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Wireless N Ultra Mini USB Adapter
Model # AWLL5088
User’s Manual
Rev. 1.0
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................2 1.1 Package Contents................................................................................................................2 1.2 Features...............................................................................................................................2 2. Install the Wireless Adapter .........................
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1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Wireless N Ultra Mini USB Adapter. The super compact mini design gives you more flexibility and its high bandwidth combined with extended wireless coverage delivers fast and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. The adapter will yield a higher throughput is it is used with other Airlink101® Wireless N products. A full range of security features such as WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK will provide you the highest
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2. Install the Wireless Adapter This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless N Ultra Mini USB Adapter. Step 2.1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB slot on your computer. Step 2.2 Click Cancel if you see the Found New Hardware Wizard. Windows Vista Users: Windows XP Users: 3
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Step 2.3 Insert the Installation CD in the CD drive. Note: If the Autorun screen doesn’t appear automatically, go to My Computer, double click your CD ROM drive. Step 2.4 The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu. Windows 7 / Vista Users: When you get a warning message make sure you click Allow to give permission to continue with the installation of the driver software. 4
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Step 2.5 Select the language and click Next. Step 2.6 Click Next and follow the instructions on the window to finish installation. Step 2.7 Give Permission to Window to install the driver software. Windows 7 / Vista Users: Click the Install this driver software anyway. 5
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Windows XP Users: Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. 6
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You will see the following message when it is installing the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor. Step 2.8 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click Finish to complete the installation. 7
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The driver and utility have been installed successfully. Please continue to the next chapter. 8
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3. Connect to the Wireless Network This section describes how to connect your wireless adapter to a wireless network. For Windows 7 Users: You can use the utility built in Windows 7 or Airlink101 Wireless Monitor to manage this wireless USB adapter. 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 3.2 Enter the networ
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For All Windows Users: Step 3.1 After rebooting the computer, open Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utility by double clicking on the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Utility icon on your desktop. Step 3.2 Click the Available Network tab of the Wireless Monitor, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network that you wish to connect to, and click Add to Profile. 10
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Step 3.3 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key box if the network you are attempting to connect has wireless security enabled. Click OK. Step 3.4 The connection should be now established. 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 will be green bars next to Signal Strength and Link Quality. 11
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Congratulations! You have now connected to the wireless network successfully. Troubleshooting 1. If you cannot open the wireless monitor utility, make sure that the USB adapter is inserted firmly into the USB port. 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. If you are experiencing problems with the con
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4. Configure Wireless Monitor This section describes the various functions of the Airlink101 Wireless 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 allows you to show or hide the tray icon for the utility. 13
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Radio Off disables the wireless function of the adapter. Disable Adapter will completely disable the wireless adapter. Note: Virtual WiFi allowed is not supported in this utility version. 4.2 Profile Settings The Profile tab lists the current profiles and allows you to create new profiles. The Available Profile(s) box lists all the profiles that you’ve created for your wireless networks. Profiles are automatically created and added to this list when you connect to new ne
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To create a new profile, click on Add. The Profile box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for your new profile or to change settings for your existing profile. Enter a Profile Name and SSID. Enter the encryption settings for the profile. Click OK to save the changes. To remove an existing profile, select the profile from the Available Profile(s) box and click on Remove. To modify an existing profile, select the profile from the Available Profile(s) box and cl
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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. 16
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4.4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter. 17
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4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you information about transmit and receive packet count. 18
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4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) 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 or AR675W Airlink101 Wireless N Router. You also need to configure the wireless encryption on the router; you should find the instructions for configuring it in the router’s User Manual. If your wireless router does not support WPS, then you need to
