EnGenius Technologies EUB1200AC User Manual

EnGenius

®

EUB1200AC Dual Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter
User Manual

V1.0.0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Introduction 1-1

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

USB Adapter Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Infrastructure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

WPS Setup 1-3

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Windows

USB Adapter 2-1

Before you Begin 2-1
Installing and Uninstalling the Driver 2-1

Installing the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

Uninstalling the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Wireless LAN Utility 2-4

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Wireless Network Properties Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Adding a Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Editing a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

Available Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11

Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

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MAC OS X

USB Adapter 3-1

Installing and Uninstalling the Driver 3-1

Installing the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Uninstalling the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

Wireless LAN Utility 3-4

Link Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Wireless Network Properties Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Adding a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6

Editing a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8

Available Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9

Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10

Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

Appendix A

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement A-1

Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -2

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Appendix B

Industry Canada Statement B-1

Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Appendix C

Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity C-1

Appendix D

WorldWide Technical Support D-1

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Introduction

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

WPS

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1.1 Introduction

The EnGenius EUB1200AC delivers the next generation of

802.11ac wireless technology and makes your wireless connec­tivity faster and wider to meet the growing demand for stream­ing high-bandwidth video and other multimedia applications.

It supports the 2T2R MIMO architecture with fully forward com­patibility with IEEE802.11n. With up to 300 or 867 Mbps speed
and dual band technology, the EUB1200AC can avoid Wi-Fi
signal interference and ensure top Wi-Fi speeds and reliable
connections. The incredible speed of the EUB1200AC USB
adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible
and takes the wireless into practical road.

Features

 Up to 300 or 867 Mbps Wireless Speed
 Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
 Dual-Frequency Band (2.4GHz/5GHz)
 High Speed USB 3.0 Interface
 WPS Button for Wireless Easy Setup

Package contents

Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the
items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing
materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its origi­nal package.

 1x EUB1200AC
 1x Quick Start Guide
 1x CD Manual/Utility

USB Adapter Description

The LED shows the Power and Link (traffic) status. The WPS
button is located on the opposite side of the LED.

 Support WEP/WPA and WPA2 Security Encryption

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INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements in order to
use the USB adapter.

 PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.
 Windows 2000/XP/Vista or MAC OS operating system.
 30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter

driver and utility program.

Applications

EnGenius wireless LAN products are easy to install and easy to
use. The following list describes some of the many applications
made possible through the EnGenius wireless LAN products:

 Difficult-to-wire environments
 Temporary workgroups
 Accessing real-time information
 Frequently changing environments

Network Configuration

To better understand how the wireless LAN products work
together to create a wireless network, it might be helpful to
depict some of the possible wireless LAN PC card network con­figurations.

EnGenius wireless LAN products can be configured as:

 Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
 Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.

Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode

This is the simplest network configuration with several comput­ers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network
whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc
mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to
the resources of the other client and does not require an access
point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO
to set up a wireless network. The image below depicts a net­work in ad-hoc mode.

 Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
 Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
 Wired LAN backup
 Training and Educational facilities

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Infrastructure Mode

The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point
(AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two
computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is
stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand­alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless
LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the dis­tance between wireless stations.

INTRODUCTION WPS SETUP

1.2 WPS Setup

1. Press and hold down the WPS button on your router
(check with the User Manual that came with your router
for any further instructions if necessary).

2. Within 2 minutes, press and hold down the WPS button
on the EUB1200AC for 2 seconds. The LED should start
to blink.

3. Wait for 2 minutes.

4. Confirm that the connection was successful by opening a
web browser or checking the wireless signal indicator
icon.

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Windows

Chapter 2

WINDOWS USB ADAPTER

2.1 USB Adapter

2.1.1 Before you Begin

During the installation, XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows
installation CD at hand before installing the drivers. On many systems, instead of a CD, the necessary installation files are archived
on the hard disk in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS directory.

2.1.1 Installing and Uninstalling the Driver

Installing the Driver

Before you can use the EUB1200AC Dual Band USB Adapter
you must install the device driver.

To install the USB adapter drivers, follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this pack­age. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does

not run automatically, then the setup.exe file must be
selected manually from the CD-ROM drive.

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WINDOWS INSTALLING THE DRIVER

2. Click on Windows Driver to start the install process. 3. Click on the Next button to begin the driver installation.

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WINDOWS UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER

4. Wait until the driver and client utility is installed. 5. When installation is complete click on the Finish button to

restart your computer.

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Uninstalling the Driver

If you want to remove the EUB1200AC EUB1200AC Dual Band
USB Adapter from your system, use device’s uninstall applica­tion or the Windows uninstall process.

WINDOWS WIRELESS LAN UTILITY

2.2 Wireless LAN Utility

There are five sections that allow the user to configure and
monitor the device: general, profile, available networks, status,
and Wi-Fi protected setup.

Additional configuration options located at the bottom of the
window that define the behavior of the utility. The available
options are as follows:

Show Tray Icon: Show/hide the Utility icon in the system tray.
Radio Off: Temporarily turn off wireless radio.
Disable Adapter: Temporarily disable the wireless adapter

General

The General section shows the connection status, speed, type,
encryption, SSID, signal strength, and link quality of the
AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter.

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Click on the Renew IP button to re-initiate the wireless connec­tion with the AP.

WINDOWS PROFILE

Profile

The Profile section is used to create and modify profiles that the
AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter uses to connect to access
points.

Wireless Network Properties Dialog

Use the wireless network properties dialog to enter the connec­tion properties for an access point.

To create or modify an access point profile, use the following
buttons:

Add: Manually enter an access point’s configuration settings.
Edit: Modify an access point’s configuration settings.
Remove: Delete the configuration settings of an access point.
Duplicate: Clone an access point’s profile.
Set Default: Reset all saved settings.

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Fill in the following wireless network properties to create an
access point profile:

Ad hoc Enables the adapter to operate in ad hoc or infrastruc-

ture mode.

Profile Name The name of the access point that is shown in

the profile list.

Network Name (SSID) The name of the access point as

shown on the network.

Channel The channel that the access point is broadcasting on.