TL-WN322G
54M Wireless USB Adapter
2.4GHz 802.11b/g
Rev：1.0.1
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FCC STATEMENT
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 pro-vide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled 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 or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• 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.
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.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure (SAR) limits in the typical
laptop computer configuration and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with
side mounted PCMCIA slots. This device cannot be used with handheld PDAs (personal digital
assistants). This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.
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.
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National Restrictions
2400.0-2483.5 MHz
Country Restriction Reason/remark
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Luxembourg None
Norway Implemented
Russian Federation
General authorization required for outdoor use and
Outdoor use limited to 10
mW e.i.r.p. within the band
2454-2483.5 MHz
If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
public service
Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz
band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current
relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012
required
General authorization required for network and service
supply(not for spectrum)
This subsection does not apply for the geographical area
within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
Only for indoor applications
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Package contents
The following contents should be found in your box:
¾ One TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter
¾ One USB extension cable
¾ One TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD, including:
• Drivers and Utility
• User Guide
• Other Helpful Information
Note:
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If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from
whom you purchased the product for assistance.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................1
1.1 Main Features..............................................................................................1
1.2 LED Status...................................................................................................1
1.3 System Requirements..................................................................................1
1.4 Network Configuration..................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Installation Guide.......................................................................................3
2.1 Before You Begin.........................................................................................3
2.2 Installation for Windows 2000 ......................................................................3
2.3 Installation for Windows Vista ......................................................................6
Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide.........................................................................................10
3.1 Uninstall the utility software through Control Panel....................................10
3.2 Uninstall the utility software through Programs..........................................12
3.3 Uninstall the driver software from your PC.................................................14
Chapter 4 Software Configuration ...........................................................................16
4.1 Station Mode Configuration........................................................................16
4.1.1 Current Network Information...............................................................16
4.1.2 More Setting........................................................................................16
4.2 Wireless network mode configuration ........................................................26
Chapter 5 Examples for application.........................................................................28
5.1 Example one: Configuration of WEP Encryption........................................28
5.2 Example two: Configuration of PSP Mode.................................................30
Chapter 6 Configuration for windows Vista ............................................................34
Appendix A: Glossary...................................................................................................37
Appendix B: Specifications..........................................................................................39
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Chapter 1 Introduction
The TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter is a USB 2.0 pen-size wireless adapter
supporting IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz radio operation. It provides high-speed wireless
connection with data rate up to 54Mbps. Additionally , wireless roaming allows the user to
move among different AP without losing the current connection. The adapter provides
excellent security features including：TKIP, AES, WPA, and up to 256 bit WEP encryption
security make the network almost impenetrable.
Featuring high performance transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well
as strong security the TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter is the perfect solution for
small office and home needs.
1.1 Main Features
¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g Standards.
¾ Provided 64/128/256 bit WEP Encryption.
¾ Supports WPA, WPA2, IEEE 802.1X, TKIP, AES.
¾ Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer
rates.
¾
USB 2.0 interface and compatible with USB 1.1.
¾ High Speed Data Rate Up to 54Mbps.
¾ Supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 64bit XP, Vista.
¾ Simulated AP Mode, And Supports PSP connection.
1.2 LED Status
The TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter has a LED indicator and a built-in antenna
for wireless connectivity.
LED Indicator:
¾ Ad-hoc Mode: Solid Green, whether the wireless device is connected or not.
¾ Infrastructure Mode: Solid green while connected, and blinking during activity
1.3 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the TL-WN322G 54M
Wireless USB Adapter.
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¾ PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.
¾ Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/64bit XP/ Vista operating system.
(Windows 98/ME don’t support USB 2.0, the performance could influenced)
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1.4 Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless
network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network
configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC
Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In
ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to- peer, would only have access to the resources of the
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
The image below depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.
Figure 1-1 Ad-hoc mode.
Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all wireless
communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is
stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the
range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the
distance between wireless stations.
The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
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Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode.
Chapter 2 Installation Guide
2.1 Before Y ou Begin
Before installing the new drivers of your TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter, you
need to disable all of the Wireless LAN drivers that you have installed.
During the installation, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/64bit XP/ Vista may need to copy
systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows
installation CD at hand before installing the drivers.
2.2 Installation for Windows 2000
Follow the steps below in order to install the TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter
drivers:
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, Click the Start button and choose
Run. In the field that appears, enter F:\XXX\Win98_Me_2K_XP_X64\Setup.exe (if "F"
is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; XXX represents the setup program path, which is
labeled on the Resource CD).
Once the setup begins you will see the
Install Shield Wizard
, as the image depicts below.
