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TL-WN422G
High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter
Rev:1.0.3
1910010143

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  • Page 1 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Rev:1.0.3 1910010143...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 3 FCC STATEMENT 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. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor Bulgaria None use and public service...
  • Page 5 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN422G Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ......................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ....................2 Overview of the Product ................2 Main Features....................2 LED Status ....................2 System Requirements ................. 3 Network Configuration ................. 3 Chapter 2 Installation Guide..................5 Before You Begin ..................5 Hardware Installation ...................

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable One TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD, including: • Drivers and Utility • User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    WPA, and up to 256 bit WEP encryption security, which makes the network almost impenetrable. Featuring high performance of fast transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well as strong security, the TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter is the perfect solution for personal and small business use. 1.2 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g Standards.

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1.4 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter. PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system. (Windows 98/ME don’t support USB 2.0, the performance could influenced) 1.5 Network Configuration...
  • Page 10 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode. Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    Once the Adapter is firmly in place, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen will pop up. 2.3 Installation for Windows XP Follow the steps below in order to install the TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter drivers: Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named TL-WN422G.
  • Page 12 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Install driver wizard Click on the Next button to continue. Select the location where you would like the driver installed. Click on the Browse button to change the directory, or click on the Next button to continue using the default directory.
  • Page 13 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Wait a few minutes until the files are copied to the computer. Figure 2-3 Install Shield—Setup Status Click on the Finish button to complete the installation. Figure 2-4 Installation Complete Now, carefully insert the device into the USB port of your computer. Windows will...

  • Page 14: Installation For Windows Vista

    2.4 Installation for Windows Vista After you complete the hardware installation, follow the steps below in order to install the TL-WN422G Wireless USB Adapter drivers for Windows Vista: Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, right-click the Computer icon as shown in the Figure 2-5, select the Properties.
  • Page 15 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Right-click the adapter icon “USB2.0 VLAN” and select “Update Driver Software” to proceed. Figure 2-7 Driver management Select the method to update the driver software (see Figure 2-8). If you want the system to search the software automatically, select the first type. Otherwise select...
  • Page 16 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-8 Select the method to install Click the Browse button in the next screen to select the file which contains the driver software for the adapter. After that, click Next to proceed.
  • Page 17 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-10 Installing Note: During the installation, you will see the warning box as shown in figure 2-11, please select “Install this driver software anyway” to proceed. Figure 2-11 warning for security Finally, click Close to finish the installation.
  • Page 18 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-12 Complete the installation...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide

    Drivers and Utility. Note: TL-WN422G doesn’t have utility for windows Vista, so you only need to follow the section 3.3 to uninstall the driver from your computer. 3.1 Uninstall the utility software through Control Panel Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Drivers and Utility: Click on Start >...

  • Page 20: Uninstall The Utility Software Through Programs

    High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2 Confirm Uninstall The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer. Choose the first option, then click on the OK button to complete the uninstall and restart your computer.
  • Page 21 Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process. Figure 3-5 Confirm the Uninstalling process. The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer. Choose the first option, then click on the OK button to complete the uninstall and restart your computer.

  • Page 22: Uninstall The Driver Software From Your Pc

    Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window. Click on the Device Manager button, and double-click Network Adapters, and then right-click TL-WN422G Wireless USB Adapter. Figure 3-7 Uninstall Driver Click Uninstall..., shown in above Figure 3-7, the system will uninstall the driver...

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Software Configuration

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 Software Configuration 4.1 Station Mode Configuration This chapter focuses on how to configure the device in Station mode (wireless LAN client). 4.1.1 Current Network Information The Current Network Information screen displays the current status of the network in station mode.
  • Page 24 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-2 More setting SSID: Enter the SSID of the network. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
  • Page 25 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-3 More setting—WEP 4.1.2.2 WEP Encryption You can select 64, 128 or 256 bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). Authentication: Select Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list. If you are not sure which to choose, please select auto.
  • Page 26 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-4 WEP Key Setting Key Length: Select an encryption key length: 64, 128 or 256 bit. The setting must be the same as the Access Point. Default Key ID: Since you can specify up to 4 different WEP keys, select the WEP key value that you want to use in the current network configuration.
  • Page 27 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide authentication. 4.1.2.3 WPA/WPA2 Authentication with TKIP/AES Encryption WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP.
  • Page 28 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide authentication server. Figure 4-7 WPA setting Protocol: Select TLS from the drop-down list. User Name: Enter the user name that is used for authentication purposes. Passphrase: Enter a WPA passphrase. For ASCII text, enter 8-63 characters, for hexadecimal enter 64 characters).
  • Page 29 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-8 WPA-PSK Authentication Authentication: Select WPA-PSK from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select an encryption type from the drop-down list. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. 4.1.2.5 Profiles Multiple profiles can be created for different Network Names (SSIDs) and security settings.
  • Page 30 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-9 More Setting—Profile Profile Name: Displays the name of current profile. One device can have many profiles, but only one profile can be loaded at a time. Load: Select a profile from the drop-down list and then click on the Load button.

  • Page 31: Access Point Mode Configuration

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-10 Advanced Setting Power Consumption Setting: If your desktop or notebook is connected to external power, select Continuous Access Mode (CAM), if your notebook is using a battery, select Maximum Power-Saving Mode, or Fast Power-Saving Mode.
  • Page 32 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The more setting screen: Figure 4-12 Access point setting...

  • Page 33: Chapter 5 Examples For Application

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 5 Examples for Application 5.1 Example one: Configuration of WEP Encryption Suppose you have an installed and using AP, the SSID is TEST and it adopts 64 bit WEP encryption with the key “1111111111”.

  • Page 34: Configuration Of Psp Mode

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step 2：Click “Change" Figure 5-2 Step Three： Key length： 64 bit Default key ID：#1 Key format：Hexadecimal Key value：enter “1111111111” in #1 Step Four： Click the close button in top right of the screen, and it will return to the screen of wireless utility.
  • Page 35 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a TL-WN422G USB Wireless Adapter and a PSP device are needed. For software, the TL-WN422G Adapter driver should be properly installed. There are two parts of this setting：...
  • Page 36 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-5 Remark: You can change the default network SSID and channel by yourself. If you didn’t startup WEP Encryption, any PSP could link in, and the wireless network won’t be protected by encryption key.
  • Page 37 TEST for example. Step Four： Select SCAN, and let PSP scan the nearer AP automatic，then choose the default network SSID WLAN_AP of TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter. Step Five： “WLAN Security Setting” If you haven’t set pass phrase. Select the first “None”.
  • Page 38 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step Eight： In “Address Setting” screen, please set IP address. Step Nine： “Proxy Server” selects “Do Not Use”. Step Ten： Select “Test Connection”. Step Eleven： Test network connection. After the configuration that was set above, we can connect to web successfully.

  • Page 39: Chapter 6 Configuration For Windows Vista

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 6 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 6-1 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection.
  • Page 40 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 6-3 To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection. Figure 6-4 If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear. Click close to finish the connection.
  • Page 41 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 6-5...

  • Page 42: Appendix A: Glossary

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Glossary IEEE 802.11b - The IEEE 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. IEEE 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 43 TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server. AP- Access Point PSK- Pre-Shared Key TKIP- Temporal Key Integrity Protocol...

  • Page 44: Appendix B: Specifications

    TL-WN422G High-Gain Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.1b; IEEE 802.1g Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista Transmission In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the Distance environment).

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