Page 2 - English; Copyright; Linux Open Source Code; terms of each license.
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Page 3 - C A T A L O G; Chapter I: Product Information
C A T A L O G Chapter I: Product Information ..................................................................................... 5 1-1 Introduction and safety information ................................................................ 5 1-2 Safety Information ........................................
Page 4 - Chapter VII : Language
3-3-4 Static DHCP Leases ........................................................................... 71 3-4 Wireless ......................................................................................................... 73 3-4-1 Basic Settings ........................................................
Page 5 - -1 Introduction and safety information; High Internet Access throughput (140M); Allow multiple users to share a single Internet connection
Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing Edimax BR-6574n wireless 11n gigabit broadband router! This high cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL /...
Page 8 - -3 System Requirements; Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45
1-3 System Requirements z Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port. z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser ( Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Saf...
Page 9 - Quick installation guide (1 pcs) ....................................... 2
1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: □ Broadband router (main body, 1 pcs)…………………………… 1 □ Quick installation guide (1 pcs) ………………………………… 2 □ CDROM (with mu...
Page 10 - Front Panel
1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router Front Panel LED Name Light Status Description PWR ON Router is switched on and correctly powered On Wireless network is switched on Off Wireless network is switched off WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring data) or WPS mode is on. (LE...
Page 11 - Back Panel; BR-6574n
Back Panel BR-6574n Item Name Description Antennas Antenna A, B, and C Power Power connector, connects to power adapter Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 20 seconds to clear all settings, and press this...
Page 12 - Chapter II: System and Network Setup; -1 Establish network connection
Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Establish network connection Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new Broadband router and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable. 2. Conn...
Page 13 - or
4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck t...
Page 14 - -2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically; Before you can connect to the router and start configuration
2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically After the network connection is established, the next step you should do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the router and start configuration...
Page 23 - -3 Connect to broadband router by web browser
2-3 Connect to broadband router by web browser Default IP address of this broadband router is ‘192.168.2.1’, and you can connect to broadband router’s web-based configuration interface by any connected computer with web browser (Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Firefox, or Netscape). Please input ‘19...
Page 26 - please note that this value may be different.; by ‘IP Address’ begins with ‘169’, please recheck network connection
Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter ’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.2.1, please note that this value may be different. ) If you tried the instructions listed above and still can not find the IP address of this bro...
Page 27 - -4 Using ‘Quick Setup’
2-4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router. Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘Quick Setup’ after logged in.
Page 38 - Description
Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description User ID Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway Please ...
Page 39 - Idle Time Out
‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not disconnect. ’Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, Manual - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Out Please...
Page 45 - Chapter III: General Setup
Chapter III: General Setup This broadband router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ menu, and you can setup basic parameters of this broadband router. Please follow the following instructions to use ‘Quick Setup’ menu: 1. Click ‘General Setup’ after logged in.
Page 68 - Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:; If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your
Suggestions on IP address numbering plan: If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network, here are some suggestions. 1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, ...
Page 69 - Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:
3-3-2 LAN IP You can use this setting to assign an IP address to the LAN interface of this broadband router. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description IP address Please input the IP address of this broadband router’s LAN interface. Subnet Mask Please input subnet mask for thi...
Page 70 - The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be
3-3-3 DHCP Server You can use this setting to decide the range of IP address leases. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Name Description Start IP Please input the start IP address of the IP leases range. End IP Please input the end IP address of the IP leases range. Domain Name If you ...
Page 80 - Auto MAC Clone
computer (the one you used to connect to the web management interface currently). Auto MAC Clone If you wish to use the MAC address of wired LAN interface of this broadband router, select ‘Enable’, or select ‘Disable’ to not to use the MAC address of the wired LAN interface of this broadband router....
Page 93 - Encryption is disabled. It’s; not recommended; to disable encryption
3-4-1-7 Set Security In certain AP working modes, you can enable encryption to improve security level. When you click ‘Set Security’ button, the following window will appear: Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, and corresponding setting will appear: Disabled Encryptio...
Page 157 - cause broadband router become malfunction and unusable.
6-2 Firmware Upgrade New firmware releases will provide new functions to this broadband router, and you can use firmware upgrade function to upgrade the firmware to new version. Please download the firmware file from our company’s website and save it on your computer, and use firmware upgrade functi...
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Chapter VII : Language This broadband router’s web-based user interface supports several languages in the future .We will release English version at first, and add others step by step. You can view website http://www.edimax.com to check new firmware. You can change the display language by click ‘Lan...