Asus 54Mbps manual System requirements, Installation procedures

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2.1 System requirements

Before installing the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

•Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD K7/K8 system

•Minimum 64MB system memory

•Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system

•Optical drive (for software installation)

•An available USB port (USB 2.0 recommended because USB 1.1 cannot achieve maximum wireless performance)

2.2 Installation procedures

Follow these instructions to install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter in your computer.

1.Install the device drivers and utilities from the support CD.

2.Connect the device to your computer.

NOTE: You must install the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter drivers and utilities before connecting the device to your computer.

2.2.1 Installing the device drivers and utilities

To install the device driver and utilities in your computer:

1.Insert the support CD to the optical drive.

2.Click “Install ASUS WLAN Card Utilities/Driver” when the ASUS Wireless LAN Card installation window appears.

3.The device drivers and

utilities are copied into your computer.

NOTE: If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD and double click the Setup.exe file to run the CD.

* See limitations on page 4-5

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Contents 54Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter WL-167g User Guide Control Number E1684 Manual Version July Copyright 2004 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights ReservedContents Troubleshooting Federal Communications Commission Statement Safety statements Safety InformationRegulatory Information/Disclaimers MPE StatementRF Exposure FCC Radio Frequency ExposureVii How this guide is organized About this guideConventions used in this guide WL-167g specification summary Page Chapter Features Package contentsWelcome LED indicators Asus WL-167g USB wireless LAN adapterAd-hoc network Network setupInfrastructure network Installation Installation procedures Installing the device drivers and utilitiesSystem requirements Insert the support CD to the optical driveInstalling the device Control CenterInstallation Software support Control Center Control Center iconsControl Center left-click menu Control Center right-click menuClick OK Status Wireless SettingsStatus tab IP Config tab Connection tabPing tab Click the Clear button to clear the session fieldConfiguration Basic tabEncryption tab Two ways to assign WEP keysSite Survey Link State About Wireless SettingsTable of Icon Indications Command icons Other right-click optionsAbout Control Center Mobile Manager To launch the Mobile Manager utilityMobilize menu File menuEdit menu To create a new configuration Creating a new configurationView menu Software support Asus WL-167g USB wireless LAN adapter Use this window to set the proxy server and printer sharing Editing a configuration General settingsNetwork settings -Wireless tab To edit a configurationTCP/IP settings-Device tab Network settings -Identification tabTCP/IP settings-IP Address tab TCP/IP settings-Gateway tab TCP/IP settings-DNS tabTCP/IP settings-WINS tab Internet settingsSharing settings Command buttonsSite Monitor Launching Site MonitorSite Monitor main window To launch the Site MonitorMonitoring a connection Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot connect to an Access Point Wireless LAN deviceCannot connect to Another station with aAlways have poor link quality and low signal When I remove Computer runningTroubleshooting