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TL-WN422G
High-Power Wireless USB Adapter
Rev:1.0.0
1910010090

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  • Page 1 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter Rev:1.0.0 1910010090...
  • 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

    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: National Restrictions

    National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Bulgaria None Outdoor use limited to 10 France mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Italy None Luxembourg None Norway Implemented Russian Federation None Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France. Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and public service Military Radiolocation use.

  • Page 5: Table Of 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 Installation for Windows XP ...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable One TL-WN422G High-Power 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 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    TL-WN422G Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is a USB 2.0 pen-size wireless adapter supporting IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz radio operation. It provides high-speed wireless connection with data rate up to 54Mbps, and wireless roaming allows the user to move among different AP without losing the current connection.

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    TL-WN422G 1.4 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the TL-WN422G High-Power 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 The following part will depict the possible wireless LAN PC card network configurations, which helps you to get a better understanding of how the wireless LAN products work...
  • Page 9 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode. Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    TL-WN422G Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Before You Begin During the installation, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers. 2.2 Installation for Windows XP Follow the steps below in order to install the TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter drivers:...
  • Page 11 TL-WN422G Figure 2-2 Install Shield—Choose Destination Location 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. High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide...

  • Page 12: Installation For Windows Vista

    TL-WN422G Figure 2-4 Installation Complete Now, carefully insert the device into the USB port of your computer. Windows will automatically detect the device and display the icon 2.3 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 13 TL-WN422G Select Device Manager as shown in Figure 2-6, then select Continue in the next screen. Figure 2-6 Select Device management Right-click the adapter icon “USB2.0 VLAN” and select “Update Driver Software” to proceed. High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide...
  • Page 14 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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 “Browse my computer for driver software” to install the software (best way).
  • Page 15 TL-WN422G 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. Figure 2-9 Select the driver software Note: Vista X86 is designed for the Vista of 32bit, Vista X64 is designed for the Vista of 64bit, please select the right one according to your current operating system.
  • Page 16 TL-WN422G After that, the installation will proceed as shown in Figure2-10. 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 17 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-12 Complete the installation...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide

    TL-WN422G Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide If the device installation is fails by some mistake, the best way to solve the problem is to completely uninstall the device and utility, and then rerun the “Setup.exe”. The following are three methods to uninstall the 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.

  • Page 19: Uninstall The Utility Software Through Programs

    3.2 Uninstall the utility software through Programs Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Drivers and Utility: Click on Start > programs > TP-LINK > TL-WN422G Wireless Utility > Uninstall TL-WN422G Wireless Utility. High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide...
  • Page 20 TL-WN422G Figure 3-4 Uninstall from programs Then, process will go to Install Shield Wizard. The screen will pop up the following conversation “Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features”, Click on the OK button to confirm the Uninstalling process. Figure 3-5 Confirm the Uninstalling process.

  • Page 21: Uninstall The Driver Software From Your Pc

    TL-WN422G Figure 3-6 Uninstalling process finished 3.3 Uninstall the driver software from your PC On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 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.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Software Configuration

    TL-WN422G 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 23 TL-WN422G High-Power 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 24 TL-WN422G 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 25 TL-WN422G High-Power 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 26 TL-WN422G Click on the Apply button, and then you can use the IEEE 802.1X 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 27 TL-WN422G authentication server. 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). Certificate: Make sure that you have downloaded and installed the certificate on the computer.
  • Page 28 TL-WN422G 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. You can quickly associate with another network, instead of entering the credentials each time.
  • Page 29 TL-WN422G 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. Save Current: Enter a new profile name and then click on the Save Current button to save the profile.

  • Page 30: Access Point Mode Configuration

    TL-WN422G 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. 4.2 Access Point mode configuration The screen of wireless network mode displays as below: Figure 4-11 Wireless network mode High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-10 Advanced Setting...
  • Page 31 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide The more setting screen: Figure 4-12 Access point setting...

  • Page 32: Chapter 5 Examples For Application

    TL-WN422G 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”. To establish a connection with this AP, you should follow five steps below： Step One：...
  • Page 33 TL-WN422G 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. Till now we have finished WEP encryption configuration. Step Five：...

  • Page 34: Configuration Of Psp Mode

    TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 5.2 Configuration of PSP Mode Please ensure the software and hardware environments are established well before 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.
  • Page 35 TL-WN422G High-Power 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 36 TL-WN422G Step Three： Establish a new connection, and enter the name of this connection. (Any is ok), we use 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-Power Wireless USB Adapter.
  • Page 37 TL-WN422G 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. Till now, we have finished the configuration of PSP mode.

  • Page 38: Chapter 6 Configuration For Windows Vista

    TL-WN422G 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. Icon means the connection has been established. Icon connection. To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network.
  • Page 39 TL-WN422G To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection. If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear. Click close to finish the connection. High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 6-3 Figure 6-4...
  • Page 40 TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 6-5...

  • Page 41: Appendix A: Glossary

    TL-WN422G High-Power 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 42 TL-WN422G High-Power 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 AES- Advanced Encryption Standard TLS- Transport Layer Security TTLS- Tunnel Transport Layer Security...

  • Page 43: Appendix B: Specifications

    TL-WN422G Appendix B: Specifications 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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