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54Mbps

USB Wireless LAN Adapter

(WL-160g)

User Guide

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Page 1: ... 54Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter WL 160g User Guide ...

Page 2: ... PARTICULAR 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 SPECIF...

Page 3: ...1 5 Network setup 1 5 1 5 1 Ad hoc network 1 5 1 5 2 Infrastructure network 1 5 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 System requirements 2 2 2 2 Installation procedures 2 2 2 2 1 Installing the device drivers and utilities 2 2 2 2 2 Installing the device 2 3 2 3 Placement 2 3 2 3 1 Wall mounting 2 4 2 3 2 Magnetic mounting 2 4 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Control Center 3 2 3 1 1 Control Center icons 3 2 ...

Page 4: ... 5 Link State 3 10 3 2 6 Command icons 3 11 3 2 7 Other right click options 3 11 3 3 Mobile Manager 3 13 3 3 2 Creating a new configuration 3 15 3 3 3 Editing a configuration 3 19 3 4 Site Monitor 3 23 3 4 1 Launching Site Monitor 3 23 3 4 2 Site Monitor main window 3 23 3 4 3 Monitoring a connection 3 24 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 4 2 ...

Page 5: ...unications 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 more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the...

Page 6: ... no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines CAUTION To maintain compliance with FCC s RF exposure guidelines this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body Use on the supplied antenna Unauthorized antenna modification or attachments could damage the transmitte...

Page 7: ...ll 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 distance between antenna and nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance In order to comply with the RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95 1 standards the dista...

Page 8: ...ss LAN Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration This chapter provides information on the contents of the support CD Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter contains a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems you may encounter when using the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throug...

Page 9: ...30 ft 40 m Indoors 54Mbps 80 ft 25 m Outdoors 11Mbps LOS 1000 ft 310 m Outdoors 54Mbps LOS 200 ft 60 m Compatibility Compatible with IEEE 802 11b and 802 11g devices Power requirement USB bus powered Dimensions 86mm x 62mm x 17mm Supported OS Windows 2000 SP4 XP SP1 Antenna Two internal 3D Inverted F antennas Mounting options Desktop magnetic or wall installation Software support Control Center Wi...

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Page 11: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the physical features of the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter This part presents the package contents LED indicators and recommended network settings Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...ce Spread Spectrum DSSS and the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technologies The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter also comes with the latest wireless technology developed by ASUS to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computing 1 2 Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter package Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing ASUS USB Wi...

Page 13: ...ors for details 1 3 2 Bottom view Mounting hole Use the mounting hole to install the device on concrete or wooden surfaces using a roundhead screw Magnetic ring Use the magnetic ring when mounting the device on metal surfaces such as computer chassis or office partition Air vents These vents provide ideal ventilation to the device LEDs Mounting hole Magnetic ring Air vents ...

Page 14: ...r via the supplied USB plug and cable USB port LED Status Indication Power On The adapter is receiving power from the USB port Off The adapter is not receiving power from the USB port The USB cable may be disconnected or the computer is off Activity Blinking The adapter is transmitting or receiving data packets Link On The adapter is linked to a wireless network Blinking The adapter is searching f...

Page 15: ...to another wireless LAN adapter in a wireless network No access point AP is present in this wireless environment Determine your network settings before installing the device to avail all its features The following network settings are recommended 1 5 2 Infrastructure network In an Infrastructure network the wireless network is centered on an access point AP that provides a central link for wireles...

Page 16: ...1 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 This chapter provides information on how to install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter Installation ...

Page 18: ... support CD to the optical drive 2 Click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver when the ASUS Wireless LAN Card installation window appears 3 The device drivers and utilities are copied into your computer 2 2 Installation procedures Follow these instructions to install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in your computer 1 Install the device drivers and utilities from the support CD 2 Connect the d...

Page 19: ...e Anyway to proceed 5 After completing installation configure the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter using the Wireless Settings utility Refer to the next chapter for details 2 1 2 3 Placement Take note of the following before placing the device Place the device on a flat stable surface as far from the ground as possible Keep the device away from metal obstructions and direct sunlight Keep the device a...

