Page 1 User Manual DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router October 2021...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router User Manual Contents Chapter 1. Introduction.........5 Contents and Audience............5 Conventions..............5 Document Structure............5 Chapter 2. Overview..........6 General Information............6 Specifications..............8 Product Appearance............13 Upper Panel..............13 Back Panel...............15 Delivery Package............16 Chapter 3. Installation and Connection......17 Before You Begin............17 Connecting to PC............18...
Page 3 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router User Manual Statistics..............66 Network Statistics............66 DHCP..............67 Routing..............68 Clients and Sessions.............70 Multicast Groups............71 Connections Setup............72 WAN..............72 Creating Dynamic IPv4 or Static IPv4 WAN Connection....74 Creating Dynamic IPv6 or Static IPv6 WAN Connection....77 Creating PPPoE WAN Connection..........80 Creating PPTP or L2TP WAN Connection........85...
Page 4 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router User Manual System..............180 Configuration............181 Firmware Update............183 Local Update............185 Remote Update............186 Schedule..............187 Log..............192 Ping..............195 Traceroute..............197 Telnet/SSH..............199 System Time.............200 Auto Provision............203 Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines.......205 Safety Rules and Conditions..........205 Wireless Installation Considerations........206 Chapter 6. Abbreviations and Acronyms......207...
Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2 gives an overview of the router's hardware and software features, describes its appearance and the package contents. Chapter 3 explains how to install the router DIR-820 and configure a PC in order to access its web- based interface.
Page 6: Chapter 2. Overview
WAN ports, for example, in order to configure the primary and backup WAN connection of different ISPs. You are able to connect the wireless router DIR-820 to a cable or DSL modem or to a private Ethernet line and use a high-speed Internet connection to successfully fulfill a wide range of professional tasks.
Page 7 You can configure the settings of the wireless router DIR-820 via the user-friendly web-based interface (the interface is available in several languages). The configuration wizard allows you to quickly switch DIR-820 to one of the following modes: router (for connection to a wired or wireless ISP), access point, repeater, or client, and then configure all needed setting for operation in the selected mode in several simple steps.
Page 8: Specifications
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Specifications Hardware Processor · MT7628DAN (575MHz) · 64MB, built in processor Flash · 16MB, SPI · Interfaces 10/100BASE-TX WAN port · 3 10/100BASE-TX LAN ports LEDs · Power · ·...
Page 9 SSH/TELNET/WEB (HTTP/HTTPS) · Multilingual web-based interface for configuration and management · Support of D-Link Assistant application for Android and iPhone smartphones · Notification on connection problems and auto redirect to settings · Firmware update via web-based interface · Automatic notification on new firmware version ·...
Page 10 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters Transmitter output power · 802.11a (typical at room temperature 25 °C) 15dBm at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps The maximum value of the transmitter ·...
Page 11 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11n (typical at PER = 10% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) 2.4GHz, HT20 -90dBm at MCS0 -82dBm at MCS1 -80dBm at MCS2 -77dBm at MCS3...
Page 12 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Wireless Module Parameters VHT80 -83dBm at MCS0 -81dBm at MCS1 -78dBm at MCS2 -75dBm at MCS3 -71dBm at MCS4 -67dBm at MCS5 -66dBm at MCS6 -65dBm at MCS7 -60dBm at MCS8...
Page 13: Product Appearance
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Product Appearance Upper Panel Figure 1. Upper panel view. Mode Description The router is powered on. Solid green Power The router is powered off. No light The WAN cable is connected to the port.
Page 14 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Mode Description A device (computer) is connected to the relevant port, Solid green the connection is on. LAN 1-3 Data transfer through the relevant LAN port. Blinking green The cable is not connected to the relevant port.
Page 15: Back Panel
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Overview User Manual Back Panel Figure 2. Back panel view. Port Description A button to set up a wireless connection (the WPS function) and to restore the factory default settings. To use the WPS function: with the device turned on, push the button WPS/RST and release.
Page 16: Delivery Package
• “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure). • The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru). Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
Page 17: Chapter 3. Installation And Connection
Please, read this manual prior to installing the device. Make sure that you have all the necessary information and equipment. Computer or Mobile Device Configuration of the wireless dual band router with a built-in 3-port switch DIR-820 (hereinafter referred to as “the router”) is performed via the built-in web-based interface. The web-based interface is available from any operating system that supports a web browser.
Page 18: Connecting To Pc
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Connecting to PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
Page 19 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change adapter settings line. Figure 4. The Network and Sharing Center window. Page 19 of 210...
Page 20 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed. Figure 5. The Network Connections window. Page 20 of 210...
Page 21 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the Networking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) line. Click the Properties button. Figure 6. The Local Area Connection Properties window.
Page 22 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected. Click the OK button. Figure 7. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window.
Page 23: Obtaining Ip Address Automatically (Os Windows 10)
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Obtaining IP Address Automatically (OS Windows 10) 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window. 2. Select the Network & Internet section. Figure 8. The Windows Settings window.
