Rosewill RNX-AC600UB User Manual

Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter RNX-AC600UB

User Manual

Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product.

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complete warranty information and future support for your product.

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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS

Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of
Rosewill Limited. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective holders.

No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any
derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Rosewill Limited
Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved. http://www.rosewill.com

FCC 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:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.
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.

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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.

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.

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CONTENT

1. Product Information ............................................................................... 1

1-1 Introduction and safety information ...................................................................... 1

1-2 Safety Information ........................................................................................................ 2

1-3 System Requirements ................................................................................................ 2

1-4 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 3

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card ................................................. 4

2. Driver Installation and Configuration ................................................ 5

2-1 Network Card Installation .......................................................................................... 5

2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point ........................................................................ 9

2-2-1 Using Realtek Utility ......................................................................... 9

2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration ............................................. 14

2-3 Connection Profile Management ......................................................................... 17

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 Make a copy of existing profile ..................................................... 23

2-3-5 Set as default profile ....................................................................... 24

2-4 View Network Statistics, General Information, and Status .................. 25

2-4-1 General Information ........................................................................ 25

2-4-2 Status ................................................................................................ 26

2-5 Miscellaneous Settings ............................................................................................ 27

2-6 Establish secure connection with AP by WPS .............................................. 28

2-6-1 PIN Code .......................................................................................... 30

3. Soft-AP Function ...................................................................................... 33

3-1 Switch to AP Mode and Station Mode............................................................... 33

3-1-2 Setup Soft-AP Security ........................................................................................ 37

3-2 Advanced Settings ...................................................................................................... 38

3-3 Wireless Statistics ...................................................................................................... 39

3-4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ..................................................................... 40

4. Appendix .................................................................................................... 41

4-1 Hardware Specification ............................................................................................ 41

4-2 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................... 42

4-3 Glossary .......................................................................................................................... 43

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1. 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 433Mbps, and that’s three times faster than 802.11n wireless
network!

Other features of this router including:

 High-efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless network.
 High-speed data transfer rate - Up to 433Mbps.
 WMM function: control the bandwidth required for different applications.
 Comply with 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks.
 Supports major encryption methods like WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption.
 WPS configuration - You don’t need an experienced computer technician to help you to get

connected. Utilizing the software program of the card, you can get your computer connected by
pushing a button or entering an 8-digit code. Pressing the button on the network card, the WPS
connection can be activated as well.

 USB 2.0 interface - you can get it installed on your computer in just few seconds!

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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.

1-3 System Requirements

 An empty USB 2.0 port (May not be able work with USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly

reduced)

 Windows XP, 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
□ Driver/Utility/Quick Guide/User Manual CD-ROM (1 pcs) …... 2

1

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1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card

1. USB Connector

2. Link/Activity LED (Under the case)

LED Name

Light Status

Description

Link/
Activity

Off

No wireless network card is installed.

On

Solid light 5 seconds means WPS connection is
established successfully.

Blinking

Wireless network card is normally installed
/Linked to a wireless access point /
Transferring or receiving data.
Fast Blinking three times per second means
WPS is activated. The network card will wait for 2
minutes to establish WPS connection.

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2. Driver 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 USB 2.0 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. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute

‘Setup.exe’ program in ‘Driver’ folder.

For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, you’ll be prompted to confirm installation. Click ‘Yes’ to

continue.

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3. Please select the language you wish to use, then click ‘Next’.

4. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

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5. Click ‘Install’ to start installation. Installation procedure needs few minutes to complete, please be

patient.

6. Click ‘Finish’ to reboot your computer to complete installation procedure. If you don’t want to
reboot computer now, select ‘No, I’ll restart my computer later’ option and click ‘Finish’. Please

note you have to reboot your computer before you can use your new USB wireless network card.

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7. 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 also uses different color to show the

status of wireless connection:

Wireless network card not detected

No connection with access point is established (black).

Connection with access point has been established (green)

For detailed instructions of wireless network configuration utility, please see next chapter.

2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point

To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use
Realtek utility (comes with network card driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows
operating system).

2-2-1 Using Realtek Utility

Please follow the following instructions to use Realtek configuration utility to connect to wireless
access point.

1. Left-click the Realtek configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop,
and configuration menu will appear:

HERE!

HERE!

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2. Wireless utility will appear. Click ‘Available Network’ menu to search for wireless access points
nearby.

3. Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points which can be reached by this wireless
network card will be displayed here.

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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.

When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-click it and then double click it or click
‘Add to Profile’.

4. If a password (a.k.a. ‘Network Key’) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it

in ‘Network key’ (and input it again in ‘Confirm network key’ for confirmation). Click ‘OK’ when

password is properly inputted.

NOTE: Network security type (‘Network Authentication’ and ‘Data encryption’) will be selected

automatically based on wireless access point’s security setting. It’s not required to change these

settings by yourself.

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All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to
profile. However, you can still modify any of them to meet your requirement.

Profile name

You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its
purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember.

Network Name (SSID)

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point’s name). This

field will be filled as the access point you selected when SSID is
not hidden and grayed out. If SSID is hidden, you have to input
correct SSID you yourself.

This is a
computer-to-computer
(ad hoc) network

Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer /
network device by ad hoc method. When not accessing to
wireless access point, you have to check this box.

Channel

Select wireless channel for ad hoc connection. This option only
appears when you’re using ad hoc connection.

Network
Authentication

Select the network authentication type from drop-down menu.
This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.

Data encryption

Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This
setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.

ASCII / PASSPHRASE

When the encryption type is ‘WEP’, it’s required to input a set of

‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access point. Check ‘ASCII’

or ‘PASSPHRASE’ depends on the security setting of access

point, and input it in the box; if you select ‘PASSPHRASE’ you

also need to select the length of the key.
The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

Key index

Select WEP key index. For most of access points you can select
‘1’, but please refer to the setting of the access point.

Network key / Confirm
network key

When the encryption type is ‘WPA’ or ‘WPA2-PSK’, it’s required

to input a set of ‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access

point. Please input the same passphrase in two boxes for
confirmation.

EAP TYPE / Tunnel /
Provision Mode

When authentication type is any of 802.1X, you have to select
EAP type, tunnel, and provision mode from dropdown menu.
This setting must be identical with your 802.1x authentication
server.

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Username / Identity /
Domain / Password

Please input 802.1x related authentication information here.

Certificate

If certification is required to authenticate with 802.1x
authentication server, please select a local certificate from
dropdown list.

PAC

Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be
automatically selected.

Please click ‘OK’ when ready.

5. Network card will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes,
please be patient. When the ‘Status’ become ‘Associated’, your computer is connected to

access point you selected. Click ‘Close’ to close configuration menu.

NOTE: If you connected to an access point but the connection has been dropped soon, please
check security settings and re-check password spelling.

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2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration

Windows XP, 7 and 8 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. Click ‘Start’ button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click

‘Control Panel’, then click ‘Network and Internet’ in Control Panel.

Double click ‘Connect to the Internet’.

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2. Select ‘Wireless’.

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3. 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 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’.

4. 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’ll not be prompted for security key or
passphrase.

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5. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and wireless

access point is successfully established.

2-3 Connection Profile Management

If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your
home, office, cybercafe, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters
(encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.) as a profile for every access point, so you don’t have to
input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point.

To manage profiles, right-click the Realtek configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of

computer desktop, then click ‘Open Config Utility’.

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Click the ‘Profile’ menu.

2-3-1 Add a new profile

By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in
advance, without contacting it first.

If you want to create a new profile, click ‘Profile’ menu, then click ‘Add’ button.

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You’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect:

Required parameters are:

Profile name

You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its
purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember.

Network Name (SSID)

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point’s name).

This must be identical with the SSID of the access point you
wish to connect.

This is a
computer-to-computer
(ad hoc) network

Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer /
network device by ad hoc method. When not accessing to
wireless access point, you have to check this box.

Channel

Select wireless channel for ad hoc connection. This option only
appears when you’re using ad hoc connection.

Network
Authentication

Select the network authentication type from drop-down menu.
This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

Data encryption

Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This
setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.
ASCII / PASSPHRASE

When the encryption type is ‘WEP’, it’s required to input a set

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of ‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access point. Check

‘ASCII’ or ‘PASSPHRASE’ depends on the security setting of

access point, and input it in the box; if you select
‘PASSPHRASE’ you also need to select the length of the key.
The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

Key index

Select WEP key index. For most of access points you can
select ‘1’, but please refer to the setting of the access point.

Network key / Confirm
network key

When the encryption type is ‘WPA’ or ‘WPA2-PSK’, it’s required

to input a set of ‘passphrase’ to connect to wireless access

point. Please input the same passphrase in two boxes for
confirmation.

EAP TYPE /
Tunnel /
Provision Mode

When authentication type is any of 802.1X, you have to select
EAP type, tunnel, and provision mode from dropdown menu.
This setting must be identical with your 802.1x authentication
server.

Username / Identity /
Domain / Password

Please input 802.1x related authentication information here.

Certificate

If certification is required to authenticate with 802.1x
authentication server, please select a local certificate from
dropdown list.

PAC

Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be
automatically selected.

When all required parameters are set, click ‘OK’ to create and save a new profile.

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2-3-2 Remove an existing profile

When you no longer need an existing profile, you can remove it.

If you want to remove a profile, click ‘Profile’ menu, then select an existing profile which you wish to
remove, and then click ‘Remove’ button.

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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. You’ll be provided with the
contents of selected profile, and you can edit them. Click ‘OK’ to save changes, or click ‘Cancel’ to
discard changes.

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2-3-4 Make a copy of existing profile

If you need to make a copy of a specific profile, you can use this function. This function is very
convenient when you need to build a new profile which parameters are similar to any existing profile.

To do this, select an existing profile, then click ‘Duplicate’ button.

You’ll be prompted to input a profile name, please use an identical name that does not exist in profile
list.

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2-3-5 Set as default profile

If you wish to use a specific profile as default connection, you can select a profile in the list, and click
‘Set Default’. Selected profile will become default selection and Realtek configuration utility will
attempt to connect to selected access point.

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2-4 View Network Statistics, General Information, and Status

The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to
know how your wireless network card works, you can use these functions to get detailed information
about the wireless connection you’re using.

2-4-1 General Information

If you want to know the general information of the access point you’re connecting to, click ‘General’
menu:

All general information like signal strength and link quality will be displayed here. This information is
very useful when you encounter some problem on connecting to access point.

If you wish to get a new IP address from DHCP server, you can click ‘ReNew IP’ button.

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2-4-2 Status

If you want to know the status of your wireless network card, click ‘Status’ :

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2-5 Miscellaneous Settings

There are few functions provided by Realtek configuration utility, you can access these functions from
the bottom of configuration menu:

The descriptions of these functions are listed as follow:

Show Tray Icon

Check this box to show an icon on system tray.

Uncheck this box to hide it.

Radio Off

Switch wireless radio off. Wireless network functionalities
are disabled.

Disable Adapter

Disable wireless network adapter. All functionalities of
configration menu will disappear. To resume, unckeck
‘Disable Adapter’.

Virtual WiFi Allowed

Use Virtual WiFi functions.

HERE!

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2-6 Establish secure connection with AP by WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network
setup become simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and want to establish a secure
connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by
yourself. All you have to do is to go to the WPS setup page of this wireless card, click a button, and
then press a specific button or enter a set of 8-digit code on the wireless access point you wish to
establish a secure connection - just three simple steps!

For older wireless access points, it’s possible to perform a firmware upgrade to become a

WPS-enabled access point. Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS setup, you
can use an alternative WPS setup method - input the pin code. Every WPS-compatible wireless
network card support pin code configuration method; you can just input the code to wireless access
point, and the wireless access point and wireless network card will do the rest for you.

This wireless network card is compatible with WPS. To use this function, the wireless access point you
wish to connect to must support WPS function too. Now, please follow the following instructions to
establish secure connection between WPS-enabled wireless access point and your wireless network
card.

This wireless network card supports 2 kinds of WPS: PIN code and Push-Button.

1. Right-click Realtek configuration utility icon, and click ‘Open Config Utility’.

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1. Click ‘Wi-Fi Protect Setup’ menu.

2. You can use PIN code or Push-Button configuration, and WPS-compatible wireless access point
must use the same type of WPS. For instructions on setup each type of WPS, see next 2 chapters
for detailed instructions.

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2-6-1 PIN Code

To use PIN Code, please click ‘Pin Input Config (PIN)’ button:

You’ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect. If you know its SSID, click ‘Yes’,
otherwise click ‘No’.

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If you select ‘Yes’, a list of all WPS-compatible AP nearby will be displayed; you can click ‘Refresh’ to

rescan, then select an AP and click ‘Select’ button.

If you select ‘No’, wireless network card will prompt you to enter 8-digit PIN code into your AP, without
selecting an AP in advance.

After you select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in previous step, network card will connect to WPS-compatible AP, and
an 8-digit number will appear. Please input this number to AP’s configuration menu within 2 minutes,
and network card will establish secure connection with AP automatically.

To stop this procedure before connection is established, click ‘Cancel’.

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2-6-2 Push Button

To use Push-Button WPS configuration, please click ‘Push Button Config (PBC)’ button. This is the
easiest way to establish secure connection by WPS, but if there’re more than one WPS-compatible AP
using Push-Button config, please use PIN Code instead.

After you click Push Button Config, a message box will appear:

Please activate Push-Button function on wireless access point now, and wireless network card will
establish secure connection with access point within one minute.

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3. 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 and Station Mode

The operating mode of the wireless card is ‘Station Mode’ (becoming a client of other wireless access
points) by default.

Please follow the following instructions to switch to AP mode:

1. Right-click Realtek configuration utility icon, and click ‘Open Config Utility’.

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2. Select ‘Mode’, and then select ‘Access Point’.

3. It requires few seconds to switch to AP mode, please be patient.

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4. After mode switch is complete, you’ll see general information of software AP, which shows AP’s
SSID and connected wireless clients.

3-1-1 Configure SSID and Channel

To configure software AP, click ‘Config’ button:

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The ‘Wireless Network Properties’ is displayed.

Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when network card is in AP mode. The description of
major setup items are listed below:

Network Name (SSID)

Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless
access point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted
here, excepting space.

Channel

Please select the wireless channel you wish to use, from 1 to 13.

To save changes, click ‘OK’; otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to leave this menu and keep settings untouched.

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3-1-2 Setup Soft-AP Security

To setup security options for Soft-AP, configure ‘Wireless Network Security’ section as follow:

The description of setup items about wireless security are listed below:

Network Authentication

Select network authentication mode from dropdown menu.

Data Encryption

Select data encryption method from dropdown menu.

ASCII / PASSPHRASE

If the encryption method is WEP, check either ‘ASCII’ or

‘PASSPHRASE’ box and input it in the box as WEP

passphrase.

Key Index

Select WEP key index (1-4). If you don’t know which one you
should use, select 1.

Network key / Confirm
network key

IF network authentication mode is WPA, please input WPA
passphrase in both box.

To save changes, click ‘OK’; otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to leave this menu and keep settings untouched.

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3-2 Advanced Settings

If you want to setup advanced settings of software access point, select ‘Advanced’ menu. If you don’t
know the meaning and these settings, keep them untouched.

The description of all setup items are listed below:

Beacon Interval

Please input wireless beacon time interval here.

DTIM Period

Please input DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) here.

Preamble Mode

Select wireless frame preamble mode (long or short) from
dropdown menu.

Set Defaults

Reset all settings back to factory default value.

Apply

Save changes.

If you changed any setting here and cause problem on communicating with wireless clients, click ‘Set
Defaults’ to reset all settings back to default setting.

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3-3 Wireless Statistics

Select ‘Statistics’ menu and the data statistics about software access point will be displayed.

Click ‘Reset’ to reset the value of every item back to ‘0’.

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3-4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

In this page, you can assign a network card on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get
connected to Internet.

If you have only one network card (except this software access point), you don’t have to select

network card here; if you have more than one network card, select the one you wish to be used as
Internet gateway.

Click ‘Apply’ to save changes (‘Apply’ is grayed out when no changes are made in this page).

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4. Appendix

4-1 Hardware Specification

 Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
 Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
 Frequency Band:

2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)

5.1500 ~ 5.8250GHz (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): MCS0-7 (up to 72Mbps)
11n (40MHz): MCS0-7 (up to 150Mbps)
11ac (80MHz): VHTMCS0-9,( up to 433Mbps)

 Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2

802.1x Support

 Antenna: Internal Printed Antenna (1T1R)
 Drivers: Windows XP/7/8
 LED: Link/Activity
 Dimension: 8(H) x 16(W) x 35.5(D) mm
 Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C)
 Humidity: 10-95% (NonCondensing)

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4-2 Troubleshooting

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!

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 ‘Open Config Utility’

1. Please make sure the wireless network card is inserted
into your computer’s USB port.

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
connection with a certain
wireless access point

1. Click ‘Add to Profile’ for few more times.

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 ‘Status’ menu and write the value of ‘MAC

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Address’ 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. 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 above.

4-3 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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 tradeoff 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.