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0 BR-6504N IEEE802.1 1b/g/n Draf t 2.0 Wireless Broadband Router User ’ s Manual V ersion 1.0.4 (April, 2007).
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3 Copyright © by Edimax T echnology Co, L TD. all rights reserved. No part of t his publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a r e trieval system, or translated into any lan.
4 C A T A L O G CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMA TION 1-1 Introduction and safety information………………………………....P6 1-2 Safety Information ……………………………………………….......P8 1-3 System Requirement s…………………………………………… .
5 2-4-3 Remote Management…………………………………………P41 2-5 Setup Internet Connection (W AN Setup)……………………….....
6 3-2 Network Address T rnaslation (NA T)………………………………P92 3-2-1 Basic NA T Settings (Enabl e or disable NA T function)……..P92 3-2-2 Port Forwarding……………………………………………..P93 3-2-3 V irtual Server……………………………………………… .
7 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this wi reless broadband router! Thi s high cost-effici ency router is the best choice for Small office / Home of fice users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high speed.
8 • Easy to use Web-based GUI for net work configurat ion and management purposes • Remote management function allows c onfiguration and upgrades from a remote computer (o ver the Internet) • Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports.
9 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of user s and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor . 2. DO NOT put this router at or n ear hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom.
10 1-3 System Requirements z Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port. z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser ( Microsof t Internet Explor er 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.
11 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this router , pl ease check if there’ s anything missing in the package, and contact your deal er of purchase to claim for missing items: □ Broad.
12 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router Fr ont Panel LED Name Light Status Description PWR ON Router is switched on and correctly powered On W ireless network is switched on or WPS mode is on. Off W ireless network is switched off WLAN Flashing W ireless LAN activity (transferring data).
13 Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna A to C Antenna A, B, and C Power Power connector , connects to D/C power adapter Reset / W PS Reset the router to factory def ault settings (clear all s ettings) or start WPS function.
14 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Build network connecti on Please follow the following instructi on to build the network connection between your new WIRELESS router a nd your com puters, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the W AN port of router by Ethernet cable.
15 2-2 Connecting to wireless br o adband router by web browser After the network connection is bu ilt, the next step you should do is setup the router with proper network pa rameters, so it can work properly in your network environment.
16 2-2-1 W indows 95/98/Me IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear . Select ‘TCP /IP’, then click ‘Properties’.
17 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address fro m a DHCP server ’, then click ‘OK’..
18 2-2-2W indows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear .
19 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’..
20 2-2-3W indows XP IP addr ess setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel.
21 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’..
22 2-2-4W indows V ista IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and T asks , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’.
23 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address au tomatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’..
24 2-2-5 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete , please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’.
25 Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter ’ key . Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.
26 Please input user name and password in the field respectively , default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’ button, and you can see the web management .
27 2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the following instruc tions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to QuickSetup menu by clicking ‘QuickSetup’ button.
28 Set T ime Please press button, a dr op-down list Zone: will be shown, and you can choose a time zone of the location you live. T ime Server Input the IP addr ess / host name of time server Addr ess.
29 page. There are six types of Internet connection, they are: Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-3-1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-2 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-3 PPTP xDSL - P.
30 2-3-1 Setup procedur e for ‘Cable Modem’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name : Please input the host name of your computer , this is optional, and only r equir ed if your service pr ovider asks you to do so.
31 2-3-2 Setup procedur e for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL ’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP addr ess Please input IP addr ess assigned assigned by your by your service pr ovider .
32 2-3-3 Setup procedur e for ‘PPPoE xDSL ’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d : Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e.
33 2-3-4 Setup procedur e for ‘PPTP xDSL ’ : PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setti ng: W AN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from W AN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP a ddress from your service provider here.
34 Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User ID: Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d: Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e.
35 2-3-5 Setup procedur e for ‘L2TP xDSL ’: L2TP is another popular connection me thod for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and a ll required setting items ar e the same with PPTP connection.
36 2-3-5 Setup procedur e for ‘L2TP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d : Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e.
37 2-3-6 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using T elstra big pond’ s network service in Australia. Y ou need to input: User Name : Please input the user name assigned by T elstra. Passwor d : Please input the passwor d assigned by T elstra.
38 Please wait for about 50 seconds, then c lick ‘OK!’ button. Y ou’l l be back to router management interface again, and th e router is ready with new settings.
39 2-4 Basic Setup In this chapter , you’ll know how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please st art your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘General Setup’ button on the left, or click ‘General Setup’ link at the upper-right corner of web management interface.
40 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the setti ngs made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
41 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Curr ent Please input curr ent passwor d her e. Passwor d : New Passwor d : Please input new passwor d here . Confirmed Please input new passwor d her e again. Passwor d : When you finish, click ‘Apply’; If you want to keep original password unchanged, click ‘Cancel’.
42 If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password: Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password.
43 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Addr ess : Input the IP addr ess of the r emote host you wish to initiate a management access. Port : Y ou can define the port number this r outer should expect an incoming r equest. If you’r e pr oviding a web service (default port number is 80), you should try to use other port number .
44 NOTE: When you want to manage th is router from another computer on internet, you have to input the IP address and port number of this router . If your Internet service prov ider assigns you with a.
45 2-5 Setup Internet Conn ection (W AN Setup) Internet connections setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. However , you can setup W AN connections up by using W AN configuration menu. Y ou can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here.
46 2-5-1 Setup procedur e for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name : Please input host name of your computer , this is optional, and only r equir ed if your service pr ovider asks you to do so.
47 Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 s econds while router is rebooti ng).
48 2-5-2 Setup procedur e for ‘S tatic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP addr ess assigned Please input IP addr ess assigned by your Service by your service pr ovider .
49 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
50 2 -5-3 Setup procedur e for ‘PPPoE’: User Name : Please input user name assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e. Passwor d : Please input the passwor d assigned by your Internet service pr ovider her e.
51 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
52 W AN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP setti ngs are correct. Pl ease contact your Internet service provider if you don’ t know what you should fill in these fields.
53 Setting item ‘BEZEQ-ISRAEL ’ is only requi red to check if you’re using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel. When you finish with all settings, pleas e click ‘OK ; if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.
54 When you finish with all settings, pleas e click ‘OK ; if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’. 2-5-6 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using T elstra big pond’ s network service in Australia.
55 2-5-7 Setup procedur e for ‘DNS’: If you select ‘ Dynamic IP ’ o r ‘ PPPoE ’ as Internet connec tion method, at least one DNS server ’ s IP address should be assigned automatically .
56 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
57 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Dynamic DNS : If you want to e nable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’. Pr ovider : Select your DDNS service pr ovider her e. Domain Name : Input the domain name you’ve obtained fr om DDNS service pr ovider .
58 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
59 2-6 W ired LAN Configuration Before all computers using wired Ethern et connection (i.e. those computers connect to this router ’ s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) can co mmunicate with each other and access internet, th ey must have a valid IP address.
60 Please follow the following instructi ons to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘LAN’ menu on the left of web management interface, there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHC P Server ’, and ‘Static DHCP Leases T able’.
61 2-6-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server ’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here are descriptions of every setup items: Lease T ime : Please choose a le ase time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP addr ess) of every IP addr ess assigned by this r outer fr om dr opdown menu.
62 2-6-3 S tatic DHCP Leases T able: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever , so you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer , and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server . Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here.
63 If you want to delete a specific item , please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP a ddress mapping , then click ‘Delete Select ed’ button ; if you want to de lete all mappings, click ‘D elete All’ . If you want to deselect all mappings, click ‘Reset .
64 2-7 W ireless LAN Configuration If your computer , PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can you can use the wireless function of this router to le t them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired-LAN connection.
65 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
66 wireless routers, to expand the scope of network. d. AP Bridge-WDS : Connect this router with up to four WDS-capable wireless routers, to expand the scope of network.
67 ESSID : This is the name of wir eless r outer . Y ou can type any alphanumerical characters her e, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own wir eless r outer fr om others when ther e ar e other wir eless r outers in the same ar ea.
68 2-7-1-2 Setup pr ocedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point: In this mode, you can connect your wirele ss router with another , to combine two access points and expand the scope of wireless ne twork, .
69 Channel Select the channel you want to use, two wir eless Number r outers must use the same setting. MAC addr ess Input the MAC addr ess of another wir eless r outer . Set Click to set security settings for this connection Security (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 W ir eless Security’ for detailed instructions).