Page 20: ...ing hooks at the bottom of the device and a mounting screw DO NOT place the magnetic ring near floppy or magnetic disks to avoid data loss To mount the device on a concrete or wooden wall 1 Locate the mounting hook at the bottom of the device 2 Select an ideal location for the device following the considerations mentioned above 3 Tighten a round head screw on the concrete or wooden wall until only...

Page 21: ...Chapter 3 This chapter provides information on the softwares and utilities inside the support CD Software support ...

Page 22: ...he Internet Refer to the table below for icon indications Infrastructure network wireless LAN adapter to an access point Excellent link quality and Excellent link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Good link quality and Good link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Fair link quality and Fair link quality but not connected to the Inte...

Page 23: ...hese utilities and softwares 3 1 3 Control Center left click menu Left clicking the Control Center icon displays the left click menu Search Connect View available wireless networks within range Wireless Option Sets your Windows XP wireless networking environment The Wireless Option window appears when you select this option Select Only use ASUS utilities and disable XP wireless function to avail a...

Page 24: ...less LAN adapter Association State This field displays the connection status and MAC address of the network where the system is connected Service Set Identifier SSID This field displays the SSID of the network to which the card is associated or is intending to join The SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network Only client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a co...

Page 25: ...ction to a particular host name or IP address Connection tab The Connection tab provides real time information on connection throughput frame errors signal strength link quality and overall connection quality in graphical representation Rescan button Click to allow wireless LAN adapter to scan available wireless networks and to connect to the network with the best signal quality Change SSID button...

Page 26: ...assigning the size and count of packet to send and the time limit for a ping session to continue in milliseconds 3 Click the Ping button During the ping session the Ping button toggles into a Stop button Click Stop anytime to cancel the ping session The session field displays information on the verified connection including the roundtrip time minimum maximum and average and packets sent received a...

Page 27: ...our station to connect to any available access point Null string may not be used in Ad hoc mode Channel In Infrastructure mode wireless LAN adapter automatically tunes in to the access point channel In Ad hoc mode select a channel that is allowed for use in your country region Data Rate Sets the data transmission rate to Fix or Auto Select Fully Auto to allow the device to adjust to the most suita...

Page 28: ... or a 128 bit WEP key A 64 bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters A 128 bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters Two ways to assign WEP keys Manual Assignment For a 64 bit encryption enter 10 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F or 5 ASCII characters in each of the four WEP keys For 128 bit encryption enter 26 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F or 13 ...

Page 29: ...f you are not sure whether other wireless clients use the same algorithm as that of wireless LAN adapter Keep a record of the WEP encryption keys 3 2 3 Site Survey The Site Survey window displays the available networks within the wireless LAN adapter range and the following network settings BSSID The IEEE MAC address of the available wireless networks SSID SSID service set identifier of the networ...

Page 30: ...entification Refer to the table below for icon indications Table of Icon Indications 3 2 4 About Wireless Settings Click the About icon to view the software version driver version and copyright information Excellent link quality Infrastructure Good link quality Infrastructure Fair link quality Infrastructure Poor link quality Infrastructure Not linked Infrastructure Linked Ad hoc Not linked Ad hoc...

Page 31: ...uration This option allows you to select the wireless profile to use Mobile Manager Click this button to launch the Mobile Manager utility See section 3 2 Mobile Manager for details Site Monitor Click this button to launch the Site Monitor utility See section 3 3 Site Monitor for details Help Menu The Control Center utility has a Help menu to guide you in using the Control Center and Wireless Sett...

Page 32: ...3 12 Chapter 3 Software support About Control Center Select the About Control Center option to display the Control Center software version and copyright information ...

Page 33: ...e Mobile Manager utility 1 Click the Windows Start button Select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Mobile Manager or right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar then select Mobile Manager 2 The Mobile Manager main window appears You may use the Mobile Manager utility main window to create edit or activate a configuration The main window displays the menu bar tool bar and existing conf...

