TRENDNET TEW648UBM 150Mbps Micro Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual UG TEW 648UBM 1 01
TRENDNET, Inc. 150Mbps Micro Wireless N USB Adapter UG TEW 648UBM 1 01
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Contents
- 1. User Manual Part 1
- 2. User Manual Part 2
User Manual Part 2
![6 INTRODUCTIONCongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter.Thismanualcontainsdetailedinstructionsregardingtheoperationofthisproduct.Pleasekeepthismanualforfuturereference.WiththeMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter,adesktoporlaptopcomputercancommunicatewithanothercomputerwirelessly.Aneasy‐to‐useutilityisbundledwiththeWirelessUSBAdapterforconfiguration,monitoring,anddiagnosticpurposes.TheMicroWirelessNUSBAdaptercanwirelesslytransmitandreceivedata,ataspeedofupto150megabitspersecond.TheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapterprovidesuserswithaccesstoreal‐timeinformationanywhereintheirorganization.ThemobilityoftheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapterprovidesproductivityandservice,whicharenotavailableunderwirednetworks.TheMicroWirelessNUSBAdaptercaneasilyadaptfrompeer‐to‐peernetworks,suitableforasmallnumberofusers,tofullinfrastructurenetworksofthousandsofusersthatallowroamingaroundabroadarea.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-1.png)
![7 UNPACKINGANDSETUPThissectionprovidesunpackingandsetupinformationfortheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter.UnpackingTheboxshouldcontainthefollowingitems: TEW‐648UBMMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter Multi‐LanguageQuickInstallationGuide CD‐ROM(Utility&Driver)Ifanyitemisfoundmissingordamaged,pleasecontactyourlocalresellerforreplacement.SystemRequirementsBeforeinstallation,checkthefollowing: Makesureyourcomputerisrunningatleasta300MHzoraboveprocessorwith256MBRAMorabove MakesuretheUSBportsareisUSB2.0port Theoperatingsystemonyourcomputermustbethefollowing:XP(ServicePack2),WindowsVista,Windows7 802.11nor802.11b/gaccesspointorrouter. Makesuretheenvironmenthasminimalinterferenceandobstructions.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-2.png)
![8 IDENTIFYINGEXTERNALCOMPONENTSWPSButtonPresstheWPSbuttonstarttheWPSpairing,theLEDwillbeginstoblinkingfor3blinks/second,oncetheconnectionissuccessfullyestablishedbetweentheAPandtheadapter,theLEDwillremaininsolidfor5secondstotelltheusersthattheconnectionhasbeenestablished.After5second,theLEDwilllightofftoindicateuserthattheAccessPointorWirelessRouterisreadyforanewWPSconnectionandtheadapterisassociatedwiththeAccessPointorWirelessRouter.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-3.png)
![9 WIRELESSPERFORMANCECONSIDERATIONSThereareanumberoffactorsthatcanimpacttherangeofwirelessdevices.1. Adjustyourwirelessdevicessothatthesignalistravelinginastraightpath,ratherthanatanangle.Themorematerialthesignalhastopassthroughthemoresignalyouwilllose.2. Keepthenumberofobstructionstoaminimum.Eachobstructioncanreducetherangeofawirelessdevice.Positionthewirelessdevicesinamannerthatwillminimizetheamountofobstructionsbetweenthem.3. Buildingmaterialscanhavealargeimpactonyourwirelesssignal.Inanindoorenvironment,trytopositionthewirelessdevicessothatthesignalpassesthroughlessdensematerialsuchasdrywall.Densematerialslikemetal,solidwood,glassorevenfurnituremayblockordegradethesignal.4. Antennaorientationcanalsohavealargeimpactonyourwirelesssignal.Usethewirelessadapter’ssitesurveytooltodeterminethebestantennaorientationforyourwirelessdevices.5. InterferencefromdevicesthatproduceRF(radiofrequency)noisecanalsoimpactyoursignal.PositionyourwirelessdevicesawayfromanythingthatgeneratesRFnoise,suchasmicrowaves,radiosandbabymonitors.6. Anydeviceoperatingonthe2.4GHzfrequencywillcauseinterference.Devicessuchas2.4GHzcordlessphonesorotherwirelessremotesoperatingonthe2.4GHzfrequencycanpotentiallydropthewirelesssignal.Althoughthephonemaynotbeinuse,thebasecanstilltransmitwirelesssignal.Movethephone’sbasestationasfarawayaspossiblefromyourwirelessdevices.Ifyouarestillexperiencinglowornosignalconsiderrepositioningthewirelessdevicesorinstallingadditionalaccesspoints.Theuseofhighergainantennasmayalsoprovidethenecessarycoveragedependingontheenvironment.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-4.png)
![10 SOFTWAREINSTALLATIONThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallthedriverandutilityfortheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter.WindowsBasedUtilityInstallation1) InserttheUtilityandDriverCD‐ROMintoyourcomputer’sCD‐ROMdriveandthenclickInstallUtility.2) FollowtheInstallShieldWizardInstructions](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-5.png)
![11 3) ClickFinishtorestartthecomputer.4) Afterthecomputerisrebooted,plugtheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapterintoanavailableUSBslotonyourcomputer.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-6.png)
![12 WIRELESSUTILITYSETTINGTheusercanconfigurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWirelessAdapterConfigurationUtility.Double‐clicktheutilityiconthatappearsinthetaskbar.TheWirelessAdapterConfigurationUtilityisdividedintosixsections:LinkInfo,Configuration,SiteSurvey,Profile,WPSandAbout.LinkInformationThisisthedefaultscreenafterlaunchingtheUtilityprogram. Status:ShowstheassociatedBSSID(MACaddress),whichcanbeusedtoidentifythewirelessaccesspointorrouterthatyouareconnectingto.SSID:ShowsthecurrentSSID,whichmustbethesameasyourwirelessaccesspointorrouterinordertoestablishtheconnectioncorrectly.WirelessMode:Showsthecurrentwirelessmodeused.Encryption:Showsthecurrentencryptionmodeused.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-7.png)
![13 TxRate:Showsthecurrentdatarateusedfortransmitting.Channel:Showsthecurrentchannelforcommunication.SignalStrength:ShowsthewirelesssignalstrengthoftheconnectionbetweentheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapterwiththeAccessPoint.DataRate:Showsthestatisticsofdatatransfer,andthecalculationisbasedonthenumberofpacketstransmittedandreceived.ConfigurationThisscreeniswhereyousetthebasicwirelesssettingsfortheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter. ProfileName:YoucanmodifytheProfileNametoanythingyouwouldlike,forexampleHome,Office,PlayRoomandetc.SSID:ServiceSetIdentifier,whichisauniquenamesharedamongallwirelessclientsinawirelessnetwork.TheSSIDmustmatchthewirelessaccesspointorrouter’sSSIDthatyouareconnectingto.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-8.png)
![14 WirelessMode:Therearetwomodesavailableforselection●Infrastructure–toestablishwirelesscommunicationwiththeLANandotherwirelessclientsthroughtheuseofAccessPointsorWirelessRouter.Thisismostcommontypeofconnection.●Ad‐Hoc–toestablishpoint‐to‐pointwirelesscommunicationdirectlywithotherwirelessclientdevices.Authentication:Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:OpenSystem,SharedKey,WPA‐PSK,WPA2‐PSK,WPAEAP‐TLS,WPA2EPA‐TLS.SelectOpenSystem,SharedKeyforWEPdataencryptionfeature.OpenorSharedKeyOpenSystemandSharedKeyrequiretheusertosetaWEPkeytoexchangedatawithotherwirelessclientsthathavethesameWEPkey.WEPisconsideredbasiclevelofwirelessencryption,ifyouwouldlikehighersecurityconnection,WPA2encryptionisrecommended.z DefaultKey:selectoneofthe4keystouse.z NetworkKey:choosetheencryptionway,eitherinHEXorASCIIformats,andenterthepasswordintheblankspace.z KeyLength:select64or128bitsasthelengthofthekeysKeyFormat:HEXorASCIIKey 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 ](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-9.png)
![15 WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSKIfusingtheWPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSKauthenticationmethod,pleaseselecttheEncryptiontypeforTKIPorAESthenenterthePassphrasekey.Theminimumlengthis8characters. ](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-10.png)
![16 WPAEAP‐TLSIfusingtheWPA/WPA2EAP‐TLSauthenticationmethod,pleaseselecttheEncryptiontypeforTKIPorAESthenselecttheWPA/WPA2Certificatefromdropdownlist.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-11.png)
![17 SiteSurveyThisscreenallowstheusertoscanforavailablewirelessnetwork.Italsoallowstheusertoestablishwirelesscommunicationswithantargetdevice.AvailableNetwork–displaysthewirelessnetworks(wirelessclients,accesspointsorrouters)thatarewithinrange.Selectanyoneofthewirelessnetworksbydouble‐clickingonitorselecttheSSIDthenclickthe“Connect”button.Clickthe“Refresh”buttontoscanforavailablenetworks.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-12.png)
