Airlink101 Golden N AWLL6075, User Manual

Page 1: ...Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter Model AWLL6075 User s Manual Rev 1 2 ...

Page 2: ...Wireless Network 8 4 Configure Wireless Monitor 15 4 1 General 15 4 2 Profile Settings 16 4 3 Available Network 18 4 4 Status 19 4 5 Statistics 20 4 6 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS 21 4 7 Configuring Wireless Security 26 4 8 Ad hoc and Peer to Peer Wireless Networks 31 4 9 About 33 Appendix A Specification 34 Technical Support 35 ...

Page 3: ...ser interface The Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter works with 802 11g and 802 11b network devices ensuring compatibility with your existing wireless products 1 1 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide Installation CD Driver Utility Manual 1...

Page 4: ...along with the utility For Windows 7 only driver will be installed For Macintosh users you can find the software and installation instructions for MAC under the MAC folder on the provided CD Step 2 1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port of the computer Step 2 2 Click Cancel to quit the wizard Windows 2000 XP Users Windows Vista 7 Users ...

Page 5: ...e menu Windows 2000 XP Users 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 7 Users When you get a warning message make sure you click Allow to give permission to continue with the installation of the driver software ...

Page 6: ...5 Step 2 4 The Airlink101 WLAN Monitor screen will popup Click Next at the screen Step 2 5 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 7: ... 2 6 Give Permission to Windows to install the driver software Windows Vista 7 Users Click the Install this driver software anyway button Windows 2000 XP Users Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen ...

Page 8: ...7 You will see the following screen when Windows is installing the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Step 2 7 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 9: ...8 Step 2 8 Select Yes I will restart my computer now Click Finish to reboot the computer The driver and utility have been installed successfully Please continue to the next chapter ...

Page 10: ...y Airlink101 Wireless Monitor does not support on Windows 7 Step 3 1 Click on the wireless icon in the system tray at the bottom right hand corner of your screen A list of available network will pop up Select the one you want to connect to and click Connect Step 3 2 Enter the network security key if the wireless network you are attempting to connect to has wireless encryption enabled Click OK The ...

Page 11: ...10 For Windows Vista XP 2000 Users Step 3 1 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utility by double clicking on the icon in the system tray at the bottom right hand corner of your screen ...

Page 12: ...our router doesn t support Easy Setup Button function Wi Fi Protected Setup please go to Step 3 3 1 Push the Easy Setup Button of the Adapter The Wi Fi Protected Setup PBC method window will popup to acknowledge you the Adapter is starting to establish a connection 2 Within the following 2 minutes push the Easy Setup Button WPS Button on the back of the Router The picture shows Airlink101 AR675W W...

Page 13: ...you wish to connect to and click Add to Profile 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 3 5 Step 3 4 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key and Confirm Network Key boxes The wireless adapter will automatically detect the type of...

Page 14: ...onnection should be now established Under the utility Airlink101 Wireless Monitor 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 should be green bars next to Signal Strength and Link Quality ...

Page 15: ... 3 If you are experiencing problems with the connection such as low signal strength slow connection speed or unstable wireless connection you can try to tune your router s signal by changing the channels on the router and or by adjusting the direction of the antenna s You do not need to change the channel on the Adapter it will automatically pick up the new channel after you reboot the router Your...

Page 16: ...eneral The General tab provides you with the status of the current connection including signal network name SSID and IP Address At the bottom you have options for controlling the utility and adapter Show Tray Icon allows you to show or hide the tray icon for the utility Radio Off disables the wireless function of the adapter Disable Adapter will completely disable the wireless adapter ...

Page 17: ...files are automatically created and added to this list when you connect to new networks You can also manually add the profiles To modify an existing profile select the profile from the Available Profile s box and click on Edit To create a new profile click on Add The Profile box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for your new profile or to change settings for your existing profile ...

Page 18: ...D Enter the encryption settings for the profile Click OK to save the changes The Configuring Encryption section section 4 7 will give you the information of how to set the different options of the wireless network encryption settings ...

Page 19: ... 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 20: ...19 4 4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter ...

Page 21: ...20 4 5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you information about transmit and receive packet count ...

Page 22: ... in the router User Manual If your wireless router does not support WPS you will need to set up the wireless security manually and you can skip this section We are using the AWLL6075 Golden N Wireless Mini USB Adapter and the AR675W Airlink101 Wireless N Green Router to illustrate the following setup instructions Step 4 6 1 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Click the Wi Fi Protect Setup tab Cho...

Page 23: ...tton Config PBC tab Step 4 6 2b Push the Easy Setup Button WPS button on the router and it will now start the handshake with wireless adapter The connection will be built up in couple minutes Step 4 6 3a If you choose the Pin Code method write down the PIN and click Yes ...

Page 24: ...23 Select the Access Point that you want to connect and then click Select ...

Page 25: ...n to your router s configuration page from the web browser and click on Wireless Then click WPS Step 4 6 3c Make sure that the Disable WPS is not checked Enter the Pin Code in the Client Pin Number box and click Start PIN ...

Page 26: ...creen 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 click on Wireless Then click Wireless security Make sure that the Disable WPS box is NOT checked refer to Step 4 6 3b ...

Page 27: ...Network key as described in Section 3 Step3 2 If you are creating a custom profile you need manually configure the encryption settings Open the Wireless Monitor utility click Profile tab and then click Add The different options of wireless network encryption settings are Disable No encryption in use WEP The most popular but least secure form of encryption WPA WPA2 PSK The most secure and recommend...

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Page 29: ...outer settings Select the encryption setting according to the setting of the router ASCII or PASSPHRASE will also be predetermined by the router Refer to your routers settings to find out what you should select here or Key Index is the key on the router that is currently in use Input the Network key that matches the Network key of the router Click OK to save your settings ...

Page 30: ...rs Select WPA PSK WPA2 PSK from the Network Authentication box Under Data encryption select either AES or TKIP depending on the settings for your router Enter the encryption key that the router is using into the Network Key box Click OK to save your settings ...

Page 31: ... Configuring WPA WPA2 Encryption for corporate networks Select WPA 802 1x WPA2 802 1x from the Network Authentication box Under Data encryption select either TKIP or AES depending on the settings for the router ...

Page 32: ...imum connection speed drops to 11Mbps In addition WEP encryption is the only security available in ad hoc mode To set up ad hoc mode you will need to create a new profile Open the Wireless Monitor Click on Profile and click on Add The profile settings box will appear First change the network type to Adhoc by checking the computer to computer ad hoc network Enter a network name SSID into the SSID b...

Page 33: ...u are planning on connecting to your ad hoc network with the same settings that you input on this screen Every computer has to be set up exactly the same If any of the settings are different the network will not function Troubleshooting If you are having trouble connecting slow connection or connection is unstable you will want to try changing channels Start with channel 1 and work your way up unt...

Page 34: ...that you do this on every ad hoc machine so that they will all be set to the same channel 4 9 About The About window provides the information about the Wireless Monitor Utility version and the current driver version ...

Page 35: ...Security WPA2 WPA PSK TKIP AES WEP 64 128 bit 802 1x LED Link Power System Requirements Windows 7 Vista XP and 2000 MAC 10 4 and above Available USB slot Weight 1g Dimensions 35 5 x 16 x 8mm L x W x H Temperature Operating 0ºC to 55ºC Storage 20ºC to 60ºC Humidity Operating 10 to 90 Non Condensing Storage Max 95 Non Condensing Warranty Limited 1 year warranty Safety Approvals FCC CE IC ...

Page 36: ...cts used radio frequency interference e g cordless telephones and microwaves as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate This product is based on IEEE draft 802 11n specification and is not guaranteed to be compatible with future versions of IEEE 802 11n specification Compatibility with draft 802 11n devices from other manufactures is not guaranteed Specifications are subject to ...