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TRENDnet TEW-224UB User Manual

TRENDnet TEW-224UB User Manual

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TEW-224UB
802.11b Wireless

USB Adapter

User Guide

Doc. No.: 100302-02

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  • Page 1: Usb Adapter

    TEW-224UB 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Doc. No.: 100302-02...

  • 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 LED I NDICATORS HARDWARE INSTALLATION...3 NDER INDOWS NDER INDOWS NDER INDOWS NDER INDOWS ... 14 ERIFY INSTALL THE UTILITY...15 NETWORK CONNECTION ...19 NDER INDOWS NDER INDOWS CONFIGURATION ...26 ANUFACTURER Monitor ... 28 Table of Contents ... 2 98SE...
  • Page 4 Statistics... 30 Site Survey ... 31 Encryption ... 33 Advanced... 35 Profiles ... 37 Info... 39 XP’ INDOWS UNINSTALLATION...46 NINSTALL THE NINSTALL THE DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ...49 IRELESS ONFIGURATION ’ ANUFACTURER ONFIGURATION ... 47 ... 39 TILITY ... 46 TILITY...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction A wireless LAN links network users to LAN services without the hassle of cabling or wiring, which significantly brings mobile workers the freedom of staying connected to the network while roaming around a building or multiple buildings maintaining access to the Internet, e-mail, networked applications, and print services.

  • Page 6: Led Indicators

    Low power consumption Easy to install and configure LED Indicators Rx (receive): Green, on Tx (transmit): Green, on Power: Green, on - 2 -...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Rotate the antenna counter-clockwise. Plug the square end (Type B) of USB cable into the adapter's USB port. Plug the rectangle end (Type A) of USB cable into the PC's USB port After installing the Wireless USB Adapter, follow below sections to install the adapter’s software.
  • Page 8 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). Click Next. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. E:\Win9xMe ). Click Next. - 4 -...
  • Page 9 Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. Insert Windows 98SE CD-ROM, and then click OK. Click Finish to complete the installation. - 5 -...

  • Page 10: Under Windows Me

    When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes. Under Windows ME Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), click Next. 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.
  • Page 11 Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. Click Finish to complete the installation. - 7 -...

  • Page 12: Under Windows 2000

    When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes. Under Windows 2000 In Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. - 8 -...
  • Page 13 In Install Hardware Device drivers, select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location. Click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. E:\Win2kXP). Click OK. - 9 -...
  • Page 14 Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. In Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. - 10 -...
  • Page 15 Click Finish to complete the installation. Restart your computer. - 11 -...

  • Page 16: Under Windows Xp

    Under Windows XP Once the device is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. Insert the Setup Utility 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 17 Click Continue Anyway to proceed. Click Finish to continue the installation. - 13 -...

  • 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 Wireless USB Adapter is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.

  • Page 19: Install The Utility

    Install the Utility Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe to install the Configuration & Monitor Utility. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. - 15 -...
  • Page 20 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. In Select Program Folder, click Next to continue. - 16 -...
  • Page 21 In Start Copying Files, click Next to continue. In Setup Status, the InstallShield Wizard will begin copying the files. - 17 -...
  • Page 22 After the Configuration Utility has been successfully installed, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to restart. - 18 -...

  • Page 23: Network Connection

    Network Connection Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. Under Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start ? Settings ? Control Panel ? Network. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. Wireless USB Adapter - 19 -...
  • Page 24 IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP/IP If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. All the protocols and clients required listed above are provided by Microsoft. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add.
  • Page 25 For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Print Sharing. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network.
  • Page 26 When finished, reboot your computer to activate the new device. 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.

  • Page 27: Under Windows 2000/Xp

    Under Windows 2000/XP (For Windows 2000) Go to Start? Settings ? Control Panel ? Network and Dial-up Connections ? Local Area Connection ? Properties. (For Windows XP) Go to Start ? Control Panel ? Network Connections ? Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless USB Adapter ? Properties.
  • Page 28 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…to add it in - 24 -...
  • Page 29 For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete installation. - 25 -...

  • Page 30: Configuration

    Configuration Note: For Windows XP users, you have two options to configure the Wireless settings: 1) Use Manufacturer’s Configuration and Monitor Utility Please go to Use Manufacturer's Configuration Utility section to disable the Windows XP's wireless configuration. 2) Use Windows XP's Wireless Configuration. Please go to Use Windows XP's Wireless Configuration Utility section to use the configuration.
  • Page 31 The Wireless LAN Monitor Utility icon will appear in the taskbar every time the device is running. You can open it by double-clicking on this icon. Icon Status Mode Access Point mode Peer-to-Peer mode All settings are categorized into 7 tabs: Monitor Statistics Site Survey...

  • Page 32: Monitor

    Monitor The Monitor tab will display the current status of the Wireless USB Adapter. Item Operating Mode Channel SSID Description It displays the current operating mode. (Access Point or Peer-to -Peer). It shows the selected channel that is currently used. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.) The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
  • Page 33 Item Description to connect to the same network. It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adapter. Tx Rate It shows the current transfer rate. (Fixed 1 Mbps, Fixed 2 Mbps, Fixed 5.5 Mbps, Fixed 11Mbps or Auto) Int.

  • Page 34: Statistics

    Statistics This option shows you to view the available statistic information (Data packets, Management Packets and Rejected packets). Press the Clear button to renew or update this list of statistics. - 30 -...

  • Page 35: Site Survey

    Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points or Peer-to-Peer types and their features. Item BSSID SSID Description A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.
  • Page 36 Item Description Signal It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects. It shows the selected channel that is currently used. It displays the status of WEP Encryption. Type It displays the type of Basic Service Set. Access communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point.

  • Page 37: Encryption

    Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Item Encryption Key #1/Key #2/ Key #3/Key #4 Default Key to Description WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64 Bit, or 128 Bit.
  • Page 38 Item Description Two WEP modes are available as below: WEP Mode Mandatory and Optional. Mandatory: WEP Encryption is required to establish connection with other stations within the wireless network. Optional : Your station can communicate with other stations within the wireless network regardless if they use WEP or not.

  • Page 39: Advanced

    Advanced You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold and RTS/CTS Threshold. - 35 -...
  • Page 40 Item Description Preamble Type A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. (Note: Checking the setting of AP prior to changing the Preamble type is recommended.) ? Long If in a "noisy"...

  • Page 41: Profiles

    Profiles You can create frequently used setting as a profile. Then, you can select the saved Profile from the pull-down list of the Current Profile. Item Create Cancel Save Delete Rename Hide Description Click New to create a new profile. Click Create to type the name of the new profile.
  • Page 42 How to create a new Profile: Select an AP or Station that is frequently used. Follow below steps. (Please refer to Fig.1 ~ Fig.3) Fig.1 Fig.3 The new profile will be added in the pull-down list of Current Profile. (Please refer to Fig.4) Fig.2 Fig.4 - 38 -...

  • Page 43: Info

    Info You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver, Firmware and Application Version. Use the Hide button to exit the application. Use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration Utility Go to Start ? Control Panel ? Network and Internet Connections ? Network Connections.
  • Page 44 In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the General tab. Click Configure to enable Windows configuration. - 40 -...
  • Page 45 Property Description 802.11 Power Enable the function to allow the Adapter to go to Save sleep mode, during which data communication could be interrupted. (Disabled or Enabled) To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small sizes Fragmentation of frames for increasing the reliability of frame Threshold (The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed) transmission.
  • Page 46 In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the Wireless Networks tab. ?Use Windows to configure… Check the box to enable Windows configuration. * Use Windows to configure Note: Once you enable windows configuration, you can use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration Utility to configure the wireless settings. * Use Manufacturer’s Configuration and Monitor Utility Note: If you want to use manufacturer’s configuration utility to configure the wireless settings, make sure the check box is not enabled then click the Network...
  • Page 47 Available networks Displays all available networks. Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below. - 43 -...
  • Page 48 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. The marked one is the currently used network. Move up Move the selected network forward one position.
  • Page 49 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. Note: The new settings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window.

  • Page 50: Uninstallation

    Uninstallation If you need to uninstall the Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility or the device itself, please refer to below section. Uninstall the Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility Go to Start ? Programs ? 802.11 Wireless LAN ? Uninstall Configuration & Monitor Utility. Click OK to continue. Click Yes.

  • Page 51: Uninstall The Device

    Select Yes, I want to start my computer now. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure. Uninstall the device Right-click My Computer Manager. Right-click Wireless USB Adapter then click Uninstall (or Remove). Properties Hardware - 47 - Device...
  • Page 52 Click OK to uninstall the device. The system may prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes. - 48 -...

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Specifications Standards Host Interface Physical Antenna LED Indicators Power Requirement Frequency Range Number of Selectable Channels Modulation Technique Security Spreading Bit Error rate Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK Supported OS EMC Certification IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant USB 1.1 Weight: 50 g Dimension: 110(L) x 60 (W) x 2.5(H) mm External Antenna, rotating angle 0 to 90...

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