- #USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER INSTALL#
- #USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER SOFTWARE#
- #USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER PASSWORD#
#USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER SOFTWARE#
Performance The only aspect of this adapter that I was even less impressed with than the software was its performance. Overall, I find the Trendnet wireless utility unimpressive. The Trendnet software also seems to take over the Windows system tray, making it difficult to find the Windows native wireless manager to bypass the Trendnet icon.
#USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER PASSWORD#
Some home users may prefer not having to enter the password every time they connect, but the utility should allow a user to do either. I would prefer just a listing of networks in range and then just a double-click to connect and enter the password on-the-fly. I find the required profile setup an unnecessary, time-consuming, and potentially insecure step. Once the profile is created, you click on it and are connected to the wireless network in the profile. Besides, saving the passphrase should be an option, not a requirement to create a profile. In the Trendnet utility, the passphrase isn't even masked as you enter it. With Windows' built-in Wi-Fi, you can store passwords to selected wireless networks, or right-click on the wireless icon in the System Tray and connect to a network on-the-fly. I don't like the workflow of the software: First, to connect to an available network, you have to create a profile which requires entering in and saving that network's passphrase. You can do some management stuff such as adding network profiles to connect to different networks, shutting the wireless radio off from the utility interface, and initiating WPS. Once connected to a network, the utility provides information such as transmit/receive speeds and all available networks in range. This is an issue for me, because sometimes 3rd party utilities can cause conflicts with the native Windows wireless management.
#USB DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER INSTALL#
I did not see a way during install to only install the drivers and not the utility. A Wireless Configuration Utility is installed by default. The software installation requires a reboot.Ĭoming back from reboot, I connected the adapter to a USB 3.0 port.
I also like to disable the on-board wireless adapter on the laptop I use to test before installation, since that make conflicts less likely. As with most USB wireless adapters, you install the drivers first. The adapter only supports Windows 7 and 8 Vista and XP all 32- and 64-bit versions. Setup In the packaging are a setup disc and quick install guide.
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