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TRENDnet TEW-223PI User Manual

TRENDnet TEW-223PI User Manual

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802.11b Wireless

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  • Page 1: Pci Card

    802.11b Wireless PCI Card User Manual Doc. No.: 102202-02...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Statements

    REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION... 1 ... 1 EATURES IRELESS ETWORK LED I NDICATORS INSTALL THE DEVICE ... 4 98... 4 INDOWS ME... 7 INDOWS 2000... 9 INDOWS XP... 11 INDOWS ... 14 ERIFY INSTALL THE UTILITY... 15 NETWORK CONNECTION... 18 98/ME... 18 INDOWS 2000/XP...
  • Page 4 The Status Icon... 25 Link Info ... 26 Configuration ... 27 Encryption... 28 Site Survey... 30 About ... 31 XP’ INDOWS UNINSTALLATION ... 38 NINSTALL THE NINSTALL THE DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS... 41 IRELESS ONFIGURATION ’ ANUFACTURER ONFIGURATION ... 39 ... 32 TILITY ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The 802.11b Wireless PCI Card is a powerful 32-bit PCI Card that plugs quickly and easily into your Desktop PC for wireless network applications without wires or cables. Based on the IEEE 802.11b standard, it offers a transferring date rate of 11Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. Once connected with other networked PC’s, it allows you to share hard disk drives, DVD drives, CD drives, printers, and the likes.

  • Page 6: Wireless Network Options

    Wireless Network Options The Peer-to-Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with wireless PCI or wireless PC Cards, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop. Or you can use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other PCs via a wireless LAN.

  • Page 7: Led Indicators

    The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With wireless PCI Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point. LED Indicators Link: Green (On/Off) Glow –...

  • Page 8: Install The Device

    Install the Device 1. Before installing the device, make sure the computer is turned off. 2. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. 3. Carefully slide the wireless PCI card into an available PCI slot, push it evenly and firmly and ensure it is screwed securely in place using the mounting screw.
  • Page 9 3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM and Specify a location: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\Driver). Click Next. 4. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.
  • Page 10 5. Insert Windows 98 CD-ROM, and then click OK. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 7. When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes.

  • Page 11: In Windows Me

    In Windows ME 1. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), click Next. 2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\Driver). Click Next.
  • Page 12 4. Click Finish to complete the installation. 5. When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes.

  • Page 13: In Windows 2000

    In Windows 2000 1. In Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 2. In Install Hardware Device Drivers, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), click Next. 3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drivers and Specify a location, click Next.
  • Page 14 4. Click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\Driver). Click 5. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 10 -...

  • Page 15: In Windows Xp

    6. In Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. 7. Click Finish to complete the installation. In Windows XP 1. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. 2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Include this location in the search: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g.
  • Page 16 3. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation. 12 -...
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  • Page 18: Verify

    Verify To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters category. If the 802.11b Wireless PCI Card is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.

  • Page 19: Install The Utility

    Install the Utility Precaution for Windows XP users: There are two options for you to choose: Follow below instructions to install the utility. Skip to Use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration Utility configure the Wireless settings 1. Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Open the Utility folder then double click on Setup.exe to install the Wireless LAN Utility.
  • Page 20 3. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. 4. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue. 5. In Start Copying Files, click Next to continue. 16 -...
  • Page 21 6. Click Finish. 17 -...

  • Page 22: Network Connection

    Network Connection Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. In Windows 98/ME Go to Start Settings Make sure that the following components are installed. 802.11b Wireless PCI Card IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP/IP Control Panel Network.
  • Page 23 If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft. 3. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add. 4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add.
  • Page 24 7. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.” 8. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device. 20 -...

  • Page 25: In Windows 2000/Xp

    9. Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up, a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network. 10.
  • Page 26 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 3. If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add…...
  • Page 27 4. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. 5. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete the installation. 23 -...

  • Page 28: Configuration

    Configuration Note: For Windows XP users, you have two options to configure the Wireless settings: 1) Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility Please refer to Step 4 Utility section to disable the Windows XP's wireless configuration. 2) Use Windows XP's Wireless Configuration. Windows XP's Wireless Configuration Utility configuration.

  • Page 29: Network Status Icon

    Network Status Icon The Status Icon Icon Icon Link Status Access Point mode. (Green) (Please refer to below table for the exact link quality) Peer-to-Peer mode. (White) No connection. (Red) Signal Strength Excellent link quality. Good link quality. Fair link quality. Poor link quality.

  • Page 30: Link Info

    Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Signal It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Strength Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Data Rate It displays the current transmitting and receiving rate. 26 -...

  • Page 31: Configuration

    Configuration You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the SSID, Operation Mode, Tx Rate, Preamble Type and Radio. Item Description SSID SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network.

  • Page 32: Encryption

    Preamble type into Long or Short, please check the setting of AP. Some Access Points do not support Auto Preamble.) Auto Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type. Long If in a "noisy"...
  • Page 33 Select Auto for the network adapter to select the Authentication mode automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication mode. 64 Bit or 128 Bit.

  • Page 34: Site Survey

    Channel It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Signal Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects. A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set BSSID/IBSSID (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.

  • Page 35: About

    About You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver and Utility Version. 31 -...

  • Page 36: Use Windows Xp's Wireless Configuration Utility

    Use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration Utility 1. Go to Start Control Panel 2. In Network Connections window, right-click the Wireless Network Connections icon, and select Properties. Note: Double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and you can see the status of the Wireless PCI Card as described below. 3.
  • Page 37 Property Description (Diversity, Antenna A or Antenna B): These settings Antenna determine which antenna will be used to transmit or receive. Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All devices in the wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel in order to work correctly.
  • Page 38 Auto Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type. Long If in a "noisy" network environment, the Preamble Type Preamble should be set to Long Preamble. Short The Short Preamble is intended for applications where Preamble minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired.
  • Page 39 4. In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the Wireless Networks tab. Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Disable the check box to use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility. Enable the check box to use Windows to configure. * Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility Note: If you want to use the manufacturer’s configuration utility to configure the wireless settings.
  • Page 40 Available networks Displays all available networks. Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below. Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks. Preferred networks From available network(s) listed above, you can select preferred one(s) in an order that you can arrange.
  • Page 41 Move up Move the selected network forward one position. Move down Move the selected network back one position Add… Click the button and the Wireless Network Properties window will appear. In the Network name field, enter your desired network name listed in the above Available networks box, and click OK.

  • Page 42: Uninstallation

    Uninstallation In case you need to uninstall the Utility or device, please refer to below sections. Uninstall the Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility 1. Go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility. 2. Click OK to continue. 38 -...

  • Page 43: Uninstall The Device

    3. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure. Uninstall the device 1. Right-click My Computer → Properties → Hardware → Device Manager. 2. Right-click 802.11b Wireless PCI Card then click Uninstall (or Remove).
  • Page 44 3. Click OK. 4. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes. 40 -...

  • Page 45: Specifications

    Specifications Standard Host Interface Antenna LED Indicators Frequency Range Number of Selectable Channels Data rate Modulation Technique Security Bit Error rate Media Access Protocol Power Requirement Physical Specifications Environment Specifications IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant PCI 2.2 Dipole Antenna LINK: Green (ON) ACT: Green (Blink) 2.412GHz-2.4835GHz USA, Canada: 11 channels...
  • Page 46 Supported OS EMC Certification Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP FCC Part 15 in US EN300328 and EN300826 (EN301489-17) in Europe 42 -...

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