Introduction, Overview of the wireless client utility – TRENDnet TEW-429UF User Manual

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Introduction

The TEW-429UF supports Wi-Fi Detector, 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adapter and Flash Drive 3-in-1
function in a USB portable form factor enclosure. Furthermore, the TEW-429UF features user
friendly automatic WLAN driver/utility installation. When you plug-in the TEW-429UF to the USB
port of your laptop or desktop computer at the first time, Windows (2000, XP) will automatically
pop-up auto-run dialog and start driver/utility installation. The users can really benefit from the
all-in-one advantage.

Working as an USB flash disk, the TEW-429UF contains two disk partitions at default. One of the
partitions is emulated as a CD-ROM drive that contains WLAN adapter driver/utility and it is
configured to read only (write protected) area. The other is configured for normal flash disk usage.
This two partitions share the total memory of 512MB.

Overview of the Wireless Client Utility

The Wireless Client Utility is included on the adapter. Install the
utility as described in the Quick Start Guide.

* Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions (20MB is reserved for
User’s Guide and Driver Utility) and thus is not available for data storage. Please see User’s Guide for detail.

When the TEW-429UF is installed, it is configured to automatically load when you start your
computer. The utility icon displays in the system tray at the bottom-right corner of your screen.
Double-click the TEW-429UF icon in the system tray, the following Network screen opens:

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