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Tenda W168R User Manual

Tenda W168R User Manual

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  • Page 1 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only. As the upgrade 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 product information, please visit our website at www.tenda.cn...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide CONTENTS Chapter One Hardware Installation ..............1 1.1 Rear Panel ..................1 1.2 Hardware Installation................. 1 1.3 LED Indicators................... 2 1.4 Topology of the Wireless Router............3 Chapter Two Configuration Guide ..............4 2.1 To Set the Network Configuration of your Computer ......4 2.2 To Check the Connection ..............

  • Page 4: Chapter One Hardware Installation

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Chapter One Hardware Installation 1.1 Rear Panel Rear Panel Description Connectible to 10/100-BaseT Ethernet LAN network 4 LAN Ports adapter and can uplink to a hub or switch. Note! When you press the RESET Button for 7 RESET seconds, the configuration that you have set would be deleted and restore to factory default setting.

  • Page 5: Led Indicators

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2. Please use the delivery-attached power supply to power the router. 3. Please connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the WAN port of your router. 1.3 LED Indicators LED Indicator Description POWER Always ON Indicates it is powered on well.

  • Page 6: Topology Of The Wireless Router

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1.4 Topology of the Wireless Router...

  • Page 7: Chapter Two Configuration Guide

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Chapter Two Configuration Guide 2.1 To Set the Network Configuration of your Computer 1. Please right click “My Network Place” on your computer and select “Properties”. 2. In the following dialogue box, please click “Local Area Network Connection”...
  • Page 8 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 4. Please select “Obtain an IP address automatically” or “Use the following IP address” a. For “Obtain an IP address automatically”, it is as the right figure. b. For “Use the following IP address”, please configure as the right figure.

  • Page 9: To Check The Connection

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2.2 To Check the Connection 1.Please select “Start”—All Programs ” —“Accessories”— “Command Prompt” 2. Please input “Ping 192.168.0.1” and press Enter, if your screen display as the figure, this means that your computer is connected to your router successfully.

  • Page 10: The Management Interface

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 3. The router would verify your user name and password. When they are right, you would see the screen as the right figure. 2.4 The Management Interface 1. On the left side, you can see the buttons: “Running Status”,...

  • Page 11: Quick Installation Guide

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2.5 Quick Installation Guide 1. Entering into the “Welcome” Interface of the router, please click “Next”. 2. Now you would enter the “Setting Wizard”. In order to access the Internet, you should select your connection type your (Internet Services Provider).
  • Page 12 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide b. Of course, if you are clear, you could select manually and click “Next”. 3.A. If the connection type is “ADSL Virtual Dial-UP (PPPoE)”, please input the “User Name” and “Password” provided by your ISP. B.
  • Page 13 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide can change it according to your requirements MPPE: To Encrypt the connection between your router and the server, if the ISP needs to encrypt the connection, then please select MPPE. PPTP provides two access modes. If the PPTP offered by your ISP is Dynamic IP: Please select Dynamic IP and.

  • Page 14: Running Status

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 5. “Running Status” After configuration, please click the “Running Status” button and check the connection status. If the Link Status is “Connected”, now you can access the internet. 2.6 Running Status Here we can see the working status of the router WAN Port Status Here you can see the status of the...

  • Page 15: Wizard

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Information Here you can see the status of the router including Running Time, System Time, Client Count, Firewall Version, Bootcode Version, LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC Address, and Hardware Version. 2.7 Wizard Please refer to 2.5 for Quick Installation Guide 2.8 Advanced Config LAN Setting The configuration parameters of the...
  • Page 16 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1. MAC Address: To display the MAC address of the router in the LAN, its value can not be changed. 2. IP Address: To display the IP address of the router in the LAN, the factory default value is 192.168.0.1, you can change it according to your requirements.
  • Page 17 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide The configuration parameters for the WAN port are displayed in this page. Here change configuration parameters of the WAN port here. Please refer to the figure beside, and this figure is subject to different connection types to your ISP.
  • Page 18 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide needed Connect during fixed time MAC Address Clone In this page, you are able to configure the MAC address of the WAN port With this function, you are able to clone the MAC address of your computer which is connected to the router, and copy this MAC address to the WAN port of the router.
  • Page 19 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide ★ Tips: The Domain Name System is the system that translates Internet domain names into IP numbers. A "DNS Server" is a server that performs this kind of translation. 1. DNS Server Configuration: Please select enable and the configuration of DNS would be effected.

  • Page 20: Wlan Setting

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide parameters as the figure beside. 2.9 WLAN Setting Basic Configuration In this page, we set the basic wireless parameters 1. SSID: (Service Set ID). SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network.
  • Page 21 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide beside. 2. Wireless Mode: Here you can select “Mixed” or “802.11g” example, require selecting Wireless Mode “802.11g” mode, please check as the figure beside. 3. Channels: It is for selecting the working channels of the wireless network.
  • Page 22 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 4．Close the SSID broadcast: Please select “Disable SSID” to close the SSID broadcasting function, the router would stop broadcasting its SSID among the wireless clients. If the client requires connecting to the router, the user is required to fill in the SSID manually.
  • Page 23 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1. WDS Mode: Please select to enable WDS function here. 2. Wireless Bridge MAC Address: Please add a MAC address used for...
  • Page 24 WDS table. For example, please refer to the figure beside. We can search the SSID of “TENDA” with MAC Address of “02:10:18:01:00:B6” in the wireless network and add it to the WDS table.
  • Page 25 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1. Security Options: Please select Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA&WPA2 Mode； ★Tips: WEP is a security protocol that is designed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a level security privacy comparable to that of a wired LAN by encrypting the data that is transmitted.
  • Page 26 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2. WEP setting: when user select WEP mode， WEP goes into effect. a. Authentication: You can select open system which allows any access to the router or select transmit key based on the WEP encryption mechanism; b.
  • Page 27 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide as the figure beside. 3. When user select Security Option of WPA mode, WPA mode goes into effect. a. WPA Type: You can select AES mode or TKIP mode; b. Please input key, please take note that the Length and valid character of WPA Key is 8-64 ASCII characters;...
  • Page 28 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 4. WPA2 Setting: When user select encryption mode of WPA2，WPA2 goes into effect. a. WPA2 Type: You can select AES mode which is a higher level of encryption mode. b. WPA Key: Please input the key content, please note that the Length and valid character of WPA Key is 8-64 ASCII characters.
  • Page 29 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 5. WPA&WPA2 mixed setting: When user select WPA&WPA2 mode ， WPA&WPA2 goes into effect. a. WPA Type: You can select AES mode or TKIP mode; WPA2 Type: You can select AES. b. Key: Please input key content, please note that the Length and valid character of WPA Key is from 8 to 64 ASCII character.
  • Page 30 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Radio Preamble: The potion for Antenna Mode which enables you to select the antenna for transmitting data and receiving data. 802.11b Rate Setting: Enables you to select the negotiated transmission speed to wireless LAN card under the 802.11b standard.
  • Page 31 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Based on MAC Address, wireless Access Control is able to permit certain client access to the wireless network, or forbid certain client access to the wireless network. 1. MAC Address Filter: Here you can select “Allow” or “Block” to control the clients"...
  • Page 32 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 3. MAC Address List On this list, you can view the controlled MAC Addresses or delete them if necessary. Link Status You can view wireless clients’ access status like their MAC Address and transmission rate.

  • Page 33: Dhcp Server

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2.10 DHCP Server DHCP Server setting ★Tips: DHCP is the abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol which can assign IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway of LAN Client on TCP/IP automatically. 1. DHCP Server: The DHCP function will go into effect if you select “Enable”...
  • Page 34 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 4. Lease Time: You can set the time period during which the DHCP allows the assigned IP addresses to be used by the clients. By setting a suitable lease time, you would enable the DHCP to take better advantage of the IP addresses which are not used again.

  • Page 35: Virtual Server

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Address: Please input corresponding MAC Address. e.g.: If you need to bind IP Address “192.168.0.11" Address “00:C0:9F:AD:FF:C5”, please fill in parameters as the figure beside. 2.11 Virtual Server Virtual Server This wireless router is equipped with firewall function, so the...
  • Page 36 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1. Service Port: The service port which the router offers to WAN. 2. IP Address: The IP Address of the computer in the LAN which work as a virtual server. 3. Enable: Please select “Enable” and the rules will go into effect.
  • Page 37 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 80. For example, you could set it as 8080. Otherwise the confliction would occur and the server would not be able to function. After you configure the value in “Wireless Security Configure”, you should reboot the router to make the settings go into effect.
  • Page 38 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide UPnP Setting It supports latest Universal Plug and Play. This function goes into effect on Windows XP or Windows ME (Note: The operating system must have Directx 9.0 integrated or have Directx 9.0 installed) or this function would go into effect if you have installed...

