ASUS WL-130N User Manual

User Manual

Wireless Local Area Network Adapter

WL-130N

(

For 802.11n draft, 802.11g & 802.11b Networks

)

E3123/ April 2007

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2 ASUS WLAN Adapter

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ASUS WLAN Adapter 3

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259 General (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Web site address: www.asus.com.tw General (fax): +886-2-2894-7798 General email: info@asus.com.tw

Technical support

General support (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Online support: http://support.asus.com

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Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA General (fax): +1-510-608-4555 Web site address: usa.asus.com

Technical support

General support (tel): +1-502-995-0883 Online support: http://support.asus.com Notebook (tel): +1-510-739-3777 x5110 Support (fax): +1-502-933-8713

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Technical support

Component support: +49-2102-95990 Online support: http://support.asus.com Notebook support: +49-2102-959910 Support (fax): +49-2102-959911

Contact Information

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4 ASUS WLAN Adapter

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

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

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

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

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

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

Installing ASUS WLAN utilities and driver ................................................6

Reading the WLAN Status Indicators .......................................................7

ASUS One Touch Wizard .........................................................................8

Conguring with ASUS WLAN Settings utility (Infrastructure) ..................9

Conguring with ASUS WLAN Settings 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

Survey - Site Survey ...............................................................................22

About - Version Info ................................................................................23

Link State ...............................................................................................24

Exit Wireless Settings .............................................................................24

Windows® XP/2003 Wireless Options ..................................................25

4. Troubleshooting .....................................................................27

5. Glossary ..................................................................................29

6. Appendix .................................................................................37

Table of Contents

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ASUS WLAN Adapter 5

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 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 (WL-130N)

1 x Extension Cable Antenna

1 x Support CD

1 x Quick Start Guide

Features

Draft 802.11n compliant, full compatible with 802.11b/g

Suitable for seamless multimedia stream

Supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 for enhanced security

Windows® Vista OS support

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Chapter 2

6 ASUS WLAN Adapter

Chapter 2 - Installation

Installation

2. Installation

System Requirements

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

• Windows® XP/2000/2003/Vista (only driver support)

• PCI slot for personal computer

• 128MB system memory or larger

• 750MHz processor or higher

Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities before inserting the WLAN Adapter into your computer.

Installing ASUS 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

Install ASUS WLAN Card

Utilities/Driver

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

directory of the CD.

2. Click

on the Welcome screen.1. Select your language and click

Install

ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.

4. Click

to create short cut.

3. Click

to use the default Destination

Folder or click Browse to select another folder.

NOTE: The ASUS WLAN utilities is only for Windows® 2000/2003/XP.

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

7. Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into

your computer’s PCI slot. Windows will

automatically detect and configure the WLAN Adapter usi ng t he u til iti es a nd drivers installed in the previous steps.

8. W i n d o w s XP/200 3 u s e r s : When t h e program is launched for the fir st tim e (during Windows restart), you are asked to choos e one u tili ty t o conf igure the WL AN Ad a pte r. Select "Only u se o ur WL A N ut i liti e s and dis a b le Window s wireless function".

Reading the WLAN status indicator

The device comes with one LED that indicates the status of the WLAN Adapter.

5. The installation process takes several seconds.

6. When Setup is complete, click

Finish

exit the installation wizard and restart the

computer.

ACT LED

Blinking:

Transmitting data; the blinking

speed indicates the link speed.

OFF:

Radio off or Adapter is disabled.

ACT LED

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Chapter 2

8 ASUS WLAN Adapter

Chapter 2 - Installation

Installation

ASUS One Touch Wizard

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

existing wireless LAN.

1. Launch A SUS One Touch Wizard from

Start menu and click

to set up your

wireless network.

2. Select an AP from the Available Networks

eld, then click Next.

3. C o n n ec t i o n is co m p l e t e . Cl i c k

to set up the IP addres s for the W LAN Adapter.

4. C hoo se t o obtai n an IP addr ess or to assign static address manually for your WL A N A da pte r. Wh en IP se tti n g is complete, click

Finish

to exit ASUS 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 ASUS One Touch Wizard once again from the Start menu to set up the connection with your AP.

We suggest WL-130N 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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Chapter 2 - Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

Configuring with ASUS WLAN Settings utility (Infrastructure)

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

6. C heck the

Conn ection

tab to s ee the

signal strength. Click

to exit the utility.

5. C hec k the

St a t us

pag e to se e th e as s o ci ati o n st a t e. If con n e cti o n 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. Enc rypti on setti ngs must matc h tho se at the acces s poi nt. Ask your netw ork 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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Chapter 2

10 ASUS WLAN Adapter

Chapter 2 - Installation

Installation

Configuring with ASUS WLAN Settings utility (Ad Hoc)

The WLAN Adapter supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication

2. Click the

Cong

button and set the WLAN

Adapter 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 iden tic al. Clic k

Appl y

to a cti vat e t he

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

to exit the utility.

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Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Chapter 3

Software Reference

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)

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.

3. Software Reference

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Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Chapter 3

Software Reference

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.

•

Wir e les s Op tion

(Wi ndo w s® XP/ 200 3 ) – C li ck to ch o ose

Windows® Wireless Zero Conguration (WZC) service or ASUS utilities

to congure your WLAN Adapter.

Taskbar Icon - Launch Wireless Settings

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

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