Edimax BR-6228NS, BR-6228NC User Manual

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Chapter I: Product Information ......................................................................................................................... 5

1-1 Introduction and safety information .................................................................................................... 5

1-2 Safety Information ............................................................................................................................... 7

1-3 System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 8

1-4 Package Contents ................................................................................................................................. 9

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router........................................................................... 10

Chapter II: System and Network Setup ............................................................................................................ 13

2-1 Establish network connection ............................................................................................................ 13

2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically .............................................................. 15

2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: .................................................................................... 16

2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: ............................................................................................ 18

2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: ................................................................................................ 20

2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup: ............................................................................................ 22

2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser ................................................................................. 24

2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ ............................................................................................................................ 30

2-4-1 Using ‘Dynamic IP’ as broadband connection type ................................................................ 33

2-4-3 Using ‘PPPoE’ as broadband connection type ........................................................................ 36

2-4-4 Using ‘PPTP’ as broadband connection type .......................................................................... 38

2-4-5 Using 'L2TP' as broadband connection type ........................................................................... 41

Chapter III: General Setup ................................................................................................................................ 44

3-1 System ................................................................................................................................................ 46

3-1-1 Time Zone ............................................................................................................................... 47

3-1-2 Password Settings ................................................................................................................... 48

3-1-3 Remote Management ............................................................................................................. 49

3-2 WAN ................................................................................................................................................... 51

3-2-1 Dynamic IP .............................................................................................................................. 52

3-2-2 Static IP ................................................................................................................................... 54

3-2-3 PPPoE ...................................................................................................................................... 56

3-2-4 PPTP ........................................................................................................................................ 58

3-2-5 L2TP ......................................................................................................................................... 61

3-2-5 L2TP ......................................................................................................................................... 61

3-2-6 WISP ........................................................................................................................................ 64

3-3 LAN (Wired) ....................................................................................................................................... 66

3-3-1 Before you start - Suggestions for deciding an IP address to be used with this broadband

router ............................................................................................................................................... 66

3-3-2 LAN IP ...................................................................................................................................... 68

3-3-3 DHCP Server ............................................................................................................................ 69

3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases .................................................................................................................. 70

3-2 Wireless.............................................................................................................................................. 72

3-2-1 Basic Settings .......................................................................................................................... 73

3-2-1-1 AP mode ...................................................................................................................... 74

3-2-1-2 Station-Infrastructure .................................................................................................. 77

3-2-1-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point .............................................................................................. 80

3-2-1-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point .................................................................................... 82

3-2-1-5 AP Bridge-WDS ............................................................................................................ 84

3-2-1-6 Universal Repeater ...................................................................................................... 87

3-2-2 Set Security ............................................................................................................................. 90

3-2-3 MAC Address Filtering ............................................................................................................ 96

3-2-4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Settings .................................................................................... 98

3-3 Advance Settings .............................................................................................................................. 100

3-3-1 QoS ........................................................................................................................................ 101

3-3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings ..................................................................................................... 101

3-3-2 DDNS ..................................................................................................................................... 105

3-3-3 Port Forwarding .................................................................................................................... 108

3-3-4 DMZ....................................................................................................................................... 110

3-5 NAT ................................................................................................................................................... 112

3-5-2 Special Applications .............................................................................................................. 116

3-5-3 UPnP Setting ......................................................................................................................... 119

3-5-4 ALG Settings .......................................................................................................................... 120

3-5-5 Static Routing ........................................................................................................................ 121

3-6 Firewall ............................................................................................................................................. 123

3-6-1 Access Control ....................................................................................................................... 123

3-6-2 URL Blocking ......................................................................................................................... 128

3-6-3 DoS ........................................................................................................................................ 130

3-6-4 Parental Control .................................................................................................................... 133

3-7 Status................................................................................................................................................ 135

3-7-1 Internet Connection .............................................................................................................. 136

3-7-2 Device Status......................................................................................................................... 137

3-7-3 System Log ............................................................................................................................ 138

3-7-4 Security Log ........................................................................................................................... 139

3-7-5 Active DHCP Client ................................................................................................................ 140

3-7-6 Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 141

3-8 Tools ................................................................................................................................................. 142

3-8-1 Configuration Tools ............................................................................................................... 143

3-8-2 Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................ 144

3-8-3 Restart ................................................................................................................................... 145

3-9 Language .......................................................................................................................................... 146

Chapter I: Product Information

1-1 Introduction and safety information

Thank you for purchasing BR-6228nS_nC wireless broadband router! This high
cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers
and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high
speed. Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in
very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced. When the number of your computers
and network-enabled devices grow, you can also expand the number of network slot by
simple attach a hub or switch, to extend the scope of your network!

With built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless network capability, all computers and
wireless-enabled network devices (including PDA, cellular phone, game console, and more!)
can connect to this broadband router without additional cabling. New Draft-N wireless

capability also gives you the highest speed of wireless experience ever! With a compatible
wireless card installed in your PC, you can transfer file for up to 300 Mbps! The radio
coverage is also doubled, so don’t worry if your office or house is really big!

Do you think it is trouble to setup wireless security? With WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
function, you can setup wireless security in just seconds! Just press the button on
WPS-compatible wireless device, or input a random 8-digit number, you can establish a
secure wireless connection.

