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User Manual

DIR-822

AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh Router

July 2021

Summary of Contents for DIR-822

Page 1: ...User Manual DIR 822 AC1200 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router July 2021 ...

Page 2: ... OS Windows 10 34 Connecting to Web based Interface 37 Web based Interface Structure 39 Summary Page 39 Home Page 41 Menu Sections 42 Notifications 43 Chapter 4 Configuring via Web based Interface 44 Initial Configuration Wizard 44 Selecting Operation Mode 46 Router 46 Access Point or Repeater 47 Mesh Network Main Device Controller 49 Mesh Network Subordinate Device Agent 51 Changing LAN IPv4 Addr...

Page 3: ...Dual Stack WAN Connection 97 LAN 103 IPv4 103 IPv6 108 WAN Failover 111 Wi Fi 114 Basic Settings 114 Client Management 125 WPS 126 Using WPS Function via Web based Interface 128 Using WPS Function without Web based Interface 129 WMM 130 Client 133 Client Shaping 135 Additional 137 MAC Filter 141 EasyMesh 144 Connecting Subordinate Devices with Ethernet Cable 145 Connecting Subordinate Devices with...

Page 4: ... Firmware Update 200 Local Update 202 Remote Update 203 Schedule 204 Log 208 Ping 211 Traceroute 213 Telnet SSH 215 System Time 216 Auto Provision 219 Yandex DNS 221 Settings 221 Devices and Rules 223 SkyDNS 225 Settings 226 Devices and Rules 228 Chapter 5 Operation Guidelines 230 Safety Rules and Conditions 230 Wireless Installation Considerations 231 Chapter 6 Abbreviations and Acronyms 232 Page...

Page 5: ... 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 Chapter 3...

Page 6: ...e The EasyMesh function is D Link implementation of mesh networks designed to quickly connect several2 devices into one transport network for example when it s required to provide high quality Wi Fi coverage without dead zones in living units of complicated planning or it s needed to create a large temporary Wi Fi network for an outdoor event Multi user MIMO technology allows to distribute the rou...

Page 7: ...e the wireless network and the Wi Fi filter The new ad blocking function effectively blocks advertisements which appear during web surfing You can configure the settings of the wireless router DIR 822 via the user friendly web based interface the interface is available in two languages in Russian and in English The configuration wizard allows you to quickly switch DIR 822 to one of the following m...

Page 8: ...nect mesh network devices and set up wireless connection RESET button to restore factory default settings Antenna Four external non detachable antennas 5dBi gain MIMO 2 x 2 MU MIMO Power connector Power input connector DC Software WAN connection types 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 Ac...

Page 9: ...DNS web content filtering service VPN IPsec PPTP L2TP PPPoE pass through PPTP L2TP tunnels L2TP over IPsec IPsec tunnels Transport Tunnel mode IKEv1 IKEv2 support DES encryption NAT Traversal Support of DPD Keep alive for VPN tunnels Management and monitoring Local and remote access to settings through SSH TELNET WEB HTTP HTTPS Bilingual web based interface for configuration and management Russian...

Page 10: ...i Fi QoS Information on connected Wi Fi clients Advanced settings Guest Wi Fi support of MBSSID Rate limitation for wireless network separate MAC addresses Periodic scan of channels automatic switch to least loaded channel Support of 5GHz TX Beamforming Autonegotiation of channel bandwidth in accordance with environment conditions 20 40 Coexistence Support of STBC Wireless connection rate IEEE 802...

Page 11: ... 4GHz HT40 15dBm at MCS0 7 5GHz HT20 14dBm at MCS0 4 13dBm at MCS5 12 5dBm at MCS6 12dBm at MCS7 5GHz HT40 14dBm at MCS0 2 13dBm at MCS3 4 12 5dBm at MCS5 6 12dBm at MCS7 802 11ac typical at room temperature 25 C VHT20 14dBm at MCS0 4 13dBm at MCS5 12dBm at MCS6 11dBm at MCS7 8 VHT40 14dBm at MCS0 2 13dBm at MCS3 4 12dBm at MCS5 6 11dBm at MCS7 8 9 VHT80 14dBm at MCS0 4 13dBm at MCS5 6 12dBm at MC...

Page 12: ... at MCS4 66dBm at MCS5 65dBm at MCS6 64dBm at MCS7 2 4GHz HT40 79dBm at MCS0 76dBm at MCS1 74dBm at MCS2 71dBm at MCS3 67dBm at MCS4 63dBm at MCS5 62dBm at MCS6 61dBm at MCS7 5GHz HT20 82dBm at MCS0 79dBm at MCS1 77dBm at MCS2 74dBm at MCS3 70dBm at MCS4 66dBm at MCS5 65dBm at MCS6 64dBm at MCS7 5GHz HT40 79dBm at MCS0 76dBm at MCS1 74dBm at MCS2 71dBm at MCS3 67dBm at MCS4 63dBm at MCS5 62dBm at ...

Page 13: ...MCS7 53dBm at MCS8 51dBm at MCS9 Modulation schemes 802 11a BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11b DQPSK DBPSK DSSS CCK 802 11g BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11n BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM with OFDM 802 11ac BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM up to 256QAM with OFDM Physical Parameters Dimensions L x W x H 205 x 136 x 33 mm 8 07 x 5 35 x 1 3 in Weight 285 g 0 63 lb Operating Environment Power Output 12V DC 1A...

Page 14: ...r Panel Figure 1 Upper panel view LED Mode Description Power Solid green The router is powered on No light The router is powered off Internet Solid green The WAN cable is connected to the port Blinking green Data transfer through the WAN port No light The WAN cable is not connected Page 14 of 235 ...

Page 15: ... WLAN 5G Solid green The router s WLAN of the relevant band is on Blinking green Data transfer through the Wi Fi network of the relevant band No light The router s WLAN of the relevant band is off WPS Blinking green Attempting to connect mesh network devices or add a wireless device via the WPS function No light The WPS function is not in use In case the Power LED is solid green and the Internet L...

Page 16: ...set up wireless connection the WPS function To connect mesh network devices with the device turned on and factory default settings or with the EasyMesh function enabled in the router settings push the button hold it for 2 seconds and release To use the WPS function push the button hold it for 2 seconds and release LAN 1 4 4 Ethernet ports to connect computers or network devices WAN A port to conne...

Page 17: ... router The RESET button located on the bottom panel of the router is designed to restore the factory default settings To restore the factory defaults push the button with the device turned on hold it for 10 seconds and then release the button The device is also equipped with four external non detachable Wi Fi antennas Page 17 of 235 ...

Page 18: ...DIR 822 Power adapter DC 12V 1A Ethernet cable Quick Installation Guide brochure The User Manual and Quick Installation Guide documents are available on D Link website see www dlink ru Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Page 18 of 235 ...

Page 19: ...ter Google Chrome 48 and later Microsoft Internet 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 Ether...

Page 20: ...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 POWER button on its back panel Then make sure that your PC is configured to obtain an IP address automatically as DHCP client Page 20 of 235 ...

Page 21: ... 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 21 of 235 ...

Page 22: ...MU MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router User Manual Installation and Connection 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 22 of 235 ...

Page 23: ...EasyMesh Router User Manual Installation and Connection 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 23 of 235 ...

Page 24: ...r Manual Installation and Connection 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 24 of 235 ...

Page 25: ...ke 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 25 of 235 ...

Page 26: ... Router User Manual Installation and Connection 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 26 of 235 ...

Page 27: ...0 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router User Manual Installation and Connection 3 In the Change your network settings section select the Change adapter options line Figure 9 The Network Internet window Page 27 of 235 ...

Page 28: ...Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed Figure 10 The Network Connections window 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 28 of 235 ...

Page 29: ... 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 29 of 235 ...

Page 30: ... router by pressing the POWER button on its back panel 3 Make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is on As a rule modern notebooks with built in wireless NICs are equipped with a button or switch that turns on off the wireless adapter refer to your PC documents If your PC is equipped with a pluggable wireless NIC install the software provided with your Wi Fi adapter Then make sure that your Wi Fi adapter...

Page 31: ...n 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 Properties li...

Page 32: ...lick 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 notificati...

Page 33: ... 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 the wire...

Page 34: ...on 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 Internet Pr...

Page 35: ...ck 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 notificat...

Page 36: ...e 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 of the...

Page 37: ...9 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 822 device If the error The page cannot be displayed or Unable to display the page Could not connect to remote server o...

Page 38: ...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 and...

Page 39: ... MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router User Manual Installation and Connection Web based Interface Structure Summary Page On the Summary page detailed information on the device state is displayed Figure 25 The summary page Page 39 of 235 ...

Page 40: ...e device To do this move the Enable LEDs switch to the left In order to enable the LEDs move the switch to the right and reboot the device The Wi Fi 2 4 GHz and Wi Fi 5 GHz sections display data on the state of the device s wireless network its name and the authentication type and availability of an additional wireless network in the relevant band In the WAN section data on the type and status of ...

Page 41: ...er Manual Installation and Connection Home Page The Home page displays links to the most frequently used pages with device s settings Figure 26 The Home page Other settings of the router are available in the menu in the left part of the page Page 41 of 235 ...

Page 42: ...s of the Wi Fi section are designed for specifying all needed settings of the router s wireless network for the description of the pages see the Wi Fi section page 114 The pages of the Advanced section are designed for configuring additional parameters of the router for the description of the pages see the Advanced section page 147 The pages of the Firewall section are designed for configuring the...

Page 43: ...nnection Notifications The router s web based interface displays notifications in the top right part of the page Figure 27 The web based interface notifications Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant button Page 43 of 235 ...

Page 44: ...button and wait until the factory default settings are restored Figure 28 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 822 see the WLAN name SSID on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device and click the NEXT button Figure 29 Checking connection ...

Page 45: ...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 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 32 Cha...

Page 46: ...nfigure 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 33 Selecting an operation mode The Router mode In order to connect your device to a wireless ISP WISP on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Autonomous value Then from the Work mode list select the WISP Repeater value In this mode you ca...

Page 47: ...and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device Figure 35 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 mode ...

Page 48: ...s router on the Device mode 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 37 Selecting an operation mode The Client mode Page 48 of 235 ...

Page 49: ...re WPS button To do this on the main device in the Backhaul band drop down list select the 5 GHz option and complete the configuration of the main device via the Wizard Then press the hardware WPS button on both devices hold it for 2 seconds and release Wait for about 4 minutes for the subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings and web based interface password from the main device In ...

Page 50: ...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 39 Configuring the EasyMesh function for a main device The WISP Repeater mode Page 50 of 235 ...

Page 51: ...evice role list select the Agent value From the Backhaul band list select the band where your main device in the Controller role operates Then a subordinate device is configured in the access point mode In this mode you can change the LAN IP address 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 dev...

Page 52: ... 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 822 do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address Subnet mask DNS IP address Hostname fields and ...

Page 53: ...ord Figure 42 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 field When the Open or WEP authentication type is sele...

Page 54: ... 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 TKIP AES or TKIP AES TKIP and TKIP AES encryption types ...

Page 55: ...nnection type page click the SCAN button available for the Router mode only 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 for the Router mode o...

Page 56: ... Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Static IPv4 Connection Figure 43 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 of 235 ...

Page 57: ...esh Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Static IPv6 Connection Figure 44 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 of 235 ...

Page 58: ...Dynamic IP PPPoE Dual Access Connections Figure 45 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 of 235 ...

Page 59: ...E 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 of 235 ...

Page 60: ...g 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 of 235 ...

Page 61: ...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 and DNS...

Page 62: ...word 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 Repeater modes...

Page 63: ... 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 or cli...

Page 64: ... page select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox Figure 51 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 6...

Page 65: ...the device checkbox Figure 52 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 of 235 ...

Page 66: ...ew 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 speci...

Page 67: ...s 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 the phone number will be displayed on the page after several attempts of checking the connectio...

Page 68: ...op box or IP phone Contact your ISP to clarify if you need to configure DIR 822 in order to use these devices To start the Wizard on the Home page select the Connection of Multimedia Devices section If you need to select a port in order to use an additional device left click the relevant element in the LAN section the selected element will be marked with a frame Then click the APPLY button Figure ...

Page 69: ...ction click the Add icon Figure 57 Adding a connection In the opened window specify a name of the connection for easier identification in the Name field you can specify any name Specify the VLAN ID provided by your ISP and click the SAVE button Then in the LAN section from the Bridged with drop down list of the element corresponding to the LAN port to which the additional device is connected selec...

Page 70: ...plified mode left click the selected element the frame will disappear and click the APPLY button To deselect the port in the advanced mode select the No value from the Bridged with drop down list of the element corresponding to the needed LAN port Then in the WAN section select the connection via VLAN which will not be used any longer and click the DELETE button Then click the APPLY button Page 70...

Page 71: ... groups statistics for IPsec connections Network Statistics On the Statistics Network Statistics page you can view statistics for all connections existing in the system WAN 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...

Page 72: ...figuring via Web based Interface DHCP The 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 59 The Statistics DHCP page Page 72 of 235 ...

Page 73: ...uting tables Figure 60 The 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 73 of 235 ...

Page 74: ...er Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Figure 61 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 74 of 235 ...

Page 75: ...re 62 The Statistics Clients and Sessions page For each device the following data are displayed the IP address the MAC address and the network interface to which the device is connected To view the information on current sessions of a device select this device in the table On the opened page the following data for each session of the selected device will be displayed the protocol for network packe...

Page 76: ...istics 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 63 The Statistics Port Statistics page To view the full list of counters for a port click the line corresponding to this port Page 76 of 235 ...

Page 77: ...roups The 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 64 The Statistics Multicast Groups page Page 77 of 235 ...

Page 78: ...nnel 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 remote host address or domain name connection type and number of packets and volume of data received and transmitted Figure 65 The Statistics IPsec Statistics page To view detailed data on a tunnel click the line corresponding to ...

Page 79: ... the router Figure 66 The Connections Setup WAN page The simplified mode To edit an existing connection click the EDIT button On the opened page сhange 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 creat...

Page 80: ...kbox 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 166...

Page 81: ... 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 this ...

Page 82: ... 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 REST...

Page 83: ...ary 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 secon...

Page 84: ...arameter Description General Settings 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 Ping If the switch is moved to the right the router responds to ping requests...

Page 85: ... 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 RESTORE DEFAULT MAC ADDRESS button the butt...

Page 86: ...ect 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 from a delegating router Obtain DNS server addresses automatically Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of IPv6 DNS ser...

Page 87: ...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 the sw...

Page 88: ...gistered 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 RESTORE...

Page 89: ...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 of 235 ...

Page 90: ...ication 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 if you...

Page 91: ...S 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 paramete...

Page 92: ...scription 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 For the PPTP and L2TP ty...

Page 93: ...ization 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 interface Pag...

Page 94: ...ication 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 if you...

Page 95: ...r both parties which establish the tunnel should be the same Parameter Description IPsec for the L2TP over IPsec type Pre shared key A key for mutual authentication of the parties Click the Show icon to display the entered key Enable PFS Move the switch 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 upon ...

Page 96: ...he PPTP L2TP server and click the CONTINUE button or select the create a new connection choice of the radio button and click the CREATE CONNECTION button If you have already configured the connection to the Internet and you want to use this WAN connection only to connect to the virtual private network select the to the virtual private network choice of the radio button and click the CONTINUE butto...

Page 97: ...e 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 for IPv4 is enabled Do not disable the function unless your ISP requires this Ping If the switch is moved to th...

Page 98: ...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 RESTO...

Page 99: ...P 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 99 of 23...

Page 100: ...UTO 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 LCP int...

Page 101: ...mary and secondary DNS servers in the relevant fields Figure 86 The page for creating a new PPPoE Pv6 connection The IPv6 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 delegation Move the switch to the right if it is necessary that the router requests a prefix to configure IPv6 addresse...

Page 102: ...figuring via Web based Interface 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 102 of 235 ...

Page 103: ...scription Local IP Address Mode of local IP address assignment Available if the Access point Repeater or Client mode was selected in the Initial Configuration 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...

Page 104: ... subnet Figure 88 Configuring the local interface The IPv4 tab The Dynamic IP Addresses section Parameter Description Dynamic IP Addresses Mode of dynamic IP address assignment An operating mode of the router s DHCP server Disable 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 sp...

Page 105: ...HCP server At the end of this period the leased IP address is revoked and can be distributed to another device unless the previous device has confirmed the need to keep the address DNS relay Move the switch to the right so that the devices connected to the router obtain the address of the router as the DNS server address Move the switch to the left so that the devices connected to the router obtai...

Page 106: ...n which you want to configure Options value Specify the value 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...

Page 107: ... 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 change the needed parameters and click the SAVE button To remove a record in the Hosts section select ...

Page 108: ... 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 Repeater or Client mode was selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard The gateway IPv6 address which is used by ...

Page 109: ... 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 addr...

Page 110: ...ou can choose a device connected to the router s LAN at the moment To do this select the relevant IPv6 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 IPv6 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 ...

Page 111: ...upted access to the Internet When your main connection breaks down the router activates the backup connection and when the main channel is recovered the router switches to it and disconnects the reserve one Figure 96 The Connections Setup WAN Failover page To activate the backup function create several WAN connections After that go to the Connections Setup WAN Failover page move the Enable switch ...

Page 112: ...dow for changing the priority of a connection In the opened window specify the needed parameters Parameter Description Check with ping Move 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 connec...

Page 113: ...r 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 addresses ...

Page 114: ...gs for your wireless network Basic Settings In the Wi Fi Basic Settings section 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 98 Basic settings of the wireless LAN in the 2 4GHz band Page 114 of 235 ...

Page 115: ... button To disable Wi Fi connection at the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable wireless connection value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule click the Edit schedule icon In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click the DELETE FROM SCHEDULE button Country The country ...

Page 116: ...switch is moved to the right Enable periodic scanning Move the switch to the right to let the router search for a free channel in certain periods of time When the switch is moved to the right the Scanning period field is available for editing Scanning period Specify a period of time in seconds after which the router rescans channels When you have configured the parameters click the APPLY button To...

Page 117: ...DIR 822 AC1200 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Figure 99 Creating a wireless network Page 117 of 235 ...

Page 118: ... this wireless network You cannot change the value of this parameter it is determined in the device s internal settings The field is displayed in the settings of the existing wireless network Max associated clients The maximum number of devices connected to the wireless network When the value 0 is specified the device does not limit the number of connected clients Enable shaping Move the switch to...

Page 119: ... SAVE button When the wireless connection is disabled the device will not be able to enable broadcasting of this wireless network on schedule To disable broadcasting at the time specified in the schedule and enable it at the other time select the Disable wireless network broadcasting value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To change or delete the schedule click the Edit sche...

Page 120: ...ed from the Wireless mode drop down list on the Wi Fi Basic Settings page WPA WPA based authentication using a RADIUS server WPA PSK WPA based authentication using a PSK WPA2 WPA2 based authentication using a RADIUS server WPA2 PSK WPA2 based authentication using a PSK WPA WPA2 mixed A mixed type of authentication When this value is selected devices using the WPA authentication type and devices us...

Page 121: ... Enable encryption WEP For Open authentication 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 righ...

Page 122: ...PA encryption The password can contain digits Latin letters uppercase and or lowercase and other characters available in the US keyboard layout 4 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 interval The...

Page 123: ...quired 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 103 The WPA2 value is selected fr...

Page 124: ...ype 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 cann...

Page 125: ...ure 104 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 the latest data on a connected device left click the line containing the MAC address of th...

Page 126: ...f the WPS page on the tab of the relevant band are not available Figure 105 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...

