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- Page 1 Model # AWLH3025 User’s Manual Ver. 1A...
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Page 2: Regulatory Statements
REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION... 1 IRELESS ETWORK The Peer-to-Peer Network... 1 The Access Point Network ... 2 LED I NDICATORS Power Indicator: (Orange LED) ... 3 Act Indicator: (Green LED) ... 3 INSTALLATION ... 4 NSTALL THE RIVER NSTALL THE DEVICE Note for Windows 98 users:... 7 Note for Windows 2000 users:... - Page 4 UNINSTALLATION ... 22...
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION The 802.11g Wireless LAN Card is a device that allows you to connect your computer to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without having to physically attach to the network. -
Page 6: The Access Point Network
You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network (a.k.a. Infrastructure) The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. -
Page 7: Led Indicators
LED Indicators For Wireless Network Adapter Card Power Indicator: (Green LED) This LED will illuminate when the driver is installed. Act Indicator: (Green LED) This flickers when Wireless Network Adapter transmitting/receiving data. -
Page 8: Installation
INSTALLATION Caution: Be sure to power off your computer before inserting the PCI adapter. Install the Driver & Utility Step 1 Insert the PCI adapter into an available PCI slot and turn on your computer. Step 2 Windows will detect the adapter and request for a driver. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert the Driver &... - Page 9 Step 4 When the welcome screen appears, click Next. Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder to install the software or click Browse to manually select a different destination folder. Step 6 Click Next at the Select Program Folder screen.
- Page 10 Step 7 Remove the Driver & Utility CD from your CD drive and then click OK to restart your computer.
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Page 11: Install The Device
Install the device Note: Make sure the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” have been performed. In most cases, Windows will automatically install the driver after the computer is restarted, if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, follow the steps below. Note for Windows 98 &... -
Page 12: Note For Windows Xp Users
Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. - Page 13 3. Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo testing screen. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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Page 14: Verify Device Installation
Verify Device Installation To verify that the driver has been properly installed in your computer, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11g Wireless Wireless Network Adapter PC Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. -
Page 15: Configuration
CONFIGURATION After successfully installing the driver and utility, a Utility Icon will appear on the desktop. If the Utility Icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start (All) Programs WlanUtility Wireless LAN Utility. Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is accessed by double-clicking on the Wireless LAN Utility Icon on the Desktop. -
Page 16: Main Tab
Main Tab The Main tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. Item External Configuration SSID Description Uncheck the box to use this utility to configure the wireless network adapter. Or check the box Windows Configuration Utility. The SSID is the Network ID shared among all devices in your wireless network. -
Page 17: Current Configuration
Item Mode Displays the type of connection: Access Point or Peer-to-Peer. Signal BBS ID Current Configuration Pref. SSID BSS Type BSSID Channel Tx Rate Signal Quality Connect button Modify button Rescan button Description Displays the channel that is currently in use. Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to. - Page 18 Type in the SSID of the target device you want to connect to. Preferred SSID You can select the connection type: Peer-to-Peer, Access Point or BSS Type Auto Mode. You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull-down Tx Rate menu.
- Page 19 Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Preamble Retry limits You can fragment the MSDU or MMPDU into smaller sizes to increasing the reliability of frame transmission. (The maximum value of 4096 means no fragmentation is needed). The throughput performance will decrease however. This value should remain at its default setting of 4096.
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Page 20: Advanced Tab
Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. Privacy Tab Use the Privacy Tab to configure your encryption settings. WEP encryption or WPA-PSK can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Highlight WEP and click on the Configure button. 16 -... - Page 21 Privacy Mode Choose either WEP or WPA mode and click Configure： (Note: CCX is not available for this adapter). WEP is a data security mechanism based on a 40 Bit (a.k.a. 64 Bit)/128 Bit/256 Bit shared key algorithm. WPA is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible.
- Page 22 Configuration Authentication Encryption 1-4 The authentication type defines ID verification and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards. You may choose from Open System, Shared Key, or Auto Switch. Open System: If your access point/wireless router is using "Open System" authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type.
- Page 23 Key size WPA-PSK Configuration If your wireless router/access point supports WPA, you can choose to enable WPA. 1. Select WPA from the Privacy tab, highlight Preshared Key and click Configure. 2. Click on the Passphrase field and enter a passphrase for the WPA key. (Note: minimum passphrase key must be 8 characters and must match the WPA key on your wireless router/access point).
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Page 24: Statistics Tab
Statistics Tab The Statistics Tab displays any available statistics including Receive packets, Transmit packets, Association reject packets, Association timeout packets, Authentication reject packets, and Authentication timeout packets. 20 -... -
Page 25: About Tab
About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version. 21 -... - Page 26 UNINSTALLATION If you need to uninstall the driver and utility, follow the steps below. (When you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start (All) Programs LAN Utility. 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.
- Page 27 Appendix Technical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.com 23 -...
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