Edimax Technology Broadband Router - Manual (Page 17)

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Chapter 2
General Settings
Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should see the screen below.
If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General
Setup screen for you to start using the Internet.
The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network
’s needs such
as: Wireless, Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, Special Applications, DMZ
and other functions.
Below is a general description of what advance functions are available for this broadband router
Menu Description
System
This section allows you to set the Broadband router ’s system Time Zone, Password
and Remote Management Administrator.
WAN
This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a
connection with your ISP (same as the Quick Setup Wizard section)
LAN
You can specify the LAN segment ’s IP address, subnet Mask, enable/disable DHCP
and select an IP range for your LAN
Wireless Setup the wireless LAN ’s SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering.
QoS You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy.
NAT
You can configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server and Special Applications
functions in this section. This allows you to specify what user/packet can pass your
router
’s NAT.
Firewall The Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control, Hacker Prevention and
DMZ.
Print Server The Print section allows you to enable the USB ports to support USB printer.
NAS The NAS section allows you to enable the USB ports to support USB storage devices.
Select one of the above five General Setup selections and proceed to the manual
’s relevant sub-section