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Wireless N450 Gigabit Router

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Wireless N450 Gigabit Router

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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

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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

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Chapter1ProductOverview

1PackageContents

Pleaseverifythatthepackagecontainsthefollowingitems:

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 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

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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

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BackPanel

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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.

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Label

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.)

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2.ConnectoneoftheLANportsontheroutertotheRJ45(NIC)portonyourPCusinganEthernetcable.

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3.ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheincomingInternetsidetotheWANportontherouter.

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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

1.Launchawebbrowser,suchasIEWebbrowser;

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2.Intheaddressbar,input192.168.0.1andpressEnter;

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3.Enterapasswordinthecorrespondingfieldasshowninthewindowbelow(thedefaultissetto

“admin”).

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Note

Forsecuritypurpose,pleasechangethedefaultpasswordafteryouhaveloggedintothewebutility.

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InternetConnectionSetup

CommonInternetconnectiontypesareavailableonthehomepage:PPPoEandDynamicIP.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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wrong,ConnectingorConnectedwillbedisplayed.

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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

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;



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.

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐



WindowsXPOS

1.ClickonMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;



2.ClickLocalAreaConnectionandselectViewAvailableWirelessNetworks;

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3.SelecttheSSIDyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda_home,clickConnect,enterthesecuritykeyandthen

clickOK;

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4.YoucanaccessInternetviathedevicewhenConnectedappearsnexttothewirelessnetworknameyou

selected.



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.

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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.

 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.



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.



 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.



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.

 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.

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.

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

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.



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.



 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.



 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.



 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.



 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.



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.

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.



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:

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.



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.



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.



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.

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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.

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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.

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7.ClickStatus>WANStatusandtheconnectionstatusdisplaysConnected.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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4.ClickCloseScanandOK.

5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrestartautomatically.

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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.

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● 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:

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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.

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Note

TousetheWPSencryption,thewirelessadaptermustbeWPS‐capable.

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3.8ConnectionStatus

Thissectiondisplayswirelessclientsinformation(ifany).

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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:

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4.1BandwidthControl

Tobettermanagebandwidthallocationandoptimizenetworkperformance,usetheBandwidthControl

feature.

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ClickAddBandwidthControlRuleandthescreenbelowwillopen.

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● 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.

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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

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.

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● 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.

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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.

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● 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.

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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.

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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.

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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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