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  • Page 1 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    All photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only. Upgrades of software and hardware may occur; Tenda reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual CONTENTS COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ..............1   CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..........4   ................. 4   1.1 D ESCRIPTION ..............4   1.2 P ACKAGE ONTENTS ................4   1.3 P ANEL VERVIEW ..........
  • Page 4 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual ............40   3.2.4 C ONNECTION TATUS 3.3 DHCP..................41   3.3.1DHCP .................. 41   ..............42   3.3.2 DHCP C LIENTS ................. 43   3.4 V IRTUAL ERVER ..........43  ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    ISP (WISP), up to 10 users at a time can surf, chat, play wirelessly and more using PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or other WiFi-enabled devices. Plus, the A5 supports wired and wireless WAN connections.

  • Page 6: Minimum System Requirements

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual The router has only one LED. It displays a solid light upon and during router’s startup, which indicates the router is correctly powered and system is starting, and thereafter, a flashing light.

  • Page 7: Operation Enviroment Requirements

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 1.5 Operation Environment Requirements The device operates correctly only with a specified voltage rating; otherwise it may be damaged. Keep it away from heat source. Keep it away from electrical appliances (such as a microwave oven) to avoid electromagnetic interference.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation

    1. To connect A5 to a wired ADSL/ Cable modem, do as follows: a. Connect your ADSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on A5 using an Ethernet cable. b. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby. 2. To connect A5 to a wired router, do as follows (Here we explain...

  • Page 9: Wireless Wan Connection

    Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby. 2.1.2 Wireless WAN Connection With the unique wireless WAN feature enabled, the A5 can work both as a wireless client for connection to a WIFI hotspot or an Internet-service-enabled wireless router and as a wireless AP to extend wireless signal to your reachable distance.

  • Page 10: Configure Your Pc To Connect To A5 Wirelessly

    2.2 Configure Your PC to Connect to A5 Wirelessly By default, the RJ45 port is used as a WAN port, so you can only connect to A5 via a wireless connection. The wireless security feature is disabled by default. So there is no need to enter a security key for first-time connection to A5.
  • Page 11 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Step4. There are 2 ways to configure your PC’s IP address in this TCP/Ipv4. A. The first one is “Obtain an IP address automatically” as below: In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input: 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 12 After you finish all settings, click “OK” to submit and click the “OK” button for properties on Local Area Connection interface to save them. Step5. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select “View Available Wireless Networks”. Step6. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click...

  • Page 13: I Nwindows 7

    “Connect”. Note: A5’s default SSID is Tenda_XXXXXX (XXXXXX stands for the last 6 characters in A5’s MAC address). Step7. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID, you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly. 2.2.2 In Windows 7 Step1. Right click “Network” icon on your computer desktop and select “Properties”.
  • Page 14 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Step3. Select “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties” in the following window. Step4. Select” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)"and then click “Properties” in the appearing window. Step5. There are 2 ways to configure your PC’s IP address in this TCP/Ipv4.
  • Page 15 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual B. The second one is “Use the following IP address” as below: In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input: 255.255.255.0...
  • Page 16 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual them. Step6. Click Network icon and then “Network and Internet Sharing Center”. Step7. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click “Connect”. Step8. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID, you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly.

  • Page 17: Quick Internet Connection Setup

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 2.3 Quick Internet Connection Setup This section instructs you to setup Internet connection quickly. If you are trying to connect to your ISP via an Ethernet cable, refer to section 2.3.1 below for assistance; if you are trying a wireless Internet connection, skip to section 2.3.2.
  • Page 18 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual There are 2 Internet connection types on this screen: ADSL dialup (PPPoE) and Dynamic IP (DHCP). PPPoE Select PPPoE, if your ISP are using a PPPoE connection and enter PPPoE user name and password provided by your ISP. To secure your wireless network, you are recommended to setup a wireless security key on this interface.

  • Page 19: Wireless Internet Connection (Wisp) Setup

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual interface to protect your wireless network from undesired access. Then click the OK button to save your settings. Note: Contact your ISP if you are not clear about the PPPoE user name and password.
  • Page 20 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual System will populate the SSID and Channel fields automatically. Here we take the SSID of ChinaNet-pxKA as an example for illustration Step4. Check “Security” field, if it shows “none” Click “Apply” and go to next step.

  • Page 21: Quick Wireless Security Setup

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 2.4 Quick Wireless Security Setup There are 2 ways of setting up A5’s wireless security: set it up on the Quick Internet Connection Setup interface below or set it up on the Wireless Security Interface under Wireless Settings menu.

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Configuration

    Disconnected, Connecting and Connected. Disconnected: Indicates that the Ethernet cable from your ISP side is not / not correctly connected to the WAN port on A5 or A5 is not logically connected to your ISP. Connecting: Indicates that the WAN port is correctly connected and is requesting an IP address from your ISP.

