Asus WL-127, Installation Manual

Page 1: ... WL 127 Wireless Fidelity Card Installation Guide First Edition June 2003 ...

Page 2: ...OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS DOCUMENTATION OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this documentation may or may not be re...

Page 3: ...face Network Types Supports Infrastructure and Ad Hoc networks Frequency Band 2 4 GHz 2 5 GHz Security 64 bit 128 bit configurable WEP encryption Access Point Software access point function supports up to 31 terminals Windows XP only Operating Distance Indoors 100 ft 30 m 11Mbps Outdoors 1000 ft 300 m 11Mbps Supported OS Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Antenna Stand alone dipole antenna Specifications are...

Page 4: ...ion guide Support CD 1 Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS WL 127 Card The WL 127 card is a wireless network interface card for ASUS motherboards with the proprietary Wi Fi slot This card conforms to the IEEE 802 11b standard for wireless local area network WLAN assuring you of seamless integration to any wireless network The WL 127 card is sure to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computi...

Page 5: ...rough radio waves on the 2 4 GHz band Check out other WL 127 card advantages Reliable data transfer rates of up to 11Mbps with automatic fallback to 5 5 2 and 1Mbps Secure data transmission via Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption Operating distance of up to 100 ft 30 m indoors and 1000 ft 300m outdoors Easy installation and full management software support Software access point function suppor...

Page 6: ...uirements ASUS motherboard with Wi Fi slot P4C800 P4C800 Deluxe P4P800 P4P800 Deluxe P4P8X P4S800 P4S800D P4V800 P4V800D P4R800 V A7N8X E Intel Pentium 4 system Minimum 64MB system memory Windows 98 SE 2000 ME XP operating system CD ROM drive for software and drivers installation NOTE Visit the ASUS website for an updated list of motherboards with WiFi slot ...

Page 7: ...erboard documentation for this limitation 1 Make sure that the PC is turned off Unplug the power cord from the electrical socket 2 Remove the PC cover 3 Locate the Wi Fi slot Refer to your motherboard documentation for the Wi Fi slot location 4 Remove the rear panel bracket opposite the Wi Fi slot Keep the screw for later use 5 Carefully insert the card into the Wi Fi slot To prevent incorrect ori...

Page 8: ... with a Data Transmission Green AIR and Network Link Yellow LINK LED indicators Refer to the table below for LED indications AIR LINK Meaning Fast Blink ON Transmitting receiving data and connected to the network ON ON No data activity but connected to the network OFF OFF No power or not connected to the network 9 Connect the dipole antenna twist on connector to the antenna connector male of the W...

Page 9: ... the support CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Click Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver when the ASUS WL 127 installation window appears 4 Restart your computer after the device driver and the Control Center Utility are installed NOTE If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD and double click the Setup exe file to run the CD ...

Page 10: ... this option to uninstall the Control Center Utility from your system Read Install User Documentation Click to view the installation and quick setup guides in PDF format Explore CD ROM Click this option to explore the support CD contents Browse our Web Site Click this option to visit the ASUS website Click EXIT to close the installation window ...

Page 11: ...ion to avail all WL 127 card features Click OK 5 Using the Control Center Utility The Control Center Utility is a management software that launches applications and activate network location settings The Control Center Utility starts automatically when the system boots and displays an icon in the Windows taskbar The Control Center icon serves as application launcher and indicator of signal quality...

Page 12: ...to the Internet connected to the Internet Good link quality and Good link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Fair link quality and Fair link quality but not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Poor link quality but Poor link quality and not connected to the Internet connected to the Internet Not linked but connected Not linked and not to the Interne...

Page 13: ... The Wireless Settings is the main interface that allows users to control the ASUS WL 127 Use the Wireless Settings to view the operational and connection status or to modify the WL 127 configuration The Wireless Settings window is composed of the property window and tabbed property sheets Click the icons in the property window to display their tabbed property sheets Property IWindow Tabbed Proper...

Page 14: ...ntending to join The SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network Only client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a connection The MAC Address field displays the hardware address of a device connected to a network The Current Channel field displays the radio channel that the card is currently tuned The channel changes as WL 127 scans the available channels See page...

Page 15: ...signal quality Change SSID button Click to change the SSID Clicking this button opens the Config Basic window See page 17 for details Search and Connect button Click to view all wireless networks within the range of your system Clicking this button opens the Site Survey window See page 21 for details Status Connection Tab The Connection Tab provides real time information on connection throughput f...

