TP-Link TL-WDN3200 manual

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010577[...]

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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. Th is equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if[...]

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. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitati[...]

Industry Canada Statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference re ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure S[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WDN3200 T rademark: TP-LINK We decl[...]

CONTENTS Package Cont ents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product Over view ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introducti on ..........................................................................................[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available. ¾ One TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ USB cable ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WDN3200, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The adapter is a 802.11n client device designed to deliver a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your desktop. It has better s peed and range with less interference compared to other wireless-N adapters, thus you can get a be tter Internet exp[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status On The adapter has connect ed to a network. . Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received. ) Note: When the adapter failed to connect to a wir[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please insert the USB adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Inst allation There are two methods: Method One: Plug the adapter into an available USB interface on your comput er directly. Method Two: Connect the adapte[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 5 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the window bel ow will appear. Select model TL-WDN3200 . There will be a menu including: Instal l Driver&Utility and User Guide . Click Install Driver&Utility to begin. Figure 2-1 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 6 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 and you will not be able to manage the networks th rough TP-LINK configur ation utility. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. Click C[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 7 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-6[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 8 7. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below. Click Fin ish to complete the setup. Figure 2-7 8. After installation, the utili ty configuration page will automat ically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear on your desktop. To connect to a network, please re[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 9 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. ¾ Method One: To connect using TWCU TL-WDN3200 uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 10 automatically connect to your target network nex t time and automatically save it as a profile 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 [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 11 enter a key. Figure 3-4 4. You have successfully connected to your ne twork and can surf the Internet now. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-5 5. To view more information about t he network currently connected, click Status in the tools section and the page will display information such as[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 12 Figure 3-6 3.2 T o connect using WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) f unction allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports WPS or QSS (Quick Secure Setup), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router usi ng either P[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 13 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-9 2) Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect . Figure 3-10[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 14 3. When the following window appears, you have successfully connected to the netw ork. Click OK to finish the WPS connection. Figure 3-1 1 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the WPS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your AP device. Following are [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 15 Figure 3-12 2. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-13 3. When Figure 3-11 appears, you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 16 Figure 3-14 2. Open your router’s Web-bas ed Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then click “Add device” and the following figure will appe ar. Enter the PIN value of the adapter in the empty field beside PIN and then click Connect . Figure 3-15 3. When Connect successfull[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 17 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) as shown in the figure below. The utility will display any availabl e w[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 18 Figure 3-18 3. You have successfully connected to the net work and can surf the Internet now. Figure 3-19 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below.[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 19 1. Open the wireless utility by ri ght-clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray as shown in the figure below. Select Connect to a network . Figure 3-20 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Select the wireless network you would like to connect an[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 20 Figure 3-22 4. You have successfully connected to the net work now and can surf the Internet now. Figure 3-23 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). Select Sw it[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 21 Figure 3-24 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. Click OK when Figure 3-26 appears to continue. Figure 3-25 Figure 3-26[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 22 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in y our system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks . Figure 3-27 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[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configur e your TL-WDN3200 adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WDN3200 adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configur ation Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy interface to[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 24 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, Coffee Shop. The same name is not allowed. Please also note t hat no space is allowed between words. ¾ SSID: Select the target network from the drop-down list. ¾ Network Typ[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 25 Complete the above settings, the Profile page shou ld looks like the following figure. To connect to a desired network, just high light the network you would li ke to connect to and click the Connect button on the bottom of the window. Figure 4-3 4.1.1.2. Add a profile in ad hoc mode If you are conn[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 26 ¾ Network Type: Select the network type. If you ar e connecting to a wireless router or access point, select Infrastructure . If you are connecting to another wireless client such as an adapter, select ad hoc . ¾ Band: This item determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are av[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 27 Figure 4-5 4.1.2 Modify a profile y clicking the Modify button from the Profile page. For You may edit an existing profile b 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. After all the changes, click Save to make the [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 28 Figure 4-7 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. This option is available only in Windows X[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 29 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. The actual UI/WFF/Driver version may differ from that in the figure below. Please refer to the actual interface of the [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 30 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only on e WLAN port is available on yo ur wired broadband router, however, other wireless-capable devices also want to share the Internet. [...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 31 The Soft AP icon should then appear beside Advanced icon in the utility. Please note that the Band option is available only in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Figure 5-3 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Specify a connection throug h which dev[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 32 entering the corresponding key can other com pute rs establish a successful connection with your AP. ¾ IP Address: Here displays the IP address of the SoftAP.[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 33 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 . 2. The following screen will appear.[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 34 3. Click Yes . 4. Click Finish . 6.2 Uninst all the driver sof tware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click All programs Æ TP-LINK .[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 35 Figure 6-1 Device Manager 2. Click Uninstall - TL-WDN3200 Driver shown in above figure , the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 36 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11a, IEEE 802. 11b, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g Operating System Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12/18/ 24/36/48/54Mbps 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/ 24/36/[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 37 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11a - Specification for wirele ss networking at 54 Mbps us ing OFDM modulation and operating in radio band at 5GHz. 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 atin[...]

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 38 referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infr astructure mode is usef ul at a corporation scale, or when it is neces sary to connect the wired and wireless networks. ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reli[...]