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Figure 2-1 Install driver wizard
2. Click on the Next button to continue.
3. Select the location where you would like the driver installed. Click on the Browse
button to change the directory, or click on the Next button to continue using the default
directory.
Figure 2-2 Install Shield—Choose Destination Location
4. Wait a few moments until the files are copied to the computer.
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Figure 2-3 Install Shield—Setup Status
5. The first part of the installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
Figure 2-4 Installation Complete
At this point, carefully insert the device into the USB port of your computer. Windows will
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automatically detect the device and display the icon
and
below in the taskbar.
2.3 Installation for Windows Vista
After you complete the hardware installation, follow the steps below in order to install the
TL-WN322G Wireless USB Adapter drivers for Windows Vista:
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, right-click the Computer icon as
shown in the Figure 2-5, select the Properties.
Figure 2-5 Begin installation for Windows Vista
2. Select Device Manager as shown in Figure 2-6, then select Continue in the next
screen.
Figure 2-6 Select Device management
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3. Right-click the adapter icon “USB2.0 VLAN”, and select “Update Driver Software” to
proceed.
Figure 2-7 Driver management
4. Select the method to update the driver software (see Figure 2-8). If you want the
system to search the software automatically, select the first type. Otherwise select
“Browse my computer for driver software” to install the software (best way).
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Figure 2-8 Select the method to install
5. Click the Browse button in the next screen to select the file which contains the driver
software for the adapter. After that, click Next to proceed.
Figure 2-9 Select the driver software
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Vista X86 is designed for the Vista of 32bit, Vista X64 is designed for the Vista of
64bit, please select according as you need.
6. After that, the installation will proceed as shown in Figure2-10.
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Figure 2-10 Installing
Note:
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During the installation, you will see the warning box as shown in figure 2-11,
please select “Install this driver software anyway” to proceed.
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7. Finally, the installation will complete, you will see the next screen below, click Close to
complete.
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Figure 2-11 warning for security
Figure 2-12 Complete the installation
Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide
If the device installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem
may be to completely uninstall the device and its utility and repeat the installation
procedure again. Hereby, customers can use one of the following three methods to
uninstall the Drivers and Utility.
Note:
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3.3 to uninstall the driver software from your PC.
3.1 Uninstall the utility software through Control Panel
Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Drivers and Utility:
1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
don’t have utility for windows Vista, so you should follow the section
2. You will then see the following window. Select the TL-WN322G Wireless Utility and
then click on Remove.
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Figure 3-1 Add or Remove Programs
3. Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process.
Figure 3-2 Confirm the Uninstalling process.
4. The process will then remove TL-WN322G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your
computer. Click on the Finish button and then remove the TL-WN322G 54M Wireless
USB Adapter.
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Figure 3-3 Uninstalling process finished
3.2 Uninstall the utility software through Programs
Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Drivers and Utility:
¾ Click on Start -> programs -> TP-LINK-> TL-WN322G Wireless Utility-> Uninstall
TL-WN322G Wireless Utility.
Figure 3-4 Uninstall from programs
¾ Then, process will go to Install Shield Wizard. The screen will pop up the following
conversation “Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all
of its features”
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¾ Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process.
Figure 3-5 Confirm the Uninstalling process.
The process will then remove TL-WN322G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your
computer.
Figure 3-6 Uninstalling TL-WN322G Wireless Utility and the drivers
¾ Click on the Finish button and then remove the TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB
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Adapter.
Figure 3-7 Uninstalling process finished
3.3 Uninstall the driver software from your PC
1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window.
3. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network Adapters, and then
right-click TL-WN322G Wireless USB Adapter.
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Figure 3-8 Uninstall Driver
4. Click Uninstall..., shown in above Figure 3-8, the system will uninstall the driver
software of the adapter from your PC.
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Chapter 4 Software Configuration
4.1 Station Mode Configuration
This chapter focuses on how to configure the device in Station mode (wireless LAN client)
4.1.1 Current Network Information
The Current Network Information screen displays the current status of the wireless radio
as a station.
Figure 4-1 Current Network Information
4.1.2 More Setting
4.1.2.1. General Connection Setting
The General Connection Setting allows you to configure the SSID, network type,
authentication, and encryption type.
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Figure 4-2 More setting
¾ You can click ＂Change＂ button to change general connection settings.
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Figure 4-3 More setting—Click Change
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Figure 4-4 More setting—WEP
¾ SSID: Enter the SSID of the network. The SSID is a unique name shared among all
points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the
network, and is case-sensitive. Place a check in the any box if you would like the
device to connect to the first available Access Point with the strongest signal.
¾ Network Type: Select a network type from the drop-down list.
¾ Infrastructure or Ad-hoc: If you select infrastructure, the device must be connected
to an Access Point. If you select ad-hoc, you may connect the device to another WLAN
client adapter (such as this one).
¾ Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop down list. Options
available are: Auto, Open System, Shared Key, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK.
¾ Encryption: Select an encryption type from the drop-down list. Options available are:
Disable, WEP, TKIP, AES.
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Refer to the WEP encryption and WPA encryption sections in this chapter to
configure the security settings.
4.1.2.2. WEP Encryption
You may select 64, 128 or 256 bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data
(Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one
of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless
clients, all the wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or pass
phrase.
¾ Authentication: Select Open System or Shared Ke y from the drop-down list. If you
are not sure what to choose, please select auto.
¾ Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list.
¾ Click on the WEP Encryption Key Setting button. You will see the figure below.
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Figure 4-5 WEP Key Setting
¾ Key Length: Select an encryption key length: 64, 128 or 256 bit. The setting must be
the same as the Access Point.
¾ Default Key ID: Since you can specify up to 4 different WEP keys, select the WEP key
value that will be used for this network.
¾ Key Format: Select Hexadecimal or ASCII.
¾ Key Value #1 - #4: You may enter up to 4 different WEP keys. The WEP key selected
in the Default Key ID combo box will be available currently.
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Figure 4-6 Disabled WEP key settings
¾ The key is provided via IEEE 802.1X authentication: By selecting this option, the
WEP key settings will be disabled.
¾ Click on the Apply button, and then you can use the IEEE 802.1X authentication.
4.1.2.3. WPA/WPA2 Authentication w ith TKIP/AES Encryption
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi
products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption
through the Temporal key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a
hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes sure that keys
haven’t been tampered with.
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Figure 4-7 More settings—TKIP
¾ Authentication: Select WPA from the drop-down list.
¾ Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list.
¾ Click on the WPA Encryption Setting button.
In this section you can configure the settings for TLS or PEAP. TLS (Transport Layer
Security) is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key
Infrastructure) certificate-based authentication of both the client and authentication server.
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Figure 4-8 WPA setting
¾ Protocol: Select TLS from the drop-down list.
¾ User Name: Enter the user name that is used for authentication purposes.
¾ Passphrase: Enter a WPA passphrase. For ASCII text, enter 8-63 characters, for
hexadecimal enter 64 characters).
¾ Certificate: Make sure that you have downloaded and installed the certificate on the
computer. Then select the appropriate certificate from the drop-down list.
¾ Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
The PEAP authentication type is based on EAP TLS authentication, but uses a password
instead of a client certificate for authentication. PEAP uses a dynamic session-based WEP
key, which is derived from the device and RADIUS server, to encrypt data.
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4.1.2.4. WPA-PSK Authentication
Figure 4-9 WPA-PSK Authentication
¾ Authentication: Select WPA-PSK from the drop-down list.
¾ Encryption: Select an encryption type from the drop-down list.
¾ Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
4.1.2.5. Profiles
Multiple profiles can be created for different Network Names (SSIDs) and security settings.
This allows a user to quickly associate with another network, instead of entering the
credentials each time.
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Figure 4-10 More Setting—Profile
¾ Profile Name: Displays the name of current profile. One device can have many
profiles, but only one profile can be loaded at a time.
¾ Load: Select a profile from the drop-down list and then click on the Load button.
¾ Save Current: Enter a new profile name and then click on the Save Current button to
save the profile.
¾ Delete: To delete an existing profile, select it from the drop-down list and then click on
the Delete button.
4.1.2.6. Advanced Settings
The Advanced Settings allows you to configure the user interface language, power
consumption, and threshold values.
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Figure 4-11 Advanced Setting
power, select Continuous Access Mode (CAM), if your notebook is using a battery,
select Maximum Power-Saving Mode, or Fast Power-Saving Mode.
4.2 Wireless network mode configuration
The screen of wireless network mode displays as below：
Figure 4-12 Wireless network mode
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Figure 4-13 Access point setting
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Chapter 5 Examples for application
5.1 Example one: Configuration of WEP Encryption
Suppose you have an installed and using AP, the SSID is TEST and it adopts 64 bit WEP
encryption with the key “1111111111”.
To establish a connection with this AP, you should follow five steps below：
Step One： Double click “TEST” in available network taskbar to connect this network.
Step 1 ： Double
click ”TEST” to
connect this network.
Step Two： Click ＂No” to continue.
