TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN723N 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.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Overview of the product...................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features ......................................................................................................................
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One USB extension cable ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN723N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter, taking the exquisite appearance with mini design, completely avoids covering the other ports around. The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC.
TL-WN723N 1.3 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter LED Status Status Off Working Status The driver has not been installed. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. ) Note: The promoted Found New Hardware Wizard screen will pop up when the adapter is installed correctly. Click Cancel. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.1 Overview The Setup steps for Windows XP/Vista/7 are very similar. The following installation guide takes Windows XP for example. 2.2.2 Installation Guide 1.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-2 3. Soon, Figure 2-3 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. X X Figure 2-3 4. In the following figure, click Install to continue.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-4 5. Wait a while for the setup progress as shown in Figure 2-5. X Figure 2-5 6. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to complete.
TL-WN723N Figure 2-6 7 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 3. Configuration Guide 3.1 For Windows 7 TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list. Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-2 3. If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 3.2 For Windows XP/Vista TP-LINK TL-WN723N can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
TL-WN723N After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter will appear in your system tray. It appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI). If the icon is gray, there is no connection. If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is less than 5dB. If the icon is yellow, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-4 ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ¾ ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP. ¾ Show Tray Icon - Select the option to display the icon on the bottom of the desktop. Otherwise, you can see the two icons. ¾ Disable Adapter - If you select the option, the adapter can’t work.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-5 3.2.2.1. Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, and you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6. We add a new profile and configure it for example here.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-6 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. ¾ Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. ) Note: The Profile Name and Network Name are necessary for the profile, you must configure it.
TL-WN723N • 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Data encryption - Select the corresponding data encryption for the authentication. These encryptions are: Disabled, WEP, TKIP and AES. ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are Open System, Shared key and WPA-None. 3) The RTWCU does not support WPA 802.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password and you can select the ASCII or PASSPHRASE. For ASCII, you can enter any characters in the keyboard; For PASSPHRASE, you can enter the characters from 0 to 9. Step 4: Enter “0123456789” as the password value. Step 5: Select the Key index “1”, and click the OK to save the configuration. 2.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter network key is 0123456789. You can configure it for adapter as follows. Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration. 4. WAP2-PSK authentication When you select the WPA2-PSK as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. Please select the one according your need.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-9 ) Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are different. 6. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.1x security. ) Note: The configuration for WPA2 802.1x and WPA 802.1x are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure it. 7. WEP 802.1x When you select the WEP 802.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter 3.2.2.2. Remove a configuration profile Follow the steps below to delete a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10). Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Step 3: Click Remove. Figure 3-10 3.2.2.3. Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10). Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter 3.2.3 Available Network Click the tab Profile as shown in Figure 3-11 to view the wireless networks. You can follow the steps below to access to a specific network. Figure 3-11 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network. 3.2.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-12 3.2.5 Statistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in 错误！未找到引用源。 to view the traffic statistics about the connection. Click the Reset to refresh the information.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-13 3.2.6 QSS Click the tab QSS as shown in Figure 3-14, select different way to connect the adapter to the wireless network.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-14 ) Note: The QSS (other brands may call it WPS) function takes effect only when both the adapter and the AP (the adapter wants to connect) support the QSS function. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP. 3.2.6.1. PIN Step 1: Select the PIN (shown in Figure 3-14). Step 2: The following screen will pop up. Click Yes to continue. Step 3: Click the Refresh button, and then the searched AP will display in the screen (shown in Figure 3-15).
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-15 Step 4: After that, the PIN Code displays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-16). Now, you should enter the PIN code into your AP. Figure 3-16 Step 5: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. You can see the status screen as follow. This is a new connection for Wi-Fi network.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-17 3.2.6.2. PBC Method Step 1: Click PBC as shown in Figure 3-14 until the following screen pops up. Step 2: Push the physical button on the AP. Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11n; Operating System Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 150Mbps 11b: CCK,QPSK,BPSK; Modulation 11g: OFDM; 11n: QPSK, BPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM; Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Data Security WPA/WPA2; 64/128-bit WEP; TKIP/AES Frequency Band* 2.4 ~ 2.
TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter 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-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
