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Get to know your router Commonly used functions How to access the internet quickly using the router? How to change your WiFi name and password? How to change your login password? How to enable/disable your WiFi according to schedule? How to extend your wireless range? How to control your internet speed? How to prevent unknown device from connecting to your network? 2
Get to know your router Table of contents Links of commonly used functions .......................................................... 2 Table of contents .................................................................................... 3 1 Get to know your router ...................................................................... 5 Package contents ...................................................................................................................................................
Get to know your router Channel & Bandwidth ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Transmit Power .................................................................................................................................................. 36 WPS ...............................................................................................................................................................
Get to know your router 1 Get to know your router This chapter includes the following parts: Package contents LED indicators Buttons & Interfaces Product label Package contents Unpack the package. Your box should include the following items: AC1200 Smart Dual-Band WiFi Router * 1 Power Adapter * 1 Ethernet Cable * 1 Install Guide * 1 If any item is incorrect, missing or damaged, please keep the original package and contact the vendor for replacement immediately.
Get to know your router LED Indicator WAN, 1, 2, 3 Status Description Solid The port is connected to another network device. Blinking The port is transmitting or receiving data. Off The port is not connected to another network device. Solid When WPS negotiation is successful, this LED keeps solid for 2~ 5 minutes, and then it keeps off. Blinking The router is waiting or is performing WPS negotiation with a wireless client. WPS WPS function is disabled.
Get to know your router Product label 1. Default Access: http://tendawifi.com or 192.168.0.1 When the router is in factory default state, to log in to the router’s user interface, you can type tendawifi.com or 192.168.0.1 in a browser’s address bar. 2. SSID: The default 2.4GHz WiFi Name. When the router is in factory default state, you can use this name to wirelessly connect to the router. 3. Pin No.: The Pin No. is required when you establish a WPS connection.
Quick setup to access the internet 2 Quick setup to access the internet To access the internet, you need at least two steps: Step 1: Connect your router Step 2: Configure your router This chapter includes the following parts: Position your router Step 1: Connect your router Step 2: Configure your router Access the internet Join your WiFi Position your router To make your devices get better wireless signals from the router, position your router as follows: Put it on a stable place, su
Quick setup to access the internet Step 1: Connect your router 1. Connect your router to the internet. If you have a modem, go to Type 1. If not, go to Type 2. Type 1: Connect to the internet through a modem (DSL modem/optical modem/cable modem). ❶ Power off the modem. If it has a battery, remove the battery. ❷ Connect the modem to the WAN port of the router using an Ethernet cable. ❸ Power on the router. ❹ Power on the modem. Type 2: Connect to the internet through the Ethernet cable provided by the ISP.
Quick setup to access the internet Connect your computer to the router through WiFi 1. Find the WiFi name (SSID) labeled at the router’s bottom. 2. Use your computer that is installed with a wireless network adapter, or other wireless devices, such as smartphones and laptops, to connect to the router’s WiFi network. For the connection steps, refer to Connect to your WiFi. After connect the computer to the router, go to the next step to configure the router.
Quick setup to access the internet 2) Click Start. Tips If the router’s Quick Setup Wizard page doesn’t appear, refer to Appendix > Troubleshooting > Q2. 2. Configure the internet settings. The router supports three connection types: DHCP, Static IP, and PPPoE. The router can detect your connection type automatically. DHCP If DHCP is detected or if you select DHCP manually, click Next to configure wireless settings.
Quick setup to access the internet PPPoE If the detection result is Static IP or if you select PPPoE manually, please do as follows: 1) Type the user name and password provided by the ISP. 2) Click Next to configure wireless settings. 3. Configure the wireless settings. 1) Customize your WiFi name. (1~29 characters are allowed) 2) Customize your WiFi password. (8~32 characters are allowed) 3) Customize your login password. (5~32 characters are allowed) 4) Click Next.
Quick setup to access the internet Tips WiFi password is used for wireless devices to connect to the router. Login password is used to log in to the router’s user interface. If you want to use the same password for both functionalities, check the box of Set up the login password to the same as the WiFi password. The router provides two frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. A 5GHz WiFi name can be detected only by wireless devices working at 5GHz.
Quick setup to access the internet Access the internet through WiFi Use your wireless device, such as a smartphone, or use your computer that is installed with a wireless network adapter to connect to the router through the changed WiFi name and WiFi password. Then you can access the internet wirelessly. Access the internet through an Ethernet cable If you connect your computer to the router through an Ethernet cable, you can access the internet now.
Quick setup to access the internet Tips If you can’t find the icon , please move your cursor to the upper right corner of your desktop, select Settings > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings, right click Wi-Fi and select Connect/Disconnect. If you can’t find your WiFi, ensure that your computer is not working in Airplane mode. 2. Select your WiFi name from the list, click Connect and then follow onscreen instructions.
Quick setup to access the internet Tips If you can’t find the icon , please move your cursor to the lower left corner of your desktop, select Start > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings, right click Wireless Network Connection and select Connect/Disconnect. When Connected appears, the device is connected to the router’s WiFi network. iPad/iPhone 1. Tap Settings. 2. Tap Wi-Fi, choose your SSID, enter the WiFi password, and tap Join.
Quick setup to access the internet Android 1. Tap Settings. 2. Tap WLAN. It enters your WLAN settings. 3. Enable your WLAN, and select your SSID. 4. Enter your WiFi password, and tap Connect. When Connected appears, the device is connected to the router’s WiFi network.
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Functions on the router’s user interface 3 Functions on the router’s user interface This chapter includes the following functions: Internet status Internet settings Wireless settings Guest network Sleeping mode VPN Advanced settings System settings Internet status On internet Status page, you can check the internet connection status, WiFi Info, and the connected devices’ info.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. On the pop-up page, finish internet settings. For the setting steps, refer to Configure the internet settings. Change wireless settings 1. On the Internet Status page, click the wireless settings icon 20 .
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. On the pop-up page, finish wireless settings. WiFi Name & Password The router provides two types of frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You can assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters as a WiFi name, and customize a password containing up to 63 characters as a WiFi password. Note them down if you change the default one.
Functions on the router’s user interface Hide If the Hide option is checked, wireless clients can’t find the WiFi name of the router. You need to enter the WiFi name on each wireless client manually. Security Mode The router offers three security modes: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA/WPA2-PSK. You can select one according to your needs. Or you can select None to share your WiFi with others without requiring a password.
Functions on the router’s user interface Add to the blacklist If you find unknown devices in your network from the Attached Devices list, you can add them to the blacklist by clicking the corresponding Add button. Devices in the blacklist can’t access the internet through the router. Blacklist Devices in the blacklist can’t access the internet through the router. If you want a device that is in the Blacklist to connect to the router, click Remove.
Functions on the router’s user interface Check system status Click the figure of router, and then the System Status page will pop up. You can check the router’s current network status: basic info, WAN status, LAN Status, and WiFi Status.
Functions on the router’s user interface Internet settings If you don’t finish internet settings through Quick Setup Wizard, or want to change internet settings, you can complete internet settings on this page. For the steps, refer to Configure the internet settings.
Functions on the router’s user interface Wireless repeating Channel & bandwidth Transmit power WPS Beamforming WiFi name & password If you don’t customize your WiFi name and password on internet Status page, you can customize them using this function. Click Wireless Settings > WiFi Name & Password. WiFi Name & WiFi Password The router provides two types of frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Functions on the router’s user interface WiFi schedule This feature specifies when to enable or disable WiFi. For example, assume that you want to turn off your WiFi during 23:00~06:00, from Monday to Friday, you can configure it as follows: 1. Click WiFi Schedule button to enable this feature. 2. Select 23:00 and 06:00 in the Turn off WiFi during field. 3. Select Specified Day, and check the options of the corresponding days, Mon. to Fri. 4. Click Save.
Functions on the router’s user interface WISP For router A: 1. If the DHCP server of router A is disabled, you must enable it. 2. Note down WiFi name and password of router A. The assumptions are shown below. WiFi Name (SSID) Tenda_666666_ZL WiFi Password 66666666 Configure router B: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Wireless Settings > Wireless Repeating. Click the Wireless Repeating button to enable the feature.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Click Please select. 3. Find and click the WiFi name of router A. Tips Router B must support router A’s channel range, otherwise the WiFi name of router A won’t be displayed in the Base Station WiFi Name list. For example, if router A works in channel 13, but the channel range of router B is 1~11, you won’t find the WiFi name of router A.
Functions on the router’s user interface 6. Click OK on the prompt dialog box.
Functions on the router’s user interface Check whether the bridge is successful After this router (router B) auto-reboots, log in to this router’s (router B’s) user interface, and click internet Status. Check the connection status. If it displays Connected! You can surf the internet, it indicates that the bridge is successful. If the bridge failed, try solving the problem as follows: Verify that router A’s DHCP server is enabled.
Functions on the router’s user interface Universal repeater Configure router A: 1. If the DHCP server of router A is disabled, you must enable it. 2. Note down WiFi name and password of router A. WiFi Name (SSID) Tenda_666666_ZL WiFi Password 66666666 Generally, you don’t need to set up other parameters of router A. Configure router B: 1. Log in to router B’s user interface, and click Wireless Settings > Wireless Repeating. Click the Wireless Repeating button to enable the feature.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Select Universal Repeater. 3. Click Please select. 4. Find and click the WiFi name (wireless network name) of the base station (router A).
Functions on the router’s user interface Tips Router B MUST contain the router A’s channel, or the router A’s WiFi name (wireless network name) won’t be displayed in the Base Station WiFi Name list. For example, if the router A’s channel is 13, but router B’s channel range is 1~11, you won’t find the router A’s WiFi name in the Base Station WiFi Name list. So you’d better select the correct country (the country where you use the router), because the Channel range varies in different countries.
Functions on the router’s user interface Note You can only use the router B’s domain name tendawifi.com to log in to the router B’s user interface after bridge. The internet Setting, WiFi Schedule, WPS, Guest Network, Sleeping Mode, Parental Control, Bandwidth Control, DDNS, Virtual Server, DMZ, Remote Management, IPTV, Security, UPnP, LAN IP Settings, DHCP Reservation, and WAN Settings are not available when the router B is in Universal Repeater mode.
Functions on the router’s user interface Channel & bandwidth In this part, you can change the basic settings of your wireless network. There are two different frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Network Mode: This router supports 3 network modes for 2.4GHz frequency band, and 2 network modes for 5GHz frequency band. To change the mode, select the required mode from the Network Mode list. The default one is optimum. Channel: To change the wireless channel, select a number from the Channel list.
Functions on the router’s user interface has strong capability of penetrating wall. Select one from them according to your needs. WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) allows you to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. You can establish a WPS connection to your wireless router through WPS button, or PIN code. To establish a WPS connection: Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Wireless Settings > WPS.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Within 2 minutes, enable WPS function on your wireless clients. For example, to enable WPS function of a SAMSUNG cellphone: 1) Enter the WLAN setting page. 2) Tap the icon on the bottom left corner of the cellphone. 3) Select WPS push button on the pop-up subpage. Then the router will negotiate with the cellphone, and establish a WPS connection. Use a PIN code If your wireless client requires a PIN code, enter the PIN code of the router into the required box.
Functions on the router’s user interface Tips The WiFi password will be changed into a random password with 63 characters if you use the PIN code to establish a WPS connection. Beamforming Enabling beamforming feature can make your WiFi signal be more stable and stronger. Guest network A guest network allows visitors at your home to use a separate SSIDs or networks without providing access to your private network. You can create a guest network for each wireless network: 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Functions on the router’s user interface 3. Customize a WiFi Name for 2.4GHz network and 5GHz network respectively and a password for both of them. 4. Click Save. Sleeping mode Sleeping Mode allows you to schedule your router’s working time. To schedule the router’s working time: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Sleeping Mode. 2. Click Sleeping Mode button to enable the feature. 3. Select the Sleeping Mode Time during which the router will be in power saving mode. 4.
Functions on the router’s user interface Tips If sleeping mode is enabled, the router will work in a power saving state. LEDs, WiFi and USB flash drive will be in a sleeping state. Here's two ways to enable WiFi if you need to use it in sleeping mode: Enable WiFi from the Tenda App by using Wake Up feature Press the WiFi button to turn on WiFi Note: Go to Advanced Settings > Tenda App to scan the QR code for downloading.
Functions on the router’s user interface PPTP server When the router acts as a PPTP Server, it provides a secure virtual tunnel between your home network and a remote computer. Example You have a FTP server (LAN IP: 192.168.0.154) in your home network. If you want to visit the resources on the FTP server from the company’s computer, you can refer to the following procedures. Configuration To set up a PPTP server: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click VPN > PPTP Server. 2.
Functions on the router’s user interface To establish a VPN connection: To access the PPTP server, you need to establish a VPN connection on your computer in the company, do as follows: 1. Verify that your computer is connected to the internet successfully. 2. Click the icon Sharing Center. on the bottom right corner of your desktop. Click Open Network and 3.
Functions on the router’s user interface connection (VPN). 4. Type the public WAN IP of the PPTP server (such as: 183.37.211.8 here) in the internet address field, and click Next.
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Functions on the router’s user interface 5. Type the user name and password of the PPTP server, click Create, and then click Close. If you fail to establish a VPN connection, follow the steps below to solve the issue: 1. Click the icon Connection.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Click Properties > Security, set the Type of VPN to Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), set Data encryption to Optional encryption (connect even if no encryption), and click OK.
Functions on the router’s user interface 3. Go back to VPN connection page, click Connect, type the user name and password of the PPTP server in the pop-up window again, and click Connect. When the VPN Connection displays Connected, it indicates that you are connected to the PPTP server successfully.
Functions on the router’s user interface To access the FTP server: Launch a web browser, type the address of the FTP server (ftp://FTP server IP address: port number, such as ftp://192.168.0.154:21) in the address bar, and tap Enter on the keyboard. Then you can visit the resources on the FTP server.
Functions on the router’s user interface PPTP/L2TP client When acts as a PPTP/L2TP client, the router helps you to establish a secure communication between the attached devices and the PPTP/L2TP server provided by individual or internet Service Provider. Then all the devices connected to the router can access the exclusive resources network through the PPTP/L2TP server. To set up PPTP client: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click VPN > PPTP/L2TP Client. 2.
Functions on the router’s user interface To set up L2TP client: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click VPN > PPTP/L2TP Client. 2. Click PPTP/L2TP Client button to enable the feature. 3. Select L2TP. 4. Type the server IP/domain name, user name, and password of the L2TP server. 5. Click Save.
Functions on the router’s user interface Parental control With Parental Control, you can only allow your teenager to visit some specified sites and restrict access by time. To control access to the internet: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > Parental Control. 2. Click the selected device’s pencil icon on the right. 3. Click Edit to customize a device name for easy recognition. 4. Click Complete to save it.
Functions on the router’s user interface 5. Select the time you allow your teenager to access the internet, for example: 07:00pm~10:00pm. 6. Select Specified Days. 7. Select the days you apply the rule, for example: Monday to Friday. 8. Disable Website Limit (enabled by default) and click Save.
Functions on the router’s user interface to access these websites, or only allow them to visit some specified websites. 1. Select Blacklist (forbid to access the following websites) or White List (only allow to access the following websites) according to your needs. 2. Type the key words of the websites you want to allow/forbid to access. 3. Click Save.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Specify a device name for the device, for example, Kid’s smart phone. 3. Type the MAC address of the device. 4. Select the time you allow your teenager to access the internet, for example: 07:00pm~10:00pm. 5. Select Specified Days. 6. Select the days you apply the rule, for example: Monday to Friday. 7. Select Blacklist (forbid to access the following websites) or White List (only allow to access the following websites) according to your needs. 8.
Functions on the router’s user interface Configuration 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > Bandwidth Control. 2. Select a download speed for your notebook. 3. Click Save. Tenda App Tenda App allows you to manage your router anywhere and anytime through your smart phone, iPad, etc. with the Tenda App. To manage the router remotely using the Tenda App, you need to register a Tenda App account, and attach the router to the account. Step 1: To download the Tenda App: 1.
Functions on the router’s user interface Step 2: To register an account: Use the Tenda App to register an account. Please download the User Guide of the Tenda WiFi App (the name of the app) from http://www.tendacn.com/ for details. Step 3: To attach the router to an account: 1. Connect to the router’s WiFi using your smart device (smart phone, etc.). 2. Open Tenda WiFi App on your smart device. 3. Log in to Tenda App account. 4. Click Add button. 5. Type the router’s login password, and click OK.
Functions on the router’s user interface Step 4: To enable the Tenda App feature 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > Tenda App. 2. Click Tenda App button to enable the feature. The router will obtain an ID and detect the attached account automatically. 3. Click Save. Tips The ID is the unique number of the router for Tenda App management. The Tenda WiFi App uses the ID to find and manage the router remotely. It is not editable, and you don’t need to edit it.
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Functions on the router’s user interface LED ON: All LED indicators will work normally. LED OFF: All LED indicators will be off. LED Schedule: All LED indicators will be off during the time you specified. To specify the settings of LED Control: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > LED Control. 2. Check an option according to your needs. 3. Click Save. DDNS DDNS function maps all the changeable WAN IP addresses to one static domain name.
Functions on the router’s user interface and tenda.dyndns.org. 5. Click Save. Verification After the configuration above, your friend can access your ftp server ftp://tenda.dyndns.org instead of ftp://183.38.7.216:21 to download the giant file.
Functions on the router’s user interface Virtual server Virtual Server helps you to direct network traffic from the internet to a specific port or a specific range of ports to a device or number of devices on your local network. If you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server. For example, you might want to make a local web server, or FTP server visible and available to the internet. Example You have a FTP server (IP: 192.168.0.
Functions on the router’s user interface Verification When you’re in the company, you can use your computer to access the FTP server by entering “ftp://183.37.211.8:21” in a browser. Note You can use the public WAN IP address to access the FTP server remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number changes for the public WAN IP of the router is usually dynamic. To solve the problem, you can use the DDNS feature.
Functions on the router’s user interface Example You want to create a DMZ host in your computer for messages transmitting through the HTTP server. Configuration 1. Login to the router’s user interface, click Advanced Settings > DMZ, to configure detailed settings. 2. Click DMZ button to enable the feature. 3. DMZ Host IP: Enter the IP address of your computer (for example: 192.168.0.100 here. It is the IP address of the computer with DMZ host created) in the DMZ Host IP field. 4.
Functions on the router’s user interface Configuration 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > Remote Management. 2. Click Remote Management button to enable the feature. 3. Type the remote IP Address in the box: 202.165.100.105 here. 4. If you don’t know the WAN IP of your company’s network, you can type 0.0.0.0 here. 5. Specify a port, the default is 8080. Don’t change it if unnecessary. 6. Click Save.
Functions on the router’s user interface Verification When you’re in the company, you can use your computer to access your router’s user interface by entering “http://190.136.2.5:8080” in a browser. Remote Web Management + DDNS However, in the example above, the WAN IP of the router in your home may not always be static. You can give the WAN IP a static host name through DDNS to maintain the connection between your router and the computer in your company.
Functions on the router’s user interface 2. Click Save to activate the settings. Set-top Box If you has a set-top box at home, and also order IPTV service from your internet Service Provider. Enable the Set-top Box feature, and connect your set-top box to port 4 of your router. 1. Click Set-top Box button to enable the feature. 2. Select a zone: Consult internet Service Provider for specific information of this part. 3. Click Save to activate the settings. Then you can enjoy the videos on your smart TV.
Functions on the router’s user interface Firewall The Firewall feature helps you to secure your network. Don’t change the default settings unless Tenda technical support suggests to do so, or you are guided by some professional person. Static routing Static routing feature provides more routing information to your router. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Typically, you do not need to add static routes.
Functions on the router’s user interface To set up a static route: 1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > Static Routing. 2. Type the IP address of the target network. 3. Type the subnet mask for this target network. 4. Type the gateway IP address. 5. Click Add. 6. Click Save. The parameters in the screenshot below are for examples.
Functions on the router’s user interface If you don’t want to use the static route you set up before any more, just click Delete button, and click Save to delete it. UPnP When UPnP is enabled on your router, a network device possessing a specific purpose, such as a printer, can be identified and used automatically by another computer or device in your network. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Advanced Settings > UPnP. It is advisable to keep the default settings.
Functions on the router’s user interface System settings This section describes how to administer and maintain your router and home network, including the following features: LAN IP settings DHCP reservation WAN settings Time settings Login password Reboot Firmware upgrade Backup/Restore System status System log Auto maintenance Reset LAN IP settings Here you can change the LAN IP address, enable/disable DHCP server, or specify the LAN IP address pool and the
Functions on the router’s user interface LAN IP address Here you can customize a LAN IP for your local area network. When you use the wireless repeating feature, you might need to change the LAN IP address in case there is an IP conflict between the LAN IP of the router and base station.
Functions on the router’s user interface DHCP reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. For example, when you use DMZ or Virtual Server feature, you’d better specify a reserved IP address for your computer. To reserve an IP address: 1.
Functions on the router’s user interface 5. Click Add. After the configuration saved, it will take effect as soon as the computer connects to the router next time. WAN settings Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > WAN Settings.
Functions on the router’s user interface MTU Do not change the default value unless necessary. If you are unable to open some website, to receive or send emails, etc., try to minimize the MTU value until your network returns to normal. MTU Applications 1500 Typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN 1492 Used in PPPoE environments. 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.) 1468 Used in some DHCP environments. 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
Functions on the router’s user interface WAN speed By default, the WAN rate is 1000M auto-negotiation. Generally, it is not advisable to change the default value. When the cable length between your router and the remote device (modem, router, etc.) is relatively long, you can set WAN rate to 10M FDX or 10M HDX to enhance transmission rate. MAC address Some ISPs will bind your broadband account info and a specified MAC address of your computer together.
