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11N Wireless Broadband Router Copyright 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 tr ademarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzh[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Contents CHAPTER 1 INTR ODU CTION.................................................. 1 1.1 P RODUCT F EA TURES ............................................................... 2 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .............................................................. 4 1.3 LED I NDICA TOR AND P OR T D ESCRIPTION ............[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 7.1 DHCP S ETTINGS .................................................................. 41 7.2 DHCP L IST AND B INDING .................................................... 42 CHAPTER 8 VIR TUAL SER VER ............................................ 43 8.1 P OR T R ANGE F ORW ARDING .........................................[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing T enda 11N Wireless Broadband Ro ut e r ! W268R utilize s adv anced MIMO technology which incr eases transmission range to over 6 times of ordinary 802.11g products. Compatible with IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11g/b standards, it can provide up to 150Mbps stabl e trans missi [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router downloading speed. In ad dition, UPnP and WMM su pport can help to imp rove y our MSN v oice. The Setup Wizard, included with the software CD, makes installation and access to the In ternet fast and easy even for the non-savvy users. 1.1 Product Features ¾ Includes router , wireless access point, four-port switch and [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router ¾ Provides four 10/100Mbps Auto-Nego tiation Ethernet LAN ports ¾ Supports xDSL/Cable MODEM, static and dynamic IP in community networking ¾ Supports remote/local W eb management ¾ Supports WMM to better smooth your voice and video ¾ Supports SSID stealth mode and access control based over MAC address (up to 30 en[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 1.2 Package Contents Please unpack the box and check the following it ems: ¾ One W268R 11N Wireless Broadband Router ¾ One Quic k Installat ion Guide ¾ One P ower Adapter ¾ One software CD If any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact the T enda resel ler for immediate replacement. 1.3 LED Indicator[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router SYS LED Flashes green to indicate the router is operating correctly . WPS LED Flashes to indicate the devi ce is communicating in WPS mode. WLAN LED Wireless signal indi cator , flashes green to indicate the wireles s function is enabled . LAN (4,3,2,1) LEDs Wired lo cal net work indic ators are illuminate d when conne[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Rear panel port description (from L to R ） POWER The jack is for power adapter connection. Please use the included 9V DC AC adapter . WAN A 100Mbps Ethernet port that can be connected to a MODEM, Switch, router , DSL or Cable MODEM, or other Ethernet device for connecting to the Internet. LAN (1, 2, 3, 4) F our 10/10[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router feature will be enabled. The WPS LED will fl ash when communicating in this mode. 7[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 How to Install the Router After you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to setup your router . For better wireless performance, please put the device in the middl e of the wireless coverage area. 1. Please use the included AC adapter to power your router . IMPO R T ANT : Us[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 2. Please connect a LAN cable to the LAN port of the router and then to the network adapter of your computer . 3. Please connect your broadb and line provided by your ISP to the W AN port. 9[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 4. Insert the included software CD into the CD drive of your computer . After the software i nitiates, double click the “Setup” icon a nd follow the in structions to complete the installation. Y ou can also enter the router’s web page to complete the setup and configure your router . (For more details please refe[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 2.2 Network Application Plan Usually , a wireless LAN network is posi tioned in an area where each access point is setup in a dedicated l ocation to ensure optimum wireless coverage and consistent communicat ion serv ice. Gene rally spe aking, it is in the center of the area to reduce “dead spots” . 11[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router This chapter explains how to enter the router ’ s web page. After you have finished the hardware installation the following steps will assist you in setting the network configurations for you co mputer . 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations 1. From “ Control Panel ” open [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 3 ． Select “ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ” and c lick “ Properties ”. 4 ． Select “ Obtain an IP address automatically ” and “ Obtain DNS server address automatically ”. C l i c k “ OK ” to save the configur ations. 13[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Or select “ Use the following IP address ” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as foll ows: IP Address: 192.168.0.XXX ： (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 DNS server: Y ou should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP . Otherwise, you can use[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 2 ． Ty p e “ admin ” as both “User Name” and “Password” . Click “ OK ”. 3. If you entered the user name and password correctly , the following screen will be displayed. 15[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide This chapter outlines how to qui ckly access the Internet. P l e a s e f o l l o w t h i s g u i d e t o c o n n e c t y o u r r o u t e r t o t h e Internet. 4.1 Setup Wizard 1. Install the software CD into your computer and after the softwa re initia tes double click the “ Setup ” icon[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router ADSL Virtual Dial-up (Via PPPoE) Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP , and click “ Next ”. For example ： Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP , it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect. Y ou do not need to enter the information like other modes. Click ?[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router and “ Save ” to finish the settings. Static IP In this screen, fill the network address information from your ISP in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and Primary DNS server fields and cli ck “ Next ”. For example ： ISP provides the following TCP/IP parameters as follows ： IP Address ： 192.168.1.2 Subn[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Click “ Save ” to complete the setup wizard. The router will record the settings you made. T o acti vate the settings, it is recommended to select “Reboot the Router” from “System T ool” of the left menu. During the rebooting process, pl ease wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off your computer . After[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router L2TP L2TP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP . User Name: Enter L2TP username. Password: Enter L2TP password. MTU: Maximum T ransmission Unit, you may need to change it for optimal performance wi th your specific ISP . 1400 is the default MTU. Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP suppli es you[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router PPTP PPTP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP . User Name: Enter PPTP username provided by your ISP . Password: Enter PPTP password provided by your ISP . Address Mode: Select “Static” if your ISP suppli es you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway . In most cases, select Dynamic. IP Address[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 5 Advanced Settings 5.1 LAN Settings LAN Settings are for the basic TCP/IP par ameters of LAN ports.  MAC Address: The router ’ s physical MAC address as seen on y our local ne twork, which is unchang eable.  IP Address: The router’s LAN IP addresses (not your PC’ s IP address). 192. 168.0.1 is the [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.2 WAN Settings After you have selected the ISP connection mode in “Setup Wizard” and would like to modify or confi gure the related settings in detail. Virtual Dial-up （ PPPoE ）  Connection Mode : Show your current connection mode.  Account : Enter the name provided by your ISP .  Password : Enter pa[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router largest datagram that can be sent over a network. The default value is 1492. Do NO T modify it unless necessary , but if a specific we bsite or we b applica tion soft ware cannot open or be enabled, you can try to change the MTU value to 1450, 1400, etc.  Service Name : It is defined as a set of characteristics that[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Settings” from “System Tools”. Static IP If Static IP connection mode is chosen, you can modify the following address information.  IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP .  Subnet Mask: Enter the W AN Subnet Mask here.  Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway here.  Primary DNS Server: Ente[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.3 MAC Address Clone This page is for the Router’ s MAC address to WAN. Some ISPs require end-user's MAC address to access their network. This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the R outer .  MAC Address: The MAC address to be registered with your Internet service provider .  Clone [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 5.4 DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses which are provided by your Internet Service Provider . Please consult your Internet Service Provider for details if you do not have them.  DNS: Click the checkbox to enable the DNS ser[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 6 Wireless Setting 6.1 Basic Settings  Enable Wireless: Check to enable the router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it.  Network Mode ： Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode.  11b mode ： Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maxim[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  11b/g mode ： Allow the 11 b/g-com pliant clie nt devic e to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed, and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed.  11b/g/n mode ： All ow 11b/g/n-compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto-negotiation speed.  SSID ： SSID (Service Set [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 6.2 Wireless Security Setting It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting. The following are the common si x (ten in all) encryption methods, including Mi xed WEP , WPA -personal, WPA2-personal, etc. 6.2.1 Mixed WEP WEP (Wir ed Equiva lent Priv acy), a bas ic encryp tion method, usually encrypts wireles[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu.  Security Mode ： From the drop-down menu select the corresponding security encryption modes.  WEP Key1~4 ： Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex. Y ou can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters. Illegal char acter as “/” is not al[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu.  WPA Algorithms ： Provides TKIP [T emporal K ey Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode.  Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted char acters with 8-63 ASCII characters.  Key Renewal Interval ： Set the key?[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Standard]. The default is TKIP mode.  Pass Phrase ： Enter the encrypted char acters with 8-63 ASCII characters.  Key renewal Interval ： Set the key’ s renewal period. 6.3 Advanced Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router , including the Radio Preamble, 802.11g/n Rate[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router modify th is valu e.  Beacon Interval: Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Default value is 100. It is recommended not to modify th is valu e.  Fragment Threshold: The fr agmentation threshold defines the maximum transmission packet size in bytes. The packet will be fragmented if the arriva l is bigger tha[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setting) is an easy and quick method to establish the connection between the wi reless network clients and the device through encrypted contents. The user only enters a PIN code or presses the WLAN/WPA button on the pa nel to con figure it without ma nually se lecting encryption method and secret k[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router which mean s the WPS is e nabled. During this time (flash ing WPS LED), you ca n enable an other de vice and implement the WPS/PBC connectio n between them. After two minutes, the WPS indicator will turn off , which means the WPS connection has been completed. If more clients are added, repeat the above steps. At prese[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router automatically .  AP PIN （ KEY ）： The PIN code used by default.  Reset OOB ： When this button is pressed, the WPS cl ient will be in an idle state, and WPS indicator will be turned off . AP will not respond to the WPS client’ s requests and set the security mode as WP A mode. 6.5 WDS Settings WDS (Wirele[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router the Wireless MAC address of the connecting devi ce into the R outer's AP MA C address table or select one from the scanning table.  Repeater Mode ： In this mode, add the opposing MA C address into their indi vidual AP MAC address tabl e by manual or scanning to enlarge and extend the wireless rad io .  Enc[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  MAC Address Filter ： Enable/ disable M AC addres s filter . Select “Close” to disallow MAC address; “disabl e” to prevent the MAC addresses in the li st from accessing the wireless network; select “ Allow” to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network.  MAC Address Management [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  MAC Address ： Shows current MAC addresses of the hosts connecting to the Router .  Bandwidth ： Shows current bandwidth of the hosts (wirele ss clie nt). 40[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 7 DHCP Server 7.1 DHCP Settings DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) i s t o a s s i g n a n I P address to the computers on the LAN/pri vate network. When you enable the DHCP Server , th e DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer i n premi[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 7.2 DHCP List and Binding The Sta tic IP assig nment is to ad d a specific ally stat ic IP address to the assigned MAC address. Y ou can view the related information in the DHCP ser ver list.  IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs to be bound.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the computer you want to[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 8 Virtual Server 8.1 Port Range Forwarding This section deals with the port range forwarding. The Port Range F orwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assi gned IP address on your LAN.  Start/End Port: Enter [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router ranges the External ports used to set the server or Intern et applicat ions.  IP Address: Enter the IP address of th e PC where you want t o set the applicatio ns.  Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) for the applic ation.  Delete/Enable: Cli ck to check it for corresponding operation.  Well-Known [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.2 DMZ Settings The DMZ function is to allow one computer in LAN to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose serv ice as Internet gaming or video conferencing.  DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer you want to expose.  Enable: Click the checkbox to enable the DMZ host.  IMPORTANT: When [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 8.3 UPNP Settings It supports the latest Universal Plug and Play devi ce drivers. UPnP is a standard function Windows ME, XP , or Vista or if you have installed software that supports UPnP . With the UPnP function, the internal host can request the r outer to process some special port switchin g so as to enable the ext[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 9 Traffic Control 9.1 Traffic Control T raffic control is used to limit communi cation speed in the LAN and W AN. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs' speed contro l, including for IP address range configur ation.  Enable Traffic Control: T o enabl e or disable the [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  IP Starting Address: The first IP a ddress for traffic control.  IP Ending Address: The last IP address for traffic control.  Uploading/Downloading: T o speci fy the tr affic headin g way for the se lected I P addres ses: uploa ding or download ing.  Bandwidth: T o specify t he uploadin g/download ing Min.[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 10 Security Settings 10.1 Client Filter Settings T o further benefit your management of the computers in the network, you can control some ports access to Internet by the data packet filter function.  Client Filter: Check to enable client filter .  Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  Policy Name: Enter a name for the access policy selected.  IP Start/End: Enter the starting/ending IP addr ess.  Port No.: Enter the port range based over the protocol for access policy .  Protocol: Select one protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) from the drop-down menu.  Times: Select the time r ange of client filt[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  URL Filter: Check to enable URL filter .  Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.  Enable: Check to enabl e the access policy .  Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy .  Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Int[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  MAC Address Filter: Check to enable MAC address filter .  Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu.  Enable: Check to enable the access policy .  Clear the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy .  Filter Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  Days: Select the day(s) to run the access policy .  Apply ： Click to make the settings go into effect. For example: If you want to configure the host with MAC address 00:C0:9F: AD:FF:C5 not to access the Internet at 8 ： 00-18 ： 00, you need to set it as above. 10.4 Prevent Network Attack This section is to[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 10.5 Remote Web Management This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the R outer remotel y . If you want to access the R outer from outside the local network, please select the “Enable” .  Enable: Check to enable remo te web management.  Port: The management port open to outside access. T h[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 0.0.0.0, it means all hosts in WAN can implement remote Web management. If you change the WAN IP address as 218.88.93.33-218.88.93.3 5, then only the IP addresses as 218.88.93.33, 218.88.93.34 and 218.88.93.35 can access the Router. For example: If you want to configure the IP address 218.88.93. 33 to access the device[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter11 Routing Setting 11.1 Routing Table The main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and tr ansfer this data frame to a destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.e. routing a rithmetic. I n order to finish this func tion, many transferring paths, i.e[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 12 System Tools 12.1 Time Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off the R outer , the settings for time disappear . However , the R outer wi ll automatically obtain the GMT time ag ain once it has access to the Internet. Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-do[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.2 DDNS The DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is supported in this router . It assigns a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address, which is used to monitor website hosting, F TP server and so on behind the router . If you want to activate this function, please select “Enable” and a DDNS service[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router  User Name: Enter the user name the same as the registration name.  Password: Enter the password you set.  Domain Name: Enter the domain name which is optional. For example ： In the local host 192.168.0.10 establ ish a W eb server , and register in 3322.org as follows: User name tenda P assword 123456 Domain[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Backup Setting ： Click “Backup” button to back up the Router’ s settings and select the path for save. Click “Sa ve” to save the configur ation fi les. Restore Setting ： Click “Browse” button to select the backup files. 60[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Click “Restore” button to restore previous settings. 12.4 Restore to Factory Default Setting This button is to reset all settings to t he default values. It means the router will lose all the settings you have set. So please note the related setti ngs if necessary .  Restore: Click this button to restore to defa[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.5 Upgrade Firmware The Router provides the firmwa re upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing the fi rmware upgr ade packet which you can download from www .tenda.cn .  Browse: click this button to select the upgrade file.  Upgrade: click this button to start the upgrading process. After the upgrad[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.7 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your router and network.  User Name : Enter a new user name for the device.  Old Password : Enter the old password.  New Password : Enter a new password.  Re-enter to Confirm : Re-enter to confirm the new password. NOT[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 12.8 System Log The section is to view the system log. Click the “Refresh” to updat e the log. Cl ick “Clear” to c lear all s hown inform ation. If the log is over 150 records, it will cl ear them automatically .  Refresh: Click this button to update the log.  Clear: Click this button to clear the current[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Appendix 1 ： Glossary Access Point(AP) : Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution servi ces, via the wireless medium(WM) for associated stations. Channel : An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data uni ts (PDUs) that may be used simultane ously , in th[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router network. The 40bit and 64bi t encryption are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are private. Conversely , 104 and 128 bit are the same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless network must use the same key and same type of encryption. There are 2 methods for entering the KEY[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router Appendix 2: Questions and Answers In this part some questions and problems normally found during the router ’ s usage and install ation will be given with suggested answers. If your problems are not i n the list, please log into our websi te www .tenda.cn or send an E-m ail to support@tenda.cn , and we will immediate[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 2 、 Forget the login password and cannot enter the setting page. What can I do? 9 Press the “RESET” button for 7 seconds to restore the R outer to defaul t settings. 3 、 The co mputer connected with the Router shows IP address conflict. What can I do? 9 Check if there are other DHCP servers in the LAN. If there[...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 5 、 How to configure and access the Internet via Dynamic IP? 9 In Setup Wizard of the W eb utility interface, select “Dynamic IP” connection type and click “Save” to activate it. As some ISPs bind the user computer’s MAC address, you need to clone the Router’s W AN MAC address to the bind21ing PC’s MAC [...]

11N Wireless Broadband Router 9 Step 5: Input the internal server’s IP address. If your W eb server’s IP address is 192.168.0.10 , please input. 9 Step 6: select the communication protocol used by your i n t e r n a l h o s t : T C P, U D P, I C M P. 9 Step 7: click “ Apply” to activate the settings. 9 The follow ing tab le has list ed the [...]