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Comtrend Corporation WD-1030 User Manual

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  • Page 1 WD-1030 AC1200 Wireless USB Adapter User Manual Version 1.0, September 1, 2015...
  • Page 2 Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Comtrend Corporation, 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.

  • Page 3: Federal Communication Commission

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11 only and should be installed and operated with minimum distance 0.5cm between the radiator &...
  • Page 5 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Information ............... 1 1-1 Introduction ....................1 1-2 Safety Information ..................2 1-3 System Requirements ..................3 1-4 Package Contents ................... 4 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless USB adapter ........... 5 CHAPTER 2 Installation and Configuration ..........6 2-1 USB adapter Installation ................
  • Page 7 4-5-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration ..........63 4-5-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration ..........64 4-6 About ......................67 CHAPTER 5 Troubleshooting ............... 68 The setup images used in this manual are for reference only. The contents of these images may vary according to software version. The official image contents are based on the newest software version.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Product Information

    Chapter 1 Product Information 1-1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high-speed 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band wireless USB adapter! Accepting common wireless standards 802.11a/b/g/n, this wireless USB adapter is also 802.11ac compatible – with a data transfer rate of 867Mbps, that’s three times faster than an 802.11n wireless network! 802.11ac also provides wider wireless coverage, so you don’t have to worry if your computer is far from your wireless access point.

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information Please follow these safety instructions: 1. This USB wireless USB 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 a kitchen or bathroom.

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    1-3 System Requirements  An empty USB 3.0/2.0 port (11ac mode - USB 3.0 is required ) (May not be able work with USB 1.1 port, and performance will be greatly reduced)  Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system ...

  • Page 11: Package Contents

    1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this wireless USB adapter, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: • USB wireless USB adapter (1 pcs) ……………………………… 1 •...

  • Page 12: Familiar With Your New Wireless Usb Adapter

    1-5 Familiar with your new wireless USB adapter 1. USB Connector 2. Link/Activity LED 3. WPS Button (Press to activate WPS pairing mode) LED Name Light Status Description Link/ Blinking Linked to a wireless access point / Activity Transferring data Power off...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Installation And Configuration

    CHAPTER 2 Installation and Configuration 2-1 USB adapter Installation Please follow the instructions below to install your new wireless network card: 1. Insert the device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute the ‘autorun.exe’ program. Then, choose the option to install the Driver in the menu.
  • Page 14 3. Choose ‘Install driver and Comtrend WLAN Utility’ then click the ‘Next’ button.
  • Page 15 With Windows XP operating system an extra step will show like below. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue. 4. Click ‘Install’ to continue.
  • Page 16 Please note: If you see this message, click ‘Install this driver software anyway’ to continue. 5. Please be patient while installation is in progress, this may require few minutes.
  • Page 17 6. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the installation procedure. 7. Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty Super Speed USB 3.0 port of your computer after the computer is powered on. Never use force to insert the card, if you feel it’s stuck, flip the card over and try again.
  • Page 18 8. Insert your USB wifi network card into any empty USB port. A popup message indicating that your computer found an ‘802.11ac USB Wireless LAN Card’ will appear. Please be patient while Windows is installing the driver. This message will only appear when you insert the USB wifi network card into your computer’s USB port.
  • Page 19 This icon uses 5 colors to represent the current network status: Network connection established, signal strength good. (Green) Network connection established, signal strength (Yellow) normal or poor. Network connection is not yet established. (Red) Network card not found on your computer. (Black) For detailed information about the wireless network configuration utility, please refer to the next chapter.

  • Page 20: Connect To A Wireless Access Point

    2-2 Connect to a Wireless Access Point To use a wireless network, you need to connect to a wireless access point first. Please follow the instructions below to use the Comtrend configuration utility to connect to a wireless access point. 1.
  • Page 21 There are 6 fields in the ‘Site Survey’ list: Field# Description 1 (SSID) The Service-Set IDentifier of the network device (The name of network device) 2 (Type) The type of network device Infrastructure (Access Point) Ad-Hoc 3 (Channel) The channel number of this network device Available wireless modes (Wireless mode) 802.11a wireless capability...
  • Page 22 5 (Security) Security mode. When nothing is displayed here (as we have indicated by the red arrow above), it means this network device does not require security and anyone can connect to it. The icon indicates that a security password is required. The icon indicates that WPS connection is possible.
  • Page 23 5. You’ll be prompted with the wireless access point’s encryption method (if any): 6. Click the right arrow to continue. Generally you don’t have to change the encryption method, it will be detected automatically. If you selected a wrong encryption method, you will not be able to establish a connection.
  • Page 24 8. The USB adapter will attempt to connect to the access point, this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When you see there’s a check shown beside the access point you wish to connect to, your computer is connected to the access point you selected. The connection status will be displayed in the configuration utility also.

  • Page 25: Profile Settings

    2-3 Profile Settings For connections you’ll frequently use, you can save them as a profile and you can recall all settings (security type, password, etc.) when required. 2-3-1 Add a new profile Using this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance, so you can recall a set of connection parameters quickly.
  • Page 26 3. Give a name to the profile in the ‘Profile Name’ field, and select the AP you wish to connect to in the ‘SSID’ dropdown list, then click the right arrow If you’re connecting to a network device using an AD-HOC connection method, select ‘Ad Hoc - Connect to other computers’...
  • Page 27 5. Input the passphrase key here (or WEP key, if required), then click the right arrow 6. Check this box if you wish to enable pre-logon connection. When this feature is enabled, the wireless network connection will be established before you logon to Windows so you can authenticate yourself against network server.

  • Page 28: Remove An Existing Profile

    7. The profile will be saved in the list: You can repeat step 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless connections. When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access point, click the ‘Active’ button (as indicated above). A check mark will be displayed beside an active profile.
  • Page 29 If the profile you wish to delete is active now, you’ll be prompted to confirm the deletion: To delete anyway, click ‘OK’; to cancel, click the mark.

  • Page 30: Edit An Existing Profile

    2-3-3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function. Select a profile from the list first, then click the ‘Edit’ button. You’ll be provided with the contents of the selected profile; you can edit them and save the changes.
  • Page 31 You’ll be prompted to select a place to save the profile setting file. Select a folder in your computer and name the profile, then click ‘Save’. To recall previously-saved profiles, click ‘Import’ Select a profile (file with .prof extension), and click ‘Open’. Please note that this will overwrite any existing profile(s).

  • Page 32: Wps Profile Setup

    2-3-5 WPS Profile Setup WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a new, convenient way to setup secured wireless connections. You only need to push a button or input a set of 8-digit random numbers, and you can setup a secure connection between wireless devices.
  • Page 33 In this list, there are ten access points that support WPS, which are indicated by the icon. You can still establish a secured connection with WPS-capable access points in a conventional way. To establish WPS-style connection, click the ‘Add WPS profile’ button: You’ll be prompted to select the WPS method and WPS AP:...
  • Page 34 To use PIN (8-digit or 4-digit random number) to setup WPS, select ‘PIN ’, and you need to select an AP from the ‘WPS AP List’ dropdown menu; to establish connection by Push-Button Configuration (PBC), you don’t have to select an AP from the ‘WPS AP List’ dropdown list. Note: This device follows WPS 2.0 Standard Specification to allow inputting of a 4-digit PIN code, make sure your Wireless Router or Access Point supports WPS 2.0 accordingly, or use an 8-digit PIN as...

  • Page 35: Pbc Mode Wps Configuration

    2-3-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration When you want to use ‘PBC’ mode: Click the ‘Start PBC’ button: Now, please push the WPS button on the access point (a physical button or a software button in its configuration menu - please refer to the access point’s user manual) within 2 minutes.

  • Page 36: Pin Mode Wps Configuration

    2-3-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration To setup WPS connection by PIN, select ‘PIN’, then click the right arrow. There are two methods in PIN mode WPS configuration: ‘Type PIN in AP’ and ‘Type PIN below’. ‘Type PIN in AP’ is the one that searches for WPS registrar and will attempt to connect it and ‘Type PIN below’...
  • Page 37 1. Type PIN in AP Select ‘Type PIN in AP’ in the ‘PIN Entry Method’ dropdown list. There will be a menu displaying an 8-digit WPS PIN code on the configuration menu. Remember the number and input PIN code in the web page of the router/AP in a short period of time (2 minutes or so), then click the right arrow.
  • Page 38 2. Type PIN below Select ‘Type PIN below’ in the ‘Config mode’ dropdown list, and input the PIN code in ‘Pin Code’, then click the right arrow. Please be patient. You’ll be prompted when the WPS connection is established successfully.

  • Page 39: Link Information

    2-4 Link Information You can check the status of the active wireless connection by clicking the ‘Link Information’ button: A new window will appear: There are 3 kinds of link information: 1. Link status Displays the status of the active connection.
  • Page 40 2. Throughput Displays the throughput of the active connection. 3. Statistics Displays the statistics of the active connection. Select ‘Transmit’ or ‘Receive’ to switch displaying statistics of the transmitted and received data packets. To reset counters, click...

  • Page 42: About

    2-5 About Click this button to see the version information of the utility. Click on the icon above to Enable/Disable WiFi.

  • Page 43: Chapter 3 Soft-Ap Function

    CHAPTER 3 Soft-AP Function Apart from becoming a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s operating mode to ‘AP’ mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point via software, and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the Internet connection you have!
  • Page 44 The soft-AP configuration utility will appear, along with the status of the software AP:...

  • Page 45: Configure Ap

    3-2 Configure AP To use the software AP, you need to configure it first, to accept incoming wireless connections. Click the ‘Config AP’ button to continue. You need to input the SSID of this software AP first: 1. AP Setup Input the SSID in the ‘SSID’...
  • Page 46 2. Channel Select In this page, you can select a 2.4G or 5G wireless channel of this software AP. Select from the ‘Channel’ dropdown list. When you finish, click the right arrow 3. Wireless Security In this page, you need to select the authentication and encryption method of this software AP.
  • Page 47 Open: No security. Anyone who found this AP can get connected. WPA-PSK: Use WPA-PSK authentication. WPA2-PSK: Use WPA2-PSK authentication. WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK: Allows both WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication. Available ‘Encryption’ options are: No Encryption: No security. AES: Use AES encryption. When you finish, click the right arrow 4.

  • Page 48: Access Control

    3-3 Access Control You can allow or disallow certain wireless clients to connect to your software AP using this function. To setup access control, click the ‘Access Control List’ button The access control list will appear: First you need to select the access control policy:...
  • Page 49 Disable: No access controlling Allow All: Only allow clients in the list to establish connection (white list). Reject All: Rejects all clients in the list to establish connection (black list). Then you need to input the 12-character MAC address in the ‘MAC Address’...

  • Page 50: Associate List

    3-4 Associate List You can see the list of all wireless clients that connected to this software AP. Click the ‘Connected Devices’ button to show the list.

  • Page 51: About

    3-5 About Click this button to see the version information of the software AP configuration utility.

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Client + Ap Function

    CHAPTER 4 Client + AP Function When ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) WAN is unavailable, this wireless card can connect to other APs and it can also work as a wireless service provider at the same time for other users to connect to. Please see the instructions in following chapter to use the Client + AP function of your wireless card.
  • Page 53 When you enable Client + AP mode for the first time, you need to input the SSID of this software AP first: Input the SSID in the ‘SSID’ field and Input the encryption key here. When you finish, click ok.

  • Page 54: Configure Ap

    4-2 Configure AP To use software AP, you need to configure it first to accept incoming wireless connections. Click the ‘Config AP’ button to continue. 1. AP Configuration Input the SSID in the ‘SSID’ field and Input the encryption key here. You can also change the WAN connection by using the ‘ICS WAN’...
  • Page 55 2. MAC Table In this page, the MAC addresses of all connected clients will be displayed here.

  • Page 56: Available Networks

    4-3 Available Networks To use the wireless network, you need to connect to a wireless access point first. Please follow the instructions below to use the Comtrend configuration utility to connect to a wireless access point. Click the ‘Site Survey’ button to open the list of available wireless networks (and their status).
  • Page 57 Field# Description 1 (SSID) The Service-Set IDentifier of the network device (The name of network device) 2 (Type) The type of network device Infrastructure (Access Point) Ad-Hoc 3 (Channel) The channel number of this network device Available wireless modes: (Wireless mode) 802.11a wireless capability 802.11b wireless capability 802.11g wireless capability...

  • Page 58: Link Information

    4-4 Link Information You can check the status of an active wireless connection by clicking the ‘Link Information’ button: A new window will appear: There are 3 kinds of link information: 1. Link status Displays the status of the active connection.
  • Page 59 2. Throughput Displays the throughput of the active connection. 3. Statistics Displays the statistics of the active connection. Select ‘Transmit’ or ‘Receive’ to switch displaying statistics of transmitted and received data packets. To reset counters, click...

  • Page 61: Profile Settings

    4-5 Profile Settings For connections you’ll frequently use, you can save them as a profile and you can recall all settings (security type, password, etc.) when required. 4-5-1 Add a new entry Using this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance, so you can recall a set of connection parameters quickly.
  • Page 62 3. Give a name to the profile in the ‘Profile Name’ field, and select the AP you wish to connect to from the ‘SSID’ dropdown list, then click the right arrow If you’re connecting to a network device using AD-HOC connection method, select ‘Ad Hoc - Connect to other computers’...
  • Page 63 6. Check this box if you wish to enable pre-logon connection. When this feature is enabled, the wireless network connection will be established before you logon to Windows so you can authenticate yourself against the network server. If you don’t need this, you can leave this box unchecked.

  • Page 64: Remove An Existing Profile

    You can repeat steps 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless connections. When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access point, click ‘Activate’ button (as indicated above). A check mark will be displayed beside active profile. 4-5-2 Remove an existing profile When you no longer need an existing profile, just select it from the list and click the ‘Delete’...

  • Page 65: Edit An Existing Profile

    To delete anyway, click the ‘OK’ button; to cancel, click the mark. 4-5-3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function. Select a profile from the list first, then click the ‘Edit’...

  • Page 66: Import / Export Profile

    4-5-4 Import / Export profile If you need to move your wireless settings to another computer, or you just want to make a backup, you can use the import / export function to make a copy, or restore the current profile. To backup a profile, click ‘Export’...
  • Page 67 Select a profile (file with .prof extension), and click ‘Open’. Please note that this will overwrite any existing profile(s).

  • Page 68: Wps Profile Setup

    4-5-5 WPS Profile Setup WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a new, convenient way to setup secured wireless connections. You only need to push a button or input an 8-digit random number, and you can setup a secure connection between wireless devices.
  • Page 69 You’ll be prompted to select the WPS method and WPS AP: To use a PIN (an 8-digit or 4-digit random number) to setup WPS, select ‘PIN / numeric code’, and you need to select an AP from the ‘WPS AP List’...

  • Page 70: Pbc Mode Wps Configuration

    4-5-5-1 PBC mode WPS configuration When you want to use ‘PBC’ mode: Click the ‘Start PBC’ button: Now, push the WPS button on the access point (a physical button or a software button in its configuration menu - please refer to access point’s user manual) within 2 minutes.

  • Page 71: Pin Mode Wps Configuration

    4-5-5-2 PIN mode WPS configuration To setup WPS connection by PIN, select ‘PIN / numeric code’, and then click the right arrow. There are two methods in PIN mode WPS configuration: ‘Type PIN in AP’ and ‘Type PIN below’. ‘Type PIN in AP’ is the one that searches for WPS registrar and will attempt to connect to it and ‘Type PIN below’...
  • Page 72 1. Type PIN in AP Select ‘Type PIN in AP’ in the ‘PIN Entry Method’ dropdown list. There will be a menu displaying an 8-digit WPS PIN code on the configuration menu. Remember the number and input the PIN code in the web page of router/AP in a short period of time(2 minutes or so), then click the right arrow.
  • Page 73 2. Type PIN below Select ‘Type PIN below’ in the ‘Config mode’ dropdown list, and input the PIN code in the ‘Pin Code’ field, then click the right arrow. Please be patient. You’ll be prompted when WPS connection is successfully established.

  • Page 74: About

    4-6 About Click this button to see the version information of the software AP configuration utility.

  • Page 75: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    CHAPTER 5 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless USB adapter, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please check this troubleshooting table, the solution of your problem could be very simple, and you can solve the problem by yourself! Scenario Solution I can’t find any wireless...
  • Page 76 I cannot establish 1. Click ‘Connect’ for few more times. connection with a certain 2. If the SSID of access point you wish to wireless access point connect is hidden (nothing displayed in ‘SSID’ field in ‘Site Survey’ function), you need to input the correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect.

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