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  • Page 1 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without the permission of 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 Network Adapter Users’ Guide Contents Chapter 1 Introduction......1 1.1 P ........1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 LED I ......2 NDICATOR ESCRIPTION 1.3 P ........2 RODUCT EATURES 1.4 P ..........3 RODUCT SAGE 1.5 B ........3 EFORE NSTALLATION 1.6 D ’ ISABLE OTHER MANUFACTURER S WIRELESS ..........4 NETWORK ADAPTER...

  • Page 4: Configuration Program

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.2 S ........27 ECURITY ETTING 3.2.3 A ........30 CCESS ONTROL 3.2.4 A ............31 BOUT 3.2.5 AP M 7 .....32 ODE UNDER INDOWS Chapter 4 Use the System Internal Wireless Configuration Program ......34 4.1 W IRELESS ETWORK ONNECTION UNDER...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Chapter 1 Introduction W311M / W311Ma is a 11N wireless USB network adapter with up to 150Mbps wireless transmission rate. It complies with the latest IEEE802.11n standard, and is compatible with 802.11b/g wireless devices. With mini and exquisite design, it is easy to carry along.

  • Page 6: Led Indicator Description

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1.2 LED Indicator Description  There is one status indicator on the side of this wireless network adapter. It always remains ON when working correctly and flashes when transferring data. 1.3 Product Features  Supports 150Mbps receiving and sending rate Complies with IEEE 802.11n and is compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g standards Provides USB2.0 port Supports 20MHz/40MHz frequency width...

  • Page 7: Product Usage

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1.4 Product Usage  W311M/W311Ma Wireless USB Adapter offers fast, reliable and cost- effective solution for wireless access. It is best used in the following circumstances: 1. Enables staff members who require greater mobility in the office to have access to wireless networks anywhere inside their company.

  • Page 8: Disable Other Manufacturers Wireless

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide collision. 3.In order to avoid possible network collision between this Tenda network adapter those other manufactures, we recommend you to first disable the network of other manufacturer when installaing drive. 1.6 Disable other manufacturer’s wireless  network adapter  1. Right click “My Computer” and select “Properties. Then select “Hardware”...

  • Page 9: Product Maintenance

    2. Protect it against other nocuous substances (such as acid and alkali etc). 3. Please don’t keep the product directly exposed to the sun or other object emitting great heat. 4．Please contact Tenda customer service if any problems occur.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide This chapter will assist you in installing network adapter software packet by using the included CD. The software packet program has integrated driver and configuration software. So when you are installing driver the configuration software will be automatically installed as well.
  • Page 11 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Insert the included CD into the CD drive of your computer to auto-run the program. (If it doesn’t auto-run, please double click “Tenda.exe”in the CD,). When the welcome screen appears click “Run”button.
  • Page 12 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4．Tick “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next”. 5. There are two installation methods: one is to install...
  • Page 13 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide driver and Tenda WLAN Config Tool. The other is to install driver only . We recommend you to use the default installation method. 6. Click “Install” to install the driver and configuration software.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Client Utility Interface

    Tenda Wireless Utility”, or click the “Tenda Wireless Utility” shortcut on your PC’s desktop to start UI. Click Tenda UI on the right-down corner on the desktop to switch Tenda UI and Zero config, and to exit UI etc. -10-...
  • Page 15 4.Under Windows XP or Windows 2003 system, if you want to use the system internally attached wireless configuration program to configure the network adapter, please first disable Tenda UI or switch UI to Zero config. 5. Client application program is “Station Mode” (Client Mode) by default.

  • Page 16: Station Mode (Client Mode )

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1 Station mode (Client Mode)  Station mode (Client Mode) Overview This wireless network adapter is a common solution for client signal reception. -12-...

  • Page 17: Network Status

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1.1 Network Status  Network Status window displays status information regarding the wireless network as the picture below: 3.1.2 Site Survey  The Site Survey interface displays the available wireless networks in the area. When you select a wireless network name the detailed information of this selected wireless network will be displayed.

