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A.C.Ryan PLAYON! ACR-WN10002 User Manual

Essential wireless-n 300mbps usb adapter
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ACR-WN10002
A.C.Ryan
PLAYON!
Essential
Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter
A.C.Ryan
Rev: 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 ACR-WN10002 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter A.C.Ryan Rev: 1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Fcc Rf Radiation Exposure 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 ............

  • Page 5: 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 ACR-WN10002 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter without any explanations.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the ACR-WN10002 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps 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 7: Led Status

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 8: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 9 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 10 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 11 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 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 12: Software Installation For Windows Vista

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 13 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 14 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 15 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 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 16 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 Figure 2-12...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Configuration

    REALTEK 11 n USB Wireless LAN Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.

  • Page 18: Profile Management

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 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 19: Add Or Edit A Configuration Profile

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 20 • Network Authentication - Select which mode the A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter uses to authenticate to an access point. These modes are: Open System, Shared key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA 802.1X, WPA2 802.1X, and WEP 802.1X.
  • Page 21 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 22 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 23 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 24: Remove A Configuration Profile

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 25: Duplicate A Configuration File

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List. 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.

  • Page 26: Status

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 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 27: Statistics

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 28: Wi-Fi Protect Setup

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 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 29: Pin

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 30: Question-Answer Method

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 31: Access Point Mode

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter ACR-WN10002 Figure 3-14 Step 2: Push the physical button on the AP. 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...

  • Page 32: Appendix A: Specifications

    A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps 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 33: Appendix B: Glossary

    (WLAN) products. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point.
  • Page 34 A.C.Ryan PLAYON! Essential ACR-WN10002 Wireless-N 300mbps USB Adapter wired and wireless networks. Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other...

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