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DG-WN3860AC
AC1200 DUAL BAND WIRELESS 11AC USB
ADAPTER
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V1.0
2016-06-07
As our products undergo continuous development the speci f ications are subject to change without prior notice

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  • Page 1 DG-WN3860AC AC1200 DUAL BAND WIRELESS 11AC USB ADAPTER User Manual V1.0 2016-06-07 As our products undergo continuous development the speci f ications are subject to change without prior notice...
  • Page 2 Trademarks: DIGISOL™ is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of the respective manufacturers. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2-2 Configuration Utility........................ 11 2-2-1 Utility Overview................. 12 2-3 Connect to Wireless Access Point ................14 2-3-1 Using DIGISOL Utility ..............14 2-4 Connection Profile Management.................. 22 2-4-1 Add a new profile ................23 2-4-2 Remove an existing profile..............29 2-4-3 Edit an existing profile ...............
  • Page 4 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 4-3 Glossary............................54...

  • Page 5: Product Information

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 1. Product Information 1-1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing DG-WN3860AC wireless 802.11b/g/n/a/ac USB adapter! Besides the common wireless standards 802.11b/g/n, this wireless adapter is also 802.11ac compatible. The data transfer rate is 300/860Mbps, and that‟s three times faster than 802.11g wireless network!

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    1-4 Package Contents Before you start using this wireless USB adapter, please check the following items in the package. DG-WN3860AC 802.11b/g/n/a/ac Wireless USB Adapter (1No.) Quick installation guide Installation software CD (includes User Manual, QIG & Driver/Utility) If any of the above item s are mi ssing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

  • Page 7: Get Familiar With Your New Wireless Usb Adapter

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 1-5 Get familiar with your new wireless USB adapter 1. USB interface 2. Status LED (Under the case) Top Vie w Bottom View LED Name Light Status Description Status Wireless Radio is switched OFF. Steady light 5 seconds means WPS connection is established successfully.

  • Page 8: Driver Installation And Configuration

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2. Driver Installation and Configuration 2-1 Network Adapter Installation Please follow the instructions mentioned below to install your new wireless USB adapter: Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows 7/ 8/10. Note2: It is recommended to uninstall other Realtek drivers/utility if any, before installing DG-W N3860AC drivers/utility.
  • Page 9 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2. Click „Drivers & Utility‟ to begin with the driver and utility installation. The following screen appears. Click on “Next”.
  • Page 10 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 3. Click „Finish‟ to reboot your computer to complete the installation procedure. If you don‟t want to reboot the computer now, select „No, I’ll restart my computer later‟ option and click „Finish‟. Please note you have to reboot your computer before you can use your new wireless USB adapter.

  • Page 11: Configuration Utility

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 5. A new icon will appear near the clock of system tray: HERE! Left-click the icon and it will launch the wireless network configuration utility, and you can right-click the icon to Hide or Quit the configuration utility.

  • Page 12: Utility Overview

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual Hide Select “Hide ” to hide the utility in the system tray. Quit Select “Quit” to quit the utility in the system tray. On the Desktop In the System Tray In the System Tray (Right Click) 2-2-1 Utility Overview There are several parts in the utility screen.
  • Page 13 DG-WN3860AC User Manual Parameter Description Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block. Mode – There are two modes: Station & Access Point Mode. If Station mode is selected, the adapter works as a wireless adapter. If Access Point mode is selected, the adapter will work as a wireless AP.

