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User Manual Wireless Local Area Network Card WL-106gM (For 240 MIMO Wireless Network) ® E 2305/ Dec 2005 ACT LINK ®
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4 ASUS WLAN Card 1. Introduction ..............................................................................5 Overview ................................................................................................5 Package contents ..................................................................................6 Features .................................................................................................6 2. Installation ................................................................................7 System Requirements ...........................................................................7 Installation Procedures ..........................................................................7 Installing the WLAN utilities and driver .................................................... 7 Reading the WLAN Status Indicators ...................................................... 8 One T ouch Wizard ................................................................................... 9 Configuring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure) ................................. 10 Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) ............................................ 1 1 3. Software Reference ................................................................ 12 ASUS WLAN Control Center ...............................................................12 Wireless Settings Utility .......................................................................14 Status - Status ....................................................................................... 14 Status - Connection ............................................................................... 16 Status - IP Config .................................................................................. 17 Status - Ping .......................................................................................... 17 Config - Basic ........................................................................................ 18 Config - Advanced ................................................................................. 19 Config - Encryption ................................................................................ 20 Config - Authentication .......................................................................... 23 Survey - Site Survey .............................................................................. 23 About - V ersion Info ............................................................................... 24 Link State .............................................................................................. 25 Exit Wireless Settings ............................................................................ 25 Windows ® XP Wireless Options ...........................................................26 4. T roubleshooting .....................................................................28 5. Glossary .................................................................................. 30 6. Appendix ................................................................................. 38 T able of Contents
ASUS WLAN Card 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 . I n tr o du c ti o n Overview What is MIMO? MI MO, whi ch st ands fo r Mul ti ple Inp ut Mu lt iple Ou tp ut, is a tec hn olog y tha t u se s m ul ti pl e tr an sm it te rs an d re ce iv er s si mu lt an eo us ly to ex pa nd th e si gn al ran ge. T aking advan tage of multi path prop agati on, MI MO enab led wir eless devices can efficiently increase network throug hput, rang e/coverage, and re li ab il it y . I ns te ad o f co mb at in g mu lt ip at h s ig na ls w hi ch is co nd uc te d by I EE E8 02 .1 1b /g st and ards , MIMO pu ts mul tip ath sign als to work car ryin g more inf orma ti on. T hi s is ac co mp li sh ed by se nd in g a nd re ce iv in g m or e th an on e da ta s ig na l in a ra di o ch an ne l at t he sa me ti me . By tr an sm it ti ng mu lt ip le si gn al s co nt ai ni ng d if fe re nt i nf o rm at io n st re am s ov er t he s am e fr eq ue nc y ch an ne l, M IM O pr ov i de s a m ea ns o f do ub li ng o r tr ip li ng s pe ct ra l ef fic ie nc y . 240 MIMO T echnology T he 24 0 MI MO te ch no lo gy of fe rs da ta ra te as fa st as 24 0M bp s, an d en ab le s data tr ansfe r at mo re t han 100M bps in rea l lif e. W ith a s et o f 24 0 MI MO wi re le ss ro ut er an d ad ap te r , a 10 0M B vi de o cl ip c an be t ra ns mi tt ed in l es s th an 10 seco nds. Than ks to the upco ming wire less tec hno logy , we are goin g to e xp er ie nc e da ta t hr ou gh pu t ev en f as te r th an w ir ed E th er ne t. A SU S 2 40 MI MO wi re le ss fa mi ly s up po rt s f as te r- th an -w ir e d tr an sm it ti ng s pe ed over a wireless network while at the same time p rovides full compatibility to the backward IEEE8 02.1 1b and IEEE802 .1 1g standard. Therefore , the interoperability of wireless LAN products of different standards by various ma nu fa ct ur er s is g ua ra nt ee d.
6 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS Cardbus Wireless LAN Adapter package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing. 1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-106gM) 1 x Support CD 1 x Quick Start Guide Features Standard PCMCIA slot T ype II, MIMO Gen3, OFDM, DSSS, Supports Infrastructure and Ad-hoc networks; Compatible with IEEE 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g devices.
ASUS WLAN Card 7 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 . I n st a ll a ti o n System Requirements T o b e gi n u s in g t he W LA N C ar d , y o u m us t m ee t th e f ol l ow i ng m in i mu m re qu ir em en ts : • Wi nd ow s X P/ 20 00 • St an da rd PC MC IA s lo t T yp e II o r T y pe I II f o r no te bo ok c om pu te r • 12 8M B sy s te m me mo ry o r la rg er • 75 0M Hz p r oc es so r or h ig he r Important: Install the WLAN card utilities before inserting the WLAN Card into your computer . Installing the WLAN utilities and driver F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s to i n s t a l l th e W L A N c a r d ut i l i t i e s a n d dr i v e r . I ns er t th e s u p p o r t CD in to yo ur op ti ca l dr iv e . If au to ru n is en ab le d in yo ur co mp ut er , th e CD aut oma tic al ly dis pla ys the uti lit y me nu. Cl ick In sta ll AS US WLA N Car d Uti liti es/Dri ver . If autor un is disa bled , doub le-cli ck SETU P .EXE in the roo t d i r e c t o r y o f t h e C D . 2. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 1. S e le c t y o ur l an g ua g e a n d c li c k I ns t al l WLAN Card Utilities/Driver . 4. Click Next to creat short cut. 3. Click Nex t to us e th e de fau lt D esti nat ion F ol de r or c li ck B ro ws e t o se le ct a no t he r fo ld er .
Chapter 2 8 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation 7. Carefully insert the WLAN card into your co mp ut er ʼs P CM CI A sl ot . W in do ws wi ll a ut o ma t ic a ll y d e te c t a nd c on f ig u re t h e WLAN Card using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps. 8. Win dow s XP u ser s: W hen th e pr ogr am 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 Card. Select "Only use our WLAN utilities and disable Windows wireless function". Reading the WLAN status indicators The devi ce co mes wit h t wo LE Ds t hat in idica te t he sta tus o f th e W LAN C ard. 5 . T he i ns t al l at io n p ro ce s s ta k es s ev e ra l se co nd s. 6. When Set up is complete, click Finish to exi t the ins tal lati on wizard and res tar t the co mpu te r . ACT LED Bl in ki ng : T ra ns mi tt in g da ta ; th e bl in ki ng s pe ed i nd ic at es t he l in k sp ee d. OF F: Ra di o of f or C ar d is d is ab le d. LINK LED O N : C o n n e c t e d t o w i r e l e s s d e v i c e . OF F: N o wi re le ss c on ne ct io n. ACT LINK ® LI NK AC T
ASUS WLAN Card 9 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation O n e T ou ch W i z a rd Use One T ouch Wizard to setup your wirel ess conne ction with an existi ng wi re le ss L AN . 1. L a u n c h O n e T o u c h W i z a rd 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 t he A vailable Netwo rks field, then click Next . 3. C on n ec ti o n i s c om pl e te . C li c k Ne x t to setup the IP address for the WLAN card. 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 a ss i gn s ta t ic a dd r es s m a nu a l ly f or y ou r WLAN card. When IP setting is complete, click Finish to exit the One T ouch Wizard. N o te : I f t h e a c c es s p o i n t y ou w an t t o c o n n e ct h a s s e t u p e n cr y p t i o n poli cies, y ou m ust con figure th e s ame enc rypti on o n y our WLA N Ca rd. S el e c t " C o nf i gu r e y o ur w i r el e ss LA N s e tt i n gs " r a di o b u tt o n i n s te p 2 a nd m a ke t h e s et t in g s a c c or d in g ly. W h en t h e e n c ry p ti o n s e t ti n gs a r e complete, you can launch the One T ouch Wizard once again from the Start menu to set up the connection with your AP .
Chapter 2 10 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation Co nfigu rin g wi th the WL AN u ti lity (I nf ra st ru ctur e) Us e AS US W LA N ut li ty t o ge t co nn ec te d wi th a n ex is tin g wi re le ss n et wo rk . 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 sign al stre ngth. Clic k OK to e xit the utili ty . 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. U se Si te Su rv ey i f y ou d on ʼt kn ow th e SSID of your access point(s). 4. E n c r y p t i o n s e t t i n g s m u s t m a t c h t h o s e a t t h e a c c e s s p o i n t . A s k y o u r n e t w o r k administrator about settings if necessary . Click Apply to activate the settings. 1. R igh t-cl ick th e wi rel ess co nnec tio n ic on and select Wireless Settings. 2. C hce k th e Co nfi g pa ge t o s et t he SS ID (n etw or k nam e) t o t ha t of yo ur wi re le ss AP .
ASUS WLAN Card 1 1 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) T he WL AN ca rd su pp or ts Ad Ho c m od e w hi ch al lo ws co mm un ic at io n b et we en wi re le ss s ta ti on s wi th ou t an AP . 2. Cl i c k th e C on fig b ut to n an d s e t th e W L A N C ar d to A d Ho c c on ne ct io n mo de . 3. C li ck t he Su rv ey bu tt on t o sc an f or A d Hoc nodes . Sele ct the node you want to co mmu ni ca te wi th an d pr ess Co nne ct . 4. If the encr yption set tings of yo ur WLAN Ca rd are di ff er ent fr om tho se of th e oth er Ad Ho c n od es, yo u are pr omp ted to ma ke th e en cry pti on of th e two nod es id en tic al . Cl ick Ap ply to ac ti va te th e set ti ng s. 1. R igh t-cl ick th e wi rel ess co nnec tio n ic on and select Wireless Settings. 5. Ch ec k t h e S ta tu s p ag e to s e e t h e a s s oc ia ti on st ate . If conn ect ion is es tab lish ed, the box s ho ws “C on ne ct ed - x x : x x: xx :x x: xx :x x ”. 6. C h ec k th e Co n ne c ti o n t ab t o s ee t h e sign al stre ngth. Clic k OK to e xit the utili ty .
12 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Using the Control Center The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information: • Li nk q ua li ty o f th e WL AN C ar d (E xc el l en t, G oo d, F ai r , Po or , No t Li nk ed ) • Wh et he r th e WL AN Ca rd i s c on ne ct ed t o a ne tw or k (B lu e: Co nn ec te d, Gr ay : No t Co nn ec te d) T askbar Icon and Status Wireless Status Icons (on the taskbar) Excellent link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Good link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Fair link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Poor link quality and connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Not linked but connected to Internet (Infrastructure) E xc e l le n t li nk q ua li ty b ut no t co nn ec te d to I nt er ne t ( In fr as tr uc tu re ) Good link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Fair link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Poor link quality but not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) Not linked and not connected to Internet (Infrastructure) ASUS WLAN Control Center A SU S WL AN Co nt ro l Ce nt er i s an a pp li ca ti on w hi ch m ak es i t ea si er t o la un ch W LA N a pp li ca ti on s an d a ct iv at e n et wo rk lo ca ti on se tt in gs . Th e W LA N Co nt ro l Ce nt er st ar ts au to ma ti ca ll y wh en s ys te m bo ot s. W he n WL AN C on tr ol C en te r i s ru nn in g, y ou c an s ee a C on tr ol C en te r ic on o n th e Wi nd ow s ta sk ba r . Starting the Control Center • Se lect AS US W LAN C ontr ol Ce nte r i n W ind ows St art m en u, o r • Do ub le -c li ck t he AS US W LA N Co nt ro l Ce nt er i co n on t he d es kt op . 3 . S o ft w ar e R e fe r e n ce
ASUS WLAN Card 13 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce T askbar icon - Left-click menu L e f t - c l i c k t h e t a s k b a r i c o n t o s h o w t h e f ol lo wi ng m en u it em s: • W i r e l e s s R a d i o O n – T u r n s t h e wireless radio ON. • W i r e l e s s R a d i o O f f – T u r n s t h e wireless radio OFF . • S e a r c h & C o n n e c t – V i e w t h e properties of available access points. • W ir e le ss Op ti on (W in do ws ® XP on ly ) – Ch oo se W in do ws ® W ir el es s Ze ro C on fig ur at io n (W ZC ) se rv ic e or A SU S ut il it ie s to co nfi gu re yo ur W LA N ca rd . T askbar Icon - Launch Wireless Settings Dou ble -cl ick th e t ask bar ic on to la unc h t he Wir ele ss Set tin gs uti lit y . T askbar icon - Right-click menu Ri gh t- cl ic k th e ta sk ba r ic on t o sh ow t he f ol lo wi ng m en u it em s: • Wireless Settings – Launches Wireless Settings application. • Activate Configuration – Allows you to choose a preset profile. • Mobile Manager – Launches Mobile Manager application. • Site Monitor – Launches the Site Monitor application. • P r e f e r e n c e s – C u s t o m i z e s t h e C o n t r o l C e n t e r p r o g r a m . Y o u c a n create a Control Center shortcut on the desktop and decide whether to start Control Center when system boots. • About Control Center -Shows the version of Control Center . • Exit – Closes the Control Center program. T askbar Left-Click Menu
14 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Status - Status Y ou c an v iew t he i nfo rm at io n a bo ut t he WL AN Ca rd fr om th e S ta tu s m en u. T he s ta tu s fie ld s ar e bl an k i f th e WL AN C a r d i s n o t i n s t a l l e d . Y o u c a n t u r n off the WL AN Car d b y cl icki ng the “ Di sa bl e Ra di o” b ut to n. Association State D i s p l a y s t h e c o n n e c t i o n s t a t u s a s f ol lo ws : Co nn ec te d - T he ca rd is no w as so ci at ed wi th on e w ir el es s L AN de vi ce . Wh en operati ng in Infrastruc ture mode, this field shows the MAC address of the ac ce ss po in t wit h wh ic h th e WL AN Ca rd is co mm un ic at in g. Wh en op er at in g i n A d Ho c m od e, th is fie ld s ho ws th e vi rt ua l M AC ad dr es s us ed by co mp ut er s pa rt ic ip at in g in t he Ad H oc n et wo rk . ASUS Wireless Settings Utility W i re l es s S et t i n gs i s a n a p pl i c a ti o n f or ma na gi ng th e W L A N C ar d . U s e Wi r el e ss S e tt i ng s t o v ie w o r m o d if y t h e c o n fig u ra t io n s e tt i ng s , o r t o m o n it o r t h e o p e r a t i on a l s t at u s o f yo u r W LA N C a r d . Wh en W i re l es s Se t ti n g s is l au n ch e d, y o u ca n se e th e t a bb e d p ro p er t y sh e et s wh ic h ca te go ri ze t he c on fig ur at io n op ti on s in to gr o up s. Starting Wireless Settings • Open the Windows Control Panel , then double-click the ASUS WLAN Card Settings icon. or • Cl i ck t he Wi n do w s St a rt bu t to n , s el ec t Pr o gr a ms | A SU S U ti l it y | WLAN Card | Wireless Settings . or • R i gh t - c l i c k t h e C o nt r o l C e n t e r i c o n o n t h e W i n d o w s t a s kb a r a n d select Wireless Settings . NOTE: If you have more than one ASUS WLAN device installed on your computer , you may see a device selection window when you launch the “ Wireless Settings” utility . Select the device you want when such situation occurs.
ASUS WLAN Card 15 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce S ca nn in g. .. - Th e s ta ti on is t ry in g t o au th en ti ca te an d as so ci at e wi th a n ac ce ss p oi nt o r Ad H oc n od e. Di sc on ne ct ed - Th e W LA N Ca rd i s i ns ta ll ed t o t he s ys te m, b ut no t ye t co nn ec te d to a w ir el es s de vi ce . SSID Di sp la ys th e Se rv ic e Se t Id en ti fie r (S SI D) of th e d ev ic e th at th e ca rd is ei th er a ss oc ia te d or i nt en di ng t o jo in . MAC address S ho ws th e ha rd wa re ad dr es s of th e W LA N Ca rd . MA C ad dr es s is a un iq ue i de nt ifi er fo r ne tw or ki ng de vi ce s ( ty pi ca ll y wr it te n a s tw el ve he xa de ci ma l di gi ts f ro m 0 th ro ug h 9 an d A t hr ou gh F s e pa ra te d by c ol on s, i .e . 00 :E 0: 18 :F 0: 05 :C 0) . Current Channel Di sp la ys th e ra di o ch an ne l to w hi ch th e ca rd i s cu rr en tl y tu ne d. Th i s nu mb er ch an ge s as t he r ad io s ca ns t he a va il ab le c ha nn el s. Current Data Rate Di sp la ys t he c ur re nt d at a ra te i n me ga bi ts p er s ec on d (M bp s) . Radio State S ho ws t he w ir el es s ra di o st at us : ON o r OF F . Ra di o On - W he n th e wi re le ss r ad io i s tu rn ed O N, th e ic on o n t he r ig ht a pp ea rs i n th e up pe r le ft o f th e St at us p ag e. Ra di o Of f- W he n th e wi re le ss r ad io i s tu rn ed O FF , th e i co n on t he ri gh t a pp ea rs i n th e up pe r le ft o f th e St at us p ag e. Buttons Re sc an – M ak e th e WL AN Ca rd re sc an al l av ai la bl e d ev ic es . If t he c ur re nt li nk q ua li ty or s ig na l st re ng th i s po or , re sc an ni ng c an b e us ed t o pu sh t he r ad io o ff a w ea k ac ce ss p oi nt a nd s ea rc h fo r a be tt er l in k wi th a no th er a cc es s po in t. T hi s f un ct io n us ua ll y ta ke s se ve ra l se co nd s. Ch an ge S SI D – Cl ic k th is bu tt on t o se t th e SS ID to t ha t o f th e AP yo u w an t to co nn ec t. S ea rc h & Co nn ec t – C li ck t hi s bu tt on t o co nn ec t to a n av ai la bl e wi re le ss AP .
