PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter Rev: 2.0.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ............................................................................................ 2 1.2 Main Features.................................................................................................. 2 1.3 LED Status .............
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter One USB extension cable Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter, including: • Drivers and Utility • User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter. The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your computer. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. The PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b standards.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. The Adapter gets its power from the host and there is no external power supply. The LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on. Note: The Adapter can also be plugged into the USB port on your computer directly. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-1 Start the Installation 2. You’ll see the screen as below. You can choose which to be installed and click Next. Figure 2-2 Setup Type 3. In the following screen, select the configuration tool and click Next.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-3 Setup Type 1) If you want to install the RL52 Wireless N Client Utility, please select the Wireless Configuration Tool. 2) If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool. 4. Choose the destination location and click Next.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide 5. You will see the next screen as below. Click Install to continue. Figure 2-5 Ready to Install the Program 6. The following screen for installing will appear. Figure 2-6 Setup Status Note: While files are copying, a warning box about Windows Logo testing (shown in Figure 2-7) may pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation for our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 2-7 Windows XP Warning Box 7. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2-8 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the installation and reboot the system. Figure 2-8 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon -7- or in your system tray.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide 2.3 Uninstall Software 2.3.1 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All programsWireless, and then click Uninstal-RL52 Wireless N Client Utility. 2. Follow the Install Shield Wizard to uninstall the utility software from your PC. 2.3.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter can be configured by its utility for Windows XP/ Vista/ 7. This section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your wireless adapter for wireless connectivity with trustable data security encryption features. The configuration steps in Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 are similar.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide 3.1.1 Site Survey Click the Site Survey icon on the screen of the Utility and the Site Survey screen with many available wireless network choices will appear. The AP list will be updated every two seconds. The AP list includes most used fields, such as SSID, network type, channel used, wireless mode, security status and the signal percentage. The dialog box is shown in Figure 3-2.
PW-DN427 Edit a profile Import a profile Export a profile Add a WPS profile Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-3 Profile List - Click to add a new profile. - Deletes an existing profile. - Click to edit an existing profile. - Imports an existing profile. - Exports an existing profile. - Add a WPS profile Profile Name - Name of profile, preset to PROF* (* indicate 1, 2, 3...). SSID - The access point or Ad-hoc name.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-4 Add a new profile - Cancel button. - Back to the previous page. - Continue to the next page. Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names are not case-sensitive. SSID - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 Authentication and Encryption Authentication - You can choose the Authentication Type from the pull-down list with seven options, Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, and 802.1X. Encryption - Displays which encryption type that the adapter is using. When you select Open as Authentication, there are two options: None and WEP. If you select Shared and 802.1X as Authentication, there is only one option: WEP.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-7 Use Pre-logon Connection Use Pre-logon Connection - Use ID and Password in Profile. 5. Some advanced settings can be made in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Profile Tx Power - Manually force the AP’s transmitting power. Use RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If you are not sure, please leave it default here.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-9 Profile Added Successfully 3.1.2.2. Delete a profile Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List and click the Delete icon . The profile will be removed from the list. Figure 3-10 Delete a Profile 3.1.2.3. Edit a profile Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List, and click the Edit icon , the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-11 Edit a Profile 3.1.2.4. Import a profile 1. From the Profile List screen (shown in Figure 3-3), click the Import icon . Then the Import Profile screen will appear below. 2. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open, the imported profile will then appear in the Profile List. Figure 3-12 Import a Profile 3.1.2.5. Export a profile 1.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-13 Export a Profile 3.1.2.6. Add a WPS profile Click the Add WPS Profile icon of the Utility and you can configure the WPS function to join an existing network quickly in the following screen. Figure 3-14 Profile List If the wireless card supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or QSS (Quick Secure Setup), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
PW-DN427 I. Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide PBC Method If your Access Point is equipped with a push-button for Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can connect the adapter to the Access Point by Push-Button Configuration (PBC) method. Step 1 Press the WPS button on your Access Point device. Figure 3-15 Press the WPS Button on the screen as Figure 3-14. Step 2 Click the Add WPS Profile icon Step 3 Select Push-Button Configuration (PBC) on the screen below.
PW-DN427 Step 5 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide The Adapter will search for the AP to establish connection automatically. Figure 3-18 Step 6 Wait a moment until Figure 3-19 appears. Figure 3-19 II. PIN Method If your Access Point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add the adapter to the network by the following two ways: 1) Enter the PIN into my Access Point on the screen as Figure 3-14.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-20 Step 3 Choose the Config Mode as Enrollee and click the Next icon on the screen below. Meanwhile, enter the PIN code of the adapter (here takes 51349417 in the screen for example) into the configuration utility of the AP. For the detailed instructions of the AP configuration, please refer to the User Guide of the AP. Figure 3-21 Enrollee Mode Step 4 Click Start PIN on the following screen.
