TENDA TECHNOLOGY F456 Wireless N450 Home Router User Manual

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CopyrightStatement

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TendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd.WithoutpriorexpressedwrittenpermissionfromShenzhenTendaTechnology

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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...........................................................................................................................................................................................7

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........................................................................................................................................................................15

Chapter3Configurations........................................................................................................................................................17

1Status.........................................................................................................................................................................................17

1.1SystemStatus.....................................................................................................................................................................17

1.2WANStatus........................................................................................................................................................................17

1.3LANStatus..........................................................................................................................................................................18

1.4WirelessStatus..................................................................................................................................................................18

1.5ConnectionStatus..............................................................................................................................................................19

2Network.....................................................................................................................................................................................19

2.1LAN.....................................................................................................................................................................................19

2.2WAN...................................................................................................................................................................................20

2.3PortMode..........................................................................................................................................................................22

2.4MACClone.........................................................................................................................................................................22

2.5DHCPServer.......................................................................................................................................................................22

2.6DHCPClients......................................................................................................................................................................23

2.7StaticAssignment...............................................................................................................................................................24

2.8DHCP‐GuestNetwork.........................................................................................................................................................24

2.9ClientList‐GuestNetwork..................................................................................................................................................25

3Wireless.....................................................................................................................................................................................25

3.1Basic...................................................................................................................................................................................26

3.2GuestNetwork...................................................................................................................................................................27

3.3Security..............................................................................................................................................................................27

3.4Advanced...........................................................................................................................................................................29

3.5WirelessAccessControl.....................................................................................................................................................30

3.6WirelessExtender..............................................................................................................................................................31

3.7WPS....................................................................................................................................................................................40

3.8ConnectionStatus..............................................................................................................................................................41

4AdvancedApplications...............................................................................................................................................................42

4.1BandwidthControl.............................................................................................................................................................42

4.2DDNS..................................................................................................................................................................................43

4.3VirtualServer.....................................................................................................................................................................43

4.4DMZHost...........................................................................................................................................................................45

4.5UPnP..................................................................................................................................................................................46

4.6IPTV....................................................................................................................................................................................46

4.7RoutingTable.....................................................................................................................................................................48

4.8StaticRouting.....................................................................................................................................................................48

5Security......................................................................................................................................................................................49

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5.1MACFilter..........................................................................................................................................................................49

5.2ClientFilter.........................................................................................................................................................................51

5.3URLFilter...........................................................................................................................................................................52

5.4RemoteWebManagement................................................................................................................................................53

5.5DDOSDefence....................................................................................................................................................................54

5.6SPIFirewall.........................................................................................................................................................................54

6Tools...........................................................................................................................................................................................55

6.1Logs....................................................................................................................................................................................55

6.2TrafficStatistics..................................................................................................................................................................56

6.3Time...................................................................................................................................................................................56

6.4ChangePassword...............................................................................................................................................................56

6.5Backup................................................................................................................................................................................57

6.6Restore...............................................................................................................................................................................57

6.7FirmwareUpdate...............................................................................................................................................................58

6.8RestoretoFactoryDefault.................................................................................................................................................58

6.9Reboot................................................................................................................................................................................59

Appendix1ConfigurePC........................................................................................................................................................60

WIN7OS.......................................................................................................................................................................................60

WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................................................63

Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection..................................................................................................................................65

Win7OS........................................................................................................................................................................................65

Appendix3FAQs....................................................................................................................................................................69

Appendix4Glossary..............................................................................................................................................................71

Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPC..............................................................................................................73

WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................................................73

Windows7OS..............................................................................................................................................................................74

Appendix6Safety..................................................................................................................................................................75

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Chapter1ProductOverview

1PackageContents

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

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z WirelessRouter

z PowerAdapter

z InstallationGuide

z EthernetCable

z 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

WAN

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Solid WANportconnectedcorrectly

Blinking WANportistransmittingdata

Off WANportconnectedincorrectly

LAN

󰃥1/2/3󰃦

Solid LANportconnectedcorrectly

Blinking LANportistransmittingdata

Off LANportconnectedincorrectly

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LAN1/

IPTV

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Solid IPTVportiscorrectlyconnected

Blinking IPTVportistransmittingdata

Off IPTVportisincorrectlyconnected

WiFi

Solid WiFiisenabled

Blinking Transmittingdata

Off WiFiisdisabled

WPS

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Blinking DeviceisperformingWPSauthenticationonaclientdevice

Off WPSisdisabledorWPSauthenticationfinished

SYSBlinking Indicatesthesystemisfunctioningcorrectly

Solid/OffIndicatesthesystemisfunctioningincorrectly

POWER

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SolidIndicatesaproperconnectiontopowersupply

Off Indicatesanimproperconnectiontopowersupply

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BackPanel

z POWER:Thepoweradapterisconnectedandyoucanusetheprovidedadaptertosupplypower.

z WPS/RST: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.

z WiFi:WiFibutton,pressingitdisableswireless.WiFiisenabledbydefault.

z LAN/1/2/3:3LANports(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoPC’sNICoruplinktoahub,switchorwirelessAP.

z LAN1/IPTV: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.

z WAN:Internetport(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoanInternet‐enabledDSLModem/CableModemor

existingEthernet.

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Label

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YoucanacquirethefollowinginformationfromLabel:

z Model:Displaystheproductmodel.

z IPAddress:ThedefaultIPis192.168.0.1.

z Password:Thedefaultpasswordisadmin.

z MAC:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultMACaddress.

z WirelessNetworkName(SSID):Displaysthedevice'sdefaultSSIDname.

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3PositionYourRouter

Forbestperformance,pleaseplaceyourrouter:

z Nearthecenteroftheareawhereyourcomputersandotherdevicesoperate,and

preferablywithinlineofsighttoyourwirelessdevices.

z AccessibletoanACpoweroutletandnearEthernetcablesforwiredcomputers.

z 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.

z 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.

z 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

z IfyouconnecttotheInternetusingabroadbandconnectionthat

requiresausernameandapasswordprovidedbyyourISP,please

selectPPPoE;

z 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

LogintoWebUtility

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password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.



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

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.

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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;

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3.Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;



4.EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;

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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;

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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.

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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:



z ConnectionType:DisplaysthecurrentInternetconnectiontype.

z ConnectionStatus:DisplaystheWANconnectionstatus:Disconnected,Connecting,orConnected.

z MACAddress:DisplaystheWANMACaddress.

z IPAddress:DisplaystheWANIPaddress.

z SubnetMask:DisplaystheWANsubnetmask.

z Gateway:DisplaystheWANgatewayaddress.

z PrimaryDNSServer:DisplaystheprimaryWANDNSaddress.

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z SecondaryDNSServer:DisplaysthesecondaryWANDNSaddress(ifany).

z 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.



z MACAddress:Displaystherouter’sLANMACaddress.

z IPAddress：DisplaysthecurrentLANIPaddress.

z SubnetMask:DisplaysthecurrentLANsubnetmask.

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1.4WirelessStatus

Thissectionallowsyoutoviewthewirelessinformationof2.4Ghzband.



z WirelessRadio:Displayswhetherwirelessisenabledornot.

z WirelessMACaddress:DisplaystheMACaddressoftherouter’swirelessinterface.

z SSID:DisplaysthecurrentSSID.

z 802.11Mode:Displaysthecurrentlyactivenetworkmode.

z Country:Displaysthecurrentcountryselection.

z Channel:Displaysthecurrentchannel.

z SecurityMode:DisplaysthecurrentsecurityMode.

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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.

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z IPAddress:Therouter’sLANIP.Thedefaultis192.168.0.1andyoucanchangeitaccordingtoyour

needs.

z 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.

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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.



z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.

z MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thedefaultvalueis1450.

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.

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

z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.

z IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear.

z Subnetmask:EnterthesubnetmaskprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.

z Gateway:EnterthegatewayaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear.

z Primary/SecondaryDNSServer:EnterthePrimaryandSecondaryDNSServerAddresses.Consultyour

localISPifyouarenotclear.

z 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.



z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.

z ISPUserName:EnterthePPPoEUserNameprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.

z ISPPassword:EnterthePPPoEPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.

z MPPE:SelectwhethertoenabletheMPPEauthenticationmethod.

z EnableDualAccess:SelectwhethertoenableDualAccess.

z MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450.

Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

1.ItisnotadvisabletochangethefactorydefaultMTUvalueunlessnecessary,animproperMTUvaluemay

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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.



z MACAddress:Configuretherouter’sWANMACaddress.

z RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:Resettherouter’sWANMACtofactorydefault.

z 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

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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.



z DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature.

z StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.

z EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.

z 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".

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

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2.6DHCPClients

ThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,and

leasetimeinformation.

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z Host:Displaysclients'hostnames.

z IPAddress:DisplaysIPaddressesthatclientsobtainedfromtheDHCPserver.

z MACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofagivenhost.

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z LeaseTime:RemainingtimeforacorrespondingIPaddresslease.

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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.

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z IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressforstaticDHCPassignment.

z MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofacomputertoalwaysreceivethesameIPaddressyouspecify.

z Add:ClickittoaddanewIP‐MACstaticassignmententrytolist.

z Edit:Clickittochangeanexistingentry.

z Delete:Clicktoremoveanexistingentry.

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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.

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z DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature.

z StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.

z EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.

z 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.

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

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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.

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3Wireless

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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:

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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.

