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TL-WN727N Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide

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Chapter 3 3BConfiguration

3.1 14BConfiguration of Utility

TL-WN727N Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows XP/ Vista/ 7. This

section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your

wireless adapter for wireless connectivity with trustable data security encryption features.

The configuration steps in Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 are similar. For the configurations in Windows

Vista/ 7, please refer to the instructions in Windows XP.

After the Adapter's driver and utility has been installed, the adapter’s tray icon,

, will

appear in your system tray. It means the utility is running on your system. If the utility does not run,

you can run the utility by clicking: Start> All programs> TP-LINK> TP-LINK Wireless Client

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.

Icon

means there is no connection.

Right-click the

icon and choose Launch Config Utility, the configuration screen of the utility

will appear as shown in the figure below.

Figure 3-1 Configuration Screen

The utility provides complete and easy manage tools to:

¾ Display current status information

¾ Edit and add configured profiles

¾ Display current diagnostics information

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Note:

If your OS is Windows XP, you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless network settings.

(To use this function, you must upgrade the OS with sp2). Just right-click the icon

at the

bottom of the screen, and click Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility to switch the

utility.