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KA2WA132A1Wireless N USB Adapter

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Wireless N USB Adapter - FCC ID KA2WA132A1 - D-Link Corporation
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Application Details

Equipment Class
DTS - Digital Transmission System
Date of Grant
Mar 17, 2011
Application Purpose
Original Equipment
Date of Application
Mar 17, 2011
Equipment Note
Wireless N USB Adapter
Frequency Range
2412.00000000 - 2462.00000000
Company
D-Link Corporation
Country
United States

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Users Manual

2D-Link DWA-132 User Manual Table of Contents Product Overview ..............................................................3 Package Contents .........................................................................3 System Requirements .................................................................3 Introduction ...................................................................................4 Features ............................................................................................5 Hardware Overview .....................................................................6 Installation .........................................................................7 Getting Started ..............................................................................7 Remove Existing Installations ..........................................7 Disable Other Wireless Adapters .....................................8 Wireless Installation Considerations ....................................10 Adapter Installation ...................................................................11 D-Link Wireless Connection Manager .................................17 Wireless Networks ..............................................................18 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ..........................................19 My Wireless Networks .......................................................23 Add Profile .......................................................................24 Modify Profile .................................................................25 Support ..................................................................................26 About ......................................................................................27 Connect to a Wireless Network .......................................28 Using Windows ® 7 .......................................................................28 Connect to a Wireless Network .......................................29 Using Windows Vista ® ................................................................29 Using Windows ® XP ....................................................................30 Wireless Security .............................................................31 What is WPA? ................................................................................31 Configure WPA/WPA2 Passphrase ........................................32 Using the D-Link Wireless Connection Manager .....32 Using Windows ® 7 ...............................................................34 Using Windows Vista ® ........................................................37 Using the Windows ® XP Utility ........................................39 Configure WPA/WPA2 (RADIUS) ............................................41 Using the D-Link Wireless Connection Manager .....41 Troubleshooting ..............................................................42 Wireless Basics .................................................................46 Wireless Modes ............................................................................50 Networking Basics ...........................................................51 Check your IP address ...............................................................51 Windows ® XP Users .............................................................51 Windows ® 7/Windows Vista ® Users ................................51 Statically Assign an IP address ...............................................52 Windows ® XP Users .............................................................52 Windows ® 7/Windows Vista ® Users ................................53 Technical Specifications ..................................................54 Table of Contents 3D-Link DWA-132 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview • D-Link DWA-132 Wireless N USB Adapter • Manual and Warranty on CD • D-Link Wireless Connection Manager on CD • Quick Installation Guide System Requirements • A computer or laptop with an available USB 2.0 port • Windows ® 7, Windows Vista ® or XP (Service Pack 3 or higher) • CD-ROM Drive • 300MHz processor and at least 64MB of RAM • A 802.11n or 802.11g access point or wireless router Product Overview Package Contents 4D-Link DWA-132 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction The DWA-132 Wireless N USB Adapter is a convenient wireless connectivity solution for desktop or notebook PCs. Instead of stringing Ethernet cables to your PC or dismantling your desktop computer case, the DWA-132 can enable 802.11n wireless connectivity by simply utilizing your desktop or notebook PC’s USB port. Powered by Wireless N technology, the DWA-132 provides a faster wireless connection and superior reception than 802.11g*. The DWA-132 is designed for use in bigger homes and for those that demand higher bandwidth networking. Maximize wireless performance by connecting this USB Adapter to a Wireless N router and stay connected from virtually anywhere in the home. This USB Adapter supports WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. D-Link’s Quick Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the installation process. You’ll be able to configure this USB Adapter without having to call the teenager from down the street to help you. The D-Link Wireless Manager is included with this product to keep track of all your most frequently accessed networks. Compact in size, robust in speed the DWA-132 Wireless N USB Adapter is great for travel and a convenient solution for providing high performance wireless connectivity to your desktop or notebook PC. Enjoy the many benefits of wireless connectivity today! * Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. En…

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ID Label/Location Info

FCC ID : KA2WA132A1 IC : 4216A-WA132A1 DWA-132 P/N : BWA132NA.....A1 H/W Ver.: A1 F/W Ver.:1.00 S/N : QBDV1ymXXXXXX MAC ID : XXXXXXXXXXXX Made in China. Model:DWA-132A1 29.41 mm 1 2 . 6 5 m m 1 0 m m 14 mm ()

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Operational Description

FCC ID: KA2WA132A1 Report No.: RF991228C07 Operational Description This device is Wireless N USB Adapter, which operates in 2.4GHz band; the maximum data rate could be up to 300Mbps which OFDM technique. If the signal to noise radio is too poor which could not support 300Mbps, the 11Mbps data rate with DSSS technique will be applied. The transmitter of the EUT is powered by 5Vdc host equipment. The antenna is Printed antenna without antenna connector. For more detailed instruction, please take a look at the user’s manual.

RF Exposure Info

Report No.: SA991228C07 1 Report Format Version 4.0.0 SAR TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: SA991228C07 MODEL NO.: DWA-132 FCC ID: KA2WA132A1 RECEIVED: Dec. 23, 2010 TESTED: Jan. 03, 2011 ISSUED: Jan. 12, 2011 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: 17595 Mt. Hermann, Fountain Valle, California, United States, 92708 ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch LAB ADDRESS: No. 47, 14th Ling, Chia Pau Tsuen, Lin Kou Hsiang, Taipei Hsien 244, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION: No. 19, Hwa Ya 2nd Rd, Wen Hwa Tsuen, Kwei Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan Hsien 333, Taiwan, R.O.C. This test report consists of 27 pages in total except Appendix. It may be duplicated completely for legal use with the approval of the applicant. It should not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of our laboratory. The client should not use it to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agency. The test results in the report only apply to the tested sample. Report No.: SA991228C07 2 Report Format Version 4.0.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEASE CONTROL RECORD................................................................................................ 3 1. CERTIFICATION................................................................................................................ 4 2. GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 5 2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT .................................................................................. 5 2.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS ................................................... 6 2.3 GENERAL INOFRMATION OF THE SAR SYSTEM.......................................................... 7 2.4 TEST EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................... 10 2.5 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SPATIAL PEAK SAR EVALUATION ....................... 11 2.6 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS ............................................................................ 14 3. DESCRIPTION OF ANTENNA LOCATION...................................................................... 15 4. RECIPES FOR TISSUE SIMULATING LIQUIDS............................................................. 15 5. SYSTEM VALIDATION .................................................................................................... 18 5.1 TEST PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................ 18 5.2 VALIDATION RESULTS ................................................................................................... 19 5.3 SYSTEM VALIDATION UNCERTAINTIES....................................................................... 20 6. TEST RESULTS............................................................................................................... 21 6.1 TEST PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................... 21 6.2 CONDUCTED POWER ................................................................................................... 23 6.3 DESCRIPTION OF TEST CONDITION ........................................................................... 23 6.4 MEASURED SAR RESULT ............................................................................................. 24 6.5 POWER DRIFT TABLE .................................................................................................... 25 6.6 SAR LIMITS .....................................................................................................................26 7. INFORMATION ON THE TESTING LABORATORIES .................................................... 27 APPENDIX A: TEST CONFIGURATIONS AND TEST DATA APPENDIX B: ADT SAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM APPENDIX C: PHOTOGRAPHS OF SYSTEM VALIDATION APPENDIX D: SYSTEM CERTIFICATE & CALIBRATION Report No.: SA991228C07 3 Report Format Version 4.0.0 RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ISSUE NO. REASON FOR CHANGE DATE ISSUED Original release N/A Jan. 12, 2011 Report No.: SA991228C07 4 Report Format Version 4.0.0 1. CERTIFICATION PRODUCT: Wireless N USB Adapter MODEL: DWA-132 BRAND: D-Link APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation TESTED: Jan. 03, 2011 TEST SAMPLE: ENGINEERING SAMPLE STANDARDS: FCC Part 2 (Section 2.1093) FCC OET Bulletin 65, Supplement C (01-01) RSS-102 The above equipment (model: DWA-132) has been tested by Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch, and found compliance with the requirement of the above standards. The test record, data evaluation & Equipment Under Test (EUT) configurations represented herein are true and accurate accounts of the measurements of the sample’s EMC characteristics under the conditions specified in this report. PREPARED BY : , DATE :Jan. 12, 2011 Pettie Chen / Specialist APPROVED BY : , DATE :Jan. 12, 2011 Gary Chang / Assistant Manager Report No.: SA991228C07 5 Report Format Version 4.0.0 2. GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT EUT Wireless N USB Adapter MODEL NO. DWA-132 FCC ID KA2WA132A1 POWER SUPPLY 5Vdc MODULATION TYPE CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK for DSSS 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK for OFDM MODULATION TECHNOLOGY DSSS, OFDM TRANSFER RATE 802.11b:11.0/ 5.5/ 2.0/ 1.0Mbps 802.11g: 54.0/ 48.0/ 36.0/ 24.0/ 18.0/ 12.0/ 9.0/ 6.0Mbps 802.11n: up to 300.0Mbps OPERATING FREQUENCY 2412 ~ 2462MHz NUMBER OF CHANNEL 11 for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (20MHz) 7 for 802.11n (40MHz) MAXIMUM SAR (1g) 1.14W/kg ANTENNA TYPE Printed antenna with -1dBi gain DATA CABLE 0.9m shielded USB cable without core I/O PORTS USB ACCESSORY DEVICES Cradle NOTE: 1. The EUT incorporates a MIMO function. Physically, the EUT provides two completed transmitters and two receivers. MODULATION MODE TX FUNCTION 802.11b 1TX 802.11g 1TX 802.11n (20MHz) 2TX 802.11n (40MHz) 2TX 2. The above EUT information is declared by manufacturer and for more detailed features description, please refer to the manufa…

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Test Report

Report No.: RF991228C07 1 Report Format Version 4.0.0 FCC TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: RF991228C07 MODEL NO.: DWA-132 FCC ID: KA2WA132A1 RECEIVED: Dec. 23, 2010 TESTED: Dec. 23, 2010 ~ Jan. 06, 2011 ISSUED: Jan. 12, 2011 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: 17595 Mt. Hermann, Fountain Valle, California, United States, 92708 ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch LAB ADDRESS: No. 47, 14th Ling, Chia Pau Tsuen, Lin Kou Hsiang, Taipei Hsien 244, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION: No. 19, Hwa Ya 2nd Rd, Wen Hwa Tsuen, Kwei Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan Hsien 333, Taiwan, R.O.C. This test report consists of 71 pages in total. It may be duplicated completely for legal use with the approval of the applicant. It should not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of our laboratory. The client should not use it to claim product certification, approval or endorsement by TAF or any government agency. The test results in the report only apply to the tested sample. Report No.: RF991228C07 2 Report Format Version 4.0.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEASE CONTROL RECORD......................................................................................... 4 1. CERTIFICATION...................................................................................................... 5 2. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS ............................................................................. 6 2.1 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY........................................................................... 6 3. GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 7 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT ........................................................................ 7 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES .......................................................................... 8 3.2.1 CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST ..................................................... 8 3.2.2 TEST MODE APPLICABILITY AND TESTED CHANNEL DETAIL .......................... 9 3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS ....................................... 11 3.4 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS .................................................................. 11 4. TEST TYPES AND RESULTS ............................................................................... 12 4.1 RADIATED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ............................................................. 12 4.1.1 LIMITS OF RADIATED EMISSION MEASUREMENT........................................... 12 4.1.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS........................................................................................... 13 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES ........................................................................................... 14 4.1.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 14 4.1.5 TEST SETUP......................................................................................................... 15 4.1.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 15 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS .................................................................................................... 16 4.2 CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ........................................................ 31 4.2.1 LIMITS OF CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT...................................... 31 4.2.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS........................................................................................... 31 4.2.3 TEST PROCEDURES ........................................................................................... 32 4.2.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 32 4.2.5 TEST SETUP......................................................................................................... 33 4.2.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 33 4.2.7 TEST RESULTS .................................................................................................... 34 4.3 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT..................................................................... 36 4.3.1 LIMITS OF 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT .................................................. 36 4.3.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS........................................................................................... 36 4.3.3 TEST PROCEDURE.............................................................................................. 36 4.3.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 36 4.3.5 TEST SETUP......................................................................................................... 37 Report No.: RF991228C07 3 Report Format Version 4.0.0 4.3.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 37 4.3.7 TEST RESULTS .................................................................................................... 38 4.4 MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER ............................................................................... 42 4.4.1 LIMITS OF MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER MEASUREMENT................................ 42 4.4.2 INSTRUMENTS..................................................................................................... 42 4.4.3 TEST PROCEDURES ........................................................................................... 42 4.4.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 43 4.4.5 TEST SETUP......................................................................................................... 43 4.4.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 43 4.4.7 TEST RESULTS .................................................................................................... 44 4.5 POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY MEASUREMENT .....................…

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Test Setup Photos

1 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TEST CONFIGURATION CONDUCTED EMISSION TEST 2 RADIATED EMISSION TEST 3 (SAR Test Set Up Photos) BODY POSITION: Horizontal Down Vertical front Horizontal up Vertical back Top TEST SET UP PHOTO NOTE: The EUT face to the phantom with 5mm-separation distance.

Contact Information

Applicant

Brett Adair(General Counsel)
[email protected]714-885-6000Fax: 866-743-4589

Technical Contact

Bureau Veritas CPS (H.K.) Ltd. Taoyuan BranchGary Chang
[email protected]886-3-3183232

No. 19, Hwa Ya 2nd Rd., Kwei Shan Hsiang · Taoyuan Hsien · Taiwan

Non-Technical Contact

Bureau Veritas CPS (H.K.) Ltd. Taoyuan BranchNatacha Chen
[email protected]886-3-3183232

Test Firm

Bureau Veritas CPS (H.K.) Ltd. Taoyuan BranchRichard Chen
[email protected]886-3-3183232Fax: 886-3-2115834

Technical Specifications

#Rule PartsFrequency RangePower Output
115C2.41 GHz - 2.46 GHz720.00 mW
Confidentiality
Long Term
Grant Notes
Power listed is the maximum combined conducted output power. Device is an 802.11n USB adapter operating in a 2x2 Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration as described in this filing. SAR compliance has been established in the laptop computer(s) configurations with USB slot(s) configurations as tested in this filing, and can be used in laptop computers with substantially similar physical dimensions, construction, and electrical and RF characteristics. Compliance of this device in all final host configurations is the responsibility of the Grantee. End-users and responsible parties must be provided with operating and installation instructions to ensure RF exposure compliance. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter within a host device. The highest reported body SAR value is: 1.14 W/kg.

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