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BR-6258n

User Manual

05-2012 / v1.3


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CONTENTS

CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION...............................................................................................................4

11IntroductionandSafetyInformation...................................................................................................4

12SafetyInformation...............................................................................................................................5

13SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................6

14Package

Contents

................................................................................................................................

6

15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter................................................................7

CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP.....................................................................................................9

21Establishinganetworkconnection......................................................................................................9

22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically........................................................11

221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup....................................................................................12

222Windows2000IPaddresssetup............................................................................................14

223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup................................................................................................16

224Windows

Vista

IP

address

setup

............................................................................................

18

23ConnectingtotheInternetwithiQSetup......................................................................................20

24Accessingtherouterswebconfigurationinterface.........................................................................23

CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP..........................................................................................................................27

31System................................................................................................................................................28

311TimeZone...............................................................................................................................29

312PasswordSettings...................................................................................................................30

313RemoteManagement.............................................................................................................31

3

2

WAN

...................................................................................................................................................

32

321DynamicIP..............................................................................................................................33

322StaticIP...................................................................................................................................34

323PPPoE......................................................................................................................................35

324PPTP........................................................................................................................................37

325L2TP........................................................................................................................................40

326WISP........................................................................................................................................43

33LAN(Wired).......................................................................................................................................45

331LANIP......................................................................................................................................45

332DHCPServer............................................................................................................................46

333StaticDHCPLeases.................................................................................................................47

34Wireless.............................................................................................................................................49

341WirelessSettings....................................................................................................................49

342SecuritySettings.....................................................................................................................62

343MACAddressFiltering............................................................................................................66

344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings....................................................................................68

35AdvanceSettings................................................................................................................................69

351QoS

.........................................................................................................................................

70

352DDNS.......................................................................................................................................74

353PortForwarding......................................................................................................................77


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354DMZ........................................................................................................................................79

36NAT....................................................................................................................................................81

361VirtualServer..........................................................................................................................82

362SpecialApplications................................................................................................................85

363UPnPSettings.........................................................................................................................88

364ALGSettings............................................................................................................................89

365Static

Routing..........................................................................................................................

90

37Firewall...............................................................................................................................................92

371AccessControl........................................................................................................................92

372URLBlocking...........................................................................................................................97

373DoS..........................................................................................................................................99

CHAPTERIV:STATUS,TOOLS&LANGUAGE..................................................................................................102

41Status...............................................................................................................................................102

411InternetConnection.............................................................................................................102

412Device

Status

........................................................................................................................

103

413SystemLog............................................................................................................................103

414SecurityLog..........................................................................................................................104

415ActiveDHCPClient................................................................................................................104

416Statistics................................................................................................................................105

42Tools.................................................................................................................................................106

421ConfigurationTools..............................................................................................................107

422FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................108

4

2

3

Restart

..................................................................................................................................

108

43Language..........................................................................................................................................109


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CHAPTERI:PRODUCTINFORMATION

11IntroductionandSafetyInformation

ThankyouforpurchasingtheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRouter!This

miniaturerouteristheidealchoiceforanyonewhoisconstantlyonthego.Withthe

EdimaxBR

6258n

Wireless

Broadband

Nano

Router,

all

your

computers

and

network

devicescanshareasingle,highspeedxDSL/cableInternetconnection.Itseasyinstallation

procedurealsoallowsanycomputerusertosetupanetworkenvironmentinamatterof

minutes.

WithbuiltinIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessnetworkcapability,allyourcomputersand

wirelessenablednetworkdevices(PDAs,cellphones,gameconsoles,etc.)canbe

connectedtothisbroadbandrouterwithoutadditionalcabling.ItsIEEE802.11ncapability

alsoallowsyoutoenjoythefastestwirelessexperienceever!Withacompatiblewireless

cardinstalled,

your

PC

can

transfer

files

at

up

to

150Mbps!

TheEdimaxBR6258nWirelessBroadbandNanoRoutermakessettingupwireless

securityabreeze.WiththeWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)function,youcansetupwireless

securityinjustseconds!JustpresstheWPSbuttononWPScompatiblewirelessdevicesand

youwillhaveasecurewirelessconnectioninnotime.

Otherfeatures:

High

throughput

Internet

access

1LANport(10/100M)and1WANport(10/100M)

IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANcapable

SupportsDHCP(server/client)foreasyclientIPaddresssetup

AdvancednetworkandsecurityfeatureslikeDMZ,virtualservers,accesscontrol,

firewall,andotherspecialapplications

AllowsyoutomonitortheDHCPclientlog,systemlog,securitylog,and

device/connectionstatus

Easytouse,webbasedGUIfornetworkconfigurationandmanagement

Remotemanagement

AutoMDI/MDIXfunction


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12SafetyInformation

Pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructionstoensureyoursafety:

1. Thisrouterisdesignedforindooruseonly.DONOTplacethisrouteroutdoors.

2. DONOTputthisrouterinornearhotorhumidplaceslikethekitchen,bathroom,or

acar

parked

in

the

sun.

3. Disconnectanyconnectedcablesfromtherouterbeforepullingtherouterwith

force.

4. Ifyouwanttohangthisrouteronthewallorplaceitsomewherehigh,pleasemake

sureitisfirmlysecured.Edimaxswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby

misuse.

5. Pleasekeepthisrouteranditsaccessoriesoutofthereachofchildren.

6. DONOTputthisrouteronpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.

7. DONOT

disassemble

this

router.

Disassembling

this

router

will

invalidate

the

warranty.Pleasecontactyourdealerifyouexperienceanyproblems.

8. Ifthisroutergetswetorfallsintowaterwhenitispowered,DONOTtouchitwith

yourbarehands.Disconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,or

contactanexperiencedtechnicianforhelp.

9. Shouldyourrouterorpowersupplyoverheatandburnout,switchtheelectrical

poweroffordisconnectthepowerplugfromthewallsocketimmediately,andcall

yourdealerforhelp.


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13SystemRequirements

InternetconnectionviaanxDSLorcablemodemwithanRJ45Ethernetport

Computerornetworkdeviceswithawiredorwirelessnetworkinterfacecard

Webbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,Opera,orSafari)

AnavailableACpowersocket(100240V,50/60Hz)

14PackageContents

Beforeyoustartusingthisrouter,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthe

package,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):

BR6258nbroadbandrouter(1pcs)

Quickinstallation

guide

(1

pcs)

CDROMwithmultilanguagesetupwizard,multilanguagequickinstallationguide,

andusermanual(1pcs)

5V1AUSBpoweradapter(1pcs)

Ethernetcable(1pcs)

USBcable(1pcs)


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15Gettingfamiliarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter

TopPanel

LEDName LightStatus Description

PWR On Routerswitchedonandcorrectlypowered

Off

Routernot

powered

(or

not

correctly

powered)

WLAN On Wirelessconnectivityactivated

Off Wirelessconnectivitynotactivated

Flashing WirelessLANactivity(transferringdata)orWPSmode

activated(LEDflashesonceeverysecond)

WAN On WANportconnected

Off WANportnotconnected

Flashing WANactivity(transferringdata)

LAN

On

LANport

connected

Off LANportnotconnected

Flashing LANactivity(transferringdata)

FrontPanel


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ItemName Description

MicroUSBPort ConnectstoUSBpoweradapterorcomputerviaUSBcable

BackPanel


LANPort Connectstocomputerorotherwebdevices

WANPort Connectstocable/xDSLmodems

SidePanel

Item

Name

Description

Reset/WPS

Button

ResetstheroutertofactorydefaultsettingsorstartsWPS

function(pressthisbuttonandholdfor10secondstoclearall

settingsorpressthisbuttonforlessthan10secondstoactivate

WPSfunction)


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CHAPTERII:SYSTEMANDNETWORKSETUP

21Establishinganetworkconnection

Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstobuildanetworkconnectionbetweenyour

newbroadbandrouter,computers,andothernetworkdevices:

1. ConnectyourxDSLorcablemodemtotheWANportwithanEthernetcable.

2. ConnectyourcomputertotheLANport.


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3. Youcanpowerthisrouterthrougheitheracomputerorawallsocket.Topower

therouterthroughacomputer,connecttheUSBcabletothemicroUSBporton

thefrontpanel,andthenconnectthecabletoacomputer.UsetheUSBpower

adaptertopowertherouterthroughawallsocket.

4. PleasecheckalltheLEDsonthetoppanel.ThePWRandWANLEDsshouldbe

on.TheLANLEDshouldbeonifthecomputerisconnectedandcorrectly

powered.Ifyouencounteranyproblems,pleasemakesurethatallyourdevices

areconnectedandpoweredcorrectly.


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22SettingclientcomputerstoobtainIPaddressesautomatically

Beforeyoustartconfigurationprocedures,yourcomputermustbeabletogetanIP

addressautomatically(settousedynamicIPaddresses).Ifyourcomputerissettousea

staticIPaddress,orifyouareunsure,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoconfigure

yourcomputertousedynamicIPaddresses:

Windows95/98/Me (seesection221)

Windows2000 (seesection222)

WindowsXP (seesection223)

WindowsVista (seesection224)


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221Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup

1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedatthelowerleftcornerofyour

screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkicon,andthe

Networkwindowwillappear.SelectTCP/IP,andthenclickProperties.


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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenclickOK.


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222Windows2000IPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandDialup

Connectionsicon,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.Whenthe

LocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,selectInternetProtocol

(TCP/IP),and

then

click

Properties.


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2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress

automatically,thenclickOK.


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223WindowsXPIPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternet

Connectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,thendoubleclickLocalArea

Connection.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,click

Properties.


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224WindowsVistaIPaddresssetup


screen),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,and

thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,then

selectProperties.WhentheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowappears,

selectInternet

Protocol

Version

4(TCP/IPv4)

and

then

click

Properties.


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23ConnectingtotheInternetwithiQSetup

Afteryouhavemadetheappropriatecableconnections,openyourInternetbrowser.If

youhavenotalreadyconnectedtheroutertotheInternet,thefollowingwillappear

automatically:

Next,click

Perform

iQ

Setup

to

establish

aconnection

automatically.

iQ

Setup

will

startdetectingyourInternetservicetype.

Note:YoucanclickConnecttotheInternetmanuallytologintheuserinterface.

InputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfieldwhen

prompted.

IfyourWANportisnotconnected(orifthemodemisdown),youwillbeaskedto

checkyourcableconnectionsandtoclickBACKtostartagain.


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DynamicIP

IfthedetectedInternetconnectiontypeisdynamicIP,youwillseethefollowing:

Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.

IfyouclickYes(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSIDandapassword(at

least8digits).

Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi

connection.

PPPoE

IfyourInternetconnectiontypeisPPPoE,youwillseethefollowing:


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PleaseentertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP(usernamesandpasswords

arecasesensitive).ClickNextandthefollowingwillappear:

Note:Forsecurityreasons,Edimaxsuggeststhatyousetupthewirelesssecurity.

IfyouclickSetupwirelesssecurity(recommended),youwillbeaskedtoenteranSSID

andapassword

(at

least

8digits).

Note:PleaserememberyourpasswordoryouwillnotbeabletousetheWiFi

connection.

IfyourPPPoEconnectionisinvalid,youwillseethefollowing:

ClickTryitagainandthewizardwilltrytoconnecttotheInternetagainwiththecurrent

information.ClickingReenterwilltakeyoutothepreviouspageandletyouenterthe

usernameandpasswordagain.


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Ifyourconnectiontypeisnoneoftheaboveoriftheautodetectionhasfailed,youwillsee

thefollowingpage.Pleaseselectyourconnectiontypeandentertheinformation

accordingly.

24Accessing

the

routers

web

configuration

interface

Youcanaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterfaceviaany

connectedcomputerwithawebbrowser(InternetExplorer5.xorabove,Firefox,Opera,or

Safari).

1. Pleaseinputrouter(orhttp://routerinsomebrowsers)inthewebbrowsers

addressbarandpressEnter.Ifboththeabovedonotwork,input192.168.2.1

inthe

address

bar.


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2. Youshouldseethefollowingauthenticationwindow.

NOTE:Ifyoucannotaccessthebroadbandrouterswebbasedconfiguration

interface,theIPaddressyouhaveinputtedmaybeincorrect.Ifyouhavepreviously

changedtheroutersIPaddress,pleaseinputtheoneyouhavedesignated.

3. PleaseinputadminintheUsernamefieldand1234inthePasswordfield.

ClicktheOKbuttontoenterthewebconfigurationinterface.

