Trendnet TEW-646UBH User Manual

Table of Content

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3

Package Contents .................................................................................................. 3

Unpacking ............................................................................................................. 3

System Requirements ........................................................................................... 3

Wireless Performance Considerations ..................................................................... 4

Software Installation................................................................................................ 5

Wireless Utility ........................................................................................................ 6

Mode ..................................................................................................................... 6

Refresh .................................................................................................................. 7

About .................................................................................................................... 7

Station Mode ........................................................................................................... 7

General .................................................................................................................. 7

Profile .................................................................................................................... 8

Available Network ............................................................................................... 10

Status .................................................................................................................. 11

Statistics .............................................................................................................. 11

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ............................................................................... 12

Access Point Mode ................................................................................................ 14

General ................................................................................................................ 14

Advance .............................................................................................................. 16

Statistics .............................................................................................................. 16

ICS ....................................................................................................................... 17

Mac OS x Software Installation .............................................................................. 18

Mac OS x Utility ..................................................................................................... 21

Link Status ........................................................................................................... 21

Profiles ................................................................................................................ 22

Available Network ............................................................................................... 22

Advance Setting .................................................................................................. 23

About .................................................................................................................. 23

Specifications ......................................................................................................... 24

Limited Warranty ................................................................................................... 25

INTRODUCTION

The High Power 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter (model TEW-646UBH) connects a laptop or desktop computer to a high speed wireless n network.

An adjustable external antenna and a 200% increase** in power output maximizes wireless throughput and coverage.

Setup is a breeze with one-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) technology. Advanced wireless encryption protects your valuable data. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service prioritizes important video, audio and gaming traffic. Stream video, download files, play games, and talk online with this high power adapter.

Package Contents

This section provides unpacking and setup information for the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter.

Unpacking

The box should contain the following items:

- TEW-646UBH Micro Wireless N USB Adapter

- CD-ROM (Utility & User’s Guide)

- Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.

System Requirements

Before installation, check the following:

- Make sure your computer is running at least a 300MHz or above processor with 256MB

RAM or above

- Make sure the USB ports are is USB 2.0 port

- The operating system on your computer must be the following: XP (Service Pack 2),

Windows Vista, Windows 7

- 802.11n or 802.11b/g access point or router.

- Make sure the environment has minimal interference and obstructions.

WIRELESS PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS

There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless devices.

1. Adjust your wireless devices so that the signal is traveling in a straight path, rather than at

an angle. The more material the signal has to pass through the more signal you will lose.

2. Keep the number of obstructions to a minimum. Each obstruction can reduce the range of

a wireless device. Position the wireless devices in a manner that will minimize the amount of obstructions between them.

3. Building materials can have a large impact on your wireless signal. In an indoor

environment, try to position the wireless devices so that the signal passes through less dense material such as dry wall. Dense materials like metal, solid wood, glass or even furniture may block or degrade the signal.

4. Antenna orientation can also have a large impact on your wireless signal. Use the wireless

adapter’s site survey tool to determine the best antenna orientation for your wireless devices.

5. Interference from devices that produce RF (radio frequency) noise can also impact your

signal. Position your wireless devices away from anything that generates RF noise, such as microwaves, radios and baby monitors.

6. Any device operating on the 2.4GHz frequency will cause interference. Devices such as

2.4GHz cordless phones or other wireless remotes operating on the 2.4GHz frequency can potentially drop the wireless signal. Although the phone may not be in use, the base can still transmit wireless signal. Move the phone’s base station as far away as possible from your wireless devices.

If you are still experiencing low or no signal consider repositioning the wireless devices or installing additional access points. The use of higher gain antennas may also provide the necessary coverage depending on the environment.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

This section describes how to install the driver and utility for the High Power 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter.

1) Insert the Utility and Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive and then click

Install Utility.

2) Follow the InstallShield Wizard Instructions

3) Click Finish to restart the computer.

4) After the computer is rebooted, plug the High Power 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter

into an available USB slot on your computer.

WIRELESS UTILITY

The user can configure the wireless settings using the Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar.

Mode

The Micro Wireless N USB Adapter has 2 operating modes Station and Access Point.

Station

This mode is the default mode for the wireless adapter. When this mode is selected the wireless adapter functions as a wireless client.

Access Point

Select this mode when to have the wireless adapter function as a wireless access point. This feature is similar to “tethering” and will allow you to share an Internet connection to other wireless clients. Please note that to share internet connection the computer with the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter must have a valid Internet connection using a wired connection.

Refresh

Click this option to refresh the utility for any changes.

About

This screen displays information about the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter, such as the Driver and Utility version. When a new version of the utility becomes available for upgrade, users will be able to identify by version numbers.

STATION MODE

This mode is the default mode for the wireless adapter. When this mode is selected the wireless adapter functions as a wireless client.

General

This is the default screen after launching the Utility program.

Status: Shows if the associated status of the wireless adapter SSID: Shows the current SSID, which must be the same as your wireless access point or router

in order to establish the connection correctly.

Speed: Shows the current connection speed. Type: Shows the connection type of Infrastructure of Ad-Hoc. Encryption: Shows the current encryption mode used. SSID: Shows the SSID the adapter is associated with.

Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the adapter

with the Access Point.

pink Quality: Shows the wireless link quality between the adapter and access point. MAC Address: Shows the MAC address information of the adapter IP Address: Shows the IP address the adapter obtained from the access point. Subnet Mask: Shows the subnet mask the adapter obtained Gateway: Shows the gateway information obtained be the adapter.

Profile

This screen is where you set the basic wireless settings of the wireless adapter.

Profile Name: You can modify the Profile Name to anything you would like, for example Home, Office, Play Room and etc.

SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all wireless clients in a wireless network. The SSID must match the wireless access point or router’s SSID that you are connecting to.

Add: Adds a profile. The user can enter the necessary information required for accessing the particular Access Point or Wireless Router.

Remove: Deletes the selected profile

Edit: Edit an exist profile. The screen will back to profile. Edit the SSID and select the Wireless Mode, Authentication and Encryption then click Apply to save the profile. When the Profile

name was changed, a new profile will be added in the list.

Duplicate: Duplicate the settings of the selected profile.

Set Default: Selected a profile from list then click the Connect to connecting to the wireless

network with the profile setting.

Adding Profile – The user can create and manage the created profiles for home, work or public areas. By double-clicking on Add user can adjust to the specific setting such as SSID,

channel, and encryption as saved by that particular profile.

Ad-Hoc: Check this option to establish a point-to-point wireless communication directly with other wireless client devices.

Profile Name: User can create a profile name to distinguish each wireless networks created.

SSID: Enter the SSID or wireless network name of the access point.

Wireless Network Security

Authentication: The following options are available: Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK,

WPA2-PSK, WPA EAP-TLS, WPA2 EPA-TLS . Select Open System, Shared Key for WEP data encryption feature.

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