Edimax BR-6479Gn Quick Installation Manual

BR-6479Gn

Quick Install ation Guide

03-2013 / v1.0

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Local Support

• Taiwan Customer Service: 0800-200-115, Email: [e-mail]

• China Customer Service: 4006-765-988, Email: [e-mail]

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has be en tes ted and fou nd to comply w ith the l imits for a Class B dig ital dev i ce,
pursuant to Part 15 of F CC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovi de reasona ble pr otect ion
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 o r an experi enced 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 must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a
minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person’s
body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation.
The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-1 1 onl y.

• 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 a nd the mutual recogni ti on 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 wi th el ectr i ca l equipment. Al l g ui del ines o f t his a nd o f 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, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, 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

A declaration of conformity is available on www.edimax.com

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Table of Conte n t

Chapter 1: Product Information ....................................................................................... 3

1-1 Safety Information ............................................................................................................................. 3

1-2 Package Contents

............................................................................................................................. 3

1-3 Interface and Function

...................................................................................................................... 4

1-4 Features

.............................................................................................................................................. 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation and the Network Settings for Client Computer ... 6

2-1 Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................ 6

2-2 The Network Settings for Client Computer

.................................................................................... 6

2-2-1 Obtain IP addresses automatically: Windows XP

..................................................................... 6

2-2-2

Obtain IP addresses automatically: Windows 7 .................................................................. 9

Chapter 3: Setting Up ..................................................................................................... 14

3-1 iQ Setup ............................................................................................................................................ 14

3-1-1 iQ Setup with Computer

............................................................................................................. 14

3-1-2 iQ Setup with iPhone

................................................................................................................... 18

3-1-3 iQ Setup with Android Phone

..................................................................................................... 22

3-2 Manual set-up via web browser

.................................................................................................... 27

3-2-1Login Web UI the setting page

................................................................................................... 27

Chapter 4: Quick Setup ........................................................................................................ 28

4-1 System Time Zone .......................................................................................................................... 28

4-2 WAN Settings

................................................................................................................................... 28

Chapter 5: Admin ............................................................................................................ 29

5-1 Firmware Upgrade .......................................................................................................................... 29

5-2 Language

.......................................................................................................................................... 29

5-3 Time Zone ........................................................................................................................................ 29

5-4 Config

................................................................................................................................................ 30

5-5 Password

.......................................................................................................................................... 30

5-6 WOL

.................................................................................................................................................. 31

5-7 Remot e Mgt.

..................................................................................................................................... 31

5-8 iQSetup

............................................................................................................................................. 32

5-9 Restart

............................................................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 6: WAN ............................................................................................................... 33

6-1 WAN .................................................................................................................................................. 33

6-1-1 Dynamic IP

................................................................................................................................... 33

6-1-2 Static IP

......................................................................................................................................... 34

6-1-3 PPPoE

........................................................................................................................................... 35

6-1-4 PPTP / L2TP

................................................................................................................................. 36

6-2 DNS

................................................................................................................................................... 37

6-3 WISP

................................................................................................................................................. 37

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6-4 DDNS ................................................................................................................................................ 38

Chapter 7: LAN ................................................................................................................ 39

Chapter 8: Wireless ......................................................................................................... 41

8-1 Basic Setting s .................................................................................................................................. 41

8-1-1 Disable “Broadcast ESSID”— the easiest security setting

.................................................... 43

8-1-2 Show List of Wireless Clients

.................................................................................................... 43

8-2 Encryption

......................................................................................................................................... 44

8-2-1 WEP

............................................................................................................................................... 44

8-2-2 WPA pre-shared key

................................................................................................................... 45

8-2-3 WPS RADIUS

............................................................................................................................... 46

8-3 Advanced Settings

.......................................................................................................................... 46

8-4 WPS

.................................................................................................................................................. 48

8-5 Access Control

................................................................................................................................. 49

8-6 Wireless Schedule

.......................................................................................................................... 49

Chapter 9: NAT ................................................................................................................ 50

9-1 Port Forwarding ............................................................................................................................... 50

9-2 Virtual Server

................................................................................................................................... 51

9-3 UPnP

................................................................................................................................................. 51

9-4 ALG

................................................................................................................................................... 52

Chapter 10: Firewall ........................................................................................................ 53

10-1 DMZ ................................................................................................................................................ 53

10-2 Access Control

.............................................................................................................................. 54

10-3 URL Blocking

................................................................................................................................. 54

10-4 DoS (Denial of Service)

............................................................................................................... 55

Chapter 11: QoS & iQoS ................................................................................................. 57

11-1 QoS ........................................................................................................................... 57

11-2 iQoS ................................................................................................................................................ 58

Chapter 12: Status ........................................................................................................... 60

Appendix .......................................................................................................................... 61

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 61

Glossary

.................................................................................................................................................. 63

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Chapter 1: Product Information

Thank you for purchasing the Edimax BR-6479Gn Wireless Gigabit Router. BR-6479Gn
Supports IEEE 802.11b/g /n the standard 2.4 GHz bands. In addition, BR-6479Gn features with
iQ Setup- Smart and automat ed router set up that needs no more C D instal lation a nd hel ps to get
you online in minutes.

1-1 Safety Information

Please follow the following safety instructions to ensure your safety:

• This router is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT place this router outdoors.

• DO NOT put this router in or near hot or humid places like the kitchen, bathroom, or a car

parked in the sun.

• Disconnect any connected cables from the router before pulling the router with force.

• If you want to hang this router on the wall or place it somewhere high, please make sure it is

firmly secured. Edimax’s warranty does not cover damages caused by misuse.

• Please keep this router and its accessories out of the reach of children.

• DO NOT put this router on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials.

• DO NOT disassemble this router. Disassembling this router will invalidate the warranty.

Please contact your dealer if you experience any problems.

• If this router gets wet or falls into water when it is powered, DO NOT touch it with your bare

hands. Disconnect the power plug from the wall socket immediately, or contact an
experienced technician for help.

• Should your router or power supply overheat and burn out, switch the electrical power off or

disconnect the power plug from the wall socket immediately, and call your dealer for help.

1-2 Package Contents

※ Before you start to use this r outer , please ch eck if t her e i s any item listed as below missing in
the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s):

• BR-6479Gn broadband router x 1

• 3dBi detachable antenna x 3

• Quick Installation Guide x 1

• CD x 1

• Power Adapter x 1

• Holding Base x 1

• Ethernet Cable x 1

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1-3 Interface and Function

• Front Panel

LED

Light

Status

Description

Power

On Router is switched on and correct l y powered.

Off Router is not switched on or correctly powered.

2.4GHz

On

2.4GHz Wireless connectivity activated.

Off

2.4GHz Wireless connectivity not activated.

Flashing 2.4GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring data).

LAN

On LAN port connected
Off LAN port not connected

Flashing LAN activity (transferring data)

WAN

On

WAN port connected

Off

WAN port not connected

Flashing WAN activity (transferring data)

• Back Panel

Item Name Description

Antenna Connector

Connects to the supplied 3dBi detachable
antennas

Wireless Signal ON/OFF

Switch

Switches the wireless signal on and off

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WPS/Reset

Button

Resets the router to factory default settings or
starts WPS function (Reset: press this button and
hold for 20 seconds to clear all settings. WPS:
Press this button for10~15 seco nds to activate
WPS function)

Gigabit LAN Ports

(Yellow Port s 1-4)

Connects to computer or other web devices

Gigabit WAN Port

(Blue Port)

Connects to Cable/xDSL modems

5V Power Connector Connects to the supplied power adapter

1-4 Features

• Support IEEE 802.11b/g/n the standard 2.4 GHz and less bands.

• Wireless data transmission rate up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz).

• A good option for demands of streaming High-Definition (HD) videos, m usi c a nd other media.

• 4 LAN ports design, data transmission rate up to 1000Mbps.

• Comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u/ 802.3ab standards.

• Smart and automated router setup with exclusive feature – iQ Setup.

• Features iQoS for quick and easy bandwidth management.

• Build-in hardware button to enable/disable wireless signal.

• Feature with Wireless Signal On/Of f Sc hedul ing fu nction t o manag e t he sch edule f or w ir eless

connection.

• Support DHCP/ Static IP/ PPPoE/ WISP connection modes.

• Support WMM, WEP, WPA, WPA2, DDNS, QoS, IP/MAC filter, DMZ and virtual server.

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Chapter 2: Hardware Installation and the Network Settings for
Client Computer

2-1 Hardware Installation

Please follow the following instructions to build a network connection between your new
broadband router, computers, and other network devices:

2-2 The Network Settings for Client Computer

2-2-1 Obtain IP addresses automatically: Windows XP

(A). Click the “Start” button, then click “Control Panel”.

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(B). 請Double‐click the “Network” icon, and the “Network” window will appear.

(C). Right click “Local Area Connection” on the mouse. When the “Local Area Connection

Properties” window appears, click “Properties”.

(D) Select “TCP/IP”, and then click “Properties

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(E) Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”,

then click “OK”.

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2-2-2 Ob tain IP addresses automatically: Windows 7

(A) Click the “Windows” button, then click “Control Panel”.

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(B) Double‐click the “Network and Internet” icon, and the “Network” window will appear.

(C) Double-click『Network and Sharing Center』

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(D) Double-click『Change adapter settings』

(E) Right click “Local Area Connection” on the mouse. When the “Local Area Connection

Properties” window appears, click “Properties”.

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(F) Click “Properties”

(G) Choose『Internet Protocol Version 4( TCP/IPv4)』and then click “Properties”

(H) Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”,

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then click “OK”.

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Chapter 3: Setting Up

This section introduces network set-up methods of BR-6479Gn：1) iQ Setup and 2) Manual
set-up via web browser.

3-1 iQ Setup

iQ Setup is a simple and intelligent WAN detection tool. When BR-6479Gn is in the factory
default settings, as long as your internet connections are DHCP, Static IP or PPPoE, iQ Setup
can quickly detect the WAN types and help you to easily set up BR-6479Gn. Here we are going
to show you how to connect to internet in minutes through iQ Setup with your computer, iPhone
and Android phone.

3-1-1 iQ Setup with Computer

When you have correctly installed your hardware and connected to the network, make sure that
your network ada pter has b een se t t o o btai n IP au to maticall y, enable your w eb br ow ser, then you
will see the iQ Setup and just follow the instructions to complete the set-up. You will be able to
enjoy surfing internet in mimutes.

1) Please select language first, then click on the next “>>”

Note: You can switch to manually setup via web browser by clicking on ”□”

2) Automatic network detection is proceeding.

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3) If your network connection is DHCP, you will see the following message: (if your network

connection is PPPoE, please skip to Step 4)

When you see the above successful DHCP connection message, please click the next ">>"
proceed to Step 5)

4) If your network connection is PPPoE, you will see the following message:

Please enter the user name and password provided by your ISP (user name and password are
case- sensitive). Click the next ">>", you will see the following connection success message:

When you see the above successful PPPoE connection message, please click the next ">>"
proceed to Step 5)

Note: You can switch to manually setup via web browser by clicking on ”□”

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5) IF you are not sure about the DNS, please do not check the “User configure manually” and

click “>>” to continue the next step. If you prefer to set up DNS manually, please check the
box first, and then enter DNS1 and DNS2 info.

6) You have to set up the ESSID (factory default is the EDIMAX) for your BR-6479Gn on this

page. If you want to set up the wireless security encryption, please click the check box of
"enabled WPA2 security encryption" first. Then enter the password (at least 8 characters) you
wish to have. If you do not want to set the encryption now or hope to appl y other encryption
methods, you can uncheck the box of “enabled WPA2 security encryption”, and click the next
">>", to complete iQ Setup first. Later, you can login the Web based managem ent i nterface to
continue further config ur ati ons. For more encryption setting instructions, please refer to 8-3
Encryption Setting.

After you click the “>>”, you will see the page shown with message that the system is
restarting. It may take a few minutes to proceed, please be patient to wait.

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7) When you see the following web page shown on your screen, that means you had been

successfully connected to the internet. Please restart your browser and enjoy surfing the
Internet.

8) If you need to execute iQ Setup again, please find “iQ Setup” function at System
Management.

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3-1-2 iQ Setup with iPhone

1) Enable ”Settings”

2) Click ”Wi-Fi”

3) Turn On”Wi-Fi” and search available
network connection.

4) Choose EDIMAX(the default ESSID of BR-6479Gn). After you successfully connected to the

network, please go back to “ Settings” and enter “EDIMAX” again.

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5) iPhone or iPad OS will automatically run the iQ Setup.

6) iQ Setup will detect your whether your network connection is “DHCP” or “PPPoE”

7) If your network connection type is detected as “DHCP”, iQ Setup will help you to set up right

away.
Please click the next “>>” to set up “DNS” and “ Wireless Settings” (Please refer to Step 9)

There are three languages
available here. Choose your
language first and click the
next “>>”

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8) If your network connection type is detected as “PPPoE”, you will be asked to enter your

Username and Password first before iQ Setup proceeds to connect internet.

9) Then, click the next “>>” to set up “DNS” and “ Wireless Settings” (Please refer to Step 9)

10) If you prefer to use specific DNS server address, please click “User configure manually”

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first ,and input your DNS server address in DNS1 和 DNS2 columns. If you don’t ne ed any
specific settings, just click the next”>>”.

11) To set up your Wireless LAN, please input the name you would like to have for your wireless

LAN in the ESSID column. If you need to secure your wireless LAN from unpermitted accesses,
please check the “Enable WPA2 encryption” box and enter your password. Click the next “>>”
when you’ve done the foresaid.

When the “Wireless LAN
Settings” is done, the system will
restart immediately. Now, you
have done the iQ Setup.

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3-1-3 iQ Setup with Android Phone

1. Enter the system menu. Find and click “Settings”.

Click “Wireless and Network”.

Check the Wi-Fi box to turn on Wi-Fi.

Click “ Wi-Fi Settings”.

Find “EDIMAX” from the wireless network list and click it.

Click “Connect”

When you see the following message that EDIMAX connected, it means that you have
connected wireless network successfully.

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Then, click “Internet” to enable browser.

2. After enabling the browser, the system will run iQ Set automatically. Please follow the

instructions as below and complete the set-up.

1) iQ Setup will detect your whether your network connection is “DHCP” or “PPPoE

2) If your network connection type is

detected as “DHCP”, iQ Setup will help
you to set up right away.

There are three languages available
here. Choose your language first and
click the next “>>”

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Please click the next “>>” to set up “DNS” and “ Wireless Settings” (Please refer to Step 9)

3) If your network connection type is detected as “PPPoE”, you will be asked to enter your

Username and Password first before iQ Setup proceeds to connect internet.

4) Then, click the next “>>” to set up “DNS”

and “ Wireless Settings” (Please refer to
Step 9)

5) If you prefer to use specific DNS server address, please click “User configure manually”

first ,and input your DNS server address in DNS1 和 DNS2 columns. If you don’t need any
specific settings, just click the next”>>”

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6) To set up your Wireless LAN, please enter the name you would like to have for your wireless

LAN in the ESSID column. If you need to secure your wireless LAN from unpermitted
accesses, please check the “Enable WPA2 encryption” box and enter your password. Click
the next “>>” when you’ve done the foresaid

.

7) When the “Wireless LAN Settings” is done, the system will restart immediately. Now, you

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have done the iQ Setup.

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3-2 Manual set-up via web browser

3-2-1Login Web UI the setting page

(A) Please input “192.168.2.1” in the web browser’s address bar and press “Enter”.

(B) Please input “admin” in the “User name” field and “1234” in the “Password” field. Click the

“OK” button.

(C) The first page you see after logging in is “Home”. You can see all the current settings and

other system information here.

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Chapter 4: Quick Setup

4-1 System Time Zone

Set Time Zone Please select the time zone of your country or region.
NTP Server Address Input the host name or IP address of the NTP server here. The

common NTP server is 192.43.244.18

Daylight Saving If your country/region uses daylight saving time, please check

the “Enable Function” box, and select the start and end date.

4-2 WAN Settings

After you have done the “System Time Zone” settings, you will be proceeded to “WAN” settings
page. For further details, please refer Chapter 6 WAN.

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Chapter 5: Admin

5-1 Firmware Upgrade

This page allows you to upgrade new firmware for BR-6479Gn. When you have done the
upgrade, the system will restart automatically.

5-2 Language

Choose the language you preferred.

5-3 Time Zone

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Please refer to 4-1 System Time Zone.

5-4 Config

Backup Settings Through this function, you may backup your current settings in

case you need to restore it later.

Restore Settings Through this function, you may restore the settings you’ve

backed up.

Restore to Factory Default Through this function, you may restore you system back to the

factory default setting. All the setting you’ve done will be
removed.

