Asus WL-106g User manual

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®
USB Wireless LAN Adapter
(WL-160g)
Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Quick Start Guide
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System requirements
Before installing the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter, make sure that your
system meets the following requirements:
• Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 or AMD K7/K8 system
• Minimum 64MB system memory
• Windows
®
2000 (SP4)/XP (SP1) operating system
• Optical drive (for software installation)
• An available USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
Installation procedures
Follow these instructions to install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in
your computer.
1. Install the device drivers and utilities from the support CD.
2. Connect the device to your computer.
NOTE: You must install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter drivers
and utilities before connecting the device to your computer.
Installing the device drivers and utilities
To install the device driver and utilities in your computer:
1. Insert the support CD to the
optical drive.
2. Click “Install ASUS WLAN
Card Utilities/Driver” when
the ASUS Wireless LAN
Card installation window
appears.
3. The device drivers and
utilities are copied into your
computer.
NOTE: If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the
contents of the support CD and double click the Setup.exe file to run the
CD.

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Installing the device
To install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in your computer:
1. Connect one end of the USB
cable to the USB port of the
device.
2. Connect the other end of the USB
cable to the USB port of your
computer.
3. Windows
®
automatically detects
the device and displays the
Found New Hardware dialog
box. Follow screen instructions to
proceed.
4. Windows
®
2000 users - A Digital
Signature Not Found dialog box
may appear. Click Yes to proceed.
Windows
®
XP users - A Windows Logo Testing Not Found dialog box
may appear. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.
5. After completing installation, configure the ASUS USB Wireless LAN
Adapter using the Wireless Settings utility.
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Verifying the device drivers
To verify if the ASUS USB WLAN Adapter driver is properly installed in your
computer:
1. Click Start > Control Panel >
System > Hardware to display the
installed devices in your system.
2. Click the Network adapters option.
3. A question mark preceeding
the device name indicates that the
driver was not properly installed.
Try repeating the installation
procedures. See the previous
page for details.
4. An exclamation mark indicates that you installed an incorrect driver for
the device. Check if you are using the correct product and support CD.

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LED indicators
The device comes with a Power, Activity, and Link
LED indicators. Refer to the table below for LED
indications.
LED Status Indication
Power On The adapter is receiving power from the USB port.
Off The adapter is not receiving power from the USB port. The
USB cable may be disconnected or the computer is
turned off.
Activity Blinking The adapter is transmitting or receiving data packets.
Link On The adapter is linked to a wireless network.
Blinking The adapter is searching for a wireless network to connect to.
Software support
NOTE. Refer to the User Guide in the support CD for information on how
to use these utilities.
Control Center
The Control Center utility is a management
software that launches applications and
configures network settings. The Control
Center starts automatically when the system boots and displays the Control
Center icon in the Windows
®
taskbar. The Control Center icon serves as an
application launcher, and indicator of signal quality and Internet connection.
Control Center right-click menu
Right-clicking the Control Center icon
displays the right-click menu. The following
sections describe the right-click menu
utilities.

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Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings is the main
interface that allows you to control
the ASUS USB Wireless LAN
Adapter. You may use the Wireless
Settings to view the operational
and connection status, or to modify
the device configuration.
The Wireless Settings window is
composed of the property window
and tabbed property sheets. Click
an icon in the property window to
display its tabbed property sheets.
Property window
Tabbed property sheets
About
Click the About icon to view the
software version, driver version,
and copyright information.
Link State
Displays the current connection
status of the wireless LAN adapter
to the AP or to other Wi-Fi devices.
An icons represents the Link State
for easy identification. Refer to the
table below for icon indications.
Table of Icon Indications
Excellent link quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Infrastructure)
Good link quality (Infrastructure) Linked (Ad-hoc)
Fair link quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Ad-hoc)
Poor link quality (Infrastructure)

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Site Monitor
The Site Monitor utility measures the signal-to-noise (SNR) values of all
available wireless networks. Use this utility to determine the best location for
the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter .
To launch the site monitor:
• Click the Windows
®
Start button, then select Programs > ASUS Utility >
WLAN Card > Site Monitor, or
• Right-click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar, then select
Site Monitor.
Mobile Manager
The Mobile Manager is a convenient tool to setup and manage network
location settings. This utility allows users to configure multiple alternative
configurations for different locations.
Launch the Mobile Manager utility by:
• Clicking the Windows
®
Start button. Select Programs > ASUS Utility >
WLAN Card > Mobile Manager, or
• Right-clicking the Control Center icon on the Windows
®
taskbar, then
select Mobile Manager.

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TroubleShooter
The TroubleShooter utility provides a flowchart on how to connect the ASUS
USB Wireless LAN Adapter to a wireless network.
Control Center left-click menu
Left-clicking the Control Center icon
displays the left-click menu. The
options are described below.
Search & Connect – Displays available wireless networks within range.
Wireless Option – Sets your
Windows
®
XP wireless networking
environment. The Wireless Option
window appears when you select
this option. Select “Only use
ASUS utilities and disable XP
wireless function” to avail all
ASUS USB Wireless LAN adapter
features. Click OK.

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Connecting the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter
To an access point (Infrastructure network)
The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is set to Infrastructure mode by
default. In an Infrastructure network, the device connects to an access point
(AP) that serves as the link to other wireless device(s) or to a wired network.
To connect the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to an access point.
1. Launch the Wireless Settings utility by double-clicking the Control Center
icon in the Windows
®
taskbar.
2. Click The Survey button to scan
available APs within the ASUS
USB Wireless LAN Adapter
range. Select the AP you wish to
connect.
3. Click the Config button to
configure the device settings. Set
the Network type to
Infrastructure, then enter the
Network Name (SSID) and
Channel of the AP you wish to
connect. Click Apply when done.
4. Click the Encryption tab if your
selected AP has an enabled WEP
encryption ( ).
Obtain the WEP encryption keys
from the network administrator,
then enter them in the Key 1 ~ 4
fields. Click Apply when finish.
IMPORTANT! The encryption
settings of the device and the
AP must be identical to
establish connection.

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To another wireless device (Ad-hoc network)
The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter when set to Ad-hoc mode connects
to other wireless device(s) in a wireless network.
To connect the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to another wireless device:
1. Launch the Wireless Settings utility by double-clicking the Control Center
icon in the Windows
®
taskbar.
5. Click the Status button to verify
if the device is connected to the
AP. If connection is established,
the Association State field
shows “Connected -
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX”.
6. Click the Connection tab to
display the connection strength
and link quality of the device to
the AP.
2. Click the Survey button to scan
available wireless device(s)
within the ASUS USB Wireless
LAN Adapter range. Select the
the wireless device you wish to
connect. A wireless device is
indicated by this icon ( ).

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3. Click the Config button to
configure the device settings. Set
the Network type to Ad hoc,
then enter the Network Name
(SSID) and Channel of wireless
device you wish to connect. Click
Apply when done.
4. Click the Encryption tab if your
selected wireless device has an
enabled WEP encryption ( ).
Obtain the WEP encryption keys
from the network administrator,
then enter them in the Key 1 ~ 4
fields. Click Apply when finish.
5. Click the Status button to verify
if the ASUS USB Wireless LAN
Adapter is connected to the
device. If connection is
established, the Association
State field shows “Connected -
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX”.
6. Click the Connection tab to
display the connection strength
and link quality between the
ASUS USB Wireless LAN
Adapter and the wireless device.
IMPORTANT! The encryption settings of the ASUS USB Wireless LAN
Adapter and the wireless device must be identical to establish
connection.