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TRENDnet TEW-731BR User Manual

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  • Page 1 Cover Page TRENDnet User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Backup and restore your router configuration settings ..........42 Domain/URL Filters ....................23 Upgrade your router firmware ..................43 Protocol/IP filters ....................24 Restart your router ...................... 44 Firewall rules ......................25 Check connectivity using the router management page ..........44 © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 View wireless devices connected to your router ............48 Capture packets using the router management page ..........49 Enable SNMP on your router ..................49 Router Management Page Structure ..........50 Technical Specifications..............51 Troubleshooting ................52 Appendix ..................53 © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    TRENDnet User’s Guide Product Overview Features TRENDnet’s 300Mbps Wireless N Home Router, model TEW-731BR, provides enhanced 300Mbps wireless n speed and coverage to share files, play games, and stream video wirelessly. Advanced encryption protects your wireless network, Access Control tools help block unwanted Websites and unknown users, and embedded GREENnet technology reduces power consumption by up to 50%.

  • Page 5: Product Hardware Features

    Note: Use only the adapter that came with your router. • On/Off Power Switch – Push the router On/Off push button to turn your router “On” (Inner position) or “Off” (Outer position). • Antennas – The antennas broadcast wireless network signals. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 6 LAN 1-4 (Link/Activity) LEDs – These LED indicators are solid green when the LAN ports are successfully connected to your wired network devices (which are turned on). These LED indicators will blink green while data is transmitted or received through your router’s LAN ports. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 7: Application Diagram

    (with wireless capability) thereby providing Internet access. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) –Push and hold this button for 3 seconds to activate WPS. The button LED is blinking blue when WPS is activated. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 8: Basic Router Setup

    2. Make sure that your modem is working properly. Your modem is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when you sign up for Internet service. If your modem is not working contact your ISP to verify functionality. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 9: Router Installation

    Verify Password: ________________ Verify Password: ________________ IP Address: ____. _____._____._____ (e.g. 215.24.24.129) 4. PPPoE with a fixed IP address User Name: _________ Password: ________________ Verify Password: ________________ IP Address: ____. _____._____._____ (e.g. 215.24.24.129) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 10 8. Verify that the following front panel LED indicators on your router: Power (Solid Green), Status (Blinking Green), LAN 1, 2, 3, or 4 (Solid/Blinking Green for ports for which devices are connected), WAN (Solid/Blinking Green), and WLAN (Blinking Green). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 11: Setup Wizard

    Once you change the login password, it will be required every time you log into your router. Store your router password in a location that you can reference at a future time. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 12 Note: If you are an advanced user, you can make LAN IP address interface and DHCP IP address range changes here. 8. Wireless LAN: Select Enable for Wireless LAN. Note: Selecting Disable will disable the wireless functionality of the router and will not allow wireless clients to connect. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 13 2. Once wireless security is enabled on your router, each wireless device connecting to your router must be configured with the same wireless security type and key. 10. Click Restart and wait for your router to reboot. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 14: Connect Additional Wired Devices To Your Network

    Please ensure that your computer or device network settings (also called TCP/IP settings) are configured to obtain IP address settings automatically (also called dynamic IP address or DHCP) and to Obtain DNS Server address settings automatically. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 15: Wireless Networking And Security

    Setting up wireless security is very important. Leaving your wireless network open and Much of the older 802.11g hardware was been upgraded (with firmware/driver unsecure could expose your entire network and personal files to outsiders. TRENDnet upgrades) to support this encryption standard. Total wireless speeds under recommends reading through this entire section and setting up wireless security on your new router.

  • Page 16: Secure Your Wireless Network

    Different key sizes TKIP Recommended Open System ASCII Preshared Key Preshared Key Configuration 13 characters 8-63 characters 8-63 characters *Dependent on the maximum 802.11n data rate supported by the device (150Mbps, 300Mbps, or 450Mbps) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 17 Key number. (e.g. if you have activated Key 2 with a When selecting WPA-Auto security, it is recommended to use AES. When selecting WPA2 security, it is recommended to use AES. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 18: Connect Wireless Devices To Your Router

    User’s Manual/Guide of your wireless client device to determine how to search and connect to this router’s wireless network. See the “Appendix” on page 53 for general information on connecting to a wireless network. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 19: Connect Wireless Devices Using Wps

