Tenda A15 Dual Band Universal WiFi Repeater User Manual

June 15, 2024
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Signal Extender FAQ

How to use the expander (take A9 as an example, A12, A18 are set in the same way)
The wireless extender setting method is briefly summarized in the following steps:

  • Step 1: Put the extender in a suitable location (where the mobile phone can search for a place where the superior wireless signal strength has two or more bars) , and confirm that the extender is powered on.
  • Step 2  Use a laptop or mobile phone to connect to the wireless signal of the extender (at this time, the mobile phone does not need to open data traffic, it is normal to have no network) ;
  • Step 3 Open the browser (not Baidu search bar) , enter 192.168.0.254 or the domain name re.tenda.cn in the address bar to enter the configuration page;
  • Step 4: Select the name of the wireless signal to be expanded, enter the wireless password, and complete the expansion.
  • Step 5: If the wireless of the extender is selected to be the same as that of the superior during the expansion process, after the expansion is completed, the wireless name and password of the extender will be the same as the superior wireless.

How to modify the wireless signal name and password after the extender is successfully extended
A: Use a mobile phone or computer (with wireless function) to connect to the wireless signal of the extender (the name of the wireless signal after the extension is either the same as the superior signal, or it is customized and modified during the extension process), open the browser URL bar and enter re.tenda.cn Log in to the extender settings page and click “Wireless Settings” to modify the extender’s wireless signal name and password.
Can the extender extend the signal with the SSID hidden?
Answer: You can unhide the superior signal, and then set the A9 to expand the signal first. After the expansion is successful, hide the main router signal. At this time, the A9 can be automatically expanded again;
When the extender relays the superior signal, the superior signal cannot be scanned?

  1. Confirm whether the extender is too far from the upper router. It is recommended to scan it after getting close to the upper router;
  2. Confirm whether the wireless signal of the superior router is turned off or hidden, and use the mobile phone to check whether the wireless signal of the superior router can be searched;
  3. Confirm whether the upper router adopts WPA – PSK or WPA2-PSK enc1yption method, if not, please modify it to this encryption method.

Can’t log in to the extender page?

answer: Before expansion:

  1. Confirm that the computer / mobile phone is connected to the default wireless signal of the extender (the default wireless signal can be viewed on the sticker on the back of the product),  and if using a mobile phone, please turn off the mobile data first;

  2. Confirm that the IP of the computer / mobile phone is set to obtain automatically, and check whether the obtained address is assigned by the extender; check IP address on computer   Open ” Network and Sharing Center ” on your computer, Click ” Change Adapter Settings ” – right-click ” Wireless Network Connection ” – right-click and select ” Status ” – click ” Details ” to view the obtained IP address and gateway ( IP address should be 192.168.0 . , the gateway address is 192.168.0.254) .
    Mobile phone view to obtain IP address method: Click “Settings” on the mobile phone, click” WLAN or Wi -Fi”, and click the icon to the right of the connected signal to view the obtained address ( IP address is 192.168.0 .
    , router address is 192 .168.0.254)

  3. After restoring the extender to the factory, try to enter the extender page again;

After expansion

  1. After the expansion is successful, use re.tenda.cn to enter the extender page, and you must  connect the wireless signal of the extender. If the mobile phone or computer is connected to the extender WiFi, it must be close to the extender to connect to the WiFi, and the extender should not be placed next to the router (after the expansion is successful) , the wireless name of the extender will automatically synchronize with the superior router)
  2. You can also enter the upper-level router, check the IP address assigned to the expander , and use this IP address to enter the extender page.

What do the cliff erent states of the indicator lights of the A9 extender mean?

Indicator color

red

|

light status

Always bright flicker

|

illustrate

system is starting

Not scaling or scaling failed

---|---|---

orange

|

Always bright

flicker

| expansion is successful, the superior signal strength is 1% – 39% , and the position of the expander can be adjusted according to (networkspeed) needs

expansion is successful, the superior signal strength is 0%-

1 %, it is strongly recommended to adjust the position of the expander

green

|

Always bright

| expansion is successful, the superior signal strength is more than 40 % , and the position of the extender can be adjusted

according to the needs of the (superior signal coverage)

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