TRENDnet TEW-301PC User manual

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2.4GHz 22Mbps Wireless
Network PC Card
Quick Installation Guide
System Requirements:
-Windows 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP computers
-PC with Pentium II 300MHz system or above is recommended
-Equipped with at least one 32-Bit PC Cardbus socket or PC Cardbus adapter.
-One CD-ROM drive
Setup and Installing the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card
Note! 22M WLAN Adapter Utility Setup will disable the WinXP Zero Configuration Utility for Wireless LAN.
If you want to enable the 802.1X Authentication Security Function in WinXP Zero Configuration Service,
please exit from the 22M WLAN Adapter Utility Installation, and use the Win XP Zero Configuration Utility
only.
Installing Utility Program
Please note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. The other
Windows systems will have similar screen for the installation procedure.
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Make sure that the
22Mbps Wireless
Network PC Card is NOT
inserted into the Cardbus
slot.
Turn on the computer.
Insert the software CD
into the CD-ROM Drive.

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Click on the “PC
Card/PCI Card” option
on the left selection menu.
Click on “Install” button
to start Utility installation.
InstallShield Wizard
starts. Click “Next” to
continue.

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-Turn off your computer
-Insert the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card into the CardBus slot in your
notebook
-Turn on your computer
-Continue with Driver Installation.
Click “Next” to install the
program files in the
default folder.
Select the second option,
and click “Finish” to
complete the installation.

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Installation of Driver Files
Please note that letter “D:\” represents the
CD-ROM driver letter, and select folder
“Win98” when installing under Windows 98
O/S or WinME2000 for Windows ME or
2000 O/S.
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Select the second option
and click “Next” to
continue.
Go to D:\Driver\WinXP
Click “OK”
Select first option then
click on the checkbox
click “Browse” button to
specify the driver file
folder.

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Click “Next” to continue
Click “Continue
Anyway” to continue
Click “Finish” to
complete new hardware
installation.

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Configuring 22Mbps Wireless PC Card
You can now launch the configuration utility by clicking on the utility program icon in
the system tray on lower-right corner of the screen,
or by double-clicking on icon in your desktop.
The following screen would appear, and you can proceed with configuration of the
22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card by clicking Configuration page on the left menu.
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SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in
the wireless network.
BSS Type: There are two types available for selection
zInfrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other
wireless clients through the use the Access Points.
zAd-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with
other wireless client devices such as wireless network PC Card.
Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel
range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European (ETSI) domain
and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.
Tx Rate: Select the data rate for data transmission.
Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Default is Long Preamble. Preamble
is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach
steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. The Short
Preamble is recommended for high network traffic environments. The Preamble type
used must match that of the wireless Router or Access Point in order to communicate
on the network.
Power Mode:
-Continuous Access Mode (default): the PC Card is constantly operating with full
power and it consumes the most power
-Maximum Power Save: the PC Card consumes the least power and only operates
when there is wireless network activity.
-Power Save: the PC Card consumes the moderate level of power.
For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click “Apply”.

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Configuring TCP/IP Setting For 22Mbps Wireless PC Card
Dynamic IP Address V.S. Static IP Address
By definition Dynamic IP addresses are the IP addresses that are being automatically
assigned to a network device on the network. These Dynamically assigned IP
addresses will expire and may be changed over time.
Static IP addresses are the IP addresses that users manually enter for each of the
network adapters.
!Note: There might be two or more Local Area Connection to choose from. You must
select the one that you will use to connect to the network.
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Go to Start menu > Control
Panel > Network
Connections > Right-click on
the active Local Area
connection > Select
“Properties”

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Dynamically Assigned IP Address
The TCP/IP Properties window
appears.
Select “Obtain an IP address
automatically” if you are on a
DHCP enabled network.
Click “OK” to close the window
with the changes made
The Local Area Connection
Properties would appear.
Select “Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)” and Click
“Properties” to continue.
22Mbps WLAN Adapter

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Static IP Address
!Note: The IP address must be within the same range as the wireless route or Access
Point.
Please note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. The other
Windows systems will have similar screen for the TCP/IP configuration procedure.
Select “Use the following IP
address”
Enter the IP address and subnet
mask fields.
Enter the IP address of the Router
in the Default gateway field.
Enter the IP address of the Router
in the DNS server field
Click “Ok” to close the window