4. ThefirstpageyouseeafterlogginginisHome.

IfthisroutersDHCPserverfunctionisenabled,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructions

tofindthisroutersIPaddress:


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1. ClicktheStartbutton,andthenclickRun.

2. Inputcmd,andthenclickOK.


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3. Inputipconfig,andthenpressEnter.UsetheIPaddressfollowingDefault

Gatewaytoaccessthisrouterswebbasedconfigurationinterface.Pleasenote

thattheIPaddressyoufindmaybedifferentfromthisillustratedexample.

NOTE:IfthereisnoIPaddressfollowingDefaultGateway,oriftheaddress

followingIPAddressbeginswith169,pleasetrythefollowingprocedures:

Recheckthecableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouter.

Gotothebeginningofthischapterandrecheckeverystepofthesetup

procedure.

Ifbothoftheabovefails,resetthebroadbandrouter.


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CHAPTERIII:GENERALSETUP

YoucanperformadvancedconfigurationofthisbroadbandrouterinGeneralSetup.

ThefollowingareinstructionsonhowtouseGeneralSetup:

1. ClickGeneralSetupafterloggingin.

2. AllavailablesetupitemswillappearasalistunderGeneralSetuptab:

3. Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:

System (Seesection31)

WAN (Seesection32)

LAN (Seesection33)

Wireless

(See

section

3

4)

AdvanceSettings (Seesection35)

NAT (Seesection36)

Firewall (Seesection37)


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31System

YoucansetupbasicsystemsettingsunderSystem.

Youcanconfigureyourtimezone,password,andremotemanagementsettingshere.

Afteryouhavecompletedtheconfigurations,clickApplytosavethechanges.


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311TimeZone

Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingshere.


SetTimeZone Pleaseselectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.Ifyou

cannotfind

your

country/region,

please

select

another

country/regionwhosetimezoneisthesameasyours.

TimeServer

Address

ThisroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)for

automatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameorIP

addressoftheNTPserverhere.Ifyoudonotknowthehost

name,pleaseaskthenetworkadministratororuse

pool.ntp.org.

DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasecheck

theEnable

Function

box,

and

select

the

start

and

end

date.


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312PasswordSettings

Youcanchangetheroutersdefaultloginpassword(1234)here.Itisadvisedtodoso

topreventothersfromloggingintoyourrouterwithoutpermission.


CurrentPassword

Input

the

current

password

here.

The

default

value

is

1234.

NewPassword Inputyournewpasswordhere.

ConfirmPassword Inputyournewpasswordagainforconfirmation.


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313RemoteManagement

SettinguptheRemoteManagementfunctionallowsyoutomanagethisbroadband

routerfromoutsideyourlocalareanetwork(fromtheInternet).


HostAddress

Assign

an

IP

address

with

which

to

access

this

router

remotely.

Port Assignaportnumberwithwhichtoaccessthisrouter

remotely.Thedefaultvalueis8080.Youcanuse

anyintegerbetween1and65534.

Enabled CheckthisboxtoenabletheRemoteManagement

function.

ClickApply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

followingmessage:

ClickApplytosavethechangesandrestartthebroadbandrouter.Ittakesabout60

secondsforthebroadbandroutertorestart.ClickContinuetoconfigureothersettings.


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32WAN

YoucansetupyourInternetorWAN(WideAreaNetwork)connectionunderWAN.

Selectaconnectiontypeandproceedwiththesetup;thenclickApplytosavethe

changes.Ifyouarenotsurewhichconnectiontypeyoushoulduse,pleasecontactyour

Internetserviceproviderforhelp.


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321DynamicIP

IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressestoyouautomaticallythrough

DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol),selectDynamicIP.


HostName Inputthehostnameofyourcomputerhere.Thisisoptional

andonlyrequiredifyourISPasksyoutodoso.

MACAddress IfyourISPonlypermitscomputerswithcertainMAC

addressestoaccesstheInternet,inputyourcomputersMAC

addresshere.PressCloneMacaddresstofilltheMAC

addressfield

with

your

computers

MAC

address

automatically.

DNSAddress SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressifyourISPrequiresthat

youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2

EntertheprimaryandsecondaryDNSaddressesassignedby

yourISPhere.

TTL EnabletheTTLfunctionifyourISPrequiresyoutodoso.

Click

Apply

to

save

the

changes.

After

you

have

clicked

Apply,

you

will

see

the

followingmessage:




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322StaticIP

IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress,selectStaticIP.

Generally,yourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnetmask,

gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.


FixedIPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.

SubnetMask InputthesubnetmaskassignedbyyourISPhere.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.

DefaultGateway InputthedefaultgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.Some

ISPsmay

call

this

Default

Route.


NOTE:YoumustusetheaddressesprovidedbyyourISP.Inputtingincorrectvalues

willcausemalfunction.

ClickApplytosavethechanges.AfteryouhaveclickedApply,youwillseethe

followingmessage:




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323PPPoE

IfyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocolover

Ethernet),selectPPPoE.

ItemName

Description

UserName InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.

Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.




addressfieldwithyourcomputersMACaddress

automatically.

DNS

Address

Select

Use

the

following

IP

address

if

your

ISP

requires

that

youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.


ServiceName GivethisInternetserviceaname(optional).

MTU InputtheMTUvalueofyournetworkconnectionhere.Ifyou

donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.

ConnectionType Pleasespecifyaconnectiontypehere.Thereare3options:

1. ContinuouskeepstheInternetconnectionaliveallthe

time.


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2. ConnectonDemandonlyconnectstotheInternetwhen

youinitiateInternetconnection.

3. ManualconnectstotheInternetonlywhenthe

Connectbuttononthispageisclicked,anddisconnects

whentheDisconnectbuttonisclicked.

IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting

downan

idle

connection.

This

option

is

only

available

when

ConnectonDemandisselected.

EnableDualWAN

Access

ChecktheEnableDualWANAccessboxifyourISPrequires

youtodoso.


followingmessage:




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324PPTP

SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPoint

TunnelingProtocol).

IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP

address.








automatically.

IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.



ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.





automatically.


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youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.

EnableDualWAN

Access


youtodoso.

NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.

ConfigurethePPTPSettingssection.


UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.

ConnectionID Givethisconnectionaname(optional).


donot

know,

use

the

default

value.

BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareinIsraelandusingBEZEQ

networkservices.



time.







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IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbeforeshutting

downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen



followingmessage:


secondsfor

the

broadband

router

to

restart.

Click

Continue

to

configure

other

settings.


