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DIR-842V2 

AC1200 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router

 

User Manual

 

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Functions / Advanced.

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UPnP IGD.

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Remote Access.

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Virtual Servers.

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Static Route.

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Dynamic DNS.

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IPsec.

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Ports Settings.

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Redirect.

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IGMP/MLD.

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ALG/Passthrough.

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Management.

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System Time.

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Administration.

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Telnet/SSH.

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Firmware Update.

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Local Update.

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Remote Update.

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Schedule.

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Statistics.

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Network Statistics.

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Port Statistics.

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Routing.

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DHCP.

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Multicast Groups.

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Diagnostics.

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Ping.

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Chapter 5.  Operation Guidelines.

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Wireless Installation Considerations.

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Chapter 6.  Abbreviations and Acronyms.

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Summary of Contents for AC1200

Page 1: ...User Manual DIR 842V2 AC1200 Wi Fi Gigabit Router August 2021 ...

Page 2: ... 7 31 Obtaining IP Address Automatically and Connecting to Wireless Network OS Windows 10 34 Connecting to Web based Interface 37 Web based Interface Structure 39 Home Page 39 Internet Section 40 DIR 842V2 Section 41 Wi Fi Clients Section 42 Menu Sections 43 Notifications 44 Chapter 4 Configuring via Web based Interface 45 Setup Wizard 45 Selecting Operation Mode 47 Router 47 Access Point or Repea...

Page 3: ...Creating PPTP L2TP or L2TP over IPsec WAN Connection 81 Creating PPPoE IPv6 or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection 86 VLAN 92 DNS 95 Settings WAN Failover 97 Settings Wireless network 100 Settings Network 110 IPv4 110 IPv6 116 Functions Firewall 120 IP Filter 120 DMZ 124 MAC Filter 126 AdBlock 128 Functions Wi Fi 129 Client Management 129 WPS 130 Using WPS Function via Web based Interface 132 Using WP...

Page 4: ...IGMP MLD 168 ALG Passthrough 169 Management 171 System Time 171 Administration 174 Telnet SSH 176 Firmware Update 177 Local Update 178 Remote Update 179 Schedule 180 Statistics 184 Network Statistics 184 Port Statistics 185 Routing 186 DHCP 188 Multicast Groups 189 Diagnostics 190 Ping 190 Chapter 5 Operation Guidelines 192 Wireless Installation Considerations 193 Chapter 6 Abbreviations and Acron...

Page 5: ...to a document Change A name of a menu menu item control field checkbox drop down list button etc 192 168 0 1 Data that you should enter in the specified field Information An important note Document Structure Chapter 1 describes the purpose and structure of the document Chapter 2 gives an overview of the router s hardware and software features describes its appearance and the package contents Chapt...

Page 6: ...ork Simultaneous activity of 2 4GHz band and 5GHz band allows performing a wide range of tasks The router can operate as a base station for connecting wireless devices of the standards 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n and 802 11ac at the wireless connection rate up to 1167Mbps1 The router supports multiple functions for the wireless interface several security standards WEP WPA WPA2 WPA3 MAC address...

Page 7: ... DNS service protects against malicious and fraudulent web sites and helps to block access to adult content on children s devices Now the schedules are also implemented they can be applied to the rules and settings of the firewall and used to reboot the router at the specified time or every specified time period and to enable disable the wireless network and the Wi Fi filter The new ad blocking fu...

Page 8: ...ect mesh network devices set up wireless connection and enable disable wireless network Antenna Four external non detachable antennas 5dBi gain MIMO 2 x 2 MU MIMO Power connector Power input connector DC Software WAN connection types Mobile Internet PPPoE IPv6 PPPoE PPPoE Dual Stack Static IPv4 Dynamic IPv4 Static IPv6 Dynamic IPv6 PPPoE Static IP PPPoE Dual Access PPPoE Dynamic IP PPPoE Dual Acce...

Page 9: ...GD Support of VLAN WAN ping respond Support of SIP ALG Support of RTSP WAN failover Autonegotiation of speed duplex mode and flow control Manual speed and duplex mode setup for each Ethernet port Firewall functions Network Address Translation NAT Stateful Packet Inspection SPI IPv4 IPv6 filter MAC filter Ad blocking function DMZ Virtual servers Built in Yandex DNS web content filtering service VPN...

Page 10: ...rameters Standards IEEE 802 11ac Wave 2 IEEE 802 11a b g n IEEE 802 11k v IEEE 802 11w Frequency range The frequency range depends upon the radio frequency regulations applied in your country 2400 2483 5MHz 5150 5350MHz 5650 5850MHz Wireless connection security WEP WPA WPA2 Personal Enterprise WPA3 Personal МАС filter WPS PBC Advanced functions Support of client mode WMM Wi Fi QoS Information on c...

Page 11: ...perature 25 C 95dBm at 6Mbps 93dBm at 9Mbps 92dBm at 12Mbps 90dBm at 18Mbps 87dBm at 24Mbps 84dBm at 36Mbps 80dBm at 48Mbps 78dBm at 54Mbps 802 11b typical at PER 8 1000 byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C 90dBm at 1Mbps 92dBm at 2Mbps 93dBm at 5 5Mbps 96dBm at 11Mbps 802 11g typical at PER 10 1000 byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C 94dBm at 6Mbps 92dBm at 9Mbps 90dBm at 12Mbps 89dBm at 18Mbps 87dB...

Page 12: ... 92dBm at MCS1 90dBm at MCS2 86dBm at MCS3 83dBm at MCS4 79dBm at MCS5 77dBm at MCS6 75dBm at MCS7 71dBm at MCS8 VHT40 92dBm at MCS0 89dBm at MCS1 87dBm at MCS2 84dBm at MCS3 80dBm at MCS4 76dBm at MCS5 74dBm at MCS6 72dBm at MCS7 68dBm at MCS8 66dBm at MCS9 VHT80 89dBm at MCS0 86dBm at MCS1 83dBm at MCS2 80dBm at MCS3 77dBm at MCS4 73dBm at MCS5 71dBm at MCS6 69dBm at MCS7 66dBm at MCS8 64dBm at ...

Page 13: ...ers Dimensions L x W x H 181 x 132 5 x 47 71 mm 7 13 x 5 22 x 1 88 in Weight 304 8 g 0 67 lb Operating Environment Power Output 12V DC 1 5A Temperature Operating from 0 to 40 C Storage from 20 to 65 C Humidity Operating from 10 to 90 non condensing Storage from 5 to 95 non condensing ...

Page 14: ...ED Mode Description Power Solid blue The router is powered on No light The router is powered off Internet Solid blue The default wired WAN connection is on Slow blinking blue The firmware is being updated Fast blinking blue The device is in the emergency mode Restore the factory default settings via the hardware RESET button ...