  • Page 23: Wan Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Displays current Internet connection type. System Status: LAN MAC Address: Displays router’s LAN MAC address. WAN MAC Address: Displays router’s WAN MAC address. System Time: Displays the time when system is updated.
  • Page 24 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Mode: Displays current Internet connection type. Access Account: Enter the user name provided by your ISP. Access Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1492 unless necessary.
  • Page 25 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Internet manually upon disconnection from the Internet. Connect on Demand: Connects to Internet automatically upon traffic present. Connect on Fixed Time: Connects to Internet automatically within the specified time length. Note: To activate the “Connect on Fixed Time" feature, you must first configure current time on the "Time Settings”...
  • Page 26 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP. DNS Server: Enter the necessary DNS address provided by your ISP. Alternate DNS Server: Enter the secondary DNS address if your ISP provides, and it is optional.
  • Page 27 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual PPTP Mode: Displays the current Internet connection type. PPTP server address: Enter the IP address of a PPTP server. Username/Password: Enter Username/Password specified by the PPTP server. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1492 unless necessary.

  • Page 28: Lan Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual L2TP Mode: Displays the current Internet connection type. L2TP server address: Enter the IP address of a L2TP server. Username/Password: Enter Username/Password specified by the PPTP server. Address mode: Enter the IP address information provided by your ISP (PPTP server).

  • Page 29: Mac Address Clone

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual LAN MAC Address: Displays the router’s LAN MAC address, which cannot be changed. IP Address: The default LAN IP address for this router is 192.168.2.1. You can change it according to your need.

  • Page 30: Dns Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Clone MAC Address: Clicking this button changes router’s WAN MAC address from default to the MAC address of the PC you are currently on. Don’t use this button unless your PC’s MAC address is the one bound by your ISP.

  • Page 31: Wan Medium Type

    2. To activate the new settings, reboot the device. 3.1.6 WAN Medium Type The A5 supports 2 types of WAN media: wired WAN (via Ethernet cable) and wireless WAN (WISP). By default, it is preset to wired WAN. Wired WAN: Select this mode if you are using an Ethernet cable from your ISP to connect to the router’s WAN port.

  • Page 32: Bandwidth Control

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual For example: If your ISP’s SSID is “NS_WIR300N” and channel is 1, then enter “NS_WIR300N” in the SSID box and select 1 from the channel drop-down menu; or you can let system automatically populate the SSID field and select the right channel by selecting your ISP’s SSID from the scan list provided that you...
  • Page 33 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Enable Bandwidth Control ： Check the box to enable bandwidth control. IP Address：Enter an IP address (same number in both boxes) or a range of IP addresses (different numbers in two boxes) of the PCs whose traffic you want to regulate.
  • Page 34 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 10-15KByte/s upload and 80-90KByte/s download rates. Then follow instructions below: First, add an upload rule as shown in the figure below: Step1. Enter 192.168.2.100 in IP address boxes. Step2. Select Upload from the corresponding drop-down menu.

  • Page 35: Statistics

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual shown on the below interface on your router: 3.1.8 Statistics Statistics dynamically displays bandwidth usage by PCs on your LAN. Enable Traffic Statistics: Check the box to gather bandwidth usage by PCs on your LAN. It is disabled by default.

  • Page 36: Wireless Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual second in KByte/s. Sent Message (TX Packets): Displays the total amount of packets transmitted by a corresponding IP address through the router. Sent Bytes: Displays the total amount of bytes transmitted by a corresponding IP address through the router.
  • Page 37 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 11g mode：Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. 11b/g mixed mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. 11b/g/n mixed mode: Select it if you have Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N clients in your wireless network.

  • Page 38: Wireless Security

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual wireless network mode is 11n mode, please select 20/40 frequency band to boost its throughput. Extension Channel ： Indicates the working network frequency range for 11n mode. 3.2.2 Wireless Security This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to block unauthorized access to your wireless network and prevent malicious packet sniffing.
  • Page 39 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Default Key: Select one key from the 4 preset keys. 2、 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.

  • Page 40: Mac-Based Wireless Access Control

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA. 3.2.3 MAC-based Wireless Access Control The MAC-based Wireless Access Control feature can be used to allow or disallow clients to connect to your wireless network.

  • Page 41: Connection Status

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Example 2: To prohibit only a PC at the MAC address of 00:c2:a5:67:d4:23 from connecting to your wireless network, do as follows: 3.2.4 Connection Status This interface displays the information of currently connected wireless clients including MAC addresses and bandwidth.

  • Page 42: Dhcp

    The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. If you enable the built-in DHCP server on A5, it will automatically configure the parameters of TCP/IP protocol for all your LAN computers (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS etc), eliminating the need for manual intervention.

  • Page 43: Dhcp Clients

    This section not only displays a DHCP dynamic client list but also includes a configurable Static DHCP assignment feature. The DHCP client list displays the obtained IP addresses from A5’s built-in DHCP server, MAC addresses, host names and lease time.

  • Page 44: Virtual Server

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual it can not use a different IP address except this one to connect to the router for Internet access. Thus, due to DHCP reservation, a host is prevented from escaping monitoring by changing its IP address.
  • Page 45 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual It allows remote computers, such as computers on the Internet, to connect to a specific computer or service within a private local area network (LAN). Start/End Port: Enter the service port range provided by the mapped host in internal network.
  • Page 46 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual corresponding rule ID. You can also manually add the ports which are not included in the “Well-Known Service Port”. Add to: Add a selected Well-Known Service Port to the Start Port-End Port boxes of the rule you select.

  • Page 47: Dmz Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 4. Click "OK". 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 is the device's WAN IP address. For example, if it is 172.16.102.89, then your friends only need to enter "ftp://172.16.102.89：...

  • Page 48: Upnp Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 3.4.3 UPnP Settings 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 LAN can request the device to perform special port forwarding so as to enable external hosts to access resources on internal hosts.
  • Page 49 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Filter Mode: Select Disable, Forbid only or Permit only according to your own needs. Access Policy: Select a number (indicating a filter rule) from the drop-down menu. Remark: Enter a meaningful name to you for a new filter rule.

  • Page 50: Mac Address Filter

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Example 2: To allow only the computer at an IP address of 192.168.2. 145 to access Internet from 8:00 to 18：00 without restricting other computers in LAN, do as follows: 3.5.2 MAC Address Filter To better manage the computers in LAN, you can use the MAC Address Filter function to control the computer’s access to...
  • Page 51 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Filter Mode: Select Disable, Forbid only or Permit only according to your own needs. Access Policy: Select a number (indicating a filter rule) from the drop-down menu. Remark: Enter a meaningful name to you for a new filter rule.

  • Page 52: Url Filter

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Example1: To allow only the PC at a MAC address of 00:E4:A5:44:35:69 to access Internet from Monday to Friday, do as follows: 3.5.3 URL Filter To better control the LAN computers’ access to websites, you can use URL filtering to deny their access to certain websites within a specified time range.
  • Page 53 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Filter Mode: Select Disable or Forbid only according to your own needs. Access Policy: Select a number (indicating a filter rule) from the drop-down menu. Remark: Enter a meaningful name to you for a new filter rule.

  • Page 54: Remote Web-Based Management

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual “yahoo.com” at the time range of 8：00-18：00 from Monday to Friday, then do as follow: Note: Each URL character string entry can corresponde to only a domain name. So you need to set multiple rules if you want to filter out multiple domain names.

  • Page 55: Routing Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Port: Enter a port number for remote web-based management. IP Address: Enter the IP address of a PC on Internet authorized to access and manage your router’s web-based utility remotely. For example: If you want to allow a PC at the IP address of 218.88.93.33 to access your router’s web-based utility from...

  • Page 56: Static Routing

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual The main duty for a router is to look for an optimal transfer path for each data packet passing through it, and transfer it to the specified destination. So, it’s essential for the router to select an optimal path, i.e.

  • Page 57: Tools

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 3.7 Tools 3.7.1 Time Settings This section assists you in setting the device’s system time; you can either select to set the time and date manually or automatically obtain the GMT time from Internet.
  • Page 58 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual stable ("static"), or may change from one session on the Internet to the next ("dynamic"). However, a numeric address is inconvenient remember; address which changes unpredictably makes connection impossible. The DDNS provider allocates a static hostname to the user;...

  • Page 59: Backup/Restore Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual For example: If you have registered a DDNS service in d y n d n s . o r g a n d a r e a l l o c a t e d w i t h t e n d a , 1 2 3 4 5 6 , tenda.dyndns.info respectively as username, password and...
  • Page 60 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual And then，click the “Save” button on the appearing screen above to store it under the selected path. Restore Settings: Click the "Browse" button to locate and select a configuration file that is saved previously to your local hard drive.

  • Page 61: Restore To Factory Default Settings

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual 3.7.4 Restore to Factory Default Settings To restore all settings to the device's factory default values, click the "Restore to Factory Default” button on the interface below: Factory Default Settings: Password: admin IP Address: 192.168.2.1...

  • Page 62: Reboot

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Upgrade: Click this button to start an upgrading process. After the upgrade is completed, the Router will reboot automatically. NOTE: Do not disconnect the router from your management PC (the PC you use to configure the router) or power off the router during the upgrade process;...

  • Page 63: Syslog

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a new password. Confirm new Password: Re-enter the new password for confirmation. If you enter a correct old password, then clicking the "OK"...

  • Page 64: Appendix 1 Features

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Appendix 1 Features Compliant or compatible with 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.3, 802.3u Delivers wireless speed up to 150Mbps 1*10/100Mbps auto-negotiation port Can be connected to a xDSL/Cable MODEM or community broadband (Dynamic/static IP internet connection type) Supports WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and WPA&WPA2-PSK security modes...

  • Page 65: Appendix 2 Security Statement

    A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual Appendix 2 Security Statement FCC Statement 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.
  • Page 66 A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual “The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

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