    LED on your router WPS button will flash indicating that the WPS setup process has been activated on your router. (See “Product Hardware Features” on page For connecting additional WPS supported devices, repeat this process for each additional device. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 Start PIN. Note: You may need to initiate the WPS PIN on your wireless device first when using this method. Refer to your wireless device documentation for details on the operation of WPS. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Basic Wireless Settings

    By default, the router broadcast TRENDnet731 as the wireless network name. If you choose to change the SSID, change it to a name that you can easily 802.11g wireless clients, they will no longer be able to connect to this remember. router. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 22 Channel Width – This setting only applies to wireless devices connecting at 802.11n. Select the appropriate channel width for your wireless network. 20 MHz – This mode operates using a single 20MHz channel for wireless devices connecting at 802.11n. This setting may provide more © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Steps To Improve Wireless Connectivity

    Dense materials like metal, solid wood, glass or even furniture may block or degrade the signal. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 24: Advanced Wireless Settings

    The destination wireless device will send a response called Clear to Send (CTS). The RTS Threshold defines the smallest data packet size allowed to initiate the RTS/CTS function. Default Value: 2346 (range: 256-2346) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 25: Access Control Filters

    • Cancel – Discard changes to an existing MAC address entry. • Name – Enter a name for the MAC address entry. • MAC Address – Enter the 12-digit MAC address.(e.g. 00-11-22-AA-BB-CC) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 26: Domain/Url Filters

    You may want to allow or block computers or devices on your network access to specific local network (LAN/WLAN), web management, and the Internet. websites (e.g. www.trendnet.com, etc.), also called domains or URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). You may also enter a keyword (e.g. instead of complete URL to generally •...

  • Page 27: Protocol/Ip Filters

    27). Enter the Website/URL/domain (e.g.www.trendnet.com) or keyword (e.g. trendnet) to allow or block access and click Add to add this to the domains list. The entry will be 2. Click on Access, click on Filter, and click on Protocol/IP Filters.

  • Page 28: Firewall Rules

    When selected, the entry will be highlighted. • Delete – Removes an existing protocol/IP filter. • Update – Modifies an existing protocol/IP filter. • Cancel – Discard changes to an existing protocol/IP filter. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 29 * to choose all protocol types. Below, enter the port number or range of port numbers to apply the firewall rule. (e.g. 80-80 or 20-21). For all ports, use the port range 1 - 65534. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Advanced Router Setup

    Default Password: admin Note: If you change the router login password, you will need to access the router management page using the User Name “admin” and the new password instead of the default password “admin”. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 31: Set Your Router Date And Time

    3. In the Connection Type drop-down list, click the type of Internet connection provided Note: NTP servers are used for computers and other network devices to synchronize by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). time across an entire network. 4. Complete the fields required by your ISP. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 32: Clone A Mac Address

    (computer or old router that directly connected to the modem, you should first determine the MAC address of the device or computer and manually enter it into your router using the clone MAC address feature. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 33: Change Your Router Ip Address

    Note: The DHCP address range will change automatically to your new router IP address settings so you do not have to change the DHCP address range manually to match your new router IP address settings. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 34: Set Up Dhcp Reservation

    DHCP IP address range (Start IP & End IP). • MAC Address – Enter the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the computer or network device to assign to the reservation. (e.g. 00:11:22:AA:BB:CC) • Add - Saves the reservation. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 35: Enable/Disable Upnp On Your Router

    4. To save changes, click Apply. 2. Click on Management, and click on Remote Management. 3. Next to UPnP, click Enabled or Disabled to turn the feature on or off on your router. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 36: Allow/Deny Multicast Streaming

    ISP is always changing your IP address, the Dynamic DNS service will be able to identify your network using a fixed address—one that can be used to view home IP Camera and other devices on your local area network. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 37: Allow Remote Access To Your Router Management Page

    Open a device on your network to the Internet This router can provide access to devices on your local area network to the Internet using the Virtual Server, Special Application, method (DMZ NOT recommended). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 38: Virtual Server

    An example would be forwarding a port to an IP camera (TRENDnet IP cameras default to HTTP TCP port 80 for remote access web requests) on your network to be able to view it over the Internet.
  • Page 39 1. Setup DynDNS service (See DynDNS section). 8. Click Enabled to turn on this virtual server. 2. Access TRENDnet IP Camera management page and forward Port 80 (see product documentation) 9. Next to Name, you can enter another name for the virtual server, otherwise, leave 3.

  • Page 40: Special Applications

    (e.g. 2000-2038,2069,2081,2200-2210). Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and protocols are required. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 41: Add Static Routes To Your Router

    Note: Configuring this feature assumes that you have some general networking knowledge. • Delete – Removes an existing special application. • Update – Modifies an existing special application. • Cancel – Discard changes to an existing special application. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 42: Enable Dynamic Routing On Your Router

    1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” page 27). 2. Click on Routing, and click on Dynamic. 3. Select the appropriate dynamic routing protocol and version communicate with other routers. • Add – Saves the static route. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 43 RIP 1 - Receive routing information from other routers using the RIP version 1 protocol. RIP 2 – Receive routing information from other routers using the RIP version 2 protocol. 4. Click Apply to save the changes or click Cancel to discard the changes. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 44: Router Maintenance & Monitoring

    1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” page 27). 2. Click on Tools and click on Settings. 3. Under Restore factory default settings, click Restore. When prompted to confirm this action, click OK. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 45: Backup And Restore Your Router Configuration Settings

    (Default Filename: cfg.bin) To restore your router configuration: 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” page 27). 2. Click on Tools and click on Settings. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 46: Upgrade Your Router Firmware

    TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix firmware version at the top of the page. problems associated with your TRENDnet router model and version. To check if there is a firmware upgrade available for your device, please check your TRENDnet model and version using the link.

  • Page 47: Restart Your Router

    2. Click on Tools and click on Ping Test. management page. This is also known as a hard reboot or power cycle. 3. Enter in the IP address (e.g. 192.168.10.101) or host name (e.g. www.trendnet.com) • Router Management Page – This is also known as a soft reboot or restart.

  • Page 48: Check The Router System Information

    DHCP Client (or Dynamic IP address) Internet connection type, you will router. provide the option to Release and Renew your IP address settings. Other Internet connection types such as PPPoE will provide the option to Connect and Disconnect. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 49: View Your Router Log

    Refresh - The Page: 1/1 will display the current page. tatus > Log Your router log can be used to obtain activity information on the functionality of your router or for troubleshooting purposes. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 50: Configure Your Router Log

    Send router logs to an external log server purposes when checking your e-mail. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” • To Email Address – Enter your e-mail address. page 27). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 51: View Your Router Packet Statistics

    2. Click on Status and click on Wireless. 3. The table displays the amount time each wireless device has been connected and the MAC address of each wireless device. 4. To save changes, click Apply. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 52: Capture Packets Using The Router Management Page

    You can enter up to three receivers. (e.g. 192.168.10.250) • Start – Starts the packet capture. • Stop - Stops the packet capture • Download – Download the packet capture file. (.pcap file) 4. To save changes, click Apply. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 53: Router Management Page Structure

    Status • SNMP • Device Information • Remote Management • • Capture Packets • Log Setting Email Log Routing Syslog Log Type • Static • Statistic • Dynamic • Wireless • Routing Table © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 54: Technical Specifications

    Dimension (L x W x H) 158 x 109 x 34 mm (6.2 x 4.3 x 1.3 in) materials and other conditions. Weight 210 g (7.4oz) Temperature Operation: 0°~ 40°C (32°F~ 104°F); Storage: -10°~ 70°C © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Note: If you are experiencing difficulties, please contact your computer or operating system manufacturer for assistance. 5. Please see “Steps to improve wireless connectivity” on page 19 if you continue to have wireless connectivity problems. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 56: Appendix

    2. In the Network Preference window, next to "Show:", select Network Status. You'll see Network and select the TCP/IP tab. your network status and your IP address settings displayed. In MAC OS 10.5/10.6, in the left column, select Network. e. Configure TCP/IP to use DHCP. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 57 3. You may be prompted to enter a security key in order to connect to the network. 4. Enter in the security key corresponding to the wireless network, and click Connect. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 58 RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of This product is RoHS compliant. 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum authority in France. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 59 Por medio de la presente TRENDnet declara que el TEW- 1999/5/CE. [Spanish] 731BR cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera Slovensko TRENDnet izjavlja, da je ta TEW-731BR v skladu z bistvenimi otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva [Slovenian] zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/CE.
  • Page 60 Download section limited to, duty, tax, and other fees. and look for the desired TRENDnet product to access to the GPL Code or LGPL Code. These codes are distributed WITHOUT WARRANTY and are subject to the copyrights of WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF THE TRENDNET PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS the developers.

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