Other features of this router including:

 High Internet Access throughput
 Allow multiple users to share a single Internet connection
 Supports up to 253 LAN users sharing a single Cable or xDSL internet connection
 Four wired LAN ports (10/100M) and one WAN port (10/100M)
 Provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN capability
 Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy client IP-address setup
 Advanced network and security features like: Special Applications, DMZ, Virtual Servers,

Access Control, Firewall.

 Allow you to monitor the router’s status like: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and

Device/Connection Status

 Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and management purposes

 Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer

(over the Internet)

 Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports.

1-2 Safety Information

In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety
instructions:

1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor.

2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do
not left this router in the car in summer.

3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect it from the router first.

4. If you want to place this router at high places or hang on the wall, please make sure the
router is firmly secured. Falling from high places would damage the router and its
accessories, and warranty will be void.

5. Accessories of this router, like antenna and power supply, are danger to small children
under 3 years old. They may put the small parts in their nose or month and it could cause
serious damage to them. KEEP THIS ROUTER OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!

6. The router will become hot when being used for long time (This is normal and is not a
malfunction), DO NOT put this router on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials.

7. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the router. If you found that the router is not
working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT
disassemble the router, warranty will be void.

8. If the router falls into water when it’s powered, DO NOT use your hand to pick it up.
Switch the electrical power off before you do anything, or contact an experienced technician
for help.

9. If you smell something strange, or even see some smoke coming out from the router or
power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and
call dealer of purchase for help.

1-3 System Requirements

 Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port.
 Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card.
 Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above,

Opera web browser, or Safari web browser).

 An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V, 50/60Hz)**

1-4 Package Contents

Before you starting to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package,
and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:

□ BR-6228nS_nC Broadband router (1 pcs)…………………………………………………….……...……….1
□ Quick installation guide (1 pcs) …………………………………………………………………………………... 2
□ CDROM with multi-languages setup wizard, multi-languages Quick installation guide and

User manual (1pcs) …...………………………………………………………………..………………………………. 3

□ 5V 1A power adapter (1 pcs)…………………..….………............................................................ 4

□ Ethernet Cable (1 pcs)……………………………..…………............................................................ 5

□ Antenna (1 pcs)…...…………………………….……………............................................................... 6

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router

LED Name

Light Status

Description

PWR

ON

Router is switched on and
correctly powered

OFF

Router is not powered
(or not correctly powered)

WLAN

On

Wireless network is switched on

Off

Wireless network is switched off

Flashing

Wireless LAN activity (transferring
data) or WPS mode is on. (LED will
on and off every 1 second)

WAN

10/100M

On

WAN port (Internet) is running at
100Mbps

Off

WAN port (Internet) is running at
10Mbps

Flashing

WAN activity (transferring data)

WAN

LNK/ACT

On

WAN port is connected

Off

WAN port is not connected

Flashing

WAN activity (transferring data)

LAN
10/100M

On

LAN port is running at 100Mbps

Off

LAN port is running at 10Mbps

LAN

LNK/ACT

On

LAN port is connected

Off

LAN port is not connected

Flashing

LAN activity (transferring data)

BR-6228nS

BR-6228nS_nC

Front Panel

Back Panel

Item Name

Description

Antenna

Wireless antenna

1 – 4
(Yellow)

Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4

WAN
(Blue)

Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port
5VDC

Power connector, connects to power adapter

WPS /
Reset

Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all
settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and
hold for 20 seconds to clear all settings, and press this
button for less than 20 seconds to start WPS function.

1-4 WAN 5VDC WPS/Reset

Antenna 1-4 WAN 5VDC WPS/Reset

BR-6228nS

BR-6228nS_nC

Item Name

Description

Wall mount
hole

Mount BR-6228nS_nC on the wall.

Bottom

Chapter II: System and Network Setup

2-1 Establish network connection

Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new
Broadband router and your computers, network devices:

1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable.

2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other

than computers, like game console, or switch / hub) to the LAN port (Labeled as 1 to 4)
of the router.

3. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the ‘5VDC’ socket

of the router.

4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN

LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of
the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you
expected is not on, please recheck the cabling.

5. To improve wireless signal reception, please arrange the antenna and make it

perpendicular to the ground, and place the wireless access point in open space. Please
keep the distance between antennas, if the antennas are too close to each other,
wireless signal reception will be affected.

2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically

After the network connection is established, the next step you should do is setup the
router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network
environment.

Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer
must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use
static IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow the following instructions to configure your
computer to use dynamic IP address:

If the operating system of your computer is….

Windows 95/98/Me - please go to section 2-2-1
Windows 2000 - please go to section 2-2-2
Windows XP - please go to section 2-2-3
Windows Vista - please go to section 2-2-4

2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click

control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select
‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’.

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’, then click ‘OK’.

2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click
control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area
Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’,
then click ‘OK’.

2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click
control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network
Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Statuss
window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’,
then click ‘OK’.

2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click
control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network

Connections..Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area
Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4),

and then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’,
then click ‘OK’.

2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser

Default IP address of this broadband router is ‘192.168.2.1’, and you can connect to
broadband router’s web-based configuration interface by any connected computer with
web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, or Netscape).

