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.
Other detailed procedure may refer to FAQ as below
http://www.tp-link.com/en/search/?q=510u&t=FAQ&s=