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CONTENTS
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4
11IntroductionandSafetyInformation...................................................................................................4
12SafetyInformation...............................................................................................................................5
13SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................6
14PackageContents................................................................................................................................7
15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter................................................................8
CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP...................................................................................................10
21Establishinganetworkconnection....................................................................................................10
22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically........................................................12
221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup....................................................................................13
222Windows2000IPaddresssetup............................................................................................15
223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup................................................................................................17
224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup............................................................................................19
23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser...........................................................................21
24UsingQuickSetup...........................................................................................................................27
241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype..............................................................29
242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype...................................................................30
243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype......................................................................31
244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype........................................................................33
245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype.........................................................................35
CHAPTER
III:
GENERAL
SETUP
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37
31System................................................................................................................................................38
311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................39
312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................40
313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................41
32WAN...................................................................................................................................................43
321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................44
322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................46
323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................48
324PPTP........................................................................................................................................50
325L2TP........................................................................................................................................53
326WISP........................................................................................................................................56
33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................58
331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress......................................................58
332LANIP......................................................................................................................................60
333DHCPServer............................................................................................................................61
334StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................62
34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................64
341BasicSettings..........................................................................................................................65
342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................82
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343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................88
344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................90
35AdvanceSettings................................................................................................................................92
351QoS.........................................................................................................................................93
352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................97
353PortForwarding....................................................................................................................100
354DMZ......................................................................................................................................102
36NAT..................................................................................................................................................104
361VirtualServer........................................................................................................................105
362SpecialApplications..............................................................................................................108
363UPnPSettings.......................................................................................................................111
364ALGSettings..........................................................................................................................112
365StaticRouting........................................................................................................................113
37Firewall.............................................................................................................................................115
371AccessControl......................................................................................................................115
372URLBlocking.........................................................................................................................120
373DoS........................................................................................................................................122
CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE..................................................................................................125
41Status...............................................................................................................................................125
411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................126
412DeviceStatus........................................................................................................................127
413SystemLog............................................................................................................................128
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Security
Log
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415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................130
416Statistics................................................................................................................................131
42Tools.................................................................................................................................................132
391ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................133
392FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................134
393Restart..................................................................................................................................135
43Language..........................................................................................................................................136
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CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION
11IntroductionandSafetyInformation
ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter!This
miniaturerouteristheidealchoiceforanyonewhoisconstantlyonthego.Withthe
EdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter,allyourcomputersandnetwork
devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation
procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof
minutes.
WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand
wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe
connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability
alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless
cardinstalled,yourPCcantransferfilesatupto150Mbps!
TheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRoutermakessettingupwireless
securityabreeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwireless
securityinjustseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesand
youwillhaveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime.
Otherfeatures:
High
throughput
Internet
access
1LANport(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M)
IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable
SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup
AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol,
firewall,andotherspecialapplications
AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and
device/connectionstatus
Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement
Remotemanagement
AutoMDI/MDIXfunction
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12SafetyInformation
Pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety:
1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DONOTplacethisrouteroutdoors.
2. DONOTputthisrouterinornearhotorhumidplaceslikethekitchen,bathroom,or
acarparkedinthesun.
3. Disconnectanyconnectedcablesfromtherouterbeforepullingtherouterwith
force.
4. Ifyouwanttohangthisrouteronthewallorplaceitsomewherehigh,pleasemake
sureitisfirmlysecured.Edimaxswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby
misuse.
5. Pleasekeepthisrouteranditsaccessoriesoutofthereachofchildren.
6. DONOTputthisrouteronpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.
7. DONOTdisassemblethisrouter.Disassemblingthisrouterwillinvalidatethe
warranty.Pleasecontactyourdealerifyouexperienceanyproblems.
8. Ifthisroutergetswetorfallsintowaterwhenitispowered,DONOTtouchitwith
yourbarehands.Disconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,or
contactanexperiencedtechnicianforhelp.
9. Shouldyourrouterorpowersupplyoverheatandburnout,switchtheelectrical
poweroffordisconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,andcall
yourdealerforhelp.
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13SystemRequirements
InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport
Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard
Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari)
AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)
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14PackageContents
Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe
package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):
BR6258nbroadbandrouter(1pcs)
Quickinstallationguide(1pcs)
CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide,
andusermanual(1pcs)
5V1AUSBpoweradapter(1pcs)
Ethernetcable(1pcs)
USBcable(1pcs)
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15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter
TopPanel
LEDName LightStatus Description
PWR On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered
Off Routernotpowered(ornotcorrectlypowered)
WLAN On Wirelessconnectivityactivated
Off Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated
Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode
activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond)
WAN On WANportconnected
Off WANportnotconnected
Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)
LAN On LANportconnected
Off LANportnotconnected
Flashing LANactivity(transferringdata)
FrontPanel
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ItemName Description
MicroUSBPort ConnectstoUSBpoweradapterorcomputerviaUSBcable
BackPanel
ItemName Description
LANPort Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices
WANPort Connectstocable/xDSLmodems
SidePanel
Item
Name
Description
Reset/WPS
Button
ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS
function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor10secondstoclearall
settingsorpressthisbuttonforlessthan10secondstoactivate
WPSfunction)
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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP
21Establishinganetworkconnection
Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour
newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:
1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.
2. ConnectyourcomputertotheLANport.
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3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower
therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton
thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower
adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.
4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe
on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly
powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices
areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.
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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically
Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP
addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea
staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure
yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses:
Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)
Windows2000 (seesection222)
WindowsXP (seesection223)
WindowsVista (seesection224)
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221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup
1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe
Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.
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222Windows2000IPaddresssetup
1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup
Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe
LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol
(TCP/IP),andthenclickProperties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically,thenclickOK.
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223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup
1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet
Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea
Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click
Properties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically,thenclickOK.
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224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup
1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and
thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then
selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,
selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically,thenclickOK.
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23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser
Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany
connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or
Safari).
1. Pleaseinput192.168.2.1inthewebbrowsersaddressbarandpressEnter.
2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.
NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration
interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously
changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.
3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.
ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.
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4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.Youcanseeallthecurrent
settingsandothersysteminformationhere.
System
Model Displaysthisbroadbandroutersmodelname(usefulwhen
youneedtechnicalservice)
UpTime Displaystheamountoftimethisrouterhasbeenswitchedon
HardwareVersion Displaysthisbroadbandroutershardwareversion(useful
whenyouneedtechnicalservice)
BootCode
Version
Displaysthisbroadbandroutersbootcodeversion(useful
whenyouneedtechnicalservice)
RuntimeCode
Version
Displaysthisbroadbandroutersruntimecodeversion(useful
whenyouneedtechnicalservice)
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InternetConnection
IPAddressMode DisplayshowthisbroadbandroutercurrentlyobtainsIP
addresses
IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection
SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheWANconnection
DefaultGateway DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnectionsdefault
gateway
MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheWANport
PrimaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthefirstDNSserver
SecondaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthesecond(backup)DNSserver
WirelessConfiguration
Mode Displaystheoperationmodeofthewirelessaccesspoint
ESSID Displaysthenameoftheaccesspoint
ChannelNumber Displaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetwork
Security Displaysthesecurityauthenticationmodeoftheaccesspoint
LANConnection
IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection
SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection
DHCPServer DisplaysthestatusoftheinternalDHCPserver
MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport
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TheSSID,theuptime,theIPaddressoftheLANconnection,andtheruntimecodeis
alwaysdisplayedonthetopofthewebpage.
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IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions
tofindthisroutersIPaddress:
1. ClicktheStartbutton,thenclickRun.
2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.
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3. Inputipconfig,thenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault
Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote
thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.
NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress
followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:
Recheck
the
cable
connection
between
the
computer
and
the
router.
Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup
procedure.
Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.
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24UsingQuickSetup
ThisbroadbandroutersQuickSetupallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew
simplesteps.ThefollowinginstructionsillustratehowtousetheQuickSetupmenu:
1. ClickQuickSetupafterloggingin.
2. Configureautomatictimesynchronizationsettings,andthenclickNext.
ItemName Description
SetTimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou
cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother
country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.
TimeServer
Address
ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for
automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP
addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost
name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse
pool.ntp.org.
DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck
theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.
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3. ChooseyourInternetconnectiontype.Refertothefollowinglistforfurther
instructions:
DynamicIP (Seesection241)
StaticIP (Seesection242)
PPPoE (Seesection243)
PPTP (Seesection244)
L2TP (Seesection245)
NOTE:IfyouarenotsurewhichyourInternetconnectiontypeis,pleasecontact
yourInternetserviceprovider.
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241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype
1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough
DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.
ItemName Description
HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC
addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress
automatically.
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype
1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP.
Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnet
mask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.
ItemName Description
FixedIPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
DNSAddress InputtheDNSaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.
NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues
willcausemalfunction.
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart
thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype
1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover
Ethernet),selectPPPoE.
ItemName Description
UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
ServiceName GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects
when
the
Disconnect
button
is
clicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
ConnectonDemandisselected.
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
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3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart
thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype
1. SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPoint
TunnelingProtocol).
2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress
automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic
IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contact
your
Internet
service
provider
if
you
are
not
sure
what
to
select.
3. ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.
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ItemName Description
UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ
networkservices.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects
whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
ConnectonDemandisselected.
4. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
5. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart
thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype
1. SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2
TunnelingProtocol).
2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress
automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic
IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contact
your
Internet
service
provider
if
you
are
not
sure
what
to
select.
3. ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.
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ItemName Description
UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects
whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
ConnectonDemandisselected.
4. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
5. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart
thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP
YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.
ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup:
1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.
2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearasalistunderGeneralSetuptab:
3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
System (Seesection31)
WAN (Seesection32)
LAN (Seesection33)
Wireless
(See
section
3
4)
AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)
NAT (Seesection36)
Firewall (Seesection37)
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311TimeZone
Youcanchangethetimezonesettingsofthisbroadbandrouter.Itsimportanttohave
correctdateandtimesettingifyouneedtoreadsystemlogandusebuildinfirewall
functions.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow:
ItemName Description
TimeZone Pleaseselectatimezoneofthecountryor
regionofyourresidencehere.Ifyoucantfind
thecountry/regionofyourresidencehere,
pleaseselectacity/regionwhichtimezoneis
thesamewiththecountry/regionofyour
residence.TimeServerAddress ThisloadbalanceroutersupportsNTP
(NetworkTimeProtocol).NTPserverwill
providecorrecttimeforthisroutertosetup
thedateandtimeoftherouterautomatically.
PleaseinputthehostnameorIPaddressof
NTPserverhere.Ifyoudontknowthehost
nameorIPaddressoftimeserver,pleaseask
networkadministratororusepool.ntp.orgas
timeserver.
DaylightSavings Ifthecountry/regionofyourresidenceuse
daylightsavingtime,pleasecheckEnable
Functionbox,andselectthebeginningand
endingdateofdaylighttimesaving.
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312PasswordSettings
Youcanchangethewebloginpasswordofthisbroadbandrouter.Ifyoukeepusingthe
defaultpassword1234,otherpeoplemayaccesstheconfigurationinterfacewithoutyour
permission.Pleasechangethepasswordassoonaspossible.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow:
ItemName Description
CurrentPassword Pleaseinputcurrentpasswordhere.
NewPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhere.
ConfirmedPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhereagainfor
confirmation.
Afteryouinputtedcurrentandnewpassword,clickApplytosavechanges,oryoucanclick
Canceltokeepcurrentpassworduntouched.Pleasenotethatyoullbeaskedfor
usernameandpasswordforloginagainifyouchangedpassword.
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313RemoteManagement
IfyouneedtomanagethisbroadbandrouteroutsideofyourLAN(i.e.fromInternet),you
canusethisfunctiontoassignaremoteIPaddresswhichispermittedtoconnecttothis
broadbandrouterswebmanagementinterfacefromInternet.
IfitsnotrequiredforyoutomanagethisbroadbandrouterfromInternet,youcandisable
thisfunctiontoimprovesecurity.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow:
ItemName Description
Hostaddress InputtheIPaddressoftheremotehostyou
wishtoinitiateamanagementaccess.
Port Youcandefinetheportnumberthisrouter
shouldexpectanincomingconnectionrequest.
Ifyoureprovidingawebservice(defaultport
numberis80),youshouldtrytouseotherport
number.Youcanusethedefaultportsetting
8080,orsomethinglike32245or1429.
(Anyintegerbetween1and65534)
Enabled Checkthisboxtoenableremotemanagement
function.Whenthisboxisunchecked,noone
canaccessthisbroadbandrouters
management
interface
from
Internet.
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardall
settingsinthispage.AfteryouclickApplybutton,youllseethefollowingmessage:
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PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
Tosetupotheritemsnowandrestartbroadbandrouterlater,clickContinue.
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32WAN
YoucansetupWAN(WideAreaNetwork,i.e.Internet)connectionsofthisbroadband
routerinWANmenu:
PleaseselecttheWANconnectiontypeyouwishtousetosetupInternetconnection,and
clickApplytosavechangesyoumade.
Ifyourenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyourISPsservice
hotlineandaskforhelp.YoullnotbeabletoconnecttoInternetwithwrongconnection
type.
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321DynamicIP
DynamicIPmeansyourISPwillassignanIPaddresstoyouautomaticallybyDHCP
(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).DynamicIPisoftenusedbycablemodemInternet
connection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
HostName Pleaseinputthehostnameofyourcomputer,
thisisoptional,andonlyrequiredifyour
serviceproviderasksyoutodoso.
MACaddress PleaseinputMACaddressofyourcomputer
here,ifyourserviceprovideronlypermits
computerwithcertainMACaddresstoaccess
internet.Ifyoureusingthecomputerwhich
usedtoconnecttoInternetviacablemodem,
youcansimplypressCloneMacaddressbuttontofilltheMACaddressfieldwiththe
MACaddressofyourcomputer.
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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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322StaticIP
SomeISPwillgiveyouafixedIPaddress,andaskyoutousethisIPaddresstoestablish
Internetconnection.Inthiscase,youhavetoselectthisconnectiontypetoestablish
connectionwithyourISP.
