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Tenda TWL542R User Manual

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  • Page 2 Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, imitate or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Brief Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............. 1 1.1 Product Features ............1 1.2 Applications..............2 1.3 Package Contents............3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..........4 2.1 Front Panel LED Indication ........... 4 2.2 Operating Environment ..........5 2.3 Hardware Installation Steps .......... 5 Chapter 3 Configuration Guide..........

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1 Introduction Thank choosing Wireless Broadband Router series (TWL541R/542R/542R+/543R/543R+/108R/108R+). This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and connect your PC to the LAN port then you're ready to access the Internet.

  • Page 5: Applications

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router xDSL/Cable MODEM for fixed or dynamic IP; Long distance transmission， indoor up to 100m,max 300m outdoor;and TWL108R/R+ up to 850m（Limited by the enviroment）. Remote Web Management; Support 64/128 ,WPA WPA2 encryption security authentication protocol; Multi-Channel Roaming; Support 802.11b/802.11g auto-accommodated mode or setting by manual;...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router server shifting required, such as Square, airport, and hot-spot sightseeing area. Easy install required for some special circumstances, such as Construction zone, Temple, and Remote Scenery surveillance To avoid expensive cable and installation charges in the residential area, SOHO carrier.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Front Panel LED Indication Description POWER Power Indication Indicating that the wireless part are Twinkle working Indicating connection have Light established with wireless device Indicating correct connection of WAN Light port WLAN Twinkle...

  • Page 8: Operating Environment

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 2.2 Operating Environment Ethernet and wireless networking available Twist-cable connects the LAN port with the Local Network Area (LAN)'s PC terminals, for wireless Series Adapter, please refer to the user’s manual. XDSL/Cable Model or broadband inlet the outer internet services to the Port “WAN”...
  • Page 9 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router wireless router. The follow is the network topology:...

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 Configuration Guide

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 3.1 Log in After connecting the wireless router with PC, please click Internet Explore and input http://192.168.0.1 (The default IP of the router) then the following login screen will appear .The default user name and password all “admin”...

  • Page 11: Wizard

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router of the LAN; Please change the your PC’s IP address as 192.168.0.2~254 and Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 or set your computer as obtain IP address automatically. If your user name and password are right, the following screen will appear; Fig 2 There are ten tabs: Running Status, Wizard, Advanced Config, WLAN Setting, DHCP Server, Virtual Server, Security Setting, Routing Table,...
  • Page 12 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 3 In the section you should select one of three types of connection that to connect your wireless router to your ISP; 1 Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet(Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section).

  • Page 13: Running Status

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router you can fill in it’s IP address of the other DNS. Click Next when you finished the configuration above. Fig 4 Note: You must reboot your router to make the settings effective after you save the settings. 3.3 Running Status This section shows the running status.
  • Page 14 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 5-2 Fig 5-3 WAN Port Status This section displays the current status, including Link Status, WAN IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway, DNS, Second DNS, and Link Type.. LAN Port Status This section displays LAN ports’ IP address, Subnet mask, DHCP Server, NAT and Firewall Status.

  • Page 15: Quick Configuration Wizard

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 3.4 Quick configuration Wizard Please refer to 3.2 Wizard 3.5 Advanced Config 3.5.1 LAN Setting This section configure the basic LAN’s parameters. Fig 6 MAC Address: The MAC address of this router in the LAN, Unchangable.

  • Page 16: Wan Setting

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 3.5.2 WAN Setting You can change the setting parameters of WAN. The screen will change according to the difference ways to access internet. Fig 7 3.5.3 MAC Address Clone Fig 8...

  • Page 17: Wlan Setting

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router This section can copy the MAC address of the current master’s computer into the MAC address of the WAN port(or you can change it by hand),If you are not very clear how to fill in the MAC address of the WAN, you’d better use this function.(At this stage, to share an ISP account, if your ISP have registered the Master’s Mac Address only.)
  • Page 18 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 10 SSID: The Service Set Identifier in the wireless LAN. Only the clients who pass the identity validation can access the wireless network. Wireless mode: 802.11b、802.11g or Mixed can be selected Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings.
  • Page 19 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 3.6.2 Wireless Security Config Fig 11 Security Options: disable, or using WEP ,WPA ,WPA2 or WPA_WP2_Mixed Encryption type. WEP Setting: if you select WEP, the WEP setting will take effective. Authentication: You can select Open System which allow any access or Shared Key based on the WEP encryption mechanism.

  • Page 20: Dhcp Server

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Key: Please enter key here and pay attention to the size and effective scope. WPA Type:You can select AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) types for WPA. WPA2 Type:You can select AES type for WPA2. WPA(WPA2) Key: Please enter key here and pay attention to the size and Effective scope.
  • Page 21 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 13 DHCP Server: If you select Enable, The DHCP function will take effective. IP Pool Starting Address: The starting IP address automatically assigned by DHCP server. IP Pool Ending Address: The Ending IP address automatically assigned by DHCP server.

  • Page 22: Virtual Server

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 14 IP Address: Please enter the IP address of corresponding LAN. MAC Address：Please enter the MAC address of corresponding LAN. When you finish the setting above, please add and save it. 3.8 Virtual Server There are 4 items in this manual: Just click one of them, you can set the relevant function.
  • Page 23 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 15 Server Port: The service port to the WAN provided by the router. IP Address: The IP address of the computer working as the server in LAN. Enable: Only you select this item the rules setting by this Device can take effective.
  • Page 24 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 3.8.2 DMZ Host Fig 16 Please enter the IP address of the computer which will work as DMZ Host in the DMZ Host IP address and then select Enable and click Save to save the setting. 3.8.3 UPnP Setting This Device has been designated to compatible with the Most advanced uPnP, (universal plug and Play), this function will be...

  • Page 25: Security Setting

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 17 3.8.4 UPnP Port table When you start UPnP function, please click“Refresh” then you can see some port switch information. Fig 18 Remote Host: The description of the remote Host which receives or transmits response. Public Port: The port of the router for UpnP.
  • Page 26 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Prevent Network Attack, Remote Web Management, WAN Port Ping and Special Application Filter under the Security Setting menu. 3.9.1 Client Filter You can control access to some ports of the Internet of computers in the LAN by data packet filter function. Fig 19 Enable client filter:Enable the data package arisen in the following table is forbidden allowed to pass but others will be allowed to pass.
  • Page 27 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Enable: Enable this filter rule. Save: Click to finish and save setting. E.g. if you want to forbid the computer (IP address: 192.168.0.7) to browse websites during 8:00-16:00 and block the computer with IP 192.168.0.8 receiving emails ,you can configure the filter list as below: Fig 20 3.9.2 URL Filter Use the URL filter to manage computers in LAN for the accessibility to...
  • Page 28 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 21 Enable URL Filter.: turn on/off this function IP: Input the IP of the computer in LAN to be managed, or leave it blank to control all computers, or an IP range to manage a group of computers.
  • Page 29 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router 3.9.3 MAC Address Filter For better management of the computers in LAN, you can use MAC Address Filter to manage the accessibility to internet. Mac Filter: Select enable to activate it. Filter Rule: To select Filter out or Accept for disable/enable the set MAC address to access the wireless network.
  • Page 30 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 23 3.9. 5 Remote Web Management This part is the setting of the web management port or router and the IP address of the computer in WAN that will remote manage the router. Fig 24 Enable: To enable remote web management.

  • Page 31: Routing Table

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router The default IP of the computer that conducts the remote web management is 0.0.0.0, which means no computer can log in to remote manage the router. In case the default IP is changed (i.e. 218.88.93.33), only the computer with the designated IP (218.88.93.33) can log in and remote manage the router.
  • Page 32 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Routing Table to configure respectively. 3.10.1 Routing Table This section displays the system routing table info. Fig 27 3.10.2 Static Routing Table Fig 28 Destination LAN IP: IP or IP range of the host(s) to access. Subnet Mask: Input subnet mask, normally 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 33: System Tool

    Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router The IP of gateway should be in the same network segment of WAN or LAN. The subnet mask should be 255.255.255.255 when the destination IP is the IP of a host. The subnet mask should mate the destination IP when it is an IP segment, e.g.
  • Page 34 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router time or set time in this page so the time restriction of other function for example can go into effect. 3.11.2 Dynamic DNS Register your domain name with a DDNS service provider, input your registered user ID and password, and then you can access your local server with your registered domain name through this router.
  • Page 35 TFTP Server; click Upgrade till system restart automatically. The following steps for sharing the Upgrade services: Use IE link to www.tenda.cn, download the latest version of the software or firmware. Appoint one Port in the Local area Network as a TFTP server; use the WinRAR to unpack the software to the Default directory of the TFTP.
  • Page 36 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Figure 32 Noted that while in the upgrade period of the firmware or new software, please mind preventing Power break, or turned-off,that will result in a deadly hurt to the device. After the upgrade completed, please reboot the device, the total period will take about several minutes, please be waiting patiently.
  • Page 37 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 33 After restore factory default settings, reboot the router to make the settings effective. 3.11.6 Reboot Router Rebooting router will make the changed setting effective. Before rebooting, the router will disconnection with ADSL automatically. Fig 34 3.11.7 Change Log Password This section modifies the user name and password of the system...
  • Page 38 Instruction Manual Wireless Broadband Router Fig 35 Note: For security, it is strongly recommend that you change the initial user name and password. 3.11.8 System Log You can find the system record here and check whether there is network attack. Fig 36 Clear Log: To delete System log info.

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