TP-Link TL-WN322G manual Network Configuration, Ad-hoc peer-to-peer Mode, Infrastructure Mode

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1.4 Network Configuration

TL-WN322G54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide

1.4 Network Configuration

To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:

Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode

This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to- peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.

The image below depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.

Figure 1-1 Ad-hoc mode.

Infrastructure Mode

The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.

The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode.

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Contents Page COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS All rights reservedFCC STATEMENT FCC RF Radiation Exposure StatementIMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement CE Declaration of Conformity¾ EN 300 328 V.1.4.1 ¾ EN 301 489-1 V.1.4.1 2002 / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 ¾ EN 60950-1Chapter y Drivers and Utility Package ContentsTL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1.1 Features LED IndicatorChapter 1 Introduction 1.2 LED StatusInfrastructure Mode 1.4 Network ConfigurationAd-hoc peer-to-peer Mode Figure 1-2 Infrastructure mode 2.1 Before You Begin Chapter 2 Installation Guide2.2 Installing the Drivers ¾ Wait a few moments until the files are copied to the computer Figure 2-2 Install Shield-Choose Destination LocationFigure 2-3 Install Shield-Setup Status Figure 2-4 Installation Complete 3.1 Through Control Panel Chapter 3 Uninstall Guide1. Click on Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs TL-WN322G Wireless Utility 3.2 Through ProgramsFigure 3-5 Confirm the Uninstalling process Figure 3-6 Uninstalling TL-WN322G Wireless Utility and the driversFigure 3-7 Uninstalling process finished Chapter 4 Software Configuration 4.1 Station Mode Configuration4.1.1.1 General Connection Setting ¾ Current Network InformationFigure 4-2 More setting ¾ You can click “Change” button to change general connection settingsFigure 4-3 More setting-Click Change Figure 4-4 More setting-WEP 4.1.1.2 WEP Encryption 4.1.1.3 WPA/WPA2 Authentication with TKIP/AES Encryption ¾ Click on the WPA Encryption Setting button Figure 4-8 WPA setting ¾ Protocol Select TLS from the drop-down list 4.1.1.4 WPA-PSK Authentication 4.1.1.5 Profiles4.1.1.6 Advanced Settings 4.2 Wireless network mode configuration Figure 4-15 Access point setting 5.1 Configuration of WEP Encryption Chapter 5 Examples for applicationStep Step 3：ClickStep 6 ： 5.2 Configuration of PSP Mode There is two parts of this setting：Part 1：Configuration of our TL-WN322G 54M Wireless USB Adapter Step One： Select “Access Point” from the drop down listRemark Step Six：Select address settings mode-Easy Step Nine： ”Proxy Server” select ”Do Not Use” Step Ten： Select ”Test Connection”Appendix A Glossary ¾ PEAP- Protected Extended Authentication Protocol ¾ RADIUS- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service¾ PSK- Pre-Shared Key ¾ TKIP- Temporal Key Integrity Protocol ¾ AES- Advanced Encryption Standard ¾ TLS- Transport Layer SecurityAppendix B Specifications Media AccessTransmit Power Safety& EmissionsAppendix C Contact Information