Edimax Technology AR-7266WNB manual

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    Copyright © by Edimax Technology Co, LTD. all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior writte n[...]

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    Federal Communication Commission Interference Stateme nt FCC Part 68 This equipment complies with Pa rt 68 of the FCC Rules. On the bottom o f this equipment is a label that contains the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment. You must provide this information to the telephone company upon request. The REN is[...]

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    this equipment from the network until the problem has been corrected or you are sure that the equipment is not malfunc tioning. This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company. Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs. Installation This device is equipped with a USOC RJ11C connector. FCC Part 15 This eq[...]

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    FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between c omputer mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is su[...]

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    R&TTE C ompliance S tatement 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[...]

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    Contents 1.  INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 1  1.1.  F EA TURES ........................................ ................................... 2  1.2.  M INIMU M R EQUIREMENTS ............................ ...................... 3  1.3.  P ACKAGE C O NTENT ................................ ....[...]

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    5.2.3.2.  DHCP Relay .... .............. ............. ........... ............. ............. .............. .... 48  5.2.3.3.  DHCP Server .......... ........................ .............. ............. ....................... 49  5.2.3.4.  ARP Table ............. ........................ .......... .............. .......... .....[...]

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    6.  TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................... 102  7.  GLOSSARY ......... .................................................... 106 [...]

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    1 1. Introduction Congratulations on purchasing Edimax AR-7266WnA (AR-7266WnB) 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2/2+ Router. This router is a cost-effective ADSL2/2+ router, with the combination of an ADSL2/2+ modem, router, Et hernet network switch and wireless access point, you can surf the Internet through your ADSL2/2+ ADSL connection without investing o[...]

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    2 1.1. Features ADSL2/2+ Compliance • Support downstream rates of up to 24Mbps and upstream rates of up to 1Mbps. • Compliant to ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt), G.992.2 (G.lite), G.992.3 (ADSL2), G.992.4 (splitterless ADSL2), G.992.5 ( ADSL2+) for Annex A, B. (Annex A and B are supported in diff erent H/W platform) • Multiple Protocols ov er AAL5 (RFC[...]

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    3 1.2. Minimum Requirements The following devices are nece ssary to configure and use the ADSL2+ Router: • A PC with Pre-installed Ethernet Adapter (Required) and a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher) • RJ-45 Ethernet crossover cabl e (Included in the package) • RJ-11 (ADSL Ready) phone Line 1.3. Package Content • One ADSL2+ Route[...]

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    4 1.4. Hardware Placement 1.4.1. Rear Panel Item Name Description Antenna A/B These antennas are 3dBi dipole antennas. Radio ON/O FF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless functions. Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all s ettings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to re[...]

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    5 LED Light Status Description POWER (Green) On Router is switched on and correctly powered. WLAN (Yellow) On Off Wirel ess LAN WPS is on. Wir el ess L AN is di sabl ed Blinking Wireless traffic is transmitt ing or receiving ADSL (Green) On Connected to an ADSL DSLAN successfu lly Blinking ADSL line is not connect to int ernet. LAN LNK/ACT (Port 1-[...]

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    6 2. Hardware Installation Step 1. Connect the ADSL Line Use the supplied RJ-11 telephone cable, connect the router f rom the ADSL port to your telephone socket with an ADSL micro filter plugged in. Step 2. Connect the router to yo ur LAN network Connect the router to your PC, hub or sw itch by attached the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the rou[...]

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    7 3. Setup Wizard 3.1. Getting Started Before you start, please check the following items: 1. Please make sure that you have connected the ADSL cable to the router correctly. When the ADSL cable is wo rked normally, the ADSL LED will be on. 2. Uninstall all of dial up programs if you have inst alled previously for the USB modem or other dial up dev[...]

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    8 The wizard will guide you to setup “ Internet Connection” , “ ESSID “ , Wireless security “ and “ Firmware Upgrade “ .[...]

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    10 Please choose the product type which you bought . The default password is “ 1234 “ .[...]

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    11 Please select your country and ISP .If the country or ISP is not list ed , please select “Others” from the list. Click” Next “ to finish all configurations of Internet Connection , Wireless setting and Firmware Upgrade . 3.3. Manually Set ISP If you cannot find the ISP from the wiza rd, please follow the procedures below to set the ISP s[...]

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    12 RFC1483 Bridged VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing to use Bridged Mode. RFC1483 Routed VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and Domain Name System (DNS) IP Address (It is a fixed IP Address). 1. Please select “Other”. 2. Please check with your ISP the connection type of the ADSL line. Sele[...]

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    13 4. IP Address Setting If you lost the CD-ROM or you prefer the traditional web setup, please follow the procedures of chapter 4 and chapter 5 to configure the router. Using the router to get into the Internet, the P Cs in the network must have Ethernet adapter installed and be connected to the router either di rect ly or through a hub or switch.[...]

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    14 3. Check your list of Network Com ponents. You should see Internet P rotocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) on your list. Select it and click the Properties button. 4. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, select Obtai n an IP add ress au toma tically and Obta in DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen.[...]

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    15 1. Click the Start button and select Contro l Panel and then double click Network Connections. The Network Connections window will appear. 2. Right click on t he Local Area Connection icon and select Properties . The Local Area Connection window wi ll appear. 3. Check your list of Network Com ponents. You should see Internet P rotocol [TCP/IP] o[...]

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    16 Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Netw ork and Dial- up Connection window, double-click Loca[...]

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    17 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your ADSL Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.[...]

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    19 5. Web Management Configuration Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By default the router’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically. To see if you have obtai ned an IP address, see Appendix A[...]

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    20 Quick Setup (S ec tion 5. 1) The Quick Setup Wizard provides only the nec essary configurations to connect your ADSL router to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup (Section 5.2) The ADSL router supports advanced funct ion s like Virtual Server, Acc ess Control, Hacker Attack Detection and DMZ. We highly recommend you keep the def [...]

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    21 5.1. Quick Setup The Quick Start section is designed to get you using the router as quickly as possible. Before configuring the router, please check with y our ISP (Internet Service Provider) what kind of the service is provided such as PPPoE, PPPoA or RFC1483/2684. Gather the information as illustrated in the following table and keep it for ref[...]

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    22 2. Please select the country where you are in and then the ISP (Internet Service Provider) of your ADSL service. 3. Enter the Username and Password which y our ISP has provided to you if it is needed. Click “Finish” to save the settings.[...]

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    23 4. Click “Commit and Reboot” to reboot the router.[...]

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    24 5.2. General Setup Please start your web browser and log onto the web management interface of the router, then click ‘General Setup’ b utton on the left menu, or click ‘ General Setup’ link at the upper-right corner of web management interface. 5.2.1. System This page includes the basic configuration tools for the ADSL router's remo[...]

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    25 Time Zone Select Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. Enable SNTP client update Check the box to enable router to update time from SNTP ser ver. SNTP server The IP address or the host name of the SNTP server. You can select from the list or set it manually. When you finis[...]

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    26 When you finish, cli ck ‘Apply Changes’. If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ and ‘Confirmed Password’ field are not the same, you’ll see the following message: Please retype the new password agai n when you see above message. If you see the following message: It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, pl[...]

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    27 If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to i nput your new password: Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password. 5.2.1.3. Remote Management The Remote Access function can se cure re mote host access to y our r[...]

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    28 Parameter Description LAN Check/un-check the services on the LAN column to allow/un- allow the services access from LAN side. WAN Check/un-check the services on the WAN column to allow/un- allow the services access from WAN side. WAN Port This field allows the user to specify the port of the corresponding to the service. Take the HTTP s ervice f[...]

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    29 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.1.4. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a troubleshooting and management protocol that uses the UDP protocol on port 161 to c[...]

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    30 Parameter Description SNMP Select “Disable” or “Enable” t o disable or enable the SNMP feature. System Description Enter the system description of the router. System Contact Enter the contact person and/or contac t information for the router. System Name Assign an administratively name for the router . System Location The physical locati[...]

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    31 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.2. WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configur ed the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Inte rne[...]

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    32 Before configuring the router, please check with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) what kind of the service is provided such as P PPoE, PPPoA or RFC1483/2684. Gather the information as illustrated in the following table and keep it for ref erence. PPPoE VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing, Username, Password (and Service Name). PPPoA VPI[...]

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    33 Parameter Description VPI VPI is a virtual path determines the way an ATM cell should be routed. The V PI is an 8-bit (in UNI) or 12-bit (in NNI) number that is included in the header of an ATM cell. The valid range for the VPI is 0 to 255. Enter the VPI assigned by the ISP. VCI VCI is the label given to an ATM VC to identify it and determine it[...]

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    34 Encapsulation Please check with your ISP t he method of multiplexing. Channel Mode There are five kinds of channe l modes you can select fo r ADSL connection. Please check with your ISP the method of the ADSL connection. Enable NAPT Enable or disable NAPT. NAPT, an Internet standard t hat enables a local-area network (LAN) to use one set of IP a[...]

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    35 Idle Time (ms) “Idle Time” is set to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving af ter an idle time. WAN IP Setting Typ e Fixed IP – Set the s tatic IP A ddress to the router. Please enter the IP Address your ISP has assigned. DHCP – To get the IP Address from the ISP directly. Local IP Address Set the IP Ad[...]

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    36 Delete Selected If you want to delete a specific VC channel entry, check the ‘select’ box of the VC channel you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. Enable Auto-PVC Search Check the box and ‘Apply’ button to enable auto PVC search function. VPI VPI is a virtual path determines the way an ATM cell should be routed. VCI[...]

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    37 Parameter Description VPI VPI is a virtual path determines the way an ATM cell should be routed. The V PI is an 8-bit (in UNI) or 12-bit (in NNI) number that is included in the header of an ATM cell. The valid range for the VPI is 0 to 255. Enter the VPI assigned by the ISP. VCI VCI is the label given to an ATM VC to identify it and determine it[...]

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    38 depending on the availability of user information. Statistical multiplexing is provided to make optimum use of network resources. Multimedia e-mail is an example of nrtVBR. rtVBR (real time Variable Bit Rate) – This class is similar to nrtVBR but is designed for applications that are sensitive to cell-delay variation. Examples for real-time VB[...]

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    39 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.2.3. ADSL Setting The page allows you to select any combination of DSL modes.[...]

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    40 Parameter Description ADSL modulation Choose prefer red ADSL standard protocols. AnnexL Option Enable/Disable ADSL2/ADSL2+ Annex L capability. AnnexM Option Enable/Disable ADSL2/ADSL2+ Annex M capabilit y. ADSL Capability Bitswap E nable – Enable/Disable bitswap capability. SRA Ena b l e – Enable/Disable SRA (seamless rate adaptation) c apab[...]

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    41 IP address. This page is used to select the way to obtain the IP addresses of the DNS servers. Parameter Description Attain DNS Automatically Select this item if you want to use the DNS servers obtained from ISP. Set DNS Manually Select this item to specify up to three DNS IP address es. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see t[...]

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    42 5.2.2.5. DDNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows y ou to m ap the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account , password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. Parameter Description Enable Check the box to enable DDNS funct ion. DDNS Pro vider Select your D DNS se rvice provi der here. This router supports Dy[...]

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    43 Password Enter the password a ssigned by the DDNS service provider. TZO Settings Email Enter the Email account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you. Key Enter the password that y our DDNS service provider assigned to you. Add/Modify/Remove These buttons are for you to maint ain the DDNS table.- Dynamic DDNS Table The DDNS you have con[...]

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    44 is no need to share routes, because all Inte rnet data from the network is sent to the same ISP gateway. You may want to configure RIP if any of the followi ng circumstances apply to your network: z Your home network setup includes an additional router or RIP-enabled PC (other than the ADSL Router). The ADSL Router and the router will need to co[...]

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    45 feature. Receive Mode Indicate the RIP version in which information must be passed to the DSL device in order for it to be accepted into its routing table. Send Mode Indicate the RIP version this interface wil l use when it sends its route information to other devices . RIP Config Table The RIP you have con figured will be listed in the table. I[...]

