D-Link DIR-518L

D-Link DIR-518L Wireless AC Mobile Cloud Companion

OVERVIEW

Stay connected and charge your mobile devices with D-Link’s DIR-518L Wireless AC Mobile Cloud Companion. It allows you to share wired or wireless Internet connections, or mobile Internet through a 3G USB adapter1 whether at home or away in a hotel room. Utilising the latest Wireless AC technology to give extended wireless range and speed as well as dual-band support to help reduce interference.

SPECIFICATIONS

FUNCTIONS & FEATURES

Features

Connect Your Devices • Automatically detects the appropriate connection mode to use

• Broadband Router Mode: Connect an Ethernet cable to share your wired connection
• Mobile Router Mode: Connect a 3G USB adapter to share your mobile connection1
• Hotspot Mode: Share Internet access from a Wi-Fi hotspot with all of your devices

• Shares your Internet connection through Wireless AC with combined wireless speeds of up to 600 Mbps2
• Saves your connection settings for automatic connection later

Share Your Files

• Plug in a USB drive for easy file access
• Stream your files over the Internet to your mobile device with the mydlink™ SharePort™ app
• Stream media to UPnP-capable devices

Charge Your Devices • Charge your mobile devices including iPads and tablets via the USB port

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

General

Device Interfaces

• 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wireless LAN, up to 600 Mbps2
• WPS button
• Power switch
• Reset button
• WAN 10/100 Ethernet port
• USB 2.0 Type A port (1 A) for compatible 3G adapters, USB drive, or charging other devices

LEDs • Power/Status

Standards

• IEEE 802.11ac
• IEEE 802.11n
• IEEE 802.11g
• IEEE 802.11b
• IEEE 802.11a
• IEEE 802.3
• IEEE 802.3x
• IEEE 802.3u
• USB 2.0

Internet Modes

• Broadband Router Mode
• Mobile Router Mode
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Mode

Power Modes • Router/Charger4

Antennas • Internal antennas

FUNCTIONALITY

Sharing Features • mydlink™ SharePort™ app

• Remote Access Mode: Access files through the Internet3
• Local Access Mode: Access files from any device connected to the DIR-518L
• App supports iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices
• SharePort™ Web Access support (Web browser)

o Access files from any device connected to the DIR-518L

Security

• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2)
• WEP 64/128-bit encryption
• WPS 2.0 (PBC)

Advanced Features

• Guest Zone support
• IPv6
• Wi-Fi WMM Quality of Service (QoS)
• UPnP support

Advanced Firewall Features

• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• MAC address filtering

Device Management • User-friendly web UI with desktop and mobile interfaces

PHYSICAL

Dimensions (L x W x H) • 61.0 x 71.0 x 40.0 mm

Weight • 130 g

Power

• Input: 100 to 240 V AC, 50-60 Hz
• USB Type A Port Output: 5 V DC

• 500 mA (Router mode)
• 1000 mA (Charger mode)

Temperature

• Operating: 0 to 40 °C
• Storage: -10 to 45 °C

Humidity

• Operating: 10% to 75% non-condensing
• Storage: 5% to 75% non-condensing

Certifications

• FCC
• CE
• IC
• C-Tick
• cUL

1. For a list of compatible 3G USB adapters, check your local D-Link website. 2. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors may adversely affect wireless signal range. 3. For an optimal streaming experience, 2 MB of upload bandwidth is recommended. 4. The DIR-518L only supports charging on the USB port (1 A) in Charger mode.