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1 AR -7186WnA / A R-7186 WnB User Manual 1- 201 3 / v1.0.
2 COPYRIGHT Copyright Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. al l rights reserved. No part of thi s publication may be reprodu ced, transmitted, transc ribed, stored in a retr ieval system, or translat ed in.
3 Contents 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ........................................................................
4 5.4.3. Wireless ................................................................................................ ................................ 61 5.5. A DVANCED S ETUP ..............................................................................
5 1. Product Introduction 1.1. Package Contents Before you start u sing this product, please check if th ere is anything miss ing in the package and c ontact your dealer to cl aim the missi ng item(s): ADSL2+ router (AR -7186WnA or AR-7 186WnB) 12V power adapter 1 meter RJ-45 Ethernet cable 1.
6 Do not put this de vice close to heat s ources or high tem peratures . Keep the device out of d irect sunshine. Do not put this de vice close to a place wh ere it is damp or w et .
7 Int ernet Green O n Int erne t connec ted in rout er mode Flashing Int erne t activity (tr ansf err ing /receivin g dat a) in rout er mode. O ff Device in bridg ed m ode. Re d O n Int erne t not c onnecte d in r outer mode (Ple ase r ef er to No t e ii.
8 Rear Panel Item Descrip tion P ower O n/O ff But ton Swit che s the r out er on or of f . P ower P ower p ort f or include d 12V power a dapt er . W irele ss O n/O ff But ton Swit ch the wirele ss signal on or off . WPS Butt on Ac tiva te WP S (W i-F i Pr ot ect ed Setup) L AN 1 – 4 RJ - 45 E therne t ports 1 – 4 .
9 1.5. Features The device support s the following features: Various line modes External PPPoE dial -up access Internal PPPoE/PPPoA dial -up access 1483Bridged/1483Routed wit h dynamic.
10 2. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the A DSL line. Connect the line p ort of the router o f the device to the modem interface of a splitter using a telephone cable. Con nect a telephone to t he Phone interface of the splitter usi ng a telephone cabl e.
11 3. Connect the power adap ter to the r outer. Plug one end of t he po wer adap ter into a wall outlet an d conn ect the other end to the 12 V interface of the device.
12 Configuration 2 0 shows the correct connection when a telephone set is installed before the splitter. Figure 2 - Connecti on diagram (Connecting a telephone set b efore the split ter) Note : When Configurati on 2 is used, the filter must b e installed close to the telephone cable.
13 5. Firewall settings. Please turn off all personal fi rewalls before you conti nue t he setup – firewal ls can block communi cation between your PC and route r. Note: You must us e the power adapter included in t he package with the router, do NOT att empt to use a third- party power adapter.
14 3. Locate the “Netw ork Connections” i con and double -click to open network connection sett ings. 4. Select the “Local Area Connectio n” icon and right -click it to open the sub-menu, then sel ect “Properties” .
15 5. Select “Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP)” and then cli ck “Properties” 6. Ensure that “Obtain an IP ad dress automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address auto matically” are selected and then press “OK ” .
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17 3. IP Address Setting To use the router t o access the Int ernet, the PCs in the networ k must have an Ethernet adapter inst alled and be conne cted to the rou ter either directly or through a hub or s witch. The TCP/IP protocol of each PC must be installed and the IP Address of e ach PC has to be set in t he same subnet as the router.
18 2. Click the Network icon and then select Op en Network and Sh aring Center to open th e Network and Sh aring Center wind ow. 3. Click Ethernet to open the Et her net Status w indow , and t hen select Properties . The Local Area Con nection window will appear.
19 4. Check your list of Network Components. Select Intern et Protocol Versio n 4 (TCP/IPv4) and clic k the Properties b utton. 5. In the In ternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP v4 ) Properti es window, select Obtain an IP a ddress automatically and Obtain DNS server add ress automatically as shown on the following screen.
20 6. Click OK (shown above) t o confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automat ically from your r out er’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure t hat the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. 3.2. Windows 7 1.
21 4. In the In ternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP v4 ) Properti es window, select Obtain an IP a ddress automatically and Obtain DNS server add ress automatically as shown on the following screen. 5. Click OK to confi rm the setting. Your PC wil l now obtai n an IP address automatically from your r outer’s DHCP server.
22 3. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet P rotocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) o n your list. Select it and click the Properties button.
