TENDA TECHNOLOGY A5S Wireless N Travel Router User Manual

SHENZHEN TENDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Wireless N Travel Router

User Manual

Wireless N travel Router A5s User Guide Copyright Statement istheregisteredtrademarkofShenzhenTendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd.Alltheproductsandproductnamesmentionedhereinarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.Copyrightofthewholeproductasintegration,includingitsaccessoriesandsoftware,belongstoShenzhenTendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd.Withoutpriorexpressed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specificationsmentionedinthismanualareforreferencesonly.Upgradesofsoftwareandhardwaremayoccur;Tendareservestherighttorevisethispublicationandtomakechangesinthecontenthereofwithoutobligationtonotifyanypersonororganizationofsuchrevisionsorchanges.Ifyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutourproductinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.tendacn.com.
Wireless N travel Router TableofContentsCopyright Statement ........................ 1TableofContents...............................................................................2Chapter1ProductOverview..........................................11.1Features.......................................................................................11.2PackageContent..........................................................................21.3PanelOverview............................................................................2Chapter2HardwareInstall.............................................52.1HardwareInstall...........................................................................52.1.1Connectdevicetoapowersource.......................................62.1.2NetworkConnection............................................................6Chapter3ModeOverview..............................................93.1HotelMode(DynamicIP).............................................................93.2ResidenceMode(PPPoE)...........................................................103.3WISPMode................................................................................10
Wireless N travel Router Chapter4WebUtilityLogin..........................................124.1ConnecttoDeviceWirelessly.....................................................124.2LogintoWebUtility...................................................................15Chapter5ModeToggle&PopupWindows.................165.1ModeAuto‐switch.....................................................................165.2SmartPopupWindows..............................................................17Chapter6ModeSetup..................................................196.1HotelMode(DynamicIP)Setup.................................................196.2ResidenceMode(PPPoE)Setup.................................................206.3WISPModeSetup......................................................................24Chapter7NetworkSetup.............................................307.1LANSetup...................................................................................307.2WANSettings.............................................................................307.3WANSpeed................................................................................327.4WANMACClone........................................................................337.5DNSServer.................................................................................34
Wireless N travel Router Chapter8WirelessSettings..........................................358.1Wireless‐Basic............................................................................358.2Wireless‐Security.......................................................................378.3WirelessAccessControl.............................................................408.4ConnectionStatus......................................................................41Chapter9DHCP.............................................................439.1DHCPSettings............................................................................439.2DHCPClientList&Reservation...................................................44Chapter10VirtualServer.............................................4610.1PortForwarding.......................................................................4610.2DMZHost.................................................................................4710.3UPNP........................................................................................48Chapter11Security......................................................4911.1ClientFilter...............................................................................5011.2MACFilter................................................................................5211.3URLFilter..................................................................................55
Wireless N travel Router 11.4RemoteWeb‐basedManagement...........................................58Chapter12RoutingSettings.........................................6012.1RoutingTable...........................................................................60Chapter13BandwidthControl.....................................6113.1BandwidthControl...................................................................61Chapter14Tools...........................................................6214.1Time&Date.............................................................................6214.2DDNS........................................................................................6414.3Back/Restore............................................................................6514.4.RestoretoFactoryDefaultSettings........................................6714.5FirmwareUpdate.....................................................................6814.6Reboot......................................................................................6914.7ChangePassword.....................................................................6914.8.1Logs.......................................................................................70Appendix1SetPCto“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”.............................................................70
Wireless N travel Router Appendix2.Howtoconnecttoanencryptedwirelessnetwork.......................................................................74Appendix3:Glossary....................................................77Appendix4FAQs...........................................................79Appendix5EMCStatement..........................................84
1Chapter 1 Product Overview ThanksforpurchasingthisTendaA5sDesignedforthosewhotravel,theTendaA5sisnotonlyafashionableandultra‐compactrouter,itisalsoasmartrouterthatcanauto‐detectyourInternetconnectiontypeandintelligentlyswitchbetweenHotelMode(DynamicIP)andResidenceMode (PPPoE).1.1Features¾ CompliantwithIEEE802.11n,IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11b,IEEE802.3andIEEE802.3ustandards¾ Basedon802.11ntechnology,equippedwithahigh‐performanceantenna,thedevicedeliverswirelessspeedofupto150Mbps¾ Triplemodes:HotelMode,ResidenceModeandWISPModetoprovideyouwithflexibilityandfreedomtoconnecttoInternet¾ Providesencryptionmethodsof64‐/128‐bitWEP,WPAandWPA2,etctosecureyourwirelessnetwork
2¾ 1*10/100MLAN/WANinterchangeableport¾ ProvidesInternetconnectiontypes:Dynamic/staticIP;canbeconnectedtoanxDSL/CableMODEM¾ Local/remotewebbasedmanagement¾ WirelessRoamingtechnologytoensurehigh‐efficiencywirelessconnectivity¾ Hidden/invisibleSSID;MAC‐basedwirelessaccesscontrol;¾ Logstorecorddevice'susagestatus;¾ SupportsUPnPandDDNSfeatures;¾ Allow/disallowspecifiedPCsonLANtoaccessInternet¾ ProvidesvirtualserverandDMZfeatures;¾ Internalfirewalltoblockpotentialattacksfromhackers.1.2PackageContentUnpacktheboxandcheckthefollowingitems:¾ A5s¾ QuickInstallGuideIfanyoftheaboveitemsareincorrect,missing,ordamaged,pleasecontactyourTendaresellerforimmediatereplacement.1.3PanelOverview
3LEDOverview:LEDStatusDescriptionPowerLEDAgreenandsolidlightDevicehaselectricalpowerStatusLEDHotelModeAgreenandblinkinglightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginhotelmodeandWANportisNOTproperlyconnectedAgreenandsolidlightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginhotelmodeandWANportisconnectedResidenceModeAdarkblueandblinkinglightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginResidenceModeandWANportisNOTproperlyconnected
4AdarkblueandsolidlightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginResidenceModeandWANportisconnectedWISPModeAlightblueandblinkinglightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginWISPModeandisnotconnectedtoawirelesshotspotAlightblueandsolidlightDeviceiscurrentlyoperatinginWISPModeandisconnectedtoawirelesshotspot¾ Reset:Pressingitforabout7secondsrestorestheDevicetofactorydefaults.¾ LAN/WANInterface:Thedeviceprovides1*10/100MLAN/WANinterchangeableinterface,whichfunctionsasa)aWANinterfaceforconnectiontoanInternet‐enabledDSL
5modemorotheruplinknetworkdevicewhenoperatinginResidenceModeorHotelMode;andb)aLANinterfaceforconnectionwithaPCoranEthernetswitchwhenoperatinginWISPMode.Chapter 2 Hardware Install 2.1HardwareInstallBeforeyoustartconfiguringthedevice,followbelowstepstoinstalldevice.Foroptimumwirelessperformance,itisadvisableto
6placethedeviceinthecenterofthecoverage.2.1.1ConnectdevicetoapowersourceSimplyplugthedeviceintoaelectricaloutletnearby.2.1.2NetworkConnectionA.Forfirsttimeuse,youmustconnecttothedevicewirelessly(Finddevice'sdefaultSSIDfromthelabelonthebackofthedevice;bydefault,device'swirelessisunencrypted.).Fornetworktopology,seebelow:
7Toconfigurewirelessnetworkadapter,doasfollows:a.Right‐clickthe""iconfromthebottomrightcornerofyourdesktop.b.Selectthedesiredwirelessnetworkandclick“Connect”.c.Enterthecustomizedsecuritykey(ifany)orsimplyclick"Connect"asthereisnopresetsecuritykeybydefault.Note:Select"Connecttothenetworkwithoutsettingsitup"ifyouareaskedtoprovideaPINcodeduringconnection.
