TP-Link TL-WN822N - 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 4 - 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; NCC Notice; 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機,非經許可,公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大

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 undesired...

Page 7 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; 00Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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: 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Ada...

Page 8 - CONTENTS

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Conventions ............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ...........................

Page 9 - Package Contents

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the package contents below are available.  One TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter  Quick Installation Guide  USB cable  One resource CD for TL-WN822N, including:  TP-LINK Wireless Config...

Page 10 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Product Overview

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The adapter is a 802.11n client device designed to deliver a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your desktop. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, s...

Page 11 - Hardware Overview; Status; On

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status On The driver has not been installed. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received.  Not...

Page 12 - Chapter 2 Installation; Hardware Installation; Locate an available USB interface on your computer.; Found New Hardware; wizard appears, click; Cancel; Software Installation; therefore here takes the procedures in Windows 7 for example.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the driver software from the resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Locate an available USB interface on your computer. 2. Connect the adapter and your c...

Page 13 - model

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 5 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the window below will appear. Select model TL-WN822N . There will be a menu including: Install Driver&Utility and User Guide . Click Install Driver&Utility to begin. Figure 2-1 2. The I...

Page 14 - Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. Click Change … to specify the destination...

Page 15 - to continue the setup.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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 16 - After all the steps above, you will see the screen below. Click; Finish; to complete the setup.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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 o...

Page 17 - Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network; connect to a wireless network using one of the following methods.; To connect using TWCU; to the wireless adapter.; To connect using QSS; operations, please go to

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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.  Method One: To connect using TWCU TL-WN822N ...

Page 18 - word; None; password to your router or access point.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 10 2. The Network page will display all wireless networks that are available in your area. To connect to a network, simply highlight the wireless network name and click Connect . SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of the wireless network. The...

Page 19 - to continue. Or push the QSS/WPS button on your router if your router; Close; to enjoy the Internet.; in the tools

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 11 point, then click OK to continue. Or push the QSS/WPS button on your router if your router features the QSS/WPS function to quickly build a connection without having to enter a key. Figure 3-4 4. You have now successfully connected to your networ...

Page 20 - To connect using QSS; Press the QSS button on the adapter. There are two ways:

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 12 Figure 3-6 3.2 To connect using QSS QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports QSS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connect...

Page 21 - Method; QSS; and then click; Connect

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 13 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-9  Method Two: Open TWCU and click QSS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect . Figure 3-10

Page 22 - There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method:; please enter the new one instead. Click

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 14 3. When the following window appears, you have successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-11 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your AP device. Fo...

Page 24 - appears on the screen, the QSS configuration is complete.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 16 Figure 3-15 3. When Connect successfully appears on the screen, the QSS configuration is complete. Or you can view the adapter’s utility page to see whether the connection has been successful as shown in Figure 3-17. Figure 3-16 Figure 3-17

Page 25 - To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility; not secure, the connection will be built without entering a key.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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 figu...

Page 26 - You have now successfully connected to the network.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 18 Figure 3-19 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-20 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below.

Page 27 - as shown in the figure below. Select; Connect to a network; network you would like to connect and then click; connection will be built without entering a key.

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N 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 3-21 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Hig...

Page 28 - You have now successfully connected to the network.; Switch to

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 20 Figure 3-23 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-24 3.3.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click on the utility icon in your system tray (lower-right...

Page 29 - in the; Use Windows wireless configuration tool; in the figure; OK

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 21 Figure 3-25 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 3-27 appears to conti...

Page 30 - (displayed using the SSID) and click the

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 22 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks . Figure 3-28 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed u...

Page 31 - Chapter 4 Management; Profile

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configure your TL-WN822N adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN822N adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as the management software. The...

Page 33 - You may edit an existing profile by clicking the; Modify; button from the Profile page. For; Save; to make the changes; Remove; on the bottom of the

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 25 Figure 4-3 4.1.2 Modify a profile You may edit an existing profile by clicking the Modify button from the Profile page. For instance, you may like to change the profile name from Home to Home1 or you may want to specify another SSID for profile H...

Page 35 - icon in your system tray and select; About

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 27 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. Figure 4-7

Page 36 - Chapter 5 AP Mode

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 28 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 wirele...

Page 38 - Chapter 6 Uninstall Software; Uninstall the utility software from your PC; click; Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility; Uninstall the driver software from your PC; Start; button, and then click; All programs

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 30 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  TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility . Figure 6-1 2. Follow ...

Page 39 - Figure 6-2 Device Manager

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 31 Figure 6-2 Device Manager 2. Click Uninstall - TL-WN822N Driver shown in above Figure 6-2, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.

Page 40 - Appendix A: Specifications; Normal

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 32 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Standard IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Interface USB 2.0 Button Quick Security Setup (QSS) Button (WPS Compatible) Wireless Signal Rate With Automatic Fallback 11b: Up to 11Mbps(dynamic) 11g: Up to 54M...

Page 41 - Appendix B: Glossary; Infrastructure Network -

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 33 Appendix B: Glossary  802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product 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 secu...

Page 42 - See also

TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 34  Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliabilit...