Tenda W322U User manual

300MbpsWireless USBAdapterUserGuide

300MbpsWireless USBAdapterUserGuide
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300MbpsWireless USBAdapterUserGuide
Tableof Content
Chapter1Introduction..................................................1
1.1ProductFeature....................................2
1.2ProductDeployment..............................3
1.3IndicatorDescription.............................4
1.4Package Contents.................................4
Chapter2InstallationGuide.......................................5
Chapter3ClientUtilityInterface............................10
3.1Station Mode............................................10
3.1.1Station ModeTopology......................11
3.1.2Status............................................12
3.1.3SiteSurvey.....................................13
3.1.4ProfileManagement..........................15
3.1.5Statistics........................................17
3.1.6WPSSetting....................................17
3.2APMode..................................................19
3.2.1APMode Topology............................19
3.2.2BasicSetting...................................20
3.2.3SecuritySetting...............................21
3.2.4AccessControl.................................22
3.2.5About.............................................24
AppendixOne:AcronymsandTerms....................25
AppendixTwo:Product Specification...................28
AppendixThree: Howtoconnect with PSP........29
AppendixFour:HowtoSetWPS...........................34

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Chapter1Introduction
W322UisaWireless USB Adapterwith upto300Mbps
transmittingrate.It adoptstheverylatestwireless
standard—IEEE802.11n,whichperfectlycomplies
downwardwith IEEE802.11g/bstandards, efficiently
reducesthe“deadspots”inwireless areaandwidely
multipliesthewireless coverage area.
W322Uissuitablebothfordesktopandnotebook
computers. Itstransmittingratecanreachupto
300MbpsanditstransmittingtimeinLANwillbegreatly
shortened whenconnected toTendaW306R11N
WirelessRouter.It respondsimmediatelyandkeeps
smooth whenyou aresearchingwebpages,
downloading,gamingandwatchingvideoonline.
All inall,W322Uisacost-effective300MbpsWireless
USB Adapterwith robustsignal,farthertransmitting
distanceandstableperformance.

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1.1 ProductFeature
•Supports300Mbpswireless receivingand
transmittingrate
•Complieswith thelatest802.11nand
802.11b/gstandards
•ProvidesUSB2.0port
•Supports20MHz/40MHzfrequencywidth
•Detectswirelessnetworkandchanges
transmittingrateautomatically
•Providestwoworkingmodes:Infrastructure
andAd-Hoc
•Supports64/128-bitWEPand
WPA/WPA2/802.1xencryption methods
•SupportsWPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
encryption to securewireless networkstrongly
•Complieswith Windows2000/XP/Vista, Linux,
MACOS,etc.
•SupportsWMMtosmooth youraudioandvideo

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1.2 ProductDeployment
W322UWireless USBAdapteroffersfast,
reliableandcost-effectivesolutionforwireless
access. Deployment as follows;
•Forstaff who requireshighermobilityinthe
office,theywant to haveaccess to traditional
wired orwirelessnetworkinanyplaceofthe
company;
•Enterpriseorindividualwho requiresoften
changesinlayout of networkcables;
•Companiesorplaceswhicharenot suitablefor
LANcablelayingout becauseofbudgetor
objectivebuilding,includingplacesofgreat
interests, rent placesorplacesforshort-term
usage;
•Companyorindividualwho avoidsusing
expensivecables, rentingcablesorrenting
rightsforaccess.

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1.3 IndicatorDescription
In thefront panel of W322U,thereisaLED indicator
blinkingwhendatacommunication isgoingon.
1.4 PackageContents
Unpackthepackets, andpleasefindthefollowing
items:
ØOneW322U300MbpsWirelessUSB Adapter
ØOneCD-ROM

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Chapter2Installation Guide
Thischapteristoassistyouhowtousetheincluded
CD-ROMwhichcomprisestheSetupWizardandthe
Client UtilityInterface.
ThefollowingstepsonSetupWizardaretakenthe
WindowsXPasexample.
1.PleaseinserttheWireless USB Adapterintothe
USB portof yourcomputer.
2.“FoundNewHardware”systemdialogueappears,
andselects“Cancel” to usetheincludedSetup
Wizardforfastinstallation;ofcourse,you alsocan
select“Next” to install bymanual.

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3. InerttheincludedCD-ROMintotheCD-ROMdrive
ofyourcomputer,andtheWelcomescreen
appears.(Ifnot appear,doubleclickthe
“W322U.exe” icon.)

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4.Click“Enter”.
5. Click“Next” to startinstalling.

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6. Click“Change…”toselectthedirectorypath,or
click“Next”.
7. Select“OK” and“Next” inthefollowingwindow.
8.Duringtheinstallation,thefollowingdialoguemaybe

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appears.Clickthe“ContinueAnyway” to continue.
Thereisno securitythreatto yourcomputer.
9.Click“Finish” to completetheinstallation.

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Chapter3ClientUtilityInterface
ThissoftwareisfortheW322UWireless USB Adapter
management.Ifitdoesnotappear,select“Start”—“All
Programs”—“Tenda”—“W322U”,orclicktheshortcut
on yourPC’sdesktop.
Note:
In theWindowsXP,you canselecttheincluded
W322UClient UtilityInterfaceortheWindowsXP
internalwirelessapplicationto configurethedevice.
Therearetwoclient utilityapplicationsinW322U:
Stationmode andAPmode.
Note:
In thisutilityinterface,Station Mode(Client Mode)
isthedefaultaccessway.
3.1 Station Mode

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3.1.1Station ModeTopology
Inthismode,W322Uservesasaclienttoreceive
thewirelesssignalstoaccesstheInternet.

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3.1.2Status
IntheNetworkStatuswindow,itdisplayssomethingon
wirelessadapterandwirelessnetworkstatus,including
SSID,Authenticationtype,Encryption Type,IPaddress,
subnetmaskandgatewayandsoon.

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3.1.3SiteSurvey
TheSiteSurveyisusedto scantheavailablewireless
networkaround,showingthewireless network’ssignal
strengthandotherinformationwhichprovidesbasisfor
you to accesswhichwireless network.
Connect: selectoneentryinthewireless network
listandclickthebuttonto connectthedevicewith
theselected network.
Refresh: rescanthewireless networkaround.

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3.1.4ProfileManagement
Thiswindowsavesthegeneralwireless parametersfor
different profiles, whichisusedto fastconnectthe
wireless networkyou need.
UP/DOWN: Tochangetheprofile’ssequenceinthe
list.
Connect: Toactivateoneprofile.
New: Tocreateanewprofileandconfigurethesite
statusandsecuritysetting.
Modify: Tomodifyoneexistingprofile.
Delete: Todeleteoneexistingprofile.

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(SiteStatus)
(SecuritySetting)

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3.1.5Statistics
StatisticsisusedtosummarizeRxandTxdatapackets,
includingthesuccessanderrorpacketamount.
Clear: clickthisbuttonto renewthestatistics.
3.1.6WPS Setting
WPSsettingisenabledonlyonWPS-compliantdevices.