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PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Shenzhen Tend a Technology Co., Ltd. All the pr oducts and product names mention ed her ein are the trademarks or registered trad emarks of their respective holder s. Copyright of the whole product as integratio n, including its ac cessories an d software,[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3 Table of Contents COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ............................................................ 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................... ... 3 CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................. 6 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS (F OR REFERENCES O[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 4 CHAPTER 4 STATUS ............................................................... ... 29 4.1 LAN S TATUS ............................................................... .......... 29 4.2 PLC S TATUS ............................................................... .......... 29 4.3 W IRELESS S TATUS .......[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 5 7.2.1 PLC Device List ........................................................... 49 7.2.2 Add PLC Device .......................................................... 50 7.2.3 PLC Authentication List ............................................... 50 7.3 PLC Q O S S ETTINGS ................................[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6 Chapter 1 Product Overview The PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP uses your hom e’s existing electrical wirin g to connect everything together. It provides t he free dom and flexibility of a Wi-F i network and fast wired connectio n. Getti ng set up is simple. All you need is two Tenda Pow erline devices o[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Quick Install Guide ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ CD-ROM 1.2 LED Overview Figure 1-1 Front Panel 7[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide LED Color Status Description Off Device is NOT receiving electrical power. Power Green Solid Device is receiving electrical power. Off Powerline connection is NOT established. Solid Powerline connection is established with no data transmission. Fast Blink 2-3 blinks per second during data transmission PLC [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1.3 Interface/Button Overview Figure 2-2 Interface/Button Interface /Button Description LAN RJ45 port: Connect it to a PC or other network devices using an Ethernet cable. WPS/RST One-touch Encryption/Reset Button: Press for 1-3 seconds to perform WPS authentication; press for 6-10 seconds to reset the Dev[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 10 1.4 Features ¾ Compliant with HomePlugAV, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3 u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.1 1g, IEEE 802.11n; ¾ Plug and Play; delivers data and power through existin g electri c wires; ¾ Up to 200Mbps Powerline transmission rat e; ¾ Powerline transmission dist ance of up to 300 meters; ¾ Up to 30[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 11 ¾ 1 * WPS button to quickly establish a secure wireless connectio n. 1.5 Safety Consider ations Observe the f ollowing to avoid any potential harm cause d from i mproper use. ¾ D O N O T e x p o s e t h e D e v i c e t o f l a m m a b l e , c o n d u c t i v e o r h u m i d objects; ¾ Make s ure ther[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 12 ¾ Note al l safety instructions s ta ted in both user guide and quic k installation guide. ¾ Use of accessories that are not inclu ded with this product may cause fire or damage. ¾ DO NOT place any obj ects on the Device. ¾ DO NOT expose the Device to water. Keep it clean. ¾ It is advisable to disc[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installation M ethod Method 1 Establish a Powerline network fo r LAN communication. Simply plu g the Tenda PW201A and Tenda P 200 (Pow erline adapter) into different wal l outlets within the sam e power c ircuitry and set IP addresse s of PCs on LA N to the same net segm[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide power circuitry as the Tenda P 200. And PCs connected to the PW2 01A wirelessly or using an Ethernet cable will be able to access In ternet then. Figure 1-4 Connect Powerlin e Network to Internet 2.2. Installation Instructions 1. Connect a Powerline ada pter, say, Tenda P200, to an Internet -enabl ed Route[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Plug the PW 201A to a wall outlet with in the same po wer circu itry as the Tenda P200 and connect your PC to it via a wireless or wire d connection (The latter requires an Ethernet cable) as seen in f igure 1-6: Figure 1-6 Terminal Connecti on 3. Then the PW201A pairs automatic ally with P200 to establ[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 16 4. Simply set all PCs connected to the PW201A to "Obtain an IP address automatically", and th ey may be able to access Internet then. 2.3 Verify Physical Con nection Below connections must be ve rified b efore moving ahead. 1. Verify Power connection Power connectivity is confirm ed when the P[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 3 Internet Connection Setup 3.1 Config TCP/IP settings on your P C If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. Click Start-> Control Panel-> Network and Internet Connectio ns-> Network Connections 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properti es. 17[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 4. Select "Use the following IP address". 18[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 19 I P address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx wh ere xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.2 55.255.0. Default gateway: E nter 192.168.0.1. P r e f e r r e d D N S s e r v e r : S e t P r e f e r r e d ( P r i m a r y ) D N S t h e s a m e a s t he LAN IP addres s of your Device (19 2.168.[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing Center. 20[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Click "Change ad apter sett ings". 21[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properti es. 4. Select Internet Pro tocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4) and click P rop erties or directly double-click on Interne t Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) . 22[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 5. Select "Use the following IP address". 23[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be a ny number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Default gateway: Ent er 192.168.0.1. Preferred DNS server: Set Preferred (Primary) DNS the same as t he LAN IP addres s of your Device (19 2.168.0.254) if you don’t know your local 24[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide DNS server’s address (Or consult your ISP). The Alternate (Seco ndary) DNS is not needed or you may enter one fro m your ISP. Click OK twice to save your settings. 3.2. Login to Web Utility 1. Launch a web browser, in the address bar, input 19 2.168.0.25 4 and press “Enter”. 2. Enter "admin"[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3.3 Quick Encryption On the home page, you can quickly encry pt your wireless network . The default security settings preset on this pa ge are as follows: Security Mode: WPA2-PSK Cipher Type: AES Security Key: 12345678 The security key is configurabl e. You can change it to somet hing catchy or meaningful.[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ SSID: Displays Device' s current wireless network nam e. ¾ Security Key: Specify a security key of 8-63 ASCII or 64 Hex characters and enable WPA2-PSK/AES to encrypt your wireles s network. The security key is c onfigurable. You can change it to something catchy or meaningful to yourse lf. ¾ Adva[...]

