9GigabitLANPorts(1‐4)ConnectstocomputerorotherwebdevicesGigabitWANPortConnectstocable/xDSLmodems12VPowerConnectorConnectstothe
993‐5‐2SecuritySettingsAdvancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnectionsecurity.3‐5‐2‐1Disabled Connecti
100Authentication function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1xauthentication.RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserver’sIPaddres
1013‐5‐2‐3WPAPre‐SharedKeyWPA(Wi‐FiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).ItemName DescriptionWPAUnicast
1023‐5‐2‐4WPARADIUSIfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewirelessclientsviatheRADIUSserver’suserdatabase
1033‐5‐3MACAddressFilteringThisfunctionwillhe lpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwirelessrouter.Onlythosewireless
104Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
1053‐5‐4WPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)SettingsWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnectionbetweenthisbroadban
1063‐6AdvanceSettingsYoucanconfiguresuchadvancednetworkingfunctionslikeQoS,DDNS,portforwarding,andDMZunder“AdvancedSettings”.
1073‐6‐1QoSQualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharetheinternetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofin
108Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:ItemName DescriptionEnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenableQoSfunction,uncheckittodisableQoS.
10CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP2‐1EstablishinganetworkconnectionPleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnection
109rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasinglenumberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsareinvolved,inputstarting /endingportnumber
110andisnotmalfunction).Youcanreconnecttothisbroadbandrouterandcontinueonothersettingslater.
1113‐6‐2DDNSDDNS(DynamicDNS)isaIP‐to‐HostnamemappingserviceforthoseInternetuserswhodon’thaveastatic(fixed)IPaddress.Itwillbe
112Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:ItemName DescriptionDynamicDNS IfyouwanttoenableDDNSfunction,pleaseselect‘Enabled’;oth
113Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclick‘Apply’buttontosavechangesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclick‘Cancel’t
1143‐6‐3PortForwardingThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofInternetIPaddresstothesameportoftheIPa
115Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.Reset Removeallinputtedvalues.AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedin‘CurrentURLBlockingTa
1163‐6‐4DMZDemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isaspecialareainyourlocalnetwork.Thisarearesidesinlocalnetwork,andallcomputersinthisareaus
117NOTE:PleasenotethateverypublicIPaddresscanbemappedtoasingleClientPCIPaddressonly.AllexistingDMZentrieswillbedisplayedin
1183‐7NATNetworkaddresstranslationssolvetheproblemifsharingasingleIPaddresstomultiplecomputers.WithoutNAT,allcomputersmustbea
114. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthefrontpanel.The“PWR”and“WAN”LEDsshouldbeon.The“LAN”LEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnected
1193‐7‐1VirtualServerThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportonInternetIPaddress (onWANport)toaspecifiedportofanIPaddressonlo
120Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:ItemName DescriptionEnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablevirtualserver,anduncheckth
121Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclick‘Apply’buttontosavechangesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclick‘Cancel’to
1223‐7‐2SpecialApplica tionsSomeapplicationsrequiremorethanoneconnectionatime;theseapplicationswon’tworkwithsimpleNATrules.Inor
123singlevalue,orarange(like20‐50).Ifyouneedtoinputmorethanoneportnumbe randthey’renotcontiguous,listallportnumbershereand
124Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclick‘Apply’buttontosavechangesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclick‘Cancel’to
1253‐7‐3UPnPSettingsBR‐6475nDbroadbandroutersupportsUPnP(universalplug‐and‐play),whichallowsothernetworkdevicestocommunicatewithth
1263‐7‐4ALGSettingsALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)isakindofnetwor kconnectionabilitysupportforspecificnetworkapplicationslikegamea
1273‐7‐5StaticRoutingInmostcases,allyourcomputersonlocalnetworkwillusedefaultgateway(generallyprovidedbyyourISP)toaccessserve
128Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificstaticrouteentry,checkthe‘select’boxofthestaticrouteentryyouwanttodelete,thenclick‘DeleteSelec
122‐2SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomaticallyBeforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetan
1293‐8FirewallYoucanconfigurethefirewallfunctionsunder“Firewall”toprotectyournetworkandcomputer.3‐8‐1AccessControlYoucanalso
130Comment YoucaninputanytexthereasthecommentofthisMACaddress,like‘ROOM2AComputer’oranything.Youcaninputupto16alphanumerica
131ItemName DescriptionClientPCDescription PleaseinputanytexttodescribethisIPaddress,upto16alphanumericalcharacters.ClientPCI
132ItemName DescriptionProtocol Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisservice:TCPorUDP,or‘Both’.PortRange Pleaseinputtheportrange
1333‐8‐2URLBlockingIfyouwanttopreventcomputersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingcertainwebsite(likepornography,violence,oranythingyou
134Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclick‘Apply’buttontosavechangesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclick‘Cancel’to
1353‐8‐3DoSDenialofService(DoS)isacommonattackmeasure,bytransmittingagreatamountofdataorrequesttoyourInternetIPaddressands
136so.CheckthisboxandtherouterwillblockalltrafficswhicharetryingtoscanyourInternetIPaddress.SyncFlood Thisisanotherkindofa
137SyncFlood LikePingofDeath,youcansetthethresholdofwhenthisDoSpreventionmechanismwillbeactivated.Whenyoufinishedwiththeset
1383‐9ParentalControlYoucancontrolwhenyourchildisabletoaccesstheInternetunder“ParentalControl”.Toenabletheparentalcontrolf
132‐2‐1Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelower‐leftcornerofyourscreen),thenclick“C
139Reset Click“Reset”toclearallfields.Todeleteoneormoreentriesinthelist,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry(under“Sele
140CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE4‐1StatusYoucancheckhowyourrouteriscurrentlyoperatingunder“Status”. 1. Clickthe“Status
1414‐1‐2DeviceStatusThispageshowsthecurrentsettingsofyourwiredandwirelessLAN.4‐1‐3SystemLogThispageshowsallloggedsystem
1424‐1‐4SecurityLogThispageshowsallloggedsecurity‐relatedinformation.Youcanclick“Save”todownloadthelogfiletoyourcomputer.Youc
1434‐1‐6StatisticsThispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofeachnetworkinterfaceandthetotalsystemuptime.
1444‐2ToolsThisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthathelpyoubackupthesettings,upgradethefirmware,andrestartthedevice.1. Cl
1454‐2‐1ConfigurationToolsYoucanbackupandrestoreyoursystemconfigurations here.Youcanalsoresetallsettingstothefactorydefault.1
1464‐2‐2FirmwareUpgradeYoucanupgradeyourfirmwareinthe“FirmwareUpgrade”section.1. Downloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompany’swebsit
1474‐3LanguageThisbroadbandrouter’sweb‐baseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.Youcanchangethedisplaylanguagewiththe“Language”
148FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits foraClassBdigital
142. Select“ObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver”,thenclick“OK”.
149
152‐2‐2Windows2000IPaddresssetup1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelower‐leftcornerofyourscreen),thenclick“Contr
162. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddressautomatically”,thenclick“OK”.
172‐2‐3WindowsXPIPaddresssetup1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelower‐leftcornerofyourscreen),thenclick“Control
182. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddressautomatically”,thenclick“OK”.
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192‐2‐4WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelower‐leftcornerofyourscreen),thenclick“Cont
202. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddressautomatically”,thenclick“OK”.
212‐3ConnectingtobroadbandrouterviawebbrowserYoucanaccessthebroadbandrouter’sweb‐basedconfigurationinterfaceviaanyconnectedcompu
224. Thefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginis“Home”.Youcanseeallthecurrentsettingsandothersysteminformationhere.SystemModel D
23ESSID DisplaysthenameoftheaccesspointChannelNumber DisplaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetworkSecurity Displaysthesecurityau
24Ifthisrouter’sDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstofindthisrouter’sIPaddress:1. Clickthe“Start”
253. Input“ipconfig”,thenpress“Enter”.UsetheIPaddressfollowing“DefaultGateway”toaccessthisrouter’sweb‐basedconfigurationinterface.
262‐4Using“QuickSetup”Thisbroadbandrouter’s“QuickSetup”allowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafewsimplesteps.Thefollowinginstructi
273. ChooseyourInternetconnectiontype.Refertothefollowing listforfurtherinstructions:z DynamicIP(Seesection2‐4‐1)z StaticIP
282‐4‐1Using“DynamicIP”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythroughDHCP
2CONTENTSCHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...
292‐4‐2Using“StaticIP”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddre ss, select“StaticIP”
302‐4‐3Using“PPPoE”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(Point‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet
312. “ConnectonDemand”onlyconnectstotheInternetwhenyouinitiateInternetconnection.3. “Manual”connectstotheInternetonlywhenthe“C
322‐4‐4Using“PPTP”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. Select“PPTP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(Point‐to‐PointTunneling
33automatically. DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthatyoudoso.DNSAddress1and2Entertheprimaryands
34whenthe“Disconnect”buttonisclicked.IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshuttingdownanidleconnection.Thiso
352‐4‐5Using“L2TP”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. Select“L2TP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer‐2TunnelingProtoco
36Access youtodoso.NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderif
375. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout60secondst
382‐4‐6Using“WISP”asbroadbandconnectiontype1. IfyourInternetserviceproviderisprovidingyouInternetservicewirelessly,select“WISP”.
33‐4‐1‐1APMode...673‐4‐1‐2St
393. Whenthefollowingmessageappears,click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Therouterwilltakeabout60secondst
402‐5Using“iQoS”iQoSisEdimax’sanswertotheneedforaquickandeasywaytomanageinternetbandwidth.It’sintuitiveandfriendlyuserinter
414. Whenthespeedtestiscomplete,click“Done”andtheresultswillbefilledinautomatically. Note:Ifthisbandwidthdetectionfunctioni
426. Afteryouhavearrangedyourapplicationpriorities ,clickthe“Apply”buttontoenableit.Theiconswillbeshownintheorderofyourprefe
43CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUPYoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterin“GeneralSetup”.1. Click“GeneralSetup”afterlo
443‐1SystemYoucansetupbasicsystemsettingsunder“System”. Youcanconfigureyourtimezone,password,andremotemanagementsettingshe
453‐1‐1TimeZoneYoucanconfigurethetimezonesettingshere.ItemName DescriptionSetTimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountr
463‐1‐2PasswordSettingsYoucanchangetherouter’sdefaultloginpassword(“1234”)here.Itisadvisedtodosotopreventothersfromloggingin
473‐1‐3RemoteManagementSettingupthe“RemoteManagement”functionallowsyoutomanagethisbroadbandrouterfromoutsideyourlocalareanetwor
483‐2WANYoucansetupyourInternetorWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connectionunder “WAN”.Selectaconnectiontypeandproceedwiththesetup;t
43‐8‐2URLBlocking...1333‐8
493‐2‐1DynamicIPIfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythroughDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),s
503‐2‐2StaticIPIfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,select“Static IP”.Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwit
513‐2‐3PPPoEIfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(Point‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet),select“PPPoE”.ItemName Descript
522. “ConnectonDemand”onlyconnectstotheInternetwhenyouinitiateInternetconnection.3. “Manual”connectstotheInternetonlywhenthe“C
533‐2‐4PPTPSelect“PPTP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(Point‐to‐PointTunnelingProtocol).IfyourISPisprovidingyoud
54DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthatyoudoso.DNSAddress1and2EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSadd
55IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshuttingdownanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen“Connecton
563‐2‐5L2TPSelect“L2TP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer‐2TunnelingProtocol).IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamic
57NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.PleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhat
58Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage: Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandr
5CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION1‐1IntroductionandSafetyInformationThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR‐6475nDWirelessDual‐BandGigabitiQ
593‐2‐6WISPIfyourInternetserviceproviderisproviding youInternetservicewirelessly,select“WISP”.ItemName Descriptio nWISP Enable
60Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage: Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandr
613‐3LANYoucanconfigureyourlocalareanetworkunder“LAN”.Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:z LANIP(Seesection
62Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:z IPAddress:“192.168.1.254”z SubnetMask:“255.255.255.0”z 802.1dSpann
633‐3‐2DHCPServerYoucansettherangeofIPaddressleasesunder“DHCPServer”.ItemName DescriptionStartIP EnterthestartIPaddressf
643‐3‐3StaticDHCPLeasesYoucansettheroutertoassignastaticIPaddresstospecifiedcomputers/devicesunder“StaticDHCPLeases”.ItemN
65Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage: Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandr
663‐42.4GHzYoucansetupthe2.4GHzwirelessLANconnectionunder“2.4GHz”.3‐4‐1WirelessSettingsBasic2.4GHzwirelesssettingscanbeco
673‐4‐1‐1APModeThefollowingsettingswillappearin“AP”mode:ItemName DescriptionBand Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:2.4GHz
68selectthechannelofyourpreference(1to13).AssociatedClients Click“ShowActiveClients”forthelistofallconnectedwirelessclients.Cl
61‐2SafetyInformationPleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety:1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DO
693‐4‐1‐2Station‐InfrastructureIn“Station‐Infrastructure”mo de,therouteractsasbothawirelesscom municationclientandawirelesscommunic
70SiteSurvey Click“SelectSiteSurvey”andapop‐upwindowwillappear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbeshowninthewindow.Selecta
713‐4‐1‐3APBridge—PointtoPoint“APBridge—PointtoPoint”modeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsallthecomputersconnectedto
72ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Bothaccesspointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).MACAddress1 InputtheMACaddre
733‐4‐1‐4APBridge—PointtoMulti‐Point“APBridge—PointtoMulti‐Point”modeconnectsthisroutertoupto4otherroutersandallowsthecomputer
742.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter(recommended).ChannelNumber Selectachannelfr
753‐4‐1‐5APBridge—WDSIn“APBridge—WDS”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawirelesscommunicationbridgeandawirelessaccesspoint.Thi
762.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter(recommended).ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrou
773‐4‐1‐6UniversalRepeaterIn“UniversalRepeater”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeatertoextendthewirelesscoverage
78ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeanyalphanumericalcharacterhere (maximum32characters).ChannelNumber Selectachannelf
71‐3SystemRequirementsz InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ‐45Ethernetportz Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredo
793‐4‐2SecuritySettingsAdvancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnectionsecurity.3‐4‐2‐1Disabled Connecti
80Authentication function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1xauthentication.RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserver’sIPaddress
813‐4‐2‐3WPAPre‐SharedKeyWPA(Wi‐FiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).ItemName DescriptionWPAUnicastC
823‐4‐2‐4WPARADIUSIfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewirelessclientsviatheRADIUSserver’suserdatabase.
833‐4‐3MACAddressFilteringThisfunctionwillhe lpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwirelessrouter.Onlythosewirelessd
84Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
853‐4‐4WPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)SettingsWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnectionbetweenthisbroadband
863‐55GHzYoucansetupthe5GHzwirelessLANconnectionunder“5GHz”.3‐5‐1WirelessSettingsBasic5GHzwirelesssettingscanbeconfigured
873‐5‐1‐1APModeThefollowingsettingswillappearin“AP”mode:ItemName DescriptionBand Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:5GHz(
88WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe5GHzwirelesssignalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orcl
81‐5GettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouterFrontPanelLEDName LightStatus DescriptionPWR On Routerswitchedonandcor
893‐5‐1‐2Station‐InfrastructureIn“Station‐Infrastructure”mo de,therouteractsasbothawirelesscom municationclientandawirelesscommunic
90Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
913‐5‐1‐3APBridge—PointtoPoint“APBridge—PointtoPoint”modeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsallthecomputersconnectedto
92Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
933‐5‐1‐4APBridge—PointtoMulti‐Point“APBridge—PointtoMulti‐Point”modeconnectsthisroutertoupto4otherroutersandallowsthecomputer
94Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
953‐5‐1‐5APBridge—WDSIn“APBridge—WDS”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawirelesscommunicationbridgeandawirelessaccesspoint.Thi
96connectedwirelessclients.Click“Refresh”inthenewwindowtorenewthelist,andclick“Close”toclosethewindow.Note:Ifyouhaveapop‐up
973‐5‐1‐6UniversalRepeaterIn“UniversalRepeater”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeatertoextendthewirelesscoverage
98Note:Ifyouhaveapop‐upblockerinstalled,youmayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallowthepop‐upwindowtoshowup.RootAPSSID Inputthe
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