Edimax BR-6228NS V2 Specifications

BR-6228nS V2 BR-6228nC V2 UserManual09‐2013/v1.1

6Ifyoucannotaccesshttp://edimax.setup,pleasemakesureyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.RefertoIV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPad

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97IV‐1‐2.HowtomodifytheIPaddressofyourcomputerPleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.Inthefollowingexamp

98YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedinthe“IPaddress”fieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetma

99IV‐1‐2‐2. WindowsVista1.  Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel

100IV‐1‐2‐3. Windows71.  Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.

1014.  Click“Properties”.

1025. Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.6.  Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”and“Usethefollowin

103IV‐1‐2‐4. Windows81.  FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreen

1043.  Rightclick“Network”andthenselect“Properties”.4.  Inthewindowthatopens,select“Changeadaptersettings”fromtheleftside.

1055.  Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselect“Properties”.6.  Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Prop

7andEthernet)accessforyournetworkdevices.RangeExtenderThedeviceconnectswirelesslytoyourexistingnetworkandrepeatsthewirelesssigna

1067.  Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”and“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”,theninputthefollowingvalues:YourexistingstaticIP

107IV‐1‐2‐5. Mac1.  HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickon“SystemPreferences”2.  InSystemPreferences,clickon“Netw

108YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedinthe“IPaddress”fieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnet

1096.  Click“Apply”tosavethechanges.

110IV‐1‐3.HowtoFindYourNetworkSecurityKeyTofindyournetworksecuritykey,pleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsy

1114.  YoushouldseetheprofileofyourWi‐Finetworkinthelist.RightclickonyourWi‐Finetworkandthenclickon“Properties”.5. Click

112IV‐1‐3‐2. Mac1.  OpenanewFinderwindow,andselect“Applications”fromthemenuontheleftside.Openthefolderlabeled“Utilities”andt

1133.  DoubleclicktheSSIDofyournetworkandyouwillseethefollowingwindow.4.  Checktheboxlabeled“Showpassword”andyouwillbe

114Yournetworksecuritypasswordwillnowbedisplayedinthefieldnexttotheboxlabeled“Showpassword”.Intheexamplebelow,thenetworkse

115IV‐1‐4.HowtoFindYourRouter’sIPAddressTofindyourrouter’sIPaddress,pleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsyst

8II‐1. Wi‐FiRouterMode1.  ConnecttheblueWANportofyourBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2totheLANportofyourmodemusinganEthernetcable,andthen

1163.  Yourrouter’sIPaddresswillbedisplayednextto“DefaultGateway”.

117IV‐1‐4‐2. Windows81.  FromtheWindows8Startscreen,moveyourcursertothetoprightcornerofthescreentodisplaytheCharmsbar.2

1183.  Anewwindowwillopen,type“ipconfig”andpressEnter.

1194. Yourrouter’sIPaddresswillbedisplayednextto“DefaultGateway”.

120IV‐1‐4‐3. Mac1.  Launch“SystemPreferences”andclickon“Network”.2.  IfyouareusinganEthernetcabletoconnecttoyournetwork,your

1214.  Clickthe“TCP/IP”tabandyourrouter’sIPaddresswillbedisplayednextto“Router”.

122IV‐2. ConnectingtoaWi‐FinetworkForhelpconnectingtoyourdevice’sEdimax.SetupSSIDforinitialsetup,ortoconnecttoyourdevice’snew

1233.  Aftercorrectlyenteringyourpassword,youwillbesuccessfullyconnectedtotheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2’swirelessnetwork.

124IV‐3. TroubleshootingIfyouareexperiencingproblemswithyourBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2,pleasecheckbelowbeforecontactingyourdealerofpurchas

1252. Ican’taccesstheInternet.a. Ensurethatallcablesareconnectedproperly.Trya differentEthernetcable.b. SwitchyourBR‐6228nSV2/nC

93.  Click“Next”tocontinueandconfigurethedevice’swirelessnetwork.4.  Enteranameandpasswordforyourwirelessnetwork,thenclick“

126RouterLogin EnterthisURLinawebbrowsertoruniQSetuporconfigureadvancedsettings.YoumustbeconnectedtothedevicebyWi‐FiorEth

1277. DotheWANandLANportsworkthesamewhenthedeviceisindifferentmodes?No,theWANandLANportshaveslightlydifferentfunctionsdepen

128IV‐4. GlossaryDefaultGateway(Wirelessbridge):Everynon‐accesspointIPdeviceneedstoconfigureadefaultgateway’sIPaddress.Whenthed

129Anetworkmaskisalsoa32‐bitbinarypattern,andconsistsofconsecutiveleading1’sfollowedbyconsecutivetrailing0’s,suchas11111111.111

130Application ProtocolPortNumberTelnet TCP 23FTP TCP 21SMTP TCP 25POP3 TCP 110H.323 TCP 1720SNMP UCP 161SNMPTrap UDP 162HTT

131COPYRIGHTCopyright©EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,

132FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital

133EUDeclarationofConformityEnglish: ThisequipmentisincompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective

134DeclarationofConformityWe,EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.,declareunderoursoleresponsibility,thattheequipmentdescribedbelowcomplies

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105.  Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.Checkthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclick“Next”toproceed.

116.  Pleasewaitamomentuntilthedeviceisready.7.  Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Pleaseclosethe

12II‐2. AccessPointMode1.  ConnecttheyellowLANportofyourBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2totheLANportofyourexistingrouterusinganEthernetcab

13“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”istherecommendedsettingformostusers.FormoreguidanceonstaticIPaddresses,pleaserefertoIV‐1.Con

14Ifyouwishtobackupthedevice’ssettings,click“Backupthisconfiguration”toopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrentconfigurationtoaAP.txt

157. TheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2isworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnecttothedevice’snewSSID.PleaserefertoIV‐2.ConnectingtoaWi‐Fi

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16II‐3. RangeExtenderMode1.  PleaseensureyourBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2iswithinWi‐Firangeofyourexistingwirelessrouter.Click“Next”tocont

17InRangeExtendermode,theBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2’sdefaultSSIDisyourexistingrouter/accesspoint’sSSID+_2EX.Forexampleifyourrouter’sSS

18SSID EntertheSSID(network name)ofyourexisting,hiddennetwork.DeviceSSID EnteranSSIDfortheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2orleaveitblankto

19IftheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2cannotobtainanIPaddress(below)fromyourexistingrouter/accesspointthenclickthe“StaticIP”buttontoassignan

20IfyouwishtobackuptheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2’ssettings,click“Backupthisconfiguration”toopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrentconfiguration

217.  TheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2isworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnecttothedevice’snewSSID.PleaserefertoIV‐2.ConnectingtoaWi‐

22II‐4. WPSSetupIfyourwirelessdevicesupports WPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)thenyoucanusethismethodtoconnecttotheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2’s

23III. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterfaceAfteryouhavesetuptheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2asdetailedinII.InstallationortheincludedQuickInst

243.  Youwillarriveatthe“Status”screen.Usethemenudowntheleftsidetonavigate.

25III‐2. SaveSettings1.  Afteryouconfigureanysettings,clickthe“SaveSettings”buttonatthebottomofthescreentosaveyourchanges.

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26III‐3. MainMenuThemainmenudisplaysdifferentoptionsdependingonyourdevice’soperatingmode.Wi‐FiRouter AccessPoin

27III‐3‐1.StatusThe“Status”pagedisplaysbasicsysteminformationaboutthedevice,arrangedintofourcategories:System,LAN,Internet&2

28III‐3‐2.SetupWizardYoucanrunthesetupwizardagaintoreconfigurethebasicsettingsofthedevice,oryoucanrunawizardtohelpyouswit

293.  Followtheon‐screenwizardtosetupyourdeviceinadifferentmode.RefertoII.InstallationStep3onwardsforhelpifneeded.

30III‐3‐3. InternetThe“Internet”menuprovidesaccesstoWANandDDNSsettings.Clickonanitemfromthesubmenutoviewand/orconfigurethes

31HostName Enterthehostnameofyourcomputer.MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedtodesignateaspecificMACaddressfortherout

32FixedIPAddress InputtheIP address assigned by yourISPhere.SubnetMask Inputthesubnet mask assigned byyourISPhere.DefaultGatewayAd

33III‐3‐3‐1‐3. PPPoESelect“PPPoE”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(Point‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet).UserName

34TTL Enable/Disabletimetolive(TTL)functionwhichlimitsthelifespanofnetworkdatatoimproveperformance.ServiceName Givethis Internet s

35III‐3‐3‐1‐4. PPTPSelect“PPTP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(Point‐to‐PointTunnelingProtocol).Thenselect“Obtaina

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36HostName Enterthe host name of your computerhereIfrequired.MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedtodesignateaspecificMACaddr

37shuttingdownanidleconnection.Onlyavailablewhen“ConnectonDemand”(above)isselected.III‐3‐3‐1‐5. L2TPSelect“L2TP”ifyourISPispr

38automaticallyenteryourcomputer’sMACaddress.StaticIPAddress InputtheIP address assigned by yourISPhere.SubnetMask Inputthesubnet mas

39III‐3‐3‐1‐6. WISPSelect“WISP”ifyouuseawirelessinternetservicefromInternetServiceProvider(WISP).WISP Enable or disable theWIS

40III‐3‐3‐2.DDNSDynamicDNS(DDNS)isaservicewhichprovidesahostname‐to‐IPservicefordynamicIPusers.ThechangingnatureofdynamicIPs

41CyberGate http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns/NS2GO  http://www.ns2go.com/NO‐IP  http://www.noip.com/

42III‐3‐4. LANYoucanconfigureyourLocalAreaNetwork(LAN)onthispage.YoucanenabletheroutertodynamicallyallocateIPaddressestoyou

43StartIP EnterthestartIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPaddressleases.EndIP Entertheend IPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPaddressl

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45III‐3‐5. 2.4GHzWirelessThe“2.4GHzWireless”menuallowsyoutoconfigureSSIDandsecuritysettingsforyourWi‐Finetworkalongwithaguest

1I. Product InformationI‐1.PackageContentsBeforeyoustartusingthisproduct,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthepackage,andc

46characters.BroadcastESSID EnableordisableESSIDbroadcast.Whenenabled,theESSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasanavailableWi‐Finetwork.Wh

47III‐3‐5‐1‐2. WEPWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isabasicencryptiontype.ForahigherlevelofsecurityconsiderusingWPAencryption.Key

48III‐3‐5‐1‐3. WPAPre‐SharedKeyWPApre‐sharedkeyistherecommendedandmostsecureencryptiontype.WPAUnicastCipherSuiteSelectfromW

49III‐3‐5‐1‐4. WPARadiusWPARADIUSisacombinationofWPAencryptionandRADIUSuserauthentication.IfyouhaveaRADIUSauthenticationserver

50III‐3‐5‐2. GuestYoucansetupanadditional“Guest”Wi‐FinetworksoguestuserscanenjoyWi‐Ficonnectivitywithoutaccessingyourprimarynet

51Encryption PleaserefertoIII‐3‐5‐1.Basic:WirelessSecurity fordetailsaboutsecuritysettings.WPARADIUSencyrptiontypeisnotavailablef

52III‐3‐5‐3. WPSWi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimplewaytoestablishconnectionsbetweenWPScompatibledevices.WPScanbeactivatedoncompatible

53ConfigureviaPushButtonClick“StartPBC”(Push‐ButtonConfiguration)toactivateWPSontheaccesspoint.WPSwillbeactivefor2minutes.Confi

54MACaddress SelectaPCname from thedrop‐downlistandclick“>>”toaddenteritintotheblankfieldtotheright.Click“Refresh’in

55III‐3‐5‐5. ScheduleTheschedulefeatureallowsyoutoautomatethewirelessradiotoswitchon/offatspecifiedtimes.Multipleschedulescanbe

2I‐2.LEDStatusLED LEDStatus DescriptionPWROn Deviceison.Off Deviceisoff.WLANOn Wi‐Fiisactive(orWPSisactive).Flashing Wi‐F

56Add Addtheschedule tothetableofactiveschedules.Clear Clearallfields.Activescheduleswillbedisplayedinthetableasshownbelow.Se

57III‐3‐6.FirewallThe“Firewall”menuprovidesaccesstoURLblocking,accesscontrol,DMZandDoSfunctionstoimprovethesecurityofyourwirel

58URL/Keyword EntertheURLorkeywordtobeblocked.Add AddtheURLorkeywordtotheblockedtable.Clear Clearallfields.BlockedURLs/keywor

59III‐3‐6‐2. AccessControlAccessControl(MACfiltering)canalsobeconfiguredfromIII‐3‐5‐4.AccessControl.AccessControlisasecurityfea

60MACFiltering:EnableMACFilteringChecktheboxtoenableMACfilteringandselectwhetherto“Deny”or“Allow”accessforspecifiedMACaddress

61IPFiltering:EnableIPFiltering ChecktheboxtoenableIPfilteringandselectwhetherto“Deny”or“Allow”accessforspecifiedIPaddress.Add

62ClientPCDescriptionEnteradescriptionforreference/identificationofupto16alphanumericcharacters.ClientPCIPaddress Entera starting

63III‐3‐6‐3. DMZADemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isanisolatedareainyourlocalnetworkwhereprivateIPaddressesaremappedtospecifiedinternetI

64DMZentrieswillbedisplayedinthetablebelow:DeleteSelected/DeleteAllDelete selectedorallentriesfromthetable.III‐3‐6‐4. DoS

65PingofDeath Specifythefrequencyofpingofdeathpacketswhichwilltriggertherouter’sDoSprotectionfunction.DiscardPingfromWANCheck

3I‐3.BackPanelWANPortLANPorts1–4 WPS/ResetButtonPowerPortBR6228nSV2:Fixed5dBiAntennaBR6228nCV2:  Detachable9dBiAntenn

66III‐3‐7.QoSQualityofService(QoS)isafeaturetomanageInternetbandwidthefficiently.Someapplicationsrequiremorebandwidththanothers

67RuleName EnteranamefortheQoSruleforreference/identification.Bandwidth SetthebandwidthlimitsfortheQoSrule:(1)

68IPaddress.LocalPortRange EntertheportrangetoactivatetheQoSrule.Enterasingleportnumbere.g.110orarangeofportnumberse.g.110‐

69Edit Editaselectedrule.DeleteSelected/DeleteAllDeleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.MoveUp/Down Moveselectedruleup ordownt

70III‐3‐8.AdvancedAdvancedfeaturesoftheBR‐6228nSV2/nCV2canbeconfiguredfromthe“Advanced”menu.III‐3‐8‐1. StaticRoutingStat

71EnableStaticRouting Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disablestaticrouting.DestinationLANIP Enterthedestinationnetwork’sIPaddress.Subne

72PrivateIP EntertheIPaddressofthecomputeronthelocalnetwork.ComputerName Windowscomputersonthelocalnetworkwillbelistedhere–

73III‐3‐8‐3. VirtualServerThisfunctionallowsyoutosetupaninternetserviceonalocalcomputer,withoutexposingthelocalcomputertothe

74III‐3‐8‐4. 2.4GHzWirelessThesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyofthevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealre

75CTSProtect Enablingthissettingwillreducethechanceofradiosignalcollisionsbetween802.11band802.11gwirelessaccesspoints.It’srecom

4I‐4.SafetyInformationInordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleasereadandactinaccordancewiththefollowingsaf

76III‐3‐8‐6. IGMPIGMPisacommunicationsprotocolusedtoestablishmulticastgroupmemberships.Itallowsforamoreefficientuseofresources

77III‐3‐9.AdministrationVariousadministrativefunctionscanbeaccessedfromthe“Administration”menu.III‐3‐9‐1. TimeZoneSetT

78III‐3‐9‐2. PasswordYoucanchangethepasswordusedtologintothebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfacehere.Itisadvisedtodosoforsecur

79III‐3‐9‐3. RemoteAccessCheck“Enabled”toenabletheremoteaccessfeatureandthenentertheappropriatevalues.HostIPAddress Specifyt

80III‐3‐9‐4. Backup/RestoreBackupSettings Click“Save” tosavethecurrentsettingsonyourcomputerasconfig.binfile.RestoreSettings Clic

81III‐3‐9‐6. RestartIntheeventthattheroutermalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitisrecommendedthatyourestartthedevice.III‐3‐9

82Save Click“Save” tosavethelog onyourcomputeras.txtfile.Clear Click“Clear”toclear/erasetheexistinglog.Refresh Click“Refresh”to

83IV. AppendixIV‐1. ConfiguringyourIPaddressForfirsttimeaccesstotheURLhttp://Edimax.Setuppleaseensureyourcomputerissettousea

84IV‐1‐1.HowtocheckthatyourcomputerusesadynamicIPaddressPleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.IV‐1‐1‐1.

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5II. Installation1. Plugtheincludedpoweradapterintothedevice’s5VDCpowerportandtheotherendintoanelectricalsocket.2. Ensureth

86IV‐1‐1‐2. WindowsVista1.  Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel

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88IV‐1‐1‐3. Windows71.  Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.

894.  Click“Properties”.5.  Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.

906.  Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically”shouldbeselected.

91IV‐1‐1‐4. Windows81.  FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreena

924.  Inthewindowthatopens,select“Changeadaptersettings”fromtheleftside.5.  Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselect“

936.  Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.7.  Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“Obtain

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95IV‐1‐1‐5. MacOS1.  HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickon“SystemPreferences”.2.  InSystemPreferences,clickon“N