User Manual Edimax

BR6428nSV2BR6428nC

UserManual082013/v1.0

CONTENTS

I. ProductInformation...............................................................................1

I1. PackageContents..........................................................................................................1

I2. LEDStatus......................................................................................................................2

I3. BackPanel......................................................................................................................3

I4. SafetyInformation.........................................................................................................4

II. Installation.............................................................................................5

II1. WiFiRouterMode........................................................................................................8

II2. AccessPointMode.......................................................................................................12

II3. RangeExtenderMode.................................................................................................16

II4. WPSSetup....................................................................................................................22

II5. ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings................................................................................22

III. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface.................................................23

III1. Login.............................................................................................................................23

III2. SaveSettings................................................................................................................25

III3. MainMenu..................................................................................................................26

III31. Status...........................................................................................................................27

III32. SetupWizard................................................................................................................28

III33. Internet........................................................................................................................30

III331. WANSetup...................................................................................................................30

III3311. DynamicIP...................................................................................................................30

III3312. StaticIP........................................................................................................................31

III3313. PPPoE...........................................................................................................................33

III3314. PPTP.............................................................................................................................35

III3315. L2TP..............................................................................................................................37

III3316. WISP.............................................................................................................................39

III332. DDNS............................................................................................................................40

III34. LAN...............................................................................................................................42

III35. 2.4GHzWireless...........................................................................................................45

III351. Basic.............................................................................................................................45

III3511. Disable.........................................................................................................................46

III3512. WEP..............................................................................................................................47

III3513. WPAPreSharedKey....................................................................................................48

III3514. WPARadius..................................................................................................................49

III352. Guest............................................................................................................................50

III353. WPS..............................................................................................................................52

III354. AccessControl..............................................................................................................53

III355. Schedule.......................................................................................................................55

III36. Firewall.........................................................................................................................57

III361. URLBlocking................................................................................................................57

III362. AccessControl..............................................................................................................59

III363. DMZ..............................................................................................................................63

III364. DoS...............................................................................................................................64

III37. QoS...............................................................................................................................66

III371. QoS...............................................................................................................................66

III38. Advanced.....................................................................................................................70

III381. StaticRouting...............................................................................................................70

III382. PortForwarding...........................................................................................................71

III383. VirtualServer...............................................................................................................73

III384. 2.4GHzWireless...........................................................................................................74

III385. ALG...............................................................................................................................75

III386. IGMP............................................................................................................................76

III387. UPnP.............................................................................................................................76

III39. Administration.............................................................................................................77

III391. TimeZone....................................................................................................................77

III392. Password......................................................................................................................78

III393. RemoteAccess.............................................................................................................79

III394. Backup/Restore...........................................................................................................80

III395. Upgrade.......................................................................................................................80

III396. Restart..........................................................................................................................81

III397. Logs..............................................................................................................................81

III398. ActiveDHCPClient.......................................................................................................82

III399. Statistics.......................................................................................................................82

IV. Appendix..............................................................................................83

IV1. ConfiguringyourIPaddress.........................................................................................83

IV11. HowtocheckthatyourcomputerusesadynamicIPaddress...................................84

IV111. WindowsXP.................................................................................................................84

IV112. WindowsVista.............................................................................................................86

IV113. Windows7...................................................................................................................88

IV114. Windows8...................................................................................................................91

IV115. MacOS.........................................................................................................................95

IV12. HowtomodifytheIPaddressofyourcomputer........................................................97

IV121. WindowsXP.................................................................................................................97

IV122. WindowsVista.............................................................................................................99

IV123. Windows7.................................................................................................................100

IV124. Windows8.................................................................................................................103

IV125. Mac............................................................................................................................107

IV13. HowtoFindYourNetworkSecurityKey...................................................................110

IV131. Windows7&Vista.....................................................................................................110

IV132. Mac............................................................................................................................112

IV14. HowtoFindYourRoutersIPAddress.......................................................................115

IV141. WindowsXP,Vista&7...............................................................................................115

IV142. Windows8.................................................................................................................117

IV143. Mac............................................................................................................................120

IV2. ConnectingtoaWiFinetwork..................................................................................122

IV3. Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................124

IV4. Glossary......................................................................................................................128

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I. ProductInformationI1.PackageContents

Beforeyoustartusingthisproduct,pleasecheckifthereisanythingmissinginthepackage,andcontactyourdealertoclaimthemissingitem(s):

BR6428nSV2(5dBiAntennax2)

BR6428nC(9dBiAntennax2)

PowerAdapter

EthernetCable QuickInstallationGuide CDROM

or

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I2.LEDStatus

LED LEDStatus DescriptionPWR

On Deviceison.

Off Deviceisoff.

WLAN

On WiFiisactive(orWPSisactive).

Flashing WiFiactivity(transferringdata).

Off WiFiisnotactive.

WAN

On WANportconnected.

Flashing WANactivity.

Off WANportnotconnected.

LAN(14)

On Ethernetportisconnectedtoanetworkdevice.

Flashing LANactivity.

Off Ethernetportisnotconnectedtoanetworkdevice.

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I3.BackPanel

10/100MbpsWANPort

10/100MbpsLANPorts14

WPS/ResetButton

PowerPort

BR6428nSV2: Fixed5dBiAntennax2BR6428nC: Detachable9dBiAntennax2

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I4.SafetyInformationInordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleasereadandactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.1.Thedeviceisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplaceitoutdoors.2.Donotplacethedeviceinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasakitchenorbathroom.

3.Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfromtheBR6428nSV2/nC.

4.Handlethedevicewithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoidthewarrantyofthedevice.

5.Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildrenunder3yearsold.Pleasekeepthedeviceoutofreachofchildren.

6.Donotplacethedeviceonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.Thedevicemaybecomehotduringuse.

7.Therearenouserserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.Ifyouexperienceproblemswiththedevice,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseandaskforhelp.

8.Thedeviceisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetforanyreason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepowersupplyoff.Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.

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II. Installation1. Plugtheincludedpoweradapterintothedevices5VDCpowerportand

theotherendintoanelectricalsocket.

2. EnsurethatthepowerLEDislit.Ifnot,thedeviceisnotproperlyconnected.

3. UseaWiFidevice(e.g.computer,tablet,smartphone)tosearchforaWiFi

networkwiththeSSIDedimax.setupandconnecttoit.

iOS4orAndroid4andabovearerequiredforsetuponasmartphoneortablet.

4. OpenawebbrowserandifyoudonotautomaticallyarriveattheGet

Startedscreenshownbelow,entertheURLhttp://edimax.setupandclickGetStartedtobeginthesetupprocess.

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Ifyoucannotaccesshttp://edimax.setup,pleasemakesureyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.RefertoIV1.ConfiguringyourIPaddressformoreinformation.

5. SelectthemodeforyourBR6428nSV2/nCandclickNexttocontinue.

WiFiRouter ThedeviceconnectstoyourmodemandenablesInternet(wirelessandEthernet)accessonyournetworkdevices.

AccessPoint ThedeviceconnectstoanexistingrouterviaEthernetcableandprovidesInternet(wireless

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andEthernet)accessforyournetworkdevices.

RangeExtender Thedeviceconnectswirelesslytoyourexistingnetworkandrepeatsthewirelesssignal.

Followtheappropriateinstructionsforyouroperatingmode:

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II1. WiFiRouterMode1. ConnecttheblueWANportofyourBR6428nSV2/nCtotheLANportof

yourmodemusinganEthernetcable,andthenclickNext.

2. PleasewaitamomentwhiletheBR6428nSV2/nCteststheconnection.

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3. ClickNexttocontinueandconfigurethedeviceswirelessnetwork.

4. Enteranameandpasswordforyourwirelessnetwork,thenclickNext

tocontinue.

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5. Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.CheckthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclickNexttoproceed.

Ifyouwishtobackupthedevicessettings,clickBackupthisconfigurationtoopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrentconfigurationtoarouter.txtfile.

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6. Pleasewaitamomentuntilthedeviceisready.

7. Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Please

closethebrowserwindow.

8. TheBR6428nSV2/nCisworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnect

tothedevicesnewSSID.PleaserefertoIV2.ConnectingtoaWiFinetworkifyourequiremoreguidance.

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II2. AccessPointMode1. ConnecttheyellowLANportofyourBR6428nSV2/nCtotheLANportof

yourexistingrouterusinganEthernetcable,thenclickNext.

2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIP

addressforyourBR6428nSV2/nC.IfyouareusingastaticIP,entertheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultgateway.ClickNexttoproceedtothenextstep.

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ObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyistherecommendedsettingformostusers.FormoreguidanceonstaticIPaddresses,pleaserefertoIV1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress.

3. Enteranameandpasswordforyourwirelessnetwork,thenclickNext

tocontinue.

4. Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.

CheckthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclickNexttoproceed.

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Ifyouwishtobackupthedevicessettings,clickBackupthisconfigurationtoopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrentconfigurationtoaAP.txtfile.

5. PleasewaitamomentuntiltheBR6428nSV2/nCisready.

6. Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Pleaseclosethebrowserwindow.

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II3. RangeExtenderMode

1. PleaseensureyourBR6428nSV2/nCiswithinWiFirangeofyourexistingwirelessrouter.ClickNexttocontinue.

2. TheWirelessSiteSurveypagedisplaysallavailablewirelessnetworkswithinrange.SelecttheWiFinetworkname(SSID)whichyouwishtoconnecttoandenteraDeviceSSID(BR6428nSV2/nCsSSID)andSecurityKey(existingSSIDspassword)ifrequired.ClickNexttocontinue.

IftheWiFinetworkyouwishtoconnecttodoesnotappear,tryclickingRefresh.

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InRangeExtendermode,theBR6428nSV2/nCsdefaultSSIDisyourexistingrouter/accesspointsSSID+_2EX.ForexampleifyourroutersSSIDisYourSSIDthentheBR6428nSV2/nCsSSIDwillbeYourSSID_2EX.YoucanchangetheBR6428nSV2/nCSSSIDintheDeviceSSIDfield.

ToconnecttoahiddenSSID,checktheSetupextendermanuallyboxandentertheSSID,deviceSSIDandencryptioninformation.

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SSID EntertheSSID(networkname)ofyourexisting,hiddennetwork.

DeviceSSID EnteranSSIDfortheBR6428nS V2/nCorleaveitblanktouseadefaultwhichconsistsofyourexistingroutersSSID(above)+"_2EX".

Encryption Entertheencryptioninformationforyourexisting,hiddennetwork.

3. PleasewaitwhiletheBR6428nSV2/nCteststheconnection.

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IftheBR6428nSV2/nCcannotobtainanIPaddress(below)fromyourexistingrouter/accesspointthenclicktheStaticIPbuttontoassignanIPaddresstotheBR6428nSV2/nC.FormoreguidanceonstaticIPaddresses,pleaserefertoIV1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress.

4. Asummaryofyourconfigurationwillbedisplayed,asshownbelow.

CheckthatallofthedetailsarecorrectandthenclickNexttoproceed.

Thedevicewillusethesamewirelesspassword/securitykeyastheexistingwirelessnetwork.

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IfyouwishtobackuptheBR6428nSV2/nCssettings,clickBackupthisconfigurationtoopenanewwindowandsaveyourcurrentconfigurationtoa"rangeextender.txt"file.

5. PleasewaitamomentuntiltheBR6428nSV2/nCisready.

6. Afinalcongratulationsscreenwillindicatethatsetupiscomplete.Please

closethebrowserwindow.

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II4. WPSSetup

IfyourwirelessdevicesupportsWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)thenyoucanusethismethodtoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nCsWiFinetwork.1. PresstheWPSbuttonontheBR6428nS

V2/nCfor25secondstoactivateWPS.TheWLANLEDwillflashtoindicatethatWPSisactive.

2. Withintwominutes,presstheWPSbutton

onthewirelessdevice/clienttoactivateitsWPS.

3. Thedeviceswillestablishaconnection.Repeatforadditionalwirelessdevices.

PleasechecktheinstructionsforyourwirelessdeviceforhowlongyouneedtoholddownitsWPSbuttontoactivateWPS.

II5. ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsIfyouexperienceproblemswithyourBR6428nSV2/nC,youcanresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault.1. PressandholdtheWPS/Resetbuttonfoundonthebackpanelforatleast

10seconds,untilthepowerLEDbeginstoflash.2. ReleasethebuttonwhenthepowerLEDisflashing.3. WaitfortheBR6428nSV2/nCtorestart.TheBR6428nSV2/nCisready

forsetupwhenthepowerLEDdisplayson.

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III. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterfaceAfteryouhavesetuptheBR6428nSV2/nCasdetailedinII.InstallationortheincludedQuickInstallationGuide,youcanusethebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfacetoconfigureadvancedsettings.

PleaseensurethatyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.RefertoIV1.ConfiguringyourIPaddressformoreinformation.

III1. Login1. Toaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfaceenter

http://edimax.setupintotheURLbarofabrowseronanetworkdeviceconnectedtothesameWiFinetworkastheBR6428nSV2/nC.

Ifyoucannotaccesshttp://edimax.setup,connectthedevicetoacomputerusinganEthernetcableandtryagain.

2. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Thedefault

usernameisadminandthedefaultpasswordis1234.

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3. YouwillarriveattheStatusscreen.Usethemenudowntheleftsidetonavigate.

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III2. SaveSettings1. Afteryouconfigureanysettings,clicktheSaveSettingsbuttonatthe

bottomofthescreentosaveyourchanges.

Thedeviceneedstorestartinordertobringanychangesintoeffect.

2. Then,clickClickheretorestartinordertorestartthedeviceandbring

thechangesintoeffect.

3. Tomakeseveralchangesatonce,usetheSaveSettingsbuttonafter

eachchangeandthenclickclickheretorestartafteryourfinalchange.OnlyonerestartisnecessaryaslongaseachchangeissavedwiththeSaveSettingsbutton.

Afteryouclickclickheretorestart,allsavedchangeswillcomeintoeffect.

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III3. MainMenu

Themainmenudisplaysdifferentoptionsdependingonyourdevicesoperatingmode.

WiFiRouter AccessPoint RangeExtender

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III31.Status

TheStatuspagedisplaysbasicsysteminformationaboutthedevice,arrangedintofourcategories:

System,LAN,Internet&2.4GHzWireless.

Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownonyourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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III32.SetupWizard

Youcanrunthesetupwizardagaintoreconfigurethebasicsettingsofthedevice,oryoucanrunawizardto

helpyouswitchthedevicetoadifferentoperatingmode.SelectSetupWizardorSwitchtoRouter/AP/RangeExtenderandthenclickRunWizardtobegin.

SetupWizard Thiswizardwillhelpyoutosetupthebasic

functionsandsettingsofthedevice.Forguidanceaboutusingthesetupwizard,pleaserefertoII.Installation.

SwitchtoRouter/AP/RangeExtender

Thiswizardwillhelpyoutoswitchthedevicetoadifferentoperatingmode:WiFiroutermode,accesspointmodeorrangeextendermode(seebelow).

SwitchtoRouter/AP/RangeExtender:1. Followtheonscreeninstructionstobackupyourcurrentsettingsand

thenresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorydefaultsettings.2. Afterthedevicehasresetyouwillseethescreenbelow.Reconnecttothe

devicesdefaultSSIDedimax.setupandgototheURLhttp://Edimax.Setupinawebbrowser.

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3. Followtheonscreenwizardtosetupyourdeviceinadifferentmode.

RefertoII.InstallationStep3onwardsforhelpifneeded.

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III33. Internet

TheInternetmenuprovidesaccesstoWANandDDNSsettings.Clickonanitemfromthesubmenutoviewand/orconfigurethesettings.

III331. WANSetup

SelectaWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connectionmodeandconfigurethesettings.Ifyouareunsureaboutyourconnectiontype,contactyourISP.

III3311. DynamicIP

SelectDynamicIP.IfyourInternetserviceproviderassignsIPaddressautomaticallyusingDHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol).

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HostName Enterthehostnameofyourcomputer.MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedto

designateaspecificMACaddressfortherouter.PleaseentertheMACaddresshere.Ifyouareconnectingtheroutertoacomputer,pressCloneMactoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.

DNSAddress SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIPaddress.CheckwithyourISPifyouareunsure.

DNSAddress1,2&3 EntertheDNSaddress(es)assignedbyyourISPhere.

MTU Enterthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)valueofyournetworkconnection.Thedefaultvalueis1500.

TTL Enable/Disabletimetolive(TTL) functionwhichlimitsthelifespanofnetworkdatatoimproveperformance.

III3312. StaticIP

SelectStaticIPifyourISPprovidesInternetaccessviaafixedIPaddress.YourISPwillprovideyouwithsuchinformationasIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress.

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FixedIPAddress InputtheIP address assigned by yourISP

here.SubnetMask Inputthesubnet mask assigned byyourISP

here.DefaultGatewayAddress

Inputthedefault gateway assignedbyyourISPhere.SomeISPsmaycallthisDefaultRoute.

MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedtodesignateaspecificMACaddressfortherouter.PleaseentertheMACaddresshere.Ifyouareconnectingtheroutertoacomputer,pressCloneMactoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.

DNSAddress1,2&3

EntertheDNSaddress(es)assignedbyyourISPhere.

MTU Enterthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)valueofyournetworkconnection.Thedefaultvalueis1500.

TTL Enable/Disabletimetolive(TTL)functionwhichlimitsthelifespanofnetworkdatatoimproveperformance.

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III3313. PPPoE

SelectPPPoEifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet).

UserName Enterthe user name assigned by yourISPhere.

Password Enterthe password assigned by yourISPhere.MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedto

designateaspecificMACaddressfortherouter.PleaseentertheMACaddresshere.Ifyouareconnectingtheroutertoacomputer,pressCloneMactoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.


DNSAddress1,2&3

EntertheDNSaddress(es)assignedbyyourISPhere.

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TTL Enable/Disabletimetolive(TTL)functionwhichlimitsthelifespanofnetworkdatatoimproveperformance.

ServiceName Givethis Internet service aname(optional).MTU Enterthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)

valueofyournetworkconnection.Thedefaultvalueis1392.

ConnectionType Specifyaconnection type:1. Continuous:Connectedallthetime.2. ConnectonDemand:Connectwhenyou

initiateanInternetconnection.3. Manual:Connect/disconnectmanually

usingtheConnectandDisconnectbuttons.

IdleTimeOut Specify the amountoftime therouterwaitsbeforeshuttingdownanidleconnection.OnlyavailablewhenConnectonDemand(above)isselected.

EnableDualWANAccess

Enable/disabledualWANaccess. WhenyouenabledualWANaccess,selectanIGMPsourceandenteraHostNameandMACAddress.

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III3314. PPTP

SelectPPTPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaPPTP(PointtoPointTunnelingProtocol).ThenselectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIPaddressdependingonyourISP.

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HostName Enterthe host name of your computerhereIfrequired.

MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedtodesignateaspecificMACaddressfortherouter.PleaseentertheMACaddresshere.Ifyouareconnectingtheroutertoacomputer,pressCloneMactoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.

StaticIPAddress InputtheIP address assigned by yourISPhere.SubnetMask Inputthesubnet mask assigned byyourISPhere.DefaultGatewayAddress

Inputthedefault gateway assignedbyyourISPhere.Some ISPsmay call this DefaultRoute.

MACAddress Ifyour ISP filtersaccessby MAC addresses,enteryourcomputersMACaddresshere.ClickCloneMACtoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.



EnableDualWANAccess

Enable/disabledualWANaccess.WhenyouenabledualWANaccess,selectanIGMPsourceandenteraHostNameandMACAddress.

UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.PPTPGateway InputthePPTPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.ConnectionID Specifyareferencename/IDfortheconnection.MTU Enterthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)value

ofyournetworkconnection.Thedefaultvalueis1392.

BEZEQISRAEL ChecktheEnableboxifyouareusingBEZEQnetworkservices (Israelusersonly).

ConnectionType Specifyaconnectiontype:1. Continuous:Connectedallthetime.2. ConnectonDemand:Connectwhenyou

initiateanInternetconnection.3. Manual:Connect/disconnectmanuallyusing

theConnectandDisconnectbuttons.IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbefore

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shuttingdownanidleconnection.OnlyavailablewhenConnectonDemand(above)isselected.

III3315. L2TP

SelectL2TPifyourISPisprovidingyouInternetaccessviaL2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol).

HostName Enterthe host name of your computerhereIfrequired.

MACAddress Forsomeapplications,youmayneedtodesignateaspecificMACaddressfortherouter.PleaseentertheMACaddresshere.Ifyouareconnectingtheroutertoacomputer,pressCloneMacto

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automaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.StaticIPAddress InputtheIP address assigned by yourISPhere.SubnetMask Inputthe subnet mask assigned byyourISPhere.DefaultGatewayAddress

Inputthedefault gateway assignedbyyourISPhere.Some ISPsmay call this DefaultRoute.

MACAddress Ifyour ISP filtersaccessby MAC addresses,enteryourcomputersMACaddresshere.ClickCloneMACtoautomaticallyenteryourcomputersMACaddress.



EnableDualWANAccess

Enable/disabledualWANaccess.WhenyouenabledualWANaccess,selectanIGMPsourceandenteraHostNameandMACAddress.

UserID InputtheusernameassignedbyyourISPhere.Password InputthepasswordassignedbyyourISPhere.L2TPGateway InputtheL2TPgatewayassignedbyyourISPhere.ConnectionID Specifyareferencename/IDfortheconnection.MTU Enterthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)value

ofyournetworkconnection.Thedefaultvalueis1392.

ConnectionType Specifyaconnectiontype:1. Continuous:Connectedallthetime.2. ConnectonDemand:Connectwhenyou

initiateanInternetconnection.3. Manual:Connect/disconnectmanuallyusing

theConnectandDisconnectbuttons.IdleTimeOut Specifytheamountoftimetherouterwaitsbefore

shuttingdownanidleconnection.OnlyavailablewhenConnectonDemand(above)isselected.

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III3316. WISP

SelectWISPifyouuseawirelessinternetservicefromInternetServiceProvider(WISP).

WISP Enable or disable theWISP function.ESSID EntertheSSIDoftheWISPnetwork,orclick

SelectSiteSurveybelowtoviewallavailablenetworksinanewwindowandselecttheWISPnetworkfromthere.

SelectSiteSurvey ClickSelect Site Survey todisplayallavailablewirelessSSIDsinanewwindowandselectyourWISPnetwork.

ChannelNumber EnterthechannelnumberoftheWISPnetwork.

SecuritySettings EnterthesecurityinformationrequiredbyyourISP.

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III332. DDNS

DynamicDNS(DDNS)isaservicewhichprovidesahostnametoIPservicefordynamicIPusers.ThechangingnatureofdynamicIPsmeansthatitcanbedifficulttoaccessaserviceprovidedbyadynamicIPuser;aDDNSservicethoughcanmapsuchdynamicIPaddressestoafixedhostname,foreasieraccess.TheroutersupportsseveralDDNSserviceproviders,formoredetailsandtoregisterforaDDNSaccountpleasevisittheDDNSproviderswebsite(s),examplesofwhicharelistedbelow.

Enable/Disable Enable or disable DDNSProvider SelectDDNSserviceprovider.DomainName Enterthedomainnameprovidedbythe

DDNSprovider.Account/Email PleaseentertheDDNSregistration

account/email.Password/Key EntertheDDNSservicepassword/key.

ThefollowingDDNSservicesaresupported:3322 http://www.3322.orgDHS http://www.dhs.orgDynDNS http://www.dyndns.orgODS http://ods.orgTZO http://www.tzo.comGnuDIP http://gnudip2.sourceforge.netDyNS http://www.dyns.cx/ZoneEdit http://www.zoneedit.comDHIS http://www.dhis.org/

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CyberGate http://cybergate.planex.co.jp/ddns/NS2GO http://www.ns2go.com/NOIP http://www.noip.com/

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III34. LAN

YoucanconfigureyourLocalAreaNetwork(LAN)onthispage.YoucanenabletheroutertodynamicallyallocateIPaddressestoyourLANclients,andyoucan

modifytheIPaddressofthedevice.ThedevicesdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.1.

YoucanaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfaceusingthedevicesIPaddressinsteadofusingtheURLhttp://edimax.setup.

IPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddresswillbeassignedtotheBR6428nSV2/nCandwillreplacethedefaultIPaddress.

SubnetMask Specifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis255.255.255.0

802.1dSpanningTree

SelectEnableorDisabletoenable/disable802.1dSpanningTree.Thiscreatesatreeofconnectedlayer2bridges(typicallyEthernetswitches)withinameshnetwork,anddisablesthoselinksthatarenotpartofthetree,leavingasingleactivepathbetweenanytwonetworknodes.

DHCPServer EnableordisabletheDHCPserver.LeaseTime SelectaleasetimefortheDHCPleaseshere.

TheDHCPclientwillobtainanewIPaddressaftertheperiodexpires.Iftherearelessthan30computersconnectedtotherouter,youcanselectForever.

YourdevicesDHCPserverautomaticallyassignsIPaddressestocomputersonitsnetwork,betweenadefinedrangeofnumbers.

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StartIP EnterthestartIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPaddressleases.

EndIP Entertheend IPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPaddressleases.

DomainName Enteradomainnameforyournetwork.YourdevicesDHCPservercanbeconfiguredtoassignstatic(fixed)IPaddressestospecifiedcomputers.

EnableStaticDHCPLeases

Enable/disablestaticDHCPleases.

MACAddress Enterthe specifiedcomputersMACaddresshere.

IPAddress AssignafixedIPaddressforthespecifiedcomputerhere.

Add Addtheinformationto theStaticDHCPLeasesTable.

Clear CleartheMAC address and IP addressfields.DeleteSelected/DeleteAll

Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.

TheLANIPpagewillbedisplayedasbelowwhenyourdeviceissettoaccesspointorrangeextendermode.

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III35. 2.4GHzWireless

The2.4GHzWirelessmenuallowsyoutoconfigureSSIDandsecuritysettingsforyourWiFinetworkalongwithaguestWiFinetwork.WPS,accesscontrolandschedulingfunctionscanalsobemanagedfromhere.

III351. Basic

TheBasicscreendisplayssettingsforyourprimary2.4GHzWiFinetwork.

DisableWireless Checktheboxtodisablethewirelessfunction

ofyourdevice.Band Displaysthewirelessstandardusedforthe

BR6428nSV2/nCs.2.4GHz(B+G+N)meansthat802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessclients can connect totheBR6428nSV2/nC.

WirelessNetworkName(ESSID)

Thisisthe name of yourWiFinetworkforidentification,alsosometimesreferredtoasSSID.TheESSIDcanconsistofanycombinationofupto32alphanumericalcharacters.

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BroadcastESSID EnableordisableESSIDbroadcast.Whenenabled,theESSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasanavailableWiFinetwork.Whendisabled,theESSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailableWiFinetworktoclientsclientsmustmanuallyentertheESSIDinordertoconnect.Ahidden(disabled)ESSIDistypicallymoresecurethanavisible(enabled)SSID.

ChannelNumber SelectawirelessradiochannelorusethedefaultAutosettingfromthedropdownmenu.

WirelessClients ClickShowlist todisplaya newwindowshowinginformationaboutwirelessclients.Pleasedisableanypopupblockersifyouhavedifficultyusingthisfunction.

WirelessSecurity:Selectanencryptiontypefromthedropdownmenu:

WPAPresharedKeyistherecommendedandmostsecureencryptiontype.

III3511. Disable

Encryptionisdisabledandnopassword/keyisrequiredtoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nC.

Disablingwirelessencryptionisnotrecommended.Whendisabled,anybodywithinrangecanconnecttoyourdevicesSSID.

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III3512. WEP

WEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isabasicencryptiontype.ForahigherlevelofsecurityconsiderusingWPAencryption.

KeyLength Select64bitor128bit.128bitismoresecurethan64bit.

KeyFormat ChoosefromASCII(anyalphanumericalcharacter09,azandAZ)orHex(anycharactersfrom09,afandAF).

EncryptionKey Enteryourencryptionkey/passwordaccordingtotheformatyouselectedabove.Acomplex,hardtoguesskeyisrecommended.ChecktheHideboxtohideyourpasswordfrombeingdisplayedonscreen.

Enable802.1xAuthentication

Checkthebox to enable the802.1xauthentication.ARADIUSserverisrequiredtoperform 802.1x authentication.

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III3513. WPAPreSharedKey

WPApresharedkeyistherecommendedandmostsecureencryptiontype.

WPAUnicastCipherSuite

SelectfromWPA(TKIP),WPA2(AES)orWPA2Mixed.WPA2(AES)issaferthanWPA(TKIP),butnotsupportedbyallwirelessclients.Pleasemakesureyourwirelessclientsupportsyourselection.WPA2(AES)isrecommendedfollowedbyWPA2MixedifyourclientdoesnotsupportWPA2(AES).

PresharedKeyFormat

ChoosefromPassphrase(863alphanumericcharacters)orHex(upto64charactersfrom09,afandAF).

PresharedKey Pleaseenter akeyaccordingtotheformatyouselectedabove.Acomplex,hardtoguesskeyisrecommended.ChecktheHideboxtohideyourpasswordfrombeingdisplayedonscreen.

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III3514. WPARadius

WPARADIUSisacombinationofWPAencryptionandRADIUSuserauthentication.IfyouhaveaRADIUSauthenticationserver,youcanauthenticatetheidentityofeverywirelessclientagainstauserdatabase.

WPAUnicastCipherSuite

SelectfromWPA(TKIP),WPA2(AES)orWPA2Mixed.WPA2(AES)issaferthanWPA(TKIP),butnotsupportedbyallwirelessclients.Pleasemakesureyourwirelessclientsupportsyourselection.WPA2(AES)isrecommendedfollowedbyWPA2MixedifyourclientdoesnotsupportWPA2(AES).

RADIUSServerIPaddress

InputtheIPaddressoftheRADIUSauthenticationserverhere.

RADIUSServerPort InputtheportnumberoftheRADIUSauthenticationserverhere.Thedefaultvalueis1812.

RADIUSServerPassword

InputthepasswordoftheRADIUSauthenticationserverhere.

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III352. Guest

YoucansetupanadditionalGuestWiFinetworksoguestuserscanenjoyWiFiconnectivitywithoutaccessingyourprimarynetwork.TheGuestscreendisplayssettingsforyourguest2.4GHzWiFinetwork.

Theguestnetworkisseparatefromyourprimary2.4GHznetwork.Thesettingsforyourprimary2.4GHznetworkcanbefoundunderBasicinthe2.4GHzWirelessmenu.

EnableGuestSSID Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disabletheguestWiFinetwork.

WirelessGuestName

Enterareference/IDnameforyourguestwirelessnetwork.

EnableWirelessClientsIsolation

Checktheboxtoenablewirelessclientsisolation.ThispreventswirelessclientsconnectedtotheBR6428nSV2/nCfromcommunicatingwitheachotherandimprovessecurity.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulforcorporateenvironmentsorpublichotspotsandcanpreventbruteforceattacksonclientsusernamesandpasswords.

Band DisplaysthewirelessstandardusedfortheBR6428nSV2/nCsfrequencyband:2.4GHz(B+G+N):Allows802.11b,802.11g,and802.11nwirelessclientstoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nC.

ChannelNumber ChannelnumberfortheguestnetworkisthesameasthemainSSIDandcannotbeadjustedindependently.

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Encryption Please refertoIII351.Basic:WirelessSecurity fordetailsaboutsecuritysettings.

WPARADIUSencyrptiontypeisnotavailablefortheguestnetwork.

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III353. WPS

WiFiProtectedSetupisasimplewaytoestablishconnectionsbetweenWPScompatibledevices.WPScanbeactivatedoncompatibledevicesbypushingaWPSbuttononthedeviceorfromwithinthedevicesfirmware/configurationinterface.WhenWPSisactivatedinthecorrectmannerandatthecorrecttimefortwocompatibledevices,theywillautomaticallyconnect.PINcodeWPSincludestheuseofaPINcodebetweenthetwodevicesforverification.

EnableWPS Check/uncheckthisboxtoenable/disable

WPS.WPSStatus DisplaysConfiguredorunConfigured

dependingonwhetherWPSandSSID/securitysettingsforthedevicehavebeenconfiguredornot,eithermanuallyorusingtheWPSbutton.

SelfPINCode DisplaystheWPSPINcodeofthe device.

SSID DisplaystheSSID(ESSID)ofthedevice.

AuthenticationMode

Displaysthewirelesssecurityauthenticationmodeofthedevice.

AuthenticationKey Displaysthewirelesssecurityauthenticationkey.

ConfigurationMode

TheconfigurationmodeofthedevicesWPSsettingisdisplayedhere.Registrarmeansthedeviceactsasanaccesspointforawirelessclienttoconnecttoandthewirelessclient(s)willfollowthedevices wirelesssettings.

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ConfigureviaPushButton

ClickStartPBC(PushButtonConfiguration)toactivateWPSontheaccesspoint.WPSwillbeactivefor2minutes.

ConfigureviaClientPINCode

EnterthewirelessclientsPINcodehereandclickStartPINtoactivatePINcodeWPS.RefertoyourwirelessclientsdocumentationifyouareunsureofitsPINcode.

III354. AccessControl

AccessControlisasecurityfeaturethatcanhelptopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwirelessrouter.ThisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedtoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nC.DevicesareeachidentifiedbytheiruniqueMACaddress.IfadevicewhichisnotonthelistofpermittedMACaddressesattemptstoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nC,itwillbedenied.Toenablethisfunction,checktheboxlabeledEnableWirelessAccessControl.

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MACaddress SelectaPCname from thedropdownlistand

click>>toaddenteritintotheblankfieldtotheright.ClickRefreshinthedropdownmenutorefreshthelistofavailableMACaddresses.Iftheaddressyouwishtoaddisnotlisted,enteritmanually.EnteraMACaddressofcomputerornetworkdevicemanuallywithoutdashesorcolonse.g.forMACaddressaabbccddeeffenteraabbccddeeff.

Comment Enteracommentforreference/identificationconsistingofupto16alphanumericalcharacters.

Add ClickAdd toaddtheMACaddresstotheMACaddressfilteringtable.

Clear Clearallfields.MACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthetableasshownbelow.SelectanentryusingtheSelectcheckbox.

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III355. Schedule

Theschedulefeatureallowsyoutoautomatethewirelessradiotoswitchon/offatspecifiedtimes.Multipleschedulescanbeconfigured.Check/unchecktheboxEnableScheduleSettingstoenable/disablethewirelesson/offschedulingfunction.

TheBR6428nSV2/nCmustremainconnectedtotheInternetanduseanNTPserverfortheschedulefeaturetofunctioncorrectly.

Wirelessschedulingcansaveenergyandincreasethesecurityofyournetwork.

1. Usethecheckboxestoselectwhichday(s)toincludeintheschedule.2. Specifyatime(hourandminute)forthescheduleusingthedropdown

menu.3. Selectwhichcommandappliestothisschedulefromthedropdownmenu,

eitherWirelessOnorWirelessOff.

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Add Addtheschedule tothetableofactive

schedules.Clear Clearallfields.

Activescheduleswillbedisplayedinthetableasshownbelow.SelectanentryusingtheSelectcheckbox.



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III36.Firewall

TheFirewallmenuprovidesaccesstoURLblocking,accesscontrol,DMZandDoSfunctionstoimprovethesecurityofyourwirelessnetwork.

SPIfirewall Enableordisablethestatefulpacketinspection(SPI)firewall.

III361. URLBlockingThisfunctioncanblockInternetaccessbyeitherspecificURLsorkeywords.Check/unchecktheEnableURLBlockingboxtoenable/disableURLblocking.

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URL/Keyword EntertheURLorkeywordtobeblocked.Add AddtheURLorkeywordtotheblockedtable.Clear Clearallfields.

BlockedURLs/keywordsentrieswillbelistedinthetableasshownbelow.SelectanentryusingtheSelectcheckbox.



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III362. AccessControl

AccessControl(MACfiltering)canalsobeconfiguredfromIII354.AccessControl.

AccessControlisasecurityfeaturethatcanhelptopreventunauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyourwirelessrouter.ThisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedordeniedtoconnecttotheBR6428nSV2/nC.DevicesareeachidentifiedbytheiruniqueMACaddressorIPaddress.Specificservicescanalsobeallowed/deniedforIPaddresses.Check/unchecktheEnableMACFilteringand/orEnableIPFilteringboxtoenable/disableMACfilteringand/orIPfiltering.

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MACFiltering:

EnableMACFiltering

ChecktheboxtoenableMACfilteringandselectwhethertoDenyorAllowaccessforspecifiedMACaddress.

ClientPCMACAddress

Entera MACaddressofcomputerornetworkdevicemanuallywithoutdashesorcolonse.g.forMACaddressaabbccddeeffenteraabbccddeeff.

ComputerName Selectacomputername fromthedropdownlistandclick

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IPFiltering:

EnableIPFiltering ChecktheboxtoenableIPfilteringandselectwhethertoDenyorAllowaccessforspecifiedIPaddress.

AddPC OpensanewwindowtoaddanewIPtothelist,todenyorallowaccess/servicesaccordingtoabove.

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ClientPCDescription

Enteradescriptionforreference/identificationofupto16alphanumericcharacters.

ClientPCIPaddress Entera startingIPaddressintheleftfieldandtheendIPaddressintherightfieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses;orenteranIPaddressintheleftfieldonlytodefineasingleIPaddress.

