D-Link DIR-879 - Features

5D-Link DIR-879 User Manual
Section 1 - Product Overview
• Superior Wireless Networking - The DIR-879 provides Gigabit wireless speeds of up to a combined 1900 Mbps
(1300 Mbps 802.11ac 5 GHz, plus 600 Mbps 802.11n 2.4 GHz)
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. This capability rivals wired connections, allowing
users to participate in real-time activities online, such as HD video communication, online gaming, and use
mobile devices from anywhere in your home while still oering full 802.11n/g/b backward compatibility.
• Extreme Wired LAN and WAN Networking - With four 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, and a
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port, the DIR-879 has an enormous amount of bandwidth to take full
advantage of the highest speed broadband connections available. Powered by a 1.0 GHz Dual Core CPU, the
DIR-879 has the brains and the power to simultaneously stream multiple HD videos to set top boxes and mobile
devices, participate in online gaming with consoles or PCs, run a cloud-enabled home surveillance system, and
copy massive les without slowdowns, lag, or stuttering.
• Smart Connect - Creates a 'single' wireless network for your devices to connect to. Behind the scenes, the
DIR-879 automatically determines whether to connect a device to the 2.4 or 5 GHz band, thereby providing the
best speed and range for each device and optimally distributing devices to each network.
• Advanced Firewall Features - The web-based user interface displays a number of advanced network
management features. Easily apply content ltering based on MAC address, URL, and/or domain name.
Schedule these lters to be active on certain days or for a duration of hours or minutes.
• Secure Multiple/Concurrent Sessions - The DIR-879 can pass through VPN sessions. It supports multiple and
concurrent IPSec and PPTP sessions, so users behind the DIR-879 can securely access corporate networks.
• User-friendly Setup Wizard - Through its easy-to-use web-based user interface or QRS Mobile (Quick Router
Setup) App, the DIR-879 lets you quickly congure and secure your router to your specic settings in minutes.
• Router or Extender Mode - With the ick of a switch, you can easily set up your DIR-879 to operate as the core
device of your network in Router Mode, or add your DIR-879 to an existing network using Extender Mode using
Ethernet.
1 Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac specications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and
environmental factors, including volume of network trac, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental
conditions will adversely aect wireless signal range.
Features