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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Cop yright Statement is the registered trademark of Shenzhen T enda T echnology Co. , Ltd. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copy right of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhe[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual T able of Content s  T ABL E OF CONT ENTS ...................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................................................................ 4 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ...............................................[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY ........................................................................................ 36 APPENDIX 2: FEATURES ......................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX 3: TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 1 Product Overview The T enda AP is a W ireles s N R ange Extende r which is desig ned to extend the coverage and improve the signal strength of an existing wireless network using either AP mode or WDS mode. Combined with leading wireless N tech nologies, superior security (WEP , WP A-PSK ， WP A2-PSK ， WPA-PS[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 1.2 Panel Overview LED overview (Take A3 as an example): LED Status Description STATE Blink in g System is f unc tio ning prop er ly Port/Button Overview ： (A3 is used in the fig ure below): 5 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Port/Button Description LAN For connection to a computer or router . RESET Pressing this button for 7 seconds restores the device to factory default settings. PWR Power receptor . Do not use a d ifferent power adapter than the included one. 6 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 2 Installation 1. Connect one end of the included power adapter to the AP and then plug the other end into a wall outlet nearby . (Using a power supply with a different voltage rating than the one included with the AP will cause damage to the product.)  2. Connect the LAN port on your AP to one of the LAN port[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual .3. Connect your PC to the AP wirelessly . 8 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter 3 Setup 3.1 Connecting to AP Wirelessly 3.1.1 In Windows XP 1. Right click “My Network Places” and sel ect “Properties” . 2. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and sel ect “View A vai lable W ireles s Netw orks” . 9 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 3. Select the AP’ s SSID . 4. Click “Connect Anyw ay” . 10 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 3.1.2 In Windows 7 1. Click network icon on your desktop. 2. Select AP’ s SSID and click “Connect” . 3. Y ou have successfully connected your PC to the AP wirelessly 11 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual when you see “Connected” next to the AP’ s SSID. 4. Choose your network location. 12 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 3.2 Login to AP 1 、 Open a web browser , enter http:// 192.168.0.254 in the address bar and then press “Enter ” to go to interface below: 3.3 Quick Encryption Use the interface below to fast secure your wireless network (Onl y a catch y security ke y is req uired ) or go to Adv anced ( click the "Advanced"[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter  4  Sys te m  St a t u s This sec tion al lows yo u to view the AP’ s informat ion. 4.1 Wireless  ◆ Wireless Working Mode: Displays AP’ s current working mode: AP or WDS mode. ◆ Network Mode: Displays AP’s current IEEE802.11 mode: 11n/g/b. ◆ SSID: Displays AP’ s current wireless network [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 4.2 LAN  ◆ Address Mode: D isplays AP’s current IP mode: Dynamic IP or Static IP . ◆ MAC Address: Displays AP’ s LAN MAC addre ss. ◆ IP Address: Displays AP’ s current IP address. ◆ Subnet Mask: Displays AP’ s current IP subnet mask. ◆ Gateway: Displays AP’ s current gateway address. 16 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 4.3 System Status ◆ System Time: Displays the time customized by you or obtained from Internet. ◆ Running Time: Displays device’ s up time. ◆ Connected client ： Displays the number of connected computers. ◆ Software Version ： Displays router’ s firmware version. ◆ Hardware Version: Displays router’s h[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter  5  Wi r el e s s  Set t ings  5.1 Basic Settings ◆ Enable Wireless Functions: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the wirel ess feature. When unchecked, all wireless related features will be di sabled. ◆ Wireless Working Mode: Select either AP or WDS according to your practical needs. ◆ AP mode: T [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ 11g mode ： Selec t it if you hav e on ly Wire less- G client s in your wireless network. ◆ 11b/g mixed mode: Select it if you h ave only Wir eless- B and Wir eless- G client s in y our w ireless netwo rk. ◆ 11b/g/n mixed mode: Select it i f you hav e Wir eless- B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N clients i n your wire[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 20/40 frequency band to boost its throughput. ◆ Extension Channel ： W orking frequency range for 11n mode. WDS Mode: T o extend your existing wireless network coverage, select the WDS (Wireless Distribution System) feature. ◆ AP MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a wireless link partner or populate this field us[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Add W316R’ s MAC address to A 3 and change A3’s SSID and channel respectively to those of W316R. a. If you already know W316R’ s MAC address, SSID and channel settings, then you can manually configure the same settings on A3. b. Or you can use the Open Scan option. 1 ） Click the “Open S can” button to disp[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Click OK to sav e your settings. 3. Configure wireless security settings. For this step , refer to section 5.2 hereof . 4. Repeat steps 1-3 on W316R. Note: SSID , channel, security settings and security key must be the same on both A3 and W316R for successful WDS implementation. Note: 1. WDS feature can be implemented[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual respectively to those of link partner as well as add link p artner’s MAC address. So we recommend you to use this Open Scan option for eas y WDS settings. 2. Using WEP encryption improves WDS comp atibility. For this reason, we recommend you to encrypt your wireless network with WEP when using the WDS feature. 5.2 Wire[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ Default Key: Select one key from the 4 preset keys. Y ou can either select ASCII, which all ows 5 or 13 characters, or hexade cimal, whic h allow s 10 o r 26 c har acter s for WEP key format. 5.2.2 WPA-PSK The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It enhances data encryption through the T[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 5.2.3 WPA2-PSK The later WPA2 protocol features compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA. Note: According to latest WIFI standards, a. When WEP or TKIP is sele cted, netw[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ MAC Address ： Enter the MAC addresses of a wireless client and click “ Add” . ◆ MAC Address List: Displays the MAC addresses added by you. Y ou can del ete any entry by clicking on the “Delete” button next to it. Example 1: T o all ow only the PC at a MAC address of 00:e8:c8:a4:56: 75 to connect to your w[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 5.4 Connection Status This inte rface displa ys the informat ion of c urrent ly connec ted wireless clients includi ng MAC addresses and bandwidth. ◆ MAC Address: Displays the MAC addresses of the PCs that have been wirelessly connected to your AP ◆ Bandwidth: Displays the channel bandwidth used by the currently conn[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter  6  LAN  Set t ings  Click “LAN Settings” to enter the interface belo w. The AP’s LAN IP can either be static or dynamic. 6.1 Static IP ◆ MAC Address: Displays the AP‘s LAN MAC addres s, which cannot be changed. ◆ Address Mode: Select either static or dynamic IP . ◆ IP Address: The defau[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 6.2 Dynamic IP (DH CP) Select this option only if you have a DHCP-enabled router on your network to assign an IP address to your AP . Otherwise use the static IP option. Note: 1. If you change the device’ LAN IP address, you have to enter the new one in your browser to get back into the web-based c onfiguration utility[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Chapter  7  T ool s  7.1 Time Settings This section assists you in setting the device’s system time; you can either select to set the time and date manually or automatically obtain the GMT time from Internet. NOTE: The configured time information loses once the device is powered off. But it obtains the GMT tim[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual ◆ Backup Settings: Once you have configured the device the way you want it, you can sa ve these settings to a configuration file on your local h ard dr ive t hat can later be impor ted to y our device in case that the deivce is restored to factory default settings. T o do this, click the “Backup” button next to whe[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual hard drive.  And then click the "R estore" button to reset your device to previous settings.' 7.3 Restore to Fact ory Default Settings T o restore al l settings to the device's factory default values, click the "R estore to F actory Defaul t” button on the interface below: F actory Default S[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 7.4 Firmware Upgr ade Firmw are u pgr ade is releas ed per iodical ly to impr ove the functionality of your device and also to add new features. If you run into a proble m with a s pecific fe ature of the device , log on to our website （ www .tenda.cn ） to download the latest firmware to update it. ◆ Browse: Click [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual And LAN connection will be cut automatically during this process. 7.6 Change Pass word On the screen below, you can change the password for logi n to the device's W eb-base d interface. ◆ Old Password: Enter the old password. (If you have not changed the login password before, then just leave this fi eld blank, fo[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual change default login password. 7.7 SysLog The Syslog option allows you to view all events that occur upon system startup and check whether there is attack on your network. ◆ Refresh: Click this button to update the log. ◆ Clear: Click this button to clear the log record.            35[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 1: Glossary Channel A communication channel, also known as channel, refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire or to a logic al connection over a multiplex ed medium such as a radio channel. It is used to transfer an inf orma tion signal, such as a digital bit stream , from one or more transm[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual users can access the wireless network. The later WPA2 protocol features compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA. 37 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 2: Features ¾ Compliant with IEEE802.11n/g/b ， IEEE802.3/3u ¾ Wireless speed up to 300Mbps /150Mbps ¾ Supports Wi-Fi Mul timedia (WMM) to smooth video and audio ¾ High gain antenna(s) for better coverage ¾ Supports WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK encryptions ¾ Supports WDS to seamlessly expand your wireless networ[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 3: Troubleshooting 1. Q: I can’t log in to AP’s web-based management interface after entering 192.168.0.254 in the brows er’s address bar, what should I do? A : 1 ) . Ve r i f y t h a t y o u r P C ’s I P a d d r e s s i s s e t t o a n y v a l u e b e t w e e n 192.168.0.2- 192.168.0.25 3. 2). T ry a di[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual If you still have some problems, please contact our technical support. Technical Support ¾ T ol l Free: 400-6622-666 (For Mainland China Only) ¾ T ol l Free: 1-800-570-5892 (For USA only) ¾ T el : +86 (755) 2344 2820 ¾ Skype: tendasz ¾ MSN: tendasz@hotmail.com ¾ Email: support@tenda.com.cn ¾ Headquarter Shenzhen: [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 4: Remove Wireless Network on Your PC Changing wireless settings on AP while keeping them unchanged on your PC may lead to connection failure when trying connecting to the AP wirelessly . So, do remember to delete the wireless settings on your PC when you hav e changed them on the AP . Below presents you the way[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 3. Click “Wireless Networks” , select the item under “Preferred networks” and click the Remove button. In Windows 7 1. Click network icon on your desktop and select Properties. 42 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual 2. Select “Manage Wireless Networks” . 3. Click the wireless connection and select “Remov e network” . 43 [...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual Appendix 5: Security Statement FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are desi gned to provide reasonable protec tion agains t harmfu l inter fere nce in a reside ntial installa tion. T his equipment[...]

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    11N Wireless AP User Manual or operating in conjunction with any oth er antenna or transmitter . ” FCC Radiation Exposure Statemen t This equipment compli es with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment shoul d be installed and operated with the minimum distance of 20 cm. Oper ation is sub ject to t[...]