D link dir 300 enter settings. Setting the time and time zone


In this article we will configure the D-Link Dir-300 router and similar series. Setting it up requires some time and attention, so be careful, and the article is also quite large.

If you at home or in the office decide to organize a local network with Internet access, consisting of several computers or organize wifi connection, then this can be easily implemented using . Today, routers are available at very reasonable prices. In this article we will examine the question how to set up a D-Link Dir-300 router. Settings D-Link router Dir-300 will be in the form step by step instructions. In my opinion, this is one of the popular routers that is easy to set up and is not expensive - around $50.

First, let's make sure that our device is fully equipped. We will need:

  • the device itself (black box with lights);
  • power unit
  • cable (blue included) to connect your computer to the router.

What we need:

  • cable Internet (well, that goes without saying, if we want Internet access);
  • the device itself;
  • a piece of paper with settings from your provider;
  • a little time and patience.

So let's get started.

We take the device out of the box. We connect one end of the blue cable to LAN 1 port, the other end to the network card on the computer (where the Internet cable was previously plugged in). We connect the Internet cable to the WAN (INTERNET) port. Connect the power.

I would like to note that if you have already tried to configure the router yourself and nothing worked, then you should reset it to factory settings and start all over again. To reset the settings, there is a small button on the back of the device that can be pressed with a toothpick or some sharp object. After clicking, give the router time to reboot - 1-2 minutes.

At this stage, you should specify “Obtain an IP address automatically” in the network connection settings.

There are two options here:

1. If you connect the router using a patch cord (blue cable) via a network card, then in the connection properties by local network you need to specify “Obtain an IP address automatically”. To do this, go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > right-click on “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties” > in the properties of the Internet protocol TCP/IP set “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain a DNS server address automatically” .

2. If you connect to the router via wi-fi, then after the router boots up, you will see unsecured network dlink. Select this network and in properties of this connection in the TCP/IP protocol, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain a DNS server address automatically.”

I would like to say that the settings are similar in different operating systems, be it Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. The same applies to the router itself - all D-Link routers are identical and therefore this setup guide can also be applied to models such as DIR-320, 400, 100, 615, 650 and 120.

Now open any browser and address bar enter - http://192.168.0.1/, after which the login window to the administrative section of the router will open. In the “User Name” line, enter admin, leaving the Password line empty. Click Log In and go to the admin panel of the router settings.

Now let's move on to the next step.

If the appearance of the admin panel of your router is different, see setting up D-Link DIR-300 new versions - http://remontka.pro/router/.

By entering your login and password (we left the password field empty), we are taken to the main page of the router settings control panel.

There are sections at the top, and a section menu on the left.

Briefly by sections:

Setup— basic setting
Advanced- advanced setup
Maintenance- everything related to maintaining the router itself
Status— the current state of affairs in the router.

Before you start setting up your router and connecting to the network, D-Link recommends changing the firmware of your devices to a more updated one.

You can download the firmware at the following addresses:

To update the firmware, go to the Maintenance > Firmware Update section > then click review, select required file firmware and click Upload.

We wait 2 minutes until the browser takes us to the main settings page. After this, you need to reset the router to factory settings. To do this, go to Maintenance > Save and Restore > click Restore Device.

3.1. Now let’s proceed directly to setting up the router’s connection to the Internet.

I’ll say right away that there are several types of network connections (depending on your provider). Here we will need the paper with the settings that your provider gave you. If you do not have any settings, then call or go to the office and get the settings.

To start setting up, go to the section Setup > Internet Setup> and press the button Manual Internet Connection Setup. Further:

Enable Access Point Mode– don’t put a tick

My Internet Connection is– select from the drop-down list “ Russia PPPoE (Dual Access)»

Attention: you must have all the settings when you connect to the Internet, if you don’t have them, again, go to your provider and demand them!

StaticIP

We put the switch on StaticIP(depends on the provider, if you are not sure what IP you have, then call and find out);

IP Address– enter your IP address;

Subnet Mask(subnet mask) – enter your subnet mask;

Gateway(default gateway) – specify the default gateway (usually starts with 10 and is similar to an IP address);

DNS– enter your DNS;

MACAddress Clone MAC Address);

Server IP/Name(VPN) – enter the VPN address;

PPTP Account

PPTP Password– enter the password;

PPTP Confirm Password– repeat the password;

Maximum Idle Time- 5 minutes;

MTU– leave 1400;

Connectmodeselect– network connection mode. There are several options: “Always-on” - permanent connection; “Connect-on-Demand” – connecting to the network as needed, i.e. when we decide to connect to the Internet, the router will automatically establish a connection, and if we are absent for the specified time in the “Maximum Idle Time”, it will turn off; Manual – connecting and disconnecting to the network is done manually.

