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DG-BR4400AC
802.11AC 433MBPS WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER

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V1.0
2014-04-16
As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual DG-BR4400AC 802.11AC 433MBPS WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER User Manual V1.0 2014-04-16 As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice...
  • Page 2 Trademarks: DIGISOL™ is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of the respective manufacturers. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it.

  • Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 DG-BR4400AC User Manual FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation.
  • Page 5 DG-BR4400AC User Manual R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual INDEX 1. Product Information..................6 1-1 Introduction and safety information............9 1-2 Safety Information..................11 1-3 System Requirements................12 1-4 Package Contents..................12 1-5 Get Familiar with your new wireless broadband router......13 2. System and Network Setup................. 15 2-1 Build network connection................15 2-2 Connecting to wireless broadband router by web browser....18...
  • Page 7 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-6-2 DHCP Server:..................59 2-6-3 Static DHCP Lease Table:..............60 2-7 Wireless LAN Configurations..............63 2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings...............65 2-7-1-1 Setup procedure for ‘Access Point’:........67 2-7-1-2 Setup procedure for ‘Station-Infrastructure’:......71 2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’:....72 2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’:..73...
  • Page 8 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings............124 3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)...............125 3-4 System Status....................128 3-4-1 System information and firmware version........129 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status..............130 3-4-3 Device Status..................131 3-4-4 System Log..................132 3-4-5 Security Log..................133 3-4-6 Active DHCP client list..............134 3-4-7 Statistics....................135...

  • Page 9: Product Information

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 1. Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this wireless concurrent dual band router. This cost-effective router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high speed.
  • Page 10 DG-BR4400AC User Manual  Supports multiple wireless modes like: AP, Station-Infrastructure, Wireless Bridge and Universal Repeater.  Advanced network and security features like: Special Applications, QoS, DMZ, Virtual Servers, Access Control, Firewall.  Allows you to monitor the router’s status like: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status.

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the safety instructions as mentioned below: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor.

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 9. If you smell something strange, or even see some smoke coming out from the router or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.

  • Page 13: Get Familiar With Your New Wireless Broadband Router

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Get Familiar with your new wireless broadband router Front Panel LED Name Light Description Status Router is switched on and correctly powered. 5GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled. 5GHz Wireless network is switched off. Flashing 5GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data).

  • Page 14: Back Panel

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna It has two external dipole antennas. LAN 1 – 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port. Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.

  • Page 15: System And Network Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. System and Network Setup 2-1 Build network connection Please follow the below mentioned instructions to build the network connection between your new WIRELESS router and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / Cable modem to the WAN port of the router by an Ethernet...
  • Page 16 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other than computers, like Game console, or Switch / Hub) to the LAN port of the router.
  • Page 17 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3. Connect the power adapter to the wall outlet, and then connect it to the ‘Power jack’ of the router. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘ PWR ’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected.

  • Page 18: Connecting To Wireless Broadband Router By Web Browser

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Connecting to wireless broadband router by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step is to setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).

  • Page 19: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’.
  • Page 20 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 21: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will...
  • Page 22 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 23: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, Select ‘Internet Protocol...
  • Page 24 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 25: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-4 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change adapter settings. Right-click Local Area Connection, then select ‘Properties’.
  • Page 26 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 27: Windows 8 Ip Address Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-5 Windows 8 IP address setup: 1. Right-click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change adapter settings. Right-click Ethernet, then select ‘Properties’.
  • Page 28 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 29: Router Ip Address Lookup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-2-6 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete, please click ‘start ’ -> ‘ run ’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’...
  • Page 30 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of the router is 192.168.2.1.) NOTE: If the IP address of the gateway is not displayed, or the address followed by ‘...
  • Page 31 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Connect the router’s management interface by web browser After your computer obtains an IP address from router, please start your web browser, and input the IP address of router in address bar. The following message should be...
  • Page 32 DG-BR4400AC User Manual NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you did not input username and password correctly. Please retype user name and password again. If you’re certain about the user name and password you typed, please go to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’...

