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TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter Rev:1.0.0 1910010090.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation.
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CONTENTS Package Co nten ts ........................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................
- - 1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter ¾ One USB extension cable ¾ One TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter ! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is a USB 2.0 pen-size wireless adapter suppo rting IEEE 802.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 3 1.4 System Requirement s The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter. ¾ PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface. ¾ Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/ Vista operating system.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 4 The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode. Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode..
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 5 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Before Y ou Be gin During the installation, Windows 98/ME/2000/ XP/2003/Vista may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, y ou may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 6 Figure 2-2 Install Shield—C hoose Destination Location 4. Wait a few minutes until the files are copied to the computer. Figure 2-3 Install Shield—Setup S tatus 5. Click on the Finish button to complete the installation.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 7 Figure 2-4 Installation Complete Now, carefully insert the device into t he USB port of your computer. Windows will automatically detect the de vice and display the icon and below in the taskbar.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 8 2. Select Device Manager as shown in Figure 2-6, then select Continue in the next screen. Figure 2-6 Select Device management 3. Right-click the adapter icon “ USB2.0 VLAN ” and select “ Update Driver Software ” to proceed.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 9 Figure 2-7 Driver management 4. Select the method to update the driver software (see Figure 2-8). If you want the system to search the software automatically , select the first type. Otherw ise select “ Browse my computer for driver software ” to install the software (best way).
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 10 Figure 2-8 Select the method to install 5. Click the Browse button in the next screen to select t he file which cont ains the driver software for the adapter. After that, click Next to proceed.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 11 6. After that, the installation w ill proceed as shown in Figure2-10. Figure 2-10 Installing ) Note: During the installation, you will see the warni ng box as shown in figur e 2-1 1, please select “Install this driver sof t ware anyway” to proceed.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 12 Figure 2-12 Complete the installation.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 13 Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide If the device installation is fails by some mist ake, the best way to solve the problem is to completely uninstall the device and utility, and then reru n the “Setup.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 14 Figure 3-2 Confirm Uninstall 4. The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer. Choose the first option, then click on the OK button to com plete the uninstall and restart your computer.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 15 Figure 3-4 Uninstall from programs ¾ Then, process will go to Install Shield Wizard . The screen will pop up the following conversation “Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features” , Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 16 Figure 3-6 Uninstalling process finished 3.3 Uninst all the driver sof tware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel .
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 17 Chapter 4 Software Configuration 4.1 S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter focuses on how to configure the device in Station mode (wireless LAN client).
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 18 Figure 4-2 More setting ¾ SSID: Enter the SSID of the network. The SS ID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 19 Figure 4-3 More setting—WEP 4.1.2.2 WEP Encryption You can select 64, 128 or 256 bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). ¾ Authentication: Select Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 20 Figure 4-4 WEP Key Setting ¾ Key Length: Select an encryption key length: 64 , 128 or 256 bit .
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 21 ¾ Click on the Apply button, and then you can use th e IEEE 802.1X authentication. 4.1.2.3 WPA/WPA2 Authentication with TKIP/AES Encryption WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 22 authentication server. Figure 4-7 WP A setting ¾ Protocol: Select TLS from the drop-down list. ¾ User Name: Enter the user name that is used for authentication purposes. ¾ Passphrase: Enter a WPA passphrase.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 23 Figure 4-8 WP A-PSK Authentication ¾ Authentication: Select WPA-PSK from the drop-down list. ¾ Encryption: Select an encryption type from the drop-down list. ¾ Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 24 Figure 4-9 More Setting—Profile ¾ Profile Name: Displays the name of current pr ofile. One device can have many profiles, but only one profile can be loaded at a time. ¾ Load: Select a profile from the drop-down list and then click on the Load button.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 25 Figure 4-10 Advanced Setting ¾ Power Consumption Setting: If your desktop or notebook is connected to external power, select Continuous Access Mode (CAM) , if your notebook is using a battery, select Maximum Power-Saving Mode , or Fast Power-Saving Mode .
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 26 The more setting screen: Figure 4-12 Access point setting.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 27 Chapter 5 Examples for Application 5.1 Example one: Configuration of WEP Encryption Suppose you have an installed and using AP, the SSID is TEST and it adopts 64 bit WEP encryption with the key “1111111111”.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 28 Figure 5-2 Step Three ： ¾ Key length ： 64 bit ¾ Default key ID ： #1 ¾ Key format ： Hexadecimal ¾ Key value ： enter “111111111 1” in #1 Step Four ： Click the close button in top right of the screen, and it will return to the screen of wireless utility.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 29 5.2 Configuration of PSP Mode Please ensure the software and hardware environments are established well before configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a TL-WN422G USB Wireless Adapter and a PSP device are needed.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 30 Figure 5-5 Remark: You can change the defau lt network SSID and channel by yourself. If you didn’t startup WEP Encryption, any PSP could link in, and t he wireless network won’t be protected by encryption key.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 31 Step Three ： Establish a new connection, and enter the name of this connection. (Any is ok), we use TEST for example. Step Four ： Select SCAN, and let PSP scan the nearer AP automatic ， then choose the default network SSID WLAN_AP of TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 32 Step Eight ： In “Address Setting” screen, please set IP address. Step Nine ： “Proxy Server” selects “Do Not Use”. Step Ten ： Select “Test Connection”. Step Eleven ： Test network connection.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 33 Chapter 6 Configuration for Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been inst alled, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 6-1 Icon means the connection has been established.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 34 Figure 6-3 3. To continue, click Connect Any way . Click the Cancel button to end the connection. Figure 6-4 4. If the connection is successful estab lished, the following screen will appear.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 35 Figure 6-5.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 36 Appendix A: Glossary IEEE 802.11b - The IEEE 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread- spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 37 WPA ( W i-Fi P rotected A ccess) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunct ion with a RADIUS server.
TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - - 38 Appendix B: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.1b; IEEE 802.1g Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista Transmission Distance In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the environment).
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