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Page 3 - Manufacturer contact information; Technical support

Manufacturer contact information ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Asia-Pacific) Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw ASUS Computer International (America) Company address: 800 Corporate ...

Page 4 - Table of contents; Configuring PCE-N15 using ASUS utility

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 1 ASUS WLAN Card Table of contents Notices....................................................................................................... 2 Federal Communications Commission .................................................. 2Prohibition of Co-location ............

Page 5 - Federal Communications Commission; may cause undesired operation.; Prohibition of Co-location; with any other antenna or transmitter.; FCC Radiation Exposure Statement; radiator and your body.; Notices

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 2 ASUS WLAN Card Federal Communications Commission This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:• This device may not cause harmful interference, and• This device must accept any interference received, including inter...

Page 6 - CE Mark Warning; 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法; IC Warning Statement; that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 3 ASUS WLAN Card CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product, in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.Operation Channels: Ch1~11 for N. America, Ch1~14 Japan, Ch1~ 13 Europe (ET...

Page 7 - operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.; IC Radiation Exposure Statement:; interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.; ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services; for the detailed recycling information in different regions.; REACH

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 4 ASUS WLAN Card Ant. Antenna Type Connector Gain (dBi) Remark A Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 5.00 TX / RX B Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 3.00 TX / RX C Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 3.00 TX / RX D Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 2.00 TX / RX E Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 2.00 ...

Page 10 - ASUSTeK Computer Inc.; RATINGEN, DEUTSCHLAND; Authorised distributors; Address: CEMAL SURURI CD. HALIM MERIC IS

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 7 ASUS WLAN Card Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Tel: +886-2-2894-3447 Address: No. 150, LI-DE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN Authorised representative in Europe: ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, D-40880 RATINGEN, DEUTSCHLAND Authorised distributors ...

Page 11 - System requirements; • Low profile bracket x1 • Warranty card x1; Status indicator; or select Use the WPS button in the WLAN card’s web interface.; External dipole antenna

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 8 ASUS WLAN Card 1. Introduction 1.2 System requirements Before using the PCE-N15 WLAN Card, check if your system meets the following requirements:• Windows ® Vista/XP/7 • Standard PCI-E slot • 512MB system memory or larger • Optical disk drive 1.1 Package contents Chec...

Page 12 - Installing the PCE-N15 driver and utilities

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 9 ASUS WLAN Card To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS PCE-N15 WLAN Card:1. Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive. An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function is enabled on your computer. NOTE: If the Autorun function is not enabled on yo...

Page 13 - Connecting to a wireless network manually; Connect; Status

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 10 ASUS WLAN Card 3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually To connect PCE-N15 to a station (Ad Hoc mode) manually: 2. You may click Survey > Search to search for the wireless networks. Select a network (AP from the available network list) and then click Connect ...

Page 14 - Connecting to a wireless network using WPS; Use the WPS button

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 11 ASUS WLAN Card 3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS The ASUS PCE-N15 WLAN Card supports the WPS function that helps you set up a secure wireless network easily. To connect PCE-N15 to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the WPS push button: IMPORTANT: Ensure t...

Page 15 - Finish; . The picture indicates; Use PIN code; Key in 8 digital PIN code from

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 12 ASUS WLAN Card 3. Click Finish . The picture indicates that your WLAN card has connected to the network successfully. 1. Select Use PIN code . 2. Key in 8 digital PIN code from network(AP)'s web user interface, click Next. To connect PCE-N15 to a WPS-enabled AP or st...

Page 16 - General

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 13 ASUS WLAN Card 2. Click General table and then click ICS to enable ICS. The General table displays the wireless clients that are currently connecting to the Soft AP. 3. Select a network(station) from the available networks list, then click Apply . To switch to the So...

Page 17 - Configuration

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 14 ASUS WLAN Card To disable the access control function, select Disable from the Access Control Policy dropdown list. To allow a wireless client to associate with the WLAN card:1. Select Accept from the Access Control Policy dropdown list 2. Key in its MAC address in t...

Page 18 - ASUS WLAN Control Center; Software information; Start > All Programs > ASUS Wireless LAN Card; ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility; ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon; Activate Configuration -; Activates a preset profile.; About Control Center -

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 15 ASUS WLAN Card 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility (Station mode) and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN card easily. 4. Software information To launch WLAN utili...

Page 19 - Current Data Rate

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 16 ASUS WLAN Card Left-click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options:• Wireless Radio On - Turns the wireless radio ON. • Wireless Radio Off - Turns the wireless radio OFF. • Search & Connect - Displays the available wire...

Page 20 - Configuration - Basic; Network Type; communicate with an AP and this field shows; Auto; Others

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 17 ASUS WLAN Card Configuration - Basic Network Type Infrastructure - Select the Infrastructure mode to establish a connection with an AP. Ad Hoc - Select the Ad Hoc mode to communicate with a station. An Ad Hoc network is formed quickly and easily without pre-planning....

Page 21 - Configuration - Encryption; card. For data confidentiality in a wireless; Network Authentication -

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 18 ASUS WLAN Card Configuration - Encryption The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN card. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission p...

Page 22 - This option becomes configurable when you; Select one as your Default Key -; Configuration - Advanced; used to minimize collisions among wireless

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 19 ASUS WLAN Card Wireless Network Key (WEP) - This option becomes configurable when you select WEP in the Data encryption field. 64-bit WEP key uses 5 ASCII characters (10 hexadecimal digits). 128-bit WEP key uses 13 ASCII (26 hexadecimal digits). Key Format - Allows y...

Page 23 - Center system tray icon, then click; Exit; . ASUS WLAN Control Center will; Windows Wireless; To connect your PCE-N15 to a wireless network using Windows; WZC

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 20 ASUS WLAN Card 1. Left-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon, then click Exit . ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off. Click Windows Wireless to use it. To connect your PCE-N15 to a wireless network using Windows ® WZC service: 5. Configuring PC...

Page 24 - How do I verify that my WLAN card is installed properly?; ASUS; My WLAN card cannot connect to any Access Points.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 21 ASUS WLAN Card 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when installing or using the ASUS PCE-N15 WLAN card. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the t...

Page 25 - The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN Card.; This occurs when your PC already has six TCP/IP bindings in Windows

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 22 ASUS WLAN Card The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN Card. This occurs when your PC already has six TCP/IP bindings in Windows ® 98 or ten bindings in Windows ® Me. These limits are imposed by the Microsoft ® operating system.Solution: If your computer alread...

Page 26 - cells that enable roaming throughout a facility.; Ad Hoc; This option allows you to specify the data transmission rate.; Broadband; several channels of data at once.; Channel

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 23 ASUS WLAN Card 7. Glossary Access Point (AP) A 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. Ad Hoc A wi...

Page 27 - recovery, thanks to its encoding scheme and error correction.; Default Key; Pass Phrase option is not as secure as manual assignment.; Device Name; when using DHCP to assign addresses.; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol); automatically assigned a single IP address from a DHCP server.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 24 ASUS WLAN Card COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802.11b-like distances in an 802.11a/g environment. To compensate, a new physical-layer encoding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct-sequence techn...

Page 28 - server your ISP has assigned.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 25 ASUS WLAN Card DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses. A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a user enter...

Page 29 - Encryption; area networks (LANs) can be configured as an Extended Service Set.; Ethernet; and possibly damaging or viewing your files.; Gateway; Internet and connects one network to another.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 26 ASUS WLAN Card Encryption This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security. This option allows you to specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit encryption contains 26 h...

Page 30 - ICS; between systems of the same type.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 27 ASUS WLAN Card ICS ICS is used to share one computer’s Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network. When this computer is connected to the Internet, all the communications to and from the Internet on your network are sent through this computer ...

Page 31 - a is a standard for access points and radio; Infrastructure; wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 28 ASUS WLAN Card Compared with 802.11g: 802.11a is a standard for access points and radio NICs that is ahead of 802.11g in the market by about six months. 802.11a operates in the 5GHz frequency band with twelve separate non-overlapping channels. As a result, you can ha...

Page 32 - IP Address; device (which can be a server or a workstation) within that network.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 29 ASUS WLAN Card 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 message prot...

Page 33 - the form transmitted or received.; Packet; on the typed combination.; Preamble; default preamble mode is Long.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 30 ASUS WLAN Card NIC (Network Interface Card) A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network. It is responsible for converting data from stored in the computer to the form transmitted or received. Packet A basic message un...

Page 34 - Response to Broadcast SSID requests; option allows the device to broadcast; Station; create IP address numbers used only within a particular network.; WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance)

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 31 ASUS WLAN Card Radio Frequency (RF) Terms: GHz, MHz, Hz The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz (Hz), equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second. One megahertz (MHz) is one million Hertz. One gigahertz (GHz) is one billion Hertz. The standard U...

Page 35 - enterprise security solutions.; Requirements; such as Funk Software’s Odyssey Client.

PCE-N15 WLAN Card User Manual 32 ASUS WLAN Card WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11. It is part of the 802.11i draft security standard. WPA encompasses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) along with MIC (Message Integrity Check) and ...