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Page 1: ...User Manual USB N66 Dual band Wireless N Adapter For 802 11a b g n Wireless 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: ...g ASUS utility 7 Connecting to a wireless network manually 7 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS 8 Soft AP mode Windows XP Vista 7 10 4 Software information 12 ASUS WLAN Control Center 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 Survey 13 Configuration Basic 14 Configuration Encryption 15 Configuration Advanced 16 5 Configuring USB N66 usingWindows WZC servi...

Page 4: ... missing contact your retailer immediately ASUS USB N66 x1 Warranty card x1 Quick Start Guide x1 USB cable x1 Support CD x1 Package contents Windows XP Vista 7 USB 2 0 port 512MB system memory or larger Optical disk drive A quick look 2 3 1 4 5 6 1 High Standard Power Switch slide the switch to the left or to the right to use standard power or high power 2 USB port 3 LED indicator 4 Air vents 5 Mo...

Page 5: ... Out of the box the ASUS USB N66 is designed to sit on a raised flat surface like a file cabinet or book shelf The unit may also be converted for mounting to a wall or ceiling 1 Look on the underside for the mounting hook 2 Mark an upper hole in a flat surface 3 Tighten one screw until only 1 4 is showing 4 Latch the hook of your USB N66 onto the screw NOTES Re adjust the screw if you cannot latch...

Page 6: ...abled on your computer double click SETUP EXE from the root directory to run the Support CD 2 Installing the USB N66 driver and utilities 2 From the Autorun screen select your language and click Install Utilities Driver 3 An InstallShieldWizard screen appears Click Next to continue IMPORTANT Install the ASUS USB N66 into your computer before installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Sup...

Page 7: ...nually 2 You may click Survey Search to search for the wireless networks Select an Access Point AP from the network list and then click Connect 1 Right click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon in the Windows system tray then select Wireless Setting 3 Configuring USB N66 using ASUS utility 6 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 8: ...me security settings on your WLAN adapter as those on the AP or station Click Save Connecting to a wireless network usingWPS ASUS USB N66 supports the WPS function that helps you set up a secure wireless network easily To connect USB N66 to aWPS enabled AP using theWPS push button IMPORTANT Ensure that the AP you are trying to connect to supports the WPS function 2 Select Use theWPS button then cl...

Page 9: ...3 Press the WPS button on the AP or station to establish a wireless connection 4 Click Finish 3 Click Finish 1 Select Use PIN code 2 Key in the AP s eight digit PIN code and click Next To connect USB N66 to aWPS enabled AP or station using the PIN code ...

Page 10: ...has switched to the Soft AP mode successfully The General tab displays the wireless clients that are currently connecting to the USB N66 in Soft AP Soft AP mode Windows XP Vista 7 ASUS USB N66 supports the Soft AP mode In this mode the USB N66 acts as a virtual AP The picture indicates that you have set ICS Internet connection Sharing successfully IMPORTANT Before configuring the Soft AP mode conn...

Page 11: ... with the USB N66 To prevent a wireless client from associating with theWLAN adapter 1 Select Enable in the Access Control Policy page then click Reject tab 2 Key in the client s MAC address then click Add MAC 3 Click OK The wireless clients on the Reject list are not allowed to associate with the USB N66 In the Soft AP mode you can limit the wireless clients that associate with the USB N66 throug...

Page 12: ... ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon displays as shown on the right 4 Software information ASUSWLAN Adapter Setting Utility Right click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options Wireless Settings Launches the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility Activate Configuration Activates a preset profile Help Launches the help file WPS Launches the WPS wizard Ab...

Page 13: ... identifier assigned to networking devices It consists of six groups of two hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons e g 00 E0 18 F0 05 C0 Channel Displays the channel of the wireless network Current Data Rate Displays the current data transmission rate NetworkType Displays the WLAN adapter type such as infrastructure type Security Displays the encryption of the wireless ...

Page 14: ... correct channel required to communicate with an AP and this field shows Auto In the Ad Hoc mode you are allowed to select a channel for your WLAN adapter WLAN cards in the same network can communicate with each other if they have the same channel setting Notes For 2 4GHz band the radio channels you can use depend on the regulations in your country In the United States FCC and Canada IC channels 1...

Page 15: ... network operating in the Shared Key mode that uses the WEP encryption for your network WPA Personal WPA2 Personal Use the WPA Pre Shared Key WPA2 Pre Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for authentication WPA WPA2 Enterprise WEP 802 1X Set these authentication modes in the Infrastructure mode needs to add a RADIUS server to confirm the user s identity Two Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP ...

