AirLink AWLL5088 manual

Wireless N Ultra Mini USB Ad apter Model # AWL L5088 User’s Manua l Rev. 1.0[...]

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

2 1. Introdu ction Congratulat ions on your purchase of the W ireless N Ultra Mini USB Adapter. The super com pact mini design gives you more flexibility and its h igh bandwidth combined with extended wireless coverage delivers f ast and reliable connection for a ll of your networking app lications. The ad apter will yield a higher thro ughput is i[...]

3 2. Inst all the Wir eless A dapter This section p rovides instructions on ho w to install the Wireless N Ultra Mini US B Adapter. Step 2.1 In sert the USB adapter into a n available USB slot on your computer. Step 2.2 Click Canc el if you see the Found New Hardwa re Wizard . Windows Vis ta Users : Windows XP Users :[...]

4 Step 2.3 In sert the Installation CD in the CD drive. Note : If the Au torun screen doe sn’t appear automatically, g o to My Computer , do uble click your CD ROM d rive. Step 2.4 The A utorun screen will pop up. Sele ct Install Utilit y and Driver from the menu. Windows 7 / Vista Users : When you get a warning message mak e sure you click Allow[...]

5 Step 2.5 Se lect the language and c lick Next . Step 2.6 Click Nex t and follow the instructions on the window to f inish installation. Step 2.7 Give Permission t o W indow to install th e driver software. Windows 7 / Vista Users: Click th e Instal l this driver softw are any w a y .[...]

6 Windows XP Users: Click Continue Any w ay at the Windows Logo S creen.[...]

7 You will see the f ollowing messa ge when it is installing the driver fo r Airlink101 W ireless Adapter and the Airlink1 01 W ireless Monitor. Step 2.8 Se lect Yes, I want to restar t my com puter now . Click Fini sh to comple te the installat ion.[...]

8 The driver and utilit y have been installe d successfully. Please continue to the next chap ter.[...]

9 3. Connec t to the Wir eless Netw ork This section d escribes how to connec t your wireless adapter to a wirele ss network. For Windows 7 Users: You can use the utility built in W indows 7 or Airlink101 W ireless Monitor to manage this wireless USB a dapter. Step 3.1 Click on the wireless icon in the system tray at t he bottom right-hand corner o[...]

10 For All Windows Users: Step 3.1 Af ter rebooting the comput er, open Airlink101 W ireless Monitor utility by double clicking o n the Airlink101 W ireless Monitor Utility icon on your desktop. Step 3.2 Click th e Available Network tab of the Wireless Mo nitor, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless net work that you wish to conne ct to, a[...]

11 Step 3.3 Ente r the wireless security key into t he Network Ke y box if the network you are attempt ing to connect has wireless secu rity enabled. Click OK . Step 3.4 The co nnection should be now established. Ve rify that IP Address , Subne t Mask and Gateway have valid numb ers assigned to them (inst ead of all 0’s). The Status should be Ass[...]

12 Congratulations! You have now c onnected to the wireless network s uccessfull y . Troubleshoo ting 1. If you cannot open the wireless mo nitor utility, make su re that the USB adapter is inserted f irmly into the USB port. 2. If you cannot connect to the wireless rou ter, you may want to double check the wireless security set tings on the router[...]

13 4. Config ure Wireles s Monit or This section d escribes the various func tions of the Airlink10 1 W ireless Monito r that you can conf igure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 General The Ge neral tab provides you with th e status of the current connect ion, including signal, network n ame (SSID) and IP Addre ss. At the bottom [...]

14 Radio Off disab les the wireless fu nction of the adapter. Disable Adapter will completely disa ble the wireless adapte r. Note: V irtual W iFi allowed is not supp orted in this utility version. 4.2 Profile Settings The Profile t ab lists the current profiles and allows you to create new prof iles. The Avail ab le P ro file (s ) box lists a ll t[...]

15 To create a new prof ile, click on A dd . The Profile b ox will appea r allowing you to specify the settings for your ne w profile or to cha nge settin gs for your existing pro file. Enter a Pro file Name and SSID . Enter the encryption settin gs for the profile. Click OK to sa ve the changes. To rem ove an existing p rofile, select the profile [...]

16 4.3 Available Network The Available network tab lists all of the networks th at the adap ter detects in your area. Clicking Refresh will ref resh the list. To connect to a network, selec t a network f rom the list and click Add to Profile .[...]