Page 127: ...configured 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 Default PIN code The PIN code of the router This parameter is used when connecting the router to a registrar to set the parameters of the WPS function Network name SSID The name of the router s wireless network Network authenticat...

Page 128: ...e WLAN 6 Right after that enter the PIN code specified on the cover of the wireless device or in its software in the PIN code field 7 Click the CONNECT button in the web based interface of the router To connect to the basic wireless network via the PBC method of the WPS function follow the next steps 1 Click the ENABLE WPS button 2 In the WPS Control section click the ESTABLISH CONNECTION button 3...

Page 129: ...ith hardware button switch is moved to the right on the tabs of both bands 3 Click the ENABLE WPS button 4 Сlose the web based interface click the Logout line of the menu Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by pressing the WPS button of the router 1 Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the router s WLAN 2 Click the relevant...

Page 130: ... specified by default Manual the settings of the WMM function are configured manually When this value is selected the Access Point and Station sections are displayed on the page Figure 106 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 assign...

Page 131: ...gory The lower the value the higher is the Access Category priority CWMin CWMax Contention Window Minimum Contention Window Maximum Both fields influence time delays for the relevant Access 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 Tra...

Page 132: ...arameter Description ACK Acknowledgment Answering response requests while transmitting Displayed only in the Access Point section If the switch is moved to the left the router answers requests If the switch is moved to the right the router does not answer requests Click the SAVE button Page 132 of 235 ...

Page 133: ...Hz 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 wireless netwo...

Page 134: ...ryption 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 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 ...

Page 135: ... the maximum bandwidth of upstream and downstream traffic for each wireless client of the router by its MAC address Figure 109 The 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 110 The window for setting up rate limit Page 135 of 235 ...

Page 136: ... 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 Mbps 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 Mbps o...

Page 137: ...onal On page of the 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 111 Additional settings of the WLAN Page 137 of 235 ...

Page 138: ...02 11ac clients Autonegotiation 20 40 Coexistence Available on the 2 4 GHz tab Move the switch to the right to let the router to automatically choose the most suitable channel bandwidth 20MHz or 40MHz for the connected devices this setting can substantially lower the data transfer rate of your wireless network The switch is displayed when the 20 40 MHz or Auto value is selected from the Bandwidth ...

Page 139: ... should be enabled on the Wi Fi Basic Settings page Reduce power on OFDM modulation Available on the 5 GHz tab Move the switch to the right to lower service signals strength for improving the quality of their transmission Use the setting in case of problems with connecting wireless clients to the router STBC The STBC Space time block coding technique allows increasing data transfer reliability eve...

Page 140: ... router uses the 800 ns standard guard interval Beacon period The time interval in milliseconds between packets sent to synchronize the wireless network RTS threshold The minimum size in bytes of a packet for which an RTS frame is transmitted Frag threshold The maximum size in bytes of a non fragmented packet Larger packets are fragmented divided DTIM period The number of beacon frames between sen...

Page 141: ...devices which will not be allowed to access the WLAN It is recommended to configure the Wi Fi MAC filter through a wired connection to DIR 822 Figure 112 The page for configuring the MAC filter for the wireless network By default the Wi Fi MAC filter is disabled To configure the MAC filter first you need to create rules specify MAC addresses of devices for which the specified filtering modes will ...

Page 142: ...address to which the selected filtering mode will be applied Hostname The name of the device for easier identification optional You can specify any name Enable If the switch is moved to the right the rule is active Move the switch to the left to disable the rule When you have configured the parameters click the SAVE button To edit the parameters of the existing rule in the Filters section left cli...

Page 143: ...nd click the SAVE button To set a schedule for the MAC filter rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 204 or select the Select an existing one value to use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Rule name drop down l...

Page 144: ...to each other via wireless or wired connection The Controller device enables connection and configuration of other devices of the mesh network controls the data flow and the roaming of clients between devices in this network Agents execute commands from the Controller device and serve as Wi Fi access points for subordinate devices Figure 114 The Wi Fi EasyMesh page To activate the EasyMesh functio...

Page 145: ...e device with an Ethernet cable follow the next steps 1 Connect an Ethernet cable between any of the LAN ports of the main and subordinate device 2 Wait for about 4 minutes for the subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings and web based interface password from the main device 3 Make sure that the connection is established To do this in the web based interface of the main device on th...

Page 146: ...the main and the subordinate device or two subordinate devices if one of them has previously been connected to the mesh network Do not press the button on more than two devices simultaneously 2 The DIR 822 WPS LED should start blinking Wait for about 4 minutes for the subordinate device to receive all mesh network settings and web based interface password from the main device 3 Make sure the conne...

Page 147: ...nfigure speed and duplex mode for each Ethernet port of the router configure notifications on the reason of the Internet connection failure define static routes configure TR 069 client enable the UPnP IGD protocol enable the built in UDPXY application for the router allow the router to use IGMP and MLD allow the router to use RTSP enable the SIP ALG the PPPoE PPTP L2TP IPsec pass through functions...

