Edimax AR-7284WNA, User Manual

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Page 4: ...8 2 1 Connecting the ADSL Router 8 2 2 USB Installation 10 3 About the Web Configurator 12 3 1 Access the Device 12 3 2 Setup 13 3 2 1 Wizard 13 3 2 2 Internet Setup 23 3 2 3 Wireless Setup 25 3 2 4 Local Network 28 3 2 5 Time and Date 30 3 2 6 Logout 31 3 3 Advanced 31 3 3 1 Advanced Wireless 31 3 3 2 Port Forwarding 40 3 3 3 DMZ 42 3 3 4 Parental Control 42 ...

Page 5: ...0 Network Tools 60 3 3 11 Routing 72 3 3 12 Schedules 76 3 4 Management 77 3 4 1 System 77 3 4 2 Firmware Update 78 3 4 3 Access Controls 79 3 4 4 Diagnostics 83 3 4 5 Log Configuration 83 3 5 Status 84 3 5 1 Device Info 84 3 5 2 Wireless Clients 86 3 5 3 DHCP Clients 86 3 5 4 Logs 87 3 5 5 Statistics 88 3 5 6 Route Info 89 ...

Page 6: ...b g IEEE 802 11n specifications WEP WPA and WPA2 security specifications You can configure the router by running the Setup Wizard in the CD ROM provided in the package The wizard provides quick setup for Internet connection Ethernet WAN Internet connection SSID wireless security firmware upgrade and changing router s password When you start the Setup Wizard you will get the following Welcome scree...

Page 7: ... 1 x AR 7284WnA or AR 7284WnB 1 x external splitter 1 x power adapter 2 x telephone cables RJ 11 1 x Ethernet cable RJ 45 1 x Quick Installation Guide QIG 1 x CD Multi languages EZmax Wiard QIG USB driver English Manual ...

Page 8: ... possible It s necessary to prepare proper space for heat dissipation to avoid damage caused by overheating The long and thin holes on the device are designed for heat dissipation and to ensure that the device works normally Do not cover these heat dissipation holes Do not put this device in high temperature environment and avoid direct sunlight Do not put this device in humid or watery environmen...

Page 9: ... Blinks Data is being transmitted through the LAN interface On The connection of LAN interface is normal Green Off No WLAN connection Blinks Data is transmitted through the WLAN interface On The connection of WLAN interface is normal Green Off No USB signal is detected Blinks Data is passing through USB port On The USB interface is ready ADSL Green Off Initial self test is failed Blinks The device...

Page 10: ...ully Blink Green The WPS indicator will light for 0 2s and then off for 0 1s when the WPS button is pressed and the network card is ready for register The WPS indicator will blink every 0 1s to indicate the WPS service fails to register The WPS indicator lights for 5 times and off for 0 5s to indicate there are two or more wireless network cards register at the same time Off WPS service is not rea...

Page 11: ...4 Ethernet RJ 45 interface is connected to the Ethernet interfaces of computers or Ethernet devices USB device interface is connected to PC or other network devices Power Power Jack that connects to power adapter The power adapter output is 12 V DC 800 mA ON OFF Power switch 1 4 System Requirements Recommended system requirements are listed as follows An 10 baseT 100BaseT Ethernet interface on you...

Page 12: ...PVCs are independent Single PVC with multiple sessions Multiple PVCs with multiple sessions Binding PVC ports 802 1Q and 802 1P protocol DHCP server NAT and NAPT Static route Firmware upgrade via Web TFTP and FTP Reset to the factory default setting DNS relay Virtual server DMZ Web user interface System status display PPP session PAP and CHAP IP filter IP QoS Remote access control Remote managemen...

Page 13: ... on the wall RJ 11 jack Modem Connect to the DSL port of the device Phone Connectto a telephone set Step 2 Connect the LAN port of the device to the network card of the PC through an Ethernet cable MDI MDIX Note Use twisted pair cables to connect with the Hub or switch Step 3 Plug one end of the power adapter to the wall outlet and connect the other end to the Power port of the device Connection t...

Page 14: ...e sets when a telephone set is placed before the splitter As illustrated in the following figure the splitter is installed close to the device Figure 4 Connection diagram with a telephone set before the splitter Connection 1 is recommended Note When connection type 2 is used the filter must be installed close to the telephone cable See Figure 4 Do not use the splitter to replace the filter ...

Page 15: ...ow the instructions listed as follow Step 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the DSL gateway As the cable has two different connectors and each connector is keyed you may need to try both connectors and different orientations Step 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable into the USB port of the PC Step 3 For USB installation on Windows XP once the PC powers up a message appears...

Page 16: ...11 Step 5 The dialog will instruct you to choose driver from specific location ...

Page 17: ... following instructions to access the device for the first time Step 1 Open the Internet Explorer IE browser and enter http 192 168 2 1 Step 2 The Login page shown in the following figure appears Enter the user name and password The user name and password of the super user are admin and 1234 The user name and password of the normal user are user and user ...

Page 18: ... parameters When subscribing to a broadband service you should be aware of the connection method Your physical WAN device can be Ethernet DSL or both of them Technical information about the properties of your Internet connection is provided by your Internet service provider ISP For example your ISP should inform you whether you are connected to the Internet using a static or dynamic IP address or ...

Page 19: ...hoose Setup Wizard The page shown in the following figure appears Step 2 Click Setup Wizard The page shown in the following figure appears Step 3 There are four steps to configure the device Click Next to continue ...

Page 20: ...15 Step 4 Set the time and date ...

Page 21: ...elect the country and ISP Set the VPI and VCI If you failed to find the country and ISP from the drop down lists select Others Click Next If the Protocol you selected is PPPoE or PPPoA the page shown in either of the two following figures appears ...

Page 22: ...7 Set the user name and password here which is provided by your ISP If the Protocol is Dynamic IP the page shown in the following figure appears Click Next the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 23: ...18 Configure the wireless network Enter the information and click Next ...

Page 24: ...19 If the Protocol is Bridge the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 25: ...20 If the Protocol is Static IP the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 26: ...21 Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and Primary DNS Server Click Next The page shown in the following page appears Figure 5 ...

Page 27: ...ter the information and click Next Step 7 When the settings are complete click Apply to apply the settings Note In each step of the Wizard page you can click Back to review or modify settings in previous page Click Cancel to exit the wizard page ...

Page 28: ... Internet Setup Choose Setup Internet Setup The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can configure the WAN interface of the device Click Add The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 29: ...24 Click Apply The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 30: ...simple as two computers with wireless LAN cards communicating in a pear to pear network or as complex as a number of computers with wireless LAN cards communicating through access point which bridges network traffic to wired LAN Choose Setup Wireless Setup The Wireless Setup page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 31: ...the Wireless Setup page click Wireless Basics The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can configure the parameters that wireless LAN clients can used to connect to this device Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 32: ...tup page click Wireless Security The page shown in the following figure appears Wireless security is vital to your network to protect the wireless communication among wireless stations access points and wired network Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 33: ...e in the DHCP IP address pool changes automatically if you change the IP address of the device You can also enable the secondary LAN IP address The two LAN IP addresses must be in different networks Choose Setup Local Network The Local Network page shown in the following figure appears By default Enable DHCP Server is selected for the Ethernet LAN interface of the device DHCP service will assign I...

Page 34: ...es optional The page shown in the following figure appears Select Enable to reserve the IP address for the designated PC with the specified MAC address The Computer Name helps you to recognize the PC with the MAC address For example Father s Laptop Click Apply to save the settings After the DHCP reservation is saved the DHCP reservations list displays the configuration If the DHCP reservations lis...

Page 35: ...Time and Date Choose Setup Time and Date The page shown in the following figure appears In the Time and Date page you can setup the time of the internal system clock You can also set the time zone of the area of residence and the network time protocol NTP server You can also configure daylight saving setting by selecting Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers ...

Page 36: ...ut from web configuration menu 3 3 Advanced This section includes advanced features used for network management security and administrative tools to manage the device You can view status and other information that are used to evaluate system performance and troubleshooting 3 3 1 Advanced Wireless Settings This function is used to modify the standard 802 11 wireless settings It is recommend not to ...

Page 37: ...32 your wireless performance The default settings provide the best wireless radio performance in most of environments ...

Page 38: ...ce Settings The page shown in the following figure appears These settings are only for technically advanced users who have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN Do not change these settings unless you know the effect of changes on the device ...

Page 39: ...34 Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 1 2 MAC Filtering Select MAC Filtering The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 40: ...35 Click Add The page shown in the following figure appears Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 41: ...lowing figure appears Select the SSID that you want to configure from the drop down list Select the encryption type from the Security Mode drop down list You can select None WEP AUTO WPA or WPA2 WPA Only or WPA2 Only If you select WEP the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 42: ...37 If you select AUTO WPA or WPA2 WPA Only or WPA2 Only the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 43: ...38 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 44: ...in the Wi Fi Protected Setup In order to use wps authentication you can select one method from three methods Press the WPS button on the rear panel for 3 seconds In the WPS Settings page click PBC After setting click Apply to make the setting effective In the WPS Settings page enter the PIN codes provided by station STA then click PIN After settings click Apply to take the settings effective ...

Page 45: ... e mail The device accepts remote requests for these services at your global IP address It uses the specified TCP or UDP protocol and port number and redirects these requests to the server on your LAN with the LAN IP address you specificed Note that the specified private IP address must be within the available range of the subnet where the device is in Choose ADVANCED Port Forwarding The page show...

Page 46: ... Server field Enter an IP address in the Server IP Address field to appoint the corresponding PC to receive forwarded packets The Ports show the ports that you want to open on the device The TCP UDP means the protocol type of the opened ports Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 47: ... Note that any client PC in the DMZ is exposed to various types of security risks If you use the DMZ take measures such as client based virus protection to protect the remaining client PCs on your LAN from possible contamination through DMZ Choose ADVANCED DMZ The page shown in the following figure appears Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 4 Parental Control Choose ADVANCED Parental Control The...

Page 48: ...ing the Internet access Block Websites allows you to quickly create a list of all websites that you wish to stop users from accessing Block MAC Address allows you to control when clients or PCs connected to the device are allowed to access the Internet ...

Page 49: ... Block Website The page shown in the following figure appears Click Add The page shown in the following page appears Enter the website in the URL field Select the Schedule from drop down list or select Manual Schedule and select the corresponding time and days ...

Page 50: ...K WEBSITE Table The page shown in the following figure appears 3 3 4 2 Block MAC Address In the Parental Control page click Block MAC Address The page shown in the following figure appears b Click Add The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 51: ...46 Enter the user name and MAC address and select the corresponding time and days Click Submit to add the MAC address to the BLOCK MAC ADDRESS Table ...

Page 52: ...locked when the firewall is enabled Normal outbound requests created by web browsing email and other software you run work as usual as the requests originated from your internal network The inbound filter allows you to create a filter rule to allow incoming IP traffic by specifying a filter name and you need to select at least one condition In the Filtering Options page click Inbound IP Filtering ...

Page 53: ...48 Click Add to add an inbound IP filter The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 54: ...hen the firewall is enabled The ACTIVE INBOUND FILTER shows detailed information about every created inbound IP filter Click Delete to remove an IP filter only appears when an IP filter exists 3 3 5 2 Outbound IP Filtering By default all outgoing IP traffic from the LAN is allowed The outbound filter allows you to create a filter rule to block outgoing IP traffic by specifying a filter name and at...

Page 55: ...50 In the Filtering Options page click Outbound IP Filtering The page shown in the following figure appears Click Add to add an outbound IP filter The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 56: ... save the settings 3 3 5 3 Bridge Filtering In the Filtering Options page click Bridge Filtering The page shown in the following figure appears This page is used to configure bridge parameters In this page you can change the settings or view some information of the bridge and attached ports Click Add to add a bridge filter The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 57: ...52 Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 6 QoS Configuration Choose ADVANCED QOS Config The QoS Configuration page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 58: ...page click QoS Interface Config The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can configure bandwidth control Click Edit the page shown in the following figure appears After configuration click Apply to make configurations take effect ...

Page 59: ... can configure the priority of queue Click Add the page shown in the following figure appears After configuration click Apply to take the configurations effect 3 3 6 3 QoS Classify Configuration In the QoS Configuration page click QoS Classify Configuration The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can assign a QoS classification ...

Page 60: ...55 Click Add the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 61: ...explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users from using that service Examples include the following The attackers attempt to flood a network thereby preventing legitimate network traffic The attackers attempt to disrupt connections between two machines thereby preventing access to a service The attackers attempt to prevent a particular individual ...

Page 62: ... an attack from the WAN Choose ADVANCED Firewall Settings The page shown in the following figure appears Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 8 DNS Domain name system DNS is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses Because domain names are alphabetic they are easier to remember The Internet however is actually based on IP addresses Each time you use a domain name a DNS se...

Page 63: ...d so on until the correct IP address is returned Choose ADVANCED DNS The page shown in the folllowing figure appears DNS SERVER CONFIGURATION If you are using the device as DHCP server on the LAN or if you are using DNS servers provided by your ISP select Obtain DNS server address automatically If you have DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP enter these IP addresses in the preferred DNS server a...

Page 64: ... host Many ISPs assign public IP addresses using DHCP so locating a specific host on the LAN using the standard DNS is difficult For example if you are running a public web server or VPN server on your LAN DDNS ensures that the host can be located from the Internet even the public IP address changes DDNS requires that an account be set up with one of the supported DDNS service providers DyndDNS or...

Page 65: ... dlinkddns com Host Name Enter the host name that you registered with your DDNS service provider Username Enter the user name for your DDNS account Password Enter the password for your DDNS account Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 10Network Tools Choose ADVANCED Network Tools The page shown in the following figure appears ...

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Page 67: ...ork Tools and click Port Mapping The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can bind the WAN interface and the LAN interface to the same group Click Add to add a new port mapping The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 68: ...1 Enter the group name Step 2 Select interfaces from the Available Interface list and click the arrow button to add them to the grouped interface list in order to create the required mapping of the ports The group name must be unique Step 3 Click Submit to save the settings ...

Page 69: ...es the system to issue IGMP host messages on behalf of hosts that the system discovered through standard IGMP interfaces The system acts as a proxy for its hosts after you enable it Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 10 3 IGMP Snooping Choose ADVANCED Network Tools and click IGMP Snooping The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 70: ...65 After configuration click Apply to save the settings 3 3 10 4 UPnP Choose ADVANCED Network Tools and click UPnP The page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 71: ...etwork If you are concerned about UPnP security you can disable it Block ICMP ping should be enabled so that the device will not respond malicious Internet requests Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 10 5 ADSL Settings Choose ADVANCED Network Tools and click ADSL Settings The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can select the DSL modulation Normally you can keep factory d...

Page 72: ...67 The AR 7284WnA supports AnnexA mode so the AnnexB is not enabled Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 73: ...u can set SNMP parameters Read Community The network administrator must use this password to read the information of this device Set Community The network administrator must use this password to configure the information of this device Trap Manager IP The trap information is sent to this host Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 74: ...69 3 3 10 7 TR069 Choose ADVANCED Network Tools and click TR 069 The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can configure the TR069 CPE Click Apply to save settings ...

Page 75: ... Tools and click Certificates The Certificates page shown in the following figure appears In the Certificates page click Trusted CA The page shown in the following figure appears Click Input Certificate the page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 76: ...71 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 77: ...shown in the following page appears 3 3 11 1 Static Route Choose ADVANCED Routing and click Static Route The page shown in the following figure appears This page is used to configure the routing information In this page you can add or delete IP routes ...

Page 78: ...Network Address The destination network address Subnet Mask The subnet mask of the destination network Use Gateway IP Address The gateway IP address of the destination network User Interface The interface name of the router output port You can only choose Use Gateway IP Address or User Interface ...

Page 79: ...74 Click Apply to save the settings 3 3 11 2 Default Gateway Choose ADVANCED Routing and click Default Gateway The page shown in the following figure appears Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 80: ...wing figure appears This page is used to select the interfaces on your device that use RIP and the version of the protocol being used If you are using this device as a RIP enabled device to communicate with others using the routing information protocol enable RIP and click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 81: ...76 3 3 12Schedules Choose ADVANCED Schedules The page shown in the following figure appears Click Add to add schedule rule The page shown in the following figure appears Click Submit to save settings ...

Page 82: ...ge shown in the following figure appears In this page you can reboot device back up the current settings to a file restore the settings from the file saved previously and restore the factory default settings The buttons in this page are described as follows Reboot Reboot the device ...

Page 83: ...n restoring the device configuration Restore Default Setting Reset the device to default settings Notice Do not turn off your device or press the Reset button while an operation in this page is in progress 3 4 2 Firmware Update Choose Management Firmware Update The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can upgrade the firmware of the device The procedure for updating the firm...

Page 84: ...automatically Notice Do not turn off your device or press the reset button while this procedure is in progress 3 4 3 Access Controls Choose Management Access Controls The Access Controls page shown in the following figure appears The page contains Account Password Services and IP Address ...

Page 85: ...rk Ensure that you remember the new password or write it down and keep it in a safe and separate location for future reference If you forget the password you need to reset the device to the factory default settings and all configuration settings of the device will be lost Select the Username from the drop down list You can select admin support or user Enter the current password and input new passw...

Page 86: ...e opened to remote host For example if telnet service is enabled the remote host can access the device by telnet through port 23 Normally you don t need to change the settings Select the management services that you want to enable or disable on the LAN or WAN interface Click Apply to apply the settings Note If you disable HTTP service you cannot access the configuration web page of the device any ...

Page 87: ...address used with access control list ACL If ACL is enabled only devices with the specified IP addresses can access the device Select Enable Access Control Mode to enable ACL Note If you enable the ACL capability ensure that IP address of the host is in ACL list Click Add The page shown in the following figure appears Click Apply to apply the settings ...

Page 88: ...c The page shown in the following figure appears In this page you can test the device Click Run Diagnostics Test to run diagnostics 3 4 5 Log Configuration Choose Management Log Configuration The System Log page shown in the following figure appears ...

Page 89: ...unction The procedure for logging the events is as follows Step 1 Select Enable Log Step 2 Select the display mode from the Mode drop down list Step 3 Enter the Server IP Address and Server UDP Port if the Mode is set to Both or Remote Step 4 Click Apply to apply the settings Step 5 Click View System Log to view the detail information of system log 3 5 Status You can view the system information an...

Page 90: ...85 The page displays the summary of the device status It includes the information of firmware version upstream rate downstream rate uptime and Internet configuration both wireless and Ethernet statuses ...

Page 91: ... The page displays authenticated wireless stations and their statuses 3 5 3 DHCP Clients Choose Status DHCP Clients The page shown in the following page appears This page displays all client devices that obtain IP address from the device You can view the host name IP address MAC address and expire time ...

Page 92: ...87 3 5 4 Logs Choose Status Logs The page shown in the following figure appears Click Refresh to refresh the system log shown in the table ...

Page 93: ... shown in the following figure appears This page displays the statistics of the network and data transfer This information helps technicians to identify if the device is functioning properly The information does not affect the functionality of the device ...

Page 94: ...89 3 5 6 Route Info Choose Status Route Info The page shown in the following figure appears The table shows a list of destination routes commonly accessed by the network ...

Page 95: ...n which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an...

Page 96: ...peals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this ...

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