Airlink101 AWLL5055 manual

Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna Model # AWLL5055 User’s Manual Rev. 1.0[...]

1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Package Contents ........................................................................................................... ........... 2 1.2 Features ......................[...]

2 1. Introduction Congratulations on your pur chase of the Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna! Its high bandwid th combined with great wirele ss coverage delivers fast and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. The built -in 10dBi high gain antenna greatly increases the reliability and stab ility of the wi[...]

3 2. Inst all Wireless USB Adapter This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna . The driver is installed along with the utility. For Macintosh users, please go to Chapter 6, Install Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS. Step 2.1 Insert the USB adapter into an avai lable USB port of you[...]

4 Step 2.3 Insert the Installation CD in the CD driv e. The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu.[...]

5 Note: If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically go to Start , Run , and type D:UtilitySetup.exe (where D is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK . Windows 7/ Vista Users : When you get warning message(s), make sure that you give permission to continue with the installa tion of the driver software. Step 2.4 The Airlink101 WLAN Mo[...]

6 Step 2.6 For Windows XP, click on Continue Anyway . For Windows Vista: click on Install this driver software anyway .[...]

7 Please wait when Windows is inst allin g the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the utility, Airlink101 Wireless Monitor. Step 2.7 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

8 Step 2.8 Select Yes, I want to rest art my computer now . Click Finish to complete the installation. The driver and utility have been installe d. Please continue to the next section.[...]

9 3. Connect to Wireless Network This section describes how to connect your wireless USB adapter to a wireless network. Step 3.1 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utilit y by double clicking on the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Utility icon in the system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Step 3.2 Click the Available Network tab [...]

10 If the network that you are attempting to connect does not have encryption enabled, you will receive a warning about connecting to an unsecured network. Click OK to complete the connection. Go to Step 3.4 . Step 3.3 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key, Confirm Netw ork Key boxes and click OK . The Adapter will automatically dete[...]

11 Step 3.4 The connection should be now established. Under General tab, you can check the status of the connection. Verify that IP Address , Subnet Mask and Gate way have valid numbers assigned to them (instead of a ll 0’s). The Status should be Associated, and there will be green bars next to Signal Strength and Link Quality.[...]

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13 4. Wireless Monitor This section describes the various functi ons of the Wireless Monitor that you can configure, including the setti ngs of wireless encryption. 4.1 General The General tab provides you with the status of the current c onnection, including signal, network name (SSID) and IP Address. At the bottom, you have options fo r controlli[...]

14 Radio Off: Check/uncheck this box to turn off/on t he wireless function of the adapter. Disable Adapter: Check/uncheck this box to disable/enable the wireless adapter. For Windows XP users, you will see a checkbox “Windows Zero Config” which can be used to enable or disable the Windows XP’s built-in wireless utility, Windows Zero Configura[...]

15 4.2 Profile Settings The Profile tab lists the current profiles and allo ws you to add/remove/edit profiles. The Available Pr ofile( s) box lists all the prof iles that you’ve created for your network. A profile is automatically created and added to th is list when you connect to a new network. You can also manually add a profile. To modify an[...]

16 To create a new profile, click on Add . The Profile box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for your new profile. Enter the profile settings here, including Pr ofile Name, SSID, Network Authentication, Data Encryption and Network Key. Click OK to save the changes. The section 4.7, Configuring Encryption will give you the information[...]

17 4.3 Available Network The Available network tab lists all of the networks t hat the adapter detects in your area. Clicking Refresh will refresh the list. To connect to a network, select a network from the list and click Add to Profile .[...]

18 4.4 Status The status section provides y ou with a list of information about the current status of the adapter.[...]

19 4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you informa tion about transmit and receive packet count.[...]

20 4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Easy Setup Button) The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ ( Easy Setup Button ) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network clients. In order to use it, you need to have a router that supports this f eature, like the AR570W Airlink101 Wireless 150 Router. You also need to configure the wireless en[...]

21 - For Pin Input Config method, click Pin Input Config (PIN) button, continue to Step 4.6.3a Step 4.6.2 When you see this window pops up, within the following 2 minutes, push the Easy Setup Button (i .e. WPS button) on the back of the router and release it right away. The router will now start to synchronize the security settings with the wireles[...]

22 Select the Access Point that you want to connect, and then click Select . Write down the PIN Code on a piece of paper.[...]

23 (The following steps are different for each rout er. Please refer to the user’s manual of your router for detailed instructions.) Step 4.6.3b Log on to the router AR570W’s web c onfiguration page from the browser (i.e. Internet Explore or Mozilla Firefox) and click on Wireless . Then click WPS . Step 4.6.3c Make sure th at the Enable WPS is [...]

24 After a few moments both the router conf iguration screen and the adapter configuration screen should show a message telling you that a connection is established. Note: If you cannot connect successfully with WPS, you need to log in to your router’s configuration and make sure the WPS feature is enabled.[...]

