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  • Page 1 11N Wireless Broadband Router...
  • Page 2 Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce or translate it into other languages. All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION..........1 1.1 P ............... 2 RODUCT EATURES 1.2 P .............. 4 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.3 LED I ......4 NDICATOR AND ESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION......8 2.1 H ..........8 OW TO NSTALL THE OUTER 2.2 N...
  • Page 4 11N Wireless Broadband Router 7.1 DHCP S ..............41 ETTINGS 7.2 DHCP L ............ 42 IST AND INDING CHAPTER 8 VIRTUAL SERVER ..........43 8.1 P ..........43 ANGE ORWARDING 8.2 DMZ S ..............45 ETTINGS 8.3 UPNP S ..............46 ETTINGS CHAPTER 9 TRAFFIC CONTROL.........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Tenda 11N Wireless Broadband Router! W268R utilizes advanced MIMO technology which increases transmission range to over 6 times of ordinary 802.11g products. Compatible with IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11g/b standards, it can provide up to 150Mbps stable transmission rate.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    11N Wireless Broadband Router downloading speed. In addition, UPnP and WMM support can help to improve your MSN voice. The Setup Wizard, included with the software CD, makes installation and access to the Internet fast and easy even for the non-savvy users. 1.1 Product Features Includes router, wireless access point, four-port switch and firewall all-in-one...
  • Page 7 11N Wireless Broadband Router Provides four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet LAN ports Supports xDSL/Cable MODEM, static and dynamic IP in community networking Supports remote/local Web management Supports WMM to better smooth your voice and video Supports SSID stealth mode and access control based over MAC address (up to 30 entries) Supports Auto MDI/MDIX Supports wireless Roaming technology for high-efficient...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 1.2 Package Contents Please unpack the box and check the following items: One W268R 11N Wireless Broadband Router One Quick Installation Guide One Power Adapter One software CD If any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact the Tenda reseller for immediate replacement.
  • Page 9 11N Wireless Broadband Router SYS LED Flashes green to indicate the router is operating correctly. WPS LED Flashes to indicate the device is communicating in WPS mode. WLAN LED Wireless signal indicator, flashes green to indicate the wireless function is enabled. LAN (4,3,2,1) LEDs Wired local network indicators are illuminated when connected to an Ethernet device;...
  • Page 10 11N Wireless Broadband Router Rear panel port description (from L to R） POWER The jack is for power adapter connection. Please use the included 9V DC AC adapter. A 100Mbps Ethernet port that can be connected to a MODEM, Switch, router, DSL or Cable MODEM, or other Ethernet device for connecting to the Internet.
  • Page 11 11N Wireless Broadband Router feature will be enabled. The WPS LED will flash when communicating in this mode.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 How to Install the Router After you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to setup your router. For better wireless performance, please put the device in the middle of the wireless coverage area. 1.
  • Page 13 11N Wireless Broadband Router 2. Please connect a LAN cable to the LAN port of the router and then to the network adapter of your computer. 3. Please connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the WAN port.
  • Page 14 11N Wireless Broadband Router 4. Insert the included software CD into the CD drive of your computer. After the software initiates, double click the “Setup” icon and follow the instructions to complete the installation. You can also enter the router’s web page to complete the setup and configure your router.

  • Page 15: Network Application Plan

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 2.2 Network Application Plan Usually, a wireless LAN network is positioned in an area where each access point is setup in a dedicated location to ensure optimum wireless coverage consistent communication service. Generally speaking, it is in the center of the area to reduce “dead spots”.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 How To Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router This chapter explains how to enter the router’s web page. After you have finished the hardware installation the following steps will assist you in setting the network configurations for you computer. 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations From “Control...
  • Page 17 11N Wireless Broadband Router 3 ． Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”. 4 ． Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations.

