Alpha Networks AWLC6080 300N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus Adapter User Manual awlc6080 manual

Alpha Networks Inc. 300N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus Adapter awlc6080 manual

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300N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus Adapter Model # AWLC6080 User’s Manual Rev. 1.1
2 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.................................................................................................... 12 3. Configuring the Adapter ........................................................................................................... 14 4. Wireless Monitor ...................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Wireless Information .......................................................................................................... 19 4.2 AP List ................................................................................................................................ 20 4.3 Profile Settings.................................................................................................................... 21 4.4 Configuring Encryption ...................................................................................................... 23 4.5 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks ..................................................................... 29 4.6 About................................................................................................................................... 32 Appendix A – Specifications ........................................................................................................ 33 Appendix B – Information............................................................................................................ 34 Technical Support......................................................................................................................... 36
3 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the 300N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus Adapter. The 300N Cardbus 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 and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. A full range of security features such as WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK provide the highest level of wireless network security. The bundled Wireless Utility allows you to set up the adapter with an easy-to-use user interface. Best of all the 300N Cardbus 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: • Wireless Cardbus Adapter • Quick Installation Guide • Installation CD (Driver/Utility/Manual) 1.2 Features • Industry’s highest wireless data rate of up to 300 Mbps* with IEEE 802.11n draft specification version 1.0. • Wider coverage and continuous connectivity eliminates dead spots • 64-bit/128-bit WEP encryption, Pre-shared Key (PSK), and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) and WPA support provide full protection for your wireless connection • Higher data rate increases the reliability and stability of wireless connections • Great for environments with higher wireless data traffic requirements • Fully backward-compatible with 802.11b/g devices • Works best with AirLink101® 300N wireless router AR680W
4 2. Installation 2.1 Install Driver & Utility This section provides instructions on how to install the 300N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus 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 Cardbus adapter into an available Cardbus 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 depending on your operating system. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert the Installation CD into your CD drive. Step 3 The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu.
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 you click Allow to continue with the installation.
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). For Windows Vista, click the Install this driver software anyway button when the security warning appears.
8 Step 7 Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then Finish to restart your computer. 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.
9 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). For Windows Vista, click the Install this driver software anyway button when the security warning appears. 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 you are using Windows Vista, click on the device manager link on the left side of the screen.
13 Step 3 Expand Network adapters from the list and verify that AirLink101 300N Wireless Cardbus Adapter is listed and no yellow question mark is beside it. If AirLink101 300N Wireless Cardbus Adapter is not listed, or you see a yellow question mark beside it, you will need to reinstall the driver.
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 utility. Windows Vista users can skip the following instructions and go to Step 1 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 connection speed, not working, unstable wireless connection) you will want to tune your router’s signal by changing channels on the router. You do not need to change the channel on the card, it will automatically pick up the new channel after you reboot. The only channel that you need to change is the router’s channel. Your router has 11 different channels to choose from. Start with channel 1 and work your way up. Each time you change the channel on the router, make sure that you restart the wireless computer before trying to connect again. Keep going through the channels until you find one that gives you a stable connection. For instructions on changing channels, refer to the documentation that came with your router.
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, including signal, network name (SSID), IP Address and router channel.
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 profile you want to use. Then click Activate to enable that profile.
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 you connect to new networks. You can also manually add profiles. To modify an existing profile, select that profile from the My Wireless Networks box and click on modify. To create a new profile, click on New.
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.
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 manually configure the encryption settings is if you are creating a custom profile. Click on Profile Settings then New. The profile settings box will appear. This is where you will change your encryption settings. As you can see you have five different options to choose from.
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 not know whether you have an authentication server, you probably don’t and will want to stick with the three options above.
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 key will appear in the box as you are typing it instead of showing only asterisks. This is helpful as it allows you to double check the key before saving the changes. Key Length will also be predetermined by the router. Refer to your routers settings to find out what you should select here. Key Index is the key on the router that is currently in use. Refer to your routers settings to find out what you should choose. Once you are done, click OK to save your settings.
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.
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-TLS, LEAP, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP authentication methods. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.
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.
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 together but you don’t have a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose a lot of the features that come with a router. Instead of being able to operate at 300Mbps, the maximum connection speed is significantly less at 11Mbps. 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.
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 network name (SSID) into the SSID box Select your desired Channel You can also choose between no security or WEP security. If you choose WEP security, you can follow the instructions in the Configuring Encryption section of the manual. Click OK to save the profile.
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 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, if the connection is slow, or if it is unstable, you will want to try changing channels. Start with channel 1 and work your way up until you find a channel that gives you a stable connection. Each time you change the channel, save the settings, then reboot the computer. Also make sure that you do this on every ad-hoc machine so that they will all be set to the same channel.
32 4.6 About The About tab shows the Utility, Driver, and Firmware version as well as the MAC address of the adapter.
33 Appendix A – Specifications Frequency Band • 2.4~2.5 GHz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g • Draft 802.11n Interface • 32bit Cardbus Security • WPA-PSK (TKIP) • WPA2-PSK (AES) • WEP 64/128 bit • WPA/WPA2 • 802.1x LED • Power • Link System Requirements • 600 MHz processor or better • 128 MB RAM • Available Cardbus slot OS Compatibility • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Weight • 36g Dimensions • 120 x 50 x 5mm (L x W x H) Temperature • Operating: 0ºC to 55ºC • Storage: -20ºC to 75ºC Humidity • Operating: 10% to 90% Non-Condensing • Storage: 5% to 95% Non-Condensing Warranty • Limited 1-year warranty Safety Approvals • FCC, CE. IC
35 European Union Notice: Radio products with the CE marking comply with the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC), the EMC Directive (2004/104/EC) 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 European Norms: z EN 60950-1 Product Safety z EN 300 328 Technical requirement for radio equipment z EN 301 489-1/-17 General EMC requirements for radio equipment
without prior notice. Copyright 2007 by D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. CE Mark Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. FCC Statement: This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure (SAR) limits in the typical laptop computer configuration and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with side mounted USB ports which can provide 2 cm separation distance from the antenna to the body of the user or a nearby person. This device cannot be used with handheld PDAs (personal digital assistants). This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 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 interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11. This equipment has been SAR-evaluated for use in laptops (notebooks) with side slot configuration. This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 1.5cm between the radiator & your body. For detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the United States, please contact the corresponding local D-Link office.
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 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. Specifications are subject to change without notice. All products and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright ©2007 AirLink101®

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