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Table   o f   C ontents
1. How   d o   I   s etup   a nd   i nstall   m y   r outer?
Step   1 :   U nplug   t he   p ower   t o   y our   C able/DSL   I nternet   m odem  
Step   2 :   C onnect   a n   E thernet   c able   f rom   y our   c omputer/laptop   t o   a   L AN   p ort   ( port   1 ,2,3   o r   4 )  
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

      Table   o f   C ontents How   d o   I   s etup   a nd   i nstall   m y   r outer?   ..................How   d o   I   c hange   t he   A dministrator   p assword   o n   m y   r outer?   ..........
  • Page 2 on   t he   b ack   o f   t he   D IR-­‐868L Step   3 :   C onnect   y our   C able/DSL   m odem   t o   t he   I nternet   p ort   o n   t he   D IR-­‐868L Step  ...
  • Page 3 Please   w ait   w hile   y our   r outer   d etects   y our   I nternet   c onnecQon   t ype.   A der   t he   r outer   d etects   your  ...
  • Page 4 Select   y our   I nternet   c onnecQon   t ype:   D HCP   C onnec6on   ( Dynamic   I P   A ddress)   o r   U sername/ Password   ( PPPoE) DHCP   C onnec6on   –   T his   t ype   o f   c onnecQon   i s   m ost   c ommonly   u sed   f or   c able   I nternet   services.  ...
  • Page 5 Step   9 :   E nter   t he   r equired   i nformaQon,   a nd   c lick   N ext   t o   c onQnue.   Step   1 0:   F or   b oth   t he   2 .4   G Hz   a nd   5   G Hz   w ireless   f requencies,   c reate   a   n ame   ( SSID)   f or   y our   Wi-­‐Fi  ...
  • Page 6 Click   N ext   t o   c onQnue. You   c an   c heck   t he   E nable   G raphical   A uthen6ca6on   b ox   t o   e nable   C APTCHA   a uthenQcaQon   for  ...
  • Page 7 Your   b rowser   w ill   a sk   y ou   w hether   y ou   w ish   t o   m ake   a   b ookmark   f or   t he   r outer’s   configuraQon  ...
  • Page 8 You   m ay   c hoose   N ext   t o   r egister   t his   d evice   w ith   m ydlink   f or   f ree.   O r   y ou   m ay   c hoose   S kip   to  ...

  • Page 9: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   A Dministrator   P Assword   O N   M Y   R Outer

    2. How   d o   I   c hange   t he   A dministrator   p assword   o n   m y   r outer? Step   1 :   O pen   a n   I nternet   b rowser   ( such   a s   I nternet   E xplorer)   a nd   e nter   h =p://dlinkrouter,   h=p://dlinkrouter.local  ...

  • Page 10: I   H Ave   F Orgo=En   M Y   W Ireless   P Assword,   H Ow   D O   I   R Ecover   I T

    Step   4 :   T o   c hange   t he   A dministrator   p assword,   e nter   a   n ew   p assword   i n   t he   P assword   fi eld.   Verify  ...
  • Page 11 Step   3 :   C lick   o n   S etup   t ab   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   c lick   W ireless   S eTngs   f rom   t he   m enu   on  ...
  • Page 12 Your   w ireless   n etwork   i nformaQon   s hould   n ow   b e   v isible,   i ncluding   y our   w ireless   p assword. Method   2 Follow   S teps   1   a nd   2   a s   p er   a bove   i nstrucQons.   Step  ...
  • Page 13 Step   5 :   S croll   d own   t he   p age   t o   " Wireless   S ecurity   M ode"   f or   t he   w ireless   b and   w hich   y ou   wish  ...
  • Page 14 Method   3 If   y ou’ve   r egistered   y our   r outer   w ith   m ydlink,   y ou   m ay   l og   i n   t o   t he   m ydlink   w eb   p ortal   a t   www.mydlink.com  ...
  • Page 15 Step   3 :   C hoose   t he   r outer   f rom   M y   D evices   o n   t he   l ed-­‐hand   s ide   o f   t he   p age.   G o   t o   t he   SeTngs  ...

