Asus WL-167G Manual
Wireless local area network adapter
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- Page 1 ® Wireless Local Area Network Adapter WL-167g (For 802.11g & 802.11b Wireless Networks) User’s Manual E4372 / Dec 2008...
- Page 2 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.
- Page 3 Support Fax +886228907698 Software download support.asus.com* ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA Telephone +15029550883 Fax +15029338713 Website usa.asus.com Software download support.asus.com* ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 25, D40880 Ratingen, Germany Telephone +49210295990 Fax +492102959911 Online contact www.asus.com.de/sales Technical Support Telephone +49210295990 Fax +492102959911 Online support www.asus.com.de/support Website www.asus.com.de/news...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Control Center right-click menu ............20 Control Center left-click menu ............20 Wireless Settings ................21 Status ....................21 Status tab ..................21 Configuration ..................24 Site Survey ..................26 About Wireless Settings ..............27 Link State ..................27 Command icons ................28 Other right-click options ..............28 Mobile Manager .................29 Creating a new configuration ............31 Editing a configuration ..............34 Site Monitor ..................38 Launching Site Monitor ..............38 Site Monitor main window ..............38 ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... - Page 5 Table of Contents Monitoring a connection ..............39 Troubleshooting ................0 ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 6: Introduction
The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is an easy-to-install and use wireless LAN adapter. Conforming to IEEE 802.11g standard for wireless local area network (WLAN), the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is capable of up to 54Mbps data transmission rate using the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technologies. -
Page 7: Package Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-167g) USB 2.0 extension cable (type A to type A) USB 2.0 universal joint... -
Page 8: Features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g devices, USB bus-powered, Software support LED indicators The device comes with a Power, Activity, and Link LED indicators. Refer to the table below for LED indications. Status Indication Blinking The adapter is transmitting or receiving data packets. There is no wireless data activity. The adapter is receiving power from the USB port. The adapter is not receiving power from the USB port. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 9: Network Setup
Chapter 1 - Introduction Network setup The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter may be used in both Ad-hoc and Infrastructure network types. The following sections decribe the device functions in these network types. Ad-hoc network In an Ad-hoc network type, the device connects to another wireless LAN adapter in a wireless network. -
Page 10: System Requirements
Chapter 2 - Installation System requirements Before installing the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter, make sure that your system meets the following requirements: • Intel Pentium 4 or AMD K7/K8 system ® ® • Minimum 64MB system memory • Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system ®... -
Page 11: Installing The Asus Usb Wireless Lan Adapter
Chapter 2 - Installation Installing the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter To install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in your computer: 1. Insert to any USB port. • Notebook PC: Insert into any USB port using the correct orientation. -
Page 12: Support Software Overview
XP users - A Windows Logo Testing Not Found dialog box may ® appear. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. 3. Configure the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter After completing installation, configure the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter using ASUS Wireless Settings. Support software overview Control Center The Control Center utility is a management software that launches applications and configures network settings. -
Page 13: One Touch Wizard (New Wireless Lan)
3. Setup is complete. Click Finish to exit the 4. Click OK to start ICSS setup. wizard or click Next to continue with more advanced features. 5. Select your Internet connection from the 6. Setup is complete. You can review your list. settings here. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 14: One Touch Wizard (Existing Lan)
Chapter 2 - Installation One Touch Wizard (existing LAN) Use the One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection. 2. Select an AP from the available networks. 1. Select Connect to... and click Next to use the simplest configuration or select another option first. 4. Setup is complete. Click Finish to exit the 3. Click Next to continue. wizard. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 15: Configuring The Wireless Lan Utility
Double-click the Wireless LAN Control Center icon to start the utility. 1. Right-click the Wireless LAN icon and 2. Set the Network Name (SSID) to the same select “Wireless Settings” name as the SSID set in your wireless ac- cess point. 4. Encryption settings must also match those 3. Use “Site Survey” if you don’t know the set in the access point. Ask your network name of your access point(s). administrator about settings if necessary. Click Apply to save your settings 5. Check the “Status” page to see the “Asso- 6. You can also see the connection quality on ciation State”. It should show “Connected the “Connection” page. Click OK to exit the - xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”. utility. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 16: Soft Ap (Windows Xp Only)
Wireless LAN clients. 1. Select Soft AP Mode 2. Drag and drop a wired network connection next to the globe icon. 4. You can easily switch between Soft AP and 3. Enable ICS* and Firewall if desired. Refer Station mode by right clicking the taskbar to Windows help for information on “Inter- icon and selecting “A-S Change Mode”. net Connection Sharing”. *ICS is used to share this computer’s Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network. When this computer is connected to the Internet, communication to and from the Internet to all the computers on your network are sent through this computer, called the host computer. Other computers can send and receive email and access the Web as if it were connected directly to the Internet. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... - Page 17 This feature prevents the AP from communicating with specified destinations. This can include network devices that do not require communication with the AP or its wireless clients. Status Page Encryption Page Enter a MAC Address on the Access Control Clicking Apply after configuring Soft AP will page and select “Accept” or “Reject” or “Dis- show the “Access Control” tab. able” from the pull-down menu. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 18 IMPORTANT: If the end points of a chain are connected to each other a loop is created. Normally it is advised to avoid loops involving bridges as it can lead to performance breakdowns, and broadcast and multicast storms. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 19: Software Reference
Internet. Refer to the table below for icon indications. Infrastructure network (wireless LAN adapter to an access point) Excellent link quality and Excellent link quality but not connected 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 Internet connected to the Internet Ad-hoc network (wireless LAN adapter to other Wi-Fi device) Linked Not Linked Connected to the Internet ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 20: Control Center Right-Click Menu
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 features. Click OK. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 21: Wireless Settings
Chapter 3 - Reference Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings is the main interface that allows you to control the ASUS wireless LAN adapter. Tabbed property sheets Use the Wireless Settings to view the operational and connection status, or to modify the wireless LAN adapter configuration. - Page 22 Ping. Click to display the Ping tab. Use ping to verify a connection to a particular host name or IP address. Note: The IP Release and IP Renew buttons may only be used on a DHCP-configured wireless LAN adapter. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 23 The session field displays information on the verified connection including the roundtrip time (minimum, maximum, and average) and packets sent, received, and lost after a ping session. Click the Clear button to clear the session field. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 24: Configuration
When the “Data Rate” is changed, the adapter will survey available APs and connect to the AP with the strongest signal. Others. Click the WEP or Advanced link to open the Encryption or Advanced property tab sheet. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... - Page 25 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 assigned by the wireless LAN adapter. 104-bit and 128-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 26: Site Survey
Security - shows whether a network has an enabled (On) or disabled (Off) the security encryption. BSSID - The IEEE MAC address of the available wireless networks. Select an available network and click Connect to establish connection. Click Search to rescan available networks. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 27: About Wireless Settings
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 Icon Indications Excellent link quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Infrastructure) Good link quality (Infrastructure) Linked (Ad-hoc) Fair link quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Ad-hoc) Poor link quality (Infrastructure) Scanning ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 28: Command Icons
Preferences - The Preferences window allows you to customize the Control Center Utility settings. About Control Center Select the About Control Center option to display the Control Center software version and copyright information. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... -
Page 29: Mobile Manager
To launch the Mobile Manager utility: 1. Click the Windows Start button. Select Programs > ASUS Utility > ® WLAN Card > Mobile Manager, or right-click the Control Center icon taskbar, then select Mobile Manager. - Page 30 – Select to close the Mobile Manager utility. Mobilize menu Auto Roaming – Activating this option allows the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to switch to another association you have specified when changes to an existing association occured. If no associations are made, Auto Roaming automatically connects to a wireless network based on your specified configurations.
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Page 31: Creating A New Configuration
– Displays the WinHelp window for online help. About Mobile Manager – Displays the Mobile Manager version number and copyright information. Click on the ASUS logo to open the ASUS website. Creating a new configuration To create a new configuration: 1. - Page 32 Wired Local Area Network • Configuration. Select this if your computer has an installed network interface card other than ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter. Dialup Networking Configuration. Select this option if your computer has • an installed modem.
- Page 33 Click Next when finished. 8. Check the Activate Configuration Now option to start using the created configuration. The Mobile Manager window displays the created configuration when it is not activated. Click Finish to close the wizard. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 34: Editing A Configuration
I n f r a s t r u c t u re – S e l e c t t h e Infrastructure mode to establish connection to an access point. Ad-hoc – Select the Ad-hoc mode to communicate directly with other Wireless LAN devices without using an access point. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter... - Page 35 SSIDs to segment the wireless LAN and add security. Channel – The Channel field allow you to select the radio channel for the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter. In an Infrastructure network, your wireless LAN adapter automatically selects the correct frequency channel required to communicate with an Access Point.
- Page 36 (Intranet) and the Internet. A proxy server restricts other people on the Internet from gaining access to confidential information on your internal network or your computer. Disable Proxy Server – Allows you to disable the proxy server. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 37 Command buttons Use these buttons to activate, save, or cancel changes made in the configuration. Click Close to close the Edit Configuration window. Click Help to view the help files. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
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Page 38: Site Monitor
Launching Site Monitor To launch the Site Monitor: Start button, • Click the Windows ® then select Programs > ASUS Utility > WLAN Card > Site Monitor, or Right-click the Control Center icon • on the Windows taskbar, then select Site Monitor. - Page 39 Noise Level. Specifies the average noise level of the Frequency Channel currently used for connection. Throughput. The Throughput graph sends a specified number of data packets to the remote host and calculates the average transmission rate in megabytes per second. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 40 Re-install the device driver following the instructions below. A yellow exclamation point or a red plus sign appears on the ASUS 802.11b Network Adapter or ASUS 802.11g Network Adapter item. The device driver is not properly installed. Follow these instructions to uninstall and re-install the driver.
- Page 41 AP/s and/or clients. • Check the TCP/IP settings (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS) of your computer. • Enable file and printer sharing in each client computer to allow file sharing. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 42 Shorten the distance between the device and the AP/station. Why do I got the warning “Hi-Speed USB Device Plugged Into Non-Hi-Speed USB Hub” message when I connected the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to the USB port? This warning mesage appears when you plug the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to a USB 1.1 port.
- Page 43 Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washington DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 44 CAUTION! Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authorization to use this device. MPE Statement Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends out Radio Frequency (RF) signal. ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 45 [20cm]. RF Exposure The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 警語 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變 更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時， 應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通 信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...
- Page 46 Appendix ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter...