Airlink AWLC3025 Manual

Airlink AWLC3025 Manual

Airlink AWLC3025 manual content summary:

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    Model # AWLC3025 User's Manual Ver. 1A
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    to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However
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    Indicator: (Orange LED 3 Act Indicator: (Green LED 3 INSTALLATION 4 INSTALL THE DRIVER & UTILITY 4 INSTALL THE DEVICE 7 Note for Windows 98 users 7 Note for Windows 2000 users 7 Note for Windows XP users 8 Verify Device Installation 10 CONFIGURATION 11 ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY
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    UNINSTALLATION 22
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    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. The wireless
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    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. With the
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    LED Indicators For Wireless CardBus Card Power Indicator: (Orange LED) This LED will illuminate when the driver is installed. Act Indicator: (Green LED) This LED flickers when the cardbus is transmitting/receiving data. - 3 -
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    Caution: Do not insert the Cardbus adapter into your computer until the procedures in "Install the Driver & Utility" have been performed. Install the Driver & Utility 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer. If the setup menu does not appear automatically
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    4. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. 5. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue. - 5 -
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    6. Remove the Installation CD from the CD drive. 7. Restart your computer. - 6 -
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    will automatically install the driver after the computer is restarted, if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, follow the steps below. 1. Insert the Cardbus into the cardbus slot. Note for Windows 98 & ME users: Before installing the device, make sure you have your Windows 98 or ME CD at hand
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    Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. 3. Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo testing screen. - 8 -
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    4. Click Finish to complete the installation. - 9 -
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    verify that the driver has been properly installed in your computer, go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System (Æ Hardware) Æ Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11g Wireless CardBus PC Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. - 10
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    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 Æ (All) Programs Æ WlanUtility Æ Wireless LAN Utility. Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is
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    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 to use Windows XP's Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. The SSID is the Network ID
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    is connected to. BSS Type Shows the current connection type: Access Point or Peer to Peer. BSSID The MAC address of the device that the wireless network adapter is connected to. Channel Shows the current channel. Tx Rate Shows the current transfer rate. Signal Quality Shows the signal
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    High Power. The power level function is used to extend the communication distance. Mode Select from 802.11b, 802.11b+, 802.11g, or B&G Mode (If you choose this option the wireless network adapter will automatically select the suitable standard). Profile Enter the profile name and click the Save
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    of 4096. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modification of this value is recommended. A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmission timing, including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. (Note: If you want to change the Preamble type
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    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
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    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. - 17 -
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    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. Shared Key: Shared Key is when both the sender and the
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    required if a 256-bit Key Size is selected. Select from 40-bit (a.k.a. 64-bit), 128-bit or 256-bit. 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
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    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 -
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    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 -
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    and utility, follow the steps below. (When you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ (All) Programs Æ WlanUtility Æ Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility. 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to complete
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    Appendix Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.com - 23 -
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Model # AWLC3025
User’s Manual
Ver. 1A