Asus WL-160W Manual de usuario

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Quick Start Guide

Wireless Local Area Network Adapter

WL-160W

(For 802.11n draft, 802.11g & 802.11b Networks)

QE2920/ Nov. 2006

2 ASUS WLAN Adapter

Quick Start Guide

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Installation Procedures

Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities before inserting the WLAN

Adapter into your computer.

Installing the WLAN utilities and driver

Follow these instructions to install the

WLAN Adapter utilities and driver. Insert

the support CD into your optical drive.

If autorun is enabled in your computer,

the CD automatically displays the utilitymatically 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.

Insert the WLAN Adapter into your computer

’s USB port using the correct orientation.

Windows will automatically detect and

configure the WLAN Adapter using the

utilities and drivers installed in the previous

steps.

Windows XP users: When the program is

launched for the rst time (during Windows

restart), you are asked to choose one utility

to congure the WLAN Adapter. Select "Only

use our WLAN utilities and disable Windows

wireless function".

Reading the WLAN status indicators

The device comes with two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN

Adapter.

ACT LED

Blinking: Transmitting data; the blinking

speed indicates the link speed.

OFF: Radio off or Adapter is disabled.

LINK LED

ON: Connected to wireless device.

OFF: No wireless connection.

LINK

ACT

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One Touch Wizard

Use One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection with an existing

wireless LAN.

1. Launch One Touch Wizard from Start

menu and click Next to set up your

wireless network.

2. Select an AP from the Available Networks

then click Next.

3. Connection is complete. Click Next

to setup the IP address for the WLAN

Adapter.

4. Choose to obtain an IP address or to

assign static address manually for your

WLAN Ad a pter. When IP s e tting is

complete, click Finish to exit the One

Touch Wizard.

Note: If the access point you want to connect has set up encryption

policies, you must congure the same encryption on your WLAN Adapter.

Select "Configure your wireless LAN settings" radio button in step 2

and make the settings accordingly. When the encryption settings are

complete, you can launch the One Touch Wizard once again from the Start

menu to set up the connection with your AP.

We suggest WL-160W work with WL-500W Super Speed N wireless router

for maximum performance. Make sure the router rmware is the updated.

Check ASUS website for router latest updated rmware.

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Conguring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure)

Use ASUS WLAN utility to get connected with an existing wireless network.

6. Check the Connection tab to see the

signal strength. Click OK to exit the utility.

5. Check the Status page to see the

association state. If connection is

established, the box shows “Connected -

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

3. Use Site Survey if you don’t know the

SSID of your access point(s).

4. Encryption settings must match those

at the access point. Ask your network

administrator about settings if necessary.

Click Apply to activate the settings.

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon

and select Wireless Settings.

2. Check the Config page to set the SSID

(network name) to that of your wireless AP.

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Conguring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc)

The WLAN adapter supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication

between wireless stations without an AP.

2. Click the Config button and set the

WLAN Card to Ad Hoc connection mode.

3. Click the Survey button to scan for Ad

Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to

communicate with and press Connect.

4. If the encryption settings of your WLAN

Adapter are different from those of the

other Ad Hoc nodes, you are prompted

to make the encryption of the two nodes

identical. Click Apply to activate the

settings.

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon

and select Wireless Settings.

5. Check the Status page to see the association

state. If connection is established, the box

shows “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

6. Check the Connection tab to see the

signal strength. Click OK to exit the utility.

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Using the Control Center

The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information:

• Link quality of the WLAN Adapter (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Not

Linked)

• Whether the WLAN Adapter is connected to a network (Blue:

Connected, Gray: Not Connected)

Taskbar Icon and Status

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 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)

Not linked and not connected to Internet (Infrastructure)

ASUS WLAN Control Center

ASUS WLAN Control Center is an application which makes it easier to launch

WLAN applications and activate network location settings. The WLAN Control

Center starts automatically when system boots. When WLAN Control Center is

running, you can see a Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar.

Starting the Control Center

• Select ASUS WLAN Control Center in Windows Start

menu, or

• Double-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the desktop.

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Taskbar icon - Left-click menu

Left-click the taskbar icon to show the

following menu items:

• Wireless Radio On – Click to turn

the wireless radio ON.

• Wireless Radio Off – Click to turn

the wireless radio OFF.

• Search & Connect – Click to view

the properties of available access points.

• Wireless Option (Windows®XP only) – Click to choose Windows

® Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service or ASUS utilities to

congure your WLAN Adapter.

Taskbar Icon - Launch Wireless Settings

Double-click the taskbar icon to launch the Wireless Settings utility. to launch the Wireless Settings utility.

Taskbar icon - Right-click menu

Right-click the taskbar icon to show the following menu items:

• Wireless Settings – Click to launch Wireless Settings application.

• Activate Conguration – Click to choose a preset prole.

• Mobile Manager – Click to launch Mobile Manager application.

• Site Monitor – Click to to launch the Site Monitor application.

• Preferences – Click to customize the Control Center program. You can

create a Control Center shortcut on the desktop and decide whether to

start Control Center when system boots.

• About Control Center-Shows the version of Control Center.

• Exit – Click to close the Control Center program.

Taskbar Left-Click Menu

8 ASUS WLAN Adapter

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Status - Status

You can view the information about the

WLAN Adapter from the Status menu.

The status fields are blank if the WLAN

Adapter is not installed. You can turn

off the WLAN Adapter by clicking the

“Disable Radio” button.

Association State

Displays the connection status as follows:

Connected - The adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN device.

When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address

of the access point with which the WLAN Adapter is communicating. When

operating in Ad Hoc mode, this eld shows the virtual MAC address used by

computers participating in the Ad Hoc network.

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility

Wireless Settings is an application for managing the WLAN Adapter. Use Wireless

Settings to view or modify the conguration settings, or to monitor the operational

status of your WLAN Adapter. When Wireless Settings is launched, you can

see the tabbed property sheets which categorize the conguration options into

groups.

Starting Wireless Settings

• Open the Windows Control Panel, then double-click the ASUS WLAN

Adapter Settings icon.

• Click the Windows Start button, select Programs | ASUS Utility |

WLAN Adapter | Wireless Settings.

• Right-click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar and

select Wireless Settings.

NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your

computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the “

Wireless Settings” utility. Select the device you want when such situation

occurs.

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Scanning... : The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access

point or Ad Hoc node.

Disconnected - The WLAN Adapter is installed to the system, but not yet

connected to a wireless device.

SSID:

Displays the Service Set Identier (SSID) of the device that the adapter

is either associated or intending to join.

MAC address:

Shows the hardware address of the WLAN Adapter. MAC

address is a unique identier 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).

Current Channel:

Displays the radio channel to which the adapter

is currently tuned. This number changes as the radio scans the available

channels.

Current Data Rate: Displays the current data rate i≠n megabits per second

(Mbps).

Radio State:

Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.

Radio On: When the wireless radio is turned ON, the icon on the right

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Radio Off- When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the icon on the right

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Buttons

Rescan – Make the WLAN 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 the SSID to that of the AP you want to

connect.

Search & Connect – Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.

NOTE: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth in wireless

router. Channel option will depend on the bandwidth that you select.

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