5-5 Password

Current Password Enter your current password

New Password Enter your new password

Confirmed Password Enter your new password again

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5-6 WOL

WOL (Wake On Lan) : For devices which do not need to be operated 24/7, WOL function allows
you to turn them on or to wake them up remotely through network only when they are needed.
You just need to enter the MAC address of the computer which you want to wake it up in the
“Client PC MAC address” column, you can wake it up as you wish. The maxi um computers you
can wake it up via WOL function here is 16. Please note that the WOL is mainly for Windows 7
system, not all the computers can be supported.

5-7 Remote Mgt.

Host Address Input a real IP Address which can be remotely accessed
Port Input the port (0~65535) which you want to connected remotely

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5-8 iQSetup

Please refer 3-1 iQ Setup

5-9 Restart

Restart: When you apply the “Restart” function, the system will stop responding and restart,
but all the settings will not be changed. When the LED lights stay ON and stop flushing, that

means the system restart is done.

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Chapter 6: WAN

6-1 WAN

You can select the WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) Connection Mode you wish to use to
setup Internet connection for BR-6479Gn in this page.

Dynamic IP Apply to Cable TV operators or ISP which provides Dynamic IP
Static IP Apply to ISP which provides Static IP
PPPoE Apply to ISP which provides PPPoE
PPTP Apply to ISP which provides PPTP
L2TP Apply to ISP which provides L2TP
WISP Apply to Wireless ISP operator or Municipal Wireless

6-1-1 Dynamic IP

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Host Name Input the host name of your computer( thi s is opti o nal and

only required if your service provider asks you to do so).

MAC Address Input MAC address of your computer here, if y our ISP only permits

computer with certain M AC address to acce ss 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.

TTL Enable or Disable the lifespan of data in the network.

Most Dynamic IP assigned to users for internet connection by ISP are configuration free

6-1-2 Static IP

Static IP Address Input IP address assigned by your ISP.
Subnet Mask Input subnet mask assigned by y our ISP.
Default Gateway Address Input the default gateway address assigned by your ISP.

TTL Enable or Disable the lifespan of data in the network.

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6-1-3 PPPoE

User Name Input the User Name assigned by your ISP.
Password Input the Password assigned by your ISP.
Service Name Input the Service Name assigned by y our ISP.
MAC Address Input the MAC address of your computer here, if your ISP only permits

computer with certain M AC address to acce ss 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. The default value:”000000000000”
means to skip the clone.

MTU Input the MTU (maximum transmission unit ) value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value: 1392.
Normally, the MTU of ADSL is 1492.

Connection T y pe 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 w hen ther e’ s a
connect attempt,
“Manual”: connect to Internet only when ‘Connect’ button on this
page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed.

Idle Time Out If you choose”C on nect on Dema nd” as your connection type, here

you may specify the tim e to shutdown internet connection after no
internet activity is detected.

TTL Enable or Disable the lifespan of data in the network.

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6-1-4 PPTP / L2TP

Both the settings of PPTP and L2TP are the same. Here we will introduce the PPTP settings.

User ID Input the User ID assigned by your ISP.
Password Input the Password assigned by your ISP.
PPTP Gateway Input the PPTP Gateway assigned by your ISP.
Connection ID Input the Connection ID assigned by your ISP. (usually not use)

MTU Input the MTU (maximum transmission unit ) value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value: 1392.
Normally, the MTU of ADSL is 1492.

Connection T y pe Please select the connecti on 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 w hen ther e’ s a
connect attempt,
“Manual”: connect to Internet only when ‘Connect’ button on this
page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed.

Idle Time Out If you choose ”Connect on Demand” as your connecti on type, here you

may specify the time to shutdown internet connection after no internet
activity is detected.

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6-2 DNS

DNS address Obtain DNS address automatically or User configures manually.

If you choose to configure manually, you will have to input the IP
address of DNS server provided by your ISP in the following

DNS1 and DNS2 columns.
DNS1 Please input the address of DNS1
DNS2 Please input the address of DNS2

6-3 WISP

WISP is another WAN option. Through the wireless WAN accessible areas, such as wireless
network city, wireless network campus or wireless network community, you can use WISP to
connect Internet.

When you enable the WISP funct i o n, you will have t o i np ut t he E SS I D (i.e. the name of wireless
access point) of your ISP’s access point or press the “Select Site Survey” button to find the
ESSID of the wireless access point provided by your WISP.

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If your WISP service was provided with encryption, you will have to enable the “Encryption” and
input correct security setting info first, the WISP function can be functioned after that.

No matter what kind of Connection Type you choose to use, the system will ask you to restart
the router after you completed the settings and your settings will be saved after that.

When you enable WISP and you prefer users to access internet via wired connection, please
select 『staEnable』

6-4 DDNS

DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP‐to‐Host name mapping se r vice for those Intern et users who don’t
have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to
other users on Intern et, because thei r IP a ddr ess w ill v ary every time w hen connec ted t o Int ernet,
and other user will not be able to know the IP address they’re using at a certain time.

Dynamic DNS Enable / Disable Dynamic DNS service
Provider Please Select the DDNS service provider you have registered to.
Domain Name Please enter the domain name provided by the DDNS provider.
Account/E-Mail Please enter the Account or Email which has been applied from

DDNS provider.

Password/Key Please enter the Password or Key which has been applied from

DDNS provider.

This router supports DDNS service of following service providers:

3322 (http://www.3322.org/)
DHS (http://www.dhs.org)
DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/)
ODS (http://ods.org)
TZO (http://www.tzo.com/)
GnuDIP (http://gnudip2.sourceforge.net/)
DyNS (http://www.dyns.cx/)

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ZoneEdit (http://www.zoneedit.com)
DHIS (http://www.dhis.org/)
CyberGate (http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns/)

Please go get a free D DN S acco unt from any of the DDNS service providers’ web pages listed
above (the instructions will be given on their web pages) first. After that, you can use the
DDNS page to setup DDNS parameters to use DDNS service:

Chapter 7: LAN

IP Address Input the LAN IP address of BR-6479Gn. (A valid IP address has 4

fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s
recommended to use 192.168.2.x, where x is an integer between 0
and 254.)

