TP-Link TL-WDN3200 - Manuals

Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; Specifications are subject to change without notice.

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS 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 ...

Page 3 - FCC STATEMENT; FCC RF Radiation Exposure 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses a...

Page 4 - CE Mark Warning; National Restrictions; Country Restriction Reason/remark

CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following ...

Page 5 - 당해

Industry Canada Statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesire...

Page 6 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person is responsible for marking this declaration:; Yang Hongliang

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter ...

Page 7 - CONTENTS

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduction ..............................................

Page 8 - Package Contents; USB Adapter without any explanations.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the package contents below are available. ¾ One TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ USB cable ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WDN3200, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuration...

Page 9 - Chapter 1

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The adapter is a 802.11n client device designed to deliver a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your desktop. It has better speed and range with less interference compared to other wireless-N ...

Page 10 - Hardware Overview; Status; On

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status On The adapter has connected to a network. . Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received. ) ...

Page 11 - Chapter 2 Installation; Hardware Installation; There are two methods:; Found New Hardware; wizard appears, click; Cancel; Software Installation; therefore here takes the procedures in Windows 7 for example.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please insert the USB adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Installation There are two methods: Method One: Plug the adapter into an available USB interface on your c...

Page 12 - model

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 5 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the window below will appear. Select model TL-WDN3200 . There will be a menu including: Install Driver&Utility and User Guide . Click Install Driver&Utility to begin. Figure 2-1 2. The Inst...

Page 13 - Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 6 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver . Selecting Install Driver Only will only install driver and you will not be able to manage the networks through TP-LINK configuration utilit...

Page 14 - to continue the setup.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 7 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-6

Page 15 - After all the steps above, you will see the screen below. Click; Finish; to complete the setup.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 8 7. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-7 8. After installation, the utility configuration page will automatically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear on yo...

Page 16 - Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network; connect to a wireless network using one of the following methods.; To connect using TWCU; icon on

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 9 Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network With both the hardware and software successfully installed into your computer, you can quickly connect to a wireless network using one of the following methods. ¾ Method One: To connect using TWCU TL-WDN3200 use...

Page 17 - if you tick; Connect automatically; word; None; password to your router or access point.; OK; to continue. Or push the WPS / QSS button on your router if your

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 10 automatically connect to your target network next time and automatically save it as a profile if you tick Connect automatically . Figure 3-2 3. If word None appears behind the SSID, this means the network to be connected is not security-enabled and y...

Page 18 - to enjoy the Internet.; in the tools

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 11 enter a key. Figure 3-4 4. You have successfully connected to your network and can surf the Internet now. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-5 5. To view more information about the network currently connected, click Status in the tools secti...

Page 19 - To connect using WPS; Press the WPS button on the adapter. There are two ways:

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 12 Figure 3-6 3.2 To connect using WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports WPS or QSS (Quick Secure Setup), you can establish a wireless connection ...

Page 20 - ) Open TWCU and click; WPS; and then click; Connect

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 13 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-9 2) Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect . Figure 3-10

Page 22 - The adapter will be connecting to the target network.; . In the field beside PIN, you will see the PIN value of the adapter

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 15 Figure 3-12 2. The adapter will be connecting to the target network. Figure 3-13 3. When Figure 3-11 appears, you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PI...

Page 23 - the empty field beside; PIN; appears on the screen, the WPS configuration is complete.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 16 Figure 3-14 2. Open your router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then click “Add device” and the following figure will appear. Enter the PIN value of the adapter in the empty field beside PIN and then click Connect...

Page 24 - To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility; connection will be built without entering a key.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 17 3.3 To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility 3.3.1 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Left-click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner) as shown in the figure b...

Page 26 - as shown in the figure below. Select; Connect to a network; network you would like to connect and then click

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 19 1. Open the wireless utility by right-clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray as shown in the figure below. Select Connect to a network . Figure 3-20 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Select ...

Page 28 - in the; Use Windows wireless configuration tool; in the figure

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 21 Figure 3-24 Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility configuration page. Click Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windows wireless configuration tool in the figure shown below. Click OK when Figure 3-26 appears to continue....

Page 29 - (displayed using the SSID) and click the

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 22 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks . Figure 3-27 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using...

Page 30 - Chapter 4 Management; Profile

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configure your TL-WDN3200 adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WDN3200 adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as the management software. The u...

Page 32 - button on the bottom of the window.; ad hoc; as the

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 25 Complete the above settings, the Profile page should looks like the following figure. To connect to a desired network, just highlight the network you would like to connect to and click the Connect button on the bottom of the window. Figure 4-3 4.1.1....

Page 36 - icon in your system tray and select; About; from the list. The actual

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 29 4.3 About The About screen gives you information about the Driver and Utility versions of the adapter. Right-click on the icon in your system tray and select About from the list. The actual UI/WFF/Driver version may differ from that in the figure bel...

Page 37 - Chapter 5 AP Mode; Switch to

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 30 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only one WLAN port is available on your wired broadband router, however, other wireless-c...

Page 39 - Here displays the IP address of the SoftAP.

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 32 entering the corresponding key can other computers establish a successful connection with your AP. ¾ IP Address: Here displays the IP address of the SoftAP.

Page 40 - Chapter 6 Uninstall Software; Uninstall the utility software from your PC; Start; click; Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 33 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility . 2. The following screen w...

Page 41 - Uninstall the driver software from your PC; button, and then click; All programs

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 34 3. Click Yes . 4. Click Finish . 6.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click All programs Æ TP-LINK .

Page 42 - Figure 6-1 Device Manager

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 35 Figure 6-1 Device Manager 2. Click Uninstall - TL-WDN3200 Driver shown in above figure, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.

Page 43 - Appendix A: Specifications; Normal

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 36 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g Operating System Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/5...

Page 44 - Appendix B: Glossary; Infrastructure Network -

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 37 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11a - Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using OFDM modulation and operating in radio band at 5GHz. ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spr...

Page 45 - See also

TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter 38 referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency techn...