Airlink101 AWLH5025 - Manuals

6 Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder. Step 6 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).

7 Step 7 Verify Yes, I want to restart my computer now is selected and click Finish to restart your computer.

8 2.2 Verify Driver Installation To verify if the driver has been installed successfully, please perform the following steps. Step 1 Right-click on My Computer from your desktop and select Properties . Step 2 Select the Device Manager tab. (For Windows 2000/XP, select the Hardware tab first then cli...

9 Step 3 Expand Network adapters from the list and verify that Airlink101 MIMO XR PCI Adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it. If Airlink101 MIMO XR PCI Adapter is not listed, or you see a yellow question mark beside it, please re-install the driver again.

10 3. Configure the Wireless PCI Adapter This section describes how to connect your MIMO XR™ Wireless PCI Adapter to a wireless network. Note to Windows XP Users: You must disable the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility in order to use the bundled Wireless Utility. Please follow the steps below to d...

11 To open the Wireless PCI Adapter’s utility go to Start > (All) Programs > Airlink101 MIMO PCI Utility > Airlink101 MIMO PCI Utility . Step 1 Go to the AP List tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network you wish to connect to, and click Connect .

12 Step 2 If encryption is not enabled for the selected access point / router, skip to step 6. Otherwise, enter a Profile Name for your wireless setting and click Next . Step 3 Verify that the Network Name matches the SSID of your wireless network and click Next .

13 Step 4 Select the proper encryption setting for your wireless router or access point from the drop-down menu and click Next . Step 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the encryption settings. Click Complete when finished. Step 6 You should see a blue circle around the antenna icon ind...

14 Step 7 Go to the Link Information tab and click on the More button. Step 8 Verify that you are receiving adequate Signal Strength and Link Quality and that you have been assigned a valid IP address (instead of all 0’s). If you do not have adequate Signal Strength, try re-orienting the Access Poin...

15 4. Configure the Wireless Utility This section describes the various functions of the Wireless Utility that you can configure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 Link Information The Link Information tab shows the current profile in use as well as details of the current network co...

17 4.2 AP List The AP List tab displays all the available Access Points detected by the Wireless PCI Adapter. Simply select the desired Access Point you wish to connect to and click Connect . The Site Information displays a list of status for the selected AP, including the Channel number and the Enc...

18 4.3 Configure Encryption Settings This section describes how to configure encryption settings for the Wireless PCI Adapter . Note: The encryption settings you set for the Adapter must match the same settings of the Access Point/Wireless Router; otherwise, the encryption will not work properly. St...

20 WEP Step 5 Select the appropriate Input Method , Key (password), Key Index , and click Next . WEP Step 6 Click Complete to finish the settings.

21 For WPA Settings: WPA Step 4 Select WPA-PSK and the appropriate Input Method and click Next . WPA Step 5 Enter the WPA Key (passphrase) and click Next .

22 WPA Step 6 Click Complete to finish the settings. Step 7 You should see a blue circle around the antenna icon indicating a valid connection. A lock icon beside the antenna indicates the connection is encrypted.

23 4.4 Profile Setting The Profile Setting tab lists all the profiles you have created. You can create new profiles for different network environments. To add a new profile, follow the steps below: Step 1 Click on the Add button.

24 Step 2 Enter a name for your new profile and click Next . Step 3 Enter the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network you want to connect to and click Next .

25 Step 4 Configure any encryption setting if required and click Next . Step 5 Click Complete to finish the profile setting.

27 4.5 Static IP Setting To change the IP address of the wireless adapter to Static IP, follow the steps below: Step 1 On the last step of 4.4 Profile Setting , under IP setting, select New Setting and click Next . Step 2 Select Static . Step 3 Enter in the information and click Complete to finish t...

28 4.6 About The About tab shows the Utility, Driver, and Firmware version as well as the MAC address of the MIMO XR™ Wireless PCI Adapter .

29 Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard 802.11g specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of netw...