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300M Wireless-N Access Point

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Page 2: ...ongs 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 imitate or translate it into other languages All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only As the upgrade of software and hardware there will be changes And if there are changes Tenda is not respon...

Page 3: ...ion 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 8 Chapter 3 Web Configuration 10 3 1 Web Login 10 3 2 Wizard 12 3 3 Running Status 13 3 4 LAN Settings 14 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings 16 4 1 Working Mode 16 4 1 1 Access Point AP Mode 17 4 1 2 P2P Point to Point Bridge Mode 33 4 1 3 P2MP Bridge Mode 38 4 1 4 Wireless Repeater Mode 43 4 1 5 Wireless Client Mode 50 ...

Page 4: ...1 Chapter 5 SNMP Setting 62 5 1 SNMP Introduction 62 5 2 SNMP Setting 63 Chapter 6 System Tools 65 6 1 Password Change 65 6 2 Restore to Factory 66 6 3 Backup Restore 67 6 4 Time Settings 68 6 5 Reboot System 69 6 6 Firmware Upgrade 69 6 7 Syslog 71 Appendix I Glossary 72 Appendix II TCP IP Address Setting Take Winxp as example 75 ...

Page 5: ...ess network W300A supports five working modes wireless AP mode for other wireless access Repeater mode for relaying wireless network coverage P2P P2MP mode for bridging two or more wireless network and wireless client mode Besides it supports multiple encryption methods like 64 128bit WEP WPA WPA2 and WPA WPA2 to protect you network against malicious attack and WPS can free you from remembering lo...

Page 6: ...nce of original 802 11g standard and reduces the dead spots in the wireless coverage area Provides one Gigabit Auto negotiation RJ45 port for LAN connection Supports two power supply ways Power over Ethernet and external power adapter Supports SNMP and Web based management interface Supports 64 128bit WEP encryption Supports multiple encryption methods as WPA WPA2 and WPA WPA2 and security mechani...

Page 7: ...selection Provides three detachable antennas Wireless local network usually is used in a planned environment where each access point is located steadily and with stable radio coverage area The AP Access Point will provide wireless communication service for users around 1 2 Package Contents Please unpack the package and find the following items One W300A Wireless AP One Power Adapter One Quick Inst...

Page 8: ...eseller from whom you purchased for replacement immediately 1 3 LED Indicator and Panel Description LED indicator description on front panel from L to R WPS When blinking it indicates the device is negotiating with client in WPS mode POWER When turns green Always ON indicates the power connects well 4 ...

Page 9: ...ates the wireless function is enabled blinking indicates the device is transmitting and or receiving data LAN Wired local network LED indicator Always ON indicates it is connected with Ethernet device green indicates the link speed is 1000Mbps orange indicates the link speed is 10 100Mbps blinking indicates the device is transmitting and or receiving data 5 ...

Page 10: ... The Gigabit Ethernet port is for computer s NIC or switch connection It also can be used as PoE interface When PoE and external power adapter power on the device the include power adapter is preferred RESET WPS Compound button is for system reset and WPS When you press this button for 7 seconds the device will restore the configured settings to 6 ...

Page 11: ...factory default settings When you press for 1 second the WPS function will be enabled Antenna The detachable antenna is for wireless radio transmitting and receiving Don not detach these antennas for fear of wireless performance 7 ...

Page 12: ...d processes are shown as below 1 Connect one end of the network cable to your Ethernet broadband router switch or PC and the other end to the W300A s LAN port 2 Connect the power adapter to the AP s Power jack Then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet The power LEDs on the front panel will light up as soon as the AP s powers on Then connect wireless adapter to the AP via wireless signa...

Page 13: ...300M Wireless N Access Point The topology plan of AP mode connection 9 ...

Page 14: ...efer to the Appendix II for details on TCP IP setting Launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator In the address bar enter the AP s default IP address 192 168 0 254 Press Enter key and the login screen will appear Enter admin both in the user name and password field When this is your first time to open the Web based management interface you can set a new password from the System Tool Change pas...

