Quick Installation Guide DSL-2540U ADSL Annex B/Ethernet Router with Built-in Switch
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide BEFORE YOU BEGIN Delivery Package • Router DSL-2540U • Power adapter DC 12V/0.5A • RJ-11 telephone cable • Ethernet cable (CAT 5E) • Splitter • 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.
DSL-2540U 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 four Ethernet ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC. 3. To connect the router to a DSL line: connect a phone cable between the DSL port of the router and the ADSL OUT port of the splitter. Connect your phone to the PHONE port of the splitter.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows XP 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.
DSL-2540U 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.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide Obtaining IP Address Automatically 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.
DSL-2540U 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.
DSL-2540U 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: 192.168.1.1). 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.
DSL-2540U 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 and Host site 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, and data on the DSL connection state.
DSL-2540U 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 WAN connection. Otherwise contact your ISP. ADSL WAN Connection 1. Go to the Net / WAN page and click the Add button. 2. From the Connection Type drop-down list, select the needed value. 3.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide 6. For the PPPoE and PPPoA connection types, enter authorization data provided by your ISP in the PPP section (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password and Password confirmation fields). If these data have not been provided by your ISP, select the Without authorization checkbox. 7. For the IPoA and Static IP connection types, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section. 8.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide Ethernet WAN Connection 1. Go to the Advanced / Interface grouping page. 2. Select the Enable virtual ports checkbox. 3. Select the choice corresponding to the LAN port that will be used as the WAN port of the Ethernet WAN port radio button, and click the Save button. 4. Go to the Net / WAN page and click the Add button. 5. From the Connection Type drop-down list, select the needed value. 6.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide 8. For the PPPoE connection type, enter authorization data provided by your ISP in the PPP section (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password and Password confirmation fields). If these data have not been provided by your ISP, select the Without authorization checkbox. 9. For the Static IP type, fill in the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway IP address fields in the IP section. 10.
DSL-2540U 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.
DSL-2540U Quick Installation Guide Changing Administrator Password It is highly recommended to change the administrator password upon initial configuration. This helps you to improve your network security. 1. Go to the System / Administrator password page. 2. Enter a new password for the administrator account in the Password and Confirmation fields. 3. Click the Save button. ! Remember or write down the new password for the administrator account.
DSL-2540U 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.
