How to install TP-Link TL-WN725N V2(WiFi) on Raspberry Pi

Got my raspberry pi and was excited about it. After using it for a while, i decided to go wifi on it.

I purchased TP-Link TL-WN725N V2 and unfortunately, it wasn't among the plug and play devices drivers that raspberry had, so i had to download and install it. Again, unfortunately for me, it wasn't as straight forward as other installations i've done.

All round the web, there are various tutorials on how to get it running and a lot of it depends on your current pi running OS. Along the line i stumbled across a script that did it all with minimal stress.

1. Before powering up the device, make sure the wifi dongle is plugged in. The dongle causes the Pi to restart anytime its plugged in, due to its brief high power load. Another requirement is an internet connection.

2. use WINSCP and copy install-8188eu.tgz to /home/pi of the raspberry pi

3. Extract the file;

     $ tar zxvf install-8188eu.tar.gz

4. run the extracted file;

     $ ./install-8188eu.sh

This downloads, symlinks, copies and does all the neccessary stuff needed to make it work. when it is done and successful, the LED on the dongle starts to blink and you're good to go.

5. Log into the Pi physically use the 'Wifi Config' icon on desktop to connect to an access point.

There, installation and running of the wifi dongle in just 5 steps....Enjoy!!!!!

If you need help, drop a line and i'll see how i can help.

If you want to configure your connection via commandline, click here

To install and configure VNC for remote sessions, click here

UPDATE:

I just found out that the above file doesn't work for newer version of Raspbian.

This is the new updated method;

1. Down the current tar file from here. After download, follow the initial instructions to install.

2. If file in tar is 8188eu.ko,the above method won't work. For this, enter the below commands;

sudo rmmod 8188eu
sudo install -p -m 644 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe 8188eu