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Section 2 - Installation

Note:

It is strongly recommended that you replace your existing router with the DIR-866L instead of using both. If your modem is a

combo router, you may want to contact your ISP or review the manufacturer’s user guide so you can put the router into Bridge mode,

which will ‘turn off’ the router’s (NAT) functions.

If you are connecting the DIR-866L router to an existing router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have

to do the following to the DIR-866L before connecting it to your network:

• Disable UPnP

™

• Disable DHCP

• Change the LAN IP address to an available address on your network. The LAN ports on the router cannot accept

a DHCP address from your other router.

To connect to another router, please follow the steps below:

1. Plug the power into the router. Connect one of your computers to the router (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. Make sure

your IP address on the computer is 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx is between 2 and 254). Please see the

Networking Basics

section for more information. If you need to change the settings, write down your existing settings before making any

changes. In most cases, your computer should be set to receive an IP address automatically in which case you will not have

to do anything to your computer.

2. Open a web browser, enter

(or

) and press

Enter

. When the login window

appears, set the user name to

Admin

and leave the password box empty. Click

Log In

to continue.

3. Click on

Advanced

and then click

Advanced Network

. Uncheck the

Enable UPnP

checkbox. Click

Save Settings

to continue.

4. Click

Setup

and then click

Network Settings

. Uncheck the

Enable DHCP Server

checkbox. Click

Save Settings

to continue.

Connect to an Existing Router

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5. Under Router Settings, enter an available

IP Address

and the

Subnet Mask

of your network. Click

Save Settings

to save

your settings. Use this new IP address to access the configuration utility of the router in the future. Close the browser and

change your computer’s IP settings back to the original values as in Step 1.

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 (WAN) port of the D-Link router.

8. You may now use the other three 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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Section 3 - Configuration

There are several different ways you can configure your router to connect to the Internet and connect to your clients:

•

QRS Mobile App

- Use your iPhone, iPad, or Android device to configure your router. See

”QRS Mobile App” on page 21

.

•

D-Link Setup Wizard

- This wizard will launch when you log into the router for the first time. Refer to

“Quick Setup Wizard”

on page 14

.

•

Manual Setup

- Log into the router and manually configure your router (advanced users only). Refer to

“Manual Internet

Setup” on page 24

.

Configuration

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The wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to

configure your new D-Link router and connect to the Internet.

When the

Welcome

screen appears, click

Next

to continue.

Quick Setup Wizard

If this is your first time installing the router, launch your web

browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari). This will

automatically launch the

D-Link Setup Wizard.

If the wizard does

not start automatically, enter

http://dlinkrouter.local./

or the IP

address of the router (

192.168.0.1

).

Please wait while your router detects your internet connection

type. If the router detects your Internet connection, you may need

to enter your ISP information such as username and password. (See

instructions on page 16 for PPPoE, PPTP and L2TP.)

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If the router does not detect a valid Ethernet connection from the

Internet port, this screen will appear. Connect your broadband modem

to the Internet port and then click

Connect

.

If the router detects an Ethernet connection but does not detect the type

of Internet connection you have, this screen will appear. Click

Guide me

through the Internet connection settings

to display a list of connection

types to choose from.

The router may automatically detect your Internet connection type.

If

not, select your Internet connection type from the list.

You can select

DHCP Connection

(Dynamic IP Address)

if your Internet

connection automatically provides you with an IP Address. This option

is commonly used for cable modem services.

Click

Next

to continue.