TRENDnet TEW-811DRU Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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TRENDnet User’s Guide

TEW-811DRU

HT Physical Mode

This section outlines available management options under the HT Physical Mode section

for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless sections.

•

Channel Bandwidth:

Select the appropriate channel width for your wireless

network. This setting only applies to 802.11n and 802.11ac. For greater 802.11n

performance in 2.4GHz, select

40MHz

(Options: 20MHz or 40MHz).

For greater

802.11ac performance in 5GHz, select

80MHz

(Options: 20MHz, 40MHz, or 80MHz)

It is recommended to use the default channel bandwidth settings.

Note:

Please note that this setting may provide more stability than the higher

channel bandwidth settings such as 40 MHz or 80MHz for connectivity in busy

wireless environments where there are several wireless networks in the area.

20 MHz

– This mode operates using a single 20MHz channel for

wireless devices connecting at 802.11n on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. This

setting may provide more stability than 40MHz or 80MHz for

connectivity in busy wireless environments where there are several

neighboring wireless networks in the area.

40 MHz or 80MHz

–When 40MHz or 80MHz is active, this mode is

capable of providing higher performance only if the wireless devices

support the channel bandwidth settings. Enabling 40MHz or 80MHz

typically results in substantial performance increases when connecting

an 802.11n or 802.11ac client.

Note:

Please note that 80MHz channel

bandwidth is only available for 802.11ac 5GHz.

•

MCS:

Select the speed you would like your wireless network to operate.

Note:

It is recommended to keep the default setting – Auto.

Guest Network

Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > Guest Network

Creating an isolated and separate wireless guest network (2.4GHz or 5GHz) allows

wireless clients to connect to your network for Internet access only and keep your local

LAN network safe by restricting guest access to your LAN network resources such as

shared documents and media files on your computers, network storage, and printers.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 31).

2. Click on

Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz)

and click on

Guest Network

3. Review the Guest Network settings, click

Apply

when finished.

•

Enabled:

Check the option to enable the Guest Network.

•

Wireless Name (SSID):

This acronym stands for Service Set Identifier and is the

name of your wireless network. It differentiates your wireless network from others

around you. It is recommended to use a different name from your primary wireless

network to a name that you can easily identify and differentiate from the primary.

You can reference your guests to access this network instead of the primary.

•

Internet Access Only:

By default, the option is checked to allow guests to only

access the Internet and restrict access to your local LAN network. Please note that

unchecking this option will open access to local LAN network to guests.

•

Wireless Client Isolation

: Checking this option will restrict guests from

communicating with each other over the guest network such as share files

4. Under Security Policy, you can apply a different wireless security type and key to the

guest network. Please refer to page 15 to find out about different security types and

page 16 for wireless security configuration.

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Advanced Guest Network Settings

Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > Guest Network>Advanced Guest Network Settings

At the bottom of the guest network page, you can click the “Advanced Guest Network

Settings” to configure the additional guest network options such as the guest network

interface IP address, DHCP server IP address range, and DHCP reservation.

Review the Advanced Guest Network settings, click

Apply

when finished.

In most cases, you do not need to change your guest network IP address settings.

Typically, the router IP address settings only needs to be changed, if you plan to use

another router in your network with the same IP address settings, if you are connecting

your router to an existing network that is already using the IP address settings your

router is using, or if you are experiencing problems establishing VPN connections to

your office network through your router.

Note:

If you are not encountering any issues or are not faced with one of the cases

described above or similar, it is recommended to keep your guest network sIP address

settings as default. The guest network IP address settings should different from your

local LAN network IP address settings (Default: 192.168.10.1 / 255.255.255.0)

•

IP Address

– Enter the new guest network IP address.

(e.g.

192.168.100.1

)

•

Subnet Mask

– Enter the new guest network subnet mask.

(e.g.

255.255.255.0

)

Your router can be used as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to

automatically assign an IP address to each computer or device on your guest network.

The DHCP server is enabled by default on your router. It is recommended to leave this

setting enabled.

•

DHCP Server

– Enable or Disable the DHCP server.

•

DHCP Start IP

– Changes the starting address for the DHCP server range. (e.g.

192.168.20.20)

•

DHCP End IP

– Changes the last address for the DHCP server range. (e.g.

192.168.20.30)

•

Lease Time

– Enter the lease time in seconds.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) reservation (also called Static DHCP) allows

your router to assign a fixed IP address from the DHCP server IP address range to a

specific device on your guest network.

•

Hostname:

Enter a name of the device you will assign the DHCP reservation rule.

•

MAC Address:

Enter the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the computer or

network device to assign to the reservation. (e.g.

00:11:22:AA:BB:CC)

•

IP Address:

Enter the IP address to assign to the reservation. (e.g.

