User manual TP-LINK TL-WN422G

[. . . ] TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter Rev:1. 0. 0 1910010090 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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. http://www. tp-link. com is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. Other brands and product names are 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. [. . . ] Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named TL-WN422G. Then double-click Setup. exe in the proper folder according to your operating system to start the installation. Once the setup begins you will see the Install Shield Wizard, as the image depicts as below. Figure 2-1 Install driver wizard 2. Click on the Browse button to change the directory, or click on the Next button to continue using the default directory. -5 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-2 Install Shield--Choose Destination Location 4. Wait a few minutes until the files are copied to the computer. Figure 2-3 Install Shield--Setup Status 5. Click on the Finish button to complete the installation. -6 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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 and below in the taskbar. 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: 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, right-click the Computer icon as shown in the Figure 2-5, select the Properties. Figure 2-5 Begin installation for Windows Vista -7 - TL-WN422G 2. High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Select Device Manager as shown in Figure 2-6, then select Continue in the next screen. Figure 2-6 Select Device management 3. Right-click the adapter icon "USB2. 0 VLAN" and select "Update Driver Software" to proceed. -8 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 Driver management 4. 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). -9 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-8 Select the method to install 5. Click the Browse button in the next screen to select the file which contains the driver software for the adapter. 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. The process will then remove TL-WN422G Wireless Utility and the drivers from your computer. Choose the first option, then click on the OK button to complete the uninstall and restart your computer. . - 15 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 Uninstalling process finished 3. 3 1. 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. Figure 3-7 Uninstall Driver 4. Click Uninstall. . . , shown in above Figure 3-7, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. - 16 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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. Figure 4-1 Current Network Information 4. 1. 2 More Settings 4. 1. 2. 1 General Connection Setting The General Connection Setting allows you to configure the SSID, network type, authentication, and encryption type. - 17 - 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. Place a check in the any box if you would like the device to connect to the first available Access Point with the strongest signal. Infrastructure or Ad-hoc: If you select infrastructure, the device must be connected to an Access Point. [. . . ] If you have set the pass phase, select the second "WEP", the pass phase must identical with WEP key that you have set. Step Six Select address settings mode--Easy. Step Seven In "IP Address Setting" screen, we select "Manual". - 31 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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. - 32 - TL-WN422G High-Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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. Figure 6-1 Icon means the connection has been established. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. Figure 6-2 2. [. . . ]