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325L2TP

SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2Tunneling

Protocol).

IfyourISPisprovidingyoudynamicIPaddresses,selectObtainanIPaddress

automatically.IfyourISPisprovidingyouastaticIPaddress,selectUsethefollowingIP

address.








automatically.

IPAddress InputtheIPaddressassignedbyyourISPhere.



ISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.


youdoso.

DNSAddress1

and2


yourISPhere.

EnableDualWAN

Access


youtodoso.


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NOTE:ThesesettingsmustbeconfiguredaccordingtoyourInternetservice.Please

contactyourInternetserviceproviderifyouarenotsurewhattoselect.

ConfiguretheL2TPSettingssection.


UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.


L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.


donotknow,usethedefaultvalue.



time.






Idle

Time

Out

Specify

the

amount

of

time

the

router

waits

before

shutting

downanidleconnection.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhen



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followingmessage:




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326WISP

IfyourInternetserviceproviderisprovidingyouInternetservicewirelessly,select

WISP.


WISP EnableordisabletheWISPfunction.

ESSID InputthenameofyourInternetserviceproviders

wirelessaccesspointhere.

WirelessBand

Set

the

wireless

frequency

range

in

accordance

with

yourInternetserviceprovidersrequirements.

ChannelNumber Selectthechannelnumberthatcorrespondstothatof

yourInternetserviceproviderswirelessaccesspoint.

SiteSurvey ClickSelectSiteSurveyandapopupwindowwill

appear.Allreachablewirelessaccesspointswillbe

showninthewindow.Selectawirelessaccesspoint

fromthelist,andclickDonetoestablisha

connection.

Clicking

Refresh

will

renew

the

list.

SecuritySettings Configurethesecuritysettingsinaccordancetoyour

Internetserviceprovidersrequirements.


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followingmessage:




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33LAN(Wired)

YoucanconfigureyourlocalareanetworkunderLAN.

Refertothefollowinglistforfurtherinstructions:

LANIP (Seesection331)

DHCPServer (Seesection332)

StaticDHCPLeases (Seesection333)

331LANIP

YoucanassigntheLANinterfacesIPaddressunderLANIP.


IPAddress AssigntheLANinterfacesIPaddresshere.

SubnetMask Pleaseinputasubnetmaskvalueforthisnetwork.

802.1dSpanningTree Ifyouwishtoactivatethe802.1dspanningtree

function,selectEnabled.

DHCPServer IfyouwishtoactivatetheDHCPserverfunction,

selectEnabled.

LeaseTime SelectaleasetimefortheDHCPleaseshere.The

DHCPclientwillbeforcedtoobtainanewIPaddress

aftertheperiodexpires.

YoucanselectForeverifyouareusingthis

broadbandrouter

with

less

than

30

computers.

Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:


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IPAddress:192.168.1.254

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

802.1dSpanningTree:Disabled

DHCPServer:Enabled

LeaseTime:TwoWeeksorForever

332DHCPServer

YoucansettherangeofIPaddressleasesunderDHCPServer.


StartIP EnterthestartIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIP

assignment.

EndIP

Enter

the

end

IP

address

for

the

DHCP

servers

IP

assignment.

DomainName Youcaninputadomainnameforyournetwork

(optional).

DefaultGatewayAddress Youcanassignadefaultgatewayhere(optional).

Ifyouarenotsurewhattofill,herearesomerecommendedvalues:

Start

IP:

192.168.1.1

EndIP:192.168.1.200

DomainName:(blank)

DefaultGatewayAddress:(blank)


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followingmessage:




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34Wireless

YoucansetupthewirelessLANconnectionunderWireless.

341WirelessSettings

Basicwirelesssettingscanbeconfiguredhere.

Thisroutercanoperatein6differentmodes:

AP:Wirelessaccesspoint

StationInfrastructure:Actsasawirelesscommunicationclientandwired

connectionserver

APBridgePointtoPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithanotherbroadbandrouter

APBridgePointtoMultiPoint:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4other

broadbandrouters

APBridgeWDS:Connectsthisrouterwithupto4WDScapablebroadband

routers

UniversalRepeater:Repeatsanotherwirelessaccesspointssignaltoextendits

wirelesssignalcoverage


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3411APMode

ThefollowingsettingswillappearinAPmode:


Band Selectfromoneofthefollowingoptions:

2.4GHz(B):Allows802.11bwirelessnetworkclients

toconnecttothisrouter(maximumtransferrate

11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):

Allows

802.11n

wireless

network

clients


450Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G):Allows802.11band802.11gwireless

networkclientstoconnecttothisrouter(maximum

transferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclientsand54Mbps

for802.11gclients).

2.4GHz(G):Allows802.11gwirelessnetworkclients


54Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and

802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttothisrouter

(recommended).

ESSID Thisisthenameofyourrouter.Youcantypeany

alphanumericalcharacter

here

(maximum

32

characters).

ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Youcan


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selectthechannelofyourpreference(1to13).

AssociatedClients ClickShowActiveClientsforthelistofall

connectedwirelessclients.ClickRefreshinthe

newwindowtorenewthelist,andclickCloseto

closethewindow.

Note:If

you

have

apop

up

blocker

installed,

you

mayhavetodisableit,orsetittoallowthepopup

windowtoshowup.

WirelessModule SelectEnabletoturnonthe2.4GHzwireless

signalandselectDisabletoturnitoff.

ClickApplytosavethechanges,orclickCanceltodiscardthechanges.Afteryou

haveclickedApply,youwillseethefollowingmessage:


secondsfor

the

broadband

router

to

restart.

Click

Continue

to

configure

other

settings.


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3412StationInfrastructure

InStationInfrastructuremode,therouteractsasawirelesscommunicationclient

andprovideswiredcommunicationforotherwireddevices.Thefollowingsettingswill

appearinStationInfrastructuremode:



2.4GHz(B):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11b

wirelessnetworkservers(maximumtransferrate

11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11n


150Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto

802.11band802.11gwirelessnetworkservers

(maximumtransferrate11Mbpsfor802.11bclients

and54Mbpsfor802.11gclients).

2.4GHz(G):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto802.11g


54Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allowsthisroutertoconnectto

802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessservers

(recommended).

ESSID

Thisis

the

name

of

your

router.

You

can

type

any

alphanumericalcharacterhere(maximum32

characters).


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connection.ClickingRefreshwillrenewthelist.


signaland

select

Disable

to

turn

it

off.