Please input ‘192.168.2.1’ in web browser’s address bar and press ‘Enter’ key to establish
connection:

You should see the following authentication window:

Please input ‘admin’ in ‘User name’ field, and ‘1234’ in ‘Password’ field, and click ‘OK’

Model

Displays the model name of this broadband
router. Useful when you need technical
services.

Up time

Displays the time since this router is switched
on.

Hardware Version

Displays the hardware version of this
broadband router. Useful when you need
technical services.

Boot Code Version

Displays the boot code version of this
broadband router. Useful when you need
technical services.

Runtime Code Version

Displays the runtime code version of this
broadband router. Useful when you need
technical services.

button to enter web configuration interface.

The page you’ll see after logon is ‘Home’, you can check all settings and system information
of BR-6228nS_nC wireless broadband router:

System:

Internet Connection:

IP Address Mode

Displays current mode of how this broadband
router obtains IP address.

IP Address

Displays the IP address of WAN connection.

Subnet Mask

Displays the subnet mask of WAN connection.

Default Gateway

Displays IP address of the default gateway of
WAN connection.

MAC Address

The physical address of WAN port.

Primary DNS

Displays IP address of first DNS server of
WAN connection.

Secondary DNS

Displays IP address of second (backup) DNS
server of WAN connection.

Mode

Displays the operation mode of wireless access
point.

ESSID

Displays the ESSID (Extend Service-Set
IDentifier, or the name of access point).

Channel Number

Displays the channel number of wireless
network.

Security

Displays the security authentication mode of
wireless access point.

IP Address

Displays the IP address of LAN connection.

Subnet Mask

Displays the subnet mask of LAN connection.

DHCP Server

Displays the status of internal DHCP server.

MAC Address

The physical address of LAN port.

Wireless Configuration

LAN Connection

The SSID, up time, IP address of LAN connection, and runtime code number will always
display on the top of webpage:

TIPS: If you can’t establish connection with broadband router with web browser (got ‘The
page cannot be displayed’ or similar error message), the IP address you inputted may be
wrong. If you’ve changed the IP address of this broadband router previously, please input
correct IP address instead of the default IP address ’192.168.2.1’.

If the DHCP server function of this broadband router is enabled, please follow the following
instructions to find out the IP address of this broadband router:

Please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop:

Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’

Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default

NOTE: If the IP address of Gateway is not displayed, or the address followed
by ‘IP Address’ begins with ‘169’, please recheck network connection
between your computer and router, and / or go to the beginning of this
chapter, to recheck every step of network setup procedure.

Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.2.1, please note that this
value may be different.)

If you tried the instructions listed above and still cannot find the IP address of this
broadband router / you forget the password, please jump to chapter xx-xx to reset the
broadband router.

2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’

Item Name

Description

Time Zone

Please select a time zone of the country or
region of your residence here. If you can’t find
the country / region of your residence here,
please select a city / region which time zone is
the same with the country / region of your
residence.

Time Server Address

This load-balance router supports NTP
(Network Time Protocol). NTP server will
provide correct time for this router to setup the
date and time of the router automatically.
Please input the host name or IP address of

This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters
of this broadband router.

Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu:

1. Click ‘Quick Setup’ after logged in.

2. In the first step of quick setup, you can setup automatic time synchronization settings.

The descriptions of every setting items are listed as follow:

NTP server here. If you don’t know the host
name or IP address of time server, please ask
network administrator or use ‘pool.ntp.org’ as
time server.

Daylight Savings

If the country / region of your residence use
daylight saving time, please check ‘Enable
Function’ box, and select the beginning and
ending date of daylight time saving.

After you finish with time zone settings, please click ‘Next’ to proceed to next step of quick
setup - broadband type:

Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page. There are
six types of Internet connection, they are:

Dynamic IP - Please go to section 2-4-1
Static IP - Please go to section 2-4-2
PPPoE - Please go to section 2-4-3
PPTP - Please go to section 2-4-4
L2TP - Please go to section 2-4-5

If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet
connection type will cause connection problem, and you will not be able to connect to
internet.

NOTE:

To setup WISP (Wireless ISP) connection, please use General Setup

-> WAN setup menu.

If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘Back’ button on the bottom of this
page.

2-4-1 Using ‘Dynamic IP’ as broadband connection type

Item Name

Description

Host Name

Please input the host name of your computer,

this is optional, and only required if your
service provider asks you to do so.

MAC address

Please input MAC address of your computer
here, if your service provider only permits
computer with certain MAC address to access
internet. If you’re using the computer which
used to connect to Internet via cable modem,
you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’
button to fill the MAC address field with the
MAC address of your computer.

If your Internet service provider will assign IP address to you automatically by ’DHCP’
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), you need to select this connection type.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

2-4-2 Using ‘Static IP’ as broadband connection type

Item Name

Description

Fixed IP Address

Please input IP address assigned by your
service provider.

Subnet Mask

Please input subnet mask assigned by your
service provider.

DNS address

Please input the IP address of DNS server
provided by your service provider.

Default Gateway

Please input the IP address of default gateway
provided by your service provider.

Note: Some ISP may call this as ‘Default
route’

You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service
provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.

