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A5s User Guide

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TableofContents

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

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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

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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

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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

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Appendix2.Howtoconnecttoanencryptedwireless

network.......................................................................74

Appendix3:Glossary....................................................77

Appendix4FAQs...........................................................79

Appendix5EMCStatement..........................................84

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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).

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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

¾ 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

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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

A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

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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

modem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.

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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

place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.

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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:

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Toconfigurewirelessnetworkadapter,doasfollows:

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a.Right‐clickthe""iconfromthebottomrightcornerof

yourdesktop.

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b.Selectthedesiredwirelessnetworkandclick“Connect”.

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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.

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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)

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Chapter 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:

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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:

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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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Chapter 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.

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b、 Click"WirelessNetworkConnection"andselect"View

AvailableWirelessNetworks".

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c、 Selectthedesiredwirelessnetworkandclick“Connect”.

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d、 Enterthecustomizedsecuritykeytwice(Ifany)orsimplyclick

"Connect"asthereisnopresetsecuritykeybydefault.

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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)

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4.2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.

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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



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

again"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:



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)

Connect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".



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

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

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.



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.



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'.



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.

For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

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.



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.



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.



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.



Chapter 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.

PPPoE



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



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.



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.



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



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



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

within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

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. 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.



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.



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.



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.



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).



Chapter9 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.

¾ 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).

¾ LeaseTime:DisplaysremainingtimeforacorrespondingIP

addresslease.



Chapter 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

LAN.

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

should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

device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.

11.1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.

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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:



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

use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.

¾ 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:



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:



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

range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

devices)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).

Leaving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.



Chapter 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.



Chapter 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.

¾ Delete:Clicktoremoveacorrespondingentry/rule.



Chapter 14 Tools

14.1Time&Date

This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.



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

drop‐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.



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.



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.



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

automatically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.

New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

automatically”(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. 



Select"InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)"andclick

"Properties".



Select”ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”. 



RightclickLocalAreaConnectionandselectStatus>Detailsto

checkwhetheryourPChasobtainedanIPaddresssuccessfully.



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".



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

window(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.



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

must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

Windows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

connected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

address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.

Step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

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8.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.

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Website:www.tendacn.com

TechnicalSupport:support@tenda.com.cn

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Appendix 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

provide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:

This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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