BR-6258n Manual Rev 1

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CONTENTS
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4 11IntroductionandSafetyInformation...................................................................................................4 12SafetyInformation...............................................................................................................................5 13SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................6 14PackageContents................................................................................................................................7 15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter ...............................................................8 . CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP...................................................................................................10 21Establishinganetworkconnection....................................................................................................10 22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically........................................................12 221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup....................................................................................13 222Windows2000IPaddresssetup............................................................................................15 223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup................................................................................................17 224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup............................................................................................19 23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser...........................................................................21 24UsingQuickSetup..........................................................................................................................27 . 241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype..............................................................29 242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype...................................................................30 243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype......................................................................31 244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype........................................................................33 245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype.........................................................................35 CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP..........................................................................................................................37 31System ...............................................................................................................................................38 . 311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................39 312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................40 313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................41 32WAN...................................................................................................................................................43 321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................44 322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................46 323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................48 324PPTP........................................................................................................................................50 325L2TP........................................................................................................................................53 326WISP .......................................................................................................................................56 . 33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................58 331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress......................................................58 332LANIP......................................................................................................................................60 333DHCPServer ...........................................................................................................................61 . 334StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................62 34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................64 341BasicSettings..........................................................................................................................65 342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................82
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343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................88 344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................90 35AdvanceSettings...............................................................................................................................92 . 351QoS.........................................................................................................................................93 352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................97 353PortForwarding....................................................................................................................100 354DMZ......................................................................................................................................102 36NAT..................................................................................................................................................104 361VirtualServer........................................................................................................................105 362SpecialApplications..............................................................................................................108 363UPnPSettings.......................................................................................................................111 364ALGSettings..........................................................................................................................112 365StaticRouting........................................................................................................................113 37Firewall ............................................................................................................................................115 . 371AccessControl......................................................................................................................115 372URLBlocking.........................................................................................................................120 373DoS........................................................................................................................................122 CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE..................................................................................................125 41Status...............................................................................................................................................125 411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................126 412DeviceStatus........................................................................................................................127 413SystemLog............................................................................................................................128 414SecurityLog..........................................................................................................................129 415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................130 416Statistics................................................................................................................................131 42Tools.................................................................................................................................................132 391ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................133 392FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................134 393Restart..................................................................................................................................135 43Language..........................................................................................................................................136
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION 11IntroductionandSafetyInformation ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter!This miniaturerouteristheidealchoiceforanyonewhoisconstantlyonthego.Withthe EdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter,allyourcomputersandnetwork devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof minutes. WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless cardinstalled,yourPCcantransferfilesatupto150Mbps! TheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRoutermakessettingupwireless securityabreeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwireless securityinjustseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesand youwillhaveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime. Otherfeatures: HighthroughputInternetaccess 1LANport(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M) IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol, firewall,andotherspecialapplications AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and device/connectionstatus Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement Remotemanagement AutoMDI/MDIXfunction
12SafetyInformation Pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety: 1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DONOTplacethisrouteroutdoors. 2. DONOTputthisrouterinornearhotorhumidplaceslikethekitchen,bathroom,or acarparkedinthesun. 3. Disconnectanyconnectedcablesfromtherouterbeforepullingtherouterwith force. 4. Ifyouwanttohangthisrouteronthewallorplaceitsomewherehigh,pleasemake sureitisfirmlysecured.Edimaxswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby misuse. 5. Pleasekeepthisrouteranditsaccessoriesoutofthereachofchildren. 6. DONOTputthisrouteronpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials. 7. DONOTdisassemblethisrouter.Disassemblingthisrouterwillinvalidatethe warranty.Pleasecontactyourdealerifyouexperienceanyproblems. 8. Ifthisroutergetswetorfallsintowaterwhenitispowered,DONOTtouchitwith yourbarehands.Disconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,or contactanexperiencedtechnicianforhelp. 9. Shouldyourrouterorpowersupplyoverheatandburnout,switchtheelectrical poweroffordisconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,andcall yourdealerforhelp.
13SystemRequirements InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari) AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)
14PackageContents Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s): BR6258nbroadbandrouter(1pcs) Quickinstallationguide(1pcs) CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide, andusermanual(1pcs) 5V1AUSBpoweradapter(1pcs) Ethernetcable(1pcs) USBcable(1pcs)
15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter TopPanel LEDName LightStatus Description PWR On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered WLAN Off On Off Flashing On Off Flashing On Off Flashing Routernotpowered(ornotcorrectlypowered) Wirelessconnectivityactivated Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond) WANportconnected WANportnotconnected WANactivity(transferringdata) LANportconnected LANportnotconnected LANactivity(transferringdata)
WAN
LAN
FrontPanel
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ItemName MicroUSBPort BackPanel ItemName LANPort WANPort SidePanel ItemName Reset/WPS Button Description ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor10secondstoclearall settingsorpressthisbuttonforlessthan10secondstoactivate WPSfunction) Description Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices Connectstocable/xDSLmodems Description ConnectstoUSBpoweradapterorcomputerviaUSBcable
CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP 21Establishinganetworkconnection Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices: 1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.
2. ConnectyourcomputertotheLANport.

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3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.
4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.
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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses: Windows95/98/Me (seesection221) Windows2000 (seesection222) WindowsXP (seesection223) WindowsVista (seesection224)
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221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup 1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.

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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.
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222Windows2000IPaddresssetup 1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol (TCP/IP),andthenclickProperties.

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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress automatically,thenclickOK.
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223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup 1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click Properties.

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224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup 1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears, selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.

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23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or Safari). 1. Pleaseinput192.168.2.1inthewebbrowsersaddressbarandpressEnter.
2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.
NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated. 3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield. ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.

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4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.Youcanseeallthecurrent settingsandothersysteminformationhere.
System Model
Displaysthisbroadbandroutersmodelname(usefulwhen youneedtechnicalservice) UpTime Displaystheamountoftimethisrouterhasbeenswitchedon HardwareVersion Displaysthisbroadbandroutershardwareversion(useful whenyouneedtechnicalservice) BootCode Displaysthisbroadbandroutersbootcodeversion(useful Version whenyouneedtechnicalservice) RuntimeCode Displaysthisbroadbandroutersruntimecodeversion(useful Version whenyouneedtechnicalservice)

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InternetConnection IPAddressMode DisplayshowthisbroadbandroutercurrentlyobtainsIP addresses IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheWANconnection DefaultGateway DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnectionsdefault gateway MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheWANport PrimaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthefirstDNSserver SecondaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthesecond(backup)DNSserver WirelessConfiguration Mode Displaystheoperationmodeofthewirelessaccesspoint ESSID Displaysthenameoftheaccesspoint ChannelNumber Displaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetwork Security Displaysthesecurityauthenticationmodeoftheaccesspoint LANConnection IPAddress SubnetMask DHCPServer MACAddress
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DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection DisplaysthestatusoftheinternalDHCPserver DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport
TheSSID,theuptime,theIPaddressoftheLANconnection,andtheruntimecodeis alwaysdisplayedonthetopofthewebpage.

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IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions tofindthisroutersIPaddress: 1. ClicktheStartbutton,thenclickRun.
2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.
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3. Inputipconfig,thenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.
NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures: Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter. Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup procedure. Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.
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24UsingQuickSetup ThisbroadbandroutersQuickSetupallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew simplesteps.ThefollowinginstructionsillustratehowtousetheQuickSetupmenu: 1. ClickQuickSetupafterloggingin.
2. Configureautomatictimesynchronizationsettings,andthenclickNext.
ItemName SetTimeZone Description Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours. ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse pool.ntp.org. Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.
TimeServer Address
DaylightSaving
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3. ChooseyourInternetconnectiontype.Refertothefollowinglistforfurther instructions: DynamicIP StaticIP PPPoE PPTP L2TP NOTE:IfyouarenotsurewhichyourInternetconnectiontypeis,pleasecontact yourInternetserviceprovider. (Seesection241) (Seesection242) (Seesection243) (Seesection244) (Seesection245)
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241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.
ItemName HostName MACAddress Description Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso. IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress automatically.
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup. 3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP. Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnet mask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.
ItemName FixedIPAddress SubnetMask DNSAddress DefaultGateway NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues willcausemalfunction. 2. ClickOKtocompletesetup. 3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart. Description InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere. InputtheDNSaddressassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.
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243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover Ethernet),selectPPPoE.
ItemName UserName Password ServiceName MTU ConnectionType Description InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere. GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional). InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou donotknow,usethedefaultvalue. Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options: 1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe time. 2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen youinitiateInternetconnection. 3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked. Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen ConnectonDemandisselected.
IdleTimeOut
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
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3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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244UsingPPTPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPoint TunnelingProtocol). 2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect. 3. ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.

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ItemName UserID Password PPTPGateway ConnectionID MTU BEZEQISRAEL ConnectionType
IdleTimeOut
Description InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere. Givethisconnectionaname(optional). InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou donotknow,usethedefaultvalue. ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ networkservices. Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options: 1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe time. 2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen youinitiateInternetconnection. 3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked. Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen ConnectonDemandisselected.
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245UsingL2TPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2 TunnelingProtocol). 2. IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress automatically(referto241forsetupdetails).IfyourISPisprovidingyouastatic IPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIPaddress(referto242forsetupdetails).
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect. 3. ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.

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ItemName UserID Password L2TPGateway MTU ConnectionType
IdleTimeOut
Description InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere. InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere. InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere. InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou donotknow,usethedefaultvalue. Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options: 1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe time. 2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen youinitiateInternetconnection. 3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked. Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen ConnectonDemandisselected.
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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup. ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup: 1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.
2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearasalistunderGeneralSetuptab:
3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions: System (Seesection31) WAN (Seesection32) LAN (Seesection33) Wireless (Seesection34) AdvanceSettings (Seesection35) NAT (Seesection36) Firewall (Seesection37)
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31System YoucansetupbasicsystemsettingsofthisbroadbandrouterinSystemmenu:
Pleaseselectthesettingitemyouwishtoset,thenclickApplybuttontoproceed.Youcan alsoclickPreviousbuttontobacktoSystemmenu.
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311TimeZone Youcanchangethetimezonesettingsofthisbroadbandrouter.Itsimportanttohave correctdateandtimesettingifyouneedtoreadsystemlogandusebuildinfirewall functions.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow: ItemName Description TimeZone Pleaseselectatimezoneofthecountryor regionofyourresidencehere.Ifyoucantfind thecountry/regionofyourresidencehere, pleaseselectacity/regionwhichtimezoneis thesamewiththecountry/regionofyour residence. TimeServerAddress ThisloadbalanceroutersupportsNTP (NetworkTimeProtocol).NTPserverwill providecorrecttimeforthisroutertosetup thedateandtimeoftherouterautomatically. PleaseinputthehostnameorIPaddressof NTPserverhere.Ifyoudontknowthehost nameorIPaddressoftimeserver,pleaseask networkadministratororusepool.ntp.orgas timeserver. DaylightSavings Ifthecountry/regionofyourresidenceuse daylightsavingtime,pleasecheckEnable Functionbox,andselectthebeginningand endingdateofdaylighttimesaving.
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312PasswordSettings Youcanchangethewebloginpasswordofthisbroadbandrouter.Ifyoukeepusingthe defaultpassword1234,otherpeoplemayaccesstheconfigurationinterfacewithoutyour permission.Pleasechangethepasswordassoonaspossible.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow: ItemName Description CurrentPassword Pleaseinputcurrentpasswordhere. NewPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhere. ConfirmedPassword Pleaseinputnewpasswordhereagainfor confirmation. Afteryouinputtedcurrentandnewpassword,clickApplytosavechanges,oryoucanclick Canceltokeepcurrentpassworduntouched.Pleasenotethatyoullbeaskedfor usernameandpasswordforloginagainifyouchangedpassword.
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313RemoteManagement IfyouneedtomanagethisbroadbandrouteroutsideofyourLAN(i.e.fromInternet),you canusethisfunctiontoassignaremoteIPaddresswhichispermittedtoconnecttothis broadbandrouterswebmanagementinterfacefromInternet. IfitsnotrequiredforyoutomanagethisbroadbandrouterfromInternet,youcandisable thisfunctiontoimprovesecurity.
Thedescriptionsofeverysettingitemarelistedasfollow: ItemName Description Hostaddress InputtheIPaddressoftheremotehostyou wishtoinitiateamanagementaccess. Port Youcandefinetheportnumberthisrouter shouldexpectanincomingconnectionrequest. Ifyoureprovidingawebservice(defaultport numberis80),youshouldtrytouseotherport number.Youcanusethedefaultportsetting 8080,orsomethinglike32245or1429. (Anyintegerbetween1and65534) Enabled Checkthisboxtoenableremotemanagement function.Whenthisboxisunchecked,noone canaccessthisbroadbandrouters managementinterfacefromInternet. PleaseclickApplytosavechangesinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardall settingsinthispage.AfteryouclickApplybutton,youllseethefollowingmessage:

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PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater. Tosetupotheritemsnowandrestartbroadbandrouterlater,clickContinue.
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32WAN YoucansetupWAN(WideAreaNetwork,i.e.Internet)connectionsofthisbroadband routerinWANmenu:
PleaseselecttheWANconnectiontypeyouwishtousetosetupInternetconnection,and clickApplytosavechangesyoumade. Ifyourenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyourISPsservice hotlineandaskforhelp.YoullnotbeabletoconnecttoInternetwithwrongconnection type.
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321DynamicIP DynamicIPmeansyourISPwillassignanIPaddresstoyouautomaticallybyDHCP (DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).DynamicIPisoftenusedbycablemodemInternet connection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description HostName Pleaseinputthehostnameofyourcomputer, thisisoptional,andonlyrequiredifyour serviceproviderasksyoutodoso. MACaddress PleaseinputMACaddressofyourcomputer here,ifyourserviceprovideronlypermits computerwithcertainMACaddresstoaccess internet.Ifyoureusingthecomputerwhich usedtoconnecttoInternetviacablemodem, youcansimplypressCloneMacaddress buttontofilltheMACaddressfieldwiththe MACaddressofyourcomputer.
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Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.
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322StaticIP SomeISPwillgiveyouafixedIPaddress,andaskyoutousethisIPaddresstoestablish Internetconnection.Inthiscase,youhavetoselectthisconnectiontypetoestablish connectionwithyourISP. PleasenotethatifyourISPisassigningafixedIPaddresstoyoubyDHCPorPPPoE,donot selectthisconnectiontype.PleasecontactyourISPsservicehotlinetomakesureyoureally needtousestaticIPasconnectiontype.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description IPaddressassignedby PleaseinputIPaddressassignedbyyour yourbyyourservice serviceprovider. provider SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskassignedbyyour serviceprovider. DNSaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver providedbyyourserviceprovider. ServiceProvider PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserver GatewayAddress providedbyyourserviceprovider. You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.
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323PPPoE IfyourISPrequiresyoutoestablishInternetconnectionbyPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocol overEthernet),youcanusethisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description UserName Pleaseinputusernameassignedbyyour Internetserviceproviderhere. Password Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour Internetserviceproviderhere. ServiceName PleasegiveanametothisInternetservice,this isoptional. MTU PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan usedefaultvalue. ConnectionType PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3 options: Continuouskeepinternetconnectionalive, donotdisconnect. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectsto Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt, ManualonlyconnectstoInternetwhen Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis pressed. IdleTimeOut Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin
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minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen connectiontypeisConnectonDemand. Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
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324PPTP IfyourISPrequiresyoutousePPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol)toestablish connection,youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection. PPTPrequirestwokindsofsetting:WANinterfacesetting(setupIPaddress)andPPTP setting(PPTPusernameandpassword).HerewestartfromWANinterfacesettingfirst:
SelectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.Youcan chooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoCableModem sectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(i.e.staticIPaddress). WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose settingsofPPTPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields. NowpleasegotoPPTPsettingssection:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemName UserID Password PPTPGateway
ConnectionID MTU
BEZEQISRAEL
ConnectionType
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Description PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby yourInternetserviceproviderhere. Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour Internetserviceproviderhere. PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider here. PleaseinputtheconnectionIDhere,thisis optionalandyoucanleaveitblank. PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan usedefaultvalue. CheckEnableboxifyoureusingBEZEQ networkserviceinIsrael.Donotcheckthisbox ifyoureusingotherInternetserviceprovider. PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3 options: Continuouskeepinternetconnectionalive, donotdisconnect. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectsto Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt, ManualonlyconnectstoInternetwhen Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis pressed. Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.
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325L2TP IfyourISPrequiresyoutouseL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)toestablishconnection, youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.L2TPisanother popularconnectionmethodforxDSLandotherInternetconnectiontypes,andallrequired settingitemsarethesamewithPPTPconnection. LikePPTP,therearetwokindsofrequiredsetting,wellstartfromWANInterfaceSettings:
PleaseselectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.You canchooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoDynamic IPsectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(equaltostaticIPaddress,pleaserefer toPPPoEsectionabove). WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose settingsofL2TPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields. NowpleasegotoL2TPsettingssection:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemName UserID Password L2TPGateway
MTU
ConnectionType
IdleTimeOut
Description PleaseinputuserID(username)assignedby yourInternetserviceproviderhere. Pleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyyour Internetserviceproviderhere. PleaseinputtheIPaddressofPPTPgateway assignedbyyourInternetserviceprovider here. PleaseinputtheMTUvalueofyournetwork connectionhere.Ifyoudontknow,youcan usedefaultvalue. PleaseselecttheconnectiontypeofInternet connectionyouwishtouse.Thereare3 options: Continuouskeepinternetconnectionalive, donotdisconnect. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectsto Internetwhentheresaconnectattempt, ManualonlyconnectstoInternetwhen Connectbuttononthispageispressed,and disconnectswhenDisconnectbuttonis pressed. Pleasespecifythetimetoshutdowninternet connectafternointernetactivityisdetectedin minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen connectiontypeisConnectonDemand.
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326WISP WISP(WirelessISP)isaconnectionmethodwhichestablishesInternetconnectionby wirelessnetwork.Inthismode,BR6258nbroadbandrouterwillactasawirelessclientand connecttoanotherwirelessaccesspointtoestablishInternetconnection.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description WISP EnableordisableWISPfunction. ESSID InputtheESSID(i.e.thenameofwirelessaccess point)ofyourISPsaccesspoint. ChannelNumber Selectthewirelesschannelnumberofwireless accesspointyouwishtoconnect. SiteSurvery Clickthisbuttontoscanforwirelessaccess pointsinrange:
Selectawirelessaccesspointfromthelist(click Selectoftheaccesspoint),andclickDone buttonlocatedatthebottomofthiswindow.If thewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectis notinthelist,clickRefreshoneormoretimes torescanforwirelessaccesspoints. Accordingtothesecuritysettingsofthewireless

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Security
accesspointyouwithtoconnect,youllbe promptedtoinputWEPkey/WPApassphrase soyoucanpassthesecuritycheckofaccess point. AcorrectWEPkey/WPApassphraseisrequired toconnecttowirelessaccesspointwithsecurity setting.PleaseaskyourwirelessISPforcorrect WEPkey/WPApassphrase. Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
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33LAN(Wired) YoucansetupWiredLAN(LocalAreaNetwork)connectionsofthisbroadbandrouterin LANmenu.Thisbroadbandrouterhas4LANportsandtheyllallusethesameLANIP addresssettings.PleasealsonotethatbothwiredandwirelessLANusesthesameLANIP addresssettings,too. LANsettingssplitinto3sections:LANIP,DHCPServer,andStaticDHCPleases.Pleaserefer tocorrespondingsectionsbelowfordetailedsetupinstructions. 331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress BeforeallcomputersusingwiredEthernetconnection(i.e.thosecomputersconnecttothis routersLANport1to4byEthernetcable)orwirelessconnectioncancommunicatewith eachotherandaccessinternet,theymusthaveavalidIPaddress. TherearetwowaystoassignIPaddressestocomputers:staticIPaddress(settheIP addressforeverycomputermanually),anddynamicIPaddress(IPaddressofcomputers willbeassignedbyrouterautomatically.Itsrecommendedformostofcomputerstouse dynamicIPaddress,itwillsavealotoftimeonsettingIPaddressesforeverycomputer, especiallywhentherearealotofcomputersinyournetwork;forserversandnetwork deviceswhichwillprovideservicestoothercomputerandusersthatcomefromInternet, staticIPaddressshouldbeused,soothercomputescanlocatetheserver. ThisbroadbandrouterhasabuiltinDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol)server, andcanhelpyoutoassignIPaddressestoyourclientcomputers.Almostallnetwork computers/devicesmanufacturedafteryear1995arecompatiblewithDHCP,andyoucan letthisbroadbandroutertoassigntheIPaddresstoclientcomputers/devicesforyou.
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Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:

