Tenda W306R, User Manual

Page 1: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router...

Page 2: ...ongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co Ltd any individual or party is not allowed to copy plagiarize imitate or translate it into other languag...

Page 3: ...N PLAN 9 Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router 10 3 1 HOW TO SET THE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS 10 3 2 LOGIN TO THE ROUTER 13 Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide 15 4 1 SETUP WIZARD 15 Chapter 5 Advanced Settings...

Page 4: ...PORT RANGE FORWARDING 52 8 3 ALG SERVICE SETTINGS 54 8 4 DMZ SETTINGS 55 8 5 UPNP SETTINGS 56 Chapter 9 Traffic Control 57 9 1 TRAFFIC CONTROL 57 9 2 TRAFFIC STATISTICS 59 Chapter 10 URL Monitor 60 10...

Page 5: ...71 Chapter 13 System Tools 73 13 1TIME SETTINGS 73 13 2 DDNS 74 13 3 BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS 76 13 4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING 78 13 5 UPGRADE FIRMWARE 79 13 6 REBOOT THE ROUTER 79 13 7 PASSW...

Page 6: ...in one dedicated to SOHOs Small Office Home Office and family networking It supports WDS Wireless Distribution System function for repeating and amplifying the signals to extend the wireless network c...

Page 7: ...switch and firewall in one z Provides up to 300Mbps uploading and downloading speed z Supports two WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup encryption methods PBC and PIN z Compliant to IEEE802 11n IEEE802 11g IEEE8...

Page 8: ...y for high efficient wireless connections z Supports auto negotiation manual mode for 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n z Supports UPnP and DDNS z Supports Firefox 1 0 IE5 5 or above z Supports SNTP z Supports...

Page 9: ...e W306R W307R 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 the Tenda reseller from whom you purc...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...Ethernet device for Internet connecting to DSL MODEM Cable MODEM and ISP LAN 1 2 3 4 4 10 100Mbps Ethernet ports can be connected with Ethernet switch Ethernet router and NIC card RESET WPS The combin...

Page 12: ...nect For better wireless performance please put the device in the middle of wireless coverage area Please use the included power adapter to power on the Router IMPORTANT Use of a different power adapt...

Page 13: ...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...

Page 14: ...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 spea...

Page 15: ...ts how to enter the Router s Web page After you have finished the hardware installation the following steps will assist you to set the network configurations for you computer 3 1 How to Set the Networ...

Page 16: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router 11 2 Right click Local Area Network Connection and select Properties 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties...

Page 17: ...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 yo...

Page 18: ...oadband Router 13 3 2 Login to the Router 1 To access the Router s Web based interface launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter the Router s default IP address http 192 168...

Page 19: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router 14 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 20: ...follow this guide to connect your Router to the Internet 4 1 Setup Wizard Here is the Welcome to Setup Wizard for configuring your Router quickly Click Next In this screen select one mode of your Int...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...m 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...

Page 23: ...u It is rebooting now please wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off it Click the System Status in the left menu of the Web based Utility to find out the current network and system information If...

Page 24: ...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 In most cases...

Page 25: ...sword 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...

Page 26: ...ress as seen on your local network which is unchangeable IP Address The Router s LAN IP addresses not your PC s IP address 192 168 0 1 is the default value Subnet Mask It s shown the Router s subnet m...

Page 27: ...ify the related settings here you can modify and configure the settings in details Virtual Dial up PPPoE Connection Mode Show your current connection mode Account Enter them provided by your ISP Passw...

Page 28: ...y it unless necessary Connect Automatically Connect automatically to the Internet after rebooting the system or connection failure Connect Manually Connect to the Internet by users manually Connect on...

Page 29: ...odify 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 Primary DNS Serve...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...ernet Service Provider for details if you do not have them DNS Click the checkbox to enable the DNS server The Router s DHCP sever will answer the client s requests and distribute DNS address Primary...

Page 32: ...onvenient is also provided by some ISP Wired WAN In this type WAN port should be connected by wired cable This type is the device s default option Wireless WAN When your ISP provides wireless access s...

Page 33: ...SP has set the security parameters the receiving station must set the same security mode encryption method and key with ISP s device If you know the ISP wireless device s SSID enter the SSID Wireless...

Page 34: ...nd Router 29 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 defa...

Page 35: ...g n compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed Main SSID SSID Service Set Identifier is the unique name of the wireless network This device has two SSID and the main S...

Page 36: ...other When this feature is enabled wireless clients connected with the Main SSID and Minor SSID can not communicate with each other which can secure the wireless network strongly For example configur...

Page 37: ...select 20 40M to improve its throughput 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 Mi...

Page 38: ...g from the drop down 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...

Page 39: ...Protocol or AES Advanced Encryption Standard and can change the keys dynamically on every authorized wireless device Select SSID Select the SSID main SSID or minor SSID to configure security setting...

Page 40: ...Protected Access 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 or AES Advanced...

Page 41: ...lowing window 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 or AES Advanced Enc...

Page 42: ...SCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server 6 2 5 WPA2 Enterprise This security mode is based on Radius authentication server and WPA2 encry...

Page 43: ...t is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is...

Page 44: ...down menu to enter the following window Select SSID Select the SSID main SSID or minor SSID to configure security setting from the drop down menu WEP Click Enable Disable to enable or disable the WEP...

Page 45: ...Note To improve security level do not use too easy characters If you are not familiar with these ten security modes it is recommended to use WPA Personal mode 6 3 Advanced Settings This section is to...

Page 46: ...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...

Page 47: ...blish the connection between the wireless network clients and the device through encrypted contents The users only enter PIN code or press WPS button on the panel to configure it without selecting enc...

Page 48: ...he 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 WP...

Page 49: ...enerated by AP automatically AP PIN KEY The PIN code used by default Reset OOB When this button is pressed the WPS client will be idle state and WPS indicator will be turned off AP will not respond th...

Page 50: ...or select one from the scanning table Repeater Mode In this mode add the opposing MAC address into each own AP MAC address table by manual or scanner to enlarge and extend the wireless radio Encrypt T...

Page 51: ...rol to display the following screen 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 wir...

Page 52: ...ient s connection status including MAC address Channel bandwidth etc Select Wireless Setting connection status to enter the following screen MAC Address Shows current MAC addresses of the hosts connec...

Page 53: ...s from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating Obtain an IP Address Automatically So specifying the starting and ending address of the IP Address pool is needed DHCP Se...

Page 54: ...the related information in the DHCP server list IP Address Enter the IP address which needs to be bound MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer you want to assign the above IP address Click...

Page 55: ...remote requests will be re directed to the local servers via the virtual server This section deals with the single port forwarding mainly The Single Port Forwarding allows you to set up kinds of publi...

Page 56: ...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 P...

Page 57: ...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 Start End Port Enter the start end port number which...

Page 58: ...ct the well known services as DNS FTP from the drop down menu to add to the configured one above Add Add the selected well known port to the policy ID NOTE If you set the virtual server of the service...

Page 59: ...on for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP BitTorrent SIP RTSP file transfer applications etc In order for these protocols to work through NAT or a firewall either the applica...

Page 60: ...nce of an ALG either the ports would get blocked or the network administrator would need to explicitly open up a large number of ports in the firewall rendering the network vulnerable to attacks on th...

Page 61: ...function 8 5 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 t...

Page 62: ...to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs speed control including for IP address range configuration Enable Traffic Control To enable or disable the internal IP bandwidth...

Page 63: ...r the selected IP addresses uploading or downloading Bandwidth To specify the uploading downloading Min Max Traffic speed KB s which can not exceed the WAN speed Apply To enable the current editing ru...

Page 64: ...f it is enabled the page will update the PC s traffic information automatically and be refreshed every 5 seconds IP address The IP address to be shown Upstream rate the speed of upstream data per seco...

Page 65: ...ol 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 T...

Page 66: ...ou are not clear what your SMTP server s address is you can find them from Help page of the registered e mail For example smtp sohu com smtp 163 com etc Send Email Address Input the sending email addr...

Page 67: ...e mail s entry interval The entry ranges from 100 to 500 For example if you input 100 here it means the Router will send a email from Send Email Address to Receive Email Address in every 100 entries...

Page 68: ...nt 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 do...

Page 69: ...based over the protocol for access policy Protocol Select one protocol TCP UDP Both from the drop down menu Times Select the time range of client filter Days Select the day s to run the access policy...

Page 70: ...Mode Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet Policy Name Enter a name for the access policy selected Start End IP Enter the starting ending IP address URL Strings Specify t...

Page 71: ...ss Filter 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...

Page 72: ...e 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 11 4 Prevent Network Attack This section is to protect the internal network from exot...

Page 73: ...le Enable Check to enable remote web management Port The management port open to outside access The default value is 80 WAN IP Address Specify the range of the WAN IP address for remote management Not...

Page 74: ...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 Local Web Management Local web management the alt...

Page 75: ...abled All computers in the LAN can login the Web 2 For example if you only allow the MAC address with 00 11 22 33 E4 F5 to access the Web please set it as above 11 7 WAN Ping The ping test is to check...

Page 76: ...y 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 In order to finish this function many transferring paths i e...

Page 77: ...the Router or host s IP address Note 1 The gateway must keep the same segment with the Router s LAN IP address 2 If the destination IP address is one host s IP address the Subnet mask should be 255 25...

Page 78: ...ain the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down menu Customized time Enter the time you customize Note When the Router is powered off the t...

Page 79: ...to activate this function please select Enable and a DDNS service provider to sign up Main Features Owing to ISP most times provides dynamic IP address DDNS is used to capture the changeable IP addres...

Page 80: ...n Name Enter the domain name which is optional For example In the local host 192 168 0 10 establish a Web server and register in 3322 org as follows User name tenda Password 123456 Domain Name tenda v...

Page 81: ...ore Settings The device provides backup restore settings so you need set a directory to keep these parameters Backup Setting Click Backup button to back up the Router s settings and select the path fo...

Page 82: ...11N Wireless Broadband Router 77 Restore Setting Click Browse button to select the backup files Click Restore button to restore previous settings...

Page 83: ...e all the settings you have set So please Note down the related settings if necessary Restore Click this button to restore to default settings Factory Default Settings User Name admin Password admin I...

Page 84: ...www tenda cn Browse click this button to select the upgrade file Upgrade click this button to start the upgrading process After the upgrade is completed the Router will reboot automatically 13 6 Rebo...

Page 85: ...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 Re enter to Confirm Re enter to confirm th...

Page 86: ...lick 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 Clear Click this button to clear the current shown...

Page 87: ...ace with other instances of medium use on other channels by other instances of the same physical layer PHY with an acceptably low frame error ratio FER due to mutual interference SSID Service Set iden...

Page 88: ...KEY one is to enter a 16 bit HEX digit Using this method users must enter a 10 digit number for 64 bit or 26 digit number for 128 bit in the KEY field Users must select the same key number for all dev...

Page 89: ...for a hacker to learn the key and gain access to the network WPA2 is the second generation of WPA security and provides a stronger encryption mechanism through Advanced Encryption Standard AES which...

Page 90: ...er 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 If it is not...

Page 91: ...ected with the Router shows IP address conflict What can I do Check if there are other DHCP servers in the LAN If there have disable them The default IP address of the Router is 192 168 0 1 and please...

Page 92: ...t your computer s MAC address and click Apply to activate it 6 How to share my computer s source with other users in Internet If you want Internet users to access the internal server via the Router su...

Page 93: ...ation 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 Protocol Service Po...