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  • Page 1: User Guide

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point W301A 300Mbps Wireless Access Point User Guide...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, imitate or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview............1 Product Features ..........2 Package Contents ..........2 Chapter 2 Product Installation............4 Chapter 3 Configuration Guide............5 Web Login ............5 Setup Wizard............6 Wireless Access Point (AP) Mode....... 7 Bridge (WDS) Mode..........
  • Page 4 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 6 System Tools..............41 Password Change..........41 Restore to Factory ..........42 Backup/Restore ..........43 Time Settings ............ 43 Reboot System..........45 Firmware Upgrade..........45 Syslog ............... 46 Appendix I: Glossary ..............48 Appendix II: TCP/IP Address Setting..........50 Appendix : WDS Application Instances ........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 1 Product Overview W301A is a wireless Access Point based on the latest IEEE802.11n standard while at the same time being backwards compatible with IEEE802.11b/g devices. Adopting the advanced “Multiple in and Multiple out” (MIMO) technology, it can provide a maximum of 300Mbps stable transmitting rate for wireless users.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    Supports auto wireless channel selection Ø Software controls the wireless signal on/ off and remotely controls the wireless coverage area. 1.2 Package Contents Please unpack the package and find the following items: Ø One W301A Wireless AP Ø One Power Adapter...
  • Page 7 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Ø Eight Screws Ø One User Guide Ø One Network Cable Ø Four plastic covers If any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact the Tenda reseller from whom you purchased for replacement immediately.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Product Installation

    Chapter 2 Product Installation You are recommended to install the product after configuring the settings of W301A according to the guide in chapter 3. The following steps take AP mode for example. Use the included power adapter to power on the AP. You can also use POE power supply or POE switch to power on the AP.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Configuration Guide

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 3 Configuration Guide Web Login Connect to W301A via wired cable and configure 192.168.0.x(x ranges 2-254) as your PC’s IP address, and 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask. (Please refer to the Appendix II for details on TCP/IP setting) Launch Internet Explorer.

  • Page 10: Setup Wizard

    You can select “Running Status”, ”LAN Settings”, “Wireless Settings”, “SNMP Settings” and “System Tools” on the left menu. Click “Next” to enter the wireless working mode setup page. W301A supports two working modes: wireless AP (AP), Bridge (WDS). Select a working mode to configure the settings.

  • Page 11: Wireless Access Point (Ap) Mode

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point On this page, you can select wireless AP or Bridge to adapt different wireless access environment. 3.3 Wireless Access Point (AP) Mode Select “Wireless Access Point (AP)” and then click “Next” to enter the basic settings. Picture 4 Fill in the following items according to the reminder information.

  • Page 12: Bridge (Wds) Mode

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point “Security Settings” is used to encrypt the settings for AP and authorize the wireless client to access the AP for security in wireless network. Please refer to chapter 4.1.1.2 for detailed security setting specifications. After finishing the settings, click “Next” to finish settings as the picture below.
  • Page 13 300Mbps Wireless Access Point interface will appear as the picture below. Select Bridge (WDS) and then click “Next”. You will enter the WDS setup page as the picture below. Bridge (WDS) working mode includes: Point to Point Bridge (WDS P2P), Point to Multipoint Bridge (WDS P2MP), Wireless Repeater (Repeater).
  • Page 14 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Users can select the mode according to need. Please refer to Chapter 4.1.2 for detailed introduction. Click “Enable Scan”. AP will scan the available wireless device nearby automatically and display them under the list (see the picture below). Select the AP which you need to bridge and click “Next”...

  • Page 15: Running Status

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point as the picture below. “WDS Security Setting” is used to encrypt the AP and authorize the device to establish bridge. Only when the passwords of the devices in bridge are consistent, the communication can get through normally. After finishing the settings, click “Next”...
  • Page 16 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Wireless Status It shows the current working status, including working mode, wireless network mode, SSID, Channel, Encryption mode, etc. LAN Interface information It shows LAN IP obtain way, MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, etc. System information It shows the device’s current software version, hardware version, etc.

  • Page 17: Lan Settings

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point LAN Settings This section mainly deals with LAN’s basic settings. ² Static IP The default IP address is 192.168.0.254. If necessary, you can configure a new IP address, subnet mask and gateway manually for the device. ²...

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Wireless Settings

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 4 Wireless Settings This chapter introduces you wireless settings in two working modes: Access Point (AP) and Bridge (WDS), including basic settings, security settings, advanced settings, access control, and connection status. Basic Settings This period introduces you the basic settings in AP mode and WDS mode.
  • Page 19 300Mbps Wireless Access Point 4.1.1.2 Function Explanation The basic setup page in Access Point (AP) working mode is as follows:...
  • Page 20 300Mbps Wireless Access Point ² Wireless Signal: Click “Disable” to shut all the wireless feature of this AP; click “Enable” to open the wireless feature. ² Network Mode Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode. ² 11b mode Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
  • Page 21 300Mbps Wireless Access Point 300Mbps. ² Main SSID SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique name of the wireless network. It is recommended to modify this name for wireless client to recognize wireless signals. ² Broadcast SSID: When you select “Disable SSID broadcast”, AP will not broadcast its own SSID number.

  • Page 22: Bridge (Wds) Mode

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point 4.1.2 Bridge (WDS) Mode Bridge (WDS) mode includes P2P, P2MP, Wireless Repeater. 4.1.2.1 Point to Point Bridge P2P bridge mode can connect with two wired network via wireless access points, which communicate by wireless signals and not by cables.
  • Page 23 300Mbps Wireless Access Point This page includes the AP and WDS parameter setting. AP parameter setting can change SSID and enable/ disable wireless feature. ² AP MAC: Enter the interconnection equipment’s MAC address. ² Channel: Select the channel according to interconnection equipment’s;...

  • Page 24: P2Mp Bridge Mode

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point the table. Select the device which need to bridge, the AP will add the device’s MAC address automatically and select the corresponding channel. 4.1.2.2 P2MP Bridge Mode The P2MP Bridge Mode which connects scattered wired network together is more complicated than P2P Bridge mode.
  • Page 25 300Mbps Wireless Access Point ² AP MAC Address: Input the remote AP’s MAC address. (No more than 4) ² Channel: Select the channel which bridge needs to use. (All APs in the bridge must be at the same channel.) ² Enable Scan: Click this button, the AP will scan the nearby wireless devices automatically and display the information in the table.
  • Page 26 300Mbps Wireless Access Point last added device as the bridge used channel (You can also change the channel according to your need. All the devices must at the same channel, thus the bridge can be established.) 4.1.2.3 Wireless Repeater Mode Repeater Mode can repeat and amplify wireless signals to extend wireless network coverage.
  • Page 27 300Mbps Wireless Access Point When the users select “permit wireless client to access”, AP can also be used as “Wireless Access Point” to allow the access of wireless client when it is used as a wireless bridge. The basic settings of wireless repeater are divided into two parts: one part is the basic setting in AP mode (See 4.1.1.2);...

  • Page 28: Security Settings

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point 4.2 Security Settings It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting, including AP security setting and WDS security setting. 4.2.1 AP Security Setting We introduce six common encryption modes to you (support ten encryption modes), including Mixed WEP encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, etc.
  • Page 29 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Setting Explanation ² Security Mode From the drop-down menu select the corresponding security encryption modes. ² WEP Key1~4 Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex. You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 30 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Setting Explanation ² WPA Algorithms Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. ² Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. ² Key Renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. WPA2-PSK WPA2 provides more secure features than WEP and WPA.
  • Page 31 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. ² Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. ² Key renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. This security mode is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device.
  • Page 32 300Mbps Wireless Access Point ASCII characters. ² Key Renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. ² Radius Server Enter the IP address of the Radius server. ² Radius Server port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server. The default is 1812. ²...
  • Page 33 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Setting Explanation ² WPA Algorithms Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. ² Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. ² Key Renewal Interval Set the key’s renewal period. ²...
  • Page 34 300Mbps Wireless Access Point between AP and authentication server. The default is 3600s.
  • Page 35 300Mbps Wireless Access Point 802.1x Authentication This security mode is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device. 802.1x, a kind of Port-based authentication protocol, is an authentication type and strategy for users. The port can be either a physic port or logic port (such as VLAN).

  • Page 36: Wds Security Setting

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point ² Radius Server Enter the IP address of the Radius server. ² Radius Server Port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server. The default is 1812. ² Shared Secret Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8~63 ASCII characters.
  • Page 37 300Mbps Wireless Access Point code. ² Key: You can choose ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII codes, illegal characters like “/” are forbidden) or Hexadecimal characters (10 or 26 Hexadecimal characters). ² TKIP/ AES Key: TKIP/AES is an encryption mode based on WPA and WPA2.
  • Page 38 300Mbps Wireless Access Point setting and WDS security setting. AP security setting focuses on wireless client access, while WDS security setting focuses on wireless bridge connection. AP security setting appears only when wireless client accesses are permitted in wireless repeater mode. Please refer to Chapter 4.2.1 for AP security setup.

  • Page 39: Advanced Settings

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point 4.3 Advanced Settings This section mainly deals with wireless advanced settings, including Speed, Beacon Interval, Fragment Threshold, etc. Select “Wireless Setting->Advanced Setting” to enter the following screen: Setting Explanation ² BG Protection Mode For 11b/g wireless client, it is easier to connect with 11n wireless device.
  • Page 40 300Mbps Wireless Access Point ² Fragment Threshold The fragmentation threshold defines the maximum transmission packet size in bytes. The packet will be fragmented if the arrival is bigger than the threshold setting. The default size is 2346 bytes. ² RTS Threshold RTS stands for “Request to send”. This parameter controls what size data packet the frequency protocol issues to RTS packet.

  • Page 41: Access Control

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Access Control To secure your wireless LAN, the wireless access control is actually based on the MAC address management. Select “Wireless Setting->Access Control” to display the following screen: Setting Explanation: ² MAC Address Filter Enable/disable MAC address filter. Select “Close”...

  • Page 42: Connection Status

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point 4.5 Connection Status This page shows wireless client’s connection status, including MAC address, Channel bandwidth, etc. Select “Wireless Setting->connection status” to enter the following screen: Setting Explanation MAC Address: Shows current connecting host’s MAC address. Bandwidth: Shows current connecting host’s (wireless client) bandwidth (20MHz or 40MHz).

  • Page 43: Chapter 5 Snmp Setting

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 5 SNMP Setting SNMP Introduction Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network management. It is widely used in local area networks (LAN) for collecting information, and managing and monitoring, network devices, such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers from a management host.
  • Page 44 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Click “enable” or “disable” to enable and disable SNMP management. Setting Explanation ² Contact Set the name to access the AP. Usually set the administrator’s name. ² Device Name Set the AP’s name, such as Tenda_300A. ²...

  • Page 45: Chapter 6 System Tools

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Chapter 6 System Tools This section focuses on how to maintain AP, including Restore to Factory Default Setting, Backup/Restore, Firmware Upgrade, Reboot, Password Change, Syslog. Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your device and network.

  • Page 46: Restore To Factory

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point NOTE: It is highly recommended to change the password to secure your network and the device. 6.2 Restore to Factory This button is to reset all configurations to the default values. It means the device will lose all the settings you have set. Restore: Click this button to restore to default settings.

  • Page 47: Backup/Restore

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Backup/Restore The device provides backup/restore settings, so you need set a directory to keep these settings. Backup: Click this button to back up the device’s configurations. Browse: Click this button to browse the directory where you backup or save the device’s settings.
  • Page 48 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Setting Explanation ² Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down menu. ² Customized time: Enter the time you customize.

  • Page 49: Reboot System

    Reboot: Click this button to reboot the device. Firmware Upgrade The device provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing for the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www.tenda.cn. After the upgrade is completed, the device will reboot automatically.

  • Page 50: Syslog

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Upgrade Steps Download the higher firmware version from our website: www.tenda.cn. Extract the firmware file on your computer. On the Firmware Upgrade screen, enter the location directory of the firmware file in the field provided, or click the Browse button and find the file.
  • Page 51 300Mbps Wireless Access Point records, it will clear them automatically. Refresh: Click this button to update the log. Clear: Click this button to clear the current log.

  • Page 52: Appendix I: Glossary

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Appendix I: Glossary Access Point (AP): Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations. Channel: An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (PDUs) that may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use(on other channels) by other instances of the same...
  • Page 53 300Mbps Wireless Access Point digit. Using this method, users must enter a 10-digit number (for 64-bit) or 26-digit number (for 128-bit) in the KEY field. Users must select the same key number for all devices. The other method is to enter a text and let the computer generate the WEP key for you.

  • Page 54: Appendix Ii: Tcp/Ip Address Setting

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Appendix II: TCP/IP Address Setting (Take WinXP for example) Click the “Start—>Settings—>Control Panel” (Fig- 1): Click “Network and Internet Connections”, the windows as below will appear (Fig- 2): Click the “Network Connections”, as Fig-3:...
  • Page 55 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Choose “Local Area Connection”, right-click on the icon, choose the “Properties”, then the “Local Area Connection Properties”windows appear, choose the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” in the “This connection uses the following items”, click the “Properties”. Choose the “Use the following IP address”, enter the IP address as: 192.168.0.xxx.
  • Page 56 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Click “OK” to apply and return to the “Local Area Connection Properties” windows. Continue click “OK” to exit the setting windows.

  • Page 57: Appendix : Wds Application Instances

    300Mbps Wireless Access Point Appendix : WDS Application Instances The configurations of P2P, P2MP and Wireless Repeater in WDS mode are almost the same. The number of devices which need to be configured is different according to different mode. The following steps take P2P for example.
  • Page 58 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Select the encryption mode you need to use. (For example: set the encryption mode as TKIP and enter the encryption key as 12345678.) Click “Next” and save the settings. Then enter the AP2 settings. Select “WDS” mode for AP2 and set SSID as “AP2”. Select the channel “13”...
  • Page 59 300Mbps Wireless Access Point Click “Next” to enter the WDS security setting and select AP1 corresponding encryption mode. Then enter the encryption key. (We select TKIP and encryption key 12345678.) Click “Next” and save the settings.
  • Page 60 300Mbps Wireless Access Point After you finished AP2 settings, return to AP1 setting. Select “Wireless Settings→ Basic Setting” in AP. SSID, channel and extension channel can’t be changed. You only need to enter BSSID 00:b0:c6:05:4e:dd of AP2 in AP MAC address blank an then save it (You can also use “Enable Scan to add”).

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