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Summary of Contents for TL-WN510G

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Page 2: ...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 tran...

Page 3: ...t 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 th...

Page 4: ...to take adequate measures National Restrictions 2400 0 2483 5 MHz Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limit...

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Page 7: ...allation for Windows Vista 9 Chapter 3 Configuration of Utility 12 3 1 Current Status 12 3 2 Profile Management 14 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile 14 3 2 2 Remove a profile 17 3 2 3 Switch...

Page 8: ...lation Guide One resource CD for TL WN510G TL WN550G TL WN551G including TP LINK Wireless Client Utility TWCU and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information Note If any of the listed contents are da...

Page 9: ...cryption for high security It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology so that transmission distance is 2 3 times of traditional 11g b solutions up to 855 36m tested in China Tran...

Page 10: ...g to scan a networking connection Status Green Intermittently Activity Green Intermittently The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data Status Green Flashing Activity Gr...

Page 11: ...are Installation To install the adapter follow these steps listed as below 1 Locate an available CardBus slot on your laptop 2 With the connector pin end facing the CardBus slot and the label facing u...

Page 12: ...ding to your operating system to start the installation Figure 2 1 should then appear 2 You can click Cancel to end the installation on the Preparing Setup screen Figure 2 1 Otherwise the Setup Wizard...

Page 13: ...ll Client Utilities and Driver and click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 3 5 Figure 2 4 should appear Click...

Page 14: ...is recommended that you keep the default value Click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 6 8 The Setup Wizard w...

Page 15: ...ed thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Figure 2 8 Note In Windows XP the warning box is similar to that shown Figure 2 9 Please select Continue Anyway to continue installation Fi...

Page 16: ...e same name as your product Then double click Setup exe in the proper folder according to your operating system to start the installation And then Figure 2 11 will appear Click Cancel to end the insta...

Page 17: ...that the files will be copied as the next screen shown shown in Figure 2 13 To end the Installation click Cancel Figure 2 13 Note During the installation the system will warn about Windows Security t...

Page 18: ...TL WN510G TL WN550G TL WN551G 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 2 14 4 Click the Finish button to complete Figure 2 15...

Page 19: ...re 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...

Page 20: ...nclude 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 currently connect...

Page 21: ...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 3 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To a...

Page 22: ...Fi Protected Access WPA WPA2 Passphrase Wi Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802 1x Enables 802 1x security Shared Key Static WEP Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point...

Page 23: ...rge packets are retrieved Off turns power saving off thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time 802 11b Preamble Specifies the preamble setting in 802 11b The...

Page 24: ...es 802 11 Authentication Mode Select which mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared but switches it to open...

Page 25: ...appear shown in Figure 3 8 2 Browse to the directory where the profile is located 3 Highlight the profile name 4 Click Open the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List Figure 3 8 3 2 5...

Page 26: ...profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list please follow these steps 1 On the Profile Management tab click Order Profiles 2 The Auto Profiles Selection management window with a list of all created p...

Page 27: ...NK Wireless Client Utility TWCU provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics shown in Figure 3 12 The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration The Diagnostics tab...

Page 28: ...ss of the wireless network adapter Driver The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation dat...

Page 29: ...nection has been established Icon means there is no connection If the icon does not appear please follow the steps as below If the icon still does not appear the driver may be installed incorrectly or...

Page 30: ...TL WN551G 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 23 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 show...

Page 31: ...TL WN510G TL WN550G TL WN551G 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 24 Figure 4 5 5 The screen as below will appear if the connection is successful Figure 4 6...

Page 32: ...up to 830m Adopt 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology it is limited to the environment Radio Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Modulation 1M D...

Page 33: ...sed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security Ad hoc Network An ad hoc network is a group of computers each with a wireless adapter...

Page 34: ...he parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direc...

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