Page 24 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the Change your network settings section, select the Change adapter options line. Figure 9. The Network & Internet window. Page 24 of 210...
Page 25 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed. Figure 10. The Network Connections window. 5. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the Networking tab, select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) line.
Page 26 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected. Click the OK button. Figure 12. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window.
Page 27: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. 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.
Page 28 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 3. In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the Change adapter settings line. 4. In the opened window, right-click the relevant Wireless Network Connection icon.
Page 29 User Manual 9. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DIR-820 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-820-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button. Figure 16. The list of available networks.
Page 30: Obtaining Ip Address Automatically And Connecting To Wireless Network (Os Windows 10)
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Obtaining Address Automatically Connecting to Wireless Network (OS Windows 10) 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Settings window. 2. Select the Network & Internet section. Figure 17. The Windows Settings window.
Page 31 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual 6. Make sure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically choices of the radio buttons are selected. Click the OK button. Figure 18. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window.
Page 32 User Manual 9. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DIR-820 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-820-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button. Figure 20. The list of available networks.
Page 33: Connecting To Web-Based Interface
(create a WAN connection, change the parameters of the wireless network, specify the settings of the firewall, etc.). For security reasons, DIR-820 with default settings cannot connect to the Internet. To get started, please set your own password used to access the web-based interface and, if needed, configure other settings recommended by your ISP.
Page 34 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual If you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based interface the login page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the Username field and the password you specified in the Password field, then click the LOGIN button.
Page 35: Web-Based Interface Structure
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Web-based Interface Structure Summary Page On the Summary page, detailed information on the device state is displayed. Figure 25. The summary page. Page 35 of 210...
Page 36 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual The Device Information section displays the model and hardware version of the router, the firmware version, and other data. To contact the technical support group (to send an e-mail), left-click the support e-mail address.
Page 37: Home Page
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Home Page The Home page displays links to the most frequently used pages with device's settings. Figure 26. The Home page. Other settings of the router are available in the menu in the left part of the page.
Page 38: Menu Sections
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Menu Sections To configure the router use the menu in the left part of the page. In the Initial Configuration section you can run the Initial Configuration Wizard. The Wizard...
Page 39: Notifications
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Installation and Connection User Manual Notifications The router's web-based interface displays notifications in the top right part of the page. Figure 27. The web-based interface notifications. Click the icon displaying the number of notifications to view the complete list and click the relevant button.
Page 40: Configuring Via Web-Based Interface
If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection, please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network DIR-820 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-820- 5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the NEXT button.
Page 41 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, click YES in order to leave the current language of the web-based interface or click NO to select another language. Figure 31. Selecting a language.
Page 42: Selecting Operation Mode
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Selecting Operation Mode Select the needed operation mode and click the NEXT button. Router In order to connect your device to a wired ISP, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wired connection value.
Page 43 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In order to connect your device to a wireless ISP (WISP), on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then from the Work mode list select the WISP Repeater value.
Page 44: Access Point Or Repeater
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Access Point or Repeater In order to connect your device to a wired router for adding a wireless network to the existing local network, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wired connection value.
Page 45 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In order to connect your device to a wireless router for extending the range of the existing wireless network, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value.
Page 46 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In order to let wired PCs connected to your device access the network of a wireless router, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then from the Work mode list select the Client value.
Page 47: Changing Lan Ipv4 Address
If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR-820, do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, DNS IP address, Hostname fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
Page 48: Wi-Fi Client
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Wi-Fi Client This configuration step is available for the WISP Repeater, Repeater, and Client modes. 1. On the Wi-Fi Сlient page, click the WIRELESS NETWORKS button and select the network to which you want to connect in the opened window.
Page 49 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Encryption key WEP as Select the checkbox to set a hexadecimal number as a key for encryption. Keys for WEP encryption. The router uses the key selected from the Encryption key Default key ID drop-down list.
Page 50: Configuring Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring WAN Connection This configuration step is available for the Router and WISP Repeater modes. You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data provided by your Internet service provider (ISP).
Page 51: Static Ipv4 Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IPv4 Connection Figure 40. The page for configuring Static IPv4 WAN connection. Fill in the following fields: IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway IP address, and DNS IP address.
Page 52: Static Ipv6 Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Static IPv6 Connection Figure 41. The page for configuring Static IPv6 WAN connection. Fill in the following fields: IP address, Prefix, Gateway IP address, and DNS IP address.
Page 53: Pppoe, Ipv6 Pppoe, Pppoe Dual Stack, Pppoe + Dynamic Ip (Pppoe Dual Access) Connections
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual Stack, PPPoE + Dynamic IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connections Figure 42. The page for configuring PPPoE WAN connection. In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided Click the Show icon ( your ISP.
Page 54: Pppoe + Static Ip (Pppoe Dual Access) Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPPoE + Static IP (PPPoE Dual Access) Connection Figure 43. The page for configuring PPPoE + Static IP (PPPoE Dual Access) WAN connection. In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided your ISP.
Page 55: Pptp + Dynamic Ip Or L2Tp + Dynamic Ip Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP Connection Figure 44. The page for configuring PPTP + Dynamic IP WAN connection. In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by Click the Show icon ( your ISP.
Page 56: Pptp + Static Ip Or L2Tp + Static Ip Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual PPTP + Static IP or L2TP + Static IP Connection Figure 45. The page for configuring PPTP + Static IP WAN connection. In the Username field enter the login and in the Password field enter the password provided by your ISP.
Page 57: Configuring Wireless Network
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring Wireless Network This configuration step is available for the Router, Access point, WISP Repeater, and Repeater modes. 1. On the Wireless Network 2.4 GHz page, in the Network name field, specify your own name for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz band or leave the value suggested by the...
Page 58 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual 5. If you want to create an additional wireless network isolated from your LAN in the 2.4GHz band, select the Enable guest network checkbox (available for the Router and WISP Repeater modes only).
Page 59: Configuring Lan Ports For Iptv/Voip
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuring LAN Ports for IPTV/VoIP This configuration step is available for the Router mode. On the IPTV page, select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox.
Page 60 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the VoIP page, select the Is an IP phone connected to the device checkbox. Figure 49. The page for selecting a LAN port to connect a VoIP phone.
Page 61: Changing Web-Based Interface Password
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Changing Web-based Interface Password On this page, you should change the default administrator password. To do this, enter a new password in the User’s interface password and Password confirmation fields. You may set any password except admin.
Page 62 If problems of connection have not been solved, contact the technical support of your ISP (as a rule, the technical support phone is provided with the agreement) or the D-Link technical support (the phone number will be displayed on the page after several attempts of checking the connection).
Page 63: Connection Of Multimedia Devices
IPTV set-top box or IP phone. Contact your ISP to clarify if you need to configure DIR-820 in order to use these devices. To start the Wizard, on the Home page, select the Connection of Multimedia Devices section.
Page 64 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual If you need to configure a connection via VLAN, click the ADVANCED MODE button. Figure 53. The Multimedia Devices Connection Wizard. The advanced mode. In the WAN section, click the Add icon Figure 54.
Page 65 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To deselect the port in the advanced mode, select the No value from the Bridged with drop-down list of the element corresponding to the needed LAN port. Then in the WAN section, select the connection via VLAN which will not be used any longer and click the DELETE button.
Page 66: Statistics
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Statistics The pages of this section display data on the current state of the router: network statistics • IP addresses leased by the DHCP server • the routing rules and routing tables •...
Page 67: Dhcp
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual DHCP The Statistics / DHCP page displays the information on computers that have been identified by hostnames and MAC addresses and have got IP addresses from the DHCP server of the device.
Page 68: Routing
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Routing The Statistics / Routing page displays the routing rules and routing tables. Figure 57. The Statistics / Routing page. The Rules section displays routing rules, their corresponding routing tables, incoming and outgoing interfaces, priority levels, and other data.
Page 69 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 58. The routing table page. The opened page displays the information on routes in the selected routing table. The table contains destination IP addresses, gateways, subnet masks, and other data.
Page 70: Clients And Sessions
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Clients and Sessions On the Statistics / Clients and Sessions page, you can view the list of devices connected to the local network of the router and information on current sessions of each device.
Page 71: Multicast Groups
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Multicast Groups The Statistics / Multicast Groups page displays addresses of active multicast groups (including IPTV channels and groups for transferring service information) to which the device is subscribed, and the interface through which the device is subscribed.
Page 72: Connections Setup
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Connections Setup In this menu you can configure basic parameters of the router's local area network and configure connection to the Internet (a WAN connection). On the Connections Setup / WAN page, you can create and edit connections used by the router.
Page 73 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 62. The Connections Setup / WAN page. The advanced mode. To create a new connection, click the ADD button ( ) in the Connections List section. Upon that the connection creation page opens.
Page 74: Creating Dynamic Ipv4 Or Static Ipv4 Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating Dynamic IPv4 or Static IPv4 WAN Connection On the connection creation page, in the General Settings section, select the relevant value from the Connection type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
Page 75 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 64. The page for creating a new Static IPv4 connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
Page 76 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 65. The page for creating a new Static IPv4 connection. The IPv4 section. Parameter Description IPv4 For Static IPv4 type IP address Enter an IP address for this WAN connection.
Page 77: Creating Dynamic Ipv6 Or Static Ipv6 Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating Dynamic IPv6 or Static IPv6 WAN Connection On the connection creation page, in the General Settings section, select the relevant value from the Connection type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
Page 78 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 67. The page for creating a new Static IPv6 connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
Page 79 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description IPv6 For Static IPv6 type IPv6 address Enter an IPv6 address for this WAN connection. The length of the subnet prefix. The value 64 is used usually.
Page 80: Creating Pppoe Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPPoE WAN Connection On the connection creation page, in the General Settings section, select the relevant value from the Connection type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
Page 81 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 70. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding. In the field, enter the MAC address registered by your ISP upon concluding the agreement.