Page 15: ...red WAN connection is off or there are no WAN connections created WLAN 2 4G WLAN 5G Fast blinking blue Data transfer through the Wi Fi network of the relevant band Slow blinking blue When attempting to connect mesh network devices or add a wireless device via the WPS function the LEDs are blinking one at a time ...

Page 16: ... on hold it for 10 seconds and then release the button WPS A button to connect mesh network devices or set up wireless connection the WPS function To connect mesh network devices or use the WPS function with the device turned on push and release the button To disable the router s wireless network with the device turned on push the button hold it for 10 seconds and release LAN 1 4 4 Ethernet ports ...

Page 17: ...AN A port to connect to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet line it is recommended to use the cable included in the delivery package 12V 1 5A Power connector ON OFF A button to turn the router on off The device is also equipped with four external non detachable Wi Fi antennas ...

Page 18: ...DIR 842V2 Power adapter DC 12V 1 5A Ethernet cable Quick Installation Guide brochure The User Manual and Quick Installation Guide documents are available on D Link website see https eu dlink com Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product ...

Page 19: ...nternet Explorer 10 and later Microsoft Edge 20 10240 and later Mozilla Firefox 44 and later Opera 35 and later For successful operation JavaScript should be enabled on the web browser Make sure that JavaScript has not been disabled by other software such as virus protection or web user security packages running on your computer Wired or Wireless NIC Ethernet or Wi Fi Adapter Any computer that use...

Page 20: ...ted on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC 2 Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of the router then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power strip 3 Turn on the router by pressing the ON OFF button on its back panel Then make sure that your PC is configured to obtain an IP address automatically as DHCP client ...

Page 21: ...tton and proceed to the Control Panel window 2 Select the Network and Sharing Center section If the Control Panel has the category view the Category value is selected from the View by drop down list in the top right corner of the window choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section Figure 3 The Control Panel window ...

Page 22: ...1200 Wi Fi Gigabit Router User Manual Installation and Connection Page 22 3 In the menu located on the left part of the window select the Change adapter settings line Figure 4 The Network and Sharing Center window ...

Page 23: ...abit Router User Manual Installation and Connection Page 23 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed Figure 5 The Network Connections window ...

Page 24: ...anual Installation and Connection Page 24 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 line Click the Properties button Figure 6 The Local Area Connection Properties window ...

Page 25: ...6 Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button Figure 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window ...

Page 26: ...ter User Manual Installation and Connection Page 26 Obtaining IP Address Automatically OS Windows 10 1 Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window 2 Select the Network Internet section Figure 8 The Windows Settings window ...

Page 27: ... 842V2 AC1200 Wi Fi Gigabit Router User Manual Installation and Connection Page 27 3 In the Change your network settings section select the Change adapter options line Figure 9 The Network Internet window ...

Page 28: ...abit Router User Manual Installation and Connection Page 28 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed Figure 10 The Network Connections window ...

Page 29: ...nual Installation and Connection Page 29 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 line Click the Properties button Figure 11 The local area connection properties window ...

Page 30: ...Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button Figure 12 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the Close button in the connection properties window ...

Page 31: ...st in the top right corner of the window choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section Figure 13 The Control Panel window 3 In the menu located on the left part of the window select the Change adapter settings line 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Wireless Network Connection icon Make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is on then select the Propertie...

Page 32: ...ed Click the OK button Figure 14 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window 8 To open the list of available wireless networks select the icon of the wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left click the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of the taskbar Figure 15 The notifi...

Page 33: ...In the opened window enter the network key see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device in the Security key field and click the OK button 11 Wait for about 20 30 seconds After the connection is established the network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi Fi connection note that immediately after changing th...

Page 34: ...ection Figure 17 The Windows Settings window 3 In the Change your network settings section select the Change adapter options line 4 In the opened window right click the relevant Wireless Network Connection icon Make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is on then select the Properties line in the menu displayed 5 In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window on the Networking tab select the Interne...

Page 35: ...d Click the OK button Figure 18 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window 7 Click the Close button in the connection properties window 8 To open the list of available wireless networks select the icon of the wireless network connection and click the Connect To button or left click the network icon in the notification area located on the right side of the taskbar Figure 19 The noti...

Page 36: ...l on the bottom panel of the device in the Security key field and click the Next button 11 Allow or forbid your PC to be discoverable by other devices on this network Yes No Figure 21 PC discovery settings 12 Wait for about 20 30 seconds After the connection is established the network icon will be displayed as a dot with curved lines indicating the signal level If you perform initial configuration...

Page 37: ...ore You Begin section page 20 In the address bar of the web browser enter the domain name of the router by default dlinkrouter local with a dot at the end and press the Enter key Also you can enter the IP address of the device by default 192 168 0 1 Figure 22 Connecting to the web based interface of the DIR 842V2 device If the error The page cannot be displayed or Unable to display the page Could ...

Page 38: ...the password you specified in the Password field then click the LOGIN button Figure 24 The login page In order not to log out move the Stay signed in switch to the right After closing the web browser or rebooting the device you need to enter the username and the password again If you enter a wrong password several times the web based interface will be blocked for a while Please wait for one minute...

Page 39: ... the page will allow you to quickly navigate to other pages The page displays whether or not the router is currently connected to the Internet If it is disconnected click the sign Click to repair to go to the Settings Internet WAN page for the description of the page see the WAN section page 76 or click Internet disconnected to run the Setup Wizard for the description of the Wizard see the Setup W...

Page 40: ...details about your Internet connection Figure 27 The Home page The Internet section Click IPv4 or IPv6 to display details of the IPv4 connection and IPv6 connection respectively To reconfigure the Internet settings click Go to setting Upon that the Settings Internet WAN page opens for the description of the page see the WAN section page 76 ...

Page 41: ... well as the router s MAC address IPv4 address and IPv6 address To reconfigure the network settings either click Go to settings on the lower left or click Settings at the top of the page and then Network on the menu that appears for the description of the page see the Settings Network section page 124 To reconfigure the wireless settings either click Go to settings on the lower right or click Sett...

Page 42: ...42 Wi Fi Clients Section Click the Wi Fi clients icon to view details about wireless clients connected to the router Figure 29 The Home page The Wi Fi clients section Here you can see all wireless clients currently connected to the router Such devices are marked by the Connected icon ...

Page 43: ... the page see the Settings Wireless network section page 114 On the Network page you can configure basic parameters of the LAN interface of the router for the description of the page see the Settings Network section page 124 The pages of the Functions Firewall subsection are designed for configuring the firewall of the router for the description of the pages see the Functions Firewall section page...

Page 44: ...tion Page 44 Notifications The router s web based interface displays notifications in the top right part of the page Figure 30 The web based interface notifications Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant button ...

