ASUS Pce-N10 User's Manual
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1. KCE marking EC conformity markina Position CEO Name Jerry Shen Declaration Date Feb 14 2011 Year to begin affixing CE marking 2011 Signature ASUS WLAN Card all PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Manufacturer Authorised representative in Europe Authorised distributors in Turkey ASUSTeK Computer Inc Tel 886 2 2894 3447 Address No 150 LI DE RD PEITOU TAIPEI 112 TAIWAN ASUS Computer GmbH Address HARKORT STR 21 23 D 40880 RATINGEN DEUTSCHLAND BOGAZICI BIL GISAYAR SAN VE TIC A S Tel 90 212 3311000 Address AYAZAGA MAH KEMERBURGAZ CAD NO 10 AYAZAGA ISTANBUL INDEX BILGISAYAR SISTEMLERI MUHENDISLIK SAN VE TIC A S Tel 90 212 3312121 Address AYAZAGA MAH CENDERE YOLU NO 9 AYAZAGA ISTANBUL ASUS WLAN Card PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual aaa 1 Introduction 1 1 Package contents Check your PCE N10 WLAN Card package for the following items ASUS PCE N10 WLAN Card x1 e External dipole antenna x1 Quick Start Guide x1 Support CD x1 Low profile bracket x1 e Warranty card x1 Z NOTE If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer a immediately 1 2 System requirements Before using the PCE N10 WLAN Card check if your system meets the following requirements Windows Vista XP 7 Standard PCI E slot e 512MB system memory or larger Optical disk drive 1 3 Hardware Status indicator Status Desc2. ASUS 802 11n WLAN Card Utilities amp Driver is configuring your new software nae nie Installing C Program Files 4SUS 4N10 WLAN Card Utilities UPnP libicony 2 dll 6 After your computer reboots select Use ASUS WLAN utilities to allow the ASUS utility to manage your WLAN card Click OK NOTE If the Autorun function is not enabled on your computer double click SETUP EXE from the root directory to run the Support CD 3 An InstallShield Wizard screen appears Click Next to continue r pl E ASUS 802 11n WLAN Card Utilities amp Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install ASUS 802 111 WLAN Card Utilities amp Driver on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Next gt Steet A 5 Select Yes want to restart my computer now Click Finish to complete the installation InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ASUS 802 11n WLAN Card Utilities amp Driver Before you can u you must restart your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup as n ASUS 802 11n WLAN Card Utilities amp Driver Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Select the following operations about how to configure the WLAN card O Only use Windows wireless function Cancel ASUS WLAN Card PCE N10
3. This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may Cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user
4. ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Manufacturer contact information ASUSTeK Computer Inc Asia Pacific Company address Telephone Fax E mail Web site 15 Li Te Road Beitou Taipei 11259 886 2 2894 3447 886 2 2890 7798 info asus com tw http www asus com tw ASUS Computer International America Company address General tel General fax Web site address Technical support General support Support fax Online support 800 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA 1 510 739 3777 1 510 608 4555 http usa asus com 1 502 995 0883 1 502 933 8713 http vip asus com eservice techserv aspx ASUS Computer GmbH Germany amp Austria Company address General tel General fax Web site address Online contact Harkortstr 21 23 D 40880 Ratingen Deutschland 49 1805 010 923 49 02102 959911 http www asus de http Awww asus de sales Technical support
5. Authorized representative in Europe ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address City HARKORT STR 21 23 40880 RATINGEN Country GERMANY declare the following apparatus Product name ASUS 150Mbps 802 11b g n Wireless PCI E card conform with the essential requirements of the following directives 112004 108 EC EMC Directive L EN 55022 2006 A1 2007 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 C EN 61000 3 2 2006 C EN 61000 3 3 2008 O EN 55013 2001 A1 2003 A2 2006 C EN 55020 2007 X11999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive EJ EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 05 X EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 04 C EN 300 440 1 V1 4 1 2008 05 C EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 2002 08 C EN 300 440 2 V1 2 1 2008 03 C EN 301 489 4 V1 3 1 2002 08 O EN 301 511 V9 0 2 2003 03 C EN 301 489 7 V1 3 1 2005 11 C EN 301 908 1 V3 2 1 2007 05 O EN 301 489 9 V1 4 1 2007 11 C EN 301 908 2 V3 2 1 2007 05 X EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 05 C EN 301 893 V1 4 1 2005 03 C EN 301 489 24 V1 4 1 2007 09 C EN 302 544 2 V1 1 1 2009 01 C EN 302 326 2 V1 2 2 2007 06 I EN 62311 2008 11 C EN 302 326 3 V1 3 1 2007 09 O EN 50371 2002 C EN 301 357 2 V1 3 1 2006 05 O EN 50385 2002 C EN 302 623 V1 1 1 2009 01 12006 95 EC LVD Directive C EN 60950 1 2006 C EN 60065 2002 A1 2006 A11 2008 C EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 12009 125 EC ErP Directive Regulation EC No 1275 2008 Regulation EC No 278 2009 O EN 62301 2005 O EN 62301 2005 Regulation EC No 642 2009 L EN 62301 2005 Ver 110101
