Edimax Technology 3G-6210n manual

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Federal Communication Commission Interfer ence S tatement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, u[...]

Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure St atement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possi bility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proxim ity to the antenn a shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.[...]

R&TTE Compliance S tatement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipm ent and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and repl aces in the directive [...]

CA T ALOG CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMA TION 1-1 Introduction and safety information 1-2 Safety Information 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Package Contents 1-5 Familiar with your new Portable 3G router CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP 2-1 Getting Started 2-2 Build network connection 2-3 Connecting to Portable 3G router by web browser 2-3-1 W indows 9[...]

2-5-1 T ime zone and time auto-synchronization 2-5-2 Change management password 2-5-3 Remote Management 2-6 Setup Internet C onnection (W AN Setup) 2-6-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’ 2-6-2 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’ 2-6-3 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’ 2-6-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’ 2-6-5 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’ 2-[...]

CHAPTER III: ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) 3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule 3-2 Network Address T ranslation (NA T) 3-2-1 Basic NA T Settings (Ena ble or disable NA T function) 3-2-2 Port Forwarding 3-2-3 V irtual Server 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications 3-2-5 UPnP Setting 3-2-6 ALG Settings 3-3 Firewal[...]

CHAPTER IV : APPENDIX 4-1 Hardware Specification 4-2 T roubleshooting 4-3 Glossary[...]

1 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this Portable 3G Router! The smallest router also integrated with Li-battery insi de, assists you to set up a wireless network using mobile phone, 3G USB m odem or an Ethernet connections anytime and anywhere. When the 3G(UMTS/HSDP A/EVDO) USB modem c[...]

2 Note 1: Only one Internet connection (wireless 3G or xDSL/Cable) can be used at the same time. Note 2: T o prevent the compatib ility problem between 3G USB Modem cad and 3G router , it is recomme nded that you upgrade the latest firmware of 3G router from Edimax website http://www .edimax.com . Other featur es of this r outer including: • High[...]

3 • Remote management function allows c onfiguration and upgrades from a remote computer (over the Internet) • Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports.[...]

4 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of user s and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor . 2. DO NOT put this router at or n ear hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this router in the car in summe[...]

5 10. Always switch the device of f before removing the battery . 1 1. Use only battery and power adapte r supplied with the product. The use of any other types may be dangerous. 1-3 System Requirements z Internet connection, provided by xD SL or cable modem or 3G/3.5 USB modem. z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface[...]

6 1-5 Familiar with your new Portable 3G Router LED Definitions LED Name Light Status Description PWR/CHG Green On Router is switched on and correctly powered or the battery is charged completely . Orange On The battery is charging. Orange Flashing Battery power is not enough, only 30 minutes remains. Orange Flashing Fast Battery power is not enoug[...]

7 WPS On W ireless WPS function is enabled. Off W ireless WPS function is not enabled or the connection is successfully . ETHERNET On ETHERNET port is connected. Off ETHERNET port is not connected. Flashing ETHERNET activity (transferring or receiving data). INTERNET On Router is connected to the Internet. Off Router is not connected to the Interne[...]

8 Right and Left Side Panel Item Name Description LAN/W A N Switch Switch the Ethernet port to LAN or W AN. Switch to W AN function if you want to access to the Intern et through your xDSL or Cable modem network service. W A N access can also be a back up for 3G network. Please refer to S ection 3-4 for more details. WPS Start WPS function or reset[...]

9 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Getting S tarted Before you using the router , please follow the following instructions to charge the router . 1. Remove the battery cover in the rear side of the router and insert the supplied battery into the slot and then put back the cover . 2. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then con[...]

10 Note: It takes about four hours to charge the battery . 3. When the battery is char ged, the ‘Po wer ’ LED is lit in orange color . When the ‘Power ’ LED is not lit, the battery is charged completely . Note: The ‘Power ’ LED is lit in gr een color when the battery is charged completely if router is activated before charged. 4. Switch[...]

11 2. Use only battery and power adapter supplied with the product. The use of any other types may be dangerous. 2-2 Build network connection Please follow the following instructi on to build the network connection between your new portable 3G router and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect your 3G/3.5G USB modem to the US B port located on [...]

12 2. Connect your computer to the Ethe rnet port on the right side of the router for configuring the router . Note: It is recommended to confi gure the router through the Ethernet port for the first time setup. Please go to Section 3-4 Fail Over to assign the W AN connection priority if you have subscribed to both 3G and xDSL/Cable Modem services.[...]

13 4. Please check all LEDs on the front side. ‘PWR/CHR’ LED should be steadily on in green color , and ‘ETHERNET’ LED should be on if the computer / network device connected to the Ethernet port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. 5. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or ju[...]

14 2-3 Connecting to Portable 3G Router by web br ows er After the network connection is bu ilt, the next step you should do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the r outer and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP addres[...]

15 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server ’ and then click ‘OK’.[...]

16 2-3-2W indows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Con nection, and Local Ar ea Connection Properties window will appear . Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and then cl[...]

17 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

18 2-3-3W indows XP IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection S tatus window will appear , and then click ‘Prop[...]

19 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

20 2-3-4W indows V ista IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and Ta s k s , and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Pr operties’. Local Ar ea Connection Properties window [...]

21 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

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23 2-3-5 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete , please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’[...]

24 Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter ’ key . Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.2.1, please note that this value may be differ ent. ) 3. Connect the router ’ s management interface by web browser After your computer obtained an IP address from router , plea[...]

25 Please input user name and password in the field respectively , default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’ button, and you can see the web management interface of this router: NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and p assword again, i[...]

26 2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the following inst ructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to QuickSetup menu by clicking ‘QuickSetup’ button. And the following [...]

27 NOTE: There are several time servers available on internet: 129.6.15.28 (time-a.nist.gov) 132.163.4.101 (time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov) 131.107.1.10 (time-nw .nist.gov) If you found that the time of router is incorrect , try another time server .[...]

28 2. Broadband T ype Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page. There are seven types of Internet connection, they are: 3G/3.5G - Please go to section 2-4-1 Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-4-2 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-3 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-4 PPTP xDSL - Please go to se[...]

29 3. Basic Setting Here are descriptions of every setup items: W ir eless Module (1): Please click “E nable” to start using the wir eless function of this r outer , or select “Disable” to close the wir eless interface of this r outer . Band (2): Please select a Bane type fr om the dr opdown list of ‘Band’, It allows you to set the AP f[...]

30 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wir eless r outer fr om others when ther e ar e other wir eless r outers in the same ar ea. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’ s r ecommended to change default SSID name to the one which is meaningful to you, like my home, office_r oom1, etc. Channel Number (4): Please select a channel fr om the dr[...]

31 4. Security Settings Please choose the Encryption type you’re using from the dropdown list of “Encryption”. There are three types of Encryption, they are: WEP - Please go to section 2-7-3-2 WP A pre-shared key - Please go to section 2-7-3-3 WP A RADIUS - Please go to section 2-7-3-4 If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘[...]

32 2-4-1 Setup procedur e for ‘3G/3.5G’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: PIN Code (1): Please input Pin C ode for your UMTS or HSDP A or EVDO connection, this is optional, and only r equir ed if your service pr ovider asks you to do so. APN (2): Please input the APN code assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. User Name ([...]

33 menu. A T Dial Script ( 7): Please input Dialed Number for your UMTS or HSDP A connection, the default is *99#. This field should not be alter ed except when r equir ed by your service pr ovider . After you finish with all settings, pl ease click ‘Next’ (8) button; if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’. 3G-6210n supports [...]

34 ( A ) Plug and play , no setup procedure required. Connect the USB 3G/3.5 G modem card with 3G-6210n and make sure the corresponding USB LED indicator of 3G-6210n lights up, then you can use the web browser to access Internet. ( B ) PIN code or user name / password required: Please check the authentication method you want to use. Most of telecom[...]

35 ( C ) Driver / Utility required on PC side Some 3G/3.5G modem card does not wo rk with instructions (A) or (B) listed above (ex. BandLuxe C100S). Y ou need to install 3G/3.5G modem card driver / utility on every PC which needs to access Internet first. After driver / utility installation is comple te, every PC will be able to access Internet via[...]

36 4. Please go to “My computer”, you will see the BandLuxe C100S. Double click the device. 5. The program inside the adapter w ill prepare to install the driver and utility of the adapter .[...]

37 6. Click “Next”. 7. Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and click “Next”.[...]

38 8. If you want to change the dest ination folder , please click “Change”. Click “Next” to continue. 9. Click “install”.[...]

39 10. The system is installing the driv er and utility of the adapter . 11. Install successfully , click “Finish” to close the install wizard.[...]

40 12. The utility of C100S will start up automaticity . Please select the “MENU” 13. Click “Setting”. 14. Select the “Auto connect on startup”.[...]

41 15. Plug in the C100S into the USB port of the 3G router . 16. The USB adapter will get the IP address from ISP automatically . Y ou can check the Status of the 3G-6210n on the W eb site (ex: 192.168.2.1). 17. Now you are able to connect to Internet successfully . Note : If your SIM card requires entering the PIN code, please enter into the web [...]

42 2-4-2 Setup procedur e for ‘Cable Modem’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your computer , this is optional, and only r equir ed if your service pr ovider asks you to do so. MAC Addr ess (2): Please input MAC addr ess of your computer her e, if your service pr ovider onl y permits compu[...]

43 2-4-3 Setup procedur e for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL ’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP addr ess (1): Please input IP addr ess assigned by your service pr ovider Subnet Mask (2): Please input subne t mask assigned by your service pr ovider DNS Addr ess (3): Please input the IP addr ess of DNS server pr ovided by your service pr ovider . [...]

44 2-4-4 Setup procedur e for ‘PPPoE xDSL ’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d (2): Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is opti[...]

45 When you finish with all settings, pleas e click ‘ONext’ (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’. 2-4-5 Setup procedur e for ‘PPTP xDSL ’: PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of se tting: W AN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP us er name and password). Here we start from W AN interface setting: S[...]

46 will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields. Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d[...]

47 BEZEQ network in Israel. Connection T ype (7): Please select the connection type of Internet connection you wish to use, please r efer to last section for detailed descriptions. Idle T ime Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use, and r efer to last section for detailed descriptions. When you finish with all[...]

48 will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields. Now please go to L2TP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d[...]

49 When you finish with all settings, pleas e click ‘Next (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’. 2-4-7 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using T elstra big pond’ s network service in Australia. Y ou need to input: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by T e[...]

50 Please click ‘Apply’ button to prepare to restart the router , and you’ll see this message: Please wait for about 30 seconds, then click ‘OK!’ button. Y ou’ll be back to router management interface again, and the router is ready with new settings.[...]

51 2-5 Basic Setup In this chapter , you’ll know how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please st art your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘General Setup’ button on the left, or click ‘General Setup’ link at the upper -right corner of web management interface. 2-5-1 T im[...]

52 Here are descriptions of every setup items: T ime Zone (1): Please select time zone at ‘T ime zone’ dr op-down list. T ime Server Please input the IP addr ess or host name of time Addr ess (2): server her e. Daylight Please check ‘E nable’ Function box, and set the Savings (3): duration of daylight setting. When you finish, click ‘Appl[...]

53 2-5-2 Change management password Default password of this router is 1234, and it’ s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browse r . There’ s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, sin ce everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wi reless function enabled. T o change password, please follo[...]

54 Please retype the new password ag ain when you see above message. If you see the following message: It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’ to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again. If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’l[...]

55 2-5-3 Remote Management This router does not allow manageme nt access from Internet, to prevent possible security risks (especially wh en you defined a weak password, or didn’t change default password). Ho wever , you can still managem ent this router from a specific IP address by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ Function. T o do so, pleas[...]

56 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the se ttings made and restart the router so the settings will take ef fect after it reboots. NOTE: When you want to manage th is router from another computer on internet, you have to input the IP address and p ort number of this router[...]

57 2-6 Setup Internet Conn ection (W AN Se tup) Internet connections setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. Howeve r , you can setup W AN connections up by using W AN configuration menu. Y ou can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here. T o start configuration, please follow the following instru[...]

58 PPPoE - Please go to section 2-6-4 PPTP - Please go to section 2-6-5 L2TP - Please go to section 2-6-6 T elstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-6-7 DNS - Please go to section 2-6-8 DDNS - Please go to section 2-6-9 2-6-1 Setup procedur e for ‘3G/3.5G’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: PIN Code (1): Please input Pin Code for your[...]

59 service pr ovider her e. V erify Passwor d (5): Please input passwor d again for confirmation. Service (6): Please select y our Car d type fr om the dr op-down menu. A T Dial Script ( 7): Please input Dialed Number for your UMTS or HSDP A connection, the default is *99#. This field should not be alter ed except when r equir ed by your service pr[...]

60 2-6-2 Setup procedur e for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer , this is optional, and only r equir ed if your service pr ovider asks you to do so. MAC Addr ess (2): Please input MAC addr ess of your computer , if your service pr ovider only permits computer with ce[...]

61 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooti ng). 2-6-3 Setup procedur e for ‘S tatic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP addr ess (1): Please input [...]

62 following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page ba[...]

63 service pr ovider her e. Passwor d (2): Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection her e. If you don’ t know , you can use default value. Connection Please select the [...]

64 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ bu[...]

65 your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields. Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d (2): Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovide[...]

66 Connection Please select the connection type of Internet T ype (7): connection you wish to use, please r efer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Idle T ime Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use, and r efer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. When you finish with all settings, please click[...]

67 Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d (2): Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. L2TP Gateway (3): Please input the IP addr ess of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. MTU (4)[...]

68 If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 2-6-7 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using T elstra big pond’ s network service in Australia. Y ou need to input: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by T elstra. [...]

69 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ bu[...]

70 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Primary DNS (1): Please input the IP addr ess of DNS server pr ovided by your service pr ovider . Secondary DNS (2): Please input the IP addr ess of another DNS server pr ovided by your service pr ovider , this is optional. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (3) button and the[...]

71 2-6-9 Setup procedur e for ‘DDNS’: DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP-to-Ho stname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet, because their IP address w ill vary every time when connected to Internet, and other user [...]

72 service pr ovider . Account / Input account or email of DDNS r egistration. E-Mail (4): Passwor d / Key (5): Input DDN S service passwor d or key . After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; [...]

73 2-7 W i red LAN Configurations Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connect to this router ’ s LA N port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) can communicate with each other and access internet, they m ust have a valid IP address. There are two ways to assign IP addre sses to computers: static IP address (set the IP [...]

74 Please follow the following instructi ons to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘LAN’ menu on the left of web management interface, there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Server ’, and ‘S tatic DHCP Leases T able’. Here are setup instructions for each of them: 2-7-1 LAN IP section: Here are descriptions of every s[...]

75 2-7-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server ’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, a nd here are descriptions of every setup items: Lease T ime (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP addr ess) of every IP addr ess assigned by this r outer fr om dr opdown menu. [...]

76 2-7-3 S tati c DHCP Leases T able: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever , so you don’ t ha ve to set the IP address for a computer , and still enjoy the benef it of using DHCP server . Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here. (If you set ‘Lease T ime’ to ‘for ever ’ in ‘DHC[...]

77 After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC a ddress and IP address mapping will be added to ‘Static DHCP Leases T able’ section. If you want to delete a specific item , please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP addr ess mapping (1), then click ‘Delete ’ button (2); if you want to de lete all mappings, clic k ‘Delete All’ (3[...]

78 2-8 W ireless LAN Configurations If your computer , PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to let th em connect to Internet and share resources with other computers w ith wired-LAN connection. Y ou can also use the built-in security func tion[...]

79 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-8-1 Basic W ireless Settings Please click ‘W ireless’ menu on the le ft of web management interface, t[...]

80 SSID (2): This is the name of wir eless r outer . Y ou can type any alphanumerical characters her e, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own wir eless r outer fr om others when ther e ar e other wir eless r outers in the same ar ea. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’ s r ecommended to change default ESSID 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz b[...]

81 name to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_r oom1, etc. Channel Number (3): Please select a channel fr om the dr opdown list of ‘Channel Number ’, avail able channel numbers ar e 1 to 13 for Eur opean countries, 1 to 1 1 for USA. Y ou can choose any channel numbe r you want to use, and almost all wir eless clients can lo[...]

82 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooti ng). 2-8-2 Advanced W ireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to con[...]

83 Fragment Set the Fragment thr eshold of wir eless radio. Thr eshold (1): Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Thr eshold (2): Set the RTS thr eshold of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 2347. Beacon Interval (3): Set the beac on interv[...]

84 people those who know the ESSID of your wir eless r outer can get connected. CTS Pr otect (10): Enabling this se tting will r educe the chance of radio signal collisions betwee n 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g/n wir eless access points. It’ s r ecommended to set this option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However , if you set to ‘None’, your wir ele[...]

85 2-8-3 W ir eless Security It’ s very important to set wir eless security settings properly! If you don’t, hackers and malicious users can reac h your network and valuable data without your consent and this w ill cause serious security problem. T o set wireless security settings, Pleas e click ‘W ireless’ menu on the left of web managemen[...]

86 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Key Length (2): Ther e ar e two type s of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will r educe some data transfer performance. Key Format (3): Ther e ar e two ty pes of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you select a key format, the number of characters of k[...]

87 her e, and if you enter ed multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each other . Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an au thentication pr otocol. Every Authentication (9): user must use a valid account to login to this wir eless r outer befor e accessing the wir eless LAN. The authentication is pr o cessed by a RADIUS server . This mode only au[...]

88 After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (10) and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds whi[...]

89 Key Format (3): can select Pass phrase (8 or mor e alphanumerical characters, up to 63), or He x (64 characters of 0-9, and a-f). Pr e-shar ed Please input the WP A passphrase her e. Key (4): It’ s not r ecommended to use a word that can be found in a dictionary due to security re ason. After you finish WP A Pre-shared key setting, please clic[...]

90 Here are descriptions of every setup items: WP A Unicast Please select a type of WP A cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): A vailable options ar e: WP A (TKIP), WP A2 (AES), and WP A2 Mixed. Y ou can select one of them, but you have to make sur e your wir eless client support the cipher you selected. RADIUS Server Please input the IP addr ess of your[...]

91 settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-8-4 W ir eless Access Contr ol This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router; onl y those wireless devices who have the MAC address you a ssigned here can gain access to your wireless router . Y ou can us[...]

92 Delete All ( 3 ): If you want to de lete all MAC addr esses listed her e, please click ‘Delete All’ button. Enable W i r eless T o enfor ce MAC addr ess filtering, Access Contr ol (4): you have to ch eck ‘Enable W ir eless Access Contr ol’. When this item is uncheck ed, wir eless r outer will not enfor ce MAC addr ess filtering of wir el[...]

93 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ bu[...]

94 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable WPS (1): Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. W i-Fi Pr otected WPS-r elated system information will be displayed Setup Information her e: (2): WPS S tatus: If the wir eless secu rity (encryption) function of this wir eless r outer is pr operly set, you’ll see ‘C[...]

95 displayed her e. If you don’ t enable security function of the wir eless r outer befor e WPS is activated, the r outer will auto set the security to WP A (AES) and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection. Passphrase Key: The wir ele ss security key of the r outer will be displayed her e. Config Mode (3): Ther e ar e ‘Regis trar ?[...]

96 2. A complicated (the combination of number , alphabet, even symbol, and long enough) WEP key and WP A passphrase is much safer than simple and short ones. Remember that the wireless client is capable to keep the key or passphrase for you, so you only have to input the complicated key or passphrase once. It’ s not too trouble but will greatly [...]

97 Chapter III Advanced Functions 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. W ithout QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet ba ndwidth, and some applications wh[...]

98 Here are descriptions of every setting: Enable QoS (1): Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’ t want to enfor ce QoS bandwidth limitations. T otal Download Y ou can set the limit of total download Bandwidth (2): bandwidth in kbits . T o disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ her e. T otal Upload Y o[...]

99 Move Up (9): Y ou can pull up the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. Move Down (10): Y ou can lower th e priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (1 1) button and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please clic[...]

100 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth li mitation of this QoS rule. Y ou have to select the data dir ection of this rule (Upload of Download), and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the type of QoS: [...]

101 Remote IP Specify the r e mote (destination) IP addr ess Addr ess: (e): that will be affected by this rule. Please input the starting IP addr ess in the left field, and input the end IP addr ess in the right field to define a range of IP addr esses, or just input the IP addr ess in the left field to define a single IP addr ess. Remote Port Plea[...]

102 3-2 Network Addr ess T r anslation (NA T) Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. W it hout NA T , all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP addr ess to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user . Therefore[...]

103 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3-2-2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet I[...]

104 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable Port Check this box to enable port mapping, Forwar ding (1): and uncheck this box to disable port mapping. Private IP (2): Input the IP addr ess of the computer on local network which pr ovides internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the r oute[...]

105 Reset (12): Unselect all mappings. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (13) button and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take eff[...]

106 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable V i rtual Check this box to enable virtual server , Server (1): and uncheck this box to disable virtual server . Private IP (2): Input the IP addr ess of the computer which pr ovides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the r outer will be l[...]

107 V irtual Server All existing virtual server mappings will be T able (10): displayed her e. Delete (1 1): Please select a vi rtual server mapping by clicking the ‘Select’ box of the m apping, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button to r emove the mapping. If ther e’ s no existing mapping, this button will be grayed out. Delete All (12): De[...]

108 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time; these applications won’t work with sim ple NA T rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable (1): Check this box to enable speci[...]

109 Popula Applications This section lists the mor e popular applications that (7): r equir e multiple connections. Select an application fr om the Popular Applications selection and click ‘Add’ to save the setting to ‘Curr ent T rigger-Port Ta b l e . ’ Add (8): Add the setting to the ‘Curr ent T rigger -Port T able.’ Reset (9): Click [...]

11 0 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while the router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel[...]

111 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ b[...]

11 2 There are many applications listed here. Please check the box of the special support for applications you n eed, and then click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot t[...]

11 3 3-3 Fir ewall Excepting NA T , this router also provides firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your com puters on local network. These functions include inbound att ack prevention, and block outbound traffics, like block URLs whic h have pre-defined keywords. Please follow the following instructions to enable or disable[...]

11 4 other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3-3-1 Access Control This function allows or denies co mputers with specific MAC address from connecting to the network; it can also allow or deny computers with specific IP address,[...]

11 5 Client PC Please input the MAC addr ess of computer MAC addr ess (2): or network device her e, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) ar e not r equir ed. (i.e. If the MAC addr ess label of your wir eless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff ’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff ’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff ’ Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the c[...]

11 6 Enable IP Check this box to enable IP addr ess based Filtering T able (1 1): filtering, and plea se select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of IP filtering table. If you select deny , all IP addr esses listed in filtering table will be denied fr om connecting to the network; if you select allow , only IP addr esses listed in fi[...]

11 7 rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in th is page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is clicked, the followi ng message will be displayed on your web browser: a b c d e f[...]

11 8 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP Description (a): addr ess, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP Please input the starting IP addr ess in the left addr ess (b): field, and input the end IP addr ess in the right field to define a range of IP addr esses, or just input the[...]

11 9 the site you defined here. This function is useful for parents and company managers. Please follow the following instructions to set URL blocking parameters: Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the le ft of web manageme nt interface, then click ‘URL Blocking’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descri[...]

120 Curr ent URL All existing URL/Keywor ds in filtering Blocking T able (5): table will be listed her e. Delete Selected (6): If you want to delete a specific URL/Keywor d entry , check the ‘select’ box of the MAC addr ess you want to delete, then click ‘Delet e Selected’ button. (Y ou can select mor e t han one MAC addr esses). Delete All[...]

121 responding because it is not capabl e to handle too much traffics. This router has a built-in DoS att ack prevention mechanism; when you activate it, the router will stop the DoS attack for you. Please follow the following instructions to set DoS prevention parameters: Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the le ft of web manageme nt interface, [...]

122 Port Scan (3): Some malicious in truder will try to use a ‘port scanner ’ to know how many ports of your Internet IP addr ess ar e open, and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so. Check this box and the r outer will block all traffics which ar e trying to scan your Internet IP addr ess. Sync Flood (4): This is another k[...]

123 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘Advanced’ button in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death (a): Set the thr eshold of when this DoS pr evention mechanism will be activated . Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the fr equenc[...]

124 activated. After you finish with all settings, pl ease click ‘Apply’ (e) button and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to pr evious setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘A pply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait fo r ab[...]

125 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable DMZ (1): Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. Public IP Y ou can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘S tatic IP’ her e. addr ess (2): If you select ‘Dynam ic IP’, you have to select an Internet connection session fr om dr opdown menu; if you select ?[...]

126 Curr ent All existing public IP addr ess and private IP DMZ table (7): addr ess mappi ng will be displayed her e. Delete (8): If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry , check the ‘select’ box of the DM Z entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected ’ button. (Y ou can select mor e than one DMZ entries). Delete All (9): If you[...]

127 3-4 Fail Over W AN failure detection works by detecting the presence of traffic on the 3G modem link. If the link is idle for too long the router will attempt to ping a target IP address. If the ping does not reply , the router assumes the link is down and attempts to fail over to Ethernet W AN link. Here are descriptions of every setup items: [...]

128 Ping T ar get IP ( 2): Please input the tar get IP addr ess you wish to ping out. If the major Internet connection is idle for too long the r outer will attempt to ping the tar get IP addr ess. E-Mail If you enable E-Mail Notification function, when Notification (5): the W AN connection fails the r outer will automatically attempt to connect to[...]

129 3-5 System S t atus The functions describe d here will provide you with system related information. T o enter system status me nu, please either click ‘Status’ link located at the upper -right corner of web management interface, or click ‘Status’ button in main menu. 3-5-1 System information and firmware version Y ou can use this functi[...]

130 This information will vary de pending on the connection status. 3-5-3 Device Status Y ou can use this function to know the status of your router . Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:[...]

131 This information will vary depending on the device status. 3-5-4 System Log All important system events are logged. Y ou can use this function to check the event log of your router . Please click ‘System Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 1 2 3[...]

132 The system events will be displa yed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save (1): Save curr ent event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed her e. Refr esh (3): Refr esh the event log display . 3-5-5 Security Log All information about network and system security is kept here, and you can use this [...]

133 3-5-6 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this router , you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router . Please click ‘Active DHCP client’ me nu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All information about ac[...]

134 Y ou can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information. 3-5-8 Modem Info Y ou can use this function to check the information of the 3G modem card. Please click ‘Modem Info’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 3-6 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can b[...]

135 Here are descriptions of every buttons: Backup Pr ess ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be pr ompted to Settings (1): download the con figuration as a file, default filename is ‘config.bin’, you can save it as another filename for differ ent versions, and keep it in a safe place. Restor e Pr ess ‘Br owse…’ to pick a pr eviously-saved[...]

136 interface, then click ‘Fir mware Upgrade’ on the le ft of web management interface, then the following messa ge will be disp layed on your web browser: Please click ‘Next’, and the follow ing message will be displayed: Click ‘Browse’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware upgrade file. Please download[...]

137 3-8 System Reset If you think the network performance is bad, or you found the behavior of the router is strange, you can perform a router reset, sometime it will solve the problem. T o do so, please click ‘T ool’ located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, then click ‘Res et’ on the left of web management interface, [...]

138 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB Ethernet Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 USB Post : USB 2.0 Type A x 1 (3G), Mini USB x 1 (Power) Antenna: Internal Printed Antenna (1T1R) Power: 5VDC, 2A xMini USB Type Switch Power Adaptor Dimension: 16.8(H) x 70(W) x 100(D)mm Transmit Power: 11n: 14dBm±1.5dB m, 11g: 14dBm±1[...]

139 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the router is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t pani c! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by you within very short time! Scenario Solution Router is not responding to me when I want to access it by web bro[...]

140 with your computer dir ectly attached to the device provided by your Internet service provider . d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and password again. e. Call your Internet service provide and check if there’ s something wrong with their service. f. If you just can’ t connect to one or more website, but you can still use other internet s[...]

141 management interface: password is wrong IP address of the router! b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’ light is not illuminated. c. If you really forget the password, do a hard reset. Router become hot a. This is not a malfunction, if you can keep your hand on the router ’ s case. b. If you smell some thing wrong or se[...]

142 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device ne eds to configure a default gateway’ s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send th e packet to its def ault gateway , which will then send it out towards the de stination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Conf[...]

143 A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pa ttern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’ s followed by consecutive trailing 0’ s, such as 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.00000000. Therefor e som etimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’ s. When both are represented side by side in th[...]

144 Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 1 10 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T rap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally crea ted for dial-up connec[...]

145 performs proper error detection and error r ecovery , and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol. W AN: W ide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas (e.g. diff erent buildings, cities, count ries). The[...]

146 F F e e d d e e r r a a l l C C o o m m m m u u n n i i c c a a t t i i o o n n C C o o m m m m i i s s s s i i o o n n I I n n t t e e r r f f e e r r e e n n c c e e S S t t a a t t e e m m e e n n t t This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limi[...]

147 EU Countries not intended for use None A declaration of conformity is available on www .edimax.com N20379[...]

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