TRENDnet TEW-648UB - 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB 2.0... User manual

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FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15of
theFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference
toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouraged
totrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:
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‐ Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
‐ Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoid
theuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevice
maynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference
thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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IMPORTANTNOTE:
FCCRadiationExposureStatement:
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Endusersmust
followthespecificoperatinginstructionsforsatisfyingRFexposurecompliance.TomaintaincompliancewithFCCRF
exposurecompliancerequirements,pleasefollowoperationinstructionasdocumentedinthismanual.
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Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
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SARcompliancehasbeenestablishedintypicallaptopcomputer(s)withUSBslot,andproductcouldbeusedintypical
laptopcomputerwithUSBslot.OtherapplicationlikehandheldPCorsimilardevicehasnotbeenverifiedandmaynot
compliancewithrelatedRFexposureruleandsuchuseshallbeprohibited.
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Theavailabilityofsomespecificchannelsand/oroperationalfrequencybandsarecountrydependentandarefirmware
programmedatthefactorytomatchtheintendeddestination.Thefirmwaresettingisnotaccessiblebytheenduser.
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For Taiwan 警語：
經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之
特性及功能。
低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方
得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫
療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

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Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been
applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC:
EN60950-1: 2006
Safety of Information Technology Equipment
EN 62311: 2008
Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz – 300GHz)
EN 300 328 V1.7.1 (2006-10)
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wideband transmission systems; Data transmission equipment
operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using wide band modulation techniques; Harmonized EN covering essential requirements
under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (2008-04)
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio
equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements
EN 301 489-17 V1.3.2 (2008-04)
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio
equipment and services; Part 17: Specific conditions for 2,4 GHz wideband transmission systems and 5 GHz high performance RLAN
equipment
This device is a 2.4 GHz wideband transmission system (transceiver), intended for use in all EU member states and EFTA countries,
except in France and Italy where restrictive use applies.
In Italy the end-user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain authorization to use the device
for setting up outdoor radio links and/or for supplying public access to telecommunications and/or network services.
This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10
mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum
authority in France. 0560
Česky [Czech] TRENDnet tímto prohlašuje, že tento TEW-648UB je ve shoděse
základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními
směrnice 1999/5/ES.
Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede TRENDnet erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr TEW-
648UB overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i
direktiv 1999/5/EF.
Deutsch [German] Hiermit erklärt TRENDnet, dass sich das Gerät TEW-648UB in
Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den
übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG
befindet.
Eesti [Estonian] Käesolevaga kinnitab TRENDnet seadme TEW-648UB vastavust

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direktiivi 1999/5/EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist
tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele.
English Hereby, TRENDnet, declares that this TEW-648UB is in compliance
with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 1999/5/EC.
Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente TRENDnet declara que el TEW-648UB
cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras
disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ TRENDnet ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ TEW-648UB
ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ
ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ
1999/5/ΕΚ.
Français [French] Par la présente TRENDnet déclare que l'appareil TEW-648UB est
conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions
pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE.
Italiano [Italian] Con la presente TRENDnet dichiara che questo TEW-648UB è
conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti
stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE.
Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo TRENDnet izgatavotāja nosaukums] deklarē, ka TEW-648UB
atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām prasībām un citiem ar to
saistītajiem noteikumiem.
Lietuvių[Lithuanian] Šiuo TRENDnet deklaruoja, kad šis TEW-648UB atitinka esminius
reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas.
Nederlands [Dutch] Hierbij verklaart TRENDnet dat het toestel TEW-648UB in
overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante
bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
Malti [Maltese] Hawnhekk, TRENDnet, jiddikjara li dan TEW-648UB jikkonforma
mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li
hemm fid-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC.
Magyar [Hungarian] Alulírott, TRENDnet nyilatkozom, hogy a TEW-648UB megfelel a
vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv
egyéb elõírásainak.
Polski [Polish] Niniejszym TRENDnet oświadcza, że TEW-648UB jest zgodny z
zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi
postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC.
Português [Portuguese] TRENDnet declara que este TEW-648UB está conforme com os
requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Slovensko [Slovenian] TRENDnet izjavlja, da je ta TEW-648UB v skladu z bistvenimi
zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES.
Slovensky [Slovak] TRENDnet týmto vyhlasuje, že TEW-648UB spĺňa základné
požiadavky a všetky príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/ES.
Suomi [Finnish] TRENDnet vakuuttaa täten että TEW-648UB tyyppinen laite on
direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien
direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.
Svenska [Swedish] Härmed intygar TRENDnet att denna TEW-648UB står I
överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga
relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG.

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TABLEOFCONTENT
Introduction..............................................................................................................5
UnpackingandSetup................................................................................................6
Unpacking...............................................................................................................6
SystemRequirements.............................................................................................6
IDentifyingexternalcomponents.............................................................................7
LED..........................................................................................................................7
WPSButton.............................................................................................................7
WirelessPerformanceConsiderations......................................................................8
SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................9
WindowsBasedUtilityInstallation.........................................................................9
WirelessUtilitySetting............................................................................................11
LinkInformation...................................................................................................11
Configuration........................................................................................................12
SiteSurvey............................................................................................................16
Profile...................................................................................................................17
WPS.......................................................................................................................19
About....................................................................................................................24
TechnicalSpecifications..........................................................................................25

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INTRODUCTION
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisWirelessNUSBAdapter.
Thismanualcontainsdetailedinstructionsregardingtheoperationofthisproduct.
Pleasekeepthismanualforfuturereference.
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WiththeWirelessNUSBAdapter,adesktoporlaptopcomputercancommunicate
withanothercomputerwirelessly.Aneasy‐to‐useutilityisbundledwiththe
WirelessUSBAdapterforconfiguration,monitoring,anddiagnosticpurposes.
TheWirelessNUSBAdaptercanwirelesslytransmitandreceivedata,ataspeed
ofupto150megabitspersecond.
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TheWirelessNUSBAdapterprovidesuserswithaccesstoreal‐timeinformation
anywhereintheirorganization.ThemobilityoftheWirelessNUSBAdapter
providesproductivityandservice,whicharenotavailableunderwirednetworks.
TheWirelessNUSBAdaptercaneasilyadaptfrompeer‐to‐peernetworks,suitable
forasmallnumberofusers,tofullinfrastructurenetworksofthousandsofusers
thatallowroamingaroundabroadarea.

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UNPACKINGANDSETUP
ThissectionprovidesunpackingandsetupinformationfortheWirelessNUSB
Adapter.
Unpacking
Theboxshouldcontainthefollowingitems:
TEW‐648UBWirelessNUSBAdapter
Multi‐LanguageQuickInstallationGuide
CD‐ROM(Utility&Driver)
Ifanyitemisfoundmissingordamaged,pleasecontactyourlocalresellerfor
replacement.
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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:Windows2000
(ServicePack4),XP(ServicePack2),WindowsVista
Adraft802.11nor802.11b/gaccesspoint.
Makesuretheenvironmenthasminimalinterferenceandobstructions.

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IDENTIFYINGEXTERNALCOMPONENTS
LED
LEDStatusDescription
SlowBlink(1blink/second)WhentheLEDisblinking,theWLANAdapteristransmittingorreceivingdata
ontheWirelessEthernetnetwork.
FastBlink(3blinks/second)
AfterpressingtheWPSbutton,theLEDwillflash3blinks/second.Oncethe
connectionissuccessfullyestablishedbetweentheAPandtheadapter,theLED
willremainsolidfor5secondstotelltheusersthattheconnectionhasbeen
established.After5seconds,theLEDwillturnofftoindicatethattheAPis
readyforanewWPSconnectionandtheadapterisassociatedwiththeAP.
Off UserinsertsthecardintotheNBwithoutdriverinstalled,andwithout
connection.
WPSButton
PresstheWPSbuttonstarttheWPSpairing,theLEDwillbeginstoblinkingfor3
blinks/second,oncetheconnectionissuccessfullyestablishedbetweentheAPand
theadapter,theLEDwillremaininsolidfor5secondstotelltheusersthatthe
connectionhasbeenestablished.After5second,theLEDwilllightofftoindicate
userthattheAccessPointorWirelessRouterisreadyforanewWPSconnection
andtheadapterisassociatedwiththeAccessPointorWirelessRouter.
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WIRELESSPERFORMANCECONSIDERATIONS
Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanimpacttherangeofwirelessdevices.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallthedriverandutilityfortheWirelessNUSB
Adapter.
WindowsBasedUtilityInstallation
1) InserttheUtilityandDriverCD‐ROMintoyourcomputer’sCD‐ROMdriveand
thenclickInstallUtility.
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2) FollowtheInstallShieldWizardInstructions

