Airlink101 AWLH3025 manual

Model # AWLH3025 User’s Manual Ver. 1A[...]

REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States F ederal Com m unication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established cer tain rules governing the use of electron ic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Par t 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This d[...]

Table of Contents INTRODUCTI ON ...................................................................................... 1 W IRELESS N ETWORK O PTIONS ................................................................. 1 The Peer-to-Peer Networ k (a.k.a. Ad-Hoc) .................................. 1 The Access Point Network (a .k.a. Infrastr uct ure) ..[...]

P RIVACY T AB ......................................................................................... 18 WEP Configur ation .................................................................... 20 CCX Configur ation .................................................................... 22 WPA settings.................................................[...]

INTRODUCTION The 802.11g Wireless LAN Ca rd is a de vice that allows you to connect your computer to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). A wir eless LAN allows y our system to use wireless Ra dio Freque ncy (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without having to physically attach to the network. The wireless pr otocols that co me with this[...]

- 2 - You can also use one com puter as an In ternet Server to connect to a wire d global netw ork and s hare files and inform ation wi th other comput ers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network (a.k.a. Infrastructure) The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much m ore conveniently. W ith the Wireless[...]

- 3 - LED Indicators For Wireless Network Adapter Card Power In dicator: (Green LED) This LED will illuminate when the driver is installed. Act Indicator: (Green LED) This LED flickers when the Wireless Network Adap ter is transmitti ng/receiving data.[...]

INSTALLATION Caution: Be sure to power off your computer b efore inserting the PCI adapter. Install the Driver & Utility Step 1 Insert the PCI adapter into an available PCI slot and turn on you r computer. Step 2 Windows will detect the adapter and request for a driver. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert the Installatio n CD into your C[...]

- 5 - Step 4 When the Welcome screen appears, click Next . Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder to install the software or click Browse to manually select a different destination folder. Step 6 Click Next at the Select Prog ram Folder screen.[...]

- 6 - Step 7 Remove the Driver & Utility CD from your CD drive and then click OK to restart your comp uter.[...]

- 7 - Install the device Note : Make sure t he procedures in “ Install Utility ” have been performed. In most cases, Wi ndows will automatically install the driver after the computer is restarted, if the Found New Hardwa re Wizard appears, follow the step s below. Note for Windows 98 & ME users: Before installing the d evice, make sure you [...]

- 8 - Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install th e software auto matically (Recommended) and click Next. 3. Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo testing screen .[...]

- 9 - 4. Click Finish to complete the installation . Verify Device Installation To verify that the dri ver has been pro perly installed in yo ur computer, go to Start Æ Sett ings Æ Control Panel Æ System ( Æ Hardware) Æ[...]

Device Manager . Ex pand the Networ k adapters item . If the 802.11 g Wireless PCI Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enab led. - 10 -[...]

CONFIGURATION After successfully installi ng the driver and utility, a Utility Icon will appear on the desktop. If the Utility Icon doesn’t appear au tomatically, go to Start Æ (All) Programs Æ Airlink101 Æ Wireless LAN Utility . Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is accesse d by double-clicki ng on the Wireless LAN [...]

- 12 - Main Tab The Main tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. Item Description External Configuration Uncheck the box to use this utilit y to configure the wireless network adapter. Or check the box to use Windows XP’s Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. Status Displays the information about the status of the communic[...]

Item Description - 13 - For TI-Based WLAN with encryption Mode Displays the type of connection: Access Point or Peer-to-Peer. Ch Displays the channel that is currently in use. Signal Displays the signal strength of the c o n ne c t io n between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Acce ss Point it connects to. BBS ID Displays the MAC address of the[...]

- 14 - Preferred SS ID Type in the SSID name of the device you want to connect to. BSS Type You can select the conn ection type: Peer-to-Peer , Access Point or Auto Mode . Tx Rate You can select th e data rate or se t to auto m ode from the pull-down menu. Channel Select the channe l you want to use. Power Mode No Power Save ： the adapter will be[...]

saved, select the profile from the pull-down menu and then click th e Load button. Tx Power Level Select the transmit power level: Low Power , Medium-Low Power , Medium Power , Medium-High Power , High Power . The power level function is used to extend the communication distance. Fragment Threshold You can fragment the MSDU or MMPDU into smaller si[...]

- 16 - Short , please check the sett ings of your access point or wireless router. Retry limits You can set the number of retries if no acknowledgement appears from the receiving station.[...]

- 17 - Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter.[...]

- 18 - Privacy Tab Use the Privacy Tab to configu re your WEP, CCX and WPA settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), CCX （ Cisco Compati ble Extension ） and WPA （ WiFi Protected Access ） encryption can be used to ensure the security o f your wireless network. Highlight WEP and click on the Configure button. If you unch eck External Configur[...]

- 19 - Privacy Mode Configure WEP , CCX, 802 .1x and WPA settings. NONE ： No security defined. WEP is a data security mechanism based on a 40 Bit (a.k.a. 64 Bit)/128 Bit/25 6 Bit shared key algorithm. WPA （ WiFi Protected Acces s ） is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible. CCX （ Cisco Compa tible Extension ） provides user-b[...]

- 20 - WEP Configuration None ： Authentication The authentication type defines ID verification and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards. You may choose from Open System , Shared Key , or Auto Switch . Open System: I f your access point/wireless router is using " Open System " au thentication, then the wireless adapter wil[...]

devices in order to establish a connection . KEY1 ~ KEY 4 ： You can specify up to 4 d ifferent keys, but only one can be used at a time. Encryption ： En ter the key v alue in this fie ld. A key of 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 4 0-bit (a.k.a. 64-bit) Key Size is selected. A key of 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is [...]

network. Personal Certificate This panel is available whe n EAP-TLS pr otocol is selected and enables you to select a certificate for authenticating the station. User Name Type in the user name assigned to the certificate. Browse Select a certificate by clicking Browse . Server Certificate You can select to enable or disable server cert ificate. CC[...]

- 23 - 802.1x ： EAP-TLS EAP-TLS is a m utual authen tication m ethod, w hich means that both the client and the server prov e their identities. LEAP Network administers hav e been ta king advantage of the simplified user and security administration that LEAP provides. Before the security authentication is started, you should enter the user name a[...]

- 24 - 802.1x ： Refer to the prev ious section for 802.1x Configuration .[...]

- 25 - Statistics Tab The Statistics Tab displays any available statistics includ ing Receive packets, Transmit packets, Associ ation reject packets, Association timeout packets, Authenti cation reject packets, and Authenticatio n timeo ut packet s .[...]

- 26 - About Tab Click on the Ab out tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version .[...]

UN-INSTALLATION If you need to uninstall the driver and utility, follow the steps below. (When you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ (All) Programs Æ Airlink101 Æ Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility. 2. Clic k OK to continue. 3. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now , and then click Finish to com[...]

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- 29 - Appendix Technical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com[...]