6. T1 etc LAN Local Area Network A communications network that serves users within a defined geographical area The benefits include the sharing of Internet access files and equipment like printers and storage devices Special network cabling 10 Base T is often used to connect the PCs together MAC Address Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network NAT Network Address Translation NAT masks a local network s group of IP addresses from the external network allowing a local network of computers to share a single ISP account This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address This will enable access to the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP ASUS WLAN Card ae PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A NIC Network Interface Card A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network It is responsible for converting data from stored in the computer to the form transmitted or received 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 Wireless Settings utility uses an algorithm to generate four WEP keys based on the typed combination PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
7. The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA develops standards for PC cards formerly known as PCMCIA cards These cards are available in three types and are about the same length and width as credit cards However the different width of the cards ranges in thickness from 3 3 mm Type I to 5 0 mm Type II to 10 5 mm Type III These cards can be used for various functions including memory storage land line modems and wireless modems PPP Point to Point Protocol PPP is a protocol for communication between computers using a serial interface typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Point to Point Protocol is a method of secure data transmission PPP using Ethernet to connect to an ISP Preamble Allows you to set the preamble mode for a network to Long Short or Auto The default preamble mode is Long ASUS WLAN Card wal Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Radio Frequency RF Terms GHz MHz Hz The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz Hz equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second One megahertz MHz is one million Hertz One gigahertz GHz is one billion Hertz The standard US electrical power frequency is 60Hz the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0 55 1 6MHz the FM broadcast radio frequency band is 88 108MHz and wireless 802 11 LANs operate at 2 4GHz SSID Service Set Identifier SSID is
8. a group name shared by every member of a wireless network Only client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a connection Enabling the Response to Broadcast SSID requests option allows the device to broadcast its SSID in a wireless network This allows other wireless devices to scan and establish communication with the device Unchecking this option hides the SSID to prevent other wireless devices from recognizing and connecting to the device Station Any device containing IEEE 802 11 wireless medium access conformity Subnet Mask A subnet mask is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network TCP Transmission 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 usually resides in the operating system and uses the IP to transmit information across the network WAN Wide Area Network A system of LANs connected together A network that connects computers located in separate areas i e different buildings cities countries The Internet is a wide area network WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance An industry group that certifies cross vender interoperability and compatibility of IEEE 802 11b wireless networking prod WPA W
9. modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum for 802 11b Spread spectrum broadband uses a narrowband signal to spread the transmission over a segment of the radio frequency band or spectrum Direct sequence is a spread spectrum technique where the transmitted signal is spread over a particular frequency range Direct sequence systems communicate by continuously transmitting a redundant pattern of bits called a chipping sequence Each bit of transmitted data is mapped into chips and rearranged into a pseudorandom spreading code to form the chipping sequence The chipping sequence is combined with a transmitted data stream to produce the output signal Wireless mobile clients receiving a direct sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence back into bits to recreate the original data transmitted by the wireless device Intercepting and decoding a direct sequence transmission requires a predefined algorithm to associate the spreading code used by the transmitting wireless device to the receiving wireless mobile client This algorithm is established by IEEE 802 11b specifications The bit redundancy within the chipping sequence enables the receiving wireless mobile client to recreate the original data pattern even if bits in the chipping sequence are corrupted by interference The ratio of chips per bit is called the spreading ratio A high
10. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The IEEE sets standards for networking including Ethernet LANs IEEE standards ensure interoperability between systems of the same type IEEE 802 11 IEEE 802 xx is a set of specifications for LANs from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE Most wired networks conform to 802 3 the specification for CSMA CD based Ethernet networks or 802 5 the specification for token ring networks 802 11 defines the standard for wireless LANs encompassing three incompatible non interoperable technologies Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Infrared 802 11 specifies a carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications for 1 and 2 Mbps wireless LANs IEEE 802 11a 54Mbits sec Compared with 802 11b The 802 11b standard was designed to operate in the 2 4GHz ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band using direct sequence spreadspectrum technology The 802 11a standard on the other hand was designed to operate in the more recently allocated 5 GHz UNII Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure band And unlike 802 11b the 802 11a standard departs from the traditional spread spectrum technology instead using a frequency division multiplexing scheme that s intended to be friendlier to office environments The 802 11a standard which supports data rates of up to 54 Mbps is the Fast Ethernet analog to 802 11b which
11. s authority to operate the equipment Prohibition of Co location This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with RFCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum 20cm between the radiator and your body ASUS WLAN Card er PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual i CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product in a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Operation Channels Ch1 11 for N America Chi 14 Japan Ch1 13 Europe ETSI DGT Warning Statement Article 12 Without permission any company firm or user shall not alter the frequency increase the power or change the characteristics and functions of the original design of the certified lower power frequency electric machinery Article 14 The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not affect the navigation safety nor interfere a legal communication if an interference is found the service will be suspended until improvement is made and the interference no longer exists RID SB RENEER EINA 1 AT ase OLEE SR SHS FEMETO Do RPA Bla MSS Bw Sse OAT RES Raver ZEW 1 DUR 2 DSRS ZAMS VERMRE RBS DES PSRATERAE EUSA WNSSRTER S
12. supports data rates of up to 11 Mbps Like Ethernet and Fast Ethernet 802 11b and 802 11a use an identical MAC Media Access Control However while Fast Ethernet uses the same physical layer encoding scheme as Ethernet only faster 802 11a uses an entirely different encoding scheme called OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing The 802 11b spectrum is plagued by saturation from wireless phones microwave ovens and other emerging wireless technologies such as Bluetooth In contrast 802 11a Spectrum is relatively free of interference ASUS WLAN Card ae PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A The 802 11a standard gains some of its performance from the higher frequencies at which it operates The laws of information theory tie frequency radiated power and distance together in an inverse relationship Thus moving up to the 5GHz spectrum from 2 4GHz will lead to shorter distances given the same radiated power and encoding scheme Compared with 802 119 802 11a is a standard for access points and radio NICs that is ahead of 802 11g in the market by about six months 802 11a operates in the 5GHz frequency band with twelve separate non overlapping channels As a result you can have up to twelve access points set to different channels in the same area without them interfering with each other This makes access point channel assignment much easier and significantly increases the throughput the wireless LAN can deliver within a given
13. ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility icon ASUS WLAN Card Ih PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A In the Soft AP mode you can limit the wireless clients that associate with the WLAN card through the access control function Click Configuration gt Edit Config gt ACL DTIM Peroid To disable the access control function select Disable from the Access Control Policy dropdown list gt S05 Access Control Policy To allow a wireless client to associate with the WLAN card 1 Select Accept from the Access Control Policy dropdown list 2 Key in its MAC address in the Access Control List field 3 Click Add Only the wireless clients on the Accept list are allowed to associate with the WLAN card To prevent a wireless client from associating with the WLAN card 1 Select Reject from the Access Control Policy dropdown list 2 Key in its MAC address in the Access Control Policy field 3 Click Add MAC The wireless clients on the Reject list are not allowed to associate with the WLAN card ASUS WLAN Card a Za PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 4 Software information 4 1 ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility Station mode and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility Soft AP mode which help you manage your WLAN card easily 4 2 ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility provides you with an easy interface to set up wireless conn
14. Components Fax Online support 49 02102 95990 49 02102 959911 http vip asus com eservice techserv aspx SLanguage de de er PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual A Table of contents POE SS cease ee E A dan senganandwenecaaeeataneeananasaans 2 1 N OdUC UOM ceai EE 6 1 1Package contents canacceamosenynceaseesrstend evavenrtenayanacsiais deny sennientiaadearaiaiand 6 1 2SySteEM requirements ccccceececceeseececeeseeeceeeeeesceeeeessaeeesseaeeeeenes 6 1SHArUWA G orisni ghannad shediocienaesaunneesaunntteadousaetiee 6 2 Installing the PCE N10 driver and utilitieS ccsscccessssseeseeneeeees 7 3 Configuring PCE N10 using ASUS utility ccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 8 3 1Connecting to a wireless network MaNually ccccseseeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 8 3 2Connecting to a wireless network using WPS cccceeeeeeeeeeee tees 9 3 3Soft AP mode Windows XP Vista 7 c ccccesesssesseesseseeeseeseenrees 1 4 Software information es csessiscece cite scecensiennnceeecoesseacensaxceedewetsbnaeesnsiaendeueces 13 4 1ASUS WLAN Control Center 20 0 cccceeeeeeeeceaneseeeeeeeeaaeeseeeeeaas 13 4 2ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility 0 0 0 0 cccccsceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeens 13 5 Configuring PCE N10 using Windows WZC Service 0 00000 18 0 TFOUDICSMOOUING sossa aE AEAEE EN ia 19 7a GIOS SONY csicsa 21 ASUS WLAN Card all Za PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Federal Communications Commission
