TRENDnet TEW-223PI, User Manual

Page 1: ...Doc No 102202 02 802 11b Wireless PCI Card User Manual...

Page 2: ...d can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfe...

Page 3: ...ICATORS 3 INSTALL THE DEVICE 4 IN WINDOWS 98 4 IN WINDOWS ME 7 IN WINDOWS 2000 9 IN WINDOWS XP 11 VERIFY 14 INSTALL THE UTILITY 15 NETWORK CONNECTION 18 IN WINDOWS 98 ME 18 IN WINDOWS 2000 XP 21 CONFI...

Page 4: ...fo 26 Configuration 27 Encryption 28 Site Survey 30 About 31 USE WINDOWS XP S WIRELESS CONFIGURATION UTILITY 32 UNINSTALLATION 38 UNINSTALL THE MANUFACTURER S CONFIGURATION UTILITY 38 UNINSTALL THE DE...

Page 5: ...s mobility with access to real time information and online services anytime and anywhere Plus with the network installation simplicity and flexibility you can eliminate the need to pull cable through...

Page 6: ...wireless workgroup easily and quickly Equipped with wireless PCI or wireless PC Cards you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop Or you can use one computer as an Internet Server to...

Page 7: ...and Internet access much more conveniently With wireless PCI Cards you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point LED Indicators Link Green On Off Glow linking to an Acces...

Page 8: ...s PCI card into an available PCI slot push it evenly and firmly and ensure it is screwed securely in place using the mounting screw 4 Once the device has been connected to your computer Windows will d...

Page 9: ...ice driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM and Specify a location and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Driver Click Next 4 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary f...

Page 10: ...6 5 Insert Windows 98 CD ROM and then click OK 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 7 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer click Yes...

Page 11: ...lick Next 2 Insert the device driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Driver Click Next...

Page 12: ...8 4 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer click Yes...

Page 13: ...e Wizard click Next 2 In Install Hardware Device Drivers select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended click Next 3 Insert the device driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM...

Page 14: ...10 4 Click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Driver Click OK 5 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system...

Page 15: ...omplete the installation In Windows XP 1 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 2 Insert the device driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Include this location in...

Page 16: ...12 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 4 Click Finish to complete the installation...

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Page 18: ...in your computer and is enabled go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Expand the Network adapters category If the 802 11b Wireless PCI Card is listed here it means that you...

Page 19: ...stall the utility Skip to Use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Utility section to configure the Wireless settings 1 Insert the Setup Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Open the Utility folder the...

Page 20: ...on Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility Click Next to continue 4 Follow the instruction to select the program folder Click Next to continue 5 In Start Copying Fi...

Page 21: ...17 6 Click Finish...

Page 22: ...alled you must make some changes to your network settings In Windows 98 ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that the following components are installed 802 11b Wireless PCI Car...

Page 23: ...ent you need click Add 4 Highlight Microsoft and then double click on the item you want to add Click OK 5 For making your computer visible on the network enable the File and Print Sharing 6 Click the...

Page 24: ...ss Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access control 8 When finished restart your computer to acti...

Page 25: ...e able to log onto the network 10 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network In Windows 2000 XP 1 In Windows 2000 Go...

Page 26: ...Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 If any components are missing click on the Install button to select the Client Service...

Page 27: ...4 For making your computer visible on the network make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 5 When finished you must restart your computer to complete the installat...

Page 28: ...Use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Please go to Use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Utility section to use the configuration Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility After disabling the Wind...

Page 29: ...n Icon Link Status Access Point mode Green Please refer to below table for the exact link quality Peer to Peer mode White No connection Red Icon Signal Strength Excellent link quality Good link qualit...

Page 30: ...t to the same network It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter Tx Rate It shows the current transfer rate 1 2 5 5 or 11Mbps or Auto Channel It shows the selected channel that...

Page 31: ...haracters Make sure that all points in the network are set the same Operating Mode It displays the current operating mode Access Point or Peer to Peer Channel Select the appropriate channel from the l...

Page 32: ...automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type Long Preamble If in a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble Short Preamble The Short Preamble is intende...

Page 33: ...ter will need to be set to the same authentication mode Shared Authentication Shared Authentication is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key Auto Select Auto for the network adapte...

Page 34: ...ignal It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects BSSID IBSSID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service...

Page 35: ...31 About You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver and Utility Version...

Page 36: ...ow right click the Wireless Network Connections icon and select Properties 32 Note Double click the Wireless Network Connection icon and you can see the status of the Wireless PCI Card as described be...

Page 37: ...14 channels available depends on the country Data Rate Select 1 2 5 5 or 11Mbps or Auto from the pull down list to change the current transfer rate Network Type Select the appropriate Network Type fr...

Page 38: ...nter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications of this value are recommended Select SharedKey Index Select from 1 2 3 4 or No selection Sharekey1 Sharekey2 Sharekey3 Sharekey4 This setting is th...

Page 39: ...nt to use the manufacturer s configuration utility to configure the wireless settings Make sure the check box is NOT enabled and then the Network Status icon will appear in the taskbar You can open it...

Page 40: ...ew network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks Preferred networks From available network s listed above you can selec...

Page 41: ...box and click OK Note The new settings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred netw...

Page 42: ...u need to uninstall the Utility or device please refer to below sections Uninstall the Manufacturer s Configuration Utility 1 Go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility 2...

Page 43: ...rt my computer now and then click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure Uninstall the device 1 Right click My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager 2 Right click 802 11b Wireless PCI Card...

Page 44: ...40 3 Click OK 4 The system will prompt you to restart your computer Click Yes...

Page 45: ...ence Spread Spectrum CCK DQPSK DBPSK Security 0 64 128 bit WEP Bit Error rate Better than 10 5 Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Collision Avoidance with ACK Power Requirement Operating Voltage 5V TX cons...

Page 46: ...42 Supported OS Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP EMC Certification FCC Part 15 in US EN300328 and EN300826 EN301489 17 in Europe...