Tools
Administrator Settings
There are two accounts that can access the management interface through the web browser. The accounts are admin and user. Admin has read/write access while user has read-only access. User can only view the settings but cannot make any changes. Only the admin account has the ability to change both admin and user account passwords.
 
Remote Management
Remote Management allows the device to be configured through the WAN (Wide Area Network) port from the Internet using a web browser. A username and password is still required to access the browser-based management interface.
IP Address - Internet IP address of the computer that has access to the . If the IP address is set to *, this allows all Internet IP addresses to access the .
Port - The port number used to access the .
Example:
http://x.x.x.x:8080 whereas x.x.x.x is the WAN IP address of the and 8080 is the port used for the Web-Management interface.
 
Time
The "system time" setting is used by the unit for synchronizing scheduling services and system logging activities. You will need to set the time zone corresponding to your location. The time can be set manually or the device can connect to a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to retrieve the time. You may also set Daylight Saving dates and the system time will automatically adjust on those dates.
 
System Settings
The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard drive. The saved file or any other saved setting file created by device can be uploaded into the unit. To reload a system settings file, click on Browse to search the local hard drive for the file to be used. The device can also be reset back to factory default settings by clicking on Restore. Use the restore feature only if necessary. This will erase previously save settings for the unit. Make sure to save your system settings before doing a factory restore.
 
Firmware Upgrade
You can upgrade the firmware of the device using this tool. Make sure that the firmware you want to use is saved on the local hard drive of the computer. Click on Browse to search the local hard drive for the firmware to be used for the update. Upgrading the firmware will not change any of your system settings but it is recommended that you save your system settings before doing a firmware upgrade. Please check the D-Link support site for firmware updates at http://support.dlink.com.
 
Miscellaneous Items
These are additional tools and features of the device.
 
Ping Test
This useful diagnostic utility can be used to check if a computer is on the Internet. It sends ping packets and listens for replies from the specific host. Enter in a host name or the IP address that you want to ping (Packet Internet Groper) and click Ping.
Example:
yahoo.com or 216.115.108.245
 
Block WAN Ping
When you "Block WAN Ping", you are causing the public WAN (Wide Area Network) IP address on the device not to respond to ping commands sent by Internet users. Pinging public WAN IP addresses is a common method used by hackers to test whether your WAN IP address is valid.
 
SPI mode
Stateful Packet Inspection. SPI is a firewall architecture that monitors the state of connections to prevent unsolicited packets from the network.
 
IGMP Proxy
IP hosts use Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to report their multicast group memberships to neighboring routers. Similarly, multicast routers, such as the , use IGMP to discover which of their hosts belong to multicast groups.
 
UPnP
UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The is a UPnP enabled router and will only work with other UPnP devices/softwares. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled by selecting "Disabled".
 
VPN Pass-Through
The device supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made through the device. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the local area network.
 
WAN select to 10/100 Mbps
Check or uncheck the item to select the WAN port physical throughput setting.

Cable Test
Cable Test is an advanced feature that integrates a LAN cable tester on every Ethernet port of the . Through the graphical user interface (GUI), Cable Test can be used to remotely report whether each of the 5 Ethernet ports on the is connected or disconnected. This feature significantly reduces service calls and returns by allowing users to easily troubleshoot their cable connections.