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CONTENTS

CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4

11IntroductionandSafetyInformation...................................................................................................4

12SafetyInformation...............................................................................................................................5

13SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................6

14PackageContents................................................................................................................................7

15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter................................................................8

CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP...................................................................................................10

21Establishinganetworkconnection....................................................................................................10

22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically........................................................12

221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup....................................................................................13

222Windows2000IPaddresssetup............................................................................................15

223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup................................................................................................17

224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup............................................................................................19

23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser...........................................................................21

24UsingQuickSetup...........................................................................................................................27

241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype..............................................................29

242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype...................................................................30

243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype......................................................................31

244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype........................................................................33

245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype.........................................................................35

CHAPTER

III:

GENERAL

SETUP

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37

31System................................................................................................................................................38

311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................39

312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................40

313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................41

32WAN...................................................................................................................................................43

321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................44

322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................46

323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................48

324PPTP........................................................................................................................................50

325L2TP........................................................................................................................................53

326WISP........................................................................................................................................56

33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................58

331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress......................................................58

332LANIP......................................................................................................................................60

333DHCPServer............................................................................................................................61

334StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................62

34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................64

341BasicSettings..........................................................................................................................65

342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................82


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343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................88

344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................90

35AdvanceSettings................................................................................................................................92

351QoS.........................................................................................................................................93

352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................97

353PortForwarding....................................................................................................................100

354DMZ......................................................................................................................................102

36NAT..................................................................................................................................................104

361VirtualServer........................................................................................................................105

362SpecialApplications..............................................................................................................108

363UPnPSettings.......................................................................................................................111

364ALGSettings..........................................................................................................................112

365StaticRouting........................................................................................................................113

37Firewall.............................................................................................................................................115

371AccessControl......................................................................................................................115

372URLBlocking.........................................................................................................................120

373DoS........................................................................................................................................122

CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE..................................................................................................125

41Status...............................................................................................................................................125

411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................126

412DeviceStatus........................................................................................................................127

413SystemLog............................................................................................................................128

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Security

Log

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415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................130

416Statistics................................................................................................................................131

42Tools.................................................................................................................................................132

391ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................133

392FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................134

393Restart..................................................................................................................................135

43Language..........................................................................................................................................136


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CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION

11IntroductionandSafetyInformation

ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter!This

miniaturerouteristheidealchoiceforanyonewhoisconstantlyonthego.Withthe

EdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter,allyourcomputersandnetwork

devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation

procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof

minutes.

WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand

wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe

connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability

alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless

cardinstalled,yourPCcantransferfilesatupto150Mbps!

TheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRoutermakessettingupwireless

securityabreeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwireless

securityinjustseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesand

youwillhaveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime.

Otherfeatures:

High

throughput

Internet

access

1LANport(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M)

IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable

SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup

AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol,

firewall,andotherspecialapplications

AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and

device/connectionstatus

Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement

Remotemanagement

AutoMDI/MDIXfunction


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12SafetyInformation

Pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety:

1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DONOTplacethisrouteroutdoors.

2. DONOTputthisrouterinornearhotorhumidplaceslikethekitchen,bathroom,or

acarparkedinthesun.

3. Disconnectanyconnectedcablesfromtherouterbeforepullingtherouterwith

force.

4. Ifyouwanttohangthisrouteronthewallorplaceitsomewherehigh,pleasemake

sureitisfirmlysecured.Edimaxswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby

misuse.

5. Pleasekeepthisrouteranditsaccessoriesoutofthereachofchildren.

6. DONOTputthisrouteronpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.

7. DONOTdisassemblethisrouter.Disassemblingthisrouterwillinvalidatethe

warranty.Pleasecontactyourdealerifyouexperienceanyproblems.

8. Ifthisroutergetswetorfallsintowaterwhenitispowered,DONOTtouchitwith

yourbarehands.Disconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,or

contactanexperiencedtechnicianforhelp.

9. Shouldyourrouterorpowersupplyoverheatandburnout,switchtheelectrical

poweroffordisconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,andcall

yourdealerforhelp.


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13SystemRequirements

InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport

Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard

Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari)

AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)


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14PackageContents

Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe

package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):

BR6258nbroadbandrouter(1pcs)

Quickinstallationguide(1pcs)

CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide,

andusermanual(1pcs)

5V1AUSBpoweradapter(1pcs)

Ethernetcable(1pcs)

USBcable(1pcs)


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15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter

TopPanel

LEDName LightStatus Description

PWR On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered

Off Routernotpowered(ornotcorrectlypowered)

WLAN On Wirelessconnectivityactivated

Off Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated

Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode

activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond)

WAN On WANportconnected

Off WANportnotconnected

Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)

LAN On LANportconnected

Off LANportnotconnected

Flashing LANactivity(transferringdata)

FrontPanel


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ItemName Description

MicroUSBPort ConnectstoUSBpoweradapterorcomputerviaUSBcable

BackPanel


LANPort Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices

WANPort Connectstocable/xDSLmodems

SidePanel

Item

Name

Description

Reset/WPS

Button

ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS

function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor10secondstoclearall

settingsorpressthisbuttonforlessthan10secondstoactivate

WPSfunction)


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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP

21Establishinganetworkconnection

Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour

newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:

1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.

