Airlink101 AWLL3028 User Manual

802.11g Wireless USB Adapter

Model # AWLL3028

User’s Manual

Rev. 1.1

Table of Contents

1. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Package Contents.................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Features................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Installation................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Install Driver & Utility.......................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Verify Driver Installation...................................................................................................... 8

3. Configuring the Adapter...........................................................................................................11

3.1 Windows 2000/XP Configuration....................................................................................... 11

3.2 Windows Vista Configuration ............................................................................................ 16

3.3 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................. 18

4. Wireless Configuration Utility.................................................................................................. 20

4.1 General................................................................................................................................ 20

4.2 Profile.................................................................................................................................. 22

4.3 Available Network.............................................................................................................. 24

4.4 Advanced ............................................................................................................................ 25

4.5 Status................................................................................................................................... 27

4.6 Statistics.............................................................................................................................. 28

Appendix A – Specifications........................................................................................................ 42

Appendix B – Information............................................................................................................ 43

Technical Support......................................................................................................................... 45

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and is suitable for notebook computers or desktop computers with a USB 2.0 port.

This Adapter supports WiFi Protected Access (WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK) data encryption for higher security that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. 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, which is much safer than WEP encryption.

1.1 Package Contents

Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items:

• Wireless USB Adapter

• USB Cable

• Quick Installation Guide

• Installation CD (Driver/Utility/Manual)

1.2 Features

• Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless transmission speeds of up to 54Mbps data rate

• Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching

• Supports wireless security WPA2, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, and 64/128-bit WEP

• Integrated microstrip dual diversity antenna for the multi-path environment

• Drivers support Windows 2000, XP and Vista

• Simple user setup & diagnostics utilities

• Power Save & Turbo Mode

• WOL(Wake On Lan) Support

• Software AP function support

2. Installation

2.1 Install Driver & Utility

This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless USB Adapter. The driver is installed along with the utility.

Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port and turn on your computer.

Windows 2000/XP Users: After turning on the computer, Windows will launch the

Found New Hardware Wizard. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears differently

depending on your operating system.

Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert the Installation CD into your CD drive. Skip ahead to Step 1

Windows Vista Users: After turning on the computer, Windows will install its built in

drivers for this adapter. A popup window will appear telling you that the driver was installed correctly.

Once you see this message, continue to Step 1.

Step 1 The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu.

Note: If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically, or if you get a blank white screen, 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: At this point, you may get a warning message like the one

below. Make sure that you click Allow to continue with the installation.

Step 2 Click Next at the welcome screen.

Windows 2000/XP Users: Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For

Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).

Windows Vista Users: When the Windows Security box appears click Install this

driver software anyway.

Step 3 Click Finish to complete the installation.

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 If you are using Windows XP/2000 select the Hardware tab, then click on

Device Manager.

If you are using Windows Vista, click on the device manager link on the left side of the screen.

Step 3 Click the “+” next to Network adapters from the list and verify that AirLink101

802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it.

If AirLink101 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is not listed, or you see a yellow question mark beside it, you will need to reinstall the driver.

3. Configuring the Adapter

3.1 Windows 2000/XP Configuration

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 utility.

Double-click on the Wireless Network Connection Icon in the system tray and then click on Properties or Advanced.

When the new wireless network connection properties window appears, go to the

Wireless Networks tab, uncheck the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box and click OK.

If there is no Wireless Networks tab, skip ahead to Step 1

Step 1 To open the utility, double click on the Wireless Configuration Utility icon in the

system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.

Step 2 Go to the Available Network tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the

wireless network you wish to connect to, and click Add to Profile.

If the network you are attempting to connect to does not have encryption enabled, you will see the following box pop up on your screen:

Click OK to connect. If the network you are attempting to connect to is configured for encryption, the following

window will appear:

Enter the encryption settings for your router in the appropriate boxes and click OK to connect.

Step 3 You should now be connected. Click on the general tab to check the status of

your connection. It should say Associated next to status, and there should be green bars next to Signal Strength and Link Quality.

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