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  • Page 1 DIR-825M User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.1.2 Configuring the IP Address Manually......................25 4.2 Starting Setup in the Web UI ......................31 5.1 Home ..............................36 5.1.1 Internet ................................36 5.1.2 DIR-825M ................................36 5.1.3 Connected Clients ............................. 37 5.2 Settings ..............................38 5.2.1 WAN ..................................38 5.2.1.1.
  • Page 3 5.2.3.5. WPS ..................................50 5.2.3.6. Wireless Schedule .............................. 50 5.2.3.7. Easy Mesh ................................51 5.2.4 LAN ..................................52 5.2.4.1. IPv4 ..................................52 5.2.4.2. Static DHCP ................................ 53 5.2.4.3. IPv6 ..................................53 5.2.4.4. TUNNEL 6 over 4 ............................... 54 5.2.5 VPN ..................................54 5.2.5.1.
  • Page 4 5.4.1.2. Auto Reboot ................................ 69 5.4.2 System Log ................................ 70 5.4.3 System Settings ..............................71 5.4.3.1. Administrator ............................... 71 5.4.3.2. System ................................71 5.4.4 Statistics ................................73 5.4.4.1. User Statistics ..............................73 5.4.4.2. Interface Statistics .............................. 73 5.4.5 TR069 .................................. 73 5.4.6 SNMP ..................................

  • Page 5: Product Description

    Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Description DIR-825M Wireless Broadband Router supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac standard, dual band, and Gigabit LAN and WAN, thus providing the wireless speed of 867Mbps in the 5GHz frequency band and 300Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency band at the same time, which is 16 times faster than that of the traditional 11g access point.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    User Manual of DIR-825M 1.2 Product Features IEEE Compliant Wireless LAN and Wired LAN  Compliant with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band [2.4G (300Mbps) and 5G (867Mbps)] wireless  Equipped with 4x 10/100/1000Mbps Fast Ethernet ports and 1x 10/100/1000Mbps WAN ethernet ...

  • Page 7: Product Specifications

    User Manual of DIR-825M 1.3 Product Specifications DIR-825M Model 1200Mbps 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router Hardware Specifications WAN Port: 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps auto MDI/MDI-X RJ45 port LAN Port: 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps auto MDI/MDI-X RJ45 port (LAN1~4) Interface USB Port: 1 x USB 2.0, Type A, 5V 500mA...
  • Page 8 User Manual of DIR-825M 2.4GHz up to 300Mbps Data Rates 5GHz up to 867Mbps 2.4GHz FCC (America): 2.412~2.462GHz (11 Channels) ETSI (Europe): 2.412~2.472GHz (13 Channels) 5GHz Channel 5150~5250MHz 5250~5350MHz 5470~5725MHz 5725~5825MHz *The actual channels in application will vary depending on the regulation in different regions and countries.
  • Page 9 User Manual of DIR-825M 2.4GHz wireless: 32 Max. Supported Clients 5GHz wireless: 32 Wireless Extender Supports repeater Router Features Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting the following Internet accesses:  ETH Router mode ->DHCP ->Static IP Internet Connection Type ->PPPoE...
  • Page 10 User Manual of DIR-825M Environment Operating: 0 ~ 40 degrees C Temperature Storage: -40 ~ 70 degrees C Operating: 10 ~ 90% (non-condensing) Humidity Storage: 5 ~ 95% (non-condensing) -10-...

  • Page 11: Hardware Description

    User Manual of DIR-825M Chapter 2. Hardware Installation DIR-825M Please follow the instructions below to connect the to the existing network devices and your computers. 2.1 Hardware Description Dimensions: 192x 118x 31 mm (W x D x H) Diagram :...
  • Page 12 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 2-1-2 -12-...