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3) ClickFinishtorestartthecomputer.
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4) Afterthecomputerisrebooted,plugtheWirelessNUSBAdapterintoan
availableUSBslotonyourcomputer.
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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.
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TheWirelessAdapterConfigurationUtilityisdividedintosixsections:LinkInfo,
Configuration,SiteSurvey,Profile,WPSandAbout.
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LinkInformation
ThisisthedefaultscreenafterlaunchingtheUtilityprogram.
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Status:ShowstheassociatedBSSID(MACaddress),whichcanbeusedtoidentify
thewirelessaccesspointorrouterthatyouareconnectingto.
SSID:ShowsthecurrentSSID,whichmustbethesameasyourwirelessaccess
pointorrouterinordertoestablishtheconnectioncorrectly.
Frequency:Showsthecurrentfrequencyusedforyourwirelessnetwork.
WirelessMode:Showsthecurrentwirelessmodeused.

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Encryption:Showsthecurrentencryptionmodeused.
TxRate:Showsthecurrentdatarateusedfortransmitting.
Channel:Showsthecurrentchannelforcommunication.
LinkQuality:ShowsthelinkqualityoftheWirelessNUSBAdapterwiththeAccess
PointwhenoperatingunderInfrastructuremode.
SignalStrength:Showsthewirelesssignalstrengthoftheconnectionbetweenthe
WirelessNUSBAdapterwiththeAccessPoint.
DataRate:Showsthestatisticsofdatatransfer,andthecalculationisbasedonthe
numberofpacketstransmittedandreceived.
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Configuration
ThisscreeniswhereyousetthebasicwirelesssettingsfortheWirelessNUSB
Adapter.
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ProfileName:YoucanmodifytheProfileNametoanythingyouwouldlike,for
exampleHome,Office,PlayRoom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.

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WirelessMode:Therearetwomodesavailableforselection
●Infrastructure–toestablishwirelesscommunicationwiththeLANandother
wirelessclientsthroughtheuseofAccessPointsorWirelessRouter.Thisis
mostcommontypeofconnection.
●Ad‐Hoc–toestablishpoint‐to‐pointwirelesscommunicationdirectlywith
otherwirelessclientdevices.
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.
OpenorSharedKey
OpenSystemandSharedKeyrequire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.
zDefaultKey:selectoneofthe4keystouse.
zNetworkKey:choosetheencryptionway,eitherinHEXorASCIIformats,
andenterthepasswordintheblankspace.
zKey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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WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK
IfusingtheWPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSKauthenticationmethod,pleaseselectthe
EncryptiontypeforTKIPorAESthenenterthePassphrasekey.Theminimum
lengthis8characters.
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WPAEAP‐TLS
IfusingtheWPA/WPA2EAP‐TLSauthenticationmethod,pleaseselectthe
EncryptiontypeforTKIPorAESthenselecttheWPA/WPA2Certificatefromdrop
downlist.
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SiteSurvey
Thisscreenallowstheusertoscanforavailablewirelessnetwork.Italsoallows
theusertoestablishwirelesscommunicationswithantargetdevice.
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AvailableNetwork–displaysthewirelessnetworks(wirelessclients,accesspoints
orrouters)thatarewithinrange.
Selectanyoneofthewirelessnetworksbydouble‐clickingonitorselecttheSSID
thenclickthe“Connect”button.
Clickthe“Refresh”buttontoscanforavailablenetworks.
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Profile
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.
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.
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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.
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Connect:SelectedaprofilefromlistthenclicktheConnecttoconnectingtothe
wirelessnetworkwiththeprofilesetting.
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WPS
Wi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isanoptionalcertificationprogramfromtheWi‐Fi
Alliancethatisdesignedtoeasethetaskofsettingupandconfiguringsecurityon
awirelessnetwork.TherearetwomethodsusedintheWPSasbelowinstruction.
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Pushthebuttononmyaccesspoint
UsingtheWPSconfigurationwiththe“Pushthebuttononmyaccesspoint”
method,theconfigurationstepsasbelow:
1) Selectedthe“Pushthebuttononmyaccesspoint”.
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2) PushtheWPSconfigurationbuttononyourwirelessaccesspointorrouter.
3) CliektheNextbuttonstarttheWPSconfiguration.
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