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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter REV: 3.1.0 1910010803[...]

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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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    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. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada lic ense-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This de[...]

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    射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意?[...]

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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: 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN723N T rademark: TP-LINK We decla[...]

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

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available.  One TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter  Quick Installation Guide  One resource CD for TL-WN723N, including:  TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers  User Guide  Other he[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 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 experience, such as downloadi ng, gaming, video streaming. With the[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 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.[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Inst allation Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer.  Note: The prompted Found New Hardware Wizard screen will pop up when the adapter is installed correctly. Click Cancel . 2.2 Sof tware Inst allation The adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 5 2. Select the language for the the insta llation from the drop-down list and click OK . 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 Dri[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 6 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can l eave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 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[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 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[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 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.  Method One: To connect using TWCU TL-WN723N uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 10 connect to a network, simply highlight the wireless network name and click Connect . SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of the wireless network. The adapter will automatically connect to your tar get network next time if you tick Connect automatically . Figure 3-2 3. You will be prompted diff[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 11 2) Wireless network of WPA/WPA2-Enterprise If you selected a wireless network of the security type WPA/WPA2-Enterpri se, you will be prompted to choose a type of authentication, either Certificate or Password . With Certificate as your authentication, you need to sele ct one specific cert ificate fr[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 12 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 will display i[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 13 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 the wireless router supports WPS, you can establish a wire less connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Conf iguration (P[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 14 2. Push the WPS button on the Adapter. Or open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect .[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 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.[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 16 Figure 3-1 1 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the WPS 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. 3.2.2.1. Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Sel[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 17 2. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-13 3. When Figur e 3-11 appears, you have successfully connected to the network. 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 . I[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 18 Figure 3-15 3. When Connect successfull y appears on the screen, the WP S 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 3-17 . Figure 3-16 Figure 3-17[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 19 3.3 T o connect using Windows 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 ut ility icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select Sw it ch to Windows wireless configuration tool . Figure 3[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 20 Figure 3-20 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in y our system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks . Figure 3-21 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the Connect butt[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 21 Figure 3-23 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 below. Select Connect to a network . Figure 3-24 2. The utili[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 22 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 not secure, the connection will be built without entering a key. Figure 3-26 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Fi[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 23 Figure 3-28 2. If the network you would like to connect is se curity-enabled, enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your ro uter. Or push the W PS button on the router or access point (You will be prompted to push the button on t he window if WPS function is supported as shown in the [...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 24 Figure 3-30 3.3.4 In Windows 8 Windows 8 users may use the built-in wi reless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the ico n at the bottom of your screen, and a network list will appear at the right side of your screen. Select your ta rget network, and then click Connect. Figure 3-31 2. If the [...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 25 Figure 3-32  Note: You can also push the WPS/QSS button on your router as hinted “You can also connect by pushing the button on the router”. Then click Next to continue. 3. When Connected appears behind the SSID (as shown below), you have successfully connected to the target network. Figure 3[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 26 Figure 3-34[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 27 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you ho w to configure your TL-WN723 N adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN723N adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Confi guration Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy interface to [...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 28 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 The following items can be found on the screen.  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.  SSID: Select the target network from the drop-down list.[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 29  Security Key: Enter the passphrase exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point. Click the Show character s box to see the passphrase. Unchecking it will hide it.  Start this connection automatically: check this box to automat ically connect to this network next time.  Save: Cl[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 30 Figure 4-5 4.1.3 Delete a profile To delete an existing profile, hi ghlight the profile name and click Remove on the bottom of the screen or press the Delete button on your key board. When the following figure appear s, click OK to continue. Figure 4-6 4.2 Advanced The following configurat ions can [...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 31 Figure 4-7 4.3 About The About screen gives you some information ab out the Driver and Utilit y versions of the adapter. Right-click on the icon in your system tray and select About from t he list. Figure 4-8 Figure 4-9[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 32 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only on e WLAN port is available on yo ur wired broadband router, however, other wireless-capable devices also want to share the Internet. [...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 33 Figure 5-3  Soft AP mode: Select to enable or disable the function.  Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Specify a connection throug h which devi ces connected to your AP can access the Internet.  SSID: Enter the name for your soft AP (for exampl e, Jone) so that others can know whic h AP is yo[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 34 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 In Windows XP/V ista/7 The software uninstall steps are similar in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, here we just take Windows 7 for example. 6.1.1 Uninstall the utility soft ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All progr[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 35 Figure 6-2 3. Click Fin ish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-3 6.1.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs  TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall- TL-LINK TL-WN725N_ TL-WN723N Driver .[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 36 Figure 6-4 Uninstall Driver 2. Following the steps, then the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. 6.2 In Windows 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 interface, then App Bar wi[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 37 Figure 6-5 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the utility software from your PC. Figure 6-6 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-7 4. Click Fin ish when the figure below appears.[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 38 Figure 6-8 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 application, and click Uninstall-TP-LINK TL-WN725N_TL-WN723N Driver .[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 39 Figure 6-10 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-1 1 4. Click Fin ish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-12[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 40 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802. 11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Throughput 150Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 41 Appendix B: Glossary  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 W[...]

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    TL-WN723N 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 42  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 ba[...]