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Summary of Contents for BR-6258n Nano router

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Page 2: ...ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without the obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The product you have purchased and the setup screen may appear slightly different from those shown in this QIG For more information about this product please refer to the user manual on the CD ROM The software and specificatio...

Page 3: ...oadband router via web browser 21 2 4 Using Quick Setup 27 2 4 1 Using Dynamic IP as broadband connection type 29 2 4 2 Using Static IP as broadband connection type 30 2 4 3 Using PPPoE as broadband connection type 31 2 4 4 Using PPTP as broadband connection type 33 2 4 5 Using L2TP as broadband connection type 35 CHAPTER III GENERAL SETUP 37 3 1 System 38 3 1 1 Time Zone 39 3 1 2 Password Setting...

Page 4: ...P Settings 111 3 6 4 ALG Settings 112 3 6 5 Static Routing 113 3 7 Firewall 115 3 7 1 Access Control 115 3 7 2 URL Blocking 120 3 7 3 DoS 122 CHAPTER IV STATUS TOOLS LANGUAGE 125 4 1 Status 125 4 1 1 Internet Connection 126 4 1 2 Device Status 127 4 1 3 System Log 128 4 1 4 Security Log 129 4 1 5 Active DHCP Client 130 4 1 6 Statistics 131 4 2 Tools 132 3 9 1 Configuration Tools 133 3 9 2 Firmware...

Page 5: ...you to enjoy the fastest wireless experience ever With a compatible wireless card installed your PC can transfer files at up to 150Mbps The Edimax BR 6258n Wireless Broadband Nano Router makes setting up wireless security a breeze With the WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function you can set up wireless security in just seconds Just press the WPS button on WPS compatible wireless devices and you will ha...

Page 6: ...cover damages caused by misuse 5 Please keep this router and its accessories out of the reach of children 6 DO NOT put this router on paper cloth or other flammable materials 7 DO NOT disassemble this router Disassembling this router will invalidate the warranty Please contact your dealer if you experience any problems 8 If this router gets wet or falls into water when it is powered DO NOT touch i...

Page 7: ...a an xDSL or cable modem with an RJ 45 Ethernet port z Computer or network devices with a wired or wireless network interface card z Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Opera or Safari z An available AC power socket 100 240V 50 60Hz ...

Page 8: ...the package and contact your dealer to claim the missing item s z BR 6258n broadband router 1 pcs z Quick installation guide 1 pcs z CDROM with multi language setup wizard multi language quick installation guide and user manual 1pcs z 5V 1A USB power adapter 1 pcs z Ethernet cable 1 pcs z USB cable 1 pcs ...

Page 9: ...ctly powered WLAN On Wireless connectivity activated Off Wireless connectivity not activated Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring data or WPS mode activated LED flashes once every second WAN On WAN port connected Off WAN port not connected Flashing WAN activity transferring data LAN On LAN port connected Off LAN port not connected Flashing LAN activity transferring data Front Panel ...

Page 10: ...t Connects to computer or other web devices WAN Port Connects to cable xDSL modems Side Panel Item Name Description Reset WPS Button Resets the router to factory default settings or starts WPS function press this button and hold for 10 seconds to clear all settings or press this button for less than 10 seconds to activate WPS function ...

Page 11: ... connection Please follow the following instructions to build a network connection between your new broadband router computers and other network devices 1 Connect your xDSL or cable modem to the WAN port with an Ethernet cable 2 Connect your computer to the LAN port ...

Page 12: ...anel and then connect the cable to a computer Use the USB power adapter to power the router through a wall socket 4 Please check all the LEDs on the top panel The PWR and WAN LEDs should be on The LAN LED should be on if the computer is connected and correctly powered If you encounter any problems please make sure that all your devices are connected and powered correctly ...

Page 13: ...dress automatically set to use dynamic IP addresses If your computer is set to use a static IP address or if you are unsure please follow the following instructions to configure your computer to use dynamic IP addresses z Windows 95 98 Me see section 2 2 1 z Windows 2000 see section 2 2 2 z Windows XP see section 2 2 3 z Windows Vista see section 2 2 4 ...

Page 14: ... address setup 1 Click the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your screen then click Control Panel Double click the Network icon and the Network window will appear Select TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 15: ...14 2 Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server then click OK ...

