EE Brightbox Manuel D’Utilisation
EE Bright Box User Manual
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCING THE BRIGHT BOX WIRELESS ROUTER
The Bright Box Wireless Router is a wireless ‘N’ modem router offering speeds of up-to 300
Mbps when used with a compatible wireless ‘N’ adapter. It also has four 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet ports for wired connectivity.
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports ADSL2+ broadband connections offering maximum
theoretical speeds of up to 24 Mbps on your EE home broadband line. The Bright Box also
supports a simple ADSL setup over the EE broadband network through remote configuration
– just plug it into your ADSL line and it works.
The Bright Box features Intelligent Wireless - improving the reliability of your wireless
broadband signal by avoiding interference from other signals. You can control when your
connected devices move on to a different wireless channel to improve performance, giving
you the most reliable wireless connection for all your laptops, smartphones and tablets
throughout your home.
The router also features the latest WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) wireless security out-of-
the-box, to ensure that your wireless connection is protected from external wireless intrusion.
The router is also compatible with wireless ‘B’ and wireless ‘G’ standards
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports connectivity from a variety of devices to include
Windows and Apple Mac computers, games consoles such as Xbox and Play Station 3, iPads,
iPhones, and other mobile smartphones including Signal Boost (UMA) compatible handsets.
It’s also possible to connect a USB memory device (e.g. USB hard drive, or memory stick) to
the Bright Box wireless router to enable file sharing across the home network.
The Bright Box also has handy advanced features such as Port Forwarding, Port Triggering,
Access Control, MAC Filtering, URL Blocking, Intrusion Detection, UPnP and Quality of Service
(QoS) settings among others in order to provide configuration options to suit your needs.
Mbps when used with a compatible wireless ‘N’ adapter. It also has four 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet ports for wired connectivity.
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports ADSL2+ broadband connections offering maximum
theoretical speeds of up to 24 Mbps on your EE home broadband line. The Bright Box also
supports a simple ADSL setup over the EE broadband network through remote configuration
– just plug it into your ADSL line and it works.
The Bright Box features Intelligent Wireless - improving the reliability of your wireless
broadband signal by avoiding interference from other signals. You can control when your
connected devices move on to a different wireless channel to improve performance, giving
you the most reliable wireless connection for all your laptops, smartphones and tablets
throughout your home.
The router also features the latest WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) wireless security out-of-
the-box, to ensure that your wireless connection is protected from external wireless intrusion.
The router is also compatible with wireless ‘B’ and wireless ‘G’ standards
The Bright Box Wireless Router supports connectivity from a variety of devices to include
Windows and Apple Mac computers, games consoles such as Xbox and Play Station 3, iPads,
iPhones, and other mobile smartphones including Signal Boost (UMA) compatible handsets.
It’s also possible to connect a USB memory device (e.g. USB hard drive, or memory stick) to
the Bright Box wireless router to enable file sharing across the home network.
The Bright Box also has handy advanced features such as Port Forwarding, Port Triggering,
Access Control, MAC Filtering, URL Blocking, Intrusion Detection, UPnP and Quality of Service
(QoS) settings among others in order to provide configuration options to suit your needs.
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
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efficient process will be documented, however the alternative may appear next to an
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ROUTER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Feature
Specification
Model Name
Bright Box Wireless Router.
LAN Ports
3 x 10BASE-T/100BASE-Tx (RJ45).
WAN Ports
1 x 10BASE-T/100BASE-Tx (RJ45) – doubles as
additional LAN port.
additional LAN port.