How to set up the Tenda S105 5-port Desktop Switch

Description: This article will show how to complete the first time setup of a Tenda 5-port S105 Switch.

  1. Plug in the power adapter into the available AC adapter port as shown below.
    Tenda Switch Power Plug
  2. Note that the ports are numbered from 1-5 from right to left.
    Tenda Switch Ports
  3. Connect the router that will manage the switch to a modem that is connected to the internet. Plug another Ethernet cable into the router - this will be connected to the switch.
    Tenda Router with Plugs Labeled
  4. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable on the second port of the router to port 1 on the switch.
    Tenda Switch
  5. Plug in an Ethernet cable to port 2 on the switch.
    Ethernet Cable to Port 2
  6. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable running from port 2 on the switch to the device to be networked. This picture shows the back of a desktop computer. The port layout on the computer being used may differ slightly than what’s pictured. The Ethernet port is shown in yellow.
    Ethernet Port on Back of Computer
  7. The switch is now set up and the devices connected to it will be connected to the local area network automatically.

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