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    46 Parameter Description Interface Name The interface name is “br0”. IP Address Enter the IP Address of the ADSL router for the local user t o access the router’s web page. By default, the IP Address is 192.168.2.1 . Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask of the ADSL router. By d ef ault, the Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 . Secondary IP Assign seco[...]

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    47 performance of the network . Ethernet to Wireless Blocking Enable/disable the ‘Ethernet to Wireless Blocking’, when this function is enabled, the traffic between Ethernet and wireless interfaces is not allowed. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to sav[...]

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    48 5.2.3.2. DHCP Re lay Some ISPs perform the DHCP server function for their customers’ home/small office network. In this case, y ou can configure this device to act as a DHCP relay agent. When a user’s computer on your network requests Internet access, the router contacts your ISP to obt ain the IP configuration, and then forward that informa[...]

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    49 When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.3.3. DHCP Server When the DHCP serv[...]

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    50 Parameter Description LAN IP Address The current IP Address of the router. Subnet Mask The current Subnet Mask of the router. IP Pool Range You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to you r LAN Clients. By default, the IP range is starting f rom IP 192.168.2.100 to 192.168.2.200. Parameter Descripti[...]

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    51 Subnet Mask Enther the subnet mask to LAN clients. Max Lease Time In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP Server lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold p er iod is terminated. Domain Name A user-friendly name that refers to the group of[...]

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    52 5.2.3.4. ARP Table ARP is the Address Resolution Protocol and its job is to match MAC address to IP address and obviously vice versa - to match IP addresses to MAC addresses. This page lists the IP Addresses and the match MAC Addresses in the network. 5.2.3.5. Bridging You can enable/disable Spanning Tree Protocol and set MAC address aging time [...]

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    53 Ageing Time Set the Ethernet address ageing time. Aft er the ageing time of not having seen a frame coming from a certain address, the bridge will time out (delete) and do not for w ard th e f r ame. 802.1d Spanning Tree Enable/disable the spanning tree protocol. When this feature is enabled, this router will us e the spanning tree protocol to p[...]

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    54 5.2.4. Wireless ADSL router builds a wireless LAN and can let all IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 801. 11g or IEEE 802.1n wireless stations connect to yo ur Intranet. It supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network. It also support WPS function for you to easy set up the wireless connection between the ADSL router wi[...]

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    55 Parameter Description Disable Wireless LAN Int erfac e Check it to deactivate the wireless function of the router. When it is activated, the router will not be an access point for other wireless clients to connect wirelessly. Band Please select the radio band from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless[...]

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    56 (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps). 2.4 GHz (G+N):2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g and 802.11n wireless network client to c onnect this router (maximum transfer rate[...]

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    57 Channel Number It is the radio channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same wirele ss LAN should use the same channel. Please select the country you are locat ed and designate a channel that the router will use. If you want to let the router automatically to find an available chann el with the highest signal strength, please select [...]

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    58 Parameter Description Authentication Type There are three authentication types: "Open System", "Shared Key" and "Auto". Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client. Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the[...]

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    59 WEP privacy mechanism. Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication t ype automatically to fulfill client’s requirement. Fragmentation Threshold Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to b e transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in b[...]

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    60 Preamble Type The Preamble Type defines t he length of the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) block for communication between the router and wireless stations. Make sure to select the appropriate preamble type. Note that high network traffic areas should use the “Short Preamble”. CRC is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors. B[...]

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    61 will increase network efficiency. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.4[...]

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    62 Parameter Description Encryption You can choose “None” to disable the encryption or select “WEP”, “ WPA(TKIP)”, “WPA2(A ES)” or “WPA2 Mixed” mode for security. When “WEP” is enabled, please click “Set WEP Key” button to choose the default key and set the four sets of WEP key s. WEP –WEP is less level of security tha[...]

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    63 encryption. WPA Mixed – The router s upports WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) for data encryption. The actual selection of the encryption methods will depend on t he clients. Use 802.1x Authen ticati on IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login t o this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. T[...]