Figure 5-1
Step 2：Click ”No”
Figure 5-2
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Step 3：Click
＂Change"
Figure 5-3
Step Three： In WEP key setting dialogue box click ＂change" to continue our setting.
Step Four：
¾ Key length： 64 bit
¾ Default key ID：#1
¾ Key format：Hexadecimal
¾ Key value：enter ＂1111111111” in #1
Step Five： Click the close button in top right of the screen, and it will return to the screen
of wireless utility. Till now we have finished WEP encryption configuration.
Step 6 ：
Click here
Step 4 ： Set the
options as the
picture show, these
are the same as the
Figure 5-4
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Step 5： Click ＂
Apply” to finish
your settings.
Step Six： Click the ＂ ”
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5.2 Example two: Configuration of PSP Mode
There is two parts of this setting：
Part 1：Configuration of our TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter
Step One： Select ＂Access Point” from the drop down list.
Figure 5-5
Step Two： Select ＂ More Setting”, you can use default network SSID WLAN-AP,
channel 6, and then choose WEP Encryption, and enter WEP keys.
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Figure 5-6
Remark:
You can change the default network SSID and channel by yourself. If you didn’t startup
WEP Encryption, any PSP could link in, and the wireless network won’t be protected by
encryption key.
Part 2：PSP setting
Step One： Choose ＂Network Settings”
Step Two： Choose ”Infrastructure Mode”
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Step Three： Establish a new connection , enter the name of this connection. (any is
ok),we use TEST for example.
Step Four： Select SCAN, and let PSP scan the nearer AP automatic，then choose the
default network SSID WLAN_AP of TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB
Adapter.
Step Five： ”WLAN Security Setting” If you haven’t set pass phrase. select the
first ”None” .if you have set the pass phase, select the second ＂WEP”, the
pass phase must identical with WEP key that you have set.
Step Six： Select address settings mode—Easy
Step Seven： In ＂IP Address Setting＂screen ,we select ＂Manual”
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Step Eight： In ”Address Setting” screen, please set IP address
Step Nine： ”Proxy Server” select ”Do Not Use”
Step Ten： Select ”Test Connection”
Step Eleven： Test network connection. After the configuration that was set above, we
can connect to web successfully. Till now, we have finished the
configuration of PSP mode.
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Chapter 6 Configuration for windows Vista
After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network
Connection message like this one.
Figure 6-1
Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no
connection.
If the icon does not appear, please follow the steps below. If the icon still does not appear,
the driver may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again.
1. Right-click the icon
2. The screen that appears will show you many available wireless networks. Highlight the
network that you want, and then click Connect.
in your system tray, then click Connect to a network .
Figure 6-2
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Figure 6-3
3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the Installation.
Figure 6-4
4. After that, the installation will proceed as shown below, click close.
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Figure 6-5
5. The screen below will appear if the connection is successfull.
Figure 6-6
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Appendix A: Glossary
IEEE 802.11b - The IEEE 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps
using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. IEEE 802.11b
networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
IEEE 802.11g - Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 8021b
devices, and WEP encryption for security.
Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless
adapter, connected as an independent IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless
computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without
the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic
Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or
SOHO operation.
Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other
devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN. In
infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired
network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network
connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or
more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS).
Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the
wired and wireless networks.
SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key
identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is
typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in
the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit
or 256 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.
Wi-Fi - A trade name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry
standards group promoting interoperability among IEEE 802.11b devices.
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices
communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local
area.
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WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
AP- Access Point
PSK- Pre-Shared Key
TKIP- Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
AES- Advanced Encryption Standard
TLS- Transport Layer Security
TTLS- Tunnel Transport Layer Security
PEAP- Protected Extended Authentication Protocol
RADIUS- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
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Appendix B: Specifications
General
Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector
Standards IEEE 802.1b; IEEE 802.1g
Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 64bit XP, Vista
Transmission
Distance
Safety & Emission FCC, CE
Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz
Sensitivity 54M -73dBm, 11M -86dBm
Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Radio Data Rate
Modulation 11g OFDM , 11b CCK/DSSS
Media Access
Protocol
Transmit Power Typical 13dBm, 16dBm(Max)
In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the
environment).
Wireless
54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps 11g OFDM，11/5.5/2/1 Mbps 11b
DSSS,(Auto Rate Sensing)
CSMA/CA with ACK
Data Security WPA; 64/128/256 bit WEP; TKIP/AES; IEEE802.1X authentication
Physical Environmental
Working Temperature
Storage Temperature
Humidity
0℃～40℃ (32℉～104 )℉
-40℃～70℃ (-40℉～158 )℉
10%～90% RH, Non-condensing
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