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D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual

Dual band wireless n600 gigabit adsl2+ modem router
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    NETWORKING BASICS ..................... 64 Information you will need from your ADSL service provider ..........7 Information you will need about your DSL-2544n ADSL Router ........8 CHECK YOUR IP ADDRESS ..................64 Information you will need about your LAN or computer ..........9 STATICALLY ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS ..............

  • Page 3: Safety Precaution

    Introduction The DSL-2544N is a highly integrated ADSL2/2+ Integrated Access Device. It provides DSL uplink, Ethernet LAN and wireless LAN services. The wireless LAN is complied with the IEEE802.11b/g /n standards and supports 2T2R which can work at dual-band 2.4G and 5G. It is usually prefered to provide high access performance applications for the individual users, the SOHO, the small enterprises and so on.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    1 x RJ45 Ethernet cable • 1 x Installation CD Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating other than the one included with the DSL-2544N may cause damage and void the warranty for this product. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    Operating system: Windows 8/7/VISTA/XP/2000 • MAC OS • Internet Explorer V6 or higher, Netscape V4.0 or higher, or Firefox v1.5 or higher • D-Link Click’s Connect Utility Computer with: • Operating system: Windows 8/7/VISTA/XP/2000 • CD-ROM Drive D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 6: Features

    • Diagnostic test • Web interface • Telnet CLI • IP/MAC/URL Filter • Application layer service • Quality of Service (QoS) • Port binding • Auto upgrade • Net USB • Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 7: Installation

    Operating Systems The DSL-2544N uses an HTML-based web interface for setup and management. The web configuration manager may be accessed using any operating system capable of running web browser software, including Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
  • Page 8 LAN side of the bridge, such as a PC, a server, a gateway device, such as a router, or similar firewall hardware. The IP address can be assigned in a number of ways. Your network service provider will give you instructions about any additional connection software or NIC configuration that may be required. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 9: Information You Will Need From Your Adsl Service Provider

    ADSL service provider’s network and your computer. If you are setting up the Router for multiple virtual connections, you will need to configure the VPI and VCI as instructed by your ADSL service provider for the additional connections. This setting can be changed in the WAN Setup window of the web management interface. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 10: Information You Will Need About Your Dsl-2544N Adsl Router

    IP address used for DHCP service on the LAN when DHCP is enabled. LAN Subnet Mask for the DSL-2544N This is the subnet mask used by the DSL-2544N and will be used throughout your LAN. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. This can be changed later.

  • Page 11: Information You Will Need About Your Lan Or Computer

    Ethernet NIC If your computer has an Ethernet NIC, you can connect the DSL-2544N to the Ethernet port using an Ethernet cable. You can also use the Ethernet ports on the DSL-2544N to connect to other computers or Ethernet devices.

  • Page 12: Hardware Description And Installation

    Blinking A connection is set up and data is being transmitted. No signal is detected. Connection is successfully established between the router and the client, the LED would light Green Solid light steady for 5 seconds. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 13: Button And Interfaces

    The access point can be placed on a shelf or desktop, ideally you should be able to see the LED indicators in the front, as you may need to view them D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 14: Connecting The Router

    Line port of the splitter to the uplink telephone jack on the wall. The spliter has three ports: LINE: Connect to a wall phone jack (RJ-11 jack)  Modem: Connect to the Line interface of the router  D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 15 Connect the LAN port of the router to the network interface card (NIC) of the PC through an Ethernet cable (MDI/MDIX). Step 3 Plug the power adapter to the wall outlet and then connect the other end of it to the Power port of the route D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 16: Web Configuration

    (IE) browser, then to http://192.168.1.1. Step 2 The Login page is shown as the figure appears on the right. Select admin from the drop-down list of username and enter the password. The password is admin.  D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 17: Setup

    Internet service provider (ISP). For example, your ISP should inform you whether you are connected to the Internet using a static or dynamic IP address, or the protocol, such as PPPoA or PPPoE, that you use to communicate over the Internet. Step 1 Choose SETUP > Wizard. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 18 Next. If the Protocol is set to be PPPoE or PPPoA and Connection Type is LLC, the page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 19 SSID and connect. You can choose a security mode to protect your Security Mode wireless network. It is recommended selecting WPA2-PSK. WPA2 Enter a password. The length of the password is Pre-Shared Key between 8-63 characters. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 20: Internet Setup

    Step 7 Click Apply to apply the current settings and finished the setup of the DSL-2544N router. Click Back to review or modify settings. Note: In each step of the Wizard page, you can click Back to review or modify the previous settings. Click Cancel to exit the wizard page.
  • Page 21 QoS Scheduler Queuing. Protocol You can select from the drop-down list. Encapsulation Select the method of encapsulation provided by your Mode ISP. You can select from the drop-down list. After setting, click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 22 PPPoE client and server have indicated the ability to support a larger MRU in the PPPoE Discovery Stage. MTU Size: Maximum Transmission Unit. Sometimes, you must modify this  function to access network successfully. Keep Alive: Enable or disable the PPPoE dial-up to keep alive.  D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 23 ISP. For IP over ATM and Bridging, there only slight difference with protocols mentioned above, please take the descriptions of other protocols for reference. After proper settings, click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 24: 2.4G Wireless

    Wireless security is vital to your network to protect the Wireless wireless communication among wireless stations, access Security Mode points and wired network. There are four security modes: None, WPA only, WPA2, and WPA/WPA2 Mixed. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 25: 5G Wireless

    After setting, click Apply to save the settings. 5G Wireless In anti-attenuation capability, the 2.4GHz wireless connection is superior to 5GHz connection, but in signal interference the former is inferior to the latter. The 5G wireless configuration parameters are similar that of 2.4GHz. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 26: Local Network

    DHCP on your LAN, the IP address pool used for DHCP must be compatible with the IP address of the device. The IP address available in the DHCP IP address pool changes automatically if you change the IP address of the device. You can also enable the secondary LAN IP address. The two LAN IP addresses must be in different networks. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 27 IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN. The IP address pool can contain up to 253 IP addresses. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 28 Click Apply to save the settings. After the DHCP reservation is saved, the DHCP reservations list displays the configuration. If the DHCP reservations list table is not empty, you can select one or more items and click Edit or Delete. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 29: Local Ipv6 Network

    Get Prefix Mode  From WAN: Use the site prefix obtained at the WAN side as the prefix to issue. Manual: Manually add a site prefix. After setting, click the Apply button to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 30: Time And Date

    Click Apply to save the settings. Logout Choose SETUP > Logout. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 31: Advanced

    The default settings provide the best wireless radio performance in most environments. Choose ADVANCED >.2.4G Advanced Wireless. The page shown as the figure appears on the right. The 2.4G Advanced Settings includes the sub items Advanced Settings, MAC Filtering, Security Settings, and WPS Setting. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 32 SSID: The Wireless Network Name is a unique name that identifies a  network. All devices on a network must share the same wireless network name in order to communicate on the network. If you decide to change the D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 33 MAC addresses contained in the Access Control List. Choose a Wireless SSID and enable Access Control Mode. Then click Add to add a MAC Address as shown in the figure appears on the right. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 34 WPS Session Status The status of WPS connection. If you are using the PIN method, you will need a Registrar (access point/wireless router) to initiate the registration between a new device and an active access D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 35: Advanced Wireless

    The 5G wireless configuration parameters are similar that of 2.4GHz. Please refer to 2.4G Advanced Wireless. Select Advanced Settings > ALG to go to the following page. Select the NAT ALG and Pass-Through options, and then click Submit. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 36: Port Forwarding

    LAN with the LAN IP address you specify. Note that the specified private IP address must be within the available range of the subnet where the device is in. Choose ADVANCED > Port Forwarding. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 37: Dmz

    NAT and it is visible to agents on the Internet with the correct type of software. Note that any client PC in the DMZ is exposed to various types of security risks. If you use the DMZ, take measures (such as client-based virus protection) to protect the remaining client PCs on your LAN from possible contamination through DMZ. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 38: Samba

    Enter your samba password for user root. Retype Reconfirm your samba password here. password Enable USB Storage Select the check box to support USB storage. Enable Anonymous Select the check box to allow anonymous users Access access. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 39: Parental Control

    MAC Filter allows you to control when clients or PCs connected to the device are allowed to access the Internet. Block Website In the Parent Control page, click Block Website. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 40 Click Apply to add the website to the BLOCK WEBSITE table. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. MAC Filter In the Parent Control page, click MAC Filter. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 41: Filtering Options

    Enter the use name and MAC address and select the corresponding time and days. Click Apply to add the MAC address to the BLOCK MAC ADDRESS table. Filtering Options Choose ADVANCED > Filtering Options. The Filtering Options page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 42 Original/ end port, which is the original port range. Port Description You can describe this IPv4 filter rule. After setting the parameters, click Submit. You can also click Edit or Delete to manage the rule. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 43: Qos

    You may tick in the box to permit 802.1P Mark. Mark After setting the parameters, click Save to save the QOS configuration. In this page, click Add Rule. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. You can configure QoS queue rule. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 44 DSCP Mark Set a DSCP Mark for this QoS rule. Click Save to add the rule to the list. You may click Edit to modify the existing classification rule, or click Drop to delete it. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 45: Spi/Dos Protection

    Port scan protection is designed to block attempts to discover vulnerable ports or services that might be exploited in an attack from the WAN. Click Submit to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 46: Dns

    If you are using the device for DHCP service on the LAN or using DNS servers on the ISP network, select IPv4 static DNS and enter these IP addresses in the available entry fields for the preferred DNS server and the alternate DNS server. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 47: Dynamic Dns

    Host Name: Enter the host name that you registered with your DDNS service  provider. Interface: Select the interface you want to use.  Username/Password: Enter the user name and password for your DDNS  account. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 48: Storage Service

    Port Mapping Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools> Port Mapping, the page shown in the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can bind the WAN interface and the LAN interface to the same group. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 49 IGMP proxy enables the system to issue IGMP host messages on behalf of hosts that the system discovered through standard IGMP interfaces. The system acts as a proxy for its hosts after you enable it. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 50 Layer 2 devices to manage and control IPv6 multicast groups. By analyzing received MLD messages, a Layer 2 device running MLD Snooping establishes mappings between ports and multicast MAC addresses and forwards IPv6 multicast data based on these mappings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 51 Click Apply to save the settings. SNMP Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools and click SNMP. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can set SNMP parameters. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 52: Routing

    Choose ADVANCED > Routing and click Static Routing. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. This page is used to configure the routing information. In this page, you can add or delete IP routes. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 53 The following table describes the parameters of this page. Field Description Destination Network The destination IP address of the static Address route. Use Gateway IP Address The gateway IP address of the static route. Use Interface The interface name of the static route. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 54 Default Gateway Choose ADVANCED > Routing and click Default Gateway. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. Select the WAN interface as your default gateway specifies. Click Apply to save the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 55: Nat

    Sessions in the opposite direction may be allowed on an exceptional basis using static address maps for pre-selected hosts. Choose ADVANCED >NAT. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 56: Logout

    IP Range the internal PC wants to access. After setting, click Apply to save the settings. Logout Choose ADVANCED > Logout. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 57: Maintenance

    Update Settings to restore the device configuration. Restore Default Settings: Reset the device to default settings.  Notice: Do not turn off your device or press the Reset button while an operation in this page is in progress. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 58: Firmware Update

    Enter the current and new passwords and confirm the new password, to change the password. Click Apply to apply the settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 59 Remote Access Control Choose MAINTENANCE > Access Controls > Remote Access Control. The page shown as the figure appears on the right. This page allows you to enable or disable WAN management services. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 60: Diagnostics

    In this page, you can test your DSL connection. This page is used to test the connection to your local network, the connection to your DSL service provider, and the connection to your Internet service provider. Click Rerun Diagnostics Test to run diagnostics. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 61 In this page, you can determine the routers on the Internet by sending packets. Click Traceroute to begin diagnosis. After finish, the page shown in the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...
  • Page 62 Choose MAINTENANCE > Diagnostic > Ping. The page shown in the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can ping the host on the Internet by sending packets. Click Ping to begin diagnosis. After finish, the page shown in the figure appears on the right. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 63: Log Configuration

    Click View System Log to view the detail information of system log. Logout Choose MAINTENANCE > Logout. The page is shown as the figure appears on the right. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that might occur during the installation and operation of the DSL-2544N. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows® XP. If you have a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples.)
  • Page 65 There is a potential security issue if the firewall is disabled on your PC. Please remember to turn it back on once you have finished the whole installation procedure. This will enable you to surf the Internet without any problems. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 66: Networking Basics

    Check Your IP Address After you install your new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 67: Statically Assigning An Ip Address

    Set the Primary DNS to be the same as the LAN IP address of your router (192.168.1.1). The Secondary DNS is not needed or you may enter a DNS server from your ISP. Step 5 Click on the OK button twice to save your settings. D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

  • Page 68: Technical Specifications

    RARP Protocol ICMP RFC1994 CHAP RFC1058 RIP v1 RFC2131 DHCP Client / RFC1213 SNMP v1 & v2c DHCP Server RFC1334 PAP RFC2364 PPP over ATM RFC1389 RIP v2 RFC2516 PPP over RFC1577 Classical IP over Ethernet D-Link DSL-2544N User Manual...

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