Airlink101 AWLL3055 manual

802.1 1g USB Adapter with +10dBi Antenna Model # A WLL3055 User ’ s Manual Ve r. 1 A[...]

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

3 Interference S tatement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits 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 frequency [...]

4 1. Introduction The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter with +10dBi Patch Antenna (hereafter called USB adapter), compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g, is a hig h-efficiency wireless adapter for wireless networking at home, in office, or in public places. This USB adapter connects directly to any USB-ready desktop/notebook comp uters, so that you can share files, p[...]

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 d ifferent depending on yo ur operat i ng system. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the install[...]

9 For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Di gital S ig 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. 3. Configuring USB Ad apter as a Wireless Client The USB adapte r can be set to either Stat ion or Access Point Mo[...]

10 Note to Windo w s XP Users: If you encounter the Wireless Zero Configur at io n dial o g box , clic k Yes to enable the Wireless LAN Utility to configure you r USB adapter. 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.[...]

11 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, please refer to the next section, 4. Configuring USB Ad apter as an Access Point. Network Ad apter : Displays the name of the USB adapter . A v[...]

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 manually enter[...]

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 settin gs m us t be ide nt ica l to the WEP settings of the w ireless router/access point you wish to connect to. Key Lengt[...]

15 Key V alue : Enter the applicab le key values. Up to four key values may be entere d . 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 AS CII characters (any number or letter). ‧ 128-bit key length requires 26 Hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) or 13 ASCII characters[...]

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 Encry ption Setting and click Change . 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 p rofile in the Profile name field and click Save Curr ent . T o load a p ro fil e , se lec t the profile from the drop-down menu and click Load . T o delet[...]

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 ad apter 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 SSID (check box) : check to disabl e the broadcast of SSID. Tx Power : select the transmission signal power[...]

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 want to use. Key Format : Select ei ther Hexadecima l (0-9, A- F) or ASCII (any number or letter). Key V alue : Enter the appli[...]

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 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 inst alle d properly in the Device Ma nager . T o access the Devi ce Manager , right- click on My Co mputer on y[...]

25 Expand Net w ork ada p ter s an d you shou ld see IEEE 802.1 1g USB Wireless LAN . If there is no yellow questio n ma rk or exclamation mark, the driver is inst alled properly . B . If you do not see your wireless router/access point in the Av ailable Network list, reset your wireless router/access point and click on Refresh . C . If WEP is ON, [...]

26 Step 1 Go to Start , Run , typ e cmd and click OK . Step 2 At the command prompt, type ipconfig/release and pres s Enter . St ep 3 After the IP address is released, type ipconfig/re ne w an d pres s Enter . Y ou should get an IP address like 192.168.x.y (wher e x and y are unique numbers assigned by your wireless router/access poi nt). If you do[...]

27 T echnical 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 specifications. Actual dat a throughput will vary . Network conditions and environ m ental factor s, including volume of ne twork traffic , building ma t erials [...]