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Resource CD If any of the above items is incorrect, missing, or damaged, please contact your Tenda reseller for immediate replacement. 2 Getting to Know Your Router Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and back panels and the label. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.
User Guide Back Panel ◈ Back LED Overview: Port Function Description The power adapter is connected and you can use the provided adapter to supply power. Usually for connecting Ethernet cable. LAN 1/2/3 Usually for connecting computers, switches .etc. When you press this button for 7 seconds, files set by the router will be deleted and restored to default factory;...
User Guide Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Setup Guide 1 Physical Installation 1.1 Preparation Before connecting Ethernet cables, please verify the following items: Item Description Wireless Broadband Router Used with the provided power adapter Installed with IE8 or other better web browsers. Ethernet Cable Used for linking the PC to the router Broadband Service...
User Guide 2. Connect one of the LAN ports on the Device to the NIC port on your PC using an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the Ethernet cable from Internet side to the WAN port on the device. If it is connected to the telephone line, please link the telephone line to the MODEM and connect the MODEM to the WAN port on the device.
User Guide 3. Enter admin in the password field on the appearing login window and then click OK. 4. Now you may access the device’s home page for quickly setting up Internet connection and wireless security. 5. If you fail to log in to it, please refer to Appendix 3 FAQs.
User Guide 2.3 Internet Connection Setup Common Internet connection types are available on the home page: PPPoE and DHCP. DHCP 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.
User Guide 3 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. If connection status displays "Disconnected"...
User Guide Note: Below diagnostic info will be displayed on particular occasions for your reference: You have connected to Internet successfully. 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 ...
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User Guide Click Network and Sharing Center. Click Change adapter settings. Select a desired wireless connection and click Connect/Disconnect.
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User Guide Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect. Enter the security key and click OK. You can access Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you selected.
User Guide Windows XP Operation 2. If you are using Windows XP OS, do as follows: Click Start and select Control Panel. Click Network Connections. Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select View Available Wireless Networks.
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User Guide 4) Select the desired wireless network, click Connect, enter the security key and then click OK. You can access Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you selected.
User Guide Chapter 3 Advanced Settings 1 Advanced 1.1 Status Here you can see at a glance the operating status of the device. If WAN port displays Disconnected, please refer to 3 Verify Internet Connection Settings. Internet Connection Setup 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 and enter the user name and password provided by your ISP.
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User Guide Static IP Select Static IP if your ISP provides all the needed info. You will need to enter the provided IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address(es) in corresponding fields. Click Advanced. Click Internet Connection Setup. Internet connection Type: Select Static IP.
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User Guide Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection type. PPTP Server Address: Enter the IP address of a PPTP server. User Name: Enter your PPTP User Name. Password: Enter the password. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1492 unless instructed by your ISP. You may need to ...
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User Guide 1450, 1400, etc. Address Mode: Select "Dynamic" if you don’t get any IP info from your ISP, otherwise select "Static". Consult your ISP if you are not clear. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. ...
User Guide 1.3 MAC Clone Some Internet service providers (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: Configure device’s WAN MAC address. Clone MAC Address: Click to copy your PC's MAC address to the device as a new WAN MAC address. ...
User Guide LAN MAC Address: Displays device's LAN MAC address, which is NOT changeable. IP Address: Device's LAN IP address. The default is 192.168.0.1. You can change it according to your need. Subnet Mask: Device’s LAN subnet mask, 255.255.255.0 by default. ...
User Guide IP Address: Enter the IP address for static DHCP reservation. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a computer to always receive the same IP address (the IP you just specified). Add: Click to add the entry to the MAC address reservation list. ...
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User Guide 2. Disable WPS. (WPS is enabled on the router by default. If you want to use other security modes, you must first disable the WPS.) 3. Select a proper security mode and cipher type (also known as WPA Algorithm or WPA Encryption Type). WPA-PSK and AES are recommended by system default (5 security modes are available for your selection.
User Guide Note With WPS successfully enabled, the WPS LED on the router keeps blinking for about 2 minutes, and during this time, you can enable WPS on a wireless adapter; if the adapter successfully joins the wireless network, the WPS LED will display a solid light. Repeat steps above if you want to add more wireless adapters to the router.
User Guide To permit a wireless device to connect to your wireless network, select Permit, enter its MAC address, click Add and then OK. Then only this device listed as “Permitted” will be able to connect to your wireless network; all other wireless devices will forbidden. Example: To forbid the PC at the MAC address of C8:3A:35:65:82:E6 from connecting to your wireless network, do as follows: Step1.
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User Guide Click Open Scan, select the AP you wish to connect, such as Tenda-000248, and click OK. View and note down the wireless security settings: security mode, cipher type, security key. Click Close Scan and OK.
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User Guide Save the settings and the router will reboot automatically. Internet Connection Setup: Click Advanced>Internet Connection Setup, select Internet Connection Setup, such as DHCP, and click OK. Click Advanced>Status and the connection status displays Connected. Note When the settings finished, remember to enter Internet Connection Setup to set up Internet connection. ...
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Click Wireless>Wireless Extender, select Universal Repeater in the extender mode and click Open Scan. Click Open Scan, select the AP you wish to connect, such as Tenda-15058C, and click OK. 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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User Guide Save the settings and the router will restart automatically. WDS Bridge Mode 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. Note: The Access Points you select must support WDS.
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User Guide Click Wireless>Wireless Basic Settings to check router one’s wireless basic settings. Click Wireless>Wireless Security to check router one’s wireless security settings. Verify that DHCP server is enabled on Router 1: Click Advanced>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;...
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User Guide 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 OK 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).
User Guide 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: Go to wireless section on Router 1 and specify WDS (or WDS Bridge) as its wireless working mode. Manually enter Router 2's MAC address (Also, you can use the Scan option as mentioned above) and click OK to finish your settings.
User Guide 3 QoS 3.1 Bandwidth Control Use this section to manage bandwidth allocation to devices on your LAN. If there are multiple PCs behind your router competing for limited bandwidth resource, then you can use this feature to specify a reasonable amount of bandwidth for each such PC, so that no one will be over stuffed or starved to death.
User Guide Uplink Rate: Displays the upload speed (KByte/s) of a corresponding PC. Downlink Rate: Displays the download speed (KByte/s) of a corresponding PC. Sent Message: Displays the number of packets sent by a corresponding PC via the device since Statistics is enabled. ...
User Guide Protocol: Select TCP. Enable: Check to enable current settings. OK: Click to activate your settings. Note: If you include port 80 on this section, you must set the port for remote (web-based) management to a different number than 80, such as 8080, otherwise the virtual server feature may not take effect.
Note that service providers not listed here are not available for use.) User Name: Enter the registered user name. Password: Enter the registered password. Domain Name: Enter the domain name you register, say, tenda.dyndns.org. OK: Click to activate your settings. Note: This feature is usually used together with virtual server and is disabled by default.
User Guide 4.5 Static Routing When there are several routers in the network, you may want to set up static routing. Static routing determines the path of the data in your network. You can use this feature to allow users on different IP domains to access the Internet via this device. It is not recommended to use this setting unless you are familiar with static routing.
User Guide 5 Security URL Filter Settings To better control LAN PCs, you can use the URL filter functionality to allow or disallow such PCs to access certain websites within a specified time range. Filter Mode: Select a proper filter mode, say, Forbid Only. ...
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User Guide Filter Mode: Select a proper filter mode, say, Forbid Only. Access Policy: Select an access policy number, say, 1, from the drop-down list. Policy Name: Briefly describe the current rule (It can only consist of numbers, letters, or underscore). ...
User Guide Client Filter Settings This section allows you to set the times specific clients can or cannot access the Internet via the devices’ assigned IP addresses and service port. Forbid Only: Only PCs listed as Forbidden will be forbidden from accessing specified services; others are not restricted; Permit Only: Only PCs listed as permitted will be permitted to access specified services;...
User Guide 6 Tools 6.1 Reboot Reboot the device to activate your settings. WAN connection will be disconnected during reboot. 6.2 Restore to Factory Default Click the Restore to Factory Default button to reset device to factory default settings. You need to reconfigure the device for Internet access as well as many other settings including wireless settings.
User Guide To restore previous settings, do as follows: Click the Browse button to locate and select a configuration file that is saved previously to your local hard drive. Click the Restore button to reset your device to previous settings. 6.4 Syslog Here you can view the history of the device’s actions.
User Guide OK: Click to activate your settings. Note: To access the device via port 8080, enter "http://x.x.x.x:8080" where "x.x.x.x" represents the the device's Internet IP address and 8080 is the remote admin port. Assuming the device'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).
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User Guide Browse: Click to locate and select the firmware. Upgrade (or Update): Click to update firmware. Device will restart automatically when update completes. Note: Before you upgrade the firmware, making sure you are having a correct firmware. A wrong firmware may damage the device. ...
User Guide 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; 2. Enter Control Panel and click Network and Internet;...
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User Guide 3. Click Network and Sharing Center; 4. Click Change adapter settings; 5. Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties;...
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User Guide 6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click Properties; 7. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK to save the configurations.
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User Guide Windows XP OS 1. Right click My Network Places and select Properties; 2. Right click Local and select Properties;...
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User Guide 3. Select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click Properties; 4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK to save the settings.
User Guide 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; 2. Click Network and Internet;...
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User Guide 3. Click Network and Sharing Center; 4. Click Change adapter settings;...
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User Guide 5. Click Wireless Network Connection accordingly and select Connect/Disconnect; 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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User Guide When the following dialog box appears, it indicates connecting to the network; Enter your security key and click OK;...
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User Guide B. If you have configured security key, click Connect; When the following dialog box appears, it indicates connecting to the network; 7. When displaying Connected, you have connected to network successfully.
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.
User Guide Appendix 4 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. If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: Right click "My Network Places"...
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User Guide Click "Wireless Networks", select the item under "Preferred networks" and then click the Remove button. If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: Click Network from your desktop and select Properties.
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User Guide Select "Manage Wireless Networks". 3. Click the wireless connection and select "Remove network".
User Guide Appendix 5 Safety and Emission Statement 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.