TRENDnet TEW-226PC User manual

Copyright ©2004. All Rights Reserved. TRENDware International, Inc.
TRENDnet
TRENDware, USA
What's Next in Networking
TEW-226PC
TEW-228PI
Version 10.25.04
11 Mbps wireless adapter
Quick Installation Guide
Guide d'installation rapide de
l'adaptateur sans fil 11 Mbps 802.11b
Kurzanleitung zur Installation des
drahtlosen 11 MBit/s 802.11b Adapters
Guía de instalación rápida del
adaptador inalámbrico 802.11b a 11 Mbps

Table of Contents
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Troubleshooting ........................................................................................
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1. Introduction ........................................................................................
2. Product Detail ....................................................................................
3. Install Wireless Configuration Utility ..................................................
4. Install Hardware ..................................................................................
5. Install Drivers .....................................................................................
6. Wireless Configuration ......................................................................

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1. Introduction
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Please make sure you have everything in the box:
Thank you for purchasing TRENDnet's TEW-226PC/TEW-228PI wireless
adapter.
This guide will help you set up your 11 Mbps wireless adapter. Following the
installations should be quick and easy. If you run into problems, please refer to
the Troubleshooting section. If you need further technical support, please visit
www.TRENDNET.com or call technical support by phone.
1. Computer with an available Type II 32-bit CardBus slot (TEW-226PC) or 32-
bit PCI slot (TEW-228PI)
2. 300 MHz processor or faster
3. 32 MB of RAM
4. 802.11b or 802.11g Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another
802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad- Hoc/Peer-to-Peer networking mode).
Quick Installation Guide
TEW-226PC
TEW-228PI (with detachable antenna) CD-ROM
Verify Package Contents
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Copyright ©2004. All Rights Reserved. TRENDware International, Inc.
TRENDnet
TRENDware, USA
What's Next in Networking
TEW-226PC
TEW-228PI
Version 10.25.04
11 Mbps wireless adapter
Quick Installation Guide
Guide d'installation rapide de
l'adaptateur sans fil 11 Mbps 802.11b
Kurzanleitung zur Installation des
drahtlosen 11 MBit/s 802.11b Adapters
Guía de instalación rápida del
adaptador inalámbrico 802.11b a 11 Mbps

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2. Product Detail
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The TEW-226PC has two LEDS for network activity and power. The TEW-
228PI has a detachable antenna with one LED indicating network activity.

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1. Insert the TEW-226PC/TEW-228PI CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM
drive; the installation menu window will appear automatically. If the window
does not appear automatically, click Start, click Run, and type
E:\Autorun.exe in the text-field. Click OK.
2. On the Installation Menu, click Install Utility.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
3. Install Wireless Configuration Utility
Note: Replace “E” in “E:\Autorun.exe” with whichever letter is assigned
to your CD-ROM drive.

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3. Click Next.
4. Select the region that applies to your country and click Next.
5. Click OK.

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6. Click Next to start installing.
7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish.

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9. Click Exit on the Installation Menu screen.
Note: For Windows 98SE/ME, select “No, I will restart my computer
later,” and click Finish.

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1. Shut down your computer.
2. Insert the PC Card firmly into your notebook PC's open PC Card slot. Only
the plastic end-piece should protrude from the slot.
3. Boot up your laptop PC and make sure Windows's Desktop is properly
loaded.
Proceed only if you have already completed the steps in Section 2
If you are installing the TEW-226PC Wireless PC Card:
4. Install Hardware

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1. Shut down your computer.
2. Open your computer case to reveal the motherboard and expansion slots.
(Please refer to your computer's user manual if you need help opening the
case)
3. Insert the wireless card into one of motherboard's free PCI slots. Press down
firmly and evenly on the card until it snaps into place.
4. Screw the PCI card's metal bracket into your case with a standard bracket
screw. Attach the included antenna to the connector on the back of your
card.
5. Close your computer case, and boot up your computer.
Proceed only if you have already completed the steps in Section 2
If you are installing the TEW-228PI Wireless PCI Card:

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5. Install Drivers
1. After your computer reboots, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear.
Verify that Install the software automatically is selected and that the TEW-
226PC/228PI CD-ROM is in your CD-ROM drive. Then, click Next.
2. When you are prompted to choose a driver from a list of compatible drivers,
choose the one that is located in the TEW-226PC/228PI CD-ROM's
Windows XP folder, and click Next.
Windows XP

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3. A warning message will tell you that the device you're installing has not yet
been certified for Windows XP compatibility. Click Continue Anyway.
4. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will tell you that it has finished installing
the software for your IEEE 802.11b Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter. Click
Finish.
Continue to Section 5 of this Quick Installation Guide to continue configuring
your wireless card.
Note: TRENDnet's Wireless Adapter drivers have been fully tested in all
supported Windows Operating Systems and have been found to provide
assured compatibility.

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1. After your computer reboots, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear.
Click Next.
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device. Click Next.
3. Click Next.
Windows 2000

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4. Click Next.
5. A message will tell you that the driver you're about to install “does not
contain a digital signature” and will ask you if you want to continue the
installation. Click Yes.
Note: TRENDnet's Wireless Adapter drivers have been fully tested in all
supported Windows Operating Systems and have been found to provide
assured compatibility.

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6. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will tell you that it has finished installing
the software for your new device. Click Finish.
Continue to Section 5 of this Quick Installation Guide to continue configuring
your wireless card.
1. After your computer reboots, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear.
Click Next.
Windows 98SE/ME

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2. Select Search for the best driver for your device. Click Next.
3. Click Next.
4. Click Next.

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5. You may be asked to insert your Windows 98/ME CD-ROM. If this is the
case, insert your Windows 98/ ME CD-ROM, and click OK.
6. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will tell you that it has finished installing the
software for your IEEE 802.11b Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter. Click Finish.
7. Windows will ask you if you want to restart your computer. Click Yes.
After the computer restarts, continue to Section 5 of this Quick Installation
Guide to continue configuring your wireless card.

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6. Wireless Configuration
1. Double-click the wireless computer icon in your system tray (next to the
clock in the bottom right corner of your screen).
2. Click the Configuration Tab. Select Infrastructure (Access Point) as the
Network Mode.
3. Select a Network SSID that matches the SSID of your Access Point. (If you
are unsure of your Access Point's SSID, refer to your Access Point settings)
Click Apply.
4. (Optional) Select the Enable Encryption option, and enter a WEP key of
your choice.
5. Click the Apply button to complete the setup.
Infrastructure Mode (PC-to-Access Point connection)

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6. If you see connection information under the Status tab, your Wireless
Adapter's configuration is complete.
7. To save the current settings as a profile, click the profile tab. Input a Profile
Name, click Save, and then click Activate.
Configuration of the Wireless Adapter is now complete.

1. Double-click the wireless computer icon in your system tray (next to the
clock in the bottom right corner of your screen).
Ad-Hoc Mode (Computer-to-Computer connection)
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2. Click the Configuration Tab. Select 802.11 Ad-Hoc (Computer to
Computer) as the Network Mode.
3. Select a Network SSID that matches the SSID of the wireless card you will
be connecting to. (If you are unsure of your other wireless card's SSID, refer
to that card's settings)
4. Because you are configuring an Ad-Hoc network, you must select a Channel.
It is recommended that you select a channel number from 1-11. Click Apply.
5. On the Status window; if you see connection information, your Wireless
Adapter is configured.