TENDA TECHNOLOGY F456 Wireless N450 Home Router User Manual

SHENZHEN TENDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Wireless N450 Home Router Users Manual

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Wireless N450 Home Router 3 ContentsCopyrightStatement...............................................................................................................................................................2Contents.................................................................................................................................................................................3Chapter1ProductOverview....................................................................................................................................................51PackageContents.........................................................................................................................................................................52GettingtoKnowYourRouter.......................................................................................................................................................5FrontLEDOverview...................................................................................................................................................................5BackPanel..................................................................................................................................................................................6Label...........................................................................................................................................................................................73PositionYourRouter....................................................................................................................................................................7Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide..........................................................................................................................81Preparation..................................................................................................................................................................................82HardwareInstallation..................................................................................................................................................................83InternetConnectionSetup..........................................................................................................................................................9ConfigurePC..............................................................................................................................................................................9ConfigureRouter........................................................................................................................................................................94VerifyInternetConnectionSettings...........................................................................................................................................125ConnecttoDeviceWirelessly....................................................................................................................................................14WIN7OS...................................................................................................................................................................................14WindowsXPOS........................................................................................................................................................................15Chapter3Configurations........................................................................................................................................................171Status.........................................................................................................................................................................................171.1SystemStatus.....................................................................................................................................................................171.2WANStatus........................................................................................................................................................................171.3LANStatus..........................................................................................................................................................................181.4WirelessStatus..................................................................................................................................................................181.5ConnectionStatus..............................................................................................................................................................192Network.....................................................................................................................................................................................192.1LAN.....................................................................................................................................................................................192.2WAN...................................................................................................................................................................................202.3PortMode..........................................................................................................................................................................222.4MACClone.........................................................................................................................................................................222.5DHCPServer.......................................................................................................................................................................222.6DHCPClients......................................................................................................................................................................232.7StaticAssignment...............................................................................................................................................................242.8DHCP‐GuestNetwork.........................................................................................................................................................242.9ClientList‐GuestNetwork..................................................................................................................................................253Wireless.....................................................................................................................................................................................253.1Basic...................................................................................................................................................................................263.2GuestNetwork...................................................................................................................................................................273.3Security..............................................................................................................................................................................273.4Advanced...........................................................................................................................................................................293.5WirelessAccessControl.....................................................................................................................................................303.6WirelessExtender..............................................................................................................................................................313.7WPS....................................................................................................................................................................................403.8ConnectionStatus..............................................................................................................................................................414AdvancedApplications...............................................................................................................................................................424.1BandwidthControl.............................................................................................................................................................424.2DDNS..................................................................................................................................................................................434.3VirtualServer.....................................................................................................................................................................434.4DMZHost...........................................................................................................................................................................454.5UPnP..................................................................................................................................................................................464.6IPTV....................................................................................................................................................................................464.7RoutingTable.....................................................................................................................................................................484.8StaticRouting.....................................................................................................................................................................485Security......................................................................................................................................................................................49
Wireless N450 Home Router 4 5.1MACFilter..........................................................................................................................................................................495.2ClientFilter.........................................................................................................................................................................515.3URLFilter...........................................................................................................................................................................525.4RemoteWebManagement................................................................................................................................................535.5DDOSDefence....................................................................................................................................................................545.6SPIFirewall.........................................................................................................................................................................546Tools...........................................................................................................................................................................................556.1Logs....................................................................................................................................................................................556.2TrafficStatistics..................................................................................................................................................................566.3Time...................................................................................................................................................................................566.4ChangePassword...............................................................................................................................................................566.5Backup................................................................................................................................................................................576.6Restore...............................................................................................................................................................................576.7FirmwareUpdate...............................................................................................................................................................586.8RestoretoFactoryDefault.................................................................................................................................................586.9Reboot................................................................................................................................................................................59Appendix1ConfigurePC........................................................................................................................................................60WIN7OS.......................................................................................................................................................................................60WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................................................63Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnection..................................................................................................................................65Win7OS........................................................................................................................................................................................65Appendix3FAQs....................................................................................................................................................................69Appendix4Glossary..............................................................................................................................................................71Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPC..............................................................................................................73WindowsXPOS............................................................................................................................................................................73Windows7OS..............................................................................................................................................................................74Appendix6Safety...................................................................................................................................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Wireless N450 Home Router 5 Chapter1ProductOverview1PackageContentsPleaseverifythatthepackagecontainsthefollowingitems:z WirelessRouterz PowerAdapterz InstallationGuidez EthernetCablez ResourceCDIfanyoftheaboveitemsareincorrect,missing,ordamaged,pleasecontactyourTendaresellerforimmediatereplacement.2GettingtoKnowYourRouterFrontLEDOverview LEDStatusDescriptionWANSolid WANportconnectedcorrectlyBlinking WANportistransmittingdataOff WANportconnectedincorrectlyLAN󰃥1/2/3󰃦Solid LANportconnectedcorrectlyBlinking LANportistransmittingdataOff LANportconnectedincorrectly
Wireless N450 Home Router 6 LAN1/IPTVSolid IPTVportiscorrectlyconnectedBlinking IPTVportistransmittingdataOff IPTVportisincorrectlyconnectedWiFiSolid WiFiisenabledBlinking TransmittingdataOff WiFiisdisabledWPSBlinking DeviceisperformingWPSauthenticationonaclientdeviceOff WPSisdisabledorWPSauthenticationfinishedSYSBlinking IndicatesthesystemisfunctioningcorrectlySolid/OffIndicatesthesystemisfunctioningincorrectlyPOWERSolidIndicatesaproperconnectiontopowersupplyOff IndicatesanimproperconnectiontopowersupplyBackPanel z POWER:Thepoweradapterisconnectedandyoucanusetheprovidedadaptertosupplypower.z WPS/RST:WPSbutton/Resetbutton:Pressingitforabout3secondenablesWPSencryptionwithablinkingWPSLEDwhilepressingitforabout7secondsrestorestheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsetting.z WiFi:WiFibutton,pressingitdisableswireless.WiFiisenabledbydefault.z LAN/1/2/3:3LANports(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoPC’sNICoruplinktoahub,switchorwirelessAP.z LAN1/IPTV:IPTVportforconnectiontoanetworkset‐topbox.However,thisportcanalsofunctionasaLANportiftheIPTVSTBoptionisnotenabled.z WAN:Internetport(RJ‐45)forconnectiontoanInternet‐enabledDSLModem/CableModemorexistingEthernet.
Wireless N450 Home Router 7 LabelYoucanacquirethefollowinginformationfromLabel:z Model:Displaystheproductmodel.z IPAddress:ThedefaultIPis192.168.0.1.z Password:Thedefaultpasswordisadmin.z MAC:Displaysthedevice'sdefaultMACaddress.z WirelessNetworkName(SSID):Displaysthedevice'sdefaultSSIDname.3PositionYourRouterForbestperformance,pleaseplaceyourrouter:z Nearthecenteroftheareawhereyourcomputersandotherdevicesoperate,andpreferablywithinlineofsighttoyourwirelessdevices.z AccessibletoanACpoweroutletandnearEthernetcablesforwiredcomputers.z Inanelevatedlocationsuchasahighshelf,keepingthenumberofwallsandceilingsbetweentherouterandyourotherdevicestoaminimum.z Awayfromelectricaldevicesthatarepotentialsourcesofinterference,suchasceilingfans,homesecuritysystems,microwaves,PCs,thebaseofacordlessphone,ora2.4‐GHzcordlessphone.z Awayfromanylargemetalsurfaces,suchasasolidmetaldoororaluminumstuds.Largeexpansesofothermaterialssuchasglass,insulatedwalls,fishtanks,mirrors,brick,andconcretecanalsoaffectyourwirelesssignal.
Wireless N450 Home Router 8 Chapter2InstallationandQuickSetupGuide1PreparationBeforeconnectingEthernetcables,pleaseverifythefollowingitems:Item DescriptionWirelessRouterUsedwiththeprovidedpowersupplyPCInstalledwithIE8orotherbetterwebbrowsers.EthernetCableUsedforlinkingthePCtotherouterBroadbandServiceProvidedbyISPInternetConnectionTypez IfyouconnecttotheInternetusingabroadbandconnectionthatrequiresausernameandapasswordprovidedbyyourISP,pleaseselectPPPoE;z IfyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnectstoanInternet‐enabledADSL/Cablemodem,pleaseselectDynamicIP.2HardwareInstallation1.Connectoneendoftheincludedpoweradaptertotherouterandplugtheotherendintoasurgeprotectedpowerstrip.(Usingapoweradapterwithadifferentvoltageratingthantheoneincludedwiththerouterwillcausedamagetotherouter.)
Wireless N450 Home Router 9 2.ConnectoneoftheLANportsontheroutertotheRJ45(NIC)portonyourPCusinganEthernetcable.3.ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheincomingInternetsidetotheWANportontherouter.3InternetConnectionSetupConfigurePCConfigureyourPCobtainIPaddressautomatically.Ifyouarenotclearaboutthis,pleaserefertoAppendix1ConfigurePC.ConfigureRouterLogintoWebUtility1.Launchawebbrowser,suchasIEWebbrowser;2.Intheaddressbar,input192.168.0.1andpressEnter;
Wireless N450 Home Router 10 3.Enterapasswordinthecorrespondingfieldasshowninthewindowbelow(thedefaultpasswordissetto“admin”).NoteForsecuritypurpose,pleasechangethedefaultpasswordafteryouhaveloggedintothewebutility.
Wireless N450 Home Router 11 InternetConnectionSetupCommonInternetconnectiontypesareavailableonthehomepage:PPPoEandDynamicIP.PPPoESelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyouusedtoconnecttotheInternetusingabroadbandconnectionthatrequiresausernameandapassword.EntertheusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP;configureasecuritykeytosecureyourwirelessnetworkandthenclickOK.DynamicIPSelectDHCP(DynamicIP)ifyoucanaccessInternetassoonasyourcomputerdirectlyconnectstoanInternet‐enabledADSL/Cablemodem;configureasecuritykey(8‐63characters)tosecureyourwirelessnetworkandthenclickOK.
Wireless N450 Home Router 12 Note1.DHCPisthedefaultInternetconnectiontype;2.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourPPPoEusernameandpassword,contactyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)forhelp.ForotherInternetconnectiontypes,pleasegotosection2.2:WAN.4VerifyInternetConnectionSettingsSystemautomaticallyskipstothestatuspagewhenyoufinishallneededsettingsonthehomepage.HereyoucanseethesystemstatusandWANconnectionstatusofthedevice.1.IfyoufindConnectedandaWANIPaddressdisplayedthere(asshownbelow),youhavegotawiredinternetaccessnow.2.IfconnectionstatusdisplaysCableimproperlyconnectedandthereisnoWANIPaddressdisplayed(asseenbelow),connectionbetweentheInternet‐enabledmodemandyourdevicemayhavefailed.Pleasedoublecheckorre‐connectallinvolveddevicesandcablesproperlyandthenrefreshthepage.Ifnothingiswrong,ConnectingorConnectedwillbedisplayed.
Wireless N450 Home Router 13 3.IfConnectingisdisplayedandnoWANIPaddressisseen,tryrefreshingthepagefivetimes.AndifitstilldisplaysConnectingtrystepsbelow:1).ContactyourISPforassistance.2).ReadtheconnectiondiagnosticinfoonWANstatus.NoteThefollowingdiagnosticinfowillbedisplayedonparticularoccasionsforyourreference:1).YouhaveconnectedtoInternetsuccessfully.2).Youmighthaveenteredawrongusernameand/orawrongpassword.PleasecontactyourISPforthecorrectusernameandpasswordandenterthemagain.3).EthernetcableisnotconnectedornotproperlyconnectedtotheWANportonthedevice.Pleasereconnectitproperly.4).NoresponseisreceivedfromyourISP.PleaseverifythatyoucanaccessInternetwhenyoudirectlyconnectyourPCtoanInternet‐enabledmodem.Ifnot,contactyourlocalISPforhelp.
Wireless N450 Home Router 14 5ConnecttoDeviceWirelesslyHavingfinishedabovesettings,youcansearchthedevice'swirelessnetwork(SSID)fromyourwirelessdevices(notebook,iPad,iPhone,etc)andenterasecuritykeytoconnecttoitwirelessly.Desktopcomputersshouldbeequippedwithwirelessnetworkcards.WIN7OS1.Clickontheiconatthebottomoftherightcorneronyourdesktop;2.Selectthenetworkyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda‐000090;
Wireless N450 Home Router 15 3.Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;4.EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;5.WhendisplayingConnected,youhaveconnectedtonetworksuccessfully.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Ifyoucannotfindtheiconatthebottomoftherightcorneronyourdesktop,pleaserefertoAppendix2JoinaWirelessConnection>Win7OS.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐WindowsXPOS1.ClickonMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;
Wireless N450 Home Router 16 2.ClickLocalAreaConnectionandselectViewAvailableWirelessNetworks;3.SelecttheSSIDyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda_home,clickConnect,enterthesecuritykeyandthenclickOK;4.YoucanaccessInternetviathedevicewhenConnectedappearsnexttothewirelessnetworknameyouselected.
Wireless N450 Home Router 17 Chapter3ConfigurationsThischapterdescribestheWebbasedconfigurationsforeasiermanagementofyourrouter.Duringtheconfigurationoperation,ifyouarenotclearaboutacertainfeature,simplyreadtherelatedhelpfulinfobelow.1Status1.1SystemStatusHereyoucanseeataglanceoftheoperatingstatusofthedevice.1.2WANStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewtherouter’sWANinformationasnotedbelow:z ConnectionType:DisplaysthecurrentInternetconnectiontype.z ConnectionStatus:DisplaystheWANconnectionstatus:Disconnected,Connecting,orConnected.z MACAddress:DisplaystheWANMACaddress.z IPAddress:DisplaystheWANIPaddress.z SubnetMask:DisplaystheWANsubnetmask.z Gateway:DisplaystheWANgatewayaddress.z PrimaryDNSServer:DisplaystheprimaryWANDNSaddress.
Wireless N450 Home Router 18 z SecondaryDNSServer:DisplaysthesecondaryWANDNSaddress(ifany).z UpTime:DisplaysthetimedurationindicatinghowlongtherouterhasbeenconnectedtotheISP.1.3LANStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewtherouter’sMAC,IP,andsubnetmaskinformation.z MACAddress:Displaystherouter’sLANMACaddress.z IPAddress：DisplaysthecurrentLANIPaddress.z SubnetMask:DisplaysthecurrentLANsubnetmask.1.4WirelessStatusThissectionallowsyoutoviewthewirelessinformationof2.4Ghzband.z WirelessRadio:Displayswhetherwirelessisenabledornot.z WirelessMACaddress:DisplaystheMACaddressoftherouter’swirelessinterface.z SSID:DisplaysthecurrentSSID.z 802.11Mode:Displaysthecurrentlyactivenetworkmode.z Country:Displaysthecurrentcountryselection.z Channel:Displaysthecurrentchannel.z SecurityMode:DisplaysthecurrentsecurityMode.
Wireless N450 Home Router 19 1.5ConnectionStatusThissectiondisplaystheinfoofcurrentlyconnectedclients(ifany)includingIPandMACaddresses,etc.2NetworkNetworkmenuincludesthefollowingninesubmenus.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:2.1LANThissectionallowsyoutoconfigureyourrouter'sLANIPsettings.
Wireless N450 Home Router 20 z IPAddress:Therouter’sLANIP.Thedefaultis192.168.0.1andyoucanchangeitaccordingtoyourneeds.z SubnetMask:Router’sLANsubnetmask.Thedefaultis255.255.255.0.NoteIfyouchangetheLANIPaddress,youmustusethenewonetologontothewebutility.2.2WANTherearethreetypesofInternetconnection:DynamicIP(DHCP),StaticIP,andPPPoE(includingdualaccess).DynamicIPSelectDynamicIP(DHCP)toobtainIPAddressinformationautomaticallyfromyourISP.SelectthisoptionifyourISPdoesnotprovideyouwithanyIPinformation.z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.z MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thedefaultvalueis1450.StaticIPSelectStaticIPAddressifyourISPprovidesalltheconnectioninformation.YouwillneedtoentertheprovidedIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayaddress,andDNSaddress(es)inthecorrespondingfields.
Wireless N450 Home Router 21 z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.z IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear.z Subnetmask:EnterthesubnetmaskprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.z Gateway:EnterthegatewayaddressprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear.z Primary/SecondaryDNSServer:EnterthePrimaryandSecondaryDNSServerAddresses.ConsultyourlocalISPifyouarenotclear.z MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450.PPPoESelectPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet)ifyourISPusesaPPPoEconnectionandprovidesyouwithaPPPoEusernameandaPPPoEpassword.Simplyenterthemincorrespondingfields.z ConnectionType:DisplaysalistofavailableInternetconnectiontypes.z ISPUserName:EnterthePPPoEUserNameprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.z ISPPassword:EnterthePPPoEPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.ConsultyourISPifyouarenotclear.z MPPE:SelectwhethertoenabletheMPPEauthenticationmethod.z EnableDualAccess:SelectwhethertoenableDualAccess.z MTU:MaximumTransmissionUnit.Thefactorydefaultis1450.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐1.ItisnotadvisabletochangethefactorydefaultMTUvalueunlessnecessary,animproperMTUvaluemay
Wireless N450 Home Router 22 degradeyournetworkperformanceorevenleadtonetworkmalfunction.2.Ifyouwanttoactivenewsettingsyou’vechanged,youmustrebootthedevice.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.3PortModeModeincludesauto,10MHalf‐Duplex,10MFull‐Duplex,100MHalf‐Duplex,100MFull‐Duplex,1000MFull‐Duplex.Defaultisauto,anddonotchangeitunlessnecessary.2.4MACCloneThissectionallowsyoutoconfiguretherouter’sWANMACaddress.z MACAddress:Configuretherouter’sWANMACaddress.z RestoretoFactoryDefaultMAC:Resettherouter’sWANMACtofactorydefault.z CloneMAC:ClickingthisbuttoncopiestheMACaddressofyourPCtotheMACAddressfieldintherouter.Note1.Normallyyoudon'tneedtochangethedefaultWANMACvalue.However,someISP’smayrequiretheclientPC’sMACaddressforInternetconnectionauthentication.Inthiscase,simplyentertheMACaddressintheWANMACAddressfieldorclicktheCloneMACbutton.NotethattheWANMACaddressintheStatusinterfacewillbeupdatedaccordinglyonceyouhavechangedit.2.RemembertoreboottheroutertoactivatethenewWANMAC.DONOTusetheCloneMACfeatureunlessrequiredbyyourISP.3.OnlytheMACaddressesofthePCsontheLANcanbeclonedtotherouter.2.5DHCPServerTheDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isanautomaticconfigurationprotocolusedonIP
Wireless N450 Home Router 23 networks.Ifyouenablethebuilt‐inDHCPserveronthisdevice,itwillautomaticallyconfiguretheTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallPC’sintheLAN,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS.z DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature.z StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.z EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.z LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐1.ThedevicehasenabledtheDHCPserverbydefaultanditisnotadvisabletodisableitunlessnecessary.2.ToapplytheDHCPserversettingstoallPC’sonyourLAN,youmustsetallPC’sto"ObtainanIPaddressautomatically"and"ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically".‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.6DHCPClientsThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,andleasetimeinformation.z Host:Displaysclients'hostnames.z IPAddress:DisplaysIPaddressesthatclientsobtainedfromtheDHCPserver.z MACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofagivenhost.
Wireless N450 Home Router 24 z LeaseTime:RemainingtimeforacorrespondingIPaddresslease.2.7StaticAssignmentIfyouwouldlikesomedevicesonyournetworktoalwayshavefixedIPaddresses,youcanusethisfeatureandmanuallyaddastaticDHCPassignmententryforeachdevice.Forexample:TohaveaPCattheMACaddressof00:15:58:c0:d4:3falwaysreceivethesameIPaddressof192.168.0.150,simplyentertheIPandMACaddressesinthecorrespondingfieldsandclickAddandthentheSavebuttontocomplete.z IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressforstaticDHCPassignment.z MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofacomputertoalwaysreceivethesameIPaddressyouspecify.z Add:ClickittoaddanewIP‐MACstaticassignmententrytolist.z Edit:Clickittochangeanexistingentry.z Delete:Clicktoremoveanexistingentry.2.8DHCP‐GuestNetworkIfyouenablethebuilt‐inDHCPserverfortheGuestNetworkontherouteritwillautomaticallyconfiguretheTCP/IPprotocolsettingsforallPC’sontheGuestNetwork,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNS.
Wireless N450 Home Router 25 z DHCPServer:Selectwhethertoenableordisabletherouter’sDHCPserverfeature.z StartIPAddress:EnterthestartingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.z EndIPAddress:EntertheendingIPaddressfortheDHCPserver’sIPassignment.z LeaseTime:ThelengthoftimefortheIPaddresslease.Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐TheIPaddressconfiguredinDHCP‐guestnetworkshouldnotbeinthesamenetworksegmentasthatofDHCPserver’s.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2.9ClientList‐GuestNetworkThislistdisplaystheDHCPdynamicclientlist,whichincludeshostname,IPaddress,MACaddress,andleasetimeinformation. 3Wireless
Wireless N450 Home Router 26 TheWirelesstabincludes8submenus:Basic,GuestNetwork,Security,Advanced,WirelessAccessControl,WirelessExtender,WPS,andConnectionStatus.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:3.1BasicThissectionallowsyoutomanageyourwirelessnetwork.Youcanselectyourcountry,configurethewirelessnetworkname(SSID),networkmode,andchannelsettings,etc.z 2.4GHzWirelessNetwork:Check/unchecktoenable/disablethe2.4GHzwirelessfeature.Ifdisabled,all2.4GHz‐basedfeatureswillbedisabledaccordingly.z Country:Selectyourcountryfromthedrop‐downlist.Thereare12optionsavailable.z SSIDBroadcast:SelectEnable/Disabletomakeyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywirelessclientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.Bydefault,itisenabled.Whendisabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanuallyenteritontheirdevicesiftheywanttoconnecttotheSSID.z SSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheuniquenameofawirelessnetwork.z 802.11Mode:Selectacorrectmodeaccordingtoyourwirelessclients.Thedefaultmodeis11b/g/nmixed.z Channel:Foroptimalwirelessperformance,youmayselecttheleastusedchannel.Itisadvisablethat
Wireless N450 Home Router 27 youselectanunusedchannelfromthedropdownlist,or“Auto”tolettherouterdetectandselectthebestpossiblechannelforyourwirelessnetworktooperateon.z ChannelBandwidth:Selectaproperchannelbandwidthtoenhancewirelessperformance.Whenthereonly11noramixof11b/g/nwirelessclients,pleaseselectthe802.11nmodeof20/40Mfrequencyband,butwhenthereareonlynon‐11nwirelessclients,selectthe20Mfrequencybandmodez ExtensionChannel：Availableonlyin11b/g/nmixedmode.3.2GuestNetworkTheGuestNetworkfeatureallowsgueststoaccesstheInternetandotherusersontheguestnetwork,whiledisallowingthemtoaccesstherouter’swebmanager,usersonthemasternetwork,andclientsconnectedtotheLANportsandsecuresyourwirelessmasternetwork.z GuestNetwork:Selecttoenable/disabletheguestnetworkfeature.z SSIDBroadcast:Checktoenable/disabletheSSIDfeature,makingyourwirelessnetworkvisible/invisibletoanywirelessclientswithincoveragewhentheyperformascantoavailablenetworks.Bydefault,itisenabled,butwhendisabled,wirelessclientswillhavetofirstknowthisSSIDandmanuallyenteritontheirdevicesiftheywanttoconnecttotheSSID.z APIsolation:Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible.z GuestNetworkSSID：ServiceSetIdentifier,istheconfigureduniquenameoftheguestnetwork.NoteAPIsolationisdisabledbydefault.Ifenabled,clientsconnectingtotheguestnetworkwillbemutuallyinaccessible.3.3SecurityThissectionallowsyoutoencryptyourwirelessnetworktoblockunauthorizedaccessesandmaliciouspacketsniffing.
Wireless N450 Home Router 28 Threesecuritymodesareavailable:None,WEP,andWPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK.WEPWEPisintendedtoprovidedataconfidentialitycomparabletothatofatraditionalwirednetwork.TwomethodsofauthenticationcanbeusedwithWEP:OpenSystemauthenticationandSharedKey authentication.z AuthenticationType:SelectOpenorSharedfromthedrop‐downlist.z WEPKeyFormat:SelectHexorASCIIfromthedrop‐downlist.z KeySelect:Selectakeyfromthepresetkeys1‐4forcurrentuse.WPA‐PSKTheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.ItenhancesdataencryptionthroughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128‐bitper‐packetkey,meaningthatitdynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeaturetopreventdatapacketsfrombeingtamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetworkuserscanaccessthewirelessnetwork.WPAadoptsenhancedencryptionalgorithmoverWEP.
Wireless N450 Home Router 29 z CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)&AES.z SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.z KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged.WPA2‐PSKWPA2isbasedon802.11iandusesAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)insteadofTKIP.ItismoresecuredthanWPAandWEP.z CipherType:SelectAES(advancedencryptionstandard)orTKIP(temporarykeyintegrityprotocol)&AES.z SecurityKey:Enterasecuritykey,whichmustbebetween8‐63ASCIIcharacterslong.z KeyRenewalInterval:Enteravalidtimeperiodforthekeytobechanged.3.4AdvancedThissectionallowsyoutoconfigureadvancedsettings,includingAPIsolation,Beaconinterval，Fragmentthreshold,RTSthreshold,andDTIMinterval,etc.
Wireless N450 Home Router 30 z APIsolation:IsolatesclientsconnectingtothemasterSSID.z BeaconInterval:AtimeintervalbetweenanytwoconsecutiveBeaconpacketssentbyanAccessPointtosynchronizeawirelessnetwork.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof100unlessnecessary.z FragmentThreshold:SpecifyaFragmentThresholdvalue.Anywirelesspacketexceedingthepresetvaluewillbedividedintoseveralfragmentsbeforetransmission.DONOTchangethedefaultvalueof2346unlessnecessary.z RTSThreshold:Ifapacketexceedssuchsetvalue,RTS/CTSschemewillbeusedtoreducecollisions.Setittoasmallervalueprovidedthattherearedistantclientsandinterference.FornormalSOHO,itisrecommendedtokeepthedefaultvalueunchanged,otherwise,therouterperformancemaybedegraded.z DTIMInterval:ADTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage)Intervalisacountdowninformingclientsofthenextwindowforlisteningtobroadcastandmulticastmessages.Whensuchpacketsarriveintherouter’sbuffer,therouterwillsendDTIM(deliverytrafficindicationmessage)andDTIMintervaltoalertclientsofthereceivingpackets.z WMM‐Capable:WMMisQoSforyourwirelessnetwork.Enablingthisoptionmaybetterstreamwirelessmultimediadata(suchasvideooraudio).z ASPDCapable：Selecttoenable/disabletheautopowersavingmode.3.5WirelessAccessControlTheMAC‐basedWirelessAccessControlfeaturecanbeusedtoallowordisallowclientstoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.
Wireless N450 Home Router 31 z FilterMode:DenyAccesstoWirelessNetwork:BlocksonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressesfromconnectingtoyourwirelessnetwork.AllowAccesstoWirelessNetwork:AllowonlydevicesatspecifiedMACaddressestoconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork.ClickAddandthescreenbelowwillopen:z MACAddress:EntertheMACaddressofawirelessclient.z Description:Brieflydescribethenewentry.z Status:SelectEnable/Disabletoenable/disableacorrespondingentry.3.6WirelessExtenderHereyoucansettheBridgemode(UniversalRepeater,WISP,WDS)toextendwirelesscoverage.
Wireless N450 Home Router 32 WDSWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem),thisfeaturecanbeusedtoextendyourexisting2.4Ghznetworkcoverage.Thedetailsbelowoutlinehowtoconfigurethisfeatureinthe2.4GHzband.Forexample:Asseeninthefigureabove,PC1andPC2accessInternetviaawirelessconnectiontoRouter1.WhilePC3andPC4aretoofartodirectlyconnecttoRouter1forInternetaccess.NowyoucanusetheWDSbridgefeaturetoletPC3andPC4accessInternet.Beforeyougetstarted:1.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.onRouter1;ClickStatus>LANStatusandchecktheIPaddress.
Wireless N450 Home Router 33 2.ClickWireless>BasictocheckthebasicsettingsofRouter1.3.ClickWireless>Securitytocheck wirelesssecuritysettingsofRouter1.
Wireless N450 Home Router 34 4.VerifythatDHCPserverisenabledonRouter1:ClickNetwork>DHCPServer.5.SettheLANIPaddressofRouter2toadifferentaddressyetonthesamenetsegmentasRouter1.Asshownbelow:Router1:LANIP:192.168.0.1;SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;Router2:LANIP：192.168.0.10;SubnetMask:255.255.255.0;Thendoasfollows:1.ConfigureRouter2:1)WirelessWorkingMode:SelectWDSBridgeMode.2)ClickOpenScantosearchforRouter1.
Wireless N450 Home Router 35 3)SelectthewirelessnetworktoconnectandclickOK.4)VerifythattheSSID,channel,andAPMACaddressonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwirelessnetwork.Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem.5)CloseScanandclickSavetosaveyoursettings.6)GotoWirelessSecuritypageandsetthewirelesssecuritysettingsexactlyastheyareonthelinkpartner(Router1).7)GotoDHCPServertodisabletheDHCPonRouter2.NowyouhavefinishedallsettingsonRouter2requiredforWDS.2.ConfigureRouter1:1. GotowirelesssectiononRouter1andspecifyWDS(orWDSBridge)asitswirelessworkingmode.2. ManuallyenterRouter2'sMACaddress(Also,youcanusetheOpenScanoptionasmentionedabove)andclickSavetofinishyoursettings.
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Wireless N450 Home Router 37 Aftertheaboveconfigurations,youcanverifytheconnectionbypingingRouter2’sIP.Stepsareasfollows(TakeWindowsXPOSforexample):1) ClickStart>Run;2) Thenthebelowscreenappearsandentercmd;3) Inputping192.168.0.10inthescreenandpressEnter.Ifthefolllowingscreenappears,itindicatesyouhavefinishedtheconfigurationsuccessfully.
Wireless N450 Home Router 38 Note1.WDSfeaturecanonlybeimplementedbetween2WDS‐capablewirelessdevices.Additionally,theSSID,channel,securitysettings,andsecuritykeymustbeexactlythesameonbothsuchdevices.2.NotethatthetwodevicesinvolvedmusthavedifferentIPaddressesonthesameIPnetsegment.Inaddition,itisadvisabletodisabletheDHCPserveroneitherdevice.WISPModeIfyourrouteracquiresInternetaccessfromawirelessAccessPoint,pleaseselectWISPmode.Specificstepsareasfollows:1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectWISPmodeandclickOpenScan.2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK.3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey.4.ClickCloseScanandSave.5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrebootautomatically.6.InternetConnectionSetup:ClickNetwork>WAN,selectConnectionSetup,suchasDHCP,andclickSave.
Wireless N450 Home Router 39 7.ClickStatus>WANStatusandtheconnectionstatusdisplaysConnected. Note1.Whenthesettingsfinished,remembertoenterConnectionSetuptosetupInternetconnection.2.VerifythattheSSID,channel,andsecuritymodeonthepagematchthoseoftheaddedwirelessnetwork.Ifnot,manuallycorrectthem.3.Forthenormalwirelessconnectionbetweentworouters,donotchangethisrouter’sSSIDsettings,includingSSID,channel,securitymodeandsecuritykey.UniversalRepeaterInthismode,therouterwillrelaydatatoanassociatedrootAPandAPfunctionisenabledmeanwhile.ThewirelessrepeaterrelayssignalbetweenitsstationsandtherootAPforgreaterwirelessrange.Stepsareshownasbelow:1.ClickWireless>WirelessExtender,selectUniversalRepeaterintheextendermodeandclickOpenScan.
Wireless N450 Home Router 40 2.ClickOpenScan,selecttheAPyouwishtoconnectandclickOK.3.Viewandnotedownthewirelesssecuritysettings:securitymode,ciphertype,securitykey,etc.,whichshouldbeinaccordancewiththeupperdevice.4.ClickCloseScanandOK.5.Savethesettingsandtherouterwillrestartautomatically.3.7WPSWi‐FiProtectedSetupmakesiteasyforhomeuserswhoknowlittleofwirelesssecuritytoestablishasecurewirelesshomenetwork,aswellastoaddnewdevicestoanexistingnetworkwithoutenteringlongpassphrasesorconfiguringcomplicatedsettings.SimplyenteraPINcodeorpressthesoftwarePBCbuttonorhardwareWPSbutton(ifequipped)andasecurewirelessconnectioncanbeestablished.
Wireless N450 Home Router 41 ● EnableWPS:Selecttoenable/disabletheWPSencryption.● WPSMode:SelectPBC(Push‐ButtonConfiguration)orPIN.● ResetOOB:Whenselected,theWPSLEDturnsoffandtheWPSfunctionwillbedisabledautomatically.TheWPSserverontherouterentersidlemodeandwillnotrespondtoanyclient’sWPSconnectionrequest.OperationInstructions:PBC:TheWPSLEDwillblinkfor2minutesafteryoupressthehardwareWPSbuttonontherouterfor1second,andmeansthatthePBCencryptionmethodissuccessfullyenabled.AnauthenticationroutinewillbeperformedbetweenyourrouterandtheWPS/PBCenabledwirelessclientdeviceduringthistime,ifitsucceeds,thewirelessclientdevicewillconnecttoyourrouterandtheWPSLEDwillturnoff.Repeatthestepsaboveifyouwanttoaddmorewirelessclientdevicestotherouter.PIN:Tousethisoption,youmustknowthePINcodefromthewirelessclientandenteritinthecorrespondingfieldonyourrouterwhileusingthesamePINcodeontheclientsideforthisconnection.NoteTousetheWPSencryption,thewirelessadaptermustbeWPS‐capable.3.8ConnectionStatusThissectiondisplayswirelessclientsinformation(ifany).
Wireless N450 Home Router 42 4AdvancedApplicationsTheAdvancedtabincludesthefollowing8submenus:BandwidthControl,DDNS,VirtualServer,DMZHost,UPnP,IPTV,RoutingTable,andStaticRouting.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:4.1BandwidthControlTobettermanagebandwidthallocationandoptimizenetworkperformance,usetheBandwidthControlfeature.ClickAddBandwidthControlRuleandthescreenbelowwillopen.
Wireless N450 Home Router 43 ● Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disablecurrententry.Whendisabled,correspondingentrywillnottakeeffect.● IPRange:EnterasingleIPoranIPrange.● UplinkBandwidth:Maxuplinktraffic.● DownlinkBandwidth:Maxdownlinktraffic.● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.4.2DDNSDynamicDNSorDDNSisatermusedfortheupdatinginrealtimeofInternetDomainNameSystem(DNS)nameservers.WeuseanumericIPaddressallocatedbyInternetServiceProvider(ISP)toconnecttoInternet.Theaddressmayeitherbestable("static"),ormaychangefromonesessionontheInternettothenext("dynamic").However,anumericaddressisinconvenienttorememberandanaddresswhichchangesunpredictablymakesconnectionimpossible.TheDDNSproviderallocatesastatichostnametotheuser.WhenevertheuserisallocatedanewIPaddressitiscommunicatedtotheDDNSproviderbysoftwarerunningonacomputerornetworkdeviceatthataddress.TheproviderdistributestheassociationbetweenthehostnameandtheaddresstotheInternet'sDNSserverssothattheymayresolveDNSqueries.TheresultisuninterruptedaccesstodevicesandserviceswhosenumericIPaddressmaychangeismaintained.● ServiceProvider:SelectyourDDNSserviceproviderfromthedrop‐downmenu.● UserName:EntertheDDNSusernameregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● Password:EntertheDDNSPasswordregisteredwithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● DomainName:EntertheDDNSdomainnamewithyourDDNSserviceprovider.● ConnectionStatus:DisplayscurrentstatusofconnectionwiththeDDNSserver.ClickSavetosaveyoursettings.4.3VirtualServerTheVirtualServerfeaturegrantsInternetusersaccesstoservicesonyourLAN.ItisusefulforhostingonlineservicessuchasFTP,Web,orgameservers.ForeachVirtualServer,youdefineaWANportonyourrouterforredirectiontoaninternalLANIPAddress.
Wireless N450 Home Router 44 ● ExtPort‐IntPort:ExternalPort‐InternalPort,entertheWAN/LANserviceports.● InternalIP:TheIPaddressofacomputerusedasaserverinLAN.● Protocol:IncludesTCP,UDP,andBoth.Select“Both”ifyouarenotsureaboutwhichprotocoltouse● Enable:Thecorrespondingentrytakeseffectonlyifyoucheckedthisoption.● Delete:Removeacorrespondingentry● Well‐knownServicePort:Thewell‐knownServicePortlistswidelyusedprotocolports.Simplyselectaport,anentryID,andclickthe"Addto"buttontotransfertheselectedporttothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry.Incaseyoucannotfindtheportyouwillneedtoenteritmanually.Example:YouwanttosharesomelargefileswithyourfriendswhoarenotinyourLAN,however,itisnotconvenienttotransfersuchlargefilesacrossthenetwork.YoucansetupyourownPCasaFTPserverandusetheVirtualServerfeaturetoletyourfriendsaccessthesefiles.AssumingthatthestaticIPaddressoftheFTPserver(Namely,yourPC)is192.168.0.110,youwillwantyourfriendstoaccessthisFTPserveronthedefaultportof21usingtheTCPprotocol,detailsareexplainedbelow:1.Enter21inbothExtPortandIntPortfieldsorselectFTPfromWell‐knownServicePortandanentryID21willbeautomaticallytransferredtothecorrespondingfieldsoftheselectedentry.2.Enter192.168.0.110fortheIPAddress,selectTCPandthenselectEnable.
Wireless N450 Home Router 45 3.ClickSavetosaveyoursettings.Now,yourfriendsonlyneedtoenterftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:21intheirbrowserstoaccessyourFTPserver.xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,Assumingtherouter'sWANIPaddressis172.16.102.89,thenyourfriendsneedtoenter"ftp://172.16.102.89:21"intheirbrowsers. NoteIfyouincludeport80inthissection,youmustsettheportforremote(web‐based)managementtoadifferentnumberotherthan80,suchas8080,otherwisethevirtualserverfeaturemaynottakeeffect.4.4DMZHostInsomecases,acomputermayneedtobecompletelyexposedtotheInternetforimplementationofa2‐waycommunication.Todoso,wewillsetitasaDMZhost.
Wireless N450 Home Router 46 ● Enable:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheDMZhostfeature.● DMZHostIP:EntertheIPaddressofacomputeronyourLANwhichyouwanttosetasaDMZhost.TheDMZhostshouldbeconnectedtoaLANportontherouter.Note1.OnceaPCissettoaDMZhost,itwillbecompletelyexposedtoInternet,andthusmaybevulnerabletoattacksasrelatedfirewallsettingsbecomeinoperative.2.UsersontheWANcanaccesstheDMZhostthroughacorrespondingWANIPaddress.4.5UPnPUPnP(UniversalPlugandPlay)allowsanetworkdevicetodiscoverandconnecttootherdevicesonthenetwork.Withthisfeatureenabled,hostsintheLANcanrequestthedevicetoperformspecialportforwardingsoastoenableexternalhoststoaccessresourcesoninternalhosts.● EnableUPnP:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheUPnPfeature.NoteUPnPworksinWindowsME,WindowsXP,orlater,orinanenvironmentwithinstalledapplicationsoftwarethatsupportsUPnP.OperationalsystemsneedstobeintegratedwithorinstalledwithDirectx9.0.4.6IPTVTheIPTVfeaturemakesitpossibletoenjoyonlinevideosonyourTVsetviaaset‐topboxwhilesurfingtheInternetconcurrentlywithoutmutualinterference.
Wireless N450 Home Router 47 ● EnableIPTV:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheIPTVfeature.● EnableIPTVSTBPort:Check/unchecktoenable/disabletheIPTV‐specificport.Seebelowforthenetworktopology:Note1.Ifyouenabledbothoptionsmentionedabove,thennotebelow:(a).SetIPTVset‐topbox'sconnectiontypetoDHCP/dynamicIPorstaticIP(IMPORTANT:Notethattheset‐topbox'sIPaddressshouldbeonthesameIPnetsegmentastherouter’sLANIP.)iftheset‐topboxisconnectedtoanyportofLANports1‐3.(b).SelectthedialupmodeprovidedbyyourISPiftheset‐topboxisconnectedtotheIPTV‐specificport.2.AftertheIPTVportissetforIPTVpurposethePCthatconnectstosuchportwillnotbeabletoobtainanIPaddressoraccessInternet.Considerthissituationbeforeconfiguringthisfeature.Additionally,LANports1‐3canonlybeusedasLANportstoconnectPCsinsteadofanIPTVset‐topbox.
