Airlink101 AWLL3026 manual

802.1 1g USB 2.0 Adapter Model # A WLL3026 User ’ s Manual Ve r. 1 A[...]

2 T able of Content s 1. I NTRO DUCTION ..................... ................... .................. ..................... ................... 4 1.1 Featu res ................... ................................................................................ ................ ...... 4 1.2 Packag e Contents ...... ...................................[...]

3 Interference S tatement This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the limi t s for a Class B digital devi ce, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection a g ainst har mful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses, and can rad i ate ra d io frequen[...]

4 1. Introduction The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter (here aft er cal led USB adapter), compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g, is a high-efficie ncy wireless adapter for wireless networ king at home, in office, or in public places. This USB adap ter connects directly to any USB-ready desktop/notebook compute rs, so that yo u can shar e files, printers, and high-s[...]

5 2. Installation Procedures 2.1 Install Utility Software Note: Before instal ling the utility so ftware, DO NOT insert the USB adapter into your computer. If the adapter is ins ert e d already, Windows will detect the adapter and request for a driver. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and remove the adapter from your comp uter. Step 1 Insert the pro[...]

6 St ep 3 Cli ck Next at the welc ome screen. St ep 4 Cli ck Next t o accept the default destination location for the drive r to be installed in or click Browse to select t he desired locati on.[...]

7 Step 5 For Windows XP, click Continue Anywa y at t h e Windo ws Logo Compatibility screen. For Windows 2000, click Ye s at the Digital Sig nature screen. St ep 6 Remove the Driver & Utility CD from your CD driv e and then rest art your comp uter .[...]

8 2.2 Install Driver Note: In mos t cases, Windows will automatica lly install the driver after the computer is restarted. If the Found New Hardwar e W iza rd appe a rs, follow the instructions b e low. The Found New Hardware Wizard will look differen t depending on your operating system. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installati[...]

9 For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Di gital S i g nature scree n. For Windows 98SE or ME, insert the Windows 98SE or ME CD if pro m pted to do so and click OK . Step 4 Click Finis h . Restart the computer if you are prompted to do so.[...]

10 3. Configuring USB Ad apter as a Wireless Client The USB adapte r can be set to either Stat ion or Access Point Mo de from the Mode drop-down menu. St a tio n mode is the d efault sele ction and should be selected if you want to connect to a wireless ro u t e r/acce ss point or conduct peer -to -p eer n etworking. T o open the utility , go to St[...]

11 Step 1 Sele ct the SSID of your wireless router/acce ss point from the Avai lable Network list and click on the Con nect this site button. Step 2 Verify that the adapter has adequate Signal Strength and Link Quality and then restart the computer. Mode : Select from Sta tio n or Acce ss Point . For more information re gar d ing Access Point, plea[...]

12 Curr ent Netwo r k Infor mation : Displays the network information of the wireless router/access point that the USB adapter is currently connected to. More Setting : Click on this button to access the USB adapter ’ s configuration settings, including WEP and WP A encryption settings.[...]

13 3.1 Conf iguring General Sett ings Click Cha nge to configure the adapter ’s General Connection Setting . Chann el : This setting is for Acc ess Point Mode only . Tx Rate : Select the desired transmission rat e, or leave the default setting of Auto to allow the adap ter t o automatica lly select the optimum rate. SSID : Y ou can manua lly ente[...]

14 3.2 Configu r ing Encry ption Security Click WE P Enc r ypti on Ke y Se tti ng to configure t h e WEP settings. Click Cha nge to configure the WEP Key Se tting and then click Ap ply to save the settings. Note: The W E P Key set t ings mus t be ident ica l to the WEP settings of the w ireless router/access point you wish to connect to. Key Length[...]

15 Key V alu e : Enter the applicable key values. Up to four key values may be entered. Note the following rule s when entering Key values: ‧ 64-bit key length requires 10 Hexadecima l char acters (0-9, A-F) or 5 ASCII characters (any number or letter). ‧ 128-bit key length requires 26 Hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) or 13 ASCII characters (a[...]

16 1. S elect TKIP for Enc r yption , WP A PSK for Au thentication Mode, a n d click Apply . 2. Click on WP A Encryption Setting and click Chan ge . 3. Enter the appropriate p assphrase in the Passphrase field under the Pre-shared Key section and c lick Apply . (The passphrase must be identical to the p assphrase set on your wireless router/access [...]

17 3.3 Co nfiguring Pr ofile After you have configured all the settings, you can save your setting s as a profile so you don’t have to re-configure them the next time. T ype in a name for the profile in the Profi l e name field and click Save Current . T o load a profile, select the profile f ro m the drop- down m enu and cl ick Load . T o delete[...]

18 3.4 Advanced Settings Click on Advanced Setting from th e More Setting window to configure the adapter ’s advanced settin g s. User Inter face : select the language for the adapt e r’s user interface. Power Consumption Setting : • Continuous Access Mode : provides the best signal throughput but least power save. • Maximum Power-Saving Mo[...]

19 3.5 Informati o n Click on Information from the More Se tting window to view the driver and utility’s information.[...]

20 4. Configuring USB Ad apter as an Access Point 4.1 Configuring Access Point You can configure the USB Adapter as an access point for other wireless client s on your ne twork. Note: You will not be able to access the Internet if you configure the USB a dapter as an access point. To allow other wireless clients to acce ss the Internet, you will ne[...]

21 Click on Change to configure the settings. Chann el : select the channel you want to use. Basic Ra te : se lect the applic able transfer rate. Tx Rate : select from Auto to 54 M bps. SSID : enter the desired SSID for the access point. Hide S SID (check bo x) : che ck to disable the broadcast of SSID. Tx Power : select the transmission signal pow[...]

22 4.2 Configu r ing Encry ption Security Select Enable from the WEP drop-down menu and click Setting . Key Length : Select the appropriate encryption key length. Defaul t Key ID : Select which of the f o ur Key V alue you wa nt to use. Key Format : Select ei ther Hexadecima l (0-9, A- F) or ASCII (any numbe r or letter). Key V alu e : Enter the ap[...]

23 4.3 Configuring MAC Ad dress Filter Filter Type : Disable : disables MAC address filter. Accept : only accepts connection from the MAC address listed. (Conn ectio n attempts from MAC address not in the list wil l be rejected). Reject : only rejects connection from the MAC address listed. (Connection attempts from MAC address not in the list will[...]

24 5. Appendix 5.1 Specifi cations Electrical S pecifications Interface USB 2.0 S tandard, USB 1.1 Compliant St andards Conformance IEEE 802.1 1 / 802.1 1b / 802.1 1g, ARIB STD-T66 compliant Data Transfer Rate IEEE 802.1 1b ： 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 1 1Mbps (auto sensing) IEEE 802.1 1g ： 6 / 9 / 12 / 18 / 2 4 / 36 / 48 / 54Mbps (auto sen sing) Access Met[...]

25 5.2 T roubleshooting A. If the utility cannot be opened or it report s that the ada pter is not fou nd, uni nst all the driver and utility and try installing again. Y ou can also verify if the driver is installed properly in the Device Ma nager . T o access the Device Manager , right-click o n My Computer on your desktop, select Properties . Go [...]

26 For Windows 98SE/ME Step 1 Go to Start , Run , typ e wini pc fg and click OK . Step 2 Select the adapter from the drop-down menu and click Release . St ep 3 After the IP addre ss is released, click Renew . Y ou should get an IP address like 192.168.x.y (where x and y a re unique numb ers assign ed by your wireless router/access point). If you do[...]

27 T e chnical Support E-mail: support@airlink1 0 1.com Toll Free: 1-8 88-746-3238 W e b Site: www .airlink101.com *Theoretical maximu m wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard 802.1 1g specificatio ns. A ctual data throughput will va r y . Network conditions and environ m ental factor s, including volume of ne twork traffic , building ma t eri[...]