    Quick Installation Guide TECHNICAL SUPPORT You can find software updates and user documentation on our website. D-Link provides its customers with free support within the product's warranty period. Customers can contact the technical support group by phone or by e- mail/Internet.

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