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    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide TL-WN310G 54M Wireless CardBus Adapter[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specific ations may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative[...]

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    FCC ST A TEMENT 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 Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi dential installation. Th is e quipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]

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    Package Content s The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WN310G Wirel ess Adapter ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN310G , including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missi ng, please [...]

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    COMMENT Chapter1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Overview of the product ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Features ...............................................................[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 1 - Chapter1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The TP-LINK 54M Wireless Adapter TL-WN310G give s you the flexibility to install your PC or notebook PC in the most convenient location av ailable, without the co st of running network cables. The adapter's auto-s ensing capability allows hig[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 2 - Chapter2. Inst allation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation T o install the adapter , follow these steps listed below: 1. Locate an available Card Bus slot on your laptop. 2. With the connector pin end facing the CardBus slot and the label facing up, slide the Adapter into the CardBus slot unt il it [...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 3 - 2. Y ou can click Cancel to end the installation in the scree above. Otherwise, the installation will continue, and then Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Figure 2-2 3. T o continue the inst allation, click Next in the screen above (shown in Figur e 2-2 ), and then you will see the next scre[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 4 - Figure 2-4 5. In the screen above, click Browse to change the destination location for the software. After that, click Next , and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 2-5 ), or click Back to return to the previous screen, or click Cancel to end the Installation. Figure 2-5 6. In the scree[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 5 - Figure 2-6 7. In the screen above ( Figure 2-6 ), please read the information carefully and click “ Next ” to continue the installation. Figure 2-7 8. If you select “Install Single Sign On feature set” In the screen above (shown in Figure 2-7 ), the system will reboot later after you compl[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 6 - Figure 2-8 9. Click OK to continue the Installation in the scr een above. And then you will see the next screen below . Figure 2-9 10. Wait a while for the step. During the step, the Setup Wiza rd will notify you of how to proceed with the installation (shown in Figure 2-10 ). Our drivers have bee[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 7 - ) Note: In Windows XP, the warning screen is shown below ( Figure 2-11 ), and please select Continue Anyway to continue installation. Figure 2-1 1 11. After all the step s above, and you will see the next screen, click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-12[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 8 - Chapter3. Configuration TP-LINK Wireless Adapter TL-WN310G can be conf igured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). This chapter describes how to confi gure your TP-LINK Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption [...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 9 - Figure 3-1 The following table describes the item s found on the Current S tatus screen. ¾ Profile Name - The name of current selected configurat ion profi le. Set up the configuration name on the General tab of Profile Management . ¾ Link St atus - Shows whether the station is a sso ciated to t[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 10 - ¾ Import a Profile ¾ Export a Profile ¾ Scan Available Networks ¾ Order profiles Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Modif y a Configuration Profile T o add a new configuration pr ofile, click New on the Profile Management tab. T o modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile fr om th[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 1 1 - 2. Edit the Security tab Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure t he profile. T o define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 ¾ WP A/WP A2 : Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WP A/WP A2 Passphrase : Wi-Fi Protecte[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 12 - Figure 3-5 3. Edit the Advanced tab. This screen below allows you make adv anced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - • Maximum - Select s maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter . The ada pter will detect the access point[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 13 - ¾ Wireless Mode : S pecifies 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 1 1 Mbps operation in an access point network. The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates. ¾ QoS : Select this option, the adapter will prov ide Quality of Service for the wireless connec[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 14 - 3.2.3 Sw itch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Click on the profile name in the Profiles List. 3. Click Activate . 3.2.4 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[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 15 - 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management, the A vailabl e Infrastructure and Ad Hoc networks window will appear . 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect a n available network. If no configuration pro[...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 16 - 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. Figure 3-1 1 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Ut ility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving [...]

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    54M Wir el es s Adapt er User Guide TL-WN310G - 17 - 3.3.1 Check Drive r Information The Adapter Information contains general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface S pecification (NDIS) driver . Acce ss the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. ¾ Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter[...]

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    TL-WN310G 54M Wir el e ss Adapter User Guide - 18 - Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32-bit CardBus S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b; IEEE 802.1 1g Operating System Windows 2000, XP T ransmission Distance Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up to 300m (S tandard transmission distance, it is limited to th e environment). Radio Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/[...]

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    TL-WN310G 54M Wir el e ss Adapter User Guide - 19 - 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-WN310G 54M Wir el e ss Adapter User Guide - 20 - not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-s pectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A S ervi ce S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeri[...]

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    TL-WN310G 54M Wir el e ss Adapter User Guide - 21 - Appendix C: Cont act Information For help with the Installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WN310G 54M Wireless Cardbus Adapter, please contact us. http://www.tp-link.com[...]