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D-Link DIR-842 User Manual
Section 4 - Configuration
Wireless
Enable or disable the wireless frequency band.
Create a name for your wireless network using up to 32 characters.
Create a password to use for wireless security. Wireless clients will
need to enter this password to successfully connect to the network.
Choose
None
,
WEP
, or
WPA/WPA2-(Personal) (
recommended).
Select the desired wireless networking standards to use. The available
options will depend on the wireless frequency band, as well as the
currently selected security mode.
Select the desired channel. The default is
Auto
(recommended).
Select the desired wireless transmission power.
A higher channel width allows for faster data transmission, at the
possible expense of wireless coverage and compatibility with older
wireless clients. Select the optimum channel width for your wireless
network from the drop-down menu.
The default setting is
Visible
. Select
Invisible
if you do not want to
broadcast the SSID of your wireless network.
Status:
Wi-Fi Name
(SSID):
Password:
Security Mode:
802.11 Mode:
Wi-Fi Channel:
Transmission
Power:
Channel Width:
Visibility Status:
In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Wireless
to see the
wireless configuration options. To configure the router’s guest zone, click the
Guest
Zone
link. Refer to
Guest Zone
on page 49 for details. Click
Advanced Settings...
to expand the list and see all of the options. The following options apply to both the
2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz wireless frequency bands:
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Section 4 - Configuration
Use the drop-down menu to select the time schedule that the Wi-Fi
network will be active during. The schedule may be set to
Always
Enable
, or you can create your own schedules in the
Schedules
section (refer to
Schedule
on page 64).
Click
Save
when you are done.
Schedule:
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Section 4 - Configuration
Guest Zone
Enable or disable the guest zone for each wireless frequency band.
Enter a wireless network name (SSID) that is different from your main
wireless network.
Create a password to use for wireless security. Wireless clients will
need to enter this password to successfully connect to the guest zone.
Enabling this option will confine connectivity to the Internet,
disallowing guests from accessing other local network devices and
any other service provided by the router itself.
Click
Save
when you are done.
Status:
Wi-Fi Name
(SSID):
Password:
Internet Access
Only:
In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Wireless
, then click
the
Guest Zone
link. Click
Advanced Settings...
to expand the list and see all of
the options. The following options apply to both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz wireless
frequency bands:
The guest zone feature will allow you to create temporary zones that can be used by
guests to access the Internet. These zones will be separate from your main wireless
network. You may configure different zones for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless bands.
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Section 4 - Configuration
Network
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
Save
, you will need
to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the
configuration utility.
Enter the subnet mask of the router. The default subnet mask is
255.255.255.0
.
The default address to access the router’s configuration is
Here, you can replace
dlinkrouter
with
a name of your choice.
Enter the domain name (optional).
Disable to transfer the DNS server information from your ISP to your
computers. If enabled, your computers will use the router for a DNS
server.
Enable or disable the DHCP server.
Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server’s IP
assignment.
Note:
If you statically (manually) assign IP addresses to your computers
or devices, make sure the IP addresses are outside of this range or you
may have an IP conflict.
LAN IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Management
Link:
Local Domain
Name:
Enable DNS
Relay:
Status:
DHCP IP
Address Range:
This section will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to
configure the DHCP settings. In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page,
click
Network
. Click
Advanced Settings...
to expand the list and see all of the options.
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Section 4 - Configuration
DHCP Lease
Time:
Always
Broadcast:
WAN Port
Speed:
UPnP:
IPv4 Multicast
Stream:
IPv6 Multicast
Stream:
Enter the length of time for the IP address lease in minutes.
Enable this feature to broadcast your networks DHCP server to LAN/
WLAN clients.
You may set the port speed of the Internet port to
10 Mbps
,
100 Mbps
or
Auto
(recommended).
Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). UPnP provides
compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals.
Enable to allow IPv4 multicast traffic to pass through the router from
the Internet.
Enable to allow IPv6 multicast traffic to pass through the router from
the Internet.
Click
Save
when you are done.

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