Tenda Router 11N User Manual

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 Chapter 5 WLAN Settings  
5.1 Wireless Basic Settings 
  Enable wireless function: Select to  enable  the  Router’s  wireless  features; 
deselect to disable it and all functions related with wireless are disabled.  
 Wireless  working mode: This router  provides  two  kinds  of  working  modes: 
Wireless Access Point(AP) and Network Bridge (WDS) 
 
Wireless Access Point (AP) 
 Network Mode: Select one mode from the drop-down...

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 Channel: The  currently  used channel  by  the  router. Select  an effective  channel 
(from 1 to 13\Auto) of the wireless network. 
 WMM  Capable: Enable  it  to enhance  the  transfer  performance  of the  wirelessly 
transferred multimedia  data (such  as  video  or  online  playing).We recommend 
enabling this option if you are not familiar with WMM. 
 APSD Capable: It is used for auto power-saved service. The default is...

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  AP  MAC address: Input  the  MAC  address  of  another  (opposing)  wireless  router 
you want to connect. 
 
Example: This example is to bridge two W316R routers. 
1.  If you  know  the connecting  router’s  MAC  address,  please enter  it  into the  AP  MAC 
address field and click “Ok”. 
  

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2. You can also search for the wireless router’s signal by scanning. 
a) Click “Open scan” and click the scanned signal and click the ”Ok” button on the dialog 
box and the corresponding wireless MAC address will be added to the AP MAC address 
field automatically. 
 
b) Click “Ok” after the MAC address is added. 
 
  
After finishing the above steps, you need to set the other W316R router in the same way.  
NOTE:    

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WDS  feature  requires both  routers  support  this  function  and  the  SSID,  channel, 
encryption method and password are the same as those of the connecting router. 
 
5.2 Wireless Security Settings 
With  the wireless  security function,  you  can  prevent  others  from  connecting to  your 
wireless network and using the network resources without your consent. Meanwhile, you 
can also block illegal users from intercepting or...

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between them. When the WPS connection is completed, the LED indicator will be 
continuously lit. To add more clients, repeat the above steps.) 
 PIN: If this option is enabled, you need to enter a wireless client’s PIN code in the 
field and keep the same code in the WPS client.  
 Reset  OOB: Press  this  button,  the  WPS  client  will  be  in an idle  state,  and  the 
WPS  indicator will turn  off.  AP  will  not  respond  to  the...

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5.2.3 WPA2- PSK 
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2) provides higher security than and WPA (Wi-Fi 
Protected Access).  
  WPA  Algorithms: Provides  TKIP  [Temporal  Key  Integrity  Protocol]  or  AES 
[Advanced Encryption Standard].  
 Key: Enter the pass phrase that consists of 8-63 ASCII characters. 
 Key  Renewal  Interval: Set  the  key’s  renewal  period, which  tells  the  device  how 
often it should change the dynamic...

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  MAC address filter: “Permit” indicates to allow the clients in the list to access the 
wireless  network,  “Forbid”  indicates to prevent the  clients  in  the  list from 
accessing the wireless network. 
 Configure MAC address: Input the  MAC  addresses  of the wireless  clients to 
implement the filter policy. Click “Add” to finish the MAC add operation. 
 MAC Address list: Show the  added  MAC  addresses.  You  can  add  or...

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Chapter 6 DHCP Server 
6.1 DHCP Server  
DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is used to assign an IP address to the computers 
on the LAN/private  network. When  you  enable  the  DHCP Server,  the  DHCP  Server  will 
allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting 
computer  in  premise  of  activating “Obtain  an  IP  Address  Automatically”.  So  specifying 
the start and end address of the...

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 Host name: It  displays  the name  of  the  computer whose  IP  is  allocated  by  the 
DHCP server. 
 IP address: Enter the IP address which needs static binding.  
 MAC address: Enter the  MAC  address  of  the  computer  you  want  to bind.  Click 
“Add” to add the entry in the list.  
 Lease time: The remaining time  length  of  the  corresponding  IP  address  lease.