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CONTENTS CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 4 1‐1 Introduction and Safety Information ................................................................................................... 4 1‐2 Safety Information ............................................................................................................................... 5 1‐3 System Requirements .......................................
3‐4‐3 MAC Address Filtering ............................................................................................................ 88 3‐4‐4 WPS (Wi‐Fi Protected Setup) Settings .................................................................................... 90 3‐5 Advance Settings................................................................................................................................ 92 3‐5‐1 QoS ...............................................................................
CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMATION 1‐1 Introduction and Safety Information Thank you for purchasing the Edimax BR‐6258n Wireless Broadband Nano Router! This miniature router is the ideal choice for anyone who is constantly on the go. With the Edimax BR‐6258n Wireless Broadband Nano Router, all your computers and network devices can share a single, high‐speed xDSL/cable Internet connection. Its easy installation procedure also allows any computer user to set up a network environment in a matter of minutes.
1‐2 Safety Information Please follow the following safety instructions to ensure your safety: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT place this router outdoors. 2. DO NOT put this router in or near hot or humid places like the kitchen, bathroom, or a car parked in the sun. 3. Disconnect any connected cables from the router before pulling the router with force. 4. If you want to hang this router on the wall or place it somewhere high, please make sure it is firmly secured.
1‐3 System Requirements z z z z Internet connection via an xDSL or cable modem with an RJ‐45 Ethernet port Computer or network devices with a wired or wireless network interface card Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, or Safari) An available AC power socket (100‐240V, 50/60Hz) 6
1‐4 Package Contents Before you start using this router, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s): z BR‐6258n broadband router (1 pcs) z Quick installation guide (1 pcs) z CDROM with multi‐language setup wizard, multi‐language quick installation guide, and user manual (1pcs) z 5V 1A USB power adapter (1 pcs) z Ethernet cable (1 pcs) z USB cable (1 pcs) 7
1‐5 Getting familiar with your new wireless broadband router Top Panel LED Name Light Status Description PWR On Router switched on and correctly powered WLAN WAN LAN Off On Off Flashing On Off Flashing On Off Flashing Router not powered (or not correctly powered) Wireless connectivity activated Wireless connectivity not activated Wireless LAN activity (transferring data) or WPS mode activated (LED flashes once every second) WAN port connected WAN port not connected WAN activity (transferring data) LAN
Item Name Micro‐USB Port Description Connects to USB power adapter or computer via USB cable Back Panel Item Name LAN Port WAN Port Description Connects to computer or other web devices Connects to cable/xDSL modems Side Panel Item Name Reset/WPS Button Description Resets the router to factory default settings or starts WPS function (press this button and hold for 10 seconds to clear all settings or press this button for less than 10 seconds to activate WPS function) 9
CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP 2‐1 Establishing a network connection Please follow the following instructions to build a network connection between your new broadband router, computers, and other network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL or cable modem to the “WAN” port with an Ethernet cable. 2. Connect your computer to the “LAN” port.
3. You can power this router through either a computer or a wall socket. To power the router through a computer, connect the USB cable to the micro‐USB port on the front panel, and then connect the cable to a computer. Use the USB power adapter to power the router through a wall socket. 4. Please check all the LEDs on the top panel. The “PWR” and “WAN” LEDs should be on. The “LAN” LED should be on if the computer is connected and correctly powered.
2‐2 Setting client computers to obtain IP addresses automatically Before you start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (set to use dynamic IP addresses).
2‐2‐1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower‐left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double‐click the “Network” icon, and the “Network” window will appear. Select “TCP/IP”, and then click “Properties”.
2. Select “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server”, then click “OK”.
2‐2‐2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower‐left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double‐click the “Network and Dial‐up Connections” icon, and then double‐click “Local Area Connection”. When the “Local Area Connection Properties” window appears, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”, and then click “Properties”.
2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.
2‐2‐3 Windows XP IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower‐left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double‐click the “Network and Internet Connections” icon, click “Network Connections”, then double‐click “Local Area Connection”. When the “Local Area Connection Properties” window appears, click “Properties”.
2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.
2‐2‐4 Windows Vista IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower‐left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Click “View Network Status and Tasks”, and then click “Manage Network Connections”. Right‐click “Local Area Network”, then select “Properties”. When the “Local Area Connection Properties” window appears, select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and then click “Properties”.
