Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AR-7286WNB Edimax Technology
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1 AR -7286 WnA / AR-72 86WnB User Manual 6- 201 3 / v1.0.
2 COPYRIGHT Copyright Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. all rights reserved. No part of th is publication may be reprodu ced, transmitt ed, transcribed, stored in a r etrieval system, or translat ed int.
3 Contents 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ........................................................................
4 5.4.3. Wireless ................................................................................................................................ 60 5.5. A DVANCED S ETUP ...............................................................................
5 1. Product Introduction 1.1. Package Contents Before you start u sing this product, pl ease check if there is anything missing in the package and c ontact your dealer t o clai m the missing it em(s): ADSL2+ router (AR -7286WnA or AR- 7286WnB) 12V power adapter 1 meter RJ-45 Ethernet cable 1.
6 Do not put this de vice close to heat sources or high temperatures . Keep the device out of d irect sunshine. Do not put this de vice close to a plac e whe re it is damp or w et .
7 Int ernet Green O n Int ernet conn ected in r outer mode Flashing Int ernet activity (tr ansf erring /receiving dat a) in rout er mode. O ff Device in bridged mo de. Re d O n Int ernet not c onnected in r outer mode (Ple ase r ef er to Not e ii. below).
8 Rear Panel Item Descrip t ion P ower On/O ff But ton Swit ches th e router on or off . P ower P ower port f or include d 12V power a dapter . W ireless O n/O ff Butt on Swit ch the wir eless signal on or o ff . WPS Butt on Ac tivat e WPS (W i-F i Pr otect ed Setup ) L AN 1 – 4 RJ - 45 E thernet 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 a ccess 1483Bridged/1483Routed wit h dynami.
10 2. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the A DSL line. Connect the line p ort of the router of the device t o the mode m interface of a splitter using a telephone cable. Connect a telephon e to the Phone i nterface 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 adapter into a wall outlet and conn ect the other end to the 12 V interface of the devic e.
12 Configuration 2 0 sho ws the correct connecti on whe n a telephone set is installed before the splitter. Figure 2 - Connecti on diagram (Connecting a telephone set b efore the spl itter) Note : When Configurati on 2 is used, the filt er must be installed close to the telephone cable.
13 5. Firewall settings. Please turn off all personal fi rewalls before you con tinue the setup – firewall s can block communi cation between your PC and router. Note: You must us e the power adapter included in t he package wit h the router, do NOT att empt to use a third -party power ad apter.
14 3. Locate the “Netw ork Connections” i con and dou ble-click to open network connection sett ings. 4. Select the “Local Area Connectio n” icon an d right-cli ck it to open the sub-menu, then sel ect “Properties” .
15 5. Select “Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP)” and t hen click “Properties” 6. Ensure that “Obtain an IP ad dress automatically” an d “Obtain DNS server address auto matically” are selected and then p ress “OK” .
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17 3. IP Address Setting To use the router t o access the In ternet, the PCs in the n etwork must have an Ethernet adapter inst alled and b e connected to th e router either directly or through a hub or s witch. The TCP/IP protoc ol of each PC must be i nstalled and the IP Address of e ach PC has to be s et in the same subnet a s the router.
18 2. Click the Network icon and then select Op en Network a nd Sharing Center to open th e Network and Sh aring Center win dow. 3. Click Ethernet to open the Et hernet Stat us window , an d then select Properties . The Local Area Con nection window will appe ar.
19 4. Check your list of Network Components. Select I nternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and clic k the Properties button. 5. In the In ternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP v4 ) Properties window, s elect Obtain an IP a ddress automatically and Obtai n DNS server address automatically as shown on the foll owing screen.
20 6. Click OK (shown above) to confirm the sett ing. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automat ically from your r outer’s DHCP serv er. Note: Please make sure t hat the router’ s DHCP server is the only DHCP ser ver available on your LAN. 3.2.
21 4. In the In ternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP v4 ) Properties window, s elect Obtain an IP a ddress automatically and Obtai n DNS server address automatically as shown on the foll owing screen. 5. Click OK to confi rm the setting. Your PC wil l now obtain an IP a ddress automatically from your r outer’s D HCP server.
22 3. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Int ernet Protocol 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 Int ernet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list . Select it and click the Prope rties butt on. 4. In the In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Pro perties window, select Obtain an IP address automatical ly and Obt ain DNS server address a utomatical ly as shown on the following screen.
24 4. EZmax Setup W izard You can confi gure the router by run ning the setup wizard on the CD -ROM included in the package contents. Th e wizard enables you to configure your Internet co nnection, upgrade the firmware and chang e the router’s password.
25 2. Please select your product..
26 3. Please ensure all hardware is correctly inst alled. Check the box and cl ick “Next” ..
27 4. Select your country and I SP. If your I SP is not listed, select “Other” fr om the list and refer to 4.2 . Internet Connect ion Type. 5. En ter your ISP’s username and p assword and cli ck “Apply”. On t he next screen, click “Apply” ag ain.
28 6. Please wait while the router conne cts to the Internet. When the router i s connected successful ly, you will see the screen below..
29 4.2. Internet Connection Ty pe If your country or ISP is not li sted, please select “ Other ” from the list ..
30 Then select your Int ernet connectio n type and cli ck “Next” . If you are no t sure, please contact your I nternet Se rvice Provider (ISP). Depending on you r selection, please refer to the app ropriate chapt er: 4. 2 .1. PPPoE/PPPoA 4.2. 2. B ridge Mode 4.
31 Static IP Address Uses a static IP address. You r service provider gives a static IP address to a ccess Internet services. 4.2.1. PPoE/PPPoA Parameter Description User Name Enter the usernam e exactly as your ISP a ssigned. Password Enter the password th at your ISP has assign ed to you.
32 between two poin ts in an ATM netw ork. Its valid value is in the range of 32 to 65535 (0 to 31 is reserved for local management of ATM traffi c). Enter the correct VCI provided by you r ISP. By default, VCI is set to 35. Connection type Please check with your ISP the meth od of multiplexing.
33 VCI Virtual channel ident ifier (VCI) is the virtual chann el between two poin ts in an ATM netw ork. Its valid value is in the range of 3 2 to 65535 (0 to 31 is reserved for local management of ATM traffi c). Enter the correct VCI provided by you r ISP.
34 default, VPI is set to 8. VCI Virtual channel ident ifier (VCI) is the virtual channel between two point s in an ATM network. Its valid val ue is in the range of 32 to 65535. (0 to 31 is reserved fo r local management of ATM traf fic) Enter t he correct VCI provided by yo ur ISP.
35 valid value is in t he range of 0 to 255. Enter the correct VPI provided by you r ISP. By default, VPI is set to 8. VCI Virtual channel ident ifie r (VCI) is the virtual channel between two point s in an ATM network. Its valid val ue is in the range of 32 to 65535.
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37 5. Web Configu ration The rout er can also be configure d using the web -based configur ation interf ace. Follo w th e instructions below . 5.1. Accessing the Router T o acc ess the w eb -based c onfiguration inter fa ce: 1. Open the Int ern et Explor er (IE ) brow ser and enter ht t p:// 192.
38 5.2.2. System Log Choose Status > Sy stem Log , t he page shown in the f oll owing figure appear s. In this page, y ou can view , clear or sa ve the sy stem log.
39 5.2.3. Statistics Choose Statu s > Statistics . The Statis tics page t hat is display ed contains Eth er net Statis tics , ADSL Statis tic s and WL A N Statistics . 5.2.3.1. Ethernet Statistic s In the T r affic Sta ti stics page, click Ethernet and the page shown in t he f oll owing figure appear s.
40 5.2.3.1. WLAN Statistics In t he T r affic Statis t ic page, click WL AN and the page s hown in t he f ollowing figure appears. In thi s page, you can view the WL AN st atistics such as tr ansmit/ r ec eive fr ames count, err ors coun t and drops count.
41 1. Clic k RUN WIZARD , there will pop up a new page as shown in the following figure appears. 2. Cl ick EXIT , this page wil l be closed. Cli ck NEXT , t he page as shown in the following figure appears.
42 In this page, ent er a new passwor d for the admin account. A fte r fi nishing all quick start settings, it wil l be saved and effect immediat ely. 3. Click NEXT , the page as shown in t he following figure appears. In this page, you can select a local time zone.
43 The following t able describes the paramete rs in this page: F ield Description Country Select the country you ar e in. ISP Select your Inter net Service P rovider (ISP). VPI V irtual path identifier (VPI) is the virtual path between two points in an ATM network.
44 The following table describes the paramete rs in this page: F ield Description VPI V irtual path identifier (VPI) is the virtual path between two points in an ATM network. I ts valid value is between 0 and 255. Ent er the correct VPI provided by your ISP.
45 F ield Description two poi nts in an ATM network. Its valid value is between 1 and 65535. Enter the correc t VCI provide d by your ISP . Connection T ype Select a connectio n type from the dr opdown list. You may select PPPoE/ PPPoA/ D ynamic IP/ Stat ic IP/ Routered IP/ Bridge.
46 F ield Description Mask ISP Gate way Enter the de fault g atewa y pro vided by your ISP . Connection T ype Yo u can select LLC or VC -Mux . In this exa mple, the encapsulation mo de is set to 14 83 Bridged IP LLC . 5.3.4. PPPoE/PPPoA Select PP PoE/PPPoA , click NEXT , and the page as shown in the foll owing figure will appear .
47 F ield Description T ype encapsulation mo de is set to PPPo E LLC . After setting, click NEXT , the page as shown in the foll owing f igure appears. Click BA CK to modi fy the settings. Click NEXT to sav e the settings. Click EXIT to cancel the set tings.
48 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description V irtual Circuit Select a virtual circuit from the d rop -list. Cl ick PVC s Summary to view eight PVCs (from PVC0 to PVC7), and only PVC0 status is acti vated by defaul t.
49 F ield Description PCR P eak cell r ate (PC R) is the maximum r ate at which cells can be tr an smitt ed along a connection in the A TM network. SCR Sust ai n cell r ate (SCR) is the maximum r ate that tr affic can pa ss over PVC without the risk of cell loss.
50 The f oll owing table de scri bes 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 Deactiv ate d .
51 Field Description IGMP ver sion 1 ( IGMP v1 ) and IGMP ver sion 2 ( IGMP v2) . Select Disabled to disable it. IPv6 Address DHCP IPv6 Enable Pr ovide addre ss assignment to h osts to inclu de DHCP in local pools. Y ou can choose DHCP o r SL AAC . DHCP PD Enable IPv6 Prefix Delegation Options for DHCPv6.
52 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description IP Common Optio ns Encapsulation Y ou can choose 1483 Bridged IP LLC , 1483 Bridged IP VC -Mux , 1483 R outed IP LLC(IP oA) or 1483 Route d IP VC - Mux . Def ault Rout e Y ou can enable or disable default r oute.
53 F ield Description Gate way 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 ork Addre ss T r ansl ation (NA T) function. If y ou do not enabl e NA T , y ou must add a r oute on the upl ink equipm ent , otherwise Inter net acce ss wi ll fail.
54 connection. Select Sta tic PPPoE to use a st atic IP a ddr ess for your PP P oE connection. Please en ter the inf ormation accor dingly . The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description Servicenam e Y ou can set the service name.
55 F ield Description Co nnection Setting Connection Y ou can choose Alway s On (Rec o mmended) , Connect On-Demand or Con nect Manually . T CP MSS Option Y ou can set a TCP MSS value. The r ange is from 100 to 1452 . The def au lt is 1400 . IP Common Options Def ault Rout e Y ou can enable or disab le def ault route.
56 F ield Description Enable DHCP in local pools. Choose D HCP or SL AAC . DHCP PD Enable IPv6 Prefix Delegation Options for DHCPv6. Y ou may enable or disable DHCP PD. MLD Pro xy Y ou may enable or di sable MLD P ro xy . MLD pro xy is enable d only for r oute mode.
57 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 . Th e L AN page that is di splay e d contains Rout er Local IP , D HCP Server , DNS , Radvd an d DHCPv6 . In t his page, you can change the IP addre ss of the r outer .
58 Field Description Mask subnet mask is fr om 255.255.0.0 t o 255.255.25 5. 254. Alias IP Addr ess Y ou may e nter the second IP Addre ss. Alias Subnet Mask Y ou may e nter a second subnet mask. Dynamic R oute Y ou can select RIP1 , R IP2- B or RIP2-M .
59 Field Description Auto Discovere d , the router accepts the firs tly-receiv ed DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPP oE or ME R enabled PVC(s) du ring the connection est ablishment. If select U ser Discov ered , enter the IP addr esse s of t h e primary and secondar y DNS servers.
60 In the DHCP field, choos e DHCP Relay , the page shown in the f oll owing figur e appear s. Enter a server IP addre ss running on W AN side..
61 5.4.3. Wireless Choose Interf ace Setup > W irele ss . The page as shown in the following figure ap pear s. The W irele ss page contains Acce ss P o int Settings , 11n Set ting s , M ultiple SSIDs Settings , WPS Set tings and W irele ss MAC Addr ess F i lter .
62 F ield Description power levels within these frequency r an ge s. The def ault is 2 . Beacon Interval Beac on I nterv al r a nge is fr om 20 to 1000 . RTS/CTS Threshold RTS/CTS Thr eshold r an ge is from 1500 to 234 7 . Fragmentation Threshold Enter a Fr ag ment at ion Thre shold between 256 and 2346 (ev e n numbers only) .
63 F ield Description wir eless client se arches. Use WPS WPS technology allo ws new cus tomers wit hout a pr eviousl y -est ablished accoun t to securely connect to your network at t he W i -F i hotspot, cre ate and pa y for an acc ount, a nd access the Interne t.
64 5.5.1. Firewall Choose Adv anc ed Setup > F irewall . The page shown i n the f oll owing figure appear s. Y ou can select this option to automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) att acks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and L and A ttack .
65 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: Field Description Des tination IP Addr ess Enter the IP a ddress o f the des tination device.
66 Field Description Number of IPs This field is to specif y how many IPs are provide d by your ISP f or the curren t VC. Y ou can select Single or Multiple . When y ou choose Single , you can set DMZ or V irtual Ser ver . Whe n y ou ch oose Multiple , Y ou can set DMZ , V irtual Server or IP Add ress Mapping (for Multiple IP Servic e) .
67 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par a meter s of this page: F ield Description DMZ Select Enable d or Disabled t o enabl e this functi on. DMZ Host IP Addr ess Enter the specified IP Addr ess for t he DMZ host on the L AN side. In the NA T page, choose V irtual Se rver , and t he page shown in the f oll ow ing figure appe ars.
68 F ield Description Application Y ou can enter an application name, or select a nam e f rom the right dr op -list menu li k e FTP or TELN ET . Pr otoc ol Choose the t r ansp ort layer protoc ol t hat the service type. Y ou can choose ALL , TCP or UDP .
69 The following table describes the pa rameters of thi s page: Field Description Rule Index The V i rtual ser ver rule index for this VC. Y ou can spe cify 10 rule s in maximum.
70 The following table describes the pa rameters of thi s page: F ield Description Quality of Service IP V er sion In this ex am ple, the IP ver sion is s et to IPv4 . QoS Y ou may select Activ ate d o r 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 R TP . Phy sical Por ts Choose an Ethernet inter face or WL A N Interf ace. Des tination MAC The Des tination MAC addre ss o f t he rule. I f data pack ets include the MAC addre ss, th e data pack ets are placed i nto the group.
72 F ield Description video and voice. Data classe s four through one rang e from con tr oll ed-loa d ap plications such as stre aming mult imedia and business-critical t r affic - carrying SAP data, for i nst a nce - down to "loss eligi ble" tr affic.
73 The following table describes the pa rameters of thi s page: F ield Description Quality of Service IP V er sion Select IP version. In this e xample, the IP version is set to IPv6 . QoS Select Activa ted o r Deactivat ed . A f ter activa ti ng QoS, you may se t the upload bandwidt h of the W AN interf ac e.
74 Click Save at the b ottom of the pag e to save the discipl ine. To view the rul es and actions, click QoS Settings Summary to enter the pa ge shown in the following figure appears. 5.5.5. VLAN Choose Advanced Setup > V L AN , the page shown in the following figure appear s.
75 Each phy sical port has a def au lt VID calle d PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigne d to untagge d f r ames or priority tagged fr ames (fr ames with null (0) VID) r ec eive d on this port. Y ou can set a PVID f or an A TM VC, E thern et port or W i r el ess L AN.
76 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description VL AN Index Choose a VL AN index from 1 to 8 . Activ e Select Y es or No to spec if y wh ether VL AN settings ar e active or not. VL AN ID VL AN ID i s from 1 to 4094 .
77 The rout er supp orts these modulations: G. Lite , T1.413 , G.DMT , A DSL2 , ADSL2+ and A uto-S yno U p . The router negotiate s the modula tion modes with the DSL AM. The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description ADSl Mode Choose A uto Sync- Up , A DSL2+ , ADSL2 , G.
78 The f oll owing table de scri bes 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 disab le the rule. Secure IP Addr ess The rule is valid if the IP is in this rang e.
79 The f oll owing table de scri bes 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 IP / 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 fr om the d rop- down list F i lter T ype Sel ection , and the page shown in the following figure appear s. Select Appl icat ion F i l ter type. The user can set Application rules to fi lter the ICQ , MSN, YMSG, Real Audio/V ideo pack ets.
81 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s and buttons of this page: F ield Description Activ e Mak e URL F i lter rule activat ed or deactiv ate d. URL Inde x Can set an URL F i lter Inde x fr om 1 to 16. URL Enter the U RL that needs to be fi lter ed.
82 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameters o f th is page: F ield Description Get Community Select to s et the passwor d for the incoming Get- and GetNe xt reque sts fr om the management st ation. Set Community Select to set the passwor d for incomi ng Set reque sts from the management st ation.
83 5.6.5. DDNS Choose Access Managemen t > DDNS , the page shown i n the following figur e appear s. The Dynamic Dom ain Name Sys tem (DDNS ) l ets you u se a static host name with a dynamic IP addre ss. U ser sho uld type t he host name, user na me an d pass word assigned to your ADSL R ou ter by your D ynamic DNS provider .
84 The f oll owing table de scri bes 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 the navig ation bar , click Maintenance . The Maint enance page that is display ed cont ains Administr ation , T ime Zone , F irmware , SysR es tart and Diagnostics . 5.7.1. Administration Choose Maintenance > A d ministr ation , the page sho wn in the f ollowing figure appears.
86 The f oll owing table de scri bes 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 Zone Choose the time z one in which ar ea y ou ar e from the dr op - down list.
87 The f oll owing table de scri bes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description New F i rmwar e Location Click Brow se to select t he firmwar e fi le. R omfi le Backup Click Brow se and select a path to sa ve the configur ation fi le of the r outer .
88 5.7.5. Diagnostics Choose Maint ena nce > Di agnositics , the page shown i n t he following figure appear s. The page shows the te st results for the connectivity of the physical lay er and prot ocol lay er for both L AN an d W AN sides.
89 6. Trouble Shooting Question Answer Wh y are all the indi cat ors 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 t he L AN in dicator off? Check the connection between the device and y ou r PC, hub or switch.
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 ., decla re under our sole responsi bility, that the equipment described b elow complies with t he requirements of the European Council directive (1 995/5/EC, 2006/95/EC ， EC/1275/2008). Equipment : N300 Wireless ADSL Modem Router Model No.
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