Tenda MW5s User Manual

Tenda WiFi App User Guide for

Whole Home Mesh WiFi System

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Item

Presentation

Example

Cascading menus

>

System > Live Users

Parameter and
value

Bold

Set User Name to Tom.
Variable

Italic

Format: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

UI control

Bold

On the Policy page, click the OK button.

Message

“ ”

The “Success” message appears.

Symbol

Meaning

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Ignoring this type of note may result in ineffective configurations, loss of data or
damage to the device.

This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.

Acronym or Abbreviation

Full Spelling

nova node(s)

nova whole home mesh WiFi system node(s)

ISP

Internet Service Provider

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DNS

Domain Name System

Preface

Thank you for choosing Tenda! Please read this user guide before you use the Tenda WiFi App to set up your

whole home mesh WiFi system.

Conventions

The typographical elements that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Technical Support

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possible.

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Contents

Registering and Binding ...................................................................................................................................................... 1

Management Type .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

My WiFi ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6

My Profile ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Wireless Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 11

Guest Network .................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Parental Control ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Internet Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 16

QoS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Add nova ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Fast Roaming ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Smart Assistant ................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Port Forwarding ................................................................................................................................................................ 27

UPnP ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

DHCP Server ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30

DNS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................................................................................................ 32

Maintenance Schedule ..................................................................................................................................................... 34

Account Authorization ...................................................................................................................................................... 35

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Registering and Binding

Binding an account to your nova network helps you secure your nova network and manage it remotely.



Binding with third party accounts

After you complete setup and installation using the Tenda WiFi App, a login prompt page appears. You can

authorize the Tenda WiFi App to use third party accounts, including Google+, Facebook, and Twitter, to login

quickly.

If you miss the page above, tap on the upper-right corner and tap Login. Then choose one type of account

to login.

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

Binding with a registered account

You can register a Tenda account to manage your nova network.



To Register a Tenda account:

Step 1 Run the Tenda WiFi App, and tap on the upper-right corner.
Step 2 Tap Login.
Step 3 Tap Register on the upper-right corner.
Step 4 Enter a valid email address.
Step 5 Customize a password for your Tenda account.
Step 6 Tap Register.

A confirmation email will be sent to your email inbox. Check your email and follow the instruction to activate

your account. After following these guided steps, your Tenda account will be registered successfully.

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To bind your nova network to your Tenda account:

Step 1 Connect your smart phone to your nova WiFi network, and run the Tenda WiFi App.
Step 2 Tap on the upper-right corner.

Step 3 Tap Login.
Step 4 Enter your registered Tenda account.
Step 5 Enter the password.

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Step 6 Tap Login.

After you log in, your nova network is bound to your Tenda account successfully.

After your nova network is bound to an account, login with the account is required for network
management. This account is your administrator account.

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Management Type

All Tenda nova whole home mesh WiFi systems support the Tenda WiFi App for local and remote management.

You can choose either of them as needed.

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Local Management

Local management indicates that you can use the Tenda WiFi App to manage your nova network after connecting

your smart phone to the nova network.

Procedure:

Step 1 Connect your smart phone to the WiFi network of your nova nodes.
Step 2 Run the Tenda WiFi App on the smart phone, and then you can use the App to manage your nova

network.

If your nova nodes are bound to a Tenda account, you can manage them only after login with the

bound account or other accounts authorized by the account.

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Remote Management

Remote management indicates that you can use the Tenda WiFi App to manage your nova network anytime,

anywhere.

Prerequisites of remote management:

 Your nova nodes connect to the internet successfully.

 Log in with the bound or authorized account.

 If your nova network is bound to an account, they cannot be bound to another account.

 If you want to use other accounts to manage your nova network, you can authorize these

accounts after login with the administrator account.

 Only the administrator account can authorize other accounts to manage the nova network.

Procedure of remote management:

Step 1 Connect your smart phone to the internet by connecting it to a WiFi network nearby or enabling your

mobile data.

Step 2 Run the Tenda WiFi App on the smart phone.
Step 3 Tap on the upper-right corner.

Step 4 Use your account to log in, and then you can manage your nova network remotely.

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Advanced Settings

WiFi name

My Profile

Node name

Real-time

upload speed

Real-time

speed

Total connected

devices

My WiFi

After completing the internet settings, the Tenda WiFi App shows you the following page. You can view the status

of your nova nodes, real-time upload/download speed and connected devices, and manage your nova network.

download

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Tap here to add

Connection status

Real-time upload/download

speed

Internet connection type

Internet information

WiFi Name

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To check or manage your nova nodes

Tap the WiFi name, which is my-my-my in the following picture, on the upper-left corner of the My WiFi page to
enter the following page.

All nova nodes in a network share the same WiFi name.

manageable

Tenda devices.



To view details of the internet settings

Tap the icon on the home page of the App.

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Choose this to delete

WiFi network.

Choose this to change
the location information
of the node.

Choose this to

indicator of the node.

Choose this to see

about the nova node.



To view details of the nodes

Tap the icon on the home page of the App to see details of the corresponding nova node.

the node from your

enable/disable the LED

more information

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