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    64 Shared Key Format” and “Pre-Shared Key” setting respe ctive ly. Pre-Shared Key Format Y ou may select to select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Dig its (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0- 9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key. For example: Passphrase: ”iamguest” Hexadecimal Digits: “12345abcde” Pre-Shared Key Plea[...]

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    65 Parameter Description Wireless Acce ss Control Mode This router can prevent t he wireless clients from accessing the wireless network by checking the MAC Address of the clients. If you enab le this function, please set the MAC Address of the wireless clients that you want to filter. Disable – Disable this function. Allow Listed – Onl y allow[...]

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    66 filtering control. Current Access Control List If you want to remove s ome MAC address from the "Current Access Control List ", select the MAC address es you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table, just click "Delete All" butt on. Click "[...]

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    67 Parameter Description Disable WPS Check to disable the Wi-Fi protected S etup. WPS Status When AP’s settings are factory default (out of box), it is set to open security and un-configured state. “WPS Status” w ill display it as “UnConfigured”. If it already shows “Configured”, some registrars s uch as Vista WCN will not configure A[...]

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    68 registrar side needs to be supporte d with four-digit PIN. Regenerate PIN Click to regenerate the Self-PIN Number. Push Button Configuration Click ing this button will invoke the PBC method of WPS. It is only used when AP acts as a registrar. Start PBC Click to start the Push Button method of WPS. Reset It restores the original values. Client PI[...]

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    69 Parameter Description IP QoS Click the radio button to enable or disable the IP QoS function. Default QoS Select the default mode of QoS from the list. IP Precedence: In QoS, a three-bit field in the ToS byte of the IP header (see RFC 791). Using IP Precedence, a network administrator can assign values from 0(the def ault) to 7[...]

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    70 to classify and prioritize types of traffic. 802.1P: IEEE 802.1p is a 3 bit field within an Et hernet frame header when using tagged frames on an 802.1 net work. It specifies a priority value of between 0 and 7 inclusive that can be used by Quality of Service (QoS) disciplines to diffe rentiate tra ffic. Source IP The IP address of the traffic s[...]

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    71 802.1p Select this field to mark the 3-bit user-priority field in the 802.1p header of the pack et that matches this classification rule. Note that this 802.1p marking is workable on a given PVC channel only if the VLAN tag is enabled in this PVC channel. Precedence Select this field to ma rk the IP precedence bits in the packet that match this [...]

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    72 5.2.6. NAT ( Network address translations ) NAT (Network address translations) solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get c onnected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresse s to every user. Theref[...]

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    73 Parameter Description Port Forwarding Check this item to enable or disable the port-forwarding feature. Protocol This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP” or “UDP” packets only or select “Both” to forward both “TCP” and “UDP” packets. Comment Enter the comment for the s etting. Enable Check th[...]

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    74 application on the LAN side. Remote IP Address The source IP address from which the incoming traffic is allowed. Leave blank for all. Public Port The destination port num ber that is made open for this application on the WAN side Interface Select the WAN interface on which the port -forwarding rule is to be applied. Current Port Forwarding Table[...]

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    75 belong to the default gr oup, and the other four groups are all empty. It is possible to assign any interface to any group but only one group. Parameter Description Disabled/ Enabled Click the radio button to enable or disable the feature. If disabled, all interfaces belong to the default group. Interface groups To manipulate a m apping group: 1[...]

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    76 When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.6.3. UPNP When the UPnP function is[...]

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    77 When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.6.4. IGMP Proxy When “IGMP Proxy?[...]

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    78 Parameter Description IGMP Proxy Enable or disable IGMP proxy feature. Proxy Interface The upstream WAN interface is selected here. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save[...]

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    79 Firewall contains several features that are used to deny or allow traffic from passing through the router. 5.2.7.1. IP/P ort Filtering The IP/Port filtering feature allows you to deny /allow specific services or applications in the forwarding path. Parameter Description Outgoing Default Action Specify the default action on the LAN to WAN (Traffi[...]

