BR 6428HPn Manual

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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

21Establishing

aNetwork

Connection

.....................................................................................................

6

22SettingClientComputerstoObtainIPAddressesAutomatically........................................................7

221Windows95/98/MeIPAddressSetup.....................................................................................7

222Windows2000IPAddressSetup..............................................................................................8

223WindowsXPIPAddressSetup..................................................................................................9

224WindowsVistaIPAddressSetup............................................................................................10

23ConnectingtoBroadbandRouterviaWebBrowser.........................................................................12

24UsingiQSetup................................................................................................................................15

CHAPTERIII:

GENERAL

SETUP

..........................................................................................................................

20

31System................................................................................................................................................20

311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................21

312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................22

313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................23

32WAN...................................................................................................................................................23

321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................24

322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................25

3

2

3

PPPoE

......................................................................................................................................

26

324PPTP........................................................................................................................................28

325L2TP........................................................................................................................................30

326WISP........................................................................................................................................33

33LAN.....................................................................................................................................................34

331LANIP......................................................................................................................................34

332DHCPServer............................................................................................................................35

333StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................35

34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................37

341WirelessSettings....................................................................................................................37

3411APMode......................................................................................................................38

3412StationInfrastructure.................................................................................................39

3413APBridgePointtoPoint...........................................................................................41

3414APBridgePointtoMultiPoint.................................................................................42

3415APBridgeWDS..........................................................................................................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

353Port

Forwarding

......................................................................................................................

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

4

1

2

Device

Status

..........................................................................................................................

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

(1

pcs)

z Accessorykit(1pcs)

12GettingFamiliarwithYourNewWirelessBroadbandRouter

FrontPanel

LEDName LightStatus Description

PWR On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered

Off Routernotpoweredornotcorrectlypowered

Wireless On Wirelessconnectivityactivated

Off Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated

Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)

WAN On WANportconnected

Off WANportnotconnected

Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)

LAN

(14)

On LANportconnected

Off LANportnotconnected

Flashing

LAN

activity

(transferring

data)


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BackPanel

ItemName Description

Antenna

connector(s)

Connectstothesuppliedantenna(s)

WiFion/off

switch

Switcheson/offtheWiFisignal

WPS/Reset

ButtonResets

the

router

to

factory

default

settings

or

starts

WPS

function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor20secondstoclearall

settingsorpressthisbuttonfor25secondstoactivateWPS

function)

14

(LANPorts)

Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices

WANPort Connectstocable/xDSLmodems

Power

Connector

Connectstothesuppliedpoweradapter


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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP

21EstablishingaNetworkConnection

Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyournew

broadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:

1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheroutersWANportwithanEthernet

cable.

2. ConnectyourcomputertooneoftheroutersLANportswithanEthernetcable.

3. Connectthepoweradaptertothewallsocket,andthenconnectittothe12V

socketon

the

back

panel

of

the

router.


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4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthefrontpanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe

on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly

powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices

areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.

22SettingClientComputerstoObtainIPAddressesAutomatically

Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIPaddress

automatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).IfyourcomputerissettouseastaticIP

address,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigureyour

computertousedynamicIPaddresses:

z Windows

95/98/Me

(see

section

2

2

1)

z Windows2000 (seesection222)

z WindowsXP (seesection223)

z WindowsVista (seesection224)

221Windows95/98/MeIPAddressSetup

1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour

screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe

Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.


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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.

222Windows2000IPAddressSetup

1. Clickthe

Start

button

(it

should

be

located

at

the

lower

left

corner

of

your

screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup

Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe


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LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol

(TCP/IP),andthenclickProperties.

2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress

automatically,thenclickOK.

223WindowsXPIPAddressSetup

1. Clickthe

Start

button

(it

should

be

located

at

the

lower

left

corner

of

your

screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet

Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea


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Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click

Properties.

2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress


224WindowsVistaIPAddressSetup

1. Clickthe

Start

button

(it

should

be

located

at

the

lower

left

corner

of

your

screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and

thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then


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selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,

selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.

2. Select

Obtain

an

IP

address

automatically

and

Obtain

DNS

server

address



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23ConnectingtoBroadbandRouterviaWebBrowser

Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany

connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or

Safari).

1. Pleaseinput

192.168.2.1

in

the

web

browsers

address

bar

and

press

Enter.

2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow:

NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration

interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously

changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.

3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.

Clickthe

OK

button

to

enter

the

web

configuration

interface.


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4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.Youcanseeallthecurrent

settingsandothersysteminformationhere.

System

Model

Displaysthis

broadband

routers

model

name

(useful

when

youneedtechnicalservice)

UpTime Displaystheamountoftimethisrouterhasbeenswitchedon

HardwareVersion Displaysthisbroadbandroutershardwareversion(useful

whenyouneedtechnicalservice)

BootCode

Version

Displaysthisbroadbandroutersbootcodeversion(useful

whenyouneedtechnicalservice)

RuntimeCode

Version

Displaysthisbroadbandroutersruntimecodeversion(useful

whenyou

need

technical

service)

InternetConnection

IPAddressMode DisplayshowthisbroadbandroutercurrentlyobtainsIP

addresses

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheWANconnection

SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheWANconnection

DefaultGateway

Displays

the

IP

address

of

the

WAN

connections

default

gateway

MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheWANport

PrimaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthefirstDNSserver

SecondaryDNS DisplaystheIPaddressofthesecond(backup)DNSserver

WirelessConfiguration

Mode

Displays

the

operation

mode

of

the

wireless

access

point

ESSID Displaysthenameoftheaccesspoint

ChannelNumber Displaysthechannelnumberofthewirelessnetwork


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Security Displaysthesecurityauthenticationmodeoftheaccesspoint

LANConnection

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressoftheLANconnection

SubnetMask DisplaysthesubnetmaskoftheLANconnection

DHCPServer

Displays

the

status

of

the

internal

DHCP

server

MACAddress DisplaysthephysicaladdressoftheLANport

TheSSID,theuptime,theIPaddressoftheLANconnection,andtheruntimecodeisalways

displayedonthetopofthewebpage.

IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionsto

findthisroutersIPaddress:

1. ClicktheStartbutton,thenclickRun.


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2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.

3. Inputipconfig,thenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault

Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote

thatthe

IP

address

you

find

may

be

different

from

this

illustrated

example.

NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress

followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:

z Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter.

z Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup

procedure.

z Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.

24UsingiQSetup

ThisbroadbandroutersiQSetupfeatureallowsyoutosetupbasicparametersinafew

simplesteps.

1. ClickQuickSetupafterloggingin.


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2. Thefollowingwillappear.

3. ClickPerformiQSetupanditwillstartdetectingyourInternetservicetype.

Note:YourcomputeroriPhonecanalsouseiQSetupwithaWiFiconnection.Please

makesureyouhaveconnectedtothecorrectWiFinetwork.TheroutersdefaultSSID

isEdimax.

DynamicIP

IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisdynamicIP,youwillseethefollowing:


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Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.

IfyouclickYes(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSIDandapassword(at

least8digits).

Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi

connection.

PPPoE

IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisPPPoE,youwillseethefollowing:

PleaseentertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP(usernamesandpasswords

arecasesensitive).ClickNextandthefollowingwillappear:


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Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.

IfyouclickSetupwirelesssecurity(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSID

andapassword(atleast8digits).

Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi

connection.

IfyourPPPoEconnectionisinvalid,youwillseethefollowing:

ClickTryitagainandthewizardwilltrytoconnecttotheInternetagainwiththecurrent

information.ClickingReenterwilltakeyoutothepreviouspageandletyouenterthe

usernameandpasswordagain.

Ifyourconnectiontypeisnoneoftheaboveoriftheautodetectionhasfailed,youwillsee

thefollowingpage.Pleaseselectyourconnectiontypeandentertheinformation

accordingly.


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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP

YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.

1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.

2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearundertheGeneralSetuptab.

3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:

z System

(See

section

3

1)

z WAN (Seesection32)

z LAN (Seesection33)

z Wireless (Seesection34)

z AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)

z NAT (Seesection36)

z Firewall (Seesection37)

z ParentalControl (Seesection38)

31System

YoucansetupbasicsystemsettingsunderSystem.


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Youcanconfigureyourtimezone,password,andremotemanagementsettingshere.After

youhavecompletedtheconfigurations,clickApplytosavethechanges.

311TimeZone

Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingshere.


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

theEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.

ClickApplytosavethechanges.AfteryouhaveclickedApply,youwillseethefollowing

message:


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ClickApplytosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60

secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.ClickContinuetoconfigureothersettings.

312PasswordSettings

Youcanchangetheroutersdefaultloginpassword(1234)here.Itisadvisedtodosoto

preventothersfromloggingintoyourrouterwithoutpermission.


CurrentPassword Inputthecurrentpasswordhere.Thedefaultvalueis

1234.

NewPassword Inputyournewpasswordhere.

ConfirmPassword Inputyournewpasswordagainforconfirmation.

Click

Apply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60



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313RemoteManagement

SettinguptheRemoteManagementfunctionallowsyoutomanagethisbroadband

routerfromoutsideyourlocalareanetwork(fromtheInternet).


HostAddress

Assign

an

IP

address

with

which

to

access

this

router

remotely.

Port Assignaportnumberwithwhichtoaccessthisrouter

remotely.Thedefaultvalueis8080.Youcanuse

anyintegerbetween1and65534.

Enabled CheckthisboxtoenabletheRemoteManagement

function.

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:



32WAN

YoucansetupyourInternetorWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connectionunderWAN.


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Selectaconnection

type

and

proceed

with

the

setup;

then

click

Apply

to

save

the

changes.Ifyouarenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyour

Internetserviceproviderforhelp.

