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  • Page 1 Table of Contents TRENDnet User’s Guide © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Domain/URL Filters ....................22 Restart your router ...................... 37 Protocol/IP filters ....................23 Check connectivity using the router management page ..........38 Advanced Router Setup ..............24 Check the router system information ................. 38 © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 Configure your router log .................... 40 View your router packet statistics ................41 View wireless devices connected to your router ............41 Router Management Page Structure ..........42 Technical Specifications..............43 Troubleshooting ................44 Appendix ..................45 © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    TEW-712BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Product Overview Features TRENDnet’s Wireless N150 Router, model TEW-712BR, provides reliable TEW-712BR 150Mbps wireless n speed and coverage to share files, play games, and surf the Internet. 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

    • On/Off Power Switch – Push the router On/Off power switch to turn your router “On” (Inner position) or “Off” (Outer position). • Antenna – The antenna broadcasts 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

    2. Make sure that your modem is working properly. Your modem is often provided by providing Internet access. 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 8 Installation” on page 8 for more detailed installation instructions. Where to find more help In addition to this User’s Guide, you can find help below: • http://www.trendnet.com/support (documents, downloads, and FAQs are available from this Web page) © 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 5. Using another Network cable, connect your computer to one of the four LAN ports on the router. 6. Plug in the power adapter, connect it to the router’s power port, and then push the On/Off Power Switch to the “On” position (pushed in). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 11: Setup Wizard

    2. Next to Language, click the drop-down list to select your preferred language. Enter the default user name and password and then click Login. Default User Name: admin Default Password: admin © 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 10. Click Restart and wait for your router to reboot. 11. 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 connection speeds. TRENDnet recommends setting your router to this encryption unsecure could expose your entire network and personal files to outsiders. TRENDnet standard. If you find that one of your wireless network devices does not support recommends reading through this entire section and setting up wireless security on your WPA2 encryption, then set your router to either WPA or WPA-Auto encryption.

  • Page 16: Secure Your Wireless Network

    64-bit key length 10 characters 5 characters 128-bit key length 26 characters 13 characters o This is where you enter the password or key needed for a computer to connect to the router wirelessly © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 17 • RADIUS Server 1/2 - Configure the RADIUS server settings. Note: RADIUS Server 2 is optional and can be configured as a backup if there are any issues with RADIUS Server 1. Create your Wireless security Passphrase (password or key): © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 18: Connect Wireless Devices To Your Router

    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 4) For connecting additional WPS supported devices, repeat this process for each additional device. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 19: Basic Wireless Settings

    Disabled turns off wireless networking on your router. Note: It is recommended to leave the wireless setting to Enabled unless you do not plan on connecting any wireless computers or devices to your network. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 40MHz is active, this mode is capable of providing higher performance recommended). only if the wireless devices support the 40MHz channel width. Enabling 20/40MHz typically results in substantial performance increases when connecting to an 802.11n client. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Steps To Improve Wireless Connectivity

    2. Building materials can have a large impact on your wireless signal. In an indoor Default Value:100 milliseconds (range: 20-1000) environment, try to position the wireless devices so that the signal passes © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 22: Access Control Filters

    • Add – Saves a new MAC address entry. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 24). 2. Click on Access, click on Filter, and click on MAC Filters. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Domain/Url Filters

    You may want to allow or block computers or devices on your network access to specific 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 24: Protocol/Ip Filters

    4. Under Domain Blocking click on Allow or Deny. The Domains List will then appear. Protocol/IP filters Enter the Website/URL/domain (e.g.www.trendnet.com) or keyword (e.g. trendnet) to Access > Filter > Protocol/IP Filters allow or block access and click Add to add this to the domains list. The entry will be listed below.

