Edimax Technology Network Router BR 6478AC User Manual

BR-6478AC  
User Manual  
02-2013 / v1.0  
 
CONTENTS  
I. PRODUCT INFORMATION............................................................................................5  
I-1.  
I-2.  
I-3.  
I-4.  
I-5.  
Package Contents........................................................................................ 5  
Hardware....................................................................................................6  
LED Status...................................................................................................6  
Safety Information ......................................................................................8  
Features......................................................................................................8  
II. HARDWARE INSTALLATION & NETWORK SETTINGS ...................................................9  
II-1.  
II-2.  
II-2-1.  
II-2-2.  
II-2-3.  
II-2-4.  
Hardware Installation..................................................................................9  
Network Settings ........................................................................................ 9  
Windows XP................................................................................................ 9  
Windows Vista.......................................................................................... 13  
Windows 7................................................................................................ 14  
Windows 8................................................................................................ 17  
III. SETTING UP ...............................................................................................................21  
III-1.  
iQ Setup.................................................................................................... 21  
III-2.  
Manual Setup via Web Browser................................................................ 26  
IV. BROWSER BASED CONFIGURATION INTERFACE........................................................28  
IV-1.  
IV-2.  
IV-3.  
IV-3-1.  
Status........................................................................................................ 28  
Setup Wizard ............................................................................................ 28  
Internet..................................................................................................... 29  
WAN Setup ............................................................................................... 29  
IV-3-1-1. Dynamic IP................................................................................................ 31  
IV-3-1-2. Static IP..................................................................................................... 32  
IV-3-1-3. PPPoE........................................................................................................ 33  
IV-3-1-4. PPTP/L2TP................................................................................................. 34  
IV-3-1-5. WISP ......................................................................................................... 37  
IV-3-2.  
IV-4.  
IV-5.  
DDNS ........................................................................................................ 37  
LAN........................................................................................................... 39  
2.4GHz Wireless........................................................................................ 40  
Basic Settings ............................................................................................ 41  
IV-5-1.  
IV-5-1-1. Wireless Security ...................................................................................... 43  
IV-5-1-1-1. WEP ...................................................................................................... 43  
IV-5-1-1-2. WPA pre-shared key ............................................................................. 43  
IV-5-1-1-3. WPA RADIUS......................................................................................... 44  
IV-5-2. Guest Wireless Settings............................................................................... 45  
IV-5-3. WPS ............................................................................................................ 46  
IV-5-4. Access Control............................................................................................. 46  
IV-5-5. Wireless Schedule ....................................................................................... 47  
IV-6. 5GHz Wireless ................................................................................................ 48  
IV-7. Security .......................................................................................................... 50  
IV-7-1. URL Blocking ............................................................................................... 50  
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IV-7-2. Access Control............................................................................................. 51  
IV-8. QoS (Quality of Service) ................................................................................. 52  
IV-8-1. QoS ............................................................................................................. 52  
IV-8-2. iQoS ............................................................................................................ 55  
IV-9. Advanced ....................................................................................................... 56  
IV-9-1. Static Routing.............................................................................................. 56  
IV-9-2. Port Forwarding .......................................................................................... 57  
IV-9-3. Virtual Server .............................................................................................. 57  
IV-9-4. 2.4GHz Wireless.......................................................................................... 58  
IV-9-5. 5GHz Wireless............................................................................................. 60  
IV-9-6. ALG ............................................................................................................. 60  
IV-9-7. IGMP........................................................................................................... 61  
IV-9-8. DMZ ............................................................................................................ 61  
IV-9-9. Firewall ....................................................................................................... 62  
IV-9-10. UPnP ......................................................................................................... 63  
IV-10. Administration ............................................................................................. 64  
IV-10-1. Time Zone ................................................................................................. 64  
IV-10-2. Password................................................................................................... 64  
IV-10-3. Remote Access.......................................................................................... 65  
IV-10-4. Backup / Restore....................................................................................... 65  
IV-10-5. Upgrade .................................................................................................... 66  
IV-10-6. Restart ...................................................................................................... 66  
IV-10-7. Logs........................................................................................................... 67  
IV-10-8. Active DHCP Client .................................................................................... 67  
IV-10-9. Statistics.................................................................................................... 68  
V. TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................69  
VI. GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 70  
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