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BR6428nSV2BR6428nC
UserManual082013/v1.0
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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
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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
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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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7. TheBR6428nSV2/nCisworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnect
tothedevicesnewSSID.PleaserefertoIV2.ConnectingtoaWiFinetworkifyourequiremoreguidance.
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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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7. TheBR6428nSV2/nCisworkingandreadyforuse.Youcannowconnect
tothedevicesnewSSID.PleaserefertoIV2.ConnectingtoaWiFinetworkifyourequiremoreguidance.
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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.
DNSAddress SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIPaddress.CheckwithyourISPifyouareunsure.
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.
DNSAddress SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIPaddress.CheckwithyourISPifyouareunsure.
DNSAddress1,2&3 EntertheDNSaddress(es)assignedbyyourISPhere.
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.
DNSAddress SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorUsethefollowingIPaddress.CheckwithyourISPifyouareunsure.
DNSAddress1,2&3 EntertheDNSaddress(es)assignedbyyourISPhere.
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.
DeleteSelected/DeleteAll
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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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.
DeleteSelected/DeleteAll
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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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.
DeleteSelected/DeleteAll
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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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.
Clear Clearallfields.IPfilteringentrieswillbelistedintheIPfilteringtableasshownbelow.
DeleteSelected/DeleteAll
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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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:
DeleteSelected/DeleteAll
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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
Deleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.
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
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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
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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
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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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6. SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.
7. SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserver
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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.
2. SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressandUsethefollowingDNSserver
addresses,theninputthefollowingvalues:
YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedintheIPaddressfieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandDNSserveraddresses.
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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4. ClickProperties.
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5. SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.
6. SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressandUsethefollowingDNSserver
addresses,theninputthefollowingvalues:
YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedintheIPaddressfieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandDNSserveraddresses.
IPaddress:192.168.2.10SubnetMask:255.255.255.0PreferredDNSServer:192.168.2.1ClickOKwhenfinished.
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IV124. Windows81. FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.
Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreenandclick.
2. Indesktopmode,clicktheFileExplorericoninthebottomleftofthe
screen,asshownbelow.
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3. RightclickNetworkandthenselectProperties.
4. Inthewindowthatopens,selectChangeadaptersettingsfromtheleft
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5. Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselectProperties.
6. SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclickProperties.
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7. SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressandUsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses,theninputthefollowingvalues:
YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedintheIPaddressfieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandDNSserveraddresses.
IPaddress:192.168.2.10SubnetMask:255.255.255.0PreferredDNSServer:192.168.2.1ClickOKwhenfinished.
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IV125. Mac1. HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickonSystem
Preferences
2. InSystemPreferences,clickonNetwork.
3. ClickonWiFiintheleftpanelandthenclickAdvancedinthelower
rightcorner.
4. SelectTCP/IPfromthetopmenuandselectManuallyfromthedrop
downmenulabeledConfigureIPv4,thenclickOK.
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YourexistingstaticIPaddresswillbedisplayedintheIPaddressfieldbeforeyoureplaceit.PleasemakeanoteofthisIPaddress,subnetmask,defaultgatewayandDNSserveraddresses.
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
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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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