2. ConnectyourcomputertotheLANport.


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3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower

therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton

thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower

adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.

4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe

on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly

powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices

areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.


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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically

Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP

addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea

staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure

yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses:

Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)

Windows2000 (seesection222)

WindowsXP (seesection223)

WindowsVista (seesection224)


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221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup

1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour

screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe

Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.


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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.


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222Windows2000IPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup

Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe

LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol

(TCP/IP),andthenclickProperties.


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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress

automatically,thenclickOK.


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223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet

Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea

Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click

Properties.


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224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and

thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then

selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,

selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.


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23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser

Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany

connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or

Safari).

1. Pleaseinput192.168.2.1inthewebbrowsersaddressbarandpressEnter.

2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.

NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration

interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously

changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.

3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.

ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.


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4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.Youcanseeallthecurrent

settingsandothersysteminformationhere.

System

Model Displaysthisbroadbandroutersmodelname(usefulwhen

youneedtechnicalservice)

UpTime Displaystheamountoftimethisrouterhasbeenswitchedon

HardwareVersion Displaysthisbroadbandroutershardwareversion(useful

whenyouneedtechnicalservice)

BootCode

Version

Displaysthisbroadbandroutersbootcodeversion(useful


RuntimeCode

Version

Displaysthisbroadbandroutersruntimecodeversion(useful



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InternetConnection

IPAddressMode DisplayshowthisbroadbandroutercurrentlyobtainsIP

addresses

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection

SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheWANconnection

DefaultGateway DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnectionsdefault

gateway

MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheWANport

PrimaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthefirstDNSserver

SecondaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthesecond(backup)DNSserver

WirelessConfiguration

Mode Displaystheoperationmodeofthewirelessaccesspoint

ESSID Displaysthenameoftheaccesspoint

ChannelNumber Displaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetwork

Security Displaysthesecurityauthenticationmodeoftheaccesspoint

LANConnection

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection

SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection

DHCPServer DisplaysthestatusoftheinternalDHCPserver

MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport


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TheSSID,theuptime,theIPaddressoftheLANconnection,andtheruntimecodeis

alwaysdisplayedonthetopofthewebpage.


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IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions

tofindthisroutersIPaddress:

1. ClicktheStartbutton,thenclickRun.

2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.


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3. Inputipconfig,thenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault

Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote

thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.

NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress

followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:

Recheck

the

cable

connection

between

the

computer

and

the

router.

Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup

procedure.

Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.


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24UsingQuickSetup

ThisbroadbandroutersQuickSetupallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew

simplesteps.ThefollowinginstructionsillustratehowtousetheQuickSetupmenu:

1. ClickQuickSetupafterloggingin.

2. Configureautomatictimesynchronizationsettings,andthenclickNext.


SetTimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou

cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother

country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.

TimeServer

Address

ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for

automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP

addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost

name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse

pool.ntp.org.

DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck

theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.


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3. ChooseyourInternetconnectiontype.Refertothefollowinglistforfurther

instructions:

DynamicIP (Seesection241)

StaticIP (Seesection242)

PPPoE (Seesection243)

PPTP (Seesection244)

L2TP (Seesection245)

NOTE:IfyouarenotsurewhichyourInternetconnectiontypeis,pleasecontact

yourInternetserviceprovider.


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241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype

1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough

DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.


HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional

andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.

MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC

addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC

addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC

addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress

automatically.

2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.

3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.


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242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype

1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP.

Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnet

mask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.


FixedIPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.

SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.

DNSAddress InputtheDNSaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.

DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some

ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.

NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues

willcausemalfunction.


3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart

thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.


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243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype

1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover

Ethernet),selectPPPoE.


UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.

Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.

ServiceName GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).

MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou

donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.

ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:

1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe

time.

2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen

youinitiateInternetconnection.

3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe

Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects

when

the

Disconnect

button

is

clicked.

IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting

downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen

ConnectonDemandisselected.



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244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype

1. SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPoint

TunnelingProtocol).

2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic

IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contact

your

Internet

service

provider

if

you

are

not

sure

what

to

select.

3. ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.


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UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.

ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).



BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ

networkservices.



time.





whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.








