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Tenda W268R User Manual

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  • Page 1 11N Wireless Broadband Router...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    As the upgrade of software and hardware, there will be changes. And if there are changes, Tenda is not responsible for informing in advance. If you want to know more about our product information, please...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 1.1 Product Features ..........2 1.2 Package Contents ..........4 1.3 LED Indicator and Port Description ...... 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation........7 2.1 How to Install the Router........7 2.2 Network Application Plan ........
  • Page 4 11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.1 Basic Settings..........26 6.2 Wireless Security Setting........28 6.3 Advanced Settings..........31 6.4 WPS Settings........... 32 6.5 WDS Settings ..........35 6.6 Wireless Access Control........36 6.7 Connection Status ..........37 Chapter 7: DHCP Server ..........38 7.1 DHCP Settings ..........
  • Page 5 11N Wireless Broadband Router 11.3 MAC Address Filter........50 11.4 Prevent Network Attack ........52 11.5 Remote Web Management ....... 53 11.6 WAN Ping ............ 54 Chapter12 Routing Setting ......... 55 12.1 Routing Table ..........55 Chapter 13 System Tools ........... 56 13.1 Time Settings ..........

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing Tenda 11N Wireless Broadband Router! W268R utilizes advanced MIMO technology and increases over 8 times transmission range of ordinary 802.11g products. Compatible with IEEE802.11n (Draft 4.0) and IEEE802.11g/b standards, it can provide up to 150Mbps stable transmission rate.

  • Page 7: Product Features

    11N Wireless Broadband Router life and QoS bandwidth control over specific computer’s downloading speed is supported as well. Moreover, UPnP and WMM support can smooth your MSN voice better, and the included Setup Wizard on CD-ROM will be easy and fast for non-savvy users to install the device and access to the Internet.
  • Page 8 11N Wireless Broadband Router Provides four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet LAN ports Supports xDSL/Cable MODEM, static and dynamic IP in community networking Supports remote/local Web management Supports WMM to better smooth your voice and video Supports SSID stealth mode and access control based over MAC address (up to 30 entries) Supports Auto MDI/MDIX Supports wireless Roaming technology for high-efficient...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 1.2 Package Contents Please unpack the box and check the following items: One W268R 11N Wireless Broadband Router One Quick Installation Guide One Power Adapter One CD-ROM If any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact...
  • Page 10 11N Wireless Broadband Router When turns green, blinking indicates the system runs well. When blinking, it indicates the device is negotiating with client in WPS mode. WLAN Wireless signal LED indicator. When turns green, blinking indicates the wireless function is enabled; LAN (4,3,2,1) Wired local network LED indicator.
  • Page 11 11N Wireless Broadband Router Rear Panel From L to R ：（ ） POWER The jack is for power adapter connection. Please use the included 9V DC power adapter. A 100Mbps Ethernet port, can be connected with MODEM, Switch, Router and other Ethernet device for Internet connecting to DSL MODEM, Cable MODEM and ISP.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 How to Install the Router After you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to connect. For better wireless performance, please put the device in the middle of wireless coverage area. 1.
  • Page 13 11N Wireless Broadband Router 3. Please connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the WAN port. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, double click the “Setup” icon and follow the instructions to complete the installation. Or you can enter the Router’s Web page to configure it.

  • Page 14: Network Application Plan

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 2.2 Network Application Plan Usually wireless LAN Network is deployed in a planned environment where each access point is located in a steady place with certain wireless coverage area for communication service. Generally speaking, it is in the center of the area to reduce “dead spot”.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 How To Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router The chapter mainly presents how to enter the Router’s Web page. After you have finished the hardware installation, the following steps will assist network configurations for you computer. 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations 1.
  • Page 16 11N Wireless Broadband Router 3 ． Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”. 4 ． Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations.

  • Page 17: Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Or select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX： (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 Certainly you need to input the DNS server address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 18 11N Wireless Broadband Router 2． Input the “admin” in both User Name and Password. Click “OK”. 3. If you enter the correct user name and password, the screen will be the next one.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4: Quick Setup Guide

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 4: Quick Setup Guide This chapter deals with how to access the Internet quickly. Please follow this guide to connect your Router to the Internet. 4.1 Setup Wizard 1. Here is the “Welcome to Setup Wizard” for configuring your Router quickly.
  • Page 20 11N Wireless Broadband Router ADSL Virtual Dial-up (Via PPPoE) Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP, and click “Next”. For example ： Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect. You do not need to enter the information like other modes.
  • Page 21 11N Wireless Broadband Router Static IP In this screen, fill the network address information from your ISP in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and Primary DNS server fields and click “Next”. For example ： ISP provides the following TCP/IP parameters as follows： IP Address：192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask：255.255.255.0 Gateway：192.168.1.1...
  • Page 22 11N Wireless Broadband Router record the settings you made. To activate the settings, it is recommended to select “Reboot the Router” from “System Tool” of the left menu. It is rebooting now, please wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off it. Click the “System Status”...
  • Page 23 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Name: Enter L2TP username. Password: Enter L2TP password. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit, you may need to change it for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1400 is the default MTU. Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP supplies you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
  • Page 24 11N Wireless Broadband Router Password: Enter PPTP password provided by your ISP. Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP supplies you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. In most cases, select Dynamic. IP Address: Enter the PPTP IP address supplied by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP.

  • Page 25: Chapter 5: Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 5: Advanced Settings 5.1 LAN Settings LAN Settings are for the basic TCP/IP parameters of LAN ports. MAC Address: The Router’s physical MAC address as seen on your local network, which is unchangeable. IP Address: The Router’s LAN IP addresses (not your PC’s IP address).

  • Page 26: Wan Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.2 WAN Settings After you have selected the ISP connection type in “Setup Wizard” and you want to modify the related settings, here you can modify and configure the settings in details. Virtual Dial-up PPPoE （ ）...
  • Page 27 11N Wireless Broadband Router default value is 1492. Do NOT modify it unless necessary. But if when some specific website or web application software can not be open or enabled, have a try to change the MTU value as 1450, 1400, etc. Service Name: It is defined as a set of characteristics that are applied to a PPPoE connection.
  • Page 28 11N Wireless Broadband Router Static IP If your connection mode, static IP is chosen, you can modify the following addressing information. IP Address: Here enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the WAN Subnet Mask here. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway here.

  • Page 29: Mac Address Clone

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.3 MAC Address Clone This page is for the Router’s MAC address to WAN. Some ISPs require end-user's MAC address to access their network. This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the Router. MAC Address: The MAC address to be registered with your Internet service provider.

  • Page 30: Dns Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.4 DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses which are provided by your Internet Service Provider. Please consult your Internet Service Provider for details if you do not have them.

  • Page 31: Chapter 6: Wireless Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 6: Wireless Setting 6.1 Basic Settings Enable Wireless: Check to enable the Router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it. Network Mode：Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode. 11b mode：Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
  • Page 32 11N Wireless Broadband Router 11b/g mode：Allow the 11b/g-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed, and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed. 11b/g/n mode：Allow 11b/g/n-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed. SSID SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique name ：...

  • Page 33: Wireless Security Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.2 Wireless Security Setting It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting. Here presents the common six (ten in all) encryption methods, including Mixed WEP, WPA-personal, WPA2-personal, etc. 6.2.1 Mixed WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic encryption method, usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys (64 bits or 128 bits in length).
  • Page 34 11N Wireless Broadband Router Security Mode From the drop-down menu select the ： corresponding security encryption modes. WEP Key1~4 Set the WEP key with the format of ： ASCII and Hex. You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 35 11N Wireless Broadband Router WPA Algorithms ： Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. Key Renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. ：...

  • Page 36: Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Key renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. ： 6.3 Advanced Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router, including the Radio Preamble, 802.11g/n Rate, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold, etc. BG protection Mode: Auto by default. It is for 11b/g wireless client to connect 11n wireless network smoothly in a complicated wireless area.

  • Page 37: Wps Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Fragment Threshold: The fragmentation threshold defines the maximum transmission packet size in bytes. The packet will be fragmented if the arrival is bigger than the threshold setting. The default size is 2346 bytes. It is recommended not to modify this value. RTS Threshold: RTS stands for “Request to Send”.
  • Page 38 11N Wireless Broadband Router to configure it without selecting encryption method and secret keys by manual. In the “Wireless settings” menu, click “WPS settings” to enter the next screen. WPS settings：To enable or disable WPS function. The default is “disable”. WPS mode ：...
  • Page 39 11N Wireless Broadband Router more clients are added, repeat the above steps. At present, the WPS supports up to 32 clients access.) PIN ： If this option is enabled, you need to enter a wireless client’s PIN code in the field and keep the same code in the WPS client.

