User's Manual

iD-Link DIR-627 User Manual
Table of Contents
Package Contents ......................................................................1
System Requirements ...........................................................1
Features.................................................................................2
Hardware Overview ...............................................................3
Rear Panel Connections ................................................. 3
Front Panel LEDs............................................................4
Right Side Panel LED .....................................................5
Installation ...................................................................................6
Before you Begin ...................................................................6
Wireless Installation Considerations ......................................7
Wall Mounting Your Device ...................................................8
Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem ..............................10
Connect to Another Router .................................................. 11
Conguration ............................................................................13
Web-based Conguration Utility ..........................................13
Basic .............................................................................14
LAN ............................................................................... 15
WAN .............................................................................16
Status ...........................................................................18
Filters ...........................................................................19
Routing .........................................................................20
Radio ............................................................................21
SSID .............................................................................23
Security ........................................................................ 24
Firmware ...................................................................... 27
Wireless Security......................................................................28
What is WEP?......................................................................28
Congure WEP .................................................................... 29
What is WPA?......................................................................30
Congure WPA-PSK............................................................31
Congure WPA2-PSK..........................................................32
Congure WPA .................................................................... 33
Congure WPA2 .................................................................. 34
Congure WPA (RADIUS) ................................................... 35
Congure and WPA2 (RADIUS) .......................................... 36
Connect to a Wireless Network ...............................................37
Using Windows
®
XP .............................................................37
Congure WEP .................................................................... 38
Congure WPA-PSK............................................................40
Setting Up Wi-Fi Protection
(WCN 2.0 in Windows Vista) .................................................... 42
Initial Router Conguration for Wi-Fi Protection ..................42
Setting Up a Congured Router...........................................43
Changing the Computer Name and Joining a Workgroup ...44
Conguring the IP Address in Vista .......................................46
Setting Up a Connection or Network Wirelessly ...................49
Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network (WEP, WPA-PSK
& WPA2-PSK) ............................................................................54
Connecting to an Unsecured Wireless Network....................58
Conguring the Network in MAC OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) ..
62
Conguring the Wireless Network in MAC OS X Snow
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