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245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype

1. SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2

TunnelingProtocol).

2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic

IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contact

your

Internet

service

provider

if

you

are

not

sure

what

to

select.

3. ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.


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UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.





time.





whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.








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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP

YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.

ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup:

1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.

2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearasalistunderGeneralSetuptab:

3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:

System (Seesection31)

WAN (Seesection32)

LAN (Seesection33)

Wireless

(See

section

3

4)

AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)

NAT (Seesection36)

Firewall (Seesection37)


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311TimeZone

Youcanchangethetimezonesettingsofthisbroadbandrouter.Itsimportanttohave

correctdateandtimesettingifyouneedtoreadsystemlogandusebuildinfirewall

functions.

Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow:


TimeZone Pleaseselectatimezoneofthecountryor

regionofyourresidencehere.Ifyoucantfind

thecountry/regionofyourresidencehere,

pleaseselectacity/regionwhichtimezoneis

thesamewiththecountry/regionofyour

residence.TimeServerAddress ThisloadbalanceroutersupportsNTP

(NetworkTimeProtocol).NTPserverwill

providecorrecttimeforthisroutertosetup

thedateandtimeoftherouterautomatically.

PleaseinputthehostnameorIPaddressof

NTPserverhere.Ifyoudontknowthehost

nameorIPaddressoftimeserver,pleaseask

networkadministratororusepool.ntp.orgas

timeserver.

DaylightSavings Ifthecountry/regionofyourresidenceuse

daylightsavingtime,pleasecheckEnable

Functionbox,andselectthebeginningand

endingdateofdaylighttimesaving.


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312PasswordSettings

Youcanchangethewebloginpasswordofthisbroadbandrouter.Ifyoukeepusingthe

defaultpassword1234,otherpeoplemayaccesstheconfigurationinterfacewithoutyour

permission.Pleasechangethepasswordassoonaspossible.



CurrentPassword Pleaseinputcurrentpasswordhere.

NewPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhere.

ConfirmedPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhereagainfor

confirmation.

Afteryouinputtedcurrentandnewpassword,clickApplytosavechanges,oryoucanclick

Canceltokeepcurrentpassworduntouched.Pleasenotethatyoullbeaskedfor

usernameandpasswordforloginagainifyouchangedpassword.


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313RemoteManagement

IfyouneedtomanagethisbroadbandrouteroutsideofyourLAN(i.e.fromInternet),you

canusethisfunctiontoassignaremoteIPaddresswhichispermittedtoconnecttothis

broadbandrouterswebmanagementinterfacefromInternet.

IfitsnotrequiredforyoutomanagethisbroadbandrouterfromInternet,youcandisable

thisfunctiontoimprovesecurity.



Hostaddress InputtheIPaddressoftheremotehostyou

wishtoinitiateamanagementaccess.

Port Youcandefinetheportnumberthisrouter

shouldexpectanincomingconnectionrequest.

Ifyoureprovidingawebservice(defaultport

numberis80),youshouldtrytouseotherport

number.Youcanusethedefaultportsetting

8080,orsomethinglike32245or1429.

(Anyintegerbetween1and65534)

Enabled Checkthisboxtoenableremotemanagement

function.Whenthisboxisunchecked,noone

canaccessthisbroadbandrouters

management

interface

from

Internet.

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardall

settingsinthispage.AfteryouclickApplybutton,youllseethefollowingmessage:


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PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this

requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal

andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother

settingslater.

Tosetupotheritemsnowandrestartbroadbandrouterlater,clickContinue.


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32WAN

YoucansetupWAN(WideAreaNetwork,i.e.Internet)connectionsofthisbroadband

routerinWANmenu:

PleaseselecttheWANconnectiontypeyouwishtousetosetupInternetconnection,and

clickApplytosavechangesyoumade.

Ifyourenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyourISPsservice

hotlineandaskforhelp.YoullnotbeabletoconnecttoInternetwithwrongconnection

type.


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321DynamicIP

DynamicIPmeansyourISPwillassignanIPaddresstoyouautomaticallybyDHCP

(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).DynamicIPisoftenusedbycablemodemInternet

connection.

Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:


HostName Pleaseinputthehostnameofyourcomputer,

thisisoptional,andonlyrequiredifyour

serviceproviderasksyoutodoso.

MACaddress PleaseinputMACaddressofyourcomputer

here,ifyourserviceprovideronlypermits

computerwithcertainMACaddresstoaccess

internet.Ifyoureusingthecomputerwhich

usedtoconnecttoInternetviacablemodem,

youcansimplypressCloneMacaddressbuttontofilltheMACaddressfieldwiththe

MACaddressofyourcomputer.


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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or

youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:




settingslater.


