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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.
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.
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC CONTENTS Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................6 1.1 Package Content s .
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC Chapter 6. AP MODE ........................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 Switch bet ween AP Mode .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC T o return to using PLANET wireless utility , click “ Use RaConfig as Configuration Utility ”.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 differ.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 ”.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, y.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC 10. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electron ics Engineers Infra structure.
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.
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.
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC 31. 802.1x Authentication 802.1x is a framework for authenticated MAC-level access control, defines Extensibl e Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LANs (W APOL).
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC Appendix: FAQ 1. What is WMM? Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features fo r wireless net works that improve the user experience for a udio, video and voi ce applications.
802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapte r WDL ‐ U600AC 64 EC Declaration of Conformity English Hereby , PLANET T echn ology Corporation, declares that this 802.1 1ac Wirele ss USB Adapter is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
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