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  • Page 1 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide WebHill.fi -Verkkokauppa...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without prior expressed written permission from Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce, or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Table of Contents COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ............2 TABLE OF CONTENTS..............3 CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..........6 1.1 P )......6 ACKAGE ONTENTS OR REFERENCES ONLY 1.2 LED O ............... 7 VERVIEW 1.3 I ..........
  • Page 4 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide CHAPTER 4 STATUS ..............29 4.1 LAN S ................. 29 TATUS 4.2 PLC S ................. 29 TATUS 4.3 W ..............30 IRELESS TATUS 4.4 G ..............31 ENERAL CHAPTER 5 LAN SETTINGS ............32 CHAPTER 6 WIRELESS SETTINGS..........
  • Page 5 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.2.1 PLC Device List ............49 7.2.2 Add PLC Device ............50 7.2.3 PLC Authentication List ..........50 7.3 PLC Q .............. 52 ETTINGS 7.3.1 Simple Priority Mapping ..........53 7.3.2 Advanced Priority Mapping .......... 54 CHAPTER 8 TOOLS ..............

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPS over wireless network and a Pair button to quickly establish a secure Powerline connection. Combining the feature of wired, wireless and Powerline communication, the PW201A delivers an incredibly reliable and cost effective solution to a variety of home networking needs as well as to expand a small-sized network.

  • Page 7: Led Overview

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Quick Install Guide Ethernet Cable CD-ROM 1.2 LED Overview Figure 1-1 Front Panel...
  • Page 8 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Color Status Description Device is NOT receiving electrical Green power. Power Solid Device is receiving electrical power. Powerline connection established. Powerline connection is established Solid with no data transmission. Green Fast 2-3 blinks per second during data...

  • Page 9: Interface/Button Overview

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1.3 Interface/Button Overview Figure 2-2 Interface/Button Interface Description /Button RJ45 port: Connect it to a PC or other network devices using an Ethernet cable. One-touch Encryption/Reset Button: Press for 1-3 WPS/RST seconds to perform WPS authentication; press for 6-10 seconds to reset the Device.

  • Page 10: Features

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1.4 Features Compliant with HomePlugAV, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n; Plug and Play; delivers data and power through existing electric wires; Up to 200Mbps Powerline transmission rate; Powerline transmission distance of up to 300 meters;...

  • Page 11: Safety Considerations

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1 * WPS button to quickly establish a secure wireless connection. 1.5 Safety Considerations Observe the following to avoid any potential harm caused from improper use. DO NOT expose the Device to flammable , conductive or humid objects;...
  • Page 12 DO NOT open the Device’s shell/outer case whether working or not. Be careful when unplugging the Device from wall outlet. It may be hot. Contact Tenda technical staff if you are running into problems that you are not able to solve.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Figure 1-3 Establish a Powerline Network Method 2 Connect Powerline Network to Internet. Connect a Powerline adapter, say, Tenda P200, to an Internet-enabled ADSL Modem Router using an Ethernet cable; plug the PW201A into another wall outlet within the same...

  • Page 14: Installation Instructions

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide power circuitry as the Tenda P200. And PCs connected to the PW201A wirelessly or using an Ethernet cable will be able to access Internet then. Figure 1-4 Connect Powerline Network to Internet 2.2. Installation Instructions 1.
  • Page 15 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Plug the PW201A to a wall outlet within the same power circuitry as the Tenda P200 and connect your PC to it via a wireless or wired connection (The latter requires an Ethernet cable) as seen in figure 1-6: Figure 1-6 Terminal Connection 3.

  • Page 16: Verify Physical Connection

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 4. Simply set all PCs connected to the PW201A to "Obtain an IP address automatically", and they may be able to access Internet then. 2.3 Verify Physical Connection Below connections must be verified before moving ahead.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Internet Connection Setup

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 3 Internet Connection Setup 3.1 Config TCP/IP settings on your PC If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. Click Start-> Control Panel-> Network and Internet Connections-> Network Connections 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
  • Page 18 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 4. Select "Use the following IP address".
  • Page 19 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Default gateway: Enter 192.168.0.1. Preferred DNS server: Set Preferred (Primary) DNS the same as the LAN IP address of your Device (192.168.0.254) if you don’t know your local...
  • Page 20 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
  • Page 21 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Click "Change adapter settings".
  • Page 22 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties or directly double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
  • Page 23 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 5. Select "Use the following IP address".
  • Page 24 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Default gateway: Enter 192.168.0.1. Preferred DNS server: Set Preferred (Primary) DNS the same as the...