321DynamicIP

IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythroughDHCP

(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.


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HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional

andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.

MACAddress

If

your

ISP

only

permits

computers

with

certain

MAC

addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC

addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC

addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress

automatically.

DNSAddress SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressifyourISPrequiresthat

youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2

EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby

yourISP

here.

TTL EnabletheTTLfunctionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.


message:



322StaticIP

IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP.Generally,

yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway

address,andDNSaddress.


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FixedIPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.

SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.

DNSAddress

1

and2Enter

the

primary

and

secondary

DNS

addresses

assigned

by

yourISPhere.

DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some

ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.


NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues

willcausemalfunction.


message:



323PPPoE

IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet),

selectPPPoE.


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UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.

Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.

MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC


addresshere.

Press

Clone

Mac

address

to

fill

the

MAC


automatically.


youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.


Service

Name

Give

this

Internet

service

a

name

(optional).

MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou

donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.

ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:

1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe

time.

2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen

youinitiateInternetconnection.

3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe

Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects

whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.


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IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting

downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen

ConnectonDemandisselected.

EnableDualWAN

Access

ChecktheEnableDualWANAccessboxifyourISPrequires

youtodoso.

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:



324PPTP

SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPointTunneling

Protocol).

IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP

address.


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addresshere.

Press

Clone

Mac

address

to

fill

the

MAC


automatically.

IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.





addressesto

access

the

Internet,

input

your

computers

MAC

addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC


automatically.


youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.

EnableDual

WAN

AccessCheck

the

Enable

Dual

WAN

Access

box

ifyour

ISP

requires

youtodoso.

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.

ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.


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UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.

ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).

MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou


BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ

networkservices.



time.


youinitiate

Internet

connection.

3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe






ClickApply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:



325L2TP

SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2Tunneling

Protocol).

IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP

address.


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addresshere.

Press

Clone

Mac

address

to

fill

the

MAC


automatically.

IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.





you

do

so.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.

EnableDualWAN

Access

ChecktheEnableDualWANAccessboxifyourISPrequires

youtodoso.

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.

ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.


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UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.

MTU

Inputthe

MTU

value

of

your

network

connection

here.

If

you




time.


youinitiateInternetconnection.

3. Manualconnects

to

the

Internet

only

when

the







message:




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326WISP

IfyourInternetserviceproviderisprovidingyouInternetservicewirelessly,selectWISP.


WISP EnableordisabletheWISPfunction.

ESSID InputthenameofyourInternetserviceproviders

wirelessaccesspointhere.

WirelessBand Setthewirelessfrequencyrangeinaccordancewith

yourInternet

service

providers

requirements.

ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberthatcorrespondstothatof

yourInternetserviceproviderswirelessaccesspoint.

SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindowwill

appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe

showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint

fromthelist,andclickDonetoestablisha

connection.ClickingRefreshwillrenewthelist.

SecuritySettings

Configure

the

security

settings

in

accordance

to

your

Internetserviceprovidersrequirements.


message:


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33LAN

YoucanconfigureyourlocalareanetworkunderLAN.

Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:

z LANIP

(See

section

331)

z DHCPServer (Seesection332)

z StaticDHCPLeases (Seesection333)

331LANIP

YoucanassigntheLANinterfacesIPaddressunderLANIP.


IPAddress AssigntheLANinterfacesIPaddresshere.

SubnetMask Pleaseinputasubnetmaskvalueforthisnetwork.

802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivatethe802.1dspanningtree

function,selectEnabled.

DHCPServer IfyouwishtoactivatetheDHCPserverfunction,

selectEnabled.

LeaseTime SelectaleasetimefortheDHCPleaseshere.The

DHCPclientwillbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddress

afterthe

period

expires.

YoucanselectForeverifyouareusingthis


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broadbandrouterwithlessthan30computers.

Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:

z IPAddress:192.168.1.254

z SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

z 802.1dSpanning

Tree:

Disabled

z DHCPServer:Enabled

z LeaseTime:TwoWeeksorForever

332DHCPServer

YoucansettherangeofIPaddressleasesunderDHCPServer.


StartIP

Enter

the

start

IP

address

for

the

DHCP

servers

IP

assignment.

EndIP EntertheendIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIP

assignment.

DomainName Youcaninputadomainnameforyournetwork

(optional).

DefaultGatewayAddress Youcanassignadefaultgatewayhere(optional).

If

you

are

not

sure

what

to

fill,

here

are

some

recommended

values:

z StartIP:192.168.1.1

z EndIP:192.168.1.200

z DomainName:(blank)

z DefaultGatewayAddress:(blank)

333StaticDHCPLeases

YoucansettheroutertoassignastaticIPaddresstospecifiedcomputers/devicesunder

StaticDHCPLeases.


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EnableStaticDHCP

Leases

Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.

MACAddress

Input

the

specified

computers

MAC

address

here.

IPAddress AssignafixedIPaddressforthespecifiedcomputer

here.

Add AfteryouhaveenteredtheMACaddressandtheIP

address,clickAddtoaddtheinformationtothe

StaticDHCPLeasesTable.

Clear ClickCleartocleartheMACaddressandIP

addressfields.

Alltheassignedentrieswillbelistedasfollows:


message:


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ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


34Wireless

Youcansetupthe2.4GHzwirelessLANconnectionunderWireless.

341WirelessSettings

Basic2.4GHzwirelesssettingscanbeconfiguredhere.

Thisroutercanoperatein6differentmodes:

z AP:Wirelessaccesspoint

z StationInfrastructure:Actsasawirelesscommunicationclientandwired

connectionserver

z APBridgePoint

to

Point:

Connects

this

router

with

another

broadband

router

z APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4other

broadbandrouters


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z APBridgeWDS:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4WDScapablebroadband

routers

z UniversalRepeater:Repeatsanotherwirelessaccesspointssignaltoextendits

wirelesssignalcoverage

3411APMode

ThefollowingsettingswillappearinAPmode:


Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:

2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients

toconnecttothisrouter.

2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients


2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802.11gwireless

networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter.

2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwirelessnetworkclients


2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and

802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter

(recommended).

ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany

alphanumericalcharacter

here

(maximum

32

characters).

ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Youcan


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selectthechannelofyourpreference(1to13).

AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsforthelistofall

connectedwirelessclients.ClickRefreshinthe

newwindowtorenewthelist,andclickCloseto

closethewindow.

Note:If

you

have

apop

up

blocker

installed,

you

mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallowthepopup

windowtoshowup.

WirelessModule SelectEnabletoturnonthe2.4GHzwireless

signalandselectDisabletoturnitoff.

ClickApplytosavethechanges,orclickCanceltodiscardthechanges.Afteryouhave

clickedApply,youwillseethefollowingmessage:

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


3412StationInfrastructure

InStationInfrastructuremode,therouteractsasawirelesscommunicationclientand

provideswiredcommunicationforotherwireddevices.Thefollowingsettingswillappearin

StationInfrastructuremode:


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2.4GHz(B):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11b

wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate

11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11n


150Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto

802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkservers

(maximumtransferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclients

and54Mbps

for

802.11g

clients).

2.4GHz(G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11g


54Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto

802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessservers

(recommended).ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany

alphanumericalcharacterhere(maximum32

characters).











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3413APBridgePointtoPoint

APBridgePointtoPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsallthe

computersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothrouterstocommunicatewitheachother.

Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless

bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethisfunctionwitha

wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.








networkclients

to

connect

to

this

router.



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(recommended).

ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Both

accesspoints

must

use

the

same

channel

(1

to

13).

MACAddress1 InputtheMACaddressofthewirelessaccesspoint

withwhichyouwishtoconnect.






secondsfor

the

broadband

router

to

restart.

Click

Continue

to

configure

other

settings.

3414APBridgePointtoMultiPoint

APBridgePointtoMultiPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoupto4otherroutersand

allowsthecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofeveryroutertocommunicatewith

eachother.

Please

note

that

when

you

select

this

mode,

this

broadband

router

will

act

as

a

wireless

bridgeonly.Itwillnotacceptotherwirelessclients.Ifyouwishtousethisfunctionwitha

wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.


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ItemName

Description












(recommended).

ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess

pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).

MACAddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints

withwhichyouwishtoconnect.



ClickApply

to

save

the

changes,

or

click

Cancel

to

discard

the

changes.

After

you

have



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ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


3415APBridgeWDS

InAPBridgeWDSmode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawirelesscommunication

bridgeandawirelessaccesspoint.Thisroutercanconnecttoupto4WDScompatible

wirelessaccesspointsandallowsthecomputersconnectedeveryAPtocommunicatewith

eachother.






toconnect

to

this

router.



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802.11nwireless

clients

to

connect

to

this

router

(recommended).



characters).



AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsforthelistofall

connectedwireless

clients.

Click

Refresh

in

the


closethewindow.

Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you


windowtoshowup.

MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints

withwhich

you

wish

to

connect.







3416UniversalRepeater

InUniversalRepeatermode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeaterto

extendthewirelesscoverageofthespecifiedwirelessaccesspoint.


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2.4GHz(N):

Allows

802.11n

wireless

network

clients








(recommended).



characters).



AssociatedClients

Click

Show

Active

Clients

for

the

list

of

all

connectedwirelessclients.ClickRefreshinthe



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closethewindow.

Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you


windowtoshowup.

RootAPSSID InputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccesspointwith

whichyou

wish

to

connect.












342SecuritySettings

Advancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnectionsecurity.

3421Disabled

Connectionencryptionisdisabledunderthismode(notrecommended).


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3422WEPSelectingWEPenablesWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption.


KeyLength Twotypesofkeylengthsareavailable:64bitand

128bit.

KeyFormat Twotypesofkeyformatsareavailable:ASCIIandHex.

