Edimax Router Wireless VPN Broadband User Manual

							
 
  2d) Windows NT  1. Click the  Start button and select  Settings, then click  Control Panel . The 
Control Panel  window will appear. 
2. Double-click  Network icon. The Network  window will appear. Select the  
Protocol  tab from the  Network window. 
3. Check if the  TCP/IP Protocol  is on your list of  Network Protocols . If 
TCP/IP is not installed, click the  Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP 
is installed, go to  step 5. 
4. In the  Select Network Protocol  window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and 
click the  Ok button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may 
need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 
5.  After you install TCP/IP, go back to the  Network window. Select 
TCP/IP  from the list of  Network Protocols  and then click the Properties 
button. 
6.  Check each of the tabs and ve rify the following settings: • IP Address:  Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server . • DNS:  Let all fields are blank. • WINS:  Let all fields are blank. • Routing:  Let all fields are blank.  
  
 
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7. Click  OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. 
Note :Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is 
the   only DHCP server  available on your LAN. 
Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, 
please proceed to Step 3. 
 3)  Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address  automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your 
LAN clients an IP address. By default the Broadband Router’s DHCP 
server is enabled so that you can  obtain an IP address automatically. 
To see if you have obtained an IP address, see Appendix A.  
 Note : Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is 
the only DHCP server available on your LAN. If there is another 
DHCP on your network, then you’ll need to switch one of the 
DHCP servers off. (To disable the Broadband router’s DHCP 
server see chapter 2 LAN Port) 
 4)  Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router, enter the 
default IP  address  192.168.2.1  (broadband router’s IP address) into 
your PC’s web browser and press   
 5)  The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and  “Password” and then click  to login. 
 Note:  By default the user name is “admin” and the password is “1234”. 
For security reasons it is  recommended that you change the 
password as soon as possible (in  General setup/system/password, 
see chapter 2)  
 
 
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 6) The HOME page screen below will appear. The  Home Page is divided 
into four sections,  Quick Setup Wizard , General Setup , Status Info.  
and  System Tools.   
 
  Quick Setup Wizard  (Chapter 1) Select your Internet connection ty pe and then input the configurations 
needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 
 General Setup  (Chapter 2) This section contains configurations for the Broadband router’s advance 
functions such as:  Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, 
 
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Hacker Attack Prevention, DMZ, Special applications and other functions 
to meet your LAN requirements.  
 Status Info. (Chapter 3) In this section you can see the Broadband routers system information, 
Internet Connection, Device Status, System Log, Security Log and DHCP 
client information.  
 System Tools (Chapter 4) This section contains the broadband router’s Tools - Tools include 
Configuration tools, Firmware upgrade and Reset. Configuration tools 
allow you to Backup (save), Restore, or Restore to Factory Default 
configuration for your Broadband router. The Firmware upgrade tool allows 
you to upgrade your Broadband routers firmware. The RESET tool allows 
you to reset your Broadband router.  
7)   Click on Quick Setup Wizard  (see chapter 1) to start configuring 
settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the 
Internet. The other sections (General Setup, Status Information and 
Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to 
implement/monitor more adv ance features/information. 
Select the section (Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status 
Information and Tools) you wish to configure and proceed to the 
corresponding chapter. Use the selections on the web management’s 
top right hand page (see below) to navigate around the web-based 
management User Interface. 
 
  Chapter 1  Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router 
as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the 
information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the  Quick 
Setup Wizard  in the HOME page, you should see the screen below.  
 Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings 
configured here, this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall 
settings. 
 
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 Parameter    Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are 
currently in. The router will set its time 
based on your selection.  
 Time Server Address  You can manually assign time server  address if the default time server dose not 
work. 
 Enable Daylight Savings  The router can also take Daylight savings 
into account. If you wish to use this function, 
you must check/tick the enable box to 
enable your daylight saving configuration 
(below). 
 Start Daylight Savings Time  Select the period in which you wish to start 
daylight Savings Time 
 End Daylight Savings Time  Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time 
 Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Type.  Step 2) Broadband Type  
 
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In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you 
will be using to connect your broadband router’s WAN port to your ISP 
(see screen below).  
 Note : Different ISP’s require different methods of connecting to the 
Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires. 
  Menu    Description  1.1 Cable Modem  Your ISP will automatically give you an IP 
address 
 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL  Your ISP has given you an IP address already   1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point 
Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection.  
 1.4 PPTP  Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point 
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.  
 1.5 L2TP  Your ISP requires you to use a Layer Two 
Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) connection.  
 1.6 Telstra Big Pond  This Protocol only used for Australia’s ISP  connection.  
 
 
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 Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual’s relevant 
sub-section ( 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,  1.5 or 1.6). Click on  Back to return to the 
previous screen. 
  1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will aut omatically give you an IP address. 
Some ISP’s may also require that you f ill in additional information such as 
Host Name and MAC address (see screen below).  
 Note : The Host Name and MAC address section is  optional and you can 
skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings for you to 
connect to the Internet. 
 
  Parameters   Description Host Name  If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host  name provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if 
your ISP does not require a Host Name. 
 MAC Address  Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC 
address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had 
originally connected your Internet connection to. Type 
in this MAC address in this section or use the “ Clone 
MAC Address”  button to replace the WAN MAC 
 
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address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to 
be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to 
work). To find out the PC’s MAC address see Appendix 
A. (see Glossary for an explanation on MAC address) 
 Click  when you have finished the configuration above. 
Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Cable 
Modem connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use 
some of the advance features supported by  this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL  Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for 
you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this 
section.  
 
  Parameters    Description  IP This is the IP address that your ISP has 
given you.  
 Gateway IP   This is the ISP’s IP address gateway  DNS  This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address   
 
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Subnet Mask  Enter the Subnet Mask provided by 
your ISP  
(e.g. 255.255.255.0)    Click  when you have finished the configuration above. 
Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x 
DSL connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use 
some of the advance features supported by  this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 1.3 PPPoE  Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to 
the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this 
section. 
 
  Parameter   Description  User Name  Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the 
PPPoE connection  
 Password  Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the 
PPPoE connection 
 
 
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Service Name  This is optional. Enter the Service name should your ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank. 
 MTU  This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of 
your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it 
is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size. 
 Connection Type  If you select “Continuous”, the router will always  connect to the ISP. If th e WAN line breaks down and 
links again, the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP. 
  If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will 
auto-connect to the ISP when someone want to use the 
Internet and keep connected un til the WAN idle timeout. 
The router will close the WAN connection if the time 
period that no one is using the Internet exceeds the 
“Idle Time”. 
  If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP 
only when you click “Connect” manually from the Web 
user interface. The WAN connection will not 
disconnected due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line 
breaks down and latter links again, the router will not 
auto-connect to the ISP. 
 Idle Time  You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the  WAN port. This means if no packets have been sent 
(no one using the Internet) during this specified period, 
the router will automaticall y disconnect the connection 
with your ISP.  
  Note: This “idle timeout” function may not work due to 
abnormal activities of some network application 
software, computer virus or hacker attacks from the 
Internet. For example, some software sends network 
packets to the Internet in the background, even when 
you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your 
computer when you are not using it. This function also 
may not work with some ISP. So please make sure this 
function can work properly when you use this function 
in the first time, especially your ISP charge you by time 
used. 
  Click < OK> when you have finished the configuration above. 
Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the PPPoE 
 
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