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11N Wireless Broadband Router

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Page 1: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router ...

Page 2: ...re belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd any individual or party is not allowed to copy plagiarize reproduce or translate it into other languages All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only Upgrades of software and hardware may occur and if there are changes Tenda is not responsible for ...

Page 3: ... ROUTER 12 3 1 HOW TO SET THE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS 12 3 2 LOGIN TO THE ROUTER 14 CHAPTER 4 QUICK SETUP GUIDE 16 4 1 SETUP WIZARD 16 CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED SETTINGS 22 5 1 LAN SETTINGS 22 5 2 WAN SETTINGS 23 5 3 MAC ADDRESS CLONE 26 5 4 DNS SETTINGS 27 CHAPTER 6 WIRELESS SETTING 28 6 1 BASIC SETTINGS 28 6 2 WIRELESS SECURITY SETTING 30 6 3 ADVANCED SETTINGS 33 6 4 WPS SETTINGS 34 6 5 WDS SETTINGS 37 ...

Page 4: ...GS 49 10 2 URL FILTER SETTINGS 50 10 3 MACADDRESS FILTER 51 10 4 PREVENT NETWORK ATTACK 53 10 5 REMOTE WEB MANAGEMENT 54 10 6 WAN PING 55 CHAPTER11 ROUTING SETTING 56 11 1 ROUTING TABLE 56 CHAPTER 12 SYSTEM TOOLS 57 12 1 TIME SETTINGS 57 12 2 DDNS 58 12 3 BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS 59 12 4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING 61 12 5 UPGRADE FIRMWARE 62 12 6 REBOOT THE ROUTER 62 12 7 PASSWORD CHANGE 63...

Page 5: ...ed to SOHOs Small Office Home Office and family networking It supports WDS Wireless Distribution System function for repeating and amplifying the signals to extend the wireless network coverage In addition the router also supports all of the latest wireless security features such as 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA WPA and WPS PBC and PIN encryption methods packet filtering and port forwarding to preve...

Page 6: ... access point four port switch and firewall all in one Provides up to 150Mbps uploading and downloading speed Supports two WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup encryption methods PBC and PIN Compliant to IEEE802 11n IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11b IEEE802 3 and IEEE802 3u standards Supports over 8 times transmission range of 11G products Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA WPA2 encryption methods Supports RTS CTS p...

Page 7: ... Supports wireless Roaming technology for high efficient wireless connections Supports auto negotiation manual mode for 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n Supports UPnP and DDNS Supports Firefox 1 0 IE5 5 or above Supports SNTP Supports virtual server DMZ host Built in firewall to prevent network attacks Supports DHCP server client Supports auto wireless channel selection Supports LAN access control to the I...

Page 8: ...Router One Quick Installation Guide One Power Adapter One software CD If any of listed items are missing or damaged please contact the Tenda reseller for immediate replacement 1 3 LED Indicator and Port Description Front panel LED indicator description from L to R POWER LED Illuminates green to indicate the router is on and has power 4 ...

Page 9: ... green to indicate the wireless function is enabled LAN 4 3 2 1 LEDs Wired local network indicators are illuminated when connected to an Ethernet device flashing indicates the device is transmitting and or receiving data WAN LED Wide Area Network indicator is always illuminated to indicate the router s WAN port is properly connected flashing indicates the port is transmitting and or receiving data...

Page 10: ...r DSL or Cable MODEM or other Ethernet device for connecting to the Internet LAN 1 2 3 4 Four 10 100Mbps Ethernet ports that can be connected to an Ethernet switch Ethernet router or NIC card RESET The system reset button Press and hold this button for 7 seconds and all configured settings will be deleted and router settings will be restored to original factory default WPS Press and hold the WPS b...

Page 11: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router feature will be enabled The WPS LED will flash when communicating in this mode 7 ...

Page 12: ... box please follow the steps below to setup your router For better wireless performance please put the device in the middle of the wireless coverage area 1 Please use the included AC adapter to power your router IMPORTANT Use of a different power adapter could cause damage and void the warranty for this product 8 ...

Page 13: ...reless Broadband Router 2 Please connect a LAN cable to the LAN port of the router and then to the network adapter of your computer 3 Please connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the WAN port 9 ...

Page 14: ...llow the instructions to complete the installation You can also enter the router s web page to complete the setup and configure your router For more details please refer to Chapter 3 Note If your operating system is Windows 7 and the Program Compatibility Assistant window appears please click This program installed correctly to finish the router setup process 10 ...

Page 15: ...Usually a wireless LAN network is positioned in an area where each access point is setup in a dedicated location to ensure optimum wireless coverage and consistent communication service Generally speaking it is in the center of the area to reduce dead spots 11 ...

Page 16: ... s web page After you have finished the hardware installation the following steps will assist you in setting the network configurations for you computer 3 1 How to Set the Network Configurations 1 From Control Panel open Network Connections 2 Right click Local Area Connection for network and select Properties 12 ...

Page 17: ...ireless Broadband Router 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK to save the configurations 13 ...

Page 18: ...55 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 DNS server You should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP Otherwise you can use the router s default gateway as the DNS proxy server Click OK to save the configurations 3 2 Login to the Router 1 To access the router s web based interface launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter the router s default IP address http 192 168 0 1 Press ...

Page 19: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router 2 Type admin as both User Name and Password Click OK 3 If you entered the user name and password correctly the following screen will be displayed 15 ...

Page 20: ...p Wizard 1 Install the software CD into your computer and after the software initiates double click the Setup icon and Welcome to Setup Wizard will be displayed click Next 2 In this screen select the Internet connection mode you use If you are unsure of the mode press the Auto Detect button or you can contact your Internet Service Provider for the mode to be used and then click Next 16 ...

Page 21: ...r the Account and Password provided by your ISP and click Next For example Dynamic IP Via DHCP If your connection mode is Dynamic IP it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect You do not need to enter the information like other modes Click Next 17 ...

Page 22: ...nformation from your ISP in the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and Primary DNS server fields and click Next For example ISP provides the following TCP IP parameters as follows IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Primary DNS Server 192 168 1 2 Alternate DNS Server 202 96 134 133 18 ...

Page 23: ...please wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off your computer After rebooting click the System Status in the left menu of the Web based Utility to find out the current network and system information If the Connection Status is Connected congratulations you completed the router s basic settings and you are now connected to the Internet If you want to modify your configuration please proceed to t...

Page 24: ...eed to change it for optimal performance with your specific ISP 1400 is the default MTU Address Mode Select Static if your ISP supplies you with the IP address subnet mask and gateway In most cases select Dynamic IP Address Enter the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP 20 ...

Page 25: ...ord Enter PPTP password provided by your ISP Address Mode Select Static if your ISP supplies you with the IP address subnet mask and gateway In most cases select Dynamic IP Address Enter the PPTP IP address supplied by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP 21 ...

Page 26: ...seen on your local network which is unchangeable IP Address The router s LAN IP addresses not your PC s IP address 192 168 0 1 is the default value Subnet Mask It displays the router s subnet mask for measurement of the network size 255 255 255 0 is the default value IMPORTANT Once you modify the IP address you need to remember it for the next time you login to the web based utility 22 ...

Page 27: ...in Setup Wizard and would like to modify or configure the related settings in detail Virtual Dial up PPPoE Connection Mode Show your current connection mode Account Enter the name provided by your ISP Password Enter password provided by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit It is the size of 23 ...

Page 28: ...r it if provided Do NOT modify it unless necessary Connect Automatically Connect automatically to the Internet after rebooting the system or connection failure Connect Manually Connect to the Internet by user manually Connect on Demand Re establish your connection to the Internet after the specific time Max Idle Time Zero means you are connected to the Internet all the times Otherwise enter the mi...

Page 29: ...sen you can modify the following address information IP Address Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the WAN Subnet Mask here Gateway Enter the WAN Gateway here Primary DNS Server Enter the Primary DNS server provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS 25 ...

Page 30: ...d user s MAC address to access their network This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the Router MAC Address The MAC address to be registered with your Internet service provider Clone MAC Address Register your PC s MAC address Restore Default MAC Address Restore to the default hardware MAC address 26 ...

Page 31: ...net Service Provider for details if you do not have them DNS Click the checkbox to enable the DNS server The Router s DHCP sever will answer the client s requests and distribute DNS address Primary DNS Address Enter the necessary address provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Address Enter the second address if your ISP provides which is optional Notice After the settings are completed reboot the devi...

Page 32: ...eless features uncheck to disable it Network Mode Select one mode from the following The default is 11b g n mode 11b mode Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps 11g mode Allow the 11g 11n compliant client device to connect with the AP at the maximum speed of 54Mbps 28 ...

Page 33: ...SSID Select Enable to enable the device s SSID to be visible by wireless clients The default is enabled BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier of wireless network In IEEE802 11 BSSID is the MAC address of wireless access point Channel Specify the effective channel from 1 to 13 Auto of the wireless network Extension Channel To increase data throughput of wireless network the extension channel range is ...

Page 34: ...2 1 Mixed WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy a basic encryption method usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys 64 bits or 128 bits in length By using the same keys on each of your wireless network devices you can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from monitoring your transmissions or using your wireless resources Select Mixed WEP to enter the following window Select SSID Se...

Page 35: ...allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the four configured keys as the current available one 6 2 2 WPA Personal WPA Wi Fi Protected Access a Wi Fi standard is a more recent wireless encryption scheme designed to improve the security features of WEP It applies more powerful encryption types such as TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard and...

Page 36: ...pted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period 6 2 3 WPA2 Personal WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access version 2 provides higher security than WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Select SSID Select the SSID main SSID or minor SSID to configure security setting from the drop down menu WPA Algorithms Provides TKIP Temporal Key Integrit...

Page 37: ... the advanced wireless setting of the Router including the Radio Preamble 802 11g n Rate Fragmentation Threshold RTS Threshold etc BG protection Mode Auto by default It is for 11b g wireless client to connect to an 11n wireless network smoothly in a complicated wireless area Basic Data Rates For different requirement you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates Here default value is 1 2 5 5...

Page 38: ...ot to modify this value RTS Threshold RTS stands for Request to Send This parameter controls what size data packet the frequency protocol issues to RTS packet The default value of the attribute is 2346 It is recommended not to modify this value in SOHO environment TX Power Set the output power of wireless radio The default value is 100 WMM Capable It will enhance the data transfer performance of m...

Page 39: ... the panel to configure it without manually selecting encryption method and secret keys In the Wireless settings menu click WPS settings to enter the next screen WPS settings To enable or disable WPS function The default is disable WPS mode Provide two ways PBC Push Button Configuration and PIN code PBC Select the PBC or press and hold the WLAN WPS button on the back panel of the device for about ...

Page 40: ...ent state of Wi Fi protected setting including authorized mode encryption type default key and other information WPS Current Status Idle means WPS in idle state Start MSC process means the process has been started and waits for being connected Configured means the negotiation is successful between server and clients WPS Configured yes means WPS feature is enabled and goes into effect not used mean...

Page 41: ...uests and set the security mode as WPA mode 6 5 WDS Settings WDS Wireless Distribution System is used to expand wireless coverage area This Router provides three modes Lazy Bridge and Repeater Lazy In this mode the connected device can be either then Bridge mode or Repeater mode and enter the router s BSSID to establish the connection Bridge You can wirelessly connect two or more wired networks vi...

Page 42: ...Pass phrase Enter the encrypted key for wireless devices AP MAC Input the MAC address of another opposing wireless router you want to connect NOTE It is recommended that two wireless routers keep the same bandwidth channel number and security settings Apply the settings and reboot the router to activate it 6 6 Wireless Access Control To secure your wireless LAN the wireless access control is actua...

Page 43: ... MAC address in the list to access the wireless network MAC Address Management Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy Click Add to finish the MAC add operation MAC list Show the added MAC addresses You can add or delete them 6 7 Connection Status This page shows wireless client s connection status including MAC address Channel bandwidth etc Select Wireless Setting connection status t...

Page 44: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address Shows current MAC addresses of the hosts connecting to the Router Bandwidth Shows current bandwidth of the hosts wireless client 40 ...

Page 45: ...from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating Obtain an IP Address Automatically So specifying the starting and ending address of the IP Address pool is needed DHCP Server Activate the checkbox to enable DHCP server IP Address Start End Enter the range of IP address for DHCP server distribution Lease Time The length of the IP address lease For example If the lease ti...

Page 46: ...e related information in the DHCP server list IP Address Enter the IP address which needs to be bound MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer you want to assign the above IP address Click Add to add the entry in the list Hostname The name of the computer which is added a new IP address Lease Time The left time length of the corresponding IP address lease 42 ...

Page 47: ...section deals with the port range forwarding The Port Range Forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers ftp e mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN Start End Port Enter the start end port number which 43 ...

Page 48: ...e Click to check it for corresponding operation Well Known Service Port Select the well known services as DNS FTP from the drop down menu to add to the configured one above Add Add the selected well known port to the policy ID NOTE If you set the virtual server of the service port as 80 you must set the Web management port on Remote Web Management page to be any value except 80 such as 8080 Otherw...

Page 49: ...sed to the Internet for a special purpose service as Internet gaming or video conferencing DMZ Host IP Address The IP address of the computer you want to expose Enable Click the checkbox to enable the DMZ host IMPORTANT When the DMZ host is enabled the firewall settings of the DMZ host will not function 45 ...

Page 50: ...ndard function Windows ME XP or Vista or if you have installed software that supports UPnP With the UPnP function the internal host can request the router to process some special port switching so as to enable the external host to visit the resources of the internal host Enable UPnP Click the checkbox to enable the UPnP 46 ...

Page 51: ...ies can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs speed control including for IP address range configuration Enable Traffic Control To enable or disable the internal IP bandwidth control The default is disabled Interface To limit the uploading and downloading bandwidth in WAN port Service To select the controlled service type such as HTTP service 47 ...

Page 52: ...cted IP addresses uploading or downloading Bandwidth To specify the uploading downloading Min Max Traffic speed KB s which can not exceed the WAN speed Apply To enable the current editing rule If not the rule will be disabled Add After edit the rule click the add to list button to add the current rule to rule list Apply Click Save to activate the current rule Cancel Click Cancel to drop all settin...

Page 53: ...ntrol some ports access to Internet by the data packet filter function Client Filter Check to enable client filter Access Policy Select one number from the drop down menu Enable Check to enable the access policy Clear the Policy Click Clear button to clear all settings for the policy Filter Mode Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet 49 ...

Page 54: ...rotocol Select one protocol TCP UDP Both from the drop down menu Times Select the time range of client filter Days Select the day s to run the access policy 10 2 URL Filter Settings In order to control the computer to have access to websites you can use URL filtering to allow the computer to have access to certain websites at fixed time and forbids it from having access to certain websites at fixe...

Page 55: ...Name Enter a name for the access policy selected Start End IP Enter the starting ending IP address URL Strings Specify the text strings or keywords needed to be filtered If any part of the URL contains these strings or words the web page will not be accessible and displayed Times Select the time range of client filter Days Select the day s to run the access policy 10 3 MAC Address Filter In order ...

Page 56: ...k to enable the access policy Clear the Policy Click Clear button to clear all settings for the policy Filter Mode Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet Policy Name Enter a name for the access policy selected MAC Address Enter the MAC address you want to run the access policy Times Select the time range of client filter 52 ...

Page 57: ...s the Internet at 8 00 18 00 you need to set it as above 10 4 Prevent Network Attack This section is to protect the internal network from exotic attack such as SYN Flooding attack Smurf attack LAND attack etc Once detecting the unknown attack the router will restrict its bandwidth automatically The attacker s IP address can be found in the System Log Prevent Network Attack Check to enable it for a...

Page 58: ... Enable Check to enable remote web management Port The management port open to outside access The default value is 80 WAN IP Address Specify the range of the WAN IP address for remote management Note 1 If you want to login the device s Web based interface via port 8080 you need use the format of WAN IP address port for example http 219 134 32 101 8080 to implement remote login 2 If your WAN IP add...

Page 59: ...3 218 88 93 34 and 218 88 93 35 can access the Router For example If you want to configure the IP address 218 88 93 33 to access the device s web interface please set it as follows 10 6 WAN Ping The ping test is to check the status of your internet connection When disabling the test the system will ignore the ping test from WAN Ignore Ping from WAN Check to ignore the ping request and give no repl...

Page 60: ...r is to look for a best path for every data frame and transfer this data frame to a destination So it s essential for the router to choose the best path i e routing arithmetic In order to finish this function many transferring paths i e routing table are saved in the router for choosing when needed 56 ...

Page 61: ...n the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down menu Customized time Enter the time you customize Note When the Router is powered off the time setting will be lost Before the Router will obtain GMT time automatically you need connect with the Internet and obtain the GMT time or set the time on this page first Then the time in other feature...

Page 62: ...function please select Enable and a DDNS service provider to sign up Main Features Your ISP provides dynamic IP address DDNS is used to capture the changeable IP address and match the fixed domain Then users can have access to the Internet to communicate with others DDNS can help you establish virtual host in your home and company DDNS Click the radio button to enable or disable the DDNS service S...

Page 63: ...lish a Web server and register in 3322 org as follows User name tenda Password 123456 Domain Name tenda vicp net After mapping the port in the virtual server setting account information in DDNS server and in the address field entering for example http tenda 3322 org you can then access the Web page 12 3 Backup Restore Settings The device provides backup restore settings so you need to set a direct...

Page 64: ...dband Router Backup Setting Click Backup button to back up the Router s settings and select the path for save Click Save to save the configuration files Restore Setting Click Browse button to select the backup files 60 ...

Page 65: ... means the router will lose all the settings you have set So please note the related settings if necessary Restore Click this button to restore to default settings Factory Default Settings User Name admin Password admin IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 NOTE After restoring to default settings please restart the device then the default settings can go into effect 61 ...

Page 66: ...w tenda cn Browse click this button to select the upgrade file Upgrade click this button to start the upgrading process After the upgrade is completed the Router will reboot automatically 12 6 Reboot the Router Rebooting the router makes the settings configured effective or to reset the router again if the configured settings fail Reboot the router Click this button to reboot the device 62 ...

Page 67: ... better secure your router and network User Name Enter a new user name for the device Old Password Enter the old password New Password Enter a new password Re enter to Confirm Re enter to confirm the new password NOTE It is highly recommended to change the password to secure your network and the Router 63 ...

Page 68: ...ck Clear to clear all shown information If the log is over 150 records it will clear them automatically Refresh Click this button to update the log Clear Click this button to clear the current shown log 12 9 Logout After you have finished the settings completely in logout page click Yes to logout the web management page 64 ...

Page 69: ...same physical layer PHY with an acceptably low frame error ratio FER due to mutual interference SSID Service Set identifier An SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network Your network s SSID should be unique to your network and identical for all devices within the network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 20 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make ...

Page 70: ...other method is to enter a text and let the computer generate the WEP key for you However since each product use different method for key generation it might not work for different products Therefore it is NOT recommended using WPA WPA2 A security protocol for wireless networks that builds on the basic foundations of WEP It secures wireless data transmission by using a key similar to WEP but the a...

Page 71: ... Power LED is illuminated After the device is powered on for a few seconds the SYS indicator on the front panel should be illuminated If it is not please contact us 9 Step 2 Check the network cables are connected correctly and the corresponding LED indicator is illuminated Sometimes the indicator is illuminated but it does not mean it is functioning 9 Run Ping command and check if it can ping the ...

Page 72: ...er DHCP servers in the LAN If there are then disable them The default IP address of the router is 192 168 0 1 please maker sure the address is not being by another device If there are two computers with the same IP address please modify one of them 4 I cannot use E mail and access the Internet What can I do 9 It happens in ADSL connection and Dynamic IP users And you need modify the default MTU va...

Page 73: ...o activate it 6 How to share my computer s source with other users in Internet 9 If you want Internet users to access the internal server via the router such as e mail server Web FTP You can configure the Virtual Server 9 Step 1 create your internal server make sure the LAN users can access these servers and know related service port For example Web server s port is 80 FTP is 21 SMTP is 25 and POP...

Page 74: ...rnal host TCP UDP ICMP 9 Step 7 click Apply to activate the settings 9 The following table has listed the well known application and service port Server Protocol Service Port WEB Server TCP 80 FTP Server TCP 21 Telnet TCP 23 NetMeeting TCP 1503 1720 MSN Messenger TCP UDP File Send 6891 6900 TCP Voice 1863 6901 TCP Voice 1863 5190 UDP PPTP VPN TCP 1723 Iphone5 0 TCP 22555 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 7...

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