Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AR-7182WNA Edimax
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1 AR - 718 2WnA / AR- 718 2WnB User Manual 8- 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 ................................................................................................................................ 61 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 miss ing in the package and c ontact your dealer to cl aim the missi ng item(s): ADSL2+ router (AR-7182WnA or A R-7182WnB) 12V power adapt er 1 meter RJ-45 Et hernet cable 1.
6 Do not put this de vice close to heat sources or high tem peratures . Keep the device out of d irect sunshine. Do not put this de vice close to a plac e where it is d amp or w et .
7 Flashing Int erne t activity (tr ansf erring /receiving da ta) in rout er mode. O ff Device in bridg ed mode. Re d O n Int erne t not c onnecte d in r out er mode (Ple ase r ef er to Not e ii. below). L AN Green O n L AN port connec te d. Flashing L AN activity (tr ansf er ring /receivin g dat a).
8 Rear Panel Item Descrip tion P ower O n/O ff But ton Swit che s the rout er on or o ff . P ower P ower p ort f or include d 12V power a dap ter . W ireless O n/O ff But ton Swit ch the wirele ss signal on or o ff . WPS Butt on Ac tiva te WPS (W i-F i Prot ect e d Setup ) L AN RJ - 45 E thernet ports.
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 wi th dynamic.
10 2. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the ADSL l ine. Connect the line p ort of the router of the device to th e mode m interface of a splitter using a telephone cable. Con nect a telephone to the Phone int erface of the splitter usi ng a telephone cabl e.
11 3. Connect the power adap ter to the r outer. Plug one end of the power adapter int o a wall outlet and connect the other end to the 12 V interface of the devic e.
12 Configuration 2 0 sho ws the corre ct conne ction whe n a t elephone s et is i nstalled before the splitter. Figure 2 - Connecti on diagram (Connecting a telephone set b efore the spli tter) Note : When Configurati on 2 is used, the filter must b e installed close to th e telephone cable.
13 5. Firewall settings. Please turn off all personal fi rewalls before you continue the s etup – firewalls can block communi cation between your PC and router. Note: You must us e the power adapter included in t he package with th e router, do NOT att empt to use a third -party power adapter.
14 3. Locate the “Netwo rk Connections” i con and doubl e-click to open network connection sett ings. 4. Select the “Local Area Connection” icon and rig ht-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 addre ss automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address auto matically” are selected and then pr ess “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 be connected to the router either directly or through a hub or s witch. The TCP/IP protoc ol of each PC must be inst alled and the IP Address of e ach PC has to be set i n the same subnet as th e router.
18 2. C lick the Network icon and then select Op en Network a nd Sharing Center to open th e Network and Sh aring Center wind ow. 3. Cl ick Ethernet to open t he Et hernet S tatus window , and then select Properties . The Local Area Con nection window will ap pear.
19 4. Chec k your list of Network Co mponents. Select Internet Protoc ol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and clic k the Properties button. 5. I n the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP v4 ) Properties win dow, select Obtain an IP a ddress automatically and Obtain DNS server a ddress automatically as shown on the following screen.
20 6. Cl ick OK (shown a bove) to confirm t he setting. Your PC wil l now obtain an IP address automat ically from your r outer’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure t hat the router’s DHCP server is the onl y DHCP ser ver available on your LAN. 3.
21 4. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TC P/IP v4 ) Properties 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 confirm the sett ing. Your PC will now obt a in an IP address automatically from your r outer’s D HCP server.
22 3. Chec k your list of Network Compon ents. You should s ee Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) o n your list. Select it and click the Properties but ton.
23 3. Chec k your list of Network Compon ents. You should s ee Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list . Select it and click the Properties button. 4. I n the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) P roperties window, sel ect Obtain an IP address automati cally and Obtai n DNS server address a utomatically as shown on the following screen.
24 4. EZmax Setup W izard You can confi gure the router by run ning the setup wiz ard on the CD -ROM included in t he package contents. The wizard enables you to configure your Internet connection, u pgrad e the firmware and change the router’s password.
25 2. Please select your product..
26 3. Please ensure all hardware is correctly install ed. Check the box and clic k “Next” ..
27 4. Select your country and ISP. If your ISP is not li sted, select “Other” from the list and refer to 4.2 . Internet Connection Type..
28 5. En ter your ISP’s username and passw ord and click “Appl y”. On the next screen, click “Apply” ag ain..
29 6. Please wait while the router connects to th e Internet. When the router is connected successful ly, you will see the screen below..
