Digisol DG-WN3430AC User manual

DG-WN3430AC User
Manual
DG-WN3430AC
802.11ac 433Mbps Wireless Dual Band
USB Adapter
User Manual
V1.0
2014-02-04
As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2014 by Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this
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fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in thismanual is sold or licensed "as
is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this
company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair,
and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from
time to time in the contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or
changes.
Trademarks:
DIGISOL™ is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the
property of the respective manufacturers.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it.
However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity
when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer
manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

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Index
1. Product Information ..................................................................................4
1.1 Safety Information....................................................................................................4
1.2 System Requirements .............................................................................................5
1.3 Package Contents ......................................................................................................5
1.4 Get Familiar with your new wireless USB adapter....................................6
2. Driver Installation and Configuration.......................................................7
2.1 USB Adapter Installation ....................................................................................................7
2.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration........................................................................... 11
2.3 Establish secure connection with AP using WPS ................................................ 14
3. Appendix...................................................................................................16
3.1 Hardware Specifications................................................................................................. 16
3.2 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................. 17
3.3 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 19

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1. Product Information
Thank you for purchasing this extreme high-speed 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band
wireless USB adapter. Other than the common wireless standards 802.11a/b/g/n, this
wireless USB adapter is also 802.11ac compatible. DG-WN3430AC Wireless USB
adapter can achieve wireless data transmission rate up to 433Mbps in 5GHz
spectrum. Its dual band operation offers flexible wireless connectivity which enhances
sharing of files, photos, audio, video and gaming experience over wireless network.
Other features of this wireless USB adapter include:
•Complies with IEEE802.11a/b/g/n standards & IEEE802.11ac draft.
•High-speed data transfer rate - Up to 433Mbps.
•Supports WMM wireless QoS feature.
•Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPS, WPA, WPA2 with IEEE 802.1x functions for
high level of security.
•Supports the most popular operating system: Windows XP/7/8.
•Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) hardware button for easy connection.
•Supports USB 2.0 interface.
•Portable and tiny size design.
1.1 Safety Information
In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the safety
instructions as mentioned below:
1. This USB wireless adapter is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this
USB adapter to direct sun light, rain, or snow.
2. DO NOT put this USB adapter at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or
bathroom. Also, do not leave this wireless USB adapter in the car in summer.
3. This USB adapter is small enough to put in a child’s mouth, and it could cause
serious injury or could be fatal. If they throw the USB adapter, the card will be
damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS USB ADAPTER OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN!
4. This USB adapter will get heated up when used for a long time (This is normal and
is not a malfunction). DO NOT put this USB adapter on paper, cloth, or other

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flammable objects after the USB adapter has been used for a long time.
5. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the USB adapter. If you find that the USB
adapter is not working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for
help. DO NOT disassemble the USB adapter yourself, warranty will be void.
6. If the USB adapter falls into water, DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND
THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION.
7. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the USB
adapter, switch the computer off immediately, and call the dealer of purchase for help.
1.2 System Requirements
•An empty USB 2.0 port.
•Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows 8 operating system.
•CD-ROM drive.
•At least 100MB of available disk space.
1.3 Package Contents
Before you start using this adapter, please check if there’s anything missing in the
package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:
•DG-WN3430AC 433Mbps Wireless USB Adapter (1 No.)
•Protection cap (1 No.)
•Quick installation guide
•Installation Guide CD (Includes User Manual, QIG & Drivers)
If any of the above items are missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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1.4 Get Familiar with your new wireless USB ada pter
1. USB Connector
2. Link/Activity LED (Under the case)
LED Name
Light Status
Description
Link/
Activity
Off No wireless USB adapter is installed.
On
Solid light 5 seconds means WPS connection is
established successfully.
Blinking i) Wireless USB adapter is normally installed.
ii) Linked to a wireless access point.
iii) Transferring or receiving data.
Fast Blinking three times per second means WPS is
activated. The USB adapter will wait for 2 minutes to
establish WPS connection.
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2. Driver Installation and Configuration
2.1 USB Ada pte r Installation
Please follow the below mentioned instructions to install your new wireless 802.11ac
USB adapter:
1. Insert the device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer,
and execute ‘Setup.exe’ program in ‘Driver’ folder.

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For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, you’ll be prompted to confirm installation.
Click ‘Yes’ to continue.
2. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

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3. The installation procedure will automatically start. Installation procedure needs
few minutes to complete, please be patient.
4. Click ‘Finish’ to reboot your computer to complete the installation procedure. If
you don’t want to reboot your computer now, select ‘No, I’ll restart my computer
later’ option and click ‘Finish’. Please note you have to reboot your computer
before you can use your new USB wireless adapter.

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5. Insert the USB wireless adapter into an empty USB 2.0 port of your computer
when computer is rebooted. Never use force to insert the card, if you feel it’s
stuck,flip the card over and try again.

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2.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration
Windows XP, 7 and 8 has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as
‘Windows Zero Configuration’(WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your
wireless network parameter:
1. 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.
2. Double click ‘Network Connections’.

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3. Right-click ‘Wireless Network Connection’ (it may have a number as suffix). If
you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click
the appropriate Wireless LAN Card, then select ‘View Available Wireless
Networks’.
4. 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 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’.

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5. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or
passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. If the
access point you selected does not use encryption, you will not be prompted for
security key or passphrase.
6. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and
the wireless access point is successfully established.

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2.3 Es ta b lish secure connection with AP using 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 USB
adapter, and you want to establish a secure connection, you don’t have to configure
the wireless USB adapter and setup data encryption yourself. All you have to do is go
to the WPS setup page of this wireless card, click a button, and then press a specific
button or enter a set of 8-digit code on the wireless access point you wish to establish
a secure connection - just three simple steps.
This wireless USB adapter is compatible with WPS. To use this function, the wireless
access point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too. Now, please
follow the below mentioned instructions to establish secure connection between
WPS-enabled wireless access point and your wireless USB adapter.
This wireless USB adapter supports Push-Button Method.
Please follow the instructions below to setup WPS:
1. First press the WPS button on the adapter.

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2. Next press the WPS button on the Router.
3. The screen shown below will appear.
Click on “Security.htm”. The screen shown below will appear. This screen shows
details of the WPS encryption.

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3. Appendix
3.1 Hardware Specifications
•Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
•Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
•Frequency Band: - 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
- 5.1500 ~ 5.8250GHz (Subject to local regulations)
•Data Rate: 11a: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps
11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps
11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps
11n (20MHz): MCS 0-7 (up to 72Mbps)
11n (40MHz): MCS 0-7 (up to 144Mbps)
11ac (80MHz): VHTMCS 0-9 (up to 433Mbps)
•Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, WPS and 802.1x Support
•Antenna: Internal Antenna (1T1R)
•Dimension: 8(H) x 16(W) x 35.5(D) mm
•Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C)
•Humidity: 10-95% (Non-Condensing)

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3.2 Troubleshooting
If you encounter any problem when you are using this wireless USB adapter, don’t
panic. Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please check this
troubleshooting table, the solution to your problem could be very simple, and you can
solve the problem yourself.
Scenario
Solution
I can’t find any wireless
access point / wireless device
in ‘Site Survey’ function.
1. Click ‘Rescan’ for few more times and see if you
can find any wireless access point or wireless
device.
2. Please move closer to any known wireless access
point.
3. ‘Ad hoc’ function must be enabled for the wireless
device you wish to establish a direct wireless link.
4. Please adjust the position of USB adapter (you may
have to move your computer if you’re u
sing a
notebook computer) and click ‘Rescan’ button for
few more times. If you can find the wireless access
point or wireless device you want to connect by
doing this, try to move closer to the place where the
wireless access point or wireless device is located.
I cannot establish connection
with a certain wireless access
point.
1. If the SSID of access point you wish to connect is
hidden (nothing displayed in ‘SSID’ field in ‘Site
Survey’ function), you have to input correct SSID
of the access point you wish to connect. Please
contact the owner of access point to ask for correct
SSID.
2. You have to input correct passphrase / security key
to connect an access point with encryption. Please
contact the owner of access point to ask for correct
passphrase / security ke y.
3. The access point you wish to connect only allows
USB adapters
with specific MAC address to
establish connection.
The network is slow / having
problem when transferring
1. Move closer to the place where access point is
located.

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large files. 2. There could be too many people using the same
radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to
change the channel number.
Please try one or more solutions listed above.

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3.3 G los s a r y
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
home, office and public networks.
802.11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE
802.11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2.4 GHz frequency
band as IEEE 802.11b. The 802.11g standard requires backward compatibility with
802.11b.
The standard specifically calls for:
A. A new physical layer for the 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) in the
2.4 GHz frequency band, known as the extended rate PHY (ERP). The ERP
adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6, 12 and 24 Mbps
(mandatory speeds) and 18, 36, 48 and 54 Mbps (optional speeds). The ERP
includes the modulation schemes found in 802.11b including CCK for 11 and
5.5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps.
B. A protection mechanism called RTS/CTS that governs how 802.11g devices
and 802.11b devices interoperate.
IEEE 802.11b standard:The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee,
which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless
LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate.
IEEE 802.11n standard: 802.11n is a wireless networking standard that uses
multiple antennas to increase data rates. It is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007
wireless networking standard. Its purpose is to improve network throughput over the
two previous standards 802.11a and 802.11g with a significant increase in the
maximum net data rate from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s.
IEEE 802.11ac standard: 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard in
the 802.11 family, developed in the IEEE Standards Association process, providing
high-throughput wireless local area networks (WLANs) on the 5 GHz band.
Ad-hoc: An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a
Wireless LAN card, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless
LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
Infrastructure: An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure
configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to
central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.

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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.
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.
TKIP: TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in
WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys. TKIP is involved in the IEEE
802.11i WLAN security standard, and the specification might be officially released by
early 2003.
AES:AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been
developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital
information, wherever and however communicated or stored, while making more
efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is also
included in IEEE 802.11i standard. Compared to AES, TKIP is a temporary protocol
for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level.
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. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of
narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder
and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the
spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right
frequency, a spread –spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main
alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping
Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
WPS: WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. It provides a simple way to establish
unencrypted or encrypted connections between wireless clients and access point
automatically. User can press a software or hardware button to activate WPS function,
and WPS-compatible wireless clients and access point will establish connection by
themselves. There are two types of WPS: PBC (Push-Button Configuration) and PIN
code.
This product comes with
Life time warranty. For further
details about warranty policy and Product Registration,
please visit support section of www.digisol.com