PleasenotethatifyourISPisassigningafixedIPaddresstoyoubyDHCPorPPPoE,donot
selectthisconnectiontype.PleasecontactyourISPsservicehotlinetomakesureyoureally
needtousestaticIPasconnectiontype.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
IPaddressassignedby
yourbyyourservice
provider
PleaseinputIPaddressassignedbyyour
serviceprovider.
SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskassignedbyyour
serviceprovider.
DNSaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver
providedbyyourserviceprovider.
ServiceProvider
GatewayAddress
PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver
providedbyyourserviceprovider.
You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service
provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.
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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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323PPPoE
IfyourISPrequiresyoutoestablishInternetconnectionbyPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocol
overEthernet),youcanusethisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
UserName Pleaseinputusernameassignedbyyour
Internetserviceproviderhere.
Password Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour
Internetserviceproviderhere.
ServiceName PleasegiveanametothisInternetservice,this
isoptional.
MTU PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork
connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan
usedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet
connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3
options:
Continuous
keep
internet
connection
alive,
donotdisconnect.
ConnectonDemand onlyconnectsto
Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt,
Manual onlyconnectstoInternetwhen
Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and
disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis
pressed.
IdleTimeOut Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet
connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin
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minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.
Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
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324PPTP
IfyourISPrequiresyoutousePPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol)toestablish
connection,youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.
PPTPrequirestwokindsofsetting:WANinterfacesetting(setupIPaddress)andPPTP
setting(PPTPusernameandpassword).HerewestartfromWANinterfacesettingfirst:
SelectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.Youcan
chooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoCableModem
sectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(i.e.staticIPaddress).
WAN
interface
settings
must
be
correctly
set,
or
the
Internet
connection
will
fail
even
those
settingsofPPTPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou
dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.
NowpleasegotoPPTPsettingssection:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemName Description
UserID PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby
yourInternetserviceproviderhere.
Password Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour
Internetserviceproviderhere.
PPTPGateway PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway
assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider
here.
ConnectionID PleaseinputtheconnectionIDhere,thisis
optionalandyoucanleaveitblank.
MTU PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork
connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan
usedefaultvalue.
BEZEQISRAEL CheckEnableboxifyoureusingBEZEQ
networkserviceinIsrael.Donotcheckthisbox
ifyoureusingotherInternetserviceprovider.
ConnectionType PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet
connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3
options:
Continuous keepinternetconnectionalive,
donotdisconnect.
ConnectonDemand onlyconnectsto
Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt,
Manual onlyconnectstoInternetwhen
Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and
disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis
pressed.
IdleTimeOut Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet
connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin
minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.
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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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325L2TP
IfyourISPrequiresyoutouseL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)toestablishconnection,
youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.L2TPisanother
popularconnectionmethodforxDSLandotherInternetconnectiontypes,andallrequired
settingitemsarethesamewithPPTPconnection.
LikePPTP,therearetwokindsofrequiredsetting,wellstartfromWANInterfaceSettings:
PleaseselectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.You
canchooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoDynamic
IPsectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(equaltostaticIPaddress,pleaserefer
to
PPPoE
section
above).
WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose
settingsofL2TPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou
dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.
NowpleasegotoL2TPsettingssection:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemName Description
UserID PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby
yourInternetserviceproviderhere.
Password Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour
Internetserviceproviderhere.
L2TPGateway PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway
assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider
here.
MTU PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork
connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan
usedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet
connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3
options:
Continuous keepinternetconnectionalive,
donotdisconnect.
ConnectonDemand onlyconnectsto
Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt,
Manual onlyconnectstoInternetwhen
Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and
disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis
pressed.
IdleTimeOut Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet
connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin
minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.
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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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326WISP
WISP(WirelessISP)isaconnectionmethodwhichestablishesInternetconnectionby
wirelessnetwork.Inthismode,BR6258nbroadbandrouterwillactasawirelessclientand
connecttoanotherwirelessaccesspointtoestablishInternetconnection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
WISP EnableordisableWISPfunction.
ESSID InputtheESSID(i.e.thenameofwirelessaccess
point)ofyourISPsaccesspoint.
ChannelNumber Selectthewirelesschannelnumberofwireless
accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
SiteSurvery Clickthisbuttontoscanforwirelessaccess
pointsinrange:
Selectawirelessaccesspointfromthelist(click
Selectoftheaccesspoint),andclickDone
buttonlocatedatthebottomofthiswindow.If
thewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectis
notinthelist,clickRefreshoneormoretimes
torescanforwirelessaccesspoints.
Security Accordingtothesecuritysettingsofthewireless
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accesspointyouwithtoconnect,youllbe
promptedtoinputWEPkey/WPApassphrase
soyoucanpassthesecuritycheckofaccess
point.
AcorrectWEPkey/WPApassphraseisrequired
toconnecttowirelessaccesspointwithsecurity
setting.PleaseaskyourwirelessISPforcorrect
WEPkey/WPApassphrase.
Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonothersettingslater.
