KA2WA171A1Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter

2D-Link DWA-171 User Manual D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Manual Revisions Trademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2013 by D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission from D-Link Systems, Inc. RevisionDateDescription 1.0March 7, 2013• Initial release for Revision A1 Preface 3D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Table of Contents Preface.................................................................................2 Manual Revisions ..........................................................................2 Trademarks .....................................................................................2 P roduct.Overview...............................................................4 Package Contents .........................................................................4 System Requirements .................................................................4 Har dware Overview .....................................................................5 I nstallation..........................................................................6 Getting Started ..............................................................................6 R emove Existing Installations ..........................................6 Disable Other Adapters ......................................................7 Wireless Installation Considerations ......................................9 A dapter Installation ...................................................................10 C onnect.to.a. W ireless.Network........................................14 Windows® 8 ...................................................................................14 W indows® 7 ...................................................................................16 W indows Vista® ............................................................................18 W indows® XP ................................................................................20 T roubleshooting...............................................................22 Wireless .Basics..................................................................25 Wireless Modes ............................................................................29 N etworking.Basics............................................................30 Check your IP address ...............................................................30 W indows® 8 Users ............................................ ...................30 Windows® 7/Vista® Users..................................................30 Windows® XP Users ............................................................30 S tatically Assign an IP Address ..............................................31 Windows® 8 Users ...............................................................31 Windows® 7/ Vista® Users .................................................32 Windows® XP Users ............................................................33 T echnical.Specifications...................................................34 Contacting.Technical.Support.........................................35 Warranty............................................................................36 Registration......................................................................43 Table of Contents 4D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview D-Link DWA-171 Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter System Requirements • Windows® 8, 7, Vista®, or XP (32/64-bit) • CD-ROM Drive • An 802.11ac (draft), 802.11n, 802.11g, or 802.11a wireless network • 20MB hard drive space • A n available USB port Product Overview Package Contents Quick install Guide CD with drivers and manual 5D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview 1USB ConnectorUsed to connect the DWA-171 to your computer. 2WPS ButtonPress to connect to a WPS-enabled wireless router or access point. 1 2 6D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Installation This section will walk you through the installation process. If you have a built-in wireless adapter, please disable it in device manager before installing your D-Link adapter. Also, if you have previously installed another wireless adapter, please make sure any software is uninstalled. Getting Started Before installing your new D-Link wireless adapter, please verify the following: • Remove any previous installations of wireless adapters. • Disable an y built-in wireless and Ethernet adapters. • Verify the settings such as the SSID and security settings of the network(s) you want to connect to. Remove Existing Installations If you’ve installed a different manufacture’s adapter or a different model D-Link adapter, make sure the software is uninstalled before installing the new software. Some utilities may cause a conflict with the new software. If you plan to use multiple adapters at different times, make sure the utilities are not set to load when your computer boots up. Windows® users may use the built-in wireless utility for all adapters. To remove any old software: Windows® 8 users: Press Windows .Key +.Q > Control.Panel > Uninstall.Programs. Windows® 7 users: Click Start > Control.Panel > Uninstall.Programs. Windows Vista® users: Click Start > Control.Panel > Add.or.Remove.Programs. W indows® XP users: Click Start > Control.Panel > Add.or.Remove.Programs. 7D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 2 - Installation Disable Other Adapters Most newer laptops may include a built-in wireless adapter. To prevent any conflicts with the D-Link wireless…

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No.289, Sinhu 3 No.289, Sinhu 3No.289, Sinhu 3 No.289, Sinhu 3 rd rdrd rd Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.CRd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C TEL:+886 TEL:+886TEL:+886 TEL:+886- -- -2 22 2- -- -6600 66006600 6600- -- -0123 01230123 0123 FRX:+886 FRX:+886FRX:+886 FRX:+886- -- -2 22 2- -- -5550 55505550 5550- -- -9988 99889988 9988 Date: 2013-04-22 FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 Declaration for DFS client devices We, D-Link Corporation, declare that the device does not support any non-US channels in all the operational mode(s), like Ad-Hoc...etc, for the following product. Also, the client software and associated drivers will not initiate any transmission on DFS frequencies without initiation by a master. This includes restriction on transmissions for beacons and support for ad-hoc peer-to-peer modes. If you should have any question(s) regarding this declaration, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you! ----------------------------------- Shinglin Chung / Associate Vice President Tel: +886-2-6600-0123#5819 Fax: +886-2-5550-9988 E-mail: [email protected]

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0.8mm ≧5mm Model No.:DWA-171A1 DWA-171 S/N:QBYA1ymXXXXXX P/N:BWA171NA.....A1 ※背貼自印字型為Arial加粗 0.8mm ≧5mm ※背貼自印字型為Arial加粗 FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 IC: 4216A-WA171A1 (自印+外印) (外印)

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FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 Report No.: RF130223C15 Operational Description This device is a Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter which operates in both of 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands; the maximum data rate could be up to 433Mbps which OFDM technique. If the signal to noise radio is too poor which could not support 433Mbps, the 11Mbps data rate with DSSS technique will be applied. The transmitter of the EUT is powered by the 5Vdc from host equipment. The antenna is PIFA antenna with UFL antenna connector. For more detailed instruction, please take a look at the user’s manual. FCC 15.407(c) states: The device shall automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure. These provisions are not intended to preclude the transmission of control or signaling information or the use of repetitive codes used by certain digital technologies to complete frame or burst intervals. Applicants shall include in their application for equipment authorization a description of how this requirement is met” Data transmission is always initiated by software, which is then pass down through the MAC, through the digital and analog baseband, and finally to the RF chip. Several special packets (ACKs, CTS, PSPoll, etc...) are initiated by the MAC. There are the only ways the digital baseband portion will turn on the RF transmitter, which it then turns off at the end of the packet. Therefore, the transmitter will be on only while one of the aforementioned packets are being transmitted.

FCC SAR Test Report Report Format Version 5.0.0 Page No. : 1 of 25 Report No. : SA130223C15 Issued Date : Apr. 11, 2013 Revision : R01 FCC SAR Test Report Report No. : SA130223C15 Applicant : D-Link Corporation Address : No. 289, Sinhu 3rd Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C. Product : Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter FCC ID : KA2WA171A1 Brand : D-Link Model No. : DWA-171 Standards : FCC 47 CFR Part 2 (2.1093) / IEEE C95.1:1991 / IEEE 1528:2003 FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C (Edition 01-01) KDB 248227 D01 v01r02 / KDB 447498 D01 v05 / KDB 447498 D02 v02 Date of Testing : Mar. 28, 2013 ~ Mar. 30, 2013 CERTIFICATION: The above equipment have been tested by Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch - Taiwan HwaYa Lab, 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 SAR characteristics under the conditions specified in this report. 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 agencies. Prepared By : Evonne Liu / Specialist Approved By : Roy Wu / Manager This report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the compliance or non-compliance to the specification. FCC SAR Test Report Report Format Version 5.0.0 Page No. : 2 of 25 Report No. : SA130223C15 Issued Date : Apr. 11, 2013 Revision : R01 Table of Contents Release Control Record ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Summary of Maximum SAR Value ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Description of Equipment Under Test ................................................................................................................................. 5 3. SAR Measurement System ................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Definition of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ................................................................................................................ 6 3.2 SPEAG DASY System ................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2.1 Robot.................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Probes ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 3.2.3 Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) .................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.4 Phantoms ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.5 Device Holder ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.6 System Validation Dipoles ................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.7 Tissue Simulating Liquids ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.3 SAR System Verification ............................................................................................................................................ 12 3.4 SAR Measurement Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.1 Area & Zoom Scan Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.2 Volume Scan Procedure................................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.3 Power Drift Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 14 3.4.4 Spatial Peak SAR Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.4.5 SAR Averaged Metho…

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Report No.: RF130223C15-2 1 of 24 Report Format Version 5.0.0 DFS TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: RF130223C15-2 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 RECEIVED: Feb. 23, 2013 TESTED: Apr. 22, 2013 ISSUED: Apr. 22, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: 17595 Mt. Hermann, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, U.S.A. ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch LAB ADDRESS: No. 47, 14th Ling, Chia Pau Vil., Lin Kou Dist., New Taipei City, 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 report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the com pliance or non-compliance to the specification. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. Report No.: RF130223C15-2 2 of 24 Report Format Version 5.0.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEASE CONTROL RECORD .............................................................................................. 3 1. CERTIFICATION........................................................................................................... 4 3. EUT INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 5 3.1 OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS AND MODE OF EUT .......................................... 5 3.2 EUT SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE VERSION ........................................................... 5 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF AVAILABLE ANTENNAS TO THE EUT ......................................... 5 3.4 EUT MAXIMUM CONDUCTED POWER ...................................................................... 6 3.5 EUT MAXIMUM E.I.R.P. POWER ................................................................................. 7 3.6 TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL (TPC) ........................................................................ 8 3.7 STATEMENT OF MAUNFACTURER ............................................................................ 8 4. U-NII DFS RULE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 9 4.1 WORKING MODES AND REQUIRED TEST ITEMS .................................................... 9 4.2 TEST LIMITS AND RADAR SIGNAL PARAMETERS................................................. 10 5. TEST & SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LIST ...................................................................... 12 5.1 TEST INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................................ 12 5.2 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS ....................................................................... 12 6. TEST PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 13 6.1 ADT DFS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM ........................................................................ 13 6.2 CALIBRATION OF DFS DETECTION THRESHOLD LEVEL: .................................... 14 6.3 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ...................................................................... 15 6.4 CONDUCTED TEST SETUP CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 15 6.4.1 CLIENT WITHOUT RADAR DETECTION MODE ...................................................... 15 7. TEST RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 16 7.1 SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS ................................................................................ 16 7.2 DETELED TEST RESULTS ........................................................................................ 17 7.2.1 TEST MODE: DEVICE OPERATING IN CLIENT WITHOUT RADAR DETECTION MODE.. ........................................................................................................................ 17 7.2.2 CHANNEL CLOSING TRANSMISSION AND CHANNEL MOVE TIME ...................... 18 7.2.3 NON-OCCUPANCY PERIOD ..................................................................................... 20 7.2.4 NON-ASSOCIATED TEST .......................................................................................... 22 7.2.5 NON- CO-CHANNEL TEST ........................................................................................ 22 8. INFORMATION ON THE TESTING LABORATORIES ............................................... 23 9. APPENDIX A - MODIFICATIONS RECORDERS FOR ENGINEERING CHANGES TO THE EUT BY THE LAB .............................................................................................. 24 Report No.: RF130223C15-2 3 of 24 Report Format Version 5.0.0 RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ISSUE NO. REASON FOR CHANGE DATE ISSUED RF130223C15-2 Original release Apr. 22, 2013 Report No.: RF130223C15-2 4 of 24 Report Format Version 5.0.0 1. CERTIFICATION PRODUCT: Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter MODEL: DWA-171 BRAN…

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Report No.: RF130223C15 1 of 81 Report Format Version 5.1.0 FCC TEST REPORT (15.247) REPORT NO.: RF130223C15 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 RECEIVED: Feb. 23, 2013 TESTED: Feb. 23 ~ Mar. 20, 2013 ISSUED: Apr. 08, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: 17595 Mt. Hermann, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, U.S.A. ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch LAB ADDRESS: No. 47, 14th Ling, Chia Pau Vil., Lin Kou Dist., New Taipei City, 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 report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the com pliance or non-compliance to the specification. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. Report No.: RF130223C15 2 of 81 Report Format Version 5.1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEASE CONTROL RECORD .............................................................................................................. 5 1. CERTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 6 2. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS .............................................................................................. 7 2.1 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ............................................................................................ 7 3. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 8 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT ......................................................................................... 8 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES ......................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 TEST MODE APPLICABILITY AND TESTED CHANNEL DETAIL ......................................... 11 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS ................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST .................................................................... 15 3.4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS ........................................................ 16 4. TEST TYPES AND RESULTS (FOR 2.4GHz BAND) ............................................................. 17 4.1 RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT ................................................. 17 4.1.1 LIMITS OF RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT .............................. 17 4.1.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................................ 18 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 19 4.1.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................................... 19 4.1.5 TEST SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 20 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS ...................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ......................................................................... 34 4.2.1 LIMITS OF CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ....................................................... 34 4.2.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................................ 34 4.2.3 TEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 35 4.2.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................................... 35 4.2.5 TEST SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 35 4.2.7 TEST RESULTS ...................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT ...................................................................................... 38 4.3.1 LIMITS OF 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT ................................................................... 38 4.3.2 TEST SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 38 4.3.3 TEST INSTRUMENTS .............................................................…

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Report No.: RF130223C15-1 1 of 77 Report Format Version 5.1.0 FCC TEST REPORT (15.407) REPORT NO.: RF130223C15-1 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171A1 RECEIVED: Feb. 23, 2013 TESTED: Feb. 23 ~ Mar. 20, 2013 ISSUED: Apr. 08, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: 17595 Mt. Hermann, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, U.S.A. ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch LAB ADDRESS: No. 47, 14th Ling, Chia Pau Vil., Lin Kou Dist., New Taipei City, 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 report is for your exclusive use. Any copying or replication of this report to or for any other person or entity, or use of our name or trademark, is permitted only with our prior written permission. This report sets forth our findings solely with respect to the test samples identified herein. The results set forth in this report are not indicative or representative of the quality or characteristics of the lot from which a test sample was taken or any similar or identical product unless specifically and expressly noted. Our report includes all of the tests requested by you and the results thereof based upon the information that you provided to us. You have 60 days from date of issuance of this report to notify us of any material error or omission caused by our negligence, provided, however, that such notice shall be in writing and shall specifically address the issue you wish to raise. A failure to raise such issue within the prescribed time shall constitute your unqualified acceptance of the completeness of this report, the tests conducted and the correctness of the report contents. Unless specific mention, the uncertainty of measurement has been explicitly taken into account to declare the com pliance or non-compliance to the specification. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. Report No.: RF130223C15-1 2 of 77 Report Format Version 5.1.0 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 .............................................................................................. 9 3.2.1 TEST MODE APPLICABILIT…

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