EnGenius EUB1200AC, User Manual

Page 1: ...EnGenius EUB1200AC Dual Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter User Manual V1 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...NTENTS Introduction Introduction 1 1 Features 1 1 Package contents 1 1 USB Adapter Description 1 1 System Requirements 1 2 Applications 1 2 Network Configuration 1 2 Ad hoc peer to peer Mode 1 2 Infrastructure Mode 1 2 WPS Setup 1 3 ...

Page 3: ...and Uninstalling the Driver 2 1 Installing the Driver 2 1 Uninstalling the Driver 2 3 Wireless LAN Utility 2 4 General 2 4 Profile 2 5 Wireless Network Properties Dialog 2 5 Adding a Profile 2 6 Editing a Profile 2 8 Available Network 2 10 Status 2 11 Wi Fi Protected Setup 2 12 ...

Page 4: ...iver 3 3 Wireless LAN Utility 3 4 Link Status 3 4 Profile 3 4 Wireless Network Properties Dialog 3 5 Adding a Profile 3 6 Editing a Profile 3 8 Available Network 3 9 Advanced Settings 3 10 Wi Fi Protected Setup 3 11 Information 3 12 Appendix A Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement A 1 Radiation Exposure Statement A 2 ...

Page 5: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS IV Appendix B Industry Canada Statement B 1 Radiation Exposure Statement B 2 Appendix C Europe EU Declaration of Conformity C 1 Appendix D WorldWide Technical Support D 1 ...

Page 6: ...Introduction Chapter 1 ...

Page 7: ...the EUB1200AC USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible and takes the wireless into practical road Features Up to 300 or 867 Mbps Wireless Speed Backward compatible with IEEE 802 11a b g n Dual Frequency Band 2 4GHz 5GHz High Speed USB 3 0 Interface WPS Button for Wireless Easy Setup Support WEP WPA and WPA2 Security Encryption Package contents Open the package carefully ...

Page 8: ...pful to depict some of the possible wireless LAN PC card network con figurations EnGenius wireless LAN products can be configured as Ad hoc or peer to peer for departmental or SOHO LANs Infrastructure for enterprise LANs Ad hoc peer to peer Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several comput ers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range ...

Page 9: ...that came with your router for any further instructions if necessary 2 Within 2 minutes press and hold down the WPS button on the EUB1200AC for 2 seconds The LED should start to blink 3 Wait for 2 minutes 4 Confirm that the connection was successful by opening a web browser or checking the wireless signal indicator icon ...

Page 10: ...Windows Chapter 2 ...

Page 11: ...lation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory 2 1 1 Installing and Uninstalling the Driver Installing the Driver Before you can use the EUB1200AC Dual Band USB Adapter you must install the device driver To install the USB adapter drivers follow these steps 1 Insert the CD ROM that was provided to you in this pack age The setup should run automatically If the setup ...

Page 12: ...WINDOWS INSTALLING THE DRIVER 2 2 2 Click on Windows Driver to start the install process 3 Click on the Next button to begin the driver installation ...

Page 13: ...ty is installed 5 When installation is complete click on the Finish button to restart your computer Uninstalling the Driver If you want to remove the EUB1200AC EUB1200AC Dual Band USB Adapter from your system use device s uninstall applica tion or the Windows uninstall process ...

Page 14: ...w that define the behavior of the utility The available options are as follows Show Tray Icon Show hide the Utility icon in the system tray Radio Off Temporarily turn off wireless radio Disable Adapter Temporarily disable the wireless adapter General The General section shows the connection status speed type encryption SSID signal strength and link quality of the AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter Click...

Page 15: ...access point Duplicate Clone an access point s profile Set Default Reset all saved settings Wireless Network Properties Dialog Use the wireless network properties dialog to enter the connec tion properties for an access point Fill in the following wireless network properties to create an access point profile Ad hoc Enables the adapter to operate in ad hoc or infrastruc ture mode Profile Name The n...

Page 16: ...hich of the four keys will be active Please make sure that both the AP Router you are connected to and the EUB1200AC use the same key Network Key The encryption key used to encrypt the data packets during data transmission Adding a Profile Note When using the ASCII or PASSPHRASE feature the password must be obtained from the router To add a profile follow these steps 1 Click the Add button 2 Selec...

Page 17: ...eck box is selected 5 Select a channel from the Channel list Available chan nels are from 1 to 161 6 Select a network authentication protocol from the Net work Authentication protocol list The following proto cols can be selected Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X WEP 802 1X 7 Select the ASCII checkbox to enter a password using ASCII characters ...

Page 18: ...e network key value again in Confirm net work key 12 Click the OK button to save the profile settings or the Cancel button to discard settings Editing a Profile Note When using the ASCII or PASSPHRASE feature the password must be obtained from the router To edit a profile follow these steps 1 Click the Edit button 2 Select the checkbox to specify an ad hoc network Note If the ad hoc checkbox is se...

Page 19: ... Select a channel from the Channel list Available chan nels are from 1 to 161 6 Select a network authentication protocol from the Net work Authentication protocol list The following proto cols can be selected Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X WEP 802 1X 7 Select the ASCII checkbox to enter a password using ASCII characters ...

Page 20: ...12 Click the OK button to save the profile settings or the Cancel button to discard settings Available Network You can find access points that are within the proximity of your adapter by using the device to scan for them The information returned by the adapter is shown in a list and includes the SSID channel encryption type authentication type and signal strength If you want to view available acce...

Page 21: ...tus of the adapter and the network connection The following information is displayed in the section Manufacturer NDIS Driver Version Short Radio Header Encryption type Authenticate type Channel Set MAC Address Data Rate Channel used Status SSID Network Type Power Save Mode Associated AP MAC Up Time hh mm ss ...

Page 22: ...to create a WPS connection pin input con fig PIN or push button config PBC PIN Input Config Note You must enter the PIN code in your router s configura tion dialog before establishing a connection 1 Click on the PIN Input Config button to start the PIN code process 2 Select Yes to start scanning for access points 3 Select the target AP and click the Select button Router_1 Router_2 ...

Page 23: ...accept ing the connection When the dialog disappears the connection is estab lished Push Button Config 1 Click on the Push Button Config button to start the pro cess Note The Push Button Config button and the WPS button on the access point must be pushed within ten seconds of each other ...

Page 24: ...WINDOWS WI FI PROTECTED SETUP 2 14 2 Click on the Push Button Config in the following dialog 3 Press the WPS button on the access point The connection is established within a few seconds ...

Page 25: ...MAC OS X Chapter 3 ...

Page 26: ...nstall the USB adapter drivers follow these steps 1 Insert the CD ROM that was provided to you in this pack age The setup should run automatically If the setup does not run automatically then you must locate the setup file manually from the CD ROM under the Drivers folder 2 Click on the Continue button to configure the next step 3 Read the Important Information and then click on the Install button...

Page 27: ...tton to read the license agreement After you have read the agreement click on the Agree button to continue or Disagree to cancel the installation 6 Click on the Install button to begin the installation pro cess or Go Back to return to the previous step 7 When the installation warning dialog is shown click the Continue Installation button to continue or the Cancel button to abort the process ...

Page 28: ...not restart the system 9 Insert the USB adapter into the USB port MAC OS X will detect and install the new hardware 10 The client utility is installed in the Applications folder Uninstalling the Driver If you want to remove the AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter from your system use device s uninstall application or the Win dows uninstall process ...

Page 29: ... BSSID security type connection status network type channel link speed and signal strength of the AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter Click on the Turn Radio OFF button to deactivate the adapter Click on the Turn Radio ON button to activate the adapter Profile The Profile section is used to create and modify profiles that the AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter uses to connect to access points To create or modi...

Page 30: ...rk Properties Dialog Use the wireless network properties dialog to enter the connec tion properties for an access point Fill in the following wireless network properties to create an access point profile Profile Name The name of the access point that is shown in the profile list SSID The name of the access point as shown on the network Ad hoc Enables the adapter to operate in ad hoc or infrastruc ...

Page 31: ... both the AP Router you are connected to and the EUB1200AC use the same key Network Key The encryption key used to encrypt the data packets during data transmission Adding a Profile Note When using the ASCII or Network key feature the pass word must be obtained from the router To add a profile follow these steps 1 Click the Add button 2 Select the checkbox to specify an ad hoc network Note If the ...

Page 32: ... Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X WEP 802 1X 7 Select the ASCII checkbox to enter a five or thirteen char acter password using the WEP protocol 8 Enter the network key value in Network key For 64 bit key length enter 10 hexadecimal characters For 128 bit key length enter 26 hexadecimal characters 9 Enter the same network key value again in Confirm net work key 10 Sele...

Page 33: ...ox is selected Profile Name is not available 3 Enter the profile name in Profile Name 4 Enter the SSID in SSID Note The list of channels is only available if the ad hoc check box is selected 5 Select a channel from the Channel list Available chan nels are from 1 to 11 6 Select a network authentication protocol from the Net work Authentication protocol list The following proto cols can be selected ...

Page 34: ...list 11 Click the OK button to save the profile settings or the Cancel button to discard settings Available Network You can find access points that are within the proximity of your adapter by using the device to scan for them The information returned by the adapter is shown in a list and includes the SSID channel authentication type encryption type and BSSID MAC address Click the Refresh button to...

Page 35: ...ode list The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 Set the Fragment Threshold by moving the slider control or manually entering a value in the text box The fragment threshold specifies the maximum size of a packet during data transmission A value too low could lead to low per formance 5 Set the RTS Threshold by moving the slider control or manually entering a value in the text box If the packet size i...

Page 36: ...onfig PBC Before selecting either method click the SCAN button to locate the access points within the proximity of the adapter PIN Input Config Note You must enter the PIN code in your router s configura tion dialog before establishing a connection 1 Select the target access point 2 Click the PIN button When the connection is established the Link Status sec tion will show the connection informatio...

Page 37: ...on on the access point must be pushed within ten seconds of each other 3 Press the WPS button on the access point When the connection is established the Link Status sec tion will show the connection information See Link Status for more details Information The Information tab displays information about the network driver version and date ...

Page 38: ... may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic ular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relo...

Page 39: ...possi ble from the user body or set the device to lower output power if such function is available The USB dongle transmitter is approved for use in typical laptop computers To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements it should not be used in other devices or certain laptop and tablet computer configurations where the USB connectors on the host com puter are unable to provide or ensure the necessa...

Page 40: ...RNING i the device for operation in the band 5150 5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems ii high power radars are allocated as primary users i e priority users of the bands 5250 5350 MHz and 5650 5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement i Les dispositifs fon...

Page 41: ...vice to lower output power if such function is available Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Le produit est conforme aux limites d exposition pour les appareils portables RF pour les États Unis et le Canada établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Le produit est sûr pour un fonctionnement tel que décrit dans ce manuel La réduction aux expositions RF peut être augmentée si l appareil peut êt...

Page 42: ...s for electromagnetic fields 0 Hz 300 GHz EN 300 328 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Wideband Transmission systems Data transmission equip ment operating in the 2 4 GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques Harmonized EN covering essen tial requirements under article 3 2 of the R TTE Directive EN 301 893 Broadband Radio Access Networks BRAN 5 GHz hig...

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