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THE SKINNY:

·Easy to view and manage your camera DCS-932L from mydlink.com
·Compact design with night vision that lets you view 24/7
·Wireless connectivity
·VGA (640×480) resolution
·4x digital zoom
·Price: $99.99

Here’s a few scenarios for using the D-Link Camera:

·Keeping an eye on the kids: only if they are your kids!
·Checking up on home intruders; and being able to watch what they steal.
·Making sure the babysitter stays out of trouble of if she’s wearing that short skirt you love.
·Making sure that cheese soufflé you’re cooking doesn’t catch fire while you’re downing tequila shots at a bar across town.
·Use as a wingman tool to coax women back to your place by showing them your place.

The device D-Link DCS-932L is a wireless home network surveillance camera, which enables you to watch the goings on in your home – from anywhere in the world – at ANY TIME POSSIBLE.

OUT OF THE BOX WOW FACTOR: 7

The wheels of possibility begin churning as I remove the D-Link camera from its box. This small, sleek device allows 24/7 monitoring of what ever is stationed on the other side of its lens. But it gets cooler because we now live……..IN THE FUTURE!!!!! (Note a tons of exclamation points.)

How it works is, you connect the camera up to the Internet via plugging the gadget into your D-Link  router. Navigate to the D-Link website and download the software onto your computer and register an account. Now here’s where it gets cool: with your Smartphone, download the My D-Link Lite app. Once done, you can open the app on your phone and see the camera footage of your home in real-time. WELCOME TO THE FUTURE! Well, almost real-time; there’s a second or two delay. But still… WELCOME BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Not only is the footage in color (well, mostly black-and-white) but you can also pick up audio as well. Sounds like the perfect device to install at the Topless Women Pillow Fight Factory. If that’s not your bag, you can access your home footage from anywhere in the world – if you don’t have access to a Smartphone, then simply click onto the Internet to see the footage The only small drawback is, you are only given a one minute time limit with the amount of footage you can watch, before you have to refresh the app. The D-Link app also allows you to take snapshot frame grabs and zoom in and zoom out of the frame, and has night vision as well.

Tags: DCS-932L, Network camera

D-Link announced two new storage arrays Tuesday for small to midsized businesses (SMBs): The DSN-4000 Series xStack iSCSI SAN arrays, which have a maximum capacity of 32 TB.

When I think of D-Link, I think of that wireless Internet router I bought years ago from Circuit City. D-Link had never entered my mind for storage. Until now. It turns out that the company has models ranging from the consumer-class, two-bay ShareCenter network storage with USB Printer Port (2 TB) to the new DSN-4000 Series, which has a maximum capacity of 160 TB.

The DSN-4000 Series consists of the DSN-4100 and DSN-4200 storage arrays and the DSN-4000 3U 16-bay expansion array. Both arrays use iSCSi to connect to the network and both support a mixture of serial ATA (SATA) and serial attached SCSI (SAS) drives. The arrays replace the previous generation DSN-3200-10 and DSN-2100-10. Further, each array is available in a 3U (5.25-inch) high enclosure that holds 16 2-TB drives.

As many as 80 drives can be supported by adding the drive to the DSN-4000 expansion array for 160 TB of external storage.

D-Link doesn’t restrict the type of drive used to a single manufacturer. Customers can choose from a variety of manufacturers to populate their arrays.

The D-Link DSN-4000 series also offers virtualization capability at the volume level to enable data migration, volume expansion, or reconfiguration. Since drives are not tied to their expansion chassis, they can be migrated among xStack Storage Arrays.
The DSN-4200 differs from the DSN-4100 in the number of data ports connecting it to the network. The D-Link DSN-4100 has four 1-GbE ports; the DSN-4200 has eight ports.

D-Link storage arrays are expected to be available in November from D-Link and online retailers such as CompuUSA, TigerDirect, NewEgg, and Amazon. The DSN-4100 is priced at $4,999.99; the DSN-4200 is $6,199.99; and, the D-Link DSN-4000 is $3,199.99.

Deni Connor is founding analyst for Storage Strategies NOW, an industry analyst firm that focuses on storage, virtualization, and servers.

Tags: DSN-4000, SMBs, storage

Step 1

Plug the D-Link PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) into an AC wall outlet (Please do not plug into a power strip or surge protector) in the same room as your current existing Powerline network in order to verify whether your home’s electrical wiring is suitable for the PowerLine network. Turn on the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) by pushing the power button located on the side of PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV).