Page 16: ...ated at the lower left corner of your screen then click Control Panel Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon and then double click Local Area Connection When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 17: ...16 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK ...

Page 18: ...d be located at the lower left corner of your screen then click Control Panel Double click the Network and Internet Connections icon click Network Connections then double click Local Area Connection When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears click Properties ...

Page 19: ...18 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK ...

Page 20: ...corner of your screen then click Control Panel Click View Network Status and Tasks and then click Manage Network Connections Right click Local Area Network then select Properties When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties ...

Page 21: ...20 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK ...

Page 22: ...e web browser s address bar and press Enter 2 You should see the following authentication window NOTE If you cannot access the broadband router s web based configuration interface the IP address you have inputted may be incorrect If you have previously changed the router s IP address please input the one you have designated 3 Please input admin in the User name field and 1234 in the Password field...

Page 23: ...ical service Up Time Displays the amount of time this router has been switched on Hardware Version Displays this broadband router s hardware version useful when you need technical service Boot Code Version Displays this broadband router s boot code version useful when you need technical service Runtime Code Version Displays this broadband router s runtime code version useful when you need technica...

Page 24: ... first DNS server Secondary DNS Displays the IP address of the second backup DNS server Wireless Configuration Mode Displays the operation mode of the wireless access point ESSID Displays the name of the access point Channel Number Displays the channel number of the wireless network Security Displays the security authentication mode of the access point LAN Connection IP Address Displays the IP add...

Page 25: ...24 The SSID the up time the IP address of the LAN connection and the runtime code is always displayed on the top of the webpage ...

Page 26: ...25 If this router s DHCP server function is enabled please follow the following instructions to find this router s IP address 1 Click the Start button then click Run 2 Input cmd and then click OK ...

Page 27: ...fferent from this illustrated example NOTE If there is no IP address following Default Gateway or if the address following IP Address begins with 169 please try the following procedures z Recheck the cable connection between the computer and the router z Go to the beginning of this chapter and recheck every step of the setup procedure z If both of the above fails reset the broadband router ...

Page 28: ... select the time zone of your country or region If you cannot find your country region please select another country region whose time zone is the same as yours Time Server Address This router supports NTP Network Time Protocol for automatic time and date setup Input the host name or IP address of the NTP server here If you do not know the host name please ask the network administrator or use pool...

Page 29: ...for further instructions z Dynamic IP See section 2 4 1 z Static IP See section 2 4 2 z PPPoE See section 2 4 3 z PPTP See section 2 4 4 z L2TP See section 2 4 5 NOTE If you are not sure which your Internet connection type is please contact your Internet service provider ...

Page 30: ...s is optional and only required if your ISP asks you to do so MAC Address If your ISP only permits computers with certain MAC addresses to access the Internet input your computer s MAC address here Press Clone Mac address to fill the MAC address field with your computer s MAC address automatically 2 Click OK to complete setup 3 When the following message appears click Apply to save the changes and...

Page 31: ... by your ISP here Subnet Mask Input the subnet mask assigned by your ISP here DNS Address Input the DNS address assigned by your ISP here Default Gateway Input the default gateway assigned by your ISP here Some ISPs may call this Default Route NOTE You must use the addresses provided by your ISP Inputting incorrect values will cause malfunction 2 Click OK to complete setup 3 When the following mes...

Page 32: ...re If you do not know use the default value Connection Type Please specify a connection type here There are 3 options 1 Continuous keeps the Internet connection alive all the time 2 Connect on Demand only connects to the Internet when you initiate Internet connection 3 Manual connects to the Internet only when the Connect button on this page is clicked and disconnects when the Disconnect button is...

Page 33: ...32 3 When the following message appears click Apply to save the changes and restart the broadband router The router will take about 30 seconds to restart ...

Page 34: ...addresses select Obtain an IP address automatically refer to 2 4 1 for setup details If your ISP is providing you a static IP address select Use the following IP address refer to 2 4 2 for setup details NOTE These settings must be configured according to your Internet service Please contact your Internet service provider if you are not sure what to select 3 Configure the PPTP Settings section ...

Page 35: ...ection type here There are 3 options 1 Continuous keeps the Internet connection alive all the time 2 Connect on Demand only connects to the Internet when you initiate Internet connection 3 Manual connects to the Internet only when the Connect button on this page is clicked and disconnects when the Disconnect button is clicked Idle Time Out Specify the amount of time the router waits before shuttin...

Page 36: ...esses select Obtain an IP address automatically refer to 2 4 1 for setup details If your ISP is providing you a static IP address select Use the following IP address refer to 2 4 2 for setup details NOTE These settings must be configured according to your Internet service Please contact your Internet service provider if you are not sure what to select 3 Configure the L2TP Settings section ...

Page 37: ...onnection alive all the time 2 Connect on Demand only connects to the Internet when you initiate Internet connection 3 Manual connects to the Internet only when the Connect button on this page is clicked and disconnects when the Disconnect button is clicked Idle Time Out Specify the amount of time the router waits before shutting down an idle connection This option is only available when Connect o...

Page 38: ...neral Setup 1 Click General Setup after logging in 2 All available setup items will appear as a list under General Setup tab 3 Refer to the following list for further instructions z System See section 3 1 z WAN See section 3 2 z LAN See section 3 3 z Wireless See section 3 4 z Advance Settings See section 3 5 z NAT See section 3 6 z Firewall See section 3 7 ...

Page 39: ...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 click Previous button to back to System menu ...

Page 40: ...t 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 input the host name or IP address of NTP server here If you don t know the host name or IP address of time server pleas...

Page 41: ...tions of every setting item are listed as follow Item Name Description Current Password Please input current password here New Password Please input new password here Confirmed Password Please input new password here again for confirmation After you inputted current and new password click Apply to save changes or you can click Cancel to keep current password untouched Please note that you ll be as...

Page 42: ...ress of the remote host you wish to initiate a management access Port You can define the port number this router should expect an incoming connection request If you re providing a web service default port number is 80 you should try to use other port number You can use the default port setting 8080 or something like 32245 or 1429 Any integer between 1 and 65534 Enabled Check this box to enable rem...

Page 43: ...outer this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later To setup other items now and restart broadband router later click Continue ...

Page 44: ...u Please select the WAN connection type you wish to use to setup Internet connection and click Apply to save changes you made If you re not sure which connection type you should use please contact your ISP s service hotline and ask for help You ll not be able to connect to Internet with wrong connection type ...

Page 45: ...Name Please input the host name of your computer this is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so MAC address Please input MAC address of your computer here if your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet If you re using the computer which used to connect to Internet via cable modem you can simply press Clone Mac address butto...

Page 46: ...ith quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 47: ...y need to use static IP as connection type Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description IP address assigned by your by your service provider Please input IP address assigned by your service provider Subnet Mask Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider DNS address Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider Service Provider Gatew...

Page 48: ...ith quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 49: ...ve a name to this Internet service this is optional MTU Please input the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know you can use default value Connection Type Please select the connection 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 attem...

Page 50: ...lick Back or you can click OK to finish with quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 51: ...lect the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here You can choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP please refer to Cable Modem section above or Use the following IP address i e static IP address WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct Please contact your Internet servi...

Page 52: ...EQ ISRAEL Check Enable box if you re using BEZEQ network service in Israel Do not check this box if you re using other Internet service provider Connection Type Please select the connection 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...

Page 53: ...ith quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 54: ...Settings Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here You can choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP please refer to Dynamic IP section above or Use the following IP address equal to static IP address please refer to PPPoE section above WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of L2...

Page 55: ...u can use default value Connection Type Please select the connection 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 pressed and disconnects when Disconnect button is pressed Idle ...

Page 56: ...ith quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 57: ...he ESSID i e the name of wireless access point of your ISP s access point Channel Number Select the wireless channel number of wireless access point you wish to connect Site Survery Click this button to scan for wireless access points in range Select a wireless access point from the list click Select of the access point and click Done button located at the bottom of this window If the wireless acc...

Page 58: ...or correct WEP key WPA passphrase If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type click Back or you can click OK to finish with quick setup You ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can...

Page 59: ...IP address There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers static IP address set the IP address for every computer manually and dynamic IP address IP address of computers will be assigned by router automatically It s recommended for most of computers to use dynamic IP address it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer especially when there are a lot of computers i...

Page 60: ...n 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 router s 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 IP address Give each of them a unique number between 1 an...

Page 61: ...g Tree or set it to Disabled DHCP Server If you want to activate DHCP server function of this router select Enabled or set it to Disabled Lease Time Please select the lease time for every DHCP leases here You can select the time period from the dropdown list and the DHCP client will be forced to obtain a new IP address from this broadband router after this period of time You can select Forever if ...

Page 62: ...eld is REQUIRED DNS2 address Input another IP address of DNS server provided by your ISP here This field is optional and you can leave it blank Recommended Value if you don t 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...

Page 63: ... Enable Static DHCP Leases Check this box to enable this function otherwise uncheck it to disable this function MAC Address Input the MAC address of the computer or network device total 12 characters with character from 0 to 9 and from a to f like 001122aabbcc IP address Input the IP address you want to assign to this computer or network device Add After you inputted MAC address and IP address pai...

Page 64: ... all checked boxes click Reset button 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 you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop...

Page 65: ...ss 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 go back to previous page click Previous ...

Page 66: ...eless clients as server c AP Bridge Point to Point Connect this router with another broadband router to expand the scope of network d AP Bridge Point to Multi Point Connect this router with up to four other broadband routers to expand the scope of network e AP Bridge WDS Connect this router with up to four WDS capable broadband routers to expand the scope of network f Universal Repeater This broad...

Page 67: ...nect 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 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 network client to connect this router maximum transfer rate 11Mbps 2 4 GHz B G N 2 4GHz Band Allows 802 11b 802...

Page 68: ...manual channel number select and this would help in certain scenario when there is some radio communication problem 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 window Please note that if you have pop up blocker installed you may have to disable it or t...

Page 69: ...Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction 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 the changes you made will not take effect b...

Page 70: ...with the 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 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 connect this router maximum t...

Page 71: ... access point you wish to connect is not listed you can click Refresh to rescan If you still can t find the wireless access point you wish to connect please move the 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 input the MAC address that...

Page 72: ...Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction 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 the changes you made will not take effect b...

Page 73: ...ints made by other manufacturer please select AP Bridge WDS mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description Band Please select the radio band from one of following options must be the same with the wireless access point you wish to connect 2 4 GHz B 2 4GHz band only allows 802 11b wireless network client to connect...

Page 74: ...on to improve security 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 you can click Cancel to discard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30...

Page 75: ...nality only If you wish to connect to the wireless access points made by other manufacturer please select AP Bridge WDS mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description Band Please select the radio band from one of following options must be the same with the wireless access point you wish to connect 2 4 GHz B 2 4GHz...

Page 76: ...ity button to set security functions of this wireless connection to improve security 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 you can click Cancel to discard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes yo...

Page 77: ...at the same time Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description Band Please select the radio band from one of following options must be the same with the 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 11n wireless network client to...

Page 78: ...ke myhome office_room1 etc Channel Number Select the channel number you wish to use all access points must use the same channel 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 window Please note that if you have pop up blocker installed you may have to dis...

Page 79: ...Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction 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 the changes you made will not take effect b...

Page 80: ... the same with the 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 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 connect this router...

Page 81: ...connected wireless clients You 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 pop up blocker to allow the popup window or you will not be able to see the wireless client list window Root AP SSID Please input the SSID of the wireless access point you wish to ext...

Page 82: ...Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction 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 the changes you made will not take effect b...

Page 83: ... Set Security button the following window will appear Please select an encryption method from Encryption dropdown menu and corresponding setting will appear Disabled Encryption is disabled It s not recommended to disable encryption because other people may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data transferred over air ...

Page 84: ...the right of Key Format is Hex 10 characters which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters Default Tx Key You can set up to four sets of WEP key and you can decide which key is being used by default here If you don t know which one you 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 ...

Page 85: ... it s 1812 RADIUS Server Password Input the password of Radius server here Please click Apply to save changes or click Reset to clear the texts in all fields If you click Apply the following messages will appear You can click Continue to back to previous page and continue setting or click Apply to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect ...

Page 86: ... your wireless client support the cipher you selected Pre shared Key Format Select the type of pre shared key you can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Pre shared Key Please input the WPA passphrase here It s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictionary due to security reason Please click Apply to save changes or c...

Page 87: ...te Please select a type of WPA cipher suite Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed You can select one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected RADIUS Server IP address Input the IP address of RADIUS authentication server here RADIUS Server Port Input the port number of RADIUS authentication server here Most of RADIUS server will use por...

