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DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Contents CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 2 ABOUTȱTHISȱMANUAL ............................................................................................... 4 NotationalȱConventions ............................................................................................ 4 CHAPTERȱ1ȱȱINTRODUCTION .....................................................
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ WEPȱWirelessȱSecurity................................................................................................ 34 WPAȱPSKȱ(WiȬFiȱProtectedȱAccessȱ–ȱPreȱsharedȱkey) ............................................................ 35 WPA2ȱPSKȱ(WiȬFiȱProtectedȱAccessȱversionȱ2ȱ–ȱPreȱsharedȱkey) ............................................... 35 WPA/WPA2ȱPSKȱ(AcceptsȱbothȱWPAȱandȱWPA2ȱPSKȱconnections) .......................................
Version : 1.0ȱ DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide About This Manual This manual describes the setup and usage steps you should perform to use the DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router. Notational Conventions This guide uses the following notational conventions: Notationȱ Meaningȱ Menuȱ optionsȱ Bold.ȱ Allowedȱ URLsȱ Hyperlinksȱareȱunderlined.ȱ Italicsȱ Example,ȱSelectȱtheȱSettingsȱoptionȱonȱtheȱscreen.ȱ Example,ȱhttp://www.dlink.com/ Textȱinȱitalicsȱisȱusedȱforȱemphasis.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Introduction The DIR-430 RangeBooster G Router provides access of your home network contents through a web-based portal on a secured SSL or HTTPS connection. The DIR-430 also features an ICSA certified, advanced Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Features ȡ AbilityȱtoȱpublishȱcontentȱonȱtheȱHomeȱNetworkȱtoȱtheȱInternet,ȱcontentȱbeingȱphotos,ȱ videos,ȱmusic,ȱfilesȱandȱblogsȱstoredȱonȱnetworkȱfileȱshares.ȱAnȱexternalȱblogȱmayȱalsoȱbeȱ referred.ȱ ȡ Abilityȱtoȱcontrolȱwhoȱmayȱviewȱwhatȱcontent.ȱAdministratorȱcanȱprovideȱaccessȱ facilities.ȱ ȡ AbilityȱtoȱprovideȱsecureȱremoteȱaccessȱtoȱPCȱdesktopsȱinȱtheȱhomeȱnetworkȱ(RDPȱ&ȱ VNC).
Version : 1.0ȱ DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide LANs and WANs Your DIR-430 is a network device that connects two networks; Local Area Network (LAN) (the group of PCs in your home or office) and the Wide Area Network (WAN), that is, the Internet. The Gateway processes and regulates the data that travels between these two networks.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Static & Dynamic IP Addresses IP stands for Internet Protocol. All IP based network devices like PCs, print servers, Gateways, and routers have IP addresses that are independent of the type of network interface. The IP address denotes the identity of the device on the IP networks, both LAN and WAN. IP addresses can be assigned manually to a device, or dynamically through a central server.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Chapter 2 Getting to know the DIR-430 The DIR-430 Back Panel WAN Port: The WAN (Wide Area Network) port is where you connect your cable or DSL modem through an Ethernet Cable. Your DSL/Cable modem connection must be connected only to this port. ȱ LAN Port: The Local Area Network port is where you will connect networked device such as PC, Laptop, switch, hub and anything other network element you want to put on your network.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Chapter 3 Connecting the DIR-430 Overview DIR-430 setup requires little more than Hub or Switch setup. PCs on your local network should be configured to obtain an IP address (or TCP/IP address) from the DIR-430 (the DIR-430 also needs to get an IP address). Please consult your Internet Service provider (ISP) for the method used in getting IP address for the DIR-430. Connecting Hardware together and booting up 1.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Chapter 4 Configuring your PCs This chapter helps you configure commonly used Microsoft Windows computer to be able to communicate with the DIR-430. Users with computers running other operating systems can look through respective user manuals. Before you try making your PC obtain an IP Address automatically, you need to know the operating system of your PC.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Configuring Windows 95, 98 and Millennium PCs From the Control Panel window you just opened, double-click Network icon. On the configuration Tab, as shown in Error! Reference source not found., select the TCP/IP for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose the entries with names DUN, PPPoE, Dialup Adapter, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP alone appears on a line, select it. Click on Properties button.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ 5. Click OK on Network window to be closed. Windows may ask you the original Windows installation disk or CD-ROM. Supply them. Supply them the correct file location, such as c:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win9x (where x is 5 or 8, and D may be your CD-ROM drive) 6. Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. Even if Windows does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Configuring Windows 2000 PCs From the Control Panel window you just opened, double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Double-click Local Area Connection icon to show Local Area Connection Status Window. Click on the Properties button as shown in the figure below. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tab and click on Properties button. This opens up Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window as shown in the figure below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ As shown in the figure below, select the radio button, obtain an IP address automatically. Then select the button, Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK button to close the window. Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring your Gateway".
