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TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of Contents
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Contents
Product Overview ...........................................................................1
Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 1
Features ......................................................................................................................... 1
Product Hardware Features........................................................................................... 2
Application Diagram ...................................................................................................... 4
Basic Router Setup ..........................................................................5
Creating a Home Network ............................................................................................. 5
Router Installation ......................................................................................................... 6
Connect additional wired devices to your network..................................................... 11
Wireless Networking and Security .................................................12
How to choose the type of security for your wireless network .................................. 12
Secure your wireless network ..................................................................................... 13
Connect wireless devices to your router ..................................................................... 15
Connect wireless devices using WPS ........................................................................... 16
Basic wireless settings ................................................................................................. 18
Basic wireless settings ................................................................................................. 18
Steps to improve wireless connectivity ....................................................................... 20
Advanced wireless settings.......................................................................................... 21
Access Control Filters ....................................................................22
Access control basics ................................................................................................... 22
MAC address filters ................................................................................................. 22
Domain/URL Filters ................................................................................................. 23
Protocol/IP filters .................................................................................................... 24
Firewall rules ........................................................................................................... 25
Advanced Router Setup ................................................................ 27
Access your router management page........................................................................ 27
Change your router login password ............................................................................ 27
Set your router date and time..................................................................................... 28
Manually configure your Internet connection ............................................................ 28
Clone a MAC address................................................................................................... 29
Change your router IP address.................................................................................... 30
Set up the DHCP server on your router....................................................................... 30
Set up DHCP reservation ............................................................................................. 31
Enable/disable UPnP on your router........................................................................... 32
Allow/deny VPN connections through your router..................................................... 32
Allow/deny multicast streaming.................................................................................. 33
Identify your network on the Internet ........................................................................ 33
Allow remote access to your router management page............................................. 34
Open a device on your network to the Internet.......................................................... 34
DMZ......................................................................................................................... 34
Virtual Server .......................................................................................................... 35
Special Applications ................................................................................................ 37
Add static routes to your router.................................................................................. 38
Enable dynamic routing on your router ...................................................................... 39
Router Maintenance & Monitoring ............................................... 41
Reset your router to factory defaults.......................................................................... 41
Router Default Settings ............................................................................................... 41
Backup and restore your router configuration settings .............................................. 42
Upgrade your router firmware.................................................................................... 43
Restart your router...................................................................................................... 44
Check connectivity using the router management page............................................. 44