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  • Page 2 English Copyright© by Edimax Technology Co, LTD. all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this Company .

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C A T A L O G Chapter I : Product Information .................. 5  Chapter II: System and Network Setup ................ 11  2-1 Establish network connection ................11  2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically ......14  2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: ..........15  2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: ............
  • Page 4 3-4-4 WPS ....................96  3-4-5 Wireless Schedule ................98  3-5 Advance Settings* ....................99  3-5-1 QoS ....................100  3-5-1-1 Basic QoS Settings ..............100  3-5-1-2 Add a new QoS entry ............102  3-5-2 NAT ....................104  3-5-2-1 Virtual Server ................ 105  3-5-2-2 Special Applications ..............

  • Page 5: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing Edimax 3G-6200n nLite wireless 3G broadband router! This high cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Mobile / Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single wireless 3G modem or xDSL / cable** modem internet connection at high speed.
  • Page 6 Note 2: To prevent the compatibility problem between 3G USB Modem cad and 3G router, it is recommended that you upgrade the latest firmware of 3G router from Edimax website http://www.edimax.com . Features - Provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN access point - Compatible with IEEE 802.11n standard with 150Mbps data rate...
  • Page 7 - Accessories Note The WAN “idle timeout” auto-disconnect 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.
  • Page 8 seconds and the router will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings) 5) Wireless on/off You can enable/disable WiFi wireless signal via switch button. Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LEDs, which shows the status of this router.
  • Page 9 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor. 2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom.
  • Page 10 1-3 System Requirements Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port. Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser). An available power socket...

  • Page 11: Chapter Ii: System And Network Setup

    2. Connect another Ethernet cable from the any LAN ports (1~4) on router to the Ethernet socket on the PC 3. Insert SIM card into 3G/3.5G modem card, and connect the modem card with one of USB port of 3G-6200n. The corresponding USB LED indicator on 3G-6200n will light.
  • Page 12 If you can also access Internet by xDSL/Cable modem, please follow the following instructions: 1. Connect the Ethernet cable from the router’s WAN port to the LAN port of the modem. 2. Connect another Ethernet cable from the any LAN ports (1~4) on router to the Ethernet socket on the PC.
  • Page 13 3. Check to make sure the router’s LINK LED is lit; to confirm the cable connections are made correctly.

  • Page 14: Setup Client Computers To Obtain Ip Address Automatically

    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).

  • Page 15: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup

    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’.
  • Page 16 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 17: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    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’...
  • Page 18 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 19: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    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’...
  • Page 20 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 21: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections..Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’...
  • Page 22 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 23: Connect To Broadband Router By Web Browser

    2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser Default IP address of this broadband router is ‘192.168.2.1’, and you can connect to broadband router’s web-based configuration interface by any connected computer with web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, or Netscape). Please input ‘192.168.2.1’...
  • Page 24 Please input ‘admin’ in ‘User name’ field, and ‘1234’ in ‘Password’ field, and click ‘OK’ button to enter web configuration interface. TIPS: If you can’t establish connection with broadband router with web browser (got ‘The page cannot be displayed’ or similar error message), the IP address you inputted may be wrong.
  • Page 25 Please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’...
  • Page 26 Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.2.1, please note that this value may be different.) NOTE: If the IP address of Gateway is not displayed, or the address followed by ‘IP Address’...

  • Page 27: Using 'Quick Setup

    2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router. Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘Quick Setup’ after logged in.
  • Page 28 2. In the first step of quick setup, you can setup automatic time synchronization settings. The descriptions of every setting items 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...
  • Page 29 After you finish with time zone settings, please click ‘Next’ to proceed to next step of quick setup - broadband type: Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page. There are six types of Internet connection, they are: 3G/3.5G - Please go to section 2-4-1 Dynamic IP...
  • Page 30 If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problem, and you will not be able to connect to internet. If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘Back’ button on the bottom of this page.

