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WR-6895
Wireless Router
User Manual
261097-019
Version A1.0, December 9, 2015
Preface
This manual provides information related to the installation and operation of this device. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts.
If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning, please contact technical support for immediate service by email at [email protected]
For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades, please visit our website at http://www.comtrend.com
Important Safety Instructions
With reference to unpacking, installation, use, and maintenance of your electronic device, the following basic guidelines are recommended:
Do not use or install this product near water, to avoid fire or shock hazard. For example, near a bathtub, kitchen sink or laundry tub, or near a swimming pool.
Also, do not expose the equipment to rain or damp areas (e.g. a wet basement).
Do not connect the power supply cord on elevated surfaces. Allow it to lie freely.
There should be no obstructions in its path and no heavy items should be placed on the cord. In addition, do not walk on, step on, or mistreat the cord.
Use only the power cord and adapter that are shipped with this device.
To safeguard the equipment against overheating, make sure that all openings in the unit that offer exposure to air are not blocked.
Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightening. Also, do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
Never install telephone wiring during stormy weather conditions.
CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord.
Always disconnect all telephone lines from the wall outlet before servicing or disassembling this equipment.
WARNING
Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing.
Power supply specifications are clearly stated in Appendix C -
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Copyright
Copyright©2015 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
NOTE:
This document is subject to change without notice.
Protect Our Environment
This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste.
The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.
Never dispose of this electronic equipment along with your household waste; you may be subject to penalties or sanctions under the law. Instead, please be responsible and ask for disposal instructions from your local government.
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Introduction
WR-6895 is an FTTH dual band solution for high-performance Internet access. In addition, WR-6895 supports high power (400mw/26dBM) dual bands (802.11n
2.4GHz & 802.11ac 5GHz) to create a large Wi-Fi footprint for the most seamless video experience as well as blazing fast data speed.
WR-6895 has a USB3.0 host port which provides high speed access for USB devices such as printer server, 3G dongle, HDD, and supports DLNA and samba accessibility.
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Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Hardware Setup
Follow the instructions below to complete the hardware setup.
Non-stackable
This device is not stackable – do not place units on top of each other, otherwise damage could occur.
BACK PANEL
The figure below shows the back panel of the device.
Power ON
Press the power button to the OFF position (OUT). Connect the power adapter to the power port. Attach the power adapter to a wall outlet or other AC source. Press the power button to the ON position (IN). If the Power LED displays as expected then
the device is ready for setup (see section 2.2 LED Indicators ).
Caution 1: If the device fails to power up, or it malfunctions, first verify that the power cords are connected securely and then power it on again. If the problem persists, contact technical support.
Caution 2: Before servicing or disassembling this equipment, disconnect all power cords and telephone lines from their outlets.
Reset Button
Restore the default parameters of the device by pressing the Reset button for 10 seconds. After the device has rebooted successfully, the front panel should display
as expected (see section 2.2 LED Indicators for details).
NOTE: If pressed down for more than 60 seconds, the WR-6895 will go into a firmware update state (CFE boot mode). The firmware can then be updated using an Internet browser pointed to the default IP address.
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ETH WAN PORT
This port has the same features as the LAN ports described below with additional
Ethernet WAN functionality.
Ethernet (LAN) Ports
Use 1000-BASE-T RJ-45 cables to connect up to four network devices to a Gigabit
LAN, or 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 cables for standard network usage. These ports are auto-sensing MDI/X; so either straight-through or crossover cable can be used.
USB Host Port (Type A)
This port can be used to connect the router to a printer, or supported USB devices.
FRONT PANEL
2.4G WiFi On/Off & WPS Button
Press and release the WiFi-WPS button to activate WPS for the 2.4GHz WiFi interface (make sure the WPS is enabled in Wireless->2.4GHz->Security page).
Press and hold WiFi-WPS button more than 10 seconds to enable/disable 2.4GHz
WiFi.
5G WiFi On/Off & WPS Button
Press and release the WiFi-WPS button to activate WPS for the 5GHz WiFi interface
(make sure the WPS is enabled in Wireless->5GHz->Security page).
Press and hold WiFi-WPS button more than 10 seconds to enable/disable 5GHz WiFi.
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2.2 LED Indicators
The front panel LED indicators are shown below and explained in the following table.
This information can be used to check the status of the device and its connections.
LED
POWER
ETH WAN
ETH 4 to 1
WPS
WiFi
2.4G
Color Mode
GREEN
Function
On The device is powered up.
Off The device is powered down.
RED On
POST (Power On Self Test) failure or other malfunction. A malfunction is any error of internal sequence or state that will prevent the device from connecting to the DSLAM or passing customer data.
On WAN is connected at 1000 Mbps.
GREEN Off Ethernet WAN is not connected.
Blink In TX/RX over 1000 Mbps
On Ethernet is connected at 10/100 Mbps.
YELLOW
GREEN
YELLOW
GREEN
YELLOW
GREEN
Off Ethernet WAN is not connected.
Blink In TX/RX over 10/100 Mbps.
On Ethernet is connected at 1000 Mbps.
Off Ethernet is not connected.
Blink In TX/RX over 1000 Mbps.
On Ethernet is connected at 10/100 Mbps.
Off Ethernet is not connected.
Blink In TX/RX over 10/100 Mbps.
On WPS(2.4G) WPS enabled and client connected to
WLAN.
Off WPS(2.4G) WPS disabled.
Blink WPS(2.4G) WPS connection in progress, 120 seconds or until client connected.
On WPS(5G WPS enabled and client connected to
WLAN.
Off WPS(5G) WPS disabled.
Blink WPS(5G) WPS connection in progress, 120 seconds or until client connected.
On The wireless module is ready.
(i.e. installed and enabled).
Off
The wireless module is not ready.
(i.e. either not installed or disabled).
Blink Data transmitting or receiving over WLAN.
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WiFi
5G
INTERNET
GREEN
GREEN
RED
On The wireless module is ready.
(i.e. installed and enabled).
Off
The wireless module is not ready.
(i.e. either not installed or disabled).
Blink Data transmitting or receiving over WLAN.
On IP connected and no traffic detected. If an IP or
PPPoE session is dropped due to an idle timeout, the light will remain green if an ADSL connection is still present.
Off Modem power off, modem in bridged mode or ADSL connection not present. In addition, if an IP or
PPPoE session is dropped for any reason, other than an idle timeout, the light is turned off.
Blink IP connected and IP Traffic is passing thru the device (either direction).
On
Device attempted to become IP connected and failed (no DHCP response, no PPPoE response,
PPPoE authentication failed, no IP address from
IPCP, etc.)
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Chapter 3 Web User Interface
This section describes how to access the device via the web user interface (WUI) using an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer (version 5.0 and later).
3.1 Default Settings
The factory default settings of this device are summarized below.
LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1
LAN subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Administrative access (username: root, password: 12345)
User access (username: user, password: user)
Remote (WAN) access (username: support, password: support)
WLAN access: enabled
Technical Note
During power on, the device initializes all settings to default values. It will then read the configuration profile from the permanent storage section of flash memory.
The default attributes are overwritten when identical attributes with different values are configured. The configuration profile in permanent storage can be created via the web user interface or telnet user interface, or other management protocols.
The factory default configuration can be restored either by pushing the reset button for more than ten seconds until the power indicates LED blinking or by clicking the
Restore Default Configuration option in the Restore Settings screen.
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3.2 IP Configuration
DHCP MODE
When the WR-6895 powers up, the onboard DHCP server will switch on. Basically, the DHCP server issues and reserves IP addresses for LAN devices, such as your PC.
To obtain an IP address from the DCHP server, follow the steps provided below.
NOTE:
The following procedure assumes you are running Windows. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS).
Check your OS support documentation for further details.
STEP 1: From the Network Connections window, open Local Area Connection (You
may also access this screen by double-clicking the Local Area Connection
icon on your taskbar). Click the Properties button.
STEP 2: Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button.
STEP 3: Select Obtain an IP address automatically as shown below.
STEP 4: Click OK to submit these settings.
If you experience difficulty with DHCP mode, you can try static IP mode instead.
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STATIC IP MODE
In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually.
Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 192.168.1.x.
NOTE:
The following procedure assumes you are running Windows. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS).
Check your OS support documentation for further details.
STEP 1: From the Network Connections window, open Local Area Connection (You
may also access this screen by double-clicking the Local Area Connection
icon on your taskbar). Click the Properties button.
STEP 2: Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button.
STEP 3: Change the IP address to the 192.168.1.x (1<x<255) subnet with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The screen should now display as shown below.
STEP 4: Click OK to submit these settings.
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3.3 Login Procedure
Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface.
NOTE:
The default settings can be found in section 3.1 Default Settings .
STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field. For example, if the default IP address is
192.168.1.1, type http://192.168.1.1.
NOTE:
For local administration (i.e. LAN access), the PC running the browser must be attached to the Ethernet, and not necessarily to the device.
For remote access (i.e. WAN), use the IP address shown on the Device
Information screen and login with remote username and password.
STEP 2: A dialog box will appear, such as the one below. Enter the default
username and password, as defined in section 3.1 Default Settings .
Click OK to continue.
NOTE: The login password can be changed later (see section 8.6.1 Accounts ).
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STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time, you will reach this screen.
You can also reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
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Chapter 4 Device Information
You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
The web user interface window is divided into two frames, the main menu (on the left) and the display screen (on the right). The main menu has several options and selecting each of these options opens a submenu with more selections.
NOTE: The menu items shown are based upon the configured connection(s) and user account privileges. For example, user account has limited access to configuration modification.
Device Info is the first selection on the main menu so it will be discussed first.
Subsequent chapters will introduce the other main menu options in sequence.
The Device Info Summary screen displays at startup.
This screen shows hardware, software, IP settings and other related information.
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4.1 WAN
Select WAN from the Device Info submenu to display the configured PVC(s).
Heading
Interface
Description
Type
VlanMuxId
IPv6
Igmp Pxy
Igmp Src Enbl
MLD Pxy
MLD Src Enbl
NAT
Firewall
Status
IPv4 Address
IPv6 Address
Description
Name of the interface for WAN
Name of the WAN connection
Shows the connection type
Shows 802.1Q VLAN ID
Shows WAN IPv6 status
Shows Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) proxy status
Shows the status of WAN interface used as IGMP source
Shows Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) proxy status
Shows the status of WAN interface used as MLD source
Shows Network Address Translation (NAT) status
Shows the status of Firewall
Lists the status of DSL link
Shows WAN IPv4 address
Shows WAN IPv6 address
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4.2 Statistics
This selection provides LAN and WAN statistics.
NOTE:
These screens are updated automatically every 15 seconds.
Click Reset Statistics to perform a manual update.
4.2.1 LAN Statistics
This screen shows data traffic statistics for each LAN interface.
Heading
Interface
Received/Transmitted: - Bytes
- Pkts
- Errs
- Drops
Description
LAN interface(s)
Number of Bytes
Number of Packets
Number of packets with errors
Number of dropped packets
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4.2.2 WAN Service
This screen shows data traffic statistics for each WAN interface.
Heading
Interface
Description
Received/Transmitted - Bytes
- Pkts
- Errs
- Drops
Description
WAN interfaces
WAN service label
Number of Bytes
Number of Packets
Number of packets with errors
Number of dropped packets
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4.3 Route
Choose Route to display the routes that the WR-6895 has found.
Field
Destination
Metric
Description
Destination network or destination host
Gateway Next hop IP address
Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of Destination
Flag U: route is up
!: reject route
G: use gateway
H: target is a host
R: reinstate route for dynamic routing
D: dynamically installed by daemon or redirect
M: modified from routing daemon or redirect
The 'distance' to the target (usually counted in hops). It is not used by recent kernels, but may be needed by routing daemons.
Service
Interface
Shows the WAN connection label
Shows connection interfaces
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4.4 ARP
Click ARP to display the ARP information.
Field Description
IP address Shows IP address of host PC
Flags Complete, Incomplete, Permanent, or Publish
HW Address Shows the MAC address of host PC
Device Shows the connection interface
4.5 DHCP
Click DHCP to display all DHCP Leases.
