Asus WL-106GM manual

User Manual Wireless Local Area Network Card WL-106gM (For 240 MIMO Wireless Network) ® E 2305/ Dec 2005 ACT LINK ®[...]

2 ASUS WLAN Card No part of thi s manual , includ ing the pro ducts and softwar e descri bed in it, may be reprodu ced, tra nsmit ted, trans cribe d, stored in a retrie val syste m, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the expre ss wri tten perm issio n [...]

ASUS WLAN Card 3 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Company address: 15 Li-T e Road, Beitou, T aipei 11259 General (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 W eb site address: www .asus.com.tw General (fax): +886-2-2894-7798 General email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical support General support (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Online support: http://support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNA TI[...]

4 ASUS WLAN Card 1. Introduction ..............................................................................5 Overview ................................................................................................5 Package contents ..................................................................................6 Features ....................[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 . I n tr o d u ct i o n Overview What is MIMO? MI MO, whi ch st an ds fo r Mul ti ple Inp ut Mu ltip le Outp ut, is a tec hno lo gy th at u s es mu lt i p l e tr an sm i t t e r s an d re ce iv er s si mu lt a n e o u s l y to ex pa nd th e si gn al ran ge. T akin g adva nta ge of m[...]

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,[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 7 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 . I n s t al l a t io n System Requirements T o begin using the WLAN Card, you must meet the following minimum r eq ui re me nt s : • W in do ws X P/ 2 0 0 0 • S ta nd ar d PC M C I A s lo t T yp e II o r T yp e I I I f o r n o t e b o o k c o m p u t e r • 1 28 MB s ys te m m[...]

Chapter 2 8 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation 7. Carefully insert the WLAN card into your computer ʼs PCMCIA slot. Windows will a ut o ma t ic a ll y d e te c t a nd c o nf i gu r e t he WLAN Card using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps. 8. Windows XP users: When the program is launched for the first time[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 9 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation O n e T o u c h W i z ar d Use One T ouc h Wizard to setup your wirele ss connec tion with an existin g w i re le ss L AN . 1 . Launch One T ouch Wizard from Start menu and click Next t o s e t u p y o u r wireless network. 2. Select an AP from t he A vailable Networks field, then cl[...]

Chapter 2 10 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 2 - Installation Installation Co nfigu rin g wit h the WLA N uti li ty ( Inf ra stru ctu re) U s e A SU S W L A N u t l i t y t o g e t c o n n e c t e d w i t h a n e x i s t i n g w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k . 6. C h e c k t h e Connection t a b t o s e e t h e sign al stre ngth. Clic k OK to exit the utilit[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 1 1 Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter 2 Installation Configuring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) Th e W LA N ca rd su pp o r t s Ad Ho c mo de wh ic h al lo ws c om mu n i c a t i o n be tw ee n wi re le ss s t a t i o n s w i t h o u t a n AP . 2. Cl i c k th e Co n fi g bu t to n a nd se t th e WL AN C ar d t o Ad Ho c c on ne c ti[...]

12 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Using the Control Center The Control Center taskbar icon displays the following information: • L i nk q ua li ty o f t h e WL AN C ar d ( E x c e l l e n t , G o o d , F a i r , P o o r , N o t L i n k e d ) • Wh et he r th e WL AN Ca rd is co nn ec te d to a n[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 13 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e T askbar icon - Left-click menu Left-click the taskbar icon to show the f ol lo wi ng m e n u i t e m s : • Wir eless Radio On – 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 . • Search & Connect – [...]

14 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Status - Status Y ou can view the information about t h e WL A N C ar d f ro m t he S ta t u s m en u. T he s ta tu s fi e l d s a re b la nk i f th e W L A N Card is not installed. Y ou can turn off t he WLA N C ard by cl ick ing the “ D i s ab le R ad io ” b[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 15 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e S ca nn in g. .. - Th e s t a t i o n i s tr yi n g t o au th e n t i c a t e a nd a ss o c i a t e w i t h a n ac ce s s p oi nt o r Ad H oc n od e . Di sc on ne ct ed - T he W LA N C ar d i s i ns ta ll ed t o t he s ys te m, b ut no t y e t c o nn ec te d to a w i r e l [...]

16 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Save Configuration When you make settings for a certain working environment, you ma y ne ed t o s a v e y ou r s e t t i n g s t o a pr ofi le so th a t y o u c a n ea si ly sw it c h t o th e se tt in g s wi th ou t re p e a t i n g th e configurations. For exam[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 17 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Status - IP Config I P C o nfi g t ab sh ow s a ll th e c ur re n t ho st an d WLA N Ca rd in f or ma ti on in c lu di ng ho st na me , DN S se rve rs , IP ad dre ss, s u bn et m as k an d de fa u l t ga te wa y . Button I P Re l e a s e - I f yo u w a n t to re m o v e t[...]

18 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Config - Basic T hi s pa g e en ab l e s yo u to ch an ge th e WL AN C ar d c o n fi g u r a t i o n s . Network T ype In fr ast ru ct ur e – Inf ra str uc tu re me an s t o e st a b l is h a c o nn e c t io n w i t h a n a c c e ss point. Once connected, the a[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 19 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Others E n c r y pt io n – Cl i c k t h i s l i n k t o s h o w t h e " E n c r y p t i o n " t a b . Ad van ce d – Cl ick th is lin k to sho w th e "Ad va nc ed " ta b. In mo st cas es, th e d ef au lt v al u e s d o n o t h a v e t o b e c h a n g [...]

20 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e 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 w i re le ss LA Ns , th e WL AN us er s ne ed to implement certain mechanism to provide security soluction. The Authentication policies in this tab provide protection of different levels[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 21 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Data encryption For Open and Shared authentication mode, the configuration options of encry ption typ e are Di sabled an d WEP . For WP A, WP A-PS K, WP A2 and WP A2-PSK authentication mode, T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) e n cr yp ti on a nd A dv an ce d En cr yp [...]

22 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e 2 . Automatic Generation - T ype a combination of up to 64 letters, nu mb er s, or sy mb o l s in th e Pa ss p h r a s e bo x, th e Wi re l e s s Se tt i n g s Ut il i t y au to ma ti ca l l y u s e s a n a l g o r i t h m t o g e n e r a t e f o u r W E P K ey s. [...]

ASUS WLAN Card 23 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Survey - Site Survey Us e t he S it e Su rv ey t ab t o vi ew st at i s t i c s o n t he wi re l e s s ne tw or k s av ai l a b l e to th e W LA N Ca rd a n d t h e i r p a r a m e t e r s . • S S I D : The SSID of the available ne tw or ks . • Ch an ne l: Th e ch an ne[...]

24 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Buttons S ea rc h – T o sc a n al l av ai l a bl e w ir el e s s ne t w or ks a nd s h o w th e s ca n re su l t i n t h e “ A va il ab l e N e t w o r k ” l i s t . C o n n e c t – T o ass ociat e with a net wor k by sel ectin g the netwo rk from the “ A[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 25 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Link State WL AN C a r d “L i n k St a t e ” i co n ap p e a r s on th e l ef t si d e of t he WL AN Ca rd Se tt in gs . U se t he ic on t o v ie w t he c ur r e n t s ig na l st at us . Exit Wireless Settings T o e x i t W i r e l e s s S e t t i n g s , y o u c a n c [...]

26 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 3 - Software Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e Windows ® XP Wireless Options Th e w ir el e s s op ti on s wi nd ow s h o w n be lo w is on ly av ai la bl e fo r W in d o w s ® XP . I t ap pe ar s wh en yo u ru n th e Co n t r o l Ce nt er ut il it y at th e fir st ti m e . Se le ct th e u ti li ty y ou w a [...]

ASUS WLAN Card 27 Chapter 3 - Reference Chapter 3 So ft war e Re fe re nc e T o s et up t h e w ir el es s c on ne c t i o n p ro pe rt i e s , r ig ht -c l i c k t he wi re le ss i co n o n t h e t as kb ar an d se le ct Op e n Ne tw or k Co nn ec ti on . Th en ri gh t- cl ic k th e ne tw o r k c o nn ec ti on ic on a n d s el ec t P ro pe rt y t [...]

ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 4 - T roubleshooting Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 28 4 . T ro u b l es h o o ti n g Th e fol lowi ng trou ble sh ooti ng guid es pr ovid e ans wers to som e of the mor e co mm on pr ob l e m s , wh ic h yo u m a y en co un te r w h i l e in st al li ng or us in g W L A N Card products. If you encounter difficulties that are not[...]

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 p r o c e d u r e b e l o w t o c o n fi g u r e y o u r W L A N C a r d . a. V er if y th a t t h e “ N e t w o r k T yp e ” i s i n “ A d H o c ” m o d e . b. V er if y th a t th e “ SS ID ” of y ou r WL A [...]

30 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary 5 . G l o ss a r y Access Point (AP) An networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. 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 [...]

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 a[...]

32 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Direct-sequence s ystems com municate by continuousl y transmi tting a redundant 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 n g c o d e t o f o r m t h e chippi[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 33 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Ethernet The most widely used LAN access method, which is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN meaning all devices on the network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps using CSMA/CD to run over 10-BaseT cables. Firewall A ?[...]

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[...]

ASUS WLAN Card 35 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary IP (Internet Protocol) The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service. IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part. It provides th[...]

36 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 5 Chapter 5 - Glossary Glossary Packet A basic message unit for communication across a network. A packet usually includes routing information, data, and sometimes error detection information. Pass Phrase The Wir eless Set tings uti lity uses an algo rit hm to gene rat e four WEP keys ba se d on t h e t y p e d c o m b i n [...]

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 on which many application protocols depend. TCP allows a process or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on another . Software implementing TCP usu ally resid[...]

38 ASUS WLAN Card Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix 6 . A p p e n di x FCC W arning Statement T hi s de vi ce c o m p l i e s w it h Pa rt 1 5 of t h e F C C R ul es . Op e r a t i o n is s ub je ct t o t he f o l lo wi ng t wo c o n d i t i o n s : ( 1) t hi s de v i c e m a y n o t c a u s e h a r m f u l i n t e r f e r e n c e , a n d (2 [...]

ASUS WLAN Card 39 Chapter 6 - Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix T e s t i n g f or e le c t r i c s af et y a c c o r d i n g t o EN 6 0 9 5 0 - 1 h as b ee n c on du ct ed . Th es e ar e co ns id e r e d r e l e v a n t a n d s u f fi c i e n t . Pr ot ec ti on r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c c o m p a t i b i l i t y – Ar[...]