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Configuring Windows XP PCs If the Windows XP has a classic Interface (This has similar user interface as Windows 2000), then follow "Configuring Windows 2000 PCs". The following details in this section are exclusive to Windows XP with default Interface. From the control panel window, double-click Network connections icon to open different window, where you have to double-click Local Area Connection icon.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ As shown in the figure below, select the radio button, obtain an IP address automatically. Then select the button, Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK button to close the window. Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring your Gateway".
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Configuring Windows 2003 PCs Click on Windows Start button would open up a menu, click on Control Panel menu to open up another menu, where Network Connections is found. Click on Local Area Connection to open Local Area Connection properties window. On the configuration Tab, as shown in the figure above, select the TCP/IP for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose the entries with names DUN, PPPoE, Dialup Adapter, VPN, or AOL.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Click OK on Network window to be closed. Windows may ask you the original Windows installation disk or CD-ROM. Supply them. Supply them the correct file location, such as c:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win9x (where x is 5 or 8, and D may be your CD-ROM drive) Windows may ask you restart your PC. Click the Yes button. If Windows does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway. Move on to Next Chapter, "Configuring the DIR-430".
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Chapter 5 Configuring the DIR-430 This chapter guides you through the configuration of your DIR-430 to make it function in your network and gain access to the Internet through your ISP. Accessing the DIR-430 configuration Once connections are made as shown in Section 3 "Connecting the DIR-430", the DIR-430 can be configured using an HTML browser, Internet Explorer 6.0 on your PC. At the address line, enter HTTP URL, http://192.168.0.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ ȱ As shown above, the welcome page represents the status of the various parameters of the DIR-430. The Top pane shown in the figure provides the sections of the DIR-430 configuration. The left pane shown in the figure provides the relevant sub-sections of DIR-430 configuration. Each section gets expanded when clicked to show few hyperlinks. Each hyperlink allows you to configure certain parameters of the Gateway.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Saving and Activating the Configuration The user can save the current configuration to exist after the next reboot irrespective of any configuration changes done to the Gateway. This allows the user to configure the Gateway for customized behavior. Changes made to the configuration of the DIR-430 will be effective immediately. Once a stable configuration exists on the DIR-430 it should be saved to the nonvolatile memory.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Top Panel The DIR-430 Management UI Top pane shown in the figure below provides the following categories to make configuration changes. ȡ Setup ȡ Advanced ȡ User Portal ȡ Tools ȡ Status ȡ Support Setup From the DIR-430 configuration home page, find the Setup hyperlink on the Top Panel of the DIR-430 Management UI.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ WAN The WAN section allows the configuration of Internet Connection Settings. Internet Connection types supported are: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, and PPTP. Contact your ISP for specific information regarding the type and parameters needed for your broadband Internet Connection.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Prioritization Prioritization will streamline traffic bound for the Internet based on configurations made in the Network Filter Section (within the Advanced Configuration Menu). In order for Prioritization to work properly you must know the Uplink Bandwidth of your ISP connection. Prioritization may be enabled or disabled on the WAN page.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ DHCP client If the option selected is DHCP client, the DIR-430 tries to get the IP address automatically from the Internet. This requires a DHCP Server running on the network connected to your Internet Port. You should not disturb the configuration while the progress bar is displayed on your browser. Once successful, your quick setup is complete. You are ready to use the Gateway.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Static IP User can choose to set the External Network address to be static IP address, when the ISP offers you static/permanent IP address through a cable modem, DSL or a dial-up connection. The IP address does not have to change upon the rebooting of the device. As shown in the figure below, fill in the details, IP address, subnet mask and Gateway IP address as given by ISP.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Your Gateway periodically checks for the Internet connection, for every Keep Alive Time. If your Gateway finds the Internet connection does not exist, it reestablishes the connection. The default period the Gateway verifies the Internet connection is 30 seconds. You may configure it to a different value. PPTP As the name indicates PPTP does tunnel the PPP (protocol used for dialup Internet connection) packets over IP network.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Internet Failure Detection Your Gateway is intelligent enough to detect Internet connection failure automatically. While browsing the Internet using Internet Explorer, if the DIR-430 finds any problem with Internet connectivity, your browser will display the appropriate error page on the screen.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Local Area Network Router Settings The DIR-430 by default has a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.1. This may be changed to any address within a Class C Network (except the Network or Broadcast Addresses). DHCP Server By default, the DIR-430 is already set to offer IP addresses for machines on the local network automatically.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ You may view the local PCs that are issued dynamic IP addresses by the DIR-430. User may disable DHCP server and manually configure IP addresses for machines on the local network. DHCP Relay Sometimes, you may require getting IP addresses from a DHCP server on your WAN connection (may be Internet). To do so, you should enable DHCP relay feature so that the DIR-430 Provides bridging between your LAN and WAN for DHCP.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Wireless The DIR-430 can act as a wireless access point for wireless clients (PCs or laptops with wireless network cards). The image below shows the wireless network settings page. To access it, click on Setup hyperlink in the top panel, and then click the Wireless hyperlink. Server Set Identifier (SSID): This is a string that will identify the service set started by this Gateway or other way called as wireless Access Point.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Suppress SSID: By default the DIR-430 broadcasts the SSID of the Wireless Network (wireless access point) at a regular interval; this is useful for mobile hotspots. Any wireless station wishing to connect to your Gateway can use this SSID for connection establishment. However it increases the likelihood of an unwelcome neighbour or hacker who can try to log in to your home network.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ WEP Wireless Security WEP is the first generation wireless security. The figure below shows the WEP configuration information. You should choose the encryption bit length from the drop-down menu from one of the 64, 128 bit lengths. The more the bit length, the higher the security offered. Authentication Type: Select “open system” or “shared key”.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ WPA PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre shared key) WPA is the second-generation wireless security. WPA's wireless security provides far greater protection than WEP. It avoids most of WEP's vulnerabilities. The figure above shows the configuration for WPA under pre-shared key mode. Submit the pass phrase, which can have 8 to 64 characters.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ WPA/WPA2 PSK (Accepts both WPA and WPA2 PSK connections) The DIR-430 can accept both WPA and WPA2 PSK connections simultaneously allowing the use of the more advanced WPA2 without forcing client upgrades of legacy devices supporting only WPA PSK. The figure above shows the configuration for WPA under pre-shared key mode. Submit the pass phrase, which can have 8 to 64 characters.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Advanced The Advanced Section of the DIR-430 management UI allows administrators to configure various Networking parameters relating to LAN based Servers and Access Control. Refer to each section for more information. Port Forwarding With this feature, you can setup services like web servers, file servers, e-mail servers, and any other customized applications to the Internet on internal PCs.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Local Service: The local service allows for Port Translation for incoming services. If the local PC is running the desired service on a port that is different from the WAN port being forwarded choose Custom. Should be: Select Allowed to allow traffic matching this policy or Denied to block traffic matching the policy. Click Add button, to add the new Port Forwarding Policy.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Application Rules Some complex applications exchange the control information on well-known ports and the control messages may specify some port numbers to be used for the data exchange. For example, FTP uses TCP port 21 for its control information and uses different ports for the actual data transfer.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Address, and enter the IP address in the edit box. If you don't know the IP address of a host or if it changes dynamically, you may select Local Computers radio button to select a host name on the local network. If you want the porttrigger to be activated for any local computer, select the Any radio button. Incoming ports are the data ports for the application that will be used during the data exchange.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Network Filter As a factory setting, the DIR-430 Firewall allows Internet traffic related to certain commonly used PC applications that use the following protocols. They are ping, DNS, RIP, DHCP (client and server), SMTP (e-mail protocol), POP3, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS (for web browsing), instant messengers like AOL, MSN and Yahoo, IKE (for VPN).
