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TRENDnet User’s Guide
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Contents
Product Overview ........................................................................... 1
Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 1
Features ......................................................................................................................... 1
Product Hardware Features........................................................................................... 2
Application Diagram ...................................................................................................... 4
Basic Router Setup .......................................................................... 5
Creating a Home Network ............................................................................................. 5
Router Installation ......................................................................................................... 6
Connect additional wired devices to your network ..................................................... 11
Wireless Networking and Security ................................................. 12
How to choose the type of security for your wireless network .................................. 12
Secure your wireless network ..................................................................................... 13
Connect wireless devices to your router ..................................................................... 15
Connect wireless devices using WPS ........................................................................... 16
Basic wireless settings ................................................................................................. 18
Basic wireless settings ................................................................................................. 18
Steps to improve wireless connectivity ....................................................................... 20
Advanced wireless settings .......................................................................................... 21
Access Control Filters .................................................................... 22
Access control basics ................................................................................................... 22
MAC address filters ................................................................................................. 22
Domain/URL Filters ................................................................................................. 23
Protocol/IP filters .................................................................................................... 24
Firewall rules ........................................................................................................... 25
Advanced Router Setup ................................................................ 27
Access your router management page ........................................................................ 27
Change your router login password ............................................................................ 27
Set your router date and time ..................................................................................... 28
Manually configure your Internet connection ............................................................ 28
Clone a MAC address ................................................................................................... 29
Change your router IP address .................................................................................... 30
Set up the DHCP server on your router ....................................................................... 30
Set up DHCP reservation ............................................................................................. 31
Enable/disable UPnP on your router ........................................................................... 32
Allow/deny VPN connections through your router ..................................................... 32
Allow/deny multicast streaming.................................................................................. 33
Identify your network on the Internet ........................................................................ 33
Allow remote access to your router management page ............................................. 34
Open a device on your network to the Internet .......................................................... 34
DMZ ......................................................................................................................... 34
Virtual Server .......................................................................................................... 35
Special Applications ................................................................................................ 37
Add static routes to your router .................................................................................. 38
Enable dynamic routing on your router ...................................................................... 39
Router Maintenance & Monitoring ............................................... 41
Reset your router to factory defaults .......................................................................... 41
Router Default Settings ............................................................................................... 41
Backup and restore your router configuration settings .............................................. 42
Upgrade your router firmware .................................................................................... 43
Restart your router ...................................................................................................... 44
Check connectivity using the router management page ............................................. 44