Asus Wireless Adapter WL-160N User Manual

							
User Manual
Wireless Local Area Network Adapter
WL-160N
(For 802.11n draft, 802.11g & 802.11b Networks)
®
E3460/ October 2007 
						

							
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1. Introduction ........................................................................\
......5
Package contents ........................................................................\
..........5
Features ........................................................................\
.........................5
2.  Installation ........................................................................\
........6
System Requirements  ........................................................................\
...6
Installation Procedures ........................................................................\
..6
Installing the WLAN utilities and driver .....................................................6
Reading the WLAN Status Indicators .......................................................7
One Touch Wizard  ........................................................................\
............8
Configuring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure)  ....................................9
Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) ............................................10
3.  Software Reference ................................................................11
ASUS WLAN Control Center  ...............................................................11
Wireless Settings Utility  .......................................................................13
Status - Status ........................................................................\
................13
Status - Connection ........................................................................\
........15
Status - IP Config  ........................................................................\
...........16
Status - Ping ........................................................................\
...................16
Config - Basic  ........................................................................\
.................17
Config - Advanced ........................................................................\
..........18
Config - Encryption ........................................................................\
.........19
Config - Authentication  ........................................................................\
...22
Survey - Site Survey ........................................................................\
.......22
About - Version Info  ........................................................................\
........23
Link State  ........................................................................\
.......................24
Exit Wireless Settings ........................................................................\
.....24
Windows® XP Wireless Options  .............................................................25
Windows® Vista Wireless Options  ..........................................................27
4.  Troubleshooting .....................................................................28
5.  Glossary ........................................................................\
..........30
6.  Appendix  ........................................................................\
.........38
Table of Contents 
						

							
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Chapter 1Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Package contents
Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter package. 
Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing.
   1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-160N)
 1 x Support CD
 1 x Quick Start Guide
     1 x USB Cradle
Features
USB 2.0, 802.11n Draft Specification,      
OFDM, DSSS.
Supports Infrastructure and Ad-hoc networks.
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g devices. 
						

							
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Chapter 2 - Installation
Installation

2. Installation
System Requirements
To  begin  using  the  WLAN  Adapter,  you  must  meet  the  following  minimum 
requirements:
•  Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista 32/64bit, Mac 10.3/10.4 OS
•  USB 2.0 for personal computer or notebook computer
•  128MB system memory or larger
•  750MHz processor or higher
Important:  Install  the  WLAN  Adapter  utilities  CD  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 auto matically displays the utility menu. Clickmatically displays the utility menu. Click Install ASUS WLAN Card 
Utilities/Driver.  If  autorun  is  disabled,  double-click  SETUP.EXE  in  the  root 
directory of the CD.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.1. Select  your  language  and  click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/Driver.
4. Click Next to create short cut.3. Click Next to  use  the  default  Destination Folder or click Browse to select another folder. 
						

							
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Chapter 2Installation

7.  Carefully  insert  the  WLAN  Adapter  into your  computer’s  USB  slot.  Windows  will automatically  detect  and  configure  the W L A N  A d a p t e r  u s i n g  t h e  u t i l i t i e s  a n d drivers installed in the previous steps.
8.  Windows  XP  users:  When  the  program i s  l a u n c h e d  f o r  t h e  f i r s t  t i m e  ( d u r i n g W i n d o w s  r e s t a r t ) ,  y o u  a r e  a s k e d  t o choose one utility to configure the WLAN A d a p t e r.  S e l e c t  " O n l y  u s e  o u r  W L A N utilities  and  disable  Windows  wireless function".
5.  The  installation  process  takes  several seconds.
6.  When  Setup  is  complete,  click Finish to exit  the  installation  wizard  and  restart  the computer.
Reading the WLAN status indicators
The device comes with two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN 
Adapter.
ACT LED
Blinking:    Transmitting data; the blinking 
speed indicates the link speed.
OFF: Radio off or Adapter is disabled.
LINK LED
ON:   Connected to wireless device.
OFF:  No wireless connection. LINKACT
Note:  For  Mac  user,  please  click  Explore  this  CD  to  download  Mac  driver 
and  utility.  Then  follow  the  instructions  to  install  the  WLAN  utilities  and 
driver. 
						

							
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Installation

One Touch Wizard 
Use  One  Touch  Wizard  to  setup  your  wireless  connection  with  an  existing 
wireless LAN. 
1. L a u n c h  O n e  To u c h  W i z a r d  f r o m  S t a r t m e n u  a n d  c l i c k N e x t t o  s e t  u p  y o u r wireless network. 
2. Select an AP from the Available Networks field, then click Next. 
3. C o n n e c t i o n  i s  c o m p l e t e .  C l i c k N e x t to  setup  the  IP  address  for  the  WLAN Adapter. 
4. C h o o s e  t o  o b t a i n  a n  I P  a d d r e s s  o r  t o assign  static  address  manually  for  your W L A N  A d a p t e r .  W h e n  I P  s e t t i n g  i s complete,  click Finish  to  exit  the  One Touch Wizard.
Note:  If  the  access  point  you  want  to  connect  has  set  up  encryption 
policies, you must configure the same encryption on your WLAN Adapter. 
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.
We  suggest  WL-160N  work  with  WL-500W  Super  Speed  N  wireless  router 
for  maximum  performance.  Make  sure  the  router  firmware  is  the  updated. 
Check ASUS website for router latest updated firmware. 
						

							
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Configuring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure)
Use ASUS WLAN utility to get connected with an existing wireless network. 
6. C h e c k  t h e C o n n e c t i o n  t a b  t o  s e e  t h e signal strength. Click OK to exit the utility.
5.  C h e c k  t h e S t a t u s  p a g e  t o  s e e  t h e a s s o c i a t i o n  s t a t e .  I f  c o n n e c t i o n  i s established, the box shows  “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
3. Use Site  Survey  if  you  don’t  know  the SSID of your access point(s).4. Encryption  settings  must  match  those at  the  access  point.  Ask  your  network administrator  about  settings  if  necessary. Click Apply to activate the settings.
1.  Right-click  the  wireless  connection  icon and select Wireless Settings.2. Check  the Config  page  to  set  the SSID (network name) to that of your wireless AP. 
						

							
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Installation
Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc)
The  WLAN  Adapter  supports  Ad  Hoc  mode  that  allows  communication 
between wireless stations without an AP. 
2. Click  the Config button  and  set  the  WLAN Adapter to Ad Hoc connection mode. 
3. Click  the Survey  button  to  scan  for  Ad Hoc  nodes.  Select  the  node  you  want  to communicate with and press Connect.
4. If  the  encryption  settings  of  your  WLAN Adapter  are  different  from  those  of  the other  Ad  Hoc  nodes,  you  are  prompted to  make  the  encryption  of  the  two  nodes i d e n t i c a l .  C l i c k A p p l y t o  a c t i v a t e  t h e settings.
1.  Right-click  the  wireless  connection  icon and select Wireless Settings.
5. Check the Status page to see the association state.  If  connection  is  established,  the  box shows  “Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”.
6. Check  the Connection  tab  to  see  the signal strength. Click OK to exit the utility.