15. E HAEEH J Gaus PCE N10 Wireless Local Area Network Card For 802 11 g b n Wireless Networks User Manual E6391 February 2011 Copyright 2011 ASUSTeK Computer Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK Computer Inc ASUS 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 ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE INNO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL
16. Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC RSS 102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback htm for the detailed recycling information in different regions REACH Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http csr asus com english REACH htm ASUS WLAN Card PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual a EC Declaration of Conformity gt I 6 Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection We the undersigned Manufacturer ASUSTek COMPUTER INC Address City No 150 LI TE RD PEITOU TAIPEI 112 TAIWAN R O C Country TAIWAN
17. Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802 11b like distances in an 802 11a g environment To compensate a new physical layer encoding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct sequence technology being deployed today This technology is called COFDM coded OFDM COFDM was developed specifically for indoor wireless use and offers performance much superior to that of soread spectrum solutions COFDM works by breaking one high speed data carrier into several lowerspeed subcarriers which are then transmitted in parallel Each high speed carrier is 2OMHz wide and is broken up into 52 subchannels each approximately 300KHz wide COFDM uses 48 of these subchannels for data while the remaining four are used for error correction COFDM delivers higher data rates and a high degree of multipath reflection recovery thanks to its encoding scheme and error correction Each subchannel in the COFDM implementation is about 300KHz wide At the low end of the speed gradient BPSK binary phase shift keying is used to encode 125Kbps of data per channel resulting in a 6 000Kbps or 6Mbps data rate Using quadrature phase shift keying you can double the amount of data encoded to 250Kbps per channel yielding a 12Mbps data rate And by using 16 level quadrature amplitude modulation encoding 4bits per hertz you can achieve a data rate of 24Mbps The 802 11a g standard specifies that all 802 11a g compliant products must support these bas
18. WLAN Card User Manual EA 3 Configuring PCE N10 using ASUS utility 3 1 Connecting to a wireless network manually To connect PCE N10 to a station Ad Hoc mode manually 1 Right click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility icon in the Windows system tray then select Wireless Setting gt Wireless Setting Active Configuration gt Help wps F About Control Center x Exit J ix av xe 1 14 2011 3 If Security is enabled on the AP or station do the same security settings on your WLAN card as those on the AP or station Click Save ASUS Encrption 64 bits 10 digits 2 You may click Survey gt Search to search for the wireless networks Select a network AP from the available network list and then click Connect Radio On Radio Off NetworkType Infrastructure planexuser w Infrastructure WPA PSK F15_INNOBAN Infrastructure WPA WPA2 PSK ap pc 334455 Infrastructure WPA2 PSK orz_little Infrastructure Infrastructure Open Setup is completed The Status page displays information such as the association state current data rate and radio state ASUS Wireless Card Assoication State Excellent Link and Associate Signal Strength default Connection Quality 100 00 1F 1F 49 36 10 11 150 Mbps ASUS WLAN Card T PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 3 2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS The ASUS PCE N10 WLAN Card supports the WPS function that helps you
19. WPS Wizard Choose a c Enter the eight digital PIN code in the router s web user interface Please seleci 1 want to your networl Enter the PIN code in the router s web user interface PIN Code Click Finish The picture indicates that your WLAN card has connected to the network successfully WPS Wizard This wizard finished successfully Print or save wireless settings You will need to provide the following information to others to connect to this network NetworkName Zyxel Passphrase 00000000 Security WPA PSK TKIP ASUS WLAN Card fa n Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 3 3 Soft AP mode Windows XP Vista 7 The ASUS PCE N10 WLAN Card supports the Soft AP mode In this mode the WLAN card acts as a virtual AP aN IMPORTANT Before configuring the Soft AP mode connect your computer to a wired network to provide network access for your wireless clients To switch to the Soft AP mode 1 Click AP to switch to the Soft AP mode 2 Click General table and then click a ICS to enable ICS The General table ESS displays the wireless clients that are pe oe currently connecting to the Soft AP 3 Select a network station from the available networks list then click Apply The picture indicates that your WLAN card has switched to the Soft AP mode successfully Setting Internet Connection Sharing ICS success The ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility icon in the system tray switches to the
