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3.

 

A message indicating that you’ve been switched to Windows Zero 
Configuration mode will appear. Click ‘OK’ to continue.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: To return to the Comtrend utility, uncheck the ‘Windows Zero 
Config’ box. 
 

4.

 

Click the ‘Start’ button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of 
windows desktop); click ‘Control Panel’, then click ‘Network and 
Internet Connections’ in the Control Panel. 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for WD-1021

Page 1: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual Version A1 0 March 25 2013...

Page 2: ...rietary to Comtrend Corporation No part of this document may be translated transcribed reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation NOTE This docume...

Page 3: ...3 3 28 How to Edit an existing profile 2 3 4 How to make a copy of an existing profile 29 2 3 5 How to set as a default profile 30 2 4 How to view general information status and network statistics 31...

Page 4: ...rk adapter is also 802 11n compatible supporting data transfer rates up to 300Mbps Other features of this device include IEEE 802 11b g n compatible QoS function WMM feature controls the bandwidth req...

Page 5: ...4 3B1 2 System Requirements An available USB 2 0 port Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system CD ROM drive At least 100MB of available disk space...

Page 6: ...ireless network adapter please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your place of purchase to claim missing items 1 CD ROM Driver Utility QIG User Manual 1 1 USB Wireless Netwo...

Page 7: ...ption Off No wireless network adapter is installed On A solid light for 5 seconds means the WPS connection is established successfully Link Activity Blinking The wireless network adapter is transferri...

Page 8: ...pter Warning If you have any other wireless utilities or adapters running on your computer please close or uninstall them prior to installing the Comtrend Wireless Utility and Adapter in order to avoi...

Page 9: ...a Windows 7 OS you ll be prompted to confirm installation Click Install this driver software anyway to continue Note if the following Window pops up during the installation process click the Continue...

Page 10: ...2 Select the language you wish to use and then click Next 9 3 Click Next to start installation The installation procedure needs few moments to complete...

Page 11: ...is required before you can use your new USB wireless network adapter 5 After your computer is rebooted insert the USB wireless network adapter into an available USB 2 0 port of your computer Never us...

Page 12: ...6 The following message will appear on your computer click Cancel to proceed with the installation 11...

Page 13: ...our Windows toolbar You can click the icon to open the configuration utility You can refer to the icon to see the status of your wireless connection Wireless network adapter not detected No connection...

Page 14: ...o Config perating system uration utility comes with the Windows o 2 2 1 Using the Comtrend Configuration Utility Follow the instructions below to use the Comtrend configuration utility to connect to a...

Page 15: ...omputer closer When the access point you re looking for is on the list double click it or select it and click the Add to Profile button 4 If a password is required to access the wireless network input...

Page 16: ...SID Service Set IDentifier i e access point s name This field will be listed as the access point you selected when the SSID is not hidden and grayed out If the SSID is hidden you have to input the cor...

Page 17: ...hrase must be identical to the setting of the wireless access point you wish to connect to Key index Select WEP key index For most access points you can select 1 but please refer to the setting of the...

Page 18: ...he access point this may require a few moments When the Status becomes Associated your computer is connected to the access point you selected Click Close to close the configuration menu NOTE If you co...

Page 19: ...in wireless network configuration utility called the Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameters 1 Right click the Comtrend configuration utility...

Page 20: ...will appear Click OK to continue NOTE To return to the Comtrend utility uncheck the Windows Zero Config box 4 Click the Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop clic...

Page 21: ...click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as a suffix if you have more than one wireless network adapter please make sure you right click the Comtrend 802 11n Wireless LAN Adapter then s...

Page 22: ...esh network list to rescan for access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Connect 8 If the access point is protected by encryption you need to input its security key...

Page 23: ...9 If you can see the Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established 22...

Page 24: ...tore the connection parameters encryption passphrase security etc etc as a profile for every access point so you don t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific...

Page 25: ...file This function allows you to setup connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance without connecting to it first If you want to create a new profile click the Profile tab th...

Page 26: ...SID of the access point you wish to connect to This is a computer to computer ad hoc network Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer network device by ad hoc method When not accessin...