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PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 4 Status This section allows you to view Device's LAN/PLC/wireless/syste m status. 4.1 LAN Status ¾ IP Address: Displays Device’s LAN IP, namely the management IP. ¾ Subnet Mask: Displays Device's LAN subn et mask. ¾ LAN MAC Address: Displays Device's LA N MAC address. 4.2 PLC S[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Network Name: Displays Device's network name. ¾ Device Password: Displa ys Device's password. ¾ PLC MAC Address: Displays Device's PL C MAC address. 4.3 Wireless Status ¾ Wireless Status: Displays whet her wireless is enabled on the Device. ¾ 802.11 Mode: Displays current network mode[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 4.4 General Info ¾ Up Time: Displays uptime. ¾ Client Count: Displays the nu mber of connected clients. ¾ Firmware Version: Displays Device’s firmware versio n. ¾ Hardware Version: Displays Device’s hardware version. 31[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 5 LAN Settings This section allows you to conf igure Device’s LAN settings. ¾ IP Address: Device’s LAN IP, namely the management IP. T he default is 192.168.0.254. You can change it accordi ng to your n eed. ¾ Subnet Mask: Device’s LA N s ubnet mask. The default is 255.255.255.0. You can ch[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 33 an IP address automatically" . And now you will be abl e to manag e the Device while sur fing Internet.[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Settings 6.1 Wireless Basic Settings ¾ Wireless: Check/uncheck to enable/ disable the wire less feature. If disabled, all wireless-dependent features will be disabled accordingly. ¾ Region: Select your loc ation (country or region).　 ¾ 802.11 Mode: Select a right mode acc ording to [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 35 ¾ 11g m ode: Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in yo ur wireless network. ¾ 11b/g mixe d mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. ¾ 11b/g/n mixed mode: Se lect it if you have Wireless-B, W ireless- G and Wireless-N clients concurrently p[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Extension Cha nnel：Available only in 11b/g/n mixed mode. ¾ WMM-Capable: WMM is Q oS for your wireless network. Enabling this option ma y better stream wir eless multimedia data (such as video or audio). ¾ ASPD Capable: Select to enable/d isable the auto power saving mode on WMM. By default, this opt[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Note: Selecting Open WEP, Shared WEP or WPA-PSK will automatical ly disable the WPS encryption while selecting None, WPA2-PSK or Mi xed WPA/WPA2-PSK will aut omatic ally enable th e WPS encryption. 6.2.1 WEP WEP is intended to provide data confidentiality comparable to t hat of a traditional wired network.[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6.2.2 WPA-PSK The WPA prot ocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It enhanc es d ata encryptio n thro ugh the Tempor al Key Integrit y Protocol (TKIP) which is a 128-bit per-packet key, meaning that i t dynamically generates a new key for each packet. WPA also inc lu des a message integ[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6.2.3 WPA2-PSK The later WPA2 protocol featur es compliance wit h the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in additi o n to TKIP encryption protocol to guara ntee better security t han that provided by WEP or WPA. ¾ Cipher Type: Select AES (advanced encryption standard), [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Wireless Access Control: T o deactivate the Wireless Access C o n t r o l feature, sel ect “Disable” means; to only allo w wireless clients inclu ded in list to connect to your wireless network, select "All ow"; to only block wireless clients included in list to connect to your wireless n [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Step1. Select "Allow" from the corresponding drop-down menu. Step2. Enter 00:11:44 :55:55:88 in the MAC address box and click “Add”. Step3. Click the " Save " button to save your settings. Now only the wireless cli ent at the MAC addre ss of 00:11:44:55:5 5:88 can con nect to the De[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Refer to e xample 1. 6.4 WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know lit tle of wireless security to establish a home network, as well as to ad d new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrase s or configuring complicated settings. Simply enter a PIN code o[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ SSID: Displays Device's curre nt SSID. ¾ AP PIN Code: Displays Device's PIN code; this option is not configurable. ¾ WPS: Select to enable/disable t he WPS feature. This option is d isabled by default. ¾ WPS Mode: Select PBC (Push-Bu tton Configurat i on) or PIN. ¾ PBC: To use t he PBC opt[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 44 client. When authenticatio n between Device and the intended wir eless client completes, the WPS LED will display a solid light, which indica tes the wireless client has connected to t he Device successfully. Repea t steps mentioned above if you want to connect more wireless clients to the Device. ¾ PI[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ MAC Address: Displays MAC addr esses of wireless clients connected to the Device. ¾ Bandwidth: Displays channel bandwidth used by currently connected hosts (wireless clients). Note: The bandwidth here refers to the channel bandwidth instead of w ireless connection rate. Chapter 7 PLC Settings This sect[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.1 PLC Network Setti ngs To change Device's network name, click "Network Name ". ¾ MAC Address: Displ ays the MAC addr ess of Device's PLC interface (equivalent to the identifier on PLC network). This value is un changeable! 46[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Device Password: Display s Device' s p assword. Each Tenda Powerline device has a factory preset, unique password for authentication on remote management. The device passwo rd can al so be seen from the label attached to Device’s bottom. F o r e x a m p l e , a s s u m i n g t h a t a P o w e r l[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide considered a public network otherwise identified as a privat e n etwork. This field displ ays "HomePlugAV" if Device is currently a publi c network otherwise displays "Unkown". ¾ Default Network: Click to reset Device's network name to the de fault of "HomePlugAV". 7.2 P[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.2.1 PLC Device List This section displays the MAC addresses and connection rates of oth er PLC devices that are connected to t he Device. The PLC d evices c ould be Powerline adapters, Powerline APs or Powerline routers. ¾ PLC Device List: Displays only Tenda Powerline devices that are o n the same Powe[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.2.2 Add PLC Devic e To add a PLC device to the PLC Authentic ation List, simply ent e r its MAC address and Device Password. ¾ MAC Address: Enter the MAC addr ess of the PLC d evice to add or click the "Select" button to add the corr esponding PLC device's MAC address automatically. ¾ De[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ MAC Address: Displ ays the MAC addr ess entered when you add the PLC device. ¾ Device Password: Disp lays the Device Password entered when you add the PLC device. ¾ Authentication Status: Display s whether authentication has pass ed. To pass authentic ation, below requirements must be met: a). You mu [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 52 1. W hen adding a repeated MAC address to the PLC Authentication List, you will be asked whether to update the existing entry. 2. Up to 8 auth entication en tries can be i ncluded. 3. T he more authentication entries you add, the longer it takes to authenticate the Powerline devic es, open or refresh th[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.3.1 Simple Priority Ma pping This section allows you to q uickly set any option am ong Surfing , IPTV, Video/Audio, VOIP and Games to the hi ghest priority. By default , Surfing is prioritized. ¾ Surfing: Select it t o prioriti ze HTTP data and improve Internet surfing experience. Note: Applications/s e[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 54 technical staff so that we can include it in later version for better compatibility. ¾ Video/Audio: Select it to priorit ize video/audio data streaming . ¾ VoIP: Select it to prioritize VoIP data. The device supports SIP-compliant and H.323-compliant data prioritization. However , some VoIP devices fr[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ MAC Based Priority: Specify prio rity bas ed on PC's MAC address. ¾ MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the intended PC. ¾ IP Based Priority: Specify priority based on P C's IP address. ¾ IP Address: Enter the IP address of the intended PC. ¾ Priority: Specify a priority leve l for the d[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Note: 1. T he Simple Priority Mapping feature and Advanc ed Priority Mapping feature can be only used al one instead of concurrently. 2. T he QoS featur e does not increas e your existing bandwidth. It only prioritizes specified data over your ex isting bandwidth. 3. Advantages of the QoS feature are typic[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 57 However the QoS feature does b ring you more or l ess b enefits, t hey are just not as tremendous as in a cong ested network.[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 8 Tools 8.1 Firmware Update Firmware upgrade is rel eased period ically to impr ove the functi onality of your Device and also to add new featur es. If you run into a problem with a specific feature of t he Device, log on to our w ebsite (www .tendacn.com ) to download the latest firm ware to updat[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 8.2 Backup & Restor e Settings This section a llows you to backup current settings or to restor e the previous settings conf igure d on the Device. To backup settings 1. Once you have configured the device the way you want it, you can save these settings to a configuration file on your local har d driv[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Click "Save" on the "F il e Download" window. 3. Specify a directory to save settings on you r local hardware and click "Save". 60[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide To restore settings 1. Click the "Browse" button to open "Choose file" wi ndow. 61[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Select a configuration file th at is saved previously to your local hard drive and click "Open". 3. Click the "Restore" button to reset your device to previous settings. 62[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 8.3. Restore to Facto ry Defaul t Settings Click the "Restore to Factory Defau lt" button to reset Device t o factory default settings. Factory Default Settings: 　 User Name: admin 　 Password: admin 　 IP Address: 192.168.0.254 Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Note: 1. Device will restart a[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide blinking light, it indicates that Device is succ essfully reset to factory default settings. 8.4 Change P assword This section allows you to change login password and user name for accessing Device’s Web-based utility. ¾ New User Name: Enter a new user name. ¾ New Password: Enter a new p assword. ¾ Co[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1. For security purpose, it is hi ghly recommend ed that you change Device's default login password. 2. If you unfortunately forget the new password/user name, press the hardware WPS/RST button for 6-10 seconds to reset Device. 8.5 Syslog The Syslog option a llows you to view all event s that occur up[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide ¾ Refresh: Click to update current logs. ¾ Clear: Click to remove all logs. 8.6 Reboot ¾ Reboot: Click to restart Device. Note: 1. All connections will be di sco nnected during reboot. 2. The reboot pro cess lasts tens o f seconds. When it completes sys tem will be redirected to hom e page automaticall [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 9 Pair Button The Device provides 128-bit AES enc ryption method. This section presents how to use the Pair har dware button to quickly create a secure Powerline network. 2 or more Ten da Powerli ne d evices under a single el ectricity me ter will interconnect to create an unencrypt ed public netwo[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide on the PW201A starts blinking, which indic ates the PW201A is re ady for pair auto-negotiation.. 3. Observe the two PLC de vice’s LED status. When the Power LED displays a solid light and t he PLC LED blinks rapidly, it indic ates an encrypted private Powerline netwo rk is successfully created. How to ad[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 69 1. Press the Pair button on PW 201A-2 for 1-3 seconds and then release it. When the PLC LED on the PW201A-2 starts blinking, i t indicates this PW201A-2 is searching for availabl e networks. 2. Within 2 minutes upon releasing PW201A -2’s Pair button, pres s the Pair button on either P200 or PW201A-1 t[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 70 Appendix 1 FAQs 1. Q: What is Powerline networking? A: Powerline technology upgrades your existing ele ctric wiring, enabling transmission of both network data and electric power i n a single power line at a high speed of up to 200M bps, low cost and with better stability while withou t new wi res requi[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 71 Powerline d evices, clients connected wirelessly to the PW201A a re able to access Internet. B. Simply connect the PW201A to an Internet-en abled broadband router using an Etherne t cabl e. And clients connected wirelessl y to the PW201A will be able to access Internet . 4. Q: Do I need to install a ut [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 72 6. Q: I have installed two PW201A devices under a single electr ic meter. How am I supposed to manage them? A: By default, t he two PW201A devices c annot be managed concurrently as both share the same IP address of "192.168.0.25 4". However, bel ow steps may help: a) Disconnect either PW201A [...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 73 9. Q: Can Powerline devices of different b rands communicate wit h each other? A: Yes. This Tenda Powerli ne device complies with H omePlug AV standard a nd t hus can communicate with ot her ma nufacturers’ Hom ePl ug AV-compliant Powerline devi ces. 10. Q: Will the Powerline network get disconnect ed[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 74 Appendix 2 Technical Specification Hardware Standards RJ45: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u PLC：HomePlugAV WIFI: IEEE802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Transmission Distance 300 meters ov er Powerline wire Max devices on Private Network Up to 9 Compatibility HomePlugAV Transmission Rate PLC：200Mbps RJ45：[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 75 L (mm) 94 W (mm) 60 Dime nsion H (mm) 48 Security PLC: 128-bit AES encryption WIFI：WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Operating Temperature 0℃~40℃ Storage Temperature -40℃~70℃ Operating Humility 10% ~ 90% RH Non-conden sing Storage Humility 5% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide Appendix 3 Safety and Emission Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment,this produc t may cause radio interferenc e,in which c ase the user may be requ ired t o t a k e adequate measures.This dev ice complies wit h EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE:(1)The manufactur er is not respon s[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 77 This eq uipment has been tested and found to comply with t he lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a reside ntial installation. This equipment gene r ates, uses and can rad[...]

PW201A W ireless N Powerline AP User Guide 78 FCC Caution: Any changes or modificatio ns not expressly approve d by the party responsible for complia nce coul d void the us er's auth ority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co -loc ated or operating in conj unc tion with any other antenna or transmitter. The manufacturer i[...]