Edimax BR-6315SRg Quick Installation Manual

BR-6315SRg

Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g Broadband

Router with NAS and Print Server

Quick Installation Guide

Version: 1.0(October, 2007)

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Product Introduction ................................................................................................ 1

1 Introduction： ........................................................................................................ 2

1-1 Package Contents ....................................................................................... 2

1-2 Front Panel .................................................................................................. 2

1-3 Back Panel ................................................................................................... 3

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3 Advanced Setup................................................................................................... 13

3-1 Change management password .............................................................. 13

3-2 Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................... 14

3-3 System Reset............................................................................................. 15

3-4 Wireless Security (For Wireless Router Only) ........................................ 16

3.5 Print Server ................................................................................................ 17

3.6 Web / FTP Server....................................................................................... 18

3.7 iTunes Server ............................................................................................. 20

English

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Product Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing BR-6315SRg IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband
Router. This router is a cost-effective router with 2 USB ports for NAS and Print
Server , You can share your files and Printer for user from internet and intranet .This
router is a high performance and high-speed device for home and office application.

You can configure the router by the Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM within the
package . The wizard is an easy and quick configuration for internet connection,
SSID, wireless security , firmware upgrade and router password change. When you
start the Setup Wizard, you will get the following welcome screen. Please choose the
language to start the configuration. We will not give any instruction for the Setup
Wizard here.

If you lose the CD ROM or you prefer the traditional web setup, please follow the
procedures in this quick installation guide for the router basic settings.

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1 Introduction：

1-1 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：

□ Broadband router (main body, 1 pcs)
□ Quick installation guide (1 pcs)
□ Multi-languages QIG and User manual CD-ROM (1 pcs)
□ 12V 1.5A power adapter (1 pcs)
□ Ethernet Cable (1 pcs)
□ 3dBi Antenna (1 pcs)
□ Accessary

1-2 Front Panel

LED

Light

Status

Description

PWR ON Router is powered on

ON WAN port is connected at 100Mbps

WAN

10/100M

Off WAN port is connected at 10Mbps

ON WAN is connected

Off WAN is unconnected

WAN

LNK/ACT

Flashing WAN port is sending / receiving data

ON LAN port is connected at 100Mbps

LAN

10/100M

(Port 1-4)

Off LAN port is connected at 10Mbps

ON LAN port is connected

Off LAN port is unconnected

LAN
LNK/ACT
(Port 1-4)

Flashing LAN port is sending / receiving data

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ON USB storage device is connected

Off USB storage device is not connected

USB

Flashing USB printer is printing

ON Wireless LAN has been activated

Off Wireless LAN is disabled

WLAN

Flashing Wireless LAN is sending / receiving data

1-3 Back Panel

Item Name Description
Power Power connector, connects to power adapter
Reset

The Reset button allows you to do one of two things：

1) If problems occur with your router, press the router’s
reset button with a pencil tip (for less than 5
seconds) and the router will re-boot itself, keeping
your original configurations.

2) If problems persist or you experience extreme
problems or you forgot your password, press the
reset button till the LED of WLAN is flashing (around
10 seconds ) and the router will reset itself to the
factory default settings (warning: your original
configurations will be replaced with the factory
default settings)

1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4
WAN Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port

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Instructions for using the router to share the Internet with multiple PCs. (Power on the
Modem and the Router.)

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1. Connect the Ethernet cable from the router’s WAN port to the LAN port of the

modem.

2. Connect another Ethernet cable from the any LAN ports (1~4) on router to the
Ethernet socket on the PC.

3. Check to make sure the router’s LINK LED is lit; to confirm the cable
connections are made correctly.

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1. Configure the PC LAN setting to automatically obtain an IP address from the
router by following below steps.

z Click “Start” in the task bar then select the “Control Panel” to open it.

z Click “Switch to Classic View” on the left top to see more setting icon…

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z Find an icon “Network Connection” then Double-Click to open the network

connection setting.

z You will see an icon “Local Area Connection”, click the icon then Right-Click the

mouse to open the sub-menu and select the “Properties” for setting the IP.

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z Select the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” then click the “Properties”

z Ensure the parameter marked in blue are checked in “Obtain an IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” then press
“OK” to close.

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1. Enter the router’s default IP address: “192.168.2.1” into your PC’s web browser
and press “enter”.

2. The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and

click “OK” to login.

The default User name is “admin” and the Password is “1234”,

Note: It’s highly recommended to change and save Router's log-in settings in
another location.

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3. The main page will appear, click “Quick Setup”

Following example is for “PPPoE” WAN setting.

4. Select ‘(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: (your country or city) then Click “Next”
button.

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5. Select “PPPoE xDSL”, the system will move into next step

6. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” that ISP provided and leave the

others. (The “Service Name” can be blank) and click “OK” to save the setting
then reboot the router

7. After reboot, your router is now ready for Internet connection.

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1. The following example is for U.K. Click on “Quick Setup”.

2. Select ‘(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time : “London”. Click “Next” button.

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3. Select “Cable Modem”, the system will move into next step

4. Enter ”Host Name” and “MAC Address”. (The “Host Name” can be blank)

The MAC Address is provided by ISP (e.g. NTL) or click “Clone Mac Address”
button if you’re using the computer’s MAC Address.
Confirm with your ISP about MAC Address used, Click “OK” button to save the
settings then reboot the router.

5. After reboot, your router is now ready for Internet connection.

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3 Advanced Setup

3-1 Change management password

Default password of this router is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when
accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default
password, since everyone can see it.

To change password, please follow the following instructions:

Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click
‘Password Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web
browser:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Account Please input current password here.
Password : Please input new password here.
Retype your Password : Please input new password here again.