Field
Hostname
MAC Address
IP Address
Expires In
Description
Shows the device/host/PC network name
Shows the Ethernet MAC address of the device/host/PC
Shows IP address of device/host/PC
Shows how much time is left for each DHCP Lease
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Field
IPv6 Address
MAC Address
Duration
Expires In
Description
Shows IP address of device/host/PC
Shows the Ethernet MAC address of the device/host/PC
Shows leased time in hours
Shows how much time is left for each DHCP Lease
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4.6 NAT Session
This page displays all NAT connection session including both UPD/TCP protocols passing through the device.
Click the “Show All” button to display the following.
Field
Source IP
Source Port
Description
The source IP from which the NAT session is established
The source port from which the NAT session is established
Destination IP The IP which the NAT session was connected to
Destination Port The port which the NAT session was connected to
Protocol The Protocol used in establishing the particular NAT session
Timeout The time remaining for the TCP/UDP connection to be active
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4.7 IGMP Info
Click IGMP Info to display the list of IGMP entries broadcasting through the IGMP proxy enabled WAN connection.
Field
Interface
WAN
Groups
Member
Timeout
Description
The Source interface from which the IGMP report was received
The WAN interface from which the multicast traffic is received
The destination IGMP group address
The Source IP from which the IGMP report was received
The time remaining before the IGMP report expires
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4.8 IPv6
4.8.1 IPv6 Info
Click IPv6 Info to display the IPv6 WAN connection info.
Field
Interface
Status
Description
WAN interface with IPv6 enabled
Connection status of the WAN interface
Address
Prefix
IPv6 Address of the WAN interface
Prefix received/configured on the WAN interface
Device Link-local Address The CPE's LAN Address
Default IPv6 Gateway
IPv6 DNS Server
The default WAN IPv6 gateway
The IPv6 DNS servers received from the WAN interface
/ configured manually
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4.8.2 IPv6 Neighbor
Click IPv6 Neighbor to display the list of IPv6 nodes discovered.
Field
IPv6 Address
Flags
HW Address
Device
Description
Ipv6 address of the device(s) found
Status of the neighbor device
MAC address of the neighbor device
Interface from which the device is located
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4.8.3 IPv6 Route
Click IPv6 Route to display the IPv6 route info.
Field
Destination
Gateway
Metric
Interface
Description
Destination IP Address
Gateway address used for destination IP
Metric specified for gateway
Interface used for destination IP
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4.9 CPU & Memory
Displays the system performance graphs. Shows the current loading of the CPU and memory usage with dynamic updates.
Note: This graph is unavailable for Internet Explorer users.
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4.10 Network Map
The network map is a graphical representation of router’s wan status and LAN devices.
Note: This graph is unavailable for Internet Explorer users.
4.11 Wireless
4.11.1 Station Info
This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. Click the Refresh button to update the list of stations in the WLAN.
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Consult the table below for descriptions of each column heading.
Field
MAC
Associated
Description
Lists the MAC address of all the stations.
Lists all the stations that are associated with the Access
Point, along with the amount of time since packets were transferred to and from each station. If a station is idle for too long, it is removed from this list.
Authorized
SSID
Interface
4.11.2 Site Survey
Lists those devices with authorized access.
Lists which SSID of the modem that the stations connect to.
Lists which interface of the modem that the stations connect to.
The graph displays wireless APs found in your neighborhood by channel.
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Chapter 5 Basic Setup
You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
This will bring you to the following screen.
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5.1 Wan Setup
Add or remove ETH WAN interface connections here.
Click Add to create a new Layer 2 Interface (see Appendix F - Connection Setup ).
To remove a connection, click the Remove button.
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5.1.1 WAN Service Setup
This screen allows for the configuration of WAN interfaces.
Click the Add button to create a new connection. For connections on ETH WAN
interfaces see Appendix F - Connection Setup .
To remove a connection, select its Remove column radio button and click Remove.
Heading
Interface
Description
Type
Vlan8021p
VlanMuxId
VlanTpid
IGMP Proxy
Description
Name of the interface for WAN
Name of the WAN connection
Shows the connection type
VLAN ID is used for VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q)
Shows 802.1Q VLAN ID
VLAN Tag Protocol Identifier
Shows Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Proxy status
Shows the status of WAN interface used as IGMP source
Shows Network Address Translation (NAT) status
Shows the Security status
IGMP Source
NAT
Firewall
IPv6
MLD Proxy
Mld Source
Shows the WAN IPv6 address
Shows Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxy status
Shows the status of WAN interface used as MLD source
Remove Select interfaces to remove
Edit Click the Edit button to make changes to the WAN interface.
To remove a connection, select its Remove column radio button and click Remove.
NOTE:
Up to 16 PVC profiles can be configured and saved in flash memory.
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5.2 NAT
For NAT features under this section to work, NAT must be enabled in at least one
PVC.
5.2.1 Virtual Servers
Virtual Servers allow you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side (identified by
Protocol and External port) to the internal server with private IP addresses on the
LAN side. The Internal port is required only if the external port needs to be converted to a different port number used by the server on the LAN side.
A maximum of 32 entries can be configured.
To add a Virtual Server, click Add. The following will be displayed.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
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Consult the table below for field and header descriptions.
Field/Header Description
Choose All Interface
Choose One Interface
Use Interface
Select a Service
Or
Custom Service
Virtual server rules will be created for all WAN interfaces.
Select a WAN interface from the drop-down menu.
User should select the service from the list.
Or
User can enter the name of their choice.
Server IP Address Enter the IP address for the server.
Enable NAT Loopback Allows local machines to access virtual server via WAN IP
Address.
External Port Start Enter the starting external port number (when you select
Custom Server). When a service is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
External Port End
Protocol
Internal Port Start
Internal Port End
Enter the ending external port number (when you select
Custom Server). When a service is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
TCP, TCP/UDP, or UDP.
Enter the internal port starting number (when you select
Custom Server). When a service is selected the port ranges are automatically configured.
Enter the internal port ending number (when you select
Custom Server). When a service is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
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5.2.2 Port Triggering
Some applications require that specific ports in the firewall be opened for access by the remote parties. Port Triggers dynamically 'Open Ports' in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote party using the
'Triggering Ports'. The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the 'Open
Ports'. A maximum 32 entries can be configured.
To add a Trigger Port, click Add. The following will be displayed.
Click Save/Apply to save and apply the settings.
Consult the table below for field and header descriptions.
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Field/Header
Use Interface
Select an Application
Or
Custom Application
Trigger Port Start
Trigger Port End
Trigger Protocol
Open Port Start
Open Port End
Open Protocol
Description
Select a WAN interface from the drop-down menu.
User should select the application from the list.
Or
User can enter the name of their choice.
Enter the starting trigger port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
Enter the ending trigger port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
TCP, TCP/UDP, or UDP.
Enter the starting open port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
Enter the ending open port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured.
TCP, TCP/UDP, or UDP.
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5.2.3 DMZ Host
The DSL router will forward IP packets from the WAN that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to the DMZ host computer.
To Activate the DMZ host, enter the DMZ host IP address and click Save/Apply.
To Deactivate the DMZ host, clear the IP address field and click Save/Apply.
Enable NAT Loopback allows PC on the LAN side to access servers in the LAN network via the router’s WAN IP.
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5.2.4 IP Address Map
Mapping Local IP (LAN IP) to some specified Public IP (WAN IP).
Field/Header
Rule
Type
Local Start IP
Description
The number of the rule
Mapping type from local to public.
The beginning of the local IP
Local End IP
Public Start IP
Public End IP
The ending of the local IP
The beginning of the public IP
The ending of the public IP
Remove Remove this rule
Click the Add button to display the following.
Select a Service, then click the Save/Apply button.
One to One: mapping one local IP to a specific public IP
Many to one: mapping a range of local IP to a specific public IP
Many to many(Overload): mapping a range of local IP to a different range of public IP
Many to many(No Overload): mapping a range of local IP to a same range of public IP
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5.2.5 ALG/Pass-Through
Support ALG Pass-through for the listed protocols.
To allow/deny the corresponding ALG protocol, select Enable / Disable and then click the Save button. After reboot, the protocol will be added/removed from the system module.
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5.3 LAN
Configure the LAN interface settings and then click Apply/Save.
Consult the field descriptions below for more details.
GroupName: Select an Interface Group.
1 st
LAN INTERFACE
IP Address: Enter the IP address for the LAN port.
Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the LAN port.
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Enable IGMP Snooping:
Standard Mode: In standard mode, multicast traffic will flood to all bridge ports when no client subscribes to a multicast group
even if IGMP snooping is enabled.
Blocking Mode: In blocking mode, the multicast data traffic will be blocked and not flood to all bridge ports when there are no client subscriptions to any multicast group.
Enable IGMP LAN to LAN Multicast: Select Enable from the drop-down menu to allow IGMP LAN to LAN Multicast forwarding
Enable Enhanced IGMP: Enable by ticking the checkbox . IGMP packets between LAN ports will be blocked.
Enable LAN side firewall: Enable by ticking the checkbox .
DHCP Server: To enable DHCP, select Enable DHCP server and enter Start and
End IP addresses and the Leased Time. This setting configures the router to automatically assign IP, default gateway and DNS server addresses to every PC on your LAN.
Setting TFTP Server: Enable by ticking the checkbox . Then, input the TFTP
server address or an IP address.
Static IP Lease List:
A maximum of 32 entries can be configured.
To add an entry, enter MAC address and Static IP address and then click
Apply/Save.
To remove an entry, tick the corresponding checkbox in the Remove column and then click the Remove Entries button, as shown below.
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Select Enable DHCP Server Relay (not available if NAT enabled), and enter the
DHCP Server IP Address. This allows the Router to relay the DHCP packets to the remote DHCP server. The remote DHCP server will provide the IP address.
2
ND
LAN INTERFACE
To configure a secondary IP address, tick the checkbox outlined (in RED ) below.
IP Address: Enter the secondary IP address for the LAN port.
Subnet Mask: Enter the secondary subnet mask for the LAN port.
Ethernet Media Type:
Configure auto negotiation, or enforce selected speed and duplex mode for the
Ethernet ports.
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5.3.1 LAN IPv6 Autoconfig
Configure the LAN interface settings and then click Save/Apply.
Consult the field descriptions below for more details.
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LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address Configuration
Heading
EUI-64
Description
Use EUI-64 algorithm to calculate link-local address from MAC address
User Setting Use the Interface Identifier field to define a link-local address
Static LAN IPv6 Address Configuration
Heading
Interface Address
(prefix length is required):
Description
Configure static LAN IPv6 address and subnet prefix length
IPv6 LAN Applications
Heading
Stateless
Description
Use stateless configuration
Refresh Time (sec):
Stateful
The information refresh time option specifies how long a client should wait before refreshing information retrieved from DHCPv6
Use stateful configuration
Start of interface ID to be assigned to dhcpv6 client Start interface ID:
End interface ID: End of interface ID to be assigned to dhcpv6 client
Leased Time (hour): Lease time for dhcpv6 client to use the assigned IP address
Static IP Lease List:
A maximum of 32 entries can be configured.
To add an entry, enter MAC address and Interface ID and then click Apply/Save.
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To remove an entry, tick the corresponding checkbox in the Remove column and then click the Remove Entries button, as shown below.
Heading
Enable RADVD
RA interval Min(sec):
RA interval Max(sec):
Description
Enable use of router advertisement daemon
Minimum time to send router advertisement
Maximum time to send router advertisement
Reachable Time(ms):
Default Preference:
MTU (bytes):
Enable Prefix Length Relay
The time, in milliseconds that a neighbor is reachable after receiving reachability confirmation
Preference level associated with the default router
MTU value used in router advertisement messages to insure that all nodes on a link use the same MTU value
Use prefix length receive from WAN interface
Enable Configuration Mode Manually configure prefix, prefix length, preferred lifetime and valid lifetime used in router advertisement
Enable ULA Prefix Advertisement Allow RADVD to advertise Unique Local Address
Prefix
Randomly Generate Use a Randomly Generated Prefix
Statically Configure Prefix
Preferred Life Time (hour)
Specify the prefix to be used
The preferred life time for this prefix
Valid Life Time (hour)
Enable MLD Snooping
Standard Mode
Blocking Mode
The valid life time for this prefix
Enable/disable IPv6 multicast forward to LAN ports
In standard mode, IPv6 multicast traffic will flood to all bridge ports when no client subscribes to a multicast group even if MLD snooping is enabled
In blocking mode, IPv6 multicast data traffic will be blocked and not flood to all bridge ports when there are no client subscriptions to any multicast group
Enable MLD LAN
To LAN Multicast
Enable/disable IPv6 multicast between LAN ports
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5.3.2 Static IP Neighbor
This page is used to configure a static IPv4 or IPv6 Neighbor entry. Static ARP entries will be created for these neighbor devices.
Click the Add button to display the following.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
Heading
IP Version
IP Address
MAC Address
Associated Interface
Description
The IP version used for the neighbor device
Define the IP Address for the neighbor device
The MAC Address of the neighbor device
The interface where the neighbor device is located
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5.3.3 UPnP
Select the checkbox provided and click Apply/Save to enable UPnP protocol.
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5.4 Wireless
5.4.1 Basic 2.4GHz
The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface.
Among other things, you can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on country requirements.
Click the Apply/Save button to apply the selected wireless options.
Consult the table below for descriptions of these options.
Option Description
Enable
Wireless
A checkbox that enables or disables the wireless LAN interface.
When selected, a set of basic wireless options will appear.
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Option
Enable
Wireless
Hotspot2.0
Hide Access
Point
Description
Enable Wireless Hotspot 2.0 (Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint) on the wireless interface.
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from detection by wireless active scans. To check AP status in Windows XP, open
Network Connections from the start Menu and select View
Available Network Connections. If the access point is hidden, it will not be listed there. To connect a client to a hidden access point, the station must add the access point manually to its wireless configuration.
Clients
Isolation
Disable WMM
Advertise
Stops the router from ‘advertising’ its Wireless Multimedia (WMM) functionality, which provides basic quality of service for time-sensitive applications (e.g. VoIP, Video).
Select the checkbox to enable this function. Enable
Wireless
Multicast
Forwarding
SSID
[1-32 characters]
Sets the wireless network name. SSID stands for Service Set
Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access.
BSSID
Country
When enabled, it prevents client PCs from seeing one another in My
Network Places or Network Neighborhood. Also, prevents one wireless client communicating with another wireless client.
The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic
Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the
BSSID is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP (Access
Point); and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
A drop-down menu that permits worldwide and specific national settings. Local regulations limit channel range:
US= worldwide, Japan=1-14, Jordan= 10-13, Israel= 1-13
Country
RegRev
Wireless country code for transmit power limit.
Max Clients The maximum number of clients that can access the router.
Wireless -
Guest /
Virtual
Access
Points
This router supports multiple SSIDs called Guest SSIDs or Virtual
Access Points. To enable one or more Guest SSIDs select the checkboxes in the Enabled column. To hide a Guest SSID, select its checkbox in the Hidden column.
Do the same for Isolate Clients and Disable WMM Advertise.
For a description of these two functions, see the previous entries for
“Clients Isolation” and “Disable WMM Advertise”. Similarly, for
Enable WMF, Max Clients and BSSID, consult the matching entries in this table.
NOTE: Remote wireless hosts cannot scan Guest SSIDs.
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5.4.2 Security 2.4GHz
The following screen appears when Wireless Security is selected. The options shown here allow you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface.
Click Apply/Save to implement new configuration settings.
WIRELESS SECURITY
Setup requires that the user configure these settings using the Web User Interface
(see the table below).
Select SSID
Select the wireless network name from the drop-down menu. SSID stands for
Service Set Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that client will not be granted access.
Network Authentication
This option specifies whether a network key is used for authentication to the wireless network. If network authentication is set to Open, then no authentication is provided. Despite this, the identity of the client is still verified.
Each authentication type has its own settings. For example, selecting 802.1X authentication will reveal the RADIUS Server IP address, Port and Key fields. WEP
Encryption will also be enabled as shown below.
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The settings for WPA2-PSK authentication are shown next.
WEP Encryption
This option specifies whether data sent over the network is encrypted. The same network key is used for data encryption and network authentication. Four network keys can be defined although only one can be used at any one time. Use the Current
Network Key list box to select the appropriate network key.
Security options include authentication and encryption services based on the wired equivalent privacy (WEP) algorithm. WEP is a set of security services used to protect 802.11 networks from unauthorized access, such as eavesdropping; in this case, the capture of wireless network traffic.
When data encryption is enabled, secret shared encryption keys are generated and used by the source station and the destination station to alter frame bits, thus avoiding disclosure to eavesdroppers.
Under shared key authentication, each wireless station is assumed to have received a secret shared key over a secure channel that is independent from the 802.11 wireless network communications channel.
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Encryption Strength
This drop-down list box will display when WEP Encryption is enabled. The key strength is proportional to the number of binary bits comprising the key. This means that keys with a greater number of bits have a greater degree of security and are considerably more difficult to crack. Encryption strength can be set to either
64-bit or 128-bit. A 64-bit key is equivalent to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal numbers. A 128-bit key contains 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal numbers. Each key contains a 24-bit header (an initiation vector) which enables parallel decoding of multiple streams of encrypted data.
for MAC Filter, Wireless Bridge and Advanced Wireless features.
5.4.3 Basic 5GHz
The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface.
Among other things, you can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and configure the channel setting for the wireless LAN interface.
Click the Apply/Save button to apply the selected wireless options.
Consult the table below for descriptions of these options.
Option Description
Enable
Wireless
A checkbox that enables or disables the wireless LAN interface.
When selected, a set of basic wireless options will appear.
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Option
Hide
Access
Point
SSID
[1-32 characters]
BSSID
Description
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from detection by wireless active scans. To check AP status in Windows XP, open
Network Connections from the start Menu and select View
Available Network Connections. If the access point is hidden, it will not be listed there. To connect a client to a hidden access point, the station must add the access point manually to its wireless configuration.
Sets the wireless network name. SSID stands for Service Set
Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access.
The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic
Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the
BSSID is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP (Access
Point); and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
Drop-down menu that allows selection of a specific channel. Channel
Encryption The encryption mode used for the wireless LAN interface.
Passphrase Entering a passphrase of at least 8 digits is required for WPA2 mode and mixed mode wireless encryption.
Enable
Guest SSID
Click Enable Guest SSID to enable an additional SSID to provide varied access.
5.4.4 Security 5GHz
The following screen appears when Wireless Security is selected. The options shown here allow you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface.
Click Apply/Save to implement new configuration settings.
for MAC Filter, Wireless Bridge and Advanced Wireless features.
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5.5 Parental Control
This selection provides WAN access control functionality.
5.5.1 Time Restriction
This feature restricts access from a LAN device to an outside network through the device on selected days at certain times. Make sure to activate the Internet Time
server synchronization as described in section 8.5 Internet Time , so that the
scheduled times match your local time.
Clicking on the checkbox in the Enable field allows the user to select all / none entries for Enabling/Disabling.
Click Add to display the following screen.
See below for field descriptions. Click Apply/Save to add a time restriction.
User Name: A user-defined label for this restriction.
Browser's MAC Address: MAC address of the PC running the browser.
Other MAC Address: MAC address of another LAN device.
Days of the Week: The days the restrictions apply.
Start Blocking Time: The time the restrictions start.
End Blocking Time: The time the restrictions end.
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5.5.2 URL Filter
This screen allows for the creation of a filter rule for access rights to websites based on their URL address and port number.
Select URL List Type: Exclude or Include.
Tick the Exclude radio button to deny access to the websites listed.
Tick the Include radio button to restrict access to only those listed websites.
Then click Add to display the following screen.
Enter the URL address and port number then click Apply/Save to add the entry to the URL filter. URL Addresses begin with “www”, as shown in this example.
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A maximum of 100 entries can be added to the URL Filter list.
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5.6 Home networking
5.6.1 Print Server
This page allows you to enable or disable printer support.
to see the procedure for enabling the Printer Server.
5.6.2 DLNA
Enabling DLNA allows users to share digital media, like pictures, music and video, to other LAN devices from the digital media server.
Insert the USB drive into the USB host port on the back of the router.
Click Enable on-board digital media server, a dropdown list of directories found on the USB driver will be available for selection. Select media path from the drop-down list or manually modify the media library path and click Apply/Save to enable the DLNA media server.
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5.6.3 Storage Service
Enabling Samba service allows the user to share files on the storage device. Different levels of user access can be configured after samba security mode is enabled. This page also displays storage devices attached to the USB host.
Display after storage device attached (for your reference).
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5.6.4 USB Speed
This page allows you to enable / disable USB 3.0 device support.
Note: Enabling USB 3.0 can cause interference with the built-in 2.4GHz wireless radio. It is advised leaving the default value as USB 2.0
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Chapter 6 Advanced Setup
You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
6.1 Auto-detection setup
The auto-detection function is used for CPE to detect WAN service for either
ETHWAN or xDSL interfaces. The feature is designed for the scenario that requires only one WAN service in different applications.
The Auto Detection page simply provides a checkbox allowing users to enable or disable the feature. Check the checkbox to display the following configuration options.
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Enter the PPP username/password given by your service provider for PPP service detection.
Select a LAN-as-WAN Ethernet port for auto-detect:
Select the Ethernet Port that will be used as ETH WAN during auto-detection. For models with ETH WAN port, only ETH WAN port is available to be used as WAN port.
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WAN services list for ETHWAN mode: A maximum of 7 WAN services with corresponding VLAN ID (-1 indicates no VLAN ID is required for the service) are required to be configured for ETHWAN. The services will be detected in order. Users can modify the 7 pre-configured services and select disable to ignore any of the services to meet their own requirement and also reduce the detection cycle.
Click "Apply/Save" to activate the auto-detect function.
Options for each WAN service: These options are selectable for each WAN service. Users can pre-configure both WAN services and other provided settings to meet their deployed requirements.
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Auto Detection status and Restart
The Auto-detection status is used to display the real time status of the
Auto-detection feature.
The Restart button is used to detect all the WAN services that are either detected by the auto-detection feature or configured manually by users.
The following window will pop up upon clicking the Restart button. Click the OK button to proceed.
Auto Detection notice
Note: The following description concerning ETHWAN is for multiple LAN port devices only.
1) This feature will automatically detect one WAN service only. If customers require multiple WAN services, manual configuration is required.
2) If a physical ETHWAN port is detected, the Auto Detection for ETHWAN will be fixed on the physical ETHWAN port and cannot be configured for any LAN port; if the physical ETHWAN port is not detected, the Auto Detection for ETHWAN will be configured to the 4 th
LAN port by default and allows it to be configured for any
LAN port as well.
3) For cases in which both the DSL port and ETHWAN port are plugged in at the same time, the DSL WAN will have priority over ETHWAN. For example, the
ETHWAN port is plugged in with a WAN service detected automatically and then the DSL port is plugged in and linked up. The Auto Detection feature will clear the WAN service for ETHWAN and re-detect the WAN service for DSL port.
4) If none of the pre-configured services are detected, a Bridge service will be created.
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6.2 Security
For detailed descriptions, with examples, please consult Appendix A - Firewall .
6.2.1 IP Filtering
This screen sets filter rules that limit IP traffic (Outgoing/Incoming). Multiple filter rules can be set and each applies at least one limiting condition. For individual IP packets to pass the filter all conditions must be fulfilled.
NOTE:
This function is not available when in bridge mode. Instead, MAC Filtering
performs a similar function.
OUTGOING IP FILTER
By default, all outgoing IP traffic is allowed, but IP traffic can be blocked with filters.
To add a filter (to block some outgoing IP traffic), click the Add button.
On the following screen, enter your filter criteria and then click Apply/Save.
Consult the table below for field descriptions.
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Field
Filter Name
IP Version
Protocol
Description
The filter rule label
Select from the drop down menu.
TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP, or ICMP.
Source IP address
Source Port (port or port:port)
Destination IP address
Enter source IP address.
Enter source port number or range.
Enter destination IP address.
Destination Port (port or port:port) Enter destination port number or range.
INCOMING IP FILTER
By default, all incoming IP traffic is blocked, but IP traffic can be allowed with filters.
To add a filter (to allow incoming IP traffic), click the Add button.
On the following screen, enter your filter criteria and then click Apply/Save.
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Consult the table below for field descriptions.
Field
Filter Name
IP Version
Protocol
Description
The filter rule label.
Select from the drop down menu.
TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP, or ICMP.
Policy Permit/Drop packets specified by the firewall rule.
Enter source IP address. Source IP address
Source Port (port or port:port)
Destination IP address
Enter source port number or range.
Enter destination IP address.
Destination Port (port or port:port) Enter destination port number or range.
At the bottom of this screen, select the WAN and LAN Interfaces to which the filter rule will apply. You may select all or just a subset. WAN interfaces in bridge mode or without firewall enabled are not available.
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6.2.2 Denial of Service
Denial of Services currently provides Syn-flood protection, furtive port scanner protection and Ping of death protection. This web page allows you to activate/de-activate them and to set the maximum average limit (packet per second) and the maximum burst (packet amount) for each protection.
Click the Apply/Save button to save and (de)activate the protection.
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6.2.3 MAC Filtering
NOTE:
This option is only available in bridge mode. Other modes use IP Filtering
to perform a similar function.
Each network device has a unique 48-bit MAC address. This can be used to filter
(block or forward) packets based on the originating device. MAC filtering policy and rules for the WR-6895 can be set according to the following procedure.
The MAC Filtering Global Policy is defined as follows. FORWARDED means that all
MAC layer frames will be FORWARDED except those matching the MAC filter rules.
BLOCKED means that all MAC layer frames will be BLOCKED except those matching the MAC filter rules. The default MAC Filtering Global policy is
FORWARDED. It can be changed by clicking the Change Policy button.
Choose Add or Remove to configure MAC filtering rules. The following screen will appear when you click Add. Create a filter to identify the MAC layer frames by specifying at least one condition below. If multiple conditions are specified, all of them must be met.
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Click Save/Apply to save and activate the filter rule.
Consult the table below for detailed field descriptions.
Field Description
Protocol Type PPPoE, IPv4, IPv6, AppleTalk, IPX, NetBEUI, IGMP
Destination MAC Address Defines the destination MAC address
Source MAC Address Defines the source MAC address
Frame Direction
WAN Interfaces
Select the incoming/outgoing packet interface
Applies the filter to the selected bridge interface
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6.3 Quality of Service (QoS)
NOTE: QoS must be enabled in at least one PVC to display this option.
(See Appendix F - Connection Setup for detailed PVC setup instructions).
To Enable QoS tick the checkbox and select a Default DSCP Mark.
Click Apply/Save to activate QoS.
QoS and DSCP Mark are defined as follows:
Quality of Service (QoS): This provides different priority to different users or data flows, or guarantees a certain level of performance to a data flow in accordance with requests from Queue Prioritization.
Default Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) Mark: This specifies the per hop behavior for a given flow of packets in the Internet Protocol (IP) header that do not match any other QoS rule.
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6.3.1 QoS Queue
6.3.1.1 QoS Queue Configuration
Configure queues with different priorities to be used for QoS setup.
In ATM mode, a maximum of 16 queues can be configured. (Not supported on this model)
In PTM mode, a maximum of 8 queues can be configured. (Not supported on this model)
For each Ethernet interface, a maximum of 8 queues can be configured.
For each Ethernet interface, a maximum of 8 queues can be configured.
(Please see the screen on the following page).
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To remove queues, check their remove-checkboxes (for user created queues), then click the Remove button.
The Enable button will scan through every queue in the table. Queues with the enable-checkbox checked will be enabled. Queues with the enable-checkbox un-checked will be disabled.
The enable-checkbox also shows status of the queue after page reload.
Note that if WMM function is disabled in the Wireless Page, queues related to wireless will not take effect. This function follows the Differentiated Services rule of
IP QoS. You can create a new Queue entry by clicking the Add button.
Enable and assign an interface and precedence on the next screen. Click
Save/Reboot on this screen to activate it.
Click Add to display the following screen.
Name: Identifier for this Queue entry.
Enable: Enable/Disable the Queue entry.
Interface: Assign the entry to a specific network interface (QoS enabled).
After selecting an Interface the following will be displayed.
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The precedence list shows the scheduler algorithm for each precedence level.
Queues of equal precedence will be scheduled based on the algorithm.
Queues of unequal precedence will be scheduled based on SP.
Shaping Rate: Specify a shaping rate limit to the defined queue.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
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6.3.1.2 Wlan Queue
Displays the list of available wireless queues for WMM and wireless data transmit priority.
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6.3.2 QoS Classification
The network traffic classes are listed in the following table.
Click Add to configure a network traffic class rule and Enable to activate it. To delete an entry from the list, click Remove.
This screen creates a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queuing priority and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte. A rule consists of a class name and at least one logical condition. All the conditions specified in the rule must be satisfied for it to take effect.
Click Apply/Save to save and activate the rule.
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Field
Traffic Class Name
Rule Order
Rule Status
Description
Enter a name for the traffic class.
Last is the only option.
Disable or enable the rule.
Classification Criteria
Ingress Interface Select an interface: (i.e. LAN, WAN, local, ETH1, ETH2,
ETH3, wl0)
Ether Type
Source MAC Address
Source MAC Mask
Destination MAC
Address
Set the Ethernet type (e.g. IP, ARP, IPv6).
A packet belongs to SET-1, if a binary-AND of its source
MAC address with the Source MAC Mask is equal to the binary-AND of the Source MAC Mask and this field.
This is the mask used to decide how many bits are checked in Source MAC Address.
A packet belongs to SET-1 then the result that the
Destination MAC Address of its header binary-AND to the
Destination MAC Mask must equal to the result that this field binary-AND to the Destination MAC Mask.
Destination MAC Mask This is the mask used to decide how many bits are checked in the Destination MAC Address.
Classification Results
Specify Egress
Interface
Choose the egress interface from the available list.
Specify Egress Queue Choose the egress queue from the list of available for the specified egress interface.
Mark Differentiated
Service Code Point
Mark 802.1p Priority
Set Rate Limit
The selected Code Point gives the corresponding priority to packets that satisfy the rule.
Select between 0-7.
- Class non-vlan packets egress to a non-vlan interface will be tagged with VID 0 and the class rule p-bits.
- Class vlan packets egress to a non-vlan interface will have the packet p-bits re-marked by the class rule p-bits.
No additional vlan tag is added.
- Class non-vlan packets egress to a vlan interface will be tagged with the interface VID and the class rule p-bits.
- Class vlan packets egress to a vlan interface will be additionally tagged with the packet VID, and the class rule p-bits.
The data transmission rate limit in kbps.
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6.3.3 QoS Port Shaping
QoS port shaping supports traffic shaping of the Ethernet interface.
Input the shaping rate and burst size to enforce QoS rule on each interface.
If "Shaping Rate" is set to "-1", it means no shaping and "Burst Size" will be ignored.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
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6.4 Routing
The following routing functions are accessed from this menu:
Default Gateway, Static Route, Policy Routing and RIP.
NOTE: In bridge mode, the RIP menu option is hidden while the other menu options are shown but ineffective.
6.4.1 Default Gateway
The default gateway interface list can have multiple WAN interfaces served as system default gateways but only one will be used according to the priority with the first being the highest and the last one the lowest priority if the WAN interface is connected. Priority order can be changed by removing all and adding them back in again.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
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6.4.2 Static Route
This option allows for the configuration of static routes by destination IP.
Click Add to create a static route or click Remove to delete a static route.
After clicking Add the following will display.
IP Version: Select the IP version to be IPv4 or IPv6.
Destination IP address/prefix length: Enter the destination IP address.
Interface: Select the proper interface for the rule.
Gateway IP Address: The next-hop IP address.
Metric: The metric value of routing.
After completing the settings, click Apply/Save to add the entry to the routing table.
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6.4.3 Policy Routing
This option allows for the configuration of static routes by policy.
Click Add to create a routing policy or Remove to delete one.
On the following screen, complete the form and click Apply/Save to create a policy.
Field
Policy Name
Physical LAN Port
Source IP
Use Interface
Default Gateway IP
Description
Name of the route policy
Specify the port to use this route policy
IP Address to be routed
Interface that traffic will be directed to
IP Address of the default gateway
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6.4.4 RIP
To activate RIP, configure the RIP version/operation mode and select the Enabled checkbox for at least one WAN interface before clicking Save/Apply.
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6.5 DNS
6.5.1 DNS Server
Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system.
DNS Server Interfaces can have multiple WAN interfaces served as system DNS servers but only one will be used according to the priority with the first being the highest and the last one the lowest priority if the WAN interface is connected.
Priority order can be changed by removing all and adding them back in again.
Click Apply/Save to save the new configuration.
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6.5.2 Dynamic DNS
The Dynamic DNS service allows you to map a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of many domains, allowing the WR-6895 to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet.
To add a dynamic DNS service, click Add. The following screen will display.
Click Apply/Save to save your settings.
Consult the table below for field descriptions.
Field Description
D-DNS provider Select a dynamic DNS provider from the list
Hostname
Interface
Username
Password
Enter the name of the dynamic DNS server
Select the interface from the list
Enter the username of the dynamic DNS server
Enter the password of the dynamic DNS server
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6.5.3 DNS Entries
The DNS Entry page allows you to add domain name and IP address pairs desired to be resolved by the DSL router.
Choose Add or Remove to configure DNS Entry. The entries will become active after save/reboot.
Enter the domain name and IP address that needs to be resolved locally, and click the Add Entry button.
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6.5.4 DNS Proxy/Relay
DNS proxy receives DNS queries and forwards DNS queries to the Internet. After the
CPE gets answers from the DNS server, it replies to the LAN clients. Configure DNS proxy with the default setting, when the PC gets an IP via DHCP, the domain name,
Home, will be added to PC’s DNS Suffix Search List, and the PC can access route with
“Comtrend.Home”.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
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6.6 Interface Grouping
Interface Grouping supports multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups. Each group performs as an independent network. To use this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button.
The Remove button removes mapping groups, returning the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group. Only the default group has an IP interface.
To add an Interface Group, click the Add button. The following screen will appear.
It lists the available and grouped interfaces. Follow the instructions shown onscreen.
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Automatically Add Clients With Following DHCP Vendor IDs:
Add support to automatically map LAN interfaces to PVC's using DHCP vendor ID
(option 60). The local DHCP server will decline and send the requests to a remote
DHCP server by mapping the appropriate LAN interface. This will be turned on when
Interface Grouping is enabled.
For example, imagine there are 4 PVCs (0/33, 0/36, 0/37, 0/38). VPI/VCI=0/33 is for PPPoE while the other PVCs are for IP set-top box (video). The LAN interfaces are
ETH1, ETH2, ETH3, and ETH4.
The Interface Grouping configuration will be:
1. Default: ETH1, ETH2, ETH3, and ETH4.
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2. Video: nas_0_36, nas_0_37, and nas_0_38. The DHCP vendor ID is "Video".
If the onboard DHCP server is running on "Default" and the remote DHCP server is running on PVC 0/36 (i.e. for set-top box use only). LAN side clients can get IP addresses from the CPE's DHCP server and access the Internet via PPPoE (0/33).
If a set-top box is connected to ETH1 and sends a DHCP request with vendor ID
"Video", the local DHCP server will forward this request to the remote DHCP server.
The Interface Grouping configuration will automatically change to the following:
1. Default: ETH2, ETH3, and ETH4
2. Video: nas_0_36, nas_0_37, nas_0_38, and ETH1.
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6.7 IP Tunnel
6.7.1 IPv6inIPv4
Configure 6in4 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 traffic over explicitly-configured IPv4 links.
Click the Add button to display the following.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
Options
Tunnel Name
Mechanism
Associated WAN Interface
Associated LAN Interface
Description
Input a name for the tunnel
Mechanism used by the tunnel deployment
Select the WAN interface to be used by the tunnel
Select the LAN interface to be included in the tunnel
Manual/Automatic
IPv4 Mask Length
Select automatic for point-to-multipoint tunneling / manual for point-to-point tunneling
The subnet mask length used for the IPv4 interface
6rd Prefix with Prefix Length Prefix and prefix length used for the IPv6 interface
Border Relay IPv4 Address Input the IPv4 address of the other device
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6.7.2 IPv4inIPv6
Configure 4in6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv4 traffic over an IPv6-only environment.
Click the Add button to display the following.
Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
Options
Tunnel Name
Mechanism
Associated WAN Interface
Associated LAN Interface
Manual/Automatic
AFTR
Description
Input a name for the tunnel
Mechanism used by the tunnel deployment
Select the WAN interface to be used by the tunnel
Select the LAN interface to be included in the tunnel
Select automatic for point-to-multipoint tunneling / manual for point-to-point tunneling
Address of Address Family Translation Router
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6.8 Certificate
A certificate is a public key, attached with its owner’s information (company name, server name, personal real name, contact e-mail, postal address, etc) and digital signatures. There will be one or more digital signatures attached to the certificate, indicating that these entities have verified that this certificate is valid.
6.8.1 Local
CREATE CERTIFICATE REQUEST
Click Create Certificate Request to generate a certificate-signing request.
The certificate-signing request can be submitted to the vendor/ISP/ITSP to apply for a certificate. Some information must be included in the certificate-signing request.
Your vendor/ISP/ITSP will ask you to provide the information they require and to provide the information in the format they regulate. Enter the required information and click Apply to generate a private key and a certificate-signing request.
The following table is provided for your reference.
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Field
Certificate Name
Common Name
Organization Name
Description
A user-defined name for the certificate.
Usually, the fully qualified domain name for the machine.
The exact legal name of your organization.
Do not abbreviate.
State/Province Name The state or province where your organization is located.
It cannot be abbreviated.
Country/Region Name The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country.
IMPORT CERTIFICATE
Click Import Certificate to paste the certificate content and the private key provided by your vendor/ISP/ITSP into the corresponding boxes shown below.
Enter a certificate name and click the Apply button to import the certificate and its private key.
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6.8.2 Trusted CA
CA is an abbreviation for Certificate Authority, which is a part of the X.509 system.
It is itself a certificate, attached with the owner information of this certificate authority; but its purpose is not encryption/decryption. Its purpose is to sign and issue certificates, in order to prove that these certificates are valid.
Click Import Certificate to paste the certificate content of your trusted CA. The
CA certificate content will be provided by your vendor/ISP/ITSP and is used to authenticate the Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) that the CPE will connect to.
Enter a certificate name and click Apply to import the CA certificate.
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6.9 Power Management
This screen allows for control of hardware modules to evaluate power consumption.
Use the buttons to select the desired option, click Apply and check the response.
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6.10 Multicast
Input new IGMP or MLD protocol configuration fields if you want modify default values shown. Then click Apply/Save.
Multicast Precedence:
Select precedence of multicast packets.
Multicast Strict Grouping Enforcement:
Enable/Disable multicast strict grouping.
Field
Default Version
Query Interval
Description
Define IGMP using version with video server.
The query interval is the amount of time in seconds between IGMP General Query messages sent by the router (if the router is the querier on this subnet). The default query interval is 125 seconds.
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Field Description
Query Response Interval The query response interval is the maximum amount of time in seconds that the IGMP router waits to receive a response to a General Query message. The query response interval is the Maximum Response
Time field in the IGMP v2 Host Membership Query message header. The default query response interval is 10 seconds and must be less than the query interval.
Last Member Query
Interval
The last member query interval is the amount of time in seconds that the IGMP router waits to receive a response to a Group-Specific Query message. The last member query interval is also the amount of time in seconds between successive Group-Specific Query messages. The default last member query interval is
10 seconds.
Robustness Value The robustness variable is a way of indicating how susceptible the subnet is to lost packets. IGMP can recover from robustness variable minus 1 lost IGMP packets. The robustness variable should be set to a value of 2 or greater. The default robustness variable value is 2.
Setting the maximum number of Multicast groups. Maximum Multicast
Groups
Maximum Multicast Data
Sources (for IGMPv3)
Define the maximum multicast video stream number.
Maximum Multicast
Group Members
Fast Leave Enable
Setting the maximum number of groups that ports can accept.
When you enable IGMP fast-leave processing, the switch immediately removes a port when it detects an
IGMP version 2 leave message on that port.
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6.11 Wireless
6.11.1 Basic 2.4GHz
The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface.
Among other things, you can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on country requirements.
Click Apply/Save to configure the basic wireless options.
Consult the table below for descriptions of these options.
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Option
Enable
Wireless
Enable
Wireless
Hotspot2.0
Hide Access
Point
Clients
Isolation
Description
A checkbox that enables or disables the wireless LAN interface.
When selected, a set of basic wireless options will appear.
Enable Wireless Hotspot 2.0 (Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint) on the wireless interface.
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from detection by wireless active scans. To check AP status in Windows XP, open
Network Connections from the start Menu and select View
Available Network Connections. If the access point is hidden, it will not be listed there. To connect a client to a hidden access point, the station must add the access point manually to its wireless configuration.
When enabled, it prevents client PCs from seeing one another in My
Network Places or Network Neighborhood. Also, prevents one wireless client communicating with another wireless client.
Disable
WMM
Advertise
Stops the router from ‘advertising’ its Wireless Multimedia (WMM) functionality, which provides basic quality of service for time-sensitive applications (e.g. VoIP, Video).
Select the checkbox to enable this function. Enable
Wireless
Multicast
Forwarding
SSID
[1-32 characters]
BSSID
Sets the wireless network name. SSID stands for Service Set
Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access.
Country
The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic
Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the
BSSID is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP (Access
Point); and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
A drop-down menu that permits worldwide and specific national settings. Local regulations limit channel range:
US= worldwide, Japan=1-14, Jordan= 10-13, Israel= 1-13
Country
RegRev
Wireless country code for transmit power limit.
Max Clients The maximum number of clients that can access the router.
Wireless -
Guest /
Virtual
Access
Points
This router supports multiple SSIDs called Guest SSIDs or Virtual
Access Points. To enable one or more Guest SSIDs select the checkboxes in the Enabled column. To hide a Guest SSID select its checkbox in the Hidden column.
Do the same for Isolate Clients and Disable WMM Advertise. For a description of these two functions, see the previous entries for
“Clients Isolation” and “Disable WMM Advertise”. Similarly, for Enable
WMF, Max Clients and BSSID, consult the matching entries in this table.
NOTE: Remote wireless hosts cannot scan Guest SSIDs.
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6.11.2 Security 2.4GHz
The following screen appears when Wireless Security is selected. The options shown here allow you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface.
Click Apply/Save to implement new configuration settings.
WIRELESS SECURITY
Setup requires that the user configure these settings using the Web User Interface
(see the table below).
Select SSID
Select the wireless network name from the drop-down menu. SSID stands for
Service Set Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that client will not be granted access.
Network Authentication
This option specifies whether a network key is used for authentication to the wireless network. If network authentication is set to Open, then no authentication is provided. Despite this, the identity of the client is still verified.
Each authentication type has its own settings. For example, selecting 802.1X authentication will reveal the RADIUS Server IP address, Port and Key fields. WEP
Encryption will also be enabled as shown below.
Different authentication type pops up different settings requests.
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Choosing 802.1X, enter RADIUS Server IP address, RADIUS Port, RADIUS key and
Current Network Key.
Also, enable WEP Encryption and select Encryption Strength.
Select the Current Network Key and enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit encryption keys and enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit encryption keys.
Choosing WPA2-PSK, you must enter WPA Pre-Shared Key and Group Rekey
Interval.
WEP Encryption
This option specifies whether data sent over the network is encrypted. The same network key is used for data encryption and network authentication. Four network keys can be defined although only one can be used at any one time. Use the Current
Network Key list box to select the appropriate network key.
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Security options include authentication and encryption services based on the wired equivalent privacy (WEP) algorithm. WEP is a set of security services used to protect 802.11 networks from unauthorized access, such as eavesdropping; in this case, the capture of wireless network traffic.
When data encryption is enabled, secret shared encryption keys are generated and used by the source station and the destination station to alter frame bits, thus avoiding disclosure to eavesdroppers.
Under shared key authentication, each wireless station is assumed to have received a secret shared key over a secure channel that is independent from the 802.11 wireless network communications channel.
Encryption Strength
This drop-down list box will display when WEP Encryption is enabled. The key strength is proportional to the number of binary bits comprising the key. This means that keys with a greater number of bits have a greater degree of security and are considerably more difficult to crack. Encryption strength can be set to either
64-bit or 128-bit. A 64-bit key is equivalent to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal numbers. A 128-bit key contains 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal numbers. Each key contains a 24-bit header (an initiation vector) which enables parallel decoding of multiple streams of encrypted data.
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6.11.3 WPS 2.4GHz
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard that simplifies wireless security setup for certified network devices. Every WPS certified device has both a PIN number and a push button, located on the device or accessed through device software. The WR-6895 has a WPS button on the device.
Devices with the WPS logo (shown here) support WPS. If the WPS logo is not present on your device it still may support WPS, in this case, check the device documentation for the phrase “Wi-Fi Protected Setup”.
NOTE: WPS is only available in Open, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and Mixed
WPA2/WPA-PSK network authentication modes. Other authentication modes do not use WPS so they must be configured manually.
To configure security settings with WPS, follow the procedures below.
I. Setup
Step 1: Enable WPS by selecting Enabled from the drop down list box shown.
Step 2: Set the WPS AP Mode. Configured is used when the WR-6895 will assign security settings to clients. Unconfigured is used when an external client assigns security settings to the WR-6895.
NOTES: Your client may or may not have the ability to provide security settings to the WR-6895. If it does not, then you must set the WPS AP mode to
Configured. Consult the device documentation to check its capabilities.
IIa. PUSH-BUTTON CONFIGURATION
The WPS push-button configuration provides a semi-automated configuration method. The WPS button on the front panel of the router can be used for this purpose.
The WPS push-button configuration is described in the procedure below.
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It is assumed that the Wireless function is Enabled and that the router is configured as the Wireless Access Point (AP) of your WLAN. In addition, the wireless client must also be configured correctly and turned on, with WPS function enabled.
NOTE: The wireless AP on the router searches for 2 minutes. If the router stops searching before you complete Step 4, return to Step 3.
Step 3: Press WPS button
Press the WPS button on the front panel of the router. The WPS LED will blink to show that the router has begun searching for the client.
Step 4: Go to your WPS wireless client and activate the push-button function.
A typical WPS client screenshot is shown below as an example.
Now go to Step 7 (part III. Check Connection) to check the WPS connection.
IIb. WPS – PIN CONFIGURATION
Using this method, security settings are configured with a personal identification number (PIN). The PIN can be found on the device itself or within the software.
The PIN may be generated randomly in the latter case. To obtain a PIN number for your client, check the device documentation for specific instructions.
The WPS PIN configuration is described in the procedure below. It is assumed that the Wireless function is Enabled and that the router is configured as the Wireless
Access Point (AP) of your wireless LAN. In addition, the wireless client must also be configured correctly and turned on, with WPS function enabled.
Step 5: Select the PIN radio button in the WSC Setup section of the Wireless
Security screen, as shown in A or B below, and then click the appropriate button based on the WSC AP mode selected in step 2.
A - For Configured mode, click the Add Enrollee button.
Enter STA PIN: a Personal Identification Number (PIN) has to be read from either a sticker or the display on the new wireless device. This PIN must then be inputted at representing the network, usually the Access Point of the network.
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B - For Unconfigured mode, click the Config AP button.
Step 6: Activate the PIN function on the wireless client. For Configured mode, the client must be configured as an Enrollee. For Unconfigured mode, the client must be configured as the Registrar. This is different from the
External Registrar function provided in Windows Vista.
The figure below provides an example of a WPS client PIN function in-progress.
III. CHECK CONNECTION
Step 7: If the WPS setup method was successful, you will be able access the wireless AP from the client. The client software should show the status.
The example below shows that the connection established successfully.
You can also double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon from the
Network Connections window (or the system tray) to confirm the status of the new connection.
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6.11.4 MAC Filter 2.4GHz
This option allows access to the router to be restricted based upon MAC addresses.
To add a MAC Address filter, click the Add button shown below. To delete a filter, select it from the MAC Address table below and click the Remove button.
Option Description
Select
SSID
Select the wireless network name from the drop-down menu. SSID stands for Service Set Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access.
MAC
Restrict
Mode
MAC
Address
Disabled: MAC filtering is disabled.
Allow: Permits access for the specified MAC addresses.
Deny: Rejects access for the specified MAC addresses.
Lists the MAC addresses subject to the MAC Restrict Mode. A maximum of 60 MAC addresses can be added. Every network device has a unique
48-bit MAC address. This is usually shown as xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx, where xx are hexadecimal numbers.
After clicking the Add button, the following screen appears.
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Enter the MAC address in the box provided and click Apply/Save.
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6.11.5 Wireless Bridge 2.4GHz
This screen allows for the configuration of wireless bridge features of the WiFi interface. See the table below for detailed explanations of the various options.
Click Apply/Save to implement new configuration settings.
Feature Description
Bridge Restrict Selecting Disabled disables wireless bridge restriction, which means that any wireless bridge will be granted access.
Selecting Enabled or Enabled (Scan) enables wireless bridge restriction. Only those bridges selected in the Remote Bridges list will be granted access. Click Refresh to update the station list when Bridge Restrict is enabled.
Remote
Bridges MAC
Address
Enter the list of MAC addresses allowed to act as wireless bridge clients.
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6.11.6 Advanced 2.4GHz
The Advanced screen allows you to configure advanced features of the wireless LAN interface. You can select a particular channel on which to operate, force the transmission rate to a particular speed, set the fragmentation threshold, set the RTS threshold, set the wakeup interval for clients in power-save mode, set the beacon interval for the access point, set XPress mode and set whether short or long preambles are used. Click Apply/Save to set new advanced wireless options.
Field
Band
Description
Set to 2.4 GHz for compatibility with IEEE 802.11x standards. The new amendment allows IEEE 802.11n units to fall back to slower speeds so that legacy IEEE 802.11x devices can coexist in the same network. IEEE 802.11g creates data-rate parity at 2.4 GHz with the IEEE 802.11a standard, which has a 54 Mbps rate at 5 GHz. (IEEE
802.11a has other differences compared to IEEE 802.11b or g, such as offering more channels.)
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Field
Channel
Description
Drop-down menu that allows selection of a specific channel.
Auto channel scan timer in minutes (0 to disable) Auto Channel Timer
(min)
802.11n/EWC
Bandwidth
Control Sideband
802.11n Rate
802.11n Protection
Support 802.11n
Client Only
RIFS Advertisement
An equipment interoperability standard setting based on
IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 and Enhanced Wireless Consortium
(EWC)
Select 20MHz or 40MHz bandwidth. 40MHz bandwidth uses two adjacent 20MHz bands for increased data throughput.
Select Upper or Lower sideband when in 40MHz mode.
Set the physical transmission rate (PHY).
Turn Off for maximized throughput.
Turn On for greater security.
Turn Off to allow 802.11b/g clients access to the router.
Turn On to prohibit 802.11b/g client’s access to the router.
One of several draft-n features designed to improve efficiency. Provides a shorter delay between OFDM transmissions than in 802.11a or g.
OBSS Co-Existence Co-existence between 20 MHZ AND 40 MHZ overlapping
Basic Service Set (OBSS) in WLAN.
RX Chain Power Save Enabling this feature turns off one of the Receive chains, going from 2x2 to 2x1 to save power.
RX Chain Power Save
Quiet Time
RX Chain Power Save
PPS
The number of seconds the traffic must be below the PPS value below before the Rx Chain Power Save feature activates itself.
The maximum number of packets per seconds that can be processed by the WLAN interface for a duration of Quiet
Time, described above, before the Rx Chain Power Save feature activates itself.
54g Rate
Multicast Rate
Basic Rate
Fragmentation
Threshold
Drop-down menu that specifies the following fixed rates:
Auto: Default. Uses the 11 Mbps data rate when possible but drops to lower rates when necessary. 1 Mbps, 2Mbps,
5.5Mbps, or 11Mbps fixed rates. The appropriate setting is dependent on signal strength.
Setting for multicast packet transmit rate (1-54 Mbps)
Setting for basic transmission rate.
A threshold, specified in bytes, that determines whether packets will be fragmented and at what size. On an
802.11 WLAN, packets that exceed the fragmentation threshold are fragmented, i.e., split into, smaller units suitable for the circuit size. Packets smaller than the specified fragmentation threshold value are not fragmented. Enter a value between 256 and 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, try to slightly increase your Fragmentation Threshold. The value should remain at its default setting of 2346. Setting the Fragmentation
Threshold too low may result in poor performance.
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Field
RTS Threshold
DTIM Interval
Beacon Interval
Description
Request to Send, when set in bytes, specifies the packet size beyond which the WLAN Card invokes its RTS/CTS mechanism. Packets that exceed the specified RTS threshold trigger the RTS/CTS mechanism. The NIC transmits smaller packet without using RTS/CTS. The default setting of 2347 (maximum length) disables RTS
Threshold.
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is also known as
Beacon Rate. The entry range is a value between 1 and
65535. A DTIM is a countdown variable that informs clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next
DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. AP Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default is 1.
The amount of time between beacon transmissions in milliseconds. The default is 100 ms and the acceptable range is 1 – 65535. The beacon transmissions identify the presence of an access point. By default, network devices passively scan all RF channels listening for beacons coming from access points. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
Global Max Clients The maximum number of clients that can connect to the router.
Xpress
TM
Technology Xpress Technology is compliant with draft specifications of two planned wireless industry standards.
WMM (Wi-Fi
Multimedia)
WMM No
Acknowledgement
WMM APSD
Beamforming
Transmission (BFR)
Beamforming
Reception (BFE)
The technology maintains the priority of audio, video and voice applications in a Wi-Fi network. It allows multimedia service get higher priority.
Refers to the acknowledge policy used at the MAC level.
Enabling no Acknowledgement can result in more efficient throughput but higher error rates in a noisy Radio
Frequency (RF) environment.
This is Automatic Power Save Delivery. It saves power.
Enable beamforming signal enhance for wireless transmission.
Enable beamforming signal enhance for wireless reception.
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6.11.7 Basic 5GHz
The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface.
Among other things, you can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on country requirements.
Click Apply/Save to configure the basic wireless options.
Consult the table below for descriptions of these options.
Option Description
Enable
Wireless
Hide
Access
Point
A checkbox that enables or disables the wireless LAN interface.
When selected, a set of basic wireless options will appear.
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from detection by wireless active scans. To check AP status in Windows XP, open
Network Connections from the start Menu and select View
Available Network Connections. If the access point is hidden, it will not be listed there. To connect a client to a hidden access point, the station must add the access point manually to its wireless configuration.
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Option
SSID
[1-32 characters]
BSSID
Description
Sets the wireless network name. SSID stands for Service Set
Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access.
The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic
Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the
BSSID is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP (Access
Point); and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
Channel Drop-down menu that allows selection of a specific channel.
Encryption The encryption mode used for the wireless LAN interface.
Passphrase Enter a passphrase of at least 8 digits is required for WPA2 mode and mixed mode wireless encryption.
Enable
Guest SSID
Click Enable Guest SSID to enable an additional SSID to provide varied access.
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6.11.8 WPS 5GHz
WPS can be disabled / enabled by selecting the corresponding option and click
“Apply/Save” a. When enabled in configured mode, use Push button or PIN to allow client connection.
To activate Push button, click on the “Add Enrollee PBC” button or use the 5G WiFi
On/Off & WPS button on the front panel.
Enter the STA PIN and click the “Add Enrollee PIN” button to active PIN mode connection b. When enabled in unconfigured mode, enter the Device PIN to the external registrar for PIN mode setup.
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6.11.9 MAC Filter 5GHz
This page is used to set allowed MAC addresses, and click the associated button for each interface to enable/disable the MAC address control.
The current MAC control status is shown on the associated buttons.
After clicking the Add button, the following screen appears.
Enter the MAC address in the box provided and click Apply/Save.
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6.11.10 Advanced 5GHz
This page allows you to configure advanced features of the wireless LAN interface.
Click Apply/Save to configure the basic wireless options.
Field
Bandwidth
Beacon Interval
DTIM Interval
Short GI
Description
Select the bandwidth used on the 5G interface.
80MHz is selected by default.
The amount of time between beacon transmissions in milliseconds. The default is 100 ms and the acceptable range is 1 – 65535. The beacon transmissions identify the presence of an access point. By default, network devices passively scan all RF channels listening for beacons coming from access points. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is also known as
Beacon Rate. The entry range is a value between 1 and
65535. A DTIM is a countdown variable that informs clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next
DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. AP Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default is 1.
Enable/Disable use of short guard interval.
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Chapter 7 Diagnostics
You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
7.1 Diagnostics – Individual Tests
The first Diagnostics screen is a dashboard that shows overall connection status.
Click the Diagnostics Menu item on the left side of the screen to display the individual connections.
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7.2 Ethernet OAM
The Ethernet OAM page provides settings to enable/disable 802.3ah,
802.1ag/Y1.731 OAM protocols.
To enable Ethernet Link OAM (802.3 ah), click Enabled to display the full configuration list. At least one option must be enabled for 802.1ah.
WAN Interface
OAM ID
Select layer 2 WAN interface for outgoing OAM packets
OAM Identification number
Auto Event Supports OAM auto event
Variable Retrieval Supports OAM variable retrieval
Link Events Supports OAM link events
Remote Loopback Supports OAM remove loopback
Active mode Supports OAM active mode
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To enable Ethernet Service OAM (802.1ag/Y1731), click Enabled to display the full configuration list.
WAN Interface
MD Level
MD Name
MA ID
Select from the list of WAN Interfaces to send OAM packets
Maintenance Domain Level
Maintenance Domain name
Maintenance Association Identifier
Local MEP ID Local Maintenance association End Point Identifier
Local MEP VLAN ID VLAN IP used for Local Maintenance End point
Click CCM Transmission to enable CPE sending Continuity Check Message (CCM) continuously.
Remote MEP ID Maintenance association End Point Identifier for the remote receiver
To perform Loopback/Linktrace OAM test, enter the Target MAC of the destination and click “Send Loopback” or “Send Linktrace” button.
Target MAC
Linktrace TTL
MAC Address of the destination to send OAM loopback/linktrace packet
Time to Live value for the loopback/linktrace packet
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7.3 Uptime Status
This page shows System, DSL, ETH and Layer 3 uptime. If the DSL line, ETH or Layer
3 connection is down, the uptime will stop incrementing. If the service is restored, the counter will reset and start from 0. A Bridge interface will follow the DSL or ETH timer.
The "ClearAll" button will restart the counters from 0 or show "Not Connected" if the interface is down.
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7.4 Ping
Input the IP address/hostname and click the Ping button to execute ping diagnostic test to send the ICMP request to the specified host.
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7.5 Trace Route
Input the IP address/hostname and click the TraceRoute button to execute the trace route diagnostic test to send the ICMP packets to the specified host.
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Chapter 8 Management
You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.
The Management menu has the following maintenance functions and processes:
8.1 Settings
This includes Backup Settings , Update Settings
, and Restore Default screens.
8.1.1 Backup Settings
To save the current configuration to a file on your PC, click Backup Settings. You will be prompted for backup file location. This file can later be used to recover settings on the Update Settings screen, as described below.
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8.1.2 Update Settings
This option recovers configuration files previously saved using Backup Settings.
Enter the file name (including folder path) in the Settings File Name box, or press
Browse… to search for the file, then click Update Settings to recover settings.
8.1.3 Restore Default
Click Restore Default Settings to restore factory default settings.
After Restore Default Settings is clicked, the following screen appears.
Close the browser and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it. It may also be necessary, to reconfigure your PC IP configuration to match any new settings.
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NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the Reset button. The WR-6895 board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default. If the Reset button is continuously pressed for more than 10 seconds, the current configuration data will be erased. If the Reset button is continuously pressed for more than 60 seconds, the boot loader will erase all configuration data saved in flash memory and enter bootloader mode.
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8.2 System Log
This function allows a system log to be kept and viewed upon request.
Follow the steps below to configure, enable, and view the system log.
STEP 1: Click Configure System Log, as shown below (circled in
Red
).
STEP 2: Select desired options and click Apply/Save.
Consult the table below for detailed descriptions of each system log option.
Option Description
Log Indicates whether the system is currently recording events. The user can enable or disable event logging. By default, it is disabled. To enable it, select the Enable radio button and then click Apply/Save.
