Asus WL-103b User manual

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Wireless Local Area Network Card

WL-103b

(For 802.11b Wireless Networks)

Quick Start Guide

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INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.

Product Name: ASUS WLAN Card (WL-103b)

Manual Revision: E1326

Release Date: May 2003

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Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112

General Tel: +886-2-2894-3447

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General Email: [email protected]

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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

• Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II

• 32MB system memory or larger

• 300MHz processor or higher

The Product Package

When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package, it should contain the

following items:

• ASUS WLAN Card (PCMCIAType II)

• ASUS WLAN Card Quick Start Guide

• ASUS WLAN Card User’s Manual

• CD-ROM Disc (Drivers, Utilities, Documentation)

If any of the above items are not included or damaged, contact your

local dealer for instructions.

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3. Windows will automatically detect the

ASUS WLAN Card once it is inserted into

the PCMCIA slot, then the “Add New

Hardware Wizard”dialog will appear.

Click Next.

4. Insert the support CD that came with your

ASUS WLAN Card.

5. Select “Search for the best driver in”...

and “Search removable media...”, then

click Next.

1. Turn ON your computer and enter

Windows.

2. Insert theASUS WLAN Card into a

PCMCIAType II slot with the connector

side first. The label represents the top

side and the flat side represents the

bottom side. Push the ASUS WLAN Card

into the slot until it is firmly seated.

CAUTION: Make sure that you carefully align the ASUS WLAN Card

into the PCMCIA socket. Forcing a misaligned PCMCIA card will

damage the PCMCIA card or the PCMCIA socket.

2. Installation

Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Driver

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6. When asked about driver compatibility

with Windows XP. Click Continue

Anyway since ASUS has always tests its

drivers before product shipment.

7. Wait while Windows XP creates a restore

point for you system files in case you

need to restore your current system.

8. Click Finish when installation has complete.

Restart your computer if prompted.

Verifying Drivers

You can verify the ASUS WLAN Card driver

in Device Manager. (Access Device Manager

from Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware).

A question mark means that no driver has

beeninstalled.Anexclamation mark overa card

means that the driver is incorrect. Verify

that you are using the correct product and driver

CD. Try repeating the installation and contact

customer support if necessary.

Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Driver (Cont.)

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Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities

After you have installed the ASUS WLAN Card driver, you can install the

WLANAdapter utilities.RefertotheUser’s Manual for thedetailedinformation.

1. Insert the ASUS WLAN 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, select your

language and click Install ASUS WLAN

Card Utilities.

3. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 4. Click Next after reading the Information.

5. Click Next to use the default Destination

Folder or click Browse to select another

folder.

6. Click Next to place icons in the default

program folder or type another folder

name.

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7. When Setup is complete, click Finish to

exit the installation wizard.

Several shortcuts will be created

which can be accessed through Start.

8. When the program is launched for the first

time, you will be asked which function to

use. Select to useASUS utilities for more

functions.

By default, the “ASUS WLAN

Control Center”is set to launch with

Windows. If necessary, you can

launchit manually fromtheWindows

Start Menu.

Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities (Cont.)

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ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start

After installing the ASUS WLAN driver and utility, you may need to make

some settings before being able to use your wireless connection.

1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and

select “Wireless Settings”2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the

same name as the SSID set in your

wireless access point.

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. Talk with

your network administrator if necessary.

Click Apply to save your settings

Right-Click Menu

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Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators

The part of theASUS 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.

ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start (Cont.)

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

“Association State”. It should show

“Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

PWR LED

ACT LED

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