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U S E R M A N U A L

Covr your Whole Home in Seamless Mesh Wi-Fi

COVR-1100 || COVR-1102 || COVR-1103

AC1200 Dual Band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

High Performance

One Seamless Network

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C100 M0 Y19 K23

Pantone 3145C

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Page 1: ...ANUAL Covr your Whole Home in Seamless Mesh Wi Fi COVR 1100 COVR 1102 COVR 1103 AC1200 Dual Band Whole Home Mesh Wi Fi System High Performance One Seamless Network More Coverage C100 M0 Y19 K23 Pantone 3145C ...

Page 2: ... iPhone and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries App StoreSM is a service mark of Apple Inc Chrome browser Google Play and Android are trademarks of Google Inc Internet Explorer Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Copyright 2019 by D Link Corporation Inc All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced...

Page 3: ...ected Clients 14 COVR Points 15 Settings 16 Wizard 16 Internet 17 IPv4 17 IPv6 26 VLAN 37 Wireless 39 Wi Fi 39 Guest Zone 40 Network 41 D Link Cloud 43 Advanced 44 Firewall 44 IPv4 IPv6 Rules 46 Port Forwarding 47 Port Forwarding 47 Virtual Server 48 Website Filter 49 Static Routes 50 IPv4 50 IPv6 51 Dynamic DNS 52 Management 54 Time Schedule 54 Time 54 Schedule 55 System Log 56 System Admin 58 Ad...

Page 4: ...ing a D Link Cloud Service Account 67 Amazon Alexa Setup 70 Amazon Alexa Voice Commands 74 The Google Assistant Setup 75 The Google Assistant Voice Commands 78 Resetting Your Device 79 Wireless Basics 80 What is Wireless 81 Tips 83 Technical Specifications 84 Regulatory Information 86 ...

Page 5: ...VR 1100 COVR Point Router x 1 COVR 1102 COVR Point Router x 2 COVR 1103 COVR Point Router x 3 Quick Installation Card Power adapter x 1 Power adapter x 2 Power adapter x 3 Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable If any of the above items are missing or damaged please contact your local reseller ...

Page 6: ...ility Requirements Computer with the following Windows Macintosh or Linux based operating system An installed Ethernet adapter or Wi Fi interface Browser requirements Internet Explorer 10 or higher Firefox 28 or higher Safari 6 or higher Chrome 28 or higher D Link Wi Fi App Requirements iOS or Android device Please refer to the app s store page to check whether your device is compatible System Req...

Page 7: ... from room to room without experiencing dropped VoIP calls or frozen video streams You enjoy seamless connectivity no matter where you are in the house High Performance Flexible Mesh Network Wi FiCERTIFIEDEasyMesh meanseasytouse self adaptingWi Fiwithgreaterflexibilityindevicechoice EachCOVR 1100unitis equippedwithindustrystandardWi FiCERTIFIEDEasyMesh technology YourCOVRpointsworktogethertoformas...

Page 8: ...ag or interruption to your wireless connection and most importantly without you ever lifting a finger Always Up to Date with the Latest Features Tired of having to visit the website or manually going to the router s UI every so often to check for the latest firmware The COVR unit will automatically check daily for updates to make sure that the device always has the latest features and the most sec...

Page 9: ...up a blinking orange LED indicates there is no connection to the device Blinking white Once set up a blinking white LED indicates a weak connection Solid white The COVR 1100 is powered on and running Once set up a solid white LED indicates a strong connection Off The COVR 1100 is powered off If the device is powered on and Status LED is disabled the device is working as normal Refer to the Admin s...

Page 10: ... Ethernet cable connect your broadband modem to this port 3 Ethernet LAN Port Connect Ethernet devices such as computers switches storage NAS devices and game consoles 4 Power Connector Connect the included power adapter here to power on the device 5 Reset Button Insert a paperclip in the hole wait for 5 seconds then release to reset the router to default settings 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 11: ... the respective D Link Wi Fi app store page Step 2 Launch the D Link Wi Fi app from the home screen of your device D Link Wi Fi The D Link Wi Fi app allows you to install and configure your device from your compatible Android or iOS device Note The screenshots may be different depending on your mobile device s OS version The following steps show the iOS interface of the D Link Wi Fi app If you are...

Page 12: ...ing on your COVR system Tap Next to continue Step 6 You will now be guided through a step by step process for setting up your COVR network Simply follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation and the configuration process Step 4 Tap Yes to scan the setup QR code located in the Quick Install Card and proceed to step 6 Alternatively you can tap No to proceed to step 5 ...

Page 13: ...C1200 Dual Band Whole Home Mesh Wi Fi System is now set up and ready to use You can now configure your COVR Wi Fi settings using the free D Link Wi Fi mobile app or the web based user interface Refer to the Configuration section on page 10 for more information on configuring your network using the web based user interface http covr local Step 3 Type http covr local into a web browser and follow th...

Page 14: ...iguration utility open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter http covr local in the address bar If you want to access the web interface using a wireless connection connect to your COVR Wi Fi then open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter http covr local in the address bar Note If you have previously changed the Management Link in the Network settings use this link to acces...

Page 15: ... COVR Wi Fi network in the form of an interactive diagram You can click each icon to display information about each part of the network at the bottom of the screen The menu bar at the top of the page will allow you to quickly navigate to other pages Refer to the following pages for a description of each section ...

Page 16: ...ys whether or not the master COVR Point is currently connected to the Internet If it is disconnected click Click to repair to bring up the setup wizard refer to Wizard on page 16 for more information Click Release IP Address to release the current IP address and disconnect from the Internet If you wish to reconnect the Internet click Renew IP Address To reconfigure the Internet settings click Go t...

Page 17: ...OVR 1100 icon to view details about the COVR Point s wireless and local network settings This includes IPv4 and IPv6 local network and Wi Fi information This overview is only informational To configure these sections refer to the corresponding configuration sections in this manual ...

Page 18: ... of the device IP Address Displays the current IP address of this client Reserve IP Enable to reserve an IP address for this client IP Address Reserved Specify an IP address for the DHCP server to assign to this client Parental Control Enable or disable parental control to allow or block access to the network for this user Schedule If Parental Control is enabled use the drop down menu to select th...

Page 19: ... in the top right of the box of the COVR Point that you want to rename To reboot a COVR Point click the settings icon in the bottom right of the COVR Point s box and click Reboot To remove a COVR Point from your COVR Wi Fi network click the settings icon in the bottom right of the COVR Point s box and click Remove Name Enter a name for the COVR Point MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the COV...

Page 20: ...e page click Wizard to open the setup wizard This is the same wizard that appears when you set up the device using the web user interface for the first time This Wizard will also launch when clicking the Click to Repair button when no Internet connection is detected Refer to Manual Installation on 9 for more information ...

Page 21: ...P DHCP refer to 18 For Static IP refer to 19 For PPPoE refer to 20 For PPTP refer to 22 For L2TP refer to 24 To configure an IPv6 connection click the IPv6 link Refer to 26 My Internet Connection Is ChooseyourInternetconnectiontypefromthedrop downmenu You will be presented with the appropriate options for your connection type Click Advanced Settings to expand the list and see all of the options ...

Page 22: ...ary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP This address is usually obtained automatically from your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP This address is usually obtained automatically from your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your ISP MAC Address Clone The default MAC address is set...

Page 23: ...Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP Advanced Settings Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your ISP MAC Address Clone The default MAC address is set to the physical interface MAC address ofport1onthemasterCOVRPoint Youc...

Page 24: ... feature select Always on as the reconnect mode Advanced Settings Address Mode Select Static IP if your ISP assigned you the IP address subnet mask gateway andDNSserveraddresses Inmostcases selectDynamicIP If you selected Dynamic IP as the Address Mode Service Name Enter the ISP service name optional Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP This address is us...

Page 25: ...Service Name Enter the ISP service name optional Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your ISP MAC Address Clone The default MAC address is set to the physical interface MAC address o...

Page 26: ...ich the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity To disable this feature select Always on as the reconnect mode Advanced Settings Address Mode Select Static IP if your ISP assigned you the IP address subnet mask gateway andDNSserveraddresses Inmostcases selectDynamicIP If you selected Dynamic IP as the Address Mode Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by y...

Page 27: ...he subnet mask provided by your ISP PPTP Gateway IP Address Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your ISP Click Save when you are don...

