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Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 1 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router CopyrightStatement istheregisteredtrademarkofShenzhenTendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd.Alltheproductsand productnamesmentionedhereinarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders. Copyrightofthewholeproductasintegration,includingitsaccessoriesandsoftware,belongstoShenzhen TendaTechnologyCo.,Ltd.WithoutpriorexpressedwrittenpermissionfromShenzhenTendaTechnology Co.,Ltd,anyindividualorpartyisnotallowedtocopy,plagiarize,reproduce,ortranslateitintoother languages. Allphotosandproductspecificationsmentionedinthismanualareforreferencesonly.Upgradesof softwareandhardwaremayoccur;Tendareservestherighttorevisethispublicationandtomakechanges inthecontenthereofwithoutobligationtonotifyanypersonororganizationofsuchrevisionsorchanges. Ifyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutourproductinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteat http://www.tendacn.com. 2 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router Contents CopyrightStatement..................................................................................................................................2 Contents ....................................................................................................................................................3 Chapter1ProductOverview ......................................................................................................................5 1PackageContents........................................................................................................................................ 5 2GettingtoKnowYourRouter ...................................................................................................................... 5 FrontLEDOverview ................................................................................................................................... 5 BackPanel.................................................................................................................................................. 6 Label........................................................................................................................................................... 6 3PositionYourRouter ................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide ............................................................................................8 1Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 8 2HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................................................. 8 3InternetConnectionSetup ......................................................................................................................... 9 ConfigurePC .............................................................................................................................................. 9 ConfigureRouter........................................................................................................................................ 9 4VerifyInternetConnectionSettings.......................................................................................................... 12 5ConnecttoDeviceWirelessly ................................................................................................................... 14 WIN7OS................................................................................................................................................... 14 WindowsXPOS........................................................................................................................................ 16 Chapter3Configurations .........................................................................................................................18 1Status ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 1.1SystemStatus..................................................................................................................................... 18 1.2WANStatus ........................................................................................................................................ 18 1.3LANStatus.......................................................................................................................................... 19 1.4WirelessStatus .................................................................................................................................. 19 1.5ConnectionStatus.............................................................................................................................. 20 2Network .................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.1LAN..................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.2WAN ................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.3PortMode .......................................................................................................................................... 23 2.4MACClone ......................................................................................................................................... 23 2.5DHCPServer....................................................................................................................................... 24 2.6DHCPClients ...................................................................................................................................... 