Thenumberofcharactersyourencryptionkeycan

usewillbeshownhere.

EncryptionKey Inputanencryptionkeyhere.InASCIImode,you

canuse

any

alphanumerical

character

(0

9,

az,

and

AZ).InHexmode,youcanuse09,af,andAF.

Enable802.1x

Authentication

Checkthisboxtoenablethe802.1xauthentication

function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1x

authentication.

RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.

RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis

1812.

RADIUS

Server

Password

Input

the

password

of

the

RADIUS

server

here.




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3423WPAPreSharedKeyWPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).


WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour

wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),

WPA2(AES),andWPA2Mixed.

PreSharedKeyFormat Selectapresharedkeyformathere.Passphrase

allowsyoutouse8ormorealphanumerical

characters(up

to

63).

Hex

allows

you

to

use

up

to

64characterswithintherangesof09,af,andAF.

PresharedKey InputtheWPAkeyhere.





3424WPARADIUSIfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewirelessclientsvia

theRADIUSserversuserdatabase.


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WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour

wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),

WPA2(AES),

and

WPA2

Mixed.

RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.

RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis

1812.

RADIUSServerPassword InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.




seconds

for

the

broadband

router

to

restart.

Click

Continue

to

configure

other

settings.

343MACAddressFiltering

Thisfunctionwillhelpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwireless

router.OnlythosewirelessdeviceswhoseMACaddressmatchestheonesyouhave

assignedherecangainaccesstoyourwirelessrouter.Upto20MACaddressescanbe

assigned.

ToenableMACaddressfiltering,checktheEnableWirelessAccessControlbox.


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MACAddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddhere.

Comment Youcaninputupto16alphanumericalcharacters

describingthe

MAC

address

here

(optional).

Add ClickAddtoaddtheMACaddressandassociated

commenttotheMACaddresslist.

Clear ClickCleartoremoveeverythingintheMAC

addressandcommentfields.

AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthefollowingtable:

Todeleteoneormoreentries,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry(under

Select),andclickDeleteSelected.Ifyouwishtodeletealltheentries,clickDeleteAll.






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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings

WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnectionbetween

thisbroadbandrouterandWPScompatiblewirelessclients.


EnableWPS

Check

this

box

to

enable

the

WPS

function.

WPSStatus ThestatusoftheWPSconfigurationisdisplayedhere.

SelfPINCode ThisroutersWPSPINcodeisdisplayedhere.

SSID ThisroutersSSIDisdisplayedhere.

AuthenticationMode Thisrouterswirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeis

displayedhere.

PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasekeyisdisplayedasasteriskhere.

ConfigMode SelectthisroutersWPSconfigurationrolehere.

Registrar:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS

registrarandwaitforthewirelessclientsWPS

configurationrequest.

Enrollee:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS

enrolleeandsendWPSconfigurationrequeststo

otherWPSregistrars.

ConfigureviaPushButton ClickStartPBCtostartpushbuttonWPS

configuration.YoucanalsousetheWPS/Reset

buttonlocatedatthebackofthisrouter.

ConfigureviaClientPIN InputtheWPSenabledwirelessclientsPINcodeand


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Code clickStartPINtoestablishaWPSconnection.

35AdvancedSettings

YoucanconfiguresuchadvancednetworkingfunctionslikeQoS,DDNS,portforwarding,

andDMZunderAdvancedSettings.

351QoS

QualityofService(QoS)isameansforcomputersonthenetworktoshareInternet

bandwidthwithguaranteedbandwidthqualityforeachdevice.WithoutQoS,alldeviceson

thenetworkwillcompeteforInternetbandwidth,soapplicationsthatrequirehigher

bandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetworktelephone)willsufferfromnetworklatency

issues.


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EnableQoS CheckthisboxtoenabletheQoSfunction.

TotalDownload

Bandwidth

Youcansetalimittothetotaldownloadbandwidth

here.To

disable

download

bandwidth

limitation,

input

0here.

TotalUploadBandwidth Youcansetalimittothetotaluploadbandwidthhere.

Todisableuploadbandwidthlimitation,input0

here.

RuleName InputanameforthisQoSruleforidentification

purposes.

Bandwidth SetthespeedlimitationforthisQoSrulehere:

1 2 3

1. Selectthedirectionofdatatransferforthisrule

2. InputthemaximumdatarateforthisQoSrule

3. DefinethedataratevalueasGuarantee

(guaranteed

bandwidth)

or

Max

(maximum

bandwidthallowed)

LocalIPAddress SettheIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffectedbythis

QoSrule.IfonlyoneIPaddressisinvolved,inputthe

IPaddressintheleftfieldonly.

LocalPortRange SettheportrangethatwillactivatethisQoSrule.If

onlyoneportisinvolved,inputasinglenumberhere

(1to65535).Ifmultipleportsareinvolved,inputthe

startingandendingportnumbersinxyformat(e.g.

1020).

