TENDA TECHNOLOGY F452 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router User Manual I

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Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 2 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http://www.tendacn.com.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 3 ContentsCopyrightStatement..................................................................................................................................2Contents ....................................................................................................................................................3Chapter1ProductOverview ......................................................................................................................51PackageContents........................................................................................................................................ 52GettingtoKnowYourRouter ...................................................................................................................... 5FrontLEDOverview ................................................................................................................................... 5BackPanel.................................................................................................................................................. 6Label........................................................................................................................................................... 63PositionYourRouter ................................................................................................................................... 7Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide ............................................................................................81Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 82HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................................................. 83InternetConnectionSetup ......................................................................................................................... 9ConfigurePC .............................................................................................................................................. 9ConfigureRouter........................................................................................................................................ 94VerifyInternetConnectionSettings.......................................................................................................... 125ConnecttoDeviceWirelessly ................................................................................................................... 14WIN7OS................................................................................................................................................... 14WindowsXPOS........................................................................................................................................ 16Chapter3Configurations .........................................................................................................................181Status ........................................................................................................................................................ 181.1SystemStatus..................................................................................................................................... 181.2WANStatus ........................................................................................................................................ 181.3LANStatus.......................................................................................................................................... 191.4WirelessStatus .................................................................................................................................. 191.5ConnectionStatus.............................................................................................................................. 202Network .................................................................................................................................................... 202.1LAN..................................................................................................................................................... 202.2WAN ................................................................................................................................................... 212.3PortMode .......................................................................................................................................... 232.4MACClone ......................................................................................................................................... 232.5DHCPServer....................................................................................................................................... 242.6DHCPClients ...................................................................................................................................... 242.7StaticAssignment............................................................................................................................... 252.8DHCP‐GuestNetwork.........................................................................................................................252.9ClientList‐GuestNetwork .................................................................................................................. 263Wireless .................................................................................................................................................... 273.1Basic ................................................................................................................................................... 273.2GuestNetwork ................................................................................................................................... 283.3Security .............................................................................................................................................. 283.4Advanced............................................................................................................................................ 313.5WirelessAccessControl..................................................................................................................... 323.6WirelessExtender.............................................................................................................................. 333.7WPS.................................................................................................................................................... 443.8ConnectionStatus.............................................................................................................................. 464AdvancedApplications.............................................................................................................................. 46
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 4 4.1BandwidthControl............................................................................................................................. 464.2DDNS .................................................................................................................................................. 474.3VirtualServer ..................................................................................................................................... 484.4DMZHost ........................................................................................................................................... 504.5UPnP................................................................................................................................................... 514.6IPTV .................................................................................................................................................... 524.7RoutingTable ..................................................................................................................................... 534.8StaticRouting ..................................................................................................................................... 535USB............................................................................................................................................................ 545.1StorageSharing .................................................................................................................................. 545.2USBPrintingService........................................................................................................................... 576Security ..................................................................................................................................................... 626.1MACFilter .......................................................................................................................................... 626.2ClientFilter......................................................................................................................................... 636.3URLFilter ........................................................................................................................................... 666.4RemoteWebManagement................................................................................................................ 676.5DDOSDefence.................................................................................................................................... 686.6SPIFirewall......................................................................................................................................... 697Tools .......................................................................................................................................................... 707.1Logs .................................................................................................................................................... 707.2TrafficStatistics .................................................................................................................................. 717.3Time ................................................................................................................................................... 727.4ChangePassword ............................................................................................................................... 727.5Backup................................................................................................................................................ 737.6Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 747.7FirmwareUpdate ............................................................................................................................... 757.8RestoretoFactoryDefault ................................................................................................................. 757.9Reboot................................................................................................................................................ 76Appendix1ConfigurePC..........................................................................................................................77WIN7OS....................................................................................................................................................... 77WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................ 80Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection....................................................................................................82Win7OS ....................................................................................................................................................... 82Appendix3FAQs......................................................................................................................................86Appendix4Glossary ................................................................................................................................88Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPC...............................................................................90WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................ 90Windows7OS.............................................................................................................................................. 91
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 5 Chapter1ProductOverview1PackageContentsPleaseverifythatthepackagecontainsthefollowingitems: WirelessRouter PowerAdapter InstallationGuide EthernetCable ResourceCDIfanyoftheaboveitemsareincorrect,missing,ordamaged,pleasecontactyourTendaresellerforimmediatereplacement.2GettingtoKnowYourRouterFrontLEDOverviewLEDStatusDescriptionSolidIndicatesaproperconnectiontopowersupplyPowerOff IndicatesanimproperconnectiontopowersupplyBlinking IndicatesthesystemisfunctioningcorrectlySYSSolid/OffIndicatesthesystemisfunctioningincorrectlyBlinking DeviceisperformingWPSauthenticationonaclientdeviceWPSOff WPSisdisabledorWPSauthenticationfinishedSolid WiFiisenabledBlinking TransmittingdataWiFiOff WiFiisdisabledSolid LANportconnectedcorrectlyBlinking LANportistransmittingdataLAN（3/2/1 ）Off LANportconnectedincorrectlySolid IPTVportiscorrectlyconnectedBlinking IPTVportistransmittingdataLAN1/IPTVOff IPTVportisincorrectlyconnectedSolid WANportconnectedcorrectlyBlinking WANportistransmittingdataWANOff WANportconnectedincorrectlySolid IndicatestheUSBportiscorrectlyconnectedUSBOffIndicatestheUSBportisincorrectlyconnected
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 6 BackPanel1.WPS/Reset:WPSbutton/Resetbutton:Pressingitforabout3secondenablesWPSencryptionwithablinkingWPSLEDwhilepressingitforabout7secondsrestorestheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsetting.2.USB:USBportforconnectiontoaUSBdevicesuchasaUSBprinterordatastoragedevice.3.WAN:Internetport(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoanInternet‐enabledDSLModem/CableModemorexistingEthernet.4.LAN/1/2/3:3LANports(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoPC’sNICoruplinktoahub,switchorwirelessAP.LAN1/ I P T V ：IPTVportforconnectiontoanetworkset‐topbox.However,thisportcanalsofunctionasaLANportiftheIPTVSTBoptionisnotenabled.5.PWR:Thepoweradapterisconnectedandyoucanusetheprovidedadaptertosupplypower.6.WiFi:WiFibutton,pressingitdisableswireless.WiFiisenabledbydefault.LabelYoucanacquirethefollowinginformationfromLabel:1.Model:Displaystheproductmodel.2.IPAddress:ThedefaultIPis192.168.0.13.Password:Thedefaultpasswordisadmin.4.MACAddress:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultMACaddress.5.SSID:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultSSIDname.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 7 3PositionYourRouterForbestperformance,pleaseplaceyourrouter: Nearthecenteroftheareawhereyourcomputersandotherdevicesoperate,andpreferablywithinlineofsighttoyourwirelessdevices. AccessibletoanACpoweroutletandnearEthernetcablesforwiredcomputers. Inanelevatedlocationsuchasahighshelf,keepingthenumberofwallsandceilingsbetweentherouterandyourotherdevicestoaminimum. Awayfromelectricaldevicesthatarepotentialsourcesofinterference,suchasceilingfans,homesecuritysystems,microwaves,PCs,thebaseofacordlessphone,ora2.4‐GHzcordlessphone. Awayfromanylargemetalsurfaces,suchasasolidmetaldoororaluminumstuds.Largeexpansesofothermaterialssuchasglass,insulatedwalls,fishtanks,mirrors,brick,andconcretecanalsoaffectyourwirelesssignal.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 8 Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide1PreparationBeforeconnectingEthernetcables,pleaseverifythefollowingitems:Item DescriptionWirelessRouterUsedwiththeprovidedpowersupplyPCInstalledwithIE8orotherbetterwebbrowsers.EthernetCableUsedforlinkingthePCtotherouterBroadbandServiceProvidedbyISPInternetConnectionType IfyouconnecttotheInternetusingabroadbandconnectionthatrequiresausernameandapasswordprovidedbyyourISP,pleaseselectPPPoE; IfyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnectstoanInternet‐enabledADSL/Cablemodem,pleaseselectDynamicIP.2HardwareInstallation1.Connectoneendoftheincludedpoweradaptertotherouterandplugtheotherendintoasurgeprotectedpowerstrip.(Usingapoweradapterwithadifferentvoltageratingthantheoneincludedwiththerouterwillcausedamagetotherouter.)
