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Digisol DG-WN3150Nu User Manual

802.11b/g/n 150mbps wireless micro usb adapter
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DG-WN3150Nu
802.11b/g/n 150Mbps Wireless Micro USB
Adapter
User Manual
V3.0
2014-08-23
As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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  • Page 1 DG-WN3150Nu 802.11b/g/n 150Mbps Wireless Micro USB Adapter User Manual V3.0 2014-08-23 As our products undergo continuous development the specifications 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 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Index 1. Product Information..................6 1-1 Introduction and Safety Information............6 1-2 Safety Information..................6 1-3 System Requirements................. 7 1-4 Package Contents..................7 1-5 Get familiar with your new wireless USB adapter........8 2. Driver Installation and Configuration............9 2-1 Network Adapter Installation...............
  • Page 5 4. Client + AP Mode..................60 4-1 Switch to Client + AP Mode..............60 4-2 AP Configuration..................62 4-3 MAC Table....................63 5 Appendix....................... 64 5-1 Configuration for DG-WN3150Nu in “Client + AP” Mode :....64 5-2 Hardware Specifications................68 5-3 Troubleshooting..................69 5-4 Glossary.......................71...

  • Page 6: Product Information

    1. Product Information 1-1 Introduction and Safety Information Thank you for purchasing DG-WN3150Nu IEEE 802.11b/g/n 150Mbps wireless N micro USB adapter! This adapter has an ultra-nano size design which enables users to plug it into the USB port of your computer. The ultra nano design makes the wireless adapter portable and easy to carry even when the users are roaming.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1-4 Package Contents Before you start using this wireless USB adapter, please check the following items in the package.  DG-WN3150Nu 150Mbps Wireless Micro USB Adapter (1 No.)  Protection cap (1 No.)  Quick installation guide  Installation software CD (includes User Manual, QIG & Driver/Utility)

  • Page 8: Get Familiar With Your New Wireless Usb Adapter

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 1-5 Get familiar with your new wireless USB adapter 1. USB interface 2. Link/Activity LED (Under the case) LED Name Light Status Description Link/ Wireless Radio is switched OFF. Activity Steady light 5 seconds means WPS connection is established successfully.

  • Page 9: Driver Installation And Configuration

    DG-WN3150Nu 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 XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows7/8.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the previous version first.
  • Page 10 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Once you run the “AUTORUN” file, the screen shown below will appear. Click on “Drivers & Utility”. The screen as shown below will appear. 2. Select the option “I accept the terms of the license agreement”. Click on “Next”...
  • Page 11 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 3. The screen as shown below will appear. Select “Install driver and Mediatek WLAN utility”. Click on “Next”. 4. The screen shown below will appear. Select “Mediatek Configuration Tool”. Click on “Next”.
  • Page 12 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 5. The screen shown below will appear. Click on “Install”. The installation process will appear as shown below. 6. The installation process will start as shown below.
  • Page 13 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Once the installation is complete, the below given screen will appear. Then click on “Finish”. Click on ‘Finish’ to reboot your computer to complete the installation procedure.

  • Page 14: Configuration Utility

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 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. The different color & logo indicates the different wireless connection status: Wireless USB adapter not detected.

  • Page 15: Utility Overview

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Select “Exit” to exit the utility in the system tray. In the System Tray In the System Tray (Right Click) 2-2-1 Utility Overview There are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description.

