Edimax BR-6478AC User manual
BR‐6478AC
UserManual
11‐2013/v2.0
CONTENTS
I.ProductInformation...............................................................................1
I‐1.PackageContents............................................................................................................................1
I‐2.LEDStatus........................................................................................................................................2
I‐3.BackPanel...................................................................................................................................... 3
I‐4.SafetyInformation...........................................................................................................................4
II.Installation.............................................................................................5
II‐1.Wi‐FiRouterMode.........................................................................................................................8
II‐2.AccessPointMode.......................................................................................................................12
II‐3.RangeExtenderMode..................................................................................................................16
II‐4.WPSSetup....................................................................................................................................22
II‐5.ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.................................................................................................22
III.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.................................................23
III‐1.Login…….......................................................................................................................................23
III‐2.SaveSettings................................................................................................................................25
III‐3.MainMenu..................................................................................................................................26
III‐3‐1.Status….................................................................................................................................27
III‐3‐2.SetupWizard........................................................................................................................28
III‐3‐3.Internet.................................................................................................................................30
III‐3‐3‐1.WANSetup....................................................................................................................30
III‐3‐3‐1‐1.DynamicIP..........................................................................................................................30
III‐3‐3‐1‐2.StaticIP................................................................................................................................31
III‐3‐3‐1‐3.PPPoE..................................................................................................................................33
III‐3‐3‐1‐4.PPTP....................................................................................................................................35
III‐3‐3‐1‐5.L2TP.....................................................................................................................................37
III‐3‐3‐1‐6.WISP....................................................................................................................................
39
III‐3‐3‐2.DDNS.............................................................................................................................40
III‐3‐4.LAN……..................................................................................................................................42
III‐3‐5.2.4GHzWireless&5GHzWireless.......................................................................................45
III‐3‐5‐1.Basic…............................................................................................................................45
III‐3‐5‐1‐1.Disable.................................................................................................................................48
III‐3‐5‐1‐2.WEP…..................................................................................................................................49
III‐3‐5‐1‐3.WPAPre‐SharedKey...........................................................................................................50
III‐3‐5‐1‐4.WPARadius.........................................................................................................................51
III‐3‐5‐2.Guest.............................................................................................................................52
III‐3‐5‐3.WPS…............................................................................................................................54
III‐3‐5‐4.AccessControl...............................................................................................................55
III‐3‐5‐5.Schedule........................................................................................................................57
III‐3‐6.Firewall.................................................................................................................................59
III‐3‐6‐1.URLBlocking..................................................................................................................59
III‐3‐6‐2.AccessControl...............................................................................................................61
III‐3‐6‐3.DMZ...............................................................................................................................65
III‐3‐6‐4.DoS….............................................................................................................................66
III‐3‐7.QoS……..................................................................................................................................68
III‐3‐7‐1.QoS….............................................................................................................................68
III‐3‐7‐2.iQoS……..........................................................................................................................71
III‐3‐8.Advanced..............................................................................................................................73
III‐3‐8‐1.StaticRouting................................................................................................................73
III‐3‐8‐2.PortForwarding............................................................................................................74
III‐3‐8‐3.VirtualServer................................................................................................................76
III‐3‐8‐4.2.4GHzWireless............................................................................................................77
III‐3‐8‐5.5GHzWireless...............................................................................................................78
III‐3‐8‐6.ALG….............................................................................................................................80
III‐3‐8‐7.IGMP..............................................................................................................................81
III‐3‐8‐8.UPnP..............................................................................................................................82
III‐3‐8‐9.FastNAT........................................................................................................................82
III‐3‐9.Administration......................................................................................................................83
III‐3‐9‐1.TimeZone......................................................................................................................83
III‐3‐9‐2.Password.......................................................................................................................84
III‐3‐9‐3.RemoteAccess..............................................................................................................85
III‐3‐9‐4.Backup/Restore.............................................................................................................86
III‐3‐9‐5.Upgrade.........................................................................................................................86
III‐3‐9‐6.Restart...........................................................................................................................87
III‐3‐9‐7.Logs….............................................................................................................................87
III‐3‐9‐8.ActiveDHCPClient........................................................................................................88
III‐3‐9‐9.Statistics........................................................................................................................88
IV.Appendix..............................................................................................89
IV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress........................................................................................................89
IV‐1‐1.HowtocheckthatyourcomputerusesadynamicIPaddress............................................90
IV‐1‐1‐1.WindowsXP..................................................................................................................90
IV‐1‐1‐2.WindowsVista..............................................................................................................92
IV‐1‐1‐3.Windows7....................................................................................................................94
IV‐1‐1‐4.Windows8....................................................................................................................97
IV‐1‐1‐5.MacOS........................................................................................................................101
IV‐1‐2.HowtomodifytheIPaddressofyourcomputer..............................................................103
IV‐1‐2‐1.WindowsXP................................................................................................................103
IV‐1‐2‐2.WindowsVista............................................................................................................105
IV‐1‐2‐3.Windows7..................................................................................................................106
IV‐1‐2‐4.Windows8..................................................................................................................109
IV‐1‐2‐5.Mac…...........................................................................................................................113
IV‐1‐3.HowtoFindYourNetworkSecurityKey............................................................................116
IV‐1‐3‐1.Windows7&Vista......................................................................................................116
IV‐1‐3‐2.Mac…...........................................................................................................................118
IV‐1‐4.HowtoFindYourRouter’sIPAddress...............................................................................121
IV‐1‐4‐1.WindowsXP,Vista&7................................................................................................121
IV‐1‐4‐2.Windows8..................................................................................................................123
IV‐1‐4‐3.Mac…...........................................................................................................................126
IV‐2.ConnectingtoaWi‐Finetwork.................................................................................................128
IV‐3.Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................130
V.Glossary..............................................................................................134
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I. ProductInformation
I‐1.PackageContents
Beforeyoustartusingthisproduct,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissingin
thepackage,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):
QuickInstallationGuidePowerAdapte
r
BR‐6478ACEthernetCD‐ROM
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I‐2.LEDStatus
LEDLEDStatus Description
Power
OnRouterison.
OffRouterisoff.
Internet
OnInternetconnectionisactive.
Flashing Routerisconnectingtointernet.
OffNointernetconnection.
2.4GHz
On2.4GHzwirelessisactive.
Flashing2.4GHzLANactivity
(transferring/receivingdata).
Off2.4GHzwirelessisnotactive.
5GHz
On5GHzwirelessisactive.
Flashing5GHzLANactivity
(transferring/receivingdata).
Off5GHzwirelessisnotactive.
WAN
OnWANportconnected.
FlashingWANactivity
(transferring/receivingdata)
OffWANportnotconnected.
LAN1–4
OnLAN portconnected.
FlashingLANactivity(transferringor
receivingdata).
OffLANportnotconnected.
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I‐3.BackPanel
GigabitLAN
Ports1–4
5VPowerPort
AntennaAntenna
RadioON/
OFFSwitch
Reset/WPSButton
Gigabit
WANPort
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I‐4.SafetyInformation
Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleaseread
andactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.
1.Thedeviceisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplaceitoutdoors.
2.Donotplacethedeviceinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasakitchenor
bathroom.
3.Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfromthe
BR‐6478AC.
4.Handlethedevicewithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoidthewarrantyof
thedevice.
5.Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildrenunder
3yearsold.Pleasekeepthedeviceoutofreachofchildren.
6.Donotplacethedeviceonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.The
devicemaybecomehotduringuse.
7.Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidethedevice.Ifyouexperience
problemswiththedevice,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseandask
forhelp.
8.Thedeviceisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetforany
reason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepowersupplyoff.
Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.
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II. Installation
1.Plugtheincludedpoweradapterintothedevice’s5VDCpowerportand
theotherendintoanelectricalsocket.
2.EnsurethattheWi‐FiOn/OffswitchissettoonandthatthepowerLED
andWANLEDarelit.Ifnot,thedeviceisnotproperlyconnected.
3.UseaWi‐Fidevice(e.g.computer,tablet,smartphone)tosearchforaWi‐Fi
networkwiththeSSID“edimax.setup”andconnecttoit.
iOS4orAndroid4andabovearerequiredforsetupona
smartphoneortablet.
4.Openawebbrowserandifyoudonotautomaticallyarriveatthe“Get
Started”screenshownbelow,entertheURLhttp://edimax.setupandclick
“GetStarted”tobeginthesetupprocess.
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Ifyoucannotaccesshttp://edimax.setup,pleasemakesureyour
computerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.RefertoIV‐1.
ConfiguringyourIPaddressformoreinformation.
5.SelectamodeforyourBR‐6478ACandclick“Next”tocontinue.
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Wi‐FiRouterThedeviceconnectstoyourmodemandprovides
2.4GHzand/or5GHzInternet(wirelessand
Ethernet)accessfo
r
yournetworkdevices.
AccessPointThedeviceconnectstoanexistingroutervia
Ethernetcableandprovides2.4GHzand/or5GHz
Internet(wirelessandEthernet)accessforyour
networkdevices.
RangeExtenderThedeviceconnectswirelesslytoyourexisting
2.4GHzand/or5GHznetworkandrepeatsthe
wirelesssigna
l
(s).
6.Followtheon‐screeninstructionstocompletesetup.Formoreinformation,
pleaserefertotheappropriatefollowingchapter:
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II‐1.Wi‐FiRouterMode
1.ConnecttheblueWANportofyourBR‐6478ACtotheLANportofyour
modemusinganEthernetcable,andthenclick“Next”.
2.PleasewaitamomentwhiletheBR‐6478ACteststheconnection.
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3.Click“Next”tocontinueandconfigurethedevice’swirelessnetwork.
4.Enteranameandpasswordforyour2.4GHz&5GHzwirelessnetworks,
thenclick“Next”tocontinue.
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5.Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.
Checkthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclick“Next”toproceed.
Ifyouwishtobackupthedevice’ssettings,click“Backupthis
configuration”toopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrent
configurationtoarouter.txtfile.
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6.Pleasewaitamomentuntilthedeviceisready.
7.Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Please
closethebrowserwindow.
8.TheBR‐6478ACisworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnecttothe
device’snewSSID.PleaserefertoIV‐2.ConnectingtoaWi‐Finetworkif
yourequiremoreguidance.
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II‐2.AccessPointMode
1.ConnecttheyellowLANportofyourBR‐6478ACtotheLANportofyour
existingrouterusinganEthernetcable,thenclick“Next”.
2.Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”or“UsethefollowingIP
address”foryourBR‐6478AC.IfyouareusingastaticIP,entertheIP
address,subnetmaskanddefaultgateway.Click“Next”toproceedtothe
nextstep.
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“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”istherecommendedsetting
formostusers.FormoreguidanceonstaticIPaddresses,please
refertoIV‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress.
3.Enteranameandpasswordforyour2.4GHz&5GHzwirelessnetworks,
thenclick“Next”tocontinue.
4.Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.
Checkthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclick“Next”toproceed.
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Ifyouwishtobackupthedevice’ssettings,click“Backupthis
configuration”toopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrent
configurationtoaAP.txtfile.
5.PleasewaitamomentuntiltheBR‐6478ACisready.
6.Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Please
closethebrowserwindow.
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7.TheBR‐6478ACisworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnecttothe
device’snewSSID.PleaserefertoIV‐2.ConnectingtoaWi‐Finetworkif
yourequiremoreguidance.
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II‐3.RangeExtenderMode
1.PleaseensureyourBR‐6478ACiswithinWi‐Firangeofyourexisting
wirelessrouter.Click“Next”tocontinue.
2.Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”or“UsethefollowingIP
address”foryourBR‐6478AC.IfyouareusingastaticIP,entertheIP
address,subnetmaskanddefaultgateway.Click“Next”toproceedtothe
nextstep.
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