  • Page 25: Login To Web Utility

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide DNS server’s address (Or consult your ISP). The Alternate (Secondary) DNS is not needed or you may enter one from your ISP. Click OK twice to save your settings. 3.2. Login to Web Utility 1.

  • Page 26: Quick Encryption

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 3.3 Quick Encryption On the home page, you can quickly encrypt your wireless network. The default security settings preset on this page are as follows: Security Mode: WPA2-PSK Cipher Type: AES Security Key: 12345678 The security key is configurable.
  • Page 27 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide SSID: Displays Device's current wireless network name. Security Key: Specify a security key of 8-63 ASCII or 64 Hex characters and enable WPA2-PSK/AES to encrypt your wireless network. The security key is configurable. You can change it to something catchy or meaningful to yourself.
  • Page 28 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide...

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Status

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 4 Status This section allows you to view Device's LAN/PLC/wireless/system status. 4.1 LAN Status IP Address: Displays Device’s LAN IP, namely the management Subnet Mask: Displays Device's LAN subnet mask. LAN MAC Address: Displays Device's LAN MAC address.

  • Page 30: Wireless Status

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Network Name: Displays Device's network name. Device Password: Displays Device's password. PLC MAC Address: Displays Device's PLC MAC address. 4.3 Wireless Status Wireless Status: Displays whether wireless is enabled on the Device. 802.11 Mode: Displays current network mode.

  • Page 31: General Info

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 4.4 General Info Up Time: Displays uptime. Client Count: Displays the number of connected clients. Firmware Version: Displays Device’s firmware version. Hardware Version: Displays Device’s hardware version.

  • Page 32: Chapter 5 Lan Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 5 LAN Settings This section allows you to configure Device’s LAN settings. IP Address: Device’s LAN IP, namely the management IP. The default is 192.168.0.254. You can change it according to your need.
  • Page 33 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide an IP address automatically". And now you will be able to manage the Device while surfing Internet.

  • Page 34: Chapter 6 Wireless Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 6 Wireless Settings 6.1 Wireless Basic Settings Wireless: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the wireless feature. If disabled, wireless-dependent features will disabled accordingly. Region: Select your location (country or region).　 802.11 Mode: Select a right mode according to your wireless client.
  • Page 35 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 11g mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. 11b/g mixed mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients in your wireless network. 11b/g/n mixed mode: Select it if you have Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N clients concurrently present in your wireless network.

  • Page 36: Wireless Security

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Extension Channel：Available only in 11b/g/n mixed mode. WMM-Capable: WMM is QoS for your wireless network. Enabling this option may better stream wireless multimedia data (such as video or audio). ASPD Capable: Select to enable/disable the auto power saving mode on WMM.

  • Page 37: Wep

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Note: Selecting Open WEP, Shared WEP or WPA-PSK will automatically disable the WPS encryption while selecting None, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK will automatically enable the WPS encryption. 6.2.1 WEP WEP is intended to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network.

  • Page 38: Wpa-Psk

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6.2.2 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.

  • Page 39: Wpa2-Psk

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6.2.3 WPA2-PSK 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.
  • Page 40 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Wireless Access Control: To deactivate the Wireless Access Control feature, select “Disable” means; to only allow wireless clients included in list to connect to your wireless network, select "Allow"; to only block wireless clients included in list to connect to your wireless network, select "Deny".
  • Page 41 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Step1. Select "Allow" from the corresponding drop-down menu. Step2. Enter 00:11:44:55:55:88 in the MAC address box and click “Add”. Step3. Click the "Save" button to save your settings. Now only the wireless client at the MAC address of 00:11:44:55:55:88 can connect to the Device.

  • Page 42: Wps Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Refer to example 1. 6.4 WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know little of wireless security to establish a home network, as well as to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases or configuring complicated settings.
  • Page 43 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide SSID: Displays Device's current SSID. AP PIN Code: Displays Device's PIN code; this option is not configurable. WPS: Select to enable/disable the WPS feature. This option is disabled by default. WPS Mode: Select PBC (Push-Button Configuration) or PIN.

  • Page 44: Connection Status

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide client. When authentication between Device and the intended wireless client completes, the WPS LED will display a solid light, which indicates the wireless client has connected to the Device successfully. Repeat steps mentioned above if you want to connect more wireless clients to the Device.

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 Plc Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide MAC Address: Displays MAC addresses of wireless clients connected to the Device. Bandwidth: Displays channel bandwidth used by currently connected hosts (wireless clients). Note: The bandwidth here refers to the channel bandwidth instead of wireless connection rate.

  • Page 46: Plc Network Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.1 PLC Network Settings To change Device's network name, click "Network Name". MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of Device's PLC interface (equivalent to the identifier on PLC network). This value is unchangeable!
  • Page 47 PC is connected to the P200, then when you try to manage the PW201 remotely from your PC using the P200 utility, a dialog box will pop up and ask you to enter the PW201A's device password. You must enter a correct device password there before you can manage the PW201A's PLC features.

  • Page 48: Plc Member Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide considered a public network otherwise identified as a private network. This field displays "HomePlugAV" if Device is currently a public network otherwise displays "Unkown". Default Network: Click to reset Device's network name to the default of "HomePlugAV".

  • Page 49: Plc Device List

    PLC devices that are connected to the Device. The PLC devices could be Powerline adapters, Powerline APs or Powerline routers. PLC Device List: Displays only Tenda Powerline devices that are on the same Powerline network. The PLC devices use MAC address to identify each other.

  • Page 50: Add Plc Device

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.2.2 Add PLC Device To add a PLC device to the PLC Authentication List, simply enter its MAC address and Device Password. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the PLC device to add or click the "Select"...
  • Page 51 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide MAC Address: Displays the MAC address entered when you add the PLC device. Device Password: Displays the Device Password entered when you add the PLC device. Authentication Status: Displays whether authentication has passed. To pass authentication, below requirements must be met: a).

  • Page 52: Plc Qos Settings

    Powerline devices, open or refresh the web page. The PLC authentication feature works only on Tenda Powerline devices. Authentication on Powerline devices of other brands will fail whether a correct MAC address and a correct Device Password are provided or not.

  • Page 53: Simple Priority Mapping

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 7.3.1 Simple Priority Mapping This section allows you to quickly set any option among Surfing, IPTV, Video/Audio, VOIP and Games to the highest priority. By default, Surfing is prioritized. Surfing: Select it to prioritize HTTP data and improve Internet surfing experience.

  • Page 54: Advanced Priority Mapping

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide technical staff so that we can include it in later version for better compatibility. Video/Audio: Select it to prioritize video/audio data streaming. VoIP: Select it to prioritize VoIP data. The device supports SIP-compliant and H.323-compliant data prioritization.
  • Page 55 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide MAC Based Priority: Specify priority based on PC's MAC address. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the intended PC. IP Based Priority: Specify priority based on PC's IP address. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the intended PC.
  • Page 56 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Note: The Simple Priority Mapping feature and Advanced Priority Mapping feature can be only used alone instead of concurrently. The QoS feature does not increase your existing bandwidth. It only prioritizes specified data over your existing bandwidth.
  • Page 57 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide However the QoS feature does bring you more or less benefits, they are just not as tremendous as in a congested network.

  • Page 58: Chapter 8 Tools

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Chapter 8 Tools 8.1 Firmware Update Firmware upgrade is released periodically to improve the functionality of your Device and also to add new features. If you run into a problem with a specific feature of the Device, log on to our website (www.tendacn.com) to download the latest firmware to update your...

  • Page 59: Backup & Restore Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 8.2 Backup & Restore Settings This section allows you to backup current settings or to restore the previous settings configured on the Device. To backup settings 1. Once you have configured the device the way you want it, you can...
  • Page 60 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Click "Save" on the "File Download" window. 3. Specify a directory to save settings on your local hardware and click "Save".
  • Page 61 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide To restore settings 1. Click the "Browse" button to open "Choose file" window.
  • Page 62 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 2. Select a configuration file that is saved previously to your local hard drive and click "Open". 3. Click the "Restore" button to reset your device to previous settings.

  • Page 63: Restore To Factory Default Settings

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 8.3. Restore to Factory Default Settings Click the "Restore to Factory Default" button to reset Device to factory default settings. Factory Default Settings: 　 User Name: admin 　 Password: admin 　 IP Address: 192.168.0.254 Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 64: Change Password

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide blinking light, it indicates that Device is successfully reset to factory default settings. 8.4 Change Password This section allows you to change login password and user name for accessing Device’s Web-based utility. New User Name: Enter a new user name.

  • Page 65: Syslog

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide For security purpose, it is highly recommended that you change Device's default login password. If you unfortunately forget the new password/user name, press the hardware WPS/RST button for 6-10 seconds to reset Device.

  • Page 66: Reboot

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Refresh: Click to update current logs. Clear: Click to remove all logs. 8.6 Reboot Reboot: Click to restart Device. Note: All connections will be disconnected during reboot. The reboot process lasts tens of seconds. When it completes system...

  • Page 67: Chapter 9 Pair Button

    HomePlugAV. To create an encrypted private connection between 2 Tenda Powerline devices, do as follows (Here we use a Tenda P200 and a Tenda PW201A for demonstration): 1. Press the Pair button on P200 for 2-3 seconds and then release it.
  • Page 68 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide on the PW201A starts blinking, which indicates the PW201A is ready for pair auto-negotiation.. 3. Observe the two PLC device’s LED status. When the Power LED displays a solid light and the PLC LED blinks rapidly, it indicates an encrypted private Powerline network is successfully created.
  • Page 69 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 1. Press the Pair button on PW201A-2 for 1-3 seconds and then release it. When the PLC LED on the PW201A-2 starts blinking, it indicates this PW201A-2 is searching for available networks. 2. Within 2 minutes upon releasing PW201A-2’s Pair button, press the Pair button on either P200 or PW201A-1 to start pairing.

  • Page 70: Appendix 1 Faqs

    Tenda P200. Simply connect the Tenda P200 Powerline adapter to one of the LAN ports on an Internet-enabled broadband router and Plug the PW201A into another electrical outlet under the same electric meter as the Powerline adapter (say, P200); then PCs connected to the PW201A wirelessly or using Ethernet cables are able access Internet.
  • Page 71 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Powerline devices, clients connected wirelessly to the PW201A are able to access Internet. B. Simply connect the PW201A to an Internet-enabled broadband router using an Ethernet cable. And clients connected wirelessly to the PW201A will be able to access Internet.
  • Page 72 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 6. Q: I have installed two PW201A devices under a single electric meter. How am I supposed to manage them? A: By default, the two PW201A devices cannot be managed concurrently as both share the same IP address of "192.168.0.254".
  • Page 73 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 9. Q: Can Powerline devices of different brands communicate with each other? A: Yes. This Tenda Powerline device complies with HomePlug AV standard and thus can communicate with other manufacturers’ HomePlug AV-compliant Powerline devices.

  • Page 74: Appendix 2 Technical Specification

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Appendix 2 Technical Specification Hardware RJ45: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u PLC：HomePlugAV Standards WIFI: IEEE802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Transmission Distance 300 meters over Powerline wire Max devices on Up to 9 Private Network...
  • Page 75 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide L (mm) Dime W (mm) nsion H (mm) PLC: 128-bit AES encryption Security WIFI：WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Operating 0℃~40℃ Temperature Storage Temperature -40℃~70℃ Operating Humility 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing Storage Humility 5% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing...

  • Page 76: Appendix 3 Safety And Emission Statement

    PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide Appendix 3 Safety and Emission Statement 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.
  • Page 77 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 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.
  • Page 78 PW201A Wireless N Powerline AP User Guide 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.

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