RemoteIPAddress SettheremoteIPaddressrangethatwillbeaffected

bythisQoSrule.IfonlyoneremoteIPaddressis


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involved,inputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldonly.

RemotePortRange SettheremoteportrangethatwillactivatethisQoS

rule.Ifonlyoneremoteportisinvolved,inputasingle

numberhere(1to65535).Ifmultipleremoteportsare

involved,inputthestartingandendingportnumbers

inxyformat(e.g.1020).

TrafficType

If

you

are

creating

aQoS

rule

for

aspecific

type

of

traffic,youcandefineithere.Youdonotneedtofillin

anyportrangeinformation(above)forthistypeof

QoSrule.

Protocol Definetheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).

Add ClicktheaddbuttontoaddnewQoSrulestothe

table.

Reset ClickResettoeraseallthevaluesyouhavejust

entered.

Edit SelectaruleintheQoStableandclickEdittomodify

thecontentsofaspecificrule.Onlyonerulecanbe

editedatatime.

DeleteSelected Selecttherule(s)youwanttodeleteandclickDelete

Selectedtoperformthetask.

DeleteAll ClickDeleteAlltodeletealltheruleslistedinthe

QoStable.

MoveUp

The

Move

Up

button

moves

aselected

rule

up

in

the

list,givingitahigherpriority.

MoveDown TheMoveDownbuttonmovesaselectedruledown

inthelist,givingitalowerpriority.





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DDNS(DynamicDNS)isanIPtohostnamemappingserviceforuserswhodonothavea

static(fixed)IPaddressandneedtoprovideservicestootherusersovertheInternet.

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)

PleasegotooneoftheDDNSserviceproviderswebsiteandgetaDDNSaccount.Afterthat,

youcanconfiguretheDDNSsettingshere:


DynamicDNS EnablesordisablestheDDNSfunction.

Provider SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderhere.

DomainName Inputthedomainnameyouhaveobtainedfromthe

DDNSserviceprovider.

Account/Email

Input

your

DDNS

account

or

email

of

registration.

Password/Key InputDDNSservicepassword.

ThefollowingarethesettingsforaDHISDDNSaccount:


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HostID InputtheHostIDprovidedbyDHIShere.

ISAddr InputtheISAddrprovidedbyDHIShere.

AuthenticationType Selecttheauthenticationtypefromthedropdown

menu(passwordorQRC).

HostPass

Inputthe

HostPass

provided

by

DHIS

here.

(Thisfieldappearsonlywhentheauthenticationtype

isPassword).

AuthP/AuthQ InputtheAuthP/AuthQprovidedbyDHIShere.

(Thisfieldappearsonlywhentheauthenticationtype

isQRC).





353PortForwarding

TheportforwardingfunctionallowsyoutoredirecttheportsofanInternetIPaddressto

correspondingportsofanIPaddressinthelocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofthe

InternetIPaddressandthelocalIPaddressmustbeidentical.Ifnot,pleaseusethevirtual

serverfunction.


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EnablePortForwarding Checkthisboxtoenabletheportforwardingfunction.

PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerinthelocal

networkthatprovidestheInternetservice.

ComputerName Computernamesfoundinthelocalnetworkarelisted

here.Youcanselectacomputernameandclickthe


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AddingadevicewithaprivateIPaddresstotheDMZ(demilitarizedzone)willmapthe

devicesprivateIPtoanInternetIP,souserswillbeabletoaccessthatdeviceoverthe

Internet.


EnableDMZ CheckthisboxtoenabletheDMZfunction.

PublicIP

Address

If

you

select

Dynamic

IP,

you

need

to

designate

a

connectionsessionfromthedropdownmenu.Ifyou

selectStaticIP,pleaseinputtheInternetIPaddress

towhichyouwanttomaptheprivateIPaddress.

ClientPCIPAddress PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressofthedeviceinthe

localnetworkhere.




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ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


36NAT

ThisbroadbandroutersupportsfourtypesofNATfunctions.Seethefollowingfor

instructions.

361Virtual

Server

ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportofanInternetIPaddresstoaspecifiedportofa

privateIPaddress,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthecomputerinthelocal

networkwithoutexposingittotheInternetdirectly.


EnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablethevirtualserverfunction.

PrivateIP PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressofthedeviceinthe

localnetworkhere.




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arenotsure,pleaseselectBoth.

PublicPort InputtheportnumberoftheInternetIPaddresshere.

Comment YoucanaddanoptionalnoteintheCommentfield.

Upto16alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.

Add ClickAddtoaddthesettingstothevirtualserver

table.

Reset

ClickReset

to

clear

all

the

settings.





362SpecialApplications

Someapplications

require

multiple

simultaneous

connections,

which

cannot

be

set

up

with

simpleNATrules.YoucanconfiguretheSpecialApplicationsfeatureforsuch

applications.


EnableSpecial

Applications

Checkthisboxtoenablethespecialapplications

function.

IPAddress InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerinthelocal

networkthatprovidestheInternetservice.