16 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Save Configuration W h e n y o u m a k e s e t t i n g s f o r a ce rt ain w or kin g en vi ron me nt , y ou ma y ne ed t o sa ve y ou r se tt in gs to a pr ofi le so t ha t yo u ca n ea si ly sw it ch t o th e se tt in gs wi th ou t re pe at in g th e co n fi g ur at i on s. F o r e xa m pl e, y ou ca n se t pr ofi le s fo r wo rk , ho me an d ot he r si tu at io ns . Wh en y ou t ra ve l f or m ho me t o wo rk , ch oo se t he "o ffi ce " pr ofi le that contains all your settings for offi ce use. When you travel back home, ch oo se t he “ ho me ” pr ofi le . Activate Configuration Auto roaming is enab led by defau lt and m a k e s t h e C a r d a u t o m a t i c a l l y s w i t c h t o A P s o f b e t t e r s i g a n a l . Y o u c a n u n c h e c k i t i f y o u w an t t o co nn e ct t o a s pe c if i ed A P u s in g a p a r t i c u l a r p r o fi l e . Status - Connection Y o u ca n v ie w th e c ur re nt li n k s ta t is ti cs a b o u t t h e W L A N C a r d . T h e s e s t a t i s t i c s a r e u p d a t e d o n c e p e r s e c o n d a n d a r e v a l i d i f t h e W L A N C a r d i s c o r r e c t l y i n s t a l l e d . Frame Sent/Received T ra ns mi tt ed - Th e nu mb er of f ra me s th at we re t ra ns mi tt ed . Re ce iv ed - Th e nu mb er o f fr am es t ha t we re r ec ei ve d. Frame Error T ransm itted - The numbe r o f f ram es tha t w ere no t s ucc ess ful ly tra nsm itt ed. Re ce iv ed - Th e nu mb er o f fr am es t ha t we re n ot s uc ce ss fu ll y re ce iv ed . Connection Quality S ig na l St re ng th - Sh ow s th e l in k q ua li lt y o f t he ac ce ss po in t o r Ad Ho c no de t he WL AN C ar d is cu rr en tl y c on ne ct ed t o. Ra ti ng s ar e: Ex ce ll en t, Go od , Fa ir , an d Po or . Overall Connection Quality Th e ove ral l con nec ti on qu ali ty is de ri ved fro m th e cu rre nt si gna l str en gth . A gr ap hi c ch ar t us es p er ce nt ag e to s ho w si gn al q ua li ty .
ASUS WLAN Card 17 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Status - IP Config I P Co n fi g t a b sh o w s a l l t h e c u r r e n t h o s t an d WLA N Car d i nf or mat io n in cl ud in g ho st nam e, DN S ser ver s, IP add res s, s u b n e t m a s k a n d d e f a u l t g a t e w a y . Button I P R el ea se - I f yo u wa nt t o re mo ve t he cu rr en t I P a dd re ss , c li ck th is b ut ton t o r el ea se th e IP ad dr es s f ro m DH CP se rv er . I P R en ew - I f yo u w an t to ob ta in a ne w IP a dd re ss fr om D HC P se rv er , c li ck t hi s b ut to n to r en ew t he I P a dd re ss . P in g - C li ck t hi s bu tt on t o op en “ Pi ng ” t ab w hi ch i s us ed t o pi ng th e de vi ce s i n yo ur n et wo rk . NO TE : T he I P R el eas e an d IP Re ne w bu tt on s c an o nl y b e us ed o n t he WLAN Card which gets IP address from DHCP server . Status - Ping C li c k t he " P in g " b ut t on i n S t at u s- I P Co nfi g t ab to o pe n t hi s pa ge . T he P in g t ab a ll ow s yo u to v er if y th e ac ce ss ib il it y o f ot he r c om pu te rs or n et wo rk de vi ce s. T o p in g a co nn ec ti on : 1. T yp e th e I P ad dr es s of th e de vi ce yo u w an t to v er if y in t he I P Ad dr es s fie ld . 2. C on fig ur e t h e p i n g s e ss i o n b y a s s i g n i n g th e pi ng pa ck et s iz e a nd n um be r o f pa ck et t o se nd , an d th e ti me ou t va lu e (i n mi ll is ec on ds ). 3. C li ck t he “ Pi ng ” bu tt on . Du ri ng th e pi ng se ss io n, th e Pi ng bu tt on to gg le s in to a S to p bu tt on . T o c an ce l t he p in g se ss io n, c li ck t he “ St op ” bu tt on . T he se ss io n fie ld di sp la ys in fo rm at io n o n t he ve ri fie d c on ne ct io n in cl ud in g t he ro un dt ri p ti me ( mi ni mu m, m ax im um , a nd av er a ge ) a nd pa ck et s s en t, re ce iv ed , a nd l os t af te r a pi ng s es si on . Cl ic k th e “C le ar ” bu tt on t o cl ea r th e se ss io n fie ld .
18 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Config - Basic T hi s pa ge en ab le s yo u to ch an ge th e W LA N Ca rd c on fig ur at io ns . Network T ype In fr ast ru ct ur e – In fra st ruc tu re me an s t o es t ab l is h a c on n ec t io n w it h a n a cc e ss p oi n t. O n ce c o nn e c te d , t h e a c c es s po in t a ll ow s y ou to a cc ess w ir el es s LAN and w ired LAN (E thern et). Th e C h a n n e l f i e l d t u r n s t o A u t o i f t h e co nn ec ti on i s ba se d on I nf ra st ru ct ur e. A d Ho c – A d Ho c me an s t o co mm un ic at e di re ct ly wi th o th er wi r e l es s cl ie nt s without using an access point. An “Ad Hoc” network can be setup quickly a n d ea si ly wi th ou t pr e- pl a n n in g , fo r ex am pl e, sh ar in g me et in g no te s b et we en a t t e n d a n t s i n a m e e t i n g r o o m . Network Name (SSID) SS ID st an ds for “S erv ic e Se t Ide nt ifi er ”, which is a string used to identi fy a wi rele ss LAN . U se th e S S ID to co nn ec t wi th a kn ow n a cc es s po in t. Y ou ca n e nt e r a n e w S S ID o r s el e ct o ne fr o m t h e d ro p - do w n l i st bo x . If y ou g et c on ne ct ed by de si gn at in g t he SS ID , yo u ar e on ly to co nn ec t th e A P wi th th e SS ID yo u as si gn ed . If th e AP is re mo ve d fr om th e ne tw or k, yo ur WL AN Ca rd do es n ot ro am au to ma ti ca ll y to ot he r AP s. S SI Ds mu st al l b e pr in ta bl e c ha ra ct er s an d ha vi ng a m ax im um o f 32 c as e se ns it iv e ch ar ac te rs , su ch a s “ Wi re le ss ”. NOTE: Set the SSID to a null string, if you wish to allow your station to connect to any access point it can find. But you cannot use null string in Ad Hoc mode. Channel T he Ch an n el fie l d i s f or se t ti n g r ad i o c ha nn e l. Y ou r W LA N C a rd c a n a ut o ma t ic a ll y se lect th e co rrec t cha nn el to co mmu ni ca te wit h an wir ele ss dev ice , an d th e p ar a m et e r i s fix e d t o "A u t o" i n b o th I nf r a st r u ct u r e an d A d H o c m o de . Th e ava il ab le ra di o cha nn el s de pe nd on th e re gu la ti on s in yo ur co un try . Fo r t h e Un it ed St at es (F CC ) a nd Ca na d a (I C) , c ha nn el 1 to 1 1 ar e s up po rt e d . Fo r E u r o p e ( ET SI ), ch a n n e l 1 t o 1 3 a r e s up po rt ed . F o r J a p a n ( M K K ) , c h a n n e l 1 t o 1 4 a r e s u p p o r t e d . Click Apply to save and activate the new configurations.
ASUS WLAN Card 19 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Others E nc ry pt io n – Cl ic k th is l in k to s ho w th e "E nc ry pt io n" t ab . Ad van ce d – Cli ck thi s li nk to sh ow th e "A dv an ced " ta b. In mo st ca se s, the d ef au lt v al ue s do n ot h av e to b e ch an ge d. T ro ub le sh oo ti ng – Cl ic k on t hi s to s ho w th e T ro ub le sh oo ti ng u ti li ty . Config - Advanced Click Advan ced link on Config- Basic p ag e to sh ow th is ta b. Th is ta b al lo ws yo u t o se t u p a d di ti on al pa ra me te rs fo r th e wi rel es s ca rd. W e re co mme nd u si ng th e de fa ul t va lu es f or al l i te ms in t hi s wi nd ow . RTS Threshold (0-2347) T he R TS /C TS (R eq ue st to Se nd /C le ar to Send) fun ction is used to min imize coll isions amon g wir eless stati ons. W he n R TS /C TS is e na bl ed , t he ro ut er re fr ai ns f ro m s en di ng a da ta f ra me un ti l anot her RTS /CTS hand shake is comple ted. Enab le RTS /CTS by setting a sp ec ifi c pa ck et s iz e th re sh ol d. Th e de fa ul t va lu e (2 34 7) i s re co mm en de d. Fragmentation Threshold (256-2346) F ra gm en ta ti on i s us ed to di vi de 80 2. 1 1 f ra me s in to sm al le r pi ec es (f ra gm en ts ) th at are se nt sep arat ely to th e dest inat ion. En abl e fra gmen tati on by set ting a sp ec ifi c pa ck et si ze th re sh ol d. If th er e is an ex ce ss iv e nu mb er of co ll is io ns o n th e WL AN , ex pe ri me nt wi th di ff er en t fr ag me nt at io n va lu es to in cr ea se th e re li ab il it y o f f ra me tr an sm is si on s. Th e d ef au lt va lu e ( 20 00 ) i s r ec om me nd ed f or n or ma l us e.