  • Page 33: Using 'Quick Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the instructions mentioned below to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to Quick Setup menu by clicking ‘Quick Setup’...
  • Page 34 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 1. Set Time Zone Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Time Zone Please press the drop-down list and you can choose a time zone of the location you live. Time Server Address Input the IP address / host name of time server here.
  • Page 35 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2. Set Broadband Type Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you are using in this page. There are three types of Internet connection, they are: Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-3-1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to...

  • Page 36: Setup Procedure For 'Cable Modem

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Host Name Please input the host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.

  • Page 37: Setup Procedure For 'Fixed-Ip Xdsl

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description IP Address Please input IP address assigned by your service provider. Subnet Mask Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider...

  • Page 38: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe Xdsl

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-3-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description User Name Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 39 DG-BR4400AC User Manual MTU - Please use default value if you don’t know what it is, or ask your service provider for a proper value. Connection Type - There are 3 options: ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, ‘Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, and ‘Manual’...

  • Page 40: General Setup

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-4 General Setup In this chapter, you will know how to change the time zone, password and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘General Setup’ button on the left, or click ‘General Setup’...

  • Page 41: Time Zone And Time Auto-Synchronization

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-4-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization Please click ‘ System ’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Time Zone’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please select time zone at ‘Time Zone’ drop-down list, and input the IP address or host name of time server.

  • Page 42: Change Management Password

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-4-2 Change management password Default password of this router is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There is a security risk if you do not change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
  • Page 43 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Please retype the new password again when you see the above message. If you see the following message: It means the content in ‘Current Password’field is wrong, please click ‘OK’ to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again.

  • Page 44: Remote Management

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-4-3 Remote Management This router does not allow management access from Internet, to prevent possible security risks (especially when you define a weak password, or did not change the default password). However, you can still manage this router from a specific IP address by enabling the ‘Remote Management’...
  • Page 45 DG-BR4400AC User Manual When you finish with all settings, click ‘Apply’, and you’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘ Continue ’ to save the settings made and go back to web management interface; press ‘ Apply ’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

  • Page 46: Setup Internet Connection (Wan Setup)

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-5 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) Internet connections setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. However, you can setup WAN connections up by using WAN configuration menu. You can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here.

  • Page 47: Setup Procedure For 'Dynamic Ip

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Host Name Please input host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do...

  • Page 48: Setup Procedure For 'Static Ip

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘ Apply ’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while the router is rebooting).
  • Page 49 DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish with all settings, please click ‘ Apply ’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 50: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-5-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description User Name Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 51 DG-BR4400AC User Manual connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving after an idle time. Manual – After you have selected this option, you will see the “Connect” button and “Disconnect” button, click “Connect ” and the router will connect to the ISP. If you want to stop the connection, please click “...

  • Page 52: Setup Procedure For 'Dns

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-5-4 Setup procedure for ‘DNS’: If you select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘PPPoE’ as Internet connection method, at least one DNS server ’ s IP address should be assigned automatically. However, if you have preferred DNS server, or your service provider didn ’t assign the IP address of DNS server because of any reason, you can input the IP address of DNS server here.

  • Page 53: Setup Procedure For 'Ddns

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish with all settings, please click ‘ Apply ’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 54 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Dynamic DNS If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enable’; otherwise please select ‘Disable’. Provider Select your DDNS service provider here. Domain Name Input the domain name you have obtained from DDNS service provider.

  • Page 55: Wan Speed

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-5-6 WAN Speed It is used for setting up the WAN port speed.

  • Page 56: Wired Lan Configurations

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-6 Wired LAN Configurations Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers which connect to this router ’s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) can communicate with each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP address.
  • Page 57 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is...

  • Page 58: Lan Ip Section

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-6-1 LAN IP section: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description IP address Please input the IP address of this router. Subnet Mask Please input subnet mask for this network. 802.1d If you wish to activate 802.1d spanning tree function, select Spanning Tree ‘Enable’...
  • Page 59 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-6-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Lease Time Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this router from drop down menu.

  • Page 60: Static Dhcp Lease Table

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual NOTE: 1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be greater than ‘Start IP’, and cannot be the same as router’s IP address. 2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’ and IP Address of ‘LAN IP’...
  • Page 61 DG-BR4400AC User Manual If you want to remove all characters you just entered, click ‘Clear’. After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section. If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping, then click ‘...