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 9 2.ConnectoneoftheLANportsontheroutertotheRJ45(NIC)portonyourPCusinganEthernetcable.3.ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheincomingInternetsidetotheWANportontherouter.3InternetConnectionSetupConfigurePCConfigureyourPCobtainIPaddressautomatically.Ifyouarenotclearaboutthis,pleaserefertoAppendix1ConfigurePC.ConfigureRouterLogintoWebUtility1.Launchawebbrowser,suchasIEWebbrowser;2.Intheaddressbar,input192.168.0.1andpressEnter;
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 10 3.Enterapasswordinthecorrespondingfieldasshowninthewindowbelow(thedefaultissetto“admin”).NoteForsecuritypurpose,pleasechangethedefaultpasswordafteryouhaveloggedintothewebutility.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 11 InternetConnectionSetupCommonInternetconnectiontypesareavailableonthehomepage:PPPoEandDynamicIP.PPPoESelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyouusedtoconnecttotheInternetusingabroadbandconnectionthatrequiresausernameandapassword.EntertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP;configureasecuritykeytosecureyourwirelessnetworkandthenclickOK.DynamicIPSelectDHCP(DynamicIP)ifyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnectstoanInternet‐enabledADSL/Cablemodem;configureasecuritykey(8‐63characters)tosecureyourwirelessnetworkandthenclickOK.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 12 Note1.DHCPisthedefaultInternetconnectiontype;2.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourPPPoEusernameandpassword,contactyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)forhelp.ForotherInternetconnectiontypes,pleasegotosection2.2:WAN.4VerifyInternetConnectionSettingsSystemautomaticallyskipstothestatuspagewhenyoufinishallneededsettingsonthehomepage.HereyoucanseethesystemstatusandWANconnectionstatusofthedevice.1.IfyoufindConnectedandaWANIPaddressdisplayedthere(asshownbelow),youhavegotawiredinternetaccessnow.2.IfconnectionstatusdisplaysCableimproperlyconnectedandthereisnoWANIPaddressdisplayed(asseenbelow),connectionbetweentheInternet‐enabledmodemandyourdevicemayhavefailed.Pleasedoublecheckorre‐connectallinvolveddevicesandcablesproperlyandthenrefreshthepage.Ifnothingis
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 13 wrong,ConnectingorConnectedwillbedisplayed.3.IfConnectingisdisplayedandnoWANIPaddressisseen,tryrefreshingthepagefivetimes.AndifitstilldisplaysConnectingtrystepsbelow:1).ContactyourISPforassistance.2).ReadtheconnectiondiagnosticinfoonWANstatus.NoteThefollowingdiagnosticinfowillbedisplayedonparticularoccasionsforyourreference:1).YouhaveconnectedtoInternetsuccessfully.2).Youmighthaveenteredawrongusernameand/orawrongpassword.PleasecontactyourISPforthecorrectusernameandpasswordandenterthemagain.3).EthernetcableisnotconnectedornotproperlyconnectedtotheWANportonthedevice.Pleasereconnectitproperly.4).NoresponseisreceivedfromyourISP.PleaseverifythatyoucanaccessInternetwhenyoudirectlyconnectyourPCtoanInternet‐enabledmodem.Ifnot,contactyourlocalISPforhelp.
Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 14 5ConnecttoDeviceWirelesslyHavingfinishedabovesettings,youcansearchthedevice'swirelessnetwork(SSID)fromyourwirelessdevices(notebook,iPad,iPhone,etc)andenterasecuritykeytoconnecttoitwirelessly.Desktopcomputersshouldbeequippedwithwirelessnetworkcards.WIN7OS1.Clickontheicon  atthebottomoftherightcorneronyourdesktop;
15 2.Selectthenetworkyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda‐000090;3.Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;4.EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;5.WhendisplayingConnected,youhaveconnectedtonetworksuccessfully.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Ifyoucannotfindtheiconatthebottomoftherightcorneronyourdesktop,pleaserefertoAppendix2JoinaWirelessConnection>Win7OS.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
16 WindowsXPOS1.ClickonMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;2.ClickLocalAreaConnectionandselectViewAvailableWirelessNetworks;3.SelecttheSSIDyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda_home,clickConnect,enterthesecuritykeyandthenclickOK;
17 4.YoucanaccessInternetviathedevicewhenConnectedappearsnexttothewirelessnetworknameyouselected.
