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Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE
User Manual
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Wireless 11ac Dual Band USB Adapter AC1200UBE User Manual Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 PACKAGE CONTENT .......................................
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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
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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 lef
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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 3.0 interface and Adjustabl
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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 3.0 i
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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 ca
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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
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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
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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”
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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. If a passw
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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 3.0 port and c
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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 C
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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 802.11ac USB NIC”, then select “View Available Wireless 14
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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. If the
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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. 16
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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
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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. You’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect: 18
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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. This is a Check this box if you wish to con
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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 When the encryption type is “WPA” or “WPA2-PSK”, it’s required to network key input a
