TP-Link TL-WN553AG manual

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provi de reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and c an radiate radio freque ncy ener gy and, [...]

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: (TL-WN512AG) This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure limits in the typical laptop computer configurati on and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with side mounted PCMCIA slots. This dev ice cannot be used with handheld PDA s (personal digital assistants). This devi ce and[...]

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CONTENTS Package C ontents ........................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion ............................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the product ................................................................................ 2 1.2 Feature[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN 512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG Wireless Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resour ce CD for TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers •[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choo sing TP-LINK 54M Wireless Adapter TL-WN512AG/TL-WN55 2AG/TL-WN553AG. 1.1 Overview of the product The TP-LINK 54M Wireless Adapter TL-WN 512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG can provide high performance of wireless connec tivity, without the restrict[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 3 1.3 LED S t atus 1.3.1 TL-WN512AG LED Indications Name Status Indication Status Green Intermittently Activity Not lit The adapter is in an elec tricity saving status. Status Lit Activity Not lit The adapter is on wake up status. Status Flashing Alternately Activity Flashing Alternat[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 4 Chapter 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation 2.1.1 TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the mo[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-1 TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility – Inst all Shield Wizard 2. You can click Cancel to end the installation on the Preparing Setup screen of Figure 2-1. Otherwise, the Setup Wizard will displa y a screen similar to that shown in Figure 2-2 after a moment. To continue, clic[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 6 3. The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a Setup type in Figure 2-3. It is recommended that y ou select Install Client Utilities and Driver . Select Install Driver Only to install driver only, select Make Driver Installation Diskette(s) to make the diskette(s) as the installation [...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 7 Figure 2-5 Choose De stination Location 6. The Setup Wizard will ask you to create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list shown in Figure 2-6. It is recommended that yo u keep the default value. C lick Next to continue the Installation. Click Back to return t[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2-7 Information Prompt 8. While files are copying, you will see a warning box, shown in Figure 2-8. Please select YES to continue installation. Our driv ers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Figure 2-8 Widows 2000 Wa rning Box 9. Aft[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 9 Figure 2-9 Finish 2.2.3 Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM driv e, open the relative operating system folder in the CD, and double click Setup.exe to install the driver, then Figure 2-10 will appear; Click Cancel to end the installation in the [...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 10 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-12) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. Figure 2-1 1 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 . Figure 2-12[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 11 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Secu rity testing, please click “ Install this driver software anyway ” to continue the installation. Figure 2-13 4. Click the Finish button to complete. Figure 2-14[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 12 Chapter 3. Configuration TP-LINK Wireless Adapter TL-WN512AG/TL- WN552AG/TL-WN553AG can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). This chapt er describes how to configure your TP-LINK Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on y our Wireless Local Area Network (WL[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 13 3.1 Current S t atus The Current Status tab contains general information about the progr am and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configurations. Figure 3-2 Current S tatus The following table describes the item s found on the Current S tatus screen. ¾ Pr[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-3 Advance S tatus 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TW CU Utility and the Profile Management screen will appear , Figu re 3-4. The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add a profile ¾ Edit a profile ¾ Remove a pr ofile ¾ Switch to[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 15 configuration profile, select the confi guration from the Profile list and click Modify . The Profile Management dialog box will displa y a screen similar to that shown in Figure 3-5. 1. Edit the General tab ¾ Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be [...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 16 Figure 3-6 Security tab of Profile Management ¾ WPA/WPA2 : Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphras e : Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x : Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Shared Ke y (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared ke ys that are defined on both the access point[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 17 802.11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog. 3. Edit the Advanced tab ¾ Pow er Save Mode - • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter will detec t the[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-8 Advanced tab of Profile Management 3.2.2 Remove a profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Select the profile name to remove in the Profiles List. 3. Click Remove . 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Click on the profile name in t[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 19 Figure 3-9 Import Profile Dialog 3.2.5 Export a Profile 1. From the Profile Management tab, highlight the profile to export. 2. Click Export , the Export Profile window will then appear. 3. Browse the directory to export the profile to. 4. Click Save . The profile should then be ex[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 20 configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configur ation profile for that network. Figure 3-1 1 Scan Available Networks Dialog 3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management T[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-12 Auto Profile Selection Management Dialog 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statisti cs. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics t[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3-13 Diagnostics tab 3.3.1 Check Driver Information ¾ The Adapter Information contains general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. 3.3.2 Check R[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 23 Chapter 4. Configuration for windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 4-1 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. If the icon d[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 24 Figure 4-3 3. To continue, click Connect Any w ay . C lick the Cancel button to end the Installation. Figure 4-4 4. After that, the installation will proceed as shown below, click Close .[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 25 Figure 4-5 5. The screen below will appear if the connection is successful. Figure 4-6[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 26 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface TL-WN512AG: 32-bit CardBus TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG: 32-bit PCI Standards IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g Operating System Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP,Vista Transmission Distance Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m (Standard transmiss[...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 27 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dBm, which gives users the ability to have robus t, longer-range wireless connections. With [...]

TL-WN512AG/TL-WN552AG/TL-WN553AG 54M Wireless Adapter User Guide 28 through an access point. An infrastructure wi reless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or mor e BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infr astructure mode is usef ul at a corporation sca[...]