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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 User Manual

Introduction

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 Installation Guide"

A reference to a document.

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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