  • Page 16: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   I P   A Ddress   O F   M Y   R Outer

    Step   5 :   C lick   A pply   i f   y ou   h ave   m ade   c hanges   t o   y our   s eTngs. Step   6 :   T o   c onfirm   t he   c hanges,   c lick   Y es.   I t   w ill   t ake   a t   l east   8 0   s econds   t o   s ave   t he   c hanges   and  ...
  • Page 17 Step   2 :   E nter   y our   l ogin   i nformaQon.   I f   y ou   h ave   n ot   c hanged   t he   d efault   s eTngs,   t he   username  ...

  • Page 18: How   D O   I   A Ccess   T He   U Sb   M Edia   T Hat   I S   C Onnected   T O   M Y   R Outer

    5. How   d o   I   a ccess   t he   U SB   m edia   t hat   i s   c onnected   t o   m y   r outer? Step   1 :   E nsure   y our   U SB   d rive   i s   p roperly   i nserted   i nto   t he   U SB   p ort   o n   y our   D IR-­‐868L Step  ...
  • Page 19 Step   2 .4:   C heck   t he   s torage   s tatus.   T he   i nformaQon   d isplayed   h ere   s hould   r eflect   t he   characterisQcs   o f   t he   U SB   d rive   p lugged   i nto   t he   U SB   p ort.   Step  ...
  • Page 20 Example-­‐   \ \192.168.0.1 3. Click   O K Windows   7   Click   S tart   >   A ll   P rograms   >   A ccessories   >   R un Type   \ \   I P   a ddress   o f   t he   r outer   ( default   i s   1 92.168.0.1)   Example-­‐  ...
  • Page 21 MAC   O SX 1. Click   G o   >   C onnect   t o   S erver 2. Type   s mb://ip   o f   r outer   ( default   i s   1 92.168.0.1) Example-­‐  ...

  • Page 22: How   D O   A Ccess   M Edia   O N   M Y   D Ir   S Eries   R Outer   U Sing   M Ydlink   S Hareport

    Click   C onnect Note:   I f   p rompted   f or   p assword,   s elect   G UEST   a ccess 6. How   d o   a ccess   m edia   o n   m y   D IR   S eries   r outer   u sing   m ydlink   Shareport? Before  ...
  • Page 23 find   t he   a pp   u sing   t he   s earch   t erm   “ mydlink   S harePort”.   O nce   t he   i nstallaQon   i s   c omplete,   launch  ...
  • Page 24 Step   4 :   Y ou   m edia   s hould   n ow   b e   a vailable.   U se   t he   i cons   t o   s elect   t he   m edia   t ype   y ou   w ish   to  ...

  • Page 25: How   D O   I   C Onfigure   S Hareport   W Eb   A Ccess   O N   M Y   R Outer

    7. How   d o   I   c onMigure   S harePort   W eb   A ccess   o n   m y   r outer? Step   1 :   I nsert   y our   U SB   F lash   D rive   i nto   y our   r outer   a nd   c heck   t he   s torage   s tatus   b y   c licking   on  ...

  • Page 26: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   8 02.11   M Ode   O N   M Y   R Outer

    Example   ( for   l ocal   a ccess)-­‐   h =p://192.168.0.1:8181 Note:   I f   a ccessing   f rom   t he   I nternet,   y ou   n eed   t o   e nter   t he   r outer’s   [ WAN   I P]:[Port] Example  ...
  • Page 27 Step   2 :   C lick   t he   S etup   T ab   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   c lick   W ireless   S eTngs   f rom   t he   m enu   on  ...
  • Page 28 • 802.11g   o nly   -­‐   O nly   w ireless   d evices   c ompaQble   w ith   8 02.11g   c an   c onnect. • 802.11n   o nly   -­‐   O nly   w ireless   d evices   c ompaQble   w ith   8 02.11n   c an   c onnect. •...

