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Quick Installation Guide

DIR-879

Wireless AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router

Summary of Contents for DIR-879

Page 1: ...Quick Installation Guide DIR 879 Wireless AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router ...

Page 2: ...uick Installation Guide brochure If any of the items are missing please contact your reseller 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 2 ...

Page 3: ...ess 5GHz dlink XXXX 5GHz where XXXX are the last 4 characters of the device s MAC address Network key PSK password see the field Password on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device Router DIR 879 with default settings cannot connect to the Internet To get started please set your own password for access to the web based interface and change the WLAN name SSID then if needed configure ot...

Page 4: ...to access the web based interface of the router Apple Safari 8 and later 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 A NIC Ethernet or Wi Fi adapter to connect to the router An 802 11a b g n or ac Wi Fi adapter to create a wireless network 4 ...

Page 5: ...the desired position ROUTER to configure the device in the router mode or EXTENDER to configure the device in the access point mode 4 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 5 Turn on the router by pressing the POWER button on its back panel 6 Turn on your PC and wait until your operatin...

Page 6: ...el Network and Internet Connections Network Connections window 2 In the Network Connections window right click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed 3 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on the General tab select the Internet Protocol TCP IP line Click the Properties button 6 ...

Page 7: ...he Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons Click the OK button 5 Click the ОК button in the connection properties window Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically 7 ...

Page 8: ...ist in the top right corner of the window choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section 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 Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window on ...

Page 9: ...he Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons Click the OK button 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically 9 ...

Page 10: ...en 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 4 Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely loaded 5 Turn on your Wi Fi adapter 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...

Page 11: ... for operating in the 2 4GHz band or dlink XXXX 5GHz where XXXX are the last 4 characters of the device s MAC address for operating in the 5GHz band and click the Connect button 5 In the opened window enter the network key see the field Password on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device in the Network key and Confirm network key fields and click the Connect button After that the Wirel...

Page 12: ...ow choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section 3 In the menu located on the left part of the window select the Change adapter settings line 4 In the opened window select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your Wi Fi adapter is on 5 To open the list of available wireless networks select the icon of the wireless network connection ...

Page 13: ...the Connect button 7 In the opened window enter the network key see the field Password on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device in the Security key field and click the OK button 8 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 tha...

Page 14: ...the error The page cannot be displayed or Unable to display the page Could not connect to remote server occurs upon connecting to the web based interface of the router make sure that you have properly connected the router to your computer If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have been restored after access to the web based interface the Initial Configuration Wiz...

Page 15: ...e If you configured the device previously after access to the web based interface the login page opens Enter the username admin in the Username field and the password you specified in the Password field then click the LOGIN button 15 ...

Page 16: ...DIR 879 Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the router and its software 16 ...

Page 17: ...ct the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web based interface of the router or in the System Configuration section of the menu To configure the router use the menu in the left part of the page Go to the relevant section and select the needed page or run the wizard in the Quick Setup section 17 ...

Page 18: ... default settings are restored Then click the START button again If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have been restored the Initial Configuration Wizard starts automatically upon access to the web based interface or upon opening a web site on the Internet 1 Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web based interface or click NO to select the oth...

Page 19: ...r the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands configure LAN ports to connect an STB or VoIP phone and set your own password for access to the web based interface of the device In order to connect your device to a wireless ISP WISP on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Wi Fi value In this mode you can connect your device to another access point configure a WAN con...

Page 20: ...tending the range of the existing wireless network on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Wi Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the Repeater value In this mode you can connect your device to another access point 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 21: ... the needed network in the list click the Update list button 2 If a password is needed to connect to the selected network fill in the relevant field If you connect to a hidden network from the Connecting to network list select the Connect to hidden network value Enter the network name to the Network name SSID field Then select a needed value from the Network authentication list and then if needed ...

Page 22: ...y information prior to configuring your connection Otherwise contact your ISP 1 On the Internet connection type page from the Connection type list select the connection type used by your ISP and fill in the fields displayed on the page Static IPv4 Fill in the following fields IP address Netmask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address Static IPv6 Fill in the following fields IP address Prefix and Gat...

Page 23: ...red password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox PPPoE Static IP PPPoE Dual Access Enter authorization data provided by your ISP the username login in the Username field and the password in the Password field Click the Show icon to display the entered password If authorization is not required select the Without authorization checkbox Also fill in the followin...

Page 24: ...d enter the IP or URL address of the PPTP or L2TP authentication server PPTP Static IP or L2TP Static IP Enter authorization data provided by your ISP the username login in the Username field and the password in the Password field 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 ...

Page 25: ... 2 If your ISP uses MAC address binding select the Clone MAC address of your device checkbox 3 If the Internet access is provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 4 Click the NEXT button 25 ...

Page 26: ... the value suggested by the router 2 In the Password field specify your own password for access to the wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router see the field Password on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device 3 You can restore the parameters of the wireless network specified before resetting to factory defaults To do this click the RESTORE button 26 ...

Page 27: ...work or leave the value suggested by the router 6 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 7 If you want to limit the bandwidth of the guest wireless network select the Enable shaping checkbox and fill in the Shaping field 8 Click the NEXT button 9 On the Wireless Network 5GHz page specify needed set...

Page 28: ...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 5 On the VoIP page select the In an IP phone connected to the device checkbox 6 Select a free LAN port for connecting your IP phone 7 If the VoIP services provided via a VLAN channel select the Use VLAN ID checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field 8 Click the NEXT butt...

Page 29: ...s 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 On the next page check all the settings you have just specified Also you can save a text file with parameters set by the Wizard to your PC To do this click the SAVE CONFIGURATION FILE button and follow t...

Page 30: ...k of the local subnet To do this click the IPv4 tab and specify needed values in the IP Address and Subnet mask fields in the IP section 3 If needed specify your own IPv6 address of the router s LAN interface To do this click the IPv6 tab and select the Static value from the Addressing Mode drop down list in the IP section Then specify the needed value in the IP address field 30 ...

Page 31: ...AN automatically assign IPv6 addresses to themselves the Stateless value is selected from the Autoconfiguration mode drop down list in the DHCP section on the IPv6 tab If the devices of the LAN do not support IPv6 address autoconfiguration enable the built in DHCPv6 server of the router select the Statefull value from the Autoconfiguration mode drop down list If you want to manually assign IPv6 ad...

Page 32: ...isable wireless network Mode selector Antenna Four external non detachable antennas 3dBi gain for 2 4GHz and 5GHz MIMO 3 x 4 Power connector Power input connector DC Software Operation modes Router Access point WAN connection types PPPoE IPv6 PPPoE PPPoE Dual Stack Static IP Dynamic IP Static IPv6 Dynamic IPv6 PPPoE Static IP PPPoE Dynamic IP PPTP L2TP PPTP L2TP Static IP PPTP L2TP Dynamic IP The ...

Page 33: ... ping respond Support of SIP ALG Support of RTSP Autonegotiation of speed duplex mode and flow control Manual speed and duplex mode setup for each Ethernet port Setup of maximum TX rate for each port of the router Built in UDPXY application Firewall functions Network Address Translation NAT Stateful Packet Inspection SPI IP filter IPv6 filter MAC filter URL filter DMZ Prevention of ARP and DDoS at...

Page 34: ...rver and manual time date setup Ping function Traceroute utility TR 069 client Wireless Module Parameters Standards IEEE 802 11a n ac IEEE 802 11b g n Frequency range 2400 2483 5MHz 5150 5350MHz 5650 5725MHz Wireless connection security WEP WPA WPA2 Personal Enterprise МАС filter WPS PBC PIN Advanced functions Client function router mode WISP repeater Client function access point mode Wireless net...

Page 35: ...emperature 25 C 17dBm at 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 802 11g typical at room temperature 25 C 17dBm at 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 802 11n typical at room temperature 25 C 2 4GHz HT20 HT40 17dBm at MCS0 7 5GHz HT20 HT40 17dBm at MCS0 7 802 11ac typical at room temperature 25 C VHT20 17dBm at MCS0 8 VHT40 17dBm at MCS0 9 VHT80 17dBm at MCS0 9 2 Maximum wireless signal rate is derived from IEEE standard 802 11ac a...

Page 36: ... byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C 89dBm at 6 9 12Mbps 88dBm at 18Mbps 85dBm at 24Mbps 82dBm at 36Mbps 77dBm at 48Mbps 76dBm at 54Mbps 802 11n typical at PER 10 1000 byte PDUs 2 4GHz HT20 89dBm at MCS0 1 8 9 88dBm at MCS2 10 84dBm at MCS3 11 81dBm at MCS4 12 76dBm at MCS5 13 74dBm at MCS6 14 73dBm at MCS7 15 2 4GHz HT40 87dBm at MCS0 8 86dBm at MCS1 9 85dBm at MCS2 10 81dBm at MCS3 11 78dBm at MC...

Page 37: ...CS4 76dBm at MCS5 75dBm at MCS6 73dBm at MCS7 69dBm at MCS8 HT40 90dBm at MCS0 88dBm at MCS1 85dBm at MCS2 81dBm at MCS3 78dBm at MCS4 73dBm at MCS5 72dBm at MCS6 71dBm at MCS7 66dBm at MCS8 64dBm at MCS9 HT80 87dBm at MCS0 84dBm at MCS1 81dBm at MCS2 77dBm at MCS3 73dBm at MCS4 70dBm at MCS5 68dBm at MCS6 67dBm at MCS7 63dBm at MCS8 60dBm at MCS9 Modulation schemes 802 11a BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM w...

Page 38: ... L x W x H 240 x 199 x 69 mm 9 45 x 7 83 x 2 72 in Weight 750 g 1 65 lb Operating Environment Power Output 12V DC 2A Temperature Operating from 0 to 40 C Storage from 20 to 65 C Humidity Operating from 10 to 90 non condensing Storage from 5 to 95 non condensing 38 ...

Page 39: ...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 outlets with parameters indicated on ...

Page 40: ...on on our website D Link provides its customers with free support within the product s warranty period Customers can contact the technical support group by phone or by e mail Internet FOR TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES OF D LINK OFFICES WORLDWIDE VISIT http www dlink com corporate worldwideoffices 40 ...

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