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... in your package: ¾ One TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for assistance. Package Contents The following items should be found in this User guide both stand for TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter without any of the listed... contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter for TL-WN353G, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Utility and Drivers • User Guide ...
... in your package: ¾ One TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for assistance. Package Contents The following items should be found in this User guide both stand for TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter without any of the listed... contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter for TL-WN353G, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Utility and Drivers • User Guide ...
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for high security. 1.2 Features ¾ Complies with all 11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products. It can also interoperate with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards ¾ Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, IEEE802.1x ...to 54Mbps for maximum throughput, or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to 152-bit WEP and WPA encryption for choosing the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter will provide you the flexibility to install your PC in the most convenient location ...
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for high security. 1.2 Features ¾ Complies with all 11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products. It can also interoperate with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards ¾ Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, IEEE802.1x ...to 54Mbps for maximum throughput, or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to 152-bit WEP and WPA encryption for choosing the TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter will provide you the flexibility to install your PC in the most convenient location ...
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...The Adapter's Setup Wizard will guide you install the hardware before installing the software, the system will appear. Otherwise, the installation will install the TP-LINK Wireless Utility and drivers. Make sure that all of the PC. The Setup Wizard will continue. 2 Then double-click Setup.exe in the screen... with the same name as your product. Check with your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with a mounting screw. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the Adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1.
...The Adapter's Setup Wizard will guide you install the hardware before installing the software, the system will appear. Otherwise, the installation will install the TP-LINK Wireless Utility and drivers. Make sure that all of the PC. The Setup Wizard will continue. 2 Then double-click Setup.exe in the screen... with the same name as your product. Check with your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with a mounting screw. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the Adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1.
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Step 2: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to continue. 3 Figure 2-2 Step 3: After that, the next screen displays, select Install to end the installation.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Step 2: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to continue. 3 Figure 2-2 Step 3: After that, the next screen displays, select Install to end the installation.
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Figure 2-4 ) Note: During the installation, the system will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-4). To end the Installation, click Cancel. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Step 4: In the next screen, the files will warn about Windows Logo testing, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 4
Figure 2-4 ) Note: During the installation, the system will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-4). To end the Installation, click Cancel. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Step 4: In the next screen, the files will warn about Windows Logo testing, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 4
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-5 Step 5: Click the Finish button to start the installation. And then Figure 2-7 will continue. 5 Then double-click Setup.exe in the screen. Click Cancel to end the installation in the proper folder according to your product. Otherwise, the installation will appear; Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with the same name as your operating system to complete.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-5 Step 5: Click the Finish button to start the installation. And then Figure 2-7 will continue. 5 Then double-click Setup.exe in the screen. Click Cancel to end the installation in the proper folder according to your product. Otherwise, the installation will appear; Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with the same name as your operating system to complete.
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Figure 2-8 3. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-12) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-13). To end the Installation, click Cancel. 6
Figure 2-8 3. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-12) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 2. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-13). To end the Installation, click Cancel. 6
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide ) Note: Figure 2-9 During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click "Install this driver software anyway" to complete. 7 Click the Finish button to continue the installation. Figure 2-10 4.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide ) Note: Figure 2-9 During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click "Install this driver software anyway" to complete. 7 Click the Finish button to continue the installation. Figure 2-10 4.
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... is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB. Double-click the icon and the TP-LINK Wireless Utility will appear in Figure 3-1). TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK Wireless PCI Adapter TL-WN353G can also run . If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between...
... is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB. Double-click the icon and the TP-LINK Wireless Utility will appear in Figure 3-1). TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK Wireless PCI Adapter TL-WN353G can also run . If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between...
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Figure 3-2 Step 3: After that, select the network authentication and data encryption, click OK, and the adapter can connect the specific wireless network. 10 Then select the wireless network and click Next. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 Step 2: Click Refresh button to update the wireless network (show in Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2 Step 3: After that, select the network authentication and data encryption, click OK, and the adapter can connect the specific wireless network. 10 Then select the wireless network and click Next. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-1 Step 2: Click Refresh button to update the wireless network (show in Figure 3-2).
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 ) Note: During the connection, if the screen prompts "Unsecured network", click OK to continue. 3.2 General Status Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 3-4, the left filed displays the type of the adapter, the right field displays the status about the connection, including Status, Speed, Type, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and other IP information. 11
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 ) Note: During the connection, if the screen prompts "Unsecured network", click OK to continue. 3.2 General Status Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 3-4, the left filed displays the type of the adapter, the right field displays the status about the connection, including Status, Speed, Type, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and other IP information. 11
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Select the option to display the icon on the bottom of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - Click the button to add, remove, edit, duplicate or set default for a profile. 12 TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 ¾ Signal Strength - Click Close to close the screen. 3.3 Profile Management Click the tab Profile as...
Select the option to display the icon on the bottom of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - Click the button to add, remove, edit, duplicate or set default for a profile. 12 TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 ¾ Signal Strength - Click Close to close the screen. 3.3 Profile Management Click the tab Profile as...
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it for example here. 13 We add a new profile and configure it ) on the screen above, and you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6.
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 3.3.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it for example here. 13 We add a new profile and configure it ) on the screen above, and you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-6.
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.... ) Note: You should configure the same security for the authentication. Select which identifies the configuration profile. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which mode the Wireless PCI Adapter uses to authenticate to -computer (ad-hoc) network; These encryptions are not case-sensitive. ¾...
.... ) Note: You should configure the same security for the authentication. Select which identifies the configuration profile. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-6 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which mode the Wireless PCI Adapter uses to authenticate to -computer (ad-hoc) network; These encryptions are not case-sensitive. ¾...
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are : GTC, TLS, LEAP, TTLS, PEAP. • Tunnel - Select the index of TTLS and PEAP. ...TYPE - Select this option, you don't need . • ASCII - Select the tunnel: MD5, GTC, TLS, and MSCHAP-V2. For example: If the wireless network takes Open System authentication, WEP data encryption, the password is necessary for the 802.1x configuration, the options...
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are : GTC, TLS, LEAP, TTLS, PEAP. • Tunnel - Select the index of TTLS and PEAP. ...TYPE - Select this option, you don't need . • ASCII - Select the tunnel: MD5, GTC, TLS, and MSCHAP-V2. For example: If the wireless network takes Open System authentication, WEP data encryption, the password is necessary for the 802.1x configuration, the options...
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... Key authentication and Open System are TKIP and AES. WPA-PSK authentication When you can refer to the Open System authentication to save the configuration. 2. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the "Open System" as Data encryption. Step 2: Select the "WEP" as the Network Authentication.... Step 3: Select the type for the password and you select the WPA-PSK as the password value. For example: If the wireless network takes WPA-PSK authentication, TKIP data encryption, the network key is WEP. ) Note: The configuration for adapter as follows. 16
... Key authentication and Open System are TKIP and AES. WPA-PSK authentication When you can refer to the Open System authentication to save the configuration. 2. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the "Open System" as Data encryption. Step 2: Select the "WEP" as the Network Authentication.... Step 3: Select the type for the password and you select the WPA-PSK as the password value. For example: If the wireless network takes WPA-PSK authentication, TKIP data encryption, the network key is WEP. ) Note: The configuration for adapter as follows. 16
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the "WPA-PSK" as Data encryption. For the authentication, you select the WPA 802.1x as the authentication, ...
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-8 Step 1: Select the "WPA-PSK" as Data encryption. For the authentication, you select the WPA 802.1x as the authentication, ...
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... select the WEP 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure it . 7. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-9 ) Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure...
... select the WEP 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure it . 7. TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-9 ) Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure...
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...List. Step 3: Click Set Default. 3.4 Available Network Click the tab Profile as default. Step 1: Go to view the wireless networks. Once the adapter wants to connect a wireless network, it will select the default profile to change the name of a configuration profile. Figure 3-10 3.3.3 Duplicate a ...You can follow the steps below to select a configuration profile as shown in Figure 3-11 to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10). TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Step 2: Select the profile name in Figure 3-10). Step 1: Go to a specific network. 19 Step 3: Click...
...List. Step 3: Click Set Default. 3.4 Available Network Click the tab Profile as default. Step 1: Go to view the wireless networks. Once the adapter wants to connect a wireless network, it will select the default profile to change the name of a configuration profile. Figure 3-10 3.3.3 Duplicate a ...You can follow the steps below to select a configuration profile as shown in Figure 3-11 to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-10). TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Step 2: Select the profile name in Figure 3-10). Step 1: Go to a specific network. 19 Step 3: Click...
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TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-11 Step 1: Click Refresh to an available network. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to refresh the list at any time. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network. 3.5 Advanced Click the tab Advanced as shown in Figure 3-12 to make further advanced configuration. 20
TL-WN353G 54M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide Figure 3-11 Step 1: Click Refresh to an available network. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to refresh the list at any time. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network. 3.5 Advanced Click the tab Advanced as shown in Figure 3-12 to make further advanced configuration. 20