Page 88: ...ick Reset to clear the texts in all fields If you click Apply the following messages will appear You can click Continue to back to previous page and continue setting or click Apply to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect ...

Page 89: ...rol box in this page the descriptions of other setting items are listed as follow Item Name Description MAC address Input the MAC address you wish to add to the MAC address to the table Comment You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it ...

Page 90: ...hed 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 you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction Yo...

Page 91: ...WPS Status If the wireless security encryption function of this wireless router is properly set you ll see Configured message here If wireless security function has not been set you ll see unConfigured Self PIN code This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless router This code is useful when you need to build wireless connection by WPS with other WPS enabled wireless devices SSID The SSID of this wir...

Page 92: ...C to start Push Button type WPS configuration PBC Please push the WPS push button on other WPS compatible network devices to begin WPS configuration You can also push the WPS Reset button located at the back of this broadband router to start PBC without using web configuration interface Configure via Client PinCode Please input the PinCode displayed at the configuration software of WPS enabled wir...

Page 93: ...92 3 5 Advance Settings This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and DDNS and you can configure these functions in Advanced Settings menu ...

Page 94: ...with each other to get internet bandwidth and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth like video streaming and network telephone will be affected therefore an unpleasing result will occur like the interruption of video audio transfer With this function you can limit the maximum bandwidth or give a guaranteed bandwidth for a specific computer to avoid said unpleasing result from happen...

Page 95: ...2 3 1 Please select Download Upload for the direction of data for this QoS rule first 2 Input the data rate for this QoS rule 3 and select Guarantee provides a 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 only Local Port Range Set the port range that will ...

Page 96: ...elected rules by clicking this 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 be clicked Delete All By clicking this button you can delete all rules currently listed in the QoS table If the QoS table is empty this button will be grayed out and cannot be clicked...

Page 97: ...96 and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 98: ... at a certain time This router supports DDNS service of following service providers 3322 http www 3322 org DHS http www dhs org DynDNS http www dyndns org ODS http ods org TZO http www tzo com GnuDIP http gnudip2 sourceforge net DyNS http www dyns cx ZoneEdit http www zoneedit com DHIS http www dhis org CyberGate http cybergate planex co jp ddns Please go to one of DDNS service provider s webpage ...

Page 99: ...vider is DHIS the settings will be different Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description HostID Please input the HostID you applied during DHIS registration ISAddr Please input the ISAddr you applied during DHIS registration Authentication Type Please select the DHIS user authentication type from dropdown menu password or QRC HostPass Please input the HostID you applied during...

Page 100: ...scard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 101: ...to disable port forwarding Private IP Input the IP address of the computer on local network which provides internet service Computer name All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here You can select the computer name and click button to add selected computer s IP address to Private IP field Please note that this list may not be able to list all computers on...

Page 102: ... listed here please click Delete All button or you can also click Reset button to unselect all port forwarding entries 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 you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the b...

Page 103: ...ere If you select Dynamic IP you have to select an Internet connection session from dropdown menu if you select Static IP please input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address Client PC IP address Please input the private IP address that the 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 Ran...

Page 104: ...ere please click Delete All button or you can also click Reset button to unselect all DMZ entries 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 you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this ...

Page 105: ... get connected to Internet but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user Therefore it s necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address to multiple computers on local network so everyone can get connected to Internet This broadband router supports four types of NAT functions and the instructions of these functions will be given below ...

Page 106: ...ecified port of an IP address on local network so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network without exposing it on Internet directly You can also build many sets of port redirection to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address ...

Page 107: ...ate Port Input the port number of the IP address which provides Internet service Type Select the type of connection TCP or UDP If you re not sure please select Both Public Port Please select the port number of Internet IP address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defined above Comment Please input any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters Ad...

Page 108: ...scard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 109: ...er name All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here You can select the computer name and click button to add selected computer s IP address to IP Address field Please note that this list may not be able to list 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...

Page 110: ...h to set is listed here you can select it from dropdown menu After a game is selected click Add the one next to Select Game dropdown list to add the connection parameters to all respective fields Add Click this button to add a new port mapping rule to special applications table Reset Click this button to remove all values in every field All existing special application mappings will be displayed i...

Page 111: ...scard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 112: ...ormation about network capability for intercommunication After you made your choice please click Apply button Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 113: ...d router All applications that require ALG support and compatible with this broadband router is listed here You can check all applications you will use on local computer After you made your choice please click Apply button Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is n...