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z 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.

z Country:Selectyourcountryfromthedrop‐downlist.Thereare12optionsavailable.

z 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.

z SSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.

z 802.11Mode:Selectacorrectmodeaccordingtoyourwirelessclients.Thedefaultmodeis11b/g/n

mixed.

z Channel:Foroptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastusedchannel.Itisadvisablethat

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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.

z 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

z ExtensionChannel：Availableonlyin11b/g/nmixedmode.

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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.

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z GuestNetwork:Selecttoenable/disabletheguestnetworkfeature.

z 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.

z APIsolation:Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible.

z GuestNetworkSSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheconfigureduniquenameoftheguestnetwork.

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Note

APIsolationisdisabledbydefault.Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutually

inaccessible.

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3.3Security

Thissectionallowsyoutoencryptyourwirelessnetworktoblockunauthorizedaccessesandmalicious

packetsniffing.

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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.

z AuthenticationType:SelectOpenorSharedfromthedrop‐downlist.

z WEPKeyFormat:SelectHexorASCIIfromthedrop‐downlist.

z KeySelect:Selectakeyfromthepresetkeys1‐4forcurrentuse.

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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.

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z CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)

&AES.

z SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.

z 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.

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z CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)

&AES.

z SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.

z KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged.

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3.4Advanced

Thissectionallowsyoutoconfigureadvancedsettings,includingAPIsolation,Beaconinterval，Fragment

threshold,RTSthreshold,andDTIMinterval,etc.

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z APIsolation:IsolatesclientsconnectingtothemasterSSID.

z 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.

z 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.

z 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.

z 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.

z WMM‐Capable:WMMisQoSforyourwirelessnetwork.Enablingthisoptionmaybetterstream

wirelessmultimediadata(suchasvideooraudio).

z ASPDCapable：Selecttoenable/disabletheautopowersavingmode.

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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.

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z 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:



z MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofawirelessclient.

z Description:Brieflydescribethenewentry.

z Status:SelectEnable/Disabletoenable/disableacorrespondingentry.

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3.6WirelessExtender

HereyoucansettheBridgemode(UniversalRepeater,WISP,WDS)toextendwirelesscoverage.

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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.

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2.ClickWireless>BasictocheckthebasicsettingsofRouter1.



3.ClickWireless>Securitytocheck wirelesssecuritysettingsofRouter1.

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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.

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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.

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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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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;

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2) Thenthebelowscreenappearsandentercmd;

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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.

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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.

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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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● Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheDMZhostfeature.

● DMZHostIP:EntertheIPaddressofacomputeronyourLANwhichyouwanttosetasaDMZhost.The

DMZhostshouldbeconnectedtoaLANportontherouter.

Note

1.OnceaPCissettoaDMZhost,itwillbecompletelyexposedtoInternet,andthusmaybevulnerableto

attacksasrelatedfirewallsettingsbecomeinoperative.

2.UsersontheWANcanaccesstheDMZhostthroughacorrespondingWANIPaddress.

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4.5UPnP

UPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay)allowsanetworkdevicetodiscoverandconnecttootherdevicesonthe

network.Withthisfeatureenabled,hostsintheLANcanrequestthedevicetoperformspecialport

forwardingsoastoenableexternalhoststoaccessresourcesoninternalhosts.



● EnableUPnP:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheUPnPfeature.

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Note

UPnPworksinWindowsME,WindowsXP,orlater,orinanenvironmentwithinstalledapplicationsoftware

thatsupportsUPnP.OperationalsystemsneedstobeintegratedwithorinstalledwithDirectx9.0.

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4.6IPTV

TheIPTVfeaturemakesitpossibletoenjoyonlinevideosonyourTVsetviaaset‐topboxwhilesurfingthe

Internetconcurrentlywithoutmutualinterference.

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● EnableIPTV:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheIPTVfeature.

● EnableIPTVSTBPort:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheIPTV‐specificport.

Seebelowforthenetworktopology:

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Note

1.Ifyouenabledbothoptionsmentionedabove,thennotebelow:(a).SetIPTVset‐topbox'sconnection

typetoDHCP/dynamicIPorstaticIP(IMPORTANT:Notethattheset‐topbox'sIPaddressshouldbeonthe

sameIPnetsegmentastherouter’sLANIP.)iftheset‐topboxisconnectedtoanyportofLANports1‐3.(b).

SelectthedialupmodeprovidedbyyourISPiftheset‐topboxisconnectedtotheIPTV‐specificport.

2.AftertheIPTVportissetforIPTVpurposethePCthatconnectstosuchportwillnotbeabletoobtain

anIPaddressoraccessInternet.Considerthissituationbeforeconfiguringthisfeature.Additionally,LAN

ports1‐3canonlybeusedasLANportstoconnectPCsinsteadofanIPTVset‐topbox.

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3.TheIPTVfeatureiscurrentlynotsupportedonWLAN.

4.7RoutingTable

Thisfeaturedisplaystheroutingtablecontent.

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4.8StaticRouting

Usethissectiontocustomizestaticroutesofdatathroughyournetwork.

