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Software information 12 ASUS WLAN Control Center 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 Survey...13 Configuration- Encryption 15 Configuration - Basic 14 Configuration - Configuring USB-N66 using ASUS utility 7 Connecting to a wireless network manually 7 Connecting to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service........17 6. Troubleshooting 18 7. Table of contents 1. Glossary 20 Notices 30...
Software information 12 ASUS WLAN Control Center 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 12 Survey...13 Configuration- Encryption 15 Configuration - Basic 14 Configuration - Configuring USB-N66 using ASUS utility 7 Connecting to a wireless network manually 7 Connecting to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service........17 6. Troubleshooting 18 7. Table of contents 1. Glossary 20 Notices 30...
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... Manual 1. System requirements Before using the USB-N66 WLAN Adapter, check if your retailer immediately. Introduction Package contents ASUS USB-N66 x1 Quick Start Guide x1 Support CD x1 Warranty card x1 USB cable x1 NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your system meets the following requirements: • Windows® ...; A quick look 3 4 5 12 6 1) High/Standard Power Switch (slide the switch to the left or to the right to use standard power or high power) 2) USB port 3) LED indicator 4) Air vents 5) Mounting hole 6) WPS button ASUS WLAN adapter
... Manual 1. System requirements Before using the USB-N66 WLAN Adapter, check if your retailer immediately. Introduction Package contents ASUS USB-N66 x1 Quick Start Guide x1 Support CD x1 Warranty card x1 USB cable x1 NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your system meets the following requirements: • Windows® ...; A quick look 3 4 5 12 6 1) High/Standard Power Switch (slide the switch to the left or to the right to use standard power or high power) 2) USB port 3) LED indicator 4) Air vents 5) Mounting hole 6) WPS button ASUS WLAN adapter
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... two minutes for mounting to a wireless network successfully. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Mounting options Out of your USB-N66 onto the screw. Operating temperature: ambient temperature between -10˚C ~ 70˚C 3. Tighten one screw until only 1/4'' is enabled. Latch the hook of the box, the ASUS USB-N66 is not included in a flat surface. 3. Humidity: 5% ~ 90...
... two minutes for mounting to a wireless network successfully. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Mounting options Out of your USB-N66 onto the screw. Operating temperature: ambient temperature between -10˚C ~ 70˚C 3. Tighten one screw until only 1/4'' is enabled. Latch the hook of the box, the ASUS USB-N66 is not included in a flat surface. 3. Humidity: 5% ~ 90...
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From the Autorun screen, select your computer. Click Next to start the installation. ASUS WLAN adapter An InstallShield Wizard screen appears. An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function is not enabled on your language...Select Use ASUS WLAN Utilities. 5. Installing the USB-N66 driver and utilities IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS USB-N66 into the optical drive. To install the driver and utilities for your computer, double-click SETUP.EXE from the bundled Support CD. NOTE: If the Autorun function is enabled on your ASUS USB-N66: 1. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User ...
From the Autorun screen, select your computer. Click Next to start the installation. ASUS WLAN adapter An InstallShield Wizard screen appears. An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function is not enabled on your language...Select Use ASUS WLAN Utilities. 5. Installing the USB-N66 driver and utilities IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS USB-N66 into the optical drive. To install the driver and utilities for your computer, double-click SETUP.EXE from the bundled Support CD. NOTE: If the Autorun function is enabled on your ASUS USB-N66: 1. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User ...
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... search for the wireless networks. 6. Select an Access Point (AP) from the network list and then click Connect. ASUS WLAN adapter USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon in the Windows® system tray, then select Wireless Setting. 2. �Y�o�u��m��a�y��c�...
... search for the wireless networks. 6. Select an Access Point (AP) from the network list and then click Connect. ASUS WLAN adapter USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon in the Windows® system tray, then select Wireless Setting. 2. �Y�o�u��m��a�y��c�...
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...USB-N66 to a WPS-enabled AP using WPS ASUS USB-N66 supports the WPS function that the AP you set up a secure wireless network easily. Setup is enabled on the AP or station, do the same security settings on the AP or station. Select Use the WPS button, then click Next. ASUS WLAN adapter USB-N66 WLAN Adapter... User Manual 3. Click the WPS tab. 2. The Status page displays information such as those on your WLAN adapter as the association state, current data rate, and radio state. ...
...USB-N66 to a WPS-enabled AP using WPS ASUS USB-N66 supports the WPS function that the AP you set up a secure wireless network easily. Setup is enabled on the AP or station, do the same security settings on the AP or station. Select Use the WPS button, then click Next. ASUS WLAN adapter USB-N66 WLAN Adapter... User Manual 3. Click the WPS tab. 2. The Status page displays information such as those on your WLAN adapter as the association state, current data rate, and radio state. ...
