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... by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). The Current Status tab needn't any configurations. 13 If the icon is green, there is good signal strength and the RSSI is more than 5dB. If the icon is yellow, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is no connection. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN861N can...
... by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). The Current Status tab needn't any configurations. 13 If the icon is green, there is good signal strength and the RSSI is more than 5dB. If the icon is yellow, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is no connection. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN861N can...
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... - This shows the strength of current selected configuration profile. Here displays the wireless mode. ¾ Network Type - The type of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is using. The configuration of Profile name will be described on... it on the General tab of network and the station currently connected are shown here. This displays the computer's IP address. ¾ Control Channel - Click Advanced on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes ...
... - This shows the strength of current selected configuration profile. Here displays the wireless mode. ¾ Network Type - The type of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is using. The configuration of Profile name will be described on... it on the General tab of network and the station currently connected are shown here. This displays the computer's IP address. ¾ Control Channel - Click Advanced on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes ...
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..., select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine. ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add... Edit the General tab ¾ Profile Name - This name must be unique. Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of 32 characters. 15 This field has a maximum limit of the TWCU ...
..., select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine. ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add... Edit the General tab ¾ Profile Name - This name must be unique. Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of 32 characters. 15 This field has a maximum limit of the TWCU ...
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... power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless Mini PCI Adapter continuously for the Adapter. All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point. 2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as two or more TL-WN861N wireless adapters. ) Note: 1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. Selects maximum...
... power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless Mini PCI Adapter continuously for the Adapter. All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point. 2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as two or more TL-WN861N wireless adapters. ) Note: 1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. Selects maximum...
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...infrastructure (access point) networks, click Preferred APs... Go to the access points. to specify four access points at most to the client adapter that attempts to be removed. 20 The four access points have the same WEP key. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter of the access point... with which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an access point: • Auto causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4...
...infrastructure (access point) networks, click Preferred APs... Go to the access points. to specify four access points at most to the client adapter that attempts to be removed. 20 The four access points have the same WEP key. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter of the access point... with which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an access point: • Auto causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4...
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... and click Activate to connect to the network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will appear below. 2. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, ...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 an available network. Click Refresh to create the configuration profile for that network. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Fill in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure...
... and click Activate to connect to the network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will appear below. 2. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, ...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 an available network. Click Refresh to create the configuration profile for that network. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Fill in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure...
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... a list of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to connect to the network. If the connection fails, the client adapter will scan for frames ...network adapter: 23 The profile will appear (shown in the Available Profiles. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for an available network. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. Figure 3-11 3. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles.... 2. Click OK. 7. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter...
... a list of the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) provides buttons used to connect to the network. If the connection fails, the client adapter will scan for frames ...network adapter: 23 The profile will appear (shown in the Available Profiles. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for an available network. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. Figure 3-11 3. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles.... 2. Click OK. 7. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter...
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TL-WN861N ¾ Multicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Broadcast frames transmitted and received ¾ Unicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Total bytes transmitted and received Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-12 3.3.1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you will see the adapter... information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. The name of the wireless network adapter. ¾ MAC Address - Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab...
TL-WN861N ¾ Multicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Broadcast frames transmitted and received ¾ Unicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Total bytes transmitted and received Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-12 3.3.1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you will see the adapter... information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. The name of the wireless network adapter. ¾ MAC Address - Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab...
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Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon connection. To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-13 3.4 Configuration for Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. 25 means there is no 1.
Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon connection. To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-13 3.4 Configuration for Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. 25 means there is no 1.
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The following screen will show you want to end the connection. Highlight the one you available wireless networks. Figure 3-17 26 TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-15 2. Figure 3-16 3. Click the Cancel button to join, and then click Connect. To continue, click Connect Anyway.
The following screen will show you want to end the connection. Highlight the one you available wireless networks. Figure 3-17 26 TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-15 2. Figure 3-16 3. Click the Cancel button to join, and then click Connect. To continue, click Connect Anyway.
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Figure 4-1 Next, select Install QSS to an existing network quickly. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 4 QSS Configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. To continue, select the TL-WN861N.There will appear. Insert the Resource CD into...
Figure 4-1 Next, select Install QSS to an existing network quickly. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 4 QSS Configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. To continue, select the TL-WN861N.There will appear. Insert the Resource CD into...
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... changes (hops) the carrier frequency of FHSS is rejected (ignored) by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through an access point. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - Ad-hoc mode is also referred to -peer mode, and is called a chip ...operation. ¾ DSSS - (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - Spread Spectrum technology is necessary to allow for security. 802.11b networks are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for increased data throughput...
... changes (hops) the carrier frequency of FHSS is rejected (ignored) by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through an access point. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - Ad-hoc mode is also referred to -peer mode, and is called a chip ...operation. ¾ DSSS - (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - Spread Spectrum technology is necessary to allow for security. 802.11b networks are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for increased data throughput...
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TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter developed by the military for use over the network. If a receiver is converted to HEX for reliability, integrity, and security. The ASCII string is not tuned to the ESSID in the...key. ASCII format is typically the configuration parameter for Information Interchange - A wireless security protocol uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which network serving users are limited in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off bandwidth efficiency for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications ...
TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter developed by the military for use over the network. If a receiver is converted to HEX for reliability, integrity, and security. The ASCII string is not tuned to the ESSID in the...key. ASCII format is typically the configuration parameter for Information Interchange - A wireless security protocol uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which network serving users are limited in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off bandwidth efficiency for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications ...