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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Before you Begin………………………………..5 Network Settings…………………………….…..25 Wireless Installation Considerations………………6 Advanced configuration……………………….…..26 Network Diagram…………………………………..7 Port Forwarding……………………………….26 Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem………….8 Application Rules……………………………...27 Connect to Another Router…………………………9 Access Control………………………………..28 Configuration……………………………………..11 Website Filters………………………………..29 Web-based Configuration Utility………………….11 Firewall Settings…………………………………30 Advanced Wireless Settings……………………31 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... - Page 3 Connect to a Wireless Network……………...….49 ® System…………………………………………37 Using Windows Vista ………………….….…49 Firmware……………………………….………38 Configure WPA/WPA2………………………..50 ® DDNS…………………………………………..39 Using Windows XP…………………………..52 PING TEST……………………………………40 Troubleshooting…………………………………...53 LOG SETTINGS………………………………41 Wireless Basics………………………….………..57 Status………………………………………………42 Wireless Modes……………………………….61 Device Information……………………………42 Networking Basics……………………………..62 LOGS..............43 Technical Specifications………………………….64 Traffic Statistics………………………………..44 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 4: Package Contents
Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DIR-524 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product. The product must be used with the power adapter included with the device. -
Page 5: Features
802.11n wireless clients. This capability allows users to participate in real-time activities online, such as video streaming, online gaming, and real-time audio. • Compatible with 802.11g Devices - The DIR-524 is still fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11g standard, so it can connect with existing 802.11g PCI, USB and Cardbus adapters. -
Page 6: Hardware Overview
Section 1 – Product Overview Hardware Overview Connections ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 7: Hardware Overview
Section 1 – Product Overview Hardware Overview LEDs ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 8: Installation
• If you have DSL and are connecting via PPPoE, make sure you disable or uninstall any PPPoE software such as WinPoet, Broadjump, or Enternet 300 from your computer or you will not be able to connect to the Internet. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 9: Wireless Installation Considerations
1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the D-Link router and other network devices to a minimum - each wall or ceiling can reduce your adapter’s range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) Position your devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized. -
Page 10: Network Diagram
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Page 11: Connect To Cable/Dsl/Satellite Modem
8. Verify the link lights on the router. The power light, Internet light, and the LAN light (the port that your computer is plugged into) should be lit. If not, make sure your computer, modem, and router are powered on and verify the cable connections are correct. 9. Skip to page 15 to configure your router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 12: Connect To Another Router
Section 4 – Security Connect to Another Router If you are connecting the D-Link router to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following before connecting the router to your network: •... - Page 13 7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and connect it to your other router. Do not plug anything into the Internet port of the D-Link router. 8. You may now use the other 3 LAN ports to connect other Ethernet devices and computers. To configure your wireless network, open a web browser and enter the IP address you assigned to the router.
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Page 14: Configuration
Section 4 – Security Configuration This section will show you how to configure your new D-Link wireless router using the web-based configuration utility. Web-based Configuration Utility To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). -
Page 15: Internet Connection Setup Wizard
Once logged into the web interface of the router, the WELCOME TO THE WIZARD page will appear. Click the Wizard button to quickly configure your router using the setup wizard. If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click Manual and skip to page 23. Click Next to continue. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... - Page 16 Select the Static IP Address Connection and then click Next to continue. Fill in you IP information provided by you Internet Service Provider and then click Next to continue. Set the Wireless Network Name(SSID) and then click Next to continue. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
- Page 17 Section 4 – Security Select the Security Mode and then click Next to continue. Click Save to Save your configuration. Select the DHCP Connection (Dynamic IP Address) and then click Next to continue. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
- Page 18 Clone MAC Address and then click Next to continue. The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs. The default host name is “DIR-524”. Set the Wireless Network Name(SSID) and then click Next to continue.
