Edimax Router BR-6315SRg User Manual

 
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Big Pond connection 
Password  Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra 
Big Pond connection 
User decide login 
server manually Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s 
login server manually. 
Login Server  The IP of the Login Server. 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection. You 
can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features...

 
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Chapter 2 
 
General Settings 
Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should 
see the screen below. 
 
If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard, you DO NOT need to 
configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the 
Internet.  
 
The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the 
router to meet your network’s needs such as: Wireless, Address Mapping, 
Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker Attack...

 
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the Quick Setup Wizard section) 
LAN You can specify the LAN segment’s IP address, subnet 
Mask, enable/disable DHCP and select an IP range for 
your LAN 
Wireless  Setup the wireless LAN’s SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering. 
QoS  You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy. 
NAT You can configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server 
and Special Applications functions in this section. This 
allows you to specify what user/packet can pass your 
router’s NAT. 
Firewall  The Firewall section allows you...

 
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2.1 System 
The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system 
password and to specify a remote management user for the broadband router. 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are living. The 
router will set its time based on your selection 
Password Settings Allows you to define a password in order to access the 
web-based management website. 
Remote 
Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform 
remote management...

 
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2.1.1 Time Zone 
The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings 
configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall 
settings. 
 
Parameter Description 
Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are living. The 
router will set its time based on your selection.   
Time Server 
Address The router default the “Time Server Address” is 
“192.43.244.18” 
Daylight SavingsThe router can also take Daylight savings into account. If 
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2.1.2 Password Settings 
You can change the password required to log into the broadband routers 
system web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please 
assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a 
safe place. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are 
case sensitive. 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Current 
Password Enter your current password for the remote management 
administrator to login to your Broadband router.   
Note:...

 
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2.1.3 Remote Management 
The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the 
Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter 
the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will 
have management/configuration access to the 
Broadband router from a remote site. This means if you 
are at home and your home IP address has been 
designated...

 
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e.g. 10.0.0.1:8080 (see below). You’ll also need to know 
the password set in the Password Setting screen in order 
to access the router’s web-based management. 
 
Port  The port number of remote management web interface. 
Enabled  Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management 
function. 
 
Click  at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can 
now configure other advanced functions or start using the router (with the 
advanced settings in place) 
  

 
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2.2 WAN   
Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup 
Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type. 
The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you 
want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections 
for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP Address, PPPoE, PPTP, 
L2TP, Te l s t r a  B i g  P o n d, DNS and DDNS. 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Dynamic IP  Your ISP will...

 
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DNS  You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 
DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that you wish to use and 
configure the user name and password provided by you 
DDNS service provider. 
 
Once you have made a selection, click  at the bottom 
of the screen and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 
 
2.2.1 Dynamic IP 
Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will assign you an IP address 
automatically. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional 
information such as...