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DIR-825M

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Page 1: ...I DIR 825M User Manual ...

Page 2: ... the Router 18 4 1 Manual Network Setup TCP IP Configuration 20 4 1 1 Obtaining an IP Address Automatically 20 4 1 2 Configuring the IP Address Manually 25 4 2 Starting Setup in the Web UI 31 5 1 Home 36 5 1 1 Internet 36 5 1 2 DIR 825M 36 5 1 3 Connected Clients 37 5 2 Settings 38 5 2 1 WAN 38 5 2 1 1 IPv4 38 5 2 1 2 IPv6 42 5 2 1 3 Status 44 5 2 2 Operation Mode 45 5 2 3 Wi Fi 45 5 2 3 1 Wi Fi 4...

Page 3: ... GRE 57 5 2 5 5 Status 57 5 2 6 USB 57 5 2 6 1 Disk information 57 5 2 6 2 DLNA 58 5 2 6 3 FTP 58 5 3 Features 59 5 3 1 QoS 59 5 3 2 Firewall 60 5 3 2 1 Advanced 60 5 3 2 2 Dos 61 5 3 2 3 IP Filtering 61 5 3 2 4 Port Filtering 62 5 3 2 5 MAC Filtering 64 5 3 3 Port Forwarding 64 5 3 4 URL Filter 65 5 3 5 Route 66 5 3 5 1 Default Route 66 5 3 5 2 Static Route 67 5 3 6 Dynamic DNS 68 5 4 Management ...

Page 4: ...System Log 70 5 4 3 System Settings 71 5 4 3 1 Administrator 71 5 4 3 2 System 71 5 4 4 Statistics 73 5 4 4 1 User Statistics 73 5 4 4 2 Interface Statistics 73 5 4 5 TR069 73 5 4 6 SNMP 75 5 4 7 Upgrade 75 5 4 7 1 Firmware Upgrade 75 ...

Page 5: ...n the 5GHz frequency band and 300Mbps in the 2 4GHz frequency band at the same time which is 16 times faster than that of the traditional 11g access point With its outstanding stability of high speed wireless transmission and enhanced reliability the DIR 825M can provide users with excellent multimedia streaming through their mobile devices anywhere anytime in the home and office Chapter 1 Introdu...

Page 6: ...to enhance the efficiency of multimedia application Supports multiple SSID Supports TX and RX restrict Secure Network Connection Supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Support WEP WPA WPA2 wireless security encryption Supports NAT firewall IP URL based access control and MAC address filtering Advanced Networking Function for Specific Application Supports Bandwidth Control QoS based on different local ...

Page 7: ...l antenna 2x5dBi 5g external antenna Button 1 x reset button 1 x WPS button LED Indicators POWR x 1 WAN x 1 LAN x 4 WLAN x 2 WPS x 1 USB x 1 Material Plastic Dimensions W x D x H 192x 118x 31 mm W x D x H Weight 322g Power Requirement 12V DC 1A Power Consumption 9W Wireless Interface Specifications Standard IEEE 802 11ac 5GHz IEEE 802 11a n 5GHz IEEE 802 11b g n 2 4GHz Frequency Band Simultaneous ...

Page 8: ... Width 802 11ac 20 40 80MHz 802 11n 20 40MHz Max RF Power EIRP 2 4GHz 30dBm 5GHz 30dBm Receive Sensitivity 2 4GHz 11b 11Mbps 79dBm 11g 54Mbps 68dBm 11n 20M mode 67dBm 11n 40M mode 64dBm 5GHz 11a 74dBm 11n 20M mode 70dBm 11n 40M mode 67dBm 11ac 20M mode 67dBm 11ac 40M mode 61dBm 11ac 80M mode 57dBm SSID 2 4GHz 1 Root SSID and 4 Guest SSID 5GHz 1 Root SSID and 4 Guest SSID Wireless Management Featur...

Page 9: ...ding and DMZ Built in firewall with URL filtering and MAC address filtering LAN Built in DHCP server supporting static IP address distribution Supports packet statistics USB Sharing Samba System Management Web based HTTP management interface Remote management WAN Access Control Supports UPnP DDNS SNTP synchronization System log Standards Conformance IEEE Standards IEEE 802 11n 2T2R up to 300Mbps I...

Page 10: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 10 Environment Temperature Operating 0 40 degrees C Storage 40 70 degrees C Humidity Operating 10 90 non condensing Storage 5 95 non condensing ...

Page 11: ...1 Please follow the instructions below to connect the DIR 825M to the existing network devices and your computers 2 1 Hardware Description Dimensions 192x 118x 31 mm W x D x H Diagram Figure 2 1 1 Chapter 2 HardwareInstallation ...

Page 12: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 12 Figure 2 1 2 ...

Page 13: ... 2 1 1 1 shows the front LED of the DIR 825M Front LED Figure 2 1 1 1 DIR 825M Top View 2 1 2 LED Indications The LEDs on the front panel indicate instant status of port links wireless data activity system power USB and WPS and help monitor and troubleshoot when needed Figure 2 1 1 1 and Table 2 1 2 1 show the LED ...

Page 14: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 14 indications of the Wireless Router ...

Page 15: ...triggered Off WPS is connected or disable LAN1 4 On Link is established Flash Packets are transmitting or receiving Off LAN port is not connected WAN On Link is established Flash Packets are transmitting or receiving Off WAN port is not connected USB On USB connection is established Flash Data is being transmitted Off USB connection is not established Table 2 1 2 1 LED Indications 2 1 3 Rear Panel...

Page 16: ...terface Description On off button Power On Off button Power Connector Connect to the power adapter provided in the package WPS Press it will enable WPS functiont Reset Press the Reset button gently for 3 seconds and then release it The system restores to the factory default settings ...

Page 17: ...DIR 825M 17 USB USB Port WAN Connect to the Cable xDSL Modem or the Ethernet LAN1 4 Connect to the user s PC or network devices Table 2 2 Interface Indications 2 1 4 Bottom panel Figure 2 1 4 1 bottom of the DIR 825M ...

Page 18: ...CP IP protocols The above PC is installed with a Web browser 1 The Router in the following instructions means DIR 825M 2 It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 7 0 or above to access the Router 3 2 Installing the Router Before installing the Router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully at this moment If there is any problem please contact you...

Page 19: ...center of your wireless network Step 3 Connect the PC or Switch Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the Router with Ethernet cable Step 4 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet Then power on the Router Step 5 Power on your PC and Cable xDSL Modem ...

Page 20: ...Router is configured via wired or wireless connection the PC needs to be assigned an IP address first Before you connect the local PC to the Wireless Router via wired or wireless connection please configure the IP address for your PC in the following two ways first Obtaining an IP address automatically Configuring the IP address manually In the following sections we ll introduce how to install and...

Page 21: ...P server of Wireless Router is enabled you can set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC And then the Wireless Router built in DHCP server will assign an IP address to the PC automatically 1 Installing TCP IP Component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Control Panel and then click it ...

Page 22: ... 1 Change Adapter Settings 3 Right click on the Wireless Network Connection and select Properties in the appearingwindow 2 Under the Network and Internet icon click on t he View network status and tasks And then click Change adapter settings ...

Page 23: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 23 Figure 4 1 1 2 Network Connection Properties ...

Page 24: ...shown below double click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Figure 4 1 1 3 TCP IP Setting 5 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown in the figure below Then click OK to save your settings ...

Page 25: ...ateway is 192 168 0 1 The Router s default IPaddress If you are sure the DHCP server of Wireless Router is disabled you can configure the IP address manually The IP address of your PC should be 192 168 0 xxx the same subnet of the IP address of the Wireless Router and xxx is any number from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and the Gateway is 192 168 0 1 The default IP address of the Wireless ...

Page 26: ...and Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 3 Enter the LAN IP address of the Wireless Router the default IP is 192 168 0 1 into the default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button In the preferred DNS Server field you can enter the DNS server IP address provided by your local ISP Then click OK to save your settings ...

Page 27: ... Server Addresses Now you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router The following example is in Windows 7 OS Please follow the steps below 1 Click on Start 2 Type cmd in the Search box ...

Page 28: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 28 Figure 4 1 2 2 ...

Page 29: ...s been established well Figure 4 1 2 3 Successful Ping Command If the result displayed is similar to Figure 4 1 2 4 it means the connection between your PC and t he Router has failed Figure 4 1 2 4 Failed Ping Command If the address is 0 0 0 0 check your adapter installation security settings and the settings on your router Some firewall software programs may block a DHCP request on newly installe...

Page 30: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 30 If the Router s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 ...

Page 31: ...s the Enter key Figure 4 2 2 Login Window Step 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and enter the default IP address http 192 168 0 1in the web address field of the browser Default IP Address 192 168 0 1 Default User Name admin Default Password admin If the above screen does not pop up it may mean that your web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options C...

