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Wireless USB 600AC
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HNW600ACU
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  • Page 1 Wireless USB 600AC Dual Band USB Adapter USER MANUAL HNW600ACU Rev. 2.0 www.hamletcom.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................4 1.1 Product Features........................ 4 1.2 Package contents....................... 4 2. Wireless USB Adapter Installation ..............5 2.1 Driver Installation ....................... 5 2.2 Connect to Wireless Access Point..................7 3. Client Utility ...................... 10 3.1 Connection Profile Management ..................10 3.2 General Information, Status and Network Statistics ............
  • Page 3 Dear Customer, thanks for choosing an Hamlet product. Please carefully follow the instructions for its use and maintenance and, once this item has run its life span, we kindly ask You to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way, by putting it in the separate bin for electrical/electronic waste, or to bring it back to your retailer who will collect it for free.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Linux (Kernel 2.6.18 ~ 5.x) 1.2 Package contents The Wireless USB Adapter package includes the following. • Wireless USB Adapter • Quick Installation Guide • Driver CD * Drivers for Mac OS X 10.4-10.8 are available on Hamlet website at www.hamletcom.com.

  • Page 5: Wireless Usb Adapter Installation

    2. Wireless USB Adapter Installation This chapter is to assist you how to use the included CD-ROM which comprises the Driver and the Client Utility Interface. 2.1 Driver Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless USB Adapter. 1.
  • Page 6 5. Follow the installation wizard and if requested click Next to continue. 6. Once the installation is completed click Finish to exit. After the installation the new icon of the wireless utility software will appear on the desktop and near the clock in the system tray. Left-click the icon in the system tray will launch wireless network configuration utility, right-click the icon to open the quick menu of configuration utility.

  • Page 7: Connect To Wireless Access Point

    2.2 Connect to Wireless Access Point To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use Client utility (comes with network adapter driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows operating system). Using Client Wireless Utility Please follow the following instructions to use Client configuration utility to connect to wireless access point.
  • Page 8 3. When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, double click it or click Add to Profile. 4. If a password (“Network Key”) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it in Network key text field (and input it again in Confirm network key for confirmation). NOTE: Network security type (Network Authentication and Data encryption) will be selected automatically based on wireless access point’s security setting.
  • Page 9 The network adapter will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes. When the “Status” become “Associated”, your computer is connected to access point you selected and you can close the client configuration utility. NOTE: If you connected to an access point but the connection has been dropped soon, please check security settings and re-check password spelling.

  • Page 10: Client Utility

    3. Client Utility 3.1 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like access point of your home, office or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters as a profile for every access point, so you don’t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point.
  • Page 11 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. 1. If you want to create a new profile, click Add button in the “Profile” window. 2.
  • Page 12 The following table describes the parameters that can be configured in the “Wireless Network Properties” window. 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 The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e.
  • Page 13 Remove an existing profile When you no longer need an existing profile, you can remove it. In the “Profile” window, select an existing profile you wish to remove then click Remove button. 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.
  • Page 14 Make a copy of existing profile If you need to make a copy of a specific profile, you can use this function. This function is very convenient when you need to build a new profile which parameters are similar to any existing profile.

  • Page 15: General Information, Status And Network Statistics

    3.2 General Information, Status and Network Statistics The wireless configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to know how your wireless network adapter works, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you’re connecting to, click on General menu tab.
  • Page 16 Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network adapter, click Status menu tab. Network Statistics Click Statistics menu tab to view the statistical data of wireless adapter. You can click Reset button to reset the statistics of all items back to 0.

  • Page 17: Other Settings

    3.3 Other Settings There are few functions provided by Client configuration utility you can access from the bottom of utility interface. The descriptions of these function are listed in the following table. Show Tray Icon Check this box to show an icon on system tray. Uncheck this box to hide it.

  • Page 18: Establish Secure Connection Using Wps

    3.4 Establish secure connection 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 access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by yourself.
  • Page 19 2. To use PIN Code, please click Pin Input Config (PIN) button: 3. You’ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect. If you know its SSID, click Yes, otherwise click No. 4. If you select Yes, a list of all WPS-compatible AP nearby will be displayed; you can click Refresh to rescan, then select an AP and click Select button.
  • Page 20 5. If you select No, wireless network adapter will prompt you to enter 8-digit PIN code into your AP, without selecting an AP in advance. 6. After you select Yes or No in previous step, network adapter will attempt to connect to WPS- compatible AP, and an 8-digit number will appear.
  • Page 21 Push Button 1. To use Push-Button WPS configuration, select the Wi-Fi Protect Setup tab of the configuration utility and click Push Button Config (PBC) button. 2. After you click “Push Button Config (PBC)”, a message box will appear. 3. Please activate Push Button function on wireless access point now, and wireless network adapter will establish secure connection with access point within one minute.

  • Page 22: Soft Ap Function

    4. Soft AP Function In Soft AP mode, this wireless adapter can act as a wireless Access Point. You can switch this wireless adapter’s operating mode to “AP” mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly and share the internet connection.
  • Page 23 4. After mode switch is complete, you’ll see general information of software AP, which shows AP’s SSID and connected wireless clients. Configure SSID and Channel 1. To configure software AP, click Config button in the “General” tab. 2. The Wireless Network Properties is displayed.
  • Page 24 The description of major setup items are listed below. Network Name Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this (SSID) wireless access point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here, excepting space. Channel Please select the wireless channel you wish to use, from 1 to 13.

  • Page 25: Advanced Settings

    4.2 Advanced Settings If you want to setup advanced settings of software access point, select Advanced menu. If you don’t know the meaning and affects of these settings, keep them untouched. The description of all setup items are listed below. Beacon Interval Please input wireless beacon time interval here.

  • Page 26: Wireless Statistics

    4.3 Wireless Statistics Select Statistics tab and the data statistics about software access point will be displayed. Click Reset to reset the value of every item back to “0”.

  • Page 27: Internet Connection Sharing (Ics)

    4.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) In the “General” page, the Internet Connection Sharing option allows you to assign a network adapter on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get connected to Internet. If you have only one network adapter (except this software access point), you don’t have to select network adapter here.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    5. Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless network adapter, 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 1.
  • Page 29 The network is slow / 1. Move closer to the place where access point is having problem when located. transferring large files 2. There could be too much people using the same radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number.

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