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Wireless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Man ual 2 Table of Content T ABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1 OVE RVIEW ..................................................................................................[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Man ual 3 APPENDIX B: FA Q ..................................................................................................................................... 43 APPENDIX C: GLOS SAR Y .............................................................................................................[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Man ual 4 Safety Information: In order to k eep the sa fety of users and y our properties, please foll ow the followi ng safety instructions: 1. This USB wi reless network card is desi gned for indoor use only . DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light, rain, or snow . 2. DO NOT put t[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Man ual 5 Chapter 1 Overv i ew Thank you for purchasing Roswell’ s W ireless 11ac Dual Band USB adapter - AC1200UB E. T his is an extremely high-speed 802.11 a/b/ g/n/ac dual band w ireless network USB Adapter. This wireless network adapter is trans ferring data at a transfe r rate of 300M bps[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 6  Support W MM wi reless QoS feature.  Support 64/128-bit W EP, WPA, W PA2 w ith IEEE 802.1x function s for high level of security.  Support the mos t popular operatin g system: W ind ows XP/Vista/7/8; MAC OS 10 .4~10.8; Linux Kernel 2.6.18~3.6.6.  Support W PS ( W i-Fi Prote[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardw are Diagram 1. USB Connector 2. Foldable External W ireless An tenna 3. Link/Activity LED 4. W PS But ton (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) 2.2 11ac Dual Band Wireless Adapter Dri ver and Utility Installation Please follow the following instruct[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 8 T o use w ireless network, y ou have to connect to a wireless access point f irst. Y ou can either use Realtek utility (comes with networ k adapter driv er), or W indows Zero Con fig utility (comes w ith Windows operati ng system). 2.2.1 Using Realtek Utility 1. Insert device dri ver CD[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 9 3. Insert device driv er CD-ROM into the CD/DVD R OM drive of your computer . Select “ Dr iver/Utility Inst allation ” to inst all the so ftware program. 4. Then Cli ck “ Next ” to con tinue. Install ation procedure needs few minutes to comple te, please be patient . 5. Click ?[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 10 1. A fter install ation is complete, wireless con f iguration u tility will be shown in the des ktop of your computer auto matically . Y ou wil l also see an icon at the b ottom-right corner of you r windows system. Y ou can click the icon by right mouse key , and select the configurat[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 11 3. Plea se wait for a whil e, and all wireless access points whi ch can be reached by this wireless network adapte r will be display ed here. 4. Plea se select the access point y ou want to connect, and then double click on it or cl ick “ A dd to Profile ”. 5. If the w ireless acce[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 12 7. The network adapter w ill atte mpt to connect to access point now , this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patie nt. W hen the “ S tatus ” become “ Associated ” in “ General ” t ab, your co mputer is connected to access point you selected. Cli ck “ Close ?[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 13 3. A message indicating that you ha ve been switched to W indows Zero Con figuration mode wi ll appear . Click “ OK ” to continue. NOTE: T o return to use Realtek utili ty , uncheck “ Windows Zero Config ” box. 4. Cl ick “ St art ” button (sho uld be located at the bot tom [...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 14 5. Doubl e click “ Network Connections ”. 6. Ri ght - click “ W ireless Network Connec tion ” (it may have a number as suf fix if you hav e more than one w ireless network adapte r , please make sure y ou right - click the “ Real tek 8812AU Wireless LAN 802.1 1ac USB NIC ”,[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 15 Networks ”. 7. All wirel ess access points in prox imity wi ll be displayed here. If the access point you w ant to use is not display ed here, pl ease try to move y our computer or noteboo k closer to the access point, or you can click “ Refresh ne twork list ” to r escan access [...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 16 9. If you can see “ Connected ” message, the connection betw een your comp uter and wireless access point is su ccessfully est ablished.[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 17 2.3 Connection Profile Management If you need to connec t to dif ferent wireless access points at different ti me, like of access poi nt of your home, o ffice, internet cafe, or public wireless serv ice, you can store the connection parameter s (encry ption, p assphrase, secu rity etc,[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 18 2.3.1 A dd a new profile By this function you can setup the connection paramete rs for a specific wi reless access point in advance, w ithout contacting it f irst. If you w ant t o create a new profile, click “ Profile ” menu, then clic k “ Add ” button. Y ou’ll be prompted t[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 19 Required p arameters are: Profile name Y ou can giv e a name to this profile, so you can remember it s purpose easily . It can be any phra se to help you remem ber . Network Name (SSID) The SSID (Serv ice Set Identifier , i.e. ac cess point ’ s name ). This mu st be identical w ith t[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 20 select the len gt h of the key . The passph rase must be identica l with the setting o f wireless access point you w ith to connect. Key index Select W EP key index. For most o f access point s you can select “ 1 ”, but please refer to the setting of the access point. Network key /[...]

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W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 22 2. 3.3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a pro f ile before, and you wish to chan ge the content of th e profile, you can use this function. Pl ease select a profile fro m t he list first, then click “ Edit ” bu tton. Y ou’ll be p rovided with the content s of selected p[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 23 2.3.4 Make a co p y of existing profi le If you need to make a copy of a speci fic profile, you can use this function . This function is very convenien t when you need to build a new profile which p arameters are simil ar to any existing profile. T o do this, select an existing pro f i[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 24 2.4 Netw ork Statistics, General Information, an d Status The configuration utility provi des information about netw ork statistics and link s tatus. If you w ant to know how your wireless networ k adapter w orks, you can use these functions to get det ailed information abou t the wire[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 25 All g eneral information like si gnal stren gth and link q uality will be displayed here. This information is very useful w hen you encounter some p roblem on connectin g to access point. If you w ish to get a new IP address from DHC P server , you can click “ ReNe w IP ” button. 2[...]

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W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 27 2.4.3 V iew Net w ork St atistics T o v iew the sta tistical dat a of wireless ne t work adapter , click “ S tatistics ” menu, and the statistic s of wireless connecti on will be displ ayed: All connection- related statistics is displayed here. Y ou can cl ick “ Reset ” bu tton[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 28 2. 5 Miscellaneous Set tings There are few f unctions provided by Realtek configuration utility , you can access these functions from the botto m of configuration menu: The description s of these functions are listed as follow : Show Tray Icon Check this box to show an icon on system t[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 29 2. 6 Establish se cure connection w ith A P b y WPS Wi -Fi Protected Setup ( W PS) is the latest wireless networ k technology which ma kes wireless network setup beco me very simple. If y ou have W PS-enabl ed wireless access point , and you want to estab lish a secure connection to it[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 30 2. Click “ Wi -Fi Protec t Setup ” menu. 3. Y ou can use PIN code or Push-Button con f igurati on, and WPS-compa tible wireless access point must use the same type of W PS. For inst ructions on setup each type of W PS, see next 2 chapters for de tailed instruction s.[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 31 2. 6.1 PIN Code T o use P IN Code, please click “ Pin Input Config (PIN) ” but ton: Y ou’ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect. I f you know it s SSID, click “ Y es ”, otherw ise click “ No ”. If you select “ Y es ”, a list of all WPS -comp atib[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 32 If you select “ No ” , wireless ne twork adap ter wi ll prompt you to en ter 8 -digit PIN code into your AP , without selecting an AP in adv ance. After y ou select “ Y es ” or “ No ” in previou s step, network adapter w ill attempt to connect to WPS-comp atible AP , and an[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 33 2.6.2 Push Button T o use Push - Button W PS confi guration, please click “ Push But ton Config (PBC) ” button . This is the easiest w ay to establ ish secure connection by W PS, but i f there’re more than one WPS-comp atible AP usin g Push-Button con f ig, plea se use PIN Code i[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 34 CHA PTER 3 Soft- AP Function Excepting become a wireless cli ent of other w ireless access poi nts, this wireless ad apter can act as a wireless serv ice provider also! Y ou can switch this w ireless adapter ’s operating mode to “ AP ” mode to simulate the function of a real w ir[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 35 It requires few seconds to switch to AP mode, please be patient. After mode switch is complete, you’ ll see general in f ormation of so ftware AP , which show s AP ’ s SSID and conne cted wireless clien ts.[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 36 3.1.1 Configure SSID and Chann el T o con f igure so ftware AP , click “ Config ” but ton:[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 37 The “ Wire less Network Propert ies ” is displayed. Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not av ailable when network adap ter is in AP mode. The description of ma jor setup items are listed below: Network Name (SSID) Please input the SS ID (the name used to identify this wi reless acces[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 38 3. 1.2 Setup Sof t- A P Secu rit y T o setup security options f or So ft- AP , configure “ Wire less Network Secu rity ” section as follow : The description of setup items about wireless security are listed below: Network Authentica tion Select networ k authentic ation mode from dr[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 39 3 .2 Advanced Settin gs If you w ant to se tup advanced settings of so ftware access point, select “ A dvanced ” menu. I f you don’t know the meani ng and ef f ects of these settings, keep them untouched. The description of all setup items are li sted below: Beacon Interval Pleas[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 40 3.3 Wireless Statistics Select “ S tat istics ” menu and the da ta statistics about softw are access point w ill be displayed. Click “ Reset ” to reset the value of ev ery item back to “ 0 ”.[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 41 3.4 Internet Con nection Sharin g (ICS) In this pa ge, you can assi gn a network adapter on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get connected to In ternet. If you have onl y one network adap ter (except this so ftware access point ), you don’t have to select ne twor[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 42 A p pendix A : Product Specification Standa rd IEEE 802.11a/b/ g/n/ac Interface USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 Compatible) Frequency Band 2.4000~2.4835GHz 5.150~5.825GHz Data Rate 11a: 6/9/12/24/36 /48/54Mbps; 11b: 1/2/5.5/11M bps; 11g: 6/9/12/24/36 /48/54Mbps 11n (20MH z): MCS0-15, up to 144M bps 1[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 43 A p pendix B: FAQ If you encounte r any problem when you ’re using this wireless netw ork card, don’t panic! Before you call y our dealer of purchase for hel p, please chec k this t roubleshootin g table, the solu tion of your problem coul d be very simple, and you can solv e the p[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 44 4. The access point you w ish to connect only allows network cards with speci f ic M AC address to esta blish connecti on. Please go to “ A bout ” tab and write the value of “ Phy_A ddess ” down, then presen t this value to the ow ner of access point so he / she can add the MAC[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 45 A p pendix C : Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g st andard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE stan dard for high-speed wireless LAN communi cations that provides f or up to 54 M bps dat a rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.1 1g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technol ogy for[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 46 6. What is BSS ID? A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Serv ice Set (BSS). Compu ters in a BSS must be configured wi th the same BSS ID. 7. What is WEP? WEP is Wired Equiv alent Privacy , a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as desc ribed in the IEEE 802[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 47 13. What is Spread Sp ectrum? S pread S pectrum technol ogy is a wideband radio frequency technique dev eloped by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communica tion sy stems. I t is designe d to trade of f bandwid th efficien cy for reliabili ty , integrity , and[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 48 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equip m ent has bee n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of FCC R ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a[...]

W ir eless 1 1ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 49 RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the government’s requirements for ex posu re to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for ex posu re to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federa l Communications Commission of the U[...]