Edimax BR-6428n manual

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COPYRIGHT  English    Copyright ©  by  Edimax  Technology  Co,  LTD.  all  rights  reserved.  No  part  of  this  publication  may  be  reproduced,  transmitted,  transcribed,  stored  in  a  retrieval  system,  or  translated  into  any  language ?[...]

CATALOG   Chapter I: Product Information .............................................................................................................................. .......... 5  1 ‐ 1  Introduction  and  Safety  Information  ...............................................................................................[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 4  Static  DHCP  Leases  ............................................................................................................................... ..  86  3 ‐ 4  Wireless  ............................................................................................................................... ......[...]

Chapter  I:  Product  Information  1 ‐ 1  Introduction  and  Safety  Information  Thank  you  for  purchasing  BR ‐ 6428n  wireless  broadband  router!  This  high  cost ‐ efficiency  router  is  the  best  choice  for  Small  office  /  Home  office [...]

• Provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN capability • Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy client IP-address setup • Advanced network and security features like: Spec ial Applications, DMZ, Virtual Servers, Access Control, Firewall. • Allow you to monitor the router’s status lik e: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Con[...]

1 ‐ 2  Safety  Information   In  order  to  keep  the  safety  of  users  and  your  properties,  please  follow  the  following  safety  instructions:   1.  This  router  is  designed  fo r  indoor  use  only;  DO  NOT  place  this  router ?[...]

 8.  If  the  router  falls  into  water  when  it’s  powered,  DO  NOT  use  your  hand  to  pick  it  up.  Switch  the  electrical  power  off  before  yo u  do  anything,  or  contact  an  experienced  technician  for  help.   9.  [...]

 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 ( Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser). z An ava[...]

1 ‐ 4  Package  Contents   Before  you  start  using  this  router,  please  check  if  there’s  anything  missing  in  the  package,  and  contact  your  dealer  to  claim  the  missing  item(s):   □ BR ‐ 6428n  broadband  ro uter  (1  pcs)?[...]

1 ‐ 5  Getting  familiar  with  your  new  wireless  broadband  router   Front  Panel       LED  Name  Light  Status  Description  PWR   ON  Router  is  switched  on  and  correctly  powered  OFF  Router  is  not  powered  (or  not ?[...]

Back  Panel    BR ‐ 6428n    Item  Name  Description  Antenna  Wireless  antenna  1  –  4  (Yellow)  Local  Area  Network  (LAN)  ports  1  to  4  WAN  (Blue)  Wide  Area  Network  (WAN/Internet)  po rt  5VDC  Power  connector  (connects [...]

Chapter  II:  System  and  Network  Setup   2 ‐ 1  Establishing  a  network  connection  Please  follow  the  following  instructions  to  build  a  network  connection  between  yo ur  new  broadband  router,  your  computers  and  other  network  dev[...]

 3. Connect  the  power  adapter  to  the  wall  socket,  and  then  connect  it  to  the  ‘5VDC’  socket  on  the  back  panel  of  the  ro uter.   4. Please  check  all  the  LEDs  on  the  front  panel.  The  ‘PWR’  LED  should [...]

2 ‐ 2  Setting  client  computers  to  obtain  IP  addresses  automatic ally    After  the  network  connection  is  establis hed,  the  next  step  you  should  do  is  setup  the  router  with  proper  network  parameters,  so  it  can  work ?[...]

 2 ‐ 2 ‐ 1  Windows  95/98/Me  IP  addre ss  setup   1. Click  ‘Start’  button  (it  should  be  located  at  lower ‐ left  corner  of  your  computer),  then  click  control  panel.  Double ‐ click  Network  icon,  and  Network  window  will ?[...]

2.  Select  ‘Obtain  an  IP  address  from  a  DH CP  server’,  then  click  ‘OK’.     [...]

2 ‐ 2 ‐ 2  Windows  2000  IP  address  setup   1.  Click  ‘Start’  button  (it  should  be  locat ed  at  lower ‐ left  corner  of  your  computer) ,  then  click  control  panel.  Double ‐ click  Network  and  Dial ‐ up  Connections  icon,  d[...]

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

2 ‐ 2 ‐ 3  Windows  XP  IP  address  setup   1.  Click  ‘Start’  button  (it  should  be  locat ed  at  lower ‐ left  corner  of  your  computer) ,  then  click  control  panel.  Double ‐ click  Network  and  Internet  Connections  icon,  click [...]

