Asus WL-107 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
Wireless Local Area Network Card
WL-107
(For 802.11b Wireless Networks)
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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 or Linux Redhat (Version 7.1 or later)
• Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II
• 32MB system memory or larger
• 300MHz processor or higher
Installing the ASUS WLAN utilities and driver
Follow these instructions to install theASUS 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.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.1. SelectyourlanguageandclickInstallASUS
WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.
Installation Procedures
Linux users: This manual is meant for Windows users. Information
pertaining to Linux is located in “readme.txt” in the Linux folder.
Linux drivers are also located in the same folder.
Important: Install theASUS WLAN card utilities before inserting the
ASUS WLAN Card into your computer.
Follow these instructions to setup theASUS WLAN card.
1. Install theASUS WLAN card utilities and driver from the support CD.
2. Insert the ASUS WLAN card into your computer.

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3. Click Next after reading the Information. 4. Click Next to use the default Destination
FolderorclickBrowsetoselectanotherfolder.
5. Click Next to place icons in the default pro-
gram folder or type another folder name. 6.WhenSetupiscomplete,clickFinish toexit theinstallationwizardandrestartWindows.
8. Carefully insert the ASUS WLAN card into
yourcomputer’sPC card slot.Windows will
automatically find and configure the ASUS
WLANcardusingthedriversinstalled in the
previous steps.
7. Windows XP users: When the program is
launched for the first time (during Windows
restart), you will be asked which function to
use. Select to use ASUS utilities for more
functions.
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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. Ask your network
administrator about settings if necessary.
Click Apply to save your settings
Configuring the ASUS WLAN utility
After installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities, you will need
to make some settings before being able to use your wireless
connection. Double-click theASUSWLAN Control Center icon
to start the utility.
1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and se-
lect “Wireless Settings” 2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the same name as the SSID set in your wireless ac-
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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 “Asso-
ciation State”. It should show “Connected -
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
Soft AP (Windows XP Only)
Soft AP mode allows the ASUS 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.
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Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators
The part of the ASUS 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.
PWR
ACT
3. Enable ICS* and Firewall if desired. Refer
to Windows help for information on “Inter-
net Connection Sharing”.
4. You can easily switch between SoftAP 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 Inter-
net to all the computers on your network are sent through this computer, called the host com-
puter. Other computers can send and receive email and access the Web as if it were connected
directly to the Internet.
Soft AP (Windows XP Only) (Cont.)