Wireless N450 Home Router 48 3.TheIPTVfeatureiscurrentlynotsupportedonWLAN.4.7RoutingTableThisfeaturedisplaystheroutingtablecontent.4.8StaticRoutingUsethissectiontocustomizestaticroutesofdatathroughyournetwork.ClickAddStaticRouteandherecomesthescreenbelow:
Wireless N450 Home Router 49 ● DestinationNetwork:TheIPaddressofadestinationnetwork.● SubnetMask:TheSubnetMaskthatcorrespondstothespecifieddestinationIPaddress.● Gateway:TheIPaddressfornexthop.5SecurityTheSecuritytabincludes6submenus:MACFilter,ClientFilter,URLFilter,RemoteWebManagement,DDoSDefenceandSPIFirewall.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:5.1MACFilterTobettermanagedevicesintheLAN,youmayusetheMACAddressFilterfunctiontoallow/disallowsuchdevicestoaccesstheInternet.
Wireless N450 Home Router 50 ● FilterMode:● Disable:DisabletheMACFilterfeature.● DenyAccesstoInternet:DisallowonlyspecifieddevicestoaccessInternet,otherdevicesarenotrestricted.● AllowAccesstoInternet:AllowonlyspecifieddevicestoaccessInternet,otherdevicesaredenied.● Select:SelectanIDforthecurrententry.● Description:Brieflydescribecurrententry.● MAC:SpecifytheMACaddressofthecomputerthatyouwanttorestrict.● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.● Day:selectaday,orseveraldays,fortheentrytotakeeffect.● Enable:Selecttoenable/disablecorrespondingentry.Example:TopreventaPCattheMACaddressof00:E0:4C:69:A4:10fromaccessingInternetbetween8:00and16:00onworkingdays:fromMondaytoFriday,configurethesamesettingsasshowninthescreenbelow,onyourdevice:Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐1.Maximum10entriescanbeconfiguredinMACFilter.2.Aftersavingyourconfigurations,forcorrecttime,pleasegotoTools>Timetoconfigureyourrouter’ssystemtime.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Wireless N450 Home Router 51 5.2ClientFilterTobettermanagedevicesintheLAN,youcanallowordisallowthedevicestoaccesscertainportsontheInternetusingtheClientFilterfunction.● FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllow.● Select:SelectanIDforthecurrententry.● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.● StartIP:EnterastartingIPaddress.● EndIP:EnteranendingIPaddress.● Port:EnterTCP/UDPprotocolportnumber,itcanbeasingleportorarangeofports.● TrafficType:Selectaprotocolorprotocolsforthetraffic(TCP/UDP/Both).● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.● Day:selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.● Enable:Checktoenableorunchecktodisableacorrespondingfilterrule(allow/disallowmatchedaddressestopassthroughrouter).Example:ToprohibitPCswithintheIPaddressrangeof192.168.0.100‐‐192.168.0.150fromaccessingtheInternet,usethefollowingexample:
Wireless N450 Home Router 52 5.3URLFilterTobettercontrolLANdevices,youcanusetheURLfilterfunctiontoallowordisallowPC’stoaccesscertainwebsiteswithinaspecifiedtimerange.● FilterMode:SelectDenyorAllow.● Select:SelectanIDforcurrententry.● Enable:Checktoenableorunchecktodisableacorrespondingfilterrule(allow/disallowmatchedaddressestopassthroughrouter).● Description:Brieflydescribethecurrententry.● StartIP:EnterastartingIPaddress.● StartIP:EnterastartingIPaddress.● URLString:Enterdomainnamesorapartofadomainnametobefilteredout.● Time:Specifyatimerangeforcurrententrytotakeeffect.● Day:selectadayorseveraldaysforcurrententrytotakeeffect.
Wireless N450 Home Router 53 IfyouwanttodisallowallcomputersonyourLANtoaccessGoogle.comfrom8:00to18:00onworkingdays:Monday‐Friday,thenusethefollowingexample:NoteEachentrycanincludeupto16domainnames,eachofwhichmustbeseparatedwiththequotationsymbols"".5.4RemoteWebManagementTheRemotemanagementallowstheroutertobeconfiguredfromtheInternetviaawebbrowser.● Enable:SelecttoenabletheRemoteWeb‐basedManagementfeature.● Port:RemoteadminportistheportnumberusedtoaccesstherouterfromInternet.● IPAddress:EntertheIPaddressofthePContheInternetauthorizedtomanageyourrouterremotely.Forexample:IfyouwanttoallowonlythePCattheIPaddressof218.88.93.33fromtheInternettoaccesstherouter’sweb‐basedutilityviaport8080,thenconfigurethesamesettingsasshownbelowonyourrouter.
Wireless N450 Home Router 54 Note1.Thedefaultportis8080.Donotchangeit.2.Toaccesstherouterviaport8080,enter"http://x.x.x.x:8080"where"x.x.x.x"representstheInternetIPaddressoftherouterand8080istheportusedfortheWeb‐Managementinterface.Assumingtherouter'sInternetIPaddressis220.135.211.56,thensimplyreplacethe"x.x.x.x"with"220.135.211.56"(namely,http://220.135.211.56:8080).LeavingtheIPaddressfieldat"0.0.0.0"makestherouterremotelyaccessibletoallthePCsontheInternet.EnteringaspecificIPaddress,suchas218.88.93.33,makestherouteronlyremotelyaccessibletothePCatthespecifiedIPaddress.5.5DDOSDefenceTheDDOSDefencefeatureeffectivelyblocksICMP,UDP,andSYNfloodingattacks.WhenthenumberofICMP,UDP,orSYNpacketsreceivedexceedsthedefinedthreshold,therouterwillrecorditsIPandMACaddressesinthe"DDOSDefenceList".● ICMPFlood:IfanIPreceivesthenumberofICMPrequestpacketsthatexceedsthedefinedlimitcontinuouslyfromthesamesenderwithinonesecond,thensuchIPisconsideredtoencounteranICMPFloodattack.● UDPFlood：IfanIPreceives,onanidenticalport,UDPpacketsexceedingthedefinedlimitcontinuouslyfromthesamesenderwithinasecond,thentheportissufferingaUDPFloodattack.● SYNFlood:IfanIPreceives,onanidenticalport,TCPSYNpacketsexceedingdefinedlimitcontinuouslyfromthesamesenderwithinasecond,thentheportissufferingaSYNFloodattack.5.6SPIFirewallStatefulPacketInspection(SPI)helpstopreventcyberattacksbytrackingmorestatepersession.Itvalidatesthatthetrafficpassingthroughthesessionconformstotheprotocol.
Wireless N450 Home Router 55 Tips‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐OnceSPIenabled,DMZandremotewebmanagementwillbeinvalid.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐6ToolsThe"Tools"tabincludes9submenus:Logs,TrafficStatistics,Time,ChangePassword,Backup,Restore,FirmwareUpdate,RestoretoFactoryDefault,andReboot.Clickinganyofthementersthecorrespondinginterfaceforconfiguration.Detailsareexplainedbelow:6.1LogsTheSyslogoptionallowsyoutoviewalleventsthatoccuronsystemstartupandcheckswhetherthereisanattackpresentinyournetwork.Thelogsareclassifiedinto3types:All,System,andWAN.
Wireless N450 Home Router 56 6.2TrafficStatisticsTrafficStatisticsdisplayscurrenttrafficofclientsonyourLAN.● EnableTrafficStatistics:DeterminewhethertoenabletheTrafficStatisticsfeatureoninternalusers.● Refresh:Clickittoupdatestatisticdata.● Clear:Clickittoremovestatisticdata.NoteEnablingtheTrafficStatisticsfeaturemaydegradetherouter’sperformance.Donotenableitunlessnecessary.6.3TimeThissectionletsyouconfigure,update,andmaintainthecorrecttimeontheinternalsystemclock.YoucaneitherselecttosetthetimeanddatemanuallyorautomaticallyobtaintheGMTtimefromInternet.NotethattheGMTtimeisobtainedonlywhentherouterisconnectedtotheInternet.● SyncwithInternettimeservers:TimeanddatewillbeupdatedautomaticallyfromtheInternet.● SyncInterval:SpecifyatimeintervalforperiodicupdateoftimeanddateinformationfromtheInternet.● TimeZone:Selectyourcurrenttimezone.● SyncwithYourPC:ClickittocopyyourPC’stimetotherouter.6.4ChangePasswordThissectionallowsyoutochangeloginpasswordandusernameforaccessingtherouter’sWeb‐based
Wireless N450 Home Router 57 managementinterface.Bothloginpasswordandusernamearepresetto“admin”bydefault.Tochangeeitherorboth,dothefollowing:1.EnteryourcurrentusernameandpasswordinOldUserNameandOldPasswordfields.2.EnteranewusernameandanewpasswordinNewUserNameandNewPasswordfields.3.ClickSave.NoteForsecuritypurpose,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouchangethedefaultloginpasswordandusernameaspartoftheinitialconfigurationofyourrouter.6.5BackupThisfeatureallowsyoutobackupcurrentsettings.Onceyouhaveconfiguredtherouter,youcansavethesesettingstoaconfigurationfileonyourlocalharddrive.Theconfigurationfilecanlaterbeimportedtoyourrouterincasetherouterisresettofactorydefaultsettings.● Backup:Tobackupsettings,clicktheBackupbuttonandspecifyadirectorytosavesettingstoyourlocalhardware.6.6RestoreThissectionallowsyoutorestoresettingspreviouslyconfiguredandsavedtoyourlocalharddrive.
Wireless N450 Home Router 58 6.7FirmwareUpdateFirmwareupgradeisreleasedperiodicallytoimprovethefunctionalityofyourrouter,andalsotoaddanynewfeatures.Ifyourunintoaproblemwithaspecificfeatureoftherouteryoucouldlogontoourwebsite(www.tendacn.com)todownloadthelatestfirmwaretoupdateyourdevice.Toupdatefirmware,dothefollowing:1.ClickBrowsetolocateandselectthefirmwarefileandUpgradetoupdateyourrouter.2.Devicerestartsautomaticallywhentheupgradeprocessiscompleted.NoteDONOTpowerofftherouterwhentheupgradeisinprocessotherwisetheroutermaybepermanentlydamaged.Whentheupgradeiscompleted,therouterwillautomaticallyreboot.Thefirmwareupgrademaytakeafewminutestocompletesopleasewaitfortheprocesstofinish.6.8RestoretoFactoryDefaultClicktheRestoreFactoryDefaultbuttontoresettheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsettings.● DefaultIPAddress:192.168.0.1● DefaultSubnetMask:255.255.255.0● DefaultUserName:admin● DefaultPassword:admin
Wireless N450 Home Router 59 6.9RebootThissectionallowsyoutoreboottherouter.
Wireless N450 Home Router 60 Appendix1ConfigurePCInthissectionweexplainhowtoconfigureyourPC’sTCP/IPsettings.WIN7OS1.ClickStart>ControlPanel;2.EnterControlPanelandclickNetworkandInternet;3.ClickNetworkandSharingCenter;
Wireless N450 Home Router 61 4.ClickChangeadaptersettings;5.RightclickLocalAreaConnectionandselectProperties;
Wireless N450 Home Router 62 6.SelectInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andclickProperties;7.SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOKtosavetheconfigurations.BacktoConfigureRouter
Wireless N450 Home Router 63 WindowsXPOS1.RightclickMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties;2.RightclickLocalandselectProperties;3.SelectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andclickProperties;
Wireless N450 Home Router 64 4.SelectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOKtosavethesettings.BacktoConfigureRouter
Wireless N450 Home Router 65 Appendix2JoinaWirelessConnectionNoteForwirelessconnection,desktopcomputersneedtobeequippedwithwirelessnetworkcardsfirst.Win7OS1.ClickStart>ControlPanel;2.ClickNetworkandInternet;
Wireless N450 Home Router 66 3.ClickNetworkandSharingCenter;4.ClickChangeadaptersettings;5.ClickWirelessNetworkConnectionaccordinglyandselectConnect/Disconnect;
Wireless N450 Home Router 67 6.Selectthenetworkyouwishtoconnect,suchasTenda‐000090;Accordingtodifferentciphertypes,heregoestwosituations:A. Ifyouhaveconfiguredsecuritykey,clickConnect;Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;EnteryoursecuritykeyandclickOK;
Wireless N450 Home Router 68 B.Ifyouhaveconfiguredsecuritykey,clickConnect;Whenthefollowingdialogboxappears,itindicatesconnectingtothenetwork;7.WhendisplayingConnected,youhaveconnectedtonetworksuccessfully.
Wireless N450 Home Router 69 Appendix3FAQsThissectionprovidessolutionstoproblemsthatmayoccurduringinstallationandoperationofthedevice.Readthefollowingifyouarerunningintoproblems.Ifyourproblemisnotcoveredhere,pleasefeelfreetogotowww.tendacn.comtofindasolutionoremailyourproblemsto:support@tenda.com.cnorsupport02@tenda.com.cn.Wewillbemorethanhappytohelpyououtassoonaspossible.1.Q:Ienteredthedevice’sLANIPaddressinthewebbrowserbutcannotaccesstheutility.WhatshouldIdo?a.Checkwhetherdeviceisfunctioningcorrectly.TheSYSLEDshouldblinkafewsecondsafterdeviceispoweredup.Ifitdoesnotlightup,thensomeinternalfaultsmayhaveoccurred.b.Verifyphysicalconnectivitybycheckingwhetheracorrespondingport’slinkLEDlightsup.Ifnot,tryadifferentcable.NotethatanilluminatedlightdoesNOTALWAYSindicatesuccessfulconnectivity.c.Runthe"ping192.168.0.1"command.Ifyougetrepliesfrom192.168.0.1,openyourbrowserandverifythatProxyserverisdisabled.Incasethatpingfails,pressandholdthe"RESET"buttononyourdevicefor7secondstorestorefactorydefaultsettings,andthenrun"ping192.168.0.1"again.d.Contactourtechnicalsupportforhelpiftheproblemstillexistsafteryoutriedalltheabove.2.Q:WhatshouldIdoifIforgettheloginpasswordtomydevice?A:ResetyourdevicebypressingtheResetbuttonforover7seconds.NoteAllsettingswillbedeletedandrestoredtofactorydefaultsonceyoupressedtheResetbutton.3.Q:MycomputershowsanIPaddressconflicterrorafterhavingconnectedtothedevice.WhatshouldIdo?a.CheckifthereareotherDHCPserverspresentinyourLAN.IfthereareotherDHCPserversexceptyourrouter,disablethemimmediately.b.ThedefaultIPaddressofthedeviceis192.168.0.1;makesurethisaddressisnotusedbyanotherPCordevice.IncasethattwocomputersordevicessharethesameIPaddresses,changeeithertoadifferentaddress.4.Q:IcannotaccessInternetandsend/receiveemails;whatshouldIdo?ThisproblemmainlyhappenstouserswhousethePPPoEorDynamicIPInternetconnectiontype.YouneedtochangetheMTUsize(1492bydefault).Inthiscase,goto“WANSettings”tochangetheMTUvaluefromdefault1480to1450or1400,etc.5.Q:HowdoIshareresourcesonmycomputerwithusersonInternetthroughthedevice?ToletInternetusersaccessinternalserversonyourLANsuchase‐mailserver,Web,FTP,viathedevice,usethe"VirtualServer"feature.Todoso,followstepsbelow:Step1:Createyourinternalserver,makesuretheLANuserscanaccesstheseserversandyouneedtoknowrelatedserviceports,forexample,portnumberforWebserveris80;FTPis21;SMTPis25andPOP3is110.Step2:EnterPortForwarding(alsocalledPortRangeForwardingonsomeproducts)screenfromdevicewebUI.Step3:CompletetheStartPort(alsocalledExternal/ExtPortonsomeproducts)andEndPort(alsoknownasInternalPortonsomeproducts)fields,say,80‐80.Step4:Inputtheinternalserver’sIPaddress.Forexample,assumingthatyourWebserver’sIPaddressis192.168.0.10,thensimplyinputit.Step5:Selectaproperprotocoltype:TCP,UDP,orBothdependingonwhichprotocol(s)yourinternalhostisusing.
Wireless N450 Home Router 70 Step6:ClickEnableandsaveyoursettings.Foryourreference,wecollectedalistofsomewell‐knownserviceportsasfollows:ServerProtocolServicePortWebServerTCP80FTPServerTCP21TelnetTCP23NetMeetingTCP1503、1720MSNMessengerTCP/UDPFileSend:6891‐6900(TCP)Voice:1863,6901(TCP)Voice:1863,5190(UDP)PPTPVPNTCP1723Iphone5.0TCP22555SMTPTCP25POP3TCP110
Wireless N450 Home Router 71 Appendix4GlossaryChannelAcommunicationchannel,alsoknownaschannel,referseithertoaphysicaltransmissionmediumsuchasawireortoalogicalconnectionoveramultiplexedmediumsuchasaradiochannel.Itisusedtotransferaninformationsignal,suchasadigitalbitstream,fromoneormoretransmitterstooneormorereceivers.IfthereisonlyoneAPintherange,selectanychannelyoulike.ThedefaultisAuto.IfthereareseveralAPscoexistinginthesamearea,itisadvisablethatyouselectadifferentchannelforeachAPtooperateon,minimizingtheinterferencebetweenneighboringAPs.Forexample,if3American‐standardAPscoexistinonearea,youcansettheirchannelsrespectivelyto1,6and11toavoidmutualinterference.SSIDServicesetidentifier(SSID)isusedtoidentifyaparticular802.11wirelessLAN.Itisthenameofaspecificwirelessnetwork.ToletyourwirelessnetworkadapterroamamongdifferentAPs,youmustsetallAPs’SSIDtothesamename.WPA/WPA2TheWPAprotocolimplementsthemajorityoftheIEEE802.11istandard.ItenhancesdataencryptionthroughtheTemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)whichisa128‐bitper‐packetkey,meaningthatitdynamicallygeneratesanewkeyforeachpacket.WPAalsoincludesamessageintegritycheckfeaturetopreventdatapacketsfrombeinghamperedwith.Onlyauthorizednetwork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.Currently,WPAissupportedbyWindowsXPSP1.IEEE802.1XAuthenticationIEEE802.1XAuthenticationisanIEEEStandardforport‐basedNetworkAccessControl(PNAC).ItispartoftheIEEE802.1groupofnetworkingprotocols.ItprovidesanauthenticationmechanismtodeviceswishingtoattachtoaLANorWLAN.IEEE802.1XdefinestheencapsulationofEAPoverLANorEAPOL.802.1Xauthenticationinvolvesthreeparties:asupplicant,anauthenticator,andanauthenticationserver.Thesupplicantisaclientdevice(suchasalaptop)thatwishestoattachtotheLAN/WLAN‐thoughtheterm'supplicant'isalsousedinterchangeablytorefertothesoftwarerunningontheclientthatprovidescredentialstotheauthenticator.Theauthenticatorisanetworkdevice,suchasanEthernetswitchorwirelessaccesspoint;andtheauthenticationserveristypicallyahostrunningsoftwaresupportingtheRADIUSandEAPprotocols.Theauthenticatoractslikeasecurityguardtoaprotectednetwork.Thesupplicant(i.e.clientdevice)isnotallowedaccessthroughtheauthenticatortotheprotectedsideofthenetworkuntilthesupplicant’sidentityhasbeenvalidatedandauthorized.With802.1Xport‐basedauthentication,thesupplicantprovidescredentials,suchasusername/passwordordigitalcertificate,totheauthenticator,andtheauthenticatorforwardsthecredentialstotheauthenticationserverforverification.Iftheauthenticationserverdeterminesthecredentialsarevalid,thesupplicant(clientdevice)isallowedtoaccessresourceslocatedontheprotectedsideofthenetwork.PPPOEThePoint‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet(PPPoE)isanetworkprotocolforencapsulatingPPPframesinsideEthernetframes.IntegratedPPPprotocolimplementsauthentication,encryption,andcompressionfunctionsthattraditionalEthernetcannotprovideandcanalsobeusedinthecablemodemanddigitalsubscriberline(DSL)andEthernetthatprovideaccessservicetotheusers.Essentially,itisaprotocolthatallowstoestablishapoint‐to‐pointtunnelbetweentwoEthernetinterfaceswithinanEthernetbroadcastdomain.
Wireless N450 Home Router 72 DNSTheDomainNameSystem(DNS)isahierarchicaldistributednamingsystemforcomputers,services,oranyresourceconnectedtotheInternetoraprivatenetwork.Itassociatesvariousinformationwithdomainnamesassignedtoeachoftheparticipatingentities.ADomainNameServiceresolvesqueriesforthesenamesintoIPaddressesforthepurposeoflocatingcomputerservicesanddevicesworldwide.Anoften‐usedanalogytoexplaintheDomainNameSystemisthatitservesasthephonebookfortheInternetbytranslatinghuman‐friendlycomputerhostnamesintoIPaddresses.WDSAwirelessdistributionsystem(WDS)isasystemenablingthewirelessinterconnectionofaccesspointsinanIEEE802.11network.Itallowsawirelessnetworktobeexpandedusingmultipleaccesspointswithoutthetraditionalrequirementforawiredbackbonetolinkthem.Allbasestationsinawirelessdistributionsystemmustbeconfiguredtousethesameradiochannel,methodofencryption(none,WEP,orWPA)andthesameencryptionkeys.Theymaybeconfiguredtodifferentservicesetidentifiers.WDSalsorequireseverybasestationtobeconfiguredtoforwardtoothersinthesystem.WDSmayalsobeconsideredarepeatermodebecauseitappearstobridgeandacceptwirelessclientsatthesametime(unliketraditionalbridging).WDSmaybeincompatiblebetweendifferentproducts(evenoccasionallyfromthesamevendor)sinceitisnotcertifiedbytheWi‐FiAlliance.WDSmayprovidetwomodesofwirelessAP‐to‐APconnectivity:Wirelessbridging,inwhichWDSAPscommunicateonlywitheachotheranddon'tallowwirelessclientsorstations(STA)toaccessthem.Wirelessrepeating,inwhichAPscommunicatewitheachotherandwithwirelessSTAs.DMZIncomputersecurity,aDMZ(sometimesreferredtoasaperimeternetworking)isaphysicalorlogicalsubnetworkthatcontainsandexposesanorganization'sexternal‐facingservicestoalargeruntrustednetwork,usuallytheInternet.ThepurposeofaDMZistoaddanadditionallayerofsecuritytoanorganization'slocalareanetwork(LAN);anexternalattackeronlyhasaccesstoequipmentintheDMZ,ratherthananyotherpartofthenetwork.HostsintheDMZhavelimitedconnectivitytospecifichostsintheinternalnetwork,althoughcommunicationwithotherhostsintheDMZandtotheexternalnetworkisallowed.ThisallowshostsintheDMZtoprovideservicestoboththeinternalandexternalnetwork,whileaninterveningfirewallcontrolsthetrafficbetweentheDMZserversandtheinternalnetworkclients.AnyservicessuchasWebservers,Mailservers,FTPserversandVoIPservers,etc.thatarebeingprovidedtousersontheexternalnetworkcanbeplacedintheDMZ.
Wireless N450 Home Router 73 Appendix5RemoveWirelessNetworkfromYourPCIfyouchangewirelesssettingsonyourwirelessdevice,youmustremovethemaccordinglyyourPC;otherwise,youmaynotbeabletowirelesslyconnecttothedevice.BelowdescribeshowtodoremoveawirelessnetworkfromyourPC.WindowsXPOS1.RightclickMyNetworkPlacesandselectProperties.2.ClickWirelessNetworkConnectionandthenselectProperties.3.ClickWirelessNetworks,selecttheitemunderPreferrednetworksandthenclicktheRemovebutton.
Wireless N450 Home Router 74 Windows7OS1.ClickNetworkfromyourdesktopandselectProperties.2.SelectManageWirelessNetworks.3.ClickthewirelessconnectionandselectRemovenetwork.
Wireless N450 Home Router 75 Appendix6Safety CE Mark Warning ThisisaClassBproductInadomesticenvironment,thisproductmaycauseradiointerference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.ThisdevicecomplieswithEU1999/5/EC.NOTE:(1)ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.(2)Toavoidunnecessaryradiationinterference,itisrecommendedtouseashieldedRJ45cable FCCStatementThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.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designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:‐ Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐ Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.RadiationExposureStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.NOTE:(1)ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.(2)Toavoidunnecessaryradiationinterference,itisrecommendedtouseashieldedRJ45cable

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