TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.
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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.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter Model No.: TL-WN360G Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Product .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features ..................................................................................................................
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN360G Wireless Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN360G, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • 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.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter1 Introduction Thank you for choosing theTL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Turn off your notebook PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your notebook PC case and locate the available Mini PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed. 3. Slide the Adapter into the Mini PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's contacts.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 2. Click Driver (Win2000_XP) to load the following screen. Figure 2-2 3. After that, Figure 2-3 will appears, click Next to continue.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 4. Choose a Setup type in Figure 2-4. It is recommended to select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2-5.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide click Next to continue. Figure 2-5 6. Create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list in Figure 2-6. It is recommended to keep the default setting. Click Next to continue.
TL-WN360G 7. 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Please read the information carefully in Figure 2-7, and click “Next” to continue. Figure 2-7 8. Choose TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Supplicant as a tool to configure the client adapter on the screen as below, and click Next to continue.
TL-WN360G 9. 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Choose “Do Not Install Single Sign On Feature Set” In Figure 2-9, and the system won’t reboot after the installation. If you choose “Install Single Sign On feature set”, the system will reboot later. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-9 10. Click OK to continue the Installation in Figure 2-10. Figure 2-10 11. Wait for the installation program to run automatically.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-11 12. During the step, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation as shown below. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation. Figure 2-12 ) Note: In Windows 2000, the warning screen is shown below (Figure 2-13), and please select Yes to continue installation.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-13 13. After all the steps above, and you will see the screen as below, click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-14 2.2.3 1. Software Installation for Windows Vista Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-15 will appear. To continue, select the TL-WN360G and there will be a menu display, including: Driver(Vista) and Driver(Win2000_XP).
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-15 14. Click Driver (Vista) to load the following screen. Figure 2-16 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-17) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-17 3. The following page will display and please wait a moment. To end the Installation, click Cancel. Figure 2-18 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue the installation.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-19 4. Click the Finish button to complete.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter3 Configuration for Windows XP TP-LINK Wireless Adapter TL-WN360G can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). This chapter describes how to configure your TP-LINK Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - The name of current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name on the General tab of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. ¾ Wireless Mode - Displays the wireless mode. Configure the wireless mode on the Advanced tab of Profile Management.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2. The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add a profile ¾ Edit a profile ¾ Remove a profile ¾ Switch to another Profile ¾ Import a Profile ¾ Export a Profile ¾ Scan Available Networks ¾ Order profiles Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access. ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase. ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window. ¾ None: No security (Not recommended).
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide automatically. The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates. ¾ 802.11 Authentication Mode: Select which mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point: • Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it to open authentication if shared fails. • Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings.
TL-WN360G 4. 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Click Save. The profile should then be exported to the specified location. Figure 3-8 3.2.5 Import a Profile 1. From the Profile Management tab, click Import…. The Import Profile will then appear. 2. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open, the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List. Figure 3-9 3.2.6 1.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network. Figure 3-10 3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the wireless adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide matches the SSID until an available network is found. Figure 3-11 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received or transmitted by the wireless network adapter.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-12 3.3.1 Check Driver Information The Adapter Information contains general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. ¾ Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter. ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter. ¾ Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver.
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TL-WN360G Chapter4 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide 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 4-1 means the connection has been established. Icon Icon means there is no connection. If the icon does not appear, please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. Figure 4-2 2.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 4-3 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection. Figure 4-4 4. If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 4-5 ) Note: If the icon still does not appear, the driver may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32-bit Mini PCI Standards IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g Operating System Windows 2000, XP86, Vista32, Vista64 Transmission Distance Radio Data Rate Modulation Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m (Standard transmission distance, it is limited to the environment). 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/2/1Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) 1M DBPSK; 2M DQPSK; 5.
TL-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product 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-WN360G 54M Wireless Mini PCI Adapter User Guide 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).