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Traffic not related to any of the above applications would be allowed to pass through the Gateway by default. To add a firewall policy for your own application, click on Add New User Defined Policy hyperlink close to the top of the page shown on the previous page, to access the configuration page as shown below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ The added entry is then displayed as in the figure below. The firewall policy can then be changed to Allow/Deny, disabled/enabled, modified, or deleted.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Blocked URLs You may wish to block your local network PCs access to some websites. If you are aware of such websites, you can add those to the URL keyword filter list so that when an http request is made to a particular website, the Gateway drops the http requests and the page is blocked. This is specifically useful in parental control.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ DMZ Settings The DIR-430 provides the ability to specify a DMZ host for any traffic initiated on the Internet so that if none of the port forwarding policies match, the traffic reaches that DMZ host. This is useful for some applications like games where dynamic transport (TCP/UDP) port numbers are used by the applications.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Scheduling Scheduling allows the firewall to enable policies for specific time windows. For example, you might want the local network users to access the Internet only during certain hours of the day/week; Access can be restricted using Scheduling. Time windows are independent configuration from Firewall, though firewall makes use of time window configuration.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ The entries are explained with an example as follows: You may like to give Internet access to the PCs connected to Local network at the following times; 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM on all Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays; access is allowed on Saturdays and Sundays at different time periods; 8:00 AM 10:00 PM on Saturday and 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM on Sunday.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Universal Plug-n-Play (UPnP) Universal Plug-n-Play (UPnP) architecture allows Windows XP computers to automatically configure the DIR-430 for some applications, such as the MSN messenger service. UPnP will also allow the DIR-430 management Interface to be saved as a link in the Network Neighborhood of a Windows XP PC.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Uplink Bandwidth If the DIR-430 is connected to a typical Broadband Internet Connection (such as Cable or DSL), you may wish to limit the rate at which traffic is sent on the Internet. Without doing so there are chances of the Cable/DSL Modem dropping packets making an unpleasant Internet Experience.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ User Portal The User portal is a web-based secure access portal, which can be configured to give access to collections of blogs, photos, videos, music and desktop links located on local PCs or on Network Attached Storage devices. This portal can be access from within the LAN or from the Internet via an SSL capable web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, etc.).
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ To modify the appearance of the user portal, use the Click Here to Customize Portal Page link. This will allow you to change the top and bottom header color, the category bar color, remove the D-Link Logo, and reset the changes back to default. Choose the desired color from the color grid at the top of the configuration window. This color can be applied to the Title Bar and/or the Category Bar.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ User Info Click on User Info under User Portal tab on the top pane to access user details as shown below. Here you can manage users that may access the user portal. A list of all the users will be displayed here. You have options to add/modify/delete a user. Click on Add New User hyperlink to add a new user. Each user has his own view of User Portal; this view has to be configured by the administrator.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Servers Click on Manage Servers under User Portal tab to view current servers configured. This list will be automatically populated when the administrator creates some references by browsing and selecting the server. As soon as the administrator logs into a server when creating the references, the server entry will be added to this table. This server information will be useful to the administrator for two main reasons. 1.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Views A User’s View represents the collection of all resources presented or accessible to a single user of the portal. In the DIR-430, a default user exists with the name “guest”. The Administrator is allowed to configure access for the guest user which can be accessed by anyone connecting to the DIR-430. Administrator can configure the views for any user by clicking on the Manage Views under the User Portal tab.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Click on to see user views of corresponding section. Refer to the example on the following page relating to views of the blogs & Photos section. Add a Category You can add a category to the sections by clicking on the corresponding Add a Category button and providing a suitable name to the respective category as shown in above. Remove a Category You can remove the category by clicking on the Remove this category button.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the server you are looking for is listed in the list of File Servers you can simply select the server and navigate to the respective folder to create the reference. If the server is not listed in the File Servers then click on, ”Click here to add a reference manually” hyperlink on the File servers page, shown previously.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Views - Blogs A Blog can be static html page (saved locally), which has a description about a persons experience/ views / hobbies /useful information. Add a Blog Category Click on “Add a Blog Category” to create an album. As shown in the following image, you need to enter album’s Category Name and then press Create button to add the category to the Blogs section.