Tenda A9 User manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I Get to Know Your Extender............................................................................1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................1
Features .......................................................................................................................1
LED Indicator..............................................................................................................2
Buttons ........................................................................................................................3
Product Label ..............................................................................................................4
II Extend WiFi Network.....................................................................................5
Method 1: Use Web UI to Extend your WiFi.............................................................5
Method 2: Use WPS Button to Extend your WiFi......................................................5
Position the antennas for Better WiFi Performance....................................................8
III Web UI Features............................................................................................9
Configure the Extender Using a Smartphone .............................................................9
Extend the WiFi Network Using a Smartphone.................................................................9
Status of the Extender.......................................................................................................13
Extend another WiFi Network..........................................................................................14
Change the Extender’s WiFi Settings...............................................................................15
Administration..................................................................................................................16
Configure the Extender Using a Computer...............................................................21
Extend the WiFi Network Using a Computer ..................................................................21
Status of the Extender.......................................................................................................25
Extend another WiFi Network..........................................................................................27
Change the Extender’s WiFi Settings...............................................................................28
Administration..................................................................................................................29
IV Appendix.......................................................................................................34
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................34
Technical Support .....................................................................................................35
Configure your Computer .........................................................................................36
Windows 8........................................................................................................................36
Windows 7........................................................................................................................38
Windows XP.....................................................................................................................40
Safety and Emission Statement.................................................................................43

1
Get to Know Your Extender
Ⅰ Get to Know Your Extender
Tenda A9 is a wireless extender designed for large houses. It provides full WiFi coverage to
200m2houses and wireless transmission speed up to 300Mbps. A9 is an optimum choice to
create a strong signal in hard-to-reach area. This chapter includes:
Package Contents
Features
LED Indicator
Buttons
Product Label
Pay close attention to the LEDs on the front panel.
Package Contents
Unpack the package. Your box should contain the following items:
Wireless N300 Universal Range Extender * 1
Install Guide * 1
If any item is incorrect, missing or damaged, please keep the original package and contact the
vendor for replacement immediately.
Features
Works at 2.4G band.
Adopt 802.11n technology and the wireless speed can be up to 300Mbps.
Provide 2 external 3dBi smart Omni-Directional antennas.
Adopt Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK, AES to encrypt the WiFi network that ensures the
security.
Be compatible with the uplink device’s WiFi encryption type: None, WPA-PSK, WPA2-
PSK and Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK.
Support extending WiFi signal with WPS button.

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Get to Know Your Extender
LED Indicator
Color
Status
Description
Red
Solid
The device is booting.
Blinking
•The device is extending a WiFi network or
•The device fails to extend a WiFi network.
Green
Solid
Extended successfully and the WiFi signal is strong.
Orange
Solid
Extended successfully and the WiFi signal is poor.
Blinking
Extended successfully and the WiFi signal is very poor.
LED Indicator

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Get to Know Your Extender
Buttons
WPS Button
The LED indicator and WPS button are on the same place. As a button, it is used to establish
a WPS connection with a router or AP.
You can press WPS button on a router or AP first, and within 2 minutes press this button to
establish a WPS connection.
Reset Button
It is used to restore the extender to factory default.
You can use a needle-shaped object to press and hold this button for about 8 seconds until the
LED indicator turns to solid red. When the LED indicator turns to blinking red, it indicates
that the extender has been restored to factory default successfully.
WPS button
Reset button

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Get to Know Your Extender
Product Label
The label on the rear panel:
The label on the side panel:
1 Default Access: re.tenda.cn
It’s the default login domain name of the extender. After you connect to the extender
wirelessly, you can log in to the extender’s web UI with re.tenda.cn.
2 SSID: Tenda_XXXXXX
It’s the default WiFi name of the extender. You can connect to this SSID to access the internet
or to configure the extender.

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Extend WiFi Network
Ⅱ Extend WiFi Network
This chapter describes two methods to extend your WiFi network by using the extender, and
how to position the antennas.
Method 1: Use Web UI to Extend your WiFi
Method 2: Use WPS Button to Extend your WiFi
Position the Antennas for Better WiFi Performance
Method 1: Use Web UI to Extend your WiFi
Please refer to
ⅢWeb UI Features > Configure the Extender Using a Smartphone > Extend the WiFi
Network Using a Smartphone
Or
ⅢWeb UI Features > Configure the Extender Using a Computer > Extend the WiFi Network
Using a Computer
for details.
Method 2: Use WPS Button to Extend your WiFi
①Plug the extender (A9) into an electrical outlet near your WiFi router that supports WPS
function.

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Extend WiFi Network
②Press the WPS button on your router, and within 2 minutes press the button on the
extender.
③Unplug the extender and move it to a new location that is about halfway between your
router and the area with a poor router WiFi signal. Observe the LED indicator on the
extender to choose an optimum extending location.
When the LED indicator turns to solid green, solid
orange or blinking orange, it indicates that the WPS
connection is successful.

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Extend WiFi Network
Tips
You can also log in to the extender’s web UI to check the WiFi signal strength
(40%~79% is the optimum extending location).
To minimize signal interference, keep the extender away from Bluetooth devices,
microwaves, refrigerators, and so on.
The steps are complete! Enjoy your WiFi! Your extender’s WiFi name and password may be
one of the following.
If you have not extended a WiFi network before:
The extender’s WiFi name and password are the same as those of your router. For
example, if your router’s WiFi name is Tenda_666666 and WiFi password is 00000000,
as a result, your extender’s WiFi name and password are Tenda_666666 and 00000000
respectively.
If you have extended a WiFi network before:
The extender’s WiFi name and password are the previous ones. For example, yesterday
you extended a WiFi network and the extender’s WiFi name and password were xxxxx
and ******** respectively. Today you extend another WiFi network with the WPS
button, as a result, your extender’s WiFi name and password are still xxxxx and ********
respectively.