Edimax Router BR-6424n User Manual

 
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router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless clients. 
It’s recommends to select this band to maximize 
compatibility. 
Channel Number Select the channel number you wish to use; all 
access points must use the same channel. 
MAC address 1 to 4  Input the MAC address of other wireless access 
points (the access points you wish to connect). 
Set Security  Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security 
functions of this wireless...

 
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3-4-1-5 AP  Bridge-WDS 
 
In this mode, this broadband router acts as both wireless communication 
bridge and wireless access point. This broadband router can establish 
communication with up to four WDS-compatible wireless access points, 
and let all computers connected to the LAN ports of every wireless access 
points communicate with each other. The broadband router is able to 
serve other wireless clients and acts as a wireless access point at the same 
time. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of...

 
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802.11n wireless network client to connect this 
router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 
802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client to 
connect this router (maximum transfer rate 
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 
54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 
 
2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 
802.11g wireless network client to connect this 
router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless...

 
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wireless client list window. 
MAC address 1 to 4  Input the MAC address of other wireless access 
points (the access points you wish to connect). 
Set Security  Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security 
functions of this wireless connection to 
improve security. Please refer to chapter 
3-2-1-7 for detailed instructions. 
 
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ 
button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ 
to discard changes. After you...

 
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3-4-1-6 Universal Repeater   
 
In this mode, this broadband router acts as a wireless repeater. It will 
repeat the signal of the wireless access point you specified, to extend its 
wireless coverage. The broadband router will still accept wireless clients 
when in this mode. 
Note : You will not get this mode, when you enable WISP. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Item Name Description 
Band  Please select the radio band from one of 
following options (must be the same with...

 
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11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 
54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 
 
2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 
802.11g wireless network client to connect this 
router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless clients. 
It’s recommends to select this band to maximize 
compatibility. 
ESSID  This is the name of broadband router. You can 
type any alphanumerical characters here, 
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to 
identify...

 
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wireless access point you wish to connect from 
the list, and click ‘Done’. If the wireless access 
point you wish to connect is not listed, you can 
click ‘Refresh’ to rescan. 
 
If you still can’t find the wireless access point 
you wish to connect, please move the 
broadband router to the place nearer to the 
access point you wish to connect. 
 
When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ 
button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ 
to...

 
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3-4-1-7 Set Security 
 
In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve 
security level.   
 
When you click ‘Set Security’ button, the following window will appear: 
 
 
 
Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, 
and corresponding setting will appear: 
 
Disabled 
 
Encryption is disabled. It’s not recommended to disable encryption 
because other people may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data 
transferred over air. 
  

 
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WEP 
 
Select WEP to enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Item Name Description 
Key Length  There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit 
and 128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer 
than ’64-bit’, but will reduce some data 
transfer performance. 
Key Format    There are two types of key format: ASCII and 
Hex. When you select a key format, the number 
of characters of key will be displayed. For 
example, if you select ’64-bit’ as key...

 
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displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use 
any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and 
A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if 
you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use 
characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at 
least one encryption key here, and if you 
entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be 
same with each other. 
 
Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in 
all fields. If you click ‘Apply’, the following messages will appear:...