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PW-DN481D
150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0
1910020267

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  • Page 1 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910020267...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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 3: Ce Mark Warning

    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 4: 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................4 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista ................
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 Configuration for Windows Vista ............ 28 Chapter 5 Configuration for Windows 7............31 Chapter 6 WPS configuration................33 PBC (Push Button Configuration) method..............33 PIN method ........................35 6.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device ..................36 6.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device................. 37 Appendix A: Specifications ...................

  • 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 stands for PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter without any explanations.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. The PW-DN481D’s auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer rate of up to 150Mbps for maximum throughput. It has good capability on anti-jamming; it can also interoperate with other wireless (802.11n/g/b) products.

  • Page 8: Led Status

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Note: This device leverages some 802.11n features to provide improved performance and coverage compared to 802.11a/g devices, and fully interoperates with 802.11n products if they are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, but it does not conform to all of the requirements in the IEEE specification and is not classified as "n"...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open PW-DN481D folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 10 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-1 Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install driver only, select Make Driver Installation Diskette(s) to make the diskette(s) as the installation driver (shown in Figure 2-3).
  • Page 11 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-3 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4 After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list.
  • Page 12 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-5 Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click Next to continue. Figure 2-6...
  • Page 13 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-7 . Figure 2-7 Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-8).

  • Page 14: Software Installation For Windows Vista

    2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open PW-DN481D folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 15 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-10 Soon, Figure 2-11 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-11 Click Yes to continue.
  • Page 16 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-12 The following page will display and please wait a moment. Figure 2-13 Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-14).

  • Page 17: Software Installation For Windows 7

    2.2.4 Software Installation for Windows 7 Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open PW-DN481D folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 18 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-16 Soon, Figure 2-17 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-17 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-18.
  • Page 19 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-18 Note: For Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-19). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.
  • Page 20 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-20...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Configuration For Windows Xp

    150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP PW-DN481D can be configured by AR52 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (AWCU) in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
  • Page 22 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management.

  • Page 23: Profile Management

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the AWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in Figure 3-2). The Profile Management screen provides tools to: Add a new profile Modify a profile...
  • Page 24 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-3 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile.
  • Page 25 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5).
  • Page 26 Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router. • Ad-Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more PW-DN481D wireless adapters. Note: An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router.
  • Page 27 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 150 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates.

  • Page 28: Remove A Profile

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter 3.2.2 Remove a profile Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-2). Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Click Remove. Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2).

  • Page 29: Scan Available Networks

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Highlight the profile name. Click Open, the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List. Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below.

  • Page 30: Auto Profile Selection Management

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter 3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps.

  • Page 31: Diagnostics

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Note: When auto profile selection is enabled by checking Auto Select Profiles on the Profile Management tab, the client adapter will scan for an available network. The profile with the highest priority and the same SSID as one of the found networks will be used to connect to the network. If the connection fails, the client adapter will try the next highest priority profile that matches the SSID until an available network is found.

  • Page 32: Check Receive And Transmit Statistical Information

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter. MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter. Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver.

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Configuration For Windows Vista

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Chapter 4 Configuration for Windows Vista AR52 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (AWCU) is not available for Windows Vista. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection.
  • Page 34 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click Connect. Figure 4-3 Enter Passphrase If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network. Figure 4-4 Connecting...
  • Page 35 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Click Close to finish. Figure 4-5 successfully Connected...

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Configuration For Windows 7

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Chapter 5 Configuration for Windows 7 AR52 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (AWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection.
  • Page 37 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter If your wireless network is secured, you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 5-2. Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click OK. Figure 5-2 Enter Passphrase...

  • Page 38: Chapter 6 Wps Configuration

    First, the WPS software should be installed. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named PW-DN481D. Double-click WPS.exe in the proper folder to start the installation, then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.
  • Page 39 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 6-2 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 6-3. Click Next to continue. Figure 6-3 Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 6-4...

  • Page 40: Pin Method

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Figure 6-4 Then wait a minute until Figure 6-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 6-5 6.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the WPS by PIN method: Enter a PIN into your AP device.

  • Page 41: Enter A Pin Into Your Ap Device

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 6.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 6-3 Click Next to continue.

  • Page 42: Enter The Pin From Your Ap Device

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 6-6, click Connect. Figure 6-8 When Figure 6-5 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. 6.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device Open the WPS Utility and you will see Figure 6-3 . Click Next to continue. Then Figure 6-9 will appear.

  • Page 43: Appendix A: Specifications

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface PCI-E Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n; IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000 / 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 150Mbps 11b: CCK, QPSK, BPSK;...

  • Page 44: Appendix B: Glossary

    PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E 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 45 PW-DN481D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N PCI-E Adapter not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. 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.

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