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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2

3

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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3. Please name the profile in ‘Profile Name’ field, and select the AP you

wish to connect in ‘SSID’ dropdown list, then click right arrow .

If you’re connecting to a network device using AD-HOC connection
method, select ‘Ad Hoc - Connect to other computers’ first.

4. Select this AP’s authentication and encryption method from dropdown

list, then click right arrow .

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5. Input passphrase key here (or WEP key, if required), then click right

arrow :

6. Check this box if you wish to enable pre-logon connection. When this

feature is enabled, wireless network connection will be established
before you logon Windows so you can authenticate yourself against
network server. If you don’t need this, you can leave this box
unchecked. Click right arrow to continue.

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7. The profile will be saved in the list:

You can repeat step 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless
connection. When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access
point, click ‘Active’ button (as indicated above).

A check mark will be displayed beside active profile.

2-3-2 Remove an existing profile

When you no longer need an existing profile, just select it from the list
and click ‘Delete’ button.

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If the profile you wish to delete is active now, you’ll be prompted to
confirm deletion:

To delete anyway, click ‘OK’; to cancel, click mark.

2-3-3 Edit an existing profile

If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of
the profile, you can use this function. Please select a profile from the list
first, then click ‘Edit’ button.

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You’ll be provided with the contents of selected profile; you can edit
them and save changes.

2-3-4 Import / Export profile

If you need to move your wireless settings to another computer, or you
just want to make a backup, you can use import / export function to make
a copy, or restore current profile.

To backup a profile, click ‘Export’ :

You’ll be prompted to select a place to save profile setting file. Select a
folder in your computer and name the profile, then click ‘Save’.

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To recall previously-saved profiles, click ‘Import’ :

Select a profile (file with .prof extension), and click ‘Open’ Please note
that this will overwrite any existing profile(s).

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2-3-5 WPS Profile Setup

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a new, convenient way to setup secured
wireless connections. You only need to push a button or input a set of
8-digit random number, and you can setup a secure connection between
wireless devices, like what a professional wireless expert can do.

To use WPS profile, you have to make sure the access point you wish to
connect supports WPS first. You can discover if an access point is
WPS-capable or not by site-survey:

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In this list, there are ten access points support WPS, which are indicated
by icon.

You can still establish secured connection with WPS-capable access
points in conventional way. To establish WPS-style connection, click

‘Add WPS profile’ button:

You’ll be prompted to select WPS method and WPS AP:

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To use PIN (8-digit or 4-digit random number) to setup WPS, select ‘PIN
/ numeric code’, and you have to select an AP from ‘WPS AP List’
dropdown menu; to establish connection by Push-Button Configuration
(PBC), you don’t have to select an AP from ‘WPS AP List’ dropdown list.

Note: This device follows WPS 2.0 Standard Specification to allow
inputting 4-digit PIN code, pls. make sure your Wireless Router or
Access Point supports WPS 2.0 accordingly, or use 8-digit PIN as
usual.

You can also check ‘Auto’ box and configuration utility will select a
correct WPS-capable AP to connect when in PIN / numeric code mode.

Click right arrow to continue.

2-3-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration

When you want to use ‘PBC’ mode:

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Click ‘Start PBC’ button:

Now, please push the WPS button on the access point (a physical button
or a software button in its configuration menu - please refer to access
point’s user manual) within 2 minutes.

2-3-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration

To setup WPS connection by PIN, select ‘PIN / numeric code’, then click
right arrow.

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There are two method in PIN mode WPS configuration: ‘Type PIN in AP’
and ‘Type PIN below’. ‘Type PIN in AP’ is the one who searches for
WPS registrar and will attempt to connect it and ‘Type PIN below’ is the
one who waits for incoming WPS request.

The WPS role of two devices should not be same: When one device is
registrar, the other one must be enrollee, and vice versa.

There will be a menu displaying 2 kind of method on the configuration
menu,

1. Type PIN in AP

Select ‘Type PIN in AP’ in ‘PIN Entry Method’ dropdown list. There will
be a menu displaying 8-digit WPS PIN code on the configuration menu.

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Please remember the number and input PIN code in the web page of
router/AP in a short period of time(2 minutes or so), then click right
arrow.

Click ‘StartPIN’ to begin WPS connection, please be patient. You’ll be
prompted when WPS connection is established successfully; if you
received an error, you can try again, but please remember to make sure
the PIN you obtained from access point is still valid.

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2. Type PIN below

Select ‘Type PIN below’ in ‘Config mode’ dropdown list, and input PIN
code in ‘Pin Code’, then click right arrow.

Please be patient. You’ll be prompted when WPS connection is
established successfully.

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2-4 Link Information

You can check the status of active wireless connection by clicking ‘Link
Information’ button:

A new window will appear:

There are 3 kinds of link information:

1. Link status

Displays the status of active connection.

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2. Throughput

Displays the throughput of active connection.

3. Statistics

Displays the statistics of active connection. Select ‘Transmit’ or
‘Receive’ to switch displaying statistics of transmitted and received
data packets.

To reset counters, click

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2-5 About

Click this button to see the version information of utility.

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CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function

Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this
wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch
this wireless card’s operating mode to ‘AP’ mode to simulate the function
of a real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and
wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the
internet connection you have!

Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function
of your wireless card.

3-1 Switch to AP Mode

The operating mode of the wireless card is ‘Station Mode’ (becoming a
client of other wireless access points) by default. If you want to switch to
AP mode, please right-click configuration utility icon, and click ‘Switch
to AP Mode’.

You’ll see the configuration utility’s icon switched to ‘AP’ icon.

To launch AP manager, right-click configuration utility’s icon, and select
‘Launch Config Utilities’.

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The soft-AP configuration utility will appear, along with the status of
software AP:

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3-2 Configure AP

To use software AP, you need to configure it first to accept incoming
wireless connections. Click ‘Config AP’ button to continue.

You have to input the SSID of this software AP first:

1. AP Setup

Input SSID in ‘SSID’ field. If you wish to hide SSID so only clients
who know your actual SSID can get connected, check ‘Hide SSID’
box.

You can also change WAN connection by ‘ICS WAN’ dropdown
menu.

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When you finish, click right arrow .

2. Channel Select

In this page, you can select 2.4G or 5G wireless channel of this
software AP by ‘Channel’ dropdown list.

When you finish, click right arrow .

3. Wireless Security

In this page, you have to select the authentication and encryption
method of this software AP.

Available ‘Authentication’ options are:

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Open: No security. Anyone who found this AP can get connected.
WPA-PSK: Use WPA-PSK authentication.
WPA2-PSK: Use WPA2-PSK authentication.
WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK: Allows both WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
authentication.

Available ‘Encryption’ options are:
Not Encryption: No security
AES: Use AES encryption.

When you finish, click right arrow .

4. Authentication Type

In this page, you can configure wireless authentication type.

Input WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK key here. If
you wish to change group rekey time interval, you also can change it
here, but normally you don’t need to change it and software AP will
still work fine. Please note the encryption key must be 8 to 63 ASCII
characters or 64 Hex characters.

When you finish, click right arrow . After you finish this step, your
software AP is ready and able to accept incoming connection requests.

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3-3 Access Control

You can allow or disallow certain wireless clients to connect your
software AP by this function. To setup access control, click ‘Access
Control List’ button .

Access control list will appear:

First you have to select access control policy:

Disable: No access controlling

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Allow All: Only allow clients in the list to establish connection (white
list).

Reject All: Rejects all clients in the list to establish connection (black
list).

Then you have to input the 12-character MAC address in ‘MAC Address’
field. You may find the MAC address of a certain network card on itself
(something like a label). Please note that you don’t have to input : (colon)
or - (dash) character between every 2 MAC address characters.

Click ‘Add’ to add this MAC address in the list.

To delete a MAC address in the list, select it and click ‘Delete’ button; to
delete all entries, click ‘Remove All’ button.

Click ‘Apply’ button to save changes.

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3-4 Associate List

You can see the list of all wireless clients that connected to this software
AP. Click ‘Connected Devices’ button to show the list.

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3-5 About

Click this button to see the version information of software AP
configuration utility.

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CHAPTER IV: Client + AP Function

When ICS WAN is unavailable, the this wireless card can connect to
other APs and it can also work as a wireless service provider at the same
time for other users to connect with.

Please follow the following instructions in following chapters to use the
Client + AP function of your wireless card.

4-1 Switch to Client + AP Mode Mode

The operating mode of the wireless card is ‘Client Mode’ (becoming a
client of other wireless access points) by default. If you want to switch to
AP mode, please right-click configuration utility icon, and click ‘Switch
to AP Mode’.

You’ll see the configuration utility’s icon switched to ‘Client + AP’ icon.

To launch AP manager, right-click configuration utility’s icon, and select
‘Launch Config Utilities’.

The soft-AP configuration utility will appear, along with the status of
software AP:

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when you first time to enable Client + AP mode, You have to input the
SSID of this software AP first:

Input SSID in ‘SSID’ field and Input encryption key here. When you
finish, click ok.

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4-2 Configure AP

To use software AP, you need to configure it first to accept incoming
wireless connections. Click ‘Config AP’ button to continue.

1. AP Configuration

Input SSID in ‘SSID’ and Input encryption key here.

You can also change WAN connection by ‘ICS WAN’ dropdown menu.
When you finish, click right arrow .

2. MAC Table

In this page, all connected client's MAC address will be displayed
here.

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4-3 Available Networks

1 2 3 4 5

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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.

Click ‘Site Survey’ button to open the list of available wireless
networks (and their status).

There are 6 fields in ‘Site Survey’ list:

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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

4
(Wireless mode)

Available wireless mode.

802.11a wireless capability

802.11b wireless capability

802.11g wireless capability

802.11n wireless capability

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.

6
(Signal Strength)

Shows the wireless signal strength in percentage.
Higher percentage means better signal quality.

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4-4 Link Information

You can check the status of active wireless connection by clicking ‘Link
Information’ button:

A new window will appear:

There are 3 kinds of link information:

1. Link status

Displays the status of active connection.

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2. Throughput

Displays the throughput of active connection.

3. Statistics

Displays the statistics of active connection. Select ‘Transmit’ or
‘Receive’ to switch displaying statistics of transmitted and received
data packets.

To reset counters, click

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4-5 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.

4-5-1 Add a new entry

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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3. Please name the profile in ‘Profile Name’ field, and select the AP you

wish to connect in ‘SSID’ dropdown list, then click right arrow .

If you’re connecting to a network device using AD-HOC connection
method, select ‘Ad Hoc - Connect to other computers’ first.

4. Select this AP’s authentication and encryption method from dropdown

list, then click right arrow .

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5. Input passphrase key here (or WEP key, if required), then click right

arrow :

6. Check this box if you wish to enable pre-logon connection. When this

feature is enabled, wireless network connection will be established
before you logon Windows so you can authenticate yourself against
network server. If you don’t need this, you can leave this box
unchecked. Click right arrow to continue.

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7. The profile will be saved in the list:

You can repeat step 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless
connection. When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access
point, click ‘Active’ button (as indicated above).

A check mark will be displayed beside active profile.

4-5-2 Remove an existing profile

When you no longer need an existing profile, just select it from the list
and click ‘Delete’ button.

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If the profile you wish to delete is active now, you’ll be prompted to
confirm deletion:

To delete anyway, click ‘OK’; to cancel, click mark.

4-5-3 Edit an existing profile

If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of
the profile, you can use this function. Please select a profile from the list
first, then click ‘Edit’ button.

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You’ll be provided with the contents of selected profile; you can edit
them and save changes.

4-5-4 Import / Export profile

If you need to move your wireless settings to another computer, or you
just want to make a backup, you can use import / export function to make
a copy, or restore current profile.

To backup a profile, click ‘Export’ :

You’ll be prompted to select a place to save profile setting file. Select a
folder in your computer and name the profile, then click ‘Save’.

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To recall previously-saved profiles, click ‘Import’ :

Select a profile (file with .prof extension), and click ‘Open’ Please note
that this will overwrite any existing profile(s).

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4-5-5 WPS Profile Setup

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a new, convenient way to setup secured
wireless connections. You only need to push a button or input a set of
8-digit random number, and you can setup a secure connection between
wireless devices, like what a professional wireless expert can do.

To use WPS profile, you have to make sure the access point you wish to
connect supports WPS first. You can discover if an access point is
WPS-capable or not by site-survey:

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In this list, there are ten access points support WPS, which are indicated
by icon.

You can still establish secured connection with WPS-capable access
points in conventional way. To establish WPS-style connection, click

‘Add WPS profile’ button:

You’ll be prompted to select WPS method and WPS AP:

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To use PIN (8-digit or 4-digit random number) to setup WPS, select ‘PIN
/ numeric code’, and you have to select an AP from ‘WPS AP List’
dropdown menu; to establish connection by Push-Button Configuration
(PBC), you don’t have to select an AP from ‘WPS AP List’ dropdown list.

Note: This device follows WPS 2.0 Standard Specification to allow
inputting 4-digit PIN code, pls. make sure your Wireless Router or
Access Point supports WPS 2.0 accordingly, or use 8-digit PIN as
usual.

You can also check ‘Auto’ box and configuration utility will select a
correct WPS-capable AP to connect when in PIN / numeric code mode.

Click right arrow to continue.

4-5-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration

When you want to use ‘PBC’ mode:

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Click ‘Start PBC’ button:

Now, please push the WPS button on the access point (a physical button
or a software button in its configuration menu - please refer to access
point’s user manual) within 2 minutes.

4-5-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration

To setup WPS connection by PIN, select ‘PIN / numeric code’, then click
right arrow.

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There are two method in PIN mode WPS configuration: ‘Type PIN in AP’
and ‘Type PIN below’. ‘Type PIN in AP’ is the one who searches for
WPS registrar and will attempt to connect it and ‘Type PIN below’ is the
one who waits for incoming WPS request.

The WPS role of two devices should not be same: When one device is
registrar, the other one must be enrollee, and vice versa.

There will be a menu displaying 2 kind of method on the configuration
menu,

1. Type PIN in AP

Select ‘Type PIN in AP’ in ‘PIN Entry Method’ dropdown list. There will
be a menu displaying 8-digit WPS PIN code on the configuration menu.

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Please get this number. Please remember the number and input PIN code
in the web page of router/AP in a short period of time(2 minutes or so),
then click right arrow.

Click ‘StartPIN’ to begin WPS connection, please be patient. You’ll be
prompted when WPS connection is established successfully; if you
received an error, you can try again, but please remember to make sure
the PIN you obtained from access point is still valid.

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2. Type PIN below

Select ‘Type PIN below’ in ‘Config mode’ dropdown list, and input PIN
code in ‘Pin Code’, then click right arrow.

Please be patient. You’ll be prompted when WPS connection is
established successfully.

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4-6 About

Click this button to see the version information of software AP
configuration utility.

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CHAPTER V: Appendix

5-1 Hardware Specification

 Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
 Interface: USB 3.0
 Frequency Band:

2.4000~2.4835GHz (subject to local regulations)

5.150~5.825GHz (subject to local regulations)

 Data Rate:

11a: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps
11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps
11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps
11n (20MHz): MCS0-07, up to 150Mbps
11n (40MHz): MCS0-07, up to 300Mbps
11ac (80MHz): VHT MCS0-9, up to 867Mbps

 Securities: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK,

802.1x Support

 Antenna: Internal Pifa Antenna x 2 (2T2R, MIMO technology)
 Drivers: Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux and Mac OSX
 LED: Link/Activity
 Dimension: 86 (L) x 28.5 (W) x 10.5 (H) mm (with Protection

Cap)

 Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C)
 Humidity: 10-95% (NonCondensing)

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5-2 Troubleshooting

Scenario

Solution

I can’t find any wireless
access point / wireless
device in ‘Site Survey’
function.

1. Click ‘Rescan’ for few more times and

see if you can find any wireless access
point or wireless device.

2. Please move closer to any known

wireless access point.

3. ‘Ad hoc’ function must be enabled for

the wireless device you wish to establish
a direct wireless link.

4. Please adjust the position of network

card (you may have to move your
computer if you’re using a notebook
computer) and click ‘Rescan’ button for
few more times. If you can find the
wireless access point or wireless device
you want to connect by doing this, try to
move closer to the place where the
wireless access point or wireless device
is located.

Nothing happens when I
click ‘Launch config
utilities’

1. Please make sure the wireless network

card is inserted into your computer’s
USB port. If the Realtek configuration
utility’s icon is black, the network card
is not detected by your computer.

2. Reboot the computer and try again.

3. Remove the card and insert it into

another USB port.

4. Remove the driver and re-install.

5. Contact the dealer of purchase for help.

I can not establish

1. Click ‘Connect’ for few more times.

If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless network
card, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please
check this troubleshooting table, the solution of your problem could be
very simple, and you can solve the problem by yourself!

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connection with a certain
wireless access point

2. If the SSID of access point you wish to
connect is hidden (nothing displayed in
‘SSID’ field in ‘Site Survey’ function),
you have to input correct SSID of the
access point you wish to connect. Please
contact the owner of access point to ask
for correct SSID.

3. You have to input correct passphrase /
security key to connect an access point
with encryption. Please contact the
owner of access point to ask for correct
passphrase / security key.

4. The access point you wish to connect
only allows network cards with specific
MAC address to establish connection.
Please go to ‘About’ tab and write the
value of ‘Phy_Addess’ down, then
present this value to the owner of access
point so he / she can add the MAC
address of your network card to his / her
access point’s list.

The network is slow /
having problem when
transferring large files

1. Move closer to the place where access

point is located.

2. Enable ‘Wireless Protection’ in

‘Advanced’ tab.

3. Try a lower TX Rate in ‘Advanced’ tab.

4. Disable ‘Tx Burst’ in ‘Advanced’ tab.

5. Enable ‘WMM’ in ‘QoS’ tab if you need

to use multimedia / telephony related
applications.

6. Disable ‘WMM – Power Save Enable’ in

‘QoS’ tab.

7. There could be too much people using

the same radio channel. Ask the owner
of the access point to change the channel
number.

Please try one or more solutions listed

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5-3 Glossary

1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard?

802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN
communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4
GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream
wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.

802.11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique
specified in IEEE 802.11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies
it in the same 2.4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802.11b. The

802.11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802.11b.
The standard specifically calls for:

A. A new physical layer for the 802.11 Medium Access Control

(MAC) in the 2.4 GHz frequency band, known as the extended
rate PHY (ERP). The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new
coding scheme for 6, 12 and 24 Mbps (mandatory speeds), and 18,
36, 48 and 54 Mbps (optional speeds). The ERP includes the
modulation schemes found in 802.11b including CCK for 11 and

5.5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps.

B. A protection mechanism called RTS/CTS that governs how

802.11g devices and 802.11b devices interoperate.

2. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard?

The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee, which
formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable
wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to
communicate.

3. What does IEEE 802.11 feature support?

The product supports the following IEEE 802.11 functions:

 CSMA/CA plus Acknowledge Protocol
 Multi-Channel Roaming
 Automatic Rate Selection
 RTS/CTS Feature
 Fragmentation
 Power Management

4. What is Ad-hoc?

An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each
has a Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless
LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for
a branch or SOHO operation.

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5. What is Infrastructure?

An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an
Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise
scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application
for mobile workers.

6. What is BSS ID?

A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.

7. What is WEP?

WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based
on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11
standard.

8. What is TKIP?

TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent
weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys.
TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802.11i WLAN security standard, and
the specification might be officially released by early 2003.

9. What is AES?

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has
been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and
authenticity for digital information, wherever and however
communicated or stored, while making more efficient use of
hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is
also included in IEEE 802.11i standard. Compare with AES, TKIP is
a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers
implement AES at the hardware level.

10. Can Wireless products support printer sharing?

Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products.
Therefore, Wireless products can work with Netware, Windows
2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file
sharing.

11. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air?

WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware
side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has
the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side,
WLAN series offer the encryption function (WEP) to enhance
security and Access Control. Users can set it up depending upon
their needs.

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12. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences?

Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband
carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both
transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to
maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS
appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each
bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping
code). The longer the chip is, the greater the probability that the
original data can be recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip
are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in
the radio can recover the original data without-the need for
retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low
power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband
receivers.

13. What is Spread Spectrum?

Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency
technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure,
mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off
bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other
words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband
transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect,
louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the
parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a
receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread –spectrum
signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives,
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping
Spread Spectrum (FHSS).

14. What is WPS?

WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. It provides a simple way to
establish unencrypted or encrypted connections between wireless
clients and access point automatically. User can press a software or
hardware button to activate WPS function, and WPS-compatible
wireless clients and access point will establish connection by
themselves. There are two types of WPS: PBC (Push-Button
Configuration) and PIN code.

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