User's Manual

3-20 ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter (WL-160g)
Software support
SSID
SSID stands for Service Set Identifier, a string used to identify a wireless
LAN. You can only connect with an Access Point, that has the same SSID.
Use different 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.
WEP
This option allows you to disable or enable (64-bit or 128-bit) WEP
encryption. The WEP Key is a 64-bit (5 byte) or 128-bit (13 byte)
hexadecimal digit use to encrypt transmitted data packets and decrypt
received data packets.
Network settings -Identification tab
Computer name – Assign your computer a unique name of up to 15
characters. The computer name allows other users in a network to
recognize your computer. The computer name is generally the same with
the DNS hostname.
Avoid using spaces or symbols in your computer name.
TCP/IP settings-Device tab
Select the network adapter you want
to use for this configuration.
This item appears only when
you are edtiting a wired LAN
configuration.
TCP/IP settings-IP Address tab
Obtain an IP address from a
DHCP server – The Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server assigns IP addresses automatically within a specified range of
devices.