70 Set Click to set security settings for this connection Security (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 W ir eless Security’ for detailed instructions). 2-7-1-4 Setup pr ocedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS.
71 Channel Select the channel you want to use, two wir eless Number r outers must use the same setting. MAC addr ess Input the MAC addr ess of other wir eless r outers. 1 to 4 (5 - 8) Set Click to set security settings for this connection Security (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 W ir eless Security’ for detailed instructions).
72 2-7-2 Advanced W ireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to configure these settings, please click ‘W ireless’ menu on the left of web ma.
73 DTIM Period: Set the DTIM period of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 3. Data Rate: Set the wir eless data transfer rate to a certain value.
74 T urbo Mode: Enhance the data transfe r rate of LAN (up to 35Mbps, only for 1 1g), default value is ‘Enable’, it’ s recommended to set this opti on to ‘Enable’. WMM: The short of W i-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the d ata transfer performance of multimedia contents when they’r e being transferr ed over wir eless network.
75 2-7-3 W ir eless Security It’ s very important to set wir eless security settings pr operly! If you don’t, hackers and malicious users can reac h your network and valuable data without your consent and this will cause serious security problem.
76 2-7-3-2 W EP - W ir ed Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode, the wirele ss router will use WEP encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Key Length : Ther e ar e two type s of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit.
77 characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F . Y ou must enter at least one encryption key her e, and if you enter ed multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each other .
78 message will be displaye d on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
79 selected. Pr e-shar ed Select the type of pr e-shar ed key , you Key Format : can select Pass phrase (8 or mor e alphanumerical characters, up to 63), or He x (64 characters of 0-9, and a-f). Pr e-shar ed Please input the WP A passphrase her e. Key : It’ s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictionary due to security re ason.
80 2-7-3-4 WP A RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS server , this router can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication. Here are descriptions of every setup items: WP A Unicast Please select a type of WP A cipher suite. Cipher Suite: A vailable options ar e: WP A (TKIP), WP A2 (AES), and WP A2 Mixed.
81 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
82 T able’ , and Here are descri ptions of every setup items: Delete Selected : If you want to delete a specific MAC addr ess entry , check the ‘select’ box of the MAC addr ess you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (Y ou can select mor e than one MAC addr esses).
83 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; t.
84 2-7-5 W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this wireless router .
85 Setup Information her e: WPS S tatus: If the wir eless security (encryption) function of this wir eless r outer is pr operly set, you’ll see ‘Configur ed’ message her e. If wir eless security function has not been set, you’ll see ‘unConfigur ed’.
86 2-7-6 Security T ips for W ireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network: 1. Do not use 100% radio output power unless it’ s necessary; .
87 Chapter III Advanced Functions 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service.
88 Enable QoS : Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’ t want to enfor ce QoS bandwidth limitations. T otal Download Y ou can set the limit of total download Bandwidth : bandwidth in kbits. T o disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ her e.
89 Move Down : Y ou can lower the prior ity of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. Reset : If you want to erase a ll values you just enter ed.
90 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule After you click ‘Add’ button in Qo S menu, the follo wing message will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth lim itation of this QoS rule.
91 input ’80-90’; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number , like ‘80’. Remote IP Specify the r e mote (destination) IP addr ess Addr ess: (e): that will be af fected by this rule.
92 3-2 Network Addr ess T rnaslation (NA T) Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. W ithout NA T , a ll computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connect ed to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP a ddresses to every user .
93 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
94 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable Port Check this box to enable port mapping, Forwar ding : and uncheck this box to disable port mapping. Private IP : Input the IP addr ess of the computer on local network which pr ovides internet service.
95 Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).
96 3-2-3 V irtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on W AN port) to a specified port of an IP a ddress on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network, without exposing it on Internet directly .
97 Public Port : Please select the port number of Internet IP addr ess which will be r edir ected to the port number of local IP addr ess defined above. Comment : Please input any text to describe this mapping, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Add : Add the mapping to virtual server table.
98 take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time; these applications won’t work with sim p le NA T rules.
99 There is only one option in this page, please select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ to enable or disable UPnP function, then click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be displaye d on.
100 Please click ‘NA T’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘ALG Settings’, and the following me ssage will be displayed on your web browser: There are many applications listed here .
