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USB Wireless LAN Adapter

(WL-160g)

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.

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.

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