Page 45: ...it until the factory default settings are restored Figure 31 Restoring the default settings in the Wizard If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi Fi connection please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network of DIR 842V2 see the WLAN name SSID on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device and click the NEXT button Figure 32 Checking connection to the wire...

Page 46: ...e web based interface To do this click the ADVANCED SETTINGS button On the opened page change the default settings specify the administrator password in the User s interface password and Password confirmation fields and the name of the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands in the Network name 2 4 GHz SSID and Network name 5 GHz SSID fields correspondingly Then click the APPLY button Figure...

Page 47: ...5GHz bands configure LAN ports to connect an STB or VoIP phone and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 36 Selecting an operation mode The Router mode In order to connect your device to the network of a 3G or LTE operator on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Autonomous value Then from the Work mode list select the Mobile Int...

Page 48: ... list select the Autonomous value Then from the Work mode list select the WISP Repeater value In this mode you can connect your device to another access point configure a WAN connection set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 38 Selecting an operation mode The WISP Repeater mode...

Page 49: ...ands and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 39 Selecting an operation mode The Access point mode In order to connect your device to a wireless router for extending the range of the existing wireless network on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Autonomous value Then from the Work mode list select the Repeater value In this ...

Page 50: ...ode page from the Connection method list select the Autonomous value Then from the Work mode list select the Client value In this mode you can change the LAN IP address connect your device to another access point and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 41 Selecting an operation mode The Client mode When the operation mode is selected click the NEXT butt...

Page 51: ...local or leave the value suggested by the router In order to access the web based interface using the domain name in the address bar of the web browser enter the name of the router with a dot at the end If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR 842V2 do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address Subnet mask DNS IP address Hostname fiel...

Page 52: ...eld Click the Show icon to display the entered password Figure 49 The page for configuring the Wi Fi client If you connect to a hidden network select the band where the hidden network operates from the Frequency band list and enter the network name in the Network name SSID field Then select a needed value from the Network authentication list and then if needed enter the password in the relevant fi...

Page 53: ...st It is required to specify all the fields Click the Show icon to display the entered key When the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed WPA3 SAE or WPA2 PSK WPA3 SAE mixed authentication type is selected the following fields are displayed Parameter Description Password PSK A password for WPA encryption Click the Show icon to display the entered password Encryption type An encryption method TKI...

Page 54: ...rnet connection type page click the SCAN button available only for the Router mode to automatically specify the connection type used by your ISP or manually select the needed value from the Connection type list 2 Specify the settings necessary for the connection of the selected type 3 If your ISP uses MAC address binding select the Clone MAC address of your device checkbox available only for the R...

Page 55: ...uter User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Page 55 Static IPv4 Connection Figure 50 The page for configuring Static IPv4 WAN connection Fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address ...

Page 56: ...Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Page 56 Static IPv6 Connection Figure 51 The page for configuring Static IPv6 WAN connection Fill in the following fields IP address Prefix Gateway IP address and DNS IP address ...

Page 57: ...PoE Dynamic IP PPPoE Dual Access Connections Figure 52 The page for configuring PPPoE WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox ...

Page 58: ... PPPoE Static IP PPPoE Dual Access WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox Also fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address ...

Page 59: ...guring PPTP Dynamic IP WAN connection In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox In the VPN server address field enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server ...

Page 60: ...name field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox In the VPN server address field enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server Also fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address an...

Page 61: ... In the Password field specify your own password for access to the wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router WPS PIN of the device see the barcode label 3 If the router is used as a Wi Fi client you can specify the same parameters of the wireless network as specified for the network to which you are connecting To do this click the USE button available for the WISP Repeater and Re...

Page 62: ... your own name for the guest wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router 7 If you want to create a password for access to the guest wireless network deselect the Open network checkbox and fill in the Password field 8 If you want to limit the bandwidth of the guest wireless network select the Enable shaping checkbox and fill in the Shaping field 9 Click the NEXT button to continue o...

Page 63: ...IPTV page select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox Figure 58 The page for selecting a LAN port to connect an IPTV set top box 2 Select a free LAN port for connecting your set top box 3 If the IPTV service is provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN ID checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 4 Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to specify other settings ...

Page 64: ...d to the device checkbox Figure 59 The page for selecting a LAN port to connect an VoIP phone 6 Select a free LAN port for connecting your IP phone 7 If the VoIP service is provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN ID checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 8 Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to specify other settings ...

Page 65: ...he new password for the administrator account In case of losing the new password you can access the settings of the router only after restoring the factory default settings via the hardware RESET button This procedure wipes out all settings that you have configured for your router Click the NEXT button to continue or click the BACK button to return to the previous page On the next page check all s...

Page 66: ...If problems appeared when connecting to the Internet click the CHECK AGAIN button to recheck the state of the WAN connection If problems of connection have not been solved contact the technical support of your ISP as a rule the technical support phone is provided with the agreement or the D Link technical support To specify other settings click the ADVANCED SETTINGS button After clicking the ADVAN...

Page 67: ... simplified mode To edit an existing connection click the EDIT button Change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To disconnect a connection and establish it again click the RECONNECT button To remove an existing connection and create a new one click the CHANGE CONFIGURATION button Upon that the connection creation page opens To create several WAN connections go to the advanced mode To...

Page 68: ...located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the RECONNECT button To remove a connection in the Connections List section select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button To allow multicast traffic e g streaming video for a connection click the IGMP MLD link for the description of the page see the IGMP MLD section page 206 To u...

Page 69: ... WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function unless your ISP requires t...

Page 70: ...ress registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the ...

Page 71: ... Primary DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields For Dynamic IPv4 type Obtain DNS server addresses automatically Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of DNS server addresses Upon that the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields are not available for editing Primary DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and ...

Page 72: ...Interface A physical or virtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NATv6 If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function for IPv6 is enabled Do not disab...

Page 73: ...AC address binding In the field enter the MAC address registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for e...

Page 74: ...condary IPv6 DNS server Enter addresses of the primary and secondary IPv6 DNS servers in the relevant fields For Dynamic IPv6 type Get IPv6 Select a method for IPv6 address assignment from the drop down list or leave the Automatically value Enable prefix delegation Move the switch to the right if it is necessary that the router requests a prefix to configure IPv6 addresses for the local network fr...

Page 75: ...uring via Web based Interface Page 75 Parameter Description Primary IPv6 DNS server Secondary IPv6 DNS server Enter addresses of the primary and secondary IPv6 DNS servers in the relevant fields When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button ...

Page 76: ... to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function unless your ISP requires this Ping If th...

Page 77: ...s registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address of the WAN interface move the Clone MAC address of your NIC switch to the right When the switch is moved to the right the field is unavailable for editing To set the router s MAC address click the RES...

Page 78: ...section Parameter Description PPP Without authorization Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password Service name The name of the PPPoE authentication server ...

