Asus USB-N13 User manual

User Manual

®

USB-N13

ASUS 802.11n Network Adapter

(For 802.11b/g/n Networks)

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Revised Edition

October 2009

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Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacic)

Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259

Website www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +886228943447

Support Fax +886228907698

Software download support.asus.com*

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Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

Telephone +15029550883

Fax +15029338713

Website usa.asus.com

Software download support.asus.com*

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Address Harkort Str. 25, D40880 Ratingen, Germany

Fax +492102959911

Online contact www.asus.com.de/sales

Component Telephone +49-1805-010923

System/Notebook

/Eee/LCD Telephone +49-1805-010920

Support Fax +492102959911

Online support www.asus.com.de/support

Website www.asus.com.de/news

* Available on this site is an online Technical Inquiry Form that you can ll out to contact

technical support.

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Manufacturer:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Tel: +886-2-2894-3447

Address: No. 15, LI-DE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112,

TAIWAN

Authorised

representative

in Europe:

ASUS Computer GmbH

Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880

RATINGEN, GERMANY

Authorised distributors

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................... 7

Package contents .................................................................................. 7

Features .................................................................................................. 7

Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................... 8

System Requirements ........................................................................... 8

Installation Procedures ......................................................................... 8

The status indicators ....................................................................... 13

Using the WPS Wizard .................................................................... 14

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Infrastructure) ........................... 23

Conguring with the WLAN utility (Ad Hoc) ..................................... 24

Chapter 3: Software Reference ..................................................... 27

ASUS WLAN Control Center ............................................................... 27

ASUS Wireless Settings Utility ........................................................... 29

Status - Status ................................................................................. 29

Status - Connection ......................................................................... 31

Status - IP Cong ............................................................................ 32

Status - Ping .................................................................................... 32

Cong - Basic .................................................................................. 33

Cong - Encryption .......................................................................... 34

Cong - Authentication .................................................................... 37

Cong - Advanced ........................................................................... 38

Soft AP (Windows XP/Vista) ........................................................... 39

Soft AP (Windows XP/Vista) Cont. .................................................. 40

Soft AP (Windows XP/Vista) Cont. .................................................. 41

Survey - Site Survey ....................................................................... 41

About - Version Info ......................................................................... 42

Link State ........................................................................................ 43

Save Conguration .......................................................................... 43

Exit Wireless Settings ..................................................................... 44

ASUS Mobile Manager .................................................................... 44

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Creating a new conguration .......................................................... 46

Editing a conguration ..................................................................... 48

Site Monitor ..................................................................................... 52

Site Monitor main window ............................................................... 53

Monitoring a connection .................................................................. 54

A-S (AP mode <--> Station mode) .................................................. 55

Windows

®

XP wireless options ........................................................ 56

Windows

®

Vista wireless options .................................................... 58

Windows

®

7 wireless options .......................................................... 60

Chapter 4: Application ................................................................... 61

Setting up the XLink Mode under Windows

®

XP ............................. 61

Setting up the XLink Mode under MAC OS ..................................... 64

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting .......................................................... 65

Chapter 6: Appendix ...................................................................... 67

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Introduction

Package contents

Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter package.

• 1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter (USB-N13)

• 1 x Support CD

• 1 x Quick Start Guide

• 1 x Warranty card

Features

• High speed networking for fast download, le transfer, and media streaming

• EZ WPS setup: Press the WPS button on the network adapter and the router to

enable the WPS function.

• Multiple OS support: Windows, Linux, and MAC.

Note: Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing.

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Installation

System Requirements

Before using your network adapter, your system must meet the following minimum

requirements:

• Windows 2000/XP (x86/x64)/Vista (x86/x64)/7 (x86/x64)/Mac 10.3/10.4/10.5/

Linux 2.6

• USB 2.0 for personal computer or notebook computer

• 128MB system memory or larger

• 750MHz processor or higher

Installing the utilities and driver in Windows® XP/Vista OS

Follow these instructions to install the network adapter utilities and driver. Insert the

support CD into your optical drive. If autorun is enabled in your computer, the CD

automatically displays the utility menu. Click

Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/

Driver

. If autorun is disabled, double-click

SETUP.EXE

in the root directory of the

CD.

2. Click

1. Select your language and click

Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/

Driver.

IMPORTANT!

• The ASUS wireless utility cannot run on Windows 7 and Linux.

• Install the utilities and driver from the support CD before using your

network adapter.

Installation Procedures

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4. Click

Next.

3. Click

folder or click

Browse

to select another

folder.

7. Carefully insert the network adapter

into your computer ’s USB slot.

Windows will automatically detect

and congure the network adapter

usi ng t he u til i tie s an d dr ive r s

installed in the previous steps.

8. Click

OK

to disable Windows Zero

Configuration and allow ASUS

WLAN utilities to manage your

wireless network.

5. The installation process takes

several seconds.

6. When Setup is completed, click

Finish

to exit the installation wizard

and restart the computer.

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Installation

Installing the driver in Windows® 7 OS

To install the driver in Windows

®

7 OS:

1. Insert the network adapter into your computer's USB port.

2. Place the Support CD into your computer's optical drive.

3. From the Windows

®

Start menu, right-click

Computer

then select

Properties

.

4. Click

Device Manager

at the left side of the screen.

5. The Device Manager window appears. From the

Other devices

category, right-

click

802.11 n WLAN

then select

Update Driver Software

.

6. Select

Browse my computer for driver software

.

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7. Click

Browse

to locate the Support CD folder, then click

installation.

You may also click

Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my

computer

, then select

ASUS 802.11 n Network Adapter

and click

start the driver installation.

8. Windows has successfully updated your driver software. Click

Close

and

restart your computer to activate the new settings.

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Installation

Installing the utilities and driver in MAC OS

To install the utilities and driver in MAC OS:

1. Double click the installation Icon and

then click

Continue

.

2. Sele ct a destination volume to

install the USB Wireless Utility.

When done, click

Continue

.

3. Click

Install

to perform a basic

installation of this software package

on the volume.

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4. Click

Restart

to finish installating

the software.

LED

WPS

button

Note: Obtain the Linux source code from the support CD and build the

driver for the Linux OS that you are using.

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Installing the driver in Linux OS

To install the driver in Linux OS:

• Refer to the

README

text le in the Linux zipped le included in the support

CD.

The status indicators

The device comes with one LED to indicate the status of the Network adapter, and

one button for WiFi Protected Setup (WPS).

LED

ON: Connected to wireless device.

Blinking: Transmitting data. The blinking speed

indicates the link speed.

OFF: Adapter is disabled.

Button

WPS Push Button: Enable WPS mode.

Using the WPS Wizard

WPS Wizard is a utility that allows you to easily set up your wireless network using

any of the following:

• WPS button on both the 802.11n network adapter and the router (or Access

Point) that you want to connect to.

• PIN code of the WPS router or AP that you want to connect to.

Launching the WPS Wizard

To launch the WPS Wizard:

1. Do any of the following to launch

the WPS Wizard:

• From the Windows

®

taskbar,

right-click the WLAN icon ,

then select

WPS Wizard

.

• Click

Start

>

ASUS Utility

>

WLAN Card

>

WPS Wizard

to

launch the WPS Wizard.

• Press the WPS button on your

network adapter.

2. The WPS Wizard appears. Select

the method that you want to use to

connect to the network.

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WPS

button

Connecting via the WPS button

1. Press the WPS button on your network adapter to launch the WPS Wizard.

3. Press the WPS button on the 802.11n network router.

2. From the WPS Wizard, select

Use the WPS button

. Click

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WPS

button

3. The 802.11n network adapter searches for the wireless router. When done,

click

Connecting via the PIN code

1. From the WPS Wizard, select

Use the PIN code

. Click

2. Select the router that you want to connect to. The router's status is displayed

as either

Congured

(with security settings) or

Uncongured

(without security

settings).

Note

: If WPS conguration failed, move your computer closer to the

router then try again.

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3. Click

4. If your selected router’s status is

Configured

, key in the PIN code in the

router's web user interface.

Note

: If your selected router's status is

Uncongured

, proceed to the

section

Using the PIN code on an uncongured router

.

5. Wait until the WPS Wizard nishes applying the wireless settings.

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6. WPS Wizard is completed. Click

Save or print settings

for future reference or

Save settings to a USB ash drive

to add other devices to the network. Click

Finish

to close the WPS Wizard.

Note

: For more details on adding devices to the network using a USB

ash drive, refer to the section

Adding network devices using a USB

ash drive

.

Using the PIN code on an uncongured router

To use the PIN code on an uncongured router:

1. Follow steps 1-3 in

Connecting via the PIN code

.

2. If your selected router's status is

Uncongured

, the WPS Wizard screen below

appears. Key in the PIN code in this screen. Click

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4. Assign a name to your network. When done, click

If the router is used for the rst time, the WPS Wizard assigns the SSID

(network name) automatically.

3. Wait until the WPS Wizard nishes applying the wireless settings.

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To congure the advanced security settings, click

Show advanced network

security options

. Select the

Security Method

and manually key in your

Security key or passphrase

.

5. Use the auto-generated passphrase as your network’s security key or manually

assign a passphrase containing between 8 and 63 characters. When done,

click Next.

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