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D-Link DIR-878 Quick Installation Manual

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DIR-878
AC1900 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router

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  • Page 1 Quick Installation Guide DIR-878 AC1900 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    If any of the items are missing, please contact your reseller. The “User Manual” and “Quick Installation Guide” documents are available on D-Link website (see www.dlink.ru). Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

  • Page 3: Default Settings

    Network key (PSK password) bottom panel of the device Router DIR-878 with default settings cannot connect to the Internet. To get started, please set your own password for access to the web-based interface and change the WLAN name (SSID); then, if needed,...

  • Page 4: System Requirements And Equipment

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide System Requirements and Equipment A computer with any operating system that supports a web browser. • A web browser to access the web-based interface of the router: • ◦ Apple Safari 8 and later ◦ Google Chrome 48 and later ◦...

  • Page 5: Pc With Ethernet Adapter

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide CONNECTING TO PC PC with Ethernet Adapter 1. Make sure that your PC is powered off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between any of LAN ports located on the back panel of the router and the Ethernet port of your PC.
  • Page 6 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically in OS Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections window. 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click the relevant Local Area Connection icon and select the Properties line in the menu displayed.
  • Page 7 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 4. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 5. Click the ОК button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
  • Page 8 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Obtaining Address Automatically in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 9 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button in the connection properties window. Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.

  • Page 10: Pc With Wi-Fi Adapter

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide PC with Wi-Fi Adapter 1. Connect the power cord to the power connector port on the back panel of the router, then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet or power strip. 2. Turn on the router by pressing the POWER button on its back panel.

  • Page 11: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows Xp

    Wi-Fi adapter is on. 3. Search for available wireless networks. 4. In the opened Wireless Network Connection window, select the wireless network DIR-878 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR- 878-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button.

  • Page 12: Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter In Os Windows 7

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wi-Fi Adapter in OS Windows 7 1. Click the Start button and proceed to the Control Panel window. 2. Select the Network and Sharing Center section. (If the Control Panel has the category view (the Category value is selected from the View by...
  • Page 13 6. In the opened window, in the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network DIR-878 (for operating in the 2.4GHz band) or DIR-878-5G (for operating in the 5GHz band) and click the Connect button. 7. In the opened window, enter the network key (see WPS PIN on the barcode label on the bottom panel of the device) in the Security key field and click the OK button.

  • Page 14: Configuring Router

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide CONFIGURING ROUTER Connecting to Web-based Interface Start a web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router (by default, 192.168.0.1) or its domain name (by default, dlinkrouter.local) with a dot at the end. Press the Enter key.
  • Page 15 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide If you configured the device previously, after access to the web-based interface the login page opens. Enter the username (admin) in the Username field and the password you specified in the Password field, then click the LOGIN...
  • Page 16 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide The Summary page displays general information on the router and its software.
  • Page 17 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide The Home page displays links to the most frequently used pages with device's settings. The web-based interface of the router is bilingual (English/Russian). You can select the needed language upon the initial configuration of the web-based interface of the router or in the System / Configuration section of the menu.

  • Page 18: Initial Configuration Wizard

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Initial Configuration Wizard In order to start the Initial Configuration Wizard manually, go to the Initial Configuration section. Click the OK button and wait until the factory default settings are restored. Then click the START button.

  • Page 19: Selecting Operation Mode

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Selecting Operation Mode In order to connect your device to a wired ISP, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wired connection value. Then from the Work mode list select the Router value. In this mode you can configure a WAN connection, set your own settings for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, configure LAN ports to connect an STB or VoIP...
  • Page 20 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide In order to connect your device to a wireless router for extending the range of the existing wireless network, on the Device mode page, from the Connection method list, select the Wi-Fi value. Then from the Work mode list select the Repeater value.

  • Page 21: Changing Lan Ipv4 Address

    Wizard you can access the web-based interface using the domain name (by default, dlinkrouter.local ) with a dot at the end. If you want to manually assign the LAN IPv4 address for DIR-878, do not select the Automatic obtainment of IPv4 address checkbox and fill in the IP address and Netmask fields and, if needed, the Gateway IP address field.
  • Page 22 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Wi-Fi Client This configuration step is available for the WISP Repeater, Repeater, and Client modes. 1. On the Wi-Fi Client page, in the Wireless Networks section, select the network to which you want to connect. When you select a network, the Network name (SSID) and BSSID fields are filled in automatically.