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3413APBridge:PointtoPoint

APBridgePointtoPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoanotherrouterandallowsall

thecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofbothrouterstocommunicatewitheach

other.

Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless

bridgeonly.

It

will

not

accept

other

wireless

clients.

If

you

wish

to

use

this

function

with

a

wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.



2.4GHz(B):

Allows

802.11b

wireless

network

clients


11Mbps).

2.4GHz(N):Allows802.11nwirelessnetworkclients


450Mbps).




for802.11gclients).



54Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G+N):

Allows

802.11b,

802.11g,

and


(recommended).


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ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Both

accesspointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).

MACAddress1 InputtheMACaddressofthewirelessaccesspoint

withwhichyouwishtoconnect.








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3414APBridge:PointtoMultiPoint

APBridgePointtoMultiPointmodeconnectsthisroutertoupto4otherrouters

andallowsthecomputersconnectedtotheLANportsofeveryroutertocommunicatewith

eachother.

Pleasenotethatwhenyouselectthismode,thisbroadbandrouterwillactasawireless

bridgeonly.

It

will

not

accept

other

wireless

clients.

If

you

wish

to

use

this

function

with

a

wirelessaccesspointthatsupportsWDS,pleaseselectAPBridgeWDSmode.





11Mbps).



450Mbps).




for802.11gclients).

2.4GHz(G):

Allows

802.11g

wireless

network

clients


54Mbps).


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(recommended).

ChannelNumber Selectachannelfromthedropdownmenu.Allaccess

pointsmustusethesamechannel(1to13).

MACAddress

1to

4

Inputthe

MAC

addresses

of

the

wireless

access

points









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3415APBridge:WDS

InAPBridgeWDSmode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasbothawireless

communicationbridgeandawirelessaccesspoint.Thisroutercanconnecttoupto4

WDScompatiblewirelessaccesspointsandallowsthecomputersconnectedeveryAPto

communicatewitheachother.





11Mbps).



450Mbps).




for802.11gclients).

2.4GHz(G):

Allows

802.11g

wireless

network

clients


54Mbps).


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(recommended).



characters).




connectedwirelessclients.ClickRefreshinthe


closethewindow.

Note:If

you

have

apop

up

blocker

installed,

you


windowtoshowup.

MACaddress1to4 InputtheMACaddressesofthewirelessaccesspoints




ClickApply

to

save

the

changes,

or

click

Cancel

to

discard

the

changes.

After

you





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3416UniversalRepeater

InUniversalRepeatermode,thisbroadbandrouteractsasawirelesssignalrepeater

toextendthewirelesscoverageofthespecifiedwirelessaccesspoint.



2.4GHz(B):

Allows

802.11b

wireless

network

clients


11Mbps).



450Mbps).




for802.11gclients).



54Mbps).

2.4GHz(B+G+N):

Allows

802.11b,

802.11g,

and


(recommended).


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characters).




connectedwireless

clients.

Click

Refresh

in

the


closethewindow.

Note:Ifyouhaveapopupblockerinstalled,you


windowtoshowup.

RootAPSSID InputtheSSIDofthewirelessaccesspointwith

whichyou

wish

to

connect.





connection.ClickingRefreshwillrenewthelist.








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342SecuritySettings

Advancedsecuritysettingsareavailableincertainmodestoenhanceconnection

security.

3421Disabled

Connectionencryptionisdisabledunderthismode(notrecommended).

3422WEP

SelectingWEPenablesWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)encryption.


KeyLength Twotypesofkeylengthsareavailable:64bitand

128bit.

KeyFormat Twotypesofkeyformatsareavailable:ASCIIandHex.

Thenumberofcharactersyourencryptionkeycan

usewillbeshownhere.

EncryptionKey Inputanencryptionkeyhere.InASCIImode,you

canuse

any

alphanumerical

character

(0

9,

az,

and

AZ).InHexmode,youcanuse09,af,andAF.

Enable802.1x Checkthisboxtoenablethe802.1xauthentication


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Authentication function.YouneedaRADIUSservertoperform802.1x

authentication.

RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.

RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis

1812.

RADIUSServerPassword InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSserverhere.






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3423WPAPreSharedKey

WPA(WiFiProtectedAccess)isasaferencryptionmodethanWEP(recommended).


WPAUnicast

Cipher

Suite

Please

select

aWPA

cipher

suite

supported

by

your

wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),

WPA2(AES),andWPA2Mixed.

PreSharedKeyFormat Selectapresharedkeyformathere.Passphrase

allowsyoutouse8ormorealphanumerical

characters(upto63).Hexallowsyoutouseupto

64characterswithintherangesof09,af,andAF.

PresharedKey InputtheWPAkeyhere.






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3424WPARADIUS

IfyouhaveaRADIUSserveronyourlocalnetwork,youcanauthenticatewireless

clientsviatheRADIUSserversuserdatabase.


WPAUnicastCipherSuite PleaseselectaWPAciphersuitesupportedbyyour

wirelessclient.AvailableoptionsareWPA(TKIP),

WPA2(AES),andWPA2Mixed.

RADIUSServerIPaddress InputtheRADIUSserversIPaddresshere.

RADIUSServerPort InputtheRADIUSserverporthere.Generally,itis

1812.

RADIUSServer

Password

Input

the

password

of

the

RADIUS

server

here.






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343MACAddressFiltering

Thisfunctionwillhelpyoupreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyour

wirelessrouter.OnlythosewirelessdeviceswhoseMACaddressmatchestheonesyou

haveassignedherecangainaccesstoyourwirelessrouter.Upto20MACaddressescanbe

assigned.

Toenable

MAC

address

filtering,

check

the

Enable

Wireless

Access

Control

box.


MACAddress InputtheMACaddressyouwishtoaddhere.

Comment Youcaninputupto16alphanumericalcharacters

describingthe

MAC

address

here

(optional).

Add ClickAddtoaddtheMACaddressandassociated

commenttotheMACaddresslist.

Clear ClickCleartoremoveeverythingintheMAC

addressandcommentfields.

AllMACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthefollowingtable:

Todeleteoneormoreentries,pleasechecktheboxofthecorrespondingentry(under

Select),andclickDeleteSelected.Ifyouwishtodeletealltheentries,clickDeleteAll.


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344WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)Settings

WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)isaconvenientwaytoestablishasecureconnection

betweenthisbroadbandrouterandWPScompatiblewirelessclients.


