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Wireless

Enable or disable the wireless frequency band.

Create a

Wi-Fi 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.

Select

None

,

WEP

, or

WPA/WPA2-Personal (

recommended).

Select the preferred wireless networking standard for each band.

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 (

High

,

Medium

or

Low

).

For the 2.4GHz band:

Select

Auto 20/40 MHz

if you are using both 802.11n and non-

802.11n wireless devices, or select

20 MHz

if you are not using any

802.11n wireless clients.

For the 5GHz band:

Select

Auto 20/40/80 MHz

if you are using 802.11ac, 802.11n, and

non-802.11n wireless devices, or select

Auto 20/40 MHz

if you are

using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices.

Status:

Wi-Fi Name

(SSID):

Password:

Security Mode:

802.11 Mode:

Wi-Fi Channel:

Transmission

Power:

Channel Width:

From the

Settings

menu, click

Wireless

to begin wireless configuration. You will see the

Wi-Fi Name (SSID)

and

Password

for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz

bands. Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the list and allow you to view all fields corresponding with each frequency band.

The following options apply to both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz wireless frequency bands:

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The default setting is

Visible

. Select

Invisible

if you do not want to

broadcast the SSID of your wireless network.

Use the drop-down menu to select a schedule for enabling the rule.

The schedule may be set to

Always Enable

, or you can create your

own schedules in the

Schedules

section (refer to page 64).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Visibility Status:

Schedule:

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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 limit connectivity to the Internet. Guests

will not be allowed to access other local network devices.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Status:

Wi-Fi Name

(SSID):

Password:

Internet Access

Only:

The following options apply to both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz wireless frequency

bands:

To configure a Guest Zone, click on the

Guest Zone

link. You may

configure different zones for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless bands.

A Guest Zone is a temporary zone that can be used by guests to access the Internet. Guest Zones are separate from your main wireless network.

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Network

Enter the

LAN 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 utility is

http://dlinkrouter.local./

You may replace

dlinkrouter

with a name

of your choice by entering it into this field.

Enter the

Local Domain Name

(optional).

If enabled, your computers will use the router for a DNS server.

Disable to transfer the DNS server information from your ISP to your

computers.

Enable or disable the DHCP server.

Enter the starting and ending IP addresses for the DHCP server’s IP

assignment.

LAN IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Management

Link:

Local Domain

Name:

Enable DNS

Relay:

Status:

DHCP IP

Address Range:

This section allows you to change the local network settings of the router and to configure the DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) settings. You

can enable the use of the DIR-859 as a DNS server. From the

Settings

menu, click

Network

.

Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the list and see all of the available options.

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DHCP Lease

Time:

Always

Broadcast:

WAN Port

Speed:

UPnP:

IPv4 Multicast

Streams:

IPv6 Multicast

Streams:

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.

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, 1000 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.