How to Configure a D-Link DIR-655 on a Windows Home Server
The Microsoft Windows Home Server platform focuses on enabling home computer users and home businesses to efficiently and effectively share files, automatically backup computers, and host streaming media such as audio and video. If a D-Link DIR-655 has been installed on the Windows Home Server network to provide routing and firewall services, this will block remote access to the Windows Home Server when you're running the DIR-655 default configuration. Configure the D-Link DIR-655 for port forwarding to the Windows Home Server so that you can access files and streaming media remotely.
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Things You'll Need
- Administrator password for the D-Link DIR-655 router
- Private IP address of the D-Link DIR-655 router
Instructions
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Plug an Ethernet cable into the network adapter on the Windows Home Server computer. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the network ports on the D-Link DIR-655 router. Reboot the Windows Home Server.
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Open the Internet Explorer web browser on the Windows Home Server computer and type the private IP address of the DIR-655 into the address bar near the top of the Internet Explorer web browser. Press the "Enter" key.
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Type the administrator user name and password for the DIR-655 into the web page that appears. If you do not know the administrator user name and password, type "admin" for the user name and "password" for the password. Press the "Enter" key.
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Click the "Advanced" tab near the top of the web page. Click to place a check mark in the "Enable UPnP" check box.
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Click "Setup," and then click "Network Settings." Find the Windows Home Server computer listed under the "Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients" header and click the "Reserve" link to the immediate right of the Windows Home Server entry. The Windows Home Server will be listed by hostname. which is usually the same as the computer name.
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Note the IP address displayed in the "IP Address" field. Click the "Save" button. Confirm that the Windows Home Server appears in the "DHCP Reservations List" section.
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Click "Advanced," and then click the "Port Forwarding" tab. In the first open "Port Forwarding Rules" line type "HTTP" in the "Name" field. Type "80" in the "Public" and "Private"fields. Type "HTTPS" in the "Name" field of the next open port forwarding line and type "443" in the "Public" and "Private"fields. Type "RWW" in the "Name" field on the next open port forwarding line and type "4125" in the "Public" and "Private"fields.
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Type the IP address of the Windows Home Server into the "IP Address" field of each new port forwarding line. Click the "Schedule" box and click the "Always" option for each new port forwarding line. Click the "Inbound Filter" box and click the "Allow All" option for each new port forwarding line. Click the "Protocol" box and click the "TCP" option for each new port forwarding line.
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Click the "Save Settings" button. If your Internet connection uses a PPPOE configuration, click the "Setup" tab and click the "Always on" radio button next to the "Reconnect Mode" label in the "PPPOE Internet Connection Type" section. Click the "Save Settings" button.
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