Page 82 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 71. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Move the switch to the right if you don't need to enter a username Without authorization and password to access the Internet.
Page 83 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a method of MPPE encryption. No encryption: MPPE encryption is not applied. • MPPE 40 128 bit: MPPE encryption with a 40-bit or 128-bit •...
Page 84 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 72. The page for creating a new PPPoE connection. The IPv4 section. Parameter Description Obtain DNS server Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of addresses DNS server addresses.
Page 85: Creating Pptp Or L2Tp Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPTP or L2TP WAN Connection On the connection creation page, in the General Settings section, select the relevant value from the Connection type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
Page 86 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 74. The page for creating a new PPTP connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Move the switch to the right if you don't need to enter a username Without authorization and password to access the Internet.
Page 87 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a method of MPPE encryption. No encryption: MPPE encryption is not applied. • MPPE 40 128 bit: MPPE encryption with a 40-bit or 128- •...
Page 88 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 75. The page for creating a new PPTP connection. The IPv4 section. Parameter Description Obtain DNS server Move the switch to the right to configure automatic assignment of addresses DNS server addresses.
Page 89: Creating Pppoe Ipv6 Or Pppoe Dual Stack Wan Connection
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Creating PPPoE IPv6 or PPPoE Dual Stack WAN Connection On the connection creation page, in the General Settings section, select the relevant value from the Connection type drop-down list and specify the needed values.
Page 90 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 77. The page for creating a new PPPoE IPv6 connection. The Ethernet section. Parameter Description Ethernet A MAC address assigned to the interface. This parameter is mandatory if your ISP uses MAC address binding.
Page 91 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 78. The page for creating a new PPPoE IPv6 connection. The PPP section. Parameter Description Move the switch to the right if you don't need to enter a username Without authorization and password to access the Internet.
Page 92 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a method of MPPE encryption. No encryption: MPPE encryption is not applied. • MPPE 40 128 bit: MPPE encryption with a 40-bit or 128-bit •...
Page 93 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 79. The page for creating a new PPPoE Dual Stack connection. The IPv4 section. Parameter Description IPv4 (for the PPPoE Dual Stack type) Obtain DNS server...
Page 94 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Primary IPv6 DNS Enter addresses of the primary and secondary IPv6 DNS servers in server / Secondary the relevant fields. IPv6 DNS server When all needed settings are configured, click the APPLY button.
Page 95: Lan
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To configure the router's local interface, go to the Connections Setup / LAN page. IPv4 Go to the IPv4 tab to change the IPv4 address of the router, configure the built-in DHCP server, specify MAC address and IPv4 address pairs, or add own DNS records.
Page 96 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Available if the Access point, Repeater, or Client mode was selected in the Initial Configuration Wizard. Gateway IP address The gateway IPv4 address which is used by the router to connect to the Internet (e.g., for synchronizing the system time with an NTP...
Page 97 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Relay: An external DHCP server is used to assign IP • addresses to clients. When this value is selected, the External DHCP server IP, Option 82 Circuit ID, Option 82 Remote ID, and Option 82 Subscriber ID fields are displayed on the tab.
Page 98 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the DHCP Options section, you can change default values for some options of DHCP protocol (IP address, subnet mask, DNS servers) or specify additional parameters which the built-in DHCP server should send to clients to configure the local network.
Page 99 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 85. Configuring the local interface. The IPv4 tab. The section for creating MAC-IPv4 pairs. To create a MAC-IPv4 pair, click the ADD button ( ). In the opened window, fill in the MAC address field.
Page 100: Ipv6
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IPv6 Go to the IPv6 tab to change or add the IPv6 address of the router, configure IPv6 addresses assignment settings, specify MAC address and IPv6 address pairs, or add own DNS records.
Page 101 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Dynamic IPv6 Addresses section, you can configure IPv6 addresses assignment settings. Figure 89. Configuring the local interface. The IPv6 tab. The Dynamic IPv6 Addresses section.
Page 102 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Static IP Addresses section, you can specify MAC address and IPv6 address pairs (set a fixed IPv6 address in the local area network for a device with a certain MAC address). The router...
Page 103 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit an existing record, in the Hosts section, select the relevant line in the table. In the opened window, change the needed parameters and click the SAVE button.
Page 104: Wan Failover
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual WAN Failover On the Connections Setup / WAN Failover page, you can enable the WAN backup function, which provides you with uninterrupted access to the Internet. When your main connection breaks down, the router activates the backup connection;...
Page 105 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Connections IPv4 section, the existing IPv4 connections are displayed in order of their priority. The first connection on the list serves as the main connection, the others are backup connections.
Page 106 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Check with ping section, specify settings of checking the connection using ICMP ping mechanism. Parameter Description Check with ping A time period (in seconds) between regular checks of the hosts’...
Page 107: Wi-Fi
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Wi-Fi In this menu you can specify all needed settings for your wireless network. Basic Settings In the Wi-Fi / Basic Settings section, you can change basic parameters for the wireless interface of the router and configure the basic and additional wireless networks.
