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TL-WN727N
Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter
Rev:1.0.0
1910010107
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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 or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2008 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
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FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure (SAR) limits in the typical laptop computer configuration and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with side mounted PCMCIA slots. This device cannot be used with handheld PDAs (personal digital assistants). This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Product Overview ................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Main Features...................................................................................................... 2 1.3
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter One USB extension cable (for one meter) One Resource CD for TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter, including : • Drivers and Utility • User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. - 1 -
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter. The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your computer. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. The TL-WN727N Lite-N USB Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11b standards. It can perfectl
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on. Note: The Adapter can also be plugged into the USB port on your computer directly. 2.2 Software I
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup 2. To continue, the following Figure 2-2 will appear within seconds. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 License Agreement 3. Then you’ll see the screen as follow, you can choose what to be installed. - 4 -
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Setup Type 4. As next screen, you can select the configuration tool here. Figure 2-4 Setup Type I. If you want to install the TL-WN727N Wireless Utility, please select the TP-LINK Configuration Tool and click Next. - 5 -
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide II. If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next. 5. Then, choose the destination location. Figure 2-5 Choose Destination Location 6. After that, you will see the next screen as below. Click Install to continue. Figure 2-6 Ready to Install the Program - 6 -
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide 7. The following screen for installing will appear. Figure 2-7 Setup Status Note: While files are copying, a warning box about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-8) may pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation for our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system. Figure 2-8 Windows XP Warning Box 8. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-9 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon or appear in your system tray. 2.3 Uninstall Software 2.3.1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window. 3. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network Adapte
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-10 Device Manager 4. Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 2-10, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC. 2.3.2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All programs TP-LINK TWCU, and then click Uninstall-TL-WN727N. Figure 2-11 Uninstall the utility 2. Following the Install Shield Wizard to uninstall the utility software from
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility TL-WN727N Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows 2000, XP, Vista. This section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your wireless adapter for wireless connectivity with trustable data security encryption features. The configuration steps in Windows 2000 & XP & Vista are similar. For the configurations in Windows 2000
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 Profile Tab 1. To Add a new profile: Click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter the Profile Name and choose the SSID from the pull-down list, then click OK to add it. Figure 3-2 Add a new profile Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names are not case-sensitive. SSID - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packages. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. 2. To edit a profile: Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List, and click the Edit button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 Edit a Profile-System Configuration System Config: Here you can change the Profile Na
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Edit a Profile-Auth.\Encry. Authentication – You can choose the Authentication Type from the pull-down list with three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. 802.1x – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA. Encryption – Displays which encryption type that the driver is using. When you select Open System, Shared-Key System as Network Authentication, there are two options: WEP and Disabled. If you sel
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide choices will appear as Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Network tab Rescan: Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. Add to Profile: Highlight an SSID and click the Add to Profile button to add the network to the profile. The continued steps are similar to add a new profile, please refer to the 3.1.1 Profile: To Add a new profile. Connect: Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network wit
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide 3.1.4 Statistics Click the Statistics tab of the Utility and you will see the following screen displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information. Click the Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information. Figure 3-7 Statistics tab 3.1.5 QSS Click the QSS tab of the Utility and you can configure the QSS function to joint an existing network quickly in the following screen. Figure 3-8 QSS tab If
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TL-WN727N Wireless Lite-N USB Adapter User Guide I. PBC Method If your Access Point is equipped with a push-button for Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can connect the adapter to the Access Point by Push QSS Button method. Step 1 Click the QSS button (marked by the red circle) on the screen as Figure 3-8. Or: Press and hold the QSS button on the adapter (shown on the following figure) for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 2 Press the QSS button on your Access Point device to build the connection. II.
