Tenda A5 User Manual

A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless N Router User Manual

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...............................................4

1.1 DESCRIPTION .................................................................................4

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................4

1.3 PANEL OVERVIEW ..........................................................................4

1.4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...............................................5

1.5 OPERATION ENVIROMENT REQUIREMENTS ....................................6

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.............................................................7

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................7

2.1.1 WIRED WAN CONNECTION...................................................7

2.1.2 WIRELESS WAN CONNECTION..............................................8

2.2 CONFIGURE YOUR PC TO CONNECT TO A5 WIRELESSLY................9

2.2.1 IN WINDOWS XP...................................................................9

2.2.2 IN WINDOWS 7....................................................................12

2.3 QUICK INTERNET CONNECTION SETUP .........................................16

2.3.1 WIRED INTERNET CONNECTION SETUP ...............................16

2.3.2 WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION (WISP) SETUP .............18

2.4 QUICK WIRELESS SECURITY SETUP..............................................20

CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION......................................................21

3.1 ADVANCED SETTINGS...................................................................21

3.1.1 SYSTEM STA TUS ..................................................................21

3.1.2 WAN SETTINGS...................................................................22

3.1.3 LAN SETTINGS ...................................................................27

3.1.4 MAC ADDRESS CLONE .......................................................28

3.1.5 DNS SETTINGS....................................................................29

3.1.6 WAN MEDIUM TYPE...........................................................30

3.1.7 BANDWIDTH CONTROL .......................................................31

3.1.8 STATISTICS ..........................................................................34

3.2 WIRELESS SETTINGS ....................................................................35

3.2.1 BASIC SETTINGS..................................................................35

3.2.2 WIRELESS SECURITY...........................................................37

3.2.3 MAC-BASED WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL.........................39

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3.2.4 CONNECTION STATUS ..........................................................40

3.3 DHCP........................................................................................41

3.3.1DHCP..................................................................................41

3.3.2 DHCP CLIENTS...................................................................42

3.4 VIRTUAL SERVER .........................................................................43

3.4.1 PORT RANGE FORWARDING.................................................43

3.4.2 DMZ SETTINGS...................................................................46

3.4.3 UPNP SETTINGS ..................................................................47

3.5 SECURITY SETTINGS.....................................................................47

3.5.1 CLIENT FILTER ....................................................................47

3.5.2 MAC ADDRESS FILTER .......................................................49

3.5.3 URL FILTER ........................................................................51

3.5.4 REMOTE WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT..................................5 3

3.6 ROUTING SETTINGS......................................................................54

3.6.1 ROUTING TABLE..................................................................54

3.6.2 STATIC ROUTING .................................................................55

3.7 TOOLS..........................................................................................5 6

3.7.1 TIME SETTINGS ...................................................................56

3.7.2 DDNS.................................................................................56

3.7.3 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS ..............................................57

3.7.4 RESTORE TO FACT ORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .........................60

3.7.5 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ..........................................................60

3.7.6 REBOOT...............................................................................61

3.7.7 CHANGE PASSWORD............................................................61

3.7.8 SYSLOG...............................................................................62

3.7.9 LOGOUT ..............................................................................62

APPENDIX 1 FEATURES.................................................................63

APPENDIX 2 SECURITY STATEMENT.........................................64

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

1.1 Description

The Tenda 150Mbps Travel Wireless Router (A5) allows you to create an instant wireless network when you are at hotel, job site or wherever you need one. Just plug it into an electrical outlet, connect to your DSL or cable modem, an existing Ethernet network or a wireless hotspot from ISP (WISP), up to 10 users at a time can surf, chat, play wirelessly and more using PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or other WiFi-enabled devices. Plus, the A5 supports wired and wireless W A N conne c tions.

1.2 Package Contents

Please unpack the box and check the following items:

◆ A5 150Mbps Travel Wireless Router

◆ Quick Installation Guide

If any of the above items are incorrect, missing, or damaged, please contact your Tenda reseller for immediate replacement.

1.3 Panel Overview LED overview:

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The router has only one LED. It displays a solid light upon and during router’s startup, which indicates the router is correctly powered and system is starting, and thereafter, a flashing light.

Port/Button Overview：

Port/Button Des c ri ption:

Port/Button Description

WAN WAN port: Internet port for connection to a

DSL/cable Modem or community broadband via an Ethernet cable or ISP’s WIFI hotspot.

Reset Pressing this button for 7 seconds restores the

router to factory default settings.

Note: The RJ45 port functions as a WAN port when you are using a wired WAN connection and a LAN port when you are using a wireless WAN (WISP) connection.

1.4 Minimum System Requirements

Computer with:

9 128M or larger memory 9 Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/WIN7/MAC OS 9 A installed 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz network adapter 9 Internet broadband service, Ethernet access or WIFI hotspot 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Firefox 1.0 or higher

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1.5 Operation Environment Requirements

9 The device operates correctly only with a specified voltage

rating; otherwise it may be damaged.

9 Keep it away from heat source. 9 Keep it away from electrical appliances (such as a microwave

oven) to avoid electromagnetic interference.

9 Disconnect the device’s power supply in presence of thunder

or storm.

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Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 Hardware Installation

2.1.1 Wired WAN Connection

With a physical WAN port, A5 can be either connected to an Internet-enabled wired ADSL/Cable modem or to an Internet-enabled wired router.

1. To connect A5 to a wired ADSL/ Cable modem, do as follows: a. Connect your ADSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on A5 using an Ethernet cable.

b. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.

2. To connect A5 to a wired router, do as follows (Here we explain

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it using the Tenda R502, a wired broadband router): a. Connect the Ethernet cable from one of R502’ s LAN ports to the WAN port on A5. b. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.

2.1.2 Wireless WAN Connection

With the unique wireless WAN feature enabled, the A5 can work both as a wireless client for connection to a WIFI hotspot or an Internet-service-enabled wireless router and as a wireless AP to extend wireless signal to your reachable distance. Here we explain it using th e Te nda W316R, a wireless broadband router.

1. Connect W316R to Internet.

2. Plug A5 into a power outlet nearby.

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2.2 Configure Your PC to Connect to A5 Wirelessly

By default, the RJ45 port is used as a WAN port, so you can only connect to A5 via a wireless connection. The wireless security feature is disabled by default. So there is no need to enter a security key for first-time connection to A5.

To configure your PC to connect to A5 wirelessly, Windows XP users refer to section 2.2.1 and Windows 7 users skip to section 2.2. 2.

2.2.1 In Windows XP Step1. Right click “My Network Places” and select “Properties”.

Step2. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select

“Properties”.

Step3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4)” and then click “Properties”.

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Step4. There are 2 ways to conf igur e you r PC’s IP address in t his TCP/Ipv4. A. The first one is “Obtain an IP address automatically” as below:

In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input:

255.255.255.0.

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For example: IP Address: 192.168.2.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS Server: you can either enter your local DNS server addresses (Consult your ISP if you are not clear.) or use the device as a proxy DNS server. After you finish all settings, click “OK” to submit and click the “OK” button for properties on Local Area Connection interface to save them.

Step5. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select “View A vailable Wireless Networks”.

Step6. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click

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“Connect”. Note: A5’s default SSID is Tenda_XXXXXX (XXXXXX stands for the last 6 characters in A5’s MAC address).

Step7. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID, you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly.

2.2.2 In Windows 7 Step1. Right click “Network” icon on your computer desktop and

select “Properties”.

Step2. Click “Change adapter settings” on the appearing window.

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Step3. Select “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties” in the following window.

Step4. Select” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)"and then click “Properties” in the appearing window.

Step5. There are 2 ways to conf igur e you r PC’s IP address in t his TCP/Ipv4. A. The first one is “Obtain an IP address automatically” as below:

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B. The second one is “Use the following IP address” as below:

In the IP Address field, Input: 192.168.2.XXX (XXX stands for any value from 2 to 254) and in the Subnet Mask field, input:

255.255.255.0 For example: IP Address: 192.168.2.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS Server: you can either enter your local DNS server addresses (Consult your ISP if you are not clear.) or use the device as a proxy DNS server. After you finish all settings, click “OK” to submit and click the “OK” button for properties on Local Area Connection interface to save

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them. Step6. Click Network icon and then “Network and Internet Sharing Center”.

Step7. Select A5’s SSID (wireless network name) and click “Connect”.

Step8. When you see “Connected” displayed next to A5’s SSID, you have successfully connected to A5 wirelessly.

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2.3 Quick Internet Connec tion Setup

This section instruct s you to setup Inte rnet conne ction quickly. If you are trying to connect to your ISP via an Ethernet cable, refer to section 2.3.1 below for assistance; if you are trying a wireless Internet connection, skip to section 2.3.2.

2.3.1 Wired Internet Connect ion Setup Step1. Open a web browser, enter http://192.168.2.1 in the

address bar and then press “Enter”.

Step2. Input the default Passwo rd “admin” and click “OK” on the login window.

Step3. You will be redirected to the quick Internet connection setup screen below:

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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 PPPoE user name and password provided by your ISP. To secure your wireless network, you are recommended to setup a wireless security key on this interface. Then click the OK button to save your settings.

Dynamic IP

Keep this default option if your ISP does not give you any IP information or account information. You don’t need to configure any settings for this connection. However for the sake of security, we recommend you to setup a wireless security key on this

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interface to protect your wireless network from undesired access. Then click the OK button to save your settings.

Note:

z Contact your ISP if you are not clear about the PPPoE us e r

name and password.

z Skip to Chapter3 > WAN Settings, if you are using an Internet

connection type other than the above- mentioned.

2.3.2 Wireless Internet Connection (WISP) Setup

To set up your wireless WAN connection, do as follows: Step1. Follow steps 1-3 on section 2.3.1 to enter the quick Internet setup interface. Step2. On the quick Internet setup interface, click “Advanced Settings” to enter WAN media setting interface.

Step3. Select Wireless WAN and click “Open Scan” on the WAN Medium Ty pe interface to display all wireless networks within the range and select the one you want to connect to (your ISP’s).

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System will populate the SSID and Channel fields automatically. Here we take the SSID of ChinaNet-pxKA as an example for illustration

Step4. Check “Security” field, if it shows “none” Cli ck “Appl y” and go to next step. But if it shows WEP/WPA or other encryption modes, that means the wireless ISP service you try to connect is encrypted, and you need to configure wireless security as same as the wireless netwo rk. Go to “Security M ode”, select the security mode and Algorithms, and enter the security key to complete setting. Security mode, algorithms and key in this example shown below are WPA-PSK, AES and abcd1234 respectively. Click “Apply” to save your settings. Note: Your setting must exactly match your wireless ISP’s. If you are not clear about them, contact the ISP for assistance.

Step5. Enter WAN Settings interface and select your Internet connection type (For example, select Dynamic IP if your wireless ISP does not provide you any IP information.).

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