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  • Page 1 3G-6218n User Manual 06-2011 / v1.1...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright  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 from Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMATION ....................... 4 1-1 Introduction ............................4 1-2 Safety Information ..........................5 1-3 System Requirements .......................... 6 1-4 Package Contents ..........................6 1-5 Getting familiar with your new wireless broadband router ..............7 CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP ..................... 9 2-1 Getting Started ............................
  • Page 4 3-4 Wireless ............................. 69 3-4-1 AP Mode ..........................70 3-4-2 Security Settings ........................72 3-4-3 MAC Address Filtering ......................78 3-4-4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Settings ..................80 3-5 Advance Settings..........................82 3-5-1 QoS ............................83 3-5-2 DDNS ............................86 3-5-3 Port Forwarding ........................

  • Page 5: Chapter I: Product Information

    Thank you for purchasing the Edimax 3G-6218n 150Mbps Wireless 3G Portable Router! This 3G router is the ideal choice for anyone who is constantly on the go. With the Edimax 3G-6218n 150Mbps Wireless 3G Portable Router, all your computers and network devices can share a single, high-speed xDSL/cable or 3G/3.5G Internet connection.

  • Page 6: Safety Information

     If you want to hang this router on the wall or place it somewhere high, please make sure it is firmly secured. Edimax’s warranty does not cover damages caused by misuse.  Please keep this router and its accessories out of the reach of children.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Before you start using this router, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s):  3G-6218n (1 pcs)  Quick installation guide (1 pcs)  CD-ROM with EZmax wizard, multi-language QIG and user manual (1 pcs) ...

  • Page 8: Getting Familiar With Your New Wireless Broadband Router

    1-5 Getting familiar with your new wireless broadband router LED definitions LED Name Light Status Description Router powered on Battery power low (15-20 minutes left) or Flashing battery not installed Router powered off Battery charging Battery fully charged WPS function enabled Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring data) WLAN...
  • Page 9 Right and left side panel RJ-45 Item Name Description Switches the RJ-45 port to LAN or WAN mode. Switch to WAN mode if LAN/WAN you want to access the Internet through your xDSL or cable modem. switch This cable connection can also act as a backup for your 3G connection. Initiates WPS or resets the router to factory defaults (clears all WPS/Reset settings).

  • Page 10: Chapter Ii: System And Network Setup

    CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP 2-1 Getting Started Before you start using this 3G router, please follow the following instructions to install and charge the battery. 1. Remove the battery cover, insert the supplied battery into the slot, and then replace the battery cover.
  • Page 11 Note: You can power the router via a wall socket without the battery installed; but powering the router via a computer without the battery installed might cause decreased performance. 3. The “CHG” LED will go on when the battery is charging. When the battery is fully charged, the “CHG”...
  • Page 12 Note 1: 3G/3.5G connections and xDSL/cable connections cannot be used at the same time. Note 2: If you experience compatibility problems with certain 3G USB modem cards, please upgrade the firmware. The latest firmware can be found on the EDIMAX website (www.edimax.com).

  • Page 13: Setting Client Computers To Obtain Ip Addresses Automatically

    Method 2: Setting up the router with the web-based UI If you lose the CD-ROM, you can setup the router with the following steps (web-based user interface). 2-2 Setting client computers to obtain IP addresses automatically Before you start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (set to use dynamic IP addresses).

  • Page 14: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup

    2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double-click the “Network” icon, and the “Network” window will appear. Select “TCP/IP”, and then click “Properties”.
  • Page 15 2. Select “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server”, then click “OK”.

  • Page 16: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon, and then double-click “Local Area Connection”. When the “Local Area Connection Properties”...
  • Page 17 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.

  • Page 18: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Double-click the “Network and Internet Connections” icon, click “Network Connections”, then double-click “Local Area Connection”.
  • Page 19 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.

  • Page 20: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup 1. Click the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your screen), then click “Control Panel”. Click “View Network Status and Tasks”, and then click “Manage Network Connections”. Right-click “Local Area Network”, then select “Properties”.
  • Page 21 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.

  • Page 22: Connecting To Broadband Router Via Web Browser

    2-3 Connecting to broadband router via web browser You can access the broadband router’s web-based configuration interface via any connected computer with a web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, Opera, or Safari). 1. Please input “192.168.2.1” in the web browser’s address bar and press “Enter”. 2.
  • Page 23 4. The first page you see after logging in is “Home”. You can see all the current settings and other system information here. System Model Displays this broadband router’s model name (useful when you need technical service) Up Time Displays the amount of time this router has been switched on Hardware Version Displays this broadband router’s hardware version (useful when you need technical service) Boot Code...
  • Page 24 Internet Connection IP Address Mode Displays how this broadband router currently obtains IP addresses IP Address Displays the IP address of the WAN connection Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask of the WAN connection Default Gateway Displays the IP address of the WAN connection’s default gateway MAC Address Displays the physical address of the WAN port...
  • Page 25 If this router’s DHCP server function is enabled, please follow the following instructions to find this router’s IP address: 1. Click the “Start” button, then click “Run”. 2. Input “cmd”, and then click “OK”.
  • Page 26 3. Input “ipconfig”, then press “Enter”. Use the IP address following “Default Gateway” to access this router’s web-based configuration interface. Please note that the IP address you find may be different from this illustrated example. NOTE: If there is no IP address following “Default Gateway”, or if the address following “IP Address”...

  • Page 27: Using "Quick Setup

    2-4 Using “Quick Setup” This broadband router’s “Quick Setup” allows you to set up basic parameters in a few simple steps. The following instructions illustrate how to use the “Quick Setup” menu: 1. Click “Quick Setup” after logging in. 2. Configure automatic time synchronization settings, and then click “Next”. Item Name Description Set Time Zone...
  • Page 28 3. Choose your Internet connection type. Refer to the following list for further instructions:  3G/3.5G (See section 2-4-1)  Dynamic IP (See section 2-4-2)  Static IP (See section 2-4-3)  PPPoE (See section 2-4-4)  PPTP (See section 2-4-5) ...

  • Page 29: Using "3G/3.5G" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-1 Using “3G/3.5G” as broadband connection type 1. If you want to access the Internet via a 3G/3.5G USB modem card, select “3G/3.5G Settings”. Item Name Description Country Select your country or region here. Select your Internet service provider here. PIN Code Please input the pin code for your UMTS, HSDPA, or EVDO connection (only required if your ISP asks you to do so).
  • Page 30 Note 1: The 3G-6218n supports most 3G/3.5G modem cards. You can simply connect the modem card to the 3G-6218n and the router will recognize the modem card automatically. No additional setup procedures are required. However, some modem cards require a PIN code or account/password. In such cases, you have to use 3G-6218n’s web interface to setup the connection.

  • Page 31: Using "Dynamic Ip" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-2 Using “Dynamic IP” as broadband connection type 4. If your Internet service provider assigns IP addresses to you automatically through DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), select “Dynamic IP”. Item Name Description Host Name Input the host name of your computer here. This is optional and only required if your ISP asks you to do so.

  • Page 32: Using "Static Ip" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-3 Using “Static IP” as broadband connection type 1. If your ISP is providing you Internet access via a fixed IP address, select “Static IP”. Generally, your ISP will provide you with such information as IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address. Item Name Description Fixed IP Address...

  • Page 33: Using "Pppoe" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-4 Using “PPPoE” as broadband connection type 1. If your ISP is providing you Internet access via PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet), select “PPPoE”. Item Name Description User Name Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Password Input the password assigned by your ISP here. Service Name Give this Internet service a name (optional).
  • Page 34 3. When the following message appears, click “Apply” to save the changes and restart the broadband router. The router will take about 30 seconds to restart.

  • Page 35: Using "Pptp" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-5 Using “PPTP” as broadband connection type 1. Select “PPTP” if your ISP is providing you Internet access via PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol). 2. If your ISP is providing you dynamic IP addresses, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” (refer to 2-4-1 for setup details). If your ISP is providing you a static IP address, select “Use the following IP address”...
  • Page 36 Item Name Description User ID Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Password Input the password assigned by your ISP here. PPTP Gateway Input the PPTP gateway assigned by your ISP here. Connection ID Give this connection a name (optional). Input the MTU value of your network connection here.

  • Page 37: Using "L2Tp" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-6 Using “L2TP” as broadband connection type 1. Select “L2TP” if your ISP is providing you Internet access via L2TP (Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol). 2. If your ISP is providing you dynamic IP addresses, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” (refer to 2-4-1 for setup details). If your ISP is providing you a static IP address, select “Use the following IP address”...
  • Page 38 Item Name Description User ID Input the user name assigned by your ISP here. Password Input the password assigned by your ISP here. L2TP Gateway Input the L2TP gateway assigned by your ISP here. Input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you do not know, use the default value.

  • Page 39: Using "Wisp" As Broadband Connection Type

    2-4-7 Using “WISP” as broadband connection type 1. If you are accessing the Internet via WISP, select “WISP”. Item Name Description WISP Enable or disable the WISP function. ESSID Input the ESSID (the name of you ISP’s wireless access point). Channel Number Select the channel number of your wireless access point.
  • Page 40 3. When the following message appears, click “Apply” to save the changes and restart the broadband router. The router will take about 30 seconds to restart.

  • Page 41: Chapter Iii: General Setup

    CHAPTER III: GENERAL SETUP You can perform advanced configuration of this broadband router in “General Setup”. The following are instructions on how to use “General Setup”: 1. Click “General Setup” after logging in. 2. All available setup items will appear as a list under ‘General Setup’ tab: 3.

  • Page 42: 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.

  • Page 43: Time Zone

    3-1-1 Time Zone You can change the time zone settings of this broadband router. It’s important to have correct date and time setting if you need to read system log and use build-in firewall functions. The descriptions of every setting item are listed as follow: Item Name Description Time Zone...

  • Page 44: 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 45: 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. If it’s not required for you to manage this broadband router from Internet, you can disable this function to improve security.
  • Page 46 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 47: 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 to setup Internet connection, and click ‘Apply’ to save changes you made. If you’re not sure which connection type you should use, please contact your ISP’s service hotline and ask for help.

  • Page 48: 3.5G Settings

    3-2-1 3G/3.5G Settings 1. If you want to access the Internet via a 3G/3.5G USB modem card, select “3G/3.5G Settings”. Item Name Description Country Select your country or region here. Select your Internet service provider here. PIN Code Please input the pin code for your UMTS, HSDPA, or EVDO connection (only required if your ISP asks you to do so).
  • Page 49 Note 1: The 3G-6218n supports most 3G/3.5G modem cards. You can simply connect the modem card to the 3G-6218n and the router will recognize the modem card automatically. No additional setup procedures are required. However, some modem cards require a PIN code or account/password. In such cases, you have to use 3G-6218n’s web interface to setup the connection.

  • Page 50: 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 51 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 52: 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 53 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 54: 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 55 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 56: 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).
  • Page 57 Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 58 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 59: 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 60 Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Gateway Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 61 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 62: Wisp

    3-2-7 WISP WISP (Wireless ISP) is a connection method which establishes Internet connection by wireless network. In this mode, this router will act as a wireless client and connect to another wireless access point to establish Internet connection. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WISP...
  • Page 63 access point you with to connect, you’ll be prompted to input WEP key / WPA passphrase so you can pass the security check of access point. A correct WEP key / WPA passphrase is required to connect to wireless access point with security setting.

  • Page 64: 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 65 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 66: Lan Ip

    3-3-2 LAN IP 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 IP address Please input the IP address of this broadband router’s LAN interface.

  • Page 67: 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 68: 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. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description...
  • Page 69 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 70: 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 71: Ap Mode

    Default SSID is ‘Edimax’, it’s recommended to change default ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc. Channel Number Please select a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel...
  • Page 72 choose any channel number you want to use, and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you’re using automatically without any problem. However, it’s still useful to remember the channel number you use, some wireless client supports manual channel number select, and this would help in certain scenario when there is some radio communication problem.

  • Page 73: Security Settings

    3-4-2 Security Settings In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve security level. When you click ‘Set Security’ button, the following window will appear: Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding setting will appear: Disabled Encryption is disabled.
  • Page 74 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 75 Server IP address Input Radius authentication server’s IP address here. RADIUS Server Port Input Radius authentication server’s service port here. Generally it’s 1812. RADIUS Server Input the password of Radius server here. Password Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click ‘Apply’, the following messages will appear: You can click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 76 WPA pre-shared key WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is also an encryption method and is safer than WEP. It’s recommended to use WPA instead of WEP when you need to use encryption to protect your data security. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WPA Unicast Cipher...
  • Page 77 WPA RADIUS If you have RADIUS authentication server on your local network, you can authenticate the wireless clients by RADIUS server’s user database. Only authenticated clients can establish wireless connection with this broadband router. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description WPA Unicast Cipher...
  • Page 78 Please click ‘Apply’ to save changes, or click ‘Reset’ to clear the texts in all fields. If you click ‘Apply’, the following messages will appear: You can click ‘Continue’ to back to previous page and continue setting, or click ‘Apply’ to restart the broadband router so the changes will take effect.

  • Page 79: Mac Address Filtering

    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 80 All MAC address entries will be listed in this page: To delete one or more entries listed here, please check the box of the entry you wish to delete (Under ‘Select’), and click ‘Delete Selected’ button. If you wish to delete all mapping entries, click ‘Delete All’...

  • Page 81: Wps (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Settings

    3-4-4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Settings 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.
  • Page 82 Registrar: This broadband router will act as WPS registrar and wait for wireless clients to send WPS configuration request. Enrollee: This broadband router will act as WPS enrollee and send WPS configuration request to other WPS registrar. Configure via Push Click ‘Start PBC’...

  • Page 83: Advance Settings

    3-5 Advance Settings This router provides various network functionalities like QoS and DDNS, and you can configure these functions in ‘Advanced Settings’ menu.

  • Page 84: 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 85 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Enable QoS Check this box to enable QoS function, uncheck it to disable QoS. Total Download You can set the limit of total download Bandwidth bandwidth in kbits. To disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’...
  • Page 86 rule. If only one port is involved, input a single number here (1 to 65535); if multiple ports are involved, input starting / ending port number in x-y format (like 10-20). Traffic Type If you’re creating a QoS rule for a specific type of traffic, you can select it from this menu and you don’t have to input port range above.

  • Page 87: Ddns

    and is not malfunction). You can reconnect to this broadband router and continue on other settings later. 3-5-2 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 88 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 89 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 90: Port Forwarding

    3-5-3 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. If the port number of Internet IP address and private IP address is different, please use ‘Virtual Server’...
  • Page 91 Add the mapping to port forwarding table. Reset Remove all inputted values. All existing URLs will be displayed in ‘Current URL Blocking Table’: If you want to delete a specific port forwarding entry, check the ‘select’ box of the port forwarding entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 92: Dmz

    3-5-4 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 93 NOTE: Please note that every public IP address can be mapped to a single Client PC IP address only. All existing DMZ entries will be displayed in ‘Current DMZ Table’: If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 94: Fail Over

    3-5-5 Fail Over WAN failure detection works by detecting the presence of traffic on the 3G modem link. If the link is idle for too long, the router will attempt to ping a target IP address. If the ping does not reply, the router assumes the link is down and attempts to fail over to the Ethernet WAN link.

  • Page 95: Limit Control

    3-5-6 3G Limit Control The “3G Limit Control” function allows you to set a limit to the amount of 3G data you use. When the “3G Limit Control” function is enabled and the amount of 3G data transmission exceeds the limit you have set, the router will stop accessing the Internet via the 3G USB modem.

  • Page 96: Nat

    3-6 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 97 3-6-1 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. You can also build many sets of port redirection, to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address.

  • Page 98: Virtual Server

    Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Enable Virtual Server Check this box to enable virtual server, and uncheck this box to disable virtual server. Private IP Input the IP address of the computer which provides Internet service. Computer name All computer names found by this broadband router on local network will be listed here.
  • Page 99 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 100: Special Applications

    3-6-2 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 101 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 UDP port, leave it blank.
  • Page 102 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 103: Upnp Settings

    3-6-3 UPnP Settings This router supports UPnP (universal plug-and-play), which allows other network devices to communicate with this broadband router to exchange information about network capability for intercommunication. After you made your choice, please click ‘Apply’ button: 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 104: Alg Settings

    3-6-4 ALG Settings ALG (Application Layer Gateway) is a kind of network connection ability support for specific network applications like game and instant online chat. Without ALG support, these applications will not be able to communicate with their server when working with this broadband router.

  • Page 105: Static Routing

    3-6-5 Static Routing In most cases, all your computers on local network will use default gateway (generally provided by your ISP) to access servers on Internet. However, if you have preferred network route you wish to redirect network traffic, you can use this function to create dedicated route for specific network destination and bypass default gateway.
  • Page 106 If you want to delete a specific static route entry, check the ‘select’ box of the static route entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one static route entries). If you want to delete all static route entries listed here, please click ‘Delete All’...

  • Page 107: Firewall

    3-7 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.
  • Page 108 router on local network will be listed here. You can select the computer name and click ‘<<’ button to add selected computer’s IP address to ‘Private IP’ field. Please note that this list may not be able to list all computers on your local network. If you think some computer doesn’t appear in the list, select ‘Refresh’...
  • Page 109 Please check ‘Enable IP Filtering Table’ box first, and select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of IP filtering table (Deny the access of IP addresses in the list, or allow the access of IP addresses in the list). You have to click ‘Add PC’ button to add a new IP address to the list: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name...
  • Page 110 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’ table to add a new service of your own: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name...
  • Page 111 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 112: Url Blocking

    3-7-2 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 113 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 114: Dos

    3-7-3 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 115 so. Check this box and the router will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address. Sync Flood This is another kind of attack, which uses a lot of fake connection request to consume the memory of your server, and try to make your server become unusable.
  • Page 116 Sync Flood Like Ping of Death, you can set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. 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’...

  • Page 117: Chapter Iv: Status, Tools & Language

    CHAPTER IV: STATUS, TOOLS & LANGUAGE 4-1 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’ tab from main menu: 2. The basic system information will be shown: You can check basic system information about this broadband router here.

  • Page 118: Internet Connection

    4-1-1 Internet Connection This page shows the current status of Internet connection. 4-1-2 Device Status This page shows current wireless LAN and wired LAN configuration. 4-1-3 System Log This page shows all logged system information. You can use scroll bar to view the logs, or click ‘Save’...

  • Page 119: Security Log

    4-1-4 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. 4-1-5 Active DHCP Client This page shows all current DHCP clients.

  • Page 120: Modem Info

    4-1-7 Modem Info The status of the connected modem is shown here. 4-2 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.

  • Page 121: Configuration Tools

    4-2-1 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 122: Firmware Upgrade

    4-2-2 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 123: Restart

    4-2-3 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 124: Language

    4-3 Language This broadband router’s web-based user interface supports several languages. You can change the display language by click ‘Language’ button in main menu. To change the display language, select ‘Language’ dropdown menu from upper-right corner of main menu, and select the language you wish to use.

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