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  • Page 1 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide W322UA...
  • Page 2 Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without the permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce, or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...... 1 1.1 Package Contents ........1 1.2 LED Indicator Description .......1 1.3 Product Features ........2 1.4 Product Usage ........2 1.5 Before Installation ........3 1.6 Disable other manufacturer’s wireless network adapter ...........4 1.7 Product Maintenance ......5 Chapter 2 Installation Guide ....
  • Page 4 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.1 B ......... 26 ASIC ETTING 3.2.2 S ......27 ECURITY ETTING 3.2.3 A ......30 CCESS ONTROL 3.2.5 A ........... 32 BOUT 3.2.6 AP M 7....32 ODE UNDER INDOWS Chapter 4 Use the System Internal Wireless Configuration Program ..

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Chapter 1 Introduction W322UA is a 11N wireless USB network adapter with up to 300Mbps wireless transmission rate. It complies with the latest IEEE802.11n standard, and is compatible with 802.11b/g wireless devices. With mini and exquisite design, it is easy to carry along. It supports WPS encryption method to quickly implement wireless encryption and secure network;...

  • Page 6: Product Features

    Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, MAC OS, Linux systems, etc. Supports WMM to better smooth your sound and video W322UA Wireless USB Adapter offers fast, reliable and cost- effective solution for wireless access. It is best used...

  • Page 7: Before Installation

    1. Please peruse this user guide before you install and use the product. 2. Please close or uninstall the configuration programs of other manufacturers’ before you install the configuration programs of W322UA to avoid possible UI collision.

  • Page 8: Network Adapter

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.In order to avoid possible network collision between this Tenda network adapter those other manufactures, we recommend you to first disable the network of other manufacturer when installaing drive. 1. Right click “My Computer” and select “Properties. Then select “Hardware”...

  • Page 9: Product Maintenance

    2. Protect it against other nocuous substances (such as acid and alkali etc). 3. Please don’t keep the product directly exposed to the sun or other object emitting great heat. 4. Please contact Tenda customer service if any problems occur.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide This chapter will assist you in installing network adapter software packet by using the included CD. The software packet program has integrated driver and configuration software. So when you are installing driver the configuration software will be automatically installed as well.
  • Page 11 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Insert the included CD into the CD drive of your computer to auto-run the program. (If it doesn’t auto-run, please double click “Tenda.exe”in the CD,). When the welcome screen appears click Run button.
  • Page 12 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4. Tick “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next”.
  • Page 13 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5. There are two installation methods: one is to install driver and Tenda WLAN Config Tool. The other is to install driver only . We recommend you to use the default installation method. 6. Click “Install” to install the driver and configuration...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Client Utility Interface

    7. Click “Finish” to finish the driver and configuration software. Chapter 3 Client Utility Interface This wireless USB network adapter uses Tenda client utility interface (In the following text it is abbreviated to UI). All functions can be configured via this software.
  • Page 15 2. Operation on Tenda UI becomes impossible when wireless is disabled or it is switched to Zero config. 3 In Windows 2000 system, you need to use Tenda UI to conduct wireless configuration. 4.In Windows XP or Windows 2003 system, if you want to...
  • Page 16 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Station mode (Client Mode) Overview This wireless network adapter is a common solution for client signal reception. -12-...

  • Page 17: Network Status

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide The Network Status window displays status information regarding the wireless network as the picture below: The Site Survey interface displays the available wireless networks in the area. When you select a wireless network name the detailed information of this selected wireless network will be displayed.

  • Page 18: Profile Management

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide “Refresh” to update the wireless network list and select the one you want to connect, then click “Connect” button. When connecting wireless network, a dialogue box will pop up. For the un-encrypted network, directly confirm instead of changing the configuration, however for the encrypted wireless network, configuration of key is needed.
  • Page 19 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide want. Clicking a entry in the list displays the detailed information of the selected profile. To connect to wireless network, click “Connect” or double click wireless network name. Modify: To modify Site Status and Security Setting of the existing profiles.
  • Page 20 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2 Configure “Site Status” in the appearing dialogue box. There are Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc two network types and the default is Infrastructure as the below picture shows. -16-...
  • Page 21 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Infrastructure is a application mode which integrates the wired and wireless LAN architectures. What makes it different from Ad-Hoc is that the computer installed with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill wireless communication via AP or wireless router. It has “wireless AP + wireless network adapter”...
  • Page 22 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide authentication type, encryption type, and key. The relevant configurations here must be the same as those of the connected AP or router. Note: If the wireless router or AP you want to connect closes SSID broadcast function, the wireless network adapter will not be able to scan this wireless network SSID.
  • Page 23 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5 After successful connection, click “Status” to view the connection status as the picture below. 2. Ad-Hoc connection -19-...
  • Page 24 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1 Set the IP address of the wireless network adapter you want to connect at the same net segment. 2 Click “New”. Configure Site Status: Input SSID to identify the wireless network and select Ad-Hoc for network type. -20-...
  • Page 25 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Security Setting: Configures authentication, encryption type and key. Click OK. 5 The added wireless network information will be shown in the profile list. Select the profile name and click “Connect” or double click the profile name. -21-...
  • Page 26 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 6 Search wireless network in devices of other nodes. Double click the wireless network you want to connect and it will prompt you to input a key. After that, click “Connect”. It shows as the picture below after successful connection.

  • Page 27: Statistics

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Statistics is used to calculate the total Rx and Tx data packets, including the successful and error packet amount. -23-...

  • Page 28: Wps S

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Clear: click this button to delete the existing statistics and restart new statistics. WPS setting is enabled only on WPS-compliant wireless devices. It helps you to quickly configure the wireless network security. Refresh: To update the Pin code. Rescan: To rescan the WPS-enabled wireless network in the area.

  • Page 29: Ap Mode

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Click this button for PIN mode connection. PBC Click this button for PBC mode connection. Please refer to appendix 3 for detailed configuration steps for PIN and PBC AP Mode Overview Wireless network adapter can also serve as an access point to transmit wireless signals and create a wireless network, allowing other wireless clients to access the network.

  • Page 30: Basic Setting

    This window is used to configure the AP’s basic parameters, including SSID, wireless mode and channel (SSID is Tenda by default, and channel is 1 by default). SSID: Wireless network’s ID name scanned by wireless adapter as a network identifier.

  • Page 31: Security Setting

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide This window is used to configure the wireless network’s security authentication information. WEP Supports 10/26 bits Hex characters or 5/13 ASCII. WPA-PSK Supports 8-63-bit ASCII or 8-64 Hex characters. WPA2-PSK Supports 8-63-bit ASCII or 8-64 Hex characters.
  • Page 32 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Note: The Hex characters include numbers 0~9 and letters a-f. ASCII characters include any Arabic digitals/letters and characters. 1. Configure AP Mode 1 First input the SSID which is easy to be identified by you in the basic settings and keep other information unchanged.
  • Page 33 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide connected. -29-...

  • Page 34: 3.2.3 Access Control

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.3 Access Control Access Control is based on the MAC address to allow or prohibit a specified client’s access to this wireless network. Filter Policy: Disabled: To disable the filter function. All Permitted: To permit all hosts whose MAC addresses are included in the list to access the wireless network, other hosts whose MAC addresses have not been added to the list will be prohibited by default.
  • Page 35 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide been added to the list will be permitted by default. MAC Address To input the client’s MAC address you want to filter in the physical address field. Add: to add the entered client MAC address to the list. Delete: to delete an existing MAC address in the list.

  • Page 36: About

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide This interface displays the parameters regarding the software as the picture below: 1. There is only AP setting and MAC table when it is switched to AP mode under Windows 7 system. 2. You can change SSID in AP setting option and control the number of the connected clients by modifying the max number of peers.

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 Use The System Internal

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide MAC Table: Displays all the connected clients’ MAC addresses. Chapter 4 Use the System -33-...

  • Page 38: Wireless Configuration Program

    This chapter explains how to use the system internal configuration program to connect wireless network for users who don’t install Tenda configuration program. You must enable Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (It is enabled by default) when using the system internal wireless configuration program.
  • Page 39 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Network Connection Not connected”. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select “View Available Wireless Networks” as the picture below. 3. On the right of the interface displays the currently scanned wireless networks. If the one you want to connect has not been scanned, click “Refresh Network List”...
  • Page 40 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Note: If the wireless device to connect is not encrypted, the key dialogue box will not pop up. 4. When it shows “Connected” as the picture below, you can enjoy wireless access to Internet. -36-...
  • Page 41 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5. You can change wireless network key by changing advanced settings 6. Select “Wireless Network” and choose the wireless network whose configuration you want to change, and then click “Properties” -37-...
  • Page 42 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 7. Change the key in the appearing dialogue box. -38-...

  • Page 43: Wireless Network Connection Under Windows 7

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4.2 Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 1. Right click wireless connection on the right-down corner on the desktop to view available wireless networks as the picture below: 2. Select the wireless network you want to connect and click “Connect”...

  • Page 44: Appendix

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide APPENDIX Appendix One Acronyms and Terms WLAN Wireless Local Area Network 802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN technology. -40-...
  • Page 45 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standards that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 5 GHz UNI radio band. 802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band.

  • Page 46: Appendix Two: Product Specification42

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appendix Two: Product Specification IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b, Standard IEEE802.11n Port USB2.0 Frequency Range 2.412~2.472GHz Transmission Rate Transmission Max 12dBm Power Modulation OFDM, CCK Method Working Temper. Storage Temper. -40°c 70 Working RH non-condensing Humidity -42-...

  • Page 47: Appendix Three:how To Set Wps

    Keep pressing the WPS button on the Router’s panel for one second if your wireless router supports WPS (such as Tenda W311R). The WPS indicator will keep flashing (for about 2 minutes). It indicates that the WPS function is enabled on the router. There are 2 ways to use wireless...
  • Page 48 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1 Press in the PBC button on the side of the wireless adapter after the router has enabled PBC function. Scan the router SSID in the WPS configuration interface on the UI of the adapter and click “PBC” button to connect.
  • Page 49 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2. Wireless Connections in PIN Mode 2.1 Start Tenda wireless client program to enter the WPS configuration interface. The PIN code list displays the existing PIN of the network adapter. Copy or directly input this Pin Code to the PIN code field of the router (Please refer to the users’...

  • Page 50: Appendix Four Faq

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide and click PIN button. When the connection is successfully established this wireless SSID will added configuration file list as the picture below: Appendix Four FAQ Q1: Microsoft ICS service is pending. A1: If ICS service can not be enabled after a long time, please re-switch the Station Mode to AP Mode.
  • Page 51 1.Please manually cancel or restart and cancel ICS, then re-switch to AP mode. 2. This dialogue box appears because virtual wi-fi miniport adapter can only be used by one wireless network at a time. Please disable other non- Tenda -47-...
  • Page 52 Q5: Some function buttons on UI become grey and can not be used. A5: This is because you have switched to Zero config mode, please right click the Tenda UI ON the right-down corner of your desktop. Operations can be done after you have switched to Tenda UI.
  • Page 53 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful...
  • Page 54 Such modifications could void the user authority to operate the equipment. If you have any problem, please contact our customer service or visit our website. Tenda website : http://www.tenda.cn TEL: (86)0755-27657180 27653089 Email: support@tenda.com.cn...

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