![18 ProfileProfile–Theusercancreateandmanagethecreatedprofilesforhome,workorpublicareas.Bydouble‐clickingononeofthecreatedprofile,thesettingwilladjusttothespecificsettingsuchasSSID,channel,andencryptionassavedbythatparticularprofile.Add:Addsaprofile.Thefollowingscreenwillappear.TheusercanenterthenecessaryinformationrequiredforaccessingtheparticularAccessPointorWirelessRouter.Remove:DeletestheselectedprofileEdit:Editanexistprofile.Thescreenwillbacktoprofile.EdittheSSIDandselecttheWirelessMode,AuthenticationandEncryptionthenclickApplytosavetheprofile.WhentheProfilenamewaschanged,anewprofilewillbeaddedinthelist.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-13.png)
![19 Connect:SelectedaprofilefromlistthenclicktheConnecttoconnectingtothewirelessnetworkwiththeprofilesetting.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-14.png)
![20 WPSWi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isanoptionalcertificationprogramfromtheWi‐FiAlliancethatisdesignedtoeasethetaskofsettingupandconfiguringsecurityonawirelessnetwork.TherearetwomethodsusedintheWPSasbelowinstruction.PushthebuttononmyaccesspointUsingtheWPSconfigurationwiththe“Pushthebuttononmyaccesspoint”method,theconfigurationstepsasbelow:1) Selectedthe“Pushthebuttononmyaccesspoint”.2) PushtheWPSconfigurationbuttononyourwirelessaccesspointorrouter.3) CliektheNextbuttonstarttheWPSconfiguration.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-15.png)
![21 4) IftheWPSconfigurationwassuccessful,thefollowwindowwillshowon. 5) IftheWPSconfigurationwasfailed,thefollowwindowwillshowon.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-16.png)
![22 EnteraPINintomyaccesspointUsingtheWPSconfigurationwiththe“EnteraPINintomyaccesspoint”method,theconfigurationstepsasbelow:1) Selectedthe“EnteraPINintomyaccesspoint”,thePINwillbeshowonthebuttonofthewindows.2) EnterthePINcodeintotheWPS“ClintPINnumber”ofyouwirelessaccesspointorrouterthenclicktheStartPINbutton,thewirelessaccesspointorrouterwillstarttheWPSconfigurationprocess.3) SelectedawirelessaccesspointorrouterwhichonewillbeconnectingthenclicktheNextbuttonstarttheWPSconfiguration.Ifthe“Automaticallyselectthenetwork”waschecked,thesetupstepwillbeskip.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-17.png)
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![24 4) IftheWPSconfigurationwassuccessful,thefollowwindowwillshowon.5) IftheWPSconfigurationwasfailed,thefollowwindowwillshowon.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-19.png)
![25 AboutThisscreendisplaysinformationabouttheMicroWirelessNUSBAdapter,suchastheDriverandUtilityversion.Whenanewversionoftheutilitybecomesavailableforupgrade,userswillbeabletoidentifybyversionnumbers.](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-20.png)
![26 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Hardware Interface USB 2.0 Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n (dra 2.0) Buon WPS buon: enables quick wireless connecon with WPS funcon Power Consumpon Receive mode: 100mA (max.) ; Transmit mode : 210mA (max) Supported OS Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), XP(32/64-bit) Dimensions (LxWxH) 20 x 15 x 7 mm (0.8 x 0.6 x 0.3 in.) Weight 1 g (0.03 oz) Temperature Operang: 0° ~ 40° C (32° ~ 104° F) Storage: -10° ~ 70° C (14° ~ 158° F) Humidity Max. 95% (non-condensing) Cerficaons CE, FCC Wireless Modulaon OFDM, DSSS Antenna Built-in on board antenna Frequency 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz Data Rate (auto fallback) 802.11b: up to 11Mbps 802.11g: up to 54Mbps 802.11n: up to 135Mbps Output Power 802.11b: 14dBm (typical) 802.11g: 11dBm (typical) 802.11n: 10dBm (typical) Receiving Sensivity 802.11b: -84dBm (typical) at 11mpbs 802.11g: -69dBm (typical) at 54Mbps 802.11n: -66dBm (typical) at 150Mbps Encrypon 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2-RADIUS, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Channels 1~11 (FCC), 1~13 (ETSI) 25dBm](https://usermanual.wiki/TRENDNET/TEW648UBM.User-Manual-Part-2/User-Guide-1361450-Page-21.png)
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