- Edimax Ethernet Broadband Router User's Manual

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 contain advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as:

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

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.

Select one of the above five General Setup selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section