Airlink101 AWLL6090 - Manuals

5 Note: If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically, or if you get a blank white screen or a white screen shows up (your computer doesn’t have Adobe Flash Player installed), go to Start, Run, and type D:\Utility\Setup.exe (where D is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK. Windows Vista us...

6 Step 4 Click Next at the welcome screen. Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder.

7 Step 6 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).

8 For Windows Vista, click the Install this driver software anyway button when the security warning appears. Step 7 Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then Finish to restart your computer.

9 Step 8 After the computer is restarted, Windows will ask to connect to Windows Update, select No, not this time and click Next . If this screen does not appear, you can skip to section 2.2. Step 9 Select Install the software automatically and click Next .

10 Step 10 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).

12 3. Configuring the Adapter This section describes how to connect your wireless 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 disable XP’s wireless uti...

13 Step 1 To open the utility, double click on the Wireless Monitor icon in the system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Step 2 Go to the AP List tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network you wish to connect to, and click Connect .

15 When you click on it and click connect, a box will pop up requesting the wireless encryption key for the router. Enter the encryption key into the box and click OK .

16 Step 3 You should now be connected. You should see “Connected” in the top, right hand corner, and there will be a blue circle around the antenna icon next to the network name. Troubleshooting: If you are experiencing problems with the connection (unable to connect, low signal strength, slow conne...

18 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 Wireless Information The Wireless Information box at the top of the window provides you with the status of the current connection, in...

19 4.2 AP List The AP List tab displays all the available wireless networks detected by the Wireless Adapter. Simply select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click Connect . If you have created multiple profiles, you can use the profile chooser at the bottom to select the specific prof...

20 4.3 Profile Settings This section provides instructions on using the Profile Settings section of the wireless monitor. The My Wireless Networks box lists the different profiles you’ve created for the different networks that you use. Profiles are automatically created and added to this list when y...

21 The Profile Settings box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for your new profile or change settings for your existing profile. Once you are finished entering the settings, click OK to save the changes.

22 4.4 Configuring Encryption This section describes the different types of encryption available and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption will be automatically configured and all that will need to be entered is the key, as described in Section 3 Step 2 . The only time you will need to ma...

24 Configuring WEP encryption Select WEP from the Set Security Option box. Under Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) , you will want to select Shared or Open , depending on the router settings. In the Key box, you will want to type in the encryption key for the router. If you check the Show text in the p...

25 Configuring WPA/WPA2-PSK Encryption (for home users) Select WPA/WPA2-PSK from the Set Security Option box. Under Passphrase Settings select either TKIP or AES depending on the settings for your router. Enter the encryption key into the KEY box.

27 Configuring 802.1x authentication (for corporate networks) Select 802.1x from the Set Security Option box. Click on Advanced Config to enter your authentication settings.

30 Once that is done, click on the AP List . Select your new profile from the profile chooser and click Activate to enable the profile. You will need to configure all other computers that you are planning on connecting to your ad-hoc network with the same settings that you input on this screen. Ever...

31 4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ ( WPS ) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network clients. In order to use it with your router, firstly, you will need to have a router that supports this feature, like the AR690W Airlink101 Wireless 300N Gig...

32 Step 2 Choose your configuration method, either Push Button or Pin Code and click Next . Step 3a If you choose the Push Button method, make sure that you click on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button.

33 Step 3b Push the WPS button on the router, and the blue LED will start blinking. The router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter, then the connection will be built up in couple minutes. Step 4a If you choose the Pin Code method, write down the PIN and click Next .

35 Step 5 Click Finish on the WPS Connection screen. Note: If you cannot connect successfully with WPS, you need to log in to your router’s configuration and click on Wireless . Then click Wireless security . Make sure that the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Enable box is checked.

36 4.7 About The About tab shows the Utility, Driver versions, and the MAC address of the adapter.

37 Appendix A – Features Frequency Band • 2.4 GHz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g • 802.11n draft 2.0 Interface • USB 2.0 Security • WPA-PSK (TKIP) • WPA2-PSK (AES) Transmitted Power • 802.11b: 17 dBm • 802.11g: 14 dBm • Draft 11n: 14 dBm Data Rate • Transmitting: Up to 300Mbps* • Receiving: Up t...

38 Appendix B – Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf...

39 Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of t...

40 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 802.11g standard and IEEE 802.11n draft specification version 2.0. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environme...