BR-6258n Manual With IQ Setup

BR-6258n
User Manual
05-2012 / v1.3
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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..........................................................................................................................27
31System................................................................................................................................................28
311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................29
312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................30
313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................31
32WAN...................................................................................................................................................32
321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................33
322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................34
323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................35
324PPTP........................................................................................................................................37
325L2TP........................................................................................................................................40
326WISP........................................................................................................................................43
33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................45
331LANIP......................................................................................................................................45
332DHCPServer............................................................................................................................46
333StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................47
34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................49
341WirelessSettings....................................................................................................................49
342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................62
343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................66
344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................68
35AdvanceSettings................................................................................................................................69
351QoS.........................................................................................................................................70
352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................74
353PortForwarding......................................................................................................................77
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354DMZ........................................................................................................................................79
36NAT....................................................................................................................................................81
361VirtualServer..........................................................................................................................82
362SpecialApplications................................................................................................................85
363UPnPSettings.........................................................................................................................88
364ALGSettings............................................................................................................................89
365StaticRouting..........................................................................................................................90
37Firewall...............................................................................................................................................92
371AccessControl........................................................................................................................92
372URLBlocking...........................................................................................................................97
373DoS..........................................................................................................................................99
CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE..................................................................................................102
41Status...............................................................................................................................................102
411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................102
412DeviceStatus........................................................................................................................103
413SystemLog............................................................................................................................103
414SecurityLog..........................................................................................................................104
415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................104
416Statistics................................................................................................................................105
42Tools.................................................................................................................................................106
421ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................107
422FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................108
423Restart..................................................................................................................................108
43Language..........................................................................................................................................109
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION
11IntroductionandSafetyInformation
ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter!This
miniaturerouteristheidealchoiceforanyonewhoisconstantlyonthego.Withthe
EdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter,allyourcomputersandnetwork
devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation
procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof
minutes.
WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand
wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe
connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability
alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless
cardinstalled,yourPCcantransferfilesatupto150Mbps!
TheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRoutermakessettingupwireless
securityabreeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwireless
securityinjustseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesand
youwillhaveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime.
Otherfeatures:
z HighthroughputInternetaccess
z 1LANport(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M)
z IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable
z SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup
z AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol,
firewall,andotherspecialapplications
z AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and
device/connectionstatus
z Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement
z Remotemanagement
z AutoMDI/MDIXfunction
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.
13SystemRequirements
z InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport
z Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard
z Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari)
z AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)
14PackageContents
Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe
package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):
z BR6258nbroadbandrouter(1pcs)
z Quickinstallationguide(1pcs)
z CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide,
andusermanual(1pcs)
z 5V1AUSBpoweradapter(1pcs)
z Ethernetcable(1pcs)
z USBcable(1pcs)
15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter
TopPanel
LEDName LightStatus Description

PWR
On
Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered
WLAN
WAN
LAN
Off
On
Off
Flashing
On
Off
Flashing
On
Off
Flashing
Routernotpowered(ornotcorrectlypowered)
Wirelessconnectivityactivated
Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated
WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode
activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond)
WANportconnected
WANportnotconnected
WANactivity(transferringdata)
LANportconnected
LANportnotconnected
LANactivity(transferringdata)
FrontPanel

ItemName
MicroUSBPort
Description
ConnectstoUSBpoweradapterorcomputerviaUSBcable
BackPanel
ItemName
LANPort
WANPort
Description
Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices
Connectstocable/xDSLmodems
SidePanel
ItemName
Reset/WPS
Button
Description
ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS
function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor10secondstoclearall
settingsorpressthisbuttonforlessthan10secondstoactivate
WPSfunction)
CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP
21Establishinganetworkconnection
Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour
newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:
1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.
2. ConnectyourcomputertotheLANport.
3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower
therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton
thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower
adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.
4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe
on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly
powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices
areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.
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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically
Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP
addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea
staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure
yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses:
z Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)
z Windows2000 (seesection222)
z WindowsXP (seesection223)
z 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
Afteryouhavemadetheappropriatecableconnections,openyourInternetbrowser.If
youhavenotalreadyconnectedtheroutertotheInternet,thefollowingwillappear
automatically:
Next,clickPerformiQSetuptoestablishaconnectionautomatically.iQSetupwill
startdetectingyourInternetservicetype.
Note:YoucanclickConnecttotheInternetmanuallytologintheuserinterface.
InputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfieldwhen
prompted.
IfyourWANportisnotconnected(orifthemodemisdown),youwillbeaskedto
checkyourcableconnectionsandtoclickBACKtostartagain.
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DynamicIP
IfthedetectedInternetconnectiontypeisdynamicIP,youwillseethefollowing:
Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
IfyouclickYes(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSIDandapassword(at
least8digits).
Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
PPPoE
IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisPPPoE,youwillseethefollowing:
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PleaseentertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP(usernamesandpasswords
arecasesensitive).ClickNextandthefollowingwillappear:
Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
IfyouclickSetupwirelesssecurity(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSID
andapassword(atleast8digits).
Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
IfyourPPPoEconnectionisinvalid,youwillseethefollowing:
ClickTryitagainandthewizardwilltrytoconnecttotheInternetagainwiththecurrent
information.ClickingReenterwilltakeyoutothepreviouspageandletyouenterthe
usernameandpasswordagain.
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Ifyourconnectiontypeisnoneoftheaboveoriftheautodetectionhasfailed,youwillsee
thefollowingpage.Pleaseselectyourconnectiontypeandentertheinformation
accordingly.
24Accessingtherouterswebconfigurationinterface
Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany
connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or
Safari).
1. Pleaseinputrouter(orhttp://routerinsomebrowsers)inthewebbrowsers
addressbarandpressEnter.Ifboththeabovedonotwork,input192.168.2.1
intheaddressbar.
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2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.
NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration
interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously
changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.
3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.
ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.
4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.
IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions
tofindthisroutersIPaddress:
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1. ClicktheStartbutton,andthenclickRun.
2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.
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3. Inputipconfig,andthenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault
Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote
thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.
NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress
followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:
z Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter.
z Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup
procedure.
z Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.
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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP
YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.
ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup:
1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.
2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearasalistunderGeneralSetuptab:
3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
z System (Seesection31)
z WAN (Seesection32)
z LAN (Seesection33)
z Wireless (Seesection34)
z AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)
z NAT (Seesection36)
z Firewall (Seesection37)
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31System
YoucansetupbasicsystemsettingsunderSystem.
Youcanconfigureyourtimezone,password,andremotemanagementsettingshere.
Afteryouhavecompletedtheconfigurations,clickApplytosavethechanges.
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311TimeZone
Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingshere.
ItemName
SetTimeZone
TimeServer
Address
DaylightSaving
Description
Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou
cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother
country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.
ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for
automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP
addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost
name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse
pool.ntp.org.
Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck
theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.
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312PasswordSettings
Youcanchangetheroutersdefaultloginpassword(1234)here.Itisadvisedtodoso
topreventothersfromloggingintoyourrouterwithoutpermission.
ItemName
CurrentPassword
NewPassword
ConfirmPassword
Description
Inputthecurrentpasswordhere.Thedefaultvalueis
1234.
Inputyournewpasswordhere.
Inputyournewpasswordagainforconfirmation.
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313RemoteManagement
SettinguptheRemoteManagementfunctionallowsyoutomanagethisbroadband
routerfromoutsideyourlocalareanetwork(fromtheInternet).
ItemName
HostAddress
Port
Enabled
Description
AssignanIPaddresswithwhichtoaccessthisrouter
remotely.
Assignaportnumberwithwhichtoaccessthisrouter
remotely.Thedefaultvalueis8080.Youcanuse
anyintegerbetween1and65534.
CheckthisboxtoenabletheRemoteManagement
function.
ClickApplytosavethechanges.AfteryouhaveclickedApply,youwillseethe
followingmessage:
ClickApplytosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.ClickContinuetoconfigureothersettings.
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32WAN
YoucansetupyourInternetorWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connectionunderWAN.
Selectaconnectiontypeandproceedwiththesetup;thenclickApplytosavethe
changes.Ifyouarenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyour
Internetserviceproviderforhelp.
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321DynamicIP
IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough
DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.
ItemName
HostName
MACAddress
DNSAddress
DNSAddress1
and2
TTL
Description
Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC
addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress
automatically.
SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressifyourISPrequiresthat
youdoso.
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
EnabletheTTLfunctionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.
followingmessage:
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322StaticIP
IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP.
Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnetmask,
gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.
ItemName
FixedIPAddress
SubnetMask
DNSAddress1
and2
DefaultGateway
TTL
Description
InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
yourISPhere.
InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.
NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues
willcausemalfunction.
followingmessage:
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323PPPoE
IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover
Ethernet),selectPPPoE.
ItemName
UserName
Password
MACAddress
DNSAddress
DNSAddress1
and2
TTL
ServiceName
MTU
ConnectionType
Description
InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
automatically.
youdoso.
yourISPhere.
GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).
InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
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2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects
whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut
Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
ConnectonDemandisselected.
EnableDualWAN ChecktheEnableDualWANAccessboxifyourISPrequires
Access
youtodoso.
followingmessage:
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324PPTP
SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPoint
TunnelingProtocol).
IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress
automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP
address.
ItemName
HostName
MACAddress
IPAddress
SubnetMask
DefaultGateway
MACAddress
Description
automatically.
InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
automatically.
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DNSAddress
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
yourISPhere.
Access
youtodoso.
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.
ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.
ItemName
UserID
Password
PPTPGateway
ConnectionID
MTU
BEZEQISRAEL
ConnectionType
Description
InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
Givethisconnectionaname(optional).
ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ
networkservices.
time.
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IdleTimeOut
followingmessage:
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325L2TP
SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2Tunneling
Protocol).
IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress
automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP
address.
ItemName
HostName
Description
MACAddress
automatically.
IPAddress
SubnetMask
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
DNSAddress
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
yourISPhere.
Access
youtodoso.
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NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.
ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.
ItemName
UserID
Password
L2TPGateway
MTU
ConnectionType
IdleTimeOut
Description
InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
time.
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followingmessage:
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326WISP
IfyourInternetserviceproviderisprovidingyouInternetservicewirelessly,select
WISP.
ItemName
WISP
ESSID
WirelessBand
ChannelNumber
SiteSurvey
SecuritySettings
Description
EnableordisabletheWISPfunction.
InputthenameofyourInternetserviceproviders
wirelessaccesspointhere.
Setthewirelessfrequencyrangeinaccordancewith
yourInternetserviceprovidersrequirements.
Selectthechannelnumberthatcorrespondstothatof
yourInternetserviceproviderswirelessaccesspoint.
ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindowwill
appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe
showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint
fromthelist,andclickDonetoestablisha
connection.ClickingRefreshwillrenewthelist.
Configurethesecuritysettingsinaccordancetoyour
Internetserviceprovidersrequirements.
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followingmessage:
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33LAN(Wired)
YoucanconfigureyourlocalareanetworkunderLAN.
Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
z LANIP (Seesection331)
z DHCPServer (Seesection332)
z StaticDHCPLeases (Seesection333)
331LANIP
YoucanassigntheLANinterfacesIPaddressunderLANIP.
ItemName
IPAddress
SubnetMask
802.1dSpanningTree
DHCPServer
LeaseTime
Description
AssigntheLANinterfacesIPaddresshere.
Pleaseinputasubnetmaskvalueforthisnetwork.
Ifyouwishtoactivatethe802.1dspanningtree
function,selectEnabled.
IfyouwishtoactivatetheDHCPserverfunction,
selectEnabled.
SelectaleasetimefortheDHCPleaseshere.The
DHCPclientwillbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddress
aftertheperiodexpires.
YoucanselectForeverifyouareusingthis
broadbandrouterwithlessthan30computers.
Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:
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z
z
z
z
z
IPAddress:192.168.1.254
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
802.1dSpanningTree:Disabled
DHCPServer:Enabled
LeaseTime:TwoWeeksorForever
332DHCPServer
YoucansettherangeofIPaddressleasesunderDHCPServer.
ItemName
StartIP
EndIP
DomainName
DefaultGatewayAddress
Description
EnterthestartIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIP
assignment.
EntertheendIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIP
assignment.
Youcaninputadomainnameforyournetwork
(optional).
Youcanassignadefaultgatewayhere(optional).
Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:
z StartIP:192.168.1.1
z EndIP:192.168.1.200
z DomainName:(blank)
z DefaultGatewayAddress:(blank)
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333StaticDHCPLeases
YoucansettheroutertoassignastaticIPaddresstospecifiedcomputers/devices
underStaticDHCPLeases.
ItemName
EnableStaticDHCP
Leases
MACAddress
IPAddress
Add
Clear
Description
Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.
InputthespecifiedcomputersMACaddresshere.
AssignafixedIPaddressforthespecifiedcomputer
here.
AfteryouhaveenteredtheMACaddressandtheIP
address,clickAddtoaddtheinformationtothe
StaticDHCPLeasesTable.
ClickCleartocleartheMACaddressandIP
addressfields.
Alltheassignedentrieswillbelistedasfollows:
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followingmessage:
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34Wireless
YoucansetupthewirelessLANconnectionunderWireless.
341WirelessSettings
Basicwirelesssettingscanbeconfiguredhere.
Thisroutercanoperatein6differentmodes:
z AP:Wirelessaccesspoint
z StationInfrastructure:Actsasawirelesscommunicationclientandwired
connectionserver
z APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter
z APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4other
broadbandrouters
z APBridgeWDS:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4WDScapablebroadband
routers
z UniversalRepeater:Repeatsanotherwirelessaccesspointssignaltoextendits
wirelesssignalcoverage
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3411APMode
ThefollowingsettingswillappearinAPmode:
ItemName
Band
ESSID
ChannelNumber
Description
Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter(maximumtransferrate
11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
450Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802.11gwireless
networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter(maximum
transferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclientsand54Mbps
for802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwirelessnetworkclients
54Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany
alphanumericalcharacterhere(maximum32
characters).
Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Youcan
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AssociatedClients
WirelessModule
selectthechannelofyourpreference(1to13).
ClickShowActiveClientsforthelistofall
connectedwirelessclients.ClickRefreshinthe
newwindowtorenewthelist,andclickCloseto
closethewindow.
Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you
mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallowthepopup
windowtoshowup.
SelectEnabletoturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselectDisabletoturnitoff.
ClickApplytosavethechanges,orclickCanceltodiscardthechanges.Afteryou
haveclickedApply,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
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3412StationInfrastructure
InStationInfrastructuremode,therouteractsasawirelesscommunicationclient
andprovideswiredcommunicationforotherwireddevices.Thefollowingsettingswill
appearinStationInfrastructuremode:
ItemName
Band
ESSID
Description
2.4GHz(B):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11b
wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate
11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11n
150Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto
802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkservers
(maximumtransferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclients
and54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11g
54Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessservers
(recommended).
characters).
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SiteSurvey
WirelessModule
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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint
APBridgePointtoPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsall
thecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothrouterstocommunicatewitheach
other.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless
bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethisfunctionwitha
wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.
ItemName
Band
Description
11Mbps).
450Mbps).
for802.11gclients).
54Mbps).
(recommended).
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ChannelNumber
MACAddress1
WirelessModule
Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Both
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
InputtheMACaddressofthewirelessaccesspoint
withwhichyouwishtoconnect.
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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint
APBridgePointtoMultiPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoupto4otherrouters
andallowsthecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofeveryroutertocommunicatewith
eachother.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless
bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethisfunctionwitha
wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.
ItemName
Band
Description
11Mbps).
450Mbps).
for802.11gclients).
54Mbps).
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ChannelNumber
MACAddress1to4
WirelessModule
(recommended).
Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess
pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints
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3415APBridge:WDS
InAPBridgeWDSmode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawireless
communicationbridgeandawirelessaccesspoint.Thisroutercanconnecttoupto4
WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspointsandallowsthecomputersconnectedeveryAPto
communicatewitheachother.
ItemName
Band
Description
11Mbps).
450Mbps).
for802.11gclients).
54Mbps).
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ESSID
ChannelNumber
AssociatedClients
MACaddress1to4
WirelessModule
(recommended).
characters).
closethewindow.
windowtoshowup.
InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints
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3416UniversalRepeater
InUniversalRepeatermode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeater
toextendthewirelesscoverageofthespecifiedwirelessaccesspoint.
ItemName
Band
Description
11Mbps).
450Mbps).
for802.11gclients).
54Mbps).
(recommended).
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ESSID
ChannelNumber
AssociatedClients
RootAPSSID
SiteSurvey
WirelessModule
characters).
closethewindow.
windowtoshowup.
InputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccesspointwith
whichyouwishtoconnect.
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342SecuritySettings
Advancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnection
security.
3421Disabled
Connectionencryptionisdisabledunderthismode(notrecommended).
3422WEP
SelectingWEPenablesWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption.
ItemName
KeyLength
KeyFormat
EncryptionKey
Enable802.1x
Description
Twotypesofkeylengthsareavailable:64bitand
128bit.
Twotypesofkeyformatsareavailable:ASCIIandHex.
Thenumberofcharactersyourencryptionkeycan
usewillbeshownhere.
Inputanencryptionkeyhere.InASCIImode,you
canuseanyalphanumericalcharacter(09,az,and
AZ).InHexmode,youcanuse09,af,andAF.
Checkthisboxtoenablethe802.1xauthentication
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Authentication
RADIUSServerIPaddress
RADIUSServerPort
RADIUSServerPassword
function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1x
authentication.
InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.
InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis
1812.
InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.
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3423WPAPreSharedKey
WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).
ItemName
Description
WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour
wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),
WPA2(AES),andWPA2Mixed.
PreSharedKeyFormat
Selectapresharedkeyformathere.Passphrase
allowsyoutouse8ormorealphanumerical
characters(upto63).Hexallowsyoutouseupto
64characterswithintherangesof09,af,andAF.
PresharedKey
InputtheWPAkeyhere.
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3424WPARADIUS
IfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewireless
clientsviatheRADIUSserversuserdatabase.
ItemName
Description
WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour
wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),
WPA2(AES),andWPA2Mixed.
RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.
RADIUSServerPort
InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis
1812.
RADIUSServerPassword InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.
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343MACAddressFiltering
Thisfunctionwillhelpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyour
wirelessrouter.OnlythosewirelessdeviceswhoseMACaddressmatchestheonesyou
haveassignedherecangainaccesstoyourwirelessrouter.Upto20MACaddressescanbe
assigned.
ToenableMACaddressfiltering,checktheEnableWirelessAccessControlbox.
ItemName
MACAddress
Comment
Add
Clear
Description
InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddhere.
Youcaninputupto16alphanumericalcharacters
describingtheMACaddresshere(optional).
ClickAddtoaddtheMACaddressandassociated
commenttotheMACaddresslist.
ClickCleartoremoveeverythingintheMAC
addressandcommentfields.
AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthefollowingtable:
Todeleteoneormoreentries,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry(under
Select),andclickDeleteSelected.Ifyouwishtodeletealltheentries,clickDeleteAll.
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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings
WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnection
betweenthisbroadbandrouterandWPScompatiblewirelessclients.
ItemName
EnableWPS
WPSStatus
SelfPINCode
SSID
AuthenticationMode
Description
CheckthisboxtoenabletheWPSfunction.
ThestatusoftheWPSconfigurationisdisplayedhere.
ThisroutersWPSPINcodeisdisplayedhere.
ThisroutersSSIDisdisplayedhere.
Thisrouterswirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeis
displayedhere.
PassphraseKey
TheWPApassphrasekeyisdisplayedasasteriskhere.
ConfigMode
SelectthisroutersWPSconfigurationrolehere.
Registrar:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS
registrarandwaitforthewirelessclientsWPS
configurationrequest.
Enrollee:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS
enrolleeandsendWPSconfigurationrequeststo
otherWPSregistrars.
ConfigureviaPushButton ClickStartPBCtostartpushbuttonWPS
configuration.YoucanalsousetheWPS/Reset
buttonlocatedatthebackofthisrouter.
ConfigureviaClientPIN
InputtheWPSenabledwirelessclientsPINcodeand
Code
clickStartPINtoestablishaWPSconnection.
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35AdvanceSettings
YoucanconfiguresuchadvancednetworkingfunctionslikeQoS,DDNS,portforwarding,
andDMZunderAdvancedSettings.
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351QoS
Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe
internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers
anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and
someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork
telephone)willbeaffected,thereforeanunpleasingresultwilloccur,liketheinterruption
ofvideo/audiotransfer.
Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth
foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening.
3511BasicQoSSettings
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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
ItemName
Description
EnableQoS
CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheck
ittodisableQoS.
TotalDownload
Youcansetthelimitoftotaldownload
Bandwidth
bandwidthinkbits.Todisabledownload
bandwidthlimitation,input0here.
TotalUpload
Youcansetthelimitoftotaluploadbandwidth
Bandwidth
inkbits.Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,
input0here.
RuleName
InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification
purpose.Thisnameshouldbeuniqueandnot
thesamewithothers.
Bandwidth
SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrule:
LocalIPAddress
LocalPortRange
RemoteIPAddress
RemotePortRange
(1) (2) (3)
(1) PleaseselectDownload/Uploadforthe
directionofdataforthisQoSrulefirst,
(2) InputthedatarateforthisQoSrule,
(3) andselectGuarantee(providesa
guaranteedspeedforthisrule),orMax(
SettheIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffectedby
thisQoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,
inputtheIPaddressinleftfieldonly.
SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle
numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare
involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin
xyformat(like1020).
SetremoteIPaddressesthatwilltriggerthis
QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,input
theIPaddressinleftfieldonly.
SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
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TrafficType
Protocol
Add
Reset
Edit
DeleteSelected
DeleteAll
MoveUp
rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle
numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare
involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin
xyformat(like1020).
IfyourecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictype
oftraffic,youcanselectitfromthismenuand
youdonthavetoinputportrangeabove.
Selecttheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).
ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule
(detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow).
Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered.
ClickReset
Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecific
rule,pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyou
wanttoedit,thenclickEditbutton.Onlyone
ruleshouldbeselectedatime!
Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthis
button.Youcanselectoneormorerulesto
deletebychecktheselecttheboxoftherule(s)
youwanttodeleteatime.IftheQoStableis
empty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutand
cannotbeclicked.
Byclickingthisbutton,youcandeleteallrules
currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoS
tableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedout
andcannotbeclicked.
Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbe
proceedfirst,soyoucanmovehigherpriority
rulesup.
Moveselectedruledown.
MoveDown
Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave
changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick
Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:
PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this
requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal
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andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonother
settingslater.
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352DDNS
DDNS(DynamicDNS)isaIPtoHostnamemappingserviceforthoseInternetuserswho
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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ItemName
Description
DynamicDNS
IfyouwanttoenableDDNSfunction,please
selectEnabled;otherwisepleaseselect
Disabled
Provider
SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderhere.
DomainName
Inputthedomainnameyouveobtainedfrom
DDNSserviceprovider.
Account/EMail
InputaccountoremailofDDNSregistration.
Password/Key
InputDDNSservicepasswordorkey.
IfyourDDNSproviderisDHIS,thesettingswillbedifferent:
ItemName
Description
HostID
PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring
DHISregistration.
ISAddr
PleaseinputtheISAddryouappliedduring
DHISregistration.
AuthenticationType
PleaseselecttheDHISuserauthentication
typefromdropdownmenu:passwordorQRC.
HostPass
PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring
DHISregistration.
(Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen
authenticationtypeispassword).
AuthP/AuthQ
PleaseinputtheAuthP/AuthQyouapplied
duringDHISregistration.
(Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen
authenticationtypeisQRC).
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settingslater.
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353PortForwarding
ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofInternetIPaddress
tothesameportoftheIPaddressonlocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofInternetIP
addressandprivateIPaddress(theIPaddressonlocalnetwork)mustbethesame.
IftheportnumberofInternetIPaddressandprivateIPaddressisdifferent,pleaseuse
VirtualServerfunction.
Theportforwardingsettingpagelookslikethis:
ItemName
Description
EnablePort
Checkthisboxtoenableportforwarding,and
Forwarding
uncheckthisboxtodisableportforwarding.
PrivateIP
InputtheIPaddressofthecomputeronlocal
networkwhichprovidesinternetservice.
Computername
Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband
routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You
canselectthecomputernameandclick<<
buttontoaddselectedcomputersIPaddress
toPrivateIPfield.
Pleasenotethatthislistmaynotbeabletolist
allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.
Type
Selectthetypeofconnection,TCPorUDP.If
yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth.
PortRange
Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield,
andinputtheendingportnumberintheright
field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport
number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft
field.
Comment
Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping,
upto16alphanumericalcharacters.
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Add
Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.
Reset
Removeallinputtedvalues.
AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:
Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificportforwardingentry,checktheselectboxoftheport
forwardingentryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselect
morethanoneportforwardingentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallportforwardingentries
listedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectall
portforwardingentries.
settingslater.
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354DMZ
DemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isaspecialareainyourlocalnetwork.Thisarearesidesinlocal
network,andallcomputersinthisareausesprivateIPaddress,too.ButtheseprivateIP
addressesaremappedtoacertainInternetIPaddress,sootherpeopleonInternetcanfully
accessthosecomputersinDMZ.
TheDMZsettingpagelookslikethis:
ItemName
Description
EnableDMZ
CheckthisboxtoenableDMZfunction,
uncheckthisboxtodisableDMZfunction.
PublicIPaddress
YoucanselectDynamicIPorStaticIPhere.
IfyouselectDynamicIP,youhavetoselectan
Internetconnectionsessionfromdropdown
menu;ifyouselectStaticIP,pleaseinputthe
IPaddressthatyouwanttomaptoaspecific
privateIPaddress.
ClientPCIPaddress
PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressthatthe
InternetIPaddresswillbemappedto.
Type
yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth.
PortRange
Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield,
andinputtheendingportnumberintheright
field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport
number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft
field.
Comment
Add
Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.
Reset
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NOTE:PleasenotethateverypublicIPaddresscanbemappedtoasingleClientPCIP
addressonly.
AllexistingDMZentrieswillbedisplayedinCurrentDMZTable:
IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificDMZentry,checktheselectboxoftheDMZentryyouwant
todelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(YoucanselectmorethanoneDMZentries).
IfyouwanttodeleteallDMZentrieslistedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucan
alsoclickResetbuttontounselectallDMZentries.
settingslater.
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36NAT
NetworkaddresstranslationssolvetheproblemifsharingasingleIPaddresstomultiple
computers.WithoutNAT,allcomputersmustbeassignedwithavalidInternetIPaddressto
getconnectedtoInternet,butInternetserviceprovidersonlyprovideveryfewIPaddresses
toeveryuser.ThereforeitsnecessarytouseNATtechnologytoshareasingleInternetIP
addresstomultiplecomputersonlocalnetwork,soeveryonecangetconnectedto
Internet.
ThisbroadbandroutersupportsfourtypesofNATfunctions,andtheinstructionsofthese
functionswillbegivenbelow.
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361VirtualServer
ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportonInternetIPaddress(onWANport)toa
specifiedportofanIPaddressonlocalnetwork,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthe
computeronlocalnetwork,withoutexposingitonInternetdirectly.Youcanalsobuild
manysetsofportredirection,toprovidemanydifferentInternetservicesondifferentlocal
computersviaasingleInternetIPaddress.
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ItemName
Description
EnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablevirtualserver,and
uncheckthisboxtodisablevirtualserver.
PrivateIP
InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhich
providesInternetservice.
Computername
toPrivateIPfield.
PrivatePort
InputtheportnumberoftheIPaddresswhich
providesInternetservice.
Type
yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth
PublicPort
PleaseselecttheportnumberofInternetIP
addresswhichwillberedirectedtotheport
numberoflocalIPaddressdefinedabove.
Comment
Add
Addthemappingtovirtualservertable.
Reset
Allexistingvirtualservermappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneormore
mappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttontoremovethe
mapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwanttouncheckall
boxes,clickReset.
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settingslater.
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362SpecialApplications
Someapplicationsrequiremorethanoneconnectionatime;theseapplicationswontwork
withsimpleNATrules.Inordertomaketheseapplicationswork,youcanusethisfunction
tolettheseapplicationswork.
ItemName
Description
Enable
Checkthisboxtoenablesupportforspecial
applications,anduncheckthisboxtodisable
thissupport.
IPAddress
InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhichis
goingtousethespecialapplication.
Computername
toIPAddressfield.
TCPPorttoOpen
InputtheTCPportnumberrequiredbythe
specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea
singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou
needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand
theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers
hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseTCPport,leaveit
blank.
UDPPorttoOpen
InputtheUDPportnumberrequiredbythe
specialapplication,theportnumbercanbea
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Comment
SelectGame
Add
Reset
singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou
needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand
theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers
hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseUDPport,leaveit
blank.
Youcaninputanytextheretohelpyou
rememberthepurposeofthisitem.Thisis
optional.
Thisroutercomeswithanumerousport
mappingsettingsofnetworkgames.Ifthe
gameyouwishtosetislistedhere,youcan
selectitfromdropdownmenu.
Afteragameisselected,clickAdd(theone
nexttoSelectGamedropdownlist)toaddthe
connectionparameterstoallrespectivefields.
Clickthisbuttontoaddanewportmapping
ruletospecialapplicationstable.
Clickthisbuttontoremoveallvaluesinevery
field.
Allexistingspecialapplicationmappingswillbedisplayedinthispage.Todeleteoneor
moremappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttonto
removethemapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwant
touncheckallboxes,clickReset.
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settingslater.
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363UPnPSettings
BR6258nbroadbandroutersupportsUPnP(universalplugandplay),whichallowsother
networkdevicestocommunicatewiththisbroadbandroutertoexchangeinformation
aboutnetworkcapabilityforintercommunication.
Afteryoumadeyourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
settingslater.
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364ALGSettings
ALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)isakindofnetworkconnectionabilitysupportforspecific
networkapplicationslikegameandinstantonlinechat.WithoutALGsupport,these
applicationswillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththeirserverwhenworkingwithBR6258n
broadbandrouter.
AllapplicationsthatrequireALGsupportandcompatiblewiththisbroadbandrouteris
listedhere.Youcancheckallapplicationsyouwilluseonlocalcomputer.Afteryoumade
yourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:
settingslater.
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365StaticRouting
Inmostcases,allyourcomputersonlocalnetworkwillusedefaultgateway(generally
providedbyyourISP)toaccessserversonInternet.However,ifyouhavepreferrednetwork
routeyouwishtoredirectnetworktraffic,youcanusethisfunctiontocreatededicated
routeforspecificnetworkdestinationandbypassdefaultgateway.
MostuserswillnotrequirethisfunctiontoaccessInternet.
ItemName
Description
EnableStaticRouting Enablestaticroutingfunction.
DestinationLANIP
Inputdestinationnetworksaddresshere.
SubnetMask
Inputthesubnetmaskofdestinationnetwork
here.
DefaultGateway
InputtheIPaddressofthegatewaywhich
leadstothisnetworkhere.
HopCount
Inputthehopcount(thedistancebetween
destinationnetworkandthisbroadband
router)here.
Interface
Inputtheinterfacewhichleadstodestination
network.
Add
Clicktoaddthisstaticroutepolicytostatic
routetable.
Reset
Clicktoclearallinputtedtexts.
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Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificstaticrouteentry,checktheselectboxofthestaticroute
entryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethanone
staticrouteentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallstaticrouteentrieslistedhere,pleaseclick
DeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallstaticrouteentries.
settingslater.
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37Firewall
Thisbroadbandroutersupportsseveralfirewallfunctionswhichwillhelpyoutoprotect
yournetworkandcomputer.Inthischapter,instructionsforusingthesefunctionswillbe
given,soyoucanutilizethesefunctionstoprotectyournetworkfromhackersand
maliciousintruders.
371AccessControl
Byusingaccesscontrol,youcanrestrictyourcomputersfromaccessingimproperwebsite,
orusingdisallowedapplications.YoucanevenonlyallowcomputerswithcertainMAC
addresstoaccessthenetwork,ordenythecomputersinthelistfromaccessingInternet.
