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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010189...
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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.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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 This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:...
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN722N 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:...
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 Overview of the product...................... 2 Features ..........................2 LED Status ......................... 3 Chapter 2. Installation Guide ................4 Hardware Installation......................4 Software Installation ......................4 2.2.1 Overview ........................
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 4.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device ................26 4.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device................27 Appendix A: Specifications................... 29 Appendix B: Glossary.................... 30...
The following contents should be found in your box: One TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide One USB extension cable One Resource CD for TL-WN722N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
(802.11b/g) products. The adapter supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the installation process; the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 1.3 LED Status LED Indications Status Working Status Status Green The adapter is trying to scan a networking Flashing Alternately connection. Activity Green Status Green The adapter is already connected but is not Intermittently transmitting or receiving data.
The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP. The Setup Wizard will install the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and drivers. When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the...
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-2 Soon, Figure 2-3 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 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 make the diskette(s) as the installation driver (shown in Figure 2-4).
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-4 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5 After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-6 Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-7 Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-8 Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in XFigure 2-9X). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-10 Now, carefully insert the device into the USB port of your computer. Windows will automatically detect the device and display the icon below in the taskbar.
150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Chapter 3. Configuration for Windows XP TP-LINK TL-WN722N can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. 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. Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced information about the program and its operations. 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2).
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-3 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. 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 Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5).
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 3-6 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.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter of the access point with which it associates. Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2). Select the profile name required in the Profiles List. Click Activate. 3.2.4 Export a Profile From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), highlight the profile to export.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. Figure 3-11 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames...
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Client Name - The name of the client computer. 3.3.2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Chapter 4. QSS configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-2 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the QSS installation. After that, QSS function can be enabled. Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example).
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Secondly, press the QSS button of the adapter. There are two ways: 1) Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Figure 4-6...
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 2) Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-7. Click Next to continue. Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-8 and click Next. Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8...
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Then wait a minute until Figure 4-9 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-9 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method: Enter a PIN into your AP device. Enter the PIN from your AP device.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-10 Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-4 will appear. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-10 Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-10, click Connect.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-12 When Figure 4-9 appears, the QSS configuration is complete. Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000/ Windows XP/ Windows Vista 11b:1/2/5.5/11Mbps Radio Data Rate 11g:6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; Modulation 11g:OFDM; Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Transmit Power 19dBm (Maximal) Data Security...
TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product 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. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
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TL-WN722N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.