  • Page 18: Profile Management

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Before you connect wireless network, please click “Refresh” to update the wireless network list and select the one you want to connect, then click “Connect” button. When connecting wireless network, a dialogue box will pop up. For the un-encrypted network, directly confirm instead of changing the configuration, however for the encrypted wireless network, configuration of key is needed.
  • Page 19 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide adapter to quickly connect to the wireless network you want. Clicking a entry in the list displays the detailed information of the selected profile. To connect to wireless network, click “Connect” or double click wireless network name.
  • Page 20 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2）Configure “Site Status” in the appearing dialogue box. There are Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc two network types and the default is Infrastructure as the below picture shows. -16-...
  • Page 21 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Infrastructure is a application mode which integrates the wired and wireless LAN architectures. What makes it different from Ad-Hoc is that the computer installed with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill wireless communication via AP or wireless router. It has “wireless AP + wireless network adapter”...
  • Page 22 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide of the connected AP or wireless router. Note: If the wireless router or AP you want to connect closes SSID broadcast function, the wireless network adapter will not be able to scan this wireless network SSID.
  • Page 23 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5）After successful connection, click “Status” to view the connection status as the picture below. -19-...
  • Page 24 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2. Ad-Hoc connection 1）Set the IP address of the wireless network adapter you want to connect at the same net segment. 2）Click “New”. 3 ） Configure Site Status: Input SSID to identify the wireless network and select Ad-Hoc for network type. -20-...
  • Page 25 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4 ） Security Setting: Configures authentication, encryption type and key. Click OK. 5）The added wireless network information will be shown in the profile list. Select the profile name and click “Connect” or double click the profile name. -21-...
  • Page 26 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 6）Search wireless network in devices of other nodes. Double click the wireless network you want to connect and it will prompt you to input a key. After that, click “Connect”. 7 ） It shows as the picture below after successful connection.

  • Page 27: Statistics

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1.4 Statistics  Statistics is used to calculate the total Rx and Tx data packets, including the successful and error packet amount. Clear: click this button to delete the existing statistics -23-...

  • Page 28: Wps Setting

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide and restart new statistics. 3.1.5 WPS Setting  WPS setting is enabled only on WPS-compliant wireless devices. It helps you to quickly configure the wireless network security. Refresh: To update the Pin code. Rescan: To rescan the WPS-enabled wireless network in the area.

  • Page 29: Ap Mode

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide PBC：Click this button for PBC mode connection. Please refer to appendix 3 for detailed configuration steps for PIN and PBC. 3.2 AP Mode  AP Mode Overview Wireless network adapter can also serve as an access point to transmit wireless signals and create a wireless network, allowing other wireless clients to access the network.

  • Page 30: Basic Setting

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.1 Basic Setting  Network Status window displays status information regarding the wireless network adapter’s working status, including SSID, Authentication type, Encryption Type, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and so on. SSID: Service Set Identifier to identify different networks.

  • Page 31: Security Setting

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.2 Security Setting  This window is used to configure the wireless network’s security authentication information. WEP ： Supports 10/26 bits Hex characters and 5/13 ASCII. WPA-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64 Hex characters. WPA2-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64 Hex characters.
  • Page 32 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Note: The Hex characters include numbers 0~9 and letters a-f. ASCII characters include any Arabic digitals/letters and characters. 1. Configure AP Mode 1）First input the SSID which is easy to be identified by you in the basic settings and keep other information unchanged.
  • Page 33 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3）Other clients can have the following picture after their scanned usable wireless networks are successfully connected. -29-...

  • Page 34: Access Control

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.3 Access Control Access Control is based on the MAC address to allow or prohibit a specified client’s access to this wireless network. Filter Policy: Disabled: To disable the filter function. All Permitted: To permit all hosts whose MAC addresses are included in the list to access the wireless network, other hosts whose MAC addresses have not been added to the list will be prohibited by default.

  • Page 35: About

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide want to filter in the physical address field. Add: To add the entered client MAC address to the list. Delete: To delete an existing MAC address in the list. Remove All: To delete all clients’ MAC address in the list. 1．Add the MAC address of the client’s wireless network adapter to the list and select “All Permitted”...

  • Page 36: Ap Mode Under Windows 7

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.5 AP Mode under Windows 7  1. There is only AP setting and MAC table when it is switched to AP mode under Windows 7 system. 2. You can change SSID in AP setting option and control the number of the connected clients by modifying the max number of peers.
  • Page 37 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.MAC Table: Displays all the connected clients’ MAC addresses. -33-...

  • Page 38: Chapter 4 Use The System Internal Wireless Configuration Program

    This chapter explains how to use the system internal configuration program to connect wireless network for users who don’t install Tenda configuration program. You must enable Windows Wireless Zero Configuration (It is enabled by default) when using the system internal wireless configuration program.
  • Page 39 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2. Open network connection and you will see “Wireless Network Connection Not connected”. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and select “View Available Wireless Networks” as the picture below. -35-...
  • Page 40 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3. On the right of the interface displays the currently scanned wireless networks. If the one you want to connect has not been scanned, click “Refresh Network List” to update the network list. Select the wireless network you want to connect, and click “Connect”...
  • Page 41 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5. You can change wireless network key by changing advanced settings. 6. Select “Wireless Network” and choose the wireless network whose configuration you want to change, and then click “Properties”. -37-...
  • Page 42 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 7. Change the key in the appearing dialogue box. -38-...

  • Page 43: Wireless Network Connection Under Windows 7

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4.2  Wireless  Network  Connection  under  Windows 7  1. Right click wireless connection on the right-down corner on the desktop to view available wireless networks as the picture below: 2. Select the wireless network you want to connect and click “Connect”...

  • Page 44: Appendixes

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide APPENDIXES Appendix 1: Acronyms and Terms  WLAN Wireless Local Area Network 802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN technology. -40-...
  • Page 45 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standards that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 5 GHz UNI radio band. 802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band.

  • Page 46: Appendix 2: Product Specification

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appendix 2: Product Specification  IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b, Standard IEEE802.11n Port USB2.0 Frequency Range 2.412~2.472GHz Transmission Max 150Mbps Rate Transmission Max 18dBm Power Modulation OFDM, CCK Method Working Temper. 0℃～45℃ Storage Temper. -40°c～70℃ Working 10％～95%RH non-condensing Humidity -42-...

  • Page 47: Appendix 3: How To Set Wps

    1.1 Use WPS button on the router Keep pressing the WPS button on the Router’s panel if your wireless router supports WPS (such as Tenda W311R). The WPS indicator will keep flashing (for about 2 minutes). It indicates that the WPS function is enabled on the router.
  • Page 48 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1）When router has enabled WPS and network adapter UI is correctly running, switch it to Station Mode and press WPS button on the side of the adapter to connect. 2 ） Scan the router SSID in the WPS configuration interface on the UI of the adapter and click “PBC”...
  • Page 49 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2. Wireless Connections in PIN Mode 2.1 Start Tenda wireless client program to enter the WPS configuration interface. The PIN code list displays the existing PIN of the network adapter. Copy or directly input this Pin Code to the PIN code field of the router (Please refer to the users’...
  • Page 50 Click the “Rescan” to display the SSID of the connected devices that have enabled WPS function. Select Tenda and click PIN button. When the connection is successfully established this wireless SSID will be added to configuration file list as the picture below:...

  • Page 51: Appendix 4 Faq

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appendix 4 :FAQ  Q1: Microsoft ICS service is pending. A1: If ICS service can not be enabled after a long time, please re-switch the Station Mode to AP Mode. Restart the computer if this does not work. Q2: ICS is already bound by another network device.
  • Page 52 1.Please manually cancel or restart and cancel ICS, then re-switch to AP mode. 2. This dialogue box appears because virtual wi-fi miniport adapter can only be used by one wireless network at a time. Please disable other non- Tenda wireless network adapter and re-switch to AP mode. -48-...
  • Page 53 Q5: Some function buttons on UI become grey and can not be used. A5: This is because you have switched to Zero config mode, please right click the Tenda UI ON the right-down corner of your desktop. Operations can be done after you have switched to Tenda UI.

  • Page 54: Appendix 5 Statetment

    Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appendix 5 :Statetment  Eu Declaration or Declaration of Conformity Hereby, SHENZHEN TENDA TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD, declares that this Wireless Broadband Router is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 55 Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult dealer experienced radio/TV technician for help. To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 56 Such modifications could void the user authority to operate the equipment. If you still have some problems, please contact our customer service or log on our website: http://www.tenda.cn Headquarter Shenzhen: Add:Tenda Industrial Zone,No.34-1 Shilong Road,ShiyanTown,BaoanDistrict,Shenzhen,China. 518108 Tel:(86)755-27657180 Fax: (86)755-27657178 Email: sales@tenda.com.cn Technical Support: support@tenda.com.cn -52-...

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