TRENDNet AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router - Manuals

Page 2 - Table of contents

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of contents 2 Table of contents Product Overview ........................................................................... 4 Package Contents ...................................................................................

Page 4 - Product Overview; Package Contents

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 4 Product Overview Package Contents In addition to the access point, the package includes: • TEW-812DRU AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router • CD-ROM (Utility and User’s Guide) • Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide • Ne...

Page 5 - Product Hardware Features

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 5 • Wireless Distribution System (WDS) support for wireless network bridging • Advance wireless security of up to WPA2-RADIUS • Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) and configurable WAN Quality of Service (QoS) support • Guest networ...

Page 6 - Application Diagram

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 6 Front View • USB: This indicator turns green indicating a USB device is connection. • WPS LED: This indicator is turned on and blinks when WPS is activated. The LED will turn off automatically once WPS is completed. •...

Page 7 - Wireless Performance Considerations; Basic Router Setup; Creating a Home Network

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 7 Wireless Performance Considerations There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless devices. 1. Adjust your wireless devices so that the signal is traveling in a straight path, rather than at an an...

Page 8 - Router Installation

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 8 2. Make sure that your modem is working properly. Your modem is often provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when you sign up for Internet service. If your modem is not working contact your ISP to verify fun...

Page 10 - Power

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 10 6. Plug in the power adapter, connect it to the router’s power port, and then push the On/Off Power Switch to the “On” position (pushed in). 7. Turn on your modem. 8. Verify that the following front panel LED indicat...

Page 13 - Connect additional wired devices to your network; Wireless Networking and Security; How to choose the type of security for your wireless network; Gigabit

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 13 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 labele...

Page 15 - Secure your wireless network

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 15 Secure your wireless network Wireless > Security After you have determined which security type to use for your wireless network (see “ How to choose the security type for your wireless network ” on page 13), you c...

Page 16 - Connect wireless devices to your router; Connect wireless devices using WPS

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 16 The following section outlines options when selecting PSK (Preshared Key Protocol), • WPA Encryption: Select a Cipher Type to use. When selecting WPA-PSK security, it is recommended to use TKIP + AES . o When selecti...

Page 17 - Wireless 2.4GHz wireless settings

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 17 • PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method - located in router management page Note: Refer to your wireless device documentation for details on the operation of WPS. Recommended Hardware Push Button (PBC) Method •...

Page 19 - Wireless 2.4GHz Guest Network; Wireless 5GHz wireless settings

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 19 • MCS: Select the speed you would like your wireless network to operate. For best results select Auto. Wireless 2.4GHz Guest Network 2.4GHz Wireless > Guest Network This section outlines how to setup your wireless...

Page 20 - Wireless 5Hz Guest Network

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 20 • 802.11 mode o Auto: Select this option if you have non 802.11n wireless clients (802.11b/g). o Off: Router will only operate in 802.11n mode only, non 802.11n wireless clients will not be able to connect when this ...

Page 22 - Steps to improve wireless connectivity

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 22 3. Under Wireless Distribution System (WDS ) enter the MAC address of the access point you would like the router to WDS to. You will also have to enter the MAC address of the router into the access point to establish...

Page 23 - Wireless 5GHz Advanced settings

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 23 Default Value: 100 milliseconds (range: 25-1000) • DTIM: A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the wireless router has buffered broadcast o...

Page 24 - Access Control Filters; Access control basics; LAN Client Filter; URL Filter

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 24 • Xpress™ Technology: Is frame bursting technology built by Broadcom to improve wireless performance. It is recommended to leave this feature On. Access Control Filters Access control basics Advanced > Access Cont...

Page 25 - MAC Filters

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 25 2. Click on Advance , click on Access Control. 3. Select Enable on the pull down menu of Web URL Filter Function. . 4. Review the settings under LAN Client Filter Rules section. Click Apply to save settings. • IP Ran...

Page 26 - Advanced Router Setup; Using the Configuration Menu

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 26 Advanced Router Setup Access your router management page Note: Your router management page http://192.168.10.1 is accessed through the use of your Internet web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari...

Page 27 - Change your router login password; Change your router device name; Manually configure your Internet connection

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 27 Change your router login password Administrator > Management 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management page ” on page 26). 2. Click on Administrator , and click on Management . 3...

Page 28 - Clone a MAC address; Change your router IP address

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 28 Clone a MAC address Network > WAN Setting On any home network, each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the device (usually a router or a computer)...

Page 29 - Set up the DHCP server on your router

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 29 3. In LAN Interface Setting section enter the Internal Network section review the below settings to apply. • IP Address: Enter the new router IP address. (e.g. 192.168.200.1 ) • Subnet Mask: Enter the new router subn...

Page 30 - Set up IPv6 on your router; Set your router date and time

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 30 Set up IPv6 on your router Network > IPv6 Setting Your router support IPv6 protocol. Which is the latest Internet Protocol standards. 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management pa...

Page 31 - Set schedules

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 31 4. To manually set the time settings. Select from the pull down menu the year, month day and time you would like to apply on the router. 5. To save changes, click Apply . Set schedules Advanced > Schedule Your rou...

