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  • Page 1 150M 便携式 3G 无线路由器...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without prior expressed written permission from 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 AC Dual-band USB Adapter Table of Contents Copyright Statement ................2 Table of Contents..................3 Chapter 1 Product Overview ............. 5 1.1 Package Contents (For references only) ..............5 1.2 LED Overview ........................5 1.3 Key Features ........................5 1.4 Applications ........................
  • Page 4 3.1 Connect to a Wireless Network --Windows® XP ..........15 3.2 Connect to a Wireless Network --Windows® 7 ..........18 3.3 Connect to a Wireless Network --Windows® 8 ..........20 Chapter 4 Tenda UI Guide ..............23 4.1 Frequency Band Setup ....................23 4.2 Wireless Connection ..................... 24 4.3 Wireless Status ........................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Unique design makes it easy to use with both laptops and desktops. Plus, securing a wireless connection is fast and simple at a push of the WPS button. The W900U is perfect for upgrading your existing laptop or desktop to 802.11ac.

  • Page 6: Applications

    Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Windows7, Windows8 and more  1.4 Applications The Tenda adapter delivers powerful, fast and reliable wireless access to your desktop or notebook computer. It is ideal for use by or in: corporate staff who want to stay connected to Internet while moving ...

  • Page 7: Maintenance

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter adapter or a different model Tenda adapter, make sure the software and driver are uninstalled before installing the new software. Some utilities may cause a conflict with the new software. 1.6 Maintenance Observe the following to ensure the product continuously stays in good Keep the device away from humidity and water ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    Software install and operation instructions are illustrated in Windows® XP. If you have a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples. 2.1 Hardware Install Turn on your computer and insert the Tenda adapter into an available USB port on your computer.

  • Page 9: Software Install

    1. If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel and then use the quick install CD to install the driver and software. 2. Insert the Tenda Driver CD in your PC's CD-ROM driver. If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, double click...
  • Page 10 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 3. Select the language you want to use and click Next to continue.
  • Page 11 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next. 5. You can either install the standalone driver without Tenda adapter utility or install both driver and Tenda adapter utility.
  • Page 12 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Note: If you wish to use Windows system built-in wireless utility, you can select the first installation mode; however, if you want to use advanced features like WPS, you must also install the Tenda adapter utility.
  • Page 13 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 6. Click Install to install the driver.
  • Page 14 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 7. Wait till the driver is completely auto-installed and then click Finish to exit.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Use System Built-In Wireless Utility

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Chapter 3 Use System Built-in Wireless Utility This section will walk you through the configuration process of connecting to a wireless network using your PC's OS built-in wireless utility. To use Windows XP built-in wireless utility, you must first enable the Wireless Zero Configuration service (enabled by default).
  • Page 16 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 2. As seen below, Wireless Network Connection displays Not Connected. Right click Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks. 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. If you don't see the network you wish to connect to, click the Refresh network list.
  • Page 17 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Note: If the network you selected is not encrypted, you will not see this dialog box requesting a security key. 4. When this screen appears, you have successfully connected to your wireless network and can start surfing Internet.

  • Page 18: Connect To A Wireless Network --Windows® 7

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 3.2 Connect to a Wireless Network --Windows® 7 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (SSID) and click the Connect button or directly double-click it. If you don't find the desired wireless network, click the refresh icon (upper-right corner) to update the list.
  • Page 19 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it. To disconnect from it, view status, or change wireless properties, etc, simply right-click the SSID.

  • Page 20: Connect To A Wireless Network --Windows® 8

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 3.3 Connect to a Wireless Network --Windows® 8 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (SSID) and click the Connect button or directly double-click it. 2.
  • Page 21 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it.
  • Page 22 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Note: If the wireless router or AP you connect to via the wireless adapter does not have Internet access, then you will get a Restricted status and a yellow exclamation mark will appear in the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner).

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Tenda Ui Guide

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Chapter 4 Tenda UI Guide If you select Install driver and Tenda WLAN Utility, then both of them will be installed on your PC. All features on the adapter can be configured and implemented through the Tenda adapter utility (abbreviated to UI).

  • Page 24: Wireless Connection

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.2 Wireless Connection Wireless Connection displays all available wireless networks in the area and lets you see at a glance MAC address, channel, network mode (a/b/g/n), signal strength, authentication mode, encryption mode and/or WPS authentication of each AP. Also, you can select to connect to the desired wireless network.
  • Page 25 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on the wireless router or access point you plan to connect to and then click Next. Note: If you check Save wireless network upon successful connection, then, after the adapter connects to the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile.

  • Page 26: Wireless Status

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.3 Wireless Status After you have successfully connected to a wireless network, you can click Wireless Status to view details of the connection, including SSID, MAC address, authentication mode, encryption mode, channel, signal strength, transmission rate of the connected AP, IP address assigned to the adapter, subnet and TX/RX packet statistics, etc.