Page 28: ...the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity To disable this feature select Always on as the reconnect mode Advanced Settings Address Mode Select Static IP if your ISP assigned you the IP address subnet mask gateway andDNSserveraddresses Inmostcases selectDynamicIP If you selected Dynamic IP as the Address Mode Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ...

Page 29: ...he subnet mask provided by your ISP L2TP Gateway IP Address Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your ISP Click Save when you are don...

Page 30: ...efer to 27 For Static IPv6 refer to 29 For Auto Configuration SLAAC DHCPv6 refer to 31 For PPPoE refer to 33 For Local Connectivity Only refer to 36 My Internet Connection Is Choose your IPv6 connection type from the drop down menu You will be presented with the appropriate options for your connection type Click Advanced Settings to expand the list and see all of the options ...

Page 31: ...ing DNS address If Use the following DNS address is selected Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address LAN IPv6 Address Settings Enable DHCP PD Enable or disable DHCP Prefix Delegation LAN IPv6 Link Local Address Displays the master COVR Point s LAN link local address If Enable DHCP PD is disabled these additional parameters...

Page 32: ...ing for a larger address allocation such as 63 Contact your ISP for more information Autoconfiguration Type SelectSLAAC RDNSS SLAAC StatelessDHCP orStatefulDHCPv6 If you selected SLAAC RDNSS or SLAAC Stateless DHCP as the AutoconfigurationType Router Advertisement Lifetime Enter the router advertisement lifetime in minutes If you selected Stateful DHCPv6 as the Autoconfiguration Type IPv6 Address ...

Page 33: ...x length IPv6 Address If Use Link Local Address is disabled enter the address supplied by your ISP Subnet Prefix Length If Use Link Local Address is disabled enter the subnet prefix length supplied by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the default gateway for your IPv6 connection Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address LAN IPv...

Page 34: ...cted SLAAC RDNSS or SLAAC Stateless DHCP as the AutoconfigurationType Router Advertisement Lifetime Enter the router advertisement lifetime in minutes If you selected Stateful DHCPv6 as the Autoconfiguration Type IPv6 Address Range Start EnterthestartingIPv6addressfortheDHCPserver sIPv6assignment IPv6 Address Range End Enter the ending IPv6 address for the DHCP server s IPv6 assignment IPv6 Addres...

Page 35: ...lly or Use the following DNS address If Use the following DNS address is selected Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address LAN IPv6 Address Settings Enable DHCP PD Enable or disable prefix delegation services LAN IPv6 Link Local Address Displays the master COVR Point s LAN link local address If Enable DHCP PD is disabled th...

Page 36: ...a larger address allocation such as 63 Contact your ISP for more information Autoconfiguration Type SelectSLAAC RDNSS SLAAC StatelessDHCP orStatefulDHCPv6 If you selected SLAAC RDNSS or SLAAC Stateless DHCP as the AutoconfigurationType Router Advertisement Lifetime Enter the router advertisement lifetime in minutes If you selected Stateful DHCPv6 as the Autoconfiguration Type IPv6 Address Range St...

Page 37: ...e username provided by your ISP Password Enter the password provided by your ISP Address Mode Select Static IP if your ISP assigned you an IP address In most cases select Dynamic IP IP Address If you selected Static IP as the Address Mode enter the IP address provided by your ISP Service Name Enter the ISP service name optional Reconnect Mode Select either Always On or Manual MTU Maximum Transmiss...

Page 38: ...ss Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address LAN IPv6 Address Settings Enable DHCP PD Enable or disable prefix delegation services LAN IPv6 Link Local Address Displays the master COVR Point s LAN link local address If Enable DHCP PD is disabled these additional parameters are available for configuration LAN IPv6 Address Enter a valid LAN IPv6 address LAN IPv6 Link Local Address D...

Page 39: ...allowing for a larger address allocation such as 63 Contact your ISP for more information Autoconfiguration Type SelectSLAAC RDNSS SLAAC StatelessDHCP orStatefulDHCPv6 If you selected SLAAC RDNSS or SLAAC Stateless DHCP as the AutoconfigurationType Router Advertisement Lifetime Enter the router advertisement lifetime in minutes If you selected Stateful DHCPv6 as the Autoconfiguration Type IPv6 Add...

