D-Link DSL-2540B ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router TR067/069

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000O0XW7E
• Item model number: DSL-2540B
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,939 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #26 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Modems
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 26, 2006

Product Description

The D-Link ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router (DSL-2540B) is a 2-in-1 device that combines the function of a DSL modem and 4-port 10/100 Ethernet router. The DSL-2540B supports the latest ADSL2/2+ standards to provide higher performance (up to 24Mbps* downstream and 3.5Mbps* upstream) and longer reach from your Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM). You can also create a wired network to share your high-speed Internet connection, documents, photos, music, videos, printers, and Network Attached Storage (NAS).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with AT&T - in a snap, November 19, 2009

By 

Peter W (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: D-Link DSL-2540B ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router TR067/069 (Personal Computers)

I have been a long standing AT&T DSL subscriber in Texas. When my seemingly ancient 2Wire Homeportal 1000 finally gave way after ~7 years of use (aka, died), I called AT&T and assumed they would send a replacement DSL modem post haste. Au contraire. Said I was on my own, and was frankly pretty shocked as I am a big AT&T customer. I use an Apple Airport Extreme wireless network (5 wireless distribution nodes) and did not want/need to purchase the latest 2Wire WIFI device at over $200, but I also wanted more than one ethernet port on the device. BTW - I ran the HomePortal in Bridge Mode.

The D-Link DSL-2540B fit the bill but I was hesitant as I needed to configure the ne modem in Bridge or Bridging mode as I use PPPoE to connect to the net from my Airport Extreme base station. I found the following config info on the net (see below) while researching various solutions, and when my DSL-2540B today, I was up and running within 10 minutes.

Performance and connectivity have been great.

AT&T Bridge Mode Settings

Connect your computer directly to the D-Link. Use a cable, as Wi-Fi masochism is beyond the scope of this document. Browse to http://192.168.1.1/ in the browser of your choice. If your system has assigned itself a 169.mumble address, you will first need to manually assign your computer an IP address like 192.168.1.5, a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a default gateway of 192.168.1.1 to do so.
You should be challenged for a username and password to proceed. By default these are both set to "admin" and you really ought to change this at some point.
You should be presented with a Home / Wizard screen. Un-check the box labeled "DSL Auto-connect." This will allow you to specify the VPI and VCI for your connection. For most ISPs in the AT&T ILEC footprint, this will be 0 and 35 respectively. Click Next.
You should be prompted to set the connection type. Select the radio button labeled "Bridging" and the pull-down menu option labeled "LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING." Click Next.
You will be presented with the Device Setup screen. The default settings will suffice for most home use. Click Next.
You will be presented with the wireless configuration screen. If you wish to disable wireless for some reason (and should have bought at 2320B instead), un-check the box labeled "Enable Wireless." Click Next.
You will be presented with a summary of your configuration. Read it carefully to ensure that it understood you correctly, then click the button labeled "Save / Reboot." The DSL-2640B will restart, after which you should have Internet connectivity.

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great D-Link ADSL Router, May 24, 2009

By 

W. Thomas "WAN guy" (WAN guy) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: D-Link DSL-2540B ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router TR067/069 (Personal Computers)

Retired WAN (Wide Area Networking) programmer from a vary large networking company, and as such was surprised when my AT&T ADSL/Router died after only two years. My options were to buy:
AT&T ADSL/Router
....Will diagnose their products remotely - however not others.
....Reliability??
ADSL/Router at large office supply store.
....Difficult to configure.
....Non-standard local IP Address.
....Had to call support to configure.
....Returned - didn't meet 6 Meg bandwidth spec (a waste of $$$).
D-Link ADSL/Router.
....Meets all specs.
....Works like a champ.
....Easy to setup.
....Standard local IP address.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works with my Verizon DSL but not always, March 21, 2008

By 

Horny (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: D-Link DSL-2540B ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router TR067/069 (Personal Computers)

First of all auto-connect does not work for Verizon but manual configuration will work, the settings below is for verizon. I have verizon dsl with dhcp, no pppoe or pppoa, which means i get a dynamic ip address from verizon. I had to disconnect my old modem overnight so the IP address would be release from my old modem, and then plug in my new dlink modem and go into the dlink browser and create new wan setting and enter

VPI=0, VCI=35,MAC encapsulation,Routing=LLC/SNAP Bridging,Obtain IP Address Automatically,Connection type=MER,Service name=mer_0_35(default),Servicd category=UBR(UBR without PCR),Service state=enabled, nat enabled,Firewall=enabled,IGMP Multicast enabled,wan service enabled, Quality of service=disabled, user/password=admin/admin to start.

Update: After a 6 months to a year with all the manual configs I had set, it constantly stopped connecting to the internet after a few hours. It might have something to do with Verizon's end not being compatible, I dunno. Sometimes it worked and then it stops working after few hours, it became a major headache that I had went back to my westell. Verizon only support their own routers and Dlink's tech support are not network admins who know the configurations to connect your router to your isp so they're useless. For verizon dsl people, I would stick with westell or go get FIOS like i did.