TP-Link TL-WDN3800 manual

TL -W DN3800 N600 Wireless Dual Ban d PCI Express Adapter Re v: 1.0.0 1910010 685[...]

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FCC ST A TEME NT This equip ment has been t ested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant to part 15 o f the FCC Rul es. These li mits are de signed to pr ovide reasona ble protectio n against har mful interfer ence in a resident ial insta llation. This e quipment generates, uses and c an radiate ra dio frequen [...]

CE Mark Warning This is a class B produ ct. In a domestic env ironment, this product m ay cause radio inter ference, in which cas e the user may be required to ta ke adequate m eas ures. National Restric tions This device is intended f or home and of fice use in all E U countries ( and other count ries followin g the EU direct ive 1999/ 5/EC) wit h[...]

(1)This dev ice may not cause interfer ence, and (2)This dev ice must accept any interference, inc luding interfere nce that may cause un desir ed operation o f the device. Cet appare il est confor me aux nor ms CNR ex emptes de licenc e d’Ind ustrie Can ada. Le fonctionne ment est sou mis aux de ux condit ions suiv antes: (1)cet appar eil ne doi[...]

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TP - LINK TECHNO LOGIES C O., LT D TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO ., LT D. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4 , 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4) C entral Science and Technology Park , Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION O F CONFORM ITY For the follow ing equip ment: Product Des cription: N6 00 Wirel ess Dual Ba nd PCI Express A dapter Model No.: TL -W[...]

