EDIMAX BR-6208AC Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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III-3-5.

2.4GHz Wireless & 5GHz Wireless

The “2.4GHz Wireless” & “5GHz Wireless”

menu allows

you to configure SSID and security settings for your

Wi-Fi network along with a guest Wi-Fi network. WPS,

access control and scheduling functions can also be

managed from here.

In Access Point mode, the “Guest” feature in the me

nu is replaced

by “Multiple SSID”.

III-3-5-1. Basic

The “Basic” screen displays settings for your primary 2.4GHz

or 5GHz Wi-Fi

network.

Disable Wireless

Check the box to disable the wireless function

of your device.

Mode

Keep the default “AP” value

for the device to

Access Point Mode:

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act as a standard wireless access point, or

select “AP Bridge

WDS” for the device to

function in WDS mode (see below).

Band

Displays the wireless standard used for the

BR-6208

AC’s

“2.4GHz

(B+G+N)”

means that

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless

clients can connect to the BR-6208AC.

Wireless Network

Name (SSID)

This is the name of your Wi-Fi network for

identification, also sometimes referred to as

“SSID”.

The SSID can consist of any

combination of up to 32 alphanumerical

characters.

Broadcast SSID

Enable or disable SSID broadcast. When

enabled, the SSID will be visible to clients as

an available Wi-Fi network. When disabled,

the SSID will not be visible as an available

Wi-Fi network to clients

–

clients must

manually enter the SSID in order to connect.

A hidden (disabled) SSID is typically more

secure than a visible (enabled) SSID.

Enable Wireless

Clients Isolation

Check the box to enable wireless clients

isolation. This prevents wireless clients

connected to the BR-6208AC from

communicating with each other and improves

security. Typically, this function is useful for

corporate environments or public hot spots

and can prevent brute force attacks on

clients’ usernames and passwords.

Channel Number

Select a wireless radio channel or use the

default “Auto” setting from the drop

-down

menu.

Site Survey

Click “Select

Site List

” to display a new

window showing information about the

surrounding wireless environment. This

information is useful to select an effective

wireless channel number.

Wireless Clients

Click

“Show List”

to display a new window

showing information about wireless clients.

Please disable any pop-up blockers if you

have difficulty using this function.

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AP Bridge-WDS:

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) can bridge/repeat access points together

in an extended network. WDS settings can be configured as shown below.

When using WDS, configure the IP address of each access point to

be in the same subnet and ensure there is only one active DHCP

server among connected access points, preferably on the WAN

side.

WDS must be configured on each access point, using correct MAC addresses.

All access points should use the same wireless channel.

MAC Address 1 - 4

Enter the correct MAC address for other

access points in WDS mode.

Set Security

Click “Set Security” to open a new window

and enter the security settings for WDS

(shown below). Click “Save” when finished.

Please ensure you setup and save wireless security settings before

you click “Set Security” to set WDS security sett

ings.

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Wireless Security:

Select an encryption type from the drop-down menu:

“WPA Pre

shared Key” is the recommended and most secure

encryption type.

In WISP mode, WPA RADIUS is unavailable for the wireless band

that is used to connect to WISP

’

s AP.

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III-3-5-1-1.

Disable

Encryption is disabled and no password/key is required to connect to the

BR-6208AC.

Disabling wireless encryption is not recommended. When

disabled, anybody within range can connect to your device’s SSID.

Enable 802.1x

Authentication

Check the box to enable the 802.1x

authentication. A RADIUS server is required to

perform 802.1x authentication: enter the

RADIUS server’s information in the relevant

fields (below).

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