Edimax BR-6478AC manual

1 BR -6478AC User Manual 02 - 2013 / v1.0[...]

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3 CONTENT S I. PRODU CT INFORMA TION ......................................................................................... 5 I-1. P ackag e Cont ent s ........................................................................................ 5 I-2. Hard war e ........................................................................................[...]

4 IV -7-2. Access Control ............................................................................................ 51 IV -8. QoS (Quality of Service ) ................................................................................. 52 IV -8-1. QoS ................................................................................................ [...]

5 I. PRODUCT INF ORMATION Thank you f o r pur chasing an Edimax BR -64 78AC AC1200 wirele ss concurren t dual-band g ig abit r outer . I-1. P ackag e Cont en ts Bef ore y ou st art using this pr oduct, please c heck if there is anything missing in the pack age, and contact y our dealer to claim the missing item(s): BR -64 7 8A C Ethe rnet Cable CD [...]

6 I-2. Hard ware It em Name Descr iption Antenna Connects the suppli e d 3dBi antenna s. Radio ON/OFF Switch Swit ch the wirele s s signal on/o ff accor dingly . R e set / WPS Butt on Re sets the rout er to f actory de f ault settings (clear s all set tings) or st arts the WPS function. Re set: Pre ss and hold f or 12 s ec onds to re stor e all set[...]

7 LED LED Statu s Description Power On Router is on. Off Router is off. Internet On Internet connectio n is active. Flashing Router is connecting to internet. Off No internet conne ction. 2.4 GHz On 2.4GHz wireless is act ive. Flashing 2.4GHz LAN activity (transferring/recei ving data). Off 2.4GHz wireless is not active. 5 GHz On 5GHz wireless is a[...]

8 I-4 . Saf ety Inf ormation In order t o ensure the saf e opera tion of the device and its users, plea se rea d and act in accordance with the f oll owing saf ety instruct ions. 1. The router is designe d f or indoor use only; do not place the router outdoor s. 2. Do not place th e rout er in or near hot/humid places, such as a kitchen or bathr oo[...]

9 • Supports WMM, WEP , WP A, WP A2, DDNS, QoS, IP /MAC fi lter , DMZ and virtual server . II. HARDWARE INSTAL LATION & NETWORK SETTINGS II -1. Hardwar e Inst allation Please setup your router, co mputer, modem and othe r network devices as shown below. Bef ore using th e BR -64 78A C, plea se mak e sur e your computer is set t o use a dynami[...]

10 2. Double click the “Network Connections” icon and the “Netw ork Connections” wi n dow will ap pear . 3. Right cli ck “Local Area Connection” on t he mouse. When the “Local Ar ea Connection Proper ties” window appears, click “Prop erties”.[...]

11 4. Select “ T CP /IP ” an d click “Pr operties” . 5. Select “Obtain an IP a ddress automatically” and “ Obtain DNS server[...]

12 address automatical ly”, then click “OK”.[...]

13 II -2-2. W indows V is ta 1. Click the “Start ” button (it should be locate d i n the low er -left c orner of y our computer), then click “Contr ol Panel” . Click “ V iew Networ k Status and T asks” , then click “Manage Network Connections” . Right - click “Local Ar ea Network ” , then sel ect “Pr operties” . The “Local[...]

14 II -2-3. W indows 7 1. Click the “Start ” button (it should be locate d i n the low er -left c orner of y our computer), then click “Contr ol Panel” .[...]

15 2. U nder “N etw ork and I nter net ” click “ V iew ne twork st at us and ta sks” . 3. Click “Local Area C onnection”.[...]

16 4. Click “Properties”. 5. Select “Int ernet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv6) and th en click “Properties”.[...]

17 6. Select “Obtai n an IP address automatical ly” and “Obtain DNS server address automatical ly”, then click “OK”. II -2- 4. W ind ows 8 1. From the W indows 8 Start scr een, you nee d to swit ch to de sktop mode. Move y ou r cur ser to the bot tom left o f the scree n and click.[...]

18 2. In deskt op mode, click the F i le Explorer ic on in t he bottom left of the scree n, as shown below . 3. Right click “Network” and then select “Propertie s” .[...]

19 4. In the wind ow that opens, select “Change adapter set tings” from the le ft side. 5. Choose your connection and right click, then sele ct “Pr opertie s” .[...]

20 6. Select “Internet Pr otoc ol V ersion 4 (T CP /IPv6) and th en click “Pr operties” . 7. Select “Obtain an IP a ddre ss au toma tically ” and “Obt ain DNS server addr e ss automatically” , then click “OK” .[...]

21 III. SETTING UP III-1. iQ Setup iQ Setup is a simple and intelligent W AN detection tool. Please f oll ow the instructions below . 1. U se a W i-F i device (e. g. computer , tablet, smartphone) to sear ch for a W i -F i network with the SSID “ e dimax.setup” and connect to it. 2. Open a web br ow ser and if you do not automatically arriv e a[...]

22 Not e: If you cannot acce ss http:// edima x.s e tup , please mak e sur e your comput er is set to use a dynamic IP address. See II. NETWORK SET TINGS 3. Ensure that y our router is pr operly connecte d to y ou r modem as shown on the scree n, and click “N e xt ” to continue.[...]

23 4. Please wait a momen t whi le the BR-64 78AC de tects y our W AN connection type. 5. The BR-6 4 78AC will displ a y the ne xt scr een depending on y our W AN connection type. F or D ynamic IP users plea se click “Next ” to con tinue:[...]

24 F or PPPoE users please e nter the username and passw or d pro vided by yo ur ISP and click “Next” to c ontinue: For other user s please select y our W AN connection type manuall y fr om the drop down menu, click “Next ” to continue and f ol low the on -screen ins tructions. Not e: If you are n ot sure which W A N connection type to choo[...]

25 6. Please ent er a network name (SSID) and W i -F i P assw ord f or each of the BR - 64 78AC ’ s 2.4GHz and 5GHz W i -F i netw orks and click “Next ” to con tinue. Not e: Please remember these details. For your con venience, you can write them down at the end of this QIG in “W i - F i Settings” . 7. Y ou wi ll see the screen below , di[...]

26 8. Y ou wi ll see a final “Congr atulations” screen and con figur ation is now comple te. Please close y our bro wser window . III-2. Manual Setup via W eb Browser 1. Enter “19 2.168.2.1” in th e w eb bro wser ’ s addre ss bar and press “En ter ” . 2. Input th e username “ admin” and the pa ssw or d “1234” and click “OK?[...]

27 3. Input th e us ername “ a dmin” and the pa ssw or d “1234” and click “OK” . Y ou wi ll arrive the a t Sta tus page, use the menu on the left side of the scr een to navig ate. Y ou can also change the language using the drop down menu in the top right cor ner . Ref er to IV . BROW SER BASED CONFIGURA TION INTERF ACE.[...]

28 IV. BROWSER BASED CONFIGURATION INTE RFACE Once y ou ha ve se tup the r outer as detailed in I II - 1. iQ Setup or the included QIG , you c an further configure the set tings of the r outer or run i Q Setup ag ain using the bro wser base d configu r ation interf ace. If you pr ef er , you can also skip iQ Setup and configur e the rout er manuall[...]

29 Y ou wi ll see the scree n below . Please r ef er back to III-I iQ Setup onwar ds f or guidance on iQ Setup. IV -3. Int er net IV -3-1. W A N Setup Select a W i de Ar ea Netw ork (W AN ) connection mode from the dr op down menu. A fter you select your connection mode and complete the con figur ation, the r outer will re start for the changes to [...]

30 Dynamic IP Select “Dynamic IP ” if y our Internet Service Provider assigns an IP addr ess t o y ou automatically using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura tion Pro toc ol) (e.g. cable interne t pr ovider s). Sta tic IP Select “Static IP” if y ou r ISP provide s you with a fix e d IP addr e ss. PPP oE Select “PPP oE” if your ISP provide s in[...]

31 IV -3-1-1. Dynamic IP Host Name Input the host name of your computer (only required if your ISP instructs you to do so ). MAC A ddre ss If your ISP only p ermits computers wit h certain MAC address es to access the int ernet, input the MA C address of your computer h ere. If your comput er is connect ed to int ernet via cable modem, click “Clo[...]

32 Most Dynamic IPs assigne d to users by ISP s ar e configur ation f r ee IV -3-1-2. Static IP IP Addr ess Input the static IP a ddre ss assigned by y our ISP . Subnet Mask Input the subn e t mask assigne d by your ISP . Def aul t Gate wa y Addr e ss Input the def ault ga tew ay addr ess assigne d by y our ISP . MAC A ddre ss If your ISP only p er[...]

33 v alue of y our network connection. Th e de f ault v alue, which is typi c al for a dynamic IP or sta tic IP , is 1500. T TL Enable the “ T TL ” functi on if y our ISP requir e s y ou to do so. IV -3-1-3 . PPP oE U ser Name Enter the user name assigne d by y our ISP . P ass wor d Enter the p assw ord assigne d by your ISP . MAC A ddre ss If [...]

34 DNS addr e ss Select “ Obt ai n an IP addre ss automatically ” or “U se the f ollowing IP addr ess” . I f y ou choose “U se the following IP addr ess” , y ou wi ll nee d to c omplete the “DNS1 Addr e s s” , “DNS2 Addr ess” and “DNS3 A ddre s s” fields below . DNS1 Input the addr e ss of DNS1 assigned by y our ISP . DNS2 I[...]

35 Obt ain an IP addre ss automa tically: Host Name Input the host name of your computer (only requi red i f your ISP instructs you to do so ). MAC A ddre ss If your ISP only p ermits computers wit h certain MAC[...]

36 address es to access the internet, i nput the MA C addres s of your computer here. I f your computer is connect ed to internet via cable mode m, click “Clone Mac addr ess” t o enter the MAC ad dress automatically. U se the following IP add re ss: Sta tic IP Addr ess Input the stat ic IP addre ss assigned by y our ISP . Subnet Mask Input the [...]

37 “Continuous” – alway s connect e d. “Connect on Deman d” – connect when require d. “Manual” – c onnect and disconnect manual ly . Id le T ime Out For ” Connect on Demand” connection type, specif y the length of inactivity r equi r e d to disconnect. BEZE Q-ISRAEL Check this bo x to enable use with the BEZE Q netw ork in Isr[...]

38 difficult to acce ss a service provide d by a dynamic IP us er; a DDNS service though can map such dyna mic IP a ddre s se s to a fix ed hostname, f or easier acce ss. The router supports sev er al DDNS service provider s, for more de tails and to r egister f or a DDNS account please visi t the DD NS pro viders website(s) , e xample s of which a[...]

39 IV -4 . LAN Here y ou can con figur e your Local Are a Network (L AN). Y ou can enable th e r outer to dynamically alloca te IP addr e sses t o your L AN clients, and y ou can modify the IP addre ss of the r outer . IP Addr ess Specify an IP addre ss her e. This IP addre ss wi ll be assigne d to your r outer and wi ll replace the def aul t IP ad[...]

40 a single active path be tween any tw o netw ork nodes. DHCP Server Select “Enable” or “Di sable” to enable/disable DCHP server accordingly . Lease T ime Select a lease time f or the DHCP lea ses her e. The DHCP client wi ll obt ain a new IP addr ess after the period e xpir e s. If there are le ss th an 30 computer s connected t o the r o[...]

41 IV -5-1 . Basic Se ttings Mode Select a mod e fr om the dr op down menu : AP , Sta tion-Infr astruct ur e, AP Bridge-Poin t to P oint, AP Bridge-P oint to Multi-P oint, AP Bridge-WDS, U niver sal Repe ater . W irele ss Standar d Select a wirele ss st andard fr o m: 2.4GHz(b+g+n) 2.4GHz(b) 2.4GHz(g) 2.4GHz(n) 2.4GHz(b+g) W irele ss Network name S[...]

42 Channel Number Select a channel nu mber or set to “ Auto” . North America uses channels 1 – 11 a nd Eur ope uses channels 1 – 13. W irele ss Clients Click the “Show List” button to show the list of all connect e d wirele ss cli ent s. Click “Re f r esh” in the n ew window t o re f re sh the list or click “Close” to close the [...]

43 5 2432 Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 2437 Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 2442 Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 2447 Y Y Y Y Y Y 9 2452 Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 2457 Y Y Y Y Y N 11 2462 Y Y Y Y Y N 12 2467 Y N Y Y Y N 13 2472 Y N Y Y Y N 14 2484 N N N Only 802.11b N N IV -5-1-1 . W ireless Security WPA Pre-shared key is the r ecommended and most sec ure encryption type. IV -5-1-1-1 . WEP K ey Leng th Select[...]

44 wir eless client s. Please mak e sure y our wir eless client supports y our selection. WP A2 (AES) is rec ommended f ollowe d by WP A2 Mix e d if your client doe s not support WP A2 (AES). Pr e-share d k ey f ormat Select the pre-share d k ey f o rmat fr o m “P assphr ase” (8 to 63 alphanumerical char acters) or “Hex ( 64 char acter s 0 to[...]