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322StaticIP

SomeISPwillgiveyouafixedIPaddress,andaskyoutousethisIPaddresstoestablish

Internetconnection.Inthiscase,youhavetoselectthisconnectiontypetoestablish

connectionwithyourISP.

PleasenotethatifyourISPisassigningafixedIPaddresstoyoubyDHCPorPPPoE,donot

selectthisconnectiontype.PleasecontactyourISPsservicehotlinetomakesureyoureally

needtousestaticIPasconnectiontype.



IPaddressassignedby

yourbyyourservice

provider

PleaseinputIPaddressassignedbyyour

serviceprovider.

SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskassignedbyyour

serviceprovider.

DNSaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver

providedbyyourserviceprovider.

ServiceProvider

GatewayAddress

PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver

providedbyyourserviceprovider.

You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service

provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.


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settingslater.


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323PPPoE

IfyourISPrequiresyoutoestablishInternetconnectionbyPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocol

overEthernet),youcanusethisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.



UserName Pleaseinputusernameassignedbyyour

Internetserviceproviderhere.

Password Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour


ServiceName PleasegiveanametothisInternetservice,this

isoptional.

MTU PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork

connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan

usedefaultvalue.

ConnectionType PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet

connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3

options:

Continuous

keep

internet

connection

alive,

donotdisconnect.

ConnectonDemand onlyconnectsto

Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt,

Manual onlyconnectstoInternetwhen

Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and

disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis

pressed.

IdleTimeOut Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet

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minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen

connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.






settingslater.


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324PPTP

IfyourISPrequiresyoutousePPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol)toestablish

connection,youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.

PPTPrequirestwokindsofsetting:WANinterfacesetting(setupIPaddress)andPPTP

setting(PPTPusernameandpassword).HerewestartfromWANinterfacesettingfirst:

SelectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.Youcan

chooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoCableModem

sectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(i.e.staticIPaddress).

WAN

interface

settings

must

be

correctly

set,

or

the

Internet

connection

will

fail

even

those

settingsofPPTPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou

dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.

NowpleasegotoPPTPsettingssection:



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UserID PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby

yourInternetserviceproviderhere.



PPTPGateway PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway

assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider

here.

ConnectionID PleaseinputtheconnectionIDhere,thisis

optionalandyoucanleaveitblank.



usedefaultvalue.

BEZEQISRAEL CheckEnableboxifyoureusingBEZEQ

networkserviceinIsrael.Donotcheckthisbox

ifyoureusingotherInternetserviceprovider.



options:

Continuous keepinternetconnectionalive,

donotdisconnect.






pressed.






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settingslater.


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325L2TP

IfyourISPrequiresyoutouseL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)toestablishconnection,

youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.L2TPisanother

popularconnectionmethodforxDSLandotherInternetconnectiontypes,andallrequired

settingitemsarethesamewithPPTPconnection.

LikePPTP,therearetwokindsofrequiredsetting,wellstartfromWANInterfaceSettings:

PleaseselectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.You

canchooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoDynamic

IPsectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(equaltostaticIPaddress,pleaserefer

to

PPPoE

section

above).

WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose

settingsofL2TPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou

dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.

NowpleasegotoL2TPsettingssection:



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UserID PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby

yourInternetserviceproviderhere.



L2TPGateway PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway

assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider

here.



usedefaultvalue.



options:

Continuous keepinternetconnectionalive,

donotdisconnect.






pressed.






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326WISP

WISP(WirelessISP)isaconnectionmethodwhichestablishesInternetconnectionby

wirelessnetwork.Inthismode,BR6258nbroadbandrouterwillactasawirelessclientand

connecttoanotherwirelessaccesspointtoestablishInternetconnection.



WISP EnableordisableWISPfunction.

ESSID InputtheESSID(i.e.thenameofwirelessaccess

point)ofyourISPsaccesspoint.

ChannelNumber Selectthewirelesschannelnumberofwireless

accesspointyouwishtoconnect.

SiteSurvery Clickthisbuttontoscanforwirelessaccess

pointsinrange:

Selectawirelessaccesspointfromthelist(click

Selectoftheaccesspoint),andclickDone

buttonlocatedatthebottomofthiswindow.If

thewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectis

notinthelist,clickRefreshoneormoretimes

torescanforwirelessaccesspoints.

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accesspointyouwithtoconnect,youllbe

promptedtoinputWEPkey/WPApassphrase

soyoucanpassthesecuritycheckofaccess

point.

AcorrectWEPkey/WPApassphraseisrequired

toconnecttowirelessaccesspointwithsecurity

setting.PleaseaskyourwirelessISPforcorrect

WEPkey/WPApassphrase.





andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonothersettingslater.


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33LAN(Wired)

YoucansetupWiredLAN(LocalAreaNetwork)connectionsofthisbroadbandrouterin

LANmenu.Thisbroadbandrouterhas4LANportsandtheyllallusethesameLANIP

addresssettings.PleasealsonotethatbothwiredandwirelessLANusesthesameLANIP

addresssettings,too.

LANsettingssplitinto3sections:LANIP,DHCPServer,andStaticDHCPleases.Pleaserefer

tocorrespondingsectionsbelowfordetailedsetupinstructions.

331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress

BeforeallcomputersusingwiredEthernetconnection(i.e.thosecomputersconnecttothis

routersLANport1to4byEthernetcable)orwirelessconnectioncancommunicatewith

eachotherandaccessinternet,theymusthaveavalidIPaddress.

TherearetwowaystoassignIPaddressestocomputers:staticIPaddress(settheIP

addressforeverycomputermanually),anddynamicIPaddress(IPaddressofcomputers

willbeassignedbyrouterautomatically.Itsrecommendedformostofcomputerstouse

dynamicIPaddress,itwillsavealotoftimeonsettingIPaddressesforeverycomputer,

especiallywhentherearealotofcomputersinyournetwork;forserversandnetwork

deviceswhichwillprovideservicestoothercomputerandusersthatcomefromInternet,

static

IP

address

should

be

used,

so

other

computes

can

locate

the

server.

ThisbroadbandrouterhasabuiltinDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol)server,

andcanhelpyoutoassignIPaddressestoyourclientcomputers.Almostallnetwork

computers/devicesmanufacturedafteryear1995arecompatiblewithDHCP,andyoucan

letthisbroadbandroutertoassigntheIPaddresstoclientcomputers/devicesforyou.


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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, its

suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an

integer between 1 and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients, so

you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or any number between 1

and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field c.

2. In most cases, you should use 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask, which allows up to

253 clients (this also meets routers capability of working with up to 253 clients).

3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people

(like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IPaddress. Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a

list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.

4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific service to others, they

should use dynamic IP address.

If you dont really understand the descriptions listed above, dont worry! We will

provide recommended setup values below.


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332LANIP

YoucanusethissettingtoassignanIPaddresstotheLANinterfaceofthisbroadband

router.



IPaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofthisbroadband

routersLANinterface.

SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskforthisnetwork.

802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivate802.1dspanningtree

function,selectEnabledforsetupitem

802.1dSpanningTree,orsetittoDisabled.

DHCPServer IfyouwanttoactivateDHCPserverfunctionof

thisrouter,selectEnabled,orsetitto

Disabled.

LeaseTime PleaseselecttheleasetimeforeveryDHCP

leaseshere.Youcanselectthetimeperiod

fromthedropdownlist,andtheDHCPclient

willbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddressfrom

thisbroadbandrouterafterthisperiodoftime.

YoucanselectForeverifyoureusingthis

broadbandrouterwithonlyfewcomputers

(lessthan30computers)

Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:

IP Address: 192.168.1.254

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled

DHCP Server: Enabled


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333DHCPServer

YoucanusethissettingtodecidetherangeofIPaddressleases.



StartIP PleaseinputthestartIPaddressoftheIP

leasesrange.

EndIP PleaseinputtheendIPaddressoftheIPleases

range.

DomainName Ifyouwish,youcanalsoinputthedomain

nameforyournetwork.Thisisoptional.

DNS1address InputtheIPaddressofDNSserverprovidedby

yourISPhere.ThisfieldisREQUIRED.

DNS2address InputanotherIPaddressofDNSserver

providedbyyourISPhere.Thisfieldisoptional

andyoucanleaveitblank.

Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:

Lease Time: Two Weeks (or Forever, if you have less than 20 computers)

Start IP: 192.168.1.1

End IP: 192.168.1.200

Domain Name: (leave it blank)

NOTE:

1. The number of the last field (mentioned d field) of End IP must be

greater than Start IP, and can not the same with routers 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 field) should bethe same.

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334StaticDHCPLeases

IfyouwishtoassignafixedIPaddresstocertaincomputers/devicesbyDHCP,youcanuse

thisfunctiontoestablishaMACtoIPaddresstablehere,soyoucanassignaspecificIP

addresstoaspecificcomputer/networkdevicebyitsMACaddress.



EnableStaticDHCP

Leases

Checkthisboxtoenablethisfunction,

otherwiseuncheckittodisablethisfunction.

MACAddress InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeror

networkdevice(total12characters,with

characterfrom0to9,andfromatof,like

001122aabbcc).

IPaddress InputtheIPaddressyouwanttoassignto

thiscomputerornetworkdevice.

Add AfteryouinputtedMACaddressandIP

addresspair,clickthisbuttontoaddthepair

tostaticDHCPleasestable.

