How to Setup Dlink 8 Port Gigabit VPN Router?

The D-Link DSR series is unified service router which provides high performance networking solutions to address the home or office medium size need.

D link 8 port gigabit VPN router has come with some special specification which is discussed below.

• A fully featured virtual private network which provides your mobile workers and branch office with secure link to your network
• A SSL VPN tunnel provides remote access to central network.
• Site to site VPN tunnel uses IP Security protocol.

8 port gigabit VPN router solutions provides very secure, high performance networking solutions for small and medium business enterprises. This comes with flexible deployment option with 3G mobile internet connectivity support via 3G USB dongle and DSR series offers the ability to stay connected when it is connected with wired connection and a back up when the connection failed.

This kind of router is very affordable and it comes with high performance which enables business to secure their network whether you are in office or you are at home.

So if you have purchase new d link 8 port gigabit vpn router, you need to call a technical person for setting it up. But if you want to do it yourself, we are here to explain some step by step guideline to set up d link 8 port gigabit vpn router?

Setup d link 8 port gigabit vpn router

Before you begin the installation, you need to make sure following things:

• First you need to make sure the room temperature which should not exceed up to 40 degree centigrade
• You need to leave atleast one meter space from the front and back of the device
• Always keep your device in proper ventilation
• Before starting installation process, firstly you need to correct this hazardous condition like wet floor, leaks, underground power cable.
• Thereafter you are required to connect with the network by Ethernet cable by simply attach with routers port or modem port

So let us start the configure d link 8 port gigabit VPN router

Log in to the web UI:

• First need to connect with work station
• You need to make sure that work station should have DHCP enabled or assigned a static IP address with 192.168.10.0/24 subnet
• Now you need to launch the browser and enter the IP address for the LAN interface and press enter
• Enter your credentials and press on login button
• The web interface open with the status->dashboard page.

Change the LAN IP address

• To change the LAN IP address , first login the router
• Click on network->LAN->LAN Setting, now you will get LAN setting page
• Under the IP address Setup, you need to enter new IP address of your router
• You need to enter new subnet mask if needed
• You need to click on save button

Configure DHCP Server:

• To change the DHCP setting,  first login the router
• Click network>LAN>LAN Setting. You will see LAN setting page
• Under DHCP setup dropdown, select None (disable), DHCP server(enable)or DHCP relay
• Now you need to click on save button

Set the date and time:

• Login the router and click on date and time wizard
• Click Run in date and time wizard box
• Click on continent on the map and select next to city, select your time zone from the drop down menu
• Toggle NTP server 
• Enter the time to synchronizes the server
• Click save and you will get summary page

Internet connection setup:

• Log in to the router and click on wizard in the upper right of the page
• Click on run in the internet connection wizard
• Toggle on next to either DHCP or static IP address and click on next 
• If you selected DHCP, filled the necessary information
• If you selected static, complete the details like MAC Address, IP address, Gateway IP address, IP subnet mask, primary DNS Server etc
• Click on save button

Wireless Network setup:

• Login the router
• Click run in wireless wizard box
• In the wizard screen, select the profile name, ener network SSID,
• Next to network key, select manual
• You need to enter password for wireless network
• Click on save and you will get summary page and click on finish.

Create users:

• Login to the router
• Click run in user wizard box
• Enter unique user name in the wizard screen
• Select the  group type from the drop down menu
• Enter password for the user
• Enter password again for confirmation
• Click on save

You also need to configure security VPN wizard and dynamic DNS wizard to complete the setup.

This is the detailed documents on setup d link 8 port gigabit vpn router.