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Wireless Local Area Network Card

WL-10

(For 802.11g and 802.11b Wireless Networks)

User’s Manual

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

Page 2: ...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 manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrig...

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: ...S WLAN Card Utilities 13 ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start 15 Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators 17 3 Software Reference 19 Chapter Overview 19 Windows XP Wireless Options 20 Control Center Utility 21 Site Monitor Utility 24 Wireless Settings Utility 26 Status Status Tab 27 Status Connection Tab 31 Status IP Config Tab 32 Config Basic Tab 33 Config Encryption Tab 35 Survey Site Survey Tab 38 Abou...

Page 5: ...erties 58 4 Troubleshooting 60 5 Glossary 62 6 Safety Information 70 Federal Communications Commission 70 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements 71 FCC RF Exposure Guidelines Access Points 71 FCC RF Exposure Guidelines Wireless Cards 72 Canadian Department of Communications 72 Operation Channel for Different Domains 72 France Restricted Frequency Band 73 ...

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

Page 7: ... the range and presence of obstructions The ASUS WLAN Card supports data rates up to 11 Mbps with automatic fallback to 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps in 802 11b networks It operates in the unlicensed 2 4 GHz frequencies called the Instrumentation Science and Medical ISM band Unlicensed means free of charge to users TheASUSWLAN Card configuration utility is a user friendly application that helps you quickly set...

Page 8: ...d WL 100 is a IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN adapter that fits into a PCMCIAType II slot in a Notebook PC The ASUS WLAN 802 11b CF Card WL 110 is a IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN adapter that 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 wireless network using the IEEE 802 11b wireless standard TheASUSWLAN802 11bGateway WL 500 ...

Page 9: ...elessUSBLANadapter that connects to any computer s USB port with the benefit of being able to place the antenna anywhere inordertomaximizesignalstrength The ASUS WLAN 802 11g Access Point WL 300g creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b wireless standards The above illustrations are not to scale LNK AIR The ASUS WLAN 802 11g PC Card WL 100g isaIEEE 802 11g and 802 11b wireless...

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: ...dia then click Next 1 Turn ON your computer and enter Windows 2 Insert the ASUS WLAN Card into a PCMCIA Type II slot with the connector side first The raised side represents the top side and the flat side represents the bottom side Push the ASUS WLAN Card into the slot until it is firmly seated CAUTION Make sure that you carefully align the ASUS WLAN Card into the PCMCIA socket Forcing a misaligne...

Page 12: ...t system 8 Click Finish when installation has complete Restart your computer if prompted Verifying Drivers You can verify the ASUS WLAN Card driver in Device Manager Access Device Manager from Start Control Panel System Hardware A question mark means that no driver has been installed An exclamation mark over a card means that the driver is incorrect Verify that you are using the correct product an...

Page 13: ... an autorun menu will appear If your autorun is disabled double click SETUP EXE in the root directory of the support CD 2 From the autorun menu select your language and click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities 3 Click Next on the Welcome screen 4 Click Next after reading the Information 5 Click Next to use the default Destination Folder or click Browse to select another folder 6 Click Next to place ...

Page 14: ...ill be created which can be accessed through Start 8 When the program is launched for the first time you will be asked which function to use Select to use ASUS utilities for more functions By default the ASUS WLAN Control Center is set to launch with Windows If necessary you can launchitmanuallyfromtheWindows Start Menu Installing Utilities ...

Page 15: ...your wireless connection 1 Right click the ASUS WLAN icon and select Wireless Settings 2 Set the Network 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 Menu Quick Start ...

Page 16: ...tility Quick Start Cont 6 You can also see the connection quality on the Connection page Click OK to exit the utility 5 Click Apply to save your settings and check the Status page to see the Association State It should show Connected xx xx xx xx xx xx Quick Start ...

Page 17: ...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...

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Page 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ... 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 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ... 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 33: ... 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 34: ...he regulations in your country For United States FCC and Canada IC 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 ASU...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ... 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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ... 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 46: ...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 47: ...r example JohnDoe Workgroup Type an existing workgroup name or create a new workgroup 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 comput...

Page 48: ... any Access Point it can find But you cannot use null string 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 o...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...2000W Domain Enter the TCP IP domain name for your network The full domain name consists of one or more names that are separated by dots for example asus com DNS Server Search Order Specify the DNS Servers in the desired order to search for DNS information Domain Suffix Search Order Add any domain suffixes that may be valid attached to the end of Internet domain name WINS Specify the WINS server T...

Page 51: ...ify area code telephone number and country code for this connection Clear the Use area code and Dialing Properties checkbox if you want to ignore area code and dialing settings Server Type Type of Dial Up Server Select the server type for this connection Advanced options Select Log on to network checkbox to specify that Dial Up Networking will attempt to log on to the network you are connecting to...

Page 52: ...P address from a ppp server If the ppp server does not offer an IP address the IP address specified for TCP IP Dial Up Adapter in the Network dialog box is used Specify an IP address Provides a space for you to type the preferred IP address for this connection Dial Up Networking tries to use this address first Server assigned name server addresses Specifies whether Dial Up Networking accepts a DNS...

Page 53: ...er If you want to connect to a computer on your Intranet make sure you type its address in this box You can use wild cards to match domain and host names or addresses for example company com 192 72 111 Bypass proxy server for local addresses Specifies whether you want to use the proxy server for all local Intranet addresses You might be able to gain access to local addresses easier and faster if y...

Page 54: ...ks 2 If you still cannot connect after completing the first instruction click the first box to reveal a second step Depending on the utility s detection of SSID broadcasts you will have two possible sec ond instruction SSID broadcasts detected Check the SSID and WEP settings for your card SSID broadcasts not detected Configure your AP to allow Broadcast SSID to associate or Change your location by...

Page 55: ...SUS WLAN Access Point Encryption security Settings Make sure these are set the same as the access point ASUS WLAN Access Point Network Name SSID Setting Make sure that the SSID are the same SSID Broadcasting on the Access Point is not necessary and may be disabled for increased security You mayenableSSIDBroadcastingduring troubleshooting if necessary ...

Page 56: ...oadcasts not detected Change your settings and try again The main point here is that your ASUS WLAN Card s MAC address must be allowed and not prohibited from joining the access point Clicking the last box will send you to the Wireless Settings utility ASUS WLAN Card Authorization MAC Address Settings ASUS WLAN Access Point Authorization MAC Address Settings Your MAC address is shown here Make sur...

Page 57: ... Reference Chapter 3 TroubleShooting 4 After configuration is successful you will get a current status of You have a connection with an Access Point You can close the TroubleShooting utility and begin using your wireless network ...

Page 58: ... signal strength Signal strength is represented by green bars with 5 bars meaning excellent signal and 1 bar meaning poor signal 4 The Wireless Networks page will show Available networks and 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 icon identifies the curr...

Page 59: ...ireless Properties 5 The Authentication pageallowsyoutoadd security settings Read Windows help for more information 6 The Advanced page allows you to set fire wall and sharing Read Windows help for more information Windows XP Wireless Properties Cont ...

Page 60: ... a yellow 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...

Page 61: ...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 62: ... with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your network COFDM for 802 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...

Page 63: ... a computer or many computers on your network to be automatically assigned a single IP address from a DHCP server DNS Server Address Domain Name System DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet brow...

Page 64: ...eiscapableofan11Mbpsdatatransmissionrate butthecoverage area is less 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 ...

Page 65: ...perate in the more recently allocated 5 GHz UNII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure band And unlike 802 11b the 802 11a standarddepartsfromthetraditionalspread spectrumtechnology insteadusing 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 ...

Page 66: ... Mbps for direct sequence spread spectrum devices Under 802 11b direct sequence devices can operate at 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps or 1 Mbps This provides interoperability 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 i...

Page 67: ... Local Area Network A communications network that serves users within a defined geographical area The benefits include the sharing of Internet access files and equipment 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 Ad...

Page 68: ...ically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Point to Point Protocol is a method 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 g...

Page 69: ...AN Wide Area Network A system of LANs connected together A network that connects computers locatedinseparateareas i e differentbuildings cities countries TheInternet 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 enterp...

Page 70: ...his 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 ...

Page 71: ...ssing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices This 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 way is strictly prohibit When using this device a certain separation dist...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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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