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Wireless Settings

If you want to configure the wireless settings on your router

using the wizard, click

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

and

refer to ““Wireless Connection Setup Wizard” on page 92.

Click

Add Wireless Device with WPS

if you want to add a wireless

device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) and refer to “Add

Wireless Device with WPS Wizard” on page 95.

If you want to manually configure the wireless settings on your

router click

Manual

Wireless Connection Setup

and refer to

the next page.

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Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do

not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all

the wireless functions.

Select the time frame that you would like your wireless

network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any

schedule you create will be available in the drop-down

menu. Click

New Schedule

to create a new schedule.

The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless

network. Create a name using up to 32 characters. The

SSID is case-sensitive.

The

Auto Channel Selection

setting can be selected to

allow the DIR-815 to choose the channel with the least

amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-815. By default the channel is set to 1. The Channel can be changed to fit the channel

setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network. If you enable

Auto Channel Selection

, this option

will be greyed out.

Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select

Best (Automatic)

for best performance.

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is QoS for your wireless network. Check this box to improve the quality of video and voice applications for

your wireless clients. This feature is not available in 802.11n configurations.

Check this box if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcast by the DIR-815. If the SSID is hidden, the SSID

of the DIR-815 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-815 in order

to connect to it.

Refer to “Wireless Security” on page 91 for more information regarding wireless security.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless Network

Name:

Enable Auto

Channel Selection:

Wireless Channel:

Transmission Rate:

Manual Wireless Settings

802.11n/b/g (2.4GHz)

WMM Enable:

Enable Hidden

Wireless

Wireless Security

Mode:

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.

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802.11n/a (5GHz)

Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do

not want to use wireless, uncheck the box to disable all

the wireless functions.

Select the time frame that you would like your wireless

network enabled. The schedule may be set to Always. Any

schedule you create will be available in the drop-down

menu. Click

New Schedule

to create a new schedule.

The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless

network. Create a name using up to 32 characters. The

SSID is case-sensitive.

The

Auto Channel Selection

setting can be selected to

allow the DIR-815 to choose the channel with the least

amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-815. By default the channel is set to 36. The Channel can be changed to fit the channel

setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network. If you enable

Auto Channel Selection

, this option

will be greyed out.

Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select

Best (Automatic)

for best performance.

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is QoS for your wireless network. Check this box to improve the quality of video and voice applications for

your wireless clients. This feature is not available in 802.11n configurations.

Check this box if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcast by the DIR-815. If the SSID is hidden, the SSID

of the DIR-815 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-815 in order

to connect to it.

Refer to “Wireless Security” on page 91 for more information regarding wireless security.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless

Network Name:

Enable Auto

Channel

Selection:

Wireless

Channel:

Transmission

Rate:

WMM Enable:

Enable Hidden

Wireless

Wireless

Security Mode:

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.

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This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to configure the DHCP settings.

Network Settings

Use this section to configure the Router’s local network

settings.

Use this section to configure the DIR-815’s built-in DHCP

server settings.

Displays information about the devices that have a DHCP

reservation from the DIR-815. The information includes the

Host Name, IP Address, MAC Address

, and

Expiration Time

.

Displays information about the devices that have a

dynamic DHCP lease from the DIR-815. The information

includes the

Host Name, IP Address, MAC Address

, and

Lease

Expiration Time

.

Use this section to create a new DHCP reservation or

manage existing DHCP reservations.

Router

Settings:

DHCP Server

Settings:

DHCP

Reservations

List:

Number of

Dynamic

DHCP Clients:

DHCP

Reservation:

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Enter the IP address of the router. The default IP address

is 192.168.0.1.

If you change the IP address, once you click

Apply

, you

will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to

get back into the configuration utility.

Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

Enter a Host Name to identify the DIR-815.

Enter the Domain name (Optional).

Uncheck the box to transfer the DNS server information

from your ISP to your computers. If checked, your

computers will use the router for a DNS server.

Router IP Address:

Default Subnet

Mask:

Host Name:

Local Domain:

Enable DNS Relay:

Router Settings

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.