Click Save Settings.

DynamicIP

We put the switch onDynamic IP

MACAddress– leave it blank (if the provider’s network has a MAC Address binding, then press the button Clone MAC Address);

Server IP/Name(VPN) – enter the VPN address;

PPTP Account(username) – enter the username;

PPTP Password– enter the password;

PPTP Confirm Password– repeat the password;

Connectmodeselect– network connection mode and, as mentioned above, there are several options, see above.

Click SaveSettings.

After the selected settings, a network connection should appear.

3.2. Setting up a wireless network - Wi-Fi

To start setting up wireless network go to Setup > Wireless Setup and click on the “Manual Wireless Connection Setup” button.

After this we are taken to the next page.

First section « WI— FIPROTECTEDSETUP“—it’s better to uncheck the box here, because Not all wireless adapters support Wi-Fi Protected Setup technology.

Next section ""

  • Enable Wireless – naturally, you need to check the box;
  • Wireless Network Name – your network name (d-link by default), this is the name that will be displayed in the list of networks;
  • Enable Auto Channel Selection – automatic channel selection, check the box for automatic selection channel;
  • Wireless Channel – channel number;
  • Transmission Rate – we don’t change anything here, let it be at the factory setting;
  • WMM Enable – also unchecked, leave the factory settings;
  • Enable Hidden Wireless – if you check this box, the network will not be displayed on air. It's better not to tick the box, because... Not all devices can connect to hidden networks.

Let's move on to the "Wireless Security Mode" section. In this section we will configure the security of our network.

  • Cipher Type – TKIP;
  • PSK/EAP – PSK;
  • Network Key – here you should come up with and enter a password for authorization on the network; the password must be 8 characters long and consist of Latin letters and numbers.

After all the settings have been entered, click " Save Settings".

3.3. Setting up a DHCP server and local network

To configure the DHCP server, go to Setup > LAN Setup

Router Settings:

  • Router IP Address – router IP address – 192.168.0.1;
  • Default Subnet Mask – subnet mask, this parameter defines the IP itself; router and the entire local network subnet. You can leave the factory settings;
  • Local Domain Name – leave empty;
  • Enable DNS Relay – check the box.

DHCP Server Settings – setting up a DHCP server

  • Enable DHCP Server – check the box if you want the router to distribute addresses to all devices automatically, but if you configure everything manually within the local network, then you don’t have to check the box;
  • DHCP IP Address Range - range of distributed addresses, you can leave the factory settings;
  • DHCP Lease Time — lease time of the issued address;
  • DHCP Client List - a list of clients that have received addresses from your router.

25 - DHCP Reservation– list of reserved addresses. This setting is needed in order to assign specific addresses to specific network cards linked by MAC address.

3.4. Setting the time and time zone

To set the time and date, go to Setup > Time and Date and we have three sections:

1. Time and Date Configuration– setting time and time zone

  • Time – shows current time router;
  • Time Zone – time zone, you can select your own zone;
  • Enable Daylight Saving – accounting for the transition to winter and summer time;
  • Sync/ your computer’s time settings – this button is activated when automatic synchronization is turned off.

2. Automatic Time and Date Configuration– here you can configure the router to automatically synchronize with a time server

  • Automatically synchronize with D-Link’s Internet time server – check the box if you want to automatically synchronize with a time server;
  • NTP Server Used – select a time server.

3.Set the Time and Date Manually– here we set the time manually. This item is available when automatic synchronization is turned off.

After all the settings have been made, do not forget to save the settings – Save Settings.


Hello, our dear visitors. Do you want to know how to configure the dir 300 router correctly? On this page, website I decided to tell you what it is setting D-link DIR 300 .

The model of this router is very popular in Russia and neighboring countries, so step by step setting up DIR-300 will definitely help many people set up home network. How to configure dir 300? We will assume that step-by-step correct setting D-link Dir 300 has begun! We are sure you can handle it on your own!


Setting up the DIR-300 router

In fact, in the setting router dir 300 nru there is nothing complicated. But most Dlink DIR300 owners are faced not with the problem of the setup itself, but with a lack of understanding of simple things:


  • How to connect D-link DIR 300.
  • What data to enter into the router.
  • What connection does the provider use?
  • How to connect WiFi after setting up a local network.

So, D-link DIR 300 is unpacked. Its kit usually includes instructions for setting up and connecting, but since you are on this page, it’s probably not that clear. Also included with this WiFi router Comes with power supply and patch cord. Let’s say right away that we will show the setup of D-Link dir 300 nru, but since there are several revisions of routers of the 300NRU model:

  1. The DIR 300 NRU B7 we are reviewing.
  2. DIR 300 NRU B6 - the previous revision of the router, differs in the admin panel interface.
  3. DIR 300 NRU B5 is a very old model.

