Planet WDL-U600AC manual

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    300Mbps 80 2. 11 n Wireles s USB Adapte r 1[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Copyright Copyright  2014 by PLANET T echnology Corp. All right s rese rved. No part of this pu blication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retri eval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by an[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  CE mark Warning This is a class B device, in a domestic environmen t; this product may cause radio interfe rence, in which case the user may be required to t ake adequat e measures. R&TTE Compliance S tatement This equipment complies with all the require [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  CONTENTS Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................6 1.1 Package Content s ..................................................................................................[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 6. AP MODE ........................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 Switch bet ween AP Mode .....................................................................................[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1.1 Package Content s The following items should be contained in the package: WDL-U600 -- 802.1 1ac Dual Band Wireless USB adapter Quick Installation Guide CD (includes driver/utility/user ’s manual) If there is any item miss[...]

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    802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL-U600AC 2.4G & 5G Dual Band Wireless Connectivity The WDL-U600AC is a cost-effective, highly int egrated USB Wireless Adapter contai ning the dual band technology that supports 2.4GHz or 5GHz wirele ss signals on a Wireless Adapter . It support s up to 433Mbps dat a rate and fully complies with 802.1 [...]

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    802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL-U600AC Advanced Wireless Security The WDL-U600AC provides advanced secu rity features including 64/128-bit WEP , WP A / WP A2 and WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK with TKIP/AES encryption. Fu rthermore, in order to simplify the security configurations, WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function is included to of fer a con[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  1.3 Product Features  2.4GHz & 5GHz Dual Band Wireless Conne ctivity  Complies with IEEE 802.1 1a/n/ac & IEEE 802.1 1/b/g/n S tandard  Built-in internal antennas with 1T1R MIMO technolo gy  Maximal S peed up to 433Mbps Upload and Download [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  LED Indicator LED Description Flashing Data transmitting or receivi ng Off The USB adapter has not been installed or the radio of the wireless USB adapter has been disabled from wi reless utility 1.5 Sof tware Description 1.5.1 Tray Icon  Client Mode Wirel[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Wireless network card is not detecte d. 1.5.2 Main Screen  Client Mode A. Click these buttons to open the followi ng screens and access the utility's features. A vailable Net works Use the Available Netwo rks screen to find out ab out available wirele[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  SSID This shows the name of your wirele ss network. Rate This shows the speed of your co nnection. Channel This is the channel assign ed to your connection. Change thi s if interference is a problem on your net work. IP Addres s This identifies the Adapter on[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  A. Click these buttons to open the followi ng screens and access the utility's features. AP Use the AP screen to set up a secure wireless network. A vailable Networks Use the Available Networks screen to find out about available wi reless networks and th[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC   AP Mode A. Click these buttons to open the followi ng screens and access the utility's features. AP Setup Use the AP Setup scre en to set up a secure wireless netwo rk . Advanced Use the Advanced screen to configure a dvanced network settings. Access[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  SSID This shows the name of your wirele ss network. Mode Indicates the mode and hence fre quency supported by your wirel ess connection. Channel The channel assigned to your connecti on. Default is 6, options are 1-12. IP Addres s The IP addre ss identifies y[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 2. INSTALLATION 2.1 Microsof t Windows Driver Inst allation 1. If you have installed other wireless adap ters bef ore, please uninst all the existing drivers and utilities first. 2. The following installation is performed in Windows 7. The procedures [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Step 4. Then a webpage will a ppear . Click the “ Windo ws Utility ” hyperlink to initiate the installing wizard. Step 5. Read the License Agreement carefully . Select “ I accept the term of the license agreement ” and click “ Next ” button to acc[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Step 7. Please click “ Finish ” to finish the installation. Step 8. Execute the WDL-U600AC utility , and then right-click the tray icon of WDL-U600AC from the system t ask bar . Select “ Launch Config Utility ” to start setting your wireless network. [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  After the driv er of wireless adapter has b een insta lled su ccessfully , you’ll see another message pop-up at lower-right corner of the screen. And ther e is also a new icon appeared on the system tray . Left-click the new i con will launch PLANET 1 1ac U[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK T o use wireless network, you have to co nnect to a wireless access point first. Y ou can either use PLANET 1 1ac USB Wireless LAN Utility (comes with network adapter), or Windo ws Zero Config utility (comes with Wind[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Step 3. Click twice on the AP you would like to conne ct or click the “ Connect ” icon at the lower-right corner of the window . Step 4. If a password (Network Key) is required to access the wireless access point, please confirm the Authentication and Enc[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Network security option (“ A uthentication ” and “ Encry ption ”) will be selected automatically based on the security setting of the wireless access p oint you selected. It’s not necessa ry to change these settings by your own self. Step 5. Click ?[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  T o return to using PLANET wireless utility , click “ Use RaConfig as Configuration Utility ”. 3.2.1 Windows XP - Use Window s Zero Configuration Step 2. Click “ Star t ” button (should be located at the bottom-le ft corner of windows desktop), click [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Step 4. Right-click “ Wireless Network Con nection ” (it may have a number as suf fix if you have more than one wirele ss network adapter; please make sure you rig ht-click the PLANET Wireless LAN 802.1 1n USB Network Adapter ), and then select “ V iew [...]