Page 108 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the Basic Settings section, the following parameters are available: Parameter Description To enable Wi-Fi connection, move the switch to the right. To disable Wi-Fi connection, move the switch to the left.
Page 109 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description The wireless channel number. To select a channel manually, left-click; in the opened window, select a channel and click the SAVE button. The action is available,...
Page 110 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 95. Creating a wireless network. Parameter Description Wi-Fi Network Network name (SSID) A name for the wireless network. If the switch is moved to the right, other users cannot see your Wi-Fi Hide SSID network.
Page 111 Parameter Description If the wireless network broadcasting is disabled, devices cannot connect to the wireless network. Upon that DIR-820 can connect to another access point as a wireless client. To enable/disable broadcasting on a schedule, click the Set schedule icon ( ).
Page 112 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 96. Network authentication types supported by the router. The router supports the following authentication types: Authentication type Description Open authentication (with WEP encryption for wireless network Open modes not supporting 802.11n or 802.11ac devices).
Page 113 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the Open or WEP value is selected, the following settings are displayed on the page (unavailable for the wireless network operating modes which support the standard 802.11n or 802.11ac):...
Page 114 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed value is selected, the following fields are displayed on the page: Figure 98. The WPA2-PSK value is selected from the Network authentication drop-down list.
Page 115 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2 mixed value is selected, the following settings are displayed on the page: Figure 99. The WPA2 value is selected from the Network authentication drop-down list.
Page 116: Client Management
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Client Management On the Wi-Fi / Client Management page, you can view the list of wireless clients connected to the router. Figure 100. The page for managing the wireless clients.
Page 117: Wps
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WPS page, you can enable the function for configuration of the WLAN and select a method for connection to the WLAN. The WPS function helps to configure the protected wireless network automatically. Devices connecting to the wireless network via the WPS function must support the WPS function.
Page 118 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To activate the WPS function via the web-based interface, on the tab of the relevant band, click the ENABLE WPS button. When the WPS function is enabled, the Information section is available on the page.
Page 119: Using Wps Function Via Web-Based Interface
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Using WPS Function via Web-based Interface To connect to the basic wireless network via the PIN method of the WPS function, follow the next steps: 1. Click the ENABLE WPS button.
Page 120: Using Wps Function Without Web-Based Interface
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Using WPS Function without Web-based Interface You can use the WPS function without accessing the web-based interface of the router. To do this, you need to configure the following router's settings: 1.
Page 121: Wmm
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Wi-Fi / WMM page, you can enable the Wi-Fi Multimedia function. To configure the 2.4GHz band or 5GHz band, go to the relevant tab. The WMM function implements the QoS features for Wi-Fi networks. It helps to improve the quality of data transfer over Wi-Fi networks by prioritizing different types of traffic.
Page 122 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit the parameters of an Access Category, left-click the relevant line. In the opened window, change the needed parameters. Figure 103. The window for changing parameters of the WMM function.
Page 123 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Acknowledgment. Answering response requests while transmitting. Displayed only in the Access Point section. If the switch is moved to the left, the router answers requests.
Page 124: Client
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Client On the Wi-Fi / Client page, you can configure the router as a client to connect to a wireless access point or to a WISP. To configure the 2.4GHz band or 5GHz band, go to the relevant tab.
Page 125 An encryption method: TKIP, AES, or TKIP+AES. When you have configured the parameters, click the APPLY button. When connecting to a wireless access point, the wireless channel of DIR-820 will switch to the channel of the access point to which you have connected.
Page 126: Additional
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Additional On page of the Wi-Fi / Additional section, you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of the router. To configure the 2.4GHz band or 5GHz band, go to the relevant tab.
Page 127 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The following fields are available on the page: Parameter Description The channel bandwidth for 802.11n standard in the 2.4GHz band (the 2.4 GHz tab). 20 MHz: 802.11n clients operate at 20MHz channels.
Page 128 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Move the switch to the right to disable multicasting for the router's WLAN. Move the switch to the left to enable multicasting from the Drop multicast WAN connection selected on the Advanced / IGMP page.
Page 129 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Available on the 2.4 GHz tab. The 802.11b and 802.11g protection function is used to minimize collisions between devices of your wireless network. Select a value from the drop-down list.
Page 130: Mac Filter
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual MAC Filter On the Wi-Fi / MAC Filter page, you can define a set of MAC addresses of devices which will be allowed to access the WLAN, or define MAC addresses of devices which will not be allowed to access the WLAN.
Page 131 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 107. The window for adding a rule for the MAC filter. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Frequency band From the drop-down list, select a band of the wireless network.
Page 132 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual After creating the rules you need to configure the filtering modes. To open the basic or additional wireless network for the devices which MAC addresses are specified on this page and to close the wireless network for all other devices, in the section corresponding to the band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz), left-click the line of the wireless network.
Page 133: Roaming
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Roaming On the Wi-Fi / Roaming page, you can enable the function of smart adjustment of Wi-Fi clients. This function is designed for wireless networks based on several access points or routers. If the function is enabled for all access points (routers) which establish a wireless network, then wireless clients will always connect to the device with the highest signal level.