If your ISP requires you to set a fixed IP address to establish connection, you can use this
connection type to input the IP address information assigned by your ISP. Generally you’ll
get a letter from your ISP, which indicates an IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and
DNS address.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

2-4-3 Using ‘PPPoE’ as broadband connection type

Item Name

Description

User Name

Please input user name assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

Service Name

Please give a name to this Internet service, this
is optional.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

If your ISP requires you to establish Internet connection by PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol
over Ethernet), you can use this connection type to establish Internet connection.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

2-4-4 Using ‘PPTP’ as broadband connection type

If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) to establish
connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection.

PPTP connection type requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address)
and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting
first:

Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can
choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Dynamic IP’
section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address).

WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you
don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to PPTP settings section:

Item Name

Description

User ID

Please input user ID (user name) assigned by
your Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

PPTP Gateway

Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway
assigned by your Internet service provider
here.

Connection ID

Please input the connection ID here, this is
optional and you can leave it blank.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

BEZEQ-ISRAEL

Check ‘Enable’ box if you’re using BEZEQ
network service in Israel. Do not check this
box if you’re using other Internet service
provider.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

2-4-5 Using 'L2TP' as broadband connection type

If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you
can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is another popular
connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting
items are the same with PPTP connection.

Like PPTP, there are two kinds of required setting, we’ll start from ‘WAN Interface Settings’:

Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can
choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Dynamic IP’
section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to
‘PPPoE’ section above).

WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you
don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to L2TP settings section:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Item Name

Description

User ID

Please input user ID (user name) assigned by
your Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

L2TP Gateway

Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway
assigned by your Internet service provider
here.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

Chapter III: General Setup

This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters
of this broadband router.

Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu:

1. Click ‘General Setup’ after logged in.

2.

All available setup items will appear as a list under ‘General Setup’ tab:

You can select one setup item from the list:

System - Basic system settings (please go to chapter 3-1)

WAN - Setup WAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-2)

LAN - Setup LAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-3)

Wireless - Setup wireless interface manually
(please go to chapter 3-4)

Advance Settings - Setup advanced settings of this broadband router
(Please go to chapter 3-5)

NAT – Network Address Translation settings
(Please go to chapter 3-6)

Firewall – Firewall settings (Please go to chapter 3-7)

Parental Control – Parental control,controls children from accessing inappropriate web
site (Please go to chapter 3-8)

3-1 System

You can setup basic system settings of this broadband router in ‘System’ menu:

Please select the setting item you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button to proceed. You can
also click ‘Previous’ button to back to ‘System’ menu.

3-1-1 Time Zone

Item Name

Description

Time Zone

Please select a time zone of the country or
region of your residence here. If you can’t find
the country / region of your residence here,
please select a city / region which time zone is
the same with the country / region of your
residence.

Time Server Address

This load-balance router supports NTP
(Network Time Protocol). NTP server will
provide correct time for this router to setup the
date and time of the router automatically.
Please input the host name or IP address of
NTP server here. If you don’t know the host
name or IP address of time server, please ask
network administrator or use ‘pool.ntp.org’ as
time server.

Daylight Savings

If the country / region of your residence use
daylight saving time, please check ‘Enable
Function’ box, and select the beginning and
ending date of daylight time saving.

You can change the time zone settings of this broadband router. It’s important to have
correct date and time setting if you need to read system log and use build-in firewall
functions.

The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow:

3-1-2 Password Settings

Item Name

Description

Current Password

Please input current password here.

New Password

Please input new password here.

Confirmed Password

Please input new password here again for
confirmation.

You can change the web login password of this broadband router. If you keep using the
default password ‘1234’, other people may access the configuration interface without your
permission. Please change the password as soon as possible.

The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow:

After you inputted current and new password, click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or you can click
‘Cancel’ to keep current password untouched. Please note that you’ll be asked for username
and password for login again if you changed password.

3-1-3 Remote Management

Item Name

Description

Host address

Input the IP address of the remote host you
wish to initiate a management access.

Port

You can define the port number this router
should expect an incoming connection request.
If you’re providing a web service (default port
number is 80), you should try to use other port
number. You can use the default port setting
‘8080’, or something like ‘32245’ or ‘1429’.
(Any integer between 1 and 65534)

Enabled

Check this box to enable remote management
function. When this box is unchecked, no one
can access this broadband router’s
management interface from Internet.

If you need to manage this broadband router outside of your LAN (i.e. from Internet), you
can use this function to assign a remote IP address which is permitted to connect to this
broadband router’s web management interface from Internet.

If it’s not required for you to manage this broadband router from Internet, you can disable
this function to improve security.

The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard all
settings in this page. After you click ‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following message:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

To setup other items now and restart broadband router later, click ‘Continue’.

3-2 WAN

You can setup WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) connections of this broadband router
in ‘WAN’ menu:

Please select the WAN connection type you wish to use to setup Internet connection, and
click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made.

If you’re not sure which connection type you should use, please contact your ISP’s service
hotline and ask for help. You’ll not be able to connect to Internet with wrong connection
type.

3-2-1 Dynamic IP

Item Name

Description

Host Name

Please input the host name of your computer,

this is optional, and only required if your
service provider asks you to do so.

MAC address

Please input MAC address of your computer
here, if your service provider only permits
computer with certain MAC address to access
internet. If you’re using the computer which
used to connect to Internet via cable modem,
you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’
button to fill the MAC address field with the
MAC address of your computer.

