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If you are connecting the D-Link router DIR-601 to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following before connecting the router to your network:

• Disable UPnP™
• Disable DHCP
• Change the LAN IP address to an available address on your network. The LAN ports on the router cannot accept a DHCP address from your other router.

To connect to another router, please follow the steps below:

1. Plug the power into the router. Connect one of your computers to the router (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. Make sure your IP address on the computer is 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx is between 2 and 254). Please see the Networking Basics section for more information. If you need to change the settings, write down your existing settings before making any changes. In most cases, your computer should be set to receive an IP address automatically in which case you will not have to do anything to your computer.

2. Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 and press Enter. When the login window appears, set the user name to Admin and leave the password box empty. Click Log In to continue.

3. Click on Advanced and then click Advanced Network. Uncheck the Enable UPnP checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.

4. Click Setup and then click Network Settings. Uncheck the Enable DHCP Server server checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.

5. Under Router Settings, enter an available IP address and the subnet mask of your network. Click Save Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to access the configuration utility of the router in the future. Close the browser and change your computer’s IP settings back to the original values as in Step 1.

6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the router and reconnect your computer to your network.

7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and connect it to your other router. Do not plug anything into the Internet port of the D-Link router.

8. You may now use the other 3 LAN ports to connect other Ethernet devices and computers. To configure your wireless network, open a web browser and enter the IP address you assigned to the router. Refer to the Configuration and Wireless Security sections for more information on setting up your wireless network.

Tags: Another Router, D-Link Router, DIR-601

When entering the IP address of the D-Link router DIR-665(192.168.0.1 for example), you are not connecting to a website on the Internet or have to be connected to the Internet. The device has the utility built-in to a ROM chip in the device itself. Your computer must be on the same IP subnet to connect to the web-based utility.

1.Make sure you have an updated Java-enabled web browser. We recommend the following:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Netscape 8 or higher
• Mozilla 1.7.12 (5.0) or higher
• Opera 8.5 or higher
• Safari 1.2 or higher (with Java 1.3.1 or higher)
• Camino 0.8.4 or higher
• Firefox 1.5 or higher

2.Verify physical connectivity by checking for solid link lights on the device. If you do not get a solid link light, try using a different cable or connect to a different port on the device if possible. If the computer is turned off, the link light may not be on.

3.Disable any internet security software running on the computer. Software firewalls such as Zone Alarm, Black Ice, Sygate, Norton Personal Firewall, and Windows® XP firewall may block access to the configuration pages. Check the help files included with your firewall software for more information on disabling or configuring it.

4.Configure your Internet settings:

• Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click the Internet Options Icon. From the Security tab, click the button to restore the settings to their defaults.
• Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial a Connection. Click the LAN Settings button. Make sure nothing is checked. Click OK.
• Go to the Advanced tab and click the button to restore these settings to their defaults. Click OK three times.
• Close your web browser (if open) and open it.

5.Access the web management. Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your D-Link router in the address bar. This should open the login page for your the web management.

6.If you still cannot access the configuration, unplug the power to the D-Link router for 10 seconds and plug back in. Wait about 30 seconds and try accessing the configuration. If you have multiple computers, try connecting using a different computer.

Tags: D-Link Router, DIR-665, web-based

You must open ports 6881-6999 (TCP) on your router to allow incoming traffic. If you are using a version of BitTorrent older than 3.2, then you only need to open ports 6881-6889.

1.IF you router is  the D-Link DI-5xx, DI-6xx, DI-704P (revC), DI-704UP, DI-754, DI-764, DI-774, DI-784, DI-804HV, DI-808HV, and DI-824VUP:

The following configuration will allow multiple computers behind the router use BitTorrent.

Step 1: Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). Enter username (admin) and your password (leave blank).

Step 2: Click on Advanced and then click Applications.

Step 3: Create a new entry:

• Click Enabled.
• Enter a name (BitTorrent).
• Next to Trigger Port, enter 6881 in the first box and 6999 in the second box.
• Next to Trigger Type, select TCP.
• Next to Public Port, enter 6881-6999.
• Next to Public Type, select TCP.

Step 4 Click Apply and then Continue.

2.For the DI-704P (rev.B) and DI-707P:

Step 1: Open a web browser and enter the IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). Enter admin for your username and then your password (blank by default).

Step 2: Click on the Advanced tab and then Virtual Server on the left side.

Step 3: Enter the following information:

• Check the box next to Enable.
• Next to Service Ports, enter 6881-6999.
• Next to Service IP, enter the IP address of the computer you want to use BitTorrent from.
• Click Always next to Schedule or enter the time frame that you want.

Step 4: Click Apply and then click Restart to save your changes.

3.For the DI-704P (revA), DI-704, DI-707, DI-711 (revA), DI-713, and DI-713P:

Step 1 Open a web browser and enter the IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). Enter admin for your username and then your password (blank by default). If there is only one box, then enter admin.

Step 2 Click on Advanced at the bottom and then Virtual Server.

Step 3 Enter the following information:

• Under Service Ports, enter 6881-6999.
• Under Service IP, enter the IP address of the computer you want to use BitTorrent from.
• Click the enable box.

Step 4 Click Save and then click Reboot (if prompted).

Tags: Azureus, BitTorrent, D-Link Router, DI-704P, ports

The Nintendo® DS(NDS) is an 802.11b device. In order to connect your Nintendo® DS to a DIR series, Draft N, router, you will need to confirm that the router is in Mixed Mode.

Step 1: Open a web browser and type the IP address of the DIR series router into the address bar (default is http://192.168.0.1).

Step 2: The default username is admin (all lower case) and the default password is blank (nothing). Click OK.

Step 3: Under Setup, click Wireless Settings on the left hand side.

Step 4: From the 802.11 Mode drop down menu, select Mixed 802.11ng, 802.11g and 802.11b.

Step 5: Click on Save Settings to save your settings.

Note: The Nintendo® DS does not support any version of WPA.

Tags: D-Link Router, DIR Series, NDS, Nintendo

When you install a new D-Link router it is the same thing as creating a new network. Software firewalls and sometimes even the Windows firewall has to be told that you have a new trusted device on the network.

You can either set the D-Link router has a trusted network or it may require the MAC address from the bottom of the router. If you do not know how to change this in your firewall software, please contact technical support for whichever software firewall you are using for assistance in allowing the new router to be a trusted network.

Another reason, your D-Link router firmware version needs to be updated, please go to http://www.dlink.com to download the corresponding firmware update to your router

Tags: D-Link Router, Firewall