® Wireless Local Area Network Adapter WL-130N (For 802.11n draft, 802.11g & 802.11b Networks) R User Manual E3123/ April 2007 WL-130N_manual.
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction...............................................................................5 Package contents...................................................................................5 Features..................................................................................................5 2. Installation.................................................................................6 System Requirements.......................................................................
Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing. 1 x ASUS Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-130N) 1 x Extension Cable Antenna 1 x Support CD 1 x Quick Start Guide Features Draft 802.11n compliant, full compatible with 802.11b/g Suitable for seamless multimedia stream Supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 for enhanced security Windows® Vista OS support ASUS WLAN Adapter WL-130N_manual.
Chapter 2 - Installation 2. Installation System Requirements Chapter 2 Installation To begin using the WLAN Adapter, you must meet the following minimum requirements: • Windows® XP/2000/2003/Vista (only driver support) • PCI slot for personal computer • 128MB system memory or larger • 750MHz processor or higher Important: Install the WLAN Adapter utilities before inserting the WLAN Adapter into your computer.
5. The installation process takes several seconds. 6. When Setup is complete, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and restart the computer. 7. Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into your computer’s PCI slot. Windows will automatically detect and configure the WLAN Adapter using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps. 8.
Chapter 2 - Installation ASUS One Touch Wizard Use ASUS One Touch Wizard to setup your wireless connection with an existing wireless LAN. Chapter 2 Installation 1. Launch ASUS One Touch Wizard from Start menu and click Next to set up your wireless network. 2. Select an AP from the Available Networks field, then click Next. 3. Connection is complete. Click Next to setup the IP address for the WLAN Adapter. 4. Choose to obtain an IP address or to assign static address manually for your WLAN Adapter.
Chapter 2 - Installation Configuring with ASUS WLAN Settings utility (Infrastructure) Chapter 2 Installation Use ASUS WLAN Settings utility to get connected with an existing wireless network. 1. Right-click the wireless connection icon and select Wireless Settings. 2. Check the Config page to set the SSID (network name) to that of your wireless AP. 3. Use Site Survey if you don’t know the SSID of your access point(s). 4. Encryption settings must match those at the access point.
Chapter 2 - Installation Configuring with ASUS WLAN Settings utility (Ad Hoc) The WLAN Adapter supports Ad Hoc mode which allows communication Chapter 2 Installation 1. Right-click the wireless connection icon and select Wireless Settings. 2. Click the Config button and set the WLAN Adapter to Ad Hoc connection mode. 3. Click the Survey button to scan for Ad Hoc nodes. Select the node you want to communicate with and press Connect. 4.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference 3. Software Reference ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center is an application which makes it easier to launch WLAN applications and activate network location settings. The WLAN Control Center starts automatically when system boots. When WLAN Control Center is running, you can see a Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Taskbar icon - Right-click menu Right-click the taskbar icon to show the following menu items: • • • • • • • Wireless Settings – Click to launch Wireless Settings application. Activate Configuration – Click to choose a preset profile. Mobile Manager – Click to launch Mobile Manager application. Site Monitor – Click to launch the Site Monitor application. Preferences – Click to customize the Control Center program.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference ASUS Wireless Settings Utility ASUS Wireless Settings utility is an application for managing the WLAN Adapter. Use Wireless Settings to view or modify the configuration settings, or to monitor the operational status of your WLAN Adapter. When Wireless Settings is launched, you can see the tabbed property sheets which categorize the configuration options into groups.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Scanning... : The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access point or Ad Hoc node. Disconnected: The WLAN Adapter is installed to the system, but not yet connected to a wireless device. SSID: Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the device that the adapter is either associated or intending to join. MAC address: Shows the hardware address of the WLAN Adapter.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Save Configuration When you make settings for a certain working environment, you may need to save your settings to a profile so that you can easily switch to the settings without repeating the configurations. For example, you can set profiles for work, home and other situations. When you travel from home to work, choose the "office" profile that contains all your settings for office use. When you travel back home, choose the “home” profile.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Status - IP Config IP Config tab shows all the current host and WLAN Adapter information including Host Name, DNS Servers, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Button IP Release - If you want to remove the current IP address, click this button to release the IP address from DHCP server. Chapter 3 Software Reference IP Renew - If you want to obtain a new IP address from DHCP server, click this button to renew the IP address.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Config - Basic This page enables you to change the WLAN Adapter configurations. Network Type Infrastructure – Infrastructure means to establish a connection with an access point. Once connected, the access point allows you to access wireless LAN and wired LAN (Ethernet). The Channel field turns to Auto if the connection is based on Infrastructure.