ASUSTeK Computer WL100GE Users Manual
ASUS WLAN Card
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WL-100gE
(For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks)
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Quick Start Guide
QE2159 / Jul 2005
Quick Start Guide
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Installation Procedures
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.
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. Select your language and click
Install WLAN Card Utilities/Driver. Follow instructions to complete the installation.
When the program is launched for the first time
(during Windows restart), you will be asked
which function to use. Select to use utilities for
more functions.
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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.
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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.
External omnidirectional antenna
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Internal diversity antenna
Inserted with antenna down
Inserted with antenna up
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 .
Power LED
OFF: No power or error .
ON: Power ON.
Air LED
OFF: No wireless activity.
Blink: Transmitting/receiving wireless data.
Power LED
Air LED
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One Touch Wizard (new wireless LAN)
Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.
1. Select Create a new... and click Next to
use the simplest configuration or select another option first.
2. Enter the SSID name of the access point that
you wish to connect to. Select Data encryp-
tion if secured connections are enabled.
One Touch Wizard (existing LAN)
Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection.
1. Select Connect to... and click Next to use
the simplest configuration or select another
option first.
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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”.
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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.
1. Select Soft AP Mode
2. Drag and drop a wired network connection
next to the globe icon.
3. Enable ICS* and Firewall if desired. Refer
to Windows help for information on “Internet Connection Sharing”.
*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.
4. Y ou can easily switch between Soft AP and
Station mode by right clicking the taskbar
icon and selecting “A-S Change Mode”.
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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 wir eless function – Only use “W indows 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”.
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Taskbar Left-Click Menu
WLAN Control Center
Control Center is an application that makes it easy to launch applications and activate
network location settings. Control Center starts automatically when the system
boots. Whenever Control Center is running, you will see a Control Center icon
displayed on the Windows taskbar.
Starting the Control Center manually
• Select WLAN Control Center in Windows Start menu.
or
• Double click the WLAN Control Center icon on the desk-
top.
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Using the Control Center Taskbar
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The Control Center Taskbar menu display the following information:
• The link quality of the WLAN Card (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor,
Not Linked)
• Whether the WLAN Card is connected to the Internet (Blue: Connected, Gray: Not Connected)
Taskbar Icon and Status
(Station mode)
Taskbar Icon and Status
(Access Point mode)
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)
Not linked but 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)
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