  • Page 27: Network Profile

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.4 Network Profile Also, you can manually add a profile to connect to a specified wireless network. After the adapter joins the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile, which can be used by adapter utility.
  • Page 28 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter An 802.11 wireless adapter (WNIC) can operate in two modes known as infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode: Infrastructure: In an infrastructure mode network the wireless adapter needs a wireless access point or a wireless router for communication. All wireless nodes in an infrastructure mode network connect to an access point or a wireless router.
  • Page 29 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.4.1 Profile Set Up for Infrastructure Mode If you plan to connect your wireless adapter to an existing wireless AP or wireless router, please select the Infrastructure mode. Setting up infrastructure mode for wireless connectivity is not that hard, all we need is to follow below instructions: 1.
  • Page 30 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Now, you may see the added profile in the list. You can edit or delete it. By clicking Connect, you will soon connect to the wireless network specified in the profile. Note: If you wish to join a hidden network (wireless AP or wireless router that does not broadcast its SSID), you must add a profile to manually connect to...
  • Page 31 Hoc network must be configured with static IP addresses manually. For details, see appendix 1 hereof. 2. To add Ad Hoc profile: a) Click Add and specify a SSID (wireless network name), say, "Tenda". b) Select Ad Hoc as network type. c) Select WEP and specify a WEP key.
  • Page 32 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Search the wireless network from devices on other nodes. g) Double-click it, enter a security key if required and then click Connect.
  • Page 33 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter When below screen appears, you have successfully connected to it.

  • Page 34: Wps Settings

    This applies only to join a PBC encrypted wireless network; Connect using WPS PBC or PIN: Join a wireless network from the  Tenda adapter utility. This applies to both PBC and PIN encrypted wireless networks.
  • Page 35 PBC from your router's management UI. For details, see the router's User Guide) . 2. Run Tenda adapter UI and press and hold the WPS button on the side of the adapter for about 2 seconds.
  • Page 36 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.5.2 To join a wireless network using WPS PBC or PIN from adapter’s 1. To join a wireless network using WPS PBC from Tenda adapter UI: Select WPS Settings-> Connect using WPS PBC or PIN.
  • Page 37 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Note: a) Automatically select network to connect: Automatically select a WPS-capable AP from searched results to join. This field is checked by default. If this field is left unchecked, you must manually select a WPS-capable AP to connect. b) If you want to manually select the WPS-capable AP that you wish to join, leave this field unchecked.
  • Page 38 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Then within 2 minutes, enable the WPS on your wireless router and click then Next. Negotiation Process:...
  • Page 39 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Negotiation Completed Successfully: Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PBC connection is now completed.
  • Page 40 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter To join a wireless network using WPS PIN from Tenda adapter UI: Select WPS Settings-> Connect using WPS PBC or PIN. Click Next and then select PIN.
  • Page 41 Follow onscreen instructions to copy W900U's PIN to the wireless AP and enable WPS-PIN on the wireless AP. For example: If you wish to connect to Tenda W1800R, simply copy the PIN to Tenda W1800R and enable WPS-PIN on the Tenda W1800R.
  • Page 42 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Enter the PIN from my Access Point: First, enable the WPS-PIN on the wireless AP to connect, say, Tenda W1800R.
  • Page 43 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Second, enter the wireless AP's PIN. And then click Next to start WPS-PIN negotiation. Negotiation Completed:...
  • Page 44 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PIN connection is now completed.

  • Page 45: Help

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4.6 Help Click the Help button to display help.

  • Page 46: Appendix 1 Config Tcp/Ip Settings On Your Pc

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Appendix 1 Config TCP/IP settings on your If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections.
  • Page 47 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
  • Page 48 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4. Select "Use the following IP address". IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.
  • Page 49 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
  • Page 50 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 2. Click "Change adapter settings". 3. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
  • Page 51 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties or directly double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). 5. Select "Use the following IP address".
  • Page 52 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.

  • Page 53: Appendix 2 Glossary

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Appendix 2 Glossary 802.11ac: IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11, currently under development, providing high-throughput wireless local area networks on the 5 GHz band. Theoretically, this specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second and a maximum single link throughput of at least 500 megabits per second (500 Mbit/s).
  • Page 54 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter 802.11i: 802.11i, implemented as WPA2, is an amendment to the original IEEE 802.11. 802.11j: 802.11j is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard designed specially for Japanese market. 802.11n: 802.11n is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard, which improves network throughput over the two previous standards—802.11a and 802.11g—with a significant increase in the maximum net data rate.
  • Page 55 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over IEEE 802 which is known as "EAP over LAN" or EAPOL. WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks.

  • Page 56: Appendix 3 Faqs

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Appendix 3 FAQs Q1: How do I enable the WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) service in Windows XP or enable WAC (WLAN AutoConfig) in Win dows 7/Win dows Step1. From your desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage. Step2.
  • Page 57 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Enable WZC in Windows XP Enable WLAN AutoConfig in Windows7 Q2: I followed instructions to install the driver but failed. This can occur if you have already installed other manufacturer's adapter. Drivers of other manufacturer might cause a conflict with the new driver. Please first uninstall it and then check to make sure that oem.inf file is removed from C:\WINDOWS\inf.

  • Page 58: Appendix 4 Emc Statement

    Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter Appendix 4 EMC Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. NOTE: (1) The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
  • Page 59 Wireless AC Dual-band USB Adapter this equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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