DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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............13 Front and Right Side Panels..........13 Back Panel...............15...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port User Manual Status..............83 Network Statistics............83 DHCP..............84 Routing Table............85 Clients..............86 Active Sessions............87 Multicast groups............88 Net................89 WAN..............89 Creating PPPoE WAN Connection..........90 Creating IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection....94 Creating Static IP or Dynamic IP WAN Connection.......100...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port User Manual 3G/LTE Modem..............196 Settings..............197 Information.............198 PIN..............199 USB Storage...............201 Information.............201 Filebrowser.............202 Print Server............203 Samba..............204 FTP..............205 DLNA..............206 Transmission..............208 Transmission Settings...........208 Control..............211 URL Filter..............211 System..............213 Administrator Password..........214 Configuration............215...
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-825/ACF and configure a PC in order to access its web-based interface. Chapter 4 describes all pages of the web-based interface in detail.
USB storage device, which will be used as a network drive, or a printer. Also you are able to connect the wireless router DIR-825/ACF 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Specifications Hardware Interfaces · 1000BASE-X SFP WAN port · 4 10/100/1000BASE-T LAN ports · USB 2.0 port LEDs · POWER ·...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Software · Firewall functions Network Address Translation (NAT) · Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) · IP filter · IPv6 filter · MAC filter ·...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters · Wireless connection rate IEEE 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps · IEEE 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps ·...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11n (typical at PER < 10% at room temperature 25 °C) 2.4GHz, HT20 -82dBm at MCS0/8 -79dBm at MCS1/9...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Physical Parameters · Dimensions (L x W x H) 227 x 159 x 38 mm (8.93 x 6.26 x 1.5 in) ·...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Supported USB modems · Huawei E3131 · Huawei E3272 · Huawei E3351 · Huawei E3372 · Huawei E367 · Huawei E392 ·...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Product Appearance Front and Right Side Panels Figure 1. Front panel view. Mode Description The router is powered on. Solid green Firmware update is in progress.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual A separate LED is located on the WPS button. Mode Description Attempting to add a wireless device via the WPS Blinking blue function.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Overview User Manual Back Panel Figure 2. Back panel view. Port Description DC 12V Power connector. ON/OFF A button to turn the router on/off.
• “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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Before You Begin Please, read this manual prior to installing the device. Make sure that you have all the necessary information and equipment.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual USB Modem To connect to an LTE, 3G GSM or CDMA network, you should use a USB modem. Connect it to...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections >...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. To connect via USB modem: connect your USB modem to the USB port located on the back panel of the router.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 >...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual 6. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DIR- 825ACF (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-825ACF-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button.
(create a WAN connection, change the parameters of the wireless network, specify the settings of the firewall, etc.). For security reasons, DIR-825/ACF with default settings cannot connect to the Internet. To get started, please set your own password used to access the web-based interface and, if needed, configure other settings recommended by your ISP.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual Remember or write down the new password for the administrator account. In case of losing the new password, you can access the settings of the router only after restoring the factory default settings via the hardware RESET button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 71).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Installation and Connection User Manual Control Description Click the icon to safely disconnect the USB storage. Also you can safely disconnect the USB storage on the USB storage / Information page.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Control Description The Wireless element displays information on Wi-Fi module operation in the 2.4GHz band. To switch to the editing mode of Fi module settings in the 5GHz band, click the icon (Band).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 24. The page for selecting a 3G network operator. On the opened page, from the Provider drop-down list, select your country and operator if you are...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 25. The page for selecting the connection type. On the opened page, select the needed choice of the radio button and click the Next button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating WAN Connection PPPoE Connection Figure 26. Configuring PPPoE WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPv6 PPPoE or PPPoE Dual Stack Connection Figure 27. Configuring IPv6 PPPoE WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IP Connection Figure 28. Configuring Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Dynamic IP Connection Figure 29. Configuring Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IPv6 Connection Figure 30. Configuring Static IPv6 WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Dynamic IPv6 Connection Figure 31. Configuring Dynamic IPv6 WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPPoE + Static IP Connection Figure 32. Configuring PPPoE + Static IP WAN connection. Fill in the IP Address and Netmask fields.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection Figure 36. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 37. Configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 38. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 39. Configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual 3G Connection Figure 40. Configuring 3G WAN connection. In the Connection name field, specify a name for the connection for easier identification.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual LTE Connection For the USB modem Megafon M100-1, please reboot the router after finishing the Wizard. Figure 41. Configuring LTE WAN connection.