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Time

TIME AND DATE CONFIGURATION

Select the appropriate

Time Zone

from the drop-down box.

Check the box to allow for daylight saving adjustments. Use

the drop-down boxes to specify a start date and end date for

daylight saving time adjustments.

AUTOMATIC TIME AND DATE CONFIGURATION

Check the

Automatically synchronize with Internet time

server

box to allow the router to use an NTP server to update

the router’s internal clock.

Enter an NTP server to use for time synchronization, or use the

drop-down box to select one. Click the

Update Now

button to

synchronize the time with the NTP server.

This section will help you set the time zone that you are in and an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to use. Daylight Saving can also be configured

to adjust the time when needed. After modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

Time Zone:

Enable Daylight Saving:

NTP Server Used:

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Syslog

Check the box to send the router logs to a Syslog server.

Enter the IP address of the Syslog server that the router will

send the logs to.

The DWR-921 keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the router. You may send these logs to a Syslog server on your network.

After modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

Enable Logging to Syslog

Server:

Syslog Server IP Address:

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Email Settings

When this option is enabled, router activity logs will be

emailed to the specified email address.

Enter the SMTP server IP address the router will use to send

emails. Enter the complete IP address followed by a colon(:)

and the port number. (e.g. 123.123.123.1:25).

Enter the username for the SMTP account.

Enter the password for the SMTP account.

Enter the email address where you would like the router to

send emails to.

Enter a subject for the email.

Click this button to send the current logs to the specified email

address.

Enable Email Notification:

SMTP Sever IP and Port:

SMTP Username:

SMTP Password:

Send Email Alert to:

Email Subject:

Email Log Now:

Email Settings

allow you to send the system log files, router alert messages, and firmware update notifications to an email address. After

modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

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System

Use this option to save your current router configuration

settings to a file. Click

Save

to open a file dialog, and then

select a location and file name for the settings.

Use this option to load previously saved router configuration

settings.

Click

Browse...

and select the saved file and then

click the

Upload Settings

button to upload the settings to the

router.

This option will restore all settings back to their defaults. Any

settings that have not been backed up will be lost, including

any rules that you have created.

Save Settings To Local

Hard Drive

Load Settings From Local

Hard Drive:

Restore To Factory

Default Settings:

Here, you can save the current system settings to a local hard drive. After modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

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Firmware

Displays your current firmware’s version.

Displays your current firmware’s release date.

After you have downloaded a new firmware, click

Browse

to

locate the firmware on your computer, then click

Upload

to

start the firmware upgrade.

Warning:

You must use a wired connection to upload the

firmware file; do not use a wireless connection.

During the upgrade process, do not power off your

computer or router, and do not refresh the browser

window until the upgrade is complete.

If the firmware you want to install is not an official D-Link

release, you will need to check this box.

Warning:

Unofficial firmware is not supported, and may cause

damage to your device. Use of unofficial firmware is

at your own risk.

Here, you can upgrade the firmware of your router. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local hard drive of the

computer and then click

Browse

to upload the file. You can check for and download firmware updates at the D-Link support site at

. After modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

Current Firmware Version:

Current Firmware Date:

Upload:

Accept Unofficial

Firmware: