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Acer Connect Vero W6m  

Wi-Fi Router 

User Manual 

V1.0 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Important: This manual contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright 

laws. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Some 

features described in this manual may not be supported depending on the Operating 

System version. Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain 

information or features that do not apply to your device. Acer Group shall not be liable for 

technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual. 

 

       

Revision   Aug, 2023

Summary of Contents for Connect Vero W6m

Page 1: ...d in this manual is subject to change without notice Some features described in this manual may not be supported depending on the Operating System version Images provided herein are for reference only...

Page 2: ...1 Mesh Topologies 12 7 WAN 17 7 1 WAN status 17 7 2 WAN setting 17 7 3 DMZ 18 7 4 WAN ping 18 7 5 Firewall 18 7 6 NAT pass through 19 7 7 Port forwarding 19 7 8 VPN server 19 7 9 DDNS 20 8 WiFi 21 7 1...

Page 3: ...n their WiFi network ACS Automatic Channel Selection dynamically chooses the most suitable channel for the W6m when you experience interference from nearby 5GHz SSIDs Port forwarding profiles for most...

Page 4: ...Connect mobile App via Play Store or App Store Open the Predator Connect Mobile App and follow the steps for registering an account Go to your email inbox review the registration email and input the 4...

Page 5: ...rnet Note The admin login password requires modification within the setup wizard for first time use Please create a strong password and keep it in a safe place The new password cannot be the same as t...

Page 6: ...eb UI by clicking on the drop down arrow Enter the login password to see the dashboard and other settings of your Acer Connect Vero W6m The router will automatically guide you step by step on how to s...

Page 7: ...key information will be displayed on the Acer Connect Vero W6m dashboard Connection Status shows the current connection status of Internet WAN Status shows WAN connectivity and Download Upload speed a...

Page 8: ...play the table shown below Connected Devices shows how many client devices are connected with your Predator Connect W6m through WiFi or LAN You can also modify the device name by clicking on the penci...

Page 9: ...in milliseconds After getting the speed test results you have the option to run the speed test again 5 Hybrid QoS Hybrid QoS combines application priority and device priority with bandwidth limitatio...

Page 10: ...t extreme priority whether connected by wired Ethernet or by wireless Note 2 You may drag and drop connected clients into the desired priority level The change is effective immediately For the upload...

Page 11: ...and the other end into Acer Connect Vero W6m s WAN port Connect your device to Predator Connect W6m via WiFi or LAN cable 6 1 How to create a Mesh network To create a mesh network set one router as a...

Page 12: ...he LED will become solid red color Power off the agent device move it to some other place and then power it ON Then observe the agent s LED color Agent s LED color shows RSSI indication between contro...

Page 13: ...ected with the agent 2 making a chain topology Medium between the agents and the controller can be wireless or wired connectivity The blue color line indicates a good signal strength Daisy Chain topol...

Page 14: ...r and the agents can be wireless or wired connectivity Agent connected via WiFi In this topology a controller is wirelessly connected with the agent1 The blue color line indicates a good signal streng...

Page 15: ...e 6GHz bandwidth 5GHz with 80MHz bandwidth DL1201Mbps UL1201Mbps default using 5GHz bandwidth to avoid DFS radar interference or CAC connection wait 2 4GHz with 20MHz bandwidth DL286Mbps UL286Mbps def...

Page 16: ...e new configuration successfully or the agent is in the offline status it must go through the onboarding process with the controller again This is necessary for the updated SSID or password to be appl...

Page 17: ...he down arrow to reveal the drop down menu to select your preferred WAN settings Note After switching to Bridge mode 1 Please disable the DHCP Server on the Acer Connect Vero W6m according to your net...

Page 18: ...es the required network services as the DMZ host 7 4 WAN Ping By enabling this feature WAN port of Acer Connect Vero W6m will respond to ping requests that are sent to the WAN IP address from the Inte...

Page 19: ...rom common services tab and it will then automatically show its name LAN WAN port number and its protocol Enter the LAN IP address and select the status ON OFF and click on the Apply button to activat...

Page 20: ...configure Open VPN services 1 WAN IP address 2 Service port 3 VPN subnet 4 VPN netmask IPsec VPN uses predefined communication channels UDP 500 and UDP 4500 to establish the encrypted tunnel and ESP f...

Page 21: ...GHz 6GHz bands 8 2 Mesh WiFi In Mesh mode This tab provides information about Mesh WiFi SSID security settings encryption and WiFi password Band steering is ON by default it automatically connects you...

Page 22: ...other and preventing unwanted hacking This feature is disabled by default DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection is a function of using 5GHz Wi Fi frequencies that are generally reserved for radar such as s...

Page 23: ...dd the device in the filter table by entering its name MAC address Up to 32 devices can be added to the MAC filter 8 6 WPS WPS WiFi Protected Setup provides an easy way to connect your device to the n...

Page 24: ...onnect to guest smart home WiFi via mesh agents Guest WiFi password is set by the default for all bands so it is suggested changing the passwords for security reasons 8 9 ACS Automatic Channel Selecti...

Page 25: ...IP addresses default gateways and other network parameters to the client devices DHCP server can be enabled or disabled as per the network requirement The following subnets are reserved for default s...

Page 26: ...be disconnected once you enable disable TWT TWT ensures that end devices spend more time in standby while sending and receiving data more economically 12 Home Network Security The home network securi...

Page 27: ...e action against infected URLs By enabling Network attack blocking feature the router detects the infected devices and block its network behavior to prevent infection in other devices Enabling IoT sec...

Page 28: ...wing categories for blocking websites Adult Block websites and Apps which include Adult Mature Illegal Prohibited Alcohol Tobacco Gambling Violence Hate Racism Weapons Illegal Drugs related content In...

Page 29: ...ogin password of your Predator Connect W6m from this page To make a new password you need to enter the current password first Please use a strong password to keep it secure 13 3 System Time This tab a...

Page 30: ...e the configuration Click on Backup to backup current device configuration On both Windows and MAC OS this is saved to your Downloads folder How to restore the configuration 1 Click Browse to select a...

Page 31: ...the factory reset please don t forget to unbind the device from mobile App 13 8 Firmware Update In this tab you can check the existing firmware version and also click on check new to see if there is a...

Page 32: ...formation about LED colors and its indication These LED indicators will help you to know and understand router behavior Congestion Detection tests helps you to identify the Internet connection status...

Page 33: ...1 The device web admin will be locked after 5 wrong password attempts The user is required to reboot the device to disable the web admin Note 2 Remember to set up the device s internet connection afte...

Page 34: ...100 DHCP ending IP address 192 168 76 254 Time adjusted for daylight save time Enabled Wireless LAN WLAN WiFi SSID case sensitive 2 4GHz PredatorW6m YYYY 2 4GHz 5GHz PredatorW6m YYYY 5GHz 6GHz Predato...

Page 35: ...ms 1024 256 QAM 20 40MHz 574MBps 5GHz 4x4 MIMO streams 1024 256 QAM 20 40 80 160MHz 4804Mbps 6GHz 2x2 MIMO streams 1024 256 QAM 20 40 80 160MHz 2402Mbps Band Tri band 2 4 5 6GHz Throughput AXE7800 Eth...

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