Page 32: ...e screen appears as Figure 4 2 3 Figure 4 2 3 DIR 825M Web UI Screenshot Step 2 Choose Next and you can configure the router Operation Mode by yourself Figure 4 2 4 Configure the Operation Mode Step 3 Choose Next and you can configure the WAN Interface Setup Figure 4 2 5 Configure the Time Zone Setting ...

Page 33: ... you can configure the LAN Interface Setup Figure 4 2 6 Configure LAN Interface Setup Step 5 Choose Next and you can configure login password Figure 4 2 7 Configure WAN Interface setup Step 6 Choose Next and you can configure the Wi Fi Interface Setup ...

Page 34: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 34 Figure 4 2 8Configure Wi Fi Interface setup ...

Page 35: ...M 35 This chapter delivers a detailed presentation of router s functions and features under 4 main menus shown below allowing you to manage the router with ease Figure 5 1 Router s Functions Chapter 5 Configuring the Router ...

Page 36: ... of DIR 825M 36 5 1 Home 5 1 1 Internet Figure 5 1 1 Router IPv4 Status Figure 5 1 1 1 Router IPv6 Status 5 1 2 DIR 825M On this page you can view information about the current LAN and Wi Fi status of the DIR 825M ...

Page 37: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 37 Figure 5 1 2 1 DIR 825M Info 5 1 3 Connected Clients This page shows the IP addresses and host names of all the PCs in your network Figure 5 1 3 1 Connected Clients ...

Page 38: ...n can be use each wan connection can be configured as difference mode such as DHCP router mode PPPoE router mode Static router mode and each wan connection can be configured to have VLAN tag this will more helpful for user to meet different environment usage DHCP Choose DHCP and the router will automatically obtain IP addresses subnet masks and gateway addresses from your ISP ...

Page 39: ...ID value provided by your ISP WAN Type From this feature user can distinguish different services Option 43 CPE get the acs url via Option 43 Static IP If your ISP offers you static IP Internet connection type select Static IP and then enter IP address subnet mask primary DNS and secondary DNS information provided by your ISP in the corresponding fields ...

Page 40: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 40 Figure 5 2 1 1 2 Static IP ...

Page 41: ...r the necessary DNS address provided by your ISP DNS 2 Enter the other DNS address if your ISP provides you with 2 such addresses and it is optional MTU You can keep the maximum transmission unit MTU as default VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID value provided by your ISP WAN Type From this feature user can distinguish different services PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP is using a PPPoE connection and provid...

Page 42: ... Service Name Type the name of this router MTU You can keep the maximum transmission unit MTU as default Connection Type Select Continuous Connect on Demand or Manual 5 2 1 2 IPv6 You can config IPv6 in this page It s support 3 kinds of IPv6 origin types Figure 5 2 1 2 1 IPv6 Static Object Description Origin Type Current origin type STATIC IP Address WAN IPv6 address Default Gateway WAN IPv6 defau...

Page 43: ...Description Origin Type Current origin type AUTO Address Mode WAN IPv6 address mode including stateless and stateful address mode PD Enable WAN IPv6 prefix delegation Rapid commit Enable Rapid commit switch DNS WAN IPv6 DNS Enable MLD Proxy Enable or disable MLD ...

Page 44: ...how all the status of the wan connections Object Description Origin Type Current origin type 6RD 6RD IPv6 Prefix WAN IPv6 prefix delegation WAN IPv4 Address WAN IPv4 address 6RD Border Relay IPv4 Address Border Relay IPv4 Address DNS WAN IPv6 DNS Enable MLD Proxy Enable or disable MLD ...

Page 45: ...anual of DIR 825M 45 Figure 5 2 1 3 1 Status 5 2 2 Operation Mode You can setup different modes to LAN and WLAN interface for NAT and bridging function Figure 5 2 3 1 Operation Mode 5 2 3 Wi Fi 5 2 3 1 Wi Fi ...

Page 46: ...and AP WDS MultipleAP You can set guest SSID from this button Network Type You can config WLAN network type with this parameter SSID Set a name SSID for your wireless network The ID of the wireless network User can access the wireless network through it only However if you switch to Client Mode this field becomes the SSID of the AP you want to connect with Channel Width Select a proper channel ban...

