TRENDnet TEW-229UB Quick Installation Guide - Page 1

TEW-229UB Quick Installation Guide ENGLISH TEW-229UB Quick Installation Guide This Installation Guide will lead you through the installation of the 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter and the Utility Software. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the Utility software. 2. Install the 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter's driver. 3. Setup Wireless Network. 4. Configure TCP/IP Network Protocols to communicate with your network This product is designed to operate in Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP. The installation procedures for each operating system are similar. Install the Utility Software 1. Insert the Utility CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive, the installation menu window will appear automatically. If the window does not appear automatically, please click on "Start", select "Run", type in D:\Autorun.exe, and click "Ok" (assuming D: is the computer's CD-ROM drive letter) to start the installation. 2. At the "Installation Menu", click on "Install Utility", and follow the Install Shield Wizard's instructions on the screen to install the Utility. 1 TEW-229UB Quick Installation Guide ENGLISH Install the Wireless USB Adapter Driver 1. After the computer boots back up, insert the Wireless USB adapter into your computer's USB port. Windows operating system will detect the "New Hardware" 802.11b Pen Size Wireless USB Adapter and driver installation window will appear automatically. Follow the installation steps and direct Windows to search the driver in the CD-ROM directory path D:\Drivers\ to install the driver (assuming D: is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive). Directory paths: Windows 98: D:\Drivers\Windows 98 Windows ME: D:\Drivers\Windows ME Windows 2000: D:\Drivers\Windows 2000 Windows XP: D:\Drivers\Windows XP 2. After the installation, you should see the "Wireless Utility" icon displayed on the lower right hand corner of the screen (desktop). z Blue Color icon : means the Wireless USB Adapter is connecting with another wireless device or AP successfully. z Red Color icon : means the Wireless USB adapter is not connecting to any wireless station or AP. Setup Wireless Network There are two types of wireless networks, Ad-hoc (peer to peer) mode and Infrastructure (AP) mode. To setup the wireless network correctly, you will need to determine which type of wireless network you have. By using the Wireless Configuration Utility, users can configure all the functions of the Wireless USB Adapter. Setup Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode 1. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar. 2. Click on Monitor tab and click on Change button. 2