  • Page 14: Connect To Wireless Access Point

    To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use the DIGISOL utility (comes with wireless adapter driver), or Windows default utility (comes with Windows operating system) for adding a wireless profile.
  • Page 15 DG-WN3860AC 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. If the wireless access point you wish to connect to does not appear here, you can click „Refresh‟...
  • Page 16 DG-WN3860AC User Manual All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to profile. However, you can still modify any of them to meet your requirements. Parameter Description Profile name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks.
  • Page 17 DG-WN3860AC User Manual SSID is hidden, you have to input correct SSID yourself. There are two kinds of network types described as This is a follows. computer-to-computer – Infrastructure This operation mode requires the (ad hoc) network presence 802.11 Access Point.
  • Page 18 DG-WN3860AC User Manual matching password from joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices. – WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business. The difference between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data encryption via the AES by default. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) by default.
  • Page 19 DG-WN3860AC User Manual – TKIP TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security. – AES has been developed to ensure the highest...
  • Page 20 DG-WN3860AC User Manual protocol, with many of the features of EAP protocols. Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol, so it should be selected for use only when limited vendor choice for client, access-point, and server products is not a concern.
  • Page 21 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 5. Network adapter will attempt to connect to access point now, this may require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When the „Status‟ becomes „Associated‟, your computer is connected to access point you selected. Click „Close‟ to close configuration menu.

  • Page 22: Connection Profile Management

    To manage profiles, right-click the DIGISOL configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click „Open Config Utility‟.

  • Page 23: Add A New Profile

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-4-1 Add a new profile By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance, when connecting it for the first time. If you want to create a new profile, click „Profile‟ menu, then click „Add‟ button.
  • Page 24 DG-WN3860AC User Manual You‟ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect: Required parameters are explained below: Parameter Description Profile name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. It can be any phrase to help you remember.
  • Page 25 DG-WN3860AC User Manual Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of a 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router. Ad Hoc – Connect to another wireless adapter in the Wireless LAN network without an Access Point or Router.
  • Page 26 DG-WN3860AC User Manual encryption via the AES by default. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) by default. WPA 802.1X – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) or pre-shared key (PSK) technology.
  • Page 27 DG-WN3860AC User Manual information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network. Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ens ure the communication. Select the data encryption type from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 28 DG-WN3860AC User Manual and password of your computer. – PEAP & TTLS PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol be used within an encrypted tunnel. TTLS supports any protocol within its tunnel, including CHAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAPv2 and PAP.

  • Page 29: Remove An Existing Profile

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-4-2 Remove an existing profile When you no longer need an existing profile, you can remove it. If you want to remove a profile, click „Profile‟ menu, then select an existing profile which you wish to remove, and then click „Remove‟ button.

  • Page 30: Edit An Existing Profile

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-4-3 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. Please select a profile from the list first, then click „Edit‟...

  • Page 31: Make A Copy Of Existing Profile

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-4-4 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 with parameters that are similar to any existing profile.

  • Page 32: Set As Default Profile

    If you wish to use a specific profile as default connection, you can select a profile in the list, and click „Set Default‟. Selected profile will become default selection and DIGISOL configuration utility will attempt to connect to selected access point.

  • Page 33: Network Statistics, General Information And Status

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-5 Network Statistics, General Information and Status The 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.
  • Page 34 DG-WN3860AC User Manual If you wish to get a new IP address from DHCP server, you can click „ReNew IP‟ button The table below explains the general information displayed. Parameter Description Status It will show the connection status of the adapter.

  • Page 35: Status

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-5-2 Status This screen shows the information of manufacturer, driver version, settings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to, linking time and link status. If you don‟t ensure the status of the adapter and the network you are connecting, please go to the screen for more details.

  • Page 36: View Network Statistics

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-5-3 View Network Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from this screen. To view the statistical data of wireless network adapter, click „Statistics‟ menu, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: All connection-related statistics is displayed here.

  • Page 37: Establish Secure Connection With Ap By Wps

    WPS-enabled wireless access point and your wireless USB adapter. This wireless network adapter supports 2 kinds of WPS: PIN code and Push-Button. Please follow the instructions below to setup WPS: 1. Right-click DIGISOL configuration utility icon, and click „Open Config Utility‟.
  • Page 38 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2. Click „Wi-Fi Protect Setup‟ menu. 3. You can use PIN code or Push-Button configuration, and WPS-compatible wireless access point must use the same type of WPS. For instructions on setup each type of WPS, see next 2 sections for detailed instructions.

  • Page 39: Pin Code

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-6-1 PIN Code The PIN code of your wireless USB adapter is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility. Remember it, and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this) To use PIN Code, please click „Pin Input Config (PIN)‟...
  • Page 40 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 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. 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.

  • Page 41: Push Button

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2-6-2 Push Button To use Push-Button WPS configuration, please click „Push Button Config (PBC)‟ button. This is the easiest way to establish secure connection by WPS, but if there‟re more than one WPS-compatible AP using Push-Button config, please use PIN Code instead.

  • Page 42: Soft-Ap Function

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 3. Soft-AP Function DIGISOL DG-WN3860AC can act as a wireless service provider also. You can switch this wireless adapters 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, even share the internet connection you have.
  • Page 43 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 2. Select „Mode‟, and then select „Access Point‟. It requires few seconds to switch to AP mode, please be patient. After mode switch is complete, you‟ll see general information of software AP, which shows AP‟s SSID and connected wireless clients.

  • Page 44: Configure Ssid And Channel

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 3-1-1 Configure SSID and Channel To configure software AP, click „Config‟ button: Parameter Description SSID The SSID is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co- located WLANs. The default SSID of the AP is “Computer Name_AP”. Wireless...
  • Page 45 DG-WN3860AC User Manual The „Wireless Network Properties‟ are displayed. Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when network adapter is in AP mode. The description of major setup items are listed below: Parameter Description Network Name (SSID) Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here.

  • Page 46: Setup Soft-Ap Security

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 3-1-2 Setup Soft-AP Security To setup security options for Soft-AP, configure „Wireless Network Security‟ section as follows: The description of setup items about wireless security are listed below: Parameter Description This setting has to be consistent with the wireless Network networks that the USB adapter intends to connect.
  • Page 47 DG-WN3860AC User Manual – WPA-PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the network.
  • Page 48 DG-WN3860AC User Manual point. Check „ASCII‟ or „PASSPHRASE‟ depends on the security setting of access point, and input it in the box; if you select „PASSPHRASE‟ you also need to select the length of the key. The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you wish to connect.

  • Page 49: Advanced Settings

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 3-2 Advanced Settings If you want to setup advanced settings of software access point, select „Advanced‟ menu. Only if required change these parameters. The description of all setup items are listed in the table below: Parameter Description...

  • Page 50: Wireless Statistics

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual modes including Long and Short. High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type. Set Defaults Reset all settings back to factory default value. Apply Save changes. If you changed any setting here which causes problems in communicating with wireless clients, click „Set Defaults‟...

  • Page 51: Appendix

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual . Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Interface: USB3.0 Hi-Speed connector Frequency Band: 2.4-2.4835GHz/4.92-5.945GHz Chipset: RTL8812AU Wireless Transmit Power: 18dBm (EIRP) Data Rate: 11ac: Up to 860Mbps(Dynamic) 11n: Up to 300Mbps (Dynamic) 11g: Up to 54Mbps (Dynamic)

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    DG-WN3860AC User Manual 4-2 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you‟re using this wireless network 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 yourself.
  • Page 53 DG-WN3860AC User Manual correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect. Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID. 3. You have to input correct passphrase / security key to connect an access point with encryption.
  • Page 54 DG-WN3860AC User Manual 4-3 Glossary 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless IEEE 802.11g standard: LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for home, office and public networks.
  • Page 55 DG-WN3860AC User Manual wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS ID: BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.
  • Page 56 DG-WN3860AC User Manual WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. It provides a simple way to establish WPS: unencrypted or encrypted connections between wireless clients and access point automatically. User can press a software or hardware button to activate WPS function, and WPS-compatible wireless clients and access point will establish connection by themselves.

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