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Version 1.0 | 05/24/2013 Preface D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Manual Revisions Revision Date Description May 24, 2013 •...
DWR-116 can even be installed in buses, trains, or boats, allowing passengers to check e-mail or chat online while commuting. Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the DWR-116 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
Note: WPS mode can be activated by pressing, and holding the WPS button until the Wi-Fi LED begins to flash rapidly. You can find more details about activating WPS mode in the section titled “Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 32 D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Connect to Your Network Note: Ensure that your DWR-116 Wireless N300 Multi-WAN Router is disconnected and powered off before performing the External Antennas installation steps below.
Wireless Installation Considerations Configuration The DWR-116 can be accessed using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless This section will show you how to configure your new D-Link mobile router using the web-based configuration utility.
Click Prev to go back to the previous page or click Cancel to close the wizard. Note: The DWR-116 supports several kinds of WAN interfaces, allowing you to assign either a WAN or a WWAN(3G/4G LTE) connection as the backup WAN. If the Primary WAN is down or unavailable, configure the backup WAN to Enable, and all the traffic will be routed through backup WAN.
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Password that your ISP provides to you for PPPoE dial-up. Service Name: (Optional) Fill in if provided by your ISP. Click Next to continue, Prev to go back to the previous page or click Cancel to close the wizard. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
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Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS server. Address: Address User Name: User/account name that your ISP provides to you for PPTP dialup. Password: Password that your ISP provides to you for PPTP dial-up. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Click on the Failover Setting dropdown box in order to configure this setting. Please refer to page “Failover Setting” on page 23 for more details on how to configure settings. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Don’t Save Settings to discard your Auto-reconnect: The device will dial-up PPPoE connection automatically. changes. Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Don’t Save Settings to discard your changes. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Don’t Save Settings to discard your changes. Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Don’t Save Settings to discard your changes. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Don’t Save Settings to discard your changes. Keep Alive: Disable or Use LCP Echo Request. This depends on ISP requirement. Bridge Ethernet Activate this feature to change Ethernet WAN port to LAN port. Ports: D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
This can be set by clicking on Add New Rule, the available options will be shown in the drop down box that appears. Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Don’t Save Settings to discard your changes. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
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This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to Select a level of wireless security to use, then click Next to configure your D-Link router’s wireless . Click Next to continue. continue. Note: While using the wizard, you can click Prev to go back to...
Visibility Status: Select Invisible if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcast by the DWR-116. The SSID of your router will not be seen by site survey utilities. Therefore while setting up your wireless clients, you will have to manually enter your SSID to connect to the router.
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WEP Key text box. ASCII keys may use letters and numbers only, and HEX keys may use numbers 0-9 and letters A-F only. D-Link DWR-116 User Manual D-Link DWR-116 User Manual...
Note: The DWR-116 has a WPS push button on the front panel that will activate WPS mode by pressing and holding the button for approximately 6 seconds. The Wi-Fi LED will begin to flash rapidly when WPS mode has been activated.
Network Settings DHCP Server Settings Router Settings The DWR-116 has a built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) server. The DHCP server assigns IP addresses to devices on This section will help you to change the internal network settings the network that request them. By default, the DHCP Server is of your router and to configure the DHCP Server settings.
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The device can be configured as a virtual server so that users can Translation). Application Rules allow some of these applications access services such as Web or FTP via the public (WAN) IP address work with the DWR-116. of the router. Popular Select from a list of popular applications.