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Quick Installation Guide

DIR-841/GF

AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Fiber WAN Port

Summary of Contents for DIR-841/GF

Page 1: ...Quick Installation Guide DIR 841 GF AC1200 Wi Fi Router with Gigabit Fiber WAN Port ...

Page 2: ...ick 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: ...twork SSID 2 4GHz DIR 841 5GHz DIR 841 5G Network key PSK password see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device Router DIR 841 GF 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 other settings recommended by your ISP 3 ...

Page 4: ... 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 SFP transceiver to connect to a fiber optic line 4 ...

Page 5: ...ber optic line connect your SFP transceiver to the SFP port then connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP transceiver 3 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 4 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 ad...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...n Guide 6 Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button 7 Click the OK button in the connection properties window 7 ...

Page 8: ...n electrical outlet or power strip 3 Turn on the router by pressing the POWER button on its back panel 4 Make sure that the Wi Fi adapter of your PC 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...

Page 9: ...e 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 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 Wirel...

Page 10: ... of the radio buttons are selected Click the OK button 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 10 ...

Page 11: ...y 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 wireless default settings of the router...

Page 12: ... device by default 192 168 0 1 If 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 inter...

Page 13: ...e 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 If you enter a wrong password several times the web based interface will be blocked for a while Please wait for one minute and reenter the password you specified 13 ...

Page 14: ...DIR 841 GF Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the router and its software 14 ...

Page 15: ...al English Russian You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web based interface of the router or in the System Configuration section of the menu Other settings of the router are available in 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 Initial Configuration section 15 ...

Page 16: ...figuration of the router via Wi Fi connection please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network of DIR 841 GF see the WLAN name SSID in the Default Settings section page 3 and click the NEXT button Then click the START button If the device has not been configured previously or the default settings have been restored the Initial Configuration Wizard starts automatically upon access to...

Page 17: ...DIR 841 GF Quick Installation Guide 1 Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web based interface or click NO to select the other language 2 On the next page click the CONTINUE button 17 ...

Page 18: ... Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the WISP Repeater value In this mode you can connect your device to another access point configure a WAN connection set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2 4GHz and 5GHz bands 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 ...

Page 19: ...ings 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 In order to let wired PCs connected to your device access the network of a wireless router on the Device mode page from the Connection method list select the Wi Fi value Then from the Work mode list select the Client value In this mode you can change the LAN IP a...

Page 20: ...btain the LAN IPv4 address 2 In the Hostname field you should specify a domain name of the router using which you can access the web based interface after finishing the Wizard Enter a new domain name of the router ending with local or leave the value suggested by the router In order to access the web based interface using the domain name in the address bar of the web browser enter the name of the ...

Page 21: ...ot select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address Subnet mask Hostname fields and if needed the Gateway IP address field Make sure that the assigned address does not coincide with the LAN IPv4 address of the router to which your device connects 3 Click the NEXT button 21 ...

Page 22: ...tomatically If you cannot find the needed network in the list click the UPDATE LIST icon 2 If a password is needed to connect to the selected network fill in the relevant field Click the Show icon to display the entered password 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...

Page 23: ...nformation prior to configuring your connection Otherwise contact your ISP 1 On the Internet connection 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 Static IPv4 Fill in the following fields IP address Subnet mask Gateway IP address and DNS IP address...

Page 24: ...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 25: ... 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 I...

Page 26: ...e 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 26 ...

Page 27: ...ssword 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 mod...

Page 28: ...t 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 10 On the Wireless Network 5 GHz page sp...

Page 29: ...t 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 5 On the VoIP page select the Is an IP phone connected to the device checkbox 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 i...

Page 30: ...g 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 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 th...

Page 31: ...To do this click the IPv4 tab and specify needed values in the IP address and Mask fields in the Local IP Address 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 Mode of local IPv6 address assignment drop down list in the Local IPv6 Address section Then specify the needed value in the IPv6 address fi...

Page 32: ...P server of the router assigns IPv4 addresses to the devices of the LAN If you want to manually assign IPv4 addresses disable the DHCP server click the IPv4 tab and select the Disable value from the Mode of dynamic IP address assignment drop down list in the Dynamic IP Addresses section 32 ...

Page 33: ...c IPv6 address assignment drop down list in the Dynamic IPv6 Addresses section on the IPv6 tab If the devices of the LAN do not support IPv6 address autoconfiguration use the built in DHCPv6 server of the router select the Stateful value from the Mode of dynamic IPv6 address assignment drop down list 6 After specifying the needed parameters on the Connections Setup LAN page click the APPLY button ...

Page 34: ...et up wireless connection RESET button to restore factory default settings Antenna Four external non detachable antennas 5dBi gain MIMO 2 x 2 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 Access PPTP L2TP Static IP PPTP L2TP Dyna...

Page 35: ...oxy MLD Proxy RIP Support of UPnP IGD Support of VLAN WAN ping respond Support of SIP ALG Support of RTSP WAN failover Autonegotiation of speed duplex mode and flow control Manual speed and duplex mode setup for each Ethernet port 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 filt...

Page 36: ...eb based interface Automatic notification on new firmware version Saving restoring configuration to from file Support of logging to remote host Automatic synchronization of system time with NTP server and manual time date setup Ping utility Traceroute utility TR 069 client Wireless Module Parameters Standards IEEE 802 11a n ac IEEE 802 11b g n Frequency range The frequency range depends upon the r...

Page 37: ...48 and 54Mbps IEEE 802 11n 2 4GHz from 6 5 to 300Mbps MCS0 MCS15 IEEE 802 11n 5GHz from 6 5 to 300Mbps from MCS0 to MCS15 IEEE 802 11ac 5GHz from 6 5 to 867Mbps from MCS0 to MSC9 Transmitter output power The maximum value of the transmitter output power depends upon the radio frequency regulations applied in your country 802 11a typical at room temperature 25 C 15dBm at 6 24Mbps 802 11b typical at...

Page 38: ...0dBm at 36Mbps 66dBm at 48Mbps 65dBm at 54Mbps 802 11n typical at PER 10 1000 byte PDUs at room temperature 25 C 2 4GHz 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 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 7...

Page 39: ... at MCS8 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 56dBm at MCS8 54dBm at MCS9 HT80 76dBm at MCS0 73dBm at MCS1 71dBm at MCS2 68dBm at MCS3 64dBm at MCS4 60dBm at MCS5 59dBm at MCS6 58dBm at 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 ...

Page 40: ...s Dimensions L x W x H 205 x 138 x 32 mm 8 07 x 5 43 x 1 26 in Operating Environment Power Output 12V DC 1A 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 40 ...

Page 41: ...s 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 o...

Page 42: ...ser documentation 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 42 ...

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