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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.
European standards: ¾ EN 300 328 V.1.4.1 (2003) ¾ EN 301 489-1 V.1.4.1 (2002) / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2002) ¾ EN 60950-1: 2001 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2.4835GHz; In France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.4465-2.4835GHz frequency range and must be restricted to indoor use. Package Contents.............................................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction...................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the product ....................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features............................................................................................................... 2 1.3 LED Status ...........................................................................................................
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ One TL-WN320G Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable Quick Installation Guide One TL-WN320G Wireless Adapter Resource CD, including: • • • Utility and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information Note: If any of the listed contents is damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL-WN320 Wireless Adapter for assistance.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The TP-LINK TL-WN320G Wireless USB Adapter gives you the flexibility to install your PC or notebook PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running the network cables.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2: Installation Guide 2.1 Software Installation 2.1.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP. The Setup Wizard will install the Utility and drivers. If you install the hardware before the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-2 0. Start Setup The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a Setup type in figure 2-3. It is recommended that you select all (including TL-WN320G 1.0 Driver and TL-WN320G 1.0 Utility). Select TL-WN320G 1.0 Driver only to install driver only, select TL-WN320G 1.0 Utility to install utility only. You can click the Browse... button to change the Destination Folder for the software. Click the Next button to continue the Installation.
TL-WN320G Figure 2-4 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Windows 2000 Warning Box Note: In Windows XP, the warning box is similar to that shown figure 2-5, Please select Continue Anyway to continue installation. Figure 2-5 0. Windows XP Warning Box After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in figure 2-6 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-6 0. Finish After installing the software, Please plug the adapter into your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to section 2.2 Hardware Installation. If you have plugged it into you PC already, please un-plug it and plug it back in. The OS will automatically detect the adapter and automatically setup the driver for the adapter. If it does not, please follow the setup steps to finish the driver installation.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 0. uninstall driver Click Uninstall..., shown in above figure 2-7, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. 2.3.2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 0. You can uninstall the utility software by clicking the Start>Program>TP-LINK> TL-WN320G 1.0>Uninstall TL-WN320G 1.0 Utility, shown in figure 2-8: Figure 2-8 0.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3: Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN320G Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility. This section describes how to configure your Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After the Adapter's driver and utility has been installed, the adapter’s tray icon, or , will appear in your system tray. It means the utility is running on your system.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 Network Status The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen. ¾ ¾ ¾ Link Status - Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network. Network Mode - Displays the wireless mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure mode. Network Authentication - Displays which authentication type that the driver is using. There are four options: Open System, Shared-Key System, Auto Switch and WPA-PSK.
TL-WN320G ¾ 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Network Authentication, this option will change to Passphrase. SSID (Service Set Identification) - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link. ¾ Channel - Shows the current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will be used.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2a Modify - WPA-PSK 3.2 Site Scan Click the Site Scan tab of the Utility and the Site Scan screen will appear, figure 3-3. On the Site Scan screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 Site Scan tab Click the Re-Fresh button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network. If the network is encrypted, you should complete the network encryption items first.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Profile Fill in the above items carefully and click OK to save it. The items found on the Network Status screen are described below: ¾ ¾ ¾ Profile Name - The name of current selected configuration profile. Power Save - The power save mode, either CAM or MAX PSP, or Fast PSP • CAM - Continuous Access Mode. • MAX PSP - Maximum Power Saving. • Fast PSP - Fast Power Saving mode. Preamble - Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 ¾ Statistics tab Link State - Displays the current link status for the wireless adapter including Mode, Connect to SSID and Associate BSSID. • Mode - Displays the current network mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure. • Connect to SSID - Displays the current SSID of the wireless network the adapter has connected to. • Associate BSSID - Displays the current BSSID of the wireless network the adapter associated.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 Encryption tab ¾ Data Encryption: Selects the data encryption type, either WEP or Disabled. If you select Disabled, the following fields do not need to be filled. ¾ Transmit Key Index: Selects which the key group that the adapter will use. Key #1, Key #2, Key #3, Key #4: The Key groups. You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F) or 5 ASCII characters for 64-bit (also called 40bits) encryption.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-7 Info. The screen will appear shown in figure 3-8, after you click the Advance button. On this screen, you can configure Power Save mode and Preamble mode.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 3.6 Profile Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear, figure 3-9. The Profile screen provides tools to: ¾ Create a profile ¾ Delete a profile ¾ Edit a profile ¾ Add to Profile Figure 3-9 Profile Tab To create a new profile, click the New button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in figure 3-10. If you need instructions as to how to configure profile, please refer to section 3.2 Site Scan.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide will be enabled, click this button and enter a name to save this profile. Note: Do not forget to click the Apply button when you create a new profile for connection. Figure 3-10 Profile configuration 3.7 An example for application Suppose you have an installed and using AP, its SSID is TPLINK and adopts 64-bit encryption with the key 0123456789. To establish a connection with this AP, you should follow these steps below: 0. Launch TL-WN320G 1.0 Utility. 0.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g Operating System Windows 2000; Windows XP; Windows Me; Windows 98SE Transmission Distance In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (it is limited to the environment). Radio Data Rate 54/48/36/24/12/9/6/11/5.5/2/1 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) Modulation 1M DBPSK; 2M DQPSK; 5.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 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. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix C: Contact Information For help with the Installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WN320G Wireless Adapter, please contact us. E-mail: support@tp-link.com Website: http://www.tp-link.
