User manual TP-LINK TL-WN320G INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> TP-LINK> TL-WN320G 1. 0> TL-WN320G1. 0 Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again. Icon , means the connection has been established. Transmit Key Index - Displays which key group that the adapter is using. Network Key - The value of the Key in use. When you select WPA-PSK as -9- TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Network Authentication, this option will change to Passphrase. SSID (Service Set Identification) - The IEEE 802. 11 wireless network name. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link. Channel - Shows the current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. TxRate - Shows the current Transfer rate. Click the Change button to modify the above items. After you have modified any desired items on this page, you can click the Connect button to establish the wireless network connection or click the Undo button to restore previous values. Figure 3-2 Modify ­ Shared-Key system - 10 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2a Modify - WPA-PSK 3. 2 Site Scan Click the Site Scan tab of the Utility and the Site Scan screen will appear, figure 3-3. On the Site Scan screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks. - 11 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 Site Scan tab Click the Re-Fresh button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network. If the network is encrypted, you should complete the network encryption items first. If you want to save the current configuration for the connection, please click the Add to Profile button and the utility will prompt a screen for configuration, shown in figure 3-4: - 12 - TL-WN320G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Profile Fill in the above items carefully and click OK to save it. The items found on the Network Status screen are described below: Profile Name - The name of current selected configuration profile. Power Save - The power save mode, either CAM or MAX PSP, or Fast PSP · CAM - Continuous Access Mode. · MAX PSP - Maximum Power Saving. · Fast PSP - Fast Power Saving mode. Preamble - Specifies the preamble setting in 802. 11b. [. . . ] Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored). FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo-random set of channels. [. . . ]