  • Page 40: Wds Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router the security mode as WPA mode. 6.5 WDS Settings WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is used to expand wireless coverage area. This Router provides three modes: Lazy, Bridge and Repeater. Lazy: In this mode, the connected device can be Bridge mode or Repeater mode and enter the Router’s BSSID to establish the connection.

  • Page 41: Wireless Access Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Encrypt Type: Select one from WEP, TKIP, AES for security here. Pass phrase: Enter the encrypted key for wireless devices. AP MAC: Input the MAC address of another (opposing) wireless router you want to connect. NOTE: It is recommended that two wireless routers keep same bandwidth,...

  • Page 42: Connection Status

    11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address Filter ： Enable/disable MAC address filter. Select “Close” to malfunction MAC address; “disable” to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network; “Allow” to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network. MAC Address Management：Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy.

  • Page 43: Chapter 7: Dhcp Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router (wireless client). Chapter 7: DHCP Server 7.1 DHCP Settings DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is to assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”.

  • Page 44: Dhcp List And Binding

    11N Wireless Broadband Router IP address in each hour. 7.2 DHCP List and Binding The Static IP assignment is to add a specifically static IP address to the assigned MAC address. You can view the related information in the DHCP server list. IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs to be bound.

  • Page 45: Chapter 8 Virtual Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router IP address lease. Chapter 8 Virtual Server 8.1 Port Range Forwarding This section deals with the port range forwarding mainly. The Port Range Forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN.
  • Page 46 11N Wireless Broadband Router ranges the External ports used to set the server or Internet applications. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the PC where you want to set the applications. Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) for the application. Delete/Enable: Click to check it for corresponding operation.

  • Page 47: Dmz Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.2 DMZ Settings The DMZ function is to allow one computer in LAN to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer you want to expose.

  • Page 48: Upnp Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.3 UPNP Settings It supports latest Universal Plug and Play. This function goes into effect on Windows XP or Windows ME or this function would go into effect if you have installed software that supports UPnP. With the UPnP function, host in LAN can request the router to process some special port switching so as to enable host outside to visit the resources in the internal host.

  • Page 49: Chapter 9 Traffic Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 9 Traffic Control 9.1 Traffic Control Traffic control is used to limit communication speed in the LAN and WAN. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs' speed control, including for IP address range configuration.
  • Page 50 11N Wireless Broadband Router IP Starting Address: The first IP address for traffic control. IP Ending Address: The last IP address for traffic control. Uploading/Downloading: specify traffic heading way for the selected IP addresses: uploading or downloading. Bandwidth: To specify the uploading/downloading Min. /Max.

  • Page 51: Chapter10 Url Monitor

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter10 URL Monitor 10.1 URL Monitor This feature is used to record user’s Internet activity, so in terms of this feature, the administrator can check out and control what they can do and have done. Enable URL Monitor: After checking this feature, the Router will record LAN computer’s URL information, including the visiting Website, your LAN IP address and the time.
  • Page 52 Receive E-mail Address: Input the received E-mail’s address here. For example: tenda@sina.com.cn SMTP Server Address: Input the SMTP server address here. If you are not clear what your SMTP server’s address is, you can find them from Help page of the registered e-mail.

  • Page 53: Chapter 11: Security Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 11: Security Settings 11.1 Client Filter Settings To benefit your further management to the computers in the LAN, you can control some ports access to Internet by data packet filter function. Client Filter: Check to enable client filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 54: Url Filter Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Policy Name: Enter a name for the access policy selected. IP Start/End: Enter the starting/ending IP address. Port No.: Enter the port range based over the protocol for access policy. Protocol: Select one protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 55: Mac Address Filter

    11N Wireless Broadband Router URL Filter: Check to enable URL filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.
  • Page 56 11N Wireless Broadband Router MAC Address Filter: Check to enable MAC address filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.

  • Page 57: Prevent Network Attack

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Days: Select the day(s) to run the access policy. Apply： Click to make the settings go into effect. For example: if you want to configure the host with MAC address 00:C0:9F: AD:FF:C5 not to access the Internet at 8： 00-18： 00, you need to set it as above.

  • Page 58: Remote Web Management

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 11.5 Remote Web Management This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely. If you want to access the Router from outside the local network, please select the “Enable”. Enable: Check to enable remote web management. Port: The management port open to outside access.

  • Page 59: Wan Ping

    11N Wireless Broadband Router remote Web management. If you change the WAN IP address as 218.88.93.33-218.88.93.35, then only addresses 218.88.93.33, 218.88.93.34 and 218.88.93.35 can access the Router. For example: If you want to configure the IP address 218.88.93.33 to access the device’s web interface, please set it as follows: 11.6 WAN Ping The ping test is to check the status of your internet connection.

  • Page 60: Chapter12 Routing Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter12 Routing Setting 12.1 Routing Table The main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and transfer this data frame to a destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.e. routing arithmetic.

  • Page 61: Chapter 13 System Tools

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 13 System Tools 13.1 Time Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off the Router, the settings for time disappear. However, the Router will automatically obtain the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet.

  • Page 62: Ddns

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.2 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) supported in this Router. It is to assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address, which is used to monitor hosting website, FTP server and so on behind the Router.

  • Page 63: Backup/Restore Settings

    After mapping the port in the virtual server, setting account information in DDNS server and in the address field entering http://tenda.3322.org, you can access the Web page. 13.3 Backup/Restore Settings The device provides backup/restore settings, so you need set...

  • Page 64: Backup Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Backup Setting： Click “Backup” button to back up the Router’s settings and select the path for save. Click “Save” to save the configuration files. Restore Setting： Click “Browse” button to select the backup files.

  • Page 65: Restore To Factory Default Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Click “Restore” button to restore previous settings. 13.4 Restore to Factory Default Setting This button is to reset all settings to the default values. It means the Router will lose all the settings you have set. So please Note down the related settings if necessary.

  • Page 66: Upgrade Firmware

    13.5 Upgrade Firmware The Router provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www.tenda.cn. Browse: click this button to select the upgrade file. Upgrade: click this button to start the upgrading process.

  • Page 67: Password Change

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.7 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your router and network. User Name: Enter a new user name for the device. Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a new password.

  • Page 68: System Log

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.8 System Log The section is to view the system log. Click the “Refresh” to update the log. Click “Clear” to clear all shown information. If the log is over 150 records, it will clear them automatically. Refresh: Click this button to update the log.

  • Page 69: Appendix 1：Glossary

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Appendix 1：Glossary Access Point(AP): Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium(WM) for associated stations. Channel: An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (PDUs) that may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use(on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer (PHY),with an...
  • Page 70 11N Wireless Broadband Router network. The 40bit and 64bit encryption are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are private. Conversely, 104 and 128 bit are the same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless network must use the same key and same type of encryption.

  • Page 71: Appendix 2: Ask And Question

    E-mail support@tenda.cn, and we will reply you in the first time. 1、 Can not login to the Web interface of the Router after you enter the IP address in the address field？ Step 1: check the Router if it works well. Once the device is powered on for a few seconds, the SYS indicator on the panel will be turned on.
  • Page 72 11N Wireless Broadband Router Forget the login password and can not enter the 、 setting page. What can I do? Press the “RESET” button for 7 seconds to restore the Router to default settings. 3、 The computer connected with the Router shows IP address conflict.
  • Page 73 11N Wireless Broadband Router 5 、 How to configure and access the Internet via Dynamic IP? In Setup Wizard of the Web utility interface, select “Dynamic IP” connection type and click “Save” to activate it. As some ISPs bind the user computer’s MAC address, you need to clone the Router’s WAN MAC address to the bind21ing PC’s MAC address.
  • Page 74 11N Wireless Broadband Router Step 5: Input the internal server’s IP address. If your Web server’s IP address is 192.168.0.10, please input it. Step 6: select the communication protocol used by your internal host: TCP, UDP, ICMP. Step 7: click “Apply” to activate the settings. The following table has listed the well-known application and service port: Server...
  • Page 75 Wireless-N Broadband Router...
  • Page 76 As the upgrade of software and hardware, there will be changes. And if there are changes, Tenda is not responsible for informing in advance. If you want to know more about our product information, please...
  • Page 77 11N Wireless Broadband Router Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 1.1 Product Features ..........2 1.2 Package Contents ..........4 1.3 LED Indicator and Port Description ...... 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation........7 2.1 How to Install the Router........7 2.2 Network Application Plan ........
  • Page 78 11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.2 Wireless Security Setting........30 6.3 Advanced Settings..........33 6.4 WPS Settings........... 35 6.5 WDS Settings ..........37 6.6 Wireless Access Control........39 6.7 Connection Status ..........40 Chapter 7: DHCP Server ..........41 7.1 DHCP Settings ..........41 7.2 DHCP List and Binding ........
  • Page 79 11N Wireless Broadband Router 11.4 Prevent Network Attack ........54 11.5 Remote Web Management ....... 55 11.6 WAN Ping ............ 56 Chapter12 Routing Setting ......... 57 12.1 Routing Table ..........57 Chapter 13 System Tools ........... 58 13.1 Time Settings ..........58 13.2 DDNS ............

  • Page 80: Chapter 1: Introduction

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing Tenda 11N Wireless Broadband Router! W368R utilizes advanced MIMO technology and increases over 8 times transmission range of ordinary 802.11g products. Compatible with IEEE802.11n (Draft 4.0) and IEEE802.11g/b standards, it can provide up to 300Mbps stable transmission rate.

  • Page 81: Product Features

    11N Wireless Broadband Router life and QoS bandwidth control over specific computer’s downloading speed is supported as well. Moreover, UPnP and WMM support can smooth your MSN voice better, and the included Setup Wizard on CD-ROM will be easy and fast for non-savvy users to install the device and access to the Internet.
  • Page 82 11N Wireless Broadband Router Provides four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet LAN ports Supports xDSL/Cable MODEM, static and dynamic IP in community networking Supports remote/local Web management Supports WMM to better smooth your voice and video Supports SSID stealth mode and access control based over MAC address (up to 30 entries) Supports Auto MDI/MDIX Supports...

  • Page 83: Package Contents

    Please unpack the box and check the following items: One W368R 11N Wireless Broadband Router One Quick Installation Guide One Power Adapter One CD-ROM If any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact Tenda reseller from whom purchased replacement immediately.
  • Page 84 11N Wireless Broadband Router connects well. When turns green, blinking indicates the system runs well. When blinking, it indicates the device is negotiating with client in WPS mode. WLAN Wireless signal LED indicator. When turns green, blinking indicates the wireless function is enabled; LAN (4,3,2,1) Wired local network LED indicator.
  • Page 85 11N Wireless Broadband Router Rear Panel From L to R ：（ ） POWER The jack is for power adapter connection. Please use the included 9V DC power adapter. A 100Mbps Ethernet port, can be connected with MODEM, Switch, Router and other Ethernet device for Internet connecting to DSL MODEM, Cable MODEM and ISP.

  • Page 86: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 How to Install the Router After you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to connect. For better wireless performance, please put the device in the middle of wireless coverage area. 1.
  • Page 87 11N Wireless Broadband Router 3. Please connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the WAN port. 4. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, double click the “Setup” icon and follow the instructions to complete the installation. Or you can enter the Router’s Web page to configure it.

  • Page 88: Network Application Plan

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 2.2 Network Application Plan Usually wireless LAN Network is deployed in a planned environment where each access point is located in a steady place with certain wireless coverage area for communication service. Generally speaking, it is in the center of the area to reduce “dead spot”.

  • Page 89: Chapter 3 How To Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router The chapter mainly presents how to enter the Router’s Web page. After you have finished the hardware installation, the following steps will assist network configurations for you computer. 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations 1.
  • Page 90 11N Wireless Broadband Router Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” click “Properties”. 4 ． Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations.

  • Page 91: Login To The Router

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Or select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX： (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 Certainly you need to input the DNS server address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 92 11N Wireless Broadband Router 2．Input the “admin” in both User Name and Password. Click “OK”. 3. If you enter the correct user name and password, the screen will be the next one.

  • Page 93: Chapter 4: Quick Setup Guide

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 4: Quick Setup Guide This chapter deals with how to access the Internet quickly. Please follow this guide to connect your Router to the Internet. 4.1 Setup Wizard 1. Here is the “Welcome to Setup Wizard” for configuring your Router quickly.
  • Page 94 11N Wireless Broadband Router ADSL Virtual Dial-up (Via PPPoE) Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP, and click “Next”. For example ： Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect. You do not need to enter the information like other modes.
  • Page 95 11N Wireless Broadband Router DNS server fields and click “Next”. For example ： ISP provides the following TCP/IP parameters as follows： IP Address：192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask：255.255.255.0 Gateway：192.168.1.1 Primary DNS Server：192.168.1.2 Alternate DNS Server：202.96.134.133 Click “Save” to complete the setup wizard. The Router will record the settings you made.
  • Page 96 11N Wireless Broadband Router Click the “System Status” in the left menu of the Web-based Utility to find out the current network and system information. If the “Connection Status” is “Connected”, Congratulations you on completing the Router’s basic settings. You are on the Internet now. If you want to configure more, please proceed to the following explanations for Advanced Settings.
  • Page 97 11N Wireless Broadband Router select Dynamic. IP Address: Enter the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP. Default Gateway: Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP. PPTP PPTP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP. User Name: Enter PPTP username provided by your ISP.
  • Page 98 11N Wireless Broadband Router Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP. Default Gateway: Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP.

  • Page 99: Chapter 5: Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 5: Advanced Settings 5.1 LAN Settings LAN Settings are for the basic TCP/IP parameters of LAN ports. MAC Address: The Router’s physical MAC address as seen on your local network, which is unchangeable. IP Address: The Router’s LAN IP addresses (not your PC’s IP address).

  • Page 100: Wan Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.2 WAN Settings After you have selected the ISP connection type in “Setup Wizard” and you want to modify the related settings, here you can modify and configure the settings in details. Virtual Dial-up PPPoE （ ）...
  • Page 101 11N Wireless Broadband Router But if when some specific website or web application software can not be open or enabled, have a try to change the MTU value as 1450, 1400, etc. Service Name: It is defined as a set of characteristics that are applied to a PPPoE connection.
  • Page 102 11N Wireless Broadband Router Static IP If your connection mode, static IP is chosen, you can modify the following addressing information. IP Address: Here enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the WAN Subnet Mask here. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway here.
  • Page 103 11N Wireless Broadband Router default MTU. Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP supplies you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. In most cases, select Dynamic. IP Address: Enter the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP. Default Gateway: Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP.
  • Page 104 11N Wireless Broadband Router IP Address: Enter the PPTP IP address supplied by your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP. Default Gateway: Enter the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP.

  • Page 105: Mac Address Clone

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.3 MAC Address Clone This page is for the Router’s MAC address to WAN. Some ISPs require end-user's MAC address to access their network. This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the Router. MAC Address: The MAC address to be registered with your Internet service provider.

  • Page 106: Dns Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.4 DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses which are provided by your Internet Service Provider. Please consult your Internet Service Provider for details if you do not have them.

  • Page 107: Chapter 6: Wireless Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 6: Wireless Setting 6.1 Basic Settings Enable Wireless: Check to enable the Router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it. Network Mode：Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode. 11b mode：Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
  • Page 108 11N Wireless Broadband Router 11b/g mode：Allow the 11b/g-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed, and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed. 11b/g/n mode：Allow 11b/g/n-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed. SSID SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique name ：...

  • Page 109: Wireless Security Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.2 Wireless Security Setting It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting. Here presents the common six (ten in all) encryption methods, including Mixed WEP, WPA-personal, WPA2-personal, etc. 6.2.1 Mixed WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic encryption method, usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys (64 bits or 128 bits in length).
  • Page 110 11N Wireless Broadband Router menu. Security Mode From the drop-down menu select the ： corresponding security encryption modes. WEP Key1~4 Set the WEP key with the format of ： ASCII and Hex. You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 111 11N Wireless Broadband Router Select SSID：Select the SSID (main SSID or minor SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu. WPA Algorithms ： Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters.

  • Page 112: Advanced Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router WPA Algorithms ： Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. Key renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. ：...
  • Page 113 11N Wireless Broadband Router Basic Data Rates: For different requirement, you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates. Here, default value is (1-2-5.5.-11Mbps…). It is recommended not to modify this value. Beacon Interval: Set the beacon interval of wireless radio.

  • Page 114: Wps Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.4 WPS Settings WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setting) can be easy and quick to establish the connection between the wireless network clients and the device through encrypted contents. The users only enter PIN code or press WLAN/WPA button on the panel to configure it without selecting encryption method and secret keys by manual.
  • Page 115 11N Wireless Broadband Router Select the PBC or press the WLAN/WPS button on ： the front panel of the device for about one second (Press the button for about one second and WPS indicator will be blinking for 2 minutes, which means the WPS is enabled.

  • Page 116: Wds Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router WPS Auth. Mode：The authorization mode deployed by WPS, generally WPA/WPA2-personal mode. WPS Encrypt Type：The encryption type used by WPS, generally AES/TKIP. WPS key ： The effective key generated by AP automatically. AP PIN（KEY） The PIN code used by default. ：...
  • Page 117 11N Wireless Broadband Router Lazy: In this mode, the connected device can be Bridge mode or Repeater mode and enter the Router’s BSSID to establish the connection. Bridge: You can wirelessly connect two or more wired networks via this mode. In this mode, you need to add the Wireless MAC address of the connecting device into the Router's AP MAC address table or select one from the scanning table.

  • Page 118: Wireless Access Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router wireless router you want to connect. NOTE: It is recommended that two wireless routers keep same bandwidth, channel number, security settings. Apply the settings and reboot the Router to activate it. 6.6 Wireless Access Control To secure your wireless LAN, the wireless access control is actually based on the MAC address management to allow or block the specific clients to access the wireless network.

  • Page 119: Connection Status

    11N Wireless Broadband Router accessing the wireless network; “Allow” to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network. MAC Address Management：Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy. Click “Add” to finish the MAC add operation. MAC list：Show the added MAC addresses.

  • Page 120: Chapter 7: Dhcp Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 7: DHCP Server 7.1 DHCP Settings DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is to assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”.

  • Page 121: Dhcp List And Binding

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 7.2 DHCP List and Binding The Static IP assignment is to add a specifically static IP address to the assigned MAC address. You can view the related information in the DHCP server list. IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs to be bound.

  • Page 122: Chapter 8 Virtual Server

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 8 Virtual Server 8.1 Port Range Forwarding This section deals with the port range forwarding mainly. The Port Range Forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN.

  • Page 123: Dmz Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Internet applications. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the PC where you want to set the applications. Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) for the application. Delete/Enable: Click to check it for corresponding operation. Well-Known Service Port: Select the well-known services as DNS, FTP from the drop-down menu to add to the configured one above.

  • Page 124: Upnp Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer you want to expose. Enable: Click the checkbox to enable the DMZ host. IMPORTANT: When the DMZ host is enabled, the firewall settings of the DMZ host will not function. 8.3 UPNP Settings It supports latest Universal Plug and Play.

  • Page 125: Chapter 9 Traffic Control

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 9 Traffic Control 9.1 Traffic Control Traffic control is used to limit communication speed in the LAN and WAN. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs' speed control, including for IP address range configuration.
  • Page 126 11N Wireless Broadband Router HTTP service. IP Starting Address: The first IP address for traffic control. IP Ending Address: The last IP address for traffic control. Uploading/Downloading: specify traffic heading way for the selected IP addresses: uploading or downloading. Bandwidth: To specify the uploading/downloading Min. /Max.

  • Page 127: Chapter10 Url Monitor

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter10 URL Monitor 10.1 URL Monitor This feature is used to record user’s Internet activity, so in terms of this feature, the administrator can check out and control what they can do and have done. Enable URL Monitor: After checking this feature, the Router will record LAN computer’s URL information, including the visiting Website, your LAN IP address and the time.
  • Page 128 Receive E-mail Address: Input the received E-mail’s address here. For example: tenda@sina.com.cn SMTP Server Address: Input the SMTP server address here. If you are not clear what your SMTP server’s address is, you can find them from Help page of the registered e-mail.

  • Page 129: Chapter 11: Security Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 11: Security Settings 11.1 Client Filter Settings To benefit your further management to the computers in the LAN, you can control some ports access to Internet by data packet filter function. Client Filter: Check to enable client filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 130: Url Filter Settings

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Policy Name: Enter a name for the access policy selected. IP Start/End: Enter the starting/ending IP address. Port No.: Enter the port range based over the protocol for access policy. Protocol: Select one protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 131 11N Wireless Broadband Router URL Filter: Check to enable URL filter. Access Policy: Select number from drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.

  • Page 132: Mac Address Filter

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 11.3 MAC Address Filter In order to manage the computers in LAN better, you could control the computer’s access to Internet by MAC Address Filter. MAC Address Filter: Check to enable MAC address filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 133: Prevent Network Attack

    11N Wireless Broadband Router selected. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address you want to run the access policy. Times: Select the time range of client filter. Days: Select the day(s) to run the access policy. Apply： Click to make the settings go into effect. For example: if you want to configure the host with MAC address 00:C0:9F: AD:FF:C5 not to access the Internet at 8：...

  • Page 134: Remote Web Management

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 11.5 Remote Web Management This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely. If you want to access the Router from outside the local network, please select the “Enable”. Enable: Check to enable remote web management. Port: The management port open to outside access.

  • Page 135: Wan Ping

    11N Wireless Broadband Router only addresses 218.88.93.33, 218.88.93.34 and 218.88.93.35 can access the Router. For example: If you want to configure the IP address 218.88.93.33 to access the device’s web interface, please set it as follows: 11.6 WAN Ping The ping test is to check the status of your internet connection.

  • Page 136: Chapter12 Routing Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter12 Routing Setting 12.1 Routing Table The main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and transfer this data frame to a destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.e. routing arithmetic.

  • Page 137: Chapter 13 System Tools

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 13 System Tools 13.1 Time Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off the Router, the settings for time disappear. However, the Router will automatically obtain the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet.

  • Page 138: Ddns

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.2 DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) supported in this Router. It is to assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address, which is used to monitor hosting website, FTP server and so on behind the Router.

  • Page 139: Backup/Restore Settings

    After mapping the port in the virtual server, setting account information in DDNS server and in the address field entering http://tenda.3322.org, you can access the Web page. 13.3 Backup/Restore Settings The device provides backup/restore settings, so you need set a directory to keep these parameters.
  • Page 140 11N Wireless Broadband Router select the path for save. Click “Save” to save the configuration files. Restore Setting： Click “Browse” button to select the backup files. Click “Restore” button to restore previous settings.

  • Page 141: Restore To Factory Default Setting

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.4 Restore to Factory Default Setting This button is to reset all settings to the default values. It means the Router will lose all the settings you have set. So please Note down the related settings if necessary. Restore: Click this button to restore to default settings.

  • Page 142: Upgrade Firmware

    13.5 Upgrade Firmware The Router provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www.tenda.cn. Browse: click this button to select the upgrade file. Upgrade: click this button to start the upgrading process.

  • Page 143: Password Change

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.7 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your router and network. User Name: Enter a new user name for the device. Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a new password.

  • Page 144: System Log

    11N Wireless Broadband Router 13.8 System Log The section is to view the system log. Click the “Refresh” to update the log. Click “Clear” to clear all shown information. If the log is over 150 records, it will clear them automatically. Refresh: Click this button to update the log.

  • Page 145: Appendix 1：Glossary

    11N Wireless Broadband Router Appendix 1：Glossary Access Point(AP): Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium(WM) for associated stations. Channel: An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (PDUs) that may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use(on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer (PHY),with an...
  • Page 146 11N Wireless Broadband Router network. The 40bit and 64bit encryption are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are private. Conversely, 104 and 128 bit are the same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless network must use the same key and same type of encryption.

  • Page 147: Appendix 2: Ask And Question

    E-mail support@tenda.cn, and we will reply you in the first time. 1、 Can not login to the Web interface of the Router after you enter the IP address in the address field？ Step 1: check the Router if it works well. Once the device is powered on for a few seconds, the SYS indicator on the panel will be turned on.
  • Page 148 11N Wireless Broadband Router Forget the login password and can not enter the 、 setting page. What can I do? Press the “RESET” button for 7 seconds to restore the Router to default settings. 3、 The computer connected with the Router shows IP address conflict.
  • Page 149 11N Wireless Broadband Router activate it. As some ISPs bind the user computer’s MAC address, you need to clone the Router’s WAN MAC address to the bind21ing PC’s MAC address. Select “MAC Address Clone” in “Advanced Setting” to input your computer’s MAC address and click “Apply”...
  • Page 150 11N Wireless Broadband Router Step 7: click “Apply” to activate the settings. The following table has listed the well-known application and service port: Server Protocol Service Port WEB Server FTP Server Telnet NetMeeting 1503、1720 File Send:6891-6900(TCP) MSN Messenger TCP/UDP Voice:1863、6901(TCP) Voice:1863、5190(UDP) PPTP VPN 1723...

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