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Acer Predator Connect W6 User Manual

Acer Predator Connect W6 User Manual

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Predator Connect W6 AXE7800
Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E Router
User Guide
v2.3
All Rights Reserved. © 2023.
Important: This manual contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright
laws. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Some
features described in this manual may not be supported depending on the Operating
System version. Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain
information or features that do not apply to your device. Acer Group shall not be liable for
technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual.
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  • Page 1 Operating System version. Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain information or features that do not apply to your device. Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Operating System version. Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain information or features that do not apply to your device. Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual.

  • Page 3: Overview

    1. Overview Acer Connect series W6, a whole new Wi-Fi 6E Tri-band AXE7800 wireless router, is optimized for gamers with intensive features and simple setup steps via a 1-2-3 wizard. A new stylish 6-antenna desktop wireless router tuned for optimal gaming experience and for your household.
  • Page 4 2.2. Plug into an outlet. 2.3 Plug-in Internet cable. 2.4 Power on the device. 2.5 Connect to PredatorW6 Wi-Fi. 2.6 Important information is at the bottom of the device.
  • Page 5 • Check the device’s bottom label, and find the router’s default SSID (PredatorW6-YYYY) and password and then connect. • Open the browser on your laptop/desktop, input the device web admin URL: http://acer-connect.com or IP: http://192.168.76.1 • The device will automatically redirect to a quick setup wizard. Follow the easy 1-2-3 steps and get ready to access the internet.

  • Page 6: Initial Configuration

    Web UI by clicking on the drop-down arrow. Enter the login password to see the dashboard and other settings of your Predator Connect W6. The router will automatically guide you step by step on how to set up and configure internet access and basic network settings.

  • Page 7: Dashboard

    Dashboard Once you have successfully logged in, the following key information will be displayed on the Predator Connect W6 dashboard.
  • Page 8 Connection Status: shows the current connection status of Internet. WAN Status: shows WAN connectivity and Download/Upload speed and WAN IP. System Uptime: shows the system Uptime since the last reboot. Wi-Fi Status: shows the number of wireless client devices connected with 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands.
  • Page 9 Network Traffic: helps indicate real time status of the Download (DL) and Upload (UL) speeds across the WAN. Network Speed Test: 1) Powered by Ookla. A push of the “GO” button tests the speed of the WAN connectivity. 2) You can even manually select the server option.

  • Page 10: Hybrid Qos

    Hybrid QoS combines application priority and device priority. The Killer-Enabled PC can set applications priority and send packets with DSCP values to the Predator Connect W6 router, then the router will classify packets and set priority for all different applications based on the below definition.
  • Page 11 For the upload and download bandwidth configuration, please contact your ISP to get the exact value of the upload and download bandwidth. Once the bandwidth is configured, QoS will reserve the bandwidth according to the weighting percentage of each priority queue. You may select “use default configuration”...

  • Page 12: Quick Setup

    Quick Setup The Predator Connect W6 can operate as a standalone Wi-Fi router, Bridge, or establish a Mesh network. Please select a mode which this device will operate in: 1) Router Mode 2) Mesh Controller 3) Mesh Agent 4) Bridge mode...

  • Page 13: How To Create A Mesh Network

    How to create a Mesh network To create a mesh network, set one router as a Mesh controller (A) and set another router as a Mesh agent (B) Note: To keep a better performance, please be aware that a controller could only have 3 agents under its network.

  • Page 14: Mesh Topologies

    Power off the agent device, move it to another place, and then power ON. Then observe the agent’s LED color. (Agent’s LED color shows RSSI indication between a controller and agent. The Blue color means RSSI is good, Green color means RSSI is normal, Orange color means RSSI is poor, color means disconnected.
  • Page 15 Daisy Chain topology – 2 agents In daisy chain topology of 2 agents, a controller is connected with agent 2, and the agent 3 is connected with the agent 2, making a chain topology. Medium between the agents and the controller can be wireless or wired connectivity.
  • Page 16 Tree topology – 3 agents In tree topology of 3 agents, a controller is directly connected with two agents; whereas a third agent (Agent 3) is connected with agent 2, making a tree topology. Medium between a controller and the agents can be wireless or wired connectivity.
  • Page 17 Limitations of the W6 series Mesh: A maximum of one controller + three agents are allowed. Products that can act as controllers: Predator Connect X5/W6/W6d, Acer Connect Vero W6m. Products that can act as agents: Predator Connect W6/W6d, Acer Connect Vero W6m. Users will be reminded to avoid adding a fourth agent.
  • Page 18 Wi-Fi, Smart Home Wi-Fi, IPv6, DMZ, Firewall, NAT, pass-through, port forwarding, VPN, WAN ping, WAN setting etc. may not work. To access Predator Connect W6’s web portal in a bridge mode, it is recommended using a static IP. 18 18...

  • Page 19: Wan

    Hybrid QoS, Guest Wi-Fi, Smart Home Wi-Fi, IPv6, DMZ, Firewall, NAT pass-through, Port forwarding, VPN, WAN ping, WAN setting. 3) To access Predator Connect W6’s web portal, it is recommended to set up IP under your client network device and connect to W6 via Ethernet cable. The LAN gateway of W6 should also be configured as the client network device’s...

  • Page 20: Dmz

    7.4 WAN Ping By enabling this feature, WAN port of Predator Connect W6 will respond to ping requests that are sent to the WAN IP address from the Internet.

  • Page 21: Nat Pass-Through

    7.6 NAT pass-through NAT pass-through allows a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to pass through the router to the external network. 7.7 Port Forwarding This feature allows external users to connect to Local Area Network (LAN) services using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File transfer protocols (FTP), and other protocols.

  • Page 22: Vpn Server

    7.8 VPN Server Setup VPN server on Predator Connect W6 for remote VPN connection over the Internet. This router offers two VPN services: 7.8.1 OpenVPN 7.8.2 IPsec VPN The user needs to generate a certificate before enabling the VPN server. Once you create a VPN server, the VPN connection link establish, and the status with be shown.

  • Page 23: Ddns

    7.9 DDNS A DDNS service provides a fixed domain name for your router’s dynamic IP address. You will need to register with a DDNS service among the following ones. 1. Dyn.com 2. No IP 3. Google domain 4. Cloudflare.com Once you select the DDNS service, enter the host name, username and password, and click on ‘Apply’...

  • Page 24: Basic Settings

    8.3 Basic Settings (Router Mode) This tab shows only when the W6 is configured in router mode. In this page, you can edit Wi-Fi SSID and enable or disable SSID broadcast and use the following security parameters for 2.4GHz, 5GHz & 6GHz bands WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, WPA3 personal, WPA2/WPA3, Enhanced open;...

  • Page 25: Wi-Fi Mac Filter

    8.5 Wi-Fi MAC filter Devices that are added to the Wi-Fi MAC filter will be blocked from accessing the Internet. Click on the (+) icon to add the device in the filter table by entering its name & MAC address. Up to 32 devices can be added to the MAC filter.

  • Page 26: Guest Wi-Fi

    8.8 Guest Wi-Fi This tab provides information about the Internet connection for guests and their devices accessing your network. Guest Wi-Fi and Smart home Wi-Fi only works on controller mode. It means that the client can’t connect to guest/smart home Wi-Fi via mesh agents.

  • Page 27: Acs

    9. LAN LAN status On this page, you can view each LAN port status including its associated IP address, MAC address and DHCP server. The Predator Connect W6 has one Game port and three LAN ports. 27 27...

  • Page 28: Ipv6

    3. 192.168.10.x (Guest Wi-Fi) 4. 192.168.20.x (Smart Home Wi-Fi) 10. IPv6 You can setup IPv6 settings from this tab. The Predator Connect W6 supports IPv6 mode below: DHCPv6, static IPv6, PPPoE, 464xlat, 6rd, DS-Lite. Connection mode will be disabled by default.

  • Page 29: Network Security Setting

    11. Home Network Security The home network security tab includes network security settings and web and app controller within the parental control feature. These two features must accept the Trend Micro license agreement before enablement. 11.1 Network Security This tab contains the network security-related information, powered by Trend Micro, where you can turn on/off the...

  • Page 30: Parental Control

    Enabling IoT security protection feature detects and blocks harmful connections from compromised IoT devices by using Trend Micro’s smart protection network. It’s a continuously updated IoT device reputation database that prevents the network from false connections. 11.2 Parental Control This feature allows you to control and block unwanted sites on specific devices.

  • Page 31: System

    • Streaming Block websites and Apps which include Audio and Video streaming. Under the URL tab (see adjacent image) you can enter the device list, device name, its MAC address and URL, which you want to forbid access to e.g. www.aaaa.com. Or you can add a keyword e.g.

  • Page 32: System Time

    12.4 languages You can select the language of your Predator Connect W6 from this tab. 12.5 Backup and Restore In this tab, you can check how to save the configuration: Click on "Backup"...

  • Page 33: System Information

    12.6 System Information It shows key device information of Predator Connect W6, such as: • Device name • Serial number • Firmware version 12.7 Restart and Reset Default From this tab, you can click on “Restart device” to reboot the router and click on “Factory data...

  • Page 34: System Log

    12.9 System Log The System logs consists of general logs and Wi-Fi logs. It will display here all the recent 100 activities you have done with the router. You can save the system logs by clicking the “Save log” button at the bottom of the page.

  • Page 35: Main Led

    12.11 Main LED This tab displays information about LED colors and its indication. These LED indicators will help you to know and understand router behavior. Congestion Detection tests helps you to identify the Internet connection status; whether it is good, normal, or poor. Different LED lights will indicate differently statuses.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    13.2.1 What can I do if I forget my wireless password? • Connect to the W6 router via Ethernet cable LAN. • Visit device portal http://acer-connect.com and login admin. • Go to Wi-Fi -> Basic settings/Retrieve or reset the Wi-Fi passwords.

  • Page 37: Appendix Factory Default Settings

    14. Factory Default Settings Router web admin http://acer-connect.com or http://192.168.76.1 Login Password (case- AcerXXXX sensitive) (XXXX is randomized variables. Please check the device’s bottom label) Local Network (LAN) Gateway address 192.168.76.1 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 DHCP server 192.168.76.1 DHCP range 192.168.76.100 to 192.168.76.254 Time zone Depends on the country or region you bought the router.

  • Page 38: Router Basic Specification

    15. Router Basic Specification System MT7986 Processor Quad A53 2.0GHz LPDDR Memory Storage IEEE standard 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax Band Tri-band, 2.4/5/6GHz Throughput AXE7800 MU-MIMO 2+4+2 streams 2.4GHz: 2x2 MIMO streams, 1024/256 QAM, Wireless LAN 20/40MHz, 574MBps 5GHz: 4x4 MIMO streams, 1024/256 QAM, 20/40/80/160MHz, 4804Mbps 6GHz: 2x2 MIMO streams, 1024/256 QAM, 20/40/80/160MHz, 2402Mbps...

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