Edimax Router Wireless VPN Broadband User Manual

 
3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and 
Wireless LAN. 
 
   Parameters  Description  Statistics Shows  the counters of packets sent and received 
on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 
                
 
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Chapter 4  Tool  This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration 
Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade 
system firmware) and Reset.  
 
  Parameters  Description  4.1 Configuration Tools  You can save the router’s current configuration, 
restore the router’s saved configuration files 
and restore the router’s factory default settings  
 4.2 Firmware Upgrade  This page allows you to upgrade the router’s  firmware 
 4.3 Reset  You can reset...

 
4.1 Configuration Tools  The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s 
current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an 
added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router 
and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration 
setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router 
through the  Restore selection.  If extreme problems occur you can use the 
Restore to Factory Defaults...

 
4.2 Firmware Upgrade  This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware  
  Parameters   Description  Firmware Upgrade  This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware . To upgrade the firmware 
of your Broadband router, you need to download 
the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter 
that file name and path in the appropriate field on 
this page. You can also use the Browse button to 
find the firmware file on your PC.  
      Once you’ve selected the new...

 
4.3 Reset  You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset 
function essentially  
Re-boots your router’s system  
  Parameters  Description  Reset In the event that the system stops responding 
correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can 
perform a reset.  Your settings will not be 
changed . To perform the reset, click on the 
 button. You will be asked to confirm your 
decision. The reset will be complete when the 
power light stops blinking. Once the reset process 
is...

 
Appendix A   How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address  1)  In Window’s open the Command Prompt program  
   2)  Type Ipconfig /all  and   
   •  Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled  IP address (192.168.1.77) •  The router’s IP address is the one entitled  Default Gateway 
(192.168.1.254) 
•   Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled  Physical Address  (00-
50-FC-FE-02-DB) 
 
 
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Glossary  Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure 
a default gateway’s IP address. When t he device sends out an IP packet, if 
the destination is not on the same ne twork, the device has to send the 
packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the 
destination. 
 DHCP:  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically 
gives every computer on your home network an IP address.
DNS Server IP Address:  DNS stands for Domain Name...

 
1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a 
network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s. 
When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the 
IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the 
IP network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.  
 For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,...

 
Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632  PPPoE:  Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a 
secure data transmission method origi nally created for dial-up connections; 
PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.  PPPoE  relies on two widely accepted 
standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications...

 
WAN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in 
geographically separate areas (e.g. different buildings, cities, countries). 
The Internet is a wide area network. 
 Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI):  Many devices 
support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. This 
means the user can use the familiar  Netscape or Microsoft Internet 
Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed. 
 
 
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