Page 40: ... ULA Settings Enable ULA Click here to enable Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses settings Use Default ULA Prefix Enable this option to use the default ULA prefix If you selected Enable ULA and disabled Default ULA Prefix ULA Prefix Enter your own ULA prefix Current IPv6 ULA Settings Current ULA Prefix Displays the current ULA prefix LAN IPv6 ULA Displays the LAN s IPv6 ULA Click Save when you are...

Page 41: ...y ID Enable or disable traffic priority ID for the Internet IPTV and VOIP VLANs Higher priority ID traffic takes precedence over traffic with a low priority ID tag If Status is enabled Internet VLAN ID Enter theVLAN ID for your Internet connection provided by your ISP IPTV VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID for your digital cable provided by your ISP Click Advanced Settings to select the IPTV Connection ty...

Page 42: ...If Priority ID is enabled Priority ID Select a priority ID from the drop down menu to assign to the corresponding VLAN InterfaceTrafficType Setting LAN Port From the drop down menu select the VLAN for the LAN port Click Save when you are done VLAN Continued ...

Page 43: ...signals are detectedonthecurrentchannelthatthedeviceison thenthe device will vacate the channel and switch to an alternate channel Channel Width Select Auto 20 40 80 MHz if you are using 802 11ac 802 11n and 802 11adevices SelectAuto20 40MHzifyouareusingboth802 11n and non 802 11n devices or 80 MHz 40 MHz 20 MHz if you are not using any 802 11n devices Schedule Use the drop down menu to select the...

Page 44: ...ame SSID Enter a name for your guest wireless network Password Create a password for your guest Wi Fi network Wireless clients will need to enter this password to successfully connect to the network Schedule Use the drop down menu to select the time schedule that the rule will be enabled on The schedule may be set to Always Enable or you can create your own schedules in the Schedule section Refer ...

Page 45: ...you click Save you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to get back into the configuration utility Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the router The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Management Link The default address to access the web configuration utility is http COVR local Here you can replace COVR with a different name If you change the management link you will be requir...

Page 46: ...ve IP addresses for clients DHCP Lease Time Enter the length of time for the IP address lease in minutes Always Broadcast Enable this feature to broadcast your network s DHCP server to LAN WLAN clients Advanced Settings WAN Port Speed You may set the port speed of the Internet port to 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps or Auto recommended UPnP Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play UPnP UPnP provides c...

Page 47: ... menu on the bar at the top of the page click D Link Cloud to see your D Link Cloud Service details This page lists whether you are registered with D Link Cloud Service and email address associated with the account Use the D Link Wi Fi app to find out more about D Link Cloud s features ...

Page 48: ... threats over the Internet and is not recommended in ordinary situations DMZ IP Address If you enabled DMZ enter the IP address of the client you wish to expose or use the drop down menu to quickly select it Enable SPI IPv4 Enabling Stateful Packet Inspection SPI helps to prevent cyber attacks by verifying that the traffic passing through the session conforms to known protocols Enable Anti Spoof C...

Page 49: ...having trouble connecting with your corporate network try turning this ALG off Please check with the system administrator of your corporate network whether your VPN client supports NAT traversal RTSP Allows applications that uses RealTime Streaming Protocol RTSP to receive streaming media from the Internet SIP Allows devices and applications using VoIP Voice over IP to communicate across NAT Some ...

Page 50: ...ate a new rule click the Add Rule button Click Save when you are done If you edit or create a rule the following options will appear Name Enter a name for the rule Source IP Address Range EnterthesourceIPaddress range that the rule will apply to and using the drop down menu specify whether it is a WAN or LAN IP address Destination IP Address Range Enter the destination IP address range that the ru...

Page 51: ...a rule the following options will appear Name Enter a name for the rule Local IP Enter the IP address of the device on your local network to which the port will be forwarded Alternatively select the device from the drop down menu TCP Port Enter the TCP ports that you want to forward You can enter a single port or a range of ports Separate ports with a comma for example 24 1009 3000 4000 UDP Port E...

Page 52: ...ule Alternatively selecttheprotocol Application from the drop down menu Local IP Enter the IP address of the device on your local network to which the external port will forward Alternatively select the device from the drop down menu Protocol Selecttheprotocolofthetrafficthatwillbeforwardedtotheselected IP address TCP UDP Both or Other Protocol Number If you selected Other as the protocol enter th...

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