Page 2 - ASUS WLAN Card; Copyright Information
2 ASUS WLAN Card No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, withou...
Page 3 - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical support; Contact Information
ASUS WLAN Card 3 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259 General (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Web site address: www.asus.com.tw General (fax): +886-2-2894-7798 General email: [email protected] Technical support General support (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Online support: http...
Page 4 - Table of Contents
4 ASUS WLAN Card 1. Introduction ..............................................................................5 Overview ................................................................................................5Package contents ...................................................................
Page 5 - Chapter 1 - Introduction; Overview; WLAN Access Points or ASUS WLAN Home Gateways. ASUS WLAN Home
ASUS WLAN Card 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1. Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the ASUS WLAN Card!The ASUS WLAN Card is an easy-to-install and use wireless LAN adapter and is designed to be fully compliant with both the IEEE 802.11g and IEE802.11b wireless local a...
Page 6 - Package contents; Features
6 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-169gE) USB 2.0 extension cable (type A to type A) Neck...
Page 7 - Chapter 2 - Installation; Chapter 2 Installation; System Requirements; To begin using the WLAN Card, you must have the following minimum; Installing the WLAN utilities and driver; CD automatically displays the utility menu. Click; Install ASUS WLAN Card
ASUS WLAN Card 7 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2. Installation System Requirements To begin using the WLAN Card, you must have the following minimum requirements:• Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE • USB 1.1 or 2.0 port • 32MB system memory or larger • 300MHz processor or higher Important: I...
Page 8 - Installation; Reading the WLAN status indicators; Searching for or connected to an AP.
Chapter 2 8 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation 7. Carefully insert the WLAN card into your computerʼs USB2.0 port. Windows will automatically detect and configure the WLAN card using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps. 8. Windows XP users: When the program is...
Page 9 - One Touch Wizard; you must configure the same encryption on your WLAN Card. Select
ASUS WLAN Card 9 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation One Touch Wizard Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection with an existing wireless LAN. 1. Launch One Touch Wizard from Start m e n u a n d c l i c k N e x t t o s e t u p y o u r wireless network. 2. Select an AP fr...
Page 10 - Configuring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure)
Chapter 2 10 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation Configuring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure) Use ASUS WLAN utlity to get connected with an existing wireless network. 6. Check the Connection tab to see the signal strength. Click OK to exit the utility. 5. C h e c k t h e S t a ...
Page 11 - Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc); wireless stations without an AP.
ASUS WLAN Card 11 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) The WLAN card supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication between wireless stations without an AP. 2. Click the Config button to set the WLAN Card to Ad Hoc connection mode, Set the SSID t...
Page 12 - Chapter 3 - Software Reference; Software Reference; Using the Control Center; Taskbar Icon and Status; running, you can see a Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar.; Starting the Control Center; • Select; ASUS WLAN Control Center; in Windows Start; ASUS WLAN Control Center; icon on the desktop.
12 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce 3. Software Reference Using the Control Center The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information: • Link quality of the WLAN Card (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Not Linked)• Whether the WLAN Card is co...
Page 13 - • Wireless Radio On; Taskbar Icon - Launch Wireless Settings
ASUS WLAN Card 13 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Taskbar Icon - Left-click Menu Left-clicking the taskbar icon shows the following menu: • Wireless Radio On – Turns the wireless radio ON. • Wireless Radio Off – Turns the wireless radio OFF. • S e a rc h & C o ...
Page 14 - Association State; ASUS Wireless Settings Utility; Starting Wireless Settings; NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your
14 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Status - Status You can view the information about the WLAN Card from the Status menu. The status fields are blank if the WLAN Card is not installed. You can turn off the WLAN Card by clicking the “Disable Radio” butto...
Page 15 - Rescan –
ASUS WLAN Card 15 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Scanning... - The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access point or Ad Hoc node. Disconnected - The WLAN Card is installed to the system, but not yet connected to a wireless device. SSID Displa...
Page 16 - Save Configuration; Frame Error; Transmitted; Connection Quality
16 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Save Configuration When you make settings for a certain working environment, you may need to save your settings to a profile so that you can easily switch to the settings without repeating the configurations. For exampl...
Page 17 - Button; IP Release; NOTE: The IP Release and IP Renew buttons can only be used on the WLAN
ASUS WLAN Card 17 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Status - IP Config IP Config tab shows all the current host and WLAN Card information including host name, DNS servers, IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Button IP Release - If you want to remove the curren...
Page 18 - Network Type; Infrastructure; Channel
18 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Config - Basic This page enables you to change the WLAN Card configurations. Network Type Infrastructure – Infrastructure means to establish a connection with an access point. Once connected, the access point allows you...
Page 19 - Data Rate; Click Apply to save and activate the new configurations.; Others
ASUS WLAN Card 19 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Data Rate Select the transmit data rate (fix or auto). The data rates supported for the WLAN Cards are: Fully Auto – The adapter will adjust to the most suitable transmission rate. Fixed – Fix data rate to 1, 2, 5.5...
Page 20 - Preamble Mode; Preamble. The default value is Long Preamble.; Frame Bursting; Frame Bursting technology is a standard-based Wi-Fi performance; 4g Protection; Automatically change as AP announcement.; Power Output
20 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Preamble Mode This parameter is used to control whether frames will transmit with the Long or Short Preamble. The default value is Long Preamble. Frame Bursting Frame Bursting technology is a standard-based Wi-Fi perf...
Page 21 - Network Authentication; Open
ASUS WLAN Card 21 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Network Authentication Since there is no precise bound in wireless LANs, the WLAN users need to implement certain mechanism to provide security soluction. The Authentication policies in this tab provide protection o...
Page 22 - Data encryption; Disabled; AES is a symmetric 128-bit block encryption technique which works; Wireless Network Key; digits which is used to encrypt and decrypt data packets.; Key Format; characters to setup keys by defining the Key Format.; Key Length; Two ways to assign WEP keys; - When you select this option, the cursor appears
22 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Data encryption For Open and Shared authentication mode, the configuration options of encryption type are Disabled and WEP. For WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKI...
Page 23 - Automatic Generation; - Type a combination of up to 64 letters,; Select one as your Default Key; Wireless Settings Utility uses asterisks to mask your keys.
ASUS WLAN Card 23 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e 2. Automatic Generation - Type a combination of up to 64 letters, numbers, or symbols in the Passphrase box, the Wireless Settings Utility automatically uses an algorithm to generate four WEP Keys. Select one as you...
Page 24 - Config - Authentication; Authentication Type
24 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Survey - Site Survey Use the Site Survey tab to view statistics on the wireless networks available to the WLAN Card and their parameters. • SSID: The SSID of the available networks. • Channel: The channel used by each...
Page 25 - Buttons; Search; from “Site Survey” or “Site Monitor”, however, you can connect such AP if
ASUS WLAN Card 25 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Buttons Search – Scan all available wireless networks and show the scan result in the “Available Network” list. Connect – To associate a network, select the network from the “Available Network” list and click this b...
Page 26 - Link State; WLAN Card “Link State” icon appears on the left side of the; Exit Wireless Settings; To exit Wireless Settings, you can click; OK; or; Cancel
26 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce Link State WLAN Card “Link State” icon appears on the left side of the WLAN Card Settings. Use the icon to view the current signal status. Exit Wireless Settings To exit Wireless Settings, you can click OK or Cancel ....
Page 27 - Only use Windows wireless function; Configuring with Windows; Connect
ASUS WLAN Card 27 Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw ar e Re fe re nc e Windows ® XP Wireless Options The wireless options window shown below is only available for Windows ® XP. It appears when you run the Control Center utility at the first time. Select the utility you want to use for c...
Page 28 - taskbar and select; Open Network Connection; connection icon and select; Property; to open the Wireless Network Connection
28 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ftw are R efe ren ce To set up the wireless connection properties, right-click the wireless icon on the taskbar and select Open Network Connection . Then right-click the network connection icon and select Property to open the Wireless Net...
Page 29 - Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting; Chapter 4
ASUS WLAN Card 29 Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting guides provide answers to some of the more common problems, which you may encounter while installing or using WLAN Card products. If you encounter difficulties that are not mentio...
Page 30 - Bad link quality or bad signal strength
ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 30 Cannot connect to a Station (WLAN Card) Follow the procedure below to configure your WLAN Card.a. Verify that the “Network Type” is in “Ad Hoc” mode. b. Verify that the “SSID” of your WLAN Card is set to the same “SSID” of the ot...
Page 31 - Ad Hoc; This option allows you to specify the data transmission rate.; Broadband; several channels of data at once.
ASUS WLAN Card 31 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary 5. Glossary Access Point (AP) An networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of multiple radio cells that enable roaming throughout a facility. ...
Page 32 - Default Key; The Pass Phrase option is not as secure as manual assignment.; Device Name; ISP when using DHCP to assign addresses.; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol); automatically assigned a single IP address from a DHCP server.
32 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Each subchannel in the COFDM implementation is about 300 KHz wide. At the low end of the speed gradient, BPSK (binary phase shift keying) is used to encode 125 Kbps of data per channel, resulting in a 6,000-Kbps, or 6 Mbps, data rate. Using q...
Page 33 - Encryption
ASUS WLAN Card 33 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Direct-sequence systems communicate by continuously transmitting a redundant pattern of bits called a chipping sequence. Each bit of transmitted data is mapped into chips and rearranged into a pseudorandom spreading code to form the chipping ...
Page 34 - Ethernet; Gateway; IEEE
34 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Ethernet The most widely used LAN access method, which is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN meaning all devices on the network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps using C...
Page 36 - IP Address
36 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary IP (Internet Protocol) The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service. IP includes the ICMP control and error me...
Page 37 - Packet; based on the typed combination.; Preamble; default preamble mode is Long.; Response to Broadcast SSID requests; Station
ASUS WLAN Card 37 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Packet A basic message unit for communication across a network. A packet usually includes routing information, data, and sometimes error detection information. Pass Phrase The Wireless Settings utility uses an algorithm to generate four WEP k...
Page 38 - WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance); Requirements
38 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex, stream service on which many application protocols depend. TCP allows a process or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on a...
Page 39 - FCC Warning Statement
ASUS WLAN Card 39 Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix 6. Appendix FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference r...
Page 40 - These are considered relevant and sufficient.; CE Mark Warning
40 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient.Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1bTesting for electromagnetic compatibility according to...
