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 ?[...]

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

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

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    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 [...]

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    • 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[...]

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    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 ?[...]

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     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.  [...]

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     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[...]

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    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)?[...]

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    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 ?[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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     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 [...]

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    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 ?[...]

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     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 ?[...]

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

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    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[...]

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

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    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 [...]

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

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    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[...]

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

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    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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    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 [...]

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     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[...]

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     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:  [...]

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

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    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. ) ?[...]

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    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’ [...]

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    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[...]

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     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  [...]

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    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 ?[...]

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      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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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’ [...]

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    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[...]

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    ‘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[...]

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    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[...]

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      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[...]

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    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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    settings  later.  [...]

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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[...]

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      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[...]

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    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’. [...]

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    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 [...]

  • Page 50

    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[...]

  • Page 51

    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[...]

  • Page 52

    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.  [...]

  • Page 53

    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[...]

  • Page 54

    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  [...]

  • Page 55

    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[...]

  • Page 56

    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[...]

  • Page 57

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

  • Page 58

    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[...]

  • Page 59

    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 [...]

  • Page 60

    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[...]

  • Page 61

    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, ?[...]

  • Page 62

    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.   ?[...]

  • Page 63

    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’ [...]

  • Page 64

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 65

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

  • Page 66

    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’ [...]

  • Page 67

    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[...]

  • Page 68

    ‘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[...]

  • Page 69

    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 [...]

  • Page 70

      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[...]

  • Page 71

    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[...]

  • Page 72

    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’ [...]

  • Page 73

    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[...]

  • Page 74

      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 [...]

  • Page 75

     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[...]

  • Page 76

    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’ [...]

  • Page 77

    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 [...]

  • Page 78

    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[...]

  • Page 79

    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[...]

  • Page 80

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 81

    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[...]

  • Page 82

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 83

    (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[...]

  • Page 84

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 85

          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[...]

  • Page 86

    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  [...]

  • Page 87

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

  • Page 88

    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[...]

  • Page 89

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

  • Page 90

    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[...]

  • Page 91

    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  [...]

  • Page 92

     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. [...]

  • Page 93

    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[...]

  • Page 94

    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[...]

  • Page 95

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 96

     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, ?[...]

  • Page 97

    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 [...]

  • Page 98

    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[...]

  • Page 99

    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[...]

  • Page 100

    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[...]

  • Page 101

    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[...]

  • Page 102

    (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.[...]

  • Page 103

    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[...]

  • Page 104

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 105

    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[...]

  • Page 106

    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 [...]

  • Page 107

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 108

     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 ?[...]

  • Page 109

    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[...]

  • Page 110

    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[...]

  • Page 111

    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[...]

  • Page 112

    (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.[...]

  • Page 113

    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[...]

  • Page 114

    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[...]

  • Page 115

    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 [...]

  • Page 116

    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 [...]

  • Page 117

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 118

                   [...]

  • Page 119

    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 [...]

  • Page 120

    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:  ?[...]

  • Page 121

    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[...]

  • Page 122

    Password  server  here.  [...]

  • Page 123

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 124

    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[...]

  • Page 125

    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.  [...]

  • Page 126

    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[...]

  • Page 127

    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 [...]

  • Page 128

    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 [...]

  • Page 129

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

  • Page 130

    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.    [...]

  • Page 131

    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  [...]

  • Page 132

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  • Page 133

    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 [...]

  • Page 134

    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[...]

  • Page 135

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 136

    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[...]

  • Page 137

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  • Page 138

    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[...]

  • Page 139

    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[...]

  • Page 140

    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[...]

  • Page 141

    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  [...]

  • Page 142

    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[...]

  • Page 143

    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[...]

  • Page 144

    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  [...]

  • Page 145

    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[...]

  • Page 146

    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 [...]

  • Page 147

    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  [...]

  • Page 148

    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[...]

  • Page 149

    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  [...]

  • Page 150

    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[...]

  • Page 151

    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  [...]

  • Page 152

    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[...]

  • Page 153

    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 [...]

  • Page 154

    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[...]

  • Page 155

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 156

    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 [...]

  • Page 157

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

  • Page 158

    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 [...]

  • Page 159

    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.  [...]

  • Page 160

    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 [...]

  • Page 161

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 162

    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 [...]

  • Page 163

    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[...]

  • Page 164

     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  [...]

  • Page 165

     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 ?[...]

  • Page 166

    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[...]

  • Page 167

    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 [...]

  • Page 168

    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 [...]

  • Page 169

    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[...]

  • Page 170

    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[...]

  • Page 171

      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[...]

  • Page 172

    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’[...]

  • Page 173

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 174

     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’  [...]

  • Page 175

    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 [...]

  • Page 176

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 177

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

  • Page 178

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

  • Page 179

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

  • Page 180

    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’ [...]

  • Page 181

    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 ?[...]

  • Page 182

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

  • Page 183

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

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    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 ?[...]

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    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 ?[...]

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

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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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