TP-Link 0152500174 - TL-WN321G 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter, User Manual

Page 1: ...TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Rev 1 0 2 1910010186 ...

Page 2: ...ructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re...

Page 3: ...ference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures National Restrictions 2400 0 2483 5 MHz Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow cur...

Page 4: ...our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V1 3 2 2008 EN60950 1 2006 EN62311 2008 Recommendation 1999...

Page 5: ...software from your PC 8 Chapter 3 Configuration 10 Configuration of Utility 10 Profile 10 Network 13 Advanced 14 Statistics 15 Radio On Off 17 About 17 An example for application 17 Configure with Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 18 Chapter 4 AP Mode 20 Config 20 Access Control 21 Mac Table 22 Event Log 23 Statistics 24 About 25 Chapter 5 Example for Application 27 Configuration of PSP XLink...

Page 6: ... TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable One TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD including Drivers and Utility User Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 7: ...t transmission rates simple installation and adaptability as well as strong security the TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter is the perfect solution for personal and small business use Main Features Complies with IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11b standards Supports WPA data security IEEE802 1x authentication TKIP AES encryption 64 128 bit WEP encryption Supports 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 2 1Mbps wi...

Page 8: ...tware Installation Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation of the Utility and drivers for Windows 98SE 2000 XP and Vista Before you install the software please plug the adapter into your PC After that you will be prompted Found New Hardware Wizard click the Cancel button and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM The Setup steps for Windows 98SE 2000 XP and ...

Page 9: ... more detailed configuration Click Browse CD to read the files on the CD Click Exit to quit the setup wizard Select the Driver appropriate to your computer s operating system and then the following screen will pop up Figure 2 1 Preparing Setup 3 Then you ll see the screen as follow you can choose what to be installed ...

Page 10: ...tion tool here Figure 2 3 Setup Type I If you want to install the TL WN321G Wireless Utility please select the TP LINK Configuration Tool and click Next II If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next ...

Page 11: ...een as below Click Install to continue Figure 2 4 Ready to Install the Program 6 The following screen for installing will appear Figure 2 5 Setup Status Note During the installation the system will warn about Windows Logo testing please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation ...

Page 12: ... the files have been successfully copied the screen in Figure 2 6 will appear Click the Finish button to finish the wizard Figure 2 6 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully you should see an icon or appear in your system tray ...

Page 13: ... the System window 3 Click on the Device Manager button double click Network Adapters and then right click TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Figure 2 7 Device Manager 4 Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 2 7 the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to All programsÆ...

Page 14: ...TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 9 Figure 2 8 Uninstall the utility 2 Follow the Install Shield Wizard to uninstall the utility software from your PC ...

Page 15: ...pear the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged please try again Icon means the connection has been established Icon means there is no connection Double click the icon and the configuration screen of the utility will appear You can also run the utility by clicking Start Program TP LINK TWCU TL WN321G Wireless Utility The utility provides a complete and easy mana...

Page 16: ...the pull down list then click OK to add it Figure 3 2 Add a new profile Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Profile names are not case sensitive SSID The IEEE 802 11 wireless network name This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters RTS Threshold Here you can specify the RTS Request to Send Threshold The default value is 2347 Fragmentation Threshold This v...

Page 17: ...6 is the default setting and is recommended 2 To edit a profile Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List and click the Edit button the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Edit a Profile System Configuration System Config Here you can change the Profile Name and SSID Auth Encry Click the Auth Encry you can skip to the following screen ...

Page 18: ...hentication there are TKIP and AES options instead of WEP and Disabled Wep Key Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 the Key groups You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F or 5 ASCII characters for 64 bit also called 40bits encryption You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F or 13 ASCII characters for 128 bit also called 104bits encryption 3 To delete a profi...

Page 19: ...onnect Highlight an SSID and double click or click the Connect button to connect to an available network without adding it to the profile Advanced Click the Advanced tab of the Utility and then you can choose the wireless mode on the following screen Figure 3 6 Advanced Enable TX Burst It can translate more data when it enable Fast Roaming at Roaming will disable when Transmit Power is below some ...

Page 20: ...t an existing network quickly in the following screen Figure 3 8 QSS tab The QSS connection will be automatically displayed on the QSS Profile List Pitch on the Profile and click Export Profile to add a Profile to the Profile List Section 3 1 1 The Auto function is default to enable that the adapter will automatically try to build the connection with the Access Point devices shown in the QSS AP Li...

Page 21: ... enter the PIN of AP into the field under the Pin Code as Figure 3 9 shown And then click PIN button to start the wireless connection without doing any configuration for AP Figure 3 9 QSS Registrar mode Note The default PIN code of the AP always can be found in its label or User Guide 2 Enter the PIN into my Access Point Choose the Config Mode as Enrollee and click the PIN button on the screen as ...

Page 22: ...ity Version The version of this utility Utility Date The creation date of this utility Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver Firmware Version The version of the adapter firmware EEPROM Version The version of this EEPROM Phy_Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter Note For more help info...

Page 23: ...rofile list and click Activate on the Profile screen The utility will establish a connection with this AP by configured profile Configure with Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 1 Right click the icon on the bottom of the desktop first and you will see Figure 4 Double click the Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility option to enable Wireless Zero Configuration function Figure 3 12 Use...

Page 24: ...alled SP2 for Windows XP the screen above will not be available 3 During the connection you will see the screen as Figure 3 14 shown Figure 3 14 Acquiring network address 4 If the connection is finished the icon will display like the next screen shown Figure 3 15 Finish ...

Page 25: ... this time if your PC have Installed other network card wireless or wire you will be prompted ICS Select WAN Adapter to select one of them to be WAN With this function TL WN321G can serve as wireless router based on the selected card connecting to the Internet which will make the APs of the LAN share the Internet Figure 4 2 Config Here you can do some basic configurations ...

Page 26: ...ds for Beacon Interval here The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 TX Power Manually force the AP s transmitting power System default is 100 Idle Time Manually force the Idle Time using a selected value The default is 300 Access Control Click the Access Control tab o...

Page 27: ...ure Allow All Allow all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP Reject All Disable all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP Mac Address Manually force the Mac address using the function and press Add to Access List Access List Display all Mac Addresses that the user has set Mac Table Figure 4 5 shows the link status page It displays detailed station information of cu...

Page 28: ...ress The station s Mac address of the current connection AID Raise value by current connection Power Saving Mode Support Power Saving Mode on the currently connected station Status The link status of the current connection Event Log A record of all event times and messages shown as below ...

Page 29: ...Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Displays the event time recorded Message Displays all event messages Statistics The statistics page displays detailed counter information based on the 802 11 MIB counters The information is translated into a format easier for the user to understand ...

Page 30: ...TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 25 Figure 4 7 Transmit and Receive statistics About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 4 8 ...

Page 31: ...TL WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 26 Figure 4 8 About Page ...

Page 32: ... software the TL WN321G Adapter driver should be properly installed Please operate as follows Step 1 Connect the website of X LINK http www teamxlink co uk to register and download the latest software of X LINK Kai Step 2 Install the X LINK Kai software click Start Program XLink Kai Configure Kai then set as Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Step 3 After completing the settings please click Start Program XLin...

Page 33: ... Wireless Lite N USB Adapter and select Properties Then set the value of PSP Xlink Mode as Enable following the red marked instruction in the figure Figure 5 2 Step 6 Click Start Control Panel Network Figure 5 3 Step 7 Right click Wireless Network Connection icon and select Properties In the following prompt page highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties ...

Page 34: ...P Address and set the IP and Subnet mask After completing setting click OK Figure 5 5 Note Please set the IP address in different network segment with the other network card to avoid conflict Step 9 Launch TL WN321G Wireless Utility then highlight the Network Name SSID beginning with PSP in the Network page and click Connect ...

Page 35: ... your PSP device is detected in the Diagnostics mode of Kai as Figure 5 7 shown Click the icon first and then click the folder Figure 5 7 Step 11 Click the icon on the right top corner to enter the Arena Mode highlight the arena of your wanted game and then join or start a new game ...

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Page 37: ...ver i e another wireless LAN endpoint the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS continuously changes hops the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo random set of channels Because a fixed frequency is not used and only the transmitter and rece...

Page 38: ...Access Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi a trademark of the Wi Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802 11 standards This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices WLAN Wireless Local Area Networ...

Page 39: ... 2 4 2 4835 GHz Sensitivity 54M 68dBm 11M 83dBm Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Wireless Radio Data Rate Up to 54Mbps Modulation 11g OFDM 11b CCK DSSS Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Transmit Power Typical 15dBm 18dBm Max Data Security WPA 64 128 bit WEP TKIP AES IEEE 802 1X authentication Physical Environmental Working Temperature 0 40 32 104 Storage Temperature 40 70 ...