  • Page 62: Wireless Lan Configurations

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7 Wireless LAN Configurations If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired-LAN connection.
  • Page 63 DG-BR4400AC User Manual browser. You must enable wireless function of this router, or the wireless interface of this router will not function. Please select ‘Enable’, then click ‘Apply’ button. After you click ‘ Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘...

  • Page 64: Basic Wireless Settings

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings Please click ‘ 2.4GHz Wireless ’ or ‘ 5GHz Wireless ’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Basic Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 2.4GHz Wireless...
  • Page 65 DG-BR4400AC User Manual c. AP Bridge-Point to Point: Connect this router with another wireless router, to expand the scope of network. d. AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point: Connect this router with up to four other wireless routers, to expand the scope of network.

  • Page 66: Setup Procedure For 'Access Point

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-1-1 Setup procedure for ‘Access Point’: Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu, and the following message will be displayed: 2.4GHz Access Point Settings 5GHz Access Point Settings Here is the description of every setup item:...
  • Page 67 DG-BR4400AC User Manual rate 300Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G): this mode only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 2.4 GHz (G): this mode only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).
  • Page 68 SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘ DIGISOL ’ for 2.4GHZ band and ‘DIGISOL_5G’ for 5 GHZ band. It is recommended to change default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.
  • Page 69 DG-BR4400AC User Manual NOTE: For 802.11n mode: The router is operating in a 2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration. NOTE: If you don’t have special reason to limit the type of allowed wireless client, it’s recommended to choose 2.4GHz (B+G+N) and 5GHz (A+N+AC) to maximize wireless client compatibility.

  • Page 70: Setup Procedure For 'Station-Infrastructure

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-1-2 Setup procedure for ‘Station-Infrastructure’: In this mode, you can connect the router to Ethernet devices such us TV, Game player, HDD& DVD to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station and join a wireless network through an access point or AP router.

  • Page 71: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge-Point To Point

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual up. It will list all available access points nearby. You can select one access point in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point. 2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’: In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with another, to combine two access points and expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only –...

  • Page 72: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge-Point To Multi-Point

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use. Two wireless routers must use the same setting. Channel Number Select the channel you want to use, two wireless routers must use the same setting.
  • Page 73 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 5GHz AP Bridge (Point to Multi-Point) Settings Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use; two wireless routers must use the same setting. Channel Number Select the channel you want to use, two wireless routers must use the same setting.

  • Page 74: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge - Wds

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-1-5 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS’ In this mode, you can expand the scope of network by combining up to four other access points together, and every access point can still accept wireless clients. NOTE: For WDS mode, the output signal nature is the same as that of normal AP mode.
  • Page 75 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 5GHz AP Bridge (WDS) Settings Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use; all the wireless routers must use the same setting. SSID Input the SSID of your wireless router, the setting should be the same with other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming.

  • Page 76: Setup Procedure For 'Universal Repeater

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-1-6 Setup procedure for ‘Universal Repeater’ In this mode, the router can act as a wireless repeater; it can be Station and AP at the same time. It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.
  • Page 77 SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘ DIGISOL ’ for 2.4GHZ band and ‘DIGISOL_5G’ for 5GHZ band. It is recommended to change default ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.
  • Page 78 DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish the wireless setting, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘...

  • Page 79: Advanced Wireless Settings

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to configure these settings, please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘ Advanced Settings ’ , and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 2.4GHz Advanced Settings...
  • Page 80 DG-BR4400AC User Manual 5GHz Advanced Settings Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346.
  • Page 81 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value. Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically, it ’ s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification.

  • Page 82: Wireless Security

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘...

  • Page 83: Disable Wireless Security

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-3-1 Disable wireless security When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in proximity will be able to connect to your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled (like MAC address access control - see...
  • Page 84 DG-BR4400AC User Manual message at the right of ‘ Key Format ’ is ‘ Hex (10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters. Default Tx Key You can set the WEP key here. Encryption Key 1 Input WEP key characters here, the number of characters must be the same as the number displayed at‘Key Format’...
  • Page 85 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Item Description RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of radius server here IP address RADIUS Server Please input the port number of radius server here. Port RADIUS Server Please input the password of radius server here.