45 The def aul t v alue is 1812. RADIUS Server P assw ord Input the passw ord o f the RADIUS authenticat ion server here. IV -5-2. Guest W ireless Settings Here you can setu p a “Guest” wireless netwo rk w hich permits us ers to browse the Internet bu t doesn’t allow users to modify the router’s settings – ideal for guests in your home or[...]

46 IV -5- 3. WPS WPS (Wi ‐ Fi Protec ted Setup) provides an easy and secure way to esta blish the connection between BR -6478AC and wireless clients. Any WPS ‐ compatible wireless clients can establ ish secure conne ction with BR-6478AC using simple push ‐ button t ype configuration or Pin Code type configurat ion. We recommend you use WPA2 e[...]

47 connect to the r outer , it wi ll be denied. T o enable thi s function, check the box labeled “Enable A cce ss Contr ol” . IV -5-5. Wireless Schedule Check the box “En able Schedule Sett ings” to enable a wireless s chedule. A wireless schedule enables you to automate the wireless networ k on or off at specified times. Select days, ti me[...]

48 IV -6. 5GHz Wirel ess 2.5GHz and 5GHz are different frequency bands for your concurrent Wi - Fi networks. The con figuration settings for 5GHz are the same as 2.4GHz - for more detailed gui dance, please refer bac k to IV -5. 2.4 G Wireless . When[...]

49 selecting which wi reless standard to use unde r “Band”, 5 GHz (A+N+AC) is recommended for best p erformance. Not e: It is recommended to assign different SSIDs to your 2.4GHz & 5GHz W i-F i networks for identifica tion purposes. The table below is intende d as guidance if y o u wish to manually set a channel number f or the 5GHz W i-F i[...]

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51 IV -7-2. Access C ontrol Acce ss Control is a security f eatur e that can help to pr even t unauthorize d user s fr om connecti ng to y our wi r eless router . This function al low s y ou to define a list o f wir eless devices permitt e d or not permitt e d to c onnect to the r outer , identified by their unique MAC addr ess or IP addr ess. If a[...]

52 Enable MAC Filtering Table: Choose “ Deny ” o r “ Allow ” next to “ Enable MAC Filtering ” , to deny or allow a specific MAC addr ess accordingly, then enter the required information. Enable IP Filtering Table: Choose “ Deny ” o r “ Allow ” next to “ Enable MAC Filtering ” , to deny or allow a specific IP address accordin[...]

53 Check the “ Enable QoS ” box to enabl e this function and t hen enter the desired values. Total Download B andwidth Set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbit s. To disable download bandwi dth limitation, input “0” here. Total Upload Band width Set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbit s. To disable upl oad bandwidth li mita[...]

54 Rule Name Input a uni que name for this QoS rule for reference. Bandwidth Download/upload bandwidth (guaran tee or maximum). Local IP Address Set the IP address range that wil l be affected by this QoS rule. If only one IP address is involved, input the IP address in the left field only. Local Port Range Set the port range that will activate thi[...]

55 IV -8-2. iQoS iQoS is a mo r e intuiti ve and auto mat e d tool to manage in terne t bandwidth than manually configuring the settings using QoS. For onl ine g amer s, or user s with bandwidt h r e quir ements f or audi o/video , iQoS is useful and eff ective function. iQoS cannot be use d in conjuncti on with QoS and vice-ver sa. When one i s en[...]

56 Interne t Bro wsing P2P / B T Downloa d FTP Multimedia T r an smission Online Gaming The priority table (larg e icons) is or d ere d from left to righ t, high to low priority . Double click a large ic on to r emov e it from the priority table, and the other larg e icons will move left. Double click a small icon to insert the icon to the highes t[...]

57 IV -9-2. Port For warding This function al low s y ou to re direct a singl e port or consecutive ports o f an interne t IP addr ess to the same port of a l oc al IP addr e ss. The port numbe r(s) of the interne t IP addr ess and local IP addre ss must be the same. If the port numbe r of the interne t IP addr e ss and local IP addre ss is di ff e[...]

58 Private IP Specify the IP address of t he computer on your local network. Computer Name Select the name of a Windows comput er from the drop-down me nu and click to auto-input its IP address in the “P rivate IP” field. Private Port Specify the private port you wi sh to use on the computer in your l ocal network. Type Select the type of Int e[...]

