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Chapter 3 Configuration

3.1 Configuration of Utility

TL-WN321G Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows 2000/ 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 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7 are similar. For the configurations in

Windows 2000/ 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,

or , 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 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.

Double-click the

icon and the configuration screen of the utility will appear. You can also run

the utility by clicking: Start> All programs> TP-LINK> TP-LINK Wireless Utility. The utility

provides a 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).

If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings, just right-click the icon

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

switch the utility.

3.1.1 Profile

Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear as Figure 3-1. The Profile

screen provides tools to:

¾ Add a Profile

¾ Edit a profile

¾ Delete a profile

¾ Import a profile