  • Page 18: Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Or select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX： (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 DNS server: You should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 19 11N Wireless Broadband Router 2． Type “admin” as both “User Name” and “Password”. Click “OK”. 3. If you entered the user name and password correctly, the following screen will be displayed.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide This chapter outlines how to quickly access the Internet. Please follow this guide to connect your router to the Internet. 4.1 Setup Wizard 1. Install the software CD into your computer and after the software initiates double click the “Setup”...
  • Page 21 11N Wireless Broadband Router ADSL Virtual Dial-up (Via PPPoE) Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP, and click “Next”. For example ： Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect. You do not need to enter the information like other modes.
  • Page 22 11N Wireless Broadband Router and “Save” to finish the settings. Static IP In this screen, fill the network address information from your ISP in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and Primary DNS server fields and click “Next”. For example ：...
  • Page 23 11N Wireless Broadband Router Click “Save” to complete the setup wizard. The router will record the settings you made. To activate the settings, it is recommended to select “Reboot the Router” from “System Tool” of the left menu. During the rebooting process, please wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off your computer.
  • Page 24 11N Wireless Broadband Router L2TP L2TP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP. User Name: Enter L2TP username. Password: Enter L2TP password. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit, you may need to change it for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1400 is the default MTU.
  • Page 25 11N Wireless Broadband Router PPTP PPTP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP. User Name: Enter PPTP username provided by your ISP. Password: Enter PPTP password provided by your ISP. Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP supplies you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 5 Advanced Settings 5.1 LAN Settings LAN Settings are for the basic TCP/IP parameters of LAN ports. MAC Address: The router’s physical MAC address as seen on your local network, which is unchangeable. IP Address: The router’s LAN IP addresses (not your PC’s IP address).

  • Page 27: Wan Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.2 WAN Settings After you have selected the ISP connection mode in “Setup Wizard” and would like to modify or configure the related settings in detail. Virtual Dial-up（PPPoE） Connection Mode: Show your current connection mode. Account: Enter the name provided by your ISP. Password: Enter password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 28 11N Wireless Broadband Router largest datagram that can be sent over a network. The default value is 1492. Do NOT modify it unless necessary, but if a specific website or web application software cannot open or be enabled, you can try to change the MTU value to 1450, 1400, etc.
  • Page 29 11N Wireless Broadband Router Settings” from “System Tools”. Static IP If Static IP connection mode is chosen, you can modify the following address information. IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the WAN Subnet Mask here. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway here.

  • Page 30: Mac Address Clone

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.3 MAC Address Clone This page is for the Router’s MAC address to WAN. Some ISPs require end-user's MAC address to access their network. This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the Router. MAC Address: The MAC address to be registered with your Internet service provider.

  • Page 31: Dns Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.4 DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses which are provided by your Internet Service Provider. Please consult your Internet Service Provider for details if you do not have them.

  • Page 32: Chapter 6 Wireless Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 6 Wireless Setting 6.1 Basic Settings Enable Wireless: Check to enable the router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it. Network Mode：Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode. 11b mode：Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
  • Page 33 11N Wireless Broadband Router 11b/g mode：Allow the 11b/g-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed, and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed. 11b/g/n mode：Allow 11b/g/n-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed. SSID SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique name ：...

  • Page 34: Wireless Security Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.2 Wireless Security Setting It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting. The following are the common six (ten in all) encryption methods, including Mixed WEP, WPA-personal, WPA2-personal, etc. 6.2.1 Mixed WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic encryption method, usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys (64 bits or 128 bits in length).
  • Page 35 11N Wireless Broadband Router SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu. Security Mode From the drop-down menu select the ： corresponding security encryption modes. WEP Key1~4 Set the WEP key with the format of ： ASCII and Hex. You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 36 11N Wireless Broadband Router SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu. WPA Algorithms ： Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. Key Renewal Interval：Set the key’s renewal period.

  • Page 37: Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. Key renewal Interval：Set the key’s renewal period. 6.3 Advanced Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router, including the Radio Preamble, 802.11g/n Rate, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold, etc.

  • Page 38: Wps Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router modify this value. Beacon Interval: Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Default value is 100. It is recommended not to modify this value. Fragment Threshold: The fragmentation threshold defines the maximum transmission packet size in bytes. The packet will be fragmented if the arrival is bigger than the threshold setting.
  • Page 39 11N Wireless Broadband Router WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setting) is an easy and quick method to establish the connection between the wireless network clients and the device through encrypted contents. The user only enters a PIN code or presses the WLAN/WPA button on the panel to configure it without manually selecting encryption method and secret keys.
  • Page 40 11N Wireless Broadband Router which means the WPS is enabled. During this time (flashing WPS LED), you can enable another device and implement the WPS/PBC connection between them. After two minutes, the WPS indicator will turn off, which means the WPS connection has been completed. If more clients are added, repeat the above steps.

  • Page 41: Wds Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router automatically. AP PIN（KEY）：The PIN code used by default. Reset OOB： When this button is pressed, the WPS client will be in an idle state, and WPS indicator will be turned off. AP will not respond to the WPS client’s requests and set the security mode as WPA mode.

  • Page 42: Wireless Access Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router the Wireless MAC address of the connecting device into the Router's AP MAC address table or select one from the scanning table. Repeater Mode：In this mode, add the opposing MAC address into their individual AP MAC address table by manual or scanning to enlarge and extend the wireless radio.

  • Page 43: Connection Status

    11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address Filter：Enable/disable MAC address filter. Select “Close” to disallow MAC address; “disable” to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network; select “Allow” to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network. MAC Address Management：Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy.
  • Page 44 11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address：Shows current MAC addresses of the hosts connecting to the Router. Bandwidth ： Shows current bandwidth of the hosts (wireless client).

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 Dhcp Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 7 DHCP Server 7.1 DHCP Settings DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is to assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”.

  • Page 46: Dhcp List And Binding

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 7.2 DHCP List and Binding The Static IP assignment is to add a specifically static IP address to the assigned MAC address. You can view the related information in the DHCP server list. IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs to be bound.

  • Page 47: Chapter 8 Virtual Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 8 Virtual Server 8.1 Port Range Forwarding This section deals with the port range forwarding. The Port Range Forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN.
  • Page 48 11N Wireless Broadband Router ranges the External ports used to set the server or Internet applications. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the PC where you want to set the applications. Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) for the application. Delete/Enable: Click to check it for corresponding operation.

  • Page 49: Dmz Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.2 DMZ Settings The DMZ function is to allow one computer in LAN to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service as Internet gaming or video conferencing. DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer you want to expose.

  • Page 50: Upnp Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.3 UPNP Settings It supports the latest Universal Plug and Play device drivers. UPnP is a standard function Windows ME, XP, or Vista or if you have installed software that supports UPnP. With the UPnP function, the internal host can request the router to process some special port switching so as to enable the external host to visit the resources of the internal host.

  • Page 51: Chapter 9 Traffic Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 9 Traffic Control 9.1 Traffic Control Traffic control is used to limit communication speed in the LAN and WAN. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs' speed control, including for IP address range configuration.
  • Page 52 11N Wireless Broadband Router IP Starting Address: The first IP address for traffic control. IP Ending Address: The last IP address for traffic control. Uploading/Downloading: specify traffic heading way for the selected IP addresses: uploading or downloading. Bandwidth: To specify the uploading/downloading Min. /Max.

  • Page 53: Chapter 10 Security Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 10 Security Settings 10.1 Client Filter Settings To further benefit your management of the computers in the network, you can control some ports access to Internet by the data packet filter function. Client Filter: Check to enable client filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 54: Url Filter Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Policy Name: Enter a name for the access policy selected. IP Start/End: Enter the starting/ending IP address. Port No.: Enter the port range based over the protocol for access policy. Protocol: Select one protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 55: Mac Address Filter

    11N Wireless Broadband Router URL Filter: Check to enable URL filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.
  • Page 56 11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address Filter: Check to enable MAC address filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.

  • Page 57: Prevent Network Attack

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Days: Select the day(s) to run the access policy. Apply： Click to make the settings go into effect. For example: If you want to configure the host with MAC address 00:C0:9F: AD:FF:C5 not to access the Internet at 8： 00-18： 00, you need to set it as above.

  • Page 58: Remote Web Management

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 10.5 Remote Web Management This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely. If you want to access the Router from outside the local network, please select the “Enable”. Enable: Check to enable remote web management. Port: The management port open to outside access.

  • Page 59: Wan Ping

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 0.0.0.0, it means all hosts in WAN can implement remote Web management. If you change the WAN IP address as 218.88.93.33-218.88.93.35, then only addresses 218.88.93.33, 218.88.93.34 and 218.88.93.35 can access the Router. For example: If you want to configure the IP address 218.88.93.33 to access the device’s web interface, please set it as follows: 10.6 WAN Ping The ping test is to check the status of your internet...

  • Page 60: Chapter11 Routing Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter11 Routing Setting 11.1 Routing Table The main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and transfer this data frame to a destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.e. routing arithmetic.

  • Page 61: Chapter 12 System Tools

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 12 System Tools 12.1 Time Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off the Router, the settings for time disappear. However, the Router will automatically obtain the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet.

  • Page 62: Ddns

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.2 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) supported in this router. It assigns a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address, which is used to monitor website hosting, FTP server and so on behind the router.

  • Page 63: Backup/Restore Settings

    After mapping the port in the virtual server, setting account information in DDNS server and in the address field entering (for example http://tenda.3322.org), you can then access the Web page. 12.3 Backup/Restore Settings The device provides backup/restore settings, so you need to...
  • Page 64 11N Wireless Broadband Router Backup Setting： Click “Backup” button to back up the Router’s settings and select the path for save. Click “Save” to save the configuration files. Restore Setting： Click “Browse” button to select the backup files.

  • Page 65: Restore To Factory Default Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Click “Restore” button to restore previous settings. 12.4 Restore to Factory Default Setting This button is to reset all settings to the default values. It means the router will lose all the settings you have set. So please note the related settings if necessary.

  • Page 66: Upgrade Firmware

    12.5 Upgrade Firmware The Router provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www.tenda.cn. Browse: click this button to select the upgrade file. Upgrade: click this button to start the upgrading process.

  • Page 67: Password Change

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.7 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your router and network. User Name: Enter a new user name for the device. Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a new password.

  • Page 68: System Log

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.8 System Log The section is to view the system log. Click the “Refresh” to update the log. Click “Clear” to clear all shown information. If the log is over 150 records, it will clear them automatically. Refresh: Click this button to update the log.

  • Page 69: Appendix 1：Glossary

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Appendix 1：Glossary Access Point(AP): Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium(WM) for associated stations. Channel: An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (PDUs) that may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use(on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer (PHY),with an...
  • Page 70 11N Wireless Broadband Router network. The 40bit and 64bit encryption are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are private. Conversely, 104 and 128 bit are the same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless network must use the same key and same type of encryption.

  • Page 71: Appendix 2: Ask And Question

    If your problems are not in the list, please log into our website www.tenda.cn or send an E-mail to support@tenda.cn, and we will immediately reply. 1、 Cannot login to the Web interface of the Router after you enter the IP address in the address field？...
  • Page 72 11N Wireless Broadband Router 2、Forget the login password and cannot enter the setting page. What can I do? Press the “RESET” button for 7 seconds to restore the Router to default settings. 3、 The computer connected with the Router shows IP address conflict.
  • Page 73 11N Wireless Broadband Router 5 、 How to configure and access the Internet via Dynamic IP? In Setup Wizard of the Web utility interface, select “Dynamic IP” connection type and click “Save” to activate it. As some ISPs bind the user computer’s MAC address, you need to clone the Router’s WAN MAC address to the bind21ing PC’s MAC address.
  • Page 74 11N Wireless Broadband Router Step 5: Input the internal server’s IP address. If your Web server’s IP address is 192.168.0.10, please input. Step 6: select the communication protocol used by your internal host: TCP, UDP, ICMP. Step 7: click “Apply” to activate the settings. The following table has listed the well-known application and service port: Server...

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