BR 6428nS Manual

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CONTENTS
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4
11IntroductionandSafetyInformation...................................................................................................4
12SafetyInformation...............................................................................................................................5
13SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................6
14PackageContents................................................................................................................................6
15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter................................................................7
CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP.....................................................................................................9
21Establishinganetworkconnection......................................................................................................9
22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically........................................................11
221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup....................................................................................12
222Windows2000IPaddresssetup............................................................................................14
223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup................................................................................................16
224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup............................................................................................18
23ConnectingtotheInternetwithiQSetup......................................................................................20
24Accessingtherouterswebconfigurationinterface.........................................................................23
CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP..........................................................................................................................26
31System................................................................................................................................................27
311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................27
312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................28
313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................29
32WAN...................................................................................................................................................30
321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................31
322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................32
323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................34
324PPTP........................................................................................................................................36
325L2TP........................................................................................................................................38
326TelstraBigPond......................................................................................................................40
327DNS.........................................................................................................................................41
328DDNS.......................................................................................................................................43
329WISP........................................................................................................................................45
33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................47
331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress......................................................47
332LANIP......................................................................................................................................49
333DHCPServer............................................................................................................................50
334StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................51
34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................53
341BasicSettings..........................................................................................................................53
3411APMode......................................................................................................................54
3412StationInfrastructure.................................................................................................57
3413APBridge:PointtoPoint.............................................................................................60
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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint...................................................................................62
3415APBridge:WDS...........................................................................................................65
3416UniversalRepeater......................................................................................................68
342AdvancedSettings..................................................................................................................71
343SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................74
344AccessControl........................................................................................................................80
345WPS.........................................................................................................................................82
35QoS.....................................................................................................................................................84
351BasicQoSSettings..................................................................................................................84
352AddanewQoSrule................................................................................................................86
36NAT....................................................................................................................................................88
361PortForwarding......................................................................................................................89
362VirtualServer..........................................................................................................................91
363SpecialApplications................................................................................................................94
364UPnPSettings.........................................................................................................................97
365ALGSettings............................................................................................................................98
37Firewall...............................................................................................................................................99
371AccessControl........................................................................................................................99
372URLBlocking.........................................................................................................................104
373DoS........................................................................................................................................106
374DMZ......................................................................................................................................109
CHAPTERIV:STATUS&TOOLS.......................................................................................................................112
41Status...............................................................................................................................................112
411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................113
412DeviceStatus........................................................................................................................113
413SystemLog............................................................................................................................114
414SecurityLog..........................................................................................................................114
415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................115
416Statistics................................................................................................................................115
42Tools.................................................................................................................................................116
421ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................116
422FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................116
423SelectLanguage....................................................................................................................117
424Reset.....................................................................................................................................117
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CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION
11IntroductionandSafetyInformation
ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6428nSWirelessBroadbandRouter!This
routeristheidealchoiceforanyonewhowantshighperformanceataveryaffordableprice.
WiththeEdimaxBR6428nSWirelessBroadbandRouter,allyourcomputersandnetwork
devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation
procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof
minutes.
WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand
wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe
connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability
alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless
cardinstalled,yourPCcantransferfilesatupto300Mbps!
TheEdimaxBR6428nSWirelessBroadbandRoutermakessettingupwirelesssecuritya
breeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwirelesssecurityin
justseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesandyouwill
haveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime.
Otherfeatures:
HighthroughputInternetaccess
Supportsupto253users
4LANports(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M)
IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable
SupportsWISPmode
SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup
AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol,
firewall,andotherspecialapplications
AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and
device/connectionstatus
Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement
Remotemanagement
AutoMDI/MDIXfunction
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12SafetyInformation
Pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety:
1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DONOTplacethisrouteroutdoors.
2. DONOTputthisrouterinornearhotorhumidplaceslikethekitchen,bathroom,or
acarparkedinthesun.
3. Disconnectanyconnectedcablesfromtherouterbeforepullingtherouterwith
force.
4. Ifyouwanttohangthisrouteronthewallorplaceitsomewherehigh,pleasemake
sureitisfirmlysecured.Edimaxswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby
misuse.
5. Pleasekeepthisrouteranditsaccessoriesoutofthereachofchildren.
6. DONOTputthisrouteronpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.
7. DONOTdisassemblethisrouter.Disassemblingthisrouterwillinvalidatethe
warranty.Pleasecontactyourdealerifyouexperienceanyproblems.
8. Ifthisroutergetswetorfallsintowaterwhenitispowered,DONOTtouchitwith
yourbarehands.Disconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,or
contactanexperiencedtechnicianforhelp.
9. Shouldyourrouterorpowersupplyoverheatandburnout,switchtheelectrical
poweroffordisconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,andcall
yourdealerforhelp.
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13SystemRequirements
InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport
Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard
Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari)
AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)
14PackageContents
Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe
package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):
BR6428nSbroadbandrouter(1pcs)
Quickinstallationguide(1pcs)
CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide,
andusermanual(1pcs)
5V1Apoweradapter(1pcs)
Ethernetcable(1pcs)
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15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter
FrontPanel
LEDName LightStatus Description

PWR
On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered
Off Routernotpowered(ornotcorrectlypowered)
WLAN
On Wirelessconnectivityactivated
Off Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated
Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode
activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond)
WAN On WANportconnected
Off WANportnotconnected
Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)
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(LAN)
On LANportconnected
Off LANportnotconnected
Flashing LANactivity(transferringdata)
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BackPanel
ItemName Description
Antenna Wirelessantenna
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(Yellow)
LocalAreaNetwork(LAN)ports1to4
WAN
(Blue)
WideAreaNetwork(WAN/Internet)port
5VDC Powerconnector(connectstopoweradapter)
WPS/Reset ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS
function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor20secondstoclearall
settingsorpressthisbuttonfor2~5secondstoactivateWPS
function)
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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP
21Establishinganetworkconnection
Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour
newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:
1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.
2. Connectallyourcomputersandnetworkdevices(networkenabledconsumer
deviceslikegameconsolesorswitches/hubs)totheLANports(1to4).
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3. Connectthepoweradaptertothewallsocket,andthentothe5VDCsocketon
thebackpaneloftherouter.
4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthefrontpanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe
on.TheLANLEDsshouldbeonifthecomputerornetworkdeviceisconnected
andcorrectlypowered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatall
yourdevicesareconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.
5. Forabetterwirelesssignal,pleasearrangetheantennassothattheyare
perpendiculartothegroundandplacethewirelessrouterinanopenspace.Please
alsokeeptheantennasappropriatelyapart,forsignalinterferencewillcausea
degradationofwirelessperformancewhentheantennasareplacedtoocloseto
eachother.
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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically
Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP
addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea
staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure
yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses:
Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)
Windows2000 (seesection222)
WindowsXP (seesection223)
WindowsVista (seesection224)
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221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup
1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe
Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.
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222Windows2000IPaddresssetup
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup
Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe
LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol
(TCP/IP),andthenclickProperties.
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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically,thenclickOK.
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223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup
screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet
Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea
Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click
Properties.
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224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup
screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and
thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then
selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,
selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.
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23ConnectingtotheInternetwithiQSetup
Afteryouhavemadetheappropriateconnections,openyourInternetbrowser.Ifyouhave
notconnectedtheroutertotheInternet,thefollowingwillappearautomatically:
Note:IfyourWANportisnotconnected(orthemodemisdown),youwillseethe
following:
DynamicIP
IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisdynamicIP,youwillseethefollowing:
Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
IfyouclickYes(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSIDandapassword(at
least8digits).
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Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
PPPoE
IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisPPPoE,youwillseethefollowing:
PleaseentertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP(usernamesandpasswords
arecasesensitive).ClickNextandthefollowingwillappear:
Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
IfyouclickSetupwirelesssecurity(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSID
andapassword(atleast8digits).
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Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
IfyourPPPoEconnectionisinvalid,youwillseethefollowing:
ClickTryitagainandthewizardwilltrytoconnecttotheInternetagainwiththecurrent
information.ClickingReenterwilltakeyoutothepreviouspageandletyouenterthe
usernameandpasswordagain.
Ifyourconnectiontypeisnoneoftheaboveoriftheautodetectionhasfailed,youwillsee
thefollowingpage.Pleaseselectyourconnectiontypeandentertheinformation
accordingly.
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24Accessingtherouterswebconfigurationinterface
Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany
connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or
Safari).
1. Pleaseinputrouter(orhttp://routerinsomebrowsers)inthewebbrowsers
addressbarandpressEnter.Ifboththeabovedonotwork,input192.168.2.1
intheaddressbar.
2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.
NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration
interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously
changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.
3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.
ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.
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4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.
IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions
tofindthisroutersIPaddress:
1. ClicktheStartbutton,andthenclickRun.
2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.
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3. Inputipconfig,andthenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault
Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote
thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.
NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress
followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:
Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter.
Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup
procedure.
Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.
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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP
YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.
1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.
2. AllthesetupitemswillappearundertheGeneralSetuptab.
3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
System (Seesection31)
WAN (Seesection32)
LAN (Seesection33)
Wireless (Seesection34)
QoS (Seesection35)
NAT (Seesection36)
Firewall (Seesection37)
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31System
BasicsystemsettingscanbeconfiguredintheSystemmenu.
311TimeZone
TimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou
cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother
country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.
TimeServer
Address
ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for
automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP
addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost
name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse
pool.ntp.org.
DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck
theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.
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312PasswordSettings
Youcanchangetheuserinterfacepasswordhere.Ifyouusethedefaultpassword
(1234),otherpeoplemightbeabletoaccesstheconfigurationinterfacewithoutyour
permission.
CurrentPassword Pleaseinputthecurrentpasswordhere.
NewPassword Pleaseinputthenewpasswordhere.
ConfirmedPassword Pleaseinputthenewpasswordagainfor
confirmation.
ClickApplytosavethechanges,orclickCanceltokeepthecurrentpassword.Ifyou
changethepassword,youneedtousethenewpasswordthenexttimeyoulogin.
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313RemoteManagement
Ifyouneedtomanagethisbroadbandrouteroutsideofyourlocalareanetwork,you
canassignaremoteIPaddress,soyoucanaccessthisbroadbandroutersuserinterface
fromtheInternet.Youcanalsodisablethisfunctiontoimprovesecurity.
Hostaddress DesignateanIPaddressasthehostforremoteaccess
here.
Port Youcandefinetheportnumberhere.Youcanusethe
defaultportsetting8080,oranynumberbetween1
and65534.
Enabled Checkthisboxtoenabletheremotemanagement
function.
ClickApplytosavethechangesonthispage,orclickCanceltodiscardallthe
changes.AfteryouclickApply,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
ClickApplytorestartthebroadbandrouter.thisrequiresabout30secondsandthe
broadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormalandisnotmalfunction).Youcan
reconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonothersettingslater.Tosetupother
itemsnowandrestartbroadbandrouterlater,clickContinue.
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32WAN
YoucansetupWAN(WideAreaNetwork,i.e.Internet)connectionsofthisbroadband
routerinWANmenu:
PleaseselecttheWANconnectiontypeyouwishtousetosetupInternetconnection,and
clickApplytosavechangesyoumade.

Ifyourenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyourISPsservice
hotlineandaskforhelp.YoullnotbeabletoconnecttoInternetwithwrongconnection
type.
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321DynamicIP
DynamicIPmeansyourISPwillassignanIPaddresstoyouautomaticallybyDHCP
(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).DynamicIPisoftenusedbycablemodemInternet
connection.
HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC
addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress
automatically.
Ifyouwishtoselectanotherconnectiontypeasbroadbandconnectiontype,clickBack;or
youcanclickOKtofinishwithquicksetup.Youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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322StaticIP
SomeISPwillgiveyouafixedIPaddress,andaskyoutousethisIPaddresstoestablish
Internetconnection.Inthiscase,youhavetoselectthisconnectiontypetoestablish
connectionwithyourISP.
PleasenotethatifyourISPisassigningafixedIPaddresstoyoubyDHCPorPPPoE,donot
selectthisconnectiontype.PleasecontactyourISPsservicehotlinetomakesureyoureally
needtousestaticIPasconnectiontype.
IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.
NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalueswill
causemalfunction.
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settingslater.
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323PPPoE
IfyourISPrequiresyoutoestablishInternetconnectionbyPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocol
overEthernet),youcanusethisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.
UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
ServiceName GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects
whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
ConnectonDemandisselected.
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settingslater.
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324PPTP
IfyourISPrequiresyoutousePPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol)toestablish
connection,youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.
PPTPrequirestwokindsofsetting:WANinterfacesetting(setupIPaddress)andPPTP
setting(PPTPusernameandpassword).HerewestartfromWANinterfacesettingfirst:
SelectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.Youcan
chooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoCableModem
sectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(i.e.staticIPaddress).
WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose
settingsofPPTPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou
dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.
NowpleasegotoPPTPsettingssection:
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PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).
BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ
networkservices.
time.
settingslater.
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325L2TP
IfyourISPrequiresyoutouseL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)toestablishconnection,
youcanselectthisconnectiontypetoestablishInternetconnection.L2TPisanother
popularconnectionmethodforxDSLandotherInternetconnectiontypes,andallrequired
settingitemsarethesamewithPPTPconnection.
LikePPTP,therearetwokindsofrequiredsetting,wellstartfromWANInterfaceSettings:
PleaseselectthetypeofhowyouobtainIPaddressfromyourserviceproviderhere.You
canchooseObtainanIPaddressautomatically(equaltoDHCP,pleaserefertoDynamic
IPsectionabove),orUsethefollowingIPaddress(equaltostaticIPaddress,pleaserefer
toPPPoEsectionabove).
WANinterfacesettingsmustbecorrectlyset,ortheInternetconnectionwillfaileventhose
settingsofL2TPsettingsarecorrect.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyou
dontknowwhatyoushouldfillinthesefields.
NowpleasegotoL2TPsettingssection:
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L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
time.
settingslater.
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326TelstraBigPond
1. IfyouareusingtheTelstraBigPondserviceinAustralia,selectTelstraBigPond.
UserName PleaseinputtheusernameassignedbyTelstrahere.
Password PleaseinputthepasswordassignedbyTelstrahere.
Assignlogin
servermanually
Checkthisboxtoassignaloginserver.
LoginServer PleaseinputtheIPaddressoftheloginserverhere.
2. ClickOKtocompletesetup.
3. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,clickApplytosavethechangesandrestart
thebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout30secondstorestart.
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327DNS
IfyouselectDynamicIPorPPPoEasInternetconnectionmethod,atleastoneDNS
serversIPaddressshouldbeassignedautomatically.However,ifyouhavepreferredDNS
server,oryourserviceproviderdidntassigntheIPaddressofDNSserverbecauseofany
reason,youcaninputtheIPaddressofDNSserverhere.
PrimaryDNS PleaseinputtheIPaddressofDNSserverprovidedbyyour
serviceprovider.
SecondaryDNS PleaseinputtheIPaddressofanotherDNSserverprovidedby
yourserviceprovider,thisisoptional.
NOTE:OnlyIPaddresscanbeenteredhere(onlynumericcharactersanddotsare
accepted).
Afteryoufinishwithallsettings,pleaseclickApply(3)buttonandthefollowingmessage
willbedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
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PleaseclickContinuetobacktoprevioussetupmenu;tocontinueonothersetup
procedures,orclickApplytoreboottheroutersothesettingswilltakeeffect(Pleasewait
forabout30secondswhilerouterisrebooting).
Ifyouwanttoresetallsettingsinthispagebacktopreviouslysavedvalue,pleaseclick
Cancelbutton.
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328DDNS
DDNS(DynamicDNS)isanIPtoHostnamemappingserviceforthoseInternetuserswho
donthaveastatic(fixed)IPaddress.Itwillbeaproblemwhensuchuserwantstoprovide
servicestootherusersonInternet,becausetheirIPaddresswillvaryeverytimewhen
connectedtoInternet,andotheruserwillnotbeabletoknowtheIPaddresstheyreusing
atacertaintime.
ThisroutersupportsDDNSserviceoffollowingserviceproviders:
3322(http://www.3322.org/)
DHS(http://www.dhs.org)
DynDNS(http://www.dyndns.org/)
ODS(http://ods.org)
TZO(http://www.tzo.com/)
GnuDIP(http://gnudip2.sourceforge.net/)
DyNS(http://www.dyns.cx/)
ZoneEdit(http://www.zoneedit.com)
DHIS(http://www.dhis.org/)
CyberGate(http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns/)
PleasegotooneofDDNSserviceproviderswebpagelistedabove,andgetafreeDDNS
accountbytheinstructionsgivenontheirwebpage.Afterthat,youcanusetheDDNSpage
tosetupDDNSparameterstouseDDNSservice:
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DynamicDNS IfyouwanttoenableDDNSfunction,pleaseselect
Enabled;otherwisepleaseselectDisabled
Provider SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderhere.
DomainName InputthedomainnameyouveobtainedfromDDNS
serviceprovider.
Account/EMail InputaccountoremailofDDNSregistration.
Password/Key InputDDNSservicepasswordorkey.
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
settingslater.
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329WISP
Ifyournetworkserviceprovidedbyyourserviceprovideristhroughwirelessnetwork,
pleaseselectthismode.Afteryouhaveconnectedtheroutertotheaccesspointofservice
providerwirelessly,pleasesetuptheWANconnectiontypeinWANpage.
Disable Disablesthisfunction.
Enable Enablesthisfunctionandtheroutercanconnectto
theaccesspointsinstalledbyyourwirelessservice
provider.Anyclientsassociatedtotheroutercan
accesstheInternetservicethroughthewireless
network.
(IfyouareinformedbyyourwirelessISPthatthe
wirelesssettingsoftheaccesspointischanged,
pleaseconfiguretherouterinthispageformatchthe
settings.)
staEnable Enablethisfunctionandtheroutercanonlyallowto
beconnectedthroughwiredEthernetcableforWAN
accessservice.
SSID Thisisthenameofwirelessnetwork.InputtheSSID
namethatyourwirelessesISPprovidetoyou.
ChannelNumber Thisistheradiofrequencyusedtotransmitand
receivethewirelesssignal.Thewirelessdevicesinthe
samenetworkshouldfollowthesamesetting.Select
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thechanneldesignatedbyyourwirelessISP.
SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveybutton,thenaWirelessSite
SurveyTablewillpopup.Itwilllistallavailable
accesspointsnearby.Selecttheaccesspoint
designatedbyyourwirelessISPinthetableandthe
routerwilljoinwirelessnetworkthroughthisaccess
point.
SecuritySettings Iftheaccesspointenableswirelesssecurity,youhave
tofollowthesamesettingsinordertoaccessthe
accesspoint.Clicktosetsecuritysettingsforthis
connection (Pleasegotosection273Wireless
Securityfordetailedinstructions).
Cancelbutton.
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33LAN(Wired)
YoucansetupWiredLAN(LocalAreaNetwork)connectionsofthisbroadbandrouterin
LANmenu.Thisbroadbandrouterhas4LANportsandtheyllallusethesameLANIP
addresssettings.PleasealsonotethatbothwiredandwirelessLANusesthesameLANIP
addresssettings,too.
LANsettingssplitinto3sections:LANIP,DHCPServer,andStaticDHCPleases.Pleaserefer
tocorrespondingsectionsbelowfordetailedsetupinstructions.
331Beforeyoustart:SuggestionsfordecidinganIPaddress
BeforeallcomputersusingwiredEthernetconnection(i.e.thosecomputersconnecttothis
routersLANport1to4byEthernetcable)orwirelessconnectioncancommunicatewith
eachotherandaccessinternet,theymusthaveavalidIPaddress.
TherearetwowaystoassignIPaddressestocomputers:staticIPaddress(settheIP
addressforeverycomputermanually),anddynamicIPaddress(IPaddressofcomputers
willbeassignedbyrouterautomatically.Itsrecommendedformostofcomputerstouse
dynamicIPaddress,itwillsavealotoftimeonsettingIPaddressesforeverycomputer,
especiallywhentherearealotofcomputersinyournetwork;forserversandnetwork
deviceswhichwillprovideservicestoothercomputerandusersthatcomefromInternet,
staticIPaddressshouldbeused,soothercomputescanlocatetheserver.
ThisbroadbandrouterhasabuiltinDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol)server,
andcanhelpyoutoassignIPaddressestoyourclientcomputers.Almostallnetwork
computers/devicesmanufacturedafteryear1995arecompatiblewithDHCP,andyoucan
letthisbroadbandroutertoassigntheIPaddresstoclientcomputers/devicesforyou.
SuggestionsonIPaddressnumberingplan:
IfyouhavenoideaonhowtodefineanIPaddressplanforyournetwork,hereare
somesuggestions.
1. AvalidIPaddresshas4fields:a.b.c.d,formostofhomeandcompanyusers,its
suggestedtouse192.168.c.d,wherecisanintegerbetween0and254,anddisan
integerbetween1and254.Thisrouteriscapabletoworkwithupto253clients,so
youcansetdfieldofIPaddressofrouteras1or254(oranynumberbetween1
and254),andpickanumberbetween0and254forfieldc.
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2. Inmostcases,youshoulduse255.255.255.0assubnetmask,whichallowsupto
253clients(thisalsomeetsrouterscapabilityofworkingwithupto253clients).
3. Forallserversandnetworkdeviceswhichwillprovideservicestootherpeople(like
Internetservice,printservice,andfileservice),theyshouldusestaticIPaddress.
Giveeachofthemauniquenumberbetween1and253,andmaintainalist,so
everyonecanlocatethoseserverseasily.
4. Forcomputerswhicharenotdedicatedtoprovidespecificservicetoothers,they
shouldusedynamicIPaddress.
Ifyoudontreallyunderstandthedescriptionslistedabove,dontworry!Wewill
providerecommendedsetupvaluesbelow.
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332LANIP
IPaddress PleaseinputtheIPaddressofthisrouter.
SubnetMask Pleaseinputsubnetmaskforthisnetwork.
802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivate802.1dspanningtreefunction,
selectEnabledforsetupitem802.1dSpanning
Tree,orsetittoDisabled.
DHCPServer IfyouwanttoactivateDHCPserverfunctionofthis
router,selectEnabled,orsetittoDisabled.
Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:

IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled
DHCP Server: Enabled
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333DHCPServer
YoucanusethissettingtodecidetherangeofIPaddressleases.
ThesesettingsareonlyavailablewhenDHCPServerinLANIP.
LeaseTime Pleasechoosealeasetime(thedurationthat
everycomputercankeepaspecificIPaddress)
ofeveryIPaddressassignedbythisrouter
fromdropdownmenu.
StartIP PleaseinputthestartIPaddressoftheIP
range.
EndIP PleaseinputtheendIPaddressoftheIP
range.
DomainName Ifyouwish,youcanalsooptionallyinputthe
domainnameforyournetwork.Thisis
optional.
Recommended Value if you dont know what to fill:

Lease Time: Two Weeks (or Forever, if you have less than 20 computers)
Start IP: 192.168.1.1
End IP: 192.168.1.200
Domain Name: (leave it blank)
NOTE:

1. The number of the last field (mentioned d field) of End IP must be
greater than Start IP, and can not the same with routers IP address.
2. The former three fields of IP address of Start IP, End IP, and IP
Address of LAN IP section (mentioned a, b, and c field) should be
the same.
3. These settings will affect wireless clients, too.
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334StaticDHCPLeases
IfyouwishtoassignafixedIPaddresstocertaincomputers/devicesbyDHCP,youcanuse
thisfunctiontoestablishaMACtoIPaddresstablehere,soyoucanassignaspecificIP
addresstoaspecificcomputer/networkdevicebyitsMACaddress.
Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
EnableStaticDHCP
Leases
Checkthisboxtoenablethisfunction,
otherwiseuncheckittodisablethis
function.
MACAddress InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeror
networkdevice(total12characters,with
characterfrom0to9,andfromatof,like
001122aabbcc).
IPaddress InputtheIPaddressyouwanttoassignto
thiscomputerornetworkdevice.
Add AfteryouinputtedMACaddressandIP
addresspair,clickthisbuttontoaddthe
pairtostaticDHCPleasestable.
Clear ClickthisbuttontoremovetextsinMAC
addressandIPaddressfield.
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AllMACtoIPaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage,andthisbroadbandroutersupports
up16staticDHCPleases:
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxofthemappingentry
(underSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.
Ifyouwishtodeleteallmappingentries,clickDeleteAllbutton.Todeselectallchecked
boxes,clickResetbutton.
settingslater.
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34Wireless
YoucansetupWirelessLANconnectionparametersofthisbroadbandrouterinWireless
menu.
341BasicSettings
YoucansetbasicsettingsofwirelessLANhere.
PleaseselecttheworkingmodeofthisbroadbandrouterfromModedropdownlistfirst:
a.AP:StandardwirelessAP(accesspoint).
b.StationInfrastructure:Thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationclient
andserverconnectstoanotherwirelessaccesspointasclient,andservesotherwireless
clientsasserver.
c.APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter,toexpand
thescopeofnetwork.
d.APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectthisrouterwithuptofourotherbroadband
routers,toexpandthescopeofnetwork.
e.APBridgeWDS:ConnectthisrouterwithuptofourWDScapablebroadbandrouters,to
expandthescopeofnetwork.
f.UniversalRepeater:Thisbroadbandrouterwillrepeatotherwirelessaccesspointssignal
toextenditswirelesssignalcoverage,andalsoactsasawirelessaccesspointtoserveother
wirelessclients.
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3411APMode
InAPmode,thefollowingsettingswillappear:
Band Pleaseselecttheradiobandfromoneof
followingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11b
wirelessnetworkclienttoconnectthisrouter
(maximumtransferrate11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11n
2.4GHz(B+G): 2.4GHzband,onlyallows
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkclient
toconnectthisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbpsfor802.11bclients,andmaximum
54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):2.4GHzband,onlyallows802.11g
2.4GHz(B+G+N):2.4GHzBand,Allows
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11Nwireless
clients.Itsrecommendstoselectthisbandto
maximizecompatibility.
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ESSID Thisisthenameofbroadbandrouter.Youcan
typeanyalphanumericalcharactershere,
maximum32characters.ESSIDisusedto
identifyyourownbroadbandrouterfrom
otherswhenthereareotherbroadband
routersinthesamearea.DefaultSSIDis
default,itsrecommendedtochangedefault
ESSIDvaluetotheonewhichismeaningfulto
you,likemyhome,office_room1,etc.
ChannelNumber Pleaseselectachannelfromthedropdownlist
ofChannelNumber,availablechannel
numbersare1to13.Youcanchooseany
channelnumberyouwanttouse,andalmost
allwirelessclientscanlocatethechannel
youreusingautomaticallywithoutany
problem.However,itsstillusefulto
rememberthechannelnumberyouuse,some
wirelessclientsupportsmanualchannel
numberselect,andthiswouldhelpincertain
scenariowhenthereissomeradio
communicationproblem.
AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsbuttontoshow
thelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.You
canclickRefreshinnewwindowtoget
latestlistagain,orclickClosetoclosethe
window.
Pleasenotethatifyouhavepopupblocker
installed,youmayhavetodisableitortell
yourpopupblockertoallowthepopup
window,oryouwillnotbeabletoseethe
wirelessclientlistwindow.
TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer
rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network.
There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will
disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband router.
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settingslater.
YoucanclickContinuetocontinueonothersettingswithoutrestartthebroadbandrouter,
however,thechangesyoumadewillnottakeeffectbeforeyourestartthebroadband
router.
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3412StationInfrastructure
InStationInfrastructuremode,youcanselectawirelessaccesspointtobecomeitswireless
client,andalsoactsaswirelessaccesspointtoserveotherwirelessclients.Ifyouhavethe
accessprivilegeofotherwirelessaccesspointnearby,andyouwishtousethataccesspoint
toaccessInternet,youcanusethisconnectiontype:
followingoptions(mustbethesamewiththe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect):
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SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow
willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess
pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect
fromthelist,andclickDone.Ifthewireless
accesspointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,
youcanclickRefreshtorescan.
Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint
youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe
broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe
accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
settingslater.
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router.
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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint
Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall
computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith
eachother.Thismodesupportsonlyonewirelessaccesspointpeer.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless
bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.
Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou
wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect
APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.
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ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;
bothaccesspointsmustusethesame
channel.
MACaddress1 InputtheMACaddressofanotherwireless
accesspoint(theoneyouwishtoconnect).
SetSecurity ClickSetSecuritybuttontosetsecurity
functionsofthiswirelessconnectionto
improvesecurity.Pleaserefertochapter
3217fordetailedinstructions.
settingslater.
router.
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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint
Inthismode,youcanusethisbroadbandrouterasawirelessnetworkbridgeandletall
computersconnectedtotheLANportsofallwirelessaccesspointstocommunicatewith
eachother.Thismodesupportsuptofourwirelessaccesspointpeers.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactaswireless
bridgeonly,andwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.
Also,youcanconnecttothewirelessaccesspointwiththesamefunctionalityonly.Ifyou
wishtoconnecttothewirelessaccesspointsmadebyothermanufacturer,pleaseselect
APBridgeWDSmodeifthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnectsupportsWDS.
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ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberyouwishtouse;all
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel.
MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwireless
accesspoints(theaccesspointsyouwishto
connect).
settingslater.
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router.
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3415APBridge:WDS
Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothwirelesscommunicationbridgeand
wirelessaccesspoint.Thisbroadbandroutercanestablishcommunicationwithuptofour
WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspoints,andletallcomputersconnectedtotheLANports
ofeverywirelessaccesspointscommunicatewitheachother.Thebroadbandrouterisable
toserveotherwirelessclientsandactsasawirelessaccesspointatthesametime.
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window.
MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressofotherwireless
accesspoints(theaccesspointsyouwishto
connect).
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settingslater.
router.
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3416UniversalRepeater
Inthismode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelessrepeater.Itwillrepeatthesignalof
thewirelessaccesspointyouspecified,toextenditswirelesscoverage.Thebroadband
routerwillstillacceptwirelessclientswheninthismode.
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window.
RootAPSSID PleaseinputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccess
pointyouwishtoextendsignalcoverage.
SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindow
willappear.Allreachablewirelessaccess
pointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selectthe
wirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnect
fromthelist,andclickDone.Ifthewireless
accesspointyouwishtoconnectisnotlisted,
youcanclickRefreshtorescan.
Ifyoustillcantfindthewirelessaccesspoint
youwishtoconnect,pleasemovethe
broadbandroutertotheplacenearertothe
accesspointyouwishtoconnect.
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settingslater.
router.
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342AdvancedSettings
Thisrouterprovidessomeadvancedcontrolofwirelessparameters,ifyouwantto
configurethesesettings,pleaseclickWirelessmenuontheleftofwebmanagement
interface,thenclickAdvancedSettings,andthefollowingmessagewillbedisplayedon
yourwebbrowser:
FragmentThreshold SettheFragmentthresholdofwirelessradio.Donot
modifydefaultvalueifyoudontknowwhatitis,
defaultvalueis2346.
RTSThreshold SettheRTSthresholdofwirelessradio.Donotmodify
defaultvalueifyoudontknowwhatitis,default
valueis2347.
BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofwirelessradio.Donot
defaultvalueis100.
DTIMPeriod SettheDTIMperiodofwirelessradio.Donot
defaultvalueis3.
DataRate Setthewirelessdatatransferratetoacertain
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value.Sincemostofwirelessdeviceswillnegotiate
witheachotherandpickaproperdatatransfer
rateautomatically,itsnotnecessarytochangethis
valueunlessyouknowwhatwillhappenafter
modification.
NDataRate Sameasabove,butonlyfor802.11nclients.
ChannelWidth Setchannelwidthofwirelessradio.Donotmodify
defaultvalueifyoudontknowwhatitis,default
settingisAuto20/40MHz.
PreambleType Setthetypeofpreamble,donotmodifydefaultvalue
ifyoudontknowwhatitis,defaultsettingisShort
Preamble.
BroadcastESSID Decideifthewirelessrouterwillbroadcastitsown
ESSIDornot.YoucanhidetheESSIDofyourwireless
router(settheoptiontoDisable),soonlypeople
thosewhoknowtheESSIDofyourwirelessroutercan
getconnected.
CTSProtect Enablingthissettingwillreducethechanceofradio
signalcollisionsbetween802.11band802.11g/n
wirelessaccesspoints.Itsrecommendedtosetthis
optiontoAutoorAlways.However,ifyousetto
None,yourwirelessroutershouldbeabletowork
fine,too.
WMM TheshortofWiFiMultiMedia,itwillenhancethe
datatransferperformanceofmultimediacontents
whentheyrebeingtransferredoverwireless
network.Ifyoudontknowwhatitis/notsureifyou
needit,itssafetosetthisoptiontoEnable,
however,defaultvalueisDisable.
Afteryoufinishthesewirelesssettings,pleaseclickApplybutton,button,andthe
followingmessagewillbedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
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PleaseclickContinuetobacktoprevioussetupmenu;tocontinueonroutersetup,orclick
Applytoreboottheroutersothesettingswilltakeeffect(Pleasewaitforabout30
secondswhilerouterisrebooting).
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343SecuritySettings
IncertainAPworkingmodes,youcanenableencryptiontoimprovesecuritylevel.
WhenyouclickSetSecuritybutton,thefollowingwindowwillappear:
PleaseselectanencryptionmethodfromEncryptiondropdownmenu,andcorresponding
settingwillappear:
Disabled
Encryptionisdisabled.Itsnotrecommendedtodisableencryptionbecauseotherpeople
mayusecertainwirelessscannertocopythedatatransferredoverair.
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WEP
SelectWEPtoenableWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption:
KeyLength TherearetwotypesofWEPkeylength:64bit
and128bit.Using128bitissafer
than64bit,butwillreducesomedata
transferperformance.
KeyFormat Therearetwotypesofkeyformat:ASCIIand
Hex.Whenyouselectakeyformat,the
numberofcharactersofkeywillbedisplayed.
Forexample,ifyouselect64bitaskey
length,andHexaskeyformat,youllseethe
messageattherightofKeyFormatisHex
(10characters),whichmeansthelengthof
WEPkeyis10characters.
DefaultTxKey YoucansetuptofoursetsofWEPkey,and
youcandecidewhichkeyisbeingusedby
defaulthere.Ifyoudontknowwhichone
youshoulduse,selectKey1.
EncryptionKey InputWEPkeycharactershere,thenumberof
charactersmustbethesameasthenumber
displayedatKeyFormatfield.Youcanuse
anyalphanumericalcharacters(09,az,and
AZ)ifyouselectASCIIkeyformat,andifyou
selectHexaskeyformat,youcanuse
characters09,af,andAF.
Enable802.1x
Authentication
Checkthisboxtoenable802.1xauthentication
function.YouneedaRadiusauthentication
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servertoperform802.1xauthentication.
ServerIPaddress InputRadiusauthenticationserversIPaddress
here.
RADIUSServerPort InputRadiusauthenticationserversservice
porthere.Generallyits1812.
RADIUSServer
Password
InputthepasswordofRadiusserverhere.
PleaseclickApplytosavechanges,orclickResettoclearthetextsinallfields.Ifyouclick
Apply,thefollowingmessageswillappear:
YoucanclickContinuetobacktopreviouspageandcontinuesetting,orclickApplyto
restartthebroadbandroutersothechangeswilltakeeffect.
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WPApresharedkey
WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isalsoanencryptionmethodandissaferthanWEP.Its
recommendedtouseWPAinsteadofWEPwhenyouneedtouseencryptiontoprotect
yourdatasecurity.
WPAUnicastCipher
Suite
PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.
Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2
(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof
them,butyouhavetomakesureyour
wirelessclientsupportthecipheryou
selected.
PresharedKey
Format
Selectthetypeofpresharedkey,you
canselectPassphrase(8ormore
alphanumericalcharacters,upto63),orHex
(64charactersof09,andaf).
PresharedKey PleaseinputtheWPApassphrasehere.
Itsnotrecommendedtouseawordthatcan
befoundinadictionaryduetosecurity
reason.
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WPARADIUS
IfyouhaveRADIUSauthenticationserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatethe
wirelessclientsbyRADIUSserversuserdatabase.Onlyauthenticatedclientscanestablish
wirelessconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouter.
WPAUnicastCipher
Suite
PleaseselectatypeofWPAciphersuite.
Availableoptionsare:WPA(TKIP),WPA2
(AES),andWPA2Mixed.Youcanselectoneof
them,butyouhavetomakesureyour
wirelessclientsupportthecipheryou
selected.
RADIUSServerIP
address
InputtheIPaddressofRADIUSauthentication
serverhere.
RADIUSServerPort InputtheportnumberofRADIUS
authenticationserverhere.MostofRADIUS
serverwilluseportnumber1812andyoucan
keepusingdefaultvalue.
RADIUSServer
Password
InputthepasswordofRADIUSauthentication
serverhere.
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344AccessControl
Thisfunctionwillhelpyoutopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless
router;onlythosewirelessdeviceswhohavetheMACaddressyouassignedherecangain
accesstoyourwirelessrouter.Youcanusethisfunctionwithothersecuritymeasures
describedinprevioussection,tocreateasaferwirelessenvironment.
Upto20MACaddressescanbeassignedbyusingthisfunction.PleaseclickWirelessmenu
ontheleftofwebmanagementinterface,thenclickAccessControl,andthefollowing
messagewillbedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
DeleteSelected IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificMACaddressentry,
checktheselectboxoftheMACaddressyouwantto
delete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcan
selectmorethanoneMACaddresses).
DeleteAll IfyouwanttodeleteallMACaddresseslistedhere,
pleaseclickDeleteAllbutton.
EnableAccessControl ToenforceMACaddressfiltering,youhavetocheck
EnableWirelessAccessControl.Whenthisitemis
unchecked,wirelessrouterwillnotenforceMAC
addressfilteringofwirelessclients.
MACAddress InputtheMACaddressofyourwirelessdeviceshere,
dash()orcolon(:)arenotrequired.(i.e.IftheMAC
addresslabelofyourwirelessdeviceindicates
aabbccddeefforaa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,justinput
aabbccddeeff.
Comment Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentofthis
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MACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeroranything.
Youcaninputupto16alphanumericalcharacters
here.Thisisoptionalandyoucanleaveitblank,
however,itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea
commentforeveryMACaddressesasamemoryaid.
Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand
associatedcommenttotheMACaddressfiltering
table.
Clear ClickCleartoremovethevalueyouinputtedinMAC
addressandcommentfield.
Afteryoufinishwithallsettings,pleaseclickApplybuttonandthefollowingmessagewill
bedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
Cancelbutton.