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

2 ‐ 2 ‐ 4  Windows  Vista  IP  address  setup   1.  Click  ‘Start’  button  (it  should  be  locat ed  at  lower ‐ left  corner  of  your  computer) ,  then  click  control  panel.  Click  View  Network  Status  and  Tasks ,  then  click  Ma[...]

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

2 ‐ 3  Connecting  to  broadband  router  via  web  browser   Default  IP  address  of  this  broadband  router  is  ‘192. 168.2.1’,  and  you  can  connect  to  broadband  router’s  web ‐ base d  configuration  interface  by  any  connected  comp[...]

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Please  input  ‘admin’  in  ‘User  name’  field,  and  ‘1234’  in  ‘Password’  field,  and  click  ‘OK’  button  to  enter  web  configuration  interface.     The  page  you’ll  see  after  logon  is  ‘Home’,  you  can  ch[...]

Boot Code Version Displays the boot code version of this broadband router. Useful when you need technical services. Runtime Code Version Displays th e runtime code version of thi s broadband router. Useful when you need technical services. [...]

Internet  Connection:   IP Address Mode Displays current mode of how this broadband router obtains IP address. IP Address Displays the IP address of WAN connection. Subnet Mask Displays the subne t mask of WAN connection. Default Gateway Displays IP addr ess of the default gateway of WAN connection. MAC Address The physical address of WAN [...]

 IP Address Displays the IP address of LAN connection. Subnet Mask Displays the subne t mask of LAN connection. DHCP Server Displays the stat us of internal DHCP server. MAC Address The physical address of LAN port.         The  SSID,  up  time,  IP  address  of  LAN  connection  and  runtime[...]

 If  the  DHCP  server  function  of  this  broadband  router  is  enabled,  please  follow  the  following  instructions  to  find  out  the  IP  addre ss  of  this  broadband  router:  [...]

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

Input  ‘ipconfig’,  then  press  ‘Enter’  key.  Please  check  the  IP  address  follo w ed  by  ‘Default  Gateway’  (In  this  example,  the  IP  address  of  router  is  192.168.2.1,  please  note  that  this  value  may  be  different. ) ?[...]

2 ‐ 4  Using  ‘Quick  Setup’   This  broadband  router  provide s  a  ‘Quick  Setup’  menu,  and  yo u  can  setup  basic  par ameters  of  this  broadband  router.   Please  follow  the  following  instructions  to  use  ‘Quick  Setup’ [...]

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. Time Server Address This load -balance router supports NTP (Network Time Protocol). NTP server will provide correct time for this router to setup the date and time of the router automatically. Please in[...]

 Please  choose  the  broadband  (Internet  connection)  type  you’re  using  in  this  page.  There  are  six  types  of  Internet  connection,  they  are:     Dynamic  IP  ‐  Please  go  to  section  2 ‐ 4 ‐ 1  Static  IP  [...]

2 ‐ 4 ‐ 1  Using  ‘Dynamic  IP’  as  broadband  connection  type   If  your  Internet  service  provider  will  assig n  IP  address  to  you  automati cally  by  ’DHCP’  (Dynamic  Host  Configuration  Protocol),  you  nee d  to  select  this ?[...]

  Please  click  ‘Apply’  to  save  changes  you  made  and  restart  the  broadband  router,  this  requires  about  30  seconds  and  the  broadband  rout er  will  stop  responding  (this  is  normal  and  is  not  malfunctio n).  You  ca[...]

Fixed IP Address Please input IP address assigned by your service provider. Subnet Mask Please input subne t mask assigned by your service provider. DNS address Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider. Default Gateway Please input the IP address of default gateway provided by your service provider. Note: Some ISP[...]

If  you  wish  to  select  another  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:     Please  click  ‘Apply’ [...]

2 ‐ 4 ‐ 3  Using  ‘PPPoE’  as  broadband  connection  type   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  establish  Internet  connection  by  PPPoE  (Point ‐ to ‐ Point  Protocol  over  Ethernet),  you  can  use  this  connection  type  to  establish  Int[...]

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown inte[...]

2 ‐ 4 ‐ 4  Using  ‘PPTP’  as  broadband  connection  type   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  use  PPTP  (Point ‐ to ‐ Point  Tunneling  Protocol)  to  establish  connection,  you  can  select  this  connection  type  to  establish  Internet  co[...]

  Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by yo[...]

Connection Type Please select the con nection type of Internet connection you wish to use. There are 3 options: ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is press[...]

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2 ‐ 4 ‐ 5  Using  'L2TP'  as  broadband  connection  type   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  use  L2TP  (Layer ‐ 2  Tunneling  Protocol)  to  establish  connection,  you  can  select  this  connection  type  to  establish  Internet  connect[...]

  Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Gateway Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by yo[...]

Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time 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  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:    Please  click  ‘Apply’  to [...]

2 ‐ 5  Using  ‘iQoS’   ‘iQoS’  is  Edimax’s  answer  to  the  need  fo r  a  quick  and  easy  way  to  manage  inter ne t  bandwidth.  It’s  intuitive  and  friendly  user  interface  allows  you  to  arrange  your  bandwidth  prioritie[...]

4. When  the  spee d  test  is  complete,  click  “Done”  and  the  results  will  be  filled  in  automatically.   Note: If this bandwidth detection function is not operating correctly, please perform the test with the bandwidth testing sites listed on the bottom right and enter the test resul[...]

6. After  you  have  arranged  your  application  priorities,  click  the  “Apply”  button  to  enable  it.  The  icons  will  be  shown  in  the  order  of  your  preference  after  the  device  has  restarted.  [...]

Chapter  III:  General  Setup   This  broadband  router  provide s  a  ‘Quick  Setup’  menu,  and  yo u  can  setup  basic  par ameters  of  this  broadband  router.   Please  follow  the  following  instructions  to  use  ‘Quick  Setup’  menu[...]

Advance  Settings ‐ Setup  advan ced  settings  of  this  broadband  router  (Please  go  to  chapter  3 ‐ 5)   NAT  –  Network  Address  Translation  settings  (Please  go  to  chapter  3 ‐ 6)   Firewall  –  Firewall  settings  (Please  [...]

3 ‐ 1  System   You  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.  You  can  also  c[...]

3 ‐ 1 ‐ 1  Time  Zone   You  can  change  the  time  zone  settings  of  this  broadband  rout er.  It’s  important  to  have  correct  date  and  time  setting  if  you  need  to  read  system  log  and  use  build ‐ in  firewall  funct[...]

daylight saving time, please check ‘Enable Function’ box, and select the beginning and ending date of daylight time saving.  [...]

3 ‐ 1 ‐ 2  Password  Settings   You  can  change  the  web  login  password  of  this  broadband  ro uter.  If  you  keep  using  the  default  password  ‘1234’,  other  people  may  access  the  configuration  interface  without  yo ur  permissi[...]

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  function  to  assign  a  remote  IP  address  which  is  permitted  to  connect  to [...]

management interface from Internet.  Please  click  ‘Apply’  to  save  changes  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  mess[...]

3 ‐ 2  WAN   You  can  setup  WAN  (Wide  Area  Network,  i.e.  Internet)  connections  of  this  broadband  router  in  ‘WAN’  menu:     Please  select  the  WAN  connection  type  you  wish  to  use  to  setup  Internet  connection, ?[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1  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  Intern et  connection.   ?[...]

If  you  wish  to  select  another  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:     Please  click  ‘Apply’ [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 2  Static  IP   Some  ISP  will  give  you  a  fixed  IP  address,  and  ask  you  to  use  this  IP  address  to  esta blish  Internet  connection.  In  this  case,  you  have  to  select  this  connection  type  to  establish ?[...]

     You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.[...]

If  you  wish  to  select  another  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:     Please  click  ‘Apply’ [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 3  PPPoE   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  establish  Internet  connection  by  PPPoE  (Point ‐ to ‐ Point  Protocol  over  Ethernet),  you  can  use  this  connection  type  to  establish  Internet  connection.     Here  are  descri[...]

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown inte[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 4  PPTP   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  use  PPTP  (Point ‐ to ‐ Point  Tunneling  Protocol)  to  establish  connection,  you  can  select  this  connection  type  to  establish  Internet  connection.   PPTP  requires  two  kinds  of [...]

  Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by yo[...]

Connection Type Please select the con nection type of Internet connection you wish to use. There are 3 options: ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is press[...]

If  you  wish  to  select  another  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:     Please  click  ‘Apply’ [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 5  L2TP   If  your  ISP  requires  you  to  use  L2TP  (Layer ‐ 2  Tunneling  Protocol)  to  establish  connection,  you  can  select  this  connection  type  to  establish  Internet  connection.  L2TP  is  another  popular  connection  met[...]

  Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  User  ID  Please  input  user  ID  (user  name)  assigned  by  your  Internet  service  provider  here.  Password  Please  input  the  password  assigned  by  your [...]

