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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Contents Copyright Statement ................................2 Contents ....................................3 Chapter 1 Product Overview ..............................4 1.1 Package Contents ................................. 4 1.2 Getting to Know Your Wireless USB Adapter........................4 1.2.1 LED ..................................4 1.2.2 Product Features ..............................4 1.2.3 Applications................................
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Package Contents Unpack the box and verify that the package contains the following: Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD (including Quick Install Guide, driver and PDF reader) 1.5-meter USB extension cable 1.2 Getting to Know Your Wireless USB Adapter 1.2.1 LED...
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 1.2.3 Applications The Link-One adapter delivers powerful, fast and reliable wireless access to your desktop or notebook computer. It is ideal for use by or in: 1. corporate staff who want to stay connected to Internet while moving around. 2.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Chapter 2 Install Guide 2.1 Before Getting Started 2.1.1 Read the User Guide Before installing and using this product, please read the entire user guide. 2.1.2 Disable other manufacturers’ wireless network adapters Windows XP OS 1) Right click My Computer and select Manage;...
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 4) On the appearing dialog box click Yes. Win 7 OS 1)Right click Computer and select Manage;...
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 2) Click Device Manager; 3) Click Network adapters and disable the wireless adapter you wish to; 4) On the appearing dialog box click Yes.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Note: a. If you have a built-in wireless adapter, please disable it in Device Manager before installing this Link-One adapter. b. Also, if you have previously installed a different manufacturer's adapter or a different model Link-One adapter, make sure the software and driver are uninstalled before installing the new software.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter To use Window operating system built-in wireless utility, you must first enable the Wireless Zero Configuration service (enabled by default). Win7 OS 1. Click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 2. If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on your wireless router or access point and then click OK. 3. When Connected appears next to the selected wireless network (SSID), you have successfully connected to it.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Windows XP OS 1. Right click My Network Places from the desktop and select Properties. 2. As seen below, Wireless Network Connection displays Not Connected. Right click Wireless Network Connection and select View available wireless networks. 3.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Note: If the network you selected is not encrypted, you will not see this dialog box requesting a security key. 4. When this screen appears, you have successfully connected to your wireless network. 2.4 Software Install 1.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 2. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next. 3. You can either install the standalone driver without Link-One adapter utility by selecting Install driver only or install both driver and Link-One adapter utility by selecting Install driver and Link-One WLAN Utility.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Note: If you wish to use Windows system built-in wireless utility, you can install the standalone driver; however, if you want to use advanced features like WPS, you must also install the Link-One adapter utility. 4.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 5.Wait till the driver is completely installed and then click Finish to exit.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Chapter 3 Link-One UI Guide If you select Install driver and Link-One WLAN Utility, .then both of them will be installed on your PC. All features on the adapter can be configured and implemented through the Link-One adapter utility (abbreviated to UI).
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Main interface for station mode 3.1.1 Advanced This section displays band settings and national area code setting for the current wireless adapter. 3.1.2 Wireless Wireless displays all available wireless networks in the area and lets you see at a glance MAC address, channel, network mode (a/b/g/n), signal strength, authentication mode, encryption mode and/or WPS authentication of each AP.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter If you are prompted to provide a security key, simply enter it exactly as it is on the wireless router or access point you plan to connect to and then click Next. Note: If you check Save wireless network upon successful connection, then, after the adapter connects to the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 3.1.4 Configuration Also, you can manually add a profile to connect to a specified wireless network. After the adapter joins the network, it automatically saves the network connection information to a profile, which can be used by adapter utility.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Infrastructure: In an infrastructure network type, the wireless adapter needs a wireless access point or a wireless router for communication. All wireless nodes in an infrastructure network type connect to an access point or a wireless router. Ad-hoc: A wireless ad hoc network does not rely on a preexisting infrastructure, such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed (infrastructure) wireless networks.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 5. Now, you may see the added profile in the list. You can edit or delete it. By clicking Connect, you will soon connect to the wireless network specified in the profile. 6. Then you can click Link Status to view the connection status. Note: If you wish to join a hidden network (wireless AP or wireless router that does not broadcast its SSID), you must add a profile to manually connect to it.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter b). Click Change adapter settings. c). Right click the Wireless Network Connection and select Properties.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter d). Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties or directly double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). e). Select Use the following IP address.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter IP address: Enter 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Note that the IP address you configure should not be used by another device on the network. Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0 1).
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter c) In the appearing dialog box select Authentication Type and Encryption Type you wish to (We recommend you select WPA-PSK and AES.)and click Next. d) Enter your security key and click Next. e) Now, you may see the added profile in the list. You can edit or delete it. By clicking Connect, you will soon connect to the wireless network specified in the profile.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter g) Enter the security key and click OK. h) When the following dialog box appears, you have connected to it successfully...
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 3.1.5 WPS Profile If your wireless network supports WPS, you can use WPS to join a wireless network. WPS settings of wireless adapters should be used in concert with WPS settings of routers WPS can easily and quickly create secure wireless connections.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Push-Button Configuration(PBC) For example: If you wish to configure WPS-PBC between your wireless adapter and the router whose SSID is Link _One_0815. Follow below instructions: 1. To join a wireless network using WPS hardware button: a.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Then the following dialog box will appear,you have got WPS profile successfully. When it is configured successfully, click Finish. PIN/numeric code For example: You want to configure WPS through PIN between the wireless adapter and the router whose SSID is Link_One_0815.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter a. Click Wireless>Wireless Security; b. Enable WPS Settings; c. Select WPS Mode: PIN , enter the PIN code you’ve noted down from the wireless adapter and click OK (At this time, the WPS LED on the router will be blinking). 3.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 1. Enable WPS-PIN feature on the router and note down the PIN code( For specific steps, please refer to the router’s user guide.). 2. Configure WPS-PIN/numeric code on the wireless adapter; a. Click WPS Profile, click PIN/numeric code and click Next; b.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter d. Then the following dialog box will appear. When it is configured successfully, click Finish. Note: 1.Under the WPS connection mode, when multiple routers simultaneously enable the WPS function, it may cause connection failure. 2.If the router connect to the adapter using the WPS, only one client can be connected at one time, and so if the router need to connect to multiple clients through WPS, you should repeat the WPS operation.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Appendix 1 Join a Wireless Connection Note: For wireless connection, desktop computers need to be equipped with wireless network cards first. Win7 OS 1. Click Start>Control Panel; 2. Click Network and Internet;...
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 3. Click Network and Sharing Center; 4. Click Change adapter settings;...
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 5. Right click Wireless Network Connection accordingly and select Connect/Disconnect; 6. Select the network you wish to connect, such as Link_One_home; According to different cipher types, here goes two situations: A. If you have configured security key, click Connect;...
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter When the following dialog box appears, it indicates connecting to the network; Enter your security key and click OK; B. If you have configured security key, click Connect;...
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter When the following dialog box appears, it indicates connecting to the network; When displaying Connected, you have connected to network successfully. Windows XP 1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 2. Click Network Connections. 3. Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select View Available Wireless Networks.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 4.Select the desired wireless network, click Connect, enter the security key and then click OK. 5. You can access Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you selected.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Appendix 2 Glossary 802.11a: 802.11a is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that added a higher data rate of up to 54 Mbit/s using the 5 GHz band. 802.11b: 802.11b is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking specification that extends throughput up to 11 Mbit/s using the same 2.4 GHz band.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter IEEE 802.1X: IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over IEEE 802 which is known as "EAP over LAN"...
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Appendix 3 How to Connect with PSP Some Link-One products supports PSP’s AD Hoc mode, such as L1-AW1UHD, we will tell you how to connect under Windows XP OS. To use the PSP and Xlink Kai features on Link-One products, do as follows: 1.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 2.3 Select Channel 3. In L1-AW1UHD Utility Interface scan PSP and double-click to connect the wireless network. 4. Right click “My Computer” and select “Properties”---“Hardware”---- “Device Manager”. On the Device Manager screen, select your wireless adapter, click “Properties” and then enable the PSP Xlink feature.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter 5. To configure Xlink Kai Select “Start”→ “All programmers” → “Xlink Kai Evolution VII” → “Start Kai Config” to configure the user name, password and other parameters as follows. 6. Login Xlink Kai Select “Start”→ “All programmers” → “Xlink Kai Evolution VII” → “Start Kai”. PSP will connect with Xlink Kai automatically.
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Appendix 4 FAQs Q1: Sometimes the UI can not be moved by the mouse and also can not be minisized, why? A1: When you are performing some configurations or connections,the UI only activates the currently operating window,other windows are locked and can not be operated,but it will restore to normal when you close or finish the current configuration and connection .
High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter Appendix 5 Safety and Emission Statement 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. This device complies with EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE: (1)The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
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High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator &...
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