20. area In addition RF interference is much less likely because of the less crowded 5GHz band IEEE 802 11b 11Mbits sec In 1997 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE adopted the 802 11 standard for wireless devices operating in the 2 4 GHz frequency band This standard includes provisions for three radio technologies direct sequence spread spectrum frequency hopping spread spectrum and infrared Devices that comply with the 802 11 standard operate at a data rate of either 1 or 2 Mbps In 1999 the IEEE created the 802 11b standard 802 11b is essentially identical to the 802 11 standard except 802 11b provides for data rates of up to 11Mbps for direct sequence spread spectrum devices Under 802 11b direct sequence devices can operate at 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps or 1Mbps This provides interoperability with existing 802 11 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2Mbps Direct sequence spread spectrum devices spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies IEEE 802 119 802 11g is a new extension to 802 11b used in majority of wireless LANs today that broadens 802 11b s data rates to 54 Mbps within the 2 4 GHz band using OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technology 802 11g allows backward compatibility with 802 11b devices bu
21. can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier You must have the same ESSID entered into the gateway and each of its wireless clients The ESSID is a unique identifier for your wireless network 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 firewall determines which information passes in and out of a network NAT can create a natural firewall by hiding a local network s IP addresses from the Internet A Firewall prevents anyone outside of your network from accessing your computer and possibly damaging or viewing your files Gateway A network point that manages all the data traffic of your network as well as to the Internet and connects one network to another ASUS WLAN Card m Za PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual ICS ICS is used to share one computer s Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network When this computer is connected to the Internet all the communications to and from the Internet on your network are sent through this computer which is called the host computer The rest of the computers can send and receive e mail messages and access the web as if it were connected directly to the Internet IEEE The Institute
22. e These limits are imposed by the Microsoft operating system Solution If your computer already has the maximum number of TCP IP bindings remove one of the network adapters from the Network configuration before installing the WLAN Card driver ASUS WLAN Card m 7a PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 7 Glossary Access Point AP A 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 of stations within mutual communication range of each other no Access Point Basic Rate Set This option allows you to specify the data transmission rate Basic Service Area BSS A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function Broadband A type of data transmission in which a single medium such as cable carries several channels of data at once Channel An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units that may be used simultaneously in the same volume of space with other instances of medium use on other channels by other instances of the same physical layer with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your network ASUS WLAN Card ae PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A COFDM for 802 11a or 802 11g
23. ections This section explains the buttons fields and configuration options on the user interface To launch WLAN utility click Start gt All Programs gt ASUS Wireless LAN Card The system tray icon switches as is shown in the picture l eel ela ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon Right click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options Active Configuration gt Wireless Settings Launches the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility Activate Configuration Activates a preset profile m ee Wx a PR A 1 14 2011 Help Launches the help file WPS Launches the WPS wizard About Control Center Displays the version of your Control Center Copyright C ASUSTek COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved OK Exit Control Center Closes the ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Card _ PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual aia Left click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options e Wireless Radio On Turns the wireless radio ON a a ae e Wireless Radio Off Turns the wireless radio OFF Search amp Connect Search amp Connect Displays the available wireless networks Double click the icon to launch the ASUS WLAN Card Setting utility Surey Displays the connection status SSID Channel NetworkType default 11 Infrastructure SSID Displays the name of the wireless
24. i Fi Protected Access ASUS WLAN Card ee PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual ail WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an improved security system for 802 11 It is part of the 802 111 draft security standard WPA encompasses TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol along with MIC Message Integrity Check and other fixes to WEP such as Weak IV Initialization Vector filtering and Random IV generation TKIP uses 802 1x to deploy and change temporary keys as opposed to static WEP keys once used in the past It is a significant improvement over WEP WPA is part of a complete security solution WPA also requires authentication servers in enterprise security solutions Requirements 1 AWPA compatible Access Point or Wireless router 2 Operating system updates that support WPA In XP an updated Windows Zero Config service is needed Users can download the Windows XP WPA patch here http microsoft com downloads details aspx Familyld 009D8425 CE2B 47A4 ABEC 274845DC9E91 amp displaylang en Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1 which is available here http Avww microsoft com WindowsXP pro downloads servicepacks sp1 default asp For earlier Windows Operating systems a WPA capable supplicant is required such as Funk Software s Odyssey Client WLAN Wireless Local Area Network This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small area A wi
25. iR BIA CDS JStKSlS ARE FR CIR BES ID EKNRSERA OLS DBS M LE NS ReRAS Raat Sais IC Warning Statement Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmitter IC 3568A PCEN10 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device ASUS WLAN Card n Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Antenna Type Connector Gain dBi Dipole Antenna Reversed SMA 5 00 Dipole Antenna Reversed SMA 3 00 Dipole Antenna Reversed SMA 3 00 Dipole Antenna _ Reversed SMA 2 00 Dipole Antenna _ Reversed SMA 2 00 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada For product available in the USA Canada market only channel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible IC
26. ic data rates The standard also lets the vendor extend the modulation scheme beyond 24Mbps Remember the more bits per cycle hertz that are encoded the more susceptible the signal will be to interference and fading and ultimately the shorter the range unless power output is increased Default Key This option allows you to select the default WEP key This option allows you to use WEP keys without having to remember or write them down The WEP keys generated using the Pass Phrase is compatible with other WLAN products The Pass Phrase option is not as secure as manual assignment Device Name Also known as DHCP client ID or network name Sometimes provided by an ISP when using DHCP to assign addresses DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This protocol allows a computer or many computers on your network to be automatically assigned a single IP address from a DHCP server ASUS WLAN Card n Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual DNS Server Address Domain Name System DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses A DNS server 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 browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned DSL Modem Digital Subscriber Line A DSL
27. k Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card A Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card Properties window appears Check Device status to see if the WLAN Card is working properly My WLAN card cannot connect to any Access Points Check if Network Type is set to the Infrastructure mode Check if the SSID of your WLAN card is the same as that of the access point you want to connect to Check if the Encryption settings of your WLAN card are the same as those of the access point you want to connect to My WLAN card cannot connect to a station or WLAN card Check if Network Type is set to the Ad Hoc mode Check if the SSID of your WLAN card is the same as that of the station or the WLAN card you want to connect to Check if the Channel of your WLAN card is the same as that of the station or the WLAN card you want to connect to Check if the Encryption settings of your WLAN card are the same as those of the station or the WLAN card you want to connect to The connection quality is bad and the signal strength is weak Keep your WLAN card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to avoid radio interference Adjust the WLAN card antenna Move your WLAN card closer to the access point station or WLAN card you want to connect to ASUS WLAN Card eo PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A The TCP IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN Card This occurs when your PC already has six TCP IP bindings in Windows 98 or ten bindings in Windows M
28. l Select a radio channel for your WLAN card In the Infrastructure mode your WLAN card automatically selects the correct channel required to communicate with an AP and this field shows Auto In the Ad Hoc mode you are allowed to select a channel for your WLAN Card WLAN cards in the same network can communicate with each other if they have the same channel setting The radio channels you can use depend on the regulations in your country In the United States FCC and Canada IC channels 1 to 11 are supported In Europe ETSI channels 1 to 13 are supported In Japan MKK channels 1 to 14 are supported Data Rate Auto The WLAN card adjusts to the most suitable transmission rate automatically Others Encryption Launches the Encryption page Advanced Launches the Advanced page In most cases you do not need to change the default values Troubleshooting Displays the troubleshooting solutions ASUS WLAN Card h PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual aaa Config Encryption The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN card For data confidentiality in a wireless environment IEEE 802 11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to wired network WEP uses keys to encrypt data packets sent and decrypt data packets received The encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an i
