EDIMAX BR-6204WLg Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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WPA Cipher Suite

Select the cipher suite of WPA encryption (TKIP or

AES)

This option works with WPA encryption only.

WPA2 Cipher Suite

Select the cipher suite of WPA2encryption (TKIP

or AES)

This option works with WPA2 encryption only.

Pre-shared Key Format

Select the format of WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key

(Passphrase or Hex). If you select ‘Passphrase’,

you have to input 8 to 63 alphanumerical

characters; If you select ‘Hex’, you have to input

64 characters of 0-9 and a-f.

Pre-shared Key

Input WPA/WPA2 pre-shared key here.

Enable

Pre-Authentication

Enable Pre-Authentication function.

Authentication RADIUS

Server

Input the port number, IP address, and password

of RADIUS authentication server here.

Cancel

Discard changes you made in this page.

2-7-4 ‘Access Control’ Setting

You can use this menu to restrict the client to connect to this wireless router by

checking its MAC address.

There are two kinds of access control: Allow listed MAC address only, and

deny listed MAC address only.

The descriptions of every setup item are listed below:

Item Name

Description

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Wireless Access Control

Mode

Select the access control mode from dropdown

list. Available options are:

Disable: Disable access control.

Allow Listed: Only MAC addresses listed here will

be able to connect to this router.

Deny Listed: Only MAC addresses listed here will

not be able to connect to this router.

MAC Address

Input the MAC address to add to the list.

Comment

Input descriptive text for this MAC address, so you

can remember who owns this MAC address. This

is optional and you can leave it blank. You can

input up to 20 alphanumerical characters in this

field.

the list.

Cancel

Discard all settings you made in this page.

All MAC addresses in the list will be listed in ‘Current Access Control List’ table:

If you want to delete one or more address(es) listed here, check ‘Select’ box of

the address(es) you wish to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button; Click

‘Delete All’ to delete all addresses. If you want to unselect all selected boxes,

click ‘Reset’ button.

2-7-5 Site Survey

When this router enables wireless client mode, you can use this function to

scan for all reachable access points, and connect to selected access point.

When you enter ‘Site Survey’ menu, please see if the access point you wish to

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connect is listed. If not, please click ‘Refresh’ button. You may have to click

‘Refresh button for several times before the access point you wish to connect

appears.

When the access point you wish to connect appears, click ‘Select’ of that

access point, then click ‘Connect’ button. This router will use current

encryption setting to connect to selected access point.

2-7-6 WDS Setting

This wireless router supports WDS (Wireless Distribution System). You can

connect this router with other WDS-enabled wireless access point, and all

clients (wireless & wired) of every WDS-enabled wireless access point can

communicate with each other. Therefore, you can use WDS to extend the

range and scope of your network.

To use WDS, you must select ‘WDS’ or ‘AP+WDS’ as working mode (as

described in chapter 2-7-1). WDS function will not work in other working

modes.

The descriptions of every setup item are listed below:

Item Name

Description

Enable WDS

Check this box to enable WDS function. This

option is only available when the working mode of

this router is ‘WDS’ or ‘AP+WDS’.

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MAC Address

Input the MAC address of other WDS-enabled

access point.

Comment

Input any descriptive text about this MAC address,

so you can remember the purpose of this MAC

address. You can input up to 20 alphanumerical

characters in this field.

Apply Changes

Click this button to add above MAC address and

comment to WDS access point list.

Reset

Clear the contents of ‘MAC Address’ and

Comment’ field.

Set Security

Click this button to set WDS security (encryption).

All WDS access points must use the same

security setting so they can communicate with

each other.

Please refer to chapter 2-7-3 for detailed

instructions about how to input proper encryption

parameters.

Show Statistics

Click this button and a new window with all

statistics (Tx / Rx packet counts, error counts etc.)

will appear. Click ‘Close’ to close the window.

Please note: If your browser prevents pop-up

window from appearing, please disable this

function or you will not be able to use 'Show

Statistics' function.

All WDS AP addresses in the list will be listed in ‘Current WDS List’ table:

If you want to delete one or more AP(s) listed here, check ‘Select’ box of the

AP(s) you wish to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button; Click ‘Delete All’

to delete all AP. If you want to unselect all selected boxes, click ‘Reset’ button.

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2-8 Advanced Settings

This router provides several advanced network functionalities like port

forwarding and IP filtering. You can use these functions to control your network

in detail.

Please select the setup item you wish to set, then click ‘Apply’ to continue.

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