How to connect to the WLAN-PS network of the TL-WPS510U on Windows 8.1
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Updated 11-25-2021 09:01:49 AM
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compared with windows 7 and windows 8, windows 8.1 no longer shows ad-hoc networks in the wi-fi list. as tl-wps510u works on ad-hoc mode as default, you cannot find the ssid “wlan-ps” of tl-wps510u on windows 8.1. for how to connect to the wlan-ps network of the tl-wps510u on windows 8.1 please follow steps below.
view the ad-hoc wireless network
step 1: run cmd as administrator
right click on the windows start icon at the left-hand corner in the task tray, left click on “command prompt (admin) “
step 2:view the name of wireless network(ssid)
run the following command as below to see all networks in range, including ad-hoc network:
>netsh wlan show networks
in this case, wlan-ps is the ad-hoc wireless network name of the tl-wps510u.note down the detailed information of wlan-ps.
set up a visible ad-hoc wireless network and manually get it connected
step1: set up a new network
go to ‘control panel’→ ‘network and internet’→ ‘network and sharing center’, click ‘set up a new connection or network’
double click “manually connect to a wireless network”
enter the ssid, security settings of the ad-hoc network accordingly (you can find the detailed information in “view the ad-hoc wireless network”-setp2), uncheck “start this connection automatically” (important)
click “next”, then “close”
note: the network name of the tl-wps510u is wlan-ps, security type of the tl-wps510u is no authentication(open)
step 2: complete the parameter of the ad-hoc wireless network
run the command as below (important):
>netsh wlan set profileparameter wlan-ps connectiontype=ibss
step 3: run cmd and connect the ad-hoc network
after setting up, run this command whenever you want to connect the ad-hoc network:
>netsh wlan connect wlan-ps
then you can see that you are currently connected to wlan-ps in “network and sharing center” window
now you can connect your windows 8.1 pc to wlan-ps and continue to install and configure the tl-wps510u.
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