TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Rev:1.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Overview of the Product .............................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Features.............................................................................................. 2 1.3 LED Status .........
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter ¾ One USB extension cable ¾ One TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD, including: • Drivers and Utility • 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.
TL-WN422G Chapter 1 High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The 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, and wireless roaming allows the user to move among different AP without losing the current connection.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1.4 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter. ¾ PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface. ¾ Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system. (Windows 98/ME don’t support USB 2.0, the performance could influenced) 1.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode. Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode.
TL-WN422G Chapter 2 High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Installation Guide 2.1 Before You Begin The operating distance range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical position of the wireless devices. Factors that can weaken signals by getting in the way of your network’s radio waves are metal appliances or obstructions, and walls. Typical ranges vary base on the types of materials and background RF (radio frequency) noise in your home or office.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.
TL-WN422G 4. High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Wait a few minutes until the files are copied to the computer. Figure 2-3 Install Shield—Setup Status 5. Click on the Finish button to complete the installation. Figure 2-4 Installation Complete Now, carefully insert the device into the USB port of your computer.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide automatically detect the device and display the icon 2.4 and below in the taskbar. Installation for Windows Vista After you complete the hardware installation, follow the steps below in order to install the TL-WN422G 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.
TL-WN422G 3. 4. High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Right-click the adapter icon “USB2.0 VLAN” and select “Update Driver Software” to proceed. Figure 2-7 Driver management 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).
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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 ) Note: Vista X86 is designed for the Vista of 32bit, Vista X64 is designed for the Vista of 64bit, please select the right one according to your current operating system. 6.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-10 Installing ) Note: During the installation, you will see the warning box as shown in figure 2-11, please select “Install this driver software anyway” to proceed. Figure 2-11 warning for security 7. Finally, click Close to finish the installation.
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TL-WN422G Chapter 3 High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Uninstall Guide If the device installation is fails by some mistake, the best way to solve the problem is to completely uninstall the device and utility, and then rerun the “Setup.exe”. The following are three methods to uninstall the Drivers and Utility. ) Note: TL-WN422G doesn’t have utility for windows Vista, so you only need to follow the section 3.3 to uninstall the driver from your computer. 3.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2 Confirm Uninstall 4. The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer. Choose the first option, then click on the OK button to complete the uninstall and restart your computer. Figure 3-3 Uninstall finished 3.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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”, Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process. Figure 3-5 Confirm the Uninstalling process. The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer.
TL-WN422G 3.3 High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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, and double-click Network Adapters, and then right-click TL-WN422G Wireless USB Adapter. Figure 3-7 Uninstall Driver 4. Click Uninstall...
TL-WN422G Chapter 4 High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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 network in station mode. Figure 4-1 Current Network Information 4.1.2 More Settings 4.1.2.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-2 More setting 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-3 More setting—WEP 4.1.2.2 WEP Encryption You can select 64, 128 or 256 bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). ¾ Authentication: Select Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list. If you are not sure which 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-4 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 you want to use in the current network configuration. ¾ Key Format: Select Hexadecimal or ASCII. ¾ Key Value #1 - #4: You may enter up to 4 different WEP keys.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide authentication. 4.1.2.3 WPA/WPA2 Authentication with 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide authentication server. Figure 4-7 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-8 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. You can quickly associate with another network, instead of entering the credentials each time.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-9 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-10 Advanced Setting ¾ Power Consumption Setting: If your desktop or notebook is connected to external power, select Continuous Access Mode (CAM), if your notebook is using a battery, select Maximum Power-Saving Mode, or Fast Power-Saving Mode. 4.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The more setting screen: Figure 4-12 Access point setting - 26 -
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step 2：Click “Change" Figure 5-2 Step Three： ¾ Key length： 64 bit ¾ Default key ID：#1 ¾ Key format：Hexadecimal ¾ Key value：enter “1111111111” in #1 Step Four： 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a TL-WN422G USB Wireless Adapter and a PSP device are needed. For software, the TL-WN422G Adapter driver should be properly installed. There are two parts of this setting： Part 1：Configuration of our TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Step One： Select “Access Point” from the drop down list.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-5 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 Deux： Choose ”Infrastructure Mode”.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step Three： Establish a new connection, and 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-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter. Step Five： “WLAN Security Setting” If you haven’t set pass phrase. Select the first “None”.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step Eight： In “Address Setting” screen, please set IP address. Step Nine： “Proxy Server” selects “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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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. To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. Figure 6-2 2.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 6-3 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection. Figure 6-4 4. If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear. Click close to finish the connection.
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TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.
TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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, Vista Transmission In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the Distance environment). Safety & Emission FCC, CE Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.