  • Page 29: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   W Ireless   C Hannel   O N   M Y   R Outer

    Step   5 :   C lick   S ave   S e8ngs   t o   s ave   y our   c urrent   c onfiguraQon.   9. How   d o   I   c hange   t he   w ireless   c hannel   o n   m y   r outer? Example:  ...
  • Page 30 Step   3 :   C lick   o n   t he   M anual   W ireless   C onnec6on   S etup   Step   4 :   U ncheck   t he   E nable   A uto   C hannel   S can   b ox Step  ...

  • Page 31: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   S Sid/Network   N Ame   O F   M Y   R Outer

    Step   6 :   C lick   S ave   S e8ngs   t o   s ave   y our   c onfiguraQon. Note:   I n   m ost   c ases,   y ou   o nly   n eed   t o   c hange   t he   c hannel   o n   t he   r outer.   M ost   w ireless   adapters  ...
  • Page 32 Step   2 :   C lick   o n   t he   S etup   t ab   o n   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   t hen   c lick   W ireless   S eTngs   f rom   the  ...
  • Page 33 Step   4 :   N ext   t o   W ireless   N etwork   N ame,   t ype   i n   a   n ew   S SID.   T his   c an   b e   d one   s eparately   f or   both  ...
  • Page 34 Step   2 :   L og   i n   t o   m ydlink   w ith   y our   e xisQng   m ydlink   a ccount   a nd   p assword.   Step   3 :   C hoose   t he   r outer   f rom   M y   D evices.   G o   t o   t he   S eTngs   t ab.   Step  ...
  • Page 35 Step   5 :   C lick   A pply   i f   y ou   h ave   m ade   c hanges   t o   t he   s eTngs. Step   6 :   C lick   Y es   t o   c onfirm   t hat   y ou   w ould   l ike   t o   a pply   t he   n ew   s eTngs   t o   t he   r outer.   I t   w ill   take  ...

  • Page 36: How   D O   I   E Nable   W Ep   E Ncrypqon   S O   M Y   O Lder   D Evices   C An   C Onnect

    11.How   d o   I   e nable   W EP   e ncryption   s o   m y   o lder   d evices   c an   connect? Step   1 :   O pen   y our   I nternet   b rowser   a nd   e nter   h =p://dlinkrouter,   h =p://dlinkrouter.local,   o r   h=p://192.168.0.1  ...
  • Page 37 Step   5 :   U nder   t he   W ireless   S ecurity   M ode   s ecQon,   s elect   W EP   f rom   t he   S ecurity   M ode   d rop-­‐ down  ...

  • Page 38: How   D O   I   C Hange   T He   W I-­-Fi   P Assword   O N   M Y   R Outer

    Enter   t he   d esired   W EP   K ey   i n   t he   fi eld   p rovided.   F or   6 4   b it   k eys   y ou   m ust   e nter   1 0   h ex   d igits   into  ...
  • Page 39 Step   2 :   C lick   o n   t he   S etup   t ab   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   c lick   w ireless   s eTngs   f rom   t he   menu  ...
  • Page 40 Method   2 If   y ou’ve   r egistered   y our   r outer   w ith   m ydlink,   y ou   m ay   l og   i n   t o   t he   m ydlink   w eb   p ortal   a t   www.mydlink.com  ...
  • Page 41 Step   3 :   C hoose   t he   r outer   f rom   M y   D evices.   G o   t o   S eTngs.   Step   4 :   G o   t o   B asic   S eTngs   t o   m odify   y our   p assword.   C heck   t he   S how   P assword   t o   d isplay   the  ...

  • Page 42: How   D O   I   R Eset   M Y   R Outer   T O   F Actory   D Efault   S Etngs

    Step   6 :   C lick   Y es   t o   c onfirm   t he   n ew   s eTngs   o n   t he   r outer.   I t   w ill   t ake   a t   l east   8 0   s econds   t o   save  ...

  • Page 43: How   D O   I   S Et   U P   W Ebsite   F Iltering   O N   M Y   R Outer

    Step   2 :   U sing   t he   p aperclip,   p ress   a nd   h old   t he   r eset   b u=on   f or   m ore   t han   t en   s econds.   T he   power  ...
  • Page 44 blocked   o n   t his   r outer   i n   t he   W ebsite   U RL/Domain   c olumns.   C lick   S ave   S e8ngs   w hen   finished   t o   s ave   t he   c onfiguraQon. Step  ...
  • Page 45 Step   6 :   N ame   t he   p olicy   a nd   c lick   N ext. Step   7 :   S elect   a   s chedule   a nd   c lick   o n   N ext.   S chedules   c an   b e   c reated   u nder   t he   Tool>>Schedules  ...
  • Page 46 Step   8 :   E nter   t he   I P   A ddress   o r   M AC   A ddress   o f   t he   d evice(s)   w hich   y ou   w ish   t o   h ave   t his   policy  ...
  • Page 47 Step   1 0:   C hoose   w hether   t o   E nable   o r   D isable   W eb   A ccess   L ogging   a nd   c lick   S ave. Step  ...

  • Page 48: How   D O   I   U Pgrade   T He   Fi Rmware   O N   M Y   R Outer

    15.How   d o   I   u pgrade   t he   M irmware   o n   m y   r outer?   Warning:   A   fi rmware   u pgrade   s hould   o nly   b e   c arried   o ut   o ver   a   w ired   c onnecQon   b etween   your  ...

  • Page 49: How   D O   I   B Ack   U P   T He   R Outer's   C Onfiguraqon   T O   M Y   C Omputer

    Step   4 :   C lick   o n   t he   T ools   t ab   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   t hen   c lick   o n   F irmware   f rom   t he   menu  ...
  • Page 50 Step   2 :   T he   d efault   u sername   i s   A dmin   ( all   l ower   c ase)   a nd   t he   d efault   p assword   s hould   b e   led  ...

  • Page 51: How   D O   I   C Onfigure   P Ort   F Orwarding   O N   M Y   R Outer

    To   l oad   a   p reviously   s aved   c onfiguraQon   fi le,   c lick   B rowse   n ext   t o   “ Load   S eTngs   F rom   L ocal   Hard  ...
  • Page 52 Step   2 :   T he   d efault   u sername   i s   A dmin   ( all   l ower   c ase)   a nd   t he   d efault   p assword   s hould   b e   led  ...

  • Page 53: How   D O   I   C Onfigure   Q Os   ( Quality   O F   S Ervice)   S Etngs   O N   M Y   R Outer

    Step   5 :   S elect   t he   c omputer   o r   d evice   f rom   t he   l ist   o f   D HCP   c lients   i n   t he   C omputer   N ame   drop-­‐down  ...
  • Page 54 Step   3 :   C lick   o n   t he   A dvanced   t ab   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   p age   a nd   t hen   c lick   Q OS   E ngine   f rom   t he   menu  ...
  • Page 55   Step   6 :     C hoose   t raffic   t o   b e   s orted   u sing   e ither   t he   S trict   P riority   Q ueue   o r   W eighted   F air   Queue.  ...

  • Page 56: How   M Any   S Imultaneous   U Sers   C An   M Y   W I-­-Fi   N Etwork   H Andle

    You   c an   t hen   c reate   u p   t o   1 8   c lassificaQon   r ules   f or   v arious   a pplicaQons.   C heck   t he   b ox   n ext   to  ...
  • Page 57 Note:   T he   f ollowing   i nstrucQons   a nd   s creenshots   a re   f or   W indows®   7 .   O ther   v ersions   o f   Windows   m ay   h ave   s lightly   d ifferent   a ppearances.   Step  ...
  • Page 58 Step   5 :   Y our   c omputer   i s   n ow   c onnected.   T he   c omputer   s hould   n ow   a utomaQcally   c onnect   to   t his   n etwork   w hen   i t   i s   w ithin   r ange.   Disclaimer:  ...
  • Page 59 CorporaQon   i n   t he   U nited   S tates   a nd   o ther   c ountries.  ...

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