²1

D-Link DIR-615 User Manual

Section ² - Configuration

Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to

block (or allow). Any URL with the keyword in it

will be blocked.

The schedule of time when the selected rule

will be enabled. The schedule may be set to

Always

, which will allow the filter to always be

enabled. You can create your own times in the

Tools

>

Schedules

section.

Website URL/

Domain:

Schedule:

Website Filters are used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a

specially formatted text string that defines a location on the Internet. If any part of the URL contains the blocked word,

the site will not be accessible and the web page will not display. To use this feature, enter the text string to be blocked

and click

Save Settings

. The text to be blocked will appear in the list. To delete the text, click

Clear the List Below

.

Website Filters

²±

D-Link DIR-615 User Manual

Section ² - Configuration

If an application has trouble working from behind the router, you

can expose one computer to the Internet and run the application

on that computer.

Note:

Placing a computer in the DMZ may expose that computer to

a variety of security risks. Use of this option is only recommended

as a last resort.

Specify the IP address of the computer on the LAN that you want to

have unrestricted Internet communication. If this computer obtains

it’s IP address automatically using DHCP, be sure to make a static

reservation on the Basic > DHCP page so that the IP address of

the DMZ machine does not change.

You may enable or disable the following listed VPN protocols.

Enable DMZ Host:

IP Address:

VPN Passthrough:

Firewall Settings

A firewall protects your network from the outside world. The D-Link DIR-615 offers a firewall type functionality.

Sometimes

you may want a computer exposed to the outside world for certain types of applications. If you choose to expose a

computer, you cam enable DMZ. DMZ is short for Demilitarized Zone. This option will expose the chosen computer

completely to the outside world.

²²

D-Link DIR-615 User Manual

Section ² - Configuration

Select

Auto

(strongly recommended) or

Fixed

to

manually set the TX rate.

Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to

synchronize a wireless network. Specify a value.

100 is the default setting and is recommended.

This value should remain at its default setting of

2432. If inconsistent data flow is a problem, only a

minor modification should be made.

(Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 3 is the default

setting. A DTIM is a countdown informing clients

of the next window for listening to broadcast and

multicast messages.

Select

Short Preamble

or

Long Preamble

. Short

preamble is recommended for a large amount of network traffic such as transferring files or streaming audio or video.

Protection is for neighboring 802.11b wireless networks. Select Disable to reduce the adverse affect of legacy wireless

networks 802.11n performance. This option is available only when 802.11 mode is set to

802.11n only

.

802.11 b/g/n Fixed

Tx Rates:

Beacon Period:

RTS Threshold:

DTIM Interval:

Preamble Type:

Protection:

Advanced Wireless Settings

²³

D-Link DIR-615 User Manual

Section ² - Configuration

UPnP

Internet Ping Block

Internet Port Sp

ed

Multicast Streams

To use the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP

™

)

feature click on the checkbox to enable. UPNP

provides compatibility with networking equipment,

software and peripherals.

Unchecking the box will not allow the DIR-615 to

respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide

some extra security from hackers. Check the box

to allow the Internet port to be “pinged”.

You may set the port speed of the Internet port to

10Mbps

,

100Mbps

, or

Auto

. Some older cable

or DSL modems may require you to set the port

speed to 10Mbps.

Check the box to allow multicast traffic to pass

through the router from the Internet.

UPnP:

WAN Ping:

WAN Port Speed:

Multicast

streams:

Advanced Network Settings

²5

D-Link DIR-615 User Manual

Section ² - Configuration

Enter a new login name and a new password for the

administrator login. Only the administrator can make changes

to the settings.

Enter a new login name and a new password for the user

login. If you login as

user

, you will only be able to see the

settings and not be able to make changes.

Remote management allows the DIR-615 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.

Enter the IP address of the remote computer. You may enter

*

to allow a connection from any internet address.

The port number used to access the DIR-615.

Example: http://x.x.x.x:8080 whereas x.x.x.x is the Internet

IP address of the DIR-615 and 8080 is the port used for the

Web Management interface.

Admin Password:

User Password:

Remote

Management:

Remote Admin IP:

Port:

Administrator Settings

This page will allow you to change the Administrator and User names and passwords. You can also enable Remote

Management. There are two accounts that can access the management interface through the web browser. The

accounts are admin and user. Admin has read/write access while user has read-only access. User can only view the

settings but cannot make any changes. Only the admin account has the ability to change both admin and user account

passwords.