Tenda N3 11N, User Manual

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Page 2: ...prior expressed written permission from Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd any individual or party is not allowed to copy plagiarize reproduce or translate it into other languages All photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only Upgrades of software and hardware may occur Tenda reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content here...

Page 3: ...ystem Status 18 4 2 WAN Settings 20 4 3 LAN Settings 25 4 4 MAC Address Clone 26 4 5 DNS Settings 26 4 6 WAN Medium Type 27 4 7 Bandwidth Control 29 4 8 Statistics 32 4 9 WAN Speed 32 Chapter 5 Wireless Settings 33 5 1 Basic Settings 33 5 2 Wireless Security 39 5 3 MAC based Wireless Access Control 43 5 4 Connection Status 45 Chapter 6 DHCP 46 6 1 DHCP Settings 46 6 2 DHCP Clients 47 Chapter 7 Vir...

Page 4: ... Chapter 10 Tools 62 10 1 Time Settings 62 10 2 DDNS 63 10 3 Backup Restore Settings 65 10 4 Restore to Factory Default Settings 66 10 5 Firmware Upgrade 67 10 6 Reboot 68 10 7 Change Password 68 10 8 SysLog 69 Appendix 1 Glossary 70 Appendix 2 Features 71 Appendix 3 Troubleshooting 72 Appendix 4 Remove Wireless Network on Your PC 74 Appendix 5 Security Statements 78 3 ...

Page 5: ...he function of a router wireless AP switch and firewall it offers advanced features such as MAC URL filter WDS UPnP WMM QoS bandwidth control and super compatibility to break through access restrictions in certain areas etc 1 1 Package Contents Please unpack the box and check the following items Wireless Broadband Router Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD ROM If any of the above items are i...

Page 6: ...view Port Button Description WAN Internet port connecting to a DSL Cable modem or ISP directly LAN For connection to a computer or router RESET Pressing this button for 7 seconds restores the device to factory default settings PWR Power receptacle Do not use a different power adapter than the included one 5 ...

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Page 8: ...ed power adapter to the router 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 router will cause damage to the product R 2 Connect the LAN port on the Router to the NIC port on your PC using an Ethernet cable 7 ...

Page 9: ...dem using an Ethernet cable 4 Insert the included Setup Wizard CD ROM into your PC s drive click Setup exe if the program does not run automatically and follow onscreen instructions to complete settings Or directly launch a web browser and configure the router on web based utility For details refer to chapter 3 8 ...

Page 10: ...hapter 3 Internet Connection Setup 3 1 Configure your PC s TCP IP Settings If you are using Windows XP operating system do as follows 1 Right click My Network Places and select Properties 2 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties 9 ...

Page 11: ...lect Internet Protocol TCP IP on the appearing window and click Properties button 4 Select Use the following IP address IP address Enter 192 168 0 xxx xxx can be any value from 2 254 Subnet mask Enter 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Enter 192 168 0 1 10 ...

Page 12: ...you don t know the local DNS server address Or contact your ISP for help At last click OK to save your settings If you are using Windows 7 operating system do as follows 1 Right click network icon on your desktop and then click the Open Network and Sharing Center 2 Click Change adapter settings 11 ...

Page 13: ...N3 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP on the appearing window and click Properties button 12 ...

Page 14: ...N3 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 Select Use the following IP address 13 ...

Page 15: ... 0 xxx xxx can be any value from 2 254 Subnet mask Enter 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Enter 192 168 0 1 Preferred DNS server Enter 192 168 0 1 in case that you don t know the local DNS server address Or contact your ISP for help At last click OK to save your settings 14 ...

Page 16: ... Internet Connection Setup There are 2 Internet connection types on this screen ADSL dialup PPPoE and Dynamic IP DHCP PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP are using a PPPoE connection and enter the PPPoE user name and password provided by your ISP Then setup a wireless security key on the interface below to secure your wireless network At last click the OK button to save your settings 15 ...

Page 17: ...this connection However for the sake of security we recommend you to setup a wireless security key on this interface to protect your wireless network from undesired access Then click the OK button to save your settings The default Internet connection type is PPPoE Contact your ISP if you are not clear about the PPPoE user name and password Go to Chapter4 WAN Settings if you are using an Internet c...

Page 18: ...ettings for more settings Apart from the security key option you can select a security mode and a cipher type that best fit yourself or keep the defaults thereof unchanged Detailed settings for the latter option refer to Section 5 2 hereof The interface below allows you to setup a wireless password security key that consists of 8 characters only The password is preset to 12345678 with WPA PSK AES ...