59 Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of the wireless radio. (Default: 2346) RTS Threshold Set the RTS thresh old of the wireless radi o. (Default: 2347) Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of the wireless radio . (Default: 100ms) DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. (Default: 3) Data Rate Set the wireless da ta transfe[...]

60 IV -9-5. 5GHz Wir eless These se ttings ar e f or e x perienced user s only . Please do not chang e any o f the v alues on this page unless y ou a r e alre ady f ami liar with these functions. Pl e ase r ef er back to IV -9- 4. 2.4GHz W ireless. IV -9-6. ALG Application Layer Gat eway (ALG) is a network security gateway which supports specific n[...]

61 IV -9-7. IGMP IV -9-8. DMZ A Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ) is an isolated area in you r local network where private IP addresses are mapped to specified internet IP addresses, allowing unrestricted acces s to the private IP addresses but not to the wider local network. You can define a vi rtual DMZ host he re. This is useful fo r example, if a netwo[...]

62 IV -9-9. Firewall The router suppo rts firewall functions which can protect your n etwork and computer from m alicious intruders. Denial- of -Service (DoS) is a common form of malicious at tack agai nst a network. The rout er ’ s firewall can protect aga inst such attacks. If y ou are not f ami liar with these functions, it is rec ommend e d y[...]

63 Ping of Death Specify the frequency of ping of death packets which will trigger the route r’s DoS protection function. Discard Ping from WAN Check this box and the router will not answer ping requests from the i nternet. Port Scan Intruders use “port scanners” to detect open internet IP address ports . Check each type of port scan to preve[...]

64 IV -10. Administr ation IV - 10 - 1. Time Zo ne Set T im e Z one Select the time z o ne of y our coun try or region. T ime Server Addre ss The tr a vel r outer s upports NTP (Network T ime Pr otoc ol) f o r automatic time and dat e setup. Input the host name or IP addre ss of the IP server manually . Dayligh t Saving If your c ountry/r egion use[...]

65 Curren t P ass wor d Enter y our cu rr ent p assw or d . New P asswor d Enter y our new passw or d. Confirme d P assw o r d Confirm y our new passw or d. IV - 10 - 3. Remote Access Check “ Enabled ” to enable the remo te acce ss f ea tur e and then input the r equire d values. Host IP A ddr e ss Specify the IP addre ss allowe d r emote acce [...]

66 Ba ckup Setting s Click “ Save ” to sav e the current settings on your computer as config.bin file. Restore Settings Click the browse b utton to find a previousl y saved config.bi n file and then click “ Upload ” to replac e your current settings. Restore to Factory De fault Click “ Reset ” to rest ore settings to the factory default[...]

67 IV - 10 - 7. Logs He re you can view the system status/syste m log and security log. IV - 10 - 8. Ac tive DHCP Client Displays the DHCP Server a ssigned IP addr e ss, MAC addre ss and t ime f or each c omputer or device on the local network.[...]

68 IV - 10 - 9. Statistics Displays sen t and receiv e d pack et network s ta tistics.[...]

69 V . TROUB LE SHO OTING If you ar e e xperiencing problems with your router , please r ef er to this tr oubleshooting guide bef ore con tacting your de aler of purcha se f or help. Not e: If you are e xp eriencing problems imme diately aft er a firmw are upgr ade, ple ase con tact your dealer of purchase for help. Scenario Solution I can’t log [...]

70 c. Change channel number . The rout er is e xtremely hot. a. It is normal for the r outer to he at up during fr equent use. If you can saf ely place your hand on the rout er , the tempera tur e of the device is at a normal level. b. If y ou smell burning or see s mok e coming from r outer then disconnect the ext ender immediately , as f ar as it[...]

71 your home networ k is the location of the DNS serve r your ISP has assigned t o you. DSL Modem: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses yo u r existing phone lines to t ransmit data at high speeds. Ethernet: A standa rd for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by speci al cables and hubs, and move data ar ound at u[...]

72 ISP: Internet Servi ce Provider. An ISP is a business th at provides connectivity to the Internet for indi viduals and other businesses or organi zations. LAN: Local Area Networ k. A LAN is a group of compute rs and devices connected togeth er in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home netwo rk is considered a LAN. MAC [...]

73 Access point: A access p oint is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on networ k layer address information such a s IP addresses. Subnet Mask: A su bnet mask, which may be a part of t he TCP/IP informati on provided by your I SP, is a set of four numbe rs (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP[...]

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