Edimax Router BR-6574n User Manual

							Back Panel 
 
 
                            BR-6574n 
 
Item Name Description 
Antennas    Antenna A, B, and C 
Power  Power connector, connects to power adapter 
Reset / WPS  Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all 
settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and 
hold for 20 seconds to clear all settings, and press this 
button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function. 
1 - 4  Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4 
WAN  Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port 
 
Antenna A Antenna B 
Antenna C  
						

							Chapter II: System and Network Setup 
 
2-1 Establish network connection 
Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection 
between your new Broadband router and your computers, network 
devices: 
 
1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by 
Ethernet cable.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled 
consumer devices other than computers, like game console, or switch / 
hub) to the LAN port of the router. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to 
the ‘Power’ socket of the router. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be 
steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / 
network device connected to the respective port of the router is 
powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any 
LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to 
‘4-2 Troubleshooting’ for possible reasons and solution. 
 
 
5. To improve wireless signal reception, please arrange the antennas as 
the picture shown below (horizontal or vertical installation), and place 
the wireless access point in open space. Please keep the distance 
between antennas, if the antennas are too close to each other, wireless 
signal reception will be affected. 
 
The access point shown in the following picture is 3-antenna model. If 
you’re using 2-antenna model, please also follow the instructions 
listed above. 
 or    
						

							2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically 
 
  After the network connection is established, the next step you should 
do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work 
properly in your network environment.   
 
  Before you can connect to the router and start configuration 
procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address 
automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, 
or you’re unsure, please follow the following instructions to configure 
your computer to use dynamic IP address: 
 
If the operating system of your computer is…. 
 
   Windows 95/98/Me    - please go to section 2-2-1 
      Windows 2000            - please go to section 2-2-2   
   Windows XP   - please go to section 2-2-3 
   Windows NT   - please go to section 2-2-4 
  
						

							2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: 
 
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your 
computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and 
Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’. 
 
 
  
						

							2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’, then click ‘OK’.   
 
 
 
  
						

							2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 
 
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your 
computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up 
Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area 
Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol 
(TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’   
 
 
  
						

							2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server 
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. 
 
 
 
  
						

							2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: 
 
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your 
computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet 
Connections icon, click Network Connections, then double-click Local 
Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, 
and then click ‘Properties’ 
 
 
  
						

							2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server 
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.