30 4.2. Internet Connectio n Type If your country or ISP is not li sted, please select “ Other ” f rom the list . Then select your Int ernet connectio n type and click “ Next” . If you are not sure, please contact your I nternet Service P rovider (ISP ).
31 Depending on you r selection, please refer to the appr opriate 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 a ssigned. Password Enter the password th at your ISP has assign ed to you. VPI Virtual path id entifier (VPI) is the virt ual path between two poin ts in an ATM netw ork.
33 multiplexing. In PPPoE/PPPoA mode, please select “PPPoE LLC”, “PPPoE VCM UX ” , “PPPoA LLC” or “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 n etwork.
34 multiplexing. In Bridge Mode, please select “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 netw ork. Its valid value is in t he range of 0 to 255.
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 Pa rameter Description VPI Virtual path identifier (VPI) is the virt ual path between two poin ts in an ATM netw ork.
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 multiplexing.
37 5. Web Configu ration The rout er can also be configure d us ing the web -base d configur ation inter f ace. Follo w the instructions below . 5.1. Accessing the Router T o access the web-based c onfigur a tion interf ace: 1. Open the Int ernet Explor er (IE) browser and enter http:// 192.
38 5.2.2. System Log Choose Status > Sy st em Log , the page shown in the following figure appear s. In this page, y ou can view , clear or sav e the s ys tem log.
39 5.2.3. Statistics Choose Status > Statistics . The Statistics page that is display e d cont ains Eth ernet Statis tics , ADSL Statistics and WL AN Statistics . 5.2.3.1. Ethernet Statistics In the T r affic Sta tist ics page , click E therne t and th e page shown in the f ollowing figure appears.
40 5.2.3.2. ADSL Statistics In t he T r a ffic Statistic page, cli ck ADSL and the page shown in the following figure appear s. In this page, you can view the ADSL line statis tics such as tot al PDU s, tot al Error Count s. 5.2.3.1. WLAN Statistics In t he T r af fic Statistic page, click WL AN and the page s hown in the following figure appears.
41 Interne t c onnection is pro vide d by your Interne t service pro vider (ISP). For e xample, your ISP pr ovide s y ou with the IP a ddre s s (a st atic or dynamic IP addr e ss) for conne cting to the Interne t, an d the protoco l f or commu nication on the Interne t.
42 In thi s page, enter a new passwor d for t he admin accou nt. A fter finishi ng 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 Y ou ma y select Auto setup by ISP li st , Dynamic IP Addre ss, Static IP Addre ss, PPPoE/PPP oA or Bridge Mode . 5.3.1. Auto setup by ISP list Select A uto setup by ISP li st , click NEXT , and the page as shown in the following figure appears.
44 The following table describes the pa rameters in thi s page: F ield Description VPI V irtual path i dentifier (VPI) is the virtual path between two points i n an ATM network. It s valid val ue is between 0 and 255. Enter t he co rrect VPI provided by your ISP.
45 The following ta ble describes the parameters in th is page: F ield Description Country Select the country you ar e in. ISP Select your Inter net Service Provider (ISP). VPI V irtual path i dentifier (VPI) is the virtual path between two points i n an ATM network.
46 F ield Description VPI is set to 8 . VCI V irtual chann el identifier (VCI) i s the virtual chann el between two points in an ATM network. Its val id value is between 1 and 65535. En ter the corr ect VCI pro vided by your ISP . By def ault, VCI is se t to 35 .
47 F ield Description 255. Enter t he co rrect VPI provided by your ISP. By defaul t, VPI is set to 8 . VCI V irtual chann el identifier (VCI) i s the virtual chann el between two points in an ATM network. Its val id val ue is between 1 and 65535. Enter the corr ect VCI pro vided by your ISP .
48 The f ollowing table de scribes 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 default .
49 F ield Description CBR , UBR , rtVB R , or nrtVBR . PCR P eak cell r ate (PC R) is the maximum r ate at which cell s can be tr an smitt e d along a connection in the A TM network. SCR Sust ain cell r ate ( SCR) is the maximum r ate that tra ffic can pa ss ov er PVC without the risk of cell loss.
50 The f ollowing table de scribes 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 , 148 3 Route d IP LLC(IP oA) or 1483 Route d IP VC -Mux . IP Unnumbered Y ou can choose Activa t ed or Deactivat e d .
51 Field Description Dynamic R oute Select this option to specif y the Routing Inf orma tion pr otoc ol (RIP) ver sion. Y ou can select RIP1 , RIP 2-B or RIP2-M . Direc tion Y ou c an select No ne , Both , IN Only or OU T O nly to specify the RIP direction.
52 corr e ct I P form at , which is four IP octet s separa te d by a dot (x. x.x.x). The r outer will not accept an IP addre ss if it is n ot in this f ormat.
53 F ield Description IP Subnet Mask Y ou can enter the IP subnet mask for di al-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 ork A ddre ss T r anslation (NA T) function.
54 Select PPPoA/PPPoE in the ISP encapsula tion i f your I SP requir es y ou to use a PPP oE connection. Th is option is typically use d for DSL services. Sel ect Dynamic PPPoE to obt ain an IP addre ss automatic ally for y our PPP oE connection. Select Sta tic PPPoE to use a st at ic IP ad dr e ss for your PP P oE connection.
55 F ield Description Encapsulation Y ou can choose PPPoE LLC , PPPoE VC-Mux , PPPoA LLC or PPP oA VC-Mux . IP Unnumbered Select Activ at ed or Deactivat e d . Connection Setting Connection Y ou can choose Alw ay s O n (Recommende d) , 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 host s to include DHCP in local pools. Choose D HCP or SL AA C . DHCP PD Enable IPv6 Pre fix Delega tion Options for DHCP v6. Y ou may enable or disable DHCP PD.
57 F ield Description Encapsulation Y ou can choose 1483 Bridged IP LLC or 148 3 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 erf ace Setup > L AN . The L AN page that is display e d contains Rout er Local IP , D HCP Server , DNS , Radvd and DHCPv 6 .
58 Field Description Addr e ss r ecommended to use an addre ss f r o m a block re served f or privat e use. This addr e ss 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 o f subnet mask is fr om 255.
59 Field Description Phy sical P ort s When n o port i s selected , the L AN PC can’t get an IP fr om the router . DNS Rela y Y ou can choose U se Auto Discovered DNS S erver Only or Us e U se r Discovere d DNS Server O nly .
60 In the DHCP field, cho ose Disabled , the page sh own in the following figure appear s. In the DHCP field, choose DHCP Rela y , the page shown in the f ollowing figur e appear s.
61 5.4.3. Wireless Choose Interf ace Setup > W ireless . The page as shown in the following figure ap pear s. The W irele ss page cont ains Acce ss P oint Settings , 11n Set tings , Multiple SSIDs Settings , WPS Settings and W ireless MAC Addre ss F i lter .
62 F ield Description Current Channel Countrie s ap ply their own regulations to b oth the allowable channels, allowe d user s and maximum power levels within these frequency range s. The def ault is 2 . Beacon Interval Beac on Interv al r ange is from 20 to 1000 .
63 F ield Description r outer thr ough broadc as ting SSID. Select No to hide SSID . SSID is not visi ble to wir eless client se arche s. Use WPS WPS technology allow s new customer s without a pr.
64 5.5. Advanced Set up In the navig a tion bar , click Advance d Setup . In the Adv anced Setup page that is display e d con tains F irewall , R outing , NA T , QoS , VL AN and A DSL . 5.5.1. Firewall Choose Adv anced Setup > F irewall . The page shown i n the f ollowing figure appear s.
65 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s and but tons of this page: Field Description Des tination IP Addr e ss Enter the IP a ddre ss of the de stinati on device.
66 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s and buttons o f this page: Field Description V irtual Circuit Choose a V i rtual Circuit Index t o set up f or the NA T fun ction. NA T St atus This field shows the curr ent NA T st atus for the c urren t VC.
67 The f ollowing table de scribes the parame ter s o f this page: F ield Description DMZ Select Enable d or Disabled t o enable this fu nction. DMZ Host IP Addr e ss Enter the specified IP Addr e ss for t he DMZ host on the L AN side. In the NA T page, c hoose V irt ual Server , and the page shown i n th e f ollowing figure appe ar s.
68 F ield Description Application Y ou can enter an application na me, or select a name f rom the right dr op-list menu li k e FTP or TELN ET . Pr otoc ol Choose t he t r ansport lay er protoc ol that the service 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 f or this VC. Y ou can sp ecif y 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 ample, the IP ver sion is set to IPv4 . QoS Y ou ma y select Activ at e d or Deactivate d . A fter acti v ating 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 sical P ort s Choose an Ethernet inter f ace or WL A N Interf ace. Des tination MAC The Destination MAC addr e ss of the rule. If data pack e ts include the MAC addr ess, th e data pack e ts are placed i nto the group.
72 F ield Description video and voice. Data classes f our through one range from con trolle d-load appl icat ions such as stre aming multimedia and business-critical tra ffic - carrying SAP data, for instance - down to "loss eligi ble" tra ffic.