2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.
2‐3 Connecting to broadband router via web browser You can access the broadband router’s web‐based configuration interface via any connected computer with a web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, Opera, or Safari). 1. Please input “192.168.2.1” in the web browser’s address bar and press “Enter”. 2. You should see the following authentication window. NOTE: If you cannot access the broadband router’s web‐based configuration interface, the IP address you have inputted may be incorrect.
4. The first page you see after logging in is “Home”. You can see all the current settings and other system information here.
Internet Connection IP Address Mode IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address Primary DNS Secondary DNS Displays how this broadband router currently obtains IP addresses Displays the IP address of the WAN connection Displays the subnet mask of the WAN connection Displays the IP address of the WAN connection’s default gateway Displays the physical address of the WAN port Displays the IP address of the first DNS server Displays the IP address of the second (backup) DNS server Wireless Configuration
The SSID, the up time, the IP address of the LAN connection, and the runtime code is always displayed on the top of the webpage.
If this router’s DHCP server function is enabled, please follow the following instructions to find this router’s IP address: 1. Click the “Start” button, then click “Run”. 2. Input “cmd”, and then click “OK”.
3. Input “ipconfig”, then press “Enter”. Use the IP address following “Default Gateway” to access this router’s web‐based configuration interface. Please note that the IP address you find may be different from this illustrated example. NOTE: If there is no IP address following “Default Gateway”, or if the address following “IP Address” begins with “169”, please try the following procedures: z Recheck the cable connection between the computer and the router.
2‐4 Using “Quick Setup” This broadband router’s “Quick Setup” allows you to set up basic parameters in a few simple steps. The following instructions illustrate how to use the “Quick Setup” menu: 1. Click “Quick Setup” after logging in. 2. Configure automatic time synchronization settings, and then click “Next”. Item Name Set Time Zone Time Server Address Daylight Saving Description Please select the time zone of your country or region.
3. Choose your Internet connection type. Refer to the following list for further instructions: z z z z z Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP (See section 2‐4‐1) (See section 2‐4‐2) (See section 2‐4‐3) (See section 2‐4‐4) (See section 2‐4‐5) NOTE: If you are not sure which your Internet connection type is, please contact your Internet service provider.
2‐4‐1 Using “Dynamic IP” as broadband connection type 1. If your Internet service provider assigns IP addresses to you automatically through DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), select “Dynamic IP”. Item Name Host Name MAC Address Description Input the host name of your computer here. This is optional and only required if your ISP asks you to do so. If your ISP only permits computers with certain MAC addresses to access the Internet, input your computer’s MAC address here.
2‐4‐2 Using “Static IP” as broadband connection type 1. If your ISP is providing you Internet access via a fixed IP address, select “Static IP”. Generally, your ISP will provide you with such information as IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address. Item Name Fixed IP Address Subnet Mask DNS Address Default Gateway Description Input the IP address assigned by your ISP here. Input the subnet mask assigned by your ISP here. Input the DNS address assigned by your ISP here.
2‐4‐3 Using “PPPoE” as broadband connection type 1. If your ISP is providing you Internet access via PPPoE (Point‐to‐Point Protocol over Ethernet), select “PPPoE”. Item Name User Name Password Service Name MTU Connection Type Idle Time Out Description Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Input the password assigned by your ISP here. Give this Internet service a name (optional). Input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you do not know, use the default value.
3. When the following message appears, click “Apply” to save the changes and restart the broadband router. The router will take about 30 seconds to restart.
2‐4‐4 Using “PPTP” as broadband connection type 1. Select “PPTP” if your ISP is providing you Internet access via PPTP (Point‐to‐Point Tunneling Protocol). 2. If your ISP is providing you dynamic IP addresses, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” (refer to 2‐4‐1 for setup details). If your ISP is providing you a static IP address, select “Use the following IP address” (refer to 2‐4‐2 for setup details). NOTE: These settings must be configured according to your Internet service.
Item Name User ID Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID MTU BEZEQ‐ISRAEL Connection Type Idle Time Out Description Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Input the password assigned by your ISP here. Input the PPTP gateway assigned by your ISP here. Give this connection a name (optional). Input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you do not know, use the default value. Check the “Enable” box if you are in Israel and using BEZEQ network services. Please specify a connection type here.
2‐4‐5 Using “L2TP” as broadband connection type 1. Select “L2TP” if your ISP is providing you Internet access via L2TP (Layer‐2 Tunneling Protocol). 2. If your ISP is providing you dynamic IP addresses, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” (refer to 2‐4‐1 for setup details). If your ISP is providing you a static IP address, select “Use the following IP address” (refer to 2‐4‐2 for setup details). NOTE: These settings must be configured according to your Internet service.
Item Name User ID Password L2TP Gateway MTU Connection Type Idle Time Out Description Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Input the password assigned by your ISP here. Input the L2TP gateway assigned by your ISP here. Input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you do not know, use the default value. Please specify a connection type here. There are 3 options: 1. “Continuous” keeps the Internet connection alive all the time. 2.
CHAPTER III: GENERAL SETUP You can perform advanced configuration of this broadband router in “General Setup”. The following are instructions on how to use “General Setup”: 1. Click “General Setup” after logging in. 2. All available setup items will appear as a list under ‘General Setup’ tab: 3.
3‐1 System You can setup basic system settings of this broadband router in ‘System’ menu: Please select the setting item you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button to proceed. You can also click ‘Previous’ button to back to ‘System’ menu.
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 use build‐in firewall functions. The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow: Item Name Time Zone Time Server Address Daylight Savings Description Please select a time zone of the country or region of your residence here.
3‐1‐2 Password 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 as follow: Item Name Current Password New Password Confirmed Password Description Please input current password here. Please input new password here.
3‐1‐3 Remote Management If you need to manage this broadband router outside of your LAN (i.e. from Internet), you can use this function to assign a remote IP address which is permitted to connect to this broadband router’s web management interface from Internet. If it’s not required for you to manage this broadband router from Internet, you can disable this function to improve security.
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. To setup other items now and restart broadband router later, click ‘Continue’.
3‐2 WAN You can setup WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) connections of this broadband router in ‘WAN’ menu: Please select the WAN connection type you wish to use to setup Internet connection, and click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made. If you’re not sure which connection type you should use, please contact your ISP’s service hotline and ask for help. You’ll not be able to connect to Internet with wrong connection type.
3‐2‐1 Dynamic IP Dynamic IP means your ISP will assign an IP address to you automatically by ‘DHCP’ (Dynamic Host 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 Description Please input the host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.
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: 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.
3‐2‐2 Static IP Some ISP will give you a fixed IP address, and ask you to use this IP address to establish Internet connection. In this case, you have to select this connection type to establish connection with your ISP. Please note that if your ISP is assigning a fixed IP address to you by DHCP or PPPoE, do not select this connection type. Please contact your ISP’s service hotline to make sure you really need to use static IP as connection type.
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: 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.
3‐2‐3 PPPoE If your ISP requires you to establish Internet connection by PPPoE (Point‐to‐Point Protocol over Ethernet), you can use this connection type to establish Internet 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.
minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. 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: 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).
3‐2‐4 PPTP If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point‐to‐Point Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. PPTP requires two kinds of 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.
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 of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the connection ID here, this is optional and you can leave it blank. Please input the MTU value of your network connection here.
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: 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.
3‐2‐5 L2TP If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer‐2 Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection. Like PPTP, there are two kinds of required setting, we’ll start from ‘WAN Interface Settings’: Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here.
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 gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here. Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. Please select the connection type of Internet connection you wish to use.
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: 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.
3‐2‐6 WISP WISP (Wireless ISP) is a connection method which establishes Internet connection by wireless network. In this mode, BR‐6258n broadband router will act as a wireless client and connect to another wireless access point to establish Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name WISP ESSID Channel Number Site Survery Security Description Enable or disable WISP function. Input the ESSID (i.e. the name of wireless access point) of your ISP’s access point.
access point you with to connect, you’ll be prompted to input WEP key / WPA passphrase so you can pass the security check of access point. A correct WEP key / WPA passphrase is required to connect to wireless access point with security setting. Please ask your wireless ISP for correct WEP key / WPA passphrase. If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup.
