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The Setup Complete window will display your wireless settings. Click

Save and

Connect

to continue.

If you want to create a bookmark to the router, click

OK

. Click

Cancel

if you do not

want to create a bookmark.

If you clicked

Yes

, a window may appear (depending on what web browser you are

using) to create a bookmark.

The router will now reboot. Please allow a minute or two. Click the

Continue

button

once it is active.

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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).

You can also enter

http://dlinkrouter

to connect.

Select

Admin

from the drop-down menu and then enter your password. The

password is left blank by default.

If you get a

Page Cannot be Displayed

error, please refer to the

Troubleshooting

section for assistance.

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Internet Connection Setup

You may click

Internet Connection Setup Wizard

to quickly configure

your router.

If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click

Manual Internet Configuration Setup

and skip to the next page.

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Manual Internet Setup

Static IP

Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP.

The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet

Service Provider.)

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU

for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1500 is the default

MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical

interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not

recommended that you change the default MAC address unless

required by your ISP. You can use the

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC

address of your Ethernet card.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default Gateway:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Select Static IP Address if all the Internet port’s IP information is provided to you by your ISP. You will need to enter in the IP address, subnet mask,

gateway address, and DNS address(es) provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which

are four octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.

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Dynamic IP

Select

Dynamic IP (DHCP)

to obtain IP Address information automatically from your

ISP. Select this option if your ISP does not give you any IP numbers to use. This option is

commonly used for cable modem services such as Comcast and Cox.

Advanced Domain Name System (DNS) services enhances your Internet performance by

getting you the information and web pages you are looking for faster and more reliably.

In

addition, it improves your overall Internet experience by correcting many common typo

mistakes automatically, taking you where you intended to go and saving you valuable time.

Disclaimer:

D-Link makes no warranty as to the availability, reliability, functionality and operation

of the Advanced DNS service or its features.

The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs. Leave blank if you are not sure.

Check the box if you are having problems obtaining an IP address from your ISP.

Enter the Primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses assigned by your ISP. These

addresses are usually obtained automatically from your ISP. Leave at 0.0.0.0 if you did not

specifically receive these from your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance

with your specific ISP. 1500 is the default MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not recommended that you change the

default MAC address unless required by your ISP. You can use the

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

button to replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the

MAC address of your Ethernet card.

My Internet

Connection:

Enable

Advanced DNS

Service:

Host Name:

MAC Address:

Primary/Secondary

DNS Server:

MTU:

Use Unicasting: