Edimax Router BR-6315SRg User Manual

							 
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L2TP xDSL  Your ISP requires you to use a Layer Two Tunneling 
Protocol (L2TP) 
Telstra Big Pond This  Protocol  only used for Telstra Big Pond Internet 
service in Australia   
 
Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual’s relevant 
sub-section (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6). Click on Back to return to the 
previous screen. 
 
 
 
1.1 Cable Modem 
Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will assign you with an IP address 
automatically (i.e. DHCP). Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in 
additional information such as host name and MAC address (see screen 
below).  
 
Note: The Host Name and MAC address section is optional and you can skip 
this section if your ISP does not require these settings. 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name 
provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP 
does not require a Host Name. 
MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address to 
connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s 
MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your 
Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this  
						

							 
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section or use the “Clone MAC Address” button to replace 
the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC 
(you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address 
button to work). To find out the PC’s MAC address see 
Appendix A. (see Glossary for an explanation on MAC 
address) 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You 
can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features 
supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 
1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL 
Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to 
use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.   
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
IP address  This is the IP address that your ISP has given you.   
Subnet Mask  Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 
255.255.255.0) 
DNS address  This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address 
Gateway IP 
address This is the ISP’s IP address gateway 
  
						

							 
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Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x DSL connection. You 
can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features 
supported by this router see chapter 2, 3,   
  
						

							 
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1.3 PPPoE 
Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE 
connection  
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE 
connection 
Service Name This is optional. Enter the Service name of your ISP when 
your ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank. 
MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of 
your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if 
you to not wish to set the maximum packet size. Please 
ask your ISP for detailed information. 
Connection TypeIf you select “Continuous”, the router will maintain the 
connection to the ISP. If the WAN connection drops, the 
router will reconnect to the ISP automatically. 
If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will 
auto-connect to the ISP when someone wants to use the 
Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout. 
The router will drop the WAN connection if the time period  
						

							 
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that no one is using the Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”. 
If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only 
when you click “Connect” manually from the Web 
management interface. The WAN connection will not 
disconnect because of idle timeout. If the WAN line drops 
and connected at a latter time again, the router will not 
connect to the ISP by itself. 
Idle Time You can specify an idle time (minutes) for the WAN port. 
This means if no packets have been sent (no one using 
the Internet) during this specified period, the router will 
automatically disconnect the connection to your ISP.   
 
Note: This “idle timeout” function may not work due to 
abnormal activities of some network application software, 
computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For 
example, some software sends data to the Internet in the 
background, even when you are not using the Internet. So 
please turn off your computer when you are not using it. 
This function also may not work with some ISP. So please 
make sure this function can work properly when you use 
this function in the first time, especially when your ISP 
charge you by the connection time. 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection. You can start 
using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features 
supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							 
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1.4 PPTP 
Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
Obtain an IP 
address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP 
automatically before connecting to the PPTP server. 
Use the following   
IP Address The ISP gave you a static IP to be used to connect IP 
address to the PPTP server 
IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP gave you to establish 
a PPTP connection 
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 
255.255.255.0)  
						

							 
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Gateway  Enter the IP address of the ISP’s Gateway 
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP 
connection. Sometimes called as Connection ID 
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP 
connection 
PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP 
gateway’s IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP 
gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address, same 
as above 
Connection ID  This is the ID given by your ISP, and this is optional. 
BEZEQ-ISRAE Select this item if you are using the service provided by 
BEZEQ in Israel. 
Connection TypeIf you select “Continuous”, the router will maintain the 
connection to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and 
links again at a latter time, the router will reconnect to the 
ISP automatically; if you select “Connect On Demand”, 
the router will auto-connect to the ISP when someone 
wants to use the Internet and keep connected until the 
WAN idle timeout. The router will close the WAN 
connection if the time period that no one is using the 
Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”. 
If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only 
when you click “Connect” manually from the Web 
management interface. The WAN connection will not be 
disconnected because of idle timeout. If the WAN line 
breaks down and got connected again at a latter time, the 
router will not connect to the ISP by itself. 
Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the 
WAN port. This means if no packets has been sent (no 
one using the Internet) throughout this specified period, 
then the router will automatically disconnect the 
connection to your ISP.   
 
Note: This “idle timeout” function may not work due to 
abnormal activities of some network application software, 
computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For 
example, some software sends network packets to the 
Internet in the background, even when you are not using 
the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you 
are not using it. This function also may not work with 
some ISP. So please make sure this function can work  
						

							 
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properly when you use this function in the first time, 
especially your ISP charge you by time used 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the PPTP connection. You can start 
using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features 
supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 
1.5 L2TP 
Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. 
 
 
Parameter Description 
Obtain an IP 
address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP 
automatically before connecting to the L2TP server.  
						

							 
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MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address to 
connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PCs 
MAC address that you originally made your Internet 
connection. Type in this MAC address in this section or 
use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN 
MAC address with the MAC address of that PC (you have 
to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to 
work). To find out the PCs MAC address see Appendix A. 
(see Glossary for an explanation on MAC address) 
Use the following
IP Address The ISP gave you a static IP to be used to connect to the 
L2TP server. 
IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to 
establish a L2TP connection. 
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 
255.255.255.0) 
Gateway  Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway 
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP 
connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID 
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP 
connection 
L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP 
gateway IP address here. If you do not have a L2TP 
gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above 
MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of 
your transmission packet to the Internet. Keep default 
value if you do not wish to set a maximum packet size. 
Connection TypeIf you select “Continuous”, the router will maintain the 
connection to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and 
links again at a latter time, the router will auto-reconnect 
to the ISP. If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router 
will connect to the ISP automatically when someone 
wants to use the Internet and keep connected until the 
WAN idle timeout. The router will close the WAN 
connection if the time period that no one is using the 
Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”. If you select “Manual”, 
the router will connect to ISP only when you click 
“Connect” manually from the Web user interface. The 
WAN connection will not be disconnected due to the idle 
timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links 
again, the router will not connect to the ISP by itself.  
						

							 
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Idle Time Out The WAN “idle timeout auto-disconnect function may not 
work due to abnormal activities of some network 
application software, computer virus or hacker attacks 
from the Internet. For example, some software sends 
network packets to the Internet in the background, even 
when you are not using the Internet. This function also 
may not work with some ISP. So please make sure this 
function can work properly when you use this function in 
the first time, especially your ISP charge you by time 
used. Due to the many uncontrollable issues, we do not 
guarantee the WAN “idle timeout auto-disconnect 
function will always work. In order to prevent from extra 
connection fee, please TURN OFF THE ROUTER WHEN 
YOU ARE NOT USING INTERNET. 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the L2TP connection. You can start 
using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features 
supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 
 
1.6 Telstra Big Pond 
Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to 
connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information 
required in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in 
Australia. 
 
 
 
Parameter Description 
User Name  Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra