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BR-6428HPn
User Manual
05-2012 / v1.0
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CONTENTS
CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4
11PackageContents................................................................................................................................4
12GettingFamiliarwithYourNewWirelessBroadbandRouter.............................................................4
CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP.....................................................................................................6
21EstablishingaNetworkConnection.....................................................................................................6
22SettingClientComputerstoObtainIPAddressesAutomatically........................................................7
221Windows95/98/MeIPAddressSetup.....................................................................................7
222Windows2000IPAddressSetup..............................................................................................8
223WindowsXPIPAddressSetup..................................................................................................9
224WindowsVistaIPAddressSetup............................................................................................10
23ConnectingtoBroadbandRouterviaWebBrowser.........................................................................12
24Using“iQSetup”................................................................................................................................15
CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP..........................................................................................................................20
31System................................................................................................................................................20
311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................21
312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................22
313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................23
32WAN...................................................................................................................................................23
321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................24
322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................25
323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................26
324PPTP........................................................................................................................................28
325L2TP........................................................................................................................................30
326WISP........................................................................................................................................33
33LAN.....................................................................................................................................................34
331LANIP......................................................................................................................................34
332DHCPServer............................................................................................................................35
333StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................35
34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................37
341WirelessSettings....................................................................................................................37
3411APMode......................................................................................................................38
3412StationInfrastructure.................................................................................................39
3413APBridge—PointtoPoint...........................................................................................41
3414APBridge—PointtoMultiPoint.................................................................................42
3415APBridge—WDS..........................................................................................................44
3416UniversalRepeater......................................................................................................45
342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................47
3421Disabled.......................................................................................................................47
3422WEP.............................................................................................................................48
3423WPAPreSharedKey...................................................................................................49
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3424WPARADIUS................................................................................................................49
343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................50
344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................52
35AdvancedSettings.............................................................................................................................53
351QoS.........................................................................................................................................53
352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................55
353PortForwarding......................................................................................................................57
354DMZ........................................................................................................................................58
36NAT....................................................................................................................................................60
361VirtualServer..........................................................................................................................60
362SpecialApplications................................................................................................................61
363UPnPSettings.........................................................................................................................62
364ALGSettings............................................................................................................................63
365StaticRouting..........................................................................................................................64
37Firewall...............................................................................................................................................65
371AccessControl........................................................................................................................65
372URLBlocking...........................................................................................................................67
373DoS..........................................................................................................................................68
38ParentalControl.................................................................................................................................70
CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE....................................................................................................72
41Status.................................................................................................................................................72
411InternetConnection...............................................................................................................72
412DeviceStatus..........................................................................................................................72
413SystemLog..............................................................................................................................73
414SecurityLog............................................................................................................................73
415ActiveDHCPClient..................................................................................................................74
416Statistics..................................................................................................................................74
42Tools...................................................................................................................................................74
421ConfigurationTools................................................................................................................75
422FirmwareUpgrade..................................................................................................................76
423Restart....................................................................................................................................76
43Language............................................................................................................................................77
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CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION
11PackageContents
Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthepackage,
andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):
z Broadbandrouter(1pcs)
z Quickinstallationguide(1pcs)
z 3dBiantenna(2pcs)
z
CDwithmultilanguageQIGandusermanual(1pcs)
z 12VDCpoweradapter(1pcs)
z Ethernetcable(1pcs)
z Poweradapter(1pcs)
z Verticalstand(1pcs)
z Accessorykit(1pcs)
12GettingFamiliarwithYourNewWirelessBroadbandRouter
FrontPanel
LEDName LightStatus Description
PWR
On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered
Of
f
Routernotpoweredornotcorrectlypowered
Wireless
On Wirelessconnectivityactivated
Of
f
Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated
Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)
WAN On WANportconnected
Of
f
WANportnotconnected
Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)
LAN
(14)
On LANportconnected
Off LANportnotconnected
Flashing LANactivity(transferringdata)
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BackPanel
ItemName Description
Antenna
connector(s)
Connectstothesuppliedantenna(s)
WiFion/off
switch
Switcheson/offtheWiFisignal
WPS/Reset
Button
ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS
function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor20secondstoclearall
settingsorpressthisbuttonfor25secondstoactivateWPS
function)
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(LANPorts)
Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices
WANPort Connectstocable/xDSLmodems
Power
Connector
Connectstothesuppliedpoweradapter
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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP
21EstablishingaNetworkConnection
Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyournew
broadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:
1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotherouter’s“WAN”portwithanEthernet
cable.
2. Connectyourcomputertooneoftherouter’s“LAN”portswithanEthernetcable.
3. Connectthepoweradaptertothewallsocket,andthenconnectittothe“12V”
socketonthebackpaneloftherouter.
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4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthefrontpanel.The“PWR”and“WAN”LEDsshouldbe
on.The“LAN”LEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly
powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices
areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.
22SettingClientComputerstoObtainIPAddressesAutomatically
Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIPaddress
automatically(setto usedynamicIPaddresses).IfyourcomputerissettouseastaticIP
address,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthe
followinginstructionstoconfigureyour
computertousedynamicIPaddresses:
z Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)
z Windows2000 (seesection222)
z WindowsXP(seesection223)
z WindowsVista (seesection224)
221Windows95/98/MeIPAddress
Setup
1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Doubleclickthe“Network”icon,andthe
“Network”windowwillappear.Select“TCP/IP”,andthenclick“Properties”.
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2. Select“ObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver”,thenclick“OK”.
222Windows2000IPAddressSetup
1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Doubleclickthe“NetworkandDialup
Connections”icon,andthendoubleclick“LocalAreaConnection”.Whenthe
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“LocalAreaConnectionProperties”windowappears,select“InternetProtocol
(TCP/IP)”,andthenclick“Properties”.
2. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddress
automatically”,thenclick“OK”.
