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Chapter 6: WAN

6-1 WAN

You can select the WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) Connection Mode you wish to use to
setup Internet connection for BR-6479Gn in this page.

Dynamic IP Apply to Cable TV operators or ISP which provides Dynamic IP
Static IP   Apply to ISP which provides Static IP
PPPoE Apply to ISP which provides PPPoE
PPTP   Apply to ISP which provides PPTP
L2TP   Apply to ISP which provides L2TP
WISP Apply to Wireless ISP operator or Municipal Wireless

6-1-1 Dynamic IP

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Summary of Contents for BR-6479Gn

Page 1: ...BR 6479Gn Quick Installation Guide 03 2013 v1 0 ...

Page 2: ...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 detailed information about this product please refer to the User s Manual on the CD ROM The software and specifications are subject to change without notice Please visit our web site www edimax com for the update All right reserved in...

Page 3: ...rity to operate equipment Federal Communications Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremities of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation The equipment version marketed in US is res...

Page 4: ...lly Windows 7 9 Chapter 3 Setting Up 14 3 1 iQ Setup 14 3 1 1 iQ Setup with Computer 14 3 1 2 iQ Setup with iPhone 18 3 1 3 iQ Setup with Android Phone 22 3 2 Manual set up via web browser 27 3 2 1Login Web UI the setting page 27 Chapter 4 Quick Setup 28 4 1 System Time Zone 28 4 2 WAN Settings 28 Chapter 5 Admin 29 5 1 Firmware Upgrade 29 5 2 Language 29 5 3 Time Zone 29 5 4 Config 30 5 5 Passwor...

Page 5: ...shared key 45 8 2 3 WPS RADIUS 46 8 3 Advanced Settings 46 8 4 WPS 48 8 5 Access Control 49 8 6 Wireless Schedule 49 Chapter 9 NAT 50 9 1 Port Forwarding 50 9 2 Virtual Server 51 9 3 UPnP 51 9 4 ALG 52 Chapter 10 Firewall 53 10 1 DMZ 53 10 2 Access Control 54 10 3 URL Blocking 54 10 4 DoS Denial of Service 55 Chapter 11 QoS iQoS 57 11 1 QoS 57 11 2 iQoS 58 Chapter 12 Status 60 Appendix 61 Troubles...

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

Page 7: ...ss connectivity not activated Flashing 2 4GHz Wireless LAN activity transferring data LAN On LAN port connected Off LAN port not connected Flashing LAN activity transferring data WAN On WAN port connected Off WAN port not connected Flashing WAN activity transferring data Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna Connector Connects to the supplied 3dBi detachable antennas Wireless Signal ON OFF Swit...

Page 8: ...4 GHz and less bands Wireless data transmission rate up to 300Mbps 2 4GHz A good option for demands of streaming High Definition HD videos music and other media 4 LAN ports design data transmission rate up to 1000Mbps Comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 3ab standards Smart and automated router setup with exclusive feature iQ Setup Features iQoS for quick and easy bandwidth management Build in hardwa...

Page 9: ...tallation Please follow the following instructions to build a network connection between your new broadband router computers and other network devices 2 2 The Network Settings for Client Computer 2 2 1 Obtain IP addresses automatically Windows XP A Click the Start button then click Control Panel ...

Page 10: ...k the Network icon and the Network window will appear C Right click Local Area Connection on the mouse When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears click Properties D Select TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 11: ...8 E Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK ...

Page 12: ...9 2 2 2 Obtain IP addresses automatically Windows 7 A Click the Windows button then click Control Panel ...

Page 13: ...10 B Double click the Network and Internet icon and the Network window will appear C Double click Network and Sharing Center ...

Page 14: ...11 D Double click Change adapter settings E Right click Local Area Connection on the mouse When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears click Properties ...

Page 15: ...12 F Click Properties G Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties H Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically ...

Page 16: ...13 then click OK ...

Page 17: ...how you how to connect to internet in minutes through iQ Setup with your computer iPhone and Android phone 3 1 1 iQ Setup with Computer When you have correctly installed your hardware and connected to the network make sure that your network adapter has been set to obtain IP automatically enable your web browser then you will see the iQ Setup and just follow the instructions to complete the set up ...

Page 18: ...to Step 5 4 If your network connection is PPPoE you will see the following message Please enter the user name and password provided by your ISP user name and password are case sensitive Click the next you will see the following connection success message When you see the above successful PPPoE connection message please click the next proceed to Step 5 Note You can switch to manually setup via web ...

Page 19: ...PA2 security encryption first Then enter the password at least 8 characters you wish to have If you do not want to set the encryption now or hope to apply other encryption methods you can uncheck the box of enabled WPA2 security encryption and click the next to complete iQ Setup first Later you can login the Web based management interface to continue further configurations For more encryption sett...

Page 20: ...page shown on your screen that means you had been successfully connected to the internet Please restart your browser and enjoy surfing the Internet 8 If you need to execute iQ Setup again please find iQ Setup function at System Management ...

Page 21: ...1 Enable Settings 2 Click Wi Fi 3 Turn On Wi Fi and search available network connection 4 Choose EDIMAX the default ESSID of BR 6479Gn After you successfully connected to the network please go back to Settings and enter EDIMAX again ...

Page 22: ...network connection is DHCP or PPPoE 7 If your network connection type is detected as DHCP iQ Setup will help you to set up right away Please click the next to set up DNS and Wireless Settings Please refer to Step 9 There are three languages available here Choose your language first and click the next ...

Page 23: ...l be asked to enter your Username and Password first before iQ Setup proceeds to connect internet 9 Then click the next to set up DNS and Wireless Settings Please refer to Step 9 10 If you prefer to use specific DNS server address please click User configure manually ...

Page 24: ... input the name you would like to have for your wireless LAN in the ESSID column If you need to secure your wireless LAN from unpermitted accesses please check the Enable WPA2 encryption box and enter your password Click the next when you ve done the foresaid When the Wireless LAN Settings is done the system will restart immediately Now you have done the iQ Setup ...

Page 25: ...tings Click Wireless and Network Check the Wi Fi box to turn on Wi Fi Click Wi Fi Settings Find EDIMAX from the wireless network list and click it Click Connect When you see the following message that EDIMAX connected it means that you have connected wireless network successfully ...

Page 26: ... follow the instructions as below and complete the set up 1 iQ Setup will detect your whether your network connection is DHCP or PPPoE 2 If your network connection type is detected as DHCP iQ Setup will help you to set up right away There are three languages available here Choose your language first and click the next ...

Page 27: ...our Username and Password first before iQ Setup proceeds to connect internet 4 Then click the next to set up DNS and Wireless Settings Please refer to Step 9 5 If you prefer to use specific DNS server address please click User configure manually first and input your DNS server address in DNS1 和 DNS2 columns If you don t need any specific settings just click the next ...

Page 28: ...less LAN in the ESSID column If you need to secure your wireless LAN from unpermitted accesses please check the Enable WPA2 encryption box and enter your password Click the next when you ve done the foresaid 7 When the Wireless LAN Settings is done the system will restart immediately Now you ...

Page 29: ...26 have done the iQ Setup ...

Page 30: ...input 192 168 2 1 in the web browser s address bar and press Enter B Please input admin in the User name field and 1234 in the Password field Click the OK button C The first page you see after logging in is Home You can see all the current settings and other system information here ...

Page 31: ...ddress of the NTP server here The common NTP server is 192 43 244 18 Daylight Saving If your country region uses daylight saving time please check the Enable Function box and select the start and end date 4 2 WAN Settings After you have done the System Time Zone settings you will be proceeded to WAN settings page For further details please refer Chapter 6 WAN ...

Page 32: ...Admin 5 1 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade new firmware for BR 6479Gn When you have done the upgrade the system will restart automatically 5 2 Language Choose the language you preferred 5 3 Time Zone ...

Page 33: ...ttings Through this function you may restore the settings you ve backed up Restore to Factory Default Through this function you may restore you system back to the factory default setting All the setting you ve done will be removed 5 5 Password Current Password Enter your current password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again ...

Page 34: ...ss of the computer which you want to wake it up in the Client PC MAC address column you can wake it up as you wish The maxium computers you can wake it up via WOL function here is 16 Please note that the WOL is mainly for Windows 7 system not all the computers can be supported 5 7 Remote Mgt Host Address Input a real IP Address which can be remotely accessed Port Input the port 0 65535 which you w...

Page 35: ...iQ Setup 5 9 Restart Restart When you apply the Restart function the system will stop responding and restart but all the settings will not be changed When the LED lights stay ON and stop flushing that means the system restart is done ...

