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TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of Contents Contents Product Overview ...........................................................................1 Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 1 Features ......................................................................................................................... 1 Product Hardware Features...................................................................................
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Product Overview Features TRENDnet's AC600 High Gain Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter, model TEW-806UBH, connects a Windows® or Mac® computer to a revolutionary Wireless AC network. Connect to a Wireless AC network at 433 Mbps or to a Wireless N network at up to 150 Mbps. This adapter features an adjustable high gain antenna which significantly increases wireless coverage.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Product Hardware Features System Requirements • Windows® 8.1 (32/64), 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista (32-bit), or XP (32/64) • Mac OS® 10.6 - 10.9 • Available USB 2.0/3.0 Type A port on your computer. Note: Connecting the wireless adapter USB 1.1 Type A port will limit the speed capabilities of the wireless adapter. Please ensure to connect the adapter to at least USB 2.0 Type A port.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Installing your Wireless Adapter TEW-806UBH 4. You will be prompted to accept the end user license agreement. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. This section describes how to install the software driver and utility for the wireless adapter. Windows® OS Installation 1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Note: If you do not have the included CD-ROM, you can download the utility and drivers from http://www.trendnet.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide 5. Select your preferred installation option and click Next. • Driver and TRENDnet WLAN Utility (Recommended) – Installs both the driver and TRENDnet software utility to manage your wireless connections. • Driver Only (Use the built-in Windows Utility) – Installs the driver only and use the built-in Windows wireless utility to manage your wireless connections. 7. After the process is completed, click Finish. 6. Wait for the utility and drivers installation to complete.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 8. Plug in the wireless USB adapter into an available USB 2.0/3.0 port on your computer. TEW-806UBH 10. If your wireless network requires a Wi-Fi security key, you will be prompted to enter it. Enter the Wi-Fi security key required to connect to your wireless network and click OK. Note: If your wireless network does not require a security key, skip to the next step. 9.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide MAC® OS Installation 1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 4. Double-click on the USBWireless-Install.pkg file. Note: If you do not have the included CD-ROM, you can download the utility and drivers from http://www.trendnet.com/downloads/. Note: If you decide to uninstall the utility and drivers later, use the USBWireless-Uninstall file. 5. At the introduction window, click Continue. 2.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide 6. At the Destination Select window, click Continue. 8. When prompted, enter your Name and Password to authorize the installation and click Install Software. 9. When prompted, click Continue Installation. 7. At the Installation Type window, click Install. 10. Wait for the installation to complete. Click Restart to restart your computer and complete the installation. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide 11. After your computer restarts, log into your computer and plug in the wireless USB adapter into an available USB 2.0/3.0 port on your computer. 14. Double-click the wireless network you would like to connect. 12. After the driver is successfully installed, an icon will appear in the top menu bar. Click on the icon in the top menu bar and click Open Wireless Utility. 13. The wireless utility will appear.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 15. If your wireless network requires a Wi-Fi security key, you will be prompted to enter it. Enter the Wi-Fi security key required to connect to your wireless network and click OK. Note: If your wireless network does not required a security key, skip to the next step. TEW-806UBH 16. If connection was successful, you will see a green handshake icon next to the wireless network in the list. Note: If no status information appears, please verify that your security key is correct.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Using the Wireless Utility Windows® OS Upon completing the software installation, a desktop shortcut is automatically created. After installation, the wireless software utility will start and open up automatically. If the utility does not start and open up automatically, double-click the desktop icon to start the utility. You can also start the wireless utility from the Start Menu folder.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Close Wireless Utility Overview Available Networks Window Available Networks List This window allows you to discover and connect to available wireless networks. This window displays a list of the available wireless networks found by your wireless adapter.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Window This window allows you to establish wireless connectivity using WPS to WPS supported device such as a wireless router/access point. For information on how to connect using WPS, please refer to the section “Connect to your wireless network using WPS” on page 12.