Tenda N60, User Manual

Page 1: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 1 ...

Page 2: ...rior 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 hereo...

Page 3: ...CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE 6 2 1 PANEL OVERVIEW 6 2 2 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 7 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 CHAPTER 3 LOGIN TO WEB UTILITY 9 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURATIONS 11 4 1 DEVICE INFO 11 4 2 NETWORK 13 4 3 SECURITY SETTINGS 23 4 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS 32 4 5 WIRELESS SETTINGS 39 4 6 USB APPLICATIONS 50 4 7 IPTV SETTINGS 59 4 8 TOOLS 60 A PPENDIX 1 CONFIG TCP IP SETTINGS ON PC 66 3 ...

Page 4: ...EE802 11n IEEE802 11g IEEE 802 11b 5GHz IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11a IEEE802 3 IEEE802 3u Deliver 2 4GHz and 5GHz wireless signals simultaneously 1 Gigabit WAN port for Internet connection 3 Gigabit LAN ports for LAN connection 1 IPTV port Up to 300 300Mbps wireless rate Combines the function of a wireless AP router switch and firewall Provides Internet connection types Dynamic static IP L2TP PPTP PP...

Page 5: ...k the box and check the following items N60 Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD ROM 1 meter Ethernet cable If any of the above items are incorrect missing or damaged please contact your Tenda reseller for immediate replacement 5 ...

Page 6: ...ata wirelessly over 5GHz 2 4G LED A solid light indicates wireless is active while a blinking light indicates router is transmitting data wirelessly over 2 4 GHz LAN 1 2 3 LED A solid light indicates corresponding LAN port is correctly connected while a blinking light indicates such port is transmitting data IPTV LED A solid light indicates corresponding IPTV port is correctly connected while a bl...

Page 7: ...set WPS button Reset button Pressing it for about 1 second enables WPS encryption with a blinking WPS LED while Pressing it for about 7 seconds restores the device to factory defaults 2 2 Minimum System Requirements Installed Network Adapter Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher Broadband Internet Service through xDSL Cable Modem Ethernet 2 3 Hardware Installation 1 Connect one end of the included power...

Page 8: ...ual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 2 Connect one of the LAN ports on the Router to the NIC port on your PC using an Ethernet cable 3 Connect the Ethernet cable from Internet side to the WAN port on the Router 8 ...

Page 9: ...r PC s TCP IP settings following instructions in appendix 1 hereto And then do as follows to run a Ping command to test connectivity between your PC and the router 1 Select Start Run and enter cmd Then press Enter Enter ping 192 168 0 1 and press Enter If you see the following screen it means the router is reachable on your PC If you don t get the following screen verify router s power supply Ethe...

Page 10: ...ess Enter Enter user name and password in corresponding fields on window below Default user name and password are respectively set to admin Note For security purpose please change the default user name and password after you logged in to web utility You will see the following interface if you entered a correct user name and a correct password 10 ...

Page 11: ...click the Help button to read all related helpful info 4 1 Device Info WAN This section allows you to view the router s WAN info listed below WAN Status Displays WAN connection status Disconnected Connecting or Connected Disconnected Indicates that the Ethernet cable from your ISP side is is not correctly connected to the WAN port on the router or the router is not logically connected to your ISP ...

Page 12: ...th currently used by router in KB s Connection Duration Displays time duration indicating how long the router has been connected to ISP WAN Traffic Graph Displays a graphic presentation of the traffic flow LAN This section allows you to view the router s LAN info listed below IP Address Displays LAN IP address Subnet Mask Displays LAN subnet mask LAN MAC Address Displays router s LAN MAC address D...

Page 13: ...s section displays CPU memory usage uptime system time number of connected client s and system version info CPU Usage Displays current CPU usage status Memory Usage Displays current memory usage status Up Time Displays uptime Time Displays device s time synchronized with Internet or manually set by user Connected Client s Displays the number of connected computers Firmware Version Displays router ...

Page 14: ... specified manually should NOT be on the same IP net segment as the LAN IP otherwise the router will not work properly In case of emergency press the hardware Reset button 4 2 2 WAN Settings The screen below displays WAN connection status and interface info Click the Config button to enter WAN configuration interface The router supports six Internet connection types include Dynamic IP Static IP L2...

Page 15: ... corresponding drop down menu and then enter IP address subnet mask Primary DNS and secondary DNS information provided by your ISP in corresponding fields Internet connection Type Displays a list of available Internet connection types 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 Default Gateway...

Page 16: ...et connection Type Displays a list of available Internet connection types User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP Password Enter the password provided by your ISP MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The default value is 1492 Note DO NOT change the factory default MTU value unless necessary as an improper MTU value may degrade your network performance or even lead to network malfunction 4 PPTP...

Page 17: ...ur local ISP if you are not clear Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the gateway provided by your ISP Inquire your local ISP if you are not clear DNS Server Enter the necessary DNS address provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the other DNS address if your ISP provides you with 2 such addresses and it is optional MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The...

Page 18: ...he L2TP server otherwise select Static IP address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP Inquire your local ISP if you are not clear Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the gateway provided by your ISP Inquire your local ISP if you are not clear DNS Server Enter the necessary DNS address provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the other DNS addre...

Page 19: ...ansmission Unit The default value is 1492 4 2 3 DHCP Settings DHCP includes 3 submenus DHCP Server Client List and Static Assignment Clicking any of them enters corresponding interface for configuration Below explains in details each such feature The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks If you enable the built in DHCP server on the dev...

Page 20: ...y DNS Server Enter a DNS server address assigned to DHCP clients Secondary DNS Server Enter the other DNS address assigned to DHCP clients optional To benefit from the DHCP server feature you must set all LAN PCs to DHCP clients by selecting the Obtain an IP Address Automatically radio buttons thereon DHCP Client List This section displays a DHCP dynamic client list which includes host name IP add...

Page 21: ...below IP Address Enter the IP address for static DHCP assignment MAC Address Enter the MAC address of a computer to always receive the same IP address the IP you just entered above Add Click to add the current IP MAC static assignment entry to the list Edit Click to change a given static assignment entry Delete Click to remove an existing entry 4 2 4 WAN Port WAN Port includes 2 submenus MAC Clone...

Page 22: ...C address in running status interface will be updated accordingly 2 Do remember to reboot the router to activate the new WAN MAC DO NOT use the Clone MAC feature if your ISP does not bind your PC s MAC Speed Duplex This section allows you to config the router s WAN port speed duplex settings You can select a WAN port speed duplex mode that best suit your network environment from the drop down list...

Page 23: ...nus Group Settings User Group and Time Group Clicking either tab enters corresponding interface for configuration Below explains in details each such feature User Group To create a user group you need to specify a group name description and an IP address range The user group feature works together with other related features For example If you want to add a user group for a R D department within a...

Page 24: ... fields 4 Click Add and then the Save button you will find such entry in User Group list below Time Group To create a time group you need to specify a group name description and a time time range For example If you want to set a period of time from 8 00 to 18 00 on working days from Monday to Friday to a time group first click the Add button and then follow steps below 24 ...

Page 25: ...ays in group description field 3 Select the time and days 4 Click Save and you will find such entry in Time Group list below 4 3 2 Port Filter To better manage PCs in LAN you can allow or disallow such PCs to access certain ports on Internet using the Port Filter functionality Click Add to enter page below 25 ...

Page 26: ... list WAN Port Range Enter port IDs You can specify a range of ports or a single port Allowed port ID ranges from 1 to 65535 Protocol Select a protocol or protocols for the traffic Both includes TCP and UDP For Example If you want to disallow PCs within IP addresses ranging from 192 168 0 20 to 192 168 0 30 R D user group to access web sites from 8 00 to 18 00 on working days from Monday to Friday...

Page 27: ...m the Default drop down list and check Enable Port Filter feature 4 3 3 URL Filter To better control LAN PCs you can use the URL filter functionality to allow or disallow such PC to access certain websites within a specified time range Click Add to display page below 27 ...

Page 28: ... down list Description Enter a meaningful name to yourself for a new filter rule URL character string Enter domain name string to be filtered For Example If you want to disallow PCs within IP addresses ranging from 192 168 0 20 to 192 168 0 30 R_D user group to access only web sites containing yahoo from 8 00 to 18 00 on working days from Monday to Friday Working days time group without restrictin...

Page 29: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 7 Click Save to display page below 8 Select Allow from the Default drop down list and check the Enable URL Filter feature 29 ...

Page 30: ...s through the router other packets are processed according to default rule Description Briefly describe a new filter rule MAC Enter the computer s MAC address that you want to filter out in the MAC address field or select one from the MAC address list Time Select a time range for the new MAC address filter rule to take effect The default is 00 00 00 00 which means 24 hours Day select a day or seve...

Page 31: ...N Access Control The WAN Access Control feature allows users to configure your router from Internet via a web browser Enable Check or uncheck to enable or disable the WAN Access Control feature Port Enter a port ID for remote web based management The default is 8080 IP Address Enter the IP address of a PC on Internet authorized to access and manage your router s web based utility remotely 31 ...

Page 32: ...n your router And what this IP user needs to do is to simply launch a browser and enter http 58 251 88 90 8080 provided that your router s WAN IP address is 58 251 88 90 4 4 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings includes the following 6 submenus Clicking any of them enters corresponding interface for configuration Below explains in details each such feature 4 4 1 Virtual Server The Virtual Server fe...

Page 33: ...ess of a computer used as a server in LAN Protocol Includes TCP UDP and Both Select Both if you are not sure about which protocol to use Enable Check the Enable option to activate corresponding entry For example If you create a web server using port 80 on a LAN PC at the IP address of 192 168 0 10 and you want WAN users to access such server via http x x x x 4000 x x x x represents router s WAN IP...

Page 34: ...do so we set it as a DMZ host DMZ Host IP Address Enter the IP address of a LAN computer which you want to set to a DMZ host Enable Check uncheck to enable disable the DMZ host NOTE 1 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 2 A WAN user accesses the DMZ host through a corresponding WAN IP address 4 4 3 UPnP Setti...

Page 35: ...Internet Service 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 commu...

Page 36: ... on DDNS server Domain Name Enter the DDNS domain name distributed by your DDNS service provider Connection Status Displays current status connection with the DDNS server 4 4 5 Routing This section talks about Routing Table and Static Routing features Routing Table This page displays the router s core routing table which lists destination IP subnet mask gateway hop count and interface Static Routi...

Page 37: ...hop IP address 4 4 6 Bandwidth Control To better manage bandwidth allocation and optimize network performance use the Custom Bandwidth Allocation feature Custom Bandwidth Allocation Select this option to customize a bandwidth allocation policy that best fits your network You can set specific limits on uplink and downlink bandwidth of PCs within a specified IP range Click Add to display the page be...

Page 38: ...llocation Policy Select either Utilize only the allocated bandwidth or Utilize more bandwidth if available Description Brief description of current entry Note 1 Please note the bandwidth unit 2 If you enable the P2P Download Control feature it will limit P2P download rate smaller than the specified value to ensure other applications such as web browsing a reserved and guaranteed share of bandwidth...

Page 39: ...s section allows you to manage your wireless network 2 4G or 5G You can config country code wireless network name SSID network mode and channel settings etc the way you want Basic Settings 2 4G Country Select your country code from the drop down list There are 11 options available 2 4GHz Wireless Network Check uncheck to enable disable the 2 4GHz wireless feature If disabled all 2 4GHz based featu...

Page 40: ...nd select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on from the drop down list Channel Bandwidth Select a proper channel bandwidth to enhance wireless performance When there are 11b g and 11n wireless clients please select the 802 11n 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 ...

Page 41: ... fit the channel setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network From the drop down list you can select a most effective channel You can also select Auto Select to let system detect and choose one that best fits your network WMM Capable Enabling this option may boost transmission capacity of wireless multimedia data such as online video play ASPD Capable Select to ena...

Page 42: ...A protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802 11i standard It enhances data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which is a 128 bit per packet key meaning that it dynamically generates a new key for each packet WPA also includes a message integrity check feature to prevent data packets from being hampered with Only authorized network users can access the wireless networ...

Page 43: ... period for the key 4 5 3 WPS Settings 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 software PBC button or hardware WPS button if any and a secure wirele...

Page 44: ... wireless client and enter it in corresponding field on your device while using the same PIN code on client side for such connection Note The WPS encryption can be implemented only between your Router and another WPS capable device 4 5 4 WDS Settings WDS Wireless Distribution System feature can be used to extend your existing 2 4G or 5G wireless network coverage Here we present you how to config s...

Page 45: ...ess then you can manually enter it on N60 1 and click Save 2 Or you can use the Open Scan option 1 Click the Open Scan button to search and select N60 2 s SSID confirm on the appearing dialogue box and then click Save N60 2 s MAC address will be added automatically 2 Save your settings 45 ...

Page 46: ... devices 2 To encrypt your wireless network see sections 4 5 2 4 5 3 Do remember to reboot the device after you saved your wireless security settings otherwise the WDS feature may not function 4 5 5 Guest Network The Guest Network feature allows guests to access Internet and other users on the guest network while disallowing them to access device web manager users on primary network and clients be...

Page 47: ...enter it on their devices By default it is enabled AP Isolation If enabled clients connecting to the guest network will be mutually inaccessible SSID A SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of a wireless network Security Mode Determine whether to require authentication on wireless clients Select a proper mode from the drop down menu 4 5 6 Wireless Access Control The MAC based Wireless Acc...

Page 48: ...ent Add Click it to add a new MAC to the MAC address list Delete Click it to remove an existing entry To allow only a PC at the MAC address of 00 e8 c8 a4 56 75 to connect to your wireless network do as follows Step1 Select Allow from MAC Address Filter drop down menu Step2 Enter 00 e8 c8 a4 56 75 in the MAC address box and click Add Step3 Click the OK button to save your settings and you can add ...

Page 49: ...s packet exceeding such set value will be divided into several fragments DO NOT change the default value of 2346 unless necessary RTS Threshold If a packet exceeds such set value RTS CTS scheme will be used to reduce collisions Set it to a smaller value provided that there are distant clients and interference For normal SOHO it is recommended to keep the default value unchanged otherwise device pe...

Page 50: ...ame to you for the device Work Group Define a work group name for the device Add Click to add an account Up to 5 accounts can be added Edit Click to edit an existing account Delete Click to delete an existing account Operation Instructions 1 Create an account 1 Click Add to display a dialogue box below 2 Enter a user name and a password which will be used by clients when accessing the USB storage ...

Page 51: ...and click Disk And then select a proper access right from below for each entry R W Read and Write right R Read right N No right At last click Save to apply your settings 3 Access shared file To access resources on such storage device double click My Computer on your PC and enter 192 168 0 1 51 ...

Page 52: ...ant on their PCs The device can identify a printer automatically as long as it is successfully connected Enable Printer Check uncheck to enable disable USB printer service Operation Instructions 1 Correctly connect your USB printer to the USB port on the device 2 Enable printer service 3 On your PC connected to the device click Start Settings Printers and Faxes and select Add a printer on appearin...

Page 53: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 4 Click Next 5 Select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next 53 ...

Page 54: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 6 Select Create a new port Type of port Standard TCP IP Port and click Next 7 Click Next 54 ...

Page 55: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 8 Enter device s LAN IP address and click Next 9 Click Standard under Device Type and select Generic Network Card then click Next 55 ...

Page 56: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 10 Click Finish 11 Select Have Disk 56 ...

Page 57: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 12 Click Browse select corresponding drive file and click Open At last click OK 13 Click Next 57 ...

Page 58: ...Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Gigabit Router 14 Define a name for the printer and click Next 15 Click Finish 58 ...

Page 59: ...PTV feature makes it possible to enjoy online videos on your TV set via a set top box while surfing Internet Enable IPTV Check uncheck to enable disable the IPTV feature Enable IPTV STB Port Check uncheck to enable disable the IPTV specific port See below for the topology 59 ...

Page 60: ...ovided by your ISP if the set top box is connected to the IPTV specific port 2 After the IPTV port is set for IPTV purpose PC that connects to such port will not be able to obtain an IP address or access Internet So think twice before you start Plus LAN ports1 3 can only be used to connect PCs instead of an IPTV set top box 3 The IPTV feature does not support wireless access 4 8 Tools System tools...

Page 61: ...Sync Interval Determines a time length when device periodically updates its time and date info from Internet The default is 2 hours Time Zone Select your current time zone Copy Local Time Click it to copy your PC s time to the device 4 8 2 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 wi...

Page 62: ... Restore Settings This section allows you to backup current settings or to restore the previous settings configured on the device Backup Settings Once you have configured the device the way you want it you can save these settings to a configuration file on your local hard drive that can later be imported to your device in case that the device is restored to factory default settings To do this clic...

Page 63: ... your settings you need to reboot the device after you reset it 4 8 5 Change Password User Name This section allows you to change login password and user name for accessing device s Web based interface Old Password User Name Enter the old password user name New Password User Name Enter a new password user name Confirm New Password Re enter the new password for confirmation Save Click it to save ne...

Page 64: ... device To restart your device click the Reboot button 4 8 7 Statistics Statistics displays current traffic of PCs on your LAN Enable Traffic Statistics Check uncheck the box to enable disable the Traffic Statistics feature Refresh Click to update statistic data Clear Click to remove statistic data 64 ...

Page 65: ...e may degrade router s packet processing capacity So do not enable it unless necessary 4 8 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 The logs are classified into 3 types All System and WAN 65 ...

Page 66: ...ig your PC s TCP IP settings in Windows XP and Windows 7 Before you start make sure your PC has an installed NIC If not please install one first Windows XP 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 66 ...

Page 67: ...uter 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP on the appearing window and click Properties button 4 Select Use the following IP address or Obtain an IP address automatically a To Obtain an IP address automatically simply click the corresponding button 67 ...

Page 68: ...r 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 Windows7 If you are using Windows 7 operating system do as follows 1 Right click Network on your desktop and select Properties 2 Click Change adapter settings 3 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties 68 ...

Page 69: ...er 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP on the appearing window and click the Properties button 5 Select Use the following IP address or Obtain an IP address automatically a To Obtain an IP address automatically simply click the corresponding button 69 ...

Page 70: ...ress 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 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 70 ...

Page 71: ...lation 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 television reception which can be determined by t...

Page 72: ...stic 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 2 To avoid unnecessary radiation interference it is recommended to use a shielded RJ45 cable The product can be used without restrictions in the ...