Don't be afraid that you have a different router interface. All settings for NRU are also relevant for other revisions. The main thing is to understand the principle.

By the way, we have already talked about the principle, and we also have an earlier one. Let's return to the D-Link Dir-300 and see what the router has on the back:

As can be seen from the figure, the router has four LAN RJ45 connector, which are needed to connect computers via a network cable, that is, PCs not equipped with a WiFi module. Also, the D-Link DIR 300 has WAN The connector is responsible for receiving an Internet channel from the provider. The round power connector is designed to connect the router using a power supply. This can already be done if you haven’t connected it yet.

After that, connect the patch cord (network cable that comes with the router). One end needs to be plugged into one of the four ports LAN, and the other into the network card of a computer and laptop. To the port WAN We insert the wire from the provider (do this later, the Internet will come in handy later).

As you can see from the photo, connecting the D-Link dir 300 is quite simple. The initial setup of the dir 300 router is complete. By the way, if for some reason you do not have a patch cord included, then you need to buy it or. Now it's time to go into the D-Link DIR 300 and configure it. Open the browser and type in local address, as written in instructions 192.168.0.1. Admin panels of all routers D-Link available at this address.

We enter the username and password that are set on the router by default. By the way, if for some reason you forget your password, we will change it below at the next D-Link setup dir 300, then restore your login and password by resetting settings dir 300. This can be done with the “Reset” button, which is located on the back of the router. Just keep in mind that all settings on the router will also be reset. Let's return to setting up the DIR300. A warning window will appear indicating that it would be a good idea to change the password, we will do this later.

Finally we got to the router admin panel D-LINK DIR 300!

Updating the firmware before setting up the router

Any modern router has firmware. Router manufacturers are trying to correct errors in the operation of routers, so it is worth updating the firmware of our Dlink DIR-300. To do this, let's check the firmware version at home page administration panels.

Now we need to pick it up new version firmware on the Dlink website. Follow the link ftp://dlink.ru/pub/Router/, find our router model and download the firmware with the file extension FWZ.

The firmware is updated in the admin panel. The update takes a little time. Let's continue.

Preparing to configure on Windows

One of the important points in setting up the dir 300 router, and not only this model, is setting up a local network and Internet connection. Moreover, connecting to a local network is easy, but difficulties may arise with the provider’s settings. In Russia, there are at least two large providers:

  • Beeline.
  • Rostelecom.

And there are countless less visible ones, most of whom are simply intermediaries, renting a channel from a large provider. And their connection settings may differ. There are several types of connection to the provider:

  • PPPoE connection.
  • PPTP connection.
  • L2TP connection.
  • IPoE connection.
  • Connection via static IP address.
  • Automatically obtain an IP address.

We are sure that many of you were wary - there are so many incomprehensible abbreviations. In fact, those who do not know what type of provider they are connected to need to do a few simple things.

We need to look at the settings in Windows XP let's go:

Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection -> Properties -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Properties

IN Windows 7 The settings of the network interface, which is responsible for connecting to the provider, are located:

Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change adapter settings -> find the interface and go to Properties again twice, as in the picture

We remember what data is indicated there, you can even take a screenshot. After recording the IP, mask, gateway and DNS , you can put dots on “receive automatically”.

Setting up WAN and LAN interfaces on D-Link Dir-300

Let's move on to setting up a local network and Internet access on our DIR-300. Go to the tab:

Network -> Connections

And we'll choose WAN interface. A window will appear, the parameters of which will need to be configured.


This is where knowledge about the type of connection to the provider comes in handy. As you can see, the screenshot shows the settings for IPoE. Your settings may, of course, vary. For example, to change the settings to PPPoE, you need to at least change the connection type:

Let's briefly go over all the characteristics of this page:

  • MTU - the value is responsible for maximum size a data packet that is transmitted over a channel via the TCP/IP protocol. Some providers only work with a certain MTU value, but usually it is 1500 and you don’t need to touch it.
  • MAC: Unique network interface identifier. Some providers bind to the MAC address to protect your Internet connection. You can check this with your provider. If a binding exists, you need to find out the MAC address of your network card and enter it in this field.
  • Obtaining an IP address automatically also depends on your provider settings. If online Windows interface, which we talked about above, certain IP, mask and gateway values ​​were entered, then you need to uncheck the box and specify these parameters (remember, we asked you to write them down?)
  • Obtaining the DNS server address is the same as with the previous point.

Save the changed WAN interface settings.

