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; Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide; Features; Simultaneously transmit both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless networks
© 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 • Compatible with most popular cable / DSL Internet Service Providers using Dynamic / Static IP, PPPoE, L2TP, and PPTP connection • Firewall protection with Network Address Translation (NAT) • Wireless Distribution Sy...
Page 6 - Application Diagram
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 6 • Power port: Connect the included power adapter from your router power port and to an available power outlet. • Reset (located in the bottom): Press and hold this button for 10 seconds to reset your router to default...
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: Router will only operate in 802.11n/ac mode only o Off: Select this option if you have non 802.11n/ac wireless clients (802.11a). When applying the 802.11 mode setting, please keep in mind the f...
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 - Wired LAN MAC Address 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 - Wireless MAC Filters
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 26 is easier to determine the MAC addresses of devices in your network then to determine which MAC addresses you do not want to allow access. • Mac Address: Enter the Mac address you would like to apply on the filter mo...
Page 27 - Advanced Router Setup; Using the Configuration Menu
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 27 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 28 - Change your router login password; Change your router device name; Manually configure your Internet connection; Clone a MAC address
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 28 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 29 - Change your router IP address
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 29 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) connected directly to the modem. If your com...
Page 30 - Set up the DHCP server on your router
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 30 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 31 - Set up DHCP reservation; Set up IPv6 on your router
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 31 Set up DHCP reservation Network > LAN Setting 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 ...
Page 32 - Set your router date and time
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 32 2. Click on Network , and click on IPv6 Setting . 3. In WAN IPv6 Setting section, enter your IPv6 settings provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to configure your router’s IPv6 WAN settings. Click Apply to...
Page 33 - Set schedules
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 33 Set schedules Advanced > Schedule Your router has features Virtual Server rules and Access Controls that can turn on or off through schedules. 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router mana...
Page 35 - Open a device on your network to the Internet; DMZ
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 35 2. Click on Advanced , and click on ALG . 3. View and select which service you would like to enable or disable. • Email Receiving (POP3): Allows POP3 protocol to be used through your router • Email Receiving (SMTP): ...
Page 37 - Special Applications
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 37 Note: The Public Port can be assigned a different port number than the Private Port (also known as port redirection), however it is recommended to use the same port number for both settings. Please refer to the devic...
Page 38 - Gaming
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 38 • Match Protocol: Select the protocol to be forwarded to the device. TCP or UDP. • Match Port: Enter the ports or port range to be forwarded to the device. (e.g. 2000-2038 ,2200-2210). • Trigger Protocol: Select the ...
Page 39 - Add static routes to your router
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 39 Note: Please refer to the device documentation to determine which ports and protocols are required. You should assign a static IP address to the device or use DHCP reservation to ensure the IP address of the device d...
Page 40 - Enable/disable UPnP on your router; Identify your network on the Internet
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 40 • Gateway: Enter the gateway to the destination network for the route. (e.g. 192.168.10.2 ) • Metric: Enter the metric or priority of the route. The metric range is 1-15 , the lowest number 1 being the highest priori...
Page 41 - Share Files; Samba
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 41 4. Review the DDNS Settings section. Click Apply to save settings. • Dynamic DNS Provider: Select your DDNS service. • Host Name: Personal URL provided to you by your Dynamic DNS service provider (e.g. www.trendnet.d...
Page 42 - FTP
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 42 • User Name: Enter the user name to be used to access your files. • Password: Enter the password for the user name. 5. Review the User Account List section. Click Apply to save settings • User Name: Enter the user na...
Page 43 - Remotely check router status; Print Share Utility Installation; Windows Installation
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 43 5. Review the User Account List section. 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. • Permission: Select the permi...
Page 44 - MAC OS X Installation
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 44 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 45 - Launching the Utility
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 45 6. Once the installation is completed. Click Restart to restart your computer. 7. Run the TRENDnet USB Control Center Utility. The utility will automatically find your router and USB printer. Launching the Utility Wi...
Page 46 - Configure Server
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 46 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 Windows will automatically start...
Page 47 - Disconnect; Sending a Request to Connect
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 47 Disconnect To disconnect your computer from a USB device, select the USB device in the list, then click the Disconnect button to disconnect your computer to the USB storage device or printer. Note: The utility will o...
Page 48 - Connect to a Printer
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 48 MAC OS X To send t a request to connect to a USB device, click the Request to Connect button. The local computer sending the request will show the status message below. The remote computer will receive the request me...
Page 49 - Auto-Connect Printer; Connect to a Scanner
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 49 Once the printer drivers are installed properly on your computer, 1. Select the printer listed in the utility. 2. Click Connect to connect your computer to the printer. 3. Once your computer is connected, you can sen...
Page 50 - Router Maintenance & Monitoring; Reset your router to factory defaults; Router Default Settings
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 50 4. After you have finished printing, click Disconnect , to make the scanner available to other computers on your network that use the scanner. Router Maintenance & Monitoring Reset your router to factory defaults...
Page 51 - Reboot your router
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 51 To backup your router configuration: 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management page ” on page 26). 2. Click on Administrator and click on Settings Management . 3. Under Export Setti...
Page 52 - Upgrade your router firmware
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 52 2. Click on Administrator and click on Settings Management . 3. Under System Reboot section, click Reboot . Upgrade your router firmware Administrator > Settings Management TRENDnet may periodically release firmwa...
Page 53 - View your router log; Router Status; Check the router system information
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 53 View your router log Administrator > System Log Your router log can be used to obtain activity information on the functionality of your router or for troubleshooting purposes. 1. Log into your router management pa...
Page 55 - Dynamic DHCP List
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 55 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 57 - QoS Wireless Station List; IPv6 Status
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 57 QoS Wireless Station List Wireless > Station List You can view the list of active QoS rules on your router. 1. Log into your router management page (see “ Access your router management page ” on page 26). 2. Click...
Page 58 - Management Page Structure
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 58 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 59 - Technical Specifications
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 59 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 60 - Troubleshooting
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU 60 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 65 - Limited Warranty
© Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 65 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...