  • Page 31: 3.5G

    2-4-1 3G/3.5G 3G-6200n supports most of 3G/3.5G modem cards, just connect the modem card to the USB port of 3G-6200n and 3G-6200n will recognize it automatically, no additional setup procedure required. However, some of modem cards require PIN code or account / password (you have to use 3G-6200n’s web interface to input these information), and some modem...
  • Page 32 /User Name / Password box and input the user name / password provided by telecomm service provider, then click ‘OK’ button. Wait for 1 minute (for 3G-6200n to reboot), then you can access Internet. Note: Please choose “CDMA”, if your ISP use 3G CDMA system.
  • Page 33         3. Please click “Cancel” to ignore the message of the found new  hardware wizard.                               ...
  • Page 34 4. Please go to “My computer”, you will see the BandLuxe C100S.  Double click the device.          5. The program inside the adapter will prepare to install the driver  and utility of the adapter.       ...
  • Page 35 6. Click “Next”.      7. Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and click  “Next”.   ...
  • Page 36 8. If you want to change the destination folder, please click  “Change”. Click “Next” to continue.        9. Click “install”.   ...
  • Page 37 10. The system is installing the driver and utility of the adapter.      11. Install successfully, click “Finish” to close the install wizard.     ...
  • Page 38 12. The utility of C100S will start up automaticity.  Please select the “MENU”      13. Click “Setting”.        14. Select the “Auto connect on startup”.   ...
  • Page 39 15. Plug in the C100S into the USB port of the 3G router.  16. The USB adapter will get the IP address from ISP automatically.  You can check the Status of the 3G‐6200n on the Web site (ex:  192.168.2.1).  17. Now you are able to connect to Internet successfully.      Note : If your SIM card requires entering the PIN code, please enter into the web management of the 3G router. In WAN setting web page, select 3G/3.5G. Enter the PIN code of the adapter.  ...

  • Page 40: Using 'Dynamic Ip' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-2 Using ‘Dynamic IP’ as broadband connection type If your Internet service provider uses cable modem to provide Internet service to you, you can select this connection type. You can also select this connection type if your ISP tells you that they will assign you the IP address by ’DHCP’...
  • Page 41 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).

  • Page 42: Using 'Fixed-Ip Xdsl' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-3 Using ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’ as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to set a fixed IP address to establish connection, you can use this connection type to input the IP address information assigned by your ISP. Please note that not only xDSL connections (like ADSL, HDSL, VDSL) can use this connection type, you can select this connection type for all connections that requires you to input a fixed IP address.
  • Page 43 network too long and should be discarded. You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem. 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’...

  • Page 44: Using 'Pppoe Xdsl' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-4 Using ‘PPPoE xDSL’ as broadband connection type 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...
  • Page 45 ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed.

  • Page 46: Using 'Pptp Xdsl' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-5 Using ‘PPTP xDSL’ as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password).
  • Page 47 DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.
  • Page 48 ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’;...

  • Page 49: Using 'L2Tp Xdsl' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-6 Using 'L2TP xDSL' as broadband connection type If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection.
  • Page 50 following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL’ section above). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.
  • Page 51 minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. 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’...

  • Page 52: Using 'Telstra Big Pond' As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-7 Using 'Telstra Big Pond' as broadband connection type This connection type only works for Telstra big pond network service in Australia. DO NOT select this connection type if you’re not using Telstra big pond network service. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name...

  • Page 53: Chapter Iii: General Setup

    Chapter III: General Setup The ‘General Setup’ is for you to setup “System, WAN, LAN, Wireless, and others ( Advance settings ) “. Please follow the following instructions to use ‘General Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘General Setup’ after logged in.
  • Page 54 2. Five submenus will appear: System - Basic system settings (please go to chapter 3-1) WAN - Setup WAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-2) LAN - Setup LAN port manually (please go to chapter 3-3) Wireless - Setup wireless interface manually (please go to chapter 3-4) Advance Settings - Setup advanced settings of this broadband router (Please go to chapter 3-5) Printer Server- Setup Print Server manually (please go to chapter 3-6)

  • Page 55: System

    3-1 System You can setup basic system settings of this broadband router in ‘System’ menu: Please select the setting item you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button to proceed. You can also click ‘Previous’ button to back to ‘System’ menu. 3-1-1 Time Zone You can change the time zone settings of this broadband router.
  • Page 56 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.

