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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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. [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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daylight saving time, please check ‘Enable Function’ box, and select the beginning and ending date of daylight time saving. [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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, ?[...]
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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. ?[...]
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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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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 ?[...]
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You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.[...]
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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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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[...]
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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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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 [...]
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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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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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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 n[...]
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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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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 can re[...]
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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 ?[...]
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Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, 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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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(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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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address and IP address field. [...]
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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[...]
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and is not malfunctio n). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later. [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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, ?[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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(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.[...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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(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.[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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 [...]
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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: ?[...]
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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[...]
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Password server here. [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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. [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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wireless client, and click ‘Start PIN’ to establish connection with the wireless client. [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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 [...]
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and is not malfunctio n). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later. [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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’[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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’ [...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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See detailed description for every kind of information below. [...]
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3 ‐ 7 ‐ 1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection. [...]
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3 ‐ 7 ‐ 2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration. [...]
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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’ [...]
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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 ?[...]
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3 ‐ 7 ‐ 5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients. You can click ‘Refresh’ to reload the list. [...]
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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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