Logging into the D-Link router: step-by-step instructions for entering the settings

With the widespread penetration of the Internet into every home, the number of network devices, including routers, is increasing. The series from D-Link is also expanding with new models. With such diversity, it is sometimes very difficult to figure out how to configure it correctly, go into the settings of the D-Link router, and which parameters are best to use. Over the course of this article, we will look at a couple of simple ways to log into the administrative panel of D-Link routers.

Description of the problem

This combination of numbers is already familiar to some, but inexperienced users, especially after purchasing a router for the first time, encounter this incomprehensible number for the first time. This address is used to enter settings on a large number of routers from different companies, for example: D-Link , TP-Link , Zyxel , etc. If you have problems accessing your router or modem, you may see the following message in the most popular browsers:

Google Chrome:

Cannot access site Timed out waiting for response from site 192.168.0.1

Firefox:

Connection timed out Timed out waiting for a response from server 192.168.0.1

Microsoft Edge:

This page cannot be opened Try the following Check the web address: https://192.168.0.1 …

D-Link FAQ

You can get more detailed information about various aspects of setting up D-Link Dir-300 routers, wired and wireless networks on the official website of the manufacturer in the FAQ section, below are links to materials that discuss issues not covered in this article

• How to set up a connection between a router and an ISP in Static IP mode
• How to set up a connection between the router and the provider in PPTP/L2TP + Dynamic (Static) IP mode
• Why do you need port forwarding in a router and how to configure it
• D-Link Dir-300 User Manual

Causes

1) The most common problem is that this address is entered into the search bar in the Yandex or Google search engine, but this is not necessary. To go into the router settings, you need to write this address in the BROWSER LINE and press Enter. Like in the screenshot below:

Google Chrome : Firefox : Microsoft Edge :

2) Also, very often the problem is that the wrong address is typed into the address bar of the browser. The most common erroneous addresses: 192,168,0,1 (error: instead of dots, a comma is specified) or 192-168-0-1 (error: instead of dots, a hyphen is specified) or 192/168/0/1 (error: instead of dots, a slash is indicated, most likely due to an incorrect language layout) or 19216801 (error: dots not specified, between numbers) or 198.168.0.1 (error: indication of 198, not 192) or 192.168.o.1 (error: indication letters o , instead of the number 0 ) or 162.198.0.1 (error: numbers 6 and 9 were swapped when writing the address) or 192.168.0.1. (error: there is a dot at the end of the address, which should not be there) and cannot get into the router settings, because the browser considers this combination a search query and, instead of the configuration window, opens the search results. To prevent this from happening, you must remember that the numbers in the IP address are always separated by a period , and not by a comma or a hyphen. Also, very often users do not notice the point between 0 and 1, typing 192.168.01 together, which also leads to an error.

3) On some router models, their interface works ONLY using the http or https protocol, and because of this, if you specify the wrong protocol, you cannot access the web interface. Therefore, you need to try to first specify the http protocol as the address, i.e. https://192.168.0.1 in the address bar of the browser , and if you can’t log in, then type the address indicating the https protocol, i.e. type https://192.168.0.1

What is 192.168.0.1

Let's start from afar. All network managed devices can be considered a kind of computer with an installed operating system (not Windows, of course). In addition, each such device has its own IP address. A Wi-Fi router has at least two IP addresses. The first is needed to successfully connect to the provider, the second is the email address in the local area between the computer and the router. Thus, if we think as clearly as possible, then 192.168.0.1 is the IP address of the router on the local network.

The subnet used in this case is 192.168.0.X. X is a unique number that belongs to the range from 1 to 254. Your computer also has its own unique email address on the network. At the same time, in order for the router to be accessible, the IP address of your machine must belong to the network range 192.168.0.X, where X is a number from 2 to 254 (not from one, because the address 192.168.0.1 is already occupied and it belongs to the router). There cannot be two identical email addresses on the same network, otherwise it will cause an IP address conflict. After we found out what 192.168.0.1 is, let's figure out how to use it to enter the router settings.

Errors in user actions

If you are so impatient and arrogant that you do not read the instructions when installing new equipment, then the following story could very well happen to you:

• A person purchases a router.
• He plugs all the wires into the right connectors (similar to how it works with his friends or at his work).
• Then it goes to the “Device Manager” in search of a new device and, naturally, does not detect it.
• Starts rushing around looking for a driver for the router.

The situation described is rare, but not impossible. The first thing you need to understand is that the router does not rely on any drivers. Unlike a modem, it is a completely independent unit from the computer, connected to it only through a network protocol. The situation is approximately the same as if you connected two computers to your home network via cable. After all, to access disk resources of one computer from another, you don’t install any drivers, do you? It's the same here. The home router itself is a small, simple computer. Although these epithets do not apply to Cisco routers installed by most providers.