  • Page 39: Security Setting

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 3. Private Host: The description of the private host which receives or transmits response. 4. Private Port: The description of the private port which receives or transmits response. Protocol: indicate port switching for TCP or UDP. 6.
  • Page 40 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Click “Filter Out” or “Accept”. When you click “Filter Out”, you are only forbidding the host in LAN with the corresponding IP address to go through router corresponding port. When you click “Accept”, you are only allowing the host in LAN with the corresponding IP address to go through the router by the corresponding port.
  • Page 41 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 192.168.0.7) browsing website during 8:00-18:00 forbidding computer with IP of 192.168.0.8 receiving emails all day, you can set as the figure beside. URL Filter In order to control the computer to have access to websites. You can use URL filtering to allow the computer to have access to certain websites at fixed time and forbids it having...
  • Page 42 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 3. IP: Input the IP of the computer in LAN to be managed, or you can also input a range of IP addresses. 4. URL String: Input full or part of the domain name. 5. Enable: To enable the selected URL filter rules.
  • Page 43 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 1. MAC Filter: Choose “Enable” to enable MAC filter function. 2. Filtering Rule: Please refer to the figure below. Please choose ‘Filter out’ to prohibit the MAC listed in the MAC address column. Also, you could choose “Accept”...
  • Page 44 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide enable this function, the router would be able to prevent from network attack. When computer attack the router, it would control the bandwidth of the computer. You would click log in System tool to check the IP which attacks the router.
  • Page 45 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Remote WEB Manager This section is to set the WEB managing port and set the IP address in WAN which is allowed to execute remote WEB manager function. 1. Enable: Enable remote WEB manager function. 2.
  • Page 46 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide in WAN is able to log in and execute remote WEB manager function. If you change this default IP (take 218.88.93.33 for example), only the compute with IP of 218.88.93.33 is able to log in and execute this function.

  • Page 47: Routing Setting

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2.13 Routing Setting Routing Table ★Tips: The main duty for router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and transfer this data frame to destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.e.
  • Page 48 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Usually, it is 255.255.255.0. 3. Gateway: The IP address of the host or router, to which the data packet is transferred. 4. Action: After you click “ADD”, the setting would be taken into effect. Note: 1.

  • Page 49: System Tool

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 2.14 System Tool Time This section is to set system time of router. You would set your own time or obtain GMT time from Internet. Note: After you turn off the power of the router, the time information would be lost.
  • Page 50 For example: On the local server 192.168.0.4, you set up a WEB server, and register in Oray as follows: USER ID tenda PASSWORD 123456 Domain Name test.vicp.net Virtual Sever defines the mapping relationship between service port of WAN and network server of LAN.
  • Page 51 The steps to backup: 1. Download: Please go to our website（www.tenda.cn）and down- load a TFTP appliance program. 2. Save this program in a fixed file and run it. 3. Backup: Click “Backup” to form a backup file in TFTP appliance program.
  • Page 52 The steps to upgrade: 1. Please kindly go to our website （ www.tenda.cn ） , and download software for upgrading with higher version. It is in WinRAR format. 2. Please establish a TFTP server in your computer.
  • Page 53 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide 3. Fill in “Input File”, please fill in the name of the file which you unpacked, for example “upgrade.bin”, and in “Input TFTP Server” please fill in the IP address of the TFTP server, for example “192.168.0.11” 4.
  • Page 54 If the original password is correct, you would change the password successfully by clicking “Save”. For example: We want to change the USER Name and password into the parameters as follows: USER Name tenda Password tenda...
  • Page 55 Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Please fill in the data as the figure beside. Note: For data safety, we strongly suggest that you change the factory default USER Name and Password. In Log, you could check various status of the system after it starts, and could also check if there is network attack towards the router.

  • Page 56: Features

    Wireless Broadband Router User’s Guide Features:  Integrates router, wireless access point, four-port switch and firewall in one  Provides up to 54M speed rate and auto negotiates 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6/M or 11/5.5/2/1M speed rate  Compliant to IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.3 and IEEE 802.3u standards ...

  • Page 57: Deployment

    Supports WDS wireless network extension Deployment W168R wireless broadband router provides you with wireless connection solution for high speed, reliable and low cost. Its deployment is as follows: 1. For staff who requires high mobility in their office, they require to have access to the office traditional wired or wireless network in any location of their office.

  • Page 58: Physical Environment

    Physical Environment Wired Ethernet LAN or Wireless Ethernet LAN Please use cable to connect the ALN port of the W168R router to the LAN. For wireless client, please refer to the user’s guide of the wireless NIC to connect the wireless NIC to the wireless router wirelessly.

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