Edimax Router AR-7084A User Manual

							 13 Windows 2000 
 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear. 
 
2.  Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Network and Dial-
up Connection window, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local 
Area Connection window will appear. 
 
3. In the Local Area Connection window, click the Properties button. 
 
4. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol 
[TCP/IP] on your list. Select it and click the Properties button. 
 
5.  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. 
 
 
  
						

							 14 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. 
 
Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP 
server available on your LAN. 
 
Windows 95/98/Me 
 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear. 
 
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. 
 
3.  Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the 
Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 6. 
 
4.  In the Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol and click Add 
button. 
 
5.  In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select Microsoft and TCP/IP and 
then click the OK button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need 
your Windows CD to complete the installation. 
 
6.  After installing TCP/IP, go back to the Network dialog box. Select TCP/IP 
from the list of Network Components and then click the Properties button. 
 
7.  Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: 
Bindings: Check Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing 
for Microsoft Networks. 
Gateway: All fields are blank. 
DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS. 
WINS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution. 
IP Address: Select Obtain IP address automatically. 
  
						

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8.  Reboot the PC. 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. 
 
Windows NT 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear.  
 
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. Select the 
Protocol tab from the Network window. 
 
3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols. If TCP/IP is 
not installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to 
step 5.  
 
4. In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click 
the Ok button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your 
Windows CD to complete the installation.  
						

							 16 5.  After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from 
the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button. 
 
6.  Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: 
IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. 
DNS: Let all fields are blank. 
WINS: Let all fields are blank. 
Routing: Let all fields are blank. 
 
 
 
7.  Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. 
 
Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP 
server available on your LAN. 
 
  
						

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5. Web Management Configuration 
Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the 
router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By 
default the router’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address  
automatically. To see if you have obtained an IP address, see Appendix A.  
 
Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router, enter the default IP 
address 192.168.2.1 (router’s IP address) into your PC’s web browser and press  
 
 
 
 
The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and 
then click  to login. By default the user name is “admin” and the password 
is “1234”. For security reasons it is recommended that you change the password 
 as soon as possible. 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 18 The HOME page screen below will appear. The Home Page is divided into seven 
sections: Quick Start, Interface Setup, Advanced Setup, Access 
Management, Maintenance, Status and Help.  
 
 
 
Quick Start (Section 5.1) 
Follow the setup process in the Quick Start, you can quickly set the router as an 
Internet Access device. 
 
Interface Setup (Section 5.2) 
It allows you to configure the Internet, LAN and Wireless access(For AR-7084gA 
/ AR-7084gB ). 
Advanced Setup (Section 5.3) 
This section contains configurations for the router’s advanced functions such as 
Firewall, Virtual Server, DMZ, ADSL Mode, ADSL Type, etc.  
 
Access Management (Section 5.4) 
It allows you to configure ACL, IP Filter, SNMP, UPnP and DDNS functions.   
						

							 19 Maintenance (Section 5.5) 
If you want to change the administrator’s password, restart the router, update the 
firmware, diagnose the connection or change the Tome Zone of the router, 
please select this menu.  
 
Status (Section 5.6) 
The router’s setup information, system log and some statistics can be viewed 
here. 
 
Help 
If you want to know about the settings of the router quickly, please refer to the 
description in the Help menu. 
 
 
5.1. Quick Start 
The Quick Start section is designed to get you using the router as quickly as 
possible. Before configuring the router, please check with your ISP (Internet 
Service Provider) what kind of the service is provided such as PPPoE, PPPoA or 
RFC1483/2684. Gather the information as illustrated in the following table and  
keep it for reference. 
 
PPPoE  VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing, Username, 
Password (and Service Name). 
PPPoA  VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing, Username, 
Password. 
RFC1483 Bridged  VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing to use Bridged 
Mode. 
RFC1483 Routed  VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based multiplexing, IP Address, 
Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and Domain Name 
System (DNS) IP Address (It is a fixed IP Address). 
 
 
 
  
						

							 20 In the Quick Start, click “Run Wizard” to start the configuration.  
 
 
 
Please follow the steps in the setup wizard to complete the configuration of the 
Internet connection. 
 
 
  
						

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Step 1: Set your new password 
Please enter the new password and confirm the password again. 
 
 
 
Step 2: Choose your tome zone 
Please select the tome zone where you are located. 
 
  
						

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Step 3: Set your Internet connection 
Please check with your ISP the connection type of the ADSL line. 
 
 
 
Step 4: Input the data supplied by your ISP 
To know more about the explanation of each setting, please refer to Section 5.2.