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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter Rev: 2.0.0 1910010344[...]

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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 specificat ions may be reproduced in any form or b y any means 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 Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasona ble protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]

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    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s . National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countr ies (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limi[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s High Gain Wireless USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN722N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our [...]

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    CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Ov erview of the pro duct...........................................................................[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One USB extension cable ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN722N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter . 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-spee d and unrivaled wireless performance for you r notebook and PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Intern[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 3 1.3 LED S t atus Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 4 Chapter 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package. ) Note: The promoted Found New Hardware Wizard scree[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 5 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-2 3. Soon, X Figure 2-3 X will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. After that, you should c hoose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 6 Utilities and Driver . Select Install Driver Only to install driver only (shown in X Figure 2-4). Click Next to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Browse to change the destination locati on for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in X Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 7 6. After that, select the program folder, you s hould create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that y ou keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation. Figure 2-6 7. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it d[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 8 Figure 2-7 8. Wait a while for the setup as shown in X Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 9. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 9 Figure 2-9 2.2.2 For Window s Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-10 will appear. To continue, select the TL-WN722N .There will be a menu including: Install Driver & Utility , Install QSS and User Guide .[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 10 Figure 2-10 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-1 1 3. Soon, Figure 2-12 will display after a moment. Click Next to co ntinue.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 11 Figure 2-12 4. Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-13 5. The following page will display and please wait a moment.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 12 Figure 2-14 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-15[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 13 2.2.3 For Window s 7 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-16 will appear. To continue, select the TL-WN722N .There will be a menu including: Install Driver & Utility , Install QSS and User Guide . Figure 2-16 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the follo[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 14 Figure 2-17 3. Soon, Figure 2-18 will display after a moment. Click Next to co ntinue. Figure 2-18 4. Click Yes to continue.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 15 Figure 2-19 5. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-20. Figure 2-20 6. Then you will see Figure 2-21. Click Fin ish to complete.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 16 Figure 2-21[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 17 Chapter 3. Configuration Guide 3.1 For Windows XP TP-LINK TL-WN722N can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data se curity encryption features. [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 18 Figure 3-1 The following table describes the item s found on the Current S tatus screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management . ¾ Link Status - This shows wheth[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 19 ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the signal. Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced in formation about the program and its operations. 3.1.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in X Figure 3-2 X ). [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 20 1. Edit the General tab 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 Client Name - Please enter a name which ident ifies the client machine. ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 21 Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared ke ys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 22 Figure 3-5 ) Note: Select different Security Options , the configurations are differen t; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 23 Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal mode [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 24 2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate. ¾ Wireless Mode : Specifies 2.4 GHz 150 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wirele s s adapter must ma[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 25 3.1.2.2. Remove a profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in X Figure 3-2 X ). 2. Select the profile name in the Profiles List. 3. Click Remove . ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.1.2.3. Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in X Figure [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 26 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open , the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List. Figure 3-9 3.1.2.6. Scan Available Networks 1. C lick Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 X ), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 27 3.1.2.7. Auto Profile Selection Management The auto sel ection feature allows the adapter to automatically sele ct a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps. 1. On the Profile Manag[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 28 highest priority and the same SSID as one of t he found networks will be used to connect to the network. If the connection fails, the client adapter will try the next hi ghest priority profile that matches the SSID until an av ailable network is found. 3.1.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics t ab of the[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 29 ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter. ¾ Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver. 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 Clie[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 30 Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. To establish a connection, pl ease follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network . Figure 3-15 2. The following screen will show you available wi re[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 31 Figure 3-17 4. If the connection is succe ssful established, the fo llowing screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18 3.3 For Windows 7 TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) is not av ailable for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we h av[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 32 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your s creen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list. Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect . Figure 3-19 2. If your wireless network is se cured, you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Fi[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 33 Figure 3-21[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 34 Chapter 4. QSS Configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows y ou to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports Wi-Fi Protect ed Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router usi ng either Push Button C[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 35 Figure 4-2 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation Syste m to complete the QSS in stallation. After that, QSS function can be enabled. Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the Wire less Router of our company for example). 4.1 PBC (Pus[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 36 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 2. Secondly, press the QSS button of the adapter. There are two ways: 1) Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Figure 4-6[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 37 2) Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome sc reen shown as Figure 4-7. Click N ext to continue . Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-8 and click Next . Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 38 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-9 appears. Click Fin ish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-9 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method : 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2) Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration proc[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 39 Figure 4-10 2. Open the Router’s W eb-based Utility and click QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then X Figure 4-4 will appear. Click Add device , then you can see X Figure 4-10 Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-10, click Connect . F[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 40 Figure 4-12 2. When Figure 4-9 appe ars , the QSS configuration is complete. ) Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one ins tead.[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 41 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11b; IE EE802.11g; IEEE802.11n; Operating System Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/ 24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 150Mbps Modulation 11b: CCK,QPSK,BPS[...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 42 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 [...]

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    TL-WN722N 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter 43 ¾ SSID - A S ervic e S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeric 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 typically the configuration [...]