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User Manual

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USB-N13

ASUS 802.11n Network Adapter

(For 802.11b/g/n Networks)

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Страница 1: ...User Manual USB N13 ASUS 802 11n Network Adapter For 802 11b g n Networks ...

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Страница 3: ... 15029338713 Website usa asus com Software download support asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 25 D40880 Ratingen Germany Fax 492102959911 Online contact www asus com de sales Technical Support Component Telephone 49 1805 010923 System Notebook Eee LCD Telephone 49 1805 010920 Support Fax 492102959911 Online support www asus com de support Website www asus com de n...

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Страница 5: ... Chapter 3 Software Reference 27 ASUS WLAN Control Center 27 ASUS Wireless Settings Utility 29 Status Status 29 Status Connection 31 Status IP Config 32 Status Ping 32 Config Basic 33 Config Encryption 34 Config Authentication 37 Config Advanced 38 Soft AP Windows XP Vista 39 Soft AP Windows XP Vista Cont 40 Soft AP Windows XP Vista Cont 41 Survey Site Survey 41 About Version Info 42 Link State 43...

Страница 6: ...nnection 54 A S AP mode Station mode 55 Windows XP wireless options 56 Windows Vista wireless options 58 Windows 7 wireless options 60 Chapter 4 Application 61 Setting up the XLink Mode under Windows XP 61 Setting up the XLink Mode under MAC OS 64 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 65 Chapter 6 Appendix 67 ASUS Network adapter ...

Страница 7: ... x Warranty card Features High speed networking for fast download file transfer and media streaming EZ WPS setup Press the WPS button on the network adapter and the router to enable the WPS function Multiple OS support Windows Linux and MAC Note Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing ASUS Network adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Страница 8: ...lities and driver Insert the support CD into your optical drive If autorun is enabled in your computer the CD automatically displays the utility menu Click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver If autorun is disabled double click SETUP EXE in the root directory of the CD 2 Click Next on the Welcome screen 1 Select your language and click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver IMPORTANT The ASUS...

Страница 9: ...onfigure the network adapter using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps 8 Click OK to disable Windows Zero Configuration and allow ASUS WLAN utilities to manage your wireless network 5 The installation process takes several seconds 6 When Setup is completed click Finish to exit the installation wizard and restart the computer ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Chapter...

Страница 10: ...cal drive 3 From the Windows Start menu right click Computer then select Properties 4 Click Device Manager at the left side of the screen 5 The Device Manager window appears From the Other devices category right click 802 11 n WLAN then select Update Driver Software 6 Select Browse my computer for driver software Chapter 2 10 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 11: ... from a list of device drivers on my computer then select ASUS 802 11 n Network Adapter and click Next to start the driver installation 8 Windows has successfully updated your driver software Click Close and restart your computer to activate the new settings ASUS Network adapter 11 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation ...

Страница 12: ...con and then click Continue 2 Select a destination volume to install the USB Wireless Utility When done click Continue 3 Click Install to perform a basic installation of this software package on the volume Chapter 2 12 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation 4 Click Restart to finish installating the software ...

Страница 13: ...S To install the driver in Linux OS Refer to the README text file in the Linux zipped file included in the support CD The status indicators The device comes with one LED to indicate the status of the Network adapter and one button for WiFi Protected Setup WPS LED ON Connected to wireless device Blinking Transmitting data The blinking speed indicates the link speed OFF Adapter is disabled Button WP...

Страница 14: ...nt to connect to Launching the WPS Wizard To launch the WPS Wizard 1 Do any of the following to launch the WPS Wizard From the Windows taskbar right click the WLAN icon then select WPS Wizard Click Start ASUS Utility WLAN Card WPS Wizard to launch the WPS Wizard Press the WPS button on your network adapter 2 The WPS Wizard appears Select the method that you want to use to connect to the network Ch...

Страница 15: ...button on your network adapter to launch the WPS Wizard 3 Press the WPS button on the 802 11n network router 2 From the WPS Wizard select Use the WPS button Click Next ASUS Network adapter 15 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation WPS button ...

Страница 16: ... WPS Wizard select Use the PIN code Click Next 2 Select the router that you want to connect to The router s status is displayed as either Configured with security settings or Unconfigured without security settings Note If WPS configuration failed move your computer closer to the router then try again Chapter 2 16 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 17: ...he PIN code in the router s web user interface Note If your selected router s status is Unconfigured proceed to the section Using the PIN code on an unconfigured router 5 Wait until the WPS Wizard finishes applying the wireless settings ASUS Network adapter 17 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation ...