101 3-3 Fir e wall Excepting NA T , this router also provide s firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing yo ur computers on local ne twork. These functions include inbound attack prevention, and block outbound traffics, like block URLs which have pre-defined keywords.
102 3-3-1 Access Control This function allows or denies com puters with specific MAC address from connecting to the network; it can also allow or deny co mputers with specific IP address, protocol, or port.
103 r equir ed. (i.e. If the MAC addr ess label of your wir eless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-f f ’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff ’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff ’ Comment : Y ou can input any text her e as the comment of this MAC addr ess, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer ’ or anything.
104 IP Filtering All existing IP addr esses in filtering table will be T able : listed her e. Add PC : Click this button to add a new IP addr ess to IP filtering table, up to 20 IP addr esses can be added. Please r efer to section 3-3-1-1 ‘Add PC’ below .
105 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is clicked, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP Description: addr ess, up to 16 alphanumerical characters.
106 addr ess in the left field to define a single IP addr ess. Client PC Please check all services you want to allow or Service : deny this IP addr ess to use, you can check multiple services. Pr otocol: If the service you ne ed is not listed above, you can cr eate a new service on your own.
107 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable URL Check this box to enfor ce URL Blocking, Blocking : uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. URL/Keywor d : Input the URL (host name or IP addr ess of website, like http://www .blocked-site.com or http://1 1.
108 Reset : Y ou can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all URL/Keywor ds. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be di splayed on y.
109 click ‘DoS’, and the following messa ge will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death : Ping of Death is a special packet, and it will cause certain computer to stop r esponding. Check this box and the r outer will filter this kind of packet out.
11 0 traffic out. Advanced Click this bu tton and you c an set advanced Settings : settings of the DoS pr evention method listed above, please see section 3-3-3- 1 ‘DoS – Advanced Settings’ below .
111 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘Advanced’ button in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death : Set the thr eshold of when this DoS pr evention mechanism will be activated.
11 2 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be di splayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to b ack to previous setup menu;.
11 3 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable DMZ : Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. Public IP Y ou can select ‘D ynamic IP’ or ‘S tatic IP’ her e.
11 4 than one DMZ entries). Delete All : If you w ant to delete all DMZ en tries listed her e, please click ‘Delete All’ button. Reset : Y ou can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all DMZ entries.
11 5 3-4-1 System information and firmware version Y ou can use this function to know the system information and firmware version of this router . Please click ‘Status’ link located at the upper-r.
11 6 3-4-3 Device Status Y ou can use this function to know the status of your router . Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: This information will vary depending on the device status.
11 7 The system events will be displayed in th is page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save : Save curr ent event log to a text file. Clear : Delete all ev ent logs displayed her e.
11 8 3-4-6 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this router , you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router .
11 9 3-5 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can backup all configurations of th is router to a file, so you can make several copied of router conf iguration for security reason.
120 3-6 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this router is called as ‘firmware’, just like any applications on your computer , when you replace the old application with a new one, your computer will be equippe d with new function.
121 After a firmware upgrade file is selected , click ‘Apply’ button, and the router will start firmware upgrade procedure au tomatically . The procedure may take several minutes, please be patient.
122 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification CPU: Ralink RT1310 Switch: Realtek RTL8305SC (5 Port Switch) Wireless Module: Ralink RT2860+RT2820 Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Port: 10/100M UTP Por.
123 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the router is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t pani c! Before you contact your deal er of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first.
124 comm. device provided by your Internet service provider . d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and password again. e. Call your Internet service provide and check if there’ s something wrong with their service.
125 something wrong with their network. I can’t log onto web management interface: password is wrong a. Make sure you’re connecting to the correct IP address of the router! b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’ light is not illuminated.
126 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device ne eds to configure a default gateway’ s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the pack et to its default gateway , which will then send it out towards the destination.
127 When both are represented side by side in their bi nary forms, all b its in the IP address that correspond to 1’ s in the network mask become part of the IP network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID. For example, if the IP address fo r a device is, in its binary form, 1 101 1001.
128 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T r ap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Pr otocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
129 They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol. W AN: W ide Area Network. A network that connec ts computers located in geographically separate areas (e.g. dif ferent buildings, cities , countries). The Internet is a wide area network.
130 FCC Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential installation.
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