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ASUS WLAN Card

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

System Requirements

To begin using the ASUS WLAN Card, you must have the following
minimum requirements:

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Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE

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Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II

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32MB system memory or larger

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300MHz processor or higher

The Product Package

When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package, it should contain the
following items:

• ASUS WLAN Card (PCMCIA Type II)

• ASUS WLAN Card Quick Start Guide

• ASUS WLAN Card User’s Manual

• CD-ROM Disc (Drivers, Utilities, Documentation)

If any of the above items are not included or damaged, contact your
local dealer for instructions.

Requirements

Summary of Contents for WL-103b

Page 1: ...Wireless Local Area Network Card WL 103b For 802 11b Wireless Networks User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...SARISING 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 manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyri...

Page 3: ...ER INTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 510 739 3777 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only Marke...

Page 4: ... Software Reference 17 Chapter Overview 17 Windows XP Wireless Options 18 Control Center Utility 19 Site Monitor Utility 22 Wireless Settings Utility 24 Status Status Tab 25 Status Connection Tab 29 Status IP Config Tab 30 Config Basic Tab 31 Config Encryption Tab 33 Survey Site Survey Tab 36 About Version Info Tab 37 Link State 38 Exit Wireless Settings 38 Mobile Manager Utility 39 New Configurat...

Page 5: ... Federal Communications Commission 68 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements 69 FCC RF Exposure Guidelines Access Points 69 FCC RF Exposure Guidelines Wireless Cards 70 Canadian Department of Communications 70 Operation Channel for Different Domains 70 France Restricted Frequency Band 71 ...

Page 6: ...6 ASUS WLAN Card ...

Page 7: ... the range and presence of obstructions TheASUS WLAN Card supports data rates up to 11 Mbps with automatic fallback to 5 5 2 and1Mbpsin802 11bnetworks Itoperatesintheunlicensed2 4GHzfrequencies called the Instrumentation Science and Medical ISM band Unlicensed means free of charge to users The ASUS WLAN Card configuration utility is a user friendly application that helps you quickly setup multiple...

Page 8: ... order to maximize signal strength The ASUS WLAN 802 11b CF Card WL 110 is a IEEE 802 11b wirelessLANadapterthat fits into a Compact Flash Type II slot in a Portable Digital Assistant PDA The ASUS WLAN 802 11b Access Point WL 300 creates a wirelessnetworkusingthe IEEE 802 11b wireless standard The ASUS W L A N 8 0 2 1 1 b G a t e w a y WL 500 creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11b wirel...

Page 9: ... PC s PCMCIATypeIIslotwith Cardbus support The ASUS WLAN 802 11b a PCI Card WL 230 is a dual band IEEE 802 11a b wireless PCI card that also supports Bluetooth connections For 802 11b 802 11a Wireless Networks The ASUS WLAN 802 11g Access Point WL 300g creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b wireless standards For 802 11g 802 11b Wireless Networks The ASUS WLAN 802 11g PC Car...

Page 10: ...II 32MB system memory or larger 300MHz processor or higher The Product Package When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package it should contain the following items ASUS WLAN Card PCMCIA Type II ASUS WLAN Card Quick Start Guide ASUS WLAN Card User s Manual CD ROM Disc Drivers Utilities Documentation If any of the above items are not included or damaged contact your local dealer for instructions Requir...

Page 11: ...LAN Card Installing the WLAN Card Utility Driver 1 Insert the ASUS WLAN Card support CD into the CD ROM drive and an autorun menu will appear If the menu screen is not visible double click SETUP EXE in the root directory of the support CD 3 Click Next on the Welcome screen 2 From the autorun menu click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver 5 Click Next to use the default Destination Folder or cl...

Page 12: ...rd Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 7 When Setup is complete click Finish to exit the installation wizard 6 Modify the Program Folder field if desired Click Next to continue It will start copying files on your system ...

Page 13: ... Turn ON your computer and enter Windows 2 Plug the USB Adapter into the USB port of your computer 3 Windows will automatically detect the WLAN Card The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog will appear and begin installing drivers 4 Windows 98SE Me users During the installation windows may prompt you insert the Windows 98SE ME CD ROM which contains some driver files Insert your Windows 98SE ME CD ROM ...

Page 14: ...stem icon 3 Windows 98SE Me users Select the Device Manager tab Windows 2000 XP users Select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager button 4 Double click Network Adapters There should be no yellow exclama tion mark or red cross sign on the ASUS 802 11b Network Adapter ASUS 802 11g Network Adapter selection It means the adapter in stalled correctly ...

Page 15: ...twork Name SSID to the same name as the SSID set in your wireless access point 3 Use Site Survey if you don t know the name of your access point s 4 Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point Talk with your network administrator if necessary Right Click 6 You can also see the connection quality on the Connection page Click OK to exit the utility 5 Click Apply to save your se...

Page 16: ...of the ASUS WLAN Card Status Indicators Status Indicators Network Power Network Green Power Green Definition Fast Blinking Fast Blinking Associated or joined with network activity Slow Blinking Slow Blinking Associatedorjoinedwithnetwork noactivity Alternating Blink Alternating Blink Seaching for network connection OFF Slow Blinking Power save mode power up or reset OFF OFF No power to the SpaceLi...

Page 17: ...used for determining the best placement of Access Points to provide the most efficient coverage in a wireless network Troubleshooting Troubleshooting will test your settings and connec tion to try to pinpoint your problem and give you a solution Wireless Settings Allows users to control the ASUS WLAN Card Additional Reference Windows XP Wireless Properties Brief overview of the wireless settings p...

Page 18: ...o buttons to decide which interface to use with your ASUS WLAN Card Only use XPwireless function Only use Windows XP wireless network settings to configure the ASUS WLAN Card Only use ASUS utilities and disable XP wireless function Only use ASUS WLAN Card utilities to configure the ASUS WLAN Card recommended You can return to the Wireless Option setting at any time by left clicking the control cen...

Page 19: ...trol Center icon displayed on the Windows taskbar Starting the Control Center manually Select ASUS WLAN Control Center in Windows Start menu or Double click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the desktop Using the Control Center Taskbar The Control Center Taskbar menu display the following information The link quality of the ASUS WLAN Card Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Linked Whether the ASUS WLA...

Page 20: ...ed to Internet Infrastructure Poor link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Not linked but connected to Internet Infrastructure Excellent link quality but not connected to Internet Infrastructure Good link quality but not connected to Internet Infrastructure Fair link quality but not connected to Internet Infrastructure Poor link quality but not connected to Internet Infrastructure No...

Page 21: ...ireless Settings Double clicking the taskbar icon Launches the Wireless Settings application Taskbar Left Click Menu Taskbar Icon Right Menu Right clicking the taskbar icon shows the following menu items Wireless Settings Launches Wireless Settings application Activate Configuration Al lows you to set which profile to use Mobile Manager Launches Mobile Manager application Preferences Customizes th...

Page 22: ...te Monitor Click the Windows Start button select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar and then click Site Monitor Main Screen Measures the signal values of all available wireless networks Some Access Points can disable broadcasting SSID to hide them selves from Site Survey or Site Monitor for added security but still allow you t...

Page 23: ...al strength of the last received frame In principle the higher the RSSI the better your communications quality Throughput This sends a specified number of data packets to the remote host and calculates the average megabytes per second During the test the Start button toggles to Stop You can click Start button to begin the link test and click Stop button at any time to terminate the test ...

Page 24: ...mposed of tabbed pages each with its own group of feature specific settings Right Click Menu If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device you will be given a device selection window when you launch the Wireless Settings utility Select the appropriate model if you face this situation Starting Wireless Settings Open the Windows Control Panel and then double click the ASUS WLAN Card Settings icon or Cl...

Page 25: ...ngs Status Status Tab You can view the information about theASUS WLAN Card from the general menu These fields are blank if the ASUS WLAN Card does not exist Connected Scanning Radio Disabled You can turn OFF the ASUS WLAN Card by clicking the Disable Radio button ...

Page 26: ...and associate with the desired Access Point or Ad Hoc node Disconnected The link is connected but no beacon received SSID Displays the Service Set Identifier SSID that the card is either associated or intending to join MAC address Indicates the hardware address of the card MAC address is a unique identifier fornetworkingdevices typicallywrittenastwelvehexadecimaldigits0through 9 and A through F si...

Page 27: ... be used to push the radio off a weak Access Point and search for a better link with another Access Point This function will take some time to complete Change SSID Click on this to set the SSID Search Connect Click on this to connect to an available network Save as Profile Later when you make individual settings you may want to use profiles to save your settings Profiles will help you combine all ...

Page 28: ...n Auto roaming is enabled by default and will automatically switch to stronger access points You can uncheck it if you have many access points and do not want to constantly switch to different networks If you want to use a particular profile You can also check it here Taskbar Right Click ...

Page 29: ...e 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 Reflects the signal level related to the Access Point or Ad Hoc node the station is currently connected to Ratings are Excellent Good Fair and Poor Overall Connection Quality It...

Page 30: ... IP address subnet mask default gateway and Windows Internet Naming Service WINS and DNS configuration Button IP Release Clicking this button will attempt to release the DHCP IP address for the ASUS WLAN Card in case you wish to remove your IP address IP Renew Clicking this button will attempt to renew the DHCP IP address for the ASUS WLAN Card in case you want to obtain a new IP address NOTE The ...

Page 31: ... and easily without pre planning For example share meeting notes between networked computers in a meeting room Network Name SSID Use the SSID field to configure the SSID for the ASUS WLAN Card You can enter a new SSID or select one from the drop down list box SSID stands for Service Set Identifier which is a string used to identify a wireless LAN You will only be able to connect Access Points whic...

Page 32: ...channels 1 to 11 are supported For Europe ETSI except Spain and France channels 1 to 13 are supported For Spain channel 10 and 11 are supported For France channels 10 to 13 are supported For operation in Japan MKK channels 1 to 14 are supported Data Rate Select the transmit data rate fix or auto The data rates supported for the ASUS WLAN Cards are Auto The adapter will adjust to the most suitable ...

Page 33: ...s Data encryption WEP enabled ThisoptionallowsyoutoenableordisabletheWiredEquivalentPrivacy WEP function If this check box is selected a WEP Key is used to encrypt your data before it is transmitted over the air If you enable WEP encryption you will only be able to communicate with wireless devices that have use the same WEP keys WEP Key This option is enable only if you enable WEP Encryption The ...

Page 34: ...lgorithm to generate four WEP Keys for encryption NOTE This function ease users from having to remember their passwords and is compatible to some existing WLAN utilities but it is not very secure Manual Assignment is more secure Default Key The Default Key field lets you specify which of the four encryption keys you use to transmit data on your wireless LAN You can change the default key by clicki...

Page 35: ...his 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 ASUS WLAN products use the term 64 bits when referring to this lower level of encryption Second 104 bit WEP and 128 bit WEP are the same encryption method and can interoperate in the wireless network This higher level of WEP encryption uses a 104 bit 26 Hex character as a secret ...

Page 36: ... channel used by each network RSSI Views the Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI in dB Type View wireless network status information the value is either AP infrastructure or STA Ad Hoc WEP View wireless network WEP encryption information the value is either OFF disable encryption or ON enable encryption Buttons Search Scan all available wireless networks and show the scan result in the Availa...

Page 37: ...ab to view program andASUS WLAN Card version information The program version information field includes the Copyright and utility version The version information includes the ndis version driver name and driver version This screen is an example only Your version numbers will be different from what are shown here ...

Page 38: ...tus Exit Wireless Settings To exit Wireless Settings you can click OK or Cancel This utility may be closed at any time and from any tab If you did not save the configuration settings you will be prompted to do so Excellent Link Quality Infrastructure Good Link Quality Infrastructure Fair Link Quality Infrastructure Poor Link Quality Infrastructure Not linked Infrastructure Linked Ad Hoc Not Linked...

Page 39: ...bile Manager Quick Guide 1 The first time you launch the Mobile Manager utility it will automati cally generate configurations that stores the current settings of all in stalled network devices in your system 2 Change the name of the configuration to a descriptive name like Work Meeting Room or Home ADSL 3 On the File menu click New Configuration the New Configuration Wizard dialog appears Follow ...

Page 40: ...er It allows quick access tosomeofthemostusefulfeaturesofMobileManager Thecommandsprovided by the toolbar buttons are also available from the pull down menu File Menu New Configuration Select New Configuration in the File menu to open a New Configuration Wizard dialog Use the New Configu ration Wizard dialog to create a new configuration See Using New Configuration Wizard for details on this comma...

Page 41: ...equire a restart Edit Menu All these commands are also available from the context menu that appears when you right click with a configuration in the Mobile Manager window Edit Configuration Select Edit Configuration in the Edit menu to open an Edit Configuration dialog to edit selected configuration items See Using Edit Configuration for details on this command Rename Change the name of the select...

Page 42: ...bile Manager Help Menu Contents Displays the WinHelp contents window the one you are reading now for online Help About Mobile Manager Displays the version number and copy right information for Mobile Manager Click on the logo to connect to ASUS website ...

Page 43: ... one of the following On the File menu click New Configuration or Double click New Configuration on the Main window Then the New Configuration Wizard dialog starts 2 Choose the type of configuration that you want to create and click Next Wireless Local Area Network Configuration You must have an ASUS WLAN Card installed in your PC WiredLocalAreaNetworkConfiguration YoumusthaveaNIC LAN card other t...

Page 44: ...Dialup Configuration Sharing settings for Wireless Wired Dialup Configuration See Using Edit Configuration for detailed information on each 5 Enter the appropriate information in the wizard After specifying the appropriate information on each page click Next to continue 6 On the final window of the New Configuration Wizard you will see a Finish button If you do not want to use this new configurati...

Page 45: ...r example JohnDoe Workgroup Type an existing workgroup name or create a new work group by typing a new name that contains up to 15 characters Use it to identify your computer group that you belong to Computer Description This information is displayed as a comment next to the computer name when the computer is seen in Details view select from the Windows pull down menu Use it to describe your compu...

Page 46: ...in Ad Hoc mode Channel The radio channel used for transmit receive data In infrastructure network your PC Card will automatically select the correct frequency channel required to communicate with an Access Point this parameter will be fixed in Auto and can t change it In anAd Hoc Network you can decide channel number for the PC Card to operate PC Cards can communicate in the network if each has th...

Page 47: ...transmit data packets and decrypt received data packets You have two ways to assign WEP keys Automatic Generation Type a combination of up to 127 letters numbers or symbols in the Magic Word column then it will auto matically generate WEP Keys Manual Assignment Manual type WEP keys which valid values include numbers a f and A F Default Key Determines which entry in the default key table to use for...

Page 48: ... 11a or 802 11g Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802 11b like distances in an 802 11a g environment To compensate a new physical layer encoding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct sequence technology being deployed today This technology is called COFDM coded OFDM COFDM was developed specifically for indoor wireless use and offers performance much superior t...

Page 49: ...ystem DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses ADNSserverkeepsadatabaseofhostcomputersandtheirrespectivedomain names and IP addresses so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server address used by the computersonyourhomenetworkisthelocationoftheDNSserveryourISPhasassigned DSL M...

Page 50: ...than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases Encryption This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security Extended Service Set ESS A set of one or more interconnected basic service set BSSs and integrated local area networks LANs can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier You must have the same ESSI...

Page 51: ...on 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 802 11b which supports data rates of up to 11 Mbps Like Ethernet and Fast E...

Page 52: ...ty with existing 802 11 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2 Mbps Direct sequence spread spectrum devices spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies IEEE 802 11g 802 11g is a new extension to 802 11b used in majority ...

Page 53: ... like printers and storage devices Special network cabling 10 Base T is often used to connect the PCs together MAC Address Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network NAT Network Address Translation NATmasks a local network s group of IPaddresses from the external network allowing a local network of computers to share a single ISP account This proc...

Page 54: ...on PPP using Ethernet to connect to an ISP Radio Frequency RF Terms GHz MHz Hz The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz Hz equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second One megahertz MHz is one million Hertz One gigahertz GHz is one billion Hertz The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0 55 1 6 MHz the FM broadcast radio frequ...

Page 55: ...rnet is a wide area network WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance An industry group that certifies cross vender interoperability and compatibility of IEEE 802 11b wireless networking products and to promote that standard for enterprise small business and home environments WLAN Wireless Local Area Network This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small area A ...

Page 56: ...56 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Glossary Glossary ...

Page 57: ...ASUS WLAN Card 57 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 ...

Page 58: ... exclamation mark or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my ASUS WLAN Card To resolve the problem you should update reinstall theASUS WLAN Card driver In Device Manager right click ASUS 802 11g NetworkAdapter select Properties and select Driver tab Click on Update Driver button then follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the driver installation In addition you may be a...

Page 59: ...st set the same WEP Keys on both stations Bad link quality or bad signal strength Therearetwopossiblereasons Firstisradiointerference keeptheenvironment around the ASUS WLAN Card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects Then try to reorient the ASUS WLAN Card antenna Second is the distance decreasethedistancebetweenyourASUSWLANCardandtheAccess Point or station or another ASUS WLAN Card Th...

Page 60: ... 11a or 802 11g Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802 11b like distances in an 802 11a g environment To compensate a new physical layer encoding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct sequence technology being deployed today This technology is called COFDM coded OFDM COFDM was developed specifically for indoor wireless use and offers performance much superior t...

Page 61: ...ystem DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses ADNSserverkeepsadatabaseofhostcomputersandtheirrespectivedomain names and IP addresses so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server address used by the computersonyourhomenetworkisthelocationoftheDNSserveryourISPhasassigned DSL M...

Page 62: ...than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases Encryption This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security Extended Service Set ESS A set of one or more interconnected basic service set BSSs and integrated local area networks LANs can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier You must have the same ESSI...

Page 63: ...on 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 802 11b which supports data rates of up to 11 Mbps Like Ethernet and Fast E...

Page 64: ...ty with existing 802 11 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2 Mbps Direct sequence spread spectrum devices spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies IEEE 802 11g 802 11g is a new extension to 802 11b used in majority ...

Page 65: ... like printers and storage devices Special network cabling 10 Base T is often used to connect the PCs together MAC Address Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network NAT Network Address Translation NATmasks a local network s group of IPaddresses from the external network allowing a local network of computers to share a single ISP account This proc...

Page 66: ...od of secure data transmission PPP using Ethernet to connect to an ISP Radio Frequency RF Terms GHz MHz Hz The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz Hz equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second One megahertz MHz is one million Hertz One gigahertz GHz is one billion Hertz The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0 55 1 6 MHz ...

Page 67: ...gs cities countries The Internet is a wide area network WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance An industry group that certifies cross vender interoperability and compatibility of IEEE 802 11b wireless networking products and to promote that standard for enterprise small business and home environments WLAN Wireless Local Area Network This is a group of computers and other devices connected w...

Page 68: ...s 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 fr...

Page 69: ...equirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2 1091 2 1093 and15 247 b 4 addressingRFExposurefromradiofrequency devices The radiation output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits Nevertheless this device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation as a mobile or portable device but use in a body worn wa...

Page 70: ...d less than 2 5cm from the user it is recommended that the user limit the exposure time Canadian Department of Communications This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil ...

Page 71: ...z band Maximum authorized power indoors is 100mW Maximum authorized power outdoors is 10mW Departments in which the use of the 2400 2483 5 MHz band is permitted with an EIRP of less than 100mW indoors and less than 10mW outdoors 01 Ain Orientales 36 Indre 66 Pyrénées 02 Aisne 37 Indre et Loire 67 Bas Rhin 03 Allier 41 Loir et Cher 68 Haut Rhin 05 Hautes Alpes 42 Loire 70 Haute Saône 08 Ardennes 45...

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