TP-Link TL-WN823N manual

TL-WN823N 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010650[...]

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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[...]

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. National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization re quired for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use [...]

Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d’Industrie Canada applicable aux appareil s radio exempts de licence. S on fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) Le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage préjudiciable, et (2) Ce dispositif doit accept er tout brouillage reçu,y comp ris un brouillage susceptible de pr[...]

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: 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN823N T rademark: TP-LINK We decla[...]

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

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available.  One TL-WN823N 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter  Quick Installation Guide  One resource CD for TL-WN823N, including:  TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers  User Guide  Other h[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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 th[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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.[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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 promoted 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 guid[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 5 2. 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 Driver Only will only install driver. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 6 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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 Fin ish to complete the setup. Figure 2-7[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps 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-WN823N uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility a[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 10 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. If word None appears behind the SSID, th is means the network to be connected is not security-enabled and you[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 11 features the QSS/WPS function to quickly build a connection without ha vi ng to enter a key. Figure 3-4 4. You have now successfully c onnected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-5 5. To view more information about t he network currently connected, click Status in the tool[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 12 Figure 3-6 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 QSS or WPS, you can establish a wi reless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Bu tton Configur[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 13 Or open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect . Figure 3-7 3. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-8[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 14 4. When the following window appe ars, you hav e successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-9 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 e[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 15 Figure 3-1 1 3. When Figure 3-9 appears , you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device This method is only available in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 1. Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless rout[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 16 Figure 3-13 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 3-15 . Figure 3-14 Figure 3-15 3.3 T o connect using Windows built-in wireless ut[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 17 1. Left-click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower -right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network (displayed using the SSID) to be connected and then click Connect . Figure 3-16 2. If the network you would like to connec[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 18 Figure 3-18 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 3-19 2. The util[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 19 Figure 3-20 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 3-21 4. You have now successfully connected to th[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 20 Figure 3-22 3.3.3 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 t ch to TP-LINK Wireless configuration Utility . Figure 3-23 Or double-click the utility icon to l[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 21 Figure 3-24 Figure 3-25 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in y our system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks . Figure 3-26 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 22 Figure 3-27 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 3-28[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you ho w to configure your TL-WN823 N adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN823N adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Confi guration Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy interface to[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 24 Figure 4-2 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.  Netwo[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 25 Figure 4-3 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 to make the [...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 26 Figure 4-5 4.2 Advanced The following configurat ions can be made on the Advanced page: 1) To select wireless configu ration 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 [...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 27 4.3 About The About screen gives you information about th e Driver and Utility ve rsions of the adapter. Right-click on the icon in your system tray and select About from the list. Figure 4-7[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 28 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7. 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, however, other wireless-capa[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 29 The Soft AP icon should then appear beside Adva nced icon in the utility. 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 fo[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 30 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 Uninst all the utility sof t ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs  TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility . Figure 6-1 Uninstall Utility 2. Follow the Install Shield Wizard to u[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 31 3. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-3 6.2 Uninst all the driver sof tware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs  TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TL-WN823N Driver .[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 32 Figure 6-4 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 6-4 , the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter f rom your PC.[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 33 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/ 24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 300Mbps Modulation 11b:C[...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 34 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 [...]

TL-WN823N 3 00Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapte r 35  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 b[...]