TP-Link TL-WN827N - Manual (Page 7)

TL-WN827N Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide
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1.3 LED Status
The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at green light when sending and
receiving data.
Chapter 2 Installation Guide
2.1 Hardware Installation
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the
Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light
up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on.
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Note:
The Adapter can also be plugged into the USB port on your computer directly .
2.2 Software Installation
2.2.1 Overview
The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation of the Utility and drivers for
Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
Before you install the software, please plug the adapter into your PC. After that, you will be
prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard
program on the CD-ROM.
The Setup steps for Windows 2000, XP and Vista are very similar, so the following installation
guide takes Windows XP for example.
2.2.2 Installation Guide
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, click the Start button and choose Run. In
the field that appears, enter F:\TL-WN827N\Setup.exe (if “F” is the letter of your CD-ROM
drive), Figure 2-1 should then appear.