18 Chapter3ConfigurationsThischapterdescribestheWebbasedconfigurationsforeasiermanagementofyourrouter.Duringtheconfigurationoperation,ifyouarenotclearaboutacertainfeature,simplyreadtherelatedhelpfulinfobelow.1Status1.1SystemStatusHereyoucanseeataglanceoftheoperatingstatusofthedevice.1.2WANStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewtherouter’sWANinformationasnotedbelow: ConnectionType:DisplaysthecurrentInternetconnectiontype. ConnectionStatus:DisplaystheWANconnectionstatus:Disconnected,Connecting,orConnected. MACAddress:DisplaystheWANMACaddress. IPAddress:DisplaystheWANIPaddress. SubnetMask:DisplaystheWANsubnetmask. Gateway:DisplaystheWANgatewayaddress.
19  PrimaryDNSServer:DisplaystheprimaryWANDNSaddress. SecondaryDNSServer:DisplaysthesecondaryWANDNSaddress(ifany). UpTime:DisplaysthetimedurationindicatinghowlongtherouterhasbeenconnectedtotheISP.1.3LANStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewtherouter’sMAC,IP,andsubnetmaskinformation. MACAddress:Displaystherouter’sLANMACaddress. IPAddress：DisplaysthecurrentLANIPaddress. SubnetMask:DisplaysthecurrentLANsubnetmask.1.4WirelessStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewthewirelessinformationof2.4Ghzband. WirelessRadio:Displayswhetherwirelessisenabledornot. WirelessMACaddress:DisplaystheMACaddressoftherouter’swirelessinterface. SSID:DisplaysthecurrentSSID. 802.11Mode:Displaysthecurrentlyactivenetworkmode. Country:Displaysthecurrentcountryselection. Channel:Displaysthecurrentchannel. SecurityMode:DisplaysthecurrentsecurityMode.
20 1.5ConnectionStatusThissectiondisplaystheinfoofcurrentlyconnectedclients(ifany)includingIPandMACaddresses,etc.2NetworkNetworkmenuincludesthefollowingninesubmenus.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:2.1LANThissectionallowsyoutoconfigureyourrouter'sLANIPsettings.
21  IPAddress:Therouter’sLANIP.Thedefaultis192.168.0.1andyoucanchangeitaccordingtoyourneeds. SubnetMask:Router’sLANsubnetmask.Thedefaultis255.255.255.0.NoteIfyouchangetheLANIPaddress,youmustusethenewonetologontothewebutility.2.2WANTherearethreetypesofInternetconnection:DynamicIP(DHCP),StaticIP,andPPPoE(includingdualaccess).DynamicIPSelectDynamicIP(DHCP)toobtainIPAddressinformationautomaticallyfromyourISP.SelectthisoptionifyourISPdoesnotprovideyouwithanyIPinformation. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thedefaultvalueis1450.
22 StaticIPSelectStaticIPAddressifyourISPprovidesalltheconnectioninformation.YouwillneedtoentertheprovidedIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress(es)inthecorrespondingfields. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear. Subnetmask:EnterthesubnetmaskprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. Gateway:EnterthegatewayaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear. Primary/SecondaryDNSServer:EnterthePrimaryandSecondaryDNSServerAddresses.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450.PPPoESelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyourISPusesaPPPoEconnectionandprovidesyouwithaPPPoEusernameandaPPPoEpassword.Simplyenterthemincorrespondingfields. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. ISPUserName:EnterthePPPoEUserNameprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. ISPPassword:EnterthePPPoEPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. MPPE:SelectwhethertoenabletheMPPEauthenticationmethod. EnableDualAccess:SelectwhethertoenableDualAccess. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450.
23 Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐1.ItisnotadvisabletochangethefactorydefaultMTUvalueunlessnecessary,animproperMTUvaluemaydegradeyournetworkperformanceorevenleadtonetworkmalfunction.2.Ifyouwanttoactivenewsettingsyou’vechanged,youmustrebootthedevice.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.3PortModeModeincludesauto,10MHalf‐Duplex,10MFull‐Duplex,100MHalf‐Duplex,100MFull‐Duplex,1000MFull‐Duplex.Defaultisauto,anddonotchangeitunlessnecessary.2.4MACCloneThissectionallowsyoutoconfiguretherouter’sWANMACaddress. MACAddress:Configuretherouter’sWANMACaddress. RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:Resettherouter’sWANMACtofactorydefault. CloneMAC:ClickingthisbuttoncopiestheMACaddressofyourPCtotheMACAddressfieldintherouter.Note1.Normallyyoudon'tneedtochangethedefaultWANMACvalue.However,someISP’smayrequiretheclientPC’sMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication.Inthiscase,simplyentertheMACaddressintheWANMACAddressfieldorclicktheCloneMACbutton.NotethattheWANMACaddressintheStatusinterfacewillbeupdatedaccordinglyonceyouhavechangedit.2.RemembertoreboottheroutertoactivatethenewWANMAC.DONOTusetheCloneMACfeatureunlessrequiredbyyourISP.3.OnlytheMACaddressesofthePCsontheLANcanbeclonedtotherouter.