Page 32 - Open a device on your network to the Internet; DMZ

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 32 3. Select the traffic class you would like to configure for your QoS rule. 4. Review the Inbound Class Setting section. • BW Max Inbound: Enter the maximum download speed of your ISP (Internet Service Provider). • Hi...

Page 33 - Virtual Server

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 33 You may want to expose a specific computer or device on your network to the Internet to allow anyone to access it. Your router includes the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) feature that makes all the ports and services avail...

Page 34 - Special Applications

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 34 4. Review the virtual server settings. Click Apply to save settings. • Protocol : Select the protocol required for your device. TCP or UDP . Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and...

Page 35 - Gaming

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 35 2. Click on Advanced , and click on Special Application . 3. Select Enable under Port Triggering Function . 4. Review the special application settings. Click Apply to save settings. • Match Protocol: Select the proto...

Page 36 - Add static routes to your router

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 36 3. Click on Enabled under Gaming Function section. 3. Review the virtual server settings. Click Apply to save settings. • LAN IP Address: Enter the IP address of the device to forward the port (e.g. 192.168.10.101) ....

Page 37 - Enable/disable UPnP on your router; Identify your network on the Internet

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 37 • Metric: Enter the metric or priority of the route. The metric range is 1-15 , the lowest number 1 being the highest priority. (e.g. 1 ) 4. Review the LAN Static Routes section. Click Apply to save settings. • IP Ad...

Page 38 - Share Files; Samba

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 38 Note: First, you will need to sign up for one of the DDNS service providers listed in the Server Address drop-down list . 1. Sign up for one of the DDNS available service providers list under Server Address . (e.g . ...

Page 39 - FTP

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 39 3. Review the setting on Samba Server Information section. Click Apply to save settings • Server Status: Select enable or disable for the feature. • Server Name: Enter the name of your server. • Workgroup: Enter the ...

Page 40 - Remotely check router status; Print Share Utility Installation; Windows Installation

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 40 4. Review the administrator settings required for your FTP server . Click Apply to save settings • User Name: Enter the user name to be used to access your files. • Password: Enter the password for the user name. 5. ...

Page 41 - MAC OS X Installation

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 41 3. Follow the installation instructions and click Finish when prompted. Make sure to click Launch TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility to run the utility. 4. Double click on the TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility ico...

Page 42 - Launching the Utility; Utility Main Window

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 42 5. You will be prompted for your password to allow the installation. Enter your password and click OK . 6. Once the installation is completed. Click Restart to restart your computer. 7. Run the TRENDnet USB Control C...

Page 43 - Configure Server

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 43 Windows OS MAC OS X Utility 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 Wind...

Page 44 - Connect; Disconnect; Sending a Request to Connect

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 44 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...

Page 46 - Connect to a Printer; Auto-Connect Printer; Connect to a Scanner

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 46 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 ...

Page 47 - Router Maintenance & Monitoring; Reset your router to factory defaults; Router Default Settings

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 47 2. Click Connect to connect your computer to the scanner. 3. Once your computer is connected, you can receive scanned files from the scanner. 4. After you have finished printing, click Disconnect , to make the scanne...

Page 48 - Backup and restore your router configuration settings; Reboot your router

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 48 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, a...

Page 49 - Upgrade your router firmware

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 49 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management page ” on page 27). 2. Click on Administrator and click on Settings Management . 3. Under System Reboot section, click Reboot . Upgrade you...

Page 50 - View your router log; Router Status; Check the router system information

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 50 3. Next to WAN Ping Respond , select Enable or Disable on the pull down menu to turn the feature on or off on your router. View your router log Administrator > System Log Your router log can be used to obtain acti...

Page 52 - Dynamic DHCP List

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 52 2.4GHz Wireless LAN • MAC Address: The MAC address of your router’s wireless LAN or interface configuration. • Channel – Displays the current wireless channel your router is operating. • Network Name (SSID)/ Security...

Page 53 - GHz Wireless Station List

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 53 2.4GHz Wireless Station List Wireless > Station List You can view the list of active wireless devices currently connected to your router. 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router managemen...

Page 54 - QoS Wireless Station List

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 54 QoS Wireless Station List Wireless > Station List You can view the list of active wireless devices currently connected to your router. 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management p...

Page 55 - Management Page Structure

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 55 Management Page Structure Network • Internet Wizard • Wireless Wizard Network • WAN Setting o Clone MAC Address • LAN Setting o DHCP Reservation • IPV6 Setting • QoS • DHCP Client List Wireless 2.4GHz • Basic o WDS •...

Page 56 - Technical Specifications

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 56 Technical Specifications Hardware Standards Wired: IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T), IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX), IEEE 802.3ab (1000Base-T) Wireless: IEEE 802.11ac (draft 2.0), IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, 802.11a Int...

Page 57 - Troubleshooting

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 57 Output Power 802.11a: 12 dBm (typical) 802.11b: 16 dBm (typical) 802.11g: 15 dBm (typical) 802.11n: 12 dBm (typical) (for 2.4 & 5GHz) 802.11ac: 15 dBm (typical) Receiving Sensitivity 802.11a: -68 dBm (typical) @ ...

Page 62 - Limited Warranty

© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 62 TRENDnet User’s Guide Limited Warranty Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TEW-812DRU – 3 Years Warra...