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TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.1 1910010124.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trade marks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 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 reasona ble protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s . National Restrictions 2400.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................6 Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Package Content s The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installati.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ！ 1.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 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. Open your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 3 Figure 2-1 2. You can click Cancel to end the installation in the scr een above. Otherwise, the installation will continue, and then Figure 2-2 will display, click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 4 Figure 2-3 4. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2-4 . After that, click Next to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list in Figure 2-5 .
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-5 6. Please read the information carefully in Figure 2-6 , and click “ Next ” to continue Figure 2-6 7. Choose TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Supplic ant as a tool to configure the client adapter on the screen as below, and click Next to continue.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 6 Figure 2-7 ) Note ： In Windows 2000, Figure 2-6 and Figure 2-7 won’t display, and it will go to Figure 2-8 directly. 8. Choose “Do Not Install Single Sign On Feature Set” In Figure 2-8 , and the system won’t reboot after the installation.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 7 9. Click ok to continue the Installation in Figure 2-9 . Figure 2-9 10. Wait for the installation program to run automatically. Figure 2-10 11. During the step, the Setup Wi zard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation as shown below.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2-1 1 ) Note ： In Windows 2000, the warning screen is shown below ( Figure 2-12 ), and please select Yes to continue installation. Figure 2-12 12. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below, click Finish t o c o m p l e t e t h e installation.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 9 Figure 2-13 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM driv e, and open the fo lder with the same name as your product. Then double-click Setup.exe in the prop er folder according to your operating system to start the installation.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 10 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-15) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-15 3. Click ok to continue the Installation in Figure 2-16 Figure 2-16 4.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 2-17 ) 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 2-18 5.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 12 Figure 2-19.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 13 Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK Wireless PCI Adapter TL-WN350G/TL -WN350GD can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU).
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-1 The following table describes the item s found on the Current S t atus screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management .
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 15 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2 ).
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 16 Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio bu tton of the desired security mode as follows.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 17 Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase - Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x - Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) - Enables the use of shared ke ys that are defined on both the access point and the station.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-5 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 19 for the Wireless PCI Adapter. The Adapter w ill detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mo de after retrieving the packets.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-7 3.2.2 Remove a profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-2 ). 2. Select the profile name in the Profiles List. 3. Click Remov e . ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-8 3.2.5 Import a Profile 1. From the Profile M anagement screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), click Import… . Then the Import Profile will appear below. 2. Browse to the directory w here the profile is located.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3-10 3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the Wireless PCI Adapter to automat ically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 23 ) Note: The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority, and t he last profile has the lowest priority. 6. Click OK . 7. Check the Auto Select Profiles checkbox on the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-2 ).
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 24 3.3.1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you will see the adapter information, and it contains general informat ion about the wireless network adapter and the Netwo rk Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 25 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE802. 11b; IEEE802.
TL-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 26 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-WN350G/TL-WN350GD 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 27 ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeric 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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