Airlink101 AWLL6070 User manual

Rev.1.2
PackageContent:
•Wireless USBAdapter
•USBCable
•Driver&UtilityCD
•QuickInstallation Guide
Section 1
Install Utility Software
Quick Installation Guide
This Quick Installation Guide only provides the basic instructions. For more
advancedfeatures, pleaserefer tothe User’sManual onthe providedCD.
Step 1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port and turn on your
computer.
Step 2After turning on the computer, Windows will launch the Found New
Hardware Wizard.TheFound NewHardware Wizardappears differently
depending on your operating system. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and insert
theInstallation CDintoyour CDdrive.
Note: IftheAutorun screendoesn’t appearautomaticallygo toStart, Run,and
type D:\Utility\Setup.exe (whereD isthe letterof your CDdrive) andclickOK.
Step 3 TheAutorun screen will pop up. Select Install Driver and Utilityfrom the
menu.
Model#AWLL6070
150N Wireless USB Adapter

Windows Vista users: At this point, you may get a warning message like the
one below. Make sure that you click Allow to continue with the installation. Step 5 Click Next to accept the default destination folder.
Step 4 Click Next at the welcome screen. Step 6 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows
2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).

Step 7 Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then Finish to
restartyour computer. Step 9 Select Install the software automatically and click Next.
Step 8 After the computer is restarted, Windows will ask to connect to Windows
Update, select No, not this time and click Next. If this screen does not appear,
you can skip to section 2.
For Windows Vista, click the Install this driver software anyway button when
thesecuritywarning appears.

Step 11 Click Finish.
For Windows Vista, click the Install this driver software anyway button when
thesecuritywarning appears.
Step 10 Click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Screen. (For Windows
2000, click Yes at the Digital Signature Not Found prompt).
Section 2
Configuring the Wireless Adapter
Note to Windows XP Users:
You must disable the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. Please follow the steps
below to disable XP’s wireless utility. Windows Vista users can skip the following
instructions and go to Step 1
Double-click on the Wireless Network Connection Icon in the system tray and
then click on Properties or Advanced.

Whenthenew wirelessnetworkconnection propertieswindowappears, gotothe
Wireless Networks tab, uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings check box and click OK.
Step 1 To open the utility, double click on the Wireless Monitor icon in the
system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
Step 2 Go to the AP List tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless
network you wish to connect to, and click Connect.
If the network you are attempting to connect to is configured for encryption, you
will see an orange lock icon next to the network.

When you click on it and click connect, a box will pop up requesting the wireless
encryption key for the router. Enter the encryption key into the box and click OK.
Step 3 You should now be connected. You should see “Connected” in the top,
right hand corner, and there will be a blue circle around the antenna icon next to
thenetworkname.
Troubleshooting: Ifyou areexperiencingproblems withthe connection (unable
to connect, low signal strength, slow connection speed, not working, unstable
wireless connection) you will want to tune your router’s signal by changing
channels on the router or adjusting the angle its antenna(s).
You donot needtochange thechannel on thecard, it willautomatically pickupthe
new channel after you reboot. The only channel that you need to change is the
router’schannel.
Your router has 11 different channels to choose from for NorthAmerica. Start with
channel1and workyour way up. Eachtime youchangethe channelon the router,
make sure that you restart the wireless computer before trying to connect again.
Keepgoingthrough thechannels until youfind onethat gives youa stableconnec-
tion.
For instructions on changing channels, refer to the documentation that came with
yourrouter.
Section 3
Technical Support
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*Theoreticalmaximum wireless signalratederivedfrom IEEE802.11gstandard andIEEE 802.11ndraftspecificationversion 2.0.Actualdata
throughputwill vary.Networkconditionsand environmentalfactors, includingvolume ofnetwork traffic,buildingmaterialsand construction,mix
ofwireless productsused, radio frequency interference (e.g., cordless telephones and microwaves) as wellas networkoverhead lower actual
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