EnableWPS CheckthisboxtoenabletheWPSfunction.

WPSStatus

The

status

of

the

WPS

configuration

is

displayed

here.

SelfPINCode ThisroutersWPSPINcodeisdisplayedhere.

SSID ThisroutersSSIDisdisplayedhere.

AuthenticationMode Thisrouterswirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeis

displayedhere.

PassphraseKey TheWPApassphrasekeyisdisplayedasasteriskhere.

ConfigMode SelectthisroutersWPSconfigurationrolehere.

Registrar:

This

broadband

router

will

act

as

the

WPS

registrarandwaitforthewirelessclientsWPS

configurationrequest.

Enrollee:ThisbroadbandrouterwillactastheWPS

enrolleeandsendWPSconfigurationrequeststo

otherWPSregistrars.

ConfigureviaPushButton ClickStartPBCtostartpushbuttonWPS

configuration.YoucanalsousetheWPS/Reset

buttonlocatedatthebackofthisrouter.

ConfigureviaClientPIN

Code

InputtheWPSenabledwirelessclientsPINcodeand

clickStartPINtoestablishaWPSconnection.


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35AdvanceSettings

YoucanconfiguresuchadvancednetworkingfunctionslikeQoS,DDNS,portforwarding,

andDMZunderAdvancedSettings.


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351QoS

Qualityofserviceprovidesanefficientwayforcomputersonthenetworktosharethe

internetbandwidthwithapromisedqualityofinternetservice.WithoutQoS,allcomputers

anddevicesonthenetworkwillcompetewitheachothertogetinternetbandwidth,and

someapplicationswhichrequireguaranteedbandwidth(likevideostreamingandnetwork

telephone)will

be

affected,

therefore

an

unpleasing

result

will

occur,

like

the

interruption

ofvideo/audiotransfer.

Withthisfunction,youcanlimitthemaximumbandwidthorgiveaguaranteedbandwidth

foraspecificcomputer,toavoidsaidunpleasingresultfromhappening.

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rule.Ifonlyoneportisinvolved,inputasingle

numberhere(1to65535);ifmultipleportsare

involved,inputstarting/endingportnumberin

xyformat(like1020).

TrafficType IfyourecreatingaQoSruleforaspecifictype

oftraffic,youcanselectitfromthismenuand

youdont

have

to

input

port

range

above.

Protocol Selecttheprotocoltypehere(TCPorUDP).

Add ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule

(detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow).

Reset Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujustentered.

ClickReset

Edit Ifyouwanttomodifythecontentofaspecific

rule,pleasechecktheselectboxoftheruleyou

wantto

edit,

then

click

Edit

button.

Only

one

ruleshouldbeselectedatime!

DeleteSelected Youcandeleteselectedrulesbyclickingthis

button.Youcanselectoneormorerulesto

deletebychecktheselecttheboxoftherule(s)

youwanttodeleteatime.IftheQoStableis

empty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedoutand

cannotbeclicked.

DeleteAll

By

clicking

this

button,

you

can

delete

all

rules

currentlylistedintheQoStable.IftheQoS

tableisempty,thisbuttonwillbegrayedout

andcannotbeclicked.

MoveUp Moveselectedruleup.FirstQoSrulewillbe

proceedfirst,soyoucanmovehigherpriority

rulesup.

MoveDown Moveselectedruledown.

Whenyoufinishedwiththesettingsinthispage,youcanclickApplybuttontosave

changesyoumadeinthispage,oryoucanclickCanceltodiscardchanges.Afteryouclick

Applybutton,youllseethefollowingmessages:

PleaseclickApplytosavechangesyoumadeandrestartthebroadbandrouter,this

requiresabout30secondsandthebroadbandrouterwillstopresponding(thisisnormal


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settingslater.


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352DDNS

DDNS(DynamicDNS)isaIPtoHostnamemappingserviceforthoseInternetuserswho

donthaveastatic(fixed)IPaddress.Itwillbeaproblemwhensuchuserwantstoprovide

servicestootherusersonInternet,becausetheirIPaddresswillvaryeverytimewhen

connectedtoInternet,andotheruserwillnotbeabletoknowtheIPaddresstheyreusing

atacertain

time.

ThisroutersupportsDDNSserviceoffollowingserviceproviders:

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/)

ZoneEdit(http://www.zoneedit.com)

DHIS(http://www.dhis.org/)

CyberGate(http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns/)

PleasegotooneofDDNSserviceproviderswebpagelistedabove,andgetafreeDDNS

account

by

the

instructions

given

on

their

webpage.

After

that,

you

can

use

the

DDNS

page

tosetupDDNSparameterstouseDDNSservice:


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Herearedescriptionsofeverysetupitems:


DynamicDNS IfyouwanttoenableDDNSfunction,please

selectEnabled;otherwisepleaseselect

Disabled

Provider

Selectyour

DDNS

service

provider

here.

DomainName Inputthedomainnameyouveobtainedfrom

DDNSserviceprovider.

Account/EMail InputaccountoremailofDDNSregistration.

Password/Key InputDDNSservicepasswordorkey.

IfyourDDNSproviderisDHIS,thesettingswillbedifferent:



HostID PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring

DHISregistration.

ISAddr PleaseinputtheISAddryouappliedduring

DHISregistration.

AuthenticationType

Please

select

the

DHIS

user

authentication

typefromdropdownmenu:passwordorQRC.

HostPass PleaseinputtheHostIDyouappliedduring

DHISregistration.

(Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen

authenticationtypeispassword).

AuthP/AuthQ PleaseinputtheAuthP/AuthQyouapplied

duringDHISregistration.

(Thisfieldwillappearonlywhen

authenticationtypeisQRC).


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353PortForwarding

ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofInternetIPaddress

tothesameportoftheIPaddressonlocalnetwork.Theportnumber(s)ofInternetIP

addressandprivateIPaddress(theIPaddressonlocalnetwork)mustbethesame.

Ifthe

port

number

of

Internet

IP

address

and

private

IP

address

is

different,

please

use

VirtualServerfunction.

Theportforwardingsettingpagelookslikethis:



EnablePort

Forwarding

Checkthisboxtoenableportforwarding,and

uncheckthis

box

to

disable

port

forwarding.

PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputeronlocal

networkwhichprovidesinternetservice.

