D-Link DSL-2900AL Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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 and

any other service provided by the router itself.

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

192.168.1.1

.

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

AdvancedSettings...

to expand the list and see all of the options.

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DHCP Lease

Time:

Always

Broadcast:

UPnP:

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.

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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SharePort

Check to enable the media server functions, allowing connected

clients access to media ﬁles over the network.

Choose a name for your media server so that it can be found.

Choose either

Allow all users to access (no password)

or

Require

router’s admin password

to specify whether the router’s password

will be required for access.

Enable remote access to ﬁles stored on a USB device plugged into

the router through a web browser.

This area will display the HTTP and HTTPS links to connect to your

SharePort drive through a web browser from a device on your

network.

To allow ﬁle access via FTP, ensure that the

Status

is

Enabled

.

EnableRemoteFTPAccess

allows users to access ﬁles from outside

the network via FTP. If this is enabled, enter the

Remote FTP Port

,

Maximum Users

,

Login Timeout

, and the

Maximum Idle Time

.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Status:

UPnP Media

Server:

Windows

File Sharing

(SAMBA):

Web File Access:

Direct Links:

FTP File Access:

This page will allow you to set up access to ﬁles on an external USB device plugged

into the router. You can do this through the local network or from the Internet using

either a web browser or an app on your smartphone or tablet. I

n the Settings menu

on the bar on the top of the page, click

SharePort

.

To manage user accounts for SharePort access, click

Create User

and refer to the

next page for details.

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Create User

Enter the desired user name for the new account.

Enter the password which the user will need to enter when logging in.

Select either

Read Only

or

Read/Write

to control whether the user

can edit, add, or delete ﬁles on the device.

Choose the parent folder that the user will be able to access. Files

and folders on a higher level will be unavailable. “root” means that

the user can access all ﬁles on the device. To change the selected

folder, click

Browse

and browse to the desired folder.

Click

OK

when you are done. The new user should be added to the

list of user accounts. To save the new list, click

Save

. To return to the

SharePort page, click

SharePort

.

User Name:

Password:

Permission:

Folder:

The Create User page allows you to manage your SharePort user accounts. The current

list of user accounts will be displayed, along with their current permissions and access

path. If they do not have an account set up, users will be restricted to guest access;

only having access to the “Guest” folder on the media server. The router can store a

maximum of ten accounts (including the “Admin” account).

If you wish to remove an account, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If

you wish to edit an account, click on its pencil icon in the Edit column. If you wish to

create a new account, click the

Create User

button

.

If you edit or create a user, the

following options will appear:

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