Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TL-WN353G TP-Link
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.1 1910010045.
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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 Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation.
National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization requ ired for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. w ithin the b and 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocatio n use.
CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduc tion ......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview of the Pr oduct .
1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN 353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resour ce CD for TL-WN353G, including: • TP-LINK.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter wi l l p r ov i d e y o u the flexibility to in st all your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation To install the Adapter, foll ow these step s listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an avail able PCI slot on the mianboard.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 3 Figure 2-1 Step 2: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-2 Step 3: After that, the next screen displays, select Install to continue.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 4 Figure 2-3 Step 4: In the next screen, the files will be co pied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-4).
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-5 Step 5: Click the Finish button to complete. Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM driv e, and open the folder with the same name as your product.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 6 Figure 2-7 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-12) to cont inue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-8 3. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (s hown in Figure 2-13).
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 7 Figure 2-9 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security te sting, please click “ Install this driver software anyway ” to continue the installation. Figure 2-10 4. Click the Finish button to complete.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2-1 1.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 9 Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK Wireless PCI Adapter TL-WN353G can be c onfigured by TP-LINK Wireless Utility. This chapter describes how to confi gure your TP-LINK Wireless PCI A dapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 10 Figure 3-1 Step 2: Click Refresh button to update the wireless network (show in Figure 3-2). Then select the wireless network and click Next .
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 3-3 ) Note: During the connection, if the screen prompts "Uns ecured network", click OK to continue.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 12 Figure 3-4 ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ¾ ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 13 Figure 3-5 3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, and you can c onfigure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-6 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which ident ifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the pr ofile names are not case-sensitive. ¾ Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 15 ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and dat a encryptions , the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually , the available netwo rk authentication are Open System, Shared key and WP A-None.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 16 Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password and you can select the ASCII or PASSP HRASE.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 17 Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-9 ) Note: Select different EAP types, t he configuration are different. 6. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data enc ryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 19 Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Step 3: Click Remove . Figure 3-10 3.3.3 Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10).
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-1 1 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new confi guration profile for that network.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-12 ¾ Power Save Mode - Select the power save mode. • None - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless PCI Adapter continuously for a short message response time.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3-13 3.7 S t atistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in Figure 3-12 to view the traffic statistics about the connection.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 23 Figure 3-14 3.8 Wi-Fi Protect Setup Click the tab Wi-Fi Protect Setup as shown in Figure 3-15, select differ ent way to configure the adapter for Wi-Fi network.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 24 Figure 3-15 ) Note: The Wi-Fi Protect Setup function takes effect only wh en the adapter and the AP (the adapte r wants to connect) must support the Wi-Fi functi on first. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 25 Figure 3-16 Step 3: After that, the PIN Code disp lays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-17). Now, you should enter the pin code into your AP. Figure 3-17 Step 4: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP aut omatically.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 26 Figure 3-18 3.8.2 Question-Answer Method Step 1: Click PBC as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-19 Step 2: Push the physical button on the AP. Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 27 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE802. 11b; IEEE802.11g Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, XP64 Transmission Distance Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m (Standard transmission distance, it is limited to the environment).
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 29 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wirele ss product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology and oper ating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 30 Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphan umeric key identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.
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