Page 134 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To enable the function, click the ENABLE button. Upon that the following settings are available on the page. Parameter Description The number of the port used for data exchange between access Port points (routers).
Page 135: Advanced
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Advanced In this menu you can configure advanced settings of the router: create or edit VLANs • use LAN ports of the router as additional WAN ports and also use the WAN port as a LAN •...
Page 136: Vlan
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual VLAN On the Advanced / VLAN page, you can edit existing and create new virtual networks (VLAN), e.g., for distinguishing traffic or specifying additional WAN interfaces. By default, 2 VLANs are created in the router's system.
Page 137 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To create a new VLAN, click the ADD button ( Figure 110. The page for adding a VLAN. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Name A name for the VLAN for easier identification.
Page 138 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select a type for each port included in the VLAN. Untagged: Untagged traffic will be transmitted through the • specified port. Tagged: Tagged traffic will be transmitted through the •...
Page 139: Wan Assignment
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual WAN Assignment On the Advanced / WAN assignment page, you can use LAN ports of the router as additional WAN ports and also use the WAN port as a LAN port.
Page 140: Using Wan Port As Lan Port
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Using WAN Port as LAN Port To configure the WAN port of the router to be used as a LAN port, follow the next steps: 1. On the Connections Setup / WAN page, remove the WAN connection assigned to the network interface of the VLAN which includes the WAN port (see the WAN section, page 72).
Page 141: Snmp
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual SNMP On the Advanced / SNMP page, you can enable and configure the SNMP agent of the router. The SNMP agent is a service which sends data on the state and settings of the device where is it enabled to the SNMP manager (the network management system of your ISP or system administrator).
Page 142 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual If the SNMP manager operates over SNMPv2c, create a read-only community which will be used by the SNMP manager to get data on the device. To do this, in the Communities section, click the ADD button and specify the community name in the line displayed.
Page 143 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Specify an encryption key for data exchange between the SNMP agent and SNMP manager. The field is displayed if the DES or Encryption key AES value is selected from the Encryption protocol drop-down list.
Page 144: Dns
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the Advanced / DNS page, you can add DNS servers to the system. Figure 114. The Advanced / DNS page. DNS servers are used to determine the IP address from the name of a server in Intranets or the Internet (as a rule, they are specified by an ISP or assigned by a network administrator).
Page 145 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the addresses of DNS servers manually on this page or configure the router to obtain DNS servers addresses automatically from your ISP upon installing a connection. Also here you can specify addresses of reserve DNS servers which the router can use if the addresses specified manually or obtained automatically are unavailable.
Page 146: Ddns
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual DDNS On the Advanced / DDNS page, you can define parameters of the DDNS service, which allows associating a domain name with dynamic IP addresses. Figure 115. The Advanced / DDNS page.
Page 147 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the opened page, you can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Move the switch to the right to enable DDNS. Enable Move the switch to the left to disable DDNS.
Page 148: Ports Settings
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Ports Settings On the Advanced / Ports Settings page, you can configure or disable autonegotiation of speed and duplex mode or manually configure speed and duplex mode for each Ethernet port of the router.
Page 149 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 118. The window for changing the settings of the router's port. In the opened window, specify the needed parameters: Parameter Description Data transfer mode. Select the Auto value to enable autonegotiation.
Page 150 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Autonegotiation Modes To enable the needed data transfer modes, move relevant switches to the right. Flow control Move the switch to the right to enable the flow control function for the port.
Page 151: Redirect
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Redirect On the Advanced / Redirect page, you can enable notifications on the reason of the Internet connection failure. Notifications will be displayed in the browser window when a user is attempting to open a web site on the Internet.
Page 152: Routing
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Routing On the Advanced / Routing page, you can specify static (fixed) routes. Figure 120. The Advanced / Routing page. To specify a new route, click the ADD button ( Figure 121.
Page 153 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the opened window, you can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Move the switch to the right to enable the route. Enable Move the switch to the left to disable the route.
Page 154: Tr-069 Client
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual TR-069 Client On the Advanced / TR-069 Client page, you can configure the router for communication with a remote Auto Configuration Server (ACS). The TR-069 client is used for remote monitoring and management of the device.
Page 155 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Inform Settings Move the switch to the right so the router may send reports (data on the device and network statistics) to the ACS. Interval Specify the time period (in seconds) between sending reports.
Page 156: Upnp Igd
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual UPnP IGD On the Advanced / UPnP IGD page, you can enable the UPnP IGD protocol. The router uses the UPnP IGD protocol for automatic configuration of its parameters for network applications requiring an incoming connection to the router.
Page 157: Udpxy
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual UDPXY On the Advanced / UDPXY page, you can allow the router to use the built-in UDPXY application. The UDPXY application transforms UDP traffic into HTTP traffic. This application allows devices which cannot receive UDP streams to access stream video.
Page 158 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To access the status page of the application, click the Status link. Figure 125. The UDPXY application status page. Page 158 of 210...
Page 159: Igmp
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual IGMP On the Advanced / IGMP page, you can allow the router to use IGMP and specify needed settings. IGMP is used for managing multicast traffic (transferring data to a group of destinations). This protocol allows using network resources for some applications, e.g., for streaming video, more...
Page 160: Alg/Passthrough
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual ALG/Passthrough On the Advanced / ALG/Passthrough page, you can allow the router to use RTSP, enable the SIP ALG and PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP/IPsec pass through functions. SIP is used for creating, modifying, and terminating communication sessions. This protocol allows telephone calls via the Internet.
Page 161 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The following elements are available on the page: Parameter Description Move the switch to the right to enable SIP. Such a setting allows using the SIP ALG function. This function allows VoIP traffic to pass through the NAT-enabled router.
Page 162: Firewall
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Firewall In this menu you can configure the firewall of the router: add rules for IP filtering • create virtual servers • define a DMZ • configure the MAC filter •...
Page 163 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Figure 129. The page for adding a rule for IP filtering. You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description General Settings Move the switch to the right to enable the rule.
Page 164 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Select an action for the rule. Allow: Allows packet transmission in accordance with the • Action criteria specified by the rule. Deny: Denies packet transmission in accordance with the •...
Page 165 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description End IPv4 address / The source host end IPv4 or IPv6 address. End IPv6 address Subnet IPv4 address / The source subnet IPv4 or IPv6 address. The field is displayed when Subnet IPv6 address the Subnet value is selected from the Set as drop-down list.
Page 166 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To edit a rule, select the relevant line in the table. In the opened window, change the needed parameters and click the APPLY button. To change or delete the schedule for a rule, click the Edit schedule icon ( ) in the line corresponding to this rule.
Page 167: Virtual Servers
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Virtual Servers On the Firewall / Virtual Servers page, you can create virtual servers for redirecting incoming Internet traffic to a specified IP address in the local area network.
Page 168 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual You can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description General Settings Move the switch to the right to enable the server. Enable Move the switch to the left to disable the server.
Page 169 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To set a schedule for a virtual server, click the Set schedule icon ( ) in the line corresponding to this rule. In the opened window, from the Rule drop-down list, select the Create rule value to...
Page 170: Dmz
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual A DMZ is a host or network segment located “between” internal (local) and external (global) networks. In the router, the DMZ implements the capability to transfer a request coming to a port of the router from the external network to a specified host of the internal network.
Page 171 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To set a schedule for the DMZ, click the Set schedule icon ( ). In the opened window, from the Rule drop-down list, select the Create rule value to create a new schedule...
Page 172: Mac Filter
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual MAC Filter On the Firewall / MAC Filter page, you can configure MAC-address-based filtering for computers of the router's LAN. Figure 133. The Firewall / MAC Filter page.
Page 173 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the opened window, you can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description Move the switch to the right to enable the rule. Enable rule Move the switch to the left to disable the rule.
Page 174: Url Filter
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual URL Filter On the Firewall / URL Filter page, you can specify restrictions on access to certain web sites and define devices to which the specified restrictions will be applied.
Page 175 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To specify URL addresses to which the selected filtering mode will be applied, in the Addresses section, click the ADD button ( ). In the opened window, you can specify the following...
Page 176 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To enable the URL filter for the time specified in the schedule and disable it at the other time, select the Enable rule value from the Action drop-down list and click the SAVE button.
Page 177: Remote Access
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Remote Access On the Firewall / Remote Access page, you can configure access to the web-based interface of the router. By default, the access from external networks to the router is closed. If you need to allow access to the router from the external network, create relevant rules.
Page 178 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the opened window, you can specify the following parameters: Parameter Description A name for the rule for easier identification. You can specify any Name name. From the drop-down list, select an interface (WAN connection) through which remote access to the router will operate.
Page 179 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To remove a rule for remote access, select the checkbox located to the left of the relevant line in the table and click the DELETE button (...
Page 180: System
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual System In this menu you can do the following: change the password used to access the router's settings • restore the factory default settings • create a backup of the router's configuration •...
Page 181: Configuration
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Configuration On the System / Configuration page, you can change the password for the administrator account used to access the web-based interface of the router and to access the device settings via TELNET...
Page 182 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual The following buttons are also available on the page: Control Description Click the button to restore the factory default settings. Also you can Factory restore the factory defaults via the hardware WPS/RST button (see the Back Panel section, page 15).
Page 183: Firmware Update
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Firmware Update On the System / Firmware Update page, you can update the firmware of the router and configure the automatic check for updates of the router's firmware.
Page 184 Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual By default, in the Remote server URL field, the D-Link update server address (fwupdate.dlink.ru) is specified. To add one more address, click the ADD button and enter the address in the displayed line. To remove the address, click the Delete icon ( ) in the line of the address.
Page 185: Local Update
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Local Update Attention! Do not turn off the router before the firmware update is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the router locally, follow the next steps: 1.
