TL-WN821N Wireless N USB 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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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the product .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Features .................................................................................................................. 2 1.
5.2 PIN method ........................................................................................................... 29 5.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device ................................................................. 30 5.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device ............................................................ 31 Appendix A: Specifications................................................................................... 33 Appendix B: Glossary........................................
Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ One TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter One Quick Installation Guide One USB cable One Resource CD for TL-WN821N, including: • TL-WN821N Wireless Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide ) 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-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product Thank you for choosing the TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter. The adapter is a draft 802.11n client device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. With the 802.
TL-WN821N 1.3 Wireless N USB Adapter LED Status Name Status Blue Status Indication On The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection. Slow flash The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data. Quick flash The adapter is transmitting or receiving data.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware 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 through the USB cable attached in package. The LED will light up when the Adapter is installed successfully and the PC is on. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-1 2. Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. X Figure 2-2 3. After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Driver Installation Diskette(s) to make the diskette(s) as the installation driver (shown in Figure 2-3). Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4).
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-4 5. After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation.
TL-WN821N 6. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-6 7. Click OK to continue the Installation on the screen below. Figure 2-7 8. Wireless N USB Adapter Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-8 ) Note: 1) For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-9). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and X are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation. Figure 2-9 9. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system.
TL-WN821N Figure 2-10 10 Wireless N USB Adapter
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP TP-LINK TL-WN821N can be configured by TL-WN821N Wireless Utility (TWCU) in Windows XP & 2000. 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. The configuration of the adapter in Windows XP is similar with that of Windows 2000. This User Guide takes Windows XP for example.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. ¾ Wireless Mode - Here displays the wireless mode.
TL-WN821N ¾ Wireless N USB Adapter Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the signal. Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced information about the program and its operations. 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2).
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter you will see the Management dialog box (shown in Figure 3-3). 1. Edit the General tab 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 Client Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine. ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-4 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 (shown in Figure 3-5). X ¾ None: No security (not recommended).
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-5 ) Note: Select different Security Options, the configurations are different; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-6 ¾ ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
TL-WN821N ¾ Wireless N USB Adapter Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to H H start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes.
TL-WN821N 2. Select the profile name in the Profiles List. 3. Click Remove. Wireless N USB Adapter ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2). 2. Select the profile name required in the Profiles List. 3. Click Activate. X X 3.2.4 Export a Profile 1. From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), highlight the profile to export. 2.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the X X General tab screen.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps. 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. 2. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. X X Figure 3-11 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter matches the SSID until an available network is found. 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TL-WN821N Wireless Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter ¾ Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Driver Version - The version of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Driver Date - The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Client Name - The name of the client computer. 3.3.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 4 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 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. If the icon does not appear, please follow the steps below. If the icon still does not appear, the driver may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again. 1.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 4-3 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the Installation. Figure 4-4 4. After that, the installation will proceed as shown in Figure 4-5, click close.
TL-WN821N Figure 4-5 5. The screen below will appear if the connection is successful.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 5 QSS configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. First, the QSS software should be installed. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, Click the Start button and choose Run.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 5-2 2. Secondly, Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 5-3. Click Next to continue. Figure 5-3 3. Thirdly, select Push the button on my access point in the next screen and click Next.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 5-4 4. Then wait a minute until Figure 5-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 5-5 5.
TL-WN821N 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device 2) Enter the PIN from your AP device. Wireless N USB Adapter Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 5.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 5-3. Click Next to continue. Then Figure 5-6 will appear. Select the second option and you will see a PIN value displayed in the screen. Remember it and Click Next.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 5-7 Figure 5-8 5.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open the QSS Utility and you will see Figure 5-5. Click Next to continue. Then Figure 5-10 will appear. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router. Click Next. Figure 5-9 3. When Figure 5-7 appears, the QSS configuration is complete.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter ) Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your router, please enter the new one instead.
TL-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11n (draft); IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000, XP and Vista 11b：1/2/5.5/11Mbps Radio Data Rate 11g：6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n：Up to 300Mbps 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; Modulation 11g:OFDM; 11n: QPSK,BPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Transmit Power 19dBm (Maximal) Data Security WPA/WPA2; 64/128-bit WEP; TKIP/AES Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.
TL-WN821N 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-WN821N Wireless N USB Adapter 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. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case 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.