Page 79: ...otocol Select a required authentication method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LCP interval and LCP fails fields are available Specify the required values Dial on demand Mov...

Page 80: ...dary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button In the simplified mode after clicking the button the window for creating an additional connection opens If your ISP offers access to local services e g audio and video resources click the CREATE CONNECTION button On the page displayed specify the p...

Page 81: ... section Parameter Description General Settings Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function is enabled Do not disable the function unless your ISP requires this Ping If ...

Page 82: ...uthorization Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password VPN server address The IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server MTU The maximum size of units transmitted by the interfac...

Page 83: ...thentication method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LCP interval and LCP fails fields are available Specify the required values Dial on demand Move the switch to the right i...

Page 84: ...dresses Upon that the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields are not available for editing Primary DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields Figure 77 The page for creating a new L2TP over IPsec connection The IPsec section Setting for both parties which establish the tunnel should be the same Parameter Description IPsec for the L2TP over IPsec...

Page 85: ...pecified When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button After clicking the button the window for additional configuration of the connection opens If you want to use this WAN connection to access the Internet select the to the Internet choice of the radio button Then select the existing connection which will be used to access the PPTP L2TP server or click the CREATE CONNECTION butto...

Page 86: ...Interface A physical or virtual WAN interface to which the new connection will be assigned Connection name A name for the connection for easier identification Enable connection Move the switch to the right to enable the connection Move the switch to the left to disable the connection NAT For the PPPoE Dual Stack type only If the switch is moved to the right the network address translation function...

Page 87: ...he Ethernet section Parameter Description Ethernet MAC address A MAC address assigned to the interface This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding In the field enter the MAC address registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement To set the MAC address of the network interface card of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment as the MAC address...

Page 88: ...on PPP Without authorization Move the switch to the right if you don t need to enter a username and password to access the Internet Username A username login to access the Internet Password A password to access the Internet Click the Show icon to display the entered password Service name The name of the PPPoE authentication server MTU The maximum size of units transmitted by the interface ...

Page 89: ... or AUTO value is selected from the Authentication protocol drop down list Authentication protocol Select a required authentication method from the drop down list or leave the AUTO value Keep Alive Move the switch to the right if you want the router to keep you connected to your ISP even when the connection has been inactive for a specified period of time If the switch is moved to the right the LC...

Page 90: ...he Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields are not available for editing Primary DNS Secondary DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields Figure 82 The page for creating a new PPPoE Pv6 connection The IP section Parameter Description IPv6 Get IPv6 Select a method for IPv6 address assignment from the drop down list or leave the Automatically value Enable prefix...

Page 91: ...o the right to configure automatic assignment of IPv6 DNS server addresses Upon that the Primary IPv6 DNS server and Secondary IPv6 DNS server fields are not available for editing Primary IPv6 DNS server Secondary IPv6 DNS server Enter addresses of the primary and secondary IPv6 DNS servers in the relevant fields When all needed settings are configured click the APPLY button ...

Page 92: ...includes LAN ports and Wi Fi networks You cannot delete this VLAN WAN For the WAN interface it includes the WAN port You can edit or delete this VLAN Figure 87 The Settings Internet VLAN page In order to add untagged LAN ports or available Wi Fi networks to an existing or new VLAN first you need to exclude them from the LAN network on this page To do this select the LAN line On the opened page fro...

Page 93: ... parameters Parameter Description Name A name for the VLAN for easier identification VLAN ID An identifier of the VLAN QoS A priority tag for the transmitted traffic Create interface Move the switch to the right to create an interface that can be used for creating WAN connections Move the switch to the left for the VLAN to work in the bridge mode This mode is mostly used to connect IPTV set top bo...

Page 94: ...LAN it is required to fill in the VLAN ID and QoS fields Leave the Excluded value for the ports not included in the VLAN Wireless interfaces Select the Untagged value for each Wi Fi interface included in the Leave the Excluded value for the Wi Fi interfaces not included in the VLAN Click the APPLY button To edit an existing VLAN select the relevant line in the table On the page displayed change th...

Page 95: ...y are specified by an ISP or assigned by a network administrator You can specify the addresses of DNS servers manually on this page or configure the router to obtain DNS servers addresses automatically from your ISP upon installing a connection Also here you can specify addresses of reserve DNS servers which the router can use if the addresses specified manually or obtained automatically are unava...

Page 96: ...ant the router to use the default WAN connection to obtain addresses of DNS servers move the Default gateway switch to the right To specify a DNS server manually move the Manual switch to the right In the Name Servers section of the relevant IP version click the ADD SERVER button and in the line displayed enter an IP address of the DNS server To specify a reserve DNS server in the Reserve Servers ...

Page 97: ...l is recovered the router switches to it and disconnects the reserve one Figure 90 The Settings WAN Failover page To activate the backup function create several WAN connections After that go to the Settings WAN Failover page move the Enable switch to the right In the Connections IPv4 section the existing IPv4 connections are displayed in order of their priority The first connection on the list ser...

Page 98: ...ove the switch to the right to let the router use ICMP ping mechanism for checking the connection Move the switch to the left to let the router check only the status of the connection may be useful for unstable connections Priority The priority level of the connection Level 1 is for the main connection the others are backup connections Select the required value from the drop down list After specif...

Page 99: ...ts After a successful attempt the router keeps using the main connection After several failed attempts the next connection from the list is enabled Waiting for response A time period in seconds allocated for a response to one ping request Number of attempts A number of failed attempts to check the health of a connection after which the next connection from the list is enabled Hosts External IP add...

Page 100: ...tings Wireless network On the Settings Wireless network page you can change basic parameters for the wireless interface of the router and configure the basic and additional wireless networks To configure the 2 4GHz band or 5GHz band go to the relevant tab Figure 92 Basic settings of the wireless LAN ...

Page 101: ...lick the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule click the Edit schedule button In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button Wireless mode Operating mode of the wireless network of the router This parameter defines standards of the devices that will be able to use your wireless network Select a value from the drop down list Sele...

Page 102: ...arameters click the APPLY button To edit the settings of the basic wireless network in the Wi Fi Network section change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button Also you can create an additional wireless network To do this click the ADD WI FI NETWORK button On the opened page specify the relevant parameters Figure 93 Creating a wireless network Parameter Description Wi Fi Network Network n...

Page 103: ...Move the switch to the left not to limit the maximum bandwidth Broadcast wireless network If the wireless network broadcasting is disabled devices cannot connect to the wireless network Upon that DIR 842V2 can connect to another access point as a wireless client To enable disable broadcasting on a schedule click the Set schedule button In the opened window you can create a new schedule see the Sch...

Page 104: ...solated from the devices and resources of the router s LAN In the Security Settings section you can change security settings of the wireless network By default the WPA2 PSK network authentication type of the wireless network is specified WPS PIN from the barcode label is used as the network key Figure 94 Network authentication types supported by the router The router supports the following authent...