  • Page 25: Access Your Router Management Page

    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 26: Change Your Router Login Password

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

  • Page 27: Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

    MAC address in the modem is reset each time you restart the modem. If you are installing this router for the first time, turn your modem before connecting the router to your modem. To clear your modem stored MAC address, typically the procedure is to © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: Change Your Router Ip Address

    Default Router Network: 192.168.10.0 / 255.255.255.0 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 24). 2. Click on Main, and click on LAN & DHCP Server. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 29: Set Up Dhcp Reservation

    IP addresses automatically from the DHCP server on your router. Static DHCP List – You can view the list of reservations for computers or devices that have been created in this list. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Enable/Disable Upnp On Your Router

    Multicast streaming is enabled by default on your router to allow applications that require multicast communication through your router which typically does not require additional configuration changes. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 31: Identify Your Network On The Internet

    • Host Name: Personal URL provided to you by your Dynamic DNS service provider (e.g. www.trendnet.dyndns.biz) • User Name: The user name needed to log in to your Dynamic DNS service account © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 32: Open A Device On Your Network To The Internet

    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 You may want to expose a specific computer or device on your network to the Internet your network to be able to view it over the Internet.
  • Page 33 Example: To forward TCP port 80 to your IP camera 1. Setup DynDNS service (See DynDNS section). 2. Access TRENDnet IP Camera management page and forward Port 80 (see product documentation) 3. Make sure to configure your network/IP camera to use a static IP address or you can use the DHCP reservation feature (see “Set up DHCP...

  • Page 34: Special Applications

    Protocol – Select the protocol requested by the device. TCP, UDP, or you can select Both to choose both TCP and UDP. Port Range – Enter the ports or port range requested by the device. (e.g. 554-554 or 6112-6112). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 35: Add Static Routes To Your Router

    (e.g. LAN) • Metric – Enter the metric or priority of the route. The metric range is 1-16, the lowest number 1 being the highest priority. (e.g. 1 ) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 36: Router Maintenance & Monitoring

    1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 24). 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 37: Router Default Settings

    1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 24). 2. Click on Tools and click on Settings. 3. Under Save Configuration Settings and next to Save Settings, click Save. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 38: Upgrade Your Router Firmware

    TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix 4. Depending on your web browser, next to Upgrade Firmware, click Browse or Choose problems associated with your TRENDnet router model and version. To check if there is File.

  • Page 39: Check Connectivity Using The Router Management Page

    24). 2. Click on Tools and click on Ping Test. 2. Click on Status and click on Device Information. 3. Enter in the IP address (e.g. 192.168.10.101) or host name (e.g. www.trendnet.com) 3. Review the device information. to test.

  • Page 40: View Your Router Log

    • DHCP Server - Display your router’s DHCP server status, enabled or disabled, and • First Page – Displays the first page of the log. provides a link to the DHCP client listing. • Last Page – Displays the last page of the log. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 41: Configure Your Router Log

    Server Port: 25) 2. Click on Status and click on Log Setting. • From Email Address – Enter a sender e-mail address. (e.g. router@trendnet.com) 3. Next to Syslog Server, enter the IP address of the external log server to send router logging.

  • Page 42: View Your Router Packet Statistics

    “Access your router management page” on page 24). 2. Click on Status and click on Statistic. 3. The table displays the amount of packets sent and received on your router’s wired LAN, wireless, and WAN (Internet). © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 43: Router Management Page Structure

    Allow Ping to WAN port • Device Information UPnP • • Log Setting Tools Email Log Syslog • Restart Log Type • Settings • Statistic Save Configuration Settings • Wireless Restore Configuration Settings Reset to Factory Default © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    Power materials and other conditions. Output: 5V DC, 1A Power Consumption 3 Watts (max) Dimensions (L x W x H) 158 x 109 x 34 mm (6.2 x 4.3 x 1.3 in) © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Note: If you are experiencing difficulties, please contact your computer or operating 5. Please see “Steps to improve wireless connectivity” on page 20 if you continue to system manufacturer for assistance. have wireless connectivity problems. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 46: Appendix

    2. In the Network Preference window, next to "Show:", select Network Status. You'll see 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 Ethernet. e. Configure TCP/IP to use DHCP. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 47 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 48 RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of RoHS 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national This product is RoHS compliant. spectrum authority in France. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 49 Šiuo TRENDnet deklaruoja, kad šis TEW-712BR atitinka esminius [Lithuanian] reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas. Česky TRENDnet tímto prohlašuje, že tento TEW-712BR je ve shodě se [Czech] základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními Nederlands Hierbij verklaart TRENDnet dat het toestel TEW-712BR in směrnice 1999/5/ES.
  • Page 50 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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