Page 16: ...Windows Internet Naming Service WINS configurations Use the IP Config Tab to verify your network settings IP Buttons IP Release Click to release the DHCP IP address for the WL 127 card IP Renew Click to renew the DHCP IP address for the WL 127 card IP Buttons NOTE The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP allows a computer or computers on a network to be automatically assigned a single IP addre...

Page 17: ...ctly with other Wi Fi devices within the WL 127 operating range Network Name Displays the network SSID The network SSID is a string use to identify a wireless LAN Assign different SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and increase network security Set the SSID to a null string to allow your station to connect to any available Access Point Null string may not be used in Ad Hoc mode Channel In Infrastru...

Page 18: ...power Others Click the WEP or Advanced link to open the Encryption or Advanced property tab sheet Config EncryptionTab Wireless data transmissions between your WL 127 and the AP are secured using the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption Check the Data encryption WEP enabled option to assign the WEP keys Check the Network Authentication Shared Mode option if you wish to use a network key to auth...

Page 19: ...ate on wireless networks This lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40 bit 10 hexadecimal digits assigned by the user secret key and a 24 bit Initialization Vector assign by the WL 127 104 bit and 128 bit WEPs uses the same encryption method Two ways to assign WEP keys Manual Assignment For a 64 bit encryption enter 10 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in each of the four WEP keys Automatic Generation...

Page 20: ...WL 127 card advance settings It is recommended that you do not make any changes on these settings NOTE After assigning the WEP keys Click APPLY to save and activate the encryption Manually assigned encryptions are more secured than automatically generated encryptions ...

Page 21: ...e set identifier of the network CH Direct sequence channel used by the network RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI in dBm Type wireless network mode AP indicates an Infrastructure network type STA indicates an Ad Hoc network type WEP shows whether a network has an enabled On or disabled Off WEP encryption Select an available network and click Connect to establish connection Click Search t...

Page 22: ...L 127 Card About Click the About icon to view the software version driver version and copyright information Link State Displays the current connection status of the WL 127 card to the AP or to other Wi Fi device ...

Page 23: ...ore configuring your system as soft AP make sure your system meets the following requirements Connection to the Internet cable DSL satellite etc and wired LAN Windows XP operating system 5 1 2 Help Menu The Control Center Utility is equipped with a Help menu to guide you in using and configuring the WL 127 card Right click the Control Center icon on the taskbar then select Help Select the Help men...

Page 24: ...uctions to configure your system as soft AP Right click the Control Center icon on the taskbar then select Change Mode in the pop up menu A Change Mode window appears IMPORTANT Make sure that the network type of wireless clients is set to Infrastructure mode Wireless clients must also have the same SSID with the soft AP to establish connection ...

Page 25: ... 25 5 1 4 Preferences The Preferences window allows you to customize the Control Center Utility settings 5 1 5 About Control Center The About Control Center menu displays the software drivers and copyright information ...

Page 26: ...Left Click menu The options are described below Wireless Radio On Turns the WL 127 radio ON Wireless Radio Off Turns the WL 127 radio OFF Search Connect View available wireless networks within range Wireless Option Windows XP only Sets your Windows XP wireless networking environment See page 11 for details ...

Page 27: ...z 6 Appendix 6 1 Channels The IEEE 802 11b standard for Wireless LAN allocated the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating channels Each channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies The table below shows the center frequencies of each channel IMPORTANT If several WL 127 devices are operating in the same vicinity the distance between the center frequencies of channels used mus...

Page 28: ... of channels available for the WL 127 varies by country region Refer to the table below to determine the number of channels available in your location Country Region Available Channels United States FCC and Canada IC Channels 1 to 11 Europe ETSI except Spain and France Channels 1 to 13 Spain Channels 10 and 11 France Channels 10 to 13 Japan MKK Channels 1 to 14 ...

Page 29: ...ent Your device contains a low power transmitter When device is transmitted it sends out Radio Frequency RF signal Caution Statement of the FCC Radio Frequency Exposure This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C and found compliant to the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2 1091 and 15 247 b 4 addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices The radi...

Page 30: ...separation distance between antenna and nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance In order to comply with the RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95 1 standards the distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 20cm ...

Page 31: ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 32: ...al Support Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 CA 94538 USA General Support 1 502 995 0883 General Fax 1 502 933 8713 Web Site usa asus com General Email tmd1 asus com Support E mail tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Marketing Technical Support Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen Support Hotline Components 49 2102 9599 0 BRD Germany Notebook 49 2102 9599...