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Wireless N450 Home Router

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Page 1: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 1...

Page 2: ...sed written permission from Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd any individual or party is not allowed to copy plagiarize reproduce or translate it into other languages All photos and product specificati...

Page 3: ...3 Configurations 17 1 Status 17 1 1 System Status 17 1 2 WAN Status 17 1 3 LAN Status 18 1 4 Wireless Status 18 1 5 Connection Status 19 2 Network 19 2 1 LAN 19 2 2 WAN 20 2 3 Port Mode 22 2 4 MAC Clo...

Page 4: ...ics 56 6 3 Time 56 6 4 Change Password 56 6 5 Backup 57 6 6 Restore 57 6 7 Firmware Update 58 6 8 Restore to Factory Default 58 6 9 Reboot 59 Appendix 1 Configure PC 60 WIN7 OS 60 Windows XP OS 63 App...

Page 5: ...any of the above items are incorrect missing or damaged please contact your Tenda reseller for immediate replacement 2 Getting to Know Your Router Front LED Overview LED Status Description WAN Solid...

Page 6: ...nection to power supply Back Panel z POWER The power adapter is connected and you can use the provided adapter to supply power z WPS RST WPS button Reset button Pressing it for about 3 second enables...

Page 7: ...ly within line of sight to your wireless devices z Accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers z In an elevated location such as a high shelf keeping the number of wa...

Page 8: ...net Connection Type z If you connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that requires a username and a password provided by your ISP please select PPPoE z If you can access Internet as soon...

Page 9: ...m the incoming Internet side to the WAN port on the router 3 Internet Connection Setup Configure PC Configure your PC obtain IP address automatically If you are not clear about this please refer to Ap...

Page 10: ...er 10 3 Enter a password in the corresponding field as shown in the window below the default password is set to admin Note For security purpose please change the default password after you have logged...

Page 11: ...t using a broadband connection that requires a username and a password Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP configure a security key to secure your wireless network and then click OK...

Page 12: ...ettings on the home page Here you can see the system status and WAN connection status of the device 1 If you find Connected and a WAN IP address displayed there as shown below you have got a wired int...

Page 13: ...ccasions for your reference 1 You have connected to Internet successfully 2 You might have entered a wrong user name and or a wrong password Please contact your ISP for the correct user name and passw...

Page 14: ...ss network SSID from your wireless devices notebook iPad iPhone etc and enter a security key to connect to it wirelessly Desktop computers should be equipped with wireless network cards WIN7 OS 1 Clic...

Page 15: ...r your security key and click OK 5 When displaying Connected you have connected to network successfully Tips If you cannot find the icon at the bottom of the right corner on your desktop please refer...

Page 16: ...select View Available Wireless Networks 3 Select the SSID you wish to connect such as Tenda_home click Connect enter the security key and then click OK 4 You can access Internet via the device when Co...

Page 17: ...ance of the operating status of the device 1 2 WAN Status This section allows you to view the router s WAN information as noted below z Connection Type Displays the current Internet connection type z...

Page 18: ...s Displays the current LAN IP address z Subnet Mask Displays the current LAN subnet mask 1 4 Wireless Status This section allows you to view the wireless information of 2 4Ghz band z Wireless Radio Di...

Page 19: ...onnected clients if any including IP and MAC addresses etc 2 Network Network menu includes the following nine submenus Clicking any of them enters the corresponding interface for configuration Details...

Page 20: ...DHCP Static IP and PPPoE including dual access Dynamic IP Select Dynamic IP DHCP to obtain IP Address information automatically from your ISP Select this option if your ISP does not provide you with...

Page 21: ...ault is 1450 PPPoE Select PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet if your ISP uses a PPPoE connection and provides you with a PPPoE user name and a PPPoE password Simply enter them in correspondin...

Page 22: ...licking this button copies the MAC address of your PC to the MAC Address field in the router Note 1 Normally you don t need to change the default WAN MAC value However some ISP s may require the clien...

Page 23: ...s IP assignment z Lease Time The length of time for the IP address lease Tips 1 The device has enabled the DHCP server by default and it is not advisable to disable it unless necessary 2 To apply the...

Page 24: ...es in the corresponding fields and click Add and then the Save button to complete z IP Address Enter the IP address for static DHCP assignment z MAC Address Enter the MAC address of a computer to alwa...

Page 25: ...ress Enter the ending IP address for the DHCP server s IP assignment z Lease Time The length of time for the IP address lease Tips The IP address configured in DHCP guest network should not be in the...

Page 26: ...4GHz based features will be disabled accordingly z Country Select your country from the drop down list There are 12 options available z SSID Broadcast Select Enable Disable to make your wireless netwo...

Page 27: ...nts connected to the LAN ports and secures your wireless master network z Guest Network Select to enable disable the guest network feature z SSID Broadcast Check to enable disable the SSID feature mak...

Page 28: ...ormat Select Hex or ASCII from the drop down list z Key Select Select a key from the preset keys 1 4 for current use WPA PSK The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802 11i standard It en...

Page 29: ...11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard AES instead of TKIP It is more secured than WPA and WEP z Cipher Type Select AES advanced encryption standard or TKIP temporary key integrity protocol AES z S...

Page 30: ...e distant clients and interference For normal SOHO it is recommended to keep the default value unchanged otherwise the router performance may be degraded z DTIM Interval A DTIM Delivery Traffic Indica...

Page 31: ...only devices at specified MAC addresses to connect to your wireless network Click Add and the screen below will open z MAC Address Enter the MAC address of a wireless client z Description Briefly des...

Page 32: ...s seen in the figure above PC1 and PC2 access Internet via a wireless connection to Router 1 While PC3 and PC4 are too far to directly connect to Router 1 for Internet access Now you can use the WDS b...

Page 33: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 33 2 Click Wireless Basic to check the basic settings of Router 1 3 Click Wireless Security to check wireless security settings of Router 1...

Page 34: ...of Router 2 to a different address yet on the same net segment as Router 1 As shown below Router 1 LAN IP 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 2 LAN IP 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0...

Page 35: ...eless Security page and set the wireless security settings exactly as they are on the link partner Router 1 7 Go to DHCP Server to disable the DHCP on Router 2 Now you have finished all settings on Ro...

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Page 37: ...y pinging Router 2 s IP Steps are as follows Take Windows XP OS for example 1 Click Start Run 2 Then the below screen appears and enter cmd 3 Input ping 192 168 0 10 in the screen and press Enter If t...

Page 38: ...rver on either device WISP Mode If your router acquires Internet access from a wireless Access Point please select WISP mode Specific steps are as follows 1 Click Wireless Wireless Extender select WIS...

Page 39: ...y correct them 3 For the normal wireless connection between two routers do not change this router s SSID settings including SSID channel security mode and security key Universal Repeater In this mode...

Page 40: ...Save the settings and the router will restart automatically 3 7 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know little of wireless security to establish a secure wireless home network...

Page 41: ...ption method is successfully enabled An authentication routine will be performed between your router and the WPS PBC enabled wireless client device during this time if it succeeds the wireless client...

Page 42: ...MZ Host UPnP IPTV Routing Table and Static Routing Clicking any of them enters the corresponding interface for configuration Details are explained below 4 1 Bandwidth Control To better manage bandwidt...

Page 43: ...ss it is communicated to the DDNS provider by software running on a computer or network device at that address The provider distributes the association between the host name and the address to the Int...

Page 44: ...annot find the port you will need to enter it manually Example You want to share some large files with your friends who are not in your LAN however it is not convenient to transfer such large files ac...

Page 45: ...your friends need to enter ftp 172 16 102 89 21 in their browsers Note If you include port 80 in this section you must set the port for remote web based management to a different number other than 80...

Page 46: ...Universal Plug and Play allows a network device to discover and connect to other devices on the network With this feature enabled hosts in the LAN can request the device to perform special port forwar...

Page 47: ...that the set top box s IP address should be on the same IP net segment as the router s LAN IP if the set top box is connected to any port of LAN ports 1 3 b Select the dialup mode provided by your ISP...

Page 48: ...is currently not supported on WLAN 4 7 Routing Table This feature displays the routing table content 4 8 Static Routing Use this section to customize static routes of data through your network Click A...

Page 49: ...or next hop 5 Security The Security tab includes 6 submenus MAC Filter Client Filter URL Filter Remote Web Management DDoS Defence and SPI Firewall Clicking any of them enters the corresponding interf...

Page 50: ...he computer that you want to restrict Time Specify a time range for current entry to take effect Day select a day or several days for the entry to take effect Enable Select to enable disable correspon...

Page 51: ...n ending IP address Port Enter TCP UDP protocol port number it can be a single port or a range of ports Traffic Type Select a protocol or protocols for the traffic TCP UDP Both Time Specify a time ran...

Page 52: ...entry Enable Check to enable or uncheck to disable a corresponding filter rule allow disallow matched addresses to pass through router Description Briefly describe the current entry Start IP Enter a...

Page 53: ...nt allows the router to be configured from the Internet via a web browser Enable Select to enable the Remote Web based Management feature Port Remote admin port is the port number used to access the r...

Page 54: ...acks When the number of ICMP UDP or SYN packets received exceeds the defined threshold the router will record its IP and MAC addresses in the DDOS Defence List ICMP Flood If an IP receives the number...

Page 55: ...word Backup Restore Firmware Update Restore to Factory Default and Reboot Clicking any of them enters the corresponding interface for configuration Details are explained below 6 1 Logs The Syslog opti...

Page 56: ...maintain the correct time on the internal system clock You can either select to set the time and date manually or automatically obtain the GMT time from Internet Note that the GMT time is obtained on...

Page 57: ...e default login password and user name as part of the initial configuration of your router 6 5 Backup This feature allows you to backup current settings Once you have configured the router you can sav...

Page 58: ...ile and Upgrade to update your router 2 Device restarts automatically when the upgrade process is completed Note DO NOT power off the router when the upgrade is in process otherwise the router may be...

Page 59: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 59 6 9 Reboot This section allows you to reboot the router...

Page 60: ...er 60 Appendix 1 Configure PC In this section we explain how to configure your PC s TCP IP settings WIN7 OS 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Enter Control Panel and click Network and Internet 3 Click Net...

Page 61: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 61 4 Click Change adapter settings 5 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties...

Page 62: ...reless N450 Home Router 62 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK to save the configurations Back to Configure Rout...

Page 63: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 63 Windows XP OS 1 Right click My Network Places and select Properties 2 Right click Local and select Properties 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties...

Page 64: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 64 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK to save the settings Back to Configure Router...

Page 65: ...me Router 65 Appendix 2 Join a Wireless Connection Note For wireless connection desktop computers need to be equipped with wireless network cards first Win7 OS 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Click Netw...

Page 66: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 66 3 Click Network and Sharing Center 4 Click Change adapter settings 5 Click Wireless Network Connection accordingly and select Connect Disconnect...

Page 67: ...to connect such as Tenda 000090 According to different cipher types here goes two situations A If you have configured security key click Connect When the following dialog box appears it indicates conn...

Page 68: ...Home Router 68 B If you have configured security key click Connect When the following dialog box appears it indicates connecting to the network 7 When displaying Connected you have connected to networ...

Page 69: ...et button 3 Q My computer shows an IP address conflict error after having connected to the device What should I do a Check if there are other DHCP servers present in your LAN If there are other DHCP s...

Page 70: ...a list of some well known service ports as follows Server Protocol Service Port Web Server TCP 80 FTP Server TCP 21 Telnet TCP 23 Net Meeting TCP 1503 1720 MSN Messenger TCP UDP File Send 6891 6900 TC...

Page 71: ...for port based Network Access Control PNAC It is part of the IEEE 802 1 group of networking protocols It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN IEEE 802 1X...

Page 72: ...e and accept wireless clients at the same time unlike traditional bridging WDS may be incompatible between different products even occasionally from the same vendor since it is not certified by the Wi...

Page 73: ...ur PC otherwise you may not be able to wirelessly connect to the device Below describes how to do remove a wireless network from your PC Windows XP OS 1 Right click My Network Places and select Proper...

Page 74: ...Wireless N450 Home Router 74 Windows 7 OS 1 Click Network from your desktop and select Properties 2 Select Manage Wireless Networks 3 Click the wireless connection and select Remove network...

Page 75: ...arantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipmen...

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