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Chapter 3 - Reference

Chapter 3

3.4.1 Status - Status Tab

You can view the information about the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card from
the general menu. These fields are blank if the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card
does not exist.

More than one ASUS SpaceLink Card

If you have more than one ASUS SpaceLink Card. You will be given a
device selection window when you launch the “Wireless Settings” utility.

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Содержание SpaceLink WL-100

Страница 1: ...ASUS SpaceLink WL 100 WLAN PC Card User s Manual LNK AIR ...

Страница 2: ...OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is re paired 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 trad...

Страница 3: ...ER INTERNATIONAL America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 Notebook Tel 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 General Emai...

Страница 4: ...llowing 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 from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of a shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and to prevent ...

Страница 5: ... 2 4 Installing Drivers for Windows CE 18 2 5 Installing Drivers for Linux 18 2 6 Reading the Wireless LAN PC Card LEDs 19 2 7 Installing ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Utilities 20 3 Software Reference 22 3 1 Overview 22 3 2 Windows XP Wireless Options 23 3 3 Control Center 24 3 4 Wireless Settings 26 More than one ASUS SpaceLink Card 27 3 4 1 Status Status Tab 27 3 4 2 Status Connection Tab 30 3 4 3 Sta...

Страница 6: ...3 3 5 1 Main Window 44 3 5 2 Using New Configuration Wizard 47 3 5 3 Using Edit Configuration 48 3 6 Site Monitor 56 3 6 1 Starting Site Monitor 56 3 6 2 Main Screen 56 3 6 3 Monitor 57 3 7 Live Update 58 3 8 Windows XP Wireless Properties 60 4 Troubleshooting 63 5 Glossary 65 ...

Страница 7: ...Card configuration utility is a user friendly application that helps you quickly setup multiple roaming nodes using theASUS SpaceLink PC Card You can even export the configuration settings to a file and import them to other computers for fast multiple installations Wireless LANs are complementary extensions to existing wired LANs offering complete mobility while maintaining continuous network conn...

Страница 8: ...tents When you receive the Wireless LAN package it should contain the follow ing items ASUS SpaceLink PC Card PCMCIA Type II User s Manual CD ROM Disc Windows Linux drivers utilities manual If any of the above items are not included or damaged contact your local dealer for instructions ...

Страница 9: ...the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card 2 Install the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Driver 3 Install the TCP IP protocol 4 Install the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Utilities 2 1 Installing Drivers for Windows 1 Turn ON your computer and enter Windows 2 Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card into a PCMCIA Type II slot with the connector side first The LNK and AIR LEDs represent the top side and the MAC address sticker represents...

Страница 10: ...driver for your device Recommended and then click Next 5 Specify the location of the drivers for your operation system and click Next Windows 98 CD Driver Win98 Windows Me CD Driver WinMe Windows 2000 CD Driver Win2K Windows XP CD Driver WinXP Where CD represents the driver letter of your CD ROM drive 6 Wait while Windows searches for the device driver for the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card When Windows f...

Страница 11: ... PC Card 11 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 2 1 1 Verifying Installation Windows ME 1 Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties 2 Click Device Manager and look under Network adapters for Wireless LAN PC Card ...

Страница 12: ...eLink WL 100 WLAN PC Card Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Windows XP 1 Open the Control Panel through the Start menu 2 Double click System icon 3 Click Device Manager on the Hardware page 4 Click Network adapters ...

Страница 13: ...onal antenna and the other is a built in diversity antenna It is recommended that you adjust the external antenna straight up for maxi mum range and higher link quality Lower the external antenna when trans porting your Notebook PC Inserted ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Antenna Down Inserted ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Antenna Up External omnidirectional antenna Internal diversity antenna ...

Страница 14: ...e the TCP IP protocol installed Follow the procedure here to verify the protocol Windows XP 2 Right click ASUS Spacelink WL 100 and select Properties 1 Double clickSystemicon in the Control Panel 3 Look for Internet Protocol TCP IP 2 Scroll down and look for TCP IP ASUS SpaceLink WL 100 WLAN PC Card 1 Right click My Network Places on the desktop and select Properties ...

Страница 15: ...ating system does not have the TCP IP protocol installed you must do so to use the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card 1 From the screen above click the Add button 2 Select Protocol and click Add 3 Select Microsoft TCP IP and click OK Windows XP Windows XP operating system will install TCP IP by default and will not show in the protocols to add ...

