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TL-WN7200N
150Mbps High Power Wireless USB
Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010295
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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 © 2010 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
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FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This equipment has been SAR-evaluated for use in hand. SAR measurements are based on a 5mm spacing from the body and that compliance is achieved at that
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter Model No.: TL-WN7200N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: ETSI EN 300 32
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview.............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 LED Sta
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter One USB extension cable One Resource CD for TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter complies with IEE
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1.3 LED Status The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks when sending and receiving data. - 3 -
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.1 Overview For Windows 7, the driver will be searched and
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup 2. Then you’ll see the screen as follow, you can choose what to be installed. Figure 2-2 Setup Type 3. As next screen, you can select the configuration tool here. - 5 -
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Setup Type I. If you want to install the TP-LINK Wireless Utility, please select the TP-LINK Configuration Tool and click Next. 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. 4. Then, choose the destination location. Figure 2-4 Choose Destination Location - 6 -
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 5. After that, you will see the next screen as below. Click Install to continue. Figure 2-5 Ready to Install the Program 6. The following screen for installing will appear. Figure 2-6 Setup Status Note: While files are copying, a warning box about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-7) may pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation for our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to w
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 Windows XP Warning Box 7. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2-8 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. Figure 2-8 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon or appear in your system tray. - 8 -
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 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 Adapters, and then right-click TP-LINK 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Adapter. Figure 2-9 Device Manager 4. Click Uninstall shown in above F
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility TL-WN7200N 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 W
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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 wir
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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 Disable
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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 double-click or click the Connect button to connect t
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TL-WN7200N 150Mbps High Power Wireless 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
