D-Link DSL-2642B Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Wireless Encryption Mode – Mixed Wi-Fi Protected Access

(WPA2/WPA)-Personal

Use the

Network Authentication

drop-down menu to select

WPA-Personal/Auto

. Specify a Pre-Shared Key. Note that there

is NO Radius Server settings required when configuring Mixed

WPA2/WPA-PSK.

Enter the Group Key Interval and Encryption if needed.

Click the

Apply

button to save the settings.

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Local Network

To access the

LAN Setup

window, click the

LAN Setup

button in the

Setup

directory.

These are the settings of the LAN (Local Area Network) interface for the

router. The router's local network (LAN) settings are configured based

on the IP Address and Subnet Mask assigned in this section. The IP

address is also used to access this Web-based management interface.

It is recommended that you use the default settings if you do not have an

existing network.

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The DHCP

section is where you configure the built-in DHCP Server to assign IP

addresses to the computers and other devices on your local area

network (LAN).

Router IP Address:

Enter the device’s new IP address here.

Subnet Mask:

Enter the device’s new subnet mask here.

Configure the second IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN

Interface:

Tick this option to enable the use of a second IP address for

this device.

IP Address:

Enter the device’s new second IP here.

Subnet Mask:

Enter the device’s new second subnet mask here.

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DHCP Server Settings:

Here the user can add a DHCP Reserved

address.

Enable DHCP Server:

Tick this option to enable this entry.

DHCP IP Address Range:

Enter a reserved user’s IP address in here.

DHCP Lease Time:

Enter a reserved user’s MAC address in here.

Click on the

Apply

button to accept these changes.

Click on the

Cancel

button to discard these changes.

DHCP Reservations List:

To add an entry to the DHCP Reservation

List, click the

Add

button in the DHCP Reservation List section, type in

an IP Address, either click the

Copy Your PC’s MAC Address

button or

manually enter a MAC Address, enter a Computer Name if desired, and

click the

Apply

button. To delete an entry from the DHCP Reservations

List, click the corresponding

button. To modify a DHCP

Reservations List entry, click the corresponding

button and then

enter the information in the appropriate fields in the DHCP Reservation

List section.

Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients:

Here the number of dynamic

DHCP clients will be listed. Information shown is Computer Name, MAC

Address, IP Address and Expire Time.

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Time and Date

To access the

Time and Date

window, click the

Time and Date

button in the

Setup

directory.

The Router provides manually time and date setup, NTP, and daylight

saving to configure, update and maintain the correct time.

The Router allows you to set the time zone you are in by using the Time

Zone drop-down menu. In addition, you can enable Daylight Saving by

ticking the

Enable Daylight Saving

check.

To configure system time on the Router, select the

Automatically

synchronize with Internet time servers

check box and use the

drop-down menu to select the NTP server URL in the First NTP Time

Server field. You may also want to choose a Second NTP Time Server

using the drop-down menu.

You can also manually configure the system time on Router. Select the

Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute and Second in the Set the Date and

Time Manually system, or just click

Copy Your Computer’s Time

Settings

button to synchronize the time with the computer.

When you are finished, click the

Apply

button to take effect.

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Advanced

This chapter include the more advanced features used for network management and security.

Advanced Wireless

To access Advanced Wireless, click

Advanced Wireless

in the

Advanced

directory.

It has two subcategories:

Advanced Settings

, and

MAC Filtering

. You

can either point to the

Advanced Wireless

on the left window and click

one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Wireless Settings

window.

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