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the setup screen may appear slightly different from those shown in this QIG. For more detailed information about this product, please refer to the User Manual on the CD-ROM. The software and specifications are subject to change without notice. Please visit our web site www.edimax.com for the update
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new wireless broadband router 10 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 12 2-1 Establish network connection 12 2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically 14 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 15 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 17 2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup 19
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3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases 71 3-4 Wireless ...73 3-4-1 Basic Settings 74 3-4-1-1 AP mode 75 3-4-1-2 Station-Infrastructure 78 3-4-1-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point 81 3-4-1-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point 84 3-4-1-5 AP Bridge-WDS 86 3-4-1-6 Universal Repeater 89 3-4-1-7 Set Security 93 3-4-2
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I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing Edimax BR-6574n wireless 11n gigabit broadband router! This high cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable
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• Allow you to monitor the router's status like: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status • Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and management purposes • Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer (over the
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used for long time (This is normal and is not a malfunction), DO NOT put this router on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials. 7. There's no user-serviceable part inside the router. If you found that the router is not working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO
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1-3 System Requirements z Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port. z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or
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Internet connection, SSID, wireless security, firmware upgrade and changing router's password. When you start the Setup Wizard, you will get the following Welcome screen. Please choose the language to start with and follow the easy steps in the Wizard. No instruction for the Setup Wizard is given
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Amber Green Off On Off Flashing Description Router is switched on and correctly powered Wireless network is switched on Wireless network is switched off Wireless LAN activity (transferring data) or WPS mode is on. (LED will on and off every 1 second) WAN port (Internet) is running at 1000Mbps WAN
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Back Panel Antenna A Antenna B Antenna C BR-6574n Item Name Antennas Power Reset / WPS 1 - 4 WAN Description Antenna A, B, and C Power connector, connects to power adapter Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 20
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II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Establish network connection Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new Broadband router and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable. 2. Connect
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connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to '4-2 Troubleshooting' for possible reasons and solution. 5. To improve wireless signal reception, please arrange
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. Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it's set to use static IP address, or you're unsure, please follow the following instructions to configure your computer to use
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2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: 1. Click 'Start' button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select 'TCP/IP', then click 'Properties'.
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2. Select 'Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server', then click 'OK'.
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2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click 'Start' button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections
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2. Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically', then click 'OK'.
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2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click 'Start' button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon,
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2. Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically', then click 'OK'.
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2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup: 1. Click 'Start' button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, then
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2. Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically', then click 'OK'.
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2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser Default IP address of this broadband router is '192.168.2.1', and you can connect to broadband router's web-based configuration interface by any connected computer with web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, or Netscape). Please input '
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you've changed the IP address of this broadband router previously, please input correct IP address instead of the default IP address '192.168.2.1'. If the DHCP server function of this broadband router is enabled, please follow the following instructions to find out the IP address of this broadband
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Please click 'start' -> 'run' at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input 'cmd', then click 'OK'
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connection between your computer and router, and / or go to the beginning of this chapter, to recheck every step of network setup procedure. If you tried the instructions listed above and still can not find the IP address of this broadband router / you forget the password, please reset the broadband
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2-4 Using 'Quick Setup' This broadband router provides a 'Quick Setup' menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router. Please follow the following instructions to use 'Quick Setup' menu: 1. Click 'Quick Setup' after logged in.
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the country / region of your residence. This load-balance router supports NTP (Network Time Protocol). NTP server will provide correct time for this router to setup the date and time of the router automatically. Please input the host name or IP address of NTP server here. If you don't know the host
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setup - broadband type: Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you're using in this page. There are six types of Internet connection, they are: Cable Modem Fixed-IP contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problem, and you will
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If you want to go back to previous step, please press 'Back' button on the bottom of this page. NOTE: Some service providers use 'DHCP' (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign IP address to you. In this case, you can choose 'Cable Modem' as Internet connection type, even you're using another
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cable modem to provide Internet service to you, you can select this connection type. You can also select this connection type if your ISP tells you that they will assign you the IP address by 'DHCP' (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Host
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click 'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You
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as connection type. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name IP address assigned by your by your service provider Subnet Mask DNS address Service Provider Gateway Address TTL Description Please input IP address assigned by your service provider. Please input subnet mask assigned by
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You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem. If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click 'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages:
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connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name User Name Password Service Name MTU Connection Type Description Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please give a name
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there's a connect attempt, Idle Time Out TTL Manual - only connects to Internet when 'Connect' button with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will
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setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting first: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose 'Obtain an IP address automatically' (equal to DHCP, please
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setup items: Item Name User ID Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID MTU BEZEQ-ISRAEL Connection Type Description Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the IP address
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to Internet when there's a connect attempt, Idle Time Out Manual - only connects to Internet when 'Connect' button on setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router
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select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose 'Obtain an IP address automatically' (equal to DHCP, please refer to 'Cable Modem' section above), or 'Use the following IP address' (equal to static IP address, please refer to 'PPPoE xDSL' section above
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of every setup items: Item Name User ID Password L2TP Gateway MTU Connection Type Description Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the IP address of PPTP
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'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You
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of every setup items: Item Name User Name Password User device login server manually Login Server Description Please input the user name assigned by Telstra. Please input the password assigned by Telstra. Check this box to choose login server by yourself. Please input the IP address of login
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Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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Chapter III: General Setup This broadband router provides a 'Quick Setup' menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router. Please follow the following instructions to use 'Quick Setup' menu: 1. Click 'General Setup' after logged in.
