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ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter

English

Connecting the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter

To an access point (Infrastructure network)

The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is set to Infrastructure mode by
default. In an Infrastructure network, the device connects to an access point
(AP) that serves as the link to other wireless device(s) or to a wired network.

To connect the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to an access point.

1. Launch the Wireless Settings utility by double-clicking the 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 your

selected AP has an enabled WEP
encryption ( ).

Obtain the WEP encryption keys
from the network administrator,
then enter them in the 

Key 1 ~ 4

fields. Click 

Apply 

when finish.

IMPORTANT!

 The encryption

settings of the device and the
AP must be identical to
establish connection.

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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