Tenda W541R User manual

WirelessBroadbandRouterUser’sGuide

WirelessBroadbandRouterUser’sGuide
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CONTENTS
Chapter One Hardware Installation............................... 1
1.1 Rear Panel ..........................................................................1
1.2 Hardware Installation.........................................................1
1.3 LED Indicators...................................................................2
1.4 Topology of the Wireless Router........................................3
Chapter Two Configuration Guide................................. 4
2.1 To Set the Network Configuration of your Computer........4
2.2 To Check the Connection...................................................6
2.3 Log in.................................................................................7
2.4 The Management Interface.................................................8
2.5 Quick Installation Guide ....................................................9
2.6 Running Status .................................................................12
2.7 Wizard.............................................................................13
2.8 Advanced Config ............................................................13
2.9 WLAN Setting ................................................................19
2.10 DHCP Server..................................................................30
2.11Virtual Server..................................................................32
2.12Security Setting...............................................................36
2.13Routing Setting ...............................................................43
2.14System Tool.....................................................................44
Features:.......................................................................... 52
Deployment...................................................................... 53
Physical Environment .................................................... 54
Appendix: Package Contents......................................... 54

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Chapter One Hardware Installation
1.1 Rear Panel
Rear Panel Description
4 LAN Ports
Connectible to 10/100-BaseT Ethernet LAN
network adapter and can uplink to a hub or
switch.
RESET
Note! When you press the RESET Button for 7
seconds, the configuration that you have set
would be deleted and restore to factory default
setting.
WAN Connectible to ADSL, Cable Modem or
community broadband.
AC9V AC9V/1.0A Power Interface
1.2 Hardware Installation
1. Please connect the LAN port of the
router to the network adapter of your
computer with one cable.
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2. Please use the delivery-attached
power supply to power the router.
3. Please connect your broadband line
provided by your ISP to the WAN
port of your router.
1.3 LED Indicators
LED Indicator Description
POWER Always ON Indicates the device is powered up well.
SYS Always ON Indicates the system is running normally.
WLAN Blinking Indicates the wireless signal is OK.
WAN Blinking Indicates the WAN port is receiving/transmitting data.
Always ON Indicates the LAN port connections are OK.
LAN
(1/2/3/4) Blinking Indicates the LAN ports are receiving/transmitting data.
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1.4 Topology of the Wireless Router
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Chapter Two Configuration Guide
2.1 To Set the Network Configuration of your Computer
1. Please right click “My Network
Place” on your computer and select
“Properties”.
2. In the following dialogue box,
please click “Local Area Network
Connection” and select “Properties”.
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3. In the dialogue box, please select
“Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and
click “Properties”.
4. Please select “Obtain an IP address
automatically” or “Use the following
IP address”
a. For “Obtain an IP address
automatically”, it is as the right
figure.
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b. For “Use the following IP address”,
please configure as the right figure.
IP Address: 192.168.0.xxx (xxx is a
number between 2 and
254)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.25.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server: You could inquire your
local ISP and fill in your local DNS
server address or you can also use the
router as the DNS proxy server.
After configuration, please click
“OK” and then click “OK” in “Local
Area Connection Properties”
2.2 To Check the Connection
1. Please select “Start”—All
Programs”—“Accessories”—
“Command Prompt”
2. Please input “Ping 192.168.0.1”
and press Enter, if your screen display
as the figure, this means that your
computer is connected to your router
successfully.
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2.3 Log in
1. Please open your Internet Browser,
enter “http://192.168.0.1” in the
address bar.
2. In the dialogue box, please input
User Name: admin
Password: admin
And then click “OK”
3. The router would verify your user
name and password. When they are
right, you would see the screen as the
right figure.
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2.4 The Management Interface
1. On the left side, you can see the
buttons: “Running Status”, “Wizard”,
“Advanced Config”, “WLAN
Setting”, “DHCP Server”, “Virtual
Server”, “Security Setting”, “Routing
Setting”, “System Tool” and
“Logout”.
2. On the right side, you can see the
function configuration of related
buttons.
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2.5 Quick Installation Guide
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1. Entering into the “Welcome”
Interface of the router, please click
“Next”.
2. Now you would enter the “Setting
Wizard”. In order to access the
Internet, you should select your
connection type to your ISP (Internet
Services Provider).
This router supports “Auto Detect”
and “Manual Set”.
a. If you are not clear of your
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b. Of course, if you are clear, you
could select manually and click
“Next”.
3.
A. If the connection type is “ADSL
Virtual Dial-UP (PPPoE)”, please
input the “User Name” and
“Password” provided by your ISP.
B. If the connection provided by your
ISP is DHCP of “Obtain an IP address
automatically”, please click “Next”.
C. If the connection is “Ethernet
Broadband, fixed IP address provided
by ISP (Static IP)”, please input the IP
Address, Sub-net Mask, Gateway and
DNS server address provided by your
ISP.
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D. If the connection is “PPP
Tunneling Protocol”, please input the
following parameters provided by
your ISP: User Name, Password,
Gateway, MTU, MPPE
The default MTU is 1400, and you
can change it according to your
requirements
MPPE: To Encrypt the connection
between your router and the server, if
the ISP needs to encrypt the
connection, then please select MPPE.
PPTP provides two access modes.
If the PPTP offered by your ISP is
Dynamic IP: Please select Dynamic
IP and.
If the PPTP offered by your ISP is
Static IP: Please fill in the parameters
provided by your ISP and.
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4. After configuration, please click
“Next” to enter into the figure beside
and click “Save” to finish the
configuration.
5. “Running Status”
After configuration, please click the
“Running Status” button and check
the connection status. If the Link
Status is “Connected”, now you can
access the internet.
2.6 Running Status
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1. WAN Port Status
Here you can see the status of the WAN
port including Link Status, WAN IP,
Sub-net Mask, Gateway, DNS, Second
DNS and Link Type
2. LAN Port Status
Here you can see the status of the LAN
port including IP Address, Sub-net Mask,
DHCP Server, NAT and Firewall.
3. Information
Here you can see the status of the router
including Running Time, System Time,
Client Count, Firewall Version, Bootcode
Version, LAN MAC Address, WAN
MAC Address, and Hardware Version.
2.7 Wizard
Please refer to 2.5 for Quick Installation Guide
2.8 Advanced Config
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The configuration parameters of the
LAN port of the router is displayed here.
1. MAC Address: To display the MAC
address of the router in the LAN, its
value can not be changed.
2. IP Address: To display the IP address
of the router in the LAN, the factory
default value is 192.168.0.1, you can
change it according to your
requirements.
For example, you can change the IP
address of the router as 192.168.3.1 as
the figure beside.
Note: If you change this IP address
into a new IP address, then next time
when you log in the router, you must use
this new IP address to access the
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in the LAN should be set as the value of
this new IP address.
Netmask: The default Sub-net Mask of
this router in the LAN is 255.255.255.0
WAN Setting
The configuration parameters for the
WAN port are displayed in this page.
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Here we can change the configuration
parameters of the WAN port here. Please
refer to the figure beside, and this figure
is subject to different connection types to
your ISP.
For example, in ADSL mode, we can
change the parameters as the figure
below:
MTU Value Maximum
Transmission Unit
Name of
the Server
(AC
NAME)
Some ISP provides the
name of the server (AC
Name) and requires
using this name during
the process of authenti-
cation.
Connect Automatica-
lly: connect after start
and break off
Manual Connect:
connect by user.
Connect when needed
Please
select the
connection
mode
Connect during fixed
time
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MAC Address Clone
In this page, you are able to configure
the MAC address of the WAN port
With this function, you are able to clone
the MAC address of your computer
which is connected to the router, and
copy this MAC address to the WAN port
of the router. (You are also able to
change the MAC Address manually.) If
you don’t know how to input the MAC
Address manually, we recommend that
you should use the MAC Address Clone
function to copy the MAC Address
automatically.
For example, if you require to change
the MAC address of the WAN port into
00:00:00:00:0D:A0, you should fill it in
manually as the figure beside.
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