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6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the router and reconnect your computer to your network.

7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and connect it to your other router. Do not plug

anything into the Internet port of the D-Link router.

8. You may now use the other 3 LAN ports to connect other Ethernet devices and computers. To configure your wireless

network, open a web browser and enter the IP address you assigned to the router. Refer to the

Configuration

and

Wireless

Security

sections for more information on setting up your wireless network.

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The DIR-855 includes a Quick Router Setup Wizard CD. Follow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to

guide you quickly through the installation process.

Insert the

Quick Router Setup Wizard CD

in the CD-ROM drive.

The step-by-step instructions that follow are shown

in Windows

®

XP. The steps and screens are similar for the other Windows operating systems.

If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, go to

Start

>

Run

. In the run box type

“

D:\DIR855.exe

” (where

D:

represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).

When the autorun screen appears, click

Start.

Getting Started

Note:

It is reccomended to write down the SSID and Security Key, followed by the login password on the provided CD

holder.

Click

Start

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Configuration

This section will show you how to configure your new D-Link wireless router using the web-based configuration

utility.

Web-based Configuration Utility

To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser

such as Internet Explorer and enter http://dlinkrouter

or

Select

Admin

from the drop-down menu and then enter

your password. Leave the password blank by default.

If you get a

Page Cannot be Displayed

error, please

refer to the

Troubleshooting

section for assistance.

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Setup Wizard

Click

Launch Internet Connection Setup Wizard

to begin.

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

Manual Configuration

and skip to page 19.

Click

Next

to continue.

Create a new password and then click

Next

to continue.

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Select your time zone from the drop-down menu and then click

Next

to

continue.

Select the type of Internet connection you use and then click

Next

to

continue.

If you selected Dynamic, you may need to enter the MAC address of

the computer that was last connected directly to your modem. If you are

currently using that computer, click

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

and then click

Next

to continue.

The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISPs. The default

host name is the device name of the router and may be changed.