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4.7 Configuring Encryption 
 

This section describes the available encryption types and how to configure them. In most 
cases, encryption type will be automatically detected by the wireless USB adapter; all you 
need to do is to enter the Network key, as described in 

Section 3

,

 Step 3.4

.  

 
If you are creating a custom profile, you need to manually configure the encryption settings. 
The encryption settings you configure must match the settings on the AP or wireless router 
you wish to connect to. Please follow the instructions below. 

 

Open the 

Wireless Monitor

 utility, click 

Profile 

tab and then click

 Add.

 

 

 

 
The available options of wireless network encryption settings are:  

 

Disable:  

No encryption in use 

WEP:  

The most popular but least secure form of encryption (Open System/Shared Key) 

WPA/WPA2-PSK:  

The most secure and recommended level of encryption 

 

 

Summary of Contents for AWLL6077V2

Page 1: ...Golden 300N Wireless USB Adapter Model AWLL6077v2 User s Manual Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...Settings 15 4 3 Available Network 17 4 4 Status 18 4 5 Statistics 19 4 6 Wi Fi Protected Setup Easy Setup Button 20 4 7 Configuring Encryption 25 4 8 Ad hoc and Peer to Peer Wireless Networks 32 4 9 About 34 5 Troubleshooting 35 6 Install Wireless USB Adapter for MAC OS 36 6 1 Install Driver and Utility 36 6 2 Connect to Wireless Network 41 Appendix A Specification 45 Technical Support 46 ...

Page 3: ...dapter works with 802 11 b g n network devices to ensure compatibility with your existing wireless products 1 1 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items Golden 300N Wireless USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide Installation CD Driver Utility Manual 1 2 Features Industry s highest wireless data rate of u...

Page 4: ...to install the Golden 300N Wireless USB Adapter The driver is installed along with the utility 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 Vista Users ...

Page 5: ...4 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 ...

Page 6: ...s the letter of your CD drive and click OK Windows 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 at the screen Step 2 5 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 7: ...6 Step 2 6 For Windows XP click on Continue Anyway For Windows Vista click on Install this driver software anyway ...

Page 8: ...7 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 ...

Page 9: ...8 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 ...

Page 10: ...01 Wireless Monitor Utility icon in the system tray at the bottom right hand corner of your screen Step 3 2 The Easy Setup Button Wi Fi Protected Setup is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network clients In order to use it you need to have a router that supports this feature If your router doesn t support Easy Setup Button function Wi Fi Protected Setup continue to ...

Page 11: ...w pops up on the monitor This window pops up to acknowledge you the Adapter is starting to establish a connection 2 Within the following 2 minutes push the Easy Setup Button i e WPS Button of the Router for 3 seconds The picture below shows Airlink101 AR675W Wireless N Green Router ...

Page 12: ...ireless Monitor select the SSID Network Name of the wireless network that you wish to connect to and click Add to Profile 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 Step 3 4 Enter the wireless security key into the Network Key box if the network you are at...

Page 13: ...ng to the settings of the wireless router and then click OK to connect Step 3 5 The connection should be now established Go to General tab to 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 ...

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Page 15: ... 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 allows you to show or hide the tray icon for the utility Radio Off disables the wireless function of the adapter Disable Adapter will completely disable the wireless adapter ...

Page 16: ...omatically 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 modify the settings for this profile To create a new profile click on Add The Profile box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for y...

Page 17: ...ofile 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 ...

Page 18: ... 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 ...

Page 19: ...18 4 4 Status The status section provides you with a list of information about the current status of the adapter ...

Page 20: ...19 4 5 Statistics The Statistics section gives you information about transmit and receive packet count ...

Page 21: ...should find the instructions of how to configure it in the router s user manual If your wireless router does not support this feature you will need to set up the wireless security manually and you can skip this section We are using the Golden 300N Wireless USB Adapter and the AR675W Airlink101 Wireless N Green Router to illustrate the following setup instructions Step 4 6 1 Open the Airlink101 Wir...

Page 22: ... Step 4 6 2 When you see this window pops up in the following 2 minutes push the Easy Setup Button i e WPS button on the router and hold for 3 seconds The router will now start to synchronize the security settings with the wireless USB adapter The connection will be built within 2 minutes ...

Page 23: ...22 Step 4 6 3a If you choose the Pin Code method click Yes when prompted with the question Do you want to select a specific AP Select the Access Point that you want to connect and then click Select ...

Page 24: ...23 Write down the PIN Code on a piece of paper ...

Page 25: ...in the Client Pin Number box and click Start PIN After a few moments both the router configuration screen and the adapter configuration screen should show a message telling you that a connection is established Note If you cannot connect successfully with WPS you need to log in to your router s configuration and click on Wireless then click WPS Make sure that the Disable WPS box is NOT checked ...

Page 26: ...e you need to manually configure the encryption settings The encryption settings you configure must match the settings on the AP or wireless router you wish to connect to Please follow the instructions below Open the Wireless Monitor utility click Profile tab and then click Add The available options of wireless network encryption settings are Disable No encryption in use WEP The most popular but l...

Page 27: ...nd enter your WEP key into the box next to Passphrase If you use Passphrase to setup the WEP encryption for your router Check PASSPHRASE and enter your key into box next to Passphrase If your WEP key is 10 or 26 digit hexadecimal 0 9 A F Key Index is the key of the router that is currently in use Enter the network security key that matches the one on the router to Network key and Confirm network k...

Page 28: ...PA PSK WPA2 PSK from the Network Authentication box Under Data encryption select either AES or TKIP depending on the settings for your router Enter the encryption key that the router is using into the Network Key Confirm network key boxes Click OK to save your settings ...

Page 29: ...28 4 7 3 Configuring WPA WPA2 Encryption for corporate networks Select WPA 802 1x WPA2 802 1x from the Network Authentication box and click OK The following window will pop up after few seconds ...

Page 30: ...etwork authentication method Protected EAP or Smart Card or other Certificate then click Settings to configure the advanced settings 1 Choose Protected EAP then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings ...

Page 31: ...30 Configure the advanced security settings for PEAP then click OK Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here ...

Page 32: ...1 2 Choose Smart Card or other Certificate then click on Settings to configure the advanced security settings Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here ...

Page 33: ...e maximum connection speed drops to 11Mbps In addition WEP encryption is the only security available in ad hoc mode To set up ad hoc mode you will need to create a new profile Open the Wireless Monitor Click on Profile and click on Add The profile settings box will appear First change the network type to Adhoc by checking the computer to computer ad hoc network Enter a network name SSID into the S...

Page 34: ...etwork with the same settings that you input on this screen Every computer has to be set up exactly the same If any of the settings are different the network will not function Note If you are having trouble connecting slow connection or connection is unstable you will want to try changing channels Start with channel 1 and work your way up until you find a channel that gives you the best connection...

Page 35: ...34 4 9 About The About window provides the information about the Wireless Monitor Utility version and the current driver version ...

Page 36: ...ith the connection such as low signal strength slow connection speed or unstable wireless connection you can try to tune your router s signal by changing the channels on the router and or by adjusting the direction of the antenna s You do not need to change the channel on the Adapter it will automatically pick up the new channel after you reboot the router Your router has 11 different channels to ...

Page 37: ... driver is installed along with the utility Step 6 1 1 Insert the USB adapter into an available USB port of the computer Insert the installation CD into the CD drive Step 6 1 2 Explore the CD content go to MacOS10 4_10 5_Driver folder Double click Installer pkg from the folder Step 6 1 3 Introduction The Install Airlink101 Wireless N USB Adapter screen will pop up Click Continue ...

Page 38: ...37 Step 6 1 4 Read Me Click Continue to begin the installation ...

Page 39: ...38 Step 6 1 5 License Click Continue Click Agree to install Click Disagree to quit Step 6 1 6 Installation Type click Install to perform a standard installation ...

Page 40: ...39 Enter your password and click OK Click Continue Installation ...

Page 41: ...40 Step 6 1 7 Installation Wait while the software is being installed Step 6 1 8 Summary Click Restart to restart your computer ...

Page 42: ...t installed in System Preferences Network and click Apply Now Open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor utility by double clicking on the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor Utility icon in the system tray at the bottom of your screen Step 6 2 1 Click the Available Network tab select the SSID Network Name of the wireless network you wish to connect to and click Add to Profile ...

Page 43: ...encryption enabled you will receive a warning about connecting to an unsecured network Click OK to complete the connection Go to Step 6 2 3 If the network that you are attempting to connect is configured for encryption the Wireless Network Properties window will appear ...

Page 44: ... enter the security settings in the Network key boxes according to the settings of the router Step 6 2 3 The connection is now established You can check the status of your connection under Link Status tab The Connection should be Connected and there should be a blue bar displaying the Signal Strength You can refer to Section 4 Wireless Monitor for the instructions of configuring Airlink101 Wireles...

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Page 46: ...y WPA2 WPA PSK TKIP AES WEP 64 128 bit 802 1x supported in Windows only LED Link Power QoS WMM System requirement Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 MAC OS 10 4 10 5 Available USB slot Weight 18g Dimensions 81 x 23 x 10 5mm L x W x H Temperature Operating 0ºC to 55ºC Storage 20ºC to 70ºC Humidity Operating 10 to 80 Non Condensing Storage 5 to 90 Non Condensing Warranty Limited 1 year warranty Safety Approval...

Page 47: ...ess products used radio frequency interference e g cordless telephones and microwaves as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate This product is based on IEEE draft 802 11n specification and is not guaranteed to be compatible with future versions of IEEE 802 11n specification Compatibility with draft 802 11n devices from other manufactures is not guaranteed Specifications are su...

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