Edimax Technology BR-6204WLg User Manual

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Table of Contents

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........................................................................12

2-1 Establish network connection...................................................................12

2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically .................14

2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup:.........................................15

2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup:.................................................17

2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: ....................................................19

2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup:.................................................21

2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser......................................23

2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’....................................................................................27

2-5 Using ‘General Setup’................................................................................39

2-5-1 System..............................................................................................40

2-5-1-1 Time Zone.............................................................................40

2-5-1-2 Password Settings ..............................................................42

2-5-2 WAN..................................................................................................44

2-5-2-1 WAN Access Type: Static IP..............................................44

2-5-2-2 WAN Access Type: DHCP Client......................................46

2-5-2-3 WAN Access Type: PPPoE................................................47

2-5-2-4 WAN Access Type: PPTP..................................................49

2-5-2-5 WAN Access Type: L2TP...................................................51

2-6 LAN...............................................................................................................53

2-7 Wireless.......................................................................................................55

2-7-1 ‘Basic’ Settings................................................................................56

2-7-2 ‘Advanced’ Setting..........................................................................58

2-7-3 ‘Security’ Setting.............................................................................63

2-7-4 ‘Access Control’ Setting.................................................................65

2-7-5 Site Survey.......................................................................................66

2-7-6 WDS Setting....................................................................................67

2-8 Advanced Settings .....................................................................................69

2-8-1 Port Filtering ....................................................................................70

2-8-2 IP Filtering........................................................................................71

2-8-3 MAC Filtering...................................................................................72

2-8-4 Port Forwarding...............................................................................73

Chapter III Advanced Operation Techniques ...........................................................78

3-1 Status............................................................................................................78

3-1-1 Status Information...........................................................................79

3-1-2 System Log......................................................................................80

3-1-3 Statistics...........................................................................................81

3-2 Tools .............................................................................................................82

3-2-1 Save/Reload Settings.....................................................................83

3-2-2 Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................85

Chapter IV Appendix....................................................................................................87

4-1 Specifications..............................................................................................87

4-2 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................88

4-3 Well-Known Services.................................................................................90

Chapter I: Product Information

1-1 Introduction and safety information

Thank you for purchasing this 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 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. The wireless interface can work in both AP (access point) and client mode. In AP mode, this router serves other wireless client’s connection needs; in client mode, this router can connect to other wireless access point which provides Internet connection, and share the connection with LAN clients.

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 wireless LAN capability.

• Wireless interface work in both AP (Access Point) and wireless client

mode.

• Hardware wireless switch. Y ou don’t need a computer to switch wireless function on / off!

• 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.

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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

z Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45

Ethernet port.

z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface

card.

z Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape

Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser).

z An available power socket

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:

□ Broadband router with Antenna(1 pcs)…………………………… 1 □ Quick installation guide (1 pcs) ………………………………… 2 □ CDROM with multi-languages setup wizard, multi-languages Quick

installation guide and User manual (1 pcs) ……………………….. 3

□ 12V 1A power adapter (1 pcs)…………………………………..... 4

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

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router

Front Panel

LED Name Light Status Description

(Power) ON Router is switched on and correctly powered

(Wireless)

WAN

LAN 1-4 LINK/ACT

On Wireless network is switched on Off Wireless network is switched off Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring data) On WAN port (Internet) is running at 100Mbps Off WAN port (Internet) is running at 10Mbps Flashing WAN activity (transferring data) On LAN port is connected Off LAN port is not connected Flashing LAN activity (transferring data)

Back Panel

Item Name Description Antenna Wireless antenna. Please keep antenna perpendicular to

the ground at all the time.

ON/OFF Wireless switch, Set to ‘ON’ to switch wireless function

on; set to ‘OFF’ to switch wireless function off. 12V Power connector, connects to power adapter Reset Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all

settings). Press this button and hold for 20 seconds to

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

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 (1-4) port of the router.

3. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the

‘12V’ 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, or jump to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’ for possible reasons and solution.

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 NT - 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 ‘St art’ button (it should be located at lower-lef t 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 ‘St art’ button (it should be located at lower-lef t 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 ‘St art’ button (it should be located at lower-lef t 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’ button to enter web configuration interface.

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

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.

If you tried the instructions listed above and still can not 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’

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.

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