TRENDnet TEW-828DRU Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Guest Network

Basic > Guest Network (2.4GHz or 5GHz

1

or 5GHz

2

)

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

1

or 5GHz

2

)

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 9).

2. Click on

Basic

and click on

Guest Network

.

3. Click

Select Wireless Band

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

configure for the guest network.

3. Review the Guest Zone settings, click

Apply

when finished.



Enabled

–

Check this option to enable the wireless 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.



Wireless Client Isolation

–

When this option is checked, wireless client devices

connected to your guest network(s) will be restricted from accessing other guests.



Internet Access Only

–

When this option is checked, wireless client devices

connected to your guest network(s) will be restricted from accessing your private

LAN and wireless clients connected to your primary wireless network, Internet

access only. If unchecked, allows wireless client devices connected your guest

network(s) complete access to your private LAN, primary wireless network, and

Internet.

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 have created a new schedule, you w

ill 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.

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

guest network. Please refer to page 18 to find out about different security types and

page 19 for wireless security configuration.



Security Mode

–

Select the wireless security to use for the guest network.

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Advanced Guest Network Settings

Basic > Guest Network (2.4GHz or 5GHz

1

or 5GHz

2

) > 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 IP 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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Parental Control

Basic > Parental Control

Parental control settings allow you to set up restrictions/filters specifically who is

allowed or denied access to your network for a specified period of time and restricted

access to web content.

Website Filter

Basic > Parental Control

You may want to block computers or devices on your network access to specific

websites (e.g.

www.xxxxxxxxx.com, etc.)

, also called domains or URLs (Uniform Resource

Locators). You may also apply a schedule when these websites are allowed or denied.

1. Log

into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Basic

and click on

Parental Control.

3. Under

Website Filter

, click the

Website Filter Mode

drop-down list and select

Enabled

to enable website filtering.

4.

Enable

–

Check this option to enable the filter rule.

5. Enter a

URL

(ex.

www.xxxxxxxx.com

) to apply for the filter or block.

6.

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 have created a new schedule, you w

ill 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.

Note:

Clicking

Cancel

will discard your settings and clear all fields.

7. Click

Add

to add the access rule to the

Web URL Filter

List.

Note:

In the

Web URL Filter List

, you can edit a rule by clicking

Edit

in the Edit column

next to the rule you would like to edit. You can also delete a rule by clicking

Remove

under the Remove

column next to the rule you would like to delete.

8. Repeat steps 4

–

7 for any to block any additional domain names (URLs). When

finished, click

Apply

at the bottom of the page to save your settings.

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IP Address Filter

Basic > Parental Control

Every network device must be assigned or configured with a specific 32-bit IP address in

order to communicate with your network which is typically assigned by your router

DHCP server automatically. Using access rules, you can deny specific computers and

ot

her devices from using this router’s wired or wireless network by specifying the IP

address.

1. Log into your router management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Basic

, click on

Parental Control.

3. Under

IP Filter Mode

, click the

IP Filter Mode

drop-down list and select

Enabled

to

enable IP Address filtering.

4.

Enable

–

Check this option to enable the filter rule.

5 Manually enter the

IP Address

(ex.

192.168.10.130)

in the field to block.

Note:

If the network device is connected to your router, you can also click the drop-down

list to choose one of the network devices (IP Address) detected by your router.

Note:

If you device is not listed, please refer to your computer or device documentation

to find the IP address.

Note:

Clicking

Cancel

will discard your settings and clear all fields.

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 have 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.

6. Click

Add

to add the access rule to the

IP Filter Rules

List.

Note:

In the

IP Filter Rules List

, you can edit a rule by clicking

Edit

in the Edit column

next to the rule you would like to edit. You can also delete a rule by clicking

Remove

under the Remove

column next to the rule you would like to delete.

7. Repeat steps 4

–

6 for any to block any additional IPaddresses. When finished, click

Apply

at the bottom of the page to save your settings.

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MAC Address Filter

Basic > Parental Control

Every network device has a unique, 12-digit MAC (Media Access Control) address. Using

access rules, you can deny specific computers and other devices from using this router’s

wired or wireless network by specifying the MAC address.

1. Log into your route

r management page (see “

Access your router management page

”

on page 9).

2. Click on

Basic

, click on

Parental Control.

3. Under

MAC Filters

, click the

MAC Filter Mode

drop-down list and select the action

Allow

(

whitelist)

to specify the addresses allows to access your network or the Internet

or

Deny

(blacklist)

to specify addresses denied access to your network or the Internet.

4. Under

Add MAC Filter Rule,

manually enter the

MAC Address

(ex. (e.g.

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

in the field to allow or block (depending on the action you chose in

previous step).

Note:

If the network device is connected to your router, you can also click the drop-down

list to choose one of the network devices (MAC Address) detected by your router.

Note:

If you device is not listed, please refer to your computer or device documentation

to find the MAC address.

Note:

Clicking

Cancel

will discard your settings and clear all fields.

5. Click

Add

to add the access rule to the

MAC Filters

rule list.

Note:

In the

MAC Filters

list, you can edit a rule by clicking

Edit

in the Edit column next to

the rule you would like to edit. You can also delete a rule by clicking

Remove

under the

Remove

column next to the rule you would like to delete.

6. Repeat steps 4

–

5 for any to block any additional MAC addresses. When finished,

click

Apply

at the bottom of the page to save your settings.

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