Tenda W301A User manual

300MbpsWirelessAccessPoint
W301A
300MbpsWirelessAccess Point
UserGuide

300MbpsWirelessAccessPoint
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Contents
Chapter1ProductOverview............................................................1
1.1ProductFeatures................................................2
1.2PackageContents...............................................2
Chapter2ProductInstallation.........................................................4
Chapter3Configuration Guide........................................................5
3.1WebLogin...........................................................5
3.2Setup Wizard.......................................................6
3.3 WirelessAccess Point(AP)Mode.......................7
3.4 Bridge(WDS)Mode.............................................8
3.5Running Status.................................................11
3.6LAN Settings.....................................................13
Chapter4Wireless Settings..........................................................14
4.1BasicSettings...................................................14
4.1.1AccessPoint(AP) Mode........................14
4.1.2Bridge(WDS)Mode................................18
4.2SecuritySettings..................................................24
4.2.1APSecuritySetting................................24
4.2.2WDSSecuritySetting.............................32
4.3AdvancedSettings...............................................35
4.4AccessControl.....................................................37
4.5ConnectionStatus................................................38
Chapter5SNMPSetting................................................................39
5.1SNMPIntroduction............................................39
5.2SNMPSetting....................................................39

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Chapter6SystemTools.................................................................41
6.1PasswordChange.............................................41
6.2RestoretoFactory............................................42
6.3Backup/Restore................................................43
6.4TimeSettings....................................................43
6.5RebootSystem..................................................45
6.6FirmwareUpgrade.............................................45
6.7Syslog...............................................................46
AppendixI:Glossary.....................................................................48
AppendixII:TCP/IPAddress Setting.............................................50
Appendix :WDSApplicationInstances.....................................53

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Chapter1ProductOverview
W301Aisawireless Access Pointbasedon thelatestIEEE802.11n
standardwhileatthesametimebeingbackwardscompatiblewith
IEEE802.11b/gdevices.Adopting theadvanced “Multipleinand Multiple
out”(MIMO)technology,itcanprovideamaximumof300Mbpsstable
transmittingrateforwireless users.WithappropriatePowerover
Ethernet(POE)support,youonlyneedtorunonecabletotheAPto
deliverbothdataand power.Ceiling mounteddesign and POE
technologymakeitcouldn'tbeeasierforfamily,enterprise,and hotel
userstoextend wireless networksindoors.UniqueWatchdogtechnology
makesAPworking morestablyand wireless networkrunningnormally
foralong time.
Wireless APandWDSworkingmodessupportwireless AP,wireless
Repeater,wireless Point-to-Point(P2P)Bridge,andwireless
Point-to-Multipoint(P2MP)Bridgefunctions.Firstly,itcanbeusedasa
wirelessHotSpottoenabletheaccessesofwireless userswheninAP
mode. Secondly,it canbeused asaBridgetoconnecttwoormorewired
networkswhenitisinP2PorP2MPmode.Thirdly,it canalsobeusedas
awireless Repeatertoexpand yourwireless networkcoverage area.
Furthermore,64/128-bitWiredEquivalentPrivacy (WEP),WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK,WPA&WPA2,802.1XAuthentication,and MACAddress
filterareallsupportedtoprotectyourdataandprivacy. GigabitLANport
providesyou higherLANtransmission rate.SNMPand Web-based
managementinterfacemakeconfiguration easierthan ever.

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1.1ProductFeatures
ØComplieswiththelatest802.11n and802.11b/gstandards
ØSupportsAPand WDSworkingmodes
ØProvides300Mbpsreceivingandtransmittingrate
ØMIMOtechnologyusessignalreflectionstoincrease8times
transmissiondistanceof802.11gstandardandefficientlyreduce
“dead spots”
ØOneGigabitAuto-negotiation LANportsupportedforLAN
connection
ØPOEand externalpowersupported
ØSNMPand Web-basedmanagementinterface
Ø64/128-bit WEPencryption
ØWPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK,WPA&WPA2encryption methods
ØAutoMDI/MDIX
ØWireless VLANdivisibleformanaging clientsconveniently
ØClient'saccesslimited
ØWatchdogdesignedtomakedevicerun stably
ØSupportsautowireless channelselection
ØSoftwarecontrolsthewireless signalon/off andremotelycontrols
thewireless coveragearea.
1.2PackageContents
Pleaseunpack thepackageandfindthefollowing items:
ØOneW301AWireless AP
ØOnePowerAdapter

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ØEight Screws
ØOneUserGuide
ØOneNetworkCable
ØFourplasticcovers
Ifanyof listeditemsaremissing ordamaged,pleasecontacttheTenda
resellerfromwhomyoupurchasedforreplacementimmediately.

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Chapter2ProductInstallation
You arerecommendedtoinstalltheproductafterconfiguringthesettings
of W301Aaccording totheguideinchapter3.Thefollowingstepstake
APmodeforexample.
1.Usetheincludedpoweradaptertopoweron theAP.You canalso
usePOEpowersupplyorPOEswitchtopowerontheAP.
2.Connectoneend ofthenetworkcabletotheLANportofW301A,
and anotherend toyourEthernet broadband, switchorPC.
3.Connect wireless adaptertoW301A.
Pleaserefertothetopologybelow:

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Chapter3ConfigurationGuide
3.1WebLogin
ConnecttoW301Aviawiredcableand configure192.168.0.x(xranges
2-254)asyourPC’sIPaddress,and255.255.255.0assubnetmask.
(PleaserefertotheAppendixIIfordetailsonTCP/IPsetting)
LaunchInternetExplorer.Intheaddressbar,entertheAP’sdefaultIP
address,192.168.0.254.Press Enterkeyandtheloginscreenwill
appear. Enter admin bothintheusernameandpasswordfield.
Click OKtoenterthewelcomepageofthedevice.

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You canselect“Running Status”,”LANSettings”,“Wireless Settings”,
“SNMPSettings”and “SystemTools”ontheleftmenu.Click“Next”to
enterthewirelessworkingmodesetuppage.W301Asupportstwo
workingmodes: wireless AP(AP), Bridge(WDS).Select aworkingmode
toconfigurethesettings.Formoredetailspleaserefertothe following
chapters.
3.2Setup Wizard
Click “Next”inthefirstpageandthenext pageappears.