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cause conflicts between these derivers and cause the WiFi adapter fail to work. 
You  can  find  the  installed  WiFi  adapter  drivers  and  un-install  it  in  the  Control 
Panel

à

Install and Un-Install Software.

   

Below  are  steps  for  installing  BrosTrend  WiFi  Adapter  driver  on  your 
Windows PC:

 

2.2  In the CD, please find the correct driver for your operating system, then double 

click the driver installation button as this one: 

 

2.3  Please  follow  the  on-screen  instruction  to  click  Next  to  finish  the  installation  of 

driver. 

2.3.1  In the below interface, please click “ I accept….”, and then click “Next” 

 

2.3.2  In  the  below  interface,  please  select  “Install  driver  and  Mediatek  WLAN 

Utility”, and then click “Next”: 
Note:  By  selecting  this,  you  install  both  the  driver  of  this  adapter,  which 
enables this adapter to work on your PC, also the Mediatek WLAN Utility 
Software, which enables you to control your new WiFi adapter. For more 
about this, please refer to Part 3.2. 
You can select “Install driver only” in this step also, by selecting this, the 
adapter  driver  will  be  installed  on  your  PC,  the  Mediatek  WLAN  Utility 
Software will not be installed on your PC; you need to use the Windows 
Integrated WiFi network management tool to control this new WiFi adapter. 
For more about this, please refer to Part 3.1. 

Summary of Contents for WNA016

Page 1: ...0 12 User s Guide www trendtechcn com BrosTrend Dual Band WiFi USB Adapter Model No WNA016 AC5 AC6 AC7 Version No V2 1 BrosTrend ...

Page 2: ...B port of your PC in case you see the below interface please click the Cancel button 1 2 Insert the driver CD from the package into the CD ROM of your PC find the corresponding driver for the operating system of your PC If your PC does not have CD ROM please visit our website www trendtechcn com to find your model number and then download the driver of it 2 Install Driver on Your PC 2 1 Important ...

Page 3: ...n the below interface please click I accept and then click Next 2 3 2 In the below interface please select Install driver and Mediatek WLAN Utility and then click Next Note By selecting this you install both the driver of this adapter which enables this adapter to work on your PC also the Mediatek WLAN Utility Software which enables you to control your new WiFi adapter For more about this please r...

Page 4: ...om 3 12 2 3 3 In the below please click Install 2 3 4 When you see the below interface the software are under installation now please wait please do NOT click the cancel button otherwise the driver installation will be terminated ...

Page 5: ...rk You can manage your BrosTrend WiFi Adapter and connect it to your WiFi broadband network there are two methods to do this one is by using the Windows Integrated WiFi network management tool the other is to use Mediatek WLAN Utility Software If you want to use Mediatek WLAN Utility Software you need to make sure that you have installed it when installing the driver Please refer to this in Step 2...

Page 6: ...y the following screen will appear 3 1 4 Note 3 1 4 1 If you cannot find the icon please move your mouse to the top right corner of you desktop select SettingsàControl PanelàNetwork and InternetàNetwork and Sharing CenteràChange Adapter Settings right click Wi Fi and select Connect Disconnect 3 1 4 2 If you cannot find your wireless network from the list please make sure that your PC is not under ...

Page 7: ...on as marked in green color below to scan and find your WiFi network 3 2 2 After clicking the scan button as mentioned above you will see the list of WiFi network found as below 3 2 3 Please use your mouse to double click the WiFi network which you want to connect to 3 2 4 Then you will see the below interface please click the button as marked in green color as below to go on Note Please note that...

Page 8: ...e the below interface please input the WiFi key of your WiFi network and then click the green button as marked in green color to go ahead Note In case you input the wrong WiFi key you will fail to connect to the WiFi internet please go back to Step 3 2 3 and enter the correct WiFi key 3 2 6 Then you are successfully connected to this new WiFi network the WiFi Internet network that you are connecte...

Page 9: ...n again 4 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 4 1 Ask I plug BrosTrend USB WiFi Adapter to the USB port of my PC and it does not work What shall I do Answer One of the below may cause the BrosTrend USB WiFi Adapter fail to work please check and try one or more of the below solutions 4 1 1 Please try another USB port of your PC 4 1 2 Please make sure that you have installed the driver on your PC This ad...

Page 10: ... PC You need to refer to the solutions in Part 4 1 1 Part 4 1 2 and Part 4 1 3 4 2 Ask My BrosTrend dual band WiFi adapter can connect to 2 4GHz WiFi network only I cannot find or connect to my 5GHz WiFi network What shall I do Answer Please find one of the below solutions for you to solve this problem 4 2 1 Please make sure that you have installed our latest driver latest driver is available on o...

Page 11: ...3 3 2 The speed of 2 4GHz WiFi band is not as fast as that of 5GHz while 2 4GHz is much stronger than 5GHz in penetrating walls and long range transmission 4 3 3 3 So you can take advantage of the above features to have optimal WiFi performance on your BrosTrend USB WiFi adapter also you can shift between the 5GHz and 2 4GHz WiFi network 4 4 Ask Can I use a USB extension cable to extend my BrosTre...

Page 12: ...teps for configuring Soft AP mode for BrosTrend WiFi adapter is as below In Step 2 3 2 above you need to select Install driver and Mediatek WLAN Utility to install both of the driver and the Mediatek WLAN Utility then you can put your mouse on the button of the Mediatek WLAN Utility which is located on the tray of your desktop right click your mouse select the working mode of AP station Mode then ...

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