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    80 Incoming Default Action Specify the default action on the WAN to LAN (Traffic from Internet) forwarding path. You can choose ‘Allow’ if you allow the IP Addresses listed in the following table from connecting to the Internet; choose ‘ D eny’ if you deny the IP Addressed listed in the following table from connecting to the Internet. Direc[...]

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    81 "Delete All" button. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the sett ings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.7.2[...]

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    82 Parameter Description Outgoing Default Action Specify the default action on the LAN to WAN (Traffic to Internet) forwarding path. You can choose ‘Allow’ if you allow the IP Addresses listed in the following table from connecting to the Internet; c hoose ‘Deny’ if you deny the IP Addressed listed in the follo wing table from connecting to[...]

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    83 Rule Action Deny or allow traf fic when matching this rule. Source MAC Address The source MAC address. It must be 12-digit hexadecimal format, for example: “00-d0-59-c6-12-43”. Destination MAC Address The destination MAC address. It must be 12-digit hexadecimal format, for example: “00-d0-59-c6-12-50”. Current Filter Table If you want to[...]

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    84 Parameter Description URL Blocking Enable or disable the URL blocking function. FQDN Enter FQDN which you want to block. A FQDN is a complete DNS name. For example, “www. yahoo.com”. URL Blocking Tabl e The FQDN settings will be listed in the table. If you want to delete some FQDN settings from the table, please select the settings and click[...]

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    85 filter. Keyword Filtering Table The k eyword settings will be listed in the table. If you want to delete some keyword settings from the table, please select the settings and click “ Delete Selected ”. If you want remove all settings from the table, just click "Delete All" button. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll[...]

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    86 Parameter Description Domain Blocking Check this item to enable the Domain Blocking feature. Domain The blocked domain. If the URL of Taiwan Yahoo web site is tw.yahoo.com, the domain can be yahoo.com. Delete Selected/All If you want to delete a specific Domain Block entry, check the ‘select’ box of the Domain Block you want to delete, then [...]

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    87 You may need to define routes if y our home setup includes two or more networks or subnets, if you connect to two or more ISP services, or if you connect t o a remote corporate LAN. Parameter Description Enable Check to enable the selected route or route to be added. Destination The destination can be specified as the IP address of a subnet or a[...]

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    88 Metric Defines the number of hops between network nodes that data packets travel. The default value is 0, which means that the subnet is directly one hop away on the l ocal LAN network. Interface The WAN interface t o which a static routing subnet is to be applied. Add Route Add a user-defined des tination route. Show Routes Click this button t [...]

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    89 Parameter Description ACL Capability Enable or disable the ACL function Enable Check to enable this ACL entr y Interface Select the interface domain: LAN or WAN IP Address Enter the IP address th at is allowed to access the router. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask that is allowed to a ccess the router. ACL Table The ACL settings will be listed [...]

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    90 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.2.7.7. DMZ The DMZ Host is a local computer exposed to the Internet. When setting a particular internal IP Address as t he DMZ Host, all incom[...]

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    91 When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 5.3. Status This page displays the ADSL[...]

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    92 5.3.1. Interface You can view statistics on the proce ssing of IP packets on the network ing interfaces. You will not typically need to view this data, but you may find it helpful when working with your ISP to diagnose network and Internet data transmission problems. To display statistics for any new data, click “Refresh”.[...]

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    93 5.3.2. ADSL This page shows the ADSL line statistic information.[...]

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    94 5.4. Tools[...]

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    95 The Tools Settings section includes the bas ic configuration tools, such as Back Up, Restore Configuration Settings, Upgrade System Firmware and Diagnostic Test. 5.4.1. Configu ration Tools This page allows you to backup the current settings to a file or restore the settings from the file which was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the [...]

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    96 Parameter Description Save Settings to File Click Save button to save the ADSL router current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. Load Settings from File Click Browse button to search the file you have saved before and click Upload button to restore the saved configuration to t he ADSL router. Restore Settings to Def[...]

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    97 5.4.3. Ping Once you have your router configured, you can send a ping command to the host you specify in this page. To use it, you must know the IP address of the host you are trying to communicate with and enter the IP address in the Host Address field. 5.4.4. ATM Loopback In order to isolate the ATM interface problems, you can use ATM OAM loop[...]