17 4.4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information a bout the current status of the adapte r.[...]

18 4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you inf ormation about transm it and receive packet count.[...]

19 4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) The W i-Fi Protected Setu p™ ( WPS ) is a ne w and ea sy way to configure t he encryption f or your wireless ne twork clients. In order to use it, you need to have a router that supports this feature , like the AR570W or AR675W Airlink101 W ireless N Router. You also need to configure t he wireless enc ryption o[...]

20 Choose your configuration me thod: - F o r P ush Button method, click Pus h Button Conf ig (PBC) tab, continue to Step 4.6.2a - For Pin Input Config method, click P in Input Config (PIN) tab., c ontinue to Step 4.6.3a Step 4.6 .2a If you choose the Push Button method; click the Pus h Button Config (PBC) tab. Step 4.6 .2b Push the Eas y Setup But[...]

21 Step 4.6 .3a If you choose the Pin Code me thod, write down the PIN and click Yes . Select the Access Point that you want to connect, and then click S elect .[...]

22 Step 4.6.3b Log on to your router’s conf iguration page f rom the web b rowser and click on W ireless . Then click WPS . Step 4.6 .3c Make sure that the Disable W PS is not checked . Enter the Pin Code in the Client Pi n Number box and click Start PIN .[...]

23 After a few mom ents both the router conf iguration screen and the adapter configuratio n screen should show a messa ge telling you th at a connect ion is established . Note: If you cannot conn ect successfu lly with WPS, you nee d to log in to your router’s configuratio n and click on W ireless . Then click Wireless securi ty . Make sure that[...]

24 4.7 Configuring Wireless Security This se ction describes th e differen t types of encryption available and how to configure them. In mos t cases, encryption type wil l be automatically configured a nd all you need is to ente r the Network ke y , as de scribed in Se ction 3, Step 3.3. If you are creating a c ustom profile, you need to manually c[...]

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26 4.7.1 Configuring WE P encryption Select W EP from the Data e ncryption box. Under Netw ork Authentication , you will wan t to se lect Shared key or Open System , depend ing on the router settings. Select the encryption setting acco rding to the setting of the ro uter. • ASCII or P A SSPHR ASE will also be p redetermined by the router. Refer t[...]

27 4.7.2 Configuring WP A/WPA2-PSK Enc ryption (for home use rs) Select WP A -PSK/WP A2-PSK from the Netw ork Authentication bo x. Under Data encryption select e ither A ES or TKIP depending on the se ttings for your router. Enter the encryption key that the rou ter is u sing into the Ne twork Key box. Click OK to sa ve your settings.[...]

28 4.7.3 Configuring WP A/WPA2 Encr yption (for corpora te networks) Select WP A 802 .1x / WP A 2 802.1 x from the Netw ork A uthentication box. Under Data encryption select e ither TKIP or AES depen ding on the set tings for the router.[...]

29 4.8 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks Ad-hoc net working is used when you want t o connect two or more computers together but you don’t have a router. In a d-hoc mode, you lose many fea tures that com e with a router. T he maximum connection sp eed d rops to 1 1Mbps. In addition, W EP encryption is the only security available in ad-hoc[...]

30 You can a lso choose between no security or W EP security. If you choose W EP security, you can follow the instruct ions in the Configuring Encr yption section of the manual. Click OK to sa ve the prof ile. Select your new profile f rom the Available Prof ile(s) box, and doub le click to enable it. You nee d to conf igure all other comp uters th[...]

31 make sure that you do this on every ad-ho c machine so that the y will all be se t to the same channel. 4.9 About The A bout window pro vides the information about the W ireless Monitor Utility version and the curren t driver version.[...]

32 Appendix A - Specifica tion Frequenc y Ba nd • 2.4Ghz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / g / n Interface • USB 2.0 / 1.1 Data Rate* • Receiving: 150Mb ps • Transmitt ing: 150Mbps Antenna Type • Built-in print antenna Securit y • W PA2/ W PA-PSK (TKIP & AES) • W EP 64/128-bit • 802.1x LED • Link/Po wer System R equireme nt s • W[...]

33 T echnical Sup port E-mail: support@ airlink101.com Toll Free: 1 -888-746-3238 W eb Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived f rom IEEE standard 802.11 speci fications. Actual data th roughput will vary. Network con ditions and environmen tal factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and c[...]