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DIR-632
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch
User Manual
Installation and Connection
PC with Wi-Fi Adapter
1.
To connect via a WiMAX, 3G GSM or CDMA network: connect your USB modem to the
USB port
5
located on the back panel of the router.
!
If you need to connect or change a USB modem to another one when the router is powered
on, power off the device, connect the modem to the USB port, and power on the router.
2.
Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of the router, then
plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power strip.
3.
Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely loaded.
4.
Turn on your Wi-Fi adapter. As a rule, modern notebooks with built-in wireless NICs are
equipped with a button or switch that turns on/off the wireless adapter (refer to your PC
documents). If your PC is equipped with a pluggable wireless NIC, install the software
provided with your Wi-Fi adapter.
5
It is recommended to use a USB extension cable to connect a USB modem to the router.
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DIR-632
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch
User Manual
Installation and Connection
Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP
1.
Click the
Start
button and proceed to the
Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Network Connections
window.
2.
Select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is
on.
Figure 11. The
Network Connections
window.
3.
Search for available wireless networks.
4.
In the opened
Wireless Network Connection
window, select the wireless network
DIR-
632
and click the
Connect
button.
After that the
Wireless Network Connection Status
window appears.
!
If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection, note that
immediately after changing the wireless default settings of the router you will need to
reconfigure the wireless connection using the newly specified settings.
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DIR-632
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch
User Manual
Installation and Connection
Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7
1.
Click the
Start
button and proceed to the
Control Panel
window.
2.
Select the
Network and Sharing Center
section. (If the Control Panel has the category
view (the
Category
value is selected from the
View by
drop-down list in the top right
corner of the window), choose the
View network status and tasks
line under the
Network and Internet
section.)
Figure 12. The
Control Panel
window.
3.
In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the
Change adapter settings
line.
4.
In the opened window, select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that
your Wi-Fi adapter is on.
5.
To open the list of available wireless networks, select the icon of the wireless network
connection and click the
Connect To
button or left-click the network icon in the
notification area located on the right side of the taskbar.
Figure 13. The notification area of the taskbar.
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DIR-632
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch
User Manual
Installation and Connection
6.
In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network
DIR-632
and click the
Connect
button.
Figure 14. The list of available networks.
7.
Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the network icon will be
displayed as the signal level scale.
!
If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection, note that
immediately after changing the wireless default settings of the router you will need to
reconfigure the wireless connection using the newly specified settings.
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DIR-632
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch
User Manual
Installation and Connection
Connecting to Web-based Interface
When you have configured your computer, you can access the web-based interface and configure
needed parameters (create a WAN connection, change the parameters of the wireless network,
specify the settings of the firewall, etc.).
1.
Start a web browser (see the
Before You Begin
section, page 16).
2.
In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router (by default, the
following IP address is specified:
192.168.0.1
). Press the
Enter
key.
Figure 15. Connecting to the web-based interface of the DIR-632 device.
3.
On the opened page, enter the username and password for the administrator account in the
Login
and
Password
fields correspondingly (by default, the following username and
password are specified:
admin
,
admin
). Then click the
Enter
link.
Figure 16. The login page.
!
If the error “
The page cannot be displayed
” (or “
Unable to display the page
”/“
Could not
connect to remote server
”) occurs upon connecting to the web-based interface of the router,
make sure that you have properly connected the router to your computer.
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