Di524 secure connection

How to secure the wireless network

You want to secure the wireless network.
Is there any computer connected to the router with the Ethernet cable?
If not then you will need to connect the computer to the router with the cable.
Check the IP address on the computer. Open the router set up page.
Once you open the set up page, you will find the option to make it secured

• You need to log into the router setup screen - you do this by connecting a PC to the Router via a cable connection and then using Internet Explorer (IE) you log into the router.

Using the default settings

• Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 and press Enter. When the login window appears, set the user name to admin and leave the password box empty. Click OK to continue.
• Goto the Wireless security section to set the security type and the password

Section 4 of the manual - see below deals with setting the wireless security This is the support site for that router http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=WBR-1310
Click on the Support Resources - that will take you to the manuals for different Version of that model - click on the model you have to get to the online manual

Some browsers are more sensitive to that than others. Have you tried using another browser (Firefox, safari or Opera)

Try changing the type of Wireless Security that your are using.

Your Firewall is over filtering your Internet ports
OR Your Internet Security is set to very high OR you have a problem with your router to have issues with secured sites OR this could just be a simple browser issue.

Have you tried going to your Internet Properties>Security TAB> set to Defaults ? It sounds like your security settings in your browser on that computer are set differently. Let me know if that fixes it.

try deleting temporary internet files, its under tools in internet explorer

If the Router is new proceed to Step 1. If the Router is used power on and press and hold the Reset button for about 10 seconds. It is located next to where the power cord is plugged in. Use either a pen or paper clip to push reset button.

Step 1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port located on the Cable / DSL modem and the other end to the WAN port on your D-Link DI524 wireless Router. The WAN LED light will illuminate to indicate proper connection.

Step 2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to LAN Port 1 on the back panel of the DI-524 and the other end to the network adapter in the computer you are using to
configure the DI-524. The LED light for LAN Port 1 illuminates to indicate proper
connection.

Step 3. Once all pieces ar connected. Open your Web browser and type http://192.168.0.1 into the URL address box then press ENTER. Once the log-on pop-up screen appears type admin for the user-name and leave the password blank then click ok.

Step 4. Once you have logged in, the Home screen will appear and you should see a box called RUN WIZARD in the middle of the screen. Click that box and follow the steps.

Setup Step 1 - Click Next
Setup Step 2 - Create Password and click Next
Setup Step 3 - Choose Time Zone and click Next
Setup Step 4 - Setup wizard will try to auto-detect your Internet connection type.
Setup Step 5 - Select your Internet Connection. You will be prompted to select the type of Internet connection for your router. More than likely it will be Dynamic IP Address. Click Next.
Setup Step 6 - Click the “Clone MAC Address” button to automatically copy the MAC address of the network adapter in your computer. You can also manually type in the MAC address. Click Next.
Setup Step 7 - The default wireless settings for your 802.11g wireless network are: SSID = default Channel = 6. You can change the SSID name to whatever you like. This will be the name of your wireless network. Click Next.
Step 8 - If you wish to use encryption for your 802.11g network, the DI-524 is capable of two levels of wireless encryption - 64-bit and 128-bit. By default the encryption is disabled. You can change the encryption settings for more secure wireless communication. If you choose to use encryption, you will need to write down the encryption key so that you can connect your laptop or pc via wireless connection. Click Next
Setup Step 9 - Your is complete. Click Restart to save and reboot your router.
Setup Step 10 - Click Close to complete your setup.

Setup Step 11 - You will be returned to the Home tab. Close this window and wait for the Router to finish rebooting. Then relaunch your Web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator), to link to your favorite Web site to test your Internet connection.



Here is the link to download all the necessary info to configure your router - http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DI-524&tab=1

It sounds like two possible problems - a browser problem or a website problem. To test if it is a browser problem, try downloading Firefox if you are using Internet Explorer. IE has problems with all sorts of things. Also check in "Help" top toolbar that your browser supports 128 bit encryption. Possibly you may have to install java or lower security settings, some sites require session cookies, to correct that simply lower the cookies to accept all. Usually browser problems of this nature will also not let you use secure sites such as online banking - if you can access those sites - probably your browser is fine and it is a website problem.

Some sites that are interactive using Joomla or Mambo based CMS(content management systems) get a glitch where even after logging in, you must login a second time in order to do anything, the copyright tag at the bottom of a page should tell if it is that type of site. If so contact the web admin of the problem.

who is your broadband provider?

Make sure you have set the MTU right in the modem, if this is set wrong it will stop you accessing certain website especially secure websites i.e online banks & possibly windows update. Most providers use MTU 1458, aol used to user 1400 now recommend 1450.