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Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here. 26 Configuring 802.1x authentication (for corporate networks) Select 802.1x from the Set Security Option box. Click on Advanced Config to enter your authentication settings. 27 The adapter supports EAP-TLS, LEAP, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP authentication methods. Refer to your system administrator for information about what settings you should enter here. 4.5 Ad-hoc and Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks Ad-hoc networking is used when you want to connect two or more computers together but you don’t have a router. In ad-hoc mode, you lose a lot of the features that come with a router. The maximum connection speed drops significantly to 11Mbps. 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. 28 Open the Wireless Monitor. Click on Profile Setting, then click on New. The profile settings box will appear. First change the network type to Adhoc. (Infrastructure is for when you are using a router). Enter a profile name into the Profile Name box so that you can identify the profile. Type in a network name (SSID) into the SSID box Select your desired Channel You can also choose between no security or WEP security. If you choose WEP security, you can follow the instructions in the Configuring Encryption section of the manual. Click OK to save the profile. 29 Once that is done, click on the AP List. Select your new profile from the profile chooser and click Activate to enable the profile. You will need to configure all other computers that you are planning on connecting to your ad-hoc network 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. Troubleshooting: If you are having trouble connecting, if the connection is slow, or if it 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 a stable connection. Each time you change the channel, save the settings, then reboot the computer. Also make sure that you do this on every ad-hoc machine so that they will all be set to the same channel. 30 4.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) is a new and easy way to configure the encryption for your wireless network clients. In order to use it with your router, firstly, you will need to have a router that supports this feature, like the AR690W Airlink101 Wireless 300N Gigabit Router. Secondly, you must configure the wireless encryption on the router; you can find instructions for configuring it in the User Manual located on the CD that came with your router. If your wireless router does not support WPS, you will need to set up the wireless security manually and you can skip this section. In the instructions below, we are going to use the utility, Wireless Monitor that comes with the Airlink101 Wireless 300N adapters and the AR690W Airlink101 Wireless 300N Router as the example. Step 1 Go to the computer with the Wireless 300N adapter and open the Airlink101 Wireless Monitor. Click on the WPS Connect button. 31 Step 2 Choose your configuration method, either Push Button or Pin Code and click Next. Step 3a If you choose the Push Button method, make sure that you click on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. 32 Step 3b Push the WPS button on the router, and the blue LED will start blinking. The router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter, then the connection will be built up in couple minutes. Step 4a If you choose the Pin Code method, write down the PIN and click Next. 33 Step 4b Log in to your router’s configuration page from the web browser and click on Wireless. Then click Wireless security. Make sure that the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Enable box is checked. Click the Add Wireless Device Wizard button. Step 4c Enter the Pin Code in the Pin Number box and click Connect. After a few moments both the router configuration screen and the adapter configuration screen should show a message telling you that you are connected. Step 4d Click Continue on the router configuration screen. 34 Step 5 Click Finish on the WPS Connection screen. Note: If you cannot connect successfully with WPS, you need to log in to your router’s configuration and click on Wireless. Then click Wireless security. Make sure that the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Enable box is checked. 35 4.7 About The About tab shows the Utility, Driver versions, and the MAC address of the adapter. 36 Appendix A – Features Frequency Band • 2.4 GHz Standards • IEEE 802.11b / 802.11g • 802.11n draft 2.0 Interface • USB 2.0 Security • WPA-PSK (TKIP) • WPA2-PSK (AES) Transmitted Power • 802.11b: 17 dBm • 802.11g: 14 dBm • Draft 11n: 14 dBm Data Rate • Transmitting: Up to 300Mbps* • Receiving: Up to 300Mbps* System Requirements • 150 MHz processor or better • 64 MB RAM • Available USB port OS Compatibility • ...