ASUS WL-100GE User Manual

Wireless Local Area Network Card
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WL-100gE
(For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks)
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User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................. 7
Overview .............................................................................................. 7
2. Installation ............................................................................... 8
System Requirements .......................................................................... 8
Installation Procedures......................................................................... 9
Installing the WLAN utilities and driver ........................................... 9
Orientating the Antenna ................................................................ 10
Reading the WLAN Status Indicators ........................................... 11
One Touch Wizard (new wireless LAN) ........................................ 12
One Touch Wizard (existing LAN)................................................. 13
Configuring the WLAN utility......................................................... 14
Soft AP (Windows XP Only) ............................................................... 15
3. Software Reference .............................................................. 19
Chapter Overview............................................................................... 19
Windows XP Wireless Options ..................................................... 19
WLAN Control Center......................................................................... 20
Wireless Settings Utility...................................................................... 23
Status - Status Tab ....................................................................... 23
Status - Connection ...................................................................... 26
Status - IP Config.......................................................................... 27
Config - Basic ............................................................................... 28
Config - Encryption ....................................................................... 30
Status - Advanced......................................................................... 33
Survey - Site Survey ..................................................................... 34
Ping............................................................................................... 35
About - Version Info Tab ............................................................... 36
Link State...................................................................................... 37
Exit Wireless Settings ................................................................... 37
Ad Hoc................................................................................................ 38
Windows XP Wireless Properties ....................................................... 40
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4. Troubleshooting.................................................................... 42
5. Glossary................................................................................. 44
6. Safety Information................................................................. 52
Federal Communications Commission............................................... 52
FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements ...................... 53
FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Access Points) ............................ 53
FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Wireless Cards)........................... 54
Canadian Department of Communications ........................................ 54
Operation Channel for Different Domains .......................................... 54
France Restricted Frequency Band.................................................... 55
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1. Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Overview
Thank you for purchasing the ASUS WLAN Card. The ASUS WLAN Card is a PCMCIA compliant “wireless” network interface card (NIC) for any computer equipped with a PC Card slot (available mainly in Notebook PCs).
The ASUS WLAN Card is designed to be fully compliant with both the IEEE
802.11g and IEE802.1 1b wireless local area network (Wireless LAN) standards. As a result of the completion of the standard, the interoperability of Wireless LAN products among multiple manufacturers will be guaranteed. The ASUS WLAN Card product provides high-speed, standards-based Wireless LAN solutions.
The ASUS WLAN Card is designed to be fully compliant with IEEE 802.11g wireless local area networks (WLAN). 802.11g is an extension to 802.11b, used in majority of wireless LANs today . 802.1 1g will broaden 802.1 1b's data rates to 54 Mbps within the 2.4 GHz band using OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) technology . 802.11g allows backward compatibility with
802.11b devices but only at 11 Mbps or lower depending on the range and presence of obstructions.
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The ASUS WLAN Card supports data rates up to 11 Mbps, with automatic fallback to 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps in 802.11b networks. It operates in the unlicensed
2.4 GHz frequencies called the Instrumentation, Science, and Medical (ISM) band. Unlicensed means free of charge to users.
The ASUS WLAN Card configuration utility is a user-friendly application that helps you quickly setup multiple roaming nodes using the ASUS WLAN Card. You can even export the configuration settings to a file and import them to other computers for fast multiple installations using ASUS Mobile Manager. Wireless LANs are complementary extensions to existing wired LANs, of fering complete mobility while maintaining continuous network connectivity to both corporate and home Intranets. They add a new level of convenience for LAN users. PC users stay connected to the network anywhere throughout a building without being bound by a LAN wires. This is accomplished through the use of ASUS WLAN Access Points or ASUS WLAN Home Gateways. ASUS WLAN Home Gateways with built-in Internet gateway capability , allows your family to share a broadband Modem and one ISP account simultaneously from dif ferent rooms without wires! ASUS WLAN products can keep you connected anywhere, any time.
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2. Installation
System Requirements
To begin using the WLAN Card, you must have the following minimum requirements:
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Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II
32MB system memory or larger
300MHz processor or higher
Installation Procedures
Chapter 2 - Installation
Important: Install the WLAN card utilities before inserting the WLAN Card into your computer.
Follow these two easy steps before using the WLAN card.
1. Install the WLAN card utilities and driver from the support CD.
2. Insert the WLAN card into your computer.
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Installing the WLAN utilities and driver
Follow these instructions to install the WLAN card utilities and driver. Insert the support CD and an autorun menu will appear. If your autorun is disabled, double click SETUP.EXE in the root directory of the support CD.
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1. Select your language and click Install
WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.
3. Click Next after reading the Information. 4. Click Next to use the default Destination
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
Folder or click Browse to select another folder.
5. Click Next to place icons in the default pro­gram folder or type another folder name.
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6. When Setup is complete, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and restart Windows.
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7. Windows XP users: When the program is
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Orientating the Antenna
The ASUS WLAN Card has two integrated antennas, one external omnidirectional antenna and the other is a built-in diversity antenna. It is recommended that you adjust the external antenna straight up for maximum range and higher link quality. Lower the external antenna when transporting your Notebook PC.
launched for the first time (during Windows restart), you will be asked which function to use. Select to use utilities for more func­tions.
8. Carefully insert the WLAN card into your computer’s PC card slot. Windows will au­tomatically find and configure the WLAN card using the drivers installed in the previ­ous steps.
External omnidirectional antenna
Internal diversity antenna
Inserted with antenna down
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Inserted with antenna up
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Reading the WLAN Status Indicators
The part of the WLAN Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN Card .
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Power LED
Air LED
Power LED
OFF: No power or error. ON: Power ON.
Air LED
OFF: No wireless activity. Blink: Transmitting or receiving wireless data.
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One Touch Wizard (new wireless LAN)
Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.
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1. Select Create a new... and click Next to use the simplest configuration or select an­other option first.
3. Setup is complete. Click Finish to exit the wizard or click Next to continue with more advanced features.
2. Enter the SSID name of the access point that you wish to connect to. Select Data encryp- tion if secured connections are enabled.
4. Click OK to start ICSS setup.
5. Select your Internet connection from the list.
6. Setup is complete. Y ou can review your set­tings here.
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One Touch Wizard (existing LAN)
Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.
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1. Select Connect to... and click Next to use the simplest configuration or select another option first.
3. Setup is complete. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
2. Select an AP from the available networks.
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Configuring the WLAN utility
After installing the WLAN Card Utilities, you will need to make some settings before being able to use your wireless connection. Double-click the WLAN Control Center icon to start the utility.
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1. Right-click the WLAN icon and select “Wire­less Settings”
3. Use “Site Survey” if you don’t know the name of your access point(s).
2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the same name as the SSID set in your wireless ac­cess point.
4. Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point. Ask your network administrator about settings if necessary. Click Apply to save your settings
5. Check the “Status” page to see the “Asso­ciation State”. It should show “Connected ­xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
6. You can also see the connection quality on the “Connection” page. Click OK to exit the utility.
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Soft AP (Windows XP Only)
Soft AP mode allows the WLAN card to act as a virtual access point. The computer needs to be connected to a wired network using an Ethernet connection in order to provide network access to WLAN clients.
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1. Select Soft AP Mode
3. Enable ICS* and Firewall if desired. Refer to Windows help for information on “Inter­net Connection Sharing”.
2. Drag and drop a wired network connection next to the globe icon.
4. You can easily switch between Soft AP and Station mode by right clicking the taskbar icon and selecting “A-S Change Mode”.
*ICS is used to share this computer’s Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network. When this computer is connected to the Internet, communication to and from the Inter­net to all the computers on your network are sent through this computer, called the host com­puter. Other computers can send and receive email and access the Web as if it were connected directly to the Internet.
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Soft AP (Windows XP Only) Cont.
Soft AP mode allows for Access Control configuration.
Access Control
The AP provides facilities to limit the wireless clients that associate with it and the data packets that can forward through it. Filters provide network security
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or improve performance by eliminating broadcast/multicast packets from the 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 wireless clients.
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Status Page Encryption Page
Clicking Apply after configuring Soft AP will show the “Access Control” tab.
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Enter a MAC Address on the Access Control page and select “Accept” or “Reject” or “Dis­able” from the pull-down menu.
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Soft AP (Windows XP Only) Cont.
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Soft AP Mode will also provide two extra tabs on the Status pages - Association Table and Event Log. The Association T able shows clients that are currently connected to the Soft AP.
IMPORTANT: If the end points of a chain are connected to each other a loop is created. Normally it is advised to avoid loops involv­ing bridges as it can lead to performance breakdowns, and broad­cast and multicast storms.
The Event Log tracks messages associated with the Soft AP.
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