802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model # AWLH3028v2 User’s Manual Rev. 1.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Package Contents .................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Features ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Installation.................................................
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 with a 32-bit PCI slot. This Adapter supports WiFi Protected Access (WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK) data encryption for higher security that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping.
2. Installation 2.1 Install Driver & Utility This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless PCI Adapter. The driver is installed along with the utility. Step 2.1 SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF, remove the cover and insert the wireless PCI adapter into an available PCI slot of your computer. Step 2.2 Fasten the antenna to the antenna connector on the wireless PCI adapter. Replace the cover of your computer. Step 2.3 Switch on the computer. Step 2.
Step 2.5 Insert the CD into the CD drive. The Autorun screen will pop up. Windows 7 Users: Select Install Driver (Windows 7) from the menu. Windows Vista/XP/2000 Users: Select Install Utility and Driver (Windows Vista/XP/2K) from the menu. Note: 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 Users: At this point, you may get a warning message like the one below.
Step 2.7 Click Install to start installing the driver/utility.
Step 2.8 Windows 2000/XP Users: Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows 2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt). Please wait when Windows is installing the driver for Airlink101 802.11g Wireless Adapter and the utility, Airlink101 Wireless LAN Monitor. Step 2.9 Click Finish to complete the installation.
Step 2.10 Select Yes, I will restart my computer now. Click Finish to reboot the computer. The driver and utility have been installed. Please continue to next chapter.
3. Connect to Wireless Network For Windows 7 Users: You will need to use the utility built in Windows 7 to manage this wireless PCI adapter. Currently, Airlink101 Wireless LAN Monitor does not support 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.
For Windows Vista/XP/2000 Users: Step 3.1 Open the Airlink101 802.11g Wireless LAN Monitor utility by double clicking on the icon in the system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
Step 3.2 Click the Available Network tab of the Wireless LAN Monitor, select the wireless network that 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. Step 3.3 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key and Confirm Network Key box if the network you are attempting to connect has wireless security enabled.
Step 3.4 The connection should be now established. Under General tab, you can check the status of wireless connectivity. 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.
Congratulations! You have now connected to the wireless network successfully.
4. Configure Wireless LAN Monitor This section describes the various functions of the 802.11g Wireless LAN Monitor that you can configure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 General 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: Check this box to show or hide the utility icon on the task bar.
Radio Off: Check/uncheck this box to turn off/on the wireless function of the adapter. Disable Adapter: Check/uncheck this box to disable/enable the wireless adapter. For Windows XP users, you will see a checkbox “Windows Zero Config” which can be used to enable or disable the Windows XP’s built-in wireless utility, Windows Zero Configuration. It is suggested NOT to check this box and use Airlink101 Wireless Monitor that provides more advanced features to manage your wireless connection.
4.2 Profile Settings The Profile tab lists the current profiles and allows you to add/remove/edit profiles. The Available Profile(s) box lists all the profiles that you’ve created for your network. A profile is automatically created and added to this list when you connect to a new network. You can also manually add a profile. → To modify an existing profile, select the profile from the Available Profile(s) box and click on Edit.
Enter the profile settings here, including Profile Name, SSID, Network Authentication, Data Encryption and Network Key. Click OK to save the changes. The section 4.7, Configuring Encryption will give you the information of how to set the different options of the wireless network encryption settings.
4.3 Available 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.
4.4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter.
4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you information about transmit and receive packet count.
4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Easy Setup Button) The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (Easy Setup Button) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network clients. In order to use it, you need to have a router that supports this feature, like the AR570W Airlink101 Wireless 150 Router. You also need to configure the wireless encryption on the router; you should find the instructions of how to configure it in the router’s user manual.
- For Push Button method, click Push Button Config (PBC) button, continue to Step 4.6.2 - For Pin Input Config method, click Pin Input Config (PIN) button, continue to Step 4.6.3a Step 4.6.2 When you see this window pops up, within the following 2 minutes, push the Easy Setup Button (i.e. WPS button) on the back of the router and release it right away. The router will now start to synchronize the security settings with the wireless PCI adapter. The connection will be built in few seconds.
Step 4.6.3a If you choose the Pin Code method, click Yes when prompted with the question “Do you want to select a specific AP?”. Select the Access Point that you want to connect, and then click Select.
Write down the PIN Code on a piece of paper. (The following steps are different for each router. Please refer to the user’s manual of your router for detailed instructions.) Step 4.6.3b Log on to the router AR570W’s web configuration page from the browser (i.e. Internet Explore or Mozilla Firefox) and click on Wireless. Then click WPS. Step 4.6.3c Make sure that the Enable WPS is NOT checked. Enter the Pin Code in the Configure by Client PinCode box and click Start PIN.
After a few moments both the router configuration screen and the adapter configuration screen 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 make sure the WPS feature is enabled.
4.7 Configuring Encryption This section describes the available encryption types and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption type will be automatically detected by the wireless adapter; all you need to do is to enter the Network key, as described in Section 3, Step 3.3. If you are creating a custom profile, you need to manually configure the encryption settings. The encryption settings you configure must match the settings on the AP or wireless router you wish to connect to.
4.7.1 Configuring WEP encryption Select WEP from the Data encryption box. Under Network Authentication, select either Shared key or Open System, depending on the router settings. If your WEP key is 5 or 13-digit, alphanumeric : • Check ASCII and enter your WEP key into the box next to Passphrase If you use Passphrase to setup the WEP encryption for your router : • Check PASSPHRASE and enter your key into box next to Passphrase.
4.7.2 Configuring WPA/WPA2-PSK Encryption (for home users) 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, Confirm network key boxes. Click OK to save your settings.
4.7.3 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Encryption (for corporate networks) Select WPA 802.1x / WPA2 802.1x from the Network Authentication box and click OK. The following window will pop up after few seconds.
You can choose a network authentication method: Protected EAP or Smart Card or other Certificate then click Settings to configure the advanced settings. 1) Choose Protected EAP then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings.
Configure the advanced security settings for PEAP then click OK. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.
2) Choose Smart Card or other Certificate then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here.
4.8 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks Ad-hoc networking is used when you want to connect two or more computers together without going through a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose a lot of the features that come with a router. The maximum 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 LAN Monitor. Click on Profile and click on Add.
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. Select your new profile from the Available Profile(s) box, and double click to enable it. You 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.
4.9 About The About window provides the information about the Airlink101 802.11g Wireless LAN Monitor Utility version and the current driver version.
5 Troubleshooting 1. If you cannot open the Wireless LAN Monitor utility, make sure that the PCI adapter is inserted firmly into the PCI slot. 2. If you cannot connect to the wireless router, you may want to double check the wireless security settings on the router. The network key you entered in Step 3.3 must match with the settings on the wireless router. 3.
Appendix A – Specifications Frequency Band • 2.4GHz ISM bandwidth Transmission Rate • 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) Standards • IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.11b Transmitted Power • 16 ~ 18dBm Channel • 11 Channels System requirement • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 • Available PCI slot Interface • 32-bit PCI Antenna type • 2dBi dipole antenna Security • 64 / 128-bit WEP encryption • WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK • 802.
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 802.11g 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.