Page 148: ...es 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 116 The Advanced 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 from the Type dro...

Page 149: ...ption 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 Upon that the VLAN should include the WAN port Move the switch to the left for the VLAN to work in the bridge mode This mode is mostly used to conn...

Page 150: ...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 VLAN 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 the ...

Page 151: ...e DNS On the Advanced DNS page you can add DNS servers to the system Figure 118 The Advanced DNS page DNS servers are used to determine the IP address from the name of a server in Intranets or the Internet as a rule they are specified by an ISP or assigned by a network administrator Page 151 of 235 ...

Page 152: ...esses move the Manual switch to the left Then move the Default gateway switch to the left and from the Interface drop down list select a WAN connection which will be used to obtain addresses of DNS servers automatically If you want 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 M...

Page 153: ...nterface DDNS On the Advanced DDNS page you can define parameters of the DDNS service which allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses Figure 119 The Advanced DDNS page To add a new DDNS service click the ADD button Figure 120 The page for adding a DDNS service Page 153 of 235 ...

Page 154: ...y 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 for ...

Page 155: ...ntrol 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 121 The 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 connected to eac...

Page 156: ...elected 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 received at the maxi...

Page 157: ...ight 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 157 of 235 ...

Page 158: ...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 IPS s server do...

Page 159: ... Manual Configuring via Web based Interface Routing On the Advanced Routing page you can specify static fixed routes Figure 124 The Advanced Routing page To specify a new route click the ADD button Figure 125 The window for adding a new route Page 159 of 235 ...

Page 160: ...s 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 table f...

Page 161: ...nitoring and management of the device Figure 126 The page for configuring the TR 069 client You can specify the following parameters Parameter Description TR 069 Client Enable TR 069 client Move the switch to the right to enable the TR 069 client Interface The interface which the router uses for communication with the ACS Leave the Automatic value to let the device select the interface basing on t...

Page 162: ...ou need to specify the URL address manually move the switch to the left and enter the needed value in the URL address field URL address The URL address of the ACS provided by the ISP Username The username to connect to the ACS Password The password to connect to the ACS Click the Show icon to display the entered password Connection Request Settings Username The username used by the ACS to transfer...

Page 163: ... 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 port A port of a client s IP a...

Page 164: ...isplayed on the page Parameter Description Port The port of the router which the UDPXY application uses Maximum client number Maximum number of devices from the router s LAN which will be served by the application Buffer size for incoming data Size of intermediate buffer for received data By default the minimum acceptable value is specified Buffer size for data transferred to client Size of interm...

Page 165: ...0 Wave 2 MU MIMO Wi Fi EasyMesh Router User Manual Configuring via Web based Interface To access the status page of the application click the Status link Figure 129 The UDPXY application status page Page 165 of 235 ...

Page 166: ...orks correspondingly These protocols allow using network resources for some applications e g for streaming video more efficiently Figure 130 The Advanced 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 ...

Page 167: ...e the switch to the right to enable MLD MLD version Select a version of MLD from the drop down list Interface From the drop down list select a connection of the Dynamic IPv6 or Static IPv6 type for which you need to allow multicast traffic e g streaming video After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button Page 167 of 235 ...

Page 168: ...rnet 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 IPsec...

Page 169: ...witch 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 6 On the Co...

Page 170: ...els click the ENABLE button 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 establish an IPsec ...

Page 171: ...s section Setting for both devices which establish the tunnel should be the same Figure 133 The page for adding an IPsec tunnel The General Settings section You can specify the following parameters Parameter Description General Settings Enable Move the switch to the right to enable the tunnel Move the switch to the left to disable the tunnel Page 171 of 235 ...

Page 172: ...Remote host Enter the remote subnet VPN gateway IP address if the Address value is selected from the Type drop down list Enter the remote subnet VPN gateway domain name if the FQDN value is selected from the Type drop down list The field is available for editing if the Dynamic IPsec switch is moved to the left Remote identifier A remote host identifier to establish connection over IPsec with parti...

Page 173: ...he connection port 4500 is used NAT Traversal The NAT Traversal function allows VPN traffic to pass through the NAT enabled device DIR 822 allows to forcibly encapsulate VPN traffic in UDP packets for passing through a remote device regardless of whether it supports address translation If you need to enable forced encapsulation of VPN traffic select the Enabled value If you need to disable forced ...

Page 174: ...lue 30 is specified DPD timeout A waiting period for the response to a DPD message in seconds If the host does not answer in the specified time the router breaks down the tunnel connection updates information on it and tries to reestablish the connection By default the value 120 is specified TCP MSS Maximum Segment Size of a TCP packet This parameter influences the size of a TCP packet which will ...

Page 175: ...st Size of hash The length of the hash in bits Hashing mode Select a hashing mode 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 period it is required to renegotiate the keys The value specified in this field should be greater than the v...

Page 176: ... 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 822 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 available if the Enable PFS switch is moved to the right IPsec SA lifetime The lifetime of the Second Phase k...