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Encryption – Click this link to show the "Encryption" tab. Advanced – Click this link to show the "Advanced" tab. In most cases, the default values do not have to be changed. Troubleshooting – Click on this to show the Troubleshooting utility. Config - Advanced Chapter 3 Software Reference Click Advanced link on Config-Basic page to show this tab. This tab allows you to set up additional parameters for the wireless Adapter.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Config - Encryption This page enables you to configure the Wireless LAN Adapter encryption settings. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy. The WEP uses keys to encrypt and decrypt data packets. The encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others. The WPA/WPA2 is improved security system for 802.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Data Encryption For Open and Shared authentication mode, the configuration options of encryption type are Disabled and WEP. For WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise and WPA2-Personal authentication mode, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption are supported. Disabled - Disable the encryption function. WEP - WEP Key is used to encrypt your data before it is transmitted over air.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference 2. Automatic Generation - Type a combination of up to 64 letters, numbers, or symbols in the Passphrase box, the Wireless Settings Utility automatically uses an algorithm to generate four WEP Keys. Select one as your Default Key The Default Key field allows you specify which of the four encryption keys is to use for transmitting data over wireless LAN.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Config - Authentication This tab allows you to set the security settings to match those of your AP. It is configurable only if you have set Network Authentication to WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise in Config-Encryption tab. Authentication Type The authentication type methods include: Chapter 3 Software Reference PEAP: PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) authentication is a version of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
Chapter 3 - Software Reference • • • RSSI: The Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) transmitted by each network. This information is helpful in determining which network to connect to. The value is then normalized to a dBm value. Security: Wireless network encryption information. All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication. BSSID: The media access control (MAC) address of the access point or the Basic Service Set ID of the Ad Hoc node.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Link State WLAN Adapter “Link State” icon appears on the left side of the WLAN Adapter Settings. Use the icon to view the current signal status. Excellent Link Quality (Infrastructure) Good Link Quality (Infrastructure) Fair Link Quality (Infrastructure) Poor Link Quality (Infrastructure) Not linked (Infrastructure) Chapter 3 Software Reference Exit Wireless Settings To exit Wireless Settings, you can click OK or Cancel. 24 WL-130N_manual.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference Windows® XP/2003 Wireless Options The wireless options window shown below is only available for Windows® XP/2003. It appears when you run the Control Center utility at the first time. Select the utility you want to use for configuring your WLAN Adapter. Only use Windows wireless function – Only use Windows ® 2003/XP Wireless Zero Configuration service to configure the WLAN Adapter.
Chapter 3 - Software Reference To set up the wireless connection properties, right-click the wireless icon on the taskbar and select Open Network Connection. Then right-click the network connection icon and select Property to open the Wireless Network Connection Status page. Chapter 3 Software Reference 1. The General page shows status, duration, speed, and signal strength. Signal strength is represented by green bars with 5 bars indicating excellent signal and 1 bar meaning poor signal.
Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting 4. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting guides provide answers to some of the more common problems, which you may encounter while installing or using WLAN Adapter products. If you encounter difficulties that are not mentioned in this section, please contact the Wireless LAN Technical Support. Verify if the WLAN Adapter is installed correctly. When the WLAN Adapter setup is complete, you can verify if the driver has been setup properly.
Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting Cannot connect to a Station (WLAN Adapter) Follow the procedure below to configure your WLAN Adapter. a. Verify that the “Network Type” is in “Ad Hoc” mode. b. Verify that the “SSID” of your WLAN Adapter is set to the same “SSID” of the other station (or another WLAN Adapter). c. Verify that the “Channel” of the WLAN Adapter is “Auto” or set to the same “channel” of the other station (or another WLAN Adapter). d.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 5. 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.
Chapter 5 - 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 amount of data encoded to 250 Kbps per channel, yielding a 12-Mbps data rate. And by using 16-level quadrature amplitude modulation encoding 4 bits per hertz, you can achieve a data rate of 24 Mbps.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 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.
Chapter 5 - 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 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.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 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. 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 5-GHz spectrum from 2.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 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. 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.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 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.
Chapter 5 - Glossary 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.
Chapter 6 - Appendix 6. Appendix FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that undesired operation. may cause 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.
Chapter 6 - Appendix Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC Essential requirements – Article 3 Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted.
