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ASUS WLAN Adapter

Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Chapter 3

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Site Monitor

The Site Monitor utility measures the signal-to-noise (SNR) values of all

available wireless networks. Use this utility to determine the best placement of

access points in a wireless network.

Launching Site Monitor

To launch the Site Monitor:

• Click the Windows

Start

button,

then select

Programs

ASUS

Utility

WLAN Card

Site

Monitor

, or

• Right-click the

Control Center

icon on the Windows taskbar,

then select

Site Monitor

The Site Monitor survey message appears. Click

Site Monitor main window

The Site Monitor main window displays the available wireless connections and

the signal-to-noise (SNR) value of a selected connection.

Note: Some Access Points disable their SSID broadcasting to hide themselves

from “Site Survey” or “Site Monitor”. You may join these APs if you know their

SSID.

Summary of Contents for PCE-N13

Page 1: ...User Manual Wireless N PCI Express Adapter PCE N13 For 802 11n draft 802 11g 802 11b Networks E4935 October 2009 ...

Page 2: ...HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manua...

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Page 5: ...onnecting via the WPS button 13 Connecting via the PIN code 14 Adding network devices using a USB flash drive 19 Configuring with the WLAN utility Infrastructure 21 Configuring with the WLAN utility Ad Hoc 22 Software Reference 24 ASUS WLAN Control Center 24 Launching the Control Center 24 Using the Control Center 24 ASUS Wireless Settings 26 Launching the ASUS Wireless Settings 26 Status Status 2...

Page 6: ...xit Wireless Settings 41 ASUS Mobile Manager 42 Site Monitor 51 A S AP mode Station mode 53 Windows XP wireless options 54 Windows Vista wireless options 56 Windows 7 wireless options 57 Application 58 Setting up the XLink Mode 58 Troubleshooting 61 Appendix 63 Table of Contents ...

Page 7: ... retailer if any item is damaged or missing 1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter PCE N13 2 x External Dipole Antenna 1 x Low Profile Bracket 1 x Warranty Card 1 x Support CD 1 x Quick Start Guide Features High speed networking 11n Draft for fast download file transfer and media streaming Easy setup Use the WPS function for easy wireless setup Multiple OS support Windows and Linux ...

Page 8: ...er on Windows XP Vista OS To install the utilities and driver on Windows XP Vista 1 Insert the support CD into your optical drive An autorun screen appears if Autorun is enabled on your computer Installation Procedures NOTE If Autorun is disabled double click SETUP EXE from the root directory of the supportCD The WLAN status indicators Tne AIR indicator on the ASUS WLAN card shows the status of th...

Page 9: ...Click Next to create short cut 4 ClickNext to use the default Destination Folder or click Browse to select another folder 8 Click OK to disable Windows Zero Configuration and allow ASUS WLAN utilities to manage your wireless network 6 The installation process takes several seconds 7 When Setup is complete click Finish to exit the installation wizard and restart the computer ...

Page 10: ...your computer s optical drive 2 From the Windows Start menu right click Computer then select Properties 3 Click Device Manager at the left side of the screen 4 The Device Manager windows appears From the Other devices category right click 802 11 n WLAN then select Update Driver Software 5 Select Browse my computer for driver software ...

Page 11: ...ter then select ASUS 802 11 n Network Adapter and click Next to start the driver installation 7 Windows has successfully updated your driver software Click Close and restart your computer to activate the new settings Installing the driver on Linux OS Refer to the README text in the Linux zip file included in the support CD Obtain the Linux driver source code from the support CD and build the drive...

Page 12: ... to easily set up your wireless network using the following PIN code of the WPS router or AP that you want to connect to Launching the WPS Wizard To launch the WPS Wizard 1 From the Windows taskbar right click the WLAN icon then select WPS 2 The WPS Wizard appears Select the method that you want to use to connect to the network ...

Page 13: ...ASUS WLAN Adapter 13 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Connecting via the WPS button 1 From the WPS Wizard select Use the WPS button Click Next 2 Press the WPS button on the router ...

Page 14: ...cceeding onscreen instructions Connecting via the PIN code 1 From the WPS Wizard select Use the PIN code Click Next 2 Select the router that you want to connect to The router s status is displayed as either Configured with security settings or Unconfigured without security settings Note If WPS configuration failed move your computer closer to the router then try again ...

Page 15: ...de is displayed 4 If your selected router s status is Configured key in the PIN code in the web user interface Note If your selected router s status is Unconfigured proceed to the section Using the PIN code on an unconfigured router 5 Wait until the WPS Wizard finishes applying the wireless settings ...

Page 16: ...nish to close the WPS Wizard Using the PIN code on an unconfigured router To use the PIN code on an unconfigured router 1 Follow steps 1 3 in Connecting via the PIN code 2 If your selected router s status is Unconfigured the WPS Wizard screen below appears Key in the PIN code in this screen Click Next ...

Page 17: ...the router is used for the first time the WPS Wizard assigns the SSID network name automatically 3 Wait until the WPS Wizard finishes applying the wireless settings 5 Use the auto generated passphrease as your network s security key or manually assign a passphrase containing between 8 and 63 characters When done click Next ...

Page 18: ...ation Installation To configure the advanced security settings click Show advanced network security options Select the Security Method and manually key in your Security key or passphrase 6 WPS Wizard is completed Click Finish to close the WPS Wizard ...

Page 19: ...S Wizard utility you can add devices to your network using a USB flash drive To add network devices using a USB flash drive 1 In the WPS Wizard click Save settings to a USB flash drive 2 Plug a USB flash drive into the USB port on your computer and then select the drive from the dropdown list When done click Next to continue ...

Page 20: ...ash drive from this computer and then plug to the computer that you want to add to the wireless network 4 Locate the SetupWireless exe from the USB drive and double click to run it Click Yes to add the computer to the wireless network 5 Click OK to exit the Wireless Network Setup Wizard ...

Page 21: ...atus page to see the association state If connection is established the box shows Connected xx xx xx xx xx xx 3 Use Site Survey if you do not know the SSID of your access point 4 Encryption settings must match those at the access point Ask your network administrator about the settings if necessary Click Apply to activate the settings 1 Right click the wireless connection icon and select Wireless S...

Page 22: ...lect the node you want to communicate with and press Connect 4 If the encryption settings of your WLAN Adapter are different from those of the other Ad Hoc nodes you are prompted to make the encryption of the two nodes identical Click Apply to activate the settings 1 Right click the wireless connection icon and select Wireless Settings 5 Check the Status page to see the association state If connec...

Page 23: ... Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference Note Windows Vista cannot support configuring Infrastructure or Ad hoc setting with the WLAN utility Please refer to the Windows Vista Wireless Options for details ...

Page 24: ...l Center ASUS WLAN Control Center is an application which makes it easier to launch WLAN applications and activate network location settings The WLAN Control Center starts automatically when the system boots up When WLAN Control Center is running you can see a Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar Launching the Control Center To launch the ASUS WLAN Control Center do any of the following Clic...

Page 25: ...lity Taskbar icon Right click menu Right click the taskbar icon to show the following menu items Wireless Settings Click to launch Wireless Settings application Activate Configuration Click to choose a preset profile Mobile Manager Click to launch the Mobile Manager application WPS Wizard Click to launch the Wireless Protected Setup Wizard Site Monitor Click to launch the Site Monitor application ...

Page 26: ...eld shows the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc network ASUS Wireless Settings The ASUS Wireless Settings utility allows you to manage your WLAN Adapter It allows you to view or modify the configuration settings and to monitor the operational status of your WLAN Adapter Launching the ASUS Wireless Settings To launch the ASUS Wireless Settings do any of the following...

Page 27: ...adio channel to which the adapter is currently tuned This number changes as the radio scans the available channels Current Data Rate Displays the current data rate in megabits per second Mbps Radio State Shows the wireless radio status ON or OFF Radio On When the wireless radio is turned ON the icon appears in the upper left of the Status page Radio Off When the wireless radio is turned OFF the ic...

Page 28: ...is correctly installed Throughput 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 Link Quality Shows the signal strength link quaility of the access point or A...

Page 29: ...n the WLAN Adapter which gets IP address from DHCP server Status Ping Click the Ping button in Status IP Config tab to open this page The Ping tab allows you to verify the accessibility of other computers or network devices To ping a connection 1 Type the IP address of the device you want to verify in the IPAddress field 2 Configure the ping session by assigning the ping packet size and number of ...

Page 30: ...r select one from the drop down list box If you get connected by designating the SSID you are only to connect the AP with the SSID you assigned If the AP is removed from the network your WLAN Adapter does not roam automatically to other APs SSIDs must all be printable characters and having a maximum of 32 case sensitive characters such as Wireless Clear history of SSID settings Channel The Channel...

Page 31: ...this mode for devices running on AC power Fast PSP Fast power saving mode which is also known as Enable Power Saving mode periodically wakes up the system to check if there is any data being sent We recommend this mode for devices running on battery power Others Encryption Click this link to show the Encryption tab Advanced Click this link to show the Advanced tab In most cases the default values ...

Page 32: ...as the access point WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select this option to enable WPA Pre Shared Key under Infrastructure mode It enables communication between your client and APs using WPA PSK WPA2 PSK encryption mode WPA WPA2 The network is operating in IEEE 802 1x authentication mode This mode is for environments with RADIUS Remote Access Dial in User Service In a RADIUS environment five Extensible Authenticat...

Page 33: ...ork layers Wireless Network Key This option is enabled only if you select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK authentication mode Select TKIP or AES in the encryption filed as encryption mode to begin the encryption proceed Note 8 to 64 characters are required in this field Wireless Network Key WEP This option is configurable only if you enable WEP in Network Authentication field The WEP Key is a 64 bits 5 byte o...

Page 34: ... Firstly 64 bit WEP and 40 bit WEP are the same encryption method and can interoperate in the wireless network This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40 bit 10 Hex character as a secret key set by user and a 24 bit Initialization Vector not under user control This together makes 64 bits 40 24 Some vendors refer to this level of WEP as 40 bits and others refer to this as 64 bits Our Wireless LAN...

Page 35: ...d to create an encrypted tunnel and achieve server side authentication in a manner similar to Web server authentication using Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol This method uses digital certificates to verify the identity of a client and server TTLS TTLS authentication uses certificates to authenticate the server while maintaining similar security properties to TLS such as mutual authentication and...

Page 36: ...de 802 11 frames into smaller pieces fragments that are sent separately to the destination Enable fragmentation by setting a specific packet size threshold If there is an excessive number of collisions on the WLAN experiment with different fragmentation values to increase the reliability of frame transmissions The default value 2346 is recommended for normal use Multimedia Gaming Environment Multi...

Page 37: ...ble ICS and Firewall if desired Refer to Windows help for information on Internet Connection Sharing 4 You can easily switch between Soft AP and Station mode by right clicking the taskbar icon and selecting A S Change Mode ICS is used to share this computer s Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network When this computer is connected to the Internet communication to and from...

Page 38: ...o network The Access Control List ACL contains MAC addresses for wireless clients allowed to associate with the AP This provides security by preventing unauthorized access The AP also uses a disallowed address list of destinations This feature prevents the AP from communicating with specified destinations This can include network devices that do not require communication with the AP or its wireles...

Page 39: ...el used by each network Soft AP Mode will also provide two extra tabs on the Status pages Association Table and Event Log The Association Table shows clients that are currently connected to the Soft AP The Event Log tracks messages associated with the Soft AP IMPORTANT If the end points of a chain are connected to each other a loop is created Normally it is advised to avoid loops involving bridges...

Page 40: ...This information is helpful in determining which network to connect to The value is then normalized to a dBm value Security Wireless network encryption information All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication BSSID The media access control MAC address of the access point or the Basic Service Set ID of the Ad Hoc node About Version Info Use the Versio...

Page 41: ...les will help you combine all your settings for work home roaming and other locations so that you do not have to reqeat individual settings When you travel from work to home for example choose a home profile that contains all your settings for home use When you travel back to work choose an office profile Click Apply to apply the current settings before saving them as a profile Apply Click to appl...

Page 42: ...ple alternative configurations for different locations You just need to set once and then easily activate a configuration with a push of a button when you change location Mobile Manager would determine whether or not the new settings wourld require rebooting Windows to take effect To launch the Mobile Manager utility 1 Click the Windows Start button Select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Mobile Ma...

Page 43: ...iation you have made when changes to an existing association occurred If no associations have been made Auto Roaming automatically connects to a wireless network based on your specified configurations Activate Configuration Applies the configuration you selected from the list Follow the onscreen instructions to activate a configuration Note Activating a configuration requires system restart when y...

Page 44: ...st of available configurations Details Displays the name type and description of a selected configuration Help menu Contents Displays the WinHelp window for online help About Mobile Manager Displays the Mobile Manager version number and copyright information Click on the ASUS logo to open the ASUS website Creating a new configuration To create a new configuration 1 Launch the New Configuration Wiz...

Page 45: ...an installed network interface card other than ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter Dialup Networking Configuration Select this option if your computer has an installed modem 3 Enter the name and description of the configuration you wish to create then click Next 2 Choose the type of configuration you want to create The configu ration types are described below Click Next when done 4 Configure the wireles...

Page 46: ...e current system settings Click Next when done 6 Enter the computer name then click Next 7 Use this window to set the proxy server and printer shar ing Click Advanced to display the proxy server and printer sharing options Click Next when finished 8 Check the Activate Configura tion Now option to start using the created configuration The Mobile Manager window dis plays the created configuration wh...

Page 47: ...twork settings Wireless tab Priority of Preferred Network This field allows you to select the priority of the preferred network Network Type Infrastructure Select the Infrastructure mode to establish connection to an access point Ad hoc Select the Ad hoc mode to communicate directly with other Wireless LAN devices without using an access point Editing a configuration To edit a configuration 1 Sele...

Page 48: ...cryption The WEP Key is a 64 bit 5 byte or 128 bit 13 byte hexadecimal digit use to encrypt transmitted data packets and decrypt received data packets Network settings Identification tab Computer name Assign your computer a unique name of up to 15 characters The computer name allows other users in a network to recognize your computer The computer name is generally the same with the DNS hostname No...

Page 49: ...ton to delete a selected gateway address TCP IP settings DNS tab The DNS tab allows you to configure the DNS settings of the selected configuration This tab also allows you to add a DNS server and arrange them in order of their use You may also assign a DNS suffix for a specified DNS server TCP IP settings WINS tab The WINS tab allows you to configure the WINS settings of the selected configuratio...

Page 50: ...net make sure you type its address in this box You may use wild cards to match domain and host names or addresses for example company com 192 72 111 Bypass proxy server for local addresses This option allows you to use the proxy server for all local Intranet addresses Note You may gain access to local addresses easier and faster if you do not use the proxy server Sharing settings I want to set the...

Page 51: ...lick the Windows Start button then select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar then select Site Monitor The Site Monitor survey message appears Click OK Site Monitor main window The Site Monitor main window displays the available wireless connections and the signal to noise SNR value of a selected connection Note Some Access Poi...

Page 52: ...ements The higher the SNR the better the connection quality Communication Quality This indicates the communication quality of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to Signal Level This line specifies the average signal level of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to Noise Level Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently used for connection Th...

Page 53: ...pter 53 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference A S AP mode Station mode Select the mode you want to use When done NOTE If you change to a different mode the current connection status will be lost ...

Page 54: ...Wireless Zero Configuration service to configure the WLAN Adapter Only use our WLAN utilities and disable Windows wireless function Only useASUS WLAN utilities to configure the WLANAdapter Connecting via Windows Wireless Zero Configuration service To connect to a wireless network via Windows Wireless Zero Configuration WZC service 2 If you have set up the encryption key for your access point key i...

Page 55: ... General page shows status duration speed and signal strength The green bars represent signal strength with five bars indicating excellent signal and one bar indicating poor signal 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 buttons The radio tower with a si...

Page 56: ...he wireless connection properties 1 Right click the network icon on the taskbar and select Network and sharing Center 2 Select Manage network connections 3 Double click the wireless network connection icon to open the Wireless Network Connection Status page 4 Click Properties to open the Property page from the Wireless Network Connection Status page 1 The General page shows status SSID duration sp...

Page 57: ... Right click the network icon in the notification area then select Open Network and Sharing Center Click Connect to a network select the access point and click Connect 2 Key in the security key then click OK You may also push the WPS button on the access point to establish the wireless connection The picture below indicates that you have successfully connected to the wireless network ...

Page 58: ...Chapter 4 Application Application Setting up the XLink Mode To set up the XLink Mode on Windows XP 1 Click ASUS WLAN Control Center Config Advanced to enable the PSP Xlink Mode 2 Turn on PSP to set up the configuration 3 Select Network Settings ...

Page 59: ...ASUS WLAN Adapter 59 Chapter 4 Application Chapter 4 Application 4 Select AD Hoc Mode 5 Select the PSP channel that you want to connect to 6 When done select O to save settings ...

Page 60: ...t the game that is available for system link you want to play then start the game connection The PSP can provide you the SSID named PSP_ to connect Click ASUS WLAN Control Center Survey to search the available connection then select PSP_ to connect 8 When done click Connect ...

Page 61: ...an icon of an expansion adapter There should not be a or problem or x disabled symbol over this icon There is a yellow exclamation mark or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my WLAN Adapter To resolve the problem you should update reinstall the WLAN Adapter driver In Device Manager right click 802 11g Network Adapter select Properties and select Driver tab Click on Update Driver ...

Page 62: ... WEP Keys on both stations Bad link quality or bad signal strength There are two possible reasons First is radio interference keep the environment around the WLAN Adapter away from microwave ovens and large metal objects Then try to reorient the WLAN Adapter antenna Second is the distance decrease the distance between your WLAN Adapter and the access point or station or another WLAN Adapter The TC...

Page 63: ...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 ...

Page 64: ...cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures IC Warning The Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canandian Interference Causing Equipment Regulation Cet appareil numerique de la class B erspecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Declaration of Conformity for R TTE directive 1999 5 EC Essential requ...

Page 65: ...peration 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 IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment End users must follow the specific operat...

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