  • Page 57: Password Settings

    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...

  • Page 58: Remote Management

    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.
  • Page 59 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).

  • Page 60: Wan

    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.

  • Page 61: 3.5G

    3-2-1 3G/3.5G 3G-6200n supports most of 3G/3.5G modem cards, just connect the modem card to the USB port of 3G-6200n and 3G-6200n will recognize it automatically, no additional setup procedure required. However, some of modem cards require PIN code or account / password (you have to use 3G-6200n’s web interface to input these information), and some modem...
  • Page 62 /User Name / Password box and input the user name / password provided by telecomm service provider, then click ‘OK’ button. Wait for 1 minute (for 3G-6200n to reboot), then you can access Internet. Note: Please choose “CDMA”, if your ISP use 3G CDMA system.

  • Page 63: Dynamic Ip

    3-2-2 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,...
  • Page 64 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).

  • Page 65: Static Ip

    3-2-3 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.
  • Page 66 You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem. 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’...

  • Page 67: Pppoe

    3-2-4 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.
  • Page 68 Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s).

  • Page 69: Pptp

    3-2-5 PPTP If your ISP requires you to use PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting first: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here.
  • Page 70 DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.
  • Page 71 ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. If you wish to select another connection type as broadband connection type, click ‘Back’;...

  • Page 72: L2Tp

    3-2-6 L2TP If your ISP requires you to use L2TP (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol) to establish connection, you can select this connection type to establish Internet connection. L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection.
  • Page 73 following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL’ section above). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.
  • Page 74 minute(s). This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’. 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’...

  • Page 75: Telstra Big Pond

    3-2-7 Telstra Big Pond This connection type only works for Telstra big pond network service in Australia. DO NOT select this connection type if you’re not using Telstra big pond network service. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User Name Please input the user name assigned by Telstra.
  • Page 76 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.

  • Page 77: Lan (Wired)

    3-3 LAN (Wired) You can setup Wired LAN (Local Area Network) connections of this broadband router in ‘LAN’ menu. This broadband router has 4 LAN ports and they’ll all use the same LAN IP address settings. Please also note that both wired and wireless LAN uses the same LAN IP address settings, too.
  • Page 78 Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1 and 254.

  • Page 79: Lan Ip

    3-3-2 LAN IP If you enable “DHCP Server” , the router can assign IP address to PC which connect with the router. You can use this setting to assign an IP address to the LAN interface of this broadband router. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description...

  • Page 80: Dhcp Server

    3-3-3 DHCP Server You can use this setting to decide the range of IP address leases. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Start IP Please input the start IP address of the IP leases range. End IP Please input the end IP address of the IP leases range.

  • Page 81: Static Dhcp Leases

    3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases If you wish to assign a fixed IP address to certain computers / devices by DHCP, you can use this function to establish a MAC-to-IP address table here, so you can assign a specific IP address to a specific computer / network device by its MAC address.
  • Page 82 All MAC-to-IP address entries will be listed in this page, and this broadband router supports up 16 static DHCP leases: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’...

  • Page 83: Wireless

    3-4 Wireless You can setup Wireless LAN connection parameters of this broadband router in ‘Wireless’ menu: Please select one setting in this menu, then click ‘Apply’ to proceed. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’.

  • Page 84: Basic Settings

    3-4-1 Basic Settings You can set basic settings of wireless LAN here.

  • Page 85: Ap Mode

    3-4-1 AP mode In AP mode, the following settings will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Band Please select the radio band from one of following options: 2.4 GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
  • Page 86 compatibility. ESSID This is the name of broadband router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own broadband router from others when there are other broadband routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change default ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.
  • Page 87 Auto 20/40MHz ” to get good wireless signal. TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer rate is too slow, or keep having problem while transferring the file over wireless network. There could be some other broadband routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the broadband When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 88 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 can click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 89 3-4-2 Security Settings This wireless router supports two types of encryption: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding setting will appear: Disabled Encryption is disabled. It’s not recommended to disable encryption because other people may use certain wireless scanner to copy the data transferred over air.
  • Page 90 Select WEP to enable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description 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.
  • Page 91 characters must be the same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical 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.
  • Page 92 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WPA Unicast Cipher Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Suite Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected.
  • Page 93 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WPA Unicast Cipher Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Suite Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected.
  • Page 94 3-4-3 MAC Address Filtering This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.
  • Page 95 memory aid. Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table. Clear Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted in MAC address and comment field. All MAC address entries will be listed in this page: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 96: Wps

