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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Model No.: TL-WN781ND 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 300 328 V1.7.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the product ...................................................................................................2 1.2 Features ..........................................................................................................................
Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WN781ND, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • 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.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI-E slot on the mianboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed. 3. Slide the PCI-E Adapter into the PCI-E slot.
TL-WN781ND 2. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-2 3. Soon, Figure 2-3 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 4. After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install driver only (shown in Figure 2-4). Click Next to continue.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-4 5. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5 6. After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-6 7. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue.
TL-WN781ND 8. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8 ) Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-9). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation.
TL-WN781ND 9. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to close the wizard.. Figure 2-10 2.2.3 For Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-11 will appear. To continue, select the TL-WN781ND.There will be a menu including: Install Driver&Utility, Install QSS and User Guide.
TL-WN781ND 2. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Click Install Driver&Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-12 3. Soon, Figure 2-13 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-13 4. Click Yes to continue.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-14 5. The following page will display and please wait a moment. Figure 2-15 ) Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-16). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-16 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-17 2.2.4 For Windows 7 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-18 will appear. To continue, select the TL-WN781ND.There will be a menu including: Install Driver & Utility, Install QSS and User Guide.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-18 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-19 3. Soon, Figure 2-20 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-20 4. Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-21 5. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-22.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 2-22 ) Note: For Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-23). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Installation this driver software anyway to continue the installation. Figure 2-23 6. Then you will see Figure 2-24. Click Finish to complete.
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TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 3.1 For Windows XP TP-LINK TL-WN781ND can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. The configuration of the adapter in Windows XP is similar with that of Windows 2000. This User Guide takes Windows XP for example.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. ¾ Wireless Mode - Here displays the wireless mode.
TL-WN781ND ¾ Modify a profile ¾ Remove a profile ¾ Activate a Profile ¾ Import a Profile ¾ Export a Profile ¾ Scan Available Networks ¾ Order profiles 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-2 3.1.2.1. Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5). ¾ None: No security (not recommended). ) Note: If the access point which the Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security tab to allow association.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-6 ¾ ¾ Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter This mode also allows the selection of the channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, the channel that the adapter starts the ad hoc network with will be selected automatically. The Adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates. ¾ 802.
TL-WN781ND 3. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Click Activate. 3.1.2.4. Export a Profile 1. From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), highlight the profile to export. 2. Click Export…, the Export Profile window will then appear below. 3. Browse the directory to export the profile to. 4. Click Save. The profile should then be exported to the specified location. TL-WN781ND 1.0 Figure 3-8 3.1.2.5. Import a Profile 1.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter TL-WN781ND 1.0 Figure 3-9 3.1.2.6. Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. 2. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. XX Figure 3-11 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add. The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 4. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 5.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received or transmitted by the wireless network adapter: ¾ Multicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Broadcast frames transmitted and received ¾ Unicast frames transmitted and received ¾ Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3-12 3.1.3.1.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-13 3.2 For Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. To establish a connection, please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-15 2. The following screen will show you available wireless networks. Highlight the one you want to join, and then click Connect. Figure 3-16 3. To continue, click Connect Anyway. Click the Cancel button to end the connection.
TL-WN781ND 4. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-17 If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18 3.3 For Windows 7 TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. 1.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 3-19 2. If your wireless network is secured, you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3-20. Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click OK.
TL-WN781ND 3. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3-21. Figure 3-21 Connecting Chapter 4 QSS configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 4-1 Next, select Install QSS to load the following screen. Figure 4-2 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the QSS installation. After that, QSS function can be enabled. Here we will introduce how to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example). 4.1 1.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 4-3 2. on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the Double click the icon welcome screen shown as Figure 4-4. Click Next to continue. Figure 4-4 3. Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-5 and click Next.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 4-5 4. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-6 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-6 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method: 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 4.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Double click the icon on the desktop to open the QSS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-4 Click Next to continue. Figure 4-7 will appear. Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Next. Figure 4-7 2.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Figure 4-9 4. When Figure 4-6 appears, the QSS configuration is complete. 4.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open the QSS Utility and you will see Figure 4-4 . Click Next to continue. Then Figure 4-10will appear. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router. Click Next. Figure 4-10 2. When Figure 4-6 appears, the QSS configuration is complete.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface PCI-E Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 11b: 1/2/5.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.
TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adapter using WEP, you must determine the level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange – alphanumeric characters) format. ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember.