Page 19: ...N3 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Chapter 4 Advanced Settings 4 1 System Status This section allows you to view the router s WAN and system information 18 ...

Page 20: ...not logically connected to your ISP Connecting Indicates that the WAN port is correctly connected and is requesting an IP address from your ISP Connected Indicates that N3 has been connected to your ISP WAN IP Displays WAN IP address Subnet Mask Displays WAN subnet mask Gateway Displays WAN gateway address Primary DNS Displays WAN primary DNS address Secondary DNS Displays WAN secondary DNS addres...

Page 21: ... addresses from the device DHCP server Software Version Displays router s firmware version Hardware Version Displays router s hardware version 4 2 WAN Settings There are 5 Internet connection types available for your selection PPPoE Static IP Dynamic IP PPTP and L2TP Select your Internet connection type and follow corresponding instructions below 1 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP are using a PPPoE ...

Page 22: ...nce with some specific websites or application software that cannot be opened or enabled in this case try 1450 1400 etc Service Name Description of PPPoE connection Leave blank unless necessary Server Name Description of server Leave blank unless necessary Connect Automatically Connects automatically to the Internet upon device startup or disconnection from the Internet Connect Manually Users need...

Page 23: ... secondary DNS information provided by your ISP into corresponding fields Mode Displays the current Internet connection type IP Address Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP Inquire your ISP if you are not clear Subnet Mask Enter WAN Subnet Mask provided by your ISP The default is 255 255 255 0 Gateway Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP DNS Server Enter the necessary DNS address pr...

Page 24: ...ure any settings for this connection PPTP Mode Displays the current Internet connection type PPTP Server address Enter the IP address of a PPTP server Username Password Enter Username Password given by the PPTP server MTU Maximum Transmission Unit DO NOT change factory default value unless necessary However you may need to change it for optimal performance with some specific websites or applicatio...

Page 25: ...ided by your ISP Static IP address mode only Inquire your local ISP if you are not clear L2TP Mode Displays the current Internet connection type L2TP Server address Enter the IP address of a L2TP server Username Password Enter Username Password specified by the PPTP server Address mode Enter the IP address information provided by your ISP PPTP server Inquire your local ISP if you are not clear Sta...

Page 26: ...N MAC Address Displays the router s LAN MAC address which cannot be changed IP Address The default LAN IP address for this router is 192 168 0 1 You can change it according to your need Subnet Mask Enter the Router s LAN subnet mask The default value is 255 255 255 0 Note If you change the device s LAN IP address you must enter the new one in your browser to get back to the web based configuration...

Page 27: ...ace the router s WAN MAC with the bound MAC for achieving valid communication with your ISP MAC Address Configure router s WAN MAC address Clone MAC Address Clicking this button changes router s WAN MAC address from default to the MAC address of the PC you are currently on Don t use this button unless your PC s MAC address is the one bound by your ISP Restore Default MAC Restores router s WAN MAC ...

Page 28: ...ose of locating and addressing these devices worldwide DNS Setting Check the box to enable DNS settings Primary DNS address Enter the DNS server address provided by your ISP Alternate DNS Address Enter the secondary DNS address if your ISP offers you 2 DNS addresses Optional Note 1 Wrong DNS server addresses will lead to failure in accessing websites 2 To activate the new settings reboot the devic...

Page 29: ...ld automatically Channel Select the channel used by your ISP You can view it in a scanned SSID list if you enable the Open Scan function Security Mode Configure the same wireless security settings used by your ISP For example If your ISP s SSID is F4 OFFICE and channel is 1 then enter F4 OFFICE in the SSID box and select 1 from the channel drop down menu or you can let system automatically populat...

Page 30: ...o simultaneously regulate traffic of up to 254 computers on your LAN network It allows you to regulate a group of PCs traffic by specifying a range of IP addresses Enable Bandwidth Control Check uncheck the box to enable disable bandwidth control It is disabled by default IP Address Enter an IP address same number in both boxes or a range of IP addresses different numbers in two boxes of the PCs w...

Page 31: ...le Check the box to enable current rule The existing rule will not take effect when left unchecked Add to List Click it to add currently edited bandwidth control rule to the list For example Suppose that you have a 2M WAN connection then maximum download and upload rates in theory will be 2Mbps 256KByte s and 512kbps 64KByte s respectively And you want the PC at the IP address of 192 168 0 100 to ...

Page 32: ...lick Add to List Step6 Click OK to finish settings Then follow steps above to add a download rule For example Supposing that you want PCs within the IP range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 to have 100 120KByte s download rate and 20 30KByte s upload rate then repeat same settings shown on below screenshot on your router 31 ...

Page 33: ...how many Kbytes of data have been transmitted per second Downlink Rate Displays how many Kbytes of data have been received per second Sent Message TX Packets Displays the total number of packets transmitted by a corresponding IP address through the router Sent Bytes Displays how many Mbytes of data have been transmitted by a corresponding IP address through the router Received Message RX Packets D...

Page 34: ...function properly when connected to an Ethernet cable from your ISP excessive length of the cable may degrade drive capacity of the WAN port 10M FULL duplex Select it to set router s WAN port to work at 10Mbps in full duplex mode improving WAN port drive capacity 100M HALF duplex Select it to set router s WAN port to work at 100Mbps in half duplex mode 100M FULL duplex Select it to set router s WA...

Page 35: ...G and Wireless N clients in your wireless network Primary SSID A SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of a wireless network The primary SSID is changeable and compulsory Secondary SSID A SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of a wireless network The secondary SSID is changeable and optional Note The secondary SSID feature is not provided on N3 Broadcast SSID Select Disable to h...

Page 36: ... mode of 20 40M frequency band when there are only non 11n wireless clients select 20M frequency band mode when the wireless network mode is 11n mode please select 20 40 frequency band to boost its throughput Extension Channel Indicates the working network frequency range for 11n mode WDS Mode To extend your existing wireless network coverage select the WDS Wireless Distribution System feature AP ...

Page 37: ...ctively to those of N30 2 Assuming that N30 2 s SSID is changed to F4 OFFICE a If you already know N30 2 s MAC address SSID and channel settings then you can manually configure the same settings on N30 1 b Or you can use the Open Scan option 1 Click the Open Scan button to display a list of available wireless networks 36 ...

Page 38: ...ireless Broadband Router User Manual 2 Select the N30 2 s SSID from the list and click OK on the appearing dialogue box N30 2 s MAC address SSID and channel settings will be automatically added to the N30 1 37 ...

Page 39: ...y settings and security key the WDS feature can be implemented Note 1 WDS feature can be implemented only between 2 wireless devices that both support the WDS feature Plus SSID channel security settings and security key must be the same on both devices Using the Open Scan option and selecting link partner from the scan list automatically change the router s existing SSID and channel settings respe...

Page 40: ...niffing You have 4 ways to encrypt your wireless data WPS WEP WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK 5 2 1 WPS Settings WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know little of wireless security to establish a secure wireless home network as well as to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases or configuring complicated settings Simply enter a PIN code or press the so...

Page 41: ...device during this time if it succeeds the wireless client device connects to your device and the WPS LED displays a solid light thereafter Repeat steps mentioned above if you want to connect more wireless client devices to your router PIN To use this option you must know the PIN code from the wireless client Simply click the PIN radio button and enter client s PIN code while using the same PIN co...

Page 42: ...A also includes a message integrity check feature to prevent data packets from being hampered with Only authorized network users can access the wireless network Security Mode Select a proper mode which is also supported by your wireless clients from the drop down menu WPA Algorithms Select either AES advanced encryption standard or TKIP temporary key integrity protocol type Key Enter a security ke...

Page 43: ...encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA 5 2 4 WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is intended to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network Two methods of authentication can be used with WEP Open System authentication and Shared Key authentication WEP Key You can select either ASCII or Hexadecimal from the drop down men...

Page 44: ...ntrol feature can be used to allow or disallow clients to connect to your wireless network MAC Address Filter Permit means to permit PCs at specified MAC addresses to connect to your wireless network while Forbid means to block PCs at specified MAC addresses from connecting to your wireless network MAC Address Enter the MAC addresses of a wireless client and click Add MAC Address List Displays the...

Page 45: ... 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 Click the OK button to save your settings and you can add more MAC addresses if you like simply repeating the above steps Example 2 To prohibit only a PC at the MAC address of 00 c2 a5 67 d4 23 from 44 ...

Page 46: ...face 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 router Bandwidth Displays the channel bandwidth used by the currently connected hosts connected wireless clients Note Bandwidth refers to the wireless channel bandwidth instead 45 ...

