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Tenda AC1200 WiFi 6 Router Installation Guide

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LED indicator

Scenario

Status

Description

Solid green

The system is starting up.

The router is connected to the internet.

Startup

Blinking green slowly

Blinking red slowly

Not configured and the router is not connected to the internet.

Configured but the router failed to connect to the internet.

Primary node

Blinking orange slowly

Configured but no Ethernet cable is connected to the WAN port.

Networking succeeds. Good connection quality.

Internet connection

Solid green

LED indicator

Solid orange

Networking succeeds. Fair connection quality.

Networking succeeds. Poor connection quality.

Waiting to connect to another node.

Secondary node

Solid red

Blinking green slowly

Blinking red slowly

Configured but the router failed to connect to the internet.

WPS

Blinking green quickly

Pending for or performing WPS negotiation (valid within 2 minutes)

Ethernet cable connection

Blinking green quickly for 3 seconds

A device is connected to or disconnected from an Ethernet port of the router.

PPPoE user name and password importing (only for

primary node)

Blinking green quickly for 8 seconds

Blinking orange quickly

PPPoE user name and password are imported successfully.

Restoring to factory settings.

Resetting

Jack, ports and buttons

The jacks, ports and buttons may vary with models. The actual product prevails.

Jack/Port/Button

Description

Used to start the WPS negotiation process, or to reset the router.

− WPS: Through the WPS negotiation, you can connect to the WiFi network of the router without entering the password.

Method: Press the button 1-3 seconds, and the LED indicator blinks green fast. Within 2 minutes, enable the WPS function of the other WPS-supported device to establish a WPS connection.

- Mesh: When it is used as a Mesh networking button, you can extend your network with another device that supports the Mesh function.

Method: Press this button for about 1-3 seconds. The LED indicator blinks green fast, which indicates the device is searching for another device to form a network. Within 2 minutes, press the

MESH/WPS button of another device for 1-3 seconds to negotiate with this device.

WPS/RST

- Reset method: Refer to Q3 in FAQ.

Gigabit LAN/IPTV port.

3/IPTV

1, 2

It is a LAN port by default. When the IPTV function is enabled, it can only serve as an IPTV port to connect to a set-top box.

Gigabit LAN port.

Used to connect to such devices as computers, switches and game machines.

Gigabit WAN port.

WAN

Used to connect to a modem or the Ethernet jack for internet access.