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IV. Appendix IV‐1. Configuring your IP address For first time access to the URL http://Edimax.Setup please ensure your computer is set to use a dynamic IP address. This means your computer can obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server. You can check if your computer is set to use a dynamic IP address by following IV‐1‐1. How to check that your computer uses a dynamic IP address. Static IP users can also temporarily modify your computer's IP address to be in the same IP address subnet e.g. 192.168.2.x (x = 3 - 254) as the BR‐6478AC in order to access http://Edimax.Setup. The BR‐6478AC's default IP address is 192.168.2.1. The procedure for modifying your IP address varies across different operating systems; please follow the guide appropriate for your operating system in IV‐1‐2. How to modify the IP address of your computer. Static IP users please make a note of your static IP before you change it. You can assign a new IP address to the device which is within the subnet of your network during setup or using the browser based configuration interface (refer to III‐3‐4. LAN). Then you can access the URL http://Edimax.Setup in future without modifying your IP address. Please remember to change your IP address back to its original value after the device is properly configured. 89

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IV.
Appendix
IV
1.
Configuring your IP address
For first time access to the URL
http://Edimax.Setup
please ensure your
computer is set to use a dynamic IP address. This means your computer can
obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server. You can check if your
computer is set to use a dynamic IP address by following
IV
1
1. How to check
that your computer uses a dynamic IP address
.
Static IP users
can also temporarily modify your computer’s IP address to be
in the same IP address subnet e.g.
192.168.2.x (x = 3 – 254)
as the BR
6478AC
in order to access
http://Edimax.Setup
.
The BR
6478AC’s default IP address is 192.168.2.1.
The procedure for modifying your IP address varies across different operating
systems; please follow the guide appropriate for your operating system in
IV
1
2. How to modify the IP address of your computer
.
Static IP users please make a note of your static IP before you
change it.
You can assign a new IP address to the device which is within the subnet of
your network during setup or using the browser based configuration interface
(refer to
III
3
4. LAN
). Then you can access the URL
http://Edimax.Setup
in
future without modifying your IP address.
Please remember to change your IP address back to its original
value after the device is properly configured.