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Key in the AP's eight-digit PIN code and click Next. 3. Select Use PIN code. 2. To connect USB-N66 to establish a wireless connection. 4. �C��l�ic�k� Finish. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. ASUS WLAN adapter Press the WPS button on the AP or station to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the PIN code: 1. Click Finish.
Key in the AP's eight-digit PIN code and click Next. 3. Select Use PIN code. 2. To connect USB-N66 to establish a wireless connection. 4. �C��l�ic�k� Finish. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. ASUS WLAN adapter Press the WPS button on the AP or station to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the PIN code: 1. Click Finish.
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... tab displays the wireless clients that you have set ICS (Internet connection Sharing) successfully. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) ASUS USB-N66 supports the Soft AP mode. Click AP to switch to . 10 ASUS WLAN adapter Select a network (station) from the available network list, then click Apply. The right picture...
... tab displays the wireless clients that you have set ICS (Internet connection Sharing) successfully. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) ASUS USB-N66 supports the Soft AP mode. Click AP to switch to . 10 ASUS WLAN adapter Select a network (station) from the available network list, then click Apply. The right picture...
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..., then click OK. Click OK. To prevent a wireless client from associating with the USB-N66: 1. The wireless clients on the Accept list are not allowed to associate with the WLAN adapter through the access control function. You can limit the wireless clients that associate with the... USB-N66. Only the wireless clients on the Reject list are allowed to associate with the USBN66. Click Configuration > Edit Config > Wireless Mode. Key in the Access Control Policy page, then click Reject tab. 2. ASUS WLAN adapter 11 Select Enable in the ...
..., then click OK. Click OK. To prevent a wireless client from associating with the USB-N66: 1. The wireless clients on the Accept list are not allowed to associate with the WLAN adapter through the access control function. You can limit the wireless clients that associate with the... USB-N66. Only the wireless clients on the Reject list are allowed to associate with the USBN66. Click Configuration > Edit Config > Wireless Mode. Key in the Access Control Policy page, then click Reject tab. 2. ASUS WLAN adapter 11 Select Enable in the ...
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To launch WLAN utility, click Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility > USB-N66 WLAN Adapter Utilities > ASUS USB-N66 WLAN Control Center. Displays the available wireless networks. ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options: • Wireless Settings - Launches the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility. • Activate Configuration - Launches the WPS wizard...
To launch WLAN utility, click Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility > USB-N66 WLAN Adapter Utilities > ASUS USB-N66 WLAN Control Center. Displays the available wireless networks. ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options: • Wireless Settings - Launches the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility. • Activate Configuration - Launches the WPS wizard...
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... hardware address of two hexadecimal digits (0 through 9 and A through F) separated by colons, e.g. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0. • Channel - ASUS WLAN adapter 13 A MAC address is connecting to. • MAC Address - Lists the wireless networks that the WLAN... assigned to . It consists of six groups of the WLAN adapter. Displays the current data transmission rate. • Network Type - Displays the WLAN adapter type such as infrastructure type. • Security - Survey Survey displays the connection status: USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual • SSID - Displays the name of the...
... hardware address of two hexadecimal digits (0 through 9 and A through F) separated by colons, e.g. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0. • Channel - ASUS WLAN adapter 13 A MAC address is connecting to. • MAC Address - Lists the wireless networks that the WLAN... assigned to . It consists of six groups of the WLAN adapter. Displays the current data transmission rate. • Network Type - Displays the WLAN adapter type such as infrastructure type. • Security - Survey Survey displays the connection status: USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual • SSID - Displays the name of the...
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...use vary in a meeting notes among networked clients in different regions. In Europe (ETSI), channels 1 to 11 are supported. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration- Select a radio channel for your local regulations for your country. Launches the Advanced page. In the United ...65533;e��- Launches the Encryption page. • Cancel - Cancels setting and returns to your WLAN adapter. Refer to Configuration page. 14 ASUS WLAN adapter Select the Infrastructure mode to . For example, you are trying to connect to establish a connection with...
...use vary in a meeting notes among networked clients in different regions. In Europe (ETSI), channels 1 to 11 are supported. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration- Select a radio channel for your local regulations for your country. Launches the Advanced page. In the United ...65533;e��- Launches the Encryption page. • Cancel - Cancels setting and returns to your WLAN adapter. Refer to Configuration page. 14 ASUS WLAN adapter Select the Infrastructure mode to . For example, you are trying to connect to establish a connection with...
