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D-Link DIR-685 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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D-Link DIR-685 User Manual
D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to
notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.
Manual Revisions
Trademarks
D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the
United States or other countries. All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyright © 2009 by D-Link Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission
from D-Link Systems, Inc.
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
December 5, 2008
DIR-685 Revision A1 with firmware version 1.00
1.1
February 26, 2009
Updated with minor changes
1.2
March 12, 2009
Updated with minor changes
Preface
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Table of Contents
Preface
...........................................................................
i
Manual Revisions
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i
Trademarks
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i
Product Overview
........................................................
1
Package Contents
...................................................
1
System Requirements
.............................................
2
Introduction
..............................................................
3
Features
..................................................................
4
Hardware Overview
.................................................
5
Connections
.......................................................
5
Front View
..........................................................
6
Side View
...........................................................
7
Using the LCD Screen
.......................................
8
LEDs
................................................................
11
Installation
..................................................................
12
Before You Begin
..................................................
12
Wireless Installation Considerations
......................
13
Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem
................
14
Connect to Another Router
....................................
15
Install/Remove a Hard Drive
..................................
17
Getting Started
......................................................
18
LCD Screen Options
..................................................
19
Router Statistics
....................................................
19
Status
....................................................................
20
General Router Info
.........................................
20
Internet Status
.................................................
21
Wired Status
....................................................
22
Wireless Status
................................................
23
Hard Disk Status
..............................................
24
WPS
......................................................................
25
Router Settings
......................................................
26
LCD Saving Settings
........................................
26
Clock Display Setting
.......................................
26
LCD Luminance Settings
.................................
27
Hard Disk Saving Settings
...............................
28
Photos
...................................................................
29
Configuration
.............................................................
30
Web-based Configuration Utility
............................
30
Internet Connection Setup Wizard
...................
31
Manual Internet Connection Setup
..................
35
Static IP (assigned by ISP)
..........................
36
Manual Internet Configuration
.........................
37
Dynamic IP (DHCP)
.....................................
37
PPPoE (DSL)
...............................................
38
PPTP
............................................................
40
L2TP
.............................................................
42
3G USB Adapter
..........................................
44
Russia PPTP (Dual Access)
........................
45
Russia PPPoE (Dual Access)
......................
47
Wireless Setup
.................................................
49
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Manual Wireless Connection Setup
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50
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
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51
Wireless Network Settings
...........................
52
Network Setup
.................................................
54
Router Settings
............................................
55
DHCP Server Settings
.................................
56
DHCP Reservation
.......................................
57
LCD Screen
.....................................................
58
Port Forwarding
...............................................
59
Application Rules
.............................................
61
QoS Engine
.....................................................
62
Network Filter
...................................................
63
Website Filter
...................................................
64
Firewall Settings
..............................................
65
SPI
...............................................................
65
NAT Endpoint Filter
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65
Anti-Spoof Check
.........................................
65
DMZ
.............................................................
65
SPI / DMZ Host
............................................
66
SPI
...............................................................
66
NAT Endpoint Filter
......................................
66
Anti-Spoof Check
.........................................
66
DMZ
.............................................................
66
Firewall Rules
...............................................
67
Routing
............................................................
68
Advanced Wireless
..........................................
69
RTS Threshold
.............................................
69
DTIM Interval
................................................
69
WMM Function
.............................................
69
Advanced Network
...........................................
70
UPnP
............................................................
70
WAN Ping Block
...........................................
70
WAN Port Speed
..........................................
70
Multicast Streams
.........................................
70
Guest Zone
......................................................
71
Wake on LAN
...................................................
73
Disk Management
............................................
74
User / Groups
..................................................
75
Group List
.....................................................
76
Storage Access
................................................
77
Network Access Lists
...................................
79
Editing Existing Network Access Lists
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80
Deleting a Network Access List
....................
82
FTP Server
......................................................
83
FTP Server Settings
.....................................
84
FTP Access List
...........................................
85
Editing an FTP Access List
..........................
86
Deleting an FTP Access List
........................
88
UPnP AV Server
..............................................
89
iTunes Server
..................................................
90
BT Download Manager
....................................
91
Admin
...............................................................
92
Change Password
........................................
92
Remote Management
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92
Time
.................................................................
93
Log Settings
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94
Email Settings
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95
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System
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96
Firmware
..........................................................
97
Dynamic DNS
..................................................
98
System Check
..................................................
99
Schedules
......................................................
100
Device Info
.....................................................
101
Log
.................................................................
102
Statistics
........................................................
103
Internet Session
.............................................
104
Wireless
.........................................................
105
Support
..........................................................
106
Wireless Security
.....................................................
107
What is WPA?
.....................................................
107
Wireless Connection Setup Wizard
.....................
108
Add Wireless Device with the WPS Wizard
.........
110
Configure WPA/WPA2 (PSK)
..............................
111
Configure WPA/WPA2 (EAP)
..............................
112
Connect to a Wireless Network
..............................
113
Using Windows Vista
®
........................................
113
Configure Wireless Security
................................
114
Connect Using WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista
®
.......
116
Using Windows
®
XP
.............................................
117
Configure WPA-PSK
...........................................
118
File Sharing
..............................................................
120
Mapping a Drive
..................................................
121
My Network Places
..............................................
124
FrameChannel
®
.......................................................
141
Troubleshooting
......................................................
145
Networking Basics
..................................................
149
Check your IP address
........................................
149
Statically Assign an IP address
...........................
150
Glossary
...................................................................
151
Technical Specifications
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154

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