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PW-DN523
300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of PROWARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from PROWARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 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...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................2 Overview of the Product ..................2 Features ........................ 2 LED Status ......................3 Chapter 2 Installation Guide ................4 Hardware Installation..................... 4 Software Installation ....................4 2.2.1 Overview ....................4 2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP ............

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions: The ‘Adapter’ mentioned in this User guide both stand for PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter without any explanations.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is a 802.11n client device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC.

  • Page 8: Led Status

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter 1.3 LED Status Status Working Status The driver has not been installed. The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted Flashing Slowly or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package.
  • Page 10 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-1 Step 2: You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Step 3: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to...
  • Page 11 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-2 Step 4: After that, the next screen appears, select Install to continue. Figure 2-3 Step 5: In the next screen, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure...
  • Page 12 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-4 Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Logo testing, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. Figure 2-5 Step 6: Click the Finish button to complete.

  • Page 13: Software Installation For Windows Vista

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista The Setup steps for Windows Vista and Windows 7 are very similar. The User guide takes the Windows Vista for example to explain the installation.
  • Page 14 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-7 You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Figure 2-8 Click Next in the screen below to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation.
  • Page 15 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-9 After that, the next screen appears, select Install to continue. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-10). To end the Installation, click Cancel.
  • Page 16 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-10 Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue the installation. Figure 2-11 Click the Finish button to complete.
  • Page 17 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-12...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Configuration

    300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter PW-DN523 can be configured by REALTEK 11 n USB Wireless LAN Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.

  • Page 19: Profile Management

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-1 Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP.

  • Page 20: Add Or Edit A Configuration Profile

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, and you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-3.
  • Page 21 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-3 Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
  • Page 22 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Note: 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are Open System, Shared key and WPA-None. 3) The RTWCU does not support WPA 802.1x authentication in Windows Vista, while the Windows Zero Config Tools may satisfy your need.
  • Page 23 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-4 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password and you can select the ASCII or Network Key. For ASCII, you can enter any characters in the keyboard;...
  • Page 24 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-5 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration.

  • Page 25: Remove A Configuration Profile

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-6 Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are different. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.1x security.

  • Page 26: Duplicate A Configuration File

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Step 3: Click Remove. Figure 3-7 3.2.3 Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-7).

  • Page 27: Status

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-8 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network.

  • Page 28: Statistics

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-9 3.5 Statistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in Figure 3-10 to view the traffic statistics about the connection. Click the Reset to refresh the information.

  • Page 29: Wi-Fi Protect Setup

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-10 3.6 Wi-Fi Protect Setup Click the tab Wi-Fi Protect Setup as shown in Figure 3-11, select different way to configure the adapter for Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 30: Pin

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-11 Note: The Wi-Fi Protect Setup function takes effect only when the adapter and the AP (the adapter wants to connect) must support the Wi-Fi function first. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP.

  • Page 31: Question-Answer Method

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-12 Step 3: After that, the PIN Code displays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-13). Now, you should enter the pin code into your AP. Figure 3-13 Step 4: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. This is a new connection for Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 32: Access Point Mode

    Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. 3.7 Access Point Mode Click Access Point as below to switch to Access Point Mode. In this mode you can use the PW-DN523 as a soft AP. Here you can also do some basic configurations.

  • Page 33: Appendix A: Specifications

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interfaces Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 11b：1/2/5.5/11Mbps Radio Data Rate 11g：6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n：Up to 300Mbps for receiver 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; Modulation 11g:OFDM;...

  • Page 34: Appendix B: Glossary

    PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product 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.
  • Page 35 PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter 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.

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