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EE BrightBox Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

Given below is full router user manual of EE BrightBox router model. You can also download this manual in PDF Format to read later on your computer.

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Document Identification
Version
Date
Comments
1.0
30/03/12
First Issue
2.0
18/10/12
Content update
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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7
Introducing the Bright Box wireless router
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7
Document Information
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7
Router Technical Specification
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7
Chapter 2: Router Identification and Panels
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9
Router Identification
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9
Front Panel View and LED Status
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9
Back Panel View
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11
Bottom panel view
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13
Chapter 3: Installation
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14
Unpacking your Bright Box wireless router
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14
Setting up your ADSL broadband
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16
Disconnecting your old equipment
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16
Connecting your new equipment
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16
Connect and turn on your router
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16
Check it over
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17
Your home broadband is being set up
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17
You can now connect your devices
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18
Setting up your Fibre broadband
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18
Disconnect Old Equipment
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18
Engineer Visit
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18
Connect and turn on your router
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18
Check it over
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19
Your Fibre broadband is being set up
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20
You can now connect your devices
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20
Moving to Fibre broadband
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20
Engineer Visit
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20
Reconfigure your current equipment
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20
Connect and turn on your router
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21
Check it over
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21
Six simple steps to move
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22
Your Fibre broadband is being set up
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You can now connect your devices
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Setting up a Wired connection to your Bright Box
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23
Setting up a wireless connection
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25
Chapter 4: The Bright Box Admin Pages
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Accessing the Bright Box admin pages
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How to log in to the Bright Box admin pages
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How to log out of the Bright Box admin pages
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Possible Errors displayed when logging into the admin pages
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Navigating the Bright Box admin pages
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Bright Box admin page descriptions
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33
Status tab
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Basic Set-Up tab
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33
Advanced Set-Up tab
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Making Configuration Changes
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38
Help pages
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Chapter 5: The Bright Box status page
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Internet status
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Wireless Status
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Currently Connected Devices
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USB Device
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Information
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Chapter 6: Bright Box Basic Set-Up pages
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Broadband Settings
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Description of Broadband Settings
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49
How to manually update the broadband username and password
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52
How to change the broadband MTU
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53
How to set manual DNS addresses
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54
Migration Wizard
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How to migrate to EE Fibre broadband
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How to migrate to EE ADSL broadband
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57
Wireless Settings
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Description of Wireless Settings
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59
A note on changing wireless settings
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How to enable or disable wireless
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How to change the Wireless Network Name (SSID)
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64
How to change the wireless WPA password
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How to change the Wireless Mode
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How to change the wireless channel
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How to change the Broadcast SSID option
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How to change to wireless WEP security
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How to change to wireless WPA mode
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75
How to disable Wireless Security
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Using the Intelligent Wireless feature
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Wi-Fi protected setup
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79
Description of WPS settings
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How to enable and disable WPS
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How to establish a WPS connection using push button configuration (PBC)
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How to establish a WPS connection using the personal identification number (PIN) method
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USB File Sharing
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How to File Share with a USB Drive (Auto Share)
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Description of USB File Sharing settings
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How to set a username and password on the USB drive
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92
Chapter 7: Bright Box Advanced Set-Up pages
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Broadband Settings
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Description of Advanced Broadband Settings
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Using the button to force an Internet Connection/Disconnection
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ADSL Mode
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Description of ADSL Mode settings
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Migration Wizard
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98
Wireless Settings
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Channel and SSID
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Description of Channel and SSID settings
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How to change the wireless speed from 144Mbps to 300Mbps
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How to set up multiple SSID’s (multiple wireless network names)
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WEP
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How to set up a multiple SSID with WEP security
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105
WPA
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Description of WPA settings
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802.1x
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Description of 802.1x settings
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Bandwidth Control
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Description of Bandwidth Control settings
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How to limit the wireless bandwidth on an SSID
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USB File Sharing
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Description of USB File Sharing settings
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116
How to add user account access to a USB drive.
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118
Mobile Broadband
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121
DHCP
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Description of DHCP settings:
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How to reserve an IP address for a computer or a device
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124
NAT
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Address Mapping
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127
Description of Address Mapping settings
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Port Forwarding
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Description of Port Forwarding settings
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How to set up a port forwarding entry
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Port Triggers
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Description of Port Trigger settings
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How to set up a port trigger rule
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NAT mapping table
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135
Firewall
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137
Access Control
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138
Description of settings on the Access Control page
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139
How to create an Access Control rule
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MAC Filter
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Description of MAC Filter settings
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How to set up a MAC filter rule
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URL Blocking
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How to create a URL Blocking rule
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Schedule Rule
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How to create a Schedule Rule for Access Control
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151
Intrusion Detection
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155
Description of Intrusion Detection settings:
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DMZ
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Description of DMZ settings
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How to add a computer to the De-militarized zone (DMZ)
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159
QoS
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How to enable Quality of Service on the router
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161
Traffic Mapping
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How to create a Quality of Service Traffic Mapping rule
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Quality of Service Traffic Type descriptions:
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165
Diffserv Groups
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How to apply bandwidth prioritisation for Diffserv Groups
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166
WMM
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168
UPnP
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170
Tools
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172
Configuration
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172
How to save a copy of your router’s settings
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How to restore your router’s settings from a backup
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174
Restart
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175
How to restart your router
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176
Factory Default
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How to restore the router to factory defaults from the router admin page
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How to restore the router to factory defaults from the reset button on the router
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Firmware Upgrade
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