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  • Page 2 All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only, as the upgrading of software and hardware, there will be changes. And if there are changes, Tenda is not responsible for informing in advance. If you want to know more about our products information, please...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Brief Content Chapter 1 Introdution ................1 1.1 Product Features................1 1.2 Package contents................2 1.3 Mininum Requirements ..............2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..............4 Chapter 3 Configuration ................5 3.1 Log in ....................5 3.2 Wizard...................6 3.3 Status ....................8 3.4 LAN Setting ...................9 Chapter 4 Radio Setting ................11 4.1 Basic Setting ................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introdution

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Chapter 1 Introdution Thank you for choosing the Tenda TWL54A/54A+ Wireless Access Point.The device up to 54Mbps data rate and fully compatible with IEEE802.11b/g standard. Integrated the wireless AP Repeater P2MP Client Mode. Especially designed for small office, family, or students’...

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point security; Supports 802.11b/802.11g auto accommodate mode or setting manually; Win2000/XP,Linux,Novell,Mac OS supported; Supports auto MDI/MDIX; Supports IE5.5,Netscape 6.1 or beyond browser; 32 MAC address-based access filter. The TWL54A/54A+ Access Point has been designed for use with 802.11g and 802.11b products.
  • Page 6 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Windows 2000orXP Network Adapter...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter explains how to connect the Access Point for setup,the detail process as below: Connect your Ethernet network cable to your network router or switch or PC. Then connect the other end of the network cable to the TWL54A/54A+’s LAN port connect the power adapter to the AP’s Power port.Then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet.The LEDs on the front panel will light up...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Configuration

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Chapter 3 Configuration Now that you’ve connected the AP to your wired network,you are ready to begin setting it up.This chapter will take you through all the steps necessary to configure your AP. 3.1 Log in Launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator,In the Address field, enter the AP’s default IP address,192.168.0.254,Press Enter key, the login screen will appear.Before do this,you need set your PC’s IP address is...

  • Page 9: Wizard

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Click Next, we will see the Wizard screen,from here we have 5 choice tabs,that’s the 5 different operating mode of the TWL54A/A+—AP WDS P2P Bridge WDS P2MP Bridge WDS AP Repeater and the client. The specific setting for each mode will be talked about later.
  • Page 10 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point This page will ask you to enter the SSID,Channel settings for your wireless network. SSID:The name of your wireless network.The default value is “Default” Channel:Select the operating frequency for your wireless network. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen.

  • Page 11: Status

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point -bit ,should enter 26 Hexadecimal characters or 13 ASCII Characters). Key Select: when using the WEP encryption mode, you could save 4 suits key. Cipher: when using WPA/WPA2 or Mixed authentication , you can choose AES or TKIP encryption mechanism.

  • Page 12: Lan Setting

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Product information: Display current firmware version,MAC Address,LAN IP address,subnet mask,Gateway etc. Radio Status: Current operating mode,SSID,RF mode,Channel and Encryption mode etc. Association Table:To display the clients’ information which linked with the AP. Including the MAC address, Status,Mode,rate,signal strength indicator(RSSI),etc.
  • Page 13 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Manual: if you want to assign a static or fixed IP address to the AP,then select this,and enter the specified IP address(The default IP is 192.168.0.254),Subnet mask,and Gateway DHCP Client:if your network router will automatically assign an IP address to the AP,then you can select this.

  • Page 14: Chapter 4 Radio Setting

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Chapter 4 Radio Setting 4.1 Basic Setting Click Radio Setting—Basic Setting tab. This screen ask you to set the basic parameter for your wireless network. SSID: Enter the name of your wireless network. SSID Broadcast: Enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature AP Mode: Selects 802.11g,802.11b, BG Mixed Rate selection for B: Selects the transmission rate of B mode,auto or a fixed rate,11/5.5/2/1Mbps...

  • Page 15: Mode Setting

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point DTIM: This value indicates how often the AP sends out a DTIM. Booster mode: When used with Marvell client cards,Boost Mode enhances throughput an additional 30% at 54Mbps. Click Apply to save your settings,and Help for more information. 4.2 Mode Setting The first step in using the TWL54A is selecting the operating mode.The default operating mode is AP mode.
  • Page 16 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Figure 1 Click Mode Setting tab and choose AP,the following screen will appear. SSID: The name of your wireless network. Channel: The operating channel Encryption: Select disable or WEP, WPA ,WPA2, WPA_WPA2 Mixed mode for security.

  • Page 17: Wds P2P Bridge

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Click Apply to save your settings. 4.2.2 WDS P2P Bridge In this mode,2 APs in two remote locations connect to each other to provide a wireless bridge between 2 remote LANs,as shown in Figure 2.The two TWL54A devices operating in P2P mode do not allow client associations.

  • Page 18: Wds P2Mp Bridge

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point SSID: The name of your wireless network. Channel: The operating channel WDS remote AP mac List:MAC address of the other P2P bridge that this bridge connected to(Also you can through the Scan function and Add the selected item to the list). Encryption: support only WEP mode for security.
  • Page 19 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Figure 3 Click Mode Setting tab and choose WDS P2MP Bridge,the following screen will appear.

  • Page 20: Wds Ap Repeater

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point SSID: The name of your wireless network. Channel: The operating channel WDS remote AP mac List:MAC address(es) of the P2P bridge that are connected to this P2MP bridge. Up to six MAC addresses can be entered.( Also you can through the Scan function and Add the selected item to the list).

  • Page 21: Client Mode

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point SSID: The name of your wireless network. Channel: The operating channel WDS mode: Dynamic key or Static key;At least one of the two associated repeater should be setted static key.if select dynamic key for one repeater,you don’t have to fill the other repeater’s MAC address at the mac list field.
  • Page 22 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Figure 5 shows the Client mode TWL54A operating as a wireless client in infrastructure mode. Connect the LAN port of the TWL54A with the wired Ethernet interface. Figure 5 Click Mode Setting tab and choose Client,the following screen will appear. SSID: The wireless network’s name you want to associate with.

  • Page 23: Access Filter

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point 4.3 Access Filter Click Radio setting---Access Filter tab ,the follow screen will appear. The Access filter page allows you to configure the AP to allow or block association with itself based on the MAC address of clients.Up to 32 MAC addresses can be added to the list.

  • Page 24: Chapter 5 System Tools

    AP or the new firmware has a feature you want to use. To upgrade the AP’s firmware: Download the firmware file from our website: www.tenda.cn. Extract the firmware file on your computer.

  • Page 25: Reboot

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point You can click the Help button for more information. NOTE: While in the period of the upgrade firmware or new software, please mind preventing power break, or turned-off,that will result in a deadly hurt to the device.After the process completed , the device will rebooted automaticly, the total period will take about several minutes, please waiting patiently.

  • Page 26: Restore/Backup Setting

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Working Mode: AP mode Default user name: admin Default password: admin Default IP address: 192.168.0.254 Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 5.5 Restore/Backup Setting On this page you can create a backup setting file or save a setting to the AP. Export: To save a backup setting file on your computer,click the Export button and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 27: Exit

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point 5.6 Exit Click the Exit button to log out the web-based utility. 5.7 Help Click the Help button to get more information about the AP’s settings and applications.
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  • Page 29: Appendix I: Glossary

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Appendix I: 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 acceptably low frame...

  • Page 30: Appendix Ii: Tcp/Ip Address Setting (Take Winxp As Example)

    Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point TCP/IP Address Setting (Take Winxp as example) Appendix II: Click the “Start—>Settings—>Control Panel” (Fig- 1) : Fig-1 Click “Network and Internet Connections”, the windows as below will appear (Fig- 2) :...
  • Page 31 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Fig- 2 Click the “Network Connections”, as Fig- 3:...
  • Page 32 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Fig- 3 Choose “Local Area Connection” , right-click on the icon, choose the “Properties”, then the “Local Area Connection Properties”windows appear, choose the “Internet Protocol( TCP/IP)” in the “This connection uses the following items” , click the “Properties”. Fig- 4 Choose the “Use the following IP address”, enter the IP address as: 192.168.0.xxx.
  • Page 33 Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point Fig- 5 Click “OK” to apply and return to the “Local Area Connection Properties” windows. Continue click “OK” to exit the setting windows.

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