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TL-WN721N

150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter

Rev: 2.0.2
1910010456

Summary of Contents for TD-W150KIT

Page 1: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Rev 2 0 2 1910010456 ...

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 2011 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...iver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced 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 interfere...

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: ...ur 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 Recommendation 1999 ...

Page 6: ...ndows Vista 9 2 2 3 For Windows 7 12 Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 15 3 1 For Windows XP 15 3 1 1 Current Status 15 3 1 2 Profile Management 17 3 1 3 Diagnostics 26 3 2 For Windows Vista 27 3 3 For Windows 7 29 Chapter 4 QSS Configuration 32 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 33 4 2 PIN method 36 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 36 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 37 Appendix A S...

Page 7: ...ble One Resource CD for TL WN721N 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 WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter without any explanati...

Page 8: ...he 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 WN721N is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity 1 2 Features IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11n standards Supports WPA WPA2 d...

Page 9: ...ter 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 10: ...Note The promoted Found New Hardware Wizard screen will pop up when the adapter is installed correctly Click Cancel 2 2 Software Installation The Setup steps for Windows 2000 and XP are similar with each other This user guide takes Windows XP for example 2 2 1 For Windows XP 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the Figure 2 1 will appear To continue select the TL WN721N There will b...

Page 11: ... WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 5 2 Click Install Driver Utility for Adapter to load the following screen Figure 2 2 3 Soon Figure 2 3X will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 3 ...

Page 12: ...ommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver Select Install Driver Only to install driver only 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 below shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 ...

Page 13: ...hould 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 continue Figure 2 7 ...

Page 14: ...WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 8 8 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 9 After all the steps above you will see the screen below click Finish to reboot the system Figure 2 9 ...

Page 15: ...Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the Figure 2 10 will appear To continue select the TL WN721N There will be a menu including Install Driver Utility QSS Installation and User Guide Figure 2 10 2 Click Install Driver Utility for Adapter to load the following screen Figure 2 11 ...

Page 16: ... 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 10 3 Soon Figure 2 12 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 12 4 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 13 5 The following page will display and please wait a moment ...

Page 17: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 11 Figure 2 14 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Figure 2 15 ...

Page 18: ...rt the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the Figure 2 16 will appear To continue select the TL WN721N There will be a menu including Install Driver Utility and User Guide Figure 2 16 2 Click Install Driver Utility for Adapter to load the following screen Figure 2 17 ...

Page 19: ...21N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 13 3 Soon Figure 2 18 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 18 4 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 19 5 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 20 ...

Page 20: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 14 Figure 2 20 6 Then you will see Figure 2 21 Click Finish to complete Figure 2 21 ...

Page 21: ...al 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 the icon and the TWCU will run You can also run the utility by clicking the Star...

Page 22: ...e displays the wireless mode Network Type The type of network and the station 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 d...

Page 23: ...n in Figure 3 2X The Profile Management screen provides tools to Add a new profile Modify a profile Remove a profile Activate a Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3 2 3 1 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 ...

Page 24: ...nsitive Client Name Please enter a name which identifies the client machine Network Names SSIDs Please enter the IEEE 802 11 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 s...

Page 25: ... in the Define Shared Keys window shown in Figure 3 5X Note The WEP security mode is not available for 802 11n None No security not recommended Note If the access 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...

Page 26: ...ote 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 ...

Page 27: ...ireless USB 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 WN721N wireless adapters Note 1 An Infr...

Page 28: ...nel 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 of its WEP settings It will only associate with the access point if t...

Page 29: ...in Figure 3 2X highlight the profile to export 2 Click Export the Export Profile window will then appear below 3 Browse the directory to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile should then be exported to the specified location Figure 3 8 3 1 2 5 Import a Profile 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in Figure 3 2 click Import Then the Import Profile will appear below 2 Browse to the di...

Page 30: ... 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 configuration profile for that network Figure 3 10 ...

Page 31: ... 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 profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority while the last profile has the lowest priority 6 Click OK 7 Check the Auto Select Prof...

Page 32: ...r 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 12 3 1 3 1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above you will see the adapter information including general information about the wireless netwo...

Page 33: ... 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 transmitted to the wireless network adapter Figure 3 13 3 2 For Windows Vista After the Adapter s driver has been installed Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection me...

Page 34: ...onnection please follow the steps below 1 Right click the icon in your system tray then click Connect to a network Figure 3 15 2 The following screen will show you available wireless networks Highlight the one you want to join and then click Connect Figure 3 16 3 To continue click Connect Anyway Click the Cancel button to end the connection ...

Page 35: ...following screen will appear click Close to finish the connection Figure 3 18 3 3 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 ...

Page 36: ...k list Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect Figure 3 19 2 If your wireless network is secured you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3 20 Enter the passphrase take 1234567890 for example And then click OK Figure 3 20 3 If the key entered is correct you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3 21 ...

Page 37: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 31 Figure 3 21 ...

Page 38: ...onnection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Note QSS function is not supported in Windows 7 OS First the QSS software should be installed Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the Figure 4 1 will appear To continue select the TL WN721N There will be a menu including Install Driver Utility QSS Installation and User Guide Fig...

Page 39: ...Wireless Router of our company for example 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 1 Firstly press the QSS button of the router There are two ways 1 Press the QSS button directly on the front panel of the Router shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 2 Open the Router s Web based Utility and click QSS link on the left of the main menu Then Figure 4 4 will appear Click Add device then you can see Figure 4...

Page 40: ... 1 Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds Figure 4 6 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 7 Click Next to continue Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4 8 and click Next ...

Page 41: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 35 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 3 Then wait a minute until Figure 4 9 appears Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration ...

Page 42: ... 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 7 Click Next to continue Figure 4 10 will appear Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Next ...

Page 43: ...ect Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4 10 click Connect Figure 4 11 3 When Figure 4 9 appears the QSS configuration is complete 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1 Open the QSS Utility and you will see Figure 4 7 Click Next to continue Then Figure 4 12will appear Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of...

Page 44: ...TL WN721N 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter 38 Figure 4 12 2 When Figure 4 9 appears the QSS configuration is complete Note If you generate a new PIN code for your Router please enter the new one instead ...

Page 45: ...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 Frequency 2 4 2 4835GHz 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 ...

Page 46: ...al 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 frequency is not used and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns interception of FHSS is ...

Page 47: ...tion 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 provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over t...

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