24 2.5DHCPServer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theTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallPC’sintheLAN,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS. DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature. StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment. EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment. LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐1.ThedevicehasenabledtheDHCPserverbydefaultanditisnotadvisabletodisableitunlessnecessary.2.ToapplytheDHCPserversettingstoallPC’sonyourLAN,youmustsetallPC’sto"ObtainanIPaddressautomatically"and"ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically".‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.6DHCPClientsThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,andleasetimeinformation. Host:Displaysclients'hostnames. IPAddress:DisplaysIPaddressesthatclientsobtainedfromtheDHCPserver. MACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofagivenhost. LeaseTime:RemainingtimeforacorrespondingIPaddresslease.
25 2.7StaticAssignmentIfyouwouldlikesomedevicesonyournetworktoalwayshavefixedIPaddresses,youcanusethisfeatureandmanuallyaddastaticDHCPassignmententryforeachdevice.Forexample:TohaveaPCattheMACaddressof00:15:58:c0:d4:3falwaysreceivethesameIPaddressof192.168.0.150,simplyentertheIPandMACaddressesinthecorrespondingfieldsandclickAddandthentheSavebuttontocomplete. IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressforstaticDHCPassignment. MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofacomputertoalwaysreceivethesameIPaddressyouspecify. Add:ClickittoaddanewIP‐MACstaticassignmententrytolist. Edit:Clickittochangeanexistingentry. Delete:Clicktoremoveanexistingentry.2.8DHCP‐GuestNetworkIfyouenablethebuilt‐inDHCPserverfortheGuestNetworkontherouteritwillautomaticallyconfiguretheTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallPC’sontheGuestNetwork,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS. DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature. StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.
26  EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment. LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐TheIPaddressconfiguredinDHCP‐guestnetworkshouldnotbeinthesamenetworksegmentasthatofDHCPserver’s.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.9ClientList‐GuestNetworkThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,andleasetimeinformation.
27 3WirelessTheWirelesstabincludes8submenus:Basic,GuestNetwork,Security,Advanced,WirelessAccessControl,WirelessExtender,WPS,andConnectionStatus.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:3.1BasicThissectionallowsyoutomanageyourwirelessnetwork.Youcanselectyourcountry,configurethewirelessnetworkname(SSID),networkmode,andchannelsettings,etc. 2.4GHzWirelessNetwork:Check/unchecktoenable/disablethe2.4GHzwirelessfeature.Ifdisabled,all2.4GHz‐basedfeatureswillbedisabledaccordingly. Country:Selectyourcountryfromthedrop‐downlist.Thereare12optionsavailable. SSIDBroadcast:SelectEnable/Disabletomakeyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywireless
28 clientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.Bydefault,itisenabled.Whendisabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanuallyenteritontheirdevicesiftheywanttoconnecttotheSSID. SSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork. 802.11Mode:Selectacorrectmodeaccordingtoyourwirelessclients.Thedefaultmodeis11b/g/nmixed. Channel:Foroptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastusedchannel.Itisadvisablethatyouselectanunusedchannelfromthedropdownlist,or“Auto”tolettherouterdetectandselectthebestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateon. ChannelBandwidth:Selectaproperchannelbandwidthtoenhancewirelessperformance.Whenthereonly11noramixof11b/g/nwirelessclients,pleaseselectthe802.11nmodeof20/40Mfrequencyband,butwhenthereareonlynon‐11nwirelessclients,selectthe20Mfrequencybandmode ExtensionChannel：Availableonlyin11b/g/nmixedmode.3.2GuestNetworkTheGuestNetworkfeatureallowsgueststoaccesstheInternetandotherusersontheguestnetwork,whiledisallowingthemtoaccesstherouter’swebmanager,usersonthemasternetwork,andclientsconnectedtotheLANportsandsecuresyourwirelessmasternetwork. GuestNetwork:Selecttoenable/disabletheguestnetworkfeature. SSIDBroadcast:Checktoenable/disabletheSSIDfeature,makingyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywirelessclientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.Bydefault,itisenabled,butwhendisabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanuallyenteritontheirdevicesiftheywanttoconnecttotheSSID. APIsolation:Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible. GuestNetworkSSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheconfigureduniquenameoftheguestnetwork.NoteAPIsolationisdisabledbydefault.Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible.3.3SecurityThissectionallowsyoutoencryptyourwirelessnetworktoblockunauthorizedaccessesandmaliciouspacketsniffing.
29 Threesecuritymodesareavailable:None,WEP,andWPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK.WEPWEPisintendedtoprovidedataconfidentialitycomparabletothatofatraditionalwirednetwork.TwomethodsofauthenticationcanbeusedwithWEP:OpenSystemauthenticationandSharedKeyauthentication.
30  AuthenticationType:SelectOpenorSharedfromthedrop‐downlist. WEPKeyFormat:SelectHexorASCIIfromthedrop‐downlist. KeySelect:Selectakeyfromthepresetkeys1‐4forcurrentuse.WPA‐PSKTheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.It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tamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewirelessnetwork.WPAadoptsenhancedencryptionalgorithmoverWEP.
31  CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)&AES. SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong. KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged.WPA2‐PSKWPA2isbasedon802.11iandusesAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)insteadofTKIP.ItismoresecuredthanWPAandWEP. CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)&AES. SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong. KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged.3.4AdvancedThissectionallowsyoutoconfigureadvancedsettings,includingAPIsolation,Beaconinterval，Fragmentthreshold,RTSthreshold,andDTIMinterval,etc.
32  APIsolation:IsolatesclientsconnectingtothemasterSSID. BeaconInterval:AtimeintervalbetweenanytwoconsecutiveBeaconpacketssentbyanAccessPointtosynchronizeawirelessnetwork.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof100unlessnecessary. FragmentThreshold:SpecifyaFragmentThresholdvalue.Anywirelesspacketexceedingthepresetvaluewillbedividedintoseveralfragmentsbeforetransmission.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof2346unlessnecessary. RTSThreshold:Ifapacketexceedssuchsetvalue,RTS/CTSschemewillbeusedtoreducecollisions.Setittoasmallervalueprovidedthattherearedistantclientsandinterference.FornormalSOHO,itisrecommendedtokeepthedefaultvalueunchanged,otherwise,therouterperformancemaybedegraded. DTIMInterval:ADTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage)Intervalisacountdowninformingclientsofthenextwindowforlisteningtobroadcastandmulticastmessages.Whensuchpacketsarriveintherouter’sbuffer,therouterwillsendDTIM(deliverytrafficindicationmessage)andDTIMintervaltoalertclientsofthereceivingpackets. WMM‐Capable:WMMisQoSforyourwirelessnetwork.Enablingthisoptionmaybetterstreamwirelessmultimediadata(suchasvideooraudio). ASPDCapable：Selecttoenable/disabletheautopowersavingmode.3.5WirelessAccessControlTheMAC‐basedWirelessAccessControlfeaturecanbeusedtoallowordisallowclientstoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.
33  FilterMode:DenyAccesstoWirelessNetwork:BlocksonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressesfromconnectingtoyourwirelessnetwork.AllowAccesstoWirelessNetwork:AllowonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressestoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.ClickAddandthescreenbelowwillopen: MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofawirelessclient. Description:Brieflydescribethenewentry. Status:SelectEnable/Disabletoenable/disableacorrespondingentry.3.6WirelessExtenderHereyoucansettheBridgemode(UniversalRepeater,WISP,WDS)toextendwirelesscoverage.
34 WDSWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem),thisfeaturecanbeusedtoextendyourexisting2.4Ghznetworkcoverage.Thedetailsbelowoutlinehowtoconfigurethisfeatureinthe2.4GHzband.Forexample:Asseeninthefigureabove,PC1andPC2accessInternetviaawirelessconnectiontoRouter1.WhilePC3andPC4aretoofartodirectlyconnecttoRouter1forInternetaccess.NowyoucanusetheWDSbridgefeaturetoletPC3andPC4accessInternet.
35 Beforeyougetstarted:1.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.onRouter1;ClickStatus>LANStatusandchecktheIPaddress.2.ClickWireless>BasictocheckthebasicsettingsofRouter1.3.ClickWireless>Securitytocheck wirelesssecuritysettingsofRouter1.
