ASUS PCE-N13, PCE-N10 User Manual

PCE-N10

®

Wireless Local Area Network Card

(For 802.11 g/b/n Wireless Networks)

User Manual

E6391 / February 2011

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ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Asia-Pacic)

Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw

ASUS Computer International (America)

Company address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

General (tel): [phone]

General (fax): [phone]

Web site address: http://usa.asus.com

Technical support

General support: [phone]

Support (fax): [phone]

Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

ASUS Computer GmbH (Germany & Austria)

Company address: Harkortstr. 21-23, D-40880 Ratingen, Deutschland

General (tel): [phone]

General (fax): [phone]

Web site address: http://www.asus.de

Online contact: http://www.asus.de/sales

Technical support

Components: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=de-de

PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual

Table of contents

Notices.......................................................................................................2

1. Introduction ..........................................................................................6

1.1 Package contents .............................................................................6

1.2 System requirements ........................................................................6

1.3 Hardware ..........................................................................................6

2. Installing the PCE-N10 driver and utilities .........................................7

3. Conguring PCE-N10 using ASUS utility ..........................................8

3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually ...................................... 8

3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS ..................................9

3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) ............................................. 11

4. Software information .........................................................................13

4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center ..........................................................13

4.2 ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility ....................................................13

5. Conguring PCE-N10 using Windows® WZC service .....................18

6. Troubleshooting .................................................................................19

7. Glossary ..............................................................................................21

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class

B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, 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 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 from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING: Any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

Prohibition of Co-location

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with RFCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment .

This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum 20cm between the

radiator and your body.

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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.

Operation Channels: Ch1~11 for N. America, Ch1~14 Japan, Ch1~ 13 Europe

(ETSI)

DGT Warning Statement

Article 12

Without permission, any company, rm or user shall not alter the frequency,

increase the power, or change the characteristics and functions of the original

design of the certied lower power frequency electric machinery.

Article 14

The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not affect the

navigation safety nor interfere a legal communication, if an interference is found,
the service will be suspended until improvement is made and the interference no
longer exists.

低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法

(1)「經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻
率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能」以及(2)「低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全
及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項
合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學
及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾」。

IC Warning Statement

Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using
an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by
Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna

type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated

power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.

This radio transmitter(IC: 3568A-PCEN10) has been approved by Industry Canada

to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain

and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types

not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for
that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

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Ant. Antenna Type Connector Gain (dBi) Remark

A Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 5.00 TX / RX
B Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 3.00 TX / RX

C Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 3.00 TX / RX
D Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 2.00 TX / RX
E Dipole Antenna Reversed-SMA 2.00 TX / RX

This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du

Canada.

For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be
operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.

IC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not

cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including

interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services

ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest
standards for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you
to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well
as the packaging materials. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm
for the detailed recycling information in different regions.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction
of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our
products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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EC Declaration of Conformity

We, the undersigned,

Manufacturer:

ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.

Address, City:

No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C.

Country:

TAIWAN

Authorized representative in Europe:

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH

Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN

Country:

GERMANY

declare the following apparatus:

Product name : ASUS 150Mbps 802.11b/g/n Wireless PCI-E card

Model name : PCE-N10

conform with the essential requirements of the following directives:

2004/108/EC-EMC Directive

EN 55022:2006+A1:2007
EN 61000-3-2:2006
EN 55013:2001+A1:2003+A2:2006

EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003
EN 61000-3-3:2008
EN 55020:2007

1999/5/EC-R &TTE Directive

EN 300 328 V1.7.1(2006-05)
EN 300 440-1 V1.4.1(2008-05)
EN 300 440-2 V1.2.1(2008-03)
EN 301 511 V9.0.2(2003-03)
EN 301 908-1 V3.2.1(2007-05)
EN 301 908-2 V3.2.1(2007-05)
EN 301 893 V1.4.1(2005-03)
EN 302 544-2 V1.1.1(2009-01)
EN 62311:(2008-11)
EN 50371:2002
EN 50385:2002

EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1(2008-04)
EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1(2002-08)
EN 301 489-4 V1.3.1(2002-08)
EN 301 489-7 V1.3.1(2005-11)
EN 301 489-9 V1.4.1(2007-11)
EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1(2009-05)
EN 301 489-24 V1.4.1(2007-09)
EN 302 326-2 V1.2.2(2007-06)
EN 302 326-3 V1.3.1(2007-09)
EN 301 357-2 V1.3.1(2006-05)
EN 302 623 V1.1.1(2009-01)

2006/95/EC-LVD Directive

EN 60950-1:2006

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009

EN 60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008

2009/125/EC-ErP Directive

Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2008

EN 62301:2005

Regulation (EC) No. 642/2009

EN 62301:2005

Regulation (EC) No. 278/2009

EN 62301:2005

Ver. 110101

CE marking

Declaration Date: Feb. 14, 2011

Year to begin affixing CE marking:2011

Position : CEO

Name : Jerry Shen

Signature : __________

(

EC conformity markin

g)

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Manufacturer:

Authorised representative
in Europe:

Authorised distributors
in Turkey:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Tel: [phone]

Address: No. 150, LI-DE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI

112, TAIWAN

ASUS Computer GmbH

Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, D-40880

RATINGEN, DEUTSCHLAND

BOGAZICI BIL GISAYAR SAN. VE TIC. A.S.

Tel: [phone]

Address: AYAZAGA MAH. KEMERBURGAZ

CAD. NO.10 AYAZAGA/ISTANBUL

INDEX BILGISAYAR SISTEMLERI
MUHENDISLIK SAN. VE TIC. A.S.

Tel: [phone]

Address: AYAZAGA MAH: CENDERE YOLU

NO:9 AYAZAGA/ISTANBUL

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1. Introduction

1.1 Package contents

Check your PCE-N10 WLAN Card package for the following items.

• ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card x1 • External dipole antenna x1

• Quick Start Guide x1 • Support CD x1

• Low prole bracket x1 • Warranty card x1

NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer
immediately.

1.2 System requirements

Before using the PCE-N10 WLAN Card, check if your system meets the following
requirements:

• Windows® Vista/XP/7 • Standard PCI-E slot

• 512MB system memory or larger • Optical disk drive

1.3 Hardware

Status indicator

LED Status Description

Link On The WLAN card has connected to a wireless network

successfully.

Off The WLAN card is disabled.

Tx/Rx Blinking Data is being transmitted or received.

On WPS function is enabled.
Off No wireless activity.

Hardware WPS button (for Windows® OS only)

Press the Hardware WPS button about 3 seconds, or choose “Use the WPS button
“ in the WPS Wizard interface and then press the hardware button to connect to

the wireless connect.

External dipole antenna

The PCE-N10 WLAN Card package includes an external dipole antenna. We

recommend that you straighten up the antenna for the maximum range and best

link quality.

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2. Installing the PCE-N10 driver and utilities

IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card into your computer before

installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD.

To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card:

1. Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive. An Autorun screen appears
if the Autorun function is enabled on your computer.

NOTE: If the Autorun function is not enabled on your computer, double-click
SETUP.EXE from the root directory to run the Support CD.

2. From the Autorun screen, select your

language and click

.

Driver

4. Click

Install

Install Utilities/

to start the installation.

6. After your computer reboots, select

Use ASUS WLAN utilities

to allow
the ASUS utility to manage your
WLAN card. Click OK.

3. An

InstallShield Wizard

appears. Click

5. Select

computer now

Next

Yes, I want to restart my

. Click

complete the installation.

screen

to continue.

to

Finish