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview About Window This window displays the wireless adapter MAC address, driver, and utility version reference information. MAC Address, Utility & Driver Version Displays the wireless adapter MAC address, utility, and driver version reference information. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Connect to your wireless network Note: After entering the network key, you can click Display Key to show the characters you typed in for the network key to verify it is correct. 1. Open up the wireless utility. 2. Click on the Available Networks tab. 5. The wireless network information will appear at the bottom of the utility of the wireless network you are connected and the Signal Strength/Link Quality bars will turn green to indicate a successful connection.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Connect to your wireless network using WPS Virtual Push Button (PBC) Method WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a feature that makes it easy to connect devices to your wireless network. If your wireless router/access point supports WPS, you can use this feature to easily connect wireless devices to your network. 1. Open up the wireless utility. Note: You can typically find out if you if your wireless router/access point supports WPS just by looking at the physical device.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 5. On your wireless router/access point, push the WPS button. Note: Typically, the WPS button hold time is 3-5 sec., then release. For TRENDnet routers/access points, the WPS hardware push button hold time is 3 seconds. If you are using another brand device, you may need to refer to your device documentation for WPS operation. TEW-806UBH Note: If the WPS process fails, you will see the message below and connection information at the bottom of the utility will not be displayed.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method 1. Open up the wireless utility. Note: You will need to access the device configuration page (typically through a web browser) to access the WPS section to enter the client PIN code and use the WPS PIN method. You may need to refer to your device documentation on how to access your device’s configuration page and locate the WPS section.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Create or modify wireless network profiles Wireless network profiles are profiles that define the parameters of an existing network such as the wireless network name (SSID) and security settings in order to allow for easier management especially if you connect to multiple wireless networks.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Enter or modify the parameters for the wireless network profile. • Open \ Disable – Wireless network has no security configured. No key is required. • Open or Shared \ WEP – Enter the WEP key for your wireless network. Wireless network has WEP security enabled, open or shared. Please note that the Key Index 1-4 must also match the same index configured on the wireless router/access point.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-806UBH MAC® OS Upon completing the software installation and restarting your computer, a shortcut is automatically created in the dock. After plugging in the wireless adapter into an available USB 2.0/3.0 port, You will need to click the top menu bar icon and click Open Wireless Utility. You can also Top Menu Bar Icon In the top menu bar icon, you can choose to turn off the wireless adapter or open the wireless utility.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview Close To close the utility, click Close. This does not terminate the wireless utility application. Profile Window This window displays current or previously save wireless network profile info. to prevent you from having to re-enter the wireless network information in order to reconnect. Default Column indicates which network is set to the default.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Close To close the utility, click Close. This does not terminate the wireless utility application. Wireless Utility Overview Link Status Window This window will display the adapter connection or link status information. SSID Displays the SSID or wireless network name your adapter is currently connected BSSID Displays the MAC address of the wireless network Channel Displays the operating channel of the wireless network you are currently connected.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Site Survey List Wireless Utility Overview This window displays a list of the available wireless networks found by your wireless adapter. In addition to displaying the wireless network name (SSID, the list will display additional information about the network such as channel, network type, encryptioin/security type, and MAC address (BSSID) Site Survey Window This window allows you to discover and connect to available wireless networks.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview Statistics Window This window allows you to view transmit and receive statistic information of wireless networks you are connect. . Reset Counters Resets all statistics counters to 0. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Window This window allows you to establish wireless connectivity using WPS to WPS supported device such as a wireless router/access point. For information on how to connect using WPS, please refer to the section “Connect to your wireless network using WPS” on page 12. Rescan Allows you to scan and select which wireless network to attempt to establish wireless connectivity using WPS.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Wireless Utility Overview Information Window This window displays the wireless adapter driver and utility version reference information. Utility & Driver Version Displays the wireless adapter MAC address, utility, and driver version reference information. MAC Address Displays the MAC address of Your wireless adapter. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Connect to your wireless network 1. Open up the wireless utility from the top menu bar. 4. If your network has security enabled, you will be prompted to enter the Network key and the encryption type will be detected automatically. Enter the Network key, enter the key again under Confirm network key and click OK. Note: After entering the network key, you can click Display Key to show the characters you typed in for the network key to verify it is correct. 2.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Connect to your wireless network using WPS Virtual Push Button (PBC) Method WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a feature that makes it easy to connect devices to your wireless network. If your wireless router/access point supports WPS, you can use this feature to easily connect wireless devices to your network. 1. Open up the wireless utility from the top menu bar.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 5. Messages will appear utility indicating that the WPS process has been activated and the status. Wait for the process to complete. TEW-806UBH Note: You can check the Link Status window to check the connection status and information about the wireless network you are connected. Note: If needed, you can click Cancel to cancel the WPS process. 6. If successful, a success message will be displayed and the wireless network will appear in your WPS profile list.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method 5. In the WPS window on the wireless utility, click PIN. 1. Open up the wireless utility from the top menu bar. 6. Messages will appear utility indicating that the WPS process has been activated and the status. Wait for the process to complete. 2. Click on the WPS tab. 3. The client PIN Code will be generated automatically. Note: You can click renew to generate a new client pin number.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Create or modify wireless network profiles Wireless network profiles are profiles that define the parameters of an existing network such as the wireless network name (SSID) and security settings in order to allow for easier management especially if you connect to multiple wireless networks.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Enter or modify the parameters for the wireless network profile. Wireless Network Security Properties Note: You can refer to the Appendix for details on choosing the wireless security type. • Open \ Disable – Wireless network has no security configured. No key is required. • Open or Shared \ WEP – Enter the WEP key for your wireless network. Wireless network has WEP security enabled, open or shared.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Technical Specifications • Consumption: Max. 300 mA Operating Temperature Standards • • • • • IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (up to 150 Mbps) IEEE 802.11ac (draft 2.0, up to 433 Mbps) Hardware Interface • • • • USB 2.0 WPS Button LED indicator Adjustable antenna Security • Windows® 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP Mac OS® 10.6 - 10.9 Special Features • High gain 5 dBi antenna for long distance networking (5 GHz band) • Adjustable antenna • High-speed 802.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Troubleshooting Q: I inserted the Utility & Driver CD-ROM into my computer's CD-ROM Drive and the installation menu does not appear automatically. What should I do? Answer: 1. For Windows 8/7, if the installation menu does not appear automatically, click on the Windows Icon on the bottom left hand corner of the screen,, click the “Search programs and files” box, and type D:\Autorun.exe, where “D” in “D:\Autorun.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Appendix • Much of the older 802.11a or 802.11g hardware has been upgraded (with How to choose the type of security for your wireless network firmware/driver upgrades) to support this encryption standard. Total wireless Setting up wireless security is very important. Leaving your wireless network open and unsecure could expose your entire network and personal files to outsiders.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Below is brief comparison chart of the wireless security types and the recommended configuration depending on which type you choose for your wireless network. Security Standard Compatible Wireless Standards Highest Performance Under This Setting Encryption Strength Additional Options Recommended Configuration WEP IEEE 802.11a/b/g (802.11n devices will operate at 802.11g to connect using this standard) WPA IEEE 802.11a/b/g (802.11n/ac devices will operate at 802.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide d. Then click Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK. Windows XP/2000 a. Go into the Control Panel, double-click the Network Connections icon b. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and the click Properties. c. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. d. Then click Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK. MAC OS 10.4/10.5/10.6 a. From the Apple, drop-down list, select System Preferences. b. Click the Network icon. c.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Federal Communication Commission Interference 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TEW-806UBH TRENDnet User’s Guide Česky [Czech] TRENDnet tímto prohlašuje, že tento TEW-806UBH je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES a 2006/95/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede TRENDnet erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr TEW804UB overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF og 2006/95/EF.
Limited Warranty TRENDnet User’s Guide Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TEW-806UBH – 3 Years Warranty AC/DC Power Adapter, Cooling Fan, and Power Supply carry 1 year warranty.
