User's Manual

7D-Link DIR-645 User Manual
Section 2 - Hardware Installation
Connect to Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem
Connect to Another Router
If you are connecting the router to a Cable/DSL/Satellite Modem, please follow the steps below:
1. Place the router in an open and central location. Do not plug the power adapter into the router.
2. Turn the power off on your modem. If there is no on/off switch, unplug the modem’s power adapter. Shut down your computer.
3. Unplug the Ethernet cable (that connects your computer to your modem) from your computer and place it into the WAN port on the router.
4. Plug an Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the router. Plug the other end into the Ethernet port on your computer.
5. Turn on or plug in your modem. Wait for the modem to boot (about 30 seconds).
6. Plug the power adapter into the router and connect to an outlet or power strip. Wait about 30 seconds for the router to boot up.
7. Turn on your computer.
8. Verify that the Power LED on the router are lit. If the Power LED does not light up, make sure your computer, modem, and router are powered, on and verify that the cables
connected correctly.
9. In a later section in this manual we’ll discuss the Web GUI configuration of the router in more detail..
If you are connecting the D-Link router to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following before connecting the router to your
network:
• Disable UPnP™
• Disable DHCP
• Change the LAN IP address to an available address on your network. The LAN ports on the router cannot accept a DHCP address from another router.
To connect to another router, please follow the steps below:
1. Plug the power into the router. Connect a computer to the router (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. Make sure your IP address on the computer is 192.168.0.xxx (where
xxx is between 2 and 254). If you need to change the settings, write down your existing settings before making any changes. In most cases, your computer should be set
to receive an IP address automatically, in which case you will not have to do anything to your computer.
2. Open a web browser, type http://192.168.0.1 into the address bar, and press Enter. When the login window appears, set the username to ADMIN and leave the
password box empty. Click Login to continue.
3. Click on Advanced and then click Advanced Network. Uncheck the Enable UPnP checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.
4. Click Setup and then click Network Settings. Uncheck the Enable DHCP Server server checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.
5. Under Router Settings, enter an available Router IP address and the subnet mask of your network. Click Save Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to
access the configuration utility of the router in the future. Close the browser and change your computer’s IP settings back to the original values as in Step 1.