TRENDnet TEW-311BRP User manual

Before You Begin
1. If you purchased this router to share your high-speed Internet connection with
other computers, you must have either an Ethernet-based Cable Modem or a DSL
Modem with an established Internet account from an Internet Service Provider
(ISP).
2. It’s best to use the same computer that is connected to your modem for
configuring the TEW-311BRP Wireless Router. The TEW-311BRP acts as a
DHCP server and will assign all the necessary IP address information on your
network. See Appendix at the end of this Quick Installation Guide or the Manual
on the CD-ROM for setting each network adapter to automatically obtain an IP
address.
Package Contents
These are the items included with your TEW-311BRP:
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
This product can be set up using any current web browser
, i.e.,
Internet Explorer 5.x or above, Netscape Navigator 4.x or above.
• TEW
-
311BRP Wir
eless Broadband Router
• CD-ROM (containing Manual and Warranty)
• Ethernet (CAT5 UTP/Straight-Through) Cable
• 5V DC, 2.5A Power Adapter
Warning!
Using a power supply with a different voltage rating will damage
and void the warranty for this product.
TEW-311BRP
Wireless Internet Router
Quick Installation Guide

1. Connecting The TEW-311BRP Wireless
Router To Your Network
A. First, connect the power adapter to the receptor on the back panel of
the TEW-311BRP and then plug the other end of the power adapter to
a wall outlet or power strip. The Power LED on the front panel will turn
ON (green).
B. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable to the WAN port on the back
panel of the TEW-311BRP and the other end to the Ethernet port
located on your Cable or DSL modem. The Link/Act of the WAN LED
lights will illuminate (green) to indicate proper connection.
C. Connect the Ethernet cable to LAN port 1 on the back panel of the
TEW-311BRP and the Ethernet port on the network adapter in the
computer you are using to configure the TEW-311BRP. The Link/Act
LED light for LAN Port 1 will illuminate (green) to indicate proper
connection. (Note: Some computers already have network adapters
pre-installed.)
D. Computers equipped with 802.11b (or equivalent) wireless adapters
will be able to connect to the TEW-311BRP. The TEW-301PC
Wireless CardBus Adapter and the TEW-303PI Wireless PCI Adapter
will be able to connect, out of the box, with this router using their
default wireless settings (ESSID: default, No WEP).
Reset Button
Press and hold this button for 6
seconds and then release it to
restore the router’s settings to
original factory default settings.
Receptor
for
Power Adapter
WAN Port
This is the connection
for the Ethernet Cable
to Ethernet Port on the
Cable or DSL Modem.
LAN Ports
These are 10/100Mbps
connections for Ethernet
cables to your Ethernet-
enabled computers/devices.
4 ports are available.
Antennas

2. Check Computer’s TCP/IP Setting
After making the connections described in Step 1, please check computer’s
TCP/IP setting and make sure it is set at Obtain IP Address automatically.
For Windows XP
For Windows 2000
Go to
Start
>
right-click
on
My Network Places
>
select Properties > double-click on the Local Area Connection
associated with the network adapter > select Properties >select Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) >click Properties
Click
Obtain an IP address automatically
Click
Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK
Go to
Start
>
Settings
>
Network and Dial
-
up Connections
> Double click
on the Local Area Connection associated with the network adapter >
select
Properties
> select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
> click
Properties
Click
Obtain an IP address automatically
Click
Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK

For Windows 98/ME
3. Connecting Additional Computers To
The TEW-311BRP Wireless Router
Using additional Ethernet (CAT5 UTP) cables, connect your Ethernet-
equipped computers to the remaining Ethernet LAN ports on the back panel of
the TEW-311BRP.
When you have completed the steps in this Quick Installation Guide, your
connected network should look similar to this:
Go to
Start
>
Settings
>
Control Panel
> Double-click on the
Networ
k
associated with the TEW-301PC > click Properties > select Internet
Protocol
(TCP/IP)
> click
Properties
Click
Obtain an IP address automatically
Select
Detect connection to
network media.
Click OK

4. Configuration using The Setup Wizard
The logon pop-up
screen appears.
Open your Web
Browser and type
http://192.168.1.1
into
the URL address box.
Then press the Enter
or
Return
key.
Type
in
admin
for the
User name and
admin for Password.
Click OK
admin
After logging in the
configuration, the “Welcome
to Router Setup Wizard”
appears on top of the
configuration page.
Note: If you are familiar with
the setup process, you can
close the wizard window.

Step 1 - Set Password: You
have the option to setup a new
password. The Password can
be up to 15 characters long.
Input the desired password in
Password field and then
repeats the same password in
Verify Password field.
Step 2 - Choose Time Zone:
Click on the dropdown arrow and
select the time zone of your
location
Click
Next
to go to
Step 1
and setup a new login
password
Click Next
Click Next
If you don’t want the Wizard
to pop up when you open the
configuration page, click on
No and click on update.
Click Exit to close the Wizard.

Step 4 – Select Internet
Connection Type:
If the Auto Detecting WAN
did not
select the correct Internet
Connection Type, click to select
one of these settings.
Warning!
If you are unsure
of which setting to select,
please contact your Internet
Service Provider.
Click Next
Obtain IP automatically (DHCP client)
– Usually for cable modem connections.
Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) use network adapter’s MAC address to monitor
user’s account. If this is the case, you will need to report the Router’s WAN port MAC
address to your ISP or you can change the WAN port MAC address to match your
network adapter card’s MAC address. To do this, please click on Main from the menu
at the screen’s left hand side, click on WAN from the menu bar on the top, at
Connection Type select DHCP Client or Fixed IP, input the desired address at the
MAC address field, and click Apply to save the changes.
Step 3
–
Set LAN & DHCP
Server: It is not necessary to
change these settings. If you
change and save the IP
Address/DHCP Server settings,
please keep in mind that you
may need to also change the
computer’s TCP/IP settings.
You will not be able to configure
the router if computer’s IP
address range is different from
router’s IP range.
Click
Next
After clicking
Next
in Step 3, the Router stars
Auto
-
Detecting WAN
connection type. This may take a few seconds.

PPPoE to Obtain IP
automatically – Usually this is
for xDSL modem that requires
running PPPoE s
oftware to logon
the Internet.
Enter the User Name,
Password, retype the password
again in Verify Password, and
click Next.
Note: After you have configured
the router for PPPoE, please
remove the PPPoE software on
the computers in the network.
Fixed IP
address
– select this
when you have a
Fixed IP
address from your ISP, enter it in
the WAN IP Address field. Your
ISP would also provide you
Subnet Mask, Gateway, and
DNS
Server Addresses, enter them in
the correspondent fields.
(Note: if you only have one DNS
Server Address, input it in DNS
Server Address 1 and input 0.0.0.0
in DNS Server Address 2 and 3.
Click Next
PPPoE wit
h a fixed IP
address
– For login with PPPoE and a
fixed IP address.
Enter the User Name,
Password, retype the password
again in Verify Password, input
the IP address (from ISP), and
click Next.
Note: After you have configured
the router for PPPoE, please
remove the PPPoE software on
the computers in the network.
Note: User Name and Password can be up
to 63 characters.

Step 5
-
Set Wireless LAN
Connection:
For security purpose, if you don’t
have any wireless stations in the
network, you can Disable router’s
Wireless LAN function.
ESSID (Wireless Network Name):
Input the ESSID of your wireless
LAN.
Channel
: Click on the drop-down arrow and select the desired Channel.
Note: All wireless devices in the same network need to have the same
ESSID and Channel. This router also acts Wireless Access Point, wireless
stations in Infrastructure mode with same ESSID will automatically switch
to the router’s channel and connect to the router.
WEP (Encryption) is disabled at default. After finishing the Wizard setup,
from the menu on the browser’s left hand side, you can click on Wireless,
click on WEP from the Menu Bar on top, and configure the WEP.
PPTP Client
– For xDSL modem
login with PPTP client.
Enter the IP addresses, PPTP
Account
and password provided
by your ISP.
Note: After you have configured
the router for PPTP, please
remove the PPTP software on the
computers in the network.
Click
Next

Step 6
–
Setup Completed:
Click
Restart
Click
Close
This will close the
wizard windows.

5. Test Your Internet Connection
Then re-launch your Web
browser (i.e., Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator), to link to
your favorite Web site to test your
Internet connection.
For additional settings or
information, refer to the Wireless,
Status, Access, Management,
and Tools tabs on the left of the
web-management interface; or to
the User’s Guide located inn the
CD-ROM.
Technical Support
You can find the most recent software and user documentation on the TRENDware
website. TRENDware provides free technical support for all customers for the
duration of the warranty period on this product.
TRENDware Technical Support
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.trendware.com
Click
Exit
to close the setup screen

APPENDIX
To connect to the network, make sure
the network adapter in your computer is
configured properly. Here’s how to
configure the network adapter to obtain
an IP address automatically for the
TEW-311BRP Wireless Router.
For Microsoft Windows XP:
Go to Start > right click on My
Network Places > select Properties >
Double-click on the Network
Connection associated with the
Ethernet adapter.
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Select
Obtain an IP address
automatically
Click Properties
Click OK
Select
Obtain DNS server
address automatically

For Apple Macintosh OS X:
Go to the Apple Menu
and Select System Preferences.
The IP address, the Subnet Mask,
the Router’s IP address and the
Ethernet adapter address (MAC
Address) will appear.
Click on
Network
Select
Built
-
in
Ethernet in the gray
pull-down menu
Select
Using
DHCP
in the
Configure pull-down menu
Click on Apply Now