INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this Micro Wireless N USB Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions regarding the operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With the Micro 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.
UNPACKING AND SETUP This section provides unpacking and setup information for the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter. Unpacking The box should contain the following items: TEW‐648UBM Micro 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.
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 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.
WIRELESS PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless devices. 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. 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.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section describes how to install the driver and utility for the Micro 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.
3) Click Finish to restart the computer. 4) After the computer is rebooted, plug the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter into an available USB slot on your computer.
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. The Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility is divided into six sections: Link Info, Configuration, Site Survey, Profile, WPS and About. Link Information This is the default screen after launching the Utility program.
TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting. Channel: Shows the current channel for communication. Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the Micro 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. Configuration This screen is where you set the basic wireless settings for the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter.
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 .
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. Remove: Deletes the selected profile Edit: Edit an exist profile.
Connect: Selected a profile from list then click the Connect to connecting to the wireless network with the profile setting.
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. 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”.
4) If the WPS configuration was successful, the follow window will show on. 5) If the WPS configuration was failed, the follow window will show on.
Enter a PIN into my access point Using the WPS configuration with the “Enter a PIN into my access point” method, the configuration steps as below: 1) Selected the “Enter a PIN into my access point”, the PIN will be show on the button of the windows. 2) Enter the PIN code into the WPS “Clint PIN number” of you wireless access point or router then click the Start PIN button, the wireless access point or router will start the WPS configuration process.
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4) If the WPS configuration was successful, the follow window will show on. 5) If the WPS configuration was failed, the follow window will show on.
About This screen displays information about the Micro Wireless N USB Adapter, such as the Driver and Utility version. When a new version of the utility becomes available for upgrade, users will be able to identify by version numbers.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Hardware Interface USB 2.0 Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0) Button WPS button: enables quick wireless connection with WPS function Power Consumption 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.
Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TEW‐648UBM – 3 Years Warranty AC/DC Power Adapter, Cooling Fan, and Power Supply carry 1 year warranty.
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