• The Quick Installation Guide (QIG) can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the product. • Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com. • Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the...
Chapter Get to Know About Your Adapter This chapter introduces what the adapter can do and shows its appearance. This chapter contains the following sections: • Product Overview • LED Status...
Chapter 1 Get to Know about Your Adapter Product Overview The TP-Link Wireless PCI Express Adapter connects your desktop computer to a Wi-Fi network for lag-free video streaming, online gaming, secure internet surfing and internet calls. • Compatible with 802.11b/g/n products •...
Chapter Connect to a Computer This chapter introduces how to install the adapter into your computer.
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Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer Follow the steps below to insert the adapter into your computer: 1. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cable and remove the case panel. 2. Locate an available PCI-E slot and carefully insert the adapter.
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Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer 3. Connect the antennas to the adapter. 4. Replace the case panel, plug in the power cable and turn on your computer. Note: If the bracket is not suitable for your computer, detach it from the adapter’s board and replace it with the low-profile bracket provided.
Chapter Windows This chapter introduces how to install your adapter’s driver, use your adapter to join a wireless network, and uninstall the driver in a Windows system. The adapter is equipped with a setup wizard, which can guide you through the installation process. This chapter includes the following sections: •...
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Follow the steps below to set up your adapter: Insert the resource CD into your CD drive and run the Autorun.exe. Note: You can also download the driver from the product’s Support page at www tp-link com. Select TL-WN881ND and follow the instructions to continue the installation.
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Windows operating system: Windows 8/8.1/10, Windows • Windows 8/8 1/10 Go to Start > Apps, find the TP-Link application. Click Uninstall TP-Link TL-WN881ND Driver, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation. • Windows 7 Go to Start >...
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Chapter 4 Linux Visit the TP-Link’s website at http://www.tp-link.com, and go to TL-WN881ND’s product page. Then find the compatible version of driver in the support page. Download and install the driver on your computer.
1. On your computer, please right click Computer icon and go to Manage; 2. Open the Device Manager and go to Network adapters, and then find the corresponding TP-Link adapter, right click it and then go to Properties;...
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3. If you can see “This device is working properly.” in the red box, you have already installed the driver successfully. T3. What should I do if can’t connect to the Wi-Fi after installing the driver? • Refer to to check if you have installed the driver for your adapter successfully . •...
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T4. How to find the hardware version of the adapter? The hardware version printed on the product label on the package or the adapter. There is a character string “Ver:X. Y ” (for example, Ver:2.0) in the Serial Number field, and the number X is the hardware version of the adapter.
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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.
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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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
OPERATING FREQUENCY(the maximum transmitted power) 2412MHz—2472MHz(20dBm) EU declaration of conformity TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directives 2014/53/EU, 2009/125/EC and 2011/65/EU. The original EU declaration of conformity may be found at http://www.tp-link.com/en/ RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (2014/53/EU Article 3.1a) on the limitation of...
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Ant. Brand Antenna Type Connector Gain (dBi) TP-Link 3101501266 Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 1.83 TP-Link 3101501266 Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 1.83 Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.