Clear ClickthisbuttontoremovetextsinMAC

addressandIPaddressfield.


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34Wireless

YoucansetupWirelessLANconnectionparametersofthisbroadbandrouterinWireless

menu:

Pleaseselectonesettinginthismenu,thenclickApplytoproceed.Ifyouwishtogoback

topreviouspage,clickPrevious.


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341BasicSettings

YoucansetbasicsettingsofwirelessLANhere.

PleaseselecttheworkingmodeofthisbroadbandrouterfromModedropdownlistfirst:

a.AP:StandardwirelessAP(accesspoint).

b.StationInfrastructure:Thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationclient

andserver connectstoanotherwirelessaccesspointasclient,andservesotherwireless

clientsasserver.

c.APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter,toexpand

thescopeofnetwork.

d.APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectthisrouterwithuptofourotherbroadband

routers,toexpandthescopeofnetwork.

e.APBridgeWDS:ConnectthisrouterwithuptofourWDScapablebroadbandrouters,to

expandthescopeofnetwork.

f.UniversalRepeater:Thisbroadbandrouterwillrepeatotherwirelessaccesspointssignal

toextenditswirelesssignalcoverage,andalsoactsasawirelessaccesspointtoserveother

wirelessclients.


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3411APMode

InAPmode,thefollowingsettingswillappear:



Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof

followingoptions:

2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b

wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter

(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11nwirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter


2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows

802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient

toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate

11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum

54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).

2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g



2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows

802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless

clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto

maximizecompatibility.

ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan

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maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto

identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom

otherswhenthereareotherbroadband

routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis

Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault

ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto

you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.

ChannelNumber Pleaseselectachannelfromthedropdownlist

ofChannelNumber,availablechannel

numbersare1to13.Youcanchooseany

channelnumberyouwanttouse,andalmost

allwirelessclientscanlocatethechannel

youreusingautomaticallywithoutany

problem.However,itsstillusefultoremember

thechannelnumberyouuse,somewireless

clientsupportsmanualchannelnumberselect,

andthiswouldhelpincertainscenariowhen

thereissomeradiocommunicationproblem.

AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow

thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You

canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget

latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe

window.

Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker

installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell

yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup

window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe

wirelessclientlistwindow.

TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer

rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network.

There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will

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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave

changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick

Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:




settingslater.

YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,

however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband

router.


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3412StationInfrastructure

InStationInfrastructuremode,youcanselectawirelessaccesspointtobecomeitswireless

client,andalsoactsaswirelessaccesspointtoserveotherwirelessclients.Ifyouhavethe

accessprivilegeofotherwirelessaccesspointnearby,andyouwishtousethataccesspoint

toaccessInternet,youcanusethisconnectiontype:




followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe

wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):


wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n















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SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow

willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess

pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe

wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom

thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess

pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan

clickRefreshtorescan.

Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint

youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe

broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe


WLANMAC Somewirelessaccesspointswillonlyallow

clientswithcertainMACaddressto

establishconnection.Inthiscase,youcan

inputtheMACaddressthatwillbeaccepted

bythewirelessaccesspointyouwishto

connecthere.YoucanalsoclickCloneMAC

buttontousetheMACaddressofyour

computer(theoneyouusedtoconnectto

thewebmanagementinterfacecurrently).

AutoMACClone IfyouwishtousetheMACaddressofwired

LANinterfaceofthisbroadbandrouter,

selectEnable,orselectDisabletonotto

usetheMACaddressofthewiredLAN

interfaceofthisbroadbandrouter.


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settingslater.



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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint

Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall

computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith

eachother.Thismodesupportsonlyonewirelessaccesspointpeer.

Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless

bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.

Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou

wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect

APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.


















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ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;

bothaccesspointsmustusethesamechannel.

MACaddress1 InputtheMACaddressofanotherwireless

accesspoint(theoneyouwishtoconnect).

SetSecurity ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity

functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto

improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter

3217fordetailedinstructions.







settingslater.



router.


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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint

Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall

computersconnectedtotheLANportsofallwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith

eachother.Thismodesupportsuptofourwirelessaccesspointpeers.

Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless

bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.

Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou

wish

to

connect

to

the

wireless

access

points

made

by

other

manufacturer,

please

select

APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.















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ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all

accesspointsmustusethesamechannel.

MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess

points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect).











settingslater.



router.


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3415APBridge:WDS

Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationbridgeand

wirelessaccesspoint.Thisbroadbandroutercanestablishcommunicationwithuptofour

WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspoints,andletallcomputersconnectedtotheLANports

ofeverywirelessaccesspointscommunicatewitheachother.Thebroadbandrouterisable

toserveotherwirelessclientsandactsasawirelessaccesspointatthesametime.

Here

are

descriptions

of

every

setup

items:

















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window.






MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess

points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect).






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settingslater.



router.


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3416UniversalRepeater

Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelessrepeater.Itwillrepeatthesignalof

thewirelessaccesspointyouspecified,toextenditswirelesscoverage.Thebroadband

routerwillstillacceptwirelessclientswheninthismode.




followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
















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window.






RootAPSSID PleaseinputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccess

pointyouwishtoextendsignalcoverage.

SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow

will

appear.

All

reachable

wireless

access

pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe

wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom

thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess

pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan

clickRefreshtorescan.

Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint

youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe

broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe



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342SecuritySettings

IncertainAPworkingmodes,youcanenableencryptiontoimprovesecuritylevel.

WhenyouclickSetSecuritybutton,thefollowingwindowwillappear:

PleaseselectanencryptionmethodfromEncryptiondropdownmenu,andcorresponding

settingwillappear:

Disabled

Encryptionisdisabled.Itsnotrecommendedtodisableencryptionbecauseotherpeople

mayusecertainwirelessscannertocopythedatatransferredoverair.


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WEP

SelectWEPtoenableWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption:



KeyLength TherearetwotypesofWEPkeylength:64bit

and128bit.Using128bitissafer

than64bit,butwillreducesomedata

transferperformance.

KeyFormat Therearetwotypesofkeyformat:ASCIIand

Hex.Whenyouselectakeyformat,the

numberofcharactersofkeywillbedisplayed.Forexample,ifyouselect64bitaskey

length,andHexaskeyformat,youllseethe

messageattherightofKeyFormatisHex

(10characters),whichmeansthelengthof

WEPkeyis10characters.

DefaultTxKey YoucansetuptofoursetsofWEPkey,and

youcandecidewhichkeyisbeingusedby

defaulthere.Ifyoudontknowwhichoneyoushoulduse,selectKey1.

EncryptionKey InputWEPkeycharactershere,thenumberof

charactersmustbethesameasthenumber

displayedatKeyFormatfield.Youcanuse

anyalphanumericalcharacters(09,az,and

AZ)ifyouselectASCIIkeyformat,andifyou

selectHexaskeyformat,youcanuse

characters09,af,andAF.

Enable802.1x

Authentication

Checkthisboxtoenable802.1xauthentication

function.YouneedaRadiusauthentication

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ServerIPaddress InputRadiusauthenticationserversIPaddress

here.

RADIUSServerPort InputRadiusauthenticationserversservice

porthere.Generallyits1812.

RADIUSServer

Password

InputthepasswordofRadiusserverhere.

PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick

Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:

YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto

restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.


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WPApresharedkey

WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isalsoanencryptionmethodandissaferthanWEP.Its

recommendedtouseWPAinsteadofWEPwhenyouneedtouseencryptiontoprotect

yourdatasecurity.



WPAUnicastCipher

Suite

PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.

Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2

(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof

them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless

clientsupportthecipheryouselected.PresharedKeyFormat Selectthetypeofpresharedkey,youcanselectPassphrase(8ormore

alphanumericalcharacters,upto63),orHex

(64charactersof09,andaf).

PresharedKey PleaseinputtheWPApassphrasehere.Itsnotrecommendedtouseawordthatcanbefoundinadictionaryduetosecurityreason.

PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick

Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:

YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto

restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.


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WPARADIUS

IfyouhaveRADIUSauthenticationserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatethe

wirelessclientsbyRADIUSserversuserdatabase.Onlyauthenticatedclientscanestablish

wirelessconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouter.



WPAUnicastCipher

Suite

PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.

Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2

(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof

them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless

clientsupportthecipheryouselected.RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheIPaddressofRADIUSauthenticationserverhere.RADIUSServerPort InputtheportnumberofRADIUS

authenticationserverhere.MostofRADIUS

serverwilluseportnumber1812andyoucan

keepusingdefaultvalue.

RADIUSServer

Password

InputthepasswordofRADIUSauthentication

server

here.


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343MACAddressFiltering

Thisfunctionwillhelpyoutopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless

router;onlythosewirelessdeviceswhohavetheMACaddressyouassignedherecangain

accesstoyourwirelessrouter.Youcanusethisfunctionwithothersecuritymeasures

describedinprevioussection,tocreateasaferwirelessenvironment.Upto20MAC

addressescanbeassigned.

ToenableMACaddressfiltering,pleasecheckEnableWirelessAccessControlboxinthis

page,thedescriptionsofothersettingitemsarelistedasfollow:


MACaddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddtothe

MACaddresstothetable.Comment Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof

thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeror

anything.Youcaninputupto16

alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis

optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however,

itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea

commentforeveryMACaddressesasa

memoryaid.

Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand

associatedcommenttotheMACaddress

filteringtable.

Clear ClickCleartoremovethevalueyouinputted

inMACaddressandcommentfield.


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AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:

Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxoftheentryyouwishto

delete(UnderSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.Ifyouwishtodeleteallmapping

entries,clickDeleteAllbutton.




Please

click

Apply

to

save

changes

you

made

and

restart

the

broadband

router,

this



settingslater.


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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings

WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)providesaconvenientwaytoestablishtheconnection

betweenthisbroadbandrouterandwirelessclients.AnyWPScompatiblewirelessclients

canestablishsecureconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouterwithsimplepushbuttontype

configurationorPinCodetypeconfiguration.



EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenableWPSfunction,uncheckittodisableWPS.

WPSStatus Ifthewirelesssecurity(encryption)functionof

thiswirelessrouterisproperlyset,youllsee

Configuredmessagehere.Ifwirelesssecurity

functionhasnotbeenset,youllsee

unConfigured.

SelfPINcode ThisistheWPSPINcodeofthiswireless

router.Thiscodeisusefulwhenyouneedto

buildwirelessconnectionbyWPSwithother

WPSenabledwirelessdevices.

SSID TheSSIDofthiswirelessrouterwillbe

displayedhere.

AuthenticationMode Thewirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeof

thiswirelessrouterwillbedisplayedhere.

PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasewillbedisplayedas

asteriskhere.

ConfigMode SelecttheWPSconfigurationroleofthis

broadbandrouter.


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Registrar:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas

WPSregistrarandwaitforwirelessclientsto

sendWPSconfigurationrequest.

Enrollee:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas

WPSenrolleeandsendWPSconfiguration

requesttootherWPSregistrar.

ConfigureviaPush

Button

ClickStartPBCtostartPushButtontypeWPS

configuration(PBC).PleasepushtheWPS

pushbuttononotherWPScompatible

networkdevicestobeginWPSconfiguration.

YoucanalsopushtheWPS/Resetbutton

locatedatthebackofthisbroadbandrouterto

startPBCwithoutusingwebconfiguration

interface.

ConfigureviaClient

PinCode

PleaseinputthePinCodedisplayedatthe

configurationsoftwareofWPSenabled

wirelessclient,andclickStartPINtoestablish

connectionwiththewirelessclient.


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35AdvanceSettings

ThisrouterprovidesvariousnetworkfunctionalitieslikeQoSandDDNS,andyoucan

configurethesefunctionsinAdvancedSettingsmenu.


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351QoS

Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe

internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers

anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and

someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork

telephone)willbeaffected,thereforeanunpleasingresultwilloccur,liketheinterruption

ofvideo/audiotransfer.

Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth

foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening.

3511BasicQoSSettings


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EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheck

ittodisableQoS.

TotalDownload

Bandwidth

Youcansetthelimitoftotaldownload

bandwidthinkbits.Todisabledownload

bandwidthlimitation,input0here.

TotalUpload

Bandwidth

Youcansetthelimitoftotaluploadbandwidth

inkbits.Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,

input0here.

RuleName InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification

purpose.Thisnameshouldbeuniqueandnot

thesamewithothers.

Bandwidth SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrule:

(1) (2) (3)

(1)PleaseselectDownload/Uploadforthe

directionofdataforthisQoSrulefirst,

(2)InputthedatarateforthisQoSrule,

(3)andselectGuarantee(providesa

guaranteedspeedforthisrule),orMax(

Local

IP

Address

Set

the

IP

address

range

that

will

be

affected

by

thisQoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,

inputtheIPaddressinleftfieldonly.

LocalPortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS

rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle

numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare

involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin

xyformat(like1020).

RemoteIPAddress SetremoteIPaddressesthatwilltriggerthis

QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,input

theIPaddressinleftfieldonly.

RemotePortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS


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rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle

numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare

involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin

xyformat(like1020).

TrafficType IfyourecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictype

oftraffic,youcanselectitfromthismenuand

youdonthavetoinputportrangeabove.

Protocol Selecttheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).

Add ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule

(detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow).

Reset Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered.

ClickReset

Edit Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecific

rule,pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyou

wanttoedit,thenclickEditbutton.Onlyoneruleshouldbeselectedatime!

DeleteSelected Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthis

button.Youcanselectoneormorerulesto

deletebychecktheselecttheboxoftherule(s)

youwanttodeleteatime.IftheQoStableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutandcannotbeclicked.

DeleteAll Byclickingthisbutton,youcandeleteallrules

currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoStableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutandcannotbeclicked.

MoveUp Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbe

proceedfirst,soyoucanmovehigherpriority

rulesup.

MoveDown Moveselectedruledown.


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