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345WPS
WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)providesaconvenientwaytoestablishtheconnection
betweenthisbroadbandrouterandwirelessclients.AnyWPScompatiblewirelessclients
canestablishsecureconnectionwiththisbroadbandrouterwithsimplepushbuttontype
configurationorPinCodetypeconfiguration.
EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenableWPSfunction,
uncheckittodisableWPS.
WPSStatus Ifthewirelesssecurity(encryption)functionof
thiswirelessrouterisproperlyset,youllsee
Configuredmessagehere.Ifwirelesssecurity
functionhasnotbeenset,youllsee
unConfigured.
SelfPINcode ThisistheWPSPINcodeofthiswireless
router.Thiscodeisusefulwhenyouneedto
buildwirelessconnectionbyWPSwithother
WPSenabledwirelessdevices.
SSID TheSSIDofthiswirelessrouterwillbe
displayedhere.
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AuthenticationMode Thewirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeof
thiswirelessrouterwillbedisplayedhere.
PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasewillbedisplayedas
asteriskhere.
ConfigMode SelecttheWPSconfigurationroleofthis
broadbandrouter.
Registrar:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas
WPSregistrarandwaitforwirelessclientsto
sendWPSconfigurationrequest.
Enrollee:Thisbroadbandrouterwillactas
WPSenrolleeandsendWPSconfiguration
requesttootherWPSregistrar.
ConfigureviaPush
Button
ClickStartPBCtostartPushButtontypeWPS
configuration(PBC).PleasepushtheWPS
pushbuttononotherWPScompatible
networkdevicestobeginWPSconfiguration.
YoucanalsopushtheWPS/Resetbutton
locatedatthebackofthisbroadbandrouter
tostartPBCwithoutusingwebconfiguration
interface.
ConfigureviaClient
PinCode
PleaseinputthePinCodedisplayedatthe
configurationsoftwareofWPSenabled
wirelessclient,andclickStartPINtoestablish
connectionwiththewirelessclient.
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35QoS
Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe
internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers
anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and
someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork
telephone)willbeaffected,thereforeanunpleasingresultwilloccur,liketheinterruption
ofvideo/audiotransfer.
Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth
foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening.
351BasicQoSSettings
PleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstosetQoSparameters:
PleaseclickQosmenuontheleftofwebmanagementinterfaceandthefollowing
messagewillbedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
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EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheckitto
disableQoS.
TotalDownload
Bandwidth
Youcansetthelimitoftotaldownloadbandwidthin
kbits.Todisabledownloadbandwidthlimitation,input
0here.
TotalUploadBandwidth Youcansetthelimitoftotaluploadbandwidthin
kbits.Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,input0
here.
CurrentQoSTable AllexistingQoSruleswillbedisplayedhere.
Add ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule(detailed
instructionswillbegivenbelow).
Edit Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecificrule,
pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyouwantto
edit,thenclickEditbutton.Onlyoneruleshouldbe
selectedatime!
Delete Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthisbutton.
Youcanselectoneormorerulestodeletebycheck
theselecttheboxoftherule(s)youwanttodeletea
time.IftheQoStableisempty,thisbuttonwillbe
grayedoutandcannotbeclicked.
DeleteAll Byclickingthisbutton,youcandeleteallrules
currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoStableis
empty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutandcannotbe
clicked.
MoveUp Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbeproceed
first,soyoucanmovehigherpriorityrulesup.
MoveDown Moveselectedruledown.
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Cancelbutton.
352AddanewQoSrule
AfteryouclickAddbuttoninQoSmenu,thefollowingmessagewillappear:
RuleName PleasegiveanametothisQoSrule(upto15
alphanumericalcharacters)
Bandwidth SetthebandwidthlimitationofthisQoSrule.You
havetoselectthedatadirectionofthisrule(Uploadof
Download),andthespeedofbandwidthlimitationin
Kbps,thenselectthetypeofQoS:guarantee
(guaranteedusablebandwidthforthisrule)ormax
(setthemaximumbandwidthfortheapplication
allowedbythisrule).
LocalIPAddress Specifythelocal(source)IPaddressthatwillbe
affectedbythisrule.PleaseinputthestartingIP
addressintheleftfield,andinputtheendIPaddress
intherightfieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses,or
justinputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldtodefinea
singleIPaddress.
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LocalPortRange Pleaseinputtherangeoflocal(source)portnumber
thatwillbeaffectedbythisrule.Ifyouwanttoapply
thisruleonport80to90,pleaseinput8090;ifyou
wanttoapplythisruleonasingleport,justinputthe
portnumber,like80.
RemoteIPAddress Specifytheremote(destination)IPaddressthatwill
beaffectedbythisrule.PleaseinputthestartingIP
addressintheleftfield,andinputtheendIPaddress
intherightfieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses,or
justinputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldtodefinea
singleIPaddress.
RemotePortRange Pleaseinputtherangeofremote(destination)port
numberthatwillbeaffectedbythisrule.Ifyouwant
toapplythisruleonport80to90,please
input8090;ifyouwanttoapplythisruleonasingle
port,justinputtheportnumber,like80.Ifthe
remote(destination)IPaddressand/orportnumber
isuniversal,justleaveitblank.
TrafficType Pleaseselectthetraffictypeofthisrule,available
optionsareNone,SMTP,HTTP,POP3,andFTP.You
canselectaspecifictraffictypeforthisrule,ifyou
wanttomakethisruleasaIPaddressbasedrule
(applythelimitationonalltrafficsfrom/tothe
specifiedIPaddress/portnumber),selectNone.
Protocol Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisrule,available
optionsareTCPandUDP.Ifyoudontknowwhat
protocolyourapplicationuses,pleasetryTCPfirst,
andswitchtoUDPifthisruledoesntseemstowork.
Afteryoufinishwithallsettings,pleaseclicksavebutton(i),youllbebroughtbackto
previousmenu,andtheruleyoujustsetwillappearincurrentQoStable;ifyoudid
anythingwrong,youllgetanerrormessagewhenyouclickSavebutton,pleasecorrect
yourinputbytheinstructionsgivenbytheerrormessage.
Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered.ClickReset
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36NAT
ToenableNATfunction,pleaseselectEnableforEnableNATmodulefunction(1);to
disable,pleaseselectDisable.
Afteryoumadetheselection,pleaseclickApplybutton(2)andthefollowingmessagewill
bedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
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361PortForwarding
ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofInternetIPaddress
tothesameportoftheIPaddressonlocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofInternetIP
addressandprivateIPaddress(theIPaddressonlocalnetwork)mustbethesame.Ifthe
portnumberofInternetIPaddressandprivateIPaddressisdifferent,pleaseuseVirtual
Serverfunction,describedinnextsection.
PleaseclickNATmenuontheleftofwebmanagementinterface,thenclickPort
Forwarding,andthefollowingmessagewillbedisplayedonyourwebbrowser:
EnablePortForwarding Checkthisboxtoenableportforwarding,and
uncheckthisboxtodisableportforwarding.
PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputeronlocalnetwork
whichprovidesinternetservice.
Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadbandrouter
onlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.Youcanselectthe
computernameandclick<<buttontoaddselected
computersIPaddresstoPrivateIPfield.
Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolistall
computersonyourlocalnetwork.
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Type Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.Ifyoure
notsure,pleaseselectBoth.
PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield,and
inputtheendingportnumberintherightfield.Ifyou
onlywanttoredirectasingleportnumber,justfillthe
portnumberintheleftfield.
Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping,upto
16alphanumericalcharacters.
Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.
Reset Removeallinputtedvalues.
AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable.
Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificportforwardingentry,checktheselectboxoftheport
forwardingentryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselect
morethanoneportforwardingentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallportforwardingentries
listedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectall
portforwardingentries.
settingslater.
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362VirtualServer
ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportonInternetIPaddress(onWANport)toa
specifiedportofanIPaddressonlocalnetwork,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthe
computeronlocalnetwork,withoutexposingitonInternetdirectly.Youcanalsobuild
manysetsofportredirection,toprovidemanydifferentInternetservicesondifferentlocal
computersviaasingleInternetIPaddress.
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EnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablevirtualserver,and
uncheckthisboxtodisablevirtualserver.
PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhich
providesInternetservice.
Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband
routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You
canselectthecomputernameandclick<<
buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress
toPrivateIPfield.
Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist
allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.
PrivatePort InputtheportnumberoftheIPaddresswhich
providesInternetservice.
Type Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.If
yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth
PublicPort PleaseselecttheportnumberofInternetIP
addresswhichwillberedirectedtotheport
numberoflocalIPaddressdefinedabove.
Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping,
upto16alphanumericalcharacters.
Add Addthemappingtovirtualservertable.
Allexistingvirtualservermappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneormore
mappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttontoremovethe
mapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwanttouncheckall
boxes,clickReset.
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settingslater.
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363SpecialApplications
Someapplicationsrequiremorethanoneconnectionatime;theseapplicationswontwork
withsimpleNATrules.Inordertomaketheseapplicationswork,youcanusethisfunction
tolettheseapplicationswork.
Enable Checkthisboxtoenablesupportforspecial
applications,anduncheckthisboxtodisable
thissupport.
IPAddress InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhichis
goingtousethespecialapplication.
Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband
toIPAddressfield.
allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.
TCPPorttoOpen InputtheTCPportnumberrequiredbythe
specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea
singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou
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needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand
theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers
hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseTCPport,leaveit
blank.
UDPPorttoOpen InputtheUDPportnumberrequiredbythe
specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea
singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou
needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand
theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers
hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseUDPport,leaveit
blank.
Comment Youcaninputanytextheretohelpyou
rememberthepurposeofthisitem.Thisis
optional.
SelectGame Thisroutercomeswithanumerousport
mappingsettingsofnetworkgames.Ifthe
gameyouwishtosetislistedhere,youcan
selectitfromdropdownmenu.
Afteragameisselected,clickAdd(theone
nexttoSelectGamedropdownlist)toadd
theconnectionparameterstoallrespective
fields.
Add Clickthisbuttontoaddanewportmapping
ruletospecialapplicationstable.
Reset Clickthisbuttontoremoveallvaluesinevery
field.
Allexistingspecialapplicationmappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneor
moremappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttonto
removethemapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwant
touncheckallboxes,clickReset.
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settingslater.
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364UPnPSettings
BR6428nSbroadbandroutersupportsUPnP(universalplugandplay),whichallowsother
networkdevicestocommunicatewiththisbroadbandroutertoexchangeinformation
aboutnetworkcapabilityforintercommunication.
Afteryoumadeyourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
settingslater.
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365ALGSettings
ALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)isakindofnetworkconnectionabilitysupportforspecific
networkapplicationslikegameandinstantonlinechat.WithoutALGsupport,these
applicationswillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththeirserverwhenworkingwith
BR6428nSbroadbandrouter.
AllapplicationsthatrequireALGsupportandcompatiblewiththisbroadbandrouteris
listedhere.Youcancheckallapplicationsyouwilluseonlocalcomputer.Afteryoumade
yourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
settingslater.
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37Firewall
Thisbroadbandroutersupportsseveralfirewallfunctionswhichwillhelpyoutoprotect
yournetworkandcomputer.Inthischapter,instructionsforusingthesefunctionswillbe
given,soyoucanutilizethesefunctionstoprotectyournetworkfromhackersand
maliciousintruders.
371AccessControl
Byusingaccesscontrol,youcanrestrictyourcomputersfromaccessingimproperwebsite,
orusingdisallowedapplications.YoucanevenonlyallowcomputerswithcertainMAC
addresstoaccessthenetwork,ordenythecomputersinthelistfromaccessingInternet.
MACFiltering:DenyorallowaccessbasedonMACaddressofclientcomputer
EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressbased
filtering,andpleaseselectDenyorAllowto
decidethebehaviorofMACfilteringtable.If
youselectdeny,allMACaddresseslistedin
filteringtablewillbedeniedfromconnecting
Internet;ifyouselectallow,onlyMAC
addresseslistedinfilteringtablewillbeable
toconnecttoInternet.
ClientPCMACaddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofcomputeror
networkdevicehere,dash()orcolon(:)are
notrequired.(i.e.IftheMACaddresslabelof
yourwirelessdeviceindicates
aabbccddeefforaa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,just
inputaabbccddeeff
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ComputerName Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband
toPrivateIPfield.
allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.Ifyou
thinksomecomputerdoesntappearinthe
list,selectRefreshandthisbroadbandrouter
willrescanforallcomputersattachedtoLAN
portagain.
Comment Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof
thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputer
oranything.Youcaninputupto16
alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis
optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however,
itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea
commentforeveryMACaddressesasa
memoryaid.
Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand
associatedcommenttotheMACaddress
filteringtable.
AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:

Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxofthemappingentry
(underSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.
Ifyouwishtodeleteallmappingentries,clickDeleteAllbutton.Todeselectallchecked
boxes,clickResetbutton.
IfyouwishtouseIPaddressbasedfiltering,pleaseuseIPFilteringTableinthispage:
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PleasecheckEnableIPFilteringTableboxfirst,andselectDenyorAllowtodecidethe
behaviorofIPfilteringtable(DenytheaccessofIPaddressesinthelist,orallowtheaccess
ofIPaddressesinthelist).YouhavetoclickAddPCbuttontoaddanewIPaddresstothe
list:
ClientPCDescription PleaseinputanytexttodescribethisIP
address,upto16alphanumericalcharacters.
ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputthestartingIPaddressintheleft
field,andinputtheendIPaddressintheright
fieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses,orjust
inputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldtodefinea
singleIPaddress.
YoualsohavetoselectthetypeofInternetservicesthatwillbeappliedtothisaccess
controlrulefromthelist:
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Youcanselectmultipleserviceshere.IfyouwishtodenyorallowallservicesofcertainIP
address(es),pleaseselectbothTCPandUDP.
Iftheserviceyouwishtodenyorallowisnotlisted,youcanuseUserDefineServicetable
toaddanewserviceofyourown:
Protocol Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisservice:
TCPorUDP,orBoth.
PortRange Pleaseinputtheportrangeifthisservice.For
asingleportnumber,justinputthenumberof
serviceport(like110).
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Ifthisserviceconsistsmultiplecontinuous
ports,youcaninput110120forportnumber
110to120,or110,115,120forportnumber
110,115,and120.
ClickAddtoaddthisIPaddressrestrictionruletothelist(andbacktopreviouspage),or
clickResettoclearalltextsineveryfield.
settingslater.
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372URLBlocking
Ifyouwanttopreventcomputersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingcertainwebsite(like
pornography,violence,oranythingyouwanttoblock),youcanusethisfunctiontostop
computersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingthesiteyoudefinedhere.
Thisfunctionisusefulforparentsandcompanymanagers.
EnableURLBlocking CheckthisboxtoenforceURLBlocking,
uncheckittodisableURLBlocking.
URL/Keyword InputtheURL(hostnameorIPaddressof
website,likehttp://www.blockedsite.comor
http://11.22.33.44),orthekeywordwhichis
containedinURL(likepornography,cartoon,
stock,oranything).
Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheURL/keywordto
theURL/Keywordfilteringtable.
Reset ClickResettoremovethevalueyouinputted
inURL/Keywordfield.
AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:
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IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificURL/Keywordentry,checktheselectboxoftheMAC
addressyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethan
oneURL/Keyword).IfyouwanttodeleteallURL/Keywordlistedhere,pleaseclickDelete
Allbutton,oryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallURL/Keywords.
settingslater.