23 3. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protoc ol [TCP/IP] on your list . Select it and click the Properties b utton. 4. In the In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window , select Obtain an IP address automatical ly and Obtai n DNS server address aut omatically as shown on the following screen.
24 4. EZmax Setup W izard You can confi gure the router b y running the setup wizard on the CD -ROM included i n the package content s. Th e wizard enables you to configure your Internet connectio n, upgrad e the firmware and change the router’s password.
25 2. Please select your product..
26 3. Please ensure all hardware is correctly inst alled. Check the box and clic k “Next” ..
27 4. Select your country and I SP. If your ISP is not listed, select “Other” from t he list and refer to 4.2 . Internet Connection T ype..
28 5. En ter your ISP’s username and p assword and click “Appl y”. On the next screen, click “Apply” ag ain..
29 6. Please wait while the router conne cts to the Internet. When the router is connected successful ly, you will see the screen below..
30 4.2. In ternet Connectio n Type If your country or ISP is not li sted, please select “ Ot her ” from the list . Then select your Int ernet connection t ype and click “N ext” . I f you are not sure, please contact your I nternet Service P rovider (ISP ).
31 Depending on you r selection, please r efer to the appro priate chapter: 4. 2 .1. PPPoE/PPPoA 4.2. 2. B ridge Mode 4. 2.3. Dynamic IP Address 4. 2.4. Static IP Parameter Description PPPoE/PPPoA PPPoE (PPP over Et hernet) and PPPoA ( PPP over ATM) are co mmon connection method s used for xDSL.
32 4.2.1. PPoE/PPPoA Parameter Description User Name Enter the usernam e exactly as your ISP assign ed. Password Enter the password th at your ISP has assigned to you. VPI Virtual path i dentifier (VPI) is the virtual path between two poin ts in an ATM network.
33 Connection type Please check wit h your ISP the method of multiplexing. In PPPoE/PPPoA mode, please select “PPPoE LLC”, “PPPoE VCM UX ”, “PP PoA LLC” o r “PPPoA VCM UX ”. 4.2.2. Bridge Mode Parameter Description VPI Virtual path identifier (VPI) is the virt ual path between two poin ts in an ATM network.
34 Connection Type Please check with your ISP the method of multiplexing. In Bridge Mode, please se lect “ADSLTYPE_ROUT ER_LLC” or “ADSLTYPE_ROUT ER_VCMUX”. 4.2.3. Dynamic IP Address Parameter Description VPI Virtual path identifier (VPI) is the virt ual path between two poin ts in an ATM network.
35 Connection Type Please check with your ISP the method of multiplexing. In Bridge Mode, please select “ADSLTYPE_ROUT ER_LLC” or “ADSLTYPE_ROUT ER_VCMUX”. 4.2.4. Static IP Parameter Description VPI Virtual path identifier (VPI) is the virt ual path between two poin ts in an ATM network.
36 VCI provided by yo ur ISP. By default, VCI is set to 35. Static IP Address Enter the IP Address assi gned by your ISP. IP Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP. Gateway Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP. Connection Type Please check with your ISP the method of multiplexi ng.
37 5. Web Configu ration The r outer can also be configur e d using the web- base d configur ation inte rf ace. Follo w the instructions below . 5.1. Accessing the Router T o acc e ss the web-based c onfigur ation interf ace: 1. Open the Int ernet Explor er (IE) browser and ent er http:// 192.
38 5.2.2. System Log Choose St atus > Sys tem Log , the page shown in the follo wing figure appe ars. In this page, y ou can vi ew , clear or sav e the sy stem log.
39 5.2.3. Statistics Choose Status > Statis tic s . Th e Statistics page that is di splay ed contains Eth ernet Statis tics , ADSL Statistics and WL AN Sta tistics . 5.2.3.1. Ethernet Statistic s In the T r affic Sta tistics page, click Eth ernet and th e page shown in the f ollowing figure appears.
40 5.2.3.2. ADSL Statistic s In the T r affic Statistic page, click AD SL and th e page s hown in the following figure appear s. In this page, you can view the ADSL l ine st atistics such as tot al PDU s, total Err or Counts. 5.2.3.1. WLAN Statistics In the T r affic Statistic page, click WL AN and the page shown in the f ollowing figure appears.
41 Interne t connection is pro vided by your I nter net se rvice pro vider (ISP). For ex ample, y our ISP pro vides y ou with the IP addr ess ( a st atic or dynami c I P addr ess) for connecting to t he Inter net, and the pro tocol for communication on the Interne t.