  • Page 16: Connect To Wireless Access Point

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Parameter Description Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “A” block. Add to Profile – Select the desired network & click this icon to add the desired profile in the utility. This is a list for you to configure several available wireless networks in your PC using the utility.
  • Page 17 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2. To connect to an available network, click the Available Networks button as shown below. 3. In the Available Networks window that appears, select the name of the network to which you are connecting. Then click the connect icon and wait for several seconds while the utility sets up a connection.
  • Page 18 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Note: If you wish to save the added network, click on “Add Profile” icon under “Available Networks” 4. The Ralink Utility automatically detects and displays the security settings of the network to which you are connecting in the Profile Settings screens. For instructions on setting up security, click on the security method detected for your network.
  • Page 19 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual If the Utility shows that WEP security is detected, click the right arrow to continue with the settings. In the 'WEP Key' field, type the same WEP key as that configured on the AP or wireless router to which you are connecting, and ensure that 'Default Key' and 'Key Format' settings are also the same.
  • Page 20 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 802.1X: WEP If the Utility shows that 802.1x: WEP security is detected, click the right arrow to continue with the settings. Select the EAP Method (Extensible Authentication Protocol) and Tunnel Authentication, and if required, the Tunnel ID and also enter the user name and password, using the settings provided...
  • Page 21 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual WAPI-PSK If the Utility shows that WAPI-PSK security is detected, click the right arrow to continue with your settings. In the 'WPA Preshared Key' field, type a security key, and select a Key Format setting, the same as that used by the AP or wireless router to which you are connecting.
  • Page 22 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual WAP1-CA If the Utility shows that WAPI-CA security is detected, click the right arrow to continue with your settings. If you have a WAPI certificate already installed, in the Select Mode field, select Auto and click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network. Otherwise, if there is no WAPI certificate in your system, go to Setting Up Enterprise Wireless Security: Setting Up WAPI-CA for information on installing a WAPI certificate.
  • Page 23 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual No Security If your network has no security (not recommended), no further settings are required. Click the right arrow to save your settings and connect to the network.
  • Page 24 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Once you are connected, the Available Networks screen shows the status of your connection. The table below explains the parameters in detail. 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-WN3150Nu User Manual Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for networking. The channel setting should be the same with the network you are connecting to. This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks Network that the adapter intends to connect.
  • Page 26 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Check ‘ASCII’ or ‘HEX’ depending on the security setting of the access point, and input it in the box. The network key must be identical with the setting of the wireless access point you wish to connect.

  • Page 27: Using Windows Zero Configuration

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-3-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista have a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as ‘Windows Zero Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click Ralink configuration utility icon, and click “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility”.
  • Page 28 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2. Click ‘Start’ button click ‘Control Panel’, then click ‘Network and Internet Connections’ in Control Panel. 3. Double click ‘Network Connections’.
  • Page 29 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 4. Right-click ‘Wireless Network Connection’ (it may have a number as suffix). If you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click the DIGISOL 802.11n Wireless LAN Card, then select ‘View Available Wireless Networks’.
  • Page 30 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 6. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase.

  • Page 31: Connection Profile Management

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-4 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, for example, access point of your home, office, cybercafé, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters (SSID, encryption, passphrase, security etc.) as a profile for every access point, so you don’t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific...

  • Page 32: Add A New Profile

    DG-WN3150Nu 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 ‘...

  • Page 33: Remove An Existing Profile

    DG-WN3150Nu 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 on the profile, then select an existing profile which you wish to remove, and then click ‘...

  • Page 34: Edit An Existing Profile

    DG-WN3150Nu 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 ‘...

  • Page 35: Import/Export Profile

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-4-4 Import/Export 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 36 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual To reload (Import) the Profile Settings, click button, the following screen will be displayed to load the profile.

  • Page 37: Add Wps Profile

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-4-5 Add WPS Profile Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by yourself.
  • Page 38 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual You can use PIN code or Push-Button configuration, and WPS-compatible wireless access point must use the same type of WPS.

  • Page 39: Push Button

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-4-5-1 Push Button To use Push-Button WPS configuration, select ‘Push Button’ option. This is the easiest way to establish secure connection by WPS, but if there are more than one WPS-compatible AP using Push-Button method, please use PIN Code instead.

  • Page 40: Pin Code

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual PIN Code 2-4-5-2 The PIN code of your wireless USB adapter is an 8/4-digit number located at the bottom 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).
  • Page 41 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual If the USB adapter is an enrollee, select “Type PIN in AP” option. If you want to configure it as a Registrar, select the other option as “Type PIN below” & click WPS profile button to create a WPS setup.
  • Page 42 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Once the setup is completed, it will display the network details as below:...

  • Page 43: Network Statistics, Link Information And Status

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-5 Network Statistics, Link Information and Status The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to know how your wireless USB adapter works, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you are using.

  • Page 44: Throughput

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-5-2 Throughput Click on the icon ‘ ‘shown below. The link throughput information will appear as shown below like: Link Quality and Signal Strength.

  • Page 45: Statistics

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-5-3 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 ‘ ’ icon, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: Under this menu, the data statistics about software access point will be displayed.

  • Page 46: Advanced

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-6 Advanced Click on the icon ‘ ’ to go to advanced screen. To install WAPI certificates, first, in the certificate installation screen, in the 'User Certificate' field, click on the folder icon to browse to and select a WAPI user certificate. Then, in the...
  • Page 47 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Click the 'Browse' button to browse to and select an ASU, and click 'Install'. The ASU appears in the list in this window. Click OK to close this screen.
  • Page 48 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual The ASU appears in the certificate list. Close this window to complete the certificate installation procedure. Select 'Auto' to let the Utility automatically detect a valid certificate for your connection, or select 'Manual' and from the drop-down list, select the name of the certificate to be used in your...

