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AC240

11ac Wireless LAN Dual Band USB Adapter

Edition 1.0, 4/2013

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ZyXELCommunications Corporation

Summary of Contents for AC240

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Page 3: ...ew wireless network adapter 5 3 Driver Installation and Configuration 6 3 1 Network Adapter Installation 6 3 2 Connect to Wireless Access Point 10 3 2 1 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP 10 3 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows 7 13 3 3 Establish secure connection with AP by WPS 15 4 Appendix 16 4 1 Hardware Specifications 17 4 2 Troubleshooting 18 4 3 Glossary 19 ...

Page 4: ...ccess point With an easy to install Super Speed USB 3 0 interface a very common expansion port of computers you can plug the AC240 into any empty USB 3 0 port of your computer just that simple Other features of the AC240 include IEEE 802 11a b g n ac compatible Extremely high data transfer rate 11ac up to 867Mbps AC900 11n up to 300Mbps N900 Supports WMM wireless QoS feature Supports 64 128 bit WE...

Page 5: ... OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This network adapter will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network adapter on paper cloth or any other flammable objects after the network adapter has been used for a long time 5 There is no user serviceable part inside this network adapter If you find that the network adapter is not working properly please...

Page 6: ... System Requirements An empty USB 3 0 2 0 port 11ac mode requires USB 3 0 for maximum performance Windows XP Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system CD ROM drive At least 100MB of available disk space ...

Page 7: ... please check if there are any items missing from the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim any missing items AC240 Wireless Network Adapter 1 pcs 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 pcs 2 Driver Quick Guide User Manual CD ROM 1 pcs 3 USB Extension Cable Not Shown 3 2 1 ...

Page 8: ... Activity WPS Off 1 No wireless network adapter is installed 2 Radio off mode On 1 Wireless network adapter is installed normally 2 Radio on mode Blinking 1 Transferring or receiving data 2 Slow Blinking one time per second 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 es...

Page 9: ...SB wireless network adapter 1 Insert device driver CDROM into the CD DVD ROM drive of your computer If setup does not run automatically click on AC240 Once the screen to the right is showing click on Setup 2 The following will appear on the screen Click Next to continue with installation Do not insert AC240 into USB 3 0 port yet ...

Page 10: ...C240 Please be patient as this may take a few minutes 4 Insert the USB wireless network adapter into an empty USB 3 0 port of your computer Never use force to insert the adapter if you feel it is stuck flip the adapter over and try again The following message should appear when the adapter is inserted ...

Page 11: ...network and continue with the installation process On some computers there may be up to a 30 second wait between the end of installation and when the list of available wireless networks becomes available 6 Choose a network from the given list and connect to it ...

Page 12: ...s access point Once you are connected to a wireless access point the following message should appear 7 The wireless icon at the bottom of the screen will indicate the strength of your wireless connection and if it is connected at all Click Finish to complete device installation ...

Page 13: ... Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP Windows has a built in wireless network configuration utility called Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameters 1 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel and then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel ...

Page 14: ...t click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as a 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 Networks ...

Page 15: ...ick Refresh network list to rescan for access points Click the access point you want to use if it is shown then click Connect 5 If the access point is protected by encryption you have to input its security key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting of the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you will not be prompted to enter a security key or passp...

Page 16: ...t is successfully established 3 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows 7 Windows has a built in wireless network configuration utility called Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameters 1 Open Connect to a Network by clicking the network icon or ...

Page 17: ...st of available wireless networks click a network and then click Connect 3 Many networks will require you enter a security key or password in order to complete the connection This is done to restrict access only to authorized users and to encrypt your data for privacy reasons ...

Page 18: ...cess point and setup data encryption by yourself This wireless network adapter is compatible with push button WPS To use this function the wireless access point you wish to connect to must support the WPS function as well Now please follow these instructions to establish a secure connection between the WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network adapter 3 3 1 Push Button To use the...

Page 19: ...C240 USB adapter With the AC240 plugged into your computer and installed push the WPS button on the side of the adapter for 2 seconds The LED on the top of the AC240 will begin blinking rapidly to indicate it has entered WPS mode It may take up to 2 minutes for the WPS configuration process to finish When complete Windows will indicate you are now connected to a wireless network Windows XP Windows...

Page 20: ...PA2 and IEEE 802 1x Antenna 2 internal PIFA antennas 2 4G 5G 2dBi Drivers Windows XP Vista 7 8 Linux MAC OS LED Link Act WPS TX Power 2 4GHz 11b 11M 16 1 5 dBm 11g 54M 14 1 5 dBm 11n 20MHz MCS7 14 1 5 dBm 11n 40MHz MCS7 12 1 5 dBm 5GHz 11a 54M 12 1 5 dBm 11n 20MHz MCS7 10 1 5 dBm 11n 40MHz MCS7 10 1 5 dBm 11ac 80MHz VHTMCS9 10 1 0 dBm RX Sensitivity 2 4GHz 11b 11M 79 2 dBm 11g 54M 65 2dBm 11n 20MH...

Page 21: ...loser to any known wireless access point 3 Ad hoc function must be enabled on the wireless device you wish to establish a direct wireless link with 4 Please adjust the position of AC240 you may have to move your computer if you are using a notebook computer and click Rescan button a few more times If you still can t find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect to by doing ...

Page 22: ...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 was developed by the Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formula...

Page 23: ...he highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however it is communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in the IEEE 802 11i standard as well Compared with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware lev...

Page 24: ...pectrum 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 easie...

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