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33LAN(Wired)
YoucansetupWiredLAN(LocalAreaNetwork)connectionsofthisbroadbandrouterin
LANmenu.Thisbroadbandrouterhas4LANportsandtheyllallusethesameLANIP
addresssettings.PleasealsonotethatbothwiredandwirelessLANusesthesameLANIP
addresssettings,too.
LANsettingssplitinto3sections:LANIP,DHCPServer,andStaticDHCPleases.Pleaserefer
tocorrespondingsectionsbelowfordetailedsetupinstructions.
331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress
BeforeallcomputersusingwiredEthernetconnection(i.e.thosecomputersconnecttothis
routersLANport1to4byEthernetcable)orwirelessconnectioncancommunicatewith
eachotherandaccessinternet,theymusthaveavalidIPaddress.
TherearetwowaystoassignIPaddressestocomputers:staticIPaddress(settheIP
addressforeverycomputermanually),anddynamicIPaddress(IPaddressofcomputers
willbeassignedbyrouterautomatically.Itsrecommendedformostofcomputerstouse
dynamicIPaddress,itwillsavealotoftimeonsettingIPaddressesforeverycomputer,
especiallywhentherearealotofcomputersinyournetwork;forserversandnetwork
deviceswhichwillprovideservicestoothercomputerandusersthatcomefromInternet,
static
IP
address
should
be
used,
so
other
computes
can
locate
the
server.
ThisbroadbandrouterhasabuiltinDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol)server,
andcanhelpyoutoassignIPaddressestoyourclientcomputers.Almostallnetwork
computers/devicesmanufacturedafteryear1995arecompatiblewithDHCP,andyoucan
letthisbroadbandroutertoassigntheIPaddresstoclientcomputers/devicesforyou.
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Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:
If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are
some suggestions.
1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, its
suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an
integer between 1 and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients, so
you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or any number between 1
and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field c.
2. In most cases, you should use 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask, which allows up to
253 clients (this also meets routers capability of working with up to 253 clients).
3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people
(like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IPaddress. Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.
4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific service to others, they
should use dynamic IP address.
If you dont really understand the descriptions listed above, dont worry! We will
provide recommended setup values below.
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332LANIP
YoucanusethissettingtoassignanIPaddresstotheLANinterfaceofthisbroadband
router.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
IPaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofthisbroadband
routersLANinterface.
SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskforthisnetwork.
802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivate802.1dspanningtree
function,selectEnabledforsetupitem
802.1dSpanningTree,orsetittoDisabled.
DHCPServer IfyouwanttoactivateDHCPserverfunctionof
thisrouter,selectEnabled,orsetitto
Disabled.
LeaseTime PleaseselecttheleasetimeforeveryDHCP
leaseshere.Youcanselectthetimeperiod
fromthedropdownlist,andtheDHCPclient
willbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddressfrom
thisbroadbandrouterafterthisperiodoftime.
YoucanselectForeverifyoureusingthis
broadbandrouterwithonlyfewcomputers
(lessthan30computers)
Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:
IP Address: 192.168.1.254
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled
DHCP Server: Enabled
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333DHCPServer
YoucanusethissettingtodecidetherangeofIPaddressleases.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
StartIP PleaseinputthestartIPaddressoftheIP
leasesrange.
EndIP PleaseinputtheendIPaddressoftheIPleases
range.
DomainName Ifyouwish,youcanalsoinputthedomain
nameforyournetwork.Thisisoptional.
DNS1address InputtheIPaddressofDNSserverprovidedby
yourISPhere.ThisfieldisREQUIRED.
DNS2address InputanotherIPaddressofDNSserver
providedbyyourISPhere.Thisfieldisoptional
andyoucanleaveitblank.
Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:
Lease Time: Two Weeks (or Forever, if you have less than 20 computers)
Start IP: 192.168.1.1
End IP: 192.168.1.200
Domain Name: (leave it blank)
NOTE:
1. The number of the last field (mentioned d field) of End IP must be
greater than Start IP, and can not the same with routers IP address.
2. The former three fields of IP address of Start IP, End IP, and IP
Address of LAN IP section (mentioned a, b, and c field) should bethe same.
3. These settings will affect wireless clients, too.
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334StaticDHCPLeases
IfyouwishtoassignafixedIPaddresstocertaincomputers/devicesbyDHCP,youcanuse
thisfunctiontoestablishaMACtoIPaddresstablehere,soyoucanassignaspecificIP
addresstoaspecificcomputer/networkdevicebyitsMACaddress.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
EnableStaticDHCP
Leases
Checkthisboxtoenablethisfunction,
otherwiseuncheckittodisablethisfunction.
MACAddress InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeror
networkdevice(total12characters,with
characterfrom0to9,andfromatof,like
001122aabbcc).
IPaddress InputtheIPaddressyouwanttoassignto
thiscomputerornetworkdevice.
Add AfteryouinputtedMACaddressandIP
addresspair,clickthisbuttontoaddthepair
tostaticDHCPleasestable.
Clear ClickthisbuttontoremovetextsinMAC
addressandIPaddressfield.
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34Wireless
YoucansetupWirelessLANconnectionparametersofthisbroadbandrouterinWireless
menu:
Pleaseselectonesettinginthismenu,thenclickApplytoproceed.Ifyouwishtogoback
topreviouspage,clickPrevious.
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341BasicSettings
YoucansetbasicsettingsofwirelessLANhere.
PleaseselecttheworkingmodeofthisbroadbandrouterfromModedropdownlistfirst:
a.AP:StandardwirelessAP(accesspoint).
b.StationInfrastructure:Thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationclient
andserver connectstoanotherwirelessaccesspointasclient,andservesotherwireless
clientsasserver.
c.APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter,toexpand
thescopeofnetwork.
d.APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectthisrouterwithuptofourotherbroadband
routers,toexpandthescopeofnetwork.
e.APBridgeWDS:ConnectthisrouterwithuptofourWDScapablebroadbandrouters,to
expandthescopeofnetwork.
f.UniversalRepeater:Thisbroadbandrouterwillrepeatotherwirelessaccesspointssignal
toextenditswirelesssignalcoverage,andalsoactsasawirelessaccesspointtoserveother
wirelessclients.
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3411APMode
InAPmode,thefollowingsettingswillappear:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11nwirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan
typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
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maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto
identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom
otherswhenthereareotherbroadband
routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis
Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault
ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto
you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.
ChannelNumber Pleaseselectachannelfromthedropdownlist
ofChannelNumber,availablechannel
numbersare1to13.Youcanchooseany
channelnumberyouwanttouse,andalmost
allwirelessclientscanlocatethechannel
youreusingautomaticallywithoutany
problem.However,itsstillusefultoremember
thechannelnumberyouuse,somewireless
clientsupportsmanualchannelnumberselect,
andthiswouldhelpincertainscenariowhen
thereissomeradiocommunicationproblem.
AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow
thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You
canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget
latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe
window.
Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker
installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell
yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup
window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe
wirelessclientlistwindow.
TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer
rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network.
There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will
disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband router.
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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3412StationInfrastructure
InStationInfrastructuremode,youcanselectawirelessaccesspointtobecomeitswireless
client,andalsoactsaswirelessaccesspointtoserveotherwirelessclients.Ifyouhavethe
accessprivilegeofotherwirelessaccesspointnearby,andyouwishtousethataccesspoint
toaccessInternet,youcanusethisconnectiontype:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
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maximizecompatibility.
ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan
typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto
identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom
otherswhenthereareotherbroadband
routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis
Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault
ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto
you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.
SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow
willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess
pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom
thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess
pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan
clickRefreshtorescan.
Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint
youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe
broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe
accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
WLANMAC Somewirelessaccesspointswillonlyallow
clientswithcertainMACaddressto
establishconnection.Inthiscase,youcan
inputtheMACaddressthatwillbeaccepted
bythewirelessaccesspointyouwishto
connecthere.YoucanalsoclickCloneMAC
buttontousetheMACaddressofyour
computer(theoneyouusedtoconnectto
thewebmanagementinterfacecurrently).
AutoMACClone IfyouwishtousetheMACaddressofwired
LANinterfaceofthisbroadbandrouter,
selectEnable,orselectDisabletonotto
usetheMACaddressofthewiredLAN
interfaceofthisbroadbandrouter.
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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint
Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall
computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith
eachother.Thismodesupportsonlyonewirelessaccesspointpeer.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless
bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.
Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou
wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect
APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
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2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;
bothaccesspointsmustusethesamechannel.
MACaddress1 InputtheMACaddressofanotherwireless
accesspoint(theoneyouwishtoconnect).
SetSecurity ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity
functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto
improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter
3217fordetailedinstructions.
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint
Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall
computersconnectedtotheLANportsofallwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith
eachother.Thismodesupportsuptofourwirelessaccesspointpeers.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless
bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.
Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou
wish
to
connect
to
the
wireless
access
points
made
by
other
manufacturer,
please
select
APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
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toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel.
MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess
points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect).
SetSecurity ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity
functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto
improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter
3217fordetailedinstructions.
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3415APBridge:WDS
Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationbridgeand
wirelessaccesspoint.Thisbroadbandroutercanestablishcommunicationwithuptofour
WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspoints,andletallcomputersconnectedtotheLANports
ofeverywirelessaccesspointscommunicatewitheachother.Thebroadbandrouterisable
toserveotherwirelessclientsandactsasawirelessaccesspointatthesametime.
Here
are
descriptions
of
every
setup
items:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
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2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan
typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto
identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom
otherswhenthereareotherbroadband
routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis
Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault
ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto
you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.
ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel.
AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow
thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You
canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget
latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe
window.
Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker
installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell
yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup
window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe
wirelessclientlistwindow.
MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess
points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect).
SetSecurity ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity
functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto
improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter
3217fordetailedinstructions.
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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3416UniversalRepeater
Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelessrepeater.Itwillrepeatthesignalof
thewirelessaccesspointyouspecified,toextenditswirelesscoverage.Thebroadband
routerwillstillacceptwirelessclientswheninthismode.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate300Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
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2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan
typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto
identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom
otherswhenthereareotherbroadband
routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis
Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault
ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto
you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.
ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel.
AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow
thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You
canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget
latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe
window.
Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker
installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell
yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup
window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe
wirelessclientlistwindow.
RootAPSSID PleaseinputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccess
pointyouwishtoextendsignalcoverage.
SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow
will
appear.
All
reachable
wireless
access
pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom
thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess
pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan
clickRefreshtorescan.
Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint
youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe
broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe
accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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342SecuritySettings
IncertainAPworkingmodes,youcanenableencryptiontoimprovesecuritylevel.
WhenyouclickSetSecuritybutton,thefollowingwindowwillappear:
PleaseselectanencryptionmethodfromEncryptiondropdownmenu,andcorresponding
settingwillappear:
Disabled
Encryptionisdisabled.Itsnotrecommendedtodisableencryptionbecauseotherpeople
mayusecertainwirelessscannertocopythedatatransferredoverair.
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WEP
SelectWEPtoenableWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
KeyLength TherearetwotypesofWEPkeylength:64bit
and128bit.Using128bitissafer
than64bit,butwillreducesomedata
transferperformance.
KeyFormat Therearetwotypesofkeyformat:ASCIIand
Hex.Whenyouselectakeyformat,the
numberofcharactersofkeywillbedisplayed.Forexample,ifyouselect64bitaskey
length,andHexaskeyformat,youllseethe
messageattherightofKeyFormatisHex
(10characters),whichmeansthelengthof
WEPkeyis10characters.
DefaultTxKey YoucansetuptofoursetsofWEPkey,and
youcandecidewhichkeyisbeingusedby
defaulthere.Ifyoudontknowwhichoneyoushoulduse,selectKey1.
EncryptionKey InputWEPkeycharactershere,thenumberof
charactersmustbethesameasthenumber
displayedatKeyFormatfield.Youcanuse
anyalphanumericalcharacters(09,az,and
AZ)ifyouselectASCIIkeyformat,andifyou
selectHexaskeyformat,youcanuse
characters09,af,andAF.
Enable802.1x
Authentication
Checkthisboxtoenable802.1xauthentication
function.YouneedaRadiusauthentication
servertoperform802.1xauthentication.
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ServerIPaddress InputRadiusauthenticationserversIPaddress
here.
RADIUSServerPort InputRadiusauthenticationserversservice
porthere.Generallyits1812.
RADIUSServer
Password
InputthepasswordofRadiusserverhere.
PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick
Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:
YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto
restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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WPApresharedkey
WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isalsoanencryptionmethodandissaferthanWEP.Its
recommendedtouseWPAinsteadofWEPwhenyouneedtouseencryptiontoprotect
yourdatasecurity.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
WPAUnicastCipher
Suite
PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.
Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2
(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof
them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless
clientsupportthecipheryouselected.PresharedKeyFormat Selectthetypeofpresharedkey,youcanselectPassphrase(8ormore
alphanumericalcharacters,upto63),orHex
(64charactersof09,andaf).
PresharedKey PleaseinputtheWPApassphrasehere.Itsnotrecommendedtouseawordthatcanbefoundinadictionaryduetosecurityreason.
PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick
Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:
YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto
restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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WPARADIUS
IfyouhaveRADIUSauthenticationserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatethe
wirelessclientsbyRADIUSserversuserdatabase.Onlyauthenticatedclientscanestablish
wirelessconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouter.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
WPAUnicastCipher
Suite
PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.
Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2
(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof
them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless
clientsupportthecipheryouselected.RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheIPaddressofRADIUSauthenticationserverhere.RADIUSServerPort InputtheportnumberofRADIUS
authenticationserverhere.MostofRADIUS
serverwilluseportnumber1812andyoucan
keepusingdefaultvalue.
RADIUSServer
Password
InputthepasswordofRADIUSauthentication
server
here.
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343MACAddressFiltering
Thisfunctionwillhelpyoutopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless
router;onlythosewirelessdeviceswhohavetheMACaddressyouassignedherecangain
accesstoyourwirelessrouter.Youcanusethisfunctionwithothersecuritymeasures
describedinprevioussection,tocreateasaferwirelessenvironment.Upto20MAC
addressescanbeassigned.
