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TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010183.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 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 trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a re sidential installation.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environm ent, this product may cause r adio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARATION OF CONFOR MITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter Model No.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ....................................................
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 4.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device ................................................................................ 26 4.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device ...........................................
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter . 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed a nd unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 3 1.3 LED S t atus LED Indications Status Working Status Status Green Activity Green Flashing Alternately The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection. Status Green Activity Green Intermittently The adapter is alread y connected but is not transmitting or receiving data.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 4 Chapter 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 5 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-2 3. Soon, Figure 2-3 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. After that, you should choose a Setup type.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 6 Figure 2-4 5. Click Browse to change the destination locati on for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-5 ). Figure 2-5 6. After that, select the program folder, y ou should c reate a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 7 Figure 2-6 7. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-7 8. Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8 .
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 8 Figure 2-8 ) Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proc eed with the installation during t hese steps (shown in Figure 2-9 ). Our drive rs have been tested thoroughly, and are able t o work with the operating system.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 9 Figure 2-10.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 10 Chapter 3. Configuration for Windows XP TP-LINK TL-WN721N can be configured by TP -LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) in Windows XP & 2000.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 11 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-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 12 Click Advanced on the screen ab ove, you can see adv anced information about the program and its operations. 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab o f the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2 ).
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 13 ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum lim it 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 fiel ds to configure the profile.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 14 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 keys that are defined on both the access point and the station.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 15 Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 16 of the access point with which it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network : Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 17 ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ). 2. Select the profile name re quired in the Profiles List. 3.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 18 Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), the Availa ble Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 19 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), click Order Profiles… . 2. The Auto Profiles Selection m anagement window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11 ) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 20 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Ut ility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics . The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 21 ¾ Client Name - The name of the c lient computer. 3.3.2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and .
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 22 Chapter 4. QSS configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows y ou to add a new wireless device to an exi sting network quickly.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 23 Figure 4-2 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation Syst em to complete the QSS installation. After that, QSS function can be enabled. Here we will in troduce two ways to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example).
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 24 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 2. Secondly, pr ess the QSS button of the adapter. There are two ways: 1) Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 25 Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-9 appears. Click Fin ish to complete the QSS configuration.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 26 Figure 4-9 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method : 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2) Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 27 Figure 4-10 2. Open the Router’s W eb-based Utility and click QSS link on the left of the main menu. The n Figure 4-4 will appear. Click Add device , then you can see Figure 4-10 Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-10 , click Connect .
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 28 Figure 4-1 1 2. When Figure 4-9 appe ars, the QSS configuration is complete. ) Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 29 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802. 11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000/ Windows XP/ Windows Vista Radio Data Rate 11b ： 1/2/5.
TL-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 30 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-WN721N 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter 31 Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A S ervi ce 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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