TP Link WN323G User Manual

TL-WN323G

54M Wireless USB Adapter

REV: 1.0.0

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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 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 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.

National Restrictions

2400.0-2483.5 MHz

Country	Restriction		Reason/remark
Bulgaria			General authorization required for outdoor use and
			public service
	Outdoor use limited	to 10	Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band
France	mW e.i.r.p. within the	band	has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed
	2454-2483.5 MHz		regulation. Full implementation planned 2012
Italy			If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
			required
Luxembourg	None		General authorization required for network and service
			supply(not for spectrum)
Norway	Implemented		This subsection does not apply for the geographical area
			within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
Russian Federation			Only for indoor applications

Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

		CONTENTS
Package Contents ....................................................................................................			1
Chapter 1.		Introduction ........................................................................................	2
1.1	Conventions...............................................................................................................		2
1.2	Overview of the product .............................................................................................		2
1.3	Features.....................................................................................................................		2
1.4	LED Status.................................................................................................................		2
Chapter 2.		Installation Guide ...............................................................................	3
2.1	Hardware Installation .................................................................................................		3
2.2	Software Installation...................................................................................................		3
	2.2.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................		3
	2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP...............................................................		3
Chapter 3.		Configuration......................................................................................	7
3.1	Set Wizard .................................................................................................................		7
3.2	General Status...........................................................................................................		9
3.3	Profile Management.................................................................................................		10
	3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile .................................................................		11
	3.3.2 Remove a configuration profile.......................................................................		16
	3.3.3 Duplicate a configuration file ..........................................................................		17
	3.3.4 Set default configuration profile......................................................................		17
3.4	Available Network ....................................................................................................		17
3.5	Advanced.................................................................................................................		18
3.6	Status.......................................................................................................................		19
3.7	Statistics ..................................................................................................................		20
3.8	Wi-Fi Protected Setup..............................................................................................		21
	3.8.1 PIN Method ....................................................................................................		22
	3.8.2 PBC Method...................................................................................................		24
Appendix A: Specifications...................................................................................			26
Appendix B: Glossary............................................................................................			27

TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide

Package Contents

The following items should be found in your box:

¾One TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter

¾Quick Installation Guide

¾One Resource CD for TL-WN323G, including:

•Wireless Utility and Drivers

•User Guide

•Other Helpful Information

) Note:

Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

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Chapter 1.Introduction

Thank you for choosing TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter.

1.1Conventions

The ‘Adapter’ and ‘USB Adapter’ mentioned in this User guide both stand for TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter without any explanations.

1.2Overview of the product

The TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter will provide you the flexibility to place your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables.

The Adapter's auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer rate of up to 54Mbps for maximum throughput, or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference. It can also interoperate with all 11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products. Your wireless communications are protected by up to 128-bit WEP and WPA encryption for high security.

1.3Features

¾Complies with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards

¾Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption, 64/128-bit WEP encryption

¾Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates

¾Provides USB interface

¾Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes

¾Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode

¾Easy to configure and provides monitoring information

¾Supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, XP64

¾Internal Antenna

1.4LED Status

The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at red light when sending and receiving data.

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Chapter 2.Installation Guide

2.1Hardware Installation

There are two ways to install the Adapter:

1.Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer.

2.Connect the Adapter and your computer with the extension USB cable attached in package.

)Note:

Once the Adapter is firmly in place, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen will pop up.

2.2Software Installation

2.2.1 Overview

The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation of the Utility and drivers.

Before installing the software, please plug the adapter into your PC. After that, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.

The Setup steps for Windows 2000, XP and Vista are very similar, so the following installation guide takes Windows XP for example.

2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP

Step 1: When Found New Hardware Wizard is prompted, click Cancel. Then insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named TL-WN323G. To continue, choose the proper folder according to your operating system and double-click Setup.exe to load the following screen. Click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue.

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Figure 2-1

Step 2: Click Next on the screen as below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue. Meanwhile, you can also click Cancel to exit the installation.

Figure 2-2

Step 3: After that, the next screen will display. Click Install to continue.

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Figure 2-3

Step 4: The following screen for installing will appear. To exit the Installation, click Cancel.

Figure 2-4

) Note:

During the installation, a warning box about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-5) may pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation since our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system.

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