About LAN can be said simply. If you want network participants to receive an IP address automatically, then on the DIR-300 you need to leave everything by default, and in Windows check the “receive automatically” checkbox, as we described above. Otherwise, you can make a network by disabling DHCP V LAN, that is, so that the router does not give out the IP automatically. In this case, in the properties of the TCP/IP protocol you will have to specify the IP address, mask and gateway. For example like this:

  • IP 192.168.0.2
  • Mask 255.255.255.0
  • Gateway 192.168.0.1

So, Dir-300 will be able to see your computer. Next we will be setting up WiFi on the D-Link DIR-300, which we will issue as a separate article. We hope this article will help you connect a computer or laptop to the Dlink DIR-300 router. Now let's move on to the second part of our story about this router model and.

  • Lera

    Hello, yesterday I installed the D-link dir 620 router, in the evening everything was fine, all 3 laptops used Wi-Fi. But before going to bed, I turned off the router by clicking off and in the morning, when I turned it on, of course, not a single laptop could connect. The router is not listed in the network adapters, although yesterday it was... I didn’t update because I got confused, there are a lot of different files and it’s not clear what to do, what to download and how to set the fwz format. I can no longer access 192.168.0.1. Please help me out.

  • Lera

    I turned it off, of course)) first thing. But it didn't help, unfortunately. I think the point is that I didn’t update it, my version is 1.0.0, I already managed to press reset.

  • LDemid

  • Gleb

  • Meow

  • RedBull

    My question is this? I connected an internet cable to the router, from the router to the computer. And so first I went to the Internet without changing anything in the IP, and then I wrote what was above 192.168.0.1, etc., and that’s it, I can’t go to the Internet at all, what should I do? And I also connect to Wi-Fi from my phone, it says there’s supposedly an excellent connection and that’s it, but I can’t access the Internet, although Wi-Fi is turned on as the phone says. What should I do?

  • birthday boy

    So, I set up the dLina 300 router a long time ago, everything worked. I decided to check how many users were connected. I pressed the reset, trying to get into the settings. Using standard login/password. Piget is not the correct login or password. What is wrong in my actions?

  • Prince

    Good afternoon I forgot the password for the router, decided to reset it to factory settings and set it up again, clicked reset and now the laptop does not connect to the Internet and does not /see/ the router at all, even through a cable.

  • andy15

    About once a day (from 10 to 11 pm, just when I first set up the router) the connection is lost. You have to turn the router off and on. How to get rid of this?

  • Tanya

    Hello. I have dir 300, my laptop still connects, my Nokia phone connects via Wi-Fi, but my Samsung Galaxy won’t connect. Tell me something!!

  • semen1234567

    hello =) I can’t figure it out, I found through the “cmd” command the ip mask of the gateway and dns servers, actually the problem is that there are 2 connections: “local network connection” - where ipv4 and the subnet mask are written, but the gateway and dns servers are not indicated and there are 2 it says “ppp adapter high-speed connection” - there is ipv4 (but it differs from 1) gateway mask and 2 dns network IP addresses, what data should I use? Thank you

  • Lisa

    Hello, the router provided Wi-Fi for a year, and then the computer stopped seeing it (other devices saw it). When I tried to connect, my Wi-Fi appeared in the list, but the computer could not connect to it. As a result, I rebooted the router (dir300), and the computer sees a network called dir300, which is distributed by my router. When connecting to the router via cable, I go to 192.168.0.1, in the settings I rename the access point, set a password, click save, it hangs for a while, supposedly saves, then “Inaction...” appears in the upper left corner and that’s it, nothing does not save, Wi-Fi is still available to everyone. Please help me figure it out!

  • Ivan

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  • Alexander

    Tell me, the router is DIR 300, in the online rooms there are 6 gran turismos, out of 16 participants on the track I see only 6 or 7 people, although they take part in the races, and some people are immediately thrown out of the room, what could be the problem?

  • Novel

    Good evening. Please give me some advice. I reset all the settings on the router, configured it according to your instructions. As a result, the connection status lights up green icons, but Internet pages do not open. Wifi also does not work. Thanks in advance!

  • VIKING

    Hello!! bought Dir-300! I connected everything to the computer as in the instructions, went to the browser in the address bar, entered the address, it opened a page for me where in the left corner there is the inscription d-link dir-300 and the rest of the field is a gray screen! I tried and reset the settings to do the same thing, what should I do???? in advance thankful!

  • Helen

    Good evening. Help me please. I brought a Wi-Fi router from Rostelecom. I would like to connect it to the Internet via a modem. I inserted the cables correctly, as in the picture, I go to the browser, but it doesn’t load. I don’t know what to do!(

  • Griff

    Hello. I have the same problem, the router worked fine for several years, but yesterday all devices stopped seeing it and even connected it directly via cable, but to no avail. The power lamp and the Internet are constantly lit yellow, does not respond to reset and does not enter the settings via the PC. Tell me what to do?