Page 47: ...erver on the device it will automatically configure the parameters of TCP IP protocol for all your LAN computers including IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS etc eliminating the need for manual intervention Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their TCP IP settings to Obtain an IP Address Automatically When you turn your computers on they will automatically load the prop...

Page 48: ...addresses host names and lease time If you would like some devices on your network to always have fixed IP addresses you can manually add a static DHCP assignment entry for each such device You can manually add an IP address and a MAC address and then whenever a host with this MAC address connects to the router it will always get the same IP address the one you just added According to the connecte...

Page 49: ...signment MAC Address Enter the MAC address of a computer to always receive the same IP address the IP you just entered above Host name Displays the name of a computer DHCP client Lease Time Remaining time for the corresponding IP address lease Chapter 7 Virtual Server 7 1 Port Range Forwarding 48 ...

Page 50: ...e not in your LAN however it is not convenient to transfer such large files Then you can set up your own PC as a FTP server and use the port range forwarding feature to let your friends access these files Provided that the static IP address of the FTP server Namely your PC is 192 168 0 10 and you want your friends to access this FTP server through default port 21 and TCP protocol then you can foll...

Page 51: ...our friends only need to enter ftp 172 16 102 89 21 in their browsers Note If you include port 80 on this section you must set the port on remote web based management section to a different number than 80 such as 8080 otherwise the virtual server feature may not take effect 7 2 DMZ Settings In some cases we need to set a computer to be completely exposed to extranet for implementation of a 2 way c...

Page 52: ...ss of 192 168 2 10 as a DMZ Host to intercommunicate with another host on the Internet NOTE If you set a PC to a DMZ host it will be completely exposed to extranet and gains no more protection from the device firewall 7 3 UPnP Settings UPnP Universal Plug and Play allows a network device to discover and connect to other devices on the network With this feature enabled hosts in LAN can request the ...

Page 53: ...es on internal hosts Enable UPnP Check uncheck to enable disable the UPnP feature Note UPnP works in Windows XP Windows ME or later NOTE Operational system needs to be integrated with or installed with Directx 9 0 or in an environment with installed application software that supports UPnP 52 ...

Page 54: ...ame to yourself for a new filter rule Start End IP Address Enter a starting ending IP address Port Enter TCP UDP protocol port number s it can be a range of ports or a single port Type Select a protocol or protocols for the traffic TCP UDP Both Time Select a time range for the rule to take effect Day Select a day or several days for the rule to take effect Enable Check to enable or uncheck to disa...

Page 55: ...Broadband Router User Manual Friday do as follows Example 2 To allow only the computer at an IP address of 192 168 0 145 to access Internet from 8 00 to 18 00 without restricting other computers in LAN do as follow 54 ...

Page 56: ...r indicating a filter rule from the drop down menu Remark Enter a meaningful name to you for a new filter rule MAC address Enter the computer s MAC address that you want to filter out in the MAC address field Time Select a time range for the new MAC address filter rule to take effect Day select a day or several days for the new MAC address filter rule to take effect Enable Check to enable or unche...

Page 57: ...a PC at the MAC address of 00 E0 4C 69 A4 10 from accessing Internet within the time range of 8 00 18 00 from Monday to Friday do as follows Example2 To allow only the PC at a MAC address of 00 E4 A5 44 35 69 to access Internet from Monday to Friday do as follows 56 ...

Page 58: ...lter Mode Select Disable or Forbid only according to your own needs Access Policy Select a number indicating a filter rule from the drop down menu Remark Enter a meaningful name to you for a new filter rule Start End IP Address Enter the starting ending IP address URL character string Enter domain names or a part of a domain name that needs to be filtered Time Select a time range for the new URL f...

Page 59: ...e allow disallow matched packets to pass through router For example If you want to disallow all computers on your LAN to access yahoo com at the time range of 8 00 18 00 from Monday to Friday then do as follow Note Each URL character string entry can corresponde to only a domain name So you need to set multiple rules if you want to filter out multiple domain names 8 4 Remote Web based Management 5...

Page 60: ...ty remotely Note If you enter 0 0 0 0 in the IP address box then all PCs on Internet can access your router s Web based utility to view or change your settings remotely once you enable the remote Web based management feature For example If you want to allow only a PC at the IP address of 218 88 93 33 to access your router s web based utility from Internet via port 8080 you need to configure same s...

Page 61: ...hapter 9 Routing Settings 9 1 Routing Table This page displays the router s core routing table which lists destination IP address subnet mask gateway hop count and interface The principal task for a router is to look for an optimal transfer path 60 ...

Page 62: ...IP Address Enter a destination IP address or subnet Subnet Mask Enter a Subnet Mask that corresponds to destination IP address or subnet you entered Gateway Next hop IP address NOTE 1 Gateway IP address must be on the same subnet with the router s LAN WAN IP address 2 If you want destination network to be a single host then you must enter an IP address thereof and 255 255 255 255 respectively in D...

Page 63: ...e IP address box then corresponding subnet mask should be 255 0 0 0 Chapter 10 Tools 10 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 62 ...

Page 64: ...e Provider ISP to connect to Internet the address may either be stable static or may change from one session on the Internet to the next dynamic However a numeric address is inconvenient to remember an address which changes unpredictably makes connection impossible The DDNS provider allocates a static hostname to the user whenever the user is allocated a new IP address this is communicated to the ...

Page 65: ...e DDNS domain name distributed by your DDNS service provider Username tenda Password 123456 Domain Name tenda dyndns info For example If you have registered a DDNS service in dyndns org and are allocated with tenda 123456 tenda dyndns info respectively as username password and domain name for a web server on your PC at 192 168 0 10 then configure port settings on port range forwarding interface un...

Page 66: ... file on your local hard drive that can later be imported to your device in case that the device 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 And then click the Save button on the appearing screen above to store it under the selected path Restore Settings Click the Br...

Page 67: ...nd then click the Restore button to reset your device to previous settings 10 4 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 66 ...

Page 68: ... 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 your device Browse Click this button to select an upgrade file Upgrade Click this button to start an upgrading process After t...

Page 69: ...Reboot By Rebooting the device new settings can be brought into effect And WAN connection will be cut automatically during this process 10 7 Change Password This section allows you to change login password for accessing device s Web based interface 68 ...

Page 70: ...sword Re enter the new password for confirmation OK Click it to save your new password NOTE For the sake of security it is highly recommended that you change default login password 10 8 SysLog The Syslog option allows you to view all events that occur upon system startup and check whether there is attack present in your network 69 ...

Page 71: ...ation signal such as a digital bit stream from one or more transmitters to one or more receivers If there are several APs coexisting in the same area it is recommended that you configure a different channel for each AP to minimize the interference between neighboring APs For example if 3 American standard APs i e adopts 11 channels coexist in one area you can setup their channels respectively to 1...

Page 72: ...EE 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 Appendix 2 Features High gain Omni directional antenna delivers more powerful wireless signal and farther transmission distance Wireless speed up to 150Mbps 300Mbps 1 10 100Mbps auto negotiation Ethernet WAN port for Internet connection...

Page 73: ... Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during installation and operation of the device Read the following if you are running into problems If you cannot find solutions here please go to our website www tenda cn or E mail to support tenda cn for help 1 Q I entered the device s LAN IP address in the web browser but cannot access the utility What should I do A 1 V...

Page 74: ...you need to restore your device to factory default settings To do so Press the hardware button RESET on your device for about 7 seconds and then release 3 Q My computer shows an IP address conflict error after having connected to the device What should I do A 1 Check if there are other DHCP servers present in your LAN If there are other DHCP servers except your router disable them immediately 2 Th...

Page 75: ...ddress For example if your Web server s IP address is 192 168 0 10 please input it Step 6 Select a communication protocol used by your internal host TCP UDP or ICMP Step 7 Click OK to activate the settings Server Protocol Service Port ID WEB Server TCP 80 FTP Server TCP 21 Telnet TCP 23 NetMeeting TCP 1503 1720 MSN Messenger TCP UDP File Send 6891 6900 TCP Voice 1863 6901 TCP Voice 1863 5190 UDP P...

Page 76: ...ter User Manual 1 Right click My Network Places and select Properties 2 Click Wireless Network Connection and then select Properties 3 Click Wireless Networks select the item under Preferred networks and click the Remove button 75 ...

Page 77: ...N3 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Remove a wireless network in Windows 7 1 Click Network on your desktop and select Properties 76 ...

Page 78: ...N3 11N Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 2 Select Manage Wireless Networks 3 Click the wireless connection and select Remove network 77 ...

Page 79: ...nst harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or t...

Page 80: ...ing in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 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 79 ...