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ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter

English

Site Monitor

The Site Monitor utility measures the signal-to-noise (SNR) values of all
available wireless networks. Use this utility to determine the best location for
the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter .

To launch the site monitor:

Click the Windows

®

 

Start

 button, then select 

Programs

 > 

ASUS Utility 

>

WLAN Card

 > 

Site Monitor

, or

Right-click the 

Control Center

 icon on the Windows taskbar, then select

Site Monitor

.

Mobile Manager

The Mobile Manager is a convenient tool to setup and manage network
location settings. This utility allows users to configure multiple alternative
configurations for different locations.

Launch the Mobile Manager utility by:

Clicking the Windows

®

 

Start

 button. Select 

Programs

 >  

ASUS Utility 

>

WLAN Card 

Mobile Manager

, or

Right-clicking the 

Control Center

 icon on the Windows

®

 taskbar, then

select 

Mobile Manager

.

Summary of Contents for WL-106g

Page 1: ...English USB Wireless LAN Adapter WL 160g Copyright 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Quick Start Guide E1547 ...

Page 2: ...tall the device drivers and utilities from the support CD 2 Connect the device to your computer NOTE You must install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter drivers and utilities before connecting the device to your computer Installing the device drivers and utilities To install the device driver and utilities in your computer 1 Insert the support CD to the optical drive 2 Click Install ASUS WLAN Card ...

Page 3: ...nd dialog box may appear Click Continue Anyway to proceed 5 After completing installation configure the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter using the Wireless Settings utility 2 1 Verifying the device drivers To verify if the ASUS USB WLAN Adapter driver is properly installed in your computer 1 Click Start Control Panel System Hardware to display the installed devices in your system 2 Click the Network ...

Page 4: ... The adapter is searching for a wireless network to connect to Software support NOTE Refer to the User Guide in the support CD for information on how to use these utilities Control Center The Control Center utility is a management software that launches applications and configures network settings The Control Center starts automatically when the system boots and displays the Control Center icon in...

Page 5: ...o display its tabbed property sheets Property window Tabbed property sheets About Click the About icon to view the software version driver version and copyright information Link State Displays the current connection status of the wireless LAN adapter to the AP or to other Wi Fi devices An icons represents the Link State for easy identification Refer to the table below for icon indications Table of...

Page 6: ...ty WLAN Card Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar then select Site Monitor Mobile Manager The Mobile Manager is a convenient tool to setup and manage network location settings This utility allows users to configure multiple alternative configurations for different locations Launch the Mobile Manager utility by Clicking the Windows Start button Select Programs ...

Page 7: ...clicking the Control Center icon displays the left click menu The options are described below Search Connect Displays available wireless networks within range Wireless Option Sets your Windows XP wireless networking environment The Wireless Option window appears when you select this option Select Only use ASUS utilities and disable XP wireless function to avail all ASUS USB Wireless LAN adapter fe...

Page 8: ...he Control Center icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Click The Survey button to scan available APs within the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter range Select the AP you wish to connect 3 Click the Config button to configure the device settings Set the Network type to Infrastructure then enter the Network Name SSID and Channel of the AP you wish to connect Click Apply when done 4 Click the Encryption tab if ...

Page 9: ...cking the Control Center icon in the Windows taskbar 5 Click the Status button to verify if the device is connected to the AP If connection is established the Association State field shows Connected XX XX XX XX XX XX 6 Click the Connection tab to display the connection strength and link quality of the device to the AP 2 Click the Survey button to scan available wireless device s within the ASUS US...

Page 10: ...m the network administrator then enter them in the Key 1 4 fields Click Apply when finish 5 Click the Status button to verify if the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is connected to the device If connection is established the Association State field shows Connected XX XX XX XX XX XX 6 Click the Connection tab to display the connection strength and link quality between the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapte...

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