User Manual - Airlink101
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1. _ 1P 4 x Subnet Mask 4 8 8 5 DWNS 4 4 4 Step 3 Enter in the information and click Complete to finish setting 29 4 6 About The About tab shows the Utility Driver and Firmware version as well as the MAC address of the Wireless PCI Adapter Link Information Sa AP List gg Profile Setting About Aber i Utility Version 1 0 amp 9 Diver Version 4 0 0 167 Firmware Yersian 1 0 2 8 Address 00 C0 49 54 11 E4 2005 All Rights Reserved www alrlinkt0t com 30 Technical Support E mail support airlink101 com Toll Free 1 888 746 3238 Web Site www airlink101 com Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard 802 119 specifications Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction mix of wireless products used radio frequency interference e g cordless telephones and microwaves as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Copyright 2005 AirLink101 All rights reserved AirLink101 the stylized AirLink101 logo specific product designations and all other words and logos that are identified as trademarks and or service marks are unless noted otherwise the trademarks and service marks of AirLink101 All other product or service names are the property of their respective holders AirLink101 products are protected under numerous U S and fo2. Pats 101 802 119 Wireless PCI Adapter Model AWLH3026 User s Manual Ver 2B Table of Contents OO 3 ll PACKAGE C onteni AA AAA exe teeoaess 3 12 Installation CONSTA 4 AA ii ica 5 AM O 5 Dg TT DV E a Tn T dna S 8 2 5 Verily Driver Install Orsai 9 3 Comisure the Wireless PCT A Ga pier siii ii 11 4 COntoute the Wireless DL iio 17 41 Met A o AAA O 17 AD AP ASU ee E T e T 19 Ao Coni eue Enci ypuon Sein Sae a a 20 APTOS SUMAS e A E E etree weer ramen Ter 25 doae A T T T AA 29 FOA NN 30 Technical SUP POUL eer E E EE 31 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802 11g Wireless PCI Adapter This PCI Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN standard and is suitable for desktop computers This Adapter supports 64 128 bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping It also supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access feature that combines IEEE 802 1x and TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol technologies Client users are required to authorize before accessing the APs or AP Routers and the data transmitted through the network is encrypted decrypted by a dynamically changing secret key 1 1 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items e One 802 11g Wireless PCI Adapter e One Detachable Antenna e One Quick Installation Guide e One Installation CD Driver Utility Manual
3. 1 2 Installation Consideration Designed to traverse distances up to 900 feet 300 meters the Wireless PCI Adapter lets you access your network from your computer virtually anywhere you want Keep in mind however that the number and thickness of walls ceilings or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through may limit the range Typical ranges vary depending on the types of materials and background RF noise in your home or business The key to maximizing the transmission range Is to follow these basic principles 1 Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the Access Point and your receiving device to a minimum Each wall or ceiling can reduce your Wireless product s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters For some businesses or for a large residential home deployment it may be beneficial to have more than one access point with overlapping coverage 2 Be aware of the direct line between Access Points and computers with Wireless Adapters A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle the wall will appear as if it were over 42 feet 14 meters thick Try to make sure that the Access Points and Wireless Adapters are positioned so that the signal will travel in as straight a line through a wall or ceiling as possible for better reception 3 Building Materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs can have a negative effec
4. 15 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 Wireless Information Connect To Network Network Type Channel Encryption Link Speed Signal Strength IP Information DHCP Status Current IP subnet Mask Default Gateway ONS Server default 00 00 49 54 11 E4 Access Point E Oft 1 Mbits sec Link Quality Enable 192 168 7 101 205 255 255 0 192 168 7 1 192 168 7 1 If you do not have adequate Signal Strength try re orienting the Access Point and or the Wireless PCI Adapter to get a better reception 16 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 connection g gt Link Information By AP List g Profile Setting Y About Current Profile String ANY www alrink101 c0m Click on the More button to see the details of the current network connection 17 i Wireless Information Connect To Network Network Type Channel Encryption Link Speed Signal Strength IF Information DHCP Status Current IF Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server default 00 C0 4
