D-Link DIR-890L Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Section 3 - Conﬁguration

Wireless

Smart Connect

Enable Smart Connect to allow the router to automatically assign your wireless clients to the best available wireless band. When enabled, the 2.4GHz

and both 5GHz bands will have the same Wi-Fi name and password.

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.

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 desired wireless transmission power (

High

,

Medium

or

Low

).

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 73).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Wi-Fi Name

(SSID):

Password:

Security Mode:

Transmission

Power:

Schedule:

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Section 3 - Conﬁguration

Select

Disabled

.

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

).

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.

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 73).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Smart Connect:

Status:

Wi-Fi Name (SSID):

Password:

Security Mode:

802.11 Mode:

Wi-Fi Channel:

Transmission

Power:

Channel Width:

Visibility Status:

Schedule:

From the

Settings

menu, click

Wireless

to begin wireless conﬁguration. You will see the

Wi-Fi Name (SSID)

and

Password

for the 2.4GHz and both

5GHz bands. Click

Advanced Settings...

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

2.4GHz

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Section 3 - Conﬁguration

Primary and Secondary 5GHz

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

).

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:

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Section 3 - 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 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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Section 3 - Conﬁguration

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.

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 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-890L 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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