The first thing that owners of a newly purchased item are interested in is D-Link router DIR-300 immediately after connecting it is a matter of setting up a wireless wifi network. After all, this is why you buy the device. A wifi network is quite enough to provide Internet access to all gadgets in the apartment. If previously family members had conflicts over access to the Internet, then with the purchase of the D-Link DIR-300 all their worries will melt away like smoke. But this will happen only after we correctly configure a wireless wifi network on the D-Link DIR-300. In addition to setting up this service, the router also supports other communication technologies, such as VPN. The admin panel of the router has options corresponding to them. But we will not touch on these issues here. We are only interested in wifi!

Like other settings of the D-Link DIR-300 router, wireless network settings are carried out via the web interface. You can access it from a browser on the computer to which the device is directly connected. We will consistently describe all the steps necessary to organize full support for a wireless network in a confined space in your home. Read carefully and repeat after us.

Assigning a network name

Our first wifi setup on the D-Link DIR-300 router will be to assign a network name. To begin, let's do the following:

  • In the menu on the left, select “Wi-Fi” -> "General settings"..
  • In the panel on the right, check the box "Enable wireless connection.".
  • Set the “MBSSID” option to “Disabled”. .

Let's move on to actually setting up the router's network name. For this:

  • Go to the “Wi-Fi” menu -> "General settings"..
  • In the “SSID” field, enter the name of the future D-Link networks DIR-300. It should be typed in the Latin alphabet - no Russian letters! By this name you will search for a network among others.
  • Field "Channel".- \ assign the “Auto” mode. . This parameter is usually adjusted when communication interference occurs. If wifi is not working very well, then try playing with this value.
  • Field " Wireless mode"set to the value "B/G/N Mixed". . If you work with a laptop or use a smartphone, you can set the value “G Only” here - this will allow the system to work at the limit of its capabilities.

Assigning access rights

Routers like the D-Link DIR-300 provide a signal not only within your home, but also a little further away. If you live in an apartment building, then the signal from your device will reach neighboring apartments, and maybe spread further.

If there are particularly cunning people among your neighbors, they can easily steal your traffic. In this case, the speed of your Internet connection will decrease as much as your neighbor’s speed will increase.

Distributing traffic to family members is one thing, but sharing it with strangers and not very decent people is quite another. Therefore the next Wifi setup on D-Link DIR-300, which we will do, will concern restricting access to your router from outsiders. Only those who know the password will be able to connect to the system.

We sequentially perform the following manipulations:

  • We launch the browser on the computer and enter the IP address of our device into the address bar: http://192.168.0.1.
  • In the menu on the left, select “Wi-Fi” -> "Security Settings"..
  • "Network authentication" set to “WPA-PSK/WPA-2-PSK mixed”. .
  • Enter any desired password in the field "PSK encryption key.". Do not assign a password that is too primitive, like “123” - such wifi can easily be hacked.

Here, in fact, are all the minimum settings required to organize a wireless network based on the D-Link DIR-300 router. If something doesn't work, then the reason lies somewhere outside the basic settings. We will look at some problems of this kind for the D-Link DIR-300 router below.

Good afternoon.

Despite the fact that today the D-link DIR 300 router model cannot be called new (it is slightly outdated) - it is quite widely used. And by the way, it should be noted that in most cases it copes with its task perfectly: it provides all devices in your apartment with the Internet, simultaneously organizing a local network between them.

In this article, we will try to configure this router using the Quick Settings Wizard. First things first.

1. Connecting the D-link DIR 300 router to a computer

The connection is generally normal for this type of router. By the way, router models 320, 330, 450 are similar in settings to the D-link DIR 300 and differ little.

The first thing you do is connect the router to your computer. The wire from the entrance, which was previously connected to your computer’s network card, is connected to the “internet” connector. Using the cable that comes with the router, connect the output from the computer’s network card to one of the local ports (LAN1-LAN4) of the D-link DIR 300.

The picture shows a cable (on the left) for connecting a computer and a router.

That's all. Oh, by the way, pay attention to whether the LEDs on the router case are blinking (if everything is fine, they should blink).

2. Setting up a network adapter in Windows

We'll show you the setup on Windows example 8 (by the way, everything will be the same in Windows 7). By the way, it is advisable to carry out the first setup of the router from a desktop computer, so we will configure Ethernet adapter* (Means LAN card, connected to a local network and the Internet via a wire *)).
1) First, go to the OS control panel at: “ Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center". Here you are not interested in the section on changing adapter parameters. See screenshot below.

3) In the Ethernet properties we need to find the line “Internet protocol version 4...” and go to its properties. Next, set automatic acquisition of an IP address and DNS.

After that, save the settings.

Now in command line type “ipconfig/all” and press Enter.

You should see the properties of all your adapters connected to the computer. We are interested in Ethernet, or rather its MAC address. In the screenshot below, we need to write down (or remember) the line “physical address”, this is what we are looking for.

Now you can move on to the router settings...

3. Setting up the router

First of all, you need to go to the router settings.

Address: http://192.168.0.1 (type in the browser address bar)

Login: admin (small with Latin letters without spaces)

Password: most likely you can leave the field blank. If an error pops up that the password is incorrect, try entering admin in the login and password fields.

3.1. Setting up a PPPoE connection

PPPoE is a connection type used by many providers in Russia. Perhaps you have a different type of connection, you need to check with the contract or technical support of the provider...

First, go to the “SETUP” section (see above, right under the D-Link header).

By the way, perhaps your firmware version will be Russian, so it will be easier to navigate. Here we will consider English.

In this section we are interested in the “Internet” tab (left column).

INTERNET CONNECTION TYPE - in this column you should select the type of your connection. In this example, we will select PPPoE (Username/Password).

PPPoE - here you select Dynamic IP and just below enter your username and password to access the Internet (this information will be confirmed with your provider)

It is also important to note two columns.

MAC Address - remember a little earlier we wrote down the MAC address of the adapter to which the Internet was previously connected? Now you need to enter this MAC address into the router settings so that it can clone it.

Connection mode select- I recommend choosing Always-on mode. This means that you will always be connected to the Internet; as soon as the connection is lost, the router will try to restore it immediately. For example, if you select Manual, then it will connect to the Internet only at your direction...

3.2. Wi-Fi setup

In the “internet” section (top), in the left column, select the “tab” Wireless Settings«.

Here, check the box next to Enable (i.e. enable). Now lower the page a little lower to the heading “Wireless Network Settings”.

The main thing to note here are 2 points:

Enable Wireless - check the box (means you are enabling wireless Wi-Fi network);

At the very bottom of the page you need to put a password for your Wi-Fi network so that all neighbors cannot join it.

To do this, under the “WIRELES SECURITY MODE” heading, enable the “Enable WPA/WPA2...” mode as in the picture below.

Then, in the “Network key” column, enter the password that will be used to connect to your wireless network.

That's all. Save the settings and reboot the router. After this you have desktop computer there must be Internet, local network.

If you turn on mobile devices (laptop, phone, etc. with Wi-Fi support) you should see a Wi-Fi network with your name (which you set a little higher in the router settings). Join it by entering the password you set earlier. The device must also have access to the Internet and local network.


Most of the recent publications about wireless equipment in this section of our site have been devoted to high-speed devices with gigabit network ports and dual-band access points. Of course, these devices are modern and very interesting, but their cost is quite high. For a more complete view current situation in the segment wireless equipment In this article, we decided to get acquainted with one of the representatives of the entry-level class - the D-Link DIR-300S router. This model is equipped with 100 Mbps ports and has a single-band access point with a single antenna with 5 dBi gain.

The name DIR-300 has long been known to our readers and has, in a sense, become a household name for inexpensive routers with basic functionality. The first model of this family was presented in 2007, and since then almost ten modifications of this device have been released. Moreover, they differed not only appearance, but also the platform, including the SoC manufacturer. This time we will test last generation, which received the suffix “S” after the numbers, and the hardware revision began new cycle with A1.

Concerning D-Link, then this manufacturer has long been represented on the domestic market and is one of the largest players not only in the home network equipment segment, but also in the corporate segment.

Delivery set and appearance

The router comes in the usual cardboard box. Its design is traditional for this manufacturer, so it will look familiar on a store shelf. As usual, the box contains photographs of the device, a connection diagram, some specifications and other information.

Despite the fact that we tested a product aimed at our market, the localization was clearly incomplete. However, this, as they say, “does not affect the speed.”

Inside the box, in additional cardboard inserts, there is a router, an external power supply (12 V 0.5 A), one network patch cord, brief instructions on getting started in Russian and a leaflet with warranty conditions. There is only one remark here - the patch cord is only 60 cm long. It is clear that this budget device, but using such a cable can be difficult even for initial setup router. But the “cheerful” color is yellow.

On the manufacturer's website, the entire DIR-300 family is presented on one page, which creates some confusion. Fortunately, there is a comparison plate with photographs of the models. In the support section you can download electronic versions descriptions and user manuals in Russian and English language, as well as the first and only firmware version.

The appearance and design of the model are quite typical for budget segment. The body is made of black plastic and has dimensions 175x123x32 mm excluding cable and antenna connections. Top cover glossy and instantly collects dust and is easily scratched even with careful use.

In its front part there are eight green indicators. Their logos on the insert are quite large, which is convenient. But the lower part of the case is matte, which is much more practical.

The shape of the router's body is interesting with beveled edges, so the model looks quite attractive. You can see ventilation grilles on the side ends and bottom.

The device rests on four legs; fortunately, this manufacturer did not skimp on rubber inserts for them. There are also two special holes for mounting the router on the wall. In this case, any orientation can be used.

On the rear panel we see a large (17 cm) non-removable antenna with two degrees of freedom, hidden button factory reset, power switch, power supply input, one WAN port and four LAN ports, and a WPS button.

In addition to the gloss on top panel, there are no comments on the design of the device.

Hardware configuration

Interestingly, the router's circuit board is relatively large for such a model. The basis of the hardware platform is the Realtek RTL8196E chip. This relatively middle-aged processor is used in a dozen routers from D-Link, so there is a chance that there will be no problems with the firmware. Its operating frequency is 400 MHz, which is quite typical for this segment. Volume random access memory is 32 MB, the firmware is written to an 8 MB flash memory module.

The radio unit supporting 802.11b/g/n with a maximum connection speed of 150 Mbit/s in the 2.4 GHz band is made on an external Realtek RTL8188ER chip. Antenna cable soldered to the board. Network switch with 100 Mbps ports built into the main processor.

There are no radiators or screens in the device. Printed circuit board probably universal and is also used in other models with a pair of antennas (external or internal) and with USB port. You can also notice on it contact pad, similar to a console. However, the device has access to the operating system via telnet, so some users may be interested in alternative firmware options.

The router was tested with the only existing firmware, version 2.5.1, dated October 16 last year.

Settings and features

To configure the router, a web interface familiar from some other models from this manufacturer is used. It has several localization options, including English and Russian. Note that changing some parameters requires an explicit operation of saving the configuration, as indicated by the pop-up banner. You can also customize remote access to the interface from specified addresses, while the port number can be changed, and the HTTPS protocol can be used.

In addition to the traditional menu option, there is special page"Monitoring", which presents graphic diagram the user's network, including the router, its interfaces and services, as well as clients. To be honest, it’s quite difficult to call it convenient and understandable. The design uses a lot of font variations, which makes it confusing. Although, perhaps we just don't have enough experience with this version.

From the diagram you can immediately go to many basic settings, but it is more convenient to refer to full version in the usual format.

In the “Start” group there is a page for the current status of the router, which provides information about the firmware and network connections. There are also four setup assistants: Internet connection, wireless network, port forwarding ( virtual server) and IPTV.

The “Status” group allows you to obtain extended data about the current state of the router and local network. It contains traffic statistics pages for interfaces, a table for issuing IP addresses by a DHCP server, a routing table, a list of clients with addresses and connection type, a table of active network sessions and a list of multicast group addresses.

All popular options are supported for connecting to the Internet - IPoE, PPPoE, PPTP and L2TP. In the case of working through an access server, you can configure simultaneous work with the provider’s local network. It supports changing the MAC address of the WAN port, adjusting the MTU, disabling NAT, configuring IGMP, enabling ALG for some protocols, allowing management via TR-069 and other options. If necessary, you can change the list of DNS servers, and also add own recordings to the routing table. In addition, the router has a built-in DDNS client with support for three services, including D-Link's own.

To implement scenarios for working with IPTV, multicast technology, allocation of ports for TV set-top boxes and VLANs are supported.

To provide access to services on the local network, support for the UPnP protocol, DMZ technology and programming is provided own rules port broadcasts. Note that you can use port ranges in rules, as well as different numbers for internal and external ports.

The settings for the local network segment are standard - select the router’s IP address, enable and select parameters DHCP server(including DHCP PD for IPv6), setting up fixed address assignments to clients.

There are as many as eight pages in the wireless connection settings section. Basic options include selecting a network name, region, channel, mode, security (including WPA/WPA2 option with RADIUS server) and MAC address filter. IN additional options There is a limit on transmitter power (five options) and several system parameters.

The router's access point supports WPS and WMM technologies, and can also operate in client mode to connect to an existing wireless network.

On separate page a list of current wireless clients is presented, indicating their MAC addresses, connection duration, traffic statistics and RSSI.

The router allows you to check the status of wired ports and set their operating mode through the web interface.

The device has a built-in firewall, in which you can configure packet filtering rules based on source and destination addresses and ports. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.

Additionally, in the “Control” section you can create a filter for URLs, but this function did not work for us.

To protect customers, especially mobile devices, you can use the built-in Yandex.DNS service. Once enabled, you can assign each client one of three levels of DNS query filtering - unprotected, secure, or childish. There is also a level selection option for new clients connecting to the network.

System settings are generally standard. The user can change the administrator password, save/restore/reset the device configuration, reboot the router, update the firmware from a file or via the Internet, and set the system clock. Additionally, there are diagnostic utilities such as ping and traceroute, as well as an option to enable access to the firmware console via telnet.