Page 177: ...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 178: ... define a DMZ configure the MAC filter specify restrictions on access to certain web sites enable the function of blocking advertisements create rules for remote access to the web based interface IP Filter On the Firewall IP Filter page you can create new rules for filtering IP packets and edit or remove existing rules Figure 136 The Firewall IP Filter page To create a new rule click the ADD butto...

Page 179: ...a Web based Interface Figure 137 The page for adding a rule for IP filtering You can specify the following parameters Parameter 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 Page 179 of 235 ...

Page 180: ... The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted from the external network LAN The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted from the local network IPsec The rule will be applied to the packets transmitted from the IPsec tunnel available if an IPsec tunnel has been created on the device Select the destination of the packet direction from the Destination drop down list Router The rule wil...

Page 181: ... Start IPv6 address The destination 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 in automatically End IPv4 address End IPv6 address The desti...

Page 182: ...ble rule value from the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To disable the IP filter rule at 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 edit a rule select the relevant line in the table In the opened window change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To change o...

Page 183: ...rface Virtual Servers On the Firewall Virtual Servers page you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network Figure 138 The Firewall Virtual Servers page To create a new virtual server click the ADD button Page 183 of 235 ...

Page 184: ...g via Web based Interface Figure 139 The 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 Page 184 of 235 ...

Page 185: ...ter the address 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...

Page 186: ... the Action drop down list and click the SAVE button To edit the parameters of an existing server select the relevant line in the table On the opened page change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button To change or delete the schedule for a server click the Edit schedule icon in the line corresponding to this server In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or c...

Page 187: ...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 port of the WAN interface of t...

Page 188: ... enable the DMZ for the time 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 clic...

Page 189: ... 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 a device for whi...

Page 190: ...lter rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 204 or select the Select an existing one value to use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Rule name drop down list To enable the MAC filter rule at the time specified i...

Page 191: ...d Figure 143 The Firewall URL Filter page To enable the URL filter move the Enable switch to the right then select a mode from the Address filtering drop down list Block listed URLs when this value is selected the router blocks access to all web sites specified in the Addresses section Block all URLs except listed when this value is selected the router allows access to web sites specified in the A...

Page 192: ... down list Devices from list when this value is selected the router applies restrictions only to the devices specified in the Clients section All but devices from list when this value is selected the router does not apply restrictions to the devices specified in the Clients section but applies restrictions to other devices To add a client to the list in the Clients section click the ADD button In ...

Page 193: ...down list and click the SAVE button To disable the URL filter 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 URL filter click the Edit schedule icon in the URL Filter section In the opened window change the parameters and click the SAVE button or click...

Page 194: ...a file containing the list of advertising web sites which should be blocked Click the APPLY button and wait while the file is being loaded to the device s memory 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 sites to be blocked will not be received If you don t want to use a ...

Page 195: ...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 145 The Advanced Remote Access page To create a new rule click the ADD button Figure 146 The window for adding a rule for remote management Page 195 of 235 ...

Page 196: ...parameters click the SAVE button To set a schedule for the remote access rule click the Set schedule icon in the line corresponding to this rule In the opened window from the Rule drop down list select the Create rule value to create a new schedule see the Schedule section page 204 or select the Select an existing one value to use the existing one Existing schedules are displayed in the Rule name ...

Page 197: ...te the firmware of the router configure automatic notification on new firmware version enable disable Wi Fi connection and the Wi Fi filter configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule and set a schedule for different rules and settings of the firewall view the system log configure sending the system log to a remote host check availability of a host on the Internet through the web based ...

Page 198: ...age 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 8 Click the Show icon to display the entered values Then click the SAVE button Remember or write down the new password for the admi...

Page 199: ...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 200: ... was selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard and the Static 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 firmw...

Page 201: ...er address fwupdate dlink ru is specified To add one more address click the ADD button and enter the address in the displayed line To remove the address click the Delete icon in the line of the address Click the APPLY SETTINGS button You can update the firmware of the router locally from the hard drive of your PC or remotely from the update server Page 201 of 235 ...

Page 202: ...re 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 current pas...

Page 203: ...ick 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 correct...

Page 204: ...schedule for different rules and settings of the firewall 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 216 Figure 149 The System Schedule page To configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule click the REBOOT ON SCHEDULE button in the Auto Reboot section Figure 150 The wind...

Page 205: ...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 value from the Mode drop down list and specify the nee...

Page 206: ...e for a task In the opened window in the System Time field the system time of the device is displayed You can select the simplified mode of the schedule To do this select the Simplified mode value from the Mode drop down list 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...

Page 207: ...e 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 in automatically In the Schedule name field specify a schedule name for easier identification you can specify any name You can also use the calendar mode to configure th...

Page 208: ...the System Log page you can set the system log options and configure sending the system log to a remote host Figure 152 The System Log page The Settings tab To enable logging of the system events go to the Settings tab and move the Enable switch to the right Then specify the needed parameters Page 208 of 235 ...

Page 209: ...r field Remote and local The system log is stored in the router s memory and sent to the remote host specified in the Server field Level Select a type of messages and alerts notifications to be logged Server The IP or URL address of the host from the local or global network to which the system log will be sent Port A port of the host specified in the Server field By default the value 514 is specif...

