Asus USB-N66 manual

U ser Manual USB-N66 Dual-band W ireless-N Adapt er Wir eless-N Adapter (F or 802.11a/b/g/n W ireless Networks) ®[...]

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T able of contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................... 4 P ack age contents ............................................................................................... 4 System r equirements ........................................................................................ 4 Hardwar e [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 4 ASUS WLAN adapter 1. Introduction Sy stem r equirements Before using the USB-N66 WLAN A dapter , check if your sy stem meets the following r equirements: NO TE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing , contact your retailer immediately . ASUS USB -N66 x1 Warranty card x1 Q uick Start Guide x1 USB cable x1[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 5 ASUS WLAN adapter LED Status Description Link High The USB-N66 has connected to a wir eless network successfully . Low The USB-N66 is not connected. USB-N66 is not connected. is not connected. Blinking WPS function is enabled. Wait f or about two minutes for WPS function to establish the connection. Enabling the W[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 6 ASUS WLAN adapter T o install the driver and utilities f or your ASUS USB-N66: 1. Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive. An A utorun screen appears if the Autorun function is enabled on your comput er . NO TE: If the Autorun function is not enabled on your computer , double -click SETUP .EXE from the[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 7 ASUS WLAN adapter C onnec ting to a wireless netw ork manually T o connect USB-N66 to a station (A d Hoc mode) manually: 2. � ou may click � ou may click Survey > Search to search for the wir eless networks. Select an Access P oint (AP) from the network list and then click Connect . 1. Right-click the ASUS [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 8 ASUS WLAN adapter Setup is completed. The Status page displays inf ormation such as the association state , current data rate , and radio state. 3. If Securit y is enabled on the AP or station, do the same security settings on your WLAN adapter as those on the AP or station. Click Save . C onnec ting to a wireless[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 9 ASUS WLAN adapter 3. Pr ess the WPS button on the AP or station to establish a wireless connection. 4. Click Click Finish . 3. Click Finish . 1. Select Use PIN code . 2. Key in the AP’ s eight- digit PIN code and click Next . T o connect USB-N66 to a WPS- enabled AP or station using the PIN code:[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 10 ASUS WLAN adapter 2. Click General tab and then click ICS. The A vailable Networks table displays the current netw orks that can serve as Sof t AP ’ s internet network access. Select a net work (station) from the available network list, then click Apply . T o switch to the Soft AP mode: 1. Click AP to switch to[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 1 1 ASUS WLAN adapter T o disable the access contr ol function, selec t Disable in the Access C ontrol Policy page, then click OK . T o allow a wireless clien t to associate with the USB-N66: 1. Select Enable in the Access C ontrol P olicy page, then click Acc ess tab. 2. Key in the client’ s MAC address, then cli[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 12 ASUS WLAN adapter ASUS WLAN C ontrol C enter ASUS WLAN Control C enter includes ASUS WLAN Adapt er Setting Utilit y (Station mode) and ASUS Wir eless Access P oint Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN adapter easily. ASUS WLAN A dapter Setting Utility ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility provides y[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 13 ASUS WLAN adapter Survey Sur vey display s the connection status: • SSID - Displays the name of the wireless network that the WLAN adapter is connecting to. • MA C Address - Indicates the hardw are address of the WLAN adapter . A MAC address is a unique identier assigned t o network ing devices. It consist[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 14 ASUS WLAN adapter • Network T ype • Infrastructure - Select the Infrastructure mode to establish a connection with an AP . • Ad Hoc - Select the Ad Hoc mode to communicate with a station. An Ad Hoc network is formed quickly and easily without pre-planning. F or example, you can shar e meeting notes among ne[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 15 ASUS WLAN adapter Congur ation - Encryption The Encryption page allows you t o set up the encryption settings for your WLAN adapter . For data condentiality in a wireless environmen t, IEEE 802.11 species a Wir ed Equivalent Privacy ( WEP) algor ithm to oer transmission privacy similar to wired networ[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 16 ASUS WLAN adapter wireless encryption. It is a symmetric 128-bit block encr yption method that works simultaneously on multiple network lay ers. • Wireless Netw ork Key - This option becomes congurable when you select the WP A-P ersonal authentication mode. Key in 8 to 63 characters in this eld. Note: The[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 17 ASUS WLAN adapter 1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN C ontrol Center sy stem tray icon, then click Exit . ASUS WLAN Control C enter will be switched o . Click W indows W ireless to use it. T o connect your USB-N66 to a wireless networ k using Windo ws ® WZ C service: 5. C onguring USB-N66 using W indo ws ® WZC [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 18 ASUS WLAN adapter 6. T roubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems which you ma y encounter when installing or using ASUS USB-N66. Contact a qualied ser vice technician for assistance if the pr oblem still exists after you have performed the troubleshooting solutions. How do I v erify that m y [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 19 ASUS WLAN adapter The TCP/IP pr otocol does not bind to the WL AN adapter . This occurs when your PC alr eady has six T CP/IP bindings in Windows ® 98 or t en bindings in Window s ® Me. These limits are imposed b y the Microsoft ® operating system. Solution: If your computer already has the maximum number of T[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 20 ASUS WLAN adapter 7. Glossar y Ac cess P oint ( AP) A networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access P oints combined with a distributed sy stem support the creation of multiple radio cells that enable r oaming throughout a facility . Ad Hoc A wireless network composed solely of st[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 21 ASUS WLAN adapter C OFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough t o maintain 802.11b-like distances in an 802.11a/g environmen t. T o compensate, a new ph ysical-layer enc oding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct-sequence technology being deployed t oday . This tec[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 22 ASUS WLAN adapter DNS Ser ver A ddress (Domain Name Sy stem) DNS allows Internet host computers t o have a domain name and one or more IP addresses . A DNS ser ver 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 bro[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 23 ASUS WLAN adapter Encryption This provides wir eless data transmissions with a level of security . This option allows you t o specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key . A 64-bit encr yption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII character[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 24 ASUS WLAN adapter IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Elec tronics Engineers . The IEEE sets standards f or networking, including Ethernet LANs. IEEE standards ensur e interoperability between systems of the same type. IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.xx is a set of specications for LANs fr om the Institute of Elec trica[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 25 ASUS WLAN adapter Compar ed with 802.11g 802.11a is a standard for ac cess points and radio NICs that is ahead of 802.11g in the market by about six months. 802.11a opera tes in the 5GHz frequency band with twelve separat e non- overlapping channels. A s a result, you can hav e up to twelve acc ess points set to [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 26 ASUS WLAN adapter IP (Internet Prot ocol) The T CP/IP standard prot ocol that denes the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and pr ovides the basis for connectionless packet delivery ser vice. IP includes the ICMP contr ol and error message protocol as an in tegral part. I t provid[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 27 ASUS WLAN adapter NIC (Network Int er face Card) A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network. I t is responsible for c onverting data from stored in the computer to the f orm transmitted or receiv ed. Pack et A basic message unit for communication acr oss a networ[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 28 ASUS WLAN adapter SSID (Ser vice Set Identier) SSID is a group name shar ed by every member of a wireless network . Only client PCs with the same SSID are allow ed to establish a connection. Enabling the Response to Broadcast SSID requests option allow s the device to broadcast its SSID in a wireless network. [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 29 ASUS WLAN adapter Requirements (1) A WP A compatible Access P oint or Wir eless router , (2) Operating system updates that support WP A. In XP , an updated Windows Z ero Cong service is needed. Users can download the Windows XP WP A patch here: http://microsoft.com/downloads/details .aspx?F amilyId=009D8425-CE[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 30 ASUS WLAN adapter W ARNING: Any changes or modications not expressly appro ved by the part y responsible for complianc e could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. Notic es F ederal C ommunications C ommission This device complies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Operation is subject to the followi[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 31 ASUS WLAN adapter FC C Radiation Exposure Stat ement This equipment complies with RFC C radiation exposure limits set f orth for an uncontrolled en vironment . This equipment should be installed and operat ed with minimum 20cm between the radiator and y our body . CE Mark W arning This is a Class B product, in a [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 32 ASUS WLAN adapter This Class [B] digital apparatus c omplies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conf orme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. F or product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated . Selection of other channels is not possible. IC Radiation [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 33 ASUS WLAN adapter Canada, a vis d’Industr y Canada (IC) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conf orme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003 et RSS-210. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer d’ interférence et (2) cet appar eil doit accepter toute inte[...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 34 ASUS WLAN adapter ASUS C ontact I nformation ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacic) Address 15 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 1259 Website www .asus.com.tw T echnical Support T elephone +886228943447 Support Fax +886228907698 Online support support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Address [...]

USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 35 ASUS WLAN adapter Manufacturer: ASUST eK Computer Inc. T el: +886-2-2894-3447 Address: No. 150, LI-DE RD., PEITOU, T AIPEI 1 12, T AIW AN Authorised representative in Europe: ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, D-40880 RA TINGEN, DEUTSCHLAND Authorised distributors in T urkey: BOGAZICI BIL GISA Y AR S[...]