Asus WL-107 User manual

User’s Manual

Wireless Local Area Network Card

WL-107

(For 802.11b Wireless Networks)

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Product Name: ASUS WLAN Card (WL-107)

Manual Revision: 1 E1588

Release Date: April 2004

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................. 7

Overview .............................................................................................. 7

The ASUS Wireless LAN Family..................................................... 8

ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Introduction ....................................... 10

System Requirements ........................................................................ 11

Installation Procedures....................................................................... 11

Installing the ASUS WLAN utilities and driver............................... 12

Configuring the ASUS WLAN utility .............................................. 13

Soft AP (Windows XP Only) ............................................................... 15

Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators ...................................... 16

3. Software Reference .............................................................. 17

Chapter Overview............................................................................... 17

Windows XP Wireless Options ..................................................... 18

ASUS WLAN Control Center.............................................................. 19

Site Monitor................................................................................... 22

Wireless Settings Utility...................................................................... 24

Status - Status Tab ....................................................................... 25

Status - Connection Tab ............................................................... 29

Status - IP Config Tab ................................................................... 30

Config - Basic Tab......................................................................... 31

Config - Encryption Tab ................................................................ 33

Survey - Site Survey Tab .............................................................. 36

About - Version Info Tab ............................................................... 37

Link State...................................................................................... 38

Exit Wireless Settings ................................................................... 38

Mobile Manager Utility........................................................................ 39

New Configuration Wizard ............................................................ 43

Edit Configuration ......................................................................... 44

Ad Hoc................................................................................................ 52

Troubleshooting Utility ........................................................................ 54

Windows XP Wireless Properties ....................................................... 57

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Table of Contents

4. Troubleshooting .................................................................... 59

5. Glossary................................................................................. 61

6. Safety Information................................................................. 69

Federal Communications Commission............................................... 69

FCC Radio Frequency Interference Requirements ...................... 70

FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Access Points) ............................ 70

FCC RF Exposure Guidelines (Wireless Cards)........................... 71

Canadian Department of Communications ........................................ 71

Operation Channel for Different Domains .......................................... 71

France Restricted Frequency Band.................................................... 72

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1. Introduction

Overview

Thank you for purchasing theASUS WLAN Card.TheASUS WLAN Card is

aPCMCIAcompliant“wireless”networkinterfacecard(NIC)foranycomputer

equipped with a PC Card slot (available mainly in Notebook PCs).

The ASUS WLAN Card is designed to be fully compliant with both the

IEEE802.11bwirelesslocalareanetwork(Wireless LAN)standards.Asaresult

ofthecompletionofthestandard,theinteroperabilityofWirelessLAN products

among multiple manufacturers will be guaranteed. The ASUS WLAN Card

product provides high-speed, standards-based Wireless LAN solutions.

TheASUSWLAN Card configurationutility is a user-friendlyapplication that

helpsyouquickly setupmultiple roamingnodes usingtheASUSWLANCard.

You can even export the configuration settings to a file and import them to

other computers for fast multiple installations using ASUS Mobile Manager.

WirelessLANsarecomplementaryextensionstoexistingwiredLANs,offering

complete mobility while maintaining continuous network connectivity to both

corporate and home Intranets. They add a new level of convenience for LAN

users. PC users stay connected to the network anywhere throughout a building

without being bound by a LAN wires.This is accomplished through the use of

ASUSWLANAccessPointsorASUSWLANHomeGateways.ASUSWLAN

Home Gateways with built-in Internet gateway capability, allows your family

toshareabroadbandModemandoneISPaccountsimultaneouslyfromdifferent

rooms without wires! ASUS WLAN products can keep you connected

anywhere, any time.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

The ASUS Wireless LAN Family

The ASUS Wireless LAN family contains a complete solution for wireless

local area networks in the office or at home.

For 802.11b Wireless Networks

The above illustrations are not to scale.

The ASUS WLAN

802.11b USB Client

(WL-140)isanIEEE

802.11b wireless

USB LAN adapter

that connects to any

computer’sUSBport

with the benefit of

being able to place

theantennaanywhere

in order to maximize

signal strength.

The ASUS WLAN

802.11b CF Card (WL-

110) is a IEEE 802.11b

wirelessLANadapter that

fits into a Compact Flash

Type II slot in a Portable

DigitalAssistant (PDA).

The ASUS 3 in 1 Pocket

Access Point (WL-330)

createsawirelessnetwork

using the IEEE 802.11b

wireless standard.

The ASUS WLAN PC

Card(WL-103b/107) isa

IEEE 802.11b wireless

LAN adapter that fits into

a standard PCMCIAType

II slot.

The ASUS WLAN

Gateway (WL-500b)

creates a

wireless

network using

the IEEE

802.11b wireless standard and allows

sharing a single Internet connection.

The ASUS WLAN

PCI Card (WL-

130b) is a wireless

LAN adapter that

fits into a standard

PCIslotinadesktop

PC and creates a

wireless network

usingthe IEEE802.11bwirelessstandard.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

The above illustrations are not to scale.

For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks

The ASUS WLAN PC

Card (WL-107g) is a

wirelessLAN adapterthat

fits into a PCMCIA Type

II slot in a Notebook PC

and creates a wireless

network using the IEEE

802.11g/b wireless

standards.

The ASUS WLAN

Gateway (WL-500g)

creates a

wireless

network using

the IEEE

802.11g/b wireless standards and allows

sharing a single Internet connection.

The ASUS 3 in 1

Pocket Access

Point (WL-330g)

creates a wireless

network using the

IEEE 802.11g/b

wireless standards.

TheASUSUSBWireless

LAN Adapter (WL-

160g) creates a wireless

network using the IEEE

802.11g/b wireless

standardsand connects to

any computer using

USB2.0 connectivity.

TheASUSWLAN PCICard(WL-138g)

is a wireless LAN adapter that fits into a

standard PCI slot in a desktop PC and

creates a wireless network using the IEEE

802.11g/b wireless standards.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Introduction

Mobile Manager

The Mobile Manager is a convenient tool to

setup and configure multiple alternative

configurations for different locations.

Wireless Settings

Wireless Settings allows you to diagnose and

configure your wireless network settings.

Setup Wizard

Sets up your home networking using easy-to-

follow steps.

Control Center

The Control Center integrates all the tools and

displays real time status on the system tray.

Site Monitor

The Site Monitor utility measures the signal-to-

noise(SNR)valuesofavailablewirelessnetworks.

TroubleShooting

The TroubleShooting utility provides a

flowcharttosolveconnectionproblemsbetween

theASUSWLAN card and a wirelessnetwork.

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