Page 105: ...k WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed A mixed type of authentication When this value is selected devices using the WPA PSK authentication type and devices using the WPA2 PSK authentication type can connect to the wireless network WPA3 SAE WPA3 based authentication using a PSK and SAE method WPA2 PSK WPA3 SAE mixed A mixed type of authentication When this value is selected devices using the WPA2 PSK authenticat...

Page 106: ...uthentication type only To activate WEP encryption move the switch to the right Upon that the Default key ID drop down list the Encryption key WEP as HEX switch and four Encryption key fields are displayed on the page Default key ID The number of the key from first to fourth which will be used for WEP encryption Encryption key WEP as HEX Move the switch to the right to set a hexadecimal number as ...

Page 107: ...or WPA encryption The password can contain digits Latin letters uppercase and or lowercase and other characters available in the US keyboard layout 12 Click the Show icon to display the entered password Encryption type An encryption method TKIP AES or TKIP AES TKIP and TKIP AES encryption types are not available for WPA3 SAE and WPA2 PSK WPA3 SAE mixed authentication types Group key update interva...

Page 108: ...nal Required Protected Management Frames are required When this value is selected devices not supporting the 802 11w standard cannot connect to the wireless network The default value cannot be changed for WPA3 SAE and WPA2 PSK WPA3 SAE mixed authentication types When the WPA WPA2 or WPA WPA2 mixed value is selected the following settings are displayed on the page Figure 97 The WPA2 value is select...

Page 109: ...ion type only Protected Management Frames help to improve packet privacy protection for wireless data transmission Select a value for the wireless network from the drop down list Disabled Protected Management Frames are not used Optional Protected Management Frames are optional Required Protected Management Frames are required When this value is selected devices not supporting the 802 11w standard...

Page 110: ...nt mode was selected in the Setup Wizard Select the needed value from the drop down list Static The IPv4 address subnet mask and the gateway IP address are assigned manually Dynamic The router automatically obtains these parameters from the LAN DHCP server or from the router to which it connects IP address The IPv4 address of the router in the local subnet By default the following value is specifi...

Page 111: ...able The router s DHCP server is disabled clients IP addresses are assigned manually Server The router assigns IP addresses to clients automatically in accordance with the specified parameters When this value is selected the Start IP End IP Lease time fields and the DNS relay switch are displayed on the tab Also when this value is selected the DHCP Options Static IP Addresses and Hosts sections ar...

Page 112: ... to the router obtain the address transmitted by the ISP or specified on the Settings Internet DNS page as the DNS server address External DHCP server IP The IP address of the external DHCP server which assigns IP addresses to the router s clients Option 82 Circuit ID Option 82 Remote ID Option 82 Subscriber ID Available if the Mobile Internet Router or WISP Repeater mode was selected in the Setup...

Page 113: ...for the selected option Force Move the switch to the right to let the DHCP server send the selected option regardless of the client s request Move the switch to the left to let the DHCP server send the selected option only when the client requests it After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button To edit the parameters of an option left click the relevant line in the table In the op...

Page 114: ...To do this select the relevant MAC address from the drop down list the field will be filled in automatically Then in the IP address field enter an IPv4 address which will be assigned to the device with the specified MAC address In the Hostname field specify a network name of the device for easier identification optional Click the APPLY button To create MAC IPv4 pairs for the devices connected to t...

Page 115: ... can choose a device connected to the router s LAN at the moment To do this select the relevant IPv4 address from the drop down list the field will be filled in automatically In the Name field specify the domain name to which the specified IPv4 address will correspond Click the SAVE button To edit an existing record in the Hosts section select the relevant line in the table In the opened window ch...

Page 116: ...re 105 Configuring the local interface The IPv6 tab The window for adding an IPv6 address In the opened window you can specify the following parameters Parameter Description Local IPv6 Address IPv6 address The IPv6 address of the router in the local subnet Prefix The length of the prefix subnet Gateway IPv6 address Available if the Access point or Repeater mode was selected in the Setup Wizard The...

Page 117: ...d on the tab Stateless Clients themselves configure IPv6 addresses using the prefix Address range The start and the end values for the latest hextet 16 bit of the range of IPv6 addresses which the DHCPv6 server distributes to clients Lease time The lifetime of IPv6 addresses provided to clients The default route for LAN clients Move the switch to the right to let the clients that received IPv6 add...

Page 118: ...moment click the KNOWN CLIENTS button In the opened window select the needed device and click the OK button To view the latest list of the connected devices click the REFRESH button To edit the settings for an existing MAC IPv6 pair left click the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To remove a MAC IPv6 pair select the checkbox lo...

Page 119: ...l Configuring via Web based Interface Page 119 To remove a record in the Hosts section select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button After completing the work with records click the APPLY button ...

Page 120: ... based Interface Page 120 Functions Firewall IP Filter On the Functions Firewall IP filter page you can create new rules for filtering IP packets and edit or remove existing rules Figure 128 The Functions Firewall IP filter page To create a new rule click the ADD button ...

Page 121: ...Description General Settings Enable rule Move the switch to the right to enable the rule Move the switch to the left to disable the rule Name Enter a name for the rule for easier identification Action Select an action for the rule Allow Allows packet transmission in accordance with the criteria specified by the rule Deny Denies packet transmission in accordance with the criteria specified by the r...

Page 122: ...elect the needed value from the drop down list Start IPv4 address Start IPv6 address The source host start IPv4 or IPv6 address If it is necessary to specify a single address leave the End IPv4 address End IPv6 address field blank You can choose a device connected to the router s LAN at the moment To do this select the relevant IPv4 or IPv6 address from the drop down list the field will be filled ...

Page 123: ...e corresponding to this rule In the opened window you can create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 225 or use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Interval of execution drop down list in the simplified mode To enable the IP filter rule at the time specified in the schedule and disable it at the other time select the Enable rule value from the Action drop down list an...

Page 124: ... filled in automatically Move the Enable NAT Loopback switch to the right in order to let the users of the router s LAN access the DMZ host using the external IP address of the router or its DDNS name if a DDNS service is configured Users from the external network access the router using the same address or DDNS name Click the APPLY button Note that when the DMZ is enabled all traffic coming to a ...

Page 125: ...ime specified in the schedule and disable it at the other time select the Enable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To disable the DMZ for the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule for the DMZ click the Edit schedule butto...

Page 126: ... mode section to configure filtering for all devices of the router s network Allow Allows access to the router s network and to the Internet for devices the value is specified by default Deny Blocks access to the router s network for devices You can use the Deny mode only if an active rule which allows access to the device s network is created on the page To create a rule specify a MAC address of ...

Page 127: ...n To set a schedule for the MAC filter rule click the Set Schedule button in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window you can create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 225 or use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Interval of execution drop down list in the simplified mode To enable the MAC filter rule at the time specified in the schedule and disabl...

