ASUS USB-N11 User Manual

Wireless N USB Adapter

USB-N11

For 802.11n draft, 802.11g & 802.11b Networks

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User Manual

E4769 / May 2009

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Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacic)

Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Website www.asus.com.tw

Technical Support

Telephone +886228943447 Support Fax +886228907698 Software download support.asus.com*

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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/news

* Available on this site is an online Technical Inquiry Form that you can ll out to contact technical

support.

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Manufacturer:

Authorised representative in Europe:

Authorised distributors in Turkey:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Tel: +886-2-2894-3447

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

112, TAIWAN

ASUS Computer GmbH

Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880

RATINGEN, GERMANY

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

Tel: +90 212 3311000 Address: AYAZAGA MAH. KEMERBURGAZ

CAD. NO.10 AYAZAGA/ISTANBUL

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Address: AYAZAGA MAH: CENDERE YOLU

NO:9 AYAZAGA/ISTANBUL

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................5

Package contents ..................................................................................5

Features .................................................................................................5

2. Installation..................................................................................6

System Requirements ...........................................................................6

Installation Procedures ..........................................................................6

Installing the WLAN utilities and driver ..................................................6

Reading the WLAN status indicators........................................................7

WPS Push Button ....................................................................................8

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure) ....................................9

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) ............................................10

3. Software Reference ................................................................11

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

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility ............................................................13

Status - Status ........................................................................................13

Status - Connection ................................................................................15

Status - IP Cong ...................................................................................16

Status - Ping ...........................................................................................16

Cong - Basic .........................................................................................17

Cong - Advanced ..................................................................................18

Cong - Encryption .................................................................................19

Cong - Authentication ...........................................................................22

Proles ...................................................................................................23

Survey - Site Survey ...............................................................................24

About - Version Info ................................................................................25

Link State ...............................................................................................26

Exit Wireless Settings .............................................................................26

Windows® XP Wireless Options .............................................................27

Windows® Vista Wireless Options ..........................................................29

4. Troubleshooting .....................................................................30

5. Glossary ..................................................................................32

6. Appendix .................................................................................40

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Introduction

Chapter 1

1. Introduction

Package contents

Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing.

1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter (USB-N11)

1 x Support CD

1 x Quick Start Guide

1 x USB Cable

Features

High speed networking (11n Draft) for fast download, le transfer, and

media streaming

Easy setup: Press button on adapter and router for WiFi setup (base on WPS standard)

Multiple OS support: Windows, Linux, and Mac

Chapter 1 - Introduction

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Chapter 2 - Installation

2. Installation

System Requirements

To begin using the WLAN Adapter, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista 32/64bit, Linux (driver source code available) Mac 10.3/10.4/10.5 OS

• USB 2.0 for personal computer or notebook computer

• 128MB system memory or larger

• 750MHz processor or higher

Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities CD before inserting the

WLAN Adapter into your computer.

Installation Procedures

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 utility menu. Clickmatically displays the utility menu. Click

Utilities/Driver

. If autorun is disabled, double-click SETUP.EXE in the root

directory of the CD.

Install ASUS WLAN Card

Chapter 2

Installation

1. Select your language and click

ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.

3. Click or click Browse to select another folder.

to use the default Destination Folder

Install

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2. Click

4. Click

on the Welcome screen.

to create short cut.

Installation

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Installation

5. The installation process takes several seconds.

Notes:

• For Mac user, click Explore this CD to download Mac driver and utility. Then follow the instructions to install the WLAN utilities and driver.

• For Linux user, download the Linux driver source code form CD, and build the driver for the Linux OS you are using.

6. When Setup is complete, click

exit the installation wizard and restart the

computer.

Finish

7. Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into

your computer’s USB slot. Windows will automatically detect and congure the

WLAN Adapter using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps.

8. Click

to disable Windows Zero

Conguration and allow ASUS WLAN

utilities to manage your wireless network.

Reading the WLAN status indicators

The device comes with one LED to indicate the status of the WLAN Adapter, and on 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

WPS Push Button: Enable WPS Push Button mode.

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LED

Button

Chapter 2 - Installation

WPS Push Button

Use the WPS Push Button to set up your wireless connection with an existing wireless LAN.

1. Push and hold the WPS Push Button on the USB adapter until the ASUS WLAN Card Settings utility

and the WPS wizard pop-up.

2. Push the WPS button on the router, or click

on the web conguration interface of the router.

3. The WPS wizard displays the conection status. The picture on the right indicates the connection is successful. Click

to exit the WPS wizard.

Finish

WPS

Chapter 2

Installation

On the ASUS WLAN Card Settings utility, you can

see the USB adapter connected to the router.

Note: The WPS wizard works only with routers with WPS support. Check

your router specication before setting up the WPS.

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Installation

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Installation

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure)

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

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon and select

3. Use SSID of your access point(s).

5. Check the association state. If connection is established, the box shows “Connected xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

Wireless Settings.

Site Survey

if you don’t know the

Status

page to see the

2. Check the (network name) to that of your wireless AP.

4. Encryption settings must match those at the access point. Ask your network administrator about settings if necessary. Click

Apply

6. Check the signal strength. Click

page to set the

Cong

to activate the settings.

Connection

tab to see the

to exit the utility.

SSID

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc)

The WLAN Adapter supports Ad Hoc mode that allows communication between wireless stations without an AP.

Chapter 2

Installation

1. Right-click the wireless connection icon and select

3. Click the Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to communicate with and press

5. Check the state. If connection is established, the box shows “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

Wireless Settings.

button to scan for Ad

Survey

page to see the association

Status

Connect

2. Click the Adapter to

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 settings.

6. Check the signal strength. Click

button and set the WLAN

Cong

connection mode.

Ad Hoc

Apply

Connection

to activate the

tab to see the

to exit the utility.

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Chapter 3 - Software Reference

3. Software Reference

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

Software Reference

• Double-click the

ASUS WLAN Control Center

menu, or

ASUS WLAN Control Center

Using the Control Center

Chapter 3

The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information:

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

• Whether the WLANWhether the WLAN Adapter is connected to a network (Blue: Connected, Gray: Not Connected)

in Windows Start

icon on the desktop.

Taskbar Icon and Status

Wireless Status Icons (on the taskbar)

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Not linked

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Not linked

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link quality and

but

connected to Internet

link quality but

and

not connected to Internet

connected to Internet

(Infrastructure)

not connected to Internet

(Infrastructure)

Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Taskbar icon - Right-click menu

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

•

Wireless Settings

•

Activate Conguration

•

– Click to launch Wireless Protected Setup application.

WPS

Preferences

create a Control Center shortcut on the desktop and decide whether to start Control Center when system boots.

About Control Center

– Click to launch the help le.

Help

– Click to close the Control Center program.

Exit

Taskbar icon - Left-click menu

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

•

Wireless Radio On

wireless radio ON.

•

Wireless Radio Off

wireless radio OFF.

•

Search & Connect

points.

•

Wireless Option

Wireless Zero Conguration (WZC) service or ASUS utilities to congure

your WLAN Adapter.

– Click to launch Wireless Settings application.

– Click to choose a preset prole.

– Click to customize the Control Center program. You can

-Shows the version of Control Center.

– Click to turn the

Taskbar Left-Click Menu

– Click to view the properties of available access

(Windows® XP only) – Click to choose Windows®

Chapter 3

Software Reference

Taskbar Icon - Launch Wireless Settings

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

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