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    98 Parameter Description Select PVC Select the PVC channel you want to do the loop-back diagnostic. Flow Type The ATM OAM flow type. The selection can be F5 Segment or F5 End-to-End. ATM us es F4 and F5 cell flows as follows: F4: used in VPs F5: used in VCs Loopback Location ID The loop-back location ID field of the loop-back cell. Th e default val[...]

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    99 5.4.5. ADSL This page shows the ADSL diagnostic result. Click “Start” button to st art the ADSL diagnostic.[...]

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    100 5.4.6. Diagno stic Test The Diagnostic Test page shows the test re sults for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides.[...]

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    101 5.4.7. Reboo t Whenever you use the Web configurat ion to change system settings, the changes are initially placed in temporary st orage. To save your change for future use, you have to click “Commit and Reboot” to reboot the router. If you have encountered some problems during the conf igurations, You can click the “Reset” button in th[...]

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    102 6. Troubleshooting 1. The LAN LED on the front panel does not light up. STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Check the Ethernet cable connections between your ADSL2+ Router and the computer or hub. 2 Check for faulty Ethernet cables. 3 Make sure your computer’s E thernet card is work ing properly. 4 If these steps fail to correct the problem, contact yo[...]

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    103 The following procedures will help you to check the current IP Address setting of your computer. You can compare if your computer and router’s IP Addresses are in the same subnet. Step 1: Click “Start” and select “Run”. Step 2: Type in “cmd” and click “OK”. Step 3: Type ipconfig /all and click enter. z Your PC’s IP address i[...]

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    104 4. I forget my login usern am e and/or password. STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 If you have changed the password and have now forgotten it, you will need to upload the default configurat ion file. This will erase all custom configurations and restore all of the factory defaults including the password. 2 Press the Reset/WPS button for over five secon[...]

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    105 6. Initialization of the ADSL connection failed. STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Check the cable connections between the ADSL port and the wall jack. The ADSL LED on the rear panel o f the router should be on. 2 Check VPI, VCI, type of encapsulation and type of multiplexing settings are the same as what you collected from your ISP. 3 Restart the rout[...]

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    106 7. Glossary 10Base-T It is an Ethernet standard for Lo cal Area Network (LAN). 10Base-T uses a twisted pair cable with maximum length of 100 meters. AAL ATM Adaptation Layer that defines the rules governing segmentation and reassembly of data into c ells. Different AAL types are suited to different t raffic classes. ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subs[...]

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    107 CPE Customer Premises Equipment , such as A DSL router, USB modem. Default Gat ew ay (Router ) Every non-router IP device needs to conf igure 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 o[...]

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    108 FTP File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between hosts. Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that aft er there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre- configured amount of time, the connection will automatically be disconnected. ISP Internet Service Provider is a business t hat provides connect[...]

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    109 provide a sort of firewall and allo w for a wider address range to be used internally without danger of conflict. Using the router’s NAT capability, you c an access the Internet from any computer on your home network wit hout having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP. Port Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one[...]

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    110 PPPoE (RFC 2516) This document describes how to bu ild PPP sessions and encapsulate PPP packets over Ethernet. PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) provi des the ability to connect a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to a remot e Access Concentrator. Protocol A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple par[...]

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    111 Subnet Mask A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four nu mbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP addre ss. It is used to create IP address nu mbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by[...]

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    112 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 Inter net Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed.[...]

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    113 F F e e d d e e r r a a l l C C o o m m m m u u n n i i c c a a t t i i o o n n C C o o m m m m i i s s s s i i o o n n I I n n t t e e r r f f e e r r e e n n c c e e S S t t a a t t e e m m e e n n t t This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limi[...]

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    114 The ETSI versio n of this device is also au thorized for use in EFTA member s tates: Iceland, Liechtenstein, N orway, and Switzerlan d. EU Countries not intended for use None A declaration of conformity is availa ble on www.edimax.com N2037[...]

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