D-Link DIR-895L Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Wireless

Enable this option to have the DIR-895L automatically manage the

2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz wireless networks. Disable this option if you want

to manually conﬁgure the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz wireless networks.

Enable or disable the wireless frequency band.

Create a 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.

Choose

None

,

WEP

, or

WPA/WPA2-(Personal)

(recommended).

Select the desired wireless networking standards to use. 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.

Select

Auto 20/40

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.

Smart Connect:

Status:

Wi-Fi Name

(SSID):

Password:

Security Mode:

802.11 Mode:

Wi-Fi Channel:

Transmission

Power:

Channel Width:

In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click

Wireless

to see the wireless conﬁguration options. To conﬁgure the router’s guest

zone, click the

Guest Zone

link. Refer to page 94 for details. Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the list and see all of the options. The following

options apply to both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz 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 the time schedule that the rule

will be enabled on. The schedule may be set to

Always Enable

, or

you can create your own schedules in the

Schedules

section (refer

to page 112).

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 confine connectivity to the Internet,

disallowing guests from accessing other local network devices.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Status:

Wi-Fi Name

(SSID):

Password:

Internet Access

Only:

In the Settings menu on the bar on the top of the page, click

Wireless

, then click the

Guest Zone

link. Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the

list and see all of the options. The following options apply to both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz wireless frequency bands:

The guest zone feature will allow you to create temporary zones that can be used by guests to access the Internet. These zones will be separate

from your main wireless network. You may conﬁgure diﬀerent zones for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless bands.

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Network

Enter the 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 is

http://dlinkrouter.local./

Here, you can replace

dlinkrouter

with

a name of your choice.

Enter the domain name (optional).

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

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

server.

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 will allow you to change the local network settings of the router and to conﬁgure the DHCP settings. In the Settings menu on the bar

on the top of the page, click

Network

. Click

Advanced Settings...

to expand the list and see all of the options.

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DHCP Lease

Time:

Always

Broadcast:

UPnP:

WAN Port

Speed:

IPv4 Multicast

Stream:

IPv6 Multicast

Stream:

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.

Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). UPnP provides

compatibility with networking equipment, software and peripherals.

You may set the port speed of the Internet port to 10 Mbps, 100

Mbps, 1000 Mbps, or Auto (recommended).

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.

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