223WindowsXPIPAddressSetup
1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Doubleclickthe“NetworkandInternet
Connections”icon,click“NetworkConnections”,thendoubleclick“LocalArea
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Connection”.Whenthe“LocalAreaConnectionProperties”windowappears,click
“Properties”.
2. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddress
automatically”,thenclick“OK”.
224WindowsVistaIPAddressSetup
1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour
screen),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Click“ViewNetworkStatusandTasks”,and
thenclick“ManageNetworkConnections”.Rightclick“LocalAreaNetwork”,then
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select“Properties”.Whenthe“LocalAreaConnectionProperties”windowappears,
select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)”and thenclick“Properties”.
2. Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserve raddress
automatically”,thenclick“OK”.
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23ConnectingtoBroadbandRouterviaWebBrowser
Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouter’swebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany
connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or
Safari).
1. Pleaseinput“192.168.2.1”inthewebbrowser’saddressbarandpress“Enter”.
2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow:
NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouter’swebbasedconfiguration
interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously
changedtherouter’sIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.
3. Pleaseinput“admin”inthe“Username”fieldand“1234”inthe
“Password”field.
Clickthe“OK”buttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.
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4. Thefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginis“Home”.Youcanseeallthecurrent
settingsandothersysteminformationhere.
System
Model Displaysthisbroadbandro uter’smodelname(usefulwhen
youneedtechnicalservice)
UpTime Displaystheamountoftimethisrouterhasbeenswitchedon
HardwareVersion Displaysthisbroadbandro uter’shardwareversion(useful
whenyouneedtec hnicalservice)
BootCode
Version
Displaysthisbroadbandro uter’sbootcodeversion(useful
whenyouneedtec hnicalservice)
RuntimeCode
Version
Displaysthisbroadbandro uter’sruntimecodeversion(useful
whenyouneedtec hnicalservice)
InternetConnection
IPAddressMode DisplayshowthisbroadbandroutercurrentlyobtainsIP
addresses
IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection
SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheWANconnection
DefaultGateway DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection’sdefault
gateway
MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheWANport
PrimaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthefirstDNSserver
SecondaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthesecond(backup)DNSserver
WirelessConfiguration
Mode Displaystheoperationmodeofthewirelessaccesspoint
ESSID Displaysthenameoftheaccesspoint
ChannelNumber Displaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetwork
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Security Displaysthesecurityauthenticationmodeoftheaccesspoint
LANConnection
IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection
SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection
DHCPServer DisplaysthestatusoftheinternalDHCPserver
MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport
TheSSID,theuptime,theIPaddressoftheLANconnection,andtheruntimecodeisalways
displayedonthetopofthewebpage.
Ifthisrouter’sDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionsto
findthisrouter’sIPaddress:
1. Clickthe“Start”button,thenclick“Run”.
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2. Input“cmd”,andthenclick“OK”.
3. Input“ipconfig”,thenpress“Enter”.UsetheIPaddressfollowing“Default
Gateway”toaccessthisrouter’swebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote
thattheIPaddressyoufindma ybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.
NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowing“DefaultGateway”,oriftheaddress
following“IPAddress”beginswith“169”,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:
z Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter.
z Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepof
thesetup
procedure.
z Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.
24Using“iQSetup”
Thisbroadbandrouter’s“iQSetup”featureallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew
simplesteps.
1. Click“QuickSetup”afterloggingin.
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2. Thefollowingwillappear.
3. Click“PerformiQSetup”anditwillstartdetectingyourInternetservicetype.
Note:YourcomputeroriPhonecanalsouseiQSetupwithaWiFiconnection.Please
makesureyouhaveconnectedto thecorrectWiFinetwork.Therouter’sdefaultSSID
is“Edimax”.
DynamicIP
IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisdynamicIP,youwillseethefollowing:
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Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
Ifyouclick“Yes(recommended)”,youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSIDanda password(at
least8digits).
Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
PPPoE
IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisPPPoE,youwillseethefollowing:
PleaseentertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP(usernamesandpasswords
arecasesensitive).Click“Next”andthefollowingwillappear:
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Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.
Ifyouclick“Setupwirelesssecurity(recommended)”,youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSID
andapassword(atleast8dig its).
Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi
connection.
IfyourPPPoEconnectionisinvalid,youwillseethefollowing:
Click“Tryitagain”andthewizardwilltrytoconnecttotheInternetagainwiththecurrent
information.Clicking“Reenter”willtakeyoutothepreviouspageandletyouenterthe
usernameandpasswordagain.
Ifyourconnectiontypeisnoneoftheaboveorifthe
autodetectionhasfailed,youwillsee
thefollowingpage.Pleaseselectyourconnectiontypeandentertheinformation
accordingly.
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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP
Youcanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterin“GeneralSetup”.
1. Click“GeneralSetup”afterloggingin.
2. Allavailablesetupitemswillappearunderthe“GeneralSetup”tab.
3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
z System(Seesection31)
z WAN(Seesection32)
z LAN(Seesection33)
z Wireless(Seesection34)
z AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)
z NAT(Seesection36)
z Firewall(See
section37)
z ParentalControl (Seesection38)
31System
Youcansetupbasicsystemsettingsunder“System”.
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Youcanconfigureyourtimezone,password,andremotemanagementsettingshere.After
youhavecompletedtheconfigurations,click“Apply” tosavethechanges.
311TimeZone
Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingshere.
ItemName Description
SetTimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou
cannotfindyourcountry/region,pleaseselectanother
country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.
TimeServer
Address
ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for
automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP
addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost
name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse
“pool.ntp.org”.
DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck
the“EnableFunction”box,andselectthestartandenddate.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
312PasswordSettings
Youcanchangetherouter’sdefaultloginpassword(“1234”)here.Itisadvisedtodosoto
preventothersfromloggingintoyourrouterwithoutpermission.
ItemName Description
CurrentPassword Inputthecurrentpasswordhere.Thedefaultvalueis
“1234”.
