This document provides instructions for installing a wireless network interface card (NIC) driver and configuration utility software. It describes downloading and running the setup application from a disk or online, selecting the correct model, installing the driver and optional configuration utility using the install wizard, connecting to a wireless network using the TP-LINK GUI, and verifying the installation by checking for an internet connection and in the device manager.

1. By George Smith-Moore
Installation of a wireless NIC

2. Installation of the wireless NIC
Once the wireless NIC has been physically installed, you must install the
software, If you do not, the device may not work!

3. Installing the Wireless NIC’s software.
If the computer cannot connect to the internet, install the driver through the
disk provided. Otherwise use the driver on the internet.

4. Click the setup application!

5. Installing the Wireless NIC
software
Now that the application has launched, click the corresponding
model (the one you have installed, if you are not sure, it will say on
the box)

6. Install Shield Wizard
Once you have selected your model, the ‘install
shield’ wizard will launch.
You can install the driver only but the configuration
utility is an add-on which is recommended by TP-
LIN K

7. File location
You can change the file location but
for simplicity I would recommend
that you let the program create and
install to the default folder. Once you have
chosen the file
location press, ‘next’
and then ‘install’.

8. Installation
 Now that the program is installing, please wait
until it has finished.

9. Installation complete!
 Now that the
installation of
the driver is
complete, pres
s ‘finish’.
 Now the
program can
be loaded up.

10. TP-LINK GUI
 Once the application has booted up, you can use it to
connect to the internet.
 Connecting to the internet is shown above, first
choose your network, secondly type in the password if
required, thirdly off you go!

11. Checking the internet.
 Once the
connection
has finished
you get a pop-
up message
as shown.
 If you click on
the status tab
once
connected, it
will give you
information
about the
network and
your

12. Check the driver.
 To check if the driver has installed correctly, you
can check in the device manager.
 Under the tab network adapters, if the TP-LINK
adapter is shown (without an exclamation mark
next to the image), then it has installed correctly.