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ After a successful login, browse to the respective file and select the checkbox associated with the file to add it to the category. The figure on the following page provides an example for the listing of files and directories from a file server. ȱ You cannot add more than 50 references in one instance. References already selected in the same category are shown as checked & disabled and therefore cannot be selected again.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Provide a valid Reference Name, select the Server and enter the complete Path to the reference on the server. Click Create button to add the reference to a category under Blogs. Reference path will be the path starting from the shared folder and you should also include the file extension when creating references manually. Ex. If the server “VAIOWIDE” has a shared folder “MyBlogs” and inside the folder “Blogs” if you have a file “hobby.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Views – Photos The references, which are created under photos, will also be displayed as thumbnails in the user portal. For this, the administrator has to create the thumbnails for all the photos, which are created as references. These thumbnails should be created in the same folder where the actual image exists but with a suffix of “.thumb.jpg”. ȱ Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures - 64/64 pixels.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Provide the Username and Password of the selected server on the Network as shown below. After a successful login, browse to the image file and select the checkbox associated with the file to add it to the category. The figure below provides an example for the listing of files and directories from a file server.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the server is not listed in the file server list, use the Click here to add a reference manually hyperlink on the File servers page, as shown previously. You are then directed to the Create New reference page as shown below. Provide a valid Reference Name, select the Server and enter the complete Path to the reference on the server. Click Create button to add the reference to a category under Photos.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Views – Videos This section provides you an interface to add references to your video files on Secure Home Portal. The references created in this section should point to video files like mpg, avi, et all. Add a Video Category Click on “Add a Video Category” to create an album. As shown previously, you need to enter album’s Category Name and then press Create button to add the category to the Videos section.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the server is listed in the “File Servers”, select a server from the list. Provide the Username and Password of the selected server on the Network as shown below. After a successful login, browse to the video file and select the checkbox associated with the file to add it to the category. The image below provides an example for the listing of files and directories from a file server.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the server is not listed in the File Servers then click on,” Click here to add a reference manually” hyperlink on the File servers page. You are then directed to the Create New reference page as shown below. Provide a valid Reference Name, select the Server and enter the complete Path to the reference on the server. Click Create button to add the reference to a category under Photos.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Add New Reference Click on Add new reference, as shown below to add references to the newly created category. You will be directed to the File Servers list as shown below. If the server is listed in the File Servers, then select it and provide the Username and Password of the selected server on the Network as shown in below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ After a successful login, browse to the video file and select the checkbox associated with the file to add it to the category. The figure below provides an example for the listing of files and directories from a file server.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the server is not listed in the list of file servers, then use the Click here to add a reference manually hyperlink on the File servers page. You will be directed to the Create New reference page as shown below. Provide a valid Reference Name, select the Server and enter the complete Path to the reference on the server. Click Create button to add the reference to a category under Photos.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Manage Views – Folders This section helps you create references to shared folders. When you click on these references in User Portal, the shared folder along with its contents will be displayed. After the contents are displayed, you have an option to download/view the files in that folder. Add a Folder Category Click on “Add a Folder Category” to create an album.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ You will be directed to the File Servers List. If the server is listed in the File Servers list, as shown in, then select it and provide the Username and Password of the selected server on the Network as shown below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ After a successful login, browse to the video file and select the checkbox associated with the file to add it to the category. The following figure provides an example for the listing of files and directories from a file server. If the server is not listed in the list of file servers, then use the Click here to add a reference manually hyperlink on the File servers page, as shown previously.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Desktop Links The DIR-430 will support secured port-forwarded access to PC desktops in the home network. This is provided using VNC/RDP (Remote Desktop) running on those machines. Click on Desktop Links under User Portal tab on the top panel to manage Desktop links configured for the user as shown in the following figure.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ You can add the new policies for a user by selecting the user and clicking on the manage view button. As shown in the following figure, you need to enter Reference Name, Desktop Protocol type and Host IP Address of the LAN machine on which the VNC/RDP Server is running. The Protocol can be VNC if you are configuring a Desktop link for a system on which VNC server is running and RDP if RDP server is running on that system.