29. mes into smaller pieces fragments that are sent separately to the destination Enable fragmentation by setting a specific packet size threshold If there is an excessive number of collisions on the WLAN experiment with different fragmentation values to increase the reliability of frame transmissions The default value 2346 is recommended for normal use Preamble Mode Select the preamble mode The default value is Auto ASUS WLAN Card e PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual A 5 Configuring PCE N10 using Windows WZC service To connect your PCE N10 to a wireless network using Windows WZC service 1 Left click the ASUS WLAN Control 4 Wireless Setting Center system tray icon then click Dana F Exit ASUS WLAN Control Center wil fg be switched off a Click Windows Wireless to use it IP About Control Center x Exit aw e 1 14 2011 ASUS WLAN Card m 7a PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 6 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when installing or using the ASUS PCE N10 WLAN card Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the troubleshooting solutions How do I verify that my WLAN card is installed properly 1 2 3 4 5 Right click My Computer from the Start menu then select Properties Select the Hardware tab then click Device Manager Double click Network adapters Double clic
30. mproved security system for 802 11 that encrypts data sent over radio waves WPA is developed to overcome the weakness of the WEP protocol Network Authentication Set up authentication for your WLAN card Options are Open Sets the network operating in the Open System mode that disables authentication protection for the network or use the WEP encryption for the network Shared Sets the network operating in the Shared Key mode that uses the WEP encryption for your network WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Use the WPA Pre Shared Key WPA2 Pre Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for authentication WPA WPA2 Enables the IEEE 802 1x authentication mode This mode is for environments with Remote Access Dial in User Service Radius In a RADIUS environment various Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP are supported including PEAP TLS Smart Card TTLS and LEAP Data Encryption In the Open and Shared authentication modes options are Disabled and WEP Disabled Disables the encryption protection for your WLAN card WEP Encrypts the data before it is transmitted over the air You can communicate with wireless devices that use the same WEP keys In the WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication modes options are Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP and Advanced Encryption Standard AES TKIP Dynamically generates unique keys to encrypt data packet AES Offers stronger protection and increases the complexity of wireless encryptio
31. n It is a symmetric 128 bit block encryption method that works simultaneously on multiple network layers ASUS WLAN Card n Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Wireless Network Key WEP This option becomes configurable when you select WEP in the Data encryption field 64 bit WEP key uses 5 ASCII characters 10 hexadecimal digits 128 bit WEP key uses 13 ASCII 26 hexadecimal digits Key Format Allows you to select the key format Manual Assignment WPA and WPA2 Allows you to assign WEP Keys manually Key Length Allows you to select the key length For 64bits encryption each key consists of 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters For 128bits encryption each key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters Select one as your Default Key Allows you to select one of the four WEP Keys as the default key Config Advanced This Advanced page is intended for experienced users to set up additional parameters for the WLAN card We recommend that you keep the default values RTS Threshold 0 2347 The Request to Send Clear to Send RTS CTS function is used to minimize collisions among wireless stations When RTS CTS is enabled the router refrains from sending a data frame until another RTS CTS handshake is completed Enable RTS CTS by setting a specific packet size threshold The default value 2347 is recommended Fragmentation Threshold 256 2346 Fragmentation is used to divide 802 11 fra
32. network that the WLAN card is connecting to MAC Address Indicates the hardware address of the WLAN card AMAC address is a unique identifier assigned to networking devices It consists of six groups of two hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons e g 00 E0 18 F0 05 CO Channel Displays the channel of the wireless network Current Data Rate Displays the current data transmission rate Network Type Displays the WLAN card type such as infrastructure type Security Displays the encryption of the wireless networks Search Lists the wireless networks that the WLAN card is connecting to ASUS WLAN Card n Ta PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual Config Basic Network Type 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 For example you can share meeting notes among networked computers in a meeting room Action mode name amp Network Name SSID Key in or select from the dropdown list the SSID of an AP or station you are trying to connect to An SSID must be valid characters and have a maximum of 32 case sensitive characters such as Wireless LAN NOTE Set the SSID to a null string if you want to allow your WLAN card to connect to any AP it can find You cannot use a null string in the Ad Hoc mode Channe
33. reless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN ASUS WLAN Card
34. ription On The WLAN card has connected to a wireless network successfully Off The WLAN card is disabled Blinking Data is being transmitted or received On WPS function is enabled Off No wireless activity Hardware WPS button for Windows OS only Press the Hardware WPS button about 3 seconds or choose Use the WPS button in the WPS Wizard interface and then press the hardware button the wireless connect External dipole antenna The PCE N10 WLAN Card package includes an external dipole antenna We recommend that you straighten up the antenna for the maximum range and best link quality ASUS WLAN Card cast PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 2 Installing the PCE N10 driver and utilities W IMPORTANT Install the ASUS PCE N10 WLAN Card into your computer before installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS PCE N10 WLAN Card 1 Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function is enabled on your computer I 2 From the Autorun screen select your language and click Install Utilities Driver 5 ASUS Wireless LAN Card amp Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver amp Uninstall ASUS WLAN Card Utilities Driver amp Read Install User Documentation amp Explore this CD to Browse our Web Site 4 Click Install to start the installation
35. set up a secure wireless network easily LN IMPORTANT Ensure that the AP or station you are trying to connect to supports the WPS function To connect PCE N10 to a WPS enabled AP or station using the WPS push button 1 Click the WPS tab 2 Select Use the WPS button then click Next eal r WPS Wizard Choose a connection type Please select the method you want to your networ Configuration WPS io On r aa a z Status l ncryption Channel NetworkType Use PIN code Rope 6 Infrastructure planexuser w Infrastructure ap pc 334455 Infrastructure WPA2 PSK 00 11 22 33 44 55 Infrastructure Open one 00 03 2F 55 56 66 6 F 15_INNOBAN 3 Infrastructure WPA WPA2 PSK 00 1F 1F 90 D9 D1 1 orz_little 1 1 sting3q Infrastructure Open one 00 11 11 11 11 06 3 Press the WPS button on the AP 4 Click Finish The picture indicates or station to establish a wireless that your WLAN card has connected connection The picture indicates that to the network successfully WPS is scanning for the network WPS Wizard This wizard finished successfully Applying the wireless setting NetworkName Zyxel Passphrase 00000000 Cancel Security WPA PSK TKIP ASUS WLAN Card Ih PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l mial To connect PCE N10 to a WPS enabled AP or station using the PIN code Select Use PIN code Key in 8 digital PIN code from network AP s web user interface C click Next ASUS WPS Wizard
36. spreading ratio increases the resistance of the signal to interference A low spreading ratio increases the bandwidth available to the user The wireless device uses a constant chip rate of 11Mchips s for all data rates but uses different modulation schemes to encode more bits per chip at the higher data rates The wireless device is capable of an 11 Mbps data transmission rate but the coverage area is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases ASUS WLAN Card ae PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual l A Encryption This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security This option allows you to specify a 64 bit or a 128 bit WEP key A 64 bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters A 128 bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters 64 bit and 40 bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate 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 assigned by the device 104 bit and 128 bit WEP keys use the same encryption method All wireless clients in a network must have identical WEP keys with the access point to establish connection Keep a record of the WEP encryption keys Extended Service Set ESS A set of one or more interconnected basic service set BSSs and integrated local area networks LANs
37. t only at 11 Mbps or lower depending on the range and presence of obstructions Infrastructure A wireless network centered about an access point In this environment the access point not only provides communication with the wired network but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood ASUS WLAN Card m Za PCE N10 WLAN Card User Manual 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 the functional equivalent of ISO OSI Network Services IP Address An IP address is a 32 bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet An IP address has two parts the identifier of a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular device which can be a server or a workstation within that network ISM Bands Industrial Scientific and Medicine Bands Radio frequency bands that the Federal Communications Commission FCC authorized for wireless LANs The ISM bands are located at 902MHz 2 400GHZz and 5 7GHz ISP Internet Service Provider An organization that provides access to the Internet Small ISPs provide service via modem and ISDN while the larger ones also offer private line hookups T1 fractional
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