Asus WL-107G User manual

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Quick Start Guide

Wireless Local Area Network Card

WL-107g

(For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks)

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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 or Linux Redhat (Version 7.1 or later)

• Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II

• 32MB system memory or larger

• 300MHz processor or higher

Installation Procedures

Linux users: This manual is meant for Windows users. Information

pertaining to Linux is located in “readme.txt” in the Linux folder.

Linux drivers are also located in the same folder.

Important: Install theASUS WLAN card utilities before inserting the

ASUS WLAN Card into your computer.

Follow these instructions to setup theASUS WLAN card.

1. Install theASUS WLAN card utilities and driver from the support CD.

2. Insert the ASUS WLAN card into your computer.

Installing the utilities and driver

Follow these instructions to install theASUS WLAN card utilities and driver.

Insert the 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.

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2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.

3. Click Next after reading the Information. 4. Click Next to use the default Destination

FolderorclickBrowsetoselectanotherfolder.

1. SelectyourlanguageandclickInstallASUS

WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.

5. Click Next to place icons in the default pro-

gram folder or type another folder name. 6.WhenSetup iscomplete,clickFinish toexit

the installation wizard.

7. Windows XP users: When the program is

launchedforthe first time,youwillbeasked

which function to use. Select to use ASUS

utilities for more functions.

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Inserting the ASUS WLAN card

Follow these instructions to install theASUS WLAN card into your computer.

1. Turn ON your computer and enter Windows.

2. Insert theASUS WLAN card into your

computer’s PCMCIA slot until it is

firmly seated.

3. Windows will automatically detect the

ASUS WLAN card.The “Found New

Hardware” wizard dialog will appear

and begin installing the driver. (Windows 98SE / Me users: During in-

stallation, Windows may prompt you to insert the “ Windows 98SE /

Me CD-ROM” which contains some driver files. Insert your “Windows

98SE / Me CD-ROM” and click Yes.)

4. When the ASUS WLAN card setup is completed you can start up the

WLAN utility to configure yourASUS WLAN card. Please refer to the

User’s Manual for more information.

ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start

After installing theASUS WLAN Card Utilities, you may need to make some

settings before being able to use your wireless connection.

1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and se-

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

name as the SSID set in your wireless ac-

cess point.

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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. Ask your network

administrator about settings if necessary.

Click Apply to save your settings

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 “Asso-

ciation State”. It should show “Connected -

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.

NOTE: Please refer to the User’s Manual for details on WEP/WPA

settings and details on using the WLAN utility.

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Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators

The part of the ASUS WLAN Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket

consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of theASUS WLAN Card .

LNK (Link) LED

OFF: No power, error, or not connected to a wireless AP or Router.

ON: Lights when connected to a wirelessAccess Point or Router.

ACT (Activity) LED

OFF: No wireless activity.

Blink: Transmitting or receiving wireless data.

LNK

ACT

Soft AP (Windows XP Only)

Soft AP mode allows the ASUS WLAN card to act as a virtual access point.

The computer needs to be connected to a wired network using an Ethernet

connection in order to provide network access to WLAN clients.

1. Select Soft AP Mode

2. Drag and drop a wired network connection

next to the globe icon.

3. Enable ICS and Firewall if desired. Refer to

Windows help for information on “Internet

Connection Sharing”.

4. You can easily switch between SoftAPand

Station mode by right clicking the taskbar

icon and selecting “A-S Change Mode”

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