Страница 16: ...ld work If your network does not automatically assign IP addresses select Specify an IP address and type in the IP address and Subnet Mask as provided by your network administrator If you want to route traffic through an IP sharing device you have to setup the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card in the same Subnet as that of Access Point 2 If IP information is required you can enter it in the Alternate Configu...

Страница 17: ...Yes 1 On the Gateway page enter the address and click Add 2 3 3 Configuring Advanced TCP IP Properties Windows ME If you want to route traffic through an IP sharing device for your Access Point you have to set the default gateway address 2 3 4 Verifying TCP IP Settings Windows XP Use ipconfig from the command prompt to verify settings Windows ME Run winipcfg from the Start menu to verify TCP IP se...

Страница 18: ...upport CD into your computer 3 From the autorun menu click Installation for Windows CE You may also run SpaceLink exe from the WinCE folder in the support CD 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 5 Perform a soft reset of you Windows CE device 6 Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card into your Windows CE device 7 Enter the network settings when prompted 2 5 Installing Drivers...

Страница 19: ...the status of theASUS SpaceLink PC Card Air LED The Air LED indicates that there are packets being transmitted Link LED The Link LED is used to indicate the status of the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Solid Green The ASUS SpaceLink PC Card is associated with an Ac cess Point Blinking The ASUS SpaceLink PC Card is attempting to associate with an Access Point Off There are errors during the Power ON Self T...

Страница 20: ...e the installation Note The first link ASUS WLAN Card Installation Instructions is only an information page on installing the driver which is already ex plained in detail in the previous section of this manual 2 7 Installing ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Utilities 1 Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card support CD and an autorun menu will appear If your autorun is disabled Double click SETUP EXE in the root ...

Страница 21: ...ement 3 Browse to another Destination Directory or click Next to use the default 4 Enter another Program Folder name or click Next to use the default Several shortcuts will be created which can be accessed through Start 6 When Setup is complete click Finish to exit the installation wizard Installing ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Utilities Cont Windows ME ...

Страница 22: ...tion settings Wireless Settings Allows users to control the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Mobile Manager A convenient tool to setup and manage network location settings Site Monitor Measures the signal to noise SNR values of all wire less networks This tool is used for determining the best placement of Access Points to provide the most efficient coverage in a wireless net work Live Update Provides automa...

Страница 23: ...orking environment Use XP and ASUS utilities together Use both Windows XP and ASUS utilities together to configure the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Only use XP wireless function Only use Windows XP wireless network settings to configure the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Only useASUS utilities and disable XPwireless function Only useASUS SpaceLink PC Card utilities to configure the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card You ca...

Страница 24: ...Starting the Control Center manually Click the Windows Start button select Programs select ASUS WLAN Card Utilities and then click ASUS WLAN Control Center or Double click the Control Center icon on the desktop Using the Control Center Taskbar 1 The Control Center Taskbar menu display the following information The link quality of theASUS SpaceLink PC Card Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Linked Whethe...

Страница 25: ... Windows Exit Closes the Control Center program Wireless Status Icons on the taskbar Excellent link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Good link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Fair link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Poor link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Not linked but connected to Internet Infrastructure Excellent link quality...

Страница 26: ...n application that allows you to control your ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Use Wireless Settings to View or Modify the configu ration settings and monitor the operational status of your PC Card Once Wireless Settings is launched you can see the tabbed property sheet This property sheet is composed of tabbed pages each with its own group of feature specific settings Starting Wireless Settings Open the Wi...

Страница 27: ...he information about the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card from the general menu These fields are blank if the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card does not exist More than one ASUS SpaceLink Card If you have more than one ASUS SpaceLink Card You will be given a device selection window when you launch the Wireless Settings utility ...

Страница 28: ...Shows the SSID that the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card is currently using MAC address Indicates the hardware address of the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card MAC address is a unique identifier for networking devices typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and A through F six hexadecimal numbers separated by colons i e 00 01 24 F0 05 C0 This parameter is read only and unique Current Channel Shows t...

Страница 29: ...ining fields in this window display either a 0 or Not Applicable Click this button again to turn the radio back ON Rescan Force the radio to rescan all available channels If your link qual ity or signal strength is poor rescanning can 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 Change SSID Click on this ...

