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TRENDnet TEW-228PI User Manual

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  • Page 1 IEEE 802.11b PCI Adapter User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Notes And Statements

    Regulatory notes and statements Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile phones.

  • Page 3: Fcc Radio Frequency Exposure Statement

    USA-FCC (Federal Communications Commission) statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device.

  • Page 4: Export Restrictions

    1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver. 3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Export restrictions This product or software contains encryption code that may not be exported or transferred from the US of Canada without an approved US Department of...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction... 1 Overview of this User’s Guide... 1 Unpacking and Setup ... 3 Unpacking... 3 Setup ... 3 Hardware Installation... 5 LED Indicator ... 5 Check the installation... 5 Software Installation ... 7 Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Driver Installation... 7 Check the installation...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this IEEE 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the Wireless PCI Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a Wireless (IEEE 802.11b) PCI Adapter, a computer or a station can communicate with another computer in a wireless way.

  • Page 9: Unpacking And Setup

    UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Wireless PCI Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the Wireless PCI Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: One 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter One Driver &...

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION LED Indicator LNK/ACT (Link/Activity) The LNK indicator indicates green when the Wireless PCI Adapter is connected to a network successfully. Otherwise the LNK indicator blinks green and off three seconds continuously whiles the WLAN is scanning the wireless devices or transmitting data. Check the installation 1.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the Wireless PCI Adapter Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Driver Installation 1. Once the WLAN PCI Adapter was installed into your computer’s PCI slot, the Windows OS will auto detect a new device and need to install the driver.
  • Page 14 Run, type “D:\Utility\Setup.exe” in the dialog box (D:\ will depend on where your CD-ROM drive is located) and click OK. Once you need to install the driver manually, refer to the “D:\Drivers\NETR8180.INF” (D:\ will depends on where the CD-ROM drive is located). The InstallShield Wizard screen will appear.

  • Page 15: Wireless Utility Setting

    The installation program will help you to setup the Wireless PCI utility. Be noted that the Windows XP have its own Wireless Utility; you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility. After finish the installation, you will see the icon on the Windows task bar.
  • Page 16 Status The Status screen shows you the status of the PCI Adapter, it shows that where the device is connected to, the Network mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and the encryption mode. There is another dialog box showing the data transmitted and data received.
  • Page 17 Configuration The Configuration function helps you to configure the Network and the Security. Network: the setting of the Network mode, the SSID and the Channels. Network Mode: If you want to connect with an Access Point, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the mode to “Ad-Hoc”...
  • Page 18 If the SSID parameter is “ANY”, it will detect the strongest signal of the wireless station. Channel: It shows radio channel numbers that used for WLAN networking. The channel number can be set only under the Ad-Hoc operation mode. In Ad-Hoc mode stations, each station must have the same channel numbers and SSID.
  • Page 19 Create with Passphrase: The Passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a group of WEP key in the Key Setting, while input a phrase in the Passphrase dialog, you can see the group of key setting will be changed. Note: After all the settings are completed, click Apply to save the setting.
  • Page 20 Power Saving: To set your Wireless PCI Adapter as power saving mode, select “Off”, “Normal” or “Maximum”. Transmit Power: By selecting the Transmit Power, you can select the Radio Frequency output power from Minimum, 12.5%, 25%, 50%,100% or Auto. Preamble Type: The usage of the preamble is to limit the packet size of the data to transmit.
  • Page 21 Profile The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile, click Save and click Apply when a profile is done. You can click Delete if the profile is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in the Profile Name field and click Activate.
  • Page 22 Network The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Wireless PCI Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the WEP type and the Network mode. You can click the Rescan button to find the new wireless devices, and double-click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connected with.
  • Page 23 Statistic The Statistic section shows the real-time transmit and receive packets of the PCI Adapter.
  • Page 24 About The About section shows the Device Name, Regulatory Domain, Driver Version, MAC Address and the Utility version.

  • Page 25: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Radio Technology Interface Data Transfer Rate Receiver Sensitivity Frequency Range Modulation Schemes Channels Media Access Protocol Security Diagnostic LED Antenna Driver Support Continuous Current Consumption Temperature Humidity Dimensions Certifications General IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 32-bit PCI 2.1, 2.2. Bus Master 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps (auto sense) 11Mbps: Typical -80dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) 2Mbps: Typical -87dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate)

  • Page 27: Appendix A

    APPENDIX A This appendix lists the IEEE 802.11b channels supported by the world’s regulatory domains as well as the maximum power levels allowed per domain. Regulatory Domains Channel 802.11b Identifier Frequency FCC (North 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457...
  • Page 28 Maximum Power Levels Regulatory Domain Americas (FCC) Europe (ETSI) Israel Japan (MKK) Antenna Gain (dBi) Maximum Power Level (mW)

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