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Rosewill AC1200UBE User Manual

Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE
User Manual
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual

Table of Content

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENT ............................................................................................................ 5
1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ....................................................................................................... 5
1.3 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 LED STATUS ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 HARDWARE DIAGRAM .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2 11AC DUAL BAND WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY INSTALLATION ............................. 7
2.2.1 Using Realtek Utility .................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration ........................................................................................... 12
2.3 CONNECTION PROFILE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 17
2.3.1 Add a new profile ....................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.2 Remove an existing profile ........................................................................................................ 20
2.3.3 Edit an existing profile ............................................................................................................... 22
2.3.4 Make a copy of existing profile .................................................................................................. 23
2.3.5 Set as default profile .................................................................................................................. 23
2.4 NETWORK STATISTICS, GENERAL INFORMATION, AND STATUS .............................................. 24
2.4.1 General Information ................................................................................................................... 24
2.4.2 Status ......................................................................................................................................... 25
2.4.3 View Network Statistics ............................................................................................................. 27
2.5 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS ............................................................................................... 28
2.6 ESTABLISH SECURE CONNECTION WITH AP BY WPS............................................................ 29
2.6.1 PIN Code ................................................................................................................................... 31
2.6.2 Push Button ............................................................................................................................... 33
3.1 SWITCH TO AP MODE AND STATION MODE .......................................................................... 34
3.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel .................................................................................................... 36
3.1.2 Setup Soft-AP Security .............................................................................................................. 38
3.2 ADVANCED SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 39
3.3 WIRELESS STATISTICS....................................................................................................... 40
3.4 INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING (ICS) ............................................................................. 41
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Thank you for purchasing this Rosewill Networking product. At Rosewill we believe that excellence is a standard. Our customers deserve nothing less than the best. By purchasing a Rosewill product you are choosing exceptional value, unrivaled customer service and top quality hardware. If you have any
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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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Chapter 1 Overview

Thank you for purchasing Roswell’s Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB adapter - AC1200UBE. This is an extremely high-speed 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual band wireless network USB Adapter. This wireless network adapter is transferring data at a transfer rate of 300Mbps at 2.4GHz or 867Mbps at 5GHz.
AC1200UBE with an easy-to-install USB 3.0 interface and Adjustable foldable antenna for optimum Wi-Fi performance, setting up this wireless adapter will be just as easy!

1.1 Package Content

Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. Rosewill AC1200UBE Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter x 1
2. Quick Installation Guide x 1
3. Resource CD x 1, including:
Wireless Utility and Driver  User Manual
Quick installation guide x 1
Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

1.2 System Requirement

You must have at least the following A desktop PC or Notebook with An empty USB 3.0 port (May not be able work with USB 1.1
port, performance will be greatly reduced)
At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory  Windows OS for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8; MAC OS 10.4 ~ 10.8;
Linux Kernel 2.6.18~3.6.6.
At least 100MB of available disk space  A CD-ROM Drive  An 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11a/b Wireless (and Dual Band) Access
Point/Router (for infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b wireless (and Dual Band) adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode).

1.3 Features

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible.  Extreme High transfer data rate – 11ac up to 867Mbps or 11n up to 300Mbps
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LED Name
Light Status
Description
Power/ Activity/ WPS
Off
1. No wireless network adapter is installed 2.Radio off mode.
On
1. Wireless network adapter is normally installed
2. Radio on mode.
Blinking
1. Transferring or receiving data.
2. Slow Blinking one time per seconds means WPS is activated. The network adapter will wait for 2 minutes to establish WPS connection.
3. Fast Blinking 30 seconds, then Solid light 15 seconds, means WPS connection is established successfully.
Support WMM wireless QoS feature.  Support 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 with IEEE 802.1x functions for high level of security.  Support the most popular operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7/8; MAC OS 10.4~10.8;
Linux Kernel 2.6.18~3.6.6.
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 )  Foldable Antenna design for optimum Wi-Fi performance

1.4 LED Status

This USB Adapter contains one LED. Please refer to the following description for LED definition.
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Chapter 2 Installation Guide

2.1 Hardware Diagram

1. USB Connector
2. Foldable External Wireless Antenna
3. Link/Activity LED
4. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode)

2.2 11ac Dual Band Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility Installation

Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card:
Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty 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.
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2. The following message will appear
on your computer, click “Close”.
To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use Realtek utility (comes with network adapter driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows operating system).

2.2.1 Using Realtek Utility

1. 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. Insert device driver CD-ROM into
the CD/DVD ROM drive of your
computer. Select “Driver/Utility Installation” to install the software
program.
4. Then Click “Next” to continue.
Installation procedure needs few minutes to complete, please be patient.
5. Click “Finish” to restart your
computer to complete installation
procedure. If you don”t want to
restart computer now, select “No, I will restart my computer later” option and click “Finish”.
6. Please note you have to restart
your computer before you can use your new USB wireless network adapter.
Connect to Wireless Access Point
Using Configuration Utility to Connect to Wireless Access Point:
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1. After installation is complete,
wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see an icon at the bottom-right corner of your windows system. You can click the icon by right mouse key, and select the configuration utility you want to use.
2. Wireless utility will appear. Click
“Available Network” tab to search
for wireless access points nearby.
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3. Please wait for a while, and all
wireless access points which can be reached by this wireless network adapter will be displayed here.
4. Please select the access point you
want to connect, and then double click on it or click “Add to Profile”.
5. If the wireless access point you
want to connect does not show here, please click “Refresh”.
6. If a password (Network Key) is
required to access the wireless access point, please enter it in
“Network key” (and enter it again in “Confirm network key” for confirmation). Click “OK” when
password is properly inputted.
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7. The network adapter will attempt to
connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When
the “Status” become “Associated” in “General” tab, your computer is
connected to access point you
selected. Click “Close” to close
configuration menu.
NOTE: If you insert the USB wireless network adapter into an USB 3.0 port and connect to an 11ac AP, device driver will perform an auto USB mode switch and shown the message as below photo, or you will heard sounds of USB insert or unplug, this is the normal states.

2.2.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration

Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as “Windows Zero Configuration” (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network
parameter:
1. Right-click Realtek configuration utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”.
2. Check “Windows Zero Config” box.
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3. A message indicating that you have been switched to Windows Zero Configuration mode will
appear. Click “OK” to continue.
NOTE: To return to use Realtek utility, uncheck “Windows Zero Config” box.
4. Click “Start” button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click
“Control Panel”, then click “Network and Internet Connections” in Control Panel.
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5. Double click “Network Connections”.
6. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as suffix if you have
more than one wireless network adapter, please make sure you right-click the “Realtek
8812AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC”, then select “View Available Wireless
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Networks”.
7. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to
use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer or notebook closer to the access
point, or you can click “Refresh network list” to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it”s shown, then click “Connect”.
8. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase
here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.
If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you will not be prompted for security key or passphrase.
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