    3-4-4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides a convenient way to establish the connection between this broadband router and wireless clients. Any WPS-compatible wireless clients can establish secure connection with this broadband router with simple push-button type configuration or PinCode type configuration. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description...
  • Page 97 this wireless router will be displayed here. Passphrase Key The WPA passphrase will be displayed as asterisk here. Config Mode Select the WPS configuration role of this broadband router. Registrar: This broadband router will act as WPS registrar and wait for wireless clients to send WPS configuration request.

  • Page 98: Wireless Schedule

    3-4-5 Wireless Schedule By wireless schedule, you can restrict wireless clients (computers) from accessing improper website. Because you can setup time and you can enable/disable router’s wireless signal to control schedule of Internet access . Item Name Description Enable Schedule Check this box to enable Schedule function, settings uncheck it to disable Wireless Schedule .

  • Page 99: Advance Settings

    3-5 Advance Settings* This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and NAT, and you can configure these functions in ‘Advanced Settings’ menu. Please select the function you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’ button.

  • Page 100: Qos

    3-5-1 QoS Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an unpleasing result will occur, like the interruption of video / audio transfer.
  • Page 101 Edit If you want to modify the content of a specific rule, please check the ‘select’ box of the rule you want to edit, then click ‘Edit’ button. Only one rule should be selected a time! If you didn’t select a rule before clicking ‘Edit’ button, you’ll be prompted to add a new rule.

  • Page 102: Add A New Qos Entry

    3-5-1-2 Add a new QoS entry After you click ‘Add’ button in QoS menu, a new setting page will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Rule Name Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters).
  • Page 103 number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input ’80-90’; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, like ‘80’...

  • Page 104: Nat

    3-5-2 NAT Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user.

  • Page 105: Virtual Server

    3-5-2-1 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified port of an IP address on local network, so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network, without exposing it on Internet directly.
  • Page 106 address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defined above. Comment Please input any text to describe this mapping, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Add the mapping to virtual server table. Reset Remove all inputted values. All existing virtual server mappings will be displayed in this page.

  • Page 107: Special Applications

    3-5-2-2 Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time; these applications won’t work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Enable...
  • Page 108 single value, or a range (like 20-50). If you need to input more than one port number and they’re not contiguous, list all port numbers here and separate them by comma ( , ). If the application does not use TCP port, leave it blank.
  • Page 109 When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. After you click ‘Apply’ button, you’ll see the following messages: Please click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 110: Upnp Settings

    3-5-2-3 UPnP Settings Parameters Default Description You can Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without any UPnP Feature Disable configuration.

  • Page 111: Alg Settings

    3-5-2-4 ALG Settings You can select applications that require “Application Layer Gateway” support. Parameters Default Description You can enable “Application Layer Gateway” function, and the router will Enable let selected application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router.

  • Page 112: Static Routing

    3-5-2-5 Static Routing This router provides static routing function, and the static routing can work with NAT (IP Sharing) function. With static routing, the router can forward packets according to your routing rules. Parameters Description Static routing function is disabled by default. You have Enable Static to enable the static routing function, to make your Routing...
  • Page 113 If you want to remove some routing rules from the "Static Routing Table", select the rules you want to Remove a remove in the table and click "Delete Selected". If you Rule want remove all rules from the table, just click "Delete All"...

  • Page 114: Firewall

    3-5-3 Firewall This broadband router supports several firewall functions which will help you to protect your network and computer. In this chapter, instructions for using these functions will be given, so you can utilize these functions to protect your network from hackers and malicious intruders. 3-5-3-1 Access Control By using access control, you can restrict your computers from accessing improper website, or using disallowed applications.
  • Page 115 network devices. Client PC MAC Please input the MAC address of computer or address network device here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’...
  • Page 116 To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the mapping entry (under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’ button. To deselect all checked boxes, click ‘Reset’ button. If you wish to use IP address-based filtering, please use ‘IP Filtering Table’...
  • Page 117 You also have to select the type of Internet services that will be applied to this access control rule from the list: You can select multiple services here. If you wish to deny or allow all services of certain IP address(es), please select both ‘TCP’ and ‘UDP’. If the service you wish to deny or allow is not listed, you can use ‘User Define Service’...
  • Page 118 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Protocol Please select the protocol type of this service: TCP or UDP, or ‘Both’. Port Range Please input the port range if this service. For a single port number, just input the number of service port (like ‘110’).

  • Page 119: Url Blocking

    3-5-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here. This function is useful for parents and company managers.
  • Page 120 contained in URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything). Click ‘Add’ button to add the URL / keyword to the URL / Keyword filtering table. Reset Click ‘Reset’ to remove the value you inputted in URL/Keyword field. All existing URLs will be displayed in ‘Current URL Blocking Table’: If you want to delete a specific URL/Keyword entry, check the ‘select’...

  • Page 121: Dos

    3-5-3-3 DoS Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffics. This router has a built-in DoS attack prevention mechanism;...
  • Page 122 ping your own router from internet, too. Port Scan Some malicious intruder will try to use a ‘port scanner’ to know how many ports of your Internet IP address are open, and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so.
  • Page 123 box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold (how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also input the ‘Burst’ value, which means when this number of ‘Ping of Death’ packet is received in very short time, this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated.

  • Page 124: Ddns

    3-5-4 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a IP-to-Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet, because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet, and other user will not be able to know the IP address they’re using at a certain time.
  • Page 125 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Dynamic DNS If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’ Provider Select your DDNS service provider here. Domain Name Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider.
  • Page 126 authentication type is password). AuthP / AuthQ Please input the AuthP/AuthQ you applied during DHIS registration. (This field will appear only when authentication type is QRC). When you finished with the settings in this page, you can click ‘Apply’ button to save changes you made in this page, or you can click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes.

  • Page 127: Port Forwarding

    3-5-5 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network. The port number(s) of Internet IP address and private IP address (the IP address on local network) must be the same.
  • Page 128 Type Select the type of connection, TCP or UDP. If you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’. Port Range Input the starting port number in the left field, and input the ending port number in the right field. If you only want to redirect a single port number, just fill the port number in the left field.
  • Page 129 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.

  • Page 130: Dmz

    3-5-6 DMZ Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a special area in your local network. This area resides in local network, and all computers in this area uses private IP address, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address, so other people on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ.
  • Page 131 you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’. Port Range Input the starting port number in the left field, and input the ending port number in the right field. If you only want to redirect a single port number, just fill the port number in the left field.
  • Page 132 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.

  • Page 133: Fail Over

    3-5-7 Fail Over 3G-6200n supports automatic backup function. When connecting with xDSL/Cable broadband, 3G-6200n will enable the xDSL/Cable broadband connection automatically when 3G/3.5G Internet connection is not available. You can surf Internet anywhere and anytime via Edimax 3G-6200n.

  • Page 134: Print Server

    3-6 Print Server The router provides Print Server function that let you share a printer to all PCs in your Intranet. It supports LPD and IPP printing protocol. Parameters Description Enable Print Enable/disable USB print server. Server Enable to support the Internet Printing Protocols. Enable to support the Local Printing Remote Protocols.
  • Page 135 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router.