24 2.7StaticAssignment............................................................................................................................... 25 2.8DHCPGuestNetwork......................................................................................................................... 25 2.9ClientListGuestNetwork .................................................................................................................. 26 3Wireless .................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.1Basic ................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.2GuestNetwork ................................................................................................................................... 28 3.3Security .............................................................................................................................................. 28 3.4Advanced............................................................................................................................................ 31 3.5WirelessAccessControl..................................................................................................................... 32 3.6WirelessExtender.............................................................................................................................. 33 3.7WPS.................................................................................................................................................... 44 3.8ConnectionStatus.............................................................................................................................. 46 4AdvancedApplications.............................................................................................................................. 46 3 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 4.1BandwidthControl............................................................................................................................. 46 4.2DDNS .................................................................................................................................................. 47 4.3VirtualServer..................................................................................................................................... 48 4.4DMZHost ........................................................................................................................................... 50 4.5UPnP................................................................................................................................................... 51 4.6IPTV .................................................................................................................................................... 52 4.7RoutingTable ..................................................................................................................................... 53 4.8StaticRouting ..................................................................................................................................... 53 5USB............................................................................................................................................................ 54 5.1StorageSharing .................................................................................................................................. 54 5.2USBPrintingService........................................................................................................................... 57 6Security ..................................................................................................................................................... 62 6.1MACFilter .......................................................................................................................................... 62 6.2ClientFilter......................................................................................................................................... 63 6.3URLFilter ........................................................................................................................................... 66 6.4RemoteWebManagement................................................................................................................ 67 6.5DDOSDefence.................................................................................................................................... 68 6.6SPIFirewall......................................................................................................................................... 69 7Tools .......................................................................................................................................................... 70 7.1Logs .................................................................................................................................................... 70 7.2TrafficStatistics .................................................................................................................................. 71 7.3Time ................................................................................................................................................... 72 7.4ChangePassword ............................................................................................................................... 72 7.5Backup................................................................................................................................................ 73 7.6Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 74 7.7FirmwareUpdate ............................................................................................................................... 75 7.8RestoretoFactoryDefault ................................................................................................................. 75 7.9Reboot................................................................................................................................................ 76 Appendix1ConfigurePC..........................................................................................................................77 WIN7OS....................................................................................................................................................... 77 WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................ 80 Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection....................................................................................................82 Win7OS ....................................................................................................................................................... 82 Appendix3FAQs......................................................................................................................................86 Appendix4Glossary ................................................................................................................................88 Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPC...............................................................................90 WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................ 90 Windows7OS.............................................................................................................................................. 91 4 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router Chapter1ProductOverview 1PackageContents Pleaseverifythatthepackagecontainsthefollowingitems:
WirelessRouter PowerAdapter InstallationGuide EthernetCable ResourceCD Ifanyoftheaboveitemsareincorrect,missing,ordamaged,pleasecontactyourTendaresellerfor immediatereplacement. 2GettingtoKnowYourRouter FrontLEDOverview Solid/Off Blinking Blinking Blinking Off Solid Status Solid Off Description Indicatesaproperconnectiontopowersupply Indicatesanimproperconnectiontopowersupply Indicatesthesystemisfunctioningcorrectly Indicatesthesystemisfunctioningincorrectly DeviceisperformingWPSauthenticationonaclientdevice WPSisdisabledorWPSauthenticationfinished WiFiisenabled Transmittingdata WiFiisdisabled LANportconnectedcorrectly LANportistransmittingdata LANportconnectedincorrectly IPTVportiscorrectlyconnected IPTVportistransmittingdata IPTVportisincorrectlyconnected WANportconnectedcorrectly Blinking WANportistransmittingdata Off Solid Off Solid Off Solid Blinking Blinking Off Solid Off WANportconnectedincorrectly IndicatestheUSBportiscorrectlyconnected IndicatestheUSBportisincorrectlyconnected 5 LED Power SYS WPS WiFi LAN3/2/1 LAN1
/IPTV WAN USB Wireless N450 Gigabit Router BackPanel 1. WPS/Reset: WPS button/Reset button: Pressing it for about 3 second enables WPS encryption with a blinkingWPSLEDwhilepressingitforabout7secondsrestorestheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsetting. 2.USB:USBportforconnectiontoaUSBdevicesuchasaUSBprinterordatastoragedevice. 3.WAN:Internetport(RJ45)forconnectiontoanInternetenabledDSLModem/CableModemorexisting Ethernet. 4.LAN/1/2/3:3LANports(RJ45)forconnectiontoPCsNICoruplinktoahub,switchorwirelessAP. LAN1/IPTVIPTVportforconnectiontoanetworksettopbox.However,thisportcanalsofunctionasa LANportiftheIPTVSTBoptionisnotenabled. 5.PWR:Thepoweradapterisconnectedandyoucanusetheprovidedadaptertosupplypower. 6.WiFi:WiFibutton,pressingitdisableswireless.WiFiisenabledbydefault. Label YoucanacquirethefollowinginformationfromLabel:
1.Model:Displaystheproductmodel. 2.IPAddress:ThedefaultIPis192.168.0.1 3.Password:Thedefaultpasswordisadmin. 4.MACAddress:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultMACaddress. 5.SSID:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultSSIDname. 6 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 3PositionYourRouter Forbestperformance,pleaseplaceyourrouter:
Nearthecenteroftheareawhereyourcomputersandotherdevicesoperate,and preferablywithinlineofsighttoyourwirelessdevices. AccessibletoanACpoweroutletandnearEthernetcablesforwiredcomputers. Inanelevatedlocationsuchasahighshelf,keepingthenumberofwallsandceilingsbetweenthe routerandyourotherdevicestoaminimum. Awayfromelectricaldevicesthatarepotentialsourcesofinterference,suchasceilingfans,home securitysystems,microwaves,PCs,thebaseofacordlessphone,ora2.4GHzcordlessphone. Awayfromanylargemetalsurfaces,suchasasolidmetaldoororaluminumstuds.Largeexpansesof othermaterialssuchasglass,insulatedwalls,fishtanks,mirrors,brick,andconcretecanalsoaffect yourwirelesssignal. 7 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide 1Preparation BeforeconnectingEthernetcables,pleaseverifythefollowingitems:
Item WirelessRouter PC EthernetCable Broadband Service Internet Connection Type Description Usedwiththeprovidedpowersupply InstalledwithIE8orotherbetterwebbrowsers. UsedforlinkingthePCtotherouter ProvidedbyISP If you connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that requires a username and a password provided by your ISP, please selectPPPoE;
IfyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnects toanInternetenabledADSL/Cablemodem,pleaseselectDynamicIP. 2HardwareInstallation 1.Connectoneendoftheincludedpoweradaptertotherouterandplugtheotherendintoasurge protectedpowerstrip.(Usingapoweradapterwithadifferentvoltageratingthantheoneincludedwith therouterwillcausedamagetotherouter.) 8 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 2.ConnectoneoftheLANportsontheroutertotheRJ45(NIC)portonyourPCusinganEthernetcable. 3.ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheincomingInternetsidetotheWANportontherouter. 3InternetConnectionSetup ConfigurePC ConfigureyourPCobtainIPaddressautomatically.Ifyouarenotclearaboutthis,pleaserefertoAppendix1 ConfigurePC. ConfigureRouter LogintoWebUtility 1.Launchawebbrowser,suchasIEWebbrowser;
2.Intheaddressbar,input192.168.0.1andpressEnter;
9 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 3.Enterapasswordinthecorrespondingfieldasshowninthewindowbelow(thedefaultissetto admin). Note Forsecuritypurpose,pleasechangethedefaultpasswordafteryouhaveloggedintothewebutility. 10 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router InternetConnectionSetup CommonInternetconnectiontypesareavailableonthehomepage:PPPoEandDynamicIP. PPPoE SelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyouusedtoconnecttotheInternetusinga broadbandconnectionthatrequiresausernameandapassword.Entertheusernameandpassword providedbyyourISP;configureasecuritykeytosecureyourwirelessnetworkandthenclickOK. DynamicIP SelectDHCP(DynamicIP)ifyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnectstoan InternetenabledADSL/Cablemodem;configureasecuritykey(863characters)tosecureyourwireless networkandthenclickOK. 11 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router Note 1.DHCPisthedefaultInternetconnectiontype;
2.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourPPPoEusernameandpassword,contactyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP) forhelp.ForotherInternetconnectiontypes,pleasegotosection2.2:WAN. 4VerifyInternetConnectionSettings Systemautomaticallyskipstothestatuspagewhenyoufinishallneededsettingsonthehomepage.Here youcanseethesystemstatusandWANconnectionstatusofthedevice. 1. IfyoufindConnectedandaWANIPaddressdisplayed there(asshownbelow), youhave gotawired internetaccessnow. 2.IfconnectionstatusdisplaysCableimproperlyconnectedandthereisnoWANIPaddressdisplayed(as seen below), connection between the Internetenabled modem and your device may have failed. Please doublecheckorreconnectallinvolveddevicesandcablesproperlyandthenrefreshthepage.Ifnothingis 12 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router wrong,ConnectingorConnectedwillbedisplayed. 3.IfConnectingisdisplayedandnoWANIPaddressisseen,tryrefreshingthepagefivetimes.Andifitstill displaysConnectingtrystepsbelow:
1).ContactyourISPforassistance. 2).ReadtheconnectiondiagnosticinfoonWANstatus. Note Thefollowingdiagnosticinfowillbedisplayedonparticularoccasionsforyourreference:
1).YouhaveconnectedtoInternetsuccessfully. 2).Youmighthaveenteredawrongusernameand/orawrongpassword.PleasecontactyourISPforthe correctusernameandpasswordandenterthemagain. 3). Ethernet cable is not connected or not properly connected to the WAN port on the device. Please reconnectitproperly. 4). No response is received from your ISP. Please verify that you can access Internet when you directly connectyourPCtoanInternetenabledmodem.Ifnot,contactyourlocalISPforhelp. 13 Wireless N450 Gigabit Router 5ConnecttoDeviceWirelessly Having finished above settings, you can search the device's wireless network (SSID) from your wireless devices (notebook, iPad, iPhone, etc) and enter a security key to connect to it wirelessly. Desktop computersshouldbeequippedwithwirelessnetworkcards. WIN7OS 1.Clickontheicon atthebottomoftherightcorneronyourdesktop;
14 2.Selectthenetworkyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda000090;
3.Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;
4.EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;
5.WhendisplayingConnected,youhaveconnectedtonetworksuccessfully. Tips at the bottom of the right corner on your desktop, please refer to If you cannot find the icon Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection>Win7OS. 15 WindowsXPOS 1.ClickonMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;
2.ClickLocalAreaConnectionandselectViewAvailableWirelessNetworks;
3.SelecttheSSIDyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda_home,clickConnect,enterthesecuritykeyandthen clickOK;
16 4.YoucanaccessInternetviathedevicewhenConnectedappearsnexttothewirelessnetworknameyou selected. 17 Chapter3Configurations This chapter describes the Web based configurations for easier management of your router. During the configurationoperation,ifyouarenotclear aboutacertainfeature,simplyreadtherelatedhelpfulinfo below. 1Status 1.1SystemStatus Hereyoucanseeataglanceoftheoperatingstatusofthedevice. 1.2WANStatus ThissectionallowsyoutoviewtheroutersWANinformationasnotedbelow:
ConnectionType:DisplaysthecurrentInternetconnectiontype. ConnectionStatus:DisplaystheWANconnectionstatus:Disconnected,Connecting,orConnected. MACAddress:DisplaystheWANMACaddress. SubnetMask:DisplaystheWANsubnetmask. Gateway:DisplaystheWANgatewayaddress. IPAddress:DisplaystheWANIPaddress. 18 PrimaryDNSServer:DisplaystheprimaryWANDNSaddress. SecondaryDNSServer:DisplaysthesecondaryWANDNSaddress(ifany). UpTime:DisplaysthetimedurationindicatinghowlongtherouterhasbeenconnectedtotheISP. 1.3LANStatus ThissectionallowsyoutoviewtheroutersMAC,IP,andsubnetmaskinformation. IPAddressDisplaysthecurrentLANIPaddress. MACAddress:DisplaystheroutersLANMACaddress. SubnetMask:DisplaysthecurrentLANsubnetmask. 1.4WirelessStatus Thissectionallowsyoutoviewthewirelessinformationof2.4Ghzband. WirelessRadio:Displayswhetherwirelessisenabledornot. WirelessMACaddress:DisplaystheMACaddressoftherouterswirelessinterface. SSID:DisplaysthecurrentSSID. 802.11Mode:Displaysthecurrentlyactivenetworkmode. Country:Displaysthecurrentcountryselection. Channel:Displaysthecurrentchannel. SecurityMode:DisplaysthecurrentsecurityMode. 19 1.5ConnectionStatus Thissectiondisplaystheinfoofcurrentlyconnectedclients(ifany)includingIPandMACaddresses,etc. 2Network Network menu includes the following nine submenus. Clicking any of them enters the corresponding interfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:
2.1LAN Thissectionallowsyoutoconfigureyourrouter'sLANIPsettings. 20 IPAddress:TheroutersLANIP.Thedefaultis192.168.0.1andyoucanchangeitaccordingtoyour needs. SubnetMask:RoutersLANsubnetmask.Thedefaultis255.255.255.0. Note IfyouchangetheLANIPaddress,youmustusethenewonetologontothewebutility. 2.2WAN There are three types of Internet connection: Dynamic IP (DHCP), Static IP, and PPPoE(including dual access). DynamicIP SelectDynamicIP(DHCP)toobtainIPAddressinformationautomaticallyfromyourISP.Selectthisoptionif yourISPdoesnotprovideyouwithanyIPinformation. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thedefaultvalueis1450. 21 StaticIP SelectStaticIPAddressifyourISPprovidesalltheconnectioninformation.Youwillneedtoenterthe providedIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress(es)inthecorrespondingfields. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear. Subnetmask:EnterthesubnetmaskprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. Gateway:EnterthegatewayaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear. Primary/SecondaryDNSServer:EnterthePrimaryandSecondaryDNSServerAddresses.Consultyour localISPifyouarenotclear. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450. PPPoE SelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyourISPusesaPPPoEconnectionandprovidesyou withaPPPoEusernameandaPPPoEpassword.Simplyenterthemincorrespondingfields. ISPUserName:EnterthePPPoEUserNameprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. ISPPassword:EnterthePPPoEPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear. ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes. MPPE:SelectwhethertoenabletheMPPEauthenticationmethod. EnableDualAccess:SelectwhethertoenableDualAccess. MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450. 22 Tips 1.ItisnotadvisabletochangethefactorydefaultMTUvalueunlessnecessary,animproperMTUvaluemay degradeyournetworkperformanceorevenleadtonetworkmalfunction. 2.Ifyouwanttoactivenewsettingsyouvechanged,youmustrebootthedevice. 2.3PortMode Modeincludesauto,10MHalfDuplex,10MFullDuplex,100MHalfDuplex,100MFullDuplex,1000M FullDuplex.Defaultisauto,anddonotchangeitunlessnecessary. 2.4MACClone ThissectionallowsyoutoconfiguretheroutersWANMACaddress. MACAddress:ConfiguretheroutersWANMACaddress. RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:ResettheroutersWANMACtofactorydefault. CloneMAC:ClickingthisbuttoncopiestheMACaddressofyourPCtotheMACAddressfieldinthe router. Note 1.Normallyyoudon'tneedtochangethedefaultWANMACvalue.However,someISPsmayrequirethe clientPCsMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication.Inthiscase,simplyentertheMACaddress in the WAN MAC Address field or click the Clone MAC button. Note that the WAN MAC address in the Statusinterfacewillbeupdatedaccordinglyonceyouhavechangedit. 2. Remember to reboot the router to activate the new WAN MAC. DO NOT use the Clone MAC feature unlessrequiredbyyourISP. 3.OnlytheMACaddressesofthePCsontheLANcanbeclonedtotherouter. 23 2.5DHCPServer TheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isanautomaticconfigurationprotocolusedonIP networks.IfyouenablethebuiltinDHCPserveronthisdevice,itwillautomaticallyconfiguretheTCP/IP protocolsettingsforallPCsintheLAN,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS. DHCPServer:SelectwhethertoenableordisabletheroutersDHCPserverfeature. StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPassignment. EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPassignment. LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease. Tips 1.ThedevicehasenabledtheDHCPserverbydefaultanditisnotadvisabletodisableitunlessnecessary. 2.ToapplytheDHCPserversettingstoallPCsonyourLAN,youmustsetallPCsto"ObtainanIPaddress automatically"and"ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically". 2.6DHCPClients ThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,and leasetimeinformation. IPAddress:DisplaysIPaddressesthatclientsobtainedfromtheDHCPserver. Host:Displaysclients'hostnames. MACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofagivenhost. LeaseTime:RemainingtimeforacorrespondingIPaddresslease. 24 2.7StaticAssignment IfyouwouldlikesomedevicesonyournetworktoalwayshavefixedIPaddresses,youcanusethisfeature andmanuallyaddastaticDHCPassignmententryforeachdevice. Forexample:TohaveaPCattheMACaddressof00:15:58:c0:d4:3falwaysreceivethesameIPaddressof 192.168.0.150,simplyentertheIPandMACaddressesinthecorrespondingfieldsandclickAddandthen theSavebuttontocomplete. IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressforstaticDHCPassignment. MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofacomputertoalwaysreceivethesameIPaddressyouspecify. Add:ClickittoaddanewIPMACstaticassignmententrytolist. Edit:Clickittochangeanexistingentry. Delete:Clicktoremoveanexistingentry. 2.8DHCPGuestNetwork IfyouenablethebuiltinDHCPserverfortheGuestNetworkontherouteritwillautomaticallyconfigure theTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallPCsontheGuestNetwork,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway, andDNS. DHCPServer:SelectwhethertoenableordisabletheroutersDHCPserverfeature. StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPassignment. 25 EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserversIPassignment. LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease. Tips TheIPaddressconfiguredinDHCPguestnetworkshouldnotbeinthesamenetworksegmentasthatof DHCPservers. 2.9ClientListGuestNetwork ThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,and leasetimeinformation. 26 3Wireless TheWirelesstabincludes8submenus:Basic,GuestNetwork,Security,Advanced,WirelessAccessControl, WirelessExtender,WPS,andConnectionStatus.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfacefor configuration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:
3.1Basic Thissectionallowsyoutomanageyourwirelessnetwork.Youcanselectyourcountry,configurethe wirelessnetworkname(SSID),networkmode,andchannelsettings,etc. 2.4GHzWirelessNetwork:Check/unchecktoenable/disablethe2.4GHzwirelessfeature.Ifdisabled,all 2.4GHzbasedfeatureswillbedisabledaccordingly. Country:Selectyourcountryfromthedropdownlist.Thereare12optionsavailable. SSIDBroadcast:SelectEnable/Disabletomakeyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywireless 27 clientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.Bydefault,itisenabled.When disabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanuallyenteritontheirdevicesifthey wanttoconnecttotheSSID. SSID ServiceSetIdentifier,istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork. 802.11Mode:Selectacorrectmodeaccordingtoyourwirelessclients.Thedefaultmodeis11b/g/n mixed. Channel:Foroptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastusedchannel.Itisadvisablethat youselectanunusedchannelfromthedropdownlist,orAutotolettherouterdetectandselectthe bestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateon. ChannelBandwidth:Selectaproperchannelbandwidthtoenhancewirelessperformance.Whenthere only11noramixof11b/g/nwirelessclients,pleaseselectthe802.11nmodeof20/40Mfrequency band,butwhenthereareonlynon11nwirelessclients,selectthe20Mfrequencybandmode ExtensionChannelAvailableonlyin11b/g/nmixedmode. 3.2GuestNetwork TheGuestNetworkfeatureallowsgueststoaccesstheInternetandotherusersontheguestnetwork, whiledisallowingthemtoaccesstherouterswebmanager,usersonthemasternetwork,andclients connectedtotheLANportsandsecuresyourwirelessmasternetwork. GuestNetwork:Selecttoenable/disabletheguestnetworkfeature. SSIDBroadcast:Checktoenable/disabletheSSIDfeature,makingyourwireless network visible/
invisibletoanywirelessclientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.By default,itisenabled,butwhendisabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanually enteritontheirdevicesiftheywanttoconnecttotheSSID. APIsolation:Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible. GuestNetworkSSIDServiceSetIdentifier,istheconfigureduniquenameoftheguestnetwork. Note AP Isolation is disabled by default. If enabled, clients connecting to the guest network will be mutually inaccessible. 3.3Security Thissectionallowsyoutoencryptyourwirelessnetworktoblockunauthorizedaccessesandmalicious packetsniffing. 28 Threesecuritymodesareavailable:None,WEP,andWPAPSK/WPA2PSK. WEP WEPisintendedtoprovidedataconfidentialitycomparabletothatofatraditionalwirednetwork.Two methodsofauthenticationcanbeusedwithWEP:OpenSystemauthenticationandSharedKey authentication. 29 AuthenticationType:SelectOpenorSharedfromthedropdownlist. WEPKeyFormat:SelectHexorASCIIfromthedropdownlist. KeySelect:Selectakeyfromthepresetkeys14forcurrentuse. WPAPSK TheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.Itenhancesdataencryption throughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128bitperpacketkey,meaningthatit dynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeatureto preventdatapacketsfrombeingtamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewireless network.WPAadoptsenhancedencryptionalgorithmoverWEP. 30 CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)
&AES. SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween863ASCIIcharacterslong. KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged. WPA2PSK WPA2isbasedon802.11iandusesAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)insteadofTKIP.Itismoresecured thanWPAandWEP. CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)
