Tenda W150M User manual

PortableWirelessAP/Router

PortableWirelessAP/Router
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Content
CHAPTER1PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................3
1.1 PRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ......................................................................3
1.2 PRODUCTS FEATURES..................................................................................5
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................................6
1.4 LED INDICATORAND PORT DESCRIPTION....................................................7
CHAPTER2HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................................9
2.1 HOWTO INSTALLTHE ROUTER ....................................................................9
CHAPTER3WORKINGMODESINTRODUCTION..................................12
3.1AP MODE...................................................................................................12
3.2 CLIENT+AP MODE....................................................................................13
3.3 WDS+AP MODE.......................................................................................14
3.4 WISP MODE .............................................................................................16
3.5 WIRELESS ROUTER MODE.........................................................................17
CHAPTER4HOWTOLOGINTOTHEROUTER......................................17
4.1 HOWTO SETTHE WIRED NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS..............................18
4.2 LOGINTOTHE WEB INTERFACE .................................................................21
CHAPTER5WORKINGMODESSETUPWIZARD...................................23
5.1.AP MODE..................................................................................................23
5.2. CLIENT+AP.............................................................................................25
5.2.3. WIRELESS BASIC SETTING.....................................................................27
5.2.4. WIRELESS SECURITY SETTINGS .............................................................29
5.3. WDS+AP MODE SETUP WIZARD .............................................................30
5.4 WISP MODE .............................................................................................34
5.5 WIRELESS ROUTER MODE.........................................................................39
CHAPTER6ADVANCEDSETTINGS...........................................................46
6.1 LAN SETTINGS .........................................................................................46
6.2 WAN SETTINGS ........................................................................................49
6.3 MAC ADDRESS CLONE .............................................................................53
6.4 DNS SETTINGS .........................................................................................53
CHAPTER7WIRELESSSETTING...............................................................55
7.1 BASIC SETTINGS........................................................................................55
7.2 WIRELESS SECURITY SETTING...................................................................57
7.3ADVANCED SETTINGS................................................................................61
7.4 WPSSETTINGS .........................................................................................63
7.5 WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL ....................................................................66

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7.6 CONNECTION STATUS ................................................................................67
CHAPTER8DHCPSERVER..........................................................................68
8.1 DHCPSETTINGS .......................................................................................68
8.2 DHCPLIST AND BINDING .........................................................................69
CHAPTER9VIRTUALSERVER...................................................................70
9.1 PORT RANGE FORWARDING .......................................................................71
9.2 DMZSETTINGS.........................................................................................73
9.3 UPNPSETTINGS ........................................................................................74
CHAPTER10 SECURITYSETTINGS...........................................................75
10.1 CLIENT FILTER SETTINGS ........................................................................75
10.2 URLFILTER SETTINGS ............................................................................76
10.3 MAC ADDRESS FILTER ...........................................................................78
10.4PREVENT NETWORK ATTACK...................................................................79
10.5 REMOTE WEB MANAGEMENT.................................................................80
10.6WAN PING..............................................................................................82
CHAPTER11ROUTINGSETTING...............................................................82
11.1 ROUTING TABLE......................................................................................82
CHAPTER12 SYSTEMTOOLS.....................................................................83
12.1TIME SETTINGS .......................................................................................83
12.2 DDNS.....................................................................................................84
12.3 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS...................................................................86
12.4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING................................................88
12.5 UPGRADE................................................................................................89
12.6 REBOOTTHE ROUTER..............................................................................90
12.7 CHANGE PASSWORD................................................................................91
NOTE:IT ISHIGHLYRECOMMENDEDTOCHANGETHEUSERNAME AND PASSWORD
TOSECURE YOURNETWORKAND THE ROUTER.12.8 SYSTEM LOG ...................91
12.8 SYSTEM LOG...........................................................................................92
12.9 LOGOUT ..................................................................................................92
APPENDIX :HOWTO“OBTAINANIPAUTOMATICALLY”..............93
APPENDIX :HOWTOSET THE NETWORKCARD AFTERDEVICE
ENCRYPTED....................................................................................................96
APPENDIX GLOSSARY............................................................................98
APPENDIX :TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................100

PortableWirelessAP/Router
Chapter1 Productoverview
1.1 Productionintroduction
ThankyouforpurchasingTendaW150MPortable
Wireless AP/Router.
W150Misaportablewireless AP/Routerwithupto
150Mbpstransmissionrate. Itsupportsfiveworkingmodes:
wireless AP(access point),Client+AP,WDS+AP,WISP
Routerand Wireless Router.
Thedefault modeiswireless AP(access point)inthis
modethedevicecanconvertwireless andwiredsignals.
Forexample,inahotel,youwanttosharetheinternetwith
others,thereisnoneed to settherouter,thethingsyouneed
todoistoconnecttheroutertothebroadbandaccess point
and configurecomputerstoobtainanIPaddress andDNS
automatically.
ThesecondmodeistheClient+APmode.Inthismode
theroutercanrepeatandamplifythewireless signalswhile
atthesametimetransmittingandreceivingdataonRJ45
port.Enablethismodetoenhancethewireless signal,when
youandyourneighborsharetheinternet,youcangetthe

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amplifiedandstablesignal.Thismodealsocanbeusedin
broadbandsatellitereceiveraccess.
ThethirdmodeisWDS+APmode. Inthismode, youcan
bridgetwolocalarea networksortwocomputersand
meanwhileamplifyand transferthesignals.Thismodeis
usedformanydeviceswireless bridgeand repeat.
TheforthmodeisWISPRoutermode.Inthismode,you
donotneedtoconfigurethesignaltransmitterbutonlyto
simplyconfiguretheW150Mto amplifythewireless signal
and multi computerscansharetheinternet.Thismodeis
mainlyusedinhotspotaccess.
ThefifthmodeisWireless Routermode.Usethismode
toformalocalnetworkthathasbothbroadband
connectionsviabroadband access cableandwireless access.
Thismodecanapplytovariousbroadbandaccess
environments, includingADSL, CableTVNetworks.
Havingwireless APandwireless Routerfunction,
W150Misequippedwitha"Mode"buttontoswitchthe
modestoachievedifferentwireless access.Inaddition,the
device canbepoweredbyanalternativepowersupply
throughtheUSBporttoestablishwireless networksfreely.

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TheW150Misasolidchoiceforpeoplewith
always-movingnetworkneedsinsearchofafast,secure,
easy-to-use, andfeature-richwireless network.
1.2 ProductsFeatures
•ComplywithIEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g IEEE
802.11b IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3ustandards
•AdoptsIEEE 802.11nadvancedtechnologyandbuilt in
highperformanceantennaswith3timeswirelesscoverage
of54Mproducts
•150Mbpswireless transmissionrate
•SupportAPmode,Client+APmode,WDS+APmode,
WISPmode,Wireless Routermode
•Support64/128 bit WEP,WPA,WPA2 encryption
•WPS (PBC andPIN)enableddevice
•Providesone10/100MbpsAuto-NegotiationEthernetport
forLAN/WAN
•SupportxDSL/CableModem,staticanddynamicIPin
communitynetwork
•SupportremoteWEBmanagement
•Supportwireless roamingtechnologyforhigh-efficient
wireless connection

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•SupportSSIDstealthmodeandaccesscontrolbasedon
MACaddress (upto30 groups)
•Providesys-logtorecordthestatusofRouter
•Supportauto-negotiationormanualmodefor
EEE802.11b/IEEE802.11g/IEEE802.11n
•SupportUPnPandDDNS
•SupportLANaccess controloverinternetconnection
•SupportvirtualSeverandDMZhost
•Built-infirewall forhacker’sattackprevention
1.3 Packagecontents
Pleaseunpackthebox andcheckthefollowingitems
ØOneW150Mportablewireless AP/Router
ØOnepoweradapter
ØOnequickinstallationguide
ØOneCD
ØOneEthernetcable
ØOneUSBline
If anyoftheitemsdonotmatch,aremissingordamaged,
pleasecontactthestoreyoupurchasedthisdevice fromfor
immediatereplacement.

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1.4 LEDIndicatorandPortDescription
FrontPanelandLEDIndicatorShow
LEDindicatorsdescriptionon frontpanel: (FromLtoR)
ØAP:Alwaysblueindicatesthedevice inAP
workingmode.
ØClient+AP:Alwaysblueindicatesthedevicein
Client+APworkingmode.
ØWDS+AP:Alwaysblueindicatesthedevicein
WDS+APmode.
WISPRouter:Alwaysblueindicatesthedevice in

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WISPRoutermode.
ØWireless Router Alwaysblueindicatesthedevice
in Wireless Routermode.
ØWPS:Blinkingmeansthedeviceisnegotiating
withtheclientin WPS mode.
ØLAN/WAN:AlwaysblueindicatestheEthernet
cableiswell connectedandblinkingindicatesit is
transmitting datapackets.
BackandRearpanelandLEDIndicatorsshow
LEDindicatorsdescriptionofthebackand sidepanel:
(FromLtoR)
ØWPS/RESET:Wi-FiProtectionSetupbutton and
systemresetbutton.Press it for1second,the

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WPS featurewillbeenabledandWPS indicator
will beshownblinking.Press thisbutton for7
seconds,thesettingsconfigured inthisdevicewill
bedeletedand it willrestorethesettingstothe
default one.
ØPower:TheportisforUSBlineconnection.
PleaseusetheincludedUSBlineconnectedwith
thepoweradapterortheUSBportofcomputer.
ØLAN/WAN:The100MbpsEthernetport,in
Wireless Routermode,itisaWANaccess portto
connecttheDSL,MODEMgenerally.Whilein
AP,WISPmode,Client+APmode,WDS+AP
mode,WISPRoutermode,it isaLANportto
connectthePC, Router, andEthernetSwitch.
Chapter2 HardwareInstallation
2.1 HowtoInstall theRouter
Afteryouunpackthebox, pleasefollowthestepsbelowto
connectthedevice.Forbetterwirelessperformance,please
putthedevice inthemiddleofwireless coveragearea.

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1. PowerSupply:Pleaseusetheincludedpoweradapterto
powerontheRouter.(IMPORTANT:Useofadifferent
poweradaptercouldcausedamageandvoidthewarranty
forthisproduct.)
1NetworkConfiguration
AConnecttheLANportoftheRoutertothecomputer
withanEthernetcableasbelow.
BIf youusewireless network adapterto access theinternet,
thetopologydiagramisasbelow.

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Wireless networkconnection
aOnyourcomputerdesktoprightclick“My
NetworkPlaces”and select“Properties”.
bRightclick“Wireless NetworkConnection”and
select“ViewAvailableWireless Network”.The
entirewireless signalwill beshown in theinterface.
Pleaseselect“Tenda”.If youdon’tfindit,please
click“RefreshNetworkList”.

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CClick“Connect”button.
Chapter3 Working ModesIntroduction
Thisdevicehasfiveworkingmodes.Youcanchangethe
modesdependingontheapplications.Thischapterwill
introduce everymodeindetails.ThedefaultmodeisAP
(access point)mode.
3.1 APmode
Inthisdefault mode,thedevice workedasaconverter
betweenthewiredand wireless signalisindefault settings.
If youalready haveawiredrouterinuse,youcanchoose
wireless APmode.ConnectLANportofthedevicetothe

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routerinusewithanEthernetcable(referto5-1fordetail
setup).Thenmanywireless clients(generallythewireless
networkadapter) canaccess atthesametime. Forexample,
inabighotel,connecttheRoutertothebroadbandaccess
portwiththeEthernetcableandyoucansharetheinternet
withothers.Ofcourse,yourwireless networkadaptermust
havethesameSSID,Channelwith theRouter.IftheRouter
enablesWi-Fiprotection, thewirelessnetworkadapteralso
musthavethesamesecuritymodeandkeytoaccess the
router.Common networkconnectiontopologyisasfollows.
3.2 Client+APMode

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Inthismode,thedevice canreceivethewireless signal,
meanwhileamplifythesignaland extendthewireless signal
coverage.Thewireddevice canreceivethesignalviathe
Ethernetcable.Thismodeiscalledthewireless signal
universalrepeatermodewhichcanamplifythesource
signaltoenhancethesignal.
Whenyousharetheinternetwithyourneighbor,youcan
choosethismodetogetastablesignal.Inaddition,itcan
access totheIPTVset-topbox, broadbandsatellitereceiver
and suchdevices.Thismodeisverysimpleavoiding the
cumbersomecables. Thetopologyisasfollows.
Moredetailspleasereferto5-2.
3.3 WDS+APMode

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Inthismode,thedevicecanenhancethesignalandextend
thewireless coverage.Itcan bridgetwo localareanetworks
ortwocomputersandmeanwhileamplifyandtransferthe
signals.TheWDS+APmodeissimilarasWDSmode.
Besides,manywireless clientscanaccess whenthedevice
worksasabridge.
Thetopology isasfollows.
A
B
Moredetailspleasereferto5-3.

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3.4 WISPMode
Inthismode,youdonotneedtoconfigurethesignal
transmitterbutonlytosimplyconfiguretheW150Mto
amplifythewireless signaland multi computerscanshare
theinternet.ThedevicesupportsDHCPfunction toassign
IPaddressesautomatically andNATfunction.Ifyouenable
theWISPoutsidethehousebuttheinsideWISPAPsignal
ispoor,thedevicecanenhancethesignaland improvethe
speed.If morethanonewiredcomputeraccess,youcan
connecttheLANportofthedevice totheswitchandthe
switchtothecomputer.
Thenetworktopologyisasfollows.
Moredetailspleasereferto5-4.

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3.5 Wireless RouterMode
Inthismode,thedevice canbeworkedastherouterwith
wireless NATfunctionandDHCPsever.Thelaptopscan
getIPaddressesautomatically whichassignedbytheDHCP
sever.WhentheRJ45 portconnectstothebroadbandaccess,
thelaptopscansharetheinternetatthesametime.The
topologyisasfollows.
More details
please referto
5-5.
Chapter4 Howto loginto theRouter
ThechaptermainlypresentshowtoentertheRouter’sWeb
interface.Afteryouhavefinishedthehardwareinstallation

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(Pleaserefertochapter2.),thefollowingstepswill assist
youtosetthenetworkconfigurationsforyoucomputer.
4.1 HowtoSettheWiredNetworkConfigurations
4.1.1. Onyourcomputerdesktoprightclick“MyNetwork
Places”and select“Properties”(takeWindowsXPasan
example).