Page 128: ...rtising web sites which should be blocked You can save the file with the list of advertising web sites to the device s memory To do this move the Save to the device s memory switch to the right and then click the APPLY button Files saved to the device s memory are updated upon every reboot of the router or its or firmware update In case the file is not available at that moment the list of web site...

Page 129: ...nected to the router Figure 134 The page for managing the wireless clients If you want to disconnect a wireless device from your WLAN select the checkbox in the line containing the MAC address of this device and click the DISCONNECT button To view the latest data on the devices connected to the WLAN click the REFRESH button To view data on a connected device left click the line containing the MAC ...

Page 130: ...t available Figure 135 The page for configuring the WPS function You can activate the WPS function via the web based interface or the hardware WPS button on the cover of the device To activate the WPS function via the hardware button move the Enable Wi Fi when WPS function is activated with hardware button switch to the right on the tabs of both bands Then with the device turned on push the button...

Page 131: ... wireless connection Unconfigured after activating the WPS function the SSID and the encryption key will be configured automatically the network authentication type will be changed to WPA2 PSK Network name SSID The name of the router s wireless network Network Authentication The network authentication type specified for the wireless network Encryption The encryption type specified for the wireless...

Page 132: ... Web based Interface You can use the WPS function without accessing the web based interface of the router To do this you need to configure the following router s settings 1 Specify relevant security settings for the wireless network of the router 2 Make sure that the Enable Wi Fi when WPS function is activated with hardware button switch is moved to the right on the tabs of both bands 3 Click the ...

Page 133: ...his value is selected the Access Point and Station sections are displayed on the page Figure 136 The page for configuring the WMM function All needed settings for the WMM function are specified in the device s system Changing parameters manually may negatively affect your WLAN The WMM function allows assigning priorities for four Access Categories AC BK Background low priority traffic print jobs f...

Page 134: ... Category The CWMax field value should not be lower than the CWMin field value The lower the difference between the CWMax field value and the CWMin field value the higher is the Access Category priority TXOP Transmission Opportunity The higher the value the higher is the Access Category priority ACM Admission Control Mandatory If the switch is moved to the right the device cannot use the relevant ...

Page 135: ...work 2 4 GHz Broadcast wireless network 5 GHz If the switch is moved to the left devices cannot connect to the router s WLAN Upon that the router can connect to another access point as a wireless client Connecting to network A method for connecting to another access point In the Wireless Networks section the list of available wireless networks is displayed To view the latest data on available wire...

Page 136: ...ption The router uses the key selected from the Default key ID drop down list It is required to specify all the fields Click the Show icon to display the entered key When the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed WPA3 SAE and WPA2 PSK WPA3 SAE mixed authentication type is selected the following fields are displayed Parameter Description Password PSK A password for WPA encryption Click the Show i...

Page 137: ... limit the maximum bandwidth of upstream and downstream traffic for each wireless client of the router by its MAC address Figure 139 The Functions Wi Fi Client Shaping page If you want to limit the maximum bandwidth of traffic for the router s wireless client create a relevant rule To do this click the ADD button Figure 140 The window for setting up rate limit ...

Page 138: ... to the router s LAN at the moment To do this select the relevant device from the drop down list the field will be filled in automatically Upload Maximum rate Specify the maximum value of the upstream traffic rate Mbit s or move the Not limited switch to the right not to limit the maximum bandwidth of upstream traffic Download Maximum rate Specify the maximum value of the downstream traffic rate M...

Page 139: ...ional On page of the Functions Wi Fi Additional section you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the router To configure the 2 4GHz band or 5GHz band go to the relevant tab Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN Figure 141 Additional settings of the WLAN ...

Page 140: ... 802 11n and 802 11ac clients Autonegotiation 20 40 Coexistence Available on the 2 4 GHz tab Move the switch to the right to let the router automatically choose the channel bandwidth 20MHz or 40MHz depending on availability of other APs within its operational range this setting can substantially lower the data transfer rate of your wireless network The switch is displayed when the 20 40 MHz value ...

Page 141: ...On The protection function is always enabled this setting can substantially lower the efficiency of your wireless network Always Off The protection function is always disabled Short GI Guard interval in nanoseconds This parameter defines the interval between symbols transmitted when the router is communicating to wireless devices Enable the router uses the 400 ns short guard interval Only for the ...

Page 142: ...ased Interface Page 142 Parameter Description Station Keep Alive The time interval in seconds between keep alive checks of wireless devices from your WLAN When the value 0 is specified the checking is disabled When you have configured the parameters click the APPLY button ...

Page 143: ...be allowed to access the WLAN It is recommended to configure the Wi Fi MAC filter through a wired connection to DIR 842V2 Figure 142 The page for configuring the MAC filter for the wireless network By default the Wi Fi MAC filter is not configured To configure the MAC filter first you need to create rules specify MAC addresses of devices for which the specified filtering modes will be applied To d...

Page 144: ...ating the rules you need to configure the filtering modes To open the basic or additional wireless network for the devices which MAC addresses are specified on this page and to close the wireless network for all other devices in the section corresponding to the band 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz left click the line of the wireless network In the opened window move the Enable MAC filter switch to the right Upon...

Page 145: ...ng via Web based Interface Page 145 To change or delete the schedule for a rule click the Select schedule button in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button ...

Page 146: ...tions Advanced Virtual Servers page and specify needed settings If you want to enable the UPnP IGD protocol in the router move the Enable switch to the right When the protocol is enabled the following parameters of the router are displayed on the page Parameter Description Protocol A protocol for network packet transmission IP address The IP address of a client from the local area network Private ...

Page 147: ...gure access to the web based interface of the router By default the access from external networks to the router is closed If you need to allow access to the router from the external network create relevant rules Figure 147 The Functions Advanced Remote Access page To create a new rule click the ADD button Figure 148 The window for adding a rule for remote management ...

Page 148: ...ernal host Move the switch to the right to allow access to the router for any host Upon that the IP address and Mask fields are not displayed IP address A host or a subnet to which the rule is applied You can specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address Mask For the IPv4 based network only The mask of the subnet Public port For the IPv4 based network only An external port of the router You can specify only one...

Page 149: ... Virtual Servers On the Functions Advanced Virtual Servers page you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network Figure 149 The Functions Advanced Virtual Servers page To create a new virtual server click the ADD button ...

Page 150: ...he page for adding a virtual server You can specify the following parameters Parameter Description General Settings Enable Move the switch to the right to enable the server Move the switch to the left to disable the server Name A name for the virtual server for easier identification You can specify any name ...

Page 151: ...ss in the displayed line To remove the IP address click the Delete icon in the line of the address Public port A port of the router from which traffic is directed to the IP address specified in the Private IP field in the Private Network Settings section You can specify one port or several ports separated by a comma Private Network Settings Private IP The IP address of the server from the local ar...

Page 152: ...d Interface Page 152 Static Route On the Functions Advanced Static Route page you can specify static fixed routes Figure 152 The Functions Advanced Static Route page To specify a new route click the ADD button in the Routes section Figure 153 The window for adding a new route ...

Page 153: ...ddress The format of a host IPv6 address is 2001 db8 1234 1 the format of a subnet IPv6 address is 2001 db8 1234 64 Destination netmask For IPv4 protocol only The remote network mask Gateway An IP address through which the destination network can be accessed Metric A metric for the route The lower the value the higher is the route priority Optional Table From the drop down list select a routing ta...

Page 154: ...he router to use one or several DDNS services A DDNS service allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses In order to use a service it is necessary to register a domain name on the web site of your DDNS provider Figure 154 The Functions Advanced Dynamic DNS page To add a new DDNS service click the ADD button Figure 155 The page for adding a DDNS service ...

Page 155: ...ecify the DDNS provider name in the Name field the domain name of the provider s server in the Server field and the location of settings in the Path field Username The username to authorize for your DDNS provider Password The password to authorize for your DDNS provider Click the Show icon to display the entered password Interface From the drop down list select a WAN connection which will be used ...

Page 156: ...els move the Enable switch to the right Upon that the Tunnels and Status sections and the Logging level drop down list are displayed on the page In the Status section the current state of an existing tunnel is displayed From the Logging level drop down list select a detail level of messages recorded to the system log or leave the value specified by default The Basic value is recommended to establi...

Page 157: ...figuring via Web based Interface Page 157 To create a new tunnel click the ADD button in the Tunnels section Setting for both devices which establish the tunnel should be the same Figure 157 The page for adding an IPsec tunnel The General Settings section ...

Page 158: ... only Type Select an identification method for the remote host router from the drop down list Address The remote host is identified by its IP address FQDN The remote host is identified by its domain name The drop down list is displayed if the Dynamic IPsec switch is moved to the left Remote host Enter the remote subnet VPN gateway IP address if the Address value is selected from the Type drop down...

Page 159: ...tion Local identifier A local identifier of the router to establish connection over IPsec with particular hosts only To establish connection DIR 842V2 local identifier value should correspond to the remote identifier value specified in the settings of the remote host Use an IP address domain name or certificate CN Optional Local port A port of the router that is used for IPsec packets exchange dur...

Page 160: ...remote host if encrypted packets exchange between the router and the remote host breaks down the router starts sending DPD messages to the remote host If the switch is moved to to the left the DPD delay and DPD timeout fields are not available for editing DPD delay A time period in seconds between DPD messages By default the value 30 is specified DPD timeout A waiting period for the response to a ...

Page 161: ...ion algorithm from the drop down list Hashing mode Select a hashing mode from the drop down list Size of hash The length of the hash in bits Hashing algorithm Select a hashing algorithm from the drop down list First phase DHgroup type A Diffie Hellman key group for the First Phase Select a value from the drop down list IKE SA lifetime The lifetime of IKE SA keys in seconds After the specified peri...

Page 162: ...witch to the right to enable the PFS option Perfect Forward Secrecy If the switch is moved to the right a new encryption key exchange will be used for the Second Phase This option enhances the security level of data transfer but increases the load on DIR 842V2 Second phase DHgroup type A Diffie Hellman key group for the Second Phase Select a value from the drop down list The drop down list is avai...

Page 163: ...d click the SAVE button To remove a subnet select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button Also you can remove a subnet in the editing window After configuring all needed settings for the IPsec tunnel click the APPLY button To edit the parameters of an existing tunnel in the Tunnels section select the relevant tunnel in the table On the opened ...

Page 164: ...ow control in the autonegotiation mode This function is used for equal load balancing in ISPs networks Contact your ISP to clarify if this function needs to be enabled Figure 160 The Functions Advanced Ports Settings page In order to configure autonegotiation or configure speed and duplex mode manually for an Ethernet port select it in the table Autonegotiation should be enabled for both devices c...

Page 165: ...ex mode for the selected port 10M Half Data transfer in just one direction at a time data can be either sent or received at the maximum possible rate of up to 10Mbps 10M Full Data transfer in two directions simultaneously data can be sent and received at the same time at the maximum possible rate of up to 10Mbps 100M Half Data transfer in just one direction at a time data can be either sent or rec...

Page 166: ... the right to enable the flow control function for the port Move the switch to the left to disable the flow control function for the port After specifying the needed parameters click the SAVE button If in the future you need to edit the parameters of the router s port select the port in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click the SAVE button ...

Page 167: ... in the Reasons for Redirect section move the needed switches to the right Parameter Description Reasons for Redirect Physical connection error Notifications in case of physical connection problems the ISP s cable is not connected an additional device needed to access the Internet is not connected No connection Notifications in case of problems of the default WAN connection authorization error the...

Page 168: ...d IGMP MLD page The following elements are available on the page Parameter Description IGMP Enable Move the switch to the right to enable IGMP IGMP version Select a version of IGMP from the drop down list Interface From the drop down list select a connection of the Dynamic IPv4 or Static IPv4 type for which you need to allow multicast traffic e g streaming video MLD Enable Move the switch to the r...

Page 169: ...e Internet RTSP is used for real time streaming multimedia data delivery This protocol allows some applications to receive streaming audio video from the Internet The PPPoE pass through function allows PPPoE clients of computers from your LAN to connect to the Internet through connections of the router The PPTP pass through L2TP pass through and IPsec pass through functions allow VPN PPTP L2TP and...

Page 170: ...switch to the right to enable the PPPoE pass through function IPsec pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the IPsec pass through function L2TP pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the L2TP pass through function PPTP pass through Move the switch to the right to enable the PPTP pass through function After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button 17 On the ...

Page 171: ...low the next steps 1 Move the Enable NTP switch to the left 2 In the Time Settings section specify needed values To specify the time set up your PC or portable device click the SET LOCAL TIME button 3 Click the APPLY button The System date and System Time fields will be filled in automatically To enable automatic synchronization with a time server follow the next steps 1 Move the Enable NTP switch...

Page 172: ...ing of daylight saving time and End of daylight saving time sections Get NTP server addresses using DHCP Move the switch to the right if NTP servers addresses are provided by your ISP Contact your ISP to clarify if this setting needs to be enabled If the switch is moved to the right the NTP Servers section is not displayed Run as a server for the local network Move the switch to the right to allow...

Page 173: ... is powered off or rebooted the system time is reset to the default value If you have set automatic synchronization for the system time the internal clock of the device will be configured after connecting to the Internet If you have set the system time manually you need to set the time and date again see above ...