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373DoS
DenialofService(DoS)isacommonattackmeasure,bytransmittingagreatamountofdata
orrequesttoyourInternetIPaddressandserver,theInternetconnectionwillbecomevery
slow,andservermaystoprespondingbecauseitisnotcapabletohandletoomuchtraffics.
ThisrouterhasabuiltinDoSattackpreventionmechanism;whenyouactivateit,the
routerwillstoptheDoSattackforyou:
HerelistsfourkindsofDoSattacks,pleaseselectthetypeofDoSattackyouwishthis
broadbandroutertoprotect,andyoucanselectmultipletypesofattacks.
ThedescriptionsofeveryDoSattackislistedbelow:
PingofDeath PingofDeathisaspecialpacket,anditwill
causecertaincomputertostopresponding.
Checkthisboxandtherouterwillfilterthis
kindofpacketout.
DiscardPingFrom
WAN
Pingisacommonandusefultooltoknow
theconnectionstatusofaspecifiedremote
networkdevice,butsomemaliciousintruder
willtrytofillyournetworkbandwidthwitha
lotofPINGrequestdatapacket,tomakeyour
internetconnectionbecomeveryslow,even
unusable.Checkthisboxandtherouterwill
ignoreallinboundPINGrequest,butwhen
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youactivatethisfunction,youwillnotbeable
topingyourownrouterfrominternet,too.
PortScan Somemaliciousintruderwilltrytouseaport
scannertoknowhowmanyportsofyour
InternetIPaddressareopen,andtheycan
collectalotofvaluableinformationbydoing
so.Checkthisboxandtherouterwillblockall
trafficswhicharetryingtoscanyourInternet
IPaddress.
SyncFlood Thisisanotherkindofattack,whichusesalot
offakeconnectionrequesttoconsumethe
memoryofyourserver,andtrytomakeyour
serverbecomeunusable.Checkthisboxand
therouterwillfilterthiskindoftrafficout.
IfyouneedtospecifythedetailsofeveryDoSattack,pleaseclickAdvancedSettings
button,andthefollowingsettingswillappear:
Thedescriptionsofeverysetupitemarelistedbelow:
PingofDeath SetthethresholdofwhenthisDoSprevention
mechanismwillbeactivated.Pleasecheckthe
boxofPingofDeath,andinputthefrequency
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ofthreshold(howmanypacketspersecond,
minute,orhour),youcanalsoinputtheBurst
value,whichmeanswhenthisnumberofPing
ofDeathpacketisreceivedinveryshorttime,
thisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbe
activated.
DiscardPingFrom
WAN
ChecktheboxtoactivatethisDoSprevention
mechanism.
PortScan Manykindofportscanmethodsarelisted
here,pleasecheckoneormoreDoSattack
methodsyouwanttoprevent.
SyncFlood LikePingofDeath,youcansetthethreshold
ofwhenthisDoSpreventionmechanismwill
beactivated.
settingslater.
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374DMZ
DemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isaspecialareainyourlocalnetwork.Thisarearesidesinlocal
network,andallcomputersinthisareausesprivateIPaddress,too.ButtheseprivateIP
addressesaremappedtoacertainInternetIPaddress,sootherpeopleonInternetcanfully
accessthosecomputersinDMZ.
TheDMZsettingpagelookslikethis:
EnableDMZ CheckthisboxtoenableDMZfunction,
uncheckthisboxtodisableDMZfunction.
PublicIPaddress YoucanselectDynamicIPorStaticIPhere.
IfyouselectDynamicIP,youhavetoselect
anInternetconnectionsessionfrom
dropdownmenu;ifyouselectStaticIP,
pleaseinputtheIPaddressthatyouwantto
maptoaspecificprivateIPaddress.
ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressthatthe
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InternetIPaddresswillbemappedto.
ComputerName Pulldownthemenuandallthecomputers
connectedtotherouterwillbelistedhere.
Youcaneasilytoselectthecomputername
withoutcheckingtheIPaddressofthe
computer.
PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield,
andinputtheendingportnumberintheright
field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport
number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft
field.
Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.
CurrentDMZTable AllexistingpublicIPaddressandprivateIP
addressmappingwillbedisplayedhere.
Delete IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificDMZentry,
checktheselectboxoftheDMZentryyou
wanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelected
button.(YoucanselectmorethanoneDMZ
entries).
DeleteAll IfyouwanttodeleteallDMZentrieslisted
here,pleaseclickDeleteAllbutton.
Reset YoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectall
DMZentries.
NOTE:PleasenotethateverypublicIPaddresscanbemappedtoasingleClientPCIP
addressonly.
AllexistingDMZentrieswillbedisplayedinCurrentDMZTable:
IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificDMZentry,checktheselectboxoftheDMZentryyouwant
todelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(YoucanselectmorethanoneDMZentries).
IfyouwanttodeleteallDMZentrieslistedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucan
alsoclickResetbuttontounselectallDMZentries.
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settingslater.
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CHAPTERIV:STATUS&TOOLS
41Status
YoucancheckhowyourrouteriscurrentlyoperatingunderStatus.
YouwillbeabletoseesomebasicsysteminformationunderSystem.
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411InternetConnection
ThispageshowsthestatusofyourInternetconnection.
412DeviceStatus
ThispageshowsthecurrentsettingsofyourwiredandwirelessLAN.
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413SystemLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsysteminformation.YoucanclickSavetodownloadthe
logfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickCleartoremovealllogs,orclickRefreshto
reloadthelogs.
414SecurityLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsecurityrelatedinformation.YoucanclickSaveto
downloadthelogfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickCleartoremovealllogs,or
clickRefreshtoreloadthelogs.
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415ActiveDHCPClient
ThispageshowsallcurrentDHCPclients.YoucanclickRefreshtoreloadthelist.
416Statistics
Thispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofeachnetworkinterfaceandthetotal
systemuptime.
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42Tools
Thisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthathelpyoubackupthesettings,
upgradethefirmware,andrestartthedevice.
421ConfigurationTools
Youcanbackupandrestoreyoursystemconfigurationshere.Youcanalsoresetall
settingstothefactorydefault.
1. ClicktheToolstab.
2. ClickConfigurationTools.
BackupSettings ClicktheSave...buttontosavethecurrentsettingsonyour
computerasaconfig.binfile.
RestoreSettings ClicktheBrowse...buttontoselectapreviouslysaved
config.binfilefromyourcomputer,thenclickUploadto
replacethecurrentsettingswiththesettingsintheconfig.bin
file.
Restoreto
FactoryDefault
ClickResettorestorethesettingstothefactorydefault.A
popupmessagewindowwillappearandaskyoutoconfirmthe
reset.
3. ClickApplytosavethechanges.Ifyouwishtogobacktothepreviouspage,click
Previous.
422FirmwareUpgrade
YoucanupgradeyourfirmwareintheFirmwareUpgradesection.
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1. Downloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompanyswebsiteandsaveitonyour
computer.
2. ClickBrowse...tofindthefirmwarefilesavedonyourcomputer,thenclick
Applytostartfirmwareupload.Thebroadbandrouterwillrestartafterthefileis
uploaded.Allyourcurrentsettingswillbelostafterthefirmwareisupgraded.
NOTE:ItisrecommendedthatyouuseawiredEthernetconnectionandnotawireless
connectiontouploadthefirmwarefile.Donotswitchthebroadbandrouteror
computeroffwhileperformingfirmwareupgrade.Thiswillcausethebroadbandrouter
tomalfunction.
423SelectLanguage
Thisbroadbandrouterswebbaseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.
1. GototheSelectLanguagesection.
2. SelecttheLanguagedropdownmenu.
3. Selectthelanguageyouwishtouse.
424Reset
Ifyourbroadbandrouterisnotfunctioningproperlyorrespondingslowly,restarting
thebroadbandroutermaysolvetheproblem.
1. SelectReset.
2. ClicktheApplybuttontorestartthebroadbandrouter.
3. Whenyouarepromptedtoconfirmtherestart,clickOK.
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