Table Of Contents - D-Link DIR-842 User Manual

DIR-842 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh Gigabit
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..............................................................8
Product Appearance.........................................................13
Upper Panel..............................................................13
Back and Bottom Panels...................................................15
Delivery Package...........................................................17
Chapter 3. Installation and Connection.........................18
Before You Begin...........................................................18
Connecting to PC...........................................................19
PC with Ethernet Adapter.................................................19
Obtaining IP Address Automatically (OS Windows 7)........................19
Obtaining IP Address Automatically (OS Windows 10).......................24
PC with Wi-Fi Adapter....................................................28
Obtaining IP Address Automatically and Connecting to Wireless Network
(OS Windows 7)...........................................................28
Obtaining IP Address Automatically and Connecting to Wireless Network
(OS Windows 10)..........................................................31
Connecting to Web-based Interface..........................................34
Web-based Interface Structure..............................................36
Summary Page.............................................................36
Home Page................................................................38
Menu Sections............................................................39
Notifications............................................................40
Chapter 4. Configuring via Web-based Interface.................41
Initial Configuration Wizard...............................................41
Selecting Operation Mode.................................................43
Router.................................................................43
Access Point or Repeater...............................................44
Mesh Network Main Device (Controller)..................................46
Mesh Network Subordinate Device (Agent)................................48
Changing LAN IPv4 Address................................................49
Wi-Fi Client.............................................................50
Configuring WAN Connection...............................................52
Static IPv4 Connection.................................................53
Static IPv6 Connection.................................................54
PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual Stack,
PPPoE + Dynamic IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connections.....................55
PPPoE + Static IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connection.......................56
PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection......................57
PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection........................58
Configuring Wireless Network.............................................59
Configuring LAN Ports for IPTV/VoIP......................................61
Changing Web-based Interface Password....................................63
Connection of Multimedia Devices...........................................65
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