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How to upgrade your router with a firmware file
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System
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Time Settings
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Password Settings
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How to change the router’s admin password
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How to change the time out period of the admin pages
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DDNS
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How to configure your router for Dynamic DNS
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ADSL Status
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System Log
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Description of System Log entries
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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
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Unable to display the router admin pages using 192.168.1.1
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Unable to connect to the Internet
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Unable to establish a wireless connection with the router
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Poor wireless signal strength and speeds or the wireless connection is lost
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Problem sharing files with a USB drive connected to the router.
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Appendix A: Default Router Settings
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCING THE BRIGHT BOX WIRELESS ROUTER
The Bright Box Wireless Router is a wireless ‘N’ modem router offering speeds of up-to 300
Mbps when used with a compatible wireless ‘N’ adapter. It also has four 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet ports for wired connectivity.
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports ADSL2+ broadband connections offering maximum
theoretical speeds of up to 24 Mbps on your EE home broadband line. The Bright Box also
supports a simple ADSL setup over the EE broadband network through remote configuration
– just plug it into your ADSL line and it works.
The Bright Box features Intelligent Wireless - improving the reliability of your wireless
broadband signal by avoiding interference from other signals. You can control when your
connected devices move on to a different wireless channel to improve performance, giving
you the most reliable wireless connection for all your laptops, smartphones and tablets
throughout your home.
The router also features the latest WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) wireless security out-of-
the-box, to ensure that your wireless connection is protected from external wireless intrusion.
The router is also compatible with wireless ‘B’ and wireless ‘G’ standards
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports connectivity from a variety of devices to include
Windows and Apple Mac computers, games consoles such as Xbox and Play Station 3, iPads,
iPhones, and other mobile smartphones including Signal Boost (UMA) compatible handsets.
It’s also possible to connect a USB memory device (e.g. USB hard drive, or memory stick) to
the Bright Box wireless router to enable file sharing across the home network.
The Bright Box also has handy advanced features such as Port Forwarding, Port Triggering,
Access Control, MAC Filtering, URL Blocking, Intrusion Detection, UPnP and Quality of Service
(QoS) settings among others in order to provide configuration options to suit your needs.
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Throughout this document, the following icons will be used. Below is a description of what
the icons represent:
Information icon: this will be used to denote added information, which may be of
interest to the reader about a specific process or reason for completing a specific task within
a process. Alternatively, if there’s more than one way to complete a process, the most
efficient process will be documented, however the alternative may appear next to an
information icon.
Exclamation mark icon: this will be used to highlight key points in the document of
specific importance, such as particular tasks that must be completed, or warning about the
implications of completing specific processes.
ROUTER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Feature
Specification
Model Name
Bright Box Wireless Router.
LAN Ports
3 x 10BASE-T/100BASE-Tx (RJ45).
WAN Ports
1 x 10BASE-T/100BASE-Tx (RJ45) – doubles as
additional LAN port.
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ADSL Ports
1 x RJ11.
ADSL Modes
G.DMT - G.992.1, ADSL2 - G.992.3, ADSL2+ - G.992.5,
Annex M - G.992.3 & G.992.5
Broadband Modes
ADSL PPPoA, ADSL PPPoE, Routing Mode,
Fibre/Ethernet PPPoE, Bridge Mode.
USB Ports
1 x USB 2.0.
Wireless LAN
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b.
Wireless Band
2.4 GHz (2.412 – 2.472).
Wireless Channels
Auto (Intelligent Wireless), 1 – 13 (plus extension
channels +/- 4)
Wireless Speeds
Up to 145 Mbps (20MHz bandwidth) by default or up
to 300 Mbps (40MHz bandwidth).
Wireless Security Mode
WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WEP (64/128 Bit), Unsecured
Mode, 802.1X, TKIP, AES.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WPS PBC Mode, WPS PIN Mode – disabled by
default
Gateway IP Address
192.168.1.1
Default MTU
1492 (configurable from 576-1500)
Power Adapter
230V, 50Hz Input
Power Supply (Input)
100-240V ~ 50-60Hz 0.5A
Power Supply (Output)
12V ~ 1.0A
Firmware/Software Version
v0.09.94.0006-OT (28 November 2011)
Boot Code Version
v1.00.09.0003-OT or v1.00.10.0001-OT
ADSL Code Version
A2pD035b-d23i
Hardware Version
01
Dimensions
165mm x 133mm x 30mm
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CHAPTER 2: ROUTER IDENTIFICATION AND PANELS
ROUTER IDENTIFICATION
The Bright Box Wireless Router is black with an EE logo printed on the top of the device, as
illustrated below:
On the bottom of the router you will find a sticker detailing the model name, MAC Address,
Serial Number and important wireless information including your wireless network name (also
known as an SSID) and wireless password. The sticker also includes the URL used for
accessing the router admin pages (http://192.168.1.1) and the username and password to
login to the admin pages.
FRONT PANEL VIEW AND LED STATUS
On the front panel of the Bright Box Wireless Router, you’ll find 9 green LED lights, which can
be used to indicate the status of the router:
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When the router is connected to power, switched on and only a broadband cable is
connected, the lights should be lit as follows:
LED
LED Colour/Activity
Power
Solid green
Broadband
Solid green
Data
Off (Fibre) or flashing
green (ADSL)
Wireless
Solid green
Intelligent Wireless/WPS
Off
Ethernet 1-3
Off
Ethernet 4
Flashing green (Fibre
Broadband) or Off
(ADSL Broadband)
The table below describes the LED light behaviour on the front panel and what they mean,
from left to right.
LED
Status
Description
Power
On
The router is receiving power this is normal
operation.
Off
The router is not receiving power, or has failed.
Broadband
On
The router is functioning correctly, and is
connected to broadband.
Fast
flashing
The router is training or synchronising with the
exchange.
Slow
flashing
The router has attempted to connect to the
Internet but has failed. This could be a problem
connecting to the broadband exchange, however
will be most commonly experienced when the

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