Page 27: ...the setting of the access point Network key Confirm network key When the encryption type is WPA or WPA2 PSK you need to input a set of passphrase to connect to the wireless access point Input the sam...

Page 28: ...xisting profile When you no longer need an existing profile you can remove it If you want to remove a profile click the Profile tab then select an existing profile that you wish to remove and then cli...

Page 29: ...h to change the content of the profile you can use this function Select a profile from the list first and then click the Edit button You ll be provided with the contents of the selected profile and yo...

Page 30: ...e this option This function is very convenient when you need to build a new profile whose parameters are similar to any existing profile To do this select an existing profile and then click the Duplic...

Page 31: ...to use a specific profile as the default connection you can select a profile in the list and click Set Default The selected profile will become the default selection and the configuration utility wil...

Page 32: ...led information about the wireless connection you re using 2 4 1 General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you re connected to click the General tab All gener...

Page 33: ...2 4 2 Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network adapter click the Status tab 32...

Page 34: ...ata of the wireless network adapter click the Statistics tab and the statistics of the wireless connection will be displayed All connection related statistics are displayed here You can click the Rese...

Page 35: ...can access at the bottom of the configuration menu The descriptions of these functions are listed as follows Show Tray Icon Check this box to show an icon on the system tray Uncheck this box to hide...

Page 36: ...he wireless network adapter All functionalities of the configration menu will disappear To resume unckeck the Disable Adapter box Windows Zero Config Use the Windows Zero Configuration Utility to mana...

Page 37: ...elow to establish a secure connection between the WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network adapter This wireless network adapter supports 2 options for WPS PIN code and Push Button...

Page 38: ...ab 3 You can use PIN code or Push Button configuration and the WPS compatible wireless access point must use the same type of WPS For instructions on the setup for each type of WPS see the next 2 sect...

Page 39: ...e prompted to select an access point you wish to connect to If you know its SSID click Yes otherwise click No If you select Yes a list of all WPS compatible APs nearby will be displayed you can click...

Page 40: ...t Yes or No in the previous step the network adapter will attempt to connect to the WPS compatible AP and an 8 digit number will appear Input this number to AP s configuration menu within 2 minutes an...

Page 41: ...S but if there is more than one WPS compatible AP using Push Button config please use the PIN Code method instead After you click the Push Button Config a message box will appear Activate the WPS Push...

Page 42: ...omputers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly and even share the Internet connection you have The instructions in the following sections explain how to use the AP function of y...

Page 43: ...2 Select the tab Mode and then select Access Point from the drop down menu It requires a few moments to switch to AP mode please be patient 42...

Page 44: ...After the mode switch is complete you ll see general information about the software AP which shows the AP s SSID and connected wireless clients 43...

Page 45: ...20B3 1 1 How to configure SSID and Channel To configure a software AP click the Config button 44...

Page 46: ...f the major setup items are listed below Network Name SSID Input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here Channel Select th...

Page 47: ...Authentication Select the network authentication mode from the drop down menu Data Encryption Select the data encryption method from the drop down menu ASCII PASSPHRASE If the encryption method is WE...

Page 48: ...twork key Confirm network key If the network authentication mode is WPA input the WPA passphrase in both boxes To save changes click OK otherwise click Cancel to leave this menu and keep settings unch...

Page 49: ...eacon Interval Input the wireless beacon time interval here DTIM Period Input the DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message here Preamble Mode Select wireless frame preamble mode long or short from the...

Page 50: ...13B3 3 Wireless Statistics Select the Statistics tab and the data statistics for the software access point will be displayed Click Reset to reset the value of every item back to 0 49...

Page 51: ...to get connected to the Internet If you have only one network adapter except this software access point you don t have to select the network adapter here if you have more than one network adapter sel...

Page 52: ...6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 20MHz MCS0 15 Up to 144Mbps 11n 40MHz MCS0 15 Up to 300Mbps Security WEP 64 128 WPA WPA2 and IEEE 802 1x Antenna Internal Antenna 2T2R Drivers Windows XP Vista Windows 7 LED...

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