So, to configure the router you need to use a different method. Which one?

How to access 192.168.0.1

As already mentioned, a Wi-Fi router or modem is an independent network device with its own operating system. To configure the router, you can use the telnet interface or the web interface. The first is more complex and involves the use of console commands. The second one is simple and easy to use. It is the web interface (sometimes mistakenly called a personal account) that the vast majority of users use when setting up a router. We will consider entering the settings of your router in this article.

The first thing you need to do is make sure that you are connected to your router - either via a wired interface or via Wi-Fi. In the case of a wired connection, you need to make sure that the wire is plugged into the connector intended for the local network - usually there are several of them, and they are highlighted in a separate color (see yellow Ethernet ports in the figure below).

If you plan to connect via Wi-Fi, then look at the network name and its password on the router itself - this is usually where this information is written. This data can also be found in the instructions for the router itself.

Next, you need to go to the web interface, which absolutely any user can do. To do this, you just need to go to https://192.168.0.1. Launch any browser (it doesn’t matter whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Opera) and enter https://192.168.0.1 in the address bar.

If you cannot access 192.168.0.1, then most likely there is a problem with the IP address on the computer.

How to connect a D-Link Dir-300 router

As a rule, in most cases, users do not have to think about the connection and settings, since this procedure falls on the shoulders of the Internet provider’s staff, with the exception of cases when the user decides to connect or replace the device on his own. There is nothing complicated about the connection itself; in principle, every user can cope with this task, the main thing is that an Internet cable is already connected to your house or apartment. The procedure for connecting a router to an Internet cable consists of three steps.

1. Take a close look at the ports on the back of the router; you'll want a port called "Internet"
   (WAN). In D-Link Dir-300 it is located separately from other ports (LAN) and has a different color;
2. Insert the Ethernet cable supplied to your home by your ISP into this port;
3. Connect the router and computer with a patch cord (Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors on both sides), inserting one of its connectors into the LAN port of the router, and connecting the second connector to the Ethernet port of the computer or laptop.

At this point, the procedure for cable connection of the router to the provider’s network can be considered complete, then it’s a matter of checking the operating system configuration and setting up the connection.

I can’t access 192.168.0.1 – register the IP address

If you want to register an IP address on your computer, first go to “Network Connections”. You can do this as quickly as possible using the key combination “Win ​​+ R”. Click on these keys and enter the control netconnections command in the window, then click “Ok”.

Select the network connection through which the computer is connected to the router. Go to its properties and click on the “TCP/IPv4” protocol.

In most cases, the standard settings are the same as those in the photo below.

If with these settings you were unable to access 192.168.0.1, then most likely the problem is a disabled DHCP server on the router. Let's enter the address manually and the issue will be resolved. Set all the parameters as in the photo below and click “Ok”.

Please note that the computer's IP address must be in the range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. We set the IP address of the router as the main gateway. Also, 192.168.0.1 must be registered as the preferred DNS server.

D-Link Dir-300 firmware update

Like any software, the router firmware needs to be updated, in most cases for the purpose of ensuring security. From time to time, the manufacturer releases new versions of the software that powers the router, and the D-Link Dir-300 is no exception.

It is possible that after updating the firmware, your user settings will be reset, so before proceeding with the update, write them down or create a backup copy of them from the System

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To update the D-Link Dir-300 firmware, do the following:

1. Go to your router's control panel and copy the last characters after "300" into your model name. In our example, this is the NRU in the name DIR-300NRU. Also write down or remember the hardware revision of your device (it is indicated next to the model name);

2. Go to the official D-Link FTP server page ftp.dlink.ru/pub/Router. Here you will see a long list of router models. Using the browser search, find your model by the prefix in the name;

3. Click on your model and on the next page go to the folder Firmware
   . In this folder you will need to select the hardware revision, if present. Our router, for example, has a revision
   B6
   , so we go to the directory
   B5_B6
   ;

4. Download the file with the extension BIN
   , this is a firmware update;

5. In the router control panel, go to the "Configure manually
   » → «
   System
   » → «
   Software Update
   »;

6. Click the file selection button, specify the path to the downloaded BIN firmware file and start the update by clicking the "Update
   ».

The update procedure will take some time, usually a few minutes.

Login and password

If you did everything correctly, then when you access the address 192.168.0.1 you will be required to enter your login and password. You can usually get them on the router itself, but if there is nothing there, then use the data from the table below: