TP-Link TL-WN321G - Manual (Page 12)

TL-WN321G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide
Chapter 3: Configuration
TP-LINK TL-WN321G USB Wireless Adapter can be configured by its utility. This section
describes how to configure your USB Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
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> Program> TP-LINK>
TL-WN321G WIRELESS UTILITY> TL-WN321G 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> Program> TP-LINK> TL-WN321G WIRELESS
UTILITY> TL-WN321G Wireless Utility. The utility provides a complete and easy to use
set of tools to:
¾ Display current status information
¾ Edit and add configured profiles
¾ Display current diagnostics information
The section below introduces these above capabilities.
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 sp1).
If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings, just exit the utility.
Right-click the icon at the bottom of the screen, and click Exit to exit the utility.
3.1 Profile
Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear, figure 3-1. The
Profile screen provides tools to:
¾ Add a Profile
¾ Delete a profile
¾ Edit a profile
¾ Activate a profile
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