Tenda Router W311R User Manual

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with the device in 11b mode at the 
maximum speed of 11Mbps. 
11g mode: Allow the 11g/11n-compliant client 
device to connect with the AP at the 
maximum speed of 54Mbps. 
11b/g mode: Allow the 11b/g-compliant client 
device to connect with the AP with 
auto-negotiation speed, and 11n 
wireless client to connect the device 
with 11g speed. 
11b/g/n mode: Allow 11b/g/n-compliant client 
device to connect with the AP with 
auto-negotiation speed. 
¾ Main SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the 
unique name of the wireless network. This device 
has two SSID and the main SSID is necessary. 
¾ Broadcast (SSID): Select “Enable” to enable the 
devices SSID to be visible by wireless clients. The 
default is enabled.   
¾ BSSID: Basic Service Set Identifier of wireless 
network. In IEEE802.11, BSSID is the MAC address 
of wireless access point.   
¾ Channel: Specify the effective channel (from 1 to 
13\Auto) of the wireless network. 
¾ Extension Channel: To increase data throughput 
of wireless network, the extension channel range is 
used in 11n mode.  
						

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¾ Channel Bandwidth:Select the channel 
bandwidth to improve the wireless performance. 
When the network has 11b/g and 11n clients, you 
can select the 40M; when it is an 11n network, 
select 20/40M to improve its throughput. 
 
 
6.2 Wireless Security Settings 
 
It is used to configure the AP network’s security setting. 
Here presents the common six (ten in all) encryption 
methods, including Mixed WEP, WPA-personal, 
WPA-enterprise, WPA2-personal, WPA2- enterprise, 
etc.  
 
6.2.1 Mixed WEP 
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic encryption 
method, usually encrypts wireless data using a series of 
digital keys (64 bits or 128 bits in length). By using the 
same keys on each of your wireless network devices, 
you can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from 
monitoring your transmissions or using your wireless 
resources. Select Mixed WEP to enter the following 
window: 
  
						

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¾ Select SSID:Select the SSID (main SSID or minor 
SSID) to configure security setting from the 
drop-down menu. 
¾ Security Mode:From the drop-down menu select 
the corresponding security encryption modes. 
¾ WEP Key1~4:Set the WEP key with the format of 
ASCII and Hex. You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 
ASCII characters. Illegal character as “/” is not 
allowed.) Or 10/26 hex characters. 
¾ Default Key:Select one key from the four 
configured keys as the current available one. 
  
						

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6.2.2 WPA-Personal 
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), a Wi-Fi standard, is a 
more recent wireless encryption scheme, designed to 
improve the security features of WEP. It applies more 
powerful encryption types (such as TKIP [Temporal Key 
Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption 
Standard]) and can change the keys dynamically on 
every authorized wireless device.     
 
 
 
¾ WPA Algorithms:Provides TKIP [Temporal Key 
Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption 
Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. 
¾ Pass Phrase:Enter the encrypted characters with 
8-63 ASCII characters. 
¾ Key Renewal Interval:Set the key’s renewal 
period.  
						

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6.2.3 WPA2- Personal 
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2) provides 
higher security than WEP (Wireless Equivalent Privacy) 
and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).   
 
 
 
¾ WPA Algorithms:Provides TKIP [Temporal Key 
Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption 
Standard]. The default is TKIP mode. 
¾ Pass Phrase:Enter the encrypted characters with 
8-63 ASCII characters. 
¾ Key Renewal Interval:Set the key’s renewal 
period. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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6.3 Advanced Settings 
 
This section is to configure the advanced wireless 
setting of the Router, including the Radio Preamble, 
802.11g/n Rate, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS 
Threshold, etc. 
 
 
 
¾ BG protection Mode: Auto by default. It is for 
11b/g wireless client to connect 11n wireless 
network smoothly in a complicated wireless area.   
¾ Basic Data Rates: For different requirement, you 
can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates. 
Here, default value is (1-2-5.5.-11Mbps…). It is 
recommended not to modify this value. 
¾ Beacon Interval: Set the beacon interval of 
wireless radio. Default value is 100. It is 
recommended not to modify this value. 
¾ Fragment Threshold: The fragmentation  
						

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threshold defines the maximum transmission 
packet size in bytes. The packet will be fragmented 
if the arrival is bigger than the threshold setting. 
The default size is 2346 bytes. It is recommended 
not to modify this value. 
¾ RTS Threshold: RTS stands for “Request to Send”. 
This parameter controls what size data packet the 
frequency protocol issues to RTS packet. The 
default value of the attribute is 2346. It is 
recommended not to modify this value in SOHO 
environment. 
¾ TX Power: Set the output power of wireless radio. 
The default value is 100. 
¾ WMM Capable: It will enhance the data transfer 
performance of multimedia data when they’re 
being transferred over wireless network. It is 
recommended to enable this option. 
¾ APSD Capable: It is used for auto power-saved 
service. The default is disabled. 
 
  
						

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6.4 WPS Settings 
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setting) can be easy and quick to 
establish the connection between the wireless network 
clients and the device through encrypted contents. The 
users only enter PIN code or press WLAN/WPA button 
on the panel to configure it without selecting encryption 
method and secret keys by manual. In the “Wireless 
settings” menu, click “WPS settings” to enter the next 
screen. 
 
 
 
¾ WPS settings: To enable or disable WPS function. 
The default is “disable”. 
¾ WPS mode: Provide two ways: PBC (Push-Button 
Configuration) and PIN code. 
¾ PBC: Select the PBC or press the WLAN/WPS 
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one second (Press the button for about one second 
and WPS indicator will be blinking for 2 minutes, 
which means the WPS is enabled. During the 
blinking time, you can enable another device to 
implement the WPS/PBC negotiation between 
them. Two minutes later, the WPS indicator will be 
off, which means the WPS connection is completed. 
If more clients are added, repeat the above steps. 
At present, the WPS supports up to 32 clients 
access.) 
¾ PIN: If this option is enabled, you need to enter a 
wireless client’s PIN code in the field and keep the 
same code in the WPS client.   
¾ WPS Summary: Show the current state of Wi-Fi 
protected setting, including authorized mode, 
encryption type, default key and other information. 
¾ WPS Current Status: Idle means WPS in idle 
state. Start MSC process means the process has 
been started and waits for being connected. 
Configured means the negotiation is successful 
between server and clients. 
¾ WPS Configured: “yes” means WPS feature is 
enabled and goes into effect. “not used” means it is 
not used. Usually the AP-security has been enabled, 
here will displayed “not used”. 
¾ WPS SSID: Show the main SSID set by WPS.   
¾ WPS Auth. Mode: The authorization mode 
deployed by WPS, generally WPA/WPA2-personal 
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¾ WPS Encrypt Type: The encryption type used by 
WPS, generally AES/TKIP. 
¾ WPS key: The effective key generated by AP 
automatically.  
¾ AP PIN(KEY): The PIN code used by default. 
¾ Reset OOB: When this button is pressed, the WPS 
client will be idle state, and WPS indicator will be 
turned off. AP will not respond the WPS client’s 
requests and the set the security mode as WPA 
mode. 
 
 
6.5 WDS Settings 
 
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is used to expand 
wireless coverage area. This Router provides three 
modes: Lazy, Bridge and Repeater. 
 
 
 
Lazy: In this mode, the connected device can be Bridge 
mode or Repeater mode and enter the Router’s BSSID