Asus USB-AC51 User Manual

USB-AC51

®

Dual-band Wireless-AC600

USB Adapter

User Manual

E8743
First Edition
October 2013

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Table of contents

1. Introduction .........................................................................4

Package contents ....................................................................................... 4

System requirements ................................................................................4

Status indicator ........................................................................................... 4

2. Installing the USB-AC51 driver and utilities .....................5

3. Connecting to a wireless network ......................................

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

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4. ASUS WLAN Control Center ..............................................11

ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility .................................................... 11

Survey ............................................................................................................. 12

Conguration ..............................................................................................13

Setting up a Preset Wireless Connection ...................................... 14

Setting up Encryption for a Wireless Connection ..................... 15

5. Using Windows® Network Manager ..................................18

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

7. Glossary..............................................................................20

Notices .....................................................................................30

1. Introduction

Package contents

ASUS USB-AC51 Adapter x1

Quick Start Guide x1

Support CD x1

Warranty card x1

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

System requirements

Before using the USB-AC51 Adapter, check if your system meets the following
requirements:

• Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / Mac OSX / Linux

• 512MB system memory or larger

• USB 2.0 port

• Optical disk drive

Operating and storage environment

1. Operating temperature: ambient temperature between 0˚C ~ 40˚C

2. Storage temperature: ambient temperature between -10˚C ~ 70˚C

3. Humidity: 5% ~ 90% (non-condensing)

Status indicator

LED Status Description

Link On USB-AC51 has connected to a wireless network successfully.

O USB-AC51 is not connected.

Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (for Windows® OS only)

To enable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), click WPS on the Wireless Utility window
and select Use the WPS button.

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2. Installing the USB-AC51 driver and utilities

Install the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD before
inserting the USB-AC51 into your computer.

To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS USB-AC51:

1. Place the bundled Support CD in the optical drive. An Autorun screen

appears if the Autorun function is enabled on your computer.

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 Install
ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.

3. An InstallShield Wizard
appears. Click Next to continue.

screen

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4. Select Use ASUS WLAN Utilities.

5. Select Next to install drivers and
utilities to default destination
folder.

6. Once prompted, insert the ASUS
USB-AC51 Wireless adapter into an
available USB port.

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7. Click Finish to complete
installation.

A message will appear in the
Windows® notication area
indicating that device drivers have
successfully been installed.

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3. Connecting to a wireless network

To connect the USB-AC51 Wireless adapter to a station or Access Point:

1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN
Adapter Setting Utility icon in the
Windows® notication area, then
select Wireless Setting.

2. In the WLAN Control Center
window, click Survey > Search
to search for available wireless
networks. Select an Access
Point (AP) from the list and click
Connect.

3. If Security is enabled on the AP
or station, provide the required
password or passkey. Click Save.

4. Setup is complete. Click the
Status page on the main window
to display network information
including signal strength and
network trac.

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Connecting to a wireless network using WPS

The ASUS USB-AC51 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) for Windows®
operating systems for securing wireless connections.

Ensure that the AP you are trying to connect to supports the WPS
feature.

To connect the USB-AC51 Wireless adapter to a WPS-enabled AP using the
WPS button:

1. Click

2. Select Use the WPS button, then

3. Press the WPS button on the AP

WPS on the main utility

window.

click Next.

or station to establish a secure
connection.

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4. Click Finish.

To connect USB-AC51 to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the PIN code:

1. Select Use PIN code.

2. Key in the AP’s eight-digit PIN
code and click Next.

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3. Click

Finish.

4. ASUS WLAN Control Center

ASUS WLAN Control Center manages your wireless connections using ASUS
USB-AC51.

To launch the ASUS USB-AC51 WLAN Control Center, click Start > All Programs

> ASUS Utility > USB-AC51 WLAN Card Utilities > ASUS USB-AC51 WLAN
Control Center

ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility

Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon on the Windows®
notication area to display the following options:

• Wireless Setting -

• Active Conguration -
the prole Auto Roaming is enabled.

• Help -

• WPS -

• About Control Center -

• Exit -

Launches the help le.

Launches the WPS setup window.

Closes the ASUS WLAN Control Center.

Launches the ASUS WLAN Control Center.

Disable or enable a preset prole. By default,

Displays the version of your Control Center.

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