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Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview .......................................... 5 1.1 Features ............................................................................... 5 1.2 Package Content .................................................................... 6 1.3 Panel Overview ...................................................................... 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Install .......................................... 10 2.1 Hardware Install .....
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.3 Advanced Settings ................................................................ 48 4.4 Access Control ..................................................................... 50 4.5 WDS Settings ...................................................................... 54 4.6 Optimum Position Setup ........................................................ 58 4.7 ConnectionStatus .................................................................
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 8.9 Reboot 91 Appendix 1 TCP/IP Settings ......................................... 92 Appendix 2: Glossary .................................................... 99 Appendix 3 FAQs ........................................................ 101 Appendix 4 Safety and Emission Statement ................
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Chapter 1 Product Overview Thanks for purchasing thisW1500A Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router. The Tenda W1500A is an outdoor long range wireless AP/router with wireless speed up to 150M. Combining the function of a wireless router, wireless AP, WISP, Client+AP and WDS, etc. the device nicely stands out in outdoor long range wireless connections, P2P, P2MP networking, wireless monitoring applications and much more.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Wireless Roaming technology to ensure high-efficiency wireless connectivity Access Control based on MAC address Provides logs to record device's usage status; Watchdog helps to recover system upon network failure Able to reset AP using the Reset button on the PoE injector Allow/disallow specified PCs on LAN to access Internet while operating in Router Mode Support virtual server and DMZ host when operating in Router Mode Support inte
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 1.3 Panel Overview LAN/WAN/POE: Provides 1 WAN/LAN/PoE interchangeable port, which functions as a WAN/PoE interchangeable port in router mode and a LAN/PoE port in AP mode. LAN: Provides 1 10/100M LAN port. SMA interface：RP-SMA connector for external antenna.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router LEDs are described as below: LED Status Description PWR A solid blue light Device has electrical WAN/LAN A solid blue light power Ethernet cable is connected LAN A blinking blue light Transferring data A solid blue light Ethernet cable is connected A blinking blue light Transferring data Blue Transmitting wireless signal at a high power WLAN level Pink Transmitting wireless signal at a medium power level Red Transmitting wireless signal at a l
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Injector Overview POE: Power over Ethernet port. LAN/WAN: 100M Ethernet port. Reset: Pressing it for 8-10s restores device to factory default settings. Power: Power connector.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Chapter 2 Hardware Install 2.1 Hardware Install Before you start configuring the device, follow below steps to install device. For extended wireless coverage, use an external omni-directional antenna and place device in the center of the area for better performance; to implement long range P2P or P2MP wireless bridge, use the internal directional antenna and position device properly for better performance. 2.1.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 1. Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the PoE port on the injector using an Ethernet cable. 2. Connect PC to injector's LAN port using an Ethernet cable or wirelessly to the device via the SSID (The default SSID can be found on the label on the back of the device and is not encrypted by default). Note: Device operates in AP mode by default. So you need to manually configure a static IP address for your PC. AP's LAN IP address is preset to 192.168.2.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4. Input ping 192.168.2.1 and press Enter. If you get a screen as shown in the screenshot above, your PC and device are interconnected.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router If you get a screen as shown in the screenshot above, your PC and device are not interconnected. Please follow below steps to troubleshoot the problem. 1) Verify Ethernet cable connection The LAN LED on the device and PC's adapter LED should be on. 2) Verify TCP/IP settings on your PC To access device web utility while operating in AP mode or universal repeater mode, manually configure a static IP address for the PC.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Click Login on the login window, and then click Quick Setup. Select a proper mode for device to operate on from AP Mode, Router Mode and Universal Repeater Mode. Operating Mode Overview: AP Mode: In this mode, the device converts the wired signal into wireless signals, extending existing network coverage. It works as a central access point for multiple wireless clients (generally, wireless adapters) concurrently.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2.2.1 AP Mode See below for the typical network topology. Position device properly according to practical network environment. 1. Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the POE port on the injector. 2. Connect the LAN port on the PoE injector to an uplink switch or router. 3. All PCs in the range will then be able to connect to this SSID wirelessly for Internet access.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2.2.2 Router Mode Typical Topology: 1. Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the POE port on the injector. 2. Connect the LAN port on PoE injector to ISP. 3. All PCs in the range will then be able to connect to this SSID wirelessly for Internet access.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 1. Select Router Mode, click Next and then configure basic wireless settings including SSID, channel and security. SSID: A SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the public name of a wireless network. Channel: For an optimal wireless performance, you may select the least interferential channel.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2. Click Next and select a proper Internet connection type, say, PPPoE, Static IP or DHCP. PPPoE: Select PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) if you used to connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that requires a PPPoE user name and a PPPoE password. Simply enter the user name and password provided by your ISP in corresponding fields.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Clone feature. Contact your ISP for help if you have any questions about these parameters. DHCP: Select DHCP (Dynamic IP) if you can access Internet as soon as your computer directly connects to an Internet-enabled ADSL/Cable modem. For this type, no configurations are required. PPTP: Select PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2.2.3 Universal Repeater Mode Typical Topology: AP1 that operates in Router Mode has connected to Internet. AP2 connects to AP1 using the Universal Repeater Mode. So, clients that connect to AP2 can also access Internet. 1. Select Universal Repeater Mode on Quick Setup screen and then click Next.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2. Click Scan and all wireless networks in the area will be displayed. Select the SSID (the name of a wireless network) you wish to connect, say, Tenda_2, and then click Next.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router SSID, MAC address and channel fields will be populated automatically.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 3. What you need to do is to configure the security settings. For example, the Security Mode, Security Key and Key Update Interval for the SSID Tenda_2is WPA-PSK, 87654321 and 3600s, simply enter them.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4. Click Next and configure wireless settings for the device. Device MUST operate on the same channel as the uplink AP for successful implementation of the feature. The channel field on device greyed out in this mode. SSID and security settings are configurable (both can be different from the uplink device).
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 5. Click Next and then Finish. Click OK and device will restart and will then operate in Universal Repeater Mode. Now set your local PCs to Obtain an IP address automatically and these PCs will then use IP/gateway/DNS addresses assigned by the uplink device to access Internet.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Chapter 3 Network Setup This chapter mainly explains LAN settings in AP Mode, Universal Repeater Mode and Router Mode, as well as WAN settings, MAC Clone, DHCP server and WAN Medium Type (Wired or Wireless WAN). 3.1 LAN Settings IP Address: Device's LAN IP address, 192.168.2.1 by default. You can change it according to your needs; just remember to use the new one to log on to the device’s web utility if you changed it.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 3.2. WAN Settings WAN settings are only available in Router Mode. PPPoE Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection type. User Name: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. MPPE: Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) is a protocol for encrypting data across Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and virtual private network (VPN) links.By default it is disabled.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router the device. Consult your ISP, if you don't know whether he has enabled the MPPE or not. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1492 unless necessary. You may need to change it for optimal performance with some specific websites or application software that cannot be opened or enabled; in this case, try 1450, 1400, etc.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Static IP If your ISP assigns a fixed IP address to you, then select Static IP, and enter the IP address, subnet mask, primary DNS and secondary DNS (optional) info provided by your ISP in corresponding fields. IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. Subnet Mask: Enter WAN Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. The default is 255.255.255.0. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Primary DNS Server: Enter the DNS address provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the other DNS address if your ISP provides 2 such addresses (optional). MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1500 unless necessary. You may need to change it for optimal performance with some specific websites or application software that cannot be opened or enabled; in this case, try 1450, 1400, etc.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router DHCP (Dynamic IP) Select DHCP (Dynamic IP) if you can access Internet as soon as your computer directly connects to an Internet-enabled ADSL/Cable modem. Device will automatically obtain an IP address from ISP.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router PPTP Select PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. The PPTP connects a router to a VPN server. For example：A corporate branch and headquarter can use this connection type to implement mutual and secure access to each other’s resources. Internet connection Type: Displays a list of available Internet connection types. PPTP Server: Enter the IP address of a PPTP server. User Name: Enter your PPTP User Name.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router MPPE on his PPPoE server, you must also enable it on the device. Consult your ISP, if you don't know whether he has enabled the MPPE or not. Address mode: Select “Dynamic” if you don’t get any IP info from your ISP, otherwise select “Static”. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your local ISP if you are not clear. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router L2TP Select L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses an L2TP connection. The L2TP connects your router to a L2TP server. For example: A corporate branch and headquarter can use this connection type to implement mutual and secure access to each other’s resources. Internet connection Type: Displays a list of available Internet connection types. L2TP Server: Enter the L2TP IP address provided by your ISP. User Name: Enter your L2TP User Name.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Password: Enter your Password. Address Mode: Select Dynamic if you don’t get any IP info from your ISP, otherwise select “Static”. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your local ISP if you are not clear. Gateway: Enter the gateway provided by your ISP. Consult your local ISP if you are not clear. Primary/Secondary DNS Server: Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 3.3 MAC Clone This section allows you to configure Device’s WAN MAC address. This feature is only available in Router Mode. Normally you don't need to change device's default WAN MAC address. However, some ISPs may bind client PC's MAC address for Internet connection authentication. In this case, simply enter the bound MAC in the WAN MAC Address field or click "Copy My PC's MAC" (or Clone MAC) to copy your PC's MAC to the device.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 3.4. DHCP The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router End IP Address: Specify the ending IP address for the DHCP server IP assignment. Primary DNS Server: Specify a primary DNS address for requesting clients. Secondary DNS Server: Specify a secondary DNS address for requesting clients. This field is optional. Lease Time: The length of time for the IP address lease. Configuring a proper lease time improves the efficiency for the DHCP server to reclaim disused IP addresses.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 3.5 WAN Medium Type Here you can select a proper WAN medium type to use: Wireless WAN (WISP) or Wired WAN to connect to the uplink device. Internet connection types are the same for the two medium types. Wired WAN: Connect to uplink device via an Ethernet cable. Wireless WAN: Connect to uplink device (WISP AP) wirelessly. Please do following the steps as below if you connect to the Internet wirelessly. 1. Select Wireless WAN (WISP) and click Scan.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2. Select the SSID you wish to connect and SSID, MAC address channel and fields will then be automatically populated. For example, the security mode (encryption algorithm) and security key for the SSID Tenda_2 is WPA-PSK, and 87654321 them and click Save.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Figure 2 3. Click OK and device will restart and will then operate in Wireless WAN (also known as WISP Mode). Note: When operating in Wireless WAN (WISP Mode), make sure device is operating on the same channel as the uplink device (WISP AP). While SSID and security settings on device are not required so.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Chapter 4 Wireless Settings This chapter mainly presents wireless settings, including basic wireless settings, security, WDS, access control settings and connection status. 4.1 Basic Wireless: Check to enable the wireless feature. Antenna: Select to use internal antenna or external antenna. SSID: This is the public name of your wireless network. This field does not allow Chinese characters and special characters:; \ ~ ,;“ & %, etc.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router they perform a scan to see what’s available. When disabled, this SSID becomes invisible to any wireless clients within the coverage. Manually enter the SSID if you want to connect to it. 802.11 Mode: Select a wireless network mode. 11b mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B clients in your wireless network. 11g mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your wireless network.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.2 Security This section allows you to secure your wireless network to block unauthorized accesses and malicious packet sniffing. For better security, it is advisable to use the WPA-AES encryption. 4.2.1 WPA-PSK The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It enhances data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) which is a 128-bit per-packet key, meaning that it dynamically generates a new key for each packet.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Cipher Type: Select AES (advanced encryption standard), or TKIP (temporary key integrity protocol). Security Key: Enter a security key, which must be between 8-63 ASCII characters long or 64 HEX characters long. Key Renewal Interval: Specify a valid time interval for the key to be updated.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.2.2 WPA2-PSK The later WPA2 protocol features compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA. Cipher Type: Select AES (advanced encryption standard) or TKIP (temporary key integrity protocol) &AES. Security Key: Enter a security key, which must be between 8-63 ASCII characters long or 64 HEX characters long.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.2.3 WEP WEP is intended to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network. Authentication Type: Select a proper authentication type. WEP Key Format: Select a proper key format: HEX or ASCII. Key Select: Select a key from the preset keys 1-4 for current use.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.3 Advanced Settings This section allows you to config advanced settings, including AP Isolation, Beacon interval，Fragment threshold，RTS threshold and DTIM interval, etc, for your wireless networks. AP Isolation: Isolates clients connecting to master SSID. Beacon Interval: A time interval between any 2 consecutive Beacon packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network. Do NOT change the default value of 100 unless necessary.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router wireless packet exceeding the preset value will be divided into several fragments before transmission. DO NOT change the default value of 2346 unless necessary. RTS Threshold: If a packet exceeds such set value, RTS/CTS scheme will be used to reduce collisions. Set it to a smaller value provided that there are distant clients and interference. For normal SOHO, it is recommended to keep the default value unchanged; otherwise, device performance may be degraded.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.4 Access Control The MAC-based Wireless Access Control feature can be used to allow or disallow clients to connect to your wireless network. Access Control: Disabled by default. Click Enable to enable the feature. Deny Access to Wireless Network: Block only PCs at specified MAC addresses from connecting to your wireless network. Allow Access to Wireless Network: Allow only PCs at specified MAC addresses to connect to your wireless network.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a wireless client. Description: Briefly describe the current entry/rule. Status: Select Enable or Disable. Up to 6 rules can be added.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Example: To allow only the PC at the MAC address of 00:90:4C:85:11:05 to connect to your wireless network, do as follows: 1. Click Add, enter 00:90:4C:85:11:05 in the MAC Address field, select Enable and then click Save as seen in the screenshot below.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2. You will be redirected to the initial page of this feature. The rule you just added will be displayed there.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.5 WDS Settings WDS Bridge Mode: wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them.Note: The Access Points you select MUST support WDS.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Remote Bridge's MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the wireless device you want to connect (link partner). Take two W1500As as an example to illustrate WDS implementation. Select Wireless AP from WDS Mode and Enable from WDS Status. 1 Directly enter the MAC address of the link partner if you already know it and then click OK. 2 Enable scan on one associated device to search for the link partner. 1) Click Scan.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2) Select the SSID you wish to connect, click Connect and its MAC address will then be added automatically to device.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router Click Save to save your settings. And then configure same settings on the bridge partner device. When Connected appears, you have successfully connected to it. Note: WDS feature can only be implemented between 2 WDS-capable wireless devices. Plus, SSID, channel, security settings and security key must be exactly the same on both such devices. To authenticate on wireless client access, go to Wireless -> Security.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 4.6 Optimum Position Setup Optimum Position: Enable this option for a best reference position of device for optimum performance. 1. Click Wireless -> Optimum Position to enter the configuration interface.
Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router 2. Select Enable to enable the Optimum Position function. Select MAC: Select the MAC address of the remote device to bridge . (Before performing this action, make sure you have added it on WDS or Universal Repeater section) Place and hold the device in different places for a certain period of time (5 seconds is recommended), observe signal strength change from the graph. Position device exactly where as it is when strongest signal appears on the graph. Note: 1.