Note: Power source is confirmed when the green LED Power Indicator on the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) is illuminated. Network Connectivity is confirmed when the green LED PowerLine indicator on both the DHP-W306AV and the Powerline device are illuminated.

Step 2

Connect the included Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the side of the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) and attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the PC.

Step 3

If you applied security on your other Powerline devices and you have plugged in your new D-Link PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV), press the Simple Connect Button on the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) for 2 seconds. Then, press the Simple Connect Button on any Powerline devices in your existing network for 2 seconds. This must be done within two minutes after pressing the Simple Connect Button on the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV).

Note: The PowerLine LED on both D-Link DHP-W306AV and PowerLine devices should blink. Network Connectivity is confirmed when the PowerLine LED indicator on both the DHP-W306AV and the Powerline device are illuminated.

Step 4

(One Touch AP Configuration: Apply the same wireless settings to the DHP-W306AV as your existing Wireless Router or Access Point) Press the WPS button on your existing Router or Access Point. The WPS LED will flash on and off. Then, press WPS Push Button on the DHP-W306AV and hold it for 5 seconds.

Step 5

(Follow if you would like to use the Wireless Settings for your PowerLine that are different from your Wireless Router or Access Point)

To Configure the PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV), open a web browser, enter http://192.168.0.50 or http://dlinkap in the address field and then press Enter. When the login window appears, set the user name to Admin and leave the password box blank. Click Log In to continue the setup. Follow the wizard’s instruction to assist you in securing your DHP-W306AV wireless network. Please refer to the “Wireless Setup Wizard” in user manual for detailed installation information.

Step 6

Once network connectivity is confirmed, you can place the DHP-W306AV PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender in a different room of your home. The D-Link DHP-W306AV will retain the security settings even if they are unplugged.

Your Network Setup – PowerLine Adapter

Tags: DHP-W306AV, Install Guide, PowerLine

This article teaches you how to create and configure a custom service on D-Link firewall DFL-210,DFL-800,DFL-1600.

Step 1: Open the web browser and type the IP address of the D-Link router into address bar (default is 192.168.1.1). Press Enter.

Step 2: Click on the plus sign next to Objects and then select Sevices.

Step 3: Click on Add, and then select the type of service (TCP/UDP Service, ICMP Service, IP Protocol Service, Service Group) from the dropdown menu.

Step 4: Configure the custom service as followed:

Name: enter a name as desired.
Type: select an appropriate type for this service (TCP, UDP, TCP/UDP).
Source: leave as is (By default 0-65535).
Destination: enter a port for this custom service.
Click on OK.

Step 5: Click the Configuration tab and select Save and Activate from the dropdown menu. Click on OK to save and activate the settings.

Tags: custom service, DFL-210, Firewall

Note: This FAQ will demonstrate how to set up DNS relay so that a computer running on the LAN port can use the LAN IP of the D-Link firewall as a DNS server.

D-Link Netdefend firewall Details:

• LAN IP on firewall: 192.168.1.1
• Lannet on firewall: 192.168.1.0/24
• External DNS Server: 4.2.2.2

Step 1: Open the web browser and type the IP address of the firewall into the address bar (default is 192.168.1.1). Press Enter.

Step 2: Click on the plus sign next to Objects, select Address Book, and then select Interface Addresses.

Step 3: Click on Add and select IP address from the dropdown menu.

Step 4: Configure the D-Link DNS server address as followed:

• Name: Name as desired (dns_server in this example).
• IP Address: External DNS server address.

Click on OK.

Step 5: Click on the plus sign next to Rules and then select IP Rules.

Step 6: Click on Add and select IP Rule from the dropdown menu.

Step 7: Create the IP Rule as followed:

• Name: Name as desired
• Action: SAT
• Service: dns-all
• Schedule: None
• Source interface: lan
• Source network: lannet
• Destination interface: core
• Destination network: lan_ip

Step 8: Click on the SAT tab and under New IP Address select dns_server (as created in Step 4) from the dropdown menu.

Step 9: Click on Add to create another IP Rule and configure it as followed:

• Name: Name as desired
• Action: NAT
• Service: dns-all
• Schedule: None
• Source interface: lan
• Source network: lannet
• Destination interface: core
• Destination network: lan_ip

Note: If the environment is not NAT, then the action is Allow.

Step 10: Click on the Configuration tab and select Save and Activate from the dropdown menu. Click on OK to save and activate your changes.

Note: Make sure these two rules are triggered before any generic rules (e.g. allow_standard rules).And also, configure all PCs to have the firewall lan_ip (192.168.1.1) as DNS server.

Tags: DNS Relay, IP Rule, Netdefend firewall