42 In this page, enter a new pa sswor d f or the admin a ccount. A fter f inishing all quick start settings, it wil l be saved and effect immediately. 3. Click NEXT , the page as shown in t he following fi gure appears. In this page, you can select a local time zone.
43 Y ou may select Auto setup by ISP list , Dynamic IP Addre ss, Static IP Addre ss, PPPoE/PPP oA or Bridge Mode . 5.3.1. Auto setup by ISP list Select Auto setup b y ISP lis t , click NEXT , and the page as shown in the following figure appears.
44 The following table describes the pa rameters in this page: F ield Description VPI V irtua l path identifier (VPI) is t he virtual path between two points in an ATM network. Its valid val ue is between 0 and 255. Enter the correct V PI provided by your ISP.
45 The following table describes the pa rameters in this page: F ield Description Country Select the country you ar e in. ISP Select your Inter net Service Provider (ISP). VPI V irtua l path identifier (VPI) is t he virtual path between two points in an ATM network.
46 F ield Description VPI is set to 8 . VCI V irtua l channel identifier (VCI) is the virtual channel between two points i n an ATM netwo rk. I ts valid value is between 1 and 65535. Enter the corr ect VCI pro vid ed by y our ISP . By def ault, VCI is set to 35 .
47 F ield Description 255. Enter the correct V PI provided by your ISP. By default, VPI is set to 8 . VCI V irtua l channel identifier (VCI) is the virtual channel between two points i n an ATM netwo rk. I ts valid value is between 1 and 65535. Enter the corr ect VCI pro vid ed by y our ISP .
48 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description V irtua l Cir cuit Select a virtu al circuit from the drop -list. Cl ick PVC s Summary to view eight PVCs (from PVC0 to PVC7), and only PVC0 status is acti vated by default.
49 F ield Description CBR , UBR , rtVB R , or nrtVBR . PCR P eak cell ra te (PCR) is the maximum r ate at which cell s can be transmitt ed along a connection in the A TM network. SCR Sust ain cell ra te (SCR) i s the maximum r ate t hat tr affic can pa ss ov er PVC without the risk of cell loss.
50 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: Field Description IP Common Optio ns Encapsulation Y ou can choose 1483 Bridged IP LLC , 1483 Bridged IP VC -Mux , 1483 Route d IP LLC(IP oA) or 1483 Rout ed IP VC -Mux . IP Unnumbered Y ou can choose Activat ed or Deactiva ted .
51 Field Description Dynamic R oute Select this option to specify the R ou ting Inf ormation pr otoc ol (RIP) ver si on. Y ou can select RIP1 , RIP2-B or RIP2-M . Direc tion Y ou can select None , Both , IN Only or OU T Only to specify the RIP direction.
52 corr ect IP f orm at , which is f our IP octe ts separa te d by a dot (x.x.x.x ). The r outer will not accept an I P addr ess if it is not in thi s f ormat.
53 F ield Description IP Subnet Mask Y ou can enter the IP subnet mask f or dial -up, which is provided by your ISP. Gate wa y Y ou can enter the gate way IP for dial -up, which is provided by your I SP. NA T Select whether to enable Netw or k A dd r e ss T r anslation (NA T) f unction.
54 Select PPPoA/PPP o E in t he ISP encapsulation if your ISP r equi re s you to use a PPP oE c onne ction. This option is typically use d f or DSL services. Select Dynamic PPPoE to obtain an IP addre ss automatically for your PP P oE connection. Select S ta tic PPP oE to use a st atic IP ad dre ss f or your PP P oE connection.
55 F ield Description Encapsulation Y ou can choose PPP oE LL C , PPPoE VC-Mux , PPP oA LLC or PPPoA VC-Mux . IP Unnumbered Select Activ ate d or Deactivat ed . Connection Setting Connection Y ou can choose Alway s On (Recommended) , Connect On-Demand or Con nect Manually .
56 F ield Description v2 ). Select Disabled to disable it. IPv6 Address DHCP IPv6 Enable Pr ovide addre ss assignment to hosts to include DHCP in local pools. Choose D HCP or SL AAC . DHCP PD Enable IPv6 Pre fix Delega t ion Op t ions f or DHCPv6. Y ou ma y enable or disable DHCP PD.
57 F ield Description Encapsulation Y ou can choo se 1483 Bridged IP LLC or 1483 Bridged IP VC -Mux . A fter finishing , click S A VE to apply the settings of this PV C. 5.4.2. LAN Choose Int erface Setup > L AN . The L AN page that is di spla y ed con tains Rout er Local IP , D HCP Se rver , DNS , Radv d an d DHCPv6 .
58 Field Description Addr ess r ecommended to use an addre ss fr o m a block re se rve d f or priva te use. Th is addr ess block is 192.168.1.1 - 192 .168.255.254. Main Subnet Mask Enter the subne t mask of L AN interf ace. The r ange of subnet mask is fr o m 255 .
59 Field Description Phy si cal P orts When no port i s selected , the L AN PC can’t get an I P fr om the router . DNS Rela y Y ou can cho ose U se Auto Discovered DNS S erver Only or U se U se r Discovere d DNS Se rver Only .
60 In the DHCP field, cho ose Di sabled , the page shown in the follo wing fi gur e appear s. In the DHCP field, choose DHCP R elay , the page shown in the following figur e appear s.
61 5.4.3. Wireless Choose Interf ace Setup > W irele ss . The page as shown in the f ollowing figure ap pear s. The W ireless page cont ains Access Poin t Settings , 11n Set tin gs , Multiple SSIDs Settings , WPS Settings and W ireless MAC Addr ess F i lter .
62 F ield Description Current Channel Countrie s apply their own regulations to both the allowable channels, allowe d users and maximum power levels withi n the se fr equenc y range s. The def ault is 2 . Beacon Interval Beac on Interv al r a nge is fr om 20 to 1000 .
63 F ield Description r outer thr ough broa dcasting SSID . Select No to hi de SSID. SSID is n ot visi ble to wir eless client se arche s. Use WPS WPS technology allo ws new custome r s without a .
64 5.5. Advanced Setup In the navig ation bar , click A dvanced Setup . In the Adv anced Setup page t ha t is display ed con tains F ire wall , Routing , NA T , QoS , VL AN and ADSL . 5.5.1. Firewall Choose Adv anc ed Setup > F irew al l . The page shown i n the f ollowing figure appear s.
65 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: Field Description Des ti nation IP Addr ess Enter the IP a ddress of the de stination device.
66 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par am eter s and buttons of this page: Field Description V irtua l Circuit Choose a V irtual Circuit Index to se t up for the NA T function. NA T Status This field show s t he current NA T st atus for t he cur r ent VC.
67 The f ollowing table de s cri be s the parame ters o f this page: F ield Description DMZ Select Enable d or Disabled t o enable this fu nction. DMZ Host IP Addr ess Enter the specified IP Addr ess for t he DMZ host on t he L AN side. In the NA T page, choose V irtual Server , an d the page shown i n the f oll owing figure appe ars.
68 F ield Description Application Y ou can enter an ap plicat ion name, or select a name f r om t he right dr op -list menu li k e FTP or TELNET . Pr otoc ol Choose the transport la yer protoc ol that the servi ce type. Y ou can choose ALL , TCP or UDP .
69 The following table describes the pa rameters of this p age: Field Description Rule Index The V irtual se rver rule index for this VC. Y ou can sp ecify 10 rule s in maximum.
70 The following table describes the pa rameters of this p age: F ield Description Quality of Service IP V er sion In this ex ampl e, the IP ver sion is set to IPv4 . QoS Y ou may select Activat ed or Deactivat ed . A fter activating QoS, you may set the upload bandwi dth of the W AN interf ace.
71 F ield Description MGCP , SNMP , DN S , DHCP , RIP , RSTP , RT CP and RTP . Phy si cal P orts Choose an Ethernet inter f ace or WL A N Interf ace. Des ti nation MAC The Destination MAC addre ss o f t he rule. If data pack ets include the MAC addre ss, the data pack ets ar e pl ace d into the group.
72 F ield Description video and voice. Dat a classes f our thr ough one r an ge fr o m con trolle d- load appli ca tions such as str eaming multime dia and business-critical tra ffic - carrying SAP dat a, for instance - down to "loss eli gi ble" tr affic.
73 The following table describes the pa rameters of this p age: F ield Description Quality of Service IP V er sion Select IP ver sion. In this e xample, the IP ver sion i s s et to IPv6 . QoS Select Activa t ed or Deactivat ed . A fter activating QoS, you may se t the upl oad bandwidth of the W AN interf ace.
