TRENDNET TEW726EC User Manual

TRENDnet User’s Guide

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Contents

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

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

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

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

System Requirements .................................................................................................... 2

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

Table of Contents

Installing your Wireless Adapter ...................................................... 3

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

Hardware Installation .................................................................................................... 5

Using the Wireless Utility ................................................................ 6

Wireless Utility Overview .............................................................................................. 7

Connect to your wireless network ............................................................................... 11

Connect to your wireless network using WPS ............................................................. 12

Create or modify wireless network profiles ................................................................ 15

Technical Specifications................................................................. 17

Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 18

Appendix ...................................................................................... 19

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Product Overview

Features

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TRENDnet’s N600 Wireless Dual Band PCIe Adapter, model TEW-726EC, upgrades a desktop computer to proven 300 Mbps dual band wireless speed and coverage. Quickly connect to a common 2.4 GHz or a less congested 5 GHz wireless network to seamlessly stream HD video and surf the internet. Advanced WPA and WPA2 encryption protects your wireless network. Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology increases wireless coverage and signal strength. WMM® Quality of Service (QoS) technology prioritizes gaming, Internet calls, and video streams.

• Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11n standard (dual band 802.11n 2.4 GHz or 5

GHz connection)

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

networks

• Detachable antennas

• Low profile bracket included

• LED activity indicator

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Package Contents

In addition to your wireless adapter, the package includes:

• CD-ROM (Utility & Drivers)

• Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide

• Standard and Low Profile Brackets

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

• PCI Express interface

• Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology

• Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service (QoS) data prioritization

• Supports Infrastructure mode via Access Point and ad-hoc network via peer to

peer communication

• Maximum reliability, throughput, and connectivity with Automatic Data Rate

Switching

• Supports advanced wireless encryption up to WPA2-RADIUS

• Compatible with Windows 8 (32/64-bit), 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), and XP

(32/64-bit) operating systems

• Easy user setup & diagnostic utilities

• Coverage of up to 100 meters indoor (330 feet) and 300 meters outdoor (980

feet) *

*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

Standard Bracket

• Detachable antennas – The external 2dBi antennas can be attached/detached to

the reverse SMA connectors located on the PCIe adapter.

• Activity LED Indicator -This LED turns solid when a wireless connection is

established and blinks during wireless data transmission. The LED will blink every 10 sec. when disconnected. If WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is activated using the included utility, the LED will blink rapidly.

• Low Profile Bracket – In addition to the standard PCI bracket, a low profile PCI

bracket is included to allow installation of this adapter into computer cases that only accept the size of low profile PCI cards instead the standard larger PCI size.

Activity LED

System Requirements

• Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), or XP (32/64-

bit)

• Available PCIe (PCI Express x1) slot

• CD-ROM Drive (Driver & Utility Installation with included CD)

Detachable antennas Low Profile Bracket

PCI Express x1 Interface

Installing the low profile bracket

Using a Philips screwdriver (not included), remove the 2 screws in the PCIe card holding the bracket in place by turning the screws counter clockwise and remove the standard size bracket. Once the standard size bracket is removed, attach the low profile bracket. Using a Philips screwdriver, secure the bracket to the card by driving the 2 screws into the slots where they were removed before by turning them clockwise until tightened. Once the bracket is secured, the antennas can be reattached.

Application Diagram

Each desktop computer has the wireless dual band PCIe adapter installed. One desktop computer wirelessly connected to the dual band router using the common 2.4GHz band and another computer wirelessly connected to the dual band router using the lesscongested 5GHz band.

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Installing your Wireless Adapter

This section describes how to install the software driver and utility for the wireless

adapter.

4. At the installation window, click Next.

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Software Installation

1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. At the CD Autorun Prompt window, click Run Autorun.exe.

Note: If the Autorun prompt does not appear automatically, open the CD contents and double-click Autorun.exe.

5. You will be prompted to accept the end user license agreement. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.

3. At the CD-ROM main menu, click Install Drivers & Utility.

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6. At the Install Location window, click Next.

8. You may receive a security prompt about the publisher of the driver software. If prompted, click Install this driver software anyway.

Note: If you do not receive a security prompt, continue to the next step.

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7. Wait for the utility and drivers installation to complete.

9. After the process is completed, click Finish.

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Hardware Installation

1. Shut down your computer.

Note: Shutdown menu option may vary in appearance depending on your operating system.

2. Open your computer case and insert the wireless dual band PCIe card into an

available PCI Express slot. Once installed, attached the antennas to PCIe card.

3. Close the computer case, and turn on your computer.

4. Locate and double click the TRENDnet Wireless Utility icon.

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Using the Wireless Utility

Upon completing the software installation, a desktop shortcut is automatically created. After installation, the 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.

When the utility is started, you will the following icon in your system tray in the bottom right corner of the screen.

You can right-click the system tray icon for additional options.

• Preferred WLANs – This option allows to you easily connect to networks you have already connected to prior which are saved in the Profile Management window (Page 8).

• Available Networks – This option will open up the utility and bring you to the Available Networks window (Page 7).

• Exit – This option will close the utility and terminate the application. The application will no longer be running and accessible from your system tray. You will have to restart the

application manually by double-clicking the Desktop icon.

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available networks or information.

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Wireless Utility Overview

Available Networks Window

This window allows you to discover and connect to available wireless networks.

Available Networks List

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 MAC address (BSSID), signal strength percentage, security type, channel, and mode (a,b,g,n).

Note: Since this adapter has dualband capability, available wireless network found on both the 2.4GHz band and 5GHz band will be displayed in the list.

To close the utility, click Close. This does not terminate the wireless utility application and can still be accessed through the system tray

Refresh

If you do not find your wireless network in the available networks list, click Refresh to rescan for

Connect

After selecting the wireless network in the available networks list, you can click Connect to connect to the network or simply double-click the network in the list. If the wireless network has security enabled, you

Vertical/Horizontal Scroll

You can click the arrows or click and drag the slider, to display more

SSID, Channel, Encryption Type, BSSID, Signal Strength

This will display the wireless network name (SSID), channel, and security/encryption type, MAC address (BSSID), and Signal Strength of the wireless network you are currently

This will display the IP address of your wireless adapter assigned by the wireless network you are currently connected. Typically, the IP address is automatically assigned to your wireless adapter by the wireless network upon

Signal Strength/Link Quality

The bars provide a graphical representation of the general signal strength and link connectivity to the wireless network you are currently

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