Page 114: ...s Internet Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description Enable Static Routing Enable static routing function Destination LAN IP Input destination network s address here Subnet Mask Input the subnet mask of destination network here Default Gateway Input the IP address of the gateway which leads to this network here Hop Count Input the hop count the distance between destination n...

Page 115: ...n to unselect all static route entries 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 you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will sto...

Page 116: ...ering Deny or allow access based on MAC address of client computer Here are descriptions of every setup items Item Name Description Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering and please select Deny or Allow to decide the behavior of MAC filtering table If you select deny all MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting Internet if you select...

Page 117: ...nput up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid Add Click Add button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Reset Remove all inputted values All MAC address entries will be listed in this page To delete one or more ...

Page 118: ...ns of every setup items Item Name Description Client PC Description Please input any text to describe this IP address up to 16 alphanumerical characters Client PC IP address Please input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address You also hav...

Page 119: ... Item Name Description Protocol Please select the protocol type of this service TCP or UDP or Both Port Range Please input the port range if this service For a single port number just input the number of service port like 110 If this service consists multiple continuous ports you can input 110 120 for port number 110 to 120 or 110 115 120 for port number 110 115 and 120 Click Add to add this IP ad...

Page 120: ...scard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 121: ...name or IP address of website like http www blocked site com or http 11 22 33 44 or the keyword which is contained in URL like pornography cartoon stock or anything Add Click Add button to add the URL keyword to the URL Keyword filtering table Reset Click Reset to remove the value you inputted in URL Keyword field All existing URLs will be displayed in Current URL Blocking Table If you want to del...

Page 122: ...scard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later ...

Page 123: ...Name Description Ping of Death Ping of Death is a special packet and it will cause certain computer to stop responding Check this box and the router will filter this kind of packet out Discard Ping From WAN Ping is a common and useful tool to know the connection status of a specified remote network device but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING reques...

Page 124: ...ngs will appear The descriptions of every setup item are listed below Item Name Description Ping of Death Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Please check the box of Ping of Death and input the frequency of threshold how many packets per second minute or hour you can also input the Burst value which means when this number of Ping of Death packet is received in...

Page 125: ...nges you made in this page or you can click Cancel to discard changes After you click Apply button you ll see the following messages Please click Apply to save changes you made and restart the broadband router this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding this is normal and is not malfunction You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings l...

Page 126: ...the following instructions 1 Click Status tab from main menu 2 The basic system information will be shown You can check basic system information about this broadband router here In addition you can click other information about this broadband router by click status list under Status tab See detailed description for every kind of information below ...

Page 127: ...126 4 1 1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection ...

Page 128: ...127 4 1 2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration ...

Page 129: ...og 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 to remove all logs or click Refresh to reload logs ...

Page 130: ...his page shows all logged security related 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 to remove all logs or click Refresh to reload logs ...

Page 131: ...130 4 1 5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients You can click Refresh to reload the list ...

Page 132: ...131 4 1 6 Statistics This page shows the statistical information of network interfaces of this broadband router and the total system uptime ...

Page 133: ...ion of broadband router upgrade the firmware and restart the broadband router To use these tools follow the following instructions 1 Click Tools tab 2 The list of tools will appear Please select the tool you wish to use then click Apply button If you wish to go back to previous page click Previous button ...

Page 134: ...nt to keep more than one version of configuration file please rename the configuration file to another name Restore Settings Click Browse button to select a previously saved configuration file from your computer then click Upload to upload the configuration file to broadband router and the configuration of broadband router will be replaced by the content of uploaded configuration file Restore to F...

Page 135: ...uter then click Apply button to start firmware upload The broadband router will restart after file upload is successful and all settings will be lost Please use default IP address 192 168 2 1 to connect to the broadband router and set every settings again NOTE It s recommended to use wired Ethernet connection to upload the firmware file please refrain from using wireless connection to upload the f...

Page 136: ...oning correctly or responding slowly then usual you can use this function to restart the broadband router and this may correct the problem Click Apply button to restart the broadband router You ll be prompted to confirm the restart click OK to restart the broadband router ...

Page 137: ...user interface supports several languages You can change the display language by click Language button in main menu To change the display language select Language dropdown menu from upper right corner of main menu and select the language you wish to use ...

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