Subnet Mask The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

Lease Ti me The lease time of each DHCP. You can select the time

period from the dropdown list, and the DHCP client will be forced to
obtain a new IP address from BR-6479Gn after this period of time.
You can select ‘Forever’ if you’re using BR-6479Gn with only few
computers (less than 30 computers).

DHCP Server We recommend you to enable DHCP S erver unless you plan to bui ld

up another DHCP server or concern about other professional

applications.
Start IP Input the start IP address of the IP address leases.
End IP Input the end IP address of the IP address leases.

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Enable Static DHCP Enable Static DHCP Leases (This allows only 16 sets
Leases of addresses.)

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Chapter 8: 2.4G Wireless

You can setup Wireless LAN connection parameters of BR-6479Gn in this page

After you unboxed the BR-6479Gn and powered it on, just 2 minutes later and without any
configuration, a wireless network without any encryption was established. In other words,
there is no “Encryption” and setting of “802.11” for BR-6479Gn from the factory default. In the
next sections, we are going to tell you how to encrypt for your BR-6479Gn that helps to
secure your Wireless LAN.

8-1 Basic Settings

Mode There are 6 Mode options: AP, Station-Infrastructure, AP

Bridge-Point to Point, AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point, AP

Bridge-WDS, Universal Repeater.

Wireless Standard BR-6479Gn supports three wireless standards:

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(a)2.4GHz(b+g+n): 802.11b + 802.11g +802.11n (default

setting)
(b) 2.4GHz(b): 802.11b

(c) 2.4GHz(g): 802.11g
(d) 2.4GHz(n): 802.11n

(e) 2.4GHz(b+g): 802.11b and 802.11g
ESSID
Broadcast ESSID

ESSID is the name of broadband router which is used to

identify your own broadband router from others in the same

area.

If you enable “Broadcast ESSID”, the router will be opened

to be searched an d accessed by w i r el ess ad apter s or devices.

If you disable “Broadcast ESSID”, this ESSID won’t be

searched, only those who know this ESSID can access it.
Channel Number Select the c ha nnel nu mber o f frequency ranges. North

America uses channel 1~11. Europe uses channel 1~13.
Channel Width There are 2 channel width: 20MHz and 40MHz。We

recommend you to choose “Auto 20/40MHz ”.
Wireless Clients Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show the list of all

connected wireless clients. You can click ‘Refresh’ in new

window to get the latest list again, or click ‘Close’ to close the

window.

Wireless Standard (IEEE 802.11b/g/n)：

Normally an indoor environment would adapt b+g+n and「Auto 20/40 MHz 」. This is because
such settings can help data transmitting in short distance to be in higher speed. If you’d like to

use BR-6479Gn for longer distant dat a tra nsmi tting , y ou are reco m mend ed to a pply 802.11b and
20MHz. This is because long distant transmission is difficult to meet high speed wireless transfer
rates at 150~300Mbps,
so for the sake of more sophisticated transmission quality, we recommend to manually reduce
the speed and bandwidth to achieve a more precise transmission quality.

Channel Number ：

Allowable channels, allowed users and maximum power levels within frequency ranges are
applied to countries accordingly. You may consult your local authorities. Here we add the
channel information for your reference. For further information, you may check Wikipedia.

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Channel

Frequency
(MHz)

China

North
America

Europe Japan Australia Israel

1

2412

Y Y Y Y Y

N

2

2417

Y Y Y Y Y

N

3

2422

Y Y Y Y Y Y

4

2427

Y Y Y Y Y Y

5

2432

Y Y Y Y Y Y

6

2437

Y Y Y Y Y Y

7

2442

Y Y Y Y Y Y

8

2447

Y Y Y Y Y Y

9

2452

Y Y Y Y Y Y

10

2457

Y Y Y Y Y

N

11

2462

Y Y Y Y Y

N

12

2467

Y

N

Y Y Y

N

13

2472

Y

N

Y Y Y

N

14

2484

N N

N

Only

802.11b

N N

8-1-1 Disable “Broadcast ESSID”— the easiest security setting

When you disable “Broadcast ESSID”, this ESSID won’t be found in available network list and
others won’t be able to access to the router. Therefore, you may think it in the way that “Disable
Broadcast ESSID” is the easiest way to secure your network.

8-1-2 Show List of Wireless Clients

When you press the “Show List” button of Wireless Clients, you can see the info of those
wireless client devi ces that are accessing to the router. Following comes with the example of the
list.

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8-2 Encryption

The factory default is “Disable”. Click the dropdown menu,
you will see three encryption options: WEP / WPA
pre-shared key / WPA RADIUS.
Here we recommend you to choose WPA pre -shared key to
encrypt your network.
If you have enable the WPA2 encryption and setup your password when you were
running iQ Setup to setup your BR-6479Gn at the first time, you will see y our set ti ng s
as follow and you can change your settings in this page as well.

8-2-1 WEP

When you choose WEP as your netw or k encryption, you have two different o ptio ns base d on the
key length: 64-bit and 124-bit. The higher the encryption bit, the more secure your network.
However, neither 64-bi t nor 128-bit encry ption, they are both e asier t o be decod ed than WPA. So
we suggest you to choose WPA as your network encryption method.