74 Click Save at the bott om of the page to save the discipl ine. To view the rul es and actions, click QoS Settings Summary t o enter the page shown in t he following figure appears. 5.5.5. VLAN Choose Adv anced Se tup > V L AN , the page shown in the follo wing figure appear s.
75 Each phy sical port has a def au lt VID calle d PVID (P ort VID). PVID is assigne d to untagge d fr ames or p riority tagged fr ames (frame s with null (0) VID) r eceive d on t his port. Y ou can set a PVID for an A TM V C, Ethernet por t or W irele ss L AN.
76 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description VL AN Index Choose a VL AN index fr om 1 to 8 . Activ e Select Y es or No to spec ify wh ether VL AN settings ar e active or not. VL AN ID VL AN ID is from 1 to 4094 .
77 The rout er suppo rts these mod ulations: G. Lit e , T1.413 , G. DMT , AD SL2 , ADSL2+ and A uto-S yno U p . The router negotiate s the modul ation modes with the DSL AM. The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description ADSl Mode Choose A uto Sync- Up , ADSL2+ , AD SL2 , G.
78 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description ACL Rule Inde x Y ou can e stablish sixteen ACL rule s at most. Activ e Click to enable or disabl e the rule. Secure IP Addr ess The rule is valid if the IP is in this rang e.
79 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description F i lter T ype Selection Support IP / MAC F i lter , Application F i lter and URL F i lter . IP /MAC F i lter Set Index Y ou can choose an I P / MAC F i lter Set Inde x from 1 to 12 .
80 5.6.2.2. Application Filter Choose Access Management > F i lter , select Application F i lter from the drop- down list F i lter T ype Selection , and the page shown in the f oll owing figure appear s. Select Application F ilter t ype. The user can set Application rules to fi lter the IC Q , MSN, YMSG, Real Audio/V ideo pack ets.
81 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description Activ e Mak e URL F il ter r ule acti v ated or de acti v ate d. URL Inde x Can set an URL F il ter I nde x from 1 to 16 . URL Enter the U RL that needs to be fi lter ed.
82 The f ollowing table de s cribes the parame ters o f this page: F ield Description Get Community Select to set the pass wor d for th e incoming Get- and GetNe xt r eques ts f r om the management st ation. Set Community Select to set the passw ord for incomi ng Set reques ts from the management st ation .
83 5.6.5. DDNS Choose Access Management > DDNS , the page shown in the following figur e appear s. The Dynamic Dom ain Name Sy stem (DDNS) lets you use a stat ic host name with a dyna mic IP addre ss. U ser sh ould type the host name, user na me and pass wor d assigned to your AD SL Router by your Dyna mic DNS pro vid er .
84 5.6.6. CWMP Choose A ccess Management > CWM P , and the page shown i n the follo wing figure appe ars. The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description URL URL for the CPE to c onnect to the A CS using the CPE W AN Management Prot ocol.
85 5.7. Maintenance In t he navig ation ba r , click Maintenance . The Maint enance page that is display ed cont ai ns Administr ation , T ime Zone , F irmwar e , SysR est art and Diagnostics . 5.7.1. Administration Choose Maintenance > Adminis tr ation , the page shown in the f ollowing figure appear s.
86 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description Synchr onize time with Y ou can choose NTP Server automatically , PC ’ s Clock or Manually . T ime Z one Choose the ti me zone in which are a you are from the dr op - down list.
87 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description New F ir mw are Location Click Brow se to select the firmwar e fi le. R o mfile Backup Click Brow se and select a path to sa ve the con f igur ation fi le of the r outer .
88 The f ollowing table de s cribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description Curren t Set ting s R es tart the rout er with current se ttings. F actory Def ault Set ti ngs R es tart the router wit h se ttings re set back to f actory def aults.
89 6. Trouble Shooting Question Answer Wh y are all the indicator s off? Check the connection between the power adap ter and the power sock et. Check whether the power swit ch is turned on. Wh y is the L AN in dicator off? Check the connection between the device and y our PC, hub or sw itch.
90 EU Declaration of Confor mity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essentia l requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, 2009/125/EC.
91 Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., LTD ., declare unde r our sole responsibili ty, that the equipment described b elow complies with the requ irements of the European Council directive (1995/5/EC, 2006/95/EC). Equipment : N150 Wireless ADSL Mode m Router Model No.
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