  • Page 49: About

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-7 About Under this section, you can view the software version information of DG-WN3150Nu Configuration Utility.

  • Page 50: Help Section

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 2-8 Help Section Under this tab, you can search the HELP-related topics and contents of DG-WN3150Nu Configuration Utility.

  • Page 51: Soft-Ap Function

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 3. Soft-AP Function DIGISOL DG-WN3150Nu can act as a wireless service provider also. You can switch this wireless adapter’s 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 52: Configure Ssid And Channel

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 3-1-1 Configure SSID and Channel It will display the following screen: Click on “AP Setup” icon to configure Soft AP Mode. The following screen will appear: Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when wireless adapter is in AP mode.
  • Page 53 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Define the desired Channel number, authentication type if any & finish the AP configuration setup. The description of setup items about wireless security are listed below: Parameter Description Network This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that Authentication the USB adapter intends to connect.
  • Page 54 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 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. WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK – WPA Mixed Mode. Data encryption No Encryption – Disable the Data Encryption.

  • Page 55: Access Control List

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 3-1-2 Access Control List If you are not going to open your computer & wireless resources to the public, you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy, so only wireless clients with MAC addresses you defined can be connected to your software Access point.

  • Page 56: Connected Devices

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual MAC Address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject here. No colon (:) or hyphen (-) is required. Add the MAC address you inputted in ‘MAC address’ field to the list.

  • Page 57: About

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Here is the description of every field: Parameter Description MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the wireless client. Client ID Displays the client ID. Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power-saving function of the wireless client.

  • Page 58: Client + Ap Mode

    4. Client + AP Mode DIGISOL DG-WN3150Nu can connect to a Wireless Service Provider and act as an AP at the same time. This is possible in the feature “Client + AP Mode‘’. This feature can also be used to extend the Wireless signal up to few meters.
  • Page 59 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual The following screen will be displayed as shown below: You can define the desired SSID & WPA2 Pre-Shared Key for this Mode & click OK. The following screen will appear: Click on AP icon as highlighted above to configure the settings.

  • Page 60: Ap Configuration

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 4-2 AP Configuration Under ‘AP Configuration’, define SSID, WPA2 Pre-shared key & select the connected USB adapter Interface from the drop-down menu under ICS WAN to share the internet connectivity. Then click Apply to save the changes.

  • Page 61: Mac Table

    Under this tab, you can see the MAC addresses of wireless clients connected to the ‘Client + AP’ Mode of this USB adapter. Note: Please refer to Appendix Section 5-1 if you are connecting other DG-WN3150Nu adapter as a wireless client to this “Client + AP” network.

  • Page 62: Appendix

    5 Appendix 5-1 Configuration for DG-WN3150Nu in “Client + AP” Mode : To Connect other DG-WN3150Nu as a wireless client to this “Client + AP” network, follow the steps as mentioned below: Switch to “Client + AP” Mode using Ralink Configuration Utility.
  • Page 63 It will give the IP address in 192.168.123.x range. Configuration For DG-WN3150Nu as a Wireless Client: If you want to connect other DG-WN3150Nu adapter as a wireless client to this network, kindly follow the steps below: Once DG-WN3150Nu adapter is installed, go to Device Manager>>Right Click on 802.11n...
  • Page 64 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Click on Advanced tab>>Assign the MAC address to DG-WN3150Nu adapter as 00:17:7C:01:02:03.
  • Page 65 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual Click OK & verify if the assigned MAC address is reflecting in the utility of DG-WN3150Nu adapter. Then try to connect the wireless network.

  • Page 66: Hardware Specifications

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 5-2 Hardware Specifications  Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n  Interface: USB 2.0  Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)  Data Rate: 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n : Support PHY rate up to 150Mbps.  Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, WPS and IEEE 802.1x ...

  • Page 67: Troubleshooting

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 5-3 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 68 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 4. The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC addresses to establish connection. Please go to ‘Status’ menu and write down the value of ‘MAC Address’, then present this value to...

  • Page 69: Glossary

    DG-WN3150Nu User Manual 5-4 Glossary IEEE 802.11n standard: 802.11n will work by utilizing multiple wireless antennas in tandem to transmit and receive data. The associated term MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) refers to the ability of 802.11n and similar technologies to coordinate multiple simultaneous radio signals.
  • Page 70 DG-WN3150Nu User Manual security standard, and the specification might be officially released by early 2003. AES: AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored, while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards.

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