  • Page 136: Lpr Printing

    3-6-1 LPR Printing LPR Printing (Line Printer Remote technology) allows user to connect to printers via TCP/IP protocol for printing sharing. Computer with Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 operating system can use the protocol to share printer over the network. To configure the LPR setting in Windows 2000/XP/2003, please follow the instructions listed below: 1) Click “Start”, choose “Settings”...
  • Page 137 4) Select “Local Printer attached to this computer” and click “Next”. 5) Choose “Create a new port” and “Standard TCP/IP Port”. Click “Next”.
  • Page 138 6) Please make sure that the Print Server and the Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue. Click “Next”. 7) Enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the “Printer Name or IP Address”.
  • Page 139 8) Select “Custom” and click “Settings”. When you have finished the settings at step 9, click “Next” to continue. 9) Select “LPR” and enter “lpt1” in the “Queue Name”, click “OK”. By default the queue name of the Print Server is “lpt1”.
  • Page 140 10) Click “Finish”. 11) Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
  • Page 141 12) Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 13) You have added the network printer to the PC successfully. The information of the printer is displayed in the windows. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 142: Ipp Printing

    3-6-2 IPP Printing IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Printing provides a convenient way of remote printing service by TCP/IP. The Print Server can support IPP printing in Windows 2000/XP/2003 by default. By using the IPP printing, you can share the printer to all the PC’s that can access the Print Server by Internet Protocol (IP).
  • Page 143 4) Select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer”, then click “Next”. 5) Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network” and enter the URL of Print Server. The URL format is “http://IP:631/Port Name”.
  • Page 144 6) Select a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click “Next”. If your printer is not in the list, click “Have Disk…” to install the driver of the printer. After installation, the printer model will be added to the list.
  • Page 145 7) Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not. Click “Next”. 8) Now you have successfully added the network printer to your PC. The information of the printer will be displayed in the window. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 146: Chapter Iv : Status

    Chapter IV : Status In this menu, you can check the operation status of this broadband router. To view the status, follow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘Status’ button from main menu: 2. The basic system information will be shown: You can check the system uptime and firmware version of this broadband router.

  • Page 148: Internet Connection

    5-1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection.

  • Page 149: Device Status

    5-2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration.

  • Page 150: System Log

    5-3 System Log This page shows all logged system information. You can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click ‘Save’ to download the log file to your computer. You can also click ‘Clear’ to remove all logs, or click ‘Refresh’ to reload logs.

  • Page 151: Security Log

    5-4 Security Log This page shows all logged security-related information. You can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click ‘Save’ to download the log file to your computer. You can also click ‘Clear’ to remove all logs, or click ‘Refresh’ to reload logs.

  • Page 152: Active Dhcp Client

    5-5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients. You can click ‘Refresh’ to reload the list.

  • Page 153: Statistics

    Statistics This page shows the statistical information of network interfaces of this broadband router, and the total system uptime.

  • Page 154: Modem Information

    Modem Information This page shows the modem information of you have connected with 3G modem card or xDSL modem.

  • Page 155: Chapter V : Tools

    Chapter V : Tools This broadband router comes with several tools that will help you to manage the configuration of broadband router, upgrade the firmware, and restart the broadband router. To use these tools, follow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘Tools’ button from main menu:...
  • Page 156 2. The list of tools will appear: Please select the tool you wish to use, then click ‘Apply’ button. If you wish to go back to previous page, click ‘Previous’ button.

  • Page 157: Configuration Tools

    6-1 Configuration Tools In this page, you can backup and restore current system configuration, and reset all settings to factory default value. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Backup Settings Click ‘Save…’ button to download the current configuration as ‘config.bin’...

  • Page 158: Firmware Upgrade

    6-2 Firmware Upgrade New firmware releases will provide new functions to this broadband router, and you can use firmware upgrade function to upgrade the firmware to new version. NOTE: It’s recommended to use wired Ethernet connection to upload the firmware file, please refrain from using wireless connection to upload the firmware file.

  • Page 159: Restart

    6-3 Restart If you found that the broadband router is not functioning correctly, or responding slowly then usual, you can use this function to restart the broadband router, and this may correct the problem. Click ‘Apply’ button to restart the broadband router. You’ll be prompted to confirm the restart, click ‘OK’...

  • Page 160: Chapter Vi : Language

    Chapter VI : Language This 3G router’s web-based user interface supports 14-languages . You can change the display language by click ‘Language’ button in main menu. To change the display language, follow the following instructions: 1. Click ‘Language’ button from main menu:...
  • Page 161 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 162 A declaration of conformity is available on www.edimax.com N20379...

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