Page 34: ...pecified when changes to an existing association occured If no associations are made Auto Roaming automatically connects to a wireless network based on your specified configurations Activate Configuration Applies the configuration you selected from the list Follow the screens instructions to activate a configuration Activating a configuration requires system restart when you are using Windows 98 M...

Page 35: ...rations Details Displays the name type and description of a selected configuration Help menu Contents Displays the WinHelp window for online help About Mobile Manager Displays the Mobile Manager version number and copyright information Click on the ASUS logo to open the ASUS website 3 3 2 Creating a new configuration To create a new configuration 1 Launch the New Configuration Wizard by clicking F...

Page 36: ... Select this if your computer has an installed network interface card other than ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter Dialup Networking Configuration Select this option if your computer has an installed modem 3 Enter the name and description of the configuration you wish to create then click Next 2 Choose the type of configuration you want to create The configuration types are described below Click Next ...

Page 37: ...channel and WEP encryption Click Next when done 5 Set the IP address of the configuration using this window Specify the IP address using the DHCP server automatic or manual assignment The wizard auto detects and displays the current system settings Click Next when done 6 Enter the computer name then click Next ...

Page 38: ...ck Advanced to display the proxy server and printer sharing options Click Next when finished 8 Check the Activate Configuration Now option to start using the created configuration The Mobile Manager window displays the created configuration when it is not activated Click Finish to close the wizard ...

Page 39: ...reless tab Priority of Preferred Network This field allows you to select the priority of the preferred network Network Type Infrastructure Select the Infrastructure mode to establish connection to an access point Ad hoc Select the Ad hoc mode to communicate directly with other WLAN devices without using an access point 3 3 3 Editing a configuration To edit a configuration 1 Select a configuration ...

Page 40: ... Key is a 64 bit 5 byte or 128 bit 13 byte hexadecimal digit use to encrypt transmitted data packets and decrypt received data packets Network settings Identification tab Computer name Assign your computer a unique name of up to 15 characters The computer name allows other users in a network to recognize your computer The computer name is generally the same with the DNS hostname Avoid using spaces...

Page 41: ...elected gateway address TCP IP settings DNS tab The DNS tab allows you to configure the DNS settings of the selected configuration This tab also allows you to add a DNS server and arrange them in order of their use You may also assign a DNS suffix for a specified DNS server TCP IP settings WINS tab The WINS tab allows you to configure the WINS settings of the selected configuration This tab allows...

Page 42: ...e its address in this box You may use wild cards to match domain and host names or addresses for example company com 192 72 111 Bypass proxy server for local addresses This option allows you to use the proxy server for all local Intranet addresses You may gain access to local addresses easier and faster if you do not use the proxy server Sharing settings I want to set the default printer Allows yo...

Page 43: ...ws Start button then select Programs ASUS Utility WLAN Card Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar then select Site Monitor The Site Monitor survey message appears Click OK 3 4 2 Site Monitor main window The Site Monitor main window displays the available wireless connections and the signal to noise SNR value of a selected connection Some Access Points disable t...

Page 44: ...gher the SNR the better the connection quality Communication Quality This indicates the communication quality of the Basic Service Set to which the station is connected Signal Level This line specifies the average signal level of the Basic Service Set to which the station is connected Noise Level Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently used for connection Throughput Th...

Page 45: ...Chapter 4 This chapter contains a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems you may encounter when using the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter Troubleshooting ...

Page 46: ...apter means that the device driver is not properly installed Re install the device driver following the instructions below This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing and or using ASUS Wireless LAN card products These problems requires simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself Contact the Wireless LAN Technical Support ...

Page 47: ...tor There is poor signal reception Shorten the distance between the device and the access point I can connect to an Access Point but I cannot connect to the Internet Check if the device and the AP have the same Encryption If WEP encryption is enabled set the same WEP keys for the device and the AP Make sure the network protocol parameters IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS of your computer are...

Page 48: ...quality and low signal Do the following to achieve better link quality and stronger signal Keep the device away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to avoid radio interference Shorten the distance between the device and the AP station Problem Action Why do I got the warning Hi Speed USB Device Plugged Into Non Hi Speed USB Hub message when I connected the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to ...

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