User manual TP-LINK TL-WN320G INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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. All rights reserved. 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. [. . . ] The LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on. 2. 3 Uninstall Software 2. 3. 1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window that appears. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network Adapters, and then right-click TL-WN320G 1. 0 USB WLAN Adapter. -6- TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 4. uninstall driver Click Uninstall. . . , shown in above figure 2-7, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. 2. 3. 2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1. You can uninstall the utility software by clicking the Start>Program>TP-LINK> TL-WN320G 1. 0>Uninstall TL-WN320G 1. 0 Utility, shown in figure 2-8: Figure 2-8 2. uninstall utility software Please follow the Install Shield Wizard steps, the system will uninstall the utility software from your PC automatically. -7- TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3: Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN320G Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility. This section describes how to configure your Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After the Adapter's driver and utility has been installed, the adapter's tray icon, or , will appear in your system tray. If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> TP-LINK> TL-WN320G 1. 0> TL-WN320G1. 0 Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again. Icon , means the connection has been established. Transmit Key Index - Displays which key group that the adapter is using. When you select WPA-PSK as -9- TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Network Authentication, this option will change to Passphrase. SSID (Service Set Identification) - The IEEE 802. 11 wireless network name. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. After you have modified any desired items on this page, you can click the Connect button to establish the wireless network connection or click the Undo button to restore previous values. Figure 3-2 Modify ­ Shared-Key system - 10 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2a Modify - WPA-PSK 3. 2 Site Scan Click the Site Scan tab of the Utility and the Site Scan screen will appear, figure 3-3. On the Site Scan screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks. - 11 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 Site Scan tab Click the Re-Fresh button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network. If the network is encrypted, you should complete the network encryption items first. If you want to save the current configuration for the connection, please click the Add to Profile button and the utility will prompt a screen for configuration, shown in figure 3-4: - 12 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Profile Fill in the above items carefully and click OK to save it. The items found on the Network Status screen are described below: Profile Name - The name of current selected configuration profile. Power Save - The power save mode, either CAM or MAX PSP, or Fast PSP · CAM - Continuous Access Mode. The default setting is Auto Switch (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802. 11b frames. The adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them. If you need instructions as to how to configure other items on this screen, please refer to section 3. 1 Network Status. [. . . ] 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 for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. [. . . ]