MACFiltering:DenyorallowaccessbasedonMACaddressofclientcomputer
ItemName
Description
EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressbased
filtering,andpleaseselectDenyorAllowto
decidethebehaviorofMACfilteringtable.If
youselectdeny,allMACaddresseslistedin
filteringtablewillbedeniedfromconnecting
Internet;ifyouselectallow,onlyMAC
addresseslistedinfilteringtablewillbeableto
connecttoInternet.
ClientPCMACaddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofcomputeror
networkdevicehere,dash()orcolon(:)are
notrequired.(i.e.IftheMACaddresslabelof
yourwirelessdeviceindicates
aabbccddeefforaa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,just
inputaabbccddeeff
ComputerName
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Comment
Add
toPrivateIPfield.
allcomputersonyourlocalnetwork.Ifyou
thinksomecomputerdoesntappearinthe
list,selectRefreshandthisbroadbandrouter
willrescanforallcomputersattachedtoLAN
portagain.
Youcaninputanytexthereasthecommentof
thisMACaddress,likeROOM2AComputeror
anything.Youcaninputupto16
alphanumericalcharactershere.Thisis
optionalandyoucanleaveitblank,however,
itsrecommendedtousethisfieldtowritea
commentforeveryMACaddressesasa
memoryaid.
ClickAddbuttontoaddtheMACaddressand
associatedcommenttotheMACaddress
filteringtable.
Reset
AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthispage:
Todeleteoneormoreentrieslistedhere,pleasechecktheboxofthemappingentry
(underSelect),andclickDeleteSelectedbutton.
Ifyouwishtodeleteallmappingentries,clickDeleteAllbutton.Todeselectallchecked
boxes,clickResetbutton.
IfyouwishtouseIPaddressbasedfiltering,pleaseuseIPFilteringTableinthispage:
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PleasecheckEnableIPFilteringTableboxfirst,andselectDenyorAllowtodecidethe
behaviorofIPfilteringtable(DenytheaccessofIPaddressesinthelist,orallowtheaccess
ofIPaddressesinthelist).YouhavetoclickAddPCbuttontoaddanewIPaddresstothe
list:
ItemName
Description
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:
ItemName
Description
Protocol
Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisservice:
TCPorUDP,orBoth.
PortRange
Pleaseinputtheportrangeifthisservice.Fora
singleportnumber,justinputthenumberof
serviceport(like110).
Ifthisserviceconsistsmultiplecontinuous
ports,youcaninput110120forportnumber
110to120,or110,115,120forportnumber
110,115,and120.
ClickAddtoaddthisIPaddressrestrictionruletothelist(andbacktopreviouspage),or
clickResettoclearalltextsineveryfield.
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settingslater.
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372URLBlocking
Ifyouwanttopreventcomputersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingcertainwebsite(like
pornography,violence,oranythingyouwanttoblock),youcanusethisfunctiontostop
computersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingthesiteyoudefinedhere.
Thisfunctionisusefulforparentsandcompanymanagers.
ItemName
Description
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:
IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificURL/Keywordentry,checktheselectboxoftheMAC
addressyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethan
oneURL/Keyword).IfyouwanttodeleteallURL/Keywordlistedhere,pleaseclickDelete
Allbutton,oryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallURL/Keywords.
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settingslater.
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373DoS
DenialofService(DoS)isacommonattackmeasure,bytransmittingagreatamountofdata
orrequesttoyourInternetIPaddressandserver,theInternetconnectionwillbecomevery
slow,andservermaystoprespondingbecauseitisnotcapabletohandletoomuchtraffics.
ThisrouterhasabuiltinDoSattackpreventionmechanism;whenyouactivateit,the
routerwillstoptheDoSattackforyou:
HerelistsfourkindsofDoSattacks,pleaseselectthetypeofDoSattackyouwishthis
broadbandroutertoprotect,andyoucanselectmultipletypesofattacks.
ThedescriptionsofeveryDoSattackislistedbelow:
ItemName
Description
PingofDeath
PingofDeathisaspecialpacket,anditwill
causecertaincomputertostopresponding.
Checkthisboxandtherouterwillfilterthis
kindofpacketout.
DiscardPingFrom
Pingisacommonandusefultooltoknow
WAN
theconnectionstatusofaspecifiedremote
networkdevice,butsomemaliciousintruder
willtrytofillyournetworkbandwidthwitha
lotofPINGrequestdatapacket,tomakeyour
internetconnectionbecomeveryslow,even
unusable.Checkthisboxandtherouterwill
ignoreallinboundPINGrequest,butwhenyou
activatethisfunction,youwillnotbeableto
pingyourownrouterfrominternet,too.
PortScan
Somemaliciousintruderwilltrytouseaport
scannertoknowhowmanyportsofyour
InternetIPaddressareopen,andtheycan
collectalotofvaluableinformationbydoing
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SyncFlood
so.Checkthisboxandtherouterwillblockall
trafficswhicharetryingtoscanyourInternet
IPaddress.
Thisisanotherkindofattack,whichusesalot
offakeconnectionrequesttoconsumethe
memoryofyourserver,andtrytomakeyour
serverbecomeunusable.Checkthisboxand
therouterwillfilterthiskindoftrafficout.
IfyouneedtospecifythedetailsofeveryDoSattack,pleaseclickAdvancedSettings
button,andthefollowingsettingswillappear:
Thedescriptionsofeverysetupitemarelistedbelow:
ItemName
Description
PingofDeath
SetthethresholdofwhenthisDoSprevention
mechanismwillbeactivated.Pleasecheckthe
boxofPingofDeath,andinputthefrequency
ofthreshold(howmanypacketspersecond,
minute,orhour),youcanalsoinputtheBurst
value,whichmeanswhenthisnumberofPing
ofDeathpacketisreceivedinveryshorttime,
thisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbe
activated.
