Quick Installation Guide DIR-300NRU Wireless Router with Built-in 4-port Switch
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide BEFORE YOU BEGIN Delivery Package • Wireless router DIR-300NRU • Power adapter DC 5V/1A • Ethernet cable (CAT 5E) • Antenna • CD-ROM with “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” • “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure). If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller. ! Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide System Requirements and Equipment • A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser. • A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router: Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera. • A NIC (Ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter) to connect to the router. • An 802.11b, g, or n Wi-Fi adapter to create a wireless network.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of the router, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power strip. 4. Turn on your PC and wait until your operating system is completely loaded.
DIR-300NRU Obtaining IP Address in OS Windows XP Quick Installation Guide Automatically 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed. 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
DIR-300NRU Obtaining IP in OS Windows 7 Quick Installation Guide Address Automatically 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section.) 3.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. Attach the antenna from the delivery package. To do this, remove the antenna from its wrapper, attach it to the relevant connector on the back panel of the router, and then screw the antenna in a clockwise direction to the back panel. Position the antenna upward at its connecting joint. This will ensure optimal operation of your wireless network. 2.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. Select the icon of the wireless network connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on. 3. Search for available wireless networks. 4. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DIR-300NRUB5 and click the Connect button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the View network status and tasks line under the Network and Internet section.) 3.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DIR-300NRUB5 and click the Connect button. 7. Wait for about 20-30 seconds. After the connection is established, the network icon will be displayed as the signal level scale.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING ROUTER Connecting to Web-based Interface 1. Start a web browser. 2. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router (by default, the following IP address is specified: 192.168.0.1). Press the Enter key. 3. On the opened page, enter the username (login) and password for the administrator account (by default, the following username and password are specified: admin, admin). Then click the Enter link.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Right after the first access to the web-based interface you are forwarded to the page for changing the administrator password specified by default. Enter the new password in the Password and Confirmation fields. Then click the Save button. ! Remember or write down the new password for the administrator account. In case of losing the new password, you can access the settings of the router only after restoring the factory default settings via the hardware RESET button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide After successful registration the router's quick settings page opens. On the page, you can proceed to the Wizards (use the Connect to internet, Host site, Configure Wi-Fi, and Configure IPTV buttons) or switch to the standard web-based interface of the router by clicking the Configure manually button. After clicking the button, the system statistics page opens. The page displays general information on the router and its software.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Connection to the Internet ! You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). Make sure that you have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your connection. Otherwise contact your ISP. Configuring WAN Connection 1. Go to the Net / WAN page, select the WAN connection and click the Delete button. 2. Click the Add button. 3.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 6. If your ISP uses MAC address binding, in the Ethernet section, in the MAC field, enter the MAC address registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement. To set the MAC address of the network interface card (of the computer that is being used to configure the router at the moment) as the MAC address of the WAN interface, click the Clone MAC button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 8. For connection of Static IP type: in the IP section, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS server fields. 9. For connection of Dynamic IP type: if your ISP has provided the address of the DNS server, in the IP section, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 10. For connection of PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP type: in the IP section, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS server fields. Then in the VPN section, enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password and Password confirmation fields), or select the Without authorization checkbox if authorization is not required.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 11. For connection of PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP type: if your ISP has provided the address of the DNS server, in the IP section, deselect the Obtain DNS server addresses automatically checkbox and fill in the Primary DNS server field.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Example of Connection via VLANs If your ISP provides: • access to the Internet via the VLAN with the tag (VLAN ID) 2, the PPPoE connection type, the login user, and the password user_password, • access to IPTV service via the VLAN with the tag (VLAN ID) 10, • access to IP telephony via the VLAN with the tag (VLAN ID) 20, and your set-top box is connected to the LAN port 3, your VoIP phone is connected to the LAN port 4 of the router, then follow the next steps to
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 14. Click the Add button. 15. In the Name field, enter a name for the new group (IPTV). 16. From the Type drop-down list, select the Transparent value. 17. From the Port drop-down list, select the value port3. 18. From the Tag drop-down list, select the untagged value. 19. From the Port drop-down list, select the value port5. 20. From the Tag drop-down list, select the tagged value. 21. In the VLAN ID field, enter 10. 22. Click the Save changes button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 33. Log into the web-based interface and go to the Net / WAN tab. 34. Click the Add button. 35. On the opened page, select the PPPoE value from the Connection Type drop-down list. 36. From the Port drop-down list, select the value Ports:5.2. 37. In the Username filed, enter user. 38. Deselect the Without authorization checkbox. 39. In the Password and Password confirmation fields, enter user_password. 40. Click the Save button.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Local Area Network 1. Go to the Net / LAN page. If needed, change the IP address of the router's LAN interface and the mask of the local subnet in the IP Address and Netmask fields. Then click the Save button. 2. By default, the DHCP server of the router is enabled. In the DHCP server section, you can change the parameters of the DHCP server.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network By default, the wireless network of the router is open (it requires no password to access it). To avoid unauthorized access to your wireless local area network, change the default settings of the router. Example of Wireless Settings 1. Go to the Wi-Fi / Security settings page. 2. Select the WPA2-PSK value from the Network Authentication dropdown list. 3.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Saving Settings to Non-volatile Memory In order to avoid losing the new settings upon hardware reboot (accidental or intentional power-off of the device), it is recommended to save the settings to the non-volatile memory of the router. Click the Save&Reboot line in the top-page menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the System caption. Wait until the router is rebooted.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide TECHNICAL SUPPORT You can find software updates and user documentation on our website. D-Link provides its customers with free support within the product's warranty period. Customers can contact the technical support group by phone or by email/Internet. FOR TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES OF D-LINK OFFICES WORLDWIDE VISIT http://www.dlink.
