TP-LINK is known not only by its routers, but also wireless adapters. These compact devices with a flash drive size allow you to ensure the possibility of receiving a Wi-Fi signal those devices that are not equipped with a built-in module. However, before proceeding with the use of such equipment, you must find and install the driver corresponding to it. Consider this procedure on the example of TP-LINK TL-WN727N.
Driver search options for TP-LINK TL-WN727N
Like any device of this type, to equip the Wi-Fi-Fi adapter in question with current software can be in several ways. We will tell about each of them.Note: Before performing any of the methods described below, connect the TL-WN727N to a deliberately good USB port of the computer directly without using adapters and extension cords.
Method 1: Official website
The software you need to work for TP-LINK TL-WN727N can be downloaded from the manufacturer. Actually, it is from an official web resource and the search for drivers for any devices should be started.
Go to TP-Link Support page
- Once on the page with a brief description of the characteristics of the wireless adapter, go to the Driver tab, located under the block with accessible to the documentation available for viewing and downloading.
- In the drop-down list, located under the inscription "Select the hardware version", specify the value corresponding to your TP-LINK TL-WN727N. After that, scroll down the page slightly down.
Note: The hardware version of the Wi-Fi adapter is indicated on a special sticker on its enclosure. If you follow the link "How to find out the version of the TP-LINK device" , emphasized in the image above, you will see not only a more detailed description, but also a visual example of where to look for this information.
- The "Driver" section will provide a link to the latest available version of software for TL-WN727n, compatible including Windows 10. Below you can find a similar software component for Linux.
- Immediately after you click on the active link, you will start downloading the archive with the driver to the computer. Literally after a few seconds, it will appear in the "Download" folder or the directory you indicated.
- Remove the contents of the archive using any archiver (for example, WinRAR).
Navigate to the folder received after unpacking and run the setup file located in it.
- In the welcome window of the TP-LINK installation wizard, click on the "Next" button. Further actions will be fulfilled in automatic mode, and on their completion you simply need to close the installer application window.
In order to make sure that the TP-LINK TL-WN727N wireless adapter is working, click on the "Network" icon in the system tray (notification panel) - there you will see a list of available wireless networks. Find your own and connect to it, just entering the password.
Downloading drivers from the official TP-LINK site and their subsequent installation - the task is quite simple. This approach to ensuring the performance of the Wi-Fi-FI adapter TL-WN727N does not take a lot of time and will not definitely cause difficulties. We will proceed to consideration of other options.
Method 2: Branded utility
In addition to drivers, TP-Link provides for the network equipment produced by it and branded utilities. Such software allows not only to install missing drivers, but also to update them as new versions release. Consider how to download and install such a utility for TL-WN727N, which we and you need to make it work.
- Follow the link from the previous method to the page with a description of the properties of the Wi-Fi adapter, and then into the "Utility" tab, located at the bottom right.
- Click on the link with its name to start downloading.
- Unpack the contents of the archive loaded on the computer,
Find the SETUP file in the directory and run it.
- In the window that appears, click "Next",
And then "Install" to start setting TP-LINK branded utility.
The procedure will take a few seconds,
By completing it, click "Finish" in the installer program window.
- Together with the utility, the driver required for the TL-WN727N with Wi-Fi will be installed. To verify this, check the list of available wireless networks, as described at the end of the first method, or in the Device Manager »Expand the" Network Adapters "branch - the device will be recognized by the system, and therefore ready to use.
This method is practically no different from the previous one, the only difference is that the utility installed in the system also will be followed by the driver updates. When such becomes available for TP-Link TL-WN727N, depending on the settings you specify, they will be installed automatically or it will be necessary to make it manually.
Method 3: Specialized Programs
If the options for installing the driver for the Wi-Fi adapter TP-Link are not suitable for some reason, it is not possible to achieve the desired result, we recommend using the solution from third-party developers. Such programs allow you to install and / or update drivers of any equipment, and not just TL-WN727N. They operate in automatic mode, first scanning the system, and then downloading the missing software with its base and installing it. You can get acquainted with representatives of this segment in the next article.
Read more: Programs for installing drivers
To solve our task, any of the applications considered with you will be suitable. However, if you are interested in an exceptionally free software, easy and convenient to use, we recommend using Drivermax or DriverPack, especially since we previously talked about the nuances of each of them.
Read more:
Driver Update with Driverpack Solution
Search and install drivers in the DRIVERMAX program
Method 4: Equipment ID
By contacting the "Dispatcher of Devices" built into the system, you can not only get acquainted with the list of equipment installed in the computer and connected to it, but also find out a number of important information about them. The latter refers to the ID - equipment identifier. This is a unique code that developers give each product. Knowing it, you can easily find and download the latest version of the driver. For the TP-LINK TL-WN727N Wireless Adapter, the identifier has the following value:
USB \ Vid_148F & Pid_3070
Copy this number and use the instructions on our website, in which the ID and Special Web Services is considered in detail the algorithm.
Read more: Search for driver identifier driver
Method 5: Standard Windows Toolkit
If Windows 10 is installed on your computer, the likelihood that the operating system will independently find and install the driver for TP-Link TL-WN727N immediately after connecting it to the USB connector. If this does not automatically occur, similar actions can be performed manually. All that will be required for this is to contact your device manager already familiar to us and perform the steps described in the article below. The algorithm proposed in it is applicable for other versions of the operating system, and not just for the "dozens".
Read more: Installing drivers with standard Windows tools
Conclusion
This article approached its logical conclusion. We looked at all existing options for searching and installing the driver for TP-LINK TL-WN727N. As you can see, it is fairly easy to make this Wi-Fi adapter, it is enough to choose the most suitable way for these purposes. Which one - to solve only you, they are all equally effective and, not less important, safe.