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Copy User Views You can copy views of one user to another. Click on Copy User Views of User Portal tab to copy the views (albums & references in all the sections) of one user to another user. Select the users in the From and the To sections and click on interested section to copy the views of one user to another. If you select the “All” radio button while copying, complete information of the user will be copied.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ If the destination user has the same reference name/category, then that information will not be overwritten. Only references that does not exist for ȱ that user will be copied When you are copying references of a user “john” (say) to “guest” user, all the sections except the “Desktop sections” will be copied. This is because, ȱ for a guest user, we do not allow desktop policies for security reasons.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ External Blogs You can create references to External blogs. Click on External Blogs of User Portal tab to view currently created external blogs references as shown in the following figure. These references will be displayed in the User Portal. These external blogs will be visible to all the portal users and are not user specific. To add new external blog, click on the hyperlink Add new external blog.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Updates Update messages are small messages, which contain some information. These messages will be displayed on the user portal. Update messages will be visible to all the users and are not user specific. Click on Updates of User Portal tab to view currently created messages. You can add a new update message by clicking on the Add New Update Message hyperlink. You have an option to modify/delete the update messages at any time.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Tools The Tools configuration pages in the DIR-430 provide the administrator access to system specific items. Admin Admin configurations allow the administrator account to be modified as well as enabling/disabling box access from the Internet. User Name / Password The default username/password of the Gateway can be overridden with your own for the security reasons.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Administration By default, you will be able to ‘ping’ the DIR-430 as well as configure it from your local area network and the Internet. If you wish to disallow this traffic from the Internet, you need to configure Administration settings as shown below. Box Access settings can be changed by clicking Tools item on the top pane, then clicking Admin on the left hand menu. The policies created cannot be deleted or modified.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Time Date and Time settings for the DIR-430 will be utilized by time-sensitive configurations such as Scheduling. The DIR-430 will synchronize the system time automatically from a standard timer server or any other configured time server so that you need not update the DIR-430 time settings manually. The configuration of date and time settings is shown below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ The timeserver can be selected from available Standard timeservers or you can choose your own Custom timeserver. To select Standard timeserver, click on Standard timeserver radio button and choose one from the list of available Standard time servers by using drop-down list. To select your own timeserver click on Custom radio button and enter IP Address/ Domain Name of the timeserver in the edit box provided.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Firmware Before you can upgrade firmware, you must download the latest firmware version from the D-Link Support Website http://support.dlink.com. It is highly recommended to store the current image on your PC before you perform firmware upgrade operation. DO NOT perform the upgrade over a wireless connection. Doing so may render the device unusable.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Save Configuration The user can save the current configuration to exist for the next reboots irrespective of any configuration changes done to the Gateway. This allows the user to configure the Gateway for customized behavior. After making different configuration changes, once stable configuration exists on the Gateway, click on Save Configuration shown on the top frame of the HTML configuration page as in.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Restore Configuration As a user you may like to take backup of configuration in cases like firmware upgrade, experimenting with configuration to customize Gateway's behavior. Before you do such an operation, it is strongly advised to take a backup using Backup configuration facility. To take a backup of configuration, click on System Settings link, and then click on Backup Configuration hyperlink to open configuration page as shown below.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Factory Defaults This option is useful in a situation when, you are unable to revert back the configuration changes, or if you find the configuration saved onto the Gateway is not good to be used. As shown in below, to set the factory defaults click on the Tools item on the top panel, and click on Factory Defaults on the left hand menu. You will be asked to respond to a question on whether to restore the factory defaults.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Diagnostic Tools You may like to check whether there is connectivity to a particular website or a computer on the Internet from the DIR-430, or to evaluate whether there is certain delay in the network to reach your target host. There are two important diagnostic tools that help you identify and realize the behavior of the network.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Trace Route option shows you the number of hops your data goes through for the specified remote host. You may input either IP address or domain name. The following figure shows the output format for Trace Route to domain www.yahoo.com. DNS resolve option helps you find the IP address of a valid domain name. Select DNS resolve radio button, type in the domain name in the entry box provided, and click the Commit button.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Dynamic DNS The DIR-430 features Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) support. This feature lets you assign a fixed host with a fixed domain name though IP address of the host changes dynamically. It is useful when you are hosting a website, running FTP service or any other service in your internal private network connected to the DIR-430, and make any useful information accessible anywhere on the Internet.
Version : 1.0ȱ DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide To create a new Dynamic DNS record, click on the Add New Dynamic DNS Record, to open a configuration page as shown below. Domain Name 1, 2, 3 are the three domain names you registered with the dyndns.org website. You may like to specify the three domain names out of the domain names that you registered earlier. Update information using: Currently only dyndns protocol is supported on this product.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Status The Status section displays information relating to the Network interfaces and their current status as well as internal Logs that may help to debug/troubleshoot network issues. Device Info The Device Info section provides information pertaining to your DIR-430 and its network Interfaces. To access the Device Info section, click on Status on the top panel. The Device Info page will display as shown in the following figure.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Logs The Logs section displays firewall attacks and authentication failure logs.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Logout You may like to logout once your configuration is complete. You will find the Logout section by clicking the Status tab, then clicking Logout on the left hand menu. Clicking on the Logout prompts you with a question on how it should be logged out. This case is shown below. You should click on the Save and Logout if you require the current configuration on the DIR-430 to be used upon rebooting.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Support The Support section contains information pertaining to the DIR-430 features and configurations. To access the main index of all information contained within the DIR-430 click on the Support tab. For context relevant information, click the Help Icon in the upper right corner of each configuration page.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide 6. Version : 1.0ȱ Appendix A: Troubleshooting I forgot my administrator password, what do I do? Reset the DIR-430 to factory default settings by holding down the reset button for 8 seconds. Please note that all configurations will be lost. It is advised to keep a backup file of the configuration settings on a local PC in the event the DIR-430 needs to be reset. Can my DIR-430 be a DSL modem as well? No.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Any reasons why I don’t get the DIR-430 configuration screens in my browser? Check the connections and validate the connectivity using “ping” tool. You may like to run “ping 192.168.0.1” from your PC. If successful, check your browser settings; remove proxy settings if they are set. For Internet Explorer 6.0, click Tools menu, and Internet Options. Click on connection tab. Make sure it is set to Never Dial a connection.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide 7. Version : 1.0ȱ Appendix B: Glossary Adapter – Electronic circuitry that converts one form of input to a different form of output so that it fits for your PC or Gateway. Examples are Power Adapter, Ethernet Adapter, and DSL Adapter. Backbone – The part of a network that connects many systems and networks and handles high volume of data. Bit – binary digit with values 0 or 1 in the binary numbering system.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. All hosts/gateways that are in the network need to have an IP address to communicate. Without this protocol, you have to manually specify the IP address in a host/gateway. This protocol allows all IP address assignments to be centralized and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization’s network.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Firmware – Binary code that is written onto read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM). Once firmware has been written onto the ROM or PROM, it is retained even when the device is turned off. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) – Protocol used to transfer the files across the TCP/IP network. For example, placing the files on to a web server uses FTP protocol.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Plug-n-Play – When a device or an expansion board is attached to a computer system they should be running without rebooting your computer system. Port – A physical male or female sockets that can be hooked for plugging in communication lines, modems and printers. PPP (Point to Point Protocol) - Protocol that is used by your dial-up modem for your PC to connect to the Internet. PPP protocol runs between dial-up modem and ISP.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Subnet Mask – The method used for dividing IP networks into small networks called subnets. The division is determined by a binary pattern (called mask). Based on this mask (subnet mask), IP addresses of the hosts in that subnet can be assigned. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A setup of rules used to transmit data along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to split the data to be transmitted into small pieces.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide 8. Version : 1.0ȱ Appendix C: Warranty Information Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited Warranty: x x Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor, and Only for products purchased and delivered within the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Possessions or Protectorates, U.S.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ the United States, otherwise we will ship the product to you freight collect. Expedited shipping is available upon request and provided shipping charges are prepaid by the customer. D-Link may reject or return any product that is not packaged and shipped in strict compliance with the foregoing requirements, or for which an RMA number is not visible from the outside of the package.
DIR-430 RangeBooster G Wireless Router User’s Guide Version : 1.0ȱ Appendix D: FCC Interference Statement ThisȱequipmentȱhasȱbeenȱtestedȱandȱfoundȱtoȱcomplyȱwithȱtheȱlimitsȱforȱaȱClassȱBȱdigitalȱdevice,ȱ pursuantȱtoȱPartȱ15ȱofȱtheȱFCCȱRules.ȱȱTheseȱlimitsȱareȱdesignedȱtoȱprovideȱreasonableȱprotectionȱagainstȱ harmfulȱinterferenceȱinȱaȱresidentialȱinstallation.
