Asus 54Mbps manual Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing and/or using ASUS Wireless LAN card products. These problems requires simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact the Wireless LAN Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section.

Problem

Action

 

My computer does not

Verify if the ASUS USB Wireless LAN

 

recognize the installed

Adapter drivers are properly installed by

 

ASUS USB Wireless LAN

following these instructions:

 

Adapter.

1. Open the Control Panel window from

 

 

the Windows® desktop.

 

 

2. Double-click on the System icon.

 

 

3. Windows® 98SE/Me users: Select the

 

 

Device Manager tab.

 

 

Windows® 2000/XP users: Select the

 

 

Hardware tab then click the Device

 

 

Manager button.

 

 

4. Click the “+” symbol preceeding the

 

 

Network Adapters item, then check the

 

 

ASUS 802.11 Network Adapter item.

 

 

A yellow exclamation point or a red plus

 

 

sign preceeding the network adapter

 

 

means that the device driver is not

 

 

properly installed. Re-install the device

 

 

driver following the instructions below.

 

A yellow exclamation

The device driver is not properly installed.

 

point or a red plus sign

Follow these instructions to uninstall and

 

appears on the ASUS

re-install the driver.

 

802.11b Network Adapter

1. Insert the Support CD into the CD-ROM

 

or ASUS 802.11g

drive.

 

Network Adapter item.

 

2. When the ASUS Wireless LAN installation

 

 

 

 

window appears, click “Uninstall ASUS

 

 

WLAN Card Utilities/Driver” option.

 

 

3. Restart your computer and repeat the

 

 

software installation following the

 

 

instructions contained in this User Guide.

 

 

 

 

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Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

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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 StatementVii FCC Radio Frequency ExposureRF Exposure Conventions used in this guide About this guideHow this guide is organized WL-167g specification summary Page Chapter Welcome Package contentsFeatures LED indicators Asus WL-167g USB wireless LAN adapterInfrastructure network Network setupAd-hoc 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 iconsClick OK Control Center right-click menuControl Center left-click menu Status tab Wireless SettingsStatus 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 Table of Icon Indications About Wireless SettingsLink State Command icons Other right-click optionsAbout Control Center Mobile Manager To launch the Mobile Manager utilityEdit menu File menuMobilize menu View menu Creating a new configurationTo create a new configuration 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-IP Address tab Network settings -Identification tabTCP/IP settings-Device 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