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® Wireless Local Area Network Card WL-103b (For 802.11b Wireless Networks) English ............. 1 ...........11 .......... 39 Quick Start Guide ASUS WLAN Card...
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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.
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Technical Support Support Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Support: +1-502-995-0883 Web Site: usa.asus.com Support Email: tsd@asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria) Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Fax: +49-2102-442066 General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0...
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System Requirements To begin using the ASUS WLAN Card, you must have the following minimum requirements: • Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE • Standard PCMCIA Slot Type II • 32MB system memory or larger • 300MHz processor or higher The Product Package When you receive the ASUS WLAN Card package, it should contain the following items: •...
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Push the ASUS WLAN Card into the slot until it is firmly seated. CAUTION: Make sure that you carefully align the ASUS WLAN Card into the PCMCIA socket. Forcing a misaligned PCMCIA card will damage the PCMCIA card or the PCMCIA socket.
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8. Click Finish when installation has complete. Restart your computer if prompted. Verifying Drivers You can verify the ASUS WLAN Card driver in Device Manager. (Access Device Manager from Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware). A question mark means that no driver has been installed.
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Installing the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities After you have installed the ASUS WLAN Card driver, you can install the WLAN Adapter utilities. Refer to the User’s Manual for the detailed information. 1. Insert the ASUS WLAN Card support CD and an autorun menu will appear. If your autorun is disabled, double click SETUP.
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8. When the program is launched for the first exit the installation wizard. time, you will be asked which function to use. Select to use ASUS utilities for more functions. By default, the “ASUS WLAN Control Center” is set to launch with Windows.
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ASUS WLAN Utility Quick Start After installing the ASUS WLAN driver and utility, you may need to make some settings before being able to use your wireless connection. Right-Click Menu 2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the 1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN icon and same name as the SSID set in your select “Wireless Settings”...
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“Connected - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”. Reading the ASUS WLAN Status Indicators The part of the ASUS WLAN Card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of the ASUS WLAN Card . PWR LED...
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P C M C I A (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Type II (wireless network interface card PCMCIA 2.x IEEE 802.11b (Wireless LAN) 1 1 M b p s Mbps/5.5Mbps/2Mbps/1Mbps(IEEE 802.11b) (Access Point)
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Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE PCMCIA TypeII 32MB 300MHz WL-103b...
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P C M C I A P C M C I A Windows 98/Me/2000/ Windows ME Windows XP TCP/IP Windows PWR AIR PCMCIA Type II PCMCIA P C M C I A PCMCIA...
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Windows Me Windows PCMCIA Type II PCMCIA Windows...
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Windows XP Windows PCMCIA Type II PCMCIA Windows...
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2.2.1 Windows Me Windows ASUS 802. 11g Network Adapter...
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Windows XP ASUS 802.11g Network Adapter...
3.5 Site Monitor Site Monitor (Signal-to- Noise Ratio SNR) Site Monitor ASUS Utility WLAN Card Site Monitor Site Monitor S i t e Monitor Site Monitor Access Point SSID Site Survey Site Monitor SSID...
3.2 Control Center Control Center ASUS Utility WLAN Card ASUS WLAN Control Center...
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Excellent (Good ) (Fair) (Poor ) Excellent (Good ) (Fair) (Poor ) Ad Hoc Ad Hoc Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Activate Confuguration Mobile Manager Mobile Manager Site Monitor Site Monitor Help Preferences About Contor Center Exit Contor Center...
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Wireless Radio On Wireless Radio Off Search & Connect Wireless Option ( Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP Wireless Settings...
3.3 Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Wireless S e t t i n g s Wireless Settings ASUS Utility WLAN Card Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Wireless Settings...
3.5 Site Monitor Site Monitor (Signal-to- Noise Ratio SNR) Site Monitor ASUS Utility WLAN Card Site Monitor Site Monitor S i t e Monitor Site Monitor Access Point SSID Site Survey Site Monitor SSID...