Functions on the router’s user interface If you want to clone other MAC address, select Manual and type the Mac address in the following box. Time settings Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > Time & Date.This part is used to set the router’s system time. Select your time zone, and you will get the GMT time from the internet and the system will automatically connect to NTP server to synchronize the time. Tips To make some time-based features (e.g.
Functions on the router’s user interface Login password To secure your network, you’d better set a login password up. To change the login password: 1. Type the old password. 2. Customize a new login password. 3. Type the new password again, and click Save. Tips There is no login password by default. The old login password is that you set up in Quick Setup Wizard. After successful configuration, you need to log in to the user interface again with the new login password.
Functions on the router’s user interface Firmware upgrade Tenda website offers the latest software version for your router. Follow steps below to upgrade the device if you want. Local upgrade Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > Firmware Upgrade. Configuration 1. Download the firmware file from Tenda website http://www.tendacn.com, save and unzip it to your local computer. 2. Click Choose file to locate and select the upgrade file (.bin file) you saved. 3.
Functions on the router’s user interface Online upgrade The router will detect the latest software automatically. When a newer software version is detected, you can upgrade. Note To avoid upgrade failure, you’d better connect the router to your computer through an Ethernet cable instead of wireless connection, and do not remove the power supply of the router and your computer.
Functions on the router’s user interface To backup a file: Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > Back/Restore. Click Backup, and locate the file (with suffix .cfg) to your host after finishing configuration of the router. To restore the configuration of the router: If you reset the router carelessly, and don’t want to reconfigure it, you can restore it using the configuration file you saved before. 1. Click Choose file, and select the file you saved. 2. Click Restore.
Functions on the router’s user interface System log If you want to have a good knowledge of system operation, or when you have difficulties in surfing the internet, you need to send your system logs to Tenda technical supporters, you can go to this field to check your router’s syslog. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > System Log.
Functions on the router’s user interface Auto maintenance Log in to the router’s user interface, and click System Settings > Auto Maintenance. Auto Maintenance helps you to maintain your router to improve the performance of your router and extend the router’s lifecycle. Reset Here you can restore this router to factory default. Two methods are available here. Method One: Log in to the router’s user interface, click System Settings > Reset, and click Reset.
Functions on the router’s user interface Note During the restoration, do not disconnect the power of the router and other relevant devices. Strongly recommend you not to restore the router, unless one of the following situations appear: 84 You have to access the router but you can’t remember the login name and password. Your router does not work well, and you want to reconfigure it by following the Setup Wizard.
Appendix Appendix This chapter includes the following parts: Configure your computer Troubleshooting Technical support Safety and emission statement Configure your computer Windows 8 1. Right click the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop. Click Open Network and Sharing Center. Tips If you can’t find the icon , please move your cursor to the top right corner of your desktop, select Settings > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing. 2.
Appendix 3. Find and double click internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4). Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK. 4. Click OK on the Ethernet Properties window (see 3. for the screenshot).
Appendix Windows 7 1. Click the icon Center. on the bottom right corner of your desktop. Click Open Network and Sharing Tips If you can’t find the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop, follow steps below: Click Start > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing Center. 2. Click Local Area Connection > Properties. 3. Find and double click internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4). Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK.
Appendix 4. Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window (see 3. for the screenshot). Windows XP 1. Right click My Network Places on your desktop and select Properties. Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties. 2. Scroll down to find and double click internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK.
Appendix 3. Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window (see 2. for the screenshot). Troubleshooting Q1: Where should I place my wireless router for optimum performance? A1: To achieve optimum performance, please pay attention to the following: Put it on a stable place, such as a desk. Keep it near to your wireless devices, such as smart phones, laptops, and so on.
Appendix Press and hold the RST/WPS button for about 8 seconds, and then release it to restore the router to factory settings; then try to login again. Q3: I forget my WiFi password, what should I do? A3: Follow one of the following methods: Log in to the wireless router’s user interface, and you can check the WiFi password on page Wireless Settings > WiFi Name & Password. Restore the wireless router to factory default, and there is no WiFi password by default. Then set up a WiFi password.
Appendix Type Details Skype Tendasz Website http:// www.tendacn.com E-mail support@tenda.com.cn Safety and emission statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. NOTE: (1) The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
Appendix Manufacture: SHENZHEN HEWEISHUN NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. Input: 100-240V~50/60Hz 0.4A Output: 12V 1.0A : DC Voltage RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment.
Appendix The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. 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 minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. NOTE: (1) The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
