TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter manual

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 2.4GHz Draft 11n/g/b Rev: 1.0.1 1910010039[...]

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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. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a re sidential installation. Th is equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]

National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use an d public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiol ocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ong oing in recent years to allow current relaxed regul[...]

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

Package Content s The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One resource CD for TL-WN851N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless N Client Utility (11NWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package cont ains the above items. [...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter ! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is a draft 802.11n c lient device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Intern[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 3 1.3 LED S t atus LED Indications Status Working Status Status Green Activity Green Flashing Alternately The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection. Status Green Activity Green Intermittently The adapter is alread y connected but is not transmitting or receiving data. Status Green Activity Green Flashing[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Inst allation 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 avail able PCI slot on the mianboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with y our comp[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 5 Figure 2-1 2. Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3. After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver . Select Install Driver Only to install driver only, select Make Driver Installation Diskette(s) to mak[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 6 Figure 2-3 4. Click Browse to change the destination locati on for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4 ). Figure 2-4 5. After that, select the program folder, y ou should c reate a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the d[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 7 Figure 2-5 6. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-6 7. Click OK to continue the Installation on the screen below.[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 8 Figure 2-7 8. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8 ) Note: 1) For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with th e installation during t hese steps (shown in Figure 2-9 ). Our drivers have b een tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Cli[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 9 Figure 2-9 2) In Windows 2000, the warning screen is shown below ( Figure 2-10 ), and please select Yes to continue installation. Figure 2-10 9. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 10 Figure 2-1 1[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 11 Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN851N can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless N Client Utility (11NWCU). This chapter describes how to confi gure your Adapte r for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Ad[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 12 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 whether the station i[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 13 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the 1 1NWCU and the next screen w ill appear (shown in Figure 3-2 ). The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add a new profile ¾ Modify a profile ¾ Remove a profile ¾ Activate a Profile ¾ Import a Profile ¾ Export a Profile ¾ Scan Availa[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 14 Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fiel ds to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select t he radio button of the desired security mode as follows.[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 15 Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access. ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Ac cess Passphrase. ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Sha[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 16 Figure 3-5 ) Note: Select different Security Options , the configurations are di fferent; 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.[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 17 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 uses maximum whe[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 18 ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network : Specifies 2.4 GHz 300/54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matchi ng network name is found after scanning all available modes. This mode also allows the selection of the channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regula to[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 19 2. Select the profile name re quired in the Profiles List. 3. Click Activate . 3.2.4 Export a Profile 1. From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), highlight the profile to export. 2. Click Export… , the Export Profile window will then appear below. 3. Browse the directory to export the profile [...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 20 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), the Availa ble Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network. If n[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 21 Figure 3-1 1 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add . The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 4. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 5. Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. ) Note: The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box ha[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 22 ¾ Unicast frames tr ansmitted and received ¾ Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3-12 3.3.1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you w ill see the adapter information, including general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver In[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 23 Figure 3-13 3.4 Configuration for Windows V ist a After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. To establish a connection, pl ease fo[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 24 Figure 3-15 2. The following screen will show you available wirel ess networks. Highlight the one you want to join, and then click Connect . Figure 3-16 3. To continue, click Connect Any way . Click the Cancel button to end the connection.[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 25 Figure 3-17 4. If the connection is successful estab lished, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18[...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 26 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI Interface Standards IEEE802.11n (draft) ; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000, XP, Vista Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 27/54/81/108/162/ 216/243 /270Mbps 13.5/27/40.5/54/81/108/12 1.5/135Mbps 13/26/39/52/78/104/ 117/130Mbps [...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 27 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 Wi-Fi networks. [...]

TL-WN851N Wireless N PCI Adapter 28 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 bandwidth is consumed than in t he case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal t[...]