Page 36: ...n for BR 6479Gn in this page Dynamic IP Apply to Cable TV operators or ISP which provides Dynamic IP Static IP Apply to ISP which provides Static IP PPPoE Apply to ISP which provides PPPoE PPTP Apply to ISP which provides PPTP L2TP Apply to ISP which provides L2TP WISP Apply to Wireless ISP operator or Municipal Wireless 6 1 1 Dynamic IP ...

Page 37: ...ble modem you can simply press Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer TTL Enable or Disable the lifespan of data in the network Most Dynamic IP assigned to users for internet connection by ISP are configuration free 6 1 2 Static IP Static IP Address Input IP address assigned by your ISP Subnet Mask Input subnet mask assigned by your ISP Default...

Page 38: ... Input the MTU maximum transmission unit value of your network connection here If you don t know you can use default value 1392 Normally the MTU of ADSL is 1492 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 att...

Page 39: ...f you don t know you can use default value 1392 Normally the MTU of ADSL is 1492 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 connect to Internet only when Connect button on this page is pressed...

Page 40: ...S2 Please input the address of DNS2 6 3 WISP WISP is another WAN option Through the wireless WAN accessible areas such as wireless network city wireless network campus or wireless network community you can use WISP to connect Internet When you enable the WISP function you will have to input the ESSID i e the name of wireless access point of your ISP s access point or press the Select Site Survey b...

Page 41: ...n such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet and other user will not be able to know the IP address they re using at a certain time Dynamic DNS Enable Disable Dynamic DNS service Provider Please Select the DDNS service provider you have registered to Domain Name Please enter the domain name provided by the...

Page 42: ...ecommended to use 192 168 2 x where x is an integer between 0 and 254 Subnet Mask The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Lease Time The lease time of each DHCP You can select the time period from the dropdown list and the DHCP client will be forced to obtain a new IP address from BR 6479Gn after this period of time You can select Forever if you re using BR 6479Gn with only few computers less tha...

Page 43: ...40 Enable Static DHCP Enable Static DHCP Leases This allows only 16 sets Leases of addresses ...

Page 44: ...tablished In other words there is no Encryption and setting of 802 11 for BR 6479Gn from the factory default In the next sections we are going to tell you how to encrypt for your BR 6479Gn that helps to secure your Wireless LAN 8 1 Basic Settings Mode There are 6 Mode options AP Station Infrastructure AP Bridge Point to Point AP Bridge Point to Multi Point AP Bridge WDS Universal Repeater Wireless...

Page 45: ...all connected wireless clients You can click Refresh in new window to get the latest list again or click Close to close the window Wireless Standard IEEE 802 11b g n Normally an indoor environment would adapt b g n and Auto 20 40 MHz This is because such settings can help data transmitting in short distance to be in higher speed If you d like to use BR 6479Gn for longer distant data transmitting y...

Page 46: ...Only 802 11b N N 8 1 1 Disable Broadcast ESSID the easiest security setting When you disable Broadcast ESSID this ESSID won t be found in available network list and others won t be able to access to the router Therefore you may think it in the way that Disable Broadcast ESSID is the easiest way to secure your network 8 1 2 Show List of Wireless Clients When you press the Show List button of Wirele...

Page 47: ...e running iQ Setup to setup your BR 6479Gn at the first time you will see your settings as follow and you can change your settings in this page as well 8 2 1 WEP When you choose WEP as your network encryption you have two different options based on the key length 64 bit and 124 bit The higher the encryption bit the more secure your network However neither 64 bit nor 128 bit encryption they are bot...

Page 48: ...s 1812 as most RADIUS servers use that RADIUS Server Password Input the password of RADIUS authentication server here 8 2 2 WPA pre shared key When you enable WPA pre shared key you can see three encryption options WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA Mixed WPA and WPA2 are different WPA versions and protection mechanisms WPA is Initial WPA version that supplies enhanced security over the older WEP protocol ...

Page 49: ...ntication server here The default value is 1812 as most RADIUS servers use that RADIUS Server Password Input the password of RADIUS authentication server here 8 3 Advanced Settings This section is about advanced wireless settings of BR 6479Gn For these adjustable values you see here are all relevant to technical knowhow that if you are not familiar with them please keep them with the factory defau...

Page 50: ...eacon Interval Default 100ms DTIM Period Set up the value of DTIM Period Default 3 Data Rate Set up the value of Data Rate Default Auto MSC index Set up the value of MSC index Default Auto Preamble Type There are two options Short Preamble and Long Preamble WMM Enable WMM CTS Protect Set up the way of CTS Protect Auto Always None Tx Power Set up the percentage of Tx Power ...