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ClickAddStaticRouteandherecomesthescreenbelow:

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● DestinationNetwork:TheIPaddressofadestinationnetwork.

● SubnetMask:TheSubnetMaskthatcorrespondstothespecifieddestinationIPaddress.

● Gateway:TheIPaddressfornexthop.

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5Security

TheSecuritytabincludes6submenus:MACFilter,ClientFilter,URLFilter,RemoteWebManagement,DDoS

DefenceandSPIFirewall.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Details

areexplainedbelow:

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5.1MACFilter

TobettermanagedevicesintheLAN,youmayusetheMACAddressFilterfunctiontoallow/disallowsuch

devicestoaccesstheInternet.

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● FilterMode:

● Disable:DisabletheMACFilterfeature.

● DenyAccesstoInternet:DisallowonlyspecifieddevicestoaccessInternet,otherdevicesarenot

restricted.

● AllowAccesstoInternet:AllowonlyspecifieddevicestoaccessInternet,otherdevicesaredenied.

● Select:SelectanIDforthecurrententry.

● Description:Brieflydescribecurrententry.

● MAC:SpecifytheMACaddressofthecomputerthatyouwanttorestrict.

● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.

● Day:selectaday,orseveraldays,fortheentrytotakeeffect.

● Enable:Selecttoenable/disablecorrespondingentry.

Example:TopreventaPCattheMACaddressof00:E0:4C:69:A4:10fromaccessingInternetbetween8:00

and16:00onworkingdays:fromMondaytoFriday,configurethesamesettingsasshowninthescreen

below,onyourdevice:



Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

1.Maximum10entriescanbeconfiguredinMACFilter.

2.Aftersavingyourconfigurations,forcorrecttime,pleasegotoTools>Timetoconfigureyourrouter’s

systemtime.

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

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5.2ClientFilter

TobettermanagedevicesintheLAN,youcanallowordisallowthedevicestoaccesscertainportsonthe

InternetusingtheClientFilterfunction.

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● FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllow.

● Select:SelectanIDforthecurrententry.

● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.

● StartIP:EnterastartingIPaddress.

● EndIP:EnteranendingIPaddress.

● Port:EnterTCP/UDPprotocolportnumber,itcanbeasingleportorarangeofports.

● TrafficType:Selectaprotocolorprotocolsforthetraffic(TCP/UDP/Both).

● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.

● Day:selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.

● Enable:Checktoenableorunchecktodisableacorrespondingfilterrule(allow/disallowmatched

addressestopassthroughrouter).

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Example:ToprohibitPCswithintheIPaddressrangeof192.168.0.100‐‐192.168.0.150fromaccessingthe

Internet,usethefollowingexample:

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5.3URLFilter

TobettercontrolLANdevices,youcanusetheURLfilterfunctiontoallowordisallowPC’stoaccesscertain

websiteswithinaspecifiedtimerange.



● FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllow.

● Select:SelectanIDforcurrententry.

● Enable:Checktoenableorunchecktodisableacorrespondingfilterrule(allow/disallowmatched

addressestopassthroughrouter).

● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.

● StartIP:EnterastartingIPaddress.

● URLString:Enterdomainnamesorapartofadomainnametobefilteredout.

● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.

● Day:selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.

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IfyouwanttodisallowallcomputersonyourLANtoaccessGoogle.comfrom8:00to18:00onworking

days:Monday‐Friday,thenusethefollowingexample:

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Note

Eachentrycanincludeupto16domainnames,eachofwhichmustbeseparatedwiththequotation

symbols"".

5.4RemoteWebManagement

TheRemotemanagementallowstheroutertobeconfiguredfromtheInternetviaawebbrowser.

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● Enable:SelecttoenabletheRemoteWeb‐basedManagementfeature.

● Port:RemoteadminportistheportnumberusedtoaccesstherouterfromInternet.

● IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressofthePContheInternetauthorizedtomanageyourrouterremotely.

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Forexample:IfyouwanttoallowonlythePCattheIPaddressof218.88.93.33fromtheInternettoaccess

therouter’sweb‐basedutilityviaport8080,thenconfigurethesamesettingsasshownbelowonyour

router.

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Note

1.Thedefaultportis8080.Donotchangeit.

2.Toaccesstherouterviaport8080,enter"http://x.x.x.x:8080"where"x.x.x.x"representstheInternetIP

addressoftherouterand8080istheportusedfortheWeb‐Managementinterface.Assumingtherouter's

InternetIPaddressis220.135.211.56,thensimplyreplacethe"x.x.x.x"with"220.135.211.56"(namely,

http://220.135.211.56:8080).

LeavingtheIPaddressfieldat"0.0.0.0"makestherouterremotelyaccessibletoallthePCsontheInternet.

EnteringaspecificIPaddress,suchas218.88.93.33,makestherouteronlyremotelyaccessibletothePCat

thespecifiedIPaddress.

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5.5DDOSDefence

TheDDOSDefencefeatureeffectivelyblocksICMP,UDP,andSYNfloodingattacks.Whenthenumberof

ICMP,UDP,orSYNpacketsreceivedexceedsthedefinedthreshold,therouterwillrecorditsIPandMAC

addressesinthe"DDOSDefenceList".

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● ICMPFlood:IfanIPreceivesthenumberofICMPrequestpacketsthatexceedsthedefinedlimit

continuouslyfromthesamesenderwithinonesecond,thensuchIPisconsideredtoencounteranICMP

Floodattack.

● UDPFlood：IfanIPreceives,onanidenticalport,UDPpacketsexceedingthedefinedlimitcontinuously

fromthesamesenderwithinasecond,thentheportissufferingaUDPFloodattack.

● SYNFlood:IfanIPreceives,onanidenticalport,TCPSYNpacketsexceedingdefinedlimitcontinuously

fromthesamesenderwithinasecond,thentheportissufferingaSYNFloodattack.

5.6SPIFirewall

StatefulPacketInspection(SPI)helpstopreventcyberattacksbytrackingmorestatepersession.It

validatesthatthetrafficpassingthroughthesessionconformstotheprotocol.

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Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

OnceSPIenabled,DMZandremotewebmanagementwillbeinvalid.

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

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6Tools

The"Tools"tabincludes9submenus:Logs,TrafficStatistics,Time,ChangePassword,Backup,Restore,

FirmwareUpdate,RestoretoFactoryDefault,andReboot.Clickinganyofthementersthecorresponding

interfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:



6.1Logs

TheSyslogoptionallowsyoutoviewalleventsthatoccuronsystemstartupandcheckswhetherthereisan

attackpresentinyournetwork.Thelogsareclassifiedinto3types:All,System,andWAN.

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6.2TrafficStatistics

TrafficStatisticsdisplayscurrenttrafficofclientsonyourLAN.



● EnableTrafficStatistics:DeterminewhethertoenabletheTrafficStatisticsfeatureoninternalusers.

● Refresh:Clickittoupdatestatisticdata.

● Clear:Clickittoremovestatisticdata.



Note

EnablingtheTrafficStatisticsfeaturemaydegradetherouter’sperformance.Donotenableitunless

necessary.

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6.3Time

Thissectionletsyouconfigure,update,andmaintainthecorrecttimeontheinternalsystemclock.Youcan

eitherselecttosetthetimeanddatemanuallyorautomaticallyobtaintheGMTtimefromInternet.Note

thattheGMTtimeisobtainedonlywhentherouterisconnectedtotheInternet.



● SyncwithInternettimeservers:TimeanddatewillbeupdatedautomaticallyfromtheInternet.

● SyncInterval:SpecifyatimeintervalforperiodicupdateoftimeanddateinformationfromtheInternet.

● TimeZone:Selectyourcurrenttimezone.

● SyncwithYourPC:ClickittocopyyourPC’stimetotherouter.

6.4ChangePassword

Thissectionallowsyoutochangeloginpasswordandusernameforaccessingtherouter’sWeb‐based

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managementinterface.



Bothloginpasswordandusernamearepresetto“admin”bydefault.Tochangeeitherorboth,dothe

following:

1.EnteryourcurrentusernameandpasswordinOldUserNameandOldPasswordfields.

2.EnteranewusernameandanewpasswordinNewUserNameandNewPasswordfields.

3.ClickSave.

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Note

Forsecuritypurpose,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouchangethedefaultloginpasswordandusername

aspartoftheinitialconfigurationofyourrouter.

6.5Backup

Thisfeatureallowsyoutobackupcurrentsettings.Onceyouhaveconfiguredtherouter,youcansavethese

settingstoaconfigurationfileonyourlocalharddrive.Theconfigurationfilecanlaterbeimportedtoyour

routerincasetherouterisresettofactorydefaultsettings.

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● Backup:Tobackupsettings,clicktheBackupbuttonandspecifyadirectorytosavesettingstoyourlocal

hardware.

6.6Restore

Thissectionallowsyoutorestoresettingspreviouslyconfiguredandsavedtoyourlocalharddrive.

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6.7FirmwareUpdate

Firmwareupgradeisreleasedperiodicallytoimprovethefunctionalityofyourrouter,andalsotoaddany

newfeatures.Ifyourunintoaproblemwithaspecificfeatureoftherouteryoucouldlogontoourwebsite

(www.tendacn.com)todownloadthelatestfirmwaretoupdateyourdevice.



Toupdatefirmware,dothefollowing:

1.ClickBrowsetolocateandselectthefirmwarefileandUpgradetoupdateyourrouter.

2.Devicerestartsautomaticallywhentheupgradeprocessiscompleted.