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ClickApply

to

save

the

changes,

or

click

Cancel

to

discard

the

changes.

After

you

have




364ALGSettings

TheALG(applicationlayergateway)featureisakindofnetworkconnectivitysupportfor

applicationslikenetworkgamingandinstantonlinechatting.

AllALG

requiring

applications

that

are

compatible

with

this

broadband

router

is

listed

here.Checktheapplicationsyouwillbeusing.


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365StaticRouting

Inmost

cases,

all

the

computers

in

the

local

network

will

use

adefault

gateway

(generally

providedbyyourISP)toaccesstheInternet.However,ifyouhaveapreferrednetwork

route,youcanusethisfunctiontobypassthedefaultgateway.


EnableStaticRouting Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.

DestinationLANIP InputthedestinationLANIPhere.

SubnetMask Inputthesubnetmaskofthedestinationnetwork

here.

DefaultGateway InputthegatewayIPaddressthatleadstothe

specifiednetwork.

HopCount Inputthehopcount(thedistancebetweenthe

destinationnetworkandthisbroadbandrouter)here.

Interface Selecttheinterfacethatleadstothedestination

network(LANorWAN).

Add ClickAddtoaddthesettingstothetable.

Reset ClickResettoclearallthesettings.


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37Firewall

YoucanconfigurethefirewallfunctionsunderFirewalltoprotectyournetworkand

computer.

371AccessControl

YoucanallowordenycomputerswithcertainMACaddressesaccesstothenetwork.


EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressfiltering,and

selectDenyorAllowtodenyorallownetwork

accesstothecomputer(s)inthelist.

ClientPCMACAddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofacomputerhere.

Dashes()andcolons(:)arenotrequired.




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IfyouwishtosetupIPaddressfiltering,usetheIPFilteringTableonthispage:


EnableIPFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableIPaddressfiltering,andselect

DenyorAllowtodenyorallownetworkaccesstotheIP

address(es)inthelist.

AddPC

Click

Add

PC

to

add

an

entry

to

the

list.


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ClientPCDescription InputadescriptionfortheIPaddresshere.Upto16

alphanumericalcharactersaresupported.

ClientPCIPAddress InputthestartingIPaddressintheleftfieldandthe

endingIPaddressintherightfield.IfonlyoneIP

addressistoberedirected,fillthatIPaddressinthe

leftfield.

ClientPCService SelecttheInternetservicesthatwillapplytothis

accesscontrolrule.

Iftheserviceyouwishtodenyorallowisnotlisted,youcanusetheUserDefinedService

settings.


Protocol

Selectthe

protocol

type

(TCP

or

UDP)

here.

If

you

are

notsure,pleaseselectBoth.

PortRange Inputtheportnumber(s)here.Theportnumbercan

beasinglevalue,orarange(e.g.2050).Ifyouneed

toinputmultiple,noncontiguousportnumbers,

separateeachnumberwithacomma(,).


clickedApply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:

Click

Apply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


372URLBlocking

UsetheURLBlockingfunctiontopreventcomputersinthelocalnetworkfromaccessing

certainwebsites.


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ItemName

Description

EnableURLBlocking Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.

URL/Keyword InputtheURLofthewebsiteorthekeyword

containedintheURLhere.

Add ClickAddtoaddthesettingstothetable.



clickedApply,

you

will

see

the

following

message:

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes

and

restart

the

broadband

router.

It

takes

about

60


373DoS

Thedenialofserviceattack(DoSattack)isacommonattackthatparalyzesyourInternet

connection.ConfiguretheDoSfunctiontopreventsuchattacks.


PingofDeath Checkthisboxtofilteroutmaliciouspingpacketsthat

causescomputerstostopresponding.


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DiscardPingfromWAN Checkthisboxtoignoreallinboundpingrequests

whenmaliciousintruderstrytoparalyzeyourInternet

connectionwithmanypingrequests.

PortScan Checkthisboxtoblockattemptsofamalicious

intrudertryingtoscanforopenportsonyourInternet

IPaddress.

SyncFlood

Check

this

box

to

filter

out

fake

connection

requests

tryingtodrainthememoryofyourserver.

AdvancedSettings ClickAdvancedSettingstoconfiguredetailsofthe

DoSfunction.


PingofDeath Setthethresholdforthisdefensemechanismtobe

activatedhere.CheckthePingofDeathboxand

inputthefrequencyofthethreshold.Youcanalso

inputtheburstvalue,whichactivatesthemechanism

whenthenumberofpingofdeathpacketsexceeds

thedefinednumberinthespecifieddurationoftime.

Discard

Ping

from

WAN

Check

this

box

to

ignore

inbound

ping

requests

when

maliciousintruderstrytoparalyzeyourInternet

connectionwithmanypingrequests.

PortScan CheckthePortScanboxtoblockattemptsofa

maliciousintrudertryingtoscanforopenportson

yourInternetIPaddress.Thencheckoneormoreport

scanningmethodsthatyouwouldliketoblock.

SyncFlood Setthethresholdforthisdefensemechanismtobe

activatedhere.ChecktheSyncFloodboxandinput

thefrequencyofthethreshold.Youcanalsoinputthe

burstvalue,whichactivatesthemechanismwhenthe

numberofconnectionrequestsexceedsthedefined


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numberinthespecifieddurationoftime.





38Parental

Control

YoucancontrolwhenyourchildisabletoaccesstheInternetunderParentalControl.

Toenabletheparentalcontrolfunction,checkEnableParentalControl.Thisrouterwill

onlyallowInternetaccesstoothercomputerswhenyourcomputerispresent.Bydefault,

yourcomputersMACaddresswillbelistedhereautomatically.Youcanalsoinputanother

computersMACaddressmanuallyintheMACAddressofParentalPCfield.

NOTE:YoudonotneedtoenterthepunctuationmarksintheMACaddress.Just

enterthe12hexadecimalnumbers(asshownabove).

Youalsohavetheoptionofsettingupaparentalcontrolschedule.


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MAC InputtheMACaddressofthecomputeryouwantto

control(i.e.

your

childs

computer)

in

the

MAC

field.

YoucanalsoselectacomputerintheSelect

dropdownlist,andcopyitbyclicking


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CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE

41Status

YoucancheckhowyourrouteriscurrentlyoperatingunderStatus.

1. Clickthe

Status

tab.

2. BasicsysteminformationwillbeshownunderSystem.Moreinformationcanbe

foundintheothersubpagesunderSystem.

411InternetConnection

ThispageshowsthestatusofyourInternetconnection.

412DeviceStatus

ThispageshowsthecurrentsettingsofyourwiredandwirelessLAN.


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413SystemLog

Thispageshowsallloggedsysteminformation.YoucanclickSavetodownloadthelogfile

to

your

computer.

You

can

also

click

Clear

to

remove

all

logs,

or

click

Refresh

to

reload

thelogs.

414SecurityLog

Thispageshowsallloggedsecurityrelatedinformation.YoucanclickSavetodownload

thelog

file

to

your

computer.

You

can

also

click

Clear

to

remove

all

logs,

or

click

Refresh

toreloadthelogs.


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415ActiveDHCPClient

ThispageshowsallcurrentDHCPclients.YoucanclickRefreshtoreloadthelist.

4

1

6

Statistics

Thispageshowsthestatisticalinformationofeachnetworkinterfaceandthetotalsystem

uptime.

42Tools

Thisbroadbandroutercomeswithseveraltoolsthathelpyoubackupthesettings,upgrade

thefirmware,andrestartthedevice.


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1. ClicktheToolstab.

2. Youwillbeabletoaccesstheconfigurationtools,upgradeyourfirmware,or

restarttherouterhere.

421ConfigurationTools

Youcanbackupandrestoreyoursystemconfigurationshere.Youcanalsoresetallsettings

tothefactorydefault.

1. ClickConfigurationTools.


BackupSettings ClicktheSave...buttontosavethecurrentsettingsonyour

computerasaconfig.binfile.

RestoreSettings ClicktheBrowse...buttontoselectapreviouslysaved

config.binfile

from

your

computer,

then

click

Upload

to

replacethecurrentsettingswiththesettingsintheconfig.bin

file.


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Restoreto

FactoryDefault

ClickResettorestorethesettingstothefactorydefault.A

popupmessagewindowwillappearandaskyoutoconfirmthe

reset.

2. ClickApplytosavethechanges.Ifyouwishtogobacktothepreviouspage,click

Previous.

422FirmwareUpgrade

YoucanupgradeyourfirmwareintheFirmwareUpgradesection.

1. Downloadthefirmwarefilefromourcompanyswebsiteandsaveitonyour

computer.

2. ClickBrowse...tofindthefirmwarefilesavedonyourcomputer,thenclick

Applyto

start

firmware

upload.

The

broadband

router

will

restart

after

the

file

is

uploaded.Allyourcurrentsettingswillbelostafterthefirmwareisupgraded.

NOTE:ItisrecommendedthatyouuseawiredEthernetconnectionandnota

wirelessconnectiontouploadthefirmwarefile.Donotswitchthebroadband

routerorcomputeroffwhileperformingfirmwareupgrade.Thiswillcausethe

broadbandroutertomalfunction.

423Restart

Ifyourbroadbandrouterisnotfunctioningproperlyorrespondingslowly,restartingthe

broadbandroutermaysolvetheproblem.

1. SelectReset.


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2. ClicktheApplybuttontorestartthebroadbandrouter.

3. Whenyouarepromptedtoconfirmtherestart,clickOK.

43Language

Thisbroadbandrouterswebbaseduserinterfacesupportsseverallanguages.Youcan

changethe

display

language

with

the

Language

dropdown

menu

at

the

upper

right

corneroftheuserinterface.


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Documents

BR 6428HPn Manual