D-Link DIR-825M Operation & User’s Manual

1.1 Product Description .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Product Features ................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Product Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Hardware Description .......................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 Front LED ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.2 LED Indications .................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.1.3 Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.4 Bottom panel ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1 System Requirements .............................................................................................................. 18 3.2 Installing 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.................................................................................................................................................................... 45 5.2.3.2. Security ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 5.2.3.3. ACL ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48 5.2.3.4. Site Survey ......................................................................................................................................................... 49

5.2.3.6. Wireless Schedule .............................................................................................................................................. 50 5.2.3.7. Easy Mesh .......................................................................................................................................................... 51 5.2.4 LAN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52 5.2.4.1. IPv4 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52 5.2.4.2. Static DHCP ........................................................................................................................................................ 53 5.2.4.3. IPv6 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53 5.2.4.4. TUNNEL 6 over 4 ............................................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.5 VPN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.5.1. PPTP .................................................................................................................................................................. 54 5.2.5.2. L2TPv2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 5.2.5.3. L2TPv3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 56 5.2.5.4. 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 ............................................................................................................................. 69 5.4.1 Time .................................................................................................................................................................... 69 5.4.1.1. NTP Server ......................................................................................................................................................... 69

5.4.2 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

-5- 1.1 Product Description DIR-825M Wireless Broadband Router supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac standard, dual band, and Gigabit LAN and WAN, thus providing the wireless speed of 867Mbps in 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. Introduction