Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide
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Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Product Overview This Tenda Wireless N PCI-E adapter delivers enhanced wireless performance over a standard PCI interface for your PCI Express-enabled desktop computer. Based on wireless n technology, this adapter delivers faster wireless speed and 3x farther range than wireless G. Plus, it comes with Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) for easy connection to a wireless network.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 1.2 LED Overview The adapter comes with a status LED, which displays： A solid green light while identified and functioning properly; 1.3 Key Features Automatically sense network and adjust transmission rate; 20/40M bandwidth auto-select; Up to 150 Mbps(W311E)/300Mbps(W322E) wireless speed over 2.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide a different model Tenda adapter, make sure the software and driver are uninstalled before installing the new software. Some utilities may cause a conflict with the new software. 1.6 Maintenance Observe the following to ensure the product continuously stays in good condition. 1. Keep the device in a dry and well ventilated environment 2. DO NOT expose the device to corrosive substances (such as acid and alkali, etc) 3.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide The CD that comes in the package includes both driver and software, which can be installed automatically. This section will walk you through the installation process. Software install and operation instructions are illustrated in Windows® XP. If you have a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples. 2.1 Hardware Install 1. Turn off your computer and open the case. 2.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2.2 Software Install 1. If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel and then use the quick install CD to install the driver and software. 2. Insert the Tenda Driver CD in your PC's CD-ROM drive.If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, double click Tenda.exe. When the autorun screen appears, click Run.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Click Next to continue.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next. 5. You can either install the standalone driver without Tenda adapter utility or install both driver and Tenda adapter utility.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Note: If you wish to use Windows system built-in wireless utility, you can select the first installation mode; however, if you want to use advanced features like WPS, you must also install the Tenda adapter utility. 6. Click Install to install the driver.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 7. Wait till the driver is completely auto-installed and then click Finish to exit.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Use System Built-in Wireless Utility This section will walk you through the configuration process of connecting to a wireless network using your PC's OS built-in wireless utility. To use Windows XP built-in wireless utility, you must first enable the Wireless Zero Configuration service (enabled by default). 3.1 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® XP 1. Right-click My Network Places from the desktop and select Properties. 2.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. If you don't see the network you wish to connect to, click the Refresh network list. Click on the network (SSID) you wish to connect to and click the Connect button or directly double click it. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it (case sensitive) exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click Connect.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3.2 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® 7 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (SSID) and click the Connect button or directly double-click it. If you don't find the desired wireless network, click the refresh icon the list.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click OK. 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it. To disconnect from it, view status, or change wireless properties, etc, simply right-click the SSID. 3.3 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® 8 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner).
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click Next. 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 Tenda UI Guide If you select install both driver and Tenda adapter utility, .then both of them will be installed on your PC. All features on the adapter can be configured and implemented through the Tenda adapter utility (abbreviated to UI). To start the Tenda UI, select Start-> Tenda-> Wireless Utility or directly click Wireless Utility shortcut from your desktop. 4.1 Frequency Band Setup This PCI-E wireless adapter operates on 2.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Connect. To join an unsecured network, simply click Connect. When joining a secured network, you will be prompted to provide a security key. Simply enter it exactly as it is on the wireless router or access point you wish to join and then click Next.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Note: If you check “Save wireless network", then, after the adapter connects to the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile. For detailed illustrations of authentication and encryption modes, see below: WEP: Support 10 or 26 Hex characters; 5 or 13 ASCII characters. WPA-PSK: Support 8~63ASCII characters; 8~64Hex characters. WPA2-PSK: Support 8~63 ASCII characters; 8~64 Hex characters.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4.4 Network Profile Also, you can manually add a profile on the Network Profile screen to connect to a specified wireless network. After the adapter joins the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile, which can be used by adapter utility. The next time you launch adapter utility, it will automatically connect to the network you previously joined if there's no change in the network information.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Add: Click to create a new wireless network profile; Delete: Click to remove an existing profile; Edit: Click to to edit a current profile; An 802.