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... 2-4 Chapter 3: Setting up 3.1 About the setup utilities 3-2 3.2 Setting up with WiFi-AP Solo Wizard 3-3 3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode 3-4 3.2.2 Setting up infrastructure of the station mode 3-6 3.3 Setting up via setup utility 3-7 3.3.1 How to launch the WiFi-AP Solo 3-7 3.3.2 Utility Windows 3-7 3.3.3 Setting up AP Mode 3-12 3.3.4 Setting up the station mode 3-14 3.4 Setting up wireless security 3-17 Glossary Glossary...4-2 Appendix Wireless...
... 2-4 Chapter 3: Setting up 3.1 About the setup utilities 3-2 3.2 Setting up with WiFi-AP Solo Wizard 3-3 3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode 3-4 3.2.2 Setting up infrastructure of the station mode 3-6 3.3 Setting up via setup utility 3-7 3.3.1 How to launch the WiFi-AP Solo 3-7 3.3.2 Utility Windows 3-7 3.3.3 Setting up AP Mode 3-12 3.3.4 Setting up the station mode 3-14 3.4 Setting up wireless security 3-17 Glossary Glossary...4-2 Appendix Wireless...
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... 802.11g Indoor: 80ft (30m) Outdoor: 200ft (60m) LOS* 802.11b Indoor: 130ft (40m) Outdoor: 1000ft (310m) LOS* The range varies in sleep mode (only on ASUS Digital Home motherboards except for P5LD2-VM DH and N4L-VM DH) ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard ASUS WiFi-AP Solo * The Vista driver is ready when the Windows® Vista Operating System (OS) is launched.
... 802.11g Indoor: 80ft (30m) Outdoor: 200ft (60m) LOS* 802.11b Indoor: 130ft (40m) Outdoor: 1000ft (310m) LOS* The range varies in sleep mode (only on ASUS Digital Home motherboards except for P5LD2-VM DH and N4L-VM DH) ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard ASUS WiFi-AP Solo * The Vista driver is ready when the Windows® Vista Operating System (OS) is launched.
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The WiFi-AP Solo is backward compatible with ASUS Digital Home motherboards, except for P5LD2-VM DH and N4L-VM DH motherboards. The WiFi-AP Solo is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter designed for choosing the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wireless solution! To provide efficient security to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computing. 1.2 Features ASUS EZ WiFi mode Users will...
The WiFi-AP Solo is backward compatible with ASUS Digital Home motherboards, except for P5LD2-VM DH and N4L-VM DH motherboards. The WiFi-AP Solo is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter designed for choosing the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wireless solution! To provide efficient security to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computing. 1.2 Features ASUS EZ WiFi mode Users will...
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... ideal solution for homes and offices with your WiFi-AP Solo to give you can support up to five times faster than IEEE 802.11b standards, the WiFi-AP Solo breaks the wireless data transmission speed barrier to maximize your IEEE 802.11b devices in the WiFi-AP Solo network. Access point mode function In AP Mode, WiFi-AP Solo can still...
... ideal solution for homes and offices with your WiFi-AP Solo to give you can support up to five times faster than IEEE 802.11b standards, the WiFi-AP Solo breaks the wireless data transmission speed barrier to maximize your IEEE 802.11b devices in the WiFi-AP Solo network. Access point mode function In AP Mode, WiFi-AP Solo can still...
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The following pictures and descriptions are for your actual network configuration. Select Mode AP Mode Station Mode 1-5 1.4 Choosing an appropriate wireless network You can use the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo in various wireless network configurations. It is recommended that you select the most appropriate configuration for reference only and may not exactly match your home or office network before setting up the WiFi‑AP Solo.
The following pictures and descriptions are for your actual network configuration. Select Mode AP Mode Station Mode 1-5 1.4 Choosing an appropriate wireless network You can use the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo in various wireless network configurations. It is recommended that you select the most appropriate configuration for reference only and may not exactly match your home or office network before setting up the WiFi‑AP Solo.
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... LAN adapter with the wireless stations in an access point mode (AP Mode). 1.4.1 Access Point Mode (AP Mode) If you can configure the WiFi-AP Solo in your wireless stations. In this mode, the WiFi-AP Solo becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for home/SOHO networks with several computers, a shared printer, and a shared Internet...
... LAN adapter with the wireless stations in an access point mode (AP Mode). 1.4.1 Access Point Mode (AP Mode) If you can configure the WiFi-AP Solo in your wireless stations. In this mode, the WiFi-AP Solo becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for home/SOHO networks with several computers, a shared printer, and a shared Internet...
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It communicates with each other via the wireless AP. Internet ˝ ADSL or Cable Modem (if any) Access Point Station 1 WiFi-AP Solo Station 2 In the station mode, use the Windows® Zero Configuration to set up your WiFi-AP Solo acts as a wireless adapter. In station mode, the wireless LAN stations communicate with the LAN computers and accesses Internet through the wireless AP. In this mode, your WiFi-AP Solo. 1-7 1.4.2 Station mode The station mode is centered on a wireless access point (AP) that provides Internet access and LAN communication for the wireless stations.
It communicates with each other via the wireless AP. Internet ˝ ADSL or Cable Modem (if any) Access Point Station 1 WiFi-AP Solo Station 2 In the station mode, use the Windows® Zero Configuration to set up your WiFi-AP Solo acts as a wireless adapter. In station mode, the wireless LAN stations communicate with the LAN computers and accesses Internet through the wireless AP. In this mode, your WiFi-AP Solo. 1-7 1.4.2 Station mode The station mode is centered on a wireless access point (AP) that provides Internet access and LAN communication for the wireless stations.