20 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Network Authentication S i n c e t h e r e i s n o p r e c i s e b o u n d i n wi re le ss LA Ns , th e WL AN us er s ne ed t o i m p l e m e n t c e r t a i n m e c h a n i s m t o p r o v i d e s e c u r i t y s o l u c t i o n . T h e A u t h e n t i c a t i o n p o l i c i e s i n t h i s t a b pro vide p rote ctio n of di fferen t l evel s su ch a s Op en , WE P , W P A, a nd W P A2 . Op en - Se l ec t th is o pt io n to ma ke th e n e t w o r k o p e r a t e o n O p e n S y s t e m m od e , w h ic h us e n o a u th e nt i ca t i on al go ri th m. Ope n sta tion s and AP s ca n aut he nt ic at e with ea ch oth er with out ch ec ki ng a ny W EP K ey , ev en i f th er e is . S ha re d - S el ec t t hi s o pt io n t o m ak e t he n et wo rk op er at e o n S ha re d k ey mo de . I n a Sh ar e Ke y Au th en ti ca ti on s ys te m, f ou r- st e p ex ch an ge o f fr am es i s re qu ir ed t o va li da te t ha t th e st at io n is u si ng t he s am e WE P K ey a s th e ac ce ss p oi nt . WP A-P SK / WP A2- PS K - Sel ect th is op ti on to ena ble WP A Pr e- Sh ar ed Key un de r I nf ra st ru ct ur e m od e. It en ab le s co mm un ic at io n be tw ee n yo ur c li en t an d A Ps u si ng W P A- PS K/ WP A2 -P SK e nc ry pt io n mo de . W P A/ WP A2 - Th e ne tw or k is op er at in g in IE EE 80 2. 1x au th en ti ca ti on mo de . This mod e is for enviro nments with RADI US (Remo te Access Dial-in Use r S er vi ce ). I n a RA DI US e nv ir on me nt , v ar io us Ex te ns ib le Au th en ti ca ti on P ro to co l (E AP ) ar e su pp or te d, i nc lu di ng P EA P , TL S/ Sm ar t Ca rd , TT LS , an d LE AP . Config - Encryption T hi s pa ge e na bl es y ou t o c on fig ur e t he W ir el es s LA N C ar d en cr yp ti on s et ti ng s. For dat a confi den tia lit y in a wir ele ss envi ron men t, IEEE 802. 1 1 spec ifi es a Wi re d Eq ui va le nt Pr iv acy (WE P) al go ri th m to of fe r tr ans mi ss io n p ri va cy . Th e W EP us es k ey s t o e nc ry pt an d d ec ry pt da ta pa ck et s. Th e e nc ry pt io n pr oc es s can scra mble frame bits to avoi d dis clo sure to other s. The WP A/WP A2 is im pr ove d sec urit y syst em fo r 802. 1 1 whi ch ar e deve lope d to over come th e we ak ne ss o f th e WE P pr ot oc ol .
ASUS WLAN Card 21 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Data encryption Fo r O pen a nd Sh are d a uth en tic ati on mo de , t he co nfi gur at ion o pti on s of encry ption typ e are Di sabled and WE P . F or W P A , WP A-PS K, WP A2 and WP A 2-PS K au then tica tion mo de, T em pora l Ke y In tegr ity Pro tocol ( TKIP) e n cr yp t io n a nd A dv an c ed E n cr yp ti o n St a nd ar d ( AE S) en cr yp t io n a re s up p or te d . Di sa bl ed - Di sa bl e th e en cr yp ti on f un ct io n. W EP - WE P Ke y is us ed to e nc ry pt y ou r d at a be fo re it is tr an sm it te d o ve r a ir . Y ou can on ly con nect an d co mm un ica te wi th wir eles s dev ices tha t use the sa me W EP k ey s. T KI P: TK IP u se s an e nc ry pt io n al go ri th m me th od s wh ic h i s mo re s t ri ng en t th an t he W EP al go ri th m. I t al so us es ex is ti ng WL AN ca lc ul at io n fa ci li ti es to p er fo rm e nc ry pt io n. T KI P v er ifi es t he se cu ri ty c on fig ur at io n af t er t he e nc r yp ti on k ey s ar e d et er mi ne d. AES: AES i s a sy mmetric 128-bit block encryption technique which works s im ul ta ne ou sl y on m ul t i p le n et wo rk l a ye rs . Wireless Network Key T h i s op t i on i s e n a b le d o nl y i f y o u s e l ec t W P A- PS K o r W P A2 - PS K a ut h e n ti c a t io n mo de. Sel ect “T KIP ” or “A ES” in th e en cr ypt io n fil ed as enc ry pt ion mod e to b eg in t he e nc ry pt io n pr oc ee d. N ot e: 8 t o 64 c ha ra ct er s ar e re qu ir ed i n th is fi el d. Wireless Network Key (WEP) T hi s o pt io n is co nfi gu ra bl e on ly if yo u en ab le WE P in Ne tw or k Au th en ti c at io n fie ld. Th e WE P Ke y is a 64 bit s (5 by te) or 12 8 bi ts (1 3 by te ) He xa dec im al d ig it s wh ic h is u se d to e nc ry pt a nd d ec ry pt d at a pa ck et s. Key Format Y o u can se lect to enter He xadeci mal d igits (0~ 9, a~ f, an d A~F ) or ASC II ch ar ac te rs t o se tu p ke ys b y de fin in g th e Ke y Fo rm at . Key Length F or 64 bi ts en cr yp t io n, ea ch ke y c on t ai ns 10 h ex di gi ts or 5 A SC II ch ar ac te rs . F o r 12 8 bi ts e nc ry pt io n, e ac h ke y co nt ai ns 2 6 he x di gi ts o r 13 AS CI I ch ar ac te rs . T wo ways to assign WEP keys 1 . Ma nua l As si gnm ent - Whe n yo u se lec t thi s op ti on, th e cu rso r app ear s i n th e fie ld fo r Ke y 1. Fo r 64 -b it en cr yp ti on , yo u ar e re qu ir ed to en te r fo ur WE P Ke ys . Ea ch K ey co nt ai ns ex ac tl y 10 he x di gi ts (0 ~9 , a~ f, a nd A~ F) . Fo r 12 8- bi t e nc ry pt io n, yo u a re re qu ir ed to en te r f ou r W EP K ey s. Ea ch Ke y co nt ai ns e xa ct ly 2 6 he x di gi ts ( 0~ 9, a ~f , an d A~ F) .
22 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce 2. A u t o m a t i c G e n e r a t i o n - Ty p e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f u p t o 6 4 l e t t e r s , n um be rs , or sy mb ol s in th e Pa ss ph ra se bo x, th e Wi re le ss Se tt in gs Ut il it y a ut om at ic al ly u se s an a lg or it hm t o ge ne ra te f ou r WE P K ey s. Select one as your Default Key T he De fa ul t K ey fi el d a ll ow s y ou sp ec if y w hi ch of th e f ou r e nc ry pt io n k ey s i s t o us e fo r tr an sm it ti ng da ta o ve r wi re le ss LA N. Y ou ca n ch an ge th e de fa ul t ke y by cl ic ki ng on th e d ow nw ar d ar ro w , s el ec ti ng th e n um be r o f t he ke y y ou wa nt t o u se , a nd c li ck in g th e “ Ap pl y” b ut to n. If th e ac ce ss p oi nt or st at io n w it h w hi ch yo u a re co mm un ic at in g u se s t he id en ti ca l k ey by th e sa me se qu en ce , y ou ca n us e an y of t he k ey s as t he d ef au lt o n yo ur W LA N Ca rd . Cl ick th e “ Ap ply ” b utt on af ter yo u h av e cr eat ed th e e ncr yp tio n k eys , th e W ir el es s Se tt in gs U ti li ty u se s as te ri sk s to m as k yo ur k ey s. 64/128bits versus 40/104bits T he re a re t wo l ev el s of W EP E nc ry pt io n: 6 4 bi ts a nd 1 28 b it s. Firstly , 64 bit WEP and 40 bit WEP are the same encryption method and ca n in te ro pe ra te in th e wi re le ss ne tw or k. T hi s lo we r le ve l of W EP en cr yp ti on us es a 4 0 bi t (1 0 He x ch ar ac te r) as a “s ec re t ke y” ( se t by us er ), an d a 24 bi t “ I ni ti al iz at io n V ec to r” (n ot un de r u se r co nt ro l) . T hi s t og et he r m ak es 64 b it s (4 0 24 ). So me ve nd or s re fe r t o t hi s l ev el of W EP as 4 0 b it s a nd o th er s r ef er to th is as 64 bi ts . O ur Wi re le ss LA N pr od uc ts us e t he t er m 64 bi ts wh en re fe rr in g to t hi s lo we r le ve l of e nc ry pt io n. S ec on dl y , 1 04 bi t W EP a nd 1 28 b it W EP ar e t h e s am e e nc ry pt io n me th od an d ca n in te ro pe ra te in th e wi re le ss ne tw or k. Th is hi gh er le ve l of WE P en cr yp ti on us es a 1 04 bi t ( 26 He x c ha ra ct er ) a s a “s ec re t k ey ” ( se t b y u se r) , a nd a 2 4 b it “ I ni ti al iz at io n V ec to r” (n ot u n de r us er c on tr ol ). T hi s t og et he r ma ke s 1 28 bi ts ( 10 4 24 ). S om e ve nd or s re f er to t hi s le ve l of W EP as 10 4 bi ts an d ot he rs re fe r to th is as 12 8 bit s. Our Wi re le ss LA N pro du ct s us e the te rm 12 8 bi ts wh en re fe rr in g to t hi s hi gh er l ev el o f en cr yp ti on .
