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Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. No part of this publication can be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. If you would like to know more about our product information, please visit our website at http://www.tendacn.com. Disclaimer of Warranties Pictures, images and product specifications herein are for references only. To improve internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Tenda reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Tenda does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of, the product or circuit layout(s) described herein. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this document to ensure accuracy of the contents, but all statements, information and recommendations in this document do not constitute the warranty of any kind, express or implied. About this User Guide This user guide applies to W311E (150Mbps) and W322E (300Mbps). The W311E is used as an example throughout this user guide for illustration.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Product Overview This Tenda Wireless N PCI-E adapter delivers enhanced wireless performance over a standard PCI interface for your PCI Express-enabled desktop computer. Based on wireless n technology, this adapter delivers faster wireless speed and 3x farther range than wireless G. Plus, it comes with Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) for easy connection to a wireless network. Once connected, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, photos, files, music, videos, printers, and storage. 1.1 Package Contents (For references only) W311E W322E

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 1.2 LED Overview The adapter comes with a status LED, which displays： A solid green light while identified and functioning properly; 1.3 Key Features  Automatically sense network and adjust transmission rate;  20/40M bandwidth auto-select;  Up to 150 Mbps(W311E)/300Mbps(W322E) wireless speed over 2.4Ghz;  Comes with 2 operating modes: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc;  Access secure networks using WEP, WPA or WPA2;  Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) for easy connection to a wireless network;  Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Windows7, Windows8 and more; 1.4 Applications The Tenda adapter delivers powerful, fast and reliable wireless access to your desktop or notebook computer. It is ideal for use by or in: a). ancient buildings, places rented or for temporary use where wiring is such a big mess, a huge cost or hard to reach; b). business or individual always in need of network topology changes; c). business or individual who wants to have a wireless network established fast and simple without the mess of wiring. Note：This PCI-E adapter can only be installed in a PCI-E slot on a desktop. 1.5 Before Getting Started 1. Before installing and using this product, please peruse the entire user guide. 2. Also, if you have previously installed a different manufacturer's adapter or

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide a different model Tenda adapter, make sure the software and driver are uninstalled before installing the new software. Some utilities may cause a conflict with the new software. 1.6 Maintenance Observe the following to ensure the product continuously stays in good condition. 1. Keep the device in a dry and well ventilated environment 2. DO NOT expose the device to corrosive substances (such as acid and alkali, etc) 3. DO NOT expose the device to sun shine or other heat sources; 4. If you run into a problem that you cannot solve, go to www.tendacn.com to find a solution or email your problem to: support@tenda.com.cn or support02@tenda.com.cn.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide The CD that comes in the package includes both driver and software, which can be installed automatically. This section will walk you through the installation process. Software install and operation instructions are illustrated in Windows® XP. If you have a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples. 2.1 Hardware Install 1. Turn off your computer and open the case. 2. Insert the NIC into an available PCI-E slot. 3. Fix the NIC with screws and cover the case. 4. Connect the NIC to your existing network using a Cat5 or Cat5e Ethernet cable.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2.2 Software Install 1. If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel and then use the quick install CD to install the driver and software. 2. Insert the Tenda Driver CD in your PC's CD-ROM drive.If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, double click Tenda.exe. When the autorun screen appears, click Run.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Click Next to continue.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next. 5. You can either install the standalone driver without Tenda adapter utility or install both driver and Tenda adapter utility.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Note: If you wish to use Windows system built-in wireless utility, you can select the first installation mode; however, if you want to use advanced features like WPS, you must also install the Tenda adapter utility. 6. Click Install to install the driver.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 7. Wait till the driver is completely auto-installed and then click Finish to exit.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Use System Built-in Wireless Utility This section will walk you through the configuration process of connecting to a wireless network using your PC's OS built-in wireless utility. To use Windows XP built-in wireless utility, you must first enable the Wireless Zero Configuration service (enabled by default). 3.1 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® XP 1. Right-click My Network Places from the desktop and select Properties. 2. As seen below, Wireless Network Connection displays Not Connected. Right click Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. If you don't see the network you wish to connect to, click the Refresh network list. Click on the network (SSID) you wish to connect to and click the Connect button or directly double click it. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it (case sensitive) exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click Connect. Note: If the network you selected is not encrypted, you will not see this dialog box requesting a security key. 4. When this screen appears, you have successfully connected to your wireless network and can start surfing Internet.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3.2 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® 7 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (SSID) and click the Connect button or directly double-click it. If you don't find the desired wireless network, click the refresh icon (upper-right corner) to update the list.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click OK. 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it. To disconnect from it, view status, or change wireless properties, etc, simply right-click the SSID. 3.3 Join a Wireless Network --Windows® 8 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (SSID) and click the Connect button or directly double-click it.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click Next. 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it. Note: If the wireless router or AP you connect to via the wireless adapter does not have Internet access, then you will get a Restricted status and a yellow exclamation mark will appear in the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner).

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 Tenda UI Guide If you select install both driver and Tenda adapter utility, .then both of them will be installed on your PC. All features on the adapter can be configured and implemented through the Tenda adapter utility (abbreviated to UI). To start the Tenda UI, select Start-> Tenda-> Wireless Utility or directly click Wireless Utility shortcut from your desktop. 4.1 Frequency Band Setup This PCI-E wireless adapter operates on 2.4Ghz band only and may need to operate on different channels depending on your country. 4.2 Wireless Network Wireless network displays all available wireless networks in the area and lets you see at a glance MAC address, channel, network mode, signal strength, authentication mode, encryption mode and/or WPS authentication of each AP. Also, you can select to connect to the desired wireless network. Before connecting to a wireless network, click Refresh to update the available wireless network list, select a desired wireless network and then click

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Connect. To join an unsecured network, simply click Connect. When joining a secured network, you will be prompted to provide a security key. Simply enter it exactly as it is on the wireless router or access point you wish to join and then click Next.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide f) Search for the wireless network from devices on other nodes. g) Double-click it, enter a security key if required and then click Connect.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide When below screen appears, you have successfully connected to it.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Tip: a) Automatically select a wireless: Automatically select a WPS-capable AP from searched results to join. This field is checked by default. If this field is left unchecked, you must manually select a WPS-capable AP to connect.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide b) If there are multiple WPS-capable APs, manually select a WPS-capable AP that you wish to join and leave the Automatically select a wireless network field unchecked. 2. Click Next and follow onscreen WPS instructions to enable WPS-PBC on the WPS-capable AP.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Then within 2 minutes, click Next to start WPS negotiation. Negotiation Process:

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Negotiation Completed Successfully: 4. Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PBC connection is now completed.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide PIN Configuration Mode To join a wireless network using WPS PIN from Tenda adapter UI: 1. Click WPS Settings-> PIN Configuration Mode. 2. Click Next and you will find two available WPS-PIN modes:  Enter a PIN into my Access Point or Registrar

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Follow onscreen instructions to copy NIC's PIN to the wireless AP and enable WPS-PIN on the wireless AP. For example: If you wish to connect to Tenda F1200, simply copy the PIN to Tenda F1200 and enable WPS-PIN on the Tenda F1200.  Enter the PIN from my Access Point

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide First, enable the WPS-PIN on the wireless AP you wish to join, say, Tenda F1200. Second, enter the wireless AP's PIN.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Also, you can customize the SSID and security settings. And then click Next to start WPS-PIN negotiation. Negotiation Completed:

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Now, simply click Next and you will see the SSID of the wireless network you joined. The WPS-PIN connection is now completed.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Click Finish and you can view the connection status. 4.6 Help Click the Help button to display help.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Chapter 5 Appendix Appendix 1 TCP/IP Settings If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections. 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 4. Select "Use the following IP address". IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 2. Click "Change adapter settings". 3. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties or directly double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide 5. Select Use the following IP address. IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK twice to save your settings.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 2 Glossary 802.11ac: IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11, currently under development, providing high-throughput wireless local area networks on the 5 GHz band. Theoretically, this specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second and a maximum single link throughput of at least 500 megabits per second (500 Mbit/s). 802.11a: 802.11a is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that added a higher data rate of up to 54 Mbit/s using the 5 GHz band. 802.11b: 802.11b, is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking specification that extends throughput up to 11 Mbit/s using the same 2.4 GHz band. 802.11e: 802.11e is an approved amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard that defines a set of Quality of Service enhancements for wireless LAN applications through modifications to the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The standard is considered of critical importance for delay-sensitive applications, such as Voice over Wireless LAN and streaming multimedia. 802.11g: 802.11g is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that extended throughput to up to 54 Mbit/s using the same 2.4 GHz band as 802.11b. 802.11h: 802.11h, refers to the amendment added to the IEEE 802.11 standard for Spectrum and Transmit Power Management Extensions. It solves problems like interference with satellites and radar using the same 5 GHz frequency band. It was originally designed to address European regulations but is now applicable in many other countries. 802.11i: 802.11i, implemented as WPA2, is an amendment to the original IEEE 802.11. 802.11j: 802.11j is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard designed specially for Japanese market. 802.11n: 802.11n is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard, which improves network throughput over the two previous standards—802.11a and 802.11g—with a significant increase in the maximum net data rate. 802.11n standardized support for multiple-input multiple-output and frame aggregation, and security improvements, among other features.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide IEEE 802.15: IEEE 802.15 is a working group of the IEEE 802 standards committee which specifies Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) standards. It includes seven task groups. Task group one is based on Bluetooth technology. IEEE 802.16: IEEE 802.16 is a series of Wireless Broadband standards authored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Although the 802.16 family of standards is officially called Wireless MAN in IEEE, it has been commercialized under the name “WiMAX” (from "Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access") by the WiMAX Forum industry alliance. 802.16a: 802.16a, also known as WiMAX, extends throughput up to 70Mbit/s transmission rate within the distance of 30 miles. 802.20: Delivers 1Mbit/s throughput for wireless MAN (Metropolitan area network). IEEE 802.1X: IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over IEEE 802 which is known as "EAP over LAN" or EAPOL. WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Introduced as part of the original 802.11 standard, its intention was to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network. WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) are two security protocols and security certification programs developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers had found in the previous system, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and intended as an intermediate solution to WEP insecurities. RSN: The Wi-Fi Alliance refers to their approved, interoperable implementation of the full 802.11i as WPA2, also called RSN (Robust Security Network). RSN, based on 802.1x, is introduced to supersede the security specification, WPA.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 3 Troubleshooting Q1: How do I enable the WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) service in Windows XP or enable WAC (WLAN AutoConfig) in Win dows 7/Win dows 8? Step1. From your desktop, right-click My Computer and select Manage. Step2. Select Services and Applications -> Services. Step3. Double-click Wireless Zero Configuration/ WLAN AutoConfig and then click Start on the appearing window or right click Wireless Zero Configuration/ WLAN AutoConfig and select Start from the pop-up list.

$Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Enable WZC in Windows XP Enable WLAN AutoConfig in Windows7 Q2: I followed instructions to install the driver but failed. This can occur if you have already installed other manufacturer's adapter. Drivers of other manufacturer might cause a conflict with the new driver. Please first uninstall it and then check to make sure that oem.inf file is removed from C:\WINDOWS\inf.$

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide Appendix 4 Safety and Emission Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This device complies with EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE:(1)The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.(2) To avoid unnecessary radiation interference, it is recommended to use a shielded RJ45 cable FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Wireless N PCI-E Adapter User Guide - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. NOTE:(1)The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.(2) To avoid unnecessary radiation interference, it is recommended to use a shielded RJ45 cable NCC Notice 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更設計之特性及功能。低功率射頻電機之作用不得影響飛航安全及幹擾合法通信；經發現有幹擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無幹擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之幹擾。