5. LH S026 Browse Back Cea Cancel Step 6 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen For Windows 2000 click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Aiink 101 802 119 Wireless Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows F Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOF Installation Step 7 Click Finish and reboot your computer InstallShield Wizard EN InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Airlink 101 B02 11g Wireless Adapter Click Finish to exit the wizard Back C Cancel 2 2 Install Driver Drivers are automatically installed when installing the Utility software If you want to install only the driver the drivers are located in D Drivers where D is the letter of your CD drive 2 3 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 Man
6. mark beside it please re install the driver again 10 3 Configure the Wireless PCI Adapter This section describes how to connect your 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 disable XP s wireless utility Step 1 Double click on the Wireless Network Connection Icon in the system tray and then click on Properties or Advanced 1 Wireless Network Connection X Connected to 108Mbps Signal Strength Very Good YER SO 11 46 AM Step 2 Go to the Wireless Networks tab uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box and click OK Wireless Net ork Connection 12 Properties les General Wireless Networks Advanced C Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings wallable networks To connect to an available network click Configure 2 A wireless e 1084F defaut v Preferred networks A Learn about setting up wireless network configuration Se 11 To open the Wireless PCI Adapter s utility go to Start gt All Programs gt Airlink101 Wireless Utility gt Wireless Utility Ba Airlink1O1 802 119 PCI Utility 2 Uninstall Airlink101 802 11g PCI Utility or fi airlinki01 802 119 PCI Utility A Documents ei Settings j Search d Help and Support Run
7. 9 54 11 E4 Access Point b Oft 1 Mbits sec Link Quality DEE EEE Enable 192 168 7101 255 255 255 0 192 168 7 1 192 168 7 1 The Wireless Information displays the current wireless network you are connected to as well as various other statuses such as the Signal Strength and your assigned IP address 18 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 Wireless i Pire at E 35 Network Type Access Pont Channel E Encryption Uff Surveyed al 00 20 49 54 11 E 4 wwre alrink101 c0om The Site Information displays a list of status for the selected AP including the Channel number and the Encryption status 19 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 Step 1 From the AP List tab select the Access Point Wireless Router you want to connect to and click Connect Site Information default E sl Network Type Access Point Channel 6 Eneryotion Uri Surveyed at 00 C0 49 54 11 E4 waw airlinki01 com Step 2 Verify the profile name is correct and click Next WirelessiMonitor Profile Marne defau
8. Log OFF Computer Turn OFF Computer Windows XP Professional OW a e 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 pile lienmetion default E 304 Network Type Access Point i Channel 6 Encryption Uff Surveyed al 00 C0 49 54 11 E4 www alrink101 com 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 iras MORO Network Name default Network Type Access Point Transfer Rate oy Automatic 13 Step 4 Please select the proper encryption setting for your wireless router or access point Click Next HirelessiMoniItor Authentication Mode y Shared Key Encryption a Open System FI Shared Key a w PA FSK a PA a OU 12 a w PAZ PSK Step 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the encryption settings Click Complete when finished 14 Step 6 You should see a blue circle around the antenna icon indicating a valid connection Site Information Network Type Access Font Channel 6 E ncrption OFf Surveyed at 00 20 49 54 17 E 4 wwwe alriink101 com Step 7 Go to the Link Information tab and click on the More button www alrink101 20m
9. ager tab For Windows 2000 XP select the Hardware tab first then click on Device Manager system Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Advanced Device Manager e2 The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed i on pour computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Device Manager i Drivers Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets pou set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Hardware Profiles faa Hardware profiles provide a way for pon to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Cancel Step 3 Expand Network adapters from the list and verify that Airlink101 802 11g Wireless Adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it Ey Device Manager lel Ed File Action Wiew Help 53 f Arra COMPUTER 4 Computer See Disk drives a Display adapters a WD CD ROM drives Y Floppy disk controllers EL Floppy disk drives Y IDE ATA ATAPI controllers a Keyboards 1 Mice and other pointing devices Adapter r ernet Adapter Other devices MM PCMCIA adapters yf Ports COM amp LPT ae Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers If Airlink101 802 11g Wireless Adapter is not listed or you see a yellow question
10. lt 20 Step 3 Verify the Network Name SSID is correct and click Next Network Type Transter Rate For WEP Settings WEP Step 4 Select the appropriate Authentication Mode and Encryption settings and click Next Wirdiess Citar Authentication Mode Aa Open System Encryption ia 64 bits ae 21 WEP Step 5 Select the appropriate Input Method Key password Key Index and click Next 22 For WPA Settings WPA Step 4 Select WPA PSK and the appropriate Input Method and click Next Authentication Mode Input Method 23 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 Site Informatico Network Type Access Point Channel E Encryption On Surveyed al 00 C0 49 54 11 E 4 www alrlinki01 com 24 4 4 Profile Setting The Profile Setting tab lists all the profiles you have created You can create new profiles for different network environments 8 Link Information 3 AP List gg Profile Setting About Profile Marne Network Name Site Information Aga default default Network Type Channel Encryption IP Setting warw alrlinkiO4d com To add a new profile follow the steps below Step 1 Click on the Add button Link Information 135 AP List gg Profile Se
11. ng on your operating system Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert the Driver amp Utility CD into your CD drive Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for Metwork Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD 2 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Note If the autorun screen doesn t appear automatically go to Start Run and type D autorun exe where D is the letter of your CD drive and click OK Step 3 Select Install Utility and Driver from the setup menu Install Utility and Driver View Quick Installation Guide View User Manual Install Adobe Acrobat Browse CD Exit Step 4 Click Next at the welcome screen InstallShield Wizard Sarlink101 802 119 Wireless Adapter Installation Welcome to the Sirlink101 602 119 Wireless Adapter Setup lt Back Ce Cancel Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Setup will install Arlink1 01 602 119 Wireless Adapter Software in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse then select another folder and click Next M Destination Folder C Program Files 4irlink 101A
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13. t on range Try to position Access Points and computers with Wireless Adapters so that the signal passes through drywall or open doorways and not other materials 4 Make sure that the antenna is positioned for best reception by using the Wireless Utility included with your Wireless PCI Adapter to monitor the Signal Strength and Link Quality 5 Keep your product away at least 3 6 feet or 1 2 meters from electrical devices or appliances that generate RF noise For the average residence range should not be a problem If you experience low or no Signal Strength in areas of your home that you wish to access consider positioning the Access Point in a central location between the computers with the Wireless Adapters Additional Access Points can be connected to provide better coverage in rooms where the signal does not appear as strongly as desired 2 Installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless PCI Adapter Be sure to turn off your computer before inserting the Adapter For Windows 98SE and ME users you may be prompted to insert the Windows 98SE or ME CD during the driver installation Be sure to have your Windows 98SE or ME CD ready 2 1 Install Utility and Driver Step 1 Insert the Wireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot and turn on your computer Step 2 After turning on the computer Windows will launch the Found New Hardware Wizard The Found New Hardware Wizard appears differently dependi
14. tting 4 About Profile Name Network Marne Site Information Ag default default Network Type Channel Encryption IP Setting wwww alrimk101 c0m 25 Step 2 Enter a name for your new profile and click Next enki Doa n PITO e GACLI H Profile Hame Office Step 3 Enter the SSID Network Name of the wireless network you want to connect to and click Next 26 Step 4 Configure any encryption setting if required and click Next Authentication Mode a WPSA2 PSE Input Method a TKIP IP Setting Se Original Setting 21 Step 6 Your new profile will be listed in the Profile List 4 Link Information faq AP List gg Profile Setting About Profile Name Network Name site Information Aga default default Network Type A Office Office_AP Channel Encryption IP Setting wree alrimk101 c0m Step 7 You can quickly select which profile you want to use from the Link Information tab depending on your network environments without having to reconfigure the settings each time wwwalrink101 c0m 28 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 Step 2 Select Static Wireless DHCP Status IP Address Subnet Mask 955 255 255 0 Default Gateway po ONS Server
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