Edimax BR-6216Mg User manual

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Introduction............................................................................................................................4
Features...................................................................................................................................4
MinimumRequirements.......................................................................................................4
PackageContent....................................................................................................................4
Note..........................................................................................................................................4
Get toknowtheBroadband Router...................................................................................5
Back Panel..............................................................................................................................5
FrontPanel.............................................................................................................................6
Setup Diagram.......................................................................................................................7
Gettingstarted........................................................................................................................7
Chapter1...............................................................................................................................15
QuickSetup..........................................................................................................................15
Step 1) TimeZone................................................................................................................15
Step 2) Broadband Type.....................................................................................................16
1.1CableModem.................................................................................................................18
1.2Fixed-IPxDSL...............................................................................................................19
1.3PPPoE..............................................................................................................................20
1.4PPTP................................................................................................................................21
1.5L2TP................................................................................................................................23
1.6TelstraBigPond............................................................................................................26
Chapter2...............................................................................................................................27
GeneralSettings...................................................................................................................27
2.1System.............................................................................................................................29
2.1.1Time Zone....................................................................................................................30
2.1.2PasswordSettings.......................................................................................................31
2.1.3RemoteManagement.................................................................................................32
2.2WAN................................................................................................................................34
2.2.1DynamicIP..................................................................................................................36
2.2.2StaticIP Address........................................................................................................36
2.2.3PPPoE(PPPover Ethernet).....................................................................................36
2.2.4PPTP.............................................................................................................................36
2.2.5L2TP.............................................................................................................................36
2.2.6TelstraBigPond.........................................................................................................36
2.2.7DNS...............................................................................................................................36
2.2.8DDNS............................................................................................................................37
2.3LAN.................................................................................................................................38
2.4Wireless...........................................................................................................................40
2.4.1BasicSettings..............................................................................................................41
2.4.2Advanced Settings......................................................................................................44
2.4.3Security........................................................................................................................46
2.4.3.1WEPonly..................................................................................................................46
2.4.3.2802.1xonly................................................................................................................47
2.4.3.3802.1xWEPStatickey...........................................................................................48
2.4.3.4WPAPre-shared key..............................................................................................49
2.4.3.5WPARadius.............................................................................................................51
2.4.4Access Control............................................................................................................53

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2.5QoS...................................................................................................................................55
2.6NAT.................................................................................................................................59
2.6.1PortForwarding.........................................................................................................61
2.6.2VirtualServer.............................................................................................................63
2.6.3SpecialApplications...................................................................................................66
2.6.4UPnPSettings..............................................................................................................68
2.6.5ALGSettings...............................................................................................................69
2.6.6StaticRouting..............................................................................................................70
2.7Firewall...........................................................................................................................72
2.7.1Access Control............................................................................................................73
2.7.2URLBlocking..............................................................................................................77
2.7.3DoS(DenialofService)..............................................................................................79
2.7.4DMZ.............................................................................................................................80
Chapter3...............................................................................................................................82
Status.....................................................................................................................................82
3.1Statusand Information.................................................................................................83
3.2InternetConnection......................................................................................................84
3.3DeviceStatus..................................................................................................................84
3.4System Log.....................................................................................................................86
3.5SecurityLog...................................................................................................................87
3.6ActiveDHCPClient......................................................................................................88
3.7Statistics..........................................................................................................................89
Chapter4...............................................................................................................................90
Tool........................................................................................................................................90
4.1ConfigurationTools......................................................................................................91
4.2Firmware Upgrade........................................................................................................92
4.3Reset................................................................................................................................93
AppendixA...........................................................................................................................94
Glossary...............................................................................................................................95

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Introduction
Congratulationsonpurchasing thisWirelessBroadbandRouter.ThisWirelessBroadband Router
isacost-effectiveIP SharingRouterthat enablesmultipleuserstosharetheInternetthroughan
ADSLorcablemodem.SimplyconfigureyourInternetconnectionsettingsintheWireless
BroadbandRouterandplugyourPCtotheLANportand you'rereadytosharefilesand access
the Internet. Asyournetworkgrows,youcan connect anotherhuborswitchtotheroutersLAN
ports,allowing youtoeasilyexpand yournetwork. The WirelessBroadband Routerisembedded
withaIEEE 802.11g/baccess point thatallowsyoutobuildupawirelessLAN.The Wireless
BroadbandRouterprovidesatotalsolutionfortheSmalland Medium-sized Business(SMB)and
the Small Office/HomeOffice(SOHO)markets, givingyouan instantnetworktoday, andthe
flexibilitytohandletomorrow'sexpansionandspeed.
Features
•HighInternetAccessthroughput (50M)
•AllowmultipleuserstoshareasingleInternetline
•Supportsupto253users
•InternetAccessviaCableorxDSLmodem
•Access PrivateLANServersfromthePublicNetwork
•EquippedwithfourLANports(10/100M)and one WANport(10/100M)
•ProvidesIEEE 802.11g/bwirelessLANaccess point
•Support DHCP(Server/Client)foreasy setup
•Support advancefeaturessuchas: SpecialApplications,DMZ,VirtualServers,Access
Control, Firewall.
•Allowyou tomonitortherouter sstatussuchas:DHCPClient Log,SystemLog, Security
LogandDevice/Connection Status
•Easy touseWeb-based GUI forconfigurationandmanagementpurposes
•RemoteManagement allowsconfiguration and upgradesfromaremotesite(overthe
Internet)
MinimumRequirements
•One ExternalxDSL(ADSL)orCablemodemwithanEthernetport(RJ-45)
•NetworkInterfaceCard(NIC) foreachPersonalComputer(PC)
•PCswithaWeb-Browser(InternetExplorer4.0orhigher, orNetscapeNavigator4.7or
higher)
PackageContent
•One 4-portBroadbandrouterunit
•One QuickInstallationGuide
•One UserManualCD
•One PowerAdapter
•Accessories
Note
The WAN“idletimeout”auto-disconnect functionmaynotworkduetoabnormalactivitiesof
somenetworkapplication software,computervirusorhackerattacksfromthe Internet. For
example,somesoftwaresendsnetworkpacketstothe Internet inthebackground,evenwhen
youarenotusing theInternet.Sopleaseturnoff yourcomputerwhenyouarenot usingit.This
functionalsomaynotworkwithsomeISP. Sopleasemakesurethisfunctioncan workproperly
when youusethisfunctioninthefirsttime, especiallyyourISPchargeyou bytimeused.

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Get toknowtheBroadband Router
Back Panel
The diagram(fig1.0)belowshowsthe broadband router sback panel. Theroutersback panelis
divided intothreesections, LAN, WAN and Reset:
Figure1.0
1)Local AreaNetwork(LAN)
TheBroadbandrouters4LANportsarewhereyouconnectyourLAN sPCs, printerservers,
hubsandswitchesetc.
2)WideArea Network(WAN)
TheWANportisthesegmentconnectedtoyourxDSLorCablemodemand islinked
totheInternet.
3)Reset
TheResetbutton allowsyoutodo oneoftwothings.
1)Ifproblemsoccurwithyourrouter,pressthe router sresetbuttonwithapenciltip(for
lessthan4seconds)andtherouterwill re-boot itself, keepingyouroriginal
configurations.
2)Ifproblemspersist oryouexperienceextremeproblemsoryouforgot yourpassword,
presstheresetbutton forlongerthan4secondsand therouterwillresetitselftothe
factorydefault settings(warning:youroriginalconfigurationswillbereplaced with
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FrontPanel
Ontheroutersfront panelthereareLEDlightsthatinformyouofthe router scurrentstatus.
Belowisan explanation ofeachLEDanditsdescription.
LED LightStatusDescription
PWRON Routerspowersupplyison
WAN10/100M ON WANport 100Mbpsisconnected
Off WANport 10Mbpsisconnected
WANLNK/ACT ON WANisconnected
Off NoWANconnection
FlashingWANporthasActivity(ACT),databeingsent
LAN10/100M ON LANport100Mbpsisconnected
(Port1-4) Off LANport10Mbpsisconnected
LANLNK/ACT ON LANisconnected
(Port1-4) Off NoLANconnection
FlashingLANporthasActivity(ACT), databeingsent
WLAN-G ON WirelessLANhasbeenactivated
Off WirelessLANisdisabled
FlashingWirelessLANhasActivity(ACT)databeingsent

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Setup Diagram
Figure1.2belowshowsatypicalsetupforaLocalAreaNetwork(LAN).
Figure1.2
Gettingstarted
Thisisastep-by-step instructiononhowtostartusingtherouterandgetconnected tothe
Internet.
1)Setup yournetworkasshowninthe setupdiagramabove(fig1.2).
2) YouthenneedtosetyourLANPCclientssothat it canobtainan IPaddressautomatically.
AllLANclientsrequireanIP address.Justlikeanaddress, itallowsLANclientstofindone
another. (IfyouhavealreadyconfiguredyourPCtoobtainanIPautomaticallythen proceed
tostep3,page11)
Configureyour PCtoobtainanIP addressautomatically
Bydefault thebroadbandroutersDHCP ison, thismeansthatyoucan obtainanIP address
automaticallyonceyou veconfiguredyourPCtoobtainan IP addressautomatically.This
section will showyouhowtoconfigureyourPC ssothatitcanobtainanIP address
automaticallyforeitherWindows95/98/Me,2000 orNToperatingsystems.Forother
operating systems(Macintosh, Sun,etc.),followthemanufacturersinstructions.The
followingisastep-by-step illustrationonhowtoconfigureyourPCtoobtainanIP address
automaticallyfor2a) Windows95/98/Me,2b) WindowsXP,2c) Windows2000 and2d)
WindowsNT.

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2a)Windows95/98/Me
1: Click the Start buttonandselect Settings,then click ControlPanel. The ControlPanel
windowwillappear.
2: Double-click Network icon.The Network windowwillappear.
3: Checkyourlistof NetworkComponents.IfTCP/IP isnotinstalled,click the Add buttonto
install itnow.IfTCP/IPisinstalled, go to step6.
4:Inthe NetworkComponentType dialogbox,select Protocol andclick Add button.
5:Inthe SelectNetworkProtocol dialogbox, select Microsoft and TCP/IP and thenclick the
OK buttontostart installingthe TCP/IPprotocol. YoumayneedyourWindowsCDto
completethe installation.
6: AfterinstallingTCP/IP,gobacktothe Network dialogbox. Select TCP/IP fromthelist of
NetworkComponents and then click the Properties button.
7: Checkeachofthetabsandverifythe followingsettings:
•Bindings: Check ClientforMicrosoft Networks and Fileandprintersharing for
Microsoft Networks.
•Gateway: Allfieldsareblank.
•DNSConfiguration:Select DisableDNS.
•WINS Configuration:Select DisableWINSResolution.
•IP Address: Select ObtainIPaddress automatically.
8: Reboot the PC. YourPCwill nowobtainanIP addressautomaticallyfromyour
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Note:Pleasemakesurethat theBroadbandrouter sDHCP serveristhe onlyDHCPserver
availableon yourLAN.
Onceyou veconfiguredyourPCtoobtainan IPaddress automatically, pleaseproceed to
Step3
2b)WindowsXP
1: Click the Start buttonandselect Settings,then click NetworkConnections. The Network
Connections windowwill appear.
2: Double-click LocalArea Connection icon.The LocalAreaConnection windowwill
appear.
3: Checkyourlistof NetworkComponents. Youshouldsee Internet Protocol[TCP/IP] on
yourlist.Selectit andclick the Properties button.
4:IntheInternet Protocol(TCP/IP)Propertieswindow,select Obtainan IPaddress
automatically and ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically asshownonthefollowing
screen.
5: Click OK toconfirmthesetting. YourPCwillnowobtainanIPaddressautomatically
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Note:Pleasemakesurethat theBroadbandrouter sDHCPserveristhe onlyDHCPserver
availableon yourLAN.
Onceyou veconfiguredyourPCtoobtainan IPaddress automatically, pleaseproceed to
Step3.
2c)Windows2000
1: Click the Start buttonandselect Settings,then click ControlPanel. The ControlPanel
windowwillappear.
2: Double-click NetworkandDial-upConnections icon.Inthe NetworkandDial-up
Connection window,double-click LocalAreaConnection icon. The LocalArea
Connection windowwillappear.
3:Inthe LocalAreaConnection window, clickthe Properties button.
4: Checkyourlistof NetworkComponents. Youshouldsee Internet Protocol[TCP/IP] on
yourlist.Selectit and clickthe Properties button.
5:IntheInternet Protocol(TCP/IP)Propertieswindow,select Obtainan IPaddress
automatically and ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically asshownon thefollowing
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6: Click OK toconfirmthesetting. YourPCwillnowobtainanIPaddressautomatically
fromyourBroadbandRoutersDHCP server.
Note:Pleasemakesurethat theBroadbandrouter sDHCP serveristhe onlyDHCPserver
availableon yourLAN.
Onceyou veconfiguredyourPCtoobtainan IPaddress automatically, pleaseproceed to
Step3.
2d)WindowsNT
1: Click the Start buttonandselect Settings,then click ControlPanel. The ControlPanel
windowwillappear.
2: Double-click Network icon.The Network windowwillappear. Selectthe Protocol tabfrom
the Network window.
3: Checkifthe TCP/IPProtocol isonyourlist of NetworkProtocols.IfTCP/IP isnot
installed,click the Add button toinstallit now. IfTCP/IPisinstalled, go to step5.
4:Inthe SelectNetworkProtocol window,selectthe TCP/IPProtocol and clickthe Ok
buttontostartinstalling theTCP/IPprotocol. YoumayneedyourWindowsCDto
completethe installation.
5: Afteryou installTCP/IP, go backtothe Network window. Select TCP/IP fromthelistof
NetworkProtocols andthen clickthe Properties button.
6: Checkeachofthetabsand verifythe followingsettings:
•IP Address: Select ObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver.
•DNS: Letallfieldsareblank.
•WINS: Let allfieldsareblank.
•Routing: Letallfieldsareblank.

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7: Click OK toconfirmthesetting. YourPCwillnowobtainanIPaddressautomatically
fromyourBroadband RoutersDHCP server.
Note:Pleasemakesurethat theBroadbandrouter sDHCP serveristhe onlyDHCPserver
availableon yourLAN.
Onceyou veconfiguredyourPCtoobtainan IPaddress automatically, pleaseproceed to
Step3.
3)Onceyouhaveconfigured yourPCstoobtainanIPaddress automatically,the routers
DHCP serverwill automaticallygiveyourLANclientsanIPaddress.Bydefaultthe
BroadbandRouter sDHCPserverisenabled sothatyoucan obtainan IP address
automatically.Tosee ifyouhaveobtainedanIPaddress, seeAppendixA.
Note:Pleasemakesurethat theBroadbandrouter sDHCP serveristhe onlyDHCPserver
availableon yourLAN. If thereisanotherDHCPon yournetwork, then you llneedtoswitch
oneofthe DHCPserversoff. (TodisabletheBroadbandroutersDHCP serverseechapter2
LANPort)
4)OnceyourPChasobtainedanIP address fromyourrouter,enterthe defaultIP address
192.168.2.1 (broadband router sIPaddress)intoyourPCswebbrowserand press<enter>

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5)The loginscreenbelowwill appear.Enterthe “UserName”and “Password”and thenclick
<OK>tologin.
Note: Bydefault theusernameis “admin”and thepasswordis “1234”.Forsecurity
reasonsitisrecommendedthatyou changethepasswordassoonaspossible(in
Generalsetup/system/password, seechapter2)
6)The HOME pagescreen belowwillappear. The Home Pageisdivided intofoursections,
Quick SetupWizard, General Setup, StatusInformation and Tools.
Quick SetupWizard (Chapter1)
If you onlywanttostartusingthebroadband routerasan Internet Accessdevicethen you
ONLYneed toconfigurethe screensintheQuickSetupWizardsection.
General Setup (Chapter2)
If you wanttousemoreadvancedfeaturesthat thebroadbandrouterhastooffer, then you ll
needtoconfiguretheQuickSetup Wizardandthe GeneralSetup section. Alternatively, you
can just configuretheGeneralSetup section, sincetheGeneralSetup/WANandtheQuick
Setup Wizardcontainthesameconfigurations.
StatusInformation (Chapter3)
The StatusInformationsectionisforyoutomonitortherouter scurrentstatusinformation
only.
Tools (Chapter4)
If you wanttoReset the router(becauseofproblems)orsaveyourconfigurationsorupgrade
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MenuDescription
QuickSetup Wizard (Chapter1) Select yourInternetconnectiontype and then
inputtheconfigurationsneededtoconnect to
yourInternetServiceProvider(ISP).
GeneralSetup (Chapter2) Thissectioncontainsconfigurationsforthe
Broadbandroutersadvancefunctionssuchas:
AddressMapping, VirtualServer,Access
Control, HackerAttackPrevention, DMZ,
Specialapplicationsand otherfunctionstomeet
yourLANrequirements.
StatusInformation (Chapter3) Inthissectionyou can see the Broadband
router'ssysteminformation,InternetConnection,
DeviceStatus, SystemLog,SecurityLogand
DHCPclientinformation.
Tools (Chapter4) Thissectioncontainsthebroadband router s
Tools-ToolsincludeConfigurationtools,
Firmwareupgrade andReset.Configuration
toolsallowyoutoBackup(save),Restore,or
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Broadbandrouter. TheFirmwareupgradetool
allowsyoutoupgrade yourBroadband router's
firmware. TheRESETtoolallowsyoutoreset
yourBroadband router.
Logout Selecting logout willreturnyoutotheLOGIN
page
7)Clickon QuickSetup Wizard (see chapter1)tostart configuringsettingsrequiredbyyour
ISPsothatyou canstart accessingtheInternet.The othersections(GeneralSetup, Status
InformationandTools)donotneedtobeconfiguredunlessyouwishtoimplement/monitor
moreadvancefeatures/information.
Select thesection (QuickSetupWizard,GeneralSetup,StatusInformationand Tools)youwish
toconfigureand proceedtothecorrespondingchapter.Usetheselectionson the web
managementstoprighthandpage(seebelow)tonavigatearoundthe web-basedmanagement
UserInterface.
Chapter1
QuickSetup
The Quick Setupsectionisdesigned toget youusingthe broadbandrouterasquicklyaspossible.
Inthe Quick Setupyouarerequired tofill inonlythe informationnecessarytoaccessthe Internet.
Onceyouclickon the QuickSetupWizard intheHOME page, youshouldsee the screenbelow.
Step 1) TimeZone
The TimeZoneallowsyourroutertobaseitstimeon thesettingsconfiguredhere,thiswill affect
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Parameter Description
SetTimeZone Select thetimezone ofthecountryyouarecurrentlyin.
The routerwillsetitstimebased onyourselection.
TimeServerAddress Youcanmanuallyassigntimeserveraddressif the
defaulttimeserver dosenotwork.
EnableDaylight Savings TheroutercanalsotakeDaylightsavingsinto
account. Ifyouwishtousethisfunction,you must
check/ticktheenableboxtoenableyourdaylight
saving configuration (below).
StartDaylightSavingsTime Select theperiodinwhichyouwishtostart daylight
SavingsTime
EndDaylight SavingsTime Select theperiodinwhichyouwishtoenddaylight
SavingsTime
Clickon NEXT toproceedtothenextpage (step 2)Broadband Type.
Step 2) Broadband Type
Inthissectionyou havetoselect oneoffourtypesofconnectionsthatyouwill beusing to
connect yourbroadband router sWANport toyourISP (seescreenbelow).

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Note:DifferentISP srequiredifferentmethodsofconnecting totheInternet, pleasecheck with
yourISPastothetypeofconnectionitrequires.
MenuDescription
1.1CableModem YourISPwill automaticallygiveyou anIPaddress
1.2Fixed-IPxDSL YourISPhasgivenyou anIPaddressalready
1.3PPPoE YourISPrequiresyoutouseaPoint-to-Point Protocolover
Ethernet (PPPoE)connection.
1.4PPTP YourISPrequiresyoutouseaPoint-to-Point TunnelingProtocol
(PPTP)connection.
1.5L2TP YourISPrequiresyoutouseaLayerTwoTunnelingProtocol
(L2TP)connection.
1.6TelstraBigPond ThisProtocolonlyusedforAustralia sISP connection.
Clickon one oftheWANtype andthenproceedtothe manual srelevantsub-section (1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 1.4,1.5 or 1.6).Clickon Back toreturntothepreviousscreen.

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1.1CableModem
ChooseCableModemifyourISPwill automaticallygiveyou an IPaddress. SomeISP smayalso
requirethatyou fill inadditionalinformationsuchasHost NameandMACaddress(see screen
below).
Note: TheHostNameandMACaddress sectionis optional andyoucanskipthissection ifyour
ISPdoesnotrequirethesesettingsforyou toconnecttothe Internet.
Parameters Description
HostName If yourISP requiresaHost Name,typeinthehostname
providedbyyourISP, otherwiseleaveitblankifyourISP does
notrequireaHost Name.
MACAddress YourISPmayrequireaparticularMACaddressinorderforyou
toconnect totheInternet.ThisMACaddressisthePC sMAC
addressthat yourISP hadoriginallyconnected yourInternet
connectionto.Type inthisMACaddressinthissectionoruse
the “CloneMACAddress button toreplacethe WANMAC
addresswiththeMACaddressofthatPC(youhavetobeusing
that PCfortheCloneMACAddress button towork).Tofindout
the PC sMACaddressseeAppendixA. (seeGlossaryforan
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Click<OK> whenyou havefinishedtheconfigurationabove. Congratulations!Youhave
completed theconfiguration fortheCableModemconnection.You canstart usingthe routernow,
ifyou wishtousesomeof the advancefeaturessupported bythisrouterseechapter2,3, 4.
1.2Fixed-IPxDSL
Select Fixed-IP xDSLifyourISP hasgivenyouaspecificIPaddressforyoutouse. YourISP
shouldprovideall the informationrequired inthissection.
Parameters Description
IP ThisistheIPaddressthat yourISPhasgivenyou.
GatewayIP ThisistheISPsIPaddressgateway
DNS ThisistheISPsDNS serverIPaddress
SubnetMaskEntertheSubnetMaskprovided byyourISP
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Click<OK> whenyou havefinishedtheconfigurationabove. Congratulations!Youhave
completed theconfiguration fortheFixed-IPxDSLconnection. Youcanstartusing the router
now, if youwishtousesomeoftheadvancefeaturessupportedbythisrouterseechapter2,3,4.
1.3PPPoE
Select PPPoE if yourISPrequiresthe PPPoEprotocoltoconnect youtotheInternet.YourISP
shouldprovideall the informationrequired inthissection.
Parameter Description
UserName EntertheUserNameprovidedbyyourISP forthe PPPoE
connection
Password EnterthePasswordprovidedbyyourISPforthe PPPoE
connection
Service Name Thisisoptional. EntertheServicenameshouldyourISP
requiresit,otherwiseleaveitblank.