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TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010468.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders.
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.
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 DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter Model No.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product O verview ................................................................................. 1 1.1 Package C ontents ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Introduc tion .
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Package Content s Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 2 ¾ Supports high rate of up to 150Mbps fo r maximum throughput, supports automatically adjust to lower speeds due to dist ance or other operating limitation.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 3 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the PCI adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Inst allation 1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the computer.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 4 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver . Selecting Install Driver Only will only install driver.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 5 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 6 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-6 7. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 7 8. After installation, the utili ty configuration page will automat ically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray. To connect to a network, please refer to Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network .
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 8 Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network With both the hardware and software successfully in stalled into your computer, you can quickly connect to a wireless network usi ng one of the following methods.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 9 automatically connect to your tar get network next time if you tick Connect automatically . Figure 3-2 3. If word None appears behind the SSID, th is means the network to be connected is not security-enabled and you can connect to the net work without entering a key.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 10 Figure 3-4 4. You have now successfully c onnected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-5 5.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 11 Figure 3-6 3.2 T o connect using QSS QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows y ou to add a new wireless device to an exi sting network quickly.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 12 Figure 3-7 3. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-8.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 13 4. When the following window appears, you hav e successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-9 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the QSS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your AP device.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 14 2. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-1 1 3. When Figure 3-9 appears , you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device This method is only available in Windows XP and Windows Vista.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 15 Figure 3-13 3. When Connect successfull y appears on the screen, the QSS configuration is complete. Or you can view the adapt er’s utility page to see whet her the connecti on has been successful as shown in Figure 3-15.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 16 3.3 T o connect using Windows built-in wireless utility 3.3.1 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wi reless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Left-click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower -right corner).
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 17 Figure 3-17 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-18 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 18 Figure 3-19 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect .
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 19 Figure 3-21 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-22 3.3.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wire less utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click on the utility icon in your system tray (lower-right corner).
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 20 Figure 3-23 Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility co nfiguration page. Click Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windo w s wireless configuration tool in the figure shown below.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 21 Figure 3-26 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the Connect button. Figure 3-27 4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to enter the key as shown below.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 22 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configur e your TL-WN751ND adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN751ND adapter uses t he TP-LINK Wireless Configurat ion Utility as the management software.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 23 Figure 4-2 The following items can be found on the screen. ¾ Profile Name: Enter a name for your profile (e.g . Home, Office, CoffeeShop). The same name is not allowed. Please also note t hat no space is allowed between words.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 24 Figure 4-3 4.1.2 Modify a profile You may edit an existing profile by clicking the Modify button from the Profile page. For instance, you may like to change the profile name from Home to Home1 or you ma y want to specify another SSID for profile Ho me.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 25 Figure 4-5 4.2 Advanced The following configurat ions can be made on the Advanced page: 1) To select wireless configu ration tool. Here you can decide whic h tool to use, either the TP-L INK Configuration Utility or t he Windows wireless configuration tool.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 26 4.3 About The About screen gives you information about th e Driver and Utility ve rsions of the adapter. Right-click on the icon in your system tray and select About from the list.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 27 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 28 The Soft AP icon should then appear beside Adva nced icon in the utility. Figure 5-3 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Specify a connection throug h which devi ces connected to your AP can access the Internet.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 29 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 Uninst all the utility sof t ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility .
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 30 Figure 6-3 6.2 Uninst all the driver sof tware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TL-WN751ND Driver .
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 31 2. Click Uninst all shown in above Figure 6-4, the system will unins tall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 32 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Throughput 150Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.
TL-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 33 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-WN751ND 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 34 ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, se cure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
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