&AES. SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween863ASCIIcharacterslong. KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged. 3.4Advanced Thissectionallowsyoutoconfigureadvancedsettings,includingAPIsolation,BeaconintervalFragment threshold,RTSthreshold,andDTIMinterval,etc. 31 APIsolation:IsolatesclientsconnectingtothemasterSSID. BeaconInterval:AtimeintervalbetweenanytwoconsecutiveBeaconpacketssentbyanAccessPoint tosynchronizeawirelessnetwork.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof100unlessnecessary. FragmentThreshold:SpecifyaFragmentThresholdvalue.Anywirelesspacketexceedingthepreset valuewillbedividedintoseveralfragmentsbeforetransmission.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof 2346unlessnecessary. RTSThreshold:Ifapacketexceedssuchsetvalue,RTS/CTSschemewillbeusedtoreducecollisions. Setittoasmallervalueprovidedthattherearedistantclientsandinterference.FornormalSOHO,itis recommendedtokeepthedefaultvalueunchanged,otherwise,therouterperformancemaybe degraded. DTIMInterval:ADTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage)Intervalisacountdowninformingclientsof thenextwindowforlisteningtobroadcastandmulticastmessages.Whensuchpacketsarriveinthe routersbuffer,therouterwillsendDTIM(deliverytrafficindicationmessage)andDTIMintervaltoalert clientsofthereceivingpackets. WMMCapable:WMMisQoSforyourwirelessnetwork.Enablingthisoptionmaybetterstream wirelessmultimediadata(suchasvideooraudio). ASPDCapableSelecttoenable/disabletheautopowersavingmode. 3.5WirelessAccessControl TheMACbasedWirelessAccessControlfeaturecanbeusedtoallowordisallowclientstoconnecttoyour wirelessnetwork. 32 FilterMode:
DenyAccesstoWirelessNetwork:BlocksonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressesfromconnectingtoyour wirelessnetwork. AllowAccesstoWirelessNetwork:AllowonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressestoconnecttoyour wirelessnetwork. ClickAddandthescreenbelowwillopen:
MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofawirelessclient. Description:Brieflydescribethenewentry. Status:SelectEnable/Disabletoenable/disableacorrespondingentry. 3.6WirelessExtender HereyoucansettheBridgemode(UniversalRepeater,WISP,WDS)toextendwirelesscoverage. 33 WDS WDS(WirelessDistributionSystem),thisfeaturecanbeusedtoextendyourexisting2.4Ghznetwork coverage.Thedetailsbelowoutlinehowtoconfigurethisfeatureinthe2.4GHzband. Forexample:
Asseeninthefigureabove,PC1andPC2accessInternetviaawirelessconnectiontoRouter1.WhilePC3 andPC4aretoofartodirectlyconnecttoRouter1forInternetaccess.NowyoucanusetheWDSbridge featuretoletPC3andPC4accessInternet. 34 Beforeyougetstarted:
1.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.on Router1;ClickStatus>LANStatusandchecktheIPaddress. 2.ClickWireless>BasictocheckthebasicsettingsofRouter1. 3.ClickWireless>Securitytocheck wirelesssecuritysettingsofRouter1. 35 4.VerifythatDHCPserverisenabledonRouter1:ClickNetwork>DHCPServer. 5.SettheLANIPaddressofRouter2toadifferentaddressyetonthesamenetsegmentasRouter1. Asshownbelow:
Router1:
LANIP:192.168.0.1;
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;
Router2:
36 LANIP192.168.0.10;
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;
Thendoasfollows:
1.ConfigureRouter2:
1)WirelessWorkingMode:SelectWDSBridgeMode. 2)ClickOpenScantosearchforRouter1. 3)SelectthewirelessnetworktoconnectandclickOK. 4)VerifythattheSSID,channel,andAPMACaddressonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwireless network.Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem. 5)CloseScanandclickSavetosaveyoursettings. 6)GotoWirelessSecuritypageandsetthewirelesssecuritysettingsexactlyastheyareonthelinkpartner
(Router1). 7)GotoDHCPServertodisabletheDHCPonRouter2.NowyouhavefinishedallsettingsonRouter2 requiredforWDS. 2.ConfigureRouter1:
1. GotowirelesssectiononRouter1andspecifyWDS(orWDSBridge)asitswirelessworkingmode. 37 2. ManuallyenterRouter2'sMACaddress(Also,youcanusetheOpenScanoptionasmentionedabove) andclickSavetofinishyoursettings. 38 39 Aftertheaboveconfigurations,youcanverifytheconnectionbypingingRouter2sIP.Stepsareasfollows
(TakeWindowsXPOSforexample):
1) ClickStart>Run;
2) Thenthebelowscreenappearsandentercmd;
3) Inputping192.168.0.10inthescreenandpressEnter.Ifthefolllowingscreenappears,itindicatesyou havefinishedtheconfigurationsuccessfully. 40 Note 1.WDSfeaturecanonlybeimplementedbetween2WDScapablewirelessdevices.Additionally,theSSID, channel,securitysettings,andsecuritykeymustbeexactlythesameonbothsuchdevices. 2.NotethatthetwodevicesinvolvedmusthavedifferentIPaddressesonthesameIPnetsegment.In addition,itisadvisabletodisabletheDHCPserveroneitherdevice. WISPMode IfyourrouteracquiresInternetaccessfromawirelessAccessPoint,pleaseselectWISPmode.Specificsteps areasfollows:
1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectWISPmodeandclickOpenScan. 2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK. 3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey. 41 4.ClickCloseScanandSave. 5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrebootautomatically. 6.InternetConnectionSetup:ClickNetwork>WAN,selectConnectionSetup,suchasDHCP,andclickSave. 7.ClickStatus>WANStatusandtheconnectionstatusdisplaysConnected. 42 Note 1.Whenthesettingsfinished,remembertoenterConnectionSetuptosetupInternetconnection. 2.VerifythattheSSID,channel,andsecuritymodeonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwirelessnetwork. Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem. 3.Forthenormalwirelessconnectionbetweentworouters,donotchangethisroutersSSIDsettings, includingSSID,channel,securitymodeandsecuritykey. UniversalRepeater Inthismode,therouterwillrelaydatatoanassociatedrootAPandAPfunctionisenabledmeanwhile.The wirelessrepeaterrelayssignalbetweenitsstationsandtherootAPforgreaterwirelessrange.Stepsare shownasbelow:
1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectUniversalRepeaterintheextendermodeandclickOpenScan. 43 2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK. 3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.,which shouldbeinaccordancewiththeupperdevice. 4.ClickCloseScanandOK. 5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrestartautomatically. 3.7WPS WiFiProtectedSetupmakesiteasyforhomeuserswhoknowlittleofwirelesssecuritytoestablisha securewirelesshomenetwork,aswellastoaddnewdevicestoanexistingnetworkwithoutenteringlong passphrasesorconfiguringcomplicatedsettings.SimplyenteraPINcodeorpressthesoftwarePBCbutton orhardwareWPSbutton(ifequipped)andasecurewirelessconnectioncanbeestablished. 44 EnableWPS:Selecttoenable/disabletheWPSencryption. WPSMode:SelectPBC(PushButtonConfiguration)orPIN. ResetOOB:Whenselected,theWPSLEDturnsoffandtheWPSfunctionwillbedisabledautomatically. TheWPSserverontherouterentersidlemodeandwillnotrespondtoanyclientsWPSconnection request. OperationInstructions:
PBC:TheWPSLEDwillblinkfor2minutesafteryoupressthehardwareWPSbuttonontherouterfor1 second,andmeansthatthePBCencryptionmethodissuccessfullyenabled.Anauthenticationroutinewill beperformedbetweenyourrouterandtheWPS/PBCenabledwirelessclientdeviceduringthistime,ifit succeeds,thewirelessclientdevicewillconnecttoyourrouterandtheWPSLEDwillturnoff.Repeatthe stepsaboveifyouwanttoaddmorewirelessclientdevicestotherouter. PIN: To use this option, you must know the PIN code from the wireless client and enter it in the correspondingfieldonyourrouterwhileusingthesamePINcodeontheclientsideforthisconnection. Note TousetheWPSencryption,thewirelessadaptermustbeWPScapable. 45 3.8ConnectionStatus Thissectiondisplayswirelessclientsinformation(ifany). 4AdvancedApplications TheAdvancedtabincludesthefollowing8submenus:BandwidthControl,DDNS,VirtualServer,DMZHost, UPnP,IPTV,RoutingTable,andStaticRouting.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfacefor configuration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:
4.1BandwidthControl Tobettermanagebandwidthallocationandoptimizenetworkperformance,usetheBandwidthControl feature. 46 ClickAddBandwidthControlRuleandthescreenbelowwillopen. Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disablecurrententry.Whendisabled,correspondingentrywillnot takeeffect. IPRange:EnterasingleIPoranIPrange. UplinkBandwidth:Maxuplinktraffic. DownlinkBandwidth:Maxdownlinktraffic. Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry. 4.2DDNS DynamicDNSorDDNSisatermusedfortheupdatinginrealtimeofInternetDomainNameSystem(DNS) name servers. We use a numeric IP address allocated by Internet Service Provider (ISP) to connect to Internet.Theaddressmayeitherbestable("static"),ormaychangefromonesessionontheInternettothe next("dynamic").However,anumericaddressisinconvenienttorememberandanaddresswhichchanges unpredictablymakesconnectionimpossible.TheDDNSproviderallocates astatichostnametotheuser. Whenever the user is allocated a new IP address it is communicated to the DDNS provider by software 47 runningonacomputerornetworkdeviceatthataddress.Theproviderdistributestheassociationbetween thehostnameandtheaddresstotheInternet'sDNSserverssothattheymayresolveDNSqueries.The resultisuninterruptedaccesstodevicesandserviceswhosenumericIPaddressmaychangeismaintained. ServiceProvider:SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderfromthedropdownmenu. UserName:EntertheDDNSusernameregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider. Password:EntertheDDNSPasswordregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider. DomainName:EntertheDDNSdomainnamewithyourDDNSserviceprovider. ConnectionStatus:DisplayscurrentstatusofconnectionwiththeDDNSserver. ClickSavetosaveyoursettings. 4.3VirtualServer TheVirtualServerfeaturegrantsInternetusersaccesstoservicesonyourLAN.Itisusefulforhostingonline servicessuchasFTP,Web,orgameservers.ForeachVirtualServer,youdefineaWANportonyourrouter forredirectiontoaninternalLANIPAddress. 48 ExtPortIntPort:ExternalPortInternalPort,entertheWAN/LANserviceports. InternalIP:TheIPaddressofacomputerusedasaserverinLAN. Protocol:IncludesTCP,UDP,andBoth.SelectBothifyouarenotsureaboutwhichprotocoltouse Enable:Thecorrespondingentrytakeseffectonlyifyoucheckedthisoption. Delete:Removeacorrespondingentry WellknownServicePort:ThewellknownServicePortlistswidelyusedprotocolports.Simplyselecta port,anentryID,andclickthe"Addto"buttontotransfertheselectedporttothecorrespondingfields oftheselectedentry.Incaseyoucannotfindtheportyouwillneedtoenteritmanually. Example:YouwanttosharesomelargefileswithyourfriendswhoarenotinyourLAN,however,itisnot convenienttotransfersuchlargefilesacrossthenetwork.YoucansetupyourownPCasaFTPserverand usetheVirtualServerfeaturetoletyourfriendsaccessthesefiles.AssumingthatthestaticIPaddressof theFTPserver(Namely,yourPC)is192.168.0.110,youwillwantyourfriendstoaccessthisFTPserveron thedefaultportof21usingtheTCPprotocol,detailsareexplainedbelow:
1.Enter21inbothExtPortandIntPortfieldsorselectFTPfromWellknownServicePortandanentryID 21willbeautomaticallytransferredtothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry. 2.Enter192.168.0.110fortheIPAddress,selectTCPandthenselectEnable. 49 3.ClickSavetosaveyoursettings. Now,yourfriendsonlyneedtoenterftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:21intheirbrowserstoaccessyourFTPserver. xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,Assumingtherouter'sWANIPaddressis172.16.102.89,thenyourfriendsneedtoenter
"ftp://172.16.102.89:21"intheirbrowsers. Note Ifyouincludeport80inthissection,youmustsettheportforremote(webbased)managementtoa differentnumberotherthan80,suchas8080,otherwisethevirtualserverfeaturemaynottakeeffect. 4.4DMZHost Insomecases,acomputermayneedtobecompletelyexposedtotheInternetforimplementationofa 2waycommunication.Todoso,wewillsetitasaDMZhost. 50
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