TP-Link TL-WN951-N manual

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010565[...]

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any mean s or used to make any derivativ[...]

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: 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter Model No.: TL-WN951N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare un[...]

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 1 Package Content s Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available. ¾ One TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN951N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other helpful informa[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TL-WN9 51N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter. 1.1 Introduction The adapter is a 802.11n client device designed to deliver a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your desktop. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet exp[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed; The adapter's radio has been disabled. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received.[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the PCI adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Inst allation 1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the computer. 2. Open the case and locate an available PCI slot. Remove the metal slot cov[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 5 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 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. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 6 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 7 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-6 7. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-7[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 8 8. After installation, the utili ty configuration page will automat ically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray. To connect to a network, please refer to Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network . Figure 2-8[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI 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-WN951N uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as the m [...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 10 automatically connect to your tar get network next time 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 a key. To prevent outside intrusion and safeg[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 11 Figure 3-4 4. You have now successfully c onnected to your network. 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 the network type, link quality and wireless [...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 12 Figure 3-6 3.2 T o connect using QSS QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows y ou to add a new wireless device to an exi sting network quickly. If the wireless router supports QSS or Wi-F i Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push B[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 13 Figure 3-7 3. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-8[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 14 4. When the following window appears, you hav e successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-9 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the QSS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your AP device. Following are detailed configurat ion procedures of each way.[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 15 2. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-1 1 3. When Figure 3-9 appears , you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device This method is only available in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 1. Open TWC U and click QSS tab. Select Enter the PIN [...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 16 Figure 3-13 3. When Connect successfull y appears on the screen, the QSS configuration is complete. Or you can view the adapt er’s utility page to see whet her the connecti on has been successful as shown in Figure 3-15 . Figure 3-14 Figure 3-15[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI 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). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highl[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 18 Figure 3-17 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-18 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Open the wireless utility by ri ght-clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray as shown in the figure [...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 19 Figure 3-19 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect . Figure 3-20 3. If the network you would like to connect is se curity-enabled, enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your ro[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 20 Figure 3-21 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-22 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 Swi t ch to TP-LINK Wireless configuration[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 21 Figure 3-23 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 3-25 appears to continue. Figure 3-24 Figure 3-25 2. Right-click on the wirele[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 22 Figure 3-26 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 3-27 4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to enter the key as shown below. If not, you will connect to the network[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you ho w to configure your TL-WN951 N adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN951N adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Confi guration Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy interface to ch ang[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI 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, CoffeeShop). 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 Type: S[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 25 Figure 4-3 4.1.2 Modify a profile You may edit an existing profile by clicking the Modify button from the Profile page. For 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 changes[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 26 Figure 4-5 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 XP. 2) [...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 27 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. Figure 4-7[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 28 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Inter net for various reasons like only one WLAN port is available on your wired broadband router, however, other wireless-capable dev[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 29 Figure 5-3 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Specify a connection throug h which devi ces connected to your AP can access the Internet. ¾ SSID: Enter the name for your soft AP (for exampl e, Jone) so that others can know whic h AP is yours when t[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 30 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 . Figure 6-1 Uninstall Utility 2. Follow the Install Shield Wizard to uni nstal[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 31 Figure 6-3 6.2 Uninst all the driver sof tware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TL-WN951N Driver . Figure 6-4 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Uninst all shown in above Figure 6-4 , the system will uninstall the driver softwa[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 32 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/ 24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 300Mbps Modulation 11b:CCK,Q[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 33 Appendix B: Glossary 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 ating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP enc ryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi ne[...]

TL-WN951N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter 34 ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, se cure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth[...]