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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010262
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    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 © 2009 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www
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    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. However
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    regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) This subsection does not apply for the geographical Implemented area within a radius of 20 km
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    TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Model No.: TL-WN861N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within
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    1 Introduction 2 1.1 Overview of the Product 2 1.2 Features ...2 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 3 2.1 Software Installation 3 2.1.1 Overview ...3 2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows XP 3 2.1.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 8 Chapter 3 Configuration 13 3.1 Current Status ...13
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    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter ¾ One resource CD for TL-WN861N, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is an 802.11n client device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading
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    -WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Software Installation 2.1.1 Overview The Adapter's Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. The Setup Wizard will install the TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU) and drivers
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 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
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI 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 from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation. 5
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-6 7. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-7 8. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-8. 6
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-8 ) Note: 1) 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
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-10 9. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-11 2.1.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Figure 2-13 will appear. To
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-12 2. Click Install Driver & Utility to load the following screen. Figure 2-13 3. Soon, Figure 2-14 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. 9
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 4. Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-14 Figure 2-15 5. The following page will display and please wait a moment. 10
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-16 ) Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-17). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Install this
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 2-18 12
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    PCI Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration TP-LINK TL-WN861N can be configured by TP-LINK Wireless Client Utility (TWCU). 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. After Installing
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. ¾ Wireless Mode - Here displays the wireless mode. ¾ Network Type - The type of network and the
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter list and click Modify. Then you will see the Management dialog box (shown in Figure 3-3). 1. Edit the General tab ¾ Profile machine. ¾ Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. 15
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI 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. 16
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 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. ¾ Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station.
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter ) Note: Figure 3-5 Select different Security Options, the configurations are different; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. 3.
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-6 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
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter of the access point with which it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 300/54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes. This mode also allows the
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 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.
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 3-9 3.2.6 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
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI 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. Figure 3-11 3. Highlight the
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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
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    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. Figure 3-14 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon connection. To
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI 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. Figure 3-17 26
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 4. If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18 27
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Chapter 4 QSS Configuration QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 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 two ways to configure the QSS (For the configuration of QSS, here takes the Wireless Router of our
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-6 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. 30
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter 4.2 PIN method Figure 4-6 There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method: 1) Enter a PIN into your continue. Figure 4-5 will appear. Select the second option, and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Next. 31
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 4-7 2. Open the Router's Web-based Utility and click QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-8 will appear. Figure 4-8 3. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-9. Select Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter
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    the Router. Click Next. TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Figure 4-10 2. When Figure 4-6 appears, the QSS configuration is complete. ) Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead. 33
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    WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface Standards Operating System Throughput Radio Data Rate Modulation Media Access Protocol Data Security Frequency Spread Spectrum Safety & Emissions 32 bit Mini PCI Interface IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Windows
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI 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
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    TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and
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TL-WN861N
Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010262