TRENDNET TEW664UBV2 User Manual

TRENDnet User’s Guide

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TRENDnet User’s Guide

Contents

Product Overview ........................................................................... 1

Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 1

Features ......................................................................................................................... 1

Product Hardware Features........................................................................................... 2

Application Diagram ...................................................................................................... 2

Installation ...................................................................................... 3

Software Installation...................................................................................................... 3

Hardware Installation .................................................................................................... 3

Table of Contents

Wireless Utility ............................................................................... 4

Wireless Utility Setting .................................................................................................. 4

General .......................................................................................................................... 4

Profile ............................................................................................................................ 4

Available Networks ........................................................................................................ 6

Status ............................................................................................................................. 6

Statistics ......................................................................................................................... 7

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) .......................................................................................... 8

Pin Input Configuration (PIN) ......................................................................................... 8

About ........................................................................................................................... 10

Technical Specifications................................................................. 11

Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 12

Appendix ...................................................................................... 13

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ................................... 16

Limited Warranty ......................................................................................................... 18

TRENDnet User’s Guide

Product Overview

Package Contents

In addition to your wireless adapter, the package includes:

• Quick Installation Guide

• CD-ROM (Utility & Driver)

• USB cable (15.5 cm / 6 in.)

If any package contents are missing or damaged, please contact the retail store, online retailer, or reseller/distributor from which the product was purchased.

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Features

The N300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter, model TEW-664UB, connects a laptop or desktop computer to an high performance 300Mbps dual band wireless network.

Quickly connect to a 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless network at the touch of a button with the convenience of the one-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button. Seamlessly stream HD video over the less congested 5GHz band.

Advanced wireless encryption protects your digital network. The latest in MIMO antenna technology ensures the fastest communication speeds provided by wireless n technology. WMM® Quality of Service (QoS) technology prioritizes gaming, Internet calls, and video streams. Stream HD media, download files, play games, and talk online with 300Mbps dual band wireless n technology.

• 1 x USB 2.0 connector

• Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n standard

• Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a

networks

• High-speed data rates up to 300Mbps

• Supports MIMO technology with 2 high performance internal anten nas

• One-touch network connection with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button

• Supports Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode

• Dynamic Data Rate Scaling from 300Mbps to 1Mbps

• Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with Automatic Data Rate

Switching

• Supports advanced wireless encryption up to WPA2-RADIUS

• Compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems

• Easy user setup & diagnostic utilities

• Coverage of up to 100 meters indoor and 300 meters outdoor *

*Maximum wireless signal rates are referenced from IEEE 802.11 theoretical specifications. Actual data throughput and coverage will vary depending on interference, network traffic, building materials and other conditions.

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Product Hardware Features

Application Diagram

LED/WPS button

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• Power/Status LED -This LED turns on when the USB adapter has power and ready

for use and blinks during wireless data transmission.

• WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button – Push and hold this button for 3 seconds to

activate WPS. The Power/Status LED will blink blue when WPS is activated.

The router is installed near the modem (typically supplied by your ISP “Internet Service Provider”) and physically connected to it from the router’s WAN port to the modem’s network port which connects to the Internet. Wireless signals from the router are broadcasted to wireless clients such as laptops (with wireless capability) thereby providing Internet access.

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Installation

Software Installation

This section describes how to install the driver and utility for the N300 Wireless Dual

Band 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

Hardware Installation

1. Plug the

computer.

2. Verify that the LED is turned on. Continue to the next section on how to configure

that wireless adapter.

N300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter into an available USB slot on your

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3. Click Finish to restart the computer.

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Wireless Utility

Wireless Utility Setting

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

The Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility is divided into six sections: General, Profile, Available Networks, Status, Statistics and WPS.

General

This screen shows the general information of the wireless adapter.

• Status: Shows connection status.

• Speed: Shows the transmission and the reception data rate.

• Type: Shows the connection type, Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode.

• Encryption: Shows the current encryption type used.

• SSID: Shows the current SSID, which must be the same as your wireless access point

or router in order to establish the connection correctly.

• Wireless Mode: Shows the current wireless mode used.

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

adapter and the Access Point or router.

• Link Quality: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on

the number of packets transmitted and received.

• Network Address: Shows the MAC address and IP address of the adapter.

Profile

The user can create and manage the created profiles for home, work or public areas. By double-clicking on one of the created profile, the setting will adjust to the specific setting such as SSID, channel, and encryption as saved by that particular profile.

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• Add: Adds a profile. The following screen will appear. The user can enter the

necessary information required for accessing the particular Access Point or Wireless Router. Or you can search the desire wireless router or AP under Available Networks section and click on Add Profile button to add the Profile.

• 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 selected Profile.

• Set Default: Set the selected Profile as default connection.

When adding a new profile the below screen will appear. This screen will allow you to set the wireless encryption settings from your wireless network to the wireless adapter.

Wireless Network Security: 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.

o Open System and Shared: Requires the user to set a WEP key to exchange data

with other wireless clients that have the same WEP key. WEP is considered basic level of wireless encryption, if you would like higher security connection, WPA2 encryption is recommended.

 Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use.  Network Key: choose the encryption way, either in HEX or ASCII formats, and

enter the password in the blank space.

 Key Length: select 64 or 128 bits as the length of the keys

Key Format: HEX or ASCII

Key Length Hex ASCII

Type characters 0-9, A-F, a-f alphanumeric

format

64-bit 10 characters 5 characters

128-bit 26 characters 13 characters

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o WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: Requires the user to use a passphrase as the encryption key,

with a minimum length of 8 characters long or maximum of 64 characters long. Please select the cipher of TKIP or AES then enter the Passphrase key. AES cipher type is for WPA2 and TKIP is for WPA.

o WPA/WPA2 EAP-TLS: Also known as RADIUS or Enterprise requires the user to have

a radius server connected to their network for wireless authentication and a password. Please select the cipher of TKIP or AES then enter the Passphrase key. AES cipher type is for WPA2 and TKIP is for WPA. Then select the WPA/WPA2 Certificate from drop down list.

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