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1 Accessing Router Settings - D-Link Routers

Accessing Router Settings - D-Link Routers

This document contains information and examples that help with configuring and obtaining useful information from the D-Link model DI-634M router. Even though, the examples and the screenshots presented in this document apply to the D-Link model DI-634M router model they can also be applied to different D-Link router models. But, for absolute methods on how to configure your particular router please consult your router’s manual.

How to Access your Router

To access your router configurations the first thing you need to do is to login your router.

_{1. Open your web browser (IE, Firefox, Safari etc…).}

_{2. In the address bar type in the IP address of your router; generally the default IP address for D-Link routers is 192.168.0.1, see figure 1, consult your manual for the appropriate default IP address.}

_{3. You will be asked to enter a username and a password, the default username and password are Admin and empty strength for the password, unless they have been changed.}

Your browser will default to the home page of your router’s configurations, see figure 2,

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Figure 2. (Click to enlarge)

How to check the basic Wireless Setting for your router

After you access your router’s setting as in the previous section, click on the Wireless menu option as shown in figure 3.

Figure 3. (Click to enlarge)

Now you are in your router’s wireless settings mode, where you can obtain or modify settings. There are five items we need to check in this section they are the:

Wireless Mode is on
Wireless Network Mode
Wireless Network Name (SSID)
Wireless Channel
SSID Broadcasting.

Wireless Mode On/Off

If the wireless mode in your router is turned off no wireless device could access your router wirelessly. Please make sure that your router’s wireless mode is on, see figure 4 on where you can check if the wireless mode is on or it is off.

Figure 4. (Click to enlarge)

Wireless Network Mode (B, G or N)

The wireless network mode determines the speed (bandwidth) of your wireless network. The different wireless modes are B, G or N and their bandwidths are 11Mbps, 54 Mbps and 600 Mbps respectively. We fully support the B and the G modes, but because the N mode is not fully standardized by the industry our devices (Squeezebox, Squeezebox Boom, Squeezebox Duet or Transporter) may have some connectivity issues with router that are running in N wireless mode, see table 1 for comparison. See figure 5 on how to check your wireless mode.

*Table 1. Primary IEEE 802.11 Specification*
	802.11 B	802.11 G	802.11 N
Maximum Data Rate	11 Mbps	54 Mbps	600 Mbps
Practical	1 Mbps	1-10 Mbps	300 Mbps
RF Band	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz Or 5 GHz

Figure 5. (Click to enlarge)

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

Wireless network name (SSID) represents the name that identifies your wireless network to the device that needs to connect wirelessly to your wireless network. The default SSID name for a D-link router is dlink. However some people change that SSID to a unique network name. To setup a Squeezebox wirelessly, you will need to know the SSID of your wireless network, so you can make the correct choice if there is more than one wireless network present in your surrounding. See figure 6 on how to check for the wireless network name (SSID).

Figure 6. (Click to enlarge)

Wireless Channel

Wireless devices need to communicate with your wireless router over specific channels. For devices in the USA the common channels are set to 1, 6 and 11. Each of these channels uses a different frequency. If you experience some wireless connectivity issues between your Squeezebox player and your router, it may help if you change the channel to a different channel number to minimize any interference from devices such as a cordless phone or a microwave oven. Figure 7 shows that that the D-Link model DI-634M automatically set the channel 6. You can change the channel by un-checking the square box Auto Channel Select and then click on the down arrow in the channel text field to obtain all the available channels.

Figure 7. (Click to enlarge)

Enabling the SSID Broadcasting

If your wireless SSID broadcasting is disabled the Squeezebox will not be able to find your wireless network automatically. In such cases you will need to enter your SSID manually during the configuration of the Squeezebox. To find out if your router’s SSID is being broadcasted or not, check the SSID Broadcast field, and make sure the SSID Broadcast button is Enabled see figure 8.

Figure 8. (Click to enlarge)

Note: if you changed any of these options, you must click on the Apply button in order for the changes to take affect, see figure 9.

Figure 9. (Click to enlarge)

How to Check your Wireless Security

If you are using security encryption in your wireless network, you need to know the type of security mode and the encryption key associated with that mode. You will need to enter this information during the setting. The security modes that are compatible with any of our devices are listed below in table 2 according to their strength from low to high respectively.

