Vizio TL-WN727N manual

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter Rev:1.0.0 1910010107[...]

I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trade marks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specificat ions may be reproduced in any form or b y any means or used to make any derivat[...]

II FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure (SAR) limits in the typical laptop computer configur ation and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with side mounted PCMCIA slots. This device cannot be used with handh eld PDAs (person al digital assistants). This device and it[...]

III CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduc tion............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Product Overview ............................................................................[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter ¾ One USB extension cable (for one meter) ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter, including : • Drivers and Utility • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 2 - Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TL -WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter. The adapter is designed to provide a high-spee d and unrivaled wireless performance for you r computer. With a faster wireless con nection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as dow[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 3 - Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation 1. Connect one end of the U SB cable to the Adapter . 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light up [...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 4 - Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup 2. To continue, the following Figure 2-2 will appear within seconds. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 License Agreement 3. Then you’ll see the screen as follow, you can choose what to be installed.[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 5 - Figure 2-3 Setup Type 4. As next screen, you can select the configuration tool here. Figure 2-4 Setup T ype I. If you want to install the TL-WN7 27N Wireless Utility, please select the TP-LINK Configuration Tool and click Next .[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 6 - II. If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next . 5. Then, choose the destination location. Figure 2-5 Choose De stination Location 6. After that, you will see the next screen [...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 7 - 7. The following screen for installing will appear. Figure 2-7 Setup S tatus Note: While files are copying, a warning bo x about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-8) may pop up, plea se click Continue Any way to continue the installation for our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 8 - Figure 2-9 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver succ essfully, you should see an icon or appear in your system tray. 2.3 Uninst all Software 2.3.1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel . 2.[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 9 - Figure 2-10 Device Manager 4. Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 2-10, the system will uni nstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC . 2.3.2 Uninstall the utility soft ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All programs Æ TP-LINK Æ TWCU ,[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 10 - Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility TL-WN727N Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows 2000, XP, Vista. This section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your wireless adapter for wireless connectivity with t[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 11 - Figure 3-1 Profile T ab 1. To Add a new profile: Click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as sh own in Figure 3-2. Enter the Profile Name and choose the SSID from the pull-down list, then click OK to add it. Figure 3-2 Add a new profile ¾ Profile N[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 12 - will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Thre shold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packages. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. 2. To edit a profile: Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List, and click the Edit button, the Profile con[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 13 - Figure 3-4 Edit a Profile-Auth.Encry. ¾ Authentication – You can choose the Authentication Type from the pull-down list with three options, Open System , Shared-Key System or LEAP. ¾ 802.1x – It enables when Authenticati on Type is setting to WPA. ¾ Encryption – Displays which encryp[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 14 - choices will appear as Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Network tab ¾ Rescan: Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. ¾ Add to Profile: Highlight an SSID and click the Add to Profile button to add the network to the profile. The continued steps are similar to add a new profile, please[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 15 - 3.1.4 Statistics Click the Statistics tab of the Utility and you will see the following screen displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information. Click the Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information. Figure 3-7 S tatistics tab 3.1.5 QSS Click the QSS [...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 16 - I. PBC Method If your Access Point is equipped with a push-but ton for Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can connect the adapter to the Access Point by Push QSS Button method. Step 1 Click the QSS button (marked by the r ed circle) on the screen as Figure 3-8. Or: Press and hold the QSS button on the[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 17 - ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP always can be found in its label or User Guide. 2) Enter the PIN into my Access Point Choose the Config Mode as Enrollee and click the PIN button on the screen as Figure 3-10. Meanwhile, enter the PIN code of the adapter into the configuration utilit y of[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 18 - Figure 3-1 1 About ¾ Utility Version - The version of this utility. ¾ Utility Date - The creation date of this utility. ¾ Driver Version - The version of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Driver Date - The creation date of the wi reless network adapter driver. ¾ Firmware Version - Th[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 19 - 3.2 Configure with Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 1. Right click the icon o n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e d e s k t o p f i r st and y o u w ill see F igure 4. Double click the Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility option to enable Wireless Zero Configuration function. Figure[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 20 - Figure 3-14 Acquiring network address 4. If the connection is fini shed, the icon will display like the next screen shown. Figure 3-15 Finish[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 21 - Chapter 4 Example for Application 4.1 Configuration of PSP XLink Online game Please ensure the software and hardware environm ents are well established before configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a TL-WN727N Wi reless Lite-N USB Adapter and a PSP device are needed. For software, the TL-WN[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 22 - Step 5. Right-click “ My Computer ”, and select Management . In the prompt page, click Device Manager , then right-click “TL-WN727N Wirele ss Lite-N USB Adapter “and select Properties. Then set the value of “ PSP Xli nk Mode ” as Enable following the red marked instruction in the f[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 23 - Figure 4-4 Step 8. In the prompt page shown below, select Use the Following IP Address , and set the IP and Subnet mask. After completing setting, click OK . Figure 4-5 Step 9. Launch TL-WN727N Wireless Utility, then highlig ht the Network Name (SSID) beginning with “PSP” in the “Network[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 24 - Figure 4-6 Step 10. Check whether your PSP device is detect ed in the Diagnostics mode of Kai as Figure 4-7 shown: Click the icon first and then click the folder . Figure 4-7 Step 11. Click the icon on the right top corner to enter t he A rena Mode, highlight the arena of your wanted game, and[...]

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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 26 - Chapter 5 AP Mode Click the icon to switch to AP Mode. In this m ode you can use the TL-WN727N as a soft AP. Figure 5-1 5.1 Config Here you can do some bas ic configurations. Figure 5-2 Config Setting Page SSID – Enter the SSID of your soft AP, or you can press “ <- Use Mac Address ” [...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 27 - TX Power – Manually force the AP’s transmitti ng power. System default is 100%. Idle Time - Manually force the Idle Time using a selected value. The default is 300. 5.2 Access Control Click the Access Control tab of the utility and the Access Control screen will appear as Figure 5-3. In th[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 28 - Figure 5-4 Mac Table Function MAC Address – The station’s Mac address of the current connection. AID – Raise value by current connection. Power Saving Mode – Support Power Saving Mode on the currently connected station. Status – The link status of t he current connection. 5.4 Event L[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 29 - Figure 5-5 Event Log Page Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) – Displays the event time recorded. Message – Displays all event messages. 5.5 S tatistics The statistics page displays det ailed counter information based on the 802 .11 MIB counters. The information is translated into a form at eas[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 30 - Figure 5-6 Transmit and Receive statistics 5.6 About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 5-7.[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 31 - Figure 5-7 About Page[...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 32 - Appendix A: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology and o perating 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-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 33 - SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two c haracter (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wi reless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration [...]

TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide - 34 - Appendix B: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.1 1 g, IEEE 802.1 1 b Operating System Windows 2000, XP, Vista Safety & Emission FCC, CE Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz Sensitivity 150M -68dBm 54M -68dBm 11M -83dBm Spread Spectrum Direct Seque nce Spread[...]