 Manual ‐ only  connects  to  Internet  when  ‘Connect’  button  on  this  page  is  pressed,  and  disconnects  when  ‘Disconnect  button  is  pressed.  Idle  Time  Out  Please  specify  the  time  to  shutdown  internet  connect  after  n[...]

If  you  wish  to  select  another  connection  type  as  br oadband  connection  type,  click  ‘Back’;  or  you  can  click  ‘OK’  to  finish  with  quick  setup.  You’ll  see  the  follo wing  message:     Please  click  ‘Apply’ [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 6  WISP   WISP  (Wireless  ISP)  is  a  connection  method  which  establishes  Internet  connection  by  wireless  network.  In  this  mode,  BR ‐ 6428n  broadband  rout er  will  act  as  a  wireless  client  and  connect  to  another [...]

Select a wireless access point from the list (click ‘Select’ of the access poi nt), and click ‘Done’ button located at the bottom of this window. If the wireless access point you wish to connect is not in the list, click ‘Refresh’ one or more times to rescan for wireless access points. Security According to the secu rity settings of the[...]

Please  click  ‘Apply’  to  save  changes  you  made  and  restart  the  broadband  router,  this  requires  about  30  seconds  and  the  broadband  rout er  will  stop  responding  (this  is  normal  and  is  not  malfunctio n).  You  can  re[...]

3 ‐ 3  LAN  (Wired)   You  can  setup  Wired  LAN  (Local  Area  Network)  connectio ns  of  this  broadba nd  router  in  ‘LAN’  menu.  This  bro adband  router  has  4  LAN  por ts  and  they’ll  all  use  the  same  LAN  IP  address ?[...]

Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an intege r between 1 and 254. This rou[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 2  LAN  IP   You  can  use  this  setting  to  assign  an  IP  address  to  the  LAN  interface  of  this  br oadband  router.     Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:  Item  Name  Description  IP  address  Please ?[...]

(less  than  30  computers)   Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill: IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 3  DHCP  Server   You  can  use  this  setting  to  decide  the  range  of  IP  address  leas es.     Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Start  IP   Please  input  the  start  IP ?[...]

      NOTE: 1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘E nd IP’ must be greater than ‘Start IP’, and can not the same with router’s IP address. 2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ fi[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 4  Static  DHCP  Leases   If  you  wish  to  assign  a  fixed  IP  addre ss  to  certain  computers  /  dev ices  by  DHCP,  you  can  use  this  function  to  establish  a  MAC ‐ to ‐ IP  address  table  here,  so  you  can  [...]

address  and  IP  address  field.  [...]

All  MAC ‐ to ‐ IP  address  entries  will  be  listed  in  this  page,  and  this  broadband  router  supports  up  16  static  DHCP  leases:     To  delete  one  or  more  entries  listed  here,  please  check  the  bo x  of  the  ma[...]

and  is  not  malfunctio n).  You  can  reconnect  to  this  broadband  router  and  continue  on  other  settings  later. [...]

3 ‐ 4  Wireless   You  can  setup  Wireless  LAN  connection  parameters  of  this  broadband  router  in  ‘Wireless’  menu:     Please  select  one  setting  in  this  menu,  then  click  ‘Apply’  to  proceed.  If  you  wish  to  g[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1  Basic  Settings   You  can  set  basic  settings  of  wireless  LAN  here.     Please  select  the  working  mode  of  this  broadband  router  from  ‘Mode’  dropdown  list  first:   a.  AP :  Standard  wireless  AP  [...]

 f.  Universal  Repeater:  This  broadba nd  router  will  repeat  other  wireless  access  point’s  signal  to  extend  its  wireless  signal  coverage,  and  also  acts  as  a  wireless  access  point  to  serve  other  wireless  clients. [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 1  AP  Mode   In  AP  mode,  the  following  settings  will  appear:     Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Band   Please  select  the  radio  band  from  one  of  following  optio[...]

54Mbps  for  802.11g  clients).   2.4  GHz  (G):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11g  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  11Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (B+G+N):  2.4GHz  Band,  Allows  802.11b,  802.11g,  and  8[...]

can  click  ‘Refresh’  in  new  window  to  get  latest  list  again,  or  click  ‘Close’  to  close  the  window.   Please  note  that  if  you  have  pop ‐ up  blocker  installed,  you  may  have  to  disable  it  or  tell  your ?[...]

 When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button, ?[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 2  Station ‐ Infrastructure   In  Station ‐ Infrastructure  mode,  you  can  select  a  wireless  access  point  to  become  its  wireless  client,  and  also  acts  as  wireless  access  point  to  se rve  other  wirel ess  clients.  If [...]

802.11b  and  802.11g  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  11Mbps  for  802.11b  clients,  and  maximum  54Mbps  for  802.11g  clients).   2.4  GHz  (G):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11g  wireless  netw[...]

broadband  router  to  the  place  nearer  to  the  access  point  you  wish  to  connect.  WLAN  MAC  Some  wireless  access  points  will  only  allow  clients  with  certain  MAC  address  to  establish  connection.  In  this  case,  you  can[...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 3  AP  Bridge ‐ Point  to  Point   In  this  mode,  you  can  use  this  broadband  router  as  a  wireless  network  bridge  and  let  all  computers  connected  to  the  LAN  ports  of  both  wireless  access  points  to  c[...]

(maximum  transfer  rate  11Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (N):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11n  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  300Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (B+G):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11b  and  802.[...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 4  AP  Bridge ‐ Point  to  Multi ‐ Point   In  this  mode,  you  can  use  this  broadband  router  as  a  wireless  network  bridge  and  let  all  computers  connected  to  the  LAN  ports  of  all  wireless  access  point s ?[...]

wireless  access  point  you  wish  to  connect):   2.4  GHz  (B):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11b  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  11Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (N):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802[...]

improve  secur ity.  Please  refer  to  chapter  3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 7  for  detailed  instructions.   When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or [...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 5  AP  Bridge ‐ WDS   In  this  mode,  this  broadband  router  acts  as  both  wireless  communication  bridge  and  wireless  access  point.  This  broadband  router  can  establish  communication  with  up  to  four  WDS ‐ compatible ?[...]

 2.4  GHz  (N):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11n  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  300Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (B+G):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11b  and  802.11g  wireless  network  client  to ?[...]

Associated  Clients  Click  ‘Show  Active  Clients’  button  to  show  the  list  of  all  connected  wireless  clients.  You  can  click  ‘Refresh’  in  new  window  to  get  latest  list  again,  or  click  ‘Close’  to  close  the  wi[...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 1 ‐ 6  Universal  Repeater   In  this  mode,  this  broadband  router  acts  as  a  wireless  repeater.  It  will  repeat  the  signal  of  the  wireless  access  point  you  s pecif ied,  to  extend  its  wireless  coverage.  The  broad[...]

(maximum  transfer  rate  300Mbps).   2.4  GHz  (B+G):  2.4GHz  band,  only  allows  802.11b  and  802.11g  wireless  network  client  to  connect  this  router  (maximum  transfer  rate  11Mbps  for  802.11b  clients,  and  maximum  54Mbps  for  802.[...]

window.   Please  note  that  if  you  have  pop ‐ up  blocker  installed,  you  may  have  to  disable  it  or  tell  your  pop ‐ up  blocker  to  allow  the  popup  window,  or  you  will  not  be  able  to  see  the  wireless  clien[...]

and  is  not  malfunctio n).  You  can  reconnect  to  this  broadband  router  and  continue  on  other  settings  later.   You  can  click  ‘Continue’  to  continue  on  other  settings  without  restart  the  broadband  router,  however,  th[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 2  Security  Settings   In  certain  AP  working  modes,  you  can  enable  encryption  to  improve  security  leve l.   When  you  click  ‘Set  Security’  button,  the  following  window  will  appear:     Please  select  an [...]

WEP   Select  WEP  to  enable  WEP  (Wired  Equivalent  Privacy)  encryption:     Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Key  Length  There  are  two  types  of  WEP  key  length:  64 ‐ bit  and  128 [...]

should  use,  select  ‘Key  1’.  Encryption  Key  Input  WEP  key  characters  here,  the  number  of  characters  must  be  the  same  as  the  number  displayed  at  ‘Key  Format’  field.  You  can  use  any  alphanumerical  characters ?[...]

               [...]

WPA  pre ‐ shared  key   WPA  (Wi ‐ Fi  Protected  Access)  is  also  an  encryption  method  and  is  safer  than  WEP.  It’s  recommended  to  us e  WPA  instead  of  WEP  when  you  need  to  use  encryption  to  protect  your  data [...]

be  found  in  a  dictionary  due  to  security  reason.   Please  click  ‘Apply’  to  save  changes,  or  click  ‘Reset’  to  clear  the  texts  in  all  fie lds.  If  you  click  ‘Apply’,  the  following  message  will  appear:  ?[...]

WPA  RADIUS   If  you  have  RADIUS  authentication  serve r  on  your  local  network,  you  can  authentica te  the  wireless  clients  by  RADIUS  server’s  user  database.  Only  authenticated  clients  can  establish  wireless  connection  with  t[...]

Password  server  here.  [...]

Please  click  ‘Apply’  to  save  changes,  or  click  ‘Reset’  to  clear  the  texts  in  all  fie lds.  If  you  click  ‘Apply’,  the  following  message  will  appear:     You  can  click  ‘Continue’  to  back  to  previo us ?[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 3  MAC  Address  F iltering   This  function  will  he lp  yo u  to  prevent  unauthorized  use rs  from  connecting  to  your  wireless  router;  only  those  wireless  devices  who  have  the  MAC  address  you  assigned  here  can  gain[...]

Add  Click  ‘Add’  button  to  add  the  MAC  address  and  associated  comment  to  the  MAC  address  filtering  table.  Clear  Click  ‘Clear ’  to  remove  the  value  you  inputted  in  MAC  address  and  comment  field.  [...]

All  MAC  address  entries  will  be  liste d  in  this  page:     To  delete  one  or  more  entries  listed  here,  please  check  the  bo x  of  the  entry  you  wish  to  delete  (Under  ‘Select’),  and  click  ‘Delete  Select[...]

3 ‐ 2 ‐ 4  WPS  (Wi ‐ Fi  Protected  Setup)  Settings   WPS  (Wi ‐ Fi  Protected  Setup)  provides  a  convenie nt  way  to  establish  the  connection  between  this  broadband  router  and  wireless  clients.  Any  WPS ‐ compatible  wireless  clients [...]

build  wireless  connection  by  WPS  with  other  WPS ‐ enabled  wireless  devices.  SSID  The  SSID  of  this  wireless  router  will  be  displayed  here.  Authentication  Mode  The  wireless  security  authentication  mode  of  this  wireless  router [...]

wireless  client,  and  click  ‘Start  PIN’  to  establish  connection  with  the  wireless  client.  [...]

3 ‐ 5  Advance  Settings   This  router  prov ides  various  network  functionalities  like  QoS  and  DDNS,  and  you  can  configure  these  func tions  in  ‘Advanced  Settings’  m enu.    [...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 1  QoS   Quality  of  service  provides  an  efficie nt  way  for  computers  on  the  netwo rk  to  share  the  internet  bandwidth  with  a  promised  quality  of  internet  se rvice.  Without  QoS,  all  computers  and  devices  on  [...]

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Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Enable  QoS  Check  this  box  to  enable  QoS  function,  uncheck  it  to  disable  QoS.  Total  Download  Bandwidth  You  can  set  the  limit  of  total  download [...]

guaranteed  speed  for  this  rule),  or  Max  (  Local  IP  Address  Set  the  IP  address  range  that  will  be  affected  by  this  QoS  rule.  If  only  one  IP  address  is  involved,  input  the  IP  address  in  left  field  onl[...]

button.  You  can  select  one  or  more  rules  to  delete  by  check  the  ‘select’  the  box  of  the  rule(s)  you  want  to  delete  a  time.  If  the  QoS  table  is  empty,  this  button  will  be  grayed  out  and  cannot ?[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 2  DDNS   DDNS  (Dynamic  DNS)  is  a  IP ‐ to ‐ Hostname  mapping  service  for  those  Internet  users  who  don’t  have  a  static  (fixed)  IP  address.  It  will  be  a  pro blem  when  such  use r  wants  to  provide  servic[...]

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Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Dynamic  DNS  If  you  want  to  enable  DDNS  function,  please  select  ‘Enabled’;  otherwise  please  select  ‘Disabled’  Provider   Select  you r  DDNS  service  p[...]

ISAddr  Please  input  the  ISAddr  yo u  applied  during  DHIS  registration.  Authentication  Type  Please  select  the  DHIS  user  authentication  type  from  dropdow n  menu:  password  or  QRC.  HostPass  Please  input  the  HostID  you  applied  d[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 3  Port  Forwarding   This  function  allows  you  to  redirect  a  sing le  port  or  consecutiv e  ports  of  Internet  IP  addres s  to  the  same  port  of  the  IP  address  on  local  network.  The  port  number(s)  of  Interne[...]

to  ‘Private  IP’  field.   Please  note  that  this  list  may  not  be  able  to  list  all  computers  on  your  local  network.  Type  Select  the  type  of  connection,  TCP  or  UDP.  If  you’re  not  sure,  please  select  [...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 3 ‐ 4  DMZ   Demilitarized  Zone  (DMZ)  is  a  special  area  in  your  local  network.  This  area  resides  in  local  network,  and  all  computers  in  thi s  area  uses  pr ivate  IP  address ,  too.  But  these  private  IP  addre[...]

Internet  IP  address  will  be  mapped  to.  Type  Select  the  type  of  connection,  TCP  or  UDP.  If  you’re  not  sure,  please  select  ‘Both’.  Port  Range  Input  the  starting  port  number  in  the  left  field,  and  input  [...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 6  NAT   Network  addres s  tra nslations  solve  the  problem  if  sharing  a  single  IP  address  to  mult iple  computers.  Wit hout  NAT,  all  computers  must  be  assigned  with  a  valid  Internet  IP  address  to  get  connected  to [...]

3 ‐ 5 ‐ 1  Virtual  Server   This  function  allows  you  to  redirect  a  port  on  Internet  IP  address  (on  WAN  port)  to  a  specified  port  of  an  IP  address  on  local  network,  so  you  can  setup  an  Internet  service  [...]

Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Enable  Virtual  Server  Check  this  box  to  enable  virtual  server,  and  uncheck  this  box  to  disable  virtual  server.  Private  IP  Input  the  IP  address  of[...]

All  existing  virtual  se rver  mappings  will  be  displa yed  in  this  page.  To  delete  one  or  more  mappings,  check  the  box  of  the  mapping,  then  click  ‘Delete  Selected’  button  to  remove  the  mapping.  To  delete  all  [...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 5 ‐ 2  Special  Applications   Some  applications  require  more  than  one  connection  a  time;  these  applications  won’t  work  with  simple  NAT  rules.  In  order  to  make  these  applications  work,  yo u  can  use  this  function  [...]

all  computers  on  your  local  network.  TCP  Port  to  Open  Input  the  TCP  port  number  required  by  the  special  application,  the  port  number  can  be  a  single  value,  or  a  range  (like  20 ‐ 50).  If  you  need  to  in[...]

field.   All  existing  special  application  mapping s  will  be  dis played  in  this  page.  To  delete  one  or  more  mappings,  check  the  box  of  the  mapping,  then  click  ‘Delete  Selected’  button  to  remove  the  mapping.  To [...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 5 ‐ 3  UPnP  Settings   BR ‐ 6428n  broadband  router  supports  UPnP  (universal  plug ‐ and ‐ play),  which  allows  other  network  devices  to  communicate  with  this  broadband  router  to  exchange  information  about  network  capability  for ?[...]

3 ‐ 5 ‐ 4  ALG  Settings   ALG  (Application  Layer  Gateway)  is  a  kind  of  networ k  connection  ability  support  for  specific  network  applications  like  game  and  instant  online  chat.  Without  ALG  suppo rt,  these  applications  will [...]

and  is  not  malfunctio n).  You  can  reconnect  to  this  broadband  router  and  continue  on  other  settings  later. [...]

3 ‐ 5 ‐ 5  Static  Routing   In  most  cases,  all  your  computers  on  loc al  network  will  use  default  gateway  (generally  provided  by  your  ISP)  to  access  servers  on  Internet.  However,  if  you  have  preferred  network  route [...]

router)  here.  Interface  Input  the  interface  whic h  leads  to  destination  network.  Add  Click  to  add  this  static  route  policy  to  static  route  table.  Reset  Click  to  clear  all  inputted  texts.  [...]

If  you  want  to  delete  a  specific  static  route  entry,  check  the  ‘select’  box  of  the  static  route  entry  you  want  to  delete,  then  click  ‘Delete  Selected’  button.  (You  can  select  more  than  one  static  route [...]

3 ‐ 7  Firewall   This  broadband  router  support s  several  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 ?[...]

filtering  table  will  be  denied  from  connecting  Internet;  if  you  select  allow,  only  MAC  addresses  listed  in  filtering  table  will  be  able  to  connect  to  Internet.  Client  PC  MAC  address  Please  input  the  MAC  address [...]

filtering  table.  Reset  Remove  all  inputted  values.   All  MAC  address  entries  will  be  liste d  in  this  page:     To  delete  one  or  more  entries  listed  here,  please  check  the  bo x  of  the  mapping  entry  (unde[...]

 Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name  Description  Client  PC  Descript ion  Please  inp ut  any  text  to  describe  this  IP  address,  up  to  16  alphanumerical  characters.  Client  PC  IP  address  Please  input  [...]

 You  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 ?[...]

When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  yo[...]

3 ‐ 6 ‐ 2  URL  Blocking   If  you  want  to  prevent  computers  in  local  network  from  accessing  certain  website  (like  pornography,  violenc e,  or  anything  yo u  want  to  block),  you  can  use  this  function  to  stop  computers [...]

All  existing  URLs  will  be  displayed  in  ‘Current  URL  Blocking  Table’:     If  you  want  to  delete  a  specific  URL/Keyword  entry,  check  the  ‘select’  box  of  the  MA C  address  you  want  to  delete,  then  click [...]

3 ‐ 6 ‐ 3  DoS   Denial  of  Service  (DoS)  is  a  common  attack  measure,  by  tra nsmitting  a  great  amount  of  data  or  request  to  your  Internet  IP  address  and  server,  the  Internet  connection  will  become  very  slow,  an[...]

network  device,  but  some  malicious  intruder  will  try  to  fill  your  network  bandwidth  with  a  lot  of  PING  request  data  packet,  to  make  your  internet  connection  become  very  slow,  even  unusable.  Check  this  box  and  t[...]

  The  descriptions  of  every  setup  item  are  listed  below:   Item  Name  Description  Ping  of  Death  Set  the  thr eshold  of  when  this  DoS  prevention  mechanism  will  be  activated.  Please  check  the  box  of  Ping  of  Dea[...]

activated.   When  you  finished  with  the  settings  in  this  page,  you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’[...]

3 ‐ 6 ‐ 4  Parental  Control   For  those  families  who  have  children  in  the  house,  parental  control  is  a  very  useful  function  for  parents:  If  pare nts  are  not  at  home,  child  will  not  be  able  to  access  Internet ?[...]

 The  descriptions  of  every  setup  item  are  listed  below:   Item  Name  Description  MAC  Input  computer’s  MAC  address  which  will  be  controlled  by  parental  control.  You  can  input  the  MAC  address  manually  in  ‘MAC’  [...]

you  can  click  ‘Apply’  button  to  save  changes  you  made  in  this  page,  or  you  can  click  ‘Cancel’  to  discard  changes.  After  you  click  ‘Apply’  button,  you’ll  see  the  following  message:     Please  click [...]

3 ‐ 8  Status   In  this  menu,  you  can  check  the  operation  status  of  this  broadband  router.  To  view  the  status,  follow  the  following  instructions:   1.  Click  ‘Status’  tab  from  main  menu:     2.  The  basic ?[...]

  See  detailed  description  for  every  kind  of  information  below.  [...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 1  Internet  Connection   This  page  shows  the  current  status  of  Internet  connection.   [...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 2  Device  Status   This  page  shows  current  wireless  LAN  and  wired  LAN  configuration.   [...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 3  System  Log   This  page  shows  all  logged  system  information.  You  can  use  scroll  bar  to  view  the  logs,  or  click  ‘Save’  to  download  the  log  file  to  your  computer.  You  can  also  click  ‘Clear’ [...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 4  Security  Log   This  page  shows  all  logged  security ‐ relat ed  information.  You  can  use  scroll  bar  to  view  the  logs,  or  click  ‘Save’  to  download  the  log  file  to  your  comput er.  You  can  also  click ?[...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 5  Active  DHCP  Client   This  page  shows  all  current  DHCP  clients.  You  can  click  ‘Refresh’  to  reload  the  list.   [...]

3 ‐ 7 ‐ 6  Statistics   This  page  shows  the  statistical  information  of  netw ork  interfaces  of  this  broadband  router,  and  the  total  system  uptime.   [...]

3 ‐ 9  Tools   This  broadband  router  comes  with  several  tools  that  will  help  you  to  manage  the  configuration  of  broadband  ro uter,  upgrade  the  firmware,  and  restart  the  broadband  router.   To  use  these  tools,  follow ?[...]

3 ‐ 8 ‐ 1  Configuration  Tools   In  this  page,  you  can  backup  and  restore  curre nt  system  configuration,  and  reset  all  settings  to  factory  default  value.     Here  are  descriptions  of  every  setup  item:   Item  Name ?[...]

you  to  confirm  the  reset.  [...]

3 ‐ 8 ‐ 2  Firmware  Upgrade   New  firmware  releases  will  provide  new  functions  to  this  broadband  router,  and  you  can  use  firmware  upgra de  function  to  upg rade  the  firmware  to  new  version.          Please  d[...]

3 ‐ 8 ‐ 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  proble[...]

3 ‐ 10  Language   This  broadband  router’s  web ‐ based  user  interface  supports  several  languages.  You  can  change  the  display  language  by  click  ‘Language’  button  in  main  menu.   To  change  the  display  lang uage,  select  [...]

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