Edimax Router AR-7084A User Manual

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1.2. Minimum Requirements 
The following devices are necessary to configure and use the ADSL2+ Router： 
• A PC with Pre-installed Ethernet Adapter (Required) and a Web-Browser 
(Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher) 
• RJ-45 Ethernet crossover cable (Included in the package) 
• RJ-11 (ADSL Ready) phone Line 
 
 
1.3. Package Content 
• One ADSL2/2+ Router (Annex A or B) 
• One Dipole Antenna(For AR-7084gA / AR-7084gB ) 
• One Power Adapter  
(12V, 1A for AR-7084gA/gB；12V , 0.5A/0.4A for AR-7084A/B) 
• One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (100 cm) 
• One RJ-11 Telephone Line (180 cm) 
• One Quick Installation Guide 
• One CD with Setup Wizard ,Multi-languages QIG and User Manual 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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1.4. Hardware Placement 
1.4.1. Rear Panel 
 
 
 
1) Antenna Connector (For AR-7084gA / AR-7084gB ) 
The antenna connector of the router is reverse SMA connector. It allows you 
to connecting an external antenna with reverse SMA connector to the router 
easily.  
 
2) Reset 
     The Reset button can be used to reset the router or restore to factory defaults. 
z If problems occur with your router, press the router’s reset button with a 
pencil tip (for less than 5 seconds) and the router will re-boot itself, 
keeping your original configurations. 
 
z If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot 
your password, press the reset button for longer than 5 seconds and the 
router will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your 
original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings) 
 
 
  
						

							 5 3) Power Jack 
Please plug the power adapter attached with the ADSL Router to the power 
jack. The power adapter is 12VDC. (12V, 1A for AR-7084gA/gB；12V , 
0.5A/0.4A for AR-7084A/B) 
 
4)  Local Area Network (LAN)  
The router’s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer 
servers, hubs and switches etc. 
 
5) ADSL 
Connect the supplied RJ-11 telephone line to this port and your 
ADSL/telephone network. 
 
1.4.2. Front LEDs 
On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s 
current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. 
 
 
 
LED Light Status Description 
On  The router is ready PWR (Green)  
Blinking  Enable the reset button 
Off  Wireless LAN is disabled 
Blinking  Wireless traffic is transmitting or receiving WLAN (Yellow) 
 
(For AR-7084gA /  
AR-7084gB )   
On  Connected to an ADSL DSLAN 
successfully   ADSL (Green) 
Blinking No connection 
   
On The LAN cable is connected to the router
Off No network connection.  LAN LNK/ACT (Port 1-4) 
Blinking Network traffic transferring or receiving 
through the LAN port  
						

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2. Hardware Installation 
Step 1. Connect the ADSL Line 
Use the supplied RJ-11 telephone cable, connect the router from the ADSL port 
to your telephone socket with an ADSL micro filter plugged in. 
 
Step 2. Connect the router to your LAN network 
Connect the router to your PC, hub or switch by attached the Ethernet cable to 
the LAN port of the router.  
 
 
 
Step 3. Connect the Power Adapter to the Router 
Connect the power adapter to the power jack on the rear panel of the router and 
switch on the power. 
 
Step 4. Check the ADSL LED light status 
Please check the ADSL LED on the front panel. This light indicates the status of 
your ADSL broadband through your telephone line. If the light is on solid, you can 
continue the setup. However, if the light is flashing, there is no broadband line 
being detected. Therefore, please call your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and 
inform them about the flashing ADSL light.  
 
Step 5. Firewall settings. 
Please turn off all personal firewall before you continue the setup as they might 
block the communication of your PC and the router. 
 
Note：You must use the power adapter shipped along with the router, do 
NOT    use any other power adapter from other sources. 
 
 
 
  
						

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3. Setup Wizard 
You can configure the router by running the Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM 
provided in the package. The wizard provides quick setup for the Internet 
connection, SSID, wireless security, firmware upgrade and changing router’s 
password. When you start the Setup Wizard, you will get the following Welcome 
screen. Please choose the language to start with and follow the easy steps in the 
Wizard. No instruction for the Setup Wizard is given here. 
 
If you lost the CD-ROM or you prefer the traditional web setup, please follow the 
procedures of chapter 4 and chapter 5 to configure the router. 
 
 
 
 
The wizard will guide you to setup “ Internet Connection” , “ ESSID “ , Wireless 
security “ and “ Firmware Upgrade “ .  
						

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Please choose the product type which you bought  . 
 
 
 
  
						

							 10 The default password is “ 1234 “ . 
 
Please select your country and ISP .If the country or ISP is not listed , please 
select “Others” from the list.  
 
Click” Next “ to finish all configurations of Internet Connection , Wireless setting 
and Firmware Upgrade .   
						

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4. IP Address Setting 
If you lost the CD-ROM or you prefer the traditional web setup, please follow the 
procedures of chapter 4 and chapter 5 to configure the router. Using the router to 
get into the Internet, the PCs in the network must have Ethernet adapter installed 
and be connected to the router either directly or through a hub or switch. The 
TCP/IP protocol of each PC has to been installed and the IP Address of each PC 
has to be set in the same subnet as the router. 
 
The router’s default IP Address is 192.168.2.1 and the subnet mask is 
255.255.255.0. PCs can be configured to obtain IP Address automatically 
through the DHCP Server of the router or a fixed IP Address in order to be in the 
same subnet as the router. By default, the DHCP Server of the router is enabled 
and will dispatch IP Address to PC from 192.168.2.100 to 192.168.2.200. It is  
strongly recommended to set obtaining IP address automatically. 
 
This section shows you how to configure your PC’s so that it can obtain an IP 
address automatically for either Windows 95/98/Me, 2000 or NT operating 
systems. For other operating systems (Macintosh, Sun, etc.), please follow the 
manual of the operating systems. The following is a step-by-step illustration on 
how to configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for Windows XP,  
Windows 2000, Windows 95/98/Me, and Windows NT.  
 
 
Windows XP 
 
1. Click the Start button and select Control Panel and then double click Network 
Connections. The Network Connections window will appear. 
 
2.  Right click on the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. The 
Local Area Connection window will appear. 
 
3.  Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol 
[TCP/IP] on your list. Select it and click the Properties button. 
  
						

							 12 4.  In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP 
address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as 
shown on the following screen. 
 
 
 
5. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your router’s DHCP server. 
 
Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP 
server available on your LAN.