*Table 2*
Mode	Type
WEP	64/128 bits encryption
WPA	Personal (TKIP)
WPA2	Personal (AES)

To select or check your wireless security encryption mode, you need to do the following:

_{1. Access your router configuration mode as we showed in the first section of this document using the IP address 192.168.0.1.}

_{2. Click on the Wireless button, see figure 10.}

_{3. Click on the Home menu see figure 10.}

Figure 10. (Click to enlarge)

_{4. Here you can check what wireless security mode WEP, WPA or WPA 2 your router is configured with. The choice of a WEP mode in this example is an arbitrary; the important thing here is to get the correct web encryption key associated with the chosen mode in order to enter it during the wireless setting of your Squeezebox. In figure 11 the checked radio button indicates what key must be used in our configuration example. The key usually masked with dots, if you forgot the key you will need to enter a new one. See figure 11.}

Figure 11. (Click to enlarge)

How to Check your Wireless MAC Filtering

Some routers have the capability to block MAC addresses. One of the indicators that may occur is a device may try to connect to the wireless router many times unsuccessfully. The router may think it is an intruding device and block the MAC address associated with that device. To check if your router is blocking your Squeezebox’s MAC address follow these steps:

_{1. Access your router configuration mode as we showed in the first section of this document using the IP address 192.168.0.1, and then click on the Advanced button, see figure 12.}

_{2. Then Click on the Filters option, see figure 12.}

Figure 12. (Click to enlarge)

_{3. D-Link routers have the capability to filter a device access by IP address or by MAC address see figure 13.}

Figure 13. (Click to enlarge)

_{4. If your router is filtering by IP address, please check the range of the filtered IP addresses and ports against the IP address of the Squeezebox player you are trying to setup. If the IP address of your Squeezebox falls on the filtered range you need to change your router setting to exclude the Squeezebox IP address. Also check the Port range filtering, the ports that concern the setting of our Squeezebox player are 3483 TCP, 3483 UDP and 9000 TCP, make sure these ports are excluded from the range of the Port filtering, see figure 14.}

Figure 14. (Click to enlarge)

_{5. D-Link can also filter a device access according to the device MAC address. To access the MAC filtering part of you router click on the MAC Filter button, see figure 15. You will see three choices to configure the MAC filtering access Disabled, Allow access to specific MAC address or Deny access to specific MAC address as in figure 15.}

Figure 15. (Click to enlarge)

_{A. If the MAC filtering choice is set to Disabled MAC Filter, then your router filtering is not active and there is nothing further to worry about as far as the MAC filtering feature of your router.}

_{B. If the MAC Filtering choice is Only allow computers with MAC address listed below to access the network, you must enter the MAC Address of your Squeezebox to be added to the list of allowed devices to access your router. Figure 16 shows you how to setup this type of MAC filtering. The name Squeezebox in figure 16 is an arbitrary name, the important entry is the MAC address, once you enter the MAC address of your Squeezebox and a name for it, click on the Apply button to save the information.}

When the page refresh you should see the Squeezebox’s MAC address and the name you gave to it listed in the list of the allowed devices to access your router, see figure 16.

Figure 16. (Click to enlarge)

_{C. If the MAC Filtering choice is set to Only deny computers with MAC address listed below to access the network, please check the MAC address of the Squeezebox you are trying to setup against the MAC Filter List. If you find a match please click on the trash icon on the right of that entry to remove the MAC address from the list of blocked devices, see figure 17.}

Figure 17. (Click to enlarge)

Checking your Router’s Firmware Version

Sometimes connectivity issues may arise because the router may not be running the latest firmware version. To check what version of firmware your D-Link model DI-634M router is running do the following:

_{1. Access your router configuration mode as we showed in the first section of this document using the IP address 192.168.0.1, and then click on the Tools button, see figure 18.}

_{2. Then Click on the Firmware button, see figure 18.}

Figure 18. (Click to enlarge)

_{3. Click on the button Check Now as in figure 19. IF a new firmware found, please follow the instructions provided to you to complete the firmware update of your D-Link router.}