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

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The adapter is an 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 ex...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed; The adapter's radio has been disabled. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Qu...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Installation 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 computer....

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 5 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver . Selecting Install Driver Only will only in...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 6 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 7 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes. Figure 2-6 7. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-7

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 8 8. After installation, the utility configuration page will automatically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray. To connect to a network, please refer to Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Netwo...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 10 SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of the wireless network. The adapter will automatically connect to your target network next time if you tick Connect automatically . Figure 3-2 3. If word None appears behind the SSID, this mean...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 11 Input the password which can be found on the configuration page of your router or access 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 connect...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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 wirele...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 13 Figure 3-7 3. The adapter will be connecting to the target network. Figure 3-8

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 14 4. When the following window appears, you have successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-9 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 d...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 16 Figure 3-13 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 3-15. Figure 3-14 Figure ...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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). The utili...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-17 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-18 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Open the wireless utility by right-clicking on t...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 19 Figure 3-19 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect . Figure 3-20 3. If the network you would like to connect is security-...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-21 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-22 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 (l...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-23 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 3-25 appear...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 22 Figure 3-26 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the Connect button. Figure 3-27 4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 23 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configure your TL-WN881ND adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The TL-WN881ND adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility as the management s...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 26 Figure 4-5 4.2 Advanced The following configurations can be made on the Advanced page: 1) To select wireless configuration tool. Here you can decide which tool to use, either the TP-LINK Configuration Utility or the Windows wireless con...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 28 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only one WLAN port is availabl...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 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 Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility . Figure 6-1 ...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 31 Figure 6-3 6.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TL-WN881ND Driver . Figure 6-4 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Uninstall show...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 32 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32 bit PCI-E Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 33 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 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 encryptio...

TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter User Guide 34 ¾ 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 ...