AirLink101 AWLL5088 Wireless N 150 Ultra Mini USB Adapter

This Best Selling AirLink101 AWLL5088 Wireless N 150 Ultra Mini USB Adapter tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 0.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003X26PMO
• Item model number: AWLL5088
  

List Price : $19.00
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Product Description

Based on Wireless N technology, up to 3 times faster than 802.11g WPA2, WPA, and WEP enhanced wireless security provide fully protection for your network More reliable and stable wireless connection The smallest USB adapter: Super mini size and compact design for greater flexibility Fully compatible with 802.11b/g/n network devices

This Best Selling AirLink101 AWLL5088 Wireless N 150 Ultra Mini USB Adapter tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!

Technical Details

• Based on Wireless N technology, upto 3 times faster than 802.11g WPA2, WPA, and WEP enhanced wireless security provide fully protection for your network
• The smallest USB adapter: Super mini size and compact design for greater flexibility Fully compatible with 802.11b/g/n network devices
• Frequency Band: 2.4GHz Standards: IEEE 802.11n; IEEE 802.11b; 802.11g Interface: USB 2.0/USB 1.1 Data Rate: Transmitting - Upto 150Mbps; Receiving - Upto 150Mbps
• Security: WPA2/WPA-PSK (TKIP ; AES); WEP 64/128-bit; 802.1x Antenna Type: Built-in 1 chip antenna
• LEDs: Link/Power Quality of Service: WMM Certification: FCC, CE
• Based on Wireless N technology, upto 3 times faster than 80211g WPA2, WPA, and WEP enhanced wireless security provide fully protection for your network
• Frequency Band: 24GHz Standards: IEEE 80211n; IEEE 80211b; 80211g Interface: USB 20/USB 11 Data Rate: Transmitting - Upto 150Mbps; Receiving - Upto 150Mbps
• Security: WPA2/WPA-PSK (TKIP ; AES); WEP 64/128-bit; 8021x Antenna Type: Built-in 1 chip antenna
• The smallest USB adapter: Super mini size and compact design for greater flexibility Fully compatible with 80211b/g/n network devices

Customer Reviews

The AirLink101 adapter is probably the smallest wireless-N capable USB adapter you will find. It's small size is ideal for laptop and desktop computers alike, as it doesn't stick out and risk being broken.
First off, the driver that comes with the USB adapter SUCKS. The two adapters I purchased were both used on Windows 7 x64 desktops. While Windows 7 easily detected the device and installed drivers for it, the stock drivers made for a very difficult time getting a reliable connection to the network. The drivers found on the included CD were no better.
Turns out you need to download the RealTek drivers for the 802.11b/g/n Single Chip RTL8188CUS chipset from RealTek's website, as this AirLink adapter uses the RealTek chipset. Once I installed that driver on both desktop computers, my signal strength was much higher and did not drop a connection. Surfing the net was every bit as fast as my wireless-G connections (as expected), and intranet transfers were very quick.
I imagine that many reviewers who gave bad reviews for this adapter did not attempt to update the drivers for it. To really give this adapter a fair shake, do yourself a favor and use the RealTek drivers to avoid headaches or unneeded returns. I'm using this adapter with an Asus RT-N16 router--one computer is about 40 feet away (through two rooms), and the other computer is 2 floors upstairs on the other side of the house, neither are showing signal issues.
So far this is 5-star wireless-N adapter... my only knock is that I just wish the included drivers were a little better for easier setup.

I bought this to go with my new wireless N router. I was kind of bummed they do not make one which can handle the full speed of wireless n, but i figured half the speed would be a great improvement, plus the range increase would also be nice. i just opened it today and it is really really small. plugged it in and win 7 installed some generic driver before i could stop it, but it did not make a difference. followed the directions which came with the adapter and in about 5-10 minutes, i was connected. a few small items to take note of. you can use the win 7 wireless tool to connect to networks, however, whenever my computer shut off, went to sleep, etc, it would not auto connect (even though i told it to). turns out you have to use the airlink tool which gets installed to create a profile and then set that profile as the default profile. then, whenever you restart, turn on, wake it up, etc, it will auto connect without any issues (though the airlink tool does pop up every time).
the transmission speed works best when the router is set for full wireless n mode (some routers have a mixed mode). it connected in this mode, but the speed was half its max. setting the router to full wireless n resulted in full speed on the adapter side. other than that, it really works great. our internal connection to our network drive is much faster (transferred a 600MB movie in about 2.5 min, which used to take 5-6 min. the range has also improved (through 2 walls, i was still at 80% strength and 120 speed).
would def recommend.

 

AirLink101 AWLL5088 Wireless N 150 Ultra Mini USB Adapter