PCE-N53 Wireless Dual-band Card Manual
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ASUS Wireless Dual-band Card
6. Troubleshooting
This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when
installing or using the ASUS PCE-N53 WLAN card. Contact a qualified service
technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the
troubleshooting solutions.
How do I verify that my WLAN card is installed properly?
1. Right-click
My Computer
from the
Start
menu, then select
Properties
.
2. Select the
Hardware
tab, then click
Device Manager
.
3. Double-click
Network adapters
.
4. Double-click
Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card
. A
Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN
Card Properties
window appears.
5. Check
Device status
to see if the WLAN Card is working properly.
My WLAN card cannot connect to any Access Points.
• Check if
Network Type
is set to the
Infrastructure
mode.
• Check if the
SSID
of your WLAN card is the same as that of the access point
you want to connect to.
• Check if the
Encryption
settings of your WLAN card are the same as those of
the access point you want to connect to.
My WLAN card cannot connect to a station or WLAN card.
• Check if
Network Type
is set to the
Ad Hoc
mode.
• Check if the
SSID
of your WLAN card is the same as that of the station or the
WLAN card you want to connect to.
• Check if the
Channel
of your WLAN card is the same as that of the station or the
WLAN card you want to connect to.
• Check if the
Encryption
settings of your WLAN card are the same as those of
the station or the WLAN card you want to connect to.
The connection quality is bad and the signal strength is weak.
• Keep your WLAN card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to
avoid radio interference. Adjust the WLAN card antenna.
• Move your WLAN card closer to the access point, station, or WLAN card you want
to connect to.