Page 16: ...each key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters Select one as your Default Key Allows you to select one of the four WEP Keys as the default key Configuration Advanced This Advanced page is intended for experienced users to set up additional parameters for the WLAN adapter We recommend that you keep the default values RTSThreshold 0 2347 The Request to Send Clear to Send RTS CTS f...

Page 17: ...click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon then click Exit ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off Click WindowsWireless to use it To connect your USB N66 to a wireless network usingWindows WZC service 5 Configuring USB N66 using Windows WZC service ...

Page 18: ...s set to the Infrastructure mode Check if the SSID of your WLAN adapter is the same as that of the access point you want to connect to Check if the Encryption settings of your WLAN adapter are the same as those of the access point you want to connect to MyWLAN adapter cannot connect to a station orWLAN adapter Check if NetworkType is set to the Ad Hoc mode Check if the SSID of your WLAN adapter is...

Page 19: ...our 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 already has the maximum number of TCP IP bindings remove one of the network adapters from the Network configuration before installing the WLAN adapter driver ...

Page 20: ...tion allows you to specify the data transmission rate Basic Service Area BSS A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function Broadband A type of data transmission in which a single medium such as cable carries several data at once Channel An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units that may be used simultaneously in the same volume of space with other in...

Page 21: ...is used to encode 125Kbps of data per channel resulting in a 6 000Kbps or 6Mbps data rate Using quadrature phase shift keying you can double the amount of data encoded to 250Kbps per channel yielding a 12Mbps data rate And by using 16 level quadrature amplitude modulation encoding 4bits per hertz you can achieve a data rate of 24Mbps The 802 11a g standard specifies that all 802 11a g compliant pr...

Page 22: ...chipping sequence The chipping sequence is combined with a transmitted data stream to produce the output signal Wireless mobile clients receiving a direct sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence back into bits to recreate the original data transmitted by the wireless device Intercepting and decoding a direct sequence transmission requires a predef...

Page 23: ...ESSID entered into the gateway and each of its wireless clients The ESSID is a unique identifier for your wireless network Ethernet The most widely used LAN access method which is defined by the IEEE 802 3 standard Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN meaning all devices on the network segment share total bandwidth Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps using CSMA CD to run over 10 BaseT cables Fi...

Page 24: ...e in the more recently allocated 5 GHz UNII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure band And unlike 802 11b the 802 11a standard departs from the traditional spread spectrum technology instead using a frequency division multiplexing scheme that s intended to be friendlier to office environments The 802 11a standard which supports data rates of up to 54 Mbps is the Fast Ethernet analog to 80...

Page 25: ... 1 or 2 Mbps In 1999 the IEEE created the 802 11b standard 802 11b is essentially identical to the 802 11 standard except 802 11b provides for data rates of up to 11Mbps for direct sequence spread spectrum devices Under 802 11b direct sequence devices can operate at 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps or 1Mbps This provides interoperability with existing 802 11 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2Mbps ...

Page 26: ...ss LANs The ISM bands are located at 902MHz 2 400GHz and 5 7GHz ISP Internet Service Provider An organization that provides access to the Internet Small ISPs provide service via modem and ISDN while the larger ones also offer private line hookups T1 fractional T1 etc LAN Local Area Network A communications network that serves users within a defined geographical area The benefits include the sharin...

Page 27: ...t width of the cards ranges in thickness from 3 3 mm Type I to 5 0 mm Type II to 10 5 mm Type III These cards can be used for various functions including memory storage land line modems and wireless modems PPP Point to Point Protocol PPP is a protocol for communication between computers using a serial interface typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server PPPoE Point to Point ...

Page 28: ...machine to send a stream of data to a process on another Software implementing TCP usually resides in the operating system and uses the IP to transmit information across the network WAN Wide Area Network A system of LANs connected together A network that connects computers located in separate areas i e different buildings cities countries The Internet is a wide area network WECA Wireless Ethernet ...

Page 29: ...yId 009D8425 CE2B 47A4 ABEC 274845DC9E91 displaylang en Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1 which is available here http www microsoft com WindowsXP pro downloads servicepacks sp1 default asp For earlier Windows Operating systems a WPA capable supplicant is required such as Funk Software s Odyssey Client WLAN Wireless Local Area Network This is a group o...

Page 30: ...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 ...

Page 31: ...urope ETSI DGTWarning Statement Article 12 Without permission any company firm or user shall not alter the frequency increase the power or change the characteristics and functions of the original design of the certified lower power frequency electric machinery Article 14 The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not affect the navigation safety nor interfere a legal communi...

Page 32: ...cept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device ICWarning Statement Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that t...

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