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TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of contents

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Table of contents

Product Overview ........................................................................... 4

Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 4
Features ......................................................................................................................... 4

Product Hardware Features ............................................................. 5

Application Diagram ...................................................................................................... 6
Wireless Performance Considerations .......................................................................... 7

Basic Router Setup .......................................................................... 7

Creating a Home Network ............................................................................................. 7
Router Installation ......................................................................................................... 8
Connect additional wired devices to your network ..................................................... 13

Wireless Networking and Security ................................................. 13

How to choose the type of security for your wir eless network .................................. 13
Secure your wireless network ..................................................................................... 15
Connect wireless devices to your router ..................................................................... 16
Connect wireless devices using WPS ........................................................................... 16
Wireless 2.4GHz wireless settings ............................................................................... 17
Wireless 2.4GHz Guest Network.................................................................................. 19
Wireless 5GHz wireless settings .................................................................................. 19
Wireless 5Hz Guest Network ....................................................................................... 20
2.4GHz Wireless Distribution System (WDS) ............................................................... 21
5GHz Wireless Distribution System (WDS) .................................................................. 21
Steps to improve wireless connectivity ....................................................................... 22
Wireless 2.4GHz Advanced settings ............................................................................ 22
Wireless 5GHz Advanced settings ............................................................................... 23

Access Control Filters .................................................................... 24

Access control basics ................................................................................................... 24
LAN Client Filter ............................................................................................................... 24
URL Filter .......................................................................................................................... 24
Wired LAN MAC Address Filters ....................................................................................... 25
Wireless MAC Filters ........................................................................................................ 26

Advanced Router Setup ................................................................ 27

Access your router management page ........................................................................ 27

Using the Configuration Menu ...................................................... 27

Change your router login password ............................................................................ 28
Change your router device name ................................................................................ 28
Manually configure your Internet connection ............................................................ 28
Clone a MAC address ................................................................................................... 28
Change your router IP address .................................................................................... 29
Set up the DHCP server on your router ....................................................................... 30
Set up DHCP reservation ............................................................................................. 31
Set up IPv6 on your router .......................................................................................... 31
Set your router date and time ..................................................................................... 32
Set schedules ............................................................................................................... 33
QoS (Quality of Service) ............................................................................................... 33
Enable Application Level Gateway (ALG) ..................................................................... 34
Open a device on your network to the Internet .......................................................... 35
DMZ.................................................................................................................................. 35
Virtual Server ................................................................................................................... 36
Special Applications ......................................................................................................... 37
Gaming ............................................................................................................................. 38
Add static routes to your router .................................................................................. 39
Enable/disable UPnP on your router ........................................................................... 40
Identify your network on the Internet ........................................................................ 40
Share Files .................................................................................................................... 41