If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, its suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1 and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients, so you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field c. 2. In most cases, you should use 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets routers capability of working with up to 253 clients). 3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people (like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a list, so everyone can locate those servers easily. 4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific service to others, they should use dynamic IP address. If you dont really understand the descriptions listed above, dont worry! We will provide recommended setup values below.
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332LANIP YoucanusethissettingtoassignanIPaddresstotheLANinterfaceofthisbroadband router.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description IPaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofthisbroadband routersLANinterface. SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskforthisnetwork. 802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivate802.1dspanningtree function,selectEnabledforsetupitem 802.1dSpanningTree,orsetittoDisabled. DHCPServer IfyouwanttoactivateDHCPserverfunctionof thisrouter,selectEnabled,orsetitto Disabled. LeaseTime PleaseselecttheleasetimeforeveryDHCP leaseshere.Youcanselectthetimeperiod fromthedropdownlist,andtheDHCPclient willbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddressfrom thisbroadbandrouterafterthisperiodoftime. YoucanselectForeverifyoureusingthis broadbandrouterwithonlyfewcomputers (lessthan30computers)
Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill: IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled DHCP Server: Enabled
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333DHCPServer YoucanusethissettingtodecidetherangeofIPaddressleases.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description StartIP PleaseinputthestartIPaddressoftheIP leasesrange. EndIP PleaseinputtheendIPaddressoftheIPleases range. DomainName Ifyouwish,youcanalsoinputthedomain nameforyournetwork.Thisisoptional. DNS1address InputtheIPaddressofDNSserverprovidedby yourISPhere.ThisfieldisREQUIRED. DNS2address InputanotherIPaddressofDNSserver providedbyyourISPhere.Thisfieldisoptional andyoucanleaveitblank. Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill: Lease Time: Two Weeks (or Forever, if you have less than 20 computers) Start IP: 192.168.1.1 End IP: 192.168.1.200 Domain Name: (leave it blank)
NOTE: 1. The number of the last field (mentioned d field) of End IP must be greater than Start IP, and can not the same with routers IP address. 2. The former three fields of IP address of Start IP, End IP, and IP Address of LAN IP section (mentioned a, b, and c field) should be the same. 3. These settings will affect wireless clients, too.
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334StaticDHCPLeases IfyouwishtoassignafixedIPaddresstocertaincomputers/devicesbyDHCP,youcanuse thisfunctiontoestablishaMACtoIPaddresstablehere,soyoucanassignaspecificIP addresstoaspecificcomputer/networkdevicebyitsMACaddress.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableStaticDHCP Checkthisboxtoenablethisfunction, Leases otherwiseuncheckittodisablethisfunction. MACAddress InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeror networkdevice(total12characters,with characterfrom0to9,andfromatof,like 001122aabbcc). IPaddress InputtheIPaddressyouwanttoassignto thiscomputerornetworkdevice. Add AfteryouinputtedMACaddressandIP addresspair,clickthisbuttontoaddthepair tostaticDHCPleasestable. Clear ClickthisbuttontoremovetextsinMAC addressandIPaddressfield.
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AllMACtoIPaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage,andthisbroadbandroutersupports up16staticDHCPleases:
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxofthemappingentry (underSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton. Ifyouwishtodeleteallmappingentries,clickDeleteAllbutton.Todeselectallchecked boxes,clickResetbutton. Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
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34Wireless YoucansetupWirelessLANconnectionparametersofthisbroadbandrouterinWireless menu:
Pleaseselectonesettinginthismenu,thenclickApplytoproceed.Ifyouwishtogoback topreviouspage,clickPrevious.
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341BasicSettings YoucansetbasicsettingsofwirelessLANhere.
PleaseselecttheworkingmodeofthisbroadbandrouterfromModedropdownlistfirst: a.AP:StandardwirelessAP(accesspoint). b.StationInfrastructure:Thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationclient andserverconnectstoanotherwirelessaccesspointasclient,andservesotherwireless clientsasserver. c.APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter,toexpand thescopeofnetwork. d.APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectthisrouterwithuptofourotherbroadband routers,toexpandthescopeofnetwork. e.APBridgeWDS:ConnectthisrouterwithuptofourWDScapablebroadbandrouters,to expandthescopeofnetwork. f.UniversalRepeater:Thisbroadbandrouterwillrepeatotherwirelessaccesspointssignal toextenditswirelesssignalcoverage,andalsoactsasawirelessaccesspointtoserveother wirelessclients.
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3411APMode InAPmode,thefollowingsettingswillappear:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions: 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients). 2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto maximizecompatibility. ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
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ChannelNumber
AssociatedClients
maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom otherswhenthereareotherbroadband routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc. Pleaseselectachannelfromthedropdownlist ofChannelNumber,availablechannel numbersare1to13.Youcanchooseany channelnumberyouwanttouse,andalmost allwirelessclientscanlocatethechannel youreusingautomaticallywithoutany problem.However,itsstillusefultoremember thechannelnumberyouuse,somewireless clientsupportsmanualchannelnumberselect, andthiswouldhelpincertainscenariowhen thereissomeradiocommunicationproblem. ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe window. Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe wirelessclientlistwindow.
TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network. There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband router.
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Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater. YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter, however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband router.
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3412StationInfrastructure InStationInfrastructuremode,youcanselectawirelessaccesspointtobecomeitswireless client,andalsoactsaswirelessaccesspointtoserveotherwirelessclients.Ifyouhavethe accessprivilegeofotherwirelessaccesspointnearby,andyouwishtousethataccesspoint toaccessInternet,youcanusethisconnectiontype:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect): 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients). 2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
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ESSID
SiteSurvey
WLANMAC
AutoMACClone
maximizecompatibility. Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere, maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom otherswhenthereareotherbroadband routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc. ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan clickRefreshtorescan. Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe accesspointyouwishtoconnect. Somewirelessaccesspointswillonlyallow clientswithcertainMACaddressto establishconnection.Inthiscase,youcan inputtheMACaddressthatwillbeaccepted bythewirelessaccesspointyouwishto connecthere.YoucanalsoclickCloneMAC buttontousetheMACaddressofyour computer(theoneyouusedtoconnectto thewebmanagementinterfacecurrently). IfyouwishtousetheMACaddressofwired LANinterfaceofthisbroadbandrouter, selectEnable,orselectDisabletonotto usetheMACaddressofthewiredLAN interfaceofthisbroadbandrouter.
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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith eachother.Thismodesupportsonlyonewirelessaccesspointpeer. Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients. Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect): 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
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ChannelNumber MACaddress1 SetSecurity
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto maximizecompatibility. Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse; bothaccesspointsmustusethesamechannel. InputtheMACaddressofanotherwireless accesspoint(theoneyouwishtoconnect). ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter 3217fordetailedinstructions.
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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall computersconnectedtotheLANportsofallwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith eachother.Thismodesupportsuptofourwirelessaccesspointpeers.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients. Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS. Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect): 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
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ChannelNumber MACaddress1to4 SetSecurity
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients). 2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto maximizecompatibility. Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all accesspointsmustusethesamechannel. InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect). ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter 3217fordetailedinstructions.
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3415APBridge:WDS Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationbridgeand wirelessaccesspoint.Thisbroadbandroutercanestablishcommunicationwithuptofour WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspoints,andletallcomputersconnectedtotheLANports ofeverywirelessaccesspointscommunicatewitheachother.Thebroadbandrouterisable toserveotherwirelessclientsandactsasawirelessaccesspointatthesametime.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect): 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
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ESSID
ChannelNumber AssociatedClients
MACaddress1to4 SetSecurity
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto maximizecompatibility. Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere, maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom otherswhenthereareotherbroadband routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc. Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all accesspointsmustusethesamechannel. ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe window. Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe wirelessclientlistwindow. InputtheMACaddressofotherwirelessaccess points(theaccesspointsyouwishtoconnect). ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter 3217fordetailedinstructions.
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3416UniversalRepeater Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelessrepeater.Itwillrepeatthesignalof thewirelessaccesspointyouspecified,toextenditswirelesscoverage.Thebroadband routerwillstillacceptwirelessclientswheninthismode.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect): 2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps). 2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate300Mbps). 2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows 802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate 11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum 54Mbpsfor802.11gclients). 2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter (maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
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ESSID
ChannelNumber AssociatedClients
RootAPSSID SiteSurvey
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows 802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto maximizecompatibility. Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere, maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom otherswhenthereareotherbroadband routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis Edimax,itsrecommendedtochangedefault ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc. Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all accesspointsmustusethesamechannel. ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe window. Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe wirelessclientlistwindow. PleaseinputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccess pointyouwishtoextendsignalcoverage. ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectfrom thelist,andclickDone.Ifthewirelessaccess pointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,youcan clickRefreshtorescan. Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
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342SecuritySettings IncertainAPworkingmodes,youcanenableencryptiontoimprovesecuritylevel. WhenyouclickSetSecuritybutton,thefollowingwindowwillappear:
PleaseselectanencryptionmethodfromEncryptiondropdownmenu,andcorresponding settingwillappear: Disabled Encryptionisdisabled.Itsnotrecommendedtodisableencryptionbecauseotherpeople mayusecertainwirelessscannertocopythedatatransferredoverair.
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WEP SelectWEPtoenableWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description KeyLength TherearetwotypesofWEPkeylength:64bit and128bit.Using128bitissafer than64bit,butwillreducesomedata transferperformance. KeyFormat Therearetwotypesofkeyformat:ASCIIand Hex.Whenyouselectakeyformat,the numberofcharactersofkeywillbedisplayed. Forexample,ifyouselect64bitaskey length,andHexaskeyformat,youllseethe messageattherightofKeyFormatisHex (10characters),whichmeansthelengthof WEPkeyis10characters. DefaultTxKey YoucansetuptofoursetsofWEPkey,and youcandecidewhichkeyisbeingusedby defaulthere.Ifyoudontknowwhichoneyou shoulduse,selectKey1. EncryptionKey InputWEPkeycharactershere,thenumberof charactersmustbethesameasthenumber displayedatKeyFormatfield.Youcanuse anyalphanumericalcharacters(09,az,and AZ)ifyouselectASCIIkeyformat,andifyou selectHexaskeyformat,youcanuse characters09,af,andAF. Enable802.1x Checkthisboxtoenable802.1xauthentication Authentication function.YouneedaRadiusauthentication servertoperform802.1xauthentication.
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ServerIPaddress RADIUSServerPort
RADIUSServer Password PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:
InputRadiusauthenticationserversIPaddress here. InputRadiusauthenticationserversservice porthere.Generallyits1812. InputthepasswordofRadiusserverhere.
YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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WPApresharedkey WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isalsoanencryptionmethodandissaferthanWEP.Its recommendedtouseWPAinsteadofWEPwhenyouneedtouseencryptiontoprotect yourdatasecurity.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description WPAUnicastCipher PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite. Suite Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2 (AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless clientsupportthecipheryouselected. PresharedKeyFormat Selectthetypeofpresharedkey,you canselectPassphrase(8ormore alphanumericalcharacters,upto63),orHex (64charactersof09,andaf). PresharedKey PleaseinputtheWPApassphrasehere. Itsnotrecommendedtouseawordthatcan befoundinadictionaryduetosecurity reason. PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear: YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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WPARADIUS IfyouhaveRADIUSauthenticationserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatethe wirelessclientsbyRADIUSserversuserdatabase.Onlyauthenticatedclientscanestablish wirelessconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouter.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description WPAUnicastCipher PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite. Suite Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2 (AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof them,butyouhavetomakesureyourwireless clientsupportthecipheryouselected. RADIUSServerIP InputtheIPaddressofRADIUSauthentication address serverhere. RADIUSServerPort InputtheportnumberofRADIUS authenticationserverhere.MostofRADIUS serverwilluseportnumber1812andyoucan keepusingdefaultvalue. RADIUSServer InputthepasswordofRADIUSauthentication Password serverhere.
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PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:
YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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343MACAddressFiltering Thisfunctionwillhelpyoutopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless router;onlythosewirelessdeviceswhohavetheMACaddressyouassignedherecangain accesstoyourwirelessrouter.Youcanusethisfunctionwithothersecuritymeasures describedinprevioussection,tocreateasaferwirelessenvironment.Upto20MAC addressescanbeassigned.
ToenableMACaddressfiltering,pleasecheckEnableWirelessAccessControlboxinthis page,thedescriptionsofothersettingitemsarelistedasfollow: ItemName Description MACaddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddtothe MACaddresstothetable. Comment Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeror anything.Youcaninputupto16 alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however, itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea commentforeveryMACaddressesasa memoryaid. Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand associatedcommenttotheMACaddress filteringtable. Clear ClickCleartoremovethevalueyouinputted inMACaddressandcommentfield.
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AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxoftheentryyouwishto delete(UnderSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.Ifyouwishtodeleteallmapping entries,clickDeleteAllbutton. Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)providesaconvenientwaytoestablishtheconnection betweenthisbroadbandrouterandwirelessclients.AnyWPScompatiblewirelessclients canestablishsecureconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouterwithsimplepushbuttontype configurationorPinCodetypeconfiguration.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenableWPSfunction, uncheckittodisableWPS. WPSStatus Ifthewirelesssecurity(encryption)functionof thiswirelessrouterisproperlyset,youllsee Configuredmessagehere.Ifwirelesssecurity functionhasnotbeenset,youllsee unConfigured. SelfPINcode ThisistheWPSPINcodeofthiswireless router.Thiscodeisusefulwhenyouneedto buildwirelessconnectionbyWPSwithother WPSenabledwirelessdevices. SSID TheSSIDofthiswirelessrouterwillbe displayedhere. AuthenticationMode Thewirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeof thiswirelessrouterwillbedisplayedhere. PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasewillbedisplayedas asteriskhere. ConfigMode SelecttheWPSconfigurationroleofthis broadbandrouter.
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ConfigureviaPush Button
ConfigureviaClient PinCode
Registrar:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas WPSregistrarandwaitforwirelessclientsto sendWPSconfigurationrequest. Enrollee:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas WPSenrolleeandsendWPSconfiguration requesttootherWPSregistrar. ClickStartPBCtostartPushButtontypeWPS configuration(PBC).PleasepushtheWPS pushbuttononotherWPScompatible networkdevicestobeginWPSconfiguration. YoucanalsopushtheWPS/Resetbutton locatedatthebackofthisbroadbandrouterto startPBCwithoutusingwebconfiguration interface. PleaseinputthePinCodedisplayedatthe configurationsoftwareofWPSenabled wirelessclient,andclickStartPINtoestablish connectionwiththewirelessclient.
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35AdvanceSettings ThisrouterprovidesvariousnetworkfunctionalitieslikeQoSandDDNS,andyoucan configurethesefunctionsinAdvancedSettingsmenu.
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351QoS Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork telephone)willbeaffected,thereforeanunpleasingresultwilloccur,liketheinterruption ofvideo/audiotransfer. Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening. 3511BasicQoSSettings
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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheck ittodisableQoS. TotalDownload Youcansetthelimitoftotaldownload Bandwidth bandwidthinkbits.Todisabledownload bandwidthlimitation,input0here. TotalUpload Youcansetthelimitoftotaluploadbandwidth Bandwidth inkbits.Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation, input0here. RuleName InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification purpose.Thisnameshouldbeuniqueandnot thesamewithothers. Bandwidth SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrule: (1) (2) (3) (1) PleaseselectDownload/Uploadforthe directionofdataforthisQoSrulefirst, (2) InputthedatarateforthisQoSrule, (3) andselectGuarantee(providesa guaranteedspeedforthisrule),orMax( SettheIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffectedby thisQoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved, inputtheIPaddressinleftfieldonly. SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin xyformat(like1020). SetremoteIPaddressesthatwilltriggerthis QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,input theIPaddressinleftfieldonly. SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
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LocalIPAddress
LocalPortRange
RemoteIPAddress
RemotePortRange
TrafficType
Protocol Add Reset Edit
DeleteSelected
DeleteAll
MoveUp
MoveDown Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin xyformat(like1020). IfyourecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictype oftraffic,youcanselectitfromthismenuand youdonthavetoinputportrangeabove. Selecttheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP). ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule (detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow). Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered. ClickReset Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecific rule,pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyou wanttoedit,thenclickEditbutton.Onlyone ruleshouldbeselectedatime! Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthis button.Youcanselectoneormorerulesto deletebychecktheselecttheboxoftherule(s) youwanttodeleteatime.IftheQoStableis empty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutand cannotbeclicked. Byclickingthisbutton,youcandeleteallrules currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoS tableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedout andcannotbeclicked. Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbe proceedfirst,soyoucanmovehigherpriority rulesup. Moveselectedruledown.
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
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andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.
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352DDNS DDNS(DynamicDNS)isaIPtoHostnamemappingserviceforthoseInternetuserswho donthaveastatic(fixed)IPaddress.Itwillbeaproblemwhensuchuserwantstoprovide servicestootherusersonInternet,becausetheirIPaddresswillvaryeverytimewhen connectedtoInternet,andotheruserwillnotbeabletoknowtheIPaddresstheyreusing atacertaintime. ThisroutersupportsDDNSserviceoffollowingserviceproviders: 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/) PleasegotooneofDDNSserviceproviderswebpagelistedabove,andgetafreeDDNS accountbytheinstructionsgivenontheirwebpage.Afterthat,youcanusetheDDNSpage tosetupDDNSparameterstouseDDNSservice:
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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description DynamicDNS IfyouwanttoenableDDNSfunction,please selectEnabled;otherwisepleaseselect Disabled Provider SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderhere. DomainName Inputthedomainnameyouveobtainedfrom DDNSserviceprovider. Account/EMail InputaccountoremailofDDNSregistration. Password/Key InputDDNSservicepasswordorkey. IfyourDDNSproviderisDHIS,thesettingswillbedifferent:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description HostID PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring DHISregistration. ISAddr PleaseinputtheISAddryouappliedduring DHISregistration. AuthenticationType PleaseselecttheDHISuserauthentication typefromdropdownmenu:passwordorQRC. HostPass PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring DHISregistration. (Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen authenticationtypeispassword). AuthP/AuthQ PleaseinputtheAuthP/AuthQyouapplied duringDHISregistration. (Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen authenticationtypeisQRC).
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353PortForwarding ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofInternetIPaddress tothesameportoftheIPaddressonlocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofInternetIP addressandprivateIPaddress(theIPaddressonlocalnetwork)mustbethesame. IftheportnumberofInternetIPaddressandprivateIPaddressisdifferent,pleaseuse VirtualServerfunction. Theportforwardingsettingpagelookslikethis:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnablePort Checkthisboxtoenableportforwarding,and Forwarding uncheckthisboxtodisableportforwarding. PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputeronlocal networkwhichprovidesinternetservice. Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You canselectthecomputernameandclick<< buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress toPrivateIPfield. Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork. Type Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.If yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth. PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield, andinputtheendingportnumberintheright field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft field. Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping, upto16alphanumericalcharacters.
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Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable. Reset Removeallinputtedvalues. AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:
Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificportforwardingentry,checktheselectboxoftheport forwardingentryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselect morethanoneportforwardingentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallportforwardingentries listedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectall portforwardingentries. Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
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354DMZ DemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isaspecialareainyourlocalnetwork.Thisarearesidesinlocal network,andallcomputersinthisareausesprivateIPaddress,too.ButtheseprivateIP addressesaremappedtoacertainInternetIPaddress,sootherpeopleonInternetcanfully accessthosecomputersinDMZ. TheDMZsettingpagelookslikethis:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableDMZ CheckthisboxtoenableDMZfunction, uncheckthisboxtodisableDMZfunction. PublicIPaddress YoucanselectDynamicIPorStaticIPhere. IfyouselectDynamicIP,youhavetoselectan Internetconnectionsessionfromdropdown menu;ifyouselectStaticIP,pleaseinputthe IPaddressthatyouwanttomaptoaspecific privateIPaddress. ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressthatthe InternetIPaddresswillbemappedto. Type Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.If yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth. PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield, andinputtheendingportnumberintheright field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft field. Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping, upto16alphanumericalcharacters. Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable. Reset Removeallinputtedvalues.
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NOTE:PleasenotethateverypublicIPaddresscanbemappedtoasingleClientPCIP addressonly. AllexistingDMZentrieswillbedisplayedinCurrentDMZTable:
IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificDMZentry,checktheselectboxoftheDMZentryyouwant todelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(YoucanselectmorethanoneDMZentries). IfyouwanttodeleteallDMZentrieslistedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucan alsoclickResetbuttontounselectallDMZentries. Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
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36NAT NetworkaddresstranslationssolvetheproblemifsharingasingleIPaddresstomultiple computers.WithoutNAT,allcomputersmustbeassignedwithavalidInternetIPaddressto getconnectedtoInternet,butInternetserviceprovidersonlyprovideveryfewIPaddresses toeveryuser.ThereforeitsnecessarytouseNATtechnologytoshareasingleInternetIP addresstomultiplecomputersonlocalnetwork,soeveryonecangetconnectedto Internet. ThisbroadbandroutersupportsfourtypesofNATfunctions,andtheinstructionsofthese functionswillbegivenbelow.
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361VirtualServer ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportonInternetIPaddress(onWANport)toa specifiedportofanIPaddressonlocalnetwork,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthe computeronlocalnetwork,withoutexposingitonInternetdirectly.Youcanalsobuild manysetsofportredirection,toprovidemanydifferentInternetservicesondifferentlocal computersviaasingleInternetIPaddress.
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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablevirtualserver,and uncheckthisboxtodisablevirtualserver. PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhich providesInternetservice. Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You canselectthecomputernameandclick<< buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress toPrivateIPfield. Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork. PrivatePort InputtheportnumberoftheIPaddresswhich providesInternetservice. Type Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.If yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth PublicPort PleaseselecttheportnumberofInternetIP addresswhichwillberedirectedtotheport numberoflocalIPaddressdefinedabove. Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping, upto16alphanumericalcharacters. Add Addthemappingtovirtualservertable. Reset Removeallinputtedvalues. Allexistingvirtualservermappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneormore mappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttontoremovethe mapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwanttouncheckall boxes,clickReset.
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362SpecialApplications Someapplicationsrequiremorethanoneconnectionatime;theseapplicationswontwork withsimpleNATrules.Inordertomaketheseapplicationswork,youcanusethisfunction tolettheseapplicationswork.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Enable Checkthisboxtoenablesupportforspecial applications,anduncheckthisboxtodisable thissupport. IPAddress InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhichis goingtousethespecialapplication. Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You canselectthecomputernameandclick<< buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress toIPAddressfield. Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork. TCPPorttoOpen InputtheTCPportnumberrequiredbythe specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe applicationdoesnotuseTCPport,leaveit blank. UDPPorttoOpen InputtheUDPportnumberrequiredbythe specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea
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Comment
SelectGame
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singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe applicationdoesnotuseUDPport,leaveit blank. Youcaninputanytextheretohelpyou rememberthepurposeofthisitem.Thisis optional. Thisroutercomeswithanumerousport mappingsettingsofnetworkgames.Ifthe gameyouwishtosetislistedhere,youcan selectitfromdropdownmenu. Afteragameisselected,clickAdd(theone nexttoSelectGamedropdownlist)toaddthe connectionparameterstoallrespectivefields. Clickthisbuttontoaddanewportmapping ruletospecialapplicationstable. Clickthisbuttontoremoveallvaluesinevery field.
Allexistingspecialapplicationmappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneor moremappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttonto removethemapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwant touncheckallboxes,clickReset.
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363UPnPSettings BR6258nbroadbandroutersupportsUPnP(universalplugandplay),whichallowsother networkdevicestocommunicatewiththisbroadbandroutertoexchangeinformation aboutnetworkcapabilityforintercommunication.
Afteryoumadeyourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
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364ALGSettings ALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)isakindofnetworkconnectionabilitysupportforspecific networkapplicationslikegameandinstantonlinechat.WithoutALGsupport,these applicationswillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththeirserverwhenworkingwithBR6258n broadbandrouter.
AllapplicationsthatrequireALGsupportandcompatiblewiththisbroadbandrouteris listedhere.Youcancheckallapplicationsyouwilluseonlocalcomputer.Afteryoumade yourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
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365StaticRouting Inmostcases,allyourcomputersonlocalnetworkwillusedefaultgateway(generally providedbyyourISP)toaccessserversonInternet.However,ifyouhavepreferrednetwork routeyouwishtoredirectnetworktraffic,youcanusethisfunctiontocreatededicated routeforspecificnetworkdestinationandbypassdefaultgateway. MostuserswillnotrequirethisfunctiontoaccessInternet.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableStaticRouting Enablestaticroutingfunction. DestinationLANIP Inputdestinationnetworksaddresshere. SubnetMask Inputthesubnetmaskofdestinationnetwork here. DefaultGateway InputtheIPaddressofthegatewaywhich leadstothisnetworkhere. HopCount Inputthehopcount(thedistancebetween destinationnetworkandthisbroadband router)here. Interface Inputtheinterfacewhichleadstodestination network. Add Clicktoaddthisstaticroutepolicytostatic routetable. Reset Clicktoclearallinputtedtexts.
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Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificstaticrouteentry,checktheselectboxofthestaticroute entryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethanone staticrouteentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallstaticrouteentrieslistedhere,pleaseclick DeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallstaticrouteentries. Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
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37Firewall Thisbroadbandroutersupportsseveralfirewallfunctionswhichwillhelpyoutoprotect yournetworkandcomputer.Inthischapter,instructionsforusingthesefunctionswillbe given,soyoucanutilizethesefunctionstoprotectyournetworkfromhackersand maliciousintruders. 371AccessControl Byusingaccesscontrol,youcanrestrictyourcomputersfromaccessingimproperwebsite, orusingdisallowedapplications.YoucanevenonlyallowcomputerswithcertainMAC addresstoaccessthenetwork,ordenythecomputersinthelistfromaccessingInternet. MACFiltering:DenyorallowaccessbasedonMACaddressofclientcomputer
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressbased filtering,andpleaseselectDenyorAllowto decidethebehaviorofMACfilteringtable.If youselectdeny,allMACaddresseslistedin filteringtablewillbedeniedfromconnecting Internet;ifyouselectallow,onlyMAC addresseslistedinfilteringtablewillbeableto connecttoInternet. ClientPCMACaddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofcomputeror networkdevicehere,dash()orcolon(:)are notrequired.(i.e.IftheMACaddresslabelof yourwirelessdeviceindicates aabbccddeefforaa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,just inputaabbccddeeff ComputerName Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband
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Comment
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Reset AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:
routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You canselectthecomputernameandclick<< buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress toPrivateIPfield. Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.Ifyou thinksomecomputerdoesntappearinthe list,selectRefreshandthisbroadbandrouter willrescanforallcomputersattachedtoLAN portagain. Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeror anything.Youcaninputupto16 alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however, itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea commentforeveryMACaddressesasa memoryaid. ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand associatedcommenttotheMACaddress filteringtable. Removeallinputtedvalues.
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxofthemappingentry (underSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton. Ifyouwishtodeleteallmappingentries,clickDeleteAllbutton.Todeselectallchecked boxes,clickResetbutton. IfyouwishtouseIPaddressbasedfiltering,pleaseuseIPFilteringTableinthispage:
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PleasecheckEnableIPFilteringTableboxfirst,andselectDenyorAllowtodecidethe behaviorofIPfilteringtable(DenytheaccessofIPaddressesinthelist,orallowtheaccess ofIPaddressesinthelist).YouhavetoclickAddPCbuttontoaddanewIPaddresstothe list:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description ClientPCDescription PleaseinputanytexttodescribethisIP address,upto16alphanumericalcharacters. ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputthestartingIPaddressintheleft field,andinputtheendIPaddressintheright fieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses,orjust inputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldtodefinea singleIPaddress. YoualsohavetoselectthetypeofInternetservicesthatwillbeappliedtothisaccess controlrulefromthelist:
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Youcanselectmultipleserviceshere.IfyouwishtodenyorallowallservicesofcertainIP address(es),pleaseselectbothTCPandUDP. Iftheserviceyouwishtodenyorallowisnotlisted,youcanuseUserDefineServicetable toaddanewserviceofyourown:
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description Protocol Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisservice: TCPorUDP,orBoth. PortRange Pleaseinputtheportrangeifthisservice.Fora singleportnumber,justinputthenumberof serviceport(like110). Ifthisserviceconsistsmultiplecontinuous ports,youcaninput110120forportnumber 110to120,or110,115,120forportnumber 110,115,and120. ClickAddtoaddthisIPaddressrestrictionruletothelist(andbacktopreviouspage),or clickResettoclearalltextsineveryfield.
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372URLBlocking Ifyouwanttopreventcomputersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingcertainwebsite(like pornography,violence,oranythingyouwanttoblock),youcanusethisfunctiontostop computersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingthesiteyoudefinedhere. Thisfunctionisusefulforparentsandcompanymanagers.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description EnableURLBlocking CheckthisboxtoenforceURLBlocking, uncheckittodisableURLBlocking. URL/Keyword InputtheURL(hostnameorIPaddressof website,likehttp://www.blockedsite.comor http://11.22.33.44),orthekeywordwhichis containedinURL(likepornography,cartoon, stock,oranything). Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheURL/keywordto theURL/Keywordfilteringtable. Reset ClickResettoremovethevalueyouinputted inURL/Keywordfield. AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:
IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificURL/Keywordentry,checktheselectboxoftheMAC addressyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethan oneURL/Keyword).IfyouwanttodeleteallURL/Keywordlistedhere,pleaseclickDelete Allbutton,oryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallURL/Keywords.