CONTENT S Package C ontent s .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 1 Packag e Conten ts Please veri fy that all the p ackage conte nts below ar e availabl e.  One TL - W DN3800 N6 00 Wi reless Dua l B and PCI Express Adapter  Quick Insta llation G uide  One R e source CD for TL -W DN3 800 , includ ing: • TP - LI NK W irele ss C o nf[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 2 Chapt er 1 Product Ov e rv iew 1.1 Intr oduction T he adapter is a dua l band 802.11 n client device designed to deliv er a high - spee d wireless perfor mance for your deskto p . W ith a faster wirele ss connect ion, you can get a bet ter Internet experien ce, such as down l[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 3 Chapt er 2 Installation Please insta ll the PCI Exp ress adapter into y our comp uter before installing t he driver and uti lity software fro m the Resour ce CD. 2.1 Hard ware Ins t alla tion 1. Turn off your co mputer an d unplug t he power cord from the c omputer . 2. Open [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 4 Figure 2-2 F ound New Hardware Wizard in W indow s V ista 2.2 Sof tware Installation The a dapter ’s Setup W iza rd will guide you thr ough the i nstallati on procedure s f or W indow s 7 , W indow s Vista , and W indows XP . The procedur es in different sy stems are quite [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 5 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear . Click Next to c ontinue. Figure 2-4 3. C hoose a s etup type. It is reco mmended to select Install TP - LINK Wir ele ss C onfiguratio n Utilit y and Driver . Sel ect ing Install D river Onl y can only install driver . Clic k Ne[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 6 4. Clic k Chang e to specify th e destination locatio n for the so ftware or you can leav e it default. C lick Nex t in the screen b elow to cont inue. Figure 2-6 5. Clic k Install to continue t he setup . Figure 2-7[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 7 6. The util ity and driver s will install. It may t ake 1~2 minutes . Figure 2-8 7. After all the st eps above , you will see the scre en below . C lick Finish to co mplete the set up . Figure 2- 10 8. After inst allation, the utility configur ation page will aut omatica lly [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2- 11[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 9 Chapt er 3 C onn ect to a Wir eless Netw ork With both t he hardwar e and so ftware s uccessfu lly installed into your c ompute r, y ou can qui ckl y connect t o a wireless net work usin g one of the follo wing meth ods.  Metho d One: To con nect usi ng TWCU (TP - LINK Wir[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 3. You will be pr ompted di fferent w indow s when y ou choose wir eless networ k of different security type s. 1) Wireles s networ k of W P A/ W P A2 - Personal If you select ed a wirel ess networ k of the secur ity type WPA/ W PA2 - Pe rson al, you wi ll be prom[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 11 Certificate as your auth enticat ion, you nee d to select one spe cific certi ficate fro m the drop - dow n list, as shown in Figur e 3-4 . W i th Pa sswor d as your authentic ation , you should enter the right user name and pas sword in the cor respon ding field, as show n [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 12 4. Please wa it a few minut e s for the c onnection pr ocess. Figure 3-6 5. You hav e now success fully c onnected to your net work. Clic k C los e to enjoy the Inter net. Figure 3-7 6. To view m ore informat ion about the net work cur rently c onnected, clic k St atu s in t[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 13 Figure 3-8 3.2 T o c onnect usi ng WPS W PS ( Wi - Fi Protec ted Se tup) function a llows y ou to add a new wire less device to an ex isting networ k quickly. If y our wireless Router supports W PS or QSS (Quick Secur ity Setup), you can establish a wireless co nnectio n bet[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 14 2. Open TW CU and cli ck WPS tab. S elect Push t he but ton on my acce ss poi nt or wire les s Rou ter and then click Con nect . Figure 3-9 3. The adapter will be con necting to t he target networ k. Figure 3- 10 4. When the following w indow appears, you hav e success fully[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 15 Figure 3- 11 3.2.2 PIN method There are t wo ways t o configure the W PS by PIN method : 1) Enter the PI N from your R outer or AP devi ce . 2) Enter a PI N into your Rout er or AP device. (  Not e: This method i s available in Windows XP and Window s Vista, not in Window[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 16 2. The adapter will be con necting to t he target networ k. Figure 3- 13 3. W hen Figure 3- 11 app ears, y ou have success fully conne cted to the netw ork. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into y our A P devi ce  No te: T his method is only available in Windows X P and Windows V ist[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 17 Figure 3- 15 3. W hen Connect suc cessfully appears on the scr een (as shown in F igure 3- 16 ) , the W PS configurat ion is complete d. O r you can view the adapter ’ s utilit y page to see whether t he connectio n has been succ e ssfu l ( as shown in Figure 3- 17 ). Figu[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 18 1. Left - cli ck the wireless icon in your system tr ay (lower - right cor ner). The utility will display any available w ireless networ ks in your ar ea. Highlight the wi reless networ k (displayed us ing the S SID) to be connecte d and the n click Con nect . Figure 3- 18 2[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 19 3. You hav e now success fully c onnected to the netw ork. Figure 3- 20 3.3.2 In Windows V ista W indow s Vis ta users may use the built - i n wireless u tility. Follow t he steps bel ow . 