Page 51: ...to protect your network Step 1 As above mentioned have your ESSID and WPA2 password settings done first Tips for MIS If you have ESSID and WPA2 password settings done first later when you set up you WPS the secure connection will be configured according to your ESSID and password Step 2 When you move to this page please get your WPS wireless adapter or device ready at the same time Step 3 Please c...

Page 52: ...o access Internet 8 6 Wireless Schedule When you enable Wireless Schedule you can schedule time within seven days to the open and close the wireless network function for example 8 00 20 00 Monday through Friday the wireless network is accessible but other time is unavailable However Wireless Schedule function must be coped with the NTP Server which means that your BR 6479Gn must connect with Inter...

Page 53: ...unctions and the instructions of these functions will be given below NAT Network Address Translation is a way to map an entire network or networks to a single IP address It is necessary especially when the number of IP addresses assigned by your ISP is less than the total numbers that you wish to provide for Internet access As for Fast NAT it is a fast translation function but has to go with other...

Page 54: ...nput texts up to 16 alphanumerical characters to note this mapping 9 2 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address on WAN port to a specified port of an IP address on local network so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network without exposing it on Internet directly You can also build various sets of port redirection to provide various...

Page 55: ...r Gateway is a network connection ability which supports specific network applications such as game and instant online chat Without ALG these applications will not be able to communicate with their server when working with BR 6475nD ...

Page 56: ... address But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address so other people on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ Public IP Address You can select Dynamic IP or Static IP here 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 priva...

Page 57: ... listed in filtering table will be able to connect to Internet Enable IP Filtering Table This function is similar to MAC Filtering The difference in between is that access to the router is controlled by IP address and here it offers more settings values 10 3 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website like pornography violence or anything you want ...

Page 58: ...479Gn will stop the DoS attack for you If you are not familiar with these functions we suggest you to keep the factory default settings and leave them to technician to set up for you in case that the router s performance turns bad Ping of Death Ping of Death is a special packet and it will cause certain computer to stop responding Check this box and BR 6479Gn will filter this kind of packet out Di...

Page 59: ...ct how many ports of your Internet IP address are open Check this box and BR 6479Gn will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address Sync Flood This is another kind of attack which uses a lot of fake connection request to occupy the memory of your server and try to make your server become unusable Check this box and BR 6479Gn will filter this kind of traffic out ...

Page 60: ...ea network usage it has greatly improved an effective network bandwidth management Total Download Bandwidth You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits To disable download bandwidth limitation input 0 here Total Upload Bandwidth You can set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbits To disable upload bandwidth limitation input 0 here Current QoS Table The current QoS rule table Qo...

Page 61: ...te Port Range that will activate this QoS Traffic Type If you re creating a QoS rule for a specific type of traffic you can select it from this menu and you don t have to input port range above Protocol Select the protocol type here TCP or UDP 11 2 iQoS Different from the aforementioned QoS function iQoS is a quicker easier and more effective way to manage Internet bandwidth This is because iQoS c...

Page 62: ...it as you wish As long as you double click any of the large icons you can remove the application from the priority table and the next icon will move left On the contrary when you double click the selected small icons on below it will move to the priority table to fill up the vacancies Note The priority table must be filled up with applications no vacancy is allowed Browsing Internet P2P BT Downloa...

Page 63: ...60 Chapter 12 Status Here in this page you can see the system status system log and security log ...

Page 64: ...ton for over 10 seconds e Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically DHCP and see if your computer can get an IP address f If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens contact your dealer of purchase for help g If all above solutions don t work contact the dealer of purchase for help Can t get connected to Internet a Go to Status Internet Connection menu and check Internet connectio...

Page 65: ... network If someone s transferring big files other people will think Internet is really slow e If this never happens before call you Internet service provider to know if there is something wrong with their network I can t log onto web management interface password is wrong a Make sure you re connecting to the correct IP address of the router b Password is case sensitive Make sure the Caps Lock lig...

Page 66: ...networks Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs and move data around at up to 10 100 million bits per second Mbps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre configured amount of time the connection will automatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of...

Page 67: ...a such as a house or an office Your home network is considered a LAN MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface It is comprised of two parts 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID unique for each manufacturer plus 3 bytes that...

Page 68: ... information provided by your ISP is a set of four numbers e g 255 255 255 0 configured like an IP address It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet which must be assigned by InterNIC TCP IP UDP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP and Unreliable Datagram Protocol UDP TCP IP is t...

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