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TP-Link TL-WN323G User Manual

TP-Link TL-WN323G User Manual

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54M Wireless USB Adapter
REV: 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter REV: 1.0.0...
  • 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 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.
  • Page 4 National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria public service Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band Outdoor use limited to 10 has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed France mW e.i.r.p.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 Conventions ....................... 2 Overview of the product ..................... 2 Features........................2 LED Status......................... 2 Chapter 2. Installation Guide ................3 Hardware Installation ....................3 Software Installation....................3 2.2.1 Overview ......................3 2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP...............

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your box: One TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL-WN323G, including: • Wireless Utility and Drivers • User Guide •...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Wireless USB Adapter without any explanations. 1.2 Overview of the product The TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter will provide you the flexibility to place your PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables. The Adapter's auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer rate of up to 54Mbps for maximum throughput, or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Installation Guide

    2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP Step 1: When Found New Hardware Wizard is prompted, click Cancel. Then insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named TL-WN323G. To continue, choose the proper folder according to your operating system and double-click Setup.exe to load the following screen.
  • Page 9 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Step 2: Click Next on the screen as below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue. Meanwhile, you can also click Cancel to exit the installation. Figure 2-2 Step 3: After that, the next screen will display. Click Install to continue.
  • Page 10 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Step 4: The following screen for installing will appear. To exit the Installation, click Cancel. Figure 2-4 Note: During the installation, a warning box about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-5) may pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation since our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system.
  • Page 11 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-5 Step 5: Click the Finish button to complete. Figure 2-6...

  • Page 12: Chapter 3. Configuration

    The Wireless USB Adapter TL-WN323G can be configured by REALTEK RTL8187B Wireless LAN Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your TL-WN323G Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
  • Page 13 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 Step 2: Click Refresh button to update the wireless network (show in Figure 3-2). Then select the wireless network and click Next. Figure 3-2 Step 3: After that, select the network authentication and data encryption, click OK. Then the...

  • Page 14: General Status

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 Note: During the connection, if the screen prompts "Unsecured network", click OK to continue. 3.2 General Status Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 3-4, the left filed displays the type of the adapter, the right field displays the status about the connection, including Status, Speed, Type, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and other IP information.

  • Page 15: Profile Management

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP.

  • Page 16: Add Or Edit A Configuration Profile

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6.
  • Page 17 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
  • Page 18 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are Open System, Shared key and WPA-None. 3) The RTWCU does not support WPA 802.1x authentication in Windows Vista, while the Windows Zero Config Tools may satisfy your need.
  • Page 19 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password, you can select the ASCII or PASSPHRASE. For ASCII, you can enter any characters in the keyboard;...
  • Page 20 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration.

  • Page 21: Remove A Configuration Profile

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-9 Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are different. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.1x security.

  • Page 22: Duplicate A Configuration File

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step 3: Click Remove. Figure 3-10 3.3.3 Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10).

  • Page 23: Advanced

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-11 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network.

  • Page 24: Status

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-12 Power Save Mode - Select the power save mode. • None - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless USB Adapter continuously for a short message response time. •...

  • Page 25: Statistics

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-13 3.7 Statistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in Figure 3-12 to view the traffic statistics about the connection. Click the Reset to refresh the information.

  • Page 26: Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-14 3.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup Click the tab Wi-Fi Protected Setup as shown in Figure 3-15, then PIN and PBC methods are available to configure the adapter for Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 27: Pin Method

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-15 Note: The Wi-Fi Protect Setup function takes effect only when the adapter and the AP (the adapter wants to connect) must support the Wi-Fi function first. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP.
  • Page 28 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-16 Step 2: After that, the PIN Code displays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-17). Now, you should enter the pin code into your AP. Figure 3-17 Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. You can...

  • Page 29: Pbc Method

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-18 3.8.2 PBC Method Step 1: Click the Push Button Config (PBC) button in Figure 3-15, and then the following screen will appear. Figure 3-19 Step 2: Meanwhile, push the PBC button on the AP and the adapter will create the profile and...
  • Page 30 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Step 3: Finally, you can see the status screen as below. This is a new connection for Wi-Fi network. Figure 3-20...

  • Page 31: Appendix A: Specifications

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.1b; IEEE 802.1g Operating System Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 64bit XP, Vista In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the Transmission Distance environment).

  • Page 32: Appendix B: Glossary

    TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.
  • Page 33 TL-WN323G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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.

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