Page 174: ...stration page In order to change the password for the administrator account in the User section enter a new password in the New password and Password confirmation fields Use digits Latin letters uppercase and or lowercase and other characters available in the US keyboard layout 18 Click the Show icon to display the entered values Then click the SAVE button Remember or write down the new password f...

Page 175: ...web browser Restore Click the button and follow the dialog box appeared to select a previously saved configuration file all settings of the router located on your PC and upload it Save Click the button to save settings to the non volatile memory The router saves changed settings automatically If changed settings have not been saved automatically a notification is displayed in the top right part of...

Page 176: ...Management Telnet SSH page To enable access via TELNET and or SSH move the Enable Telnet switch and or Enable SSH switch to the right In the Port field enter the number of the router s port through which access will be allowed by default the port 23 is specified for Telnet and the port 22 is specified for SSH Then click the APPLY button To disable access via TELNET and or SSH again move the Enable...

Page 177: ...value is selected from the Mode of local IP address assignment list on the Connections Setup LAN page the Gateway IP address field should also be filled in on order to realize automatic check If a firmware update is available a notification will be displayed in the top right corner of the page To disable the automatic check for firmware updates in the Remote Update section move the Check for updat...

Page 178: ...t Firmware Update page to locate the new firmware file 3 If you want to restore the factory default settings immediately after updating the firmware move the Restore factory defaults after firmware update switch to the right 4 Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button 5 Wait until the router is rebooted about one and a half or two minutes 6 Log into the web based interface using the login admin and the cur...

Page 179: ...on click the CHECK FOR UPDATES button to check if a newer firmware version exists 2 Click the UPDATE FIRMWARE button the button is displayed if a newer version of the firmware is available 3 Wait until the router is rebooted about one and a half or two minutes 4 Log into the web based interface using the login admin and the current password If after updating the firmware the router doesn t work co...

Page 180: ...d set a schedule for different filter rules Before creating a schedule you need to configure automatic synchronization of the system time with a time server on the Internet see the System Time section page 209 Figure 174 The Management Schedule page To configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule click the REBOOT ON SCHEDULE button in the Auto Reboot section Figure 175 The window for con...

Page 181: ...ek when the device will be automatically rebooted To do this select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant value Day of month Specify a day of the month You can specify one value or several values separated by a comma In the advanced mode you can specify more parameters for the schedule using a cron expression To do this select the Advanced mode choice of the radio button and specify the...

Page 182: ...the system time of the device is displayed You can select the Simplified mode choice of the radio button and specify the following parameters Parameter Description Perform task on schedule Move the switch to the right to enable the schedule Move the switch to the left to disable the schedule Simplified mode Interval of execution Specify the time period for performing a task Every minute Every hour...

Page 183: ...the advanced mode you can specify more parameters for the schedule using a cron expression To do this select the Advanced mode choice of the radio button and specify the needed values in the fields displayed You can specify one value or several values separated by a comma You can use the character asterisk to specify the entire range of possible values Upon that the Schedule field will be filled i...

Page 184: ...connections LAN WLAN For each connection the following data are displayed name and state when the connection is on its name is highlighted in green when the connection is off its name is highlighted in red IP address and subnet mask and volume of data received and transmitted with increase of the volume the units of measurement are changed automatically byte Kbyte Mbyte Gbyte Figure 177 The Manage...

Page 185: ... Statistics Port statistics page you can view statistics for traffic passing through ports of the router The information shown on the page can be used for diagnosing connection problems Figure 178 The Management Statistics Port Statistics page To view the full list of counters for a port click the line corresponding to this port ...

Page 186: ...d routing tables Figure 179 The Management Statistics Routing page The Rules section displays routing rules their corresponding routing tables incoming and outgoing interfaces priority levels and other data The Tables section displays the list of routing tables stored in the device s memory To view detailed information on routes left click the relevant line in the table ...

Page 187: ...anual Configuring via Web based Interface Page 187 Figure 180 The routing table page The opened page displays the information on routes in the selected routing table The table contains destination IP addresses gateways subnet masks and other data ...

Page 188: ...b based Interface Page 188 DHCP The Management Statistics DHCP page displays the information on computers that have been identified by hostnames and MAC addresses and have got IP addresses from the DHCP server of the device Figure 181 The Management Statistics DHCP page ...

Page 189: ...he Management Statistics Multicast Groups page displays addresses of active multicast groups including IPTV channels and groups for transferring service information to which the device is subscribed and the interface through which the device is subscribed Figure 182 The Management Statistics Multicast Groups page ...

Page 190: ... utility The Ping utility sends echo requests to a specified host and receives echo replies Figure 183 The Management Diagnostics Ping page To check availability of a host enter the IP address or name of this host in the Host field and specify a number of requests that will be sent in order to check its availability in the Number of attempts field If availability check should be performed with IPv...

Page 191: ...a sent in a request In the Waiting for response field specify the response waiting period in seconds To restore the default field values click the DEFAULT SETTINGS button After specifying the additional parameters click the OK button To run the check click the START button After a while the results will be displayed on the page If you need to interrupt the check click the CANCEL button the button ...

Page 192: ...gh humidity Do not place foreign objects on the device Do not obstruct the ventilation openings of the device The environmental temperature near the device and the temperature inside the device s cover should be within the range from 0 С to 40 С Only use the power adapter supplied with the device Do not plug in the adapter if its case or cable are damaged Plug the adapter only into working electri...

Page 193: ...en network devices Place your devices so that the signal travels straight through a wall or ceiling instead of at an angle for better reception 3 Building materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a negative effect on your wireless range Try to position your router access points and computers so that the signal passes through drywalls or open doorways Materials and ...

Page 194: ...K Differential Binary Phase shift Keying DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System DDoS Distributed Denial of Service DES Data Encryption Standard DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DMZ DeMilitarized Zone DNS Domain Name System DPD Dead Peer Detection DQPSK Differential Quadrature Phase shift Keying DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSSS Direct sequence Spread Spectrum DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Messa...

Page 195: ...ernet Protocol Television IPsec Internet Protocol Security ISP Internet Service Provider L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network LCP Link Control Protocol LED Light emitting diode LTE Long Term Evolution MAC Media Access Control MBSSID Multiple Basic Service Set Identifier MIB Management Information Base MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output MPPE Microsoft Point to Point Encryption MS...

Page 196: ... to point protocol over Ethernet PPTP Point to point tunneling protocol PSK Pre shared key PUK PIN Unlock Key QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QoS Quality of Service QPSK Quadrature Phase shift Keying RADIUS Remote Authentication in Dial In User Service RIP Routing Information Protocol RIPng Next Generation Routing Information Protocol RTS Request To Send RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol SA Se...

Page 197: ...ontrol Protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol UPnP Universal Plug and Play URL Uniform Resource Locator VLAN Virtual Local Area Network VPN Virtual Private Network WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPS Wi...

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