192.168.10.101)

•

Enable:

Select enable to enable the setting

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Steps to improve wireless connectivity

There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless devices. Follow

these tips to help improve your wireless connectivity:

Keep the number of obstructions to a minimum. Each obstruction can reduce

the range of a wireless device.

Position the wireless devices in a manner that

will minimize the amount of obstructions between them.

For the widest coverage area, install your router near the center of

your home, and near the ceiling, if possible.

Avoid placing the router on or near metal objects (such as file cabinets

and metal furniture), reflective surfaces (such as glass or mirrors), and

masonry walls.

Any obstruction can weaken the wireless signal (even non-metallic

objects), so the fewer obstructions between the router and the

wireless device, the better.

Place the router in a location away from other electronics, motors,

and fluorescent lighting.

Many environmental variables can affect the router’s performance, so

if your wireless signal is weak, place the router in several locations and

test the signal strength to determine the ideal position.

Building materials can have a large impact on your wireless signal. In an indoor

environment, try to position the wireless devices so that the signal passes

through less dense material such as dry wall.

Dense materials like metal, solid

wood, glass or even furniture may block or degrade the signal.

Antenna orientation can also have a large impact on your wireless signal. Use

the wireless adapter’s site survey tool to determine the best antenna

orientation for your wireless devices.

Interference from devices that produce RF (radio frequency) noise can also

impact your signal. Position your wireless devices away from anything that

generates RF noise, such as microwaves, radios and baby monitors.

If possible, upgrade wireless network interfaces (such as wireless cards in computers)

from older wireless standards to 802.11n or 802.11ac. If a wirelessly networked device

uses an older standard, the performance of the entire wireless network may be slower.

If you are still experiencing low or no signal consider repositioning the wireless devices,

installing additional access points or wireless extenders.

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Advanced wireless settings

The advanced wireless features provide can provide you with additional options for

setting up your wireless network such as multiple SSID and WDS (Wireless Distribution

System) or wireless bridging.

Multiple SSID

Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > Basic

The multiple SSID feature allows you to broadcast up to 3 SSIDs (or wireless network

names). When wireless devices are searching for available wireless networks to connect

to, the SSIDs (or wireless network names) will appear as separate and different wireless

networks. Since they appear as separate wireless networks, they are also referred to as

virtual APs (Access Points) since they appear as separate wireless access points but are

actually all being broadcasting and managed by a single wireless access point. Each

virtual AP can be configured each with a different SSID (or wireless network name),

security type and additional settings for wireless devices to connect. You can use the

multiple SSID feature to setup guest wireless accounts with a different security type to

keep your primary wireless network security information private. The diagram shows an

example of a client connecting to SSID 1 and another client connecting to SSID 2.

By default, your router functions in Access Point mode to allow wireless client devices to

connect and access your network resources and access the Internet using a single SSID.

The diagram below shows your router in Access Point mode and clients connecting to

your router using a single SSID.

To configure multiple SSID on your router:

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 31).

2. Click on

Wireless (2.4GHz

5GHz

)

and click on

Basic

3. Click on the

Multiple SSID

drop-down list and select SSID to configure.

Wireless Name (SSID):

Enter the wireless name (SSID) for your wireless network. This

acronym stands for Service Set Identifier and is the name of your wireless network. It

differentiates your wireless network from others around you. By default, the router’s

wireless name is unique to the device. It is recommended to change it to a name

different from the primary SSID 1 and one that you can easily remember.

5. To save changes, click

Apply

Note:

If you would like to discard the changes, click

Cancel

before you click

Save

Note: Note:

You can repeat the steps to enable and configure additional SSIDs.

You can configure your wireless security settings for the additional SSIDs under Wireless

(2.4GHz or 5GHz)>Security. Under the Security Policy section, click the Wireless Name

(SSID) drop-down list to select the additional SSIDs to configure. Please refer to page 15

to find out about different security types and page 16 for wireless security configuration.

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The diagram shows an example of a client connecting to SSID 1 and another client

connecting to SSID 2.

Wireless bridging using WDS (Wireless Distribution System)

Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > Basic

Wireless bridging using WDS allows the device to create a wireless bridge with other

WDS supported wireless routers and access points configured in WDS mode to bridge

groups of network devices together wirelessly. Simultaneously, the router will also

function in access point mode allowing wireless client devices such as computers, game

consoles, mobile phones, etc. to connect in order to access network resources from

multiple groups of network devices as well as the Internet.

Note:

You can create up to four WDS bridge connections on each wireless band (2.4GHz

and 5GHz). WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is not currently standardized and may

not connect to different model wireless routers or access points, therefore, when using

WDS, it is recommended to use the same model and version for wireless bridging.

By default, your router functions in Access Point mode to allow wireless client devices to

connect and access your network resources and access the Internet.

The diagram below shows your router in Access Point mode and clients connecting to

your router.

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