Asus WL-103b User manual

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Wireless Local Area Network Card
WL-103b
(For 802.11b Wireless Networks)
®
Quick Start Guide
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Product Name: ASUS WLAN Card (WL-103b)
Manual Revision: E1326
Release Date: May 2003

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Contact Information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112
General Tel: [phone]
General Fax: [phone]
General Email: [email protected]
Technical Support
MB/Others (Tel):[phone] (English)
Notebook (Tel): [phone] (English)
Desktop/Server: [phone] (English)
Support Fax: [phone]
Support Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.asus.com.tw
Newsgroup: cscnews.asus.com.tw
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Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center,
Building 2, Newark, CA 94560, USA
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Technical Support
Support Fax: [phone]
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Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
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System Requirements
To begin using the ASUS WLAN Card, you must have the following
minimum requirements:
• Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
• Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II
• 32MB system memory or larger
• 300MHz processor or higher
The Product Package
When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package, it should contain the
following items:
• ASUS WLAN Card (PCMCIAType II)
• ASUS WLAN Card Quick Start Guide
• ASUS WLAN Card User’s Manual
• CD-ROM Disc (Drivers, Utilities, Documentation)
If any of the above items are not included or damaged, contact your
local dealer for instructions.

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3. Windows will automatically detect the
ASUS WLAN Card once it is inserted into
the PCMCIA slot, then the “Add New
Hardware Wizard”dialog will appear.
Click Next.
4. Insert the support CD that came with your
ASUS WLAN Card.
5. Select “Search for the best driver in”...
and “Search removable media...”, then
click Next.
1. Turn ON your computer and enter
Windows.
2. Insert theASUS WLAN Card into a
PCMCIAType II slot with the connector
side first. The label represents the top
side and the flat side represents the
bottom side. Push the ASUS WLAN Card
into the slot until it is firmly seated.
CAUTION: Make sure that you carefully align the ASUS WLAN Card
into the PCMCIA socket. Forcing a misaligned PCMCIA card will
damage the PCMCIA card or the PCMCIA socket.
2. Installation
Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Driver

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6. When asked about driver compatibility
with Windows XP. Click Continue
Anyway since ASUS has always tests its
drivers before product shipment.
7. Wait while Windows XP creates a restore
point for you system files in case you
need to restore your current system.
8. Click Finish when installation has complete.
Restart your computer if prompted.
Verifying Drivers
You can verify the ASUS WLAN Card driver
in Device Manager. (Access Device Manager
from Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware).
A question mark means that no driver has
beeninstalled.Anexclamation mark overa card
means that the driver is incorrect. Verify
that you are using the correct product and driver
CD. Try repeating the installation and contact
customer support if necessary.
Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Driver (Cont.)

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Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities
After you have installed the ASUS WLAN Card driver, you can install the
WLANAdapter utilities.RefertotheUser’s Manual for thedetailedinformation.
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.
2. From the autorun menu, select your
language and click Install ASUS WLAN
Card Utilities.
3. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 4. Click Next after reading the Information.
5. Click Next to use the default Destination
Folder or click Browse to select another
folder.
6. Click Next to place icons in the default
program folder or type another folder
name.

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7. When Setup is complete, click Finish to
exit the installation wizard.
Several shortcuts will be created
which can be accessed through Start.
8. When the program is launched for the first
time, you will be asked which function to
use. Select to useASUS utilities for more
functions.
By default, the “ASUS WLAN
Control Center”is set to launch with
Windows. If necessary, you can
launchit manually fromtheWindows
Start Menu.
Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities (Cont.)

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ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start
After installing the ASUS WLAN driver and utility, you may need to make
some settings before being able to use your wireless connection.
1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and
select “Wireless Settings”2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the
same name as the SSID set in your
wireless access point.
3. Use “Site Survey”if you don’t know the
name of your access point(s). 4. Encryption settings must also match those set in the access point. Talk with
your network administrator if necessary.
Click Apply to save your settings
Right-Click Menu

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Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators
The part of theASUS WLAN Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIAsocket
consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of theASUS WLAN Card .
PWR (Power) LED
OFF: No power or error.
ON: Power ON.
ACT (Activity) LED
OFF: No wireless activity.
Blink: Transmitting or receiving wireless data.
ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start (Cont.)
6. You can also see the connection quality
on the “Connection”page. Click OK to
exit the utility.
5. Check the “Status”page to see the
“Association State”. It should show
“Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
PWR LED
ACT LED

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[phone]
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1.2 .................................................................... 16
1.3 .................................................................... 16
1.4 .................................................................... 17
2. .................................................................... 17
2.1 .................................................. 17
2.2 ............................................................. 18
2.3 TCP/IP ......................... 22
2.4 ............................................................. 27
3. ............................................................. 29
3.1 ............................................................................ 29
3.2 Control Center ............................................. 30
3.3 Wireless Settings .................................. 33
3.4 Mobile Manager ....................................... 34
3.5 Site Monitor .............................................. 35
4. ............................................................. 36
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1.
1.1
PCMCIA
(Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Type II
(wireless network interface card
NIC PCMCIA 2.x
IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN)
11Mbps 11
Mbps/5.5Mbps/2Mbps/1Mbps(IEEE 802.11b)
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1.2
Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
PCMCIA TypeII
32MB
300MHz
1.3
(1) WL-103b
(1)
(1)
1.4
PWR
ACT
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2.
PCMCIA
PCMCIA
Windows 98/Me/2000/
XP Windows ME Windows XP
1.
2.
3. TCP/IP
4.
2.1
1. Windows
2. PWR AIR 68
PCMCIA Type II
PWR
PCMCIA
PCMCIA
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2.2 Windows Me
1. Windows
2. PCMCIA Type II
3. PCMCIA Windows
4. (
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5.
6.

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Windows XP
1. Windows
2. PCMCIA Type II
3. PCMCIA Windows
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2.2.1
Windows Me
1. Windows A
2. B
3. CASUS 802.
11g Network Adapter
AB
C