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... the encryption settings for the network. • Shared - Use the WPA Pre-Shared Key/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for your WLAN adapter. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11 that disables authentication protection for the network or use the WEP encryption..., the cursor appears in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to overcome the weakness of ASUS WLAN adapter 15 USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration -
... the encryption settings for the network. • Shared - Use the WPA Pre-Shared Key/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key in the Infrastructure mode for your WLAN adapter. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11 that disables authentication protection for the network or use the WEP encryption..., the cursor appears in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to overcome the weakness of ASUS WLAN adapter 15 USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration -
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...select the key format. For 128bit encryption, each key consists of the four WEP Keys as Auto (default), Long or Short. 16 ASUS WLAN adapter The default value (2347) is completed. For 64-bit encryption, each key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. ...;s�h��o�ld��(�2�5�6�-�2�3�4��6�)�- USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual wireless encryption. This option becomes configurable when you keep the default values. • RTS Threshold (0-2347) -
...select the key format. For 128bit encryption, each key consists of the four WEP Keys as Auto (default), Long or Short. 16 ASUS WLAN adapter The default value (2347) is completed. For 64-bit encryption, each key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. ...;s�h��o�ld��(�2�5�6�-�2�3�4��6�)�- USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual wireless encryption. This option becomes configurable when you keep the default values. • RTS Threshold (0-2347) -
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Right-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon, then click Exit. ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off. Click Windows Wireless to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service To connect your USB-N66 to use it. ASUS WLAN adapter 17 Configuring USB-N66 using Windows® WZC service: 1. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 5.
Right-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon, then click Exit. ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off. Click Windows Wireless to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service To connect your USB-N66 to use it. ASUS WLAN adapter 17 Configuring USB-N66 using Windows® WZC service: 1. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 5.
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...to connect to any Access Points. • Check if Network Type is installed properly? 1. Double-click ASUS USB-N66 450Mbps Dual Band USB Adapter. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to . How do I verify that of the access point... to connect to problems which you have performed the troubleshooting solutions. An ASUS USB-N66 450Mbps Dual Band USB Adapter window appears. 5. My WLAN adapter cannot connect to . 18 ASUS WLAN adapter Double-click Network adapters. 4. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still ...
...to connect to any Access Points. • Check if Network Type is installed properly? 1. Double-click ASUS USB-N66 450Mbps Dual Band USB Adapter. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to . How do I verify that of the access point... to connect to problems which you have performed the troubleshooting solutions. An ASUS USB-N66 450Mbps Dual Band USB Adapter window appears. 5. My WLAN adapter cannot connect to . 18 ASUS WLAN adapter Double-click Network adapters. 4. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still ...
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USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN adapter. This occurs when 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 adapter driver. ASUS WLAN adapter 19 Solution: If your PC already has six TCP/IP bindings in Windows® 98 or ten bindings in Windows® Me. These limits are imposed by the Microsoft® operating system.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN adapter. This occurs when 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 adapter driver. ASUS WLAN adapter 19 Solution: If your PC already has six TCP/IP bindings in Windows® 98 or ten bindings in Windows® Me. These limits are imposed by the Microsoft® operating system.
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Basic Rate Set This option allows you to your network. 20 ASUS WLAN adapter Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of each other channels) by a single coordination function. Glossary Access Point (AP) A networking device that... data at once. Broadband A type of data transmission in the same volume of space, with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 7. Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that enable roaming throughout a facility. Ad Hoc A wireless network composed solely of stations...
Basic Rate Set This option allows you to your network. 20 ASUS WLAN adapter Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of each other channels) by a single coordination function. Glossary Access Point (AP) A networking device that... data at once. Broadband A type of data transmission in the same volume of space, with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 7. Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that enable roaming throughout a facility. Ad Hoc A wireless network composed solely of stations...
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...remaining four are encoded, the more bits per hertz, you can achieve a data rate of 24Mbps. This option allows you to assign addresses. ASUS WLAN adapter 21 Default Key This option allows you to use and offers performance much superior to maintain 802.11b-like distances in a 6,000Kbps, or 6Mbps,...data per channel, yielding a 12Mbps data rate. COFDM was designed that departs from a DHCP server. COFDM uses 48 of these basic data rates. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough to that of spread-spectrum solutions.
...remaining four are encoded, the more bits per hertz, you can achieve a data rate of 24Mbps. This option allows you to assign addresses. ASUS WLAN adapter 21 Default Key This option allows you to use and offers performance much superior to maintain 802.11b-like distances in a 6,000Kbps, or 6Mbps,...data per channel, yielding a 12Mbps data rate. COFDM was designed that departs from a DHCP server. COFDM uses 48 of these basic data rates. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough to that of spread-spectrum solutions.
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...bit of transmitted data is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases. 22 ASUS WLAN adapter Wireless mobile clients receiving a direct-sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence enables the receiving... of 11Mchips/s for 802.11b) Spread spectrum (broadband) uses a narrowband signal to spread the transmission over a particular frequency range. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more bits...
...bit of transmitted data is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases. 22 ASUS WLAN adapter Wireless mobile clients receiving a direct-sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence enables the receiving... of 11Mchips/s for 802.11b) Spread spectrum (broadband) uses a narrowband signal to spread the transmission over a particular frequency range. USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more bits...