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Checking Internet Availability On the page, you can check the WAN connection you have created. Figure 42. Checking the Internet availability.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring Wireless Connection Figure 43. Selecting the operating mode for the wireless network. If you want to disable one or both bands of the wireless network, select the Turn off choice of the Mode radio button and click the Next button.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, in the Network name (SSID) field, specify a new name for the network in the 2.4GHz band (use digits and Latin characters).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN in the 2.4GHz band. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, you can configure a guest wireless network in the 2.4GHz band. Figure 46. Creating a guest network in the 2.4GHz band.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 47. Configuring a guest network in the 2.4GHz band. On the opened page, in the Network name (SSID) field, specify a new name for the guest network.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, modify security settings of the guest network in the 2.4GHz band. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your guest network) in the Network key field.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 49. Selecting a LAN port to connect an IPTV set-top box.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Access Point Mode On the opened page, in the Network name (SSID) field specify a new name for the network in the 2.4GHz band (use digits and Latin characters).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the next page, you can modify security settings of your wireless network in the 2.4GHz band. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, you can configure a guest wireless network in the 2.4GHz band. Figure 53. The page for creating a guest network in the 2.4GHz...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 54. The page for configuring a guest network in the 2.4GHz band. On the opened page, in the Network name (SSID) field, specify a new name for the guest network.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, modify security settings of the guest network in the 2.4GHz band. Select the Protected value from the Network Authentication drop-down list and enter a key (a password that will be used to access your guest network) in the Network key field.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Client Mode On the opened page, select the band of the network to which you want to connect from the Wireless network range drop-down list and click the Search button.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 57. 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.
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(SSID) field of the relevant section. Use digits and Latin characters. It is strongly recommended to configure the secure wireless network of DIR-825/ACF. To do this, 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Status The pages of this section display data on the current state of the router: network statistics •...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPPoE WAN Connection To create a connection of the PPPoE type, click the Add button on the Net / WAN page.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 69. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 70. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select the checkbox if you want the router to establish connection to the Internet on demand. In the Maximum idle time field, specify a...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 73. The page for creating a new IPv6 PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 74. The page for creating a new IPv6 PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 77. The page for creating a new Pv6 PPPoE connection. The IPv6 DNS addresses section. Parameter Description...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 78. 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 80. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 81. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 82. The page for creating a new Static IP connection. The Authorization via 802.1x protocol section. Parameter Description Authorization via 802.1x protocol...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 83. 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 85. The page for creating a new Static IPv6 connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 86. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 87. 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 89. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 90. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 91. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Authorization via 802.1x protocol section.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 92. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The Miscellaneous section. Parameter Description...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 93. The page for creating a new PPPoE + Static IP connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Username A username (login) to access the Internet.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 96. 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 97. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The IP section. Parameter Description...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 98. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The Authorization via 802.1x protocol section.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 99. The page for creating a new PPTP + Static IP connection. The VPN section. Parameter Description...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 •...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating 3G WAN Connection If the PIN code check is enabled for the SIM card inserted into your USB modem, then prior to creating a 3G WAN connection, proceed to the 3G/LTE modem / PIN menu and enter the PIN code on the page displayed (see the 3G/LTE Modem section, page 196).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 101. The page for creating a new 3G connection. The USB modem section. Parameter Description USB modem The value of the field specifies the type of the network to which the router connects.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description A number dialed to connect to the authorization server of the Dial number operator. Authentication Select a required authentication method from the drop-down list or algorithm leave the AUTO value.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating LTE WAN Connection For the USB modem Megafon M100-1, please reboot the router after creating the WAN connection.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 105. The page for creating a new LTE connection. The USB modem section. Parameter Description USB modem The value of the field specifies the type of the network to which the router connects.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 106. The page for creating a new LTE connection. The IP section. Parameter Description Obtain DNS server...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To configure the router's local interface, proceed to the Net / LAN page. Figure 108. Basic settings of the local interface.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description An operating mode of the router's DHCP server. Enable: the router assigns IP addresses to clients automatically in accordance with the specified parameters.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the IPv6 address assignment section, you can configure how clients from the LAN should obtain IPv6 addresses.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Static DHCP section, you can specify MAC address and IP address pairs (set a fixed IPv4 address in the local area network for a device with a certain MAC address).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 pages of the Wi-Fi / Basic settings section, you can enable your wireless local area network (WLAN) and configure its basic parameters.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The checkbox enables Wi-Fi connections in the 2.4GHz. If you want Enable Wireless to disable your WLAN in this band, deselect the checkbox.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Operating mode of the wireless network of the router. This parameter defines standards of the devices that will be able to use Wireless mode this band of your wireless network.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual 5GHz Band Figure 113. Basic settings of the wireless LAN in the 5GHz band. Parameter Description The checkbox enables Wi-Fi connections in the 5GHz. If you want Enable Wireless to disable your WLAN in this band, deselect the checkbox.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description To split the network into several parts in the 5GHz band, select the a relevant value (2, 3, or 4) from the drop-down list. By default, the wireless network is not split (the Disabled value is selected from the list).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The maximum bandwidth (Kbit/s) of your WLAN (or the selected part of the network). Specify the needed value or leave t the value 0 Shaping not to limit bandwidth of your WLAN.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 115. Network authentication types supported by the router. The router supports the following authentication types: Authentication type...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The WPA , WPA2 , and WPA/WPA2 mixed authentication types require a RADIUS server. 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 standards 802.11n and 802.11ac):...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The checkbox activating WEP encryption. When the checkbox is selected, the Default Key ID field, the Encryption Key WEP as...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 117. The WPA2-PSK value is selected from the Network Authentication drop-down list.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 118.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 120. The page for adding a MAC address. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description In the field, enter the MAC address to which the selected filtering mode will be applied.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On pages of the Wi-Fi / WPS section, you can enable the function for secure configuration of the WLAN and select a method used to easily add wireless devices to the WLAN.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 122. The page for configuring the WPS function. Page 149 of 237...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To activate the WPS function, select the WPS Enable checkbox on the Wi-Fi / WPS/ 2.4 GHz or Wi-Fi / WPS / 5 GHz page and click the Apply button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Additional Settings On pages of the Wi-Fi / Additional settings section, you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the router.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The time period (in seconds) between sending a DTIM (a message DTIM Period notifying on broadcast or multicast transmission) and data transmission.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Guard interval (in nanoseconds). This parameter defines the interval between symbols transmitted when the router is communicating to wireless devices.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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:...
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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-825/ACF will switch to the channel of the wireless access point to which you have connected.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 •...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 127. The page for adding a group of ports for VLAN. You can specify the following parameters:...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 that can be added to the group.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual EtherWAN On the Advanced / EtherWAN page, you can configure the router to connect to a private Ethernet line.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Port Settings On the Advanced / Port settings page, you can configure or disable autonegotiation of speed and duplex mode or manually configure speed and duplex mode for each Ethernet port of the router.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 131. The page for changing the settings of the router's port. On the opened page, specify the needed parameters:...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description can be either sent or received) at the maximum possible rate of up to 100Mbps. 100M-Full: Data transfer in two directions simultaneously •...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description The domain name registered at your DDNS provider. The field will Full host name be filled in automatically.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Advanced / DNS page, you can add DNS servers to the system. Figure 135. The Advanced / DNS page.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Routing On the Advanced / Routing page, you can add static routes (routes for networks that are not connected directly to the device but are available through the interfaces of the device) into the system.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit an existing route, select a needed field in the relevant line of the table, change its value, and click the Apply button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPv6 Routing On the Advanced / IPv6 routing page, you can add static routes (routes for networks that are not connected directly to the device but are available through the interfaces of the device) into the system.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual After specifying the needed parameters, click the Apply button. To edit an existing route, select a needed field in the relevant line of the table, change its value, and click the Apply button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Miscellaneous On the Advanced / Miscellaneous page, you can allow the router to use IGMP and RTSP, enable the SIP ALG function and the PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP/IPSec pass through functions.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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).
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPsec On the Advanced / IPsec page, you can configure VPN tunnels based on IPsec protocol. IPsec is a protocol suite for securing IP communications.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 143. The page for adding an IPsec tunnel. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Select the checkbox to allow a remote host with any public IP address to connect to the router via IPsec protocol.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Pre-shared key A key for mutual authentication of the parties. Select a WAN connection through which the tunnel will pass. When Interface the <auto>...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Maximum Segment Size of a TCP packet. This parameter influences the size of a TCP packet which will be sent from a remote host to the router.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description First phase DHgroup A Diffie-Hellman key group for Phase 1. Select a value from the drop- type down list.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit fields in the Tunneled networks section, select a needed field in the relevant line of the table and change its value.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Firewall In this menu you can configure the firewall of the router: add rules for IP filtering •...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select an action for the rule. Allow: Allows packet transmission in accordance with the criteria Action specified by the rule.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description The MAC address of a device from the router's LAN. You can enter...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual 3G/LTE Modem This menu is designed to operate USB modems. If the PIN code check for the SIM card inserted into your USB modem is not disabled, proceed to the 3G/LTE modem / PIN section.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Settings On the 3G/LTE modem / Settings page, you can enable/disable the function for automatic creation of 3G/LTE WAN connection upon plugging a USB modem into the router Figure 153.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Information On the 3G/LTE modem / Information page, you can view data on the USB modem connected to the router.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On pages of the 3G/LTE modem / PIN section, you can change the PIN code of the identification card inserted into your USB modem, disable or enable the check of the PIN code.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 156. The 3G/LTE modem / PIN / Changing PIN code page. Enter the current code in the PIN code field, then enter a new code in the New PIN code and New PIN code confirmation fields and click the Apply button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual USB Storage This menu is designed to operate USB storages. Here you can do the following: view data on the connected USB storage •...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To disconnect one volume of the storage, select the needed value from the USB storage drop- down list and click the Unmount volume button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Print Server On the USB storage / Print-server page, you can configure the router as a print server. Being configured in this way, the router will allow your LAN users to share the printer connected to the USB port of the router.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Samba On the USB storage / Samba page, you can enable the built-in Samba server of the router to provide access to the USB storage for users of your LAN.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the USB storage / FTP page, you can enable the built-in FTP server of the router to provide access to the USB storage for users of your LAN.
60 seconds. In the DLNA server name field, specify a new name of the DLNA server for easier identification in your LAN or leave the value specified by default (D-Link DLNA Server). Use digits and/or Latin characters.
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Apply button. The step-by-step description of how to configure the DLNA server of the router is available on D-Link website. To access it, click the Setting up DLNA server on the router link in the top part of the page.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Transmission In this menu you can configure the built-in Transmission torrent client and manage distributing and downloading processes.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The port on which the web-based interface of the Transmission Web-interface port client is available. The maximum number of files which clients can download Open files limit simultaneously.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Using the web-based interface of the built-in Transmission torrent client you can manage the process of downloading files to the USB storage connected to the router.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 166. The Control / URL filter / URL addresses page. Click the Add button and enter an address in the field displayed. Then click the Apply button.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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 •...
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The following buttons are available on the page: Control Description Click the button to save settings to the non-volatile memory. Please, save settings every time you change the router's parameters.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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, a USB storage connected to the router, and/or e- mail.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a type of logging from the drop-down list. Local: the system log is stored in the router's memory (and •...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the System / System log / E-Mail settings page you can configure sending the system log by e-mail.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The port of the mail server to which the router connects for sending SMTP server port an e-mail.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual the System / System log / Log page, the events specified in the Logging level list are displayed.
Figure 172. 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual After clicking the Apply button, the date and time set for the router will be displayed in the System date and System time fields.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port 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.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual USB Users On the System / USB users page, you can create user accounts to provide access to data on the USB storage connected to the router.
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, in the Login field, specify a username, and in the Password and Password confirmation fields – the password for the account. You can use letters of the Latin alphabet (uppercase and/or lowercase) and digits.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Interface Settings On the System / Interface settings page, you can configure the interface language and specify an idle period at the end of which the session with the interface is completed.
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Operation Guidelines User Manual CHAPTER 5. OPERATION GUIDELINES Safety Rules and Conditions Please carefully read this section before installation and connection of the device. Make sure that the power adapter and cables are not damaged.
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-825/ACF 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).
DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual CHAPTER 6. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Third Generation Access Category Advanced Encryption Standard Address Resolution Protocol BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier...
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DIR-825/ACF Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Router with Fiber WAN Port, 3G/LTE Support and USB Port Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual Network Address Translation Network Time Protocol OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Push Button Configuration Personal Identification Number PPPoE Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet...
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