54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Copyright Statement registered trademark Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. All the products product names mentioned herein trademarks registered trademarks their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction W54C Wireless Notebook Adapter complies with IEEE802.11b, IEEE 802.11g standards with up to 54Mbps wireless transmission rate which is five times ordinary IEEE802.11b products. It also supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA-PSK, WPA2/WPA2-PSK encryption 802.1x security...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 1.1 Product Feature Supports IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b standards Provides two work modes: Infrastructure mode and Ad-Hoc mode Provides up to 54Mbps maximum transmission rate and up to 300m maximum transmission range ...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 1.2 Product Deployment W54C Wireless Notebook Adapter offers fast, reliable and cost-effective solution for wireless access. Deployment as follows: For staff who requires higher mobility in the office, they want to have access to traditional wired or wireless network in any place of the company;...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 1.3 Package Contents Unpack the packets, and please find the following items: One W54C Wireless Notebook Adapter One CD-ROM 1.4 LED Indicator Description On W54C’s front panel, there is one LED indicator and one Status indicator.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide This chapter is to assist you how to use the included CD-ROM which comprises the Setup Wizard and the Client Utility Interface. The following steps on Setup Wizard are taken the Windows XP as example.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3. Inert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. (If not appear, double click the “Setup.exe” icon.)
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 4. Click “Next” to start installing. 5. Click “Change…” to select the directory path, or click “Next”.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 6. Select “OK” and “Next” in the following window. 7. During the installation, the following dialogue maybe appears. Click the “Continue Anyway” to continue. There is no security threat to your computer.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 8. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
Chapter 3 Client Utility Interface This software is for the W54C Wireless Notebook Adapter management. If it does not appear, select “Start”—“All Programs” —“TENDA”—“W54C”, or click the shortcut on your PC’s desktop. Note: In the Windows XP, you can select the included...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.1 Station Mode 3.1.1 Station Mode Topology In this mode, W54C serves as a client to receive the wireless signals to access the Internet. -11-...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.1.2 Status In the Network Status window, it displays something on wireless adapter and wireless network’s status, including SSID, Authentication type, Encryption Type, IP address, subnet mask and gateway and so on. -12-...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.1.3 Site Survey The Site Survey is used to scan the available wireless network around, showing the wireless network’s signal strength and other information which provides basis for you to access which wireless network. Connect: select one entry in the wireless network list and click the button to connect the device with the selected network.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.1.4 Profile Management This window saves general wireless parameters for different profiles, which is used to fast connect the wireless network you need. UP/DOWN: To change the profile’s sequence in the list. Connect: To activate one profile. New: To create a new profile and configure the site status and security setting.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.1.5 Statistics Statistics is used to summarize Rx and Tx data packets, including the success and error packet amount. Clear: click this button to renew the statistics. 3.1.6 WPS Setting WPS setting is enabled only on WPS-compliant devices.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide PIN: Enter the Pin code and click the “PIN” to automatically connect the wireless adapter with wireless devices around. PBC: Click the “PBC” to complete auto-check and connections between wireless adapter and other wireless device. Refresh: to update the Pin code.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.2 AP Mode 3.2.1 AP Mode Topology The device also can serve as an access point to transmit wireless signals and create wireless network, allowing other wireless clients to access the network. Click the AP Mode icon to enter the AP Mode interface. -18-...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3.2.2 Basic Setting This window is used to configure the AP’s basic para- meters, including SSID, Wireless Mode and Channel. SSID: Wireless network’s ID name scanned by wireless adapter. Wireless Mode: 802.11b/802.11g/802.11b/g mixed. Channel: 1~11 channels provided. Restore Default: to restore the set parameters to default factory default settings.
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Note: 1. The Hex characters include 0~9 numbers and a~f letters. 2. ASCII characters include any numbers/letters and characters. 3.2.4 Access Control Access Control is based on the MAC address to decide that the specified client connects to the wireless network, or disables it to access the wireless network.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Filter Policy: Disabled: to disable the filter function. All Permitted: to permit all clients in the list to access the wireless network. All Blocked: to refuse all clients in the list to access the wireless network. MAC Address:...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Appendix One: Acronyms and Terms WLAN Wireless Local Area Network 802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN technology. 802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that provides up to 54 Mbps transmis- sion in the 5 GHz UNI radio band.
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide BSSID Basic Service Set ID DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. DSSS is one of two types of spread spectrum radio. The other is frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS). Quality of Service OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing...
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security protocol for WLANs defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. The next generation of Wi-Fi security, based on the 802.11i standard. WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access 2-Pre-shared Keys WPA-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre-shared Keys...
54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide Appendix Three : How to connect with Topology of PSP connecting with W54C 2. To configure PSP with Ad-Hoc mode Select Network Settings -28-...
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 3. In W54C Utility Interface scan PSP and double-click to connect the wireless network. 4. In Site Survey check “enable PSP connection mode” box. -30-...
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 5. To configure Xlink Kai Select “Start”→ “All programmers” → “Xlink Kai Evolution VII” → “Start Kai Config” to configure the user name, password and other parameters as follows. -31-...
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54M Wireless Notebook Adapter User Guide 6. Login Xlink Kai Select “Start”→ “All programmers” → “Xlink Kai Evolution VII” → “Start Kai”. PSP will connect with Xlink Kai automatically. The following window will indicate the connection is established well now. -32-...