D-Link DSL-6740U Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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DSL-6740U

VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi

and Built-in Switch

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

To activate the WPS function, select the

WPS Enable

checkbox and click the

Change

button.

When the checkbox is selected, the

Information

and

Connection

sections are available on the

page.

Parameter

Description

WPS Status

The state of the WPS function:

•

Configured

(all needed settings are specified)

•

Unconfigured

(you need to specify the relevant settings).

SSID

The name of the router's WLAN.

Network Authentication

The network authentication type specified for the WLAN.

Encryption

The encryption type specified for the WLAN.

Encryption key

The encryption key specified for the WLAN.

Device PIN

The PIN code of the router. This parameter is used when connecting

the router to a registrar to set the parameters of the WPS function.

Client PIN

The PIN code of the device newly connected to the router via the

WPS function.

WPS Method

A method of the WPS function. Select a value from the drop-down

list.

: Connecting the device via the PIN code.

PBC

: Connecting the device via the push button (actual or virtual).

PIN Code

The PIN code of the WPS-enabled device that needs to be connected

to the wireless network of the router.

The field is displayed only when the

value is selected from the

WPS Method

drop-down list.

Connect

Click the button to connect the wireless device to the router's WLAN

via the WPS function.

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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi

and Built-in Switch

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

Using WPS Function via Web-based Interface

To add a wireless device via the PIN method of the WPS function, follow the next steps:

1.

Select the

WPS

Enable

checkbox.

2.

Click the

Change

button.

3.

Select the

value from the

WPS

Method

drop-down list.

4.

Select the PIN method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the

router's WLAN.

5.

Click the relevant button in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to

the WLAN.

6.

Right after that, enter the PIN code specified on the cover of the wireless device or in its

software in the

PIN Code

field.

7.

Click the

Connect

button in the web-based interface of the router.

To add a wireless device via the PBC method of the WPS function, follow the next steps:

1.

Select the

WPS

Enable

checkbox.

2.

Click the

Change

button.

3.

Select the

PBC

value from the

WPS Method

drop-down list.

4.

Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the

router's WLAN.

5.

Click the relevant button in the software or press the WPS button on the cover of the

wireless device that you want to connect to the WLAN.

6.

Click the

Connect

button in the web-based interface of the router.

Using WPS Function without Web-based Interface

You can add a wireless device to the router's WLAN without accessing the web-based interface of

the router. To do this, you need to configure the following router's settings:

1.

Specify corresponding security settings for the wireless network of the router.

2.

Select the

WPS

Enable

checkbox.

3.

Click the

Change

button.

4.

Save the settings and close the web-based interface (click the

Save

line in the top-page

menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the

System

caption, then click the

Logout

line).

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DSL-6740U

VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi

and Built-in Switch

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by pressing the

WPS

button of the

router.

1.

Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the

router's WLAN.

2.

Click the relevant button in the software or press the WPS button on the cover of the

wireless device that you want to connect to the WLAN.

3.

Press the

WPS

button of the router.

After clicking the button the

WPS

LED blinks. If the wireless device has been successfully

connected to the WLAN, the LED stops blinking and lights green for several minutes.

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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi

and Built-in Switch

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

Additional Settings

On the

Wi-Fi / Additional settings

page, you can define additional parameters for the router's

WLAN.

!

Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN!

Figure 82. Additional settings of the WLAN.

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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi

and Built-in Switch

User Manual

Configuring via Web-based Interface

The following fields are available on the page:

Parameter

Description

Beacon Period

The time interval (in milliseconds) between packets sent to synchronize

the wireless network.

RTS Threshold

The minimum size (in bites) of a packet for which an RTS frame is

transmitted.

Frag Threshold

The maximum size (in bites) of a non-fragmented packet. Larger packets

are fragmented (divided).

DTIM Period

The time period (in seconds) between sending a DTIM (a message

notifying on broadcast or multicast transmission) and data transmission.

TX Power

The router's transmit power (in percentage terms).

Bandwidth

Channel bandwidth for 802.11n devices.

TX Preamble

This parameter defines the length of the CRC block sent by the router

when communicating to wireless devices.

Select a value from the drop-down list.

Long Preamble

.

Short Preamble

(this value is recommended for networks with high-

volume traffic).

When you have configured the parameters, click the

Change

button.

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