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Step 6
Firstly, enter a network name (SSID) of your choice, or leave it unchanged
to accept the default SSID.
Secondly, choose a Wi-Fi password of at least 8 characters. Any device
trying to connect to the router wirelessly will need to enter this password
the first time it connects.
Finally, tap
Next
to proceed.
You will be asked to enter a SSID and password for your 5 GHz network.
Repeat step 6 and tap
Next
to proceed.
Step 7
Enter the administrator password of your choice. Unlike the Wi-Fi
password, this password is only required when you need to configure
the router. See
Configuration on page 19
for details of when this
password is used. Tap
Next
to proceed.
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Step 8
You will be presented with a summary of your chosen settings.
Tap
Save
to complete the setup and wait for your device to reboot.
Congratulations, your device has been successfully configured! You can
share this information by tapping
Share By E-mail
, or tap
Finish
to exit
the app.
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Configuration
Enter your password. If you previously followed the setup wizard (see
Setup Wizard
on page 12, please use the admin password you entered
during the wizard. Otherwise, leave the password blank. Click
Log In
to
proceed.
Note:
If you cannot remember your password and cannot log in, press and
hold the reset button for 10 seconds (see
Connections
on page 5) to
restore the router to its default settings.
To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser such as Internet
Explorer and enter
Windows and Mac users may also connect by typing the IP address of
the router (by default this is
) in the address bar.
The router’s home page will open displaying its current connection status.
The bar at the top of the page has quick access to Settings and
Management functions. You may quickly jump back Home at any time.
Note:
The system will automatically log out after a period of inactivity.
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Home
The Home page displays the current status of the router in the form of an interactive diagram. You can click each icon to display
information about each part of the network at the bottom of the screen. The menu bar at the top of the page will allow you
to quickly navigate to other pages.
The Home page displays whether or not the router is currently connected
to the Internet. If it is disconnected, click Click to repair to bring up the
setup wizard (see
Setup Wizard
on page 12).
To bring up more details about your Internet connection, click on the
Internet
icon. Click
IPv4
or
IPv6
to see details of the IPv4 connection
and IPv6 connection respectively.
Click
Release
to disconnect from the Internet. If you do this and wish to
reconnect, click
Renew
.
To reconfigure the Internet settings, refer to
Internet
on page 23.
Internet
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DIR-842
Click on the
DIR-842
icon to view details about the router and its wireless
settings.
Here you can see the router’s current wireless settings, as well as its MAC
address and IPv4/IPv6 addresses.
To reconfigure the network settings, either click
Go to settings
on the
lower left, or click
Settings
(at the top of the page) and then
Network
on the menu that appears. Refer to
Network
on page 50.
To reconfigure the wireless settings, either click
Go to settings
, on the
lower right, or click
Settings
(at the top of the page) and then
Wireless
on the menu that appears. Refer to
Wireless
on page 47.
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