Edimax Router BR.6504N User Manual

 
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Set    Click to set security settings for this connection 
Security    (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’   
for detailed instructions). 
 
 
2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS’ 
 
In this mode, you can expand the scope of network by combining up to four 
other access points together, and every access point can still accept wireless 
clients.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
 
Band    Select the band you want to use, two wireless routers 
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Channel  Select the channel you want to use, two wireless 
Number    routers must use the same setting. 
 
MAC address    Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 
1 to 4 (5 - 8)   
 
Set    Click to set security settings for this connection 
Security    (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’   
for detailed instructions). 
 
 
After you finish the wireless setting, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you 
click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

 
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2-7-2 Advanced Wireless  Settings 
 
This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you 
want to configure these settings, please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of 
web management interface, then click ‘Advanced Settings’, and the 
following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
 
Fragment  Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio.     
Threshold: Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it 
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DTIM Period:    Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify 
default value if you don’t know what it is, default 
value is 3. 
 
Data Rate:    Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value. 
Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each 
other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically, 
it’s not necessary to change this value unless you 
know what will happen after modification. 
 
N Data Rate:      Same as above, but only for 802.11n clients. 
 
Channel Width:...

 
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Turbo Mode:    Enhance the data transfer rate of LAN (up to 35Mbps, 
only for 11g), default value is ‘Enable’, it’s 
recommended to set this option to ‘Enable’. 
 
WMM:    The short of Wi-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the data 
transfer performance of multimedia contents when 
they’re being transferred over wireless network. If you 
don’t know what it is / not sure if you need it, it’s safe 
to set this option to ‘Enable’, however, default value is 
‘Disable’. 
 
 
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2-7-3 Wireless Security 
 
It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t, 
hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data 
without your consent and this will cause serious security problem. 
 
To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of 
web management interface, then click ‘Security Settings’, then follow the 
following instructions to set wireless security settings: 
 
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2-7-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy 
 
When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WEP encryption, and 
the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
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. 
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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. 
 
Enable 802.1x      Check this box and another sub-menu will appear: 
Authentication :   
 
RADIUS Server      Please input the IP address of radius   
IP address :      server here 
 
RADIUS Server      Please input the...

 
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message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other 
setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will 
take effect (Please wait for about 50 seconds while router is rebooting). 
 
 
2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): 
 
When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption, and 
the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: 
 
 
 
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selected. 
 
Pre-shared       Select the type of pre-shared key, you 
Key Format :    can select Passphrase (8 or more alphanumerical 
characters, up to 63), or Hex (64 characters of 0-9, and 
a-f). 
 
Pre-shared       Please input the WPA passphrase here. 
Key :   It’s not recommended to use a word that can be found 
in a dictionary due to security reason. 
 
After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button   
and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...