8d.Whenyousee“Connected”displayednexttothewirelessnetworkyouselected,itmeansyouhaveconnectedtothewirelessnetworksuccessfully.(Note:ToaccessInternet,belowsettingsmustbeconfigured)
9Chapter 3 Mode Overview ThedeviceprovidesmodesofHotel,ResidenceandWISPtomeetdifferentnetworkenvironments.Bydefault,thedevicecanautomaticallydetectyourInternetconnectiontypeandswitchbetweenHotelmodeandResidencemode.Youcanalsodisableitifyoudon'twantthedevicetoauto‐switchbetweenthetwomodes.HoweveryoumustselectandsetuptheWISPmodemanuallyifyouwanttouseit.3.1HotelMode(DynamicIP)ThedeviceoperatesinHotelMode(alsoknownasDynamicIPorDHCP)bydefault.Inthismode,thedevicefunctionsasawirelessroutertoobtainanIPaddressandDNSserverautomaticallyfromyourISP.SimplyconnecttoitwirelesslyandmultipleuserscansharetheInternetconnectionconcurrently.Noconfigurationneeded!SimplyconnectthedevicetothebroadbandInterfaceinahotelroomwithanEthernetcableandyourPCtothedevicewirelessly.Thatisallit!Incaseyouhaveencryptedthewirelesswithacustomizedsecuritykey,youwillbeaskedtoprovideitwhenattemptingtoconnecttodevicewirelessly.Simplyenteritthere.Seebelowfortypicalnetworktopology:
103.2ResidenceMode(PPPoE)Inthismode,thedevicefunctionsasawirelessbroadbandrouter,dialingupforInternetconnectionanddeliveringInternetaccesssharingtomultiplewirelessclients.Fortypicalnetworktopology,seebelow:3.3WISPModeInthismode,thedevicefunctionsasaWirelessrangeextendertorelayanexistingwifihotspotanditsRJ45portfunctionsasaLANport.SimplyuplinkthedevicewirelesslytoanexistingInternet‐enabledhotspot/AP,andclientscanshareInternetaccessbyconnectingtothedevicewirelesslyorusinganEthernetcable.Fortypicalnetworktopology,seebelow:
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12Chapter 4 Web Utility Login Thischaptermainlypresentshowtologintodevice'swebutility.4.1ConnecttoDeviceWirelesslyIMPORTANT:Forfirst‐timeuse,youmustusethewirelessnetworkadapteronyourPCtoconnecttothedevicewirelesslyinsteadofusinganEthernetcableasthedeviceispresettoHotelMode(whichmeanstheEthernetportonthedevicefunctionsasaWANport)bydefault.4.1.1SetupWirelessConnection（WindowsXPisusedinbelowillustration.ForsetupmethodsinWindows7,seesectionshereunder）IfyouareusingWindowsXP,doasfollows:a、 RightclickMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties.b、 Click"WirelessNetworkConnection"andselect"View
13AvailableWirelessNetworks".c、 Selectthedesiredwirelessnetworkandclick“Connect”.d、 Enterthecustomizedsecuritykeytwice(Ifany)orsimplyclick
14"Connect"asthereisnopresetsecuritykeybydefault.e、 Whenyousee“Connected”displayednexttothewirelessnetworkyouselected,itmeansyouhaveconnectedtothewirelessnetworksuccessfully.(Note:ToaccessInternet,belowsettingsmustbeconfigured)
154.2LogintoWebUtility4.2.1Launchawebbrowser,(say,IE ),input“http ：//192.168.2.1”andpressEnter.(IncaseofInternetconnectionfailure,thisscreenwillopenautomatically,whateverisenteredinthewebbrowser)4.2.2Enter"admin"inPasswordfieldandthenclickLogin.(Note:Passwordiscase‐sensitive.)4.2.3Youwillseebelowscreenifyouenteredacorrectpassword.
16Chapter 5 Mode Toggle & Popup Windows 5.1ModeAuto‐switchBydefault,thedevicecanautomaticallydetectyourInternetconnectiontypeandswitchbetweenHotelMode(DynamicIP)andResidenceMode(PPPoE).Youcanalsodisablethisfeaturemanuallyifyoudon'tneedit.HoweverifyouwanttouseWISPmodeyouneedtoselectandsetupitmanually
17Wheninhotel,simplyconnectthedevicetothebroadbandinterfacethereandthentoanelectricaloutletnearby.ThedevicewilldetectandswitchtoHotelModeautomatically.Noneedforextraoperation!Whenbackathome,simplyconnectthedevicetoanInternet‐enabledDSLmodemorEthernetnetworkandthentoanelectricaloutletnearby.ThedevicewilldetectandswitchtoResidenceModeautomatically.IfoperatinginResidenceModeforthefirsttime,itwillpromptyoutofinishthesettingsrequiredforyourInternetconnection.Simplyfollowtheonscreeninstructions.Afteryousetupthedevicethewayjustmentioned,itwillauto‐switchbetweentheHotelModeandResidenceModedependingonthedetectednetworkenvironment.Noneedtorepeatoperations.5.2SmartPopupWindowsIneventofanunencryptedwirelessnetwork,adialogwindowwillpopup,promptingyoutosecureyourwirelessnetworkwithacustomsecuritykey.Select"Unencrypted"and"Neveraskme
18again"ifyoudon'twanttoencryptit,otherwiseyouwillseethiswindoweverytimeyoustartthedevice.(Tips:Forsecuritypurpose,itishighlyadvisablethatyouencryptyourwirelessnetwork.)WhenoperatinginResidenceModeforthefirsttime,systemwillpopupadailupwindow,promptingyoutoenterausernameandapasswordrequiredforPPPoEInternetconnection.Thepopupwindowisasbelow:
19Chapter 6 Mode Setup 6.1HotelMode(DynamicIP)SetupNoneedforconfigurationsinthismode!Thedeviceiswirelesslyaccessibletoallwirelessclientswithincoverage.(Forconnectiondiagram,seesection2.1.1)
20Connectdeviceasbelow:Normally,InternetaccessinhotelsisDHCP/dynamicIP,whichmeansdevicesconnectingtohotelnetworkcanobtainIPaddressautomatically.So,simplyconnectthedevicetothebroadbandinterfaceinhotel,andInternetaccessshallbesharedbymultiplewirelessclients.NotethatyoumustsetthesePCsto"ObtainanIPaddressautomatically"and"ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically"(Fordetails,seeappendix1).Note:Inthismode,thedevice'sRJ45portfunctionsasaWANportforInternetconnection.Whenactivated,clientscanonlyconnecttothedevicewirelessly.6.2ResidenceMode(PPPoE)SetupResidenceMode:AlsoknownasADSLdial‐uporPPPoEconnectiontype.Upondetectingthisconnectiontype,deviceswitchestotheResidenceModeautomatically.Tosetupitmanually,doasfollows:1.Simplyselect"ResidenceMode"andclick"Next".
212.Andyouwillentertheinterfaceforconfiguringbasicwirelesssettings.¾ SSID:ASSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.Toconnecttothedevicewirelessly,youmustknowitsSSID.¾ Channel:Foranoptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastinterferentialchannel.Itisadvisablethatyouselectanunusedchannelor“Auto”toletdevicedetectandselectthebestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateonfromthedrop‐downlist.YoucanselectWEP,WPA‐PSKorWPA2‐PSKencryption
22methodtosecureyourwirelessnetwork.Notedowntheself‐definedsecuritykeyforfutureuse.Youmustprovideitforwirelessconnectionslater.ItisadvisablethatyouselecttheWPA‐PSK>AESencryptionmethodforbettersecurity.Simplyenter8‐63alphanumericcharactersorothersymbolsintheSecurityKeyfield.Fordetailedconfigurations,seesectionshereunder.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.3.YoushallcometotheInternetconnectionsetupinterface.EntertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISPincorrespondingfields.ContactyourISPifyouforgetorarenotclear.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.Forexample:AssumingthatyourISPprovidesyouwithausername:pppoe_userandapassword:pppoe_passwd,thensimplyenterthemincorrespondingfieldsasseenonthescreenshot.
23¾ Configuredevice'sWANMACaddress(Optional).Normallyyoudon'tneedtochangedevice'sdefaultWANMACaddress.However,someISPsmaybindclientPC'sMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication.Inthiscase,simplyentertheboundMACintheWANMACAddressfieldorclick"CopyMyPC'sMAC"topopulatethefieldautomatically.(ConfigabovesettingsusingthePCwhoseMACaddressisboundwithyourISP.)¾ WANMACAddress:ConfigDevice’sWANMACaddress.¾ CopyMyPC'sMAC:ClicktocopyyourPC'sMACaddresstodevice'sWANMACaddressfield.¾ RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:ResetDevice’sWANMACtofactorydefault.Afterdevicereboot,gotoStatustochecktheWAN(Internet)connectionstatus.Ifyouseebelowinfothere,congratulations,youcanenjoysurfingnow.
24Formethodsofconfiguringmoreandfeaturedfunctionalities,readsectionshereunder.4.ClickFinishandrebootdevicetoactivatenewsettings.Note:Inthismode,thedevice'sRJ45portfunctionsasaWANportforInternetconnection.Whenactivated,clientscanonlyconnecttothedevicewirelessly.6.3WISPModeSetupToamplifyuplinkdevice'swirelesssignal(extendwirelesscoverage),selectthismodemanually.1.Select"WISPMode"andthenclick"Next'.
252.YoushallnowcometotheWISPmodesetupscreen.¾ SSID:ASSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.EntertheSSIDofyourWISP'sAPthatyouaregoingtoconnectto.¾ MACAddress:EntertheWISP'sMACaddressthatyouaregoingtoconnectto.WirelessMACaddressisalsoknownasBSSID.¾ Channel:SelectthechannelwhichyourWISP'sAP(towhichthedeviceisgoingtoconnect)iscurrentlyoperatingon.¾ SecurityMode:Configthesamesecuritysettings(includingsecuritykey)assetonyourWISP'sAPonyourdevice.Fordetails,seeWireless＞Securitysection.
26Forconveniencepurpose,itisadvisabletousethe“OpenScan”optiontosearchandselectthelinkpartnertoaddcertainsettingstothedeviceautomatically.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.3.Andyouwillentertheinterfaceforconfiguringbasicwirelesssettings.¾ SSID:ASSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.Toconnecttothedevicewirelessly,youmustknowitsSSID.¾ Channel:Foranoptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastinterferentialchannel.Itisadvisablethatyouselectanunusedchannelor“Auto”toletdevicedetectandselectthebestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateonfromthedrop‐downlist.(Channelchangeunsupportedhere)YoucanselectWEP,WPA‐PSKorWPA2‐PSKencryptionmethodtosecureyourwirelessnetwork.Notedowntheself‐definedsecuritykeyforfutureuse.Youmustprovideitforwirelessconnectionslater.ItisadvisablethatyouselecttheWPA‐PSK>AESencryption
27methodforbettersecurity.Simplyenter8‐63alphanumericcharactersorothersymbolsintheSecurityKeyfield.Fordetailedconfigurations,seesectionshereunder.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.4.YoushallnowentertheInternetconnectionsetupscreen.¾ DHCPThisisthedefaultInternetconnectiontype.Noconfigurationsarerequiredforthisconnection.SimplyselectDynamicIPandclickNextifyourISPisusingthisconnection.¾ StaticIPIfyourISPoffersyoustaticIPInternetconnectiontype,select“StaticIP"fromcorrespondingdrop‐downmenu,enterIPaddress,subnetmask,PrimaryDNSandsecondaryDNS(optional)infoprovidedbyyourISPincorrespondingfields.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.
28¾ PPPoESelectPPPoE,ifyourISPisusingaPPPoEconnection,enterthePPPoEusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISPincorrespondingfields.ContactyourISPforhelpifyouarenotclearaboutorunfortunatelyforgetthisinfo.Click"Next"tocontinuewhenfinishingabovesettings.Forexample:AssumingthatyourISPprovidesyouwithausername:pppoe_userandapassword:pppoe_passwd,thensimplyenterthemincorrespondingfieldsasseenonthescreenshot.Afterdevicereboot,gotoStatustochecktheWAN(Internet)connectionstatus.Ifyouseebelowinfothere,congratulations,youcanenjoysurfingnow.
29Formethodsofconfiguringmoreandfeaturedfunctionalities,readsectionshereunder.Note:Itisstronglyrecommendednottochangethechannelsettingswhenusingthismode,asimproperchangemaycauseconnectionfailure.ClickFinishandrebootdevicetoactivatenewsettingsImportant:Thedevicemustshareidenticalchannel,security(includingsecuritykey),extensionchannel(ifany)settingswiththelinkpartnertoachievesuccessfulconnectioninthismode.
30Chapter 7 Network Setup 7.1LANSetupThissectionallowsyoutoconfigtheTCP/IPsettingsforthedevice’sLANinterface.IPAddress:Device'sLANIPaddress,192.168.2.1bydefault.Youcanchangeitaccordingtoyourneeds;justremembertousethenewonetologontothedevice’swebutilityifyouchangedit.SubnetMask:Device’sLANsubnetmask,255.255.255.0bydefault.Note:Ifyouchangethedevice’sLANIPaddress,youmustusethenewonetologontotheweb‐basedconfigurationutility.7.2WANSettingsWANsetupisonlyavailableinWISPModeandWirelessRouterMode.
31PPPoE¾ InternetconnectionType:DisplaysthecurrentInternetconnectiontype.¾ UserName:EntertheUserNameprovidedbyyourISP.¾ Password:EnterthepasswordprovidedbyyourISP.¾ MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.DONOTchangeitfromthefactorydefaultof1480unlessnecessary.Youmayneedtochangeitforoptimalperformancewithsomespecificwebsitesorapplicationsoftwarethatcannotbeopenedorenabled;inthiscase,try1450,1400,etc.¾ ServiceName:DescriptionofPPPoEconnection.Leaveblankunlessotherwiserequired.¾ ServerName:Descriptionofserver.Leaveblankunlessotherwiserequired.StaticIP
32IfyourISPassignsafixedIPaddresstoyou,thenselectStaticIP,andentertheIPaddress,subnetmask,primaryDNSandsecondaryDNS(optional)infoprovidedbyyourISPincorrespondingfields.¾ IPAddress:EntertheWANIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.¾ SubnetMask:EnterWANSubnetMaskprovidedbyyourISP.Thedefaultis255.255.255.0.¾ Gateway:EntertheWANGatewayprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.¾ PrimaryDNSServer:EntertheDNSaddressprovidedbyyourISP.¾ SecondaryDNSServer:EntertheotherDNSaddressifyourISPprovides2suchaddresses(optional).7.3WANSpeedThissectionletsyousetupaproperspeed/duplexfordevice'sWANport.
33Selectauto(auto‐negotiation),10Mhalfduplex,10Mfullduplex,100Mhalfduplexor100Mfullduplexdependingonyournetworkenvironment.TheWANportspeed/duplexmodemustmatchthatofthelinkporttoachievesuccessfulcommunication;otherwise,theWANportmaynotfunctionproperly.So,ifyouarenotsureaboutthelinkport’sspeed/duplexmode,pleaseselect“Auto”.TrytochangetheWANspeed/duplexto10MfullduplexiftheWANconnectionstatusalternatesbetween"Connecting"and"Disconnected".7.4WANMACCloneThissectionallowsyoutoconfigureDevice’sWANMACaddress.
34Normallyyoudon'tneedtochangedevice'sdefaultWANMACaddress.However,someISPsmaybindclientPC'sMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication.Inthiscase,simplyentertheboundMACintheWANMACAddressfieldorclick"CopyMyPC'sMAC"topopulatethefieldautomatically.(ConfigabovesettingsusingthePCwhoseMACaddressisboundwithyourISP.)¾ WANMACAddress:ConfigDevice’sWANMACaddress.¾ CopyMyPC'sMAC:ClicktocopyyourPC'sMACaddresstodevice'sWANMACaddressfield.¾ RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:ResetDevice’sWANMACtofactorydefault.7.5DNSServerDNSisshortforDomainNameSystemorDomainNameService.ItresolvescatchydomainnamesintocorrespondingIPaddresses
35¾ DNS:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheDNSserverfeature.¾ PrimaryDNSServer:EntertheDNSaddressprovidedbyyourISP.¾ SecondaryDNSServer:EntertheotherDNSaddressifyourISPprovides2suchaddresses(optional).Chapter 8 Wireless Settings 8.1Wireless‐Basic
36¾ 802.11Mode:Selectarightmodeaccordingtoyourwirelessclient.　11bmode:SelectitifyouhaveonlyWireless‐Bclientsinyourwirelessnetwork.　11gmode:SelectitifyouhaveonlyWireless‐Gclientsinyourwirelessnetwork.　11b/gmixedmode:SelectitifyouhaveonlyWireless‐BandWireless‐Gclientsinyourwirelessnetwork.　11b/g/nmixedmode:SelectitifyouhaveWireless‐B,Wireless‐GandWireless‐Nclientsinyourwirelessnetwork.¾ SSID:ASSID(ServiceSetIdentifier)istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.Thisoptionisconfigurable.¾ BSSID:ABSSID,inIEEE802.11wirelessnetwork,istheMACaddressofawirelessAP.¾ SSIDBroadcast:Select“Enable”/“Disable”tomakeyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywirelessclients
37withincoveragewhentheyperformascantoseewhat’savailable.Whendisabled,thisSSIDbecomesinvisibletoanywirelessclientswithinthecoverage.ManuallyentertheSSIDifyouwanttoconnecttoit.¾ Channel:Foranoptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastinterferentialchannel.Itisadvisablethatyouselectanunusedchannelor“Auto”toletdevicedetectandselectthebestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateonfromthedrop‐downlist.¾ ChannelBandwidth:Selectaproperchannelbandwidthtoenhancewirelessperformance.Whenthereare11b/gand11nwirelessclients,pleaseselect40Mfrequencyband;whenthereareonlynon‐11nwirelessclients,select20Mfrequencybandmode;whenthewirelessnetworkmodeis11nmode,pleaseselect20/40frequencybandtoboostitsthroughput.¾ ExtensionChannel:Availableonlyin11b/g/nmixedmode.ItisusedtoensureNspeedfor802.11ndevicesonthenetwork.8.2Wireless‐SecurityThissectionallowsyoutoencryptyourwirelessnetworktoblockunauthorizedaccessesandmaliciouspacketsniffingwithWEP,WPAandWPA2.Forbettersecurity,itisadvisabletousetheWPA‐AESencryption.8.2.1WPA‐PSKTheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.ItenhancesdataencryptionthroughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128‐bitper‐packet
38key,meaningthatitdynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeaturetopreventdatapacketsfrombeinghamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewirelessnetwork. WPAadoptsenhancedencryptionalgorithmoverWEP.CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol).SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.KeyRenewalInterval:Specifyavalidtimeintervalforthekeytobeupdated.8.2.2WPA2‐PSKThelaterWPA2protocol(Wi‐FiProtectedAccessversion2)featurescompliancewiththefullIEEE802.11istandardandusesAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)inadditiontoTKIPencryptionprotocoltoguaranteebettersecuritythanthatprovidedbyWEPorWPA.
39¾ CipherType:SelectoneciphertypefromAES(advancedencryptionstandard),TKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)orTKIP&AES.¾ SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.¾ KeyRenewalInterval:Specifyavalidtimeintervalforthekeytobeupdated.8.2.3MixedWEPWEPisintendedtoprovidedataconfidentialitycomparabletothatofatraditionalwirednetwork.
40¾ SecurityMode:Selectapropersecuritymodefromthedrop‐downmenu.HereweselectMixedWEP.¾ WEPKey:SelectASCIIorHex.¾ Note:Enter5or13ASCIIcharacters(Invalidcharacterslike/“and‘,etcarenotallowed)ifyouselectASCIIorenter10or26HEXcharactersifyouselectHex.Notethatyoumustenterthekeycontentinthecorrespondingformatselected.¾ DefaultKey:Selectakeyfromthepresetkeys1‐4forcurrentuse.8.3WirelessAccessControlTheMAC‐basedWirelessAccessControlfeaturecanbeusedtoallowordisallowclientstoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.
41¾ MACFilter:"AllowAccesstoWirelessNetwork"onlyallowsPCsatspecifiedMACaddresses(inthelist)toconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork;DenyAccesstoWirelessNetwork:BlockonlyPCsatspecifiedMACaddressesfromconnectingtoyourwirelessnetwork.¾ MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofawirelessclientwhichyouwanttoallowordisallowtoconnectyourwirelessnetwork.Add:ClicktoaddtheMACaddress.¾ MACAddressList:DisplaysaddedMACaddressentries.Youcanaddnewentriesordeleteexistingentriesaccordingtoyourneeds.8.4ConnectionStatusThissectiondisplaystheinfoofconnectedwirelessclientsincludingMACaddressesandfrequencywidth,etc.
42¾ MACAddress:DisplaysMACaddressesofwirelessclientsconnectedtotheDevice.¾ Bandwidth:Displayschannelbandwidthusedbycurrentlyconnectedhosts(wirelessclients).
43Chapter9 DHCP 9.1DHCPSettingsTheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isanautomaticconfigurationprotocolusedonIPnetworks.Ifyouenablethebuilt‐inDHCPserveronthisdevice,itwillautomaticallyconfigureTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallDHCP‐Client‐enabledPCsinyourLAN(Namely,PCsaresetto"ObtainanIPaddressautomatically"and"ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically"),includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayandDNSetc,eliminatingtheneedformanualintervention.¾ DHCPServer‐Enable:Checkorunchecktheboxtoenableordisablethedevice’sDHCPserverfeature.¾ StartIP:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.¾ EndIP:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.
44¾ LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease.ConfiguringaproperleasetimeimprovestheefficiencyfortheDHCPservertoreclaimdisusedIPaddresses.¾ Forexample:Iftheleasetimeissettoonehour,thentheDHCPserverwillreclaimdisusedIPaddresseseveryhour.9.2DHCPClientList&ReservationDHCPClientListdisplaysinformationofdevicesthathaveobtainedIPaddressesfromthedevice’sDHCPServer.IfyouwouldlikesomedevicesonyournetworktoalwayshavethesameIPaddresses,youcanusethisfeatureandmanuallyaddastaticDHCPReservationentryforeachsuchdevice.AndthenaregisteredMACwillgetacorrespondinglyreservedIPaddresswhileanunregisteredMACwillbeassignedwithanunusedIPaddress.¾ Hostname:Displaysnameofagivenhost(DHCPclient).IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressforstaticDHCPreservation.¾ MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofacomputertoalwaysreceivethesameIPaddress(theIPyoujustspecified).
45¾ LeaseTime:DisplaysremainingtimeforacorrespondingIPaddresslease.
46Chapter 10 Virtual Server ThevirtualserverfeatureisonlyavailableinWISPModeandWirelessRouterMode.10.1PortForwarding  PortForwardingallowsyoutoopenarangeofWANserviceportsandredirectalltrafficreceivedthroughsuchportstoaLANserveratadesignatedIPaddress.Itallowsremotecomputers,suchasPCsfromInternet,toaccesswebservers,ftpservers,e‐mailservers,gamingandotherspecializedInternetapplicationsonaprivatelocalareanetwork(LAN).¾ Start/EndPort:Enterthenumberorrangeofport(s)usedbytheserverorInternetapplications.¾ PrivateIP:TheIPaddressofacomputerusedasaserverin
47LAN.¾ Protocol:IncludesTCP,UDPandBoth.Select“Both”ifyouarenotsureaboutwhichprotocoltouse.¾ Enable:Thecorrespondingentrytakeseffectonlyifyoucheckedthisoption.¾ Delete:Clicktoremoveacorrespondingentry/rule.Well‐KnownServicePort:The“Well‐KnownServicePort”listswidelyusedprotocolports.Simplyselectaport,anentryIDandclickthe"Addto"buttontopopulatetheselectedporttothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry.Incasethatyoudon’tfindtheportyouneed,enteritmanually.¾ Addto:ClicktoaddaselectedWell‐KnownServicePorttoPortfieldsoftheentryyouselected.¾ Forexample:ALANPCat192.68.2.10hostsWEBserviceonPort80andprovidesTelnetserviceonPort23.TomakesuchservicesaccessibletoInternetusers,configasshownonthescreenshotabove.Note:Ifyouincludeport80onthissection,youmustsettheportforremote(web‐based)managementtoadifferentnumberthan80,suchas8080,otherwisethevirtualserverfeaturemaynottakeeffect.10.2DMZHostInsomecasessuchasplayingInternetgamesorholdingvideoconferences,youmayneedtohaveyourcomputercompletelyexposedtoexternalnetworksforimplementationofabidirectionalcommunication.Todoso,setitasaDMZhost.Notethatyou
48shouldassignastaticIPaddresstothePCdesignatedasaDMZhost(DHCPServer>DHCPClientList>DHCPReservation)beforeusingthefeature.¾ DMZHostIP:EntertheIPaddressofacomputeronyourLANwhichyouwanttosetasaDMZhost.¾ Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheDMZhostfeature.Forexample:TosetaPCat192.168.2.10toaDMZhostforintercommunicationwithanotherhostontheInternet,configthesamesettingsasshownonthescreenshotonthedevice.Note:Onceenabled,theDMZhostlosesprotectionfromdevice'sfirewallandbecomesvulnerabletoattacks.10.3UPNPNote:UPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay)worksinWindowsXP,WindowsMEorlater(NOTE:OperationalsystemneedstobeintegratedwithorinstalledwithDirectx9.0)orinanenvironmentwithinstalledapplicationsoftwarethatsupportsUPnP.Itallowsanetworkdevicetodiscoverandconnecttootherdevicesonthenetwork.Withthisfeatureenabled,hostsinLANcanrequestthe
49devicetoperformspecialportforwardingsoastoenableexternalhoststoaccessresourcesoninternalhosts.EnableUPnP:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheUPnPfeature.Chapter 11 Security TheSecurityfeatureisonlyavailableinWISPModeandWirelessRouterMode.
5011.1ClientFilterTobettermanagePCsinLAN,youmayusetheClientFilterfunctionalitytoallowordisallowPCswithinaspecifiedrangeofIPaddressestoaccessInternet.Click“Add”toenterpagebelow:FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllowaccordingtoyourownneeds.
51DenyAccesstoInternet:Disallowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.AllowAccesstoInternet:Allowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.¾ Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry/rule.¾ IPAddress:SpecifyasingleIPaddressoranIPrangeofPCsforcurrentruletoapplyto.¾ WANPortRange:SpecifyasingleportorarangeofportsbyenteringanidenticalportNOortwodifferentportNOsinbothboxesrespectively.AllowedportNOrangesfrom1to65535.¾ TrafficType:Selectaprotocolorprotocolsforthetraffic(TCP/UDP/Both).¾ Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.¾ Day:Selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.¾ Example:ToprohibitPCswithintheIPaddressrangeof192.168.2.20‐192.168.2.30fromaccessingInternetfrom8:00to18：00duringworkingdays(Monday‐Friday),doasfollows:
52Click“Save”andyouwillfindsuchentryintheListbelow.SelectAllowfromtheDefaultModedrop‐downlistandcheckEnableClientFilterfeature.11.2MACFilterTobettermanagecomputersinyourLANnetwork,youcan
53usetheMACFilterfeaturetoallowordisallowspecifiedPCstoaccessInternet.Click“Add”toenterpagebelow:¾ FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllowaccordingtoyourownneeds.DenyAccesstoInternet:Disallowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.AllowAccesstoInternet:Allowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.¾ Description:Simplydescribecurrentrule/rule.
54¾ MACAddress:EnterthePC’sMACaddressthatyouwanttofilteroutorselectitfromtheMAClist.¾ Time:Selectatimerangeforcurrentruletotakeeffect.¾ Day:Selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrentruletotakeeffect.Example:TopreventaPCattheMACaddressof00:B0:0C:77:88:00fromaccessingInternetfrom8:00to18:00dailywithoutrestrictingitduringothertimeperiod,configthesamesettingsasshownonthescreenshotbelowonyourdevice:
55Click“Save”,select“Allow”fromthe“Default”drop‐downlistandcheckthe“EnableMACFilter”feature.11.3URLFilterTobetterregulateLANPCs,youmayusetheWebsiteFilter(alsoknownasURLFilter)functionalitytoallowordisallowsuchPCstoaccesscertainwebsiteswithinaspecifiedtimeperiod.Click“Add”toenterpagebelow:
56¾ FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllowaccordingtoyourownneeds.DenyAccesstoInternet:Disallowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.AllowAccesstoInternet:Allowspecifiedpacketstopassthroughthedevice;otherpacketsareprocessedaccordingtodefaultmode.¾ Description:Brieflydescribeacurrententry/rule.¾ IPAddress:SpecifyasingleIPaddressoranIPrangeofPCsforcurrentruletoapplyto.¾ URLString:Enterdomainnamesorapartofadomainnametobefilteredout.¾ Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.¾ Day:Selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.Forexample:IfyouwanttodisallowonlyPCswithintheIP
57rangeof192.168.2.20~192.168.2.30onyourLANtoaccessonly"yahoo.com"from8：00to18：00duringworkingdays(Monday‐Friday)whilenotrestrictingotherPCs,thenconfigsamesettingsasshownonbelowscreenshotonyourdevice:Click“Save”andyouwillfindsuchentryintheListbelow.SelectAllowfromtheDefaultModedrop‐downlistandcheckEnableＵＲＬFilter(Alsoknownaswebsitefilteronsome
58devices)feature.11.4RemoteWeb‐basedManagementTheRemoteWebManagementfeatureallowstheRoutertobemanagedfromtheInternetviaawebbrowser.¾ Enable:SelectwhethertoenabletheRemoteWeb‐basedManagementfeature.¾ Port:Remoteadminport;theportusedbytrustedhostsfromInternetorotherexternalnetworkstoaccessandmanagetheRouterremotely.¾ IPAddress:EnterthetrustedIPaddressofaPCfromInternetorotherexternalnetworkswhichyouwanttoauthorizetomanageyourrouterremotely.Note:Toaccessthedeviceviaport8080,enter"http://x.x.x.x:8080"where"x.x.x.x"representsthethedevice'sInternetIPaddressand8080istheremoteadminport.Assumingthedevice'sInternetIPaddressis220.135.211.56,then,simplyreplacethe"x.x.x.x"with"220.135.211.56"(namely,http://220.135.211.56:8080).
59LeavingtheIPaddressfieldat"0.0.0.0"makesthedeviceremotelyaccessibletoallthePCsonInternetorotherexternalnetworks;populatingitwithaspecificIPaddress,say,218.88.93.33,makesthedeviceonlyremotelyaccessibletothePCatthespecifiedIPaddress.Forexample:IfyouwanttoallowonlythePCattheIPaddressof218.88.93.33fromInternettoaccessDevice’sweb‐basedutilityviaport:8080,thenconfigurethesamesettingsasshownonthescreenshotaboveonthedevice.
60Chapter 12 Routing Settings 12.1RoutingTableThispagedisplaysthedevicecoreroutingtablewhichlistsdestinationIP,subnetmask,gateway,hopcountandinterface.Theprincipaltaskforarouteristolookforanoptimaltransferpathforeachdatapacketpassingthroughit,andtransferittothespecifieddestination.So,it’sessentialforaroutertoselectanoptimalpath,i.e.routingalgorithm.Tocompletethiswork,therouterstoresandmaintainsrelateddataofvarioustransferpaths,i.e.establishingaroutingtable,forfuturerouteselection.
61Chapter 13 Bandwidth Control UsethissectiontomanagebandwidthallocationtodevicesonyourLAN.13.1BandwidthControlEnablethebandwidthcontrolfeatureandyouwillseebelowscreen.¾ IPAddress:EnteranIdenticalIPortwodifferentIPsinbothboxestospecifyonlyasingleIPaddressoranIPrange.¾ UploadLimit:MaxtotaluploadbandwidthforaspecifiedPCorarangeofPCs.¾ DownloadLimit:MaxtotaldownloadbandwidthforaspecifiedPCorarangeofPCs.¾ Enable:Thecorrespondingentrytakeseffectonlyifyoucheckedthisoption.¾ Edit:Clicktoeditanexistingentry/rule.
62¾ Delete:Clicktoremoveacorrespondingentry/rule.Chapter 14 Tools 14.1Time&Date
63Thissectionletsyouconfigure,update,and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onlywhenDeviceisconnectedtoInternet.Youcanalsoconfigurethesystemtimemanually.¾ Internettimeservers:TimeanddatewillbeupdatedautomaticallyfromInternetifenabled.¾ SyncInterval:SpecifyatimelengthfordevicetoupdateitstimeanddateinfofromInternetperiodically.Thedefaultis2hours.¾ TimeZone:Selectyourcurrenttimezone.¾ CopyYourPC'sTime:ClickittocopyyourPC’stimetothedevice.Note:Configuredtimeanddateinfoloseswhenthedeviceisdisconnectedfrompowersupply.However,itwillbeupdatedautomaticallywhenthedevicereconnectstoInternet.Toactivatetime‐basedfeatures(e.g.firewall),thetimeanddateinfoshallbesetcorrectlyfirst,eithermanuallyorautomatically.
6414.2DDNSDynamicDNSorDDNSisatermusedfortheupdatinginrealtimeofInternetDomainNameSystem(DNS)nameservers.WeuseanumericIPaddressallocatedbyInternetServiceProvider(ISP)toconnecttoInternet;theaddressmayeitherbestable("static"),ormaychangefromonesessionontheInternettothenext("dynamic").However,anumericaddressisinconvenienttoremember;anaddresswhichchangesunpredictablymakesconnectionimpossible.TheDDNSproviderallocatesastatichostnametotheuser;whenevertheuserisallocatedanewIPaddressthis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Internet'sDNSserverssothattheymayresolveDNSqueries.Thus,uninterruptedaccesstodevicesandserviceswhosenumericIPaddressmaychangeismaintained.¾ ServiceProvider:SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderfromthe
65drop‐downmenu.¾ UserName:EntertheDDNSusernameregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.¾ Password:EntertheDDNSPasswordregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.¾ DomainName:EntertheDDNSdomainnamewithyourDDNSserviceprovider.¾ Forexample:IfyouhaveregisteredaDDNSserviceindyndns.organdareallocatedwithtenda,123456,tenda.dyndns.inforespectivelyasusername,passwordanddomainnameforawebserveronyourPCat192.168.2.10:UserNametendaPassword123456DomainNametenda.dyndns.orgThenconfigureportsettingsonportrangeforwardinginterfaceandenterthisinformationontheaboveDDNSinterface.Otherscanaccessyourwebserverbysimplyenteringhttp://tenda.dyndns.infointheirbrowseraddressbar.14.3Back/RestoreThissectionallowsyoutobackupcurrentsettingsortorestoreprevioussettingsconfiguredontheDevice.
66Tobackupsettings:Onceyouhaveconfiguredthedevicethewayyouwantit,youcansavethesesettingstoaconfigurationfileonyourlocalharddrivethatcanlaterbeimportedtoyourdeviceincasethatthedeviceisrestoredtofactorydefaultsettings.Todoso,clickthe“Backup”buttonandspecifyadirectorytosavesettingsonyourlocalhardware.ClickSavetosavetheconfigurationfile.Torestoresettings:Clickthe"Browse"buttontolocateandselectaconfigurationfilethatissavedpreviouslytoyourlocalharddrive.
67Clickthe"Restore"buttontoresetyourdevicetoprevioussettings.14.4.RestoretoFactoryDefaultSettingsClickthisbuttontoresetthedevicetofactorydefaultvalues.
68FactoryDefaultSettings:¾ Password:admin¾ IPAddress:192.168.2.1¾ Subnetmask:Enter255.255.255.0.Note:Toactivateyoursettings,youneedtorebootthedeviceafteryouresetit.14.5FirmwareUpdateFirmwareupgradeisreleasedperiodicallytoimprovethefunctionalityofyourdeviceandalsotoaddnewfeatures.Ifyourunintoaproblemwithaspecificfeatureofthedevice,logontoourwebsite(www.tendacn.com)todownloadthelatestfirmwaretoupdateyourdevice.¾ Browse:Clicktolocateandselectthefirmware.¾ Update:Clicktotostartupdate.Devicewillrestart
69automaticallywhenupdatecompletes.NOTE:DonotdisconnectthedevicefromthemanagementPC(thePCyouusetoconfigurethedevice)orpowersupplyduringupdate;otherwise,itmaybepermanentlydamaged.14.6RebootThissectionallowsyoutorebootthedevice.Newsettingswillbeactivatedafterreboot.AndWANconnectionwillbedisconnectedduringreboot.Reboot:Clicktorestartthedevice.14.7ChangePasswordThissectionallowsyoutochangeloginpasswordforaccessingdevice’sWeb‐basedinterface.OldPassword:Entertheoldpassword.
70NewPassword:Enteranewpassword.ConfirmNewPassword:Re‐enterthenewpasswordforconfirmation.Save:Clicktosaveyournewpassword.Caution:Forsecuritypurpose,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouchangeDevice'sdefaultloginusernameandpassword.14.8.1LogsTheLogsoptionallowsyoutoviewalleventsthatoccuruponsystemstartupUpto150entriesoflogscanberecorded.¾ Refresh:Clicktoupdatecurrentlogs.¾ Clear:Clicktoremovealllogs.Appendix 1 Set PC to“Obtain an IP address automatically” TheDHCPserverfeatureisenabledonthedevicebydefault.SimplysetyourPCto”ObtainanIPaddress
71automatically”(enableDHCPclientonyourPC)andyourPCwillbeabletoaccessInternetviathedevice.Followbelowsteps:HerewetakeWindows7OSasanexampleforillustration.Fromthedesktop,right‐clickNetwork>Properties.Leftclick"Changeadaptersettings".RightclickLocalAreaConnection(orWirelessNetworkConnectionifyourareconnectingtothedevicewirelessly)andselectProperties. 
72Select"InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)"andclick"Properties".Select”ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”. 
73RightclickLocalAreaConnectionandselectStatus>DetailstocheckwhetheryourPChasobtainedanIPaddresssuccessfully.
74Appendix 2. How to connect to an encrypted wireless network HowshouldIconfigmynetworkadaptertosuccessfullyconnecttoanencryptedwirelessnetwork?(BelowexplainshowtoconnecttoaWPA‐encryptedwirelessnetworkinWindows7OS)Toconnecttoanencryptedwirelessnetwork,youmustprovideavalidsecuritykey.Toconfigurewirelessnetworkadapter,doasfollows:1.Rightclick“Network”,select"Properties",andthenleftclick"Changeadaptersettings".Asseenbelow,WirelessNetworkConnectiondisplays"NotConnected".
752.RightclicktheWirelessNetworkConnectionandselect“Connect/Disconnect”.Allsearchedwirelessnetworksshallbedisplayedinbelowscreen.Ifyoudon'tseetheSSIDofTenda,clickRefresh.3.DoubleclickorselecttheSSIDentitled“Tenda_××××××”(where××××××representsthelast6charactersinthedeviceMACaddress)andclick“Connect”.Enterthesecuritykeyonappearing
76window(Notethatsecuritykeyiscase‐sensitive.Hereweassumeitistendatenda)andclick“OK”.4.Asseenbelow,displayof“Connected”nextto“Tenda_××××××”indicatesasuccessfulconnection.
77Appendix 3: Glossary ChannelAcommunicationchannel,alsoknownaschannel,referseithertoaphysicaltransmissionmediumsuchasawireortoalogicalconnectionoveramultiplexedmediumsuchasaradiochannel.Itisusedtotransferaninformationsignal,suchasadigitalbitstream,fromoneormoretransmitterstooneormorereceivers.IfthereisonlyoneAPintherange,selectanychannelyoulike.ThedefaultisAuto.IfthereareseveralAPscoexistinginthesamearea,itisadvisablethatyouselectadifferentchannelforeachAPtooperateon,minimizingtheinterferencebetweenneighboringAPs.Forexample,if3American‐ standardAPscoexistinonearea,youcansettheirchannelsrespectivelyto1,6and11toavoidmutualinterference.SSIDServicesetidentifier(SSID)isusedtoidentifyaparticular802.11wirelessLAN.Itisthenameofaspecificwirelessnetwork.ToletyourwirelessnetworkadapterroamamongdifferentAPs,you
78mustsetallAps’SSIDtothesamename.WiredEquivalentPrivacy(WEP)isasecurityalgorithmforIEEE802.11wirelessnetworkswiththeintentiontoprovidedataconfidentialitycomparabletothatofatraditionalwirednetwork.WEP,recognizablebythekeyof10or26hexadecimaldigits,iswidelyinuse.WEPusesthestreamcipherRC4forconfidentiality,[5]andtheCRC‐32checksumforintegrity.Standard64‐bitWEPusesa40‐bitkey(alsoknownasWEP‐40),whichisconcatenatedwitha24‐bitinitializationvector(IV)toformtheRC4key.Theextended128‐bitWEPprotocolusesa104‐bitkeysize(WEP‐104).A152‐bitWEPisavailablefromsomevendors.StaticWEPencryptionallowstoinclude4WEPKeyswhiledynamicWEPencryptionchangesWEPkeydynamically.WPA/WPA2TheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.ItenhancesdataencryptionthroughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128‐bitper‐packetkey,meaningthatitdynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeaturetopreventdatapacketsfrombeinghamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewirelessnetwork.ThelaterWPA2protocolfeaturescompliancewiththefullIEEE802.11istandardandusesAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)inadditiontoTKIPencryptionprotocoltoguaranteebettersecuritythanthatprovidedbyWEPorWPA.Currently,WPAissupportedby
79WindowsXPSP1.Appendix 4 FAQs Thissectionprovidessolutionstoproblemsthatmayoccurduringinstallationandoperationofthedevice.Readthefollowingifyouarerunningintoproblems.Ifyourproblemisnotcoveredhere,pleasegotoourwebsiteofwww.tendacn.comore‐mailtosupport@tenda.cnforhelp.1.Q:Ienteredthedevice’sLANIPaddressinthewebbrowserbutcannotaccesstheutility.WhatshouldIdo?1)Verifyphysicalconnectivitybycheckingwhetheracorrespondingport’slinkLEDlightsup.Ifnot,tryadifferentcable.NotethatanilluminatedlightdoesNOTALWAYSindicatesuccessfulconnectivity.2)InWirelessRouterMode,youmustuseawirelessnetworkadaptertoconnecttothedevice,astheonlyEthernetportworksasaWANportforInternetconnection;whileinWirelessAP,UniversalRepeaterModeandClientMode,youmustspecifyanIPaddress(192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254)onyourPCtoconnecttothedevice.3)Click“Start" ‐‐ “Run”,enter“cmd”andthen“ping192.168.2.1”onappearingCLItodiagnosewhetheryourPChas
80connectedtothedeviceornot.Ifpingsucceeds,thencheckwhethertheProxyServerfeatureisenabledonyourbrowser.Ifenabled,disableitimmediately.Incasethatpingfails,pressandholdthe"RESET"buttononyourdevicefor7secondstorestorefactorydefaultsettings,andthenrun“ping192.168.2.1”again.4)Contactourtechnicalsupportforhelpiftheproblemstillexistsafteryoutriedalltheabove.2.Q:WhatshouldIdoifIforgettheloginpasswordtomydevice?ResetyourdevicebypressingtheResetbuttonforover7seconds.Note:AllsettingswillbedeletedandrestoredtofactorydefaultsonceyoupressedtheResetbutton.3.Q:MycomputershowsanIPaddressconflicterrorafterhavingconnectedtothedevice.WhatshouldIdo?1)CheckifthereareotherDHCPserverspresentinyourLAN.IfthereareotherDHCPserversexceptyourrouter,disablethemimmediately.2)ThedefaultIPaddressofthedeviceis192.168.2.1;makesurethisaddressisnotusedbyanotherpcordevice.IncasethattwocomputersordevicessharethesameIPaddresses,changeeithertoadifferentaddress.4.MycomputercanneitherlogintothedevicenoraccessInternet,andthereisayellowtrianglewithanexclamationmarkshowninthenetworkadaptericonontherightbottomcornerofmycomputerdesktop;howamIsupposedtodealwithit?ThisproblemoccursbecauseyournetworkcardhasnotbeenassignedwithanIPaddress.IfyourcomputerissettoobtainanIP
81addressautomatically,pleaseensurethattherouter'sDHCPfunctionisenabled.DHCPcanautomaticallyassignanIPaddresstoyourcomputer.IfthereisnoDHCPserveravailableonyournetwork,pleasesetastaticIPaddressandfillingatewayandDNS,otherwiseyoucannotaccessInternet.5.Q:IcannotaccessInternetandsend/receiveemails;whatshouldIdo?ThisproblemmainlyhappenstousersusingADSLdialupordynamicIPInternetconnectiontypes.Inthiscase,goto“WANSettings”tochangetheMTUvaluefromdefault1480to1450or1400,etc.6.IamusingDynamicIPInternetconnectiontype.HowshouldIconfigthedeviceforInternetaccess?a.Enterthedevicewebutility,select“DynamicIP”on QuickSetupsectionandclick“Save”.b.IfyourISPrequiresaspecifiedMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication,thengotoMACCloneandchangethedeviceWANMACaddresstothatMACaddressandclick“Save”.7.Q:HowdoIshareresourcesonmycomputerwithusersonInternetthroughthedevice?ToletInternetusersaccessinternalserversonyourLANsuchase‐mailserver,Web,FTP,viathedevice,usethe“VirtualServer”feature.Todoso,followstepsbelow:Step1:Createyourinternalserver,makesuretheLANuserscanaccesstheseserversandyouneedtoknowrelatedserviceports,forexample,portforWebserveris80;FTPis21;SMTPis25andPOP3is110.
82Step2:Click“Advanced”andselect“PortRangeForwarding”(AlsoknownasPortRanging)ontheRouter’swebinterface.Step3:Inputthestartserviceport(alsoknownasExternalPortonsomedevices)NO,say,80.Step4:Inputtheendserviceport(alsoknownasInternalPortonsomedevices)NO,say,80.Step5:Inputtheinternalserver’sIPaddress.Forexample,assumingthatyourWebserver’sIPaddressis192.168.2.10,thensimplyinputit.Step6:Selectacommunicationprotocolusedbyyourinternalhost:TCP,UDPorICMPandenabletherule.Step7:Saveyoursettings.Foryourreference,wecollected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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
838.Q:IcannotaccessInternetinWISPMode;whatshouldIdo?a.MakesureyourwirelessnetworkadapterisfunctioningcorrectlyonyourPCandwirelesssignalisstrongenough.Iftherearetoomanyavailablewirelessnetworks,itisadvisabletouse802.11b/gmodeforlessinterference.b.MakesureyouenteredcorrectSSIDandMACaddressofthelinkpartneronthedevice.Itisadvisabletousethe“Openscan”option.c.MakesurethedeviceWANIPandLANIPaddressesarenotonthesameIPnetsegment.Ifso,changethedeviceLANIP.Thedevice'sIPaddressissetto192.168.2.1toavoidIPconflictwithotherdevices.Generally,youdon'tneedtochangeit.d.Makesureantennaonthedeviceisnotdetached.IfyoustillareunabletoaccessInternetafteryoutriedalltheabovesteps,contactourtechnicalstaffforhelp.Website:www.tendacn.comTechnicalSupport:support@tenda.com.cnShenzhenTendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd
84Appendix 5 EMC Statement CEMarkWarningThisisaClassBproductinadomesticenvironment,thisproductmaycauseradiointerference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.NOTE:(1)ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.(2)Toavoidunnecessaryradiationinterference,itisrecommendedtouseashieldedRJ45cable.StatementThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
85providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguarantee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equipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.RadiationExposureStatement:
86ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody. NCC Notice 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 

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