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The DIR-655 Gigabit Router Description:

Strong:D-Link’s Xtreme N® products provide 14x faster and 6x farther range than 802.11g. In simple terms: a noticeably stronger connection at distance.

Reliable:Always on and with no moving parts: set it and forget it.

Easy:D-Link’s Quick Router Setup Wizard walks you through every step of installation, making it easy to create your network!

D-Link:We are proud of our products and value our relationships with our customers. Take a look at the Awards and Testimonials section to read what customers and the experts are saying about our Xtreme N Gigabit Router.

With the DIR-655 Router you can:

*  Enjoy greater Wi-Fi coverage for your entire home or home office at incredible speeds.
* Easily connect computers, game consoles and media players to the internet.
* Share USB devices like printers and storage with all the users on your network with D-Link’s SharePort™ Technology
* Enjoy uninterrupted service with QoS Technology. 

Advanced Network Security

The Xtreme N Gigabit Router supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a wireless network or from the Internet. Support for WPA™ and WPA2™ standards ensure that you will be able to use the best possible encryption regardless of your client devices. In addition, this Xtreme N router utilizes Dual Active Firewalls (SPI and NAT) to prevent potential attacks from across the Internet. Also, the DIR-655 uses advanced firewall features. The web-based user interface displays a number of advanced network management features including:

Secure Multiple/Concurrent Sessions – The D-Link DIR-655 can pass through VPN sessions. It supports multiple and concurrent IPSec and PPTP sessions, so users behind the DIR-655 can securely access corporate networks.

More DIR-655 Gigabit Router Description on http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DIR-655

D-Link DIR-655 Gigabit Router Firmware Download:

Now the DIR-655 Firmware version : 1.33NA

DATE: 1/28/2010

 Revision Info:

·Fixed: Correct HNAP issue.
·Fixed: DNS relay issue ( WAN Slowdown )
·Added: Advanced DNS descriptions

Download website:
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/dir655_firmware_133NA.zip

Tags: DIR-655, Firmware

The following article is for for most Cable connections such as Adelphia, AOL (Earthlink), ATnT, Cox, Comcast, Charter, Knology, Optimum Online (Cablevision), RCN, RoadRunner (Time Warner), and Rogers.

If you have trouble connecting to your modem, you may need to lock the speed down on the WAN port of your router to 10Mbps.

In the web-based configuration utility for the D-Link DIR-655, go to Tools > Misc and the option to select the WAN speed will be towards the bottom.

Step 1: Login the web-based configuration by typing in the IP address of the router (default:192.168.0.1) in your web browser. The username is admin  and the password is blank (nothing).

If the router is already online, you will be taken to the STATUS page after logging in. If this is the case, the router is connected and you do not need to continue with this FAQ.

Step 2: Click the Setup tab and then click the Internet button.

Step 3: Click Manual Configure.

Step 4: Dynamic IP Address is the default value, however, if Dynamic IP Address is not selected as the WAN type, select Dynamic IP Address from the drop down menu. Click Clone Mac Address. Click on Save Settings to save the changes.

Step 5: Click on Status. Under WAN, Click DHCP Renew. If it does not get an IP address or times out, then continue with Step 6.

Step 6: Power cycle the cable modem and router using the following steps:

Step 7: Follow Step 1 again to log back into the web configuration. Click the Status tab and click the Device Info button. If you do not already have a public IP address under the WAN heading, click on the DHCP Renew button.

Tags: Cable modem, DIR-655