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Airlink101 AWLH6080 User Manual

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Manual is about: 300N Draft 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter

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    300n draft 802.11n wireless pci adapter model # awlh6080 user’s manual rev. 1.0

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    2 table of contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 package contents ................................................................................................. 3 1.2 features .................

  • Page 3: 1. Introduction

    3 1. Introduction congratulations on your purchase of the 300n draft 802.11n wireless pci adapter. The 300n pci adapter provides wireless data rate of up to 300 mbps* when used with other airlink101® 300n wireless products. The high bandwidth combined with extended wireless coverage delivers fast an...

  • Page 4: 2. Installation

    4 2. Installation 2.1 install driver & utility this section provides instructions on how to install the 300n draft 802.11n wireless pci adapter. The driver is installed along with the utility. Note: be sure to power off your computer before inserting the cardbus adapter. Step 1 insert the pci adapte...

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    5 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 ...

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    6 step 4 click next at the welcome screen. Step 5 click next to accept the default destination folder..

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    7 step 6 click continue anyway at the windows logo screen. (for windows 2000, click yes at the digital signature not found prompt)..

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    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..

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    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..

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    10 step 10 click continue anyway at the windows logo screen. (for windows 2000, click yes at the digital signature not found prompt). For windows vista, click the install this driver software anyway button when the security warning appears..

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    11 step 11 click finish..

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    12 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 ...

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    13 step 3 expand network adapters from the list and verify that airlink101 300n wireless pci adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it. If airlink101 300n wireless pci adapter is not listed, or you see a yellow question mark beside it, you will need to reinstall the driver..

  • Page 14: 3. Configuring The Adapter

    14 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...

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    15 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..

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    16 if the network you are attempting to connect to is configured for encryption, you will see an orange lock icon next to the network..

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    17 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..

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    18 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...

  • Page 19: 4. Wireless Monitor

    19 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...

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    20 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 profi...

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    21 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...

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    22 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..

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    23 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...

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    24 these three are meant for the home user: none: no encryption in use wep: the most popular but least secure form of encryption wpa/wpa2-psk: the most secure and recommended level of encryption the remaining two are for use in a corporate environment that utilizes authentication servers. If you do ...

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    25 configuring wep encryption select wep from the set security option box. Under wired equivalent privacy (wep), select shared or open, depending on the router settings. In the key box, you need to type in the encryption key for the router. If you check the show text in the password field box, your ...

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    26 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..

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    27 configuring wpa/wpa2 encryption (for corporate networks) select wpa/wpa2 from the set security option box. Under advanced security settings select either tkip or aes depending on the settings for your router. Click on advanced config to enter your authentication settings. The adapter supports eap...

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    28 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..

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    29 the adapter supports eap-tls, leap, eap-ttls, and peap authentication methods. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here. 4.5 ad-hoc and peer-to-peer wireless networks ad-hoc networking is used when you want to connect two or more computers toget...

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    30 open the wireless monitor. Click on profile setting, then click on new. The profile settings box will appear. First change the network type to adhoc. (infrastructure is for when you are using a router). Enter a profile name into the profile name box so that you can identify the profile. Type in a...

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    31 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. Every...

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    32 4.6 about the about tab shows the utility, driver, and firmware version as well as the mac address of the adapter..

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    33 appendix a – specifications frequency band • 2.4~2.5 ghz standards • ieee 802.11b / 802.11g • draft 802.11n interface • 32bit pci antenna type • 3 external antennas security • wpa-psk (tkip) • wpa2-psk (aes) • wep 64/128 bit • wpa/wpa2 • 802.1x system requirements • 600 mhz processor or better • ...

  • Page 34: Appendix B – Information

    34 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...

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    35 european union notice: radio products with the ce marking comply with the r&tte directive (1999/5/ec), the emc directive (89/336/eec) and the low voltage directive (73/23/eec) issued by the commission of the european community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following ...

  • Page 36: Technical Support

    36 technical support e-mail: support@airlink101.Com 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 1.0. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environme...