Note

DONOTpowerofftherouterwhentheupgradeisinprocessotherwisetheroutermaybepermanently

damaged.Whentheupgradeiscompleted,therouterwillautomaticallyreboot.Thefirmwareupgrademay

takeafewminutestocompletesopleasewaitfortheprocesstofinish.

6.8RestoretoFactoryDefault

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ClicktheRestoreFactoryDefaultbuttontoresettheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsettings.

● DefaultIPAddress:192.168.0.1

● DefaultSubnetMask:255.255.255.0

● DefaultUserName:admin

● DefaultPassword:admin

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6.9Reboot

Thissectionallowsyoutoreboottherouter.

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Appendix1ConfigurePC

InthissectionweexplainhowtoconfigureyourPC’sTCP/IPsettings.

WIN7OS

1.ClickStart>ControlPanel;

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2.EnterControlPanelandclickNetworkandInternet;

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3.ClickNetworkandSharingCenter;

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4.ClickChangeadaptersettings;

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5.RightclickLocalAreaConnectionandselectProperties;

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6.SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andclickProperties;

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7.SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOKtosavetheconfigurations.

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BacktoConfigureRouter

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WindowsXPOS

1.RightclickMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;

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2.RightclickLocalandselectProperties;

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3.SelectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andclickProperties;

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4.SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOKtosavethesettings.



BacktoConfigureRouter

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Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection

Note

Forwirelessconnection,desktopcomputersneedtobeequippedwithwirelessnetworkcardsfirst.

Win7OS

1.ClickStart>ControlPanel;

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2.ClickNetworkandInternet;

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3.ClickNetworkandSharingCenter;

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4.ClickChangeadaptersettings;

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5.ClickWirelessNetworkConnectionaccordinglyandselectConnect/Disconnect;

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6.Selectthenetworkyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda‐000090;Accordingtodifferentciphertypes,here

goestwosituations:

A. Ifyouhaveconfiguredsecuritykey,clickConnect;

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Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;

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EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;

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B.Ifyouhaveconfiguredsecuritykey,clickConnect;



Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;

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7.WhendisplayingConnected,youhaveconnectedtonetworksuccessfully.

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Appendix3FAQs

Thissectionprovidessolutionstoproblemsthatmayoccurduringinstallationandoperationofthedevice.

Readthefollowingifyouarerunningintoproblems.Ifyourproblemisnotcoveredhere,pleasefeelfreeto

gotowww.tendacn.comtofindasolutionoremailyourproblemsto:support@tenda.com.cnor

support02@tenda.com.cn.Wewillbemorethanhappytohelpyououtassoonaspossible.



1.Q:Ienteredthedevice’sLANIPaddressinthewebbrowserbutcannotaccesstheutility.Whatshould

Ido?

a.Checkwhetherdeviceisfunctioningcorrectly.TheSYSLEDshouldblinkafewsecondsafterdeviceis

poweredup.Ifitdoesnotlightup,thensomeinternalfaultsmayhaveoccurred.

b.Verifyphysicalconnectivitybycheckingwhetheracorrespondingport’slinkLEDlightsup.Ifnot,trya

differentcable.NotethatanilluminatedlightdoesNOTALWAYSindicatesuccessfulconnectivity.

c.Runthe"ping192.168.0.1"command.Ifyougetrepliesfrom192.168.0.1,openyourbrowserandverify

thatProxyserverisdisabled.Incasethatpingfails,pressandholdthe"RESET"buttononyourdevicefor7

secondstorestorefactorydefaultsettings,andthenrun"ping192.168.0.1"again.

d.Contactourtechnicalsupportforhelpiftheproblemstillexistsafteryoutriedalltheabove.

2.Q:WhatshouldIdoifIforgettheloginpasswordtomydevice?

A:ResetyourdevicebypressingtheResetbuttonforover7seconds.

Note

AllsettingswillbedeletedandrestoredtofactorydefaultsonceyoupressedtheResetbutton.

3.Q:MycomputershowsanIPaddressconflicterrorafterhavingconnectedtothedevice.WhatshouldI

do?

a.CheckifthereareotherDHCPserverspresentinyourLAN.IfthereareotherDHCPserversexceptyour

router,disablethemimmediately.

b.ThedefaultIPaddressofthedeviceis192.168.0.1;makesurethisaddressisnotusedbyanotherPCor

device.IncasethattwocomputersordevicessharethesameIPaddresses,changeeithertoadifferent

address.

4.Q:IcannotaccessInternetandsend/receiveemails;whatshouldIdo?

ThisproblemmainlyhappenstouserswhousethePPPoEorDynamicIPInternetconnectiontype.You

needtochangetheMTUsize(1492bydefault).Inthiscase,goto“WANSettings”tochangetheMTUvalue

fromdefault1480to1450or1400,etc.

5.Q:HowdoIshareresourcesonmycomputerwithusersonInternetthroughthedevice?

