User manual TP-LINK TL-WN310G

[. . . ] TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide TL-WN310G 54M Wireless CardBus Adapter COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or 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 Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] Click Yes to continue the Installation. Figure 2-10 -6- TL-WN310G Note: 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide In Windows XP, the warning screen is shown below (Figure 2-11), and please select Continue Anyway to continue installation. Figure 2-11 11. After all the steps above, and you will see the next screen, click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-12 -7- TL-WN310G 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide Chapter3. Configuration TP-LINK Wireless Adapter TL-WN310G can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). This chapter describes how to configure your TP-LINK Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter's tray icon will appear in your system tray. It appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI). If the icon is gray, there is no connection. If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is less than 5dB. The Profile Management screen provides tools to: Add a profile Edit a profile Remove a profile Switch to another Profile -9- TL-WN310G Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2 3. 2. 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. The Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 3-3. Edit the General tab Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-3 - 10 - TL-WN310G 2. Edit the Security tab 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802. 1x: Enables 802. 1x security. Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window. Note: If the access point that the wireless adapter is associated to has WEP set to Optional and the client set WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association. To complete WEP encryption configuration, you must select the 802. 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog. To configure the Encryption Keys under the Pre-Shared keys (Static WEP) Security mode: - 11 - TL-WN310G 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 3. Edit the Advanced tab. This screen below allows you make advanced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-6 Power Save Mode · Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. · · Normal - Normal uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets. Off - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time. [. . . ] Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. [. . . ]