Dynamic IP means your ISP will assign an IP address to you automatically by ‘DHCP’
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Dynamic IP is often used by cable modem Internet
connection.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-2 Static IP

Item Name

Description

IP address assigned by
your by your service
provider

Please input IP address assigned by your
service provider.

Subnet Mask

Please input subnet mask assigned by your
service provider.

DNS address

Please input the IP address of DNS server
provided by your service provider.

Service Provider
Gateway Address

Please input the IP address of DNS server
provided by your service provider.

You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service
provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.

Some ISP will give you a fixed IP address, and ask you to use this IP address to establish
Internet connection. In this case, you have to select this connection type to establish
connection with your ISP.

Please note that if your ISP is assigning a fixed IP address to you by DHCP or PPPoE, do not
select this connection type. Please contact your ISP’s service hotline to make sure you really
need to use static IP as connection type.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-3 PPPoE

Item Name

Description

User Name

Please input user name assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

Service Name

Please give a name to this Internet service, this
is optional.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

If your ISP requires you to establish Internet connection by PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol
over Ethernet), you can use this connection type to establish Internet connection.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-4 PPTP

If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) to establish
connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection.

PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP
setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting first:

Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can
choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’
section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address).

WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you
don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to PPTP settings section:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Item Name

Description

User ID

Please input user ID (user name) assigned by
your Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

PPTP Gateway

Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway
assigned by your Internet service provider
here.

Connection ID

Please input the connection ID here, this is
optional and you can leave it blank.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

BEZEQ-ISRAEL

Check ‘Enable’ box if you’re using BEZEQ
network service in Israel. Do not check this
box if you’re using other Internet service
provider.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-5 L2TP

If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you
can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is another popular
connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting
items are the same with PPTP connection.

Like PPTP, there are two kinds of required setting, we’ll start from ‘WAN Interface Settings’:

Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can
choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Dynamic IP’
section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to
‘PPPoE’ section above).

WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you
don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to L2TP settings section:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Item Name

Description

User ID

Please input user ID (user name) assigned by
your Internet service provider here.

Password

Please input the password assigned by your
Internet service provider here.

L2TP Gateway

Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway
assigned by your Internet service provider
here.

MTU

Please input the MTU value of your network
connection here. If you don’t know, you can
use default value.

Connection Type

Please select the connection type of Internet
connection you wish to use. There are 3
options:

‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive,
do not disconnect.

’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to
Internet when there’s a connect attempt,

Manual - only connects to Internet when
‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and
disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is
pressed.

Idle Time Out

Please specify the time to shutdown internet
connect after no internet activity is detected in
minute(s). This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-6 WISP

Item Name

Description

WISP

Enable or disable WISP function.

ESSID

Input the ESSID (i.e. the name of wireless access
point) of your ISP’s access point.

Channel Number

Select the wireless channel number of wireless
access point you wish to connect.

Site Survery

Click this button to scan for wireless access
points in range:

Select a wireless access point from the list (click
‘Select’ of the access point), and click ‘Done’
button located at the bottom of this window. If
the wireless access point you wish to connect is
not in the list, click ‘Refresh’ one or more times
to rescan for wireless access points.

WISP (Wireless ISP) is a connection method which establishes Internet connection by
wireless network. In this mode, BR-6228nS_nC broadband router will act as a wireless client
and connect to another wireless access point to establish Internet connection.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Security

According to the security settings of the wireless
access point you with to connect, you’ll be
prompted to input WEP key / WPA passphrase so
you can pass the security check of access point.

A correct WEP key / WPA passphrase is
required to connect to wireless access point with
security setting. Please ask your wireless ISP for
correct WEP key / WPA passphrase.

If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or
you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. You’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-3 LAN (Wired)

You can setup Wired LAN (Local Area Network) connections of this broadband router in
‘LAN’ menu. This broadband router has 4 LAN ports and they’ll all use the same LAN IP
address settings. Please also note that both wired and wireless LAN uses the same LAN IP
address settings, too.

LAN settings split into 3 sections: LAN IP, DHCP Server, and Static DHCP leases. Please refer
to corresponding sections below for detailed setup instructions.

3-3-1 Before you start - Suggestions for deciding an IP address to be used with this
broadband router

Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connect to this
router’s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) or wireless connection can communicate with
each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP address.

There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the IP address
for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP address of computers will be
assigned by router automatically. It’s recommended for most of computers to use dynamic
IP address, it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer, especially
when there are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and network devices which
will provide services to other computer and users that come from Internet, static IP address
should be used, so other computes can locate the server.

This broadband router has a built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
and can help you to assign IP addresses to your client computers. Almost all network
computers / devices manufactured after year 1995 are compatible with DHCP, and you can
let this broadband router to assign the IP address to client computers / devices for you.

Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:

If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are
some suggestions.

1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s
suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an
integer between 1 and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients, so
you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or any number between 1
and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field ‘c’.

2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet mask, which allows up to
253 clients (this also meets router’s capability of working with up to 253 clients).

3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people
(like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IP
address. Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.

4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific service to others, they
should use dynamic IP address.

If you don’t really understand the descriptions listed above, don’t worry! We will
provide recommended setup values below.

3-3-2 LAN IP

Item Name

Description

IP address

Please input the IP address of this broadband
router’s LAN interface.

Subnet Mask

Please input subnet mask for this network.

802.1d Spanning Tree

If you wish to activate 802.1d spanning tree
function, select ‘Enabled’ for setup item
‘802.1d Spanning Tree’, or set it to ‘Disabled’.

DHCP Server

If you want to activate DHCP server function of
this router, select ‘Enabled’, or set it to
‘Disabled’.

Lease Time

Please select the lease time for every DHCP
leases here. You can select the time period
from the dropdown list, and the DHCP client
will be forced to obtain a new IP address from
this broadband router after this period of time.
You can select ‘Forever’ if you’re using this
broadband router with only few computers
(less than 30 computers)

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

IP Address: 192.168.1.254
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled
DHCP Server: Enabled

You can use this setting to assign an IP address to the LAN interface of this broadband
router.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

3-3-3 DHCP Server

Item Name

Description

Start IP

Please input the start IP address of the IP
leases range.

End IP

Please input the end IP address of the IP leases
range.

Domain Name

If you wish, you can also input the domain
name for your network. This is optional.

DNS1 address

Input the IP address of DNS server provided by
your ISP here. This field is REQUIRED.

DNS2 address

Input another IP address of DNS server
provided by your ISP here. This field is optional
and you can leave it blank.

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

Lease Time: Two Weeks (or ‘Forever’, if you have less than 20 computers)
Start IP: 192.168.1.1
End IP: 192.168.1.200
Domain Name: (leave it blank)

NOTE:

1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be
greater than ‘Start IP’, and can not the same with router’s IP address.

2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP
Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be
the same.

3. These settings will affect wireless clients, too.

You can use this setting to decide the range of IP address leases.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases

Item Name

Description

Enable Static DHCP
Leases

Check this box to enable this function,
otherwise uncheck it to disable this function.

MAC Address

Input the MAC address of the computer or
network device (total 12 characters, with
character from 0 to 9, and from a to f, like
‘001122aabbcc’).

IP address

Input the IP address you want to assign to
this computer or network device.

Add

After you inputted MAC address and IP
address pair, click this button to add the pair
to static DHCP leases table.

Clear

Click this button to remove texts in MAC
address and IP address field.

If you wish to assign a fixed IP address to certain computers / devices by DHCP, you can use
this function to establish a MAC-to-IP address table here, so you can assign a specific IP
address to a specific computer / network device by its MAC address.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

All MAC-to-IP address entries will be listed in this page, and this broadband router supports
up 16 static DHCP leases:

To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under
‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button.

If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’ button. To deselect all checked
boxes, click ‘Reset’ button.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2 Wireless

You can setup Wireless LAN connection parameters of this broadband router in ‘Wireless’
menu:

Please select one setting in this menu, then click ‘Apply’ to proceed. If you wish to go back
to previous page, click ‘Previous’.

3-2-1 Basic Settings

You can set basic settings of wireless LAN here.

Please select the working mode of this broadband router from ‘Mode’ dropdown list first:

a. AP: Standard wireless AP (access point).

b. Station-Infrastructure: This broadband router acts as both wireless communication client
and server - connects to another wireless access point as client, and serves other wireless
clients as server.

c. AP Bridge-Point to Point: Connect this router with another broadband router, to expand
the scope of network.

d. AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point: Connect this router with up to four other broadband
routers, to expand the scope of network.

e. AP Bridge-WDS: Connect this router with up to four WDS-capable broadband routers, to
expand the scope of network.

f. Universal Repeater: This broadband router will repeat other wireless access point’s signal
to extend its wireless signal coverage, and also acts as a wireless access point to serve other
wireless clients.

3-2-1-1 AP mode

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options:

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum
54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

ESSID

This is the name of broadband router. You can

In AP mode, the following settings will appear:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

type any alphanumerical characters here,
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to
identify your own broadband router from
others when there are other broadband
routers in the same area. Default SSID is
‘default’, it’s recommended to change default
ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to
you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number

Please select a channel from the dropdown list
of ‘Channel Number’, available channel
numbers are 1 to 13. You can choose any
channel number you want to use, and almost
all wireless clients can locate the channel
you’re using automatically without any
problem. However, it’s still useful to remember
the channel number you use, some wireless
client supports manual channel number select,
and this would help in certain scenario when
there is some radio communication problem.

Associated Clients

Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show
the list of all connected wireless clients. You
can click ‘Refresh’ in new window to get
latest list again, or click ‘Close’ to close the
window.

Please note that if you have pop-up blocker
installed, you may have to disable it or tell
your pop-up blocker to allow the popup
window, or you will not be able to see the
wireless client list window.

TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer
rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network.
There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will
disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband router.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-1-2 Station-Infrastructure

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options (must be the same with the
wireless access point you wish to connect):

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum
54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless

In Station-Infrastructure mode, you can select a wireless access point to become its wireless
client, and also acts as wireless access point to serve other wireless clients. If you have the
access privilege of other wireless access point nearby, and you wish to use that access point
to access Internet, you can use this connection type:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

ESSID

This is the name of broadband router. You can
type any alphanumerical characters here,
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to
identify your own broadband router from
others when there are other broadband
routers in the same area. Default SSID is
‘default’, it’s recommended to change default
ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to
you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Site Survey

Click ‘Select Site Survey’ and a popup window
will appear. All reachable wireless access
points will be shown in the window. Select the
wireless access point you wish to connect from
the list, and click ‘Done’. If the wireless access
point you wish to connect is not listed, you can
click ‘Refresh’ to rescan.

If you still can’t find the wireless access point
you wish to connect, please move the
broadband router to the place nearer to the
access point you wish to connect.

WLAN MAC

Some wireless access points will only allow
clients with certain MAC address to establish
connection. In this case, you can input the
MAC address that will be accepted by the
wireless access point you wish to connect
here. You can also click ‘Clone MAC’ button
to use the MAC address of your computer
(the one you used to connect to the web
management interface currently).

Auto MAC Clone

If you wish to use the MAC address of wired
LAN interface of this broadband router,
select ‘Enable’, or select ‘Disable’ to not to
use the MAC address of the wired LAN
interface of this broadband router.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-1-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options (must be the same with the
wireless access point you wish to connect):

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum
54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

In this mode, you can use this broadband router as a wireless network bridge and let all
computers connected to the LAN ports of both wireless access points to communicate with
each other. This mode supports only one wireless access point peer.

Please note that when you select this mode, this broadband router will act as wireless
bridge only, and will not accept other wireless clients.

Also, you can connect to the wireless access point with the same functionality only. If you
wish to connect to the wireless access points made by other manufacturer, please select ‘AP
Bridge-WDS’ mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

Channel Number

Select the channel number you wish to use;
both access points must use the same channel.

MAC address 1

Input the MAC address of another wireless
access point (the one you wish to connect).

Set Security

Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security
functions of this wireless connection to
improve security. Please refer to chapter
3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-1-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options (must be the same with the
wireless access point you wish to connect):

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

In this mode, you can use this broadband router as a wireless network bridge and let all
computers connected to the LAN ports of all wireless access points to communicate with
each other. This mode supports up to four wireless access point peers.

Please note that when you select this mode, this broadband router will act as wireless
bridge only, and will not accept other wireless clients.

Also, you can connect to the wireless access point with the same functionality only. If you
wish to connect to the wireless access points made by other manufacturer, please select ‘AP
Bridge-WDS’ mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum
54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

Channel Number

Select the channel number you wish to use; all
access points must use the same channel.

MAC address 1 to 4

Input the MAC address of other wireless access
points (the access points you wish to connect).

Set Security

Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security
functions of this wireless connection to
improve security. Please refer to chapter
3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-1-5 AP Bridge-WDS

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options (must be the same with the
wireless access point you wish to connect):

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum

In this mode, this broadband router acts as both wireless communication bridge and
wireless access point. This broadband router can establish communication with up to four
WDS-compatible wireless access points, and let all computers connected to the LAN ports of
every wireless access points communicate with each other. The broadband router is able to
serve other wireless clients and acts as a wireless access point at the same time.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

ESSID

This is the name of broadband router. You can
type any alphanumerical characters here,
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to
identify your own broadband router from
others when there are other broadband
routers in the same area. Default SSID is
‘default’, it’s recommended to change default
ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to
you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number

Select the channel number you wish to use; all
access points must use the same channel.

Associated Clients

Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show
the list of all connected wireless clients. You
can click ‘Refresh’ in new window to get
latest list again, or click ‘Close’ to close the
window.

Please note that if you have pop-up blocker
installed, you may have to disable it or tell
your pop-up blocker to allow the popup
window, or you will not be able to see the
wireless client list window.

MAC address 1 to 4

Input the MAC address of other wireless access
points (the access points you wish to connect).

Set Security

Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security
functions of this wireless connection to
improve security. Please refer to chapter
3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-1-6 Universal Repeater

Item Name

Description

Band

Please select the radio band from one of
following options (must be the same with the
wireless access point you wish to connect):

2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows

802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum
54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router

In this mode, this broadband router acts as a wireless repeater. It will repeat the signal of
the wireless access point you specified, to extend its wireless coverage. The broadband
router will still accept wireless clients when in this mode.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.

ESSID

This is the name of broadband router. You can
type any alphanumerical characters here,
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to
identify your own broadband router from
others when there are other broadband
routers in the same area. Default SSID is
‘default’, it’s recommended to change default
ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to
you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number

Select the channel number you wish to use; all
access points must use the same channel.

Associated Clients

Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show
the list of all connected wireless clients. You
can click ‘Refresh’ in new window to get
latest list again, or click ‘Close’ to close the
window.

Please note that if you have pop-up blocker
installed, you may have to disable it or tell
your pop-up blocker to allow the popup
window, or you will not be able to see the
wireless client list window.

Root AP SSID

Please input the SSID of the wireless access
point you wish to extend signal coverage.

Site Survey

Click ‘Select Site Survey’ and a popup window
will appear. All reachable wireless access
points will be shown in the window. Select the
wireless access point you wish to connect from
the list, and click ‘Done’. If the wireless access
point you wish to connect is not listed, you can
click ‘Refresh’ to rescan.

If you still can’t find the wireless access point
you wish to connect, please move the
broadband router to the place nearer to the
access point you wish to connect.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

You can click ‘Continue’ to continue on other settings without restart the broadband router,
however, the changes you made will not take effect before you restart the broadband
router.

