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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.1 1910010045[...]

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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 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 deriva[...]

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    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if [...]

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    National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization requ ired for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. w ithin the b and 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocatio n use. Re farming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in rec ent years to allo w current relaxed r[...]

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    CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduc tion ......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview of the Pr oduct ...........................................................................[...]

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    1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN 353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resour ce CD for TL-WN353G, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Utility and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missi ng, please conta[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter wi l l p r ov i d e y o u the flexibility to in st all your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables. The Adapter's auto- [...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation To install the Adapter, foll ow these step s listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an avail able PCI slot on the mianboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check w[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 3 Figure 2-1 Step 2: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-2 Step 3: After that, the next screen displays, select Install to continue.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 4 Figure 2-3 Step 4: In the next screen, the files will be co pied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-4). To end the Installation, click Cancel . Figure 2-4 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Logo te sting, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installati[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-5 Step 5: Click the Finish button to complete. Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM driv e, and open the folder with the same name as your product. Then double-click Setup.exe in the proper folder according to your operating syste[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 6 Figure 2-7 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-12) to cont inue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-8 3. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (s hown in Figure 2-13). To end the Installation, click Cancel.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 7 Figure 2-9 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security te sting, please click “ Install this driver software anyway ” to continue the installation. Figure 2-10 4. Click the Finish button to complete.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2-1 1[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 9 Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK Wireless PCI Adapter TL-WN353G can be c onfigured by TP-LINK Wireless Utility. This chapter describes how to confi gure your TP-LINK Wireless PCI A dapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 10 Figure 3-1 Step 2: Click Refresh button to update the wireless network (show in Figure 3-2). Then select the wireless network and click Next . Figure 3-2 Step 3: After that, select the network authe ntication and data e ncryption, clic k OK , and the adapter can connect the spec ific wireless network[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 3-3 ) Note: During the connection, if the screen prompts "Uns ecured network", click OK to continue. 3.2 General S t atus Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 3-4, the left filed displa ys the type of the adapter, the right field displays t he status about the connection, includ[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 12 Figure 3-4 ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ¾ ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP. ¾ Show Tray Icon - Select the option to display the icon on the bottom of the desktop[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 13 Figure 3-5 3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, and you can c onfigure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6. We add a ne w profile and configure it for example here.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-6 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which ident ifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the pr ofile names are not case-sensitive. ¾ Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wirele ss network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 cha[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 15 ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and dat a encryptions , the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually , the available netwo rk authentication are Open System, Shared key and WP A-None. 3) The RTWCU does not support WP A 802.1x aut hentication in Windows V is[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 16 Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password and you can select the ASCII or PASSP HRASE. For ASCII, you can enter any characters in the keyboard; For PASSPHRASE, y ou can enter[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 17 Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration. 4. WAP2-PSK authentication When you select the WPA2-PSK as the authentication, the[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-9 ) Note: Select different EAP types, t he configuration are different. 6. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data enc ryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.1x security. ) Note: The configuration for WPA2[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 19 Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Step 3: Click Remove . Figure 3-10 3.3.3 Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10). Step 2: Select the pr ofile name in the Profiles Li[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-1 1 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new confi guration profile for that network. 3.5 Advanced Click the tab Advanced as sho[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-12 ¾ Power Save Mode - Select the power save mode. • None - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless PCI Adapter continuously for a short message response time. • Min - Normal mode uses max when retrievi ng a large number of packets, and then switches back to power save mo [...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3-13 3.7 S t atistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in Figure 3-12 to view the traffic statistics about the connection. Click the Reset to refresh the information.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 23 Figure 3-14 3.8 Wi-Fi Protect Setup Click the tab Wi-Fi Protect Setup as shown in Figure 3-15, select differ ent way to configure the adapter for Wi-Fi network.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 24 Figure 3-15 ) Note: The Wi-Fi Protect Setup function takes effect only wh en the adapter and the AP (the adapte r wants to connect) must support the Wi-Fi functi on first. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP. 3.8.1 PIN Step 1: Select the PIN (shown in Figure 3-15). Step 2: Click the Refresh b[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 25 Figure 3-16 Step 3: After that, the PIN Code disp lays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-17). Now, you should enter the pin code into your AP. Figure 3-17 Step 4: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP aut omatically. You can see the status screen as follow. This is a new c[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 26 Figure 3-18 3.8.2 Question-Answer Method Step 1: Click PBC as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-19 Step 2: Push the physical button on the AP. Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically.[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 27 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE802. 11b; IEEE802.11g Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, XP64 Transmission Distance Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m (Standard transmission distance, it is limited to the environment). Radio Data R[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 29 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-[...]

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    TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide 30 Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphan umeric key identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is[...]