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TL-WN321G
54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010356

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  • Page 1 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Rev: 2.0.0 1910010356...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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: Ce Mark Warning

    FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN321G 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:...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................2 Product Overview ....................2 Main Features ....................2 LED Status ......................2 Chapter 2 Installation Guide ................. 3 Hardware Installation ..................3 Software Installation..................3 2.2.1 Overview ......................3 2.2.2 Installation Guide ....................
  • Page 6 Appendix B: Specifications ................35...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable One Resource CD for TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter, including: • Drivers and Utility • User Guide •...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Featuring high performance of fast transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well as strong security the TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is the perfect solution for personal and small business use.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply.
  • Page 10 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 2. Click TL-WN321G to display the drop-down menu. Click User Guide for more detailed configuration. Click Browse CD to read the files on the CD. Click Exit to quit the setup wizard.
  • Page 11 4. As next screen shown, you can select the configuration tool here. Figure 2-4 Setup Type If you want to install the TP-LINK Wireless Utility, please select the TP-LINK Configuration Tool and click Next. If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next.
  • Page 12 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 5. Then, choose the destination location. Figure 2-5 Choose Destination Location 6. After that, you will see the next screen as below. Click Install to continue. Figure 2-6 Ready to Install the Program 7.
  • Page 13 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 Setup Status 8. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2-8 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. Figure 2-8 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon appear in your system tray.

  • Page 14: Uninstall Software

    Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 2-9, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. 2.3.2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All programs TP-LINK, and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Utility. Figure 2-10 Uninstall the utility Following the Install Shield Wizard to uninstall the utility software from your PC.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Configuration

    Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility TL-WN321G Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7. This section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your wireless adapter for wireless connectivity with trustable data security encryption features.
  • Page 16 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Export a profile Activate a profile Figure 3-1 Profile Tab To Add a new profile: Click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter the Profile Name and choose the SSID from the pull-down list, then click OK to add it.
  • Page 17 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. The default value is 2347. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packages.
  • Page 18 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Edit a Profile-Auth.\Encry. Authentication – You can choose the Authentication Type from the pull-down list with three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. 802.1X – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA.

  • Page 19: Network

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 3.1.2 Network Click the Network tab of the Utility and the Network screen with many available wireless network choices will appear as Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Network tab Rescan: Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time.

  • Page 20: Statistics

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Show Authentication Status Dialog- Click the checkbox to show the Authentication Status Dialog. Apply - Click the Apply button to save the current setting. 3.1.4 Statistics Click the Statistics tab of the Utility and you will see the following screen displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information.
  • Page 21 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide You can also establish a wireless connection by using either Push QSS Button method or PIN method. It is recommended that you choose the simplest method that your AP device supports. Note: To build a successful connection by QSS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the Access Point for QSS or WPS function meanwhile.

  • Page 22: Radio On/Off

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-10 QSS - Registrar mode Note: The default PIN code of the AP always can be found in its label or User Guide. Enter the PIN into my Access Point Choose the Config Mode as Enrollee and click the PIN button on the screen as Figure 3-11.

  • Page 23: About

    EEPROM Version - The version of this EEPROM. Phy_Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter. Note: For more help information, you can click the http://www.tp-link.com button on the screen to connect to website of our company. 3.1.8 An example for application Suppose you have an installed and active AP, the SSID is TPLINK and it adopts 64-bit encryption with the key 0123456789.

  • Page 24: Configure With Windows Xp Wireless Zero Configuration

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Highlight the profile named Test on the profile list and click Activate on the Profile screen. The utility will establish a connection with this AP by configured profile. 3.2 Configure with Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 1.
  • Page 25 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-15 Acquiring network address 4. If the connection is finished, the icon will display like the next screen shown. Figure 3-16 Finish - 19 -...

  • Page 26: Chapter 4 Ap Mode

    Windows XP for example. For the configurations in Windows 2000/ Vista, please refer to the instructions in Windows XP. Click the icon to switch to AP Mode. In this mode you can use the TL-WN321G as a soft AP. Figure 4-1 Note: At this time, if your PC have Installed other network card (wireless or wire), you will be prompted “ICS Select WAN Adapter”...

  • Page 27: Access Control

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-3 Config Setting Page SSID – Enter the SSID of your soft AP, or you can press “<- Use Mac Address” button to keep the Mac Address as your SSID. Channel – Select the channel from the drop-down list . This field determines which operating frequency will be used.

  • Page 28: Mac Table

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-4 Access Control Function Access Policy – This field allows you to start the function or not. System default is disabled. • Disable - Disable the Access Policy feature. • Allow All - Allow all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP.

  • Page 29: Event Log

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-5 Mac Table Function MAC Address – The station’s Mac address of the current connection. AID – Raise value by current connection. Power Saving Mode – Support Power Saving Mode on the currently connected station.

  • Page 30: Statistics

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-6 Event Log Page Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) – Displays the event time recorded. Message – Displays all event messages. 4.1.5 Statistics The statistics page displays detailed counter information based on the 802.11 MIB counters. The information is translated into a format easier for the user to understand.

  • Page 31: About

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-7 Transmit and Receive statistics 4.1.6 About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 4-8. - 25 -...

  • Page 32: For Windows 7

    At this time, if your PC have Installed other network card (wireless or wire), you will be prompted “ICS Select WAN Adapter” to select one of them to be “WAN”. With this function TL-WN321G can serve as wireless router based on the selected card connecting to the Internet, which will make the APs of the LAN share the Internet.
  • Page 33 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-10 The following screen for basic configuration will appear. Figure 4-11 SSID – Enter the SSID of your soft AP. Max Number of Peers – Configure the max number of Adapters can be connected to the network.

  • Page 34: Chapter 5 Example For Application

    Please ensure the software and hardware environments are well established before configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and a PSP device are needed. For software, the TL-WN321G Adapter driver should be properly installed.
  • Page 35 Step 5. Right-click “My Computer” and select Management. In the prompt page, click Device Manager, then right-click “TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter “and select Properties. Then set the value of “PSP Xlink Mode” as Enable following the red marked instruction in the figure.
  • Page 36 Please set the IP address in different network segment with the other network card to avoid conflict. Step 9. Launch TP-LINK Wireless Utility, then highlight the Network Name (SSID) beginning with “PSP” in the “Network” page, and click Connect. - 30 -...
  • Page 37 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-6 Step 10. Check whether your PSP device is detected in the Diagnostics mode of Kai as Figure 5-7 shown: Click the icon first and then click the folder Figure 5-7 Step 11. Click the icon on the right top corner to enter the Arena Mode, highlight the arena of your wanted game, and then join or start a new game.
  • Page 38 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-8 - 32 -...

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Glossary

    TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Glossary 802.11b - The 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. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 40 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency 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.
  • Page 41 TL-WN321G 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Specifications General Interface USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7 Safety & Emission FCC, CE Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz 54M: -70dBm Sensitivity...

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