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I 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This equipment has been SAR-evaluated for use in hand. SAR measurements are based on 5mm spacing from the body and that compliance is achieved at that distance.

II 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. National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 Italy If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 1 - 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 - 2 - 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. It can perfectly interoperate with all the 802.11n/g/b devices. The PW-DN427’s auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer rate of up to 150Mbps for maximum throughput. Additionally, the PW-DN427 adapter has good capability on anti-jamming and supports WEP, TKIP, AES，WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. The adapter is easy to install and manage. The PW-DN427 supports WPS function, which can help you create a wireless connection immediately. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Featuring high performance transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well as strong security, the PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter is the perfect solution for small office and home needs. 1.2 Main Features  IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standards  Supports USB 2.0 standard  Supports WPA data security, IEEE 802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption, 64/128-bit WEP encryption  Supports wireless LAN data transfer rate of up to 150Mbps  Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes  Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode  Eases configuration and provides monitoring information  Supports Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 1.3 LED Status The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks when sending and receiving data.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 3 - 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 2.2.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation of the Utility and drivers. Before you install the software, please connect the USB adapter with your computer by USB cable. After that, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.  Note: The Setup steps for Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 are very similar, so the following installation guide takes Windows XP for example. 2.2.2 Installation Guide 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, then go to My Computer to double-click CD-ROM PW-DN427 3.0, and you will see the screen as Figure 2-1. Double-click Setup.exe to start the installation.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 4 - 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 - 5 - 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. Figure 2-4 Choose Destination Location

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 7 - 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 or in your system tray.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 8 - 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 programsWireless, 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. Click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window. 3. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network adapters, and then right-click Wireless N Client Adapter. Figure 2-9 Device Manager 4. Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 2-9, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 9 - 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. For the configurations in Windows Vista/ 7, please refer to the instructions in Windows XP. After the Adapter's driver and utility have been installed, the adapter’s tray icon, or , will appear in your system tray. It means the utility is running on your system. If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> All programs> Wireless> RL52 Wireless N Client Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again. Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. Right-click the icon and choose Launch Config Utility, the configuration screen of the utility will appear as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-1 Configuration Screen The utility provides complete and easy manage tools to:  Display current status information  Edit and add configured profiles  Display current diagnostics information  Note: If your OS is Windows XP, you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless network settings. (To use this function, you must upgrade the OS with sp2). Just right-click the icon at the bottom of the screen, and click Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility to switch the utility.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 13 - 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. When you select WPA, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK as Authentication, there are two options: TKIP and AES. When you select WPA2 as Authentication, four options are available: TKIP, AES, TKIP(MFP) and AES(MFP). 3. In the screen that follows, enter the key of the AP in the empty field. Here takes Key 1234567890 for example. If the wireless network you are trying to connect is security-enabled, you must enter the corresponding key to establish a successful connection. Then click the Next icon to continue. Figure 3-6 Enter the Key 4. The Pre-logon Connect configuration page as shown in Figure 3-7 will then appear. Click the Next icon to continue.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 20 - 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. Figure 3-22 Start PIN Step 5 When Figure 3-19 appears, the configuration is complete.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 22 - Step 5 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. Figure 3-26 Link Status The following table describes the items found on the Link Status screen.  Status - Current connection status. If no connection, it will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID and BSSID will show here.  Extra Info - Here displays the link status in use.  Authentication - Shows the authentication mode in use.  Encrtption - The encryption type in use is displayed here.  Network Type - The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here. The options include: • Infrastructure (access point) • Ad Hoc  Central Channel - The channel of the currently connected AP. Click the Throughput icon , you can view the Link Quality, Signal Strength and Link Speed to see whether the Adapter is working well.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 23 - 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. When clicking the Statistics icon , you will see the following screens respectively displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information. Click the Reset Counter icon to reset all the counters to zero. Figure 3-28 Transmit Statistics  Transmitted Successfully - Frames successfully sent.  Retransmitted Successfully - Successfully retransmitted frames numbers.  Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries - Frames failed to transmit after hitting retry limit.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 24 - 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 of the Utility and then you can choose the wireless mode on the following screen. Figure 3-30 Advanced  Wireless Mode - Specifies 2.4 GHz 150 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 27 - Figure 3-34 Enter Network Key 4. If the connection is finished, you will see the screen as Figure 3-35 shows. Figure 3-35 Connected

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 28 - 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. Figure 4-2 The configuration utility screen will then appear as shown in the figure below. By clicking the corresponding icon, you can configure the AP, make some advanced settings and view the AP’s status. The tools section shown in the following figure respectively stands for Config AP , Advanced , Access Control List , Associate List and About from the left to the right . Figure 4-3

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 29 - 4.1 Config AP Click the Config AP icon to load the following screen and set the AP as you need. Step 1. Click Config AP icon , the following screen will pop up. Click Next icon to continue. 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. Figure 4-5  Channel - Select the channel from the drop-down list. This field determines which operating frequency will be used.  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 30 - Step 3. 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. Here you can make some advanced settings and click Apply to make these settings take effect. Figure 4-8  Beacon Interval(ms)- Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 31 - 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. In this page, you can enable/disable the AP to connect with the specified Mac address. Click Allow All, and enter the Mac address allowed to connect to your AP in the empty field beside MAC Address, and then click to add it to the list, shown in Figure 4-10. Highlight an existing Mac address in the list and click to remove it from the list as shown in Figure 4-11. When clicking , you will clear all the Mac addresses in the Access Control List as Figure 4-12. Figure 4-9 Access Control Function  Access Policy - This field allows you to start the function or not. System default is disabled. • Disable - Disable the Access Policy feature. • Allow All - Allow all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP. • Reject All - Disable all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP.  Mac Address - Manually force the Mac address using the function.  Apply - Click to make the settings take effect.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 32 - Figure 4-10 Add an Mac Address to the List Figure 4-11 Remove an existing Mac Address from the List

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 33 - 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 - 34 -  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. Figure 4-14 About Page

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 35 - 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.uk/ to register, and download the latest software of X-LINK Kai. Step 2. Install the X-LINK Kai software, click Start > All programs > XLink Kai > Configure Kai, then set as Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1 Step 3. After completing the settings, please click Start > All programs > XLink Kai > Start Kai to connect to XLink Kai. Step 4. Open the wireless mode of the PSP device, and then start an internet game.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 36 - Step 5. 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. In the following prompt page, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 37 - 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. Step 9. Launch RL52 Wireless N Client Utility, then highlight the Network Name (SSID) beginning with “PSP” in the “Network” page, and click Connect. Step 10. Check whether your PSP device is detected in the Diagnostics mode of Kai as Figure 5-6 shown: Click the icon first and then click the folder .

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 38 - 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. Figure 5-7

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 39 - Appendix A: 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. 802.11g - Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC)[3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next-generation wireless local area networking (WLAN) products. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored). FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo-random set of channels. Because a fixed frequency is not used, and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of FHSS is extremely difficult. Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 40 - 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. 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). SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

PW-DN427 Wireless N USB Adapter User Guide - 41 - Appendix B: 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 ~ 2.4835 GHz Sensitivity 130M: -68dBm 54M: -68dBm 11M: -85dBm Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Wireless Radio Data Rate Up to 150Mbps Modulation 11n OFDM, 11g OFDM , 11b CCK/DSSS Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Data Security WPA, 64/128 bits WEP, TKIP/AES, IEEE802.1X authentication Physical Environmental Working Temperature 0℃～40℃ (32℉～104℉) Storage Temperature -40℃～70℃ (-40℉～158℉) Humidity 10%～90% RH, Non-condensing

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