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PW-AC5530U 

AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide

 

 

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prompted to choose a type of authentication, either 

Certificate 

or 

Password

. With 

Certificate 

as your authentication, you need to select one specific certificate from the 

drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3-4. With 

Password

 as your authentication, you should 

enter the right user name and password in the corresponding field, as shown in Figure 3-5. 

 

Figure 3-4 

 

Figure 3-5 

3)  Wireless network of 

None

 

If you select a wireless network of 

None

 (that is, no security is set.), you can get directly 

connected to this network without any further configuration. 

Summary of Contents for PW-AC5530U

Page 1: ...PW AC5530U AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Rev 1 0 0 1910020738...

Page 2: ...ected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not ca...

Page 3: ...2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outsi...

Page 4: ...nd service supply not for spectrum Russian Federation No info 5470 5725 MHz Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria Not implemented Planned France Relevant provisions for the implementation of DFS...

Page 5: ...ng Windows built in wireless utility 17 3 3 1 In Windows XP 17 3 3 2 In Windows 7 19 3 3 3 In Windows 8 20 Chapter 4 Management 22 4 1 Profile 22 4 1 1 Add a profile 22 4 1 2 Modify a profile 27 4 1 3...

Page 6: ...stallation Guide USB Extension Cable One Resource CD for PW AC5530U including Utility and Drivers User Guide Other helpful information Make sure that the above items are contained in the package If an...

Page 7: ...on and protect your personal information from being exposed The adapter is easy to install and manage The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you step by step through the installation process and the utilit...

Page 8: ...dware Overview LED status Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed The adapter s radio has been disabled Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitt...

Page 9: ...he adapter into an available USB interface on your computer directly Method Two Connect the adapter and your computer with the provided USB extension cable When the Found New Hardware wizard appears c...

Page 10: ...allation procedures for Windows XP Windows 7 and Windows 8 The procedures in different systems are quite similar therefore here we use the procedures in Windows 7 as an example 1 Insert the Resource C...

Page 11: ...InstallShield Wizard window will appear Click Next to continue Figure 2 3 3 Choose a setup type It is recommended to select Install AR171 Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver Selecting Install Dr...

Page 12: ...l Band USB Adapter User Guide 7 4 Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default Click Next in the screen below to continue Figure 2 5 5 Click Install to...

Page 13: ...reless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 8 6 The utility and drivers will install It may take 1 2 minutes Figure 2 7 7 After all the steps above you will see the screen below Click Finish to complete t...

Page 14: ...Guide 9 8 After installation the utility configuration page will automatically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray To connect to a network please refer...

Page 15: ...on that your Router or access point supports WPS or QSS as is called by some other products For specific operations please go to Section 3 2 To connect using WPS Method Three To connect using Windows...

Page 16: ...2 Personal you will be prompted to enter the password in the security key field as shown in Figure 3 3 Or you can press the WPS QSS button on your Router if it features the WPS QSS function to quickly...

Page 17: ...pecific certificate from the drop down list as shown in Figure 3 4 With Password as your authentication you should enter the right user name and password in the corresponding field as shown in Figure...

Page 18: ...information such as the network type channel rate etc 3 2 To connect using WPS WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly If your wirele...

Page 19: ...apter User Guide 14 2 Open AR171 Wireless Configuration Utility and click WPS tab Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect Figure 3 8 3 The adapter will be c...

Page 20: ...owing are the detailed configuration procedures of each method 3 2 2 1 Enter the PIN from your Router or Access Point 1 Open AR171 Wireless Configuration Utility and click WPS tab Select Enter the PIN...

Page 21: ...device into my access point or wireless router In the field beside PIN you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Connect to continue Figure 3 13 2 Enter the PIN code...

Page 22: ...ss utility Follow the steps below 1 Right click on the utility icon in your system tray lower right corner Select Switch to Windows wireless configuration tool Figure 3 15 Or double click the utility...

Page 23: ...orner Select View Available Wireless Networks Figure 3 18 3 The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area Click on a network displayed using the SSID and click the Connect butt...

Page 24: ...d using the SSID to be connected and then click Connect 2 If the network you would like to connect is encrypted enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your Router Or push the WPS QSS but...

Page 25: ...appear at the right side of your screen Select your target network and then click Connect Figure 3 21 2 If the network is unencrypted you will directly connect to it If the network is encrypted enter...

Page 26: ...e SSID as shown below you have successfully connected to the target network Figure 3 23 Note If the adapter is connected to the network for the first time you will be asked whether to turn on sharing...

Page 27: ...our wireless networks may vary in different places like home office or coffee shop With Profile management you can easily save and manage various networks to be connected saving you the trouble of hav...

Page 28: ...re If you are connecting to another wireless client such as an adapter select ad hoc Security Type Select the security type from the list Four options are available WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA WPA2 WEP and N...

Page 29: ...or uncheck this box to hide it Authentication Select a type of authentication either certificate or password Certificate If you select certificate as your Authentication then you need to specify your...

Page 30: ...type If you are connecting to a wireless router or access point select Infrastructure If you are connecting to another wireless client such as an adapter select ad hoc Band This item determines which...

Page 31: ...F in the specified length For 64 bit encryption You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not permitted or 5 ASCII characters For 128 bit encryption You can enter...

Page 32: ...change the profile name from Home to Home1 or you may want to specify another SSID for profile Home After all the changes click Save to make the changes take effect Figure 4 9 4 1 3 Delete a profile T...

Page 33: ...r wireless network adapter Here you can switch to another adapter installed in your computer The adapters successfully installed in your computer will be listed in the drop down list if the adapters a...

Page 34: ...nder the SoftAP mode saving you the trouble of having to get a separate access point or a Router With this feature a computer can use a single physical wireless adapter to connect as a client to a har...

Page 35: ...ecurity type here is set to be WPA2 PSK which is based on 802 11i and uses AES Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP It was designed to improve the security features of WEP WPA2 PSK uses a pass...

Page 36: ...PW AC5530U AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 31 Having completed the above settings click Apply then Figure 5 4 will pop up where you click OK to make SoftAP mode take effect...

Page 37: ...oftware from your PC 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button click All programs Wireless and then click Uninstall PW AC5530U Driver 2 Follow the InstallShield Wizard to uninstall the driver so...

Page 38: ...P WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Frequency 2 4 2 4835 GHz 5 15 5 25GHz 5 25 5 35GHz 5 475 5 725GHz 5 745 5 825GHz Safety Emissions FCC CE WIFI IC NCC WHQL Environmental and Physical Working Temperature 0 4...

Page 39: ...the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and WEP encryption for security 802 11b networks are also referred to as Wi Fi networks 802 11a specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using OFDM mod...

Page 40: ...wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configuration parameter for a...

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