D-Link DSL-504T Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Dynamic Routing (RIP)

The Router supports RIP v1 and RIP v2 used to share routing tables with other Layer 3 routing

devices on your local network or remote LAN.

Dynamic Routing (RIP) menu

To enable RIP, select

Enabled

from the

RIP

pull-down menu, select the

Protocol

(

RIPv1

and

RIPv1

Compatible

) and

Direction

(

In

,

Out

, or

Both

), and click

Apply

.

The RIPv1 Compatible option will transmit RIPv2 broadcast packets and receive both RIP v1 and

RIP v2 packets.

The direction configuration refers to the RIP request. Select In to allow RIP requests from other

devices. Select Out to instruct the Router to make RIP requests for routing tables from other

devices. Select Both to share routing tables in both directions.

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Remote Access

Use the Remote Access menu in the Advanced directory to enable remote management of the

Router through the web interface or via Telnet from a specified source IP address. This will enable

Router and network managment from outside the local network through the WAN connection.

Remote management is disabled by default.

Note

Remote Management Menus

To use Remote Management, select the Enabled radio button for the type of management desired

(Telnet or web), type in the remote IP address allowed Telnet or web management access and the

Netmask and click the

Apply

button. Be sure to change the administrator

’

s password before you

enable remote management.

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Tools

Click the

Tools

tab to

reveal the menu buttons

for various functions

located in this directory.

The

Administrator

Settings

is the first menu

that appears in the Tools

directory. This menu is

used to change the

system password used to

access the web manager,

to save or load Router

configuration settings and

to restore default settings.

The functions in this and

the other Tools menus are

described below.

System Tools

administrative functions

Change System Password

To change the password used to access the Router web manager, click the

Admin

button in the

Tools

directory to display the Administrator Settings menu. Under the Administrator heading, type

the

New Password

and

Confirm Password

to be certain you have typed it correctly. Click the

Apply

button to activate the new password. The System User Name remains

“

admin

”

, this cannot

be changed using the web manager interface. Be sure to save the new setting.

Administrator Settings change password menu

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Save or Load Configuration File

Once you have configured the Router to your satisfaction, it is a good idea to back up the

configuration file to your computer. To save the current configuration settings to your computer,

click the

Admin

button in the

Tools

directory to display the Administrator Settings menu. Click the

Save

button to

Save Settings to Local Hard Drive

. You will be prompted to select a location on

your computer to put the file. The file type is .xml (HTML) and may be named anything you wish.

To load a previously saved configuration file, click the

Browse

button and locate the file on your

computer. Click the

Load

button to

Load Settings From Local Hard Drive

. Confirm that you

want to load the file when prompted and the process is completed automatically. The Router will

reboot and begin operating with the configuration settings that have just been loaded.

Save System Settings and Restore Defaults

Restore Factory Default Settings

To reset the Router to its factory default settings, click the

Restore

button in the Administrator

Settings menu. You will be prompted to confirm your decision to reset the Router. The Router will

reboot with the factory default settings including IP settings and Administrator password.

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Time

The Router provides a number of options to maintain current date and time including SNTP.

Time & Date Configuration

To configure system time on the Router, select the method used to maintain time. The options

available include SNTP, using your computer

’

s system clock (default) or set the time and date

manually. If you opt to use SNTP, you must enter the SNTP server URL or IP address. Click the

Apply

button to set the system time.

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