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Infrastructure: In an infrastructure mode network the wireless adapter needs a wireless access point or a wireless router for communication. All wireless nodes in an infrastructure mode network connect to an access point or a wireless router. Ad-hoc: A wireless ad hoc network does not rely on a preexisting infrastructure, ，such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed (infrastructure) wireless networks.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide b). Specify a profile name and select the wireless network (SSID) you wish to join. c). Specify the authentication mode and encryption mode, say, "WPA－PSK" and "AES"; d) Enter the security key and click Save. Now, you may see the added profile in the list. You can edit or delete it. By clicking Connect, you will soon connect to the wireless network specified in the profile.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Note: If you wish to join a hidden network (wireless AP or wireless router that does not broadcast its SSID), you must add a profile to manually connect to it. 4.4.2 Profile Set Up for Ad Hoc Mode By using ad hoc mode for communication, each PC must have a wireless adapter for sharing resources. Setting up the Ad Hoc is easy. Simply follow below instructions: a). Configure a static IP address for each wireless adapter.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide b). Select Ad Hoc as network type; c). Select WEP and specify a WEP key or select None. d). Select a channel. Click Save and you can see the network profile on the list.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide f) Search for the wireless network from devices on other nodes. g) Double-click it, enter a security key if required and then click Connect.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide When below screen appears, you have successfully connected to it.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4.5 WPS Setup If your wireless network supports WPS, you can use WPS to join a wireless network. WPS can easily and quickly create secure wireless connections. System automatically adds the network profile upon a successful WPS connection. PBC Configuration Mode To join a wireless network using WPS PBC from Tenda adapter UI: 1. Select WPS Settings-> PBC Configuration Mode.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Tip: a) Automatically select a wireless: Automatically select a WPS-capable AP from searched results to join. This field is checked by default. If this field is left unchecked, you must manually select a WPS-capable AP to connect.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide b) If there are multiple WPS-capable APs, manually select a WPS-capable AP that you wish to join and leave the Automatically select a wireless network field unchecked. 2. Click Next and follow onscreen WPS instructions to enable WPS-PBC on the WPS-capable AP.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Then within 2 minutes, click Next to start WPS negotiation.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Negotiation Completed Successfully: 4. Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PBC connection is now completed.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide PIN Configuration Mode To join a wireless network using WPS PIN from Tenda adapter UI: 1. Click WPS Settings-> PIN Configuration Mode. 2.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Follow onscreen instructions to copy NIC's PIN to the wireless AP and enable WPS-PIN on the wireless AP. For example: If you wish to connect to Tenda F1200, simply copy the PIN to Tenda F1200 and enable WPS-PIN on the Tenda F1200.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide First, enable the WPS-PIN on the wireless AP you wish to join, say, Tenda F1200. Second, enter the wireless AP's PIN.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Also, you can customize the SSID and security settings. And then click Next to start WPS-PIN negotiation.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PIN connection is now completed.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Click Finish and you can view the connection status. 4.6 Help Click the Help button to display help.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 5 Appendix Appendix 1 TCP/IP Settings If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections. 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 4. Select "Use the following IP address". IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. Click "Change adapter settings". 3. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties or directly double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 5. Select Use the following IP address. IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 2 Glossary 802.11ac: IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11, currently under development, providing high-throughput wireless local area networks on the 5 GHz band. Theoretically, this specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second and a maximum single link throughput of at least 500 megabits per second (500 Mbit/s). 802.11a: 802.11a is an amendment to the IEEE 802.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide IEEE 802.15: IEEE 802.15 is a working group of the IEEE 802 standards committee which specifies Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) standards. It includes seven task groups. Task group one is based on Bluetooth technology. IEEE 802.16: IEEE 802.16 is a series of Wireless Broadband standards authored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Although the 802.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 3 Troubleshooting Q1: How do I enable the WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) service in Windows XP or enable WAC (WLAN AutoConfig) in Win dows 7/Win dows 8? Step1. From your desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage. Step2. Select Services and Applications -> Services. Step3.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Enable WZC in Windows XP Enable WLAN AutoConfig in Windows7 Q2: I followed instructions to install the driver but failed. This can occur if you have already installed other manufacturer's adapter. Drivers of other manufacturer might cause a conflict with the new driver. Please first uninstall it and then check to make sure that oem.inf file is removed from C:\WINDOWS\inf.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 4 Safety and Emission Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This device complies with EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE:(1)The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
