Edimax 3G-6200nL manual

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3 C A T A L O G Chapter I : Pr oduct Information .................................................................................. 5  Chapter II: System and Network Setup ........................................................................ 12  2-1 Establish network connection ..............................................................[...]

4 3-4-4 WPS .................................................................................................... 97  3-4-5 W ireless Schedule .............................................................................. 99  3-5 Advance Settings* .............................................................................................. 10[...]

5 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing Edimax 3G-6200nL wireless 3G broadband router! This high cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Mobile / Small office / Home of fice users, all computers and network devices can share a single wireless 3G modem or xDSL / cable** modem internet [...]

6 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 . Features - Provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN access point - Compatible with IEEE 802.11n st andard with 15 0Mbps data rate - High Internet acce[...]

7 Note The WAN “idle timeout” auto-disconnec t function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software, computer vir us or hacker attacks from the Interne t. For example, some software se nds network packets to the Internet in the background, even when you ar e not using the Internet. So please tu rn off your compu[...]

8 your password, you can pr ess the reset button for longer than 10 seconds and the router w ill reset itself to the factory default settings ( warni ng : your original configurations w ill be replaced with the factory default settings) 4) Power Jack 5V2A switching power adapter. Front Panel On the router’s front panel there ar e LEDs, which show[...]

9 Back Panel Item Name Description ETHERNET Local/ Wide Area Network (LAN/W AN) port. Power Power connector , connects to A/C power adapter . Reset / WPS Reset the router to fact ory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this butt[...]

10 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 summ[...]

11 1-3 System Requirements z Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port. z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser ( Microsof t Internet Explor er 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser , or Safari web browser). z An available power socke[...]

12 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Establish netw ork connection Setup Diagram 3 3 G G / / 3 3 . . 5 5 G G M M o o d d e e m m c c a a r r d d i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n : : If you have 3G/3.5G modem card and SIM card, please follow the following instructions to establish connection 1. Connect power adapter to 3G-6200n[...]

13 2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically After the network connection is es tablished, 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 ge[...]

14 2-2-1 W indows 95/98/Me IP addr ess setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear . Select ‘TCP /IP’, then click ‘Properties’.[...]

15 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address fro m a DHCP server ’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

16 2-2-2 W indows 2000 IP addr ess 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, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear . Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then [...]

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

18 2-2-3 W indows XP IP addr ess 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 2-2-4 W indows V ista IP addr ess 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 , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Ar ea Netwrok, then select ‘Pr operties’ . Local Area Connection Pr operties window w[...]

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

22 2-3 Connect to broadband r outer by web browser Default IP address of th is broadband router is ‘192.168.2.1’, and you can connect to broadband router ’ s web- based configuration interface by any connected computer with web browse r (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, or Netscape). Please input ‘192.168.2.1’ in web brow ser ’ [...]

23 Please input ‘admin’ in ‘User name’ fi eld, and ‘1234’ in ‘Password’ field, and click ‘OK’ button to ente r web configuration interface. TIPS: If you can’t establish connecti on with broadba nd router with web browser (got ‘The page cannot be di splayed’ or simila r error message), the IP address you inputted may be wro[...]

24 Please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’[...]

25 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. ) If you tried the instructions listed a bove and still can not find the IP address of this broadband router / you for get the [...]

26 2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router . Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘Quick Setup’ after logged in.[...]

27 2. In the first step of quick set up, you can setup automatic time synchronization settings. The descriptions of every settin g items are listed as follow: Item Name Description T ime Zone Please select a time zone of the country or region of your residenc e here. If you can’ t find the country / region of your residence here, please select a [...]

28 After you finish with time zone settings , please click ‘Next’ to proceed to next step of quick setup - broadband type: Note : The default setting is for you to connect with com puter or switch to extend network. If you would like to access Internet via xDSL/Cable modem, you can login 3G-6200nL to enable W AN function. Please choose the broa[...]

29 T elstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-4-7 If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider . A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problem, and you will not be able to connect to internet. If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘Back’ button on the bottom of this page. 3. NOTE: Some ser[...]

30 2-4-1 3G/3.5G 3G-6200nL supports most of 3G/3.5G modem cards, just connect the modem card to the USB port of 3G-6200nL and 3G-6200nL will recognize it automatically , no additional setup procedure required. However , some of mode m cards require PIN code or account / password (you have to use 3G-6200nL ’ s web inte rface to input these informa[...]

31 ( B ) PIN code or user name / password required: Please check the authentication method you want to use. Most of telecomm service providers require you to input PIN Code, please check ‘SIM’ and input the PIN code provi ded by telecomm service provider . Most of options listed here are op tional and you don’t have to provide those informati[...]

32 compu ter .   2. The  syst e m  will  detect  the  ha rd ware  of  C100S  USB  ad a pte r  and  also  the  sto rage  inside  the  ada pte r .     3. Please  click  “Cancel”  to  ignore  the  message  of  the  fo un d  new  ha rdwa re  wiz[...]

33 4. Please  go  to  “My  computer ” ,  yo u  wi ll  see  the  BandLuxe  C100S.  Double  click  the  device.      5. The  pr ogram  inside  the  ada pter  will  prepare  to  inst all  the  driv er  and  uti lity  of  the  ad a pter .   ?[...]

34 6. Click  “Ne xt ” .    7. Select  “I  accept  the  term s  in  the  license  agreement ”  and  click  “Next ” .  [...]

35 8. If  you  want  to  change  the  des tination  fo l d e r ,  plea se  click  “Change” .  Click  “Next ”  to  continue.    9. Click  “ install” .  [...]

36 10. The  syste m  is  installing  the  driver  and  utility  of  the  ad ap ter .    11. Ins tall  succe ssfully ,  click  “F inish”  to  close  the  inst all  wizar d.   [...]

37 12. The  utility  of  C100S  wi ll  sta rt  up  automaticity .  Please  select  the  “MENU”    13. Click  “Set ting ” .     14. Select  the  “A u t o  con nec t  on  startup” .  [...]

38 15. Plug  in  the  C100S  int o  the  USB  port  of  the  3G  ro u t e r .  16. The  USB  ada p ter  wi ll  get  the  IP  addr ess  fr om  ISP  automatically .  Yo u  can  check  the  Status  of  the  3G ‐ 6200 nL  on  the  We b  site  (e x[...]

39 2-4-2 Using ‘Dynamic IP’ as broadband connection type If your Internet service provider uses cable modem to provide Internet service to you, you can select this c onnection type. Y ou can also select this connection type if your ISP tells you that they will assign you the IP address by ’DHCP’ (Dynamic Ho st Configuration Protocol). Here [...]

40 If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop respon[...]

41 2-4-3 Using ‘Fixed-IP xDSL ’ as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to set a fixed IP address to establish connection, you can use this connection type to input the IP address information assigned by your ISP . Please note that not only xDSL conn ections (like ADSL, HDSL, VDSL) can use this connection type, you can se lect thi[...]

42 If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop respon[...]

43 2-4-4 Using ‘PPPoE xDSL ’ as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to establis h Internet connection by PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet ), you can use this connection type to establish Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name Please input user name assigned by [...]

44 connection you wish to use. Ther e ar e 3 options: ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when ther e’ s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pr essed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pr ess[...]

45 2-4-5 Using ‘PPTP xDSL ’ as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of se tting: W AN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP us er name an[...]

46 DHCP , please refer to ‘Cable Mode m’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address). W AN interface settings must be correc tly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are co rrect. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill i[...]

47 Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pr essed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pr essed. Idle T ime Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If yo[...]

48 2-4-6 Using 'L2TP xDSL' as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer -2 T unneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is anot her popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection ty pes, and all required setting items [...]

49 following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL ’ section above). W AN interface settings must be correc tly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of L2TP settings are co rrect. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields. Now[...]

50 minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the b[...]

51 2-4-7 Using 'T elstra Big Pond' as broadband connection type This connection type only works for T elstra big pond network service in Australia. DO NOT select this connecti on type if you’re not using T elstra big pond network service. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name Please input the user n[...]

52 Chapter III: General Setup The ‘General Setup’ is for you to setup “System, W AN, LAN, W ireless, and others ( Advan ced settings ) “. Please follow the following instructions to use ‘General Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘General Setup’ after logged in.[...]

53 2. Five submenus will appear: System - Basic system settings WA N - Setup W AN port manually , defa ult setting is disable. If you would like enable this function. Please click button as follows.  LAN - Setup LAN port manually W ireless - Setup wire less interface manually Advanced Settings - Setup advanced settings of this broadband router L[...]

54 3-1 System Y ou can setup basic system settings of this broadband router in ‘System’ menu: Please select the setting item you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button to proceed. Y ou can also click ‘Previous’ button to back to ‘System’ menu. 3-1-1 T ime Zone Y ou can change the time zone settings of this broadband router . It’ s[...]

55 The descriptions of every se tting item are listed as follow: Item Name Description T ime Zone Please select a time zone of the country or region of your residenc e here. If you can’ t find the country / region of your residence here, please select a city / region which time zone is the same with the country / region of your residence. T ime S[...]

56 3-1-2 Password Settings Y ou can change the web login passw ord of this broadband router . If you keep using the default password ‘ 1234’, other people may access the configuration interface without your permission. Please change the password as soon as possible. The descriptions of every se tting item are listed as follow: Item Name Descrip[...]

57 3-1-3 Remote Management If you need to manage this broadband router outside of your LAN (i.e. from Internet), you can use this func tion to assign a remote IP address which is permitted to connect to this broadband router ’ s web management interface from Internet. If it’ s not required for you to manage th is broadband router from Internet,[...]

58 Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard all settings in this page. After you click ‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following message: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will sto[...]

59 3-2 W AN If you would like to access Internet via xDSL/Cable modem, you should login 3G-6200nL to click “LAN/W AN Switch” button to enable the function. Y ou can setup W AN (W ide Area Network, i.e. Internet) connections of this broadband router in ‘W AN’ menu: Please select the W AN connecti on type you wish to use, then click ‘Apply?[...]

60 3-2-1 3G/3.5G 3G-6200nL supports most of 3G/3.5G modem cards, just connect the modem card to the USB port of 3G-6200nL and 3G-6200nL will recognize it automatically , no additional setup procedure required. However , some of mode m cards require PIN code or account / password (you have to use 3G-6200nL ’ s web inte rface to input these informa[...]

61 ‘SIM’ and input the PIN code provi ded by telecomm service provider . Most of options listed here are op tional and you don’t have to provide those information if telecomm service provider doesn’ t provide you with those information. If telecomm provider provides you with username / password, please check /User Name / Password box and in[...]

62 3-2-2 Dynamic IP Dynamic IP means your ISP will assign an IP address to you automatically by ‘DHCP’ (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Dynamic IP is often used by cable modem Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Host Name Please input the host name of your computer , this is optional, and[...]

63 If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop respon[...]

64 3-2-3 Stati c IP Some ISP will give you a fixed IP addr ess, and ask you to use this IP address to establish Internet connection. In this case, you have to select this connection type to estab lish connection with your ISP . Please note that if your ISP is assigning a fixed IP address to you by DHCP or PPPoE, do not select this connection type. [...]

65 If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop respon[...]

66 3-2-4 PPPoE If your ISP requires you to establis h Internet connection by PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet ), you can use this connection type to establish Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor [...]

67 Internet when ther e’ s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pr essed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pr essed. Idle T ime Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s). This option is only available when conn[...]

68 3-2-5 PPTP If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. PPTP requires two kinds of setti ng: W AN interface s etting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from W AN interface setti[...]

69 DHCP , please refer to ‘Cable Mode m’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address). W AN interface settings must be correc tly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are co rrect. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill i[...]

70 ‘Connect’ button on this page is pr essed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pr essed. Idle T ime Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If you wish to select another conn ection typ[...]

71 3-2-6 L2TP If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer -2 T unneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is anot her popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection ty pes, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection. Like PPTP , there[...]

72 following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL ’ section above). W AN interface settings must be correc tly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of L2TP settings are co rrect. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields. Now[...]

73 minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If you wish to select another conn ection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘ OK’ to finish with quick setup. Y ou’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the b[...]

74 3-2-7 T elstra Big Pond This connection type only works for T elstra big pond network service in Australia. DO NOT select this connecti on type if you’re not using T elstra big pond network service. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name Please input the user name assigned by T elstra. Passwor d Please inpu[...]

75 router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). Y ou can reconnect to this broadband router and con tinue on other settings later .[...]

76 3-3 LAN (W ired) Y ou can setup W ired LAN (Local Ar ea Network) connections of this broadband router in ‘LAN’ menu. Pl ease also note that both wired and wireless LAN uses the same L AN IP address settings, too. LAN settings split into 3 sections: LAN IP , DHCP Server , and S tatic DHCP leases. Please refer to corres ponding sections below [...]

77 Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to defi ne an IP address plan for y our network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields : a.b.c.d, for most of home and comp any users, it’ s 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. T[...]

78 3-3-2 LAN IP If you enable “DHCP Server” , the rout er can assign IP address to PC which connect with the router . Y ou can use this setting to assign an IP address to the LAN interface of this broadband router . Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description IP addr ess Please input the IP addr ess of this br oadband r ou[...]

79 3-3-3 DHCP Server Y ou can use this setting to decide the ran ge of IP address leases. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description St a r t I P Please input the start IP addr ess of the IP leases range. End IP Please input the end IP addr ess of the IP leases range. Domain Name If you wish, you can also input the domain nam[...]

80 3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases If you wish to assign a fixed IP addr ess to certain computers / devices by DHCP , you can use this function to establish a MAC-to-IP address table here, so you can assign a specific IP address to a specific computer / network device by its MAC address. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description En[...]

81 All MAC-to-IP address entries will be listed in this page, and this broadband router supports up 16 static DHCP leases: T o delete one or more entries list ed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under ‘Select’), and c lick ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entrie s, click ‘Delete All’ button. T [...]

82 3-4 W ireless Y ou can setup W ireless LAN connecti on parameters of this broadband router in ‘W ireless’ menu: Please select one setting in this menu, then click ‘Apply’ to proceed. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’.[...]

83 3-4-1 Basic Settings Y ou can set basic settings of wireless LAN here. Here are descriptions of ‘Band’ setup items: BAND : Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu , and the following message will be displayed: 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.1 1b wir eless network client to connect this r outer (ma[...]

84 SSID: 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 ‘edimax’, it’ s r ecommended to change default ESSID name to the one whic h is[...]

85 After you finish the wireless setting, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: TIPS: Y ou can try to change cha nnel number to another one if you think the dat a transfer rate is to o slow . There could be some other wireless routers using the same chan nel, which[...]

86 3-4-1 AP mode In AP mode, the following settings will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Band Please select the radio band fr om one of following options: 2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.1 1b wir eless network c lient to connect this r outer (maximum transfer rate 1 1Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz ban[...]

87 compatibility . ESSID This is the name of br oadband r outer . Y ou can type any alphanumeric al characters her e, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own br oadband r outer fr om others when ther e ar e other br oadband r outers in the same ar ea. Default SSID is ‘Edimax’, it’ s r ecommended to change default ESSID value[...]

88 Auto 20/40MHz ” to get good wir eless signal. When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in th is page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you clic k ‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages: TIPS: Y ou can try to change cha nnel number to anot[...]

89 Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). Y ou can reconnect to this broadband router and conti nue on other settings later . Y ou can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other setting[...]

90 3-4-2 Security Settings This wireless router supports two types of encryption: WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) and WP A (W i-Fi Protected Access): Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding setting will appear: Disabled Encryption is disabled. It’ s not recommended to disable encryption because ot[...]

91 WEP Select WEP to enable WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Key Length 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 Ther e ar e two types of key fo[...]

92 characters must be the same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. Y ou can use any alphanumerical char acters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as k ey format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F . Y ou must enter at least one encryption key her e, and if you enter ed multiple[...]

93 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WP A Unicast Cipher Suite Please select a type of WP A cipher suite. 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. Pr e-shar ed Key Format Select th[...]

94 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WP A Unicast Cipher Suite Please select a type of WP A cipher suite. 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 IP addr ess Input t[...]

95 3-4-3 MAC Address Filtering 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 use this function with other security measures described in previous section, to create a sa fer[...]

96 memory aid. Add Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC addr ess and associated comment to the MAC addr ess filtering table. Clear Click ‘Clear ’ to r emove the value you inputted in MAC addr ess and comment field. All MAC address entries will be listed in this page: T o delete one or more entries list ed here, please check the box of the mapp[...]

97 3-4-4 WPS WPS (W i-Fi Protected Setup) provides a convenient way to establish the connection between this broadband router and wireless clients. Any WPS-compatible wireless clients can establish secure connection with this broadband router with simple push-button type configuration or PinCode type configuration. Here are descriptions of every se[...]

98 this wir eless r outer will be displayed her e. Passphrase Key The WP A passphr ase will be displayed as asterisk her e. Config Mode Select the WPS configuration r ole of this br oadband r outer . Registrar: This br oadband r outer will act as WPS r egistrar and wait for wir eless clients to send WPS configuration r equest. Enr ollee: This br oa[...]

99 3-4-5 W ireless Schedule By wireless schedule, you can restrict wireless clients (computers) from accessing improper website. Because you can setup time and you can enable/disable router ’ s wireless si gnal to control schedule of Internet access . Item Name Description Enable Schedule settings Check this box to enable Schedule function, unche[...]

100 3-5 Advance Settings* This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and NA T , and you can configure these functi ons in ‘Advanced Settings’ menu. Please select the function you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’ button.[...]

101 3-5-1 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 which require guaranteed bandwidth ( like video str[...]

102 Edit If you want to modify the content of a specific rule, please check the ‘select’ box of the r ule you want to edit, then click ‘Edit’ button. Only one rule should be selected a time! If you didn’ t select a rule befor e clicking ‘Edit’ button, you’ll be pr ompted to add a new rule. Delete Selected Y ou can delete selected ru[...]

103 3-5-1-2 Add a new QoS entry After you click ‘Add’ button in Qo S menu, a new setting page will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Rule Name Please give a name to this QoS rule ( up to 15 alphanumerical characters). Bandwidth Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule. Y ou have to select the data di[...]

104 number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input ’80-90’; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number , like ‘80’ Remote IP Addr ess Specify the r emo te (destination) IP addr ess that will be affected by this rule. Please input the starting IP addr [...]

105 3-5-2 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 I nternet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user . Therefore it’ s necessary to us e NA [...]

106 3-5-2-1 V irtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on W AN port) to a specified port of an IP address on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on th e computer on local network, without exposing it on Internet directly . Y ou can also build many sets of port redirection, to provide many dif[...]

107 addr ess which will be r edir ected to the port number of local IP addr ess defined above. Comment Please input any text to describe this mapping, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Add Add the mapping to virtual server table. Reset Remove all inputted values. All existing virtual server mappings w ill be displayed in this page. T o delete one[...]

108 3-5-2-2 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: Item Name Description Enable Check this box to enable sup[...]

109 single value, or a range (like 20-50). If you need to input mor e than one port number and they’r e not contiguous, list all port numbers her e and separate them by comma ( , ). If the application does not use TCP port, leave it blank. UDP Port to Open) Input the UDP port number r equir ed by the special application, the port number can be a [...]

11 0 When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in th is page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you clic k ‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requir[...]

111 3-5-2-3 UPnP Settings Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable Y ou can Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP , like W indows XP , can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without any configuration. The NA T T raversal fun[...]

11 2 3-5-2-4 ALG Settings You can select applications that require “Application Layer Gateway” support. Parameters Default Description Enable Y ou can enable “Application Layer Gateway” function, and the router will let selected application correctly pass though the NA T gateway . Click < Apply > at the bottom of the screen to save th[...]

11 3 3-5-2-5 S tatic Routing This router provides static routing function, and the st atic routing can work with NAT (IP Sharing) function. With static routing, the router can forward packets according to your routing rules. Parameters Description Enable Static Routing Static rout ing function is di sabled by default. Y ou have to enable the static[...]

11 4 Remove a Rule If you want to remove some routing rules from the "Static Routing T able", select the rules you want to remove in the table and c lick "Delete Selected". If you want remove all rules from th e table, just click "Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections. Click <[...]

11 5 3-5-3 Firewall This broadband router supports seve ral firewall functions which will help you to protect your network and computer . In this chapter , instructions for using these functions will be given, so you can utilize these functions to protect your network from hack ers and malicious intruders. 3-5-3-1 Access Control By using access con[...]

11 6 network devices. Client PC MAC addr ess Please input the MAC addr ess of computer 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:f f ’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff ’ Computer Name All computer names found[...]

11 7 T o delete one or more entries list ed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under ‘Select’), and c lick ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entrie s, click ‘Delete All’ button. T o deselect all checked boxes, click ‘Reset’ button. If you wish to use IP address-base d filtering, please use ‘[...]

11 8 Y ou also have to select the type of In ternet services that will be applied to this access control rule from the list: Y ou can select multiple services here . If you wish to deny or allow all services of certain IP address(es), please select both ‘TCP’ and ‘UDP’. If the service you wish to deny or allow is not listed, you can use ‘[...]

11 9 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Pr otocol Please select the pr ot ocol type of this service: TCP or UDP , or ‘Both’. Port Range Please input the port range if this service. For a single port number , just input the number of service port (like ‘1 10’). If this service consis ts multiple continuous port[...]

120 3-5-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like pornography , violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop comput ers in local network from accessing the site you defined here. This function is useful for parents and company managers. Please follow the fo[...]

121 contained in URL ( like pornography , cartoon, stock, or anything). Add Click ‘Add’ button to add the URL / keywor d to the URL / Keywor d filtering table. Reset Click ‘Reset’ to r emove the value you inputted in URL/Keywor d field . All existing URLs will be displayed in ‘Current URL Blocking T able’: If you want to delete a specif[...]

122 3-5-3-3 DoS Denial of Service (DoS) is a comm on attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server , the Internet connection will become very slow , and server may stop responding because it is not capabl e to handle too much traffics. This router has a built-in DoS att ack prevention mecha[...]

123 ping your own r outer fr om internet, too. Port Scan Some malicious intrud er 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 [...]

124 box of Ping of Death, and input the fr equency of thr eshold (how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also input the ‘Burst’ value, which means when this number of ‘Ping of Death’ packet is r eceived in very short time, this DoS pr evention mechanism will be activated. Discar d Ping Fr om WA N Check the box to activate th[...]

125 3-5-4 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a IP-to-Host name 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 will not be able to know the[...]

126 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Dynamic DNS If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’ Pr ovider Select your DDNS service pr ovider her e. Domain Name Input the domain name you’ve obtained fr om DDNS service pr ovi der . Account / E-Mail Input acco[...]

127 authentication type is password). AuthP / AuthQ Please input the AuthP/AuthQ you applied during DHIS registration. (This field will appear only when authentication type is QRC). When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in th is page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard chan[...]

128 3-5-5 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network. The port number(s) of Internet IP addr ess and private IP address (the IP address on local network) must be the same. If the port number of Internet IP a ddress and private IP [...]

129 T ype Select the type of co nnection, TCP or UDP . If you’r e not sur e, please select ‘Both’. Port Range Input the starting port number in the left field, and input the ending port number in the right field. If you only want to r edir ect a single port number , just fill the port number in the left field. Comment Please input any text to[...]

130 Please click ‘Apply’ to save change s you made and rest art the broadband router , this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). Y ou can reconnect to this broadband router and con tinue on other settings later .[...]

131 3-5-6 DMZ Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a special area in your local network. This area resides in local network, and all computers in this area uses private IP address, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address, so other peopl e on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ. The DMZ setting page looks [...]

132 Add Add the mapping to port forwar ding table. Reset Remove all inputted values. NOTE: Please note that every public IP address can be mapped to a single Client PC IP address only . All existing DMZ entries will be displayed in ‘Current DMZ T able’: If you want to delete a specific DMZ en try , check the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entry yo[...]

133 3-5-7 Fail Over 3G-6200nL supports automatic bac kup function. If you have enabled Ethernet W AN function (Switch L AN to W AN) in page . When connecting with xDSL/Cable m odem, 3G-6200nL will enable the xDSL/Cable broadband connection auto matically when 3G/3.5G Internet connection is not available. Y ou can surf Internet anywhere and anytime [...]

134 Click < Apply > at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. Y ou can now configure other advance sections or start using the router .[...]

135 Chapter IV : S tatus In this menu, you can check the operati on status of this broadband router . T o view the status, follow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘Status’ button from main menu: 2. The basic system information will be shown: Y ou can check the system uptime and fi rmware version of this broadband router . If you need detail[...]

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137 5-1 Internet Connection This page shows the current st atus of Internet connection.[...]

138 5-2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration.[...]

139 5-3 System Log This page shows all logged system in formation. Y ou can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click ‘Save’ to dow nload the log file to your computer . Y ou can also click ‘Clear ’ to remove a ll logs, or click ‘Refresh’ to reload logs.[...]

140 5-4 Security Log This page shows all logged security -related information. Y ou can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click ‘Save’ to download the log file to your computer . Y ou can al so click ‘Clear ’ to remove all logs, or click ‘Refresh’ to reload logs.[...]

141 5-5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP c lients. Y ou can c lick ‘Refresh’ to reload the list.[...]

142 5-6 S tatistics This page shows the statistical inform ation of network interfaces of this broadband router , and the total system uptime.[...]

143 5-7 Modem Information This page shows the modem informa tion of you have connected with 3G modem card or xDSL modem.[...]

144 Chapter V : T ools This broadband router comes with several tools that will help you to manage the configuration of broadba nd router , upgrade the firmware, and restart the broadband router . T o use these tools, follow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘T ools’ button from main menu:[...]

145 2. The list of tools will appear: Please select the tool you wish to use, then click ‘Apply’ button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’ button.[...]

146 6-1 Configuration T ools In this page, you can backup and rest ore current system configuration, and reset all settings to factory default value. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Backup Settings Click ‘Save…’ button to download the curr ent configuration as ‘config.b in’ file. Save this file on your co[...]

147 6-2 Firmware Upgrade New firmware releases will provide new functions to this broadband router , and you can use firmware upgrade function to upgrade the firmware to new version. Please download the firmware file from our company’ s website and save it on your computer , and use firmware upgrade function to upgrade firmware: Please click ‘B[...]

148 6-3 Restart If you found that the broadband router is not functioning correctly , or responding slowly then usual, you can use this function to restart the broadband router , and this may correct the problem. Click ‘Apply’ button to restart the broadband router . Y ou’ll be prompted to confirm the restart, click ‘OK’ to restart the br[...]

149 Chapter VI : Language This 3G router ’ s web-based user interface supports 14-languages . Y ou can change the display language by click ‘Language’ button in main menu. T o change the display language, fo llow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘Language’ bu tton from main menu:[...]

150 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[...]

151 A declaration of conformity is available on www .edimax.com N20379[...]

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