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Page 1: ...oduct names 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 2007 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...es 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 FCC Caution The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment such modifications ...

Page 3: ... 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 If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and servic...

Page 4: ...ussian Federation No info 5470 5725 MHz Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria Not implemented Planned France Relevant provisions for the implementation of DFS mechanism described in ETSI standard EN 301 893 V1 3 1 and subsequent versions Italy General authorization required if used outside own premises Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply not for spect...

Page 5: ...rview 4 2 2 2 Software Installation for Windows 2000 4 Chapter 3 Configuration 9 3 1 Current Status 10 3 2 Profile Management 11 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile 11 3 2 2 Remove a profile 14 3 2 3 Switch another Profile 14 3 2 4 Import a Profile 14 3 2 5 Export a Profile 15 3 2 6 Scan Available Networks 15 3 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management 16 3 3 Diagnostics 17 3 3 1 Check Driver ...

Page 6: ...G Wireless Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL WN512AG TL WN552AG TL WN553AG including TP LINK Wireless Client Utility TWCU and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information Note If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL WN512AG TL WN552AG TL WN553AG Wireless Adapter for assistance ...

Page 7: ...re protected by up to 152 bit WEP and WPA encryption for high security It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology so that transmission distance is 2 3 times of traditional wireless adapter up to a distance of 830m tested in China Transmission range is extended to 4 9 times 1 2 Features Complies with IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11b standards Adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Ra...

Page 8: ...Green Intermittently Activity Green Intermittently The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data Status Green Flashing Activity Green Flashing The adapter is transmitting or receiving data 1 2 2 TL WN552AG TL WN553AG LED Indications LED Indications Status Working Status Status Green Intermittently The adapter is in an electricity saving status or the adapter is already...

Page 9: ...e CardBus slot on your laptop 2 With the connector pin end facing the CardBus slot and the label facing up slide the Adapter into the CardBus slot until it locks in place 3 The Status LED should Intermittent flashing when the Adapter is installed correctly 2 2 Software Installation 2 2 1 Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 98SE Me 2000 ...

Page 10: ... Figure 2 2 Click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 2 TP LINK Wireless Client Utility Installation Program 4 The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a Setup type in Figure 2 3 It is recommended that you 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 Selec...

Page 11: ...4 should appear Click Yes to continue the Installation or click No to end the Installation Figure 2 4 Question 6 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2 5 Click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation ...

Page 12: ...ue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 6 Select a Program Folder 8 The Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation shown in Figure 2 7 Click OK to continue the Installation Figure 2 7 Information Prompt 9 While files are copying you will see a warning box shown in Figure 2 8 Please select YES to contin...

Page 13: ...52AG TL WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2 8 Widows 2000 Warning Box 10 After the files have been successfully copied the screen in Figure 2 9 will appear Click OK to reboot the system Figure 2 9 Finish ...

Page 14: ...con 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 If the icon is green th...

Page 15: ...the wireless network Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode Configure the wireless mode on the Advanced tab of Profile Management Network Type The type of network and the station currently connected The options include Infrastructure access point Ad Hoc Configure the network type on the Advanced tab of Profile Management IP Address Displays the computer s IP address Current Channel Shows the cur...

Page 16: ... Utility and the Profile Management screen will appear Figure 3 4 The Profile Management screen provides tools to Add a profile Edit a profile Remove a profile Switch to another Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3 4 Profile Management tab 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile click New on the Profile Man...

Page 17: ...the client machine Network Names SSIDs The IEEE 802 11 wireless network name This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Figure 3 5 General Tab of Profile Management 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 Figure 3 6 Security tab of Profile Managem...

Page 18: ...for the wireless adapter The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically Normal In Normal mode the adapter will be switched to maximum mode automatically when no large packets are retrieved Off turns power saving off thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time Network Type Select Infrastructure or Ad Hoc 802 11b Preamble Sp...

Page 19: ...oint if the W EP keys on both the adapter and the access point match Shared key only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key For infrastructure access point networks click Preferred APs to specify up to four access points to the client adapter that attempts to be associated to the access points Figure 3 8 Advanced tab of Profile Management 3 2 2 Remove a profi...

Page 20: ... be exported to the specified location Figure 3 10 Export Profile Dialog 3 2 6 Scan Available Networks 1 Click Scan on the Profile Management the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear 2 Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time 3 Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect an available network If no configuration profile exists for that network the Profile ...

Page 21: ...e 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 profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority and the last profile has lowest priority 6 Click OK 7 Check the Auto Select Profiles checkbox on the Profile Management tab Note When auto...

Page 22: ...s tab does not require any configuration The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit 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 received Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3 13 Diagnostics tab 3 3 1 Check Driver Information...

Page 23: ...he adapter information from the Diagnostics tab 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter Figure 3 14 Advanced Statistics ...

Page 24: ...e environment Radio Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Modulation 1M DBPSK 2M DQPSK 5 5M 11M CCK 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M 36M 48M 54M OFDM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Transmit Power 15dBm Typical Data Security WPA WPA2 64 128 152 bit WEP TKIP AES Frequency 2 4 2 4835GHz 5 150 5 850GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Power Consumption ...

Page 25: ... in radio band at 5GHz Ad hoc Network An ad hoc network is a group of computers each with a wireless adapter connected as an independent 802 11 wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless computers operate on a peer to peer basis communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point Ad hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set IBSS or as peer to peer mode and is useful ...

Page 26: ...HSS SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless netw...

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