Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 PACKAGE CONTENT ............................................................................................................ 5 1.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual APPENDIX B: FAQ..................................................................................................................................... 43 APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................ 45 Thank you for purchasing this Rosewill Networking product. At Rosewill we believe that excellence is a standard.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for purchasing Roswell’s Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB adapter - AC1200UBE. This is an extremely high-speed 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual band wireless network USB Adapter. This wireless network adapter is transferring data at a transfer rate of 300Mbps at 2.4GHz or 867Mbps at 5GHz. AC1200UBE with an easy-to-install USB 3.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Support WMM wireless QoS feature. Support 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 with IEEE 802.1x functions for high level of security. Support the most popular operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7/8; MAC OS 10.4~10.8; Linux Kernel 2.6.18~3.6.6. Support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) hardware button for easy connection. Support USB 3.0/2.0 interface. (11ac mode use USB 3.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Diagram 1. USB Connector 2. Foldable External Wireless Antenna 3. Link/Activity LED 4. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) 2.2 11ac Dual Band Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card: Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 3.0 port of your computer when computer is switched on.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use Realtek utility (comes with network adapter driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows operating system). 2.2.1 Using Realtek Utility 1. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute “Setup.exe” program in “Driver” folder. 2. The following message will appear on your computer, click “Close”.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 3. Insert device driver CD-ROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer. Select “Driver/Utility Installation” to install the software program. 4. Then Click “Next” to continue. Installation procedure needs few minutes to complete, please be patient. 5. Click “Finish” to restart your computer to complete installation procedure. If you don”t want to restart computer now, select “No, I will restart my computer later” option and click “Finish”. 6.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 1. After installation is complete, wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see an icon at the bottom-right corner of your windows system. You can click the icon by right mouse key, and select the configuration utility you want to use. 2. Wireless utility will appear. Click “Available Network” tab to search for wireless access points nearby.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 3. Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points which can be reached by this wireless network adapter will be displayed here. 4. Please select the access point you want to connect, and then double click on it or click “Add to Profile”. 5. If the wireless access point you want to connect does not show here, please click “Refresh”. 6.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 7. The network adapter will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When the “Status” become “Associated” in “General” tab, your computer is connected to access point you selected. Click “Close” to close configuration menu. NOTE: If you insert the USB wireless network adapter into an USB 3.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 3. A message indicating that you have been switched to Windows Zero Configuration mode will appear. Click “OK” to continue. NOTE: To return to use Realtek utility, uncheck “Windows Zero Config” box. 4. Click “Start” button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click “Control Panel”, then click “Network and Internet Connections” in Control Panel.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 5. Double click “Network Connections”. 6. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network adapter, please make sure you right-click the “Realtek 8812AU Wireless LAN 802.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Networks”. 7. 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 or notebook 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”. 8.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 9. If you can see “Connected” message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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, internet cafe, 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
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Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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”.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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. 2.3.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 2.4 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 adapter works, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. 2.4.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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. 2.4.
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Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 2.4.3 View Network Statistics To view the statistical data of wireless network adapter, click “Statistics” menu, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click “Reset” button, to reset the statistics of all items back to 0.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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 HERE! Switch wireless radio off. Wireless network functionalities are disabled.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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 very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by yourself.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 2. Click “Wi-Fi Protect Setup” menu. 3. 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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”. 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual If you select “No”, wireless network adapter 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 adapter will attempt to 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 adapter will establish secure connection with AP automatically.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual CHAPTER 3 Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless adapter can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless adapter’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 ins
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual It requires few seconds to switch to AP mode, please be patient. After mode switch is complete, you’ll see general information of software AP, which shows AP’s SSID and connected wireless clients.
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Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual The “Wireless Network Properties” is displayed. Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when network adapter 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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 effects of 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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”.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 3.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) In this page, you can assign a network adapter on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get connected to Internet. If you have only one network adapter (except this software access point), you don’t have to select network adapter here; if you have more than one network adapter, select the one you wish to be used as Internet gateway.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Appendix A: Product Specification Standard 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 11a: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps; 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps; 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps Data Rate 11n (20MHz): MCS0-15, up to 144Mbps 11n (40MHz): MCS0-15, up to 300Mbps 11ac (80MHz): VHTMCS0-9, up to 867Mbps 2.4GHz: 11b(11M): 16±1.5 dBm , 11g(54M): 14±1.5 dBm, 11n(20MHz, MCS7): Output Power 14±1.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Appendix B: FAQ 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 1.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 4. The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC address to establish connection. Please go to “About” tab and write the value of “Phy_Addess” 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 1. Move closer to the place where access point is located. problem when transferring 2.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Appendix C: 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Federal Communication Commission 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.
Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard for wireless device employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.