Computername Allcomputernamesfoundbythisbroadband

routeronlocalnetworkwillbelistedhere.You

canselectthecomputernameandclick


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Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.

Reset Removeallinputtedvalues.

AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:

Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificportforwardingentry,checktheselectboxoftheport

forwardingentryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselect

morethanoneportforwardingentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallportforwardingentries

listedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectall

portforwarding

entries.







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354DMZ

DemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isaspecialareainyourlocalnetwork.Thisarearesidesinlocal

network,andallcomputersinthisareausesprivateIPaddress,too.ButtheseprivateIP

addressesaremappedtoacertainInternetIPaddress,sootherpeopleonInternetcanfully

accessthosecomputersinDMZ.

TheDMZsettingpagelookslikethis:



EnableDMZ CheckthisboxtoenableDMZfunction,

uncheckthisboxtodisableDMZfunction.

PublicIP

address

You

can

select

Dynamic

IP

or

Static

IP

here.

IfyouselectDynamicIP,youhavetoselectan

Internetconnectionsessionfromdropdown

menu;ifyouselectStaticIP,pleaseinputthe

IPaddressthatyouwanttomaptoaspecific

privateIPaddress.

ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputtheprivateIPaddressthatthe

InternetIPaddresswillbemappedto.

Type

Select

the

type

of

connection,

TCP

or

UDP.

If

yourenotsure,pleaseselectBoth.

PortRange Inputthestartingportnumberintheleftfield,

andinputtheendingportnumberintheright

field.Ifyouonlywanttoredirectasingleport

number,justfilltheportnumberintheleft

field.

Comment Pleaseinputanytexttodescribethismapping,

upto16alphanumericalcharacters.

Add Addthemappingtoportforwardingtable.

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NOTE:PleasenotethateverypublicIPaddresscanbemappedtoasingleClientPCIP

addressonly.

AllexistingDMZentrieswillbedisplayedinCurrentDMZTable:

IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificDMZentry,checktheselectboxoftheDMZentryyouwant

todelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(YoucanselectmorethanoneDMZentries).

IfyouwanttodeleteallDMZentrieslistedhere,pleaseclickDeleteAllbuttonoryoucan

alsoclickResetbuttontounselectallDMZentries.







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36NAT

NetworkaddresstranslationssolvetheproblemifsharingasingleIPaddresstomultiple

computers.WithoutNAT,allcomputersmustbeassignedwithavalidInternetIPaddressto

getconnectedtoInternet,butInternetserviceprovidersonlyprovideveryfewIPaddresses

toeveryuser.ThereforeitsnecessarytouseNATtechnologytoshareasingleInternetIP

addressto

multiple

computers

on

local

network,

so

everyone

can

get

connected

to

Internet.

ThisbroadbandroutersupportsfourtypesofNATfunctions,andtheinstructionsofthese

functionswillbegivenbelow.


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361VirtualServer

ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectaportonInternetIPaddress(onWANport)toa

specifiedportofanIPaddressonlocalnetwork,soyoucansetupanInternetserviceonthe

computeronlocalnetwork,withoutexposingitonInternetdirectly.Youcanalsobuild

manysetsofportredirection,toprovidemanydifferentInternetservicesondifferentlocal

computersvia

asingle

Internet

IP

address.


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EnableVirtualServer Checkthisboxtoenablevirtualserver,and

uncheckthisboxtodisablevirtualserver.

PrivateIP InputtheIPaddressofthecomputerwhich

providesInternet

service.





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362SpecialApplications

Someapplicationsrequiremorethanoneconnectionatime;theseapplicationswontwork

withsimpleNATrules.Inordertomaketheseapplicationswork,youcanusethisfunction

tolettheseapplicationswork.



Enable Checkthisboxtoenablesupportforspecial

applications,anduncheckthisboxtodisable

thissupport.

IPAddress

Input

the

IP

address

of

the

computer

which

is

goingtousethespecialapplication.





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singlevalue,orarange(like2050).Ifyou

needtoinputmorethanoneportnumberand

theyrenotcontiguous,listallportnumbers

hereandseparatethembycomma(,).Ifthe

applicationdoesnotuseUDPport,leaveit

blank.

Comment

Youcan

input

any

text

here

to

help

you

rememberthepurposeofthisitem.Thisis

optional.

SelectGame Thisroutercomeswithanumerousport

mappingsettingsofnetworkgames.Ifthe

gameyouwishtosetislistedhere,youcan

selectitfromdropdownmenu.

Afteragame

is

selected,

click

Add

(the

one

nexttoSelectGamedropdownlist)toaddthe

connectionparameterstoallrespectivefields.

Add Clickthisbuttontoaddanewportmapping

ruletospecialapplicationstable.

Reset Clickthisbuttontoremoveallvaluesinevery

field.

Allexisting

special

application

mappings

will

be

displayed

in

this

page.

To

delete

one

or

moremappings,checktheboxofthemapping,thenclickDeleteSelectedbuttonto

removethemapping.Todeleteallexistingmappings,clickDeleteAllbutton.Ifyouwant

touncheckallboxes,clickReset.


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363UPnPSettings

BR6258nbroadbandroutersupportsUPnP(universalplugandplay),whichallowsother

networkdevicestocommunicatewiththisbroadbandroutertoexchangeinformation

aboutnetworkcapabilityforintercommunication.

Afteryoumadeyourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:




settings

later.


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364ALGSettings

ALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)isakindofnetworkconnectionabilitysupportforspecific

networkapplicationslikegameandinstantonlinechat.WithoutALGsupport,these

applicationswillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththeirserverwhenworkingwithBR6258n

broadbandrouter.

AllapplicationsthatrequireALGsupportandcompatiblewiththisbroadbandrouteris

listedhere.Youcancheckallapplicationsyouwilluseonlocalcomputer.Afteryoumade

yourchoice,pleaseclickApplybutton:




settingslater.


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365StaticRouting

Inmostcases,allyourcomputersonlocalnetworkwillusedefaultgateway(generally

providedbyyourISP)toaccessserversonInternet.However,ifyouhavepreferrednetwork

routeyouwishtoredirectnetworktraffic,youcanusethisfunctiontocreatededicated

routeforspecificnetworkdestinationandbypassdefaultgateway.

MostuserswillnotrequirethisfunctiontoaccessInternet.



EnableStatic

Routing

Enable

static

routing

function.

DestinationLANIP Inputdestinationnetworksaddresshere.

