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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Overview of the product................................

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WDN4800, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuratio...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, ...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 3 1.3 LED Status Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 4 Chapter 2. Installation Guide Please install the PCI Express adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the com...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 5 Figure 2-1 2. Click Install Driver&Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-2 3. Soon, Figure 2-3 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue.

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 6 Figure 2-3 4. After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver . Select Install Driver Only to install driver only (shown in Figure 2-4). Click Next to continue. Figure 2-4

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 7 5. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, or you can leave it default; then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5 6. After that, select the program folder. You should create a new fold...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 9 Figure 2-8 9. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system. Figure 2-9

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 10 Chapter 3. Configuration Guide 3.1 For Windows XP In Windows XP, TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on you...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 11 Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 13 1. Edit the General tab ¾ 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. ¾ Client Name - Please enter a name which id...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 14 Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access p...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 15 Figure 3-5 ) Note: Select different Security Options , the configurations are different; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to ma...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 17 operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an H Ad Hoc H H Network : Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 18 3. Click Remove . ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.1.2.3. Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 X ). 2. Select the profile name required in the Profiles List. 3. Click Activa...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 20 3.1.2.7. Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profil...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 22 ¾ Driver Version - The version of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Driver Date - The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Client Name - The name of the client computer. 3.1.3.2. Check Receive and Transmit Statist...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 25 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list. Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect . Figure 3-19 2. If your wireless network is secured, yo...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 27 Chapter 4. QSS Configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection b...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 28 Figure 4-2 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the QSS installation. After that, QSS function can be enabled. Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 30 Figure 4-7 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-8 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-8 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method : 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2) Enter the...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 32 4.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open the QSS Utility and you will see Figure 4-6 . Click Next to continue. Then Figure 4-11will appear. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Rout...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 33 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface PCI Express Interface Standards IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11n Operating System Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Radio Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11b: 1/...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 34 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...

TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter 35 scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical com...