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Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Copyright St at e m e nt is t he regist ered t radem ark of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Lt d. All t he product s and pr oduct nam es m ent ioned regist ered herein t radem arks of are t heir t he t radem arks respect ive or holders. Copyright of t he whole product as int egrat ion, including it s accessories and soft ware, belongs t o Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Lt d. Wit hout t he perm ission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Cont e nt s Ch a pt e r 1 I n t r odu ct ion ...................... 1 1.1 Package Cont ent s ................................... 1 1.2 LED I ndicat or Descript ion ....................... 1 1.3 Product Feat ures .................................... 2 1.4 Product Usage ........................................ 2 1.5 Before I nst allat ion .................................. 3 1.6 Disable ot her m anufact urer ’s wireless net work adapt er .................................
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.1 BASI C SETTI NG ................................. 26 3.2.2 SECURI TY SETTI NG ............................. 27 3.2.3 ACCESS CONTROL .............................. 30 3.2.5 ABOUT ........................................... 32 3.2.6 AP MODE UNDER W I NDOWS 7 ................ 32 Ch a pt e r 4 Use t h e Syst e m I n t e r na l W ir e le ss Con figu r a t ion Pr ogr a m ...... 3 3 4 .1 W ir e le ss N e t w or k Con n e ct ion u n de r W in dow s XP .................
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Ch a pt e r 1 I n t r odu ct ion W311M is a 11N wireless USB net work adapt er wit h up t o 150Mbps wireless t ransm ission rat e. I t com plies wit h t he lat est I EEE802.11n st andard, and is com pat ible wit h 802.11b/ g wireless devices. Wit h m ini and exquisit e design, it is easy t o carry along.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide There is one st at us indicat or on t he side of t his wireless net work adapt er. I t always rem ains ON when working correct ly and flashes when t ransferring dat a. 1.3 Product Features ¾ ¾ Supports 150Mbps receiving and sending rate Complies with IEEE 802.11n and is compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g standards ¾ Provides USB2.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide in t he following circum st ances: 1. Enables st aff m em bers who require great er m obilit y in t he office t o have access t o w ireless net works anywhere inside t heir com pany. 2. Enables wireless com m unicat ion for com panies or places w hich are not suit able for w ired LAN inst allat ion because of budget or building environm ent rest rict ions, such as hist orical buildings, rent als, or places for short- t erm usage. 3.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.I n order t o avoid possible net work collision bet ween t his Tenda net work adapt er and t hose m anufact ures, we recom m end you t o first net work of ot her m anufact urer when of ot her disable t he inst allaing drive. 1.6 Disable other manufacturer’s wireless network adapter 1. Right click “ My Com put er ” and select “ Propert ies. Then select “ Hardware” and click “ Device Manager” 2.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1.7 Product Maintenance 1. Please keep t he product away from wat er and hum id environm ent t o guarant ee it s norm al perform ance 2. Prot ect it against ot her nocuous subst ances ( such as acid and alkali et c) . 3. Please don’t keep t he product direct ly exposed t o t he sun or ot her obj ect em it t ing great heat . 4. Please cont act Tenda cust om er service if any problem s occur.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Ch a pt e r 2 I n st a lla t ion Gu ide This chapt er will assist you in inst alling net work adapt er soft ware packet by using t he included CD. The soft ware packet program has int egrat ed driver and configurat ion soft ware. So when you are inst alling driver t he configurat ion soft ware will be aut om at ically inst alled as well. Windows XP is used as an exam ple t o explain t he inst allat ion st eps.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3. I nsert t he included CD int o t he CD drive of your com put er t o aut o- run t he program . ( I f it doesn’t aut o- run, please double click “ Tenda.exe” in t he CD,) . When t he welcom e screen appear s click “ Run” but t on.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4. Tick “ I accept t he t er m s of t he license agreem ent ” and click “ Next ”.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5. There are t wo inst allat ion m et hods: one is t o inst all driver and Tenda WLAN Config Tool. The ot her is t o inst all driver only . We recom m end you t o use t he default inst allat ion m et hod. 6. Click “ I nst all” t o inst all t he driver and configurat ion soft ware.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 7. Click “ Finish” t o finish t he driver and configurat ion soft ware. Ch a pt e r 3 Clie n t Ut ilit y I n t e r fa ce This wireless USB net work adapt er uses Tenda client ut ilit y int erface ( I n t he follow ing t ext it is abbreviat ed t o UI ) . All funct ions can be configured via t his soft ware.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Click Tenda UI on t he right- down corner on t he deskt op t o swit ch Tenda UI and Zero config, and t o exit UI et c. N ot e : 1. I n Windows 7and VI STA, t here is no swit ch funct ion bet ween Tenda UI and Zero config. 2. Operat ion on Tenda UI becom es im possible when w ireless is disabled or it is swit ched t o Zero config. 3 I n Windows 2000 syst em , you need t o use Tenda UI t o conduct wireless configurat ion. 4.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1 Station mode (Client Mode) St at ion m ode ( Client Mode) Overview This w ireless net work adapt er is a com m on solut ion for client signal recept ion.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1.1 Network Status The Net work St at us window displays st at us inform at ion regarding t he wireless net work as t he pict ure below: 3.1.2 Site Survey The Sit e Survey int erface displays t he available wireless net works in t he area. When you select a wireless net work nam e t he det ailed inform at ion of t his select ed w ireless net work will be displayed.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide “ Refresh” t o updat e t he w ireless net work list and select t he one you want t o connect , t hen click “ Connect ” but t on. When connect ing wireless net work, a dialogue box will pop up. For t he un- encrypt ed net work, direct ly confirm inst ead of changing t he configurat ion, however for t he encrypt ed wireless net work, configurat ion of key is needed. 3.1.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide want . Clicking a ent ry in t he list displays t he det ailed inform at ion of t he select ed profile. To connect t o wireless net work, click “ Connect ” or double click wireless net work nam e. M odify: To m odify Sit e St at us and Secur it y Set t ing of t he exist ing profiles. D e le t e : To delet e t he exist ing profiles. N e w : To creat e a new profile and configure t he sit e st at us and securit y set t ing. 1.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2）Configure “ Sit e St at us” in t he appearing dialogue box. There are I nfrast ruct ure and Ad- Hoc t wo net work t ypes and t he default is I nfrast ruct ure as t he below pict ure shows.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide I nfrast ruct ure is a applicat ion m ode w hich int egrat es t he wired and wireless LAN archit ect ures. What m akes it different from Ad- Hoc is t hat t he com put er inst alled wit h t he wireless net work adapt er has t o fulfill wireless com m unicat ion via AP or wireless rout er. I t has “ wireless AP + wireless net work adapt er ” m ode and “ wireless rout er + wireless net work adapt er ” m ode.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide aut hent icat ion t ype, encrypt ion t ype, and key. The relevant configurat ions here m ust be t he sam e as t hose of t he connect ed AP or rout er. N ot e : I f t he wireless rout er or AP you want t o connect closes SSI D broadcast funct ion, t he wireless net work adapt er will not be able t o scan t his wireless net work SSI D. However, you can creat e t he corresponding configurat ion file t o connect .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5）Aft er successful connect ion, click “ St at us” t o view t he connect ion st at us as t he pict ure below. 2.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1）Set t he I P address of t he wireless net work adapt er you want t o connect at t he sam e net segm ent . 2）Click “ New”. 3 ） Configure Sit e St at us: I nput SSI D t o ident ify t he wireless net work and select Ad- Hoc for net work t ype.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4 ） Securit y Set t ing: Configures aut hent icat ion, encrypt ion t ype and key. Click OK. 5）The added wireless net work inform at ion will be shown in t he profile list . Select t he profile nam e and click “ Connect ” or double click t he profile nam e.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 6）Search wireless net work in devices of ot her nodes. Double click t he wireless net work you want t o connect and it will prom pt you t o input a key. Aft er t hat , click “ Connect ”. 7 ） I t show s as t he pict ure below aft er successful connect ion.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.1.4 Statistics St at ist ics is used t o calculat e t he t ot al Rx and Tx dat a packet s, including t he successful and error packet am ount .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Cle a r : click t his but t on t o delet e t he exist ing st at ist ics and rest art new st at ist ics. 3.1.6 WPS Setting WPS set t ing is enabled only on WPS- com pliant wireless devices. I t helps you t o quickly configure t he wireless net work securit y. Re fr e sh : To updat e t he Pin code. Re sca n : To rescan t he WPS- enabled wireless net work in t he area. D iscon n e ct : To disconnect from a connect ed wireless net work.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide PI N ： Click t his but t on for PI N m ode connect ion. PBC：Click t his but t on for PBC m ode connect ion. Please refer t o appendix 3 for det ailed configurat ion st eps for PI N and PBC. 3.2 AP Mode AP M ode Ove r vie w Wireless net work adapt er can also serve as an access point t o t ransm it wireless signals and creat e a wireless net work, allowing ot her wireless client s t o access t he net work.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.1 Basic Setting This window is used t o configure t he AP’s basic param et ers, including SSI D, wireless m ode and channel ( SSI D is Tenda by default , and channel is 1 by default ) . SSI D : Wireless net work’s I D nam e scanned by wireless adapt er as a net work ident ifier. Ch a n n e l: 1~ 11 channels provided. Re st or e D e fa u lt : t o rest ore t he set param et er s t o fact ory default set t ings. Apply: t o m ake t he configurat ions effect ive.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.2 Security Setting This window is used t o configure t he wireless net work’s securit y aut hent icat ion inform at ion. W EP：Support s 10/ 26 bit s Hex charact ers or 5/ 13 ASCI I . W PA- PSK ： Support s 8- 63- bit ASCI I or 8- 64 Hex charact ers. W PA2 - PSK ： Support s 8- 63- bit ASCI I or 8- 64 Hex charact ers. W PA- PSK/ W PA2 - PSK ： Support s 8- 63- bit ASCI I or 8- 64 hex charact ers.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide N ot e : The Hex charact ers include num bers 0~ 9 and let t ers a- f. ASCI I charact ers include any Arabic digit als/ let t ers and charact ers. 1 . Con figu r e AP M ode 1）First input t he SSI D which is easy t o be ident ified by you in t he basic set t ings and keep ot her inform at ion unchanged. 2 ） Select “ WPA- PSK ” in t he drop- down m enu of aut hent icat ion t ype under securit y set t ing.
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Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.3 Access Control Access Cont rol is based on t he MAC address t o allow or prohibit a specified client ’s access t o t his wireless net work. Filt e r Policy: D isa ble d: To disable t he filt er funct ion. All Pe r m it t e d: To perm it all host s whose MAC addresses are included in t he list t o access t he wireless net work, ot her host s whose MAC addresses have not been added t o t he list will be prohibit ed by default .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide been added t o t he list will be perm it t ed by default . M AC Addr e ss：To input t he client ’s MAC address you want t o filt er in t he physical address field. Add: t o add t he ent ered client MAC address t o t he list . D e le t e : t o delet e an exist ing MAC address in t he list . Re m ove All: t o delet e all client s’ MAC address in t he list .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 3.2.5 About This int erface displays t he param et ers regarding t he soft ware as t he pict ure below: 3.2.6 AP Mode under Windows 7 1. There is only AP set t ing and MAC t able when it is swit ched t o AP m ode under Windows 7 syst em . 2. You can change SSI D in AP set t ing opt ion and cont rol t he num ber of t he connect ed client s by m odifying t he m ax num ber of peers. AP m ode only has t he default ed WPA2-AES encrypt ion m et hod m odified.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide M AC Ta ble : Displays all t he connect ed client s’ MAC addresses.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide I n t e r n a l W ir e le ss Con figu r a t ion Pr ogr a m This chapt er explains how t o use t he syst em int ernal configurat ion program t o connect wireless net work for users who don’t inst all Tenda configurat ion program . You m ust enable Windows Wireless Zero Configurat ion ( I t is enabled by default ) when using t he syst em int ernal wireless configurat ion program . 4 .1 W ir e le ss N e t w or k Con n e ct ion u n de r W in dow s XP 1.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Net work Connect ion Not connect ed”. Right click “ Wireless Net work Connect ion” and select “ View Available Wireless Net works” as t he pict ure below. 3. On t he right of t he int erface displays t he current ly scanned wireless net works. I f t he one you want t o connect has not been scanned, click “ Refresh Net work List ” t o updat e t he net work list .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide N ot e : I f t he wireless device t o connect is not encrypt ed, t he key dialogue box will not pop up. 4. When it shows “ Connect ed” as t he pict ure below, you can enj oy wireless access t o I nt ernet .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 5. You can change wireless net work key by changing advanced set t ings. 6. Select “ Wireless Net work” and choose t he wireless net work whose configurat ion you want t o change, and t hen click “ Propert ies” .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 7. Change t he key in t he appearing dialogue box.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 4 .2 W ir e le ss N e t w or k Con n e ct ion u n de r W in dow s 7 1. Right click wireless connect ion on t he right- down corner on t he deskt op t o view available wireless net works as t he pict ure below: 2. Select t he wireless net work you want t o connect and click “ Connect ” or double click t his wireless net work. I f you can not find t he specified wireless net work, click refresh icon on t he right- up corner t o updat e t he list .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide APPEN D I X Appe n dix On e Acr on ym s a n d Te r m s W LAN Wireless Local Area Net work 8 0 2 .1 1 A fam ily of specificat ions developed by t he I EEE for WLAN t echnology.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 8 0 2 .1 1 a An ext ension t o 802.11 WLAN st andards t hat provides up t o 54 Mbps t ransm ission in t he 5 GHz UNI radio band. 8 0 2 .1 1 b An ext ension t o 802.11 WLAN st andard t hat provides up t o 11 Mbps t ransm ission in t he 2.4 GHz I SM radio band. 802.11b uses DSSS m odulat ion. 8 0 2 .1 1 g An ext ension t o 802.11 WLAN st andard t hat provides up t o 54 Mbps t ransm ission in t he 2.4 GHz I SM radio band. 802.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appe n dix Tw o: Pr odu ct Spe cifica t ion St a n da r d I EEE802.11g, I EEE802.11n Por t USB2.0 Fr e qu e n cy Ra n ge 2.412~ 2.472GHz Tr a n sm ission Ra t e Tr a n sm ission Pow e r M odu la t ion M e t h od Max 150Mbps Max 15dBm OFDM, CCK W or k in g Te m pe r . 0℃～45℃ St or a ge Te m pe r . - 40° c～70 W or k in g H u m idit y I EEE802.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide Appe n dix Th r e e :H ow t o Se t W PS WPS set t ing support s PBC and PI N code m odes. The set t ing st eps of t he t wo m odes will be int roduced in det ail. The following illust rat ions t ake Tenda W311R Wir eless Rout er for exam ple. 1. W ir e le ss Con n e ct ion in PBC M ode There are usually t wo ways of enabling PBC on Wireless rout er ( please refer t o t he user guide of your wireless rout er) . 1 .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 1 ）Press in t he PBC but t on on t he side of t he wireless adapt er aft er t he rout er has enabled PBC funct ion. 2 ） Scan t he rout er SSI D in t he WPS configurat ion int erface on t he UI of t he adapt er and click “ PBC” but t on t o connect .
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide 2 . W ir e le ss Con n e ct ion s in PI N M ode 2.1 St art Tenda wireless client program t o ent er t he WPS configurat ion int erface. The PI N code list displays t he exist ing PI N of t he net work adapt er. Copy or direct ly input t his Pin Code t o t he PI N code field of t he rout er ( Please refer t o t he users’ guide of your wireless rout er) . Take Tenda W311R as an exam ple. First ent er it s WPS configurat ion int erface.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide and click PI N but t on. When t he connect ion is successfully est ablished t his wireless SSI D will be added to configurat ion file list as t he pict ure below: Appe n dix Fou r FAQ Q1: Microsoft I CS service is pending. A1: I f I CS service can not be enabled aft er a long t im e, please re- swit ch t he St at ion Mode t o AP Mode. Rest art t he com put er if t his does not work. Q2: I CS is already bound by anot her net work device.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide WAN and LAN. This m essage indicat es I CS m ay have been enabled by ot her net work adapt er s. Please m anually cancel I CS and re- swit ch t o AP m ode. Manually enable or cancel I SC Q3: Failed t o enable I CS. A3: Microsoft I CS service can only com bine one group of WAN and LAN. This m essage indicat es I CS m ay have been enabled by ot her net work adapt er s. 1.Please m anually cancel or rest art and cancel I CS, t hen re- swit ch t o AP m ode. 2.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide wireless net work adapt er and re- swit ch t o AP m ode. Q4: Client can not obt ain I P when connect ed t o soft AP of t he wireless net work adapt er. A4: Manually set a I P address at t he sam e net segm ent as t hat of AP and t he gat eway at t he I P address of AP. And com m unicat ion can be achieved. Q5: Som e funct ion but t ons on UI becom e grey and can not be used.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide FCC St a t e m e n t This equipm ent has been t est ed and found t o com ply wit h t he lim it s for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o part 15 of t he FCC rules. These lim it s are designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful int erference in a resident ial inst allat ion.
Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide responsible for com pliance could void t he user ’s aut horit y t o operat e t his equipm ent . ( Exam ple- use only shielded int erface cables when connect ing to com put er or peripheral devices) . “ The ant enna( s) used for t his t ransm it t er m ust not be co- locat ed or operat ing in conj unct ion wit h any ot her ant enna or t ransm it t er.
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