  • Page 86: Wi-Fi Protected Access (Wpa)

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 87 DG-BR4400AC User Manual characters of 0-9 and a-f). Pre-shared Please input the WPA passphrase here. It is not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictionary due to security reason. After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘...

  • Page 88: Wpa Radius

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-3-4 WPA RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS server, this router can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication. Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.

  • Page 89: Wireless Access Control

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you finish with all settings, please click ‘ Apply ’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 90 DG-BR4400AC User Manual All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in‘MAC Address Filtering Table’. Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Delete Selected If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry, check the ‘ select ’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete’...
  • Page 91 DG-BR4400AC User Manual alphanumerical characters here. This is optional and you can leave it blank, however, it ’s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC address as a memory aid. Click ‘ Add ’ button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table.

  • Page 92: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this wireless router. You don’t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on wireless client and this wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.
  • Page 93 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. WPS Information WPS-related system information will be displayed here: WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see...
  • Page 94 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Configure by Push Click ‘ Start PBC ’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup Button procedure. This wireless router will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes. The ‘WLAN’ LED on the wireless router will be steady on for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS request.

  • Page 95: Security Tips For Wireless Network

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 2-7-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network: Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encryption or WPA passphrase.

  • Page 96: Advanced Functions

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3. Advanced Functions 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet...
  • Page 97 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable QoS Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations. Total Download You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits.
  • Page 98 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Move Up You can pull up the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. Move Down You can lower the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘...

  • Page 99: Add A New Qos Rule

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule After you click ‘Add’ button in QoS menu, the following message will appear: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Rule Name Please give a name to this QoS rule. (up to 15 alphanumerical...
  • Page 100 DG-BR4400AC User Manual on a single port, just input the port number, like ‘80’. Remote IP Specify the remote (destination) IP address that will be Address: affected by this rule. Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 101: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solves the problem of sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user.

  • Page 102: Port Forwarding

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After you made the selection, please click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘ Continue ’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 103 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable Port Check this box to enable port mapping, and uncheck this box Forwarding to disable port mapping. Private IP Input the IP address of the computer on local network which provides internet service.
  • Page 104 DG-BR4400AC User Manual ‘Select’ box of the mapping, then click ‘Delete’ button to remove the mapping. If there is no existing mapping, this button will be grayed out. Delete All Delete all mappings existed in virtual server table. Reset Unselect all mappings.

  • Page 105: Virtual Server

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-2-3 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified port of an IP address on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network, without exposing it on Internet directly. You can also build many sets of port redirection, to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address.
  • Page 106 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Type Select the type of connection, TCP or UDP. If you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’. Public Port Please select the port number of Internet IP address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defined above.

  • Page 107: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time; these applications won’t work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work.
  • Page 108 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Popular Applications selection and click ‘Add’ to save the setting to ‘Current Trigger-Port Table.’ Add the setting to the ‘Current Trigger-Port Table.’ Reset Click ‘Reset’ will clear all above setting and you can set up again. Current Trigger-Port All the settings for the special applications will be listed here.

  • Page 109: Upnp Setting

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-2-5 UPnP Setting This function enables network auto-configuration for peer-to-peer communications, with this function, network devices will be able to communicate with other devices directly, and learn about information about other devices.

  • Page 110: Alg Settings

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-2-6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this router. It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support. With these supports, those applications which required special support will be able to work with NAT architecture.

  • Page 111: Firewall

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘ Apply ’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

  • Page 112: Access Control

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘ Apply ’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 113 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable MAC Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering, and Filtering please select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of MAC filtering table. If you select deny, all MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network;...

  • Page 114: Add Pc

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual click ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘ Reset ’ button to unselect all MAC addresses. Enable IP Check this box to enable IP address based filtering, and Filtering please select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of IP filtering table.
  • Page 115 DG-BR4400AC User Manual If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is clicked, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...
  • Page 116 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP. Description/ IP address Description: Address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP Please input the starting IP address in the left...