3‐3 LAN (Wired) You can setup Wired LAN (Local Area Network) connections of this broadband router in ‘LAN’ menu. This broadband router has 4 LAN ports and they’ll all use the same LAN IP address settings. Please also note that both wired and wireless LAN uses the same LAN IP address settings, too. LAN settings split into 3 sections: LAN IP, DHCP Server, and Static DHCP leases. Please refer to corresponding sections below for detailed setup instructions.
Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1 and 254.
3‐3‐2 LAN IP You 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. 802.1d Spanning Tree If you wish to activate 802.1d spanning tree function, select ‘Enabled’ for setup item ‘802.1d Spanning Tree’, or set it to ‘Disabled’.
3‐3‐3 DHCP Server You can use this setting to decide the range of IP address leases. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Start IP End IP Domain Name DNS1 address DNS2 address Description Please input the start IP address of the IP leases range. Please input the end IP address of the IP leases range. If you wish, you can also input the domain name for your network. This is optional. Input the IP address of DNS server provided by your ISP here. This field is REQUIRED.
3‐3‐4 Static DHCP Leases If you wish to assign a fixed IP address to certain computers / devices by DHCP, you can use this 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 to enable this function, otherwise uncheck it to disable this function.
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 ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’ button. To deselect all checked boxes, click ‘Reset’ button.
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’.
3‐4‐1 Basic Settings You can set basic settings of wireless LAN here. Please select the working mode of this broadband router from ‘Mode’ dropdown list first: a. AP: Standard wireless AP (access point). b. Station‐Infrastructure: This broadband router acts as both wireless communication client and server ‐ connects to another wireless access point as client, and serves other wireless clients as server. c.
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 transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.
Channel Number Associated Clients maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own 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 value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc. Please select a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel Number’, available channel numbers are 1 to 13.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐4‐1‐2 Station‐Infrastructure In Station‐Infrastructure mode, you can select a wireless access point to become its wireless client, and also acts as wireless access point to serve other wireless clients.
ESSID Site Survey WLAN MAC Auto MAC Clone maximize compatibility. This is the name of broadband router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own 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 value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc. Click ‘Select Site Survey’ and a popup window will appear.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐4‐1‐3 AP Bridge: Point to Point In this mode, you can use this broadband router as a wireless network bridge and let all computers connected to the LAN ports of both wireless access points to communicate with each other. This mode supports only one wireless access point peer. Please note that when you select this mode, this broadband router will act as wireless bridge only, and will not accept other wireless clients. Also, you can connect to the wireless access point with the same functionality only.
2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). Channel Number MAC address 1 Set Security 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless clients. It’s recommends to select this band to maximize compatibility. Select the channel number you wish to use; both access points must use the same channel. Input the MAC address of another wireless access point (the one you wish to connect).
3‐4‐1‐4 AP Bridge: Point to Multi‐Point In this mode, you can use this broadband router as a wireless network bridge and let all computers connected to the LAN ports of all wireless access points to communicate with each other. This mode supports up to four wireless access point peers. Please note that when you select this mode, this broadband router will act as wireless bridge only, and will not accept other wireless clients.
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps 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 11Mbps). Channel Number MAC address 1 to 4 Set Security 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless clients. It’s recommends to select this band to maximize compatibility.
3‐4‐1‐5 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 points communicate with each other. The broadband router is able to serve other wireless clients and acts as a wireless access point at the same time.
2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). ESSID Channel Number Associated Clients MAC address 1 to 4 Set Security 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, 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 any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐4‐1‐6 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. Here are descriptions 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.
ESSID Channel Number Associated Clients Root AP SSID Site Survey 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, 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 any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own broadband router from others when there are other broadband routers in the same area.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐4‐2 Security Settings In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve security level. When you click ‘Set Security’ button, the following window will appear: Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding setting will appear: Disabled 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.
WEP Select WEP to enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Key Length Key Format Default Tx Key Encryption Key Enable 802.1x Authentication Description There are two types of WEP key length: 64‐bit and 128‐bit. Using ‘128‐bit’ is safer than ’64‐bit’, but will reduce some data transfer performance. There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed.
Server IP address RADIUS Server Port RADIUS Server Password Input Radius authentication server’s IP address here. Input Radius authentication server’s service port here. Generally it’s 1812. Input the password of Radius server here. Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields.
WPA pre‐shared key WPA (Wi‐Fi Protected Access) is also an encryption method and is safer than WEP. It’s recommended to use WPA instead of WEP when you need to use encryption to protect your data security. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name WPA Unicast Cipher Suite 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 the cipher you selected.
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 router. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name WPA Unicast Cipher Suite RADIUS Server IP address RADIUS Server Port RADIUS Server Password Description Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.
Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click ‘Apply’, the following messages will appear: You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.
3‐4‐3 MAC Address 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 section, to create a safer wireless environment. Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned.
All MAC address entries will be listed in this page: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the entry you wish to delete (Under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’ button. When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes.
3‐4‐4 WPS (Wi‐Fi Protected Setup) Settings WPS (Wi‐Fi Protected Setup) provides a convenient way to establish the connection between this broadband router and wireless clients. Any WPS‐compatible wireless clients can establish secure connection with this broadband router with simple push‐button type configuration or PinCode type configuration.
Registrar: This broadband router will act as WPS registrar and wait for wireless clients to send WPS configuration request. Configure via Push Button Configure via Client PinCode Enrollee: This broadband router will act as WPS enrollee and send WPS configuration request to other WPS registrar. Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push‐Button type WPS configuration (PBC). Please push the WPS push‐button on other WPS‐compatible network devices to begin WPS configuration.
3‐5 Advance Settings This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and DDNS, and you can configure these functions in ‘Advanced Settings’ menu.
3‐5‐1 QoS Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an unpleasing result will occur, like the interruption of video / audio transfer.
Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable QoS Total Download Bandwidth Total Upload Bandwidth Rule Name Bandwidth Description Check this box to enable QoS function, uncheck it to disable QoS. You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits. To disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ here. You can set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbits. To disable upload bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ here. Input a name for this QoS rule for identification purpose.
Traffic Type Protocol Add Reset Edit Delete Selected Delete All Move Up Move Down rule. If only one port is involved, input a single number here (1 to 65535); if multiple ports are involved, input starting / ending port number in x‐y format (like 10‐20). If you’re creating a QoS rule for a specific type of traffic, you can select it from this menu and you don’t have to input port range above. Select the protocol type here (TCP or UDP).
and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later.
3‐5‐2 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a IP‐to‐Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) 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 of following service providers: 3322 (http://www.3322.org/) DHS (http://www.dhs.
Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Dynamic DNS Provider Domain Name Account / E‐Mail Password / Key Description If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’ Select your DDNS service provider here. Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider. Input account or email of DDNS registration. Input DDNS service password or key.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐5‐3 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network. The port number(s) of Internet IP address and private IP address (the IP address on local network) must be the same. If the port number of Internet IP address and private IP address is different, please use ‘Virtual Server’ function.
Add Reset Add the mapping to port forwarding table. Remove all inputted values. All existing URLs will be displayed in ‘Current URL Blocking Table’: If you want to delete a specific port forwarding entry, check the ‘select’ box of the port forwarding entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one port forwarding entries).
3‐5‐4 DMZ Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a special area in your local network. This area resides in local network, and all computers in this area uses private IP address, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address, so other people on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ.
NOTE: Please note that every public IP address can be mapped to a single Client PC IP address only. All existing DMZ entries will be displayed in ‘Current DMZ Table’: If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one DMZ entries). If you want to delete all DMZ entries listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button or you can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all DMZ entries.
3‐6 NAT Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user. Therefore it’s necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address to multiple computers on local network, so everyone can get connected to Internet.
3‐6‐1 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 network, without exposing it on Internet directly. You can also build many sets of port redirection, to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address.
Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable Virtual Server Private IP Computer name Private Port Type Public Port Comment Add Reset Description Check this box to enable virtual server, and uncheck this box to disable virtual server. Input the IP address of the computer which provides Internet service. All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐6‐2 Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time; these applications won’t work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable IP Address Computer name TCP Port to Open UDP Port to Open Description Check this box to enable support for special applications, and uncheck this box to disable this support.
Comment Select Game Add Reset single value, or a range (like 20‐50). If you need to input more than one port number and they’re not contiguous, list all port numbers here and separate them by comma ( , ). If the application does not use UDP port, leave it blank. You can input any text here to help you remember the purpose of this item. This is optional. This router comes with a numerous port mapping settings of network games.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐6‐3 UPnP Settings BR‐6258n broadband router supports UPnP (universal plug‐and‐play), which allows other network devices to communicate with this broadband router to exchange information about network capability for intercommunication. After you made your choice, please click ‘Apply’ button: 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).
3‐6‐4 ALG Settings ALG (Application Layer Gateway) is a kind of network connection ability support for specific network applications like game and instant online chat. Without ALG support, these applications will not be able to communicate with their server when working with BR‐6258n broadband router. All applications that require ALG support and compatible with this broadband router is listed here. You can check all applications you will use on local computer.
3‐6‐5 Static Routing In most cases, all your computers on local network will use default gateway (generally provided by your ISP) to access servers on Internet. However, if you have preferred network route you wish to redirect network traffic, you can use this function to create dedicated route for specific network destination and bypass default gateway. Most users will not require this function to access Internet.
If you want to delete a specific static route entry, check the ‘select’ box of the static route entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one static route entries). If you want to delete all static route entries listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button or you can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all static route entries.
3‐7 Firewall This broadband router supports several firewall functions which will help you to protect your network and computer. In this chapter, instructions for using these functions will be given, so you can utilize these functions to protect your network from hackers and malicious intruders. 3‐7‐1 Access Control By using access control, you can restrict your computers from accessing improper website, or using disallowed applications.
router on local network will be listed here. You can select the computer name and click ‘<<’ button to add selected computer’s IP address to ‘Private IP’ field. Comment Add Reset Please note that this list may not be able to list all computers on your local network. If you think some computer doesn’t appear in the list, select ‘Refresh’ and this broadband router will rescan for all computers attached to LAN port again.
Please check ‘Enable IP Filtering Table’ box first, and select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of IP filtering table (Deny the access of IP addresses in the list, or allow the access of IP addresses in the list). You have to click ‘Add PC’ button to add a new IP address to the list: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Client PC Description Client PC IP address Description Please input any text to describe this IP address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters.
You can select multiple services here. If you wish to deny or allow all services of certain IP address(es), please select both ‘TCP’ and ‘UDP’. If the service you wish to deny or allow is not listed, you can use ‘User Define Service’ table to add a new service of your own: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Protocol Port Range Description Please select the protocol type of this service: TCP or UDP, or ‘Both’. Please input the port range if this service.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐7‐2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here. This function is useful for parents and company managers. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Enable URL Blocking URL/Keyword Add Reset Description Check this box to enforce URL Blocking, uncheck it to disable URL Blocking.
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 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 router and continue on other settings later.
3‐7‐3 DoS 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.
Sync Flood so. Check this box and the router will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address. This is another kind of attack, which uses a lot of fake connection request to consume the memory of your server, and try to make your server become unusable. Check this box and the router will filter this kind of traffic out.
Sync Flood Like Ping of Death, you can set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes.
CHAPTER IV: STATUS, TOOLS & LANGUAGE 4‐1 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’ tab from main menu: 2. The basic system information will be shown: You can check basic system information about this broadband router here.
4‐1‐1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection.
4‐1‐2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration.
4‐1‐3 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.
4‐1‐4 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.
4‐1‐5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients. You can click ‘Refresh’ to reload the list.
4‐1‐6 Statistics This page shows the statistical information of network interfaces of this broadband router, and the total system uptime.
4‐2 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’ tab. 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.
3‐9‐1 Configuration Tools In this page, you can backup 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’ file. Save this file on your computer to keep current configuration.
3‐9‐2 Firmware Upgrade New firmware releases will provide new functions to this broadband router, and you can use firmware upgrade function to upgrade the firmware to new version. NOTE: It’s recommended to use wired Ethernet connection to upload the firmware file, please refrain from using wireless connection to upload the firmware file. Also, please do not switch the broadband router or computer you used to upload the firmware file off during firmware upgrade.
3‐9‐3 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 restart, click ‘OK’ to restart the broadband router.
4‐3 Language This broadband router’s web‐based user interface supports several languages. You can change the display language by click ‘Language’ button in main menu. To change the display language, select ‘Language’ dropdown menu from upper‐right corner of main menu, and select the language you wish to use.
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