- Page 19 Note: Make sure to remove your PPPoE software from your computer. The software is no longer needed and will not work through a router. If you selected PPPoE, enter your PPPoE username and password. Click Next to continue. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
- Page 20 Section 4 – Security Set the Wireless Network Name(SSID) and then click Next to continue. Select the Security Mode and then click Next to continue. Click Save to Save your configuration. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 21: Manual Configuration
MAC address unless required by your ISP. You can use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card. Primary DNS Enter the DNS address assigned by your Address: ISP. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 22: Dynamic Ip (Dhcp)
Broadband Router. It is not recommended that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP. You can use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 23: Pppoe (Username/Password)
MAC address unless required by your ISP. You can use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 24: Wireless Basic Settings
Section 4 – Security Wireless Basic Settings Use this section to configure the wireless settings for your D-Link Router. Please note that changes made on this section may also need to be duplicated on your Wireless Client. Enable Wireless: Select... -
Page 25: Wireless Security Settings
WEP key box, in which case it will be converted into a hexadecimal key using the ASCII values of the characters. A maximum of 5 text characters can be entered for 64 bit keys, and a maximum of 13 characters for 128 bit keys. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... - Page 26 4. Click Save Settings to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable the Security mode on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 27: Wds Setting
Selecting Enabled enables wireless bridge restriction. Only those bridges listed in Bridges will be granted access. Bridge Link Set the Wireless bridge link detection interval Detection Interval: in seconds. Leave blank or set to zero to disable the detection. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 28: Network Settings
MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card. DHCP The List show the clients of the DHCP Reservation. Reservations List: The List show the clients that had the dynamic IP DHCP Clients List: Address . ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 29: Advanced Configuration
“Select DHCP Client” drop-down menu. Select your computer and click <<. Enable: Select Enabled to enable the rule and click Add to add the rule. Port Forwarding The List show the rules you configured. Rules List: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 30: Application Rules
These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). Special Applications makes some of these applications work with the DIR-524. If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, specify the port normally associated with an application in the Incoming Ports , select the protocol type as TCP or UDP, then enter the Outgoing ports associated with the Incoming ports to open them for inbound traffic. -
Page 31: Access Control
MAC Address Filter: address to access Internet. IP Address You may choose some PCs based on IP address Filter: to access Internet. Ports Filter: You may choose some PCs based on Port to access Internet. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 32: Website Filters
If you wanted to block LAN users from any website containing a URL pertaining to shopping, you would need to enter shopping into the Website Filtering Rules list. Sites like these will be denied access to LAN users because they contain the keyword in the URL. http://www.XXX.shopping.com/stores.html ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 33: Firewall Settings
Firewall Settings A firewall protects your network from the outside world. The D-Link DIR-524 offers a firewall type functionality. The SPI feature helps prevent cyber attacks. Sometimes you may want a computer exposed to the outside world for certain types of applications. If you choose to expose a computer, you can enable DMZ. -
Page 34: Advanced Wireless Settings
Make sure to select the appropriate preamble type and click the Save Settings button. WMM Support: WMM is QoS for your wireless network. This will improve the quality of video and voice applications for your wireless clients. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 35: Wireless Mac Filter
When Deny computers listed to access the wireless is selected, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the wireless router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 36: Advanced Network
DHCP server, designed to provide DNS (and optionally DHCP) services to a small-scale network.When DNSMasq is enabled, the client will set the router IP address as a DNS address, if DNSMasqis disabled, you must set a DNS address by manual. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 37: Static Routing
Enter the routing subnet mask. Gateway: Enter the routing gateway. Metric: It means the number of the network equipment that the data will pass. Interface: Select the interface to transmit the data out the router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 38: Tools
You can enable Any Remote IP to allow access to any computer on the Internet. Port: The port number used to access the DIR-524.Example: http://x.x.x.x:8080 whereas x.x.x.x is the Internet IP address of the DIR-524 and 8080 is the port used for the Web Management interface. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————... -
Page 39: Time Settings
Internet, not a local server. NTP Server: Enter the NTP server or select one from the drop-down menu, then the DIR-524 will sync the same time to D-Link Internet time server. Manual: To manually input the time, enter the values in these fields for the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second. -
Page 40: System
If you want to save the current router configuration settings, use the Save configuration button above. Reboot the Click to reboot the router. Device: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 41: Firmware
To upgrade the firmware, locate the upgrade file on the local hard drive with the Browse button. Once you have found the file to be used, click the Upgrade button below to start the firmware upgrade. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 42: Ddns
Enter the Host Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider. Username: Enter the Username for your DDNS account. Password: Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Timeout: This is to test if the DDNS account is valid for use. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 43: Ping Test
The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that you wish to Ping, and click Ping. Ping Results: The results of your ping attempts will be displayed here. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 44: Log Settings
And enter the IP Address of the computer you want to send the log files. Click the Save button to save the logs to Save Logs: local hard drive or to syslog server. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 45: Status
Section 4 – Security Status Device Information All of your Internet and network connection details are displayed on this page. The firmware version is also displayed here. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 46: Logs
Section 4 – Security LOGS Display the captured log messages of the router activities, these captured log meesages might be useful for troubleshooting and monitoring. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 47: Traffic Statistics
Section 4 – Security Traffic Statistics Traffic Statistics display Receive and Transmit packets passing through the router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 48: Wireless
Section 4 – Security Wireless The Wireless Client table below displays Wireless clients Connected to the Router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 49: Support
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Page 50: Wireless Security
Section 4 – Security Wireless Security This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The DIR-524 offers the following types of security: • WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) • WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) -
Page 51: Configure Wpa-Personal (Psk)
5. Click Save Settings to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 52: Connect To A Wireless Network
Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check you TCP/IP settings for your wireless adapter. Refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual for more information. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 53: Configure Wpa/Wpa2
Wireless Utility by right-clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower right corner of screen). Select Connect to a network. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would like to connect to and click Connect. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... - Page 54 It may take 20-30 seconds to connect to the wireless network. If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the same as on the wireless router. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 55: Using Windows Xp
Connect button. If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet, check you TCP/IP settings for your wireless adapter. Refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual for more information. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 56: Troubleshooting
1. Why can’t I access the web-based configuration utility? When entering the IP address of the D-Link router (192.168.0.1 for example), you are not connecting to a website on the Internet or have to be connected to the Internet. The device has the utility built-in to a ROM chip in the device itself. - Page 57 • Close your web browser (if open) and open it. • Access the web management. Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your D-Link router in the address bar. This should open the login page for your the web management.
- Page 58 NT, 2000, and XP users type in cmd) and press Enter (or click OK). • Once the window opens, you’ll need to do a special ping. Use the following syntax: ping [url] [-f] [-l] [MTU value] Example: ping yahoo.com -f -l 1472 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
- Page 59 • To change the MTU enter the number in the MTU field and click Save Settings to save your settings. • Test your e-mail. If changing the MTU does not resolve the problem, continue changing the MTU in increments of ten. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 60: Wireless Basics
Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to securely access the data you want, when and where you want it. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless networking delivers. - Page 61 Why D-Link Wireless? D-Link is the worldwide leader and award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking products. D-Link delivers the performance you need at a price you can afford. D-Link has all the products you need to build your network.
- Page 62 The wireless connection in public places is usually called “hotspots”. Using a D-Link Cardbus Adapter with your laptop, you can access the hotspot to connect to Internet from remote locations like: Airports, Hotels, Coffee Shops, Libraries, Restaurants, and Convention Centers.
- Page 63 Don’t let you next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to product manual for detail information on how to set it up. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual...
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Page 64: Wireless Modes
• Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more DIR-524 wireless network Cardbus adapters. An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to the wireless router or access point. -
Page 65: Networking Basics
If the address is 0.0.0.0, check your adapter installation, security settings, and the settings on your router. Some firewall software programs may block a DHCP request on newly installed adapters. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 66: Statically Assign An Ip Address
Set Primary DNS the same as the LAN IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). The Secondary DNS is not needed or you may enter a DNS server from your ISP. Step 5 Click OK twice to save your settings. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... -
Page 67: Technical Specifications
* Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and Draft 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D-Link DIR-524 User Manual... - Page 68 Appendix D – Contacting Technical Support Copyright ©2008 by D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. CE Mark Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.