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User Manual

DIR-842

AC1200 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router

January 2019

DIR-842 AC1200 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router

User Manual

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction..........................................5

Contents and Audience.......................................................5

Conventions.................................................................5

Document Structure..........................................................5

Chapter 2. Overview..............................................6

General Information.........................................................6

Specifications..............................................................8

Product Appearance.........................................................14

Upper Panel..............................................................14

Back and Bottom Panels...................................................16

Delivery Package...........................................................18

Chapter 3. Installation and Connection..........................19

Before You Begin...........................................................19

Connecting to PC...........................................................20

PC with Ethernet Adapter.................................................20

Obtaining IP Address Automatically (OS Windows 7)........................21

PC with Wi-Fi Adapter....................................................26

Obtaining IP Address Automatically and Connecting to Wireless Network

(OS Windows 7)...........................................................27

Connecting to Web-based Interface..........................................30

Web-based Interface Structure..............................................32

Summary Page.............................................................32

Home Page................................................................34

Menu Sections............................................................35

Notifications............................................................36

Chapter 4. Configuring via Web-based Interface..................37

Initial Configuration Wizard...............................................37

Selecting Operation Mode.................................................39

Changing LAN IPv4 Address................................................42

Wi-Fi Client.............................................................43

Configuring WAN Connection...............................................45

Static IPv4 Connection.................................................46

Static IPv6 Connection.................................................47

PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual Stack,

PPPoE + Dynamic IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connections.....................48

PPPoE + Static IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connection.......................49

PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection......................50

PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection........................51

Configuring Wireless Network.............................................52

Configuring LAN Ports for IPTV/VoIP......................................54

Changing Web-based Interface Password....................................56

Connection of Multimedia Devices...........................................58

Statistics.................................................................61

Network Statistics.......................................................61

DHCP.....................................................................62

Routing Table............................................................63

Clients and Session......................................................64

Port Statistics..........................................................65

Multicast Groups.........................................................66

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Connections Setup..........................................................67

WAN......................................................................67

Creating Dynamic IPv4 or Static IPv4 WAN Connection....................69

Creating Dynamic IPv6 or Static IPv6 WAN Connection....................74

Creating PPPoE WAN Connection..........................................78

Creating PPTP or L2TP WAN Connection...................................83

Creating PPPoE IPv6 or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection.................87

LAN......................................................................93

IPv4...................................................................93

IPv6...................................................................96

WAN Reservation..........................................................99

Wi-Fi.....................................................................101

Basic Settings..........................................................101

Client Management.......................................................109

WPS.....................................................................110

Using WPS Function via Web-based Interface............................112

Using WPS Function without Web-based Interface........................113

WMM.....................................................................114

Client..................................................................117

Client Shaping..........................................................120

Additional..............................................................122

MAC Filter..............................................................125

Roaming.................................................................127

Advanced..................................................................129

VLAN....................................................................130

DNS.....................................................................132

DDNS....................................................................134

Ports Settings..........................................................136

Bandwidth Control.......................................................139

Traffic Segmentation....................................................140

Redirect................................................................141

Routing.................................................................142

TR-069 Client...........................................................144

Remote Access...........................................................146

UPnP IGD................................................................148

UDPXY...................................................................149

IGMP/MLD................................................................151

ALG/Passthrough.........................................................153

IPsec...................................................................155

Firewall..................................................................161

IP Filter...............................................................161

Virtual Servers.........................................................165

DMZ.....................................................................168

MAC Filter..............................................................169

URL Filter..............................................................171

DoS Protection..........................................................173

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System....................................................................176

Configuration...........................................................177

Firmware Update.........................................................179

Local Update..........................................................180

Remote Update.........................................................181

Log.....................................................................182

Ping....................................................................184

Traceroute..............................................................186

Telnet..................................................................188

System Time.............................................................189

Yandex.DNS................................................................191

Settings................................................................191

Devices and Rules.......................................................193

Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines................................195

Safety Rules and Conditions...............................................195

Wireless Installation Considerations......................................196

Chapter 6. Abbreviations and Acronyms..........................197

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DIR-842 AC1200 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router

Introduction

User Manual

CHAPTER 1.

INTRODUCTION

Contents and Audience

This manual describes the router DIR-842 and explains how to configure and operate it.

This manual is intended for users familiar with basic networking concepts, who create an in-home

local area network, and system administrators, who install and configure networks in offices.

Conventions

Example

!

Description

text

The body text of the manual.

Before You Begin

A reference to a chapter or section of this manual.

¡°Quick

Guide¡±

A reference to a document.

Installation

Change

A name of a menu, menu item, control (field, checkbox, drop-down

list, button, etc.).

192.168.0.1

Data that you should enter in the specified field.

Information

An important note.

Document Structure

Chapter 1 describes the purpose and structure of the document.

Chapter 2 gives an overview of the router's hardware and software features, describes its

appearance and the package contents.

Chapter 3 explains how to install the router DIR-842 and configure a PC in order to access its webbased interface.

Chapter 4 describes all pages of the web-based interface in detail.

Chapter 5 includes safety instructions and tips for networking.

Chapter 6 introduces abbreviations and acronyms used in this manual.

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