25 4.7 Configuring Encryption This section describes the av ailable encryption types and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption type will be automatically de tected by the wireless USB adapter; all you need to do is to enter the Network key, as described in Section 3 , Step 3.4 . If you are creating a custom profile, you need to manually [...]

26 4.7.1 Configuring WEP encryption Select WEP from the Data encryption box. Under Network Authentication , select either Shared key or Open System , depending on the router settings. If your WEP key is 5 or 13-digit, alphanumeric : • Check ASCII and enter your WEP key into the box next to Passphrase If you use Passphrase to setup the WEP encrypt[...]

27 4.7.2 Configuring WPA/WPA2-PSK Encryption (for home users) Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK from the Network Authentication box. Under Data encryption select either AES or TKIP depending on the settings for your router. Enter the encryption key that t he router is using into the Network Key, Confirm network key boxes. Click OK to save your settings.[...]

28 4.7.3 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Encr yption (for corporate networks) Select WPA 802.1x / WPA2 802.1x from the Network Authentication box and click OK . The following window will pop up after few seconds.[...]

29 You can choose a network authentication method: Protected EAP or Smart Card or other Certificate then click Settings to configure the advanced settings. 1) Choose Protected EAP then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings.[...]

30 Configure the advanced security settings for PEAP then click OK . Refer to your system administrator for informat ion about what settings you should enter here.[...]

31 2) Choose Smart Card or other Certificate then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings. Refer to your syst em administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.[...]

32 4.8 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks Ad-hoc networking is used when you want to connect two or more computers together without going thr ough a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose a lo t of the features that come with a router. The maximum connection speed drops to 11Mbps. In addition, WEP encryption is the only security available in ad-ho[...]

33 You can also choose between no security or WEP security. If you choose WEP security, you can follow the instructions in the Configuring Encryption section of the manual. Click OK to save the p rofile. Select your new profile from the Available Profile(s) box, and double cli ck to enable it. You need to configure all other computers that you are [...]

34 4.9 About The About window provides the information about t he Wireless Monitor Utilit y version and the current driver version.[...]

35 5. T roubleshooting 1. If you cannot open the wireless monitor uti lity, make sure that the USB adapter is inserted firmly into the USB port. 2. If you cannot connect to the wireless router, you may w ant to double check the wireless security settings on the router. The network key you entered in Step 3.3 must match with the settings on the wire[...]

36 6. Inst all Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS This section provides instru ctions on how to install the Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna . The driver is install ed along with the utility. 6.1 Install Driver and Utility Step 1 Insert the USB adapter into an avai lable USB port of the comp uter. Insert the provided CD into the[...]

37 Step 3 Introduction: The “Install Airlink101 Wireless N USB Adapter” window will pop up. Click Continue . Step 4 Read Me: Click Continue to begin the installation.[...]

38 Step 5 License: Click Continue. Click Agree to install.[...]

39 Step 6 Select a Destination: select a destination volume to install the software, and click Continue . Step 7 Installation Type: click Install to perform a standard installation.[...]

40 Enter your password and click OK. Click Continue Installation . Step 8 Install: Wait while the software is being installed. Step 9 Finish Up: Click Restart to restart your computer.[...]

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42 6.2 Connect to Wireless Network This section describes how to connect the wir eless USB adapter to a wireless network. Step 1 Go to System Preferences > Network , select Network Port Configurations from Show. Step 2 Check the Ethernet Adaptor (Airlink1 01 Wireless USB Adapter) and uncheck AirPort. Click Apply Now .[...]

43 Step 3 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utilit y by double clicking on its icon in the system tray at the bo ttom of your screen.[...]

44 Airlink101 Wireless Monitor will display on your monitor. Step 4 Click the Available Network tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network you wish to connect to, and click Add to Profile .[...]

45 If the network that you are attempting to connect does not have encryption enabled, you will receive a warning about connecting to an unsecured network. Click OK to complete the connection. Go to Step 6. Step 5 Enter the network security key of your wireless router or AP into Network key and Confirm network key boxes. The Adapter may automatical[...]

46 You can refer to Chapter 4, Wi reless Monitor for the instructi ons of configuring Airlink101 Wireless Monitor.[...]

47 Appendix A - Specification Standard • IEEE 802.11g/b Interface • USB2.0, USB1.1 Compliant Access Method • Infrastructure Mode, Ad-Hoc Mode (802.11b Ad-Hoc), Roaming Data Rate • Up to 150Mbps* Transmit Power Settings • 16dBm(OFDM)/18dBm(CCK) Security • WPA2/WPA-PSK • WEP64/128-bit Antenna Ty pe • 2.4GHz 10dBi Indoor Patch Directio[...]

48 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate d erived from I EEE standard 802.11 specifications . Actual d ata throughput will vary. Network conditions and enviro nme ntal factors, in cluding volume of network traffic, building materials and con[...]