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Web-based Configuration Utility
Enter your password. If you did not create a password with the
Setup Wizard
, leave the
Admin Password
field blank by default. Click
Log In
to proceed.
Note:
If you cannot remember your password and cannot log in, press the reset button (see
page 5) to restore the router to its factory default settings.
Open a web-browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) and enter
http://
dlinkrouter.local./
or the IP address of the router
.
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 easily navigate back
Home
at any time.
Note:
The system will automatically time-out after a period of inactivity. (You will have to
log back in as described above.)
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Home
The current status of the router is displayed on the
Home
page in the form of an interactive diagram. You can click on an 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 allows
you to easily navigate to other pages.
The Home page shows whether or not the router is currently connected to the
Internet. If disconnected, click on
Click to repair
to launch the
Setup Wizard.
(Refer to
"Setup Wizard" on page 14
.)
To view details about your Internet connection, click on the
Internet
icon. Click
Release IP Address
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 31
.
Internet
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DIR-890L
Click on the
DIR-890L
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.
To reconfigure the router's 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 drop-down
menu that appears. Refer to page 55.
To reconfigure the router's 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 drop-down
menu that appears. Refer to page 51.
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Connected Clients
Click on the
Connected Clients
icon to view details about the router and its wireless
settings.
On this page you can see all the clients currently connected to the router, and their
corresponding IP addresses.
To edit a client’s settings, click the pencil icon for the client you want to edit.
Enter a custom name for this client.
Displays the vendor of the device.
Displays the MAC address of the client.
Enter a specific IP address you want to reserve for this client. This IP
address must be within the DHCP IP range.
Enable to reserve the IP address for this client.
Enable to assign a specific schedule for this client.
Select a schedule from the drop-down or click Schedule to create a
new time range.
Click
Save
when you are done.
Name:
Vendor:
MAC Address:
IP Address:
Reserve IP:
Parental Control:
Schedule:
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USB Device
Click on the
USB Device
icon to view details about the currently connected USB
device,
DLNA Media Server
,
SharePort
, and
Windows File Sharing
.
If you have a USB device connected, you can see its name and how much free space
it has.
To configure your SharePort settings, click
Go to settings
or click
Settings
(at the
top of the page) and then
SharePort
on the drop-down menu that appears and
refer to page 57.