  • Page 13: Front Led

    LED of the DIR- 825M. Front LED Figure 2-1-1-1 DIR-825M Top View 2.1.2 LED Indications The LEDs on the front panel indicate instant status of port links, wireless data activity, system power, USB and WPS, and help monitor and troubleshoot when needed.
  • Page 14 User Manual of DIR-825M indications of the Wireless Router. -14-...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    Data is being transmitted. USB connection is not established. Table 2-1-2-1 LED Indications 2.1.3 Rear Panel The rear panel provides the physical connectors connected to the power adapter and any other network device. Figure 2-1-3-1 shows the rear panel of the DIR-825M. -15-...
  • Page 16 User Manual of DIR-825M Rear Panel Figure 2-1-3-1 Rear Panel of the DIR-825M Interface Description On/off Power On/Off button button Power Connect to the power adapter provided in the package Connector Press it will enable WPS functiont Press the Reset button gently for 3 seconds and then release it. The system...

  • Page 17: Bottom Panel

    User Manual of DIR-825M USB Port Connect to the Cable/xDSL Modem or the Ethernet LAN1-4 Connect to the user’s PC or network devices Table 2-2 Interface Indications 2.1.4 Bottom panel Figure 2-1-4-1 bottom of the DIR-825M -17-...

  • Page 18: System Requirements

    TCP/IP protocols The above PC is installed with a Web browser  1. The Router in the following instructions means DIR-825M. 2. It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 7.0 or above to access the Router. 3.2 Installing the Router Before installing the Router, make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully at this moment.
  • Page 19 User Manual of DIR-825M Step 2. Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network. Step 3. Connect the PC or Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the Router with Ethernet cable.

  • Page 20: Manual Network Setup - Tcp/Ip Configuration

    User Manual of DIR-825M Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your Wireless Router using Quick Setup within minutes. A computer with wired Ethernet connection to the Wireless Router is required for the first- time configuration.
  • Page 21 User Manual of DIR-825M Then the Wireless Router built-in DHCP server will assign IP address to the PC automatically. If you are sure the DHCP server of Wireless Router is enabled, you can set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically"...
  • Page 22 User Manual of DIR-825M 2) Under the Network and Internet icon, click on t he View network status and tasks. And then click Change adapter settings. Figure 4-1-1-1 Change Adapter Settings 3) Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection, and select Properties in the appearing window.
  • Page 23 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 4-1-1-2 Network Connection Properties -23-...
  • Page 24 User Manual of DIR-825M 4) In the prompt window shown below, double-click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Figure 4-1-1-3 TCP/IP Setting 5) Choose Obtain an IP address automatically, and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown in the figure below. Then click OK to save your settings.

  • Page 25: Configuring The Ip Address Manually

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 4-1-1-4 Obtain an IP Address Automatically 4.1.2 Configuring the IP Address Manually Summary: Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC.  Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.0.xxx ("xxx" is any number from 2 to ...
  • Page 26 User Manual of DIR-825M If the LAN IP address of the Wireless Router is 192.168.0.1, enter IP address 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Enter the LAN IP address of the Wireless Router (the default IP is 192.168.0.1) into the default gateway field.
  • Page 27 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 4-1-2-1 IP and DNS Server Addresses Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows 7 OS. Please follow the steps below: Click on Start Type “cmd”...
  • Page 28 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 4-1-2-2 -28-...
  • Page 29 User Manual of DIR-825M Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to Figure 4-1-2-3, it means the connection between your PC and t he  Router has been established well.
  • Page 30 User Manual of DIR-825M If the Router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. -30-...