ToletInternetusersaccessinternalserversonyourLANsuchase‐mailserver,Web,FTP,viathedevice,use

the"VirtualServer"feature.Todoso,followstepsbelow:

Step1:Createyourinternalserver,makesuretheLANuserscanaccesstheseserversandyouneedtoknow

relatedserviceports,forexample,portnumberforWebserveris80;FTPis21;SMTPis25andPOP3is110.

Step2:EnterPortForwarding(alsocalledPortRangeForwardingonsomeproducts)screenfromdevice

webUI.

Step3:CompletetheStartPort(alsocalledExternal/ExtPortonsomeproducts)andEndPort(alsoknown

asInternalPortonsomeproducts)fields,say,80‐80.

Step4:Inputtheinternalserver’sIPaddress.Forexample,assumingthatyourWebserver’sIPaddressis

192.168.0.10,thensimplyinputit.

Step5:Selectaproperprotocoltype:TCP,UDP,orBothdependingonwhichprotocol(s)yourinternalhost

isusing.

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Step6:ClickEnableandsaveyoursettings.

Foryourreference,wecollectedalistofsomewell‐knownserviceportsasfollows:

ServerProtocolServicePort

WebServerTCP80

FTPServerTCP21

TelnetTCP23

NetMeetingTCP1503、1720

MSNMessengerTCP/UDP

FileSend:6891‐6900(TCP)

Voice:1863,6901(TCP)

Voice:1863,5190(UDP)

PPTPVPNTCP1723

Iphone5.0TCP22555

SMTPTCP25

POP3TCP110

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Appendix4Glossary

Channel

Acommunicationchannel,alsoknownaschannel,referseithertoaphysicaltransmissionmediumsuchasa

wireortoalogicalconnectionoveramultiplexedmediumsuchasaradiochannel.Itisusedtotransferan

informationsignal,suchasadigitalbitstream,fromoneormoretransmitterstooneormorereceivers.If

thereisonlyoneAPintherange,selectanychannelyoulike.ThedefaultisAuto.

IfthereareseveralAPscoexistinginthesamearea,itisadvisablethatyouselectadifferentchannelfor

eachAPtooperateon,minimizingtheinterferencebetweenneighboringAPs.Forexample,if3American‐

standardAPscoexistinonearea,youcansettheirchannelsrespectivelyto1,6and11toavoidmutual

interference.



SSID

Servicesetidentifier(SSID)isusedtoidentifyaparticular802.11wirelessLAN.Itisthenameofaspecific

wirelessnetwork.ToletyourwirelessnetworkadapterroamamongdifferentAPs,youmustsetallAPs’

SSIDtothesamename.



WPA/WPA2

TheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.Itenhancesdataencryption

throughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128‐bitper‐packetkey,meaningthatit

dynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeatureto

preventdatapacketsfrombeinghamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewireless

network.ThelaterWPA2protocolfeaturescompliancewiththefullIEEE802.11istandardanduses

AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)inadditiontoTKIPencryptionprotocoltoguaranteebettersecurity

thanthatprovidedbyWEPorWPA.Currently,WPAissupportedbyWindowsXPSP1.



IEEE802.1XAuthentication

IEEE802.1XAuthenticationisanIEEEStandardforport‐basedNetworkAccessControl(PNAC).Itispartof

theIEEE802.1groupofnetworkingprotocols.Itprovidesanauthenticationmechanismtodeviceswishing

toattachtoaLANorWLAN.IEEE802.1XdefinestheencapsulationofEAPoverLANorEAPOL.802.1X

authenticationinvolvesthreeparties:asupplicant,anauthenticator,andanauthenticationserver.The

supplicantisaclientdevice(suchasalaptop)thatwishestoattachtotheLAN/WLAN‐thoughtheterm

'supplicant'isalsousedinterchangeablytorefertothesoftwarerunningontheclientthatprovides

credentialstotheauthenticator.Theauthenticatorisanetworkdevice,suchasanEthernetswitchor

wirelessaccesspoint;andtheauthenticationserveristypicallyahostrunningsoftwaresupportingthe

RADIUSandEAPprotocols.Theauthenticatoractslikeasecurityguardtoaprotectednetwork.The

supplicant(i.e.clientdevice)isnotallowedaccessthroughtheauthenticatortotheprotectedsideofthe

networkuntilthesupplicant’sidentityhasbeenvalidatedandauthorized.With802.1Xport‐based

authentication,thesupplicantprovidescredentials,suchasusername/passwordordigitalcertificate,to

theauthenticator,andtheauthenticatorforwardsthecredentialstotheauthenticationserverfor

verification.Iftheauthenticationserverdeterminesthecredentialsarevalid,thesupplicant(clientdevice)

isallowedtoaccessresourceslocatedontheprotectedsideofthenetwork.

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PPPOE

ThePoint‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet(PPPoE)isanetworkprotocolforencapsulatingPPPframesinside

Ethernetframes.IntegratedPPPprotocolimplementsauthentication,encryption,andcompression

functionsthattraditionalEthernetcannotprovideandcanalsobeusedinthecablemodemanddigital

subscriberline(DSL)andEthernetthatprovideaccessservicetotheusers.Essentially,itisaprotocolthat

allowstoestablishapoint‐to‐pointtunnelbetweentwoEthernetinterfaceswithinanEthernetbroadcast

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DNS

TheDomainNameSystem(DNS)isahierarchicaldistributednamingsystemforcomputers,services,orany

resourceconnectedtotheInternetoraprivatenetwork.Itassociatesvariousinformationwithdomain

namesassignedtoeachoftheparticipatingentities.ADomainNameServiceresolvesqueriesforthese

namesintoIPaddressesforthepurposeoflocatingcomputerservicesanddevicesworldwide.An

often‐usedanalogytoexplaintheDomainNameSystemisthatitservesasthephonebookfortheInternet

bytranslatinghuman‐friendlycomputerhostnamesintoIPaddresses.

WDS

Awirelessdistributionsystem(WDS)isasystemenablingthewirelessinterconnectionofaccesspointsin

anIEEE802.11network.Itallowsawirelessnetworktobeexpandedusingmultipleaccesspointswithout

thetraditionalrequirementforawiredbackbonetolinkthem.Allbasestationsinawirelessdistribution

systemmustbeconfiguredtousethesameradiochannel,methodofencryption(none,WEP,orWPA)and

thesameencryptionkeys.Theymaybeconfiguredtodifferentservicesetidentifiers.WDSalsorequires

everybasestationtobeconfiguredtoforwardtoothersinthesystem.WDSmayalsobeconsidereda

repeatermodebecauseitappearstobridgeandacceptwirelessclientsatthesametime(unliketraditional

bridging).WDSmaybeincompatiblebetweendifferentproducts(evenoccasionallyfromthesamevendor)

sinceitisnotcertifiedbytheWi‐FiAlliance.WDSmayprovidetwomodesofwirelessAP‐to‐APconnectivity:

Wirelessbridging,inwhichWDSAPscommunicateonlywitheachotheranddon'tallowwirelessclientsor

stations(STA)toaccessthem.

Wirelessrepeating,inwhichAPscommunicatewitheachotherandwithwirelessSTAs.

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DMZ

Incomputersecurity,aDMZ(sometimesreferredtoasaperimeternetworking)isaphysicalorlogical

subnetworkthatcontainsandexposesanorganization'sexternal‐facingservicestoalargeruntrusted

network,usuallytheInternet.ThepurposeofaDMZistoaddanadditionallayerofsecuritytoan

organization'slocalareanetwork(LAN);anexternalattackeronlyhasaccesstoequipmentintheDMZ,

ratherthananyotherpartofthenetwork.HostsintheDMZhavelimitedconnectivitytospecifichostsin

theinternalnetwork,althoughcommunicationwithotherhostsintheDMZandtotheexternalnetworkis

allowed.ThisallowshostsintheDMZtoprovideservicestoboththeinternalandexternalnetwork,while

aninterveningfirewallcontrolsthetrafficbetweentheDMZserversandtheinternalnetworkclients.Any

servicessuchasWebservers,Mailservers,FTPserversandVoIPservers,etc.thatarebeingprovidedto

usersontheexternalnetworkcanbeplacedintheDMZ.

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Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPC

Ifyouchangewirelesssettingsonyourwirelessdevice,youmustremovethemaccordinglyyourPC;

otherwise,youmaynotbeabletowirelesslyconnecttothedevice.Belowdescribeshowtodoremovea

wirelessnetworkfromyourPC.

WindowsXPOS

1.RightclickMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties.

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2.ClickWirelessNetworkConnectionandthenselectProperties.

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3.ClickWirelessNetworks,selecttheitemunderPreferrednetworksandthenclicktheRemovebutton.

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Windows7OS

1.ClickNetworkfromyourdesktopandselectProperties.



2.SelectManageWirelessNetworks.

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3.ClickthewirelessconnectionandselectRemovenetwork.

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Appendix6Safety

CE Mark Warning

ThisisaClassBproductInadomesticenvironment,thisproductmaycauseradiointerference,inwhich

casetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.ThisdevicecomplieswithEU1999/5/EC.

NOTE:(1)ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized

modificationstothisequipment.(2)Toavoidunnecessaryradiationinterference,itisrecommendedtousea

shieldedRJ45cable



FCCStatement

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.



ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto

Part15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto

radiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcan

bedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe

interferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:

‐ Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

‐ Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthat

towhichthereceiverisconnected.

‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance

couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.



Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.

ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodifications

tothisequipment.

RadiationExposureStatement

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.This

equipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&your

body.



NOTE:(1)ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized

modificationstothisequipment.(2)Toavoidunnecessaryradiationinterference,itisrecommendedtousea

shieldedRJ45cable

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