DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide BEFORE YOU BEGIN Delivery Package Wireless router DIR-300NRU • Power adapter • Straight-through Ethernet cable (CAT 5E) • CD-ROM with “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” • “Quick Installation Guide” (brochure) • If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC (OS WINDOWS XP) PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, on the General tab, in the This connection uses the following items section, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) line. Click the Properties button. 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button. Click the OK button.
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2. Select the icon of the wireless connection and make sure that your Wi-Fi adapter is on. 3. Search for available wireless networks. 4. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the needed wireless network (DIR-300NRU) and click the Connect button. After that the Wireless Network Connection Status window appears.
DIR-300NRU 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: 192.168.0.1). Press the Enter key.
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DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Right after the first access to the web-based interface you are forwarded to the page for changing the administrator password specified by default. Enter the new password in the Password and Confirmation fields. Then click the Save button.
DIR-300NRU 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 connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
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DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide PPTP or L2TP WAN Connection 1. Go to the Net / Connections page and select the WAN connection. 2. In the General settings section, select the IPoE value from the Connection Type drop-down list. 3. In the Physical layer section, select the value corresponding to the INTERNET port of the router (Ports:5) from the Physical interface drop-down list.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Example of Connection via VLANs If your ISP provides: access to the Internet via the VLAN with the tag (VLAN ID) 2, the • PPPoE connection type, login user, password user_password, access to IPTV service via the VLAN with the tag (VLAN ID) 10, •...
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DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide 17. From the Tag drop-down list, select the untagged value. 18. From the Port drop-down list, select the value port 5. 19. From the Tag drop-down list, select the tagged value. 20. In the VLAN ID field, enter 10.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Local Area Network Go to the Net / Connections page and select the LAN connection. If needed, change the IP address and subnet mask for the LAN interface of the router in the IP Address and Netmask fields of the IP settings section.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network By default, the wireless network of the router is open (it requires no password to access it). To avoid unauthorized access to your wireless local area network, change the default settings of the router.
DIR-300NRU Quick Installation Guide Saving Settings to Non-volatile Memory In order to avoid losing the new settings upon hardware reboot (accidental or intentional power-off of the device), it is recommended to save the settings to the non-volatile memory of the router.
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 e- mail/Internet.