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11N Wireless AP User Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................................................................ 4 1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................................................................... 4 1.2 PANEL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................
11N Wireless AP User Manual APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY ........................................................................................ 36 APPENDIX 2: FEATURES ......................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX 3: TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................... 39 APPENDIX 4: REMOVE WIRELESS NETWORK ON YOUR PC................... 41 APPENDIX 5: SECURITY STATEMENT .........................................................
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 1 Product Overview The Tenda AP is a Wireless N Range Extender which is designed to extend the coverage and improve the signal strength of an existing wireless network using either AP mode or WDS mode.
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11N Wireless AP User Manual Port/Button Description LAN For connection to a computer or router. RESET Pressing this button for 7 seconds restores the device to factory default settings. PWR Power receptor. Do not use a different power adapter than the included one.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 2 Installation 1. Connect one end of the included power adapter to the AP and then plug the other end into a wall outlet nearby. (Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the AP will cause damage to the product.) 2. Connect the LAN port on your AP to one of the LAN ports on a wired router using an Ethernet cable.
11N Wireless AP User Manual .3. Connect your PC to the AP wirelessly.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 3 Setup 3.1 Connecting to AP Wirelessly 3.1.1 In Windows XP 1. Right click “My Network Places” and select “Properties”. 2. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select “View Available Wireless Networks”.
N Wireless AP User Manual 3. Select the AP’s SSID. 4. Click “Connect Anyway”.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 3.1.2 In Windows 7 1. Click network icon on your desktop. 2. Select AP’s SSID and click “Connect”. 3.
11N Wireless AP User Manual when you see “Connected” next to the AP’s SSID. 4. Choose your network location.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 3.2 Login to AP 1 、 Open a web browser, enter http:// 192.168.0.254 in the address bar and then press “Enter” to go to interface below: 3.
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11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 4 System Status This section allows you to view the AP’s information. 4.1 Wireless ◆ Wireless Working Mode: Displays AP’s current working mode: AP or WDS mode. ◆ Network Mode: Displays AP’s current IEEE802.11 mode: 11n/g/b. ◆ SSID: Displays AP’s current wireless network name. ◆ Security Mode: Displays AP’s current wireless security mode. ◆ Channel: Displays AP’s current wireless channel.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 4.2 LAN ◆ Address Mode: Displays AP’s current IP mode: Dynamic IP or Static IP. ◆ MAC Address: Displays AP’s LAN MAC address. ◆ IP Address: Displays AP’s current IP address. ◆ Subnet Mask: Displays AP’s current IP subnet mask. ◆ Gateway: Displays AP’s current gateway address.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 4.3 System Status ◆ System Time: Displays the time customized by you or obtained from Internet. ◆ Running Time: Displays device’s up time. ◆ Connected client : Displays the number of connected computers. ◆ Software Version:Displays router’s firmware version. ◆ Hardware Version: Displays router’s hardware version.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 5 Wireless Settings 5.1 Basic Settings ◆ Enable Wireless Functions: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the wireless feature. When unchecked, all wireless related features will be disabled. ◆ Wireless Working Mode: Select either AP or WDS according to your practical needs. ◆ AP mode:To simply convert your existing wired network to a wireless network that allows flexible mobility for LAN access, select this AP mode. ◆ Network Mode: Select a right IEEE802.
11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ 11g mode:Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. ◆ 11b/g mixed mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. ◆ 11b/g/n mixed mode: Select it if you have Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N clients in your wireless network. ◆ Broadcast (SSID): If you select “Disable”, no wireless clients will be able to see your wireless network when they perform a scan to see what’s available.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 20/40 frequency band to boost its throughput. ◆ Extension Channel:Working frequency range for 11n mode. WDS Mode: To extend your existing wireless network coverage, select the WDS (Wireless Distribution System) feature. ◆ AP MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a wireless link partner or populate this field using the Open Scan option. Application example: Implement the WDS feature using Tenda products of A3 (Wireless AP) and W316R (Wireless Router). 1.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Add W316R’s MAC address to A3 and change A3’s SSID and channel respectively to those of W316R. a. If you already know W316R’s MAC address, SSID and channel settings, then you can manually configure the same settings on A3. b. Or you can use the Open Scan option.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Click OK to save your settings. 3. Configure wireless security settings. For this step, refer to section 5.2 hereof. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 on W316R. Note: SSID, channel, security settings and security key must be the same on both A3 and W316R for successful WDS implementation. Note: 1. WDS feature can be implemented only between 2 wireless devices that both support the WDS feature.
11N Wireless AP User Manual respectively to those of link partner as well as add link partner’s MAC address. So we recommend you to use this Open Scan option for easy WDS settings. 2. Using WEP encryption improves WDS compatibility. For this reason, we recommend you to encrypt your wireless network with WEP when using the WDS feature. 5.2 Wireless Security This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to block unauthorized access to your wireless network and prevent malicious packet sniffing.
11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ Default Key: Select one key from the 4 preset keys. You can either select ASCII, which allows 5 or 13 characters, or hexadecimal, which allows 10 or 26 characters for WEP key format. 5.2.2 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.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 5.2.3 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. Note: According to latest WIFI standards, a. When WEP or TKIP is selected, network mode will change to “11b/g mixed” automatically. b. When AES or TKIP&AES is selected, network mode will change to “11b/g/n mixed” automatically. 5.
11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ MAC Address:Enter the MAC addresses of a wireless client and click “Add”. ◆ MAC Address List: Displays the MAC addresses added by you. You can delete any entry by clicking on the “Delete” button next to it. Example 1: To allow only the PC at a MAC address of 00:e8:c8:a4:56:75 to connect to your wireless network, do as follows: Step1. Select “Permit” from MAC Address Filter drop-down menu. Step2. Enter 00:e8:c8:a4:56:75 in the MAC address box. Step3.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 5.4 Connection Status This interface displays the information of currently connected wireless clients including MAC addresses and bandwidth. ◆ MAC Address: Displays the MAC addresses of the PCs that have been wirelessly connected to your AP ◆ Bandwidth: Displays the channel bandwidth used by the currently connected hosts (connected wireless clients). Note: "Bandwidth" refers to the wireless channel bandwidth instead of wireless connection rate.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 6 LAN Settings Click “LAN Settings” to enter the interface below. The AP’s LAN IP can either be static or dynamic. 6.1 Static IP ◆ MAC Address: Displays the AP‘s LAN MAC address, which cannot be changed. ◆ Address Mode: Select either static or dynamic IP. ◆ IP Address: The default LAN IP address for this AP is 192.168.0.254. You can change it according to your need. ◆ Subnet Mask: Enter the AP’s LAN subnet mask. The default value is 255.255.255.0.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 6.2 Dynamic IP (DHCP) Select this option only if you have a DHCP-enabled router on your network to assign an IP address to your AP. Otherwise use the static IP option. Note: 1. If you change the device’ LAN IP address, you have to enter the new one in your browser to get back into the web-based configuration utility. 2.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 7 Tools 7.1 Time Settings This section assists you in setting the device’s system time; you can either select to set the time and date manually or automatically obtain the GMT time from Internet. NOTE: The configured time information loses once the device is powered off. But it obtains the GMT time automatically when you connect it to the Internet. Features/functions based on time (e.g.
11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ Backup Settings: Once you have configured the device the way you want it, you can save these settings to a configuration file on your local hard drive that can later be imported to your device in case that the deivce is restored to factory default settings. To do this, click the “Backup” button next to where it says “Select the file directory to save the configured parameters” on the screen above.
11N Wireless AP User Manual hard drive. And then click the "Restore" button to reset your device to previous settings.' 7.3 Restore to Factory Default Settings To restore all settings to the device's factory default values, click the "Restore to Factory Default” button on the interface below: Factory Default Settings: ◆ Password: There is no preset password by default. ◆ IP Address: 192.168.0. 254 ◆ Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: To activate your settings, reboot the device after you reset it.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 7.4 Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrade is released periodically to improve the functionality of your device and also to add new features. If you run into a problem with a specific feature of the device, log on to our website(www.tenda.cn)to download the latest firmware to update it. ◆ Browse: Click this button to select an upgrade file. ◆ Upgrade: Click this button to start an upgrading process. After the upgrade is completed, the device will reboot automatically.
11N Wireless AP User Manual And LAN connection will be cut automatically during this process. 7.6 Change Password On the screen below, you can change the password for login to the device's Web-based interface. ◆ Old Password: Enter the old password. (If you have not changed the login password before, then just leave this field blank, for there is no preset password by default.) ◆ New Password: Enter a new password. ◆ Confirm new Password: Re-enter the new password for confirmation.
11N Wireless AP User Manual change default login password. 7.7 SysLog The Syslog option allows you to view all events that occur upon system startup and check whether there is attack on your network. ◆ Refresh: Click this button to update the log. ◆ Clear: Click this button to clear the log record.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 1: Glossary Channel A communication channel, also known as channel, refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a radio channel. It is used to transfer an information signal, such as a digital bit stream, from one or more transmitters to one or more receivers.
11N Wireless AP User Manual users can access the wireless network. 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.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 2: Features ¾ Compliant with IEEE802.11n/g/b,IEEE802.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 3: Troubleshooting 1. Q: I can’t log in to AP’s web-based management interface after entering 192.168.0.254 in the browser’s address bar, what should I do? A: 1). Verify that your PC’s IP address is set to any value between 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.253. 2). Try a different browser or delete your existing browser’s cache and cookies. Make sure your browser’s connection mode is “Never dial a connection”. 3).
11N Wireless AP User Manual If you still have some problems, please contact our technical support. Technical Support ¾ Toll Free: 400-6622-666 (For Mainland China Only) ¾ Toll Free: 1-800-570-5892 (For USA only) ¾ Tel: +86 (755) 2344 2820 ¾ Skype: tendasz ¾ MSN: tendasz@hotmail.com ¾ Email: support@tenda.com.cn ¾ Headquarter Shenzhen: ¾ Add: Tenda Industrial Zone, No.34-1 Shilong ShiyanTown, Baoan District, Shenzhen, China.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 4: Remove Wireless Network on Your PC Changing wireless settings on AP while keeping them unchanged on your PC may lead to connection failure when trying connecting to the AP wirelessly. So, do remember to delete the wireless settings on your PC when you have changed them on the AP. Below presents you the way to do so. In Windows XP 1. Right click “My Network Places” and select “Properties”. 2. Click Wireless Network Connection and then select Properties.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 3. Click “Wireless Networks”, select the item under “Preferred networks” and click the Remove button. In Windows 7 1. Click network icon on your desktop and select Properties.
11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Select “Manage Wireless Networks”. 3. Click the wireless connection and select “Remove network”.
11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 5: Security Statement FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
11N Wireless AP User Manual or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance of 20 cm.