TP-Link TX201 Bedienungsanleitung
©2022 TP-Link 1910013261 REV1.0.0
User Guide
2.5 Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter
TX201
Contents
Chapter 1. About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2. Get to Know About Your Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
1. 1. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. 2. LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 3. Connect to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 4. Install Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 5. Appendix: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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About This Guide
This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation
Guide instructs you on quick installation, and this guide provides the product
overview and detailed instructions for each steps.
When using this guide, please notice that features available of the adapter may
vary by model and software version. The adapter’s availability may also vary by
region or ISP. All images, steps, and descriptions in this guide are only examples
and may not reflect your actual experience.
Conventions
In this guide, the following conventions are used:
Convention Description
Teal Underline Hyperlinks are in teal italic. You can click to redirect to a website or a
specific section.
Teal Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in teal, including
the menus, items, buttons, etc.
Note: Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the
device.
Tips: Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
device.
• Maximum wired data throughput rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard 802.3 specifications. Actual
wired data throughput is not guaranteed and will vary as a result of environmental factors, Ethernet cable class, and
computer performance.
• To ensure compatibility, you may need to update the adapter’s drivers after an OS update. You can check the full list of
OS support in the download center at tp-link.com/download-center.
More Info
• The latest software can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/download-center.
• The Quick Installation Guide (QIG) can be found where you find this guide or
inside the package of the product.
• Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com.
• A TP-Link Community is provided for you to discuss our products at
https://community.tp-link.com.
• Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact
Technical Support page at https://www.tp-link.com/support.
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Chapter 1 Get to Know about Your Adapter
1. 1. Product Overview
Combined with the latest 2.5GBase-T Technology, TX201 delivers extreme
speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps, which is 2.5× faster than typical Gigabit adapters,
guaranteeing smooth data transmissions for all your bandwidth-intensive tasks.
This will lead you to a new era of 2.5 Gbps home networking.
With extreme speed and ultra-low latency, 2.5GBase-T is backwards compatible
with Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet, automatically negotiating between
higher and lower speed connections.
1. 2. LED Status
LED Status:
LED Status
100M/10M Link
On: The adapter speed is negotiated to 100 Mbps/10 Mbps, but no data
transmission.
Flashing: The adapter is working at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.
Off: No link or the adapter is working at a different speed.
1000M
Link
On: The adapter speed is negotiated to 1 Gbps, but no data transmission.
Flashing: The adapter is working at 1 Gbps.
Off: No link or the adapter is working at a different speed.
2.5G
Link
On:Theadapterspeedisnegotiatedto2.5Gbps,but no datatransmission.
Flashing: The adapter is working at 2.5 Gbps.
Off: No link or the adapter is working at a different speed.
Tips:
If neither LED flashes, check whether the adapter is detected by the computer or the driver is successfully
installed.
Chapter 2
Connect to a Computer
This chapter introduces how to connect the adapter to your computer.
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Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer
Before you begin using your adapter, insert the adapter into your computer by
following these steps.
1. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cable and remove the case panel.
2. Locate an available PCI-E slot and carefully insert the adapter.
Note:
If the bracket is not suitable for your computer, detach it from the adapter’s board and replace it with the
low-profile bracket provided.
3. Replace the case panel, plug in the power cable and turn on your computer.
Then connect the Ethernet cable to the adapter.
Chapter 3
Install Driver
This chapter introduces how to install your adapter’s driver in Windows system.
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Chapter 3 Install Driver
1. Insert the CD and run the Autorun.exe.
Note:
1. You can also download the driver or check the new release at https://www.tp-link.com/download-center
2. To install driver on Linux, refer to https://www.tp-link.com/faq-2868.html
2. Select your adapter to start driver installation.
3. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
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Appendix: Troubleshooting
T1.What should I do if the adapter is not detected?
• You could find and download the driver at https://www.tp-link.com/download-center
T2.How to find the hardware version of the adapter?
• The hardware version is printed on the product label on the package or the adapter.
There is a character string “Ver:X.Y” (for example, Ver:2.0) in the Serial Number field,
and the number X is the hardware version of the adapter.
• Visit https://www.tp-link.com/faq-46.html and follow the second method to find the
hardware version of the adapter.
T3.What should I do if PC cannot find the new hardware?
• Restart your computer and try again.
• Check if the network adapter is inserted in the PCI Express slot properly.
• Reinsert the adapter or try to change another PCI Express slot.
• Try inserting the adapter on a different computer.
• Make sure you meet the minimum system requirements for the adapter and that the
latest Windows and system updates are installed on your computer.
• If the problem persists, contact our Technical Support.
T4.How to check if I have installed the driver for my adapter successfully
or not?
1. On your computer, please right click the Computer icon and go to Manage;
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