When you finish, click ‘Apply’; If you want to keep original password unchanged, click
‘Cancel’.

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3-2 Firmware Upgrade

The system software used by this router is called as ‘firmware’, just like any
applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one,
your computer will be equipped with new function. You can also use this firmware
upgrade function to add new functions to your router, even fix the bugs of this router.

To upgrade firmware, please follow the following instructions:

Please click ‘Tool’ located at the upper-right corner of web management interface,
then click ‘Firmware Upgrade’ on the left of web management interface, then the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Next’, and the following message will be displayed:

Click ‘Browse’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware
upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from our website, and use it to
upgrade your router.

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After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the router will start
firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes,
please be patient.

3-3 System Reset

If you think the network performance is bad, or you found the behavior of the router is
strange, you can perform a router reset, sometime it will solve the problem.

To do so, please click ‘Tool’ located at the upper-right corner of web management
interface, then click ‘Reset’ on the left of web management interface, then the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Apply’ to reset your router, and it will be available again after few
minutes, please be patient.

NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or
physically disconnect your computer from router. If the firmware you uploaded is
corrupt, the firmware upgrade will fail, and you may have to return this router to
the dealer of purchase to ask for help. (Warranty voids if you interrupted the
upgrade procedure).

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3-4 Wireless Security (For Wireless Router Only)

It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t,
hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your
consent and this will cause serious security problem.

To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web
management interface, then click ‘Security Settings’, then follow the following
instructions to set wireless security settings:

Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, there are four
options. And we will inform you about WPA function.

When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption, and the
following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:

Here are descriptions of every setup items：

WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
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 Select the type of pre-shared key, you
Key Format : can select Passphrase (8 or more alphanumerical characters,

up to 63), or Hex (64 characters of 0-9, and a-f).

Pre-shared Please input the WPA passphrase here.
Key : It’s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a

dictionary due to security reason.

After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup
procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please
wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting).

3.5 Print Server

The router provides Print Server function that let you share a printer to all PCs
in your Intranet. It supports LPD and IPP printing protocol.

NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before
year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIA) cipher. A driver upgrade
would be needed for those clients to use WPA and WPA2 encryption.

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Parameters Description

Enable Print

Server

Enable/disable USB print server. The print server function is
disabled by default to improve the performance of NAS
function.

IPP Enable to support the Internet Printing Protocols.

LPR Enable to support the Local Printing Remote Protocols.

Print Name of USB

Port 1

It is the port name of the printer connected to USB port 1.

Print Name of USB

Port 2

It is the port name of the printer connected to USB port 2.

Enable Internet

printing

You can check “Enable Internet printing” to share the printer
on internet, you can uncheck this option to use printer on
intranet only.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router. About the detail setting ,
please read the user manual in the CD ROM .

3.6 Web / FTP Server

The router provides File/FTP Server function, which lets you share the USB
mass storage device to all PCs in your Intranet or on Internet. It supports
SAMBA protocol, let you share files via network neighborhood. And also
supports FTP sever function for other computer to upload/download files from
the server by FTP client program.

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Parameters Description

Users setup You can add/edit users of File/FTP server.

File Server setup

You can add/edit the name of file server, shared folders and
sharing policies of files that will be shared via Network
Neighborhood.

FTP Server setup

You can add/edit FTP folders and configure some advanced
settings for FTP server.

Storage Tools

The storage tools allow you to manage the partitions of the
USB storage device. You can add, remove, or format the
partition of the USB storage device.

Storage Status

The storage status shows the status of both USB ports. When
you plug a USB storage device into the USB ports, it will show
the status of the current valid disk and partition of this device.

Click on one of the File/FTP server selections and proceed to the relevant
sub-sections.

Note: The maximum file size of a single file is 2GB when partition type is FAT16/32, if
partition type is EXT2/3, the maximum file size is up to 4GB.

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3.7 iTunes Server

iTunes is a popular and powerful multi-media player, and supports streaming media.
If the USB mass storage device you attached to this broadband router is loaded with
media files supported by iTunes, you can use the iTunes server function of this
broadband router to let your USB disk become a media server, and you can share
these files with other computers or iTunes-compatible media players!

Parameters Description

iTunes Server

You can enable or disable iTunes server function here. Click
“Save” to keep changes or “Cancel” to discard the change you
made.

Server name

Please specify the server name if iTunes server you wish to
create here. All iTunes clients will need this name to locate this
iTunes server. Valid server name length is 4 to 20 characters, and
is case sensitive.

Media folder

Please specify the folder where the media files are located, and
all media files inside the folder you specify here will be shared
with all iTunes clients. You can click ‘Open’ button to select the

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folder on the USB mass storage device attached to this
broadband router.

Advanced

Setting

Click this button to set advanced settings for this iTunes server.
Detailed descriptions are listed below.

Refresh

Click this button to get latest information of iTunes server and
users listed above.

You can now click “Advanced Setting” to configure other advance sections or start
using the router.

After you click “Advanced Setting”, you’ll be prompted to specify the advanced
settings of this iTunes server:

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the authority to operate equipment.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In
order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity
to the antenna shall not be less than 2.5cm (1 inch) during normal operation.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Exposure Requirements
SAR compliance has been established in the laptop computer(s) configurations with PCMCIA slot on
the side near the center, as tested in the application for Certification, and can be used in laptop
computer(s) with substantially similar physical dimensions, construction, and electrical and RF
characteristics. Use in other devices such a PDAs or lappads is not authorized.
This transmitter is restricted for use with the specific antenna tested in the application for Certification.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.

R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication
terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal
Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However,
special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with
electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed
at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries not intended for use

None