D-Link DIR-457 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Preface

  2
  • Manual Revisions

    2
  • Trademarks

    2
• Product Overview

  6
  • Package Contents

    6
  • System Requirements

    7
  • Features

    8
  • Hardware Overview

    9
    • Connections

      9
    • Top View

      10
    • Switching Between 3G Modem Mode and Wi-Fi Router Mode

      11
  • Battery Facts

    12
• Installation

  13
  • Product Setup

    14
    • Hardware Setup

      14
      • Installing the SIM Card

        14
      • Installing the Battery

        14
    • Power Management

      15
  • Connection Setup

    16
    • USB Modem Mode Connection

      16
  • Connection Setup

    17
    • Wi-Fi Router Mode

      17
• Device Setup using D-Link Connection Manager (Windows)

  18
  • Manager or Web-based Tool

    18
  • Managing the 3G Connection

    18
  • New Profile

    19
  • Use Default Profile (Preset)

    19
  • User-Defined Profile

    20
  • Establishing a Connection

    20
  • Ending a Connection

    20
  • Profile Management

    21
  • Connection Management

    22
    • Current Connection

      22
    • Connection History

      23
  • Usage Management

    24
    • Usage

      24
    • Usage Statistics

      25
  • Text Messaging (SMS)

    26
    • New/Reply/Forward Text Message

      27
    • Deleting a Message

      27
    • Saving a Sender to Contacts

      27
    • SMS Settings

      28
  • Contact Management

    29
    • Adding Contacts

      29
    • Editing Contacts

      29
    • Deleting Contacts

      29
    • Importing vCards to Contacts

      30
    • Exporting Contacts to vCards

      30
  • SIM Management

    31
    • SIM Information

      31
    • Enabling or Disabling a PIN Code

      32
    • Changing a PIN Code

      33
    • Unlocking a PIN Code

      33
  • Profile Settings

    34
    • Band Settings

      34
    • Network Selection

      35
    • Call Settings

      36
    • Missed Calls

      36
  • Startup Options

    37
  • Version Information

    37
  • Wi-Fi and Basic Settings

    38
    • Changing the Profile Information

      39
    • Changing the SSID

      40
    • Configuring the Wireless Channel

      41
    • Configuring the Security Mode

      41
    • Setting the Administrator Password

      42
    • Device Information

      43
• Device Setup using D-Link Connection Manager (MAC OS)

  44
  • New Profile

    44
  • Create Profile

    44
  • Establishing a Connection

    45
  • Ending a Connection

    45
  • Profile Management

    46
  • Connection Management

    47
    • Current Connection

      47
    • Connection History

      48
  • Usage Management

    49
    • Statistics

      49
  • Text Messaging (SMS)

    50
    • New/Reply/Forward Text Message

      51
    • Deleting a Message

      51
    • Saving a Sender to Contacts

      51
    • SMS Settings

      52
  • Contact Management

    53
    • Adding Contacts

      53
    • Editing Contacts

      54
    • Deleting Contacts

      54
  • SIM Management

    55
    • Enabling or Disabling a PIN Code

      55
    • Changing a PIN Code

      56
    • Unlocking a PIN Code

      56
  • Profile Settings

    57
    • Band Settings

      57
    • Network Selection

      58
    • Call Settings

      59
    • Missed Calls

      59
• WEB Configuration

  60
  • Internet Connection Setup Wizard

    61
    • Manual Configuration 3G Internet Connection

      64
    • Wireless Settings

      65
    • Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

      66
      • Manual Wireless Connection Setup

        68
    • LAN Setup

      69
      • DHCP Reservation

        70
    • Time and Date

      71
    • Port Forwarding

      72
    • MAC Address Filter

      73
    • Filter Rules

      74
    • Firewall & DMZ

      75
    • File Sharing

      76
    • Advanced Network

      81
    • Device Administration

      82
    • Save and Restore

      83
    • Firmware Update

      84
    • Log Settings

      85
    • DDNS

      86
    • Schedules

      87
    • Device Information

      88
    • Logs

      89
    • Statistics

      90
    • Support

      91
  • Add Wireless Device with WPS Wizard

    92
  • Connect to the Wireless Network Using Windows Vista®

    93
    • Configuring WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

      94
    • Connect Using WCN 2.0

      96
  • Connect to the Wireless Network Using Windows® XP

    97
    • Configuring WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

      98
• Troubleshooting

  100
• Wireless Basics

  100
  • What is Wireless?

    101
  • Tips

    103
• Networking Basics

  105
  • Check your IP address

    105
  • Statically Assign an IP address

    106
• Technical Specifications

  107