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    TL-WDN4200 N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010869[...]

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    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[...]

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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[...]

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    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 limitation except for t he countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization[...]

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    Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B de vice meets all the requirements of the Canadian interfer ence-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numé[...]

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    Safety Information z When product has power button, the power butto n is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric [...]

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    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: N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WDN4200 T rademark: TP-LINK We decl[...]

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    CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product O verview ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduc tion ..........................................................................................[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available. ¾ One TL-WDN4200 N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WDN4200, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide ?[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The adapter is a dual band 802.11n client devic e designed to deliver a high-speed wireless performance for your desktop. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, and video streami[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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 dat a is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received.[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the adapter into your computer bef ore installing the driver and utility 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 T[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-1 Found New Hardware Wizard in Windows XP Figure 2-2 Found New Hardware Wizard in Windows Vista 2.2 Sof tware Installation The adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedures for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The procedures in dif[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 6 Figure 2-3 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-4[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 7 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver . Selecting Install Driver Only can only install driver. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-5 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave i[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 8 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-7 6. The utility and drivers will inst all. It may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-8[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 9 7. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-9 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 net[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 10 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 (TP- LINK Wireless Configuration Utility ) TL-WD[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 3-2 3. You will be prompted differ ent windows when you choose wireless netwo rk of different security types. 1) Wireless network of WPA/WPA2-Personal If you selected a wireless network of the security type WPA/WPA2-Personal, you will be prompted to enter the password in the secur[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 12 Certificate as your authentication, you need to sele ct one specific cert ificate from the drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3-4. With Passw ord as your authentic ation, you should enter the right user name and pa ssword in the corresponding fiel d, as shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-4 Fi[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 13 4. Please wait a few minutes for the connection process. Figure 3-6 5. You have now successfully c onnected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-7 6. To view more information about t he network currently connected, click Status in the tools section and the page wi[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-8 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 your wireless Router supports WPS or QSS (Quick Security Setup), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and Router [...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 15 Figure 3-9 3. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-10 4. When the following window appears, you hav e successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-1 1[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 16 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the WPS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your Router or AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your Router or AP device. Following are the detailed configur ation procedures of each way. 3.2.2.1. Enter the PIN from your Router or AP device 1.[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 17 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 Router . In the field beside PIN, you w ill see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Connect to continue. Figure 3-14 2[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-16 Figure 3-17 3.3 T o connect using W indows built-in wireless utility 3.3.1 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 tc h t o Windows w[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 19 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 3-20 appears to continue. Figure 3-19 Figure 3-20 2. Right-click on the [...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-22 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 directly without entering a key. Figure 3-23 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 21 network you would like to connect and then click Connect . Figure 3-25 3. If the network you would like to connect is se curity-enabled, enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your Router. If the network to be connected is n ot secure, the connection will be built without e[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 22 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-27 3.3.3 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[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 23 2. If the network you would lik e to connect is encrypted, enter the same security key o r passphrase that is on your R outer. Or push the WPS/QSS button on the Router or access point (You will be prompted to push the button on the window if WPS function is supported as shown in the figu[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 24 3.3.4 In Windows 8 Windows 8 users may use the built-in wi reless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your screen, and a network list will appear at the right side of your screen. Select your target network, and then click Connect . Figure 3-31 2. If the n[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 25 3. When Connected appears behind the SSID (as shown below), you have successfully connected to the target network. Figure 3-33 ) Note: If the adapter is connected to the network for the first time, you will be asked whether to turn on sharing or connect to devices. Pleas e select “Yes,[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 26 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configur e your TL-WDN4200 adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WDN4200 adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configur ation Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy [...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 27 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 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[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 28 ) Note: You will see Figure 4-2 if you selected the security type WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ; while, if you selected the security type WPA/WPA2 , Figure 4-3 will be displayed. ¾ Encryption Type: From the drop-down menu, select the encryption type that is the same as on your Router or access poin[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 29 4.1.1.2. Add a profile in ad hoc mode ) Note: This function is not available in Windows 8. If you are connecting to another wirele ss client such as an adapter, select ad hoc as the Network Type in the screen that appears and follow the instructions below to finish the setting. Figure 4-[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 30 ¾ Encryption Type: If you select None as the Security Type, the Encryption Type will be None accordingly. If you select WEP as the Security Type, the Encryption Type will be Open . ¾ Key Index: You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format on the right. ASCII format stands for any combina[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 31 Figure 4-8 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 t[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 32 4.2 Advanced The following configurat ions can be made on the Advanced page: 1) To select wireless configuration 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 [...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 33 Figure 4-13[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 34 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapt er will work as an AP. 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, howev er, other wireless-capable devices also want to share t[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 35 The Soft AP icon then will appear beside Advanc ed icon in the utility. Please note that the Band option is available only in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share (ICS): Specify a connec[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 36 ¾ Security Type: The security type here is set to be WPA2-PSK which is based on 802.11i and uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) instead of TKIP. It was designed to improve the security features of WEP. WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless c onnection. You [...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 37 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 In W indows XP/Vist a/7 The software uninstall steps are similar in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, here we just use Windows 7 as an example. 6.1.1 Uninstall the utility soft ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, c[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 38 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-3 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-4[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 39 6.1.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK TL-WDN4200 Driver . Figure 6-5 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the driv er software from your PC. Figur[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 40 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-7 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-8 6.2 In W indows 8 6.2.1 Uninstall the utility so ftware from your PC 1. Enter the Metro interface ， right-click any blank place in the Metro i[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 41 Figure 6-9 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the utility software from your PC. Figure 6-10 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-1 1[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 42 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-12 6.2.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. Enter the Metro interface ， right-click any blank place in the Metro interface, then App Bar will appear below the Metro interface, click All apps . Find the TP-LINK applicati[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 43 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-15 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-16[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 37 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.1x Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Throughput 2.4GHz: 450Mbps (Maximal) 5GHz: 450Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 38 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11 a - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using OFDM modulation and operating in radio band at 5GHz. ¾ 802.11b - T he 802.11b standard specifies a wirele ss product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology a[...]

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    TL-WDN4200 N 900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 39 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 techniqu e developed by the military fo[...]