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D-Link DSL-2640U
Wireless ADSL2/2+ 4-port Ethernet Router
User Manual
Building Networks for People
RECYCLABLE
2006/11/08
Ver. 1.00
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Table of Contents . GENERAL INFORMATION......................................................................... 3 Package Contents ....................................................................... 3 Important Safety Instructions ......................................................... 3 Front Panel View ........................................................................ 4 Back Panel View......................................................................... 5 CONNECTING T
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Wireless—MAC Filter ............................................................57 Wireless—Bridge.................................................................58 Wireless—QoS ....................................................................59 TOOLS ........................................................................................60 Access Control ..........................................................................60 Access Control—Admin ...................................
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General Information The D-Link DSL-2640U is an ADSL2+ router that provides a convenient wireless routing function. This user manual offers you with a simple and easy-to-understand format to install and configure your router. Package Contents Included in the package is one of each of the following— • DSL-2640U Wireless ADSL2/2+ 4-port Ethernet Router • Power adapter • RJ-11 telephone cable • RJ-45 Ethernet cable • CD-ROM (containing User Manual & Quick Guide) • Quick Guide (
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Front Panel View LED Mode Indication Solid Green The router is powered on. (READY) Power No light The power is off. Red Failure or device malfunction. (NOT READY) Flashing Traffic is passing through the device. (INTERNET Status Green TRAFFIC) Solid Green DSL is synchronized. No Light No carrier signal. DSL Slow Flashing DSL attempting synch. Trying to detect carrier signal. Fast Flashing Carrier has been detected and router is trying to train. Solid Green Wireless is up. WLAN
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Back Panel View Port Description On/ Off Press to turn the router on and off. Power Connects to the power adapter. Press for less than 3 seconds to reset the router. Reset Press for 3 seconds or more to revert to factory settings. Console For use by D-Link service personnel for maintenance purposes only. LAN 4-1 RJ-45 connects the unit to Ethernet devices such as a PC or a switch. RJ-11 telephone port connects telephone cable to telephone or fax DSL machine. 5
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Connecting the Router to Your Computer Power Reset LAN DSL Console * Port Input Button 1-4 On / Off Button * Console—for use by D-Link repair service personnel only. Connect the Telephone Cable • Connect one end of the telephone cable to the DSL port on the router and the other end of the cable into the wall socket. Connect the Ethernet Cable • Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to one of the 4 LAN ports on the back of the router and attach the other end to an Eth
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Configuring the Router To use your web browser to access the web pages used to set up the router, your computer must be configured to “Obtain an IP address automatically”, that is, you must change the IP network settings of your computer so that it is a DHCP client. If you are using Windows XP and do not know how to change your network settings, skip ahead to Appendix A and read the instructions provided. Open your web browser and enter the URL http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar
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Home The home section provides configurations for general use, including a Quick Setup Wizard with steps to quickly set up your router for Internet connection. Also included in this section are LAN / WAN setup and DNS configuration. The below sections explains the setup for each. Wizard This section will explain how to quickly configure the router if your only intention is to access the Internet. ATM PVC Configuration To enable the auto-connect process, click on the box
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Connection Type Following is the Connection Type screen where you select the type of network protocol and encapsulation mode over the ATM PVC that your ISP has instructed you to use. The following is a PPPoA example. Click on Next to continue. 10
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PPP Username and Password Now, enter the PPP username and password as given by your ISP. Then decide if you will be using any features such as Dial on demand, PPP IP extension, Keep Alive and then click on Next. Network Address Translation Settings The next step is to configure the Network Address Translation (NAT) settings. For the example, NAT will be enabled. The remaining fields are left as default and then click on Next to continue. 11
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Device Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to correspond to your LAN’s IP Subnet. If you want the DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses, then enable the DHCP server and enter the range of IP addresses that the DHCP server can assign to your computers. Disable the DHCP server if you would like to manually assign IP addresses. Click on Next to continue. 12
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Wireless The router’s wireless function can be enabled on the following screen. If the function is enabled, then continue by entering the SSID, the wireless network name. Click on Next to continue. 13
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Setup - Summary After all of the configurations are done, the WAN Setup Summary screen displays all WAN settings that you have made. Check that the settings are correct before clicking on the Save / Reboot button. Clicking on Save / Reboot will save your settings and restart your router. 14
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Wireless Wireless -- Basic The below Wireless – Basic screen lets you enable or disable wireless. The default setting for wireless is enabled. You can also hide the access point so others cannot see your ID on the network. Click on Apply to save your configurations before clicking on Security to continue to the Security configurations. 15
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Wireless – Security The next screen is the Wireless – Security screen which allows you to select the network authentication method and to enable or disable WEP encryption. Note that depending on the network authentication that is selected, the screen will change accordingly so additional fields can be configured for the specific authentication method. Network authentication methods include the following— • Open—anyone can access the network. The default is a disabled WEP encrypti
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WAN Configure the WAN settings as provided by your ISP. Click on the Add button if you want to add a new connection for the WAN interface and to proceed to the ATM PVC Configuration screen as seen below. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category. 17
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Find out the following values from your ISP before you change them. • VPI: Virtual Path Identifier. The valid range is 0 to 255. • VCI: Virtual Channel Identifier. The valid range is 32 to 65535. • Service Category: Five classes of traffic are listed— o UBR Without PCR (Unspecified Bit Rate without Peak Cell Rate)— UBR service is suitable for applications that can tolerate variable delays and some cell losses. Applications suitable for UBR service include text/data/image transfer,
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The following screen shows the below types of network protocols and encapsulation modes— • PPP over ATM (PPPoA) • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) • MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) • IP over ATM (IpoA) • Bridging If you will be using VLAN tagging, then click on the Enable 802.1q checkbox and then enter the VLAN ID number. Note that the 802.1q function is only available if you select PPPoE, MER, or Bridging. When finished with your selections, click on Next to continue. 19
