Tenda W15-Pro User manual

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Preface
Thank you for choosing Tenda!
This user guide walks you through all functions on the web UI of W15-Pro (AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 In-Wall
Access Point).
All the screenshots herein are only used for illustration. Refer to the actual products.
Conventions
The typographical elements that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Item
Presentation
Example
Cascading menus
>
System > Live Users
Button
Bold
Click the OK button.
Parameter and value
Bold
Set User Name to Tom.
Variable
Italic
Format: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Symbol
Meaning
This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Ignoring this type of note may result in ineffective configurations, loss of data or
damage to the device.
This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.
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Document
Overview
Datasheet
Walks you through basic parameters such as product overview, product
features, and specifications of APs.
Quick Installation Guide
Walks you through a rapid AP network establishment, including AP
installation, network configuration, LED/Port/Button description, FAQ, and so
on.
User Guide
Walks you through detailed functions and configurations of APs, including all
the functions on the web UI.
Technical Support
If you need more help, contact us by any of the following means. We will be glad to assist you as
soon as possible.
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Revision History
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table indicates any changes that might have been made since the user guide was released.
Version
Date
Description
V1.0
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Original publication

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Contents
1Login and Logout ...................................................................................................................1
1.1 Login..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Logout .................................................................................................................................. 4
2Web UI ..................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Layout .................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Common Buttons ................................................................................................................. 6
3Quick Setup...........................................................................................................................7
3.1 AP Working Mode ................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.1 Overview...................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.2 Quick Setup.................................................................................................................. 8
3.2 Client+AP Working Mode................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.2 Quick Setup................................................................................................................ 11
4Status ..................................................................................................................................14
4.1 System Status..................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Wireless Status................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Traffic Statistics .................................................................................................................. 17
4.4 Client List............................................................................................................................ 18
5Internet Settings..................................................................................................................19
6Wireless...............................................................................................................................22
6.1 SSID settings....................................................................................................................... 22
6.1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 22
6.1.2 Example of Setting up an Open Wireless Network .................................................... 29
6.1.3 Example of Setting up a Wireless Network Encrypted with PSK ................................ 31
6.1.4 Example of Setting up a Wireless Network Encrypted with WPA or WPA2 ................ 33
6.2 RF Settings.......................................................................................................................... 49
6.3 RF Optimization.................................................................................................................. 53

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6.4 Frequency Analysis............................................................................................................. 58
6.4.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 58
6.4.2 View Frequency Analysis............................................................................................ 58
6.4.3 Execute Channel Scan................................................................................................ 59
6.5 WMM................................................................................................................................. 60
6.5.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 60
6.5.2 Configure WMM settings........................................................................................... 61
6.6 Access Control.................................................................................................................... 63
6.6.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 63
6.6.2 Configure Access Control........................................................................................... 63
6.6.3 Example of Configuring Access Control...................................................................... 65
6.7 Advanced Settings.............................................................................................................. 67
6.7.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 67
6.7.2 Configure Advanced Settings ..................................................................................... 67
6.8 QVLAN Settings .................................................................................................................. 69
6.8.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 69
6.8.2 Configure the QVLAN Function.................................................................................. 69
6.8.3 Example of Configuring QVLAN Settings.................................................................... 72
6.9 IPTV.................................................................................................................................... 75
6.9.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 75
6.9.2 Watch IPTV Programs ................................................................................................ 76
7Traffic Control......................................................................................................................79
7.1 Overview............................................................................................................................ 79
7.2 Configure Traffic Control .................................................................................................... 81
8Tools....................................................................................................................................82
8.1 Date & Time ....................................................................................................................... 82
8.1.1 System Time .............................................................................................................. 82
8.1.2 Login Timeout Interval............................................................................................... 83
8.2 Maintenance...................................................................................................................... 84
8.2.1 Reboot ....................................................................................................................... 84

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8.2.2 Reset.......................................................................................................................... 86
8.2.3 Upgrade Firmware..................................................................................................... 87
8.2.4 Backup/Restore ......................................................................................................... 88
8.2.5 LED Indicator Control................................................................................................. 90
8.3 Account.............................................................................................................................. 92
8.3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 92
8.3.2 Modify the Password and User Name of Login Account ............................................ 93
8.4 System Log ......................................................................................................................... 94
8.5 Diagnostic Tool ................................................................................................................... 95
8.6 Uplink Detection ................................................................................................................ 96
8.6.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 96
8.6.2 Configure Uplink Detection........................................................................................ 97
Appendixes ................................................................................................................................98
A.1 Factory Default Settings..................................................................................................... 98
A.2 Acronyms & Abbreviations................................................................................................. 99

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1 Login and Logout
1.1 Login
Step 1 Use an Ethernet cable to connect a management computer to the AP or a switch
connected to the AP.
Step 2 Set the IP address of the computer to the same network segment as that of the AP.
For example, if the IP address of the AP is 192.168.0.254, you can set the IP address of
the computer to 192.168.0.X (X ranges from 2 to 253 and is not occupied by other
devices) and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.
The following figure takes 192.168.0.10 as an example.

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Step 3 Start a browser on the computer and visit the IP address of the AP (192.168.0.254 by
default).
Step 4 Enter the login user name and password, and click Login.
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If the above page does not appear, try the following solutions:
Check that the Ethernet cable is connected properly.
Ensure that the IP address of the computer is set to the same network segment as that of the AP.
If the IP address of the AP is still 192.168.0.254, you can set the IP address of the computer to
192.168.0.X (X ranges from 2 to 253 and is not occupied by other devices).
If the AP is managed by a controller, the AP may obtain an IP address from a DHCP server in the
LAN. You can check the new IP address from the client list of the DHCP server, and use this IP
address to log in.
If the problem persists, restore the AP to factory settings, and then try logging in again. How to
reset: When the AP is idle, press the multipurpose button for over 10 seconds and release it when
the LED indicator turns off. When the LED indicator starts to blink white, the AP is reset
successfully.

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As shown below, you have logged in to the web UI of the AP successfully.

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1.2 Logout
After you log in to the web UI of the AP, if no operations are performed during the Login Timeout
Interval, the system will log out automatically. In addition, you can click Logout on the upper right
corner to safely exit from the web UI.

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2 Web UI
2.1 Layout
The web UI is composed of four parts: first-level navigation bar, second-level navigation bar, tab,
and configuration area, as shown below.
Functions or parameters displayed in gray on the web UI are not supported yet or cannot be modified
under the current configurations.
No.
Name
Description
❶
First-level navigation bar
Function menus that organize AP by navigation bars and
tabs. You can choose the function menu as needed and the
result appears on the configuration area.
❷
Second-level navigation bar
❸
Tab
❹
Configuration area
Area where you perform or check configurations.
2
3
1
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2.2 Common Buttons
Buttons commonly used on the web UI are illustrated as below.
Common button
Description
Used to refresh the current page.
Used to save configurations on the current page and make the configurations take
effect.
Used to cancel the unsaved configurations on the current page and restore to
previous configurations.
Used to check the help information of the current page.

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3 Quick Setup
In the Quick Setup module, you can set up the AP in a quick way to enable internet access for your
wireless devices such as smartphones and tablets.
The AP supports working modes of AP and Client+AP.
3.1 AP Working Mode
3.1.1 Overview
In this mode, AP connects to the internet using an Ethernet cable and transforms wired signals to
wireless signals for wireless coverage.
The AP works under this mode by default. See the following topology.
Router
PoE switch
AP
AP mode
Internet
WAN
LAN
LAN

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3.1.2 Quick Setup
Before configuration, ensure that the upstream router has been connected to the internet.
Step 1 Choose Quick Setup.
Step 2 Choose the Radio Band you wish to configure, for example, 2.4GHz.
Step 3 Set Working Mode to AP.
Step 4 Set SSID (Primary SSID).
Step 5 Set Security Mode and configure the corresponding parameters.
Step 6 Click Save.
Step 7 If you need to configure the other radio band, repeat steps 2 to 6.
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Search and connect your wireless devices such as smartphones to the SSID you set. Enter the
wireless password (the Key you set) and you will be able to access the internet.

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Parameter description
Parameter
Description
Radio Band
Select the radio band you wish to configure.
Working Mode
Choose the AP mode to convert wired networks into wireless networks.
SSID
Click to modify the WiFi name of the primary network under the selected radio
band.
Security Mode
Select the security modes for target wireless networks. Clicking the hyperlink
navigates you to the elaborated description of the corresponding security mode:
None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK , WPA, WPA2,
WPA3-SAE, WPA2-PSK&WPA3-SAE.

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3.2 Client+AP Working Mode
3.2.1 Overview
In this mode, the AP is wirelessly bridged to an upstream device (such as a wireless router or AP)
to extend the wireless network coverage of the upstream device. See the following topology.
AP
Client+AP mode
Internet
Router
PoE switch
Upstream AP
LAN
WAN
AP mode

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3.2.2 Quick Setup
Before configuration, ensure that the upstream AP has been connected to the internet.
Step 1 Choose Quick Setup.
Step 2 Choose the Radio Band you wish to configure, for example, 2.4GHz.
Step 3 Set Working Mode to Client+AP.
Step 4 Click Scan.
Step 5 Select the wireless network to be extended from the wireless network list that appears.
If no wireless network is found, choose Wireless > RF Settings, ensure that Wireless Network is
selected, and try scanning wireless network again.
After a wireless network to be extended is selected, the SSID, security mode, and channel of the
wireless network are populated automatically.

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Step 6 If the wireless network of the upstream device is encrypted, enter the wireless network
password of the device in the Key column.
Step 7 Click Save.
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After the configuration, you can select the SSID on your wireless devices such as smartphones and
enter your wireless network password to connect to the wireless network of the AP and access the
internet through the AP.
If you do not know the SSID and key of the AP, you can check the SSID and key of the AP on the
Wireless > SSID page.
Parameter description
Parameter
Description
Radio Band
Select the radio band you wish to configure.
Working Mode
Choose the Client+AP mode to bridge the upstream WiFi network.
SSID
It specifies the WiFi network name (SSID) of the WiFi network to be bridged. After you
select the upstream WiFi network from the scanned wireless network list, this
parameter will be populated automatically.

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Parameter
Description
Security Mode
It specifies the security mode which the upstream WiFi network adopts.
See Security Mode for details.
⚫If the wireless network to be bridged adopts the WEP security mode, Authentication
Type, Default Key, and Key x(xranges from 1 to 4) need to be entered manually.
⚫If the wireless network to be bridged adopts the WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,
WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, or WPA2-PSK&WPA3-SAE security mode,
Encryption Algorithm will be populated automatically and you only need to enter
the Key.