11.21.2012

Alfa WiFi USB Adapter on Windows 8

Windows 8 Compatible List

	WLAN AutoConfig	Wireless LAN Utility
AWUS036H	✔	N/A
AWUS036NH	✔	✔
AWUS036NHA	✔	N/A
AWUS036NHR	✔	✔
UBDo-g / UBDo-gt	✔	N/A
UBDo-n / UBDo-nt	✔	✔
Tube-U(G)	✔	N/A
Tube-U(n)	✔	✔

AUTO INSTALLATION

1. Make sure you PC is connecting to Internet

2. Plug AWUS036H into USB port directly

3. Add Hardware Wizard will search & install driver for you automatically

INSTALL DRIVER MANUALLY

(That's t take AWUS036H as example)

1. Plug in AWUS036H into Windows 8 and launch Device Manager

2. Expend your Network adapters section in Device Manager, click on Settings -> PC Info -> Device

Manager

3. Right click on AWUS036H (Realtek RTL8187 Wireless …. ) and select Update Driver Software ..

4. Press Browse button to locate driver for AWUS036H for Windows 7 where is located in CD as shown in following picture.

5. Driver is installed as shown in following picture

11.06.2012

Establish Point to Point Connection

Apply Model: N2, N2C, N5, N5C, and AP121U

Hardware Setup –

Setup Procedure -
Setup your FIRST UNIT as a WDS Access Point
AP Bridge Mode, WDS Access Point Mode, IP address 192.168.2.1
Open your browser and enter configuration IP address http://192.168.2.1

Enter admin/admin for user name and password.

Now, it shows the status of your unit

Click on Advanced and select Operation Mode

Choose the AP Bridge from the drop down menu and press Apply button when finished.

Your unit will reboot and save your current settings.

After rebooting, your browser will show you the status of your unit in AP Bridge Mode as shown below.

Make sure your DHCP server is disabled.

Select Advanced >> Network Setting >> LAN

Enable WDS Access Point mode for your first unit.

Select the Advanced >> Wireless Settings >> Basic use drop down menu to select WDS Access Point from Wireless Mode and press Apply button when finished.

************************************************************* Setup your SECOND UNIT as a WDS CLIENT

AP Bridge Mode, WDS Client Mode, IP address 192.168.3.1
Open your browser and enter configuration IP address http://192.168.2.1 and enter admin/admin for both user name & password when prompted.

Status page showing your 2nd unit in AP Router mode (default setting)

Select Advanced >> Operation Mode

Choose AP Bridge from the drop down menu and click Apply when finished.

Your unit will reboot and save your current settings.

After rebooting, your browser will show you the status of your unit in AP Bridge Mode as shown below.

Now, we need to change IP address for the unit to 192.168.3.1 and make sure DHCP is disabled.

Select Advanced >> Network Settings >> LAN and change the IP address from 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.3.1. Lastly, press Apply button when finished.

Open your browser and enter configuration IP address http://192.168.3.1 and enter admin/admin for both user name & password when prompted.

Your browser will show you the status of your unit in AP Bridge Mode as shown below.

Enable WDS Client mode for your second unit.

Select the Advanced >> Wireless Settings >> Basic use drop down menu to select WDS Client from Wireless Mode and press Apply button when finished.

Press Scan button to find your target SSID that you setup for your 1st unit.

Select your target SSID from the list and press Apply when finished.

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Verification -
My PC is connected to 2nd Atheros unit so able to ping both 1st and 2nd Atheros unit

Another PC is connecting to 1st Atheros unit and received IP address from the Router and able to ping Google and open www.yahoo.com web page

11.01.2012

Install AWUS036NHA into your Linux Box

Credit: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47385

1. Download Linux driver from an open source vendor. For detail information, please visit 　http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc

2. tar -xvjf compat-wireless-2.6.39-1.tar.bz2

3. cd compat-wireless-2.6.39-1

4. wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/channel-negative-one-maxim.patch

5. wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211.compat08082009.wl_frag+ack_v1.patch

6. patch -p1 < mac80211.compat08082009.wl_frag+ack_v1.patch

7. patch -p1 < channel-negative-one-maxim.patch

Compile the driver for your AWUS036NHA => chose "atheros".

8. ./scripts/driver-select atheros

Plug and AWUS036NHA into your Linux box

9. make & make install

10. modprobe ath9k_hw

9.26.2012

How to enable Universal Repeater in AIP-W525H

1. Use Ethernet cable to connect AIP-W525H’s LAN port and your PC then power it up via supplied power adapter.

2. Open your Internet Explorer and type http://192.168.2.1 to enter web configuration page for AIP-W525H

3. Click on Operation Mode and select Bridge Mode. Press Apply Change button and reboot your AIP-W525H to take changes effective.

4. Go to Wireless -> Basic Setting and make sure Channel Width & Channel Number are matched with your source AP. Don’t forgets to check Enable Universal Repeater Mode and enter SSID of your source AP at end of this configuration page.