Page 2 - Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .....................................................................................................................................2 1.1 Package Contents ...............................................................................................................
Page 3 - Package Contents
2 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Golden 150 Wireless Mini USB Adapter! Its high bandwidth combined with great wireless coverage delivers fast and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. The adapter will yield a higher throughput especially when it is use...
Page 4 - Install Wireless USB Adapter; Golden 150 Wireless Mini USB; . The driver is installed along with the utility.; Cancel; when you see the; Found New Hardware Wizard
3 2. Install Wireless USB Adapter This section provides instructions on how to install the Golden 150 Wireless Mini USB Adapter . The driver is installed along with the utility. Step 2.1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port of your computer. Step 2.2 Click Cancel when you see the Found ...
Page 5 - Install Utility and Driver
4 Step 2.3 Insert the Installation CD in the CD drive. The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu.
Page 6 - to continue with the installation of the driver software.; Next; Click; Install; to begin the installation.
5 Note: If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically go to Start, Run, and type D:\Utility\Setup.exe (where D is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK. Windows Vista Users : When you get warning message(s), make sure that you give permission to continue with the installation of the driver ...
Page 7 - For Windows XP, click on; Continue Anyway; For Windows Vista: click on; Install this driver software anyway
6 Step 2.6 For Windows XP, click on Continue Anyway . For Windows Vista: click on Install this driver software anyway .
Page 8 - Finish; to complete the installation.
7 Please wait when Windows is installing the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the utility, Airlink101 Wireless Monitor. Step 2.7 Click Finish to complete the installation.
Page 9 - Select; Yes, I want to restart my computer now; to complete the
8 Step 2.8 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now . Click Finish to complete the installation. The driver and utility have been installed. Please continue to the next section.
Page 10 - Connect to Wireless Network; If your router doesn’t support Easy Setup Button function (Wi-Fi
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 utility by double clicking on the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Utility icon in the system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your ...
Page 12 - Click the; Available Network; tab of the Wireless Monitor, select the wireless; Add to Profile; Enter the wireless security key into the; Network Key, Confirm Network Key; boxes and click; OK
11 3. The router will now start the handshake with the wireless USB adapter. The connection will be established in few seconds. Continue to Step 3.5. If the connection is not able to establish, continue to Step 3.3. Step 3.3 Click the Available Network tab of the Wireless Monitor, select the wireles...
Page 13 - status of the connection. Verify; that IP Address; and; Gateway; have valid
12 Step 3.5 The connection should be now established. Go to General tab to check the status of the connection. Verify that IP Address , Subnet Mask and Gateway have valid numbers assigned to them (instead of all 0’s). The Status should be Associated, and there will be green bars next to Signal Stren...
Page 15 - : Check this box to show or hide the utility icon on the task bar.
14 4. Wireless Monitor This section describes the various functions of the Wireless Monitor that you can configure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 General The General tab provides you with the status of the current connection, including signal, network name (SSID) and IP Address....
Page 17 - Profile Settings; Profile
16 4.2 Profile Settings The Profile tab lists the current profiles and allows you to add/remove/edit profiles. The Available Profile(s) box lists all the profiles that you’ve created for your network. A profile is automatically created and added to this list when you connect to a new network. You ca...
Page 18 - To create a new profile, click on; Add; box will appear allowing you to specify; to save the changes.
17 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 Profile Name, SSID, Network Authentication, Data Encryption and Network Key. Click OK to save the changes. The section 4.7, Con...
Page 19 - Available Network; Refresh; list and click
18 4.3 Available Network The Available network tab lists all of the networks that 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 .
Page 22 - Easy Setup Button; ) is a new and easy way to configure
21 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 feature, like the AR570W Airlink101 Wireless 150 Rou...
Page 23 - Pin Input Config; When you see this window pops up,; Yes; when prompted with the
22 - 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 s...
Page 24 - on a piece of paper.
23 Select the Access Point that you want to connect, and then click Select . Write down the PIN Code on a piece of paper.
Page 25 - Make sure that the; Enable WPS; is NOT checked. Enter the Pin Code in the; Configure by Client PinCode; box and click; Start PIN
24 (The following steps are different for each router. 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 configuration page from the browser (i.e. Internet Explore or Mozilla Firefox) and click on Wireless . Then click WPS . St...
Page 26 - configuration and make sure the WPS feature is enabled.
25 After a few moments both the router configuration 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 e...
Page 27 - Section 3; Open the; Wireless Monitor; tab and then click
26 4.7 Configuring Encryption This section describes the available encryption types and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption type will be automatically detected 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 ...
Page 30 - Network Authentication
29 4.7.3 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Encryption (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.
Page 32 - Configure the advanced security settings for PEAP then click; . Refer to your system
31 Configure the advanced security settings for PEAP then click OK . Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.
Page 33 - Smart Card or other Certificate; then click on; Settings; to configure the
32 2) Choose Smart Card or other Certificate then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.
Page 34 - Click on; and click on
33 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 through a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose a lot of the features that come with a router. The maximum connection speed drops to 11Mbps. In addition, WEP en...
Page 35 - Configuring Encryption; section of the manual.; to save the profile.
34 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 profile. Select your new profile from the Available Profile(s) box, and double click to enable it. You nee...
Page 36 - The; About
35 4.9 About The About window provides the information about the Wireless Monitor Utility version and the current driver version.
Page 38 - Install Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS; Install Driver and Utility; Step 1
37 6. Install Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS This section provides instructions on how to install the Golden 150 Wireless Mini USB Adapter . The driver is installed along with the utility. 6.1 Install Driver and Utility Step 1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port of the computer. Inser...
Page 39 - Step 3; The “Install Airlink101 Wireless N USB Adapter” window will pop up.; Continue
38 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.
Page 40 - Step 5; Agree
39 Step 5 License: Click Continue. Click Agree to install.
Page 41 - select a destination volume to install the software, and click; click; to perform a standard installation.
40 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.
Page 42 - Enter your password and click; Continue Installation; Wait while the software is being installed.; Restart; to restart your computer.
41 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.
Page 44 - Connect to Wireless Network; Go to; System Preferences
43 6.2 Connect to Wireless Network This section describes how to connect the wireless 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 (Airlink101 Wireless USB Adapter) and uncheck AirPor...
Page 45 - system tray at the bottom of your screen.
44 Step 3 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utility by double clicking on its icon in the system tray at the bottom of your screen.
Page 46 - Step 4; wireless network you wish to connect to, and click
45 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 .
Page 47 - you; to complete
46 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 Conf...
Page 49 - Appendix A - Specification; Frequency Band
48 Appendix A - Specification Frequency Band • 2.4Ghz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g Interface • USB 2.0 Data Rate* • Downlink: 150Mbps • Uplink: 150Mbps Antenna type • Built-in 1 chip antennas Security • WPA2/WPA-PSK (TKIP, AES) • WEP 64, 128-bit • 802.1x (supported in Windows only) LED • Link/...
Page 50 - Technical Support
49 Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11g and draft 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, in...
