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  • Page 1   802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r  1 ...
  • Page 2   WDL‐U601AC    Copyright Copyright 2015 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual of PLANET 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter Model: WDL-U601AC Rev: EM-WDL-U601AC_v1.0 (August, 2015) Part No. 2081-E23230-000...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    CONTENTS Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ....................5 Package Contents........................5 Product Description ......................5 Product Features .........................8 Hardware Description ......................8 Chapter 2. INSTALLATION ........................9 Microsoft Windows Driver Installation ................9 Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK ..............13 Windows Zero Configuration ..................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Product Introduction

    802.11ac standard with 1T1R antenna technology and is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11a and 802.11n. The WDL-U601AC supports USB 2.0 interface that integrates with one transmit channel and one concurrent receive channel to enable the speed to go up to 433Mbps for both data upload and download.
  • Page 6 In order to avoid the wireless interference between each other, the WDL-U601AC provides users with the radio frequency of 5GHz for watching HD videos or playing online games. The Wireless USB Adapter is suitable for multimedia applications requiring wider bandwidth.
  • Page 7 WDL-U601AC operation mode between Station mode and Access Point mode. When the WDL-U601AC is in the Access Point mode, it turns to a Wi-Fi Hotspot. The Wi-Fi supported devices such as iPhone/Android/Windows Phone/iPad/NDS/PSP can connect to it and share the wireless access easily.

  • Page 8: Product Features

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Product Features Product Features  2.4GHz/5GHz dual band wireless connectivity  2.4GHz/5GHz dual band wireless connectivity  Complies with IEEE 802.11a/n/ac and IEEE 802.11/b/g/n standards  Complies with IEEE 802.11a/n/ac and IEEE 802.11/b/g/n standards ...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Installation

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Chapter 2. INSTALLATION Microsoft Windows Driver Installation 1. If you have installed other wireless adapters before, please uninstall the existing drivers and utilities first. 2. The following installation is performed in Windows 7. The procedures in other operating systems are similar.
  • Page 10   802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r  WDL‐U601AC  Step 3. Choose the setup language. Step 4. Click the “Next” button to start installing the driver. 10 ...
  • Page 11   802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r  WDL‐U601AC  Step 5. Please select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click “Finish” to finish the installation. Step 6. Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 2.0 port of your computer when computer reboots.
  • Page 12 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 7. The system will find the new hardware and display the message below. After the driver of wireless adapter has been installed successfully, you’ll select the wireless network at lower-right corner of the screen.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Connecting To Wireless Network

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can use Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows XP operating system). Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP/Vista/7 has a built-in wireless network configuration utility called “Windows Zero Configuration”...
  • Page 14 Step 3. 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 PLANET Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB Network Adapter), and then select “View Available Wireless Networks”.
  • Page 15 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 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”...
  • Page 16 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 5. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its network 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’ll not be prompted for network key or passphrase.

  • Page 17: Windows 7 - Use Windows 7 Wlan Autoconfig

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    3.1.2 Windows 7 - Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig WLAN AutoConfig service is built-in in Windows 7 that can be used to detect and connect to wireless network. This built-in wireless network connection tool is similar to wireless zero configuration tool in Windows XP.
  • Page 18 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 3: Enter the network security key of the wireless access point. (1) The Connect to a Network box will appear (2) Enter the security key If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its network key or passphrase here.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4. Ap Mode

      WDL‐U601AC    Chapter 4. AP MODE Besides being a wireless client of other wireless access points, PLANET wireless adapter can also act as a wireless service provider. You can switch the operation mode of wireless adapter to “AP” mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software.
  • Page 20   802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r  WDL‐U601AC  Step 2: Go to “Change adapter settings”. Step 3: Please DO NOT establish any connection by wireless network. Step 4: Configure the Local Area Connection. 20 ...
  • Page 21   WDL‐U601AC    Step 5: Select “Sharing”, check “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection” and select the Wireless Network Connection of your WDL-U601AC. Step 6: Go to Network and Sharing Center. Step 7: Select “Set up a new connection or network”.
  • Page 22 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 8: Select “Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network”. Step 9: Select the Wireless Network Connection of your WDL-U601AC. 22 ...
  • Page 23 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 10: Enter the SSID of your AP, select a security type and enter the security key. Step 11: The Wireless network name (SSID) and password will be shown on the screen when all configurations are done.
  • Page 24 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Step 12: You can see the SSID now and just press Disconnect if you don’t want to share this wireless network. 24 ...

  • Page 25: Appendix: Specifications

      802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r  WDL‐U601AC  Appendix: Specifications Product Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless USB Adapter Model WDL-U601AC Hardware Specifications Chipset Realtek RTL8811AU Interface USB 2.0, Type-A Antenna Type Internal antenna 1 x 2.4GHz: 2dBi Antenna Gain 1 x 5GHz: 4dBi...
  • Page 26 802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Environment 0°~40°C (32°~104°F) Operating Temperature Humidity 10% ~ 90%, non-condensing Package  WDL-U601AC (dual band 802.11ac wireless USB adapter) Package Contents  Quick Installation Guide  CD (including drivers and user’s manual) 26 ...

  • Page 27: Appendix: Troubleshooting

    802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte r    WDL‐U601AC    Appendix: Troubleshooting Symptom: The LED is off. Make sure the wireless USB adapter is inserted properly. Otherwise Remedy: contact your vendor. Symptom: The LED is always on, but not blinking. Make sure that you have installed the driver from the CD that comes with Remedy: the package.

  • Page 28: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    *Model Number WDL-U601AC * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address: 10F., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.) is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the 1999/5/EC R&TTE,...
  • Page 29 ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva ΛΟΙΠΕΣ 1999/5/CE. ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ Por medio de la presente, PLANET Technology Español Slovensky Výrobca PLANET Technology Corporation, Corporation, declara que 802.11ac Dual Band týmto deklaruje, že táto 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter cumple con los requisitos Wireless USB Adapter je v súlade so...

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