  • Page 23: Configuring Wan Connection

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Configuring WAN Connection This configuration step is available for the Router and WISP Repeater modes. You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). Make sure that you have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your connection.
  • Page 24 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide PPPoE, IPv6 PPPoE, PPPoE Dual Stack, PPPoE + Dynamic IP (PPPoE Dual Access): Enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password field). Click the Show icon ( ) to display the entered password.
  • Page 25 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide PPTP + Dynamic IP or L2TP + Dynamic IP: Enter authorization data provided by your ISP (the username (login) in the Username field and the password in the Password field). Click the Show icon ( ) to display the entered password.
  • Page 26 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 2. If your ISP uses MAC address binding, select the Clone MAC address of your device checkbox. 3. If the Internet access is provided via a VLAN channel, select the Use VLAN checkbox and fill in the VLAN ID field.

  • Page 27: Configuring Wireless Network

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Wireless Network This configuration step is available for the Router, Access point, WISP Repeater, and Repeater modes. 1. On the Wireless Network 2.4 GHz page, in the Network name field, specify your own name for the wireless network in the 2.4GHz band or leave the value suggested by the router.
  • Page 28 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 4. If you want to create an additional wireless network isolated from your LAN in the 2.4GHz band, select the Enable guest network checkbox (available for the Router, and WISP Repeater modes only). 5. In the Network name field, specify your own name for the guest wireless network or leave the value suggested by the router.

  • Page 29: Configuring Lan Ports For Iptv/Voip

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Configuring LAN Ports for IPTV/VoIP This configuration step is available for the Router and WISP Repeater modes. 1. On the IPTV page, select the Is an STB connected to the device checkbox. 2. Select a free LAN port for connecting your set-top box.

  • Page 30: Changing Web-Based Interface Password

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Changing Web-based Interface Password On this page you should change the default administrator password. You may set any password except admin. Use digits, Latin letters (uppercase and/or lowercase), and other characters available in the US keyboard layout.

  • Page 31: Configuring Local Area Network

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Configuring Local Area Network 1. Go to the Connections Setup / LAN page. 2. If needed, change the IPv4 address of the router's LAN interface and the mask of the local subnet. To do this, click the IPv4 tab and specify needed values in the IP address and Subnet mask fields in the Local IP Address section.
  • Page 32 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 4. IPv4 address assignment. By default, the built-in DHCP server of the router assigns IPv4 addresses to the devices of the LAN. If you want to manually assign IPv4 addresses, disable the DHCP server (click the...
  • Page 33 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide 6. After specifying the needed parameters on the Connections Setup / LAN page, click the APPLY button.

  • Page 34: Specifications

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide SPECIFICATIONS Hardware Processor · MT7621A (880MHz, dual core) · 128MB, DDR3 · Flash 16MB, SPI · 10/100/1000BASE-T WAN port Interfaces · 4 10/100/1000BASE-T LAN ports · POWER LEDs · INTERNET · WLAN 2.4G · WLAN 5G ·...
  • Page 35 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Software · Support of IEEE 802.1X for Internet connection Network functions · DHCP server/relay · Stateful/Stateless mode for IPv6 address assignment, IPv6 prefix delegation · Automatic obtainment of LAN IP address (for access point/repeater/client modes) ·...
  • Page 36 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Software · Local remote access settings through Management TELNET/WEB (HTTP/HTTPS) · Bilingual web-based interface for configuration and management (Russian/English) · Support of Click'n'Connect application for Android smartphones · Notification on connection problems and auto redirect to settings ·...
  • Page 37 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters · IEEE 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps Wireless connection rate · IEEE 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps · IEEE 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps ·...
  • Page 38 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Wireless Module Parameters Receiver sensitivity · 802.11a -96dBm at 6Mbps -78dBm at 54Mbps · 802.11b -96dBm at 1Mbps -90dBm at 11Mbps · 802.11g -95dBm at 6Mbps -76dBm at 54Mbps · 802.11n 2.4GHz, HT20 -95dBm at MCS0 -76dBm at MCS7 2.4GHz, HT40...
  • Page 39 DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide Physical Parameters · Dimensions (L x W x H) 259 x 184 x 46 mm (10.8 x 7.24 x 1.81 in) · 565 g (1.25 lb) Weight Operating Environment · Power Output: 12V DC, 1.5A ·...

  • Page 40: Safety Rules And Conditions

    DIR-878 Quick Installation Guide SAFETY RULES AND CONDITIONS Please carefully read this section before installation and connection of the device. Make sure that the power adapter and cables are not damaged. The device should be used only as intended in accordance with the documents.

  • Page 41: Technical Support

    Quick Installation Guide TECHNICAL SUPPORT You can find software updates and user documentation on our website. D-Link provides its customers with free support within the product's warranty period. Customers can contact the technical support group by phone or by e- mail/Internet.

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