Tenda AC21 Quick Installation Guide

I. Connect your router
Step 1: Import your PPPoE user name and password from
your original router.
1. Power on your original and new routers.
2. Connect the WAN port of the original router to a LAN port (port 1, 2,
IPTV/3) of the new router using an Ethernet cable.
3. When the WAN and LAN LED indicators of the new router turn solid on
for 3 seconds after blinking fast, the PPPoE user name and password
are imported to your new router successfully.
4. Remove the original router.
Step 2: Connect your new router to the internet.
1. Power on the new router.
2. Connect the WAN port of the new router to the LAN port of your
modem or the Ethernet jack using an Ethernet cable. The WAN LED
indicator lights on.
If you want to copy the PPPoE user name and password from your original router, start from Step 1. Otherwise, start from Step 2.
Ethernet cable
Power
Power
New router
Original router
WAN
WPS/RST POWERIPTV/3 WAN2
1
WPS/RST POWERIPTV/3 WAN2
1
Modem
Internet
Or
Ethernet cable
Power
Ethernet jack
WPS/RST POWERIPTV/3 WAN2
1
WAN
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Tenda AC21 Specifications

General

USB port	No
DC-in jack	Yes
Connectivity technology	Wireless
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	3
Product type	Tabletop router
Product color	Black
LED indicators	LAN, System, WAN, WLAN, WPS
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	2033 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)	1733 Mbit/s
Certification	CE/FCC/RoHS
Processor cores	2
Processor frequency	1000 MHz
VPN support	IPsec, L2TP, PPTP
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Transmit power	20/23 dBmW
Antennas quantity	6
Antenna gain level (max)	6 dBi
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Output current	1.5 A
Output voltage	12 V
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V
Power source type	AC
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Security algorithms	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	150.6 mm
Width	231.3 mm
Height	39.6 mm