Now start the access point - type this command (it also takes Administrative Privileges):.

In all other cases you don't need administrative privileges for command prompt. Replace it with something more complicated.īy the way, there is another way to open the command prompt as Administrator - press 'WIN+R', then type there cmd.exe and press 'Ctrl+Shift+Enter'. Where NNN - the name of the access point, 1234ABCD - its password. Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=NNN key=1234ABCD keyUsage=persistent

Next, setup the name and password for the access point - type this command in the 'Command Prompt', but in this case open the command prompt as Administrator (WIN+X, then press button 'A' or click on 'Command Prompt (Admin)'):.

If it says 'Yes', it means the adapter would work as an access point. See the output for the string 'Hosted network supported'.

Open 'Command Prompt' (WIN+R, then type there cmd.exe), type in the 'Command Prompt' this command:.

If you don't see it, read the Troubleshooting section, part 2.

You'll see a big button with WI-FI sign, press on it to turn on the Wireless Adapter. Turn on the Wireless Adapter (if it's off) - in the system tray click on 'Network' icon.If your Windows 10 is 64-bit, use a driver from 64-bit directory (Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit or Windows 8.1 64bit). Click on 'Browse' and select an *.inf file in the 'Driver Files' directory: Now click on 'Browse my computer for driver software', click on 'Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer', click 'Have Disk.'.Then click on tab 'Driver', next click on 'Update driver' button. Find 'TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter' in 'Network Adapters' section, double click on the adapter to open its property:.Right Click on 'Start' button, select 'Device Manager' (or press WIN+R keys and type devmgmt.msc in the 'Run' dialog box).Unpack 'Driver Files' directory to any suitable location on the hard drive.First, download and unpack drivers for TL-WN823N V2 adapter: (see there TL-WN823N_V2_ driver.zip file with MD5=63b092812ef4674fc125364ee668cf18) or use a direct link.

This instruction explains how to do that. But this problem can be solved if using old drivers for Windows 7 or 8 instead. It's quite complicated to create an Access Point in Windows 10 with TL-WN823N Adapter, because its drivers are not supporting Hosted network mode.

Using Wireless USB TL-WN823N V2 Adapter as an Access Point in Windows 10

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