SubnetMask Inputthesubnetmaskofdestinationnetwork

here.

DefaultGateway InputtheIPaddressofthegatewaywhich

leadstothisnetworkhere.

HopCount Inputthehopcount(thedistancebetween

destinationnetworkandthisbroadband

router)

here.

Interface Inputtheinterfacewhichleadstodestination

network.

Add Clicktoaddthisstaticroutepolicytostatic

routetable.

Reset Clicktoclearallinputtedtexts.


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Ifyouwanttodeleteaspecificstaticrouteentry,checktheselectboxofthestaticroute

entryyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethanone

staticrouteentries).Ifyouwanttodeleteallstaticrouteentrieslistedhere,pleaseclick

DeleteAllbuttonoryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallstaticrouteentries.


changesyou

made

in

this

page,

or

you

can

click

Cancel

to

discard

changes.

After

you

click





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37Firewall

Thisbroadbandroutersupportsseveralfirewallfunctionswhichwillhelpyoutoprotect

yournetworkandcomputer.Inthischapter,instructionsforusingthesefunctionswillbe

given,soyoucanutilizethesefunctionstoprotectyournetworkfromhackersand

maliciousintruders.

371AccessControl

Byusingaccesscontrol,youcanrestrictyourcomputersfromaccessingimproperwebsite,

orusingdisallowedapplications.YoucanevenonlyallowcomputerswithcertainMAC

addresstoaccessthenetwork,ordenythecomputersinthelistfromaccessingInternet.

MACFiltering:DenyorallowaccessbasedonMACaddressofclientcomputer



EnableMACFiltering CheckthisboxtoenableMACaddressbased

filtering,andpleaseselectDenyorAllowto

decidethebehaviorofMACfilteringtable.If

youselectdeny,allMACaddresseslistedin

filteringtablewillbedeniedfromconnecting

Internet;ifyouselectallow,onlyMAC

addresseslistedinfilteringtablewillbeableto

connecttoInternet.

ClientPCMACaddress PleaseinputtheMACaddressofcomputeror

networkdevicehere,dash()orcolon(:)are

notrequired.(i.e.IftheMACaddresslabelof

yourwirelessdeviceindicates

aabb

cc

dd

ee

ff

or

aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,

just

inputaabbccddeeff

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Pleasecheck

Enable

IP

Filtering

Table

box

first,

and

select

Deny

or

Allow

to

decide

the

behaviorofIPfilteringtable(DenytheaccessofIPaddressesinthelist,orallowtheaccess

ofIPaddressesinthelist).YouhavetoclickAddPCbuttontoaddanewIPaddresstothe

list:



ClientPCDescription PleaseinputanytexttodescribethisIP

address,upto16alphanumericalcharacters.

ClientPCIPaddress PleaseinputthestartingIPaddressintheleft

field,and

input

the

end

IP

address

in

the

right

fieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses,orjust

inputtheIPaddressintheleftfieldtodefinea

singleIPaddress.

YoualsohavetoselectthetypeofInternetservicesthatwillbeappliedtothisaccess

controlrulefromthelist:


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Youcanselectmultipleserviceshere.IfyouwishtodenyorallowallservicesofcertainIP

address(es),pleaseselectbothTCPandUDP.

Iftheserviceyouwishtodenyorallowisnotlisted,youcanuseUserDefineServicetable

toaddanewserviceofyourown:



Protocol Pleaseselecttheprotocoltypeofthisservice:

TCPorUDP,orBoth.

PortRange Pleaseinputtheportrangeifthisservice.Fora

singleportnumber,justinputthenumberof

serviceport(like110).

Ifthisserviceconsistsmultiplecontinuous

ports,youcaninput110120forportnumber

110to120,or110,115,120forportnumber

110,115,and120.

ClickAdd

to

add

this

IP

address

restriction

rule

to

the

list

(and

back

to

previous

page),

or

clickResettoclearalltextsineveryfield.


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372URLBlocking

Ifyouwanttopreventcomputersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingcertainwebsite(like

pornography,violence,oranythingyouwanttoblock),youcanusethisfunctiontostop

computersinlocalnetworkfromaccessingthesiteyoudefinedhere.

Thisfunction

is

useful

for

parents

and

company

managers.

Hereare

descriptions

of

every

setup

items:


EnableURLBlocking CheckthisboxtoenforceURLBlocking,

uncheckittodisableURLBlocking.

URL/Keyword InputtheURL(hostnameorIPaddressof

website,likehttp://www.blockedsite.comor

http://11.22.33.44),orthekeywordwhichis

containedin

URL

(like

pornography,

cartoon,

stock,oranything).

Add ClickAddbuttontoaddtheURL/keywordto

theURL/Keywordfilteringtable.

Reset ClickResettoremovethevalueyouinputted

inURL/Keywordfield.

AllexistingURLswillbedisplayedinCurrentURLBlockingTable:

IfyouwanttodeleteaspecificURL/Keywordentry,checktheselectboxoftheMAC

addressyouwanttodelete,thenclickDeleteSelectedbutton.(Youcanselectmorethan

oneURL/Keyword).

If

you

want

to

delete

all

URL/Keyword

listed

here,

please

click

Delete

Allbutton,oryoucanalsoclickResetbuttontounselectallURL/Keywords.


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373DoS

DenialofService(DoS)isacommonattackmeasure,bytransmittingagreatamountofdata

orrequesttoyourInternetIPaddressandserver,theInternetconnectionwillbecomevery

slow,andservermaystoprespondingbecauseitisnotcapabletohandletoomuchtraffics.

Thisrouter

has

abuilt

in

DoS

attack

prevention

mechanism;

when

you

activate

it,

the

routerwillstoptheDoSattackforyou:

HerelistsfourkindsofDoSattacks,pleaseselectthetypeofDoSattackyouwishthis

broadbandroutertoprotect,andyoucanselectmultipletypesofattacks.

ThedescriptionsofeveryDoSattackislistedbelow:


PingofDeath PingofDeathisaspecialpacket,anditwill

causecertaincomputertostopresponding.

Checkthisboxandtherouterwillfilterthis

kindofpacketout.

DiscardPingFrom

WAN

Pingisacommonandusefultooltoknow

theconnectionstatusofaspecifiedremote

networkdevice,butsomemaliciousintruder

willtrytofillyournetworkbandwidthwitha

lotofPINGrequestdatapacket,tomakeyour

internetconnection

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