KA2WA171B1Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter

DWA-171 User Manual Version 1.0 | 03/19/2013 Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter 2D-Link DWA-171 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 Configuration ................................................................... 17 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 Windows® 8 ...................................................................................28 Windows® 7 ...................................................................................30 Windows Vista® ............................................................................31 Windows® XP ................................................................................32 Wireless Security ............................................................. 33 What is WPA ™ ? ..............................................................................33 Configure WPA/WPA2-Personal .............................................34 Using the D-Link Wireless Connection Manager .....34 Windows® 7 ...........................................................................36 Windows Vista® ....................................................................39 Windows® XP ........................................................................41 Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise .........................................43 Troubleshooting .............................................................. 44 Windows® 7 Troubleshooting ................................................47 Wireless Basics ................................................................. 49 Wireless Modes ............................................................................53 Networking Basics ........................................................... 54 Check your IP address ...............................................................54 Windows® XP Users ............................................................54 Windows® 7/Vista Users ....................................................54 Statically Assign an IP Address ..............................................55 Windows® XP Users ............................................................55 Windows® 7/Vista Users ....................................................56 Windows® 8 Users ...............................................................57 Technical Specifications .................................................. 58 Warranty ........................................................................... 59 Table of Contents 3D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview D-Link DWA-171 Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter CD with drivers and software System Requirements • A computer or laptop with an available USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port • Windows® 8, 7, Vista or XP (Service Pack 3) • CD-ROM Drive • A 802.11ac (draft), 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11a access point or wireless router Product Overview Package Contents 4D-Link DWA-171 User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction The Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter (DWA-171) delivers powerful wireless AC technology to your desktop or notebook computer. Simply plug the adapter into an available USB port and connect to a wireless network to access a secure, high-speed internet connection – 2.4GHz (150Mbps) or 5GHz (up to 433Mbps). And with integrated Dual Band technology, you’ll have reduced Wi-Fi interference to maximize throughput for faster streaming, gaming, and Skype calls. Interference-Free Bandwidth The Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter(DWA-171) delivers Dual Band technology to your home network for intelligent, versatile, interference-free bandwidth. Check your email and surf the Internet on the 2.4GHz band; or game, make Skype calls and stream HD movies to multiple devices using the cleaner, interference-free 5GHz band. Whatever you like to do online, Dual Band has you covered. Easy WPS Push Button Setup Quickly and easily establish a fast, secure home network that will have you browsing, streaming, and watching in minutes. It’s as easy as push and connect! Compatible With All Your Wireless Products While the Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter delivers cutting-edge 802.11ac speed to your home network, it’s also backward compatible with all of your current wireless products – no updates or adapters necessary. What is wireles…

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Report No.: 130614E11 Page 1 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS OF EUT Report No.: 130614E11 Page 2

Modelname:DWA171B1 Productname:WirelessACDualBandUSBAdapter

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FCC SAR Test Report Report Format Version 5.0.0 Page No. : 1 of 27 Report No. : SA130614E11 Issued Date : Jul. 16, 2013 Revision : R01 FCC SAR Test Report Report No. : SA130614E11 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 : KA2WA171B1 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 v05r01 / KDB 447498 D02 v02 Date of Testing : Jul. 08, 2013 ~ Jul. 10, 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 : Vera Huang / 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 27 Report No. : SA130614E11 Issued Date : Jul. 16, 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 ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.4 SAR Measurement Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.1 Area & Zoom Scan Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.2 Volume Scan Procedure ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.3 Power Drift Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.4 Spatial Peak SAR Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.5 SAR Averaged …

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Report No.: RF130614E11-2 1 of 26 Report Format Version 5.2.0 DFS TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: RF130614E11-2 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171B1 RECEIVED: June 14, 2013 TESTED: July 09, 2013 ISSUED: July 29, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: No.289, Sinhu 3rd Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch Hsin Chu Laboratory LAB ADDRESS : No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. 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 Report No.: RF130614E11-2 2 of 26 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Table of Contents RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ........................................................................................ 3 1. CERTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 4 2. EUT INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 5 2.1 OPERATING FREQUENCY BANDS AND MODE OF EUT ..................................... 5 2.2 EUT SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE VERSION ...................................................... 5 2.3 DESCRIPTION OF AVAILABLE ANTENNAS TO THE EUT .................................... 5 2.4 EUT MAXIMUM CONDUCTED POWER ................................................................ 6 2.5 EUT MAXIMUM EIRP POWER ............................................................................... 7 2.6 TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL (TPC) .................................................................. 8 2.7 STATEMENT OF MAUNFACTURER ...................................................................... 8 3. U-NII DFS RULE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... 9 3.1 WORKING MODES AND REQUIRED TEST ITEMS .............................................. 9 3.2 TEST LIMITS AND RADAR SIGNAL PARAMETERS ........................................... 10 4. TEST & SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LIST ................................................................. 13 4.1 TEST INSTRUMENTS .......................................................................................... 13 4.2 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS .................................................................. 13 5. TEST PROCEDURE ............................................................................................. 14 5.1 BVADT DFS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM: ............................................................. 14 5.2 CALIBRATION OF DFS DETECTION THRESHOLD LEVEL: ............................... 15 5.3 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 16 5.4 CONDUCTED TEST SETUP CONFIGURATION .................................................. 16 5.4.1 CLIENT WITHOUT RADAR DETECTION MODE ................................................. 16 6. TEST RESULTS ................................................................................................... 17 6.1 SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS .......................................................................... 17 6.2 DETAILED TEST RESULTS ................................................................................. 18 6.2.1 TEST MODE: DEVICE OPERATING IN CLIENT WITHOUT RADAR DETECTION MODE................................................................................................................... 18 6.2.1.1 DFS DETECTION THRESHOLD .......................................................................... 18 6.2.1.2 CHANNEL CLOSING TRANSMISSION AND CHANNEL MOVE TIME ................. 19 6.2.1.3 NON- OCCUPANCY PERIOD .............................................................................. 20 6.2.1.4 NON-ASSOCIATED TEST .................................................................................... 22 6.2.1.5 NON- CO-CHANNEL TEST .................................................................................. 22 7. INFORMATION ON THE TESTING LABORATORIES .......................................... 23 8. APPENDIX-A ........................................................................................................ 24 9. APPENDIX B - MODIFICATIONS RECORDERS FOR ENGINEERING CHANGES TO THE EUT BY THE LAB ................................................................................... 26 Report No.: RF130614E11-2 3 of 26 Report Format Version 5.2.0 RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ISSUE NO. REASON FOR CHANGE DATE ISSUED RF130614E11-2 Original release July 29, 2013 Report No.: RF130614E11-2 4 of 26 Report Format Version 5.2.0 1. CERTIFICATION PRODUCT: Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter BRAND NAME : D-…

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Report No.: RF130614E11 1 of 91 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: IC120322E03 dated Apr. 10, 2012 FCC TEST REPORT (15.247) REPORT NO.: RF130614E11 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171B1 RECEIVED: June 14, 2013 TESTED: June 22 to 25, 2013 ISSUED: July 29, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: No.289, Sinhu 3rd Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch Hsin Chu Laboratory LAB ADDRESS : No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (1): No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (2): No. 49, Ln. 206, Wende Rd., Shangshan Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. 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 Report No.: RF130614E11 2 of 91 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: IC120322E03 dated Apr. 10, 2012 Table of Contents RELEASE CONTROL RECORD..............................................................................6 1. CERTIFICATION ...........................................................................................7 2. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS ...................................................................8 2.1 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ................................................................9 3. GENERAL INFORMATION .........................................................................10 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT ............................................................10 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES ..............................................................13 3.2.1 TEST MODE APPLICABILITY AND TESTED CHANNEL DETAIL ..............14 3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS .............................17 3.4 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS ........................................................18 3.5 CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST .........................................18 4. TEST TYPES AND RESULTS (fOR 2.4GHz, 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz Band) ....19 4.1 CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ..............................................19 4.1.1 LIMITS OF CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ............................19 4.1.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................19 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES .................................................................................20 4.1.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD .......................................................20 4.1.5 TEST SETUP ..............................................................................................20 4.1.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ................................................................21 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS ..........................................................................................22 4.2 RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT ......................24 4.2.1 LIMITS OF RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT ...24 4.2.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................25 4.2.3 TEST PROCEDURES .................................................................................26 4.2.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD .......................................................26 4.2.5 TEST SETUP ..............................................................................................27 4.2.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ................................................................27 4.2.7 TEST RESULTS ..........................................................................................28 4.3 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT ..........................................................41 4.3.1 LIMITS OF 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT ........................................41 4.3.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................41 4.3.3 TEST PROCEDURE ...................................................................................41 4.3.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD .......................................................41 4.3.5 TEST SETUP ..............................................................................................41 4.3.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ................................................................41 4.3.7 TEST RESULTS ..........................................................................................42 4.4 CONDUCTED OUTPUT POWER MEASUREMENT ..................................43 Report No.: RF130614E11 3 of 91 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Cancels a…

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Report No.: RF130614E11-1 1 of 79 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: IC120210E05-1 dated Apr. 10, 2012 FCC TEST REPORT (15.407) REPORT NO.: RF130614E11-1 MODEL NO.: DWA-171 FCC ID: KA2WA171B1 RECEIVED: June 14, 2013 TESTED: June 22 to 25, 2013 ISSUED: July 29, 2013 APPLICANT: D-Link Corporation ADDRESS: No.289, Sinhu 3rd Rd., Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan, R.O.C ISSUED BY: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd., Taoyuan Branch Hsin Chu Laboratory LAB ADDRESS : No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (1): No. 81-1, Lu Liao Keng, 9th Ling, Wu Lung Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEST LOCATION (2): No. 49, Ln. 206, Wende Rd., Shangshan Tsuen, Chiung Lin Hsiang, Hsin Chu Hsien 307, Taiwan, R.O.C. This report should not be used by the client to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by TAF or any government agencies. 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 Report No.: RF130614E11-1 2 of 79 Report Format Version 5.2.0 Cancels and replaces the report No.: IC120210E05-1 dated Apr. 10, 2012 Table of Contents RELEASE CONTROL RECORD ........................................................................................ 4 1. CERTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 5 2. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS ............................................................................ 6 2.1 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY .......................................................................... 7 3. GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 8 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT ....................................................................... 8 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES ....................................................................... 11 3.2.1 TEST MODE APPLICABILITY AND TESTED CHANNEL DETAIL ........................ 12 3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS ....................................... 14 3.4 DUTY CYCLE OF TEST SIGNAL ......................................................................... 15 3.5 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS .................................................................. 16 3.6 CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST ................................................... 16 4. TEST TYPES AND RESULTS .............................................................................. 17 4.1 CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ........................................................ 17 4.1.1 LIMITS OF CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ...................................... 17 4.1.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS .......................................................................................... 17 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES .......................................................................................... 18 4.1.4 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 18 4.1.5 TEST SETUP ....................................................................................................... 18 4.1.6 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ......................................................................... 19 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS ................................................................................................... 20 4.2 RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT ................................ 22 4.2.1 LIMITS OF RADIATED EMISSION AND BANDEDGE MEASUREMENT .............. 22 4.2.2 LIMITS OF UNWANTED EMISSION OUT OF THE RESTRICTED BANDS.......... 22 4.2.3 TEST INSTRUMENTS .......................................................................................... 23 4.2.4 TEST PROCEDURES .......................................................................................... 24 4.2.5 DEVIATION FROM TEST STANDARD ................................................................. 24 4.2.6 TEST SETUP ....................................................................................................... 25 4.2.7 EUT OPERATING CONDITION ............................................................................ 25 4.2.8 TEST RESULTS ................................................................................................... 26 4.3 TRANSMIT POWER MEASUREMENT ................................................................ 57 4.3.1 LIMITS OF TRANSMIT POWER MEASUREMENT .............................................…

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