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TENDA AC6 User Manual

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Get to know your router
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Get to know your router

Commonly used functions

How to access the internet quickly using the router?
How to change your WiFi name and password?
How to change your login password?
How to enable/disable your WiFi according to schedule?
How to extend your wireless range?
How to control your internet speed?
How to prevent unknown device from connecting to your network?
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Table of contents

Links of commonly used functions .......................................................... 2
Table of contents .................................................................................... 3
1 Get to know your router ...................................................................... 5
Package contents ................................................................................................................................................... 5
LED indicators ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Buttons & Interfaces .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Product label .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2 Quick setup to access the internet ....................................................... 8
Position your router ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Step 1: Connect your router .................................................................................................................................. 9
1. Connect your router to the internet side......................................................................................................... 9
2. Connect your computer to the router ............................................................................................................. 9
Step 2: Configure your router .............................................................................................................................. 10
1. Log in to the router’s user interface. ............................................................................................................. 10
2. Configure the internet settings. ..................................................................................................................... 11
3. Configure the wireless settings. .................................................................................................................... 12
Access the internet .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Access the internet wirelessly ........................................................................................................................... 14
Access the internet through an Ethernet cable ................................................................................................. 14
Join your WiFi ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Windows 8 ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Windows 7 ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
iPad/iPhone ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Android .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
3 Functions on the router’s user interface ............................................. 19
Internet Status ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Change the internet Type .................................................................................................................................. 19
Change the Wireless Settings ............................................................................................................................ 20
Manage the Attached Device ............................................................................................................................. 22
Check system status ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Internet Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 25
Wireless Settings.................................................................................................................................................. 25
WiFi Name & Password...................................................................................................................................... 26
WiFi Schedule .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Wireless Repeating ............................................................................................................................................ 27
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Channel & Bandwidth ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Transmit Power .................................................................................................................................................. 36
WPS .................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Beamforming ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Guest Network ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sleeping Mode ..................................................................................................................................................... 40
VPN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41
PPTP Server ........................................................................................................................................................ 42
PPTP/L2TP Client ................................................................................................................................................ 50
Advanced Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 51
Parental Control ................................................................................................................................................. 52
Bandwidth Control ............................................................................................................................................. 55
Tenda App .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
LED Control ........................................................................................................................................................ 58
DDNS .................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Virtual Server ..................................................................................................................................................... 62
DMZ ................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Remote Management ........................................................................................................................................ 64
IPTV .................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Firewall............................................................................................................................................................... 68
Static Routing ..................................................................................................................................................... 68
UPnP .................................................................................................................................................................. 70
System Settings .................................................................................................................................................... 71
LAN IP Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 71
DHCP Reservation .............................................................................................................................................. 73
WAN Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 74
Time Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 77
Login Password .................................................................................................................................................. 78
Reboot ............................................................................................................................................................... 78
Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................................................................................. 79
Backup/Restore .................................................................................................................................................. 80
System Status ..................................................................................................................................................... 81
System Log ......................................................................................................................................................... 82
Auto Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................. 83
Reset .................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Appendix ............................................................................................. 85
Configure your computer .................................................................................................................................... 85
Windows 8 ......................................................................................................................................................... 85
Windows 7 ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
Windows XP ....................................................................................................................................................... 88
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................... 89
Technical support ................................................................................................................................................. 90
Safety and emission statement ............................................................................................................................ 91
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LED Indicator
Status
Description
SYS
Blinking
The router is working properly.
2.4G
Solid
2.4GHz WiFi is enabled.
Blinking
The router is sending or receiving 2.4GHz WiFi data.
Off
2.4GHz WiFi is disabled.
5G
Solid
5GHz WiFi is enabled.
Blinking
The router is sending or receiving 5GHz WiFi data.
Off
5GHz WiFi is disabled.

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This chapter includes the following parts:
Package contents LED indicators Buttons & Interfaces Product label

Package contents

Unpack the package. Your box should include the following items:
AC1200 Smart Dual-Band WiFi Router * 1 Power Adapter * 1 Ethernet Cable * 1 Install Guide * 1
If any item is incorrect, missing or damaged, please keep the original package and contact the vendor for replacement immediately.

LED indicators

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Button/Interface
Description
3/IPTV
When IPTV feature is enabled, the port is only used for accessing IPTV service. Otherwise, it is a LAN port.
2, 1
The two ports are used to connect to local network devices, such as computers and switches.
WAN
The port is used to connect to the internet.
POWER
The interface is used to connect to a power outlet with the included power adapter.
WIFI
The button is used to enable or disable WiFi function.
RST/WPS
The button is used to restore the router to factory default settings, or enable the router’s WPS function.
To restore the router to factory default settings, press and hold this
button for about 8 seconds until all LEDs light.
To enable the router’s WPS function, press and hold this button for 1
second. Within 2 minutes, enable the wireless client’s WPS function.
LED Indicator
Status
Description
WAN, 1, 2, 3
Solid
The port is connected to another network device.
Blinking
The port is transmitting or receiving data.
Off
The port is not connected to another network device.
WPS
Solid
When WPS negotiation is successful, this LED keeps solid for 2~ 5 minutes, and then it keeps off.
Blinking
The router is waiting or is performing WPS negotiation with a wireless client.
Off
WPS function is disabled. WPS negotiation is failed, or
WPS negotiation is successful. When WPS negotiation is successful,
this LED keeps solid for 2~ 5 minutes, and then it keeps off.

Buttons & interfaces

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Product label

1. Default Access: http://tendawifi.com or 192.168.0.1
When the router is in factory default state, to log in to the router’s user interface, you can type
tendawifi.com or 192.168.0.1 in a browser’s address bar.
2. SSID: The default 2.4GHz WiFi Name. When the router is in factory default state, you can use this
name to wirelessly connect to the router.
3. Pin No.: The Pin No. is required when you establish a WPS connection.
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2 Quick setup to access the internet

To access the internet, you need at least two steps:
Step 1: Connect your router Step 2: Configure your router
This chapter includes the following parts:
Position your router Step 1: Connect your router Step 2: Configure your router Access the internet Join your WiFi

Position your router

To make your devices get better wireless signals from the router, position your router as follows:
Put it on a stable place, such as a desk. Keep it near your wireless devices, such as smart phones and laptops. Keep it away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling
fans, home security systems or microwaves.
Keep it away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum nails. Keep it away from other materials that may affect your wireless signals, such as glass, insulated
walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete.
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Quick setup to access the internet

Step 1: Connect your router

1. Connect your router to the internet.

If you have a modem, go to Type 1. If not, go to Type 2.
Type 1: Connect to the internet through a modem (DSL modem/optical modem/cable modem).
❶ Power off the modem. If it has a battery, remove the battery.
❷ Connect the modem to the WAN port of the router using an Ethernet cable. ❸ Power on the router. ❹ Power on the modem.
Type 2: Connect to the internet through the Ethernet cable provided by the ISP.
❶ Insert the Ethernet cable provided by the ISP into the WAN port of the router.
❷ Power on the router.

2. Connect your computer to the router.

Before you configure the router, connect your computer to the router by one of the following:
Connect your computer to the router through WiFi Connect your computer to the router using the included Ethernet cable
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Connect your computer to the router through WiFi
1. Find the WiFi name (SSID) labeled at the router’s bottom.
2. Use your computer that is installed with a wireless network adapter, or other wireless devices,
such as smartphones and laptops, to connect to the router’s WiFi network. For the connection steps, refer to Connect to your WiFi.
After connect the computer to the router, go to the next step to configure the router.
Tips
If you change either the WiFi name (SSID) or WiFi password on the user interface, you need to reconnect your wireless devices to the router.
Connect your computer to the router using the included Ethernet cable
Connect your computer to the 1, 2, or 3/IPTV port of the router using the included Ethernet cable. After you connect to the router, go to the next step to configure the router.

Step 2: Configure your router

When you configure the router for the first time, follow the steps below.

1. Log in to the router’s user interface.

1) Launch a web browser on your computer, type tendawifi.com or 192.168.0.1 in the address bar,
and press Enter on the keyboard.
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2) Click Start.
Tips
If the router’s Quick Setup Wizard page doesn’t appear, refer to Appendix > Troubleshooting > Q2.

2. Configure the internet settings.

The router supports three connection types: DHCP, Static IP, and PPPoE. The router can detect your connection type automatically.
DHCP
If DHCP is detected or if you select DHCP manually, click Next to configure wireless settings.
Static IP
If Static IP is detected or if you select Static IP manually, please do as follows:
1) Type IP information provided by the ISP into the correct field. Alternate DNS server is optional.
2) Click Next to configure wireless settings.
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PPPoE
If the detection result is Static IP or if you select PPPoE manually, please do as follows:
1) Type the user name and password provided by the ISP.
2) Click Next to configure wireless settings.

3. Configure the wireless settings.

1) Customize your WiFi name. (1~29 characters are allowed)
2) Customize your WiFi password. (8~32 characters are allowed)
3) Customize your login password. (5~32 characters are allowed)
4) Click Next.
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Tips
WiFi password is used for wireless devices to connect to the router. Login password is used to
log in to the router’s user interface. If you want to use the same password for both functionalities, check the box of Set up the login password to the same as the WiFi password.
The router provides two frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. A 5GHz WiFi name can be
detected only by wireless devices working at 5GHz.

Access the internet

When the following page appears, it indicates that you have completed all the settings and you can access the internet through WiFi or using an Ethernet cable.
Note
Tenda_XXXXXX is a 2.4G WiFi name and Tenda_XXXXXX_5G is a 5G WiFi name. The latter can be detected only by wireless devices working at 5GHz.
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Access the internet through WiFi

Use your wireless device, such as a smartphone, or use your computer that is installed with a wireless network adapter to connect to the router through the changed WiFi name and WiFi password. Then you can access the internet wirelessly.

Access the internet through an Ethernet cable

If you connect your computer to the router through an Ethernet cable, you can access the internet now.

Connect to your WiFi

This part shows WiFi connection steps on devices running the following operating systems. Steps for other operating systems are similar.
Windows 8 Windows 7 iPad/iPhone Android

Windows 8

1. Click the icon on the lower right corner of your desktop.
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Tips
If you can’t find the icon , please move your cursor to the upper right corner of your desktop,
select Settings > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings, right click Wi-Fi and select Connect/Disconnect.
If you can’t find your WiFi, ensure that your computer is not working in Airplane mode.
2. Select your WiFi name from the list, click Connect and then follow onscreen instructions. When Connected appears, the device is connected to the router’s WiFi network.

Windows 7

1. Click the icon on the lower right corner of your desktop.
2. Select your WiFi name from the list, click Connect and then follow onscreen instructions.
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Tips
If you can’t find the icon , please move your cursor to the lower left corner of your desktop, select Start > Control Panel > Network and internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings, right click Wireless Network Connection and select Connect/Disconnect.
When Connected appears, the device is connected to the router’s WiFi network.

iPad/iPhone

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Wi-Fi, choose your SSID, enter the WiFi password, and tap Join.
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Android

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap WLAN. It enters your WLAN settings.
3. Enable your WLAN, and select your SSID.
4. Enter your WiFi password, and tap Connect. When Connected appears, the device is connected to the router’s WiFi network.
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3 Functions on the router’s user interface

This chapter includes the following functions:
Internet status Internet settings Wireless settings Guest network Sleeping mode VPNAdvanced settings System settings

Internet status

On internet Status page, you can check the internet connection status, WiFi Info, and the connected devices’ info. Meanwhile, this part offers four shortcuts for you to change the internet settings, wireless settings, manage the connected devices, and check the system status.

Change internet settings

If you don’t finish internet settings through Quick Setup Wizard, or want to change internet settings, you can follow the steps below:
1. On the Internet Status page, click the internet settings icon .
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2. On the pop-up page, finish internet settings.
For the setting steps, refer to Configure the internet settings.

Change wireless settings

1. On the Internet Status page, click the wireless settings icon .
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2. On the pop-up page, finish wireless settings.
WiFi Name & Password
The router provides two types of frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You can assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters as a WiFi name, and customize a password containing up to 63 characters as a WiFi password. Note them down if you change the default one.
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Hide If the Hide option is checked, wireless clients can’t find the WiFi name of the router. You need to
enter the WiFi name on each wireless client manually.
Security Mode
The router offers three security modes: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA/WPA2-PSK. You can select one according to your needs. Or you can select None to share your WiFi with others without requiring a password.

Manage the attached device

Click Attached Devices, the attached devices’ info will pop up.
On this page, you can see the connected devices’ names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and access types. You can change a device’s name or add a device to the blacklist.
Edit the devices’ names
Click the icon , input a device name in the box, and click Save.
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Add to the blacklist
If you find unknown devices in your network from the Attached Devices list, you can add them to the blacklist by clicking the corresponding Add button. Devices in the blacklist can’t access the internet through the router.
Blacklist
Devices in the blacklist can’t access the internet through the router.
If you want a device that is in the Blacklist to connect to the router, click Remove.
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Check system status

Click the figure of router, and then the System Status page will pop up. You can check the router’s
current network status: basic info, WAN status, LAN Status, and WiFi Status.
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Internet settings

If you don’t finish internet settings through Quick Setup Wizard, or want to change internet settings, you can complete internet settings on this page. For the steps, refer to Configure the internet
settings.

Wireless settings

This section includes the following features:
WiFi name& password WiFi schedule
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Wireless repeating Channel & bandwidth Transmit power WPS Beamforming

WiFi name & password

If you don’t customize your WiFi name and password on internet Status page, you can customize them using this function. Click Wireless Settings > WiFi Name & Password.
WiFi Name & WiFi Password
The router provides two types of frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You can assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters for WiFi name, and customize a password containing up to 63 characters for WiFi password. Note them down if you change the default one.
Hide If the Hide option is checked, the wireless clients can’t search the WiFi name of the router. You need
to know the WiFi name in advance and enter the WiFi name on each wireless client manually.
Security Mode
The router offers three security modes: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA/WPA2-PSK. You can select one according to your needs. Or you can select None to share your WiFi with others without requiring a password.
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WiFi schedule

This feature specifies when to enable or disable WiFi. For example, assume that you want to turn off your WiFi during 23:00~06:00, from Monday to Friday, you can configure it as follows:
1. Click WiFi Schedule button to enable this feature.
2. Select 23:00 and 06:00 in the Turn off WiFi during field.
3. Select Specified Day, and check the options of the corresponding days, Mon. to Fri.
4. Click Save.

Wireless repeating

When the router works in wireless repeating mode, it must connect to a wireless base station which is connected to the internet. In this circumstance, wired and wireless clients that are connected to the router can also access the internet. The router supports two wireless repeating modes: WISP and Universal Repeater.
Example
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WiFi Name (SSID)
Tenda_666666_ZL
WiFi Password
66666666
WISP
For router A:
1. If the DHCP server of router A is disabled, you must enable it.
2. Note down WiFi name and password of router A. The assumptions are shown below.
Configure router B:
1. Log in to the router’s user interface, and click Wireless Settings > Wireless Repeating. Click the
Wireless Repeating button to enable the feature.
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