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Copyright Statement
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CONTENTS
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT................................................................1
CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...............................................4
1.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................4
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................4
1.3 PANEL OVERVIEW ..........................................................................4
1.4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...............................................5
1.5 OPERATION ENVIROMENT REQUIREMENTS ....................................6
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.............................................................7
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................7
2.1.1 WIRED WAN CONNECTION...................................................7
2.1.2 WIRELESS WAN CONNECTION..............................................8
2.2 CONFIGURE YOUR PC TO CONNECT TO A5 WIRELESSLY................9
2.2.1 IN WINDOWS XP...................................................................9
2.2.2 IN WINDOWS 7 ....................................................................12
2.3 QUICK INTERNET CONNECTION SETUP.........................................16
2.3.1 WIRED INTERNET CONNECTION SETUP ...............................16
2.3.2 WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION (WISP) SETUP .............18
2.4 QUICK WIRELESS SECURITY SETUP..............................................20
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION......................................................21
3.1ADVANCED SETTINGS...................................................................21
3.1.1 SYSTEM STATUS ..................................................................21
3.1.2 WAN SETTINGS...................................................................22
3.1.3 LAN SETTINGS ...................................................................27
3.1.4 MACADDRESS CLONE .......................................................28
3.1.5 DNS SETTINGS....................................................................29
3.1.6 WAN MEDIUM TYPE...........................................................30
3.1.7 BANDWIDTH CONTROL .......................................................31
3.1.8 STATISTICS ..........................................................................34
3.2 WIRELESS SETTINGS ....................................................................35
3.2.1 BASIC SETTINGS..................................................................35
3.2.2 WIRELESS SECURITY...........................................................37
3.2.3 MAC-BASED WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL.........................39

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3.2.4 CONNECTION STATUS ..........................................................40
3.3 DHCP........................................................................................41
3.3.1DHCP..................................................................................41
3.3.2 DHCPCLIENTS...................................................................42
3.4 VIRTUAL SERVER .........................................................................43
3.4.1 PORT RANGE FORWARDING.................................................43
3.4.2 DMZ SETTINGS...................................................................46
3.4.3 UPNPSETTINGS ..................................................................47
3.5 SECURITY SETTINGS.....................................................................47
3.5.1 CLIENT FILTER ....................................................................47
3.5.2 MACADDRESS FILTER .......................................................49
3.5.3 URLFILTER ........................................................................51
3.5.4 REMOTE WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT..................................53
3.6 ROUTING SETTINGS......................................................................54
3.6.1 ROUTING TABLE..................................................................54
3.6.2 STATIC ROUTING .................................................................55
3.7 TOOLS ..........................................................................................56
3.7.1 TIME SETTINGS ...................................................................56
3.7.2 DDNS.................................................................................56
3.7.3 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS ..............................................57
3.7.4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .........................60
3.7.5 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ..........................................................60
3.7.6 REBOOT...............................................................................61
3.7.7 CHANGE PASSWORD............................................................61
3.7.8 SYSLOG...............................................................................62
3.7.9 LOGOUT ..............................................................................62
APPENDIX 1 FEATURES.................................................................63
APPENDIX 2 SECURITY STATEMENT.........................................64

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
1.1 Description
The Tenda 150Mbps Travel Wireless Router (A5) allows
you to create an instant wireless network when you are at hotel,
job site or wherever you need one. Just plug it into an electrical
outlet, connect to your DSL or cable modem, an existing Ethernet
network or a wireless hotspot from ISP (WISP), up to 10 users at
a time can surf, chat, play wirelessly and more using PC, Mac,
iPad, iPhone or other WiFi-enabled devices. Plus, theA5 supports
wired and wireless WAN connections.
1.2 Package Contents
Please unpack the box and check the following items:
◆A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless Router
◆Quick Installation Guide
If any of the above items are incorrect, missing, or damaged,
please contact your Tenda reseller for immediate replacement.
1.3 Panel Overview
LED overview:

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The router has only one LED.
It displays a solid light upon and during router’s startup, which
indicates the router is correctly powered and system is starting,
and thereafter, a flashing light.
Port/Button Overview：
Port/Button Description:
Port/Button Description
WAN WAN port: Internet port for connection to a
DSL/cable Modem or community broadband via an
Ethernet cable or ISP’s WIFI hotspot.
Reset Pressing this button for 7 seconds restores the
router to factory default settings.
Note: The RJ45 port functions as a WAN port when you are using
a wired WAN connection and a LAN port when you are using a
wireless WAN (WISP) connection.
1.4 Minimum System Requirements
Computer with:
9128M or larger memory
9Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/WIN7/MAC OS
9A installed 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz network adapter
9Internet broadband service, Ethernet access or WIFI hotspot
9Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Firefox 1.0 or higher

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1.5 Operation Environment Requirements
9The device operates correctly only with a specified voltage
rating; otherwise it may be damaged.
9Keep it away from heat source.
9Keep it away from electrical appliances (such as a microwave
oven) to avoid electromagnetic interference.
9Disconnect the device’s power supply in presence of thunder
or storm.

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Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation
2.1.1 Wired WAN Connection
With a physical WAN port, A5 can be either connected to an
Internet-enabled wired ADSL/Cable modem or to an
Internet-enabled wired router.
1. To connect A5 to a wired ADSL/ Cable modem, do as follows:
a. Connect yourADSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on A5 using
an Ethernet cable.
b. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.
2. To connect A5 to a wired router, do as follows (Here we explain

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it using the Tenda R502, a wired broadband router):
a. Connect the Ethernet cable from one of R502’s LAN ports to the
WAN port on A5.
b. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.
2.1.2 Wireless WAN Connection
With the unique wireless WAN feature enabled, the A5 can
work both as a wireless client for connection to a WIFI hotspot or
an Internet-service-enabled wireless router and as a wireless AP
to extend wireless signal to your reachable distance. Here we
explain it using the Tenda W316R, a wireless broadband router.
1.Connect W316R to Internet.
2.Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.

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2.2 Configure Your PC to Connect to A5 Wirelessly
By default, the RJ45 port is used as a WAN port, so you can
only connect to A5 via a wireless connection. The wireless
security feature is disabled by default. So there is no need to enter
a security key for first-time connection toA5.
To configure your PC to connect to A5 wirelessly, Windows
XP users refer to section 2.2.1 and Windows 7 users skip to
section 2.2.2.
2.2.1 In Windows XP
Step1. Right click “My Network Places” and select “Properties”.
Step2. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select
“Properties”.
Step3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4)” and then click
“Properties”.

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Step4. There are 2 ways to configure your PC’s IP address in this
TCP/Ipv4.
A. The first one is “Obtain an IP address automatically” as below:
In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any
value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input:
255.255.255.0.

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For example:
IP Address: 192.168.2.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DNS Server: you can either enter your local DNS server
addresses (Consult your ISP if you are not clear.) or use the
device as a proxy DNS server.
After you finish all settings, click “OK” to submit and click the “OK”
button for properties on Local Area Connection interface to save
them.
Step5. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select
“View Available Wireless Networks”.
Step6. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click

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“Connect”.
Note: A5’s default SSID is Tenda_XXXXXX (XXXXXX stands for
the last 6 characters in A5’s MAC address).
Step7. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID,
you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly.
2.2.2 In Windows 7
Step1. Right click “Network” icon on your computer desktop and
select “Properties”.
Step2. Click “Change adapter settings” on the appearing window.

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Step3. Select “Wireless Network Connection” and select
“Properties” in the following window.
Step4. Select” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)"and then
click “Properties” in the appearing window.
Step5. There are 2 ways to configure your PC’s IP address in this
TCP/Ipv4.
A. The first one is “Obtain an IP address automatically” as below:

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B. The second one is “Use the following IP address” as below:
In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any
value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input:
255.255.255.0
For example:
IP Address: 192.168.2.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DNS Server: you can either enter your local DNS server
addresses (Consult your ISP if you are not clear.) or use the
device as a proxy DNS server.
After you finish all settings, click “OK” to submit and click the “OK”
button for properties on Local Area Connection interface to save

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them.
Step6. Click Network icon and then “Network and Internet Sharing
Center”.
Step7. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click
“Connect”.
Step8. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID,
you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly.

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2.3 Quick Internet Connection Setup
This section instructs you to setup Internet connection quickly.
If you are trying to connect to your ISP via an Ethernet cable, refer
to section 2.3.1 below for assistance; if you are trying a wireless
Internet connection, skip to section 2.3.2.
2.3.1 Wired Internet Connection Setup
Step1. Open a web browser, enter http://192.168.2.1 in the
address bar and then press “Enter”.
Step2. Input the default Password “admin” and click “OK” on the
login window.
Step3. You will be redirected to the quick Internet connection
setup screen below:

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There are 2 Internet connection types on this screen: ADSL
dialup (PPPoE) and Dynamic IP (DHCP).
PPPoE
Select PPPoE, if your ISP are using a PPPoE connection and
enter PPPoE user name and password provided by your ISP. To
secure your wireless network, you are recommended to setup a
wireless security key on this interface. Then click the OK button to
save your settings.
Dynamic IP
Keep this default option if your ISP does not give you any IP
information or account information. You don’t need to configure
any settings for this connection. However for the sake of security,
we recommend you to setup a wireless security key on this

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interface to protect your wireless network from undesired access.
Then click the OK button to save your settings.
Note:
zContact your ISP if you are not clear about the PPPoE user
name and password.
zSkip to Chapter3 > WAN Settings, if you are using an Internet
connection type other than the above- mentioned.
2.3.2 Wireless Internet Connection (WISP) Setup
To set up your wireless WAN connection, do as follows:
Step1. Follow steps 1-3 on section 2.3.1 to enter the quick Internet
setup interface.
Step2. On the quick Internet setup interface, click “Advanced
Settings” to enter WAN media setting interface.
Step3. Select Wireless WAN and click “Open Scan” on the WAN
Medium Type interface to display all wireless networks within the
range and select the one you want to connect to (your ISP’s).

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System will populate the SSID and Channel fields automatically.
Here we take the SSID of ChinaNet-pxKA as an example for
illustration
Step4. Check “Security” field, if it shows “none” Click “Apply” and
go to next step. But if it shows WEP/WPA or other encryption
modes, that means the wireless ISP service you try to connect is
encrypted, and you need to configure wireless security as same
as the wireless network. Go to “Security Mode”, select the security
mode and Algorithms, and enter the security key to complete
setting. Security mode, algorithms and key in this example shown
below are WPA-PSK, AES and abcd1234 respectively. Click
“Apply” to save your settings.
Note: Your setting must exactly match your wireless ISP’s. If you
are not clear about them, contact the ISP for assistance.
Step5. Enter WAN Settings interface and select your Internet
connection type (For example, select Dynamic IP if your wireless
ISP does not provide you any IP information.).