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go to chapter 3-1) WAN - Setup WAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-2) LAN - Setup LAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-3) Wireless - Setup wireless interface manually (please go to chapter 3-4) Advance Settings - Setup advanced settings of this broadband router (Please go to chapter 3-5)
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3-1 System You can setup basic system settings of this broadband router in 'System' menu: Please select the setting item . 3-1-1 Time Zone You can change the time zone settings of this broadband router. It's important to have correct date and time setting if you need to read system log and
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the country / region of your residence. This load-balance router supports NTP (Network Time Protocol). NTP server will provide correct time for this router to setup the date and time of the router automatically. Please input the host name or IP address of NTP server here. If you don't know the host
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Settings You can change the web login password of this broadband router. If you keep using the default password '1234', other people may access the configuration interface without your permission. Please change the password as soon as possible. The descriptions of every setting item are listed
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as follow: Item Name Host address Port Enabled Description Input the IP address of the remote host you wish to initiate a management access. You can define the port number this router should expect an incoming connection request. If you're providing a web service (default port number is 80), you
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After you click 'Apply' button, you'll see the following message: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband
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of this broadband router in 'WAN' menu: Please select the WAN connection type you wish to use, then click 'Apply' to continue. You can also click 'Previous' to back to previous page. If you're not sure which connection type you should use, please call your ISP's service hotline and ask for
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Configuration Protocol). Dynamic IP is often used by cable modem Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Host Name MAC address TTL Description Please input the host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to
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click 'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You
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as connection type. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name IP address assigned by your by your service provider Subnet Mask DNS address Service Provider Gateway Address TTL Description Please input IP address assigned by your service provider. Please input subnet mask assigned by
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You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem. If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click 'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages:
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connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name User Name Password Service Name MTU Connection Type Description Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please give a name
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there's a connect attempt, Idle Time Out TTL Manual - only connects to Internet when 'Connect' button with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will
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setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting first: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose 'Obtain an IP address automatically' (equal to DHCP, please
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setup items: Item Name User ID Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID MTU BEZEQ-ISRAEL Connection Type Description Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the IP address
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to Internet when there's a connect attempt, Idle Time Out Manual - only connects to Internet when 'Connect' button on setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router
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select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose 'Obtain an IP address automatically' (equal to DHCP, please refer to 'Cable Modem' section above), or 'Use the following IP address' (equal to static IP address, please refer to 'PPPoE xDSL' section above
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of every setup items: Item Name User ID Password L2TP Gateway MTU Connection Type Description Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the IP address of PPTP
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'Back'; or you can click 'OK' to finish with quick setup. You'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You
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of every setup items: Item Name User Name Password User device login server manually Login Server Description Please input the user name assigned by Telstra. Please input the password assigned by Telstra. Check this box to choose login server by yourself. Please input the IP address of login
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Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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for detailed setup instructions. 3-3-1 Before you start - Suggestions for deciding an IP address to be used with this broadband router Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connect to this router's LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) or wireless connection can
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up to 253 clients (this also meets router's capability of working with up to 253 clients). 3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people (like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each of them a unique number
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can use this setting to assign an IP address to the LAN interface of this broadband router. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description IP address Please input the IP address of this broadband router's LAN interface. Subnet Mask Please input subnet mask for this network
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'End IP' must be greater than 'Start IP', and can not the same with router's IP address. 2. The former three fields of IP address of 'Start IP', 'End IP', and 'IP Address of 'LAN IP' section (mentioned 'a', 'b', and 'c' field) should be the same. 3. These settings will affect wireless clients, too
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function to establish a MAC-to-IP address table here, so you can assign a specific IP address to a specific computer / network device by its MAC address. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable Static DHCP Leases MAC Address IP address Add Clear Description Check this box
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All MAC-to-IP address entries will be listed in this page, and this broadband router supports up 16 static DHCP leases: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under 'Select'), and click '
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3-4 Wireless You can setup Wireless LAN connection parameters of this broadband router in 'Wireless' menu: Please select one setting in this menu, then click 'Apply' to proceed. If you wish to go back to previous page, click 'Previous'.
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to expand the scope of network. e. AP Bridge-WDS: Connect this router with up to four WDS-capable broadband routers, to expand the scope of network. f. Universal Repeater: This broadband router will repeat other wireless access point's signal to extend its wireless signal coverage, and also acts as
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3-4-1-1 AP mode In AP mode, the following settings will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Band Description Please select the radio band from one of following options: 2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum
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any channel number you want to use, and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you're using automatically without any problem. However, it's still useful to remember the channel number you use, some wireless client supports manual channel number select, and this would help in certain
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the data transfer rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network. There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband When you finished with the settings
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every setup items: Item Name Band Description Please select the radio band from one of following options (must be the same with the wireless access point you wish to connect): 2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum
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to rescan. If you still can't find the wireless access point you wish to connect, please move the broadband router to the place nearer to the access point you wish to connect. Some wireless access points will only allow clients with certain MAC address to establish connection. In this case, you can
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web management interface currently). If you wish to use the MAC address of wired LAN interface of this broadband router, select 'Enable', or select 'Disable' to not to use the MAC address of the wired LAN interface of this broadband router. When you finished with the settings in this page, you can
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functionality only. If you wish to connect to the wireless access points made by other manufacturer, please select 'AP Bridge-WDS' mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Band Description Please select the radio
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for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). Channel Number MAC address 1 Set Security 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N
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click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later. You can click 'Continue' to
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functionality only. If you wish to connect to the wireless access points made by other manufacturer, please select 'AP Bridge-WDS' mode if the wireless access point you wish to connect supports WDS. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Band Description Please select the radio
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same channel. Input the MAC address of other wireless access points (the access points you wish to connect). Click 'Set Security' button to set security functions of this wireless connection to improve security. Please refer to chapter 3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions. When you finished with the
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AP Bridge-WDS In this mode, this broadband router acts as both wireless communication bridge and wireless access point. This broadband router can establish communication with up to four WDS-compatible wireless access points, and let all computers connected to the LAN ports of every wireless access
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, and 802.11N wireless clients. It's recommends to select this band to maximize compatibility. This is the name of broadband router. You can type broadband router from others when there are other broadband routers in the same area. Default SSID is 'default', it's recommended to change default ESSID
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list window. Input the MAC address of other wireless access points (the access points you wish to connect). Click 'Set Security' button to set security functions of this wireless connection to improve security. Please refer to chapter 3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions. When you finished with the
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Universal Repeater In this mode, this broadband router acts as a wireless repeater. It will repeat the signal of the wireless access point you specified, to extend its wireless coverage. The broadband router will still accept wireless clients when in this mode. Modem BR-6574n BR-6574n Universal
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of every setup items: Item Name Band Description Please select the radio band from one of following options (must be the same with the wireless access point you wish to connect): 2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer
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. Click 'Show Active Clients' button to show the list of all connected wireless clients. You can click 'Refresh' in new window to get latest list rescan. If you still can't find the wireless access point you wish to connect, please move the broadband router to the place nearer to the access point
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click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later. You can click 'Continue' to
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3-4-1-7 Set Security In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve security level. When you click 'Set Security' button, Encryption is disabled. It's not recommended to disable encryption because other people may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data transferred over air.
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Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Key Length Key Format Default Tx Key Encryption Key 1 to 4 Description There of WEP key, and you can decide which key is being used by default here. If you don't know which one you should use, select 'Key
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be same with each other. Please click 'Apply' to save changes, or click 'Reset' to clear the texts in all fields. If you click 'Apply', the following to previous page and continue setting, or click 'Apply' to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect. WPA pre-shared key WPA (Wi-Fi
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setup items: Item Name WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key Description Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support click 'Reset'
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3-4-2 Security Settings This wireless router supports two types of encryption: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): is disabled. It's not recommended to disable encryption because other people may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data transferred over air.
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Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Key Length Key Format Default Tx Key Encryption Key 1 to 4 Description There of WEP key, and you can decide which key is being used by default here. If you don't know which one you should use, select 'Key
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be same with each other. Please click 'Apply' to save changes, or click 'Reset' to clear the texts in all fields. If you click 'Apply', the following to previous page and continue setting, or click 'Apply' to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect. WPA pre-shared key WPA (Wi-Fi
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' to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect. WPA RADIUS If you have RADIUS authentication server on your local network, you can authenticate the wireless clients by RADIUS server's user database. Only authenticated clients can establish wireless connection with this broadband
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to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected. Input the IP address of RADIUS authentication server here. Input the port number of RADIUS authentication server here. Most of RADIUS server will use port number 1812 and you can keep using default value. Input the password of RADIUS
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Filtering This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous
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address entries will be listed in this page: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under 'Select'), and click 'Delete Selected' button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click 'Delete All' button. To deselect all checked boxes, click 'Reset
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type configuration. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable WPS WPS Status Self PIN code SSID Description Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you'll see
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Passphrase Key Config Mode displayed here. The wireless security authentication mode of this wireless router will be displayed here. The WPA passphrase will be displayed as asterisk here. Select the WPS configuration role of this broadband router. Registrar: This broadband router will act as WPS
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3-5 Advance Settings* This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and NAT, and you can configure these functions in 'Advanced Settings' menu. Please select the function you wish to set, then click 'Apply' button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click 'Previous' button.
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with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable QoS Total Download Bandwidth Total Upload can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits. To disable download bandwidth limitation, input '0' here
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item down. If you want to erase all values you just entered. Click 'Reset' When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click 'Apply save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and
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After you click 'Add' button in QoS menu, a new setting page will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Rule Name Bandwidth Local IP Address Local Port Range Description Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters). Set the bandwidth limitation
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single port, just input the port number, like '80'. If the remote (destination) IP address and /or port number is universal, a IP address based rule (apply the limitation on all traffics from / to the specified IP address / port number), instructions given by the error message. If you want to
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of NAT functions, and the instructions of these functions will be given below. 3-5-2-1 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified port of an IP address on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local
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which provides Internet service. All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here. You can select the computer name and click '
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After you click 'Apply' button, you'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband
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to use the special application. All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here. You can select the computer name and click '
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help you remember the purpose of this item. This is optional. This router comes with a numerous port mapping settings of network games. If the game you wish to set is listed here, you can select it from dropdown menu. Add Reset After a game is selected, click 'Add' (the one next to 'Select Game
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After you click 'Apply' button, you'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband
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router supports several firewall functions which will help you to protect your network and computer. In this chapter, instructions for Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable MAC Filtering Description Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering, and please select
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of your wireless device indicates 'aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff' or 'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff', just input 'aabbccddeeff' All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here. You can select the computer name and click '
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all mapping entries, click 'Delete All' button. To deselect all checked boxes, click 'Reset' button. If you wish to use IP address-based filtering, please use 'IP Filtering Table' in this page: Please check 'Enable IP Filtering Table' box first, and select 'Deny' or 'Allow' to decide the behavior
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. Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address. You also have to select the type of Internet services that will be applied to
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of service port (like '110'). If this service consists multiple continuous ports, you can input '110-120' for port number 110 to 120, or '110,115,120' for port number 110, 115, and 120. Click 'Add' to add this IP address restriction rule to the list (and back to previous page), or click 'Reset' to
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Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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is useful for parents and company managers. Please follow the following instructions to set URL blocking parameters: Please click 'Firewall' menu on be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable URL Blocking URL/Keyword Description Check this
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You can select more than one MAC addresses). If you want to delete all URL/Keyword listed here, please click 'Delete All' button, or you can also click 'Reset' button to unselect all URL/Keywords save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband
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responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffics. This router has a built
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from internet, too. Some malicious intruder will try to use a 'port scanner' to know how many ports of your Internet IP address are open, and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so. Check this box and the router will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet
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Check the box to activate this DoS prevention mechanism. Port Scan Sync Flood Many kind of port scan methods are listed here, please check one or changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and
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) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet, because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet, and other user will not be able to know the IP address they're using at a certain time. This router supports DDNS service
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provider. Input account or email of DDNS registration. Input DDNS service password or key. If your DDNS provider is 'DHIS', the settings will be different: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name HostID ISAddr Authentication Type HostPass Description Please input the HostID you
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AuthP / AuthQ authentication type is password). Please input the AuthP/AuthQ you applied during DHIS click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You
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Computer name Description Check this box to enable port forwarding, and uncheck this box to disable port forwarding. Input the IP address of the computer on local network which provides internet service. All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here. You can
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'Delete Selected' button. (You can select more than one port forwarding entries). If you want to delete all port forwarding entries listed here, please click 'Delete All' button or you can also click 'Reset' button to unselect all port forwarding entries. When you finished with the settings in this
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Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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can fully access those computers in DMZ. The DMZ setting page looks like this: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable DMZ Public IP address Client PC IP address Type Description Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. You can select
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port forwarding table. Remove all inputted values. NOTE: Please note that every public IP address can be mapped to a single Client PC IP address listed here, please click 'Delete All' button or you can also click 'Reset' button to unselect all DMZ entries. When you finished with the settings in
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Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
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to set the name and IP address of UPnP-compatible network devices, and control its bandwidth usage. You can also set special network functions like DMZ and port forwarding for a specific UPnP-compatible devices. To use EZ View, please follow the following instructions: 1. click 'EZ View' button from
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2. A pop-up window (or new web browser tab) will appear to show that broadband router is scanning for UPnP devices on network, please wait for 30 seconds until 'OK' button appears. Click 'OK' button to continue.
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3. All UPnP-compatible devices found on the network will be listed here, with the category it belongs to and its name. (For network devices not manufactured by Edimax, or earlier non-PnP Edimax products, the category and name will not be able to displayed).
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You can click ' ' button to connect to the web administration interface of the network device, as shown below. (The following picture is an example of connecting to an IP camera, you can input its username and password to login).
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devices, click 'Refresh' button. If you need to set the detailed information of UPnP devices, please click 'Advanced' button, and the following settings will appear: You can click '?' icon and a drop-down list will shown, then you can select
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Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Add DEL Device Name Config Upload / Download Block Description Click this button to add a network device, and you can set detailed network information like name and IP address for it. Click 'Apply' button to save changes and new setting will
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of this item by 24 hours format. Always: This UPnP device will be blocked permanently. DMZ Click 'Apply' to save changes you made, or click 'Cancel' to close pop-up window and discard changes. Select 'DMZ' to set this device as a DMZ server. Port Forwarding Please note that you can only set one
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After you click 'Apply' button, you'll see the following messages: Please click 'Apply' to save changes you made and restart the broadband router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband
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Chapter V : Status In this menu, you can check the operation status of this broadband router. To view the status, follow the following instructions: 1. Click 'Status' button from main menu: 2. The basic system information will be shown:
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You can check the system uptime and firmware version of this broadband router. If you need detailed information about Internet connection or system usage log, please choose one of them and click 'Apply'. If you want to go back to previous page, please click 'Previous'.
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5-1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection.
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5-2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration.
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5-3 System Log This page shows all logged system information. You can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click 'Save' to download the log file to your computer. You can also click 'Clear' to remove all logs, or click 'Refresh' to reload logs.
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5-4 Security Log This page shows all logged security-related information. You can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click 'Save' to download the log file to your computer. You can also click 'Clear' to remove all logs, or click 'Refresh' to reload logs.
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5-5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients. You can click 'Refresh' to reload the list.
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5-6 Statistics This page shows the statistical information of network interfaces of this broadband router, and the total system uptime.
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Chapter VI : Tools This broadband router comes with several tools that will help you to manage the configuration of broadband router, upgrade the firmware, and restart the broadband router. To use these tools, follow the following instructions: 1. Click 'Tools' button from main menu:
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2. The list of tools will appear: Please select the tool you wish to use, then click 'Apply' button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click 'Previous' button.
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and restore current system configuration, and reset all settings to factory default value. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Backup Settings Restore Settings Restore to Factory Default Description Click 'Save...' button to download the current configuration as 'config.bin
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function to upgrade firmware: Please click 'Browse...' button to select the firmware file saved on your computer, then click 'Apply' button to start firmware upload. The broadband router will restart after file upload is successful, and all settings will be lost. Please use default IP address (192
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6-3 Restart If you found that the broadband router is not functioning correctly, or responding slowly then usual, you can use this function to restart the broadband router, and this may correct the problem. Click 'Apply' button to restart the broadband router. You'll be prompted to confirm the
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Chapter VII : Language This broadband router's web-based user interface supports several languages in the future .We will release English version at first, and add others step by step. You can view website http://www.edimax.com to check new firmware. You can change the display language by click '
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