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| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Item Height : | 3 millimetres |
| Item Width: | 6 centimetres |
Technical Details
- Data transfer rate (max): 300 Mbit/s
- Connectivity technology: Wireless
- Host interface: Mini PCI
- Interface: 32-bit mini PCI
- Frequency band: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
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Manufacturer's Description
The TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11n (Draft 2.0), IEEE 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11b standards. Wireless transmission rates can reach up to 300Mbps. The Mini PCI card adopts MIMO technology providing even better wireless performance, transmission rates, stability and coverage. At the same time, CCA technology automatically avoids channel conflicts using its channel selection feature. This product supports 64/128/152-bit WEP encryptions, as well as WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryptions and mechanisms in addition to the adapter's QSS (Quick Secure Setup) feature, allowing users to quickly and easily configure wireless security. This product can also simultaneously operate bandwidth intensive applications such as voice and video. Applications using a lot of bandwidth that are sensitive to interruptions such as voice and video applications are given priority in order to assure quality. It also works well with other 11g and 11n protocol wireless products.
Product Description
Wireless N MINI PCI Adapter, 2x2 MIMO, up to 300M Untitled Document 300M Wireless transmission rate MIMO technology with stronger signal penetration strength, wider wireless coverage, providing better performance and stability CCA technology automatically avoids channel conflicts using its channel selection feature Compatible with 11g and 11b equipment, Intel Centrino Compatibility tested Quick Secure Setup, complies with WPS for worry free wireless security Supports 64/128/152-bit WEP, complies with 128 bit WPA standard(TKIP/AES), supports MIC, IV Expansion, Shared Key Authentication, IEEE 802.1X Supports Roaming technology, guaranteeing efficient wireless connections Ease to configure and provides monitoring information Supports Windows 2000, XP, Vista & Win7
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have been very impressed with this product.
After several weeks of using the card with Windows 7 (Vista driver) and XP, I consistantly get a full 300Mbps/54Mbps from the various wireless N/G routers I have connected it to. In an area with lots of traffic in the 2.4GHz band the signal strength is excellent up to 25 meters from the source. The only time I've experienced dropouts have been because of router problems as the card itself is very stable even when the laptop runs hot. Performance is excellent during standard web browsing, downloading and large LAN file transfers, often only limited by the speeds of the laptop harddrives themselves.
As with all wireless products you rarely get maximum potential speed (in the case of 300Mbps it would be 37.5MB/s) but it will regularly beat any wired devices using 100Mbps "Fast" ethernet. When in N mode I can download at full speed (2.5MB/s) using my 20Mb broadband connection, something I couldn't do with the original Intel 2200B/G card.
It's a steal at the price I paid and arrived days before Christmas. There are very few mini PCI 802.11n cards being made so it's a relief to report that this one is superb and can breathe new life into those older laptops. I can report it is an excellent upgrade and a far better solution than having a USB dongle or PCMCIA slot attachment hanging off the side.
After several weeks of using the card with Windows 7 (Vista driver) and XP, I consistantly get a full 300Mbps/54Mbps from the various wireless N/G routers I have connected it to. In an area with lots of traffic in the 2.4GHz band the signal strength is excellent up to 25 meters from the source. The only time I've experienced dropouts have been because of router problems as the card itself is very stable even when the laptop runs hot. Performance is excellent during standard web browsing, downloading and large LAN file transfers, often only limited by the speeds of the laptop harddrives themselves.
As with all wireless products you rarely get maximum potential speed (in the case of 300Mbps it would be 37.5MB/s) but it will regularly beat any wired devices using 100Mbps "Fast" ethernet. When in N mode I can download at full speed (2.5MB/s) using my 20Mb broadband connection, something I couldn't do with the original Intel 2200B/G card.
It's a steal at the price I paid and arrived days before Christmas. There are very few mini PCI 802.11n cards being made so it's a relief to report that this one is superb and can breathe new life into those older laptops. I can report it is an excellent upgrade and a far better solution than having a USB dongle or PCMCIA slot attachment hanging off the side.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Works perfectly: Fitted in a Toshiba M100 Centrino based Laptop, as a replacement for the Intel 2100 Mini PCI Wireless Card.
The Card received is Revision 2.0, it has two connecting pins for aerial leads (not 3, as used by TL-WN961N).
It connects first time at 270Mbps (previously 11Mbps using factory fitted Intel 2100 Card), to a Netgear DG834N Wireless Router
Drivers installed fine, no problems - hasn't dropped connection.
The Card received is Revision 2.0, it has two connecting pins for aerial leads (not 3, as used by TL-WN961N).
It connects first time at 270Mbps (previously 11Mbps using factory fitted Intel 2100 Card), to a Netgear DG834N Wireless Router
Drivers installed fine, no problems - hasn't dropped connection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I got this as an upgrade for my Asus WL500gp router which runs OpenWRT.
I had already changed its original wireless card to upgrade to the latest OpenWRT. But the new card had significant problems with reception, although my apartment is not big.
With TL-WN861N the reception problems went away. The card works flawlessly with the latest OpenWRT (Backfire 10.03.1-rc4) using the kmod-ath9k driver. More important, the router is now upgraded to 801.11n with 2x2 MIMO support for better performance when streaming media or copying files over the wireless network.
Warning: If you run an Asus WL500gp with its original firmware, this card probably won't work for you. I can't say this definitely, but chances are that the original firmware doesn't include the proper drivers for this card.
I had already changed its original wireless card to upgrade to the latest OpenWRT. But the new card had significant problems with reception, although my apartment is not big.
With TL-WN861N the reception problems went away. The card works flawlessly with the latest OpenWRT (Backfire 10.03.1-rc4) using the kmod-ath9k driver. More important, the router is now upgraded to 801.11n with 2x2 MIMO support for better performance when streaming media or copying files over the wireless network.
Warning: If you run an Asus WL500gp with its original firmware, this card probably won't work for you. I can't say this definitely, but chances are that the original firmware doesn't include the proper drivers for this card.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great card!
Was quick to install and works great. I checked and get 130 instead of 54 for most of the other cards. Easy to configure and ready to work!
Published 1 month ago by Francis
Works fine in a Toshiba P10
Bought this to install in my Toshiba P10 laptop. I had been using a Cardbus adapter and it was a bit of a pain having it sticking out of the side of the laptop. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Peter Bird
Mini PCI Wireless Card
Replaced my old G standard wireless card in my old slim line media PC - works a treat with a full speed 300Mbs signal at full strength. Well worth the upgrade. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Doug
a great performance booster.
bought this a a couple of weeks ago to replace a intel card in the wife's toshiba a50 laptop, was sick of her complaining when wifi was losing connection. Read more
Published 8 months ago by rav
very quick delivery works well in toughbook cf-29
I put this in my old toughbook 1.6GHz cf-29 and it works very well taking my connection speed up to 130 Mbs on the 2. Read more
Published 10 months ago by todd
disappointed
I wanted to replace my Intel BG2200 to get better range coverage - however if anything the range is worse even though I have loaded the latest firmware from TPlink. Read more
Published 14 months ago by ron9999
TP-Link TL-WN861N Wireless N Mini PCI Adapter
This was well worth the money, these Mini PCI cards are hard to find now.
Works great on Windows Vista, and Windows 7 using the vista driver as there is no Windows 7... Read more
Works great on Windows Vista, and Windows 7 using the vista driver as there is no Windows 7... Read more
Published 14 months ago by cdw
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