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Option Description
Log
Level
Allows you to configure the event level and filter out unwanted events below this level. The events ranging from the highest critical level
“Emergency” down to this configured level will be recorded to the log buffer on the WR-6895 SDRAM. When the log buffer is full, the newer event will wrap up to the top of the log buffer and overwrite the old event.
By default, the log level is “Debugging”, which is the lowest critical level.
The log levels are defined as follows:
Emergency = system is unusable
Alert = action must be taken immediately
Critical = critical conditions
Error = Error conditions
Warning = normal but significant condition
Notice= normal but insignificant condition
Informational= provides information for reference
Debugging = debug-level messages
Emergency is the most serious event level, whereas Debugging is the least important. For instance, if the log level is set to Debugging, all the events from the lowest Debugging level to the most critical level
Emergency level will be recorded. If the log level is set to Error, only
Error and the level above will be logged.
Display
Level
Allows the user to select the logged events and displays on the View
System Log window for events of this level and above to the highest
Emergency level.
Mode Allows you to specify whether events should be stored in the local memory, or be sent to a remote system log server, or both simultaneously. If remote mode is selected, view system log will not be able to display events saved in the remote system log server.
When either Remote mode or Both mode is configured, the WEB UI will prompt the user to enter the Server IP address and Server UDP port.
STEP 3: Click View System Log. The results are displayed as follows.
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8.3 SNMP Agent
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Select the
Enable radio button, configure options, and click Save/Apply to activate SNMP.
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8.4 TR-069 Client
WAN Management Protocol (TR-069) allows an Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) to perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this device.
Select desired values and click Apply/Save to configure TR-069 client options.
The table below is provided for ease of reference.
Option Description
Enable TR-069
OUI-serial
Tick the checkbox to enable.
The serial number used to identify the CPE when making a connection to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management
Protocol. Select MAC to use the router’s MAC address as serial number to authenticate with ACS or select serial number to use router’s serial number.
Inform
Inform Interval
ACS URL
Disable/Enable TR-069 client on the CPE.
The duration in seconds of the interval for which the CPE
MUST attempt to connect with the ACS and call the Inform method.
URL for the CPE to connect to the ACS using the CPE WAN
Management Protocol. This parameter MUST be in the form of a valid HTTP or HTTPS URL. An HTTPS URL indicates that the ACS supports SSL. The “host” portion of this URL is used by the CPE for validating the certificate from the ACS when using certificate-based authentication.
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Option
ACS User Name
ACS Password
WAN Interface used by TR-069 client
Description
Username used to authenticate the CPE when making a connection to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management
Protocol. This username is used only for HTTP-based authentication of the CPE.
Password used to authenticate the CPE when making a connection to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management
Protocol. This password is used only for HTTP-based authentication of the CPE.
Choose Any_WAN, LAN, Loopback or a configured connection.
Connection Request
Authentication Tick the checkbox to enable.
User Name Username used to authenticate an ACS making a
Connection Request to the CPE.
Password Password used to authenticate an ACS making a
Connection Request to the CPE.
URL IP address and port the ACS uses to connect to router.
The Send Inform button forces the CPE to establish an immediate connection to the ACS.
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8.5 Internet Time
This option automatically synchronizes the router time with Internet timeservers.
To enable time synchronization, tick the corresponding checkbox , choose your preferred time server(s), select the correct time zone offset, and click Apply/Save.
NOTE: Internet Time
must be activated to use 5.5 Parental Control .
The Internet time feature will not operate when the router is in bridged mode, since the router would not be able to connect to the NTP timeserver.
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8.6 Access Control
8.6.1 Accounts
This screen is used to configure the user account access passwords for the device.
Access to the WR-6895 is controlled through the following user accounts:
The root account has unrestricted access to view and change the configuration of your Broadband router.
The support account is typically utilized by Carrier/ISP technicians for maintenance and diagnostics.
The user account is typically utilized by End-Users to view configuration settings and statistics, with limited ability to configure certain settings.
The apuser account is typically utilized by End-Users to view configuration settings and statistics, with limited ability to configure wireless settings.
Use the fields to update passwords for the accounts, add/remove accounts (max of
5 accounts) as well as adjust their specific privileges.
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Note: Passwords may be as long as 16 characters but must not contain a space.
Click Save/Apply to continue.
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8.6.2 Services
The Services option limits or opens the access services over the LAN or WAN. The access services available are: HTTP, SSH, TELNET, SNMP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP and ICMP.
Enable a service by selecting its dropdown listbox. Click Apply/Save to activate.
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8.6.3 IP Address
The IP Address Access Control mode, if enabled, permits access to local management services from IP addresses contained in the Access Control List. If the
Access Control mode is disabled, the system will not validate IP addresses for incoming packets. The services are the system applications listed in the Service
Control List beside ICMP.
Click the Add button to display the following.
Configure the address and subnet of the management station permitted to access the local management services, and click Save/Apply.
IP Address – IP address of the management station.
Subnet Mask – Subnet address for the management station.
Interface – Access permission for the specified address, allowing the address to access the local management service from none/lan/wan/lan&wan interfaces.
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8.7 Wake-on-LAN
This tool allows you to wake up (power on) computers connected to the Broadband
Router LAN interface by sending special "magic packets".
The network interface card in the computer or device that is going to be woken up must support Wake-on-LAN.
LAN Interface – Select the LAN interface to send the Wake-on-LAN packet.
MAC Address – Specify the MAC address of the device that is going to be woken up.
Click “Send WoL magic packet to the Broadcast address” if the WoL packets should be sent to the broadcast address.
Click the Wake Up! button to send the magic packet out to the LAN interface.
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8.8 Update Software
This option allows for firmware upgrades from a locally stored file.
STEP 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP.
STEP 2: Select the configuration from the drop-down menu.
Configuration options:
No change – upgrade software directly.
Erase current config – If the router has save_default configuration, this option will erase the current configuration and restore to save_default configuration after software upgrade.
Erase All – Router will be restored to factory default configuration after software upgrade.
STEP 3: Enter the path and filename of the firmware image file in the Software
File Name field or click the Browse button to locate the image file.
STEP 4: Click the Update Software button once to upload and install the file.
NOTE: The update process will take about 2 minutes to complete. The device will reboot and the browser window will refresh to the default screen upon successful installation. It is recommended that you compare the
Software Version on the Device Information screen with the firmware
version installed, to confirm the installation was successful.
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8.9 Reboot
To save the current configuration and reboot the router, click Reboot.
NOTE:
You may need to close the browser window and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it. It may also be necessary, to reset your PC IP configuration.
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Chapter 9 Logout
To log out from the device simply click the following icon located at the top of your screen.
When the following window pops up, click the OK button to exit the router.
Upon successful exit, the following message will be displayed.
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Appendix A - Firewall
STATEFUL PACKET INSPECTION
Refers to an architecture, where the firewall keeps track of packets on each connection traversing all its interfaces and makes sure they are valid. This is in contrast to static packet filtering which only examines a packet based on the information in the packet header.
DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK
Is an incident in which a user or organization is deprived of the services of a resource they would normally expect to have. Various DoS attacks the device can withstand are ARP Attack, Ping Attack, Ping of Death, Land, SYN Attack, Smurf
Attack, and Tear Drop.
TCP/IP/PORT/INTERFACE FILTER
These rules help in the filtering of traffic at the Network layer (i.e. Layer 3).
When a Routing interface is created, Enable Firewall must be checked.
Navigate to Advanced Setup Security IP Filtering.
OUTGOING IP FILTER
Helps in setting rules to DROP packets from the LAN interface. By default, if the
Firewall is Enabled, all IP traffic from the LAN is allowed. By setting up one or more filters, specific packet types coming from the LAN can be dropped.
Example 1: Filter Name
Protocol
: Out_Filter1
: TCP
Source IP address : 192.168.1.45
Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Source Port
Dest. IP Address
: 80
: NA
Dest. Subnet Mask
Dest. Port
: NA
: NA
This filter will Drop all TCP packets coming from the LAN with IP
Address/Subnet Mask of 192.168.1.45/24 having a source port of 80 irrespective of the destination. All other packets will be Accepted.
Example 2: Filter Name
Protocol
: Out_Filter2
: UDP
Source IP Address : 192.168.1.45
Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Source Port
Dest. IP Address
Dest. Subnet Mask
: 5060:6060
: 172.16.13.4
: 255.255.255.0
Dest. Port : 6060:7070
This filter will drop all UDP packets coming from the LAN with IP Address /
Subnet Mask of 192.168.1.45/24 and a source port range of 5060 to 6060, destined to 172.16.13.4/24 and a destination port range of 6060 to 7070.
INCOMING IP FILTER
Helps in setting rules to Allow or Deny packets from the WAN interface. By default, all incoming IP traffic from the WAN is Blocked, if the Firewall is Enabled. By setting up one or more filters, specific packet types coming from the WAN can be Accepted.
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Example 1: Filter Name
Protocol
: In_Filter1
: TCP
Policy
Source IP Address
: Allow
: 210.168.219.45
Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0
Source Port : 80
Dest. IP Address
Dest. Subnet Mask
: NA
: NA
Dest. Port : NA
Selected WAN interface : br0
This filter will ACCEPT all TCP packets coming from WAN interface “br0” with IP
Address/Subnet Mask 210.168.219.45/16 with a source port of 80, irrespective of the destination. All other incoming packets on this interface are DROPPED.
Example 2: Filter Name
Protocol
Policy
Source IP Address
: In_Filter2
: UDP
: Allow
: 210.168.219.45
Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0
Source Port
Dest. IP Address
Dest. Sub. Mask
Dest. Port
: 5060:6060
: 192.168.1.45
: 255.255.255.0
: 6060:7070
Selected WAN interface : br0
This rule will ACCEPT all UDP packets coming from WAN interface “br0” with IP
Address/Subnet Mask 210.168.219.45/16 and a source port in the range of
5060 to 6060, destined to 192.168.1.45/24 and a destination port in the range of 6060 to 7070. All other incoming packets on this interface are DROPPED.
MAC LAYER FILTER
These rules help in the filtering of Layer 2 traffic. MAC Filtering is only effective in
Bridge mode. After a Bridge mode connection is created, navigate to Advanced
Setup Security MAC Filtering in the WUI.
Example 1: Global Policy : Forwarded
Protocol Type
Dest. MAC Address
: PPPoE
: 00:12:34:56:78:90
Source MAC Address : NA
Src. Interface : eth1
Dest. Interface : eth2
Addition of this rule drops all PPPoE frames going from eth1 to eth2 with a
Destination MAC Address of 00:12:34:56:78:90 irrespective of its Source MAC
Address. All other frames on this interface are forwarded.
Example 2: Global Policy
Protocol Type
: Blocked
: PPPoE
Dest. MAC Address : 00:12:34:56:78:90
Source MAC Address : 00:34:12:78:90:56
Src. Interface
Dest. Interface
: eth1
: eth2
Addition of this rule forwards all PPPoE frames going from eth1 to eth2 with a
Destination MAC Address of 00:12:34:56:78 and Source MAC Address of
00:34:12:78:90:56. All other frames on this interface are dropped.
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DAYTIME PARENTAL CONTROL
This feature restricts access of a selected LAN device to an outside Network through the WR-6895, as per chosen days of the week and the chosen times.
Example:
User Name : FilterJohn
Browser's MAC Address : 00:25:46:78:63:21
Days of the Week
Start Blocking Time
End Blocking Time
: Mon, Wed, Fri
: 14:00
: 18:00
With this rule, a LAN device with MAC Address of 00:25:46:78:63:21 will have no access to the WAN on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 2pm to 6pm.
On all other days and times, this device will have access to the outside
Network.
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Appendix B - Pin Assignments
Giga ETHERNET Ports (RJ45)
Pin Name Description
1 BI_DA+ Bi-directional pair A +
2 BI_DA- Bi-directional pair A -
3 BI_DB+ Bi-directional pair B +
4 BI_DC+ Bi-directional pair C +
5 BI_DC- Bi-directional pair C -
6 BI_DB- Bi-directional pair B -
7 BI_DD+ Bi-directional pair D +
8 BI_DD- Bi-directional pair D -
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Appendix C - Specifications
Hardware Interface
RJ-45 X 4 for LAN, RJ-45 X 1 for WAN, Reset Button X 1, WPS/WiFi on/off button x2, Internal Wi-Fi Antennas X 2, External Wi-Fi Antennas X 2, Power
Switch X 1, USB 3.0 Host X 1
WAN Interface
10/100/1000 Base T, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3ab
LAN Interface
Standard ......................IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
10/100/1000 BaseT .......Auto-sense
MDI/MDX support ..........Yes
WLAN Interface
Standard ....................IEEE802.11b/g/n/ac
Data Rate.................... Up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) Up to 800Mbps (5GHz)
Encryption ....................64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
Channels ......................11 (US, Canada)/ 13 (Europe)/ 14 (Japan)
Data Rate .....................Up to 300Mbps
WEP ............................Yes
WPA ............................Yes
IEEE 802.1x .................Yes
MAC Filtering ................Yes
Management
Compliant with TR-069/TR-098/TR-104/TR-111 remote management protocols, SNMP, Telnet, Web-based management, Configuration backup and restoration, Software upgrade via HTTP / TFTP server / FTP server
Bridge Functions
Transparent bridging ...............................Yes
VLAN support ........................................Yes
Spanning Tree Algorithm .........................Yes
IGMP Proxy ...........................................Yes
Routing Functions
Static route, RIP v1/v2, NAT/PAT, DHCP Server/Relay, DNS Proxy, ARP,
Security Functions
Authentication protocols: PAP, CHAP
TCP/IP/Port filtering rules, Packet and MAC address filtering, Access Control,
QoS
IP QoS, SP/WFQ/WRR for QoS
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Environment Condition
Operating temperature ...........................0 ~ 40 degrees Celsius
Relative humidity ...................................5 ~ 95% (non-condensing)
Dimensions ..................................... 280 mm (W) x 35 mm (H) x 210 mm (D)
Kit Weight
(1* WR-6895, 1*RJ11 cable, 1*RJ45 cable, 1*power adapter) = 1.2 kg
NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Appendix D - SSH Client
Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux OS has a ssh client included. For Windows users, there is a public domain one called “putty” that can be downloaded from here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
To access the ssh client you must first enable SSH access for the LAN or WAN from the Management Access Control Services menu in the web user interface.
To access the router using the Linux ssh client
For LAN access, type: ssh -l root 192.168.1.1
For WAN access, type: ssh -l support WAN IP address
To access the router using the Windows “putty” ssh client
For LAN access, type: putty -ssh -l root 192.168.1.1
For WAN access, type: putty -ssh -l support WAN IP address
NOTE: The WAN IP address can be found on the Device Info WAN screen
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Appendix E - Printer Server
These steps explain the procedure for enabling the Printer Server.
NOTE :
This function only applies to models with a USB host port.
STEP 1: Enable Print Server from Web User Interface. Select Enable on-board print server checkbox and enter Printer name and Make and model.
Click the Apply/Save button.
NOTE: The Printer name can be any text string up to 40 characters.
The Make and model can be any text string up to 128 characters.
STEP 2: Go to the Printers and Faxes application in the Control Panel and select the Add a printer function (as located on the side menu below).
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STEP 3: Click Next to continue when you see the dialog box below.
STEP 4: Select Network Printer and click Next.
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STEP 5: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet and enter your printer link.
(e.g. http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/hp3845) and click Next.
NOTE: The printer name must be the same name entered in the ADSL modem
WEB UI “printer server setting” as in step 1.
STEP 6: Click Have Disk and insert the printer driver CD.
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STEP 7: Select driver file directory on CD-ROM and click OK.
STEP 8: Once the printer name appears, click OK.
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STEP 9: Choose Yes or No for default printer setting and click Next.
STEP 10: Click Finish.
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STEP 11: Check the status of printer from Windows Control Panel, printer window.
Status should show as Ready.
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Appendix F - Connection Setup
Creating a WAN connection is a two-stage process.
1 - Setup a Layer 2 Interface (Ethernet).
2 - Add a WAN connection to the Layer 2 Interface.
The following sections describe each stage in turn.
F1 ~ Layer 2 Interfaces
Every layer2 interface operates in Multi-Service Connection (VLAN MUX) mode, which supports multiple connections over a single interface. After adding WAN connections to an interface, you must also create an Interface Group to connect
LAN/WAN interfaces.
F1.1 Ethernet WAN Interface
The WR-6895 supports a single Ethernet WAN interface over the ETH WAN port.
Follow these procedures to configure an Ethernet interface.
STEP 1: Go to Basic Setup WAN Setup Select ETHERNET Interface from the drop-down menu.
This table is provided here for ease of reference.
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Heading Description
Interface/ (Name) WAN interface name.
Connection Mode Default Mode – Single service over one interface.
Vlan Mux Mode – Multiple Vlan services over one interface.
Remove Select interfaces to remove.
STEP 2: Click Add to proceed to the next screen.
STEP 3: Select an Ethernet port and Click Apply/Save to confirm your choices.
On the next screen, check that the ETHERNET interface is added to the list.
To add a WAN connection go to Section F2
~ WAN Connections.
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F2 ~ WAN Connections
The WR-6895 supports one WAN connection for each interface, up to a maximum of
16 connections.
To setup a WAN connection follow these instructions.
STEP 1: Go to Basic Setup WAN Setup.
STEP 2: Click Add to create a WAN connection. The following screen will display.
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STEP 3: Choose a layer 2 interface from the drop-down box and click Next.
The WAN Service Configuration screen will display as shown below.
NOTE: The WAN services shown here are those supported by the layer 2 interface you selected in the previous step. If you wish to change your selection click the Back button and select a different layer 2 interface.
STEP 4: For VLAN Mux Connections only, you must enter Priority & VLAN ID tags.
Select a TPID if VLAN tag Q-in-Q is used.
STEP 5: You will now follow the instructions specific to the WAN service type you wish to establish. This list should help you locate the correct procedure:
(1) For F2.1 PPP over ETHERNET (PPPoE) , go to page 160.
(2) For F2.2 IP over ETHERNET (IPoE) , go to page 166.
(3) For F2.3 Bridging , go to page 171.
The subsections that follow continue the WAN service setup procedure.
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F2.1 PPP over ETHERNET (PPPoE)
STEP 1: Select the PPP over Ethernet radio button and click Next. You can also enable IPv6 by selecting from the drop-down box at the bottom of this screen.
STEP 2: On the next screen, enter the PPP settings as provided by your ISP.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
The settings shown above are described below.
PPP SETTINGS
The PPP Username, PPP password and the PPPoE Service Name entries are dependent on the particular requirements of the ISP. The user name can be a maximum of 256 characters and the password a maximum of 32 characters in length. For Authentication Method, choose from AUTO, PAP, CHAP, and MSCHAP.
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ENABLE FULLCONE NAT
This option becomes available when NAT is enabled. Known as one-to-one NAT, all requests from the same internal IP address and port are mapped to the same external IP address and port. An external host can send a packet to the internal host, by sending a packet to the mapped external address.
DIAL ON DEMAND
The WR-6895 can be configured to disconnect if there is no activity for a period of time by selecting the Dial on demand checkbox . You must also enter an inactivity timeout period in the range of 1 to 4320 minutes.
PPP IP EXTENSION
The PPP IP Extension is a special feature deployed by some service providers.
Unless your service provider specifically requires this setup, do not select it.
PPP IP Extension does the following:
Allows only one PC on the LAN.
Disables NAT and Firewall.
The device becomes the default gateway and DNS server to the PC through DHCP using the LAN interface IP address.
The device extends the IP subnet at the remote service provider to the
LAN PC. i.e. the PC becomes a host belonging to the same IP subnet.
The device bridges the IP packets between WAN and LAN ports, unless the packet is addressed to the device’s LAN IP address.
The public IP address assigned by the remote side using the PPP/IPCP protocol is actually not used on the WAN PPP interface. Instead, it is forwarded to the PC LAN interface through DHCP. Only one PC on the
LAN can be connected to the remote, since the DHCP server within the device has only a single IP address to assign to a LAN device.
ENABLE NAT
If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox . The NAT submenu will appear in the Advanced Setup menu after reboot.
On the other hand, if a private IP address is not used on the LAN side (i.e. the LAN side is using a public IP), this checkbox should not be selected to free up system resources for better performance.
ENABLE FIREWALL
If this checkbox is selected, the Security submenu will be displayed on the
Advanced Setup menu after reboot. If firewall is not necessary, this checkbox should not be selected to free up system resources for better performance.
USE STATIC IPv4 ADDRESS
Unless your service provider specially requires it, do not select this checkbox . If selected, enter the static IP address in the IPv4 Address field.
Don’t forget to adjust the IP configuration to Static IP Mode as described in section
FIXED MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit. The size (in bytes) of largest protocol data unit which the layer can pass onwards. This value is 1492 for PPPoE.
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ENABLE PPP DEBUG MODE
When this option is selected, the system will put more PPP connection information into the system log. This is for debugging errors and not for normal usage.
BRIDGE PPPOE FRAMES BETWEEN WAN AND LOCAL PORTS
(This option is hidden when PPP IP Extension is enabled)
When Enabled, this creates local PPPoE connections to the WAN side. Enable this option only if all LAN-side devices are running PPPoE clients, otherwise disable it.
The WR-6895 supports pass-through PPPoE sessions from the LAN side while simultaneously running a PPPoE client from non-PPPoE LAN devices.
ENABLE IGMP MULTICAST PROXY
Tick the checkbox to enable Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) multicast. This protocol is used by IPv4 hosts to report their multicast group memberships to any neighboring multicast routers.
Enable IGMP Multicast Source
Enable the WAN interface to be used as IGMP multicast source.
STEP 3: Choose an interface to be the default gateway.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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STEP 4: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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STEP 5: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them.
After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
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F2.2 IP over ETHERNET (IPoE)
STEP 1: *Select the IP over Ethernet radio button and click Next.
*
For tagged service, enter valid 802.1P Priority and 802.1Q VLAN ID.
For untagged service, set -1 to both 802.1P Priority and 802.1Q VLAN ID.
STEP 2: The WAN IP settings screen provides access to the DHCP server settings.
You can select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button to enable DHCP (use the DHCP Options only if necessary). However, if you prefer, you can use the Static IP address method instead to assign WAN
IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway manually.
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NOTE: If IPv6 networking is enabled, an additional set of instructions, radio buttons, and text entry boxes will appear at the bottom of the screen.
These configuration options are quite similar to those for IPv4 networks.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
STEP 3: This screen provides access to NAT, Firewall and IGMP Multicast settings.
Enable each by selecting the appropriate checkbox . Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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ENABLE NAT
If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox . The NAT submenu will appear in the Advanced Setup menu after reboot. On the other hand, if a private IP address is not used on the LAN side (i.e. the LAN side is using a public IP), this checkbox should not be selected, so as to free up system resources for improved performance.
ENABLE FULLCONE NAT
This option becomes available when NAT is enabled. Known as one-to-one NAT, all requests from the same internal IP address and port are mapped to the same external IP address and port. An external host can send a packet to the internal host, by sending a packet to the mapped external address.
ENABLE FIREWALL
If this checkbox is selected, the Security submenu will be displayed on the
Advanced Setup menu after reboot. If firewall is not necessary, this checkbox should not be selected so as to free up system resources for better performance.
ENABLE IGMP MULTICAST PROXY
Tick the checkbox to enable Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) multicast. This protocol is used by IPv4 hosts to report their multicast group memberships to any neighboring multicast routers.
Enable IGMP Multicast Source
Enable the WAN interface to be used as IGMP multicast source.
STEP 4: To choose an interface to be the default gateway.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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STEP 5: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static
DNS server IP addresses for the system.
Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
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STEP 6: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them.
After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
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F2.3 Bridging
STEP 1: *Select the Bridging radio button and click Next.
Allow as IGMP Multicast Source
Click to allow use of this bridge WAN interface as IGMP multicast source.
Allow as MLD Multicast Source
Click to allow use of this bridge WAN interface as MLD multicast source.
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For tagged service, enter valid 802.1P Priority and 802.1Q VLAN ID.
For untagged service, set -1 to both 802.1P Priority and 802.1Q VLAN ID.
For VLAN tag Q-in-Q service, select the TPID from the list.
STEP 2: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to return to the previous screen.
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After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
NOTE:
If this bridge connection is your only WAN service, the WR-6895 will be inaccessible for remote management or technical support from the WAN.
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