D-Link DI-774 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Advanced > Performance > 802.11a

DTIM interval-

(

D

elivery

T

raffic

I

ndication

M

essage)

1

is the default setting.

A

DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for

listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

RTS Threshold-

This value should remain at its

default setting of

2346

.

If incon-

sistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should

be made.

Beacon interval-

Beacons are packets sent by the DI-774 to synchronize a wire-

less network.

Specify a value.

100

is the default setting and is

recommended.

Data Rate-

Auto

is the default se-

lection. Select from the

drop down menu for

your selection.

Wireless

Performance-

Select

802.11a

or

802.11g

.

Here,

802.11a

has been

chosen. This screen

displays the wireless

performance features

of the Access Point

portion of the DI-774.

Fragmentation-

This value should also remain at its default setting of

2346

. If you

experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase

your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346.

Setting

the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance.

Authentication-

Select

Open system

or

Shared Key

Open System -

The DI-774 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is

the default setting

Shared Key -

In this mode, in order to access the DI-774 on the network, the

device must be listed in the MAC Address Control List

Transmit Power-

Full

is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu for

your selection.

SSID Broadcast-

Choose

Enabled

to broadcast the SSID across the network.

All devices on a network must share the same SSID (Service

Set Identifier) to establish communication. Choose

Disabled

if you do not wish to broadcast the SSID over the network.

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Advanced > Performance > 802.11g

Wireless

Performance-

Select

802.11a

or

802.11g.

802.11g

is

selected here. Dis-

played in this window

are the Wireless Per-

formance features for

the Access Point por-

tion of the DI-774.

TX Rates-

Auto

is the default

selection. Select

from the drop down

menu for your selection.

Full

is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu for

your selection.

Transmit Power-

RTS Threshold-

This value should remain at its

default setting of

2346

. If incon-

sistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should

be made.

Fragmentation-

This value should also remain at its default setting of

2346

. If you

experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase

your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346. Setting

the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance.

DTIM interval-

(

D

elivery

T

raffic

I

ndication

M

essage)

1

is the default setting. A

DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for

listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

Beacon interval-

Beacons are packets sent by the DI-774 to synchronize a wire-

less network. Specify a value.

100

is the default setting and is

recommended.

Shared Key -

In this mode, in order to access the DI-774 on the network, the

device must be listed in the MAC Address Control List

Open System -

The DI-774 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is

the default setting

Select

Open system

or

Shared Key

Authentication-

SSID Broadcast-

Choose

Enabled

to broadcast the SSID across the network.

All devices on a network must share the same SSID (Service

Set Identifier) to establish communication. Choose

Disabled

if you do not wish to broadcast the SSID over the network.

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33

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Administrator

Login Name-

admin

(lower case) is the

default

login

name for the admin account. The admin

account has read/write access to the

router.

User

Login Name-

user

(lower case) is the

default

login

name

for the user account. The user ac-

count has read-only access to the router.

Admin Password-

The

default

setting is blank - no password.

To change the pass-

word, enter and confirm the new password.

User Password-

The

default

setting is blank - no password.

To change the pass-

word, enter and confirm the new password.

CTS Mode-

CTS (Clear To Send) is a function used to minimize collisions

among wireless devices on a wireless local area network (LAN).

CTS will make sure the wireless network is clear before a wire-

less client attempts to send wireless data. Enabling CTS will

add overhead and may lower wireless throughput.

Auto-

CTS will monitor the wireless network and automati-

cally decide whether to implement CTS based on

the amount of traffic and collisions that occurs on

the wireless network.

Always-

CTS will always be used to make sure the wireless

LAN is clear before sending data.

None-

CTS is typically used in a pure 802.11g environment.

If CTS is set to “None” in a mixed mode environment

populated by 802.11b clients, wireless collisions may

occur frequently.

Advanced > Performance > 802.11g (continued)

Tools> Admin

802.11g only mode-

Select this mode to restrict your network to only those devices

that employ the 802.11g standard. Enabling this mode will en-

sure that you maintain the highest connectivity rate, unhampered

by any connection to an 802.11b device.

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34

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Tools > Time

Remote Management

Remote Management allows the DI-774 to be configured from the Internet by a web

browser. A username and password is still required to access the Web-Management

interface. In general, only a member of your network can browse the built-in web pages

to perform “Administrator” tasks. This feature enables you to perform “Administrator”

tasks from the remote (Internet) host.

IP Address:

Internet IP Address of the computer that has access to the Router. It is not

recommended that you set the IP Address to * (star), because this allows any Internet

IP Address to access the Router, which could result in a loss of security for your network.

If you elect to enable

Remote Management

, make sure to enter the IP Address of the

remote computer allowed to configure the DI-774.

Port:

For security purposes, select a separate port number used to access the Router.

(

The following is an example only; you may use a different port number.)

Example:

http://x.x.x.x:8080

where x.x.x.x is the WAN IP Address of the

Router and

8080 is the port used for the Web-Management interface.

Default

NTP Server-

NTP is short for

Network Time Protocol.

NTP synchronizes com-

puter clock times in a network of computers.

This field is optional.

Time settings-

In this window you can choose the

time zone

;

set the time

;

and

enable

or

disable

Daylight Savings Time

.

Tools> Admin (continued)

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Tools > System

System Settings

Click

Save

to save the current settings to the local Hard Drive

Click

Browse

to find the settings, then click

Load

Save Settings to

Local Hard Drive-

Load Settings from

Local Hard Drive-

Restore to Factory

Default Settings-

Click

Restore

to restore the factory default settings

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