TRENDnet TEW-812DRUv2 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Menu Items

(Windows Only)

•

System

- Clicking

Exit

will close the utility and exit the application.

•

Tools

o

Configuration

– Checking the option

Automatically execute when logging on

Windows

will automatically start the utility when you log on. Unchecking the

option will disable the utility from automatically starting when logging on.

o

Auto-Connect Printer List

– Provides a list of printers installed on your

computer. Select the printer you would like to assign to the Auto-Connect

printer list. If you would like to delete printers from this listing, select the

printer in the list and click

Delete

. Click

Close

to close the window.

•

About

o

About –

Displays the software/driver version and support contact information.

Configure Server

Select the print server you would like to configure in the utility window.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

1.

Clicking the

Configure Server

button will open the router’s management page in your

web browser.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

Connect

To connect your computer to a USB device, select the USB device in the list, then click

the

Connect

button to connect your computer to the USB device.

Note:

The utility will only allow one computer to connect to one USB device at any given

time, therefore, a computer must disconnect from the USB device first before another

computer can connect to it.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

To verify if you are connected to the USB device, a message will appear next to the USB

device displaying a message that the USB device is “Manually connected by <your

computer name>”.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

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Disconnect

To disconnect your computer from a USB device, select the USB device in the list, then

click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect your computer to the USB storage device or

printer.

Note:

The utility will only allow one computer to connect to one USB device at any given

time, therefore, a computer must disconnect from the USB device first before another

computer can connect to it.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

To verify if you disconnected from the USB device, the status message next to the

message will not show any status message.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

If another computer is currently connected to the USB device you are trying to connect

your computer to, you will not be able to connect to it. To verify if another computer is

connected to the device, a message will appear next to the USB device displaying a

message that the USB device is “Manually connected by <another computer name>”.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

If a USB device is currently being used by another computer, click the

Request to

Connect

button to send a request to the computer that is currently connected to the

USB device. The computer that is currently connected to USB device will be prompted to

“Accept” or “Reject” the your connection request.

Windows OS

MAC OS X

Sending a Request to Connect

You can send a request to connect to the computer that is currently connected to the

USB device you would like to establish connection too.

Windows OS

To send t a request to connect to a USB device, click the

Request to Connect

button.

The remote computer will receive the request message below.

•

Accept:

Clicking this option will disconnect your computer from the device and

allow the requesting computer to connect to the USB device.

•

Reject:

Clicking this option will disregard the request and your computer will not

be able to connect to the USB

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MAC OS X

To send t a request to connect to a USB device, click the

Request to Connect

button.

The local computer sending the request will show the status message below.

The remote computer will receive the request message below.

•

Accept:

Clicking this option will disconnect your computer from the device and

allow the requesting computer to connect to the device.

If the remote computer accepts the request, the local computer will display the message

below. Click

Close

to close the message.

•

Reject

: Clicking this option will disregard the request.

If the remote computer rejects the request, the local computer will display the message

below. Click OK to close the message.

Connect to a Printer

Note:

This function applies to stand-alone USB printers or USB multi-function printers. It

is required that the printer drivers are installed before your computer is able to print.

Please ensure the printer drivers are installed. If the printer drivers are not installed,

please refer to your printer manufacturer website or documentation on where to

download and how to install the printer drivers. Before installing the printer drivers,

connect your computer to the printer using the USB utility first. Some printers may

require that the printer is directly connected to the computer in order to complete the

driver installation.

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Once the printer drivers are installed properly on your computer,

1.

Select the printer listed in the utility.

2.

Click

Connect

to connect your computer to the printer.

3.

Once your computer is connected, you can send print jobs to the printer.

4.

After you have finished printing, click Disconnect, to make the printer available to

other computers on your network that use the printer, or, you can use the Auto-

Connect Printer Feature.

Auto-Connect Printer

When a USB printer is connected and selected in the main window, clicking this option

allows you to enable/disable the auto connect feature to a selected printer in the Auto-

Connect printer list. When your computer attempts to print, the Auto-Connect feature

will automatically connect your computer to the set Auto-Connect printer assigned in

the utility. Once the print job from your computer is completed, it will automatically

disconnect to make the printer available to other computers on your network.

Note:

It is recommended to enable this feature on all computers that will need to

connect to the USB printer. Enabling the Auto-Connect Printer feature will avoid the

complexity of having to manually connect and disconnect from the printer for each

computer when multiple computers are sending print jobs to the USB printer.

1.

Click

Auto-Connect Printer

.

2. Select the assigned printer to use as the auto connect printer by checking the box.

3. When you are finished, click

Apply

.

Connect to a Scanner

Note:

This function applies to stand-alone USB scanners or USB scanners included with

multi-function printers. It is required that the scanner drivers are installed before your

computer is able to scan. Please ensure the scanner drivers are installed. If the scanner

drivers are not installed, please refer to your printer manufacturer website or

documentation on where to download and how to install the scanner drivers. Before

installing the scanner drivers, connect your computer to the printer using the USB utility

first. Some scanners may require that the scanner is directly connected to the computer

in order to complete the driver installation.

1.

Select the scanner or multi-function printer with scanning capability listed in the

utility.

2.

Click

Connect

to connect your computer to the scanner.

3. Once your computer is connected, you can receive scanned files from the scanner.

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4. After you have finished printing, click

Disconnect

, to make the scanner available to

other computers on your network that use the scanner.

Router Maintenance & Monitoring

Reset your router to factory defaults

Administrator > Settings Management

You may want to reset your router to factory defaults if you are encountering difficulties

with your router and have attempted all other troubleshooting. Before you reset your

router to defaults, if possible, you should backup your router configuration first, see

“

Backup and restore your router configuration settings

” on page 49.

There are two methods that can be used to reset your router to factory defaults.

•

Reset Button

– Located on the side panel of your router, see “

Product Hardware

Features

” on page 5. Use this method if you are encountering difficulties with

accessing your router management page.

OR

•

Router Management Page

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 26).

2. Click on

Administrator

and click on

Settings Management

.

3. Under

Load Factory Default

, click

Load Default

. When prompted to confirm this

action, click

OK

.

Router Default Settings

Administrator User Name

admin

Administrator Password

admin

Router IP Address

192.168.10.1

Router Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

DHCP Server IP Range

192.168.10.100-192.168.150

Wireless 2.4GHz

Enabled

Wireless 2.4GHz Encryption

Please refer to wireless sticker or

device label

Wireless 5Ghz

Enabled

Wireless 5GHz Encryption

Please refer to wireless sticker or

device label

Backup and restore your router configuration settings

Administrator > Settings Management

You may have added many customized settings to your router and in the case that you

need to reset your router to default, all your customized settings would be lost and

would require you to manually reconfigure all of your router settings instead of simply

restoring from a backed up router configuration file.

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