DiscardPingFrom
ChecktheboxtoactivatethisDoSprevention
WAN
mechanism.
PortScan
Manykindofportscanmethodsarelisted
here,pleasecheckoneormoreDoSattack
methodsyouwanttoprevent.
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SyncFlood
LikePingofDeath,youcansetthethresholdof
whenthisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbe
activated.
settingslater.
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CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE
41Status
YoucancheckhowyourrouteriscurrentlyoperatingunderStatus.
1. ClicktheStatustab.
2. BasicsysteminformationwillbeshownunderSystem.Moreinformationcanbe
foundintheothersubpagesunderSystem.
411InternetConnection
ThispageshowsthestatusofyourInternetconnection.
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412DeviceStatus
ThispageshowsthecurrentsettingsofyourwiredandwirelessLAN.
413SystemLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsysteminformation.YoucanclickSavetodownloadthe
logfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickCleartoremovealllogs,orclickRefreshto
reloadthelogs.
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414SecurityLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsecurityrelatedinformation.YoucanclickSaveto
downloadthelogfiletoyourcomputer.YoucanalsoclickCleartoremovealllogs,or
clickRefreshtoreloadthelogs.
415ActiveDHCPClient
ThispageshowsallcurrentDHCPclients.YoucanclickRefreshtoreloadthelist.
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416Statistics
Thispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofeachnetworkinterfaceandthetotal
systemuptime.
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42Tools
Thisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthathelpyoubackupthesettings,
upgradethefirmware,andrestartthedevice.
1. ClicktheToolstab.
2. Youwillbeabletoaccesstheconfigurationtools,upgradeyourfirmware,or
restarttherouterhere.
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421ConfigurationTools
Youcanbackupandrestoreyoursystemconfigurationshere.Youcanalsoresetall
settingstothefactorydefault.
1. ClickConfigurationTools.
ItemName
Description
BackupSettings ClicktheSave...buttontosavethecurrentsettingsonyour
computerasaconfig.binfile.
RestoreSettings ClicktheBrowse...buttontoselectapreviouslysaved
config.binfilefromyourcomputer,thenclickUploadto
replacethecurrentsettingswiththesettingsintheconfig.bin
file.
Restoreto
ClickResettorestorethesettingstothefactorydefault.A
FactoryDefault popupmessagewindowwillappearandaskyoutoconfirmthe
reset.
2. ClickApplytosavethechanges.Ifyouwishtogobacktothepreviouspage,click
Previous.
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422FirmwareUpgrade
YoucanupgradeyourfirmwareintheFirmwareUpgradesection.
1. Downloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompanyswebsiteandsaveitonyour
computer.
2. ClickBrowse...tofindthefirmwarefilesavedonyourcomputer,thenclick
Applytostartfirmwareupload.Thebroadbandrouterwillrestartafterthefileis
uploaded.Allyourcurrentsettingswillbelostafterthefirmwareisupgraded.
NOTE:ItisrecommendedthatyouuseawiredEthernetconnectionandnota
wirelessconnectiontouploadthefirmwarefile.Donotswitchthebroadband
routerorcomputeroffwhileperformingfirmwareupgrade.Thiswillcausethe
broadbandroutertomalfunction.
423Restart
Ifyourbroadbandrouterisnotfunctioningproperlyorrespondingslowly,restarting
thebroadbandroutermaysolvetheproblem.
1. SelectReset.
2. ClicktheApplybuttontorestartthebroadbandrouter.
3. Whenyouarepromptedtoconfirmtherestart,clickOK.
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43Language
Thisbroadbandrouterswebbaseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.Youcan
changethedisplaylanguagewiththeLanguagedropdownmenuattheupperright
corneroftheuserinterface.
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FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15
ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuser
isencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp.
FCCCaution
Thisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor
transmitter.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby
thepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RadiationExposureStatement
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposuresetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Inordertoavoid
thepossibilityofexceedingtheFCCradiofrequencyexposurelimits,humanproximitytotheantennashallnotbe
lessthan2.5cm(1inch)duringnormaloperation.
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RFExposureRequirements
SARcompliancehasbeenestablishedinthelaptopcomputer(s)configurationswithPCMCIAslotonthesidenearthe
center,astestedintheapplicationforcertification,andcanbeusedinlaptopcomputer(s)withsubstantiallysimilar
physicaldimensions,construction,andelectricalandRFcharacteristics.UseinotherdevicessuchasPDAsorlap
padsisnotauthorized.Thistransmitterisrestrictedforusewiththespecificantennatestedintheapplicationfor
certification.Theantenna(s)usedforthistransmittermustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithany
otherantennaortransmitter.
R&TTEComplianceStatement
ThisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsofDIRECTIVE1999/5/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTAND
THECOUNCILofMarch9,1999onradioequipmentandtelecommunicationterminalequipmentandthemutual
recognitionoftheirconformity(R&TTE).TheR&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthedirective98/13/EEC
(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipmentandSatelliteEarthStationEquipment)AsofApril8,2000.
Safety
Thisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,special
attentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectricalequipment.
Allguidelinesofthisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuse
oftheequipment.
EUCountriesIntendedforUse
TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Czech,
Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,
Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Turkey,andUnitedKingdom.TheETSI
versionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,and
Switzerland.
EUCountriesNotIntendedforUse
None
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