PW-DN427 2) Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Enter a PIN from my Access Point Step 1 Click the Add WPS Profile icon Step 2 on the screen as Figure 3-14. Tick PIN/numeric code and then select the desired SSID from the WPS AP List (take Network for example) on the screen below. Figure 3-23 Step 3 Choose the Config Mode as Registrar and enter the PIN of AP (here takes 97056270 for example) into the field beside the Pin Code as Figure 3-24 shows.
PW-DN427 Step 5 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide When Figure 3-19 appears, the configuration is complete. Note: The default PIN code of the AP always can be found in its label or User Guide. 3.1.3 Link Information Click the Link Information icon of the Utility and you will see the following screen displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information. Click the Link Status icon , you can view the current linking status of the Adapter as shown in the figure below.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-27 Throughput Link Quality - Displays connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet error rate. Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the signal. Link Speed - Shows current transmit rate and receive rate. Throughput - Displays transmit and receive throughput in unit of Mbps.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-29 Receive Statistics Received Successfully - The number of frames successfully received. Received With CRC Error - The number of frames received with a CRC error. Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource - The number of frames dropped due to a resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received - The number of duplicate frames received. 3.1.4 Advanced Click the Advanced icon following screen.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide the access point with which it associates. Enable TX Burst - It can translate more data when it is enabled. Enable TCP Window Size - It can enhance the TCP throughput when it is enabled. Fast Roaming at - Roaming will disable when Transmit Power is below some dBm if the function is selected. Apply - Click the Apply button to save the current setting. 3.1.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide list. Enter Test for the Profile Name, and select Infrastructure for the Network Type, then click Next icon to the next page. Select WPA2-PSK for the Authentication, AES for the Encryption and click Next icon to continue. Enter 1234567890 for the Key. You can make some advanced settings in the following screens or you are recommended to leave the options default if you are not sure about them. 4.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-34 Enter Network Key 4. If the connection is finished, you will see the screen as Figure 3-35 shows.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 AP Mode Right click the icon to switch to AP Mode. In this mode you can use the PW-DN427 as a soft AP. Figure 4-1 Note: At this time, if your PC has Installed other network card (wireless or wired), you will be prompted “ICS Select WAN Adapter” to select one of them to be “WAN”. With this function PW-DN427 can serve as wireless router based on the selected card connecting to the Internet, which will make the APs of the LAN share the Internet.
PW-DN427 4.1 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Config AP Click the Config AP icon Step 1. to load the following screen and set the AP as you need. Click Config AP icon continue. , the following screen will pop up. Click Next icon to Figure 4-4 Config AP SSID - Enter the SSID of your soft AP, for example, you can name it My Network instead of the default name SoftAP-58. Step 2. Here you can select country region and set the AP’s channel.
PW-DN427 Step 3. Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide The AP’s authentication mode and encryption type can be set in the following figure. Figure 4-6 Step 4. Enter the Key in the empty field to make your AP security enabled (here takes 1234567890 for example). Only by entering the corresponding key can other computers establish a successful connection with your AP. Figure 4-7 4.2 Advanced Click the Advanced icon , the following screen will appear.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. TX Power - Manually force the AP’s transmitting power. System default is 100%. Idle Time - Manually force the Idle Time using a selected value. The default is 300. 4.3 Access Control List Click the Access Control List icon of the utility and the Access Control List screen will appear as Figure 4-9.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-10 Add an Mac Address to the List Figure 4-11 Remove an existing Mac Address from the List - 32 -
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 4-12 Clear All MAC Addresses 4.4 Associate List Figure 4-13 shows the link status page. It displays detailed station information of current connection. Figure 4-13 Mac Table Function MAC Address - The station’s Mac address of the current connection.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide AID - Raise value by current connection. Power Saving Mode - Support Power Saving Mode on the currently connected station. Status - The link status of the current connection. 4.5 About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 4-14.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 5 Example for Application 5.1 Configuration of PSP XLink Online game Please ensure the software and hardware environments are well established before configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter and a PSP device are needed. For software, the PW-DN427 Adapter driver should be properly installed. Please operate as follows: Step 1. Connect the website of X-LINK http://www.teamxlink.co.
PW-DN427 Step 5. Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Right-click “My Computer” and select Management. In the prompt page, click Device Manager, then right-click “Wireless N Client Adapter “and select Properties. Then set the value of “PSP Xlink Mode” as Enable following the red marked instruction in the figure. Figure 5-2 Step 6. Click Start > Control Panel > Network. Figure 5-3 Step 7. Right-click Wireless Network Connection icon , and select Properties.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-4 Step 8. In the prompt page shown below, select Use the Following IP Address, and set the IP and Subnet mask. After completing setting, click OK. Figure 5-5 Note: Please set the IP address in different network segment with the other network card to avoid conflict. Launch RL52 Wireless N Client Utility, then highlight the Network Name (SSID) beginning with “PSP” in the “Network” page, and click Connect. Step 10.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Figure 5-6 Step 11. Click the icon on the right top corner to enter the Arena Mode, highlight the arena of your wanted game, and then join or start a new game.
PW-DN427 Appendix A: Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.
PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
PW-DN427 Appendix B: Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide Specifications General Interface USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 Safety & Emission FCC, CE Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.
