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Table of Contents
Chapter1 Quick Start ....................................................................................................4
1.1 Preparation ...............................................................................................................4
1.2 Access to the Web-based UI ....................................................................................6
1.3 BR-6641 Web-based UI Overview............................................................................8
1.4 How to use BR-6641 Web-based UI.......................................................................10
1.4.1 BR-6641 Operating Menu..........................................................................10
1.4.2 BR-6641 Rule/Filter/Policy Table............................................................... 11
Chapter 2 System........................................................................................................13
2.1 Summary.................................................................................................................14
2.2 Traffic Statistics .......................................................................................................16
2.3 Diagnostic Tools......................................................................................................17
2.4 Date&Time ..............................................................................................................20
2.4.1 Date&Time Setting.....................................................................................20
2.4.2 Busyhour Setting .......................................................................................21
2.5 Administration .........................................................................................................22
Chapter3 Network .......................................................................................................25
3.1 WAN Setting............................................................................................................26
3.1.1 Standard Mode ..........................................................................................28
3.1.2 DHCP Mode...............................................................................................31
3.1.3 PPPoE Mode .............................................................................................33
3.1.4 PPTP Mode ...............................................................................................35
3.1.5 Advanced Mode.........................................................................................37
3.2 LAN Setting.............................................................................................................39
3.3 DHCP Setting..........................................................................................................42
3.4 Host Names ............................................................................................................45
3.5 Service Names........................................................................................................47
3.6 IP Grouping.............................................................................................................49
3.7 Service Grouping ....................................................................................................51
Chapter 4 Service........................................................................................................53
4.1 Firewall....................................................................................................................54
4.2 Auto Routing ...........................................................................................................57
4.3 Virtual Server ..........................................................................................................60

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4.4 QoS.........................................................................................................................62
4.5 Per IP Max Connection ...........................................................................................66
4.6 Per IP Max Rate Control .........................................................................................68
4.7 Multihoming.............................................................................................................70
4.8 Internal DNS ...........................................................................................................75
4.9 SNMP......................................................................................................................77
4.10 UPnP.....................................................................................................................78
Chapter 5 Log..............................................................................................................79
5.1 View ........................................................................................................................80
5.2 Control ....................................................................................................................81
5.3 Notification ..............................................................................................................84

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Chapter1 Quick Start
At the first time using the product of BR-6641, you may confronted with
complicated settings which prevents you from starting well. This chapter will
explain the basic functionalities of BR-6641 and how to operate and configure the
system.It will also cover related subjects in network structures and hardware
installation which will help you during your setup of BR-6641.
1.1 Preparation
Before you get started, there are few things you need to know:
The position of the BR-6641 LAN Port: It has five network interfaces, the last port is
LAN Port which is marked on the machine.
The default IP address for LAN interface is 192.168.2.1
Your IP addresses for computers in the LAN should be changed to
192.168.2.2 (or 192.168.2.x) in order to avoid conflicts with the default LAN
port.
Connect your computers in the LAN to the BR-6641 with a cross-over cable,
which is a standard attachment.
To access the web-based administration UI, open http://192.168.2.1/ in your
Internet Explorer 6.0.
The default password for the administrator account is “1234”, and “5678” for
the monitor account. We strongly recommend you to modify the passwords at
the first time you log into the web-based UI. It is also a wise idea to write
down your changed passwords and keep them in a safe place in case you
forget them.
Check your network environment carefully before installing BR-6641. A
well-designed network environment with the necessary information such as
your network structure, IP addresses, and network segments information will

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help you complete the setup of BR-6641 parameters.
BR-6641 uses a web-based management user interface (Web-based UI).
Due to internal design constraints, you have to use MS Internet Explorer 6.0
(IE 6.0), or higher to access the Web-based UI. A screen resolution of
800x600 or higher is recommended.
Use a cross-over cable to access BR-6641 Web-based UI from the LAN port.
BR-6641 is shipped with two types of network cable in the box; one is a
cross-over and the other is a straight cable. Please use the cross-over cable
to connect to the computer and LAN port of BR-6641, the LED of the plugged
in port will turn on when properly connected.

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1.2 Access to the Web-based UI
The Web-based UI enables you to easily perform every configuration task. Follow
the steps below to access the Web-based UI.
1. Connect your PC Ethernet LAN interface to LAN port of BR-6641 with a
cross-over cable. The default management LAN port of BR-6641 is LAN port.
2. After powering on BR-6641, the LED of LAN port will turn to orange. This
indicates that it is on-line.
3. Assign your PC Ethernet LAN interface with IP 192.168.2.2, subnet mask
255.255.255.0.
4. Check that the proxy setting of your IE browser is turned off, no proxy server
is required in order to access BR-6641 ’s Web-based UI. Open MS IE 6.0,
select Internet Option on the menu bar of Tools, click the Connection tab,
and then click LAN settings to open Local Area Network Settings dialog
box, under Proxy server, make sure proxy server is not selected.
5. In the URL of IE 6.0, type in http://192.168.2.1 to access the Web-based UI.
6. BR-6641 provides two types of user accounts:
Administrator - Has privileges to monitor and modify system parameters.
Monitor - Has privileges to monitor only.
BR-6641 allows up to 1 administrator and 1 monitor to access concurrently.
Default password for Administrator and Monitor are 1234 and 5678,
respectively. Please have your password change the first time you log in.

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Cancel the Proxy Setting

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1.3 BR-6641 Web-based UI Overview
After logging in, you will be able to start configuring or monitoring BR-6641
through the Web-based UI.
In order to help you to familiar with the basic operations, the explanations are as
follows:
The Web-based UI tasks are grouped into four categories. The categories are
located at the upper left-hand corner of Web-based UI task bar. These categories
cover all the configuration possibilities in BR-6641. The four categories are:
System
Network
Service
Log
In the later chapters, we will introduce the functions of these four categories. On
the first stage,you can login as Administrator in the Web-based UI and modify the
Administrator or Monitor password by performing the following: (1)Click System
and select Administration on task bar, (2) enter your new Administrator password
or Monitor password, after the system confirmation, using the new password next
time you log in.
What shall we do if we forget the new password?
If you forget your administrator password, use a Terminal (VT-100 compatible) to
establish the connection between PC RS - 232 series port and BR-6641 Console
interface, execute system reset to default.
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second: 9600, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 8, Flow control: None. The
serial console and Web-based UI use the same username and password pairs.
By default, the password of “Administrator” is 1234, and the password of “Monitor”
is 5678. If the password is changed via the Web-based UI, it will also be changed
in the serial console. In case you lose your password, you can use the username
“reset” and password “BR-6641_edimax” to log into serial console and reset the
system to default.
Open the IE browser to access the Web-based UI
Note: Please remember the changed password , otherwise it is not possible to
access the BR-6641 management interface.