73 The following table describes the pa rameters of this p age: F ield Description Quality of Service IP V er sion Select IP v ersion. In this e xample, t he IP v er sion is set to IPv6 . QoS Select Activa t ed or Deactivat e d . A fter activating QoS, you may se t the upload bandwidth of the W AN interf ac e.
74 Click Save at the b ottom of the page to save the discipline. To view th e rules and actions, click QoS Settings Summary to enter the page shown i n the following figure appears. 5.5.5. VLAN Choose Adv anced Setup > VL AN , the page sho wn in the follo wing figure appear s.
75 Each phy sical port has a def ault VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID i s assigned to untagge d fr ame s or p riority tagge d frame s (fr ames wit h null (0) VID) r eceive d on this port. Y ou can set a PVID f or an A TM V C, Ethernet por t or W i r eless L AN.
76 The f ollowing table de scribes 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 e s or No to specify whether VL AN set tings ar e active or not. VL AN ID VL AN ID is from 1 to 4094 .
77 The rout er supports these modulat ions: G. Lite , T1.413 , G.DMT , ADSL2 , ADSL2+ and Auto-S yno U p . The r outer nego tiate s the modulation modes with the DSL AM. The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s an d buttons o f this page: F ield Description ADSl Mode Choose A uto Sync- Up , ADSL2+ , ADS L2 , G.
78 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s an d buttons o f this page: F ield Description ACL Rule Inde x Y ou can e s tablish sixteen ACL rule s at most. Activ e Click to enable or disable the rule. Secure IP Addr e ss The rule is valid if the IP is in this rang e.
79 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s an d buttons o f 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 Index fr om 1 to 12 .
80 5.6.2.2. Application Filter Choose Access Management > F i lter , select Application F i lter fr om the dr op - down list F i lter Typ e Selection , and the page shown in the follo wing figu r e appear s. Select Application F i lter type. The use r can set Application rules to fi lter the ICQ , MSN, YMSG, Real Audio/V ideo pack e ts.
81 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s an d buttons o f this page: F ield Description Activ e Mak e URL F i lter rule activat e d or deactiv ate d. URL Inde x Can set an URL F i lter Inde x from 1 to 1 6. URL Enter the U RL that needs to be fi lter e d.
82 The f ollowing table de scribes the paramet er s of this page : F ield Description Get Community Select to s et the pass wor d for the incoming Get- an d GetNe xt reque s ts from the management st ation. Set Community Select to set the passwor d f or incoming Set reques ts f rom the management st ation.
83 5.6.5. DDNS Choose Access Management > DDNS , the page shown i n the following figur e appear s. The Dynamic Dom ain Name Sys tem (DDNS) lets you use a sta tic host name with a dyna mic I P addre ss. U ser sh ould t ype the host name, user na me an d pass wor d assigned to y our ADSL R outer by y our Dyna mic DNS provider .
84 5.6.6. CWMP Choose Access Management > CWMP , and the page shown in the following figure appe ar s. The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s of this page: Fi eld Description URL URL for the CPE to connect to the ACS 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 e d cont ains Ad ministr ation , T ime Zone , F irmware , SysR e st art and Diagnostics . 5.7.1. Administration Choose Maintenance > Administr ation , the page shown in the following figure appear s.
86 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description Synchr oniz e time with Y ou can choose NTP Server automatically , PC ’ s Clock or Manually . T ime Zone Choose the ti me zone in which are a y ou ar e from the dr op - down list.
87 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description New F i rmw are Location Click Brow se to select the firmwar e fil e. R omfile Backup Click Brow se and select a path to sa v e the configur ation fi le of the r outer .
88 The f ollowing table de scribes the par ameter s of this page: F ield Description Curren t Set tings R e st art the rout er with current se ttings. F act ory Def ault Set tings R e st art the router with se ttings re set ba c k to factory def aults.
89 6. Trouble Shooting Question Answer Wh y are all the indicat or s off? Check the connecti on betwee n the p ow er adap ter and the power sock e t. Check wh ether the power switch is turned on. Wh y is the L AN in dicator off? Check the connect ion between the device and y our PC, hub or swi tch.
90 EU Declaration of Confor mity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essentia l requirements and other rele vant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, 2009/125/EC.
91 Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., LTD ., declare unde r our sole responsibi lity, that the equipment described b elow complies with t he requirements of the European Council directive (1995/5/EC, 2006/95/EC ). Equipment : N150 Wireless ADSL Mode m Router Model No.
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