Страница 18: ...ork using a USB flash drive refer to the section Adding network devices using a USB flash drive Using the PIN code on an unconfigured router To use the PIN code on an unconfigured router 1 Follow steps 1 3 in Connecting via the PIN code 2 If your selected router s status is Unconfigured the WPS Wizard screen below appears Key in the PIN code in this screen Click Next Chapter 2 18 ASUS Network adap...

Страница 19: ...ick Next If the router is used for the first time the WPS Wizard assigns the SSID network name automatically 3 Wait until the WPS Wizard finishes applying the wireless settings ASUS Network adapter 19 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation ...

Страница 20: ...he Security Method and manually key in your Security key or passphrase 5 Use the auto generated passphrase as your network s security key or manually assign a passphrase containing between 8 and 63 characters When done click Next Chapter 2 20 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 21: ...ices to the network using a USB flash drive refer to the section Adding network devices using a USB flash drive Adding network devices using a USB flash drive With the WPS Wizard utility you can add devices to your network using a USB flash drive To add network devices using a USB flash drive 1 In the WPS Wizard click Save settings to a USB flash drive ASUS Network adapter 21 Chapter 2 Installatio...

Страница 22: ...ue 3 Remove the USB flash drive from this computer and then plug to the computer that you want to add to the wireless network 4 Locate the SetupWireless exe from the USB drive and double click to run it Click Yes to add the computer to the wireless network Chapter 2 22 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 23: ...connection icon and select Wireless Settings 2 Click Config to set the SSID network name to that of your wireless AP 3 Use Survey if you do not know the SSID of your access point 4 Encryption settings must match those at the access point Ask your network administrator about the settings if necessary Click Apply to activate the settings ASUS Network adapter 23 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Insta...

Страница 24: ...ted xx xx xx xx xx xx Configuring with the WLAN utility Ad Hoc The network adapter supports Ad Hoc mode that allows communication between wireless stations without an AP 2 Click Config and set the network adapter to Ad Hoc connection mode 1 Right click the wireless connection icon and select Wireless Settings Chapter 2 24 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 25: ...ther Ad Hoc nodes you are prompted to make the encryption of the two nodes identical Click Apply to activate the settings 5 Click Status to view the association state If connection is established the box shows Connected xx xx xx xx xx xx 6 Click the Connection tab to view the signal strength Click OK to exit the utility ASUS Network adapter 25 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation ...

Страница 26: ...onfigure Infrastructure or Ad Hoc settings using the WLAN utility in Windows Vista OS Refer to the section Windows Vista wireless options for details Chapter 2 26 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 2 Installation Installation ...

Страница 27: ...he ASUS WLAN Control center do any of the following Select ASUS WLAN Control Center from Windows Start menu Double click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the Windows desktop Software Reference 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...

Страница 28: ...skbar icon to show the following menu items Wireless Settings Click to launch Wireless Settings application Activate Configuration Click to choose a preset profile Mobile Manager Click to launch Mobile Manager application WPS Wizard Click to launch Wireless Protected Setup Wizard Site Monitor Click to launch Site Monitor application Preferences Click to customize the Control Center program You can...

Страница 29: ...address Shows the hardware address of the Network adapter MAC address is a unique identifier for networking devices typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons i e 00 E0 18 F0 05 C0 ASUS Wireless Settings Utility Wireless Settings is an application for managing the network adapter Use Wireless Settings to view or modify the configuration sett...

Страница 30: ...the Status page Disable Radio Click this to disable the wireless function Buttons Rescan Make the network adapter rescan all available devices If the current link quality 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 usually takes several seconds Change SSID Click this button to set t...

Страница 31: ...that are not successfully transmitted Received The number of frames that are not successfully received Connection Quality Signal Strength Link Quality Shows the signal strength link quality of the access point or Ad Hoc node the Network adapter is currently connected to Ratings are Excellent Good Fair and Poor Overall Connection Quality The overall connection quality is derived from the current si...

Страница 32: ... the Ping button in Status IP Config tab to open this page The Ping tab allows you to verify the accessibility of other computers or network devices To ping a connection 1 Key in the IP address of the device you want to verify in the IP Address field 2 Configure the ping session by assigning the ping packet size and number of packet to send and the timeout value in milliseconds 3 Click the Ping bu...

Страница 33: ...one from the drop down list box If you get connected by designating the SSID you are only to connect the AP with the SSID you assigned If the AP is removed from the network your Network adapter does not roam automatically to other APs SSIDs must all be printable characters and having a maximum of 32 case sensitive characters such as Wireless Clear history of SSID settings Channel The Channel field...

Страница 34: ...data packets The encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others The WPA Personal WPA2 Personal is improved security system for 802 11 which are developed to overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol Network Authentication Since there is no precise bound in wireless LANs the WLAN users need to implement certain mechanism to provide security solution The Authentication poli...

Страница 35: ...communicate with wireless devices that use the same WEP keys TKIP TKIP uses an encryption algorithm method that is more stringent than the WEP algorithm It also uses existing WLAN calculation facilities to perform encryption TKIP verifies the security configuration after the encryption keys are determined AES AES is a symmetric 128 bit block encryption technique that works simultaneously on multip...

Страница 36: ...e encryption keys the Wireless Settings Utility uses asterisks to mask your keys 64 128bits versus 40 104bits There are two levels of WEP Encryption 64 bits and 128 bits Firstly 64 bit WEP and 40 bit WEP are the same encryption method and can interoperate in the wireless network This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40 bit 10 Hex character as a secret key set by user and a 24 bit Initializatio...

Страница 37: ...r similar to Web server authentication using Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol This method uses digital certificates to verify the identity of a client and server TTLS TTLS authentication uses certificates to authenticate the server while maintaining similar security properties to TLS such as mutual authentication and a shared confidentiality for session WEP key LEAP LEAP Light Extensible Authenti...

Страница 38: ...stination Enable fragmentation by setting a specific packet size threshold If there is an excessive number of collisions on the WLAN experiment with different fragmentation values to increase the reliability of frame transmissions The default value 2346 is recommended for normal use Multimedia Gaming Environment Multimedia Gaming Environment can ignore the scanning command coming from Windows ever...

Страница 39: ... an Ethernet connection in order to provide network access to Wireless LAN clients 1 Select Soft AP Mode 2 Drag and drop a wired network connection next to the globe icon ASUS Network adapter 39 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference 3 Right click the taskbar icon and select A S Change Mode to easily switch between Soft AP and Station modes ...

Страница 40: ... radio network The Access Control List ACL contains MAC addresses for wireless clients allowed to associate with the AP This provides security by preventing unauthorized access The AP also uses a disallowed address list of destinations This feature prevents the AP from communicating with specified destinations This can include network devices that do not require communication with the AP or its wi...

Страница 41: ...e Reference Soft AP Mode will also provide two extra tabs on the Status pages Association Table and Event Log The Association Table shows clients that are currently connected to the Soft AP The Event Log tracks messages associated with the Soft AP Soft AP Windows XP Vista Cont IMPORTANT If the end points of a chain are connected to each other a loop is created Normally it is advised to avoid loops...

Страница 42: ...oints may disable SSID broadcast and hide themselves from Site Survey or Site Monitor however you can connect such AP if you know their SSID RSSI The Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI transmitted by each network This information is helpful in determining which network to connect to The value is then normalized to a dBm value Security Wireless network encryption information All devices in th...

Страница 43: ...wireless settings You may choose to save the changes in the wireless settings to the current profile or to a new profile Apply Click to apply the changes made on the Wireless Settings utility OK Click to close the Wireless Setting utility window Cancel Click to cancel any changes made on the Wireless Settings utility Click to close the Wireless Settings utility window Help Click to display the hel...

Страница 44: ...rd Mobile Manager or right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar then select Mobile Manager 2 The Mobile Manager main window appears Exit Wireless Settings To exit Wireless Settings you can click OK or Cancel File menu New Configuration Select this option to launch the New Configuration Wizard See the next section for details Import Configuration Select this option to load a configu...

Страница 45: ...ents Displays the Mobile Manager help window About Mobile Manager Displays the Mobile Manager version number and copyright information Click the ASUS logo to launch the ASUS website NOTE You need to restart the system to activate the configuration settings under Windows 98 ME operating system You do not need to restart the system to activate the configuration settings in Windows 2000 XP operating ...

Страница 46: ... Network Configuration Select this option if you have an installed ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in your computer W i r e d L o c a l A r e a N e t w o r k Configuration 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 Key in the name and descrip...

Страница 47: ...P a d d r e s s o f t h e configuration type Specify the IP address using the DHCP server automatic or assign it manually The wizard auto detects and displays the current system settings Click Next when done 6 Key in the computer name then click Next ASUS Network adapter 47 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference ...

Страница 48: ... Manager window displays the created configuration when it is not activated Click Finish to close the wizard Editing a configuration To edit a configuration 1 Select a configuration from the Mobile Manager window 2 Click Edit from the menu bar then select Edit Configuration The Edit Configuration dialog box appears Click the buttons on the left to navigate the window 48 ASUS Network adapter Chapte...

Страница 49: ...can only connect with an Access Point that has the same SSID Use different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and add security Channel The Channel field allows you to select the radio channel for the network adapter In an Infrastructure network your network adapter automatically selects the correct frequency channel required to communicate with an Access Point WEP This option allows you to disable ...

Страница 50: ...utton to add a new TCP IP gateway address The added gateway appears in the Default gateways list Repeat the process to add another gateway The value in each gateway field must be between 0 and 255 You can have up to eight IP addresses for gateways Edit Click this button to edit a selected gateway address Remove Click this button to delete a selected gateway address TCP IP settings DNS tab The DNS ...

Страница 51: ...er you want to use the same proxy server to gain access to the Internet using all protocols Servers field Provides fields for you to type the address and port number of the proxy server you want to use to gain access to the Internet over HTTP Secure FTP Gopher and Socks protocol Exceptions field Do not use proxy server for address beginning with Key in the Web addresses that do not need to be acce...

Страница 52: ...ck Close to close the Edit Configuration window Click Help to view the help files Site Monitor The Site Monitor utility measures the signal to noise SNR values of all available wireless networks Use this utility to determine the best placement of access points in a wireless network Launching Site Monitor To launch the Site Monitor Click the Windows Start button then select Programs ASUS Utility WL...

Страница 53: ...ns and the signal to noise SNR value of a selected connection NOTE Some Access Points disable their SSID broadcasting to hide themselves from Site Survey or Site Monitor You may join these APs if you know their SSID ASUS Network adapter 53 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference ...

Страница 54: ...on Quality This indicates the communication quality of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to Signal Level This line specifies the average signal level of the Basic Service Set that the station is connected to Noise Level Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently used for connection Throughput The Throughput graph sends a specified number of data packets ...

Страница 55: ...ion mode Select the mode you want to use When done click OK If you change to a different mode the current connection status will be lost ASUS Network adapter 55 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference ...

Страница 56: ...reless function Only useASUS WLAN utilities to configure the Network adapter Configuring with Windows Wireless Zero Configuration service If you want to configure your Network adapter via Windows Wireless Zero Configuration WZC service follow the instruction below to make the settings 2 If you have set up encryption on your wireless router key in the encryption keys and click Connect The connectio...

Страница 57: ...resent signal strength with five bars indicating excellent signal and one bar indicating poor signal 2 Select Wireless Networks tab to show 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 currently connected access point Click Properties to se...

Страница 58: ... set up the wireless connection properties 1 Right click the network icon on the Windows taskbar and select Network and sharing Center 2 Select Manage network connections 3 Double click the wireless network connection icon to open the Wireless Network Connection Status page 4 Click Properties to open the Property page from the Wireless Network Connection Status page The General page shows status S...

Страница 59: ...Click Properties from the Property page to set the authentication of the wireless connection ASUS Network adapter 59 Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference ...

Страница 60: ...aring Center Click Connect to a network select the AP and click Connect 2 Key in the security key then click OK You may also press the WPS button on the access point and the network adapter to establish the WiFi connection The picture below indicates that you have successfully connected to the wireless network 60 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 3 Software Reference Chapter 3 Software Reference ...

Страница 61: ... set up the XLink Mode under Windows XP 1 Click ASUS WLAN Control Center Config Advanced to enable the PSP Xlink Mode 2 Turn on your PSP to set up the configuration 3 Select Network Settings ASUS Network adapter 61 Chapter 4 Application Chapter 4 Application ...

Страница 62: ...4 Select AD Hoc Mode 5 Select the PSP channel that you want to connect to 6 When done select O to save the settings 62 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 4 Application Chapter 4 Application ...

Страница 63: ...en start the game connection The PSP can provide you the SSID named PSP_ to connect Click ASUS WLAN Control Center Survey to search the available connection Select PSP_ to connect 8 When done click Connect ASUS Network adapter 63 Chapter 4 Application Chapter 4 Application ...

Страница 64: ...under MAC OS 1 Select USB Wireless Utility Advanced to enable PSP Xlink 2 Click USB Wireless Utility Site Survey to search the available connection 3 Select PSP_ to connect 4 When done click CONNECT 64 ASUS Network adapter Chapter 4 Application Chapter 4 Application ...

Страница 65: ...ed symbol over this icon There is a yellow exclamation mark or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my Network adapter To resolve the problem you should update reinstall the Network adapter driver In Device Manager right click 802 11g Network Adapter select Properties and select Driver tab Click on Update Driver button then follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the dri...

Страница 66: ...e are two possible reasons First is radio interference keep the environment around the Network adapter away from microwave ovens and large metal objects Then try to reorient the Network adapter antenna Second is the distance decrease the distance between your Network adapter and the access point or station or another Network adapter The TCP IP protocol did not bind to the WLAN PC Adapter This will...

Страница 67: ...s uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and o...

Страница 68: ...0 328 2 has been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product in a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures IC Warning The Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulation Cet appareil numerique de la cl...

Страница 69: ...nce that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance To maintain compliance with IC RF exposure compliance requirements please follow operation instruction as documented in this m...

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