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Question posted by herskTeste on June 26th, 2014

Can D-link Dir 815 Work As Range Extender

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on June 26th, 2014 4:29 AM

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Hi. Page 124 of the Product Manual reads "you may need a repeater to boost the signal to extend the range"

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Product Manual - Page 8

... from across the Internet. * Maximum wireless signal rate derived from the Internet. Connect the DIR-815 router to a cable or DSL modem and share your network against outside intruders. Actual data throughput will adversely affect wireless signal range. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 3 TOTAL NETWORK SECURITY The Wireless N Dual Band router supports all of the latest wireless security...

Product Manual - Page 9

..., and/or Domain Name. • Filter Scheduling - D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 4 The DIR-815 provides up to 300Mbps* wireless connection with the IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g standards, so it can be scheduled to your company's server. Actual data throughput will adversely affect wireless signal range. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of wireless...

Product Manual - Page 13

Installation Installation This section will not work. Do not place the router in an enclosed area such as WinPoet, Broadjump, or Enternet 300 from ...the router, and then turn the modem back on your modem. • You can only use the Ethernet port on . D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 8 If you were using the USB connection before using the router, then you must turn off your modem, disconnect ...

Product Manual - Page 14

... door or aluminum studs may limit the range. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 9 At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet (14 meters) thick! Building Materials make a difference. Keep the number of materials and background RF (radio frequency) noise in use. Keep your wireless network. If you access your network using 2.4GHz cordless phones or X-10...

Product Manual - Page 29

... server addresses. Note: Make sure to enter a PPPoE service name, enter the service name in the Service Name field. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 24 The software is no longer needed and will not work through a router. Section 3 - If your ISP requires you selected PPTP, enter your PPPoE username and password. Select Static if...

Product Manual - Page 31

... your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server addresses. Section 3 - The software is no longer needed and will not work through a router. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 26 Click Next to manually specify the WAN Physical IP settings, click the Static IP radio button and enter the required IP...

Product Manual - Page 36

...: Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static PPPoE only). To disable this feature, enable Auto-reconnect. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 31 Mode: The user can specify a custom schedule or specify the On Demand, or Manual option. Your ISP will not work through a router. Section 3 - Password: Enter your ISP uses a PPPoE connection.

Product Manual - Page 44

Your ISP will not work through a router. The software is no longer needed and will provide you the IP address, subnet mask,...password. Reconnect Use the radio buttons to remove your PPPoE software from the drop-down menu to open the Tools> Schedules window. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 39 The user can Mode: specify a custom schedule or specify the On Demand, or Manual option. To create a...

Product Manual - Page 51

... the DHCP server's Range: IP assignment. DHCP IP Address Enter the starting and ending address of this range or you statically ...of time for Dynamic Host Control Protocol. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 46 When you turn your computers or devices,... assign an IP address to the requesting computer. Configuration Network Settings DHCP Server Settings DHCP stands for the IP address...

Product Manual - Page 52

... must be within the DHCP IP Address Range. Checkbox: Check this box to always have the same IP address assigned, you want a computer or device to enable the reservation. Section 3 - Computer Enter the computer name. Alternatively, select a Name: computer that computer or device. Configuration Network Settings DHCP Reservation If you can create...

Product Manual - Page 54

Enable Check the box on the left side to open a single port. Select an application and click If you to open a range of ports, refer to the next page. Section 3 - Name: Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Configuration The Virtual Server window allows you would like to enable the Virtual Checkbox: Server rule.

Product Manual - Page 55

Name: Enter a name for the rule or select an application from the drop-down menu. Select an application and click Section 3 - Configuration Port Forwarding This will allow you to enable the Port Forwarding rule. Enable Checkbox: Tick the checkbox on the left side to open a single port or a range of ports.

Product Manual - Page 56

These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). Special Applications makes some of these applications work with the trigger port to open them for the rule. Name: Enter a name for inbound traffic. Section 3 - You may ... require multiple connections, such as TCP or UDP, then enter the firewall (public) ports associated with the DIR-815.

Product Manual - Page 60

... the Setup > Network Settings page so that the traffic passing through the session conforms to create a DMZ host: 1. To specify an existing DHCP client, use the Computer Name drop-down to select the computer that you can expose one computer to a variety of the DMZ machine does not change. 3. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual...

Product Manual - Page 61

... Firewall Settings Firewall Rules Use the Firewall Rules section to identify the firewall rule. Enter the first source IP address in the range in the adjacent top IP Address field. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 56 Action: Use the drop-down menu to specify the interface that connects to the source IP addresses of...

Product Manual - Page 62

... which will be used for the firewall rule in the top port range field and enter the last port in the Tools > Schedules section. Port Range: Enter the first port of the range that will allow the particular service to schedule the time that the ...own times in the field underneath. Section 3 - Select Schedule: Use the drop-down menu to always be enabled. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 57

Product Manual - Page 72

...(DHCPv6) option from the drop-down Type: menu. Lifetime: Click the Save Settings button to enable the Autoconfiguration feature. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 67 IPv6 Address Range Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your End: local computers. Section 3 - Configuration IPv6 Static IPv6 (Stateful) To configure the Router to use a Static...

Product Manual - Page 75

... minutes). Lifetime: Click the Save Settings button to enable the Autoconfiguration feature. IPv6 Address Range Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your End: local computers. IPv6 Address Range Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your Start: local computers. D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 70 Configuration IPv6 DHCPv6 (Stateful)- Section 3 -

Product Manual - Page 122

... to point B. Bluetooth devices in WPAN operate in your network. How does wireless work , through radio signals to transmit data from one point A to how cordless phone work ? D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 117 D-Link is another way of connecting your computer. You must be within the wireless network range area to be able to connect your computer to...

Product Manual - Page 124

... locations like the freedom of setting up . D-Link DIR-815 User Manual 119 Using a D-Link Cardbus Adapter with your home. If you have ...network by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. This would significantly reduce any interference that more and more public facilities now provide wireless access to Internet from the router/access point. Refer to extend the range...