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  • Page 1 DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Settings..............33 4.4.2 Port Forwarding ............... 41 4.4.3 Port Triggering ................. 43 4.4.4 DMZ..................45 4.4.5 Parental Control............... 45 4.4.6 Filtering Options ..............49 4.4.7 DNS..................53 4.4.8 Dynamic DNS ................54 4.4.9 Multicast .................. 55 DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    2 Introduction The DSL-2730U 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. It is usually prefered to provide high access performance applications for the individual users, the SOHO, the small enterprise and so on.

  • Page 5: Leds And Interfaces

    IP is connected and no traffic is detected. The device is attempted to become IP connected, but failed. WPS negotiation is enabled, waiting for the Blinks side Green clients. panel) Device is ready for new WPS to setup. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 6 Press down the button for one second, and then release. ON/OFF Power on or off. Interface that connects to the power adapter. The power POWER adapter output is: 12 V DC, A. WPS (on the WPS button to setup connection to client. side panel) DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

     File server for network attached storage (NAS) devices  Print server  Web filtering  Management and control Web-based management (WBM) Command line interface (CLI) TR-069 WAN management protocol  Remote update  System statistics and monitoring DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 8: Standards Compatibility And Compliance

    Designed to go up to 100 meters indoors and up to 300 meters outdoors, wireless LAN lets you access your network from anywhere you want. However, the numbers of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through limit signal range. Typical ranges vary depending on types of materials and background RF noise in your home or business. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 9: Connecting The Router

    Connect the LAN port of the router to the network interface card (NIC) of the PC through an Ethernet cable (MDI/MDIX). Plug the power adapter to the wall outlet and then connect the other end of it to the Power port of the router. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 10: About The Web Configuration

    MAINTENANCE IP address of the Router, that means the communication of the PC and the Router is normal. Note: When you manage the Router through Web, you must keep the Router power on. Otherwise, the Router may be damaged. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 11: Logging In To The Router

    Remember my password. It is recommended to change these default values after logging in to the DSL router for the first time. Step 4 Click Login to log in. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 12: Setup

    Internet using a static or dynamic IP address, or the protocol, such as PPPoA or PPPoE, that you use to communicate over the Internet. Choose Setup > Wizard. The page shown in the figure appears. Click Setup Wizard. The page shown in the right figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 13 Change the password for logging in to the device. The default password is admin. To secure your network, modify the password timely. Note: Confirm password must be the same as the new password. To ignore the step, click Skip. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 14  VPI: The virtual path identifier of the WAN interface (provided by your ISP). The range is 0 to 255.  VCI: The virtual channel identifier for the WAN interface. The range is 32 to 65535 (1 to 31 are reserved for known protocols). DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 15 If the Protocol is PPPoE or PPPoA, the page shown in either of the two figures appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 16 Set the user name and password as provided by your ISP. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 17 If the Protocol is Static IP, the page shown in the figure appears. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and Primary DNS Server. If the Protocol is Dynamic IP or Bridge, the page shown in the figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 18 After proper configuration, click Next. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 19  WPA Pre-Shared Key: Please set it. Then you will need to enter the same key here into your wireless clients in order to enable proper wireless connection. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 20 The page shown in the right figure appears. In this page, you can view the configuration information. You can check weather the configurations match the information provided by your ISP. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 21: Internet Setup

    4.3.2 Internet Setup Choose Setup > Internet Setup. The page as shown in the right figure appears. In this page, you can configure the WAN interface of the device. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 22 You can select from the drop-down list. Protocol You can select one of the item between Strict Priority scheduler and Weighted Fair Queuing. Select the method of encapsulation provided by your ISP. You can select from the drop-down list. Encapsulati on Mode DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 23 Click Next, the page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 24 Internet fails. Normally, NAT should be enabled.  Enable Firewall: Enable or disable IP filtering.  Enable IGMP Multicast: IGMP proxy. For example, if you wish that the PPPoE mode supports IPTV, enable this function. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 25 IP address of the DNS server, select this check box and enter the information in the fields.  Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.  Secondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server provided by your ISP. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 26 After proper settings, click Next. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 27: Wireless Connection

    There are two ways to setup your wireless connection. You can use the Wireless Connection Setup Wizard or you can manually configure the connection. Choose Setup > Wireless Connection. The Wireless Connection page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 28 In Wireless Connection page, Click “Wireless Connection Setup Wizard”, the page shown in the following figure appears. If you select “Use WPA encryption instead of WEP” and “Manually assign a network key”, click “Next”, the page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 29 If you only select “Manually assign a network key”, click “Next”, the page shown in the following figure appears. After you enter the network key, the page shown in the following figure appears, you can confirm the wireless settings in this page. Click Save to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 30 Select Manual, click Next, the page shown in the following figure appears. It displays the current wireless settings and you can manually enter the settings in the wireless device that’s to be added in the wireless network. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 31 4.3.3.3 Manual Wireless Setup If you want to configure the Internet settings of you new D-Link Router manually, click Manual Wireless Connection Setup. It will redirect to 4.4.1 Wireless Settings. 4.3.3.4 WPS Reset to Unconfigured In Wireless Connection page, Click Reset to Unconfigured, the page shown in the following figure appears.

  • Page 32: Local Network

    IP address of the device. You can also enable the secondary LAN IP address. The two LAN IP addresses must be in different networks. Choose Setup > Local Network. The Local Network page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 33 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. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 34: Time And Date

    Select Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers. Select the specific time server and the time zone from the corresponding drop-down lists. Select Enable manual Daylight Saving,overwrite automatic rule if necessary. Set the daylight as you want. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 35: Print Server

    Make and model: can be any text string up to 80 characters. Click Save/Apply to save the settings. 4.3.7 Logout Choose Setup > Logout. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 36: Advanced

    This function is used to modify the standard 802.11 wireless radio settings. It is recommended not to change the default settings, because incorrect settings may impair the performance of your wireless radio. The default settings provide the best wireless radio performance in most environments. Choose ADVANCED > Wireless Settings. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 37 The drop-down menu options are 802.11n auto, 802.11g only, Mixed 802.11g and 802.11b, or 802.11b only.  Bandwidth You can select it from the drop-down list: Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 38: Advanced Settings

    (ms). Default (100) is recommended.  Global Max Clients: Specifies maximum wireless client stations to be enble to link with AP. Once the clients exceed the max vlaue, all other clients will be refused. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 39 These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. Do not change these settings unless you know the effect of changes on the device. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 40: Mac Filtering

    In the Wireless Settings page, click MAC Filtering, the page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can allow or deny users access the wireless router based on their MAC address. Click Add, the page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 41 In the Wireless Settings page, click Security Settings. The page shown in the following figure appears. Select the SSID that you want to configure from the drop-down list. Select the encryption type from the Security Mode drop-down list.You can select None, WEP, WPA-Personal and WPA-Enterprise. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 42 Select Encryption Strength from the drop-down menu. (128 bit is stronger than 64 bit) Enter the key into the Network Key field 1~4. (Key length is outlined at the bottom of the window.) Click Apply/Save to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 43 If you select WPA- Enterprise, the page shown in the following figure appears. You can only use WPA-enterprise if you have set up RADIUS server. This is the WPA/WPA2 authentication with RADIUS server instead of pre-shared key. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 44: Port Forwarding

    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 shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 45 Enter an IP address in the Server IP Address field, to appoint the corresponding PC to receive forwarded packets. The Ports show the ports that you want to open on the device. The TCP/UDP means the protocol type of the opened ports. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 46: Port Triggering

    WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the firewall ports. A maximum of 32 entries can be configured. Choose ADVANCED > Port Triggering. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 47 Custom application field. Configure the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Trigger Protocol, Open Port Start, Open Port End and Open Protocol settings for the port trigger you want to configure. When you have finished click the Apply button. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 48: Dmz

    Websites allows you to quickly create a list of all websites that you wish to stop users from accessing. Block MAC Address allows you to control when clients or PCs connected to the device are allowed to access the Internet. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 49 Click Add. The page shown in the following page appears. Enter the website in the URL field. Select the Schedule from drop-down list, or select Manual Schedule and select the corresponding time and days. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 50 Click Apply to add the website to the BLOCK WEBSITE table.The page shown in the following figure appears. 4.4.5.2 Block MAC Address In the Parent Control page, click Block MAC Address. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 51 Click Add. The page shown in the following figure appears. 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. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 52: Filtering Options

    4.4.6 Filtering Options Choose ADVANCED > Filtering Options. The Filtering Options page shown in the following figure appears. 4.4.6.1 Inbound IP Filtering In the Filtering Options page, click Inbound IP Filtering. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 53 IP address, subnet mask, and source/destination port. Click Apply to save the settings. The ACTIVE INBOUND FILTER shows detailed information about each created inbound IP filter. Note: The settings only apply when the firewall is enabled. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 54 Enter the Filter Name and specify at least one of the following criteria: protocol, source/destination IP address, subnet mask, and source/destination port. Click Apply to save the settings. The ACTIVE OUTGOING IP FILTER shows detailed information about each created outbound IP filter. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 55 In the Filtering Options page, click Bridge Filtering. The page shown in the following figure appears. This page is used to configure bridge parameters. In this page, you can change the settings or view some information of the bridge and its attached ports. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 56: Dns

    ISP network, select Obtain DNS Info from a WAN interface. If you have DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP, 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. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 57: 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: Enter the user name for your DDNS account.  Password: Enter the password for your DDNS account. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 58: Multicast

     Maximum Multicast Group Members:Max member in one group  Fast Leave Enable: Enable or disable fast leave feature. LAN to LAN (Intra LAN) Multicast Enable: Enable or disable Lan to  Lan msulticast. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 59: Network Tools

    4.4.10 Network Tools Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 60 In the NETWORK TOOLS page, you can configure port mapping, IGMP, quality of service, queue, QoS classification, UPnP, ADSL settings, SNMP, TR-069, and certificates through clicking the navigation. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 61 4.4.10.1 Port Mapping Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools and click Port Mapping. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can bind the WAN interface and the LAN interface to the same group. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 62 <- arrow button to add them to the grouped interface list, in order to create the required mapping of the ports. The group name must be unique. Step 4 Enter the option information of DHCP vendor IDs. Step 5 Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 63 4.4.10.3 Quality of Service Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools and click Quality of Service. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can enable/disable the QoS. Click Save/Apply to take the setting effect. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 64 4.4.10.4 Queue Config Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools and click Queue Config. The page shown in the following figure appears. Click Add. The page shown in the following figure appears. Click Save/Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 65 4.4.10.5 QoS Classification Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools, and click QoS Classification, the page shown in the following figure appears.This page allows you to config various classification. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 66 Click Add. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 67 In this page, you can select the DSL modulation. Normally, you can keep the factory default setting. The device negotiates the modulation mode with DSLAM. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 68  Set Community: The network administrator must use this password to configure the information of this device.  Trap Manager IP: The trap information is sent to this host. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 69 After finishing setting, click Apply to save and apply the settings. 4.4.10.10 Certificates Choose ADVANCED > Network Tools and click Certificates. The Certificates page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can configure local certificate and trusted certificate. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 70: Routing

    4.4.11.1 Static Route Choose ADVANCED > Routing and click Static Route. The page shown in the following figure appears. This page is used to configure the routing information. In this page, you can add or delete IP routes. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 71 Click Apply to save the settings. 4.4.11.2 Default Gateway Choose ADVANCED > Routing and click Default Gateway. The page shown in the following figure appears. Select the WAN interface as your default gateway. Click Apply to save the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 72 Choose ADVANCED > Routing and click policy Routing. The page shown in the following figure appears. The policy route binds one WAN connection and one LAN interface. Click Add, the page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 73: Rip

    NAT table come to the router, the router changes source IP of this packet by the IP address that set between “externalStart” and “externalEnd”, then transmit the packet into Internet. Choose ADVANCED > MultiNat. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 74: Schedules

    In this page, please select the proper type; select the proper Use interface, and configure the other parameters in this page. After finishing setting, click Apply to save the settings. 4.4.14 Schedules Choose ADVANCED > Schedules. The page shown in the following figure appears. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 75: Logout

    Click Add to add schedule rule. The page shown in the following figure appears. Click Apply to save the settings. 4.4.15 Logout Choose ADVANCED > Logout. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 76: Maintenance

    Update Settings to begin restoring 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. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 77: Firmware Update

    Notice: Do not turn off your device or press the reset button while this procedure is in progress. 4.5.3 Access Controls Choose MAINTENANCE > Access Controls. The Access Controls page shown in the following figure appears. The page contains Account Password, Services. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 78 Select the Username from the drop-down list. You can select admin, support, or user. Enter the current and new passwords and confirm the new password, to change the password. Click Apply to apply the settings. DSL-2730U User Manual...
  • Page 79 Select the management services that you want to enable or disable on the LAN or WAN interface. Click Apply to apply the settings. Note: If you disable HTTP service, you cannot access the configuration page of the device any more. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 80: Diagnostics

    In this page, you can test the device. 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. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 81: System Log

    Step 5 Click View System Log to view the detail information of system log. 4.5.6 Logout Choose MAINTENANCE > Logout. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 82: Status

    4.6.1 Device Info Choose STATUS > Device Info. The page shown in the following figure appears. The page displays the summary of the device status, including the system information, Internet information, wireless information and local network information. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 83: Wireless Clients

    Choose STATUS > DHCP Clients. The page shown in the following page appears. This page displays all client devices that obtain IP addresses from the device. You can view the host name, IP address, MAC address and time expired(s). DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 84: Logs

    4.6.4 Logs Choose STATUS > Logs. The page shown in the following figure appears. This page lists the system log. Click Refresh to refresh the system log shown in the table. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 85: Statistics

    Choose STATUS > Statistics. The page shown in the following figure appears. This page displays the statistics of the network and data transfer. This information helps technicians to identify if the device is functioning properly. The information does not affect the function of the device. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 86: Route Info

    The table shows a list of destination routes commonly accessed by the network. 4.6.7 Logout Choose STATUS > Logout. The page shown in the following figure appears. In this page, you can log out of the configuration page. DSL-2730U User Manual...

  • Page 87: Faqs

    The default configuration of the device is as follows: How to restore the default configuration  IP address: 192.168.1.1 after incorrect configuration?  Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0.  User name and password of super account: admin/admin  User name and password of common account: admin/admin DSL-2730U User Manual...

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