ASUSTeK Computer WL160W WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ADAPTER User Manual WL 160W

ASUSTeK Computer Inc WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ADAPTER WL 160W

USERS MANUAL

Quick Start Guide
Wireless Local Area Network Adapter
WL-160W
(For 802.11n draft, 80211g & 80211b Networks)
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QE2920/ Nov. 2006
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Quick Start Guide
Installation Procedures
Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities before inserting the WLAN
Adapter into your computer.
Installing the WLAN utilities and driver
Follow these instructions to install the
WLAN Adapter utilities and driver. Insert
the support CD into your optical drive.
If autorun is enabled in your computer,
the CD automatically displays the utilitymatically displays the utility
menu. Click Install ASUS WLAN
Adapter Utilities/Driver. If autorun is
disabled, double-click SETUP.EXE in the
root directory of the CD.
Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into
your computer’s PCMCIA slot. Windows
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installed in the previous steps.
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Reading the WLAN status indicators
The device comes with two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN
Adapter.
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speed indicates the link speed.
OFF: Radio off or Adapter is disabled.
LINK LED
ON: Connected to wireless device.
OFF: No wireless connection.
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One Touch Wizard
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wireless LAN.
1. Launch One Touch Wizard from Start
menu and click Next to set up your
wireless network.
2. Select an AP from the Available Networks
then click Next.
3. Connection is complete. Click Next
to setup the IP address for the WLAN
Adapter.
4. Choose to obtain an IP address or to
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complete, click Finish to exit the One
Touch Wizard.
Note: If the access point you want to connect has set up encryption
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Select "Configure your wireless LAN settings" radio button in step 2
and make the settings accordingly. When the encryption settings are
complete, you can launch the One Touch Wizard once again from the Start
menu to set up the connection with your AP.
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The WLAN adapter supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication
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3. Click the Survey button to scan for Ad
Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to
communicate with and press Connect.
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state. If connection is established, the box
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Using the Control Center
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Taskbar Icon and Status
Wireless Status Icons (on the taskbar)
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ASUS WLAN Control Center
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Center starts automatically when system boots. When WLAN Control Center is
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Starting the Control Center
• Select ASUS WLAN Control Center in Windows Start
menu, or
• Double-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the desktop.
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Taskbar icon - Left-click menu
Left-click the taskbar icon to show the
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•Wireless Radio On – Turns the
wireless radio ON.
•Wireless Radio Off – Turns the
wireless radio OFF.
•Search & Connect – View the
properties of available access points.
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“Disable Radio” button.
Association State
Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected - The adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
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Starting Wireless Settings
• Open the Windows Control Panel, then double-click the ASUS WLAN
Adapter Settings icon.
or
• Click the Windows Start button, select Programs | ASUS Utility |
WLAN Adapter | Wireless Settings.
or
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select Wireless Settings.
NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your
computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the “
Wireless Settings” utility. Select the device you want when such situation
occurs.
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point or Ad Hoc node.
Disconnected - The WLAN Adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
SSID:
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MAC address:
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channels.
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Radio State:
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Buttons
Rescan – Make the WLAN Adapter rescan all available devices. If the current
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off a weak access point and search for a better link with another access point.
This function usually takes several seconds.
Change SSID – Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to
connect.
Search & Connect – Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.
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router. Channel option will depend on the bandwidth that you select.
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the WLAN Adapter. These statistics are
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Frame Sent/Received
Transmitted - The number of frames that
were transmitted.
Received - The number of frames that were received.
Frame Error
Transmitted - The number of frames that were not successfully transmitted.
Received - The number of frames that were not successfully received.
Connection Quality
Signal Strength - Shows the link quality of the access point or Ad Hoc node
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Overall Connection Quality
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IP Release - If you want to remove the
current IP address, click this button to
release the IP address from DHCP server.
IP Renew - If you want to obtain a new IP address from DHCP server, click this
button to renew the IP address.
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ASUS WLAN Adapter 13
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Quick Start Guide
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Encryption – Click this link to show the "Encryption" tab.
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14 ASUS WLAN Adapter
English
Quick Start Guide
Network Authentication
Since there is no precise bound in
wireless LANs, the WLAN users need
to implement certain mechanism
to provide security solution. The
Authentication policies in this tab
provide protection of different levels
such as Open, WEP, WPA, and WPA2.
Open - Select this option to make the
network operate on Open System
mode, which use no authentication
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privacy. The WEP uses keys to encrypt and decrypt data packets. The
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overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol.
ASUS WLAN Adapter 15
English
Quick Start Guide
Data encryption
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Disabled - Disable the encryption function.
WEP - WEP Key is used to encrypt your data before it is transmitted over air.
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same WEP keys.
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16 ASUS WLAN Adapter
English
Quick Start Guide
2. Automatic Generation - Type a combination of up to 64 letters,
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use any of the keys as the default on your WLAN Adapter.
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can interoperate in the wireless network. This lower level of WEP encryption
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ASUS WLAN Adapter 17
English
Quick Start Guide
Survey - Site Survey
Use the Site Survey tab to view statistics
on the wireless networks available to the
WLAN Adapter and their parameters.
•SSID: The SSID of the available
networks.
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network.
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authentication between a wireless client
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Security) authentication is used to create an encrypted tunnel and achieve
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18 ASUS WLAN Adapter
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Quick Start Guide
Buttons
Search – To scan all available wireless networks and show the scan result in the
“Available Network” list.
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themselves from “Site Survey” or “Site Monitor”, however, you can
connect such AP if you know their SSID.
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the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the
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utility version. The version information includes the NDIS version, driver name,
and driver version.
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will be different from what are shown here.
ASUS WLAN Adapter 19
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Quick Start Guide
Link State
WLAN Adapter “Link State” icon appears on the left side of
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20 ASUS WLAN Adapter
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Quick Start Guide
Windows
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XP Wireless Options
The wireless options window shown below is only available for Windows® XP.
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the WLAN Adapter.
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you for the key if you have set up
encryption on your wireless router,
input the keys and click Connect.
The connection is complete.
1. Double-click the wireless network
icon on the task bar to view available
networks.Select the AP and click
Connect.
ASUS WLAN Adapter 21
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Quick Start Guide
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connection icon and select Property to open the Wireless Network Connection
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2. Select “Wireless Networks” tab to show
Preferred networks. Use the Add button
to add the “SSID” of available networks
and set the connection preference order
with the Move up and Move down
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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 received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
－Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
－Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
－Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
－Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Prohibition of Co-location
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter
Safety Information
To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be installed and
operated with minimum distance 2.5cm between the radiator and your body. Use on the supplied
antenna. Use on the supplied antenna. Unauthorized antenna, modification, or attachments
could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations.
APPENDIX
Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC
Essential requirements – Article 3
Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a
Testing for electric safety according to , EN50392 and EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are
considered relevant and sufficient.
Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b
Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been
conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient.
Effective use of the radio spectrum – Article 3.2
Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328 has been conducted. These are considered
relevant and sufficient.
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.

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