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    802. 11 ac Du al Band Wireless USB Adapt e r WD L-U600AC 25[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Step 6. If the access point is protected by encry ption, you have to input its Network key or passphrase here. It must match the en crypti on setting on the access point. If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll not be prompted for n[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  3.2.2 Windows 7 - Use Window s 7 WLAN AutoConfig WLAN AutoCon fig service is built-in in Windows 7 that can be u sed to detect and connect to wireless network. This built-in wirel ess network connection to ol is similar to wireless ze ro configuration tool in[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Ste p 3 : Enter the network security key of the wireless access point. (1) The Connect to a Network box will appear (2) Enter the security key If the access point is protected by encrypti on, you have to input it s network key or passphrase here. It must matc[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 4. PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 4.1 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wirel ess access point s at a dif ferent time, like access point at home, office, cybe r-cafe, or public wireless service, you can save the con ne[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Y ou’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wi reless access point you wish to conne ct: Required parameters are as follows: Object Description  Profile Name Y ou can give a name to this profile, so you can rem ember it s purpose easily . [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Shared – Only wireless devices using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect each othe r . WP A – WP A provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensib le Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-sh [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys. TKIP – TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 p acket s (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network.) This en sures much greater security th[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.1.3 Editing an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and now you wish to change the settings of the profile, you can use this function. Please select the prof ile from the list first, and then click “ Edit ” button. The conte nts of the s[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.2 General Information, S t atus, and Network S t atistics PLANET wireless utility provides the det ailed inform ation about the wireless connection you’re using. 4.2.1 General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.2.2 Network Transmission Statistics T o view the statistical dat a of wireless adapter , click “ Sta t i s t i cs ” icon, and the statistics of wirel ess connection will be displayed: All connection-related st atistics is displayed here. Y ou can click [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.2.3 About / Status If you want to know the sta tus of your wireless netwo rk card, click “ About ” icon. 4.3 Advanced Settings This section is used to configure certificate manag ement. 36 [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  The descriptions of the function are listed as follows: Object Description User certificate Click on the icon to locate and load a certificate file. Issuer certificate Click on the icon to locate and lo ad an issuer certificate file. 37 [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network techn ology which makes setting up wireless network more q uickly and easily . If y ou have WPS-supported wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure conn[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  a. T o use the PBC method, select “ Push-Button Configuration (PBC) ”. Click the right arro w to save your settings. b. Click “ Star t P B C ”. At the same time (within 120 seconds ) click the WPS button on the device to which you are connecting. Plea[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  4.4.2 PIN Input Config (PIN) a. T o use the PIN method, select “ PIN / numeric code ” and, in the “ WPS AP List ” field, select the name of the network to which you are connecting. Clic k the right arrow to save your settings. b. Y ou can use either t[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC   PIN provided by the device to which you are connecting. If the device to which you are connecting p rovi des a PIN (e.g. on the device casing), i n the “ Config Mode ” field, select “ Registrar ”. In the “ Pin Code ” field, type the PIN provid[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  c. For both PIN methods, the following screen displays. Click the Start P I N button. At the same time (within 120 seconds) activate the correspo nding WPS PIN connection fun ction on the device to which you are connecting. d. Once connected, your WPS profile[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 5. CLIENT + AP MODE The WDL-U600AC can se rve as a wireless adapte r wh ile as an access p oint to receive and transmit wireless signals at the sa me time which allows other wireless client s to access the network. 5.1 Switch to Client + AP Mode The d[...]

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     802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   5.1.1 Configuration We recommend that you co nnect to the wireless signal first, in order to av oid possible IP conflict. Please follow the steps in Chapter 3 CONNECTI NG TO WIRELESS NETWORK to first make connections to your desir ed SSID and wireless signal. After connecting [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Chapter 6. AP MODE Besides being a wirele ss client of other wireless acce ss points, PLANET wireless adapter can also act as a wireless service provider . Y ou can switch the operation mode of wireless adapter to “ AP ” mode to simulate the function of a[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  6.1 Switch between AP Mode .1 Switch between AP Mode The default operating mode of the wireless ada pter is “ St ation Mode ” (being a client of other wireless access point s). The default operating mode of the wireless ada pter is “ St ation Mode ” ([...]

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     802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   6.1.1 Configuring SSID and Channel T o configure software Access Point, click “ AP Setup ” button, and the “ AP Setup ” will be displayed. a. The Net work Settings Screen Use the left and right arro ws to nav igate through the Setup screens. Click the S top button to c[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  48  The setup options are liste d below: Object Description Channel Leave at its default value, or if interference is a problem on your network, choose a cha nnel which experiences less interferen ce.[...]

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     802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   6.1.2 Sof t Access Point Security T o set up security options for Soft Access Point, configure “ AP Setup ” as follows: The setup items about wireless security are listed below: Object Description Select the stronge st security method supported by your netwo rk. Options in[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC   WP A-PSK Key: T ype a security key 8-63 characte rs long made up of char acters '0'-'9', 'a'-'z', 'A'-'Z', keyboard symbols and sp aces.  Grou p Rekey Interval: The interval af ter which the A[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  6.2 Access Control List If you’re not going to open your computer and wire less resources to the publi c, you can use MAC address filtering function to enfor ce your acce ss control policy , so only wireless client s with MAC address you defined by this fun[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  the access control list cann ot access your network. T y pe a MAC address in hexade cimal format without additional characters (e.g. colons or h yphens). MAC Address Adds the MAC addres s in the MAC Address field to the MAC address control list. Removes the s[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  The information items are listed bel ow: Object Description The unique h exadecimal manufacturer-assigned ide ntifier of a device connected to the this AP . MAC Address An ID numbe r assigned to each devi ce on your AP's network, st arting at 2 with a ma[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Shows the da te of release for the DLL version shown. Date The uniq ue hexadecimal identifier assigned to the Adapter . MAC Address 54 [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Appendix: Specifications Product Dual Band 802.1 1ac Wireless USB Adapter Model WDL-U600AC Hardware S pecifications Chip set MediaT ek MT7610U USB 2.0, T ype-A Interface Antenna T ype Internal antenna LED 1 x Link / Active 1 x Power Operation V oltage 5V DC, [...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Certification Emission LV D Environment Operating T emperature 0°C~40°C (32°F~104 °F) Humidity 10% ~ 90%, non-condensing Package Package Content s  WDL-U600AC (dual band 802.1 1ac wireless USB adapter)  Quick Installa tion Guide  CD (including dr[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Appendix: Troubleshooting Symptom : The LED is off. Make sure the wireless USB adapter is inserte d properly . Otherwise contact you r vendor . Remedy : Symptom : The LED is always on, but not blinking. Make sure that you have inst alled the driver from the C[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  Appendix: Glossary 1. IEEE 802.1 1 St andard The IEEE 802.1 1 Wireless LAN standards subcommitt ee, which is formulat ing a standard for the industry . 2. Access Point An internetworking device that seaml essly c onnect s wired and wirel ess networks together[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  10. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electron ics Engineers Infra structure. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure config uration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wi reless access to central dat abase, or wirele[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  refer to the entire suite of related protocols. 19. T ransmit / Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds. 20. Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit intern ational associ ation formed in 1999 to certif y interope[...]

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    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r   WDL ‐ U600AC  asymmetric p acket reception (all send packet s, fo r example). Y ou may want to try lowering your fragmentation threshold. This will cause packet s to be broken into smaller fragments. These smal l fragments, if corrupte d, can be resent faster than a larger[...]

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