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Chapter 4: Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center

37

Windows

®

 7 wireless options

Windows

®

 7 allows you to connect to a wireless network using the WPS function.

1. 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 press 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.

Summary of Contents for USB-N10

Page 1: ...User Manual EZ N Network Adapter USB N10 For 802 11b g n Networks ...

Page 2: ...TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ... 12 Connecting via the WPS button 13 Connecting via the PIN code 14 Configuring with the WLAN utility Infrastructure 19 Configuring with the WLAN utility Ad Hoc 20 Chapter 4 Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center Launching the ASUS WLAN Control Center 22 Wireless Status Icons on the taskbar 22 Using the Wireless Settings right click menu 23 Using the Wireless Settings left click menu 24 Using the ASUS...

Page 4: ...rsion Info 34 Link State 34 Exit Wireless Settings 35 Windows XP wireless options 35 Windows 7 wireless options 37 Setting up the XLink Mode 38 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 41 Chapter 6 Appendices Notices 43 Contact Information 45 ...

Page 5: ...t Windows Linux and MAC System Requirements Before using your ASUS network adapter your system must meet the following minimum requirements Windows 2000 XP x86 x64 Vista x86 x64 7 x86 x64 Linux driver source code available Mac 10 4 10 5 OS USB 2 0 port on your computer 128MB system memory or larger 750MHz processor or higher Note If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Impo...

Page 6: ...the status of the network adapter Status indicators LED Indication ON The ASUS network adapter is connected to a wireless device Blinking Transmitting data via the ASUS network adapter The blinking speed indicates the link speed OFF The ASUS network adapter is not connected to a wireless device LED status indicator ...

Page 7: ...n Windows XP Vista 7 OS To install in Windows XP Vista 7 OS 1 Insert the support CD into the optical drive If Autorun is disabled run setup exe from the root directory of the support CD 3 Click Next to accept the default destination folder or click Browse to specify another path Chapter 2 Installing the utilities and driver ...

Page 8: ...nish to exit the installation wizard and launch the WPS Wizard 4 The installation process takes several seconds When prompted insert the network adapter into your computer s USB port Installing in MAC OS To install in MAC OS 1 Double click the installation icon and then click Continue ...

Page 9: ...s 4 Click Agree to continue with the installation Click Continue 2 Carefully read the Important Information When done click Continue 3 Select the language from the dropdown list Click Continue 5 Select the destination for the driver Click Continue ...

Page 10: ...S USB N10 Chapter 2 Installing the utilities 6 Click Install 7 When prompted key in your password 8 Click Continue Installation on the confirmation message 8 Click Restart to complete the installation process ...

Page 11: ... 11 Installing in Linux OS To install in Linux OS Refer to the README text file in the Linux zipped file included in the support CD Note Obtain the Linux driver source code from the support CD and build the driver for the Linux OS that you are using ...

Page 12: ...the WPS Wizard To launch the WPS Wizard 1 From the Windows taskbar right click the WLAN icon then select WPS You can also click Start ASUS Utility WLAN Card WPS Wizard to launch the WPS Wizard 2 The WPS Wizard appears Select the method that you want to use to connect to the network Chapter 3 Connecting to the wireless network ...

Page 13: ...ASUS USB N10 Chapter 3 Connecting to the wireless network 13 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: ...reless router When done click Next and follow the succeeding 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 Note If WPS configuration failed move your computer closer to the router then try again ...

Page 15: ...digit PIN code from the label posted on the router or from the router s web user interface 4 Assign a name to your network When done click Next 5 Use the auto generated passphrase as your network s security key or manually assign a passphrase containing between 8 and 63 characters Click Next ...

Page 16: ...or passphrase 6 Wait until the WPS Wizard finishes applying the wireless settings 7 Installation is completed Click Save or print settings for future reference or Save settings to a USB flash drive to add other devices to the network Click Finish to close the WPS Wizard Note For more details on adding devices to the network using a USB flash drive refer to the section Adding network devices using ...

Page 17: ... 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 Insert a USB flash drive into your computer s USB port and then select the drive from the dropdown list When done click Next to continue ...

Page 18: ... drive from this computer and then insert it to the computer that you want to add to the wireless network 4 Locate 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 19: ...ork 3 Use 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 2 Click Config to set the SSID network name to that of your wireless AP 1 From the Windows taskbar right click the WLAN icon then select Wireless Setting ...

Page 20: ...he Association State field shows the connection status as either Excellent Link and Connection or Good Link and Connection Configuring with the WLAN utility Ad Hoc The Network adapter supports Ad Hoc mode that allows communication between wireless stations without an AP 2 Click Config and set the network adapter to Ad Hoc connection mode 1 From the Windows taskbar right click the WLAN icon then se...

Page 21: ...rent 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 6 Click the Connection tab to view the signal strength Click OK to exit the utility 5 Click Status to view the association state If connection is established the Association State field shows the connection status as either Excellent Link and Connection ...

Page 22: ...ter From Windows desktop click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information Link quality of the Network adapter Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Linked The network connection status Blue Connected Gray Not Connected Taskbar Icon and Status Wireless Status Icons on the taskbar Excellent link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Good li...

Page 23: ...nked and not connected to Internet Ad Hoc Connected to the local area network LAN or the Internet Using the Wireless Settings right click menu To use the Wireless Settings right click menu From the Windows desktop right click the WLAN icon to display the Wireless Settings right click menu The menu contains the following items Wireless Setting Click to launch the Wireless Setting application Activa...

Page 24: ...ess points Wireless Option Windows XP only Click to choose Windows Wireless Zero Configuration WZC service or ASUS utilities to configure your Network adapter Using the ASUS WLAN Card Settings utilities Launching the ASUS WLAN Card Settings screen To launch the ASUS WLAN Card Settings screen do any of the following Click Start All Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Wireless Settings From the Windows ...

Page 25: ...cally written as twelve hexadecimal digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons i e 00 E0 18 F0 05 C0 Current Channel Displays the radio channel to which the network 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 Note For 802 11n performance select 40MHz bandwidth ...

Page 26: ...dapter is correctly installed 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 Link Quality Shows the signal strength link quality of the ac...

Page 27: ...he Network 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 Key in the IP address of the device you want to verify in the IP Address field 2 To configure the ping session assign the ping packet size and number of ...

Page 28: ...o identify a wireless LAN Use the SSID to connect with a known access point You can also enter a new SSID 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 network adapter does not roam automatically to other APs SSIDs must all be printable characters and having a maximum of 32 case sensitive characters...

Page 29: ... packets The encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others The WPA Personal WPA2 Personal is improved security system for 802 11 which are developed to overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol 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...

Page 30: ...t works simultaneously on multiple network layers Wireless network key This option is enabled only if you select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal authentication mode Select TKIP or AES in the encryption filed as encryption mode to begin the encryption proceed 8 63 ASCII or 64 Hex value is required in this field Wireless Network Key WEP This option is configurable only if you enable WEP in Network Aut...

Page 31: ... levels of WEP Encryption 64 bits and 128 bits 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 ot...

Page 32: ...on 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 Frame Bursting Frame Bursting technology improves wireless network efficiency and boosts throughput Preamble Mode Long High...

Page 33: ...and configure the auto roaming and profile list Add Click this button to add a new profile From the Config Basic page key in the profile name SSID and security type Remove Select a profile from the profile list and click this button The profile will be deleted Edit Select a profile and click this button to modify the profile s settings from the Config Basic page Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS To set up...

Page 34: ...iver name and driver version Note The screen shown above is for reference only Link State Network adapter Link State icon appears on the left side of the network adapter settings Use the icon to view the current signal status Excellent Link Quality Infrastructure Good Link Quality Infrastructure Fair Link Quality Infrastructure Poor Link Quality Infrastructure Not linked Infrastructure Excellent L...

Page 35: ...r Windows XP It appears when you run the Control Center utility for the first time Select the utility you want to use for configuring your network adapter Only use Windows wireless function Only use Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service to configure the network adapter Only use our WLAN utilities and disable Windows wireless function Only useASUS WLAN utilities to configure the network ad...

Page 36: ...e shows the status duration speed and signal strength The green bars represent signal strength with five bars indicating excellent signal and one bar indicates poor signal 2 Select the 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 signal ...

Page 37: ...ck 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 press 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 38: ...ontrol Center 38 Setting up the XLink Mode Windows XP To set up the XLink mode under Windows XP 1 Click ASUS WLAN Control Center Config Advanced to enable the PSP Xlink Mode 2 Turn on your PSP to set up the configuration 3 Select Network Settings ...

Page 39: ...ASUS USB N10 Chapter 4 Using the ASUS WLAN Control Center 39 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 40: ...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 Select PSP_ to connect 8 When done click Connect ...

Page 41: ...xclamation mark or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my network adapter To resolve the problem you should update reinstall the network adapter driver In Device Manager right click 802 11g Network Adapter select Properties and select Driver tab Click on Update Driver button then follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the driver installation Cannot connect to any acces...

Page 42: ...ons radio interference and distance To avoid radio interference keep the environment around the network adapter away from microwave ovens and large metal objects Then try to reorient the network adapter antenna Decrease the distance between your network adapter and the access point or station or another network adapter The TCP IP protocol did not bind to the network adapter This will occur when th...

Page 43: ...sed 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 mo...

Page 44: ...99 5 EC Essential requirements Article 3 Protection requirements for health and safety Article 3 1a 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 1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489 1 and EN 301 489 17 has been conducted These ar...

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