The system log is presented in its original format operating system and has no filtering or search capabilities. But there is a point for exporting it to text file. The router also supports sending messages to an external syslog server, and you can select the required level for them.

Performance

In terms of platform performance, today even router models entry level are quite capable of providing routing at the level of 100 Mbit/s for any connection modes. However, much depends on the quality of the built-in software.

The router performance study was carried out on a special stand. The routing scenarios tested IPoE, PPPoE, PPTP and L2TP connection modes. Testing was carried out in one/two threads and in sixteen threads. The results are presented in the following graph.

In IPoE and PPPoE modes, the device shows almost maximum results, which is typical today for the vast majority of hardware platforms due to the implementation hardware handler packages.

Connection via PPTP protocols and L2TP are still found among domestic operators, although we see clear trends towards abandoning them. Here the DIR-300S shows speeds of 70-90 Mbit/s, which is also good for an entry-level model. Especially considering that the use budget router On 100 Mbps tariff plans it is unlikely.

The second graph shows the results of testing download speed simultaneously from the provider’s local network and from the Internet in connection modes through an access server.

Despite the clear preference for the Internet channel, these results can also be considered quite suitable for this segment.

From a reliability point of view, there are no comments about the router. It successfully passed an hour-long test in L2TP mode with sixteen streams at full duplex. True, such a load should still be considered very high for the device - during the test, the web interface responded with noticeable delays.

To test the wireless radio module, we used our standard Asus PCE-AC68 adapter solely from the point of view of consistency of results. We do not think that such a combination will occur in practice. The devices were located at a distance of four meters of line of sight. For a more complete picture, we tested operating modes on one (20 MHz, HT20) and two (40 MHz, HT40) channels, when the connection speed was 72 and 150 Mbit/s, respectively. When analyzing the results, do not forget that this router has 100 Mbps wired ports.

The obtained figures are quite typical for this equipment configuration. When working with one channel, we received speeds of up to 40 Mbit/s, and on two channels approximately twice as much - 70-80 Mbit/s. So the combination of 100 Mbit/s wired ports and a 150 Mbit/s access point with one antenna in the 2.4 GHz range can be considered optimal for budget models.

To check the coverage area and communication quality when working with mobile devices we used a couple of devices - the already middle-aged Apple iPad2 and a relatively modern smartphone Zopo ZP920. They were tested at three points - at a distance of four meters of line of sight, at four meters through one wall and at eight meters through two walls. At the same time, more than a dozen were present on the air. neighboring networks. The device connection speed was 72 Mbit/s. Let's look at the iPad first.

When you are in the same room with the router, you can count on 15-30 Mbit/s, which should be enough for watching online videos. Removing behind one wall has a relatively weak effect on the results; the maximum speed at this point reaches 20 Mbit/s for reception. Whereas from the tablet to the router you can only get about 13 Mbit/s, which can be significant, in particular, for AirPlay and online video messaging use cases. The third location is characterized by the presence of many neighboring networks, and here it will be difficult to use the tablet comfortably. The operating speed is literally several megabits per second. However, for viewing sites without heavy content, this option may be suitable.

The performance of working with a smartphone at the first point differs little from the previously tested adapter. Moving behind one wall almost does not reduce performance, except in the scenario of multi-threaded broadcast to a client. The third point, as for a tablet, causes a significant drop in speed.

In general, we can say that the router performed well at short distances, but is poorly suited for large rooms with a lot of interference. Let us remind you that these indicators significantly depend on the wireless clients used in the network.

Conclusion

First of all, we note that the cost of the D-Link DIR-300S wireless router at the time of writing was approximately 1000 rubles. This is ten times lower than the price of modern top solutions.

In terms of its hardware characteristics, the device belongs to the entry-level segment - the router is equipped with 100 Mbit/s wired ports and provides a wireless connection at speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s in the 2.4 GHz band. Formally, these parameters will be sufficient to serve mass mobile clients, such as smartphones and tablets, as well as laptop cable connections, desktop computer, TV, media player and set-top box. At the same time, from a performance point of view, we can say that the model will be effective for all popular tariff plans with speeds up to 100 Mbit/s inclusive. The only thing that can be noted here is the relatively small coverage area of ​​the wireless network when working with some clients in urban environments.

The device has a fairly convenient and practical, although easily soiled, body with the ability to be mounted on a wall. Based on the testing results, we did not have any comments regarding the manufacturing quality of the model.

Built-in software implements most of the capabilities demanded in this segment, including various options Internet connections, IPTV service, port translation and IPv6. Separately, we note support for Yandex.DNS and built-in setup wizards. But the function of creating a guest wireless network is missing in this model.

The device may be suitable for those users who require a simple and inexpensive wireless router With basic capabilities. True, in this segment it will have to compete with models provided by telecom operators.


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