ASUS WLAN Card 23 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Survey - Site Survey Us e t he S it e S ur ve y ta b t o vi ew st at is ti cs o n t he w ir el es s ne tw or ks av ai la bl e to t he W LA N Ca rd a nd t he ir p ar am et er s. • S S I D : T h e S S I D o f t h e a v a i l a b l e n et wo rk s. • C ha nn el : T he ch an ne l u se d by ea ch n et wo rk . Config - Authentication T hi s ta b al lo ws yo u to se t th e se cu ri ty se tt in gs to ma tc h t ho se of yo ur AP . It is c on fig ur ab le on ly if yo u ha ve se t Ne tw or k Au th en ti ca ti on to WP A or WP A2 in C on fig -E nc ry pt io n ta b. Authentication T ype T he a ut he nt ic at io n t yp e me th od s in cl ud e : P E A P : P E A P ( P r o t e c t e d E x t e n s i b l e Authentic ation Protocol) authenticati on i s a ve rs io n of Ex te ns ib le Au th en ti ca ti on Pr o to co l (E A P) . E A P e n su re s mu t ua l a ut he nt ic at io n be tw ee n a wi re le ss cl ie nt a nd a se rv er th at re si de s at th e ne tw or k o pe ra ti on s ce nt er . T LS /S ma rt Ca rd : T LS (T ra ns po rt La ye r Sec urit y) auth enti cat ion is use d to cre ate an enc ryp ted tunne l and achi eve se rver -si de au the nt ic at ion in a man ner sim ila r to W eb se rver au the nt ic atio n u s i n g S e c u r e S o c k e t s L a y e r ( S S L ) p r o t o c o l . T h i s m e t h o d u s e s d i g i t a l c er ti fic at es t o ve ri fy t he i de nt it y of a c li en t an d se rv er . T TL S: TT LS au th en ti ca ti on us es ce rt ifi ca te s to a ut he nt ic at e th e s er ve r , wh il e ma in ta ini ng si mi lar se cu ri ty pro pe rt ies to TL S suc h as mu tua l au the nti ca ti on a nd a s ha re d co nfi de nt ia li ty f or s es si on W EP k ey . LEAP: LEAP (Light Exten sible Authen ticati on Protocol) authe ntica tion is a version of Extens ible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP ensures mutual auth enti catio n bet ween a wir eless cl ient an d a ser ver that re side s at th e n et wo rk o pe ra ti on s ce nt er . Md 5- ch al le ng e: Md 5- ch all en ge is a on e- wa y en cr ypt in g al go ri th m th at us es u se r n am e a nd pa ss wo rd s. Th is me th od do es no t su pp or t ke y ma na ge me nt , b ut r eq ui re a p re se t ke y .
24 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Buttons S ea rc h – T o s c a n a ll a v ai la bl e wi r e l e ss n e t w o rk s a n d sh ow t h e sc an r es u l t in t h e “A va il ab le N et wo rk ” li st . Co nn ec t – T o ass oci ate with a netwo rk by selec tin g the net wor k from the “ A vai lab le Net wor k” lis t a nd cli cki ng thi s b utt on. N O T E : S o m e a c c e s s p o i n t s m a y d i s a b l e S S I D b r o a d c a s t a n d h i d e th e ms el v es f ro m “ S it e S ur v ey ” o r “S i te M on it or ” , h o w e v e r, y o u c a n connect such AP if y ou kno w t hei r S SI D. • RSSI: The Receiv ed Sign al Str ength I ndication (RS SI) tra nsmitted by e ac h ne tw or k. Th is in fo rm at io n is he lp fu l in de te rm in in g wh ic h n et wo rk to a ss oc ia te t o. Th e va lu e is t he n no rm al iz ed t o a dB m va lu e. • En cr yp ti on : W ir el es s n et wo rk e nc ry pt io n i nf or mat io n. A ll d ev ic es in t he n e t wo r k s h ou l d u s e t h e s a me e n c ry p t i on m e t ho d t o e n s u re t h e co mm un ic at io n. • BS SI D: Th e m ed ia ac ce ss co nt ro l ( MA C) ad dr es s of th e ac ce ss po in t or t he B as ic S er vi ce S et I D of t he Ad H oc n od e. About - V ersion Info U se s th e V er si on I nf o ta b to v ie w pr og ra m an d WL AN C ar d ve rs io n in fo rm at io n. T he p ro gr am v er si on i nf or ma ti on fi el d in cl ud es t he C op yr ig ht a nd u ti li ty v er si on . Th e ver sio n inf orm at ion inc lud es the NDI S ver sio n, dri ve r nam e, an d dri ver ve rs io n. This screen is an example on ly . Y our version numbers will be different from what are shown here.
ASUS WLAN Card 25 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Link State W LA N Ca rd “L in k St a te ” ic on ap pe ar s o n th e le ft s id e of t he W LA N C ar d S et ti ng s. Us e th e i co n t o v ie w t he cu rr en t si gn al st at us . Exit Wireless Settings T o e xi t Wi re le ss S et ti ng s, y ou c an c li ck O K o r C an ce l . Excellent Link Quality (Infrastructure) Good Link Quality (Infrastructure) Fair Link Quality (Infrastructure) Poor Link Quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Infrastructure)
26 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce Windows ® XP Wireless Options T he wi re le ss op ti on s w in do w s ho wn be lo w is on ly av ai la bl e fo r W in do ws ® XP . I t ap pe ar s wh en yo u ru n th e C on tr ol Ce nt er ut il it y at th e fir st ti me . Se le ct th e u ti li ty y ou w an t to u se f or c on fig ur in g yo ur W LA N Ca rd . O nl y us e Wi nd ow s wi re le ss f un ct io n – O n l y u s e W i n d o w s ® X P W i r e l e s s Z er o C on fig ur at io n se rv ic e to co nfi gu re t he W LA N Ca rd . O nl y us e ou r WL AN u ti li t i es a nd d is a b le X P w i re l e ss f un c t io n – O n l y u s e AS US W LA N u t i l i t i e s t o c o n fi g u r e t h e W L A N C a r d . ( r e c o m m e n d e d ) Y o u c an o pen th e Wi rele ss Opt ion set ting wi ndow at an y ti me b y le ft- clicking the control center icon and ch oo si ng W ir el es s Op ti on . T askbar Left-Click Menu C o nfi gu ri ng w it h W in do ws ® W ir el es s Ze ro C on fig ur at io n se rv ic e I f y ou w a nt t o c o nf i gu r e y o ur W LA N C ar d vi a W in d ow s ® W i re l es s Z er o Co nfi gu ra ti on ( WZ C) s er vi ce , fo ll ow t he i ns tr uc ti on b el ow t o ma ke t he s et ti ng s. 2. A win do w pr om pts ou t ask in g yo u fo r th e key if yo u ha ve se t up en cr ypt io n on you r wi re le ss r ou te r , in put the key s an d c li ck Co nn ect . Th e co nn ec ti on i s co mp let e. 1 . D ou b l e- c li c k t h e w ir e l es s ne t w or k i co n o n t h e t a sk b a r t o v i ew a v ai la bl e ne two rk s. Sel ect WL -5 66 gM and cl ick C o nn e ct .
ASUS WLAN Card 27 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nce T o s et u p t he w ir el es s c on ne ct io n pr op er ti es , r ig ht -c li ck th e wi re le ss ic on on t he t as kb ar a nd se le c t O pe n Ne tw or k Co n ne ct io n . Th en ri gh t- cl ic k th e ne tw or k co nn ec ti on i co n a nd s el ec t P ro pe rt y to o pe n t he W ir el es s Ne tw or k C on ne ct io n S ta tu s pa ge . 1. The General page shows st atus, duration, s p e e d , a n d s i g n a l s t r e n g t h . S i g n a l strength is represented by green bars with 5 b ar s i nd ica ti ng e xce ll en t s ig na l an d 1 bar meaning poor signal. 2. S ele ct “ Wire les s Ne two rks ” ta b to sh ow Preferred networks . Use the Add button to add th e “SS ID” of ava ilab le n etwo rks and se t the co nnection pr eference orde r w i t h t h e M o v e u p a n d M o v e d o w n b u t t on s . T h e r a d i o t o w e r w i t h a s i g n a l i c on i d e nt i f i e s t h e c u r re n t l y c o n ne c t e d access point. Click Properties to set the authentication of the wireless connection. 3. Th e Auth entica tion pa ge al lows you to add security set tings. Read Windows help for more information. 4. T h e A dv an c ed p a ge a ll o ws y ou t o s et firewall and sharing. Read Windows help for more information.
ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 4 - T roubleshooting Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 28 4 . T ro u bl e sh o ot i n g Th e foll owi ng tro uble sho ot in g guid es pr ovid e ans wers to so me of the mor e co mm on pr ob le ms , w hi ch yo u ma y en co un te r wh il e in st al li ng or us in g WL AN Card prod ucts. If you enco unter difficult ies t hat a re no t ment ioned in this se ct io n, p le as e co nt ac t Wi re le ss L AN T ec hn ic al S up po rt . V er if y if t he W LA N Ca rd i s in st al le d co rr ec tl y . W he n th e WL AN C ar d se tu p is c om pl et e, yo u ca n ve ri fy i f t he d ri ve r h as b ee n setu p properly . Right click My Comput er , select Prop erti es , and click the Device Manager tab. Then double-click the Network adapters icon; you sh oul d se e “ 80 2.1 1g Ne two rk Ada pt er ” wit h an ico n of an ex pa nsi on ca rd . Th er e sh ou ld no t be a “ !” or “ ?” (p ro bl em ) or “x ” (d is ab le d) sy mb ol ov er th is i co n. T he re is a ye ll ow ex cl am at io n ma rk or a ye ll ow qu es ti on ma rk in D ev ic e Ma na ge r in f ro nt o f my W LA N Ca rd . T o re so lv e th e pr ob le m, yo u sh ou ld up da te /r ei ns ta ll th e WL AN Ca rd dr iv er . In “D evi ce Ma na ger ”, ri gh t cl ic k 80 2.1 1g Ne two rk Ad ap ter , sel ect Pr ope rt ie s , an d se le ct Dr iv er t ab . Cl ic k on U pd at e D ri ve r b ut to n, th en f ol lo w t he “U pd at e De vi ce D ri ve r Wi za rd ” to c om pl et e th e dr iv er i ns ta ll at io n. C an no t co nn ec t to a ny a cc es s po in ts F ol lo w th e pr oc ed ur e be lo w to c on fig ur e yo ur W LA N Ca rd . a. V erify that the “Network T ype” is in “Infrastructure” mode. b. V erify that the “SSID” of your WLAN Card is set to the same “SSID” of an access point. c. V erify that the “Encryption” type is the same as that of an access point. If y ou en able d “WE P” en crypt ion, you mus t als o set the sam e WEP Keys on both sides.
ASUS WLAN Card 29 Chapter 4 - T roubleshooting Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Cannot connect to a Station (WLAN Card) F ol lo w th e pr oc ed ur e be lo w to c on fig ur e yo ur W LA N Ca rd . a. V er if y th at t he “ Ne tw or k T yp e” i s in “ Ad H oc ” mo de . b. V er if y th at th e “S SI D” o f yo ur WL AN Ca rd i s se t to th e sa me “S SI D” o f th e o th er s ta ti on ( or a no th er W LA N Ca rd ). c. V erify that the “channel” of the WLAN Card is “Auto” or set to the same “channel” of the other station (or another WLAN Card). d. V er if y th at t he “ En cr yp ti on ” t yp e i s th e sa me a s t he o th er st at io n ( or a no th er WLAN Card). If “WEP” encrypti on is enabled, you must set the same “W EP ” Ke ys o n bo th s ta ti on s. B ad l in k qu al it y or b ad s ig na l st re ng th T h e r e a r e t w o p o s s i b l e r e a s o n s . F i r s t i s r a d i o i n t e r f e r e n c e , k e e p t h e en vi ro nm en t ar ou nd t he WL AN Ca rd aw ay f ro m mi cr ow av e ov en s an d la rg e me ta l ob je ct s. Then tr y to reo rie nt the WLA N Car d ante nna. Se con d is the di stan ce, de cr ease th e dis tan ce bet wee n you r WLA N Card and the ac ce ss po in t or s ta ti on ( or a no th er W LA N Ca rd ). T he T CP /I P p ro to co l di d no t bi nd t o th e WL AN P C Ca rd . T hi s wi ll o cc ur w he n t he c om pu te r al re ad y h as s ix TC P/ IP b in di ng s i n Wi nd ow s 98 or te n b in di ng s i n Wi nd ow s M e. T he se li mi ts ar e im po se d by th e Mi cr os of t op er at in g sy st em . Solu tion : I f yo ur co mpute r al ready h as th e ma ximum nu mber of T CP/I P bi nd in gs , re mo ve o ne of th e n et wo rk ad ap te rs fr om th e N et wo rk c on fig ur at io n be fo re i ns ta ll in g th e WL AN C ar d dr iv er .
30 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary 5 . G lo s sa r y Access Point (AP) An ne t wo r ki ng d e vi c e t h at s ea m le s sl y c on ne c ts w i re d an d w ir e le s s n e tw or k s. access points combined with a distributed system support the creation of multiple radio cells that enable roaming throughout a facility . Ad Hoc A wireless network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other (no access point). Basic Rate Set T hi s op ti on a ll ow s yo u to s pe ci fy t he d at a tr an sm is si on r at e. Basic Service Area (BSS) A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function. Broadband A t yp e of da ta tr an sm is si on i n wh ic h a si ng le me di um (s uc h as ca bl e) ca rr ie s se ve ra l ch an ne ls o f da ta a t on ce . Channel An i nsta nce o f m edi um us e f or th e p urp ose o f p ass ing pr oto col d ata u nits tha t may be used simultaneously , in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use (on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer , with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference. Client A c li en t is t he d es kt op o r mo bi le P C th at i s co nn ec te d to y ou r ne tw or k. COFDM (for 802.1 1a or 802.1 1g) Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802.1 1b-like distances in an 802.1 1a/ g en viro nme nt. T o c omp ensa te, a n ew ph ysi cal -lay er en cod ing t echn olo gy wa s d e si g n e d t h a t d e p a r t s f r om t he t r ad i t i o n a l d i r e c t - se q u e n c e t e c h n o l o gy b e i n g deployed today . This technology i s calle d COFDM (coded OFDM). COFDM was d e v el o p e d s p e c i f ic a l l y f o r i n d o or w i re l e s s u s e a n d o ff e r s p e r f o rm a n c e m u c h su pe ri or t o t ha t of s pr ea d- spe ct ru m so lu ti on s. C OFD M wo rk s by b re ak in g o ne h ig h - sp e e d d a ta c ar r ie r i n to se v e ra l l o we r - sp e e d s u b ca r r ie r s , w h i ch a r e t he n tr an sm it te d i n pa ra ll el . Ea ch h ig h- sp ee d c ar ri er i s 2 0 MH z w ide an d is b ro ke n up into 52 subchannels, each approximately 300 KHz wide. COFDM uses 48 of these subchannels for data, while the remaining four are used for error correction. C O FD M d e l i v e r s h i g h e r d a t a r a t e s a n d a h i g h d e g re e o f m u l t i p at h r e f l e c t io n recovery , thanks to its encoding scheme and error correction.
ASUS WLAN Card 31 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Each subchannel in the COFDM implementation is about 300 KHz wide. At the low end of the speed gradient, BPSK (binary phase shift keying) is used to encode 125 Kbps of data per channel, resulting in a 6,000-Kbps, or 6 Mbps, data rate. Using quadrature phase shift keying, you can double the amount of data encoded to 250 Kbps per channel, yielding a 12-Mbps data rate. And by using 16-level quadrature amplit ude modula tion encod ing 4 bits per hertz, y ou c an a chieve a dat a ra te o f 24 Mbps. The 802.1 1a/g standard specifies that all 802.1 1a/g-compliant products must support these basic data rates. The standard also lets the vendor extend the modulation scheme beyond 24 Mbps. Remember , the more bits per cycle (hertz) that are encoded, the more su sceptible the signal will be to interf erence and fading, and ultimately , the shorter the range, unless power output is increased. Default Key T hi s o pt io n a ll ow s y ou t o se le ct t he d ef au lt WE P k ey . T hi s o pt io n a ll ow s yo u t o u se W EP k ey s wi th ou t h av in g to r em em be r or w r it e th em d ow n. Th e WE P k ey s ge ner ate d usi ng the Pa ss Ph ras e is co mpa tib le wi th oth er WL AN pro duc ts . T he P as s Ph ra se o pt io n is n ot a s se cu re a s ma nu al a ss ig nm en t. Device Name A ls o k no wn a s DH CP cl ie nt I D or ne tw or k na me . So me ti me s pr ov id ed b y an I SP w he n us in g DH CP t o as si gn a dd re ss es . DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) T hi s pr ot oc ol al lo ws a co mp ut er (o r ma ny co mp ut er s on yo ur ne tw o rk ) to be a ut om at ic al ly a ss ig ne d a si ng le I P a dd re ss f ro m a DH CP s er ve r . DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses. A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet browser , the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned. DSL Modem (Digital Subscriber Line) A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds. Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (for 802.1 1b) Spread s pectrum (b roadband) uses a na rrowband s ignal to s pread the transmiss ion ove r a s egme nt of th e r adio f reque ncy ba nd or sp ectr um. Di rect- sequ ence i s a spread spectrum technique where the transmitted signal is spread over a particular frequency range.
32 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Direct-sequence syst ems commu nicate b y contin uously transmitting a redund ant pattern of bits called a chipping sequence. Each bit of transmitted data is mapped i n t o c h i p s a n d r e a r r a n g e d i n t o a p s e u d o r a n d o m s p r e a d i ng c o d e t o f o r m t h e chipping s equence. T he ch ipping sequenc e is c ombined with a tra nsmitted data stream to produce the output signal. Wireless mobile clients receiving a direc t-sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence back into bits to recreate the original data transmitted by the wireless device. Intercepting and decoding a direct- sequence transmission requires a predefined algorithm to associate the spreading co de us ed b y t he t ra nsm itt in g w ir ele ss d evi ce t o t he r ece iv ing w ir ele ss m obi le client. This algorithm is established by IEEE 802.1 1b specifications. The bit redundancy w i th i n t h e c h i p p in g s e q u en c e e n a bl e s t h e r ec e i v i ng w i r e l es s m o b i le c l i e n t t o r e c r e a t e t h e o r i g i n a l d a t a p a t t e r n , e v e n i f b i t s i n t h e c h i p p i n g s e q u e n c e a r e corrupted by interference. The ratio of chips per bit is called the spreading ratio. A hi gh s pre adi ng r ati o i nc rea ses t he r esi sta nc e o f th e s ign al t o i nte rf ere nce . A low sp readi ng rati o i ncreas es the ba ndwid th avai lable t o th e u ser . The w ireles s device uses a constant chip rate of 1 1Mchips/s for all data rates, but uses different modulation schemes to encod e more bits per chip at the higher data rat es. The wireless device is capable of an 1 1 Mbps data transmission rate, but the coverage area is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases. Encryption Th i s p ro v id es w ir el e ss d at a tr a ns mi ss io n s w it h a l ev el o f se c ur it y . T h is o pt io n allows you to specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key . A 64-bit encryption contains 10 h ex ad ec im al d igi ts o r 5 A SC II c har ac te rs . A 1 28 -bi t en cr yp ti on c on tai ns 2 6 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. 64-bit and 40-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate o n w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k s . T h i s l o w e r l e v e l o f W E P e n c r y p t i o n u s e s a 4 0 - b i t ( 1 0 he xa de c im al d ig it s a s si gn ed b y t h e u se r) s ec re t k ey a nd a 2 4- bi t In it i al iz at io n Vec t o r a s si g n e d b y t h e d e v i c e. 1 04 - b i t a n d 1 2 8 - b it W EP k e y s u s e t h e s a m e encryption method. All wi reless c lients i n a n etwork m ust have i dentic al W EP key s wi th the acc ess point to establish connection. Keep a record of the WEP encryption keys. Extended Service Set (ESS) A se t of on e or m or e in te rc on ne ct ed b as ic se rv ic e se t (B SS s) an d in te gr at ed l oc al a re a ne tw or ks ( LA Ns ) ca n be c on fig ur ed a s an E xt en de d Se rv ic e Se t. ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) Y ou must have the same ESSID entered into the gateway and each of its wireless clients. The ESSID is a unique identifier for your wireless network.
ASUS WLAN Card 33 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Ethernet The most widely used LAN ac cess method, which is defined by the IEEE 80 2.3 stand ard. Ethe rnet is nor mally a sha red media LAN mean ing all de vices on th e ne two rk se gm ent s ha re to tal b an dwi dth . Et her net n et wor ks op er ate a t 1 0M bps using CSMA/CD to run over 10-BaseT cables. Firewall A firewall determines which information passes in and out of a network. NA T can create a natural firewall by hiding a local networkʼs IP addresses from the Internet. A Firewall prevents anyone outside of your network from accessing your computer and possibly damaging or viewing your files. Gateway A network point that manages all the data traffic of your network, as well as to the Internet and connects one network to another . IEEE Th e I nst it ute o f El ect ric al a nd El ect ro nic s E ng ine ers . Th e IE EE se ts s tan dar ds for ne tworki ng, incl uding Et hernet L ANs. IEE E s tandar ds e nsure in terope rabili ty between systems of the same type. IEEE 802.1 1 IE E E 8 02 . xx i s a s e t o f s pe ci fi ca t io ns f or L A Ns f ro m th e I ns ti tu te o f E le ct ri c al a nd E l ec t r on i c E ng i ne e rs (I E E E) . M os t w i re d n e tw o rk s c o nf o rm t o 8 0 2. 3 , th e specification for CSMA/CD based Ethernet networks or 802.5, the specification for token ring networks. 802.1 1 defines the standard for wireless LANs encompassing three in compatible ( non-intero perable) te chnologies : Fre quency Hopp ing Spread S pe c t r u m ( F H S S) , D i r ec t S e q u en c e S p re a d S p e ct r u m ( DS S S ) , a n d I n fr a r e d . 8 0 2 . 11 s p e c i f i e s a c a r r i e r s e n s e m e d i a a c c e s s c o n t r o l a n d p h y s i c a l l a y e r specifications for 1 and 2 Mbps wireless LANs. IEEE 802.1 1a (54Mbits/sec) C om p a r e d w i t h 8 0 2 . 11b : T h e 8 0 2. 1 1 b s ta n d a r d w a s d e si g n e d t o o p e ra t e i n the 2.4-G Hz I SM (I ndustrial, S cientific and Medical) band using direct-se quence s p re a d - s p ec t r u m t e ch n o l o g y . T h e 8 0 2 . 1 1 a s t a n da r d , o n t h e o t h e r h a nd , w a s d e s i g n e d t o o p e r a t e i n t h e m o r e r e c e n t l y a l l o c a t e d 5 - G H z U N I I ( U n l i c e n s e d National Informa tion Infrastructure ) band. And unlike 802.1 1b, the 802.1 1a standard departs from the traditional spread-spectrum technology , instead using a frequency division multiplexing scheme that's intended to be friendlier to office environments. The 802. 1 1a st andard, whi ch s upports da ta r ates of up to 5 4 Mb ps, is the Fa st Et he rn et a nal og t o 80 2. 1 1b , wh ic h s up po rt s d at a ra te s o f up t o 1 1 M bp s. Li ke Ethern et and Fas t Et hernet, 80 2.1 1 b an d 80 2.1 1 a us e an identi cal MAC (Me dia A cc e ss C o n tr o l) . H o we v e r , w h i le F a s t E t he r n et u s es th e s a me p h y si c al - l ay e r en co d in g s c he me a s Et h er ne t ( o nl y f a st er ), 8 02 .11a us e s a n e nt ir el y di ff er en t encoding scheme, called OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing).
34 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary The 802.1 1b spectrum is plagued by saturation from wireless phones, microwave ovens and other emerging wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth. In contrast, 802.1 1a spectrum is relatively free of interference. The 802.1 1a standard gains some of its performance from the higher frequencies at which it operates. The laws of information theory tie frequency , radiated power and dist ance toget her in an inve rse relati onship. Thus, mo ving up to th e 5- GHz spe ctr um fr om 2. 4 G Hz wi ll le ad to s hort er di sta nce s, giv en th e s ame r adi ate d power and encoding scheme. Compared with 802.1 1g: 802.1 1a is a standard for access points and radio NICs that is ahead of 802.1 1g in the market by about s ix months. 802.1 1a operates in the 5GHz frequency band with twelve separate non-overlapping channels. As a result, you c an ha ve up t o t welv e a cce ss poi nts s et to d iffer ent ch ann els in t he sa me area wit hout them i nterferin g wi th e ach other . Th is m akes access point ch annel assi gnment m uch easi er a nd sign ificantl y i ncreas es t he throu ghput th e w ireles s LAN can deliver within a given area. In addition, RF interference is much less likely because of the less-crowded 5 GHz band. IEEE 802.1 1b (1 1Mbits/sec) In 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) adopted th e 802.1 1 standard for wireless devices operating in t he 2.4 GHz frequency band. This standard includes provisions for three radio technologies: direct sequence spread spectrum, frequency hopping spread spectrum, and infrared. Devices that comply with the 802.1 1 standard operate at a data rate of either 1 or 2 Mbps. In 1999, the IEEE created the 802.1 1b stand ard. 802 .1 1b is essenti ally id entical to the 802.1 1 standard except 802.1 1b provides for data rates of up to 1 1 Mbps fo r d ire ct s equ enc e sp rea d sp ect rum d ev ice s. Un de r 8 02. 1 1b , d ire ct s equ enc e de vic es ca n op era te a t 1 1 M bp s, 5. 5 Mb ps, 2 M bps , or 1 M bps . T his p rov id es interoperability with existing 802.1 1 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2 Mbps. Direct sequence spread spectrum devices spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies. The IEEE 802.1 1b specification allocates the 2.4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels. Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies. IEEE 802.1 1g 802.1 1g is a new extension to 802.1 1b (used in majority of wireless LANs today) th at br oad en s 8 02. 1 1 b' s d ata r at es to 5 4 Mb ps wi thi n th e 2 .4 GH z ba nd us ing OF DM ( ort ho go nal fr equ en cy d iv isi on m ul tip le xi ng ) t ec hno lo gy . 8 02 .1 1 g al lo ws b a c k w a r d c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h 8 0 2 . 11 b d e v i c e s b u t o n l y a t 11 M b p s o r l o w e r, depending on the range and presence of obstructions. Infrastructure A wireless network centered about an access point. In this environment, the acc ess point not only provides communication with the wired network but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood.
ASUS WLAN Card 35 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary IP (Internet Protocol) T h e T C P / I P s t a n d a r d p r o t o c o l t h a t d e f i n e s t h e I P d a t a g r a m a s t h e u n i t o f information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service. IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol a s a n i n t eg r a l p ar t . I t p ro v i d es t h e f u nc t i on a l e q ui v a l en t o f I S O O S I N e tw o r k Services. IP Address A n I P a d d r e s s i s a 3 2 - b i t n u m b e r t h a t i d e n t i f i e s e a c h s e n d e r o r r e c e i v e r o f in f or m at io n t ha t i s s e nt a c ro ss th e I nt e rn et . A n I P a dd re s s ha s t wo p a rt s : t h e identifier of a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular device (which can be a server or a workstation) within that network. ISM Bands (Industrial, Scientific, and Medicine Bands) R ad i o f r eq u e nc y b an d s t h a t t h e F e de r a l C o mm u ni c a ti o ns C o mm i ss i on (F C C ) authorized for wireless LANs. The ISM bands are located at 902 MHz, 2.400 GHz, and 5.7 GHz. ISP (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Small ISPs provide service via mo dem and IS DN while the lar ger ones a lso offer pr ivate li ne hooku ps (T1, fractional T1, etc.). LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a defined geographical area. T he b en e f i ts i n c l ud e t h e s h ar i n g o f I n t e rn e t a c ce s s , f i le s a n d e qu i p m en t l i k e printers and storage devices. Special network cabling (10 Base-T) is often used to connect the PCs together . MAC Address (Media Access Control) A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. NA T (Network Address T ranslation) NA T m asks a lo cal ne twork ʼs gr oup of I P add resse s f rom the exte rnal ne twor k, allowing a local network of computers to share a single ISP account. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. This will enable access to the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP . NIC (Network Interface Card) A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network. It is responsible for conv erting data from stored in the computer to th e form transmitted or received.
36 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Packet A b a si c m e s s ag e u n i t f o r c o m mu n i c at i o n a cr o s s a n e tw o r k . A p a c ke t u s u al l y includes routing information, data, and sometimes error detection information. Pass Phrase The Wir eless Setti ngs utili ty use s an alg ori thm to gen era te four WEP key s ba se d on t he t yp ed c om bi na ti on . PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) PPP is a protocol for communication between computers using a serial interface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server . PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) P o i n t - to - P o i n t P r o t o c o l i s a m e t h o d o f s e c u r e d a t a t r a n s m i s s i o n . P P P u s i n g Ethernet to connect to an ISP . Preamble A ll ow s yo u to s et t he p re am bl e mo de f or a n et wo rk t o Lo ng , Sh or t, o r Au to . Th e de fa ul t pr ea mb le m od e is L on g. Radio Frequency (RF) T erms: GHz, MHz, Hz Th e in te rn ati on al u ni t f or m ea su ri ng f req ue nc y is H er tz ( Hz ), eq ui va le nt t o t he older unit of cycles per second. One megahertz (MHz) is one million Hertz. One gigahertz (GHz) is one billion Hertz. The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz, the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0.55-1.6 MHz, the FM broadcast radi o f requen cy band is 88- 108 MHz , an d w irele ss 8 02.1 1 LA Ns o perat e a t 2 .4 GHz. SSID (Service Set Identifier) SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network. Only client PC s w it h t he s a me S S ID a re al l ow ed to e s ta b li sh a co n ne c ti on . E na b li ng t h e Resp onse t o B roadc ast SSI D r eques ts opti on all ows the d evic e t o br oadc ast it s S SID i n a w ire les s n etw ork . Th is al low s oth er wi rel ess d evi ces t o sca n and establish communication with the device. Unchecking this option hides the SSID to prevent other wireless devices from recognizing and connecting to the device. Station Any device containing IEEE 802.1 1 wireless medium access conformity . Subnet Mask A subnet mask is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network.
ASUS WLAN Card 37 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary TCP (T ransmission Control Protocol) The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex, stream service o n w h i c h m a n y a p p l i c a t i o n p r o t o c o l s d e p e n d . T C P a l l o w s a p r o c e s s o r o n e machine to send a stream of data to a process on another . Software implementing TCP usu ally resides in the oper ating system and uses the IP to transmit information across the network. W AN (Wide Area Network) A system of LANs, connected together . A network that connects computers located in separate areas, (i.e., different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network. WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance) An i n du st r y g ro u p t h at c er ti f ie s cr o ss -v en d er i nt e ro pe ra b il it y a nd c om pa t ib il it y of IEEE 802.1 1b wi reless n etworkin g p roducts a nd t o p romote th at s tandard f or enterprise, small business, and home environments. WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is an improved security system for 802.1 1. It is part of t he 80 2. 1 1 i d ra ft se cur it y s tan da rd. W P A en com pa sse s TK IP ( T e mp ora l K ey Int egri ty Pro toco l) alo ng wit h M IC (M essa ge Int egri ty Che ck) an d o ther fixe s t o WEP such as Weak IV (Initialization V ector) filtering and Random IV generation. TK IP u se s 8 02 .1 x t o d ep lo y a nd c ha ng e te mp or ar y k ey s a s op p os ed t o s ta ti c WEP keys once used in the past. It is a significant improvement over WEP . WP A is part of a complete security solution. WP A also requires authentication servers in enterprise security solutions. Requirements ( 1) A W P A c o mp a t i b le a c c e ss p o i n t o r W i r e le s s r o ut e r, ( 2 ) O p er a t i n g s y s t em up dat es th at s upp ort W P A. I n X P , an u pda te d W ind ow s Z ero C on fig s erv ic e i s needed. Users can download the Windows XP WP A patch here: ht t p: / /m ic r os o ft .c o m/ d ow nl o ad s /d et a il s .a sp x ?F a mi ly I d= 0 09 D8 4 25 -C E 2B - 47 A4 - ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1, wh i ch i s a va i la bl e h er e : h t tp :/ / ww w.mi c ro s of t. c om /W i nd o ws XP / pr o /d ow n lo ad s / servicepacks/sp1/default.asp Fo r e arl ier W ind ow s O per ati ng sy st ems , a W P A ca pab le su pp lic ant i s r equ ire d such as Funk Softwareʼs Odyssey Client. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) This is a gro up of c omputers and othe r dev ices connected wi relessly in a smal l area. A wireless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN.
38 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix 6 . A p pe n di x FCC W arning Statement T hi s de vi ce c om pl ie s wi th P ar t 15 o f th e FC C Ru le s. O pe ra ti on i s su bj ec t to t he f ol lo wi ng t wo c on di ti on s: (1 ) th is d ev ic e ma y no t ca us e ha rm fu l in te rf er en ce , an d (2 ) th is de vic e mu st acc ept any in te rfe re nce rec eiv ed, inc lud ing int erf ere nc e th at may cau se un des ir ed op er at ion . This equipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursua nt to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are des igned to provide reasonable protect ion agai nst harm ful inte rferen ce in a reside ntial instal lation . This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy an d, i f no t in st al l ed a nd us e d i n a cc or d an ce w it h t he i ns tr uc ti o ns , m ay cau se har mful int erf ere nce to radio commu nic ati ons . Howe ver , the re is no gua ran tee that int erfer enc e wil l not occur in a parti cular inst all ati on. If this equ ipm ent does caus e harm ful inter feren ce to radi o or tele vis ion recep tio n, whi ch can be dete rmi ned by tur ning the equ ipmen t of f and on, the user is enc our age d to try to cor rec t the int erf ere nce by one or more of the foll owi ng mea sur es: - Re or ie nt o r re lo ca te t he r ec ei vi ng a nt en na . - In cr ea se t he s ep ar at io n be tw ee n th e eq ui pm en t an d re ce iv er . - C on ne ct t he e qu ip me nt i nt o an o ut le t on a c ir cu it d if fe re nt f ro m th at t o wh ic h t he r ec ei ve r is c on ne ct ed . - Co ns ul t th e de al er o r an e xp er ie nc ed r ad io /T V te ch ni ci an f or h el p. CA UT IO N: A n y c h a n g e s o r m o d i f i c a t i o n s n o t e x p r e s s l y a p p r o v e d b y t h e p a r t y responsible for compliance could void the user ʼs authority to operate the equ ipm ent . Prohibition of Co-location T h i s d e v i c e a n d i t s a n t en n a ( s ) m u s t n o t b e c o - l o c a t e d o r o p e r a t i n g i n co nj un ct io n wi th a ny o th er a nt en na o r tr an sm it te r Safety Information T o m ai nt ai n co mp li an ce wi th FC Cʼ s RF ex pos ur e gu id el ine s, th is equ ip men t sh ou ld be in st al led a nd op er ate d wi th mi ni mu m di st anc e 20 cm be tw ee n th e ra di at or a nd y ou r bo dy . Us e on t he s up pl ie d an te nn a.
ASUS WLAN Card 39 Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix T e st in g fo r el ec tr ic s af et y ac co rd in g to EN 6 09 50 -1 h as b ee n co nd uc te d. T he se a re c on si de re d re le va nt a nd s uf fic ie nt . P ro te ct io n re qu ir em en ts f or e le ct ro ma gn et ic c om pa ti bi li ty – Ar ti cl e 3. 1b T e st in g fo r el ec tr om ag ne ti c co mp at ib il it y ac co rd in g to E N 3 01 4 89 -1 an d EN 3 01 4 89 -1 7 ha s be en c on du ct ed . Th es e ar e co ns id er ed r el ev an t an d su ffi ci en t. E f fe ct iv e us e of t he r ad io s pe ct ru m – Ar ti cl e 3. 2 T e st in g fo r ra di o te st su it es ac co rd in g to EN 30 0 32 8- 2 ha s be en co nd uc te d. T he se a re c on si de re d re le va nt a nd s uf fic ie nt . CE Mark W arning T hi s is a Cl as s B p ro du ct , i n a do me st ic en vi ro nm en t, th is pr od uc t ma y c au se ra di o in te rf er en ce , in wh ic h c as e th e u se r ma y b e re qu ir ed to ta ke ad eq ua te me as ur es . Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC E ss en ti al r eq ui re me nt s – Ar ti cl e 3 P ro te ct io n re qu ir em en ts f or h ea lt h an d sa fe ty – Ar ti cl e 3. 1a