Страница 30: ...me Error Transmitted Thenumberofframesthatwerenotsuccessfullytransmitted Received The number of frames that were not successfully received Connection Quality Link Quality Reflects the quality level related to the Access Point the stationiscurrentlyconnectedto Ratingsare Excellent Good Fair andPoor Signal Strength Reflects the signal level related to the Access Point the stationiscurrentlyconnected...

Страница 31: ...NFIG will display all the current TCP IP configuration values in cluding the IP address subnet mask default gateway and Windows Inter net Naming Service WINS and DNS configuration Button IP Release Releases the DHCP IP address for the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card IP Renew Renews the DHCP IP address for the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card NOTE The IP Release and IP Renew buttons can only be used on the ASUS Space...

Страница 32: ...sh a connec tion with an Access Point Your computer is able to access wireless LAN and wired LAN Ethernet via an associated access point The Channel field turns to Auto when Infrastructure is selected Ad Hoc Select the Ad Hoc mode to communicate directly with each other without using an Access Point An Ad Hoc network is typically formed quickly and easily without pre planning For example share mee...

Страница 33: ...tically select the correct frequency channel required to communicate with anAccess Point this parameter will be fixed in Auto and cannot be changed In an Ad Hoc network you can decide the channel number for the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card Any ASUS SpaceLink PC Card can communicate in the same net work if each has the same frequency channel setting The radio channels you may use depend on the regulation...

Страница 34: ...AC power Check the checkbox will enable power savings The ASUS SpaceLink PC Card will wake up periodically to see if there is any data being sent This mode is recommended for devices running on battery power Others WEP Click on this to show the Encryption page Advanced Click on this to show the Advanced tab In most cases the default values do not have to be changed Troubleshooting Click on this to...

Страница 35: ...encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others Data encryption WEP enabled This option allows you to enable or disable the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP function If this check box is selected a WEP Key is used to en crypt 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 use the same...

Страница 36: ...tters numbers or symbols in the Passphrase column then the Wireless Settings Utility uses an algorithm to generate four WEP Keys for encryption NOTE This function eases users from having to remember their passwords and is compatible to some existing WLAN utilities but this is not very secure Manual Assignment is more secure Default Key The Default Key field lets you specify which of the four encry...

Страница 37: ... not under user control This 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 SpaceLink 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...

Страница 38: ...be avoided RTS threshold ranges from 0 to 2346 in 64 steps Fragmentation Threshold Define the number of bytes used for fragmentation boundary If the length of the data unit exceedsthis parameter it will be divided into smaller frag ments for transmission Each of the fragments is sent independently If there is a significant interference present set the fragment size smaller Otherwise set the fragme...

Страница 39: ...on or not Open System A null authentication algorithm A station can authenticate with any other station orAccess Point and without checking any WEP Key even if one exists Share Key In a Share Key Authentication system four step exchange of frames is required to validate that the station is using the same WEP Key as the Access Point Using this Authentication mechanism requires imple mentation of th...

Страница 40: ...e associated to The value is then normalized to a dBm value N dBm Noise field to view average noise level statistics and Rela tive Signal Strength Information RSSI This information is helpful in determining which network you should be associated to The value is then normalized to a dBm value Type View wireless network status information the value is either AP infrastructure or STA Ad Hoc WEP View ...

Страница 41: ... 41 Chapter 3 Reference Chapter 3 3 4 8 About Version Info Tab Click about to view version information The version under the copyright is the utility version The version information field includes driver hard ware and firmware versions ...

Страница 42: ... configuration settings you will be prompted to do so 3 4 9 Link Status ASUS SpaceLink PC Card connection quality icon appears on the left of the ASUS WLAN Card Settings Use the icon to view the current signal quality of the adapter Excellent Link Quality Infrastructure Good Link Quality Infrastructure Fair Link Quality Infrastructure Poor Link Quality Infrastructure Not linked Infrastructure Link...

Страница 43: ...Mobile Manager Using Mobile 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...

Страница 44: ...bile Manager It allows quick ac cess to some of the most useful features of Mobile Manager The commands provided 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...

Страница 45: ... require 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 sele...

Страница 46: ...ence Chapter 3 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 ...