ServiceName Variousservicesarelistedherewithashortdescription.Check/unchecktheboxforeachserviceyouwishtoselect.

Protocol SelectprotocolTCPorUDPorBothforaservicenotincludedintheClientPCServicelist.

PortRange EntertheportrangefortheservicenotincludedintheClientPCServicelist.Enterasingleportnumbere.g.110,arangeofportnumberse.g.110120,ormultipleportnumbersseparatedbyacommae.g.110,115,120.

Add ClickAdd toaddselectedservicesorauserdefinedservicetotheIPfilteringtable.

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III363. DMZADemilitarizedZone(DMZ)isanisolatedareainyourlocalnetworkwhereprivateIPaddressesaremappedtospecifiedinternetIPaddresses,allowingunrestrictedaccesstotheprivateIPaddressesbutnottothewiderlocalnetwork.YoucandefineavirtualDMZhosthere.Thisisusefulforexample,ifanetworkclientPCcannotrunanapplicationproperlyfrombehindanNATfirewall,sinceitopenstheclientuptounrestrictedtwowayaccess.

EnableDMZ Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disablethe

devicesDMZfunction.Public SelectDynamicIPorStaticIPhere.

ForDynamicIPselectanInternetconnectionsessionfromdropdownmenu.ForStaticIPentertheIPaddressthatyouwanttomaptoaspecificprivateIPaddress.

ClientPC EntertheprivateIPaddressthattheinternetIPaddresswillbemappedto.

ComputerName Selectacomputernamefromthelistandclick

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DMZentrieswillbedisplayedinthetablebelow:



III364. DoSDenialofService (DoS) is a common form of malicious attack against anetwork.Theroutersfirewallcanprotectagainstsuchattacks.Ifyouarenotfamiliarwiththesefunctions, it isrecommendedyoukeepthedefaultsettings.

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PingofDeath Specifythefrequencyofpingofdeathpackets

whichwilltriggertheroutersDoSprotectionfunction.

DiscardPingfromWAN

CheckthisboxandtherouterwillnotanswerpingrequestsfromtheInternet.

PortScan IntrudersuseportscannerstodetectopenInternetIPaddressports.Checkeachtypeofportscantoprevent.

SyncFlood SpecifythefrequencyofsyncfloodpacketswhichwilltriggertheDoSprotectionfunction.

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III37.QoS

QualityofService(QoS)isafeaturetomanage Internetbandwidthefficiently.Someapplicationsrequiremorebandwidththanotherstofunction

properly,andQoSallowsyoutoensurethatsufficientbandwidthisavailable.Minimumormaximumbandwidthcanbeguaranteedforaspecifiedapplication.

QoScanimprovetheBR6428nSV2/nCsperformance.QoSisrecommendedtooptimizeperformanceforonlinegaming.

III371. QoS

Check/unchecktheboxEnableQoStoenable/disabletheQoSfunction.ClickAddtoopenanewwindowandsetupaQoSrule.TheCurrentQoSTabledisplaysallQoSrules.

TotalDownloadBandwidth

Enteryour totaldownloadbandwidthlimitfromyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)inkbits.

TotalUploadBandwidth

EnteryourtotaluploadbandwidthlimitfromyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)inkbits.

Add OpensanewwindowtoaddanewQoSruletothecurrentQoStable.

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RuleName EnteranamefortheQoSruleforreference/identification.

Bandwidth SetthebandwidthlimitsfortheQoSrule:

(1) (2) (3)1. SelectDownloadorUploadforthe

QoSrule.2. Enterthebandwidthlimit.3. Selectwhetherthebandwidthisa

Guarantee(minimum)orMax(maximum).

LocalIPAddress EntertheIPaddressrangetowhichtheQoSrulewillbeapplied.EnterastartingIPaddressintheleftfieldandtheendIPaddressintherightfieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses;orenteranIPaddress intheleftfieldonlytodefineasingle

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IPaddress.LocalPortRange EntertheportrangetoactivatetheQoSrule.

Enterasingleportnumbere.g.110orarangeofportnumberse.g.110120

RemoteIPAddress EntertheremoteIPaddressrangewhichwillactivatetheQoSrule.EnterastartingIPaddressintheleftfieldandtheendIPaddressintherightfieldtodefinearangeofIPaddresses;orenteranIPaddressintheleftfieldonlytodefineasingleIPaddress.

RemotePortRange EntertheremoteportrangetoactivatetheQoSrule.Enterasingleportnumbere.g.110orarangeofportnumberse.g.110120

TrafficType Selecttraffictypeasanalternativetospecifyingaportrangeabove.

Protocol SelectaTCP orUDPprotocoltype.Save ClickaddbuttontoaddanewQoSrule

(detailedinstructionswillbegivenbelow).Reset Ifyouwanttoeraseallvaluesyoujust

entered.ClickResetQoSruleentrieswillbelistedintheCurrentQoSTableasshownbelow.SelectaruleusingtheSelectcheckbox.

WhenusingtheEditbuttononlyonerulecanbeselectedeachtime.

QoSruleswillbeprocessedintheorderthattheyarelistedi.e.theruleatthetopofthelistwillbeappliedfirst,andthenthesecondruleetc.TheordercanbeadjustedusingtheMoveUp/Downbuttons.

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Edit Editaselectedrule.DeleteSelected/DeleteAll


MoveUp/Down Moveselectedruleup ordownthelist.

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III38.Advanced

AdvancedfeaturesoftheBR6428nSV2/nCcanbeconfiguredfromtheAdvancedmenu.

III381. StaticRouting

Staticroutingisamethodofconfiguringpathselectionofrouters,characterizedbytheabsenceofcommunicationbetweenroutersregardingthecurrenttopologyofthenetwork.Theoppositeofstaticroutingisdynamicrouting,sometimesalsoreferredtoasadaptiverouting.Youcanconfigurestaticroutingandmanuallyaddroutestotheroutingtableonthispage.

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EnableStaticRouting Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disable

staticrouting.DestinationLANIP EnterthedestinationnetworksIPaddress.SubnetMask Enterthesubnetmaskofthedestination

network.DefaultGateway Enterthedefaultgatewayofthedestination

network.HopCount Enterthehopcount(thedistancebetween

destinationnetworkandthisbroadbandrouter)here.

Interface Entertheinterfacewhichleadstodestinationnetwork.

Add Addtheroutetothecurrentstaticroutingtable.

Clear Clearallfields.

III382. PortForwarding

ThisfunctionallowsyoutoredirectasingleportorconsecutiveportsofaninternetIPaddresstothesameportofalocalIPaddress.Theportnumber(s)oftheinternetIPaddressandlocalIPaddressmustbethesame.IftheportnumberoftheinternetIPaddressandlocalIPaddressisdifferent,pleaseusetheVirtualServerfunctioninstead.

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PrivateIP EntertheIPaddressofthecomputeronthe

localnetwork.ComputerName Windowscomputersonthelocalnetwork

willbelistedhereselectacomputerfromthelistandclick

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III383. VirtualServer

Thisfunctionallowsyoutosetupaninternetserviceonalocalcomputer,withoutexposingthelocalcomputertotheinternet.Youcanalsobuildvarioussetsofportredirection,toprovidevariousinternetservicesondifferentlocalcomputersviaasingleinternetIPaddress.

PrivateIP SpecifytheIPaddressofthecomputeron

yourlocalnetwork.ComputerName SelectthenameofaWindowscomputer

fromthedropdownmenuandclick toautoinputitsIPaddressinthePrivateIPfield.

PrivatePort Specifytheprivateportyouwishtouseonthecomputerinyourlocalnetwork.

Type SelectthetypeofInternetProtocol.PublicPort Specifyapublicporttoaccessthecomputer

onyourlocalnetwork.Comment Enteracommentforreferenceor

identification.

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III384. 2.4GHzWireless

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyofthevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

FragmentThreshold SettheFragmentthresholdofthewireless

radio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.RTSThreshold SettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis2347.BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.DTIMPeriod SettheDTIMperiodofwirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis3.DataRate Setthewirelessdatatransferrate.The

defaultissettoauto.NDataRate Setthedatarateof802.11n.Thedefaultis

settoauto.ChannelWidth Selectwirelesschannelwidth(bandwidth

usedbywirelesssignalsfromthedevice)therecommendedvalueisAuto20/40MHz.

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PreambleType Setthewirelessradio preambletype.ThedefaultvalueisShortPreamble.

CTSProtect Enablingthissettingwillreducethechanceofradiosignalcollisionsbetween802.11band802.11gwirelessaccesspoints.ItsrecommendedtosetthisoptiontoAuto.

TxPower Setthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.Youmaynotrequire100%outputpower.Settingalowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysincepotentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistantareaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.

WMM WMM(WiFiMultimedia)technologycanimprovetheperformanceofcertainnetworkapplications,suchasaudio/videostreaming,networktelephony(VoIP)andothers.WhenWMMisenabled,thedevicewillprioritizedifferentkindsofdataandgivehigherprioritytoapplicationswhichrequireinstantresponses forbetterperformance.

III385. ALG

ApplicationLayerGateway(ALG)isanetworksecuritygatewaywhichsupportsspecificnetworkapplicationssuchasgamingandinstantmessaging.ALGenablestheseapplicationstocommunicatewiththeirserver.

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III386. IGMP

IGMPisacommunicationsprotocolusedtoestablishmulticastgroupmemberships.ItallowsforamoreefficientuseofresourcesandbetterperformanceforapplicationssuchasIPTVvideostreaming.

IGMPSnooping IGMPsnoopingmonitorstrafficbetweenhostsandmulticastrouterstofacilitatebandwidthconservation.Selectenableordisable.

IGMPProxy IGMPproxyenablesintelligentmulticastforwardingbasedonIGMPsnoopinginformation. Selectenableordisable.

ItisrecommendedtosetIGMPSnoopingandIGMPProxytoEnable.

III387. UPnP

Universalplugandplay(UPnP)isasetofnetworkingprotocolswhichenablesnetworkdevicestocommunicateandautomaticallyestablishworkingconfigurationswitheachother.SelectEnableorDisable.

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III39.Administration

VariousadministrativefunctionscanbeaccessedfromtheAdministrationmenu.

III391. TimeZone

SetTimeZone Selectthetimezoneofyourcountryorregion.

TimeServerAddress ThetravelroutersupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)forautomatictimeanddatesetup.InputthehostnameoftheIPservermanually.

DaylightSaving Ifyourcountry/regionusesdaylightsavingtime,pleasechecktheEnableFunctionbox,andselectthestartandenddate.

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III392. Password

Youcanchangethepasswordusedtologintothebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfacehere.Itisadvisedtodosoforsecuritypurposes.

Pleasemakeanoteofthenewpassword.Intheeventthatyouforgetthepasswordandareunabletologintothebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface,seeII5.Resettofactorydefaultsettingsforhowtoresetthedevice.

CurrentPassword Enteryourcurrentpassword.NewPassword Enteryournewpassword.ConfirmedPassword Confirmyournewpassword.

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III393. RemoteAccess

CheckEnabledtoenabletheremoteaccessfeatureandthenentertheappropriatevalues.

HostIPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresswhichisallowedremote

access.

Port Specifyaportnumber(065535)usedforremoteaccess.

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III394. Backup/Restore

BackupSettings ClickSave tosavethecurrentsettingsonyour

computerasconfig.binfile.RestoreSettings ClickBrowse tofindapreviouslysaved

config.binfileandthenclickUploadtoreplaceyourcurrentsettings.

RestoretoFactoryDefault

ClickReset torestoresettingstothefactorydefault.Apopupwindowwillappearandaskyoutoconfirmandenteryourlogindetails.EnteryourusernameandpasswordandclickOk.Seebelowformoreinformation.

III395. Upgrade

Theupgradepageallowsyoutoupgradethesystemfirmwaretoamorerecentversion.YoucandownloadthelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsite.Aftertheupgrade,thesystemwillrestart.

Donotswitchoffordisconnectthedeviceduringafirmwareupgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice.ItisrecommendedthatyouuseawiredEthernetconnectionforafirmwareupgrade.

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III396. Restart

Intheeventthattheroutermalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitisrecommendedthatyourestartthedevice.

III397. Logs

Youcanviewthesystemlogandsecuritylog.Usethedropdownmenuinthetoprightcornertoselectwhichlogtoview.

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Save ClickSave tosavethelog onyourcomputer

as.txtfile.Clear ClickCleartoclear/erasetheexistinglog.Refresh ClickRefreshtorefreshthelog andupdateany

activity.

III398. ActiveDHCPClient

InformationaboutactiveDHCPclientsisshowninthetable,whichdisplaystheDHCPserverassignedIPaddress,MACaddressandtimeexpiredforeachcomputerordeviceonthelocalnetwork.

III399. Statistics

Displayssentandreceivedpacketnetworkstatistics.

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IV. Appendix

IV1. ConfiguringyourIPaddress

ForfirsttimeaccesstotheURLhttp://Edimax.SetuppleaseensureyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.ThismeansyourcomputercanobtainanIPaddressautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver.YoucancheckifyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddressbyfollowingIV11.HowtocheckthatyourcomputerusesadynamicIPaddress.StaticIPuserscanalsotemporarilymodifyyourcomputersIPaddresstobeinthesameIPaddresssubnete.g.192.168.2.x(x=3254)astheBR6428nSV2/nCinordertoaccesshttp://Edimax.Setup.

TheBR6428nSV2/nCsdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.1.TheprocedureformodifyingyourIPaddressvariesacrossdifferentoperatingsystems;pleasefollowtheguideappropriateforyouroperatingsysteminIV12.HowtomodifytheIPaddressofyourcomputer.

StaticIPuserspleasemakeanoteofyourstaticIPbeforeyouchangeit.

YoucanassignanewIPaddresstothedevicewhichiswithinthesubnetofyournetworkduringsetuporusingthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface(refertoIII34.LAN).ThenyoucanaccesstheURLhttp://Edimax.SetupinfuturewithoutmodifyingyourIPaddress.

PleaseremembertochangeyourIPaddressbacktoitsoriginalvalueafterthedeviceisproperlyconfigured.

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IV11.HowtocheckthatyourcomputerusesadynamicIPaddress

Pleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.

IV111. WindowsXP1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternetConnectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.TheLocalAreaConnectionStatuswindowwillthenappear,clickProperties.

2. ObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress

automaticallyshouldbeselected.

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IV112. WindowsVista1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,thenselectProperties.TheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowwillthenappear,selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4),andthenclickProperties.

2. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddressautomaticallyshouldbeselected.

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IV113. Windows71. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.

2. UnderNetworkandInternetclickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.

3. ClickLocalAreaConnection.

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4. ClickProperties.

5. SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.

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6. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserver

addressautomaticallyshouldbeselected.

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IV114. Windows81. FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.

Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreenandclick.

2. Indesktopmode,clicktheFileExplorericoninthebottomleftofthe

screen,asshownbelow.

3. RightclickNetworkandthenselectProperties.

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4. Inthewindowthatopens,selectChangeadaptersettingsfromtheleft

side.

5. Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselectProperties.

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7. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserver

addressautomaticallyshouldbeselected.

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IV115. MacOS1. HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickonSystem

Preferences.

2. InSystemPreferences,clickonNetwork.

3. ClickonWiFiintheleftpanelandthenclickAdvancedinthelower

rightcorner.

4. SelectTCP/IPfromthetopmenuandUsingDHCPinthedropdown

menulabeledConfigureIPv4shouldbeselected.

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IV12.HowtomodifytheIPaddressofyourcomputerPleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.InthefollowingexamplesweusetheIPaddress192.168.2.10thoughyoucanuseanyIPaddressintherange192.168.2.x(x=3254)inordertoaccessiQSetup/browserbasedconfigurationinterface.

PleasemakeanoteofyourstaticIPbeforeyouchangeit.

IV121. WindowsXP1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.DoubleclicktheNetworkandInternetConnectionsicon,clickNetworkConnections,andthendoubleclickLocalAreaConnection.TheLocalAreaConnectionStatuswindowwillthenappear,clickProperties.

2. SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressandUsethefollowingDNSserver

addresses,theninputthefollowingvalues:

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YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedintheIPaddressfieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandDNSserveraddresses.

IPaddress:192.168.2.10SubnetMask:255.255.255.0PreferredDNSServer:192.168.2.1ClickOKwhenfinished.

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IV122. WindowsVista1. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.ClickViewNetworkStatusandTasks,thenclickManageNetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaNetwork,thenselectProperties.TheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindowwillthenappear,selectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4),andthenclickProperties.




IPaddress:192.168.2.10SubnetMask:255.255.255.0PreferredDNSServer:192.168.2.1

ClickOKwhenfinished.

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IV123. Windows71. ClicktheStartbutton(itshouldbelocatedinthelowerleftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclickControlPanel.

2. UnderNetworkandInternetclickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.

3. ClickLocalAreaConnection.

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IV124. Windows81. FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.

Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreenandclick.

2. Indesktopmode,clicktheFileExplorericoninthebottomleftofthe

screen,asshownbelow.

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3. RightclickNetworkandthenselectProperties.

4. Inthewindowthatopens,selectChangeadaptersettingsfromtheleft

side.

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7. SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressandUsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses,theninputthefollowingvalues:



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IV125. Mac1. HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickonSystem

Preferences

2. InSystemPreferences,clickonNetwork.

3. ClickonWiFiintheleftpanelandthenclickAdvancedinthelower

rightcorner.

4. SelectTCP/IPfromthetopmenuandselectManuallyfromthedrop

downmenulabeledConfigureIPv4,thenclickOK.

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5. IntheIPv4AddressandSubnetMaskfieldenterIPaddress

192.168.2.10andsubnetmask255.255.255.0.ClickonOK.

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6. ClickApplytosavethechanges.

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IV13.HowtoFindYourNetworkSecurityKeyTofindyournetworksecuritykey,pleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.

IfyouareusingWindowsXPorearlier,pleasecontactyourISPorroutermanufacturertofindyournetworksecuritykey.

IV131. Windows7&Vista1. OpenControlPanelandclickonNetworkandInternetinthetop

menu.

2. ClickonViewnetworkstatusandtaskswhichisundertheheading

NetworkandSharingCenter.

3. ClickonManagewirelessnetworksintheleftmenu.

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4. YoushouldseetheprofileofyourWiFinetworkinthelist.Rightclickon

yourWiFinetworkandthenclickonProperties.

5. ClickontheSecuritytab,andthenchecktheboxlabeledShow

characters.Thiswillshowyournetworksecuritykey.ClicktheCancelbuttontoclosethewindow.

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IV132. Mac1. OpenanewFinderwindow,andselectApplicationsfromthemenuon

theleftside.OpenthefolderlabeledUtilitiesandthenopentheapplicationKeychainAccess.

2. SelectPasswordsfromthesubmenulabeledCategoryontheleftside,

asshownbelow.ThensearchthelistinthemainpanelfortheSSIDofyournetwork.Inthisexample,theSSIDisEdimaxWirelessthoughyourSSIDwillbeuniquetoyournetwork.

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3. DoubleclicktheSSIDofyournetworkandyouwillseethefollowing

window.

4. ChecktheboxlabeledShowpasswordandyouwillbeaskedtoenteryouradministrativepassword,whichyouusetologintoyourMac.EnteryourpasswordandclickAllow.

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YournetworksecuritypasswordwillnowbedisplayedinthefieldnexttotheboxlabeledShowpassword.Intheexamplebelow,thenetworksecuritypasswordisedimax1234.Pleasemakeanoteofyournetworksecuritypassword.

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IV14.HowtoFindYourRoutersIPAddressTofindyourroutersIPaddress,pleasefollowtheinstructionsappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.

IV141. WindowsXP,Vista&71. GotoStart,selectRunandtypecmd,thenpressEnterorclickOK.

2. Anewwindowwillopen,typeipconfigandpressEnter.

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3. YourroutersIPaddresswillbedisplayednexttoDefaultGateway.

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IV142. Windows81. FromtheWindows8Startscreen,moveyourcursertothetopright

cornerofthescreentodisplaytheCharmsbar.

2. ClickSearchandentercmdintothesearchbar.ClicktheCommand

Promptappwhichbedisplayedontheleftside.

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3. Anewwindowwillopen,typeipconfigandpressEnter.

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4. YourroutersIPaddresswillbedisplayednexttoDefaultGateway.

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IV143. Mac1. LaunchSystemPreferencesandclickonNetwork.

2. IfyouareusinganEthernetcabletoconnecttoyournetwork,your

routersIPaddresswillbedisplayednexttoRouter.

3. IfyouareusingWiFi,clickWiFiintheleftpanel,andthenAdvanced

inthebottomrightcorner.

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4. ClicktheTCP/IPtabandyourroutersIPaddresswillbedisplayednexttoRouter.

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IV2. ConnectingtoaWiFinetworkForhelpconnectingtoyourdevicesEdimax.SetupSSIDforinitialsetup,ortoconnecttoyourdevicesnewWiFinetwork(SSID)aftersetupiscomplete,followtheguidebelow:

BelowisanexampleofhowtoconnectusingWindowsVistatheprocessmayvaryslightlyforotherversionsofWindows.

1. Clickthenetworkicon( , or )inthesystemtrayandselectConnect

toanetwork.

2. SearchfortheSSIDofyourBR6428nSV2/nCandthenclickConnect.If

yousetapasswordforyournetwork,youwillthenbepromptedtoenterit.

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3. Aftercorrectlyenteringyourpassword,youwillbesuccessfullyconnectedtotheBR6428nSV2/nCswirelessnetwork.

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IV3. Troubleshooting

IfyouareexperiencingproblemswithyourBR6428nSV2/nC,pleasecheckbelowbeforecontactingyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.

Ifyouareexperiencingproblemsimmediatelyafterafirmwareupgrade,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.

1. Inrangeextendermode,howdoIconnecttoanetworkwhichhasahiddenSSID?

a. DuringiQSetupselectSetupextendermanuallyasshownbelow.ManuallyentertheSSIDofthehiddennetwork,anSSIDforyourdeviceandtheencryptioninformationforthehiddennetwork.

SSID EntertheSSID(networkname)ofyourexisting,hiddennetwork.

DeviceSSID EnteranSSIDfortheBR6428NsV2/nCorleaveitblanktouseadefaultwhichconsistsofyourexistingroutersSSID(above)+"_2EX".

Encryption Entertheencryptioninformationforyourexisting,hiddennetwork.

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2. IcantaccesstheInternet.a. Ensurethatallcablesareconnectedproperly.TryadifferentEthernetcable.b. SwitchyourBR6428nSV2/nCandnetworkdeviceoffandbackonagain.Check

theLEDstatusoftheBR6428Ns/nC.c. Checkifyoucanaccessthewebbasedconfigurationinterface.Ifnot,please

ensureyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.d. LogintothewebbasedconfigurationinterfaceandgotoInternet>WANSetup

andcheckthattheconnectiontypeiscorrect.Ifyouareunsurewhichinternetconnectiontypeyouhave,pleasecontactyourInternetServiceProvider(ISP).

e. Connectyourcomputerdirectlytoyourmodemandcheckifyoucanaccesstheinternet.Ifyoucant,pleasecontactyourInternetserviceproviderforassistance.

3. Icantopenthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface.a. PleaseensureyourcomputerissettouseadynamicIPaddress.Refertothe

usermanualforguidanceifyouareunsurehowtodothis.b. Ensureyouenterthecorrectpassword.Thepasswordiscasesensitive.4. HowdoIresetmydevicetofactorydefaultsettings?a. Toresetthedevicebacktoitsfactorydefaultsettings,pressandholdthe

WPS/Resetbuttonforover10seconds,untilthepowerLEDbeginstoflash.Pleasewaitafewminutesfortheproducttorestart.Whenthedevicerestarts,allsettingswillbereset.Defaultsettingsaredisplayedontheproductlabelonthebackofthedevice,asshownbelow:

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RouterLogin EnterthisURLinawebbrowsertoruniQSetupor

configureadvancedsettings.YoumustbeconnectedtothedevicebyWiFiorEthernetcable.

Username/Password ThisisthedefaultusernameandpasswordtoaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterfacewhenyougototheRouterLoginURL(above).

WiFiNetworkName

ThisisthedefaultWiFinetworknameforthedevice.Searchforthisname(SSID)andconnecttoitinordertoaccesstheRouterLoginURL(above).

MAC AMACaddressisuniquetoeverydeviceandisusedforidentificationwithinanetwork.YourdevicesuniqueMACaddressisdisplayedhere.

PINCODE ThisisyourdevicesPINcodeforWiFiProtectedSetup(WPS).

5. Iforgotmypassword.a. Resettheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsettingsandusethedefaultusername

adminanddefaultpassword1234.Defaultsettingsaredisplayedontheproductlabelonthebackofthedevice,asshownabove.

6. MyBR6428nSV2/nChasaweakwirelesssignalinrangeextendermode.

a. WeaksignalsareusuallycausedbyinterferencefromotherdevicesorobstaclesblockingtheBR6428nSV2/nCswirelesssignal:

b. Keepthedeviceawayfromotherradiodevicessuchasmicrowavesorwirelesstelephones.

c. Donotputthedeviceinthecornerofaroomorunder/nearbymetal.d. EnsurethereareasfewobstaclesaspossiblebetweentheBR6428nSV2/nCand

yourwirelessnetworkdevice.Inrangeextendermode,theBR6428nSV2/nCSweakwirelesssignalmaybeinturncausedbyaweaksignalfromyourexistingrouter.ItsimportanttochooseagoodlocationfortheBR6428nSV2/nCinrelationtoyourexistingwirelessrouter.ThebestlocationisroughlyinthemiddlebetweenyourexistingwirelessrouterandtheareayouwouldliketobecoveredbytheBR6428nSV2/nC.Ifyouaretoofarawayfromyourexistingrouter,thenitisdifficultfortheBR6428nSV2/nCtoreceiveawirelesssignal.

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7. DotheWANandLANportsworkthesamewhenthedeviceisindifferentmodes?No,theWANandLANportshaveslightlydifferentfunctionsdependingontheoperatingmodeofthedevice.

a. InWiFiroutermode,theWANportisforadirectconnectiontoyourxDSLmodem.TheLANportsareforwirednetworkclients.

b. Inaccesspointmode,theWANportisnotfunctional.ConnectyourexistingroutertothedevicesLANport,andtheotherLANportscanconnectwirednetworkclients.

c. Inrangeextendermode,theWANportisnotfunctionalandtheLANportsareforwirednetworkclients.DonotconnectyourexistingroutertothedevicesWANorLANports,asthiscancausethedevicetomalfunction.

8. MynetworkisconfiguredtousestaticIPaddresses.HowcanIassignastaticIPaddresstomyBR6428nSV2/nC?

a. YoucanmodifythedevicesIPaddressusingthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface.PleaserefertoIII34.LAN.

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IV4. Glossary

DefaultGateway(Wirelessbridge):EverynonaccesspointIPdeviceneedstoconfigureadefaultgatewaysIPaddress.WhenthedevicesendsoutanIPpacket,ifthedestinationisnotonthesamenetwork,thedevicehastosendthepackettoitsdefaultgateway,whichwillthensenditouttowardsthedestination.DHCP:DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol.ThisprotocolautomaticallygiveseverycomputeronyourhomenetworkanIPaddress.DNSServerIPAddress:DNSstandsforDomainNameSystem,whichallowsInternetserverstohaveadomainname(suchaswww.Broadbandaccesspoint.com)andoneormoreIPaddresses(suchas192.34.45.8).ADNSserverkeepsadatabaseofInternetserversandtheirrespectivedomainnamesandIPaddresses,sothatwhenadomainnameisrequested(asintyping"Broadbandaccesspoint.com"intoyourInternetbrowser),theuserissenttotheproperIPaddress.TheDNSserverIPaddressusedbythecomputersonyourhomenetworkisthelocationoftheDNSserveryourISPhasassignedtoyou.DSLModem:DSLstandsforDigitalSubscriberLine.ADSLmodemusesyourexistingphonelinestotransmitdataathighspeeds. Ethernet:Astandardforcomputernetworks.Ethernetnetworksareconnectedbyspecialcablesandhubs,andmovedataaroundatupto10/100millionbitspersecond(Mbps).IPAddressandNetwork(Subnet)Mask:IPstandsforInternetProtocol.AnIPaddressconsistsofaseriesoffournumbersseparatedbyperiods,thatidentifiesasingle,uniqueInternetcomputerhostinanIPnetwork.Example:192.168.2.1.Itconsistsof2portions:theIPnetworkaddress,andthehostidentifier.TheIPaddressisa32bitbinarypattern,whichcanberepresentedasfourcascadeddecimalnumbersseparatedby.:aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa,whereeachaaacanbeanythingfrom000to255,orasfourcascadedbinarynumbersseparatedby.:bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb,whereeachbcaneitherbe0or1.

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Anetworkmaskisalsoa32bitbinarypattern,andconsistsofconsecutiveleading1sfollowedbyconsecutivetrailing0s,suchas11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000.Thereforesometimesanetworkmaskcanalsobedescribedsimplyasxnumberofleading1s.Whenbotharerepresentedsidebysideintheirbinaryforms,allbitsintheIPaddressthatcorrespondto1sinthenetworkmaskbecomepartoftheIPnetworkaddress,andtheremainingbitscorrespondtothehostID. Forexample,iftheIPaddressforadeviceis,initsbinaryform,11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111,andifitsnetworkmaskis,11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000Itmeansthedevicesnetworkaddressis11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000,anditshostIDis,00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111.ThisisaconvenientandefficientmethodforaccesspointstorouteIPpacketstotheirdestination.ISPGatewayAddress:(seeISPfordefinition).TheISPGatewayAddressisanIPaddressfortheInternetaccesspointlocatedattheISP'soffice.ISP:InternetServiceProvider.AnISPisabusinessthatprovidesconnectivitytotheInternetforindividualsandotherbusinessesororganizations.LAN:LocalAreaNetwork.ALANisagroupofcomputersanddevicesconnectedtogetherinarelativelysmallarea(suchasahouseoranoffice).YourhomenetworkisconsideredaLAN.MACAddress:MACstandsforMediaAccessControl.AMACaddressisthehardwareaddressofadeviceconnectedtoanetwork.TheMACaddressisauniqueidentifierforadevicewithanEthernetinterface.Itiscomprisedoftwoparts:3bytesofdatathatcorrespondstotheManufacturerID(uniqueforeachmanufacturer),plus3bytesthatareoftenusedastheproductsserialnumber.NAT:NetworkAddressTranslation.ThisprocessallowsallofthecomputersonyourhomenetworktouseoneIPaddress.UsingthebroadbandaccesspointsNATcapability,youcanaccesstheInternetfromanycomputeronyourhomenetworkwithouthavingtopurchasemoreIPaddressesfromyourISP. Port:NetworkClients(LANPC)usesportnumberstodistinguishonenetworkapplication/protocoloveranother.Belowisalistofcommonapplicationsandprotocol/portnumbers:

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Application ProtocolPortNumberTelnet TCP 23FTP TCP 21SMTP TCP 25POP3 TCP 110H.323 TCP 1720SNMP UCP 161SNMPTrap UDP 162HTTP TCP 80PPTP TCP 1723PCAnywhereTCP 5631PCAnywhereUDP 5632Accesspoint:AaccesspointisanintelligentnetworkdevicethatforwardspacketsbetweendifferentnetworksbasedonnetworklayeraddressinformationsuchasIPaddresses.SubnetMask:Asubnetmask,whichmaybeapartoftheTCP/IPinformationprovidedbyyourISP,isasetoffournumbers(e.g.255.255.255.0)configuredlikeanIPaddress.ItisusedtocreateIPaddressnumbersusedonlywithinaparticularnetwork(asopposedtovalidIPaddressnumbersrecognizedbytheInternet,whichmustbeassignedbyInterNIC). TCP/IP,UDP:TransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andUnreliableDatagramProtocol(UDP).TCP/IPisthestandardprotocolfordatatransmissionovertheInternet.BothTCPandUDParetransportlayerprotocol.TCPperformspropererrordetectionanderrorrecovery,andthusisreliable.UDPontheotherhandisnotreliable.TheybothrunontopoftheIP(InternetProtocol),anetworklayerprotocol.WAN:WideAreaNetwork.Anetworkthatconnectscomputerslocatedingeographicallyseparateareas(e.g.differentbuildings,cities,countries).TheInternetisawideareanetwork.WebbasedmanagementGraphicalUserInterface(GUI):Manydevicessupportagraphicaluserinterfacethatisbasedonthewebbrowser.ThismeanstheusercanusethefamiliarNetscapeorMicrosoftInternetExplorertoControl/configureormonitorthedevicebeingmanaged.

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FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp.

FCCCautionThisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RadiationExposureStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposuresetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.InordertoavoidthepossibilityofexceedingtheFCCradiofrequencyexposurelimits,humanproximitytotheantennashallnotbelessthan2.5cm(1inch)duringnormaloperation.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RFExposureRequirementsThisEUTiscompliancewithSARforgeneralpopulation/uncontrolledexposurelimitsinANSI/IEEEC95.11999andhadbeentestedinaccordancewiththemeasurementmethodsandproceduresspecifiedinOETBulletin65SupplementC.TheequipmentversionmarketedinUSisrestrictedtousageofthechannels111only.

R&TTEComplianceStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsofDIRECTIVE1999/5/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILofMarch9,1999onradioequipmentandtelecommunicationterminalequipmentandthemutualrecognitionoftheirconformity(R&TTE).TheR&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthedirective98/13/EEC(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipmentandSatelliteEarthStationEquipment)AsofApril8,2000.SafetyThisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,specialattentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectricalequipment.Allguidelinesofthisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.EUCountriesIntendedforUseTheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Czech,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Turkey,andUnitedKingdom.TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,andSwitzerland.EUCountriesNotIntendedforUseNone

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EUDeclarationofConformityEnglish: Thisequipmentisincompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant

provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Franais: Cetquipementestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetautresdispositionsdela

directive1999/5/CE,2009/125/CEetina: Totozazenjevsouladusezkladnmipoadavkyaostatnmipslunmiustanovenmi

smrnic1999/5/ES,2009/125/ES.Polski: Urzdzeniejestzgodnezoglnymiwymaganiamiorazszczeglnymiwarunkami

okrelonymiDyrektywUE1999/5/EC,2009/125/ECRomn: Acestechipamentestenconformitatecucerineleesenialeialteprevederirelevanteale

Directivei1999/5/CE,2009/125/CE.:

1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Magyar: Ezaberendezsmegfelelazalapvetkvetelmnyekneksmsvonatkozirnyelveknek

(1999/5/EK,2009/125/EC)Trke: Bucihaz1999/5/EC,2009/125/ECdirektiflerizorunluisteklervedierhkmlerleile

uyumludur.: 1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Slovenina: Totozariadeniespazkladnpoiadavkyaalieprslunustanoveniasmernc

1999/5/ES,2009/125/ES.Deutsch: DiesesGerterflltdieVoraussetzungengemdenRichtlinien1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Espaol: ElpresenteequipocumplelosrequisitosesencialesdelaDirectiva1999/5/EC,

2009/125/EC.Italiano: Questoapparecchioconformeairequisitiessenzialieallealtredisposizioniapplicabili

dellaDirettiva1999/5/CE,2009/125/CE.Nederlands: Ditapparaatvoldoetaandeessentileeisenenanderevantoepassingzijndebepalingen

vanrichtlijn1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Portugus: EsteequipamentocumpreosrequesitosessnciaisdaDirectiva1999/5/EC,2009/125/ECNorsk: DetteutstyreterisamsvarmeddeviktigstekraveneogandrerelevanteregleriDirektiv

1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Svenska: Dennautrustningriverensstmmelsemeddevsentligakravenochvrigarelevanta

bestmmelseridirektiv1999/5/EG,2009/125/EG.Dansk: Detteudstyrerioverensstemmelsemeddevsentligstekravogandrerelevante

forordningeridirektiv1999/5/EC,2009/125/EC.Suomi: Tmlaitetyttdirektiivien1999/5/EY,2009/125/EYoleellisetvaatimuksetjamuut

asiaankuuluvatmrykset.

WEEEDirective&ProductDisposal

Attheendofitsserviceablelife,thisproductshouldnotbetreatedashouseholdorgeneralwaste.Itshouldbehandedovertotheapplicablecollectionpointfortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronicequipment,orreturnedtothesupplierfordisposal.

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DeclarationofConformityWe,EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.,declareunderoursoleresponsibility,thattheequipmentdescribedbelowcomplieswiththerequirementsoftheEuropeanR&TTEdirectives.

Equipment: N300MultiFunctionWiFiRouterModelNo.: BR6428nSV2/BR6428nC

ThefollowingEuropeanstandardsforessentialrequirementshavebeenfollowed:

Directives 1999/5/EC Spectrum : ETSI EN 300 328 V1.8.1 (2012-04); EMC : EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 (2011-09);

EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 (2012-09); Safety (LVD) : IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition);

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

Recommendation99/519/EC EMF : EN 50385: 2002

Directives 2006/95/EC

Safety (LVD) : IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition); EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.No.3,WuChuan3rdRoad,WuKuIndustrialPark,NewTaipeiCity,Taiwan

DateofSignature: September6th,2013Signature:

PrintedName: AlbertChangTitle: Director

EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

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