TRENDnet TEW-823DRU Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Note:

For security purposes, the default administrator user name and password are set

to your predefined user name and password setting to access the router management

page.

•

User Name:

Enter the user name to be used to access your files.

•

Password:

Enter the password for the user name.

Re-type Password to confirm.

5. Review the

User Account List

section. Click

Add

to add the account.

•

User Name:

Enter the user name to be used to access your files.

•

Password:

Enter the password for the user name.

•

Permission:

Select the permission you will grant to the user. You can allow the

user

Read Only

or

Read-Write

access to the USB storage.

Under Windows®, you can access the USB storage device on your computer under

Computer > Network > USBSHARE > usb_A1

.

Note:

Your computer will only be able to automatically discover the USB storage if you

are set to a workgroup under the default name “WORKGROUP”. Your computer will not

be able to automatically discover the USB storage device if under a domain or different a

workgroup name.

Under Windows®, if your computer cannot discover the USB storage automatically, you

can access these files under your network map or by typing

\\<routerIPaddress>\usb_A1

(ex.

\\192.168.10.1\usb_A1

) on your browser’s or file explorer address bar. Please

follow the below steps to configure the router’s SMB settings

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Server

Advanced > USB > FTP

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used to access shared files through the Internet. In order

to share files, you will need to plug in a USB storage device on the USB port on the back

of the router.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click on

USB

, then click on

FTP Server

.

3. Review the administrator settings required for your

FTP server

. Click

Apply

to save

settings

•

FTP Server:

Select enable or disable for the feature.

•

Authentication:

Selecting

Enable

will require user name and password

authentication in order to access the USB storage using FTP. Selecting

Disable

will

disable the user name and password authentication requirement for access the

USB storage which can be access anonymously.

•

Access From Internet

: Selecting

Enable

will allow access to the USB storage using

FTP over the Internet (WAN) and local (LAN) networks. Selecting

Disable

will

disable FTP access over the Internet and allow LAN access only.

•

File Server Codepage:

Defines which character set to use when transferring data

using FTP. It is recommended to leave these settings as default “Western

European”.

4. Review the

User Account List

section. Click

Add

to add the account.

•

User Name:

Enter the user name to be used to access your files.

•

Password:

Enter the password for the user name.

•

Permission:

Select the permission you will grant to the user. You can allow the

user

Read Only

or

Read-Write

access to the USB storage.

Signing up for a Dynamic DNS service (outlined in

Identify Your Network

section pg.39)

will provide identification of the router’s network from the Internet. You can access your

shared files over the Internet by typing ex.

ftp://<router’sWANIPaddress

> or

ftp://myDDNSservice

in your web browser or file explorer address bar. You can access

your share files locally by typing

ftp://<router’sLANIPaddress

> in your web browser or

file explorer address bar.

You can find your router’s WAN IP address settings under

Advanced > Administrator >

Status

.

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Router Maintenance & Monitoring

Reset your router to factory defaults

Advanced > 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 46.

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 2. 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 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click on

Administrator

, then click on

Settings Management

.

3. Next to

Reset to Factory Default Settings

and

Reset

, click

Load Default

. When

prompted to confirm this action, click

OK

.

Router Default Settings

Administrator User Name

admin

Administrator Password

Please refer to sticker or device

label

Router Default URL

http://tew-823dru

Router IP Address

192.168.10.1

Router Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

DHCP Server IP Range

192.168.10.101-192.168.199

Wireless 2.4GHz & 5GHz

Enabled

Wireless 2.4GHz Network

Name/Encryption

Please refer to sticker or device

label

Wireless 2.4GHz & 5GHz Guest

Network

Disabled

USB SMB & FTP Settings

Disabled

USB SMB & FTP User Name

Same as Administrator

USB SMB & FTP Password

Same as Administrator

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Backup and restore your router configuration settings

Advanced > 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.

To backup your router configuration:

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click on

Administrator

, then click on

Settings Management

.

3. Next to

Export Settings

section and

Export

, click

Export

.

4. Depending on your web browser settings, you may be prompted to save a file (specify

the location) or the file may be downloaded automatically to the web browser

settings default download folder. (Default Filename:

TEW-823DRU_config.bin)

To restore your router configuration:

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click on

Administrator

, then click on

Settings Management

.

3. Next to

Import Settings

section and

Settings File Location

, click

Browse

.

4. A separate file navigation window should open.

5. Select the router configuration file to restore and click

Import

. (Default Filename:

TEW-823DRU_config.bin)

. If prompted, click

Yes

or

OK

.

6. Wait for the router to restore settings.

Reboot your router

Advanced > Administrator > Settings Management

You may want to restart your router if you are encountering difficulties with your router

and have attempted all other troubleshooting.

There are two methods that can be used to restart your router.

•

Turn the router

off for 10 seconds using the router On/Off switch

located on the

rear panel of your router or disconnecting the power port,

see “

Product

Hardware Features

” on page 2.

Use this method if you are encountering difficulties with accessing your router

management page. This is also known as a hard reboot or power cycle.

OR

•

Router Management Page

– This is also known as a soft reboot or restart.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click on

Administrator

, then click on

Settings Management

.

3. Next to

System Reboot

, click

Reboot

.

4. Wait for the device to reboot.

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Upgrade your router firmware

Advanced > Setup > Firmware

TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix

problems associated with your TRENDnet router model and version. To check if there is

a firmware upgrade available for your device, please check your TRENDnet model and

version using the link.

http://www.trendnet.com/downloads/

In addition, it is also important to verify if the latest firmware version is newer than the

one your router is currently running. To identify the firmware that is currently loaded on

your router, log in to the router, click on the Administrator section and then on the

Status. The firmware used by the router is listed at the top of this page. If there is a

newer version available, also review the release notes to check if there were any new

features you may want or if any problems were fixed that you may have been

experiencing.

1. If a firmware upgrade is available, download the firmware to your computer.

2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer.

Please note the following:

•

Do not interrupt the firmware upgrade process. Do not turn off the device or

press the Reset button during the upgrade.

•

If you are upgrade the firmware using a laptop computer, ensure that the laptop

is connected to a power source or ensure that the battery is fully charged.

•

Disable sleep mode on your computer as this may interrupt the firmware upgrade

process.

•

Do not upgrade the firmware using a wireless connection, only using a wired

network connection.

•

Any interruptions during the firmware upgrade process may permanently

damage your router.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Advanced

and click

Setup

, then click

Firmware.

3. Depending on your web browser, in the

Upload Firmware

section, click

Browse

or

Choose File

.

4. Navigate to the folder on your computer where the unzipped firmware file (

.bin

) is

located and select it.

5. Click

Apply

. If prompted, click

Yes

or

OK

.

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