Страница 47: ...o 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 SpaceLink PC Card installed in your PC WiredLocalAreaNetworkConfiguration YoumusthaveaNIC LAN car...

Страница 48: ...lup 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 configuration ...

Страница 49: ... for 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 com...

Страница 50: ...station to connect to any IEEE 802 11 Infrastructure Network it can find Channel Using the Channel filed to select the radio channel for PC Card In infra structure network your PC Card will automatically select the correct fre quency channel required to communicate with an Access Point this param eter will be fixed in Auto and can t change it In an Ad Hoc Network you can decide channel number for ...

Страница 51: ...tings TCP IP settings include five tabs Device IPAddress Gateway DNS and WINS Device Choose the network adapter that you want to use for this configuration IP Address Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server Dynamic host configu ration protocol DHCP server assigns IP addresses automatically within a specified range to devices Specify an IP address Ask your network administrator for the IP address a...

Страница 52: ... S82000W 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 serve...

Страница 53: ...cify area code telephone number and country code for this connec tion 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 ...

Страница 54: ...n IP 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 ...

Страница 55: ...erver 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 i...

Страница 56: ...rk 3 6 1 Starting Site Monitor Click the Windows Start button select Programs select ASUS WLAN Card Utilities and then click Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar and then click Site Monitor 3 6 2 Main Screen Measures the signal to noise SNR values of all available wireless net works Some Access Points can disable broadcasting SSID to hide them selves from Site...

Страница 57: ... the Communication Quality of the Basic Service Set to which the station is currently connected to Signal Level Specifies the Average Signal Level of the Basic Service Set to which the station is currently connected to Noise Level Specifies theAverage Noise Level of the Frequency Chan nel currently used for communications Throughput This sends a specified number of data packets to the re mote host...

Страница 58: ... exe in the root directory of your CD ROM drive When the Main menu appears click Run Live Update 2 Select an update method from the pull down menu Update Firmware Driver from the Internet Lets you update the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card s firmware or driver from the Internet The updating running the flash utility or the installation program will be done automatically Update Firmware Driver from the Disk...

Страница 59: ... is necessary When Live Update starts the firmware upgrade a warning message will tell you that incorrect firmware upgrades may cause your ASUS SpaceLink PC Card to malfunction You can cancel the update process at this point If you continue a message will tell you that the update process has started Do not turn OFF your computer until the upgrade has completed The upgrade will take approximately 3...

Страница 60: ...eed and 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 t...

Страница 61: ...rence Chapter 3 5 The Authentication page allows you to add security settings Read Windows help for more information 6 The Advanced page allows you to set firewall and sharing Read Windows help for more information 3 8 Windows XP Wireless Properties Cont ...

Страница 62: ...62 ASUS SpaceLink WL 100 WLAN PC Card Chapter 3 Reference Chapter 3 ...

Страница 63: ... mark or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my ASUS SpaceLink PC Card To resolve the problem you should update reinstall the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card driver In Device Manager right click ASUS SpaceLink WL 100 WLAN PC Card 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 ...

Страница 64: ...Then try to reorient the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card antenna Second is the distance decrease the distance between your ASUS SpaceLink PC Card and theAccess Point or station or anotherASUS SpaceLink PC Card The TCP IP protocol did not bind to the SpaceLink PC Card This will occur when the computer already has six TCP IP bindings in Windows 98 or ten bindings in Windows Me These limits are imposed by the...

Страница 65: ...sing protocol data units that may be used simultaneously in the same volume of space with other instances of medium use on other channels by other instances of the same physical layer with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual in terference 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...

Страница 66: ...cess point In this environment the access point not only provides communication with the wired network but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood IP Internet Protocol The TCP IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service IP includes the ICMP contr...

Страница 67: ...k A packet usu ally includes routing information data and sometimes error detection in formation PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association The Personal Computer Memory Card InternationalAssociation PCMCIA develops standards for PC cards formerly known as PCMCIAcards These cards are available in three types and are have about the same length and width as credit cards However th...

Страница 68: ...y device containing IEEE 802 11 wireless medium access conformity TCP Transmission Control Protocol The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex stream service on which many application protocols depend TCP allows a pro cess or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on another Soft ware implementing TCP usually resides in the operating system and uses the IP to tr...

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