Asus SpaceLink User manual

ASUS SpaceLink PC CARD

Quick Start Guide

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Safety Statements

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

ŸThis device may not cause harmful interference, and

ŸThis device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

ŸReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

ŸIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.

ŸConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

ŸConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of a shielded-type power cord is required in order to

meet FCC emission limits and to prevent interference to the nearby radio

and television reception. It is essential that only the supplied power cord be

used. Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment. You

are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the

equipment.

Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing-ton

DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration,

U.S. Government Printing Office.

Canadian Department of Communications

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet

appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du

Canada.

Installation

Installing the SpaceLink PC Card Driver

1. Turn ON your computer and enter Windows.

2. Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card into a PCMCIA Type II slot with the

connector side first. The “LNK” and “AIR” LEDs represent the top side and the

“MAC” address sticker represents the bottom side. Push the PC Card into the slot

until it is firmly seated.

CAUTION: Do not force a misaligned PC Card into the slot. Forcing it will

damage the PC Card or the computer.

3. Windows will automatically detect the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card once it is

inserted into the PCMCIA slot, then the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog

appears. Click Next.

4. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). Click Next.

5. Specify the location of driver files that match your operation system. Click Next.

Windows 98 –[CD]:\Driver\Win98

Windows Me –[CD]:\Driver\WinMe

Windows 2000 –[CD]:\Driver\Win2K

Windows XP –[CD]:\Driver\WinXP

Where [CD] represents the driver letter of your CD-ROM device.

6. Wait while Windows searches for the device driver for the PC Card. It will display

the search result Windows driver file search for the device: “ASUS SpaceLink

WL-100 WLAN PC Card”. Click Next.

7. During the installation, Windows may prompt to insert the “Windows CD”, which

contains some driver files. Type the “Windows CD” path and click Yes. Windows

will start copying the necessary files.

8. When the installation procedure is completed, click Finish.

9. When prompted, reboot your computer.

Verifying the SpaceLink PC Card Installation

ŸRight-click My Computeron the desktop and select Properties. Click Device

Manager and look under Network adapters. If you find the ASUS SpaceLink

WL-100 WLAN PC Card string, it means the PC Card installed correctly.

ŸRight-click My Network Places on the desktop and select Properties. Scroll

down and look for “TCP/IP -> ASUS SpaceLink WL-100 WLAN PC Card”.

Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol parameters (IP address, gateway, and subnet

mask) are set correctly.

Installing the SpaceLink PC Card Utilities

After you have installed the PC Card driver, you can install the wireless LAN utilities.

Refer to the User Manual for the detail configuration of each utility.

1. Insert the ASUS SpaceLink PC 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, click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Reading the SpaceLink PC Card LEDs

The part of the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket

consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card.

Air LED

The Air LED indicates that there are packets being transmitted.

Link LED

The Link LED is used to indicate the status of the ASUS SpaceLink PC Card.

ŸSolid Green: Card associates with an Access Point.

ŸBlinking: Card attempts to associate with an Access Point.

ŸOff: There are errors during the Power-ON Self-Test.

Orientating the Antenna

The ASUS SpaceLink PC Card has two integrated antennas, one external

omni-directional antenna and the other is a built-in diversity antenna. It is

recommended that you adjust the external antenna straight up for maximum range and

higher link quality. Lower the external antenna when transporting your Notebook PC.

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