Edimax BR6101 User Manual Download Page 28

 
 
 
 

2.1 System 

 

The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to 
specify a remote management user for the broadband router. 

 

 

 
Parameters 

   Description 

System Settings 

 
2.1.1 Time Zone 

Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. 
The router will set its time based on your selection.

  

 
2.1.2 Password Settings 

Allows you to select a password in order to access the 
web-based management website.

 

 
2.1.3 Remote Management 

You can specify a Host IP address that can perform 
remote management functions. 

Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant 
sub-section 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for BR6101

Page 1: ...1 Broadband Router User s Manual...

Page 2: ...eneral Settings 26 2 1 System 28 2 1 1 Time Zone 29 2 1 2 Password Settings 30 2 1 3 Remote Management 31 2 2 WAN 33 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 34 2 2 2 Static IP Address 34 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 34 2 2...

Page 3: ...2 Internet Connection 66 3 3 Device Status 67 3 4 Security Log 68 3 5 Active DHCP Client Table 69 3 6 Statistics 70 Chapter 4 71 Tool 71 4 1 Configuration Tools 72 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 73 4 3 Reset 74...

Page 4: ...l Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Firewall Allow you to monitor the router s status such as DHCP Client Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for conf...

Page 5: ...modem and is linked to the Internet 3 Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things 1 If problems occur with your router press the router s reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 s...

Page 6: ...y is on WAN 10 100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK ACT ON WAN is connected Off No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent LAN 10 10...

Page 7: ...Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 2 Getting started 7...

Page 8: ...re your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows XP 2c Windows 2000 and 2d Windows NT 2a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Con...

Page 9: ...ws XP 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Network Connections The Network Connections window will appear 2 Double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window...

Page 10: ...art button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connection window double cli...

Page 11: ...r PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2d Windows NT 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double cl...

Page 12: ...ing settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting You...

Page 13: ...outer s IP address into your PC s web browser and press enter 5 The login screen below will appear Enter the User Name and Password and then click OK to login Note By default the user name is admin an...

Page 14: ...you want to Reset the router because of problems or save your configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools section is the place to do this Menu Description Quick Setup Wizard Chapter 1 Selec...

Page 15: ...adband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to s...

Page 16: ...e The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the...

Page 17: ...wish to end daylight Savings Time Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 2 Broadband Type Step 2 Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you wi...

Page 18: ...tion Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 1 1 1 2 1 3 or 1 4 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP...

Page 19: ...replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work To find out the PC s MAC address see Appendix A see Glossary for an ex...

Page 20: ...5 0 Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Fixed IP x DSL connection You can start using the router now if you wish to use...

Page 21: ...the Service name should your ISP requires it otherwise leave it blank MTU This is optional You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet Leave it as it is if you to not...

Page 22: ...uring this specified period the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP Note This idle timeout function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application so...

Page 23: ...d provide all the information required in this section Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPTP serve...

Page 24: ...l auto connect to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the Inter...

Page 25: ...time especially your ISP charge you by time used Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the PPTP connection You can start usin...

Page 26: ...Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup contain advanced features that allow you to configure the rou...

Page 27: ...SP same as the Quick Setup Wizard section 2 3 LAN You can specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet Mask enable disable DHCP and select an IP range for your LAN 2 4 NAT You can configure the Address...

Page 28: ...he time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 2 Password Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based managemen...

Page 29: ...on your selection Time Server Address You can manually assign time server address if the default time server dose not work Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into accoun...

Page 30: ...istrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place Passwords can contain 0 to 30 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current passwo...

Page 31: ...e site This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management host IP address for this router located in your company office then you are able to configure th...

Page 32: ...face Enabled Select Enabled to enable the remote management function Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start usin...

Page 33: ...mic IP PPPoE PPTP Static IP Address L2TP Telstra Big Pond DNS and DDNS Parameters Description 2 2 1 Dynamic IP Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 2 2 2 Static IP address Your ISP has g...

Page 34: ...see chapter 1 Cable Modem for more detail 2 2 2 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information re...

Page 35: ...before connecting to the L2TP server Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you t...

Page 36: ...AN port This means if no packets have been sent no one using the Internet throughout this specified period then the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP Note This idle tim...

Page 37: ...ick OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection You can start using the router now if you wish to use som...

Page 38: ...pecify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address optional This is optional You can enter another DNS server s IP address as a backup The secondary DNS will be used should the abov...

Page 39: ...service provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure oth...

Page 40: ...for your LAN segment 802 1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802 1d Spanning Tree function is enabled this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happened in the LAN ports D...

Page 41: ...s Note By default the IP range is from Start IP 192 168 2 100 to End IP 192 168 2 199 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP add...

Page 42: ...lients in your LAN The Virtual Server allows you to re direct a particular service port number from the Internet WAN Port to a particular LAN IP address and its service port number 2 4 3 Special Appli...

Page 43: ...ing The Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address It helps you to host some servers behind the route...

Page 44: ...is the protocol type to be forwarded You can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select both to forward both TCP and UDP packets Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP...

Page 45: ...ng settings from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure ot...

Page 46: ...IP This is the LAN client host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly Pri...

Page 47: ...added into the Current Virtual Server Table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Clear and the fields will be cleared Remove Virtual Server If you want to r...

Page 48: ...to be accessible to Internet users The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN s web server 192 168 2 2 Note For th...

Page 49: ...Port Enable the Special Application function Trigger Port This is the out going Outbound range of port numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol i...

Page 50: ...e Special Application If you want to remove some Special Application settings from the Current Trigger Port Table select the Special Application settings you want to remove in the table and then click...

Page 51: ...router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300 2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user Note Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time 51...

Page 52: ...ou can select to enable Application Layer Gateway of an application and then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save...

Page 53: ...le and click Apply Parameters Description 2 5 1 Access Control Access Control allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications 2 5 2 URL Blocking URL...

Page 54: ...access to these services Parameters Description Filter client PCs by IP Fill IP Filtering Table to filter PC clients by IP Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP add...

Page 55: ...ill be cleared Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the MAC Filtering Table select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all PCs from the tab...

Page 56: ...ters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule This is the user s IP a...

Page 57: ...can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services you want to block Protocol This allows you to select UDP TCP or both protocol type you want to block Port Range Yo...

Page 58: ...mple Access Control In the example below LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80 However LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999...

Page 59: ...ress or the keyword of the web site you want to block If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Reset and the field will be cleared Remove URL Keyword If you want to re...

Page 60: ...You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 60...

Page 61: ...usion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protection the router from Port...

Page 62: ...articular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameters Description Enable DMZ Enable disable DM...

Page 63: ...You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 63...

Page 64: ...atus and Information Shows the router s system information 3 2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router s current Internet connection status and other related information 3 3 Device Status View t...

Page 65: ...on allows you to view the router s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the router s LAN MAC Address WAN MAC Address Hardware versi...

Page 66: ...other related information Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable DSL connection It also displays the router s WAN port WAN IP addre...

Page 67: ...ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard General Setup section Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router s current device settings This page displays the Broadband rout...

Page 68: ...he Broadband router It displays any illegal attempts to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the security log can...

Page 69: ...router s DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address and the MA...

Page 70: ...3 6 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN 70...

Page 71: ...figuration Tools You can save the router s current configuration restore the router s saved configuration files and restore the router s factory default settings 4 2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows...

Page 72: ...selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router Par...

Page 73: ...eed to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your P...

Page 74: ...vent that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the APPLY button You will be as...

Page 75: ...n the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 Yo...

Page 76: ...ps 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...

Page 77: ...e network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distinguish one network application protocol over another Below is a list of commo...

Page 78: ...n over the Internet Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery and thus is reliable UDP on the other hand is not reliable They both run on top...

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