Page 210: ...nterface To view the system log go to the Log tab Figure 153 The System Log page The Log tab To view the latest system events click the REFRESH button To save the system log to your PC click the EXPORT button The file will be stored in the download location of your web browser Page 210 of 235 ...

Page 211: ...sts to a specified host and receives echo replies Figure 154 The System 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 IPv6 move the IPv6 switch to the right To specify additional ...

Page 212: ...se 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 is available from the moment the check starts...

Page 213: ... System Traceroute page you can determine the route of data transfer to a host via the traceroute utility Figure 156 The System Traceroute page To determine the route enter the name or IP address of a host in the Host field If the route should be determined using IPv6 move the IPv6 switch to the right Page 213 of 235 ...

Page 214: ...he default value is 30 Number of attempts The number of attempts to hit an intermediate host Wait time A period of waiting for an intermediate host response 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...

Page 215: ...m 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 Telnet s...

Page 216: ...eps 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 to the right 2...

Page 217: ... 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 conne...

Page 218: ...owered 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 218 of 235 ...

Page 219: ...ption Enable Auto Provision Move the switch to the right to enable the Auto Provision function Move the switch to the left to disable the Auto Provision function Use BOOTP option If the switch is moved to the right the parameters of your ISP s server the address the location of the configuration file and the protocol are automatically specified using DHCP options 66 and 67 Upon that a connection o...

Page 220: ... s server Protocol type A protocol for communication with the ISP s server where the configuration file is stored After specifying the needed parameters click the APPLY button If you need to check manually if the current configuration file corresponds to the configuration file on the ISP s server click the CHECK STATUS button The check result will be displayed in the Status field If the files are ...

Page 221: ...computer against malicious web sites and blocks access to adult web sites Settings On the Yandex DNS Settings page you can enable the Yandex DNS service and configure its operating mode The Yandex DNS service is unavailable when the SkyDNS service is enabled Figure 161 The Yandex DNS Settings page To get detailed information on the service click the About Yandex DNS link To enable the Yandex DNS s...

Page 222: ...ver with no restrictions on access to unsafe web sites Safe When this value is selected the service blocks access to malicious and fraudulent web sites Child When this value is selected the service blocks access to malicious and fraudulent web sites and blocks access to adult content Also the selected filtering mode will be applied to all devices newly connected to the router s network After speci...

Page 223: ...and Rules page In the Known Clients section the devices connected to the local network of the router at the moment and their relevant filtering mode are displayed To create a new filtering rule for a device click the ADD button in the Rules section or left click the name of the filtering mode in the line of the device for which a rule should be created in the Known Clients section Figure 163 Addin...

Page 224: ... When this value is selected the service provides the DNS server with no restrictions on access to unsafe web sites Safe When this value is selected the service blocks access to malicious and fraudulent web sites Child When this value is selected the service blocks access to malicious and fraudulent web sites and blocks access to adult content After specifying the needed parameters click the SAVE ...

Page 225: ...S service SkyDNS is a web content filtering service which provides protection against malicious web sites for devices connected to the router s network and also allows to configure filtering block access to adult web sites and use search engines safely In order to use the service first register an account on the SkyDNS service web site Page 225 of 235 ...

Page 226: ...e mail address and the password correspondingly specified upon registration on the SkyDNS service web site Click the APPLY button The account data authorization status the tariff used and the Default profile drop down list will be displayed on the page If needed from the Default profile list select another filtering profile which will be used for all devices of your LAN and click the APPLY button ...

Page 227: ... parameters are automatically synchronized with the SkyDNS service web site once an hour To start synchronization manually click the MANUALLY SYNC button To use another account specify its data in the Mail and Password fields and click the APPLY button To disable the SkyDNS service click the DISABLE button Page 227 of 235 ...

Page 228: ...es page In the Known Clients section the devices connected to the local network of the router at the moment and their relevant filtering profile are displayed To assign a specific filtering profile for a device click the ADD button in the Rules section or left click the name of the filtering profile in the line of the device for which a profile should be assigned in the Known Clients section Figur...

Page 229: ... relevant device from the drop down list the field will be filled in automatically Profile Select the filtering profile which will be used for the device with the specified MAC address from the drop down list Hostname Enter a name for the rule for easier identification Optional After specifying the needed parameters click the SAVE button To edit a rule select the relevant line in the table In the ...

Page 230: ...idity 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 electrical ou...

Page 231: ...rk 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 objects ...

Page 232: ...hase 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 Message EoGRE Ethernet over ...

Page 233: ...P 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 CHAP Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol M...

Page 234: ...drature 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 Security Association SAE Simultaneous Authentication of Equals SIM Subscriber Identification Module SIP Session Initiat...

Page 235: ...Uniform Resource Locator USB Universal Serial Bus VLAN Virtual Local Area Network VPN Virtual Private Network VRID Virtual Router Identifier VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 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 Fi Protected Set...

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