Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Contents Chapter 1 Product Introduction ............................................... 3 1.1 Package Contents ................................................................. 3 1.2 LED Indicator Description ...................................................... 3 1.3 Product Features ................................................................... 4 1.4 Product Usage ....................................................................... 4 1.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 4.1.6 Help....................................................................................... 40 4.2 AP mode .............................................................................. 40 4.2.1 Config AP ............................................................................. 42 4.2.2 Advanced .............................................................................. 44 4.2.3 Access Control List ......................................................
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Product Introduction Thank you for choosing this Tenda wireless adapter! The Tenda wireless adapter supports IEEE wireless standards, and is able to quickly process file transfer, video, multi-media and other applications that require higher bandwidth. This Tenda wireless adapter also integrates wireless configuration program, which makes it easy and quick to set up the wireless client.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 1.3 Product Features ¾ Supports soft AP feature ¾ Detects wireless network and adjusts transmitting rate automatically ¾ Provides two working modes: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc ¾ Supports WEP data encryption and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption methods ¾ Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) encryption to secure your wireless network ¾ Complies with Windows 7/XP/ 2000/Vista, Linux, MAC OS, etc. 1.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide wireless to establish wireless network quickly and frees them from the trouble of cable distribution. 1.5 Before Installation 1.Please read through the whole user guide before you install and use this product. 2.Please close or uninstall the configuration programs of other manufacturers’ before you install the configuration programs of Tenda network adapters to avoid possible UI (user interface) conflict. 3.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2. On the Computer Management screen ,select “ Device Manager” － “Network adapters”, and right click the network adapter you want to disable and click “Disable” 3.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide network adapter. 1.7 Product Maintenance 1. Please keep the product away from water and humid environment to guarantee its normal performance 2. Protect it against hazardous substances (such as acids, alkalis etc). 3. Please don’t directly expose the adapter to the sunlight or excessive heat. 4. Please contact Tenda tech support if any problems occur.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide This chapter will guide you through the process of installing the network adapter software package, with the included software CD. The package integrates driver and configuration software. Thus, when you are installing the driver, the configuration software will be installed automatically as well.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide adapter’s “gold fingers” are clean. If the PCI adapter can not be identified after being inserted into the mainboard slot,or the adapter can not scan signals after the driver being installed, please shut down your computer and clean the adapter，and then re-install). 2.2. When The “Found New Hardware Wizard” system dialogue pops up, we recommend that you select” Cancel” and use the included Setup Wizard software CD for fast installation. 2.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide doesn’t auto-run). 2.4 Select “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next”. 2.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide only” ,the other is “Install driver and Tenda WLAN Config Tool”. NOTE: you may select the first method when you are accustomed to use the WINDOWS built-in wireless configuration program.However, this program doesn’t support AP mode, WPS, and the WPS button on the wireless adapter. To use these advanced features, the second method is recommended. 2.6. Click “Install” to begin the driver installation.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2.7 Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 How to use the Windows Built-in Wireless Configuration This chapter explains to users who don’t install Tenda configuration program how to use Windows Built-in Wireless Configuration to connect to the wireless network . Use of the Windows Built-in Wireless Configuration requires enabling Wireless Zero Configuration service(the default is enabled). 3.1 Wireless Network Connection under Windows XP 1.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 3. On the right of the screen displayed are 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” or double click this wireless network. Input the key in the key dialogue box (the key input is case-sensitive) then click “Connect”.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: If the wireless device you are connecting to is not encrypted, the key dialogue box will not pop up. 5. When it shows “Connected” as the picture below, then you can enjoy wireless access to Internet now. 5.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide settings”. 6. Select “Wireless Networks”and choose the one you want to modify, and then click “Properties”.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 6. Modify the key in the appearing dialogue box. 3.2 Wireless Network Connection under VISTA 1. Click the Wireless Connection icon in the lower right corner of your desktop and select “Connect to a network” as shown below. 2 Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click “Connect” or double click the wireless network to connect.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide the Refresh icon in the upper right corner to update the network list if you don’t find the specified wireless network. 3. If the wireless network that you are connecting has enabled security mode, you’ll be prompted to enter the network key .Click “Connect” after you enter the correct key. 5.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide connected to the wireless network. 6. If you want to change the wireless network key, just right click the wireless network’s SSID and then select “Properties”. 7. You can modify the key from the appearing dialogue box.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 3.3 Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 1. Click the wireless connection in the lower right corner of the computer’s desktop to view the available wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click “Connect” or double click the wireless network to connect. If you don’t find the specified one, please click the refresh icon in the upper right corner to update the list.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2、 If the wireless network you are connecting is encrypted, you’ll be prompted to enter the key. Click “Ok” after you enter the correct key.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 3. It shows “Connected” after successfully connected.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 Tenda Wireless Utility When you are installing the driver, select “Install driver and Tenda WLAN Config Tool” and the adapter driver and client utility will be installed. All functions of this adapter can be configured via Tenda’s utility interface (in the following text it is abbreviated as UI). Select “Start”—“All Programs” —“Tenda Wireless”— Tenda Wireless Utility”, or click the “Tenda Wireless Utility” shortcut on your PC’s desktop to start the UI.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide The function buttons on the top(From L to R )are respectively Site Survey, Link Information, Profile, Advanced, About, Help, and MiniSize. While the left column displays Turn On/Off RF, Security /No security, and Signal status. 4.1.1 Site Survey The “Site Survey” screen displays currently scanned wireless signals and you can click one to connect the signal.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide For the networks that are not encrypted, you can directly click “Connect”. However, for the encrypted wireless networks,a “Profile” dialog will pop up and you must select the corresponding authentication type and encryption type,and then click the “Next” button to input the correct key.Please note that this type of connection will not create a profile ,thus next time connect to this network you still need to select it manually.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide The detailed explanations about the authentication and encryption are as follows: WEP：Supports 10/26-bit Hex characters and 5/13-bit ASCII. WPA-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA2-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK：Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64 -bit hex characters. NOTE: The Hex characters consist of numbers 0~9 and letters a-f.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide ASCII characters consist of any Arabic digitals/letters and characters. 4.1.2 Link Information After successfully connected to one wireless network, you can view its detailed information by clicking the “Link Information” on the main interface. 1. “Link Status” screen displays the detailed information of the connected AP including its SSID,MAC address, authentication type, encryption type, network type and channel.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2. “Throughput” screen displays the signal strength of each of the wireless adapter’s antennas and the link quality. 3.”Statistics” screen is used to count the total Rx and Tx data packets, including transmitted,retransmitted and fail to receive ACK after all retries.You can click the “Reset Counter” button to clear the count. 4.1.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide automatically be added here, which helps the adapter to quickly connect to the wireless network next time. However, there’s one exception that when you have set the hidden SSID,namely the SSID can not be scanned,then you must manually connect by adding the profile name.The main interface is as shown below.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide “Add” button to add wireless adapter connection: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure is an application mode that integrates the wired and wireless LAN architectures. It is different from Ad-Hoc in that in this mode the computer installed with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill the wireless communication via AP or wireless router.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide resources by connecting the opposing computer’s wireless adapter. 1. Infrastructure Profile Management When you are connecting the wireless adapter to an AP or a wireless router, please select the Infrastructure mode. Click the “Add”button and select the network type as” Infrastructure”,and enter the profile name and SSID or you can find the SSID you wish to connect from the drop-down list.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide After a profile is successfully added, the profile name can be seen on the profile list,you can edit , import or export the profile,click “Active” to finish the connection,now you can also view the detailed connection Information”screen.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide NOTE: If the SSID broadcast function of the wireless router or AP you wish to connect is disabled, then the wireless adapter can not scan the SSID, thus you need to connect by creating the corresponding profile. 2.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide that each computer should be equipped with a wireless network adapter. By connecting these wireless adapters, computers are able to share the resources. The detailed setting steps are as follows: 1）Firstly you’ll have to allocate a static IP to each wireless adapter to be connected in Ad-hoc mode. a.Right click “My Network Places” on your computer’s desktop and select “Properties”. b.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide c.Select “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”and click “Properties”. d. Please enter the IP address and subnet mask, and make sure this IP address is not used by other devices in the network.For example: if your wireless adapter’s IP address is 192.168.0.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 192.168.0.2—192.168.0.254.Click “Ok” to save the settings. 2) Create a new Ad-hoc profile Click the “Add” button and enter the network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network, and select Ad-hoc as the network type and then select the channel.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Click the “Next” button to select the authentication type and encryption type and then input the correct key and click “Next”. After a profile is successfully added,the profile can be seen on the profile list ,select it and click the “Active” icon on the lower right corner.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide And then search for the wireless network on other clients. Double click the wireless network you have configured and you’ll be prompted for the key .After entering the key, click “Connect”. When the highlighted part shows “Connected“ ,it indicates the connection is successful.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 4.1.4 Advanced You have two options to choose from: 2.4G or 5G. The widely used is 2.4G wireless adapter. To use the 5G mode of 802.11a technology, please set it here.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 4.1.5 About This screen mainly displays the version information of the UI’s different programs as well as Tenda’s copyright statement. 4.1.6 Help Click the help button to open the user manual. 4.2 AP mode When you want to use the wireless adapter’s AP function, please right click the UI icon on the taskbar of your computer desktop and select “Switch to AP Mode”.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide In this mode, the wireless adapter acts as an AP to transmit wireless signal and create a wireless network, while allowing other wireless clients to access this network. As shown in the diagram below: The PC in the left has already accessed to the Internet by using a wired network adapter, meanwhile, you install a Tenda wireless adapter (take a USB wireless adapter as an example) and its UI on this computer, and set the adapter to AP mode.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide In this mode, the client utility differs from that in station mode, and the main interface is as shown below. When it is switched to AP mode, the wireless adapter will automatically set its IP address as 192.168.123.1, and other clients that connected to this AP will automatically obtain the IP addresses of: 192.168.123.X(X is any integer from 2 to 254).
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Here the authentication type is set as “Open” and the encryption type “Not Use”.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 4.2.2 Advanced This screen is used to set the advanced parameters of the wireless adapter when working in AP mode, such as No forwarding among wireless clients and TX power.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide No forwarding among wireless clients: This feature isolates the communications among the wireless clients that are connected to the wireless adapter in AP mode. TX power: To adjust the transmit power for the wireless adapter 4.2.3 Access Control List Access Control is based on the wireless adapter’ MAC addresses to allow or reject a specified client’s access to this wireless network.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Access Policy: Disable: To disable the filter function. Allow All: To permit all hosts whose wireless MAC addresses are included in the list to access the wireless network, other hosts whose wireless MAC addresses have not been added to the list will be prohibited by default.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide : to delete an existing MAC address in the list. : to delete all clients’ wireless MAC addresses in the list. Add the MAC address of the client’s wireless network adapter to the list and select “All Allow” in the access policy drop-down list, computers whose wireless MAC addresses are not included in the list will be rejected by default.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 4.2.5 AP Mode under Windows 7 1. Under Windows 7, wireless adapters are allowed to work in both STA and AP modes. Here, the wireless adapter acts not only as a client, but also an AP to send wireless signal, which equals to an amplifier. Right click the UI icon on the lower right corner of the computer desktop and select “Switch to STA+AP Mode”. 2.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Appendix 1: Acronyms and Terms WLAN 802.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide WLAN technology. 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. 802.11b uses DSSS modulation. 802.11g An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band. 802.11b uses OFDM modulation and is backwards compatible with 802.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Appendix 2: How to Set WPS WPS setting supports two modes :PBC and PIN. The detailed setting steps are as follows: 1.Wireless Connection in PBC Mode 1.1 Enable the router’s WPS-PBC feature. If your router provides WPS button, just press and hold it for about 1 second, then the WPS LED will be flashing for about 2 minutes, which indicates the router’s WPS feature has been enabled.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2) On the Profile screen, select “Push-Button Configuration”(PBC) and then click the “Next” button, select “Start PBC” two minutes after the router enables the WPS function. The connection is established when the negotiating process finishes.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Negotiating process: A profile forms automatically after the connection is successfully established. 1.3 Using the wireless adapter’s WPS button to perform PBC connection. If your wireless adapter provides a WPS button,you may use the button to perform PBC connection. a).Run the adapter’s UI and switch to STATION mode b).Two minutes after the router’s WPS-PBC is enabled,press the adapter’s WPS button to connect in PBC mode.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide c).You may view the PBC connection process on the UI’s PBC screen. 2. Wireless Connections in PIN Mode On the “Add WPS Profile” screen, select “PIN ” as the WPS Method. You may select the wireless AP to be connected in WPS mode on the WPS AP drop-down List,or select “Auto “and then click the next button. 2.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide configuration screen,enable WPS settings and select PIN for WPS mode and then input 18686791 in the PIN code field,and then click the “Save” button. When the WPS indicator of the Router starts flashing,it indicates that WPS feature is enabled. Click the next button on the Profile screen and click “Start PIN” to start the PIN code negotiation.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 2.2 Registrar Mode On the “Add WPS Profile” screen, select the SSID of the AP that need to negotiate in WPS mode instead of selecting”Auto”.Then select”PIN” as the WPS method and click the next button to display the folowing screen: Select “Registrar” as the config mode and enter the router’s PIN code,such as 35475088 that displays on the router’s WPS screen in section 2.1, in the PIN code field here.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Now you can view the SSID ,authenticaiton type,and encrytion type that need to be negotiated by the WPS in registrar mode.These values can be modified but we recommend using the default.Here we use the defaut setting and then click the next buton. You can view the negotiation key on the screen below ,but you are not recommended to modify it,just click the next buton.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Then click “Start PIN” on the screen below to perform WPS connection. NOTE: 1.Under the WPS connection mode, when multiple routers simultaneously enable the WPS function, it may cause connection failure. 2.If the router connect to the adapter using the WPS, only one client can be connected at one time, and so if the router need to connect to multiple clients through WPS, you should repeat the WPS operation.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Appendix 3: FAQ Q1: Microsoft ICS service is pending. A1: If ICS service cannot be enabled after a long time, please re-switch from Station Mode to AP Mode ,if not successful ,please restart the computer. Q2: ICS is already bound by another network device. A2: Microsoft ICS service can only combine one group of WAN and LAN. This message indicates ICS may have been enabled by other network adapters. Please manually cancel ICS and re-switch to AP mode.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide A3: Microsoft ICS service can only combine one group of WAN and LAN. This message indicates ICS may have been enabled by other network adapters. 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 adapter at a time. Please disable any other non-Tenda wireless network adapters and re-switch to AP mode.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide A6: Keep the mouse on the displayed SSID for about 2 seconds, as the below picture shows,and you’ll see the full SSID on the appearing box. Q7: Under Windows 2000 system, IP address can not be obtained when it is switched to AP Mode. A7: Under Windows 2000 system, you have to manually configure sharing and then switch to AP. And an IP address of 192.168.0.1 will be obtained.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Q8:Sometimes the UI can not be moved by the mouse and also can not be minisized,why? A8:when you are performing some configurations or connections ,the UI only activates the currently operating window,other windows are locked and can not be operated,but it will restore to normal when you close or finish the current configuration and connection . Q9: How to exit the UI? A9: Right click the system tray icon and click “Exit” on the appearing dialog.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Q11: Why I can not normally use the Drive integrated in W326U under MAC operating system? A11:W326U can only integrates the drive under Windows system, to use W326U under MAC system, please insert the W326U to the computer with MAC OS; the system will identify the adapter as a CD, pop this CD out, and then install the MAC drive included in the CD. Technical Support Headquarter Shenzhen: Add:Tenda Industrial Zone,No.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide Appendix 4 :Regulatory Information NCC Notice 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率 或變更設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之作用不得影響飛航安全及幹擾合法通信；經發現有幹擾現象時，應立即停用，並改 善至無幹擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機須忍受 合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之幹擾。 5.25~5.35GHz 限室內使用 (802.11aused) FCCStatement Operationsinthe5.15-5.25GHzbandarerestrictedtoindoorusageonly. ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide - Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment. Thistransmittermustnotbeco-locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantenna ortransmitter. Radiation Exposure Statement CEMarkWarning Operationsinthe5.15-5.
Tenda Wireless Network Adapter User Guide statesexceptFranceandNorway. Theproductcanbeusedwithlimitationsinthefollowingcountries:France(forindooruse only)andNorway(20kminthecenterofNy-Ĺlesund).
