Information You Will Need About This Router; Information You Will Need About Your Lan Or Computer - D-Link DSL-2877AL User Manual

D-Link DSL-2877AL Modem Router User Manual

Information you will need about this Router

Username
This is the Username needed access the router's web management interface. When you attempt to connect to the device through a web browser you will be prompted to
enter this Username. The default Username for the router is "admin".
Password
This is the Password you will be prompted to enter when you access the router's web management interface. The default Password is "admin".
LAN IP Addresses for the DSL-2877AL
This is the IP address you will enter into the Address field of your web browser to access the router's configuration Graphical User Interface (GUI) using a web browser. The
default IP address is 192.168.1.1. This may be changed to suit any IP address scheme the user desires. This address will be the base IP address used for DHCP service on
the LAN when DHCP is enabled.
LAN Subnet Mask for the DSL-2877AL
This is the subnet mask used by the DSL-2877AL, and will be used throughout your LAN. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. This can be changed later.

Information you will need about your LAN or computer

Ethernet NIC
If your computer has an Ethernet NIC, you can connect the DSL-2877AL to this Ethernet port using an Ethernet cable. You can also use the Ethernet ports on the DSL-
2877AL to connect to other computer or Ethernet devices.
DHCP Client status
Your DSL-2877AL 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-2877AL will assign are from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. Your computer (or computers) needs to be
configured to obtain an IP address automatically (that is, they need to be configured as DHCP clients.)
Once you have the above information, you are ready to setup and configure your DSL-2877AL router.
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