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EDIMAX BR-6478AC Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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BR-6478AC
User Manual
02-2013 / v1.0
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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.
Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties,
merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this
manual is sold or licensed as is. Should the programs prove defective following their
purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the
entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software. Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. reserves the right
to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof
without the obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
The product you have purchased and the setup screen may appear slightly different from
those shown in this QIG. For more information about this product, please refer to the
user manual on the CD-ROM. The software and specifications are subject to change
without notice. Please visit our website
www.edimax.com
for updates. All brand and
product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
Add: No. 3, Wu-Chuan 3rd Rd., Wu-Ku Industrial Park, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-77396888
Email:
Notice According to GNU General Public License Version 2
This product includes software that is subject to the GNU General Public License version
2. The program is free software and distributed without any warranty of the author. We
offer, valid for at least three years, to give you, for a charge no more than the costs of
physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the
corresponding source code.
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CONTENTS
I.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
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5
I-1.
Package Contents
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5
I-2.
Hardware
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6
I-3.
LED Status
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6
I-4.
Safety Information
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8
I-5.
Features
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II.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION & NETWORK SETTINGS
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9
II-1.
Hardware Installation
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9
II-2.
Network Settings
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9
II-2-1.
Windows XP
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9
II-2-2.
Windows Vista
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13
II-2-3.
Windows 7
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14
II-2-4.
Windows 8
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17
III.
SETTING UP
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21
III-1.
iQ Setup
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21
III-2.
Manual Setup via Web Browser
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IV.
BROWSER BASED CONFIGURATION INTERFACE
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IV-1.
Status
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IV-2.
Setup Wizard
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IV-3.
Internet
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IV-3-1.
WAN Setup
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IV-3-1-1.
Dynamic IP
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IV-3-1-2.
Static IP
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32
IV-3-1-3.
PPPoE
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33
IV-3-1-4.
PPTP/L2TP
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IV-3-1-5.
WISP
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IV-3-2.
DDNS
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IV-4.
LAN
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IV-5.
2.4GHz Wireless
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IV-5-1.
Basic Settings
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IV-5-1-1.
Wireless Security
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IV-5-1-1-1. WEP
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IV-5-1-1-2.
WPA pre-shared key
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IV-5-1-1-3.
WPA RADIUS
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IV-5-2.
Guest Wireless Settings
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IV-5-3.
WPS
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IV-5-4.
Access Control
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IV-5-5.
Wireless Schedule
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IV-6.
5GHz Wireless
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IV-7.
Security
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IV-7-1.
URL Blocking
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IV-7-2.
Access Control
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IV-8.
QoS (Quality of Service)
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IV-8-1.
QoS
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52
IV-8-2.
iQoS
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55
IV-9.
Advanced
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56
IV-9-1.
Static Routing
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56
IV-9-2.
Port Forwarding
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57
IV-9-3.
Virtual Server
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57
IV-9-4.
2.4GHz Wireless
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IV-9-5.
5GHz Wireless
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IV-9-6.
ALG
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IV-9-7.
IGMP
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IV-9-8.
DMZ
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IV-9-9.
Firewall
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IV-9-10.
UPnP
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IV-10.
Administration
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IV-10-1.
Time Zone
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IV-10-2.
Password
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IV-10-3.
Remote Access
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IV-10-4.
Backup / Restore
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IV-10-5. Upgrade
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IV-10-6. Restart
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IV-10-7.
Logs
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IV-10-8.
Active DHCP Client
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IV-10-9. Statistics
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V. TROUBLESHOOTING
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VI. GLOSSARY
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I.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Thank you for purchasing an Edimax BR-6478AC AC1200 wireless concurrent
dual-band gigabit router.
I-1.
Package Contents
Before you start using this product, please check if there is anything missing in
the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s):
BR-6478AC
Ethernet
Cable
CD-ROM
Quick Installation Guide
Power Adapter

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