  • Page 31: Starting Setup In The Web Ui

    User Manual of DIR-825M 4.2 Starting Setup in the Web UI It is easy to configure and manage the DIR-825M with the web browser. Step 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and enter the default IP address http://192.168.0.1in the web address field of the browser.
  • Page 32 User Manual of DIR-825M The first time login router, it will enter wizard setup, the Wizard Setup page screen appears as Figure 4-2-3. Figure 4-2-3 DIR-825M Web UI Screenshot Step 2. Choose “Next” and you can configure the router Operation Mode by yourself.
  • Page 33 User Manual of DIR-825M Step 4. Choose “Next” and you can configure the LAN Interface Setup. Figure 4-2-6 Configure LAN Interface Setup. Step 5. Choose “Next” and you can configure login password. Figure 4-2-7 Configure WAN Interface setup. Step 6.
  • Page 34 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 4-2-8Configure Wi-Fi Interface setup. -34-...
  • Page 35 User Manual of DIR-825M Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter delivers a detailed presentation of router’s functions and features under 4 main menus shown below, allowing you to manage the router with ease. Figure 5-1 Router’s Functions -35-...

  • Page 36: Home

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.1 Home 5.1.1 Internet Figure 5-1-1 Router IPv4 Status Figure 5-1-1-1 Router IPv6 Status 5.1.2 DIR-825M On this page, you can view information about the current LAN and Wi-Fi status of the DIR-825M. -36-...

  • Page 37: Connected Clients

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-1-2-1 DIR-825M Info 5.1.3 Connected Clients This page shows the IP addresses and host names of all the PCs in your network Figure 5-1-3-1 Connected Clients -37-...

  • Page 38: Settings

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.2 Settings 5.2.1 WAN On this page, you can configure the parameters of the WAN interface. Figure 5-2-1-1 WAN 5.2.1.1. IPv4 There are four wan connection can be use, each wan connection can be configured as difference mode, such as DHCP router mode, PPPoE router mode, Static router mode, and each wan connection can be configured to have VLAN tag, this will more helpful for user to meet different environment usage.
  • Page 39 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-1-1-1 DHCP Object Description You can keep the maximum transmission unit (MTU) as default. VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID value provided by your ISP. WAN Type From this feature, user can distinguish different services.
  • Page 40 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-1-1-2 Static IP -40-...
  • Page 41 User Manual of DIR-825M Object Description Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP. Inquire your ISP if IP Address you are not clear. Subnet Mask Enter WAN Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. Default Gateway Enter the WAN Gateway address provided by your ISP.

  • Page 42: Ipv6

    User Manual of DIR-825M Object Description Username Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. Password Enter the password provided by your ISP. VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID value provided by your ISP. WAN Type From this feature, user can distinguish different services.
  • Page 43 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-1-2-2 IPv6 auto Object Description Origin Type Current origin type AUTO. Address Mode WAN IPv6 address mode, including stateless and stateful address mode. PD Enable WAN IPv6 prefix delegation. Rapid-commit Enable Rapid commit switch. WAN IPv6 DNS.

  • Page 44: Status

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-1-2-3 IPv6 6RD Object Description Origin Type Current origin type 6RD. 6RD IPv6 Prefix WAN IPv6 prefix delegation WAN IPv4 Address WAN IPv4 address. 6RD Border Relay IPv4 Border Relay IPv4 Address. Address WAN IPv6 DNS.

  • Page 45: Operation Mode

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-1-3-1 Status 5.2.2 Operation Mode You can setup different modes to LAN and WLAN interface for NAT and bridging function. Figure 5-2-3-1 Operation Mode 5.2.3 Wi-Fi 5.2.3.1. Wi-Fi -45-...
  • Page 46 Set the wireless mode to which you need. Default is “Mixed 802.11b/g/n”. It is strongly recommended that you set the Band to Band “802.11b/g/n”, and al l of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the DIR-825M Mode WLAN working mode, such AP, client, WDS and AP+WDS. MultipleAP You can set guest SSID from this button.
  • Page 47 User Manual of DIR-825M 40 MHz bandwidth and the 802.11n mode is configured as Automatic. For an optimal wireless performance, you may select the least interferential channel. It is advisable that you select an unused Channel Number channel or “Auto” to let device detect and select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on from the drop- down list.