Page 186: Remote Update
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Remote Update Attention! Do not turn off the router before the firmware update is completed. This may cause the device breakdown. To update the firmware of the router remotely, follow the next steps: 1.
Page 187: Schedule
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Schedule On the System / Schedule page, you can enable/disable Wi-Fi connection and the Wi-Fi filter, configure automatic reboot of the device on a schedule, and set a schedule for different rules and settings of the firewall.
Page 188 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual In the opened window, in the System Time field, the system time of the device is displayed. You can select the Simplified mode value from the Mode drop-down list and specify the following...
Page 189 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To set a schedule for a task which will be applied to a rule or setting of the firewall or will enable/disable Wi-Fi connection or Wi-Fi filter, click the ADD button ( ) in the All Tasks section.
Page 190 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Simplified mode Specify a schedule name for easier identification. You can specify Schedule name any name. Specify the time period for performing a task. Every minute.
Page 191 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To assign a created schedule to a task which will be applied to a rule or setting of the firewall or will enable/disable Wi-Fi connection or Wi-Fi filter, go to the relevant page of the web-based interface of the device.
Page 192: Log
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual On the System / Log page, you can set the system log options and configure sending the system log to a remote host. Figure 143. The System / Log page. The Settings tab.
Page 193 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description Logging Select a type of logging from the drop-down list. Local: The system log is stored in the router's memory. When • this value is selected, the Server and Port fields are not displayed.
Page 194 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To view the system log, go to the Log tab. Figure 144. The System / Log page. The Log tab. To view the latest system events, click the REFRESH button.
Page 195: Ping
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Ping On the System / Ping page, you can check availability of a host from the local or global network via the Ping utility. The Ping utility sends echo requests to a specified host and receives echo replies.
Page 196 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To specify additional settings, click the MORE SETTINGS button. Figure 146. The System / Ping page. The additional settings window. In the opened window, in the Packet size field, specify the volume of data sent in a request. In the Waiting for response field, specify the response waiting period in seconds.
Page 197: Traceroute
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Traceroute On the System / Traceroute page, you can determine the route of data transfer to a host via the traceroute utility. Figure 147. The System / Traceroute page.
Page 198 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual To specify additional settings, click the MORE SETTINGS button. Figure 148. The System / Traceroute page. The additional settings window. In the opened window, you can specify the following parameters:...
Page 199: Telnet/Ssh
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Telnet/SSH On the System / Telnet/SSH page, you can enable or disable access to the device settings via TELNET and/or SSH from your LAN. By default, access is disabled.
Page 200: System Time
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual System Time On the System / System Time page, you can manually set the time and date of the router or configure automatic synchronization of the system time with a time server on the Internet.
Page 201 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual 3. Select your time zone from the Time zone drop-down list. To set the time zone in accordance with the settings of your operating system or portable device, click the DETERMINE TIMEZONE button.
Page 202 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual When the router is powered off or rebooted, the system time is reset to the default value. If you have set automatic synchronization for the system time, the internal clock of the device will be configured after connecting to the Inter net.
Page 203: Auto Provision
On the System / Auto Provision page, you can enable the Auto Provision function. The Auto Provision function allows your ISP to manage the device’s settings remotely: DIR-820 connects to the ISP’s server, compares the current configuration file with the configuration file stored on this server, and updates its settings if the files are different.
Page 204 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Configuring via Web-based Interface User Manual Parameter Description A time period (in seconds) between attempts to compare the current File check period configuration file with the configuration file on the ISP's server. A protocol for communication with the ISP's server where the Protocol type configuration file is stored.
Page 205: Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines
DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Operation Guidelines User Manual CHAPTER 5. OPERATION GUIDELINES Safety Rules and Conditions Please carefully read this section before installation and connection of the device. Make sure that the power adapter and cables are not damaged. The device should be used only as intended in accordance with the documents.
Page 206: Wireless Installation Considerations
RF noise in your home or office. To maximize your wireless range, follow the guidelines below. 1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the DIR-820 device and other network devices to a minimum – each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless network range by 3- 90 feet (1-30 meters).
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DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual CHAPTER 6. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Third Generation Access Category Advanced Encryption Standard Access Point Address Resolution Protocol BPSK Binary Phase-shift Keying BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier Complementary Code Keying...
Page 208 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol Identifier Internet Gateway Device IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Internet Key Exchange IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity Internet Protocol...
Page 209 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual Push Button Configuration Perfect Forward Secrecy Personal Identification Number Power over Ethernet Point-to-Point Protocol pppd Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon PPPoE Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet PPTP Point-to-point tunneling protocol Pre-shared key...
Page 210 DIR-820 AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Abbreviations and Acronyms User Manual TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Universal Access Method User Datagram Protocol UPnP Universal Plug and Play Uniform Resource Locator Universal Serial Bus VLAN Virtual Local Area Network Virtual Private Network...

D-Link DIR-820 User Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Overview

Chapter 3. Installation and Connection

Chapter 5. Operation Guidelines

Chapter 6. Abbreviations and Acronyms

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