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... Wizard After completing the installation, the WiFiAP Solo Setup Wizard will run automatically. and 2. AP Mode To use Station Mode, refer to Section 1.4.2. 3-3 your home using the WiFi-AP Solo Access Point Mode (AP Mode) feature. Station Mode To use AP Mode, refer to Section 1.4.1. 3.2 Setting up with WiFi-AP Solo Wizard You can create your own wireless local area network (WLAN) in your...
... Wizard After completing the installation, the WiFiAP Solo Setup Wizard will run automatically. and 2. AP Mode To use Station Mode, refer to Section 1.4.2. 3-3 your home using the WiFi-AP Solo Access Point Mode (AP Mode) feature. Station Mode To use AP Mode, refer to Section 1.4.1. 3.2 Setting up with WiFi-AP Solo Wizard You can create your own wireless local area network (WLAN) in your...
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The system automatically generates an SSID for detailed security information. You can rename the SSID, if desired. 4. Select an appropriate level and click Next. 3-4 3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode 1. To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Refer to section 3.4 for the AP mode. The configurable options are None, Share-WEP, WPAPSK, and WPA2-PSK. Select Access Point and click Next. 3. Select a Network Security level for your AP mode.
The system automatically generates an SSID for detailed security information. You can rename the SSID, if desired. 4. Select an appropriate level and click Next. 3-4 3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode 1. To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Refer to section 3.4 for the AP mode. The configurable options are None, Share-WEP, WPAPSK, and WPA2-PSK. Select Access Point and click Next. 3. Select a Network Security level for your AP mode.
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If you select Share-WEP, WPAPSK, or WPA2-PSK in either ASCII or HEX mode. Select your note and click Finish to input a password. Click Next to configure the password in Step 4, you are required to quit the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wizard. 3-5 The AP mode configuration is complete. Record the setup information on your Internet connection and click Next. 7. You can choose to continue. 6. If you choose HEX mode, input 10 hex digits for 64-bit encrytion, or 26 hex digits for 128-bit encryption. 5.
If you select Share-WEP, WPAPSK, or WPA2-PSK in either ASCII or HEX mode. Select your note and click Finish to input a password. Click Next to configure the password in Step 4, you are required to quit the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wizard. 3-5 The AP mode configuration is complete. Record the setup information on your Internet connection and click Next. 7. You can choose to continue. 6. If you choose HEX mode, input 10 hex digits for 64-bit encrytion, or 26 hex digits for 128-bit encryption. 5.
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To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Refer to Section 3.3.4 Setting up the station mode In the Infrastructure mode, you can connect to the LAN or Internet, or both, through a wireless AP. 1. Select Station and click Next. 3. 3.2.2 Setting up the station mode for how to use the Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration. 3-6 Click Finish. 3. Double-click the wireless icon on the task bar to configure the Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration.
To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Refer to Section 3.3.4 Setting up the station mode In the Infrastructure mode, you can connect to the LAN or Internet, or both, through a wireless AP. 1. Select Station and click Next. 3. 3.2.2 Setting up the station mode for how to use the Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration. 3-6 Click Finish. 3. Double-click the wireless icon on the task bar to configure the Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration.
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This page allows you to configure your Internet connection which you wish to AP mode. Advanced page This page presents all the access points in the system. • Up Time Config page This page displays the basic information of the WiFi-AP Solo: Statistics page You could watch the Tx/Rx status of packet transition. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) page This page is enabled when the WiFi-AP Solo is switched to share. 3-9 It provides a statistic analysis of current wireless connection.
This page allows you to configure your Internet connection which you wish to AP mode. Advanced page This page presents all the access points in the system. • Up Time Config page This page displays the basic information of the WiFi-AP Solo: Statistics page You could watch the Tx/Rx status of packet transition. Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) page This page is enabled when the WiFi-AP Solo is switched to share. 3-9 It provides a statistic analysis of current wireless connection.
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In this page, you can view in the Association Table of the Config page all the wireless stations that have connected to the WiFi-AP Solo (AP mode). 3-11 The AP mode configuration is complete, click OK to apply the settings and return to set up the AP mode. 4. You can change the SSID, select the communication channel and specify the network security. You are directed to the Wireless Network Properties page to the setup wizard. 5. When configuration is finished.
In this page, you can view in the Association Table of the Config page all the wireless stations that have connected to the WiFi-AP Solo (AP mode). 3-11 The AP mode configuration is complete, click OK to apply the settings and return to set up the AP mode. 4. You can change the SSID, select the communication channel and specify the network security. You are directed to the Wireless Network Properties page to the setup wizard. 5. When configuration is finished.
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.... Network authentication Network authentication uses certain types of access right. WiFi-AP Solo supports the following authentication methods: Open: This option disables authentication protection for Home/SOHO user and enterprise network. Under AP mode, only Open, Shared, and WPA-PSK are supported. Under the Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g wireless client can authenticate user with a user...
.... Network authentication Network authentication uses certain types of access right. WiFi-AP Solo supports the following authentication methods: Open: This option disables authentication protection for Home/SOHO user and enterprise network. Under AP mode, only Open, Shared, and WPA-PSK are supported. Under the Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g wireless client can authenticate user with a user...