1. Open the w ireless utility by right - clic king on the w ireless computer i con in [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3- 22 3. If the netw ork you woul d like to conn ect is secur ity - enabled, enter t he same s e curi ty k ey or passphras e that is on your Router . If the net work to be connected is not secure, the connectio n will be built without enteri ng a key. Figure 3- 23[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 21 4. You hav e now success fully c onnected to the net wo rk . Figure 3- 24 3.3.3 In Windows XP Windows X P users may use the built - i n wireless uti lity . Follow the steps be low. 1. Right - cl ick on the util ity icon in y our syst em tray (lower - rig ht corner) . S elect[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3- 26 Figure 3- 27 2. Right - cl ick on the wireles s computer icon in y our system tray (low er - right corner ). S elect View Av ailable Wi reless Networ ks . Figure 3- 28 3. The utility will display any availa ble wireless net works in y our area. C lick on a netwo[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 23 Figure 3- 29 4. If the netw ork is secur ity - enab led, you will be pr ompt ed to enter the key as sh own below. I f not, y ou will connect to the net work direct ly without entering a key. Figure 3- 30[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 24 Chapt er 4 Man agement This section w ill show you how to configure y our TL - W DN3 800 adapter using t he TP - LINK W irele ss C onfi gur ati on Utility ( TW C U ). The TL - W DN3 800 adapt er uses t he TP - LINK W ireless C onfi gura ti on Utility as the manage ment softw[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 25 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 T he follow ing items ca n be found on the s creen.  Profile Name: Enter a name for your pro file (e.g. Home, Offic e, Coffee Sh op). T he same name is not al lowed. Ple ase also note t hat no space is allowed betw een word s.  SSI D: Select t he [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 26  Not e: You will see Figure 4 - 2 i f you selected the secur ity type WPA - PSK /W P A2 - PSK ; while, i f you selecte d the security type WP A/ W P A2 , Figure 4 - 3 will be displ ayed.  Encry pt ion Ty pe: From the d rop - down menu, s elect the encryption ty pe that[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 27 4.1.1.2. A dd a profil e in ad hoc mod e If you are connect ing to another wire less client s uch as an adapter , select ad hoc as the Networ k Type in the scre en that appear s and follow the instruct ions below to finish the s etting. Figure 4-6 T he follow ing items ca n [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 28  Key I ndex: Y ou can selec t AS C I I or Hexadecimal forma t on the right . ASCII f ormat st ands for any combin ation of key board characters in t he specified len gth. Hexade cimal format stands for any combinat ion of hexad ecimal dig its (0 - 9, a - f, A - F) in the [...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 29 4.1.2 Modify a profile Y ou may edit an existin g profile by clicking t he Modif y butt on from the Pro file page. For instance, y ou may l ike to chan ge the pro file name from Hom e to Hom e1 or you may want t o specify anoth er SSID for profile Hom e. A ft er a ll the cha[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 30 Here you ca n switch to another adapt er instal led in your co mputer. T he adapter s success fully install ed in your co mputer will b e listed in the drop - down list if the adapters ar e support ed by this utility. 3) T o switch to Soft AP mode . ( This option i s only av[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 31 Chapt er 5 A P Mode (For Wind ows 7 o nly ) In S oft AP mode, t he adapter w ill work as an AP. This function is availab le o nly in W indows 7. S uppos e that only on e computer in y our house c an acces s the Internet for various re asons l ike only one W LAN port is av ai[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 32 Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4  S oftAP mode: Select t o enable or di sable the function.  Internet Connecting Share (IC S ): Specify a conne ction thro ugh which d evices con nected to your AP can ac cess the I nternet.  SSI D: Enter th e name for y our s oft AP (for ex amp[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 33 Chapt er 6 Uninstall Softw are 6.1 Uninstall the utility sof tw are fr om your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, clic k the Start button, click All progr ams  TP - L INK , and then cl ick Uninst al l-TP- LI NK Wireless Confi gurati on Utility . Figure 6-1 Unins ta ll Ut ility[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 34 3. Clic k Yes to co ntinue . Figure 6-3 4. It may t ake a few minutes to underg o the whole un - installati on process. Figure 6-4 5. Clic k Finish to complet e the un - insta llation . Figure 6-5[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 35 6.2 Uninstall the driver soft war e from your PC 1. O n the W indows tas kbar, click the Start button, click All program s  TP - L INK , and then cl ick Uninstall - TL -W DN3 800 Dri ver . Figure 6-6 Unins ta ll Dr iver 2. The follow ing screen wi ll appear. Figure 6-7[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 36 3. Clic k Yes to co ntinue. Figure 6-8 4. It may t ake a few minutes to underg o the whole un - installati on process. Figure 6-9 5. Clic k Finish to complet e the un - insta llation. Figure 6- 10[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 37 A ppe ndix A : Sp ecific ation s No rma l Interfac e PCI Expres s (x1) Standards IEEE80 2.11a; IEEE8 02.11b; IEEE802.11g ; IEEE802. 11n; IEEE802. 1x Operatin g System W indo ws XP , W indows Vista , W indows 7 Throughp ut 300 Mbps (Ma ximal ) Radio Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12/ 18/[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 38 A ppend ix B: G lossar y  802.11a - specificat ion for wireless netw orking at 54 Mbps using OFDM modu lation and operating i n radio band at 5 GHz.  802.11b - The 802.1 1b standar d specif ies a wire less produc t networ king at 11 M bps usin g direct - se quence spre[...]

TL -W DN3 800 N600 Wireless Dua l B and PCI Expres s Adapter User Guide 39 referred t o as an Ext ended Serv ice Set (ESS). In frastr ucture mo de is use ful at a corpor ation scale, or w hen it is necess ary t o connect the wired a nd wireless n etwor ks.  Spread Spectru m - Spread Sp ectrum tec hnology i s a wideban d radio frequ ency techn iq[...]