Edimax Technology Co 9577221420 User Manual
AC1200 11ac Wireless Dual Band USB
Adapter
User Manual
Version: 1.0
(November, 2014)
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Federal Communication Commission
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
※ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
※ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
※ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
※ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.
FCC Caution
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation
Exposure Statement
This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled
exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance
with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65
Supplement C.
The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels
1-11 only and should be installed and operated with minimum distance 0.5cm
between the radiator & your body.
This device is restricted to indoor use when operated in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz
frequency range.
※ FCC requires this product to be used indoors for the frequency range 5.15
to 5.25 GHz to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel
Mobile Satellite systems.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on
radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC
(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station
Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who
install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of
electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All
guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed
at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
EU Countries Intended for Use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member
states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
EU Countries Not intended for use
None.
C A T A L O G
Chapter I: Product Information .................................................................... 1
1-1 Introduction and safety information ......................................................... 1
1-2 Safety Information ..................................................................................... 2
1-3 System Requirements ................................................................................ 3
1-4 Package Contents....................................................................................... 4
1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card ........................................ 5
CHAPTER II: Installation and Configuration .......................................... 6
2-1 Network Card Installation ........................................................................ 6
2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point ............................................................ 13
2-3 Profile Settings ......................................................................................... 18
2-3-1 Add a new profile .......................................................................... 18
2-3-2 Remove an existing profile ........................................................... 21
2-3-3 Edit an existing profile .................................................................. 22
2-3-4 Import / Export profile ................................................................. 23
2-3-5 WPS Profile Setup ........................................................................ 25
2-3-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration .......................................... 27
2-3-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration ........................................... 28
2-4 Link Information ..................................................................................... 32
2-5 About ........................................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function ............................................................... 36
3-1 Switch to AP Mode ................................................................................... 36
3-2 Configure AP ........................................................................................... 38
3-3 Access Control.......................................................................................... 41
3-4 Associate List ........................................................................................... 43
3-5 About ........................................................................................................ 44
CHAPTER IV: Client + AP Function .......................................................... 45
4-1 Switch to Client + AP Mode Mode .......................................................... 45
4-2 Configure AP ........................................................................................... 47
4-3 Available Networks .................................................................................. 49
4-4 Link Information ..................................................................................... 51
4-5 Profile Settings ......................................................................................... 54
4-5-1 Add a new entry ............................................................................ 54
4-5-2 Remove an existing profile ........................................................... 57
4-5-3 Edit an existing profile .................................................................. 58
4-5-4 Import / Export profile ................................................................. 59
4-5-5 WPS Profile Setup ........................................................................ 61
4-5-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration .......................................... 63
The setup images used in this manual are for reference only. The contents of these images may
vary according to software version. The official image contents are based on the newest software
version.
4-5-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration ........................................... 64
4-6 About ........................................................................................................ 68
CHAPTER V: Appendix ........................................................................... 69
5-1 Hardware Specification ........................................................................... 69
5-2 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 70
5-3 Glossary ................................................................................................... 73
Chapter I: Product Information
1-1 Introduction and safety information
Thank you for purchasing this extreme high-speed 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual
band wireless network card! Excepting common wireless standards
802.11a/b/g/n, this wireless network card is also 802.11ac compatible data transfer rate is 867Mbps, and that’s three times faster than 802.11n
wireless network! 802.11ac also provides wider wireless coverage, so you
don’t have to worry if your computer is far from your wireless access
point.
With easy-to-install USB 3.0 interface - a very common expansion port of
computers - plug this wireless network card into any empty USB port of
your computer, just that simple!
Other features of this product including:
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Extreme High transfer data rate – 11ac up to 867Mbps, 11n up to
300Mbps
Support WMM wireless QoS feature.
Support WPA, WPA2 with IEEE 802.1x functions for high level
of security.
Support the most popular operating system: Windows 7,
Windows8, Linux and MAC OS
Support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) hardware button for easy
connection.
Support USB 3.0/2.0 interface. (11ac mode use USB 3.0 is
required )
Portable dongle type design.
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1-2 Safety Information
In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the
following safety instructions:
1. This USB wireless network card is designed for indoor use only. DO
NOT expose this network card to direct sun light, rain, or snow.
2. DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places, like
kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this wireless network card in the
car in summer.
3. This network card is small enough to put in a child’s mouth, and it
could cause serious injury or could be fatal. If they throw the network
card, the card will be damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS NETWORK
CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!
4. This network card will become hot when being used for long time
(This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put the network
card on a paper, cloth, or other flammable objects after the network card
has been used for a long time.
5. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the network card. If you found
that the network card is not working properly, please contact your dealer
of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the network card by
yourself, warranty will be void.
6. If the network card falls into water, DO NOT USE IT AGAIN
BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE
FOR INSPECTION.
7. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out
from the network card, switch the computer off immediately, and call
dealer of purchase for help.
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1-3 System Requirements
An empty USB 3.0/2.0 port (11ac mode use Super Speed USB 3.0 is
required ) (May not be able work with USB 1.1 port, and
performance will be greatly reduced)
Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system
CD-ROM drive
At least 100MB of available disk space
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1-4 Package Contents
Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if
there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of
purchase to claim for missing items:
□ USB wireless network card (1 pcs) ……………………………… 1
□ Protection Cap (1 pcs) ……..……………………. ……………... 2
□ Driver/Utility/Quick Guide/User Manual CD-ROM (1 pcs) ……. 3
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1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card
LED Name
Light Status
Description
Link/
Activity
Blinking
Linked to a wireless access point /
Transferring data
Off
Power off
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1. USB Connector
2. Link/Activity LED
3. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode)
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CHAPTER II: Installation and Configuration
2-1 Network Card Installation
Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless
network card:
1. Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty Super Speed
USB 3.0 port of your computer when computer is switched on. Never
use force to insert the card, if you feel it’s stuck, flip the card over and
try again.
2. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your
computer, and execute ‘Setup.exe’ program in ‘Driver’ folder.
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3. On Windows 7 computer, you may see UAC (User Account Control)
window popup to warn you that this program is going to make
changes to your computer, click ‘Yes’ to continue.
4. Please select ‘I accept the terms of the license agreement’, then click
‘Next’.
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5. Select ‘Install driver and Mediatek WLAN Utility’ and click ‘Next’ to
continue. Optionally, you can select ‘Install driver only’ to install
wireless network card driver only, and use Windows’ built-in wireless
manager.
If you don’t know which one you should choose, select ‘Install driver
and Mediatek WLAN Utility’ for maximum functionality.
6. Click ‘Install’ to continue.
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Please note: If you see this message, click ‘Install this driver software
anyway’ to continue.
7. Please be patient while installation is in progress, this may require few
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minutes.
8. Click ‘Finish’ to finish installation procedure.
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9. Please insert your USB wifi network card to any empty USB port now.
A popup message indicating that your computer found ‘802.11ac USB
Wireless LAN Card’ will appear. Please be patient while Windows is
installation driver.
This message will only appear when you insert the USB wifi network
card to your computer’s USB port, or you insert the network card to a
different USB port of your computer.
10. You should be able to see this popup message, indicating your new
USB network is ready to use; If not, please either try to re-install
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driver, or insert the network card to another USB port of your
(Green)
Network connection established, signal strength good.
(Yellow)
Network connection established, signal strength
normal or poor.
(Red)
Network connection is not yet established
(Black)
Network card not found on your computer
HERE!
computer.
(Windows 7)
11. A new icon will appear near the clock of system tray:
Left-click the icon will launch wireless network configuration utility,
and you can right-click the icon to show the quick menu of
configuration utility.
This icon uses 5 colors to represent current network status:
For detailed instructions of wireless network configuration utility, please
refer to next chapter.
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2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point
HERE!
To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point
first. Please follow the following instructions to use Mediatek
configuration utility to connect to wireless access point.
1. Left-click the Mediatek configuration utility icon located at
lower-right corner of computer desktop, and configuration menu will
appear:
2. Wireless utility will appear.
Click ‘Site Survey’ button to open the list of available wireless
networks (and their status).
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Field#
Description
1 (SSID)
The Service-Set IDentifier of network device
(The name of network device)
2 (Type)
The type of network device
Infrastructure (Access Point)
Ad-Hoc
3 (Channel)
The channel number of this network device
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(Wireless mode)
Available wireless mode.
802.11a wireless capability
802.11b wireless capability
802.11g wireless capability
802.11n wireless capability
2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
There are 6 fields in ‘Site Survey’ list:
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802.11ac wireless capability
5 (Security)
Security mode. When nothing is displayed here,
means this network device does not require
security and anyone can connect to it.
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(Signal Strength)
Shows the wireless signal strength in percentage.
Higher percentage means better signal quality.
3. To connect to a wireless access point, double click on it:
4. If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here,
you can click ‘Refresh’ button to scan for wireless access points
again; if the wireless access point you’re looking for still not appear,
try to move the computer closer.
5. You’ll be prompted with wireless access point’s encryption method (if
any):
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Click right arrow to continue. Generally you don’t have to change
encryption method, it will be detected automatically. If you selected a
wrong encryption method, connection will not be able to establish.
6. Please input encryption key (or passphrase, depends on encryption
method) here, then click right arrow.
7. Network card will attempt to connect to access point now, this may
require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When you see
there’s a check shown beside the access point you wish to connect,
your computer is connected to access point you selected. The
connection status will be displayed in configuration utility also.
(see example picture below).
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2-3 Profile Settings
For connections you’ll frequently use, you can save them as a profile and
you can recall all settings (security type, password, etc.) back soon.
2-3-1 Add a new profile
By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific
wireless access point in advance, so you can recall a set of connection
parameters quickly.
To do this, follow the following procedures:
1. Click ‘Profile’ in configuration utility:
2. Profile manager will appear. Click plus sign to add a new profile.
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