User manual TP-LINK TL-WN620G

[. . . ] TL-WN620G 108M Wireless USB Adapter 108Mbps Super GTM 2X to 3x eXtended RangeTM 2. 4GHz 802. 11b/g Rev1. 0. 1 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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. Other brands and product names are trademarks or II 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. [. . . ] Server Based Authentication - Shows whether server based authentication is used. Note: In the TL-WN620G Wireless Client Utility, access the General tab, Security tab, Advanced tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Click Advanced to see advanced information about the program and its operations. For more information, please refer to the help file of the utility. 9 TL-WN620G 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-2 Advance Status 3. 2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the TL-WN620G Wireless Client Utility and the Profile management screen will appear, Figure 3-3The Profile Management tab provides tools to: Add a profile Edit a profile Remove a profile Switch another Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3-3 Profile Management tab 10 TL-WN620G 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 3. 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 from the Profile list and click Modify. The Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 3-4. Edit the General tab Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-4 General Tab of Profile Management 2. Edit the Security tab Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode. WPA/WPA2 - Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase - Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802. 1x - Enables 802. 1x security. Shared Key (Static WEP) - Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click the Configure button to fill in the Define Shared Keys window. None: No security (not recommended). 11 TL-WN620G Note: 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide If the access point that the wireless adapter is associating to has WEP set to optional and the client has WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association. To complete WEP encryption configuration, you must select the 802. 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog. Figure 3-5 Security tab of Profile Management Figure 3-6 Define Shared Keys 3. Edit the Advanced tab Power Save Mode · Maximum - Select maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are 12 TL-WN620G waiting periodically. · · 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Normal - In Normal mode, the adapter will be switched to maximum mode automatically when no large packets are retrieved. Off - turns power saving off, thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time. 802. 11b Preamble - Specifies the preamble setting in 802. 11b. The default setting is Short & Long (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802. 11b frames. The adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them. Wireless Mode - Specifies 2. 4 GHz 54 Mbps, 2. 4 GHz 11 Mbps, or Super G operation in an access point network. [. . . ] Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. 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. [. . . ]