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Radicom Research, Inc.
Designer's Guide for the
WiFiHU52
(USB WiFi Adapter Series)
WiFiHU52E
WiFiHU52E-T
RoHS
Compliant
Dec 12, 2024
WiFiHU52 Designer's Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)
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  • Page 1 Radicom Research, Inc. Designer’s Guide for the WiFiHU52 (USB WiFi Adapter Series) WiFiHU52E WiFiHU52E-T RoHS Compliant Dec 12, 2024 WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Approvals ..........................5 WiFiHU52 Ratings .......................6 Physical Description ......................7 Ordering Information ......................8 Connecting the WiFiHU52E or WiFiHU52E-T to Your System ..........9 WiFiHU52E and WiFiHU52E-T Mechanical Diagram .............10 WiFiHU52 Regulatory Domain Channels................. 11 WiFiHU52 USB Quick Start Guide ...................12 1. For Windows 7 system ................. 12 2.

  • Page 3: List Of Tables

    Table 3 Product information table ..................8 Information furnished by Radicom Research is believed to be accurate and reliable. However Radicom Research assumes no responsibility for its use, or any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. Radicom Research reserves the right to change circuitry at any time without notice.

  • Page 4: Introduction To The Wifihu52 To Usb Products

    Introduction to the WiFiHU52 to USB Products The Radicom Research WiFiHU52 series is a secure WiFi module that easily adds connectivity to virtually any processor-based device. The module is IEEE802.11 b/g/n/ac™ 1T1R WLAN with USB 2.0 interface. With reliable transmissions, this USB Wireless Ethernet (WLAN) device has extended transmission and receiving ranges with good minimum sensitivity.

  • Page 5: Approvals

    • 2 U.FL TX/RX antenna ports • Use carry board to support single antenna • LED output for visual monitoring of link and activity • Support Windows Win7. Win10.Win11 • Support Linux Approvals • FCC/IC/CE certified • SAR • RoHS 3 Compliant We have done WiFi-related certification.

  • Page 6: Wifihu52 Ratings

    WiFiHU52 Ratings Ratings @ 25° C Table 1 Ratings table Parameter Typical Units Operating Temperature ％ Relative Humidity (non-condensing) USB Voltage Requirement 4.75 5.25 Power Consumption 395(2.4G/5G) 420(ac) Current Consumption 79(2.4G/5G) 84(ac) WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 7: Physical Description

    Physical Description Table 2 Physical specification table 1.41” x 2.65” x 1.04” (35.8 x 67.4 x 26.4mm) WiFiHU52E Module Size 30.37g Weight & 1.41” x 9.34” x 1.04” (35.8 x 237.4 x 26.4mm) WiFiHU52E-T Module 41.72g Size Weight & WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 8: Ordering Information

    Table 3 Product information table Model Number Description WiFi module in Plastic Enclosure with embedded on-board antennas and mini USB A connector. WiFiHU52E WiFi module in Plastic Enclosure with embedded on-board antennas with pig tail USB A type cable. WiFiHU52E-T WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 9: Connecting The Wifihu52E Or Wifihu52E-T To Your System

    WiFiHU52E or WiFiHU52E-T are designed for easy connection to any standard USB Port and wireless network. Connect one end of the USB cable into the USB connector on the WiFiHU52E or WiFiHU52E-T and the other into any available USB receptacle on your computer. The WiFiHU52E or WiFiHU52E-T “Hot Swap-able” interface allows you to plug or unplug the even when the computer is on.

  • Page 10: Wifihu52E And Wifihu52E-T Mechanical Diagram

    WiFiHU52E and WiFiHU52E-T Mechanical Diagram TopView: Unit: mm [inch] ※Note: WiFiHU52E does not have USB pigtail WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 11: Wifihu52 Regulatory Domain Channels

    WiFiHU52 Regulatory Domain Channels Country Channels US 2G US_5G 1~11 36~48,149~165 Worldwide 13 Europe 5G 1~13 36~48 Japan 2G Japan 5G 1~13,14 36~48 Worldwide 13 Korea 5G 1~13 36~48, 149~165 Worldwide 13 US w/o DFS Channels 1~13 36~48, 149~165 Worldwide 13 India, Mexico 1~13 36~48, 52~64,149~165...

  • Page 12: Wifihu52 Usb Quick Start Guide

    WiFiHU52 USB Quick Start Guide This chapter is shown how to quick start WiFiHU52 under Windows and Linux system. WiFiHU52 supports WiFi (2.4G, 5G). Under Windows 7, user needs to manual install WiFi driver. Under Linux system, user need to manual install WiFi. Figure 1 Setup WiFiHU52 test environment 1.
  • Page 13 Figure 3 Installing WiFi driver Step 3: Windows will now install the driver. This may take a few moments. After installing, select “yes, I want to restart my computer later” and click “Finish” button, The PC/NB will reboot. Figure 4 Complete to install WiFi driver Step 4: Open "Control Panel >...

  • Page 14: For Windows 10 System

    Figure 5 Initialize WiFi driver Step 5: Open “Control Panel” > “Network and Internet” > “Network Connections” to check WiFiHU52 NIC (Network interface card). Figure 6 WiFiHU52 NIC 2. For Windows 10 system Under Windows 10 system, WiFi driver is built-in from Windows 10. If WiFi driver is not found, please manual install WiFi driver.
  • Page 15 Figure 7 Device Manager Step 3: Check WiFi driver. If WiFi driver is “unknow” state, please follow as below step 3.1 to step 3.3 to manual install driver. Figure 8 Check WiFi device Step 3.1: Please contact the manufacturer for driver software. Step 3.2: Decompress driver “.zip”...
  • Page 16 Step 3.3: Windows will now install the driver. This may take a few moments. After installing, select “yes, I want to restart my computer later” and click “Finish” button, The PC/NB will reboot. Figure 11 Complete to install WiFi driver Step 3.4: Open "Control Panel >...

  • Page 17: For Windows 11 System

    Figure 12 Network connections Figure 13 Change adapter options Step 5: Check WiFi NIC of WiFiHU52. Figure 14 Check WiFi NIC 3. For Windows 11 system Under Windows 11 system, WiFi is built-in from Windows 11. Follow as below steps to check driver.
  • Page 18 Step 1: Plug-in WiFiHU52 USB to PC/NB. Step 2: Right click “Windows start menu”, and click “Device Manager” Figure 15 Device Manager Step 3: Check WiFi driver. Figure 16 Check WiFi device Step 4: Right click “Windows start menu”, and click “Network Connections”. WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)
  • Page 19 Figure 17 Network connections Step 5: Click “Network & internet” Figure 18 Network & internet Step 6: Click “Advanced network settings” WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)
  • Page 20 Figure 19 Advanced network settings Step 7: Click “More network adapter options” Figure 20 More network adapter options Step 8: Check WiFi NIC of WiFiHU52 Figure 21 Check WiFi NIC WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 21: For Linux System

    4. For Linux system Under Linux system, WiFi needs to manual install driver. ※Note: In this example, Linux version is “Ubuntu 16.04 x64 (kernel 4.15.0-142- generic)” 4.1 WiFi Follow as below steps to install and check driver WiFi of WiFiHU52. Step 1: Open a terminal, type “sudo apt-get update”...
  • Page 22 Figure 23 Install script Step 4: Plug-in WiFiHU52 USB to PC/NB, and Type “lsmod |grep 8821cu” to check WiFiHU52 driver to be mounted. Figure 24 Check WiFiHU52 driver Step 5: Plug-in WiFiHU52 USB to PC/NB, and Type “ifconfig” to check WiFiHU52 WiFi NIC.

  • Page 23: Wifihu52 Usb Linux Softap Installation

    WiFiHU52 USB Linux SoftAP Installation This section is for installing the WiFiHU52 to operate in SoftAP modem in Linux Ubuntu. Please first refer to P.21 (WiFiHU52 Quick Start Guide, For Linux system) to install driver. This section is for installing the WiFiHU52 to operate in SoftAP modem in Ubuntu 16.04 with Kernel version 4.15.0.

  • Page 24: Install Dchp Server

    1. Install DCHP Server Follow as below steps to install DHCP service. Step 1: Type “apt-get install isc-dhcp-server” to install dhcp server. Step 2: Type “vim /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server” to edit WiFiHU52 NIC name. (Type “ifconfig” to check WiFiHU52 NIC name) Figure 28 Check WiFiHU52 NIC name Figure 29 isc-dhcp-server Step 3: Type “vim /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf”...
  • Page 25 Step 4: Type “ifconfig” to check others WiFi NIC. If there are others WiFi NIC turn on, please turn off them. (Command format of close: “ifconfig <WiFi NIC name> down”) Figure 31 Turn off others WiFi NIC Step 5: Type “ifconfig <WiFiHU52 NIC name> 192.168.2.254 up” to setup WiFiHU52 NIC.

  • Page 26: Install Hostapd

    Figure 34 dhcpd successful message 2. Install hostapd Step 1: Open a terminal, type “git clone git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git” to download hostapd software package. Step 2: Type “cd hostap/hostapd/” to enter to hostapd folder, and type “cp defconfig .config” to copy a config file. Step 3: Type “vim .config”...

  • Page 27: Ip Forwarding Setup

    3. IP forwarding setup Follow as below steps to setup IP forwarding. Step 1: Check Ethernet NIC connects to an internet accessible AP router. Step 2: Type “echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward” to set value of ip forward. Step 3: Type “ifconfig” to check Ethernet NIC. Figure 37 Check Ethernet Step 4: Type “iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o enp0s25 -j MASQUERADE”...
  • Page 28 Step 2: Install their-party “Ping” application. Figure 39 Install Ping application Step 3: Execute “ping 8.8.8.8” by “Ping” application. Figure 40 Ping test WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 29: Wifihu52 Quick Test Guide

    WiFiHU52 Quick Test Guide This chapter is shown how to quick test WiFi of WiFiHU52 under different system. These examples will test WiFi under Windows and Linux system. Please first refer to P.12 (WiFiHU52 Quick Start Guide) to install driver. 1.
  • Page 30 Step 2: Press “Windows key” + “R” to open search box, and type “cmd” in search box to open command line window. Figure 44 Windows key Step 3: Type “ping 8.8.8.8” to test connection. Figure 45 Ping test WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 31: For Linux System

    2. For Linux system For WiFi, this example will be shown how to connect to AP router and check Internet network. 2.1 Test WiFi under Ubuntu 16.04 Follow as below steps to test WiFi of WiFiHU52. The test environment is following Figure Figure 46 Test WiFi environment under Ubuntu 16.04 Linux ※Note: In this example, Linux version is “Ubuntu 16.04 x64 (kernel 4.15.0-142-generic)”...
  • Page 32 Step 3: Click “System Settings” icon, and click “Network”. Figure 48 System settings Step 4: Click “Wireless” and select AP router. Then type password, and click “connect” Figure 49 WiFi connection setting Step 5: Type “ping 8.8.8.8” to test connection. Figure 50 Test internet WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

  • Page 33: Fcc, Ic, And Ce Label Location And Module Model Identification

    FCC, IC, and CE Label Location and Module Model Identification The WiFiHU52 module family is FCC Part 15 and IC (ISED Canada) certified. The WiFiHU52 is also CE marked. The modules are labeled with the WiFiHU52 module model number and FCC Part 15 ID, IC registration number and CE mark. The label can be found on top of the metal shielding on the WiFiHU52 module.

  • Page 34: Important Regulatory Compliance And User Information

    Important Regulatory Compliance and User Information The final product with the modules installed needs to be tested for FCC Part 15, IC (RSS- Gen) and CE EMI/RFI compliance. Radicom certification documentation will help streamline the final product approval process. Contact Radicom for more information. To maintain compliance in the finished product, carefully follow guidelines in this section.
  • Page 35 Host (End Product) Labeling Requirements To maintain compliance, the end product hosting the WiFiHU52 module must be properly labeled to identify that this module is installed. The final end product must have a label located in a visible area The label shall be securely affixed to a permanently attached part of the device, in a location where it is visible or easily accessible to the user, and shall not be readily detachable.

  • Page 36: End User Information

    End User Information This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF Exposure compliance. The end user should NOT be provided any instructions on how to remove or install the device.

  • Page 37: Fcc Rf Radiation Exposure Statement

    Europe – RED Compliance Statement: Hereby, Radicom Research Inc. declares that this equipment complies with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of April 16, 2014 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (RED).
  • Page 38 FCC: RF exposure warning This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance and must not be co‐located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End‐users and installers must be provide with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.

  • Page 39: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    CE Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: Radicom Research, Inc WiFi Serial Modules Model(s): WiFiHU52 are here with confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council (European parliament) Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility of Radio and Telecom device (1999/5/CE).

  • Page 40: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Warranty Coverage and Duration Radicom Research, Inc. (“RRI”) warrants to the original purchaser its RRI-manufactured products (“Product”) against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the date of delivery. During the applicable warranty...
  • Page 41 Department and RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. Deliver or send the Product, transportation and insurance prepaid to RRI, with the RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the package. General Provision This warranty sets forth the full extent of RRI’s responsibilities regarding the Product. Repair, replacement or refund of the purchase price, at RRI’s option, is the exclusive remedy.

  • Page 42: Contacting Radicom Research

    Contacting Radicom Research If more information or technical support is needed, please contact us: 671 E Brokaw Road San Jose, CA. 95112 USA Telephone: (408) 383 9006 Fax: (408) 383 9007 http://www.radi.com/ WiFiHU52 Designer’s Guide (RRD2Z50-220122001-A04-G1b)

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