NewPassword Inputyournewpasswordhere.
ConfirmPassword Inputyournewpasswordagainforconfirmation.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
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313RemoteManagement
Settingupthe“RemoteManagement”functionallowsyoutomanagethisbroadband
routerfromoutsideyourlocalareanetwork(fromtheInternet).
ItemName Description
HostAddress AssignanIPaddresswithwhichtoaccessthisrouter
remotely.
Port Assignaportnumberwithwhichtoaccessthisrouter
remotely.Thedefaultvalueis“8080”.Youcanuse
anyintegerbetween1and65534.
Enabled Checkthisboxtoenablethe“RemoteManagement”
function.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
32WAN
YoucansetupyourInternetorWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connectionunder“WAN”.
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Selectaconnectiontypeandproceedwiththesetup;thenclick“Apply”to savethe
changes.Ifyouarenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyour
Internetserviceproviderforhelp.
321DynamicIP
IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythroughDHCP
(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),select“DynamicIP”.
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ItemName Description
HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputer’sMAC
addresshere.Press“CloneMacaddress”tofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputer’sMACaddress
automatically.
DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthat
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
TTL Enablethe“TTL”functionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
322StaticIP
IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,select“StaticIP”.Generally,
yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway
address,andDNSaddress.
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ItemName Description
FixedIPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
DNSAddress1
and2
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthis“DefaultRoute”.
TTL Enablethe“TTL”functionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.
NOTE:Youmustusetheaddressespro videdbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues
willcausemalfunction.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
323PPPoE
IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet),
select“PPPoE”.
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ItemName Description
UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputer’sMAC
addresshere.Press“CloneMacaddress”tofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputer’sMACaddress
automatically.
DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthat
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
TTL Enablethe“TTL”functionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.
ServiceName GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. “Continuous”keepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. “ConnectonDemand”onlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. “Manual”connectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
“Connect”buttononthispageis
clicked,anddisconnects
whenthe“Disconnect”buttonisclicked.
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IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
“ConnectonDemand”isselected.
EnableDualWAN
Access
Checkthe“EnableDualWANAccess”boxifyourISPrequires
youtodoso.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
324PPTP
Select“PPTP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPointTunneling
Protocol).
IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,select“ObtainanIPaddress
automatically”.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,select“UsethefollowingIP
address”.
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ItemName Description
HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputer’sMAC
addresshere.Press“CloneMacaddress”tofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputer’sMACaddress
automatically.
IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthis“DefaultRoute”.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputer’sMAC
addresshere.Press“CloneMacaddress”tofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputer’sMACaddress
automatically.
DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthat
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
EnableDualWAN
Access
Checkthe“EnableDualWANAccess”boxifyourISPrequires
youtodoso.
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhat toselect.
Configurethe“PPTPSettings”section.
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ItemName Description
UserID Inputtheusername assignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
BEZEQISRAEL Checkthe“Enable”boxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ
networkservices.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. “Continuous”keepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. “ConnectonDemand”onlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. “Manual”connectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
“Connect”buttononthispageis
clicked,anddisconnects
whenthe“Disconnect”buttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
“ConnectonDemand”isselected.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
325L2TP
Select“L2TP”ifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2Tunneling
Protocol).
Ifyour
ISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,select“ObtainanIPaddress
automatically”.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,select“UsethefollowingIP
address”.
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ItemName Description
HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional
andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.
MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC
addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputer’sMAC
addresshere.Press“CloneMacaddress”tofilltheMAC
addressfieldwithyourcomputer’sMACaddress
automatically.
IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.
SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.
DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some
ISPsmaycallthis“DefaultRoute”.
DNSAddress Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”ifyourISPrequiresthat
youdoso.
DNSAddress1
and2
EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby
yourISPhere.
EnableDualWAN
Access
Checkthe“EnableDualWANAccess”boxifyourISPrequires
youtodoso.
NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please
contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhat toselect.
Configurethe“L2TPSettings”section.
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ItemName Description
UserID Inputtheusername assignedbyyourISPhere.
Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.
L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.
MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou
donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.
ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:
1. “Continuous”keepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe
time.
2. “ConnectonDemand”onlyconnectstotheInternetwhen
youinitiateInternetconnection.
3. “Manual”connectstotheInternetonlywhenthe
“Connect”buttononthispageis
clicked,anddisconnects
whenthe“Disconnect”buttonisclicked.
IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting
downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen
“ConnectonDemand”isselected.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
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326WISP
IfyourInternetserviceproviderisproviding youInternetservicewirelessly,select“WISP”.
ItemName Descriptio n
WISP EnableordisabletheWISPfunction.
ESSID InputthenameofyourInternetserviceprovider’s
wirelessaccesspointhere.
WirelessBand Setthewirelessfrequencyrangeinaccordancewith
yourInternetserviceprovider’srequirements.
ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberthatcorrespondstothatof
yourInternetserviceprovider’swirelessaccesspoint.
SiteSurvey Click“SelectSiteSurvey”andapopupwindowwill
appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe
showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint
fromthelist,andclick“Done”toestablisha
connection.Clicking“Refresh”willrenewthelist.
SecuritySettings Configurethesecuritysettingsinaccordancetoyour
Internetserviceprovider’srequirements.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
33LAN
Youcanconfigureyourlocalareanetworkunder“LAN”.
Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:
z LANIP(Seesection331)
z DHCPServer (Seesection332)
z StaticDHCPLeases (Seesection333)
331LANIP
YoucanassigntheLANinterface’sIPaddressunder“LANIP”.
ItemName Description
IPAddress AssigntheLANinterface’sIPaddresshere.
SubnetMask Pleaseinputasubnet maskvalueforthisnetwork.
802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivatethe802.1dspanningtree
function,select“Enabled”.
DHCPServer IfyouwishtoactivatetheDHCPserverfunction,
select“Enabled”.
LeaseTime SelectaleasetimefortheDHCPleaseshere.The
DHCPclientwillbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddress
aftertheperiodexpires.
Youcanselect“Forever”ifyouareusingthis
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broadbandrouterwithlessthan30computers.
Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:
z IPAddress:“192.168.1.254”
z SubnetMask:“255.255.255.0”
z 802.1dSpanningTree:“Disabled”
z DHCPServer:“Enabled”
z LeaseTime:“TwoWeeks”or“Forever”
332DHCPServer
YoucansettherangeofIPaddress
leasesunder“DHCPServer”.
ItemName Description
StartIP EnterthestartIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIP
assignment.
EndIP EntertheendIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIP
assignment.
DomainName Youcaninputadomainnameforyournetwork
(optional).
DefaultGatewayAddress Youcanassignadefaultgatewayhere(optional).
Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:
z StartIP:“192.168.1.1”
z EndIP:“192.168.1.200”
z DomainName:(blank)
z DefaultGatewayAddress:(blank)
333StaticDHCPLeases
YoucansettheroutertoassignastaticIPaddresstospecifiedcomputers/devices
under
“StaticDHCPLeases”.
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ItemName Description
EnableStaticDHCP
Leases
Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.
MACAddress Inputthespecifiedcomputer’sMACaddresshere.
IPAddress AssignafixedIPaddressforthespecifiedcomputer
here.
Add AfteryouhaveenteredtheMACaddressandtheIP
address,click“Add”toaddtheinformationtothe
“StaticDHCPLeasesTable”.
Clear Click“Clear”tocleartheMACaddressandIP
addressfields.
Alltheassignedentrieswillbelistedasfollows:
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges. Afteryouhaveclicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowing
message:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
34Wireless
Youcansetupthe2.4GHzwirelessLANconnectionunder“Wireless”.
341WirelessSettings
Basic2.4GHzwirelesssettingscanbeconfiguredhere.
Thisroutercanoperatein6differentmodes:
z AP:Wirelessaccesspoint
z StationInfrastructure:Actsasawirelesscommunica tionclientandwired
connectionserver
z APBridge—PointtoPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter
z APBridge—PointtoMultiPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithup
to4other
broadbandrouters
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z APBridge—WDS:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4WDScapablebroadband
routers
z UniversalRepeater:Repeatsanotherwirelessaccesspoint’ssignaltoextendits
wirelesssignalcoverage
3411APMode
Thefollowingsettingswillappearin“AP”mode:
ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802. 11g wireless
networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwireless
networkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany
alphanumericalcharacterhere (maximum32
characters).
ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Youcan
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selectthechannelofyourpreference(1to13).
AssociatedClients Click“ShowActiveClients”forthelistofall
connectedwirelessclients.Click“Refresh”inthe
newwindowtorenewthelist,andclick“Close”to
closethewindow.
Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you
mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallow
thepopup
windowtoshowup.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3412StationInfrastructure
In“StationInfrastructure”mo de,therouteractsasawirelesscommunicationclientand
provideswiredcommunication
forotherwireddevices.Thefollowingsettingswillappearin
“StationInfrastructuremode:
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ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11b
wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate
11Mbps).
2.4GHz(N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11n
wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate
150Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto
802.11band802.11g
wirelessnetworkservers
(maximumtransferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclients
and54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).
2.4GHz(G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11g
wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate
54Mbps).
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto
802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessservers
(recommended).
ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany
alphanumericalcharacterhere (maximum32
characters).
SiteSurvey Click“SelectSiteSurvey”andapopupwindowwill
appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe
showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint
fromthelist,andclick“Done”toestablisha
connection.Clicking“Refresh”willrenewthelist.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3413APBridge—PointtoPoint
“APBridge—PointtoPoint”modeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsall
the
computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothrouterstocommunicatewitheachother.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless
bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethisfunctionwitha
wireless
accesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselect“APBridge—WDS”mode.
ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802. 11g wireless
networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwireless
networkclients
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toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Both
accesspointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
MACAddress1 InputtheMACaddressofthewirelessaccesspoint
withwhichyouwishtoconnect.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3414APBridge—PointtoMultiPoint
“APBridge—PointtoMultiPoint”modeconnectsthisroutertoupto4
otherroutersand
allowsthecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofeveryroutertocommunicatewith
eachother.
Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless
bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethis
functionwitha
wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselect“APBridge—WDS”mode.
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ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802. 11g wireless
networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwireless
networkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess
pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
MACAddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints
withwhichyouwishtoconnect.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3415APBridge—WDS
In“APBridge—WDS”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawirelesscommunication
bridgeanda
wirelessaccesspoint.Thisroutercanconnecttoupto4WDScompatible
wirelessaccesspointsandallowsthecomputersconnectedeveryAPtocommunicatewith
eachother.
ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802. 11g wireless
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networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany
alphanumericalcharacterhere (maximum32
characters).
ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess
pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
AssociatedClients Click“ShowActiveClients”forthelistofall
connectedwirelessclients.Click“Refresh”inthe
newwindowtorenewthelist,andclick“Close”to
closethewindow.
Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you
mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallow
thepopup
windowtoshowup.
MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints
withwhichyouwishtoconnect.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3416UniversalRepeater
In“UniversalRepeater”mode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeaterto
extendthe
wirelesscoverageofthespecifiedwirelessaccesspoint.
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ItemName Description
Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:
2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802. 11g wireless
networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwireless
networkclients
toconnecttothisrouter.
2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter
(recommended).
ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany
alphanumericalcharacterhere (maximum32
characters).
ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess
pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).
AssociatedClients Click“ShowActiveClients”forthelistofall
connectedwirelessclients.Click“Refresh”inthe
newwindowtorenewthelist,andclick“Close”to
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closethewindow.
Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you
mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallowthepopup
windowtoshowup.
RootAPSSID InputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccesspointwith
whichyouwishtoconnect.
SiteSurvey Click“SelectSiteSurvey”andapopupwindowwill
appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe
showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint
fromthelist,andclick“Done”toestablisha
connection.Clicking“Refresh”willrenewthelist.
WirelessModule Select“Enable”toturnonthe2.4GHzwireless
signalandselect“Disable”toturnitoff.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
342SecuritySettings
Advancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnectionsecurity.
3421Disabled
Connectionencryptionisdisabledunderthismode(notrecommended).
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3422WEP
Selecting“WEP”enablesWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption.
ItemName Description
KeyLength Twotypesofkeylengthsareavailable:64bitand
128bit.
KeyFormat Twotypesofkeyformatsareavailable:ASCIIandHex.
Thenumberofcharactersyourencryptionkeycan
usewillbeshownhere.
EncryptionKey Inputanencryptionkeyhere.In“ASCII”mode,you
canuseanyalphanumericalcharacter(09,az,and
AZ).In“Hex”mode,youcanuse09,af,andAF.
Enable802.1x
Authentication
Checkthisboxtoenablethe802.1xauthentication
function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1x
authentication.
RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserver’sIPaddresshere.
RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis
“1812”.
RADIUSServerPassword InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3423WPAPreSharedKey
WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).
ItemName Description
WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour
wirelessclient.Availableoptionsare“WPA(TKIP)”,
“WPA2(AES)”,and“WPA2Mixed”.
PreSharedKeyFormat Selectapresharedkeyformathere.“Passphrase”
allowsyoutouse8ormorealphanumerical
characters(upto63).“Hex”allowsyoutouseupto
64characterswithintherangesof09,af,andAF.
PresharedKey InputtheWPAkeyhere.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
3424WPARADIUS
IfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewirelessclientsvia
theRADIUSserver’suserdatabase.
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ItemName Description
WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour
wirelessclient.Availableoptionsare“WPA(TKIP)”,
“WPA2(AES)”,and“WPA2Mixed”.
RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserver’sIPaddresshere.
RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis
“1812”.
RADIUSServerPassword InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
343MACAddressFiltering
Thisfunctionwillhe lpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless
router.Only
thosewirelessdeviceswhoseMACaddressmatchestheonesyouhave
assignedherecangainaccesstoyourwirelessrouter.Upto20MACaddressescanbe
assigned.
ToenableMACaddressfiltering,checkthe“EnableWirelessAccessControl”box.
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ItemName Description
MACAddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddhere.
Comment Youcaninputupto16alphanumericalcharacters
describingtheMACaddresshere(optional).
Add Click“Add”toaddtheMACaddressandassociated
commenttotheMACaddresslist.
Clear Click“Clear”toremoveeverythingintheMAC
addressandcommentfields.
AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthefollowingtable:
Todeleteoneormoreentries,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry(under
“Select”),andclick“DeleteSelected”.Ifyouwishtodeletealltheentries,click“DeleteAll”.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,you
willseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings
WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnectionbetween
thisbroadbandrouterandWPScompatiblewirelessclients.
ItemName Description
EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenabletheWPSfunction.
WPSStatus ThestatusoftheWPSconfigurationisdisplayedhere.
SelfPINCode Thisrouter’sWPSPINcodeisdisplayedhere.
SSID Thisrouter’sSSIDisdisplayedhere.
AuthenticationMode Thisrouter’swirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeis
displayedhere.
PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasekeyisdisplayedasasteriskhere.
ConfigMode Selectthisrouter’sWPSconfiguration rolehere.
Registrar:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS
registrarandwaitforthewirelessclient’sWPS
configurationrequest.
Enrollee:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS
enrolleeandsendWPSconfigurationrequeststo
otherWPSregistrars.
ConfigureviaPushButton Click“StartPBC”tostartpush buttonWPS
configuration.Youcanalsousethe“WPS/Reset”
buttonloca tedatthebackofthisrouter.
ConfigureviaClientPIN InputtheWPSenabledwirelessclient’sPINcodeand
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Code click“StartPIN”to establishaWPSconnection.
35AdvancedSettings
Youcanconfiguresuchadvancednetworkingf unctionslikeQoS,DDNS,portforwarding,
andDMZunder“AdvancedSettings”.
351QoS
QualityofService(QoS)isameansforcomputersonthenetworktoshareInternet
bandwidthwithguaranteedbandwidthqualityforeachdevice.WithoutQoS,alldeviceson
thenetworkwillcompeteforInternetbandwidth,soapplicationsthatrequirehigher
bandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork
telephone)willsufferfromnetworklatency
issues.
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ItemName Description
EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenabletheQoSfunction.
TotalDownload
Bandwidth
Youcansetalimittothetotaldownloadbandwidth
here.Todisabledownloa d bandwidthlimitation,input
“0”here.
TotalUploadBandwidth Youcansetalimittothetotaluploadbandwidthhere.
Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,input“0”
here.
RuleName InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification
purposes.
Bandwidth SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrulehere:
1 2 3
1. Selectthedirectionofdatatransferforthisrule
2. InputthemaximumdatarateforthisQoSrule
3. Definethedataratevalueas“Guarante e
(guaranteedbandwidth)or“Max”(maximum
bandwidthallowed)
LocalIPAddress SettheIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffectedbythis
QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,inputthe
IPaddressintheleftfieldonly.
LocalPortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoSrule.If
onlyoneportisinvolved,inputasinglenumberhere
(1to65535).Ifmultipleportsareinvolved,inputthe
startingandendingportnumbersinxyformat(e.g.
1020).
RemoteIPAddress Setthere moteIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffected
bythisQoSrule.IfonlyoneremoteIPaddressis
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involved,inputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldonly.
RemotePortRange SettheremoteportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS
rule.Ifonlyoneremoteportisinvolved,inputasingle
numberhere(1to65535).Ifmultipleremoteportsare
involved,inputthestartingandendingportnumbers
inxyformat(e.g.1020).
TrafficType IfyouarecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictypeof
traffic,youcandefineithere.Youdonotneedtofillin
anyportrangeinformation(above)forthistypeof
QoSrule.
Protocol Definetheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).
Add Clickthe“add”buttontoaddnewQoSrulestothe
table.
Reset Click“Reset”toeraseallthevaluesyouhavejust
entered.
Edit SelectaruleintheQoStableandclick“Edit”tomodify
thecontentsofaspecificrule.Onlyonerulecanbe
editedatatime.
DeleteSelected Selecttherule(s)youwanttodeleteandclick“Delete
Selected”toperformthetask.
DeleteAll Click“DeleteAll”todeletealltheruleslistedinthe
QoStable.
MoveUp The“MoveUp”buttonmovesaselectedruleupinthe
list,givingitahigherpriority.
MoveDown The“MoveDown”buttonmovesaselectedruledown
inthelist,givingitalowerpriority.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
352DDNS
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DDNS(DynamicDNS)isanIPtohostnamemappingserviceforuserswhodonothavea
static(fixed)IPaddressandneedtoprovideservicestootherusersover theInternet.
ThisroutersupportsthefollowingDDNSserviceproviders:
z DHS(http://www.dhs.org
)
z Dyn(http://dyn.com
)
z ODS(http://ods.org
)
z TZO(http://www.tzo.com
)
z GnuDIP(http://gnudip2.sourceforge.net
)
z DyNS(http://www.dyns.cx
)
z ZoneEdit(http://www .zoneedit.com
)
z DHIS(http://www.dhis.org
)
z CyberGate(http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns
)
PleasegotooneoftheDDNSserviceprovider’swebsiteandgetaDDNSaccount.Afterthat,
youcanconfiguretheDDNSsettingshere:
ItemName Description
DynamicDNS EnablesordisablestheDDNSfunction.
Provider SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderhere.
DomainName Inputthedomainnameyouhaveobtainedfromthe
DDNSserviceprovider.
Account/Email InputyourDDNSaccountoremailofregistration.
Password/Key InputDDNSservicepassword.
ThefollowingarethesettingsforaDHISDDNSaccount:
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ItemName Description
HostID InputtheHostIDprovidedbyDHIShere.
ISAddr InputtheISAddrprovidedbyDHIShere.
AuthenticationType Selecttheauthenticationtypefromthedropdown
menu(passwordorQRC).
HostPass InputtheHostPassprovidedbyDHIShere.
(Thisfieldappearsonlywhentheauthenticationtype
is“Password”).
AuthP/AuthQ InputtheAuthP/AuthQprovidedbyDHIShere.
(Thisfieldappearsonlywhentheauthenticationtype
is“QRC”).
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
353PortForwarding
TheportforwardingfunctionallowsyoutoredirecttheportsofanInternetIPaddressto
corresponding
portsofanIPaddressinthelocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofthe
InternetIPaddressandthelocalIPaddressmustbeidentical.Ifnot,pleaseusethevirtual
serverfunction.
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ItemName Description
EnablePortForwarding Checkthisboxtoenabletheportforwardingfunction.
PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerinthelocal
networkthatprovidestheInternetservice.
ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted
here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe
“<<”buttontoaddtheselectedcomputer’sIP
addresstothe“PrivateIP”field.
Type Selecttheconnectiontype(TCPorUDP)here.Ifyou
arenotsure,pleaseselect“Both”.
PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfieldandthe
endingportnumberintherightfield.Ifonlyoneport
numberistoberedirected,fillthatportnumberin
theleftfield.
Comment Youcanaddanoptionalnoteinthe“Comment”field.
Upto16alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstotheportforwarding
table.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
354DMZ
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AddingadevicewithaprivateIPaddresstotheDMZ(demilitarizedzone)willmapthe
device’sprivateIPtoanInternetIP,souserswillbeabletoaccessthatdeviceoverthe
Internet.
ItemName Description
EnableDMZ CheckthisboxtoenabletheDMZfunction.
PublicIPAddress Ifyouselect“DynamicIP”,youneedtodesignatea
connectionsessionfromthedropdownmenu.Ifyou
select“StaticIP”,pleaseinputtheInternetIPaddress
towhichyouwanttomaptheprivateIPaddress.
ClientPCIPAddress PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressofthedeviceinthe
localnetworkhere.
ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted
here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe
“<<”buttontoaddtheselectedcomputer’sprivateIP
addresstothe“ClientPCIPAddress”field.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstotheDMZtable.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearthesettings.
NOTE:EachpublicIPaddresscanbemappedtooneclientPCIPaddressonly.
AllDMZentriesaredisplayedin“CurrentDMZTable”:
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
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Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
36NAT
ThisbroadbandroutersupportsfourtypesofNATfunctions.Seethefollowingfor
instructions.
361VirtualServer
ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportofanInternetIPaddresstoaspecifiedportofa
privateIPaddress,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthecompute rinthelocal
networkwithoutexposingittotheInternetdire ctly.
ItemName Description
EnableVirtualServer Checkthis boxtoenablethevirtualserverfunction.
PrivateIP PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressofthedeviceinthe
localnetworkhere.
ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted
here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe
“<<”buttontoaddtheselectedcomputer’sprivateIP
addresstothe“PrivateIP”field.
PrivatePort InputtheportnumberoftheprivateIPaddresshere.
Type Selecttheconnectiontype(TCPorUDP)here.Ifyou
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arenotsure,pleaseselect“Both”.
PublicPort InputtheportnumberoftheInternetIPaddresshere.
Comment Youcanaddanoptionalnoteinthe“Comment”field.
Upto16alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstothevirtualserver
table.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
362SpecialApplica tions
Someapplicationsrequiremultiple simultaneousconnections,whichcannotbesetupwith
simpleNATrules.Youcan
configurethe“SpecialApplications”featureforsuch
applications.
ItemName Description
EnableSpecial
Applications
Checkthisboxtoenablethespecialapplications
function.
IPAddress InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerinthelocal
networkthatprovidestheInternetservice.
ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted
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here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe
“<<”buttontoaddtheselectedcomputer’sIP
addresstothe“IPAddress” field.
TCPPorttoOpen InputtheTCPportnumber(s)here.Theportnumber
canbeasinglevalue,orarange(e.g.“2050”).Ifyou
needtoinputmultiple,noncontiguousportnumbers,
separateeachnumberwithacomma(“,”).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseTCPports,leaveit
blank.
UDPPorttoOpen InputtheUDPportnumber(s)here.Theportnumber
canbeasinglevalue,orarange(e.g.“2050”).Ifyou
needtoinputmultiple,noncontiguousportnumbers,
separateeachnumberwithacomma(“,”).Ifthe
applicationdoesnotuseUDPports,leaveit
blank.
Comment Youcanaddanoptionalnoteinthe“Comment”field.
PopularApplications Hereisalistofportmappingsettingsfornumerous
networkgames.Selectagamefromthedropdown
menuandclick“Add”toaddthesettingstothe
respectivefields.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstothetable.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
363UPnPSettings
TheUPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay)featureallowsothernetworkdevicestocommunicate
withthisbroadbandrouter.
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Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
364ALGSettings
TheALG(applicationlayergateway)featureisakindofnetworkconnectivitysuppo rtfor
applicationslikenetwork
gamingandinstantonlinechatting.
AllALGrequiringapplicationsthatarecompatiblewiththisbroadbandrouterislisted
here.Checktheapplicationsyouwillbeusing.
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Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
365StaticRouting
Inmostcases,allthecomputersinthelocalnetworkwilluseadefaultgateway(generally
provided
byyourISP)toaccesstheInternet.However,ifyouhaveapreferrednetwork
route,youcanusethisfunctiontobypassthedefaultgateway.
ItemName Description
EnableStaticRouting Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.
DestinationLANIP InputthedestinationLANIPhere.
SubnetMask Inputthesubnetmaskofthedestinationnetwork
here.
DefaultGateway InputthegatewayIPaddressthatleadstothe
specifiednetwork.
HopCount Inputthehopcount(thedistancebetweenthe
destinationnetworkandthisbroadbandrouter)here.
Interface Selecttheinterfacethatleadstothedestination
network(LANorWAN).
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstothetable.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
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Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
37Firewall
Youcanconfigurethefirewallfunctionsunder“Firewall”toprotectyournetworkand
computer.
371AccessControl
YoucanallowordenycomputerswithcertainMACaddressesaccesstothenetwork.
ItemName Description
EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressfiltering,and
select“Deny”or“Allow”todenyorallownetwork
accesstothecomputer(s)inthelist.
ClientPCMACAddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofacomputerhere.
Dashes(“”)andcolons(“:”)arenotrequired.
ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted
here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe
“<<”buttontoaddtheselectedcomputer’sMAC
addresstothe“ClientPCMACAddress”field.
Comment Youcanaddanoptionalnoteinthe“Comment”field.
Upto16alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstothetable.
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Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
IfyouwishtosetupIPaddressfiltering,usethe“IPFilteringTable”onthispage:
ItemName Description
EnableIPFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableIPaddressfiltering,andselect
“Deny”or“Allow”todenyorallownetworkaccesstotheIP
address(es)inthelist.
AddPC Click“AddPC”toaddanentrytothelist.
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ItemName Description
ClientPCDescription InputadescriptionfortheIPaddresshere.Upto16
alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.
ClientPCIPAddress InputthestartingIPaddressintheleftfieldandthe
endingIPaddressintherightfield.IfonlyoneIP
addressistoberedirected,fillthatIPaddressinthe
leftfield.
ClientPCService SelecttheInternetservicesthatwillapplytothis
accesscontrolrule.
Iftheserviceyouwishtodenyorallowisnotlisted,youcanusethe“UserDefinedService”
settings.
ItemName Description
Protocol Selecttheprotocoltype(TCPorUDP)here.Ifyouare
notsure,pleaseselect“Both”.
PortRange Inputtheportnumber(s)here.Theportnumbercan
beasinglevalue,orarange(e.g.“2050”).Ifyouneed
toinputmultiple,noncontiguousportnumbers,
separateeachnumberwithacomma(“,”).
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
372URLBlocking
Usethe“URLBlocking”functiontopreventcomputersinthelocalnetworkfromaccessing
certainwebsites.
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ItemName Description
EnableURLBlocking Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.
URL/Keyword InputtheURLofthewebsiteorthekeyword
containedintheURLhere.
Add Click“Add”toaddthesettingstothetable.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallthesettings.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
373DoS
Thedenialofserviceattack(DoSattack)isacommonattackthatparalyzesyourInternet
connection.Configurethe
DoSfunctiontopreventsuchattacks.
ItemName Description
PingofDeath Checkthisboxtofilteroutmaliciouspingpacketsthat
causescomputerstostopresponding.
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DiscardPingfromWAN Checkthisboxtoignoreallinboundpingrequests
whenmaliciousintruderstrytoparalyzeyourInternet
connectionwithmanypingrequests.
PortScan Checkthis boxtoblockattemptsofamalicious
intrudertryingtoscanforopenportsonyourInternet
IPaddress.
SyncFlood Checkthisboxtofilteroutfakeconnectionrequests
tryingtodrainthememoryofyourserver.
AdvancedSettings Click“AdvancedSettings”toconfiguredetailsofthe
DoSfunction.
ItemName Description
PingofDeath Setthethresholdforthisdefensemechanismtobe
activatedhere.Checkthe“PingofDeath”boxand
inputthefrequencyofthethreshold.You canalso
inputtheburstvalue,whichactivatesthemechanism
whenthenumberofpingofdeathpacketsexceeds
thedefinednumberin
thespecifieddurationoftime.
DiscardPingfromWAN Checkthisboxtoignoreinboundpingrequestswhen
maliciousintruderstrytoparalyzeyourInternet
connectionwithmanypingrequests.
PortScan Checkthe“PortScan”boxtoblockattemptsofa
maliciousintrudertryingtoscanforopenportson
yourInternetIPaddress.Thencheckoneormoreport
scanningmethodsthatyouwouldliketoblock.
SyncFlood Setthethresholdforthisdefensemechanismtobe
activatedhere.Checkthe“SyncFlood”boxandinput
thefrequencyofthethreshold.Youcanalsoinputthe
burstvalue,whichactivatesthemechanismwhenthe
numberofconnectionrequestsexceedsthedefined
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numberinthespecifieddurationoftime.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
38ParentalControl
YoucancontrolwhenyourchildisabletoaccesstheInternetunder“ParentalControl”.
Toenabletheparentalcontrolfunction,check“EnableParentalControl”.Thisrouterwill
onlyallowInternetaccesstoothercomputerswhenyourcomputerispresent.Bydefault,
yourcomputer’sMACaddresswillbelistedhereautomatically.Youcanalsoinputanother
computer’sMACaddressmanuallyinthe“MACAddressofParental
PC”field.
NOTE:YoudonotneedtoenterthepunctuationmarksintheMACaddress.Just
enterthe12hexadecimalnumbers(asshownabove).
Youalsohavetheoptionofsettingupaparentalcontrolschedule.
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ItemName Description
MAC InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeryouwantto
control(i.e.yourchild’scomputer)inthe“MAC”field.
Youcanalsoselectacomputerinthe“Select”
dropdownlist,andcopyitbyclicking“<<”.
Weekdays Selectthedaysthatwillbeaffectedbytheparental
controlrule.
TimeStart/TimeStop Selectthestarting/endingtimetheparentalcontrol
rulewilltakeeffect.
Add Click“Add”toaddtheparentalcontrolruleto thelist.
Reset Click“Reset”toclearallfields.
Todeleteoneormoreentriesinthelist,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry
(under“Select”),andclick“Delete”.Ifyouwishtodeletealltheentries,click“DeleteAll”.
Click“Apply”tosavethechanges,orclick“Cancel”todiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave
clicked
“Apply”,youwillseethefollowingmessage:
Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60
secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.Click“Continue”toconfigureothersettings.
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CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE
41Status
Youcancheckhowyourrouteriscurrentlyoperatingunder“Status”.
1. Clickthe“Status”tab.
2. Basicsysteminformationwillbeshownunder“System”.Moreinformationcanbe
foundintheothersubpagesunder“System”.
411InternetConnection
ThispageshowsthestatusofyourInternetconnection.
412DeviceStatus
ThispageshowsthecurrentsettingsofyourwiredandwirelessLAN.
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413SystemLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsysteminformation.Youcanclick“Save”todownloadthelogfile
toyourcomputer.Youcanalsoclick“Clear”toremovealllogs,orclick“Refresh”toreload
thelogs.
414SecurityLog
Thispageshowsallloggedsecurityrelatedinformation.Youcanclick“Save”todownload
thelogfiletoyourcomputer.Youcanalsoclick“Clear”toremovealllogs,orclick“Refresh”
toreloadthelogs.
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415ActiveDHCPClient
ThispageshowsallcurrentDHCPclients.Youcanclick“Refresh”toreloadthelist.
416Statistics
Thispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofeachnetworkinterfaceandthetotalsystem
uptime.
42Tools
Thisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthathelpyoubackupthesettings,upgrade
thefirmware,andrestartthedevice.
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1. Clickthe“Tools”tab.
2. Youwillbeabletoaccesstheconfigurationtools,upgradeyourfirmware,or
restarttherouterhere.
421ConfigurationTools
Youcanbackupandrestoreyoursystemconfigurations here.Youcanalsoresetallsettings
tothefactorydefault.
1. Click“ConfigurationTools”.
ItemName Description
BackupSettingsClickthe“Save...”buttontosavethecurrentsettingsonyour
computerasa“config.bin”file.
RestoreSettings Clickthe“Browse...”buttontoselectapreviouslysaved
“config.bin”filefromyourcomputer,thenclick“Upload”to
replacethecurrentsettingswiththesettingsinthe“config.bin”
file.
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Restoreto
FactoryDefault
Click“Reset”torestorethesettingstothefactorydefault.A
popupmessagewindowwillappearandaskyoutoconfirmthe
reset.
2. Click“Apply”tosavethechanges.Ifyouwishtogobacktothepreviouspage,click
“Previous”.
422FirmwareUpgrade
Youcanupgradeyourfirmwareinthe“FirmwareUpgrade”section.
1. Downloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompany’swebsiteandsaveitonyour
computer.
2. Click“Browse...”tofindthefirmwarefilesavedonyourcomputer,thenclick
“Apply”tostartfirmwareupload.Thebroadbandrouterwillrestartafterthefileis
uploaded.Allyourcurrentsettingswillbelostafterthefirmwa re isupgraded.
NOTE:Itisrecommendedthatyouusea
wiredEthernetconnectionandnota
wirelessconnectiontouploadthefirmwarefile.Donotswitchthebroadband
routerorcomputeroffwhileperformingfirmwareupgrade.Thiswillcausethe
broadbandroutertomalfunction.
423Restart
Ifyourbroadbandro uterisnotfunctioningproperlyorrespondingslowly,restartingthe
broadbandroutermaysolvetheproblem.
1. Select“Reset”.
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2. Clickthe“Apply”buttontorestartthebroadbandrouter.
3. Whenyouarepromptedtoconfirmtherestart,click“OK”.
43Language
Thisbroadbandrouter’swebbaseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.Youcan
changethedisplaylanguagewiththe“Language”dropdownmenuattheupperright
corneroftheuserinterface.
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