36 4.VerifythatDHCPserverisenabledonRouter1:ClickNetwork>DHCPServer.5.SettheLANIPaddressofRouter2toadifferentaddressyetonthesamenetsegmentasRouter1.Asshownbelow:Router1:LANIP:192.168.0.1;SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;Router2:
37 LANIP：192.168.0.10;SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;Thendoasfollows:1.ConfigureRouter2:1)WirelessWorkingMode:SelectWDSBridgeMode.2)ClickOpenScantosearchforRouter1.3)SelectthewirelessnetworktoconnectandclickOK.4)VerifythattheSSID,channel,andAPMACaddressonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwirelessnetwork.Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem.5)CloseScanandclickSavetosaveyoursettings.6)GotoWirelessSecuritypageandsetthewirelesssecuritysettingsexactlyastheyareonthelinkpartner(Router1).7)GotoDHCPServertodisabletheDHCPonRouter2.NowyouhavefinishedallsettingsonRouter2requiredforWDS.2.ConfigureRouter1:1. GotowirelesssectiononRouter1andspecifyWDS(orWDSBridge)asitswirelessworkingmode.
38 2. ManuallyenterRouter2'sMACaddress(Also,youcanusetheOpenScanoptionasmentionedabove)andclickSavetofinishyoursettings.
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40 Aftertheaboveconfigurations,youcanverifytheconnectionbypingingRouter2’sIP.Stepsareasfollows(TakeWindowsXPOSforexample):1) ClickStart>Run;2) Thenthebelowscreenappearsandentercmd;3) Inputping192.168.0.10inthescreenandpressEnter.Ifthefolllowingscreenappears,itindicatesyouhavefinishedtheconfigurationsuccessfully.
41 Note1.WDSfeaturecanonlybeimplementedbetween2WDS‐capablewirelessdevices.Additionally,theSSID,channel,securitysettings,andsecuritykeymustbeexactlythesameonbothsuchdevices.2.NotethatthetwodevicesinvolvedmusthavedifferentIPaddressesonthesameIPnetsegment.Inaddition,itisadvisabletodisabletheDHCPserveroneitherdevice.WISPModeIfyourrouteracquiresInternetaccessfromawirelessAccessPoint,pleaseselectWISPmode.Specificstepsareasfollows:1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectWISPmodeandclickOpenScan.2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK.3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey.
42 4.ClickCloseScanandSave.5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrebootautomatically.6.InternetConnectionSetup:ClickNetwork>WAN,selectConnectionSetup,suchasDHCP,andclickSave.7.ClickStatus>WANStatusandtheconnectionstatusdisplaysConnected.
43 Note1.Whenthesettingsfinished,remembertoenterConnectionSetuptosetupInternetconnection.2.VerifythattheSSID,channel,andsecuritymodeonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwirelessnetwork.Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem.3.Forthenormalwirelessconnectionbetweentworouters,donotchangethisrouter’sSSIDsettings,includingSSID,channel,securitymodeandsecuritykey.UniversalRepeaterInthismode,therouterwillrelaydatatoanassociatedrootAPandAPfunctionisenabledmeanwhile.ThewirelessrepeaterrelayssignalbetweenitsstationsandtherootAPforgreaterwirelessrange.Stepsareshownasbelow:1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectUniversalRepeaterintheextendermodeandclickOpenScan.
44 2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK.3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.,whichshouldbeinaccordancewiththeupperdevice.4.ClickCloseScanandOK.5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrestartautomatically.3.7WPSWi‐FiProtectedSetupmakesiteasyforhomeuserswhoknowlittleofwirelesssecuritytoestablishasecurewirelesshomenetwork,aswellastoaddnewdevicestoanexistingnetworkwithoutenteringlongpassphrasesorconfiguringcomplicatedsettings.SimplyenteraPINcodeorpressthesoftwarePBCbuttonorhardwareWPSbutton(ifequipped)andasecurewirelessconnectioncanbeestablished.
45 ● EnableWPS:Selecttoenable/disabletheWPSencryption.● WPSMode:SelectPBC(Push‐ButtonConfiguration)orPIN.● ResetOOB:Whenselected,theWPSLEDturnsoffandtheWPSfunctionwillbedisabledautomatically.TheWPSserverontherouterentersidlemodeandwillnotrespondtoanyclient’sWPSconnectionrequest.OperationInstructions:PBC:TheWPSLEDwillblinkfor2minutesafteryoupressthehardwareWPSbuttonontherouterfor1second,andmeansthatthePBCencryptionmethodissuccessfullyenabled.AnauthenticationroutinewillbeperformedbetweenyourrouterandtheWPS/PBCenabledwirelessclientdeviceduringthistime,ifitsucceeds,thewirelessclientdevicewillconnecttoyourrouterandtheWPSLEDwillturnoff.Repeatthestepsaboveifyouwanttoaddmorewirelessclientdevicestotherouter.PIN:Tousethisoption,youmustknowthePINcodefromthewirelessclientandenteritinthecorrespondingfieldonyourrouterwhileusingthesamePINcodeontheclientsideforthisconnection.NoteTousetheWPSencryption,thewirelessadaptermustbeWPS‐capable.
46 3.8ConnectionStatusThissectiondisplayswirelessclientsinformation(ifany).4AdvancedApplicationsTheAdvancedtabincludesthefollowing8submenus:BandwidthControl,DDNS,VirtualServer,DMZHost,UPnP,IPTV,RoutingTable,andStaticRouting.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:4.1BandwidthControlTobettermanagebandwidthallocationandoptimizenetworkperformance,usetheBandwidthControlfeature.
47 ClickAddBandwidthControlRuleandthescreenbelowwillopen.● Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disablecurrententry.Whendisabled,correspondingentrywillnottakeeffect.● IPRange:EnterasingleIPoranIPrange.● UplinkBandwidth:Maxuplinktraffic.● DownlinkBandwidth:Maxdownlinktraffic.● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.4.2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and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itiscommunicatedtotheDDNSproviderbysoftware
48 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.TheresultisuninterruptedaccesstodevicesandserviceswhosenumericIPaddressmaychangeismaintained.● ServiceProvider:SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderfromthedrop‐downmenu.● UserName:EntertheDDNSusernameregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● Password:EntertheDDNSPasswordregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● DomainName:EntertheDDNSdomainnamewithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● ConnectionStatus:DisplayscurrentstatusofconnectionwiththeDDNSserver.ClickSavetosaveyoursettings.4.3VirtualServerTheVirtualServerfeaturegrantsInternetusersaccesstoservicesonyourLAN.ItisusefulforhostingonlineservicessuchasFTP,Web,orgameservers.ForeachVirtualServer,youdefineaWANportonyourrouterforredirectiontoaninternalLANIPAddress.
49 ● ExtPort‐IntPort:ExternalPort‐InternalPort,entertheWAN/LANserviceports.● InternalIP:TheIPaddressofacomputerusedasaserverinLAN.● Protocol:IncludesTCP,UDP,andBoth.Select“Both”ifyouarenotsureaboutwhichprotocoltouse● Enable:Thecorrespondingentrytakeseffectonlyifyoucheckedthisoption.● Delete:Removeacorrespondingentry● 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transfertheselectedporttothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry.Incaseyoucannotfindtheportyouwillneedtoenteritmanually.Example:YouwanttosharesomelargefileswithyourfriendswhoarenotinyourLAN,however,itisnotconvenienttotransfersuchlargefilesacrossthenetwork.YoucansetupyourownPCasaFTPserverandusetheVirtualServerfeaturetoletyourfriendsaccessthesefiles.AssumingthatthestaticIPaddressoftheFTPserver(Namely,yourPC)is192.168.0.110,youwillwantyourfriendstoaccessthisFTPserveronthedefaultportof21usingtheTCPprotocol,detailsareexplainedbelow:1.Enter21inbothExtPortandIntPortfieldsorselectFTPfromWell‐knownServicePortandanentryID21willbeautomaticallytransferredtothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry.2.Enter192.168.0.110fortheIPAddress,selectTCPandthenselectEnable.
50 3.ClickSavetosaveyoursettings.Now,yourfriendsonlyneedtoenterftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:21intheirbrowserstoaccessyourFTPserver.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,Assumingtherouter'sWANIPaddressis172.16.102.89,thenyourfriendsneedtoenter"ftp://172.16.102.89:21"intheirbrowsers. NoteIfyouincludeport80inthissection,youmustsettheportforremote(web‐based)managementtoadifferentnumberotherthan80,suchas8080,otherwisethevirtualserverfeaturemaynottakeeffect.4.4DMZHostInsomecases,acomputermayneedtobecompletelyexposedtotheInternetforimplementationofa2‐waycommunication.Todoso,wewillsetitasaDMZhost.

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