Page 15: ...300M Wireless N Access Point Click OK to enter the first web page of the device 11 ...

Page 16: ...he first page and the next page appears On this page you can select one from five wireless network modes Wireless AP P2P Bridge Mode P2MP Bridge Mode Repeater Mode and Client And to secure your network you can configure its corresponding security setting 12 ...

Page 17: ...3 Running Status This page shows the wireless AP s current status including wireless status LAN status and system information Wireless Status Here shows the current working status including working mode wireless network mode SSID 13 ...

Page 18: ... obtain way MAC address IP address subnet mask etc System information Here shows the device s current software version hardware version etc 3 4 LAN Settings This section mainly deals with LAN s basic settings Static IP The default IP address is 192 168 0 254 If necessary you can configure a new IP 14 ...

Page 19: ... IP address subnet mask and gateway from DHCP server Unless you have got permission to obtain this information from the uplink connected device otherwise it is not recommended to select this way Note If the LAN IP address is changed you need use the new IP address to login the wireless AP s Web interface next time 15 ...

Page 20: ...ing Mode Select Wireless Setting Working Mode to enter the following window From the drop down menu of Working Mode the device supports five working modes AP P2P Bridge P2MP Bridge AP Repeater and Client Next this user guide will explain the five modes one by one 16 ...

Page 21: ...ss LAN clients For example when traveling to a hotel that has high speed internet access you can connect to the internet through the AP which is connected to an Ethernet cable in the room 4 1 1 1 Application and Topology Plan The AP mode can convert the wired transmission into wireless signals If you have one wired cable connecting to Internet and want to access the Internet via wireless signals c...

Page 22: ...300M Wireless N Access Point 4 1 1 2 AP Mode Settings In the working mode select AP to enter the next window 18 ...

Page 23: ... speed of 54Mbps 11b g mode Allow the 11b g compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed 11b g n mode Allow 11b g n compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed Main SSID SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of the wireless network This device has two SSID and the main...

Page 24: ...ach other but they can communicate with wireless clients connected with AP2 This feature is to isolate the communication of wireless clients connected with the same SSID AP Isolation One access control feature based on wireless MAC address When this feature is enabled each of your wireless clients will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with each other This feature i...

Page 25: ...nication please enable MBSSID AP Isolation and AP Isolation simultaneously 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 used in 11n mode Wireless Sec...

Page 26: ...300M Wireless N Access Point encryption methods including Mixed WEP WPA personal WPA enterprise WPA2 personal WPA2 enterprise etc 22 ...

Page 27: ... 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 WEP is based on RSA algorithm from RC4 It is the original and weak encryption method so it is recommended not to use this method Select Mixed WEP to enter the following window 23 ...

Page 28: ...WEP Key1 4 Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex You can enter ASCII code 5 or 13 ASCII characters Illegal character as is not allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the four configured keys as the current available one WPA PSK WPA Wi Fi Protected Access a Wi Fi standard is a more recent wireless encryption scheme designed to improve the security features of WEP...

Page 29: ...D or minor SSID to configure security setting from the drop down menu WPA Algorithms Provides TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard The default is TKIP mode Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period 25 ...

Page 30: ...K from the drop down menu to enter the following window Setting Explanation 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 Integrity Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard The default is TKIP mode 26 ...

Page 31: ...riod WPA This security mode is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device Select WPA from the drop down menu to enter the following window Setting Explanation 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 Integrity Protocol or AES 27 ...

Page 32: ...ius server The default is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is 3600s WPA2 This security mode is based on Radius authentication server and WPA2 encryption method WPA2 is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device Select WPA2 from th...

Page 33: ...nfigure security setting from the drop down menu WPA Algorithms Provides TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard The default is TKIP mode Key Renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period Radius Server Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Server Port Enter the 29 ...

Page 34: ...n port of the Radius server The default is 1812 Shared Key Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is 3600s 30 ...

Page 35: ... logic port such as VLAN For wireless LAN users a port is just a channel The final purpose of 802 11x authentication is to check if the port can be used If the port is authenticated successfully you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass Sel...

Page 36: ...algorithm Radius Server Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Server Port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server The default is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is 3600s Note To improve security level do not use too e...

Page 37: ... In this mode AP can not connect with wireless clients but serve as wireless bridge 4 1 2 1 Application Plan P2P bridge mode can connect with two wired network via wireless access points which communicate by wireless signals and not by cables This mode can free from the cable trouble The P2P topology shows below 4 1 2 2 P2P Bridge Setting In the working mode select WDS P2P to enter the next screen...

Page 38: ...he 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 11b g mode Allow the 11b g compliant 34 ...

Page 39: ...twork This device has two SSID and the main SSID is necessary Minor SSID It is optional Broadcast SSID If disable broadcast SSID is selected the AP will not broadcast its own SSID If wireless connection requests approaches users need to enter the SSID by manual BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier of wireless network In IEEE802 11 BSSID is the MAC address of wireless access point Channel Specify the...

Page 40: ...escription WEP Key 1 4 Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex You can enter ASCII code 5 or 13 ASCII characters Illegal character as is not allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the four configured keys as the current available one TKIP Encryption Description Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters AES Encryption Description Pass Ph...

Page 41: ...of remote access point by manual or scan Open Scan Enable scan to obtain remote AP MAC address select one and Click Save to complete this part s setting The AP will reboot automatically the setting will go into effect Note In this mode the two devices should keep the same channel and encryption method 37 ...

Page 42: ...f receiving signals so as to share network resource Support up to 4 remote access point connection In this mode wireless clients are not allowed to connect 4 1 3 1 Application and Network Topology P2MP Bridge mode can connect multiple wireless access point together without cabling If Root AP is configured as P2MP bridge mode other less than 4 remote access points should select P2P bridge modes The...

Page 43: ...ss N Access Point at least two wireless APs are needed For better performance it is recommended to use the AP with same model 4 1 3 2 P2MP Setting In the working mode select P2MP Bridge to enter the next screen 39 ...

Page 44: ...iant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed 11b g n mode Allow 11b g n compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed Main SSID SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of the wireless network This device has two SSID and the main SSID is necessary Minor SSID It is optional Broa...

Page 45: ...nel range is used in 11n mode Wireless Distribution System WDS Setting Encryption Type Select the data encryption method from WEP TKIP AES or NONE The default is NONE WEP Encryption Description WEP Key 1 4 Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex You can enter ASCII code 5 or 13 ASCII characters Illegal character as is not allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the...

Page 46: ...oints by manual or scan MAC Address 1 Input AP1 s MAC address MAC Address 2 Input AP2 s MAC address MAC Address 3 Input AP3 s MAC address MAC Address 4 Input AP4 s MAC address Open Scan Enable scan to obtain remote AP MAC address select one and Click Save to complete this part s setting The AP will reboot automatically the setting will go into effect Note In this mode the two devices should keep t...

Page 47: ...wed to connect 4 1 4 1 Application and Topology Plan When two LAN s transmission distance is over the wireless device s maximum transmission value or there is much block among devices you can use the Repeater mode to deal with these problems by adding MAC addresses The topology shows below 4 1 4 2 Repeater Mode Setting In the working mode select AP Repeater to enter the next window 43 ...

Page 48: ...rk 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 44 ...

Page 49: ...ntifier is the unique name of the wireless network This device has two SSID and the main SSID is necessary Minor SSID It is optional Broadcast SSID If disable broadcast SSID is selected the AP will not broadcast its own SSID If wireless connection requests approaches users need to enter the SSID by manual MBSSID AP Isolation One access control feature based on wireless MAC address When this featur...

Page 50: ... access control feature based on wireless MAC address When this feature is enabled each of your wireless clients will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with each other This feature is deployed when you have many guests that frequent your wireless network For example configure main SSID as AP1 minor SSID as AP2 PC1 connects to AP1 via wireless adapter PC2 connecting ...

Page 51: ... 13 Auto of the wireless network Extension channel To increase data throughput of wireless network the extension channel range is used in 11n mode Wireless Security Settings Select SSID Select the SSID for security setting main SSID or minor SSID Security Mode select wireless encryption method WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Note when you select Disable security mode can t be used Here security setting is fo...

Page 52: ...characters Illegal character as is not allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the four configured keys as the current available one TKIP Encryption Description Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters AES Encryption Description Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters AP MAC Address Input the MAC addresses no more t...

Page 53: ...ddress Open Scan Enable scan to obtain remote AP MAC address select one and Click Save to complete this part s setting The AP will reboot automatically the setting will go into effect Note 1 in this mode the two devices should keep the same channel and encryption method 2 AP Security Setting can differentiate with WDS Security setting in encryption method and secrete key 49 ...

Page 54: ... to wired network adapter port In this case AP is used as a wireless Adapter When you select this mode please keep the device and the connecting network in the same segment 4 1 5 1 Application and Topology Plan If you select this mode to establish your network please follow the next topology plan 50 ...

Page 55: ... next window Security Mode Select wireless encryption method from WEP WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Note when you select NONE the security mode is disabled WEP Encryption Description WEP Type Select the connected device s WEP authentication method OPEN and SHARED is supported WEP Key1 4 Set the WEP key with the 51 ...

Page 56: ...e from TKIP and AES Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters WPA2 PSK Encryption Description WPA WPA2 Algorithms Select one from TKIP and AES Usually WPA2 personal supports AES Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters SSID SSID for connected device obtained by scan or manual MAC The MAC address for connected device obtained by scan or manua...

Page 57: ...eless N Access Point Open Scan Enable scan to obtain remote AP MAC address Select one and Click Save to complete this part s setting The AP will reboot automatically and then the setting will go into effect 53 ...

Page 58: ...con Interval Fragment Threshold etc Select Wireless Setting Advanced Setting to enter the following screen Setting Explanation BG Protection Mode For 11b g wireless client it is easier to connect with 11n wireless device The default is Auto Basic Data Rates In term of different requirements you can select one of the suitable 54 ...

Page 59: ...ze in bytes The packet will be fragmented if the arrival is bigger than the threshold setting The default size is 2346 bytes RTS Threshold RTS stands for Request to send This parameter controls what size data packet the frequency protocol issues to RTS packet If the device works in SOHO do not modify the default value TX Power Set the wireless output power level The default value is 100 WMM Capabl...

Page 60: ...ts and the device through encrypted contents The users only enter the PIN code or the WPA button on the front panel to configure it without selecting encryption method and secret keys by manual In the Wireless settings menu click WPS settings to enter the next screen Setting Explanation WPS settings To enable or disable WPS function The default is disable 56 ...

Page 61: ...he WPS only supports up to 32 clients access Two minutes later the WPS indicator will be off If more clients are added repeat the above steps PIN If this option is enabled you need to enter a wireless client s PIN code in the field and keep the same code in the WPS client The user is required to enter an 8 digit PIN Code WPS summary Show Wi Fi current protection state authentication mode encryptio...

Page 62: ...nagement Select Wireless Setting Access Control to display the following screen Setting Explanation MAC Address Filter Enable disable MAC address filter Select Close to malfunction MAC address disable to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network Allow to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network 58 ...

Page 63: ...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 address You can add or delete them Note This AP can support no more than 32 MAC addresses 59 ...

Page 64: ...connection status including MAC address Channel bandwidth etc Select Wireless Setting connection status to enter the following screen Explanation MAC Address Shows current connecting host s MAC address Bandwidth Shows current connecting host s wireless client bandwidth 20MHz or 40MHz 60 ...

Page 65: ... AP the result will show connected otherwise shows destination host unreachable Select Wireless Setting Ping to show the following window Explanation IP Address Enter the device s IP address ping Click Diagnose button to show connectivity result after a few seconds This is to check the connectivity between devices for trouble shooting 61 ...

Page 66: ...rred to as an SNMP agent which usually interacts with third party SNMP management software to enable the sharing of network status information between monitored devices and applications and the SNMP management system A defined collection of variables managed objects are maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the device These objects are defined in a Management Information Base MIB which p...

Page 67: ...llowing window Click enable or disable to enable and disable SNMP management Setting Explanation Contact Set the name to access the AP Usually set the administrator s name Device Name Set the AP s name such as Tenda_300A Location Set the AP s network location Read Community Indicates the community read access string to permit reading this AP s 63 ...

Page 68: ...ss N Access Point SNMP information The default is Public Read Write Community Indicates the community read write access string to permit reading and re writing this AP s SNMP information The default is Private 64 ...

Page 69: ...tory Default Setting Backup Restore Firmware Upgrade Reboot Password Change Syslog 6 1 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your device and network Click Apply to finish changing password User Name Enter a new user name for the device Old Password Enter the old password 65 ...

Page 70: ...e password to secure your network and the device 6 2 Restore to Factory This button is to reset all configurations to the default values It means the device will lose all the settings you have set Restore Click this button to restore to default settings Factory Default Settings User Name admin Password admin IP Address 192 168 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 66 ...

Page 71: ...ettings so you need set a directory to keep these settings Backup Click this button to back up the device s configurations Browse Click this button to browse the directory where you backup or save the device s settings Restore Click this button to restore the device s configurations 67 ...

Page 72: ... section is to select the time zone for your location You can select your own time or obtain the standard GMT time from Internet Setting Explanation Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down menu Customized time Enter the time you customize 68 ...

Page 73: ...e settings configured go into effect Reboot Click this button to reboot the device 6 6 Firmware Upgrade The device provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the Upgrade after browsing for the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www tenda cn After the upgrade is completed the device will reboot automatically 69 ...

Page 74: ...irmware Upgrade screen enter the location directory of the firmware file in the field provided or click the Browse button and find the file 4 Click Upgrade button and follow the on screen instructions 5 After the upgrade is completed the device will reboot automatically IMPORTANT Do not power off the system during the firmware upgrade to avoid damaging the device 70 ...

Page 75: ... view the system log Click the Refresh to update the log Click 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 log 71 ...

Page 76: ...ously in the same volume of space with other instances of medium use on other channels by other instances of the 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 t...

Page 77: ...s are private Conversely 104 and 128 bit are the same WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data Therefore all devices on a wireless network must use the same key and same type of encryption There are 2 methods for entering the KEY one is to enter a 16 bit HEX digit Using this method users must enter a 10 digit number for 64 bit or 26 digit number for 128 bit in the KEY field Users must select the s...

Page 78: ...tions of WEP It secures wireless data transmission by using a key similar to WEP but the added strength of WPA is that the key changes dynamically The changing key makes it much more difficult for a hacker to learn the key and gain access to the network WPA2 is the second generation of WPA security and provides a stronger encryption mechanism through Advanced Encryption Standard AES which is a req...

Page 79: ...oint Appendix II TCP IP Address Setting Take Winxp as example Click the Start Settings Control Panel Fig 1 Click Network and Internet Connections the windows as below will appear Fig 2 Click the Network Connections as Fig 3 75 ...

Page 80: ...se Local Area Connection right click on the icon choose the Properties then the Local Area Connection Properties windows appear choose the Internet Protocol TCP IP in the This connection uses the following items click the Properties 76 ...

Page 81: ...following IP address enter the IP address as 192 168 0 xxx xxx ranges 1 253 Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 As Showed in Fig 5 Click OK to apply and return to the Local Area Connection Properties windows Continue click OK to exit the setting windows 77 ...

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