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 - CE Mark Warning; which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.; National restrictions; Country Restriction
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 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; 50Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter; Person is responsible for marking this declaration:; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter Mode...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Overview of the product................................
Page 7 - Package Contents; missing, please contact with your distributor.; Conventions
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...
Page 8 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the product
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, ...
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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.
Page 10 - Chapter 2. Installation Guide; from the Resource CD.; Hardware Installation; Cancel; Software Installation; here takes the procedures in Windows XP for example.; Install Driver&Utility; and; User Guide
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...
Page 11 - to load the following screen.; Next
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.
Page 12 - Click
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
Page 13 - then click; the; Existing Folders; list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click; to
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...
Page 15 - After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click; Finish; to reboot the system.
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
Page 16 - Chapter 3. Configuration Guide; TWCU
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...
Page 17 - You can configure the network type and wireless mode on the; Advanced; tab of; Profile
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...
Page 19 - Please enter a name which identifies the client machine.; Edit the Security 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...
Page 20 - Wi-Fi Protected Access; Configure; to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5; WEP; security mode is not available for 802.11n.; Allow Association to Mixed Cells; is checked on the Security tab to allow; tab of this; Profile Management
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...
Page 21 - Select different; Security Options; , the configurations are different you can select the appropriate; Edit the Advanced tab
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...
Page 23 - the access point with which it associates.; Wireless Mode when Starting an; : Select which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an; Preferred APs...; to specify four access points at
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...
Page 24 - The profile being used can’t be removed.
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...
Page 26 - When auto profile selection is enabled by checking; Auto Select Profiles; on the
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...
Page 28 - For Windows Vista
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...
Page 31 - for example. And then click; OK
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...
Page 33 - Chapter 4. QSS Configuration; QSS function is not supported in Windows 7 OS.
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...
Page 34 - ) Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click; QSS; link on the left of the main menu.; Add device; and click; Connect
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...
Page 36 - to complete the QSS configuration.; PIN method; ) Enter the PIN from your AP device.
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...
Page 38 - Enter the PIN from your AP device; Open the QSS Utility and you will see Figure 4-6; to continue. Then Figure
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...
Page 39 - Appendix A: Specifications; Normal
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/...
Page 40 - Appendix B: Glossary; Infrastructure Network -
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...
Page 41 - See also
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...