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Key Length Choose 64bit or 128bit
Key Format Choose ASCII or Hex
Default Tx Key Choose the Key to apply
Encryption Key1~4 Enter 4 sets of Encryption Key
Enable 802.1x Authentication Enable / Disable 802.1x Authentication
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. The default value is 1812 as most RADIUS
servers use that.

RADIUS Server Password Input the password of RADIUS authentication

server here.

8-2-2 WPA pre-shared key

When you enable WPA pre-shared key, you can see three encryption options: WPA (TKIP),
WPA2 (AES) and WPA (Mixed). WPA and WPA2 are different WPA versions and protection
mechanisms. WPA is Initial WPA version that supplies enhanced security over the older
WEP protocol. WPA 2 is the successor of WPA that provides additional security and its
encryption mechanism is stronger than WPA. Here we suggest you to choose WPA2 Mixed
so that you can have comprehensive WPA protection.

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8-2-3 WPS RADIUS

WPA Encryption There are three options for WPA encryption:

『WPA(TKIP)』『WPA2(AES)』『WPA2 Mi xed』

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. The default value is 1812 as most
RADIUS servers use that.

RADIUS Server Password Input the password of RADIUS authentication server

here.

8-3 Advanced Settings

This section is about a dvance d w irel ess sett ings of BR-6479Gn. For these adjusta ble v alues you
see here are all relevant to technical knowhow that if you are not familiar with them, please keep
them with the factory default in case any worse performance would be caused.

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Fragment
Threshold

Set up the value of Fragment Threshold. (Default: 2346)

RTS Threshold Set up the value of RTS Threshold. (Default: 2347)
Beacon Interval

Set up the value of Beacon Interval. (Default: 100ms)

DTIM Period Set up the value of DTIM Period. (Default: 3)
Data Rate

Set up the value of Data Rate. (Default: Auto)

MSC index

Set up the value of MSC index. (Default: Auto)

Preamble Type There are two options: Short Preamble and Long Preamble.
WMM Enable WMM
CTS Protect Set up the way of CTS Protect: Auto, Always, None
Tx Power Set up the percentage of Tx Power

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8-4 WPS

WPS (Wi‐Fi Protected Setup) provides an easy and secure way to establish the connection
between BR-6479Gn and wireless clients. Any WPS‐compatible wireless clients can establish
secure connection with BR-6479Gn through simple push‐button type configuration or Pin Code
type configuration. We recommend you to have both WPA2 encryption and WPS to protect your
network.

Step 1.

As above mentioned, have your ESSID and WPA2 password settings done first.

Tips for MIS: If you have ESSID and WPA2 password settings done first, later when you set up
you WPS, the secure connection will be configured according to your ESSID and password.

Step 2.

When you move to thi s page, please get y our WPS w ir eless ada pter or dev i ce ready at the same
time.

Step 3.

Please click” Start PBC” or press the WPS button.
Enable your client WPS w irel ess adap ter or d evi ce wi thin 2 minutes and the WPS connection will
be done after that.

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8-5 Access Control

Through Access Control, you can restrict your computers from accessing improper website or
using disallowed applications. Only computers with certain MAC address are allowed to access
the network or prevent computers in the list to access Internet.

8-6 Wireless Schedule

When you enable Wireless Schedule, you can schedule time within seven days to the open and
close the wireless network function, for example, 8:00~20:00, Monday through Friday, the
wireless network is accessible, but other time is unavailable. However, Wireless Schedule
function must be coped with the NTP Server, which means that your BR-6479Gn must connect
with Internet in order to get the network time from NTP Server.

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Chapter 9: NAT

NAT (Network Address Translations) solves the problem of sharing a single IP address to
multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP
address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP
addresses to every user. Therefore it’s necessary to use NAT technology to share a single
Internet IP address to multiple computers on local network, so everyone can get connected to
Internet.
BR-6479Gn supports four types of NAT functions, and the instructions of these functions will be
given below.

NAT (Network Address Translation) is a way to map an entire network (or networks) to a single
IP address. It is necessary especially when the number of IP addresses assigned by your ISP is
less than the total numbers that you wish to provide for Inter net access.
As for Fast NAT. it is a fast translation function, but has to go with other network devices’
functions, such as session control. Fast NAT is seldom used at home or in offices, so the default
setting is “Disable”

9-1 Port Forwarding

If your networking devices can run protocols, such as http, ftp, for external communications,
enable “Port Forwarding” can help you to keep them open to Internet access.

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Private IP

Set the IP address for internal computers or devices usage

Computer Name

The Windows computer name can be chosen automatically .

Type

Set up the network communication protocol.

Port Range

The port number(s) of Internet IP address and private IP
address (the IP address on local network) must be the
same.
Input the starting port number in the left field, and input the
ending port number in the right field. If you only want to
redirect a single port number, just fill the port number in the

left field.

Comment

You may input texts(up to 16 alphanumerical characters) to

note this mapping,

9-2 Virtual Server

This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified
port of an IP address on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on
local network, without exposing it on Internet directly. You can also build various sets of port
redirection, to provi de various Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet
IP address.

9-3 UPnP

UPnP allows other network devices to communicate with BR-6479Gn to exchange information
about network capability for intercommunication.
Enabling UPnP will make it easy for computers (Windows XP or above) to browse in Network
Neighborhood.

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9-4 ALG

ALG (Application Layer Gateway) is a network connection ability which supports specific
network applicatio ns, s uch as game and instant onli n e ch a t. Without ALG, these applications will

not be able to communicate with their server when working with BR‐6475nD.

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Chapter 10: Firewall

BR-6479Gn supports several firewall functions, such as DMZ, Access Control, URL Blocking
and DoS, which will help you to protect your network and computer. To set up the
fore-mentioned functions, you will have to enable Firewall module function first.

10-1 DMZ

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) is a special area in your local network that all computers in this area
uses private IP address. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP
address, so other people on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ.

Public IP Address

You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. If you
select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet
connection session from dropdown menu; if you select
‘Static IP’, please input the IP address that you want to

map to a specific private IP address.

Client PC IP address Input the private IP address that the Internet IP address

will be mapped to.

Add

Add the mapping to port forwarding table.

Reset

Remove all inputted values.

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10-2 Access Control

By using access control, you can restrict your computers from accessing improper website, or
using disallowed applications. You can even just allow computers with certain MAC address to
access the network, or deny the computers in the list from accessing Internet.

Enable MAC Filtering Tabl e:
Check the box to enable MAC address based filtering, and select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the
behavior of MAC filtering table. If you s el ect deny, all MAC addresses listed in filtering table will
be denied from connecting Internet; if you select allow, only MAC addresses listed in filtering
table will be able to connect to Internet.

Enable IP Filtering Table:

This function is similar to MAC Filtering. The difference in between is that access to the router is
controlled by IP address and here it offers more settings values.

10-3 URL Blocking

If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like
pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop
computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here.
Please check “ Enabl e UR L Blocking” first. Input the URL (host name or IP address of website,
like http://www.blocked‐site . co m or http://11.22.33.44), or the keyword which is contained in
URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything) in the URL/Keyword box field, then you can

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block the URL according to your definition.

10-4 DoS (Denial of Service)

DoS (Denial of Service) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount o f data or
request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow,
and server may stop responding because the traffics is much more than it can handles.
BR-6479Gn has a built‐in DoS attack prevention mechanism; when you activate it, BR-6479Gn
will stop the DoS attack for you:
If you are not familiar with these functions, we suggest you to keep the factory default settings
and leave them to technician to set up for you in case that the router’s performance turns bad.

Ping of Death

Ping of Death is a special packet, and it will cause certain
computer to stop responding. Check this box and

BR-6479Gn will filter this kind of packet out.

Discard Ping from

WAN

Some malicious intruder will try to fill your network
bandwidth with a lot of PING request data packet, to
make your internet connection become very slow

Check this box and BR-6479Gn will ignore all inbound

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PING requests, but when you activate this function, you
will not be able to ping your own router from internet, too.

Port Scan

Some malicious intruder will try to use a ‘port scanner’ to
detect how many ports of your Internet IP address are
open. Check this box and BR-6479Gn will block all
traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address.

Sync Flood

This is another kind of attack, which uses a lot of fake
connection request to occupy the memory of your server,
and try to make your server become unusable. Check
this box and BR-6479Gn will filter this kind of traffic out.

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Chapter 11: QoS & iQoS

11-1 QoS

QoS (Quality of Service) setting is a way to quickly and effectively restrict the use of network
bandwidth. Because o f limi tati o ns of SOHO products’ har dware and software, QoS can just offer
some simple features, but for the demand of home or small office local area network usage, it
has greatly improved an effective network bandwidth management.

Total Download

Bandwidth

You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits.
To disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ here.

Total Upload Bandwidth

You can set the li mi t o f total upload bandwidth in kbits. To

disable upload bandwidth limi t ati o n, input ‘0’ here.

Current QoS Table

The current QoS rule table

QoS Rule settings：
Please click “Add” and you will be prompted to the rule setting page as follow.

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Rule name

Input a name for this QoS rule for identification
purpose. This name should be uni q ue and not the

same with others.

Bandwidth

Download/Upload bandwidth (guarantee/ max)

Local IP Address

Set the IP address range that will be affected by this
QoS rule( If only one IP address i s involved, input the
IP address in left field only)

Local Port Range

Set the Port Range that will activate this QoS
rule. If only one port is involved, input a single
number here (1 to 65535); if multiple ports are
involved, input starting / ending port number in x‐y
format (like 10‐20).

Remote IP Address

Set the Remote IP Addresses that will trigger this

QoS rule (if only one IP address is involved, input the
IP address in le ft fiel d only)

Remote Port Range

Set the Remote Port Range that will activate this

QoS.

Traffic Type

If you’re creating a QoS rule for a specific type
of traffic, you can select it from this menu and
you don’t have to input port range above.

Protocol

Select the protocol type here (TCP or UDP).

11-2 iQoS

Different from the aforementioned QoS function, iQoS is a quicker, easier, and more effective
way to manage Internet bandwidth. This is because iQoS can set specific packet transmission
priority based on different applications, just like the lane diversion with no interference. To online
game players or those who have special requirements for audio and video transmission, iQoS
bandwidth management is a very helpful tool for them. What you need to be noted is that iQoS
cannot be run with the QoS at the same time. You can only choose either iQoS or Qos. if QoS is
enabled, then the iQoS function will automatically disable ,but instead, if you enable iQos, the
QoS function will automatically disable.

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Enabling iQoS, not only you can set up the download and upload bandwidth; but also you can
set priorities for the following five network applications. The priority table starts from left to right
as high to low and the factory default applications priorities are Network
browsing/P2P/FTP/Multimedia transmission/Online game. You can rearrange it as you wish. As
long as you double click any of the large icons, you can remove the application from the prior i ty
table and the next icon will move left. On the contrary, when you double click the selected small
icons on below, it will move to the priority table to fill up the vacancies. (Note: The priority table
must be filled up with applications, no vacancy is allowed)

Browsing
Internet

P2P/ BT
Download

FTP Multimedia

Transmission

Online Game

Double click the
big icon to remove

from table

Double click the
small icon

Double click the
small icon

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Chapter 12: Status

Here in this page, you can see the system status/ system log and security log.

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

If you found that the router is w or ki ng i mproperly or stops respondi n g , pl ease do n’t panic! Before
you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some
problems can be solved by you in minutes.

