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Quick Start Guide

Wireless Local Area Network Adapter

WL-160W

(For 802.11n draft, 80211g & 80211b Networks)

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.

LINK

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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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Quick Start Guide

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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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at the access point. Ask your network

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Quick Start Guide

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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

other Ad Hoc nodes, you are prompted

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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Quick Start Guide

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.

ASUS WLAN Adapter 7

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Quick Start Guide

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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Taskbar icon - Right-click menu

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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.

•About Control Center-Shows the version of Control Center.

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Quick Start Guide

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:

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Starting Wireless Settings

• Open the Windows Control Panel, then double-click the ASUS WLAN

Adapter Settings icon.

• Click the Windows Start button, select Programs | ASUS Utility |

WLAN Adapter | Wireless Settings.

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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

occurs.

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Quick Start Guide

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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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channels.

Current Data Rate:

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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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router. Channel option will depend on the bandwidth that you select.

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Status - Connection

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the WLAN Adapter. These statistics are

updated once per second and are valid if the

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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