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Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with
10dBi High Gain Antenna
Model # AWLL5055
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 Wireless USB Adapter......
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1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna! Its high bandwidth combined with great wireless coverage delivers fast and reliable connection for all of your networking applications. The built-in 10dBi high gain antenna greatly increases the reliability and stability of the wireless signal which provides you better wireless connectivity. The adapter will yield a higher throughput especially when it is used with AR570W Airl
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2. Install Wireless USB Adapter This section provides instructions on how to install the Wireless N 150 USB Adapter with 10dBi High Gain Antenna. The driver is installed along with the utility. For Macintosh users, please go to Chapter 6, Install Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS. Step 2.1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port of your computer. Step 2.2 Click Cancel when you see the Found New Hardware Wizard. Windows XP/2000 Users: Windows 7/Vista Users:
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Step 2.3 Insert the Installation CD in the CD drive. The Autorun screen will pop up. Select Install Utility and Driver from the menu. 4
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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 7/ Vista Users: When you get warning message(s), make sure that you give permission to continue with the installation of the driver software. Step 2.4 The Airlink101 WLAN Monitor screen will popup. Click Next. Step 2.5 Click Install to begin the installation. 5
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Step 2.6 For Windows XP, click on Continue Anyway. For Windows Vista: click on Install this driver software anyway. 6
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Please wait when Windows is installing the driver for Airlink101 Wireless Adapter and the utility, Airlink101 Wireless Monitor. Step 2.7 Click Finish to complete the installation. 7
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Step 2.8 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click Finish to complete the installation. The driver and utility have been installed. Please continue to the next section. 8
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3. Connect to Wireless Network This section describes how to connect your wireless USB adapter to a wireless network. Step 3.1 Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utility by double clicking on the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Utility 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 Monitor, select the wireless network that you wish to connect to, and click Add to Profile. 9
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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. Go to Step 3.4. Step 3.3 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key, Confirm Network Key boxes and click OK. The Adapter will automatically detect the type of Network Authentication and the Data encryption. It is suggested that you leave these settings unchanged. 10
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Step 3.4 The connection should be now established. Under General tab, you can check the status of the connection. 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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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 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. 13
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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 connecti
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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. The Profile box will appear allowing you to modif
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The Profile box will appear allowing you to specify To create a new profile, click on Add. the settings for your new profile. 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. 16
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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. 17
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4.4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter. 18
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4.5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you information about transmit and receive packet count. 19
