Chapter 3. Configuration; Set Wizard - TP-Link TL-WN323G User Manual

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.
After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter's tray icon
at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal
strength indication (RSSI).
If the icon is gray, there is no connection.
If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is less than 5dB.
If the icon is yellow, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB.
If the icon is green, there is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 10dB and 20dB.
If the icon is green, there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB.
Double-click the icon and the REALTEK RTL8187B Wireless LAN Utility will run. You can also run
the utility by clicking the Start>Programs>RTWCU>REALTEK RTL8187B Wireless LAN Utility.
The utility provides an integrated and easy tool to:
Display current status information
Edit and add configuration profiles
Display current statistics information
The sections below take Windows XP for example to introduce these above capabilities.

3.1 Set Wizard

Choose the menu Set Wizard on the top of the utility screen; you can select the operation mode
for the adapter (we select the infrastructure mode for example).
Step 1: Select Station [infrastructure] (show in Figure 3-1). Then click Next.
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will appear in your system tray. It appears
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