Scenario Solution
Router is not
responding to me
when I want to
access it by web
browser

a. Please check the connection of power cord and network

cable of this router. All cords and cables should be correctly
and firmly inserted to the router.

b. If all LEDs on this router are off, please check the status of

A/C power adapter, and make sure it’s correctly powered.

c. You must use the same IP address section which router

uses.

d. Are you using MAC or IP address filter? Try to connect the

router by another computer and see if it works; if not, please

restore your router to factory default settings (pressing
‘reset’ button for over 10 seconds).

e. Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically

(DHCP), and see if your computer can get an IP address.

f. If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens, contact

your dealer of purchase for help.

g. If all above solutions don’t work, contact the dealer o f

purchase for help.
Can’t get connected
to Internet

a. Go to ‘Status’ -> ‘Internet Connection’ menu, and check

Internet connection status.

b. Please be patient, sometime Internet is just that slow.
c. If you connect a computer to Internet directly before, try to

do that again, a nd che ck i f y ou can g et conn e cted t o Int erne t

with your computer directly attached to the device provided

by your Internet service provider.

d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and password again.
e. Call your Internet service provider and check if there’s

something wrong with their service.

f. If you just can’t connect to one or mor e website, but you can

still use other internet services, please check URL/Keyword

filter.

g. Try to reset the router and try again later.
h. Reset the device provided by your Internet service provider

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too.

i.

Try to use IP addr ess instead of hostname. If you can use IP

address to communicate with a remote server, but can’t use

hostname, please check DNS setting.
I can’t locate my
router by my
wireless client

a. ‘Broadcast ESSID’ set to off?
b. All two antennas are properly secured.
c. Are you too far from your router? Try to get closer.
d. Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your

wireless client manually, if ESSID broadcast is disabled.
File download is
very slow or breaks
frequently

a. Are you using QoS function? Try to disable it and try again.

b. Internet is slow sometimes, being patient.

c. Try to reset the router and see if it’s better after that.

d. Try to know what computers do on your local network. If

someone’s transferring big files, other people will think
Internet is really slow.

e. If this never happens before, call you Internet service

provider to know if there is something wrong with their

network.
I can’t log onto web
management
interface: password
is wrong

a. Make sure you’re connecting to the correct IP address of the
router!
b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’ light
is not illuminated.
c. If you really forget the password, do a hard reset.

Router become hot a. This is not a malfunction, if you can keep your hand on the

router’s case.

b. If you smell something wrong or see the smoke coming out

from router or A/C power adapter, please disconnect the

router and A/C power adapter from utility power (make sure

it’s safe before you’re doing this!), and call your dealer of

purchase for help.
The date and time o f
all event logs are
wrong

a. Adjust the internal clock of router.

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Glossary

Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s

IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same
network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out
towards the destinatio n.

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol. This protocol automatically gives every computer
on your home network an IP address.

DNS Server IP Address: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet servers
to have a domain name (such as www.Portablerouter.com) and one or more IP addresses (such
as 192.34.45.8). A DN S serv er ke eps a data base o f Inter net se rv ers and thei r r espectiv e do main
names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing
"Portablerouter.com" into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The
DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS
server your ISP has assigned to you.

DSL Modem: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing phone
lines to transmit data at high speeds.

Ethernet: A standard for computer netw orks. Ether net netw orks are connect ed by sp ecial cables
and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100 million bits per second (Mbps).

Idle Timeout: Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a
pre-configured amount of time, the connection will automatically be disconnected.

IP Address and Network (Subnet) Mask: IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address
consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, which identifies a single, unique
Internet computer host in an IP network. Example: 192.168.2.1. It consists of 2 portions: the IP
network address, and the host identifier.

The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal
numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255,
or as four casc aded bi nary number s se par ated by “.”: bbbb bbbb. bbbbb bbb. bbbbb bbb.b bb bbbbb,
where each “b” can either be 0 or 1.
A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading
1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as

11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be
described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s.
When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP address that
correspond to 1’ s i n th e net wor k mask beco me part o f the I P ne tw ork addr ess, a nd t he r emai ning

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bits correspond to the host ID.
For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111, and if its network mask is,

11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000
It means the device’s network address is

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000, and its host ID is,

00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111

Application

. This is a convenient and efficient method for routers

to route IP packets to their destination.

ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for
the Internet router located at the ISP's office.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for
individuals and other businesses or organizations.

LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a
relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN.

MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address
of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an
Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the
Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the
product’s serial number.

NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home
network to use one IP address. Using the portable router’s NAT capability, you can access the
Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP
addresses from your ISP.

Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network
application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port
numbers:

Protocol Port Number
Telnet TCP 23
FTP TCP 21
SMTP TCP 25
POP3 TCP 110
H.323 TCP 1720
SNMP UCP 161
SNMP Trap UDP 162
HTTP TCP 80

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PPTP TCP 1723
PC Anywhere TCP 5631
PC Anywhere UDP 5632

PPPoE: Point-to-Point Prot ocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data
transmission method or i g i nal ly created for di a l -up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet
connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point
Protocol. It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between
different manufacturers

Protocol: A pr otocol is a set o f r ules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that
when they inter fac e with each other based on such a pr otocol, the interpretation of thei r b eh avior
is well defined and can be made objectively, without confusion or misunderstanding.

Router: A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different
networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses.

Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your
ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address. It is used to
create IP address numbers used o nl y within a particul ar n etwork (as opposed to valid IP ad dr ess
numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).

TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable
Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the sta ndar d pr otocol for data transmission ov er the
Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection
and error recovery, and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on
top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol.

WAN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically
separate areas (e.g. different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network.

Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices support a graphical
user interface that is based on the web browser. This means the user can use the familiar
Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being
managed.