Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BR6101 Edimax Technology
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1 Broadband Router User’s Manual.
Introduction .................................................................................................. 3 Features ............................................................................................................... 4 Minimum Requirements .
Status ................................................................................................................. 64 3.1 Status and Information ............................................................................... 65 3.2 Internet Connection .
Congratulations on purcha sing this Broadband Router. This Broadband Router is a cost -effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cabl e modem.
Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below sho ws the broadband rout er’s back panel. The router’s back p anel is divided into three sections, LAN , WAN and Reset : Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Net work (LAN) The Broadband router’s 4 LAN port s are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, p rinter servers, hubs and switche s etc.
On the router’s front panel there are LE D lights t hat inform you of the router’s current statu s. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description.
Figure 1.2 below shows a typical set up for a Local Area Network (LAN). Figure 1.2 Getting started 7.
This is a step-by-step instruction on ho w to start u si ng the route r and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram a bove (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC clients so t hat it can obtain an IP address automatically.
8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.
5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.
automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the followin g screen. 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.
button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Prope rties button.
3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the route r ’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By default the Broadband Router’s DHCP serve r is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically.
can just configure the General Setup section, since the General Setup/WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the same configu rations. Status Information (Chapter 3) The Status Information section is for you to m onitor the route r’s current status information only.
Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, DMZ, Special applications and other fun ctions to meet your LAN requirements. Status Information (Chapter 3) In this section you can see the Broadban d router's system information, Internet Con nectio n, Device Status, Security Log and DHCP client Log information.
Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is desi gned to get you using the broadband router as quick as possi ble. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HO ME page, you should see the screen below.
must check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving conf iguration (below). Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Typ e.
Menu Description 1.1 Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already 1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. 1.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.
Parameters Description Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name. MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet.
Parameters Description I P This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP addre s s Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above.
Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Service Name This is optional. Enter the Service name should your ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank.
If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will auto-connect to the ISP w hen someone want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout. The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”.
1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPTP server.
IP Address This is the IP addre ss that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection.
work with some ISP. So please make sure this function can work properly when you use this functi on in the first time, especially your ISP charge you by time used. Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP conne ction.
Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, y ou should see the screen below. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start usi n g the Internet.
Below is a general description of what a dvance f unctions are available for this broadban d router. Menu Description 2.1 System This section allows you to se t the Broadband router’s system Time Zone, Password and Remote Man agement Administrator. 2.
2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to chan ge the system password and to specify a remote management use r for the bro adb and router. Parameters Description System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in.
2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to referen ce or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions su ch as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in.
Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.1.2 Password Settings You can change the password requi red to log in to the broadband router's system web-based management.
Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.
Port The port number of remote management web interface. Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote m anagement function. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns.
2.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Q uick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connecti on type. The WAN Settings scre en allo ws you to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP.
2.2.8 DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that y ou wish to use and configure the user name an d password p rovided by you DDNS service provider. Once you have made a selection, click < More Config uratio n> at the bottom of the screen and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 2.
Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet . Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2TP server.
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not hav e a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above Connection Type If you select “C ontinuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP.
Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection User deside login server Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s login manually server manually.
convenience. If your Service Provi der connects you to the Internet with dynami c IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server that you would rather use, you need to specif y the IP address of t hat DNS server here.
Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disable Enable/Disable the DDNS functio n of this router Provider Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS Account.
Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the router’s LAN po rt IP addre ss (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255. 0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802.
have to manually set your LAN client’s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as this broadband route r if you want the router to be your LAN client’s default gateway Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporaril y give your LAN clients an IP address.
Parameter Description 2.4.1 Port Forwarding You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to different serv ice servers/ clients in your LAN. The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port num bers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP address.
2.4.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a pa rticular range of service port nu mbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP addr ess.
Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Note: You need to give your LAN PC cli ents a fixed/static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly. Type This is the protocol type to be forwarded.
Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" an d the fields will be cleared. Remove Port Forwarding into the table If y ou want to r.
type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-dir ect a particular service port num ber (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN privat e IP address and its service port number. (See Glossary for an explan ation on Port number) Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server.
Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Note : Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict bet ween the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings.
The diagram below demon strate s one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users.
2.4.3 Special Applications Some applications requi re multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section y ou can configu re the router to sup port multiple connections for these types of applications.
Public Type Select the Inb ound p ort protocol type: “TCP”, “UDP” or both Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists t he more popul ar ap plications that require multiple connections. Select an appli c ation from the Popular Applications selection.
router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-24 00 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note : Only one LAN client can u se a particula r special application at a time.
2.4.4 ALG Settings You can select applications that need “A pplication Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway” of an application and then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway.
2.5 Firewall The Broadband router provides exten s ive firewall protection by restri cting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks.
2.5.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users fr om accessing certain Internet app lications/ services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control all ows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN.
Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will be cleared.
Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule.
that you wish to setup an Access Control rule. You can select a range of users si mply by inputting the starting users’ IP address and the last user’s IP address in the appropriate boxes. If you want to select only one user then input the user’s IP address in both boxes.
Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only acce ss websites that use Port 80. Ho wever, LAN client B is able to access websites and any ot her service that uses ports b etween 80 and 999.
2.5.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keyw ord of the Web site. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enab le/disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”.
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2.5.3 Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common ha cker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood.
2.5.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly fro m behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the cli ent up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
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Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of you r router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status o f t he Broadba nd route r's WAN/LAN i.
3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows y ou to vie w the router’ s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router’ s sy stem information.
3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Int ernet c onnection status and other related information Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN po rt is connected to a Cable/DSL connection.
3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configurat ion settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configure d in the Quick Setup Wi zard/General Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband route r ’s current device settings.
3.4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain acce ss to your net work. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the current securi ty log of the Broadband router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network.
3.5 Active DHCP Client Table View your LAN client's information that i s cu rrently linked to the Broadband router' s DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP c lients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network.
3.6 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN and LA N. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN.
Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic co nfi guration tools, such as Config uration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgra de (up grade system firmware) and Reset.
4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools scre en allo ws you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings prov ides an added prote ction and convenience shou l d problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory def ault.
4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmwa re Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadba nd router’s system firmware.
4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s syst em Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system st ops respondin g co rrectly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset.
Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prom pt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter> • Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) • The router’s IP address is the one entitled Def ault G ateway (192.
Glossary Bridge: A bridge is an inte lligent, intern etworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on data link lay er (MA C) address information. Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address.
ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Addre s s is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office. ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business t hat provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesse s or organizations.
Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, whi ch may be a part of t he TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP addre ss.
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