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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD

 

 

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 

South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan,   

Shenzhen, P. R. China 

 

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 

For the following equipment: 

Product Description: 

150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter

 

Model No.: 

TL-WN781ND

 

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 V1.8.1:2008 & ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.3.2:2008 

EN60950-1:2006  

EN62311:2008 

 

Person is responsible for marking this declaration: 

 

Yang Hongliang 

Product Manager of International Business

 

Summary of Contents for TL-WN781ND

Page 1: ...TL WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Rev 1 0 1 1910010315 ...

Page 2: ...s are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2010 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...d radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 4: ...tdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network ...

Page 5: ...K 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 1 2008 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V1 3 2 2008 EN60950 1 2006 EN62311 2008 ...

Page 6: ...on for Windows Vista 9 Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP 14 3 1 Current Status 14 3 2 Profile Management 16 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile 16 3 2 2 Remove a profile 21 3 2 3 Switch another Profile 21 3 2 4 Export a Profile 21 3 2 5 Import a Profile 21 3 2 6 Scan Available Networks 22 3 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management 23 3 3 Diagnostics 24 3 3 1 Check Driver Information 24 3...

Page 7: ...4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 27 4 2 PIN method 29 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 29 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 31 Appendix A Specifications 32 Appendix B Glossary 33 II ...

Page 8: ...including TP LINK Wireless Client Utility TWCU and Drivers 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 Conventions The Adapter mentioned in this user guide stands for TL WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter without any explanations 1 ...

Page 9: ...xposed The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process the TP LINK Wireless Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately With unmatched wireless performance reception and security protection the TL WN781ND is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity 1 2 Features IEEE 802 11n IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11b standards Supports ...

Page 10: ...ss Adapter 3 1 3 LED Status Status Working Status Off 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 ...

Page 11: ...Then close your PC case 4 Reconnect your PC s power and turn on your desktop PC 2 2 Software Installation 2 2 1 Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP The Setup Wizard will install the TP LINK Wireless Client Utility TWCU and drivers When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software the system will prompt Found New H...

Page 12: ...WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter 5 Figure 2 1 2 Click Install Driver Utility to load the following screen Figure 2 2 3 Soon Figure 2 3 will display after a moment Click Next to continue ...

Page 13: ...u select Install Client Utilities and Driver Select Install Driver Only to install driver only select Make Driver Installation Diskette s to make the diskette s as the installation driver shown in Figure 2 4 Click Next to continue Figure 2 4 5 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software then click Next in the screen ...

Page 14: ...hat 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 Figure 2 6 7 Choose configuration tool if you are not sure please leave it default Then click Next to ...

Page 15: ... Express Adapter 8 continue Figure 2 7 8 Click OK to continue the Installation Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 Note For Windows XP the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during ...

Page 16: ...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 close the wizard Figure 2 10 2 2 3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the Figure 2 11 will appear To continue select the TL WN781ND There will be a menu including Install Driver Utility ...

Page 17: ... Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter 10 Install QSS and User Guide Figure 2 11 2 Click Install Driver Utility to load the following screen Figure 2 12 3 Soon Figure 2 13 will display after a moment Click Next to continue ...

Page 18: ...TL WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter 11 Figure 2 13 4 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 14 5 The following page will display and please wait a moment ...

Page 19: ... will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 16 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation Figure 2 16 6 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 20: ...TL WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter 13 Figure 2 17 ...

Page 21: ... 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 If the icon is green there is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 10dB and 20dB If the icon is green there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB Double click th...

Page 22: ...ation currently connected are shown here The options include Infrastructure access point Ad Hoc Note You can configure the network type and wireless mode on the Advanced tab of Profile Management IP Address This displays the computer s IP address Control Channel This shows the currently connected channel Data Encryption Here displays the encryption type the driver is using You can configure it on ...

Page 23: ...iles 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 To modify a configuration profile select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify Then you will see the Management dialog box shown in Figure 3 3 1 Edit the General tab Profile Name Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configur...

Page 24: ...wireless network name This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Figure 3 3 2 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile To define the security mode select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows Figure 3 4 ...

Page 25: ...point which the Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security tab to allow association To complete WEP encryption configuration you must select the 802 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog To configure the Encryption Keys under the Pre Shared keys Sta...

Page 26: ... the Wireless PCI E Adapter continuously for a short message response time Network Type There are basically two modes of networking Infrastructure All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router Ad Hoc Directly connecting to another computer for peer to peer communication using wireless network adapters on each computer such as two or more TL WN781ND wireless adapters Note ...

Page 27: ...cted automatically The Adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates 802 11 Authentication Mode Select which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an access point Auto Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared but switches it to open authentication if shared fails Open Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless o...

Page 28: ...me required in the Profiles List 3 Click Activate 3 Click Activate 3 2 4 Export a Profile 3 2 4 Export a Profile 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in Figure 3 2 highlight the profile to export 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in Figure 3 2 highlight the profile to export 2 Click Export the Export Profile window will then appear below 2 Click Export the Export Profile window will...

Page 29: ...ent 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 General tab screen Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the...

Page 30: ...Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear shown in XFigure 3 11 X with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles Figure 3 11 3 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection and click Add The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box 4 Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box 5 Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate Note The first pro...

Page 31: ...ity 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 Multicast frames transmitted and received Broadcast frames transmitted and received Unicast frames transmitted and rec...

Page 32: ...Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver Client Name The name of the client computer 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transm...

Page 33: ... WPS you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter 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 and the Figure 4 2 will appear To continue select the TL WN781ND There will be a menu including Install Driver Utility Install QSS and User Guide Figure 4 1 Next sele...

Page 34: ...troduce how to configure the QSS For the configuration of QSS here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 1 Firstly press the QSS button directly on the front panel of the Router shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 2 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4 4 Click Next t...

Page 35: ...I Express Adapter 28 Figure 4 4 3 Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4 5 and click Next 4 Then wait a minute until Figure 4 6 appears Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration Figure 4 5 ...

Page 36: ...your AP device Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way 4 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 4 4 Click Next to continue Figure 4 7 will appear Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Next ...

Page 37: ...nd click QSS link on the left of the main menu Then Figure 4 8 will appear Figure 4 8 3 Click Add device then you can see Figure 4 9 Select Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4 9 click Connect Figure 4 9 4 When Figure 4 6 appears the QSS configuration is complete ...

Page 38: ...will see Figure 4 4 Click Next to continue Then Figure 4 10will appear Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router Click Next Figure 4 10 2 When Figure 4 6 appears the QSS configuration is complete Note If you generate a new PIN code for your Router please enter the new one instead ...

Page 39: ... 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n Up to 150Mbps Modulation 11b CCK QPSK BPSK 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 Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental and Physical Operating Temp 0 40 32 104 Storage Temp 40 70 40 158 Working Humidity 10 90 RH Non...

Page 40: ... most narrowband receivers However to an intended receiver i e another wireless LAN endpoint the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS continuously changes hops the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo random set of channels Because a fixed ...

Page 41: ...of characters that you create When using WEP you must determine the level of encryption The type of encryption determines the key length 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provide...

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