Page 47: ...down list BroadcastSSID You may choose to visible or invisible SSID broadcast When it is enabled the router SSID will be broadcast in the wireless network so that it can be scanned by wireless clients and they can join the wireless network with this SSID WMM WMM provides basic Quality of service QoS features to IEEE 802 11 networks WMM prioritizes traffic according to four Access Categories voice ...

Page 48: ... the wireless network through the ID only However if you switch to client mode this field becomes the SSID of the AP you want to connect with Encryption Select the security mode from the Encryption dropdown list There are 6 options in the Security Mode dropdown list Disable WEP WPA2 WPA Mixed WPA3 WPA2 WPA3 MIXED Pre Shared Key Enter the Wi Fi password 5 2 3 3 ACL ...

Page 49: ...e able to connect to your Access Point When Deny Listed is selected these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point MAC Address The MAC address of the client Comment Comment 5 2 3 4 Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled Figure 5 2 4 4 1...

Page 50: ... page allows you to change the setting for WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Using this feature could let your wireless client automatically synchronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle Disable WPS Enable or disable WPS function 5 2 3 6 Wireless Schedule ...

Page 51: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 51 Figure 5 2 4 6 1 Wireless Schedule 5 2 3 7 Easy Mesh Figure 5 2 4 7 1 Easy Mesh Controller Figure 5 2 4 7 2 Easy Mesh Agent Figure 5 2 4 7 3 Topology Figure 5 2 4 7 4 Topology ...

Page 52: ... LAN IP The default is 192 168 0 1 You can change it according to your needs Subnet Mask Router s LAN subnet mask WORK MODE If it is selected the router serves as the DHCP server and automatically assigns IP addresses to all computers in the LAN DHCP Client Range Enter the start and end IP address of all the available successive IPs Lease Time Select the time for using one assigned IP from the dro...

Page 53: ... as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the DHCP server Domain Name Set the domain name of the Router 802 1d Spanning Tree Enable or disable spanning tree function 5 2 4 2 Static DHCP If user want to reserve specific IP for some device you can bind the mac and the IP in this page Figure 5 2 5 2 1 Static DHCP 5 2 4 3 IPv6 This page show...

Page 54: ... IPv6 addresses to all computers in the LAN Addrs Pool Enter the start and end IPv6 address of all the available successive IPv6 address 5 2 4 4 TUNNEL 6 over 4 This page used for Tunnel 6 over 4 Figure 5 2 26 TUNNEL 6 over 4 Object Description Enable Enable or disable tunnel 6 over 4 5 2 5 4 1 TUNNEL 6 over 4 5 2 5 VPN 5 2 5 1 PPTP This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet networ...

Page 55: ...u can keep the maximum transmission unit MTU as default 5 2 5 2 L2TPv2 This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the L2TPv2 server Figure 5 2 6 2 1 LT2P Object Description Server Type the name of L2TP Server Username Enter the user name provided by your ISP Password Enter the password provided by your ISP MTU You can keep the maximum transmission unit MTU...

Page 56: ...Host Address The address of the LAN side device of remote host eg 192 168 8 2 Local Udp Port Lan side device udp port Remote Udp Port Remote device udp port Tunnel Address Wan interface ip address Remote Tunnel Address Remote device wan interface ip address Tunnel Id Local device tunnel id Remote Tunnel Id Remote device tunnel id Session Id Local device session id Remote session Id Remote device s...

Page 57: ...PPTP L2TPv2 and L2TPv3 Figure 5 2 6 5 1 VPN status 5 2 6 USB The DIR 825M has a built in USB port which can be connected to an external USB storage device for file sharing 5 2 6 1 Disk information This page shows disk information You can access the U disk using x x x x on the computer Figure 5 2 7 1 1 Disk information ...

Page 58: ...User Manual of DIR 825M 58 5 2 6 2 DLNA Figure 5 2 7 2 1 DLNA 5 2 6 3 FTP Figure 5 2 7 3 1 FTP ...

Page 59: ...1 QoS Object Description Automatic Uplink Speed Automatic uplink speed Manual Uplink Speed Kbps Set the download speed of your Internet access Automatic Downlink Speed Automatic downlink speed Manual Downlink Speed Kbps Set the upload speed of your Internet access ...

Page 60: ...isable IGMP Proxy function Enable Telnet Access on LAN Enable or disable Telnet by lan access Enable Telnet Access on WAN Enable or disable Telnet by wan access Enable Ping Access on WAN Enable or disable Enable Ping Access on WAN function Enable Web Server Access on WAN Enable or disable Enable Web Server Access on WAN function Enable IPSec pass through on VPN connection Enable or disable IPSEC t...

Page 61: ...nication data Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Enable or disable L2TP to pass through L2TP communication data 5 3 2 2 Dos A denial of service DoS attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by hackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service Figure 5 3 2 2 1 DoS 5 3 2 3 IP Filtering ...

Page 62: ...IP Filtering function Enable IPv4 Enable or disable IPv4 Filtering feature Enable IPv6 Enable or disable IPv6 Filtering feature Local IPv4 Address Set LAN side source IPv4 address Local IPv6 Address Set LAN side source IPv6 address Protocol Select TCP UDP or Both Comment Comment for the rule 5 3 2 4 Port Filtering ...

Page 63: ...le Port Filtering Enable or disable IP Filtering function Enable IPv4 Enable or disable IPv4 Port Filtering feature Enable IPv6 Enable or disable IPv6 Port Filtering feature Port Range Set the port range for port filtering Protocol Select TCP UDP or Both Comment Comment for the rule ...

Page 64: ...of DIR 825M 64 5 3 2 5 MAC Filtering Figure 5 3 2 5 1 MAC Filtering Object Description Model You can set working model here Black and White MAC Address Enter a MAC address Comment Comment info 5 3 3 Port Forwarding ...

Page 65: ...rt Forwarding function Local IP Address Enter a LAN IP address Local Port Start Enter LAN side start port Local Port End Enter LAN side end port Protocol Select TCP UDP or Both Remote IP Address Enter a WAN IP address Remote Port Start Enter the external start port Remote Port End Enter the external end port Comment Enter the port number ...

Page 66: ...reduces route selection problems and corresponding data overload and accelerates data packet forwarding 5 3 5 1 Default Route You can select which wan connection as default gateway route if not system will auto select a connect up wan as default gateway route Figure 5 3 5 1 1 Default Route Object Description Enable URL Filtering Enable or disable URL Filtering function Deny URL address black list ...

Page 67: ...5 2 1 Static Route Object Description Enable Static Route Enable or disable Static route IP Address Enter the destination network Subnet Mask Enter the network mask Gateway Enter the network gateway Metric Enter the routing metric Interface Select the interface ...

Page 68: ...a host Many ISPs assign public IP addresses using DHCP so locating a specific host on the LAN using the standard DNS is difficult For example if you are running a public web server or VPN server on your LAN DDNS ensures that the host can be located from the Internet even if the public IP address changes DDNS requires that an account be set up w ith one of the supported DDNS service providers Figur...

Page 69: ...P Server when use this feature Figure 5 4 1 2 1 Auto Reboot Object Description Current Time Select the time zone in your area Copy LAN time Copy time from computer Time Zone Select Select time zone from the drop box Enable NTP client update Enable or disable NTP client update Automatically Adjust Daylight Saving Enable or disable daylight saving if you need this function NTP Server Select the well...

Page 70: ... 70 5 4 2 System Log Figure 5 4 2 1 System Log Object Description Enable Log Enable or disable Log function Enable Remote Log Enable or disable Logging to Syslog Server Log Server IP Address Enter the Syslog server IP address ...

Page 71: ...have the router working correctly you should back up the information to have it available if something goes wrong When you back up the settings they are saved as a file on your computer You can restore the router s settings from this file Figure 5 4 3 2 1 System Object Description Save settings to file Save the setting to local PC Load settings from File Load the settings from local PC Reset Setti...

Page 72: ...onfiguration will be lost Please back up the current configuration before loading a new one In this way if the new configuration file has an error you can load the backup file DO NOT shut down your router when loading a configuration file Otherwise the router may be damaged ...

Page 73: ... 1 1 User Statistics 5 4 4 2 Interface Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks Figure 5 4 4 2 1 Interface Statistics 5 4 5 TR069 This page is used to configure the TR069 Here you may change the setting for the ACS s parameters ...

Page 74: ... ACS Password Password for connection to ACS Periodic Inform Enable Enable or disable periodic inform Periodic Inform Interval Periodic inform interval Connection Request User Name User Name used form ACS connection to TR069 Connection Request Password Password used form ACS connection to TR069 Path Connection request path Port Connection port ...

Page 75: ...using this page From time to time we may release new versions of the Router s firmware Firmware updates contain improvements and fixes the current problems On this page you can check the firmware version and upgrade firmware Figure 5 4 7 1 1 Upgrade DO NOT turns off the power or press the Reset button when updating the firmware Otherwise the router may be damaged ...

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