TRENDnet TEW-222CF User manual

Doc. No.: 090402-02
TEW-222CF
IEEE802.11b11Mbps
CompactFlashCard
User Guide

REGULATORY STATEMENTS
FCC Certification
The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
and the Canadian Department of Communications have
established certain rules governing the use of electronic
equipment.
Part15, Class B
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2) This device must accept any interface received, including
interface that may cause undesired operation. 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 off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
?Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
?Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
?? Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
CAUTION:
1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance
requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must
be maintained between the antenna of this device and all
persons.
2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..................................................1
FEATURES................................................................1
WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS.............................2
The Peer-to-Peer Network......................2
The Access Point Network......................3
LED INDICATORS...................................................3
FOR WINDOWS CE3.0........................................5
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION....................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................7
NETWORK CONNECTION........................................8
CONFIGURATION UTILITY...................................11
Network Status Icon & Icon Menu......11
The Status Icon.......................................11
Icon Menu................................................12
Link...........................................................13
Configuration..........................................14
Encryption................................................16
Site Survey...............................................18
About........................................................19

FOR NOTEBOOK PC.........................................20
HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................20
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..................................20
In Windows 98........................................20
In Windows ME......................................22
In Windows 2000...................................24
In Windows XP.......................................26
NETWORK CONNECTION......................................28
In Windows 98/ME................................28
In Windows 2000/XP.............................31
CONFIGURATION...................................................34
Use Manufacturer’s Configuration
Utility........................................................34
Use Windows XP's Wireless
Configuration Utility..............................43
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................48

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INTRODUCTION
A wireless LAN is like a regular LAN, except
that you can share information without looking
for a place to plug in, and augment networks
without installing or moving wires. Based on
radio frequency (RF) technology, a wireless LAN
transmits and receives data over the air, along
with the guarantee to provide privacy and
noninterference by the use of separate radio
frequency.
The 802.11b Wireless CompactFlash Card is the
perfect solution for your wireless network
applications and based on the IEEE 802.11b
standard offering a data rate of 11Mbps in a
wireless LAN environment. It is a high-speed
wireless network card that connect directly to
your PDA or Notebook (with a passive
adapter)—just plug it in and you’re ready to share
data, printers, or high speed Internet access over
your existing wireless network. User-friendly
software makes it simple to set up.
Features
??Compliant with IEEE 802.11b standard for
2.4GHz Wireless LAN
??Compliant with Compact Flash Type I
Standard
??Compatible with Windows CE 3.0
??Compatible with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
(with a passive adapter)
??Plug-and-play operation provides easy setup
??Works with all existing network infrastructure

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??Compatible with specific wireless products
and services
??Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption
??Freedom to roam while staying connected
??11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate
??Rich diagnostic LED indicators with built-in
Antenna
??Lower power consumption and power save
mode
??Easy to install and configure
Wireless Network Options
The Peer-to-Peer Network
This network installation lets you set a small
wireless workgroup easily and quickly.
Equipped with Wireless CompactFlash Cards or
wireless PCI, you can share files and printers
between each PC and laptop.
Or you can use one computer as an Internet
Server to connect to a wired global network and
share files and information with other PCs via a
wireless LAN.

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The Access Point Network
The network installation allows you to share files,
printers, and Internet access much more
conveniently. With Wireless CompactFlash
Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired
global network via anAccess Point.
LED Indicators
Link: Orange (On/Blink)
Access Point Mode
Glow –linking to an Access Point.
Blink –searching for Access Points in the
networks.

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Peer-to-Peer Mode
Glow –forming a Basic Service Set or joining to
a Basic Service Set.
Blink –searching for other wireless LAN cards in
the wireless network.
Act: Green (ON/OFF)
Transmitting/receiving wireless data.

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FOR WINDOWS CE3.0
Software Installation
Connect your PDA to your PC. Make sure you
have the Microsoft ActiveSync Utility installed
on your PC to make an active connection.
Caution: DO NOT insert the Wireless
CompactFlash Card into the PDA BEFORE
installing the configuration utility.
1. Insert the device driver CD into the CD-ROM
drive.
2. Open the WINCE3.0 folder.
3. Inside the WINCE3.0 folder, click on
PrismForPocketCE.
For Handheld PC users: Please select
PrismForHandHeldCE.

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4. Click Next to continue.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Finish.

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7. You can now insert the Wireless
CompactFlash Card into the PDA. Then use
the Settings on your Windows CE to
configure the network settings.
Hardware Installation
Insert the Wireless CF card into the Windows
CE-based PDA by aligning the Wireless CF card
toward the CF slot.

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Network Connection
Once the driver has been installed, you must
make some changes to your network settings.
1. Go to Start ?Settings ?Connections.
Click on Network Adapters.
2. Highlight PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN
Adapter, click Properties.

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3. ?Use server-assigned IP address
If your network supports DHCP, select Use
server-assigned IP address. The IP address
and other information will be automatically
assigned. Then click ok.
?Use server-assigned IP address
If your network does not support DHCP,
select Use specific IP address. You may
need to enter the IP address and other
information. When you have finished
entering settings, click OK.
If you forget to click OK, your settings will not
take effect!

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4. A message as below may appear saying you
must remove and re-insert the Wireless
CompactFlash Card to have the changes take
affect. Click OK.

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Configuration Utility
After installing the Wireless CompactFlash
Card’s driver successfully, go to Start ?
Programs. Click on PRISM Settings,the
Network Status icon will appear in the taskbar.
.
Network Status Icon & Icon Menu
The Status Icon
Icon
Link Status
Green indicates a strong link.
Yellow indicates a weak link.
Red indicates no or a very poor link.

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Icon Menu
After clicking on the icon, the icon menu as
displayed below will prompt you to configure the
Wireless CompactFlash Card.
Items Description
Wireless Radio On
Wireless Radio Off
These two items allows you
to enable or disable the
wireless radio.
Remove Status Icon…
Removes the Utility icon
from the PDA’
s system
tray
. Each time you power
on your PDA
, the icon will
reappear.
Wireless Network
Status
Advanced
Configuration…
WEP Encryption…
Version
Information…
Clicking these items will
launch the Wireless
Settings window, as
described below.
All settings are categorized into5tabs:
Link
Configuration
Encryption
Site Survey
About

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Link
The Link tab provides you the status of the
Wireless CompactFlash Card.
Item Description
State
It displays the connection state of
the Wireless CompactFlash
Card
with the wireless network.
Current
Channel It display
s the selected channel
that is currently used.
(There are
14 channels available, depends on
the country.)
Enable Radio
/ Disable Radio
Click this button to enable/disable
the wireless radio. The Wireless
CompactFlash Card will
connect/disconnect with the
wireless network.
Rescan Search for all available networks.
Clicking on the button, the device
will start to rescan.

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Item Description
Current Tx
Rate It displays the current transfer rate.
Throughput It d
isplays the transferring (Tx)
and receiving (Rx) data rate in
bytes per second.
Link Quality It displays the link quality of the
connection between the Wireless
CompactFlash Card
and the
Access Point or Peer-to-Peer type
it connects.
Signal Strength
It displays the signal strength of
the connection between the
Wireless CompactFlash Card
and
the Access Point or Peer-to-Peer
typeit connects.
Configuration
The Configuration tab allows to set parameters
for the Wireless CompactFlash Card.

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Item Description
Profile
Name
Saves values for all previous setting
parameters. The default values
contain the parameters configured at
installation.
Once the demands for switching
between different networking
environments are required, you can
also set the additional profiles to
eliminate the configuration time. To
save the current parameters, highlight
the Profile field, type a new name,
and click on the Apply button.
Network
Name A specific name shared among
connected Wireless CompactFlash
Card, Access Points and other
wireless stations on the wireless
network. The name must be
identical for all devices and points
attempting to connect to the same
network. The default name is ANY
.
To change the Network Name, simply
enter a new name in the field.
Network
Type
It displays the type of BSS.
Access Point: allows the Adapter to
communicate with a wired network
which employingan Access Point.
Peer-to-Peer: allows PC-to-PC,
station-to-station communication
without employing an Access Point.
Peer-to-Peer
Channel To communicate with other Wireless
CompactFlash Card, you must specify
the same channel. Click the up and
down arrow at the right of the
Peer-to-Peer Channel to set the
desired channel.
Transmit
Rate It displays the current transmit rate.
1Mb, 2Mb, Auto 1 or 2 Mb, 5.5Mb,
11Mb or Fully Automatic)
Default Clicks the button to restore to the
default settings.
Undo Click Undo to ignore the previous
setting.
Apply Click Applyto activate the settings.
ok Click OK to save your changes.

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Encryption
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption
can be used to ensure the security of your
wireless network.
Item Description
Encryption
(WEP) WEP
is a data privacy mechanism
based on a 64-bit/128-
bit shared
key algorithm.
Under the drop-down box, you
can choose to have WEP
encryption Disabled, 64 bit, or
128 bit.
Create Keys
with Passphrase
A Passphrase can be entered to
genera
te four keys used for WEP.
For the easiest configuration, the
Passphrase method is
recommended.
Create Keys
Manually These four fields can be used to enter WEP keys manually. The
method is required to match the
keys of other wireless devices on
the existing network.