Edimax Router BR-6424n User Manual

 
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The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow: 
 
Item Name Description 
Time Zone  Please select a time zone of the country or 
region of your residence here. If you can’t find 
the country / region of your residence here, 
please select a city / region which time zone is 
the same with the country / region of your 
residence. 
Time Server Address  This load-balance router supports NTP 
(Network Time Protocol). NTP server will 
provide correct time for this router to setup the 
date...

 
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3-1-2 Password Settings 
 
You can change the web login password of this broadband router. If you 
keep using the default password ‘1234’, other people may access the 
configuration interface without your permission. Please change the 
password as soon as possible. 
 
 
 
The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow: 
 
Item Name Description 
Current Password  Please input current password here. 
New Password    Please input new password here. 
Confirmed Password    Please input new...

 
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3-1-3 Remote Management 
 
If you need to manage this broadband router outside of your LAN (i.e. 
from Internet), you can use this function to assign a remote IP address 
which is permitted to connect to this broadband router’s web management 
interface from Internet. 
 
If it’s not required for you to manage this broadband router from Internet, 
you can disable this function to improve security. 
 
 
 
The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow: 
 
Item Name Description 
Host...

 
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Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes in this page, or you can click 
‘Cancel’ to discard all settings in this page. After you click ‘Apply’ button, 
you’ll see the following message: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband 
router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop 
responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to 
this broadband router and continue on other settings later.  

 
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3-2 WAN 
 
You can setup WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) connections of 
this broadband router in ‘WAN’ menu: 
 
 
Please select the WAN connection type you wish to use, then click 
‘Apply’ to continue. You can also click ‘Previous’ to back to previous 
page. 
 
If you’re not sure which connection type you should use, please call your 
ISP’s service hotline and ask for help. You’ll not be able to connect to 
Internet with wrong connection type. 

 
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3-2-1 Dynamic IP 
 
Dynamic IP means your ISP will assign an IP address to you 
automatically by ‘DHCP’ (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). 
Dynamic IP is often used by cable modem Internet connection. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Item Name Description 
Host Name Please input the host name of your computer, 
this is optional, and only required if your 
service provider asks you to do so. 
MAC address Please input MAC address of your computer 
here, if your service...

 
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If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection 
type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. 
You’ll see the following messages: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband 
router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop 
responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to 
this broadband router and continue on other settings later. 
  

 
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3-2-2 Static IP 
 
Some ISP will give you a fixed IP address, and ask you to use this IP 
address to establish Internet connection. In this case, you have to select 
this connection type to establish connection with your ISP. 
 
Please note that if your ISP is assigning a fixed IP address to you by 
DHCP or PPPoE, do not select this connection type. Please contact your 
ISP’s service hotline to make sure you really need to use static IP as 
connection type. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every...

 
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If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection 
type, click ‘Back’; or you can click ‘OK’ to finish with quick setup. 
You’ll see the following messages: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made and restart the broadband 
router, this requires about 30 seconds and the broadband router will stop 
responding (this is normal and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to 
this broadband router and continue on other settings later. 
 
You must use the addresses...

 
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3-2-3 PPPoE 
 
If your ISP requires you to establish Internet connection by PPPoE 
(Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), you can use this connection type 
to establish Internet connection. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Item Name Description 
User Name Please input user name assigned by your 
Internet service provider here. 
Password Please input the password assigned by your 
Internet service provider here. 
Service Name Please give a name to this Internet service, this...