D-Link DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Manual

D-Link DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Manual

Ac1200 wi-fi router with gigabit fiber wan port

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DIR-841/GF
AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Fiber WAN Port

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  • Page 1 Quick Installation Guide DIR-841/GF AC1200 Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Fiber WAN Port...
  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller. 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 3: Default Settings

    Router DIR-841/GF with default settings cannot connect to the Internet. To get started, please set your own password for access to the web- based interface and change the WLAN name (SSID); then, if needed,...
  • Page 4: System Requirements And Equipment

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide System Requirements and Equipment A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser. • A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router: • ◦ Apple Safari 8 and later ◦ Google Chrome 48 and later ◦...
  • Page 5: Pc With Ethernet Adapter

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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. 2. To connect the device to a fiber optic line: connect your SFP transceiver to the SFP port, then connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP transceiver.
  • Page 6 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically (OS Windows 7) 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 7 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
  • Page 8: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. To connect the device to a fiber optic line: connect your SFP transceiver to the SFP port, then connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP transceiver. 2. 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 9 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically Connecting to Wireless Network (OS Windows 7) 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 10 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window.
  • Page 11 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 9. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DIR-841 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-841-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button.
  • Page 12: Configuring Router

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING ROUTER Connecting to Web-based Interface Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the domain name of the router (by default, dlinkrouter.local) with a dot at the end and press the Enter key. Also you can enter the IP address of the device (by default, 192.168.0.1).
  • Page 13 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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 14 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the router and its software.
  • Page 15 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide The Home page displays links to the most frequently used pages with device's settings. The web-based interface of the router is bilingual (English/Russian). You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based interface of the router or in the System / Configuration section of the menu.
  • Page 16: Initial Configuration Wizard

    Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored. If you perform initial configuration of the router via Wi-Fi connection, please make sure that you are connected to the wireless network of DIR-841/GF (see the WLAN name (SSID) in the Default Settings section, page 3) and click the NEXT button.
  • Page 17 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 1. Click YES in order to leave the current language of the web-based interface or click NO to select the other language. 2. On the next page, click the CONTINUE button.
  • Page 18: Selecting Operation Mode

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Selecting Operation Mode 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. Then from the Work mode list select the Router value. In this mode you can configure a WAN connection, set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, configure LAN ports to connect an STB or...
  • Page 19 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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. Then from the Work mode list select the Repeater value.
  • Page 20: Changing Lan Ipv4 Address

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Changing LAN IPv4 Address This configuration step is available for the Access point, Repeater, and Client modes. 1. Select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address to let DIR- 841/GF automatically obtain the LAN IPv4 address. 2. In the Hostname field, you should specify a domain name of the router using which you can access the web-based interface after finishing the Wizard.
  • Page 21 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR-841/GF, do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, Hostname fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
  • Page 22 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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 23: Configuring Wan Connection

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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). Make sure that you have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your connection.
  • Page 24 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual Stack, PPPoE + Dynamic IP (PPPoE Dual Access): Enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password field). Click the Show icon ( ) to display the entered password.
  • Page 25 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP: Enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password field). Click the Show icon ( ) to display the entered password.
  • Page 26 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 2. If your ISP uses MAC address binding, select the Clone MAC address of your device checkbox. 3. If the Internet access is provided via a VLAN channel, select the Use VLAN checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field.
  • Page 27: Configuring Wireless Network

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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 router.
  • Page 28 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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). 6. In the Network name field, specify your own name for the guest wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router.
  • Page 29: Configuring Lan Ports For Iptv/Voip

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Configuring LAN Ports for IPTV/VoIP This configuration step is available for the Router and WISP Repeater modes. 1. On the IPTV page, select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox. 2. Select a free LAN port for connecting your set-top box.
  • Page 30: Changing Web-Based Interface Password

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Changing Web-based Interface Password On this page you should change the default administrator password. To do this, enter a new password in the Admin password and Password confirmation fields. You may set any password except admin. Use digits, Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase), and other characters available in the US keyboard layout.
  • Page 31: Configuring Local Area Network

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Configuring Local Area Network 1. Go to the Connections Setup / LAN page. 2. If needed, change the IPv4 address of the router's LAN interface and the mask of the local subnet. To do this, click the IPv4 tab and specify needed values in the IP address and Mask fields in the Local IP Address section.
  • Page 32 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 4. IPv4 address assignment. By default, the built-in DHCP server of the router assigns IPv4 addresses to the devices of the LAN. If you want to manually assign IPv4 addresses, disable the DHCP server (click the...
  • Page 33 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 5. IPv6 address assignment. By default, the devices of the LAN automatically assign IPv6 addresses to themselves (the Stateless value is selected from the Mode of dynamic IPv6 address assignment drop-down list in the Dynamic IPv6 Addresses section on the IPv6 tab).
  • Page 34: Specifications

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide SPECIFICATIONS Hardware · Processor RTL8197FH (1GHz) · 64MB, DDR2, built in processor · 8MB, SPI Flash · 1000BASE-X SFP WAN port Interfaces · 4 10/100BASE-TX LAN ports · Power LEDs · Internet · 4 LAN LEDs ·...
  • Page 35 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Software · Support of IEEE 802.1X for Internet connection Network functions · DHCP server/relay · Advanced configuration of built-in DHCP server · Stateful/Stateless mode for IPv6 address assignment, IPv6 prefix delegation · Automatic obtainment of LAN IP address (for access point/repeater/client modes) ·...
  • Page 36 Management and monitoring TELNET/WEB (HTTP/HTTPS) · Bilingual web-based interface for configuration and management (Russian/English) · 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 ·...
  • Page 37 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · Support of client mode Advanced functions · WMM (Wi-Fi QoS) · Information on connected Wi-Fi clients · Advanced settings · Smart adjustment of Wi-Fi clients · Guest Wi-Fi / support of MBSSID ·...
  • Page 38 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · 802.11b (typical at PER = 8% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) -82dBm at 1Mbps -80dBm at 2Mbps -78dBm at 5.5Mbps -76dBm at 11Mbps · 802.11g (typical at PER < 10% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C)
  • Page 39 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters -71dBm at MCS3 -67dBm at MCS4 -63dBm at MCS5 -62dBm at MCS6 -61dBm at MCS7 · 802.11ac (typical at PER = 10% (1000-byte PDUs) at room temperature 25 °C) HT20 -82dBm at MCS0...
  • Page 40 DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide Physical Parameters · Dimensions (L x W x H) 205 x 138 x 32 mm (8.07 x 5.43 x 1.26 in) Operating Environment Power · Output: 12V DC, 1A · Operating: from 0 to 40 °C Temperature ·...
  • Page 41: Safety Rules And Conditions

    DIR-841/GF Quick Installation Guide 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 42: Technical Support

    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.

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