3-2-2 Set Security

In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve security level.

When you click ‘Set Security’ button, the following window will appear:

Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding
setting will appear:

Disabled

Encryption is disabled. It’s not recommended to disable encryption because other people
may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data transferred over air.

WEP

Item Name

Description

Key Length

There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit
and 128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer
than ’64-bit’, but will reduce some data
transfer performance.

Key Format

There are two types of key format: ASCII and
Hex. When you select a key format, the
number of characters of key will be displayed.
For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as key
length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the
message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex
(10 characters), which means the length of
WEP key is 10 characters.

Default Tx Key

You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you
can decide which key is being used by default
here. If you don’t know which one you should
use, select ‘Key 1’.

Encryption Key

Input WEP key characters here, the number of
characters must be the same as the number
displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use
any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and
A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you
select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use
characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F.

Enable 802.1x
Authentication

Check this box to enable 802.1x authentication
function. You need a Radius authentication

Select WEP to enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

server to perform 802.1x authentication.

Server IP address

Input Radius authentication server’s IP address
here.

RADIUS Server Port

Input Radius authentication server’s service
port here. Generally it’s 1812.

RADIUS Server
Password

Input the password of Radius server here.

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click
‘Apply’, the following messages will appear:

You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to
restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

WPA pre-shared key

Item Name

Description

WPA Unicast Cipher
Suite

Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES),
and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them,
but you have to make sure your wireless client
support the cipher you selected.

Pre-shared Key Format

Select the type of pre-shared key, you
can select Passphrase (8 or more
alphanumerical characters, up to 63), or Hex
(64 characters of 0-9, and a-f).

Pre-shared Key

Please input the WPA passphrase here.

It’s not recommended to use a word that can
be found in a dictionary due to security
reason.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is also an encryption method and is safer than WEP. It’s
recommended to use WPA instead of WEP when you need to use encryption to protect your
data security.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click
‘Apply’, the following messages will appear:

You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to
restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

WPA RADIUS

Item Name

Description

WPA Unicast Cipher
Suite

Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES),
and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them,
but you have to make sure your wireless client
support the cipher you selected.

RADIUS Server IP
address

Input the IP address of RADIUS authentication
server here.

RADIUS Server Port

Input the port number of RADIUS
authentication server here. Most of RADIUS
server will use port number 1812 and you can
keep using default value.

RADIUS Server
Password

Input the password of RADIUS authentication
server here.

If you have RADIUS authentication server on your local network, you can authenticate the
wireless clients by RADIUS server’s user database. Only authenticated clients can establish
wireless connection with this broadband router.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click
‘Apply’, the following messages will appear:

You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to
restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

3-2-3 MAC Address Filtering

Item Name

Description

MAC address

Input the MAC address you wish to add to the
MAC address to the table.

Comment

You can input any text here as the comment of
this MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or
anything. You can input up to 16
alphanumerical characters here. This is
optional and you can leave it blank, however,
it’s recommended to use this field to write a
comment for every MAC addresses as a
memory aid.

Add

Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC address and
associated comment to the MAC address
filtering table.

Clear

Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted
in MAC address and comment field.

This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless
router; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain
access to your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures
described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment. Up to 20 MAC
addresses can be assigned.

To enable MAC address filtering, please check ‘Enable Wireless Access Control’ box in this
page, the descriptions of other setting items are listed as follow:

All MAC address entries will be listed in this page:

To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the entry you wish to
delete (Under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping
entries, click ‘Delete All’ button.

When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save
changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click
‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages:

Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this
requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other
settings later.

3-2-4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Settings

Item Name

Description

Enable WPS

Check this box to enable WPS function,
uncheck it to disable WPS.

WPS Status

If the wireless security (encryption) function of

this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see
‘Configured’ message here. If wireless security
function has not been set, you’ll see
‘unConfigured’.

Self PIN code

This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless router.
This code is useful when you need to build
wireless connection by WPS with other
WPS-enabled wireless devices.

SSID

The SSID of this wireless router will be
displayed here.

Authentication Mode

The wireless security authentication mode of
this wireless router will be displayed here.

Passphrase Key

The WPA passphrase will be displayed as
asterisk here.

Config Mode

Select the WPS configuration role of this

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides a convenient way to establish the connection
between this broadband router and wireless clients. Any WPS-compatible wireless clients
can establish secure connection with this broadband router with simple push-button type
configuration or PinCode type configuration.

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

broadband router.

Registrar: This broadband router will act as
WPS registrar and wait for wireless clients to
send WPS configuration request.

Enrollee: This broadband router will act as
WPS enrollee and send WPS configuration
request to other WPS registrar.

Configure via Push
Button

Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button type WPS
configuration (PBC). Please push the WPS
push-button on other WPS-compatible
network devices to begin WPS configuration.

You can also push the ‘WPS / Reset’ button
located at the back of this broadband router to
start PBC without using web configuration
interface.

Configure via Client
PinCode

Please input the PinCode displayed at the
configuration software of WPS-enabled
wireless client, and click ‘Start PIN’ to establish
connection with the wireless client.

3-3 Advance Settings

This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and DDNS, and you can
configure these functions in ‘Advanced Settings’ menu.