  • Page 117: Url Blocking

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here.
  • Page 118 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Keyword filtering table. Reset Click ‘ Reset ’ to remove the value you inputted in URL/Keyword field. Current URL All existing URL/Keywords in filtering table will be listed Blocking Table here. Delete If you want to delete a specific URL/Keyword entry, check the ‘...

  • Page 119: Dos Attack Prevention

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-3-3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffics.
  • Page 120 DG-BR4400AC User Manual with a lot of PING request data packet, to make your internet connection become very slow, even unusable. Check this box and the router will ignore all inbound PING request, but when you activate this function, you will not be able to ping your own router from internet, too.

  • Page 121: Dos - Advanced Settings

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘ Advanced ’ button in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Ping of Death Set the threshold when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated.

  • Page 122: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual Sync Flood Like Ping of Death, you can set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘ Apply ’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’to go back to previous setup menu;...
  • Page 123 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable DMZ Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. Public IP You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. If you address select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet...
  • Page 124 DG-BR4400AC User Manual Current All existing public IP address and private IP address DMZ Table mapping will be displayed here. Delete If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check the ‘ select ’ box of the DMZ entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 125: System Status

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4 System Status The functions described here will provide you the system related information. To enter system status menu, please either click ‘Status’ link located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, or click ‘Status’ button in main menu.

  • Page 126: System Information And Firmware Version

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version of this router. Please click ‘ Status ’ link located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser...

  • Page 127: Internet Connection Status

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to know the status of current Internet connection. Please click ‘Internet Connection’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 128: Device Status

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-3 Device Status You can use this function to know the status of your router. Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 129: System Log

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-4 System Log All important system events are logged. You can use this function to check the event log of your router. Please click ‘System Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 130: Security Log

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-5 Security Log All information about network and system security is kept here, and you can use this function to check the security event log of your router. Please click ‘Security Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the...

  • Page 131: Active Dhcp Client List

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-6 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this router, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router. Please click ‘Active DHCP client’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be displayed here.

  • Page 132: Statistics

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-4-7 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of this router. Please click ‘ Statistics ’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 133: System Tools

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-5 System Tools The functions described here will provide you system tools for the all the settings backup/restore, firmware upgrade and resetting the router to default settings. To enter system status menu, please either click ‘Tools’ link located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, or click ‘Tools’...

  • Page 134: Configuration Backup And Restore

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-5-1 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this router to a file, so you can make several copies of the router’s configuration for security reasons. To backup or restore router configuration, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘Tool’...

  • Page 135: Firmware Upgrade

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 3-5-2 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this router is called as ‘ firmware ’ , just like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one; your computer will be equipped with new function. You can also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your router, even fix the bugs of this router.

  • Page 136: System Reset

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the router will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes, please be patient. NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or physically disconnect your computer from router.

  • Page 137: Appendix

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 4. Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification CPU: REALTEK RTL8881AQ RF: REALTEK RTL8192ER Flash: 4MB DDR2 RAM: 32MB WAN Port: 10/100M Port x 1 LAN Ports: 10/100M Port x 4 Antenna: External Dipole Antenna x 2 (2.4G x 1, 2.4G/5G x 1) Power: DC 5V/1.5A Switching Power Adapter...

  • Page 138: Troubleshooting

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 4-2 Troubleshooting If you found the router is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic. Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by you within very short time.
  • Page 139 DG-BR4400AC User Manual get connected to Internet with your computer directly attached to the device provided by your Internet service provider. d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and password again. e. Call your Internet service provide and check if there’s something wrong with their service.
  • Page 140 DG-BR4400AC User Manual management interface: address of the router! password is wrong b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’ light is not illuminated. If you really forget the password, do a hard reset. Router become hot a. This is not a malfunction, if you can keep your hand on the router’s case.

  • Page 141: Glossary

    DG-BR4400AC User Manual 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
  • Page 142 DG-BR4400AC User Manual The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b”...
  • Page 143 DG-BR4400AC User Manual NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the broadband router’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
  • Page 144 DG-BR4400AC User Manual confusion or misunderstanding. Router: A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses. Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g.

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