ASUS WL-138g V2, WL-138gE User Manual

Wireless Local Area Network Card

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WL-138g V2 / WL-138gE

(For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks)

User’s Manual

E2270 / Sep 2005

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................. 7

Overview .............................................................................................. 7

System Requirements .......................................................................... 8

The Product Package........................................................................... 8

2. Installation ............................................................................... 8

Installation Procedures......................................................................... 8

Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities .............................................. 9

Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators................................. 10

Orientating the Antenna ................................................................ 10

Orientating the Antenna ................................................................ 10

One Touch Wizard (new wireless LAN) ........................................ 11

One Touch Wizard (existing LAN)................................................. 12

Configuring the WLAN utility......................................................... 13

Soft AP (Windows XP Only) ............................................................... 14

3. Software Reference .............................................................. 17

Chapter Overview............................................................................... 17

Windows XP Wireless Options ..................................................... 17

WLAN Control Center......................................................................... 18

Wireless Settings Utility...................................................................... 21

Status - Status Tab ....................................................................... 21

Status - Connection ...................................................................... 24

Status - IP Config.......................................................................... 25

Config - Basic ............................................................................... 26

Config - Encryption ....................................................................... 28

Status - Advanced......................................................................... 32

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
designed to be fully compliant with both the IEEE 802.11g and 802.1 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 W ireless LAN solutions.

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.

Chapter 1

Introduction

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Chapter 2 - Installation

System Requirements

To begin using the ASUS WLAN Card, you must have the following
minimum requirements:

• Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE

• Standard 32-bit PCI Slot

Quick Start

Chapter 2

The Product Package

When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package, it should contain the
following items:

2. Installation

• 32MB system memory or larger

• 300MHz processor or higher

• ASUS WLAN PCI Card

• Dipole Antenna

• ASUS WLAN Card Quick Start Guide

• CD-ROM Disc (Drivers, Utilities, Documentation)

Note: If any of the above items are not included or damaged, con­tact your local dealer for instructions.

Installation Procedures

Important: Install the ASUS WLAN card utilities before inserting the
ASUS WLAN Card into your computer.

Follow these instructions to setup the ASUS WLAN card.

1. Install the ASUS WLAN card utilities and driver from the support CD.

2. Insert the ASUS WLAN card into your computer.

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities & Driver

1. Insert the ASUS WLAN Card 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.

Chapter 2

Quick Start

2. From the autorun menu, select your
language and click Install ASUS WLAN
Card Utilities / Driver.

4. Click Next to use the default Destination
Folder or click Browse for another folder.

3. Click Next on the Welcome screen.

5. Click Next to place icons in the default
program folder or type another name.

6. When Setup is complete, click Finish to exit
the installation wizard.

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7. When the program is launched for the first
time, you will be asked which function to
use. Select to use our WLAN utilities for
more functionality.

Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators

The ASUS WLAN card consists of one AIR indicator that shows the status of
the ASUS WLAN Card.

Quick Start

Chapter 2

Orientating the Antenna

The ASUS WLAN Card has one external antenna. It is recommended that you
adjust the external antenna straight up for maximum range and higher link
quality .

Chapter 2 - Installation

OFF: No wireless activity .
Blinking:Transmitting or receiving wireless data.

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Chapter 2 - Installation

One Touch Wizard (new wireless LAN)

Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.

Chapter 2

Quick Start

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.

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6. Setup is complete. Y ou can review your set­tings here.

One Touch Wizard (existing LAN)

Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.

Quick Start

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Installation

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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Chapter 2 - Installation

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.

Chapter 2

Quick Start

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”.

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6. You can also see the connection quality on
the “Connection” page. Click OK to exit the
utility.

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.

Quick Start

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Installation

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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Chapter 2 - Installation

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
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.

Chapter 2

Quick Start

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.

Soft AP (Windows XP Only) Cont.

Quick Start

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Installation

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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Chapter 3 - Reference

3. Software Reference

Chapter Overview

The WLAN Card software includes several utilities:

• WLAN Control Center – Makes it easy to launch applications and acti-

vate network location settings.

• Wir eless Settings – Allows users to control the WLAN Card.

Additional Reference

• Windows XP Wireless Properties - Brief overview of the wireless set-

tings provided in W indows XP.

Windows XP Wireless Options

The wireless options shown below is only available for Windows XP. The
first time you run the Control Center utility, it will automatically show.
Select one of the radio buttons to decide which interface to use with your
WLAN Card.

Only use XP wireless function –

Only use “Windows XP” wireless
network settings to configure the
WLAN Card.

Only use utilities and disable XP
wireless function – Only use “WLAN

Card utilities” to configure the WLAN Card. (recommended)

You can return to the Wireless
Option setting at any time by left
clicking the control center icon and
choosing “Wireless Option”.

Chapter 3

Software Reference

Taskbar Left-Click Menu

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