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Connect additional wired devices to your network

You can connect additional computers or other network enabled devices to your network by using Ethernet cables to connect them to one of the available LAN ports labeled 1,2,3,4 on

your router.

Note:

If you encounter issues connecting to your network, there may be a problem with your computer or device network settings. Please ensure that your computer or device network

settings (also called TCP/IP settings) are configured to obtain IP address settings automatically (also called dynamic IP address or DHCP) and to Obtain DNS Server address settings

automatically.

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Basic Router Settings

Access your router management page

Note:

Your router management page URL/domain name

http://tew-828dru

or IP

address

http://192.168.10.1

is accessed through the use of your Internet web browser

(e.g. Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, Chrome

™

, Safari®, Opera

™

) and will be referenced

frequently in this User’s Guide.

1. Open your web browser and go to URL/domain name

http://tew-828dru

or IP address

. Your router will prompt you for a user name and password.

2. For added security, the router is preconfigured with a unique password. You can find

the

Password

on a sticker on the top of the router and on the label on the bottom of the

router.

Enter your

Username

and

Password

, select your preferred language, then click

Login

.

User Name:

admin

Password:

(xxxxxxxx)

Note:

User Name and Password are case sensitive.

Network Status

Basic > Network Status

This section

displays a brief summary of the router’

s basic settings and the connected

devices.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Basic

and click on

Network Status

.

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Internet:

The Internet icon displays green to indicate that your router

has successfully established an Internet connection. The Internet icon

displays orange to indicate that a physical connection has been

established on the Internet port of the router but with no successful

Internet connection has been established. The Internet icon displays

red to indicate that the Internet is physically disconnected.

Guest Network:

The Guest Network icon displays orange to indicate

that there are no wireless guest networks currently enabled. The

Guest Network icon will display green to indicate that you have at

least one wireless guest network currently enabled.

USB:

The USB icon displays orange to indicate that there are no USB

devices connect to the USB port(s). The USB icon displays green to

indicate that are USB devices connected to the USB port(s).

Wireless:

The wireless icon displays green to indicate that wireless is

enabled on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. The wireless icon displays

orange to indicate that only wireless band is enabled (2.4GHz or

5GHz). The wireless icon will display red to indicate that wireless is

disabled on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

Wireless Security:

The wireless security section will display the

current security settings configured for your wireless networks. It is

strongly recommended to enable security on your wireless networks.

Connected Devices:

The connected devices section displays the list of

network devices currently connected to your router.

Wireless Settings

Basic > Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz (5GHz

1

and 5GHz

2

))

This section outlines available management options under basic wireless sub tab for

both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless sections. You can refer to the page 15

Wireless

Networking & Security

to configure your wireless security settings.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Basic

and click on

Wireless

(2.4GHz or 5GHz (or 5GHz

1

and 5GHz

2

).

3. Click the

Select Wireless Band

drop-down list to select the wireless band you would

like to configure. 2.4GHz, 5GHz (5GHz

1

or 5GHz

2

)

The

Select Wireless Band

drop-down list will allow you to select which band to

configure.

By default, the Smart Connect feature is enabled which will display only one 5GHz band

to configure since both 5GHz

1

and 5GHz

2

will operate together to automatically assign

high speed and legacy clients in order to optimize bandwidth and speed. Disabling the

Smart Connect feature under the 5GHz wireless settings will allow each 5GHz band to be

configured individually and operate independently of one another in the router

management interface and will be displayed in the drop-down list as 5GHz

1

and 5GHz

2

.

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3. Please review the settings below. To save changes to this section, click

Apply

when

finished.



Enabled

–

Check the box to enable the wireless radio. Uncheck to disable the

wireless radio.

Note:

It is recommended to keep wireless radios enabled.



Wireless Network 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.

If you choose to

change the SSID, change it to a name that you can easily remember.

Wireless Mode:

When applying the Wireless Mode setting, please keep in mind the

following:



Wireless devices that support 802.11n are backwards compatible and can connect

wirelessly at 802.11g or 802.11b.



Wireless devices that support 802.11ac are backwards compatible and can connect

wirelessly at 802.11n or 802.11a.



Connecting at 802.11b or 802.11g will limit the capability of your 802.11n

supported wireless devices from obtaining higher performance and data rates.



Connecting at 802.11a or 802.11n will limit the capability of your 802.11ac

supported wireless devices from obtaining higher performance and data rates.



Allowing 802.11b or 802.11g devices to connect to an 802.11n capable wireless

network may degrade the wireless network performance below the higher

performance and data rates of 802.11n.



Allowing 802.11a or 802.11n devices to connect to an 802.11ac capable wireless

network may degrade the wireless network performance below the higher

performance and data rates of 802.11ac.



Broadcast Network Name (SSID)

o

Enabled (Recommended) -

allows wireless devices to search and discover your

wireless network name (also called SSID) broadcasted by your router.

o

Disabled -

Turns off the ability for wireless devices to find your network. It is still

possible for wireless devices to be configured to connect to your wireless

network. Disabling this setting will disable WPS functionality.



Frequency (Channel)

–

Selecting the

Auto

option will set your router to scan for the

appropriate wireless channel to use automatically. The

Auto

option is only available

for 2.4GHz and is not available for 5GHz channel settings. Click the drop-down list

and select the desired Channel for wireless communication. The goal is to select the

Channel that is least used by neighboring wireless networks.



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, select

Auto 20/40MHz

(Options: 20MHz or Auto 20/40MHz). It is

recommended to use the default channel bandwidth settings.

For greater 802.11ac performance, select

Auto 20/40/80MHz

(Options: 20MHz,

Auto 20/40MHz, Auto 20/40/80MHz). It is recommended to use the default channel

width settings.

Note:

Please note that the default settings may provide more stability than the

higher channel bandwidth settings such as Auto

20/40/80MHz

for connectivity in

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

o

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 20/40MHz (Auto) for

connectivity in busy wireless environments where there are several

neighboring wireless networks in the area.

o

Auto 20/40MHz (11n) or Auto 20/40/80MHz (11ac)

–

When this

setting is active, this mode is capable of providing higher performance

only if the wireless devices support the channel width settings.

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Enabling Auto 20/40MHz or Auto 20/40/80 MHz typically results in

substantial performance increases when connecting an 802.11ac/n

wireless client.

Schedule:

The schedule function allows you to define a schedule when the wireless

should be turned on. To define a new schedule, click

Add New

and refer to page 36

“

Create Schedules

”. After you ha

ve created a new schedule, you will be returned to the

page to apply the new schedule. If you encounter issues, click the drop-down list and

the new schedule will be available for selection.

Note:

Before applying scheduling,

please ensure your Time settings are configured correct and you have defined a

schedule. See page 35 to configure

Time Settings

and see page 36

“

Create Schedules

”

to

create a schedule.