  • Page 48: Security

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.2.3.2. Security Figure 5-2-4-2-1 Wi-Fi security Object Description Set a name (SSID) for your wireless network. User can access the wireless network through the ID only. However, if you switch Select SSID to client mode, this field becomes the SSID of the AP you want to connect with.

  • Page 49: Site Survey

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-4-3-1 Wi-Fi security Object Description If you choose 'Allowed Listed', only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to Wireless ACL Mode connect to your Access Point. When 'Deny Listed' is selected, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point.

  • Page 50: Wps

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.2.3.5. WPS Figure 5-2-4-5-1 WPS Object Description This page allows you to change the setting for WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Using this feature could let your wireless client automatically synchronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle.

  • Page 51: Easy Mesh

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-4-6-1 Wireless Schedule 5.2.3.7. Easy Mesh Figure 5-2-4-7-1 Easy Mesh Controller Figure 5-2-4-7-2 Easy Mesh Agent Figure 5-2-4-7-3 Topology Figure 5-2-4-7-4 Topology -51-...

  • Page 52: Lan

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.2.4 LAN 5.2.4.1. IPv4 This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point. Here you may change the setting for IP address, subnet, DHCP, etc.

  • Page 53: Static Dhcp

    User Manual of DIR-825M This page allows you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to the network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address. This is almost the same as Static DHCP when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the DHCP server.

  • Page 54: Tunnel 6 Over 4

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-5-3-1 IPv6 Object Description Router’s LAN IPv6 address. IP Address Router’s LAN DNS server. DNS Addr If it is selected, the router serves as the DHCP server and Interface Name automatically assigns IPv6 addresses to all computers in the LAN.

  • Page 55: L2Tpv2

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-2-6-1-1 PPTP Object Description Type the name of PPTP Server. Server Enter the user name provided by your ISP. Username Enter the password provided by your ISP. Password You can keep the maximum transmission unit (MTU) as default.

  • Page 56: L2Tpv3

    User Manual of DIR-825M L2TPv3 5.2.5.3. This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to peer by L2TPv3. Figure 5-2-6-3-1 L2TPv3 Object Description The address of the LAN side device of local , eg:192.168.0.2 Local Host Address...

  • Page 57: Gre

    This page shows the status information for PPTP , L2TPv2 and L2TPv3 Figure 5-2-6-5-1 VPN status 5.2.6 USB The DIR-825M has a built-in USB port which can be connected to an external USB storage device for file sharing. Disk information 5.2.6.1.

  • Page 58: Dlna

    User Manual of DIR-825M DLNA 5.2.6.2. Figure 5-2-7-2-1 DLNA 5.2.6.3. Figure 5-2-7-3-1 FTP -58-...

  • Page 59: Features

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.3 Features 5.3.1 QoS Figure 5-3-1-1 QoS Object Description Automatic Uplink Speed Automatic uplink speed. Manual Uplink Speed Set the download speed of your Internet access (Kbps) Automatic Downlink Automatic downlink speed. Speed Manual Downlink Speed...

  • Page 60: Firewall

    User Manual of DIR-825M Name QoS rule name. 5.3.2 Firewall 5.3.2.1. Advanced Figure 5-3-2-1-1 Advanced Object Description Enable DMZ Enable or disable DMZ function Enable UPnP Enable or disable UPnP function Enable IGMP Proxy Enable or disable IGMP Proxy function...

  • Page 61: Dos

    User Manual of DIR-825M Enable PPTP pass through Enable or disable PPTP to pass through PPTP communication on VPN connection data. Enable L2TP pass through Enable or disable L2TP to pass through L2TP communication on VPN connection data. 5.3.2.2. Dos A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by hackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service.

  • Page 62: Port Filtering

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-3-2-3-1 IP Filtering Object Description Enable IP Filtering Enable or disable IP Filtering function. Enable IPv4 Enable or disable IPv4 Filtering feature. Enable IPv6 Enable or disable IPv6 Filtering feature. Local IPv4 Address Set LAN side source IPv4 address...
  • Page 63 User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-3-2-4-1 Port Filtering Object Description Enable Port Filtering Enable or disable IP Filtering function. Enable IPv4 Enable or disable IPv4 Port Filtering feature. Enable IPv6 Enable or disable IPv6 Port Filtering feature. Port Range Set the port range for port filtering Protocol Select “TCP”, “UDP”...

  • Page 64: Mac Filtering

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.3.2.5. MAC Filtering Figure 5-3-2-5-1 MAC Filtering Object Description Model You can set working model here, Black and White. MAC Address Enter a MAC address Comment Comment info. 5.3.3 Port Forwarding -64-...

  • Page 65: Url Filter

    User Manual of DIR-825M Figure 5-3-3-1 Port Forwarding Object Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable or disable Port Forwarding function. Local IP Address Enter a LAN IP address Local Port Start Enter LAN side start port. Local Port End Enter LAN side end port.

  • Page 66: Route

    User Manual of DIR-825M URL filter is used to deny LAN users from accessing the internet. Block those URLs which contain keywords listed below. Please note: URL Filter can not filter the HTTPS encrypted domain name. Figure 5-3-4-1 URL Filter...

  • Page 67: Static Route

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.3.5.2. Static Route Figure 5-3-5-2-1 Static Route Object Description Enable Static Route Enable or disable Static route. IP Address Enter the destination network Subnet Mask Enter the network mask Gateway Enter the network gateway Metric Enter the routing metric...

  • Page 68: Dynamic Dns

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.3.6 Dynamic DNS The Wireless Router supports Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS). The dynamic DNS service allows a dynamic public IP address to be associated with a static host name in any of the many domains, and allows access to a specified host from various locations on the Internet.

  • Page 69: Management

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.4 Management 5.4.1 Time 5.4.1.1. NTP Server Object Description Current Time Select the time zone in your area Copy LAN time Copy time from computer. Time Zone Select Select time zone from the drop box. Enable NTP client update Enable or disable NTP client update.

  • Page 70: System Log

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.4.2 System Log Figure 5-4-2-1 System Log Object Description Enable or disable Log function. Enable Log Enable or disable “Logging to Syslog Server” Enable Remote Log Enter the Syslog server IP address Log Server IP Address...

  • Page 71: System Settings

    User Manual of DIR-825M 5.4.3 System Settings 5.4.3.1. Administrator Figure 5-4-3-1-1 Administrator Object Description Password Enter the new password. Enter the new password again. Confirmed Password 5.4.3.2. System This screen allows you to back up, restore, and erase the router’s current settings. Once you have the router working correctly, you should back up the information to have it available if something goes wrong.
  • Page 72 User Manual of DIR-825M When you load new configuration, the original configuration will be lost. Please back up the current configuration before loading a new one. In this way, if the new configuration file has an error, you can load the backup file.

  • Page 73: Statistics

    5.4.4 Statistics 5.4.4.1. User Statistics This page shows each user's total traffic statistics. Figure 5-4-4-1-1 User Statistics 5.4.4.2. Interface Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks. Figure 5-4-4-2-1 Interface Statistics 5.4.5 TR069 This page is used to configure the TR069.
  • Page 74 Figure 5-4-5-1 TR069 Object Description TR069 Enable or disable TR069. ACS server domain or IP Address. User Name User name for connection to ACS. Password Password for connection to ACS. Enable or disable periodic inform. Periodic Inform Enable Periodic inform interval. Periodic Inform Interval User Name used form ACS connection to TR069.

  • Page 75: Snmp

    5.4.6 SNMP SNMP is a application for network managment . Figure 5-4-6-1 SNMP 5.4.7 Upgrade 5.4.7.1. Firmware Upgrade You install new version of the router’s software using this page. From time to time, we may release new versions of the Router's firmware. Firmware updates contain improvements and fixes the current problems. On this page, you can check the firmware version and upgrade firmware.

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