ToenableMACaddressfiltering,pleasecheckEnableWirelessAccessControlboxinthis
page,thedescriptionsofothersettingitemsarelistedasfollow:
ItemName Description
MACaddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddtothe
MACaddresstothetable.Comment Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof
thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeror
anything.Youcaninputupto16
alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis
optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however,
itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea
commentforeveryMACaddressesasa
memoryaid.
Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand
associatedcommenttotheMACaddress
filteringtable.
Clear ClickCleartoremovethevalueyouinputted
inMACaddressandcommentfield.
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AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxoftheentryyouwishto
delete(UnderSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.Ifyouwishtodeleteallmapping
entries,clickDeleteAllbutton.
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
Please
click
Apply
to
save
changes
you
made
and
restart
the
broadband
router,
this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings
WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)providesaconvenientwaytoestablishtheconnection
betweenthisbroadbandrouterandwirelessclients.AnyWPScompatiblewirelessclients
canestablishsecureconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouterwithsimplepushbuttontype
configurationorPinCodetypeconfiguration.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenableWPSfunction,uncheckittodisableWPS.
WPSStatus Ifthewirelesssecurity(encryption)functionof
thiswirelessrouterisproperlyset,youllsee
Configuredmessagehere.Ifwirelesssecurity
functionhasnotbeenset,youllsee
unConfigured.
SelfPINcode ThisistheWPSPINcodeofthiswireless
router.Thiscodeisusefulwhenyouneedto
buildwirelessconnectionbyWPSwithother
WPSenabledwirelessdevices.
SSID TheSSIDofthiswirelessrouterwillbe
displayedhere.
AuthenticationMode Thewirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeof
thiswirelessrouterwillbedisplayedhere.
PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasewillbedisplayedas
asteriskhere.
ConfigMode SelecttheWPSconfigurationroleofthis
broadbandrouter.
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Registrar:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas
WPSregistrarandwaitforwirelessclientsto
sendWPSconfigurationrequest.
Enrollee:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas
WPSenrolleeandsendWPSconfiguration
requesttootherWPSregistrar.
ConfigureviaPush
Button
ClickStartPBCtostartPushButtontypeWPS
configuration(PBC).PleasepushtheWPS
pushbuttononotherWPScompatible
networkdevicestobeginWPSconfiguration.
YoucanalsopushtheWPS/Resetbutton
locatedatthebackofthisbroadbandrouterto
startPBCwithoutusingwebconfiguration
interface.
ConfigureviaClient
PinCode
PleaseinputthePinCodedisplayedatthe
configurationsoftwareofWPSenabled
wirelessclient,andclickStartPINtoestablish
connectionwiththewirelessclient.
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35AdvanceSettings
ThisrouterprovidesvariousnetworkfunctionalitieslikeQoSandDDNS,andyoucan
configurethesefunctionsinAdvancedSettingsmenu.
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351QoS
Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe
internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers
anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and
someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork
telephone)willbeaffected,thereforeanunpleasingresultwilloccur,liketheinterruption
ofvideo/audiotransfer.
Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth
foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening.
3511BasicQoSSettings
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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName Description
EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheck
ittodisableQoS.
TotalDownload
Bandwidth
Youcansetthelimitoftotaldownload
bandwidthinkbits.Todisabledownload
bandwidthlimitation,input0here.
TotalUpload
Bandwidth
Youcansetthelimitoftotaluploadbandwidth
inkbits.Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,
input0here.
RuleName InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification
purpose.Thisnameshouldbeuniqueandnot
thesamewithothers.
Bandwidth SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrule:
(1) (2) (3)
(1)PleaseselectDownload/Uploadforthe
directionofdataforthisQoSrulefirst,
(2)InputthedatarateforthisQoSrule,
(3)andselectGuarantee(providesa
guaranteedspeedforthisrule),orMax(
Local
IP
Address
Set
the
IP
address
range
that
will
be
affected
by
thisQoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,
inputtheIPaddressinleftfieldonly.
LocalPortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle
numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare
involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin
xyformat(like1020).
RemoteIPAddress SetremoteIPaddressesthatwilltriggerthis
QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,input
theIPaddressinleftfieldonly.
RemotePortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
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rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle
numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare
involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin
xyformat(like1020).
TrafficType IfyourecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictype
oftraffic,youcanselectitfromthismenuand
youdonthavetoinputportrangeabove.
Protocol Selecttheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).
Add ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule
(detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow).
Reset Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered.
ClickReset
Edit Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecific
rule,pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyou
wanttoedit,thenclickEditbutton.Onlyoneruleshouldbeselectedatime!
DeleteSelected Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthis
button.Youcanselectoneormorerulesto
deletebychecktheselecttheboxoftherule(s)
youwanttodeleteatime.IftheQoStableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutandcannotbeclicked.
DeleteAll Byclickingthisbutton,youcandeleteallrules
currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoStableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutandcannotbeclicked.
MoveUp Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbe
proceedfirst,soyoucanmovehigherpriority
rulesup.
MoveDown Moveselectedruledown.
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCance