Asus WL-160W User manual

Quick Start Guide
Wireless Local Area Network Adapter
WL-160W
(For 802.11n draft, 80211g & 80211b Networks)
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QE2920/ Nov. 2006

2 ASUS WLAN Adapter
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Quick Start Guide
Installation Procedures
Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities before inserting the WLAN
Adapter into your computer.
Installing the WLAN utilities and driver
Follow these instructions to install the
WLAN Adapter utilities and driver. Insert
the support CD into your optical drive.
If autorun is enabled in your computer,
the CD automatically displays the utilitymatically displays the utility
menu. Click Install ASUS WLAN
Adapter Utilities/Driver. If autorun is
disabled, double-click SETUP.EXE in the
root directory of the CD.
Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into
your computer’s PCMCIA slot. Windows
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installed in the previous steps.
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"Only use our WLAN utilities and disable
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Reading the WLAN status indicators
The device comes with two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN
Adapter.
ACT LED
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speed indicates the link speed.
OFF: Radio off or Adapter is disabled.
LINK LED
ON: Connected to wireless device.
OFF: No wireless connection.
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One Touch Wizard
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wireless LAN.
1. Launch One Touch Wizard from Start
menu and click Next to set up your
wireless network.
2. Select an AP from the Available Networks
then click Next.
3. Connection is complete. Click Next
to setup the IP address for the WLAN
Adapter.
4. Choose to obtain an IP address or to
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complete, click Finish to exit the One
Touch Wizard.
Note: If the access point you want to connect has set up encryption
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Select "Configure your wireless LAN settings" radio button in step 2
and make the settings accordingly. When the encryption settings are
complete, you can launch the One Touch Wizard once again from the Start
menu to set up the connection with your AP.

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6. Check the Connection tab to see the
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association state. If connection is
established, the box shows “Connected -
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3. Use Site Survey if you don’t know the
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at the access point. Ask your network
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The WLAN adapter supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication
between wireless stations without an AP.
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3. Click the Survey button to scan for Ad
Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to
communicate with and press Connect.
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Adapter are different from those of the
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to make the encryption of the two nodes
identical. Click Apply to activate the
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and select Wireless Settings.
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state. If connection is established, the box
shows “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
6. Check the Connection tab to see the
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Using the Control Center
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Taskbar Icon and Status
Wireless Status Icons (on the taskbar)
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ASUS WLAN Control Center
ASUS WLAN Control Center is an application which makes it easier to launch
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Center starts automatically when system boots. When WLAN Control Center is
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Starting the Control Center
• Select ASUS WLAN Control Center in Windows Start
menu, or
• Double-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center icon on the desktop.

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Taskbar icon - Left-click menu
Left-click the taskbar icon to show the
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•Wireless Radio On – Turns the
wireless radio ON.
•Wireless Radio Off – Turns the
wireless radio OFF.
•Search & Connect – View the
properties of available access points.
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WLAN Adapter.
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•Site Monitor – Launches the Site Monitor application.
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create a Control Center shortcut on the desktop and decide whether to
start Control Center when system boots.
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Status - Status
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WLAN Adapter from the Status menu.
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“Disable Radio” button.
Association State
Displays the connection status as follows:
Connected - The adapter is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
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Starting Wireless Settings
• Open the Windows Control Panel, then double-click the ASUS WLAN
Adapter Settings icon.
or
• Click the Windows Start button, select Programs | ASUS Utility |
WLAN Adapter | Wireless Settings.
or
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select Wireless Settings.
NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your
computer, you may see a device selection window when you launch the “
Wireless Settings” utility. Select the device you want when such situation
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point or Ad Hoc node.
Disconnected - The WLAN Adapter is installed to the system, but not yet
connected to a wireless device.
SSID:
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MAC address:
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Current Channel:
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Radio State:
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Buttons
Rescan – Make the WLAN Adapter rescan all available devices. If the current
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off a weak access point and search for a better link with another access point.
This function usually takes several seconds.
Change SSID – Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to
connect.
Search & Connect – Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.
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Status - Connection
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the WLAN Adapter. These statistics are
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WLAN Adapter is correctly installed.
Frame Sent/Received
Transmitted - The number of frames that
were transmitted.
Received - The number of frames that were received.
Frame Error
Transmitted - The number of frames that were not successfully transmitted.
Received - The number of frames that were not successfully received.
Connection Quality
Signal Strength - Shows the link quality of the access point or Ad Hoc node
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Overall Connection Quality
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