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373DoS DenialofService(DoS)isacommonattackmeasure,bytransmittingagreatamountofdata orrequesttoyourInternetIPaddressandserver,theInternetconnectionwillbecomevery slow,andservermaystoprespondingbecauseitisnotcapabletohandletoomuchtraffics. ThisrouterhasabuiltinDoSattackpreventionmechanism;whenyouactivateit,the routerwillstoptheDoSattackforyou:
HerelistsfourkindsofDoSattacks,pleaseselectthetypeofDoSattackyouwishthis broadbandroutertoprotect,andyoucanselectmultipletypesofattacks. ThedescriptionsofeveryDoSattackislistedbelow: ItemName Description PingofDeath PingofDeathisaspecialpacket,anditwill causecertaincomputertostopresponding. Checkthisboxandtherouterwillfilterthis kindofpacketout. DiscardPingFrom Pingisacommonandusefultooltoknow WAN theconnectionstatusofaspecifiedremote networkdevice,butsomemaliciousintruder willtrytofillyournetworkbandwidthwitha lotofPINGrequestdatapacket,tomakeyour internetconnectionbecomeveryslow,even unusable.Checkthisboxandtherouterwill ignoreallinboundPINGrequest,butwhenyou activatethisfunction,youwillnotbeableto pingyourownrouterfrominternet,too. PortScan Somemaliciousintruderwilltrytouseaport scannertoknowhowmanyportsofyour InternetIPaddressareopen,andtheycan collectalotofvaluableinformationbydoing
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so.Checkthisboxandtherouterwillblockall trafficswhicharetryingtoscanyourInternet IPaddress. Thisisanotherkindofattack,whichusesalot offakeconnectionrequesttoconsumethe memoryofyourserver,andtrytomakeyour serverbecomeunusable.Checkthisboxand therouterwillfilterthiskindoftrafficout.
IfyouneedtospecifythedetailsofeveryDoSattack,pleaseclickAdvancedSettings button,andthefollowingsettingswillappear:
Thedescriptionsofeverysetupitemarelistedbelow: ItemName Description PingofDeath SetthethresholdofwhenthisDoSprevention mechanismwillbeactivated.Pleasecheckthe boxofPingofDeath,andinputthefrequency ofthreshold(howmanypacketspersecond, minute,orhour),youcanalsoinputtheBurst value,whichmeanswhenthisnumberofPing ofDeathpacketisreceivedinveryshorttime, thisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbe activated. DiscardPingFrom ChecktheboxtoactivatethisDoSprevention WAN mechanism. PortScan Manykindofportscanmethodsarelisted here,pleasecheckoneormoreDoSattack methodsyouwanttoprevent.
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LikePingofDeath,youcansetthethresholdof whenthisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbe activated.
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CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE 41Status Inthismenu,youcanchecktheoperationstatusofthisbroadbandrouter.Toviewthe status,followthefollowinginstructions: 1.ClickStatustabfrommainmenu:
2.Thebasicsysteminformationwillbeshown:
Youcancheckbasicsysteminformationaboutthisbroadbandrouterhere.Inaddition,you canclickotherinformationaboutthisbroadbandrouterbyclickstatuslistunderStatus tab:
Seedetaileddescriptionforeverykindofinformationbelow.
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411InternetConnection ThispageshowsthecurrentstatusofInternetconnection.
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412DeviceStatus ThispageshowscurrentwirelessLANandwiredLANconfiguration.
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413SystemLog Thispageshowsallloggedsysteminformation.Youcanusescrollbartoviewthelogs,or clickSavetodownloadthelogfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickCleartoremove alllogs,orclickRefreshtoreloadlogs.
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414SecurityLog Thispageshowsallloggedsecurityrelatedinformation.Youcanusescrollbartoviewthe logs,orclickSavetodownloadthelogfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickClearto removealllogs,orclickRefreshtoreloadlogs.
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415ActiveDHCPClient ThispageshowsallcurrentDHCPclients.YoucanclickRefreshtoreloadthelist.
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416Statistics Thispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofnetworkinterfacesofthisbroadbandrouter, andthetotalsystemuptime.
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42Tools Thisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthatwillhelpyoutomanagethe configurationofbroadbandrouter,upgradethefirmware,andrestartthebroadband router. Tousethesetools,followthefollowinginstructions: 1.ClickToolstab.
2.Thelistoftoolswillappear:
Pleaseselectthetoolyouwishtouse,thenclickApplybutton.Ifyouwishtogobackto previouspage,clickPreviousbutton.
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391ConfigurationTools Inthispage,youcanbackupandrestorecurrentsystemconfiguration,andresetallsettings tofactorydefaultvalue.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems: ItemName Description BackupSettings ClickSavebuttontodownloadthecurrent configurationasconfig.binfile.Savethisfile onyourcomputertokeepcurrent configuration.Ifyouwanttokeepmorethan oneversionofconfigurationfile,please renametheconfigurationfiletoanother name. RestoreSettings ClickBrowse...buttontoselecta previouslysavedconfigurationfilefromyour computer,thenclickUploadtouploadthe configurationfiletobroadbandrouter,andthe configurationofbroadbandrouterwillbe replacedbythecontentofuploaded configurationfile. RestoretoFactory ClickResetbuttontorestorethesettingsof Default thebroadbandroutertofactorydefaultvalue. Apopupmessagewindowwillappearandask youtoconfirmthereset.
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392FirmwareUpgrade Newfirmwarereleaseswillprovidenewfunctionstothisbroadbandrouter,andyoucan usefirmwareupgradefunctiontoupgradethefirmwaretonewversion. NOTE: Its recommended to use wired Ethernet connection to upload the firmware file, please refrain from using wireless connection to upload the firmware file. Also, please do not switch the broadband router or computer you used to upload the firmware file off during firmware upgrade. This will cause broadband router become malfunction and unusable. Pleasedownloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompanyswebsiteandsaveitonyour computer,andusefirmwareupgradefunctiontoupgradefirmware:
PleaseclickBrowsebuttontoselectthefirmwarefilesavedonyourcomputer,thenclick Applybuttontostartfirmwareupload.Thebroadbandrouterwillrestartafterfileupload issuccessful,andallsettingswillbelost.PleaseusedefaultIPaddress(192.168.2.1)to connecttothebroadbandrouterandseteverysettingsagain.
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393Restart Ifyoufoundthatthebroadbandrouterisnotfunctioningcorrectly,orrespondingslowly thenusual,youcanusethisfunctiontorestartthebroadbandrouter,andthismaycorrect theproblem.
ClickApplybuttontorestartthebroadbandrouter.Youllbepromptedtoconfirmthe restart,clickOKtorestartthebroadbandrouter.
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43Language Thisbroadbandrouterswebbaseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.Youcan changethedisplaylanguagebyclickLanguagebuttoninmainmenu. Tochangethedisplaylanguage,selectLanguagedropdownmenufromupperrightcorner ofmainmenu,andselectthelanguageyouwishtouse.
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13SystemRequirements InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari) AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)

CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP 21Establishinganetworkconnection Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices: 1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.

3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.

4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.

221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup 1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.

23Connectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowser Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or Safari). 1. Pleaseinput192.168.2.1inthewebbrowsersaddressbarandpressEnter.

DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection DisplaysthestatusoftheinternalDHCPserver DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport

IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions tofindthisroutersIPaddress: 1. ClicktheStartbutton,thenclickRun.

3. Inputipconfig,thenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.

24UsingQuickSetup ThisbroadbandroutersQuickSetupallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew simplesteps.ThefollowinginstructionsillustratehowtousetheQuickSetupmenu: 1. ClickQuickSetupafterloggingin.

241UsingDynamicIPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.

2. ClickOKtocompletesetup. 3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.

242UsingStaticIPasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP. Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnet mask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.

243UsingPPPoEasbroadbandconnectiontype 1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover Ethernet),selectPPPoE.

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect. 3. ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.

ItemName UserID Password PPTPGateway ConnectionID MTU BEZEQISRAEL ConnectionType

4. ClickOKtocompletesetup. 5. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect. 3. ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.

ItemName UserID Password L2TPGateway MTU ConnectionType

4. ClickOKtocompletesetup. 5. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.

CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup. ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup: 1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.

311TimeZone Youcanchangethetimezonesettingsofthisbroadbandrouter.Itsimportanttohave correctdateandtimesettingifyouneedtoreadsystemlogandusebuildinfirewall functions.

312PasswordSettings Youcanchangethewebloginpasswordofthisbroadbandrouter.Ifyoukeepusingthe defaultpassword1234,otherpeoplemayaccesstheconfigurationinterfacewithoutyour permission.Pleasechangethepasswordassoonaspossible.

32WAN YoucansetupWAN(WideAreaNetwork,i.e.Internet)connectionsofthisbroadband routerinWANmenu:

PleaseselecttheWANconnectiontypeyouwishtousetosetupInternetconnection,and clickApplytosavechangesyoumade. Ifyourenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyourISPsservice hotlineandaskforhelp.YoullnotbeabletoconnecttoInternetwithwrongconnection type.

321DynamicIP DynamicIPmeansyourISPwillassignanIPaddresstoyouautomaticallybyDHCP (DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).DynamicIPisoftenusedbycablemodemInternet connection.

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

323PPPoE IfyourISPrequiresyoutoestablishInternetconnectionbyPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocol overEthernet),youcanusethisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.

minute(s).Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen connectiontypeisConnectonDemand. Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

324PPTP IfyourISPrequiresyoutousePPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol)toestablish connection,youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection. PPTPrequirestwokindsofsetting:WANinterfacesetting(setupIPaddress)andPPTP setting(PPTPusernameandpassword).HerewestartfromWANinterfacesettingfirst:

ItemName UserID Password PPTPGateway

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

ItemName UserID Password L2TPGateway

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

326WISP WISP(WirelessISP)isaconnectionmethodwhichestablishesInternetconnectionby wirelessnetwork.Inthismode,BR6258nbroadbandrouterwillactasawirelessclientand connecttoanotherwirelessaccesspointtoestablishInternetconnection.

Selectawirelessaccesspointfromthelist(click Selectoftheaccesspoint),andclickDone buttonlocatedatthebottomofthiswindow.If thewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectis notinthelist,clickRefreshoneormoretimes torescanforwirelessaccesspoints. Accordingtothesecuritysettingsofthewireless

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:

332LANIP YoucanusethissettingtoassignanIPaddresstotheLANinterfaceofthisbroadband router.

334StaticDHCPLeases IfyouwishtoassignafixedIPaddresstocertaincomputers/devicesbyDHCP,youcanuse thisfunctiontoestablishaMACtoIPaddresstablehere,soyoucanassignaspecificIP addresstoaspecificcomputer/networkdevicebyitsMACaddress.

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

34Wireless YoucansetupWirelessLANconnectionparametersofthisbroadbandrouterinWireless menu:

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

ChannelNumber MACaddress1 SetSecurity

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall computersconnectedtotheLANportsofallwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith eachother.Thismodesupportsuptofourwirelessaccesspointpeers.

ChannelNumber MACaddress1to4 SetSecurity

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

3416UniversalRepeater Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelessrepeater.Itwillrepeatthesignalof thewirelessaccesspointyouspecified,toextenditswirelesscoverage.Thebroadband routerwillstillacceptwirelessclientswheninthismode.

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

342SecuritySettings IncertainAPworkingmodes,youcanenableencryptiontoimprovesecuritylevel. WhenyouclickSetSecuritybutton,thefollowingwindowwillappear:

PleaseselectanencryptionmethodfromEncryptiondropdownmenu,andcorresponding settingwillappear: Disabled Encryptionisdisabled.Itsnotrecommendedtodisableencryptionbecauseotherpeople mayusecertainwirelessscannertocopythedatatransferredoverair.

RADIUSServer Password PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:

InputRadiusauthenticationserversIPaddress here. InputRadiusauthenticationserversservice porthere.Generallyits1812. InputthepasswordofRadiusserverhere.

WPApresharedkey WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isalsoanencryptionmethodandissaferthanWEP.Its recommendedtouseWPAinsteadofWEPwhenyouneedtouseencryptiontoprotect yourdatasecurity.

WPARADIUS IfyouhaveRADIUSauthenticationserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatethe wirelessclientsbyRADIUSserversuserdatabase.Onlyauthenticatedclientscanestablish wirelessconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouter.

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother settingslater.

344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)providesaconvenientwaytoestablishtheconnection betweenthisbroadbandrouterandwirelessclients.AnyWPScompatiblewirelessclients canestablishsecureconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouterwithsimplepushbuttontype configurationorPinCodetypeconfiguration.

35AdvanceSettings ThisrouterprovidesvariousnetworkfunctionalitieslikeQoSandDDNS,andyoucan configurethesefunctionsinAdvancedSettingsmenu.

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