User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Overview
- Router Setup
- Basic Router Settings
- Wireless Networking and Security
- Advanced Router Settings
- Change your router login password
- Manually configure your Internet connection
- IPv6 Settings
- Clone a MAC address
- Change your router IP address
- Set up the DHCP server on your router
- Set up DHCP reservation
- Enable/disable UPnP on your router
- Enable/disable Application Layer Gateways (ALG)
- Allow/deny multicast streaming
- Identify your network on the Internet
- Set your router date and time
- Create schedules
- Access Control (IP Protocol Filter)
- Inbound Filter
- Open a device on your network to the Internet
- Virtual Server
- Allow remote access to your router management page
- Using External USB Storage
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
- Router Maintenance & Monitoring
- Reset your router to factory defaults
- Router Default Settings
- Backup and restore your router configuration settings
- Reboot your router
- Upgrade your router firmware
- Allow/deny ping requests to your router from the Internet
- How to capture network packets
- Diagnostic Tools
- Ping Watchdog
- Auto Reboot
- Wireless Client List
- Check the router system information
- View your router log
- Router Management Page Structure
- Technical Specifications
- Appendix
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TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-827DRU
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Advanced wireless settings
The advanced wireless features provide can provide you with additional options for
setting up your wireless network such as multiple SSID and WDS (Wireless Distribution
System) or wireless bridging.
Multiple SSID
Advanced > Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > Multiple SSID
The multiple SSID feature allows you to broadcast up to 3 SSIDs (or wireless network
names). When wireless devices are searching for available wireless networks to connect
to, the SSIDs (or wireless network names) will appear as separate and different wireless
networks. Since they appear as separate wireless networks, they are also referred to as
virtual APs (Access Points) since they appear as separate wireless access points but are
actually all being broadcasting and managed by a single wireless access point. Each
virtual AP can be configured each with a different SSID (or wireless network name),
security type and additional settings for wireless devices to connect. You can use the
multiple SSID feature to setup guest wireless accounts with a different security type to
keep your primary wireless network security information private. The diagram shows an
example of a client connecting to SSID 1 and another client connecting to SSID 2.
By default, your router functions in Access Point mode to allow wireless client devices to
connect and access your network resources and access the Internet using a single SSID.
The diagram below shows your router in Access Point mode and clients connecting to
your router using a single SSID.
To configure multiple SSID on your router:
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page”
on page 10).
2. Click on Advanced and click on Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz), then click on Multiple
SSID.
3. Next to Multiple SSID1 or SSID2, check Radio On/Off option to enable the additional
SSID.
New Schedule – The schedule function allows you to define a schedule when
the additional SSID should be turned on. To define a new schedule, click New
Schedule and refer to page 39 “
Create Schedules”. After you have created a
new schedule, 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 38 to
configure
Time Settings and see page 39 “ Create Schedules” to create a
schedule.
4. Wireless Name (SSID): Enter the wireless name (SSID) for additional 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. By default, the router’s
wireless name is unique to the device. It is recommended to change it to a name
different from the primary SSID 1 and one that you can easily remember.