Edimax Router AR-7084A User Manual

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SSID  The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the 
unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the 
unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. The 
default SSID of the router is “default”. 
  
Beacon Interval  The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast a 
beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless 
network. The range for the beacon period is between 20 
and 1000 with a typical value of 100 (milliseconds).  
  
RTS/CTS Threshold  When the packet size is...

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z Multiple SSIDs Settings 
 
Parameter Description 
SSID Index  This router can support multiple SSIDs. By default, this 
function is disabled. You can only set a set of SSID. 
  
SSID  The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the 
unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the 
unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. The 
default SSID of the router is “default”. 
  
Broadcast SSID  Select “Yes” to make the SSID to be visible so wireless 
clients can scan the router within...

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WEP-128Bits  When “WEP-128Bits” is selected, you have to enter 
exactly 13 ASCII characters (“a-z” and “0-9”) or 26 
hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f) for each Key (1-4). 
 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
WPA-PSK  WPA-PSK is suitable for home and small business. It 
uses TKIP or AES for data encryption. When “WPA-PSK”
is selected, please select the encryption method and 
enter 8-63 characters as the “Pre-Shared Key”. 
  
WPA2-PSK  WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business. It uses 
TKIP or AES for...

 36 Address you have specified will be denied accessing to 
the router. 
 
Mac Address #1-8  Please enter the MAC Address of the wireless clients for 
the filtering control. 
 
5.3. Advanced Setup 
5.3.1. Firewall 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
Firewall  When you enable the firewall function, it will protect you 
from following attacks of WAN side: 
z SYN flooding attack 
z Ping of Death 
z Teardrop 
z Land attack 
  
SPI  If you enable SPI, all traffics initiated from WAN site will 
be blocked including...

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5.3.2. Routing 
 
 
 
z Routing Table List 
You can see the current routing table of the router here. If you want to add 
another routing rule, please click “ADD ROUTE”. 
 
Parameter Description 
Dest IP  Show the IP Address of the destination LAN. 
  
Mask  Show the Subnet Mask of the destination LAN. If it shows 
“8” that means the Subnet Mask is “255.0.0.0”; “16” 
means the Subnet Mask is “255.255.0.0”; “24” means the 
Subnet Mask is “255.255.255.0”. 
Parameter Description 
Gateway IP  The next...

 38 Use  The counter for access time. 
  
Edit  Edit the route, this icon is not shown for system default 
route. 
  
Drop  Drop the route, this icon is not shown for system default 
route. 
 
z Add Route 
If you have another router with a LAN-to-LAN connection, you may need to 
create a static routing on the router that is the gateway to Internet. 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
Destination IP Address  Enter the IP Address of the destination LAN. 
  
IP Subnet Mask  Enter the Subnet Mask address of the...

 39 Announced in RIP  Select “Yes”, this routing path will be propagated to other 
hosts through RIP broadcasts. Select “No”, this routing 
path will be kept private and it is not included in RIP 
broadcasts. 
 
 
5.3.3. NAT 
 
 
 
5.3.3.1. NAT 
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to 
access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP 
Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the 
flexibility to allow you to...

 40 Number of IPs  Select “Single” if you only have a public IP Address. 
Select “Multiple” if you have multiple IP Addresses. 
 
5.3.3.2. DMZ 
The DMZ Host is a local computer exposed to the Internet. When setting a 
particular internal IP Address as the DMZ Host, all incoming packets will be 
checked by the firewall and NAT algorithms then passed to the DMZ Host. 
 
For example, if you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application 
(e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall,...

 41 server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to 
recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows 
you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN) to a 
particular LAN private IP Address and its service port number. 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
Virtual Server for  Show the Virtual Server setting is for single or multiple IP 
Addresses. 
  
Rule Index  Choose the rule number. 
Application  Select the application...

 42 End Port Number  Enter the end port number. 
  
Local IP Address  It is recommended to enter a static IP Address for the 
server here. If the server’s IP Address is obtained from 
DHCP Server, the IP Address may be changed 
dynamically and will cause problem on this feature. 
Please assign a static IP Address to the server and make 
sure that the IP Address is not in the range of IP 
Addresses that the DHCP Server will assign. 
 
5.3.4. ADSL 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
ADSL Mode  The default...