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TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of contents
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Table of contents
Product Overview ...........................................................................4
Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 4
Features ......................................................................................................................... 4
Product Hardware Features.............................................................5
Application Diagram ...................................................................................................... 7
Wireless Performance Considerations .......................................................................... 7
Basic Router Setup ..........................................................................8
Creating a Home Network ............................................................................................. 8
Router Installation ......................................................................................................... 9
Connect additional wired devices to your network..................................................... 13
Wireless Networking and Security .................................................14
How to choose the type of security for your wireless network .................................. 14
Secure your wireless network ..................................................................................... 15
Connect wireless devices to your router ..................................................................... 17
Connect wireless devices using WPS ........................................................................... 17
Basic wireless settings ................................................................................................. 18
Steps to improve wireless connectivity ....................................................................... 20
Advanced wireless settings.......................................................................................... 21
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)............................................................................ 21
Access Control Filters ....................................................................22
Access control basics ................................................................................................... 22
Port Range and Service Block .................................................................................. 22
IP Address Filters ..................................................................................................... 23
URL Filters ............................................................................................................... 23
MAC Filters.............................................................................................................. 24
Advanced Router Setup ................................................................ 24
Access your router management page........................................................................ 24
Using the Configuration Menu ...................................................... 24
Change your router login password ............................................................................ 25
Change your router device name ................................................................................ 25
Change your router URL .............................................................................................. 26
Manually configure your Internet connection ............................................................ 26
Clone a MAC address................................................................................................... 26
Change your router IP address.................................................................................... 27
Set up the DHCP server on your router....................................................................... 27
Set up DHCP reservation ............................................................................................. 28
Configuring IPv6 on your router .................................................................................. 29
Set your router date and time..................................................................................... 31
Set schedules ............................................................................................................... 31
QoS (Quality of Service)............................................................................................... 32
Open a device on your network to the Internet.......................................................... 32
DMZ......................................................................................................................... 32
Virtual Server .......................................................................................................... 33
Special Applications ................................................................................................ 34
Gaming .................................................................................................................... 35
Inbound Filter.......................................................................................................... 36
Add static routes to your router.................................................................................. 36
Enable dynamic routing on your router ...................................................................... 36
Enable Application Level Gateway (ALG)..................................................................... 37
Enable/disable UPnP on your router........................................................................... 38
Identify your network on the Internet ........................................................................ 38