Asus SpaceLink WL-100 User manual

ASUS SpaceLink PC Card
WL-100
Quick Start Guide
LNK
AIR

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Installation
Installing the SpaceLink PC Card Driver
1. Turn ON your computer and enter Windows.
2. Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card into a PCMCIA Type II slot with
the connector side first. The “LNK”and “AIR”LEDs represent the top
side and the “MAC”address sticker represents the bottom side. Push
the PC Card into the slot until it is firmly seated.
CAUTION: Make sure that you carefully align the ASUS SpaceLink
PC Card into the PC Card socket. Forcing a misaligned PC Card
will damage the PC Card or the computer.
3. Windows will automatically detect theASUS SpaceLink PC Card once
it is inserted into the PCMCIAslot, then the “Add New Hardware Wiz-
ard”dialog will appear. Click Next.
4. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)”.
Click Next.
5. Specify the location of the drivers for your operation system. Click Next.
Windows 98: [CD]:\Driver\Win98
Windows Me: [CD]:\Driver\WinMe
Windows 2000: [CD]:\Driver\Win2K
Windows XP: [CD]:\Driver\WinXP
Where [CD] represents the driver letter of your CD-ROM drive.

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Installation
6. Wait while Windows searches for the device driver for the PC Card. It
will display the search result: “ASUS SpaceLink WL-100 WLAN PC
Card”. Click Next.
7. During the installation, Windows may prompt you to insert the “Win-
dows Operating System CD”which contains some driver files. Insert
your Windows setup disc and type the path if necessary and click Yes.
Windows will start copying the necessary files.
8. When the installation procedure is completed, click Finish.
9. When prompted, reboot your computer.
Verifying the SpaceLink PC Card Installation
Windows 98/Me
Right-click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties. Click
DeviceManagerand look under Network adapters. If you find the “ASUS
SpaceLink WL-100 WLAN PC Card”string, it means the PC Card is in-
stalled correctly.
Windows 2K/XP
Open the Control Panel through the Start menu. Double-click System
icon. Click Device Manager on the “Hardware”page. Click Network
adapters. If you find the “ASUS SpaceLink WL-100 WLAN PC Card”
string, it means the PC Card is installed correctly.
Verifying the TCP/IP Protocol
Windows 98/Me
Right-click My Network Places on the desktop and select Properties.
Scroll down and look for “TCP/IP -> ASUS SpaceLink WL-100 WLAN
PC Card”. Make sure that the TCP/IPprotocol parameters (IPaddress, gate-
way, and subnet mask) are set correctly.
Windows 2K/XP
Open the Control Panel through the Start menu. Double-click Network
Connectionicon. Right click “ASUS SpaceLink WL-100WLAN PC Card”
and select Properties. Look for “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Make sure
that the TCP/IPprotocol parameters (IPaddress, gateway, and subnet mask)
are set correctly.

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Installation
Installing the SpaceLink PC Card Utilities
After you have installed the PC Card driver, you can install the WLAN
Card utilities. Refer to the User’s Manual for the detailed information.
1. Insert theASUS SpaceLink PC 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.
2. From the autorun menu, click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Reading the SpaceLink PC Card LEDs
The part of theASUS SpaceLink PC Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA
socket consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of theASUS SpaceLink
PC Card.
LNK
AIR
Air LED
Link LED
Air LED
The Air LED indicates that there are packets being transmitted.
Link LED
The Link LED is used to indicate the status of the ASUS SpaceLink PC
Card. These are the following link statuses:
Solid Green: The ASUS SpaceLink PC Card is associated with an Access Point.
Blinking: The SpaceLink PC Card is attempting to associate with anAccess Point.
Off: There are errors during the Power-ON Self-Test.
Orientating the Antenna
The ASUS SpaceLink PC 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 maxi-
mum range and higher link quality. Lower the external antenna when trans-
porting your Notebook PC.